Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 32, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 September 1827 — Page 4

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PROPOSALS For carrying Mails of the United States on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post Office until the Hth of October next, inclusive. IN INDIANA. 47 1. From Cincinnati, by Cheriott, Cleves, Elizabethtown, Hardinsburgh, Lawrenceburgh, Aurora, Murraysville, Hanover, Hartford, Rising Sun, Quercus Grove, Vevay, Madison, Smockville, Lexington, Washington, Charleston, Utica, and Jefifersonville, to Louisville, twice a week, 128 miles. Leave Cincinnati every Tuesday 6c Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Louisville en Friday and Saturday by 6 pm. Leave Louisville every Saturday nd Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at Cincinnati on Monday and Wednesday by 6 pm. 472. From Charleston, by New Washington, to Bethlehem, once a week, 30 miles. Leave Charleston every Monday at 6 a rri and arrive at Bethlehem by 4 pm. Leave Bethlehem every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Charleston by 6 p rn.

473. Frofi Vernon, by Paris, Lexington, and Viena, 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 Greensburg. and Rushville, to New Castle, GiKe a week, 82 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 6 pm. 475. From Lawrenceburgh to Petersburgh, Ken. 4 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Thursday at 4 p m, and arrive 3t Petersburgh by 5 p m. Leave Petersburgh at 6 p m, and arrive at Lawrenceburgh by 7 p m. 476. From Vevay, by Edenbcro', Ver sailles, and Napoleon, to Brookville, 54 miles. , Leave Vevay 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 Vevay 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 L vwrenceburgh, once 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 m. 478. From Madison, by Millersburgh, to Versailles, 25 miles. Leave Madison every Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Versailles by 2 pm. Leave Versailles every Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Madison by 2 p m. ("479. From Brownstown, by Leesville, Palestine, or Bedford, Bloomiagton, Spencer, Greencastle, and Bowling Green, to Terrell autc, or Clinton, once a week, 134 miles. Leave Brownstown every Thursday at 1 p m, 6c arrive at Clinton on Snnday by 6 pm. Leave Clinton every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Brownstown on Thursday by 11 a m. 480. From Bedford, Ky. by Milton, Madison, Vernon, and Geneva, to Columbus, 58 miles. Leave Bedford every Wednesday at 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 6) ni. 4S1. From Louisville, by Shipping Port, New Albany-, Corydon, Leavenworth, Elizabeth, Fredonia, 'Mill Port, Rome, Troy, Rockport, Ellicottsville, and Boonvillc, to Evansville, once a week. Leave Louisville every Tuesday at 6 a rn", arrive .at Corrydon same day Ijy 4 p m, and arrive at Evansvillc on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Evansville every Friday at 6 am, and arrive at Louisville the next Sunday by 4 p m. 482. From Evansvillc to Mount Vernon, once a week, 22 miles. Leave Evansville every Friday at 6 a m, 6c arrive at Mount Vernon same day by noon. Leave Mount Vernon every Friday at 2 p m, and arrive at Evansville same day by 8 p m. 483. From Corydon, by Laconia and Brandenburgh, to Little York, once a week, 26 miles. Leave Corydon every Wednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Little York same day by 2 p m. Leave Little York every T? ursday at 10 a m, and arrive at Corydon by 6 p m. 4S4. From Corydon, by M"Clcll ms X Roads, Greenville, Salem, Valonla, HiWA'nstown, Fishles Mills, CoUimbus, Edenbiu gh 6c Franklin, to Indianapolis, once a week. f Leave Corydon every Wednesday at 6 am, arrive at Columbus on Thursday noon, and arrive at Indianapolis on Friday by 6 p m. 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 lVri Royal, Martinsville, Spencer, Bloomington, Slinkard'v 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 7 p m. Leave Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Friday by ' 7p m. 4S6. From Rockpcrt.by Gentry's Store and ' Porters ville, to Washington, once a week. Leave Rockport 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 Rockpcvi on Friday bv 6 p m. ' "

48t. from Indianapolis, by Noblesville, 1 Madison c h ScjAndersontown, to Winchester once a week. Leave Indianapolis every Saturday kt 6 a m, and arrive at Winchester on Sunday by 6 pm. Leave Winchester every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Indianapolis on Tuesday by 6 p m. 488. From Winchester to Fort Wayne, once in two weeks. Leave Winchester every other Monday at 6 am, and arrive at Fort Wayne on Tuesday by 7 p m. Leave Fort Wayne every other Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Winchester on Sunday by 6 p m. 489. From Noblesville, to Fort Wayne, once in two weeks. Leave Noblesville every other Sunday at 6 a m, and arrive at Fort Wayne on Tuesday bv 6 am. Leave Fort Wayne every other Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Noblesville on Saturday by 7pm.. 490. From Indianapolis, bv Marion,

