The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-02
By AUT II o r 1T Y
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States of America, and
Her Most Faithful Ma jesty, the Queen Of
Portugal. and of the Algarves, was conclu-
ded and signed by their Plenipotentiaries, at
Lisbon, on the twenty-sixth day of August,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and forty, which treaty being in
the English and Portuguese languages is,
word for word, as follows;
In the Name Of the Most Holy and Undivided
Trinity.
The United States of America, and Her
Most Faithful Majesty the Queen of Portugal
and the Algarves, equally animated with the
desire Of maintaining the relations of good
understanding which have hitherto so happily
subssted between their respective states; of
extending, also, and consolidating the CONNER
fetal intercourse between them; & convinced
that this object cannot better be accomplished
than by adopting the system of an entire free
dom of navigation, and perfect reciprocity
based upon principles of equity equally bene.
cial to both countries have, in consequence,
agreed to enter into negotiations for the con-
clusion Of a treaty of commerce and naviga-
ton: and they have appointed as their plen-
potentiaries for that purpose, to wit /; the Pres
ident of the United States of America, Edward
Kavanagh, their charged affaires at the court
of Her Most Faithful Majesty and Her Most
Faithful Majesty, the most illustrious and most
excellent John Baptist dc Almeida Garrett,
first hisioriographer to her said Majesty, of her
council, member of the Cortes, knight of the
ancient and most noble order of the tower and
sword, knight commander of the order of
Christ, officer Of the order Of Leopold in Bel
GUM, judge Of the superior court of commerce,
envov extraordinary and minister plenipotenti-
airy to Her Catholic Majesty; who, after hav-
ing exchanged their respective full powers,
found to be in due and proper form, have a.
greed upon, and concluded, the following arti-
cles:
ARTICLE There shall be, between the
territories of the high contracting parties, a
reciprocal liberty Of commerce and navigation
The citizens and subjects of their respective
States shall, mutually, have liberty TO enter
the ports, places and rivers of the territories OF
each party, wherever foreign commerce is, or
shall be, permitted. They shall be at liberty
to soiourn and reside in all parts of said terrific
ries, in order to attend to their affairs; and
they shall enjoy, TO that effect, the same secu-
rity and protection as natives of the country
wherein they reside, on condition of their sub
hitting to the laws and ordinances there pre-
vailing, and particularly to the regulations IN
force concerning commerce
ARTICLE II.-Vessels of the United States
of America arriving. either laden or in ballast
in the ports Of the kingdom and possessions oil
Portugal and reciprocally, Portuguese vessels
arriving, either laden or in ballast in the ports
of the United States of America, shall be trea-
ted, on their entrance, during their stay, and
at their departure, upon the same footing as
national vessels, coming from the same place,
with respect to the duties of tonnage, light.
house duties, pilotage, port charges, as well as
to the fees and perquisites Of public officers
and ali other duties and charges, of whatever
kind or denomination, levied upon vessels oil
commerce, in the name or TO the profit OF the
Government, the local authorities, or of any
public, or private establishment, whatsoever.
ARTICLE III.-No higher or other duties
shall be imposed on the importation, into the
kingdom and possessions of Portugal. of any
article, the growth, produce or manufacture OF
the United States of America and no higher
or other duties shall be imposed on the impor-
tationY into the United States of America, Of
any article, the growth, produce or manufac'
ture of the kingdom and possessions of Portu-
gal, than such as are, or shall be payable on
the like article. being the growth, produce, OF
manufacture of any other foreign country.
Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the
importation or expectation of any article, the
growth, produce or manufacture of the United
States of America, or of the kingdom and pos.
sessions of Portugal, to or from the ports of the
said kingdom and possessions of Portugal, or oil
the said States, which shall not equally extend
to all other foreign nations.
Nor shall any higher or other duties or char
gesbe imposed, in either of the two countries
on the expectation of any articles to the Uni
ted States of America, or to the kingdom Of
Portugal, respectively, than such as are paya
BILE on the expectation of the like articles tt
any other foreign country.
Provided, however, that nothing contained
IN this article shall be understood, or intended
TO interfere with the stipulation entered into
by the United States of America, for a specia
equivalent, in regard to French wines, in the
convention made by the said States and France
on the fourth day of July, in the year of oul
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
one which stipulation will expire, and cease
to have effect, in the month Of February. II
the wear of our Lord one thousand eight hun
drsd and forty-two.