shall be payable in the same ports, on British vessels of the same burthen.

Art. 6th. The same duties shall be paid on the importation into the said United Provinces of any articles, the growth, produce or manufacture of his Britannic majesty's dominions, whether such importation shall be in vessels of the said United Provinces or in British vessels; and the same duties shall be paid on the importation into the dominions of his Britannic majesty of any article, of the growth, produce or manufacture of the said United Provinces, whether such importation shall be in British vessels or in vessels of the said United Provinces: The same duties shall be paid, and the same drawbacks and bounties allowed, on the exportation of any articles of the growth, produce or manufacture of his Britannic majesty's dominions, to the said United Provinces, whether such exportation shall be in vessels of the said United Provinces, or in British vessels; and the same duties shall be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, on the exportation of any articles, the growth, produce or manufacture of the said United Provinces, to his Britannic majesty's dominions, whether such exportation shall be in British vessels, or in vessels of the said United Provinces.

Art. 7th. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, with respect to the regulations which may respectively constitute a British vessel, or a vessel of the said United Provinces, it is hereby agreed, that all vessels built in the dominions of his Britannic majesty, and owned, navigated and registered according to the laws of Great Britain, shall be considered as British vessels; and

that all vessels, built in the territories of the said United Provinces, properly registered and owned by the citizens thereof, or any of them, and whereof the master and threefourths of the mariners, at least, are citizens of the said United Provinces, shall be considered as vessels of the said United Provinces.

Art. 8th. All merchants, com. manders of ships and others, the subjects of his Britannic majesty, shall have the same liberty, in all the territories of the said United Provinces, as the natives thereof, to manage their own affairs themselves, or to commit them to the management of whomsoever they please, as broker, factor, agent or interpreter; nor shall they be obliged to employ any other persons for those purposes, nor to pay them any salary or remuneration, unless they shall choose to employ them; and absolute freedom shall be allowed, in all cases, to the buyer and seller, to bargain and fix the price of any goods, wares or merchandise, imported into, or exported from, the said United Provinces, as they shall see good.

Art. 9th. In whatever relates to the lading and unlading of ships, the safety of merchandise, goods and effects, the disposal of property of every sort and denomination, by sale, donation, or exchange, or in any other manner whatsoever, as also the administration of justice, the subjects and citizens of the two contracting parties shall enjoy, in their respective dominions, the same privileges, liberties and rights, as the most favored nation, and shall not be charged, in any of these respects, with any higher du ties or imposts than those which are paid, or may be paid, by the native subjects or citizens of the

power in whose dominions they may be resident. They shall be exempted from all compulsory military service whatsoever, whether by sea or land, and from all forced loans, or military exactions or requisitions; neither shall they be compelled to pay any ordinary taxes, under any pretext whatsoever, greater than those that are paid by native subjects or citizens. Art. 10th. It shall be free for each of the two contracting parties to appoint consuls for the protection of trade, to reside in the dominions and territories of the other party; but before any consul shall act as such, he shall, in the usual form, be approved and admitted by the government to which he is sent; and either of the contracting parties may except from the residence of consuls, such particular places as either of them may judge fit to be so excepted.

Art. 11th. For the better security of commerce between the subjects of his Britannic majesty and the inhabitants of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, it is agreed, that if, at any time, any interruption of friendly commercial intercourse, or any rupture should unfortunately take place between the two contracting parties, the subjects or citizens of either of the two contracting parties, residing in the dominions of the other, shall have the privilege of remaining and continuing their trade therein, without any manner of interruption, so long as they behave peaceably, and commit no offence against the laws; and their effects and property, whether entrusted to individuals or to the state, shall not be liable to seizure or sequestration, or to any other demands than those which may be made upon the like

effects or property belonging to the native inhabitants of the state in which such subjects or citizens may reside.

Art. 12th. The subjects of his Britannic majesty, residing in the United Provinces of Rio de la 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. Liberty shall also be granted to bury the subjects of his Britannic majesty who may die in the said United Provinces, in their own burial places, which, in the same manner, they may freely establish and maintain. In the like manner, the citizens of the said United Provinces shall enjoy, within all the dominions of his Britannic majesty, a perfect and unrestrained liberty of conscience, and of exercising their religion, publicly or privately, within their own dwelling houses, or in the chapels and places of worship appointed for that purpose, agreeably to the system of toleration established in the dominions of his said majesty.

Art. 13th. It shall be free for the subjects of his Britannic majesty, residing in the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, to dispose of their property, of every description, by will or testament, as they may judge fit; and, in the event of any British subject dying without such will or testament, in the territories of the said United Provinces, the British consul-general, or in his

absence, his representative, shall have the right to nominate curators, to take charge of the property of the deceased, for the benefit of his lawful heirs and creditors, without interference, giving convenient notice thereof to the authorities of the country, and reciprocally.

Art. 14th. His Britannic majesty being extremely desirous of totally abolishing the slave trade, the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata engage to co-operate with his Britannic majesty, for the completion of so beneficent a work, and to prohibit all persons inhabiting within the said United Provinces, or subject to their jurisdiction, in

the most effectual manner, and by the most solemn laws, from taking any share in such trade.

Art. 15th. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in London within four months, or sooner, if possible.

