from thence to Giersler; in order to pursue the enemy in the right' flank, and watch his movements in his retreat, protecting at the same time the flanks of my cavalry that had advanced towards the heights of Soeder, losing sight of the enemy. The cavalry of my division received orders, with the 95th rifle corps, to fall back to us to take a posi. tion, with their advanced posts from Lillenge Gaard, by Ashay, Swans berg, Sillecrass, and Vinkiold, to cover the head-quarters at Kioge. Copenhagen, Sept. 5, 1807. MY LORDS, For preventing further effusion of blood, and not exposing the city, to the sad consequences of a longer bombardment, I propose an armis tice of twenty-four hours, in order to come to an agreement that may lead to the settling of the preliai. nary articles of a capitulation. It is with the highest personal comide. ration I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) the British Forces. РЕКМАХ The 6th battalion, part of the The Commanders-in-chief of 43d foot, some horse-artillery, and a few cavalry, followed me to Gier. sler, and, with some detachments, pursued the retreating enemy towards the plains of Ringstedt: The conduct of both officers and men on this occasion claims my warmest thanks; and I beg leave to bring to your notice colonel Holmstedt, who commanded the infantry, colonel Alten, who led the cavalry, and lieutenant Wade, at the head of the rifle corps and light infantry, who all three, by their zeal and attention, greatly assisted me. I have the honour to be, &c. [Here follows a short note from ford Cathcart, announcing the opening of all the batteries-and a memorandum, containing uninteresting copies of notes which passed between lieutenant-general lord Cathcart and general Peyman, alluded to in the dispatches of admiral Gambier and lord Cathcart, which were published in the first extraordinary Gazette.] Head-quarters before Copenhagen, Sept. 5. The same necessity which has obliged us to have recourse to aro on the present occasion, compet me to decline any overture which might be productive of delay only; but to prove to you my ardent de sire to put an end to scenes which I behold with the greatest grief, I send an officer who is authorised to receive any proposal you may be inclined to make, relative to art. cles of capitulation, and upon which it may be possible for me to agres to any, even the shortest armistice. I have the honour to be, &c. My LouD, Copenhagen, Sept.) The proposal has been made with out any the least dilatory intention. but the night being too far advanc for deliberating upon a matter such very high importance, with the respective departments, a m sure necessary on account of . majesty's absence, and that of the prince; Head-quarters, before Copen hagen, Sept. 6. SIR, Having communicated to admiral Gambier your letter received this morning, together with those of last night, I have to acquaint you, that we will consent to treat with you for the capitulation of Copenhagen, on the basis of your delivering up the Danish fleet. But, as you have not forwarded Articles of capitulation, officers of rank, in the sea and land service of Mis Britannic majesty, shall be sent forthwith, to prepare articles with you, or with the officers you may appoint; and which may, if possi. ble, unite the objects you hare in view, in regard to the occupation of Copenhagen, with the perform ance of the service entrusted to us. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CATHICART. Major-general Peyman. Copenhagen, Sept. 6. MY LORD, I accept of your proposal with respect to the delivering up of his majesty's flect, as the fundamental basis of negociations; but with this proviso, that no other English troops enter the city than those commissaries, officers, and military men, who shall be stipulated and Head-quarters before CopenSIR, hagen, Sept. 6. The officers appointed to treat with you are, major-general the right honourable sir Arthur Wellesley, K. B. sir Home Popham, captain of the fleet, and lieutenantcolonel Murray, deputy-quartermaster-general of the army. These officers are waiting at the barrier, and will meet the officers named by you, at any place you may appoint for immediate discussion, between our advanced posts and your lines. Orders were given to desist from the bombardment, and to cease firing, the moment your first letter was received; but there has been no armistice concluded; a proof of which is, that a house in the suburbs has been seen set on fire, within these few minutes, by your people, close to our centinels. As we have already stated more *Yy4 than than once, we can admit of no delay in this business, and therefore it will immediately appear, whether the articles proposed are of such a nature as to warrant an armistice.