Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 September 1825 — Page 2

Old women, who rashly ventured their persons in defence of their property. If the fate of Andre is to be regretted by the American people, what should

they do about Hale ? If Jones was a u pirate" what dictionary can furnish us with a proper name to give Cockburn ? Let justice be done. (Nilcs. Van Diemcn's land, is rapidly increasing in civilization. A plan for supplying the town with water, by iron pipes, a bank, distillery 6c brewery, all give proof of the rapid progress in the comforts and Conveniences of Europe. (lb.

Just Received, 20 bags Havanah COFFEE, 20 kegs Boston NAILS, assorted, 10 kegs COPPEHAS, 1 barrel GLUE, 75 barrels Turks island SALT, 40 do Salinj do. 2 tons waggon the assorted. And an assortment of Shirtings and Sheetings, Plaids and Stripes, Which arc offered at a small advance. Wm duutcii. Vincennes, Aug. 1825. 28-tf ITT The highest price in CASlfnv GOODS) will be given for clean REES IIMX and merchantable PORK this fall. W. 13. m GUAETfitt. ON market, between 2d W 3d STitEETs MS just received from Philadelphia and Baltimore and now for sale, an elegant assortment of RICH 8c FASHIONABLE DRY GOODS, Comprising nearly every article needed by the Fatmer, or the Mechanic. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF HARDWARES CUTLERY ALSO QUEENS & GLASSWARE In very great variety. LDiES, InnoTc; GENTLEMENS, & I CHILDRENS J MlUbb. A very complete assortment of GROCERIES. AH of which will be sold on the most accommodating terms, for cash 16-tf Vincennes, June NEW GOODS. JUST received from Philadelphia, a gc neral assortment of British, French & American Dry 9 CUTLERY, HARD & QUEEN5WAKE, GROCERIES, SHOES, &c. Which are offered for sale, low. Wm BURTCH. Jnlv 20, 1R20. 23-tl iEW GOODS. tTUST received from Philadelphia Qj) and Baltimore, an extensive and very general assortment of FOREIGN VS- DOMESTIC ALSO From Xew-Orleans a few heavy articles which will be sold at the lowest prices, at the new brick house on the corner of Market and Second streets REYNOLDS & DONNEIt. Vincennes, June 4, 182-5 16tf uropean, India and Domestic 6 GOODS. ;o:ovo:o.i S. TOMLINS()?v, (market street riscEssKs :a.) "TTn"AS just received from PhUadrlihUi ard Baltimore, handsome and ve ry general assortment of Merchandize of every description consisting of Spring cS Summer DRY GOODS, A complete assortment of H'wdxvare and Cutlery. Queensicarc $ Glassware. ST BONNETS FRESH Gil' ICE HIES. All of which are offered for sale at the frost reduced prices for cash. 15 tf. May 28, 1825.

Cheat) Wholesale & Retail

Hat Store. EP. PRICK, on m ArtKF.T street, ... viKrKNNKs, has constantly on hand, a handsome nssottmcnt of haTs o every description, which lie is enabled to sell as low as any in the place. ItE NOW MANUFACTURES THE Cortes, & Oval Water Proof HATS, Which arc ascertained to be the latest fashions BC7Orderrs from a distance thankfully received, and speedily filled. 4.1-1 y November, 182:1. 3 N FOll MS the public that he continues to carry on the Saddler; Harness making business, at his shop on (WATER STUKV.T VlNCKNNRS ) He also, will keep on hand a regular supply of LEATHER, of every description, w hich will be sold on reasonable terms. lie also manufactures, arid will sell at the lowest prices, Boots ey Shoes. of every discription and quality. February 19, 1825. l-tf Notice to Printers. r9HE undersigned acquaints the Prin II tcra of this city, and thioughout the United States, that after very heavy e:i pendituves, and much exertion, he is en ablcd to execute at the shortest notice, all orders for type of the following sizes: Great Primer, Rurgnis, English) Rtevier, Pic a ) Minion, Small Pica, A'ouiarcll. Long Primer, The type which is furnished fiom his foundry, will, it is confidently believed, be pionounccd equal, ll not supeiior, in beauty and durability, to any iww in use in this countrv. As it has been the wish of the r.uhscri her to have his plain tvpc cxcil in tie gance, he has not yet prepared himseil to issue a Sitcimrn Rook of ornamental type he will, however, in a : tun t time, fut nish Printers wUh mmnles oi evciv rctjui site type for a paper or book office. He will thr.nkfu'dy icceivc orders lor any . ' . 4' . . . . .1 . I I qU-.iit.U o vype, or iniicr nun I' .s aoove enumerated, and pledges himsell to lurn ibh them ai punctually, and upon as good tcrma as they can be procured from any Type Foundry tn Amcuca. The subset iber takes the libctty to mention that he is the fust native Amer ican Letter Cuttir'm the United States-, and that nearly all the letters furnished from the different foundries have been cut by him. He has for ninny years labored in the service of propiictors of other foundiies. lie now asks the patro nage of Printers for himself. He has also every description of Rrass Rules Sficcp Rules, Quotati ns, Jnstijiers l. eatery, crc. RICHARD S TARR. Philadelphia, March 20, t2:. PROPOSALS. carrying the Mails of the United For -yState.i cn the fullQTJinir P:;f ' Roads V tvill be received at :he Utnvral PsstOfJic in he City of Waiink'ton, un til the 5lh day of' October next, inclusive: In Indiana. 16 4. From Rushville by Conncrsvillc. Brownsville, Liberty and Oxford, to Hamilton, Ohio, once a vtrk,5. miles. Leave Rubhvillv every other Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive ai Hamilton on Thursday by noon. Leave Hamilton every other Mondav at 3 p m and arrive at Rushville on Tuesday by 7 p m 165 From Winchester bv Xoblcsville to Indianapolis, once in two weeks. Leave Winchester eveiy Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Indianapolis the same day by 7 p m. Leave Indianapolis every other Monday at 6 a m ami arrive at Winchester the same dav by 6 p m. 166. Pi om Princeton by Petersburg, Washington, Uloomfield, Rloom'mgton and Martinsville, to Indianapolis once in two weeks. Leave Piinccton every other Friday at 4am and arrive at Indianapolis on Saturday by 8 p m. Leave Indianapolis every other Monday at 6 am and arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by noon. 167 From Rockport by Potersvillc, to Washington, once in two weeks, 55 miles. Leave Rockport every other Wednes , day at 1 p m and arrive at Washington

