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THE TREATY OF COMMERCE 



might be raised by government, but if any ad- 

 vance was made it should be done generally upon 

 all classes of traders, whether subjects of Brazil 

 or foreigners, to be done to any advantage. The 

 reciprocity which is established by these articles 

 has been followed by most advantageous conse- 

 quences to both parties. Great Britain is mate- 

 rially benefited in a commercial point of view by 

 the importation of the cotton of Brazil, direct 

 from that country ; and the improvement which 

 has been caused, and continues to act in Brazil 

 by the introduction of British manufactured 

 goods is incalculable, in point of wealth and 

 civilisation, and in producing incentives for 

 exertion. 



The latter part of the 5th Article determines 

 which are the vessels that shall be accounted 

 British, and which shall be accounted Portu- 

 guese, for the purpose of ascertaining those of 

 both nations which may enjoy the favourable 

 stipulations. The Portuguese here again com- 

 plain that the English have the advantage over 

 them from the great numbers of vessels which 

 they build, and from the numerous prizes which 

 they take from their enemies, whilst the Portu- 

 guese construct very few vessels, and take no 

 prizes. * The Portuguese have lately been in 

 the habit of purchasing vessels that have been 



* Must not Great Britain build ships because Brazil will 

 not ? Why does not Brazil form a navy ? 



