Washington sentinel., 1853-12-16
Travellers Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from Washing

The cars leave the station, at the intersection
Of New Jersey avenue and and D streets, for
Ba timore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and hafpast three and five p.
Nj. On Sundays at six A. M. and five p. M. only.
The second and fourth express trains, stopping
only at the Relay House and Annapolis junction.
The cars leaving Washington at six A. M. and
fveP. M. meet the from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House) for
Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday af-
ternoon goes further than Philadelphia; tho
one on Sunday morning only to Baltimore.
The cars leave the Alexandra (Va.) station, cor
ner of Duke and Henry streets, for Warrenton and
the intermediate points, at eight o'clock A, NJ, ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
p. M. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Culpepper in connexion with the cars on this
and the Virginia central roads.
The steamboats, leave the wharf for the South
at fifteen minutes past six A.. M and nine o'clock
p. M, or Immediately after the arrival of the first
and the last trains of cars from Baltimore.
The steamer George Washington or the Thomas
Collyer makes three trips week to Mount Yer
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf al
half-past nine o'clock.
The STEAMBOATS, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandra every
hour during the day.
arrangement otthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, Jaiy l, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &C., and Buffalo, &C.,
arrives at 6 A. M. and P. M, daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, to and by those places, closes
at and p. M, daily
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7and o'clock
P. M, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. M,
and p. NJ.
The seed Eastern and great Western mails are
received by A. M; the latter closes at 2 p. M,
the former at P. M, daily The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time to connect with
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail to arrive here by G A. M. No eastern mail is
received at the Office Sunday night, and no east
ern mall to be sent beyond Baltimore, is made up
on Saturday night.
The mail for Annapolis, Nd. and Norfolk,# and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night,
except Saturday, at 8 p. M, and is received six
times week, with a mail from Baltimore, Md,
by 12 M.
The mail from Georgetown, D. C., i. received
twice daily, by s A. NJ, and S p M, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours
The mail from Rockville &c., Nd, is received
by p. M, and il is closed for those places at P.
M, daily.
The mail from Brookville, &C., Md, is received by
p. M. of Monday, Wednesday and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at 9 p. M.
Papers and pamphlets can be sent, without be-
ing prepaid, to any part of the United States but
double postage is charged on delivery. The post
age on foreign printed matter must be prepaid.
The office is open at A. M for delivery Of let
s A. M for general delivery, and at s O'Clock p.
M daily, except Sunday, and on that day il is open
from TO 10 A. M, and from to s O'Clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &C., three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond
SUB-PosT OPFIcEs--The following places have
been designated depots for the reception of let
ters:
J. Shington, AZ street and Penn. avenue.
DIR. ]. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
Dr. Walsh, Garrison ST, Navy Yard.
w. B. Sotheron, grocer L and p st., Navy Yard.
Dr. Boswell, druggist, Virginia nv. and 7h st.
south
J. w. Nairn, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
J. b. Moore, druggist, Penn. av., Is. Ward
j. r. Barr, grocer, M and 11tE 81; north
]. II. Stone, druggist, 7th and M ST. north.
T. F. Harkness Penn. av., bet. 18th and 18th ST.
The letter carriers furnished with keys, and
are instructed TO visit each depot in time to receive
any letters let deposit, TO be mailed at o'clock
p. M. daily. They required 10 be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for rhat purpose by the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices.