The Wilmington Gazette

              parts may 21 conservative senatl sktrinc of tiik 24thftorkal d counsellors of state bigbt.pre menwh dessellet and fleurieu ora tors of the government n^ade a com r^inic^tion to the senate of the cote addressed on the 83d of the month to the ambassador of his britannic ma jesty by the minister fur foreign af laips 93 ploroft an xi in th important and action tl cumstances in which the two nations find themselves the undersigned the j minister lor loui^.-i affairs ot thi j french rtcpu^.lic tnsj£ceivcd an or tler to place under the eyes of the uri t:»h rovctiiment the following notci the 17 ventose his britannic ma jesty caused to be communicated to | iiij parkamentj by a special message ri lidibte nrmamenta were pre ' iring in the port of france and hoi j and and that important negotiations j the esult of which were doubtful i tided the two governments t i'is extraordinary and uncxpscted ration excited a general aston j nt ; but the tfnarati aie situation i ince was obvious enfjlftlld i e knew tliat there were no for le armament either in the if france or in the ports of ho j : undershrned will not call to ollectioh off bis excellency lord vorth every thin which was i sdi that time it was demanded i from what bourse ro'ild spring infor mation so ill founded ? the personal discernment of lord whitwortli the loyalty of his cha-actrr could not be for a moment suspectedi the assertion th'at france wa'stnft i wwiu hostile arrr.mi.vnts was mani j festly a supposition and one which j would not impose on any person its natural effect must lend to create a belief that it wit a mean of wbir.lj men signalised by their turbulent opi j rv ns wished to avail th'ethselveir anc i who sought with eagerness r pvrttxt i for exciting tro't':!e for enflaming uie | passions ot'the bi itisli nation for •:» i itin(7 defiance hatred and aipim i with respect to the fn^lisli rn vernment it ought to be believer 1 j that it by fal je reports it had been led into an error with r-'.pect to the cx iv.'jnce of nrmaments it could r^t hive been equally so with respect to the exis'.'.tirr of negocistions the ambassador of the republic at | lr.ndon was no sooner informed of the i message of hi a britannic tnajest than | astonished that it announced a nei^o ciation of which he was unacquainted i he immediately watted upon his ex 1 eellency lord hawkesbury,ar:^bcfore | tt that tiinc expecting that ii:i . t >, al i to mis fottnded upon false iup;>osi tion r m to cove 1 t'li rmiect to violate thr treaty of amiens with respect to the clauses yh!c*h were not yet <\ r;i ! fd into execution lie presented to the ministerof his britannic majesty on he 19th yentose a note dvmanding ' f him explanation at the sainf period the undersigned ' had orders to address his excdlencv ! lord whitwortli relative to tlte . mo j lives which could have de'ermined j the english po'-crnment to authorise ' in liis message tvo assertions both ! equally fulse in order to call i:s na tion to arn\s and to break the bond { cfpence which united the two static his excellency lord hawkesbury remitted on the 24thventose to ec neral andrcnssi a vague aggressive and imperiousnotc'i thisnote far from throwingany light oft the subject of the dismssion on the contrary involved it in additional obscurity it carcelyheld rrnt the kast hope of a possibility of a rivingata discussion end still lc«s the ho[>r of steinr it terminate in an au spicious manner the reply of tie frrnch ovr rn ni-nt under date of the nth germinal ' was equally as pacific and moderate as the note of the british ministry had bern homile the first consul declared thr.t he ihould not brins in question thr defi ance of w:ir thrown mit by england that he abstained from ia\'n y uny stress upon expressions the meaning f hich misfit ben an aggressive tharactev ; and that finally he could : lr t viir himself to believe that his britannic m jesty wished o violate the sacredness of .