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WILUINOTON, N. C, MOISDaY, FEB. 6, 1186.
A cotamporar; remarks tbafFrance is richer in a
naval and military point of view, and poorer la a fi
nancial on Van aha hes been perhaps dariog the preg
fint century. This may well ba so. Her army is nu
merous, splendidly equipped, highly disciplined, ably
commanded and thoroughly devoted. Her navy -is new,
bnilt on the best and most scientific principles, is veil
armed a ' well manned. Her voice in Europe is poten
tial, but i er recent glories have bacn costly and bave
brought no material compensation for the vast
expense incurred in winning them. Algeria is an oc
casion for outlay instead of being a source of profit.
The Crimea yielded laurels, but nothing else, save debt;
and although the Italian war added Savoy and Nice to
the Empire, it did nothing to fill the treasury its x
pessas had depleted, for "Savoy and Nice are poor little
ountries.
Mexico, with its mineral riches, held oat a glittering
prize to the ambition of the French ruler. It prom
ised what his people wantsd and longed for wealth. .
Loiis Napoleon pat Maximillian on a sort ot throne
hatched up for him in that country, and by way of in
demnity for the expenses incurred in setting up his pup.
pet, he is to receive certain, provinces of Northern
Mexico, notably Sonora, which said State of Sonora
lies directly Soith of California, and Is said to be rich
in gold and silver. Sonora, however, is not the' only
territory that the French will claim, or in which French
influences will predominate. These influences will come
la contact with the United States, along the whole
bordsr or boundary between that power and Mexico.
If opposition is made to his possession of Sonora he
will have an exonse, of which Le will tot be slow to
avail himself, of seizing npon California, and with Mex-;
ice and her ports fop a base, hs w'.d find little difficulty !
In doing so. We really think that that grave, filent
. inscrutable man already contemplates that eeizure, and
irben perfectly ready will find his own time and bis own j
occasion for doing so. He will know how to make the
rupture that, will give biro the excuss, if not the justi
fication, for his acts. Where there is a will there is a
way.' . '
" :We think these things look qaite favorable for a rup.
tore between- Louis Napoleon and the Lincoln govern
ment That rupture win neuoer ne retarded nor ac
celerated by any considerations of our interests ci
wishes. The cool and astute Nephew of bis Uncle '
will simply consider as as elements in his calculations
tor the promotion of his own plans. ' We need tot
ears more for him. His plans and oars may co
incide, ond we thick they wi'l A fresh entego'
nist to the United States cannot bat relieve js
from some1 of the pressure under which we now
labor. Our independence or entagonism to the Uuiled
Btates cannot but be favourable to Louis Napoleon's
' plans, by distracting the attention of the only power
vUkalj to cpp039 obstacles to their eccompliolrment.
TIIK RKTURSI OP OCR COMMISIIOaStM. FAIL'
. ' VRH OP HBGOriATIOM. -
It will be seen that our commissioners returned' las
Saturday night from Fortress Monroe, after having bad
an interview wit VLincoln and Seward. ; v -
As . our teaders are aware, we were never saagiine ol
any results likely to follow this attempt at negotiation
and therefore are not' disappsisje'd at its tailors ; Still
we hoped 'thatyomsttiDg mighty me of it that some
rsy of light might be let in, but'a'pparently net a glean
has been vouchsafed us.
If any of cur readers hare allowed themselves to be
deceived by false hopes, they cannot hold us retponelbls
as parties to their deception, for ws have dona all we
could to guard them against it. ..
Well, negotiation has been fairly tried, and we see
how it has resulted. If oar people are deserving o
freedom they will all now mote together to work: it out
If they are the people we, take these for they will rise
op strongsr and more determined than ever. Instead
of yielding to despondency they will take fresh courage,
summon up fresh resolution, and our word for .it all
things wili come oat right before the year is over, and
no thanks to Lincoln. 1 be eatsts are in operation
that wili work this out
Remember this j Ilereafter the shriekers for nego
tiation, peace, etc., are simply counsellors of peace on
Lincoln's terms, and these are bow proclaimed to be
sabmirsion, abolition, confiscation, sibja, ration and
degradation. They now know what negotiation with
Linco.n means, and cannot say that it b u not been
tried fairly tried and under, aispices sappoeei to be
favourable.
