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wae us Breecd but at the In 60) found, there is too muc! to admit of its being ‘worked profitably. In many of the dry diggings plenty of the precious metal is obtained. Many of the newly arrived are much discour- aged, and several who came from the United States are x to return home om the steamer California. We belie doubts they’ entertain of there being ple from any doubts they ry ere being plen' of gold here, but they sbriuk from the fatiguing fe and the privations which the gold digger is obliged to wpdergo. pats the most reliable accounts, we estimate the number now working at the place bably the half are Americ rpiaus, The prevailing idea among the and the Californians is, st foreiguers should not be permitted to work at the placers, They think that they alone have the right to the treasures; besides, it would be the means of forcing the foreigner into other ches of industry, Meetings are loudly spoken of, prepared and addressed to Congress, praying for the issue of license to dig gold, and that they should be restricted to American citi- wens, There have been several encounters on the placers, between the whites and the Indians. It is impossible to ascertain their origin; but it is certain that an im- prevails among the whites that until they Bove got nia of the euvages, they will never be able to sin security. We mentioned a fortnight ago the murder of five white men from Oregon. by the Indians on the American Fork. Twenty-tour fellow-country- men of the victims went in search of the assassins, whom they subsequently met and fought, killing twenty aud making fifty prisoners. A correspondent writes us from Mazatlan, under @ste of 1sth May, enclosing the following list of pas- sengers to suil tbat day for San Francisco, om board the brig Hero, We publish the list of names for the information of their friends and relatives at home First is the list of an Alabama company trom Mont- gomery-—S H. Colt, captain; Wm ie laden, Geese eounty; G. W Holt, A. A. Hagerman, T. E. Brown, J E Brown, Orin Potle, George Napier, or (Nutien,) H. Stoddard. and J. P. Vasques. & The following is the list of a Capt B. Ritcherson, AW. Jobn Humphry, lomar Benedict. J. Duffy, Mergan Obrient, Harris w York ‘company :— ley, John Arients, jarris Rockwell, J wee RK. Edgman, » JN. Purs, Thomas Humphry. Joseph is, A. W. Domis, CR W. John, Loringe Bartlett, c. Kuvlen, A. V. V. Post, GO. Ostrden, J. G Dickinson, J. N. Bille, L. K own, Betjamin Lines, ‘Thomas Penke.C Commiges, George Galagher, P. Joice, T. G. Perkins, Xenia, Green county, Ohio. ‘We continue our extractsfrom the Trait d’ Union, en ( alifornia affairs. ‘The correspondent of that paper, Mr. Juan Redding, states that the following pascges are taken from @ Jeter written by an individual who has resided four years in California, addressed to a friend living at the Mission of Santa Clara: — * San Francisco, April 26, 1849. Itappears that the news from the placer is not very favorable, the abundance of water there affecting the workmen, among whom various diseases have made their appearance. Mr. ——. who recently wrote to you, Spbouncing his arrival at this port, died lately at Sut- ter's Landing. itis the same case with maoy more whor bition (the thirst for gold) had separated them from their families and friends. and who rash on mi- ory, aud death, in a country and among a nation (call- ed United) that scarcely recognise the sentiments of humanity. Extract of a letter written by an Argentine, just af- ter bis arrival in San Francisco, and addressed to the Peverend director of the mission of Santa Clara ; Say Francisco, Jan 10, 1849. Sir :—I take thefliberty of addressing you this letter, without having the honor of knowing you. hoping that you will kindly excuse me, in vi of the circum- yee which impel me to this step. L arrived here three days ago, 1 am an Argentine, and came last from Valparaiso. | find that it will be im} ible for me to live here, as | do not know Eng- lsh, Without inquiring, previously§to my departure from Chili, iuto the state of things in this country, I ame hither alone, with some goods, believing that 1 should meet persons of my own religion, class and lan- geege, with whom | could establish relations, and in ‘whom | could trust. But the contrary of all this has appened to me, and | find myself in the greatest em- barrarement. ‘To quit the inactivity and incertitude in whieh lam ? nged, | have resolved to address myself to you, usting, with the greatest confidence, in your philan thropy, that you will relieve me from the difficulties Sbat purround me “1 bave $12,000 fn specie, and fifteen bales of mer- ebandire | om desireus of establishing myself on the placer, and of transporting thither what I possess 1 do not know how to act, nor in whom to contide. I am in coutinual fear, not only for my property, but even for my life, seeing that no law prevails here other than force—that of the strongest. | am alone, and | aball find it difficult te protect myself.”’ ‘The person who wrote this letter, we are told, was as- sisted by the father missionary, to whom he applied. Shortly afterwards. be set out for the placer; and he it ‘was who perished so miserably, in the month of April Aast, wt Sutter's Landing. Although the letter is not of Fecent date, we insert it to show tl twithstanding the rum. of the multitudes of Spaniards, and other foreigne: ot speaking the English language, who have been. and are still, flocking thither, the great mass Of the population is American, on whose allegiance we may rafely count. This circumstance rivets our con- Vietion of the utter groundlessness of the report given in the Tepic correspoudence yesterday, of Gen Smith having been obliged to five from an insurrection in San Brencieco. Extract of a letter, dated Mazatian, May 6, and writ- dualin Tepie as well as in ntire city, a great ac- Jative to California, although the latest wee, which is up to the 2oth April. is y Hattering to @ person accustomed to ji his ease, or who has ® certain position in the world, whieh he thinks of abandoning in order to repair to the pincer. Neither is it inviting to him who : a@irous of engaging in some commercial speculation im that mtry. Every kind of merchandise is cheaper than here, and you caunct find suy oue to wait on yo jens M exorbitant charges It appears, also. that is diminishing. or, at least. many themselves about tt, from the belief that uch less enthusine- Tepio, and. if the ardor my arrival at home, | shall certainly mot visit the promised land ‘The editor of the Trait d' Union remarks, on the fore- goin Mr. Kedding who has communicated these do- uments to us, bas born long favorably known through- out Mexico. Although the accounts be gives are little encouraging. they are entitled to every