Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 August 1817 — Page 2

a The so No of Length Yearly veral pc- I Post of post transportariods re- offices roads. tion of the ferrcd to. mails. Periods. .Vo. Mile. Mile. 1793 209 5 642 243,89n 1797 554 16,180 1,799,724 1801 1,025 21,340 3,061,980 1803 1,258 25 315 3,504,809 1807 1 843 j 33,724 5,499,456 181 1 2,463 I 36,406 5 592,625 1816 3,260 I 48,976 7,569,224 1817 3,459 j 61,600

To these facts, the Washington City Gazette adds the following : The mail is transported in stages each day in the year, 10,121 miles. " The mail is transported in sulkies and horschack, each day in the year 10,616 miles, making 20,737 miles per day. m If you divide the post roads of the United States into two distinct post routs, the mail will travel each week, in stages, nearly equal to three time around the globe ; and divide all the post roads in the United States into four equal or distinct post routes, on which" the mail is carried in stages, sulkies, and on horseback, it will be equal to a travel of six times, each week, around the globe, averaging one post office for every fifteen miles of post road. The mail is transported, by a direct or corresponding line of stages, from Anson, in the district of A,aine, via Washington City, to Nashville, Tennesse, a distance of one thousand four hundred and frfij-eight miles, in a south-western direction. The mail is transported, by a direct line of stages, from St. Mary's in Georgia to Hi?;hgate, in Vermont, via Washington City ; a distance ot 1,469 mues, in a souinern airctuuu. i .. i j: ........ We have observed, that some respective western newspapers have recently noticed anew the outran committed upon the flag of the United States, during the last autumn, in the attack on the Firebrand. We are well assur ed. that the occurrence has not been permitted to sleep by our government. That reparation was promptly demanded, in the first instance, we know, from the message of President Madison, at the opening of Congress in December last, and we have reason to believe, that further steps have been taken, not very long ago, with a view to suitable redress. We presume that the proper time for disclosing to the nation all that mav have been done on this alfair, will be at the next session of Congress. National Intelligencer. CHARLESTON. June 29. Latent from England. Captain TTubhcll, arrived at this port on Friday evening last in the schooner Martha, informs that a British vessel arrived at that port, a few days before he sailed, from Plymouth, (Eng.) bringing London Dates to the 12th of May. In conversation with her Commander, captain If. was informed, that the day before the vessel left Plymouth, orders were received from the admiralty, to fit ont with all expedition, Sixty sail of men of War. Their destination was unknown ; but it was rumoured they were to be sent out to aid the Portuguese and Spaniards in the subjugation of their revolted colonies. What credit tlfn report of their destination is entitled to. it may be difficult to determine. Those nations may have held out to England, commercial advantages so important as to tempt her to grant the required assistance The intelligence too of the revolt at Perrtambuco, would probabh reach England abuut the bein

ing of May ; and as that government takes a lively interest in every thing connected with Portugal it may have determined them to a measure which would not have been resorted to in favor of the Spanish power alone. Nashville, July 15. CHEROKEE TREATY Gen. Jackson and suite reached his seat in this county on sunday evening, from the Cherokee nation. We have understood he succeeded in the object he had in in view so far as to obtain a relin

