Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-12-19

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Report orruE POSTMASTER GEx-
rRAL.-A brief abstract of this report
will suffice. The Revenue Of the Post
Office. during Mr.. Tyler's admlnistra.
ton. has been sufficient for its cxpen-
ses
The total revenue for the past year
isSi237 .2S5,s3 total expenses SI,-
296 1910.
The revenue collected by the Post
Masters, for the last four years, Sl7,-
ASS,0o7 Is, has been paid over by them
without material defalcaiion. The
number Of mail deprcdations for three
years was 1895 number of depreda-
tors arrested and tried, 100. AIIedged
loss Si62, 1876, of which S30i,2i2 have
either been recovered or accounted for
The Post Master General is of opin-
ion that the rates Of postage may be re-
duced to five and ten cents, provided
Congress relieves the Department from
the payment of $3.50, 500, now paid
for steamboat and railroad transporia-
ton. corrccts the abuses of the frank
ing privilege, and prevents competition
by private posts and expresses.
The establishment of lines of mail
steamers is strongly recommended.
The number Of letters carried out by
the Cunard steamers alone, it is alledg-
ed, is 5000 a month, netting a post
age of SlS0,O00 per AMMAN.
The p. Nj. General had opened a
correspondence with our ministers in
London and Paris, relative to the in
terchange of mail matter, and the re-
payment of postage on letters between
this country and England and France
An answer had been received from Mr.
King, that he had submitted the pro-
Jet Of the p. NJ General to the Post
Office Department of France, and he
had reasons to believe that this, or some
mode like it, would be acceeded by
that Government.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE AvY.--This document occupie:
three columns of the State paper. W.
make the following abstract:
The Navy of the United States con
sists of six ships of the line, one race
fourteen frigates, twenty one sloops o
war, sixteen briggs and schooners, three
store ships, and eight steamers a
float.
On the stocks, in an unfinished
state. are four ships of the line, three
frgates, one store ship, an iron steam
81, h.. l,
ington Yard, to be used as waite
tank.
The vessels in o mmission are EN-
ployed in the home squadron, in TIT
Mediterranean, on the coast of Brazil
in the Pacific, in the East Indies anC
on the coast of Africa. The frigat'
Constitution, the steamers, the brig
Tuxton and Oregon, and the Schoon
err Phoenix have been employed du
the year on special service.
The Pennsylvania, at Norfolk tn
North Carolina, at New York tn
Ohio, at Boston the Experiment, a
Philadelphia; the On-ka-hi-e, at Char
ston, and the Ontario, at Baltimore
are employed as receiving vessels.
sed to be employed during the veal
commencing on the LIST day of July
1S45. consists of ten frigates, thrice
sloops of war, seven briggs, two schoor
ers, four armed steamers, three sma
steamers four store ships, and tw
small vessels.
1t is not SO large as that estimated tc
a. Iact annpal rar,nrf-hlIf
what larger than that authorized b
the appropri atoms for the current fl:
cal year.
The Secretary thinks that the act, {
the 18th of June, 1874, providing thu
the whole number Of petty officer
seaman, ordinary seaman, landsmer
and BOYS, in the naval service, shall M
exceed seven thousand five hundre
in number, injurious to the public IL
, terest. The reasons are stated 9
length.
The number OF Surgeons end A:
sistants is found to be below the wan,
of the service.
Twelve insane persons belonging
the Naval service are now confined /
kiit ScNcldt 4>dNdi nus itdi>; "hi'h ooi
tain no conveniences for the treatmer
of this deplorable malady. The Seer
tary recommends, that, if II shall pleas
Congress to provide an Asylum for III
insane of the District of Columbia, pre-
vision may be made for the insane {
the Army and Navy in the same cstal
llShment.
The Navy Hospital fund, on the /
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