the wilmington chronicle and north carolina weeklt advertiser 3 dollars per annum friday july i 7 , i 795 . no 3 fcjr open to all parties but influenced by none wilmington fr1n iku by james caret at his printing-office corner of market and second streets charles la place h 7c makkr y 11 o m v a r i s national convention april 2 gregoire pronounced a difcourfi on the rights o nations and propofed to the convention 10 make the following declaration ; of a free people ; " to the natural and imprefcriptiblc lights of nations dots honour to the government which fends you it is worthy to conftitute an epoch in the hiftory of liberty we owe to sweden this folemn tef timony that fhe has not waited for our fuccefs to nianif ell her good difpo fitioim towards the french republic yes : long before victory e%er faithful to r he caufe of liberty had begun to loofe the knots of the coalition which attacked us ; even at the period when the greateft dangers appeared till to threaten us on all fides the swedifh nation paid eulogiums to our courage and invoked by her lecret wifhes thole triumphs we have fince obtained ; this was all fhe could dc under a king who had wifhed to difcover hiuifelf perfon ally o'ir enemy without being checked l>y 1 he fear at the fame time of lofing fill lit of the true intereits.of his coun try scarce had a chief more worthy of her aflumed the reins of government than we faw him eager to break the chain by which guitavus the hid en deavoured to attach him to the league of our enemies fincc which fhe has always with the fame loyalty repulfrd both their corrupt entreaties and info lent threats and as her attachment for the french nation will ne\er dege nerate the national convention think they may aflure the prince you repre fem that they will diie.fi thci whole attention to renew and ftrengthen our undent connections and to eftablifh upon the balis of a reciprocal utility all thofe advantages which muft refult from thence for the mutual profpeiity of the two nations the french c governor unwilling to rely on this apparently adequate meant of defence propofedto furrender the town without any coined to the enemy the irifh brigade in the spanilh i'er vice who formed a parr of the f>arri fon feceded from the reft refilled to aft in concert with the tlaftardly go»t vernor and declared their firm ref lation to cut a paflage through the ene my or to perifh in the attempt this undaunted courage procured them fe pa rate terras of capitulation whereby they and they alone were permitted to march out with all the honours of war their intrepid conduct was re warded with a fuit of regimentals pre fen ted to every foldier by the queen and a gold medal prefenred to every officer by the king to be worn for ever after as a badge o dittimftion ; and to perpetuate more effectually the gallant determination of thole brave men who were prepared to facrifice lite to maintain the honour of their corps and difcharge their duty to their fovereign a device emblematical of the capitulation of figueras now occupies a place in the efcuichcou and waves in the banners of the regiment 1 nations are with refpeci to each other in the late of nature they have no otlier buiul than the principle of univcrliil morality 2 nut ioiis ai e lefpeiftively independ ent and fovereign whatever may be 1 he number of individuals which com pofe liiem and the extent of the terri tories which they occupy this fo vereignty is unalienable 3 it is the duly of one nation to nil towr ds another as they would wifli ihai nation to aot towards them ; — what man owes to man nation owes to nation 4 it is.the duty of nations n feac to do each other the greatelt giod y and in var the lealt pothole evil 5 the particular intereit of a nation is fiibordinate to the general intereit of the great family of mankind 6 every nation has the right of or ganizing and changing the torm of its governments 7 no nation has the right of inter fering in the government of other nations eulogy on women 9 no government is conformable to the rights of nations but that which is founded on equality and liberty o every thing which in its ufc is inexhuultible or innocent as the ska belongs to all and cannot lie the parti cular property of any nation 10 every nation is mailer of its own territory 11 immemorial pofli:llion eftabliflies the //£/•/.< ofprffcription amonj nations 12 a nation b.is the right of-refuling admiifion into i'.s territory ; and of expelling foreigners when its fafety requires 1 3 foreigners are fubjecfl to the laws of the country in which they refide and punwhable by them 14 ranimment for crime is an in dire<ft violation of foreign territory 1 4 an attempt againft the liberty of one nation is an encroachment on all others by the ce1.lkratld i.edyard " i have always remarked that wo men in all countries are ivil obliging iciuler and humane ; tliai they arc ever inclined to be gay and cheerful timor ous and modeft ; ami ihut they do not lith'tate like men to perform a gene rous action not haughty arrogant • nor fupercilions they ire lull of conr tefy and fond of ocieiy ; mote liable in general to err than man hut grne«f rally more virtuous and performing inoie good actions titan he to a woman either civilized or lva^e 1 never addrefled n.yfeliin the language of decorum and friendfhip without receiving a detent and friendly anfwer with men it has been otherwise " in wandering over the barren plains of inhofpitable dcnmaik through honcft sweden and frozen lapland and churl i/h finland un principled ruflia and the wide fpread snja regions of the wandering tartar if hungry dry cold wet or lick the women have ever been friendly to me and uniformly fo ; and to add to this virtue fo worth of the appella tion of benevolence tliefe aciions have been performed in fo free and fokiml a manner that if i was dry i drank the fweeteft draught and if hungry f eat the coarfeft morfel with a double relifli an for you perfonally baion de stael de holftein it is with pleafure the na tional convention ices you charged to treat with us upon our mutual intcteftg ; perfuaded that no perfon can be betiet acquainted than