The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-08-04 00:00:00

... 7r i J v- ~. • • •-A • 6. The mutual commerce and navigation of the mitleets of Great ^.r twin and Portugal, respectively in the porn and seas of a iia ,alc expressly permitted to the seine degree's they have haretoiere 'teen alio.. ed hv the two Crowns. And the cam melee ant navigation thus permitted, shall hereafter, and far ever, be placed on the touting of the commerce and navigation or the most favoured nati on trading in the pens and seas of Asia ; that is, that neither of the high contracting parties shall g taut any favour or privilege iu matters of commerce and na vigation, to the subjects of any other state trading within the ports and seas of Asia, which shall not be also granted rant proxintc on the stone terms to the subjects of the other contracting party. His Britannic Majesty engages in his own name, and in that of his heirs and successors, dot to make any regulation width may he prejudicial or inconvenient to the Colonmerce and navigation of the subjects of his Royal "Hakes, the Prince Regent of Portugal within the nod • seas of Asia, to the extent which is or may hereafter be per mitted to the most favoared nation. And his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal does also engage in his own . %tame; and in that of his heirs and successors, not to make any reguletions which may be prejudicial or inconvenient to the e:inorler're and navigation of Cie subjects of his Bripannie Ma jest/ within the ports, seas and dominions opened to them by airtue %f the present Treaty. 7. The two high contracting parties have resolved, with re spect to (be privileges to be enjoyed by the subjects of ; each of them within the territories or dominions of the other, that the most perfect reciprocity shall he observed on both sides. Aol the subjects of each of the high s contracting parliesshall have a free and unquestionable right to travel, and to made ~ within ibe territories or dominions hoopseatlad Warehouses, and to dispose of personal property Of every sort and denomination, •byeztle, donation, exchange ortiatanieut, or in soy 'other manner whatsoever, without any The smallest impediment or hindrance thereto. They Mahe be compelled to pay.auy taxes or imposts outlet nay pretel ithatanever, greater Shan thoie that are paid or may • be road by the native sehjectaof the Sovereign in whose do i Mitten' they ray be resident..: They shall be exempted from all col:11044ft military service whatsoever, whether by sea br (,std . Their dlielljug-linuses, wnrehouses, atal all the parts ;tad appurtenances thereof, Whether for the. purpose* of commerce or of residence, shall he respected. They shall , WA be liable to any veintiegs;Visita , nod. *arches, nor shall .Ito yairbiliatry easuihsation or spipectimeof throlr books, pa . attr4 or areampts he upide under colour of the supreme ad ' thrifity of the Slate. Ills, hewever, to he anderstood, that ' lit the Cases of treason, contraband trade, stud ether crimes, of . the detectrupg wliiiet provision is made by the law.tit t its? beet. that lain shell be enforced, it loeitig mutually de se,Viresl Oat tate mid mailiciona accusations are not to be ad *go. :ted.4 preteits or cantata loyvetatious visits and erarches, *Or fpr -i6111021116311101ts .nf commercial books, papera• Of itt•- • ; , _;ron . pao . , wisiota - ritlo or 'etomiltatimis are never to take place, .'edcept aiger the sanctiths of the ; cotneetent Magistrate, and J l, the tiitaolice of the cupsplif She nation to which the ac-1 '.e.vietl prt* 444,1)1•10ng, or of kis deputy or representative. 1 :' a..(1! , itaty:3 Ilighdess the..Priocialtegent of Portugal en eget la -Ms awn peak s _ and:io that of his heirs and otecessors,' that the 'cloottntraie of Xtriiish subjects, widths his dominionsl shall Wel ae restrained. interrupted, or otherwise affected by tr e e apeaartion of auy monopoly, coutract, or exclusive privl- ' legesliftife Or purchase whatsoever i but that the subjecti of Vireat Britain shall haYe free and uurestricted permission to • buy tihd sell front and to whoinioevey, and in whatever forth or soationir they may please, whether by wholesale or by re tail, withreit being otoligeol to give any preference or favour In ca usegnence of the Said inonopoliria contracts, or exclusive . priviliseeit of sale or purchase.' , And 'his Britannic Majesty o.does me his part engage to observe faithfully this principle. , • thus recognized and laid doWn by the two Iligh,Contracting • Parties: . . ••.. -But it is to be distinctly ihderidiiddi that the present arti ek js not to he interpreted as itovelidatinjt qr affecting the'ex- • -gelksive tight possessed by the 'Crirdifaif Portugal Within its a own dominions to the fatin - fur Ibe tale of miry, Brazil wood, nrzela, diterionds, gold ' &Ist; gun-powder, and to bacco in the torm Of outfit provided however, that should lac a:owe-mentioned articles, generally or separately, ever become amities of tree commerce within the thmainions of his Jtoyai Highness' the Prince Regent of Portugal, the subjects I to( his Britannic Majesty shall be permitted to, traffic in them j Ilis freely mid on the same footieg as thole a the must favour ed radon- . 