Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 September 1827 — Page 4

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An Irishman's consolation to thc tired traveller. An Englishman, fainting and tired. At .1 cabin which stood by the way, Of Pat for the next town enquired At the close of a wearisome day. tt In four miles you shall meet with Fermoy, Four miles of such roads have I yet ?"

Why, the roads arc not illigant, Joy

Butoch! what good measure you get PROPOSALS

For carryinr- Mails of the United States

on the Following Post Roads, will be

received at the General Post Office un

til the Uth of October next, inclusive.

IX IjYDIAXA. 471. From Cincinnati, by Chcriott, Clcvcs, Elizabethtown, Hardinsburgh, Lawrenceburgh, Aurora, Murraysvillc, Hanover, Hartford, Rising Sun, Qucrcus Grove, Ve-

vay, Madison, bmockvillc, Lexington, W ashIngton, Charleston, Utica, and Jctfersonville, to Louisville, twice a week, T28 miles. Leave Cincinnati every Tuesday & Thursday at G am and arrive at Louisville on Friday and Saturday by 6 pm. Leave Louisville every Saturday and Sunday at Gam and arrive at Cincinnati cn Monday and Wednesday by G p m. 472. From Charleston, by New Washington, to Bethlehem, once a week, 30 miles. Leave Charleston every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Bethlehem by 4 p m. Leave Bethlehem every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Charleston by 6 p in. 473. From Vernon, by Paris, Lexington, and Viena, to Salem, once a week, 4$ miles. Leave Vernon every Wednesday at G a m and arrive at Salem same day by 7 p m. Leave Salem every Thursday at G a m and arrive at Vernon same day by 8 p ni. 474. From Vernon, by Grcen&burg, and Rushviilc, to New Castle, once a week, U2 miles. Leave Vernon every Friday at 6 a m 6c arrive at New Castle next day by 6 p m. Leave New Castle every Monday at 6 a" m and arrive at Vernon the next day by G p ro.

475. From Lawrcnccburgh to Peters

burg!, Ken. 4 miles.

Leave Lawrenceburgh every Thursday at 4 n m, and arrive at Petersburg!! by 5 p m.

Leave Petersburgh at G p m, and arrive at Crawferdville, 42 miles, once a week. Lawreuceburirh by 7 p m. Leave indianr'Volis everv Thursday i

ard's Mills, Washington and Petersburg, to 1 Princeton, 133 miles, once a week. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Princeton on Monday by 7pm. Leave Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Friday by 7 p m. 486. From Rockport.by Gentry's Store and Portersville, to Washington, once a week. Leave Rockport every Saturday at Gam, and arrive at Washington on Sunday by G a. m. Leave Washington every Thursdav at 0

a m, and arrive at Rockport on Friday by G

p m.

487. From Indianapolis, bv Noblcsville,

Madison c h&JAudersontown, to Winchester.

once a week

Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at G

a m, and arrive at inchester on bunday by

6 pm.

Leave Winchester every Monday at G a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Tuesday by 6

p m.

488. From Winchester to Tort Wayne,

once in two weeks.

Leave Winchester everv other Mondav at

Gam, and arrive at Fort Wayne ou Tuesday by 7 p m.

Leave Fort Wavne every, other Saturdav

at G a m, and urri e at Winchester on Sunday bv G p m.

4Sy. From Noblesville, to Fort Wavne'

once in two weeks

Leave Noblesville every other Sunday at 6

a m, and arrive at Fort Wayne on 1 uesday

by 6 am. Leave Fort Wavne everv other Thursday at G a m and arrive at Noblesville on Saturdav bv 7 pm.

490. From Indianapolis, bv Marion,

ShelbvviUc, (ireensbureb, Napoleon, Vev

sallies, and Vaughan's, to Lawrenceburgh,

rie ii week 90 miles

Leave Indian ;nolis everv Saturdav at 0

a m and arrive at Lawrenceburgh on Monday

bv 10 am.

