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rhe London GazetteEXTRAORDINAPv Y.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, i8or.
/iihnirahy-Office, JplllS, 1801.
r>APTAlN OTWAY, of HI3 Majelly's Ship
J the London, arrived in Town this Morning
•with Difpatches from Adniiral Sir Hyde Parker,
Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Ma-
jefty's Ships employed on a particular Service, to
Evan Nepean, Efq; dated on board the London, in
Copenhagen; Roads, the 6th Inftant, of which the
following are Copies
SIR,
YOU will be pleafed to acquaint the Lords
Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that lincc
my Letter of the 23d of March, no Opportunity
of Wind offered for goinp; Op the Sound until the
25th, when the Wind fhifted in a mod violent
Squall from tlie S. W. to the N. W. and North, and
blew with futh Violence, and with fo great a Sea, as
to render it impofiiblc for any Ship to have weighed
•her Anchor. The W^ind and Sea were even fo
violent ao to oblige many Ships to let go a fecond
Anchor to prevent them from driving, uotwith-
ilanding- they were riding with Two Cables an End;
End, by the Morning, the W^ind veered again to
the Southward of the Weil.
On the 30th of IclII Month the Wind having
come to the Northward, we pafTed into the Sound
with the Fleet, but not before I had alfured my-felfof thehcftile Intentions of the iJanes to oppofe
our Pafiage, as the PapLis marked No. i, 2, 3, and
4, will prove; after this Intercom fe, there ccjuld be
no Doubt remaining of their Determination to refill.
After anchoring about Five or Six Miles from the
Ifland of Huin, I reconnoitred, with Vice Admiral
Lord Nelfon, and Rcar-Adniii-al Graves, ti-.e for-
midable Line of Ships, Radiius, Pontoons, Galleys,
^Tire-'Ships, and Gun-Boats, flankca and fupported
by extcnfive Bnutrics on the Two Iflands called
the Crowns ; the largeft of which was mountedwith from Fifty to Seventy Pieces of Cannon ; thefc
were again commanded by Two Siiips of Seventy-
Guns, and a large Frigate in the Inner Road of
Copenhagen and Two Sixty-four Gun Ships;
(without Mails) were moored on the Flat, on the
Starboard Side of the Entrance into the Arfenal.
The Day after, the Wind being Southerly, weagain examined their Pofition, ard came to the Rc-folution of attacking them from the Southward.
Vice-Admiral Lord Nelfon, having offered his
Services for conJufting the Attack, had, fame Daysbefore wc entered the Sound, fliifted his Flag to the
Elephant; and after having examinedand buoyedthe Outer Channel of the Middle Ground, his
Lordfhip proceeded with the Twelve Ships of the
Line named in the Margin *, all the Fl'igates,
Bombs, Fire-Ships, and all the fmall Veffels, and
riiat Evening anchored off Draco Point to make his
Difpofition fur the Attack, and wait for the W^ind
to the Southward.
It was agreed between us, that the remaining
Ships with me (hould weigh at the fame Moment his
Lordfljij) did, antl menace the Crown Batteries, and
the Four Ships of the Line tliat lay at the Entrance
of the Arfenal ; as alfo to Cover our difabkd Ships
as they came out of Aition.
I have now the Honor to enclofe a Copy of
Vice Admiral Lord Nelfon's Report to me of the
Atlion on the 2d Indarit. His Lordlhip has Hated
fo fully i:.j Whole of his Proceedings on that D,iv,
as only :o leave me the Opportunity to teliify myentire Acqulefcence and Tellimony of the Braveiy
and Intrepidity with which the Acllon wus^ luii-
ported throughout the Line.
• Elephant, D.-finncc, Monarch, Hcllon3, EJg:ar, Ri..Tc!l,
Gingci, OlAtlon, His, Agum<;innbn,i*olyph(in;us,A[(icnU
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Was it poflible for me to add any Thing to
the well-earned Renown of Lord Nelfon, it would
fee by afierting, that his Exertions, great as they
have heretofore been, never were carried to a higher
Pitch of Zeal for his Country's Service.
