The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-11 00:00:00

FRENCTI PAPER'S. I MPERIAL I)ECREES. At the Palace of St. Cloud, May 4, tBl2, N. oLzcit4, Em peror of the Frenk:4l,&c. &C. &c. The preamble ,states, that having caused an col -1111. ate of th e grain throughout +he empire to be made, 'is found th at there is. sufficient for all their wants; I b ut that th e circulation from various causes not being !Vim', measures niusare r. sorted to, to give cir ;t'iation a ll i ts activity, and the departments which 111 1 7 wait', secu rity. the report of our Minister of Mantkfatlures hate om C mr•rce, our C ounc il o f S tate agree i ng , - We decreed and 'do - decree as follows ts ti. the Circulation 01 GrairPand Flour. Art. 1. Th e f ree circulation of Grain and Flour w ill w be p rotected ' in all Departments of our Empire; command all-the Civil and Military tint horities ~a ssis t it, ; and all the tl c Offices of Pt lice and cc l s tice to repress all opposition, to denounce, pro- Ote,,or cause to be prosecuted, those guilty of it, ctor e 0 , Courts and Tribunals. . or Ar i . . -Every individual, merchant, commissioner, mas e r , who shall make 1 4 .e ' 11 ") : ark et purchases of grain or flour , to provision the Depart mei; ts which may h: l l ll .' r e it, shall be bound to do it publicly, and after pre:fleucgmade a declaration _of it to the Prefect or Sub- S E WhateverA 3 cl ass Cr. ll.—Of Art, the Supplying the Markets. It is f or bidd en to a ll our subjeas, of or condition they may be, to make Or Purch ase ° or provision o f grain or flour to keep lationwa r ehouse, or to make it an objet of specu in Art. 4. Consequently, all those individuals ham .g grai n or flour in store, IA ill be boond—ist. To ':t-clare t o the Prefeas or Sub-Prefeas the quanti tie.' Possessed by them, and the, places in which trio are depo s it e d . 2 d . T o b r i ng to th e h a ll s an d sai t , k ets which shall be pointed out to them by t 4. te : Prefeas or U n d er -P re f e a s; the quantities ne 'arY to keep them sufficiently supplied. IN, Art • 5 . Every farmer, cultivator, or proprietor, WS SeS . : d eck. 'ing grain, shall be obliged to make simi lar . th, " at i°ns, and liken ise equally submit to ensuring qui re tlio im ili . og the markets when it shall be re . t eri llrt .. 6 . Farmers who have stipulated to pay their to kind, shall make a declaration to that effed, n- producing their leases ; in this case, th e „ . " 4- quantity th e y s h a ll be obli g ed to twill to sh,rirkels for" t h etr sup-ply, prop.ittonate quota will om account of the lessors, and the farmer Prief, "Y them in money, according to the market in j t, rt • 7 . Proprietors who receive the rents of farms sa l Z d . Can compel their tanners inhabiting the rece:FoiThnune, to take such grain to market. on to d iv !ng a tair remuUeration ; if they ate not bound ° by their leases. SECTION 111. rtl Akers • IL All grain a n d flour shall be carried to the e s t ablished for that purpose; and it is for ka eaetatther to buy or sell them, _except in the said tk . Art fOr h• 9 . The inhabitants and bakers shall alone, , 6 rat hour, be allowed to purchase grain for -- Thuwo consumption. the , and Merchants who come to titl e Ma rket, after having conformed to ate td As• till —1 t he present decree, cannot make parchases Aft e A r the first hour. „, i o• Our Ministers are charged with the fo r , - " t ion of the present decree, which will be in Xt ( t rl Y to the Ist of September next. b uall be lose:tett- in the Bulletin of Laws. (Sighed) NAPOLEON. Count LIARtI, Minister, Secretary of State. I, ' Per ( i t ek ,, ee ills - probable, that General LEFEBVRE has Itlrd a , e d Ills escape from-, this country, as iti our Sa ratik Y h s Paris l et t ers announce , th a t a n 0 cer of te,„ ha d ins , arrived, having escaped from his con . - t o —et 't in Engl an d.- If t hi s proves true, there is for t: ) ., llbt but that a vessel was previously prevare a re ception. Our GoVernment has been able to arci:".