The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-20

The Postmaster General, in a letter dated 7th |
inst, to Mr.. Musson, P. M. here, gives assurance |
of the close attention that has been bestowed to
secure regularity upon the long ROUTE by railroad,
stage, and water conveyance, between New York |
and New Orleans, and also notices arrangements
for more frequent conveyance between this city
and ST. Louis and Louisville. These arrange.
meuts are to go into effect LIST July. He says of
| the
| RIVER SERvIcE.-You will also receive from
the Contract Office the proper instructions for a
very considerable increase of the river SERVICE the
particulars of which those instructions will give
you. On an examination of a statement of the
revenue from the river Offices and of the service
on the line, and your letter in reply to the inquiries
heretofore addressed to you in regard TO this subject
! was satisfied that this department chit, without
improperly afford this increased service on the
Ohio and Mississippi 1t is hoped that those inter
estsd in the mail facilities of these rivers will now
Use the mails as the exclusive medium of their cor
respondence, instead of sending-as | am satisfied
has hitherto been their practicea large proportion
, of their letters outside the mails.
The instructions above referred to are for four
mails at 500, three mails at S25, per week, to and
from Louisville, Ky, and intermediate Offices on
route No. S, lO2 and six mails $40 per week. to
, and from St. Louis, Mo-, and intermediate offices,
on route No. 1923.
p, The improvements noted in the following letter,
par,ment to the Postmaster of New Orleans, relat-
. ing to the Atlantic route, will be deemed explicit
8 and satisfactory:
WARRINGTON May 2, 1851.
Sir-The attention of the Postmaster General
has been anxiously and carefully given the rreg
ularity of the mails in arriving at New Orleans
"a from the North. As he has before stated the diff
y. cuties of clearing this long line of routes of inhe
70 rent embarrassments are great that the depart
l. ment has never been able to overcome them. With
the view of preventing some of the failures at New
r. Orleans, however, arrangements have just beer
IT made for second daily conveyance between Charles
=, ton and West Point, with the several contractor
y on the interving roues and II is hoped that som
y important advantage may result from these ap
lit poinlments.
N 1t is now arranged that in case the arrival a
ID Charleston from the North is too late for the trail
to Augusta, another car shall be dispatched from
Charleston at III A. M. to take the mails to Au
,,s gusta, to arrive at the latter point at P. M
this the contractor from Augusta to Atant
IN will be advised by telegraph of the departure
ID this late train, and will detain his until CT
it M, if necessary, to secure the southwark passae
,st of this mail, and will expedite to arrive
Atlanta at his ordinary schedule time.
If any extraordinary accident should prevent II
he arrival at Augusta al St p M, then second dali
we train will leave Augusta the next morning AT 6
yar NJ, and go through to Atlanta by 6 P NJ, and
second trip will be run from Atlanta to West Poin
lry where the mails will be put on the Mongomel
nd Railroad.
oy- Negotiations are also on foot to establish dai
emf route by steamboat between Montgomery and M
ing h ,u,a,;nn IS e nall a, Wnntoosr
oil or any other point, which has been of Il
of most prominent embarrassments the line, W
the be avoided, and the chances Of delay at New c
,ed leans from that calse be diminished.
~ The Postmaster General, having adopted Il
my measures indicated, as the best he can devil
has earnestly hopes that the results may be satsfaco
be in preventing many failures-at least in assuri
the public Of his anxious wish 10 do all he can
the ais y, o,hass e., INV sn,,ss,;,ns of on.ousy,s
OF am, very respectfully &c.
Gus AZ M,,o, r. p,, w. a. p ns Ln'e' Ceih