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selves possessed of; and those of 

 the 3d guild, 25 rubles. 



Foreign tradesmen of both 

 capitals shall pay 100 rubles, their 

 partners 40, and their workmen 

 20 rubles. 



In both capitals a duty of half 

 a ruble shall be raised on houses, 

 in virtue of the existing imposts. 



The tax on traders shall receive 

 an increase of half a copeek on the 

 produce of industryand the capital. 



The price of salt, formerly fixed 

 at 40 copeeks per pood, shall be 

 raised to one ruble. 



The impost on copper shall be 

 augmented three rubles per pood. 



The custom-house duties on 

 imported goods, shall be raised 

 from 210 to 400 rubles, and in 

 proportion. 



Stamps have also experienced 

 an advance in price. 



The nobility shall assist in 

 relieving the wants of the state, 

 by paying a duty of 50 copeeks for 

 every peasant in their possession. 



V. SWEDEN. 



Decree of Non-Intercourse Sfc 

 tvilh Britain. 



Know all men by thesepresents, 

 that We, Charles XIII. having in 

 the third article of the treaty of 

 peace concluded with the emperor 

 of Russia, dated the 17th of 

 September last, agreed to adopt 

 such measures as should be 

 regulated by the treaty then about 

 tobe entered intobetween Sweden, 

 France.and Denmarkjforenforcing 

 the continental system, ordered, in 

 our circular of the 27th of October 

 last, that no British vessels or 

 fehips of war should, after the time 

 therein mentioned, be permitted 



to enter our ports ; and further, in 

 the third article of the treaty with 

 the emperor of France of date of 

 the 6th of January last, having 

 fully and in every respect acceded 

 to the continental system, bound 

 ourselves to shut our ports against 

 the trade of Great Britain, and 

 not to permit the importation of 

 English goods or manufactures, 

 of whatever description, or in 

 whatever vessel the same might 

 arrive. And whereas, having 

 relinquished the permission we 

 reserved to ourselves in the treaty 

 with his majesty the emperor of 

 Russia, of importing colonial 

 produce, we now only retain to 

 ourselves the power to import 

 salt, sufficient for the consumption 

 of our kingdom ; further, to fulfil 

 the treaties with the said powers, 

 we hereby graciously command, 

 that on and after the 24th of 

 April next, no goods shall be 

 imported, neither on paying the 

 dutiesnor in transitu, whichbelong 

 to Great Britain and Ireland ; the 

 colonies or countries under the 

 influence of the British govern- 

 ment, or goods of any description 

 whatsoever, loaded in vessels from 

 Great Britain, or any of her de- 

 pendencies, be admitted into any 

 of our ports ; and that all vessels, 

 under whatever flag, which shall 

 be proved to carry such goods as 

 are not furnished with certificates 

 and documents to certify the origin 

 and full particulars of their cargoes, 

 from their ports of lading, shall, 

 upon their arrival in our harbours, 

 be ordered olf, save and except 

 such vessels as are solely laden with 

 sal t, the importation of which, from 

 all foreign countries, we permit, 

 in vessels not belonging to his 

 Britannic majesty or his subjects. 

 For the full execution of our de- 



