The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-08
FOREIGN MAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS.
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the Uni
Il ted States from the lat of July, 1861, TO Both
June 1885, ON the following route, will be received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city OF Washington, until 10 in. OF
the 9th May, 1851, (to 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;
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, go miles,
twice month and back, in steamship.
Leave Charleston ON the Let and 18th of each
month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth Of the
same month;
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 yaccas, (either
one all, are invited.
| Proposals for commencing at New York, Sayan.
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidcred.
| Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposal, should set forth the size, rate and
description of the vessel, with sufficient particu
Iarty to enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice Of the proper officers ofthe naval service, whe
ther the same is Is not convertible into ship Of
war; And special notice 10 hereby given. that,
agrecaby to the provisions Of the actof Congress of
Sd March, lS45, those proposals (being acceptable
in other respccts) win be preferred which shall
| denver the 6te8m6uIp
vided for carrying said mails. to the United States.
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 ascertaned by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President 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 mlgacs in his offer stipulation
| to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
Such stipulation may induce preference to bo
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
/ q bid not containing it.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac'
cepted bidder and by bis sureties. by or before the
first day of July next. The contract IL TO provide,
| among other things, that the pay Of the trip 10
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 duo
| proportion Of il when grade OF service 10 rom
and that fines may be imposed, unles. the de-
inquency be satisfactorily explained In due time,
for falling 70 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, or
destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss, or injury Tor
refusing, after demand made, to convey . mail oy
any additional steamship or vessel run by the con.
tractor on the route, over and above the specified
number Of trips in the contract and for not arriving
|
or furnishing the means of transmitting intelh-
| gcncc. in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated faii
uros; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
| To discharge carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, or for setting
| up or running express as aforesaid.
| The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata I'M
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 is rendered necessary;
but the contractor may, in such case, rciinqulsh
the contract, timely notice, II he prefers to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the scrvice, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name Of each
member of the firm, where a company oilers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
| Form for a bid ,ohcrc no change from adrer
tisenent is contemplated by the bidder.
al COR We as the case may be) There write the
name or names in FULL Of there stnie the residence
resdences hereby propose 70 carry the a on
|, the route from Charleston 10 havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generate advertisement
for proposals on the same dated February 8, 1851.
requires in the time stated in the schedule con
tanned in sue 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 icngth.1
Dated ISigncdI
The following ia 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
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 ----- to
- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General, pursuant to such bid, prlor TO
the lat day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics, perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signcd]
i Form of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of --, ccrtifes
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. ISignedI
Dated
= The bid should be sent under seal TO the FIRST
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Niai
Proposals--forcign mails written on the lace of
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 acceptance OF the bids
will be determined by the 10Th day OF May next.
The service is TO commence with the trip nearest
10 the first day of July, 1851; but il the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation on or about that day. he VIII
I The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the Soth day Of June, 1888.
N. X. HALL,
Nra Postmaster General.
Posr OryicR DEPARTMENT, Feb 3, 1851.
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