The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-07

PROPOSALS .or carrying the mails OF the Uni
Il ted States in steamboats, from the 18th day OF
November next to the first 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,
til a. m of the 18th of September next, to be de-
cided by the following day:
No. SILL From Vicksburg. by Warrenton,
Grand Gulf, St. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, ST.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdel's
Plaquemine, Iberviile, Bayou Goula, New River
Donadsonvle, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Lngan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back,
from let October to lst July, and tri-weekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
4p.m.
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by p. m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
Arrive at Vieksburs in so hours by D. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period Of SIX tlmes
| week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the wednesday one returning, will be considered.
NOTES.
The contracts are to be executed by the first 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 agrecably 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
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised The mails
are to be taken into and from the Post Offices
named; also, to and from any offices that may be
established within a quarter of q mile of the river,
during the contract term. The bids should be
guaranteed by one or more responsible individu.
ais, and the sufIicicncy Of the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed ''NIail
Proposals for route SILL" The contracts are to
be executed by the 5th day of November next,
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly mentioned) 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 com
pensation proposed is deemed too high; to defer
decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
to Congress for directions; the final decision
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
first OF June next.
Form ga Guaranty
"rhc undersigned - guaranty that, If the
bid Of -- for carrying the mail on route 5 Ill
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he (or
they, as the case may Beg shall enter into the con-
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
the 18th day of November next, with ut least two
good and sufficient sureties."
Dated --. (Signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
"Thc undersigned, Postmaster of -, ccrti-
es that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named, and their property, and that they
sufficient and able to make good their guar
nnty." (Signed.)
a modification of bid in any of it's essential
terms is tnntnmount to new bid, and cannot be
received SO to interfere with the regular com
petition, alter the last hour for receiving bids.
n. X. HALL, Postmaster General
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, July -, 1852.
July 24-wiw
NETlNE STORE.-JOHN ii. BUTHMANN,
w Pennsylvania avenue, south side, between
a. and 9th strcets has received an invoice of red
and white French Wines, viz:
Chateau Margaux, Chateau Mouton, Loovile
St, Pierre, St Julien in quartsandpints ,Margaux
Medoc.
Chateau Coutot Haul Barsac Chateau Sauterne
IIaut- Sauternc.
Also, an invoice OF superior London Brown
stout, in pints
My Olive brand Champagne having arrived at
New York in the ship Vaucluse from iiavre, now
expect daily to receive It, together with choice
assortment Of Wines, Brandies, Cigars, &c
Nov Is
HUDSON RIVER FIRE AND MARINE IN
sURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
Office No. |, 76dd's Building, adjoining
Br0UhS Hotet, " dMHgtoh Guy, ~. I.
Capital $500 600, (ail paid in and securely invest
cd according to lnw.)
NNTILLinsurc merchandise cargoes dwcllipps
w household furniture aud other property,
Gny,ohere IN this Dstrictor the nd dining States on
the most favorable terms
The public may rest assured that all losses sus
tanned by this company will be literally andprompt
iy adjusted al their office in this city.
ISAIAH BLOOD, President.
ALFRED NOXON, ViccPrcsident.
p. j. AVERY Secretary
JAS. a. REQUA, ACtuary.
SAML. B. HICKCOX, General Agent.
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