Star.
London, England, 1801-04-18 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OFF COPENHAGEN.

The following are authentic Copies of the Correfpondeoce which
paged between Lord NCLSON and the PIANOS ROYAL of
Denmark, on the ad instant, immediately en the former find-
ing the Denial (hips and batteries entirely within his power;
No. I.
da Lord NELSON has diretlions to fpare Den-
mark, when no longer refilling ; but if the firing
is continue,' on the part of Denmark, Lord Na I.•
NON mull be obliged to fet on fire all the floating
batteries he has taken, without having the power
of laving the brave Danes who have defended them.
" Dated on board his Majefty's flip E NT, Copen-
" turn Roads, April a, 18ot.
(Signed) NaLsou and &oars,
Vice-Admiral, under the command of Admiral
" Sir Hroa P ."
" To the Brothers of Englifhmen, the Danes."
No. 11.

His Royal Highnefs the Panics Roym. of
Denmark has fent me, General Adjutant LINT-
HOLM, on board to his Britannic Majeay's Vice-
Admiral, the Right Hon. Lord Ns t.sols, to alk the
particular objea of fending the Bag of truce."
No. 111.

Lord NELSON'S Auswea.
,4 Lord Netsom's object in fending the flag of
truce, was humanity ! he therefore confents that
hankies shall ceafc, and that the wounded Danes
may be taken on fhore, and Lord Nstson will
take his prifonen out of the veffels and burn or
carry off his prizes, as he thrill think fit.
" Lord Nt tsos, with humble duty to his Royal
Highnefs the PRINCE of DRNMARK, will confider,
this the great& victory he ever gained, if it may
be the cause of a happy Reconciliation and Union
b-tween his own molt gracious Sovereign and his
Majefty the KING of DENMARK.
(Signed) 4, Nation and Bemire.
• On bawd his Majelty's Odp ELIPIUINT. Copeshairek
.• Reeds, Aprils, doz."
LITTBR FROM AN OFFICPR BELONGING TO LORD
NILSON'S SQyADRON, GIVING SOUR INTRUST-
, MG PARTICULARS, NOT ONLY OF THE GLORIOUS
I ACTION OF THR 20 INSTANT, SOT ALSO OF THE
PRETIOUS AFFAIR OF THE PIISAGI OF THE
SOUND: _ _

" Roods of Capmbsget, March jo, Ms o'clock. P.M.

. _
" We have at length paffed the Sound, and are
now anchored in the Roads of Copenhagen, with-
in five rnilcs of the City. At five o'clock this
morning, the wind having fhifted favourably to
N. N. W. the whole fleet made fail in the order of
battle, of which you had before the fcheme. The
Eoosa being the leading Chip, as loon as our
headmon flip, got into the narrowell part of the
Sound. op, ofite the Cagle and Forts of Cronen-
b trip the batteries opened a heavy fire on the
which was hrificly returned by the fir' four.
Then, upon finding that the enemy could not do
tit the kali damage, their 'hot falling (bort of us,
our firs entirely ceafed; the remainder of the (hips
not deigning to return a fin le thot. While the
fleet was thus tranquilly paffing, and all the Offi-
cers enjoying the beautiful Irene from the poops,
our ;even bomb-(hips—led on by the Sutra In,
Captain Fraits, hauled in clofer to the fortrefs,
upon which they commenced a moil thundering
difcharge of 'hells and carcaffes, and kept up the
bombardment during the pal agc of tl.c Beet; this