confidence, aad we must they are confirmed by other private let- tere ree din this cit; Mr. Redding deciares that wo gold digger, within his knowledge, has been ablu to collet more than five dollars th a day. Gen. Bmith, dirgueted with his position, was about to retarn te the United States ry decent woman has abao- @oned, or is daily abandoning, the country fon. on whore cireular th rants throw the respon- sibility of the bitter disappointments the; Tienced, was not rafe. It was to be feared, if he did Jeave. that be would become the object of private ance orn ie all nonsense, for Col. Mason is already in the Btater a Mr Redding’s is the first voi ba Beard ‘nace of bis personal rafety Lea People secustomed to live in comfort been forced to become servants to supply their common necessities The 7yaxt d’ Umon adds some details from the Trpie of the 20th May:— On the 17th April priees current at San"Francisco ‘Were as follows:—Meat $10 per quiatal (25 ibs ); color- 04 shirts, 4 reals; white shirts, $1; cloth paletot t return 0 fine bats, $5, woollen stoc: nella were sellin, ay be remarked of @ muitit verything In general is cheap, except wine and arms. ‘Sad rymptoms, these, for public mo rity the est number of those who ret out for the placer we their equipments bebind, so thet he who wants q@uch things can fod camp-beds, mattresses, trunks, HMmen, ke . all abandoned (From the New Orleans Delta, June 28.) lan. Mexican goverament, of It seems to have been ‘oponed to erganize b and the ocher half ‘The Trait contains a long article. mentioning » advine by u b deemed the river Gila to (California?) These were to be divided iners farmers, ke e recently o valley of the Kio Sonora are described as exter i jeagues in extent from Bacubirito. the State of Sinaiva, to So noite Li tioned as having Deen dire 1836. weighing one bun- @red aud rixteen ounces. The +i! mines of Sonors are siro raid to be of unequalled richness It is alleged that lumps of pure silver hi im diveovered at Ari- gone, Weighing 5.600 pounds (7) The Gulf of California ie represented to be dangerous for sailing vessis, aud steamers are recommended to be ubject to the «ame @utier ar national veesels The 7) at concludes ite grau- @iloquent article by declaring thatthe eyes for. eigners living in Mexico are being turned upon this gountry: if the French emigration from Europe or the States should take that direction. it is probable ‘that ere the Californian El Dorado wiil be thrown thade by the marveliour prosperity of se territorty, which it is only necessary to ‘wrest from the Indians” Upon glancing at the map, our readers will perceive that the 4 of Ube Gulf of Califor the recent treaty of General Smith, relative to for x from “hich many of the foregoing Tt would be well, therefore to reseive his statements with rome graing of silowance [From the New Orleans Creseent, June 23.) ‘The foliowiog paragraph i« an extract from two let tere written by 0 person who hae retided four years in the late law direoting the levying of contributions on the different States. materia), will leave for Panama pestengers, among whom is the wife of Ge very One files from the incessant and it Mexico—Ciupap pe Guapatasal ‘The last accounts from California ere fighting with the Chilians and Sand A Mexican started with our party from the eity of Mexico, but turned back immediately on hearing of the troubles in California, Nothing we hear from there can be relied upon. | will write you something definite frem the Pacific. [From the St. Louis Organ, June 22 ‘We are indebted to the kinducss of Mr. Wheaton 8, Luther, # passenger on the steamer California, from Ban Francisco, on the Ist May,to Panama, for some further very interesting facts connected with the gold region. Luther, who arrived here on Wednesday night, on the good boat Alton, from New Orleans, with his lady and three children, were resident of Marion county, Illinois, and arriving in California in 1847, lecated in the Mokelumne and Cosumne dry diggings. San Francisco at that time contained but three or four stores. He states that im the mines where he worked, though not so rich as others, men average by their labor from $15 to $20 per day, some being fortunate enough to realize $600 by their day’s work, The prices of provisions correspond with those already published, and appear exorbitant beyond all our conception of the worth of goods, Chickens from $6 to $7 each ; butter = 25 per lb; cheese $1 ted lb.; ham $2 per lb; but falling, in consequence of the stock on hand getting strong and bad; pork from $30 to $60 per bbi., and flour $50 @ hundred, or retailed at $1 for # small cup- full, mud so on in the same extravagant degree for ng. ‘he lowa, Shawnee, and Pawnee tribes of Indians, are hostile not only to the present settlers and incoming emigrants, but are formidable from their numbers and supplies of arms and ammunition ; their country ex- tending, known. from Missouri and the Big Piatte. Jn the mining regions. as in San Franciseo and other towns, drinking and gambling were carried on to a grent extent, coin being in general the stake. of h there was $3,000,000 in the country. Shanties aad tents constructed in the rudest mauner, crowd each other and make immense sums as boarding houses, Mew Parker and Brown’s new hetel in San Frau- cisco ix built of wood, and occupies a ground plat of 200 feet by 160, Mr. Parker, who is an old resident, rents his old shanty. a story and @ half bigh, dignified by the term of hotel. at $60,000 per annum, Adven- turers flocked into the diggings last fall in immense numbers, but it is the opinion there, that by very far the greater number will arrive this fall, via “the Horn private letters connected with the provision trade. from the East to individuals, having been re- ceived there. Mr Luther gives it as his opinion. that from the head of the Sacramento for three hundred miles, the ore is inexhaustible. He placed in our hands ® lump weighing about four ounces, in its original state as dug from the mines, and states that one piece found was to the fortunate possessor worth $1,500; many extravagant reposts of larger pieces being found, prevailed even there, but were not believed. ‘The day previous to their leaving, tl of soldiers had arrived, but as in all previous cases, the daily desertion to the mines would reduce the num- bers a third ina month. A report was also received, that Col Fremont and his company had arrived at Sutter's Fort, and were expected at San Francisco in a few days. This, however, was but report, Mr, Luther states that the older emigrants and early settlers hi no very exalted opinion of either Col. Fremont's or Mr. Hasting’s characters, the work of the former gen- tleman being not only calculated to deceive the emi- grant as to route. forage, water, and other facilities in travel, but actually