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day at 6 a m and arrive at Rockport tn Wednesday by 1 1 a m. NOTES. I. The Postmaster General may expelite the mail and alter the time lor ar rivals and departure, at any time during the continuance ol the cor.l! yet, he paing an adequate compensation for any ex tra expense that ma) he occasioned x rcby And he reserves the right to abridge any contract made under this advertisement when he thinks it proper, and to deduct from the compensation at tl.c ratio paid under the contract, for lessening the duties ol the contractor. 2. Ten minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail, at all olhces where no paiticular time is specified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay, (unavoidable accidents excepted,) in arming after the time piesciibcd in any contract, the conn actor shall forfeit fic dolly is, and, if the delay continue mitil the depatturc of any depending ii'.r'd, w hei eby a trip is lost, a foifciture of double the auiount allowed for canying the mail one trip, sh dl be inclined, unless it shall be made to appear that the delay was occasioned by unavoidable at.chtt.nt; in which ease the amount of pay for i nip will be forfeited. 4 Persons making proposals are required to state their prices by the year. I hose who contract will receive their pay quartet ly in the months of May, August, November, and F bunny, otic month alter the expiration of each quarter 5. No other than a ft cc while person shall be employed to carry the mail. 6. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body ol a sugc carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals; and the stage must be of sufficient size, unless otherwise ex pi esscd, to con veniently crnvey seven passengers. 7. Kvery proposer mav offer in his bid, to make improvement in the transportation of the mail, from the trims invited, either as to the mode ol ti anspoi ting it, thc speed rcquiicd, or the licquency of the trips per week which shall receive due consideration 'I lie number of the post r mtc shall be stated in eveiy bid, and the proj-.osal must be sr.ahd and directed to the (Jcncral Post-( )iViC( , and endorsed Pr-.rsala " Sun t attention must be given to the ciuiot sv inent, as it is not intended to break the seal of any proposal, until the 9 t ftkta time lor leccHim: ods shall have cxpired. k. i nc t ostmastcr vjcnciai reserves (o himself the right ofdeclaiing any centract at an end. whenever one failure t i i" napnens, wnicii amounts to the loss ot a trip. 9X The distances stated arc such as have been commmunicatc .1 to this clftce, and some tjf them may be iiiconect: On this subject the contractor must inform himself ihc department will not be an swerable for any mistake. 10 No bid shall be withdrawn after the time for receiving bids shall have expired; and should anv person refuse to take the contract at his bid, he shall be held responsible to the Department for the difference between hi-bid, and that at i wliieli the contract s' -all he made. No decisions r,n bids shall be made known before the 1 7th of October. The as signment of any contract without the consent of the Fostmastei Cii neral, shall loi fcit it and in all cases where appli cation to make a transfer is made, the terms must be fully s'ated. 1 I. The contracts ate to be in f:eralion on the first day of January nest r I le contracts for routes N. 1 lo 65 in elusive, are to continue three years, No. 05 to 93, and from I 35 to I 67 inclusive, arc to continue two years, and all the others ore year, except 17", 174 and 175, . ..." . 1 wnicn will continue two years. JOHN M'LEAN. Pot-maater General. CtKNF.IlAL POST-OFFICE, Washington City, June 14.7, 182j. J Administrator's Nuti-ce. tROM the number and magnitude of 1 the claims recently to mc exhibited against the estate of James Mo're deed. (late of Gibson county,) it is ascertained that the said estate is inevitably insolvent therefore I have filed in the Gibson Circuit court my bill of complaint for the settlement of the said estate according to the statute of the state of Indiana for the settlement of insolvent estates and I do hereby give notice to all the creditors of said estate, that unless they come in and present their claims before the determi nation of the court thereon, they will be postponed until after the payment of those which snail De presrn'eo. iiv v iu KUilli, jidm. August 25, 1825 29-3t BLANK NOTES for sale here

