In like manner all merchandise or goods coming from the Republic of Liberia in any vessels, or imported in Liberian vessels from any country, shall not be prohibited by the United States of America, nor be subject to higher duties than are levied on the same kinds of merchandise or goods coming from any other foreign country, or imported in any other foreign vessels. All articles the produce of the United States or of their territories may be imported therefrom by Liberian citizens and Liberian vessels on as favorable terms as by citizens and vessels of any other foreign country. Done at London the twenty-first day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN. [Treaty signed and exchanged at Schwerin December 9, 1847; proclaimed August 2, 1848.] ARTICLE I. The high contracting parties agree that whatever kind of produce, manufacture, or merchandise of any foreign country can be, from time to time, lawfully imported into the United States in their own vessels, may also be imported in the vessels of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and no higher or other duties upon the tonnage or cargo of the vessel shall be levied or collected, whether the importation be made in a vessel of the United States or in a vessel of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. And, in like manner, whatever kind of produce, manufacture, or merchandise of any foreign country can be, from time to time, lawfully imported into the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in its own vessels may also be imported in vessels of the United States; and no higher or other duties upon the tonnage or cargo of the vessel shall be levied or collected, whether the importation be made in vessels of the one party or the other. Whatever may be lawfully exported or reexported by one party in its own vessels to any foreign country may in like manner be exported or reexported in the vessels of the other; and the same duties, bounties, and drawbacks shall be collected and allowed, whether such exportation or reexportation be made in vessels of the one party or the other. Nor shall higher or other charges of any kind be imposed in the ports of one party on vessels of the other than are or shall be payable in the same ports by national vessels. ARTICLE II. The preceding article is not applicable to the coasting trade and navigation of the high contracting parties, which are respectively reserved by each exclusively to its own subjects or citizens. Done at Schwerin this 9th day of December, 1847. A. DUDLEY MANN. NETHERLANDS. [Convention concluded August 26, 1852; ratifications exchanged at Washington February 25, 1853; proclaimed February 26, 1853.] ARTICLE I. Goods and merchandise, whatever their origin may be, imported into or exported from the ports of the United States from and to any other country, in vessels of the Netherlands, shall pay no other or higher duties than shall be levied on the like goods and merchandise imported or exported in national vessels. Reciprocally, goods and merchandise, whatsoever their origin may be, imported into or exported from the ports of the Netherlands from and to any other country, in vessels of the United States, shall pay no higher or other duties than shall be levied on the like goods and merchandise imported or exported in national vessels. The bounties, drawbacks, and other privileges of this nature which may be granted in the States of either of the contracting parties, on goods imported or exported in national vessels, shall also and in like manner be granted on goods imported or exported in vessels of the other country. ARTICLE II. The above reciprocal equality in relation to the flags of the two countries is understood to extend also to the ports of the colonies and dominions of the Netherlands beyond the seas, in which goods and merchandise, whatever their origin may be, imported or exported from and to any other country in vessels of the United States, shall pay no other or higher duties than shall be levied on the like goods and merchandise imported or exported from and to the same places in vessels of the Netherlands. The bounties, drawbacks, or other privileges of similar denomination which may be there granted on goods and merchandise imported or exported in vessels of the Netherlands shall also, and in like manner, be granted on goods and merchandise imported or exported in vessels of the United States. ARTICLE III. Neither party shall impose upon the vessels of the other, whether carrying cargoes or arriving in ballast from either of the two countries, or any other country, any duties of tonnage, harbor dues, light-house, salvage, pilotage, quarantine, or port charges of any kind or denomination, which shall not be imposed in like cases on national vessels. ARTICLE IV. The present arrangement does not extend to the coasting trade and fisheries of the two countries, respectively, which are exclusively allowed to national vessels; it being moreover understood that, in the East Indian Archipelago of the Netherlands, the trade from island to island is considered as coasting trade, and likewise in the United States, the trade between their ports on the Atlantic and their ports on the Pacific; and if, at any time, either the Netherlands or the United States shall allow to any other nation the whole or any part of said coasting trade, the same trade shall be allowed on the same footing and to the same extent to the other party. It being, however, expressly understood and agreed that nothing in this article shall prevent the vessels of either nation from entering and landing a portion of their inward cargoes at one port of the other nation, and then proceeding to any other port or ports of the same to enter and land the remainder, nor from preventing them in like manner from loading a portion of their outward cargoes at one port and proceeding to another port or ports to complete their lading, such landing or lading to be done under the same rules and regulations as the two Governments may respectively establish for their national vessels in like