„ oo thing feather of this event, than that he hack at S a bl ona i re ' s , i n L-itester-square, in a iq tine}'-coach,qabout nine o'clock in the evening, tend e d chariEter of a Russian General Officer, at bis bY two Aides-dot-Camps, one of which was is dressed en militaire ; that th-y conversed tw o e i rri lau during their stay there, which was only gag e I°t ars; and went thence, with some light bag about eleven o'clock, in another hackn y -Yond which no further trace of them b een discovered. There is no truth in the 'tor tl rt ' r that Mr. RY D ER has received . a _letter ilar o l e '"%BvßE, in ju,tifteation of -this breach of Tt c 4"t h e' letter mentions the arrival in France of an tr erc listinction, who had escaped from ihts cowl- Lei L a here 'seems little doubt that this was General po:uvr„„,_ e h who, personating a G erman Counr, t ook a chais e at Cheltenham for London. MadameLe ton, '" attired in boy's clothes, passed for his they 'fld his Aid -de-Camp was valet-de - chambre. Con 4ll g h ted at an hot e l in Jernayn-street thsl 8°4 , 4t stat ed his intention to quit England with his Pass:,, rid that he came to London for the_ necessary w her e s '" LI the same stile ttey reached Dover, Veld kt a s ' l iuggling boat being ready, he was con. the coast of France. tiatic:, l l3 te organi sa ti on for. rebellious purposes in —ll, ‘" e was discovered in the following man. ot tt ie ' t lernlits having been Made to seduce many titerl-tllll..tary from their duty, instrudions were tt lsoci a n t ° a Serjea nt i n t h e B o l ton Local Militia to 4ttachitt~se hi w ith time tioters, and give them hopes of nt to their interest. The bait sacceed t"ttlaj lie roan was invited to several of their tonoc was eeti ugi, where he learnt that - their (*jai th e organise disturbed a general and simultaneous rising t -1 „ 1 , : 2 ,7 6 , t urhed distriEls; he obtained their witnessed the administering of Urn '"atio -n" o ccasionally communicated such in or t,?;ttirtl a t ° I t he Ma is:rates as frustrated many of the ti m , at 1 :6 1 schetnet of the 'rioters. Every parti a-,l4ies - f n g, obtained respe&ing the conspiracy, the „‘' . ' u ttrit c). , 1 " leaders, principally mechanics, and the . , - "l'rel i „ ° `, the funds, orders were issued fo? their 5 4 ,1 14 ( :0 - 11 - , si : ". About 22 were taken into custody, 4 mite hat Castle. It is. ascertain t -- uancaster . . " ( A: 1 persons had taken the oath. ~~~ 1 P tif "dial NI HOUSE OF FELRS. SATURDAY, MAY,9. n(YRTHWICK PEERAGE. In a Committee of Privileges, Mr. Weddet bourn was head at considerable length, as Counsel, in support - of the claim of ----- Borthwick, Esi. to the above (seats) ba►ony. The Earl of RADiwa . then submitted a proposi tion to the Coinniittee, touching the nature and extent of the evidence to be given, the considera tion of which was, on the suggestion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, postponed till Thuriday . next. The Committee then adjourned, and the House re sumed. After prayers (by the Bishop of Oxford) were read, their Lordships proceeded to forward the Bills upon the table, which were mostly of a private o'r local description. Among them - the Wrought Plate Duty Drawback Bilywas read a second tune, and committed for Monday. • . Moore's Divorce Bill was reported, and the same agreed to by the House. The Birmingham 'Police Bill was read a • third time and passed. The Report of the Committee of - Privileges, on the case of the Roxburgh Peerage, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday. Adjourned. Major-General AGNEw returned to India in the fleet which sailed from Portsmouth 'on. Thursday.— Major-General GORDON, who succeeds the Ho- , pourable General MEADE, in the command at Ma-. deira, also went out "in one of 'he ships which touches at that island. General MEADS goes'to she cape of Good Hope. MUNDEN and MATTHEWS, and a considerable number of Performers of high professional' repute, are, it seems, engaged for the Haymar4et - theatre, for the ensuing season. Mrs. BOEHM • gate a. splendid rout on Thursday night ; aboUt 400 Fashionables Attended. St. James's-square was crowded with solendid equi-, pages about midnight. The PRINCE REGENT WaS of the parr. A private . 