The republic., 1851-03-19
FOREIGN MAILS.

DPOPOSALS Tor carrying tho mails of the Uni
Il ted States from the let of July 1851 To 3Ctb
June, 1855, the following route will lie received
at the Contract Office OF the Post Ofiice Depart
ment in the city Of Washington, until 10 a. m. of
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May.) in tho manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida;
To Havana, in the leland of Cuba, $40 mies,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lat and 10th Of each
month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth of the
same month; ..t4
Leave Havana on the Sth and 22d of each
month;
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne. or Miami, and Key vaccas, (either
one or all,) are invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Sayan-
sidercd.
Proposals for moro frequent conveyance will be.
considered tbt#
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description Of the weasel, with sufficient particu-
arity TO enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice Of the proper officers of tho naval service. whe
ther the same is or Is not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agrccaby to the provisions Of the Congrcsso of
Sd March. lS45. those proposals. (being acceptable
IN other respects) will be preferred which shall
spuate to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro
vided for carrying said mails to the United States.
or to their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose of being convcrtedinto weasel or 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 the United Sates
and two by the owner owners with an umpire,
in case OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President Of the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
with the malls, or he may omit it, his discretion
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
bid not containing it.
Articles Of contract to be executed by the nc
cepted bidder and by his suretcs by or before the
first day of July next The contract il TO provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip ia
and not more than three times the pay of the
trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and duo
proportion OF II when grade of service is
dered inferior TO that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
office at the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part of said mail; for suffering the
mall or any part OF II, to bc wet. injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner
refusing, after demand made, 70 convey a 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 intelli-
gcncc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
urcs; for violating the post Office aws for dsobey-
ing the instructions of the Department.; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partmsns; 70. apssigning the contract without t the
up or running an express as Aforesaid. ls9tI
The Postmaster General may alter the contract.
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, Telinquish
the contract. timely notice. if Inc prefers TO the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtaii the service, he allowing one
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid.
| der's 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 rhere no change from, ,adrer-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
al (or we, as the case may be) there write the
name or names in FULL Of there state the residence
or residcnccsl hereby propose to carry the mail
| the route from Charleston to Havana,
az often as the Postmaster Generars advertisement
for proposals the same, dated February 3. 1861.
requires, in the time stated In the schedule
tanned in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, to wit Here state how
il is to be conveyed for the annual sum Of there
write out the sum in words at full length.l
Dated [SignedJ ft
The following s 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 tho 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, other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men of property. and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 30 certified, should
accompany each bid:
'Thc undersigned -- guarantee that -,
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
the let day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient surctics, to perform the service pro-
posed
/ Dated [Signed1
Form of Certificate.
| The undersigned, postmaster of --, certifies
/ that he is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
| anty. ISignedl
| Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words ''Nail
| Proposals-foreign mails" written on the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time bc
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
to the first day Of July, 1851; but If 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 soth day Of June. 1855.
| N. X. HALL.
| Postmaster General.
Posr orrIcs DEPARTMENT., Feb. ;, 1851.
yI,HE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol. vol.