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Volume IT.] - SA TURDAY,F* b * w a r y lSo! . [y , GEORGIA, LOUISV ILLE: PabUfbcd every Saturday, by AMBROSE DAY & JAMES HELY, at * dollars De ™ payafc.c ha.t year* i-VtesLV, Articles ot Intelligent Adve.nlentents, Ac. &c. are thanklull, ' * an . i KIN di\G m all its variety, is executed with neatnels and difpaich. The following is a prcpofuion cf Thom a s P a i n e , made re - eerily in France, cn a fuhjcti of acknowledged importance. MARITIME COMPACT; Or an affcciation of Nations for the protection of the rights and commerce of nations that may be neutral in the time of war, add re fled to the neutral nations, by a neutral. WHEREAS the inconve nience and injuries to which the commerce and rights of neutral nations arc expo fed in time of maritime war, render it abso lutely neceffary that a law of nati<sh? be formed, to prevent a continuation or repetition of thofe injuries, in all times to come,-and to fecure t 6 neutral nations the txercife of their juft rights, we, the following aftbeia tion and ccmpadl, dlablifh thereby a law of nations with xcfpedt to the Tea. ART. I. That the common rights of mtions,Tuch as are excrcifed by them in t ime cf peace, in their intercourfe with eacii other, arc and outfit to be the rights cf neutral nations at ail times ; be caufe they have not forfe ittd thefn, in confequcnce cf war breaking cut between any two or more nations.-—Such war be ing altogether the ad of the na tions making it, and not of the neutral nations, cannot itlhlf, or m its cbnlequence.f, aired the rights ot the nations neutral and continuing in d ilate cf peace. 11. That the fhip3 or vefiels of nations that may be neutral dur ing fuch w r ar, have a right to pafs urlmolefted on the Teas, as in time of peace, (it being peace with them) and to enter the port or ports of any of the belligerent powers, with the con lent of that power, uninter rupted, unviftted, and unfearch c'h by the party or parties with that nation is at war. 111. For the maintenance of the nforefaid rights, we the under fgned powers declare, and for a performance thereof, bind curielves in honor to each other, y‘ at if any belligerent power /hall feizc/br moleft, or feared ftip cr vefiel belonging to '•“C citizens or flibjedls of any J1 jhe powers compofing this that all and every die parties compofing this aft ‘■'Caticn, whll ceafe to import, a ! -i will not permit to be 5m- P-rted, in any fhip or vefiel V/ iatevcr, any goods, wares or Merchandize, from the nation fo THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE; A N D republican trumpet. -"" 11 1 ~ '»■ i _ | ‘ •* * OUR MOTTO —«X/Vi> 'TIiUTU OUit GUIDE. offending again ft the law cf na tions hereby eftabiifhed. IV. That all the ports appertain ing to the powers compofing this aftbeiarion lhall be Jhur a gamjl the offending nation. V. That no remittances in mo ney, goods cr bills ofexchange, ihall be made by any of the ci tizens or fubjetfts of any of the powers compofing this afibria tion, to the citizens or fuhjecH of the offending nation for the term cf one year, or until repa ration be made. The repara tion to be times the a rnount of the damage received. VI. When any flap or vefiel be longing to the citizens or fob jeets of any of the powers tem po fing this allocation, Ihall be feized by any fhip or vefiel of any belligerent power, or be forcibly prevented entering th.c port of their ehftinaticn, oi be lei zed or rrc 'efted in coming therefre m, or icrcibly r :cv<rft ed proceeding to Ac } ftce where five is next bound, "a be fearched or vifited by any per ftm coming from cn board ft ch frip, the executive r/ vernment of the nation to widen the- veft fel fo feized or molcfted belongs, Ihall, on afeertaining the fact, make proclamation efthe fame, and fend a ropy thereof to the executive of each of the govern ments compofirg this alfocia ticn, w’ho fhall publilh the lame through his dominions, and proclaim, that at the expi ration of days after the date thereof, the execution of the pe nal articles againft the efiending nation Ihall commence. VII. If reparation be not made within the fpace of one year, the proclamation to be renewed for one year more, and fo on. VIII. The afibciation eftablifines a flag for itfelf, to be carried by the (hips .arid vefiels of every nation compofing this afTbcia tion, in addition to its proper national flag. The flag to be a broad pendant at the head of the main-mail, compofed of the fame colours as compofe the the rain-bow, and arranged in the famt* order as they appear in that Phenomenon. IX. And whereas it may happen that feme one, or more, oi the nations compofing this afibcia tion, may be, at the time of forming it, or in Tome future time, in a Hate of war, the fhips and velTcls of fuch'narion fhall omit carrying the flag a: the mpuM*ta«kM-kV t >ii ri .