The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-07-27 00:00:00

th.. United States infantry; dated at Fort Erie, the
30th of May last, in which he professes to hold net
the protectiop of the Cnited Steles toad those w Ito
shall come forward and voluntarily Puns!! their .
games with him, and threatening with rigorous
anti disastrous consequences those who shall have
the spirit and In 4lty to pursue a tlitforent
course of conduct ; hi; Eseelleocy deems it neces-
'gory to caution his Majesty's subjects in this pro-
vince against listening to this insidious offer of the
enemy,, or trusting to their assurances of protection,
'which-subsequent events have clearly prlved they ate
so little able to afford to themselves. With the bare
imosession of a narrow strip of our frontier sterri,
tory, not obtained by them without ersevere contest
and corresponding loss, with an unconquered and trn.
Istokets army in their front, at an inconsiderable dis-
tance from them, and ready to dispute every inch of
ground over which they should attempt to adsance
into the country, it was hardly to be 'expected that
the enemy's presumption would hare, led them to
consider themselves as in the possession of till's pro,
since, or have induced them, contrary to the este-
blished usages of civilized warfare, to treat its peace-
able inhabitants as a conquered people.
The brilliaot result of the action of the 4th inst.
the route and complete dispersion of a large division
of the enemy's forces on that day, attended with the
capture of their artillery and of their ablest Gene-
Tats, their subsequent retreat and flight, with the
loss of the whole of their baggage, provisions, and
tint eqaipege, before the victorious-spray of Brig.-
Cen. Vincent, daily increasing in strength from the
powerful reinforcements reaching it, and assisted by
the squadron under Sir James Yeo, nom in undis-
turbed possession of the Lake; all these events,
which followed in rapid succession within a very few
days after Lieutenant-Colonel Preston's declaration,
Show more strongly than any language can possibly
describe, the futility of the offers held out by it,
and produce the.strangest incentive to his Majesty's
subjects to hold fast that ;Regimes from which the
enemy would so insidiously withdraw them.

His Excellency, therefore, confidently calls upon
all the loyal and well-disposed in this province, who
are not under the immediate controul, or within the
power of the enemy, to on every possible effort in
repelling the foe, and driving him from our soil, as-
suring them that they will be powerfully aided by
the reinforcements daily arriving at this post, and
pressing on to their support. To those of his Ma.
jesty's subjects who are unfortunately situated within
that inconsiderable portion of territory occupied by
the enemy, his Excellency recommends a quiet and
peaceable conduct, such as shall neither afford a
just cause to the enemy for treating them
with the severity and rigour they have threat.
ened, or incompatible with their allegiance to
the best of Sovereigns. His Excellency at the
same time declares, that he shall be compelled,
however reluctantly, instantly to retaliate upon the
American prisoners in his possession, every violation
of the persons or property of any of his Majesty's
subjects, so peaceably demeaning themselves, and
hereby publicly protests against such treatment as
equally unsanctioned by the usages of war, or by the
example afforded by his Majesty's forces with regard
to any of the American prisoners in their posses-
sion.

Given ander my hand and seal at arms at King-
ston, this 14th day of June, 1813.
OEOROE PREVOST, Commander of the Fortes.
►s r.nreßese)'s Command, E. B BRENTON.