Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-10-17

Improved Postal Arrangements.
Notwithstanding much cause fol-
complaint has existed for a long
while past in these unreconstructed
States Of the South, on account Of
the perpetual Heterogeneous occur
ring in their postal service, yet the
Post Office Department has demon
strated its capacity for improvement
in various matters coming within the
range of its administration. For in
stance, it has made arrangements by
which a number Of European and
Asiatic countries, hitherto beyond
the reach of our mail communication
except by letter. are brought within
the range Of delivery Of nearly every
description Of United States mail
matter. 1t is a singular fact, I'M
known probably to most persons who
have not had occasion to learn it
by unpleasant experience, that there
was a considerable region in the
civilized world where an American
traveller might not receive a newspa-
per directly from home.
Under new international arrange
ments which went into effect on the
LIST inst, newspapers and other
printed matter, periodicals. &c.,
may be sent, by the Bremen or Ham.
burg mail, on prepayment Of postage,
to the countries named below, and
at the rates affixed:
NYwsrAPERs.
Bremen, by Bremen msil-2 cents each.
Hamburg, by Hamburg mails cents
each.
Prussia, Austria, and German States, by
Bremen and Hamburg mail8 cents each.
Lunenburg, by Bremen mails cents
each.
Lunenburg, by Hamburg mails cents
each and one cent per u ounce.
Schlesvig- Holstein and Denmark, by
Bremen or Hamburg mails cents each
and l cent per u ounce.
Sweden, by Bre,uen or HamburR-S
cents each and IL cents per IL ounce.
Norway, BY Bremen or Hamburg-3
cents each, and 81 cents per II ounce.
Holland, BY Bremen or Hamburg--s
cents each, and 81 cents per ~ ounce.
Russia, BY Bremen or Hamburg--8 cents
each, and cent per ~ ounce.
Switzerland, by Bremen or Hamburg
4 cent each.
Italy, by Bremen or Hamburg--5 cents
each.
Turkey, Bremen or Hsmburg--3 cents
each, and 81 cents per ~ ounce.
Greece, by Bremen or Hsmburg-3 cents
each, and 81 cents per IL ounce.
Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, by Bre- |
men or Hamburg mail--8 cents each, and
2k cents per N ounce.
Austria, India and China, by Bremen or
Hamburg mails, via Marseilles--4 cents
each, and cents per " ounce.
Australia, India and China, by Bremen
or Hamburg mails, via Trieste--s cents
each and cents per Il ounce.
PERIODICALS, ETC.
Bremen, by Bremen NALL cent per
Hamburg, by Hamburg mail--l cent per
ounce.
Prussia, Austria and German States, by
Bremen or Hambnrg--lh cent per ounce.
Lunenbnrg, BY Bremen mail--1k cent
per ounce.
Lunenburg, by Hamburg mail--lh cent
per ounce and cent per ~ ounce.
Schleswig- Holstein and Denmark, by
Bremen or Hsmburg--lL cent per ounce,
and i cent per ~ ounce.
Sweden, by Bremen OF Hsmburg--l1S
cent per ounce and 2 centa per X ounce.
Norway, by Bremen or Hamburg--lA
cent per ounce and cents per " ounce.
Holland, by Bremen or mburg-lh
cent per ounce and u cent Der N ounce.
Russia, by Bremen or Hamburg--lL
cent per ounce and ~ cent per N ounce.
Switzerland, BY Bremen or Hamburg
~ cent per ounce and ! cont per n ounce.
per ounce and 2 cents per u ounce.
Turkey, by Bremen or HamburR--1L
cent per ounce and 81 cents per ~ ounce.
Greece, BY Bremen or Hamburg--lI
cent per ounce and 81 cents per IN ounce.
Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, BY Bre-
mon or Hsmburg--lH cent per ounce and !
~ cents per N ounce.
Australia, India and China, by Bremen
or Hamburg mail, by way Of Marseilles--
IN cent per ounce and cents per N !
ounce.
Australia, India and China, by Bremen
or Hamburg mail, by way Of Trieste--6h
cents per ounce and cents per Il ounce.
These charges are in each case in full to |
destination, containing rates between the |
United States and Bremen or Hamburg,
and the rate beyond Bremen and Ham
burg to points of delivery.
Other important regulations adop-
ted by the Post Office Department
have gone into effect, such as pro-
viding for the registration, when re-
CURED, Of letters sent by the British
mail, via England, to Asiatic and