Leave Lawrenceburgh every Monday at 2 pm and arrive at Indianapolis on Wednesby 6 p m". 491. From Indianapolis, by Grec.n Castle, to Rockville, once a week, ?(.' milev' Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at Ga m Sc arrive at Rockville on Sunday by 'j p in. Leave Rockville every Monday at ' p m' and arrive at Indianapolis the next da- !'A6 p m. 492. From Indiannnoli. bv Danville, to

at 6am and arrrivc at Missisinsa the ne?ct . Saturday by 6 p m.

Leave Misstssinsa every other Sunday at G

am ana return to 1 erre-Haute on I uesday by 6 pm. 501. From Tcrre-Haute, by Paris, Embarras river. Fast Fork of Kaskakia, West Fork of Kaskaskia, North Fork of Sangamo, to Sanramo c h, Illinois, once in two

weeks, 133 miles. j Leave Tcrre-Haute even Thursdav at 6 a m and arrive at Sangamo the next Sunday noon. Leave there every other Sunday at 2 p m and arrive at Terrc-Haute on Wednesday by 6 ) m. 502. From Paoli, by Dubois c h. Porterfield and Columbia, to Princeton, 77 milc. once a week. Leave Paoli every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by G p m. Leave Princeton every Thursday at Ga in and arrive at Paoli on Friday by Gp m. 503. From Fountainc c h. bv Tippacanoe c h. Deer Creek, Flk River, and Mi-sissinsa, to Fort Wayne, once v. two weeks, 150 miles. Leave Fountainc h every other Friday at G a m and arrive at Fort Wayne the next Monday by 6 p in. Leave Fort Wayne every other Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Fountainc c h the next Friday by 6 p m. 501. From Bedford, or Palestine, by Orleans, Paoli, Mt. Sterling, Frcdomn, or Crawford c h. Little York, or Philadelphia, to Flizabethtown, once a week. Leave Bedford every Monday at Gam and arrive at Frcdrmia on Tuesday noon. Leave Fredoni.!, or Crawford ch every Tuesday at 'J p m and arrive at Bedford oil Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Frcdonia every Tuesday at 2pm and arrive at Fli.abethtown on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Flizabethtown everv Mondav at G

arrive at Frcdonia en Tuesday by

47G. From Vevay, by Edenbcro', Versailles, and Napoleon, to Brookville, 54 miles.

Leave Vevay every Wednesday at 0 a m, and arrive at Brookville on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Brookville every Thursday at noon, and arrive at Vevay on Friday by G p m. 477. From Lawrenceburgh, by Georgetown, Harrison, New Trenton, BrcokviUe ; thence by Big Cedar, Sol. Allen's, Cambridge, and Vaughan's, to Lawrenceburgh, dice a week, equal to 31 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Brookville by 3 p m. Leave Brookville every Tuesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Lawrenceburgh by 4 p ni. 478. From Madison, by Millersburgh, to Versailles, 2 J miles. Leave Madison every Friday at G a m, and arrive at Versailles by 2 p m. Leave Versailles every Saturday at G a m, and arrive at Madison by 2 p m. 479. From Brownstown, by Lecsville, Palestine, or Bedford, Blootnington, Spencer, Greencastle, and Bowling (Irecn, to TeneHaute, or Clinton, once a week, 134 miles. Leave Brownstown every Thursday at 1 p m, & arrive at Clinton on Sunday by G p m. Leave Clinton every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Brownstown on Thursday by 11 a m. 4S0. From Bedford, Ky.by Milton, Madison, Vernon, and Geneva, to Columbus, 58 miles. Leave Bedford every Wednesday at G a m, and arrive at Columbus on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Columbus every Sunday at 2 p m, and arrive at Bedford on Monday by Gp m. 481. From Louisville, by Shipping Port, iNew Albanv, Corydon, Leavenworth, Fliz- ' abcth, Fredonia, "Mill Port, Rome, Troy, Rockport, Fllicottsvillc, and Boonvilk, to Fvansville, once a week. Leave Louisville every Tuesday at 6 a m, arrive at Corrydon same day by 4 p m, and arrive at Fvansville on Thursday by 6 pm. Leave Fvansville every Friday at Gam, and arrive at Louisville the nest Sunday by 4 pm. 482. From Fvansville to Mount Vernon, once a week, 22 miles. Leave Fvansville every Friday at 6 a tt, & arrive at Mount Vernon same day by noon. Leaxe Mount Vernon every Friday at 2 p m, and arrive at Fvansville same day by 8 p m. , .183- From Corydon, by Laconia aul Bran.denburgh, to Little York, once a week, 26 miles. Leave Con don every Wednesday at G a m, and arrive at Little York same day by 2p m. Leave Little York every Thursday at 10 a m, and arrive at Corydon by 6 p m. 4vS4. From Corydon, by M'Clelhm's X Roads, Greenville, Salem, Yalonia, Brownstown, Fishlcs Mills, Columbus, Fdetiburgh 6c Franklin, to Indianapolis, once a week. Leave Corydon every Wednesday at Gam, arrive at Columbus on Thursday noon, and arrive at Indianapolis cn Friday by 6 p m. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at G a m, arrive at Columbus on Sunday noon, and arrive at Corydon on Monday by 6 p m. 485, From Indianapolis, by Port Royal, Martinsville, Spencer, Bloom'ington, Slink-

