The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-13
-sDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY ls, 1851
FOREIGN MAILS.

DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails of the Uni
Il ted States from the LIST of July, 1851, to 3Oth
June 1856, the following route will be received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, in the city of Warrington. until 10 a. m OF
the 9th May, 1851, TO be decided by the / 5th of
Nlay,) 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
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2Oih of the
came month;
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
month;
Arrive al 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, savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidercd.
Proposals for frequent conveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient particu-
lariy to enable the decision to be made the adj
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whc
ther the same is or is not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agrceably to the provisions Of the Of Congress Of
90 March, 1916, those proposals (beng acceptable
In other rcspccts) will be preferred which shall
stpulatc to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro-
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, their
part, to pay the fair full value thereof at the time
Of delivery, to be aicertained by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President the United States,
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in Gaze OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President Of the United States.
to carry yam an ni Of the Post a Office fs Department
with the mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion
Snch aii patS ms ~ in6n prefor tn he
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
bid not containing it,
Articles Of contract are TO be executed by the
cepted bidder and by hs sureties, by before the
fret 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 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 it when grade Of service is rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
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 it in place manner
that exposes 1t to depredation loss, injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the con-
tractor the route, over and above the epccifcd
number of trips in the contract and for arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence
or furnishing the means of transmitting intelli-
goncc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urcs for violating the post Office laws; for dsobcy
ing the instructions ofthe Department; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the Dc
partment for assigning the contract without tho
consent the Postmaster General, or for setting
up running express as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata i'm
crease of fcompcnsation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, if the employment 0
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relnquis
the contract timely notice. if he prefers to th
change. The Postmaster General may ALEC 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
der's name and residence, and the mai me of eacl
member of the firm, where n company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid ,chere no change from adre,'
! tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
s'I Cor we, as the case may be) there write tn
name or names in full of there state the resdenc
or residences] hereby propose to carry the mail OF
the route from Charleston to Havana
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals on the same, dated February 3, 1851
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
it Is to be conveyed,l for the annual sum of [her
write out the sum in words at full lcngth.l
Dated [Signed]
The following is the form of the guarantee, whicI
should be filed, the first blank with the name o
the guarantors; the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning ant
terminating points of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, VIII
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 thei
guarantee. This guarantee, SO certified, shoul'
; accompany each bid:
L mt hat
if his bid for Carrying the mail from -- +
y ------ be accepted by the Postmaster General
---- shall enter into the contract required by tn
Postmaster General, pursuant to such bid, prior Z
the Ist day of July next, with at least two goo
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro
posed.
J Dated [signedl
Form of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of f-, certife
that he is well acquainted with the guarantor
above named and their property, and that the,
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. [Signed1
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal TO the Firs
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words 'NIai
Proposals-foreigu mais'' written on the face o
the letter; and should be despatched in time to b
received by or before the 9th day of May next
which will be the last day for receiving proposal
under this advertisement.
The acceptance acceptance of the bid
will be determined by the 18th day of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip neares
to the first day of July, 1855 but il the bidder shal
not consider himself able or prepared to put tn,
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. 1856.
sit h1afe 3 Eu saEI N. X. HALL,
sas alas@nfc Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DgrAnrmENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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