The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-19
FoRKlor MAILS.

FOREloN MAILS.
DPOPOSALs for carrying the mails OF the Uni-
L ted States from the lst of July, 1851. TO 3Oth
June, 1856, on the following route viii he received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
| ment, in the city of Warrington, until 10 a. m Of
the 9Th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May,) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina;
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, O7O miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the 1st and 10Th or each
month; aai iF
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the goth of the
same month; ri1t
| Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 27th 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 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-
arity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice OF the proper officers Of the naval service, whc
ther the same is or is not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given. that,
agrceaby TO the provisions of the act of of
Sd March, lS46, those proposals. (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpulate to deliver the steamship ships to be pro
vded for carrying said mails, TO the United States,
or to their proper officer, 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, to be ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed, two by the President the United States
and two by the owner or owners with umpire,
in Of disagreement, to be appointed by the
President OF the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
kuv
| Such stipulation may induce q preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
a bid not containing it.
| Articles Of contract to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his suretcs by or before the
first day of July next. The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip ia
| 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 IL furnished, and due
proportion of il when grade of service is
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linqucncy be satisfactorily explained in due timo.
Office at the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part of said mail; for suffering the
mail, or amy part Of It, TO be wet. injured, lost,
destroyed; Tor = i in place 2,
refusing, after demand made, TO convey mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con-
tractor on the route. over and above the specified
number Of tps in the contract, and for not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence.
or furnishing the means of transmitting inteli-
gencc, in advance of tho mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urea; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions Of the 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
up running an express ~ aforesaid.
i The Postmaster General may alter tho 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,
or for the increased speed, If tho employment of
additional stock or carriers II rendered necessary
but the contractor may, In such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice, il he prefers il TO the
, change. The Postmaster General may also 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
ders name and residence, and tho name of each
member of the firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form. for bid ,chere no change from adper-
tisensent is contemplated by the bidder.
| "I (or we, as the case may be) there write tho
name names in FULL of there state the residence
or residcncesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
az often as the Postmaster General advertisement
for proposals the Same. dated February 3. 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
| tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
| ing mode of conveyance, TO wit: Here state how
it Il TO be conveyed,] for the annual sum of there
write out the sum in words at full length.]
| Dated lSiRncd1
Tho following ID 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. or other equally satisfactory testimonial.
to be men of property and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, certified, should
accompany each bid:
"The 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
the ist day of July next. with at least two good
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of -, certiies
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. ISignedl
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words ''Meil
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 non acceptance OF the bid5
will be determined by the 18th day of May next
The service ia to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July 1855 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
ending about the 3oth day Of June. 1865.
| N X. HALL,
| Postmaster General
| Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. ,, 1851.
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