The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-16


Certain doubts having arisen with regard to the inter
probation TO be given to article twelfth of the treaty
the 18th of July 1851 as the goods other than oil
and the produce Of their fishery that the whale ships Of
the United States may land and sell barter duty ee
for the purpose OF obtaining provisions and reting
concession which, in articles eghtyonc and hundred
and ten of the General Commercial Regulations is not
extensive and IL being convenient for the advantage
of the citizens Of the United States employed In the
whale fishery, and Of the citizens of Peru who furnish
provisions to fix, clearly and definitely the proper
ing of the concessions stipulated in the
article twelfth of the treaty Of the 26th July, 1851,
that while those reciprocal benefits secured all and
every controversy in the matter may be avoided the
voy extraordinary and minister penipotentiary OF the
United States Of America to the republic Of Peru John
Randolph Clay in virtue of his full powers and his
cellency Doctor Don Manuel Ortiz de Zevaos minister
foreign affairs of the republic Of Peru fully authorized
to act in the premises by the excellent council Of minis
tiers charged with the government of the republic after
having held repeated conferences and come to mutual
understanding upon the true spirit and extent of the
emption from duties conceded to the said whale ships in
the sale and barter Of their stores and merchandise by
article twelfth of the treaty of 1851, which provides
ARTICLE XII.
he whale ships Of the United States shall have
to the port of Tnmbez well to the ports Of entry Of
Peru and may sail from port to another for the pur
poses of yeeshment and etting and they shall be per-
mittei to sell barter their supplies goods including
oil to the amount of two hundred dollars, ad valoren
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dues, any duties imports upon the articles SO sold
battered They shall be also permitted, with like
cmpion from tonnage and harbo Dues further to sell or
barter their supplies goods including oil, to the addi
tional amount Of thousand dollars, ad paor, for
each vessel upon paying for the said additional articles
the duties as are payable upon like supplies or goods
and oil when imported in the vessels and by the citizens
or subjects of the most favored nations.
Have agreed and declared:
ARTICLE I.
That the permission to the whale ships Of the United
States to barter sell their supplies and goods to the
value of two hundred dollars, ad ndlom without being
obliged to pay port or tonnage Dues or other mposts
should not be understood to comprehend every kind Of
merchandise without limitation, but those only that
whale ships usually provided with for their long voy.
ages.
That in the said exemption from duties of every kind
included the following articles in addition to the
produce Of their fishery, viz.
White unbleached domastics ss
White bleached domestcs.
Wide cotton cloths
Blue drills.
Twled cottons.
Shifting stripes.
Ticking ss
Cotton shirtings-
Sailors clothing Of all kinds
Soap
Slush. ai}
Boots, shoes, and brogans
Axes, hatchets.
Biscuit Of every kind.
Flour. staF 6s t a3ss6 e
Lard.
Butter. T
Rum. @
Beef. tst ls a$&
Pork.
spermaoeti and composition candles
Canvas.
Rope.
Tobacco.
ARTICLE IA