The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-07
FOREIGN MAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS.
DPOPOsALs for carrying the mails of the Uni
| 4 ted States from the lst Of July, 1851, to 30th
June, 1855, on the following route, will he received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city Of Washington, until 10 a. IN. of
the 9th May, 1851. Ito be decided by the 18th Of
May.) 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 a month and back. in steamships.
| Leave Charleston on the lst and 18th Of each
month;
Arrive al Havana by the 9th and the goth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana on the Sth and 22d Of each
| month;
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne, or Miami, and Key vaccas, (eithsr
one or all, are invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
| sidered. IA.
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 ocers Of he naval service, whe
ther the same s or IL not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice il hereby given, that,
agreeably to the provisions of the Congress OF
Sd March, ls45, those proposals. (being acceptable
in other rcspects) will be preferred which shall
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vided for carrying said nails 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 at the time
| of delivery, to be aseertained by four apprasers
appointed by the President Of the United 6ates
| 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 embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Off1ce Department
iii "a "a
Such stipulation may induce q preference to be
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects
q bid not containing it, . e
Articles of contract are to be executed by the
cepted bidder and by his suretics, by before the
first day Of July next The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip s
TO be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three tiInes the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run, and no sufficient
| excuse for the failure il furnished, and a due
proportion of it when q grade Of service is rem
dered inferior TO that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linqucncy be satisfactorily explained in due timo
for failing to take from, to deliver into, the post
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
mail or any part Of it, to be wet injured. lost,
destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss, injury for
| refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the con.
tractor on the route over 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 intelli-'
| gcnce, IN advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annu the contract for repeated fail
uros; for violating the post Office laws; for dsobey
ing the instructions ofthe 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 or 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,
or for the increased speed, if the employment oi
additional stock carriers ID rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case. relinquist
the contract on timely notice. II no prefers II to ths
change The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or 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 Offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for bid where no change from, aduer-
tiscnent is contemplated by The bidder.
al (or we, as the may beg there write the
name names in full Of there state the residence
or rcsdencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston TO Havana,
as often as the Postmaster General vertiscment
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 Is be conveyed for the annual sum of there
Dated lSigncd]
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 bd
"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
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.
Dated [signedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of -, certifies
that he is well acquainted with the gunrantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. [Sgned1
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words email
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 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, 1851; but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared TO put the
service in operation on 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 3oth day Of June. 1855.
N. X. HALL,
| Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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