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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54352	A perfect relation of the several assaults and storms made by the King of Svveden upon Copenhaghen the chief residence of the King of Denmark Together with the whole proceedings and particulars on both sides.		1659 (1659)	Wing P1517; ESTC R221437	9,324	18

A PERFECT RELATION Of the several Assaults and Storms MADE BY The KING of SWEDEN UPON COPENHAGHEN The chief Residence of the KING of DENMARK TOGETHER With the whole Proceedings and Particulars on both sides LONDON Printed in the Year 1658. A Perfect Relation c. ON the 4th day of this present moneth of February the English Resident Mr. Isaac Ewers who for some time since had been with the King of Sweden and at his request did return hither back again was admitted into this City of Coppenhaghen and on the next day had Audience given him by his Majesty the King of Denmark unto whom he delivered certain Letters written unto his said Majesty by the present Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England c. said Highness and by his extraordinary Envoy Sr. Philip Meddows the said Residents Propositions as well as his Letters purporting a proffered Mediation by his said Highness towards the compassing of a particular Peace between these two Nothern Crowns But by the hostile attempts which did immediately ensue it evidently appeared that the said Propositions were only set on foot by the Swedes thereby to amuse the said King of Denmark to lull him asleep as also to surprize this good City and consequenty after the taking of the same by force to subdue the whole Kingdom and to attain unto the absolute Dominion both by Sea and Land to the great prejudice of the Associated and Neighbouring Princes All which is most manifestly apparent by the ensuing Actions and Attempts For on the 5th day of this present moneth the said Resident made overture of his said Propositions though before any Answer could be thereon returned unto the said Lord Protector or unto any one else and whenas his said Majesty the the King of Denmark had sent a Trumpeter with particular Letters from some persons in this City unto their friends in the Countrey and with Letters from the Lord Admirall Opdam to have passed with them through the Swedish Camp the King of Sweden would not permit the same but only for that one time and no more suffered the Lord Opdams Letter only to pass whereby it appears that he sought for an occasion and an opportunity during this hard frost and these long nights to continue his hostile acts under a colour and pretence of a proffered Peace as the sequell doth sufficiently demonstrate Seeing after the said King of Sweden had by the advice of a Court Martiall transported the main body of his Army into Zealand out of Schonen and Punen whether he had brought them against their wills out of their own Countries being Swedes Laplanders Finnlanders Irish Scotch English Dutch and Poles He did on the 8th day of this present moneth give a charge in writing unto the chief Field-Officers of his Army to assault and storm the City of Coppenhaghen together with the Fortress of Christians Haven on all parts in a hostile manner whereof the King of Denmark was timely advertised on the self same day and some while before Moreover the Swedes would gladly have put his said bloodthirsty design in execution contrary to his said proffered overtures of Peace even before if not at the very self same time whenas the said Resident had but newly propounded it had he not been impeaded therein by other accidents which hapned and whereby he was constrained to defer it wherof we had sufficient knowledg For after the King of Sweden had in the preceding day-time made a shew of all his Forces he had in his Camp and often drawn them forth in battell array thereby to beget a fear in the Inhabitants of this City and that we were for certain informed that he would immediately make an assault upon this place He did put the same in execution about midnight between the eighth and nineth of February last whenas the Enemy it being then so dark as that a man could not see the length of a half Pistoll-shot from him did between twelve and one of the Clock in the night hastily advance by Calboch over the Ice not farre distant from the Longang or Line of Communication and the Magazin or Ammunition House and made their first assault upon a Lighter which was placed about three Msket shot from the Ammunition House and as the said Lighter was but a small one mounted but with six Guns half Brass half Iron ones and defended but by a Captain two Gunners and some Mariners whence they fired on the Enemy yet they heedded that not at all And as the Ice was not broke quite round the same the Enemy entred her kil'd one of the Mariners and took four Prisoners whereupon the Captain thereof retiring with the rest of his men into the City the Enemy fired the Hurts which were in the said Lighter which gave such a reffection upon the Ice as that the Enemy could be discerned marching in great Bodies towards this place amongst which our Canon incessantly playing and according to the relation of some Prisoners and Fugatives a Collonel of the Enemies being shot a pieces and several of their Bodies being thereby also broke and disordered the Enemy was forced to retire in a confused manner carrying away their dead men with them according to their usuall Custom But whereas the Hutts which were in the said Lighter did make a great flame the other Troops thought that a House was fired in the City for a sign all that the Town was taken and therefore in great number hastened thither but meeting those which were to have made the assault returning back again with bloody Pates they soon desisted in their design to proceeed any further About two of the Clock in the morning our men regained the Lighter quenched the fire and brought the three Guns which were thrown out of her on board again and fired therewith on the Enemy In the morning tyde there was found in the Ice which had been kept open a strange kind of Bridge which could be taken asunder and put together with it's carriage mounted on eight Wheeles which was brought into the Court-yard as also several Shels and Granadoes with crooked Hookes and other Warlike Instruments divers Skulls and Jawes of dead men And the same night the King of Sweden with his Cavalry was gotten into the Isle of Amach hoping that those Troops which he had commanded over the Ice would have forced their entrance into Christians Haven and so have facillitated his passage with his Horse into the City But his said attempt was for that time by Gods asistance frustrated and himself forced to retreat However they desisted not but the said Enemy did again with his whole might and power assault the City of Coppenhaghen and the Fortress of Christians Haven in a hostile manner betwixt the tenth and eleventh of this present Moneth about one of the Clock at night The first assault was joyntly made at three several parts From the Longang or private Conveyance which is situated behind the Kingly Pallace and the