The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-10
BY AUTHORITY.
BY the Presideratofthe United States of america
A PROCLAMATION.


Whereas treaty of Commerce and Navigation
between the United States of America and his
Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two
Sicilies, was concluded and signed at Naples,
on the first day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve which Treaty, be-
ing in the English and Italian languages, is,
word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and his Majesty
The King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
equally animated with the desire of maintaining Q
the relations of good understanding which have
hitherto so happily subssted between their respec-
tive states, and consolidating the cial iu.
eTconrse between them, have agreed to enter into
negotiations for the conclusion of a Treaty of
Commerce and Navigation, for which purpose
they have appointed plrnpoenliares that to say:
The President of the United States of America,
William H. Polk, Charge d'Affaires OF the Uni
ted States OF America 10 the Court of his Majesty
the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies :
and his Majesty the King Of the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilies, D. Giustino Fortunate, Knight
Grand Cross of the Royal Military Constantinian
Order of St. George, and of Francis the lst, Min
lister Secretary of State of his said Majesty; D.
Michael Gravina and Requesenz, Prince of Com
itna, Knight Grand Cross Of the Royal Order Of
Francis the 1st, Gentleman of the Chamber in
waiting, and Minister Secretary of State of his
said Majesty and D. Antonio SpineIi ofScalea
Commander of the Royal Order of Francis the
ls, Gentleman OF the Chamber of his said Ma
jesty Member of the General Coosuita, and Su-
perinendent General of the Archives oflhe King
dom; who, after having exchanged their full
powers. found in good and due form, have con-
cuded and signed the following articles: ....
ARTICLE l. There shall be reciprocal liberty
of commerce and navigation between the United
States Of America and the Kingdom of the two
Sicilies. ..-.-..-. ~
No duty of customs, or other imposts, shall be
charged upon any goods, the produce or manu-
tacture OF one country, upon importation by sea
or by land from such country into the other other
higher than the duty or imposts charged upon
goods of the same kind, the produce or manufac-
ture of, or imported from, any other country !;
and the United States of America and bis Majes-
ty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
do hereby engage, that the subjects or citizens of
any other States shall not JOY any favor, privi-
leee, immunity, whatever, in matters of COM
mcrce and navigation, which shall not also, and
at the same time, be extended to the subjects or
citizens OF the other high contracting party, gra-
nitously, ii the concession in. favor of that other
State shall have been gratuitous and in return for
a compensation, as nearly as possible of propor-
ionate value and effect, 10 be adjusted by mutual
agreement, If the CONCESSION shall have been con.
dlional. ~ ~ e. l-s .. ... %.
ART. g. All articles of the produce or manu-
facture Of either country, and of their -respec-
States, which can legally be imported into either
country from the other, in ships of that other
country: and thence coming, SHALL when so
imported, be subject to the same dutfes and
enjoy the same privileges, whether imported in
ships of the one country, in ships of the 9TH
er: and in like manner, all goods which can
legally be exported or re-exported from either
country to the other, in ships of that other coun.
try SHALL when so exported re-exported, be SUBJ
iect to tho duties and be entitled to the same
privileges, drawbacks, bounties, and allowances,
whether exported in ships of the one country or
in ships of the other. sl a-. ..,...
ART g. No duties of tonnage, harbor, light
houses plotage, quarantine, or other similar du-
lies, of whatever nature, or under whatever de-
nomination, sha Ii be imposed in either country
upon the vessels eff the other, in respect Of voy-
ages between the United States of America and
the Kingdom, of the Two Sicilies, ifladen, or in
respect of any voyage, if in ballast, which shall
not be equally imposed in the like cases. on ma
tiona vessels
ART. L. 1t is, hereby declared, that the stipula,
lions of the present treaty not to be understood
as applying to the navigation and carrying trade
between one port and another, situated in the
States of either contracting party, such navigation
and trade being reserved exclusively to national
vessels. Vessels of either country, shall, hewev-
er, be permitted to load or unload the whole or
part OF their eargoes, at one more ports in the
States OF either of the high contracting parties.
and then 10 proceed to complete the said loading
or unloading ut any other port or ports in the
same States. fass g.. lsls = .7z.....l
ART. 5. Neither of the two Governments, nor
any corporation or agent acting in behalf or under
the authority-of either Government, shall. in the
purchase of any article which, being the growth.
produce, or manufacture ofthe one country, shall
be imported into the other, give, directly or indi-