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THE TREATY OF COMMERCE 



— upon a moderate trade with other nations 

 suited to her political importance, instead of the 

 gigantic commercial intercourse which was 

 carried on through her ports. The government 

 will probably undergo some reform, and Por- 

 tugal will in all likelihood soon see the Inquisi- 

 tion abolished, and may perhaps witness the 

 re-establishment of the Cortes. 



Article 10th. " A gradual abolition of the 

 slave-trade on the part of the Regent of Por- 

 tugal is promised, and the limits of the same 

 traffic along the coast of Africa are determined." 

 Of this subject I have already in another place 

 treated. 



THE TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. 



Article 2d. " There shall be reciprocal 

 liberty of commerce and navigation between the 

 subjects of the two High Contracting Parties, 

 and they are allowed to trade, travel, sojourn, 

 and establish themselves in the ports, &c. of 

 the dominions of each, excepting in those from 

 which ail foreigners are excluded." 



The ease with which leave to travel in Brazil 

 may be obtained, I have myself experienced, 

 and even without a passport an Englishman 

 might travel in some of the provinces. Great 

 complaint has been made by the Portuguese of 

 the strictness with which the British Alien Laws 

 have been enforced ; and here a breach of re- 



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