AccountOfTheSiegeBombardmentOfCopenhagen

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The fire-arms o f the Manufactory at Cron- borg and the greatest part of the gun-pow- der at Frederikswerk are secured; but Fre­ deriksborg and Frederikswerk are in the hands o f the Enemy, and the Frigate Frede-r rikswern has been taken on her w a y to Nor­ way. Fellow-citizens! secure in your cou­ rage and firmnefs, you may depend upon the care and vigour, which on my side shall ever defend and guard our common wealth. Aug. 23 the follow ing Proclamation was made public by the Commandant: Some o f the Danish Bomb-vessels were ordered to at­ tack several of the Enemy’s Bomb-vessels and Gun-brigs, which had placed themselves on the northern side o f the Lime-kiins (Kalk- brænderie), in order to destroy a battery, which the Enemy had erected by the Swan- inill A t ten o’clock our Bomb-ketches be­ gan to fire, which was directly returned by > the English Bomb-vess.els and Gun -b rigs, Notwithstanding these were reinforced, the fire o f the Enemy declined about one o ’c lo ck , and a good many o f tiie Enemy*