Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-01
FOREIGN MAILS.

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TNIE following & copy of section Sd OF the act of
L Congress, entitled /" An act max ing a1prupria-
tons for the transportation of the United States
mail by ocean steamers, and otherwise. during the
fiscal year ending the thirtisth of June one thou
sand eight hundred aud fiftyfour," approved March
Sd, 1853 viz:
SEC 8. And he ii further enacted That the Post
master General shall the facts 10 lie inyestis-
ted In relation 10 the contract of 4. @. Soo for the
transportation Of the mail in ocean steamers from
New York to New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah
Havana and Chagres, and back, per act Of March
third eighteen hundred and forty.seyen for the pur
pose OF ascertaining how far the contract
with the original bids, and shall report to Congress
at the next session the facts and circumstances
neeted withs The said contract; and also for " hat
amount the said mail service could be perfrmed If
a new contract should he made, and whether the
ships furnished under said contract arc built accord
ing to Its terms The Postmaster General is further
directed by this act t. ascertain and report to Con-
Sress at It's next session. for what amount the service
now performed under the several contracts with the
Navy and Post Office Departments for carving the
mali in ocean steamers, !.e hereafter performed
upon the superstition that the United States shall
take the steamers according to contract and sell or
transfer them"
Except in respect to the New Orleans and Vera
Cruz route, which may be discontinued by the Post
master General, on the lowance of one months cx
trs pays the clause in all the contracts giving to the
United States the right to take possession of tn.
ships il, in substance as follows:
And the said Secretary of the United States Ma
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control over said steamships, and shall at any time
have the right to take them for the exclusive s and
service Of the United States and to direct such
ges in their machinery and internal arrangementsa MS
the said Secretary may require; the cost Of such
changes to be ascertsed bv the bills actually paid
therefor and the proper compensation of the value
OF the ships, when taken aforesaid to be ascpr-
tanned by appraisers 70 be mutually chosen 10y tho
parties aforesaid
NOW, NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that with a
Wow of reporting to Congress, in as comp etc man
ncr as possible, tn. information called for 10y Con-
gress i'll section third above quoted from the act OF
ID March last
PROPOSALS
VIII be received ut the Post Office Department i'm
the tity of Washington, until ociuck. y. m of
Monday, 31st day of October next for ing the
mails OF the United states for six years from the
day ofOctober, lS54 in tic manner and time herein
specified.
No. l. From New York to Cowes, in England, and
thence TO Bremen Haven in Germany, and from
said Bremen Haven, by Cowes, u New York, once
month.
Proposals for one additional trip year. each way.
will be considered.
No. From Charleston. South Caro- ina, by sa-
vapnah, Georgia. and Key We Florida To Havana
in Cuba, ana from said Havana, by Kew West and
Savannah, to Charleston, twice a month.
No. 3. From New Tork to New Orleans, twice
month, and back, touching at Charl. sion, Of rr.c
Gcable Savannah and Havana. and from Havana
to ChagrcS (AsrnwalD and back, tv ice a month
Proposals 10 omit Charleston and Savannah viii
be considered.
In lieu of above, proposals viii also be received for
service from New York To Aspinwa'l, direct 1000
miles and back, semi-monthly, in not exceeding nine
days to the trip each way: from New York by Ha-
wanna to New Orleans, 1000 miles, and back. semi
monthly, in exceeding ten days TO the trip each
way; aud from New Orleans to Aspinwall, direct.
1.ioo, mics and back, semi monthly, in not exceed
ing seven days to The trip each way.
No 4. From Panama, New Granada, to San Diego,
California, Mont rcy. San Francisco, and Astoria ia
Irrvl tyy m nj hipp
tcabc at Port Oh ford, in Oregon, and such other
Intermediate port on the coast Of Oregon California
As in the opinion of the Postmaster General the put
lie interest may require.
The schedules Of No.. 3 and must be so arranged
az to make due connection at the sthmus of Panama,
thus forming a continuous route from New York,
&C., to Astoria aud back, twice a moth.
No. 5. From New York to Liverpool, in England,
and back, tw.nty-siX trips per annum at such times
AS the Postmaster General shall direct.
Proposals II touch at HoIyhead, in England will
be considered.
No. q. Prem New York. by Cowes, in England, to
HAVE, in France a"d back, month.
Proposals for changing he terminus Of this line
from Havre to Antwerf,in Belgium. and for one ad
dtional trip year. each way, will te considered.
No.. From New Orleans, Louisiana, to Vera Cruz,
Mexico, and back, three times month, supplying
Tampico, Mexico, ty side mail going and return
ing.
twenty fifth days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz same mouth by the fourth.
seventeenth. and twenty -eighth 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 tweut, fourth days.
The proposals in each instance should specify the
number of days to he taken for the trip each way,
and the mode Of conveyance, which must be by
in all respects suitable for the service
II contracts should be entered into, contractors
will be required to conform in ell respects to the
laws and regulations appl!cab to the ordinary con-
ficp Dxpa
The bids should be sent duly guaranteed, under
seal, to the Postmaster General, and the words
.'Mail Proposals-Foreisn Mails"-wIitten on the
face Of the letter. JAMES CAMPBELL,
sept 2-law6w Postmaster General.