Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 31, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 September 1827 — Page 4

Poetical.

THE DYING CHRISTIAN. The last production of Robert s. coffIn, The Boston Bard. How peaceful is the closing scene, When virtue yields its breath ; How sweetly beams the smile serene, Upon the cheek of death ! i The christian hope no fears can blight, No pain his peace destroy, He views beyond the realms of light, Of pure and boundless joy. Oh ! who can gaze, with heedless sigh, On scenes so fair as this ; Who but exclaims, thus let me die, And be my end like his." PROPOSALS For carrying Mails of the United States on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post Office until the llth of October next, inclusive. IX IXDI.iXJ. 471. From Cincinnati, by Cheriott, Cleves, Elizabethtown, Hardinsburgh, Lawrenceburgh, Aurora, Murraysville, Hanover, Harttord, Rising bun, Wluercus urove, evay, Madison, iSmockville, Lexington, Washington, Charleston, Utica, and JeiFersunvillc, to Louisville, twice a week, 128 miles. Leave Cincinnati every Tuesday & Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Louisville on Friday and Saturday by 6 p m. Leave Louisville every Saturday and Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at Cincinnati on Monday and Wednesday by 6 p m. 472. From Charleston, by New Washington, to Bethlehem, once a week, 30 miles. Leave Charleston every Monday at 6am and arrive at Bethlehem by 4 p m. Leave Bethlehem every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Charleston by 6 p m. 473. From Vernon, by Paris, Lexington, and Vicna, to Salem, once a week, 48 miles. Leave Vernon every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Salem same day by 7 p m. Leave Salem every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Vernon same day by 8 p m. 474. From Vernon, by (ireensburg, and Uushville, to New Castle, once a week, 82 miles. Leave Vernon every Friday at 6amfc arrive at New Castle next day by G p m. Leave New Castle every Monday at 0 a m and arrive at Vernon the next day by ( p m. 475. From Lawrenceburgh to Petersburgh, Ken. 4 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every l hursday at 4 p m, and arrive at Petersburgh by 5 p m. Leave Petersburgh at 6 p m, and arrive at Lawrenceburgh by 7 p m. 476. From Vevav, bv Edenboro', Versailles, and Napoleon, to Brook ille, 54 miles. Leave Vevav every Wednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Brookville on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Brookville every Thursday at noon, and arrive at Vcvay on Friday by 6 p m. 477. From Lawrenceburgh, by Georgetown, Harrison, New Trenton, Brookville ; thence by Big Cedar, Sol. Allen's, Cambridge, and Vaughan's, to Lawrenceburgh, once a week, equal to 31 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Monday at Gam, and arrive at Brookville by 3 p m. Leave Brookville every Tuesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Lawrenceburgh by 4 p m. 478. From Madison, by Millersburgh, to Versailles, 25 miles. Leave Madison every Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Versailles by 2 p m. Leave Versailles every Saturday at 6 a ni, and arrive at Madison by 2 p m. 479. From Brownstown, by Leesvillc, Palestine, or Bedford, Bloomington, Spencer, Greeucastle, and Bowling Green, to TcrreHaute, or Clinton, once a week. 134 miles. Leave Brownstown every Thursday at 1 p m, 2c arrive at Clinton on Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Clinton every Monday r 6 a m, and arrive at Brownstown on Thursday by 11 a m. 480. From Bedford, Ry. by Milton, Madison, Vernon, and Geneva, to Columbus, 3S miles. Leave Bedford every Wednesday at 6 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 op m. 481. From Louisville, by Shipping Putt, New Albany, Corydon, Leavenworth, Klizahcth, Fredonia, Mill Port, Home, Troy, Hockport, Ellicotts ville, and Boon v ille, tv Evansville, once a week. Leave Louisville every Tr.esi -y at (; a m, arrive at Corrydon samedax b 4 p m, and arrive at Evansil!e on Thursday by ; p m. Leave Kvansville every Fvui. v it (3 am, and arrive at Louisville the next Sunday by 4 p m. 482. From Evansville to Mount Yeinon, once a week, 20 miles. Leave Kvansvilic every Friday at 6 a m, St arrive at Mount Vernon same day by noon. Leave Mount Vernon every Friday at 2 p rn, and arrive at Evansville same day by 8 p m. 4S3. From Corydon, by Laconia and Brandenburgh, to Little York, once a week, 25 miles. Leave Corydon every Wednesday at 6 a ni, and arrive at Little York same day by 2 p m. Lcae Little York every 'I hursday at 10 a m, and arrive at Corydon by 5 p m. 44. From Corydon, by M'Clellan's X Roads, Greenville, Salem, Valonia, Brownstown, Fishles Mills, Colambus, Edctihurgh vk Franklin, to Indianapolis, once a week. Leave Corydon every Wednesday at 6 am, arrive at Coiumbus oil Thursday noon, and arrive at Indianapolis on Friday by 6 p in.

Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at 6 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, Bloomington, Slinkard's Mills, Washington and Petersburgh, to Princeton, 133 miles, once a week.

Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Princeton on Monday by t pm. Leave Princeton every ednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Friday by Tp m. 486. From Ilockpcrt, by Gentry's Store and Portersville, to Washington, once a week. Leave Hockport every Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Washington on Sunday by 6 a. m. Leave Washington every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Uockport on Friday by 6 p m. 487. From Indianapolis, by Noblesvilie, Madison c h &-.ndersontown,to Winchester, once a week. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at f a m, and arrive at Winchester on Sunday : 6 p m. Leave Winchester every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Tuesday by 6 p m. 4SS. From Winchester to Fort Wayne, once in two weeks. Leave Winchester every other Monday at 5 a m, and arrive at Fort Wayne on Tuesday by 7 pm. . ... Leave Fort ayne every other Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Winchester on Sunday bv 6 p m. " 489. From Noblesvilie, to Fort Wayne, cnCe in two weeks. Leave Noblesvillc every other Sunday at 6 a ni, and arrive at Fort Wayne on Tuesday by 6 a m. Leave Fort Wavne every other Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Noblesvillc on Saturday by 7 p m. 490. From Indianapolis, by Marion, Shelby ville, Clrecnsburgh, Napoleon, Versailles, and Vaughan's, to Lawrenceburgh, once a week 90 miles. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Lawrenceburgh on Monday by 10 am. " Leave Lawrenceburgh every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Indianapolis on Wcdncsby 6 p m. ' 491. From Indianapolis, by Green Castle, to Uockville, once a w;ck, 70 miles. Leave Indianapolis ev; iv Saturday at 6 a m arrive at Hockville o:i Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Hockville every Monday at 6 p m and arrive at Indian. '.polis the next day by f p m. 492. From Iudiauab"V-, by l)anville, to Crawfordx ille, 4J inih s, ....;vv a v.'eek. Leave Indianap'Vtir, very limrsday at a m andarrie at CrAvwrd M". same day by 8 p m. Leave Craw' iiie '. cry Fricivyat ( a m and arrh e at Indianapolis by 7 p i. 493. Fro.u India:; .qv.'hs by Kaslui'le, Ilano.er, S.miersett, luck Ore. !i C ns, to Brookvilic, 75 mitt's, tu ice week. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday and Tuesday at 6 a ni and arri e at Vok die on Sunday and Wednesday by 7 p "a. Lea e Brookville every Thursday and Saturday at ( a m and :rrie at lmhauapv.iO on Friday and ;vnday oy 6 p in. -bM. Froin Br v.-k ille, by Oon'vr'y'--store, Mar in, a:--l c 'ohimbus tw ii-no ningjon, once a eek, :.. mites. Leav. Br. ok wile cc:y Thursday at 6am and arrive at HI 'joiniugton the M' xt day by 6 p m. Leave Hlocniingteii ev ery Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Brookvilic the next day Saturday, by 6 p in. 49J. From Louisville, by New Alba-.y, Greenville, Frcdericksburgb, Paoli, Sinking Creek, Mount Pleasant, Hmdostan 5: Washington, to Vincennes, twice a week, 126 miles, in stages. Proposals will also be received for carrying three males each wt.ck. Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and Friday it 6 a m and arrive at Yin cennes on Tuesday, Thursday and Satin da by 6 p m. Leave Vincennes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Louisville on Tuesday, Thursday and Satin dav bv 6 pm. 496. From Vincennes, by Princeton, and Saundersville to Evaasviile, once a week, in stages. Leave Vincennes every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Kvansville same day bv 6 p m. Leave Evansv ille every Friday at (j a in and arrive at Yincennes by 8 p ni." 49T. From Princeton by Columbia, to McConnell, 14 miles, once a week. Leave Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at McConnell same viae by 10 a m. Leave there at noon and return to Princeton by 4. 498. From Princeton, by ()vingsille, Cinthiana, Harmony, Springfield, andAluunt Vernon, to Mount 'ion, once a week. Leave Princeton every Thursday at noon and an n e at Mount 'ion on Friday iv t p m. Leave Mount Ziou every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Princeton on Tuesday by 10 a m. 499. From Vincennes, by Bruce ville, Cai hsie, York, Honey Creek, Prairie Creek! Teire-IIaute, Markle's Mills, I)i kson's Mills, Ho.eville, Krockville, Park e h. Montezuma, Newport, Lngene, and Fotmtaiucc h to t:rautordville, once a week, 135 miles. A mail is also to be carried from New port to Danville, Illinois, once a week. Leave Vincennes every Tuesday at 6am and arrive at Crawtordvillc on Thursday bv 8 p m. Leave Crawfordville every Satimkv at 6 a m and arrive at Vincennes- on Monday bv j 6 p tn.

