Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

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FOREIGN MAILS.
OBEDIENCE to the act Of Congress, approved August
i 80, 1852, which is inthe words following, to wit:
act to provide ri monthly mail from New Orleans
to Vera Cruz via Tamlco, and back, in vessels.
"Be enacted by The Spfe and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States Of Anaerin IN Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster General be and he hereby authorized and d
rected to enter into contract for of five years. and for
not exceeding hundred thousand dollars year,
with such person or persons may offer sufficient and sas
factory security after due public notice. for the transportation
of the mails Of the United upon the best terms for the
United States three times month from New Orleans, via
Tampico to Vera Cruz and back in vessels of not less
than eight hundred burd the best form of construc
ton adapted to purpose and to the navigation Of the
Southern waters the TO ready in the shortest possible
PROPOSALS
Will be received the Contct Office Of the Post Office De-
partment the city of Washington until o'clock p NJ of
Monday the 18th day of Nomber Ito be decided by
the 18th of the month for conveying the mails Of the
United States, for five years from the first day of January
1853 in the manner and time herein specified:
From New Orleans, La, BY Tampico, Mexico, to Vera
Cruz about 900 miles, and bacl three times month"; in steam
ships Time allowed from pot port to be three days. the
schedule (subect to approval f the Postmaster Genea to
be proposed by the bidder.
Proposals to omit Tampieo by main line and supply, ri
monthly by side vessel in due connexion, will be consider
ed in the event of its being shown be mpraccabe to enter
that port with the steamships sf the lne
The proposals should forth the size, rate and descrp
vessel (which mustbe OF than eight
dred tons burden) with sufficient particularly to enable the
decision to be made the advice Of the proper officers of the
naval service, whether the same is not convertible into
ship of And special notice is hereby given that
bly, the provisions of the Congress Of Sd March, 1S4
those proposals beng acceptable in other respecs will be
preferred which shall spuate to deliver the steamship
ships to be provided for carrying said mails to the United
Sates their proper officer demand made, for the
purpose Of being converted into vessel vessels of
full value thereof time delivery ascertned by
four ap-siser appointed two BY the President Of the United
to be sAs President q sAs
The this subject are the 7th section Of the act
March s45 and the Sd section act ~ lS4s
to which bidders referred.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation carry
agent Of the Post Office Department with the mails he
may omit it, at his discretion Such stipulation may induce
preference be given in favor of bid equal in other
spects bid not containing it.
BY the second section of the act of March g. 1885, it is
qured that for the conveyance Of the mail from the
United States to foreign ports shall be made with American
citizens and the mail transported in American vessels by
American citizens.
Articles be executed by the accepted bid
by his suree by before the first day of January
1853 The is provide among other things hahe
pay Of the trip to be forfeited when the trip not perform
ed and not than three times the Of the trip when the
trp not rum sufficient for the failure is fur
nshed due proportion Of it when grade of service is
rendered inferior to that specified in the contracts and that
fines may imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
explained in time for failing take FROM TO deliver
into the post Office the port landing the mail belonging
thereto or any part of said mail for suffering the mail any
part be wet injured lost or destroyed for convey
ing IL in that il TO depreciation,
loss or injury for refusing after demand made, convey
mail by any additional steamship vessel by the
tractor on the route and above the specified number
trims in the contract and for not arriving time set
for transmitting intelligence, furnishing the Of
mtng intelligence in advance of the mail The Postmaster
General may annu the contract for repeated failures for yo
ang the post laws sobeyng the instructions Of
the Department for refusing to discharge carrier when
CURED by the Departments for assigning the contract without
the consent Of the Postmaster General for setting
running express o aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing rata increase Of compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for any increased
vice reoued but the contractor may such rcnqush
the conract timely notice. IL he prefer to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue curta the
service allowing months extra pay the amount dis
pensed witn
and residence, and the Of each member of the firm
where company offers should be distinctly stated in the pro-
posals.
Form for a Bid pherc no change from, advertise
ment Is contemplated 5y he bidder.
al Tor as the case may be) there write the or
full Of here state the residence residences
by propose carry the mail the route from New Orleans
Vera Cruz often the Postmaster Generals advertisement
the time stated in the schedule contained in such advertise
ment and by the following mode Of conveyance to wit
how IL to be conveyed for the annual Of there
write out the sum in words at full length
Dated fSigned.1
The following the form Of the guaranty which should be
filed the first blank with name of the guarantor the
seconu OF fourth
the beginning and terminating points Of the and after
being dated should be signed the who must be
shown, by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial be Of property, and
able TO make coed their guaranty This guaranty ccrt
fed, should accompany each bid:
The undersigned --- guaranty that --, If his bid
for carrying the mail from - to - be accepted by
the Postmaster General shall into the contract requ
ed by the Postmaster General pursuant such bid prior
the Isl day of January with least two good and
sufficient sureties TO perform the service proposed
Dated, TSirned1
Form Of Certificate
" The undersigned Postmaster Of -, certfes that ht
Is well acquainted with the above named and he
property and that they sufficient and able make gooC
their guaranty"
Dated -. (Signed.)
The bid should be under seal to the Second Assan
Postmaster General and the words "a proposals foregr
mails written the face Of tho letters and should be dis
patched In time to be received by before the 18th day
vemoer win be the last day receiving PROPOSAL
under this advertisement
The acceptance acceptance Of tho bids viii be deter
mined by the 18th day Of November next
Ihe service Ia TO with the trip TO the frs
day January 1858 but n the bidder shall consider him
self or prepared put the service in operation abcu
that day. he will specify the day Of in his
posas The contract term win expire with the voyage endnG
on or about the 30th day Of December, 1851.
s. ID. HUBBARD Postmaster General,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, SnPr. 30, 1852.
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