- 1 ---t ----- map head, hut it ll'all be bound i roiiid th.c mam.n.aft, to denote | thep aie members of the afiocia j tier, and refptftors of its laws. *T e, the nr,derfigned powers declare thefe articles to be alaw of nations at all times, until a cccgrdscf nations (hall meet to for pi feme law mere effeflual; And we do recommend, that immediately on the breaking cut of war, between any two or more nations, that deputies may be appointed by all the neutral nations, whether members of this afibc ation or not, to meet in corgrds in feme central place, to take cognizance of any vio lations of the rights cf neutral nations by th.c belligerent pow - ers. It may be judged proper for the order of bufireft, that the afibciation of nations have a prefident fer a term of years, and to pafs by rotation through ad the parties compofing the aft locution. In that cafe, and for ‘h ike of regularity, the firft ■ r > . .ccjA tc be the executive of f moil nouhcil) nation com pofing the afibciation, and his deputy or miniftcr at rl ie cen grefs, to be prefident of the coi grefs , and the next meft northerly to be vice-prefideng who Ihall fuccccd at the expira tion oi the term, and fo on. The line determining the geogra phical fituation, to be the lati- j tude of the capital cf each na- | tion. The following extrafis are taken from the j.rfi number cf The I porcupine, a paper printed in London hy IVilliafn Collett , which are an evidence cj his i prefent Jentiments , and may he ccvjidercd as an elucidation of j his late views , in relation to this country. Having, in America, witneft fed the fatal effedbs of revolution, ! having feen piety give pjace to , a contempt of religion, plain- j dealing exchanged for Ihuffling and fraud, univorfal confidence I for univerfal fufpicion and dif— ’ truft; # having icen a country cnee the feat of peace and good neighbourhood, torn to pieces by faction, plunged hy intrigu ing demagogues, into never ceafing hatred and ftrlie ; hav ing feen a people, once too fond of what they called liberty, to bear the gentle fvvay of a Bri tilh king, humbly bend their necks to the yoke, nav, to the foot of a fet of grovelling dtft pots: having, in fhort, feen the j crime of rebellion agftnll mo- j narchy puniflied by the tor menting, the degrading curie of renubiicanifm, it it with the ut ♦ moR aftonifhmcnt and ind.gna ti< n, that I find many c} noie, vho have the pref's ar their command, endeavoring; to brn r now n on try native country, the \ try fame fpccies ofcalarui ry and difgrace. Notwitluland ing thr example of America, and the more dreadful example of France, I find the emillanes of the republican fad ion, (for Inch it really is) ibIJ preaching fan.iticifm and infidelity, fliil bawling for that change which tne have audacity to denominate reform, fliil exerting all their nefarious ingenuity in lapping ti e foundation of* the Church and the 1 lironc. Tho/e who v.ant experience of the confe quencci, may, for ought I know, be excufed for conniving at til''it' OttefTf ' . hi’’, ivr '’’C, v.ivo have ra, railed by * V" I d;t; it gillature, more i’ ai <. nltiii t!.an forge ry or coin ing; fi r me, who have Iten republn ,r officers of Hate, of fering their county for fal fi r a ff’-v f hoof and ol <’« ' m, ; fin*- mt who have han repuMh an judeges become felons, ard fe lons become republican judge ; for me ro fold my hands and tamely lifien to the miblcnt eu le-guls of republicrn g< /ern ments and rulers, ••’■ , oukl bt a fhamcful abandomr* : of prin ciple, a daflardly c fertion of duty. With theie entiment:, then, Ire fume the üblic.i..; n of a Daily Paper, • dya}prif ed, by part exper ence, of ii*e ho/riii ry 1 Dial! excite, and firm ly re fol/cd to rn el it b) ail the honorable means in my powt f It is with nr. fired] mortlfi • cati*"'n hat i find too many of the periodical publications (as* w- it pamphlet, as papers) in the hands of Fanatic* and Infi dels, all of whom, however numerous their monffr. I lefts, however opofite their tenrt.% however hateful their p. rfin.s tocacli other, do moll cordi unite in their enmity ro the national eftublifhmcnt, and moil xealcufly co-operate for its dc ftruftion, Convinced as I am, Irom the experience of Ameri ca, as well as from hifiory in general, that an cftablifhed church isabfolutely r.cc.tffary to the exiflence of religion and morality ; convinced alfo, that the Chur h of England, while (a fc-j) ru’/rds (Mead) of the throne, I trull I never lhall be bam enough . to decline a com bat witli her cncnv.es, whether they app-oach me in the locks' of the Sectary, or la: fcal\! crop of rD* jacobin. x'he iubj -h., of a Britilh*