The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-24 00:00:00

TREATY. BETWEEN BRAZIL AND THE
- HANSE TOWNS.

IN THE NAME OF THS MOST HOLY ♦ND INDIVISIBLE

TRINITY.

The Senate of the Free and Hermetic City of Lubeck,
the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Breinen, and
the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburgh,
on one part, each of them separately ; and his Majesty the,
Emperor of Bind, on the -other Part ; -dettirous of consoli-
dating the relations of Commerce and Navigation between
their respective States, have named to conclude a Convention
founded oh the principleft of a fair reciprocity their Pleni-
potentiaiies,'namely
The Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lubeck,
the Smite of the-Free and 1-fanseatie City of Bremen, and
the Senate of the Free and HatiSeatic City of Hambrirgh,
John Charles Frederick Gildemeister, Esquire, Do'ctor of
Laws, Member of the Senate of Bremen, at present their
Envoy Extraordinary to his Majesty the Emperor of Bra-
zil ; and Charles Sieveking, Esquire, Doctor of Laws,
Member and Syndic of the Senate of Harnburgh, at pre-
sent their:Envoy Extraordinary to his said Majesty; and
his
,Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, his Excellency the
Marquis de Queluz, Counsellor of State, Senator of the
Empire, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Crozier°,
Conimatither of the imperial Oiler of Christ) Aiinister and
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and his Excellency
the Count de Loges, Counsellor of State, Officer of the Im-
perial Order of Criiziero, Commander of the Imperial Or-
der Of Saint Benoit d'Avis, decorated with the Cross of
Gold of the Army of the South, Brigadier of the Imperial
and National Army, Minister and Secretary of State for the
War Department,- and Inspector of the Imperial Military
Academy; who, after having reciprocially communicated
their lull Powers,.found in good and due form, have agreed
on the fcltowing Articles :
Ames./ 1.---All "ports and anchorages in the respective
countries open to the vessels of any other nation, shall be
in like manner open to the Brazilian and Hanseatic vessels
respectively. •
vessels bearing the flag of one of the republics
of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hambnrgh, belonging exclusively
to a citizen or citizens of one of them, and of which the
Captain shall is like manner be a citizen of one of these
Republics, shall be held and considered, for all the objects
of this convention, as a vessel belonging to Lubeck, Bre-
men, or Hambnigh. A perfect reciprocity shall be ob-
served in respect to Brazilian ships. Passports regularly
executed shall establish between the high contracting
parties the proofs of the nationality of the Brazilian and
Hanseatic vessels.

lll.—Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh vessels, which
shall enter the Brazilian ports, or depart therefrom, and
Prazilian vessels which shall enter the ports of the said
Republics, or -depart therefrom, shall not be subject to
duties levied on the vessels (besides the duties payable on
their cargoes), under the head of port fbarges, anchorage,
light-houses, tonnage, visiting,- pilotage,' .or any other de-
nomination whatever, other or more cOnoiderable than
those which are actually or may hereafter be-imposed .on
national vessels.

IV.—The high contracting parties mutually engage not
to establish any prohibitions of import or export which
shall attach to the importations or exportations of either
country not affecting those articles of the same description
of otfieroonntriee. The contracting parties engage'not to
burthen them with any duties or any other charges, what-
ever, Which shall not at the same time be extended to all
the importations or exportations of the same sort, without
any distinction of country. ' •
V.—All merchandise which can be imported into the
states of the high contracting parties respectively in na-
tional visaille; or which can in like manner be exported
therefrom, may also be imported or exported in the vessels
of the other contract:ng party. The coasting trade, froth
port to port; employed for transporting indigenous or foreign
products already admitted. fair 'conSumption, being tiever-
theless excepted from this general principle, and reserved
for the regulations of each country,• it is agreed by both
parties, that the-citizens and subjects of the high contract-
ing parties shall enjoy in.thittvespect the privilege of using
tbe.coastiog vessels for the conveyance of -their merellan-
' dize, subject only to the same duties which are now levied,
or which may hereafter be levied, on the subjects of the
most favoured nation.

