Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-28
ny AUTHORITY.
TR L A TIES.
BY the President Of the Uniied Siates Of .9pisrieu
A PROCLAMATION.


Where's a treaty OF commerce and navigation
between the United States OF America, and lie
Most Faithful Majesty, the Queen of Portugal, an,
oi the Algarves, was concluded and signed hy ihci
Plenipotentares, at Lisbon, on the twenty. sixtI
day OF August in the year Of our Lord ihousanC
eight hundred and forty, which treaty being in the
English and Portuguese languages is word ior
word, rs follows:
In The Name Of the Most Holy aud Undecided 7ri.
NIT.
The United States of America, and Her Mos,
Faithful Majesty the Queen OF Portugal and of III,
AlgaIves, equally animated with the desire OF
maintaining the relations of good understanding
which have hitherto 50 happily subsi>ted between
their respective States; OF extending also, and con-
solidating the commercial Intercourse beIw them;
and convinced that this object better be
compshcd than by adopting the system Of an en-
tire freedom of navigation, and perfect reciprocity
based upon principles OF equity equally beneficial
10 both countries; have, IN corsoq agreed
enter into negotiations for the conclusion of treaty
ol commerce and navigation and they have APP
pointed rs their pienpotentares Tor that purpose,
wit: the President OF the United States OF Ame
rici, Edward kavanagh, the charge d'afaires the
cour; OF Hes Most Faithful Majesty; and Her Most
Faithful Majesty, the most INDUSTRIOUS and most
excellent John Baptist de Almelda Garrett, fsst
hstosiographer to her said Majesty, Of her council.
member OF the CosteS, knight OF the ancient and
most noble order of the tower and sword, knight
commander OF the order of Christ, officer 10 the or
der of Leopold in Belgium, Judge OF the superior
court OF commerce, envoy extraordinary and minis.
ter pienipo;entiary TO Her Catholic Majesty who
nf.er having exchanged their respective full pow
eJs, found TO be IN due and proper form, have
agreed upon, and concluded, the following articles:
ARTICLE |.
There shall be, between the territories OF the high
contracting parties, reciprocal ,iberty OF commerce
and navigation. The citizens and subjects of their
respective States shall, mutually, have liberty to
the ports, places and rivers Of the territories of
each party, wherever foreign commerce is, or shall
he, permitted. They shall be at liberty TO soiourn
and reside in all parts OF sl territories IN
attend their affairs and they shall enjoy, 20 ihat
effect the same security and protection as natives
Of the country wherein they reside, on contIon OF
their submitting the laws and ordinances there
prevailing, and particularly TO the resu atoms IN
force concerning commerce.
ARrIcLE II.
Vessels OF the United States OF America arriving.
either laden in ballast, in the ports OF the KING
dom and possessions OF Portugal; and, rccIprOcaly,
Portuguese vessels arriving, either laden or IN bal
last, IN the ports of the United States OF America,
shall be treated their entrance, during their stay,
and at their departure, upon the same looinS as
national vessels, coming from the same place. w'th
respect 10 the duties of TOM ge light house duties,
plotage, port charges, as well as To the ices ana
peiuuisItes of public officers, and all other duties
and charges, OF whatever kind or denomination, lie
Wed upon vessels Of commerce, IN the name or TO
the prof OF the Government, the local authorities,
or Of any pptic or private establishment whatso-
ever.
AGrIcLE Ill.
No higher OF Other duties shall be imposed on the
imDDr aI"u, IutO aE Kingdom and possessions OF
PJGU.,i, 81 any ar-ics, the growth, produce or ma
nufIctlre III tn ChieJ States Of American and no
higher or hcr ds,ics shall be imposed on the i'm
portauJn, in o the UuIod States of America Of any
article, the gtowih, produce or manufacture Of the
kingdom and possessions Of Portugal, than such as
are, or shall be, payable the like article, uI:ng
the growth, produce, or manufacture Of any other
foreign country.
Nor stall any prohibition be imposed on the i'm.
Of fka
produce tDuiectuTe of the United States Of A
Igerca, or OF the kingdom and possessions 0! POT-
tuga, from the ports of the said kingdom and
possessions Of Portugal or OF the said States, which
shall not equally extend 10 Gil other foreign ma
tons.
