The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-07
Postal Arraageneat bctuseA the DATED states
and the West Coast OF oouth America

Postal ArraaGeneat bctueea the Uaited state,
and the West Coast Of se~th America
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
To the articles agreed upon between The Post O6ee o
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland and
the Post Oce OF the Uailed States of America for
ryng into execution the convention OF December IS
is4s.
convention OF December Is, ls4s. bctwsen the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain aad Ireland aud the United
States OF America, 10 the two Post Odccs, settle The
matters OF detail. which 10 be arranged BY mutual
consent for asurnx Inc execution OF The stPulaons
contained IN The said convention. the undersigned, duly
authorized for that purpose by he,r respective ofhces
have agreed upon the following articles;
l. Between the pos, ONCE Of New York and the British
packet o4ce al Panana.
Between the post Office OF Charleston and the British
Between The posi- Office Of Savannah and the British
psekei once 81 Panama
4. Betwoen the post Office oil New Orleans and the
British packet once al Panama
s. Between the post oAhce of San Francisco and the
British packet ONCE al Panama.
Ine transmission OF these mails between the several
porss above mentioned and Panama will be provided for
BY The United States government
II.
The mails forw arded from New York Charleston Sa-
vsnnah. New Orleans, and San francisco, to Panama.
ports on the western coast Of South America al which
the British mail packets in the Pacific touch
ReciprocaIIy. the mails forwarded from Panama TO
New York. Charleston. Savannah New Orleans and San
Francisco, shall comprise the correspondence for The Uni
ted States from all The foreign ports the
of South America at which the British mail packets in
the Pacific Touch. 4s@
Upon every letter, exceeding half an ounce in
ht. deEpaiched from New York ChzreRtOn
nah. New Orleans. San Francisco, Panama. and ad-
dressed 10 the several States the OF
Soaih America NJ The ports OF which the British mail
packets touch, the United States Post O1hce shall ac-
the British Post Office for the following rates o
postage, VIZ: aa&
!. Upon letter for Buenayenura, in New Granada
%d or ceats, tso long the existing postal
tion between Great Britain and New Granada shall
tissue in force
2. Upon letter for any port in The republic Of Peru
3D.. or IL cenis (so long the existing postal
tion between Great Britain and Peru shall continue in
force.l
,. Upon letter for any other port on the western
And these OF postage shall increase in proportion
heavier letters according 10 the scale OF postage now
established in the United Kingdom
/
/ For every newspaper despatched from New York
Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans. San Franc@co
10 Panama. and addressed any OF The States The
the Brilsh mail packets touch. the Uned States Pos
Once shall account 10 the British Post Ofhce for the
OF Two pence, or four cents
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| Every mail despatched from New York. Charleston,
Savannah, New Orleans or San Frzncisco, 10 Panama
shail be accompanied BY a Ieiief-bil-
The ONCE 10 which the mail 10 addressed shall return,
by the next poet scknow edemen OF recep, the Of
nee from which II was transmitted.
The leitsr-bl and acknowledgements OF receipt shall
be made out according 10 the forms agreed spon
Ii il should happen the usual period for making up
the mails that there should be any letter other
respondeDce from either OF the Offices OF exchange
blank letter rb shall, nevertheless be forwarded 10 The
corresponding once
ARTICLE
The letter. bills and Acknowledgements Of receipt shall
serve vouchers 10 the quarterly account.
H. in checking the mails Transmitted io the packet Of
nee Al Panama. the amount OF postage shall be found to
differ from that entered the le.es bill by the despatch
ing ONCE such amount shall he checked By o6hcers,
and The corrected amount. which entered by them on
the ver6cAon side OF the eher-b shall be accepted
the true xmosni
The amoun due to The British once for the correspond
ence transmitted under The reg ulaons now agreed upon
shall be placed 10 the credit OF the United Kingdom "a
the general between the Post Once OF the Uni
ted Knxaon and the Post Of6ce Of the United Sases
prepared quare riy the General Post Once, London.
II ArTicIx X.
The present articles shall be considered a additional Il
those sereed upon between the ofkces for carrying
ialo execution OF 18th December ,sss
slgned at WAshinaion the I4lh May, ls49, and shal
come into operation on The LEI day OF October one ihoa
sand eight hundred and fifty. three.
Done 10 duplicate, and ssgned II Washington the
10Th day OF August and al London on the 7lh day o
September thousand eight hundred and 6fty
/ HORAriO KING.
J. TiLLEY.
Approved.
JAMKs CAxYBxIL, Postmaster General.