Mails of the United States., PROPOSALS For tarrying the MAILS of the United States on the following Pujl Raatit, will be received at tie General Pojl Office until the firfl day of Oiioier next. Sv N<*t ph. In MAINE. I. From PafTamaquoddy by Machias, Gold(borough, Sullivan, Trenton, and Biuehill to Penobfcot. Receive the Mail at Pafiaraaquoddy every other Sa turday by 8 o'clock in the rooming, and deliver it at Penobfcot the next Friday by 6 in tike evening. Return ing. Receive the Mail at Penobfcot every other Satur day by 10 o'clock forenoon, and deliver it at Paflama quoddy the next Friday afternoon by 5 o'clock. a. From Hallowell by Vaflalborough, Window, (Fort Halifax)Fairfield and Canaan, to Norridgeworth. Leave Hallowellevery other Wednesday by noon, and arrive at Norridgeworth the next Thursday by 6 P.M. Returning. Leave Norridgeworth on Friday by 10 A.M. and arrive at Hallowt 11 the next Saturday by 4 P. M. 3. From Welles by Waterbury.courthoufe, Sanford, Dotity'sfalls and Berwick, to Dover in New Hampshire. Leave Wellesevery Friday by 8 A. M. and arrive at Dover the next day by 3 P. M. Returning. Leave Dover every Wednesday by 1 P. M. and arrive at Welles the next Thursday by 4 P. M. In NEW HAMPSHIRE 4, From Pbrtfmouth by Dover. Rochester and Moul tonborvDugh to Plymouth, returning by New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilmantown, Nottingham and Durham, to Portfinouth. Leave Portsmouth every Wednesday morning by 8 o'clock, and arrive at Dover by noon, every other Wed nesday, and at Plymouth the next Friday by 6 P - M. Returning. Leave Plymouth on Saturday by 8 A. M. and return to Portsmouth the next Tuelday by 4 P. M. Note. " The poll is to go and return on this route alternately," and the mail is to be carried but onee in two weeks from November ift to May ift. In NEW YORK State, 5. From Conajohary by Ch«rryvalley, Cooper's town, Butternuts and Oxford academy, to Union (at the mouth of the Chenango) once in two weeks. Leave Conajohary every other Wednesday by 8 A.M. arrive at Cooper's-town by a P. M. and at Union the next Saturday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Union every other Saturday by 3 P. M. ar.d arrive at Conajo hary the next Tnefday by 6 P. M. i. From Fiihkill by Newburg and New Windsor to Gofhen. The mail to leave Filhkill on Wednesday by 7 A M, and arrive at G»fhen by 5 I 1 m. Returning. Leave Go fhen on Tutfday by 7 A m, and arrive at Filhkill by j T M. In PENNSYLVANIA 7. From Bethlehem to Wilkelbarre. Leave Bethlehem every Thursday by I (M, and ar rive at Wilkelbarre on Saturday by 1 p M. Returning. Leave Wilkelbarre every Tuesday by 8 A M, and arrive at Bethlehem Thursday by 10 a m. 8. From Piper'stavern in Bedminfterfon the post-road from Philadelphia to Bethlehem) by Alexandria, to Pittfton in New Jersey. Leave Piper's every Thursday by 6 AM, and arrive at Pittfton by noon. Stay at Pittfton two hours, and return to Piper's by 8 P M, or on Friday by 8 A M. 9. From Reading by Sunbury and Northumberland, to Lewifburg. Leave Heading every Friday by 6 A M, arrive at Sun bury on Saturday by 6 P M, and at Lewifburg by Sun day noon. Returning. Leave LewiJburg on Monday by 7 A m, and arrive at Reading the next Wednesday noon. 10. From Yorktown by Abbot'stown and Gettis burgh to Hager'stown and VVilliamfport in Maryland, to Martinlburg in Virginia. Leave Yorktown every Monday by 6 A M, arrive at Hagerstown onTuefday aoon, and at Martinfburg by 7 PM. Returning. Leave Martinfburg on Saturday by 6 A M, arrive at Hagerttown by noon, and at York town on Sunday evening by 7 o'clock. 11. From Beardstown in Kentucky to Nashville, South Wefttrn Territory. Leave Be ardstown every other Tuesday by 10 A M, and arrive at Naftiville the next Sunday by 5 PM. Re turning. Leave Nafhvilie the next Monday noon, and arrive at«Seardstown the next Saturday by 7 P M.~ In MARYLAND. ii. From Annapolis by Lower Marlborough and Calvert c-mrt house to St. Leonard's creek. Leave Annapolis every Tuesday by 7 A M, arrive at Lower Marlborough by 3 ? M, at Calvert courthoul'e by 7 p m, and at St. Leonard's creek on Wednel'day by 10 A m. Returning, Leave St. Leonard's Creek on l i idav by 3 P m, arrive at Calvert courthoul'e by 7 p m, at Lower Marlborough on Saturday by 9 a m, and at Annapolis by 7 P m. 13. From Bladenlburgby Upper Marlborough and Nottingham to Benncdi& Leave Bladenfbnrg on Saturday by 6 A. M. arrive it Upper Marlborough by U A. M. leave Upper Marlborough in two hours, and arrive at Bernediil on Sunday noon. Rtturning. Leave Bennedid on Mon day by 6 a. M. arrive at Upper Marlborough by 4 T. M. and at Bladenlburg on Tuesday by 9 a. m. In VIRGINIA. 