A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN Ff.NNO, No. 69, HIGH-SI REE P, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 55, of Vol. IV.] Saturday, September 22, 1792.
General Poll-Office.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10,1792.
PROPOSALS 'Will be received at this Office
until the fifteenth day of November next, in
clusively, tor carrying the Mails of the United
States on the following Post Roads, from the fir ft
day of January next, until the firll day of June,
1 794*
In Massachusetts and New-Hampshire
1. From WiJ'caJJct to Portland in the diftri£tof
Main: : The mail to leave Wi leaflet t very Tuesday
by fix o'clock in the morning, aud arrive at Port
land the next day by one in the afternoon :—He
turning, to leave Portland every Thuffday by fix
in the morning, aud arrive at WifcalTct the next
day by one in the afternoon.
2. Fiom Portland to» Portsmouth : The mail to
lea? 1 Poitland every Monday and Thuifdav by
fix o'clock, in the morning, and arrive at Ports
mouth every Tuesday and Fridav by ten in the
forenoon:—Returning, to leave Poitfmouth eve
ry Tuesday and Friday at one in the afternoon,
and arrive at Portland 011 Wednesday and Satur
day bv fix in the evening.
3. From Fortfmouth to Bojlon : From November
fir it to May firft, the mail to lea\e Portsmouth
every Tuesday and Friday, at two o'clock in the
a ,11 nr.oon. ar-d arrive ilol "> «>n W.idiitiday
and Saturday by fix 141 the evening : — Returning,
to leave Boston every Monday and Thursday, by
fix in the morning, and arrive at Portsmouth on
Tuesday and Friday by ten in the forenoon : — And
from May firft to November fir ft,'he mail to leave
Poitfmouth Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day, by four in the morning, and arrive at Boilon
the fame days by fix in the evening : — Returning,
to leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, by four in the morning, and air.vr at
Portsmouth the fame days by fix in the evening.
In Massachusetts, Connecticut and
N f w-Yor k
4. From Bcjlon,bv Worcejler, Springfcld^Hartford,
Middletown, and New-Havev y to New-York : From
November fiift 10 May firft, the mail to leave Bos
ton every Monday and Thursday, at one o'clock
in the afternoon ; and arrive at New-York every
Saturday and Wednesday (the fixrh day from its
departure) bv ten in the forenoon : Returning, to
leave New-York every Monday and Thursday,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive ar Bol
ton every Saturday and Wednesday, by ten in the
forenoon : And from May firft to November firft,
the mail to leave Boston every Monday, Wednes
day and Fiiday, by three o'clock in the morning,
and arrive at New.York Sar^r
day and Tuesday (the fourth day from its de
parture) by eleven in the forenoon : Returning, to
leave New-York everv Monday. Wedtiefday a/>d
Friday, by one o'clock in the afternoon, and ar
rive at Boston every Thursday, Sa-urday and
Tuesday, by fix in the evening.
In New-York, New-Jersey and Pennsyl-
V A N I A.
5. Between New-York, (by Newark and Eliza
bethrown) and Philadelphia, every day in the week,
Sunday excepted :,The mails to leave New-York
at noon, and Philadelphia ar one o'clock in the
afternoon; and arrive at Philadelphia and New-
York refpe&ively, the next day afier their de
parture, by ten in the forenoon ; excepting the
mails of Saturday, which are to arrive at the fame
bour on Monday.
In Pennsylvania and Maryland,
C. From Philadelphia to Baltimore: The mail to i
leave Philadelphia every Monday, Wednefdav j
and Friday, at noon, and arrive at Baltimore each
succeeding day by noon : Returning, to leave
Baltimore every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
by four o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Phi
ladelphia each succeeding day by eleven in the
torenoon.
7. From Baltimore to Alexandria: The mail to
leave Baltimore everv Tuesday, Thi rfday and Sa
turday, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and airive
at Alexandria each succeeding day by eight in the
morning: Returning, to le-we Alexandria every
Monday, Wednesday and Frjvfay by four o'clock
in the afternoorv rnd arrive at Baltimore on Tuef
diy, Thuilday .ad Saturday by ten in the fore
noon.
In Virginia.
