Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-09
Blythe Pre,idsat oftheUai States Of .4'nsrica'
4 ROCLANATI0Ns,

A FHO( LAM lO-NS'
WHEREAS. bysln act of the Congress 81 the
.Uase,l States, passed ON the twenty ninth day
of Nav. one thousand eight hundred isld thirty.
= II is pro~idedsthat. whenever the President OF
the United States shall receive satisfactory evr-
-dence * 1.-The Government OF Great Britain will
open thssyfts in its Colostia possessions IN the
West Indies, on the Continent OF South fmerf-
CT. the Bahama sands. Sc Caicos, and the Ber-
muda or SuniSfS yslands,.to the vessels OF the
United States 7or an Indefinite or Tor limited
term; that the yesSsisoe the, I nited States, and
their cara1es, OF eateriIS the Colonial ports
aforesaid, shail.hot be subject 10 other higher
- aa,.es Of tspnass ofsisnpastysg Charges .et aay
liSi Vessels, tneir Cdr2OeS, arriving IN the SAID
Colonial possessions from the United States; that
The vessels of the United States may import into
the said Colonial possessions, from the United
States. anv article or articles which could be i'm
ported in British vessel into the said posses
sions, from the United States; and that the ves-
sells Of the United States may export from the
British Colonies aforementioned, 10 any country
whatever other than the domnons or possess
sions Of Great Britain, any article or articles that
can be exported therefrsm in British vessel. to
any country other than the British dominicns ur
possessions aforesaid; leaving the commercial in
tercuuree of the United States with all other parts
of the British dOminions or possessions on foot
IN nut less favorable 70 the United States than
1t now. 5; t'At then, and in such the Presi-
Gent Of the United States shall be authorized, at
anv time before the next session ii Congress. to
issue hi, PROCLAIM ton, declaring that ne has re-
ceived such evidence; and that. thereupOn, and
from the date of sach Proclamation, the ports Of
the United States shall BE- opened, indefinitely,
or far term fixed. as the case may he, to Bri-
tish vessels coming from the said British Colo
MA, possessions, and their cargOes, subject to no
other Or higher duty OF tonnage or impost, or
charge of any description whatever. than would
b. levied on the vessels OF the United States. or
their Cargoes. arriving from the said British pos
SESSIONS: and that it shall be lawful for the said
British vessels to import into the United States.
and 10 export therefrOm, any article or articles
which NAV be imported or exported in vessels of
the United States; and that the act entitled
An act concerning Navlgat oD, passed on the
eighteenth dov of April, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighteen, an act supplementary thereto,
passed the fifteenth day Of May, one thousand
eiyht hundred and twenty. and an act, entitled
:. An act to regulate the commercial intercourse
batween the United States and certain British
Ports,n passed on the first day Of March, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty three, shall,
in such case. be suspended, or absolutel repeal
cd, as the case may require:
AND WHEREAS, by the SAID act, 1t Is further
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 entry in the ports of the
United States, from the Islands, Provinces, or
Colonies Of Great Britain, on or near the North
American continent, and North or East Of the
United States.
AND WHEREAS satisfactory evidence has been
received BY the President of the United States.
that. whenever he shall give effect to the provi
sions Of the act aforesaid, the Government of
Great Britain will open. for All indefinite period.
the ports in It's Colonial possessions In the West
indies. ON the continent of South America, the
B,hama Islands. the Caicos, and the Bermuda or
S,rner Islands, 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, I, ANDREW JACKSON. Pre-
sident of the United States Of America. do here
by declare and proclaim. that such evidence has
heen received by me; and that, by the operation
of the act of Congress passed on the twenty
ninth day Of May, one tse-sans eight hundred