An Account, Historical, Political, and Statistical, of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata: With an Appendix, Concerning the Usurpation of Monte Video by the Portuguese and Brazilian Governments, Volume 1 |
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Page 151 - AB, one of the commissioners appointed in pursuance of the sixth article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
Page 154 - No higher or other duties or charges on account of tonnage, light or harbour dues, pilotage, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges, shall be imposed, in any of the ports of...
Page 152 - Commerce : the inhabitants of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty freely and securely to come, with their ships and cargoes, to all such places, ports, and rivers, in the territories aforesaid...
Page 157 - ... the privilege of remaining and of continuing such trade and employment therein, without any manner of interruption, in the full enjoyment of their liberty and property, as long as they behave peaceably and commit no offence against the laws...
Page 158 - Plata, shall not be disturbed, persecuted or annoyed, on account of their religion, but they shall have perfect liberty of conscience therein, and to celebrate divine service, either within their own private houses, or in their own particular churches or chapels, which they shall be at liberty to build and maintain in convenient places, approved of by the government of the said United Provinces.
Page 152 - ... of the said territories respectively ; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce ; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security, for their commerce ; subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 151 - Provinces, that the relations now subsisting between them should be regularly acknowledged and confirmed by the signature of a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation. For this purpose they have named their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say...
Page 153 - States than are or shall be payable on the like articles being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country...
Page 153 - Nor shall any higher or other duties, or charges, be imposed in either of the two countries, on the exportation of any articles to the United States, or to the dominions of his Majesty the King of Denmark, respectively, than such as are, or may be, payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country.
Page 151 - Britannic Majesty, and the territories of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, it seems good for the security as well as encouragement of such commercial intercourse, and for the maintenance of good understanding between His said...