The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-07
FOREIGN MAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS.
i ted States from the let of July, 1851, TO 3Oth
June, 1885, ON the following route, will be received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
mens. in the city Of Washington, until 10 a; m Of
May.) in the manner and time herein specified
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West. Florida,
To Havana, in the lsland Of Cuba, go miles,
twice month and back. in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lat 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 vaccas, (either
one or ali,) are invited. ss h
Proposals for commanding at New York, Savan-
nah. Pensacola. or New Orleans. win also be con-
sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient partcu-
farty to enable the decision to be made on the ad
,h yes % the o ., s
war. And special notice 10 hereby given, that,
agreeably to the provisions of the act Of Congress of
Sd March, lsi5, those proposals (being acceptable
stpulate to deliver the steamship ships to be pro
vdcd for carrying said mails, to the United States,
or 10 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 tho fair full value thereof at the time
Of delivery, to be ascertaned by four appraisers,
appointed, two by the President Of the United States
and two by the owner owners, with an umpire,
in case OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the Uaited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a 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 o bid equal in other respects
bid not containing it.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by bis suretes by or before the
first day of July next. The contract ia to provide,
to be forfeited when the the trip % Is not d performed, I
and not more than three times the pay of the
trip when the trip is moi run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure ia furnished, and due
proportion of il when q grade of service is rem
dercd inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due timc
Office at the port Of Mndng the mail belonging
thereto, or any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail any part Of it, to be wet, injured. lost,
that exposes to depreciation loss, or ipjury for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the
number Of trips in the contract and for not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence,
or furnishing the means of transmitting intel-
gence. in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urcs; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing tho instructions of the Depar for refusing
TO discharge q 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 as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions im-
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed. if the employment of
additional stock carriers IL rendered necessary;
but the contractor may, in such case, rclnquish
the contract timely notice. If he prefers il to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, ne allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispenscd with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid.
der's name and rcsidencc. and tho name Of each
member of the firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for a bid ,clcre no change from adscr-
tisenent is contemplated by the bidder.
~ Cor we, as the case may be) there write the
name or names in FULL of there state the residence
or residenccs] hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route yan, from Charleston 70 Havana,
as often a. the Postmaster General advertisement
for proposals on the same dated February 3, 1851,
requires, in tho time stnfed in the schedule con-
taincd in such advertisements, and by the follow
ing mode ofconveyancc, to wit Here state how
il is be conveyed, for the annual sum OF thero
write out the sum in words at full length.1
Dated lSigned1
The following is 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 of property. aud able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 80 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 Ist day OF July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signedl
Form of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of =, certi6es
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. tSigned1
Dated
The bid should be ssnt under zeal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail
Proposals-forcign mails" written on the face OF
the letter; and ehould be despatched in time to be
received by before the 9Th day OF May next,
which Wilt be the 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 is TO commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July 1851; butif tn. bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
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 or about the 3Oth day Of June. 1855.
M N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., Feb. 3, 1851.
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