The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-12 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

litlindr.r.s, MA/CIE 44.—Strong hopes are enter-
tained here of the surrender of Antwerp. Nothing
more Ss known respecting the interview between the
Genera( of-the Allies and Detect, the Governor of
the The meetiog took place in consequence of
a flag of truce being seat out to Merxen, where
General Blenkendorp was posted with 2 or. 3000
men. "Some persons- suppose flint the conversation
related merely to allowing some of the inhabitauti.to
laare the town, wbo were anxious to escape from
the horrors of* siege.
. 13nrmtN2 Fes. 29.—A part of the city of Uam•
bur r wift on fire on the night of the 27th ;intent;
c ~st.queoce of the bembardnient which had kg&
retie As _to the probability of the aureeis*,,
of the place ive have no further information MM it*
subject.

A3l E RICAN PAPERS.

A letter front 'the Post-master at Warren to J.
Yoltusan,4 Esq. Post.master, Pittsburgh, dated War,
Sis; Pm 3, soy., " I am informed by the Post. li
!Imsierniutoat
ii.bmyseL4r SatasilautememayLart
.a reurty, iafiiii..404,0446,
So'Vritti Were sent by General Cue to "emir
• eller de Treads,. we attacked by de
ilisitt, *nee kilted, two made their eseape, and the
Itti"tisleth-yrisonerseu
_ .._Xsui Phew SAst.--An alasseing account was
;NOMA at Pittsburgh ass the Mb fastest, by a gen.
elitism who left Erie ow she Mt of December, on
which da) intelligence bad been reoeived from Bea-
jq of the detraction of that piaCel and the march
4 the 13, itish and Indians eight or ten miles up the
'jetty. towards the town of Erie, where Commodore
E rWs fleet were posted, 91 miles from Buffalo,
'lli ceding 4ertor throarh the country, titc.. A sub-
sequent tumour from 4.4ecoster mentioned the del.
ativaion or Erie, and the liett. Our, apprehen-
sions, hos ever, are abated, by the followiwg article
from the National Inlelligencer of Thursday, which
appears to be the latest authentic news frays the scene
of duties' :--
4e VC W. INGTONI Jam 13.—8 y. print...lettere
which have been received from Erie, dated en the
iltainvant, we IE4III that the fears of the immediate
approach of the enemy had in a great measure sub-
stled. Br th- laA information received at that
p!spe from persons sent out to reconnoitre, it op!
pears the enemy do not design to attemptto approach
that harbour before the ice- on the lake becomes hard
enough to hear them. It is the opinion of every
rerson there, that the fleet is perfect* mfe ; and is i
ad-cation to the ebatiklee to thehrprotragita PM.
que Isle, the enemy, if they attempt It des far the j
town, according to their late incendiary mode of
warfare, will find it defended by a large body of mi-
litia, 94 ho have repaired thither in a spirited manner
for its defence. Many volunteers were on the point
of proceeding from Ohio, but were turned back,
their services being deemed unnecessary. It is our
'opinion that both the town and fleet are safe."
DEWING?. or ERlE.—Geoteral Meade has ordered
out the first brigade of Pennsylvania Militia, en
use, and 1000 men from the second, to march im-
mediately for Erie, to perform a tour of 30days; l
and Governor Snyder, in a lefty to the Secretary
at War, has suggested the necessity of a farther re-
quisition (as the first can be held in service only 80
days) for the purpose of protecting that part of our
frontier against an apprehended attack from the ene-
my. His Excellency observes, " I deem it but ne-
cessary to express my wish that some masiterks. may
be adopted by the United States Government, as,
added to the efforts there making under the state
authority, %till afford the all important service. which
the exigence of the country demands."
. ENERGETIC PROCIEDINGI.—The House of Re..
.presontatlves yesterday passed, after a warm debate,
sqd unusually late ailltufj the BM to inetoural -
recruiting service, by isereased bounties, &c.
sincerely congratulate our Readers on the d
nation at length evinced by the majority to ad
•cisive measures, and eu the seal which they