Fifty Uoliars-Rcxvard. ANA WAY l"i r:ni the subscriber

Jj vmg now at Columbus, in Mis. h 7 fcippi, a ncgio man named j o E, and was taken up sometime in Jt.nc last. in Pope comity, Illinois, and biokc jail, and made his e scape from there cn the 20lh of July. He has a scar from astai just above one of his hip bones. He U about 27 or 30 ears old, live feet si:: cr eight inches high ; black, has rather a down look when spoken to, his eyes have rather a red cast, spare built, but neatly formed and no paiticular marks other than as above dcsciibed. Uefoie leaving the jail, he told another negro that he would not tell his right name, nor acknowledge the name of his master again, as it was from his having done so, in this instance, that he came to be taken up, and news of it sent tome. I have reason to believe that he h aiming for the state of Ohio. I will give the above rcwaid to any person who will apprehend said nerro, and put him in jail, so that I can get him, t t a ft . ... or one Hundred dollars to have him dcliveicd to me, where I now live, and will pay all expenses for the transportation. JAMES 15 A I LEY. Sawneetown, Aug. 22, 1825. 30-9t S 100 lieu-arch 7t LOPED from my farm in Wilsco county, Tennessee, 0 miles from (Jalalin, and twenty-five milca from Nashville, on the 4th of this instant, a nc gro man tomrn ROBERT, about 2 j years of age; six feet high, of q yellowish complexion; has a scar over one of his eyes, some scars on his legs. lie loou wiin mm a tur hat, a drab great coat, with a large cape covered with but tons, he is a house carpenter bv trade. anu win, mcie is no uouor, endeavor to piss as a freeman. The above mcntioned reward will be given to any person, who will apprehend said negro, and sctre mm in some jail, so that I can get him again. JAMES II. DAVIS. July 9th, 1825. 23-3m NOTICE. N pursuance of a deed of trust, made to us by Owen Rcilcy, formerly of Vincennes, Indiana, we will sell to the highest bidder, for ready monev. on Wednesday the UrA of September v.rxt. at the com l house, all the right, title anel

euuin ui me saiu viwcn itcney, in and to A the following lota of ground in the I3o-

rough of Vincennes, viz : - Lots No 140, 212. 307. 332.357, 413, 410, 440, 436, 453. 456. and No. 90. being the lot on which saiel Reiley formci Iy lived. Sale between tho hours of ten o'clock, a. m. c five o'clock, p. m. where due attendance will be riven by us. F. TO aILINSON, A. PATTERSON. J IrusfeB' August 25, 1325. 28-3t NOTICE. FTPIIIIS i3 to forewarn all nprnnt frnm Jj tiding for a note of hand exe cuted by me to Aron C. Peas, for three hundred and ten pound of Cotton, due io November next, as I am determined not to pay said note it being fraudulently obtained, unless compelled by law. JOHN HELPHISTINE. Aug. 20, 1825. 29-3t OTICE U hereby given, that the i t undersigned has obtained letters of administration on the estate of Hezekiah lcC(1 (late of Gibson county) and that from an examination and appraisement of said estate, it is found that sard estate will prcbablv be solvent. DAVID ROBB, Adm. August 30, 1825. !9-rt

S. C. STEVKNS, JA Attorney and Counsellor at Lav) '

HAS commenced a regular practice in the Supreme Court of the State fia rc he will hereafter punc ualI' al'cn and all business which may be entrusted to him will receive prompt anti strict attention. Letters, fiost fiaid, directed to Vevay or Indiancficlis, Indiana, will be duly at tended to. June 14th, 1825 20-3m It. DANIEL. ( AT O UN BY AT LAW.) TTjJAS removed from Princeton to mT.1 Vincennes la. and will practice law

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