AccountOfTheSiegeBombardmentOfCopenhagen
island o f Amack), that the enemy’ had land ed .during the former night with ome armed sloops, having the design, to burn the un armed ships, which were laying there and which belong to that place. Fire was set to one ga lliot, but was soon again extinguish ed. The enemy was soon driven away b y our troops, but continued a good while af ter .this to fire with round-shot and grape on the houses a tD rago e , on whieh occasion a blind man was killed in his bed and the houses were injured. Sept. 1 the following Declaration to the garrison and inhabitants was published by the Commandant: 'The Admiral of the Enemy’s fleet in our road as weli as the Commander o f the land- forces, who are landed in Zealand have to day summoned me to surrender our fleet to his Britannic Majesty, and to content to their carrying it awa y , on condition o f its being returned at a general peace in Europe. I answered : ’’that our fleet beeing ouruncon- t'estable property, would be as secure in the
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