The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-19
TREATY OF AAlITY AND COMMERCE
BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND NEW GRANADA.
A PROCLAMATION.


ad ional article thereto concluded and signed at
the city of Bogota by the Of the two
sand eight hundred and forty-sx, which treaty and
additional article are word for word, as follows:
II general treaty Of peace amity navigation, and COM
beoeen the United States of america aud the
republic of NeD Granada.
The United States of North America, and the repub
lie of New Granada, in South America, desiring to
make lasting and firm the friendship and good under
standing which happily exist between both nations,
have resolved to fix In ma clear distinct and DO
sitve the rules which shall In future be regiously OBJ
served between each other by means of treaty, or
general convention of and friendship, commerce
For this desirable object the President the United
States Of America has conferred full powers Der
min A Bidack citizen of the said States, and their
Charge d Affairs in Bogota and the President Of the
republic of New Granada has conferred similar and
equal powers upon Manuel Maria Mallarino Secretary
of State and Foreign Relations who after having
cha nged their said full powers in due form have agreed
to the following articles:
Article There shall be a perfect firm and invio-
liable peace and sincere friendship between the United
States of America and the republic of New Granada,
in all the extent of their possessions and territories,
and between their citizens respectively without dis
tincticn of persons or places.
Art. 2-The United States of America and the re-
public Of New Granada, desiring to live in peace and
harmony with all the nations of the earth by of
policy frank and equally friendly with ALL engage
mutually not to mt particular favor to other
tons, in respect to commerce and navigation, which
shall not Immediately become common to the other
party. who shall enjoy the same freely If the
sion freely made on allowing the compen-
sation If the concession conditional
Art 3-rhe two high contracting parties, being like
wise DESTROYS of pacng the commerce and navigation
of their respective countries the liberal basis Of per-
feet equality and reciprocity mutually agree that the
citizens each frequent all the coasts nd countries
of the other and reside and trade there in all kinds
OF produ e, manufactures aud merchandise and that
they shall enjoy all the rights privileges and exemp
tons, in navigation and commerce. which native cti
do or shall enjoy submit ng themselves to the
laws DEGREES and there established to which
native citizens subjected. But 1t is understood
that this article include the coasting trade
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the parties respectively according to their own sepa-
rate laws.
produce, ufacture, merchandise of any foreign
country be- from time to time, lawfully imported
imported in vessels of the republic of New Granada;
and that higher other duties upon the ton mage
of the vessel and her shall be levied and collect
ed whether the Importation be made vessels Of the
country or the other. And in like manner, that
whatever kind of produce manufac tures, merchan-
disc of any foreign country be, from time time
lawfully imported the republic Of New Granada
It's vessels be also imported in vessels of the
United states and that no higher other duties upon
the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied
collected, whether the importation be made in
sells Of the one country or the other.
And they further agree. that whatever may be law
fully exported re-exported from the try
its vessels to any foreign country, may in like
be exported or reexported in the vessels Of
the other country and the bounties duties and
drawback. shall be allowed and collected whether such
expectation reexporaton be made in vessels Of the
United States or of the republic of New Granada
Art 5-No higher or other duties shall be imposed
the importation into the United States of any articles
the produce or manufacture of the republic of New
Granada and no higher or other duties shall be i'm
posed tn. importation into the republic Of New Ora
nads of any articles the produce manufactures of
the United States than shall be payable the
like articles being the produce or manufacture OF any
other foreign country shall any higher or other
duties charges be imposed in either of the two
tries the expectation of articles to the u States
to the republic Of New Granada respectively than
such payable the expectation of the like arti
ces any other foreign country; shall any prohi-
be Or impOrtatiOn of
any articles the produce of the United
States or Of the republic of New Granada to or from
the territories of the United States to from the
territories of the republic of New Granada which shall
not equally extend to all other nations.
Art. 6 In order to prevent the possibility Of any
it is hereby declared that the stpu
o contained in the three preceding articles to
their full extent applicable to the vessels of the United
States and their csrgoes arriving in the ports Of New
Granada and reciprocity to the vessels of the said
public of New Granada and their cargoes arriving in
the ports of the United States whether they proceed
from ports of the country which they
~ belong from the ports of any other foreign coun
try; and in either case discriminating duty shall
be imposed collected in the ports of either country
said vessels their cargoes whether the shall
be Of native or foreign produce manufacture.
Art lit il likewise agreed that 1t shall be wholly
free for all merchants commanders of ships and other
citizens of both countries to by themselves
agents their own business in all the ports and places
subject the jurisdiction Of each other well with
respect to the consgnmens and sale Of their goods
nd merchandise by Wholesale and retail, with
spect to the loading, unloading, and sending off their
shps; thew being in all these cases to be treated "a
citizens of the country which they reside or at least
to be placed equality with the subjects or citi-
Of the most favored nation.
Art. S-The citizens Of neither of the contracting
parties shall be liable to any embargo nor be detained
any military expedition for any public or private
purpose whatever without allowing to those interested
equitable and sufficient Naturalization.
Art. 9-Whenever the citizens of either Of the con-
trlctng parties shall be forced to seek refuge
lum in the rivers bays ports domnions of the other
with their vessels whether merchant or Of war; public
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rates enemies, want Of provisions water they
shall be received and treated with humanity giving to
them all favor and protection FOR repairing their ships
procuring provisions and placing themselves in ST.
tuaton to continue their voyage without obstacle
any charges other than plotage except such ves-
sells continue in port longer than forty EIGHT hours
counting from the time they cast anchor in port.
Art. 1O.--All the ships, merchandise, and effects,
belonging to the citizens Of one Of the contracting
parties. which may be captured by pirates whether
within the limits of its jurisdiction on the high seas
may be carried found in the rivers roads bays,
ports dominions of the other shall be delivered
to the owners they proving In due and proper form
their rights before the competent tribunals 1t being
well understood that the claim shall be made within
the term Of by the parties themselves their
Art IL When any vessel belonging to the citizens
Of either Of the contracting parties shall be wrecked
foundered shall suffer any damage the coasts or
within the doninious of the ether there shall be given
to them all assistance and protection. in the same
which Is usual and customary with the vessels
of the nation where the damage happens permitting
them unload the said vessel IL necessary of its
chaudise aud effects without exactng for IL any duty
impost or contribution whatever. Mess they may be
destined for consumption sale in the country the
port where they may have been disembarked
Art IL The citizens of each Of the contracting
parties shall have power to dispose Of their personal
goods real estate within the jurisdiction of the other
by sale. donation, testament, otherwise and their
representatives being citizens Of the other party sha
succeed their personal goods real estate whether
by testament al infesdto and they may take pos
session thereof either by themselves others acting
for them, and dispose Of the Mt their will paying
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Wherein said goods are, shall be subject to pay in like
cases
Art 10 Both contracting parties promise and n
gage formally to give their special protection to the
persons and property Of the citizens Of each other of
all occupations who may be in the territories subject
60 the Jurisdiction of the other, transient or
dwelling thercir. leaving open and free TO them the
tribunals If justice for their judicial recourse the
same terms which usual and customary with the
natives or ctzrus of the country for which purpose
they may either appear in proper person. employ in
the defence of their rights such advo-
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