Slitibyville, Greensburg!:, Napoleon, Versailles, and Vaughan's, to Lawrenceburgh, once a week 90 miles. Leave Indianapolis everv Saturday at 6 a m arid arrive at Lawrenceburgh on Monday bv 10 am. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Indianapolis on Wcdnesby .6 p rn. 491. From Indianapolis, by Green Castle, to Kockville, once a week, 70 miles Leave Indianapolis every Saturday at 6 a m 6c arrive at Rockville on Sunday by 6 p m. .Leave Kockville everv Monday at 6 p m and arrive at Indianapolis the next day by 6 p m. 492. From Indianapolis, by Danville, to Crawfordville, 42 miles, once a week. 1 Leave Indianapolis every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Crawfordvule same 8 p m. day by Leave Crawford ville every Friday at 6 a rn and arrive at Indianapolis by 7 p in. 493. Frc'm Indianapolis, by Uus'Tvide, Hanover, Somersett, Duck Creek Crossings, to Brookville, 75 miles, twice a week. Leave Indianapolis' every Saturday and Tuesday at Cam and arrive at Brookville ou Sunday and Wednesday by 7 n in. Leave Brookville very Thursday and Saturday at 6 a m ;nd arrive at Indianapolis on Friday and Sunday by 6 p m. 494. From Brookville, by Conncrly's store, Marvin, and Columbus, to Bloomington, once ; week, 105 miles. v Leave Brookville every Thursday a5: S'a m and arrive at Bloomington the next day by , 6 p m. Leave Blocm'r.rt everv Tridtiv at 6 a m and arrive at Brcokviile the next clay Saturday, by 6 p m. 4.5. From Louisville, by New Albany, Green vvrle, Fi deriokburg'.i, Par.Vi, 'Vinhimr Creek, Mount Pleasant, Ilin;iostan cc W ington, to Yinccnaes, twice a v.cek, - i unines. ill Stri'T"S. it . posais ) n: l eccived lor carrvinsr three pndeseac.h ucc Leave Louisville even-' Mo'utVvv, We;b.csday and Friday at 6 a m and arrive at "incennes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 6 p m. Leave Vincennes every ?v-Ionday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a in and arrive at Louisville on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 6 pm. 406. From Yinccnr.es, by Princeton, and Saundersviile to Evansville, once a w eek,' in stages. Leave Yincenncs every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Evansvillc same day by 6 p m. Leave Evansville every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Yincenncs by o p m. 407. From Princeton, by Columbia, to McCoiiiiell, 14 miles, once a week. Leae Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at McConnell same dav by 10 ,t a m. Leave there at noon and return to Princeton by 4. 498. From Princeton, by Owingsvillc, Cinthi ma, Harmony, Springfield, and Mount Yernon, to Blount Zion, once a week. Leave Princeton every Thursday at noon and arrive at Mount Zion on Friday by 6 p m. Leave Mount Zion every Monday at 6 a m arid arrive at Princeton on Tuesday by 10 a m. 409. From Yincenne?, by Bruceville, Carlisle, York, Honey Creek, Prairie Creek, Terrc-Hautc, Markle's Mills, Dicks(n's Mills. Rosevillc, Urockville, Park c h. Montezuma, Newport, Eugene, and Fountaine c h to Crawtordville, once a week, 1:15 miles. A mail is also to be carried from Newpoit to Danville, Illinois, once a week. Leave Yincenncs every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive ?.t Crawfordville on Thursday by 5 j) m. Leave Crawfordville every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Yincenncs on Monday by 6 j) m. 500. From Terrc-Haute, by Montezuma, Covington, Attica and Lafayette, to Mississinsa, once in tw o weks. ? - V Leave Terre-ila ate every other Thursday at 6 a m aird arrrive at Mississinsa the next Saturday by 6 p m. Ijeave INlississinsa every other Sunday at 6 a m and return to Terre-Haute on Tuesday by 6 p m. 501. From Terre-Haute, by Paris, Embarrus river. East Fork of Kaskaskia, West Fork of Kaska-skia, North Fork of Sangamo, to Sangamo c h, Illinois, once in two weeks, 133 miles. Leave Terre-Haute even Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Sangamo the next Sunday nocn. Leave there every other Sunday at 2p m ! and arrive at Terrc-Haute cn Wednesday by j 6 p m.

