South America.] ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



tains 4.245 English wine gallons; the aroba of oil is divided into 4 quartillos, 

 or 100 quarterones or panillas, and equals 3.33 English gallons. In long 

 measure, the foot consists of 12 pulgodas, or 144 lines, and equals 11.128 

 English inches. The palmo of il pulgadas, or \ 2 dedo^ equals B»$ English 

 inches. The pal in o de Ribeira, for measuring masts, &c. is only 3 incites. 

 The vara* for cloth, Sec. is 3 feet, or 4 palmos, equal to 33.384 English 

 inches. The braza, or toesa, is 2 varas; the passo, 1 J vara ; the estadal, 

 4- varas ; the cuerda 8£ varas* 



%* Whilst this sheet teas passing the press, a decree of the Mexican Go- 

 vernment teas received, wh ich is to take effect in Europe from Novem- 

 ber 1824, for prohibiting the importation of the following merchandise : 

 First Class — Provisions, Liquors, and other Articles. — Spirits from 

 the cane, or any other than from the grape ; vegetables, roots, and garden- 

 stuffs of all kinds; anise, cummin, and can-away seeds ; starch; rice, sugar, 

 and molasses ; coffee ; salted and smoked meats. Grain — wheat, Indian 

 corn, rye, barley ; pulse of all kinds, beans, peas, &c. ; green fruit of all 

 kinds, nuts; flour, except into the State of Yucatan, conformably to province 

 decrees ; fowls and eggs ; soap, hard and soft ; hogs' and bears' lard ; ver- 

 micelli and macaroni ; ship-bread and biscuit ; common salt ; tallow, rough 

 and manufactured ; manufactured wax ; chocolate. 



Second and Fifth Class — Flax and Cotton. — Cotton- wool, from 

 any foreign port whatever ; cotton thread, No. GO, or above ; ready-made 

 clothing of all kinds and descriptions, and parts thereof; ready-made quilts, 

 curtains, table and other household linen, &c. ; shawls, or panos de Reborn, 

 of cotton ; tape, white and coloured ; mattresses and bed-hangings, curtain 

 cords, bed-linen, Sec. ; linen bags. 



Third Class — Woollen and Hair. — Ready-made clothing of every 

 description; table-covers (carpets); bear-skins (esalaeiuas) ; common cloths, 

 second and third qualities ; cloaks, called sanaps fesadas. 



Fourth Class — Manufactured Silk and other Articles. — Ready-made 

 clothing of all kinds; embroidery, lace, open work, in metal or in mixtures 

 thereof, Sec. Common hides and skins in the hair, tanned, or uutanned 

 and prepared -, fine skins of all kinds in the hair, tanned or prepared, and 

 manufactures thereof; leather straps (agujetas) of all kinds ; upper and sole 

 leather of all descriptions ; buck-skins, all colours and preparations ; boots 

 and shoes of all kinds, boot-patterns; buckskin breeches, Sec. ; upper shoes, 

 clogs, &C ; saddles and bridles, and horse furniture ; portmanteaus of all 

 kinds ; parchment ; leather hats and caps. 



Mann fart arcs of Clay. — Glazed or unglazed earthen vessels ; bricks 

 and tiles of all descriptions; very common queen's ware, glazed or unglazed, 



