AccountOfTheSiegeBombardmentOfCopenhagen

i s For the rest, we rely on the justice’ o f our cause, and the courage and tried, fidelity of our beloved subjects. Given under our Royal S ea l, in our fortrefs o f Glricks'tadt, the j 6th o f Aug. i g o ; . (L. S.) C. L. Baron v. BrockdorJ „ (L. S.) J . C. Moritz. Aug. 22 the Commandant issued the follow ing Proclamation: F e llow -c iti­ zens ! the Sally o f our brave Troops, accord­ ing to all accounts, has cost the Enemy many men, and he has neither ventured to pursue us on our return to the fortrefs or to attack onr advance-posts. Our lofs is not yet con­ siderable; we have at most 21 killed and 58 wounded both of our sea - and land-troops. The Lakes about th^ Capital are in our pos­ session, and the Plan o f our defence is laid. The C ity has a great stock o f provisions, and the cattle, corn and forage are brought in security and conducted in from all the places being in -our possession and laying within the boundaries o f our advance-posts.