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NUMB. XIII. S A T U R P A Y, December 12, 1795 VOL. IX.

N. IX.THE TREATY.

BO THE WELL DISPOSED PEOTLE

OF KENTUCKY.

K,ltaviCitizetu.i T".. r. ...,, M, n.rM. Iilon nc

j'h part of the toiinncici.il l)ltem isJm believe, u.iexteprionable in n-f-

elf. It u in the following words :f" XSTC1C1C JU. U 1HU1I UC ilCC AUlfche two contiatliing panics rrf--hieeuvel r to ijjjviiiii c ainib lii"She t, ute.i.".! ot tid''.', to l'luiepa L!ie doiii.1 iiu Jiio tin . I' O' it1. .' -toi elai ! , J "il in .:d coniul, .h..1!ii',iv tauli. lioeiik ;nd liglnsv i ch be 10:1 rr to tnei.i 1 aian rtue.. fen tun. but before a- -ytruful ihai' act as f.jrli, hs lhallLem the uliil funis appiowd

nil arlmi' " bs ik i '" ' ci"he in Cent- - nail is lie tlyc'ctla'- -tA ;o le a .v.1 p eye ih uik i(e ot irt-o.i- l o nil'! o, e eo'idiitttowaiusti'e lusoi govj ' cnt, aeon 1 ul in. tithei be p in:'1 td ac -cording so lavr, ii the 1 i s wMre.i h tK case, oi c i . m d, - Ieve-i-fen- " bark, the one. i .c.iMient dili-in- i .g to ihe o.u .then reasons io. .lie Lime, i uieiot the lies m..y ecjt l...'.ithe of ccr.fak lu- n p -

Itiwuliv places as fndi p.ry ih.id!ju'f p'rpe to be rxceptea.

I do n" ie:ollt ct to have h ?i 1zni, objec ion to this awkk , a'ld i:ftcms to me altogether proper.

1 he fevmecmli article is In thefollovvin. - i ms " It is ajiuci,that i.; as cases wheie vef'Jo (lia'ltie rap.'ned or detained on j itfufj.ii :r oi hav i.ig on b.ia: d ui-aiv- 's

p.opsrty, to1- - ot" tothe nemja'iv oi the ai tides v liich.aT comAb;ind of war; the fuel

. lei flit'l be broughr tc thenta.-rf- tcr mc'l convenient pui t , aril

is ..: y p:opeity of ?'i eni.ir'yih uie be io..n '. )". be mcI futli k "--jl, "bar r.rt only which belongs

jto-h- e en- - ny fliaT be made p'ize,3r. I l!i; ve'lcl ihall be "t Jil i' ty iop 'c 1 . "uii th. rsi.iaiudu witli.

iD' t a, v n..pt ('ii""""" .iij'l ii is a- -t ef c! ii--- aii pin per i.wilmesfull be iifento pi e en t delay In?.'. ul iii.i , i,e ca'e. of .ai. --. or tar.

c o h.ru,rit 'r! for a !j" IKa'i-o- n, an I in ths payiiitnc or rect-f?i--

of a'iy in;cjn:i;j.. ration ac'-- jid.r J or gr-c- d to be aid to the

ma teii. oi o nds of such (lips "F.'is pnicle '.5 agi tcable to he

Ia is n' tioi.s, 7hich ieci"ies,t'' oiJi (,l ai' t .'"?.), " t! i il ofa frisnf, i wui vlE.' And ino'her re(ift'ls see n ja't ind pro-J'- C

" And it is iid objection of,Vs n', fthctii'jty tiiat the law'of ,'i s is not clijncred in thisjcli.f t , i.nce ieeti n the 'ceaiywouid not tli.mgt' me law of na-tions ; nor can one party to a trea-ty ch?ug? it v ithont the cons; nc ofthe other, as luis been already

in a former nnniber.I The ("inhteeiith article regulates

what ihall be deemed cont.abandI of war between the two parties :

