Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-14
FOREIGN MAILS.
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PoSr OFFICE DEPARTMENT S,ra |. 1853.
NHE following is copy Of section I'D of the act of
i Congress, entitled An hct maj ing appltlria
tons for the transportation of the United States
mail by ocean steamers, and .h.rviyp during the
fiscal year ending the thirticth of June one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty four approved MaIcl.
3D. 1853. viz
ESQ. 3. And b. 1t further rnocied, That the Post
master General shall cause the facts he investiya-
ted IN relation to the contract of A e. Sioo, tie
transportation OF the mail in ocean s'esmers from
New DIRK to New Orleans. Charleston Savannah
Havana, and Chagres, and back, per act Of March
third, eighteen hundred and forty-seyen + tie pur
pose of asccrtsnrg how far the con r:ct corresponds
with the original bits, and shall rep. ri to Con ress
at the next sess ion tie facts and cii con-
ntctsd with the said contract; and also for what
amount the sad mail service could be performed If
new contract should be made, and whether the
ships furnished under said contract are but Accord
ing To Its terms. The Postmaster General is further
directed by this act t. ascertain and rlort to Con-
gress at its next session for what amount the service
nov performed under the several contracts with the
Navy and Post Office Departments for carving the
mail in ocean steamers &c hereafter perol mel
upon the supposition that the United States shall
take the steamers according to Contract and sell or
transfer them
Except in respect to the New Orleans aud Vera
Cruz route, ~hich may b. discontinued by tie Post
master General, en- the a l1wance OF one months ex-
tn Jay, the clause in all the contracts giving to The
United States the right to take possession Of the
ships IL, in substance. q follows:
I" And the said Secretary Of the United States Ma
ci>p
control over SAIL steamships, and shat at any time
have the right to take them for the exclusive use and
service OF the United States and to direct such chan.
ges in their machinery and internal arrangementsas
tine raid Secretary may requir-: the cost of such
changes to he ascertlied by the bills actually paid
therefor. and tie proper COMPENSATION Of the value
Of the ships when taken aforesaid to be asc.r-
tanned by appraisers to TO mutually chosen by the
parties aforesaid
NOW, NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. that with
in a
ner as possible the information called for by Con-
ress IN section third above cuotei from the act of
Sd March last
PROPOSALS
VIII be receiY i al the Post Office Depart ent in
the city OF Washington, until S O'clock. y. n at
Monday. Git day of October next for conveying n.
malls OF the United States far SIX years from the first
day OF October, 1854 in the manner and time herein
specified.
No. !. From New York to Cowes, in EnSlsr,l and
theme" To Bremen Haven, in Germany, and from
said Bremen Haven, 10y Cowcs, to New York. once
month.
Proposals for one additional trip ear, each way,
will be considered
No.2. From Charleston. South Caro- ina. by sa-
yannah, Georgia and hey West. Foria. to Havana
in Cuba, ana from said Havana, By Key West and
Savannah, to Char l,stnn, twice IA month.
No. From New York to New Orleans twice
month"; and back, touching ut Chsrl ston, If rrac-
tlcabie Savannah, and Ha vana, AMI from Havana
TO Chasres (Aspinwali) and back, I, ice L month
Proposals to omit Charleston and Savannah will
be consi Tered.
In lien Of above, proposals viii also be received r
service from New York to Aspinwa l. direct 2Ua0
miles, and back seini-mouthy, in hot exceeding nine
days 10 the trip each way; from New York by H.-
vana to New Orleans, 900 miles, aud back, s-mi.
monthly, in not exceeding ten DAYS to the trip each
way; and from New Orleans TO Aspinwall, direct,
l,iOO, miles and back, semi monthly, in not exceed
ing seven days to the trip each way
No t. From Panama, New Granada, to San Diego,
California, Monterey, San Francisco and Astoria in
Oregon, twice Il mouth each way-touciing if ,,r,c
ncabe, at Pert Oxford, in Oregon and such other
intermediate port on the coast of Oregon California
in the opinion of the Postmaster General tie put
lie interest may require
The schedules of Nos. land must be 20 arranged
asto make Cue connection at theisthmus of Panama.
thus f'rning continuous route from Nav York,
&c, to Astoria and back, twice month.
No. 5. From New York to LIVERPOOL in ENGLAND
ana back twenty-six trips per annum, at such times
as The Postmaster General shall direct.
Proposals to touch at Holy head, in England, will
be considered.
No. o. From New York. BIZ Cowes in England, to
Havre, in France, AID back, once month
Proposals for changing the terminus OF this line
from Havre to Antwerp, in Belgium and for enc adj
ditional trip year, each way, will be considered
MOI. From New Orleans, Louisiana. to Vera Cruz.
Mexico, and back, three times a month SUPPLYING
Iampico. Mexico, by side mail going and return
iGg.
Leave New Orlean. on the first. fourteenth and
twpnty-ffth days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz same month by the fourth.
seventeenth, and twenty-e'ghth DAYS
Leave Vera Cruz every month on the first sixth. |
and twenty first days.
Arrive at New Orleans same month by the fourth. |
ninth, and trent fourth DAYS
The proposals in each instance should .pec:fy the /
number OF days TO be taken for the trip each wsy |
and the mode of conveyance, which must be 10y |
steamships in all respects suitable for the service
II contracts should be entered into, contractors
VIII be required to conform in all respects to the
laws and regulations applicable to the ordinary con-
tracts OF the Post Office Department
The bids should be sent duly guaranteed, under
zeal, to the Postmaster General, and the words
Mail Proposals-Foreign Mails7-wlitten on the
face of the letter. JAMES CAMPBELL,
sept 2-law6W Postmaster General, |