Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-09

'hC Ns0l1 Ol MS ffs AAs'tftS FIT NUt.R saith ri given tp the festnas ter Gem O cal ui ths [ nj e Stars, by act cl Co tgrcss apun,td March :id, 1SI3, "sto contract for tle ran spor alinn ni the tinted States mail between any of the orls of iha United Stales and port or por I' anv foreign power, whenever. in hls opn- i the public interests will thereby Ie prOmoled, hereby invite PROPOSALS tor carrying the malls ol the Unrd States ns herein specified, 10 VII I. From New York io Liverpool, m EnglanI'
 and back;
 Or To Bristol, in England, ssd back;
 Or Ia Southampton, do do.
 ? From New Yo,k, b, Cowrs, m England. 10
 Amwcrp, in Belgium, and back;
 Or io Bremen, m GermanY, and back;
 Or to IIamhmg, m Germany. and back;
 2 From New York 10 liave, m France, and
 back;
 Or To Brest, i, Ffance, and bark.
 i F.om New York 10 LisbOm, III Portugal, and
 back.
 I From New York, hy Havana in Cnba, lo New
 Orleans, and back.
 6 From New York. hv Havana, or Kingston in
 Jamaica, to Chagres in Colombia, and
 back with innl separate offers ex
 tend to transportation to Panama, and np
 the Pacific, tn the mouth oi lhe Columbla,
 and thence lo lhe principal port in ihe
 Sandwich Islands,
 Or fl on Chaleston to the same, and back;
 Or ltnm Pensacola do Jo do
 Or from Mobile do do do
 Or from New Orleans do no do
 ' From New Orleans to Havana, and back, with
 offer to extend to kingston, m the Isl
 and ol Jamaica;
 Or from Mobile to ihe same, and back,
 Or from Pensacola 10 the same, and back;
 Or from Charleston to the same, and back,
 with an offer To supply Key West
 Proposals for commencing said routes al any oth- United Siaes pnt on inc Atlantic, than as above named, will br considered.
 It is intended out of Ihc foregoing list Of routes, 10 make selection, of one tu Furrpe, and one to le Gulf Mexico and tue Pacific, as may best he deter mned after proposals for service on all the routes are submttcd--ilol renqushins. however, the right oplace the greater number in operations 1T II shall he deemed eNpcdient 10 do
 The proposals should specify the number of Trips 10 he performed during the year, and as may be- the day ot Ihe month which the vessel conveying the mail is To depart from the port each end of the rouie The department conlcinplaies on route No l., n semi-monihl, cOnyeyance for eight months of the year, and monthly conveyance for the residue of the year; No. 2, like frequent conyeyance and on No. 3, the same; on No. l, a monthly conveyance, on No ,, ;Ls frequent trans poriaton Two or three times menlh; on No. t. a ip in two months and No. ', twice or three tunes month,
 The proposals should specify the mode of convey ance, whether by steamship sailing packet; and forth the rate, and description of the vessel, with sufficient pnrtcuarty enable lhe decision to be made on ihe advice of the proper officers of the naval servlce. whether the same Is not conver- tihe into Elp.ol-war. And special notice is here hy given that, agreeaby la the provisions Of ihe act of Congress- aforesaid, those proposals (bcins acceptable in other respees) will be preferred, winch shall engage to carry the mail in sfeam ship or ships, and shall stIpuaie to delver said ship or ships the Uni,ed SaIes to theirprope officer, demand made, for lhe purpose of bemg conNeI- ted into q vessel vessels of war; the Uuiipd States being bound, their part 10 pay the far full value thereof al the time oi delivery, to be ascetalned by four appraisers appointed two by ,he President oi the Unred States, and TWO by the owner owners, with umpire, in case of disagreement to be ap pointed by lhc President of The United States.
 It should he shown, by the certificate of il post master, other equivalent testimony, that the bid- ders are American citizens, and tha the mail IS In be transported by them sin American vessels, by American citizens"
 The postage fixed by law upon niaiIable matter to be transported by thcse lines, Is follows: "Upon all letters and packages not exceeding one hail ounce in weight, between any of ihe po,ls nf the II States and the ports of England, France, an, other foreign port mol less than three thousand miles distant, f'0e.ty toa cents with the inland postage o the United States added when sent through lhc Uni led States mail to from the post office at port Inc United States. Upon letters and packets over half an ounce in weight, and not exceeding one ounce, forty-agM ceas; and for every additional hall onnce, fraction of an ounce, 6tletR cents. Upon all letters and packets moi exceeding ha f ounce sent through the United States mail, between inc
 
 India islands, or islands in the Gulf of Mexico, tcn oes; and tweniy cents upon letters and packets no, exceeding ounce; and fUc ccnts for every addi- ional half ounce oT fraction of an ounce. Upon each newsnaper, pamphlet orprice-current, sent in the mail between the United States and any of the port. and places above enumerated, th,ee cents, with in land United States postage added when inc same Is transported 10 from said port of lhe United States mail" The bldcr may propose for annual sum of compensation, io he named In the bid; or, in lieu ,I,.l.. named in the bId) of the pnslages accuring the mail matter conveyed over the route.
 He may embrace ii his offer stipulation to carry an agent nf the Post Office Department with the mails, he may omit 1t, at his discretion. auch stipulation may induce pre- ieience to he given in favor of bid equal in other respects, bid not containing IL
 Indentmes of contract to be executed by the accepted bidder and by his surctes, by or before ihe first day of May next. IL is 10 provide, among other thugs that lhe pay Tor hc trip Is 10 he forfeit el when the trip IS not performed. and due pro- portion when grade nf service is rendered inferior that specified in inc contract; and that fines may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained a tue time, for la'ling 10 take from, deliver into, the post office "t the port of landing, the mail belonging thereto, any part Cf said mail for suffering the mail any part of II, te be wei iAured, lost. or destroyed; for conveying it in a place or manner that exposes II to depreciation, loss, injury; for eiuSing, after demand nade 10 convey lna by any adlItIDnal steam ship vessel run by the contractor on the route, over and above the specified number of trips in the contract, and for arriving al the tlme sel also for transmitting inte ligenCe, in advance of the mail. The Postmasie ter General may annu Inc contract for repeated ilurea for violating the post oihce lAvs for disobeyine the instructions of the department, for refusing 10 dis charge carrier when required by the department 1; for assigning the contract without the of the Postmaster General; or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter the schcdule he allowing pro increase of compensation, within the restrictions imposed by law, for the iiddi innal service required, for +. increased speed, fl the employment of additional stock or carriers k rendered necessry bt the con may, in such case, relinuis Inc contract. on Ii mely notice, fl he prefers lt o the clunge. The Postmaster General may also disc 'ntine curtail the service, he allowing one months exlra pay on 1he amount dispensed wilh; and the contract 'may any time le terminated by joint resolution of the Two houses of Cong ess"
 The route. the service, the yearly pay, the bidder E name and residence, and inc nane oi each meuIber ot the irn, where d company offers, should be dis tmcy stated in he proposals.
 The following is the form of he guarantee, which should he filled, the first blank with the name of the guAranor tbe second w,lh that of ihe bidder; and The third and fourth wlh the beginning and termi mating points oi the route; anL, after beng dated should be signed by the guarantor, who must be shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, or other equally satisfactory iesiimonml to be n man ol property, and able Ia make good his guarantee. Fms guarantee, so certified, should accompany each bid:- ''llie undersigned - guarantees that -, if his bill for carrymg the mail from - to - be accep:edby he Postmaster General, - shall enter into an obligation prior the lsl day O May nrxt with good and sufficient sureties, to perform