In witness whereof, the respec tive plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed their seals thereunto. Done at Buenos Ayres, the 2d day of February, A. D. 1825. WOODBINE PARISH, H. M. Consul General. MANL. J. Garcia.

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Whereas extensive commercial relations have been established, for a series of years, between certain provinces or countries of America, which, united together, now form the republic of Colombia, and the dominions of his majesty the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, it has been deemed advisable, as well for the security and encouragement of that commercial intercourse, as for the maintenance of that good understanding between his said majesty and the said republic, which now subsists between them, that those relations should be known and confirmed by means of a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation.

They have for this purpose mu. tually named their respective ple nipotentiaries, viz: on the part of the vice-president, invested with the executive power of the republic of Colombia, Pedro Gual, secretary of state for the foreign affairs of the same, and general Pedro Briceno Mendez; and on the part of his majesty the king of Great Britain and Ireland, John Potter Hamilton, Esquire, and Patrick Campbell, Esquire, who, after ha ving formally exchanged their re spective full powers, have agreed to, and concluded the following articles :

Art. 1. There shall be a lasting, firm, and sincere friendship be tween the republic and people of

Colombia, and the dominions and subjects of his majesty the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, his heirs and suc

cessors.

Art. 2. There shall be a reciprocal liberty of commerce between all the territories of Colombia, and the territories of his Britannic majesty in Europe. The citizens and subjects of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty to go, freely and securely, with their ships and cargoes, to all those parts, ports, and rivers, in the before-mentioned territories, where it is permitted, or may be permitted, for other foreigners to enter the same, and to remain and reside in any part 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 in their commerce, always being subject to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.

Art. 3. His majesty the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, engages furthermore, that the citizens of Colombia shall have the same liberty of commerce and navigation which has been stipulated in the foregoing article, in all his dominions situated out of Europe, as extensively as it is now permitted, or may hereafter be permitted, to any other nation.

Art. 4. No other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of Colombia of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures, of the dominions of his Britannic majesty, nor shall other

or higher duties be imposed on the importation into the territories of his Britannic majesty, of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of Colombia, than what are paid, or may be paid, for similar articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of any other foreign country; nor shall other or higher duties or imposts be levied in the territories or dominions of any of the contracting parties, on the exportation of any articles for the territories or dominions of the other than those which are paid, or may be paid for the exportation of the like articles for any other foreign country nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the importation or exportation of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of the dominions and territories of Colombia, or of his Britannic majesty, either for or from the said territories of Colombia, or for, or from the said territories of his Britannic majesty, that are not equally extended to all other nations.

Art. 5. No other or higher duties or imposts shall be levied on account of tonnage, light-house dues, or port-fees, (pratique,) salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local expenses in any of the ports in the territories of his Britannic majesty, on Colombian vessels, than the payments in the same ports by British vessels: nor in the ports of Colombia, on British vessels, than the payments in the same by Colombian vessels.

Art. 6. The same duties shall be paid on the importation into the dominions of his Britannic majesty of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufac

tures of Colombia, whether that importation be made in British or Colombian vessels; and the same duties shall be paid on the importation into the territories of Colombia of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of the dominions of his Britannic majesty, whether that importation be made in Colombian or British vessels. The same duties shall be paid, and the same discount and bounties granted on the exportation of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of Colombia for the dominions of his Britannic majesty, whether that importation be made in British or Colombian vessels. And the same duties shall be paid, and the same discount and bounties granted, on the exportation for Colombia of any articles, the natural produce, productions, or manufactures of the dominions of his Britannic majesty, whether that exportation be made in Colombian or British vessels.

Art. 7. To avoid any misunderstanding with respect to the regulations which may respectively constitute a Colombian or British vessel, it is hereby agreed, that all vessels built within the territories of Colombia, and belonging to a Colombian citizen or citizens, and whose captain and three fourth parts of the mariners, at the least, are citizens of Colombia, except in such extreme cases as are otherwise especially provided for by law, shall be considered as Colombian vessels and all vessels built within the dominions of his Britannic majesty, and belonging to a British subject or subjects, and whose captain and three-fourth parts of the mariners, at the least, are British subjects, except in such extreme

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cases as are otherwise especially provided for by law, shall be considered as British vessels.

Art. 8. All merchants, commanders of vessels, and other citi zens and subjects of the republic of Colombia and of his Britannic majesty, shall have perfect liberty, in all the territories of both powers respectively, to act for themselves in the management of their own affairs, or confide them to the management of whomsoever they may please, as broker, factor, agent, or interpreter: nor shall they be obliged to employ any other persons whatever for those purposes, nor to pay them any salary or remuneration unless they wish so to employ them; and absolute liberty shall be given in all cases to the purchaser and vender, to contract and fix the price of any effects, merchandise, or manufactures imported or exported from the territories of any of the two contracting parties, according as they shall themselves think proper.

Art. 9. In all that relates to the lading or unlading of vessels, the security of merchandise, manufac tures, and effects, the inheritance of moveable goods, and the disposition of moveable property, of all kinds and denominations, by sale, gift, or exchange, or testament, or in any other manner whatever, as also with respect to the administration of justice, the citizens and subjects of the two contracting parties shall enjoy, in their respective territories and dominions, the same privileges, liberties, and rights, as the most favored nation; and there shall not be levied upon them on this account, any higher imposts or duties than those that are paid, or may be paid, by the citizens or subjects of the powers in whose terri