There is bat thing for it tow, firmness and constancy
Nothing else will win but these will. Tte peace tbey
tflur is that we surrender at discretion AVr !iacre-
tion 1
Oct Boldiers say no ! To this proposition oar honor
forbids it all our hopes fr the future plead against il
It cannot and will not bs cone. There is even now
re aotion from the deep despondency of the last few
monies, mere is are-action ol tne punjio courage
there is an uprising cf the pablio spirit. Oar very
misfortunes will prove the cause cf our salvation onr
very disappointments will result in the firmer establish
ment of our independence and prosperity.. .
Wb do not hear any thiog of the enemy having reach
eJ Brahcbville, nor having'strack the South Carolisa
Railroad at any point, and we do eot belisvt that ke
has done so. We are also inclined to relv upon iafor
natioa goicg to show that he will not be permitted to
pursue his march through Soath Carolina with tie
same ease and impunity that he did throagh Georgia.
We bave heard or dispositions and movements which It
setm3 to us will result in bringing Shermaaj move
ments to a halt. We need not s peoify what the se move
ments are, but of coarse they comprise in tf eir opera'
tiocs something mote than militia. '
Tbx members of oar Legislature sent on to Rich
mond to obtain information of affairs, expected to reach
Raleigh on their return on Friday last. This, it Is pos
sible they may not have done, but we supp ose they
have got there by this time at farthest, so that we nay
hope to get soma inkling of their important Informa
tion before the week is out.
Floci sold in Fayetteville on Tharsday at three
hundred and fifty dollars a barrel. The day before it
had sold at six hundred dollars. Can't we have some
flour here, and can't it afford to fall to something of an
eatable price f
Wb learn that the firing yesterday forenoen was
torn the enemy's fleet oitaide against oar lines at la-
gar Loaf. We have heard of no casualties and trust
that there were none.
Tux firing, of which the reports bave been heard to.
day, has been at oar lines at Sugar Loaf, and from the
enemy's fleet at ssa. No demonstration made at Fort
Anderson.
A report prevailed this forenoon that the enemy had
struck the Booth Carolina railroad at Bambarg, the
second station West of Branchville. It may be so, but
we have no confirmation of it.
Wx learn that on yesterday afternoon, Mr. Young,
of the Signal Corps, captured three Yankee soldiers at
or within the Yankee lines near Smithville ; they re
port negro troops landing at Fort Fisher.
Loss or thi Stiamb Rattlisxaxz The fine
steamer "Rattlesnake, from oassau (N. P.) in at
tempting to run the blockade eff this port weat ashore
on Long Island about three o'clock Friday morning.
She ran ashore about three Miles from Battery Marshall
on Sullivan's Island. An unsaecesslcl effort was mads
to lighten her by throwing overboard a portion of the
cargo. Finding his exertions hopeless, the captain ait
fire to the vetxel, and with the passengers and crew
landed on Sail ivan's Ieland. Hey arrived to the city
Friday eve nil )g. Battery Marshall opened upon the
blockade r firis on the wreck, and protected the crew
in their landing.
The "Ratt fcsnake" is s&id to be the consort of the
"Tallahassee." Two-thirds of her cargo were on Qev
errjnent accaont, and consisted of coffee, bacon, Ac.
Chat. Courier C imU .
TELEGRAPHIC
Rprte r the Free AwsUtt .
Katered aceerdinr to Ue Act of Ceorreia, la the year
ma, by J. 8. TaaASisn,la the Clerk'a Ofiee of the Die
tr!et C etrrt of Ue Oeafederate States far the Northers
Biatrial of Georgia. ) . .
FBOM THI UNITED STATES,. '
v . . Biciaons, Fab. ath, 1B.
The Baltimore Amerioaa, of th ta sit, aaacrta poal
tWaly that LiaooU aithoriaad Blair aomawnicate h!a
wflllDgneaa 4 giTC a hearing to any person of Influence
who saay com tram the Btatca la rebellion, with or with
out Davia' aathortty, to treat of ptaoe n ea the basis of
aabmiasloa to the Unioa.
0. 0. Clay, Jr baa arrived at a Confederate port
Coatataaary cacral Northrop hai tot rasigssd, as re
ported. .
