The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-29
FOREIGN MAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS.
u ted States from the lat of July, 1851. 10 3Oth
June 1856, on the following route will lie received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
mens, IN .he city OF Washington, until 10 OF
the Sth May, 1901, 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,
10 Havana, in the Island Of Cuba go miles
twice month and back, in steamships
! Leave Charleston the let and 18th of each
month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2ot, of the
| same month";
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
month;
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 27th of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Bscaync. or Miami. and Key vaccas, (either
one or ali,) are invited.
Proposals. for commencing at New York. Savan-
nah Pensacola, or New Orleans, will. also be con-
lsidered
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient particu-
larity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice OF the proper officers ofthe naval service whe
ther the same is or ia not convertible into q ship of
war. And special notice ia hereby given, that,
agrecably to the provisions Of the Of Congress of
80 March, lSa5, those proposals (bcing acceptable
in other resPects) will be preferred which shalI
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vided for carrying said mails, TO the United States
or to their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose OF being converted into vessel 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 ascerained by four appraisers,
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 United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
Ixuit I<,s "a L
Such stipulation may induce q preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
q bid not containing it.
Articles of contract arc to be executed by the ac-
Il cepted bidder and by his sureties by before the
first day OF July next. The contract ia to provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip ID
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
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 a due
proportion Of it when 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 nto the post
office at the port of landing the mail belonging
mail, or any part of it., TO be wet, injured lost
destroyed; for conveying ii in a place or manner
that exposes it to depredation loss, injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to 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 arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence,
or furnishing the means of transmitting intelii-
gcncc, in advance of the mail The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures for violating the post office laws; for dsobcy
ing the instructions ofthe Department.; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up or running an express as aforesaid.
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 o
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relinqust
the contract on timely notice, if he prefers il tn,
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing on.
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid ,rhere no change from adrer-
tisement is contemplated by The bidder.
ri (or we, as the case may be) there write the
name names in FULL Of there state the residence
or residences] hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Char lesion to Havana,
as 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
Dated [Signedl
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 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,
to be men of property, and able TO make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, certified, should
accompany each bid:
he ,nder iunc -ytYa mt hat
if his bid for carrying the mail from -- &c
---- be accepted by the Postmaster General
-- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General pursuant to such bid, prior to
the lst day of July next with at least two good
and sufficient suretics to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signcdl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of ccrtiies
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. [Signedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal TO the Firs,
Assistant Postmaster General and the words Mail
Proposals-foreign mails" written on the face o
the letter; and should be despatched in time to b.
received by before the 9th day Of May next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals.
under this advertisement
The acceptance or non-acceptance of the bd
will be determine by tho 18th day of May next
Inc service Is 70 commence win the trip nearer
to the first day Of July 1851; but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation about that day, he will
specify the day of commencement in his proposals
The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending or about the 30th day of June, 1855.
| n. X. HALL,
| Postmaster General.
| Posr OFFICE DEPARrMENT. Feb. 3, 1851.
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