The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-22
Post Office adveriisement-yMails to Europe
the Gulf of .Merico, and the Pacific.

Of the United States mail between any of the ports
of the United States and port ports Of any for
egn power, whenever, in his opinion, the public in
terests will thereby be promoted ;" l hereby invite
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the United States
as herein specified, to wit:
|. From New York to Liverpool, in England, aud
back;
Or to Bristol in England, and back;
Or to Southampton do do
2. From New York, by Cowes, in England, to
Antwerp, in Belgium, and back;
Or TO Bremen, in Germany, and back;
Or to Hamburg, in Germany, and back.
3. From New York TO Havre, in France, and
back;
Or to Brest, in France, and back.
4. From New York to Lisbon, in Portugal, and
back M
s. From New York, by Havana, in Cuba, to New
Orleans, and back
6. From New York, by Havana, or by King
ston in Jamaica, to Chagres, in Colon
ba, and back; with JOINT or separate
offers TO extend the transportation to
Panama, and up the Paci6c, TO the mouth
ofthe Columbia, and thence to the princi-
pal port in the Sandwich Islands;
Or from Charleston to the same, and back
Or from Pensacola do do do.
Or from Mobile do do do.
Or from New Orleans do do do.
7. From New Orleans to Hsvana, and back; with
an offer to extend to Kingston, in the ISL
and of Jamaica;
Or from Mobile TO the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola to the same and back;
Or from Charleston to the same, and back,
with an offer to supply Key West.
Proposals for commencing said routes at any 9th
err United States port on the Atlantic, than as above
| named, will be considered.
1t is intended, out of the foregoing list ofroutes,
to make selection of one TO Europe, and TO the
Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific as may best be de-
termined, after proposals for service on all the
routes are submitted-not rclinquishing, however,
the right to place greater number in operation if
| it shall be deemed expedient to do 80.
| The proposals should specify the number of trips
to be performed during the year, and near as
may be, the day of the month on which the vessel
conveying the mail is to depart from the port at
| each end of the route The department contem-
plates on route No. l. asemi-monthly conveyance
for eight months CT the wear, and monthly con-
veyance for the residue Of the year; No. 2, like
frequent conveyancei and on No. 3, the same; on
No. 4, monthly conveyance, on No. 5, as frequent
a transportation as two or three times month"; on
No. 6, a trip once in two months; and on No. z,
twice or three times month,
The proposals should specify the mode of con-
veyance, whether by steamship or saiing-packet;
and set forth the size, rate, and description of the
vessel with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
cison TO be made the advice of the proper officers
of the naval service, whether the same is is not
convertible into ship ofwar. And special notice
is hereby given, that, agreeaby to the provisions of
the act Of Congress aforesaid, those proposals
(being acceptable in other respects) will be pre-
ferred, which shall engage to carry the mail in
Steam ship or ships, and shall stipulate to de-
liver said ship or ships to the United States, or
to their proper officer, on demand made, for
the purpose of being converted into vessel
or vessels Of war; the United States being bound on
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time Of delivery, be ascertaned by four apprnis-
ers, appointed two by the President of the United
States and two by the owner or owners, with an
umpire, in case of disagreement, to be appointed by
the President of the United States
II should be shown, by the certificate Of post
ders are American citizens, and that the mail Is to
be transported by them Sin American vessels, by
American citizens"
The postage fixed by law upon mailable matter to
be transported by these lines, ia as follows: "Upon
all letters and packages not exceeding one half ounce
in weight, between any of the ports of the United
States and the ports Of England, or France, or any
other foreign port not less than three thousand miles
distant, t,renfy.6r cenis with the inland postage Of
the United States added when sent through the Uni.
ted States mail to from the post Office at port
the United States. Upon letters and packets over
half an ounce in weight, and not exceeding one
ounce, forfeigM cents; and for every additional half
ounce, or fraction of an ounce fifteen cents. Upon
all letters and packets not exceeding one half ounce,
sent through the United States mail, between
the ports of the United States and any of the West
india Islands, or ISLANDS IN the GulI OF Mexico'
zen GEMS; anu t'ceh'y Genus upon .epeIs anu PACK
cts not exceeding one ounce; ana tps cents Tor
every additional hali ounce or traction OF an ounce
Upon each newspaper, pamphlet OF price-current,
sent in the mail between the United States and any
OF me potls ana places ABOVE ehameraiea' In'ee
GEMS, win iniana pnitea STATES postage adaea wnen
me same transported 70 or rom saia por. OF me
uni,ed STATES, IN the ohited states mai. Inc
olader may propose Ior an annual sum OF coIPe en-
sa.'on, 20 DC hanea ~ e ola, Gf " eu sneleo ~,
the wno'e or cerlaln proportion l.o DC namea ~
.ne pla1 .. ue Posag.s u'o''l u" inc '''-'a'e'
~
ne may empraGc ~ n ris oher supu'a'.on 70 caIly
an agent ol 'ne los. oni.e IePe, uien! WIN u'e
mans, or nc may ON" u, q. nls uiscIeuol'. oucn
supuia,,oh may lnaIce prelerence 70 90 gwen ~
Ia.or ~ piu equa' ~ ol'e' resPce's' o'e' wv
NOT coh'a'ii"s "
Indentures of contract are to be executed by the