14. From Winchester by Romney to Moorfields, Leave Winchester every Monday by 10 a. m. arrive at Romney on Tuesday noon, and at Moorfields on Wednesday by 9a. M. Returning. Leave Moorfields 011 Tuesday by s P. m. arrive at Romney on Thurs day by 8 a. m. and at Winchester on Friday by 4 p. m. 15. From Charlottesville by Warren, Warminfter, New Market, Amherft, Cibelllburg and Madison, to Lvnchburg. Leave Charlottesville every Thursday by 8, a. m. and arrive at Lynchburg the next Saturday by 4, r. u. Returning. Leave Lynchburg on Monday by 9, A. m. and arrive at Charlottesville the next Wednesday by St '• M * 16. From Powhatan courthouse to Cartersville. Leave Powhatan court koul'e every Tuesday by 7 a u, and arrive at Cartersville Return- ing. Leave Cartersville every Cartersville No information of the length of tlfis road is yet re ceived : persons making proposals are desired to Hate such times of arrival and departure at and from.Carters ville, as foall be convenient to thei.i. 17. From Yorktown in Virginia to Gloucester court house. Leave Yorktown every Monday by 7 A m, and ar rive at Gloucester court house by 11 a id. Returning, Leave Glouceiier court house by % t *, and arrive at Yorktown by 5 p m. In NORTH and SOUTH CAROLINA 18. From Camden S. Carolina, by Lancaiter to Charlotte and Lincolnton in North Carolina. Leave Camden every other Monday by 7 A M, arrive at Charlote the next Wednesday by 9 a m, and at Lincolnton on Thursday by 9 a m. Retu tiing. Leave Lincolnton every other Thursday at noon, arrive at Charlotte on Friday by noon, and at Camden on Sunday evening, 19. From Columbia by Winnfcorough, Chester, Pip.ckney, and Spartan court houfcsto Greenville court house. Leave Columbia every other Thursday by 6 am, ar- rive at Piackney en Friday by 6 r m, and at Greenville court house the next Sunday noon. Returning. Leave Greenville court house.on Monday by 6 a m, arrive at Pinckney C#urt house on Tuesday by 3 r m, and at Co umbia the next Thursday by 3 f ". 10. From Columbia by Newburv to Laurens, Green ville, Washington and Pendleton ccwrt house*. Leave Columbia every other Thursday by noon, and arrive at Greenville court house on Sunday by 10 a m, and at Pendleton court house by 7 *. Returning. Leave Pendleton court house on Monday by g a M, ar rive at Greenville court house by 3 r tt, and at Colum bia the next Thursday by noon. In GEORGIA. ai. From Savannah by Newport bridge and St. Savilla to St. Mary's. Leave Savannah every other Monday by 7 A. M. arrive at Newport bridge by 3 P.M. and at St. Mary's the next Thursday by noon.—Returning. Leave St. Mary's on Friday by 5 A. M. arrive at Newport bridge on ihinday by 1 P. M. and at Savannah by 7 P. M. Note 1. The Poll Matter General may alter the timet of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contratils, tie previously stipulating an adequate compensation for any »xtra expMice that may be occasioned thereby. Ntte 2. Half an hour fliall be allowed for opening and doling the mail at all offices where no particular time is Specified. Note 3. For every hour's delay (unavoidable acci dents excepted) in arriving after the times prefcribjd in any contrail, the contractor (hall forfeit one dollar ; and if the delay »ontinue until the departure of any depending mail whereby the mails defined for fuck depending mail lose a trip, au additional forfeiture of five dollars {hall be incurred. Note 4. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mails ; and if any person making proposals de sires to carry Bewfpapers other than those conveyed in the mail for his own emolument, he mud state in hit proposals for what sum he will carry it with that emo lument and for what sum without that emolument. Note 5. The contradls for the Mailt Number 1, 19, *0, and ai, are to be in operation oa the firft day of Oilober next, and all the others on the firft day of November ntxt. —The eontari lively commence on the firft day of September ne\:: Tickets may be had at the Company's Office near the Bank of the United States, and of either »f the fub icribers. and arrive at DAVID RITTENHOUSE, JOSEPH BALL, JOHN STEIN MET 7,, STANDISH FORDE, FRANCIS (VEST. AT a Meeting of the Stockholders in the Infurancc Company of the Jlate of Pennfylvme ma, on the ijth May last, convened for the puirpei'e of fixing the time of payment of the remaining part of the Capital Stock of said Company RefoheJ, that the remaining funi of two hundred dollars per share, he paid on the 6th day of Novem ber next, under the penalties annexed to default fey the ail of Incorporation. Publilhcd by order of tlae Meeting, SAMUEL W. FISHER, Sec'y J»ne tj PHILADELPHIA, P&inteb b* JOHN fENNO, N°* 119 Chefnut Sir**—Price Six Dollar, Pir Annum. JOSEPH HABERSHAM, Post Miftw General. m6w CANAL LOTTERY. 