8. From Alexandria to Richmond, Peter/burg, Suf
folk and Portsmouth : The mail to leave A'exan
dria every Monday, Wednesday and Fridav, at
nine o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Rich-
mond every Tuesday,■ ThuHday and Saturday,
by fix in the evening ; at Peteifburg, every Wed
nefdav, Friday and Monday at ten in the forenoon ;
at Suffolk everv Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday
I>> fix in the afternoon ; and at Portsmouth every
Friday, Monday and Wednesday. by ten in the
forenoon : Returning, to leave Portsmouth the
lame Fiiday, Monday and Wednesday, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Suffolk the
fame days by seven in the evening ; and at Peters-
rargthe next Monday, Wednesday and Friday by
eleven in the forenoon; leave Peteifburg the Tame
eiays at two in tiie afternoon, and arrive at Rich
mond the fame days by fix in the evening : leave
Richmond on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
by four in the morning, and arrive at Alcxrndria
the next Wednesday, Ft iday and Monday, by three
in she afternoon.
9. From Richmond, by William (burg, York-Town
and Hampton, to Norjolk. Ttie mail lo leave Rich
mond every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by
*our o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Notfoik
each fucceecling day, by five in the afternoon :
Returning, to leave Norfolk every Wednesday,
Friday and Monday, by (ix in the morning, and
arrive at Richmond each succeeding <lav, by fix in
the evening
In Virginia and North-Carolina
.10. From Pctcr/iurg,. by Hali/u >, E<" horou, h and J
Smithjitld, 10 faycUcvli'tr. The mail to leave Petcri
burg every Friday, at one o'clock, in the afternoon,
and arrive at Riyetteville the next Monday, by
eight in the evenrng : Returning, to leave Faj ette
ville every Tuesday, by tour m the morning, and
arrive at Peter the next' Friday, by eleven in
i (he forenoon.
In North Carolina an d Georgia
-11. From Fayt tteville, by Ciieraw Court-
Houfc, Camden, Columbia and Ojnbiidge, to
Augulta, The mail to leave Fayeitcville every
Tueiday, by tour in the reach Camden
ihe ncxx day by five in the afternoon, and arrive
at Augulta the next Saturday by noon : keturn
ing 10 icave Auguitarvery Ihuilday, at five ini'ie
morning, anive at Camden the next Sunday by
five in the morning, and at Fayettevtilc the next
Monday, by eight in the evening.
12. From Augujla tc 6avunnah. The mail to
leave Augusta eve: y Saturday, at one o'clock iii the
afternoon, and arrive at Savannah the next Mon
day morning by ten : Returning, to leuve Savan
nah evirv Monday, at two o'clock in the after
noon, and arrive at Augylia the next Wcdneiday,
by five in the afternoon.
13 From Carr-c*' n i<»
icn'Jc C«.i."jden every lhurlday by tour iii 0-
morning, and an ive at Siauiburg by eight : i<c
-1 urning, to leave Stalt Iburg ever y Salurday, at tv\ o
in the afternoon, and arrive at Camden by fix.
In Massachusetts, Rhode-Island and Con-
NF.CTICUT. 1
14. From Bojlon 10 Providence. The mail to |
leave Bolton evciy Monday and lhuriday, by fix
in ihc morning, and arrive the fame days at Pro
vidence, by five in the afternoon : Returning, to ;
leave Providence every Wednesday and Saturda), ■
by fix in the morning, and arrive the lame days ,
at Boilon, by five in the afternoon. i
Per (cms offet ing proposals for this eontraft.
are defued also to (late the terms on which they
will carry the mail between Boston and Provi
dence, three times a week, and every day in the
week (Sunday excepted ) in calc a itagc waggon
should run so often between those two places.
15. From Providence, by Norwich, to Haulorcs.
The mail to leave Piovidence every 7 uelday and
Friday, by fix o'clock in the morning, and arrive
at Norwich the fame days, and at Hartford or
Wednesday and Saturday, by five in the noon :
Returning, to cave Hartford every Monoay and
Thursday, at fcven in the morning, arrive at NOl
- the lame days, and ?r Promde.nce on Tttt'l.
cfay aiu-i Jiiday, by live 1:1 the alter noon.
