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receive on board any cargo, or porthm of cargo, in the ports, or 0,1
the parts of the coast where they shall have sought shelter.

ART. 6. It is agreed that the provisions of the present Cnnren.
tion between the high Contracting Parties shall be reetprncary
extended and in force, in all the possessions subject to their te.
spectire dominion in Europe.

AaT. 7. The present Convention shall be in force for the term of
ten years, from the sth April of the prevent year ; and further, until
the end of twelve months after either of the High Contracting parses
shall hare given notice to the other of its intention to terminate its
operation ; each of the 11 igh Contracting Punts reserving to itself
the right of giving such notice to the other, at the end of the said
term of ten years : And it is agreed between them, that at the end of
the twelve months' extension agreed to on both sides, this Convert.
lion, and all the stipulations thereof, shall altogether cease and deter,
mine.

A aT. 8. The present Convention %hall be ratified, and the tan.
ficetions shall be exchanged in London, within the space of one
month, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have Biped
the F.lttie, and hare affixed thereto the seals of their arms.

Done fit Loudon, the 26th day of January, in the year of 04f
Lord 182._ .

(L. S.) GEORGE CANNING.
(L. 8.) WILLIAM HUSKIBBON.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.

ART. 1. From and after the lit of October of the present year,
French vessels shall be allowed to sail from any port whatever of
the countries under the dominion of his Most Christian Majesty.
to all the Colonies of the United Kingdom (except those possessed
by the East India Company) and to import into the said Colonies
all kinds of merchandise (being productions the growth or mane.
facture of France, or of any country under the dominion of France)
with the exception of such as are prohibited to be imported into the
said Colonies, or are permitted to be imported only from countrfest
under the British dominion ; and the said French vessels, as well is
the oterchandize imported in the same, shall not be subject, in the
Colonies of the United Kingdom, to other or higher duties than
those to which British vessels may be subject, on importing the
same merchandise from any foreign country, or which are impincil
upon the merchandise itself.
The same facilities shall be granted, reciprocally, in the Coteries
of France, with regard to the Importation, in British vessels, of all
kinds of merchandise (being productions the growth and manufic.
tore of the United Kingdom, or of any country under the British
dominion) with the exception of such as are prohibited to be in.
ported into the said Colonies, or are permitted to be imported oily
from countries under the dominion of Fiance. Aod Whereas all
goods, the produce of any foreign country, may now be imported
into the Colonies of the United Kingdom, in the shlPs of that
country, with the exception of a limited list of specified articles,
which can only be imported into the said Colonies in British ships,
his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom reserves to hinted(
the power of adding to the said list of excepted articles any other,
the produce of the French dominions, ;he addition whereof may up.
pear to his Majesty to be necessary fee placing the commerce and
navigation to be permitted to the subjects of each of the High Con-
tracting Parties with the Colonies of the other, upon a footing of
fair reciprocity.

ART. 2. From and after the same period, French vessels shill
be allowed to export from all the Colonies of the United Kingdom
(except those possessed by the East India Company), all kinds of
merchandize, which are not prohibited to be exported from such
Colonies in vessels other than those of Great Britain; and the said
vessels, as well u the merchandise exported in the same, shall sot
be subject to other or higher duties than those to which Bri.
tish vesstls may be subject, on exporting the said merchandizs
or which are imposed upon the merchandise itself; and they shall
be entitled to the same bounties, drawbacks, and other allowances
of the same nature, to which British vessels would be entitled, on
such exportation.

'fhe same facilities and privileges shall be granted reciprocally,
in all the Colonies of France, for the exportatioa, In British vessels,
of all kinds of merchaodize, which are not prohibited to be ex.
Ported from such Colonies in vessels other than those of France.
These two additional Articles shall have the same force and
validity as if they were inserted, word for word, in the Convention
signed this day. They shall be ratified, and the ratifications skill
be exchanged at the same time.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have
s;gned the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of
their antis.

Done at London the twenty-sisth day of January, in
the year of our Lord WM
(LS4 GEORGE CANNING.
(b.S.) WILLIAM! RUSKISSON.

The letters in town from Gibraltar, which are to the
24th January, represent the state of Spain to be wretched,
and the failures amongst the commercial classes very ex-
tensive. _ _

Letters from Copenhagen of the 10th January. also
notice that mercantile embarrassments are severely felt in
that capital and other parts of Denmark.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office, from the Duke of Manchester, at Jamaica.
We have received Charleston Papers to the 7th ult.
They state that a partial insurrection had taken place at
Pernambuco, and between a Brazil regiment (mostly
Germans) and the natives; the latter were routed. the
loss of lives is represented to beeonsiderable.
From the Agent to Lloyd's at Guayaquil, dated 31st Oc-
tober:—" The owner of the steam-boat Tolica, Gibbs,
master, when off Guarmay on the 10th inst, set fire to the
magazine, and a tremenduous explosion took place. The
owner (Mr. Meetrovich) the master, and five passengers
were killed, three wounded, and one missing. The machinery
of the vessel was not injured."
From the agents to Lloyd's at Mexico, dated 14th of
December :—" We have the honour to inform you, that
having waited on the Minister of Finance with his Ma-
jesty's Consul-General, to apply for an early reinstation Li
Ate light-house in the Castle of San Juan de lilloa, we
ware informed that orders had been given for the purpose,
a id that in a few weeks an official communication would be
in ttle to us on the subject. General Lima, when th•-!
b ,mbardment began, had the whole of the excellent appa-
ra us taken down and preserved, so that it can immediately
be refitted. The light will consist, as before, of four revolv-
ing lamps. It is expected that in a few weeks the port of
Alvarado will be wholly closed to foreign commerce."
Letters have been received from the city of Mexico
of the 16th, and from Alvarado of the 2itl of December.
They give rather unfavourable statements of the mints,
particularly as to the lavish expenditure of money by the
English agents; but they are of such a nature, and
affecting so many private interests, that we decline insert-
ing them. They all agree in stating that it would haw
been more for the interest of the companies to bore for nor
mines than to attempt working the old ones, which were
generally full of water, Oa expense and delay of emptying
which form a leading feature in these letter,s. The numbers
of German emigrants are so great, that a German play.
(Schiller's Robbers) has been got up ; and a Gcrmaa
printing press and newspaper established. Mr. Bating
purchase of land appears to attract great attention, and a
proposition has been brought into Congress to allow
' foreigners to possess land to any extent; it has, howev
been thrown out, and the old law, allowing the foreig.
to possess only II square leagues remains in full force.
' confident expectation is still held out that the import dui
will be much reduced.

A letter in the Amrterdam Courant, datcd Zierik

Jan. 29, states that M. Van de Vliet, ship-carpenter of
place, has, by a very simple contrivance, raised live
out of the sand the English brig Thetford, bound
Hull to Rotterdam, and stranded between Oost-kappel
Domburg ; he then drew it along the strand, and brut
it into deep water at this place.
Exc ti ANG es.—Ainsterdam, Feb. 2: London, 40
40 7 ; two montns, 40 4t040 3. Ilamburgh, Jan.
London, 36 1; Two Us., 33 10. Petersburgh, Jan.
London, 9?. Leipaic, Jarmo!), 27: Loudon, t
months, 6 171. Berlin, Jan. 28: London, three mat
6 VI. Vienna, Jan 21: London, dim months, 9
We are sprry to announce the failure of an extet
house in the wine trade, Messrs. Butler Soothers.
It appears by the Balance-sheet of the 1111:141:rs.
bank (Messrs. Dobson), that there will be a dividold
about I'2s. in the pound for the creditors.
On Saturday the despatches for Bengal and Chino,
the ship E4trl of Balcarrar, Captain Peter Cameron,
closed at the East India Douse, and delivered to the'
of that ship.