Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 38, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 August 1817 — Page 4
War Dfvrtmf.nt, June 9, 1317. $ This is to Rive notice, n r civnip ronosals will be
"I I i I -'M i - , - 1 rcceWcdatthcomccorthertf tary lor the depart mcnt of war, until the BUt dav of October next, inclusive, t .r suppiv of all ratios that may be I. quired for the aa of the troops of the United Stairs, from the 1st day of June, ftB, inclusive, until the 1st day of June, 19, Within the states, territories, and districts following, via. 1st At Dctrtwt, Mfchilimckiusmc, Green hav, Fort WlJfW ChktgO, and their immediate vicinities, and at any other place or places where troops are or maybe station. 1 marched or recruited, within the territory of Michigan, the Vicinity of the upper lakes, and the state of Ohio, and on or adjacent to the waters of lake Michigan. 2d. At any plaice or places where troops are or mav be stationed, within the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. 'v V 3d At St. Lou's, Tort Harrison, 1 ort Clark, Fort ArfhStrong, Tort Crawford, Clark, on the Mis-
souri river ; and at any other place or places Where troops are or may be stationed, within the state of Indiana, and the territories of IUin is and Missouri. 4th At Fort I ontgotnery, Fort C rawlord, Mobile Fort St. PI HUp, Vcw-Or-leans Baton Rogue and Fort Claiborne; and at anv other plaec or places where troops are or mav be stationed marc lied, or recruited within the Mississippi territory, the state of Louisiana and their dcinities north of the Gulf of Mexico. 5th. At anv place or places where troops are or mav be stationed, marched or recruited within the District of Maine and state of New -Hampshire. 6th. At any place or places where troops are or mav be Stationed, marched or recruited within the stale of Massa-
L M VI d. V 7th. At any place or places where troops arc or may stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. 8th. At anv place or places where troops arc or may be stationed marched
or recruited w renin tne sum: m York, north of the Highlands, and within the state of Vermont. 9th. At anv place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched recruited within the state ot Newk, south of the Highlands including Y est Point, and within the state ot NewJersey. t , tOth. At any place or places where troops are or maybe stationed, marched or recruited within the state ot Pennlyivania. llth, At any place or plp-cs where troops arc or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the states of Delaware Maryland and the District ot Columbia.
. u imnit t to a' 1 and rfrrv one of
the commandants of fortified places or posts, to call for. at seasons, when the same can he transported, or at any time, in case of urgency, such supplies of like provisions, in adv'an e as in the discretion of the commander shall be deemed proper. It is understood that the contractor is to be at the expense and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that ali losses sustained by the depredations Of the enemy, oi bv means ot the troops of the United States, shall be paid by the United States, at the price ot the articles captured or destroyed as aforesaid on the depositions of two or more persons of credible characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, stating the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed. The privilege is reserved to the UStates, of requiring that none of the supplies which may be furnished Under any of the proposed contracts, shad be issued, until the supplies which have been or mav be furnished under the con-
Acting secretary of war. C 31 t Oct. I.
AT PROPOSALS, fr CTjrrmnq- Mails of the United Statew -ft i
on the folhwing fioa9t.roaa ww oc received at the General Post-Office uns tit Saturday the 3;h day ( Seitetn her next) inclusive From Cincinnati by devil's or North " bend, mouth of Miami, Lawrenceburg Laughery Creek, evay, Madison,Bethlem, Province, Lexington, Charleston, and Jeffersonville to Louisville once a week, 122 miles. Leave Louisville every Monday at 6 a. m- arrive at Charleston by 10 a. ttl. and arrive at Cincinnati the next Thursday by 10 a m. Leave ( ineinnati every Thursday St 4 p. m. and arrive at cl ariesV . . - l-lo
ton on - - uialay by l p m uea c
same
ton at 2 p. m.
md arrive at Louisville
12th, At any place or places where troops arc or mav be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Virginia. 13th. At any place or places where troops are or mav be stationed, inarched or recruited within the state of North Carolina. 4th. At any p'ace or places where troops are or may be stationed, inarched or recruited within the state of South Carolina.
