The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-19
Important Post Office Circular.

PssT OIFIcE DtPAkTsErr, November Is, 1919.
Sin :-Arrang ements having been made for the regu
lar Trans portstun OF the MATHS to California ct great
expense TO the govornment In the use OF which ali may
participate the following information should be made
public AND IL may be done By communicating this let
20 the press OF your city othsrwise as you shall
dee beet that all may know the true condition Of this
business.
L The carrying OF letters out of the mall and the
carrying Of persons engaged In the business Of trsns
porting letters out Of the mail forbidden by Law
and severe penalties ale provided sganst the guilty
PARTIES whether prorrietor-, officers OF cre"
The l. equally unlawful whether carried III maj,
steamer any oLer, plying BY regular trips ct stated
Every individual VII, go send, letters ont Of the
mail deposits them TO b. 81 sent Is subject to Pc
paliy q Stg in each Instance
4 The employment Of eSpressmen for the convey
sRoe letters to san Francisco subjects thoe letters
10 double n they succeca in reaching san Francis
as they only bo obtained through the post Of
hoe at that place, and upon payment OF tue United
States postage there and places them Ia gree hazard
OF being sresed and detained at Panama, a. the fol-
loving will more fuiy show -
1be nited States mail sgsnt writes In respect TO
Ing marked 80 A. Co.'S express mail, about to be
shiJpsd beard of.ne a the Pacific steamers vt Pa
udrCa- did not permit 1t 10 be shipped or the let
end papers 10 be forwarded In the steamer except
10 the regular mail IL will be placed ia the mail aud
charged though II had been mailed IN New York.
An ofosl 70 port frdsn San Frapcifco rays, Multi
tuaes ,ebd their letters by 49, ., in the expec
ta.iob that they viii be taken up TO Panama aud for
vsro,d here This ia never doo- ana saanot be done
thu government there"
To prevent the suocessfui smuggling Of letters the
tCltNif INSTRUCTIONS
Office authuri In california" For that purpose you
thoud have Cutttm House oicer specially Instructed
to make full md careful exsDiu alton, a. eaca shp
rives with the view q obtaining all letters, especially
those brought BY the express men and when obtained
they thoud be placed VA the San tTsncisco post Office
Go be charg with postage and TO be treated la all
spscts ~ n they had been conveyed In the mail
Ana The JroIrietors of the several steamers this
route have beer instructed as follows, -" IT, not~ith
ding your efforts 60 the contrary persons
thotizso BY the Poet Ooe Department shall be found
beard q your ships, having in charge masbe mat
ter which they do net surrender up TO be placed In the
Dsis h viii Re tie sUty OF the master or conmsnder
b.ior. making entry breaking bulk to point out such
person persons The collector other officer Of the
port that their mail matter may be taken and conveyed
e. the poet oee and such persons be dealt sth the
Law requires"
thus II will be that those Who employ express
men 10 forward their letters instead OF the mail be-
sides ncurrrg the penalties provided for violation %
tie law. subject their letters to the alternative Of
eoube possge charge TO the hazard Of reach
log their d,ttbstoD. Respectfully your obdt ssrv't
J. COtLAMER, Postmaster General.
Wv. Bs.pY, Esq., Postmaster, " y.
In Portsmouth, Va, ON Sunday morpiug, the bakery
Of Nr Newman. the grocery store and dwelling Of g.
D. Fsuth and the dwellings, If Meesrs. Born and luy,
we're Destroyed by ere Mr.. James Martin confeo-
torer. In the employ Of MIR. Newman, was burned to
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