Musquet-shot near the shore, he fell into the Ice, so that with much
ado they saved their lives and their horses were drowned. Whereupon,
his Majesty appointed the Rendezvous in a Village called Anselet,
and went thither himself; and as the Rix-Admiral met him
upon the way not far from Bromsoe, they both considered of those
parts of Bromsoe, and of the strength of the Ice, and then the said
Rix-Admiral advanced further from that Island towards Isernass with
some commanded Troops, where he found the enemies forces standing
before him, and saw, that not onely the Sun had much weakned
the Ice, so that some of his men that were with him sunk into it;
but that also the enemy with his men, assisted by the Bores, were very
eager at work to break the Ice, playing upon him with peeces of Cannons
and great shot, thereupon he hand somely retreated. His Majesty
finding it more expedient to leave the said point of Isernass, (by reason
that the stream had a great force there, whereby the Ice was made
much weaker) gave order to view the Ice on both sides, where there
was more compass, and the stream not so strong: To which effect he
commanded two Lieutenants with some Troopers; one to the right,
the other to the left hand, to follow the stream and the Ice, and to
bring a certainty thereof, and in the mean while he strengthned the
Gards upon Bromsoe with some Dragoons and Troopers, and caused
to give order to the Regiments to be in readiness for a march on the
day following; commanding withal General Quarter-Master Lieutenant
Dalbeng, and General Adjutant Lindeberg, to try the Ice beyond
Middlefort, and sending the Regiment of Wester-Gothland, and
Major General Berendts to Fredericks Ode, upon intelligence, that
the said place was not so well provided with men to resist the enemy,
in case they should attempt somewhat against it; The same evening
about nine of the clock, the two Lieutenants returned with Intelligence,
that as well towards Bogn, namely upon the right hand, as
towards Tybrun and Funsebay, upon the left hand (where the enemy
had made two little works and garisoned them) the Ice was pretty
strong, except that on this side, upon the left hand, beyond the stream,
the Ice was broken in divers places about the length of two yards, and
in some places as broad, that one might leap over; and that on both
sides, where the Ice had been broken, it was become pretty strong again;
thereupon his Majesty gave order to the Regiments to carry
great pieces of Timber and Boards along with them, to make a way
over that place where the Ice was broken, and to advance upon the
30 of the same instant, by break of the day to march to the appointed
Rendezvous in the said Island of Bromsoe: That night, the cold and
frost held on, and made way, notwithstanding the enemy used all
possible endeavors to break the Ice; and although that same morning