2,509 X9OCO 5® o 100 Revenue Office, April 27, 1795 PROPOSALS will be received at the Office of the Com missioner of the REVBNUE/or building oh the bead land of Cape Hatter as on the coajl of North Caroli nay of the following materials, dimenftons, and description. THE form*is to be o6lagonal.— he foundation is to be of stone, to be funk thirteen feet below the bottom of the water table or the furface of the earth, and to be commenced of the diameter of twenty nine feet.—From such commencement to the height of four feet the foun dation is to be laid solidly and from thence to the bottom of the water table, the foundation wall is to be nine feet high and nine feet thick. The diameter of the base from the bottom of the water table to the top thereof (where the octagonal pyramid is to commence) is to be twenty eight feet four inches and the wall is there to be seven feet thick —the wall of the odiagon al pyramid is to be fix feet thick at the base thereof, on the top of the water table. The height of the building from the bottom of the wa ter-table, and from the furface of the earth, is to be nine ty feet to the top of the (lone work, under the floor of the lantern ; where the diameter is to be sixteen and one half feet and the wall three feet.—the whole of the walls is to bebuilt of Atone : the water table is to be capt with sawed stone, at lead eight inches wide and sloped at the top to turn off the water. Theoutfide of the walls is to be fae odwith hewn or hammer dressed stone, having four win dows in the north east and five windows in the south weft: The sashes are to be hung with hinges, and each sash is to have twelve panes of glass, eight by ten inches On the top of the stone work is to be a framed tier of jdifts, beded therein, planked over with oak plank, exten ding two feet beyoncfthewall therebyformingan cave which is to be finifhed with a cornice, the whole having a de scent from the ceutre fufficient to throw off the water, and to be covered with copper. A complete, and fufficient iron lantern in the o&agonal form is to reft thereon. The eight corner pieces or stanchions of which, are to be built in the wall to the depth of ten feet. These stanchions to be nearly three inches square in the lower ten feet, and % i-a inches by 2 i-a inches above. The lantern is to be ten feet and nine inches in diameter, it is also to be fen feet high from the floor to the bottom of the dome or roof and to have a dome or roof of five feet and nine inches in height. The whole space between the posts or upright pieces ?it the angles is to be occupied by the sashes, which ;ire to be mould ed on the inside and ftruek solid. Each sash is to have twen ty eight panes of glass, fourteen by twelve inchcs. A part of the sash on the south weft fide is to be hung with hin ges for a convenient door to go out on the platform. The rafters of the lantern are to be framed into an ir< n hoop, which is to be a copper funnel, thro' which the smoke may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a man's head, capakleof containing one hundred gallons. This head is to be turned by a large vane ; so that the hole for venting the smoke, may be always to leeward. Eight dormant ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large curved air pipe it to be parted through the floor, and a close stove if to be provided and fixed in the lantern. There are to be eight pairs of stairs to ascend to the lantern, the entrance to which is to be trap door covered with cop er. The building is to be furnilhed with two com plete electrical condu&ors, or rods with points. The floors are to be laid with plank, of at least one inch and one half in thickness. The entrance to the light house is to be well secured by a strong door hung uponhinges with I a strong Lock and latch complete. Also a frame House to be thirty four feet in front and I fixtcon feet deep with a cellar under it. The cellar walls to be eighteen inches thick and seven feet high. The firft story of the house is to be eight feet, and the second, seven feet and fix inches high. The floors are to be laid in whole lengths, nailed through. The stack of chimnies is to be finifhed with two plain fire places on each floor, one of them large for a kitchen Two windows below •nd tkree above in front nd rear, each faih to have eighteen panes of