The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-17

nSe, shoildllAsy be rsq,Irtd. OH,
'mA''sF 's'ssls hatr 6ttn.F and sll
ars' employed In prusrrsllns lhr
Surveys u Tie esasl uI lhe Uniltd
sialsss directed - .arious arts Of
congress, and laosc ALieh have been
completed sill slsorlIy be laid befsrs
The exploring expedition. Of lie
latest dale. Was preparing % lea,e
ne hay " islands. Nra Zealand. IN
iurihsr prosecution d sbiecls Ahleh
nate thus lar. been successfully 80.
eomPi'shed. The discovery % nes
eoaisehi. Which Mas GIsI seen In Ia
ula1s % des. : min. soalh longi:sds
loS DEG. 40 min. east. By Lirulensnls
Wilkes ssd Hudson. Tor an .xtenl
~ eighteen hundred miles. Lui aM
Ahieh They acre prevented ir I'm
iahiinS y! wash badIrs VI ice which
enconpassrd u, Is ane Of che hansra-
Ole rssait Of The enterprise. Lieu c.
nant Wilkes bears testimony 10 The
Zeal aud good cVudact Of his sllicers
anu nep; aud q - but Justice 60 TIA:
onrrr 10 state that no APPEARS la
have Performed The daiirs AssIgnsI
hin With an araur. ability. and pr.
severance. which GIVE every assn.
rance VI an honor able issue TO The un.
deriakIng.
The rspnrt Of the Postmaster grn-
eral, hrrssiih Transmitted. aiiI ex
hiSit The service oi that department
The past ,rsr. aud lie prrsrnt cnGIi
lin1. lLe. irsnspnI Ialinn has be, "a
aAinlaInrd daring The year 10 the lulI
extent Authorized by the rxisiing
i4ss: some Improvements have bee.
ELECTED. WHICH The pablIc interest
sseinrd urgently To demand, hut mol
involving any material additional rx.
pen iiiarr; the contractors have gen.
orally performed their engagements
With fidelity; pnsilnastrrs. With lea
exceptions. have ren.rred their &C.
Counts aud paid their quarterly b..
Iances with prompiitudr; aud ihs
vhoie sersicr Of the departments has
Maintained the efficiency for Viii, d
Il has iUr several years been disun
guished. -.sf
Tue acts Of Congress establishing
ns~ mail rnuiss. aud requiring more
Expensive services IN others, and the
incrcasing wants III the country have
Tor three years past. carried the.
expenditures something beyond the
&C. ruing rryenues; the excess having
aeen N {, un;ii the past year. by tnr
Surplus which had previously arumu.
l,iri. That surplus having been uu;
re tlizrd. owing Ia the depression in
Ihs Commercial business Of the COM
try. the finances Of the d.psr mrnI
exhibit n small deficiency OF the clnse
af the fiscal year. Its RESOURCES.
haw ever, are A1pir; and the reduced
RATES nf compensation for the trans
pnriaiiua scr,ice, mich may BIS ex.
pecicd on the future lettings. Urn
The grEsral REDUCTION uf prices. With
he Increase CT revenue that ma,
reasonably be anticipated from the
revival af commercial activity. must
,oon place the finances Of the de.
psrtmrni IN a prosperous condition.
| Considering tie unfavorab!e cir
cumyiancrs Which have existed du
ring tho past year. IL is a gratifying
result that tie revenue has nnt De.
rlinrd, as compared with The prere.
ing year; but, on the contrary rxfi-
bits q small increase; the Circumsian>
crs referred 10 having ~ other eifrc,
than to check the expected income.
II will be srcn that The Postmaster
Generai suggests certain improve
menls ia lac aa'ishment, desisnad
10 reduce the weight Of the mails.
cheaper transp 'r;silnn. ensure sra's''
Regularity w NC aSl'tSSs eHu S'""t'
a considerable reduction in the RATES
nf letter postage-an ohjrct h'ghly
desirable. The subject is one al
general Interest 10 The community, and
ls respectful. recommended 10 your
cunsidcrati IN.
The suppression OF the African
| Save. trade has received the cnniinnrd
attention Of lhr Government. The
brig Dolphin aud shooner Grampus
have been cmpl"ysd during the late
SEASON on tue Coast oi Africa. Tor the
parpse of preventing such portions
UC that trade a. was said To be prose
u,rd uadrr the American Has. A'ief
cruising off tausc parts Of the COAST
most usually rcsurIcd 10 by s'aSrrs'
uulIl The commencement oi The rainy
SEASON, these ,cssrls returned 10 tht
! United States fur supplies. ani have
since been despatched Oh a similar
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