The republic., 1851-02-17
PoRrlas MAILS.


DPOPOSALs for carrying the mails Of the Uni
L ted States from the lst of July, 1851, TO 30th
at the Contract ocs q The Post oce oees1o pepart
ment. in the city Of Washington, until 10 a. IN. of
the 9th May, 1851, TO be decided by the 18th of
| Mayo in tho manner and time herein specified:
| From Charleston, South Carolina; ~
| BY savannah, Georgia. and Key West Florida;
To Havana, in the bland Of Cuba, 60 miles,
Igt twice month Al back in steamships
! Leave Charleston q the let and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by tho 9th and the 2oth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana ON the sth and 22d of each
! month;
| Arrive at Charleston by the 9Th and 27ti of
same month. ~ Nfi
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key.
Key Biscayne, or Miami, and Key vaccas, (either
Proposals for commencing at New York, savan.
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidered. - n
| Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
| considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate and
description Of the vessel, With sufficient particu-
anty to enable the dscision TO be made on the ad-
vice Of the proper officers ofthe naval service, who
thcr the same ia or is not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeaby to the provisions of the act Of Congress Of
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpuate to deliver the steamship ships, to be pro-
vided for carrying said mails, to the United States
or to their proper officer, ON 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 ascertained by four appraisers
appointed two by the President Of the United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in casc OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the Uaited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails, he may omit it, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
| q bid not containing II. FEl @e E.slf
Articles Of CONTRACT are 10 be executed by the
cepted bidder and by his sureties, by before the
first day Of July next The contract is to provide,
among. other things, that the pay Of the trip is
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 due
| proportion Of il when grade of service is rem
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linqnency be satisfactorily explained in due time
for failing to take from, to deliver into, the post
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto or any part of said mail; for suffering the
mail, any part of it, to be wet, injured lost
destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or manner
that exposes 1t to depreciation loss, injury; for
! refusing, after demand made, to convey 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
tlillS bct, dlsO IOT lntclI8enCc,
or furnishing the means of transmitting intell-
gencc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions ofthe Department. for refusing
to discharge a carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up or running express aforesaid.
The 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 carriers 10 rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, rclinqust
the contract. on timely notice, if he prefcrsit ths
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue curtai the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, tho bid
ders name and nd rs.idsncs and the name OF each
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid ,rhere no change from adrcr-
tisenent is-contemplated by the bidder
al Tor VIC, 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 Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals adver tisement
for proposals on the same, dated February 3, 1851
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tancd in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, to wit [Here state how
it is to be conveyed,l 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 filed, the first blank with the name oi
the guarnntors 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 gqarantor, 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, so certified, should
accompany each bid:
"The undersigned -- guarantee that -----,
if his bid for carrying the mail from ---- 70
- be accepted by the Postmaster General
- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General, pursuant to such bid, prior tc
the lst day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed.
J Dated [Signedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of -, certifes
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. GSigned]
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General and the words "Mail
Proposals-foreign mails'' written 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 non-accepance 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 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 3Oth day Of June, 1855.
~ N. K HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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