Ml nrnVr tn ri?uriil.ita what 13 in- "&f'lturc to be deemed contrabandof war, it is agreed that under thefdH fleiromination fliall be com-piife- d

all a .us and implementsf.r.i-i- to. shepnrpolcs of war byland, or sea, such as cannon, mufkctsniortarspetai di. , bombs, gi

caicaflcs, laaccflcs, car-j-iig- csftr cannon, muskets,

inin'kft it(!s. bandolclrf, gnn-povvil-iratth, fTlt-petie- , bail,

IworJi, heatlpitcts, cairaduB, hil-'len- s,lames, javeTln. Jjorfc fnr- -

Tme, hollteis, belts, and eire --laliv all other ir.iplements of was ;sufo jiraberfor iliip butluin;t4r,

or rosin, copper in (lieets, sails,hemp, and cordage, and generallywhatever may serve diiectiy to theequipment of vedels, unWoughti on, ana tir planks only excepted ;and all th-- above arriclcsaie heie-b- y

declared to be jult objects ofconriftaiion, vibtnevsr they an at-tempted to be carried to an enemy.

" And whefeas the diiEc.'.y ofaoreemr on the pietife tales iiiwhich alone provilions, and otheraitlcles not generally contiaband,may be regaided as such, rendeisit expedient to ptovld'J-again- ll theinconveniences and mifunderllfnd- -ings: vihich might thence arise :" It

ag-tcd-, that whine-e- r

a:' mth a' titles so betomin"; con- -i,L'iJni to the g

lri o ,' ,t:n is, ilia i ' for tlutfc- -fb'i be icizt'l, the lauir iha'l not bectmiifc ited, but the owners thce- -c f Hi. ill be fpcedily ?.id compleat- -iy y ien.nified , and the capt r,tn on thtir default, the pocui:nei i u .der wLofe autho iiy tl eyat, (hall piy to the n.a'iers. orcw:.ein of ltith e!!pl the full va- -li c oi ..II c Ici, v. 11) a lealona- -bic i.'c. can-il- e jnoi.t tne eon, to- -oeihti wiMiiht ' ,ii", a''(lti dt nil" i "jc i:.c lem to 1'uchd.e- -tt. ti i

' !!.! vhc.ea. ii fequer.tlyhjv .3 th '. ici. is i.iil foi a portcr ji1 i 'l-l'iiT- i'; to in eiuiny,

i Ileal i in, mii ' . t the t.i.aL r;t. hci et.'.cced, hh .k,ir i'it, or i'i-- v.

! t ' i g t d, th, i evci ycii ! ii i ii t tin 'i . 'ml may I e

t'..r. :i : it f. ni Si.cti port oi pi ceb .t ::. i.i-1- 1 not Ij detained norhf--r i,,i"i i! rot tontraband, Let ': h... I, ur.Itis antr notice lhefiaii d, mi attempt t j e iter : butCue ih.i.l I e pti mi ted to go to any0th r p"rt cr p'ace iL m ly j ui'.ikpi ope' . Isov diHil a )v vti't!

!s of ei:''ei paity tha" i'-.- yline entered into such p'i: oryl it; befoie the same w:"i be gd,b'o'adedor mielred, bv the

and be fourdthcicin .fterthe reduction or fuiieudei of Kithplate, be le to co'iaK uim, t itball be rejioi .d to il ; oij,ut : ct fi -;

tetTs'thet eof."I lhall confi r tlr's r.i'itlc by

paaiah:, in '.'"e ord.i they pi-se- nttheinft!es. Andilril of chat,

whjtli i elates to cor.ti aband goods.It val Is, th-- c in this r"f-p'e-

the article is in teims peifctft-l- yrecipiocal - the f.Miie things

which aie made contraband on theone side, ai e also made so on theother. Yet when cue party is atiai, aid the other at peace, dur-

ing such a (late of things it maj besaid to opi late nntr-uall- , but fiiisconfluence lelults unavoidablyfrom tl'.e nature of things. Ai;d acha;.gt in the situation of the ivonations a-- , to peace and war, v.illas rnaci-labl- y pioduce (hcorief-poiidtn- t

tin 'ige "n the ciltclts ofthe aitide. It the two partieshonk) be both engaged in war atthe same time, ith dilferent ene-inie,- s,

then the article would ope-rate equally at the same time.Otheiwife it can only operate

