The republic., 1851-04-12
FOREloH MAILS.


DPOPosALs for carrying the mails Of the Uni
sed sss states M from the let Of july lsSi 70 soss
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment. in the city Of Warrington, until 10 O. m. 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, $40 miles
twice month and back. in steamships
Leave Charleston on the lat and 10Th OF each
month;
Arrive At Havana by the 9th and the 2Oth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana on the sth and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
same month
Key Biscayne, or Miami, and Key vaccas, (cither
one or all,) ara invited.
| Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, viii also be con-
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should Get forth the size, ratio. and
description Of the vessel, with sufdcient perticu
hrity TO enable the decision to bc made on the ad
vice Of tho proper officers ofthe naval service who
her the same IL or is not convertible into ship Of
war; And special notice is hereby given, that.
Sd March. is45. those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
sipulate TO deliver the steamship ships to be pro
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
appointed, two by the President 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 stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails or he may omit It, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce . preference to be
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects over
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by bis sureties. by before the
first day Of July next The contract il 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 il furnished, and duo
proportion of It when a grade Of service is rem
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de.
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due time
Office at the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail or any part OF it, to be wet, injured, lost, or
DESTROYED; for conveying j. in place Or manner M
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 not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence
or furnishing the means Of transmitting intelli-
| gcncc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
uros; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions ofthc Department. for refusing
| to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, for setting
| up or running an express az aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter tho schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
< sIo~~v IT, he
| or for the increased speed, IL the employment of
additional stock carriers Il rendered necessary
bat the contractor may, in such casc. relinquish
Change The - Possmsster % General "a nav aiso dis ih
lcontinue or curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay ON tho amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, tho yearly pay. tho bid.
dcrs name and residence. and the name of each
member Of the firm, where q company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
| Form for bid uhcrc no change from aoircr-
tisenent is contemplated by The bidder.
"I (or we, az the case may be) there write the
name or names in FULL Of there state the residence
hereby propose TO carry the mail on
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals on the same, dated February 3. 1851,
requires, in tho time stated in the schedule con-
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance. to witt Hero state how
il Il TO be conveyed, for the annual sum Of there
write out the sum in words at full length.l
| Dated ISigned]
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 bdder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points of tho route and. after being
dated, ahould be signed by the guarantor, who
mastor, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to men Of property, and able TO make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 90 certified, should
accompany each bid:
l. -I~-1 ~v,AI xto<k hat
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 let day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretes, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated Gsigncdl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of, certifes
that he is we'll acquainted with tho guarantors
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. lSigned1
Dated
/ The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Proposals. mails" written on the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time 10 be
| received by before the 9th day Of May next,
which will be tho last day for receiving proposals.
under this advertisement.
The acceptance or n-acceptance of the bids
| will be determined by the 18th day of May next
| The service IL TO commence with the trip nearest
10 tho first day of july 1851; but il the bidder shal
| not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation 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 30th day Of June. 1855.
| N. X. HALL,
| Postmaster General.
| Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., Feb. ,, 1851.
T,HE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol VOL
| j London, 1851.