1 Jth, At Tybee Barracks, Fort H iWVms and Fort Scott ; and at any othe place or places where troops are or may U stationed, marched or recruited, Within the state of Georgia, including that pari of the Croc k's land lying w nam the ten itoi ial limits of said state. A ration to i onsist oi one pound and 0ne quarter of beef, or three qusrters of a p and of salted pork, eighteen ounces ot bread or Hour, one gill of nun. whiskey of brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pom ll of soap anil one pound and one half of candles to every hundred ration. The prices of the several component parts of the ration must be particularly mentioned in the proposals, u... ..... ti nu A Stat ! n se t the right
oi making such alterations in the price of tl e component parts of the ration afon iaid, SS shall m ike the price ot tv h pari thereof bear a just proportion to the jv noosed price of the whole ration Ti rations are to be furnished in such quantities that there shall at all times, iuring the terrm of tl e proposed cont tct, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops for si months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the biic shall be required. It
bv 6 p. m. From Lexington by Salem to I aoli once a week. Leave Lexington every Sunday at 1 p. m. and arrived at 1 aoli on Monday Leave Paoli From Newcastle, K. by Madison ot Vernon once a week. Leave. Newcastle every Friday at 6 a. m. and arrive at einon Leave ernon and return to Newcastle, From Louisville by ( orydoft, Shoemaker's, 1 roy, Mount I leasant, Dar
lington and EvansvUle to Harmony once a week, 80 miles. Leave Louisville every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Harmony on 1 hursday bv 10 a. m. Leave Harmony every Thursday at I p. m. and arrive at Louisville on Sunday by 7 $ m. From Corvdon bv I redeiicksburg,
Salem. Maser, and alona to Brownstown once a week 20 miles. Leave ( orydon every onday at 3 p. m. and arrive at B.ownstown on Tuesday by 7 p. m. Leave Brownstown on Wednesday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Corvdon on Thursday noon. ( 'From Charleston bv Salem. Becks mills, Lindley'e mills, I erry's ferry and Haw kin's ferry to Vincennes once a week, 1 I 7 miles. Leave Charleston every Monday at tl a. m. arris e at Salem by 7 p. m. and ....; r h m m. Leave Vincennes
every Monday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Hendeisoton the next daybynono. From Laurencebourgh by Georgetown and Brookville to Salisbury once a w eek, 66 miles. . Leave Laurencebourg every Friday at 9 a. m. and arrive at Salisbury on Saturday by 6 p. m. Leave Salisbury on - I nt I '111-
Saturday at 6 a. m. ana arn a. rencebourg on monday by l p- m. From Laurencebourg by Decatur to Wilmington once a week. Leave Laurencebourg every Fsiday at 8 a. m. and arrive at Wilmington same day by 6 p. m. Leave W ilmington ex ery Saturday at 6 a. ro. and arrive at Laurencebough same day by 8 p. m. From Hamilton, Ol io, by Brookville, Brownsville, Waterloo, C entervii le Dunlapsville and Fairfield to Crookville once Leave Hamilton every Wednesday at S a. m. and arrive at Crookv.i to same dav bv 8 p.m. Leave CrookviUe next jj, at 8 a m. and arrive at Hamilton
8 p. m. NOTES.
Pnct.mnstPi- General may ex-
alter th.e times fru
peoiaic lm , arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he previously stipuloting an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2 I ifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail, at all offices Where no particular time is speci-
3 rfr every thirty minutes delay (un- j avoidable accidents excepted) in arrv-i : C4.-u- n;-rsrriled and in any .
contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar ; and if ti e delay continue until the departure of any depending mail, whereby the mails destined tor such depending mail loses a trip, a forfeiture ot double 'the amount allowed for carrying the mail one trip shall be incurred, unless it shall be. made to appear that the delay was occasioned bv unavoidable accident ; in which case the amount of pay for the trip, will in all cases, be forfeited and retained. , 4. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year, 'those who contract will receive their pay quarterly in the months of rebru ary Vlay August, and November, one
month aiKrthe expiration oi cu ter. 5. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail.
6. Where the propwsci convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he Is desired to state it in his proposals. , 7. The Post-master -eneral reserves to himself the right oi' declaring any contract at an end whenever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss of a V The distances stated are such as have been communicated to this office, and some of them are doubtless incorrect ; on this subject the contractor must inform himself; no alteration Will be made in the pay on account of any error in t is respect. 9. The contracts arc to be in operation on the first day of January next; those numbered 1 to 1898 are to end
December 31 1819 The resedue are to end December 31, 1818. . Contracts for the routes numbered 2,
1. 11. 15 16, 1 T'
Taw jsotice.