I have only to lament that the Sort of Attack,
confined within an intricate and narrow Paflage, ex-
cluded the Ships particularly under my Commandfrom the Opportunity of exhibiting their Valour
but I can, with jrreat Truth affert, that the fame
Spirit and Zeal a'nimated the Whole of the Fleet;
and I truft that the Conteft in which we are
engaged, will, on fomc future Day, afford them an
Occafion of fhewing that the Whole were infpired
with the fame Spirit, had the Field been fuf&ciently
extenfive to have brought it into Aftion.
It is with the deepeft Concern I mention the Lofs
of Captains Moffe and Riuu, Two very brave and
gallant Officers, and whofe Lofs, as I am well in-
formed, will be fenfibly felt by the Families they
have left behind thtm; theformer a Wife and
Children, the latter, an aged Mother.
From the known Gallantry of Sir Thotnas
Thompfon on foinier Occafions, the Naval Service
will have to regret the Lofs of the future Exertions
of that brave Officer, whofe Leg was (hot off.
For all other Particulars I beg leave to refer their
Lorddiips to Captain Otway, who was with Lord
Nelfon in the latter Part of the AiSion, and able to
anfwer any Qucftions that may be thought necelTary
to put to liim. A Return of the Killed and Wounded
you will receive herewith.
I have the Honor to be, &c.
H. PARKER.P. S. The Promotions and Appointments that
have taken Place on this Occafion will be fent by
the next Ooportunity that offers ; but I cannot
clofe this without acquainting their Lordfhips, that
Captain Moffe being killed veiy early in the Adion,
Lieutenant John Yclland continued it with the
greateft Spirit and good Conduft ; I nuift, there-
fore, in Jnflice to his Merit, beg Leave to recom-
mend him to their Lordfhips' Favor.
No. I.
London., in the Cnlegat, 2']th March 1801.
FROM the hollile Tranfaftion of the Court of
Denmark, fending away His Biitanin"c Majeuy's
Charge d' Affaires', the Commander in Chief of His
Majelly's Fleet is anxious to know what the De-
termination of the Danifh Court is, and whether the
Commanding OfEcerofCronenhergCaille has received
Orders to lire upon the Britifh Fleet afe they pafs into
the Sound, as he mu!l deem the filing of the firft
Gun a Declaration of War on the Pan of Denmark.
(Signed) HYDE PARKER.
TRANSLATION, No. II.
Akswer.
Cronherg, March 28th.
IN Aiifiver to the Admiral's honoured Letter,
T have to inform him, that no Orders aie given to
fire on the Englifh Fleet ; an Exprtfs is gone to Co-
penhagen, and fhould any Orders be fent, I fhall im-
mediately fend an Officer on board to inforin the
Admiral.
(Signed) STRICKER, Govcn:or.
TRANSLATION, No. III.
Cronherg-Cajlle, aSt'.i March, 1^01.
IN Anfwer to Your Exctilency's Letter, wh' ;ii
I did not receive till tiie following day, at Half paft
Eight, I have the Honour to inform you, that His
Majelly the King of Denmark did not fend away
the charge d' Affaires, but that upon his o\vb<
Demand he obtained aPafTport.
As a Soldier I cannot meddle with Politicks, butr
I am not at Liberty to fuffer a Fleet, whofe Inten-
tion is not yet known, to approach the Guns of the
Caftle which I have the Honour to command.
In cafe Your Excellency fliould think proper to
make any Propofals to His Majefty the King of
Denmark, I wifh to be informed '.hereof, before
the Fleet approaches nearer to the Caille. Aaexplicit Anfwer is dcfired.
(Signed.) STRICKER.
Answer.