in alternate periods, as theone may succeed the other in peateor war. Is the article is then

between the contracting pow-ci- s,as I have fhewn it is, wheie is-th-eground of objection ? 'It may

be said that by extending the arti-cle of contraband, commerce isreirrained. Admitting it to he so ,vet it is reilrained equally, underequal, circum$.ances. And altho'we feel the restraint most sensiblyat present, yet is we were at vyr,and Gie.'t Britain at peace, wefiould, no doubt, be pleased thatflic was so icdrained. Is then wewould provide against such fitna-tion- s,

and secure lo ouifelvesthev henefit of such rellraints, we must

agree tofatrrtttJ them in our turnThe next paragraph in the arti

cle relative to provisions, &c, notgenei ally contraband, but whichiiom particular circumflances maytiecome such, reveifqs the situationof the parties, and at present ope-lai- es

akogtthei in our savor. ioall adn.it, that there are cases, inwhich pi ovifions, and ai ti-des, not 'geneially contraband,may nckerthelcfs Lecon.e foj bythe exitting laws of nations , andtor that lt-alo- may be luzetl andconfiscated. But by ibis para-jrraj- ih

it is agreed that in luchcal-e- s,provilions and other articles so

becoming coniiabaiid, altho' theymay be icizd, to pi event theirg'o-in- g

to the enemy, y et they shall notbe cilikated, but the ownersthci;- - t fhaJl be speedily and com-pieat- i)

intiemiiified ; and the cap-Loi- s,oi tin tiieir default, the gov-

ernment under "whose amhoritythe) act fiall pay to the niafters orow nets is Inch veflels ihe full valueof all unities, with a reasonablem'". cantde profit thereon, togetherw ith the freight and also the

incident to such detec-tion 1 his daufein the eighteenthankle, 1 say, is placing commercebeiwefi the two countries on abeUei footing than it flood by thelawc ot natiens, and during "thetin.e that England fliall be at war,and the I meed States at peace, it"ptiates entirely in favoi of theI nittd States j becauft nothingcan occur c; the other licit; to re-ce- -e

its operarion. 'f he sametiling may be said of the la 11 paia-grap- h

:n this article, which lef-pfci-sa v "(lei's sailing for a port or

p'aie th?t is besieged, Si. Thisi tin. i.ig the prelc'nt flatt of peacer. i 1 a:, Letween Gitat biitain.'.d the Lj n ed States, altogetherini'.vor r: the latter. And fhdve''a tit; ttioii in iaying, tliat in myj, .'Lieiit the aitiide is fair andpn pei, . d tipOnihe w.hnle aavan-:.'- !

c is to the commerce of theI "i Led 5 1 if'i.

l"i'v. i.i otlier nat'ons not par-t.e- r,t t .is contract may ictl theni-leic- e

..fT-C'- ed by' it, is anothercjiu.l or. .t is a qucilion lowe-ve- i,

:n vihivh the Unitid Statesl)i n'if'ii'.g moie to do, than toeiitputc it ,t infiines ouhertrea-t:cs'"- h

such natitns, or any ofiheia ; and being pfiuied that itdoes no', &, that it is perfect lycon-lona- n-

to her neutr-.- l situation, nopiari who fa) s the Lnited States arefiW, will doubt ofhei competencyto it1 opt the article without iricur-inr- r

i ne reproach that is just.'J he nineteenth aiticlr is, I pre-fuu- .e

alio, .vithout just cause ofob-jcdtio- n,notv. irhflanding it has met

v i h tcntuie. It is in the follow-ing wo Js :