Pei sons offering proposals for this
arc also desired to ftatc the terms on which they
will carry the mail between Piovidence and Hait
ford three times a week, if a stage waggon should 1
run so often between those two places.
16. From New-London to Newport, thence by
Brijlol and Warren 10 Providence, thence by Green
wick to Newport, and from Newport to New-London.
The mail to leave New-London every Tuesday,
at two in the afternoon, and arrive at Newport the
next day by fix in the evening ; leave Newport
I every Friday at eight in the morning, and airive
at Providence the fame day by fix in the evening ;
! have Providence on Saturday at eight in the mom
j ing, and palling through Greenwich, arrive at
Newport the fame day by fix in the evening; leave-
Newport the next Monday at eight in the
ing, and arrive at New-London the next day by
ten in the forenoon.
17. From New-Haven to New-London : The mail
to leave New-Haven every Monday, at eight in
the morning, and arrive at New-London every
Tuesday by ten in the forenoon :—Returning, to
leave New-London every Tuesday at two o'clock
in the afternoon, and arrive at New-Haven every
Wednesday afternoon by fix.
18. From Midd/etown to New-London. The mail
to leave Middletown, from November fiift to May
fir ft, every Thursday morning, and from May to
November, every Friday morning, by eight
o'clock ; and arrive at New-London by fix in the
evening of the day of its departure : ,Retuining,
to leave New-London each next succeeding day by
eight in the morning, and arrive at Middletown!
by fix 111 the evening
In New-York.
19. Between the city of New-York (by Kingf
bridge, Poughkeepfit, and the city of Hudson) and
Albanv. The carriers, with the mails, to leave
Mew-York and Albany every Monday and Thurs
day, by loii r in the morning, meet, and return to
each place on Wednesday and Saturday, by fix in
the evening.
In Pennsylvania.
20. From Philadelphia, by Lancajler, York-town,
Carlisle, Shipper/burg, Lhamberjburg, Bedford and
Greenjburg to Pitt/burg. The mail to leave Phila
delphia every S-itui day at noon, and arrive at F'ittf
burg the next I"i iday by noon ; remain there not
less than four, nor more than fix hours, return
to Philadelphia the following Friday by noon.
In the State cj Delawakf.
21. From Wilmington, by Kew-Cajile, Can tw til's
Bridge, ana Duck Creek, to Dover. The mail to
leave Wilmington everv Monday afternoon, by
five o'clock (or as soon as the mail from Philadel
phia is leceived) and anive at Dover by five in the
evening of Tuesday : Returning, to leave Dover
every Wednesday morning by five o'clock, and
arrive at Wilmington by seven in the evening of
the fame day.
In Delaware and M ar y l a n d.
22. From Ctnidiana Bridge, by Middletown,
Warwick and George-town Cross-Roads, to Ches
ter-town, and thence to Eafton. The mail to
leave Chrifliana Bridge every Monday afternoon,
I by fix o'clock (or as (con as the mail /torn Phi la
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delphia is received) aud arrive at Eafton by fix in
the evening of J uelday : Returning, to leave ii,al
ton every Wednesday morning by five o'clock,
and arrive at Chriltiana Bridge in the evening ul
the fame day, by eight o'clock.
Persons ottering proposals for carrying
thib mail, are desired to (tale the terms on wlneh
tl.cy will carry it from May firft to November full,
by leaving Philadelphia every Monday at half pail
nine, A. M. and reaching Cailon the next day by
Isou r, P. M.—and ieturmng, leave Eafton every
Wednesday by four, A. M. and arrive at Philadel
phia tue next day by noon : And perform the
lame tour, during the other half of the year, be
tween half pail nine o'clock of every Monday, and
noon ot the next Sattuday. And also their teirns
tor carrying an additional mail between Philadel
phia and Chcftertown, leaving Philadelphia every
Wednesday and Friday at hajt past nine, A. M.
and returning the fourth day after by noon.
23. From Baltimore to Annapolis. The mail to,
leave Baltimore every Monday and Friday, at
eight in the morning, and arrive at Annapolis the
fame days by five in the afternoon ". Returning, to
leave Annapolis every Tuesday and Saturday by
eight in the morning, and arrive at Baltimore the
j fame days by five in the afternoon.
