The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-07 00:00:00

-sat Valued and purchased 'by the officers of the cus-
toms within the space of fifteen days, and the ex-
petices, 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, that articles of
'military and naval stores brought into the ports of
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal,
which the Portuguese Government May be desirous
of taking for its own use, shall be paid fod without
delay at the prices appointed by the proprietors, who
shall not be compelled to sell such articles on any
other terms.. • „

'And it is further stipulated„ that if the Portuguese
Government shall take. into its own care and cus-
tody any cargo, or part.of a .cargo, with a view to
purchase,.or otherwise, the said Portuguese Govern-
ment,shall beresponsible for any damage or injury
that such cargo, or .part of a
,cargo, may receive
while in the care.and custody of the officers of the
said Portuguese. Government.
18. His Royal. Highness the Prince Regent of
Portugal is pleased to grant to the subjects of Great
Britain the privilege of being Assignantes 'for the
chilies to be paid- in the Custom Houses Of his
Royal Highness's dominions, on the same terms, and
on giving the same security as are required from the
subject's of Portugal.
Andlt is on the other hand stipulated arid agreed,
that the subjects ortlie CrclWn of Portugal shall rk-
.
ceive, as far as it may be just or legal, the same fa-
vOUr in the CustoM Houses of Great Britain as is
strewn to.. the natural subjects of his Britannic Ma-
jesty. -

..• 19., His Britanriic Majesty does on hii part and
in his own name, and in that of his heirs and succes-
-sors, promise and engage that all goods? merchan-
dizes, and articles whatsoever, Of the KodUce, tna-
nufaature, industry, or invention of the dominions
or subjects 4 his Royal Highness the Wince. Regent
of Pertugal, shall be received and admitted into all
and singular the ports and dotniniOus oihis. Britannic
Majesty, on paying generally and only the same du-
ties. that arc paid upon similar articles by the sub-
jects of the most favoured nation.
And it is expressly declared, that if any redUction
of dutiep should `take place exclusively in favour of
British goads arid merchandizes imported.. into the
dominions of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent
of Portugal, an equivalent redU6tion shall take place
on Portugtiese goods and merchandizes imported in-
to his Britannia Majesty's dominions, and vice versa,
the articles upon which such equivalent reduCtion
is to take place being settled by previous concert
and agreement between the two high contrading
parties.

It is understood, that any such reduction so grant-
ed by.either party to the other, shall not be granted
afterwards (except upon the same terms and for the
same compensation) in favour of any other state or
nation whatsoever. And thiS, declaration is to be
considered as reciprocal onithe part of the two high
,contracting parties.
20. But as there are some articles of the growth
and produce of Brazil, Which ate excluded from the
markets and home consumption of the British do-
Minions, such as sugar, coffee, and other articles si-
milar to the produce of the British Colonies, his
Britannic Majesty, willing to favour and protect: (as
much as possible) the commerce of the subjects' of
his Royal HighneSs the Prince Regent of Portugal,
consents and permits, that the said articles, as well
as all other the growth and produce of Brazil, and
all other pans of the Portuguese dominions, may be
received and warehoused in all the ports-of his do-
minions, which. shall be by law .appoi.tited to be
Warehousing ports for those articles, for the purpose
of re.:exportation,
:tinder due regulation, exempted
flom the greatei, duties with which they would be
charged were they destined for consumption within
the British dominions, aid liable Only,to the re-
duced cludeiaad expences on warehousing and re-
exporta t ion.

21. In like manner, notwithstanding the general
privilege of admission thus granted in the fitteenth
article of the present treaty by his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent of Portugal, in favour of all
goods and merctiandizes, the produce and manufac-
ture of the British dominions ; his Royal flightless
reserves to himself the right of imposing heavy
and even 'prohibitory duties on all articles known
by the name of the British East.lndian goods and
West Indian produce, such as sugar and coftee,
Which cannot be admitted for consumption in the
Portugnize dominion's, by reason of the same prin-
ciple of Colonial policy, which prevents the free
adtbission into the British dominions of correspond-
ing articles'of Brazilian produce.
'But his Royal Highnesi thd Prince Regent of
Portugal consents that all the ports of his dominions
where there are or may be Custom HouseS, shall
be free ports for the reception and admiSsion of all
articles whatsoever, the. produce or nianufactureof
the British dominions, not destined for' the con,
sutuptiop of the place at• which they may be re-
ceived or, admitted, but for re-expottation, either
for other potts of the dominions of Portugal, or
for those of other states. And the articleS thus. re-
ceived and admitted (subject to due regulations) 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 expences that may be
paid by articles of ,Brazilian produce received and
warehoused fur re-exportation in the ports of his
Britannic Majesty's dominions. •

22. His Royal Highness. the Prince .Regent of
Portugal, in order to facilitate and encourage the
lagitimate comineice, not only of the subjects of
Great Britain, but also of those of Portugal, with
other states adjacent to 'his own .doininions, and
with a view also to augment and secure that part of
his own revenue whien is derived from tliollec-
tion of warehousing, duties upon merchandize, is
pleased to .declare the port of Saint Catherines
to be, a
.free port,, according to the terms men-
tioned in the preceding article of the present
Treaty. •

23.. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of
Portugal being olesirous to place the systetn of
coannetce announced by the present Treaty, upon