On board the London, 2gih Miirch
SI R, 1801. One A. M.IN Anfwer to your Excellency's Note jufl novy
received, the Underfigned has only to reply, that,
finding the Intentions of the Court of Denmark, to
be hoflilc agninfl His Britannic Majefty, he re-
gards the Anfwer as a Declaration of War, and
therefore, agreeable to his Inftruftions, can no-
longer refrain from Hoftilities, however rchitlant it
may be to hia Feelings : but at the fame Time will
be ready to attend to any Propofals of the Court of
Denmark for reftoriiig the former Amity and Friend-
fhip which had for fo many Years fubfifted between
the Two Courts.
(Signed) H. PARKER.His Excellency the Governor of
Cronberg-Cajlk.
SIR,
-Elephant, off" Copenhagen,
yl April, iSor.
|N Obedience to your Direftions to reportfthe
- Proceedings of the Squadron named in the Mar-gin *, which yon did me the Honor to place under-
my Command : I beg Leave to inform you that
having, by the AfTiftance of that able Officer Cap-
tain Riou, and the unremitting Exertions of Cap-
tain Brifbane, and the Mafters of the Amazon and
Crnizer, in particular, buoyed the Channel of theOuter Deep, and the Pofition of the Middle
Ground, the Squadron paffed in Safety, and an-
chored off Draco the Evening of the Firll ; and that
Yefierday Morning I made the Signal for the Squa-
dron to weigh, and to engage the Danifh Line,
coufifting of Six fail of the Line, Eleven Floating
Batteries, mounting from Twenty- fix Twenty-fourPounders, to Eighteen Eigliteen Pounders, and
one Boml Ship, befides Schooner Gun-Veffels.
Thefe were fupported by the Crown Iflands,
mounting Eighty-eight Cannon, and Four Sail of the
Line moored in the Harbour's iVlouth, and fomC
Batteries on the Ifland of Amak.Tiie Bomb-Ship and Schooner Gun-Veffels made
their Efcape, the other Seventeen fail are funk,
* Elepliant, Defiance, Monarch, Bellona, Edgar, Rufffl,
Ganges, Gktton, Ifis, Agamemnon Polyphemus, Ardent,
Amazon, Dcfnee, Blanche, Alcmene; Sloops Dart, Arrow,Criiiztr, and Harpy; Fire-Ships Zephyr and Otter; BombsDiicovei^, Sulphur, Hecla, Explofion, Zebra, Terror, and
Volcano.
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burnt, or taken, being tlie Whole of the Danirti
Line to the Southward of the Crown Iflands, after
a Battle of Four Hours.
From the very intricate Navigation, the Bcilona
and Ruffcl unfortunately grounded, but although
not in the Situation afiigned them, yet fo placed as
to be of great Seivitc. The Agamemnon could not
weather the Sh.oal of the Middle, and was obliged
to ancliOr ; but not the fmalleft Blame c:ui be
attached to Captain Fancourt ; it vs-as an Event to
which all the Ships were liable. Tliefe Accidents
prevented the Extenfion of our Line by the Three
Ships before mentioned, who would, I av.\ confident,
liuve filenced the Crown Iflands, the Two outer
Shijis i;: the Harboui's Mouth, and prevented the
heavy Lois in the Defiance and Monarch, and which
unhappily threw the gallant and good Captain Riou,
(to whom I had given the Command of tlie Frigates
and Sloops named in the Margin *, to affill in the
Attack ot the Sh'ps at the fiat hour's Mouth) under
a very heavy Fire; the Confequence has been the
Death of Captain Riou, and many brave Officers
and Men in th.e Frigates and Sloops.
The Bombs were direded and took their Stations
abreaR of the Elephant, and threw lome Shells into
the Arfenal.
Capt. Rofe, who volunteered his Services to di-
reft the Gun Brigs, did every Thing that was pof-
fible to get the:n forward, but the Current Vv-as
too ftrong for them to be of Service during the
Adtion , but not the Icfs Merit is due to Capt.
Role, and, I believe, all the Officers and Ci-ews of
the Gun Brigs frr their Exertions.The Boats of thofe Ships of the Fleet, who wei-e
not ordered on the x\ttack, affor-ded us every Af-
fiftance ; and the Officers and Men who were in
them, merit my warmelS: Approbation.
