The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-06
FOREIGN MAILS.


| DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails of the Uni
| Il ted States from the lst Of July, 1851, to 3Oti
Suns 1929, on .he ,@ilowlng route, & VIII be received
ment, in the city OF Washington, until 10 a. m of
the 9Th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th Of
Mayo 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 steamships.
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
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
| same month.
| Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key
Key Biscayne or Miami, and Key vaccas, (either
| one all } are invited.
| Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
| 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 Of the naval service, whe
her the same is or ID not convertible into ship Of
war, And special notice is hereby given, that
agreeaby to the provisions Of the act of Congress of
Sd March, 1916. those proposals. (bcing acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
spuate to deliver the steamship ships. to be pro
vidcd 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, their
part to pay tho 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 umpire,
in casc OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails or he may omit it, at his dacretion
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects
| bid not containing it.
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
| to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three tiIncs the pay of the
trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
| excuse for the failure is furnished, and duo
proportion of 1t when a grade of service ia ren-
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linguency be satisfactorily explained in duo tmo
for failing to take from, or to deliver nto the posf
Office at the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part OF said mail; for suffering the
mall or any part OF it, To be wet, injured lost,
destroyed; for conveying it in place or manner
that exposes it 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
| at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence.
| or furnishing the means of transmitting inteili-
| gcnce, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fall
ures; for violating the post Office aws for disobey-
ing the instructions ofth Department.; for refusing.
| to discharge carrier when required by the De-
! partment for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, fer setting
| up or running an express as aforesaid
| The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro.r0fo in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for tho increased speed, if the employment of
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
| but the contractor may, in such case, relinqush
the contract timely notice, If he prefers it the
| change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bids
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, where company offers.
should be distinctly stntcd in the proposals.
Form for bid ,chcrc no change from adver-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
"I Cor we, as the case may bc) there write tho
name names in full Of there state the residence
or residenccsl hereby propose to carry the mail on
| the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals ON the same, dated February g. 1851
| requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tanned in such advertisement, and by the follow
it ia to be conveycd.l for the annual sum of [hcro
write out the sum in words at full length.l
Dated [Signed1
The following is the form OF the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the naIne Of
the guaranors; 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, 30 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, prior to
the lst day Of July next with at least two good
and sufficient surccs, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of f---, certfes
that he is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
arc sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. TSignedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "MaiI
Proposals-foreign malls written the face OF
the letter; and should be despatched in time to bs
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 bds
will be determined by the 18th day of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip nearest
to the fret day of July 1851; but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared to put th.,
service in operation on about that day, he wilt
specify the day of commencement in his proposals.
The contract term will expire with the voyag,
ending on or about the 30th day Of June, 1855.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
rJ,HE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol. vol.
Il London, 1851.