New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16

&c eral n was not doubted that the wide puhi1'y
given to those ord re- through the public press
rr'sh alnpe notice o al Postmaste's ,,a ror
cert inty they are az IN pnbebe', a. L.; dor NJ TIM
l. The poslnasie. -t,eneral issued hS oiuI, T, VI w
9th of May under act Of Congress apPIoVeu reo,ua
% 1861 suspending the entire mail Toes
and most ofces in the States where tne 90 Wv
could not be eafely continued nainey. H' Ieo "a
Mssissnni Ioni.iana, Texas, Arkansas, and IN Vir-
n;a exrent the western portion thereof III which the
mails were still transported safely.
III This order rendered it necessary TO transmt to
tb etter Office all mail matter directed to any
post Office thus discontnned and such order was ac-
cordingly issued that valuable letters might be re-
turned TO their writers
envelopes by the discontinued Posmassers Is nothing
less than embezzlement and cannot be recognized by
any Postmaster payment of United States posage
All postmastes are, therefore, lmmedlatey upon 'he
receipt Of any letter mailed from the above-inenohed
States, coming TO or through their Post-OfiIes ana
whether appearing TO be prepaid or not to hold IL Tor
postage and transmit it directly 10 the Dead sLetter
Office 10 be disposed of according to law but If letters
actually arrive at the Office of delivery, they may De
delivered upon payment OF postage as upon letters
wholly unpaid. - ,
~. The snme order will be applied, without further
notice. to all letters mailed prepaid or no at any d
Continued Post Office, whether be- eater discontinued
b. special order by general dscontnuance ol ser
vice in the District or State.
" No letter or package can be forwarded to its ad-
dress through the United States mails except from for
egn countries with which this Government mas pos'a
treaties unless regularly mailed at one of the estab
lished Post. Offices Of the United States and postage
there regularly prepaid All matter lot thus mailed
mus. be forwarded without delay to the Dead'Letter
Office, at Washington
VI No mail pouch sack or lock can be sent by any
Postmaster TO any point or place where such serve
has been discontinued. All pouches, sacks, and locks
coming to Post Office from such oiscontinued ohces
and routes will be retained and sent to the proper de-
porting offices.
TIE postal service will be restored ON such discon
tinued ionte as early practicable, OF which notice
will he duly given.
BY order OF the Postmastsr-General. -
JOHN A. X SsON.
First Assistant Postmsster- General
LORD LYONS AND SECRETARY SEWARD.
Lord Lyons and the Secretary Of State had an
interview to-day. OF what transpired we have,
of course, no direct information, but it is under
stood that our relations with Great Britain are
being placed on footing of perfect understand.
ing and amity.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
There has been from the first no disturbance
in the cordiality between ourselves and the Con-
tinental Powers.
With Mexico, from oil accounts, official and
unofficial, the sympathy is altogether in favor Of
sustaining our Government, and against yielding
support or cOuntenance TO the rebellion.
To the Associated Press.
WAsHKGros Saturday June Is, 1861.
The city is remarkably quiet this morning, there be-
ing neither extraordinary facts falsehoods to pro-
duce excitement.
The Second and Third Connecticut Regiments, it is
said in addition TO the two Ohio Regiments, passed
over into Virginia last night.