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the crew shall also be Brazilian subjects, shall be held,
to he Witallian ships. His Britannic Majesty, however,'
taking into consideration the navigation of *sail,'
oagges.do suspend fur the space of seven yearkthe entire,
eirtitcement of this regi,lation, the owner and master
bt•itig Btaiitiane, And the vessels having all their papers
its clue and legal form.
17. .r.e subjects of either of the Sovereigns within
the thminimia i.f the other, where foreigners are per-
' it i ted to reside anti carry on trade, shall be permitted
to trade wi It other nations in all kinds of produce and
pi:tch4nOisv, except in articles which may belong to
ene air:, of either of the two Powers, or which may be
coot a!)and of war, or reserved for the Crown of Brazil.
And no other nor greater duties of importation or ex-
portation shall be imposed than such as arc pAid or
rr.ay be paid by merchants of the country whence the
goods proceed, whether they be consigned and exported
by Brazilian or English subjects, or be their property.
In pursuance of the present article, all the property of
an enemy of either of the high contracting parties met
with at sea in ships of the other, shall be seized, and in
order that this principle may have due effect, it is
agreed, that the mode and manner of its full execution
shall be Arranged within as short a period as possible.
18. Specifies the articles comprehended undo- the denomination
of coo trahand of war.

19. Pickets shall continue to he employed fur facili-
tating tite public service of the two Ceivernm-nts and
the corn niercial relations of their respective subjects.—
They sh ill be considered as Kings shipi *mil there be
concluded between the two Governments a convention
for the general regulrtion of the packet establishment,
it being in the meanwhile understood that they shall be
commanded by Officers of the Royal Navy.
20. In order the more effectually to protect the com-
merce and navigation of their respective subjects, the
two high contracting parties agree not to admit into
any pit, bay, ur roadstead of their dominions, pirates
or sea-robbers, and to prosecute, with the full vigour
of the law, all persons known to be such, and all indi-
viduals resident within their territories who may hold
correspondence, or be accomplices with them. And
all ships and cargoes belonging to subjects of either of
the high contracting parties, which pirates may take or
carry into the ports of the other, shall be delivered to
their owners or to their agents, duly authorized, the
Identity of the property being previously proved. And
restitution shall be made even though the property
claimed shall have been sold, if it appear that the pur-
chaser knew, or might have known, that Oe said article
was obtained by piracy.
21. Whenever it shall happen that any ships of war
or merchantmen, belonging to either of the two States,
shall be shipwrecked in the ports or on the coasts of
tl.eir respective territories, the greatest possible assist-
ance stall be given, as well for re:tiring the persons
and property on board, as for the security, preservation,
and re,toratien of the articles saved. The property re-
covered horn shipwreck shall not be subject to pay duty,
except it consist of articles shipped for consumption.
22. All goods and merchandise' whatsoever, which
tray be of the produce, manufacture, and industry of
the subjects and territories of his Btitannic Majesty, as
well of his European ports as of his colonies which are
open to foreign commerce, artd may be freely imported
for consumption into all and every of the ports of the
e:npire of Brazil, to whomsoever they may be consigned,
paying nn the whole and solely duties which shall not
exceed 15 per cent. acccrding to the value put upon the
said goods in the tariff of custom-house valuation, this
twill' being promulgated in all the ports of the empire
wherein custom-houses are or shall be established. It i.
also agreed, that in the formation of future tariffs, the.,
current price of merchandise in the market shall be
adopted as their provincial basis, and that it shall be
allowed to the respective Consuls of each of the high
coltracting par.i. s to make representations, when it
mar appear that any article included in the existing
tariff is too highly rated, in order that the same may
be taken into consideration ns sl eedily as possible; but
riot on th it account suspending the clearing out of the
said articleq.
It is also agreed, that when any British articles im-
ported into the custonehouses of the enipile of Brazil
may have no determinate value in the tariff, and it is
wished to pass them fur consumption, the importer of
such articles shall sign a declatatiun of their value, in
order to their being passed; but in case the custom
house officers shall consider the said valuation impro-
per, they shall be at liberty to take the goods so
valued ; pa) ing the importer 10 per cent. upon the said
valuation within the period of fifteen days, reckoning
from the first day of detention, and restoring the duties
pnid; following for this purpose the practice observed
in the custom-houses of Great Britain.

23. In the same manner all goods, merchandise, and
articles whatsoever, of the pti•duce, manufacture, or
invention, of the Brazlian territory, iznpottsd directly
for consumption into the terrii4ies and possessions of
his Britannic Majesty in Europe, or in his American
and African crlolies uhich may he open to foreign
c:lmmerce, shall mit pay hilor duties than they now
pan or henceforth may pay tor •iroil tr articles
ira-
u:tcd in t;mi!nr niaanor by stilt..e!,; f the mot
.votired nation. It is aweeJ to declare, that with
tlie es ception of P•it togal, no other nation shall he more
Livrst ed in mat tyrs of contrite; ce than Great Britain.
Certain art;cles of the produce of Brazil, not
being admitted far consumpt'oa in Great Britain, his
B: it unic Majesty stipulates that such articles ru ty be
vs.arehnoted for ft-exportation, conformably to the law,
without being subject to greater dimes than ate, or
Eenceforth may be, imposed upon similar articles of
the produce of the British colonies.
Following the same rule, articles the produce of Bri-
t!sh colonies which are identical with articles of Brazi-
-I:an produce which are not admitted for consumption
in the British custom-houses, shall be admitted into
Brazil solely for re-exportation, under the sane advan•
tages as are conceded to the like articles in the British
c ,:stom-houses.

All :orris and merchandise exported from the
-•-• cloroiro:.:3, or any of the ports of his Imperial
:.* shall be accompanied by the original cockets,
..;:;ed by the proper custom.hottie 'dicers in the port
• ..f embarkation; the cockets of each ship being pro-
.-,ressively numbered and attached by the veicial se of
C.cr.B:ltish custom-house to the manifest, which must be

sworn before t!-.e Brazilian Consul, in' order that the
• wh6le may be go presented to the custom-house of the
port of entry. The origin of goods imported into Btazil
from British dominions in which there is no custom-
house, shall be authenticated by ti e formalities observed
when goods are imported from such possessions into
fireat Bt itain.

2'. His Britannic Majesty binds himself in his own
&Imre, and in the name of 1-. s successors, to allow the