J. DO ' Y, will practice Law in the the first circuit, he resides at the Vincennes Hotel, where he may generally be found ready to attend to the business of his paofession. July 3. .31 tf.
i - - in ' mm LIVERY STABLE. ON SECOND STREET, Vincennes,
B
J. C 8311RL,
ESPEC I FULLY informs hie fripnfic
- w iv.mu WW the public Kenerallv, that he has
just erected AS Elegant Brick STABLE, for the purpose of keeping Horses at Li very, lie pledges himself to pay the most strict attention to ail Horses entrusted to his care ; he has a steady and attentive Ostler, k will at ail times keep the best for age that can be procured. He will also keep HOUSES GIGS for hire. Mis terms for keeping Hor-
For One Year, ... For One Month ... For One WtEKj - - - , For 21 Hours, -July 11.
D. C. too 00 9 001 2 50 50 34 tf
DU. EMERSON, OCCUPIES a room in the house of Mr Lasselle, where he attends to those who may require assistencc or advice on
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sujcets ui nis proiession.
C 0 JVS ISTING
Superfine Cloths, Yellow and Bute Nankeens Ginghams, Silk Umbrellsa 8c Parasols, Young Hyson, 8c Imperial Teas Madeira Port 8c Claret Wines Caogniac Brandy Jmaica Rnm
Draft Porter,
eve iv Thursday at 2 p
m
and
arm e
at harteston on Sunday by 1 p . From incennes by aaleton s lerry, Columbia I rinecton, or Gibson c. h. Unn Warwick c. h. and Rebus s
ferry to Shawanoetown once a week. Pfl mi 1 .-
T ...,,- v.nrenncs even' Thursday at
9 p in. and arrive at Shawanoetown on Saturday bv U a. m. Leave Bhawa- ' c.lt,n-,'' 2 n. m and
noetownevrj - , . arrive at incennes on Tuesuav b I
From Shawanoetown by Carmi and , . miles, once a
rclimra to liieennts.
i.,vve Shawanoetown every Saturday
9 m a,ul arrive at Vincennes on
)r, i,i , ... t ,Ve V incennet I hursd.cv bv p m. iv-
i .,,..-vi arrive as
every inursoay w . s.mimUh bv 10. a m
From Princeton to Hendei sonton, K
nni'f : week.
Leave liendereontou even Saturday a n m Mkd srrive at Princeton the
next au byj p. m. Leave Princeton
81. 93, 103, 104, H9; 137, 148, 149, 151 L65, 166, 174, 175, 176, U r, 178, 180, 181 183, 184, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199 200, 201, 202, 2 8, 204, 205, 206, 207 208, and 209. are to be in operation on the sixteenth day of November next. RETURN J. MEIGS, Jr.
Post-master General.
Gene 'at Post Office,
Washington City, May 26, 18 17.
2 A Box of Fashionable
Vtraw bonnets,
COFFEE GRASS SCYTHES, CUTTING KNIVES, FACTORY CHECK; $c MACKEREL, WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY, Just received by JOHN EW1NG. Vincennes, July 24. 34 ft
HE HAS THfd PITRF.
VACCINATING MATTER.
which was given him by Gentlemen of the profession in Louisville, in which confidence may be placed Those whe call in his absence are requested to leavo their names, and places of abode. VINCEXNES, July 10. 1817 32-tf JOHN McGIFFIN,& Co. Have just received, (in addition to their former Stock) A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Dry Goods Groceries;
Domestic Cottons, Muslins, S:lks, Raw & Spun cotton, Coffee, Loi.f, Lump & Orleans Sugar Whiskey Muck ere Window niass, Cut and Wrought Nails, Salt, Tar, Bar Iron c castings Soap-
ALSO.
A few doz. dressed Calf & Morocco SKINS
PPER LE ATHER, &c. I rC w K t g K . tlirv will rli-:rric nf
Wholesale or Retail, (at a very moderate advance) FOR CASH. June 13, 29 tf CHEAP CASH STORE.
The subsreiber having opened a store Ox utr.nNn sthket. N EAR
LY OPPOSITE H. LASSELLE', Respectfully informs the inhabitants of Vincennes and its vicinity, that he has on hand an extensive assortment of GOODS. selected from the Philadelphia and Baltimore Markets, and chiefly purchased
Ill ill, " 1,1 1 i 1 - UI1JUJVU very low fr CASH. 1 GEO. HUSSEV, Second Street July 11, 1817. 33 tf Executions $ Supeonas, C. Vie Constitution of Indiana. JUSTICES BLANKS,
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