18h CONGRESS, 2d SESSION.

Laws of the United States.

AN ACT to establish certain Post Roads, and to discontinue others.

Be it enacted, &c. That the following Post Roads be established:

From Camden to Vinalhaven.

IN MAINE.

From Portland, by Cumberland, Walnut Hill, in North Yarmouth, Pownal, Durham, Lisbon Four Corners, Lisbon Little River Village, Bowdoin, Litchfield, and Hallowell, to Augusta; and that the present post road from Freeport to Bowdoin be discontinued.

From Rumfordpoint to Andover, in the county of Oxford.

From Portland through Westbrook, Falmouth, Gray, New Gloucester, Portland, Minot, Turner, Livermore, Jay, Wilton, to Farmington.

From Bangor, by Orino, Birch Steam Settlement, Kilmarnock, Maxfield, Siboois, Piscataquois, Passamadets Sunkhase, and Edington, to Bangor.

From Bangor to Houlton Plantations.

From Anson, by Embden and Concord, to Bingham.

From Craig's Mills to Otisfield.

From the Great Falls in Berwick, by Berwick and South Berwick, Elliott and Kittery, to Portsmouth, in the state of New Hampshire.

From Paris to Augusta, through Buckfield, the South part of Hartford, and the North part of Turner, 12! through Wayne and Winthrop.

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

From Andover and Grafton Turnpike, by Andover, Danbury, Grafton, Orange, Canaan, and Lime, to Orfor
From Dover, by Rochester, Milton, Wakefield, Ossipee East of the Lake, and Eaton, to Conway.
From Newport, by Croydon and Grantham, to Lebanon.

From New Ipswich, through Peterborough, to Hancock.

IN VERMONT.

From Manchester, by Arlington, to Cambridge in New York.
From St. Alban's, by Sheldon, and Enosburg, to Berkshire.
From West Poultney, by Hampton, to Fairhaven.

From Middlebury, in Vermont, to Bridport, Chimney Point, Lumber Point, and Moriah Post Office, to bethtown, in the State of New York.

From Danville, through Walden, Hardwick, Greensborough, Craftsbury, Kelly-vale, and Montgomer Berkshire.

IN CONNECTICUT.

From Southbridge, in Massachusetts, by the Presbyterian Meeting House, in the second society in stock, by Eastford Society, in Ashford, Chaplin, Windham, Franklin, to Chelsea Landing, in Norwich, necticut. That the mail from Norwalk to Bridgeport, shall pass from Kellogg's Mill, through the village of Mi to the village of Fairfield, in Connecticut.

IN MASSACHUSETTS.

From Boston, by Bolton, Sterling, Princeton, Barre, Shutesbury, Leveret, and Sunderland, to Bloody From Worcester to Boylestown, Sterling, Lancaster, Harvard, Littleton, Westford, Chelmsford, to the Chelmsford Post Office, Massachusetts.

From Lancaster, by Sterling, Princeton, Hubbardstown, Petersham, New Salem, Wendell, and Montagu Greenfield; and that the Post road from Springfield, in Massachusetts, to Stafford, in Connecticut, be d tinued.

From Chitteningo to Fayetteville.

IN NEW YORK.

From Oxford, by Macdonough and German, to Cincinnatus.

From Schenectady, by Alexander's Bridge, to Ballston.

From the Albany and Schenectady turnpike, by the Ballston turnpike, to Alexander's Bridge.

From Mamakating, by Neversink Falls, to Colchester.

From the village of Seneca Falls, to the town of Romulus, in the county of Seneca.

From Syracuse to Tully.

From Coopertown to Richfield Springs.

From Esperance, by Eaton's Corners, Duanesburg, and Minaville, to Amsterdam.

From Eaton's Corners, Duanesburg, Princetown, Rotterdam, to Schenectady.

From the village of Oswego, through Newark, Berkshire and Virgil, to the village of Cortland in Cr

County.

From Watertown, by Adams and Mansville, to Sandy Creek, and from thence to Richland, Union Square, Col Central Square, Cicero and Salina, to Syracuse.

From Pike, by Eagle, to China.

From Hamburg, by Eden and Collins, to Perrysburg.

From Fredonia, by Gerry and St. Clairsville, to Jamestown.

From Murray, by Clarendon and Byron, to Batavia.

From Gines to Barre.

From Catskill, by Hunter, to Lexington, instead of going from Lexington to Lexington Heights.

From Nahum Daniel's, in Russia, up West Canada Creek Road, by John Graves', to Trenton.

