Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-09
Correspondence ,ofthe Courier.

WAsHINeroN, May 27.
Major Hobbie, First Assistant Post Mas.
ter General, will go out in The steamer
Washington, on her first trip to South
ampton and Bremen, with view to per-
feet the system of foreign mail service, by
noticing its defects and the means Of ex-
lendingits benefits.
He is also charged with an arrangement
for a uniform International postage system.
byiwhich letters, from and to interior towns
in England and some continental coun-
tries, may pass direct from the place OF
deposite to the place Of destitution, pre-
paid, al a certain reciprocal rate. Thus
a letter from an interior Town in Ireland or
Germany may be paid through at the Post
Office were it is mailed or letter from a
town in this country 10 one 10 those coun-
tries. An account. being transmitted
once halfyear to the General Post Ofice
Establishment of each country. may be
easily adjusted between them. Such a
system will be Of great general benefit to
the people.
The extent OF our Post Office establish
ment is truly surprising, far exceeding,
that OF auy other country. There are now
seventeen thousand Post Offices in The
United States.
Tidings, ,and very mournful ones, have at
leugih been received Of father Roy, the
Catholic Prizes, of this District, who. with
father M'Elroy, was sent to Mexico as
Chaplains to Gen. Taylor's army. ltwas
supposedlhal they wouldbe useful in con-.
vincins the Mexicans, especially through
their clergy, that $e respected their reli-
sion. Bishop Hughes was consulted upon
the subject and advised the measure. The
movement turned out 10 be useless for any
purpose of Cancellation, and father M'Elroy
is about 10 return home Father Roy!
mysleriously disappeared. hut his fate is
now revealed. A{letter from Monterey
has been received blythe Catholic priest
while travelling in company with several
Americans, felEins with a party. Of ranchS;
eros, who murdered them all. near the
place called Marin. Some days afterwards,
some .Mexicans at Marins heard that a.
priest had been killed among their men,
and they searched for and identified the re-
mains, and conveyed them 10 Marin,
where they were honored with religious
rites and public funeral.
Gen. Scott has, no doubt, received such
instructions by Mr.. Trist as will aid him
in arranging preliminaries Of peace with
Mexico. II is not now expected at the
War Department that Gen. Scott will
reach The City Of Mexico before he has
been considerably reinforced. The next
news from Vera Cruz is dreaded, least
sickness shall have become destrucliyely
prevalent among our troDps.
Judge Boyle.-The committee Of The
Louisiana Legislature, after investigating
the charges against Judge Boyle, recon-
mended the adoption of.the following pre-.
amble and resolutions:
"Whereas, the Hon. VIM. D. Boyle.
Judge of the Seventh Judicial District OF
the Stale of Louisiana conceals his pro-
perry from his creditors-sough, TO try a
sui, in which he had direct interest, aud
is not a citizen OF the United States
Therefore.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. ofthe Stale Of Louisi-
ana, in General Assembly conuened. three
fourths of the members of each House
preseht asserting 10 the same, That the
Governor of the State be and he is hereby
required to remove VIM, D. Boyle from
the office of Judge Of The Seventh Judicial
District"
Treasury Notes.-The following letter
from Mr., Gillet, Register Of the Treasury,
settles the qaestion as to the payment OF
interest Oh Treasury Notes:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
Registers Office. May is, lS47.
Tho interest on six per cent Treasury
Notes. issued under the act OF the 25th of
January last which run two years, will be
paid semi.annually, on the first days of
July and January; but it is not likely that
any interest less an entire half year will
be paid on such notes, so that The first
payment Of interest will probably be
on The first day Of January, ls45. The.
point, however, is not finally decided.
lam. Sir, very resp't,
Your obd't servant,
F. H. GILLET.
Il Noble Donaiion.-The chairman Of
The New York Irish Relief Committee
has received the following letter enclosing
the mani6cent-donarion Of which sspeaks
from the well known Washington bankers,
whose names are appended-lo it. The
gift is one which will be appreciated
md fully rewarded 5;., Is,
WASHINGTON, May 90.
Dear Sir-We deeply regret 10 hear
from Ireland that famine is still continuing
Elhere lis work Of death. Feelingit duly