caused, from misstatements, much lors of valuable In addition to this, they do not hesitate to say that such statements were made for the sole purpose of inducing emigration from the East The face of the country in California is hilly, and being of a sandy, gravelly soil, is unproductive for agricultaral purposes. On the creek bottoms, or where silavial soil occurs, vegetation naturally thrives; but these spots. in proportion to the general barrenness, are small indeed. Mr. Luther and family were to have left the city last evening, with the intention of settling near Peoria When his family are comfortably located on that which bis labors on the Fl Dorado bave so happily pro- cured for them, it is his design to return alone; for, as he justly enough remarked, “a single man ean rough it, but # man with four others hanging on to him, finds it difficult matter to brush through there.” [From the Wheeling Gazette } Monteney A day or two since. a notorious rascal. of several murders, and known peated horse aud cattle stealings, was and rentenced to be hung. all in a very short apace of ¢, and without waiting for much proof Mr. B-—, lied & meeting, which was composed princi- led volunteers, to prevent the execution sentence, by fair means or foul. In the ening, somebody said there were not mterey to hang the man, While bout it, @ file of soldiers risoner from the prison to the guard house in d the next day Captain Burton went down with some twelve or fifteen men asa guard. Some six- teen rowdies, it is said, bad armed them: [Correspondence of the Mobile Regione), ut a companies on seeing the The man was hung, when, rope broke, try, (the Al- calde being ® Californian) he was sent back to prison pongo could be decided whether to tinish the business or not, Some three months ago, horrid murder was com- mitted about one hundred and twenty miles south of this. A month previous several men had deserted from the U.S. ship Warren, at night ina boat, They were fred “* and one man severely wounded. The rest escaped. Three of them, with « disbanded volunteer and some- body else, (the last two had been concerned in #0: murder in the gold mipes,) it to the house of an glishman named Read, at the Mission of San Migu and murdered the whole family, ee ser- vants. and a midwife whose services were daily expect- ed to be required. Immediately upon hearing of it, Lieut. Ord was sent di to assist in turing the ortly after killed th did try and te the prisoners, o try and exeou' At San Jose, aman was at- badly wounded, Three men wore found guilty ‘These executions hi Intelligence from Mexico. From the New Orleans Picayune, June 23.) El Sigio of the 8d instant rays, that as the treaty which General Bustamente had made with one of the chiefs of the insurrectiou in the Sierra had not been accepted by the others. the war continued. The un- fortunate State of San Luis wae the wer vietim Six hundred insurgents on the 20th ult took possession of the city of Tierranueva, twelve leagues from that of San Francisco, and no force opposed m. Sr. Arrangois, the Minister of the Treasury, is still oc- cupied ip restoring some kind of order to finances It appears that he has suspended the two cents on the celebrated Spanish couvention, insieting that the subject should previously be submitted to the tive body, since it was originally veritied without due authority. £1 Siglo calls on him to investigate the cir- cumstances connected with the scandalous sale of the Mexican steamers to the Spanish Government, in which the republic were brought in debt instead of geining anything by it. Some explanations are rgton from him ry, and hu Gobet ie sald to re mister will not go beyond T the Indians were te hoid a convention to ad able measures for applying @ remedy to the evil. A deputy has seriously attacked the Governor of San Luis, on the grounds of incapacity and want of lo states that the cholera has not only invaded ‘tre of the State of Tamaulipas, but it t march. toward the cities of the South A letter from Monterey, dated May 27, says that the disease had carried off 1.400 persons from that city, and not less than 1 4000 inhabitants from the whole State. It had not yet visited the capital A project is in @ considerable degree of forwardness, yee ee an ——— to Sonore. for the rpore of chastising and expelling the A) ing the mines of that Grate The go. jrous that it be composed partly of id partly of Mexicans The ides was started euit- by Frenchmen ‘The means taken the State of Vera Crus for the ‘otection of the is have proved effectual. No rob- ty har been committed between Jalaps and Perote for some time Quiros. the insurgent chief of the Sierra Gorda. with whom the government had made « treaty, has agaia taken the field, having augmented his forces, bas now thrown the wi of Huastecs into alarm Ramires. another leader, holds Rio Verde with 800 to 1.000 m: CGamman is at Angostare. but will be he inhabitants of utmost slarm, fearing the ap- re rh Bi Sigle,of the 11th inet , having obtained some trifling advantage over his adversaries, had taken post at the town of Chisntie with 3.900 men. 7 of Guatemala bad sent two commis to him, offering to make s treaty very favorable " if b ‘hare wi be ne qm ‘prece in that repeblig ediate peace in thet rep Siglo of the 11th says that 800 Indians from the Sierra were marching on Tampico, enlled thither b. the annexationiste, “They were alrendy at Tancacnegal, ‘ould soon be at Panvco. Gen. La Vege had de- thorities at Tampico, to and it was det jned to ¢ of the traitors within the walls Don Ramon de In Torre and Don Pablo Castilio have been set at liberty, as they were sequitted of complicity in the affair of 12th April at Tampieo Don Julian Da- part has been found guilty, They were eharged with i See to thie country. Legislature of Guadalajara have taken off 18 per eentfrom the duty levied on fe ty rate oo slate foreign goods imported el Estevan, a noted rebel, had been obliged to pe re pacher eontinue re in Ojo de Compes, and Bavirpe. oy 4 em The State of Vere Crus is determinedly opposed to Ireme rnom Mexico.