General Poll-Office. »llLAb*leHlA,sept. 10,17911. PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until the fifteenth day of November next, in clufirely, for carrying the Mails of the Statea on the following Post Roads, from the fiift day of Janoaty next, until the firlt day of June, J'lOA. ii,MA«SACMVsiTTJ and Siw.H»Mrs»i«i. T. From IS'iptijfcl to Portland in the d.ttrittot Maim : The mail to leave Wilcallet every Tucfday bv si* o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Port land the next day by one io the » f ' t rn "°" Re " turnine,K> leave Portland every Thursday by fix in the morning, and arrive at Wifcaffet the next dav bvone in the as ternoon. . Fiom PortUni to Port/mouth: The mail to leave Pnitland every 'Mo.id.y and Thursday by fix o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Ports mouth e»ery Tuesday and Friday by ten.in the forenoon :—Returning, to leave Portsmouth evt rv Tuesday and r ' id 'y " one m ,he aft " noon ' and ynve at Portland on Wednesday and Satur day bv fix in the evening. o From I'ortfmuth to B0JI01: From November firfl to May full, the mail to leave Portfinouth every Tuesday and Friday, at two o'clock in the af'ernnoon, and arme at Boft.n on Wcdnefdav And Saturday by fix ill the evening : —Returning, to leave Boston every Monday and Thuitdiy, by fix in the morning, and arnvr at Ponfmouth 011 Tuesday and FridaV by ten in the forenoon And from May firft 10 November fiift, the mailjc leave Poitfmotith every Tuesday, Thurfi' - day. by and >Bolto> the fame ey' burning tA leave da >' 3,1 Friday,by four in t' * inve Portsmouth 48p In MwACatt 4. From fidd/etoicn, and New-York : Kror November full to May arfil to leave 80l en every Mfpi*y and Thurfd»«at one o'clocl n the afternoon ; and arrive atlftifrYork ever; Saturday ants Wrdnefday (the from it departure) by ten in the forenoon ; Returning, t< leave New-York every Monday and Thursday at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Bos ton every Sa'urday and Wcdnefday, by ten in the forenoon : And from May fit ft 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-Yolk every Thuifday, Satur. day and Tuesday (the fourth day from in de parture) by eleven in the forenoon : Returning, to leave NeWtYork every Monday, Wednefdayand Friday, fcy one o'clock in the afternoon, and ar rive at Bod on every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday, by Mfe the evening. In N*w-Jersey and Pinnsyl- VAN I A j. Between Ntw-York, (by Newark and Eliza beths wn) and Philadelphia, every day in the week, Sunday excepted : The mails to leave New-York at noon, and Philadelphia at one o'clock in the afternoon; and arrive at Philadelphia and New- York refpe£tively, the next day after their de pirtqre, by ten in the forenoon ; excepting the mails of Saturday, which are 10 arrive at the fame hour on Monday. In Pennsylvania and Mary land, 6. From Philadelphia to Baltimore: The mail to leave Philadelphia every Monday, Wednefda> 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 forenoon. 7. From Baltimore to Alexandria: The mail to leave Baltimore every Tuesday, Thursday and Sa turday, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Alexandria each succeeding day by eight in the raorning: Returning, to leave Alexandria every 1 Monday, Wednesday and Friday by four o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Baltimore on Tues day, Thursday and Saturday by ten in the fore noon. In Virginia ft. From Alexandria to Richmond, Peterfourg, Sw/"- and Port/mouth : The mail to leave A'exan dria evpiy Monday, Wednesday and Fridav, at nine o'clock in the morning* j*vd arrive at Rich mond every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, by fix !n the evening ; at Pe eifburg, every Wed nefdav, Friday and Monday at ten in the forenoon ; at Suffolk everv Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday \ fix in the afternoon ; and at Portsmouth every Friday, Monday and Wednesday, by ten in the forenoon : Returning, to leave Portsmouth the fame F-idav, Monday and Wtdncfday, at one o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive at Suffolk the fame days by frven in the evening ; and a r Peterf burgthe n xt Monday, Wednefrtavand Fi:d.iv by eleven t„ the : loienoon ; leave PeterfWg the fame days at two in the afternoon, and arrive at Rich