From Friendship, by the South Branch of Van Campens' Creek, and the Little Gennessee Creek, to Cerestown, Pennsylvania.

From Unadilla, by Guilford, to Norwich.

From Otselic, by Linklean, to German.

From the village of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, through the village of Vienna, to the village of New. ark, on the Erie canal.

From the village of Pen Yan, in the county of Yates, to the village of Yatesville, and through the town of Middlesex, to Rushville.

From Middlesex, to Italy; and thence through the South part of Italy, and the town of Jerusalem, to Pen Yan.

From Elmira, in New York, through Southport, up Seely's Creek, through Wells and Jackson, to Mansfield, in Pennsylvania.

From Dansville, by Allen, to Angelica.

From Angelica, by Orensburg, Caneadea, Hume, Pike, and Ganesville-centre road, to Warsaw.

From Angelica to Ischua.

From Pultney, by Jerusalem, to Pen Yan.

From Clarkson, by way of Sweden, Bergen, Leroy, and Covington.

From Central Square to Oswego Falls.

From Locke, by Genoa to King's Ferry Post Office.

From Aurora to Holland, in the county of Erie.

From Unadilla village, through Guilford, to Norwich village.

From Peekshill, by Somers and Salem, to Ridgfield, Connecticut.

From Chester, by Craigsville, Otterkill, and Little Britain, to Montgomery.

From Harpersfield, by Davenport, Milfordsville, Lawrenceville, Noblesville, and Pittsfield, to New Berlin. From Vienna, in Phelps, to Newark.

From Fullrem's Basin to Penfield.

From Hartland, by Somerset, to Kempsville.

From Oneida Castle, on the Seneca Turnpike, the most direct highway to Rome; thence, along the state road and Canal Turnpike, to the post road leading from Utica to Sackett's Harbor.

From Elmira, through Southport, Wells, Jackson, and Sullivan, to Mansfield, in Pennsylvania.

From the Meeting-house in the town of Lima, by Norton's mills, to the village of Pittsford, in the county of Monroe.

From the village of Seneca Falls, to intersect the Geneva and Newburgh mail route at the Post Office of Romulus.

Also, from Lockport, by Tuscarora Indian village, to Manchester, at the Niagara Falls in New York.

From Bishop's Corners, in the town of Granville, to the Post Office in the town of Hartford; and from thence to the Post Office in the village of Sandy Hill, in the state of New York.

From Rochester, in the county of Monroe, by the way of Webster's mills, and by the Brick Meeting House in Avon to Geneseo, in the county of Livingston.

From Scottsville on the River Road to Rochester, in the county of Monroe.

From Geneseo to the York Post Office, by William Landon's Four Corners; and from York Post Office, by Fowlersville, to Caledonia, Livingston county.

From Batavia, by way of Alexandria, Attica, and Thompson's Mills, in Sheldon, and to the Little Lake Settlement in China, all in Gennessee county.

From Covington, by way of Middlebury Academy, Warsaw, and Gainesville, in Gennessee county, to the town of Pike, in Allegheny county.

From New Brunswick, New Jersey, by way of Somerville, Pluckemin, Peapack, Chester, and Handly, to

Newton.

IN PENNSYLVANIA.

From Wellsborough, by Cowdersport and Smithport, to Warren.

From Pennsborough, by Webster's, Hill's, and Edred's, to Meansville.

From Williamsport, up the Lycoming Creek, through Canton, Troy, Columbia, Wells, and Southport, to Elmyra, in New York.

From Tunkhannock, through Windham, Eaton, Asylum, and Monroe, to Meansville.

From Meansville, up Towanda creek, through Monroe and Franklin, to Jacob Grantier's in Canton.

From Millersburg, by Berrysburg, to Graztown.

From Bedford, by the way of Buckstown and Newry, to Blair's Gap.

From Trumbowersville, by Spinnerstown, Upper Milford, and Millerstown, to Braining's in Lehigh county. From Franklin to Warren.

From Columbia, by Marietta, to Middletown.

From Mount Pleasant, by Digman's Turnpike, to Lackawaxen, on the Owego and Milford turnpike.

From Easton, by Stockerstown, Rosscommon, and Snidersville, to Stroudsburg.

From Fogellsville, through Kleinsville, to Hamburg.

From Bethlehem to Mauch Chunk.

From Bellefonte, by Karthaus, Gillett's, and Smithport, to Hamilton, in New York.

From Jefferson, by Carmichaeltown, and Masontown, to New Geneva.

From Maytown to Marietta, in Lancaster county.