-. treaty upon whii h reposed the safety ol all nations this declaration made by ordev nf "' first cont.ii produced on the 17th '■ ninal ii note in w^jth tbe frctich c ■< i r-irntr cild f.-,i ". •• '■•'•■'"■ out inrpris thrtflfi indeterminate d j nnntl of satisfaction was addressed to i it the absurdity of this demand : expressed without motives and with out objects leaves nothing to badis j tii)ctjy perceived hnt the incousiitcn cy of itsexnress'on ... ' tlir intention of vitfjatlhr the trea ty of a mi •.■;»•< w is ipanifejtml by ihia note by refinin to evacuate malta it should scenytlip english rnvern m-nt flrutere.i itself that the french people would consent to give satisfac tion upon two supposed acts on the allegation of which they perhaps had i r.^nally ihe same riojbt to demand s.i lisfuction themselves in waving fur the present thisoitni i lord whitworth demanded that an ar ! r.m<;emcnt should be immediately j i p>adc upon the basis which is going j to be exposed to view and at the same j i time he gave it to be understood thnt in case of a rcfnv.il he feared he should bo obliged by the orders of his government to quit paris instantly an i toput a termination to hja mis sion what reply eouh the french go vernment jri'.-e.td overtures so abrupt j and strange : nothing but a strong and ardaht desire fqr peace could have gained the ascendency over inji^r.a ; tion • to confine one's self to a cool an-i calm decision which haves to reason an t to justici time to triumph over the ■ passions jt i n"cessat*y to b-r deeply | 1 penetrated with the idea that the ! numberless victims ofthectfacorfls 01 i governments have nothing whatever i to i with the insults v/h'tch incen ! ihcn ; tint no l.vir.y millions nf brave citizens who in the ardour of their j heroic attachment tp their qbi^try ■ i shed their blood solely oy its ;■, ■■ ■/'■ ! never harbor the wish to affront a t neighbouring and powerful pcop's ; that they take no interest ii tho mea i surcs pursued by pride and in the vain j pretensions ot supremacy t or.lv must till idea i 1 deeply imnirsscd j upon the mind ; it n-.v.st possess ami , i engross it solely without cassation j j hi excellency lord whiiworih a li reed to write to his coiirt t'mt the li srst conuil would ho.t-'ooqseht to ur ||. violation of a solemn tr-.'.v ; ljul thai ii he wished fot peace ; that if i'.ic f.nvr i lish sovcrnir.triit va8 desirous tl«\t a i convention should be rn»de with a j view to arrange munts for^i^n u inc trentv of amiens lie woul:l not refyse it and that the niotivesofiliis conven tion mi'.rht be drawn iron rccipf^a ■ jrievunces ' i'hese views were just nnd viodc ', fate ltwm.wpissible.tb propose a j negocialio'tl upon a more liberal basis i it ill not be irrelevant to ob?srve here | that it was mx week after the nv ii s j at»c in vhich the cv.istence oi"a pa'^o j ciaiioo of a cufticult nsture of most j eriov.s intcr-rst and oj uncefuin but i near issue v v positively asserted an | ar:n r iced th.'t i.e iv.inistcrs of tin ! two povertuncntb vere not able to ' come even totlie opening otan actu ; al ner ciati'-'i ■ lord w'liitwovlh rer.eired new cr j opra ; h presented succtssivlcy two ; ' projects ofr convention i by the fiivst it whs propiosed that r malta should remain under tho soye i tei^nty of tin kinjs of england ; find ; the«hi,se beim adopted his bntan i i : x sajesty ciref;'l tr recognize all i tiunhad taken place in europe siiv«;e 1 the treaty of * miens his majesty the kiny bfenp;lajjd i f'irtlirr promised o take measure li in order that those mfftwh^in differ ijcnt parts of kn^land are hatching ' plot against france should be eftec ij tu;illy suppressedi j the under ifjned has t!