Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-21
By ase President Of lie y. States IF .4snsriea
PROCLAMATION.

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WHEaEAs. by an act of the Congress n
Che iJn;iea states, passed on the twenty -ninti
day Of MAY, one thousand etgat hundred ant
thirty, il is provided, that, whenever the Pre-
tident of the United States shall receive sa-
tisfactorv evidence that the Government oil
Great Britain will open the ports OF It's Colo
nial possessions in the West Indies, on the
Continent OF South AtaerIca, the bahama
Island. the Caicos, aud the Bermuda or 30
mer islands, to the vessels of the OnI,ed States
for IN Unidentified or for a limited term, thai
the vessels of the United States, and their
car.ocs, on entering the Colonial ports atorc.
said, shall not be subject to other or higher
duties OF tonnage or impost, or charges oil a.
ny other description, than would bc imposed
on British vessels, or their cargoes, arriving
in the said Colonial possessions from the u.
States; that the vessels of the u. ;. may III
port into the said Colonial possessions, from
the II. States, any article or a~rticles which
could be imported ia a British vessel into the
said possessions, from the u. : and that the
vessels of the United States may export from
the British Colonies aforementioned, to any
Country whatever, other than the dominions
or possessions Of Great Britain, any article
or articles that can be exported therefrom in
q British vessel, to any country other than
the British dominions or possessions aforesaid;
leaving the commercial intercourse of The u
nited States with all other parts Of the Bri-
tsh doFnlnions Or possessions on u footing not
less favorable to the United States than it
now IS, that then, and in such case, the Pre-
sldeut Of the United States shall be authoriz
ca, OF any time before the next session Of
Congress, to issue his Proclamation, that he
has received such evidence; and that, there
1pen, and from the date OF such Proclama-
tion. the ports OF the United States shall l,e
opened, indefinitely, or for a term fixed, as
the case may be, to British vessels coming
from the said British Colonial possessions.
and their cargses, subject to no other or high.
err duty OF tonnage or lmpost, or charge of a
ny description whatever, than would be levi
ed on the vessels Of thc United States, or
their cargoes arriving from the said British
possessions; and that it shall be lawful for
the said British vessels to import into the. u
nited States, and to export therefronl, any
article or articles which may be imported or
exported IN vessels OF The United States; and
that the act, entitled AN act concerning a
vigation, passed on the eighteenth day of A
prii, one thousand eight hundred and eigh.
teen. an act supplementary thereto, passed
the fifteenth day Of May, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty, and an act, entitled
An act TO regulate The commerciaiintercourse
between the United States aad c~ertaia Bri
tish Ports passed on the first dav Of March.
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three,
shall, IN such case, be susY ended, or absolute
~ repealed, rs the case may require.
AND WHEREAS, by the said act, il is firfh.
er provided, that, whenever the ports of the
United States shall have been opened under
the authority thereby given, British vessels
and their cargoes shall be admitted to AN en-
try IN the ports Of the United States. fre,o
the Islands, Provinces, or Colonies of Great
BFitlan, on or near the North American cen
tinent, and north Or East of the u. States:
AND WHEREAS satisfactory evidence has
been received by the President of the United
States, that, whenever he shall give effect
to the provisions OF the act aforesaid, the Go.
vernmcnt of Great Britain will open. for an
indefinite period, the ports in its Colonial
possession in the West Indies, on the CONT
nent Of South America. the Bahama Islands,
the Caicos, and the Bermuda or Somer Isl
ands, to the vessels Of the United States. and
their cargoes, upon the terms, and according
TO the acquisitions, Of the aforesaid act of
Congress:
Now THEREFORE, | ANDREW Jackson,
President of the United Strtes of America.
. do hereby declare and proclaim that such
evidence has been received by me; and that,
by the operation OF the act of Congress pass
ed on the twenty ninth day of May, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty, the ports
O! the United States are, from the date OF
this PROCLAMATION, epen to British vessels
Coming from the said British possessions. and
then cargoes, upon the terms set forth in
SAID act; the act, entitled 'An act concern
ing Navigation passed on the eighteenth
Gay OF April, one thousart4 eight hundred
and eighteen, the act supplementary thereto.
passed the fifteenth day of MAY, one tbous-
and eight hundred and twenty, and the act,
entitled IAN act to regulate the commercial
intercourse between the United State. and
CERTAIN British Ports, passed the first dav OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-three, are absolutely repeal ed: and
British vessels and their cargoes are admit
ted to an entry in the ports of the United
States, from the Islands, Provinces, and Co.
lones OF Great Britain, on or near the North
American c%ontinet, and North or East of the
United Safes.
Given under my hand, at the
City of Washington, the
fifth day of October, in the
year Of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and thir,
~, and the iiity-ffth of The
independence of the Unitet
States.
ANDREW JACKSON.
BY The President:
Nj. VAN buren,,
SseFefnTy Of STATE.