Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

sunes its s"ny. anl patriotism takes the place OF
passion with our countrym n. the necessity for
these ihiugs will and self government crce
nure will be ossible-but AT present they must
| be endured as inexorabe necessities.
| PROCLAMATION BY THE POSTMASTER
| GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE
| STATES.
| WHEREAS. BY The provisions of an act, mp
| proved March 18th, 1861. and amended by the
| first section of an act approved May 9Th. 1876
| the Posi- master General of the CUnft43 3erate
| States is authorized, and after a day tn be
| named hy him for that purpose. to take the en-
tire charge and direction of the postal service in
! the Confederate S ates - and all conveyance Of
| mails within their limits. from and after such
day, except by authority of the Postmaster Gen.
el al thereof, is thereby prohibited:
Now, therefore. l. Johu Fl Reagan. Postmaster
General of the Confederate States of America. do
issue this my proclamation notifying all Post
masters, Contractors, and Special and Route
Agents, in the service of the Postcffice Depart
| ment, ond engaged in the transmission and de-
livery of the mails or otherwise in any manner
connected with the service within the limits of
he Confederate States of America. tha: on and
after the lst day of June next. shall assume
the entire control and direction of tie postal ser
vice therein: And hereby direct al PosiInas
ters Route and Special Agents within these
States and now acting under the authority and
dire2tion of the Postmaster General OF the United
States. to continue in the discharge of their
DectIye duties under The authority vested in me
by the Congress of the Confederate States, in
strict conformity with such existing laws and
regulations are not inconsistent with the laws
AMI Constitution of the Confederate States of
America and such further instructions rs may
hereafter be issued by my direction: And the
said Postrasters, Route Agents and Special
Agents are also required to forward TO this
DapartnIenf, without delay, their names. with
the names Of the Offices of which they are Post
masters (gIving he State and County.( to be di-
rected 10 the "Chief of the appointment Bureau,
Postoffic- Department. Montgomery. A!aban.a,"
in order that commissions may be issued uf-
der the aut holiry of this Government. And ali
Postmasters are hereby required to render to the
Po>toi1ice Departme lit at Washington, d. c.,
their final accounts and vouchers for postal re-
cepts and expenditures, up TO the 3ist day Of
this month taking care to forward with said &C.
counts all postage stamps and stamped envelopes,
remaining on hand. belonging to the Posoice
Department of The United States, in order that
they may receive he proper credits therefor III
The adjustment OF their accounts; and they are
further required to retain their possession, to
meet the orders of the p, stmaster General of the
United States, for the payment of mail service
within the Confederate States aud revenue which
shall have accrued from the postal segvlca prior
to the said lst day of June next.
All Contractors Mail Messengers, aud Special
Contractors for conveying the mails within the
Confederate States, under existing contracts
with the Government of The United States are
hereby aut thorized 10 continue 10 perform such
seruice under my direction from and after the
day last above named subject TO such modi6ca
tionS and changes may DC found necessary.
under the powers vested in the Postmaster Geu-
erai by the of said contracts and the prpvi
of the secu1:1 section of act approved
May 9th, 1861, contormab!e thereto: And the
said Contractors, Special Contractors, and Mai
Messengers. are required TO forwa ard, vi ithout de
lay, the number OF their route or routes, the ma
ture OF the service thereon the schedule of arri
walls and departures, the names Of the Offices sup
piled, and the amount OF ennnal compensation for
present service together with their address, d.
rertei to the "Chief Of the Contract Bureau,
Post Office Department, montgomery, Ala
Until postal treaty shall be made with the
Government of the United States for the ex
the Government of this Coutederacy. Post Mas
ters will hot be aut toriZed to collect United
States postage on mail matter sent to or received
from those States; AMI until supplies of postage
stamps and stamped envelopes procured for
the pre- payment of postage within the Confeder
ate States, all hostages must be paid in money,
un der the provisions of the first section of act
approved March 1st 1861.
Given under my hand and seal of the Postoffice
Depart of the Confederate States
| L. S. of America, at Montgomery, Alabama,
the 18th day of May, in the yearsl36i.
JOHN II. REAGAN,
Post Master General.
We are beginning to get inkling at the
probable errand of the English feet reported,
some time ago as being fitted out for cruise
upon our coast.
The New York Express has the following on
that subject.
SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS.
We are not surprised to learn. rs do, (by
the Europa at HaIilax) that a British fest has
been despatched to the Co0st Of The United States,
professedly, as usual i'll these cases to o~k after
the interests of Her Maesty's sub jrcts which
may be mperiIIed in the pending war between
the North aud South. We have looked fot some
such demonstration this in accordance With
the uniform practice under like circumstances.
only of Great Britain, but of the other leading
European Powers We all know. however. what
" 10 o3king after British interests with British
men-of war means. The meaning is, that Eng
land is anxious to occupy coul enent position
near our.shores, to enable her to take advantage
of events, as events occur In the course of a
few days, therefore. expect to hear that a
number of those steam frigates with heathen
names are cruising off Charleston Savannah,
Mrhie, the passes % the Mississippi. &C., and
making themselves much possible at home
there There not many British merchant
vessels in the ports of the seeding States just
now, and even if jefferson Davls.s privateers
should chance to overhaul occasionally. we
may be sure that it would not be harmed-fo for it
has been the policy of the Montgomery Govern
ment from the start, to do nothing in any way
to hazard the iwil of Great Britain. We may
reasonably assume, therefore. that the fleet has
political AS well us commercial mission 10 per
furm-the result of which, as like as not, will be
intervention on behalf of the Southern Confed-
eracy, some sach pretexts those " hlch
employed to Justify Intervention i'll the
war between the " States " the river Plate,
the =. States of Cent? Ame' ica, and in about
all other countries where internal divisions have
been temptation to interference Hence 1t
hehnoves government to keep eye on
this coming British feet ard its movements in
the Southern waters Communications between
il and the Confederates must not on any account
be permitted, aud for any attempt to violate the
blockade, Her Maj aj-sty commanders must be
held to the strictest responsibii ty We don t
like to have that heet seaboard at all ut
this peculiar crsis-but it's right to be thel e
under the law of nations cannot we'll be denied.
be it special to see to it thot the right
is not abused or perverted TO prejudice.
OLD CASTINGS AND IRoNs.-Everybody is
requested to collect all the old castings and irons
lying about their premises. such old pots.
ovens, stoves. andirons. horse shoes, etc. i'll
some convenient place and present them to A. G
Eubank, Esq when he passes which will be in
day or two. BY SO doing they will accomo ate
Mr.. Z and confer public benefit He wants
.h. hull of