In Virginia avd Nokth-Caroi '.ka
24. I'lom tfujfein, f»ytdenton, Plymouth,V/a/hmg
and Newl/cru, to Wilmington : ihe mail to leave
Suifolk every Wednefdav at tour o'clock in the
morning, and arrive at Wilmington the next Sa
turday, by iix in the evening : Returning, to
leave Wilmington every Monday by four in the
morning, and arrive at Suffolk the next Thursday
by fix in the evening.
In North-Carolina
?5- From Halifax by BlountJvilUy Willizmjlown, I
and Baileys, to Plymouth, once in two weeks:—The
mail to leave Halifax every other Mondav by five j
o'clock in the morning, and ariive at Plymouth]
the next day by fix in th? evening : Returning, to
leave Plymouth the next Thursday by five in the
morning, and arrive at Halifax on Friday by Hve
in the evening. /
Note i. If during the continuance of the con
tra£ls here proposed, any other times of arrival
and departure of the mails Ihould become necef
lary, to preserve a proper connection with other
mails, the contra&ors are to conform to any ar
rangement which for that purpose shall be made
by the Post-Master Genera!, such arrangement not
Irffening the number of hours above allowed for
rarrying the mail* rcfpt&ively, without their con
sent.
.v-y ;i.. fc .'irr4T"rnT?cinnrrprTTtsn len minutes,
nor exceeding halt an hour,for opening and closing
a mail is to he allowed at each I'oft-OHicejat which
the time of its ar rival and departure is not hetein
fpecificd
3. For every half hour's delay (unavoidable
ccrdents excepted) in arriving after the times pre
scribed in any contratt, the contrattor to forfeit
one dollar ; and for the non-peiformance ol a trip,
double the sum which the value of one trip fha 1 i
bear to the value of the whole number of trips to
be performed.
4. The mail may be carried on any of the port
roads herein described, either in stage waggons or
on horses : but when the state of the roads pre
vents travelling in waggons with the necellary ex
pedition, the mails are to be carried on horses.—
Every niail-flage mult have in it a box in which
the mail is invariably to be carried, under lock
and key.
5. News-papers, as well as letters, to be
sent in the mails : and if any coivtraftor would
wish to be authoiized to carry news-papers, other
than those conveyed in the mail (agreeably to the
22d feCtiori of the pod-office law) he mud, in his
proposals, date the relbedlive sums for which he
will carrv the mails with and without the emolu
ments which may atife from such ieparate carriage
of news-papers.
NEW POST ROADS,
In New-York, Massachusetts & Vkrmost,
An extension of the Poll roads having been de
fired,from CorinojorharricxoWhitcS'town, and thence
to Kan.anda.iqua, in the date of New-York ; from
to Bennington. in the dates of MaHachu
fetts and Vermont ; and fiom Rutland to Windjor,
and Rutland to Fairhaven, in Vermont : Proposals
for carrying mails on those routs, (at the expense
of the contra&ors) will he received at the General
Pod-Office, until the fifteenth day of November
next mclulively. — Persons offering such proposals,
mud date the days and hours when t hey will re
ceive and deliver the mails at each place here
mentioned, and the length of time (which cannot
exceed eight years) for which,they will contra#.
The contractors, refpe&ivelv, will have the ex
clusive privilege of carrying letters and packets on
these roads, for hire ; and be authorized to re
ceive, to their own ulc, all the podages which diall
a rife, on letters, packets and newfp'ftpers by them
carried, at the rates edablifhed by law : but mud
carry, free of podage, such letters and packets as
by law are, or (hall be declared free.
Forever) hour's delay (unavoidable accidents
excepted) in delivering a mail, after the time a
greed on, the contra£lor to forfeit one dollar;
and for the non-performance of a trip, one dollar
for eveiy ten miles didance, as far as the failure
extends.
The persons whom the contra&ors
nate for Postmasters, on these routes, —previous to
their atting as such, mud be approved by the Post-
Maller General, and take the oaths required by
law. They are to agree for their compensations
with the contractors, to whom alone they are to
account for all the postages they shall receive.
Thl fame oaths mufl be taken by the contra&ors
and their riders who carry the mails.
TIMOTHY I'ICKERINC,
v Pojt-M aster-General
[Whole No. 555.]
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