9. His Iltitarinte Majesty and Ms Royel Highness the Prince' itegeot of Portage! hive agreed and resolved, that each if l the High Contracting Parties shall have the rightto nominate - and appoint C.i:auls General, Consuls, and Vice Conoils in 1 all the torts of the dominions of the other Contracting Pena, wherein they are or may be necessary for the advancement of coonmeice, and fur the cominercitil 'interests of the trading sobjeets of either Crown- But it isexpreoly stipulated, that Oiramls, of whale ver class the/ may he, shall not toe ackaow letigea nor received, nor permuted Of act as such, unless duly qualified by their own Sovereign, and approved of by the other frevereigu in whoa.- dominions they are to he em ployed ; Cons Is of nil cliMes wit hin ths dominions of each of the Nigh Cnntraciing Parties are respectively to) be placed upon a tooting of perfect recipratity and equality; and being topponeed odel. ler the ;impose of facilltidieg and assisting} in affairs of co ourerce and navigation, they are only to pos. Wm the privil °o at w hich belong to %twit. Stationi, and which ere recogni s ed mot aainitual ha all Goverotonems as necessary for toe duefulthmant of their mace are! e•nployinent, They are in all rases, e netleo civil or colonial!, to be entire,/ sodenable to tee laws of the country in Which they may re- • side. nod tote? eye dull to cepay the full and entire protection ' of those lavesisobeag as they.• tanduct tnetuselves iu obedieuce thereto,. o • - s ....a . ~ • la. His Rival Mellott* the Prince. Regent of Portugal; demi - boa to protect and facilitate the commerce of the sub- ' jeets ot tired-Britain within his dominions, as well as their -violations of ;Interim :tie with his owe subjects, is pleased to . grate t•I taros the privilege .of nominating and having special .4 Ilagistratea to act fool them as Judges Conservator in these amorrsauld cities of his &mini .:w in which Tribbnals and . • Court. of Jostio.e are or may hereafter - he established..., • Thiae Judaea shot! try and decide till causes brought before. Clem by ill-US,' subjects. in the same manner as formerly, - and t nett nethorita and determinations shall be respected a• • add the la's. decrees, and customs of Portugal respecting 1 ' the luriotiction of the Judge Censervotor are declared to be • reerignized and renewed by the present Treaty. They shall, be chown by the literality of British subjects residing in Ire tooling at the part or place where tire Jurisdiction of the Ja ige Conserv:stur is to he established ; and the choice loir i tn ok soull he transmitted to his Britannic Majesty's Aloha* , 'tattoo, or aliniaer resident at the Court of Portugal, to be. by him laid lwfore his* Royal Highttes» the Prince Regent of parts_ 01, is order to obtain his Revel Highness's consent 1 ant confirmation, fa cave of not obtaining which, the partici ' interested are to proceed to a new election, until the Royal approolaition of t he Prince Regent he obtained. The removal Of tie Judge Conservator, iii cases of neglect of duty or de linquenc., is ale) to he effected by an application to his It oat Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal through the chance, or the British Ambassador, or Minister resident at his Royal Highness's Court. 'ln • eturn for this concessi :0 io favour of British subject*, his Britannic Majesty engages to, cause the sopa strict and scrupulous 'doers:wee and obedience to he paid to those laws by which the persons and propeety . , of Portuguese suajects residing within his dominions are R eared aed protected, and of which they (in conionon with KW I. r le topers) enjoy the bertefir, through -the acknow , it aged equity of Britieh Jurispruiletice, tint the singularego. velleace of t .s. British Colotitutinn. And it is further stipu lated, that in coe any favour• or privilege should be granted b. lii. Britannic Majesty to the subjects of an. other State, - • Wnicbmas seem to be analogoes,to, or to resemble thepri- oil •ge of having Judge Conservators, granted by this article to British subrets residing in the Portuguese doini..ions, the same favour no privilege shall be considered as also I: ' ranted - to r e subjects of Portugal residing within the British Dollii clioll,, id the same manner as it it were expressly stipulated by toe present Treaty. 11. II s Britannic Majesty and his Royal Highness the Pr ore Regent of Penni'', neve severally to grant the MU!. fay ours, hollows, imitinnities 2 privileges, and exemptioqs frolon ;tunes and imposes to throe respective Ambassadors, MP nisters, sir accredited Agents at the Courts of each of them:;. allot o hates co nivotir either of the two Sovereigns shall grant in tais p•irti-allar at his nice Court , the other Sovereign en gages to grant lit' same at his Court. • . II His Ro.al Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal de clares and mogages, in his own name and in that of his heirs and successors, that 'the siohj •els of his flritannie Miejesty re el mug within his territories and dominionashall not be disturb • ed, troubled, persecuted, or annoyed on acetone of their rett *aro, bat tart they shall have perfect liberty of conscience tae.