Star.
London, England, 1807-09-07 00:00:00

LETTERS FROM THE FLEET OFF CQ?.
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" COPENHAGEN ROADS, AUGUST sw

" An opportunity offering to fend letters to Eng•
land, I cannot omit acquainting you how we are
going on here, as I fiippoie you are all anxious to
bear the refult of the Expedition, which has for fome
time paft occafioned In many conjeflures :—We ar•
rived here with our fleet on the 15th inflant, and the
next morning landed the army, confifting of about
15,000 men, about fix miles from Copenhagen, with-
rout oppnfition, the Danith army having retired into
the town. They are fuppofed to confift of 7 or
8000 regulars, and about 12,000 mili.ia —but there
are various reports on the fubjea, and in fhort on
every other circumftance conneeted with it. I believe
it is very certain that they are determined to refill
us to die utmoft of their power, and as the towa is
laid to be flrongly fortified, if they continue in the
fame mind, it is probable our objet will be attended
with fome difficulty, and it will take a length of time
to reduce Copenhagen: from the lea, it has all the
appearance of great firength, particularl♦ the Crowr.
Batteries,which are fituated upon fmalMflands, about
three-fourths of a mile from the town, and appear
to be ereaed for the purpofe of defending the en•
trance of the harbour, where the men of war are laid
up, which are plainly to be feen from the fhip, with
only their lower malls in. There are alfo feveral
large hulks anchored at different parts round the
town, and the whole (hare feems, from the firing we
frequently fee, covered with fmall batteries, fitted up
with very heavy artillery, as are likewife the hulks.
They have alfo a great number of gun boats, which
frequently come out and amufe us with a little can
nonading, but they have yet done us no injury. The
German Legion, from Kugen, landed in Kinge Bay,
and are at prefent with our army. They are about
7000 ftrong.
" We are bnfily employed in getting on (bore bodes,
artillery, and other (bares, which I hope will he all on
(bore in a very (host time. The army had advanced
very near the town, and are preparing to befiege it :
there has been come flcirmilhing, but with lade lots
on our fide, and not very great on theirs. We °bier-
ved a heavy firing early this morning onfliore, and a
report has jull reached us that the Danes made a for tie
with 4000 men, but were driven back into the town
with confiderable lots, and with little on ours.
" On our arrival at Eifineur, a Danifh frigate in
the roads, 0132 guns, bore the flag of a Vice Admiral,
and the day before we left it, the went to lea in the
night; the CoMus, Capt. HEywoon, was difpatched
after her, and the day before yefterday the brought
her to this place, having taken her after an aCti,,n of
5o minutes, in which the lon 13 men killed, and 18
wounded (2 fince dead) ; the COt4US had only one
man flightly wounded.
" The Crown Prince came from Hnlflein WI be-
fore we landed, and toot the King with him there.
The head quarters of General Burrard are at prefent
lin one of the King's palaces, called Frederickburgh,
about three or four miles from Copenhagen."
Another letter Rates the hulks mentioned in the
above officer's letter to be the Elephanter, Perefure,
Wilhelmina Carolina, and Maria, blockfhips, and the
St. Thomas frigate.—There are likewife in the har
bror of Copenhagen, the Heyer, Svanfetker, Lan-
derman, Veromp, and three other bombs, and 13
gun•veffels.

" HULL, SEPTEMBER S.

