The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-27
FOREIGN MAILS.

DPOPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the Uni.
L ted States from the lat OF July, 1851, to 50th
June, 1855. the following route. will he received
| at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment in the city Of Washington, until 10 a. m. OF
the 9th May. 1851, Ito 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, 90 miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston the Ist and 18th of each
month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth of the
same month;
Leave Havana the Sth and 22d Of each
month;
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 or al, invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Sayan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposal, should set forth the size, rate, and
arity TO enable the decision to be made the ad-
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service, whe
ther the same is or u not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given. that,
agrceaby to the provisions Of the act Of Congress of
Sd March, l845. those proposals (bcing acceptable
in other rcspects) will be preferred which shall
stipulate to deliver the steamship ships. to be pro-
yided for carrying said mails to the United States
or to their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into a vessel 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 owners, with an umpire
in case OF Engagement to be appointed by the
President of tho Uaitcd States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry agent Of the Post Office Department
with the niais, or he may omit it, at his discretion
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given favor OF a bid equal other
bid not containing it,
Articles Of contract TO be executed by the ac-
ccptcd bidder and by his suretes, by before the
first day of July next The contract Is 10 provide
among other things, that the pay Of the trip ia
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 sufficient
excuse for the failure ia furnished, and a due
proportion Of 1t when grade Of service ia rem
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract.
aud that fines may be imposed, unless the de
linqucncy be satisfactorily explained in due time.
for failing to take from, or to deliver into, the post
office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail, any part Of il, TO be wet, injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation 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 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-
gence, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urcs; for violating the post Office aws for dsobey
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 an express as 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 fnr the increased speed. If the employment of
adA al or n
but the contractor may, in such case. relinqush
the contract timely notice, II he prefers to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service. he allowing one
| months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
dcr's name and residence. and the name Of each
| member of the firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated In the proposals..
Form for bid ,rhcre no change from adrer-
tisenlent Is contemplated by the bidder.
al (or we, az the case may be) there write the
name in full Of there state the residence
residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston TO Havana,
az often as the Postmaster General 3
for proposals on the same, dated February g. 1851
requires, in the time stated in the schedule
taincd in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, TO wit: Here state how
il is to be conveyed,1 for the annual sum OF there
write out the sum in words at full length
Dated tSigncdl
The following ia the form Of the guarantee, which
should be filed 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:
"Thc 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 surcties, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated (Signed1
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of -, certifies
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
arc sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. ISigned]
Dated
The bid should be sent under zeal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General and the words "Mail
Propoeals-foreiRn mails" written the face of
the letter; and ehould be despatched III time TO 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 non acceptance OF the bids
will be determined by the 18th day of May next.
The service il TO commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July 1885, but if hr bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put tho
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 about the s0th day Of June. 1855.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OrYIcE DEPARTMENT., Feb. 3, 1851.