The republic., 1851-02-20
FOREIGN MAILS.

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ted States from the iS Of July. 1851. IL to soth Nh
June, 1885, on the following route, will 10 received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
the 9th May. 1861. 10 ke decided by the 10th of
May. in tho manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South CsrolinA
By Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida,
To Havana, in the 1sland Of Cuba, 60 miles,
twice month and back, in steamships
Leave Charleston on the let and 18th OF each
months; e
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2oth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana the Sth and 22d of each
month; M
Arrive Al Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key
Key Hiscayne, or Miami, and Key ynccas, (either
one or alb) are invited. " ~ l y.
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sdcrcd. ~ siii sesA M ,.s
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the sizc rate, and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient particu-
ierty TO enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service whe
ther the same s il not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeaby TO the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
Sd March, 1886. those proposals. (being acceptable
spuate to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro-
vided for carrying said mails. to the United States
or to thcr proper officer, on demand made. for the
IF the United being bOund on thsr
part, to pay the fair full value thereof at the time
Of delivery, to be ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed, two by the President ofthe United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of disagreement, to be appointed by the
President Of the United States.
The bidder may elnbrncein 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 preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
. bid not containing IT,
ceptcd bidder and by his suretios. by 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 ia 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
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
lnquency 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 suffering the
mail, any part Of it, to be wet, injured, lost
destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or manner
that exposes tito depreciation, loss, injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con-
tractor on the route, over and above tho 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 intelli-
gcnce, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions ofthe Department. for refusing
| 10 dischargc carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up running express saforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and atcrthc schedule, he allowing q pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for tho additional service required,
I tho naoA tto fof
additional stock or carriersl rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, rclinquish
the contract on timely notice, if he prefers il to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
4 continue curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with.
The route. the service, the yearly pay, the bid
member of the firm, where company offers.
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for, a bid ichere no change from adrer-
/ tisement Is contemplated by The bidder
81 Tor we, ss the case may be) there write the
name names in full Of there state the residence
residences] hereby propose to carry the mail on
i the route m from Charleston to Havana,
as often the Postmaster Gchcral 8 advertisement
| for proposals ON the same dated February 3. 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tanned in such advertisement, and by the follow
| ing mode Of conveyance, to wit IHSrc state how
it Is to be conveyed. for the annual sum Of there
write out the sum in words at full lcngth.]
| Dated (Signed1
The following is the form of the guarantee, which
should be filled, 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,
tobc men Of property, and able to make good their
1 guarantee. This guarantee, certified, should
| accompany each bid: s7s. 4
'sThe undersigned --- guarantee that -----,
! if his bid for carrying the mail from ---- 70
--- 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 sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed. ~ 5 aft .
Dated [signcdl
j Form of Certificate.
/ The undersigned, postmaster Of --, certi6es
that he is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
arc sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. aF tSigned] f
Dated
The,bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words " Mail
| Proposals-forcign mailsn 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 18th day Of May next
| The service is TO commence with the trip nearest
to the fret day of July 1851; but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able 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
ending on or about the soth day Of June. 1855.
Postmaster General.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
IIUTCHINGs, VEGETABLE DYSPEPSIA
BrTrERS.