The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-26

FOREIGN MAILS.
DPOPOsALs for carrying the mails Of the Uni.
4 ted states from the ist Of July, 1851. to 30th
June, 1856. ON the following route, will be received
At the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment in the city OF Washington, until 10 .. 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 West, Floridu,
To Havana, in tho Island of Cuba, 670 miles,
twice month and back. in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lst 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
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
same month.
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Iudian Key,
Key Biscayne. or Miami. and Key vaccas, (either
one all,) arc invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacoia, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidcred.
Proposals for moro frequent conveyance will be
The proposal, should Get forth the size, rate and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient particu-
IArty TO enable the decision TO be made on tho id
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whe-
ther the same II or u not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice il hereby given. that.
agreeably to the provisions Of the Congress OF
Sd March, l6l5, those proposals. (being acceptable
IN other respects) will be preferred which shall
or 0OID6.
vided for carrying said mails the United States
or to their proper officer, ON demand made, for the
purpose Of being converted into weasel vessels
Of war; the United States being bound. on their
OF delivery, to be ascertaincd by four appraisers.
appointed two by the President of the United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
President Of the Uaited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
ttav IL L. "a
Such stipulation may induce . preference 10 be-
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
bid not containing IT,
Article. Of contract to be executed BY the ao-
cepted bidder and by bis sureties, by before the
hrst day OF July next. The contract il 10 provide
among other things, that the pay OF the trip is
to be forfeited when the trip Is not performed,
trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure il furnished, and due
proportion Of II when q grade Of service is rem
and that fines may be imposed unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due timo.
for failing to take from. to deliver into, the posi
thereto. or snv papt Of sad ns for .upsrimg ah
mail, or any part Of il, to be wet, injured lost
destroyed; for conveying it in place or manner
that exposes 1t 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
- viz ttAtAS Dcsp oASo iutclt&cuCcs
or furnishing the means Of transmitting fntel1i-
gcnce, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ules; aoi v,omng .ne posi once lsws; ior oisooey-
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
ronsen. GO, ., ine ros.mas.es Senera Or ior setting
up hs Ss an esp,ess, , 1s ,,a a'o.es,o
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crcsse oI ComPensatIon, wnh wynn tne reenctions I'M
Posoa ny iaw 70. sns % sadi'0nas service lcauIeds
or ior the increased speed. II the employment OF
aoaIIohaI @ a ssocx OF carrier is rendered noGesry;
Dus snc - may, IN s9cn case. re.nquisii
uic ~ On s hosCs. nc preaels 70 !no
a,;ss'. =. o,,rts;s 49, 11nesa my also ois-
SouAo .Is =. Su.so .S - e.vlSo, I1 slowins Que
n1m.n 1,I eaea pay on .nc shount oisPenseo Win;
ders name and residence, and the name Of each
Ini memoes oI .ne nrm, wnere company offers,
.'oN'N - N'S 's"'S1 - .' P1oPusn'
Form for a bid ,rbere no change from adrcr-
tiseB,ent Is contemplated bv Tie bidder.
..y ~. ~ r.-..-,.
~ lor we. .s the ga, G.,e - may bs) there write the
or residencesI hereby nronose to cary the mail an
the route frorn CharIestcn ~ H.v.r. -
as often as the Postmaster enerai,s sdvertisemsnt
requires. in the time stated in the schedns CON.
tsined in such adyertisement. and bv the follow-
inc mode of con vevance. 10 wit rHere st,te hox,
II I. to he conveved \ for the annual ann os rhsr.
write out the sum ;n words a full ensth u tne''
Dated - TSicnedI
The iollowlngis is the form OF the guarantee, which
should De hlled' tho nrst blank with the name of
the gnarantors 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. snouid DC signed by the gunrantor, who
must DO snown' oy the written ceruncase Of post-
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
guarantee. This guarantee, 30 certified, should
accompany each bid:
"Thc undersigned .---- guarantee that ----,
II his bid for carrying the mail from - to