1 tier from on Officer on bolrd the Victorious, contains the lollowing particulars"re specting her,prize, the Rivoli. We find, says the letter, she sailed frosts V.-nice the day before, bound to Tri , ste, to sake with her the Danae; from thence the intended . to go so Ancona, ter the Uranie then.:etoß indisa for the Paulina. No doubt Cap tain BARRE intended to put his threats into execu tion, which were to sweep she , Adriatic ceps this summer. However, we hate 'put an end to all his intentions for some time to come. No doubt but his force would have been too formidable for either the .eagle, off Corfu, i.r tor us at Lisa, having only the iikeste and the ritecize/ ; and with the Eagle are the Ceeberus and Kingfisher. Nothing could . exceed she heroism of Capta n TALsoT, Lieutenant T. L. PEALE (Ist), - and JAMES CRAWFORD, the Master ; for, during the latter, part of the action, they wet* the- on 1 ). persons on the qt)arter-deck cheering up the men--;poor fellows, nearly s,x hausted, as .you many Will imagine, after four hours and a half hard fighting. Lord Grosvenor has let his eighty acres of land, between Grosvenor-place and Sloane-street, on a building lease, at 3001. per ac , e, makings net rental of 24,0001. per annum for this tract of ground, which, within the memory of many persona living, W3S let by she late Lord Grosvenor, for 31.sper acre, amounting only to 2401. peeannum. - POLICE. BOW-STREET.—On Saturday James Metcalf, .was brought to this Office, on the extraordin,ity,charge of having deserted twenty-three years ago from the Botany Bay Rangers,. or 102 d Regiment. The prisoner al knowleilged the charge, said that he hail since been in the East India service, from,which be been discharged, and not ktiowing what to do With himself, he had suriender , d himself to Scr jeant Major Betty, at the York Depot Staff, at the Yurk Hosvital, at Chelsea. He had only been in the regiment six or seven days when he. deserted. He was committe-1. MARLBOROUGH-STREET —A discharged footman was, .uo Siatuiday; cumulated for trial, charged with an attempt to extort money from his late mas ter, by thrcateuing to accuse him of a most detesta ble crime. SMITHFIELD-MARKET, MAY If. This day's Market had a middling supply of Fritne Beasts, and the show of Cattle in. other respeds was pretty good ; Beef and Mutton are cheaper; Peal is dearer $ Lamb and Pork support last prices ; and the trade in general was somewhat brisk ; the sales in the Hay-market were rather lively, Hay fetched llst price ; Straw and Clover have fallen in prices : We subjoin a aorta - statement of the prices and numbers:— To sink the Offal, per stone of 81b. Beef. Ss. 4d, to 6s. 4d. Mutton, Ss. 4d. to 6s. 6d. Veal, 6s. od. to Ba. od. York, ss. od. to 6s. 84. Lmnb 7s. od. to Bs. 6d. Beasts, 1,790. Sheep and Lambs, £,-,430. Calves, 85. Pigs, 2.70. • SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, SI. oS. oti. tool. os. oil. S Nary, 21. lot. vd. to 31. 3s. Clow; 61. os. ca. to 71. cs. od. CORN' EXCHANGE, MAY 11.—This day the arri vals of Wheat make a considerable supply, including part of last werik's foreign, about 1300 quarters, the trade extremely heavy sale, at a decrease in price for fine of 25. and 3s. from Friday's currency, and more on inferior qualities; Barley with Malt are each lower; Peas at little variatibn ; Beans„ of the two sorts, likewise cheaper ; Oats now come to hand in plenty, and this article is quoted aboht 2s. per quarter lower'; Flour at late prices. Wheat SBs a tics a tio i s Tick Beans' -64 s a• 705 Pine ditto - 1345 a 14os. Ditto (fine old) 7is a 725 Rye - . - 785 a 84s Oats -44 s a 485 a 545 Barley - -64 s a 745 Poland ditto -55 s a 0 5 Malt - . - gas a 9/is Potatoe ditto -57 s a --s W iliteFease(boil.) Bcis a 925 Rape Seed - 701 a 75t Grey ditto - 725 a 78s Fiuc• Flour - toss a 1 Jos Leans - - (XS a • 745 S'CCOUCIS ' . - 10Q6 A 1055 From the LONDON adZETTE, ✓fay 9,181 g. Lord Chamberlain's Office, [Tray g, t 8 12. Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent vk i U hold a Levee at Carl ton Howie on Friday next, the isth instant, at two orclocic. Cotlion House, May g, 1812. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw ing Room on Thursday next, the 14th inst. .eldatiralty-Ogice, May 9, 1 6 iv. Copy ofa Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew. Ham Cointnander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the i'vlediterraitean, to W. Croker, Esq dated on board the Caledonia, at Port Mahon, the 29th March, SIR, Having, by my last report of the state of the enemy's ships, apprised their Lordships that the Rivoli, of seventy-four guns, recently launched at Tenide, was in reAdiness to pat to sea; I have now great satisfaMiori in announcing her capture by his Majesty's ship ViEtorions, after a severe contest of five hours, on the 21st ultimo, and have the honour to enclose a leiter from Captain Talbot, detailing the particulars of this very gallant affair. The great disparity of Irt.ce sufficiently bespeaks the merits of the capiars, the Rivoli having eight hundred and sixty-two men at the commencement of the aCtion, while the crew of the Victorious was reduced to five hundred and six, of whom GO were in the sick list. _ _ The lt7i , s bad beret very severe on both sides, _up wards of four h9ndred having been killed and wounded on the; part of the -enemy, alid lorty-two men killed, and ninety-nine wounded on the part of the Vi&orious. Their'Lordships will observe that the Weasel had a share in this Brilliant vaion, engaging a French brig of war until she blew up alongside ; the con duct of Captain Andrew and his men has been ex treriael; creditable. . , I congratulate their Lordshipson this achievement, and from the zeal and vigilance which I have the satisf to'perceive ihionghout the fleet Under my command, I (rust it may bt the prelude (obther portaut successes. I have the honour to be, &c. • (Signed) E, PELLEW. 1, AV. Croker, Esq. &c. His Majesty's snip Viaorious, Port St. George, Lissd, Mardi 3, 18rzy On the 16th ult. I arrived off the port of Venice ; the weather was very foggy at that time, and conti nued till the 21st, which prevented me reconnoit- Iring the port. At hall past two o'clock, P. M. on that day, a brig was seen E. N. E. ; at three o'clock a large ship, %lib two more brigs and two settees, in the same direction ; all sail was made in cliace ; at four o'clock - I made the Weasel's signal to prepare for anion; at this time I was co*rinced that the ship seen was one of - the enemy's line of battle ships, proceeding from Venice to the port of Pola, in Istria. -, _ . . The enemy were sailing in a line of battle, with the two gun-boats and one brig ahead, the other two brigs in 3 ling astern. At half-past two o'clock, A. M. I perceived that the line of battle ship had shortened sail to allow her to close again. • I hailed the Weasel, and ordered Captain Andrew to endeavour to pass the Vidorions, and if p - Ossible to bring the brig astern of the Commodore to action, in hopes it would induce him to shorten sail; which had the desired effect. Ata gnat-ter past four o'clock, his-Majesty's . brig Weasel commenced the action with the two brigs: At half-past lour we commenced action at the dis tance of half pistol shot with the line of battle ship, neither ship having fired a single shot during that time. At five we perceived a brig blow tali"; at da) light I perceived 'he Wea•el in chase of the brio, the gun-boats not ip sight. I recalled her, as she did nor appear to - close with the chase. We wire at this time in seven fathoms water off the Point of Graci, and 1 was fearful we mightlwant assistance from her, it: case either ,of the ships had got on shore on the. bank. • Captain AndreW, on being recalled, placed his brig very judici'onsly