fire teemed to have difconcerted very much the
enemy.—lt is molt remarkable,
_that ail this time,
the Swediih batteries at Helfingburg (though
much nearer), did not difcbarge a tingle flint at
us.—Thus is the fallacy of the fuppokd flrength
of the defences of the Sound for ever expoted ;
fo that in future there boafted batteries will not be
able to arreft the progrefs of a tithing-boat.
a FRIDAY, •PRIL
I haße to give you as correet a sketch as time
will permit of our great and defperate bufinefs of
yefterday. The two preceding days were employ-
ed infruttlefs attempts to negociate, and on our
part in founding the harbour and exploring its in-
tricate channel, the Danes having removed all
their Sea-marks and Buoys. On the night of the
ift inft. the divifion of the fleet which was to make
the attack, anchored at the head of a narrow chan-
nel, between a large fhoal and the town. The
enemy, during the night, threw a few Ihell. among
the Chips, which would have greatly annoyed us,
had they perfifted. At fix A. M. of the morning
of the 2d, the lignal was made to prepare for action,
and at feven, Vice-Admiral Lord NELSON'S divi-
lion weighed anchor, and made fail in the follow-
ing order :

I. EDGAR 7. POLYPEIZMVI
1. ARDENT 8. DEFIANCE (Adm. Ganvis)
3. MONARCH 9. RUSSELL
4. GLATTON 10. BELLONA
S. EL AAAAA T(LoriNti, 11. his
SOWS Bag fitip) 11. AGAMEMNON.
6. GANG'S

PRIOATES.
LA DIM= BLANCH!. and
AMAZON ALCMIENE.

All the heavy Sloops of War and Gun-hosts.
" Meanwhile the Enemy were by no means unpre-
pared to receive us. They had fortified all the
approaches to Copenhagen from the narrow chan-
nel called the Grounds, on the South of the City,
to its Northern extremity, where the Citadel is
Situated. In this line, Mortar and Gun Batteries
were erected on Shore, at every pcint where they
could be brought to bear againft Ships. The en-
trance into the harbour and docks (which are in
the centre of the town) was protected by a chain
acrofs the mouth and by a Strong pallifadoed fort,
conftru&ed on piles, and mounted with 82 heavy
pieces of cannon. This fort is called the Crown.
In a line with the City, and along the edge of the
Channel were moored, at fuitable diftances, feven
(hips of the line (two deckers), there (hips were con-
verted into Floating Batteries, and between them
were placed t t other Ships cut down, and in like
manner converted into Batteries. This formida-
ble line of defence was manned with 12,000 failors
and foldiers, with good Artillery Officers, the
whole being under the command of an Admiral.
At ten o'clock A. M. the final was made to en-
gage clofe, the enemy opening a terrible fire as
the Ships approached, each anchoring abreaSt of
the Batteries when it gained the diStance of half-
magnet Shot. At eleven o'clock the action com-
menced on our fide, when the EDGAR, MONARCH,
and ARDENT began to be hotly engaged at their
refpeeive Rations. About this time the AGA-
MEMNON, which was the !aft (hip that
.got under
weigh, ran aground, far from her Ration. This
accident was rendered further embarrafling, by
the RUSSELL and &Lima • alfo running aground.
" About noon, the ELEPHANT with the GANGES
and GLATtom, were abreact of the batteries, at the
entrance of the inner harbour; Coon after which
the EL' r KANT likewife got aground ; as did alio
the Dismal frigate, but immediately got off. In
this Situation, the enemy poured in a tremendous
fire, which was as brifkly returned ; when at one
P. M. Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER judging that the
(hips muff have fiiffered exceffively made the Signal
for tide that were difabled to draw off; the (hips,
,however, were able to keep their fevcral Rations.
The anion continued with unremitting fury, and
much lots of men on our fide, and horrible carnage
on that of the enemy, until the largeSt of the bat-
teries hauled down its flag, and was taken potref-
fion of by a part of the 49th regiment. This fur-
render was followed by that of two others, after
which the enemy's fire confiderably Slackened. On
our fide the MON•RCN, fupported by the AMAZON,
being expofed to the fire of the Crown battery, and
both Ships having loft their Captains, were ordered
to cut their cables and draw off, which they did,
but not until the floating batteries oppofed to them
had furrendered. About four o'clock, P. M. all
the floatin batteries were either Silenced, funk, or
in our pofFellion, upon which a flag of truce was
Ifent, and about half pall four P. M. the action en-
tirely ceafed.
" During the engagement, detachments of the
49th regiment in the launches and gun-brigs, very
gallantry boarded the enemy's batteries as the fire
was obferved to Slacken. Unfortunately one of
the largeSt (juSt as we took poffeffion) caught fire
tnd blew up, deftroying Several hundred wounded
which could not be removed in time. During
the night all our Ships which had ran a-lhore were
got off, except la DESIRES, and it is hoped She
alto will be fared.

