The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-31
EoREiGn MAILs.

tJfOfOSALS Tor carrying the mets al tha Uni.
4 ted Statcs from tho lst Of July, 1851 70 10th
June, 1855, the following route will Le received
at the Contract Office of tho Post Office Depart.
mcnt, in the city of Washington until 10 m. OF
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 10th of
May,) in the manner and time herein spocified:
From Charesto South Carolina, iis,.s13si
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West. Floridu,
To Havana, in the leland Of Cuba, 60 miles
twice a month and back. in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lst and 18th of each
month; se
Arrive Al Havana BY the 9th and the Goth of the
Leave Havana on the 9th and 22d of each
month; b5 .r fi
I. Arrive a Charleston by the 18th and 9th OF
Proposals to touch at ST. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Hiscayne, or Miami. and Key ysccas, {either
one or all, are invited, go. 5gaaa
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, viii also be con-
sidercd.
Proposals for more frequentconveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the sse, rate, and
description OF the vessel, with sufficient particu-
larity 70 enable the decison 10 be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service, whe-
ther the same s or il net Convertible into ship OF
war And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeably to the provisions OF the act Congress oi
ID % as sSsl s ~ e 1Ss sS
stpulate to deliver the steamship shps TO be pro
vided for carrying said mails 70 the United States.
or to their proper officer on demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vessel yessels
of war; the United States being bound, on their
part, 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 case Of disag agreemcnt, to be appointed by the
President Of the Uaitcd States:
to carry an agent Of the Post Once Department
with the mails, OF he may omit II, at his discretion
Such stipulation may induce = preference to be
given in favor of bid equarin other respects over
I n
Articles Of contract are TO be executed by the sc
cepted bidder and BY bis sureties, by or before the
arss day of July next The contract y e proxids.
to be forfeited when the trip Il not performed,
and not moro than three tirnes the pay Of the
trip when the trip 10 not rum, and no sufhcicnt
proportion of II whom grade Of service ID rem
dcrcd inferior TO that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the dc.
for falling 70 take from, or % deliver into, the post
Office at the port OF landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part OF said MALL for suffering the
mail Or any part q i, g BE- wet injured lost. or
that exposes ii to depreciation, loss, injury for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con-
tractor the route, over and above the specified
number Of trips in the contract, and for not arriving
At the time Get; also for transmitting intelligence
or furnishing the means OF transmitting fntelii-
gencc, In advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fall
urss; for violating the post Office laws for dsobey-
ing the instructions fins Department.; for refusing
partment; for assigning tho contract without the
consent Of the Postmastere General, for setting
up running express a. aforesaid f-
The Postmaster General may alter tho contract
and alter the schedule, he alowingA pro vSts 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 carriers 10 rendered necessary;
but the contractor may, in such case. relinquish
the contract, timely notice. if c prefers TO the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
months extrn pay the amount dispensed with
The route, the service, the yearIy pay, the bid
der's name and rcsidcncc, and the name Of each
member of the firm, where company Offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid sphere no change from adrcr-
tisenaent Is contemplated by The bidder.
81 Cor we, AZ the case may boy there write the
name or in full of there state the residence
or rcsidencesl hereby propose toT carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals. the same, dated February >. 1861
requires, in the timo stated in the schedule con-
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, 70 wit Hero state how
il e to be conveyed j for the annual cum Of there
write out the sum in words at full length.l t'
| Dated (Signcdl
4 The following is the form Of the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the naIne of
4
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 of property and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 80 certified, should
accompany each bid: efat
ssThc undersigned ------- guarantee that $500,
| if his bid for carrying the mail from 49, to
------ be accepted by the Postmaster General
---- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster Gcncrnl pursuant TO such bid, prior TO
| the lst day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics perform the service pro-
posed. 4nt
4 Dated (Signedl
Form, of Certificate.
| The undersigned, postmaster Of ----, ccrtifies
| that he is well acquainted with tho guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. Nes lSgnedl
Dated ts
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Nfnil
Proposals--foreign mails" written on the face OF
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the Slh 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 18th day of May next.
The service il to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July, 1856 but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared TO pat the
service in operation on or about that day. he will
specify the day OF commencement in his proposals.
Tho contract term will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the s0th day Of June. 1855.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OrrrcE DErAnTmEsr, Feb. ,. 1851.
TINE PLANETARY SYSTEM. BY Nichol. / vol.
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