ed by fresh ships, again
hoisted their flags--I may, in such circumstances, be permitted to
say, and I believe _I may appeal to the enemy's own confession_,
that in this engagement Denmark's ancient naval reputation blazed
forth with such incredible splendor, that I thank Heaven all Europe
are the witnesses of it!

"Yet the scale, if not equal, did not decline far to the
disadvantage of Denmark. The ships that were first and most
obstinately attacked, even surrounded by the enemy, the
incomparable Provesteen, Wagner, and Jutland, fought till almost
all their guns were dismounted; but these vessels were obliged to
give way to superior force, _and the Danish fire ceased along the
whole line from north to south_.

"At half past eleven, the Dannebrog ship of the line, which, lay
along-side Admiral Nelson, was set on fire. I repaired, with my
flag, on board the Holstein, of the line, belonging to the north
wing; _but the Dannebrog long kept her flag flying, in spite of
this disaster_. At the end of the battle, she had two hundred and
seventy men killed and wounded.

"At half past two, the Holstein was so shattered, and had so many
killed and wounded, and so many guns dismounted, that I _then
carried the pendant to be hoisted instead of my flag, and went on
shore, to the battery of the Three Crowns_, from whence I commanded
the north wing; _which was slightly engaged with the division of
Admiral Parker_, till about four o'clock, when I received orders
from your royal highness to put an end to the engagement.

"Thus, the quarter of the line of defence, from the Three Crowns to
the frigate Hielperen, was in the power of the enemy; and the
Hielperen, finding herself alone, slipped her cables, and steered
to Stirbfeir. The ship Elven, after she had received many shots in
the hull, and had her masts and rigging shot away, and a great
number killed and wounded, retreated within the Crowns. The
gunboats, Nyebrog and Aggershuus--which last towed the former away,
when near sinking--ran ashore, and the Gurnarshe floating-battery,
which had suffered much, together with the block-ship Dannebrog,
shortly after the battle, blew up.

"Besides the visible loss the enemy have suffered, I am convinced,
their loss in killed and wounded is considerable. The a