The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-01

Leave LOUISVILLE daily at m;
/ Arrive at Evansville next day by 10 m;
/ Leave Evansville daily at s m;
| Arrive at Louisville next day by 9 m.
Rome to be visited on alternate days, with Ste
phensPort and Hawesville on alternate days will
| Cannelton.
| No. 5lO2b.-tVay Line.
From Evansville, Ind by Henderson, KY.
Mount Vernon, Ind, Uniontown, KY, Raleigh
shawneetown, Ill Caseyve, KY, Cave in Rock
Ill Elzabethtown, Golconda, Smthland, KY.
Caledonia, to Cairo, 1873 miles and back daily, in
| Suitable and safe steamboats,
/ Leave Evansville daily at III m;
| Arrive at Cairo next day by IL a m;
LeaveCalro daily at m;
Arrivs at Evansville next day by m.
No. 5le2c.-Vay Line.
From Cairo, H., by Columbus, KY, Hickman,
New Madrid, Mo-, Ashport, Tenn, Hickman's
Bend, Ark, Fulton, Tenn, Osceoa, Ark, Pecan
Point, Randolph, Tenn, and Oldham, Ark, to
suitable and safe steamboats,"
Leave Cairo daily at IL m;
Arrive at Memphis in 81 hours by Z m next
day;
Leave Memphis daily at IL m:
Arrive at Cairo in 81 hours by a m second day.
No. 5lO2d.- Way Line.
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,
66, Miss Laconia, Ark, Nictoria, Miss, and
White River, to Napoleon, ITS miles and back
daily, in tssuitable and safe steamboats,
Leave Memphis daily at m;
Arrive at Napoleon next day by pm;
Leave Napoleon daily at | 1 q m;
Arrive at Memphis next day by 10 m.
No. 5lo2e.-Vay Line.
From Napoleon, Ark, by Glencoe, Mise, Boil
var, Gaines's Landing, Ark, Columbia, Green
vile, Miss, Point Worthington, Grand Lake,
Ark, Princeton, Miss, Lake Providence, La. !,
Taliulah, Miss, Pecan Grove, La, Brunswick
Landing Miss, Milliken's Bend, La, and Young 3
Point, to Vicksburg, Miss, 2l2 miles and back
daily, in "suitable and safe steamboats,
Leave Napoleon daily at m;
Arrive st Vicksburg in 81 hours by l p m next
Leave Vicksburg daily at D m;
Arrive at Napoleon in 81 hours by 10 m next
day.
No. 5lO2f4 Way Line
From Vicksburg, Mics, by Warrenton, Palmy
ra, New Carthage, La, Ashwood, Grand Gulf,
Miss, st. Joseph, La, Rodney, Miss, Water
Proof, La, Rifle Point, Natchez, Miss, Union
Point, La, Fort Adams, Miss, Red River Land.
Ing, La, Iunica, and Point Coupee, to st. Fran
cisyille, 232 miles and back daily in suitable and
safe steamboats,
Leave Vicksburg daily at II, night;
Arrive at st. Francisvile in 81 hours, by 7 m
second day;
Leave St. Francisville daily at IL a m;
day.
No. 5l02g.-Way Line.
From st. Francisville, La, by Waterloo, Her..
mitage, Port Hudson, Lobdel's Store, Baton Rouge,
Bruty Landing, Manchac, Paquemine, Iberville
Bayou Goula, New River, Donaldsonville Tu-
reaud, Convent, Edgar's, Bonnet Care, Taylor's
and Logan's Landing, to New Orleans, 176 miles
and back daily in ssuitable and safe steamboats, .
Leave st. Francisville daily at s a m;
Arrive at New Orleans next day by a m;
Leave New Orleans daily at 8 m;
Arrive at st. Francisville next day by 10 a m.
Proposals may be made for the Express and
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. 4s29- Connecting Line.
From st. Louis, Mo-, by Carondelet, Jefferson
Barracks, Harrisonvile, H., Herculaneum, Mo-,
Mo-, Cape Z irardeau, Commerce, and Ohio CITY. to
Cairo, H., l72 miles and back, daily Sin suitable
and safe steamboats,"
Leave ST. Louis daily at 8 m;
Arrive at Cairo next day by M;
Leave Cairo daily at m;
Arrive at St. Louis next day by m.
The Department may require the supply of any
other Offices on the way and connecting lines at
its pleasure.
The service must be performed in suitable and
safe steamboats,, of the very best Glass; 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 for their accommodation, and for the safe
Keeping, asserting, and making up the mails, a
suitable and convenient room or rooms must be as
signed, to be under the exclusive control of the
agent.
The Agents 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, Vicksburg, st. Francisville,
and New Orleans; at all other places messengers to
convey the mails to and from the boats atthe land
ings and the post offices, are to be employed and
compensated by the contractors; but they to be
supervised and directed by the loca other agents
OF the Department. and are 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 Elk
press, way, or Connecting lines, by which such
Doat may be detained, the mail and agents are to
De transferred to the first boat passing the same
way, Wnether such boat be or be not mail boat,
or belong or not to the same contractor to be
neg TO Its destination and delivered free of charge
to the Department.
| Special agents of the Department are to he CON.
Veyed free of charge, on exhibition of their creden
naIs. Also Blanks, Mail Locks, and Mail Bars.
| NO extra pay will be given should the distance
on either OF the routes prove to be greater than
| stated. e s"A
me proposals must be guaranteed by one or
more responsible individuals, and the euarantv
| duly certified
bid which may be deemed extravagant: and also
to set aside lower bids in favor of higher ones un.
less the most unquestionable evidence be presented
OF the entire suflcency and responsibility of the
parties bidding, and of their guarantors
The right is also retained to accept the proposals
of bidders stipulating to boats constructed on
the low pressure principle, although the compen-
sation demanded may be greater than that requir-
| ed by those using high pressure boats
| Bidders, in preparing and submitting their pro-
posas, indiyiduals in conserving to become qua
rantors, and postmaaters in certifying totheir su
/! cheney, requested to bear in mind that the
object of Congress in enactipg the law and of the