The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-26 00:00:00

GRENADA—Sick Prisoners of War.

BA RtADOES and Wounded Seamen, and Sick Pris On.
• ers of War ; Prisoners of War in Health.
•
HA Li F Ax.--Sick and Wourided Seamen, and Sick Prisoners
of War. .•
GIBRALTAR—Sick ,and Hounded Seamen, and Sick Prison—
ers of War Prisoners of War in Health..
MAL T A risoneis of War irl'Health..
Na Tinder will be received after One o'clock on the day of treat',
nor any noticed unless the .P.fttie_s•,or 'tents for them, pe;.finally
attend. Each Service must be tendered Jar separately.; and cash
Tender must be accompanied 6y a Letter. from two .respeaable
l'es:sont, engaging to become bound, tt;iiJ the Person tindering, in
the Sam of JOOO/. for tAe dire performance Of each. Contr.:B.
'Further Particular: may'be brown by applying at lbii o.ificr..

GENERAL POST-OFFICE.
August 1, ISo6.

ADVERTISEMENT

BY an A of Pfirliwnent 'lamed inl.. the lost Sei.-
skin, to Repeal so much of tbe,..riii of 35 Geo. 111. cap. 53,
as related to the Leiters of Seamen and Soldiers, the following
Provisions have been made in lieu of thssi Repealed; viz. •
No single Letter sent by the Post, on his own private con-
cern only,. from any Seaman in His Majesty's Navy, or any
Serjeant, Corporal, Trumpeter, Drummer, Fifer, and. Pri-
vate Soldier in His Majesty's A rmy, hin•any pat tof His Ma-
jesty's Dominions, shall, whilst such Seaman or Soldier shall
be employed on His Majesty's Service, and nototherwist,,be
charged with a higher rate Po-stage than the Sim of One
Petiny for the conveyance of each such 'Letter ; such Postage
to be paid at the time of putting the same into the Post:
Office of the. Town or Place from whence such Letter is in-
tended to be sent by the Post, provided that upon every such
Letter so to be sent the Nitrite of the Writer, and his Class
or Description in the. Ship or Vessel, .Regiment, Lorps, or
Detachment to tvitich he shall belong shall be superscribed,.
and provided that upon every such Letter th4r.; • shall be
written in the, hand-writing of, and signed by, the Officer
. having at the time the command of the Ship or Vessel, Re-
-•giment, Corps in-Detachment, his. Name, and the Name of
the Regiment, Corps, or Detachment commended by hint.
No single Letter, direded to any suclt Seaman, or Soldier,
_upon his own priVatel:oncern only, wititin any part Of. His.
Majesty's Dominions;•whilst such Seaman or-Soldier shall he
ernployed.on His Majesty's Service, attil-not otherwise, shall,
he charged with a higher
,rate of Yostage than One Penny;
providedlhat such .Penr“, be-paid upon putting the Letter
into a Post-Office, established. under the authority ,of Ills
Majesty's Postmaster-General and provided also, • that •
every st.3eh Letter shall be directed to such Seaman or Soldier,
Spccitytng o f the• superscription thereof, the Name of the-
Ship or Vessel, Regiment, Corps, or Detachment to which
he shall belong, .and provided that it shall nut be lawful. for
the Deputy-Postmaster to deliver Such Letter to any person,
except the Seaman or Soldier to whom it shall be diretted,
or tosome person .appointed to receive the same, by writing,/
• under the hand-of the Officer having the command of the
Ship or Vessel, RegintentXorps, or Detachment, to which
-the Seaman or Soldier Shall belong:
Nothing lit thew:. InstrUdions is to be construed. to extend
to Letters sent to or by-Commissioned or Warrant (hikers,
Midshipmen, or Masters' Mates in the Navy-; or to Letters
sent by or to Commissioped or Warrant Officers in the Army.

Any. Person having the Command of the Ship Vessel,
Regiment, Corps or Detachment, 'who is authorized to make
his Endorsement in the manner before speciti:.d on the Letter
of the Seamen or Soldiers under his Command, will be liable
ter every Offence to forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Paunds,
if he shall wilfully and knowingly write his Name on any,
such Letter that is pot from such Seaman or Soldier on Ins
.private. Concerns only.
And any Person not having at the time the Command of
the Ship, Regiment,-Corps, or Detachment, who shall write
his Name, upon any such Letter, in order that the same be
sent at a lower rate of Postage tloin by Law establisned,' shall
be liable to fia.feit and pay the. Sum of Five Pounds.
And any Person who shall knoWingly.and designedly ad-
dress a Letter to any. Searnan.dt Soldier, which shall be,in-
tended for another Person, and which shall be concerning the
'Affairs -of another Person, with intent to evade the Payment
of the rate of Postage by Law established, every such Person
so offending will, for every, Offence, be liable to torteit and
pay the,Sum of Five Pounds.
And if any Person shall' procure may Sea Man or -Soldier to
ohtain the Signature of his Commanding Officer, 'Many Let,:
ter to he sent by .the Post, W;hich shall. not be on the private
'Concerns of such Seaman' or Soldier .or if 'ally Seaman or.
Soldier shall himself obtain the Signature of his Con-inland-
ing Officer upon any Letter which shall not he fronvhimsell,
on_ his own private Concerns only, in(coer to aveld.the.pay.:
ment tot time rates of Postage by •Law'establislitd, *dach. and
.every Person so offending will, ter every •Offitnee,' beitalide
to forfeit and pay-. the Sum of Five Pounds.
One Moiety:of the several Penalties-and' roffertrites -arelor
'the use of Ills Majesty, and the other Moiety.ta the..Per.son
• who shall inforin, and the)' may beirecovered eef,irebuy' Me
or More of the Justices of. Peace, for the cOtthq, city, of
Place, Where the 0 tnnce shall be-committed; and, in de-.
fault of Payment,. such Off.tridets are to be committed to the
House of Corration ter any space not exceeding One Month,
or rill-the Penalty Shall be sotineripaid• • •

By Command of His Majesty's Postutasi:ereklneneral;
TRANCIS ELI.NG, ihlt!ctory,