Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-13

Sevens winch convention, DelnS III tne EnSilsn
and French languages, is, word tor word, as fol-
lows;
oaIo1xAL.
CONVENTION
Of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, betreen
the United States Of .fmerica, and the Free HIM.
seattle Republics Of Lubyck, Bremen, ard Ham
burg.
The United States of America. on the one part,
and the Rupublc and Free lanseatc City of Lu-
beck, the Republic and Free iIanseatic City of
Bremen, and the Republic and Free Hanseatjc
City Of Hamburg, leach State for itself separately
on the other part being desrous to give greater
facility to their commercial intercourse, and to
place tic privileges of their navigation basis
Of the most extended lbcrality, have resolved TO
fix. in a manner clear. distinct, and positive, the
rules which shall be observed between the one and
the other, by means of Convention of friendship,
Commerce and Navigation.
For the attainment Of this most desirable object.
the President of the United States of America has
conferred full powers on Henry Clay, their Sec
retary of State: and the Senate of the Republic
and free Hanseatic City of Lubec, tile Senate OF
the Republic and free Hanseatic City Of Bremen,
and the Senate of the Republic and free Hanseatic
City OF Hamburg, have conferred tull powers on
Vincent Rnmpf, their Minister Plenipotentlary
near the United states Of America, who, after hav-
due and proper form, have agreed to the following
articles:
Article I.
The contracting pa rites agree, that whatever
kind ut produce, manufacture, or merchandise OF
any foreign c0untry can be, from time to time,
lawfully imported into the United States, in their
own vessels, may be also imported in vessels of
the SAID free Hanseatc Republics of Lubec, Brc-
lnen. and Hamburg, and that no higher or other
duties upon the tonnage cargo of the vessel. shall
De lc,ied collected, whether the importation be
made in vessels Of the United States, or Of either
OF the said Hauseatic Republics. And, in like
manner, that whatever kind of produce, manuac-
tare, Or merchandise OF any foreign country, can
be, from time to time lawfully imported into either
Of the said ianseatic Republics, in its own vessels
may be also imported in vessels of the United
States and that no higher or other duties upon
the tonnage or cargo OF the vessel, shall be levied
or collected, whether the importation be made in
vessels OF the one party, or Of the other. And
they further agree that whatever may be lawfully
exported, or re.exported, by one party in its own
vessels, to any foreign country, may, in like man
ner, be exported or re-eSportet in the vessels Of
the other party. And the same bounties, duties,
and drawbacks shall be allowed and collected,
whether such expo: tatl0n or re-exportation be
made in vessels Of the one party or 0f the other
Nor shall higher, or other, charges Of any kind be
imposed IN the ports OF the one party, on vessels
OF the other, than are shall be, payable IN the
same ports bg national vessels.
Article II.
No higher Or other duties shall be imposed on
rhe importation. into the United States, uf any
article. the produce or manufacture of the free
iianseatlc Republics ct Lubbock, Bremen, and
Hamburg; and no higher OF other duties SHALL be
imposed on the importation, into either OF the sait
Republics oi any article, the produce or manutac
ture of the United States, than are. or shall be
parable on the like article being the produce OF
Manufacture o any other foreign country or sia
any other, or higher duties or charges. be ilnpose,
by either party on the exportation of any article
70 INC United states. or to the free Iianseatic Re
puoiles Of Lubbock, Bremen, or Hamburg. respec
'Wey than such as are, or shall be, PAYABLE OF
me expectation Of the like articles TO any othe
fore'gn country; nor shall any prohibition be i'm
posed on the importation or expectation of am
article, the produce manufacture Of the tFD,te,
States, or OF the free Hanseatic Republics Of Lu
Deck, Bremen, or hamburg, to, or from, the port
OF the United States, or 20, or from the ports d
the other party, which shall aot be equally extend
eA to all other nations.
.1rticle III
NO priority Or preference shal! be given, direct
~ or indirectly, by any or either Of the contract
ing parties, nor by any company, corpura;ion. q
agent, acting on their behalf, or upder their au
shorlty, i'll the purchase Of any article tie gruwtl
produce, or manufacture of their States resnec
lively imported into the other, on account or
reference to, tie character Ct the vessel whethc
1t ce OF 'hc one party or of the other, in whc
such article was imported it being the true inter
and meaning OF the contracting parties, that n
distinction or difference whatever shall be made
this respect.
article "
In consideration of the limited extent Of the te
ritories of the republics of Lubec, Bremen, an
Hamburg, ard OF the intimate connexon of trad
and navigation subsistng between these republic
it is hereby stipulated and agreed that any yess,
which shall be owned exclusively by citizen q