quishmentonthe part of the tribe to all claim to DoubleheacTs & all other reserves in the Alabama territory and this state ; and established the principle that in proportion as the tribe removed west of the Mississippi river, the United States should have possession of the country they removed from and as it was not certain what the proportion now removed was of the whole tribe the nation relinquished to the tJ. States all the land claimed by it east of the Chatahoochee river in Georgia, and west of V alder's ridge in Tennessee, making ab out two millions of acres ; The treaty also makes provision that the census of the whole tribe shall be taken in June next, by an Agent of the U. Slates and those willing to go to the west of the Mississippi, considered with those already there and the land in the proportion they bear to those remaining shall revert to the U. States will in less than two years be extended over the whole country claimed by the Cherokee tribe. FOR SALE. 2 BARRELS Cherry Bounce 1 EACH Cinnamon & Lemon Cordial. 1 Qr. C ASK SHERRY Wine FULL & HALF Plate Bndles BY the DO, or SINGLE BLOCKTIX BUTTONS, LADY s HAIR COMBS, A SMALL ASSORTMENT OF PLAIN TIN-WARE. Ditto JAPANED. 2 COPPER STILLS, 118 & 64 GALLONS. ALL of which will be sold low for Cash. cnA FIRST R ATE W KEEL BOAT. OF 12 or 14 tons Burthen, with Cordage, Poles. Oars & Cooking Utensils. belonincc to the same,. all in complete good order , Anplv to J. D. DAGGETT. AT Geo. Ilusscy's store, Ov second street, nearly opposite II. Lasseile's. Vincennes, 18 July 1817. 33 tf BKADLEY eS BADOLLE ! Have just rf.ckivku a quantity of fu FIRST QUALITY If MUSCOVADO SUGAR, pfrlME GREEN COFFEE. 9 AND COUNTRY LINN EN, kc Vincennes, June 6, 1817, 27 tf PROPOSALS, For carrying Mail of the United States on the folivwi'is P0USl'r JUU w " " J ceivrd at the General PojtOffice Ml f4 t:! Saturday the 2?h day of Sefitcm1 brr ne.rt, inclusive. I From Cim innatibvClcvirsor Northoend, mouth of Miami, Lawrencebur, -aughcry Creek, Vcvay, Madison, Bcth-

lem, Province, Lexington, Charleston,

and Jeflersonville to Louisville once a week, 122 miles. Leave Louisville every Monday at 6 a. m. arrive at Charleston by 10 a. m. and arrive at Cincinnati the next Thurs day by 10 a. m. Leave Cincinnati every Thursday at 4 p. m. and arrive at charleston on Sunday by 1 p. m. Leave Charleston at 2 p. m. and arrive at Louisville by 6 p. m. From Lejgton by Salem to Paoli once a vveella Leave Lexinjton every Sunday at 1 p. m. andajirftfHff Paoli on Monday " Leave Paoli From Newcastle, K. by Madison to Vernon once a week. Leave Newcastle every Friday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Vernon Leave ernon and return to Newcastle, From Louisville by Corydon, Shoemaker's, Troy, Mount Pleasant, Darlington and Evansville to Harmony once a week, 80 miies. Leave Louisville every Monday at 6 a. m and arrive at Harmony on Thursday by 10 a. m. Leave Harmony every Thursday at 1 p. m. and arrive at Louisvilie on Sunday by 7 p. m From Corydon by i rcdericksburg, Salem, Maser, and Valona to Brownstown once a week, 20 miles. Leave Corydon every Monday at 3 p. m. and arrive at Brownstown on Tuesday by 7 p. m. Leave Brownstown on Wednesday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Corydon on Thursday noon. From Charleston bv Salem, Beck's mills, Lindley's mills, Perry's ferry and Hawkin's ferry to Vincennes once a week, 1 17 miles. Leave Charleston evert Mondas at ill m i.niro at Ss-.ilrm hv 7 l). in. and pvoriT Thnrcnw at 2 O 111. anil ai ' 1 A. I ft V ft ft . ' Vl V T - f at Charleston on Sunday by 1 p- ni. From Vincennes by Uazleton's terry, Columbia Princeton, or Gibson c, h. Harmony, Warwick c h. and .Rebus's ferry to Shawanoetown or.ee a week, 96 miles. Leave Vincennes every Thursday at '-"p. m. and arrive at Shawanoctown on Saturday b I 1 a. m. Leave Shawanoctown' every Salurday at 2 p. m. and arrive at Vincennes on Tuesday by 11 a. m. . From Shawanoctown by Carmi and Pclmyra to Vincennes, 80 miles, once a week T prve SI awanoetown every Saturday at 2 i). m. and arrive ;t mcennes an Thursday by 2 p. ra. Leave inceni ,-,r Thursdav at noon and arrive ' J Shawanoctown on Saturday by 10. a. m From Trinceioii to Hence rsonton. once a week. Leave Ilendersonton every Saturday at 4 p. m. and arrive at Princeton the next day by 6 p. m. Leave i rlnceton every Monday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Hendersoto'i the next day by noon. From Laurenccbourgh by CUorgetown and Brookville to Salisbury once a week, 66 miies. Leave Laurencebourg every Friday at 9 a. m. and arrive at Salisbury on Saturday by 6 p m. Leave Saiisburv on Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Laurencebourg on monday by 1 p. m. From 4 aurencL'bourg by Decatur to Wilmington once a week. Leave Laurencebourg every Friday at 8 a. m. and arrive at Wilmington same day bv 6 p. m. Leave Wilmington every' Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Laurencebough same day by S p. in. From Hamilton, Ohio, by Brookville, Brownsville, Waterloo, Centerville Dunlapsville and Fairfield to Crook ville once a week. Leave Hamilton every Wednesday at 8 a. m. and arrive at Crookville same day bv 8 p. m. Leave Crookville next dav at 8 a m and arrive at Hamilton same day by 8 p.m. NOTES. 1. The Post-master General may ex- pediate the mails and alter the times for arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he previously stipttloting an adequate compensation for any extra expense that muy be occasioned thereby. 2 Fifteen minutes shall he allowi d for opening and closing the mail, at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arrv-i ing after the times prescribed and in any contract. the contractor shall forfeit one dollar ; and if the delay continue until the departure of any depending mail whereby the mails destined for such de-

