The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-26
Post Office adpertisemeat--.NaiLs to Europe,
the GUT of .Merico, and the Pacific.

| back;
Or to Brest, in France, and back.
L. From New York TO Lisbon, in Portugal, and
back.
| s. From New York, by Havana, in Cuba, TO New
| Orleans, and back
g. From New York, by Havana, or by King
| ston In Jamaica, to Chagres, in Colom-
| bia 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 primer
pal port in the Sandwich Islands;
Or from Charleston to the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola do do do.
Or from Mobile do do do.
] Or from New Orleans do do do.
T. From New Orleans to Havana, and back; with
an 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 as above
named, will be considered.
1t is intended out of the foregoing list ofrou,er,
to make selection Of one to Europe, and one to the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Pacific as may best be de-
terrnined after proposals for service on ell the
routes are submitted--not reliGquishing, however,
the right to place greater number in operation II
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 contenl-
plates on route No. |, a semi-monthly conveyance
i for eight months of the year. and monthly con-
veyance for the residue of the year, No 2, like
frequent conveyance; and on No. 3, the came; on
4 No. 4, 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,
i twice or three times month,
4 The proposals should specify the mode of con-
4 veyance, whether by steamship 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 is or ~ not
convertible into ship ofwar. And special notice
is hereby given that agreeaby to the provisions Of
the act Of Congress aforesaid, those proposals
(being acceptable in other respects) will be pre-
ferred which shall engage to carry the mail in
liver said ship or ships to the United States, OF
to their proper officer, on demand made, for
the purpose of being converted into vessel
vessels of war; the United States being bound, on
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time of delivery to be ascerlaincd by four apprais
ers, appointed two by the President of the United
States, and two by the owner or owners, with On
umpire in case Of disagreement, to be appointed BY
the President Of The United States.
Il II should be shown, by the certificate Of post
master, or other equivalent testimony, that the bid
ders American citizens and that the mail is "a
be transported by them "in American vessels, by
American citizens"
4 The postage fixed by law upon mailablc matter To
be transported by these lines, is 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 not less than three thousand miles
distant, i,centyor Genus, with the inland postage o
tad lad. yl,a.oe fhc mi
ted States mail to from the post Office at por, Of
the United States. Upon letters and packets over
half an ounce in weight and not exceeding one
ounce, fortyeghi cenfs and for every additional hall
ounce, fraction of an ounce, fifteen Genus Upor
all letters and packets not exceeding half ounce
sent through the United States mail, between
the ports of the United States and any of the Yves
India islands, or islands in the Gulf of Mexico
ten ces,is and t,ctay cents upon letters and pack
cts not exceeding one ounce; and fpe cents fol-
every additional half ounce or fraction Of an ounce
Upon each newspaper, pamphlet, price-current
sent in the mail between the United States and any
of the ports and places above enumerated, tire
cents, with inland United States postage added wher
the is transported to or from said port of Thu
United States, in the United States mail" The
/, bidder may propose for annual sum of compen
saton, to be named nthe bid; or, in lieu thereof fo
the whole or u certain proportion TO be namedin
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 tn.
mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion. Sucl
stipulation may induce preference to be given II
favor Of bid equal in other respects, over bic
not containing It, s,.
Indentures Of contract are to be executed by III,
accepted bidder and by his sureties, by before
the first day OF May next. 1t is to provide, among
other things that the pay OF the trip is to be forfeit
ed when the trip is not performed, and a due pro-
-. Il r o..I sr(c~
to that specified in the contract; and that fines may
be imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
explained in due time, for failing to take from, Of
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, or any part of il, to b
wet, injured, lost, or destroyed; for convey
ing it in place or manner that exposes it L
depreciation, loss, or injury for refusing, afie
demand made, to convey mail by any addi
tional steam ship vessel run by the contractor OF
the route, over and above the specified number o
trips in the contract and for not arriving at the TIM
set also for transmitting intelligence, or furnishing
the means Of transmitting intelligence in advance o
the mail. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the post OF
fee laws; for disobeying the instructions Of the de
parment; for refusing to discharge carrier wheI
required by the department; for assigning the con
tract without the Of the Postmaster General
for setting up or running express, aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata ncreos
Of compensation, within the restrictions imposed b,
law, for the additional service required, or for tn
increased speed, if the employment Of additioDa
stock carriers is rendered necessary but the con
tractor may in such case, relinqush the contract,
timely notice, if he prefersit to the change. TIL
Postmaster General may also discontinue or curtai
the service, he allowing one months extra pay o.
the amount dispensed with; and the contract "ma.
at any time be terminated by joint resolution of tn
! two houses of Congress-
The route the service, the yearly pay the bidder
name and residence, and the name Of each membe
Of the firm, where a company offers, should be dis
tinctly stated in the proposals.
The following is the form Of the guarantee, whic
should be filed the first blank with the name Of tn
guarantor; the second with that OF the bidder; an
!, the third and fourth with the beginning and term
mating points of the route; and, after being dated
: should be signed by the guarantor, who must b
: shown, by the written certificate Of postmaster o