The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-07
RIVER MAILS.
Louisville and st. Louis to Cairo and .Ns,c
Orleans.

proposals ana contract Ior the transIjortation Of :
daily mail between Lonisyillsc and Cairo. 81 Ion;s
and Cairo, Cairo AMI aiemphis, and Memnh;. and
NeW norteans and to supply such Intermediate
points as he may order from time to time on suit.
/ able and safe steamboats.''
To carry into effect this law, and meet the de.
mands OF the public, it ia deemed expedient to
provide for double daily line between louisville
and New Orleans, to consist of an express line
stopping at the principal Offices only, and way
lines, connecting such principal Offices and sup
| Meeting line from st. Louis to Cairo. With this
view
PROPOSALS
will be received at the Contract Office of the Post
Office Department in the city of Washington,
until O'Clock p. m. of the 10th day of February,
1853, Ito be decided on before the let of March
| toiowing) for conveying the rnails of the United
States for four years from the ist July, 1853, on
| Route No. 6,Ioa-Erpress Line
! From louisville, Kentucky; by Evansville, In
! diana; Cairo, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee Ma
po,eon, Arkansas; Vicksburg, Mississippi; Matches
and st Francisville, Louisiana, to New Orleans
l,4i6 miles and back daily, in suitable and safe
steamboats,
Leave Louisville daily at m;
Arrive at New Orleans in days by D m;
| Leave New Orleans daily at D m;
Arrive at Louisville in 7 days by m.
exceeding six Offices to the above humber to be
| visited by the express line.
/ No sl0sa.-Way Line
/ Fem louisville, KY, by West Point, Branden-
1 bury, Mauckport, Ind, New Amsterdam Leaven
| worth, Fredonia, Rome, Stephensport, KY, Clo-
verport, Hawesville, Cannelton, Ind. Troy, Lewis
| port, Ky, Rockport. Ind, Greensboro, KY, New
burgh, Ind, Green River, KY. to Evansville Iud ,
los miles and back daily, in suitable and safe
! steamboats, \
Leave Louisville daily at 9 am,
| Arrive at Evansville rext day by 10 a m;
Leave Evansville daily at m; u
! Arrive at Louisville next day by m.
Rome TO be visited on alternate days, with Ste
phensport and Hawesville ON alternate days with
Canneton. ..a
No 5lO2b.-Vas Line.
From Evansville, Ind >, by Henderson. KY,
Mount Vernon, Ind, Uniontown, Ky, Raleigh,
sshewneetown, III Caseyville, KY, Cave in Rock,
Paduchah, Metropolis City, Ill Hillerman and
Caledonia, to Cairo, 1873 miles and back daily, in
| suitable and safe steamboats, ~. -
| Leave EvansYiile daily at ii m;
| Arrive at Cairo next day by ii m;
| Leave Cairo daily at m;
Arrive at Evansville next day by a m.
| I'D rs No. 5l92c.-Wap hi,e.
From Cairo, H., by Columbus, KY. Hickman,
New Madrid Mo, Ashport, Tenn, Hickman s
Bend, Ark, Fulton Tenn, Osceola, Ark, Pecan
Point, Randolph, Tenn, and Oldham, Ark, to
Memphis, Tenn. PAP miles and back daily, in
"suitabe and safe steamboats,
Leave Cairo daily at IL IN;
Arrive at Memphis in 81 hours by . m next
Leave Memphis daily at Ii m: .as.
Arrive at Cairo in 81 hours by Ga m second day
No. 5lO2d.-Way Lire. IS.
From Memphis, Tenn, by Grayson, Ark, Dark
Corner, Miss, Blues Point, Ark, Commerce,
Miss, Bledsoe's Landing, Ark, Walnut BEND,
Austin, Miss, Wayne, Ark, Sterling. Helena,
| Delta, Mics, Frars' Point Barneys, Ark. Island
! Sc, Miss, Laconia, Ark, Nctoria, Miss, and
White River. to Napoleon, ITS miles and back
daily, in Suitable and safe steamboats," p:
| Leave MemDhis dailv at n m.