502. From Paoll, by Dubois c h, Porter-1

field and Columbia, to Princeton, 77 miles, I once a week. I Leave Paoli every Tuesday at Gam and I arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by 6 p m. I Leave Princeton every 1 hursday at o a ni and arrive at Paoli on .Friday by 6 pm. 503. From Fountaine c h. by Tippacanoe c h. Deer Creek, Elk River, and Mississinsa, to Fort Wayne, once in two weeks, 150 miles, j Leave Fountaine c h every other r nday at I o a m ana arrive at rort Wayne tne next Monday bv 6 p m. Leave Fort Wayne every other Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Fountaine c h the next Friday by 6 p m. 504. From Bedford, or Palestine, by Orleans, Paoli, Mt. Sterling, Fredonia, or Crawford c h, Little York, or Philadelphia, to EnzaDetntown, once a week. Leave Bedford every Monday at 6 am and arrive at Fredonia on Tuesday noon. I Leave Fredonia, or Crawford ch every I Tuesday at 2 p m and arrive at Bedford on I ednesuav bv 6 p ni. I Leave Fredonia every Tuesday at 2 p m J and arrive at Elizabethtown on Wednesday by 6 p ni. Leave Elizabethtown ever? Monday at 6 a m iind arrive at Fredonia oil Tuesday by noon. 505. From JefTersonville, by Salem, Bono, Palestine, Hindustan, and Bloomington, to Martinsville, once a week, 100 mile. Leave Jeiiersomille every Tuesday at 2 p m and arrive at Martinsville on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Martinsville every Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at JclfeiOonviile ou Tuesday bv 10 a m. . 506. From Evansville to Henderson, Ky ence a w:tk. L.er.e Evansville everv Saturday at 4 p m and arrive at Henderson by 7 p in. Leave Henderson every Saturday at 1 p m and arrive at Evansvillc by 3 p m 507. From Lawrenceburgh, by Wh"ic arr, Georgetown, New 1 teuton, Brooke ille, Comiersville, Ccntreville, Jackson burgh. Smith's, Winchester, 5c Chine vorth's to Greenville, O. nce a wceit, 15 miles. Leave Lawrenceburgh every Tuesday at 6 a m and avrive at Grcenvil-eon Thursday by 6 p m Leave Greenville cvciy Friday at 6 a m 5c arrive at Lawrenceburgh on Monday by noon. 508. From Lawrcncebureh, bv Hardinbnrtrii, Elizabethtown. Clark's store. Vri't, lit"' Haven, Smith's Mills, Jenkins, in Morgan, Kagdcl's X Roads, and Dick's Mills, to Oxford, once a week, 34 miles. Leave Lawrenceburirh every Thursday at La m cv arrive at Oxford same day by 4 p m. Leave there every Friday at 6 a m and return t Lawrenceburgh same day by 5 p. in. 5'i'j From Vernon to" Napoleon, once in two weeks, 30 miles. Leave Ym u-ju evei other Thursday at 6 a in ana arrive at sapuieonon r nuay oy o Leave Nanoleoir e erv ether Wednesday at (") a m arid arrive at Yernon by 4 p m. 510. From Hamilton, C). bv Kossville, IV...'. a ::t t M:ii...it.. ij iv..:i ; 1 .in., .Will". Hit., IYCHV, I miUHlill "V, i iuvrisMi, nroosC ilie, CoiVucrsville, Fairfield, I ouiopsville, Urowns ville, and Liberty, to iiichmond, 7tt milesLeave Hamil:-;n every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Richmond on Thursday by 4 p m. Leave Richmond every Friday at 6 am cv arrive at Hamilton on Satuday by rp m. I.Y ILLINOIS. 51T. From Yinceimes, by Lawrcnceville, Maysvillc, 'Jarh.-Ie, Washington, and Lebanon, to ht. Louis, twice a week, in stages. Proposals will also be received to carry this mad thrice a week. Leave Yincernes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 6 a in arrive at Maysville same day by p r. arrive at St. Louis on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, by 6 p in. Leae St. Louis eery Tuesday, Thur:xlay and Saturday, at 6 am and arrive at Viucenness on Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday, by 6 p m. 519. Fioti Yincenncs, by Centrevillc, Wabash c. h Palmyra, Mount Carmel, Albion, Wanboro', Bonn Pass, Carmi, and New Haa en, to Shawnectow n, 110 miles, once a week; Leave Yincenncs everv Friday at 6am tC arrive at New Haven on Saturday by 6 p m, and arrive at Shawnectow n on Sunday by 11a in. Leave Shawncctown, every Sunday at 3p m-, arrh-e at New Haven same day by 7 p m, and arrives at Yincenncs on Tuesday by j) in. NOTES. 1. The Post-Master General may expedite the mails, and alter the time" for arrival and departure, at any time during the continu- ' ancc of the contract, he paying an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2. Seven minutes shall be allowed fer opening c closing the mail, at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3. For every 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 pav for one trip. That on no condition is this sum, or the other penalties stated, to be remitted. 4. Persons making proposals are required to state their prices by the year. Ttas v;ho

