_Statement showing the Number of Messages._
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│ DATE. │ Inland. │International.│ Transit. │ Total. │
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│ 1851│ 6,652│ 6,054│ 1,319│ 14,025│
│ 1852│ 9,807│ 10,103│ 7,307│ 27,217│
│ 1853│ 14,159│ 20,656│ 17,539│ 52,050│
│ 1854│ 16,719│ 29,492│ 14,204│ 60,415│
│ 1855│ 17,279│ 34,725│ 9,429│ 61,443│
│ 1856│ 32,862│ 45,375│ 21,036│ 99,273│
│ 1857│ 41,434│ 48,367│ 29,249│ 119,050│
│ 1858│ 47,673│ 58,094│ 39,959│ 145,726│
│ 1859│ 65,465│ 83,780│ 46,995│ 196,240│
│ 1860│ 80,216│ 95,499│ 50,404│ 225,819│
│ 1861│ 97,945│ 115,121│ 55,902│ 268,968│
│ 1862│ 105,274│ 129,935│ 56,578│ 291,787│
│ 1863│ 188,825│ 162,178│ 65,110│ 416,113│
│ 1864│ 252,301│ 197,547│ 96,649│ 546,497│
│ 1865│ 332,721│ 252,133│ 89,183│ 674,037│
│ 1866│ 692,536│ 306,596│ 128,873│ 1,128,005│
│ 1867│ 819,668│ 359,652│ 114,550│ 1,293,870│
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