From Ebensburg, through Loretto and Mount Pleasant, to Philipsburg

From Belmont through Harmony, Lanesville, Windsor, and Colesville, to Bainbridge.

From Bloomsburg, in Columbia county, by way of Fishing Creek, to Columbus, in Luzerne county.

From Allentown, in the county of Lehigh, by the way of Krauss' Bridge, Balliet's, the Water Gap, and Lehighton, to Mauch Chunk, in the county of Northampton.

From Orwigsburg, by Schuylkill Haven, Friedenburg, Pine Grove, and Stumpstown, to Jonestown.
From Indiana to Barnett's, in Jefferson county, and to discontinue the post route between Indiana and
Bedford.

IN DELAWARE.

From Laurel, by Cannonsferry, Northwest Fork Bridge, and Hunting Creek, to Easton.

From Smyrna, in Kent county, Delaware, to Church Hill, in Queen Ann's county, in Maryland, via Millington, (late Head of Chester) to Saddler's Cross Roads, in said state.

IN MARYLAND.

From Newton Trap, by Burkittsville and Crampton, to Sharpsburg.

From the village of Harford, in Harford county, Maryland, by Priest Ford, Darlington, and Dublin, in said county, to Conewingo, in Cecil county, Maryland.

From Conewingo, in Cecil county, Maryland, to Lancaster, in Pennsylvania.

From Belle Air, in Harford County, Maryland, to Amos Carman's Public House, in said county.

From Cumberland, by Cresapsburg, to Western Port, and thence, to the Yough Green Glades, in Allegany county. IN VIRGINIA.

From Liberty, by Chambless' Store, to Taylor's Store.
From Middlebourne, by Salem, to Clarksburg.

From Harrisonburg to Franklin.

From Culpeper Court House to Orange Court House.

From Hagen's Store, in Preston county, to Smithfield, on the Cumberland road.

From Hagen's Store, Crab Orchard, Kingwood, by Armstrong's Cross Roads, Martin's Glady Creek,to Billsburg. Frem Lewisburg, by Frankford, to Huntersville.

From Monroe Court House, crossing New River at Henry Ballinger's Ferry, to John Pack's.

From Nicholas Court House to the mouth of Gauly River.

From Fincastle, by Newcastle, Giles Court House, Peterstown, Union, Sweet Springs, Price's and Covington, to Fincastle.

From Leesville to Pittsylvania Old Court House.

From Petersburg, by Halifax Court House and Hagood's Store, to Danville.

From Lovingston, by Mill Grove, to Steele's Tavern.

From Lexington, by Pedlar's Mills, to Lynchburg, and to return by Pedlar's Mills, the Narrows and the Forks of James River, to Lexington.

IN NORTH CAROLINA.

From Ashville, North Carolina, by Philip Britain's, Charles C. Carson's, Eastaloe Gap, M'Kenney's, in Laraway, by the High Shoals, Little River Keowee, and Boonsford, to Pendleton Court House, South Carolina. From Raleigh, by little Nat. Jones', to Haywood.

From Statesville, Iredel county, to Wilkesborough, by Mount Pisgah.

From Raleigh, by Fishdam, Stagville, and Mount Tirza, to Roxborough.

From Lincolnton, by Jacob Fullenwiler's, Ervinsville, and Mooresborough, to Rutherfordton.

From Elizabeth, by Beatty's Bridge, Long Creek Bridge, and Milton, thence back to Elizabeth.

From Onslow Court House to John A. Everett's.

From Wadesborough to Salisbury, in North Carolina.

From Pittsborough, by Joseph 1. Brook's, William Lindley's store, Jehu Carter's, Allbright's store, Long's store, Hadley's Mills, Mabin's store, to Greensborough.

From Charlotte, b Hopewell Church, to Beattysford.

From Salem, by Clemonstown, to Mocksville.

From Raleigh, by Smithfield, Wanesborough, Spring Bank, Spring Hill, Hookerton, Kirston, to Newbern. From Murfreesborough to Windsor.

IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

From Hamburg, by Alexander Stuart's, John Middletons', Richard Park's, Edmund Acheson's and Ewell Hill's, to Abbeville.

From Columbia, by M'Cord's Ferry, to Nelson's Ferry, on the Santee, intersecting the main route between Cam den and Charleston.

From Waterborough to the fork of the Saltcather, St. Bartholomews.

From Cambridge, by Scuffletown, Queensboro', and Golden Grove, to Greenville Court House.

From Creek Agency to Tallahassee, in Florida.

IN GEORGIA.

