The republic., 1851-02-18
FOREIGN MAILS.

DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the Uni
ted States from the lst of July, 1861, to 30th
June, 1855, the following route will be received
at the Contract Office OF the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city of Washington, until 10 a. m. OF
the 9th May, 1851, TO be decided by the 18th of
May, y in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West. Florida;
~ To Havana, in the leland Of Cuba, go miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the Let and 18th Of each
month";
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 20th Of the
same month;
Leave Havana ON the sth and 22d of each
month;
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
same month.
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne, or Miami, and Key Vaccas, (either
one all, are invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sdered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description OF the vessel, with sufficient particu
larty TO enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice of the proper officers of the naval service whe
thcr the is il not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agroeaby to the provisions OF the Of Congress Of
Sd March, lS45, those proposals (being acceptable
in other respccts) will be preferred which shall
sipuate to deliver the steamship Ships to be pro-
vided for carrying said mails, to the United States.
or to their proper officer, 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 Mt the time
Of delivery, to be ascerained by four appraisers,
appointed, two by the President of the United States,
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case OF disagrcement to be appointed by the
Prcsidcnt of the United States.
The bidder 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 o preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
bid not containing it.
Articles OF contract are to be executed by the ac
ceped bidder and by bis surcties, by or before the
first day Of July next The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip is
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three times the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion Of it when grade Of service Is rem
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
| and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
for failing to take from, to deliver into the post
office at the port OF landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part of said mail; for suferng the
mail, any part Of it, to be wet injured, lost, or
destroycd; for conveying it in place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss or injury for
| refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con-
tractor the route, 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 intclli-
| gcnce, in advance of the mail The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urcs; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions Of the Department; for refusing
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, or fer setting
up running an express as aforesaid.
| The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease OF compensation within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required.
O for the increased speed, if the employment Of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, renquis
the contract timely notice, If he prefers il to the
change. The Postmaster General may alsU dis
continue curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, where company oilers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form, for bid phere no change from, aduer-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
| II Tor we, as the case may be) there write the
name or names in full of there state the residence
residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charlie to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals the same, dated February 3, 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
| taincd in such advertisement, and by the follow
| ing mode of conveyance, to wit [lere statc how
it Is to be conveyed for the annual sum of there
write out the sum in words at full icngth.l
| Dated ISignedl
| The following is the form Of the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guarantors; the second with that OF the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points of the route; and, after being
Dated should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certificate of post.
master, other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men OF property and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 80 certified, should
accompany each bid
| ts'Vhe de rsigucd guarantee that
| if his bid for carrying the mail from ------ to
| --- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General pursuant to such bid, prior to
the lst day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics, to perform the service pro-
| posed.
| Dated ISgned1
Form, of Certificate.
| The undersigned, postmaster of -, certifes
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
Dated
| The bid should be sent under seal to the Frst
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words Mail
| Proposals--foreign mails' written on the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 9Th day Of May next,
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
The acceptance or non acceptance OF the bids
will be determined by the 10Th day Of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of july 1851; but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation on or ssbout that day, he will
specify tho day of commencement in his proposals.
The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the 3oth day Of June, 1855.
N. K HALL,
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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