—We are indebted to the for translations from jage was done. ie State of Mexico has made an peg na jon of $8,000 for the armament of the Na- tion juard. In Oaxaca. e subscription had been opened for the benefit of the Pope, and $2,000 were collected and sent by the Bishop tothe Supreme Government, to be re- mitted te bis Holiness. Letters of the 1st inst. from Guadelaxara, state that the State of Jalisco is in a very unsettled condition. St. Juan de los Lagos having petitioned for a separation from it and the privjlege of joluing that of Guanaxuato. An insurrection broken out, which extended from ‘Tetipac toCempostela The insurgent Indians were belli Le be acting iu conjunction with those of Sierra Gorda = The difficulty arose frou some land questions. The insurrection is Becoming every day more serious. The Governor of Zopam has directed his whole force to the extirpation of robbers. The National Guard was improving materially, and in San Luis Potosi there were already two battalions, composed of merchants, landlords. and mechanics. The Indian war in Yucatan continued to rage with reater violence—since the taking of Bareala, the In- &i had gained in rey and daring. The: Tiren en masse, while the white population been thrown into the gre: Important Postal Arrangement, OFFCIAL, SETTLEMENT OF DETAILS UNDER THE POSTAL TREATY WITH AT BHITAIN, ‘Whereas, the Postal Convention between her Britan- nic Majesty and the United States of America, signed at London on the 15th of December last, and confirmed by exchange of ratifications on the 26th January, re- quired that all measures of detail arising out of its ati- ulations should be settled and agreed upon by the Post Oftice Departments of the t' tions, in the form of additional articles; and such ional articles, duly prepared and signed by the two officers of the respeo- tive Departments aforesaid commissioned for that pur- ove, having been approved by me onthe 14th May last, Mocs nou seotivet the furthec a proval of the Postmas-’ General of the United Kingdom; the publication of the same is hereby directed to be made, as information to those whom it may concern, and as instructions to all Postmasters. J, COLLAMER, Postmaster General. Post Orvice Devantmenr, Wasnincron, June 19, 1849. TWEEN THE POST OFFICE OF MOF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND THY. POST OFFICE OF THE UNITRD STATES OF AMERI- ©A, FOR CARRYING INTO EXECUTION THE CONVENTION OF pecemnen 15, 1848, In pursuance of article 21 of the Convention of De- cember 15, 1848, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States of America, which leaves to the two Post Offices the regulation, as soon as possible after the exchange of the ratifications of the raid Convention. of the form in which the accounts for the transmission of correspondence are to be made up, as well a6 of all other matters of detail, which are to be arranged by mutual consent, for ensuring the execu- tion of the stipulations contained in the said conven- tion, the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose by their respective offices, have agreed upon the follow ing articles :— REGULATION! BETWEEN THE Bi EXCHANGE. Art. 1. The following shall be the regulations for the exchange of mails between the United Kingdom and the United States in exchange of mails between the fol- ‘There shall lowing offices : 1, Between London and Boston, by way of Liverpool and Boston direct, and also by way of Liverpool and New York 2. Between London and New York, by hy | of Liver- pool and New York direct, and also by way of Liverpool and Boston. 8 Between Liverpool and Boston direct, and also by way of New York. 4. Between Liverpool and New York direct, and also by way of Boston. 5. Between London and New York, by way of South- ampton. 6, Between Southampton and New York direot. Art. 2. When the packets are dispatched from Liver- pool to Boston direct, the mails forwarded from the «flices of London and Liverpool to the office of Boston, shall comprise the correspondence for all parts of the United States, (with the exception of New York) and for countries in transit through the United States. The mails for New York shall comprise all the cor- reapondence for that city. Art. 3. When the packets are are dispatched from Liverpool to New York direct, the mails forwarded from the offices of London and Liverpool to the office of New York, shall comprise the correspendence for all porte of the United States, (with the exception of Bos- : ond for countries in transit through the United ta ‘The mails for Boston shall comprise all the corres- pondence for that city. Art. 4 pepe too when the packetsare dispatched from Boston or from Now Y ork to Liverpool,the mails fo warded from the offices of Boston and New York to the office of Live shall comprise the correspondence for all parts of the United Kingdom, with the excep- tion of the city of London and its suburbs. The mails for London shall comprise all the corres- pondence for that city and its suburbs, and for coun- tries in transit through the United Kingdom Art. 5. When the packets are dispatched from South ampton to ‘k, the mails forwarded from the offices of Londen and Sonthampton, shall comprise the correspondence for all parts of the Uuited States, and for countries in transit through the United States. Art. 6. When the packets are dispatched from New- York to Southampton, the mails forwarded from the office of New York to the office of London shall com. rise the corres] ce for all parts of the United Kingdom, with the ption of Southampton, aad for foreign countries, (France and countries on the conti- ne®t of Europe addressed via Southampton and Havre excepted.) and for British colonies and possessions in transit through the United Kingdom. The mails for Southam; shall comprise all the correspondence for that town, and for France, and for conntries on the continent of Europe, specially ad- dressed via Southampton and Havre. Art. 7. If, hereafter, it should be deemed to make « direct exchange of mails between other offices than those mentioned in article 1 of the present articles, other offices of my 24 may be estal ed the 2. by mutual agreement betwe: two offices. ® rerpective offices shal for the pertion of the the cor- dence exchanged between which is due to each, both for t! of the letters not id, and also for that of the letters which are L On all \d letters sent from one of exchas shall be distinctly marked, in red ink, p ANN Ne letter, the jue to the couusty to which sent; and, in like manner, on all unpaid letters, there shall be marked in Diack ink the amount due to the eountry from which forwarded. ‘Wheu either country is entitled to the packet or pte rate of in addition to its inland, the two rates shall be combined, and marked in one sum on each letter Art. 9 With respect to letters above the weight of a single letter, which is fixed at half an ounce in either country. the ive offices, im accounting to each other #hall the ecale $ every pet half an ounce in it, one single rate. A half an ounce, but not exceeding one ounce, ‘two rates. rates aaa ounces. but not exceeding three ounces. ix rater. ny agen gre but not exceeding four ounces, it rates. nd 0 on, two rates being added for every ounce or fraction of an ounce. h the United Kingd malls sball insert the net weight of the dispatches letters, and the number of ne contained in such matis, in the letter bill in the table for that nee ot and. in like manner, when closed mails are received Im the United K - ih the United States, or im the United States through