The republic., 1851-04-18
FonRios MAILS.

DPOPosALs for carrying the mails of the Uni
L ted States from the lst Of July 1861. to 30th
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, Georg gia, and Key w eat. Florida,
TO Havana. in the leland Of Cuba, $40 miles,
twice month and back, In steamships.
Leave Charleston on the let and 18th OF each
Arrive a Havana by the 9th and tho goth of the
Same month; ..,lt =. }saa sss ftaiag
Leave Havana on the 9Th and 2ad of each
Arrive Al Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
same month. st in.,ilsa
Proposals TO touch At 81. 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-
Proposals. for more frequent conveyance will be
considered. y -, - 's...
The proposal. should Get forth the size, rate, and
larity TO enable tho decison 10 be made on the ad
vicc Of the proper officers II the naval service, whe
ther The Same = q y not conysItiels into ship OF
agrceaby to the provisions Of the act Congress Of
Sd March. 1876. those proposals (bsi.g .cceptable
in other reepects) will be preferred which shall
vided for carrying said mails to the United States,
to thsir proper officer, on demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vessel vessels
part, pay the fair full value thereof at the time
Of delivery to be ascertainod by four appraisers,
appointed, two by the President the United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of enlargement, to bo appointed BY the
President Of the United States. 4i,ft
The bidder may embrace in his offer . stipulation
@ .. s sy a9s &
Such stipulation may induce preference TO be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
bid not containing 1t.
ccped bidder and by his suretes, by or before the
first day Of July next. The CONTRACT il to provide,
among other things. that The pay Of the trip ia
and not more than three timca the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure II furnished, and . due
s.dl G as 4 s Il
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due timo.
for ialing % take from o. 70 deliver into tho posi
thereto, any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail or any part OF IT, to be wet, injured. Lost,
destroyed; FOR conveying i in place or manner
refusing, after demand made, TO convey ! mail by
any additional stcainshp or vessel run by the
tractor on the route over and above the specihed
at the time Jet; also fbr Transmitting Intelligence
or furnishing the means of transmitking fntelli-
gencc, in advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
Gencral may onnuI the contract IOr Tepcoted fall-
urcs; for violating ths post Office lavss or disobcy-
ing the Instructions Ofthe Department.; for refusing
TO discharge carrier when required BY the De-
partmenty for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up running an express al aforesaid.
Tho Postmaster General may alter The contract,
and alter Tho schedule, he allowing . pro rato in
posed by law; for the additional service required.
OF for the increased speed. If the cnployment of
additional stock carriers 10 rendered nccessary;
tho contract. timely notice, II he prefsrsitto the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtAN the service, he allowing one
1nsh % s.. p.y on the an sount Gspsnssdh ~ With TIL
doris name and residence, and the name Of each
member Of the firm, where . company offers,
should bc distinctly stated in tho proposals..
Form for a bid schere no change from o1iver-
tiscment is contemplated By hae bidder.
or {: ns as;s y Be, There write the
or residenccsl hereby propose 70 carry the mail
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Gcner.l's advertisement
for proposals the same. dated February g.. 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of convcyance, 70 wit Here state how
il IL to bc conveyed for the annual sum of Chero
write out the sum in words at full lcngth1
L Dated & ~ @ 81 GSignedJ 7R}
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 tcitimonial
to be men Of property. and able 70 make good their
accompany each bid: Fs a3f Is 1nIIl''fT
B ''The undeuigned ---- 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 rood
and sufficient sureties to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated TSignedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of ---- certifies
that he 10 well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
arc sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. nI~i [Signed1
Dated lrc 4s.
Assistant Postmaster General and the words Small
Proposals mails" written the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the Sth day Of May next,
which will 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 Ia to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July, 1855 but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation or about that day. he will
specify the day Of commencement in his proposals
The contract term viii expire with tho VOYAGE
ending on or about the. soth day Of June. ls66.
u t N. x. HALL,
Posr OrrIcs DEPARTMENT., Feb. g., 1851.
yI,HE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol vol.
London, 1851. sailaaaR snE
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