dav

it G a

tr

ill and arrive at Crawfordville same

8 p m. Leave CrawfrdA ille c cry Friday at G a in and arrive at Indianapolis S'y " p in. 493". From Indianapolis, by Rushxille, Hanover, Somersett, Duck Creek Crossings, to Brookville, 7 a miles, twice a week. Leave Iminnapulis every Saturday and Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at I'rookville on SiM.ivlay and Wednesday by 7 p m. Leave Ihoekviiio.every Thursday and Saturday at G a m and arrive, at Indianapolis on Friday and Sunday by (" p m. 494. From Brookville. by Cnnerly's store, Marvin, and Columbus, to iii omir.gton,onc.e a week, 105 miles. Leave Brookville every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at I'lvfomington the ne:t day by G p m. Leave Bloomington every Friday at G a m and arrive at Brookville the next day Saturday, by 6 p m. 493. From Louisville, by "New Albany, Greenville, Frcdcricksburgh, Paoli, Sinking Creek, Mount Pleasant, Ilmdostan c Washington, to Vincennes, twice a week, 12G miles, in stages, l'reposals will also be received for carrying three males: each week. Leave Louisville every Monday, VVednes'-' day and Friday at G a m and arrive at Vincennes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 6 ) in. Leave Vincennes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at G a m and arrive at Louis

ville on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by

o p m. 496. From Vincennes, by Princeton, and Saundersvillc to Fvansville, once a w eek, in stages. Leave Vincennes every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Fvansville same day by 6 p in. Leave Fvansx ille every Friday at G a m and arrive at Vincennes by S p ni." 497. From Princeton", by Columbia, to McConnell, 14 miles, once week. Leave Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at McConnell same day' by 10 a m. Leave there at noon and return to Princeton by 4. 49S. From Princeton, by Owingille, Cinthiana, Harmony, Springfield, and Mount Vernon, to Mount Zion, (Mice a week. Leave Princeton every Thursday at noon and arrive at Mount ion on Friday by 6 p in. Leave Mount ion every Momlav at 6 a m and arrive at Princeton on Tuesday by 10 a m. 199. From Vincennes, by Brtrceville, Carlisle, York, Honey Creek, Prairie Creek, Tcrre-Haute, Markle's Mills, l)ickons Mills. Rosevillc, Hrockville, Park c. h. Montezuma, New port, Eugene, and Fountainc c h to Craw fordville, once a week, 13.5 miles. A mail is also to be carried from Newport to Danville, Illinois, once a week. Leave Vincennei every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Crawfordv ille on Thursday by 8 j) m. Leave Crawfordville every Saturday at 6 a ni and arrive at Vincennes on Monday by 6 p m. 500. From Terrc-Haute, by Montezuma, Covington, Attica and Lafayette, to Mississinsa, once in two weeks. Leave Terre-IIaute every other Thursday