- lug, and lean e to attend and celebrate divine service to the 'omita of Almighty God, either within their own private ' Immo% or hometown particularchurchesaud clinch, which his Royal Highness does now and for ever graciously grata to them tile permission of building and. inalmainiug within his do suinems : Provided however, that the said churches and cha p, I. snail he lou 'a in such a matinner as externally to resemble ',royale dwelling-homes ; anti also. that the use of bells be a a parmated tureen, for the purpose of puhtiely announcing t.. 0 tine- of divine service; and it is further stipulated, that wither the subjects of Great Britain, nor any other foreigoers . or a difrereilt (.1111MUlli011 from the religion) established in the •dominions of fortogai, shall he persecuted or disquieted for eolecieoce sake, either in their persons or prqperty a so long ars the. cepduct themselves with order; decency and morality, and IS a unwire( touforinable to the Usages of t he country, and F . "fhtr. STAiIt.SNIAN. to Its Constitation in church end state ; but if It should be proved that they preach or dent: ' publicly against the Ca tholic religion, or that they endeavour to :flake proselytes or converts, the parties so offending may. upon itraifestation of their delinquency, be sent nut of the comary in which the tit' • fence shall have hen committed : and those who believe in public with alsrespecaor inipropriety toward. the Crime and ftremonies . of the established C.tthoiic religion, :bull be amenable to the civil pollee, and may he puaished by One. or by confinement within their own dwelling-houses. And if the -offence he so Ragrult and so enormous as to disiurls- the pub lic tranquillity. or endanaer the safety .if the iuctitutinn 'if church and state (as established by law), the parties so Of fending may. on due proof of the fact. Pe went out of. the do minions of Portugal. Liberty , hole' also be giapted to bury. the subjects of his Britannic Majeay who may die in the ter licorice of his Royal Highness the Prince [teen' of Portage! ) • in convenient places to he appointed for that purpose ; nog shall the funerals or sepulchres of the dead he disturbed in anti: wise. nor clam pnyatecoeat. In the same manner tlsesubjeel of Portugal shall enjoy within all the dominions of his Bri! tannic Majesty, a perfect mid unrestrained liaerty of grata science in ail ma:terser religion, agreeably to the systed of toleration establisherA therein. They may freela'aparforiii t exerrisits of their religion publicly or privately within thei own dwelliii4 1111/I,rll, or in the chapels and alerts of Wariati appointed for 'Sat pereose, without any the smallest. ailai drances• annoyance, dr dificulty a hatsoever, either eatt tad hereafter. 15. It is agreed and covenanted by the high contractink par ties, that packets .'hall be established for the purpose or fur !Merin); the public service of the two Coura, and of facilitate lag the Commercial laterconrse of their re.pectiv e subjects.. A convention shall be concluded forthwith on the basis 6,f that Ivhich was Signed at Rio de Janeiro on the 14th day Repa temher, 1808, in order to settle the terns wpm which the said packets are to be established, which convention shall be raz !Wed at the same time with the present treaty. 11. It is agreed Mid covenanted, that persons guilty of high frea,on, forgery, or other offences of a heinous nature ; with in the 'dominions of either of the high contracting parties, shall ant be harboured nor receive protection in the dominions 'of the other. And that neither of the , high contracting par ties shall knowingly and wilfully receive into and entertain in their service persons, subjects of the other power, deserling front the millikryservice thereof, neither by sea or land ; bet that on the coetrary they shall each respectively I charge any such person from taeir. service, upon heir,. re quired : but it is agreed anirdielared, that neither of the high contracting parties shall grant tie any other state any fa; your on the subject of persons deserting from the service of that 'state which alien not be considered as granted, • also , to. the othe r high contractinz party, in the same manner as if said favour had been expressly s tipulated by the present treaty. a It is further agreed, that in cases of appre ntices or sailors desertiha from vessels belonglog to the salijects of either of the Mgircontracting,partles. whilewithin ,_the ports of. the other party, the Magistaates tbrill be bound to gite efeetual ncsistain: far their aparelsensinu ' on flue application Yes that effect being made by thd Consul General, or Consul, or by his Deputy or Ilepresentativ,e ; and that no' public belly ) " civil or religious, shall • fittire, the powar of protecting such deserters. 15. All goods; merchandizmand articles irktihillever.of the proJoie, manufacture, industry, or liiveittroti of the dioniniens and subjects of his Britannic 'Majesty, shall be admitted hit* all :oat zingular the ports awl dominions Of. his Rapt!' ,HiglA ursine Prince Ri.cent of Poliugal, us well in Burbpe'as America, Africa, and Asia, *bather consigned fa Behold 0, Portuguese subjects on paying generally and solely duties fel the amount of ifteen per cent. according to the value *Mich shall be set upon them by a tariff or table of irakuitions; call ed in the Portuguese language PAILITA ' the.principal basil of whirh shall be the sworn ittvoice cost of the aforesaid goods, inerchanditer, and articles, taking also into considertitift (air .far as may he just or practicablej the current prices thereof in' the country into which they are imported. This teriffer vas is ttion shall be deterntined and settiestby 'ass equal nialabef^. Of British and Portuguese merchants of known integrity and honour, with the astistance on thespart of the British aver chants of his Britannic Majesty's Consul-General. or Consul, and on tbepert of the Portuguese merchant* with the asai,t auce of the Saperinteadant, sir Administrator-General of the Customs, or of their respective Deputies.. And theaforesaltr ''cuff or table of valuations shall be made and promulgated in each of the ports belonging to his Royal Highness the Prince ' Regent of Portugal, in which there are or may be Corstom boases. It shall be concludea, and begin to bayeeffect as soon as possible aftel the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, and certainly Within the apace afthree mouths, reckoned from the date of that exchange. And it shall be revised and altered if necessary, from time to time, either in OM whole or ill part, whenever the subjects of his Britannic Majesty, resident thithia the dominions of his Royal Highoeis the Prince Regent of Portugal, shall make a requisition to that effect through the medium of his Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, or Consul, or whenever the trading and com marcitd subjects of Portugal shall make the same requisition on their own part. 16. But daring the interval between the exchange. of the ratifications of the present treaty, and the promulgatida of the above-mentioned tariff. should any goods or merchan dizes the produce or manufacture of the dominions Of his Britannic Majesty arrive in the ports of hiS Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, it is stipehlied, HIM. 'they shall be admitted for consumption on paying 'the above-men tamed duties of fiftren per cent. according io lite value set on thrill Iv the tariff now actually established; should they he goods or mercbandizes which ate comprised orvattied in that tariff, and if they should not be coMpoted or valued its that tariff (as also if any .British goods or merchandikes should hereafter arrive in the ports of the Portuguese domi nions without having been specifically , valued. and 'Medan ~the new tariff or PA CITA, which is to be made isi coosegoesice of the stipulations. of the preceding article of the present treaty) they shall he equally admitted on paying the same duties of fifteen' per' cent. AD VA LOWED. according to the invoicesmf the said goods and merchandizes, which shall be duly presented and sworn to by, the parties Importing the same. And in case that any suspicion ofifraud of sitfair practices should arise, the invoices Shull be examined, and the real value of the goods or merchantlizes ascertained by a reference to an equal number of British and Portuguese mer chants of knownantegrity and honours ow, in camp( dif fertnee of opinion amongst them; followed • by an equality of votes upon the subject, they shall then nominate another merchant, likewise of known integrity and honour, to.whom •the Matter shall be ultimately referred, and whose decision' thereon shall be.final, 'sod without appeal. And in case the invoice should appear to have beers fair and corrects-the goods and Merchandizes specified in it, shall fie admitted on paying the duties above-mentioned .of fifteeil per .ceat..and the exwnces, if any, of the examination of the invoice,ll4sll, be deitayed by the party who called its fairness aid correct ness into question. Bet if the invoice shall be found to be fraudulent and unfair, then the koodcand Merchandira shall be brought up by the ()Ricers of the Customs ou the account of the Portuguese Government, according to the value spe cified in the invoice, with an addition of ten per cent. to the sum so paid Ibr than by theOffieers of the Customs, the Par+ tuguese Governinent engaging for the payment of the goods so valued and purchased by t h e Offic.ms of the Cuttoins Within the space of fifteen dais, and the expences, if any, of the examination of the fraudulent invoice shall be paid by the party who presented it as just and fair. 17. It is agreed and covenanted, t h at articles of military. and naval stores brought into the parts at' his (loyal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, Width the PortogueticGo vernmeut may be desirous of taking for its own use, shall be paid for without delay at the prices appointed by the Pro prietom, who shall nut be compelled to sell such articles on , any other terms. And it is farther stipulated, that if the Portuguese Govern ment shall take into its awn mire and custody any cargo, or 1. part of a cargo, with a view to purchase, or otherwise, the said Portuguese Government shall be respondble for any da mage or injury tb*t such cargo, or part of a cargo, may re ceive while ro the care and custody of the OffiCCIS of the said Portuguese Government. • 18. Nis Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal is pleased to grant to the subjects of Great Britain the privilege of beilig Assignantes for the deities to be paid in the Custom • houses of his Royal +Ugliness's dominions, on the same terms, and stn giving the same security as are required from the sub jects at' Portugal. Apd it is on the other hand stipulated and agreed; that the suajects of the Crown of Portugal shall receive, as far as it may beust'or legal, the same favour iu the Custom Houses of Great' Britain to it shewn to the lateral subjects or his Britau vie Majesty. . . 19. His Britannic Majesty does ski hii part and is Ills owp name, and in that of his heirs and successors, promise and en gage that all goods, merchatidizes and articles whatsoever, of the produce, manufacture. industry, or invention pf the do minions o'r subject% of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, shall be received and admitted into all and shi rtier the limos and dominions of his Britannic Majesty, on paying generally and only the same duties that are paid upon similar articles by the subjects of the Most favoured natiqn. And it is esprealy declared, that if any reduction of duties , should take place exclusively infavnar of British guilds , and merchandizes imported into the dominionsofhis Reyal ness the Prince Regenrof Portugal, an equivalent reduction* shall take place on Portuguese goads and tuercbanclizos Um ported into his Britannic hlaesty s dominions., and ticc acrid.;. ! the articles upon which suc h equivalent reduction is .10 take' game being tented by previous concert and agreement between 4ke t wo • high mar intim parties. It is understood, that any such reduction so granted by .littler party to the other, shall 1:.,1 he granted afterwards (except upon the same terms and for the same compensation) in fryour of any tither state or nation whatsoefer. And this deel.u.rtioiis to be considered as recinroell on the Part of the . t w high cootractidg parties. t. Butts there are some articl; of the. growth and pro duce of Brazil, which are excluded front the. markets and home constnoptitior of the British dnolittions, such as Wear. Coffee and other articles similar to the producf the Bri- tish C ol onies , his Britannic Majesty , wallets AOe o f avour midi protect (as much as uossible) the cpinmerce of the subjects of ' his RoYal * Highnls. tlie;Prittcd Rekent of Portugal, con:cats, anti permits, tluit the said article. as well as all other the growth and produce of Brazil, and all - other parts df the Portuguese donsiitious, may, be received and warehoused in all the ports of MS distainio ,na which shall be by law ap-: pointed to lie witetuntsing ISOM for *those articles; for the purpose of re-exportatlea s i anklet due tegulation, exempted from the greater duties, with which, they would he charged were they detained for codsnwp,tion w i thin • the British domi nions, and Ilabloonly to-the I,educed chilies and expenses on warehmising and re-expentritioh. 21. to like Manner hinveithstrintling the general privilege 'Of adniisslon tints gnat ' tted* fa the 6fteenth article of the pre ,Serit Treitty . byltls Itrivittlitglinesl the Prince Regent of Por ,ittgal. in farmer df all kinds addinerchandizes, the produce Add nisittptacturelof the' ittitish dominions ; his Royal High netts reteinetto himself the right of imposing heavy, and even prohibitory defied tin all articles known by the name of Bri tish East 'lndian goods and West tuition produce, such as su gar and toffee, whiCh ennurit be admitted for consumption in the Portuguese deniiainos; by reason of the same principle of Colonial ',obe l i , . which prevents the free admission into the British doml ons of cerresponding articles of Brazilian prodttre. But his Roy al Highness the Prince Regstat of Portugal Consents that a the ports df his dominions, Ahem there are or may be Custora-Hisdses. shall be free ports for the recep tion and R&M/shin of all articles whatsoever, the produce or maodfacture of the. British dominions, not deStined for the consumption of the place at which they, may be 'received or' admitted, but' fur re-exportation, either fot other ports of the dominions Of Portugal, oil fur those of other States. 'And the articles thus received and admittedAsubject to due regn dation.) shall be exempted from the duties, with which they would be charged if destined for the consumption of the place at which they be landed or Warehoused', and liable only to the same expenses that may be p a id by articles of Brazilian produce, received and witrehouled for re-exportation in the ports of his Britannic Maj•ity's dominions. 