contract shall receive their pay quarterly n

the months of May, August, November, anil February, one raonth after the expiration o! each quarter. . 5. No other than a free white pcrscn slia!; be employed to carry 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 ; and the stage must be of sufficient size, unless otherwise expressed, to accommodate seven passengers. 7. Every proposer may effer in h;s bid to make any improvement in the transportation ot the mail, from the terms invited, either as to the mode of transporting it, the speed re quired, or the frequency of the trips per week winch shall receive due consideration. The number of post routs shall be stated in every bid, and the proposal must be sealed and directed to tuc General Post Office, and endorsed "Proposals." Strict attention must attention must be eiven to the endorsement. as it is not intended to break the seal of anv nrouusal until the time for receiiinr bidsshal! have expired. 8. 1 lie Post Master General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end, whenever ; one. failure happens, wiiicu amounts to the ;oss ot a trip. 9. i lie instances stated nrp Mirh r h.i7 been communicated to this office, and some ct them m iy be incorrect: cn this subject the contractor must inform himself the Department will not be ansv. erabld for any mistake. 10. In cvi ry case where the mail is transporte m siai-e.-ar.d the present contractor shall be m.ch i bid, and the undcrbidder shall not hare bach stage property as may be neo.svti y for the performance of the contract, he shall be required to purchase from the pre.. t -' ntractor, at a reasonable valuation, the whole, or any part of the stage property. inciuui:jg horses, that may be suitable for the sen-ice, ic make payments therefor, by reasonable instalments, as his pay becomes due, or as the parties may agree. These terms will be made acendition in the acceptance of any bid under the bid of the present contractor ; ami should the undcrbidder fail to comply with them, his bid will be off red to the present contractor ; but, should he decline making the contract at that rate, the proposal of the underbidder will be accepted unconditionally. It is distinctly understood that the mail will continue to be carried in stages on every route w here the mail is now so carried, and on many others. 11. No bid shall be withdrawn after the time for receiz-ing bids sh ill 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 anv contract without the consent of the Post Master General, shall forfeit it ana ;n all cases where replication 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 of commercial information by express on his route, more rapidly than the mail, lie shall forfeit the contract. 12 If a rente should be discontinued by Congress, or become useless, in vrhole or in part, in the opinion of the Post Master Gen eral, he may limit or dispense with the ser vice ot ti.e 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 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 tc read it. JOHN M'LEAN, JyC6t Jifu&'.cr General. rOST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, 7 28-td June 18th, 1S27. $ Commissioner's Sale. AGREEABLY to a decree of the Circuit Court of Knox county, sitting as a court cf Chancery, at the term of the present month, I will expose to sale on Saturday, the twenty-second day cf September next, at the court house door in Vincenncs, between the hours of nine o'clock, a. m. and three o'clock, p. m. the lnllnwinr lot. nr narrpl nf rrmnnA O I - w . jj ouiiuj I i I L the buildings thereon, to wit : A certain Lot, or parcel of ground, situate, lying Sc being in the borough of Vincenncs, coun. ty aforesaid, known and designated on Johnson c Emison's survey, and plat of said borough, by the number sixty, (60.) oounueuon the north by the property of . g - -w m m the neirs oi l'eter Jone s deed, on the south by Busseron street, on the west by the property of Antoine Marshall, and on the east by Second street to satisfy Henry Hurst the sum of sight hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents. H. JOHNSON, Ccm&r. August 27, 1827. 30-3t-&2 Wheat, Flax-Seed and SAW LOGS. WISH to purchase a quantity of good merchantable Wheat, Flax-Seed and Saw 7.05 Delivered at the Vincenneft Ox Mill. 25-tf J. L. COLMAN. BLAlVIv DEEDS for sale at this office,