MONARCH, 210. She was, more than any other line-of-battle ship,
exposed to the great battery; and supporting, at the same time, the
united fire of the HOLSTEIN and the ZEALAND, her loss this day exceeded
that of any single ship during the whole war. Amid the tremendous
carnage in this vessel, some of the men displayed a singular instance of
coolness: the pork and peas happened to be in the kettle; a shot knocked
its contents about; they picked up the pieces, and ate and fought at the
same time.

The Prince-Royal had taken his station upon one of the batteries, from
whence he beheld the action and issued his orders. Denmark had never
been engaged in so arduous a contest, and never did the Danes more
nobly display their national courage--a courage not more unhappily
than impolitically exerted in subserviency to the interests of France.
Captain Thura, of the INDFOEDSRETTEN, fell early in the action; and all
his officers, except one lieutenant and one marine officer, were either
killed or wounded In the confusion, the colours were either struck or
shot away; but she was moored athwart one of the batteries in such a
situation that the British made no attempt to board her; and a boat was
despatched to the prince, to inform him of her situation. He turned to
those about him, and said, "Gentlemen, Thura is killed; which of you
will take the command?" Schroedersee, a captain who had lately resigned
on account of extreme ill-health, answered in a feeble voice, "I will!"
and hastened on board. The crew, perceiving a new commander coming
alongside, hoisted their colours again, and fired a broadside.
Schroedersee, when he came on deck, found himself surrounded by the dead
and wounded, and called to those in the boat to get quickly on board: a
ball struck him at that moment. A lieutenant, who had accompanied him,
then took the command, and continued to fight the ship. A youth of
seventeen, by name Villemoes, particularly distinguished himself on
this memorable day. He had volunteered to take the command of a floating
battery, which was a raft, consisting merely of a number of beams nailed
together, with a flooring to support the guns: it was square, with a
breast-work full of port-holes, and without masts--carrying twenty-four
guns, and one hundred and twenty men. With this he got under the stern
of the ELEPHANT, below the reach of the stern-chasers; and under a heavy
fire of small-arms from the marines, fought his raft, till the truc