The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AND

postal treaty has been entered into between Great
between the two countries, the mail packets Of each Gov
anu The postage charges upon an equal and re-
cinrocal footing,
II Letters posted charged in the United States will be
rated o. hall ounce 10 the single letter. half aud
not exceeding an ounce aud half treble lhter, and
so on each half ounce fractional constituting
rate In England the half ounce limtslhe ange letter, the
full ounce the double letter, but letters exceeding the
ounce and not exceeding two ounces our rates charged
also on letters exceeding two ounces and not exceeding
hree onnces six rates Charged that H. two rates
IMPOSED for each excess over an ounce.
III The single rate 10 be charged each letter posted
Britain Ireland Ia q cenH the double rate "a cents The
rple rate az cents, and so according Ia the United
States scale Of progression in weight See No. q
% ~ Lss single , donhs triple Sci rites VIII be collect
IN Great Britain or Ireland without Icing prepaid, and is
received at any office in the United States for delivery
m as Ireland bs rrspaa 1 %s S Whole asa,
tsndered at The Office n Tie United States where mailed
VI Newspapers may be mailed at any office in The
and as a e aS ON uas s
IN Great Britain or Ireland be delivered al any Office In
government Is 10 charge Z cents on each newspaper
These to be sent Ia bands or covers open at the sides
vii On each pamphlet to be sent ID any place In Tie
United Kingdom, and on each pamphlet received there
aud collected in lie second one cent for each ounce ia
igh fractional excess OF ounce, These To he
readily to be examined, and 10 contain manuscript
whatever. Ht& az
VIII I'm letters addressed 10 any place IN brttSh Norm
Anerica, not 10 be conveyed by sen, there shall be
charged postage equal 10 tile rned States postage and
il not YET informed Of the Briiish province rates the
United States postage to The lines viii be charged and
aided and selied as required BY the 2st article the
treaty United States postage on newspapers 10 Canada
* oa s rs BE en country British
ossesson and mailed for ha PURPOSE 10 any post Hiee
sent by British packet, cents the single rate and II BY
American packet q censo be doubled, trlpled &e,
Il ON letters received from foreign countries English
through the London Or any other post office
foreign and British postage be prepaid and what
mains TO be collected on delivery here In such
BY british packet; q cents il brought BY American
packet 40 cents II such letters delivered sanfsn
United States on The Par6c, when brought to an Atlantic
po by British teanshp aud 50 cents II brought by
III On british Of foreign letters received in the United
Stalesto be forwarded 10 the West indies BY American
Panama, in the United States malls the single postage
charge win be Gas the British postage and the postage
cents II TO Havana, 20 cents 10 any other place In the
West Indies the Gulf Of Mexico, or TO Chagres 40
United States from Great Britain in American packet
MI Care Is to be taken TO that all American postage
Mexico from our Pacific possessions and from the British
North American provinces, Is paid IN the United States
XIII Newspapers for countries beyond Great Britain
may he sent on The prepayment Of two cents eaehalso
and pamphlets received from countries beyond Great
Britain are 10 be delivered payment of the two cents
for each newspaper and one cent per ounce In weight of
XIV Postmasers cautioned TO write on their post
ths better TO enable the Postmaaers Of New York and
separate quarterly report Of the amount Of foreign postage
Ky The Posimasers Of Boston and New York will be
specially instructed as 10 the closed malls contemplated by
the treaty the mode Of keeping their accounts q foreign