Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-01-18
Notice to the Public. and Instruc-
tons to Postmasters.

I. postal treaty has been entered into be-
tween Great Britain and the United States, pac-
ing the correspondence between the two coun-
tries, the mail packets of each government, and
the postage charges, upon an equal and recipro-
cal foundation.
II. Letters posted or charged in the United
States will be rated at half ounce 10 the single
letter over half and not exceeding an ounce,
as double letter; over on ounce and not ex.
ceedlng an ounce and half as treble letter,
and SO on; each half ounce or fractional
excess constituting a rate. In England, the
half ounce limits the single letter, the full ounce
the double letter; but on letters exceeding the
ounce, and not exceeding two ounces, four rates
IRE charged; also, on letters exceeding three
ounces, six rates are charged; that is, two
rates are imposed for each excess over an ounce.
III. The single rate to be charged on euch
letter posed in the United States, addressed TO
any place in Great Britain or Ireland, is "a
cents, the double rate AZ cents, the triple rate
az cents, and SO on, according 10 the United
States scale of progression in weight. See No. 9
w. Like single, double, triple, &c. rates will
be collected on each letter according to its
weight, which is posted in Great Britain or Ire
land without being prepaid, and is received at
apy Office in the United States for delivery.
V. Said postage on letters going 10 any place
in Great Britain or Ireland nty be prepaid, il
the whole amount is rendered at the office IN the
United States, where mailed, at the option fthe
sender.
vi. Newspapers may be mailed at any Of
fee IN the United States 10 any place in the
United Kingdom, on the prepay ment oftwo cents
and may, on receipt from any place in Great
Britain or Ireland, be delivered at any office in
the United States on payment of two CENTS
Note-Each Government is to charge two cents
on each newspaper These are to be sent ir
bands or covers open at the ends or sides, and tc
contain no manuscript whatever.
VII, On each pamphlet to be sent to any
place in the United Kingdom, and on each
pamphlet received therelrom, there is 10 be pre-.
paid in the first place, and charged and collect.
ed IN the second, once cent for each ounce in
weight, or fractional excess of an ounce. =
These are to be sent in bands or covers. omen n,
the ends or sides, so as readily to be examined
and TO contain no manuscript whatever.
VIII. On letters addressed to any pace in
British North America, not TO be conveyed BY
sea, there shall be charged postage equal to the
United States postage ard the province POSTAGE
combined; but, as this Department is not ",
informed of the British province rates, the Uni
ted States postage to the lines will be charged
and prepayment thereof required, until the de-
tails are ascertalned and settled, as required by
the 2lst article Of the Treaty. United States
postage on newspapers TO Canada and Other
provinces, is to be prepaid
TX. On letters to be sent to any foreicn coun
try or British possession, and mailed for tina
purpose to any post Office in the island of Grea
Britain, there must be prepaid, if sent by Brit
Ism packet, cents the single rate, and if by al
Amercan packet 81 cents-to be doubled, trip
led, &C. according to weight.
X. On letters received from foreign countries
or English possessions, through the London o
any other post oiiice in Great Britain, 10 be de
livered in the United States, the forcipn an,
British postage is to be prepaid, and what re
mains to be collected on delivery here in sucl
case is simply the United States Postoge-!
cents, single, if brought by British Packet
u cents, if brought by an American packet; Al
cents If such letters are delivered at San Fran
cisco, Astoria, or any other place in the terrltor
OF the United States on the Pacific, when brough
TO an Atlantic Port by British steamship; an,
30 cents If brought by an American steamship.
Al. On British or foreign letters received il
the United States to be forwarded to the Yves
Indies by the American packets, or any place OIL
the Gun OF Mexico, to Chagres or Panama, il
the United States mails, the single postag
charge will be las the British postage aud Tn
postage arising IN its transit 10 Great Brtai
must be prepaid) IL ~ cents it 10 Havana, q
Gents If 10 any other place in the West Indies o
on The Gulf OF Mexico, or to Chagres 80 cent
If TO Panama, with 10 cents added if brought 4
the United States from Great Britain in an A
merican packet
XII. Care is to be taken to see that all Amer