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last effort—a ball struck him—and Schroe- dersee was no more. Mr. Nissen, a lieutenant of the navy, who attended this gallant tar to his noble fate, next took the command \ and continued to fight the ship for the remainder of the day. The engagement had now lasted upwards of three hours, without any glimpse of victory on either side. A determined perseverance ap­ peared to inflame both parties. Our line, stead­ fastly preserved its original position, and every ship maintained its station except the Rends- borg, prame, which drove ashore, her cables having been shot away at the commencement of the attack j and the Elven, a repeating sloop of war, which had sheered off a little after twelve, her masts being very materially da­ maged. When the British fleet first bore down upon us, the eleven gun boats retired. About two o’clock the fire from the respec­ tive fleets abated considerably; and our ships appeared very much disabled. The damage sustained by the British, was, apparently, tri