The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-21
FOREIGN MAILS.

the 9th May, 1851, TO 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, go miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the let and 10Th of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th aud the Goth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana the sih and cad Of each
Arrive at Charleston by the sth and a7ih 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-
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description OF the vessel with sufficient particu-
hrity TO enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice OF tho proper officers Of tho naval service, whe-
ther the same ia is not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given. that,
agreeaby to the provisions Of the act of Congress of
Sd March, lSa5. those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
sPuate 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 weasel 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 ascertaned by four appraisers.
appointed, two by the President Of the United States.
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
In case OF Enlargement. to be appointed by the
President of the Uuited States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry agent of the Post Office Department
with the mais or he may omit it, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce q preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
bid not containing il.
Articles Of contract TO be executed by the ac-
ceptcd 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 ia
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not mot more h than three times the pay Of the
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion of 1t when 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 time,
for failing to take from, TO deliver into, the post
office at the port OF landing the mail belonging
mall or any part Of it, to be wet. injured lost,
destroyed; for conveying it in a place or manner
that exposes it to depredation loss, or injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the
tractor on the route, over and above the specified
number OF trips in the contract and for not arriving
or furnishing the means of transmitting intclli-
gcncc, in advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
General may nnnul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post office aws for dsobcy-
ing the instructions ofthe 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
OF compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed. if the employment of
additional stock carriers Is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, rellnqush
the contract timely notice. If he prefers it to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing ono
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with
The route, the service. the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and tho name of each
member Of the firm, where n company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for a bid tchere no change from aducr-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
81 Tor we, as the may bc) there write the
name in FULL Of there state the residence
or or. resdences hereby propose TO carry the mail on
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals the Same, dated February 3. 1851.
requires, in the time stated in the schedule
tanned in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, to wit: Here state how
il Is to be conveyed, j for the annual Of [herc
write out tho sum in words at full lengthl
Dated lSigned1
The following is tho 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
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men of property. and able to make good their
guarantee This guarantee, 30 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 lst day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretics, to perform the service pro.
posed.
Dated [Signcdl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of --, certfes
that he is wcll acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. lSignedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster encral, nd the words "Mail
Proposals-forcign mails' written 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
not consider himself able or 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 on or about the 30th day Of June. 1855.
N. K. HALL,
Postmaster General.
PosT OrrIcr DErAnrMENr, Feb 3. 1851.
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