The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-09
Postal Treaty.

Postal Treaty.
We lay before readers this morning copy of the
postal treaty, which ratified by the Senate on Friday
last, and which reflects much credit upon the Post
master General, we'll our minister in London We
publish along with it the correspondence which ac-
companied it, The following are the instructions of the
Postmaster General TO carry out the provisions of The
treaty:
Notice 10 the Public and Instructions to Postnasters
L. postal treaty has been entered into between Great
Britain and the United States placing the correspondence
between the two countries, the mail packets of each
government and the postage charges upon an equal and
reciprocal footing
IL. Letters posted or charged in the United States will
De rated at hall ounce to the single letter, over half
and not exceeding ounce as a double letter over an
ounce and not exceeding and half as treble
letter. and so on, each half ounce fractional
constituting rate In England the half ounce limits the
single letter. the full ounce the double letter. but on let
ers exceeding the ounce and not exceeding two ounces
1our rates are charged also letters exceeding two
ounces and not exceeding three ounces six rates are
charged that 49, two rates imposed for each excess
over an ounce
ILL., The single rate to be charged on each letter posted
IN the United States addressed 10 any place in Great
Britain or Ireland is "a cents the double rate 4s cents
"e rate ~ cents and so on according to the United
States scale OF progression in weght-See No Q
iec|ed on each letter according its weight which s
posted IN Great Britain Ireland without being prepad
and received at any office in the United States for de-
livery ~
sad postage on letters going TO any place in Great
brhL or Ireland may be prepaid, if the whole amount
IS rendered al the ohce in the United States where mail
ed, at the option of the sender.
VI. newspapers may be mailed at any Office in the
United States to any place in the United Kingdom on the
prepayment OF cents, and may, receipt from any
pace IN Great Britain or Ireland be delivered ut any office
IN the United States on payment of cents Note
Zach governments to charge cents on each newspaper
inese are to be sent in bands or covers open at the
sides or ends, and to contain no manuscript whatever
VII Oh each pamphlet to be sent any place in the
United kingdom and ON each pamphlet received there
1rom there TO be prepaid in the first place. and charged
ana collected IN the second cent for each ounce in
weight, or fractional excess of an ounce These are
10 be sent in bands covers, open at the ends or sides
SO as readily to be examined, and to contain no manu-
script whatever
VII On letters addressed 10 any place in British North
america not TO be conveyed there shall be charged
aposage equal to the United States postage and The
province postage combined but, as this department is
moi yet informed OF the British province rates. the United
States postage to the lines will be charged and prepay
ment thereof required, until the details are ascerained
and settled as required by the article of the treaty
ohed States postage on newspapers Canada and other
British provinces is to be prepaid
* on letters to be sent to any foreign country or
British possession and mailed for that purpose to any
POI once IN the island of Great Britain there must be
prepaid, If sent by British packet S cents the single
rate, and if by an American packet Ell cents-to be
doubled rpled, &c, according to weight
~ oh letters received from foreign countries or Eng.
sh possessions through the London or any other post
Office IN Great Britain, be delivered in the United States
Inc foreign and British postage is TO be prepaid and what
remains to be collected delivery here in such cases is
brought by British packet 81 cents if brought by an
American packets 40 cents if such letters are delivered
at San Francisco, Astoria any other place in the ter
Tory of the United States the Pacific when brought
TO an Atlantic port bya British steamship and So cents
If brought by an American steamship.
ri. On British foreign letters received in the Uni
1ed States to be forwarded TO the West Indies by Amer
can packets, or any place the Gulf of Mexico to
Chagres or Panama. in the United States mails the single
postage charge will be (as the British postage and the
postage arising IN its transit TO Great Britain must be pre-
paid) l2s cents If to Havana 20 cents if to any other
place in the West Indies the Gulf of Mexico or TO
chasres 80 cents if to Panama. with 6 cents added if
brought TO the United States from Great Britain in an
American packet
All care is to be taken to see that all American post
age on letters IRON Havana from other places in the Gulf
OF MEXICO from our Pacific possessions and from the
nlsh No''h american provinces, is paid in the United
States before the same is despatched bv mail TO Great
Britain.
Null Newspapers for ceuntrie, beyond Great Britain
may be sent the prepayment of two cents eachalso
pamphlets as stipulated under No. land newspaper
and pamphlets received from countries beyond Grea,
Britain TO be delivered payment of the two cents
for each newspaper and per ounce in geght of
each pamphlet
XIV. Posmasters cautioned to write on their post
bills opposite each entry OF foreign letter. new spaper or
pamphlet posted by them respectively the word for-
sgn-hc better to enable the postmasers OF New York
and Boston, and any others that may be designated to
make separate quarterly report of the OF foreign
postage
XIV. The Postmasters of Boston and New York will be
specially instructed the closed mails contemplated by
the treaty. the mode of keeping their accounts of foreign
postage and of mailing and acknowledging receipt Of
foreign matter.
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, January s, 1919.
GIN. TAyLoR's MovEMEyrs-A letter has been received
at Cumberland, Maryland, from Gen Taylor, in which he
.,ates that he expects reach the vicinity Wheeling
about the I'D OF February He will pass through Psburg
and up the Monongahela to Brownsville, and thence by
nm han I'd