The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-07
July eS.
PROPOSALS

For carrying Mails ct the UwiteG States the jsi
loS'ing Post Rodds, gpiH be received at the Ge.
ne,Gl Post 0ffce an Washington City, until TIE
29th day 81 August next inclitSige.
IN YJRGLNE4.
81. From Dunkirk TO New-Kent c h once week
Leave DunkirlI every Thursday ut a m and ar.
rive at New-Kent CT by noon. Leave New Kest C
every Thursday at p IN and arrive at Dunkirl:
by pm.
50; From Front Royalty Port Republic TO Waynes
boro' once week.
Leave Front Royal every Friday at noon, and ar.
rive rive at Waynesboro, Sunday by p Leave
Waynesboro' every Monday at n M AMI arrive al
Front Royal on "Wednesday by noon.
So From Gibson's Store to Paris once a week.
Leave Gibson's store every Saturday Ut a M and
arrive at Paris by 10 Il NJ Leave Paris every Sa-
turuay at noon and arrive at Gibson's Store bv 4
D M.
81 From Staunton ~ Pendleton C h and Beverly
to Ciarksburg once III two weeks.
Leave Staunton every other Saturday at Q b N, &
ARRIVE Il. Clarksburg the next Thursday bv 6 .
M. Leave Ciarksburg every other Friday at u a,i
and arrive at Stannton the next Tuesday by
%. From Halifax c IA to DaEve once a week
Leave Danville every Saturday at $ b ~, and ar
rive at Halifax c h on Sunday by b M Leave Ha.
iiiaX h every Monday ar a M and arrive at Dan.
vile by 10
49, From Carthage by Dixon's Springs and Cum
ber1and h to New-Cilasgow Ky. once in two weeks
Leave Carthage every other Thursday at G a u,
and arrive at New-GlasgoV on Friday BY b M
Leave New-Glassow every other Saturday at a
m and arrive at Carthage on Spndsy by b IN.
10. From Hopkinsve, Ky. by Ciarksyille Dixon
h and M'Allister's Cross Roads, to Columbia. once
in two weeks.
Leave Hopkinsviilc, Ky. every other Thursday al
noon and arrive at Columbia on Sunday by D M
Leave Columbia every other Monday at 6 a ~ and
arrive at Hopkinsyilc on Wednesday by 6 pan.
NOTES.
J.. The Postmaster general may expedite tis
mails and alter the times for arrival and departure
at any time during the continuance of the contract
,,lax
Tor any extra expense that may be occasoned there
by.
q Fifteen minutes shall be allow ed for opening &
closing the mail, at all Offices where particular
time is specified.
81 For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable nc.
cens excepted) in arriving after the times preserb
ell IN any contract the contractor shall forfeit one
dollar; and IT the delay continue until the departure
OF any depending mall whereby the mails destined
Tor such depending mail lose a trip, forfeiture Of
double the amount allowed for carrying the mail one
trip shall be incurred, unless it shall be made to an
pear that the delay occasioned by unavoidable
accdcnt; In which case the amount of pay for the
trip viii, In all cases. be forfeited and retained
a. Persons making proposals are desired to state
their prices by the year. Those who contract will
receive their pay quarteriy--in the months of Fc-
bruary, May, August and November, one month ac
ter the expiration of each quarter
No other than a free white person shall be en-
plo5ed TO convey the mail.
When the pFoposcr intends TO convey the mail In
the body OF stage carriage, he desired State
in his proposals
The acknowledgement reserves 90 hiniseICtl,e
right Of declaring any contract at an end whenever
one failure happens, which amounts TO the loss OF
trip
The contracts are TO be in operation on the LET
day OF Nogcmber next, and continue until Deem
Der 81, 1914, for the routes No. and IS inclusive
and for tie other routcs TO December 81, 1878.
GIDEON GRANGER,
pOst..N1Ster- General.
GENERAL PosT OFrIcE,
Washington City, June i2, 1871 wGw