-I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CATHCART, Lieut.-gen. Major-general Peyman. Gallant Action.-Letter from Cap. tain Mundy, of his Majesty's Ship Hydra, addressed to Vice-admiral Lord Collingwood. His Majesty's Ship Hydra, MY LORD, at Sea, Aug. 7. I have the honour to relate, that I chased three armed polaccas into the harbour of Begu, on the coast of Catalonia, late last night; and having reconnoitred this morning, deemed an attempt on them practi. cable, although under the close pro. tection of a battery and tower. At fifty minutes after noon the ship was anchored, with springs on the cables, at the entrance of the port, and began the attack; a smart fire was returned by the enemy, which however considerably abated after somewhat more than an hour's action; on perceiving which, I or dered a party of seamen and marines, under the command of the second lieutenant (Mr. Drury), with lieutenants Hayes and Pengelly, of marines, Mr. Finlaison, midshipman, Mr. Goddard, clerk, volunteer, attended by Mr. Bailey, assistant-surgeon, to land on the flank of the enemy, and drive them from their guns, keeping up a heavy fire from the Hydra, to cover the boats; yet, notwithstanding our endeavours to draw the particular attention of the battery, the de. tachments were soon exposed to a cross discharge of landgrage from the shipping and fort, as well as musketry from the rocks: unshaken, however, they advanced; and having mounted the cliff, which was most difficult of access, they at. tacked the fort with such intrepi dity, that the enemy did not think proper to await their closing, bat, spiking their guns, rushed out on the one side, as our brave fellows entered at the other. The battery contained four twenty-six pounders. This gallant achievement gave me an opportunity of employing the broadside solely on the vessels, from which a constant fire was still kept on our people on shore. On gaining the guns, Mr. Drury advanced with the seamen and few marines to the town, leaving Mr. Hayes and his party to retain them, and to occupy the heights that commanded the decks of the vessels, and from which he could annoy the enemy, who were in great numbers on the opposite side of the harbour, which is extremely narrow. As soon as the town was cleared of the enemy, the crews abandoned their vessels, but formed in groups of musketry among the rocks and bushes, firing on the scamen, who had now seized the boats on the beach, and were board. ing the polaccas, while another party of the enemy had gained a height above the marines, and kept them continually engaged, notwith. standing some guns were kept play. ing on them from the Hydra. At half past three, observing Mr. Drury in full possession of the vessels, I sent the rest of the boats, under lieutenant Little, to assist in towing them out, and at four had the satisfaction of seeing them round. ing the point, when the marines re imbarked under a heavy discharge of of musketry, the enemy having col. lected their whole force to harass the retreat. When I review the circumstances attending the debarkation of this handful of men, and reflect on the many difficulties they had to surmount in an attack on a fort strongly defended by nature, as well as art, there opposed to more than three times their force for two hours, succeeding in possessing themselves of the vessels, and deliberately laying out hawsers to the very rocks that were occupied by the enemy, and warping them out against a fresh breeze, exposed to a galling frre of musketry, I feel perfectly incapable of writing a panegyric equal to their merits; but it has not required this exploit to stamp these officers with the character of cool judgment and determined bravery. During the term of four years I have witnessed frequent in stances of the gallantry of lieutenants Drury and Hayes; and lieutenant Pengelly (though not of so long a standing in the Hydra) has ever been a volunteer on such services. I have also the greatest pleasure in adding, that the above-mention ed officers speak in enthusiastic terms of the behaviour of all cm. ployed under them to your lordship's notice and protection, there. fore, I beg most strongly to recom. mend them. The conduct of the rest of the officers and ship's company, fully equalled my utmost wishes; to the tremendous fire they kept up, I attribute the smallness of our loss and damage, namely, one killed and two wounded on board, and