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pending fnail loses a trip, a I orfeiture oi doubje the amount all owed i r carrying the mail one trip shall i be incui red, unless it shail be made to appear thi it the delay w as occasioned by umn oidabl e accident ; in which case the amount of pay for the? trip, will in all cases, be forfe ited and retained. 4. Persons making propos als are desired to state their prices bi ' the year. Those who contract will re ceivc ti.eir pay quarterly in the montb s of 1 ebruary, iav August, and No vember, one month after the expiration -of each quarter. 5. No other than a fre w hite person shall be employed to convey the mail. 6. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals. 7. The ost -master General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end whenever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss of a trip. 8. The distances stated are such as have been communicated to this office, and some of them are doubtless incor

rect ; on this subject the contractor mijst inform himself ; no alteration will- je made in the pav on account oi any er- " '" roi ix l u as i v spci i. 9 The contracts arc to be in opera - tion on the fii st day those numbered 1 to of January next; 1898 are to end December 31 1819 The resedue are to end December 31, 1818. Contracts for the routes numbered l2, 3, 11, 15. 1G, 'J 48, 33, 53, 57, 65, 81 93, 103, 101, 119; 137, 148, 149, 151 165, 166, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 183, 184. 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 2(3 3, 304, 205, 206, 2 '7, 2o8, and 209, are to be in operation on the sixteenth day of November next. RETURN J. MF. OS, Jr. , Post-master Central. ' General Poxt Office, . Washington City, Man 26, J817 LOOK HERE! I: WHEELER 8f . HARPER, Respectfully informs their FRIEN'DS AND THE PUBLIC THAT THEY HTVS COM MF.XCF.D THE MACHINE MA KIN In all its various Branches, MILL IRONS, Mude and turned of in the neatest manner. They also informs the public they will have a double Throssel for S pining Cotton, in operation against the first of January next, at this place. Wheeler c Harper, Have their Carding Machine in complete operation, and are ready to receive WOOL, They have cloathed their Machine with new Cards, which will make them able to give satisfaction to their old customers, and those that mav favor them with their custom. W. & II. Bruceville, Knox County, June 2, 1317. 15 Dollars Reward. STRAYED 1 rom the subscriber, seme time in May last one smaii with white Lee and feet, swiicn tan, ot 0 years old, paces and trots, shod aH round. One small i ? i Dark Chesnut Sorrel Horse. his main and tail a little curled, 5 or 6 years old paces and trots, unshod and one small BAY MARE. her tail bobbed, 6 or 7 years old, unshod-, trots and paces her pace is very fast Fifteen dollars reward (or 5 for either) with all reasonable expel es will be e,:v en, upon the delivery of the above boiw ses to E. Stout at Vincennes or to the subscriber at his residejce it the Crossing of Honey Creek, 8 miles south of i Harrison. J. L. M'CL LLUUUii. Honey Creek, Sullivan C'y 7th July, 18 17. 33 -ew DR. EMERSO. W OCCUPIES a room in the house ot Mr Lassclle, w here he attends to those who may recjuire assistence or adsice on subject of his profession.

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