The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-23
BY AUTHORITY.
ny the rrs.ldsn, Of the Unl,ed state. of Amsr,o.
A PROCLAMATION.

America and her Majesty the Queen Of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and
the year OF Lord thousand eight hundred and
forty eight which convention 49, word for word, as fol-
lows:
The United States of America and her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
land being DESTROYS 10 promote the friendly relations
ising between their respective citizens and subjects, by
placing the communications by post between the terri
tories of the United States and those of her Britannia
Majesty upon a liberal and advantageous footing,
have resolved to conclude convention for this purpose
and have named their penipotentares that is TO say
| The President OF the United States by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate thereof, George Ban
croft citizen of the United States, their envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenlpotentiary her Britannia
Majesty
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the right honorable Henry
John Viscount Palmerston Baron Temple, Peer of
Ireland member of her Britannia hlalesys most hon
orable Privy Council, member OF Parliament, Knight
Grand Cross OF the most honorable Order OF the Bath,
and her Britannia Maestys principal Secretary of State
| for Foreign Affairs:
Who. after having communicated to each other their
respective full powers found in good and due FORM have
greed upon and concluded the following articles
ARricLEI
There shall be charged upon all letters exceeding half
in weight conveyed either by United States by
British packets between port the United States and
port in the United Kingdom uniform rate OF eight
pence sixteen ard such postage shall belong TO
the country by which the packet conveying the letters Is
furnished
ARTICLE IL.
There shall be charged Office the United
Kingdom upon all letters eding hall
weieht posted in the United Kmgelom and forwarded to
the Unitsd States, Or brought from tue United States and
delivered in The United Kingdom whether such letters shall
be conveyed by British by United States packets,
land postage rate of one penny half penny.
There shall be charged by the Post Office of the United
States. upon all letters not exceeding half in
weight posted in the United States and forwarded to the
Unied Kingdom, or brought from the United Kingdom and
by United States by British packets inland
postage rate of five cents.
ARTICLE Ill
II -rd in and I,liv In
the other these OF postage both and inland shall
be combined into rate of which payment in advance
shall be tiona in either country 1t SHALL however,
be permitted TO less than the whole combined rate
| ARTICLE ".
With respect letters above the weight of half ounce
each country shall be at liberty to employ as regards the
collection OF the whole combined the scale of progress
sion in operation in its territory Tor charging inland
rates OF postage.
The United States engage the United Kingdom
States Of the correspondence and newspapers from the
United ngdon the BRUSH North American provinces,
and those provinces the United Kingdom,
Of inland postage be charged under this convention
letters and newspapers between the United Kingdom
and the United States
British officer shall be permitted accom- pay the
closed mails during tlei, transit
ARTICLE VI.
! On the other hand, Her Britannia Majesty engages to
grant the United States the transit in closed mails, through
the British North American PROVINCES OF the correspond
ence and from part OF the territory the
United States other of the territory of the United
States at rates exceeding inland postage
now charged be hereafter charged, in the Norm
American Provinces according the distance such closed
mails may be conveyed within the North American provi-
An officer of the United States shall be permitted
com pany the closed mails during their transit.
ARTICLE VII.
The United States further engage grant the United
Kingdom the transit in closed mails, through the Uned
Siaes, through any country where the post comminca-
ton may be under the control management OF the United
States OF letters and forwarded from the United
Kingdom, its colonies, other British
colony possesson to any foreign country and from
foreign country British colony possession, the United
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ARTICLE VIII
Her Britannia Majesty engages on her Par 10 grant to
the United States the transit ia closed mails through the
United Kingdom or through any country where tho post
communication may be under the control manager
ed the United Sles their colonies sson
other colony possession Of the United States,
any cnoy or possession Of the United States 10 the Uni
ted States, their colonies or possessions
| ARTICLE TX.
When letters shall be forwarded in closed mails under
the spuations Of articles W. VII or VIII OF the present
the payment be made to the Post Office OF the
United Kingdom of the United States the may
be, shall be made 10y the ounce, according TO the net
weight of The letters at two rates TO the ounce with the adj
dton OF twenty five the amount OF postage TO
compensate loss that would Otherwise be sustained by
this mode OF computation
ARTICLE X.
The country which sends receives closed mails
through the other render of the letters and
newspapers received in such closed mails and to
account to such country for the postage due thereon
ARTICLE XI
Letters posted in the United States addressed foreign
ted Kingdom, shall be delivered to The British Post Office
free all United States POSTAGE whether packet inland
and letters from foreign countries addressed the United
states, passing in transit through the United Kingdom
shall b, delivered to the United States Post Office free of all
British POSTAGE whether packet or inland
In the those which letters be
forwarded unless the British postage be paid in advance
postage shall be colec in the United States
(n addition to the United Smte OF postage) and
counted for TO the British Post Office.
In the of those countries which letters cannot be
forwarded unless the United States postage be paid IN adj
vance, such United States postage shall be collected IN the
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acco Inted for to the United States Post Office.
ARTICLE XII.
The of postage be taken by the British Post Office
upon arriving The United Kingdom from The Uni
ted Stares either by British by United States packets
and be forwarded through the United Kingdom colo
possessions of the United Kingdom OF the United
Star foreign countresand be the
the rate which now, which may hereafter be,
taken the British Post Office upon letters 10 from such
onies possessions, foreign countries respectively
when posted the of arrival delivered the port
OF departure of the packets conveying the mails between
j the United Kingdom and the United Statcs.
The above postage Is irrespective OF and beyond the IN
land be in the United States such letters,
if delivered therein according the stipuatons
OF article this and also irrespective OF aud
beyond the upon such letters payable according
the stipua,ions of article
The postage be taken by the United States Post
Office letters arriving in the United States either by
British by United States packets, fo the United King
DOM and be forwarded through the United States the
colonies OF the United States of the United
Kingdom, those territories which, according to the
law OF the United States beyond the limit OF their
taosned post routes, to foreign countres,-and race
urysI,shal be the the rate which is now, or
which hereafter be- taken by tn. United States Post
Office upon letters conveyed, whether by land, TO
from such colonies possessions territories foreign conn-
tries respectively when posted the port OF arrival or de-
vered at the port OF departure OF the packets conveying