The republic., 1851-03-15
FoREiaN MAILS.


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, go miles
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lat and 10th Of each
month;
Leave Havana on The sih 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 all y are invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
The proposals should set forth the size, rate and
description Of the vesscl with sufficient partcu-
iarity to enable the decision 10 be made the ad-
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whc-
ther the Is il not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice ia hereby given, that,
agroeaby to the provisions Of the act Of Congress Of
Sd March. iSsS those proposals. (being acceptable
stlpulate to deliver the steashp 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 delivery, to be ascertained by four appraisers.
appointed two by the Presid the United States
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
President Of the U Uaitcd States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
with the mais, 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
bid not containing it..
Articles Of contract arc TO be executed by the
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 is not performed,
and not moro than three times the pay of the
trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and a due
proportion of it when grade Of service ia rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, uncss the de-
for failing to take from. OF to deliver into the pos
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part of said ma for suffering the
mail, or any part Of il, to be wet, injured, lost
destroyed; for conveying it in a 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 con-
tractor on the route, over and above the specified
number Of trps in the contract and for not arriving
at the time set; als0 for transmitting intelligence,
or furnishing the means Of transmitting intclli-
gencc, 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 the instructions of the Department.; for refusing
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 tho schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions inn
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, relinquish
the contract. timely notice. he prefers it to the
shange. The Postmaster General may also dis-
continue curtail the service, he allowing
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence. and the name of each
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.. PROPOSAL '
Form for bid ,chere no change from adver-
tisensent is contemplated By the bidder.
ri (or we, as the case may be) there write the
name in FULL of there state the residence
or resdencesl hereby propose 70 carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals 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
it is to be conveyed, for the annual sum of there
write out the sum in words at full lengthl
Dated [Sgned1
The following is the form of the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guaranors; 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:
"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 (Siguedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of -. certi6cs
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. lSgncdl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail
Proposals-forcign malls written the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 9Th day of May next,
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
The acceptance 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 shal
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation 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 30th day Of June, 1865.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
PosT OfricE DEPARTMENT., Feb. 3, 1851.