The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-29

Panama, and up the Pacific to the mouth
| the 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 Mobile do do do.
| Or from New Orleans do do do.
| I. From New Orleans to Havana, and backs with
| an offer to extend to Kingston, in the ISL
and of Jamaica;
| Or from Mobile to the same land 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.
II is intended, out Of the foregoing list ofroutes,
to make selection Of one TO Europe, and one to the
Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, as may best be de-
termined, after proposals for service on ell the
routes are submitted-not reliIquishing, however,
the right to place greater number in operation, if
it shall be deemed expedent 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
each end of the route. The department contem-
plates on route No. !, semi-monthly conveyance
for eight months Of the year, and monthly con-
veyance for the residue Of the year; No. like
frequent conveyance; and on No. 3, the same; on
No. A. a monthly conveyance; on No. 5, as frequent
a transportation as two or three times month; on
No. g. trip once In two months; and on No. 4,
twice or three times month,
| The proposals should specify the mode of con-
veyaf1ce, whether by steamship sailing packet;
and set forth the size, rate, and description of the
vessel, with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
csion 10 be made the advice of the proper officers
of the naval service, whether the same is is not
convertible into ship of-war. 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, 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, on
their part, to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time of delivery he ascertained by four apprais-
ers appointed two by the President of the United
States, and two by the owner or owners, with an
umpire, in of disagreement, TO be appointed by
the President of The United States.
| II should be shown, by the certificate of post
master, other equivalent testimony, that the bid
ders American citizens, and that the mail is to
| be transported by them sin American vessels, by
! American citizens"
| The postage fixed by law upon nathalie 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, France, or any
other foreign port not less than three thousand miles
distant t'centyJo'T cenfs WIN the iniand postage OF
the United States ADDED wnen sent tnrough the Uni
ted States mail to or 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 Jortegm GEMS; ana lot every addiuohai nan
ounce or traction OF an ounce, Jyieen cents. upon
oil letters ana packets not exceeding one nan ounce
the ports Of the United States and any of the West
India islands, or islands in the Gulf Of Mexico,
Ten GEMS; ana noem'y cents upon 'euers ana pack
els not exceeding one ounce, ana Dpe cents Ior
every aduit'onai mar ounce or racuoh OF an ounce.
Upon each newspaper, pampnlet, or price current
sent IN the man between the United states ana any
OF the ports ana places ABOVE enumerated, tnree
GEMS, win ihiand onIea states Pos'age added wheh
me same Is transported 70 or from sara port OF .he
un,ed states, IN tne ohited ostes mail. me
BIDDER may propose Ior an annual sum OF comPen-
sauon 20 DC hafneu " 'ne ou Or IN .nereo', 'or
.ne wno'e or . certain ProPoIuon l.o oe namca in
lhe oul =, mo posases aco'u''s oh inc i''ai'-ia'e'
''r,oye1 ~ '''o 'cu'''
ne may smpraGe 10 ms oner asupuallon 20 cally
an agent OF inc rost omce department. WIN inc
mails, or ne may omit II, at MS discreton. oucn
supuianon may inauce preference 70 NC gwen -
Iavor OF pid equai III otner resPec's, over pu
not containing II.
Indentures Of contract are to be executed by the
accepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before
the first day of May next. 1t Ia 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 contracts and that fines 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
she mar oe'o"es .neaeo, =. any p' " sa'u mail
ior SURFING uo man, y, guy Par % y, W Do
we'' "Ju'eu, 'os'' VI uesuoyca' Ior convey
s ~ Paoo =. u a';,.u" ea' $3.50 90 ~
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