The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-20

msnt respecting the commerce Of the possessions o
that nation beyond sea, that Is out Of Europe, mas
been officially communicated by the Portuguese NH
MISTER Picnpotentisry TO the Department Of Stale
and i now published for the benefit OF our mer-
chants;
II being necessary TO declare into what ports oil
the Provinces beyond ses, vessels may be admitted
belonging to nations which arc allowed by treaty 10
trade with those provinces and such q declaration
being more requisite, not only because 1t Is demand
ed By good faith but, also because from The wants
of n .erious evils may result to commerce whilst at
the Same time, it is indispensable to organize 'he
various custom houses according to the wants and
tho nature of the trade of each port such decla-
ration being the necessary aso in order TO AVOID
the difficulties which must arise, If the ports into
which foreign vessels enter agreeably to treaty
be not designated, and for the security OF the SAID
provinces and the preservation and increase oil com
mercia relations between the different portions OF the
national territory and il being necessary for the In
tercsts of Portuguese producers. that the mer-
chaodse and articles the entrance OF which into
the Provinces beyond sea is entirely prohibited
and those whose importation be admitted when
they arc Portuguese produce imported in Portu-
ruesc vessels; and my Government having, with
these objects, submitted proper project of law to
the Chamber of Deputies, which the multitude Of
affairs before that body did not allow it to have dis
cussed l. taking into consideration these reasons,
and conceiving that these measures were specially
required for the good of the Provinces beyond sea,
whose situation demands the immediate application
Of means proper to raise them to that wealth and
prosperity which they can never attain except by
lawful trade Using the facilities conferred on me
BY the first article of the law Of May H. le43 hav-
ing listened TO the opinions of my Ministers OF State,
have determined to decree as follows:
DECREE.
AnrlcLE l. British ships shall, according to the
stipulaons Of the Treaty of July Sd, ls42 between
the two Powers, be admitted into the Portuguese
ports designated in the following table /.
The commerce of the other ports not mentioned in
said table, shall be confined to coasters, and thus
shall be carried on in Portuguese vessels only.
ARTICLE 2. The importation into the Portuguese
possessions Of the articles set forth in table 2 is pro-
hbited as also of articles produced in those posses
sions, and which commonly exported, ercspt
goods produced in adjoining countries and imported
by lspd.
Article g. The goods and merchandise stated in
table 3, shall be admitted into the Portuguese pos
sessions If they be the produce of the Portuguese
domnions, and be imported in Portuguese vessels.
ARTICLE 4. Vessels and goods coming from the
possessions Of the British East India Company shall
Be subjected in the Portuguese possessions to in
crease of duty equal to that paid by Portuguese
Ne In h. If hat
ny.
Article S. British vessels are allowed to export
TO foreign ports all the productions of the Portuguese
possessions except Orchel and all other productions,
shs administration ofwhich is or may become the pro-
perry of the State by contract, and which cannot be
exported in national vessels These productions
shall all be subject to the duties on expectation now
established, or which may hereafter be established.
ARTICLE 6. In the ports named in table /, shall be
admitted the vessels Of the various nations with which
spulssons for trade with the Portuguese possessions
shall have been stipulated by treaty.
ARTICLE 7. All laws to the contrary are revoked.
The Minister Of Marine and of Affairs relating to
possessions beyond sea, shall have this executed
The Queen
JOAQUIN JOSE FALCAS.
PALAcE OF NKcEssrDADEs, June 5, 1874
TABLE |.
Ports Of the Portuguese possessions into which for
sign vessels may be admitted
archipelago Of Cape Verde.-In the Island Of ST.
Jsgo, the port of vllador Praia In the Island Of
Mao, port of Inglez. In the Island of Boa Vista,
the port of salrei In the Island Of SAL the port Of
Madame, or port Martins.
Coat Of Guinsa-Tbe ports of Bissan and Ca
cheu.
Islands Of ST. Thomas and Principe. In Principe,
the port Of Bas dss Agulhas, or any other TO which
that custom house may be transferred. In St Tho
mas the port Of Didadc.
Angola and Benguels. The ports of Losnda and
Bspguela.
Mozambique coast The port Of Mozambique
Portuguese possessions in the Eas, Indies The
ports Of Goa and Diu
Archipelago of zoolor and TimOr. In Timor the
port Of belly.
Merchandise, the importation Of which, into the
Portuguese possessions, is prohibited IN general
ARTILLERY Projectilcs. lpccndisry mixtures.
TABLE 3.
Merchandise which may be imported into the Por-
tnsuese possessions, if Of Portuguese production,
brought in Portuguese vessels.
Powder, FIRE and cutting arms, salt, soap, snuff and
tobacco OF all sorts in leaf Wine Of all kinds except
Champagne. Lqueurs, brandy, vinegar, olive, CO.
and palm oils, blue calico Scytbes and reap
hooks, nails plated ware, linens smoked and sailed
pork wooden furniture of all kinds clothes and bose
made up, and all other articles, the importation of
which, into Portugal is prohibited by the Tariff Law
Rum may, however, be admitted, until regulation
be made to the contrary.
Tue ELEcToss.-ln twenty-five counties in Mis-
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