The republic., 1851-04-15
FORElGH MAILS.

| DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails of the Uni
Il ted States from the lst Of July, 1861, 70 3Oth
June, 1885, the following route will be received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
ment in the city Of Washington. until 10 .. m. OF
the 9th May, 1851, (to be decided by the 10Th Of
May.) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina; ilst
\ BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida,
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, go miles,
| twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the Let and 10Th Of each
| Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2Oth Of the
! same month; si.tfa5
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d Of each
Arrive al Charleston by the 18th and a7th Of
| same month.
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne. or Miami, and Key Vaccas, (either
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be
sidered.
Proposals. for more frequent conveyance will be
considered. gaf sal-s N 1
The proposals should set forth the sse, rate, and
description OF the weasel, with sufficient particu-
larity 70 enable the decsion to be made on the I'D
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whc
| ther tho u IL not convertible into ship OF
war. And special notice il hereby given. that.
Sd March, lS45. those proposals. (bcing acceptable
in other respccts) will be preferred which shall
stipuate to deliver the steamship ships. TO be pro
vided for carrying said mails to the United States
purpose Of being converted into vessel or vcssels
Of war; the United States being bound, on their
part. to pay the fair full value thereof at the time
Of delivery, to be ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President Of the United Sates
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of tho United States. t{lt4a y ~ en
| The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
with the mas, he may omit il, at his discretion
IN in ohea
| : bid not containing it.
Articles Of contract are TO be executed by the
bidder d AND y his Ss sress sy %
among other things, that the pay Of the trip is
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three tiInes the pay Of the
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion of it when grade Of service Is rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless tho de-
iinquency be satisfactorily explained in due timo.
for failing to take from. to deliver into the post
i Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto or any part q said mail; for suffering the
destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss, or injury; for
lrefusing, after demand made, to convey a mail by
tractor the route, over and above the specified
number Of trips in the contract and for not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intclgence.
or furnishing the means Of transmitting intclli-
gencc, in advance Of the mail The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post oco laws for dsobey-
ing the instructions ofthc Department; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
upor running an express as aforcsaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions im
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased spced, if the employment Of
lad air IL /.
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract, on timely notice. he prefers tito the
. change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail tho service, he allowing ont
4, months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residencc, and tho name of each
member of tho firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.,
Form for a bid schcrc no change from, adrer-
tisenient is contemplated By The bidder.
al Tor we, as the caso may be) there write the
name names in full of there state the residence
residenccsl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
az oftsn as the Postmaster Generals rtisement
for proposals the Same, dated February 3. 1851,
requires, in the time stntod in the schedule con-
s tained in ouch advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, to wit Hero state how
it Is to be conveyed, for the annual sum Of there
write out the sum in words at fall length.l
u Dated W W ISignedl
The following ia the form OF the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guarantors; the second with that Of the bdder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points Of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the gdarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certicat to of post
master, other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men of property, and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, so certified, should
accompany each bids t h
"Thc undersigned - 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 lat day OF July next, with at least two good
and sufficient surctios, TO perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [SigncdI
/ Form of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of --, certifies
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
anty; H,,.a lsignedl
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mnil
Proposals-foreign mails" written on the face OF
the letter; and shoud 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 18th day of May next
The service Is to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July. 1885, but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation about that day. he will
specify the day Of commencement in his proposals.
The contract term will expire with the voyage
| N. K. HALL,
| Postmaster Gencral.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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