From Houston Court House, by Knoxville, Newman, and Fayetteville, to De Kalb Court House.
From Macon, by Forsyth and Hamilton, to Covington.

From Athens to Lawrenceville, in Gwinett county.

IN TENNESSEE.

From Morgan Court House, by Kingston, to Athens.

From Washington to Athens.

From Columbia, by Hurt's Cross Roads, Williamsville, at Rock Spring, Fishing Ford, on Dutch River, Farmington, Monroe's, and Fayetteville, to Pulaski.

From Hardinsville, by M'Nairy Court House and Hardiman Court House, to Tipton Court House.

From Jackson, by Harrisburg, to Dyer Court House.

From Pulaski, by Lawrenceburg, to Waynesboro'.

From Reynoldsburg, by Paris, Weakly Court House, to Obion Court House.

From Munroe to Tompkinsville, Kentucky.

From Murfreesborough, by Henderson's, Toliver's Store, Beech Grove, Stone Fort, Hillsborough, Pleasant Plains, Caldwell's Bridge, to Jasper, or Marion Court House.

From Jackson, by Haywood Court House, and Tipton Court House, to Daniel Treadwell's, on Big Creek. From Reynoldsburg to Dover.

From Huntingdon, by Gibson Court House, to Dyer Court House.

From Hardinville to Florence, Alabama.

IN KENTUCKY.

From Frankfort, by Gist's, Stonnet's, Yeocum's, and Macsville, to Springfield.

From Pike Court House to Tazewell Court House, in Virginia.

From Frankfort, by Christianburgh and Robert's Store, to Lynchburgh.

From Russellville, in Kentucky, by Elkton, Red River Forge, to Clarksville, in Tennessee, thence to Yellow

Creek Furnace.

From Shelbyville to Newcastle, instead of going from Frankfort to Newcastle, and from Middletown to Newcastle.

From Greensburg to Munfordville, by way of Somerville and Holderman's Iron Works,

From Hopkinsville, by Lindsey's Mill, Flat Lick, Dover and Paris, to Huntington, in Tennessee.

From Eddyville, by Waidsborough, to Paris, in Tennessee.

From Hardinsburg to Rome, in the state of Indiana, by Stephensport.

From Smithland, by the mouth of Tennessee River, and M'Cracken Court House, and Mayfield, to Paris, in Tennessee.

From Glasgow to Edmonton, in the county of Barren.

From Glasgow to Prewittt's Knob, in Barren county.

From Augusta, by Woodward's, to Mary's or Claysville.

From Louisville, by Transylvania, Westport, and Lynchburg, to Bedford.

IN OHIO.

From Chillicothe, by Greenfield, Leesburg, and Wilmington, to Lebanon.

From Greenville to Shanesville, in Mercer county.

From Lebanon, by Franklin, Germantown, Winchester, and Eaton, to Connersville.

From Mount Vernon to Marion.

From Hudson, by Boston, Richfield, and Hinckley, to Brunswick.

From Parkman, in the county of Geauga, to Batavia, Huntsburgh, Montville, Thompson, to Unionville Post Of fice, and return by Trumbull, Windsor, and Mesopotamia.

From Warren, by Canfield and New Lisbon, to Steubenville.

From Ashtabula, on the Turnpike, by Warren and Youngstown, to Poland.

From Cadiz, by New Rumley, and New Hagerstown, to Centreville.

From Warren, by Vienna, Brookfield, Hartford, Vernon, Kinsman, Williamsfield, Andover, Pierpont, and Manroe, to Salem.

From Warren, by Rosetta, Mecca, Green, Lebanon, and Lenox, to Jefferson, and return by Wayne, Gustavus, Johnstown, and Fowler, to Warren.

From Medina, by Liverpool and Grafton, to Elyria.

From Wooster to Tallmadge.

From Gallipolis to Burlington, in Lawrence county, and to return by Guiandotte and Mercer's Bottom, in Virginia.

From Morristown, by Barnesville and M'Connelsville, to Bristol.

From Mansfield, by Busyrius, to Upper Sandusky.

From New Haven to Tiffin.

From Lower Sandusky to Portland.

From Jackson Court House to Portsmouth.

IN INDIANA.

From Rushville, by Connersville, Brownsville, Liberty, and from thence by Oxford and Hamilton, in Ohio. From Jackson Post Office, by New Lexington, New Washington, and Bethlehem, to Newcastle, in Kentucky. From Winchester, by way of Noblesville, to Indianapolis.

From Indianapolis to Crawfordsville.

