The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-01-27


The United States of America and his
Majesty the King Of Sweden and NorwaY,
equally animated with sincere desire TO
maintain and CONF m The relations Of friend
ship and commerce which have hitherto sui
sisted between the TWO States, and being con
vinced that this object cannot be more effect.
ually accomplished than by establishing, re.
ciprocally, the Commerce between the two
States, upon the frm basis OF liberal and
equitable principles, equally advantageous 10
both countries, have named, to this end, Plen'
ipotentiaries, and have furnished them win
the necessary full powers to treat, aud, ia
their name, to conclude treaty, to wit: The
President of the United States, Jonathan Rus
sell, citizen of the said United States, and
now their Minister Pienipolentiaty at the
Court of Stockholm, and his Msjes,y, the
King Of Sweden aud Norwey, his exccllency
the Coun. Laurent d'Enges,rom, his Minis
ter Of State tor foreign affairs Chancellor OF
the University of Lund, Knight Commander
OF ths Order OF the King, Knigh. of the Or
der of Charles l3th, Grand Cross Of the Or
ders OF 81 Elienne OF Hungary, Of the Legion
OF Honor OF France, OF the Black Eagle and
OF the Red Eagle of Prussis, and The Count
AdoIphe George de Morner, his Counsellor
OF State and Commander OF the Order of the
Polar Star : and The said Plenipolentiares,
alter having produced and exchanged their
full powers, found IN good and due form,
have agreed on the following Articles
.zrncie frsf.
There shall be between all tho territories
under the dominion Of the Uaited States of
America. and of his Msjesty, the King Of
Sweden aud Norway, recip, ocal liberty oil
commerce. The Inhabitants of cithe. OF the
Two countries shall nave liberty, with ali se 4
curity for their persons, vessels and cargoes,
TO come freely TO ali ports, places and rivers
within the te,ritc,ies Of tbs olhe rxjnio which
the vessels Of the most favored nations az,
permitted TO enter. They can there temain
aud tssde in any par. whatsoever Of ,he. said
territories; they can there hire and occupy
houses and warehouses; for their coinmeree
and, generally, the merchants and traders of
each OF the two nations, shall enjoy in the
other the most complete security and protcc-
tien for the transaction of their business, be-
ing bound, alone, TO conform to.thc laws aud
statutes Of the two countries, respectively.
article 2.
No othof or higher duties, Imports, or
charges, what socver, shall be imposed on the
importation into the territories Of his Majesty,
the King of Sweden and Norway, of the pro.
duce or manufactures of the United States,
nor on the importation into the Uniied States
Ut tho produce or manufactures Of the terri
tories OF h. Majesty, the King ofSweden and
Norway, than those 10 winch tho same articles
would be subjected In each Of he two coun-
tries, respectively, IN those articles were the
growth, produce, or manufactufs Of any oihe.
country. The same principle shall Likewise
be observed, in respect to exportatisn, i'm
such manners that 10 each Of the two coun-
tries, respectively, the articles which shall be
exported for the other, cannot be char ged
with any duy, impos, or charge, whatsoever,
higher or other than those to which the same
articles would be subjected if they were ex-
ported to any other country whatever.
Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on
the exportatioi or importation OF sny article
the growth, produce, or manufacture of the
territories of His Msissly, the King Of Swe-
den and Row way, or Of the United States, to
or from the said territories OF Hs Msiesiy,
the King Of Sweden and Norway, o, 10, or
from the said United States, which Shall not
equally extend 70 all other nations.
Swedish OF Norwegian vessels arriving in
ballast, or importing iato the Uoiled States
the produce or manufactures Of their coun
tries, or exporting f,om the United States
the Prsduee or msnufaetures Of said States,
shaII not Be obliged 10 psy, either for the YES
sells or the esfgees, any other or hisheT du.
ties, imPosts, or charges, whatsoever, than
those which the vessels Of the Uniied States
would psy in the same circumstances, and,
vice vsrss.-the vessels Of the United States,
arriving in ballast, sr in porting iaso the ter.
,no'ics, cnder the dominion Of his Majesty
the King Of Sweden and Norway, the pro
duce or msnuf4esurs sf the Usnsd States, or
exporting from the territories under the do
minisu Of bis Msjessy the King Of Sweden
and Norway, the produce or manufactures OF
these territories, shaII not pay, either fer the
vessels or the csrgoes, any other or highet
duties, im2osts, or charges, Whatsoever, than
those which would be paid II these articles