The hrit article of our mace was refpeEling
the delivery of a 74 gun ffiip &Ring as a floating
battery, which had !truck, and afterwards hoilled
her colours. The Duni& Officers (in an inter-
view with Admiral Lord blimson) denied the had
ever flruck, Lord Nacsoil replied, " upon his
honour (he had," and added, " if the was not im-
mediately given up, he would haul down the flag
of truce. The Denali Officers Paid, they wiffied
to treat with Lord blar.soii in perfon ;"—" I am
Lord NI s sow," replied our Hero ; " fce here's my
Few !"—at the fame time throwing a(de his green
drattlosoNgl4, and (hewing the (lump of his right
arm, and expofing alto his tbereflars. The poor
Danes, cleft rifled and convinced, immediately gave
up the (hip."

_
/MOVIE% LITTIII, DATID
■ On board his Moray's •ip Oanoss. Are 4. of

"C

Gs In my lag, of the 3oth March, I informed
you of the intention of the Fleet to pats Elfineur
Cattle the firlt fair wind : it came that ♦ery day.
We weighed anchor, formed the line, and flood
pall it with all fail fet: during the time we were
pairing, a very great firing was kept np by the
enemy, but not one of our drips received a lbot.—
'The Swedes, very (minutely, did act engage u.

at all : we we: e not above a mile from their guns,
as we kept their fliore on board, to he out of the
Danes' gun-(hot ; in the mean time we had feveral
homb-fhips firing on their town; the thells which
they fired killed 16u people alluire at Eliinenr.
46 The whole fleet Coen came to anchor off Co-
penhagen, and immediately altar Sir HYDE PAR.
KER, Lord NELSON, Captain FRI.F.MANTLE, Cul.
STEWART, and the Captain of the fl: ct, all went in
a lugger to reconnoitre the enemy's force here ;
they Pion opened a heavy fire on them, hut they
perlevered founding, Ecc. till they were latisfied,
and then came away.
" On the 31ft of March we weighed, and Rood
clofe in. On the IQ of April, Lurd list soi: has.
ing found out a new channel, by which he could
come on the enemy with more advantage, the
chips that were ordered to put themfelves immedi-
ately tinder his command weighed, and flood
through thejlem found channel, and a vary intri-
cate one it is ; in the afternoon we anchored within
reach of the Ilicils of the enemy, which you may
be Allred, we were not long looking for. They
fired on us Come part of t! : night, without il,.ing
any damage—feveral fell very near us.
44 I now have to recount to you the particulars
of the action fought foglorioully on the ad of April,
I tinder the command of Sir Hvos PARKER, Kin.
though more direitly under the valiant Nat.soa,
whole flag was flying on board the ELEPHANT, of
74 guns, in the centre of the line engaged. I be-
lieve, for the want of water, nearly one half of
the line of battle !hips were not able to go the way
we did to get upon the enemy, but were, however,
to come up the common Channel, by which they
would have joined us. The Channel forms nzarly
a Crefcent, and, confcquently the wind that was
fair for us under Lord NEesom, who were at one
end of this Channel, mull be contrary for Ca-.
!hips under Sir HYDE PARKER at the other. Every
thing poflible, apparently, was done by that Ilya-
dron to make a junaiun & but the engagement,
which !ailed three hours and a half, with the vic-
tory atchieved, was finithad jiitt at the time. I
fuppofed them one gun that and a half from the
enemy. _ _ _