" A letter from a non commiaioned Officer of the
7th or Englifh fufikers, which lately embarked at
this port, to his wife at this place dated Aug. 2 r
fays : " After having been three days at anchor be-
calmed, about eight or nine miles from Ellinenr, we
got a breeze this morning, and paired the Cattle be•
tween nine and ten o'clock. They never fired a (hot
at us ; we ran dole under the Swediih land, about
half a mile from (hone. We are making the belt of
cur way to Copenhagen, from which we are dittant
ten cr twelve miles, and have the grand fleet in view.
Fourteen thoufand of our troops have landed on the
tight of Copenhagen, and 14.,000 on the left. The
fleet is lying abreaft of Copenhagen, ready for. a
breeze to take them in. It is expeCted they will blow
Copenhagen up, if the inhabitants do not furrender
to the Bt lair army and navy. Ten thoufand French
troops have landed in Sweden, and the Swedes have
flan 5000 and taken zOOO prifoners.
" The Riling Star, Smith, arrived here this morn-
ing from Longfound, in Norway, which place he
left on the 19th ult. On the 17th his veffel was
detained by the Officers of the Cu(toms, but let at
liberty on the evening of the 18th. Capt. SMITH
was advifed by his merchant at Lon /found not on
any account to put into a port of Norway in his
pa ffage.
" A letter received here this morning from an Of-
ficer of his Majetty's (hip FRANCHIss, dated on the
zoth inflant, off Nyborg in the ifland of Funen,
Rates, that the rear fquadron of the fleet, under the
command of Commodore KSATS was then Rationed
in the Great Belt, to prevent the Danes from fending
reinforcements to the liland of Zealand. The inha-
bitants had fortified the malt, and lined it with
troops; and would fuffer no communication with the
(bore. Boats from the Britilb (hips rowed guard
every night from nine o'clock until the fame hour in
the morning.
" Two or three Dani(h veffels have been flopped
at this port.
" A letter received this day by a rerpeEtable mer-
cantile !lode in this town Rates, " that a quantity of
Britifh manufattured goods, recently landed at Ton-
ningen by neutral weird, had been feized there by
order of the Daniitt Government.
" A floop cutter arrived in Bridlington Bay on
Monday, to water, having landed difpatches for Go.
vernment at Scat borough on the preceding day. The
mailer of this veinl had been employed in laying
down hnoys in the inner road of Copenhagen, for
the guidance of our fleet in making an attack upon
that place. fie dates, that our troops were landed
cn the ; 6111 ult. between Elfineur and Copenhagen ;
on the fame day he failed for England, and was fired
at by the ca:lle of Ellineur in palling. In the conrfe
of that evening and the next day he heard a very
heavy rit ing,iu the direction of Copenhagen, to which
place bur fleet had al gone from Ellineur roads.
The Da:lid] boats had taken and burned an Englilh
tranfporr. On her palrage the floop had captured
two Dattill v:lrels, one from Bourdeaux with wine,
and the other from the WA

SXIIII4CT OF A LiTTLI FRAM ♦M AMU".
•• Hercule, off Copenhagen, Are $O.
"WffillDed iB,OOO men on Sunday, Angell 16,
about fix miles from Copenhagen, Without any ,toff,
the Danes not being aware of their landing. The
convoy of too fail of tranfports have in fight the
fame day in the afternoon, from the South; with
the German Legion ; there being little or no wind,
the enemy began to fire on them, and the Admiral
received a flag of truce, (feting, that if the mint
parts palled the Crown Batteries at that place, they
would fink the whole convoy. At five o'clock the
Admiral made fignal to weigh anchor, and (land
further in. and for all boats to return to their re-
fpe6live (hips, and we cleared for aflion, with
fprings on the cables : we perceived the (hells flying
among the tranfports from nine until eleven, without
doing any mifchief.
•• On the 17th, at 9 o'clock, we difcovered t 8 of
the enemy's'gun•boats making towards the tranfports
to cut them off: all the boats in the fleet were man-
ned and armed, and fent after them: the enemy took
poffelEon of one veffel belonging to Liverpool ; but,
feeiog our boats advance, they fet fire to and left her,
and made their eicape: all hands were Caved from
the wreck.

‘• On the rEth a flag of truce was fent from Co-
penhagen to the Admiral for leave for the Royal
Family to quit the place, which was granted. In the
afternoon the gun boats approached along (bore to
annoy the army, but were repulfed without doing
any mifchief. In the evening they came out again,
and a very heavy fire commenced between them and
our frigates, which did them much damage. At dark
they returned with eight boats only out of fourteen ;
thofe were obliged to be towed in.
66 The army is now about a mile in the rear of
Copenhagen, flcirmithing with the advanced guard,
who are flying in all direai,ors.
66 AUGUST i9.—We are now pretty quiet, the
army teem enjoying themfelves boiling their kettles
Ste.—we are fo near that we can hear them give the
watch word ; a !Urinals took place yeflerday, in
which nur men took forty baggage and ammunition
waggons, &c. and one Danith General, feveral were
killed and wounded ; our lois was one Captain of
artillery and a few privates. Signal is jolt made for
all our large boats to provide thearrelves with mor-
tars, and a flag of truce is fent into Copenhagen, to
warn all neutral (hips to quit the port. or run the
confequence. We begin, it is laid, to bombard
tomorrow; the (hips in front, and tl.e troops in the
rear of C.penl,agen. We have already 23,c00 men
within a mile of Copenhagen, and hope to fend you
good news loon. We have taken fair Danilh fri-
I gates, and added them to our fleet.""

