Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-23

Appointment Office, April TO- 1865.
SIR: am directed by the Postmaster General
to inform you that all letters placed on mail
steamboat, ON which the mails are in charge OF a
should 80 into the hands of such agent
and on these letters the master Of the vessel 10 not
entitled to receive any compensation. None but
prepaid letters should be received on such steam
boat, and these should be duly mailed. But should
any chance TO be unpaid, they should be deposited
by the route-agent in the postofice at or nearest
the point at which they are received, and the post
master should post up list OF them, with the I'M
paid letters dropped into his Office, adding that
they were put on board the steamboat unpaid.
In like manner, when practicable, all letters
should be prepaid which are received by steam
boats or other vessels not in the mail service or
carrying the mail with no route-agent on board.
When prepaid, the master of the vessel, II under
contract to carry the mail, may receive one cent
sway" and If not under contract with the depart
ment, two cents each from the postmaster in whose
Office he depostes them; and they should be de-
ivered to their address without additional charge.
But If unpaid they should be treated as shpetters,
and are chargeabe as. such with postage of six
cents If delivered at the Office at which the vessel
shall arrive and with two cents in addition to the
ordinary rate of postage If destined to be conveyed
by post TO another place. In the latter case, the
master of the vessel is entitled to receive two cents
letter.
Persons desiring to send their letters by steam
boats can most readily accomplish their object by
enclosing such letters in the stamped envelopes
issued by the department, inasmuch as letters 80
enclosed may be conveyed out OF the mail without
violation of law and need not be delivered to the
postmaster on the arrival of the vessel.
Letters relating exclusively to the cargo of the
vessel by which they are conveyed are not subject
| to postage, but should be left unsealed-the law
relating to such letters remaining unchanged.
The law relative to drop letters is not changed
in any particular by the recent act
] am, respectfully, your obedient serv't,
HoRATIo KING,
First Assistant Postmaster General
| Postmaster New Orleans La.
TREAsURY DErARrMEyr.--A6stract of Orders,
Directions, &c.--The following ID an abstract Of
some of the most important letters recorded in the
Secretary's Office Saturday, April 81:
Lieutenant w. B. Franklin.-Appointing him
superintendent of the Portland custom-house and
marine hospital at salary of IS per day, less his
army pay Conveying contracts in duplicate with
Ford Miller for construction of Portland marine
hospital; contract price, $50, 200 to be completed
on or before LIST Of August, 1855.
Captain John Bobb.-Appointng him superin-
tendent of the Vicksburg marine hospital, and en-
closing contract with Theodore Adams for the en-
tire erection Of the Same for the sum of $57 02l
W ~ VI oSioiO oAos VI ouy, Aoco.
Collector Of Sc. Louis.-Approving Of the APP
pointment Of Henry b. Cazzens as clerk at sala-
ry of 81, 200 per annum, payable out Of fees
4sssistant Treasurer at San Francisco.--Re-
plying to letter received relating to the scarcity Of
coin in San Francisco, and the difficulty on the
part Of the agents of Rowland & Aspinwall.
Secretary states that it is impossible for him. under
any circumstances TO authorize the receipt or pay
ment at the treasury Of anything but the legal
coin of the United States. Is informed that draft
has been ordered for 100000 on the assistant
treasurer at New York in his favor and that an
order has been forwarded to the collector of San
Francisco to deposite with him all the money on
hand. II these funds and the proceeds of drafts
are not adequate to his disbursements, he will en-
ploy temporarily the bullion fund of the mint
Superintendent of the Coast STRAIGHTFORWARD
ing commission of the President, appointing Ed
ward Simpson lieutenant in the navy.
Howland d. AspinpaH, Nep York.--Accepting
their offer to convey specie to San Francisco, and
instructing them as to the number and amounts Of
drafts on New York sent to the assistant treasurer
at San Francisco, In order that the same may be
cashed under their contract.
Richard M Young, Washington cify.--Infor-
ming him that the Legislature Of Texas has not yet
assented TO the act Of September o. 1850, in rela-
ton to Texas debt No regulations have been
prescribed the subject Of payment TO her credi-
tors under the act Of the last session of Congress
Union