VI.--Any merchandize whatever, without distinction
as to origin, exported' from the Brazilian ports to the ports
of Lubeck; Bremen, 'and • Hamburgh, or from these last-
mentioned ports to 'Brazil in Brazilian vessels, or in vet-
sell belonging to a nation favoured in the Hanseatic ports
in their direct commerce, and any merchandise imported
from any country sirhatever into the 1140x5eatie, ports by.
Brazilian vessels, or exported to any country whateVer
*rota the Hanseatic ports by Brazilian vessels, shall not;
in the above.mentiosed ports, pay the export and import
duties. or any other duties, except according to the rates
granted to the direct commerce of the most favoured na-
tion. On the other part, any merchandise whatever,
without distinction as to the origin exported froze the ports
of Lubeck, Bremen, or Hamburgh to Brazil, or from Brazil
to these ports in Hanseatic vessels, or in vessels belonging
to any nation favoured in the Brazilian ports in their
direct commerce, shall not pay in Brazil the import or ex-
port duties, or any duties whatever, but such as are fixed
by a rate to the direct and national commerce of the moat
favoured nation. A rate which by other Treaties has been
temporarily fixed at fifteen per cent., instead of twenty-
four, for all merchandise introduced fur consumption.
The Hanseatic cities not Laving placed any restriction
on the indirect commerce of Brazil, and the Brazilian
Government not being in all respects able, in the prrient
state of. their commercial relations to grant to the indirect
commerce the same latitude and perfect reciprocity, it is
agreed that the same indirect commerce shall, for the pre-
sent, be restricted, and shall only take place with respect
to the nations whose direct commerce is favoured in the
Brazilian Ports by particular Treaties.
All merchandize exported in Hanseatic vessels, from the
ports of the said' nations favoured in Brazil, !hall pay the
same duties of import and export, or any other duties
which are paid by the Hanseatic cities in their direct com-
merce, these merchandizes remaining nevertheless liable to
the other formalities required, when they are imported
into the Brazilian ports by nations favoured in their direct
commerce.
All bounties?, drawbacks, or other such advantages
granted in one of the calorie* on importation or expor-
tation, 'in the vessels of any foreign nation whatever,
shall in like manner be granted when the'importation or
exportation shall he performed by the vessels of the other
conntry.
In the direct navigation between the Brazils and the
Hanseatic cities, the manifests vised by the Consuls, Bra-
zilian or Hanseatic respectively, am if there should not be
any Consuls by the local authorities shall be sufficient to
admit the respective importations or exportations to the ad-
vantages here stipulated.
. Vll.—The indigenous articles • referred to in the pre-
cedingarticle shall experience in the respective Custom
Houses, as fir as regards their valuation, all the advan-
tages and facilities which are or shall be conceded to ihe.
most favoured nation. It is understood, that in cases
where they shall not have a fixed value, in. the Brazilian
Ttirif, the entry at the Custom House shall be made on a
declaration of their value, signed by the party who eta
have imported them ; but in the event of the officers of
the Customs charged with the collection of the ditties ins-
pecting the valuation to be faulty, they shall be at liberty
to take the goods thus valued, on paying tan per cent.
above the said valuation, and.this within the period of fif-
teen days from the first slay of the detention, and on re-
paying the duties received thereon.
VIII.—The commerce and navigation between Brazil
and the Hanseatic Ports shall enjoy in each couatry, with-
out whiting for any additioual convention, all the privi-
leges and advantages which are or may be granted to any
of the most favoured nations, provided always they fulfil
the conditions of reciprocity. It is understood that the
privileges which have been, or which may be granted to the
Djartuguese nation, shall not be construed into a precedent,
nor shall the effects of the present Convention extend to
Portugal, sinless there should be particular Treaties for that
purpose.' .
IX.—The Consuls of the respective Goveit'inenta shall
lie treated as well in respect to their persons as to the exer-
cise of their functions on the same footing as those of the
most favoured nation,.
They shall especially enjoy the right of making repre-
sentations as Well general as particular, upon the valuations
made by the Customs, which shall be taken into considera-
tion with as little delay as possible, without detaining the
• consignments.
X.—Should either of the Contracting Parties be engaged
in war, whilst the other is neuter, it is agreed that what-
ever the Belligerent Party may have stipulated with the
other Powers to the advantage of the, neutral flag, shall
still be in force between Brazil and the Ylanseatic Towns.
In order to prevent all mistakes relating to what is con-
aidered.contrahand of war, it is agreed (without however
departing from the general principle above detailed) to re-
strict this defutitiox• to the following articles :_Cannons,
mortars, guns,
pistols, grenades, fusees, gun-earriages,
belts, powder, saltpetre, helmets, halls, pikes, swords, hal-
berds, saddles, harnesa, and all other instruments whatever
manufactured for the uses of war.
XL—The citizens and anhjects of the respective countries
shall enjoy in the other country, in respect to their persons,
their property, the exercise of their religion and the em-