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Postages.
Rates of Postage from Edinburgh to Countries
beyond Sea.
Via London, to
France 2
Italy, Ionian Isl. Turkey,
(through France) 2 1(
Spain (through France) 3 ]
Sun. Mond. Tncs. and
Wednes. mornings.
Holland, Netherlands ... 2 '
Germany, Switzerland,
Russia, Prussia, Den-
mark 2 i
Sun. and Wed. mornings.
Sweden, Norway 2 1
Wednes. morning.
The previous payment of
Postage is necessary.
N.R. Although Letters for
different Countries may
be addressed to go thro'
France or the Nether-
lands, the Postage to the
places to which they are
directed must be taken,
and not the Rate of
France or the Nether-
lands.
Cape of Good Hope, Mau-
ritius, Ceylon, East In-
dies „ 1 s
China, St. Helena, New
South Wales, Van Die-
man's Land, South A-
merica, (except to places
which go by the Brazil,
Buenos Ayres, and Lee-
ward-Island Packets, as
stated on the other side)
Sierra Leone, Cape Coast
Castle, Goree, Senegal,
and to all other places
to which there is no re-
gular conveyance by
Packet 1 11
Sent by ship as opportuni-
ties offer.
Payment of post, necessary.
Via Falmouth,
By Packet Boats to Lis-
bon — All Portugal... 2
Every Friday.
By Mediterranean
Packet — Gibraltar 3
If to go thro' France, they
must be sent to London,
and postage same as Spain.
NB. By this route, letters
Via Falmouth.
put under cover, or con-
signed to the care of a
correspondent, may be
sent to Algiers, Tunis,
and the Coast of Barbary.
Malta and Mediterranean 3 5
If letters for the Mediter-
ranean are sent through
France, the postage is
the same as to Italy.
By Brazil Packet — Ma-
deira, Azores, Canary
Islands 2 10
Rio de Janeiro, Bahia,
Pernambuco, Maran-
ham, and all Brazil... 3 9
Frid. before first Tues. of
each month.
Payment of postage ne-
cessary.
By Buenos Ayres Pac-
ket Buenos Ayres,
Chili, Peru 3 9
Frid. before third Tues.
of each month.
By American Packet —
New York, and the whole
of the United States —
(payment required) —
Bermuda, Quebec, Ha-
lifax, and all British N.
America, New Bruns-
wick 2 5
By Jamaica and Lee-
ward Island Packet
— Antigua, Bahamas,
Barbadoes, Domini-
ca, Grenada, Jamaica,
Montserrat, Nevis, St.
Kitt's, St Lucia, St
Vincent, Tobago, Tor-
tola, Trinidad 2 5
Previous payment of post-
age optional.
By Jamaica Packet; —
Carthagena in Colum-
bia, Vera Cruz in Me-
xico 3 3
By Leeward Island
Packet — La Guayra in
Columbia 3 3
Payment required.
From Barbadoes, by
Mail boats. — Berbice,
Demerara, Essequibo 2 5
Previous payment of post-
age optional.