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the lStOtnCr Oh dHduiaJ Aoui W. r.
ces enjoy already the fruits OF indepen'
dence.
In the department Of Venezuela, seven
provinces have already separated them
selves this year, among whicb are Merida,
Truxillo and Barcelona. The department
of Quito we question not, is at this moment
entirely independent. If the progress OIL
liberty, in the year 1891, be as favorable
as in the preceding one, there will be no
Spaniard found, at The expiration thereof,
ip the whole territory of Colombia, armed
against the freedom of that country.
TRANSLATED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
From the Diary of the Constitutional TO
vernment of the Havana of Tuesday, xo'h
March, 1921. -
ROYAL ORDER
Respecting The Trade between III: Ph'hPp'ne
Islands and the Ports Of Sp. .amer'ca oy
the South Sea.
The King has been pleased to forward
to me the following Decree.
Don Ferdinand VII. &c.
The Cortes in virtue of the faculties grant
ed by the institution, have Decree1.
Art. |. The Grant made by Government;
on the 10th January last, respecting the
Trade between thePhlippines and The Forts
of America by the South Seas. is to be OBJ
served and carried into effect as far as it
respects the Domestic and Foreign mer'
chandize permitted by the said concession,
all Spanish vessels without exception being
allowed to engage 10 this trade.
Art. 9. All productions and articles man.
ufac,ured in the PHILIPPINE Islands, shall be
admitted the same as those of Spain, into
the privileged Spanish Ports OF America
Europe and Africa, on producing Registers
proving them to be from Spanish Port and
in Spanish vessel
Art. 8. Moreover every Spanish vessel is
allowed to carry on direct trade from any
Spanish Port in America, or Europe; by the
Cape Of Good Hope to the foreign Ports OF
the East Indies and China; and 10 bring,
introduce and deposit in the privileged
Spanish ports OF America and Europe, the
following foreign merchandise :Ceylon Gina
mon. pearls, diamonds, ivory, tortoise she'll
of every kind, china ware, japsnned furni-
ture, mother pearl, PLAIN and manufactured
6ligree, Of every kind, indian ink, paint
boxes, ivory fans, those of tale and ising
glass, loaf and candied sugar, cotton stufs,
silk and grass of the following description:
cotton thread from no. 60 upwards, con-
tanning in each pound not less than sixty
skeins, plain, striped and wrought muslins
of every quality, cambria bandkeIchieis OF
every kind, plain, striped and flo" cam
brics, plain, striped and wrought Tratal-
CARS, in imitation of Blond lace, Cashmere
shawIs, yellow Nankeens; Serampores of a
yard and quarter and upwards. casastan-
das of the usual length, mamoodies, sanas,
emerties and sires, all Of cotton, and OF the
usual length and breadth; weed handker,
chieis of all kinds; raw silk !ff'ny; roo or
rengue, SANTOS, silk handkerchefs. painted
or printed, tiffany handkerchiefs and
wrought silk counterpancs.
Art. 4. The import duties on the prece
ding goods and wares shall be regulated in
the General Tariff according to the Funda-
mental Bases approved by the Cortes fr
the said Tariff, at moderate proportion.
Art 5. The regulation contained in arti-
Gle i2, OF the fundamental bases of the gen.
era Tariff approved by the Corles, shall be
observed with regard 10 the cargoes of the
vessels from the Philippine Islands. and
which 60 into any foreign port of America
or Europe.
Art. 6. In order that thisl liberty granted
! 10 trade, may not prove more preIudicia' to
the national agriculture and manufacture,
either in Asia, America or Europe, as it
would DO by making these voyages to Asia,
by the Cape Of Good Hope, with cargo OF
foreign productions, rather than those of the
Philippines; there shall not be carried from
Asia to the Spanish ports of America or Of
Europe, by way OF the Cape, in any vessel
more of those foreign goods Expressed in
this decree, than the value of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars, stated in the register; and tie
res, Of the cargo, must be composed of the
productions and manufactures of the Philip
pines, or'of other productions Of the foreign
settlements in Asia that is of such as are al
lowed by the general Tariff.
| Art. 7. The Government j. recommend.