AccountOfTheSiegeBombardmentOfCopenhagen

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floating batteries, four praams, twenty five gun-rboats and several other armed boats; the battery o f the three crowns ; Christian sixth battery and likewise several other strong batteries, both at the Holm and the. Citadel, which formed together a formid* able barrier on the seaside.. But as strong as these means o f defence were, they were highly unequal to the forces, which the English brought against. U.s both by sea and land 1), Although We made .preparations to re-* çist any hostilities, we in no ways gave the English any occasion to .misunderstand our conduct. The english troops being yet ^garded as friends, were provided with çessaries at Eisinor till the 14 ol Aug, The ■English men of war and .transports appeared T ike a forest in the road o f Copenhagen, Th ey would have afforded -us the finest sight in the world , had w e not unfortunately been ■informed that these superb monuments o f EnTtish valourxwere destined to destroy oj#