-.f honor to j remark to liw excfllency lord vhit i worth that the first projetofthecorii i ventio was a palpable violation nfthc i treaty of amiein and ai*u»-ive o the j b.i'-is of t v ie nepociation rh ch li es | eellency wasch^rged to present to i his court ; that with respect o recog i niz ince offered by bis britannic ma j jesty thsre in fact existed nn object j to which it cou'k apply that no ■ change ha,d tak^n plan in europe i since the treaty of a ni'jns ; bnl t it l>e the organization of the empire in which the king of england had co incided with bis voice &•• elector of i hanover an.l that even this was no ! mov than a neceisary consequence i of trie treaty of lune»i;l which is much anterior to the treaty of amiens that the events relative to the poli tical existence of piedmont ri ' the ' kingdom ofetruria and of the italian and i-iv:'i:iun renublics had thtir date prior to thi trtati of th it . i l thr no^ocia?ii>ii of tliis treaty france j h.-vlik-siivil that tv^land should re j co^nizu thew three pywers t»it as i they could not accord upon this point as well arupontb affairs of india i:i iiif.tr as ci-kerns the deitruetion of somtj^jf th principal tales ami the inoalculnhlc acquin'uions aude by kiujlancl ii this country ; it^was a ijrecd to consider the wcussion of j these objects s nr?t ip^crt*i;u:ik to < the rxecutitin of the preliminary art • clci and to thu fundamtnt il object of i the two state 1 !. the u'id;rsi|;nerl j j i lly blwei'ves that the fnmkch ko ! ycrnrtxent due iot dom^nvf on tins i poi'nt any approbation w potogaislnf j lvnm his prttnntric tr.ajes;y , . the lyuleriiffhed adds that v ih res<n;ct to the b^tnvian republic it had bc'ii rttojrnized hy thf kin ol england inasmuch as he had treated with it nd that l«y th evliting trea ties hetwern ttii rcpablic mid r'i-anc j tlie roac ruard of tlie french lu>ops j ai>r hound to evacu'tu t,his country in ' i'lc >; vin the news of the entire c;:e j cutionof the treaty of amiens with respect to the crimin^h who ' had souy;lit refvi^e in london and in jecfe y|>erq they lvij th«m%<-lvrs ; up to all their pcfr^rse inclination | i and where faikfram heinj rcsu.iiin d : | they arc supported and pensioned by ' i england the french rovernmtnt ! conceives that in the nrttil rtuite r>f | ! the iv:.;n:.';itic)r it ou^ht nnt to at ! tacti any im.p.ortnnc to iliis point his exc«ukciicy pr<l whitwovth ' ! p-.'upos'.-d ft-iecojifl projet enplane ■ j dem miifid that the r.ivu government i bf.maua belnj left n-i-.h the r..r(i . rvi'.-.-r tha is-iiiui garrison should ' i roiitinueto ocenrij lh « fo-iifi itinnv ! of the island tws propontti'»w w.is i imprjickteiitilc and unheard ou 1-ike ■ i tivatofthc r r.-i j.i'ojec 1 ., it r/a,s ctr.tra ' , i i<j the tteuty ol mit*ns j >! canse ' ' m ll'.:y to i b kstspftlie iic it'om ' t'l'.tc 1 . hy the fii "• onsul ; it v:»s he ! ' side attended wj'.h h irtr^irivtahljj ' j lncgnve'niy'nct-3 at \>\ c an tvdi i of i , kui^lils r-;ic;i!-in n flj •_'.': puwvrt j of bvimjpe under i : auihi it v at j bitrary tutcllnffe of rv liii^hi p*tvcr — • itwus finally in haver » i n olveuce - lie honour ik to tlii rcli;;iopt»f»inor ! ilerajlitd !■> nil ii dvtiients '.- the ho . r-our mid tu the r?li'gi«ti ofalllauqpe i llnisin tverr strpofr im)c^ocin : tii.n the government of th repnldj wa's oljliged to perceive iii ■. th !