" And that more abundant carebe tal.wi iVi- - the fecmity of thelefpc'tive subjects and citizens ofthe conira'liag parties, and toprevent their fufreiirg injuries bythe men of war or piivateeis of eith-er-party, all cOmmantlei c of fliipsof w ar and privareeis, and all

the said fubjec"ts and citizensshall forbear doing any damage lothose of the other paity, or com-mitting any outra e a;.;;iinil ihtm,and is they act to tlie Contrary theyshall be punched, and shall also bebound in the, persons and eflatesto make fatisfadlion and l epai ationfor all damages, and the interestthereof, cf whatever nature thesaid damages may be. For thiscause all commanders bf privateersbefore they rective their commif-flirn- s,

fhali heieafrer be obliged togive before a competent judge,fufhcier.t fecuiity by at least twolefponfiblc sureties, who have nointeieft in the said hof whom together with the saidcomnnnder, fliall be jointly andseverally bound in the fiinwof fif-teen hundred pounds lterlyjgf ; otis such ships be provided wiihfthovc

one hu.ied and fifty seamen orfbldiers, in the sum of t.hiee thou-lan- d

pounds lteilmg, to faiisty a'ldamages and injuries; which thesaid privateer, or her officers, ormen, or any of them may do ortouin.it dm ing their ciuile, con ti a-- ry

to the tenor of this treaty, orto the laws, or iiiArutflions for re-gulating their conducft; and fur-ther, that in all cases of aggreflionthe said coflimijnons .fliall be

annulled." It is also agreed that whene-

ver a judge of the cpuit of admi-ralty of either of the parties,fliall pronounce sentence againstany ellel, cr grods, or propertybelong to tlulLbjtctsor citizens ofthe other party, a formal and dulyauthenticated copy of all the in

the cause, and of thesaid femence, ihall lfrequiicd, bedelivered to the commander ot thesaid veflel w ithour. the fthallelt ie--lay, he paying alLal sees and.demands for iTieiame''

1 lie only ocjfttrtvvhich Ito haveteftfo this article

was, to the fiii&JhWs of the uenal- -ties imdcriVhlcil, the commandersofjrivafe&rilix to be bound cureceiving b'oriuniflions. But I con-ceive this objection wiU' be littlethought of, when it is rcfolleCtedthat the piovifion in the ai title isapplicable to coainioiulei s on ourside, as well as to those on the sideof Great Britain ; and that to havemade the pennlty enormous, wouldhaye tended more to repref.

for coinmiflions, than tohave prevented injury, betaufc

'the ciimmander who violates thejtreaty4jn4jp be ledu'ed by the lossof hiLcgihinilhon. TJfe article inoiherfwec'ts fecr.s unexctption-?ble,I- d

is to be sound in.fub-la'itHBfo- urothei tieaties.

I lTt?trentieth article is in thefollowing v oids :

" it is further agreed, that boththe (aid contiactiig parties lhallr.ot only i ct ufc to receive any pi-rates into any ot their ports,!.-v- t

i, or towns, cr peimitar.y oftheir inhabitants so letcive, pio-tet'-

harbor, conced, or all. 11 themin any manner, but will bring tocondign pumfument all such inha-bitants as (hall be gurfry of such.icts or offences.

"And all their ships with thegoods, or merthahdizes taken bytiu m and b: otight into the port ofeither of the said parties, shall beseized as sir as they can bedifcov-etc- d,

and lhall be rellofcd to theova nets, or their facftors or agentaj 'dih deputed and authored in

' vrking by them (proper evidencebeirg til it given to the courts ofadmit alty tor proving the proper-ty ) even in case fuel) effects mouldhave palled into other hands Wsale, is it be pioved tiiat the buj'-c:- s

knew, or had good jeifoftrobelieve, or fufpcCt that they badbeen piratically tJicn.". il.olewlioaie not difpoled to savor sea;icbbers, will hardly object to 'lusarticle.

In the twenty firfl article : " Itis likewise agreed, that the fubjec'tsand citizens of the two nationsshall not do any arts of hoftillty otviolence against each other, noraccept commit), ons, or inflnu'tioi.sso to art from any foreign princ -or slate enemies to the other party , 'ior fliall the enemies of one ofthe parties be permitted to invite,or endeavor ro enlist in their mili-tary fcrvice any of the subjects, orcitizens of the otli. r pai ty ; andthe laws against ill such cfiencesiand agre'hons fliall bepuiirtL-aP-executed. And is niiy subject orcitiffii of the fui 1 pirties ltlpeti.-iveljBnia- ll

accept any foreign ccm-inilfio- n,or letters of inarqne for-armin-any veirel to act as a p.-- i

vateer against the-othe- r party . ai.ctbe taken by the other paity, v l?