the delivery
labouring will not deem forty hours after the arrival of the Spiteful for the "letters in the ship (containing
of
meant
7000 letters to extent to such an evidence of negligence as to merit censure I have generally understood that the delivery of that particular Mail
gave local satisfaction
and it is with pain that I hear to the contrary.
I am aware that the Naval
are changing their Stations and the Military their quarters and I fear that with an inefficient establishment some instances of detention of letters would
even occur.
I have seen) J. J. Paton.
(True copy.
Fred More
and Military gentlemen have cause of complaint, these at the Northern Stations particularly.
Till recently I believe it has been the custom here, as it is generally the case, for an Office or Orderly to take all the Naval or Military letters, and to return redirected such as have to be forwarded Individual applications are now made and the result is frequently
"changing