a m and

noon. aOJ. From Jefferson ville, by Salem, Bono, Palestine, Hind;:-tan, and IJloomingtou, to Martinsville, once a week, I'M) milo.s. Leave Jetu rse'uille e; cry Tuesday at 2 p m and arrive at Martlnsullc on Thursday by ) m'. Leave Martinsville every Sunday at 6 a rn and arrive at JcfTci oonviilc on Tuesday by 10 a m. 506. From Evansiile to Henderson, Ky. once a week. Leave Fvansville every Saturday at 4 p m and arrive at Henderson by 7 p ni. Leave Henderson ev ery Saturday at 1 pm and arrive at Fvansville by 3p in.' 5j7. From Lawrei'.ccburgh, by White Water, Georgetown, New Trenton,' Brookeviile, Connersville, ( -entreville, Jucksonburgh, SaiitU's, Winchester, ic Chlueworth's to (ireenvjlle, O. once a week, 1 25 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Tuesday at G a m and arrive at Green ville'on Thursday by 6 p in Leave Greenville every Friday at 6 a m 2c arrne at Lawrenceburgh on Monday by noon.

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T.

oaus, anI Uick. s .Mills, to (.JX-

rom Lawr'inceburdi, bv Ilardin-

luirgli, J-;ii. dK'thtowu, Clark's store, Newll iven. Smith's Mills, Jenkins, in Morgan,

iiaguel s p- Ke

lord, once a week, 31 miles.

Leave Lawrenceburgh every Thursdav at 6 a m ec arrive at Oxford same dy by 4 p m. Leave there every Friday at G a m'and return to Lawrenceburgh same day by 5 p m. o09 From Vernon U Napoiecai, once in tw'r weeks, 30 miles. Teave ernan every rtlier 'n-.-M-.-Viv r,f

j . . - v. V J

bv 6

Friday

a m and arrive at Napoleon on

p m. Leave Napoleon cery other Wednesday at 6 a ni and arrive at Vernon bv 4 p m. 510. From Hamilton, O. by Rrsvillc, Dick's Mills, Millvillc, Reilv, 1'iul rntiiropv, Harrison, Brookville, Connersville, Fairf.eld, Donh-psville, Brownsville, and Liberty, to Hichmond, 7H miley Leave Hamilton everv Wednesday at G

a m and arrive at Richmond ou Thursdav ! 4 p in.

Leave Richmond every Friday at Gam

a;neat iiumutou on Saturday bv 6 m. .V ILLIXOIS. ' .5IT. From Vincennes, by Lawrenrcville, Maysville, Carlisle, Wasldngtou, raid Lebanon, t( St. Louis, twice a week, in stuires. Proposals will also be received to earrv this mail thrice a week. Leave Vincennes every Mor-dav, Wednesday and Friday, at 6 a ni" arrive at Mavsvillc sam- day by 8 p m arrive at St. Louis on ednesday, Friday, and Sunday, by 6 p m. Leave St. Louis every Tucsdav, Thursday aiul Saturday, at 6 am and arrive at Vincennes on Thursday, Saturdav , and Tuesday, by G p ni. 519. Fron Vincennes, by Centreville. Wabash c h Palmyra, Mount Carmel, Albion, Wanboro Bonn Pas, Carmi, and New Haven, to Shawncetowrr, 110 miles, once a w eek. Leave Vincennes every Friday at 6 a m c arrive at New Ilaz en on" Saturday by 6 p m, and arrive at Shawneetown on' Sunday by 11a m. Leare Shawneetown, every Sunday at 3 p in, arrive at New Haven same day bv 7 p m, and arrives at Vincennes on Tuesday by 7 p in. .VOTES. 1. The Post-Master General may expedite the mails, and alter the times for arrival and departure, at any time during the continuance of the contract, he paying an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. '2. Seven minutes shall "be allowed for opening & closing the mail, at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3. For every fifteen minutes dclav, in arriving after the time prescribed in any con

tract, the contractor shall forfeit ten dollarand, if the delay continue until the departure of any pending mail, whereby a trip is lost, a forfeiture of 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 by unavoidable accident ; in which case the amount of pay for a trip w ill be forfeited. These forfeitures, it "will be observed, are unconditional, except for the failure of a trip, by unavoidable accident, the penalty may be reduced to the pay for one trip. That on no condition is this sum, or

