Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-18

BY The President Of he United States of Aaerie1
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, by an act of the Congress of the
United States Of the 9th of May, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty EIGHT, entitled An
act In addition to an act entitled IAN act con-
corning discriminating duties OF tonnage and
impost,' and to equalize the duties on Prnssian
vessels and their cargoes,'' it is provided mat
upon satisfactory evidence being given to the
President OF the United States, by the Govern
ment of any foreign nation, that no discrimi-
mating duties OF tonnage or impost are imposed
or levied in the ports of the said nation upon
vessels wholly belonging 10 citizens OF the
United States, or upon the produce, manufac-
tuIes, merchandise imported in the same
from the United States, or from any foreign
country. the President is thereby authorized; to
issue his proclamation declaring that the for
eIgn discriminating duties of tonnage and I'M
post within the United States are and shall be
suspended and onInued, so far as RESPECTS
the vessels OF the said foreign nation and the
produce, manufactures, or merchandise I'M
ported into tie United States in the same from
the said foreign nation, or from any other for
eign country, the said suspension to take eff
feet from the time of such notification being
given TO the President of the United States, and
10 continue so long as the reciprocal exemption
Of vessels belonging to citizens of the United
lStes, and their cargoes, aforesaid, shall be
continued, and no longer:
And whereas satisfactory evidence has late
~ been received by me, through an official
communication of Senior Don Luis Molina,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipo-
Tertiary OF the Republic OF Nicaragua, under
date of the 18th of November, 1863, that no
other or higher duties OF tonnage and impost
have been imposed or levied since the second
day of August, ISIS. in the ports Of Nicaragua
cnI. h0II,
the United States, and upon the produce
manufactures or merchandise imported in the
same from the United States, and from any
foreign country whatever, than are levied on
Nicaraguan ships and their eargoes in the same
ports under like circumstances:
Now, therefore, i, Abraham Lincoln. Presi.
dent OF the United States of America, do here. /
by declare and proclaim that so much of the /
several acts imposing discriminating duties of
tonnage and impost within the United States /
are and shall be suspended and discontinued.
SO FAR as respects the vessels of Nicaragua,
:, the produce, manufactures, and rlerchan. !
a. j., "norted into the United States in the
s,ma from the dominlons of Nicaragua, and
from any other foreign country whatever, the
said suspensiou 10 take effect from the day
.boro mentioned. and TO continue thencefor-
---a co long as tnx II ciprocal exemption of the
vessels OF the United States. and the produce,
and mereha ndise imported into
the dominions of Nicaragua in the same, as
aforesaid, shall be continued on the part Of the
Government of Nicaragua.
Given under my hand at the city Gf Wash
ington the sixteenth day of December,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
T.. 81 eight hundred and sixty three. and the |
eighty eighth of the independence OF !
the United States.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.