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have accepted thereof, on a belief that it will be ⟨more⟩ expeditious than by ſea.
I have the pleaſure to tranſmit an Armiſtice ⟨concluded⟩ between the Court of Denmark and myſelf.
I mean, as ſoon as the diſabled ſhips are ⟨refitted⟩ and the worſt of the wounded moved into the ⟨Holſteen⟩ Daniſh ſhip of the line, which I have commiſſioned ⟨as⟩ an hoſpital ſhip, to proceed over the Grounds into ⟨the⟩ Baltic to put into execution the remaining part ⟨of⟩ my inſtructions.
The Iſis and Monarch being found in ſo bad a ⟨ſtate⟩ from the late action, as to render it neceſſary to ⟨ſend⟩ them to England to have their damages repaired, I ⟨ſhall⟩ ſend them home for that purpoſe with the ⟨Holſteen⟩ hoſpital-ſhip, which has the wounded and ſick ⟨on⟩ board.
The Daniſh Government on the one hand, and ⟨Admiral⟩ Sir Hyde Parker, Knight, Commander in ⟨Chief⟩ of his Britannic Majeſty’s Naval Forces in the ⟨Roads⟩ of Copenhagen on the other, being from motives ⟨of⟩ humanity, equally anxious to put a ſtop to the ⟨further⟩ effuſion of blood, and to ſave the city of ⟨Copenhagen⟩ from the diſastrous conſequences which may attend ⟨a⟩ further proſecution of hoſtilities againſt that city have mutually agreed upon a Military Armiſtice ⟨of⟩ Suspenſion of Arms
His Daniſh Majeſty having for that purpoſe ⟨appointed⟩ Major-Gen. Erneſt Frederick Walterſtorff, Chamberlain to his Daniſh Majeſty, and Colonel of a ⟨Regiment⟩, and Adjutant Gen. Hans Linholm, Captain ⟨of⟩ his Daniſh Majeſty’s Navy, his Commiſſioners for ⟨agreeing⟩ about the terms of the ſaid Armiſtice; ⟨and⟩ Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Knight, having, with ⟨the⟩ ſame view, duly authoriſed the Right Hon. ⟨Horatio⟩ Lord Nelſon of the Nile, Knight of the Moſt ⟨Holy⟩ Order of the Bath, Duke of Bronte in Sicily, ⟨Knight⟩ of the Grand Croſs of the Order of St. Ferdinand ⟨and⟩ of Merit, and of the Imperial Order of the ⟨Creſcent⟩