the other penalties stated, to be remitted; 4. Personslmaking proposals arc required r to state their prices by the year. Those who contract shall receive their pav quarterly in he months of May, August, November, and February, one month after the expiration of each quarter. o. No other than a free white person shall be employed to carry the mail. 6. Where the proposer intends to cenvev the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals ; and the stage must be ot sufficient size, unless otherwise expressed, to accommodate seven passengers. i ' 7. Fvery proposer may cfTer in his bid to make any improvement in the transportation ot the mail, from the terms invited, either a to the mode of transporting it, thc VjJCCll quired, or the frequency of the trins rer

weck-which shall receive due consideration 1 ii'j nmvuer ot post .routs shall be stated in cery bid, and thc proposal must be sealcc and directed to the G ';eral Post Office arc! endorsed Proposals.- Stria attention mus attention must be given to the endorsement as it is not intended to break the seal of am'proposal until the time for receiving bidi shall have expired. a. The Post Master General rceres to himself the right of declaring anvcontrac at an end, whenever one failure happ'-i, which amounts to thc loss of a trip y. The distances stated are such as have been communicated to this office, and some of them maybe incorrect: on this subject the contractor must inform himselfthe Ip r' -nient will not be answerable for any miVfTke 10. In every case where thc mail is transported in stages, and the present contractor shall be underbid, and the tmderbidder MiaU not have such strge property as may be- irccssary tor the performance of the rontrr c he thail be-required to purchase from the present contractor, at a reasonable valuation, the whole, or any part of the stage propertr mcluding hcrses, that may be suitable for "-e service, & make : payments therefor, by reasonable instalments, as his yav becomes dj" or as the parties may ;'Tce. These terms will" be made a condition in the acceptance of any bid under the bid of represent contractor ; and should thc undcrl-d-der fad to comply with them, his bid vi'f h ottered to thepresent contractor ; but, should he decline making the contract a" tha v-.tr. thc proposal of the underbidder will be accepted unconditionally. It is distinctly understood that thc m:' -y"U continue to be carried in stages on erervrc"' where the mail is now i0 carried, and ci rruy others. " 11. No bid shall be withdrawn after V e time iorreceivin- bids shall ha-e e-M- d and should any person refuse to take th contract at his bid, he shall be held responsible to the Department, for the dhTercncc between Ins bid and that at whirl, tu

smnl be made. Decisions on bids wilt br made known on the 19th of December Thassignment of any contract without the consent of the Post Master General, shall fcrfc i it and m all cases where rrmliratimi ; ,.!ri" ,

to the Department tn c ,,rt;,. . r.J' '

terms must be hilly stated.

amuui a contractor or Ids agent en-e in " the transmission of commercial information ,)V express on his route, more rapidly tVr thc mad, he shall forfeit the contract. 12. Ii a route should be discontinued by Congrcss or .become useless, in whole or ia pnrt, in the oj,micn rf thc Post Master General, he may limit or dispense with the ser- ? 1CC ot llli contractor, on making him an allowance of one month's extra pay. 13. Contracts for routes in Kentucky, Indiana, Ilhnois, Missouri and Arkansas, are to be m ojieration on the first day cf Januarv nc:a, and continue two vcars ; ail the cthc"contracts will begin at the same time and continue four years. 14. Post-Masters who receive an advertisement should give every person who applies, an opportunity to read it ' JOHN M'LFAN, lnt Master General. POST OI MC i: DKPAIl TM E X T, 7 23 -td June 18th, 1H27. 3

PROTECTION.

1 1. '

SAMUEL HILL,

jiger.t for the ppotectios fire if niSE 1HSURASCE COIPAST cf HartJ'ordy Connecticut. IS prepared to insure on Steam, Keel, and Flat Boats, and Cargoes. Also, on Stores, Houses, Mills, &c. and their contents, at the lowest rates of premium. Satisfactory evidence of the liberality of the Protection Insurance Company in adjusting losses, and promptness in paying the same, can be had by applying as abovc. 12-Gm Vincennes, April 1827. Rags! Rags! Rags! CJS2I or WO RK will be given for any quantity of clean Lmnen or Cotton rag at the wesntehk sun office.