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th ro u g h th a t p a rt o f the gro und s called

Drogden

,

w h en bound to the B altic.

LIST OF NAVAL OFFICERS.

V ic e -A d m ira l, 1: R e a r -A d m ira ls , 2 : Com ­

m an d ers, 9 : C om m ander-C aptains, 9 : C aptains, 1 5 :

C ap tain - L ie u te n a n ts, 2 6 : F irst L ie u te n a n ts , 4 1 :

Second L ieutenants, 3 7 : C adets, 30.

Men available for S hips, 8 2 2 : B oys, 2 2 5 .

On the S extus B a tte ry on N yholm is an in ­

terestin g m onum en t in the form o f a B roken M ast,

b earin g an inscription com m em orative of an even t

in the battle o f C o p e n h ag e n , A p ril 2. 1801. T h e

first and second in comm and (Capt. de T h u ra and

L ieut. C ortsen) o f the H u l k ,

"Indfødsretten

m ounting 6 4 guns, h av in g fallen, and an o th er com ­

m an d er being signalled f o r , the P rin ce R egent,

F re d e rik , standing on the Sextus B a tte ry , looked

a ro u n d for som e one w ho w ould u n dertake the

vacant post.

S chrødersee , his A dju tan t - G eneral,

ju s t risen from a bed o f sickness, cau g h t the glance

o f the P rin c e , w ent on b o ard the ship, b u t w as

sh o t w hen stepping on to th e gangw ay.

T h e in­

scriptio n is as fo llo w s: