The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-13 00:00:00

COMMERCE.

The following are the Regulations of the Co-
lumbian Republic, in regard to Foreign Com-
merce :

" All vessels belonging to friendly or neutral powers, front
whatever quarter of the globe they may come, are henceforth
to be admitted into the ports of Callao and Huanchau. SVithin
ten hours after their arrival, the captains or supercargoes are
bound to exhibit a complete manifest of the cargoes, which the
Government Inspector will translate within 48 hours, for the
purpose of its being transmitted to the Custom-house ; imme-
diately after they may unload, if it suits them ; and if not, they
must depart within six days from that of their arrival. During
the above-mentioned 48 hours, the captains or supercargoes
are likewise bound to appoint a consignee, who must be a Pe-
ruvian Citizen. airing the unloading of the cargoes, all ves-
sels are liable to admit Custom-house Officers on board, and
foreign ones to pay an anchorage duty of four reals per ton,
which is reduced to two in favour of national vessels. All
goods brought in foreign vessels are to pay 20 per cent., ac-
cording to the market prices, as settled at the beginning of
every month by two merchants, whom Government will ap-
point out of- a list of 24, made out by the Tribunal of Com-
merce. If the goods be under the Columbian or La Plata flag,
the duty will be 18 per cent. ; if under the Peruvian flag, 16
All manufactured articles interfering with the industry of the
country, such as ready-made clothes, tanned hides, soles,
shoes, boots, chairs, sofa 4, tables, chests of drawers, coaches,
and other carriages of pleasure, saddles, and other articles of
saddlery, lamps, horse shoes, wax, spermacetti, and tallow
candles, and gunpowder, are to pay double the above duties.
But all implements of husbandry, or for working mines, all
other warlike stores (except gunpowder), all books, scientific
instruments, maps, types, and presses, and machines of all
kinds, may be imported duty free. Stamped silver is to
pay, on exportation, five per cent., and coined gold two
and a half per cent., in whatever vessel they may be ship-
ped. The exportation of gold or silver in lumps, ingots
or wrought, is strictly prohibited, on pain of confisca-
tion. An export dut' of four per cent. will be levied on the
other products of Peru, when shipped in foreign vessels of
3} per cent., when in vessels under the Chilian, Columbian, and
Rio de la Plata flags, and 3 per cent. under the Peruvian flag.
The export duties are to be paid by the exporters at the time
of shipping the goods, and for the amount of,the import duties
the consignee is to give, at the time of landing the cargo, three
notes of hand, payable in 40, 120, and 180, days. If a captain
or supercargo should find it suitable tore-embark his goods
after landing, then he will be allowed to do so, paying a tran-
sit-duty of 1 per cent. and the amount of the import duties
which he may have paid shall be reimbursed him. If there
be any difference between the invoices and the contents of the
boxes or bales mentioned in them, the penalties will be confis-
cation, if the difference be great, and double duties if inconsi-
derable. Consignees are not allowed to retail in their stores.
The coasting trade is reserved to the natives. For the purpose
of facilitating the conveyance of the products of the country
from one point of the coast to another, an exclusive privilege
is granted to the ports of Paita, Huacho, and Pisco ; but the
landing of foreign goods at those ports will be punished by the
confiscation of both goods and vessel.—Smuggling of any kind
is liable to the same penalty. And lastly, eight months previ-
ous notice to be given by Government, whenever they resolve
upon altering the foregoing resolutions."