Nor shall any higher other duties or charges
be imposed, in either Of the two countries, on the
expectation OF any articles TO the United States o!
America, 10 the kingdom Vi Portugal, respective
iy, than such as are payable on the expectation OF
The like articles any oihes foreign country.
Provided however, that nothing contained ~ this
article shg! be understood, or inendeh, TO Interfere
with the stipulation entered into By the Unl.sC
States OF America, for a special equivalent, m re-
gard TO French wines, ~ the convention made by
me said States and France, on tbs fourth day OF
July, in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
bundled and thTly-one; which stipulation will eH-
pre- and cease to have effect, 10 the month o! Fc-
iruary, in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred AMI lcrty-two.
ARTICLE ~.
The same duties snail I've paid, and the same
Lounties deductions. o. privileges allow d, the I'M
pOTBtiOn, into the kingdom aud possessions o! POr-
tugal, OF any article the growth, produce, or manu-
flcture oil the United States oil Amenca, whether
such importation shall he in vessels Of the SAID
States or in Portuguese vessels and, reciprCcay,
the same duties shall be paid and the same boun-
ties deductions, privileges allowed, on the IN
porIation, into the United States OF America, Of any
article, the growth, produce, or manufacture OF lie
kngdom and possessions OF Portugal, whether such
M. Inc i'm
sells Of the said States.
ARTICLE v.
IL is agreed by the high contracting parties h.t,
whenever tnLre may be lawfully Imported into all
any of the ports Of tho kingdom and possessions Of
Portugal IN vessels OF any foreign country, articles
q. the grOwih, produce, or manufacture OF 4 cpHn-
Try other than that to which the importing vessels
shall belong, the same privilege shall lmm sIl9icIy
become common 10 vessels oil the United States OF
America, with all the same nights and iayOTs us
may IN that respect, be granted 10 the most favored
nrtion; and, recproclly, IN consideration lher,o,
Portuguese vessels shall, thereafter ENJOY, IN the
same respect, privileges, rights, and fayors, 10 a
correspondent extent, in the ports Of the Uni.ed
States Of America.
ARTICLE VI.
AL kinds Of merchandise and articles Of COM
uercc, which may be lawfully exported re.ex-
ported from the ports Of either Of the high contract
ing parties 10 any foreign country In national YES
sells, may also be exported orro.eEported therefom
IN vessels OF the other party, respectively, without
paying other or higher duties or charges, OF wha,e-
yer kind or denomination, than II the same mcr-
chandze or articles of commerce were exported or
Tc.cKported IN national vessels
And the same Jounues and drawbacks shall bC
allowed, whether such cXporatlon or re.eXpOrtaiion
be made in vessels Of the one party or the other.
ARTICLE VII.
Its expressly UNDERSTOOD that nothing contained
in this treaty shall lie applicable to the cOastwIse
navigation of either OF the Two countries, which each
al the Two high contracting parties reserve Cx-ir-
syey 10 itself.
ARTICLE VIII
II mutually undcrs Ooi that tho foregoing glI-
pulatiOns do not ap'Ir 20 potts and territories, IN
the kingdom aud possessions OF Portugal, where
foreign commerce and nav CATION are not admitted;
pud that the commerce ans navigation OF Portugal,
directly to and from the United States Of America
md the said ports and territories, also prohibited.
But Her Most Faithful Majesty agrees that, us
eoon as the ssb ports ans territories, ony Of them,
shall be opened 70 the commerce OF navigation 81
any foreign nation, they shall from that moment
be also opened 10 the comngrC0 aud Navigation %
the United States Of America, with the same pEisI-
Iogcs rights and iuyOrs ns may be o..Owcd 90 tue
mos, favored nation, grRtultOusy, i the concession
was gratu,Ousy made, OF on allowing the lFmg
compensation, or on equivalent, st the concession
was CONDITIONAL
ARTICLE TX.
Whenever the citizens or subjects Of either OF
the contracting parties shall be forced 70 seek refuge
.-gI,tv, al, Of rivers hays norris.