Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-15
st oniee adv er,isenlent-- Man. to Europe

pl the potts 0 tue Onited States ana Il port or DOT YfanY foreign power, aheneser, in his opin- -i7 the public interests Will thereby be promoted. | hereby Invue PRoPosALs for carry ing the mails of the 5Oniied States as herein specified, to ~u:
 l. From Nsw York 10 Liverpool, m England,
 and back
 Or to Bristol, in England. aud back;
 Or ,o Southampton, do do. q From New York, by Cowes, in England, to
 Amwerp, in Belgium, and hack;
 Or to Bremen, m Germany, anl back;
 Or to Hamburg, in Germany. and back; 3. From New York to HaVre, m France, and = Or to Brest, ia France, and back. 1. From New York to Lisbon, in Portugal, and
 back. 6. From New York, by Havana in Cuba, 10 New
 z. Orleans, and back.
 6. From New York. by Havana, or Kingston in Jamaca tU Chagres in Colombia, and back; with joint separate offers to ex- Iend to transportation 10 Panama, and up
 Ile Pacific, to the mouth of the Columbia,
 and thence 10 the principal port in the
 Sandwich islands;
 Or from Chaeston to the same, and back;
 Or from Pensacola do do do
 Or from Mobile do do do
 Or from New Orleans do oo do
 2. From New Orleans to Havana, and back with
 an offer to extend to Kingston, in the Isl
 and of Jamaica;
 Or from Mobile the same and back;
 Or from Pensacola to the same, and back;
 Of rom Charleston 10 tne same, and Daok,
 with an offer to supply Key West.
 Proposals for commencing said routes al any olh. CT United States port the Atlantic, than as above named, will be considered.
 It s intended out oI the foregoing list of routes, to make selection, oi one to Europe, and o the Gulf Mexico aud the Pacific, as may best be deIer. mined, after proposals for service all the are submed-noi relinquishing, however, the right oplace ihe greater number in operation, If il shall be deemed expedieni 10 do so.
 The proposals should specify ihe number of trips 10 he performed during the year, and as near as may be, the day ofthe month which the vessel conveying lha mail is depart from the port al each end of the route. The department contemplates on roste No. l, sem-nonthly conveyance for eight months Of the year, and u monthly conveyance for the residue of the year; No. 2, A like frequent conveyance; and on No 3, the same; on No. 4, d monthly conveyance, on No. 5, frequent a trans. portalon two orthree times month; on No. 6. hiD once in two months; and No. T, twice or three times a month,
 The proposals should specify the mode of convey ance, whether by steam ship or sailing packet; and set forth the size, rate, and description of the vessel with sufficient p,rcularity to enable the decision to be made on the advice of the proper officers of the naval service. whether the is is conver- tible into ship.owar. And special notice is here by given. that, agreeably to the provisions oi the act of Congress aforesaid, those pi 0posals (being acceptable in other respects) will be preferred which shall engage to carry the mail in steam ship or
 
 ships 10 the United States, to therproper officer on demand made, for the purpose of being conver led into vessel or vessels of war; the United States being bouud their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the tina of delivery, 10 be ascetaned by four appraisers, appointed two by the President of the United States, and by the owner or owners. with umpire in of disagreement, to be ap- pointed by the President of the United States.
 It should be shown by ihe certificate of a post master, or other equivalent testimony, that the bid ,u... .t be transported by them Sin American vessels, by American citizens"
 The postage fixed by law upon mailabe matter to be transported by these lines, Is follows: "Upon all letters and packages not exceeding one half ounce in weight. between any of the ports of the U. States and the ports of England, France, or any other foreign DOT, less than three thousand miles distant, tvsay v cents, with the inland postage of the United States added when sent through the Uni ted States mail 10 from the post office at port of the United States. Upon letters and packets over half an ounce in weight, and not exceeding one ounce. ory-egh cents; and for every additional half ounce. or fraction of an ounce, fiesn esnts. Upon all letters and packets not exceeding one half ounce sent through the Unlted States mail, between the ports of the United States and any of the West India islands, islands in the Gulf of Mexico, len esHsj and tseHfy cents upon letters and packets not exceeding Ose ounce; and fve for every addi- tOnal hall ounce or fraction of ounce. Upun each newspaper, pamphlet, orprlce-current, sent in the mail between the United States and any of the ports and places above enumerated. thres cents, with in iand United States postage added when the same is transported o from said port of the United States mail." The bi,ier may propose for annual sum of coupensaton. 10 be named iD the bid; or, in lieu thereof, Tor the whole certain proportion (o Ike named in the bid) of the postages accurng the mail matter conveyed over the route. He may embrace iI his offer stipulation to carry an agent of the Post Office Department with the mails, or he may omit it, al his discretion. such stipulation may induce preference to be given in favor oi bid equal in other respects. bid containing it.
 lRdentures of contract are 10 be executed by the accepted bidder and by his sureles, by UT before the first day of May next. IL is to provide, among other thugs, that he pay for the trip 10 be forfeit cd when the trip is not performed, and due pro- portion when grade of service is rendered inferior to that specified in the contract and that fines may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained is due tine for failing take from or to deliver into, tle post office at lhe port of landing, ihe mail belonging thereto, or any part of said mail; for suffering the mail any part of Il, to be wet injured. lost. or destroyed; for conveying il in a place or manner that exposes il 10 depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by any additional ship vessel run by tue contractor on the route, and above the specified number of trips in the contract, and for not arriving at tue time set; also for transmitting intel IiSeuCe. in advance of the mail. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for repeated aiures for violating he post office laws; for disobeying the instructions of the department; for refusing To dis charge carrier when required by the department; for assgaing the contract without the consent of the Postmaster General; for setting up or running an express. AS aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract. and alter the schedule, he allowing pro increase of compensation, within the restrictions imposed by law. for the additional service required, for the increased speed, 1T the employm ment of additional stock carriers is rendered. necessary but the tractor may, u such case, rsiinqush the contract on timely notice, if he prefers it 10 the change. The Postmaster General may also disc 1ntinue or curta the service, he allowing one months extra pay on ,hs amount dispensed with; and the contract "may at any time be terminated by joint resolution of the two houses of Cong, esq.,
 Tho route. the servics the yearly pay, the bidders name and residence, and the name of each member of tue drui, where company offers, should be dis toctly stated tn the proposals.
 The following is the form of the guarantee, which should be filled, the first blank with the name of the guarantor the second with that of the bidder; aud the third and fourth with the beginning and iermis mating points of ie route; and, after beng dated shosld be signed by the guaranlor, who must be shown. by the written certificate of postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man of property, and able to make good his guarantee. This guarantee. certified, should accompauy each bid:- i' ITO
 "Ihe undersigned - guarantees that -, if his bill for carrying the mail from -- to- be accep:edby the Postmaster General, -- shall enter into an obligation prior the lst day of May next. with good and sufficient suretes, To perform fhe service proposed.
 "Dated --." The bid should be sent under seal to the First As- BistaHt Postmaster General, and the words .sMail nran fnr .f