2o6 



A. D. 17 



735- 



In this caralogue it may be feen, that the company were but new and 

 raw in Ibme part uf their Eaft-India commerce, notwithflanding the 

 very lavge quantity of goods now imported. 



We iTiould here alfo remark, that, in the preceding year (1734) "a 

 very rich fleet arrived at Lilbon from Eahia in Brazil, and another- from 

 Rio de Janeiro, which brought home, for the king and the merchants, 

 in treafure, 15^ miUions of crufados in gold, 220 arobas of gold duft 

 and ingots, 437 arobas of bars of gold, 48 arobas of wrought gold, 

 8871 marks of lilver, 42,803 pieces of eight, 3 millions ^6 odaves 

 and 5 quintals of diamonds ; beiides 1 1 ,000 rolls of tobacco, 1 1 3,000 

 hides, 1 000 chefts of fugar, and many other particulars. 



Great quantities of diamonds having lately been brought over from 

 the new diamond mines in Brazil, the king of Portugal, in order to 

 prevent their fmking in value by reafon of the quantity imported, re- 

 ferved to himfelf all diamonds found in thofe mines of above twenty 

 carats, on certain conditions. 



By the bill of births and mortality of the city of Vienna, for the 

 preceding year 1734, there were chriftened 5620, and buried 5380: 

 which lafl number multiplied by 30 gives 161,400 fouls in that city; 

 and if by ^^, then it will give 177,540 fouls therein. 



In this year, i 735, there was pubhfhed an abftradt of a new treaty of 

 navigation and commerce between Great Britain and Ruflia, viz. 



' I) Where navigation and commerce are permitted to any other na- 

 tion, they fhall be perfedly free in Europe to the eftates of both the 

 contracting parties, who may fend all forts of merchandize, the im- 

 portation whereof is not prohibited, and may there likewife buy all 

 forts of merchandize, and export them out of the fiid eftates. 

 ' II) The fubjeds of Ruflia fliall pay the fame duties of exportation 

 as the Englifli, particularly on the effeds exported from Ruflia. And 

 the Ruflian merchants fliall enjoy the flmic liberties and privileges of 

 commerce in Great Britain as do the Britifli merchants of the Rulfia 

 company. 



' III) In cafe Britifli fubjeds fliall make contrads with the chancery, 

 or the college of commerce of Ruflia, for the delivery of merchan- 

 dize, the laid merchandize fliall be received in the time fpecified, up- 

 on a declaration they fliall make of their being ready. 

 ' IV) The fubjeds of Great Britain may carry to Ruflia all forts of 

 merchandize, and may tranfport them thence by land into Perfia, on 

 paying a duty of 3 per cent, :md may likewife bring back from Per- 

 lia, through Ruflia, all forts of merchandize, on again paying the 

 fame duty, without being obliged to open their bales: but, if the 

 officers of the cufloms have reafon to fufped that the jufl; value there- 

 of hath not been declared, they may fl:op the goods for their infpec- 

 tion, and, in the meantime, be paid according to the vakte declared. 