four wounded of the detachment: the fore and mizentopmasts, and foretop-sail-yard shot 3 through, a few in the hall, and the rigging triflingly cut, is all the da. mage. To Mr. M'Kenzie, the first lieu tenant, who has served with me the whole of the war, I feel much indebted for his assistance throughout this little enterprise. A descrip. tion of the captured vessels, and the names of the killed and wounded, I enclose, for your lordship's infor mation. The prince Eugene and Caroline were returning to Marseilles. I have the honour to be, &c. A List of Vessels captured by his Majesty's Ship the Hydra, Aug. 7. Polacca ship Prince Eugene, of 16 guns (pierced for 20) and 130 men-Polacca brig La Belle Caroline, of 10 guns (pierced for 14) and 40 men.-Polacca brig El Car. men de Rosaria, of 4 guns (pierced for 10) and 20 men. Names of the Killed and Wounded belonging to his Majesty's Ship Hydra. H. Brown, seaman, killed. Mr. Goddard, clerk; serjeant Bush, and C. Simson, seaman, slightly wounded. Jer. McCarthy, J. Sullivan, seamen, and G. Salisbury, marine, severely wounded. Extract of a Dispatch received from Lieutenant-general the Right Hon. Lord Cathcart, K. T. addressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, dated on-board the Africaine, Oct. 21. As no sort of iufraction of the capitulation had been made by the Danes, who, on the contrary, acted most honourably in the strict and literal fulfilment of their engage. ment; ment; with a view to the fulfilment of the articles of the capitulation on our part, it was decided to commence the embarkation of the army on Tuesday the 13th instant. Ac. cordingly, on that day, the eight battalions of the line of the king's German legion were embarked in the arsenal; and, on the 14th, the two light battalions of the king's German legion, together with brig. general Macfarlane's brigade, viz. the 7th and 8th regiments of British, which embarked in the same ships which brought them from Hull., These corps, with the depôt and garrison company of the legion, and the sick and wounded of the army, completely occupied all the troop. ships, whether for home or foreign service, which had not been appropriated to the conveyance of naval stores. These ships having been removed to the road, were replaced by the horse-ships. On the same day the advanced posts were with. drawn from Kolhaven, Werdenberg, Corsoer Kallenberg, Fredericks. berg, Hersholm, and adjacents, and proceeding through a chain of ca. valry posts, reached the environs of Copenhagen in three marches. The embarkation of the royal ar. tillery, with the field and battering ordnance, having been gradually carried on from the Kalk Brau derie, that of the cavalry and foreign artillery in the dock-yard, and that of the British regiments from the citadel to the men-of-war, there remained on shore, on Sunday afternoon, the 18th instant, only the brigade of guards, who moved on that day from the palace of Fre. dericksberg, to the strand near Hel. lerup, with one brigade of British light artillery, the flank companies of the 32d and 50th, with the 82d, under major-general Spencer, the arsenal; and the 4th regim with a detachment of royal ar lery in the citadel, under lieutena colonel Wynch, who acted as fi tenant-governor; the 4th, or ki own regiment, having been ing rison there the whole time. Lie general sir G. Ludlow was appo ed to command the rear-guard the army. In the evening of 18th inst. a gale af wind came which lasted twenty-four hours, rendered further embarkation possible, and any communicat from the shore with the ships difficult. As soon as it beca evident that the evacuation of island, on the 19th, was impra cable, a correspondence took pl between the British and Dan head-quarters, the result of wh left no reason to apprehend hostilities would re-commence either side at the expiration off term; although the Danish gene protested in strong terms agai our retaining the cidadel, which, the other hand, it was not judg expedient to evacuate. On 20th, the morning was calm, as soon as it was light, the dramsk all his majesty's regiments on shot beat the generale; and the dock yard and harbour being entirel cleared of transports and britt vessels, the corps commanded major-general Spencer rowed of the arsenal, under the guns the citadel, and proceeded alo the shore to Hellerup, to be in re diness to reinforce the guards. H majesty's sloop Rosamond having been also towed out of the harbour and the king's ships within reach the Three-crown battery having go under weigh, the 4th regiment marched out of the citadel, and pred ceeded |