22. His-Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, in order to facilitate and enrotirage the legitimate commerce, not only of the subjects of Great Britain, but also Of those of Portugal, with other States adjacent lb his own dominions,, and with a view also" to augment and secure that part; of his own revenue which is derived &dm the collection of ware housing duties upon tperchandize, is pleased to declare the port of 'Salt% Catherines to Be a free port, according to the terms mentioned in the preceding articleof the present treaty, ' 21 His Royal Highness the Prinee Itegent of Portugal be ing desirous to place 'the system of commenbe • antiquated by the present Treaty, upOn the must extensive,basts, is pleased to take the 'opportunity afforded by it. of titifilishing the de termination, preconceived in his Royal Highness's mind of rendering ies t:ort w.frees!art,:a7d permitting the free tolern tion of all Religious Sects•wbatever in that city and in its De . 24. All trade with the Portuguese possessions situated upon the Eastern Coast of the Continent of Africa (in article; not '-'eluded in the 'ye contr a cts powseSsed by the Croft of int.! ,-a in _-- !egillbite etintracts possessed by iPtiortugalj: - which ...duly have been formerly allowed. to the subjects of Great Britain, is confirmed and steurelito them now, Ind.foeiter, in the wine manner at the trade which has hitherto bee° permitted to Portignese subjects to the porwand seat of Aim, is confirmed' and waived to thud by vie too °Unveils& Article of the present Treaty. • - Rb. Betio order to.give due effect to that system of perfect teciprogity Which the two Hl4h Contracting Parties are wil ling to.eoriblisfi to the basis of their mutual relations, his Bri tannic Majesty CaItPHIS to wave the right of creating fatto rim or inemirporated bodies of British Merchants, under any minter descriptioir whatsoever, within the dominieus of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal# provided, however, that this concession in favor* of the wishes of his Royal Highneal the Prince Regent of Portiigal shall not de; pine the 'objects bt his Britannic Majesty, residing within. the of Portugal, of the full 'enjoynteni as individuals itigated in edirimeree, of any of those neatand privileges which they did or iiiight pascal as Membert of incorporated commercial bodies; and alio ant the commerce and trade eablifien b', Britian subjects not he restricted, &moved, or affected by any commercial company whaieVer, possessing exclusive privileges and !twain within the dominions of Pop: turd. And hi Royal .Highness the Prince Regent . of legal does also engage, that Ive will not consent our permit that any other nation or state shall posing factories or incur rated belies oftnerchants within his doaritions, sO Wog at ritish factories shall not be established thereat. 26. The two high Contracting parties agree, that they will forthwith proceed to the revision of all other former treaties subsisting between the two Crowns, for the purpose of all'efi• mining what stipulations contained re them are, in the present state of affairs, proper to be continued or regretted. • It Is weed anii'declared, that the stipulation corttakinlia" former treaties concerning the admission of the wines of or; bigot on the ',roe hand, and the woollen cloths of Great Bei .•tairi on the other, shall at present remain unaltered. •In the same manner it is agreed, that the favours, privileges, and immunities granted by einiersontracting • party to the sub jects of the other, whether by treity, decree or Alvaro, shall remain &mitered, eicepithe power granted by former treaties, of carrying in the ships of either conairY goods and nierchadizes of any description whatever, the property of the enemies of the other country, which power to tually.nod publicly rearitoced sad abrogated. . . • 27. The reciprocal liperly of cominerce ond ;suited" de .rtiared aad announced by the present treaty, shall be cowls tiered to extend to all goOdi.end inerchandizes whatsoever;: ~except those articleithe property of the enemies. of either ' power. or contraband of war. . 28. Under the name of contraband or prohibited AMON shall.he comprehended not only canna, hooluebuoMi s mortars. ,petards, bombs, gi • ssadse,s, pomeasses, car riages for minion, muskets....kp&lj - igaripowder, match, saltpetre, ball, pikes, switrila. 'head plams Pelee in, cuirasses, halberfi , javelins: inditett , bells.hancii wad t heir' harness, but generally all other articles AM may havefinteit specified as contraljand in any former Treaties caucludally '.Great Britain or by Portugal with. other Powers. But gis which...have mot.been wrotight.inio the form of warlike.ipitat meots, or. Which cannot become such, shall nut be. reputed contraband; much less such as have been already wrought and matte up for other perpowei ,alf which shalt he deemed not contraband, and may be freely carrjed by . the subjects of both Sovereigns even to pialtei bdonging to an enemy, ex cepting only Both places as are besieged, blockaded, or in vested-by sea or load: 29. is case any ships or. sonseli a war, er Merclutohnen ' should be shipwrecked on jt he cows of either.of the Hig h Coptractim Parties, all itch parts of the Wid siii er relief!, or of the furniture and appurtenances - tbeseof l it alio of goods and merchandises