mond the fame davs by fix in ihe evening : !eav< Richm >nd on Tuesday, Thurfdiy and Saturday by tour in the morn-ng, and anive at Alexrodtia the next Wednesday, Fi iday and Monday, by three in the afternoon. '* ' 9 From Richmond, l-y WHliamlburg, York-Town and Hampton, to Norjo/i. The mail to leave Rut, Tror.d eytry Monday, Wr-dnefdav and #~dav, bv lour O clock m the in.nnin ;, and atrive at Norfolk on each fuccecding day, by five in the afternoon • Returning, to leave Norfolk every Wednesday, Friday and Monday, by fix in the morning, Jd .t evVning: ChmODd "< h <%■ by*, in In VIRr, IN! ,ni N'or th-Ca holi na Smr,fi f /a, toFavtt,v;tU. The mail to leave Pe,. rf burgev.ry Fndlay, atoneo'clock in the afternoon" the next Monday, bv' tight,n the Returning, to leave fa^u £ vii.c eveiy TiifMay, l,y four in tin- morning' and Il North Carolina WGIORCIA. IWe rand Fj >''"f v,llc - b V Cheraw Court aJ. Q . r "' C , olum ? u and Camb.idge, to Tuffda ■bv 1 "' a 1° IC3VC Fa Vcifev,lle every the n.xt'da'v bV" C , motnln ß- >«ch Camden • t Aa«ufta th " y V" ,he '""noon, and arrive at Augusta the next Saturday by noon ■ seturn 1 gto leave Auguila every Thursday, at five in the - ininj, arrive at Camden the next Sunday by five in the morning, sod at #ayeltevi!le the nexti Monday, by eight m the evening. ! i 12. From Augufl* tc Savannah. The mail 10 leave Auguftievw'y Saturday,'at one o'clock in the 'afternoon, and arfive at Savanuah the next Mon day morning by t'cn : Returning, to leave Savan uah every Mouflay, at two o'clock inihe aher nooii, and arrive at Augulla the next Wcdnefoay, by five in the afternoon. 13 From Camden to Staicfburg. The mail to Iravc Camden every Tourlday by four in the morning, and arrive at Stateiburg by eight : R<«| turning, 10 leave State fburg every Saturday, at two in the afternoon, and artive at Camden by fix. In Massachusetts, Rhode-Island and Con- 14. From Bojion to Providence. The mail to j leave Boftou every Monday and Thuilday, by fix in ihe morning, and arrive the farm days at Pro vidence, by five in the afternoon : Returning, to leave Providencetvery Wednesday and Saturday, by fix in the morning, and arrive the fame days at Bolton, by five in the afternoon. Peifons oftering piopolals for this contraß, are desired also to Hate ihe terms on which they will carry the mail between liofton and Provi dence, three limes a week, and every day in the week (Sunday exec pted ) in cale a fta&e waggon (hould run so often between those two placcs. From Providence, by Norwich, to Hartford. The mail to leave Providence every Tuesday and Friday, by fix o'clock in the morning, and arrive [at Norwich the fame days, and at Hartford on Wednesday and Saturday, by five in th« afternoon : Returning, to leave Hartford every Monday and Thuilday, at seven in the morning, arrive at Nor wich the fame days, and at Providence on Tuef | day and Friday, by five in the afternoon. Pei f° n s offering proposals for this contrast, are also delired to state the terms on which they will carry the mail between Piovidence and Hart lord three times a week, if a stage waggon should run so often between those two places. <! evening, iCUT and 16 From New-London to Newport, thence by Bnjiol and Warren 10 Providence, thence by Creen. 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 every Frday at eight in the morning, and arrive at Providence the fame day by fix in the evening ; jeavc Providence on Saturday at eight in the morn ing, and patting through Greenwich, arrive at Newport the fame day by fix in the evening ; leave Newport the next Monday at eight in the morn 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 Ihe morning, and arrive at New-London every Tuesday by ten in the forenoon : — Returning, to leave New-London every Tuesday ai two o'clock m the afternoon, and arrive at New-Haven every Wednesday afternoon by fix. 18. From Middletown to New-London. The mail to leave Middletown, tiom firft to May; fiift, every Thursday morning, and from May to : November, every Friday morning, by eight o'clock ; and arrive at New-London by lix in the evening of the day of us departure : Returning, to Irave New-London each next fucceedmg day by, eight in the morning, and arrive at Middletown, by fix in the evening ig. Between the city of New-York (by Kings bridge, Pc/ghkeepfie, and the city of Hudson) and Albany. The carriers, with the mails, to leave New-Yoi k and Albany every Monday and Tburf day, by four in the morning, meet, and return to each place on Wednesday and Saturday, by fix iu the evening. 