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London, England, 1813-07-27 00:00:00

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"Imi•oaTasi coNsneer7lns or co.:Nna,ti.VINCENT, BVICTOIV.
" Letteis from Ningstan, of the I:ith inst;int,
rec.•ived by this day's past,' state, that the ac:.
counts from General Vincent's army continue JO
be very favourable. Vie divlsio:! of the American
army, which after the affair of the I.7th vet :eat ed to
Forty Mile Creek, precipitately retired from
thence, in consequence of the• appearance Of our
squadron off that place ; were in' sue!) panic
and contusion that the y ::•ft great part of their
tents standing. General VlMen I had directed,
Maiar 'Evans, with the detachment of the King's
On hoard the squadron to dkenthark :bete, and
the General sent fi)17‘11*(1 to support them the gre-
nadier camp mv of the and a company of the
41st ; shots
,Were ex,ehinged het-Nee:l the
squadron awl the enemy as ti-eq retreated.
" The enemy began .to retire on the Sth at
noon ; and our advanced treops, about 400, were
in possession of the camp, and in pursuit of the
enemy by Seven in the evening. The., enemy's
force amounted, it is said, to betv;to four anti
five thousand men, but they did not';' we under-
stand, halt, until they reached Fort• George.
They left in our possession five hundred teni, 140,
barrels of flour and other proVisians; 100 stand
of arms, and a variety of other articles... We took
70 Prisoners.. They destroyed an immense (pan:
tity of their baggage, public and pris%ate. :Sir
James Yea also destroyed 1.,0f their boatsliiden
with provisions and supplies. ./
" A person from Fort. ,Georgistates, that he
never saw any thing equal the dismay and confusion
that prevailed amongst the enemy that they weie
sending their haggage across the river, and were
preparing to defend themselves against :ail attack,
which they hourly expected. Their force; he says,
was near ti,ooo, but that sickness, desertion; and
almost famine prevailed. is wan reported that
they had evacuated Fort Date and Chippawai:
General Lewis commanded the enemy's force that
retreated from Forty Mile Creek.
" The last accounts are Of the 11th, at which
time our advance remained in the possessitfn of
Forty Mile Creek, anxiously awaiting the result
of an expected action between the two squadrons;
Sir James yeo having received information that
Commodore Chauncey WUS out, was prepar.
ink; .to avail himself of the first breeze to go in
pursuit, of him.' Sir James was oft' Niagara.
Other accounts state, that the Modi.von and
Oneida, with five schooners, were lying oft' Sack-
ett's Harbour, on the 12th, on which day their
new ship was ,expected to be launched.; but the
loss of the rigging and stores, burnt at- the tint 2
of our attack, would prevent her front being fitted
for as month or six weeks.

" Generals calandler and Winder have arrived
at Montreal."

It appears; that the enemy, on obtaining pos-
session of Fort Erie, issued a Proelaerntion iron
thevce on the 304 of Muy, 'addressed to the inita-'
hitants, and which appears to have bt el drawn up
in the style of Gel'. Hull, it' we may judge trom
the following Prochonation of Sir Gco. Prevost,
This Proclamation is tlated the 14th of June, and
among other interesting. facts, intorais us, that
SirjantesYco vas then in tiudistilrbed ptissessiou::
Of.the Lakes :

DILOCLANTATION

BY HAS EXCELLENCY LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR GEORGE

TREVOAT) BART.
GOvernor-General and Commander-in• Chief, in and over 1k
hlajetity'l North American Prui•;itces, and Commander of
the Forces in"the said Provinee4, &e. &c. fice:

'_ His Excellepey the Cnnunander of the Forces having
seen a ruldie. I)eclaration made. by Lieuteruint-Cidoitel P.
PreStoti, of the 12tli regiment of the United,States Infantry,
dated tit Fort Erie the 430th of Msty last, in which lie professes
to hold wit the protection of the I i. h.d Mates to all those
who Atli come forser.rd and visions itily enrol their names
with him, and threatening with nod disastrous conse-
quences those who shrill hove the spirit and loyalty tit pisrsise
tt difTerent course of contliiit ; Excellency deems it neeei-
sary to caution his Majesty's subjects in this Provinevtgainsi
listening to this insidious offer of the 'enemy, of truiting tie
their assurances of protection, which subs. :pent eveatii have
elead y proved they are so little able to atiord.to ttrerit~elce a.
With the bare possession of a narrow strip of Out (sootier
territory,, not obtained hy them without serrate contest
and correspoir:ing hiss, with an unconquered and tuthrotten
army in their front, at an inconsiderable distance front thew,
and ready to dispute very inch of ground over whil,h they
should attempt to advance into the cu.lutry, it was Willy to
be expected that the enemy's presumption would bitve led
thetn to consider themselves as in the pUssesion of thio pro-
vinee, or have induced them, contrary to the estahlisheif usages
of civilized warfare; to treat its pea.eseible inhabitants as 44
cdtllitttered people.
4e nut brslhtiui result of the notion of the 6th instant, the
rout and complete dispersion of a large division of the ene-
tuy's forces ou that clay, attended wit,h the capture of their
artillery end of their ;Wiest Gener'als, their subseqteeit ,rte
'treat and flight, with the loss of the whole of Pitit baggage,
provisions, and tent equipage, before, the victorious army of
lirigarlier-General Vincent, daily increasing its
,streugth front
the powerful reinfoecestietits reachisig it, and .assiSted by the
squadron under Sir :lames Yen, )10/i. ir. woliertehedphreasion
of the Lake; all these events, which followeii iu ptpid suc-
cession Within At very few days sifter Lieitt..(:,il. Preston's de-
claration, shew incite strongly than arse can psis-
iibly describe, the, (Wilily .of the offer held ant by 11, and
pro:ince thti :strongest ince6tive to his Majesty): 'athletes to
held fast that allegiance front Which the enemy would in in-
sidiously withdraw them.
!‘r. ills Excellency, therefore, confidently calls uptin all the
loyal ioulwelltlisposeil in this .province, who are not louder
the inittittAiiiti.' COO roul, or withie the power of the eueticy, to
116 C eveiy repOling the foe, :mil driving him
frees our son, ass:tiring them that they will Ise powerfully
sided by the
.ecipforerueists daily,rtrriviiig- thi, post, insil
przs,ing on to their. supped. thai4 44 Mai 051)',., th-
yeciA Who art inlinitotuttOygittiated within that hie an,i4l erahl
portion of the territory occupied Isy the' enemy, his Ex,;1:1-
1,,o; y reeonniiends pnct And peaceable conduct, such its
wither afford ft. 'Just cause to the enemy tor treating
them with the severity and rit,tosir they have threatened, or
ineompatti4o with their aileglauctito *the best of Moa erel,.•ns.
His I:xeellency at the ...alike time declares, that lie shall be
cosoeelled, however reluctantly, instantly to rei,,ii;sts upon
the 'inlet 'lean prisoners in liis possession, every violation ot'
the pe'rion, prcipetty of any of his Majesty', 44stlijects; ca
peaccebv demeaning themselves, anti belch)* l.ui,liely protest
ooinst suelt treat nieot ne equally unsanetioned lay the tz:n.g.vd
lie or by the example afforded hy his Majesty's. Ferces
with eegnfil to any of the American
prisoners in their

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" ,antler my I-Jand and Seal Arms, at Kingston,
this 14 nay of June, 1813.
" GEO. PREVOST' Commander of the Fortes.
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" By his Excellency's Comand, E. B. IlitLx-rox."