The &VALOR f1,.0p of war, with the fleet for the
Weft Indies, failed from Cork on the ioth ult.
An embargo was on Monday laid upon the D.tr.ifn
veffels in the harbour of BeWaft.
A notice from the Crown Office of Limerick has
been addreffed to the inhabitants, apprifing them of
the impart of the late aa relative to the regillering of
arms and hlackfmiths' forges.
On Saturday we had the plealure, in a part of nut
impreffion, to announce the Cafe arrival off the Ifle
of Wight of the Eaft India Fleet, under convoy of
his Majefty's fhip Ammo's. Lail night ten of the
Purfers had arrived at the Eall India Hanle, vit.
Lady Jane Dundas Captain I I NDSA
Hugh Inglis Captain FAIRFAx
Bengl Captain Co MIN
Lord CalUereagh Captain KYM
Atia Captain WA RDLAW
Wakhamftow Captain Wl.Enn
Alexander Captain Fa.% NCKLIN
Sovereign • - Captain CAmrBELL
Monarch Captain Hawes
Harriett Captain LYNCU
Lord Nelfon Captain HUTTON
Fart St. Vincent Captain Jo NE s
Huddart Captain DAT LITT.
With the Scorpion and Atlantic whalers, and a Swede.
The Fleet failed from St. Helena the 27th of June.
Captain G. M. GORDON, of the Antelope, which
convoyed the Eaa India fleet, attended yefterday at
the Admiralty, with difpatches from Sir Enwean
Pr LLSW to the Lords of the Admiralty. Captain
GORDON has alfo brought difpatches tut fume of the
other official Departments.
We flared on Saturday that Admiral DRURY was
to have failed, as yefterday, from Portfmouth, in the
Monmouth, to refume his command in the Indian
Sea, as fucceffor to Sir THOMAS TROwSRIDOE. His
departure was, however, prevented by an exprefs
difpatched from the Admiralty, on Saturday, requir-
ing his immediate return to town. The gallant
Admiral accordingly returned to to% n without de-
lay, and attended the Admiralty Board, Taft morn.
ing, at ten o'clock. Admiral DRURY W.As appointed,
we believe, npoo the prefumptum that the Blenheim,
commanded by Sir Tuoraas TROWERLDGF, was.laft
in a norm off Madagafcar. The cattle which report
has aligned for the recal of Admiral Mutest, is,
that Miniaers have received, by the Eall India fleet,
an account of the fafety of the Blenheim, which is
Paid to have put into an Am,.rican port. Tl.is ac-
count appears very improbable, but we give it merely
as a report. Admiral DR PRY% attendance at the
Board lifted a confiderable time.
Captain DVMARESQ on Thurfil ty commiffioned
the Dioatenr, of so guns, at Portitnieuth, which is
fitting for Sir James SAUMAREZ'S Hag, at Gucrnfey.
Captain Loam° has taken the command of the
Sea Fencibles in Portfmouth
Captain.WALPOLE (llsn of the Hon. Captain Wei.-
erns), who was taken in the Muasave, and is lately
returned from Paris, is appointed to the PILOT, a
new brig at Portfmouth.
The general Court-Martial which lately afTembled
at Colchetter, and of which the H(.n. Col. WOCD•
House was Prelident, is diffolved ; his Mature
having been pleated to confirm the lenience, whereby
three Officers, Captains of the Wcamintler Militia,
were adjudged to be cafhiered. The circumtlances
which gave rife to the trial .originated in a quarrel
between two of the parties, in a hich the third became
a mediator. Charges of criminaticn and reel intina-
tion milted : there were made the fubjc& of a
Coutt Martial, which involved the fecond as well
as the principals, and terminated in the dicrnifral of
all the three Officers. The difpute aas between
Capt. GascoyNi and Capt. GRANT. Capt. STAPLES
was the friend of the former. The Court Martial
had no reference whatever to any military mif.
condo&

MARK-LANE.

CORN EXCHANGE, SEPTEMBER 7.

Today there is a middling fupply of Wheat at.
rived, which is ready of fale, at a fmall advance in
price on that of firs quality—Barley in fhort fupply,
and little in requeft—Malt has few buyers, excepting
for fine—White Peas are rather lower—Beans, of
both fotts, are dearer—there are but few Oats ar.
rived, and this trade is at higher price—Sales of
ur as under.
Fine Flour sss 6os—Seconds sos to sss.