20. From Philadelphia y by Lancajler, York-town, Carlifie, Shippen/burg, Ckdmberjburg, Bedford and Green/burg io Pittfburg. The mail to leave Phila delphia every Saturday at noon, and arrive at pittf burg the next Friday by noon ; remain there no: !e!s than four, nor more than fix hours, and retun to Philadelphia the following Friday by noon. I n the State oj Delaware. si. From Wilmington, by New-Cajlle, Zantwcll'i Bridge, a-,d Duck Creek, to Dover. The mail t< leave Wilmington every Monday afternoon, b\ five o'clock (or as soon as the mail from Philadel phia is received) and arrive at Dover by five in th< evening of Tuesday : Returning, to leave Dove very Wednesday morning by five o'clock, auc arrive at Wilmington by seven in the evening oi the fame day. In Delaware and Mary land. 22. From Christiana Bridge, by Middletown, Warwick and George-town Cross-Roads, to Ches ter-town, and thence to Eafton. The mail to leave Christiana Bridge every Monday afternoon, by fix o'clock (or as soon as the mail from Phila delphia is received) and arrive at Eafton by fix in the evening of Tuesday : Returning, to leave Eaf ton every Wed ne id ay morning by five o'clock, and arrive at Chriftwna Bridge in the eveung of tnc fame day, by eight o'clock. 63 Perfoni offering proposals for carrying this mail,aredefired to state the terms on wh.eh they w.ll carry ii trom May firft to Novembc. fit ft, by leaving Philadelphia every Monday at half naft nine, A. M. and reaching Eafton the next day' by „, Ur ' P ' rcluri ""g- Eafton every Wedr." day by four, A. M. and arrive at Philadel phia 111.- next day by noon: And perform the fame tour, during the other half of the year be tween half pall nine o'clock of every Monday' and noon of the next Saturday. And also their term, or carrying an additional mail between Philadel phia and Chelle, town, leaving Philadelphia every Wednesday ana Friday at half oast 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 rame j'l! m ° rn '"S' an <» ""ve at Annapolis the l " A ' ys l '>\ fivc 'he afternoon : Returning, to e/h fnT * CVCry T r Hay and Saturday eight in the morning, and arrive at Baltimore the fame day, by five in the afternoon. hVt *CIN ! A No* th-Cakoli N , In?*' fy"'. 6 "! l ''*' I,v Phmoutli,ll'a';ht*r » and ,\ m l rr i , Wilmington : The mad tc a!e SulFo.k every UVdnefdav a, tour o'clock m 'he iurdav" S h ao r'"" Ve " W ' , ' n, "^ l ° 11 'he t„ xt Sa by 'fix' 1 q't he'e v c "i'n g. 3 ' """ KECTICOT In New-York. In Pennsyjlvani a, 188 In iCor th-Caroli n a 95. From Halijdx by BlountjvUU, Wiflimjlcwn, and Daiicys, 10 P/ymouih, once in two weeks!—Thi mail to leave Halifax every other Monday by five o'clock in the morning, and arrive at the next day by fix in the evening : Returning, t< leave Plymouth the next Thursday by five in th morning, and arrive at Haiiiax on Friday by five in the evening. 26. From Wilmington to Faycttevillt: The mail to leave Wilmington every Sunday, at tour in the morning,and arrive the next day at Fayetteviil. by five in the afternoon : Returning, leave Fay eitcville every Tueiday, by four in the morning, and arrive at Wilmington the next day by five 111 the afternoon. Jn Virginia Proposals will be received at the Pofl-Office j rn Richmond, until the 101 h day of November ncxi mclufively, tor carrying the mail of the United States from Richmond 10 Staunton, —from the 15' h aay ot the fame month, until ihc firft day of June 1794. The mail to leave Richmond every Mon. day by fix in the morning, and arrive at Staunton the next Wednesday by fix in the evening: Re turning, leave Staunton every Thursday at ten in Ihe forenoon, and arrive at Richmond the next Saturday by seven in the evening. The persons offering proposals for carry ing this mail, are desired to Hate the terms on which they will carry it, and leave Richmond eve ry Wednefhav at noon, and arrive at Staunton the next Saturday by three in the afternoon : Return ing, leave Staunton every Monday at leven in «he morning, and arrive at Richmond the next W d nefday by ten in the for* noon. Note i. If during the continuance of the con tra&c here proposed, any other times of arrival and departure of the mails should become necef farv, to prefrrve a proper connexion with other mails, the contractors are to conform to any ar rangement which for that purpose fha 11 be made by the Post-Master General, such arrangement not leflening the number of hours above allowed for carrying the mails refpe&ivcly, without their con sent. 2. A convenient time net fefs than ten nor exceeding hall an hour,for opening and doling a mail is to be allowed at each Poft-Office,at which the time of its arrival and departure is not herein fpecified. 