, 1865-12-06

ssstcs iate,y In rebellion ,ss41 shsTlen<th s,eso
miles sna ,seempensa.'oe FL rsa.;sio1 r.
: statc<, Of tS81. 100 pei anrum-
xonr.or nA11. SERVICE.
The erursalzesulse Of the forign serstce are ~
upon ,he corrcspondescc exchanged win toielsa
countries: amounted o. mt to fl.s1a. .saN; Of which
sR.DRe x1s &C.! bs ;ssad fspc op II n. a' ~
@s esehaneed Win ,ss Bi,es Ner,s s Anesss On see
Provinces; and ~ on the malls t,anam,,ie Cd
70 and from the West Ind.os, Central ana sopta
The amounts Of United States postage. SC, nd
o. the correspondence exchanged With
Great Bsitatu and the continent Of
TIC h,',.:i Noril American Flo.inoe. ;ss ~ 3
Ard On West Indies. Central and South
Ani'7'ean HILLS 's'-..--..----.....-...+. 91son74
sss7.si.-s1
The cost Of the United States trans -Atsn,7c .-,.
vice performed by steamships Erce1y1nr ,he a..
Pe,sassso Psia e q enls Fas Eos OF thIa amount
town, md Liverpool iDale) Inc: ri TX bs ah.
Canadian ltne; F7a,273.11 by The New Ynrk S1rthe
| ampIon, and Bremen md *4;,76a 81 by thr Ns.r
io1k, Southampton, and Hamburg lines, respec.
Ihc cos, Of the ocean transportation Of u,,1s tn
and rom West India ports by Cnited srntes atssn. n
IN the limit Of the postages, vas III ~ ~ I'LL M..u
~ lesf Than the total posaees an II. nh:
eepeyeysd And xi4ee q vas paid ior he M sca % snd
n,q.i .g o. The correspondence with
The excess Of colleetons in this count,, oyer III.
postaess collected abroad, upon the correspondence
Of Europe. was 81. 1.s8s.a2, ansinr h'ent hs'.nen.
asainst this department on scttemcnte If tbe oss7.
e 1eey %1ta b e ssspseve post depart
NO progress hns been made In the Negotiations nj
postal conventions with European countrfcs IN ~.
oas1s oi the resolutions adopted At the Paris ,nter
nasional postal conference, and referred 70 IN Tic
eon!enlion with venczue1a, which aaonta tbe
plinapsl feeommendatious Of the Paris conference.
respective departments, has been agreed upun. and
easeetea On The part Of the United STATES, md
op}y a~as't s' execution on The part Of venezuea.
STATES of Colombia have been agreed upou. which
is e1Iec'ed viii Be concluded at an eariy day.
Aodional articles to the United States md B,it.
~ poeaal eonsentlon have been executed, eonsti
tr!tns Baltimore new Office OF exchange on the
f,ds Of ths United s1ates. copy Of these artcles
The service TO Brazil, authorized by Ar. of N,v
y, lsGs; has been put into operation, the nnst
steamship Of the line having lett New York with
me ma,s !or BAIL On the sEh Of October Last,
Japan and China was awarded. On the asth Of Az.
gust last, TO The Pad'c Eail Steamship Com,,.nr. nv
Su0 a tor me REQUIRED service at the sum of
.ai', San rianoeso and bong Kong. touching On the
ogi~afo 1od homevard passages, 70 land apd re-
sIaIs @ mals al the port Of Honolulu. in the Snnd-
W1ch le1Aods, and the port Of Kanasana, il Japau.
w me oEy one rocsiscd under the advertisement
q The department. inviting proposals. for The ser.
VICE Ihc company are to build four first class .es
going steamships Of from $500 to 4.Oo0 tons hn~.
geo each. govrf7 u1tIt 1neasunment, and commences
fhs service On Or before the hst Of jsnuay, isS7.
satinR ea1lln9 eske Conveying he ms,s to fn-e!
ports It's recommended that authority be rirrn
1 70 nc r9ssmase5 General 70 allow such vessels 50
ase. 49, es@ fos''
THE policy Of The Department in granting to
earnings. In lien Of subsidies bus poyed 1s3isiss
tory IN operation ard The fe1,ort renommr,7a th.t
no eaaoce pe maoe.j
AFPorsr~ENza-
The number Of post Offices established m atb
June, 1SGt including suspended ofsIces IN Snntht
Statea, w.z es,ssa; number enIkc 10 aupontmsn,
by the P1eeadent IL by the Tostu1nsfcr T:sTi
s41T0. esoes"l,
Neg of4ce. ts+.h1;sh.d drs,.
Offices ditcopticrcd. IS: ehsnres nf n,Eas. aeo;
''!fs, f. S nnnse1 Of os;cr, :, -. H.. .,,,.
IL ssOs OF ui,tch nj xe1e ,noran - otAes
Is. i66S eet'>"''1 VI ->o'eapes
The f,a@ f,nt,xe,r rrx+.,, 10. 49,. ,,,,
. Of he smaller oe an as T. ne9 a.seontmned
niosad .uI ~. X " ~ lug numoef Of carriers en-
&zSa,6GL51. u
The number Of d.,d .D ,.,,sr. .,,..Hs s...,x., -
I'D I'D ditpoted o. ysaa 48ss0s7 an increase Of $50
sfs over The previous year. ''
1he nombe1 :. .cM%n'alnipg q money. and zemailed to
Sssl.aG.st. ~ inese ~ containing SAN. 0.g3f.9O
Mele oeHse5fa, kaslne e,ss1 undeiyered, with en-
containing sums leee than one doisr Wns Il. Ia.
smoansine T. M " 70 O. which - Cos, containing