Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 25, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 May 1809 — Page 1

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Each Century has its peculiar Mode of doing Business, and Men guided more by Custom than by IIkason, follow without Enquiry, the Manners which are prevalent in their own Time. Hume.

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THE WESTERN SUN; IS printed weekly at Two Dollars, paid in advance, or an attested Note, payable at the end of the year for Two Dollars and Fifty Gents, No Subfcription will be received for a lefs term than one year and will not be difcontinued until all arrearages are paid, Advertisements oF no more length than breadth will be published at Fifty Cents for the first insertion, and Twenty-Five Gents for every after insertion. To avoid unpleasant difputes, it is re quelled of advertifing cuftomers, that they particularly fpecify the time their advertifements are to be continued Thofe Cent without fuch dire&ions will be continued till forbid, and mud be paid for accordingly. All letters addressed to the Editor, must be poft paid or they will not be taken out of the office.

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FOR SALE AT THIS" OFFICE, THE L A W S OF THE INDIANA TKRRITORY, Comprising those Acls formetly in fores, and as Revised

Br Messrs. JOHN RICE JONES, and JOHN JOHNSON, 'And passed 'after amendments) by the Legislature ; ard the Original A&s passed at the First Session of the Second General Assembly of the laid Territory. Price Three Dollars If Fifty Cents. ALSO A FEW COPIES OF THE L A W S PASSED At the Second Session of the Second General Assembly of the Indiana TerritoTV. m Frice Fifty Cents.

IF ANTED, ' A BOY between U St 16 yrars of ne as an apprentice to tlu priming bufinefs at this otiice.

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NE IV MA N UFAC 1 '0 F 1 HE fubf ribers lne with very tonfiJera'tde exertion, m exprrim tit : rr-

ferch, executed a iiatiexing eiU towids the ci 'biiiii:n mt vi a !;w:l ruvjiirc Manufactory.

Ilavii g to Jrp:r.d -nt iroly on the dun rf experiment, tor their pmgieL in tin rt, i ,. r .nvi. iic t n i 'filitat- 1 1 if hii 1 1 r S . !

by the alTiltancr of rxperi-nr d hands, ho !

lieving that there are hai.'i - i. nis country who Imvt ferved rquhr -.pprei.tk clhips to the hi. (itufs of making Ou-r.niwar in I u rope, tiny ie this public notice tlut th'-y vilh to employ a few fm l.an. 'I " have arcrfs to a bed fclay, whiih tht y ae convinced ia pre per for the above purpofe. Thomas luckcrs & Son. Kear Dovvniutown, Chcllcr county.

PROPOSALS FOR CRRYING MAILS OF THE UNITED: STATES ON THE FOLLOWING POST ROADS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE WASHINGTON CITY, UNTIL THE TENTH DAY OF" JUNE INCLUSIVE IN INDIANA TERRITORlu 194. From Louifviile Ky. by JefFerfonvilltf and Cl.irklviiie, to Vincenncs, once a week, Leave Louifviile every Sunclay at 6 a. m. and arrive at Vincennes the next Wednefday by io a. m. Leave Vincennes every Wednefday at 2 p. in. and arrive at Louisville the next Saturday by 6 . m. 195. From Vincennes to Kaf kauVia, once a wee k. Leave Vincennes eveiy Wednefday at Hp. in. and arrive ai Kafkaskia on Saturday by 6 in. Leave Kufkitfkiu every Sunday at 6 a. vi. and arrive at Vincennes the next Wednesday by Ou. ;;7. 196. From K dknfkia, by St. Philip, Prairie du Rocher, and Sr. Lewis, to St. Chailes, once a week. Lvave St. Charles every thtufday at 2 p. in. and arrive at Kafk.ifivia on Saturday by G p. m. Leave Kdkafkiu every Sunday at 0 a in. and an ive at St. Charles on Tuef lav by io7. I9r From Cape Gi rarest to New Madrid once in two weeks. Leivc Cape Giiardot evny otlser i iieldav at G a. asul arrivr i New Madrid cn Friday by 10 a. in. Leave New Madrid finw day at 2 p. in. and arrive at Cape Cjirarclot on Mnnd.iy hy dp. m. 193. From Kaikafkia, y Geneva, Cape (iiraniot, J ;ipit-t:." and Wiikinibm ille, to Fort Mailac, once a week. Leae Kafkafkia every Sunda at 0 a. in. and arrive at F; rt Maifac on W'cdnelday by 10 a. in. Le ave Fort M -il'tc every We'jtul (!a at l ;. a.id airiveat Kalk. askia on Saturday b G p. in. NOTES. 1. The Pofl-mafler General may expedite the mails, and ahithe times of arrival and dtp;ntup at any time during the eontinu w of the contract ; he prcviouiiy

Ilipulating an adequate compeiifation for any, extra expence that may be ocafioned thereby, 2. Fifteen minutes Ihall be allowed for opening and clofmg the maik at all offices where no particular time is fpecified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prefer ibed in any contra 61, the contractor (hall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continue until the

departure of any depending mail.

