jects of the Crown of Portugal shall receive, as far as it may be just or legal, the same favour in the Custom-houses of Great Britain as is shewn to the natural subjects of His Britannic Majesty.

XIX. His Britannic Majesty does on His part and in His own name, and in that of His heirs and successors, promise and engage, that all goods, merchandizes and articles whatsoever, of the produce, manufacture, industry, or invention of the Dominions or subjects of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, shall be received and admitted into all and singular the Ports and Dominions of His Britannic Majesty, on paying generally and only the same duties that are paid upon similar articles by the subjects of the most favoured nation.

And it is expressly declared, that if any reduction of duties should take place exclusively in favour of British goods and merchandizes imported into the Dominions of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, an equivalent reduction shall take place on Portugueze goods and merchandizes imported into His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, and vice versâ; the articles upon which such equivalent reduction is to take place being settled by previous concert and agreement between the two high Contracting Parties.

It is understood, that any such reduction so granted by either Party to the other, shall not be granted afterwards (except upon the same terms and for the same compensation) in favour of any other State or Nation whatsoever. And this declaration is to be considered as reciprocal on the part of the two high Contracting Parties.

XX. But as there are some articles of the growth and produce of Brazil, which are excluded from the markets and home consumption of the British Dominions, such as sugar, coffee, and other articles similar to the produce of the British Colonies; His Britannic Majesty, willing to favour and protect (as much as possible) the Commerce of the subjects of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, consents and permits that the said articles, as well as all others the growth and produce of Brazil, and all other parts of the Portugueze Dominions, may be received and warehoused in all the Ports of His Dominions, which shall

dos Seus Dominios, que forem designados por "warehousing ports," para semelhantes artigos, afim de serem re-exportados debaixo da devida regulação, isentos dos maiores direitos com que serião carregados se fossem destinados para o consumo dentro dos Dominios Britannicos, e sómente sujeitos aos direitos reduzidos, e despezas de re-exportação, e guarda nos armazens.

XXI. Do mesmo modo não obstante o geral privilegio de admissão concedido no decimo quinto Artigo do presente Tratado por Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal a favor de todos os generos e mercadorias da producção e manufactura dos Dominios Britannicos; Sua Alteza Real Se reserva o direito de impôr pesados, e até prohibitivos direitos sobre todos os artigos. conhecidos pelo nome de generos das Indias Orientaes Britannicas, e de producções das Indias Occidentaes, taes como açucar, e caffé, que não podem ser admittidos para o consumo nos Dominios Portuguezes por causa do mesmo principio de policia colonial, que impede a livre admissão nos Dominios Britannicos de correspondentes artigos da producção do Brasil.

Porem Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal consente, que todos os Portos dos Seus Dominios, onde hajão, ou possão haver Alfandegas, sejão Portos-francos para a recepção, e admissão de todos os artigos quaesquer da producção ou ma, nufactura dos Dominios Britannicos, não destinados para o consumo do lugar em que possão ser recebidos, ou admittidos, mas para serem re-exportados, tanto para outros portos dos Do→ minios de Portugal, como para o de outros Estados. E os artigos assim admittidos, e recebidos sujeitos ás devidas regulações, serão isentos dos direitos maiores, com que haverião de ser carregados, se fossem destinados para o consumo do lugar, em que possão ser descarregados, ou depositados em armazens, e obrigados sómente ás mesmes despezas, que houverem de ser pagas pelos artigos da producção do Brasil recebidos, e depo sitados em armazens para a re-exportação nos Portos dos Dominios de Sua Magestade Britannica.

XXII. Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal, afim de facilitar, e animar o legitimo commercio não sómente dos vassallos da Grande Bretanha, mas tambem dos. de Portugal, com outros Estados adjacentes aos Seus proprios Dominios, e tambem com vistas de augmentar, e segurar aquella parte de Sua

be by law appointed to be warehousing ports for those articles, for the purpose of re-exportation, under due regulation, exempted from the greater duties with which they would be charged were they destined for consumption within the British Dominions, and liable only to the reduced duties and expences on warehousing and re-exportation,

XXI. In like manner, notwithstanding the general privilege of admission thus granted in the fifteenth Article of the present Treaty by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, in favour of all goods and merchandizes, the produce and manufacture of the British Dominions; His Royal Highness reserves to Himself the right of imposing heavy, and even prohibitory duties on all articles known by the name of British East Indian goods and West Indian produce, such as sugar and coffee, which cannot be admitted for consumption in the Portugueze Dominions, by reason of the same principle of colonial policy which prevents the free admission into the British Dominions of corresponding articles of Brazilian produce.