3. For every half hour's delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arilving after the times pre scribed in any contrast, the contractor to forfeit one dollar ; and for the non-performance of a trip, double the sum which the value of one trip (hall bear to the value of the whole number of trips to be performed. 4 The mail may be carried on any of the post roads herein described, either in stage waggon* or on horses : but when the state of the roads pie veuts travelling in waggons with the necessary ex pedition, the mails are to be carried on horses.— Every mail-stage 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, are to be fern in the mails : and if any contra&or would wish to be authorized to carry news-papers, othei than those conveyed in the mail (agreeably to the 22d fed ion of the poft-office law) he mufi, in his propofats, state the refpe£Vive sums for which he will carrv the mails with and without the emolu ments which may anfe from such separate carriage of news-papers. NEW POST ROADS, In New-York, Massachusetts & Vermont. An extension ot the Poll roads having been de sired, from (onnojerharrietoPVhifes-town, and thence .to Kanandaiqua, in the state of New-York ; from Stockbridge to Bennington, in the ftatesof M;>ifachu fetts and Vermont ; and Rutland to Windjor, and Rutland to Fairhavcn, in Vermont : PropoUls 'or carrying mails on those routs, (at the expense of the contra&ors) will be r- ceived at the General Poft-Office, until the fifteenth day of November next inclusively.— Persons offering such proposals, must state the days and hours when they will re eivc and deliver the mails at each place here mentioned, and the length of time (which cannot exceed eight years) for which they will contrail. The contra&ors, refpeltively, will have the rx lufive privilege of carrying letters and packets on 'hefe roads, for hire ; and be authorized to re ceive, to their own ule, all the poltngc-s which shall arise on letters, packets and newspapers by them carried, at the rates cftablifhcd by law : but must carry, free of postage, such letters and packets *s by law are, or shall be declared_/Wtf. For every hour's delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in delivering a mail, after the time a greed on, the contra&or to forfeit one dollar;! arid for the non-performance of a trip, one dollar j foreveiy ten miles distance, as far as the failure! extends. The persons whom the contra&ors shall desig nate for Postmasters, on these routes, — previous to their afti up as such, must be approved by the Post- Mafler General, and take tVie oaths required by law. They are to agree for iht-ir compensations with the contradlors, to whom alone they are to account for all the postages they shall receive. 1 he fame oaths must be taken by the contractors and their riders who carry the mails. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Post-Master-Gener A L NEW TEAS. IMPERIAL,HYSON & SOUCHONG, Of the very firft quality, and lat eft importation from Canton, via New-York, by retail,at No. 19, Third, between Che fn 111 and Market Streets. N. B. A few Boxes of the above HYSON for fate. Stock Brokers Office, N0.45, Great Dock-street, New-York, The Subscriber intending to confine himfelf entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE of STOCKS on COMMISSION, Begs leave to offer his feivices to hisiriends and others, in the line of a Stock broker. Those who may please to fa vor him with their business, may depend upon having it tranfa&ed with the utmoll fidelity and dispatch. Orders from Philadelphia, Boston, orany other oart of the United States wii 1 be ftriftly attend ed to. 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