the United Kingdom, the office whieh receives the maile shall insert the net weight of the letters, and the number of new Te contained in «eb maiia, in the SS receipt, which is te be returned by the next post Art. 12. When closed mails are forwarded from one part of the United States to another part, through the territory of British North America, or from one part of British North America to another part. through the territory of the United States, the office which dis- veh ber of newrpay ontained in sue! bill chal be addressed to the post office of the eo: throvgh which the mail is forwarded, and shall be cording to the form (A) annexed to the present lelew ort Art. 13. Letters originating in the United States, and addressed te the foreign eountrics m: colonies porersions contained in table ( riatement 8 appended ) and letters originating United Kingdom and addressed to the tries and L foreign coan- Jed States poressions, contained in table (C) annexed to the present articles, (see statement 3, appended.) and, vice versa, letters orlginati foreign countries, Britich colonies and na and Unite ee ey aod addressed to the United Kingdom or ‘ited States, shall be delivered by one office to the other, free of all postage, whether packet er igland. Art 4 With it to letters pasting th: h either country. whieb eannot be forwarded unless the portage be paid in adraves, the office of the United States eball pay to the Britian offiee the rates of Briteh Sid foreign postage ret against the names of the ree oreign countries aed Britielt colonies and pos- cersions in table (0) annexed to the present artieler, (ee ment 4 appended) and ia ike Brivieb office sbwli pay to the offtee the rates of United States postag names of the respective foreign cou: Staten possessions and territeries in table (E) annexed to the present articles. (Sve statement 5, appended.) Ouarren 3. LETTER BILLS, ACKNOWLERGMENTS OF RECEIPTS, A0- Art. 15. E sail promos rm the itive ween reapes| offices of schemas in the ‘United Kingdom and the United States, shall be accompanied by @ letter bill. specifying the amount of due to each office on each class of correspondence. The office to which thy mail is addressed shall return by the next post an ac- knowledgment of receipt to the office from which it was transmitted. The letter bills and acknowledg- mente of receipt shall be wade according to the forms (F and G) agreed upon and annexed to the present ar- Art. 16, If it shall in atthe usual period for making up the a8 ere should not be any let- ter, or other correspondence, from either of the offices of exchange. a blank letter bill shall, nevertheless, be forwarded to the corresponding offi: Art.17 The letter bills and acknowledgments of re- ceipt, Saaieesing the correct amount of postage due to each office, shall serve as vouchers to the quarterly scorns, is in shocking the mole teememnined ae respective offices of ex , the amount of postage of any of the article all be found to differ fom that red on the letter bill by the despatching office, such articles shall be checked by corrected amou: rifieation side of the letter bill, shall true amount. Art. 18. Accounts, showing the resnits of the mutual transmission of correspondence between the United Kingdom and the United States, shall be madw out at the end of every quarter, by the General Post Office in London; and, baving been examined, compar: aod settled by the General Post Office in Washington, the balance shall be paid without delay by that office which shall be tound indebted to the other (Che quar. terly account all be made out according to the forms (H and |) annexed to the present articles, Cuarter 4. DEAD, MISSENT, AND RETURNED LETTERS, Ant. 19.—Dead letters, newspapers, &¢., which ¢ not be vered, from whatever cause, shall be mutu- ally returned after the expiration of every mouth. or otherwise, as the regulations of each office will admit Such of those letters, &c as shall bave been ch in the account shall be returned for the same of postage whieh was originally charged by the vending office, and shall be allowed in discharge of the account of the office to which they were transmitted The forms (K and L) to be used in claiming the return of posts a ad letters, news- papel , ypnexed to the present articles. Axrt. 20,—With respect to dead letters, &o. which may have been received in closed mails, or which can- not be produced by the office which has to claim the amount, they shall be admitted for the same weight and amount of postage which was originally charged upon such dead letters, &o. in the accouats of the re- spective offices, on a declaration or on lists vouching for the amount of postage demanded, signed by the in- spector of the dead letter offiew, or other officer duly authorised for that purpose. Art, ge i pacar | be missent, or which may require the pre-payment of the posi hall be ree’ procally returned without delay Evewar the re- spective ices of exchange, aud credit taken in the letter bill for the amount of postage originally charged upom them Redirected letters, or letters addressed to rsons who have changed their residences. shall be mutually returned by the first post, charged with the rates of postage which would have been paid by the parties to whom they are addressed. A Art, 22.—Letters sent for the purpose of annoying or injuring the parties to whom they are addressed, (the postage on which either office may think proper to re- turn,) even though they may have been opened, are to be included and admitted with the dead letters, Art. 28 —Whereas, by article 13 of the convention of December 15, 1848, it is stipulated that letters posted in the United States, addressed to the British North Ame- rican Provinces, or vice versa, shall be charged accord- ing to the rates of postage which are now or which shall hereafter be, in oper in the United States and in the British North A an Provinces. for inland letters ; and whereas, by article 14 of the said conven- tion, it is further stipulated that the rates of postage fixed by the preceding article shall be combined into one rate, of which payment in advance shall be option- a), both in the United States and in the British North American provinces, and that it shall not be permitted to pey less than the whole rate; and as, owing to the various rates of postage now in operation in the two countries, which are governed by the distance that let- ters have to be conveyed in each, depending upon the point of intercommunication where the correspondence passes from one country to the other, it will not be pos- Bible to determine by Foye rag regulations the true combined rates to which letters will be liabl id as, therefore, it will not be practicable to prescribe such settle such details as will carry the said arti- ‘to due effect, it is agreed that further efforts for adjustment of such forms and details for earryi into operation articles 13 and 14 of the convention of December 15, 1848. shall be postponed until such alte- rations be wade he rates of postage as will allow of the provisions of the sald articles being effectually car- ried out according to the true intent and meaning of the same. Art. 24.