The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-05


gations at Constsntnople has been reesscd at this
department and il published for ths information OF
.hs. masters OF H'erehapt Veaselssof Ise United
States:
TRAssLArIos.
"As a natural consequences Of the ancient prohbi
ton which your excelIcncy already knows forbids
the entrance Of the straits Of the White ard Black
seas, (srats ofthe Dardanolies and Bosphorus,) 70
the yessles of war Of all Nations said prohibition
been enforced on all vessels entering those straits
| after sunset
I'm the same manner as was adopted towards the
| other foreign legations, respectively, a memoran-
dunn was some time since addressed to that Of your
excellency on this subject, making known that de.
lay Of three months, dating from the month Of
March OF the present year, was given, At the expi
ration Of which all vessels disregardful Of this pro-
hibition, and entering said straits after sunset would
at hrst, az warning, have two or three unsolicited
cannon fired at them, and in case they still refused
| 10 obey, have shotted cannon discharged at them
| Notwithstanding that the execution Of the said
prohibition has been commenced in the manner
Aforesaid, as there is no safe harbor outside the
straits Of the Black sea, and il is understood tn.
harbor called the Buyuk Snan offers but an nseour,
anchorage to vessels arriving nj the mouth Of the
straits at night particularly during the winter season
the Sublime Porte, which, though at all times atten-
i've TO the preservation and ns9intenmec Of it's
uonal rights and established lws does not the less
offer all possible facilities 10 commerce now makes
known to your excellency, that his highness the
Sultan has been pleased TO grant permission for an
exception TO be made in the straits of the Black
sea, (the Bosphorus,) in favor Of merchant vessels
snen. 70 eI.el u'e srais a. nlsnt, ana an
~This circnnos,,nc. Ssv;nn H.. L-~L, =, IL.
knovIedg. NJ ,bs nron.r s",hor;,;.s III "a ~ W,
the Sublime Port. IN, ndn, !. 10 -
written and communicated toye'r osrellency."
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AoSua't rom reports rees"oy received at the
contract Office Of the Post Office Department rela.
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rrem inc superintendent o. the Bo3op ard Providene,
raiToad, under dole o. ~ 2Sh VII.
| al have to report the following irregularities in
the delivery Of mails on this route, Feb. l6-al
20 and 81, all mails in consequences Of sepere sno,t
Storm"
Posmasters OF Nottingham and Bratteboro'
Verpopt, report failures fram me 2oth to the 2th
ulhmo, and say, csder the 1sfSR daief st6ince Nj
day of last week our roads have BEEN for the grat
er part OF the time entirely blocked up. The roads
that were broken out yesterday are all filed up"
From the contractor 6et,oeen Nc Ysrk and Stoningon
Conn under date Of 18Th ,h
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| Lnov,n Cor ,,,an, y.ar.n Al -. - o." ~
Sad "Ano,hsr y.y,S saror. eli ~ uase =, .n'
n,,.. bavs an.;n dcr.nasd 10 III. 'o" a"u "'"''
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FROM inc contractor on me roue oe'toeen Ithaca or,t
| waterloo, W. 4.
"From Monday, Feb. l6 to Saturday, Feb. q
I have had to contend with the most severe storms
and snow to the depth of from three to five feet"
| And the postmaster at Youngstown Nisear,
county, New York, reporting The failure Of tn,
mails due at his Office on the 18th ult adds, "Caust
Of failure--a heavy snow Storm
Under date Of the 26th ulL, tho postmaster a
Lockport, New York, reports "a severe snow
storm set in Thursday night, (the 18th, and con
tinued without interruption for two days, accom-
| panied with heavy drifts. The roads have all beer
blocked up, and the mails retarded.n
The contractors between Buffalo, New York, ant
Erie, Pennsylvania, in stating their failures TO arrv,
in season from the 18th to the god ult, inclusive
say it WINS con account of very heavy snow
storm, which has made the roads almost impossible
The snow is about three and half feet deep, snt
the drifts, in some places, are ten feet high"
One Of the mail-agents, writing from Auburn
New York, under date Of 29th ult, after reporting
some failures, adds: "Our mails have been ihrowr
into great disorder by the snow storm, which ha,
been greater than we have had since the winter oil
| 1888. ne snow IL now about four feet deep from