Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-10
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ans oi the ports oi the United Siaes and port or nor Hl any lureien power, whene,er, in his opiu- The public interests i'll thereby le promoed,' l hereby ,nvue PROPOSALS for carr, ing lhe mals of the 0nitel States herein specified, to wi l. From Nov York To Liverpool, m England,
 and back
 Or to Brls,a, in England. and back;
 Or to Southampton, do do
 2 From New York, by Cowrs, in England, to
 Anwerp, in Belgium, and hack
 Or to Bremen, ln Germany, ahd back;
 Or to Hamburg. in Germany, and back;
 3. From New York to Hare, m France, and
 back;
 Or to Brest, in France, and back
 4. From New York to Lisbon, in Portugal, and
 back.
 6. From New York, hy Havana in Cuba, 10 New
 Orleans, and back.
 6. From New York, by Havana, or Kingston in
 Jamaica, to Chngres in Colombia, and
 hack; with joint separate offers to eX-
 lend to transportation to Panama, and up
 the Pacific, To lhe mouth of Ihe Columbia,
 and thence 10 tue principal port in the
 Sandwich Islands;
 Or from Chaeston the same, and back
 Or from Pensacola do do do
 Or from Mobile dD do do
 Or from New Orleans do 60 do
 2. From New Orleans 10 Havana, and back; with
 an offer to extend to Kingston, in the Isl
 and of Jamaica;
 Or from Mobile 10 the same, and back
 Or from Pensacola 10 the same, and back;
 Or From Charleston 10 the same, and back,
 with an offer To supply Key West.
 Proposals for commencing said routes al any oth- United States port ihe Atlantic, than above named, will be considered.
 It is intended out of the foregoing list of routes, , 10 make selection, oi Europe, and one to the Gulf Mexico and The Pacific, as may best be deter mined, aller proposals for service all the routes are submled-not relinquishng. however, the right place the greater number in operation, If II shall be deemed expedent 10 do
 Tine propos as should specify ihe number of trips to be performed dining the year, and as near as may be, the day ofthe month on which the vessel conveying the mail IS 10 depart from the port al each end of the route. The department conlemplales route No l, q sem-monthy conveyance for eight months 0f the year, and n monthly conveyance for the residue of the year; No. ?, like frequent conveyance; and on No B. the same; No. I, d monthly conveyance, on No. 5, as frequent trans portation as two or three times month No. 6. II ID once in two months; and on No. ', twice three times month,
 The proposals should specify the mode of convey anCe, whether hy steam ship sailing packet; and set forth the slze, rae and description of the vessel with sufficient particularly 10 enable the decision to be made the advice of the proper officers of the naval seryice whether tue same is or is not tble into shipofwar. And special notice is here by given, that, agreeably 10 the provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid, those proposals (beng acceptable in other respects) will be prelened which shall engage to carry the mail in Steam ship or ships, and shall stipuate deliver said ship or ships to the United States, to therproper officer, on demand made, for the purpose of being conver. ted into vessel vessels of war; the United States being bound, their part 10 pay the fair full value thereof at the time Of delivery, to be ascertaned by four appraisers, appointed two by the President of the United States, and two by the owner owners, with umpire, in of disagreement, to be ap- pointed by the President of the United St,'es.
 It should be shown, by tue certificate Of a post master, other equivalent esinony, that the bid ders are American citizens, and that the mail to be transported by them sin American vessels, by American ciiIsens.
 The postage fixed by law upon mailabe matter 10 be transported by these lines, is follows: "Upon all letters and packages exceeding half ounce in weight, between any nG the ports of the U States and the ports of England, France, or any other foreign port not less than three thousand miles lsIant peRfy toa ceats, with the inland postage oi the United States added when through the Uni ted States mail to from the post office al port fl the United States. Upon letters and packets half ounce in weight, and not exceeding one ounce ton y-egh cents; and for every additional half ounce lracIon of an ounce, fjtetn ctnfS Upon all letters and packets moi exceeding half ounce, sent through the United States mail, between ihe ports of the United States and any of the West India islands islands in ,he Gulf of Mexico, len cents; and oenty ceats upon letters and packets not exceeding ounce and fre eents for every add- tona half ounce or fraction of an ounce Upon each newspaper, pamphlet, Orprice-Current, sent in the mail between the United States and any of the ports and places above enumerated, NUee cents, with m land United States postage added when the same is transported from said port of the United States mal.' The bidder may propose for annual sum of compensation, to be named in the bid; or, in lieu thereof, for the whole or certain proportion (to be named m the bid) of the hostages accuring the mail matter conveyed over tie route.
 He may embrace l., his offer a stipulation to carry agent of the Post Office Department with the mails, or he may omit il, al his discretion. Iuch stipulation may induce preference to be given in favor oi hid equal in other respects, over d bid not containing IL.
 lndenlures of contract are 10 be executed by lhe accepted bidder and by his sureies, by or before he first day of May next IL IS to provide, among other thugs, that the pay for lhe trip 10 be forfeit ed when the trip is not performed, and due pro portion when grade of service is rendered inferior 10 that specified in he contract; and that fines may be imposed, unless tie delinquency be satisfactorily explained IA due time, for failing 10 take from, deliver into, the post office at the port of landing, the mail belonging thereto or any part of said mail; for suffering the mail or any part of II, to be wet injured, lost. destroyed; for conveying il in q place manner that exposes il to depreciation, loss, injury; for iefusing, after demand made, convey ma by any additional steam ship or vessel run by the contractor the route, over and above the specified number of trips in the contract, and for arriving at the tiue sei also for transmitting intel lgcDCe, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster General may annal the contract for repeated failures for violating the post office laws; for dsobeyng the INSTRUCTIONS or tue ttpdTInthlI LOT refusing 10 uIS- charge a carrier when required by the department; for assigning the contract without the consent of the Postmaster General; or for setting up running an express, as aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and alter the schedule he allowing pro rata increase of compensation, within the restr lctons imposed by law for the additional service required, for ihe increased speed, If the employment of additional stock is rendered necessary but the may, in such case, relnquish the contract. timely notice, if he prefers il 10 the change. The Postmaster General may also disc Intinue curtail ihe service, he allowing one muulh's extra pay on lhe amount dispensed with; and the contract ''may two houses of Cong ess.'
 The route. inc service tie yearly pay, ihe bidder s name and residence, and the name ot each member of the firm, where company offers, should be dis tinctly stated in the proposals.
 The following IS the form of ihe guarantee, which should be filled, lhe first blank wil the of ihe gu,,antor rhe second wrh that of he bidder; and ibe ld and fourth with the beginning and terun mating points of the route; and, aier beIng dated should be signed by the guiranior, who must be shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testimonial. 10 be of property, and abie to make good his guarantee. This guarantee, certified, should accompany each bid:-
 "The undersigned - guarantees that -, if his bill for carrying the mail from 10 - be accep:edby the Postmaster General, - shall enter into an obligation prior the 1sl day of May next. with good and sufficient suretes, to perform the service proposed.
 "Dated -
 The bid should be sent under seal 10 the First As- sislant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail proposas-Atlantc routes,' ,'' tor "Gull of Mexico rcutes,'' the may be) written the face of the letter. and should be despatched in time to be received by or before the 18th day of January xybi vill ba iast c,r