The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
2fsuty Of Commerce. 6etsocen Sweden and
he Unitei States Of .Amrriea.

vilcd trinity. His majesty the king of
Sweden and Norway, and the United
States>of America, equally animated with
the sincere desire of maintaining and con
-solidating the relations of friendship and
commerce which have hitherto subsisted
between the two States, and being convin-
ccd that this object cannot be better full
filled than by reciprocaily establishing the
commerce between the two States on the
solid basis OF liberal and equitable princi-
pies, equally advantageous to both coun-
tries, Rave for this purpose nominated
Plenipo' entiaries, and have furnished
them with the necessary powers for treat
ing and concluding in their name, viz his
majesty the king Of Sweden and Norway,
count Laurent fnges,rom, his minister of
state and of foreign affairs, sc. and count
Adolphus George Motner, LIS counsellor
ofState, Sc and the President of the
United States, Mr.. Jonathan RUSSELL citi-
zen ofthe said States, and their minister
plcnipotentiay to Sweden who, after
producing and exchanging their full pow
ers, which were found in good and due
form, have agreed, TO the following artI-
cles:
Article l. There should be recipro
callibcrty OF commerce>bctweent the coun-
tries undcr the c;ominion of his majesty
the kipg of Sweden and Norway, and the
United States Of America. The inhabi
tants of either country NAV. with perfect
SAFETY for their persons and cargoes, freely
la {. il the ports, places, AM .,vcrs Of the
territories Of the other, wherever the yes-
sells ofthe most favourcd nation are adj
mi,ted. Thev may stop there, and reside
en- whatever part of the said territories
they please. They irav rent and occupy
houses and magazines for their trade and
generally the merchants and traders of
each of the two nations shall enjoy the
most entire security and protection il. the
other with regard to their c nmercial
affairs, being merely held to conform to
the laws and ordinances Of the respective
countries.
Q. There shall be imposed no higher
duties On goods of the manufacture or
produce of the United States imported
into Sweden and NORWAY, nor on goods
of1he manufacture or produce OF Sweden
and Norway imported into the l.. States,
than those to which the same articles
would be subject in each o, the States re-
spcctivelv, If they were the produce of
the soil or manufacture of any other coun-
try. The same principle shall be observ-
ed With regard TO expectations. There
shall be. no impost or prohibition on the
importations or expo, tations Of the two
countries respectively, which does not all
SO extend to all other nations Swedish
and Norwegian vessels arriving in ballast,
AMI importing into the United States
goods the produce or manufacture of Swe-
den and Norway, shall be liable to no
o,hcr charges than those paid in the like
case by vessels of the United States and.
D5ce versa, the same rule shall apply to
vessels Of the United States arriving in
Sweden and Norway. The above reeu-
lations shall equally apply to the Swedish
Colony Of s.. Bartholomew.
s. The king. Of Sweden and Norway
consents that all the articles of the pro
duce of the West Indies, the importation
of which into his States Is permitted in
Swedish and Norwegian vessels whether
coming Indirectly or directly from the
said West Indies, may also be imported
by vessels Of the United States, and tina
I'D SUCH case inc Sdl(t Vessels snail not pay
higher duties than would on similar cir
cumstances be paid by Swedish or Nor
weeiap vessels, except solely an addition
OF 10 per cent on the import duties. To
avoid all Misunderstanding on this point
it is expressly declared, that the denomi-
nation cf West Indies extends to and in
cludes all that part of the world, whether
islands or continent, which has always
been called West Indies, in contradistinc-
ton to that other part called East Indies
4. Ontheir part, the United States con.
sent that all articles Of the produce or
manufacture cftlse countries on the coast
of the Baltic, the importation Of which is
permitted into the Uni'ed States by the
vessels Of the said States, NAV likewise.
be imported by Swedish and Norwegian
vessels; aud, il that care, no higher d.
ties shall he CHARGED than those paid b.
vessels Of the United States. except the
addition OF 10 per cent.
In the caee Of mixed cargoes, consist
ing partly or goods Of the produce or ma
nufactrre Of the respective countries, and
Of other countries Of which the impor,a-
ton is pei n,ittcd, it is agreed, that the
vessel snail always be harged according
to the Nature of that part Of the cargo
whichis liable TO be highest duty, as if
the vessel had imported only that single