Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-25

ses than British vessels, and their carsoes, ar
irving from the United States, in the said colo
nies and possessions, are subjected to; that the
vessels Of the United States may import INTO
said colonies and possessions, from the Cnlteo
States, anv article or articles, which Brush
vessel could BY law import from the U. States
into the said colonies and possessions; and that
the vessels Of the United States may export 10
any country whatever, other than TO the domin-
ions or possessions Of Great Britain, any arti.
Gle or articles from the said colonies or pos
sessions, which vessels Of Great Britain may
by law export therefrom; and If the President
Of the United States shall receive such satsiac-'
tory evidence as aforesaid, on or before the
said lhirlieth day of September next, he is here
by authorized to issue his proclamation, de-
claring that the said 'colonies or possessions are
open TO the admission Of the vessels OF the Unit
ed States, on the conditions aforesaid; & there.
upon, from the date Of the said proclamation,
the ports of the United States shall be open to
vessels of the United States and British vessels
comingsfrom said coloaies and posses ions, &
also to the vessels of other nations coming there
from, which by treaty, or according to the nav
iga,ion act OF the U States, may be entitled to
bring merchandise from said colonies and pos
sessions Into the United States; and British ves-
sells arriving in the United States thereirom,
shall be subject, neither on their tonnage, nor on
their cargoes, 10 any other or higher duties or
charges of any kind, than vessels of the United
States And from the date Of the said procla-
nation Of the President, the act passed on the
first day OF March, eighteen hundred and TWEEN
ty three, entitled "An Act to regulate the COM
mercial intercourse between the United States
and certain British ports" the act passed on
the fifteenth day Of May, eighteen hundred and
twenty, entitled San Act supplementary to an
act, entitled an act concerning navigation,
and an act, entitled Gan Act concerning ma
vigation," passed on the eighteenth day OF
April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, shall
be, and are hereby declared severally to be
repealed. find provided further, That if, on or
before the SAID thirue,h day Of September
next, the President Of the United States shall
receive satisfactory evidence that the Colo
MES and possessions aforesaid are open " the
admission of vessels of the United States, COM
ing from the said United States, that neither
such vessels nor their cargoes are subject
ed to any other or higher duties or charges than
are levied or exacted on British vessels, and
their cargoes, arriving from the United States,
the vessels Of the United States may import
into said colonies and possessions from the Y.
States, any article or articles which a British
vessel could, by law, import from the United
States, into the said colonies or possessions, it
shall and may be lawful, for the President OF
the United States to issue his proclamation, de-
claring that the ports of the United States are
open to vessels Of the United States and to
British vessels coming directly from the said
colonies and possessions, and also to vessels OF
other nations, coming therefrom, which by
treaty, or according to The navigation act Of
the United States, may be entitled to bring
merchandise from said colonies and possessions
into the United States, on the same terms as
vessels Of the United States; and that British
vessels arriving in the ports Of the United
States, from the colonies or possessions afore-
said, shall not, after the date OF the proclama-
ton, last mentioned, be subjected, either or
their tonnage, or their cargoes, 10 any other or
higher duties or charges, of any kind, than are
levied on vessels OF the United States, and their
cargoes, Of similar merchandise imported from
the same colonies and possessions; and from
and after the date Of such proclamation, The
first and second sections of this act shall be sus-
pended.