The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-26
SALE OF HARpER,s FERRY LOTS.

1nN WEDNESDAY, the first day of September
~ 1852, in pursuance Of orders from the Score
tary of War, will be sold at Harper's Ferry, vir'
GINA, certain portions Of land belong ing to the
United States at that place. The sale will be made
in lots according to plan, recently made by s.
| Howell brown, surveyor Of Jefferson county, Vir
ginia; which will be exhibited on the day of sale
| and which can be seen at the Ordnance Bureau OF
| the War Department, at Washington, and in the
office Of the Superintendent of the Armory at Har-
per's Ferry.
the day of sale; and the remainder in two equal
instalments at one and two years from the date Of
sale. II the whole amount of each instalment
shall be punctually paid when the same shall fall
due no interest shall be charged thereon; other
wise interest, at the rate Of six per cent. per
mum, shall be charged on such instalments from
the date Of sale until the NAL payment thereof.
mory will be allowed to purchase not exceeding
two lots, on the following terms, viz:
One-fourth cash, and the remainder at one, two,
three, and four years, without interest, provided
they agree that an amount equaIto the one twelfth
part Of each annual instalment shall be deducted
from their moathly wages.
If any workman should cease to be in the en-
ward, on instalments remaining due on property
purchased by him, be subject to the same condi.
tions az other purchasers. n
N. B. No deed of conveyance for any of the lots
will be made until the price thereof shall have been
paid in full. June l6-lawtlSept
II
u ted States in steamboats, from the 18th day OF
November next to the fret day of July, 1854, on
| the following route in Mississippi and Louisiana,
will be received at the Contract Office of the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, un-
til a. of the 18th of September next to be de-
cided by the following day:
No. Sill. From Vicksburg. by Warrenon,
Grand Calf, St. Josephs, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, St.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, LobdelPs
Store, Baton Rouge. Brulee Landing. Manohac,
Plaquemine, IberyiIle. Bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonvile, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, ana Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back,
from let October to Let July, and triweekly resi-
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
up. m.
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by D. m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
p. m.
Arrive at vicksburg in SO hours by 7 p. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period of six times
a week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wednesday one returning, will be considered.
NOTES.
The contracts are to be executed by the frat of
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they to be con-
veyed free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fines imposed for those
not run agreeably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures. or for violating the Post Office laws. He
may alter the contract or schedule, provided he
allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
| made necessary by the change, and one months
| extra pay on all curtailments ordered in the SER
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
arc to be taken into and from the Post Offices
| named: also, to and from any Offices that may be
| established within quarter Of mile of the river
during the contract term. The bids should be
| guaranteed by one or more responsible indvidu
ais, and the sufticiency of the guaranty duly
certified. They shoold be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed ssMail
Proposals for route 5,7ll." The contracts are to
be executed by the 10Th day Of November next,
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly mentoned) usually required
in this Department when the service is performed
in steamboats,.
! The Department reserves to itself the right to
decline to accept any of the proposals, if the
pensaton proposed IL deemed too high; or to defer
Ia decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
to Congress for direction; the final decision on
| such bids to be made, in the latter case, by the
18th of March next, and the service to commence,
if required, on the first day of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
fret of June next.
| Form Of a Guaranty. &c.,
'sThe undersigned -- guaranty that, if the
bid OF $1,000 for carrying the mail on route Sill
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cor
they, the may beg shall enter into the con-
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
! good and sufficient sureties.'' -.
Form Of Certificate.
sThe undersigned, Postmaster of -, certi-
ies that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named, and their property, and that they
| are sufficient and able to make good their guar.
anty." ..,.r. (Sgned.)
modification of bid in any of its essentia
terms is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
received, to interfere with the regular com.
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
| N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DspARTMEsT, July %, 1852.
July 24-w4w
| .... NOTICE.
| A COMMUNICATIONS has been duly made te
"A the Navy Department of the desire of thu