The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-17
Post Office adrertisement--J Mails to Europ.
the Gulf of JMerico, and the Pacific.


terests will thereby be promoted,n hereby invite
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails the United States
as herein specified, to wit: iea rt
/. From New York to Liverpool, in England, and
back; Asi
O. ORC i Bristol, in England, and back;
2. From Now York, by Cowes, In England, to
Antwerp, in Belgium, and back
Or TO Bremen, in Germany, and back;
Orto Hamburg, in Germany, and back.
3. From New York to Havrc, in France, and
Or to Brest, in France, and back.
4. From New York 70 Lisbon, in Portugal, and
S. From New York, by Havana, in Cuba, 70 New
Orleans, and back
6, From New York, by Havana, or by King
ston in Jamaica, TO Chngrcs, in Colon.
ba, and back; with joint or separate
offers to extend the transportation TO
Panama, and up the Pacific, 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 aram New MSs Orleans &c % &c &c &c. So.
Z. From New Orleans TO Havana, and back; with
all 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
er United States port on the Atlantic, than above
| named, will be considered.
II is intended, out of the foregoing list Of routes,
to make selection of to Europe, and one 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 relinquishing, however,
the right 10 place a greater number in operation if
il 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. ], semi-monthly conveyance
| for eight months of the year, and monthly con-
yeyance for the residue Of the year; on No 2, like
| frequent conveyance; and on No. 3, the same; on
No. A, monthly conveyance; on No. S, 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 Ivy steamship or saing-packet;
and set forth the size rate and description of the
vessel with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
csion TO be made the advice Of the proper officers
of the naval SERVICE whether the is or is not
convertible into ship.of-war. And special notice
is hereby given, that agreeably TO the provisions OF
the act of Congress aforesaid, those proposals
(bcing acceptable in other respects) will be pre-
ferred which shah engage to. carry the mail in
a Steam ship or ships, and shall stipulate 10 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,
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time Of delivery TO be ascertaned by four apprais
crs, 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.
1t should be shown, by the certificate Of post
master, other equivalent testimony that the bid
dcrs American citizens, and that the mail is to
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 as follows: "Upon
all letters and packages not exceeding 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 centy-tour cents, with the inland postage Of
the United States added when sent through the Uni
ted States mail to 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, ortegM cents; and for every additional half
ounce, or fraction of an ounce, fifteen cents. Upon
all letters end packets not exceeding 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 Gulf of Mexico,
ten cents; and ipenty cents upon letters and pack
cts not exceeding one ounce; and fve cents for
every additional half ounce fraction of an ounce.
Upon each newspaper, pamphlet or -price-current,
sent in the mail between the United States and any
Of the ports and places above enumerated, three
cents, with inland United States postage added when
the same is transported to or from said port of the
United States in the United States mail" The
bidder may propose for an annual sum of compen-
saon, TO be named inhe bid; or, in lieu thereof for
the whole or certain proportion Ito be named in
the bid) of the hostages accruing on the Matchmaker
conveyed over the route.
He may embrace in his offer stipulation TO carry
an agent of the Post Office Department with the
mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion. Such
stipulation may induce a preference TO be given in
favor Of bid equal in other respects, over a bid
not containing It.
Indentures of contract are to be executed by the
accepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before
the first day of May next II is to provide, among
other things that the pay of the trip is TO be forfeit
ed 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 lines may
be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
explained in due time, for failing to take from, or
to deliver into, the post Office at the port of landing
the mail belonging thereto, or any part of said mail;
for suffering the mail, any part Of II, to be
wet, injured, lost, or destroyed; for convey
ing it in place or manner that exposes 1t to
depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, after
demand made, to convey mail by any addi-
tonsl ship vessel by the contractor on
the route, over and above the specified number OF
trips in the contract and for not arriving at the time
set also for transmitting intelligence, or furnishing
the means Of transmitting intelligence, in advance Of
the mail The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated faurcs for violating the post Of
fee laws; for disobeyng the instructions Of the de-
parment; for refusing TO discharge carrier when
required by the department.; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General;
or for setting up running an EXPRESS as aforesaid
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