yourfelf with the can dour and incerity of our femiments there can confequently be no perfon from whom we have reafon to expert a more perfect return come and re ceive the republican embrace and let it become the pledge of tlie fraternal attachment which will unite the french republic and the king of sweden has t lie h.inour to inform the public that he h is taken il>c lore lately occupied by aicxand.i y-uing in mr jatnes't noufe ; wheie he inteudi to carry on liis iv.ifitidi thole l>i will favour him with tticir cultom timjt f>e affined that he will do his utmoft to ikferve iheir confidence : he will w.trrant tlic v<ttchc rcpairti by him for twelve month g^t he alib offers to keep in good order nnd to wind up at the rate of four dollars by the year ihc clock of fuch fubfcriben as fli<i!l applv to him wilmington jun 9 for sale by william nut on monday , the 10th j;t!y inftant the goodi and chattels of samuel moore deccafed all pcrfont having liny dc rounds nj inft tijr eftate of the faid deceafed are requefked to bring in their account pro pccly attefttd to samuel lowder adminijirator wilmington july 9 for sale on friday next the i yh inftant tiie prize fliip prince william henry jjenry cherard1 captain term cash on delivery wilmington july 9 to he sold or rented fur one or more years tptie houfe in wilmington rilled the i lodge with the lot adjoining the • ttiiiib will be in.ide eaiy if rented a roali der.il i part of die fir ft yeur'n rent will be taken in uccelury repairs and to be leafed for lix ye.irs 3000 acro of l.mcj lying ou shallot riv-r-r it i a vci y grce ible and j>le;laiii tituati.m ; well watered sad wooded m exceeding line range iorituclc a.ij h good laid as any 111 brunfwick county alfi jar fa/e tv.t valuable plantatioo on caulv/ft'n neck formerly rhc property of f allfton cfq con taining f j4o acre : s?o uf which are the beft of indigo land ; ioo atrc are under improve incut and the remainder proviflon and timber laud there arc two lets of indigo vats a very commodious dwelling-houfc and out himifct of every wind in complete repair on it this plantation i beautifully fituated on a navigable river which abound with all kind uf lilh known in thi country has an excellent landing on the river and is remarkably ttt.-.iltliy for t<-rins appty to the fubfchber who is en:;x^wcred to fell or rent the above sam j.thurston july 1 i/jf 16 leagues which have for their object an offenfive war — treaties or alliances which may affect the intereft of any people — are a crime againll all nations french assignats it has been reported that the national convention of france had palled a de cree making aflignats a tender in pay ment for contracts for cafli at par this is not true on the petition of a number o public bodies praying that the convention would give to their af fignats their true value ond in confe quencc of the rapid decreafe of fpecie the convention decreed that all con trails made for fpecie wh»ther with foreigners or french citizens might be paid in aflignats at their current courft f exchange at the time of payment a meal lire prompted by jiiftice and not in any degree a breach of good faith tlie following are the principal ar ticles of a report to the convention rc'pecling them : art i all debts due prior to the prefent law may be difcharged in af iinats at their nominal value 1 7 a nation may undertake war to detend its fovereignty its liberty its property 1 8 nations which arc at war ought to leave a free com fe to proper negoti ations for peace iq national agents are independent of the lawsof thecountry to which they are fent in every thing which concern the objects of their million 20 there is no prefidtncy among the public agents of nations 21 treaties between nations are fan eel and inviolable for 8ale bt tht peintft seamen's articles with the act of congress annexed frtm a late london pa fir in tlie paris theatres they have pot up a piece entitled harlequin pitt the hero of the wooden fword after play ing all his tricks is confizned to ever laiting infamy hy a defcending jupiter whofe ecldtial crown is whinifically funnounted by a national cockade a spanilh friar lately preaching in barcelona againft the revolution of fiance having taken greai pains in inform his auditory that the french were all atheiflp and i'll tell you continued he " what they have gained by that the devil fiflhtl for ihen'i and all tlieir piwjir and bull comes from hill blanks jnd all kinds of printing-ivork miatlt correctly and t.x hedi t iousi.t ordered to be printed kxrcuted by jainet carey wilmington tlie following is tlie aufwer of bo fly d'anglas prfdclcnt of the national convention to the fpeech of baron stael the swediih atnbaflador which appeared in our lult 1'lie univerfal applaufes which have precetietl my anfwer have ftifficiently afl'ured you of the eiitiments of this aflt-inbly ; you perceive with what fa tisfa f tion we welcome in your peifon the t'riemlly nation in whole name you come to revive our ancient alli ance partake with us in the fmcerity of this fir ft emotion of our hearts ; the pieni'ures nf the moll affectionate fra ternity the iplcmliu homage you have paid before the repreientatives a jo ur netman p r inter , who can work at prefs and cafe may hnvt immediate and conflant employ ment at ttie wilmington printing-office art ii all the turns due between individuals prior to the prefent law may be difcharged in aflignats at their nominal value unlefs there has been itipulations to the contrary art 111 in future all citizens have power to tipulate in their coiur.u'ts either for filver or for aflignats an apprentice to the printing business h wanted l>y tlit proprietor of this paper the old non con names fucli as vratft.god bareioms c are kill uepc up in north-america in one of the new-york papers n man or die name of btthankful tiffany warm the pub 1 lie againft the ihil-pr«tliut ot rtttn fence tijjuny , lis vvue a f'".u tkpits of the united si ates register or the present tear recent military anfxdote when the town of fignerai parri foned by 9,500 men wa inverted by pkicr m.m p a 001 lar j\t,ty i bad ui cu.-y't fiint.m^-tjl.t