as' shall be saved, or the produce thereof, shall be tititbrally restore& upon the 'same being. claimed by the proprietors or their factortditly pothorkedi. :paying only the experwes Incurred in the pieservathia there of, according to the rate of salvage killed DR both bider' (saving at the same time the rights tad canon*. of each Da. tiun, the abolition or modification of which shall, however, be treated upon in the cases where: they shall he contrary *4 the stipulations of the preseat oracle) I and the High lintrarl" ing Parties will mutually ioterpore their authority, that such of their subjects as shall take advautaga of any sack misfor tune, may be severely .panished.. SO. And, foir the greeter sertarity and liberty .of commerce' aadaavigation,. it is farther Agreed,. that both his Britannic Majesty and his Itoyal Highness the Prince Regentof Portu gal, shall not only refuse to receive any pirates, or.sea-roveri whatsoever into auy of their havens. ports, cities ;sr towns, .or permit any of their subject*, cruxes , or in habitants, on either part, to receive oc.pcntrict them in their ports, to har bour them in their' houses, or to assist- them. ißany ma n ner whatsoever but further, that they shall cause tdi.such pirates And sea-rovers, and all persons who shall receive, conceal, or assist them, to be brought to condign pimishment, for a ter ror and example to others. ,And all their ships. with Ow goods or. merchandises 'taken by. them, and brought biro the ports belonging to either of the High Contracting Pardon shall be seixedAs far as they ca'Q be disiovered, and shall be restored to the owners, or the Actors duly authorised or de-* puted by them in writing, proper 'evidenCe being first given to prove theproperty, esen in case sick effects sishuld have passed into other hands by wile,; if it be ascertained thaiihe but en knew or might have known thatthey had bectspirati catty taken. 31. For the future seeurity of 'commerce and friendship be tweedthe subjekis of his Britannic Majesty, and 'his Royal Highness the .Prince Regent tic Portage/. and to the cad that. their mutual goodAnderstainttii% may be preserved from all huerruption and disterhasice, i it is concluded and agreed; thin it at any time therestioult( waif any disagreements, breach ofi fricatiship, er rupture hetwc:el, the Growus.uf the bigh,con, tracting parties, which fort*, t which rupture shall not he deemed to exist mull 'the retailing or se .ling home of the .; ---~ .~ • •t • • - respective Am , bassadors or Ministers) the subjects the two parties residing to the dominions of the oth er ; h ave thr.privilege roanalning and it s ' therein; without any manner of interruption, so - 1 02 a as 11 1 behave peaceably, and cominit oo offence agaiiht the lag • ordinances; end is case tbeit efuiduct should render thes sw. perted, nod the respective government's should be order them to remove, the term of twelve unitbi ff i f ,,h7; t : - lowed them for that purpose, imorder that they may r ef a a with thdr effects and property, whether entrusted to last ri duals, or to °testate. • At the same time it is to be understood that this favou r :not tube extended to those who shall act in auy manner 04. trary to the established law,. i'2. It is agreed and stipulated by the High c or , tratiir 4 Parties, that the present Treaty shall be unlimited in point t,* duration, that the o • figniiaus dad Vollittitimil el pleased fielft. plied in it shell be perpetual and imnisina,b. t " 4 tiwy not be changed or affected in any manner case A f las it os Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, his heirs or sue., should again establish the searof the Portagne,e chy within the European dominions of that Crown. 33. Hut the two High Contracting Parties do ferri e t o themselves the right of jointly examining . and teyisieg the,.; veral Article: in this Treaty at the eaparittiou of 15 )to wonted in the first instance from the date of the excLane• the ltatification thereof, and• of then proposing, chicuisin A . and making such amendments or additi o ns, us t h e real 44. rests of their respective subjects may seems to require. I f being anderstood that any stipulation which at the po r i o d st tevision of the Treaty shalt be objected to by either of the High Contracting Parties, shall be coiaidereef sucpcoka in its operation until the discussion concerning th.it sops's. lion shall be terminated, due notice being previou4y Riven the other contracting partyof the inteoded . sustiension of sacs stipulation, for the purpose of avoiding mutual itionoci i . ence. _ _ _ St. The several stipulations and conditions of the pri sm Treaty shell begin td time effect from the date of his Brion. tic Majesty's Ibitification thereof; and the mutu a l exchange of Ratification shall lake plate in the city o f London %Obis Abe space of fear months, or sooner if possible, to be coat. puled from the day of the signatiace of the pre s e e fT teaty. juwitneStilhereof We,the Undersigned,Pleoipotentisriet of his Britannic Majesty and of his Royal Highness Ito Prin,-e Regent of Portugal, in virtue of our re/meths full powems, have sign -d the present Treaty o itli hands, and hare cashed the seals of our arias to he tit thereto. • Done in the city . of itio de Janeiro, on the nineteenth day of Febrnary, in the year of our L ord; one thousand eight huudred and ten. (L. S. (L. S.) STR ANGFORD. cONDEDELINHAREI INTERCEPTED LETTERS. -.01ii..