on the bow of the line of battle ship, within pistol shot, and in that situation he gave her three broadsides. The enemy tor nearly the last two hours had been rendered perfectly unmanage•+hle, and had 'kept up a very slow,fire, and that . chiefly from two guns on the quarter deck -; her mizen-mast fell over her side about a quarter before nine o'clock. At nine they . h ailed us, and said they had struck ; I sent oil board Mr. Peake, the first Liuetenant, to take possession of her. _ _ I found the squadron we had engaged consisted of two gun-boats, the Maineluke brig of ten, guns, and Jena and. Mercure of eighteen guns each, with the Rivoti, of 74 guns, bearing the,broad pendant of Commodore Barre, the Commander in Chief of.the enemy's forces in the. Adriatic. From the lepgth of the action, and the smoo!h• ness of the water, the loss of men, and the damages on both sides, Lam sorry to say, has been very great indeed, neither ship having been above half musket shot distance from the other during the t hole of the 'actin; which only ceased at interval 4, wizen the ships were hid from each other by the fog and smoke, and and were not even able to see the flashes of each of guns. I feel. great satisfaction in . saying that the conduEt . _ of Commodore Bane, during the Whole of the ac tion, convinced me I had to deal with a mast gal lant and brave man, and, in the manoeuvring his ship, a most experienced aud skilful officer. 'He did not surrender his ship till nearly two hours after she was rendered unmangeabie, and had four hun dred killed or wounded his Captain and most of his offieets either killed or wounded. By th:t returns you wilLperceive, Sir, that our los , too has been very .severe. , I have to regret, as well as the service, the loss of two very fine young men, Lieutenants Thomas H. Griffiths mid - Robert S. Ashbridge, of the It yal Marines, who were mortally. wounded early in the anion, with many other brave and good men \ ,'both, seamen and marines. The condua of the officers has been through out highly meritorious, bo th , during the a( -tion., and also in scenting the, rnaS s of the ship, in the very hed weather we 'met before we gl7ned Cce port ot Lissa. Having received a contugon from a Splitver early in the aaion, for some days.aften.varis I have been deprived nearly of my eyesight ; a'l which , ime the exertions of Mr. Peake, my senini L ,, titenant,, pre vented mylitabilitf from being-of any det invent to his Majesty's service. The !by li, in crossing the Gulph of Fiume, lost her fore anti main-mas but by the exertions of Lieutenants Whyte and Cotho, who h d ch'irge of her, she was brought safe into the Port Of Lissa un deriory-masts. I feel parliculitly indebted to Captain Andrew, of the Weasel for his exertions during the aMion, and also for the aSSiStahee - be gave tp the Itivoli‘af terwardc I have sent inclosed a copy of his letter, report ing to me h'is condutt, and that of his officers and crew, during 'he night of the action. He ow ticu larly mentions his senior Lieutenant, • whom he str.ingly recommends to the notice of the Coln mandrr-in.:Chief. • , The numbers of wn9ndetl, and the severity of the wounds, has caused Mr. Baird, the Surgeon, and Mr. O'Meara, the only Assistant on hitard, very great fatigue, the conntuCt of Mr. H. Gibbons and Mr. John J Keeling, MaAter's Mates, deserves notice. The conduct of Capt,)in Sieven4, of ihe Rlyal Marines, I armor avoid mentioning, and that of Mr Crawford, the Master, was perfectly to my satisfaction. N During the whole of this severe action not a single explosion took place on boric!, or a man brat, either through carelessness or accident ; bot h the officers and men, for their steady and cool con- Auer, deserve every credit.; I have sent herewith the returns, as far as I have been able to procure, of the killed and wounded oa board the-Riva. I landed a great numbed °Fate wou ided prisonz , rs in Istrir,• having sent a Aag of truce . to the town of Pirahg, to request the Commandant