The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-01

and Vera Cruz route not being in accordance with
the act of 3Oth of August last, establishing the
route, the same is hereby withdrawn, and the fol-
lowing substituted in it's place. By duly certi
fled copy of the act above referred to- it appears
that there is no clause in said law requiring that
the vessels for the conveyance of the mail between
New Orleans and Vera Cruz shall be - adapted to
war purposes" Bidders will therefore govern
themselves accordingly.
The vessels, however, TO be used in transporting
the mails on the Pacific line must be constructed
Sd of March, 1915. and 9th June, ls4S, below
referred 10. S. d. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General.
FOREIGN MAILS
TN OBEDIENCE to the act of Congress, approx
Il cd August 3d. 1852, which is in the words follow
ing, TO wit:
can act to provide for tri- monthly mail from
New Orleans to Vera Cruz via Tampico, and
back, in steam vessels.
"Be IL enacted by tie Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes of The United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the Postmaster General be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter
into contract for q term of five years, and for
sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars
a year, with such person or persons may offer
sufficient and satisfactory security, after due pub
lie notice, for the transportation OF the mails of the
United States, upon the best terms for the United
States, three times month from New Orleans, via
Tarnpco, to Vera Cruz and back, in steam vessels
Of not less than eight hundred tons burden, of the
best form of construction adapted to the navigation
of the southern waters the same to be ready in the
shortest possible time''-
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Contract Office of the Post
Office Department., in the city of Washington,
til O'Clock p. m. of Monday, the Sd day of Janu-
airy next, TO be decided by the 9th of the same
monthly for conveying the mails of the United
States, for five years from the fifteenth of Feb.
s sasssK' 1861 in the manner and time herein 'ps'
From New Orleans, (La.,) by Tampico, (Ncxi.
COZ to Vera Cruz, about 900 miles, and back, three
times q month"; in steamships. Time allowed
from port to port to be three days; the schedule
(subject to approval of the Postmaster GENERALLY
to be proposed by the bidder.
Proposals to carry in four days, each way, will
also be considered.
Proposals to omit Tampico by mail line, and
supply, trijmonthly, by side vessel, in due con.
exon will be considered, in the event of its being
shown to be impracticabe to enter that port with
the steamships of the line
Proposals will also be considered for the extern.
| sion of two OF the above trips from Vera Cruz to
Acapulco, by suitable and safe land conveyance,
thence by steam vessels to San Francisco and backs
The time in passing from Vera Cruz to Acapulco
not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, Give
days,) and Dice versa. and between Acapulco and
San Francisco not to exceed eight days.
Proposals are alec invited for semi monthly trips,
to be performed each way in not exceeding seven
teen days, from New Orleans, via Tampico, Vera
Cruz, and Acapulco, to San Francisco and back, in
steamships, &C., as above. Also, for two additional
trips from New Orleans via Tampico and Vera
Cruz to Acapulco and back, to run in not exceed
| ing eight days each way, and in due connexion
with the semi-monthly trips of the mail steamships
Of the present line between Acapulco and San
Francisco. -, ..... .. -. '..,... ...
Proposals will also be considered for four trips
| month from New Orleans, via Tampco, Vera
| Cruz, and the city of Mexico, to Acapulco and
back and for the extension Of two of those trips
to San Francisco by steamships; the other two to
|
line, as to give to California a weekly mail. The
time between New Orleans and San Francisco not
to exceed seventeen days. In every instance each
of the three sections Of the line between New Or
| leans and San Francisco should be bid for sepa-
| rately.
Under the act of March g. 1851, the service be
| tween San Francisco and Vera Cruz is to be for
four years. But the Postmaster General reserves
the right of continuing it year longer at same
terms
In regard to hat part of the service between
| Vera Cruz and Acapulco, the bidder will be re-
quired to satisfy the Department before enterin z
into contract that he has full privilege and autho
rity to execute in the terms Of the contract the
vice herein called for without interference and in
accordance with treaty stipuations.
In regard to the steamship part of the service on
the proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description of the vessel, (which must be of not
| less than eight hundred tons burdcn,) and in re-
| gard to the service between San Francisco and
tion of the vessel with sufficient particularly to
enable the decision to be made the advice of the
proper officers Of the naval service, whether the
| same is or is not convertible into a ship of war
And special notice is hereby given that, agreea
bly, to the provision of the act of Congress of Sd
March, 1885, those proposals for the last described
section OF the route (being acceptable in other re-
specs) will be preferred which shall stipulate to
deliver the steamship or ships, to be provided for
carrying said mails to the United States TO their
proper officer, on demand made, for the purpose of
being converted into vessel 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 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 laws on this subject are the 7th section of
the act Of March 3, 1915, and The third section of
the act Of June 81, lS4S, to which bidders are
| ferred.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipula-
ton to carry an agent of the Post Office Depart
ment with the mails, or he may omit it, at his dis
erection. Such stipulation may induce preference
to be given in favor of bid equal in other respects
over bid not containing it.
By the second section of the act Of March 3, 1915,
it is required that contracts 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 of contract are to be executed by the
| accepted bidder and by his surctcs, by or before
the fifteenth day of February, 1853. The contract
is to provide among other things, that the pay of
the trip is to be forfeited when the trip is not per-
! formed, and not more than three times the pay Of
the trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due pro-
portion of it when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that specified in the contract; and that
| fines may be imposed, unless the delinquency be
sati factorily explained in due time; for failing TO
take from, to deliver into, the post Office at the
port OF landing the mail belonging thereto, or any
part of said mail; for suffering the mail, any
to depreciation, loss, injury for refusing, after
| demand made, to convey mail by any additional
steamship, vessel, vehicle by the ontraCtor
on the route, over and above the specified number
of trips in the contract, and Tor not arriving at the
time set; also, for transmitting intelligence. or
| furnishing the means of transmitting intelligence,
in advance Of the mail The Postmaster General
may annul the contract for repeated failures; for
Violating the post office laws; for disobe wing the