Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-11-11
UNITED ST ATEs AND BRAZIL.

The Washington Union contains the follow
ing Proclamation, BY the President the Uni.
ted States:
WHEREAS, by an act Of the Congress of the
United States OF the oath Of Nav, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty eight, entitled
IAN act in addition 10 an act entitled AN act
concerning discriminating duties Of tonnage
and impoSts,' and TO equalize the duties on
Prussian vessels and their cargoes." il is pro-
vided that upon satisfactory evidence being
given TO the President Of the United States by
the Government Of any foreign nation that no
discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are
imposed or levied in the ports Of the said ma.
ton upon vessels wholly belonging 10 citizens
OF the United States, or upon the produce,
manufactures. or merchandise imported into
the same from the United States, or from any
foreign country, the President is thereby au-
thorlZed 10 issue his proclamation, declaring
that the foreign discriminating duties Of ton
mage and impost within the United States are,
and shall be, suspended and discontinued so far
as respects the vessels of the said foreign ma
ton, and the produce. manufactures, or mer-
chandise imported into the United States in
the same from the said foreign nation, or from
any other foreign country; the said suspen
sion to take effect from the time of such Motif
cation being given TO the President Of the u
nted States, and 10 continue SO long as the re-
ciproca exemption of vessels belonging to cit
liens of the United States, and their carnoes.
as aforesaid, shall be continued. and no longer
And whereas satisfactory evidence has been
lately received by me from his Majesty the
Emperor OF Brazil, through an official com.
municauon Of Mr.. Felipe Jose Pereira Leal,
/ his charge d'affairs in the United States, un
der date of the 25th Of October, lS47, that no
other or higher duties OF tonnage and imposr
are imposed or levied in the ports of Brazil
upon vessels wholly belonging TO ciizens Of
the United States. and upon the produce, man
utactur"s, or merchandise imported in the same
| from the United States and from any foreign
country whatever, than are levied on BRAZIL.
an ships and their cargoes in the same ports
under like circumstances:
| Now, therefore, !, JAMES X. Polk, Presi-
dent OF the United States of America, do here
/ by declare and proclaim, that so much of the
several acts imposing discriminating duties OF
tonnage and lmpost within the United States
are, and shall be, suspended and discontinued
so far as respects the vessels o. Brazil. and the
produce, manufactures, and merchandise im-
ported into the United States in the same from
Brazil or from any other foreign country what
ever; the said suspension TO lake effect from
the day above mentioned, and to continue
thenceforward, so long as the reciprocal ex-
emplon of the vessels of the United States,
and the produce, manufactures. and merchan
disc imported into Brazil in the same as afore.
said. shall be continued on the part Of the Gov
ernment Of Brazil
Given under my hand al the city Of Wash
lngton, this fourth day of November, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty seven, and the seventy second of the
Independence Of the United States.
JAMES X. POLK.
| BY the President:
JAMES BUCHANAN, Sec'ty. Of State.