u hereby the mails delliued for

fuch depending mail lofe a trip, a lon'eiture of double the amount allowed for carrying the mail oVie trip ihall he incurred, unlefs it Ihall be made to appear that the delay was occalioned bvunavoida. ble accident ; In which cafe the amount of pay for the trip, will, in' all cafes, be forfeited and retained. 4. Perfons making propofals are defired to Rate their prices by the year. Thole who cantrafl will receive their pay quarterly in the months of February, Ma ugufland November, one month after the expiration of each quarter. 5. No otfrer than a free white perfon fliall be employed to convey the mail. G. Where , the propofer intends to convey the mail in the body of a Uage carriage, he is defired to flate it in his propofals. 7. The Poib mailer General referves to himlllf the rifjht ol declaring any contract at an en uhenever one failure happen.-, u inch amounts to the lol's of a ti io. 8. The contracts are to be in operation on the lit day of Oclo- ' er next, and continue until the jodi of Sv ptemher l i 1 . GIDF.ON (ilLWGFR, Pu a-mnrtcr General. Gener.d Poll ( )flice. liasbin:o;i City, Ahril 1, 1809.

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.o;rrs of tl - Uuitrti Sut--;, atci'fdir t. ,r r:i.r-, . ;.J to coinnirm c t the times r- n ri"itir.r;rd, toMt l to i tV. l '.ah, ft rtc of two dollars i't fit: ccu pti iaja;h :o coi:.mccce ca

the firft day of Jimc, one thoufand eight hundred and feven. Htrzcki-h SHWtell, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per month, to ccm mrnce on thr :tve r.tyi? ighthday of Sep tt mher, one thoufawd right hundred and eight. Amos Sp-itTord, at the rate of three dollars thirty. three andtot tlmd vents p.r month, to t.omtnence on the twrnty-thiat dy of Oftober, one thoufand eight hundred and eiI t. ' Jofeph Temple at the rate of two dollars pT month, to comm ncc on thr fifteenth d y of April, one thouf-nd cighC hundred and eight. JlV'C Aobott, at the rate- of eight dollars per rronth, to cnmniencc on the nine-

l teenth c! y of. November, one thoufand

eigne iiunurea and eight. Triad us Wauglv.it the rate of five dol. Irs pr month, to commence t.n the thirty full day of May one thoufand eight i i i i. -.

Joel Hinman at the rate of five dollars per month, to commriice on thr eighth dy;

ot June, one thouluidveight hundred and eihf .

hrs ptr miiuh. to commenre on the twentieth d.ty of May, one thoufand eight hun dreel nd eight. Er.p!ulct'Sherwoo3f at the rate of two 111

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m-nce on the twentieth day qf My? one ihoui tnd eijUt hundred and eight. Daniel Trca lw ell, at tlie rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth d-y f M iy, one thoufand eight hundred and eight. Obrdiah IVfkins, at the rate of eight dtdl trs per month, to c cm mrnce the eighteenth day of Novemb-.r, one thoufand eight hundred nd eiglir. John Dbcll, at thr rate of fixty-two and ore half cnts prr mint's to com-tir-rce on thr eightee nth u y of Nov? mber, one thouf-i d ei hi hundred and eihu Gideon Edwards Tit th- rate .f fivedolltrs per month, tocomm-nce on thr fevrntrrnth d i-y of December, one thoufand eignt hut.drrd and eiglit. ! hjih Sl:t 1 Jon. at thr rte of two dol1 irs Ti:ni fifty cents per month, to comii'ijce on the nineteenth day of December, one thnoftid ei'ht liutidr.-d and ei.;ht. Nthapi"l Ciurth, t the r. tr of two d. 11 ?rs .nd fifty cents p-r month, to commence on. tie thirtirth t! ty rf !)- rrr.ber, onr thouf ind -'ht l. jn lrrd a, d eij..ht. Hiclnrd Mrl!-o, t :hr r te ol fivr dollrs per month. t commence on the ninth wy of Novrtnbcr, nr.e thauUnd eight hulldied ard -'"ht. lUh i l'.ior, at the rate of three dollars nd tV vn'y-fivt cents per month, to rem. mmf ' i the thirteenth day ot I-n.ber, one t! onT i d nJit hundred and eight. J ,ho f!r .mm r, at the rate of two dolI.., jnd liny cents per mnrnh, to tern::!.t;rr on the trny. fifth day of April, i re tboof .nl rj4ht hundred arid eight. J -tins Pimlipi, at the rate of two dolhrs vid fifty cents prr ii'onth, to tomtnnce ,,m tr- nineteenth dy of April, one thoufvnd eiV.t liui.drcd and eight. J ?m Wallh. 4t th- rate of two dollars ani ftttv cent jj-r month, to commence on :l e rtir.h day of tu mbcr, one thoufand ''gh: hundred nd ci,;ht, Samurl Eindil v. at the rate of three dcllars and f.-ei,t) five o ti pr month. (Continued in Fae fjurth.J