According to a item dated Copenhagen 24 February was the admiral cruising in the Mediterranean cruising ordered to return as soon as possible towards Elsinore or Helsingor. The reasons for these orders were not known. The Danish navy was usually in a good state. To be certain that when it was needed to sent the fleet in short time to time there were enough sailors available were all seamen divided over 12 districts (6 in Denmark and 6 in Norway). Their total number was more as 30,000 men, The complete fleet when not in active service anchored in this city where large warehouses and an arsenal filled met guns were available. In 1769 numbered the fleet 40 ships of the line of 50-100 guns, 22 frigates of 18-40 guns and a large number of well armed galleys and other vessels.