Tai Oaiam or Nairirirnas. The nearest approach
la ancient ttmee to tbo nepaper vac the Aoublnrna
(nrooeedinffB of the day), a kind of gtstttc, pabtiahsd daily
at Bonis, noder the authority of tho Ucrtrnmnt. it con
f 00"nt of tho prootedlofs or the pablio usin
r.i"' n.tkt wT.oonm- ta pealshawat of offsnders,
and a list of births, marriacec and dsa'hs. The prooeed
laca of the psblie asaern biles and the law ooarU were oo
uinel hy ro.ani i of reporters eallsd aetnariai. The pro
eeadlBca of the Senate were not published till tho ttmo of
Julias t oiar, aad this oostoa was probtbiMd by Anfustos.
As acooani of the proAeediuga of the Reoate was atlU pro.
eer?ed. thoagh net published, and Taoitun Informs ns fJhat
some Besator was ohosen by the Emperor to compile the
aeeeont. The. Aeta wan freqaentjy consulted, and ap.
pealsd to by later historians.
,lUt7i,Wb. chapter of tho fourth
volume o( bis history of England, has given a highly em-,
tertalalng and Instructive sketch of the rise and procrooe
of aewspapera la Esgland. pb-
CON FIDEBATN CONQJIESS.
BioiKona, Fab. 4th, IMS'.
In tho Bsnsto the negro f neatloa waa farther dlsoussod
for aevcral hours without any result. The bill to catcalls h
a flag for the Confederate Btatea was passed without oppo
sition. The now flag; waa displayed from the Capitol to
day. The only change is the aubetitutlon of a red bar for
the half white field of the former composing tho enter end.
Nothing of later est was done la the Hjoss is open cea
aloa.
LATIN NOBfEBBN NKWS THB PEACH C0MMI3-
8I0NEKS, Ac
' Riohmosd, Feb. 4th, 1861
Tho New Tcrk Htrald of tbo Id i us cabas btsa reeaiTtd.
IU apeclal Washington dispafbh aa;a i We hare bad i
anrfelt cf peace raners to-day aad il la exceedingly dlffl
cult, oai of the saaaa of oentradlotory atatementa, to a,
rlrc at the truth. The facta appear to be thasc t A dele-
gat ion front Bichmond waa admutsd within cor llsea ye.
tsrday, and to day started down Jamas river on an army
traa port. They were stopped at Fortress Monroe, and
Seward started for Annapolis at sooa lo meet then.-.
There U reasoa to believe that they will not ojOte to Wash
lngton at present, but that any aegi tlatioua or euafersae.
in regard to a aetUcmcat of the d fflialilca will bi con
duoke at rortreee slonrec by Seward, la behalf o the
goTcramcnt The whole affair la iaTohed la a good deal
of mystery.
BALnxons, Feb. 1st. The AnnapcUa correspond at of
the Anjcnoaa announcec ae aftlTal there this mornltg ol
Seward, acoompaDlsd by hla private Secretary, who In
mediately left for Fortress Monro on Urant'a dlapatob
steamer, to meet the rebel comalaaloaers.
The Federal ousc of Boreeentativea has .adopted tho
Senate reao'atloa for an ameadmeat to the ConitltnUon
abollshlcf slavery within the United Btatea. Salutes in
honor of tbe event Lav besa fixed in rariost oliUs. The
Maryland House of Polcgstca has ooaearrcd la the amend
meat ' s
Two disastrcus fires occurred la Savannah- oa tho 27h
aad 28th alt, destroying a largo aoaaber of batldlnga. By
seoond fire tea blocks were burned. Tea thousand bales
of cotton Bad been ablpped North, and a crowd of other
voaaelc wore being loaded with It.
Uraat has recently been oa a visit to Fort Fisher. He
returned to Fortress Monrec oa Monday.
An order has been issued by the mUitary authorities of
Missouri for the banishment from that lute of the wives
and children of all mea la the rebel military eervloe.
The House has passed a bill providing for the censtxae
tioa of a ahlp canal around tho falla of Niagara.
Bra ail Is bow engaged la hoetilitiea with both Uragnay
and Paraguay, the latter State having, aeoordlng to latest
advloca, also declared war against the Brasiliaaa.'
Oold olosed la New Tori oa the 1st at 204.