—The present articles, to far as they are not already in force, shall come into operation on the first day of July next, Done in duplicate, in the y thed Washington, the fourteenth day of May. one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, 8. R. HOBBIE, H. BOURNE, Approved; J, COLLAMER. Genraat Post Orrice, Lowpon, May 31, 1849. Having examined and considered the twenty-four additional articles for as into execution the postal convention between the United States of Ame- rica and th ited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- bieh aes y and signed on the 14th y, instant. by Selah iL Hobbie, the Post Office Department of the Henry ve caused my seal of office to be hereto affixed, this day and year first above written. {u.8] CLANRICARDE, Postmaster-General. Tv The tables in the appendix are exact expositions of the a8 adapted to practical ope- rations by the additionalarticles, but the most valua- ble of them for general information it is impossible to compress into ® newspaper publication. As they will be furnished to the postmasters and officers for whose use they are prepared, in the of printed bianks. their chief contents are ed in the follow: statements, and sapendes here in lieu of the tables themselves because In thls form they can be more ge- erally published, and will be more easily understood by the pu 1. Between any office in the United States (Oregon and California excepted) and any effice in Great Bri- tain and Ireland. the entire postage is 24 cents thesin- gle letter, which may be prepaid or sent unpaid. Of Uhis amount the British post-office, when it conveys the letter by Its own packet and eollegte the postage, ec- counts to the United States for 6 cents; when it’ col- leete the portage without conveying the letter. it no- te for 21 © ‘The United States post sh for 3 cents the letter he offievs of California and Oregon, and those of Great Britain and ireland, the entire postage is 59 cents the single letter, which may be pre-| or rent unpaid, and of which ritish share is 3, or 19 depending on the circ: yhether coavey- stance, by the United States or British packet, and the ited States share ie 66 oF 40 cents, depending on the ‘ircumetance 3 On all correspondence between the United States and the following named countries. the United States portage, and that only, must be collected in the United ¥ by pre-payment, when sent, and on delivery ceived. at the rate of Scents the single letter, onveyed by British et (unless from or to Oregon or ( alifornia then 40 cents) and 21 cents the single letter, when conveyed by United States packut, unless a4 aforeraid. from or to Oregon or Cail Aicsevéria, ‘chty' ef, vie Naples, Kingdom of, vie Al ity of, vi japles, vi Mareeilies. Marseilion, Algeira, Norway, Austria, and the Austrian Oldenbargh, States, Poland, - bn | javaria, or Belgiam, Russia, Bremen, Free City of, Sesony, Brunswick, BSeuteri, City of, via Mar- Beyroot, City of, via Mar- —_ seiiles, oe Smyrna, do. do Dardanelles, The, do. Sweden, Denmark, iteerland, France, ‘wey, | rope, German States, y. Marseilles, Gibraltar, Venetian Stater, Greece, vie Marseilles, Wallachia, Hamburg and Cuxbaven, Wurtemburg, Hanover, ‘West indies, &e., British, Holiand, via.: Antigua, Barbadoes, Hong Kong (China) Isle of Bahamas, terbice, jontse letande, vs ecou, Demarere Domt- Lu! ‘ree Cit} Facequibo, Grane Malta, Inland of burg Schwerin, Btrelite, nidad This leaves, in those cases, the Sritish and foreign tage to be collected at the ether end of the route But no British intend Postage is to be charged in such foregoing provision does not supersede the pre-existing jements tor sending correspon- dence to the German States and the countries east and south of them, by the American line, to Bremen, by which the entire postage to destination on the German correspondence may be prepaid or left unpaid, at the eption of the sender ) 4. Onall gp yd between the United States (Oregon and California exec }) and the following named countries through the United Kingdom. and by the routes here epectned, there must be prepaid when collected when received. the following rates, the United States Post Offiee will acouunt to the British for all but five cents on the single letter, unless @ United States ket eomveys it to or from Engiand, and then for ventemeae ita) ingle Letter. Aden, Aris, via Southampton. “ Australia, vie Southem and India. jwenos Ayres, do Cavary Islands do Cape de Verde Isiands. why Ceylon, Isiand of, vie Southampton. . — do theese PRY pt, Graces, bead Heligoland, Island of, via London. Indies. Fast. via Southampton. Java and Labuan, Laeee and Modena, via Framee. 6.6.66 . vie Soul ete ear cer Spain, vie Southampton. Sumatra, Island of, via Soul Eda ia Southampton..... tet etee ee ‘aD |, via Southampton and India. Venesuels. via Soutbampto. . West Indies, foreign, vis. Cuba, Guadaloupe. Hayti, Martinique, Porto Rico. St Croix, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, St. Thomas, vie South- BIDPLOD. «oe eee eee ene ia : f Avy Briss colony or foreign country, when cenvey- ed to or from the United Kingdom by private ships. .37 For single letiere, which must be less than 3 oz. in weight. Aden, Asia. . 1] British and sea..... 2 | Fore IBD... ae. . 16 American inland.... 5 i seeee Total .....005 0 By closed mail, via Mar- seilles Australia. .. te eeeeee New Zealand. sere Van Dieman’s Land. . . Bourbon. Borneo.........| British and ses.. » 68 Java, Labuan... bere Facsiagn. ae Moluccas, Sumatra...... Wor can inland. Or any other place in the = Indian Archipelago. . ... Total. . .73 ia Mar- By clesed mail, y a 1» By Frenel Marseilles, } British and se; packet, via Sardinia, Pater yh i PES 1 pain. ‘} Amentean intand..’.. 8 Ch, SOE Nore.—The foreign portion of the above rates is to be charged according to the following scale, vias Weighing under @ 34 ounce. .... Do me oz, and under }¢ ounce. Do % do a Do %& do 1 do Do ‘1 do Ido ......5 rates. And #0 on, an additional rate being charged for each quarter of an ounce. Where the correspondence with the countries in the foregoing list is from or to Oregon or California, the single letter rate, to be collected by prepayment or on delivery, is to be in each instance 35 cents mere than the amounts stated in the preceding table, of which the United States is to account to the British post office for all but 40 cents, unless its packet conveys the letter to Englan d, in that ease, for all but 5 cents. (Menoxaxnum.