The republic., 1851-04-14
FORElen MATHS.

t # FORElan MAILS. reo assfsr
DpOP0sALs for carrying the mails q the Uni
June, 1856. the following route, win he received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
Incnt, In the city Of Washington, until 10 .. m OF
May. in tho manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina;
By Savannah, Georgia and Key West. Florida,
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, $40 miles,
twice month and back. in steamships.
leave Charlcston on the ist and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth Of the
saTne month; M
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
Arrive at cimrieston by the 18Th and 9th Of
= same month. t-fg.0ll4t ailt si9Ja.ff e
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key.
Key Biscayne. or Miami. and Key vaccas, (either
one or pli,} are vited. eei ef atl ~ .y4a
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, win also be con-
Proposals. for more frequent conveyance will be
The proposal. should set forth the size, rate and
Iarity 70 enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service, we
her the same Il o. 10 not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hersby given, that,
agrecaby to the provisions Of the Of Congress OF
Sd March, ls46. those proposals {bcing acceptable
In other respects) will be preferred which shAll
stpuiate to deliver the steamship ships to be pro
yidsd for carrying ssid .ils to the United States
purpose OF being converted into vessel or ycssels
Of war; the United States being bound, on their
part 70 pay tho 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 Uaited States.
The bidder may embracein his offer stipulation
70 carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mnils or he may omit IL, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce . preferences to be
given in ayo! of bid equal in other respects over
Articles of contract are TO be executed By the ac-
cepted bidder and by bis suretes. by or before tho
Fret day Of July next. The contract is % provide.
among other things, that tho pay Of the trip 10
70 be forfeited when tho trip il not perforated,
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 duo
proportion Of it when a grade Of service il rem
acred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the dc.
tinquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
office at theport Of landing the mail belonging
thereto. or any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail. or any part of il, to be wet, injured, lost OF
20 o.e os sa9s
refusing, after demand made, to convey . mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con-
tractor on the routes over and above the specidcd
at the time set also for transmitting intelligence.
Or furnishing thu means Of transmitting intSll-
gence, in advance of tho mail The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fall
nros; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions ofthe Department.; fosrcusing
10 discharge a carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt for assigning the contract without the
Consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up or running an express AZ aforesaid.
Tho Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter tlic schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
or fhr the increased speed. IL the employment Of
additional stock carriers IL rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such Case. relinquish
the contract timely notice, IL 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 dispenscd with.
Jne route IN ne seiysos me y1aa,y . y nd
member of the firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid uhcre no change from adrer.
/ tisemcnf Is contemplated By The bidder.
81 Tor we, as the case may be) there write the
name or names in full of There state tho residence
hereby e carry the mail on
as often as the Postmaster General advertisement
for proposals the same, dated February 8, 1851,
requires, in tho time stated in the schedule con.
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance. TO wit: There state how
il Is TO be conveyed j for the annual sum Of There
write out the sum In words mt full lcngth.l esa
Dated Af ISignedl m
The following ia the form OF the guarantee, which
should be filed, 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
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
70 be men Of property and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 30 certified, should
accompany each bid: ft.e {.s s.,.
if his bid for carrying the mail from ----- to
--- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
- shall enter into the contract required by the
the lst day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed. ~ ~ 1F
Dated [signcdl
Form, of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of ----, certiies
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. (Signcdl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the Frs.
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words ssNfail
Proposals-forcign mails" written on the face OF
the letter; and should bc despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 9th day Of May next,
which will be the iast day for receiving proposals.
under this advertisement ine rf5E7Hl r7lias
The acceptance or non acceptance Of the bids
will be determined by the 18th day Of May next.
The service ia to commence with the trip nearest
the first day Of July 1856 but If thr bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation 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 soth day Of June, 1855.
NJ X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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