glass ten by twelve inches. The doors are to be hung and furnifhed completely. The ciehngs fides of the House arc to be plaifter ed with two co*ats ; ail the wood work inside and out is to be well painted and the whole to be finifhed in a plain de cent manner. An Oil vault is to be built twenty feet by twelve feet in the clear, arched over a»d covered with earth or sand over which a shed is to be built—lt is to be furnifhed with nine strong Cedar Citterns with covers, each capable of contain ing two hundred gallons. | The entrance to the vault is to be secured by a strong door. A well is to be funk at a convenient diilance, and furnifhed with a curb, bucket and rope completely. The buildor to find and pay for all the materia s, labor, workmanship, provisions, and other obje&s of cost, charge or expence, for a sum to be agreed upon, and to execute the before described work and every part thereof in a good and workman-like manner. Convenient payments or advances, on security will be made. Dollars,. 50,000 30^000 »0,000 20,000 *0,000 April »7 10,000 198,000 500,000 THAT large Grazing FARM, novv in the tenure of Mr. John Piffant; containing about 471 acres, more than 200 of which are meadow of the heft quality ; the remainder consists of cedar and maple swamp, upland, and outlidc marfli, mostly fit to be taken in. It is situate on the river Delaware, with a commodious and excellent anding, dire&:y opposite to Chester, and between pa and Racoon creeks, in Gloucester county ; from which creeks public market boats go every week to the city. This Farm ma/ be conveniently divided into two, leaving two dwellings in ge«d iituations ; has barns and (tabling for feeding 6« head «f cattle; and, from its many ad vantages, must an objecft for any one extensively in the grazing or dairy way For terms or more particular information, apply to Richard Whitehead, No. 62, Vine-flreet. t&f6w 500,000 June 30. N®. 3 South fourth Street, RETURNS his grateful acknowledgements to bis Friends and the Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave to jolicit a continuance of their favors. At bis Shop gentlemen t may be furnifbed -with the left materials, and have them made up andjinijbed in the mojl fajhionable manner. He -will thankfully receive any orders and pay a prompt and punctualattention to them. Oft. 15 |§§t NICHOLAS DIEHL, Jun. NOTARY PUBLIC, &c. HAS removed his Office from No. ly south Fourth t* No. 30 Walnut J una; Minagcw. AVhonnmr d'informer fes amis et le public en general, quil a ouvert un Encan public, dans State street, Bojlort. dir*£U a V oppojite dc M. M. Jones Bass ;il fe\flatte que les commit* r ances quil a acquis dans ce genre dt Commerce, le tftettent a meme t de fatisfaire tout ecu*, qui voudront bien fhonnorer de leur confiance. 11 les ajfure quil aura une attention particular: pour leurs interejls et que la plus Jlritte integrity dans fa conduik le reudre digne dc leur confunce 'Of de leurs recommendations. N. £• Let affaires par CotnmiJJion y de quel que nature, qu dies foienty ferontpon&uelleenent et diljenment executes. July 3 , Treasury Department, A Light House TO BE SOLD, James M'Alpin, 2 A T L O R, WILLIAM BAYLIS, BOOKS, Printed for and Publijhed by MATHEW CAREY, N°. 118 MARKET STREET. (Price Sixteen Dollars.) A New.Sy/lem of Modern Geography : Or, a Geographical, Hijinr'ttal and Commercial Grammar ; gnj present Jiatt of the ftvcral Nations of the Wtrld, CONTAINING, The figures, motions, and culiar to each country, distances of the Planets, ac- VII. 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Charlotte a tale of truth—by Mrs. Row foil, of the new Theatre, Philadelphia. Second American edition Price 75 cenu. [The rapid sale of the Srl'c edition of this onterefting uovtl, in a lew months is the bell criterion oi its merit.] EITRACT f ROM THE CRITICAL *liVl£ W, VIftUL I 7 ? 1,p. 468. '« It may be a tale of truth, for it .4 not unnatural, and it is a tale of teal dilireffc—Cluii'io te, by theajtifice of ft teacher, recommended to a Khooi, from humanity ra» thei than ft conviction of her integrity, or the of her former conduct, is enticed i.omher governess, and accompanies a young officer to America—the marriage ceremony, if not forgotten, it pollponed, and Charlotte dies a martyr to the iacoufUncy of her lover and treach ery of his friend. The situations in artless and affe&ing— the di'fcription natural and pathetic ; we feould feel lor Charlotte if fuck a person ever ejilled, who for one error, Icarcely, perhaps delerved lo levere a puniftment. 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