The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-28
FOREiGH MAILS,

| FOREIGN MAILS.
| DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the Uni
Il ted States from the Let of july 1851 10 s)th
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city of Washington, until 10 a. m. of
the 9th May. 1861, 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 Island Of Cuba, go miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charlestou on the lst and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the goth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
same month.
Proposals to touch at ST. Augustine. Indian Key.
one or all, are invited. t
Proposals. for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, win also be con-
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals ahould set forth the size, rate, and
iarity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice OF the proper officers of the naval service whe
ther the same IL or 10 not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice i. hereby given. that.
agreeaby to the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
Sd March, l845 those proposals. (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpulate to deliver the steamshpor ships to be pro
vided for carrying said mails. to the United Staes
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 ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed. two by the President OF United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in in case Of Engagement, to be appointed BY the
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails, or he may omit it, At his discretion
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects over
a bid not containing it.. iQa
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the nc
cePtcd bidder and by bis suretes, by or before the
hrst day OF July next The contract il 10 provide.
among other things, that the pay OF the trip ia
TO be forfeited when the trip is not per formed
and not more than three times the pay Of tho
excuse for the failure is furnished, and q due
proportion Of II when a grade OF service is rem
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
lnquency be satisfactorily explained in due timo
for failing to take from, to deliver into the post
office at the port Of landing tho mail belonging
mail any part Of it, to be wet injured, lost, or
destroyed; for conveying it in place manner
that exposes it to depreciation loss or injury; for
refusing, after dcmand made, to convey a mail by
any additional steamship weasel 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 tho mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey-
ing the instruction: the Department. for refusing
to diachargc carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of tho Postmaster General. or for setting
up or running an express as aforesaid.
Tho 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 of
additional stock or carriers il rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case. relinquisi,
the contract on timely notice. he prefers TO the
change. The Postmaster General NAV also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing ono
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid.
der,s name s and md residence and the name of each
should be distinctly stated In the proposals..
Form for a bid toherc no change from aicer-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
"I (or we, ~ the case may boy there write the
name in FULL of there state the residence
or residenccsl hereby propose 70 carry the mail
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 Is to be conveyed for the annual sum of there
write out the sum in words at full length.l
Dated [Sgnedl
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 bdder
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
mastor, or other equally satisfactory testimonial
to be men Of property. and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 90 certified, should
accompany each bid:
stThe nj nderaicned oua ra nj tb.f
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 Let day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient sureies, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated ISignedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of ---, certifes
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that thew
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. [Signedl
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail
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 or acceptance of the bids
will be determined by the 10Th day Of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip nearest
to the fret day of July, 1861; but il the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation on or 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 30th day Of June, 1855.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., Feb. 3, 1851.
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