-- —— • - ;.7 - 7. - • [From the atzsTA ft- 3.4 ..irIdIINCSA.j LETTER FROM GENERAL EA UOGESAYE TO Tit DUKE OF DALIRATIA. " Nava del Membrille, itity.4 J i g g e Sin,—Accident has put into my hands iple leville Gazette, of the 20th of July, 1809 (Nu. 49), containing a letter from'your Excellency to his Catholic Majesty, which General Ftanceshi was conveying at the time he was made prunes:. Though I bad reason to expect any thing but en. favourable tre4tment on the part of your Easel. lency; I mete nevertheless 'acknowledge that the perusol of the letter in question gave 11111 MO list . _ surprise than content: •• • —,..i.f. You there itiform the King, ttat you would hate deprived Map' f •my coinmaud, and have sot me to the' Major. l ; l eneral, had you not been pr e . vented bye OUT* of conspiracies and ho trigues going on .in the army.* Ignorance Sad malice alone credit easily, and without proofs, whatever, may be prejudicial to lumber; bat it b nevertheless ceitain, that the opinion of such a' person as you, Sir ? most all/Altar. greatirdild. "' I have no wish totniceed the limits of a lat, ter, net tonsil on your attention from your of. ficial duties, by liiying before you a detail of my ~ conduct whilst .I bail the honour to serve under your orders. I wit only contrast the honourable testimonies - with which you •farourod me, in con. sequence-6f the'action of *Maurentan mni,,Erags, with the slanderous letter you hare written Con. ' cerning me to theKing o —the candid, atid spool*. neous eulogy which you.were pleased verbally to • pass upon my seittloct o after the action of the bridge of Arsobispp, with the insignificant men. (ion made of me if,ltike report of your Excellency inserted In the. Minirterial iounsalc • 1 66 With this :4;64, Sir, permit me here to quote your eXpressionsi ben in the presence of many respectable witness ,:,. your Excellency said, et i `am not acquainted '' b the whole of the military exploits of General La noussaye, but this Is ter. tainly the most brilliant of all."• - • In fact, it CU I - who on that day enclusively directed the 'Move. meats of the 4th diviSion -of dragoons. It wit I (since I am forced to say it) Who stopped the rs. trogade movement of. the 19th regiment of dn.. goons, And commanded Gen. Caulaiuteart NW more to face the enemy t. - • . 66 It Was I who placed in rosette the pt. 44 company of the 27th, which company eheeked the morement of the enemy, who were again be ginning to obtain the :superiority. Neverthelesio Sir, in the daily orders, you assigned to * ma lkl! . second place, next to General Caulaiticoort,. - ;es i! :., I had occupied nu other in. the.aceioni:--' - - - • 06 I dill not, at the time, complain of tit pit • ofyour report, which ilas so minireitly finjuriohl to s ale, because I might probably have been sc. ' girded by your Exce/lency as in intilleigg or . . 111 toriolis person, neither of whit,' 'hare liever beill. As little did I complain of my nomelteipgi*Xer' i iluoed into 'the accounts of a suptilised:ponittiligr' . ,. stotivithstaerihtg the solemn assuraneatoosiwormey a.lerthight before 'at 'Oporto, that Utral fres - , . from. all .suspicion, and' Oat JO 5„I WO illtilleth! t .. convinced of my innocence. . . , • % •I'•• 1 : •.'"' .. " Your triter to .the King, which woends . o4 • to the quick , Sir, could el alone hare atte'tne otita say eyes, and renounce any 'farther silence, • Thifo" who hare observed my military career for the WA i z. uct years; those who !mow the loyalty and atlie 4l. meta which I have always professed to his ittliati the Emperor;. those who honour me With their esteem, orwhom the - greater part hold a tlistio-, • goished 'rank in society and in the army, all etheta, will know how much I have bees h,uo et the its;' . , putatious you have cast upon me, 'aua . 7w , ill'deeidf,.. , 1 S - • Ttie passage complaised of is Sodlt'S letter Ifrab tbefok;' "lo:ring: • "..11tig..General ririalenes Is extremely &firmed, lead I wee. (Ad at Lugo that he. was sick. I ICON', that his Illness is P 4 so serious as wss reported, but, in consideration of his timi dity., 1 have ordered hint 4o reeler, mud Joni your Majtsts'e far the purpose of rhceleirig hi. orders. 1 would have assigned the same destiitedint 4 0 -.6 " 1 " 411 lloussaye and Merinet, who have sot on alt occo.ions dime, their best for our advantage but I have puitpaued toy le l4ll -determitudiaii until I react Zairsors, sorption the ramie' of cabals and voispiraciestbat are. is .circulation from pie isradditionsicredie." - ' • 4.- This is the Costiltaincorrt thid - sackeil Cucuta In July. 184;* reserving bisssielf and his tight this pli.i,drr of ae Catliednil,.sai tile, iutrgior,a(..watothis Anlrs-d. down. two or 'three solfterS With their !Aires, whn were ha d enough to contend for the l hantsi with their tient-a:1, .and *tie you et leaded wide a aiitub4 of artiacs.