Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-06-01

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sEFoRE coPEaHAGEv.
From tx cssr~srir /. Gift 0Lsrt Fg5o, to5s Rsyds
HigbN5i f6s C'azra Prize.
I0N the frl of April, At half pan in ire 4feraoon
~ Two diviIons of the Enghfh feS;, under the com
Inand OF vice adm raj Iora Mellon, and rear admit
| raj, weighed ANCHOR, and food Ealtwards aud bv
South OF the middle paiags Of The road. where thev
anehored. This force conffed Of fps Of the line
and evera! large frigates gcn-beas and other lasr
vslIeTs, in all Il fail.
On the iecond Of April at three quarters pal nire
IN the morning, the wind S. both the vettis 70 the
South, and the vefcs to the North of the middle road
weighed anchor The fhips Of The line and heavy fri-
gaes, under Lord Nsifon ftcered for the Konef:efe
TO take their Cation in order along The line Of defence
| conhdeo to me- The gun boats and fmai vedes took
their Ration nearer 70 the town, and the divion Of
AGmrai Parker, eoriling Of eight nips Of the line
and Tome fmall vefes, heered with PRES Of fail
fouih~ ards to the RI hr wing Of defence.
At half PAT ten, the toremoG fhps Of Admiral
Neion's diviiion paled the loa'hermoR fh2s Of the
line defence. gave tbofc hps1hat were within ihot
Jhe hgna for hzttle. Tbs book ihips proveneen and
Wagner and Immediately after thef the Jusland, be-
tween which, and the block liiP Donnehrog tie
leading EngIlh fhiP (of ~ Guns) ezed her 14ion By
throwing ont "a her rear anchors, obcyed the hg
nal By W directed and we'll upported Gre. Ey de-
eroes, TIE rs1 Of the GiPs up, and as tey las
aa on b.h n. 6 Of the a rs already AZ anchor they
termed thick line, which, as il n etched Northwarts
TO the 1l;p Of The ke, the Zealand, engaged no, mare
,han two thirds Of the Inc OF defence Committed % me
wh,e The three Crowns Battery, and the block ihins
Elephant aEl Mars, With The trg4e HieIPercn, did
not come At All inso-th- aJllon.
III hiatt an hour the battle was genera. Ten Dip,
cE The linz, among shch was one Ot 81 guns the ref
chiefly AS and from fix sight frgaes, the one
GGe On the oihc-, feven block ihps, OF which only
one Of - gansi the rtG 90 AID under, two frigaes
u. - q ~. n
Of the two parties. The cusny had on tie whole
two ihps 60 one, aud the 'Aac< 1lip Ptovc1arn bad
6tides Clip II the line, and The rear admiral two
trgates asainR her, by which iie was rakcd1he whole
Tine without icing abe - return ihot.
Il only rccapigulate hiorically what your Iiishnes
and along with you gtal portion Of tie citizens u
DrnpaIx and Europe, have leen, may yenturc 20
call that an unequal combat, hich WAS maintained
end Imported for four hours and half with tnex am
Ped courage and ttc in WHICH the rc Of the irerior
force was 70 much vc1Lcned for Lour setore the
end Of tic hatte, thar fevcraI Engh ps and pa-
cuary Lord Nclfon's obliged ~ frc ontv iin
g'e ioc that This hero hIhlcf, the a ddic @nd
very hea Ct The battle fert Gag of truce On hore ID
PToPofe celIat o. Of hofiiti.4; Il adj that Il w,s
announced 70 me that two Ehgllh li ps cf IT. line
had hraek, but being fupporstd by The ALLIANCE of
sreth ih P' ag un hOited their hAg4, may Ia fath
cFcnmItauoes, nc permitted 10 FAY. aud believe J
may appeal Up The enenvs eoneii1n, that IN this
engagement D;umarxs ancient naval reputation blAz
81 form with llch incredible fPcrdcr, that thank
Heaven All 1--1pc lrc the vrtnefes ofIt.
Ect TIE icall IL II al, 6ii cot dec Inc III ~ tie
di!adsantags az Denmark The 1rps thar were fri
and mott obhnately attacked, farroundcI by the
enemy, the ihcompa able Proycaeea, fought, r a.
moa al her guns were di!mcnntcl Bet jhsfe veCel,
were obliged 10 give way 70 hyperion force and ire
BanIih fire cesird aopg he whole line from North 10
South.
Al half pm eleven The Dlnntbrog dip ofihe Inc,
which lay along lle Admiral Mellon was fgt Oh Rre
repaired v ia nv Aag on board The Hollen or he
Inc, Belonging he Noah wing. But the Danntbrog
long kept Aig flying in fp,e Of Ibis difsner II
the end Of the battle lhe hld zJo men killed and
wcgnded
At half psft two, the Holaeis was 70 fatered, and
had 70 many killed aud wounded, and 70 MANY guns
diInounted. that then carried the pendant ~ IL
holaed nRead Of NJ Gag, anI went On Glore u the
Battery Of the Three Crowns from which command
q the North wing, which Agility engaged with
The dviions of admiral Parker, till about o clock
whoa received orders from your Royal Hgaael, to
pat end to the eng igement
Thus the quarter Of the line of defence from the
Three c owns 70 the frgate Helperen, was in the
power Of the enemy and the clperen, thus inding
heref alone, clipped htr cables etred Stirhen--
The lip ElweH, af The had receved many hots in
the hull and her matt, and rigging llo away, and a
great number xii Ell and wounded, Tetreated within
the Crowns The gun boats Nyburq and Aoqcrhuu,
ran ahore; and the Generfhs boating battery. which
had fuFered much, together with the block hip DIN
uebrog, flotly after the battle blew up.
Beides the visible lols the Cnenly have fufered,
am convinced thcir los ID killed and wounded j. con.
Gderable The advantage the cEtEy have gained Nv
heir villory, TOO, conh0s merely in hips which are
not fit for Olc, ID fpkcd canaon and gun powder da
mayed by fes water
The number OF killed and wounded cannot VET re
eI9tiy alcrnained bat calculate it from IS 1900
men Among the former it is with grief that men.
ton the captains of the block ip In Osforretten aud
the frigatc Cronbug, capt TharA and hrG lieut. enant
Hauch with feveraI other brave Officers Among he
wounded, the commando y: the Dannebrog, who be-
G1es other wounds has Ion his right hand.
IwAnt expedition 10 do Juice the uneramp'ed
courage of the officers and crews. T he battle life
can ony enable you to form an idea
(SgarAJ oLFERT FISCHER