The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05
FOREIGN MAILS.

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pPoPosALs for carrying the mails of the Uni
ted States from the lst of July, 1851, TO 30th
June, 1885, on the following route, will he received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
the 9Th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May3 in the manner and time herein specified
From Charleston, South Carolina;
By Savannah, Georgia, and Key West Florida
To Havana, in the Island of Cuba SO mlcs'
| twice a month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston the Ist and 18th Of each
| month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2Oth of the
same month";
Leave Havana on the 9Th 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 or all } are invited rs
Proposals for commencing at New York. Savan-
sidered
Proposals for moro frequent conveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the size rate and
description Of the vessel with sufficient particu-
iarity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service, whe
ther the same is or is 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, lS45, those proposals (bcing acceptable
stipuate to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro
yided for carrying said mails, to the United States
or TO their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose OF being converted into weasel 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 asccrained by four appraisers,
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of disagreement to be appointed by the
President of the Uuited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a 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 ii.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his suretes, 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 a duo
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the dc
lin9ucncy be satisfactorily explained in due timo
for failing to take from, or to deliver into the post
office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part OF said mail; for suffering the
mail or any part Of it, to be wet. injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying it 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
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-
gcncc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annu the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for dsobey
ing the instructions the Department. for refusing
| to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, fer 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
iposed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case. rclinquist
ehaSge i s ns %
continue or curtail the service. he allowing ont
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with:
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's 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 where no change from adrer-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
al Cor we, as the case may be) there write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
or residences] hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster General dvertsement
for proposals the same, dated February 8. 1861.
requires in the time stated in the schedule con-
tained in such 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
writc out the sum in words at full lengthl
Dated lSigned1
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should be filed, the fret 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, 30 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
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 ISigned]
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 geod their guar
anty. lSigncd1
Dated
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words EMAIL
| Proposals--foreign mails" written 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 ia to commence with tho 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 or about that day. he will
The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the s0th day Of June, 1858.
| N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
THE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol. vol.
Il London, 1851.
Moselys Lectures on Astronomy at King Col
4 cr | vDt London.