Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-10
,T11TN ro GALVEsTON.

HAROPOSAIS Ia carry the mails of the United y States, from thr lsI Of March, isi6, to inc 2sih of february. lSi0. w,h right to the department to cxtend To ihe s0ti of June, 1850, from N Chieans, m LosiS1na, f1 GniDesloR, TeTaS, i50 miles and back will be received at Ihe contract Office of tho Post Office Department, until the 25ih dayol Janua ", isf6 10 be decided hy the SlsI day o sail Jan nary.
 Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 A. M, arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 A. H. Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 A. NJ, ar rive al New Orleans every Thursday by 10 Al l Tine proposals should specify the mode of convey. ance. whether by steamship sailing packet, aud forth the size, and description of the vessel, with sufficient particularly enable the decisionlO be (, the adsce ol the proper officers oi the naval se Vce, whether the is or is mol ronVer- l be into ship Ui war. Aud special n"liee is here by Riven tha, agreeably the provisions O an act | of congress, approved March 3d. lS45 those propo sas (being acceptable other respecls) will be pie 1 eIred which shall engage to carry the mail m steamship ships, and shall stpulate To deliver sand ship shlps to he U. States to their proper oi' fcer, demand made, for lle pnrpose ol being con verled into vessel vessels of war; the ' States heinz bound on their part pay the lar inli Vaine thereof al the time of delivery, 10 be aBceraIned by four appointed, two by the President oi he U. States and Two by the owner or owners, with an umpire in of disagreement, 10 be appointed 1 by The President of the U. States. | The bidder may propose different schedule oi days and hours than the one above specihed. He may ask for annual sun o cumpensatIonj or, m
 lieu thereol, certain proportion of he postages ac' cruing inc mail matter conveyed over lhe ruue; and he may offer to carry the mail more frequently | than once n week
 Articles of contract are be executed by the ceptea bidder and by his suretes, by or before he first day of March next The contract is 10 provide, among other things, that the pay of the rp is to he forfeited when the trip is not performed, and a due propurton when graf'e of service IS rendered ine rior that specified m the contract and that lines may be impo sed unless lhe delinquency be satisiac' fly explained in due lime, Tor failing 10 take from. Jr to deliver inlo the post office al he port of land lng inc mai belonging thereto, any part of said mail for suffering the mail, any part ot il, 10 be wet. injured lost destroyed; for conveying ' in place manner that exposes u o depreciation, loss injury; for reisIng after demand made, 10 convey | mail by any additional steamship or vessel run bl the contractor the route, and above the spe cied number of trips the contract and for not ar irving at the lime set; also for transmitting ineil- | gence, Or furnishing the of transmitting intel | ligence, in advance of the mail The Postmaster General may annu the contract for repeated failures; for violating lhe post office laws; for disoheyng the instructions of the department; for refusing to dis | charge q carrier when required by inc department for assigning ihe 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 the schedule, he allowing pro rato in- crease of compensation, within the restrictions lm- posed by law, for the add onal service required, or for the increased speed, If the employment of addi- tional stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the contractor may, such case renquish the con tract, timely nolice, if he prefers it to the change l The Postmaster General may also discontinue or | curtail the service, he allowing one months extra pay the amount dispensed with; and the caniract | ''may at any time be terminated by joint resolution | of the two houses of congress-"
 The route, tle service, the yearly pay, the bidders | name and residence, and the name of each member of the firm where a company Ofers should be dis- tincy stated m the proposals
 The following is the form of the guarantee, which | should be filled, the first blank with lhe name of the l guarantor; the seooHd with that of the bidder; and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter mnatrng points of the route and. after beug dated, shoul he signed by the guarautor, who must be | shown, by the written certificate of a postmaster, oher equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man of property, and able make good his guarantee.- This guarantee, certified should accompany each bid:
 ''The mndersigned--, guarantees that---, if his bid for carrying the mail from - to - he accepted by the Postmaster General,-- shall enter into an obligation prior .o the first day Of March next, with good and sufficient sureies, to perform Ihe service proposed.
 | "Dated--."
 The bid should ba sent under seal 10 he First As | ssiant Postmaster General, and tle words "hiall proposals Galveston mail :" written on tie face of the letter, aud should he despatched in time 10 he received by or before the Both day of January which will be the last day for receiving proposals under thIs advertisement
 P. S.-If the bidder shall not consider himself | able pr prepared to commence service as early as the lst of March next, he will specify in his piopo- sais the day which he will put the service |" ope- ration.
 C. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. | Post 0Gte Department,
 WASHINGTON, uct. Il, lSi5 oct23 2l9fKu