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An Account of the Days and Hours the Poft fets out from, and arrives at BRISTOL.

For London, Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, at 11 at Night. Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at Eight. Comes in from London, Sundays, Mondays, Wedneidays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, in the Morning.

CROSS-POST. To and from Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, Devonshire, and Cornwall; Goes out, Sundays, Tuefdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, at ro in the Morning.-Comes in, Sundays, Tuefdays, and Thursdays, betwixt One and Four in the Afternoon.

To and from Bath, Bradford, Trowbridge, Devizes, Weftbury, Warminster, Heitfbury, Wilton, Sanbury, Winchester, Andover, Southampton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, and all Dorfetfhire; Goes out, Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, at Five in the Evening. Comes in, Tuesdays, 9 in the Morn. Thurfd. and Sat. at 1 in the Afternoon.

To and from Oxford, Abingdon, Farringdon, Cirencester, Sodbury, and Tetbury; Goes out, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at Eight at Night. Comes in, Sundays, Wednefdays, and Fridays, in the Morning.

Directions for Travellers, &c. when to pass over at AUST and NEW-PASSAGE, between England and Wales.

HE Paffage over this great River (Severn) is of vaft TImportance to those who want to travel between Eng land and Wales; and People being unacquainted with the Hours of paffing, do very often lofe a great Deal of Time and Bufinefs, in waiting on both Sides, for paffing: Therefore obferve, that the Winds for paffing are accounted but two Sorts, viz. all the Winds that are Southerly and Westerly, are call'd the Winds below; and thofe Northerly, the Winds above; and when Wind and Tide go both one Way, there is no paffing, except at the going out of the Tide at Auft; for then at Three Quarters Ebb you may país: But when the Wind is above, all paffing must be on the Flood, or coming in of the Tide, and then you have five Hours good paffing. And when the Wind is below, all paffing must be on the Ebb, or going out of the Tide, and then you have feven Hours good paffing. Now by finding the Moon's Age, by which all Tides are govern'd, you may, by the following Table, know what Hour to pass every Day in the Year, and fo order your Journey accordingly.

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For Example, if the Moon be one or fixteen Days old, (which is the Day of the Change, or full) the Wind above, you may pass from Two to Seven: Wind below, from Seven to Two. If the Moon be five or twenty Days old, the Wind above, you may pafs from twelve Minutes after Five 'till twelve Minutes after Ten; Wind below, from twelve Minutes after Ten, to twelve Minutes after Five.

*Tis computed, that the Difference in paffing at Auft and the New-Paffage, vary but one Hour, viz. When the Tide is coming in, the Wind above, then the New paffes an Hour before Auft: Tide going out, Wind below, then Auft an Hour before the New: So that obferving the Difference, the fame Table ferves for both Paffages.

Note, The Boats begin to pass and repafs about Half-anHour before High Water.

The Prices of Goods, Cattle, and Paffengers, going over at both Paffages:-A Coach with fix Horfes, 16s.-Ditto with four Horfes, 145.-Ditto with two Hories, 128.-A single Horfe, 8d.-Beast, 4d. each-Sheep, 2s. a Score.-Hogs, 2s. 6d. ditto.

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