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