sident of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer.

SEC. 2. That no other or higher rate of duties shall be imposed or collected on vessels of Prussia, or of her dominions, from whencesoever coming, nor on their cargoes, howsoever composed, than are, or may be, payable on vessels of the United States and their cargoes.

SEC. 3. That the secretary of the treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to return all duties which have been assessed, since the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, on Prussian vessels, and their cargoes, beyond the amount which would have been payable on vessels of the United States, and their cargoes; and that the same allowances of drawback be made on merchandize exported in Prussian vessels as would be made on similar exportations in vessels of the United States.

SEC. 4. That so much of this act as relates to Prussian vessels, and their cargoes, shall continue and be in force during the time that the equality for which it provides shall, in all respects, be reciprocated in the ports of Prussia, and her dominions; and if, at any time hereafter, the said equality shall not be reciprocated in the ports of Prussia, and her dominions, the president may, and he is hereby, authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that fact, and thereupon so much of this act as relates to Prussian vessels, and their cargoes, shall cease and determine.

No. 27.-Proclamation of the president of the 1st July, 1828, declaring the discriminating duties on impost and tonnage to be suspended so far as relates to the vessels, &c. of the kingdom of Hanover.

By the President of the United States of America. ---Proclamation.

Whereas, by an act of the congress of the United States, of the seventh of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, entitled “An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost," it is provided that, upon satisfactory evidence being given to the president of the United States, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied within the ports of the said nation, upon vessels belonging wholly to citizens of the United States, or upon merchandize, the produce or manufacture thereof, imported in the same, the president is thereby authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States, are, and shall be suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said nation, and the merchandize of its produce, or manufacture, imported into the United States, in the same: the said suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the president of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and merchandize, as aforesaid, thereon laden, shall be continued, and no longer.

And, whereas, satisfactory evidence has been received by me, from his Britannic majesty, as king of Hanover, through the right honorable Charles Richard Vaughan, his envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, that vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or merchandize, the produce or manufacture thereof, imported in such vessels, are not, nor shall be, 'on their entering any Hanoverian port, subject to the payment of higher duties of tonnage or impost than are levied on Hanoverian ships, or merchandize, the produce or manufacture of the United States, imported in such vessels.

Now, therefore, I, John Quincy Adams, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so much of the several acts imposing duties on the tonnage of ships and vessels, and on goods, wares and merchandize, imported into the United States, as imposed a discriminating duty of tonnage between the vessels of the kingdom of Hanover, and vessels of the United States, and between goods imported into the United States in vessels of the kingdom of Hanover, and vessels of the United States, are suspended and discontinued, so far as the same respects the produce or manufacture of the said kingdom of Hanover; the said suspension to take effect this day, and to continue henceforward, so long as the reciprocal exemption of the vessels of the United States, and of the merchandize laden therein, as aforesaid, shall continue in the ports of the kingdom of Hanover.

Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, the first day of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight,
and the fifty-second of the Independence of the United States.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,

By the President:-H. CLAY, Secretary of State.

No. 28.-Proclamation of the president of the 3d June, 1829, declaring the discriminating duties on impost and tonnage, to be suspended, so far as they relate to the vessels, &c. of Austria.

By the President of the United States of America.-Proclamation.

Whereas, by an act of the congress of the United States, of the 24th of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, entitled "An act in addition to an act, entitled "An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost," and to equalize the duties on Prussian vessels and their cargoes," it is provided that, upon satisfactory evidence being given to the president of the United States, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied in the ports of the said nation, upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures or merchandize, imported in the same from the United States, or from any foreign country, the president is thereby authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost, within

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the United States, are, and shall be suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandize, imported into the United States in the same, from the said foreign nation, or from any other foreign country, the said su-pension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the president of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer.

And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately been received by me, from his imperial majesty, the emperor of Austria, through an official communication of the Baron de Lederer, his consul general in the United States, under date of the 29th of May, 1829, that no other or higher duties of tonnage and impost are imposed or levied, since the first day of Ja uary last, in the ports of Austria, upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, and upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandize imported in the same from the United States, and from any foreign country whatever, than are levied on Austrian ships and their cargoes, in the same ports, under like circumstances.