of that port would send off boats to receive_them, which, ac cordingly, he did. `I have sent the remainder of them from this port-by a schooner to Spalatto, in , Dalthatia. ' When we commenced the action the Victorious had only five hundred and six pi-rsong actually on board, sixty of which Were in the sick list, but Most of the sick were able to assist in tti6 action_ The Rivoll had on board eight hundred and sixty-two persons at the commencement of the action. I have the honour to be, tc:i - !. (Signed) JOHN TALBOT, C - aptaiti of his ivlajesty's snip Victiriou , ,, and Senior Officer in the Upper Part of the Adriatic, • • To Charles Rowley, Captain of his Majesty's Ship Eagle, and Swint Officer in the Adriatic. His Majesty's sloop Weasel, ♦IA day of February, s 2,C.tp . :.• Sal - yore, S. E. by the thstanLe iz or 1 4 Miles. SIR, In pursuance of your directions this morning at half-past two, ordering me to go a-head and bring the enemy's brigs to action, I have the honour to inform you, that at a quarter past four A. M. I ortre up witll two French brigs, one within half .pi:dol shot, which we immediately engaged, and, alter an action of foity.minutes, she blew up without doing us any damage. I am sorry we saved only three men from her, and those much bruised and wound ed. • She proves to have .been the French. brig Lo Mercure, of eighteen twenty 7 four pounders cart u nades, commanded by a Lieutenant de Vaisseau.— During the greater part of this time the other brig engaged us on ourbriiv, but seeing the fate of her companion, and frOm the darkness of the morning, and our rigging being much cut, she made her es cape. At daylight we observed this brig and a«- other, the first about three miles a• head. At sx 'o'clock made all sail in chace ; answered the signal of recall ; bore up. At eight o'clock came across the Rivoli's bows, within musket shot, and gave her a broadside, Wore and tacked as necessary to con tinue raking her ; at nine she tired a gun to lee ward, when we ceased firing. The whole of itte aforementioned service: lam extremely happy to say, was pet formed without Ulu loss °la Man on my part, from the steady, deter mined,7and cool behaviour of every officer and man On board. And I most earnestiy ruquost you will be p;eased to recommend to the commander in Chief. Mr.. George Elliott, my First Litutettant, and every other officer and man on board his Majesty's sloop which I have the honour to com mand. I have , the honour lo be &c. • (Signed) JOHN W. ANDREW, , , Coinmand.r. To john Talint, Esq. Captain of his Majesty's ship Vic torious. • Zairniraltzr Off iilqy 9 , 19 19 .., • • . . Copy of al.ettdr from Rear-Admiral Foley, Cenimancler-in Chief in the Downs, to lohn Croker, Esq 601 i 4— stant. SI R, _ . . Referring to my letter of the 4th,instant, giving an account of the loss of his Matesty'•sloops penes and Sk) lark, I. feel great sa_tisfaciion in transmitting. to you, for the information of Their L i ordhipq, an account of their Lordships, an account of the recap ture of the former by Captain Cunningham of the, Bermuda, who stiCeeeded in cutting, out iha! sloop whilst in possession of the enemy, from under a battery to the eastward Etaldes, and uthicr the fire, as well of that battery, as ttie .field-pieces on shoe. . I beg leave only to add, that Captain Cutwing ban) has always she' n himself a brate, zea lous, and active officer, and I t►ust that his cdnduct on this occasion will testify the same to the.ir Lotd ships, I have the honour to be, Ste. (Signed) I'l-lOS. FOLEY, His. Majesty's sloop Bermuda, at Sea, May 4, SIR, 'I pave great satisfacti , n in defailittg the ciicuni stanct,s attending the recapture of sit.),l3 Apelles. . . . . _ . By a telegraphic commrmicotion from the Cas. lian on the afternoon of the-3d at Dungeness, 1 learned that . his,Maj&ity's'sloops Skyla,k and Al el ks. were 90 shore to the westward of Boulogne, as the tate of the Apuhes was id particular extreme ly unce.rtaip, I weighed, ,wati the Atuldo iii lona