The Deliiee took her Station in i-aking the
Southennoft Danifh Ship of the Line, and per-
formed the grcatell Service.
The Action Ijegan at Five Minutes pad Ten.
The Van, led by Capt. Ge rge Murray of the
Edgar, -who let a noble Example of Intrepidity,
which was as well followed up by every Captain,
Officer, and Man in the Squadron.
It is
myDuty to Hate to you the high and dif-
tinguiihed Merit and Gallantry of Rear Admiral
Graves.
To Captain Foley, who permitted me the Honor
of hoitling my Flag in the Elephant, I feel under
the grentefl Obligaticr-i ; liis Advice was ncceffai yon
•-many and important Occafions during tin Battle.
I beg Leave to exprefs how much I feel indebted to
every Captain, Officer, and Man, foi their Zeal and
diftingulll^ed Bi'avery on this Occafioir. I'hc Ho-
iioiable Colonel Stewart did me the Favor to he on
board the Elephar-.t. and himfelf, with tverjf Oi'icer
and Soldier under liis Orders, fliai-cd with Pleafure
the Toils and Dangers of the Day.
I
The Lofs in fucli a Battle has naturally been very
heavy. Amongft many other brave Officers and Men
who were killed, I have with Sorrow to place the
• Name of Captain Mofle, of the Monarch, whs has
kit a Wife and Six Children to lament bis Lofs;
.uui, among the Wounded, that of Captain Sir
Thomas B. Thompfon of the Bellona.
1 have the Honor to be, &c. &c. &c.
NELSON and BRONTE.
Blanche, Al';riieiie,Dait; Avr'ow, Zcpliyi-, and Ott i-.
LiJ? of the Killed and Wounded in the Attack on lie
Enemy's Line of Defence, Batteries, iSc. on the idef yipri/ 1 80 1.
Edgar.—24 Seamen, 2 Marines, 3 Soldiers of the
49th Regiment, killed; 79 Seanienj 17 Mannes,
8 Soldiers of the 49thRegiment, wcirndcd.
Total 133.
Monarch—35 Seamen, 12 Marines, 8 Soldiers of
the 49th Regi.iient, killed ; 10 1 Se:mien, 34Marines, zo Soldier-s of the 49th Regiment,
wounded. Total 210.
Bellona.—9 Seamen, 2 Marines, killed; 48 Seamen,
10 Marhres, 5 Soldiers, wounded. Total 74.
Defiance.— 17 Seamen, 3 Marines, 2 Soldiers, killed
35 Seamen, 5 Marines, 7 Soldiers, wounded.
Total 69.
Ifis.—22 Seamen, 4 Marines, 2 Soldicr-s of the Rifle
Corps, killed; 69 Seamen, 13 Marines, 2 Sol-
diers of the Rifle Cor-ps, wounded. Total 1 12.
Amazon.— 10 Seamen, i Marine, killed; 16 Sea-
men, 5 Marines, wounded. Total 32.
Glatton.— 17 killed, 34 wounded. Total 51.
Defrree.— 3 wounded.
Blanche.—6 SeaniiMi, i Murine, killed; 7 Seamen,
2 Marines, wounded. Total 16.
Polyphemus.—4 Seamen, 1 Marine, killed ; 20 Sea-
men, 4 Mai-Iires, wounded. Total 29.
Elephant.—4 Seamen, 3 Marines, i Soldier of the
Rifle Corps, killed ; 8 Seamen, i Marine, 2 Sol-
diers of the Rifle Corps, wounded. Total 89.
Alcmene.—5 Seamen, killed ; i2 Seamea, 2 Ma-rines, wounded. Total 19.
Dart.—2 killed; i wounded. Total 3.
Ganges.—5 killed ; i miffing. Total 6.
Ruflel.—5 Seamen, i Mai-ine, wounded. Total 6.
Ardent.—29 Seamen and Marines, klDed ; 64 Sea-
men and Marines, wounded. Total 93.