Now, therefore, I, Andrew Jackson, president of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so much of the several acts imposing discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States, are, and shall be, suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of Austria, and the produce, manufactures, and merchandize imported into the United States in the same, from the dominions of Austria, and from any other foreign country whatever: the said suspension to take effect from the day above mentioned, and to continue thenceforward, so long as the reciprocal exemption of the vessels of the United States, and the produce, manufactures, and merchandize imported into the dominions of Austria, in the same, as aforesaid, shall be continued on the part of the government of his imperial majesty the emperor of Austria.

Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this third day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States the fifty third. ANDREW JACKSON.

By the President:-M. VAN BUREN, Secretary of State.

No. 29.-Proclamation of the President, of the 18th September, 1830, suspending duties of impost and tonnage, relating to the vessels and goods, &c. of the dukedom of Oldenburg.

By the President of the United States of America.-Proclamation. Whereas, by an act of the congress of the United States, of the 24th of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, entitled “An act, in addition to an act, entitled 'An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost,' and to equalize the duties on Prussian vessels and

their cargoes," it is provided that, upon satisfactory evidence being given to the president of the United States, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied, in the ports of the said nation, upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandize, imported in the same, from the United States, or from any foreign country, the president is thereby authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are, and shall be suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandize, imported into the United States in the same, from the said foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the said suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the president of the United States, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to the citizens of the United States and their cargoes, as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer.

And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately been received by me, from his royal highness the grand duke of Oldenburg, through an official communication of F. A. Mensch, his consul in the United States, under date of the 15th September, 1830, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied, in the ports of the grand dukedom of Oldenburg, upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandize, imported in the same, from the United States, or from any other country.

Now, therefore, I, Andrew Jackson, president of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so much of the several acts imposing discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States, are, and shall be suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the grand dukedom of Oldenburg, and the produce, manufactures and merchandize, imported into the United States in the same, from the grand dukedom of Oldenburg, and from any foreign country whatever; the said suspension to take effect from the day above mentioned, and to continue thenceforward, so long as the reciprocal exemption of the vessels of the United States, and the produce, manufactures and merchandize, imported into the grand dukedom of Oldenburg, in the same, as aforesaid, shall be continued on the part of the government of his royal highness the grand duke of Oldenburg.

Given under my hand at the city of Washington, the eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and the fifty-fifth of the Independence of the United States. ANDREW JACKSON. By the President:-M. VAN BUREN, Secretary of State.

No. 30.—An act for carrying into effect the Convention of Navigation and Commerce between the United States and France, concluded at Washington, on the twenty-fourth day of June, eighteen hundred and twenty-two. [Act of March 3, 1823.]

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act to impose a new tonnage duty on French ships or vessels, approved on the fifteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That for the term of two years, from and after the thirtieth day of September last articles of the growth, produce or manufacture, of France, imported into the United States, in French vessels, shall pay an additional duty of three dollars and seventy five cents per ton of merchandise, according to the tenor of the Convention of Navigation and Commerce between the United States and France, concluded on the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, over and above the duties collected upon the like articles, also of the growth, produce or manufacture, of France, when imported in vessels of the United States: Provided always, That no discriminating duty shall be levied upon the productions of the soil or industry of France, imported in French bottoms, into the ports of the United States, for transit or re-exportation.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the expiration of two years from the said thirtieth day of September last, in case of the continuance in force of the said Convention and so long as the same shall continue in force, the extra duties, specified in the second section of this act, shall, from and after the said thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four be diminished by one-fourth of the whole amount; and afterwards, by one-fourth of said amount, from year to year, so long as neither of the parties to the said Convention shall have declared the intention of renouncing the same in the manner therein provided, and until the whole of such discriminating and extra duty shall have been done away.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That during the continuance in force of the said Convention, the duties of tonnage, light money, pilotage, port charges, brockerage, [brokerage,] and all other duties, upon foreign shipping, over and above those paid by vessels of the United States, other than those specified in the second section of this act, shall not exceed, for French vessels in the ports of the United States, ninety-four cents per ton of the vessel's French passport.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be refunded, from any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, any extra duties levied before the twenty-fourth day of June last, by virtue of the act of Congress of the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, imposing a new tonnage duty on French ships or vessels.