KITUBN OF THE PEACE COMMIISIOBTEOS.
Ricnifoxo, Feb. Stb, 1MI.
The peace eomalsalonora returned from Fort ess Mon
roe last sight. Thsy had an Interview with Llneola and
Seward, and were lafomcd cubatantlally that peace could
only do attained by onovaditlonal aubaaissloa to the eon-
sUtatlon aad laws of the Uatted States, and that the slave
ry quHtloa had bora disposed of by tho aeUoa cf the Fed
cral Congress la adopting the proposed aacadacnt totbe
consutitloa abolishing slavery la the United States.
It Is understood that an official statement frem the earn-
auasioaers will be laid before Congress to-morrow.
B10T ANTICIPATED IN NEW TOSS.
Eleanor, Feb. ith. lie.
The New, Tcrk World, of the Slat alt.; cconpies a lege
with the pros ceding! and specohes of the Board of Supc
visors, relative to the approaching draft la that city, the
quota naving seea increased iroa four to tw oary-oao thou
sand, tevcral of the lapervlsors latimaU that anotha
rid ie Uevlublc tf the draft k oaf creed.
The Wcrld eays t V counsel the people of this city to
restrain their Indignant feelings, although we are wan
aware that tbey arc Intcaaciy excited.
The draft takes place oa the Utb. Another committee
has been cent to Washingtca to urge a redaction cf the
quoia.
FBOM PETXB3BUB0.
Piriaiirio, Va,, Fab. Sth, ll&l.
The enemy demonatrated heavily oa our right to-day.
Our pickets fa Cea, Gordon's front wore drives la early
this morning, aad a pertloa of the one my 'a force reached
tho Taugkaa road aad crooned Hatcher's run.
Some skirmishing has ooenrred, bat there has teen ao
engagement as jet The object of this ssoveaent has not
been developed..
The enemy 'c trains nave neon running incessantly for
the last two nightn, aoppocod to bo oonveyicg toope.
From It 11 o'olock last Bight tbe heaviest cannonadlns
that has occurred for weeks took place en ohr left, caused
by th enemy eheUlng our Chester field j works. No casual
Use oa our aid.
A hlcBLi Arawsa A friend Cuught to eomrort the wife
of the great Frsaca general, the Marshal de VUUroy, after
the defeat of Ue Utter by Marl boron h at Bleaheim. bv
leaving that thank to Heaven, th Marshal had csespsd na-
In1nr. That, indsed." aha nnllaS. ! nn.H t.
tas, hat sot eaosgh tcf Ha'l .
A parifiaonious eoa eptarn, aaawerlog the eomplamts
of his mea that tho bread was bad, exolalmed t mrmmim
" What r oonDlaln of vonr hrmA ih.t u
I What da yea tuink of the Apostles f Tbey at " shsw
I bread," made from old boots and shoes."
SPECIAL.? BlAOISTnATSB.
WB ABB AUTHORIZED to announoc JOHN J. CON
OLET, Niq.; present Inoumbent, aa a candidate for r
elietloa to the effloe of Speolal Magistrate of the town of
Wilmington, at the election to bo held oa Monday next,
lb. February.
Feb. M. - ,
XU SPECIAL HAOISTRATB.
THI UIDEBIIQ5IED oflirs himself ai a eandldaU ff
the office of Bpeolal Magiairatc 6f tho Town of Wilalng
ton, at the election to bs held oa Mondsy next Sih Inst.
JOHN C. WOOD.
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MAItHIItD.
At LaQraogc. Tenn., oa tbe evsking of Dec Utb, 1884,
by Rev. Jsmes J Vaoli, Or. WILL t M) skKH, aaaiaUnt
nn geoa, P. A. 0. B . to viImH mI4 H EWhl L. yoooct
risnnriterof Mrs. tnnlr M aud the Ute Jamre e. aeeiL
Esq , formerly of Prmoe VT 1 am t ouol, Ynuinla.
Dlal.
Oa tbo 1st February, lt6l at the re-Id free of Mr. T.