cases. ARTICLE V. The above reciprocal equality in relation to the flags of the two countries is not understood to prevent the Government of the Netherlands from levying discriminating duties of import or export in favor of the direct trade between Holland and her colonies and dominions beyond the seas; but American vessels engaged in such direct commerce shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities, whether as regards import or export duties, or otherwise, that are or may be enjoyed by vessels under the Dutch flag. Likewise the United States shall continue to levy the discriminating duties imposed by the present tariff on teas and coffee in favor of the direct importation of these articles from the place of their growth, but also without discriminating between the flags of the two countries. And if at any time the Netherlands or the United States shall abolish the said discriminating duties it is understood that the same shall be in like manner abolished in relation to the commerce of the other country. Done in duplicate at the city of Washington this twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. DAN'L WEBSTER. NICARAGUA. [Treaty concluded June 21, 1867; ratifications exchanged at Granada June 20, 1868; proclaimed August 13, 1868.] ARTICLE IV. No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of the United States of any article being the growth, produce, or manufacture of the Republic of Nicaragua, and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of the Republic of Nicaragua of any article being the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, than are or shall be payable upon the like articles being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country; nor shall any other or higher duties or charges be imposed in the territories of either of the high contracting parties on the exportation of any articles to the territories of the other than such as are or may be payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed upon the importation or exportation of any articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the territories of the United States or the Republic of Nicaragua to or from the said territories of the United States or to or from the Republic of Nicaragua which shall not equally extend to all other nations. ARTICLE V. No higher or other duties or payments on account of tonnage, of light or harbor dues or pilotage, of salvage in case of either damage or shipwreck, or on account of any local charges, shall be imposed in any of the ports of Nicaragua on vessels of the United States than those payable by Nicaraguan vessels, nor in any of the ports of the United States on Nicaraguan vessels than shall be payable in the same ports on vessels of the United States. Done at the city of Managua this twenty-first day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. A. B. DICKINSON. TOMAS AYON. OTTOMAN PORTE. [Treaty concluded February 25, 1862; ratifications exchanged at Constantinople June 5, 1862; proclaimed July 2, 1862.] ARTICLE VIII. All articles which are or may be legally importable into the United States of America in vessels of the United States may likewise be imported in Ottoman vessels without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges of whatever denomination than if such articles were imported in vessels of the United States, and, reciprocally, all articles which are or may be legally importable into the dominions and possessions of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in Ottoman vessels may likewise be imported in vessels of the United States without being liable to any other or higher duties or charges of whatever denomination than if such articles were imported in Ottoman vessels. Such reciprocal equality of treatment shall take effect without distinction, whether such articles come directly from the place of origin or from any other country. In the same manner there shall be perfect equality of treatment in regard to the exportation, so that the same export duties shall be paid and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed in the dominions and possessions of either of the contracting parties on the exportation of any article which is or may be legally exportable therefrom, whether such exportations shall take place in Ottoman or in vessels of the United States and whatever may be the place of destination, whether to a port of either of the contracting parties or of any third power. ARTICLE IX. No duties of tonnage, harbor, pilotage, light-house, quarantine, or other similar or corresponding duties of whatever nature, or under whatever denomination, levied in the name or for the profits of government, public functionaries, private individuals, corporations, or establishments of any kind, shall be imposed in the ports of the dominions and possessions of either country upon the vessels of the other country which shall not equally and under the same conditions be imposed in the like cases on national vessels in general. Such equality of treatment shall apply reciprocally to the respective vessels, from whatever port or place they may arrive and whatever may be their place of destination. Done at Constantinople on the 25th day of February, 1862. EDWARD JOY MORRIS. PARAGUAY. [Treaty concluded February 4, 1859; ratifications exchanged at Washington March 7, 1860; proclaimed March 12, 1860.] ARTICLE IV. No other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation or exportation of any article of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the two contracting States than are or shall be payable on the like article being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country. No prohibition shall be imposed upon the importation or exportation of any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the territories of either of the two contracting parties into the territories of the other which shall not equally extend to the importation or exportation of similar articles to the territories of any other nation. ARTICLE V. No other or higher duties or charges on