The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-06 00:00:00

MAILS.
ARRiVill—l Dublin.' Das Cadiz, t Lisbon, 1 Malta,
Guernsey, t Jersey, t Waterford.

PRICE OF WrOCIN.S.
Tfll3 DAY AT Tvv,Lvico'cLocic
61 a Red. Ann.

Consols. - - -

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101 FM QUIS DlClftl FILLSUM AUDICAT?

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1812.

The.rnerchant br:g Eagle, arrived at Bristol from

the Adriatic, brings an account 61 the action be-
ftween his Majesty's ship Victorious and lVeazel
brig, with the Rivoti, of 80,guns, and 862 men ;
Le Alercure, 1 S guns, and 143 den; La Jean brig,
18 guns ; Le Mumelucx io guns ; and two gun-
boats, on the 22d February last in the Gulf of
Trieste.

At dity-Tight, the 'Teazel came up with Le Mer-
flue and Manzelllc,and after an action of 45 minutes,
Le .I:ercure bl,w up," and three only of her crew
were 'avec!. About the same time, the Victorious
broihzht the liivoti to action, which continued above
fo. hours, when the Rivoli struck; having up-
war.l. four hundred of her crew killed and wound-
ed. ►iwards the close of the adion, the Rivoli is
sal to have been raked by the IVeazel. She is .a
new ship, had left Venice on the 21st February,
bound to Polar ; she was commandedZby COMITIO•
411 BARRIE, an experienced Officer in the French
service. The other two brigs escaped into Trieste.

It has been stated that the communication from
France by the Flag of Truce, which has occasioned
so much speculation, was nor on the subject of
Peace, but related to the distresses experienced in
France for want of grain. The French Ruler, it is
said, informed the British Government that it had
collected a large Depot of Wheat in Prussia, a por-
tion of which it was anxious to bring into France
to relieve the distresses of the inhabitants, and pro-
posed that if the British Government would suffer a
moiety of it to be imported into France, that the
other moiety should be imported into England.
To this proposition, it is said, that our Government
gave its assent, on the condition, that, the Prus-
sian vessels with the corn should come, in the
first instance, to this country, and, having dis.
charged half their cargo, should make up their
freight with English Manufaaures. The answer of
the French Government to this demand is not yet,
arrived. W give this as a report in very general
circulation, without pledging ourselves to its ac-
curacy.

Ever f►esh account from Russia spews the in-
creasing <lispositi 'n of the Government of that
Country to adjust all its differences with Great
,GREIG and TATE have been
restored to thel; situations in the Russian Navy,
and the other British Officers that were, soon after
the Peace of Tilsit, exiled to Moscow, have been re-
called to Petersburgh.—lt is now stated that SPE..
HANSKI has not been sent to Siberia, as was re-
Ported, but that he has quitted the Russian capital.

We hare extracted from the French Papers a cu-
rious narrative of the proceedings of the French
squadron during its cruize. It will, we think, af-
ford considerable amusement to our nautical readers.

Mr. RYDER yesterday moved for, leave to bring
in a Bill for punishing with death persons admini-
stering and taking unlawful oaths. The necessity
'of some decisive steps on the part of the Legislature
is apparent, from the activity displayed to exaspe-
rate and to mislead the people. That there were
emissaries in this country from France, endea-
vouring to _promote dissension, there can be no,
doubt ; and it is now the imperative duty
of all loyal men, whatever may be - their po-
litical Party, to unite 'in order to put down out-
rages, Which . tend to the utter destruction of all
social order. Mr. RYDER, in the course of his
speech, read an oath,which was found in the pockets
of one of the persons who was killed in the attack
upon Mr. BURTON. The following is the substance
of tie oath :

• " I, .A.p• of my own voluntary will, declare and
swear never to dicta -se the names of the persons who
compose the Secre-. Committee, or by describing
either by word or sign heir persons, features, clothes,
conne&ions, &c. or cause them to be discovered,
under the penalty of being put out of the world by
the first. brother who may meet me, and of having
rriy witne and charaEter ever. held in abhorrence. I
swear also to punish with death any traitors to this
compa&, and to pursue them for that purpose, al-
though they should fly to the verge of nature."

It is said, that many thousands of persons have
either by terror or delusion been induced to take
this oath ; we hope, for the honour of the country,
that the number is greatly exaggerated.