H. gfewki. k, ia tte eonnty f Duphu, at an a4vaoned ae,
ear macn esseoe4 and reepee'ed Meud, sDWAhD VaIL,
Erq., leaving a wife and two daugntere to m ;om bis irre
l) arable loss Ue waa a naao of eocltl latinsa, kind as a
private" elilsfu and obligiog ss a runllo efflosr wso Post,
m atst for a long time at prtng Tale, troiortbed tbe Be
listers Bioks slusmpsitn neatly, tooa the C'eaus of said
oounty once hlmclf, and nsisd in d-log so a ao ond aad
third ilme In vampion and Uupllfl ooumle, waa appointed
assiatan kngroe.fog Ula.k of tbe Lsgtalatu' of Mi rth ar
dlaa in t8H, which several ofQcee he filled -with fidelity.
Hie death te regretted by bin old aelguoore, by whoa be
waa bset known. , .
THEATRE.
FI. M. Jsnktws,.,.,,, Sol Umm and UiSiSXf
Jotkm Dvie. Sittsre Unmmf
MONDiT ETEN1KU, FEBBUABT Ith, 1SBS.
By request, Mr. OEOKOB BilLIT in hla old favourite
character of MA JOB JONES, la tbe great Comedy ef
MJJOR JONES COdRlSOIP.
Mies Bmfly Bailey as Mbs Mary Sterlings
suss raaaj oauey as ......niso Aesian Btaulncs
iavu uj va wuuie Iram Bug liorps.
FANCY DANUB,..MISS SELINA WARNER
T ccnelude with the laoghnble Farce ef the
SKETCHES IN INDIA,
JT3-PEICI3 OF ADaTJBSION AS USUAL. w
Doora open at quarter to T ; eommcscc at half-past T.
OTICBD TO WOOD 0CTTMBB.
Til cnbsorlber having boon appointed one of the Wood
Inspectors for ths town of Wilmington, would rsspcot-
ion oiion a n-.r m uim puoiio pavrocsge. A1C Can be
found oa Water Btreet at all hours of the dev. All ordara
left with Cant N. E. Brlckhowe. will be aromntiv atuad.
cdt
F8AHK. TOPP.
Feb. Ith . 119. It- 30-11 .
SriYaU BUSOREO dollaus isbwako.
LOST, A LNATHEB POCKET BOOK oonUlna BO
money, i ay person bringing the cam to Meesre.
Ooilic do's Office will receive tho above reward.
Jaa.1. 1 129-U
- WAICTKO
TO HIRE BY THB MONTH, a good COOK, for which
good wagsa will be paid. Apply at
TH1B OFFICE.
Feb.. 128-At
at00 KKWAUD.
BUNAWAT from th subroriber. on (ha llili a
January, a negro man named JOHN. Said Besrro la
stout baUaV copper colored. Is about 33 m.
auuat five feet six lnchse high, and has a v ry intelliasnt
look. No will try to vase off by the name of John Trn
blood. 1 will give the ovo reward for his apprehension
end confinement ia th-ill of New Himver county, or his
delivery to me at my place oo the Morth East Btver, aad
1100 for cvldcnae conlslsnt to convict any ops Qf harboring
him. '.
J. P.-BICniBDS.
Feb. th :. lM-St-30-lt
T TAKES UF
AND COMMITTED to the 1U of New Hanover
. . v. i T a t. m m . .
A- COVaij, BCKru wuusau auiiii ana duj woo
bay that tbey belong to Joha Garroway, of Bruoa-.
m aountv. Th owner of cald secroea le hereby notk
Sad to oome forward, prove property, ipay charges and
take them away, otherwise they wOl be .dealt with as th
Itw dlrcota. . . .
a. t, mnerjiT..
fob. 6 tb 138-6t-20.lt
CROCKER?.
TIN WABE. Cotton Tarns, Bloeetone. Blastiog and BIfle
Powder, Bhot and Cape, Plough Castings, Calf Sains,
Palf !kw BjoU, Whntmore uotmb inrcs ho. a, t and to.
W I Carda, Leaf Cards, ruo B-eioesana ciscaitg, raiat
and Ekavlng Broebee, all kinds cf Files, English t bloory,
Tnmhlsra. Black Petper. Pant, Yeat and bblrt Bat tons,
Fine iraoQ)ee, wniaser, v n-uuin-
Thrcad, Copperas, Awls, CliaBc. Whit Uad .Ao., Ao at
Feb. Ith ly-MAW-IMt
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