Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-02
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Enquirer.

IGHqu1feye =
The Secretary Of State for foreign affairs
OF his royal highness, the Priace Regent O
Portugal has officially informed Mr.. Hill
the American consul, at st. Salvador, tina
the vessels Of the United States will be treat
ed In the ports Of Brazils as those OF the
most favored nation, and that it will bs
lawful for them
1st. To enter all the ports OF Brazil
where there are custom houses, and to I'M
port all sorts of goods, from whatever par
OF the world they may come, paying the ac
cussomed duties paid by other nations.
Cd. That American vessels are to pay the
same anchorage that other vessels pay ane
when there shall be a new regulation, they
will be put upon the footing OF other fareigr
vessels.
Sd. That goods imported in American
vessels. as well as those Of every other 70.
reign vessel, pay one third more duty, and
this is the only favor granted to the Portu.
guese mercantile marine, to raise it from the
low state in which it is.
4th. That every citizen Of the u. S. con-
forming himself to the laws of police, and
making the necessary declarations on his
entrance into the ports of Brazil, and taking
afterwards the proper passports, may remain
in, and transfer his residence to any part Of
Brazil, without being disturbed or suffering
molestation of any sort and that it will
likewise be lawful for them in their own
names or IN that of any mercantile house Of
which they may be the agents to transact &
to treat OF every kind of business, and tc
make sales and purchases of every kind OF
goods, on which they are to pay the lawful
duties, excepting diamonds, gold dust and
wood of Brazil, which are articles belong
ing exclusively to the crown and royal reve-
nue.; the traffic in which is forbidden e.
ven to the subjects Of his Royal High
ness.
5th. The citizens Of the u. S. may export
all and every kind Of production or manu-.
facture of Brazn-the duty being so very
small on some articles, that it might almost
be said they were exported without paying
duties.
9Th. Every American vessel which enters
the ports of Brazil ought to declare she
brings goods destined to be sold in the
country, or if she wishes to carry them tc
other ports, she is to ask a clearance (fran.
quia) and in that case is only Obliged TIC
pay the duties on these articles really iri-
ported for the consumption Of the coun-
try.
7th. There is no law here which prohl-
bits the owners of American vessels from
selling their vessels or disposing OF them as
they may :hink proper; and at present
they are not obliged to pay any thing
but perhaps a duty may hereafter be laid.
9Th. No law prohibits the citizens OF the
United States from disposing freely of their
property, either by donation, by will, or by
succession-the Dr0it d'au6alse does no.
exist here, nor in matters of this kind are
they treated differently from the subjects Of
his ROYAL Highness.
9th. The citizens of the Z. States, as
well as those of every other state, will moi
be molested or disturbed in Brazil, or II
/ the other donlinions Or territories OF ms
Royal Highness, tor their religious prlncl'
pies, watch they may profess, particularly
in their houses and in those of their minis
tiers and consuls-nothing more being re-
CURED from them on this point than the
greatest respect in public for the general es'
tablished religion of the country, and that
they should avoid finding fault with it, OF
endeavoring to make proselytes Tor any
new sect, which is strictly prohibited by rhe
laws of his Royal Highness, and will DC .e
vigorously chastised by immediate expul
| sion, or by severer punishment, It the
!; crime is aggravated.
! 10, The citizens of the United States
may appear, and establish their rights II
any tribunals of the country, IN the same
manner as the subjects OF his royal hign