—There 18 @ dicect conveyance to Cuba, by United St packet, between Charleston, United State na ; the uniform rate of post- age 1236 ce: gle letter. There is also oon- veyance by British packet between New York and Mo- bile, in the United States, and the West India Islands, 5 cents being United States postage, to be prepaid when t from said ports, and collected when recvived in United States, unless mailed from or “ deli ? to @ post office more than 400 miles from port, 10 cents—English and foreign postage unknown, the ser- vice not being embraced in the treaty | 5. On all correspondence passing through the United States, hetween the United Kingdom and the following bamed countries, the British is to account and pay to the United States post office the fellowing stated amounts per each single letter, to wit : its : When sent Countries Uv. 8. ritheh Packet. Canada and New Brunswick, (by th ane fanada and New Brunswic - val tail) Fae ee 26oents, 10 ote. (by U.S. packet from Ci 6 12g ia and Oregon... ... oe... 5. OB packet from New York) 46 do. do. 36 ies or Gulf of from N,Y.)..21 5 ies or Gulf of by Brit. packet from Mubile).26 10 6. On all letters conveyed by closed mails between the United Kingdom and the British North American same being transported by British steamers.) the British is to account and 4 A the United States post office at the rate of 1234 cents for each ounce, net weight, and 2 cents for each news- ” » 2 er - On news transmitted between the United Kingdom the United States there is a separate per. (or stamp duty in postage of 2 conte per news i paid separately in each ° jeu of postage,) which is to it wspapers may be sent in transit through the United States, and also through Great Britain, to or from foreign countries, &e., at & transit of 2 cents per newspaper, to be paid by the post oflive of one country to that of the other, The postage to be Pers by the party sending a newspaper to or reevi vi: it from a foreign country through Great Britain is cents each. 9. Periodical works and pamphlets are not entitled by the peo he transit conveyance ; but they may be sent from United Kingdom to the United States, ry ¢ versa, at 2 cents of United States postage each, if they do not exceed two ounces in weight, and at 1 cent per ounce, or fraction of an ounce, when they exceed that weight, (0 be collected in all eases in the United States ; and the same will be subject to an ad- ditional like charge in the United Kingdom when not exceeding two ounces ; but the third ounce raises the Britis charge to 6 pence, with an additional charge of 2 pence for each additional ounce 0. All British aud foreign letters and all foreiga newspapers remaining on hand, refused or not called for, are to be retu: by the postmasters as dead let- t ra to the Ge ral Yost Office, under Phird Assistant Postmaster Ge pa regulations require, This 18 necersar United States post office to reclaim the amout which it stands debited upon each letter and paper. 11. Until the impracticability of forming a combined of postage upon the principles preseribed in the t \y, is obviated by a change of the Canada aad New Brunrwick ratet, (which change is confidently expect- ed.) postage on o dence between the United States and those provinces must be prepaid in each country. lh. 7 ¢ exchange offices of the two countries, in mailing to each other. are te postmark the letter, not with the entire postage, but with the credit and debit portions of it only; it's paid letter, with the creditamount in favor of the other country, fo red ink, and withe “ paid” stamp in same color ; if unpaid, with the debit amount against the other country, in black But before the exchange office receiving such letter deliv: it, or mails it to the interior. it is to re-stamp the let with its own office stamp, in all cases, and with the “ paid”? stamp in red ink, if paid; if unpaid, with the emount, in bieck, of the entire to be collected. J. COLLAMER, Postmaster General. Our Philade!phig Correspondence. Purmavetrmia, July 1, 1849. . The Cholera—Bain's Telegraph, §c. Twenty-three cases of cholera have been report- ed to the Board of health, fer the twenty-four hours ending at 1 o’elock to-day. The deaths number twenty, showing a greater fatality than has pre- viously attended it. Willem O'Brien, a lad seven years of age, was drowned last evening in the laware, while bathing. ; Bain’s new telegraph office has been opened in Chesnut street, above Third, and the line is now in operation, by the new system, between this city end Baltimore. , Aaron Seem, a young man, was found dead in bed yesterday, at the Bald Eagle Hotel. Conges- tion of the brain and lungs was the cause of death Theatrical and Musteal. Natiowat, Tweatne.—The pleasing entertainments which the manager nightly seta before his audiences, bave the effect of keeping bis house full every evening. During the past week, two new burlesques have been played, in addition to the loeal dramas, whieh are always euch favorites, Both the bur nes were high! successful; they are short aod pany J what is want in this hot weather. Ry + we but little relish for your heavy five act iy. We understand that reat preparations have been making for s due cele- Gration of the approaching Fourth, at the National. Chanfren is determined to keep the day ap in fine style; there will be afternoon and evening pert on the ceeasion. The company now en; at the be called on to per- of the @ 4 noanway Tweatae.—Mr. Macalister, and bis ex traordinary necremantic performances, are all the fashion now-a-days; and well, indeed, they may be, for more elegant. amusing and surprising entertainments bave never been presented to the inhabitants of New York. Mr. M. possesses most remarkable skill in the performance of his feate of mn; and as for bis mechanics! figures. they exceed anything in gro completeness that we have ever teen Mr Macal- 1 ie aesisted in his operations by Mra. M beautiful Indy ; and not the least pleasing part of the performance ts, the easy and graceful manner with go through their parte, We can ree « Mr. M's sotrees as weil worthy the patronage ofour citizens. After having seen them, we are at no loss to account for the very great enthusiaem in vor which hi which he per- not of the elegant accommodations for it poeewmner je will perform every eve- visiters whie ning during the week Cromety's Mivetaece sound the m banjo and tambourine, and all their other musical instruments, every evening. before crowde, as usnal. Their singing. dancing ke. i* as racy and excellent as ever, and t “Voyage Musienio” is nightly mede by them with the mreatert —— They will give @ first rate programme this oing * cirews will be im Rochester, N. ¥.on the Den Rie 4th inet hil tate, aud fewer States in the Union, can produce cotton blooms thus Hundreds of these blooms muy bv seen