Star.
London, England, 1801-04-15 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OP THE DANISH FLEET.

We announced yeflerday that on the tft of April,
the Britifh fleet under Sir HYPE PARKER had at-
tacked the Danifh fleet off Copenhagen, and ob-
tained a decifive advantage over it.
It is with much pleafure we now announce, that
this important intelligence has been confirmed this
morning by the arrival of Captain Orway of the
LOWDON man of war. Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER'S
fecond Captain, with difpatckes for the Lords of
the Admiralty, containing the particulars of the
engagement.

The fubitance of the dWpatches were allowed

immediately to tranfpire. The attack commenced
on the zd initant, under the direetion of Lurd
NtcsoN, who volunteered on the occafion, and
boated his flag on board the LEVIATHAN, on ac-
count of the three deckers not being able to get
into the harbour of Copenhagen, for want of fuffi-
cient depth of water.
After a fevere conflict, in which Admiral Sir
HYDE PARKER fayS; a Lord NELSON outdid all his
former a&ions," the Danifh Fleet was completely
deftroyed or captured ; amounting to (even failof
the line and eleven frigates.
After the aftion, Sir HYDE PARSER fent a flag
of truce on fhore. requiring the Court of Den-
mark to withdraw frost the Northern Confede-
deracy, which was poiitively refuted by the
Pal mc it of the CROWN ; and the Britifh fleet, which
loft not a fingle (hit, on this. occafion, was pre-
paring to renew the attack upon Copenhagen the
following day.
The town was on fire in feveral places when the
Meirenger came away.
The death of Captain Rtou did not take place
till the dote of the aetion, when the frigates were
withdrawing.
Only one Danifh fhip was preferred by our
tars. She is intended for an hofpital fhip.

The Tower and Park guns were fired to an.
nounce the joyful intelligence to the public. Spe-
cial Metrengers were fent from the Lords of the
Admiralty to the Princes, and to the different
Members of Adminifiration, with the particulars
of the ilifpatehes. •Notice of the happy intelligence
was alto fent to the Lotto MAYOR, in a Letter, of
which the following is a faithful Copy :

' ADMIRALTY, TWO O'CLOCK,

• My LORD, P. M. toll April, illoz.
" I have the fat4faiftion to acquaint your Lord.
'hip, that a difp.itch has been received from Ad.
miral Sir HYDS , dated the 6th inftant,
giving an account of an attack having been made
on the ad, under the command of Lord NaLsom,
on the enemy's !hips comp/ding the line of defence
at Copenhagen, conAlling of two..fecked
frigates, and floating batterits ; and that, after a
revere confii,Fts which I.tfied feveral hours, the
principal parrof the line was filenced; and, of
the Twenty-three (hips and veffels which compof-
ed it, f.IGIITEEN were taken or creltroyed, in.
eluding, in that number, fevcn flips of the hoc !
4, The Inls on our title has been 234 killed and
64t wounded ; Among ti.e former are, Captains
14065 and ; aod, among the latter, is Sir

THOMAS BOULDEN pt.°. I have the pleafure
to add, that Sir HYDE PARKER was at anchor with

his fleet, before Copenhagen, when. the Officer left
him on the 6th ; and none of his Mips had been
loft or difmafted. I have the honour to be,
My Lord,

4, YourLordihip's moft obedient fervant,

U ST. VINCENT"

The difpatches contain two letters, one from
Lord NELSON and one from Admiral Sir lllor

PARR KR.