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ing trade froo p'ort to poit'empicieff foeiranyptittirig
indigenous, or foreign producti iiready'ldstilitdd`foc
'consumption, keing nevertheless eziepted.flom thii get•
nerd principle, and reserved for the regulelßninyvath
country, it is ag.eed by both'parties this the citizens add
subjects 'of the high contracting parties shall• enj4 in
thistiespect the ptivilege of using the coasting vessels
for the conveyance of their merchandise, 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 merchandise whatever, without distinction
as to origin, exported from the Brazilian ports to the
ports of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamhurgh, or from these
last mentioned ports to Braz 1 in Brazilian vessels, or in
vessels belonging to a tation favoured in the Hanseatic
ports in their direct commerce, and any merchandize
imported from any country whatever into the Hanseatic
posts by Brazilian vessels, or exported to any cot/Atty.
whatever from the Hanseatic ports by Brazilian vessels,
shall not, in the above mentioned ports, pay the export
and import duties, and any other duties, except ac-
cording to the rates granted to the direct commerce of
the most favoured nation. On the other parts any mer-
chandise whatever, withotit diainctioo a: to the origin
exported from the ports of Lubec,' Bremen, •Or gun.
burgh to Brazil, or from Brazil to these ports in Hans.
seatic 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 export duties, Or
any duties whatever, but such as are fixed by a rate to
the direct and national commerce of the, most favoured
nation—a rate which by other Treaies has been WM-
porarily fixed at fifteen per cent. instead of tvrenty4Ottrs,
fur all merchandise introduced for consumption. •
The Hanseatic Cities not having placed arty remit. •
Lion on the indirect commerce of Brasil, asid the'Bra-
zilian Government not being in all iespects 41?y,0"#.1a
present state of their commercial relations eMlip:lo.
the indirect commerce the same lat;tude and perfect
reciprocity, it is agreed that the same indirect Commerce
shall, for the present, be restricted, and shall only take
place with respect to the nations whose direct commerce
is favoured in the Brazilian ports by particular Treatie..
All merchandise exported in Hanseatic vessel:Ott:in
the ports of the said nations favoureefin.lfrazil, slitOpay
the same duties of import and export, or any other-duties
which are paid, by the 11anseatic Cities in their direct
commerce, these rnerch4ndizes teas 011'g isestriffeless.
liable to the other formalities; iftiOired;.Wheis tit Me
imported into the Brattffiattiiietsiky tad
in their direct commerce,

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All bounties, dsawbacisi or. Other such advantages
•giltuted ia one of the intuits* on importation- (*.ex-
portation, in the vessels of in,: foreign nation whatever,
shall in like raanner_be granted when the importation
or exportation shall be performed by the vessels of the
other country.
In the direct navigation between the Brazils and the
Hanseatic cities, the Manifests vised by the C4ritsuls,
Brazilian or Hanseatic respectively, or if there should
not be any Consuls by the local authorities, shall- be
sufficient to admit •the respective importations or.ex•
pot tations to the -advantages here stipulated.
• Vll.—The indigenous articles referred to. iu thieve-
ceding Article, shall experience. in. this. resp,ectiio-Clis-
tomHouses, as far as regard's their valua=tion,'affihe
advantage; and faci:ities which are or shall be (*seeded
to the most favoured nation.- It is understood that in
cases where they shall not •have.'i fixed value in -the
Brazilian Tariff, the entry at the Custom House 'shall
be made on a declaration of their value; sign d by the
party who shall have imported them; burin the event
of the 'officers of the Customs charged with the collec-
tion of the duties suspecting the valuation to be faulty,
they shall be at liberty to take the goods thus valued,
on paying ten per cent. above the said valuation; and
this within the period of bitten- days from thefirSt slay
of the detention, and on repaying the ditties received
thereon. . •

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Ylll.—The commerce and navigation tetween Bra-
sil and the 'Hanseatic ports shall enj ,y in each Wintry,
without waiting for any additional Convention, all the
privileges and advantages which are or may be granted
to any of the most favoured nations, provi.!ed always
they fulfil the conditions of reciprocity. It is *under-
stood, that the privileger which have been, or which
may be granted to the Portuguese nation, shall not be
construed into a precedent, nor shall the effects of the
present Convention extend to Portugal, unless there
should be particular Treaties for that purpose.
IX.—The Consuls ef the respeCtive Governments
shall be treated, as well in respect to their persons as to
the exercise of their functions, on the same footing as
those of the most favoured nations.
They shall especially enjoy tl4 right of making re.
presentations as well general- as particular, upon the
valuations made by the Custbms, which shall be taken
into consideration with as little delay as possible with.
out detaining the consignments.
X.—Should either of the contracting parties be en-
gaged in war whilst the other is neuter, it is agreed that
whatever the beiligerant patty may have Stipulated with
the other Powers to the advantage of the neutral flag,
shall still be in force between Brazil and the Hanseauc
Towns. In order to prevent all mistakes relating to
what is considered contraband of war, it is agreed
(without, however, departing from the general principle
above detailed) to restrict this deft ition to the following
articles :-.—Cannons, mortars, vino, pistols. grenades,
fusees, gun carriages; belts, vwder, saltpetre, helmets,
balls, pikes, swords, halberds, seddles,, hatiiess,* and all
other instrument; whatever manstfactutid for the uses
of war. ..
' Xl.—The citizens and. subjects
.pf the tespectiva
countries shalt:enjoy in the other, count in respect to
iteir persons,. arca property, the alert!. Of' their se.
ligion, and the employment of theil-'u it*, till the
alerts
rights and privileges which- are el sAaltB4 hereafter
granted to the most favoured nation,.:; %'• :-.. :
Some foreigners enjoying in Elbiztr &a privilege of
having accounts open at the enstnsit-hO6fts for pay•
meat of duties on the same conditions and sararetlelas the
Brazilian subjects, this favour shall ;meant:ally to
the Hanseatic residents.
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XlL—The High Contracting Pars reserioo them-
selves the'right of entering into-afii additional itipula•
tions Which the reciprocal interest of trade may tt-
quire, and any articles which may be hereafter agreed
on, shall be considered as making a part of the present
Convention.

1111.—Although the present Convention ke'consi-
dered as common to the three free Hanseatic Cities of
Lubeck; Bremen, and Hatuburgh, ii salted &mita.

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