500. From Tcrre-Hante, by Montezuma, Covington, Attica and Lafayette, to Mississinsa, once in two weeks. Leave Terre-Haute every other Thursday at 6am and arrrive at Mississinsa the next Saturday by 6 pm. Leave Mississui53 every other Sunday at 6 a ni arid return to Terre-Haute on Tuesday by 6 p m. 501. From Terre-Haute, by Paris, Lmbarras river. East Fork of KasJi askia. West Fork of Kaskaskia, North Fori: of Sangamo, to Sangamo c h, Illinois, once in two weeks, 133 miles.

Leave Terre-Haute every Thursday at 6 a ni and arrive at Sangamo the next Sunday noon. Leave there every other Sunday at 2 p m and arrive at Terre-Haute on Wednesday by 6 p m. 502. From Paoli, by . Dubois c h. Porterheld and Columbia, to Princeton, 77 miles, once a week. Leave I'aoli every Tuesday at 6am and arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by 6, p in. Leave Princen every Thursday at 6 a in and arrive at Paoli on Friday by op m. 50 . From Fountaine c h. by Tippacanoc C h, l)Hr Creek, FJk River, and Mississiusa, to Fort Wr.yne.oucc in two weeks, 150 miles. Leave Fountaine c h ev ery other Friday at 6 a m and arrive, at Fort Wayne the next Monday by 6 p in. Leave Fort Wane every other Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Fo-jntaine c h tlie next Friday by 6 p m. 504. From Bedford, or Palestine, by Orleans, Pao'i, Mt. Sterling, Fredonia, or Crawford c h, Little York, v. Philadelphia, to E-liabethto-.vn, ence a week. Leave Bedford every Mondav at 6am and arrive at Fredonia on Tuesday r.oon. Leave Fredonia, or Crawford ch every 'Fuesday at 2 p m and arriv e at Bedford on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Fredonia e cry Tuesday at 2pm and arrive lit Elizabethtown on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Elizabethtown every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Fredonia on' Tuesday by noon. 505. From JetFersonville, by Salem, Bono, Palestine, Iliudostan, and Bloomington, to Martinsville, once a week, 100 miles. Leave Jeilersonv ille every 'Fuesday at 2 p ni and arrive at Martinsville on Thursday by 6 pm. Leave Martiusv'dlc ev ery Sunday at 6 a m and an iv e at Jedersonv ilbj on 'Fuesday by 10 a m 5'0'j. From F.vansv'dle to Henderson, Ey. (.nee a week. Leave Evanscille even' Saturday at p m and arriv e at Henderson by 7 p m. Leae Henderson ev ery Saturday at 1 pm and arrive at Kvansville by Sp m. .'xj7. From Lawrenceburgh, by White Water, Georgetown, New 'Frento.n, Brookeville, Ctmnersville, Centreville, Jackson:v.irg!i, S nitli's, Winchester, cv Cliineworth's to Gpaan ille, C). once a week, 1 25 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every 'Fuesday at o a m and arrive at Greenville on Thursday jv o m m Leave Greenville every Friday at 6 a m Cv .ri ie ;t Law rencebur-eb on Mondav lv no- u. 5o From I.awrcnci -burgh, by Hardinburgh, Flia!)i.thtnvn, Clar'v's sterr, NewHaven, Snrrth's Mills, Jinkuis, "u - Morgan, Re r-del's A Koa-ls, and Dick's Ai ds, to Oxford, once a week, .4 miles. Leue L ih v ncei)nia;h every 'Fiiursde." at 6 a m Cv arrive, ut Oxford same d iv by 4 p ni. Leave there every Friday ;it o a in and return to Lawrenceburgh same day by 5 p m. 50L From "crnon to Napoleon, oiice in two weeks, .30 mites. Leave Vernon every other Thumlay at 6 a ni and arrive at Napoleon on Friday by 6 p m. Leave Naj?oleon every other W'tdnesday at 6 a m and arrive at Vernon by 4 p in. 510. From Hamilton, (). by llossvillc, Dick's ?vli!l, Millviile, Heilv, Pail inthropy, Harrison, Htookv ille, Connersv ille, Fairlield, Donlopsville, Brownsville, and Liberty, .to Richmond, 7H nailer Leave Hamilton ?vcry Wednesday at 6 a m and arriv e at Richmond on Thursday bv 4 j) m. Leave Richmond every Friday at Sam'Sc arrive at Hamilton on Saturday bv 6 p m. IX ILLIXOIS. ' 517. From Vincennes, by Lawrcnccvillc, Maysville, Carlisle, Washington, and Lebanon, to St. Louis, twice a week, in stages. Pr pos d will also be received to carry this mail thrice a week. Leave Vincennes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 6 a ni arrive at Maysville same day by 8 p in arrive at St. Louis on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, by 6p m. Leav e St. Louis ev ery Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 am and arrive at Yin1cenncss on I'hursday, Saturday, and Tuesday, by 6 pm. 519. Fron Vincennes, by Centreville, Wab;sh c h Palmyra, Mount Carmcl, Albion, Wanboro', Bonn Pass, Carmi, and New Haven, to Shawneetown, 1 10 miles, once a w eek. Leave Vincennes every Friday at fi a m & arrive at New Haren on Saturday by 6 p m, and arrii-e at Shawneetown on' Sunday by 11a m. t - Leax-e Shawneetown, every SundavlatiJ p m, arrir-e at New Haven same day by 7 p in, and arrives at Vincennes on Tuesday by 7 p ni. XOTES. 1. The Post-Master General may expedite the muds, 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. Scz-cn minutes shall "be allowed for op

