The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-14
Post Office Advertisements Mails to Europe
the Gulf of .Merico, and the Pacific.


of the United States and port OF ports of any for
egn power, whenever, in his opinion the public in
terests will thereby be promoted" hereby invite
PRorosALs for carrying the mails Of the United States
as herein specified, to wit; 81. lrf65
| /. From New York to Liverpool, in England, and
1 back; 8eI KY af4e ts
Or to Bristol, in England, and back;
| Or to Southampton do do. Ia itl
9. 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
?. 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.
5. 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 Colour
bin, and back; with joint or separate
offers TO extend the transportation %
Panama, and up the Pacific, 70 the mouth
of the Columbia, and thence 10 the princi-
pal port in the Sandwich Islands; y
Or from Charleston to the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola do do do. II
Or from Mobile do do do.
Or from New Orleans do do do. y,
! 7. From New Orleans to Havana, and back; with
an offer to extend to Kingston, in the isl
and of jamaica; sa
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. va
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, az may best be de-
termined, after proposals for service on oil the
| stth roiftpd--pnt reiEuuIRhinO hoWeVer.
the right to place greater number in operation, il
| it shall be deemed expedient TO do so.
The proposals should specify the number of trips
| to be performed during the year, and as 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-monthy 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. a monthly conveyance; on No. S, as frequent
a transportation as two or three times months on
No, 6, a trip once in two months; and on NO. 4,
twice or three times month,
The proposals should specify the mode Of con-
veyanco, whether by steamship or sailing-packet;
and set forth the size, rate and description Of the
vessel, with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
csion to be made on the advice Of the proper officers
of the naval service whether the same is or is not
convertible into ship-of-wnr. And special notice
Is nereDy gwen, tild " VI
the act Of Congress- aforesaid, those proposals.
(being acceptable in other respects) will be pre-
ferred which shall engage to carry the mail in
a steam ship or ships, and shall stipulate TO de-
liver said ship ships to the United States, or
TO their proper officer, on demand made, for
the purpose Of being converted into a vessel
or vessels Of war; the United States being bound,
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time Of delivery be ascertained by four appras-
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
master or other equivalent testimony, that the bid
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, is 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 less than three thousand miles
distant tsoentfotr cent? with the inland postage OF
the United States added when sent through the Uni.
led States mail TO from the post Office Of port OF
the United States. Upon letters and packets over
half IN ounce in weight, and not exceeding one
ounce, toriyeg ceis and for every additional half
ounce, or Fraction, Of an ounce, fifteen cenis Upon
all letters and packets moi 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 Gulf OF Mexico,
ten cents; and t,osny cents upon letters and pack.
cts not exceeding one ounce; and .fue cents fol
every additional half ounce or 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, fhret
cents, with inland United States postage added when
the same is transported to from said port Of the
United States, in the United States mail" The
bidder may propose for an annual sum Of compen-
sation to be named inthe bid; or, lieu thereof for
the whole or a certain proportion Ito be named IN
the bid) Of the hostages accruing on the matchmaker
conveyed over the route. Nis
He may embrace in his offer stipulation to carry
an agent Of the Post Office Department with the
mails, or he may omit II, at his discretion. Such
stipulation may induce preferences 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. It is TO provide, among
other things that the pay of the trip TO De 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 70 Take from, or
to deliver into the post Office at the port Of landing,
the mall belonging thereto, or any part Of said mall
for suffering The mail, Q! any part Of il, to DC
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ing il in place or manner that exposes It TO
depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, after
demand made, to convey a mail by any addi-
tona steam ship or vessel run by the contractor on
the route, over and above the specified number Of
trips 10 the contract and for not arriving at the time
set also for transmitting intelligence, or furnishing
the means Of transmitting intelligence, 10 advance Of
the mail The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures; for violating the post OF
fce laws; for disobeying the instructions Of the DC
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 or running an express as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedules he allowing pro rata increase
Of compensation, within the restrctions imposed py
law. for the additional service required or for thu
increased speed, IL the employment OF addiuona
soc or carriers is rendered necessary; but the con
tractor may 10 such case relinquish the contract o.
timely notice, IL he prefers il 70 the change tn.
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