account of tonnage, light or harbor dues, pilotage, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges, shall be imposed in any of the ports of the territories of the Republic of Paraguay on vessels of the United States of America than those payable in the same ports by Paraguayan vessels, nor in the ports of the territories of the United States of America on Paraguayan vessels than shall be payable in the same ports by vessels of the United States of America. Done at Assumption, this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine. JAMES B. BOWLIN. PERU (1851). [Treaty concluded July 26, 1851; ratifications exchanged at Washington, July 16, 1852; proclaimed July 19, 1852.] ARTICLE IV. No higher or other duties or charges on account of tonnage, light-houses, or harbor dues, pilotage, quarantine, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges shall be imposed in any ports of Peru on vessels of the United States of the burden of 200 tons and upward than those payable in the same ports by Peruvian vessels of the same burden; nor in any of the ports of the United States by Peruvian vessels of the burden of 200 tons and upward than shall be payable in the same ports by vessels of the United States of the same burden. ARTICLE V. All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce which may be lawfully imported into the ports and territories of either of the high contracting parties in national vessels may also be so imported in vessels of the other party without paying other or higher duties and charges of any kind or denomination whatever than if the same merchandise and articles of commerce were imported in national vessels; nor shall any distinction be made in the manner of making payment of the said duties or charges. It is expressly understood that the stipulations in this and the preceding article are to their full extent applicable to the vessels and their cargoes belonging to either of the high contracting parties arriving in the ports and territories of the other, whether the said vessels have cleared directly from the ports of the country to which they appertain or from the ports of any other nation. ARTICLE VI. No higher or other duties or charges shall be imposed or levied upon the importation into the ports and territories of either of the high contracting parties of any article the produce, growth, or manufacture of the other party than are or shall be payable on the like article being the produce, growth, or manufacture of any other country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed upon the importation of any article the produce, growth, or manufacture of either party into the ports or territories of the other which shall not equally extend to all other nations. ARTICLE VII. All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce which may be lawfully exported from the ports and territories of either of the high contracting parties in national vessels may also be exported in vessels of the other party; and they shall be subject to the same duties only, and be entitled to the same drawbacks, bounties, and allowances, whether the same merchandise and articles of commerce be exported in vessels of the one party or in vessels of the other party. Done at the city of Lima, on the twenty-sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. J. RANDOLPH CLAY. PERU (1870). [Treaty concluded September 6, 1870; ratifications exchanged at Lima, May 28, 1874; proclaimed July 27, 1874.] ARTICLE IV. No higher or other duties or charges on account of tonnage, light-house or harbor dues, pilotage, quarantine, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges shall be imposed in any ports of Peru on vessels of the United States than those payable in the same ports by Peruvian vessels; nor in any of the ports of the United States by Peruvian vessels than shall be payable in the same ports by vessels of the United States. ARTICLE V. All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce which may be lawfully imported into the ports and territories of either of the high contracting parties in national vessels may also be so imported in vessels of the other party without paying other or higher duties or charges of any kind or denomination whatever than if the same merchandise and articles of commerce were imported in national vessels; nor shall any distinction be made in the manner of making payment of the said duties or charges. It is expressly understood that the stipulations in this and the preceding article are to their full extent applicable to the vessels and their cargoes belonging to either of the high contracting parties arriving in the ports and territories of the other, whether the said vessels have cleared directly from the ports of the country to which they appertain or from the ports of any other nation. ARTICLE VI. No higher or other duties or charges shall be imposed or levied upon the importation into the ports and territories of either of the high contracting parties of any article the produce, growth, or manufacture of the other party than are or shall be payable on the like article being the produce, growth, or manufacture of any other country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed upon the importation of any article the produce, growth, or manufacture of either party into the ports or territories of the other which shall not equally extend to all other nations. Done at the city of Lima, the sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy. ALVIN P. HOVEY. PORTUGAL. [Treaty concluded August 26, 1840; ratifications exchanged at Washington, April 23, 1841; proclaimed April 24, 1841.] ARTICLE II. Vessels of the United States of America arriving, either laden or in ballast, in the ports of the Kingdom and possessions of Portugal, and, reciprocally, Portugese vessels arriving, either laden or in ballast, in the ports of the United States of America, shall be treated on their entrance, during their stay, and at their departure upon the same footing as national vessels coming from the same place, with respect to the |