2. RATES OF POSTAGE.

For Single Letters, composed of One Piece of Paper.

Double Letters, or those composed of two pieces of paper, are charged with double those rates.

Triple Letters, or those composed of three pieces of paper, are charged with triple those rates.

Quadruple Letters, or those composed of four pieces of paper, are charged with quadruple those rates.

All Letters, weighing one ounce avoirdupois, or more, are charged at the rate of single postage for each quarter of an ounce, or quadruple postage for each ounce, according to their weight; and no letter can be charged with more than quadruple postage, unless its weight exceeds one pound avoirdupois.

The postage on Ship Letters, if delivered at the office where the vessel arrives, is six cents; if conveyed by post, two cents in addition to the ordinary postage.

Newspaper Postage.

For each Newspaper, not carried out of the state in which it is published; or if carried out of the state, but carried not over 100 miles, Over 100 miles, and out of the state in which it is published,

Magazines and Pamphlets.

1 cent.

11

66

If published periodically, dist. not exceeding 100 miles, 13 cents p. sheet.

do.

Ditto 100 66 66 21 "" 4 If not pub. periodically, dist. not exceeding 100 Ditto

do.

distance over

distance over

100

66

The operations of coinage at the Mint commenced in the year 1792. The coinage effected from that period to the 1st of January, 1829, was as follows.

Gold Coins: 132,592 eagles; 1,344,359 half eagles; 39,239 quarter eagles-making 1,566.190 pieces of gold coin, amounting to $8,395,812.50. Silver Coins: 1,439,517 dollars; 41,604,347 half dollars; 1,855,629 quarter dollars; 5,526,250 dimes; 265,543 half dimes - making 50,691,286 pieces of silver coin, amounting to $23,241,499-90.

Copper Coins: 50,882,042 cents; 6,137,513 half cents, making 57,020,555 pieces of copper coin, amounting to $539,512-97.

Total Amount - 109,278,031 pieces of coin, making $32,176,825-37.

18. PATENTS.

By the following tables, which have been compiled from the official statements of the Patent Office, it appears that the whole number of patents issued from 1790 to 1828 inclusive is 5516.

1. Table showing the Number of Patents issued from 1790 to 1814,

2 Table showing the Number of Patents issued from 1815 to 1828, inclusive, and also the Number issued to Persons residing in each State for each Year respectively.

19. MILITARY POSTS.

List of Military Posts and Arsenals, and the Places in which they are

There are seven Navy Yards in the United States, as follows.

No. 1. The Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is situated on an island, on the east side of Piscataqua river, within the jurisdiction of Maine, contains fifty-eight acres, and cost 5,500 dollars.

No. 2. The Navy Yard at Charlestown, Massachusetts, is situated on the north side of Charles river, on a point of land east of the town of Charlestown, contains thirty-four acres, exclusive of extensive flats, and cost 39,214 dollars, including commissions and charges.

No. 3. The Navy Yard at New York is situated on Long Island opposite to the city of New York, on the Wallabout Bay, contains forty acres, including the Mill Pond, and cost 40,000 dollars.

No. 4. The Navy Yard at Philadelphia is situated on the west side of the river Delaware, within the District of Southwark, adjoining the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, contains eleven acres, to low water mark, and cost 37,000 dollars.

No. 5, The Navy Yard at Washington, in the District of Columbia, is situated on the eastern branch of the river Potomac, contains thirty-seven acres, and cost 4,000 dollars.

No. 6. The Navy Yard at Gosport is situated on the south branch of Elizabeth River, adjoining the town of Portsmouth, in the state of Virginia, contains sixteen acres, and cost 12,000 dollars.

No. 7. The Navy Yard at Pensacola, in Florida.

22. MILITIA.

Table showing the aggregate Number of the Militia of the United States

in the Years