Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-11

9 From New York, bv Cowes, in England, to
 An'werp, in Bel Ium, and hack;
 Or 10 Bremen, n Germany, ah back;
 Or 10 Haahug, in Germany. and back 8. From New York to Hayre, m Fraace, and
 back;
 or lo Brest, ia France, and back.
 i. From New York 10 LiSbon, in Portugal, and
 back.
 5. From New York, by Havana in Cuba, 10 New
 Orleans. and back.
 6. From New York, by Havana. or Kingston in
 Jamaica to Chagres in Colombia, and
 hack with joint or separate offers to ex-
 lend to transportation 10 Panama, and up
 the Pacific, to lhe mouth of the Columbia,
 and thence 10 the principal port in the
 Sandwich Islands;
 Or from Charleston 10 the same, and back
 Or from Pensacola do d. do
 Or from Mobile do e do
 Or from New Orleans do ao do
 '. From New OreansIo Io Havana, and back; with
 offer to extend to Kingston, in the Isl.
 and Of JamaIca
 Or from Mobile 10 he same, and back,
 Or from Pensacola to the same, and back;
 Or irnm Charleston to the same, and back,
 wth an offer to supply Key West.
 Proposals Tor commencing said routes at any oth- rr United SiaIes pnit on the Atlantic than as above naned will be considered.
 IL is intended out of he foregoing list of routes, Io make selection, of one tu Europe, and one 10 the Gulf Mexico and lhe Pacific, may best be deter.
 
 sthmilted-not rrlnluishug, however, the right phre he greater number in operation, 1T II shall he deemed rxpedient 10 do so.
 The pruposl lIs should specify the number of Ifirs 10 he nerisrsncd d',ri"s Uie year, and "S near as may be, inc day Ot the month on which the vessel eouveY"g the mi IS to depart from the port al each end of le route. The department conlemplates ronte No l. a sem-n0nhy conveyance for eight months o the year, aud monthly conveyance for ille residue of tine year; No. ?. like frequent N. .I.. monthly con'eyance on No. D, as frequent Irans- p0riation as Two or three liines u month; No. $. Ii lD once 'u two nonths and on No. !. twice or three times il month,
 The proposals should specify The mode of convey anCe whether hs steam ship nr sailing packet; aad set forth the siEe, rate, and description o the vessel with sufcent particularly enable the decision to be made on lhe advice of ihe proper officers of the naval seryIce, whether the same IS IS conveT- tible into ,hip0i-wsr. And special notice is here by given. that, agreeaby To the provisions 0l the aCI of Congress aforesaid, those pi oposais (beng acceptable m other respects) i'll be preferred, winch shall engage 10 carry the mail in steam ship ships, and shall stirulate to deliver said ship ships to te United States their proper officer, on demand made, for the purpose of being ted into vessel vessels of war; the United States being hound, their part 10 pay The fair full value thereof at the time Of delivery, to be asceraned by four appraisers appointed Two by ,be President of the United States, ard two by the owners. with umpire. in ease of disagreement, to be ap. pointed by the President of Ihs United Sta'es.
 u should be shown, by the certificate of post master, other equivalent lest imony, that the bid ders American citizens, and thai the mail IS to be transported by Ihem Sin American vessels, ny American citizens"
 The postage fixed by law upon maable matter lo be transported by these lines, is as follows: "Upon all letters and packages not exceeding halt ounce in weight between any of tIle ports of the u. Stnta md in nnrfe, ,,l Enrl1 nd other foreign port not less than three thousand mules distan Wenty toW cehiS, with the inland postage of the United States added when sent through the Uni ted States mail from the post office al port the United States. Upon letters and packets over half an ounce in weight, and exceeding one oance, fony-dgM cents and for every additional half ounce, or lraclIOn of an ounce, ffeen cents. Upon all letters and packets not exceeding one half ounce, through the Umted States mail, between the ports of inc United States and any of the West India islands, or islands in the Gulf Uf Mexico, ten ceaS; and tceHy ceats upon letters and packets exceeding ounce aud fUe ceRfs for every add- Iiona half ounce or fraction oi an Upon each newspaper, pamphlet orprice-current, sent in the mail between the United States and any of the ports and places above enumerated, Hnee cents, with in land United Siaes postage added when the same is transported To from said port of the United States mail" The bidder may propose for an annual sum of compensalion o be named in ihe bid or, in lieu thereof, Tor the whoe or certain proportion (to be amed in me bid) n the postages accuring on the mail matter conyeSe ed over the route.
 He may embrace i his offer stipulation to carry an agent of the Post Office Department with the malls, or he may omit Il. al his discretion. Such stipulation may induce a preference to be given in favor of bid equal in other respects, over q bid not containing II.
 indemmes of contract are 10 he executed by tle accepted b,1Irr and by his sureties, by ur before The first day ni May next. IL IS to provide, among other tss that ,he pay Tor the trip to be forfeit ed when the trip is mol I,ei formed. and due pro- portion when grade Oi service IS rendered inferior llmt specified in le contract and that fines may be imposed, unless lie delinquency be satisfactorily explained is due time. for IaIling 10 take from, deliver into, ihe post office @t the port of landing, the mad hrlongin9 thereto, any part of said mail for suffering he ma'l or any part of II, 10 be wet lhlnred, losi. "r destrnyed; Tor conveying Il in a place manner that exposes ii to depredal loss, or injury for ielsing after demand made, to convey naii by any additional steam ship vessel run by Ihe contractor on the route, over and above the specified uunher of uips in the contract, and for not thriving at tAe time set also for rsnsmiiting intel iigente, in advance uf the naiI The Postmaster General may annnl he contract for repeated failures Tor violating the post othce laws for dsoeying the instructions Of the department; for refusing 10 dis charge carrier when required by the department for assigning the contract without the consent of the Postmaster General or for setting up or running an express, as aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter ,he schedule, he allowing pro increase oi compensation, within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional service required, for the increased speed |, the employment of addii 0naI stock carriers rendered ssars; but the con tractor may. in such case, relinqush inc contract. on Timely notice, II he prefers II 10 the change, The Postmaster General also disc utinie or curtail the service, he allowing one months extra pay on 1he amouht dispensed with; and the contract ''may a any time he ,erm mted by joint resolution of l,e two houses of Coug ess."
 The route. lhe service, the yearly pay, the bidders name and residence, and the oi each member O the firm, where company offers, should be dis linctly stated in The proposals. The following Is the form of the guarantee, which should be filled, ihe first blank with the name of the guaranlor; the second with that of the bidder and The third and fourth with the beginning and termi; mating points Ui the route; ana, afIer beng dated should he signed by the guarantor, who must be shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, or ohar equally satisfactory testimonial. 10 be a man o property, and abie tO make good his guarantee. Tins guaranlee certified, should accompany each bid:--
 "Ihe undersigned - guarantees that -, II his bill for carryng the ma il from to- - be accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall enter into an obligation prI0r the 1sl day of May next. with good and sufficient suretes, to perform inc service proposed.
 ''Dated -"
 The bid should be sent under seal 10 the First As sislant Postmaster General, and the words .sMail proposals-Atlantc routes," Cor "Guli of Mexico rcutes," as the may be) written on the face of the letter. and should be despatched in time To be received by before the 18th day of January ne xt which will be the last day for receiving proposals under this advertisement.
 The accertance non-acceptance of the bids will be determined by tie 3lsl day of January next.
 The service is to commence with the trip nearest tIe h day of May. l9t6. if ibe bidder shall