Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1833-1844, 1841-06-05


commerce and navigation, that are grant.
ed, or may hereafter be granted il eth:
ler country, 10 the citizens or subjects Of
the most favored nation. No duty Of Gus
toms or other imposis sllalI be charged up
lon any goods, The produce Of the country,
upon importation by sea OF by land, from
such country 10 the otf.er, higher than
The duty or imposis charged upon the
goods of the same kind, the produce Of, or
imported from any other country. And
The Republic Of Texas, md her majesty,
the Queen of the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby bind
and engage theWeelves moi TO grant any
favor, privileges immunity in matters
Of comnerce and navigation 10 the sciti-
zenso subjects of any other State, which
shall moi be also and at the same time ex-
tended 10 The citizens or subjects OF the
other high contracting party, gratuitously,
|If The concession in favor of that other
State shall have been gratuitous, or on
giving as neatly as possible the same COM
pensalion, or equivalent, in case the con-
cession shall have been conditional.
Art. 2. No duties oftonage, harbour,
ight-house, piIotage, Quarantine, or other
similar or corresponding duties, of what.
ever nature, OF under Whatever denomi=
ration. shall be imposed in either country
upon vessels, OF upon any articles the
growth, produce, or manufacture of the
other, in respect of voyages between the
two countries if laden, OF in respect of as
ny voyage, ifin ballast, which shall not
be equally imposed in like cases on mas
iional vessels; and in neither country shall
any duty, charge, restriction or prohibition
be imposed upon, ne an3 drawback, boun-
ty or allowance be withheld from any
goods imported from Of exported to any
country in thevessels Of the one country.
which shall NJ be equally imposed upon
or withheld from such goods, when go
imported or exported in the vessels of the
other country.
ART. 8. The citizensr and subjects of
each country shall enjoy Coll liberty 10 go
to the ports and harbors The other couns
tly, where other. foreigners are allowed
10 enter, 10 unlade their merchandise
therein, to hire and occupy houses, and
peaceably to CONDUCT their respective
trades and professional
The ships Of war q both countries, res
pec,iveIy shall haye 3she liberty 10 enter
freely, upd touch - Oil such ports in edch
country, into which Che ships of war }of
any other notion are permitted to enter
subject, however, 10 the regulations, laws,
and statutes, of The respective countries.
ART. A. The stipulations of the press
ent treaty shall not be considered as ap-
plying TO the navigation q carrying trade
between one port and another, situated in
THE dominions Of one contracting party,
b. the vessels Of the other, as far as re-
CARDS passengers, commodities. and arti-
cles Of comnecre. Such navigation aud
. transport being reserved by each contract
ling party TO na(Ional vessels.
ART. g. The high contracting pattieB
reserve for futufe negotiation, at such time
as they may mutually agree upon the
legation shall be regulated between the
Republic of Texas and the Britannia Ma
ljesty's colonial possessions in Europe, Al
i STA, Africa aud America.
/ ART. 6. Whereas, in the present state
of Texan shipping, the Republic of Texas
would not enjoy the full benefit of the
lreciprocacy intended by this treaty, If no
] vessel were to be admitted into British
ports as Texan vessel, unless it had
. heen built within the territory of Texas,
it is. therefore agreed, that for the space
!! of eight years, 10 commence from the date
ofthe exchange of the notifications of this
.ltreaty, any vessel, whatsoever built, be-
ing bona fide the property OF, and wholly
owned by one or more citizens Of the Re-
public Of Texas, and whereof the mastel
0 and three>fourths of the mariners al leasl
are naturalized citizens of the Republic
or persons domiCiled in that Republic, by
act of the government as lawful citizens
: of the Texan republic, 10 be certified &C.
!, cording to the laws ofthat country, shall
t be considered as Texan vessels. Her Ma.
: Ijesty. the Queen of the United Kingdom
8 of Great Britain and iceland reserying 4
I lherselfthe right, at the end Of snid tern
Of eight years, 20 claim that the provisions
!, tofthe British Navigation Act, relative 4
y the nationality of foreign vessels, ehall b
strictly applied to Texan vessels in Brit
Q ish ports
:. ART 4. The consuls and vicerconsui
q Of each country shall, within the territor'
+ lofthe other. enjoy ell the rights, privileg
es and immunilies which are accorded 4
4 such funcsionaries by the law Of Nations
: and ID is provided ii,ai in the ports Of eacl
Z country, respectively, the authorities shal
Is give all due legal assistance and protec
Is ton for the apprehension, safe-keeping
o and delivering Of all deserters, from III
$, ships ofWar and trading vessels Of eithe