on the ¢ Baltimore .fmerican of the 30th ult., says:— The wheat harvest bas been already begun in some of the counties of Maryland and ina few daye will be general throughout the State here has been some complaint of the savages of the fly end in some sec- tions we have no doubt it hax been but too well found- ed; nevertheless, we are of the belict that om the whole the yield will be very generally good as to quality, and, taking into account the additional lands devoted to wheat cultivation, « full crop in quantity, CITY TRADE REPORT. Sarunvay, $Gae 30—6 P.M, ‘The market for flour opened steady, with mand for the home trade sud export. The market closed firm, with 4 better feeling Wheat was dull, but prices were steady Corn opened heavy in the forenoon; but under the influence of » good demand, the market in the afiernoon avsumed # firmer tone, The market for rye was uniform, with a good demand for distilling. Rye flour continued firm, with a good demand for the British provinees. Pork opened tirm. intl forepoon, but closed rather be: quotations. As usual on Saturdays, groceries were ra- ther inactive; but quotations for sugars remained firm. Cotton was buoyant at yesterday's Freights were rather casivr, but rates remained about: the same. Married, In Georgetown, D. C., on the 28th of June, by the Right Rev Bishop Jobns, Hon, Axpkew Stevenson, of Virginia. to Miss Maky Starr, third daughter of they late Dr. Shaaff, of Marylaud. Died, On the 80th June, in the 42d year of her Anicai A.,wife of Sylvanus §, Ward ‘The friends of the tamily are respecttully invited to- attend her funeral, from ber late residence, 72 Laight street, this afternoon, at 334 o'clock; without fart invitation On Saturday last, June 30th, Tuomas Henay James, only child of William aud Augusta C. James, aged 16- months and 9 deys. ‘The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock thie after- noon. from the residence of his father, 133 West Broad- way, corner of Walker strect. Ils remains will be con- veyed to St. Jobu’s Burial Ground, corner of Carmine and Hudson street ‘The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attead. On Sunday morning, Juty Ist, of w lingering illness, Jenemian Browkn, aged 78 yours His relatives aud friends. as also those of his Elijah H. Brower. and of his sons-in-law, Charles W. Underhill, and Wm i. Jacobs. are respectfully in- vited to attend his funeral at 3 o’closk this afternoon, from his late residence, No, 110 Franklin street. His remains will be taken to Harlem for interment. On Sunday, the let of July, (ixoncn Actes, aged 26 years, native of the Island of Guernsey. His friends and acquaintances, and the members of L’Union Francaise Lodge, 7, Sineérite Lodge, No. 283, and Concorde Lodge, No. 43, 1. 0. of O. F., and the members of the order in general, are most re- speotfully invited to attend the funeral, this day, J) 2d,at 25g o'clock, P. M., from the residence of bi brother, No. 46 Amity street, On Sunday, of cousumption, Many A., daughter late Bernard O’Donvell. aged 29 years. ‘he friends of the family. and those of her brother, Michael J. O'Donnell, are respectfully invited to at- tend her funeral, this afternoon, at 5 o'clock, from No. 11 Prince street Onthe Ist of July, Francis Fannevt, in the 33d year of his age. is friends and acquaintances are respectfully in Vited to attend bis funeral. at balf past 2 o'clock this afternoon, from his late residence, 46 Hubert street, On the Ist inst., Jonx. the only son of Martin and Jane Tonnesen, in the first year of his age. The funeral will take place this moraing, July 2, at 9 o’clock, trom 185 Monroe street. Mobile papers please copy. On Sunday, July Ist, Mrs. Sornia Cannan, aged 40 years, widow of the late Wm. Canham. The friends of the family. and the members of Han- cock Lodge, No. 49,1 O. of O F., are invited to attend her funeral, this (Monday) morning. at 9 o'clock, from her late residence, Ne. 14 Clarkson street, ——— MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, Port of New York, July 2, 1849, sum Risxs.. 4% British ship Virgininia. Alvord, Liv 1, 39 days, wi salt and pase to R Irvin. June 27, lat #2, lon 7 pee ship Pieter Floriss, with passengers bound ip Isaak Walton,(of NLondon,) Allen, Iqueque, 110 with saltpetre to Grinnell, & Co. Lu conseyuense ol being overloaded had to hi +0 27th ult, lat 37, ten FS spoke Br ahip Jultus from NOrleaas for’ Li Dutch ship, Pieter Flories, Smit, Amsterdam, 42 days, with” dee to RA? a ion "Bork eeSuow, Bonet, Se ahys, WEEE ow T Schoo, Rilder, Rotterdam, 40 days, with mdi a to Schmidt & el June Il, lat “ Uf Jom 8 's4 spoke ship Salicin, Brown, from Liverpool for w York. Bark Z Ring, Jones, Li with to Barclay & lan in ballast eerets 7 memertay. ; Hen 8, epoke Bark Medailicn, trom New pool, ‘Brig F Wilson, Cienfuegos, 21 days, with patie Formas. Wien foogos, 21 days, with sugar te Brig 3 1 1, St George,) Jones, Gibers, 17 days, with molasses to we! ©. 2th ult, lat 3816, lon 73.80, spoke ny be Ue, for Philadelphia. Lubec trig Henrich Guetay, Frank, Port Vendre, 70 days, with wine to WW: british Dunbar, Pictou, 16 days, with eoal days, to Symington , Savannah, 4 days, with cotton to Sullivan, Me, with granite for . Port au Prince, 15 days, with log- from Bi 7 an, with grasice,for United ‘an Bar! wood 8 W Lewis. Sehr Stepen Waterman, Terry, 8 Sehr Olive Branch, Clark, Suilivs tates lays, naval etoros NC, Ode gs, naval evores, we Be One ship, and two brigs. +3 Salled, Jury 1—Wind at sun-rivo, NE; at meridian, do; ob oun~ oot, SE. ackoe ships Fidelia, for Liverpool, and for Havre will cl/se at the Bachauge Readi iny At half past I o'clook. sii Bae of steamer Amerion, for Halifax and Liver- pool, wil sloee,at, the above odice, én Tuesday, July 3, at 8 jparter fore 6 o'clock. Letters can be pre- any part # the continent. i> f men. Whale ld at New Bedford, 2h, bark Edward, Luce, Pacific Ocvan. Spoken, Harmon!, from Norway for New York, N an bei June 27, Yet 41 3h lon 63 40 Foreign Porta. Port av Pauw we lrg Sterlt ‘Thomas for New York. July t: sehes for Beston, June 19; Allen, Atkins, %, AM—Arr bark John Carver, Nickles, rantine, Kr ship Greenoe! iD A’ Ward, Cale aco; bi & re HN Williams. Bi k; Granite Scate, Hallets, i In iy hips B deddo, " hinain, Dean, Barcelona; Mores, B2—Cld oh Adirondack, Gilleapie, ‘oe Water Wire! Tallahaceer, Sa} i, (br) Dream bt, Apalachicola. Bremen; Tren: ma iw frey, Tenn Oregon, Stu Perey Ta Chariesto elphia: sehrs Stas Au ‘oles, White, Cherrysen pBalemore: | Chee ten i ork. }NOND, June 20—Art schre Ellen Sedgwick, Bosston, otk; Alderman, Barker “a dArarees. Die! bad jen, troy. id HM Tallman, Young, New rarker, do. 2— Are Ith, sehr Th " rh Herald indelphing “=e neers Arrived, Dutch hark TB Schole—O Rngethars, B Retin) 7 Ring “Wir Breddo, lady & children, 4 ¥ at yesterday sont ' ‘4 a»