The North-Carolina standard., 1849-04-04
BY AUTHORITY.

Bv the President Of the United States of .3nnerica.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a treaty of commerce and navigation be
tween the United States of America and his Maize
the King of Hanover was concluded and signed a
the city of Hanover, the tenth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-sx, which treaty
being in the English and German languages, is, word
for word, as follows. ..a
The United States of America and his Majesty the
King of Hanover equally animated with desire al
pacng the privileges of their navigation on basis
he most extended liberaltv and of afording other
wise every encouragement and facility for increasing
the commercial intercourse between their respective
States have resolved to settle in deiniive manner
the rules which shall be observed between the one
and the other, by means of treaty of Inauguration
and commerce; for which purpose the President OF
the United States has conferred full powers on A.
Dudley Mann, their special agent his Majesty the
Hing of Hanover, and his Majesty the King of Han
over has furnished with the like full powers the Ba-
ron George Frederick, of his privy council, Knight
Grand Cross of the Royal CuelPhick Order; who after
exchanging their full powers, found in good and due
om have concluded and signed, subject to ratica-
ton, the following articles:
ART. !. The high contracting parties agree that
whatever kind of produce, manufacture, merchan;
disc of any foreign country be from time to time,
lawfully imported the United States in their own
vessels may also be imported In vessels of the king
dom of Hanover and no higher other duties upon
the tonnage cargo of the vessel shall be levied
collected, whether the importation be made in YES
sci of the United States or In Hanoverian vessel.
And in like manner, W hateVer kind of produce man.
uacture or merchandise fany foreign country, can
be- from time time, wfuly imported into the king
dom of Hanover in its own vessels, may also be i'm
ported vessels of the United States and higher
or other duties upon the tonnage cargo of the vessel
shall be levied or collected whether the importation
be made in vessels of the party the other.
Whatever may be lawfully exported or re-exPorted
by party in its own vessels to any foreign coun-
Try may, in like manner be exported or re-exported
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bounties and drawbacks shall be collected and al
lowed, whether such expectation re-exportation
be made in vessels of the party the other. Nor
shall higher other charges of any kind be imposed
in the ports of the party vessels of the other,
than are or shall be payable in the same ports by
national vessels.
And further it is agreed that no higher or other
toll shall be levied collected at Brunshausen or
Sade the river Elbe, upon the tonnage cargoes
of vessels of the United States than is levied and
collected upon the tonnage and cargoeS OF vessels of
the kingdom of Hanover; and the vessels of the nj
ted States shall be subjected to charges detenon
other inconvenience By the HanoVerian authorities
in passing the aforementioned place, from which
vessels of the kingdom of Hanover shall be
empt
ART II. The preceding article is-not applicable
to the coasting trade and Inauguration Of the high
contracting parties, which respectively reserved
BY each exclusively to its subj citizens.
ART. Ill. No priority preference shall be given
by either of the contracting parties, nor by any COM
pny corporation, or agent, acting on their beaf or
under their authority in the purchase of any article of
commerce. lawfully imported, account of or In ref
eence to the national character of the vessel whether
be of the one party of the other, In which such
article imported.
ART. ~. The ancient and barbarous right to
wrecks of the sea shall remain entirely abolished with
respect to the property belonging to the citizens
subjects of the hi gh contracting parties.
When any vessel of either party shall be wrecked,
stranded, or otherwise damaged on the coasts, or
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citizens subjects shall receive, as well for them
selves as for their vessels and effects, the asss
ance which would be due to the inhabitants of the
country where the accident happens. ... +
They shall be liable to pay the same charges and
dues of salvage as the said inhabitants would be liza
Bile to pay in like case.
If the operations of repair shall require that the
whole or any part of the cargo be unoaded, they shall
pay duties of custom, charges or fees, on the part
which they shall reload and carry away, except such
as payable in the like case by national vessels
1t is nevertheless understood that if, whilst the
vessel under repair, the cargo shall be unaden and
Kept in place of depose destined 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.
ART. V. The privileges secured by the present
treaty the respective vessels of the high contracting
parties shall ony extend to such built within
their respective territories, fully condemned as
prizes ofwar, adjudged to be forfeited for breach
OF the municipal laws Of either of the high contracting
parties, and belonging wholly to their citizens or SUBJ
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1t further stipulated that vessels of the kingdom
Of Hanover may select their crews from any OF the
States of the Germanic confederation, provided that
The master of each bea subject of the kingdom of Han
over.
ART. VI. No higher or other duties shall be i'm
posed the importation into the United States of
any articles the growth, produce, manufacture OF
the kingdom of Hanover, or of its fisheries, and no
higher other duties shall be imposed the impor-
aaon into the kingdom Of Hanover of any articles
!ne growth, produce. and manufacture of the United
Sttes and of their fisheries, than shall be pay
sOe on the like articles being the growth, produce,
manufacture Of any other foreign country, or of Its
hsheries - :.1
No higher or other duties and charges shall be i'm
posed in the United States the exploration of any
% otuSIes to the kingdom of Hanover, or In Hanover
The exploration of any articles to the United States,
an such shall be payable on the exploration
M Sne like articles to any other foreign country
NO prohibition shall be imposed on the importation
Aportation of any articles the growth, produce, or