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POSTAGE DIRECTORY.
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month; and via Liverpool, same as America —
which see, O. Is.
BOHEMIA. See Austria.
BOLIVIA. — Same as Chagres-
BRAZIL.— I7a Falmouth. Monday before
the first Tuesday of each month. P. 2s 9d.
From August to January, the sailing Packet
touches at Pernambuco and Bahia, on her out-
ward passage, and the other six months on her
homeward.
BREMEN. See German States.
BRITISH COLONIES IN AVEST INDIES.
See AVest Indies.
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. See
America.
BRUNSWICK. See Northern States of
Europe,
BUENOS AYRES. Same as Brazil— which
see. P. 2s 9d.
CANADA. See America.
CANARY (OR FORTUNATE) ISLANDS.
—By Brazil Packet. See Brazil. P. Is lOd.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.— No regular mails.
CHAGRES.— F/a West India Packet, last day
of each month. P. 1 s.
CHILI. Same as Chagres. P. Is.
CHINA.— Dispatched with the India (East)
mails. The postage the same, which must be
paid, except Hong-Kong, the payment to which
is optional.
COLUMBIA.— Divided into Equator (Repub-
lic,) New Grenada, and Venezuela, which see.
COLUMBIA RIVER and HUDSON'S BAY.
— No regular mails. See Ship Letters. Or
letters, if specially addressed, may be forwarded
via New York.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT.— One of the United
States.
CONNECTICUT.— One of the United States.
CONSTANTINOPLE.— F/a. France daily, O-
or D., British, 5d; foreign, Is Id. Or by French
Packets, which leave Marseilles on the 1st, 1 1th,
and 21st, of each month. O. or D., British, 5d;
foreign, lOd.
DAGHISTAN. See Russia (Southern.)
DALMATIA. See Austria.
DARDANELLES, (THE.) See Constanti-
nople.
DELAWARE.— One of the United States.
DEMERARA. See West Indies (British.)
DENMARK.— By Thames Packet, via Ham-
burg, every Sunday and AVednesday. P. Is
lOd, Or if sent through France. See Northern
States.
DOMINICA. See West Indies (British.)
ECUADOR. See Chagres.
EGYPT. — Same as Alexandria. But letters
for any other place in Esypt, must be prepaid.
EQUATOR, (REPUBLIC OF.) See New
Grenada.
FALKLAND ISLES.— No regular mails. See
Ship Letters. Or if specially addressed by
Brazil Packet, via Falmouth, Monday before the
first Tuesday of each month. P. 2s 9d.
FLORIDA.— One of the United States
FRANCE.— Daily, O. or D., British, 5d;
French, .5d. %* The French uniform rate of
5d has reference to those letters only, the pontage
upon which is paid in the United Kingdom. If a
letter therefore be dispatched unpaid, the French
charge upon delivery varies according to the dis-
tance, in conformity to the laws of France.
FRANKFORT. See German States.
GALICIA, (AUSTRIAN POLAND.) See
Austria.
GEORGIA. See Russia (Southern")
GEORGIA.— One of the United States.
GERMAN STATES.— ferret/ by the office of
Tour and Taxis.
Free
Cities,
Bremen
Frankfort
Hamburg
Lubeck 3
Hesse-Darmstadt
Hesse (^Electoral)
Ilesse-Homberg
Lippe-Detmold
Nassau
Reuss
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Coburg Gotha
Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-AVeimar
Schaumberg -Lippe
Schwartzburg-Rudol-
stadt
Schwartzburg-Sonder-
hausen
AA'^irtemburg
Via France, daily.'if so directed, 0. or D., Bri-
tish, 5d; foreign, lOd. By Thames packet every
Sunday and Wednesday. P. Is lOd, except
Bremen, Hamburg, and Lubeck, the postage to
which is P. 6d.
GERMANY.— By Thames packets, Sunday
and Wednesday, P. Is lOd; or via France, daily
C. or through France — British, 5d; foreign, 5d.
GIBRALTAR. — Via Southampton, every
Tuesday. O. Is.
GREECE. — Via Southampton. Tuesday
nearest the 1.5th, and 1st day of each month-^
P. Is 6d. Via France, daily, C. or to Trieste
— British, 5d; foreign. lOd — or if specially
directed by French packets, which leave Mar-
seilles on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month.
O. or D. British, 5d; foreign Is. 2d.
GUATEMALA. See Honduras.
GUIANA. See West Indies (British.)
HAMBURG.— Fa London. Sunday and Wed-
nesday; and via Hull, Monday, Tuesday, and
Friday. P. 6d. See also German States.
HANOVER. See Northern States of
Europe.
HAVANNAH.— Via Southampton. Lastday
of each month. P. 2s 3d.
HELIGOLAND.— Fa Thames packet, Sun-
day and AVednesday. P. Is.
HESSE, (ELECTORAL,) HESSE-DARM-
STADT, AND HESSE-HOMBERG. See Ger-
man States.
HINDOSTAN. See India (East.)
HOLLAND.— By Thames packet, Sunday and
Wednesday, O. Is. A steamboat leaves Hull
during summer every AVednesday, for Rotterdam
— postage the same, which must be paid in ad-
vance. Letters for Germany and other countries
specially addressed " via Holland.' P. 8d.
HONDURAS.— Via Southampton. Last day
of each month. P. Is.
HONG-KONG. See India.
HUDSON'S BAY'. See Columbia River.
HUNGARY. See Austria.
ILLYRIA, See Austria.
IMERITIA. See Russia (Southern )
INDIA (EAST.)— Closed mails, via Marseilles
whence they are forwarded by British steam-
boats; 5th of each month— o// Utters are sent by
this route unless otherwise diierted P. British ] s 5d,
foreign, 5d. Via Southampton, 1st day of each