Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-01

be imposed in the ports of the one party on
vessels OF the other. than are or shall be pay
able IN Inc same ports by national vessels.
| And further, ii is agreed that no higher or
other toll shall be levied or collected a: Brun-
shausen or Stade. on the river Elhe, upon the
tonnage or cargoes of vessels of the United
States, than is levied and collected upon the
tonnage and cargoes of vessels of the king
dom of Hanover; and the vessels Of the Uni
ted States shall be subjected TO no charges, de-
tention, or other Inconvenience by the Hanoi
verian authorities, in passing the ahove-men-
TONED place. from which vessels OF the king
dom of Hanover are or shall be exempt.
article 2 The preceding article is not aP'
pIicahle to the coasting trade and navigation
of the high contracting parties, which are re-
spectively reserved by each exclusively TO its
own subjects or citizens.
article g. No priority or preference shall
he given by either of the contracting parties,
nor by any company, corporation, or agent.
acting on their behalf. or under their authori-
~, in the purchase of any article of commerce.
lawfully imported, on account of or in refer
ence to the national character of the vessel,
whether it he of the one party or of the other,
in which such article was imported.
Article The ancient and barbarous right
polished with respect to the property belong
ing to the citizens or sub ects of the high con-
tracing parties.
When any vessel o: either party shall be
wrecked, stranded, or otherwise damaged on
the coasts, or within the dominions of the
other, their respective citizens or subjects shall
receive, as we'll tor themselves as for their
vessels and effects, the same assistance which
would be due to the inhab of the coun-
try where the accident happens
/ They sha be liable to pay the same charges
and dues Of salvage as the said inhabitants
would be liable to pay in like case
If the operations of repair shalt require that
the whole or any part of the Cargo he unload
ed, they shall pay no duties of custom, char
ges, or fees. on the part which they shall re-
load and carry away, except such az are pay
able in the like case by national vessels
/ 1t is nevertheless understood that if, whilst
the vessel is under repair. the cargo shall he
unladen and kept in place of deposte de
stined TO receive goods, the duties on which
have not been paid, the cargo shall be liable
TO the charges and fees lawfully due to the
keepers Of such warehouses.
Articie S. The privileges secured by the
present treaty to the respective vessels of the
high contracting parties shall only extend 10
such as are built within their respective terri
tories, or lawfully condemned as prizes of
war, or adjudged to be forfeited for breach
Of the municipal laws of either Of the high
contracting parties, and belonging wholly 10
their citizens or subjects.
l. is further stipulated that vessels of the
kingdom of Hanover may select their crews
from any of the States of the Germanic con-
federation. provided that the master of each
be a subject of the kingdom of Hanover
Article s. No higher or other duties shall
be imposed on the importation into the United
States of any articles the growth, produce. or
manufacture Of the kingdom of Hanover, or of
its fisheries, and no higher or other duties
shall be imposed on the importation into the
kingdom of Hanover ofany articles the growth.
produce, and manufacture of the United States,
and OF their fisheries, than are or shall be pay
able on the like articles being the growth,
produce, or manufacture Of any other foreign
country, or of it's fisheries
No higher or other duties and charges shall
be imposed in the United States on the expor-
tation of any articles TO the kingdom of Ham
over. or in Hanover on the expectation of any
articles 10 the United States, than such as are
or shall be payable on the expectation of the
like articles TO any other foreign country
No prohibition shall be imposed on the i'm
portation or expectation of any articles the
growth. produce, or manufacture of the king
dom of Hanover, or of its fisheries, or of the
United States or their fisheries, from or 10 the
ports of said kingdom, or Of the said United
States, which shall not equally extend TO all
other powers and States.
Article T. The high contracting parties en-
gage, mutually. not TO grant any par,icu! ar ia
Vor TO other nations in respect of navigation
md ,l,,fIA IS
diately become common to the other party /;
who shall enjoy the same freely, if the con-
cession was freely made, or on allowing a
compensation, as near as possible, if the con-
cesSlOn was CONDITIONAL
Article In order TO augment. by all the
mea at ts bestowal, the commercial relations
between the United States and Germany, the
Kingdom of Hanover hereby agrees to abolish
the import duty on raw cotton, and also 10 a.
bollsh the existing transit duties upon leaves
stems, and STRIPS of tobacco, in hogsheads or
casks. raw cotton in bales or bags. whale oil
in casks or barrels, and rice in tiercee or half
tierces
And, further, the kingdom of Hanover obi-
gates itself to levy no Weser tools on the a.
aforementioned articles. which are destined for,
or landed In, ports or other places within its ter
riory on the Weser; and it moreover agrees that
if the States bordering upon sad river shall COLI
sent at any time, however soon, to abolish the
duties which they levy and collect upon said
articles destined for ports or other places with
in the Hanoverian territory, the Kingdom of
Hanover will readily abolish the Weser tolls
upon the same articles destined for ports and
places in such States.
1t being understood. however. that the afore.
said stipulations shall not he deemed to pro-
hibit the levying, upon the said articles, tax
sufficient for defraying the expense of main
tanning the regulation respecting transit goods.
But in no case shall such tax exceed eight
pfennings Hanoverian currency. (two cents
United States currency for one hundred pounds
Hanoverian weight, Zone hundred and four
pounds United States weight)
article The high contracting parties
grant TO each other the liberty of having, each
in the ports of the other. consu's, vice.
suls, commercial agents, and vice commercial
agents of their own a pointment, who shall
enjoy the same privileges and powers as those
of the most favored nations but il any of the
said consuls shall carry on trade, they shall
BE- subjected TO the same laws and ussges to
which private individuals of their nation are
subjected in the same place