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pire, lias been subject to discussion. It was not 

 to be expected that Great Britain would sacri- 

 fice her own possessions by this alteration in her 

 policy ; and particularly towards a country in 

 which the articles in question can be produced 

 at a smaller expense than in the British colo- 

 nies. 



Article 21st. " British East-Indian goods 

 and West-Indian produce may be subjected to 

 prohibitory duties in the dominions of Portugal." 

 British merchants might complain of this article 

 with as much reason as the Portuguese do of the 

 former. The relative situations of the two em- 

 pires require both of them. 



Article 23d. " His R. H. the Prince Re- 

 gent of Portugal being desirous to place the 

 system of commerce announced by the present 

 Treaty upon the most extensive basis, is pleased 

 to take the opportunity afforded by it, of pub- 

 lishing the determination pre-conceived in His 

 Royal Highness' mind of rendering Goa a free 

 port, and of permitting the free toleration of all 

 religious sects whatever in that city and its de- 

 pendencies." Here is another most pleasant 

 symptom of change of policy. 



Article 25th. " Great Britain gives up the 

 right which she enjoyed of creating factories or 

 incorporated bodies of British merchants in the 

 Portuguese dominions." This was a privilege 

 of considerable importance, from the union 