ening 2c closing the mail, at all cfEce3 where no particular time is specified. 3. For ei'ery fifteen minutes delay, in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit ten dollars ; and, 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 will 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. Personsmaking proposals are required to state their prices by the year. Those who contract shall receive their pay quarterly in the months of May, August, November, and February, one month after the expiration of each quarter. 5. No other than a free w hite person shall be employed to carry the mail. 0. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals ; and the stage must be of sufficient size, unless otherwise expressed, to accommodate seven passengers. 7. livery proposer may offer in Ids bid to make any inmrov ement in the transnortation

of the mail, from the terms invited, either as to the mode of transporting it, the speed required, or the frequency of the trips per week which shall receive due consideration The number of post routs shall be stated in every bid, and the proposal must be sealed and directed to the General Post Office, and endorsed "Proposals." Strict attention must attention must be given to the endorsement, as it is not intended to break the seal of any proposal until the time for receiving bidsshall hare expired. H. The Post 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. 9. 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 himself the Department will not be answerable for any mistake. 10. In every case where the mail is transported in stages, and the present contractor shall be underbid, and the undcrbidder shall not have such stage property as may be necessary for the performance of the contract, he shall be required to purchase from the present contractor, at a reasonable valuation, the whole, or any part of the stage property, inrluding horses, that maybe suitable for the service, ec make payments therefor, by reasonable instalmentsas his pay becomes due, or as the parties may agree. . These terms will be made a condition in the acceptance of any bid under the bid of thepresent contractor : and should the underbill. j tier fail to comply with them, his bid will be offered to the present contractor ; but, should he decline making the contract at that rate, i the proposal of the undcrbidder will be ac- ! cepted unconditionally. It is distinctly understood that the mail will continue to be carried in stages on cver;rc:tc where tlie mail is now so curried, and cn many others. 11. No bid shall be withdrawn after the time for receiving bidsshall have expired, and should any person refuse to take the contract at his bid, he shall be held responsible to the Department, for the difference between his bid and that at which the contract shall be made. Decisions on bids will be made known on the 19th of December. The assignment of any contract without the consent of the Post Master General, shall forfeit, it and in all cases where application is made to the Department to sanction a transfer the terms must be fully stated. Should a contractor or his agent engage in the transmission cf commercial information by express on his route, more rapidly than the mail, he shall forfeit the contract. 12. If a route should be discontinued byCongress, or become useless, in whole or in part, in the opinion of the Post Master General, he may limit or dispense with the service of the contractor, on making him an allowance of one month's extra pay. 13. Contracts for routes in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, are to be in operation on the first day of January next, and continue two years ; all the other contracts w ill begin at the same time, and continue four years. 14. Post-Masters- who receive an advertisement should give even-person who applies, an opportunity to rea'd it. JOHN M'LEAN, Post Master General. POST OI I ICK I1K.IWRT.MENT, ? 28-td June n;th, 1827. 3 ENTERTAINMENT. fir? ?frihpr line i 1 ( Vtimpd hi fnrmnr : . l

jlLHii house sometime ago occupied by Mr. Frs. Cunningham, as a TAVEHX on Market street, in Vincennes. He has built a new, large, and commodious stable ; and has put the buildings in complete repair. His stable will be constantly supplied with Oats, Corn, Fodder, and Timothy Hay and attended by a good Ostler. His house shall at all time befu rnished with such things for the comfort of Travellers, 5c others, as the country can afford. He hop.es by hit attention to business, to vierit ard receive a share of public patronage. II. JOHNSON. January 8, 1827. 51-tf -