From Princeton, by Petersburg, Washington, Bloomfield, Bloomington, and Martinsville, to Indianapolis. From Rockport, by Portersville, to Washington.

IN MISSISSIPPI.

From Columbus, by the Choctaw Agency, Jackson, Port Gibson, Greenville, Washington, Natchez, and Woodville, to St. Francisville, in Louisiana.

From Woodville, by Liberty, Holnesville, Columbia, Augusta, and Winchester, to St. Stephen's, in Alabama. From Jackson, by Copiah Court House, Monticello, Columbia, and Ford's, to Shieldsborough.

From Jackson, by Wicksbury, Warrenton, and the Rocky Spring, to Port Gibson.

From Washington, by Meadville, Monticello, and Monroe, to Augusta.

From Greenville to Petit Gulf.

From Columbus, by Hamilton, and the Cotton Gin Port, to the Choctaw Agency.

From Augusta, by Leaf River, and Green Court House, to Jackson Court House.

From Woodville to Pinckneyville.

Discontinue all other post roads in said state, except those to the seats of Justice, so soon as the same can be ef fected consistently with existing contracts.

From New London, on the Mississippi River, by Fayette, to Franklin, on the Missouri river.

From St. Louis, by St. Ferdinand, to St. Charles.

That the Post Road now established, on the south side of the Missouri river, from St. Louis to Boonville, shall pass by the seat of Justice of the county of Gasconade.

From Dale to Marengo.

From Greenville to Montezuma.

From Montgomery to Coosawda.

IN ALABAMA.

Discontinue the Post route from Augusta, by Fort Jackson, to Coosawda.

And that the Postmaster General be authorized, if by him thought expedient, to cause a mail to be transmitted by water from the city of Mobile to the city of New Orleans.

From Bellefonte, Jackson county, by Gunter's Landing, to Blountsville.

From Athens, Limestone county, by Eastport, to Florence.

IN ARKANSAS.

From Hempstead Court House, by Long Prairie, to Natchitoches, Louisiana.

From Little Rock to Monroe, Louisiana.

And that the present route from Clark Court House, to Natchitoches, Louisiana, be discontinued. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all post routes, which, hereafter, within the term of three successive years, fail to yield one fourth of the expense incident to its establishment, shall be discontinued by the Postmaster General, unless in cases where it may be necessary as a connection or continuance of a route or routes; Provided, also, That this section shall not be so construed as to deprive the seat of Justice in each County of one mail going to and from said town.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the mail routes from Morgantown, by Crab Orchard, Kingwood, Arm strong's Cross Roads, Martin's Glady Creek, Billsburg, Leedsville, Beverly, Traveller's Repose, Huntersville, and Frankfort, to Lewisburg: from Hagen's Store to Morganstown: from Lewisburg to Nicholas Court House, Kanaway Court House, in Virginia, be, and the same are hereby discontinued.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster General may, whenever he deems it expedient, cause the mail to be transported from St. Charles, in the state of Missouri, to Franklin, in said state, by the seat of Jus tice of Callaway and Boone counties, instead of the route now established by law; and may, also, cause the mil to be transported from Franklin to Liberty, in Clay county, by the seats of Justice of the counties of Saline, Li lard, and Ray, instead of the route now established by law.

Approved, March 3, 1825.

AN ACT to provide an additional appropriation to complete the Public Road from Pensacola to St. Augustine, in the Territory of Florida.

Be it enacted, &c. That, for the completion of the Public Road, directed to be opened from Pensacola to St. Augustine, in the Territory of Florida, the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriat ed, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, March 3, 1825.

AN ACT declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, therein mentioned. Be it enacted, &c. That the assent of Congress is hereby given and declared to ansact of the General Assembly of Virginia, entitled "An act incorporating a company for the purpose of improving the navigation of the App matox river, from Pochahontas Bridge to Broadway;" passed on the eighth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.

Approved, March 5, 1825.

AN ACT making further appropriations for the Military Service for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-fvt.

Be it enacted, &c. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to wit: For pay of the Superintendant of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, and the several Indian agents, as allowed by law, twenty-eight thousand dollars.

For pay of the sub-agents, including the two on the Missouri, as allowed by law, thirteen thousand dollars. For presents to Indians, as authorized by act of one thousand eight hundred and two, fifteen thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, ninety-five thousand dollars.

For payment of the amount of the annuity due to the Cherokee nation, under the treaty of twenty-fourth Oc tober, one thousand eight hundred and four, which was ratified during the last session of Congress, and for which no payment or appropriation has heretofore been made, twenty thousand dollars.