-:>.;. . lish i^pyurriinvnt hatl'iut rj^c jc-iir -, oneisoje-objept in view to nu jtbc . nonviviiiumeiit hf the stipulaiipns "(' !: the sty jf amiens and \.) rrtain ] m.iltv tor ths roje reason that mdl ' '. la suited its convpnienes und thai it i called - nis bcjui ilion a sull'cient g«a j i rarttc ! i bill wiii i s ifl tv ort.<*'.'op'5i i rvrv if omiir 1 t.o iirv owledjje its l u i.tieqitai nt c icl s.'iu 1 to biml , itsplftoth wlfl v_f ni>uiur without r [ diicwi^o cf i i^h j , w'i'.h'imi uiinp • peal to tht princiole of j'ist ! f ' — j vvhera^bevts ail isih p-jwe which ' placed in tlvc , ftrcdlcainent frtmut j nmh l.">-r-lf in ihero'n-t r this fliv , cumirin nuld have btibscrib'ed to con j ditioo's dictated froni the vci'y'.ope '• nin of ?. ifegodattoii ai.d rather an j nounctd with the no2se n:\a rcenace's : oi war by prepftraviorw-and by i:r::r ' rhentt tmn proposed u -; themitfwnr o'i accordi thr rights and id i ests o'.'tmn states ? j in circumstances in onir i ■ pecft annlogovis a nation iec-!)!e not a r , to its c'--.:r ' . ut vith vespect to the evt'.-tit and pop'i),\::on ofits pro i v'mce d;ir(."l to brave the l-.ngftsld j ppwer r.nd menaced in its capital to j expose the resistence of its kin^s o i enaanj;er its sole riplics the rctfiilt of a ,' century of paacc inid of r.n iiidrs j or economy rather thin smbttribe i to unjust conditions proposed at that i tint the same as on the prcsrnt o'c ! caslon from motives of cojiv'chteritc i to england ; and backed hy the < nip | nient ql f considerable a:-!name!it — j many gullnnt heroes perished the ! uanis'.i colonies wen r.siirpetl ;. bjat ! however une.quat a=i v.vs the^tru^^lei i honor did not leave to iliis '■ n-.uion t choice of the part which it ,: ought lo ttkel . •( in th present iscustinir . jwlicjp pc;iks thr r nne lan^uajjc as honour lithe p r 1 1 1 s ! i government it eji lif>crty to conform or not conform to its mi kaijcmints ; if it is permitted to the british kovcrnment to mitkr a dis tinction in the trf^tits v/hith it con , eludes tut ween the spiii and tht let ter ; if mental restriction ar <" ullo"/«-d j as authoriiied ccsceptionn ; if what e ver rnrstii ••• arj oojectoiontetbcncc o i::i j'..-i.!,:»'-j r ji vnyirv of v } d ! meaning of political conr(ntion ; wiit«.will bethecnd uie termina tion of the concessions which the hritish government flutter itself that it can wheat rim the weakness of france what will be tf mtasurcmif the cnfioe».«tfd,hjimiliuuoiib which orie may dare to impose tfpon her ?■*— i to-diy the convenience of england exacts a guarantee against fiabce . and knjjhntl retails mafia in for 1 tnrr tinves the convenience of england i required a warrantee against france i aud dunkirk was destroyed ! wulan !. kujjlish commissary dictated the law i in a country in whrch the french fu'g : lwavud to-morrow the convenience i of england may demand a guarran i tee nsrainst the progress of french in dustry and a proposal may.t»c made for a tariff of commerce to arrest and ; check hc progress of cur industry ' i if we repair our port — if we c on ! struct a mole if no dif a canal if j by any mode of-eticonrakenirrh we 1 improve our manufactures uc a rie ; mant j made upon ufc to degrade our i ports that pur onnfek&tmlhtt choak ! cd up and our manufactures ruhvd j u la demanded thajt france shall br ;■ come poor—that it shall bedl<ar.m«d < to suite thevconvtnicncc of england : and that it t\rt j^iui i sudden eiia'j rantcc to this gowrnment whether w'e c:>r>',iile"r thr princi ; plrs or examine tho con-.?qucnce vp ar equally struck witit surprise nt > th injustice and the scandal oftwe 1 pretensions smpj«)'sinj»'.that.wch a a and m-rc r.ibmkted v*n n th e i vvniktof an english jupjf would i they hisituc a situjle moment to re ! pet\t unanimously i the stovern mentor the rrpubii )••..-. : v-.e r^v tofc-.-i surpri'vi thht the i l'r;ti;'i ministry . sliculd drcri itn.-lf ' ( amhoi-ivd t mipprtic m trance i , jfoilld v.\hu\:i tost:d ,\ dorrc of l,u i mlliatieifc on what j^raimh ivis i he iirv.-d i.h rhr actual and rxts'/.n w j^crnmedtof france 1 , iir.-u'livi j ourr'.-pose los-vijh at c?:t of thr ; rt'tnciri^r^ic ivt v.h:c it u,j atchitv ; : cd,nna of a',1 its il.-.-ir j are our pnv ,<•,.„ jtis p"\>nri-e ! rr is our pojnilation kj^crrastd ! are j «••- no lonirrr the amc paricn vl.i.h i ttiadensacnjvcc of wcrvt:,ii t o our ! y p nil imtisprjiisauli ii'iterens and 1 oui ivrcej we unye disnlay | fed i lir.oiiliu.uy madcrationi to i yp.'i other mure r n th"n ino.irf-i . ti..is m;>!i!.-,!,i!iin to the iu^io nf j | rjiist atul the ciiviction of our i the un lvfj-nrd in yinr before ! jj hi c?;rc;lli«ncy inr.i v,!iif,vori'h,tlu-se j , i on-.^i v .>.;,.. s . i-rmci iv himself au:!i j jj t iriy-tl in r ivm the rtjmwu i ; t i i tno m.i i ivt chiyluct of the whnicof ' ■ th fiench adtnihisv.r)t'tioh thnin i j t-vo entire month's wlficji con».(itutcs i ; h or ofprovocationand bfrence j and nrjtjtfthst^dijiij tiu.iccp ijfejfrev ] p 5|onw|iich r,-ic!i ornl-.ict c:\niw;fah 1 ; tomakt'j p^gi/t oj'ca'iiac.'wm to ap j prccir.i-i thr.rvni chanr..ier 6j tlj ] fn-nch povcriimcn vet under all | thfsc ir-'im!-,t:»m'i;s nt the v.-ry.tiin ; tliatw consisqiu'iick of it pr f.:':nd si lencu aftprj-titevjited iiwiijtn the eo e v"nv.r..t ofihhe icpiblir h 1 th i ri;.;ht to cv;,fi.t that n.-|)ara'ion woukl , i»-.-!.iveri c tl k v that a teimina , lion would 1)6 tjiada r i::-'il •■_•. ti;n vhm absjijfjiirtg fro m rc-judjr ■ ' kf the r-iial ■'.-.'! iijflpiafc rcfultwhick a it.u ■.•■■! ,„;..!,; tatf'i tl-.aa i.tu^iivstt-^l noth:r.:;':-i i!lvc n tivl ta : t ri • t 0 , ii»v9«ijjat lie weans which were ; c-.'.p of l ( ; n ,- pi-firvtv-d j order i to con i 1 .' vtc iihii sati v the unulis i jqvjjsrnmeht ; nt this v«ry ujfhc and i r.nder thest p.—^liar cirv^msf.nctu | h;s excellency lord , whit'.vcith i iv i oi-.^rochis jjoyeniinentv-iny.de vcr i imlly iiml without i7mse^tiivr t lve ; r.riy writtvn ier!aratir;n the foltowfti i ilemandi to tije npdcrslkflcdj viz ► i that ijv-i.ind sjuum rrti.it malia f r i j-parju • • ; . that ixicland should bo l;it in i p<>sse»«idh of i.:i,:iip<t(los;..i .,„ ." ■"*. that llolhind shomld be cvacu i'-edby the french uoop ilii exrclltnt ord a\'hit wo rth farther declared tha t)»e propositioni farmed t!ic uhimatium of his coyr ! ) and tiiut.iucase of a refu«::l he lad j in<tr:!<t!oin t leave paris in the j com e of seven days the undtim^kci iai no hesitation to declare that ther is no precedent oi such form brinjjjiven ta.bu ira ] jx;nons nn ultimatum and on wh:if ground ? is war nt ' ; !'•••', el litli no mcriuvcnieiicei o nny : other power than uij !)'.'•<« the kn . tlish n.ii.;stry tj.-huv thv french nil : y.\ii ii-si,f : t hat lit cireum ' i , snrv.es where points of the utr^-.t importance are under consideration i i doe not think itself bound to ry i forn»,.on h part to the utages tmi h ov.sinamonj the government of i.ll i c'tri!i?cli natiw'\s f | or i if not rather that the sent j ment ofjrcjtutibe which weigh wt tlio conscience of a public m t;:ii an , upon th-uof ;» private rt in has p ■ venteil the rriti»h jyiverntnent iron ' ijcnir > the demand irtiich it made and that it tun rmle.wv.ir»i by a if « decisive step t reserve ta iwslf at a iuture opportunity the cv p^hilitt ofeiriciu'5 the traits of its r - 1 pretension and wi dectire ani mislead the pumi i>ii»i as to tht cause ami origin of the rujj't'jep'f o ja*tlv u t thai the minhurm of his b it.tnnic ir.ajcsty havis iil a;i;i c cii\ted the character of ths 1 li.'