" As I apprehend you would with for the par-
ticulars, I 'hall give them, with the occurrences,
as near as poffible. I had a w.ttch about me all
the time, and was ilationed on the poop. A. M.
ioh. som. anfwered the fignal to weigh, and at
soh. pm. the EDGAR being the leading (hip of ...le
line, received from, and immediately opened a
brill( fire on the enemy. At t ;h. out. the ELF.
THANT, Vice-Admiral NELSON, paired us in tht:
line of battle ; weighed anchor and Rood after her,
being ftationed next Ihip to the Admiral. At t th.
ism. opened our fire on the enemy ; obferved the
BELLONA and Isis aground. At r lb. syn. palled
the Admiral, who hailed and defiled us to bring
to clofe ahead of him ; let go the Item anchor ;
wind tight aft during the time the line was invert-
ing, by which the headnmtl became the fternmoft
flip, to anchor; a very heavy fire was carried on
both by the enemy and us ; but when every 'hip
had anchored in her nation, it became molt alto-
nithingly fo.
" About five minutes before we anchored, our
Mailer was killed, and the Pilot almolt Co, by one
(hot. At ih. som. P. M. Admiral NELSON tent an
Officer on board, to fay the Danilh Admiral had
(truck; at this time,as at feveral others, three cheers
were given; the Danilh Admiral was fuppofed to
be nearly abreaft of the ELLPHANT, at the dittance
of half a mile, we ahead of the ESEPHANT, and
the MONARCH next ahead of us: !h. som. ob-
ferved four of the enemy's veifels with their co-
lours (truck, another linking, that loon went down,
and one on fire, which afterwards blew up; crew
fared. At about sh. som. the enemy very vasty
decreafed their fire, only two or three being en-
gaged, and thofe not near us. I obferved boats
boarding to take polfeffion of the (hips that had
(truck.

" At three o'clock the Admiral weighed, or
cut, and pallid us; cut away our [tern anchor,
and made fail after the Admiral—the fleet in gene-
ral at this time moved off to another anchorage.
The very formidable fort of the Crown, and feveral
others along fhore, were firing at the fleet all the
latter part of the engagement. The BE cLome and
Isis were afhore, within gun fhot of the enemy, -
the whole time; the Rum'. and Ace/saw:oil,
two of our fquadron, afhore, clear of the enemy's
fhot. In coming out, the ELIPMAN r, the Dent.
AVM and AItDINT got Whore, the marks having
been all taken up by the enemy, in a very difficult
channel. They are now all off, and joined Sir
HYDI PARIIIIt again.
" The enemy's (hips were moored in a line of
great extent along the channel, and it WAS thought
by the Danes to be impoffible to take or pals them.
" The lots on board our fquadron is very con-
fiderable ; but nothing to be compared with that
of the enemy. L hear that Tome of their (hips were
manned two or three times. They do not know
how many people they had, as they were fairly
forced out of the fircets of Coperhagen, and put
on board. We have had no proper returns yet;
but I hate fent you a lift of the (hips in the .e ion,
with the killed and wounded, and a hit of the
prizes. We were the luckiell line of battle (hip
in the anion in our lots of men, but are moll
fhockingly cut up in malts and rigging. Lord
NELsom never knew, he lays, Inch a fhip in his
life ; her tides in a conflant blaze with firing, and
the men at the fame time always a cheering. I
have only to fay, our prizes being chiefly hulks,
and their hulls mottmarvelloutly (hot to pieces, we
(hall be obliged to deßroy the moil of them ; but
there are eleven fine new feventy-fours in the har-
bour, which we mull loon have. We likewiie
cr-
peß to meet the Ruffian fleet very loon, and ha.e
no doubt of ferving them as we have dune the
Danes.

LIST or DANISH SHIPS TAKEN.
Skips. Guns. Ships.
Wagner - so Shark - -
Albs-Rein - (4 ChAT:otte Agnelli -
Rcelberg - 34 liclft.in
Jutland - - 50
...713_.6e3 Sande
C•rabenberg . 36 1,T1L006
SPOiC fb - Si
S rya, i bwin —Since alto, s funk, I butt, 1 dcaroyed,
',resod, pones ushoolvir

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