Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-05


oa. the rnhhc interests will heieby be promoted. >
hereb, invite FkOpos4Is l0f carving tEt mail
aflhs United states as herein specified. IL "t
l. From NV York Ia Liverpool. IA kns iHnd
and bach;
Or 10 Rrzrol. in England. nnd bach;
Or 10 9nuIampon. do do.
. From NeW furk, hy eomes, in fnk l,nd. Il
Am@erp. il Belgium. and back.
Or 10 Bremen. "a Germany. and huh;
o. to Hamburg. in Germany. and bach;
B. From New Yok To- ilsyrr, IA France An,
back:
Or 10 Brpst, in France. and back.
i. From New York 10 LIrhnn, in Portugal, ana
hack
3. From New York, hg Havana in Cuba, 10 New
Orleans, and back.
8 From New York. hy Havana, or Kingston ii
Jamaica, TO Chagres in Colnnha, nnt
back. with joint or separate oheis 10 eS
tend 10 transportation To Panama, and NJ
the Pacific, 10 The mouth ol The ColuiibE,
and thence In the principal port ~ The
Sandwich Islands;
Or from Charleston 10 the same, and hack;
Or from Pensacola do 10 do
Or from Mobile do DO do
Or from New Orleans do do do
Z. From New Orleans TO Havana, and back; viii
nm offer 10 extend to Kingston, in the Isl
and of jamaica;
Or from Mobile 10 the same, and back,
Or from Pensacola TO The same, and back;
Or from Charleston 10 the slime. and back
with an offer 10 supply Key West.
Proposals for commencing said routes at any 9th
United States poit the Atlantic, than as above
named, will I've considered.
II is intended out of The foregoing st Of routes
10 make selection. OF 10 Europe, and one to The
Gulf Mexico and the Pacific, as may best be deter
mined, after proposals for service all the rontei
are submted-nol relinqnshing. however. The right
TO place the greater number in operation, II il shal
he deemed exnedisnt 10 do so.
The propos ais should specify the number OF trips
to he perlormed during the year, and near rs
may be, the day ofihe month which the vesse
conveying the mail is depart from the port at each
end Of the route. The department conemplates on
ronte No l., sem-nonthly conveyance for eight
months Of the year, aud monthly conve, vance fol
the residue of the wear; on No. 2. like frequent
conveyance; and on No. ,, the same; on No. 4, Il
monthly conveyance, on No. o, as frequent trans
poriation as two or three times a menlh; on No. 6
Il 10 once in two months: and on No. 7. twice OF
three times n month,
The proposals should specify the mode Of convey
ance whether by ship smiling packet; and
forth the size, rate, and description Of the vessel
with sufficient particularly to enable The decision tc
he made On the advice of the proper officers Of the
naval service. whether the is is not COVER
tibie into ship.of-war. And special notice is here
by given. that, agreeably 10 the provisions oil the
aol Of Congress aforesaid. those proposals. (being
acceptable in other resects will be preferred, winch
shall engage 10 carry the mail in steam ship OF
ships, and shall s,pulale 10 deliver said ship OF
ships 10 the United States, or To their proper officer
on demand made. for the purpose OF being CONVEX
led into n vessel or vessels oi war the United States
being bound on their part IN pay the fair full value
thereof nj the time Of delivery, TO be asceItalned by
four appraisers, appointed two by The President o.
the Unned States, and Two by the owner or owners
with an umpire. in case Of disagreement, 10 be ap
pointed by ihe President Of The United Stn'es.
II should be shown, by The certificate oil post
master, or other equivalent testimony, that the bd-
ders are American citizens. and thaf the mn IS Ia
he transported by them ain American vessels, by
American ciii2eUs."
