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During the engagement a ball killed or wounded twelve or thirteen persons immedi­ ately around the King, and a splinter struck out his right eye. His Majesty fell down sense­ less ; upon which a sailor exclaimed, “ All is “ lost! The King is killed !” ** Never mind u that,” cried another, “ the King was but one “ man !” The Royal Tar recovering at this moment, looked up, and said, “ You are right, tf my good fellow, I am but one man.” The wound was dressed, and a white hand­ kerchief* bound across His Majesty’s forehead, which he covered with a red cap ; and con­ tinued on the quarter deck, commanding till midnight, when the enemy gladly retreated. This outline may, perhaps, shew how de­ servedly dear the name of Christian the Fourth is to the Danish nation. We left the church to visit the springs, from which this town derives its name. The water is so excellent, that it is conveyed by pipes to the palace of Christiansborg, a distance of

* This handkerchief is still preserved, as a great curio­ sity, in the Palace of Rosenborg, at Copenhagen.