The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-06
FOREIGN MAILS.

DPOPOsALS for carrying the mails Of the uni
Il ted States from the lst Of July, 1851, to SOth
June 1855, on the following route, will be 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 10th of
Nay,) 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
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 all } are invited.
Proposals. for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidercd.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should act forth the size, rate, and
description Of the vessel, with sufficient particu
larity to enable the decision TO be made the ad
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whe
Their the is is not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agrceably TO the provisions Of the OF Congress Of
Sd March, l6t5, those proposals (bcng acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpulatc to deliver the steamship ships to be pro-
vided for carrying said mails. to the United States,
or to 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 the fair full value thereof at the time
Of de livery, 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 of disagreement to be appointed by the
President of the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipulation
to carry agent of the Post Office Department
with the malls he may omit it, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects over
bid not containing it.
Articles of contract to be executed by the &C
cepted bidder and by his sureties, by before the
first 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 ia not performed,
and not more than three times the pay Of the
trip when the trip ID not run, and no sufficient
| excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion Of it when grade Of service is
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract;
aud that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
for falling to take from, to deliver into, the post
office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part OF said MALL for suffering the
mail, any part of it, to be wet injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying it in place 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
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-
| gcncc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for dsobey
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
| to discharge carrier when required by the De-
| partment; 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
or If nsaf he i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment of
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice, if he prefers it 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
der'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 a bid ,chere no change from adcer-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
81 (or we, as the case may bc) there write the
name names in full of there state the residence
residenoes hereby propose TO carry the mail on
as often rs the Postmaster Generals dvertiscInent
for proposals on the same, dated February 3. 1851
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tanned in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, to wit Here state how
il Is to be conveyed, for the annual sum of there
write out the sum in words at full length]
| Dated [Signedl
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 bidders;
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 lat 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 --, certiies
that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. [Signed1
| Dated
| The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words email
Proposals--foreign mails written on the face OF
the letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 9th 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 is to commence with the trip nearest
to the first day Of July 1851 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 will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the 30th day Of June. 1865.
| N. X. HALL,
| Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
LITTELL,s LIVING AGE, No. 35a-Ies cts.