The postage fixed by law upon mailable matter to
be transported by these lines, as follows: "Upon
all leters and packages not exceeding one hall
ounce in weight. between any Of the ports Of the U
States and the ports Of England, or France, or any
other orcign port not less than three thousand niss
distant, t,centyfOT csnts With the inland postage o.
the United States added when sent through the Uni
ted States mail TO or from the post office al port o.
the United States. Upon letters and packets over
half an ounre in weight, AMI not exceeding QUO
Ounce, fortysigM cents; and for every additional hall
ounce, or fraction Of an ounce, fifteen ctnts. Upon
a letters and packets not exceeding one hall ounce
sent through the United States mail, between the
ports Of the United States and any oil the Yves,
India islands, or islands in the Gulf Of Mexico, Ten
exceeding ounce; and five cents for every addi
tional half ounce traction oil AN ounce Upon eaci
newspaper, pamphlet, or prce-current seni in the
mail between the United States and any Of the porte
and places above enumerated, three cents, with IN
land United States postage added when the same IL
transported from said port Of the United State,
mall" The bidder may propose for annual sun
Of compensation 10 be named in the bid; or, IN liei
thereof for the whole on a certain proportion Ito he
named in the bid) OF the postages ACQUIRING on the
mail matter conveyed over the route.
He NAV embrace il his offer stipulation to carr,
an agent Of the Post Office Department with the
mails, or lie may omit il, al his discretion. Sucl
stipulation may induce a preference 10 he given IL
favor Of bid equal in other respects, over bid mol
containing il.
In,lentares of contract are to he executed by the
accepted bidder aud by his sureties, by or before
the first day Of May next il is to provide, among
other things that the pay Tor The ip is TO he forfeit
ed when The trip ID not performed, and a due pro
portion when grade Of service ID rendered inferior
10 that specified in the contract; and that lines may
be imposed unless the delinquency he satisfactorily
explained in due time, for failing 10 take from, OF Il
deliver into, The post Office 81 the port Of landing
the mail belonging thereto, any part Ct said mail
for suffering the mail or any part OF H. 10 he wet
injured. lost or destroyed: for conveying il in {
place manner that exposes il 10 depreciation, loss
injury for refusing, after demand made, TO cOnSe,
n mail by any additional steam ahp OF vessel run by
the contractor on the route, over and abo'e TN
specified number OF trips in The CONTRACT and Tor no
arriving al the time set also for transmitting intel
ligeHGe, in advance Of the mail. The Postmasle
General may annul the contract fol repeated Failures
for violating the post Office lava; for disobeying TIN
instructions Of The department; ior refusing to dts
charge u carrier when required by the department
for assigning the contract without the consent oi h
Postmaster General; Or Tor setting az OF running al
express, AZ aioresaid.
The Postma ster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata ncreas
OF compensation, within the restrictions Imposed b
law. for the additional service required. or for ih
increased speed, # the employment oil add'iiona
stock or carriers IL rendered necessary hut The cor
tractor may. in such case, renquish the contract.
timely notice, if le prefers il To The change. Th
Postmaster General NAV .aso disc )ntinnr or curta
the service, he allowing one months extra pay o
abe amount dispensed with and the contract "ma
al any time he termiaaItd by joint resolution Of III
two houses of Conge ss."
The route the service. the yearly pay, the bidder
name and residence, and The name OF each meml,e
of the (rm, where Il company offers, should be di.
tinctly stated in the proposals.
The following is the form Of The guarantee, whic
should lie filed, the first blank with the name OF III
guarantor the second with that Of the bidder; an
The third and fourth with the beginning and term
mating points uf the route; and, after being daet
should he signed by the guarantor, who must
shown, by the written certificate Of postmaster,
other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be ma
Of property, and able to mike good his guarantee
This guarantee 40 certified, should accompany eat
bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
IL his bill for CARRYING the mail from - to -
be accepted by the Postmaster General, - sl,a
enter into an obligation PRIOR 10 the LIST day Of Ma
next. with good and sufficient sureies, 10 per'or
the service proposed.
"Daicd -"
The hid should be sent under seal to the First Al
sistant Postmaster General, and the words MA
proposals-Atlantic routes" Tor "Guli OF Mexie
rcuies," as the case may be) written on the face