OFFICERS KILLED.Edgar.—Edmund Johnfon, Firft. Lieutenant; Liea-
tenant Benjanrin Spencer, Marines.
Defiance.—George Gray, I^Ieutenant ; MatthewCobb, Pilot.
Elephant.—Captain James Bawden, of tire Coi-nlfli
Miners, Volurrteer in the Rifle Corps; Mr. HenryYauiden, Maller's-Mite.
Polyphemus. - Mr-. James Bell, Mldflilpman.
Ifis.—Ml-. Daniel Lamond, Mailer; Mr. HenryLong, Lieutenant of the Marines ; Mr. Geoi'ge
M'KInlay, Mr-. Thomas Rain, Midliilpmen; Mi.
Grdnt, Lieutenant of the Rifle Corps.
Ganges.—Mr. Robert Stewart, Mailer.
Dart.—Mr. Edwin Sandys, Lieutenant.
Glatton.—Mr. Alexander Nicholfon, Pilot.
Monarch.— Captain Robert I.Toflc.
Amazon.—Captain Edward RIon ; Hon. George
Tucket, Midlhlpman ; Mr. Jof. Rofe, Captain's
Clerk.
Arderrt.—Mi'. Gcoi'ge Hoarc, Mldflilpman.
OFFICERS WOUNDED.Edgar.—Jofliua Johnfon, Second Lieutenant ; Wil-
liam Goldlinch, Fifth Lieutenant ; Mr. Galiagan,
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Mr. Whimper, Mr. Ridge, Mr. Proftor, Mr.
"Domett, Midihipmen, (lightly.
Defiance.—Mr. Paterfon, Boatfwain ; Mr. Calla-
way, Midfhipman ; Mr. Niblet, Captain's Clerk;
Mr. Stephenfon, Pilot.
Elephant.—Mr. Robert Gill, Midfliipman of the
Saint George ; Mr. Hugh Mitchcl, Midlhipman.
Alemene Mr. Henry Baker, Afting Third Lieu-
tenant ; Mr. Charles Mt;rcdith, Lieutenant of the
Marines ; Mr. Charles Church, Boatfwain ; Mi".
G. A. Spearing, Mafter's-Mate ; Mr, Pratt,
Pilot.
Polyphemus.—Mr. Edward Burr, Boatfvvain.
Defircc- M. King, Lieutenant, flightly.
Ifrs.—Mr-. Richar-d Corrrrack, Lieutcirant ; Mr.
Rirben Pain, Mr. Simon Frazcr-, Mr. Charles
Jones, Midihipmen.
Ganges.—Mr. Ifaac Davis, Pilot, badly.
Glatton.— Mr-. Tindall, Lieutenant; Mr". Robert
Thompfon, Mailer's- Mate ; Mr. Johrr Williams,
Midflripman.
Monarch.— Mr. William Minchin, Lieutenant;
Mr. James Mariie, Lieutenant of Mar-iries ; Mr.
James Dennis, Lieutenant of the 49th Regiment;
Mr. Henry Swymmer-, Mr. W.J.
Bowes, Mr.
Thomas Harlowe, Mr. George Morgan, Mr.
Plrilip Le Vefconte, Midihipmen; Mr. William
Joy, Boatfwain.
Bellona.— Sir T. B. Thompfon, Bart. Captain, lod
his Leg ; Mr. Tiiomas Southey, Lieutenant>
Mr. Thomas Wilks, Lieutenant, ilightly ; Capt.
Alexander Sharp, of the 4gth Regiment, badly;
Mr. James Ernmcrton, Maller's-Mate; Mr.
Anderfon, Mr. Edward Daubenny, Mr. Vv^illiara
Sitford, Mr. Fig, Midihipmen.
I Amazon.—Mr. James .Harry, Mr- Philip Horn,
Mailer's Mates.
KrLLED.
Officers, - • - 20
Seamen, Marines, and Soldiers,
Wounded.Officers, . - -
Seamen, Marines, and Soldiers,
234
48
641
^54
689
Total Killed and Wounded, 943
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