.t cots aul h'avc they tluteiv-l thsrtn<elye4 with the hope that they should lie a ble by dint tl*r<aftfc.:,ttion t otnp rate or iiifljjinfru h'r.jx ; (<» came h ; fi to for.jstthe iniuivst of the n;iti in or to wd him t • uny not of eel it iich thr.y mi:^h f . afvcru'.\i\li bs n m to p.iruw d rnihi-epi'cscia to l;.'i:;jp us tty initiative ot fir t!\j first c<)hs.»l mars thxrj any rhin th/vt efl\m kll<).v the evih i wav iv.'r.in z is b-".ttff ocqiuiuted t'i k ant oth^r man with its cxlcuta ti i u an i it chance h is of opinion tint in t!.ys circiuroun.ee in r!u'-!i ti irc at present pfatodj the firstc:ne rif^gavarnmiint ouirh.t to be directed to the c:it.\-\tropho j th(r calvtm'.tiss mrlurh in iv tvsilt fru-rj a 1v:w vr.ir ; h i ofoptniija t'rit it is tlij prfmury datvnot r.n'.y not to why to tli'j iin;iul»a of irrit-iiioi but to inik v.*u n fvl'ry nri'h toci htcn,to mo'k r.*tc the i:r^>^:uj'.js p.\jjians of the lynifiitue . i'll mud^migiied confnijtjgkinvse'.t tn th form jt his ci!:nnu:ucmi on ti>e of h'w exy-llenr.y jun1 a'liit wor:h requests of him tn observe t!>at vorlntl.an.l fugitive obi;rvatiou j nrt in;\ifrcii-t>t for t'»e discussion of k'l-.h im'n:us inute.it all the mo tives o which ilii customiry lftdi cms i i tis : cmocils i>f niiooaf m'ier the m^.t mitc.ro djliheration in i the.h.s ci i io'i ind hi uv mcfo ci cciu n 4 nothi.i ii judfjecl indif fer.'nt the fof^u.^nay ui vury lx pre-tv«'u8 m to wgivheci cximiii'.-il debated canva^se i apprtdftted nn i so vt alvv i s r \\:'\ lo lie nine i jo j'-'.tify ik pi-.-t w'\'uii ii bc-tomes to tako it i;r!i iu iynpnvlent snr.ii n in l;c4kt vial n'.iori of it f-.-nni i\a-l o • •■; | c.jih r.'i'l ihy i uicc wlvit wiuld ro have b?,en truto by kii^and .' j thei-j i n n single orator ir he two : h o;r of vu'li-ii-.u-.it v',»o wrtviw no j have declared t'v.tt this devutfpij t;-.>;n j t'l ail.-s cshmuhd b'tt j veil nuinsin i:oporfcfot rircum stancx-i v.ms an oiif/ajfj olf r-l tn th ■ ; lin«»r u.it'um — :.\ tl opiijian of i all i ofi-rncl of'jii kin'l would bu i\.-.^.u.'.:d *■» un a.icyiatc ni->'.irc ;,> j bfvtk ol'fa'.l furtlitsrtieyici'stioni i vit!».ivv--t to tjvi b.isi oft php?o4p(1 nliiii ifn n tur un er»i in i hia the houoitr tu p ill tc the rcoll ti')n of lii cxco.iencv l o r\l w.iit worth that lu v:ii c!.-\rj»cd tispccit by a note which w.i reiuitted to bin , on thu.l2ih n.i-c.;i tli.it the fif«<con 1 r-u r.\r -.* little td.be worked upon by menaces m by inforlcs n«d that ). • r.is reac too'vfibok th>i iect t>f j form r f w with a paraikl i».ii>t to he i found ic tuefiiitory of my option in ! ciritnmsuncei of equal ivnportanco , tuat til m.nd of liir>}>t:()o di not bj:lo : r krancu ; u«at it warun deot]i!esaberelppyr -»• afoicitn pow ri rind ti»;it wii ( rchp«ct to the winfi of his brftnnnic mij<'stvf to v pos utsioa of.it the fir»t cons-:t had no ri^lil to sptuiiy ci'.her bis consent or refusal i that th mvcpcivlcn'-.e of the or der mid the me of imilta was the j rcsu|t.of an espechl article of the trenc i ty o atnicis ; t!»,.t th rr»t ronnul ift ! imitoompetrnt tutui in thu re p.-c i any new dctiirminution whhoiit thr ; concurjencoofth t-.v oo , rttr«c i t j»owc«»fo the trvaty..h,i m ijei tr j thekinir ors;>:u aivl tna d.itavinft j republic : chat t!ie indcpettdou^e of hie i | larul of malta had b*cn puan-.-nte 1 bjr iii majtity t!ie'.;u;i-ror j ge ; many aiul th.it tl»c ruti.t.:4 ( ions of | thii nu»rrfa(c rr.re m6h.u k o i ; lf»4t their majesttf tho rti^mr of f>ut«1 j and tty king < i i'lu'.'.'u id i t<-fml tsf iadepctvdenctj nflhhe di".l?r nnj malta that tlfts ■ yu raoteet w.-re [ drmaiul*dof th p-.wv . by ""■. ; t , , knd as well as i.y j':u : . th&t '- wilmington gazette j'ubluhed vreckl/'iy allmaxo if.ir.i at tuiif.i batiafts a yi.au tuesday augusts 1603 voi r no i i