Arrive at Napoleon next day by I m;
| Leave Napoleon daily at IL p m;
Arrive at Memphis next day by 10 p m. .
| No. 5l02e.- Way Line.
From Napoleon, Ark, by Glencoe, Miss, Boil
| var, Ganes's Landing, Ark. ;, Columbia, Green
vile, Mics, Point Worthington, Grand Lake,
Ark, Princeton, Miss, Lake Providence, La !,
| rallulah, Miss, Pecan Grove, La, Brunswick
Landing. Miss ,,Milliken's Bend, La, ana Young's
| Point, to Vicksburg, Miss, 2l2 miles and back
daily, in "suitatIe and safe steamboats,
Leave Napoleon daily at D m;
Arrive st Vicksburg in 81 hours by II m next
Leave Vicksburg daily at p m;
Arrive at Napoleon in % hours by 10 p m next
day.
No. 5l02f-Way Line.
From Vicksburg, Miss, by Warrenton, Palmy-
ra, New Carthage, La, Ashwood, Grand Gulf,
| Proof La, Rifle Point, Natchez, Miss, Union
| Point, La, Fort Adams, Miss, Red River Land
ing, La, Tunica, and Point Coupee, 10 st. Fran
cisville, 2s2 miles and back daily, in Suitable and
ga fe steamboats,
| Leave Vicksburg daily at II, night
| Arrive at St Francisville in 81 hours, by I a m
| second day;
Leave St. Francisve daily at IL m;
Arrive at Vicksburg in 81 hours by m next
| day. ..
No. 5lO2g.-Way Line
From St. Francisville, La, by Waterloo Her
mitage, Port Hudson, Lobdels Store. Baton Ronoe
|
| Bayou Goula, New River, Donaldsonville, Tu
reaud, Convent, Edgar's, Bonnet Care, Taylor's
and Logan's Landing, to New Orleans, l76 miles
and back daily, in Equitable and sal stea mboats
Leave St. Francsville daily at m;
| Arrive at New Orleans next day by g m;
Leave New Orleans daily at a m;
arrive at st. Francisvie next day by 10 m
Proposals. may be made for the Express a nd
| Way lines between Louisville and New Orleans in
one sum, or for each route separately For the
| connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo dis
| tinct bids should be offered
No. 1929 -Connecting Line. g. .....
From St. Louis, Mo-, by Carondelet. Jefferson
| Barracks, HarrisonviIle, Ill Herculaneum. Ma
! Selma, st. Genevieve, Chester, H., Bainbridpe
Mo-, Cape Girardeau, Commerce, and Ohio Citve to
Cairo, H., l72 miles and back, daily s'n suitable
| and safe steamboats,
| Leave st. Louis daily at a m;
| Arrive at Cairo next day by 7 q m;
Leave Cairo daily at a m;
| Arrive at St. Louis next day by a m.
other offices on the way and connecting lines at
| its pleasure.
TIE service must be performed in suitable and
saie steamboats, of the very best class constructed
for the conveyance of mails and passengers ONLY
with speed and safety. In seasons of low water
smaller boats may be used, but they must be of
equal quality and of sufficient power to make the
trips in the time mentioned, and are to be used
only during such time of low water
Route agents may be employed on each boat,
and Tor their accommodation, and for the safe
keeping, asserting, and making up the mails, a
suitable and convenient room rooms must be as
signed, to be under the exclusive control of the
agent s-4 E-
The Agents are to be appointed and paid by the
| Department, but they are to be conveyed and pro-
vided for BY the contractors free of charge
Local agents will be appointed and paid by the
Department at the points named in the Express
and Connecting lines and the termini of the Way
lines, viz: st. Louis Louisville, Evansville Cairo
Memphis, Napoleon, Yicksburg, ST. Francisyille
and New Orleans; at oil other places messengers to
convey the mails to and from the boats at the land
I lhgs ard the post offices, to be employed and
compensated by the contractors; but they are to be
supervised and directed by the or other gents
OF the Department, and to be discharged or
changed at any time when requested by the Post
master General for good and sufficient reasons.
In case OF accident to the boats of either the Ex