The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-06
FOREIGN MAILS.

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Il ted States from the Let of July, 1851 TO 30th
June 1855, on the following route, will he received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
mcnt. in the city of Washington. 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;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key Vest, 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
month;
Arrive at 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
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-
sidered.
Proposals for frequent conveyance will be
considered.
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 add
vice of the proper officers of the naval service whe
ther the same ia or ia not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeably to the provisions Of the act Of Congress Of
Sd March. lSa5. those proposals (bcing acceptable
in other respccts) will be preferred which shall
stpulate to deliver the steamship Ships to be pro
vided for carrying said mails. to the United States
to their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vesse or vessels
Of war; the United States being bound, on their
part, to pay the fair full value thereof at the time
appointed two by the President of the United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case OF disagreement. to be appointed by the
President Of the U nited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mais, or he may omit it, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preference TO be
given in favor of bid equal in other respects
bid not containing it.
Articles of contract are TO be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his sureties by before the
first day OF July next. The contract is TO provide,
among other things, that the pay OF the trip ID
to be forfeited when the trip ia not performed,
and not moro 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 ii when grade Of service is rem
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
inquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
for falling 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 it in plnce manner
that exposes it to 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 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 intell-
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
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 express as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
OF for the increased speed, if the employment of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary;
but the contractor may, in such case. rehnquish
the contract timely notice, if he prefers it to the
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.
| ders 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 uhere no change from adrer-
tisenlent Is contemplated by the bidder.
s'I Tor we, as tho case may be) there write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
or residences hereby propose to carry the mail on
a. often the Postmaster Generals 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: There state how
it "a to be conveyed, for the annual of there
write out the sum in words at full lengthl
| 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, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men property. and able to make good their
| guarantee. This guarantee, so certified, should
| accompany each bid:
| "The undersigned - guarantee that -,
| if his bid for carrying the mail from - to
| - be accepted by the Postmaster General,
Postmaster General pursuant to such bid. prior to
| the LIST 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 guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. lSignedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under zeal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Niail
the letter; and should be despatched in time 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
the first 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 about the 30th day Of June, 1855.
N. K. HALL,
Postmaster General,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. ,, 1851,
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