But His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal consents that all the Ports of His Dominions, where there are or may be Custom-houses, shall be free ports for the reception and admission of all articles whatsoever, the produce or manufacture of the British Dominions, not destined for the consumption of the place at which they may be received or admitted, but for reexportation, either for other Ports of the Dominions of Portugal, or for those of other States. And the articles thus received and admitted (subject to due regulations) shall be exempted from the duties with which they would be charged, if destined for the consumption of the place at which they may be landed or warehoused, and liable only to the same expences that may be paid by articles of Brazilian produce, received and warehoused for re-exportation in the Ports of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions.

XXII. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, in order to facilitate and encourage the legitimate commerce, not only of the subjects of Great Britain, but also of those of Portugal, with other States adjacent to His own Dominions, and with a view also to augment and secure that part of His own revenue

propria renda que he derivada da percepção dos direitos de porto franco sobre as mercadorias, ha por bem declarar o Porto de Santa Catharina por porto franco, conforme os termos mencionados no precedente Artigo do presente Tratado.

XXIII. Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal desejando estabelecer o systema de commercio, annunciado pelo presente Tratado, sobre as bases as mais extensas, ha por bem aproveitar a opportunidade que elle lhe offerece de publicar a determinação anteriormente concebida no Seu Real entendimento, de fazer Goa porto franco, e de permittir n' aquella Cidade, e suas Dependencias, a livre tolerancia de todas quaesquer seitas. religiosas.

XXIV. Todo o commercio com as Possessões Portuguezas situadas sobre a costa Oriental do Continente d'Africa (em artigos não incluidos nos contractos exclusivos possuidos pela Corôa de Portugal) que possa ter sido anteriormente permittido aos vassallos da Grande Bretanha, lhes he confirmado, e assegurado agora, e para sempre do mesmo modo, que o commercio, que tinha até aqui sido permittido aos vassallos Portuguezes nos Portos e Mares d'Asia, lhes he confirmado, e assegurado em virtude do sexto Artigo do presente Tratado.

XXV. Porem em ordem a dar o devido effeito ao systema de perfeita reciprocidade que as duas altas Partes Contractantes desejǎo estabelecer por base das suas mutuas relações, Sua Magestade Britannica consente em ceder do direito de crear feitorias, ou corporações de negociantes Britannicos debaixo de qualquer nome, ou descripção que for, nos Dominios de Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal; com tanto porem que esta condescendencia com os desejos de Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal não prive os vassallos de Sua Magestade Britannica, residentes nos Dominios de Portugal, de gozarem plenamente, como individuos commerciantes, de todos aquelles direitos, e privilegios que possuião ou podião possuir como membros de corporações commerciaes; e igualmente que o trafico, e o commercio feito pelos vassallos Britannicos não será restringido, embarassado, ou de outro modo affectado por alguma companhia commercial, qualquer que seja, que possua privilegios, e favores exclusivos nos Dominios de Portugal. E Sua

which is derived from the collection of warehousing duties upon merchandize, is pleased to declare the Port of St. Catherine to be a free Port, according to the terms mentioned in the preceding Article of the present Treaty.

XXIII. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal being desirous to place the system of commerce announced by the present Treaty, upon the most extensive basis, is pleased to take the opportunity afforded by it, of publishing the determination pre-conceived in His Royal Highness's mind of rendering Goa a free port, and of permitting the free toleration of all religious sects whatever in that City and in its Dependencies.

XXIV. All trade with the Portugueze Possessions situated upon the Eastern coast of the Continent of Africa (in articles not included in the exclusive contracts possessed by the Crown of Portugal) which may have been formerly allowed to the subjects of Great Britain, is confirmed and secured to them now, and for ever, in the same manner as the trade which has hitherto been permitted to Portugueze subjects in the Ports and Seas of Asia, is confirmed and secured to them by virtue of the sixth Article of the present Treaty.

XXV. But in order to give due effect to that system of perfect reciprocity which the two high Contracting Parties are willing to establish as the basis of their mutual relations, His Britannic Majesty consents to wave the right of creating factories or incorporated bodies of British merchants, under any name or description whatsoever, within the Dominions of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal; provided however that this concession in favour of the wishes of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, shall not deprive the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, residing within the Dominions of Portugal, of the full enjoyment as individuals engaged in commerce, of any of those rights and privileges which they did or might possess as members of incorporated commercial bodies; and also that the commerce and trade carried on by British subjects shall not be restricted, annoyed, or otherwise affected by any commercial company whatever, possessing exclusive privileges and favours within the Dominions of Portugal. And His Royal Highness