The republic., 1851-02-15
FOREIGN MAILS.

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,DPOPOsALS for carrying the mails of the Usi-
Il ted States from the lst of July, 1851. to 10Th
June, 1885, on the following route, will be rcceis es
at the Contract Office OF the Post Office Depart,
the 9th May, 1851, (to be decided by the 18th ol
May,) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina; q
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West. Florida;
| To Havana, in the leland of Cuba, 610 miles,
/ twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lst and 18th Of each
| month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth Of tie
same month;
Leave Havana on the StlI and 22d of each
| month;
Arrive al Charleston by the 18th and 27th OF
| month.
| Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Kew,
Key Biscaync. or Miami, and Key Vaccas, (cither
| one Or all } are invited
Proposals for commencing at New York, Sayan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be con-
sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
- Ne proposals should set forth tho. - ~ yand
1scf ktion Of the vessel, with suhiclent particu-
larity to enable the decision TO be made on the ad-
vice of the proper officers of the naval service whe-
ther the same Is or ia not convertible into ship o
agreeaby to the provisions Of the act OF Congress OF
Sd March, lSl5, those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpulate to deliver the steamship ships. to be pro-
VldeU carrying SAID the United States
or to their proper officer, 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
appointed two by the President of the United States
and two by the owner owners, with umpire
in case Of disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the United States
| The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
with the mails, he may omit it, at his discretion
Such stipulation may induce a preference TO be
given in favor of bid equal in other respects over
a bid not containing it.
| Articles Of contract are to be executed by the
ceptcd bidder and by his surees, by or before the
first day of July next. The contract is to provide
among. other things, that the pay Of the trip il
and not more than three times the pay of Tho
trip when the trip is not run, and no sufhcien
excuse for the failure is furnished, and du'
proportion of it when grade of service is rem
dered 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 pos
office at the port OF landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part Of said mai for suffering the
mail, any part of it, to be wet, injured, lost, OF
destroyed; for conveying it in place manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss, or injury; fol
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 trips in the contract and for not arriving
AT the une set, also indulgence
or furnishing the means of transmitting intclli
gcnce, in advance of the mail. The Postmaste
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De
partment; for assigning the contract without tn.
consent of the Postmaster General, or fer setting
up or running express aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, If the employment Z
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquis
the contract timely notice. if nc prefers it to th
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing on
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 cac
member of the firm, where a company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for bid ,chere no change from adre,
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
81 (or we, as the case may be) there write tn
name or names in full of there state the rcsdcnc
or residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail OF
the route from Charleston TO Havana
as often the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals on the same, dated February 3, 1851
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, to wit: [Ilcre state hov
it is to be conveyed, j for the annual of [her
write out the sum in words at full length.1
Dated ISignedl
The following is the form of the guarantee, whic
should be filed, the first blank with the name o
the guarantors the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the BEGINNING an,
terminating points of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, VIII
must be shown. by the written certificate of a post
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial
to be men of property, and able to make good thci
guarantee. This guarantee, so certified, shouls
} lo~p ao~kk IL.
"The undersigned - guarantee that --
if his bid for carrying the mail from -- 4
--- be accepted by the Postmaster General
--- shall enter into the contract required by tn
Postmaster General, pursuant to such bid, prior Il
the LIST day of July next, with at least two goot
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro
posed.
Dated [Signedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of ---- certife
that he is well acquainted with the guarantor
above named and their property, and that the,
anty. lSignedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal TO the Firs
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words 'Mai
Proposals--forcign mails written on the face o
the letter; and should be despatched in time to b.
received by before the 9th day Of May next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals.
under this advertisement.
The acceptance or non-acceptancc of the bid
will be determined by the 18th day of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip neares
to the first day of July 1851; but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation on 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 s0th day Of June, 1855.
| N. X. HALL,
/ Postmaster General
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851.
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