Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-22
FOREIGN MAILS,

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, SIP. l. lsSs
'NHE following is a copy Of section 81 OF IN. act ~
l. congress, entitled" An Get mailing appropri,
tons for the transportation OF the United Sts,s,
mail by ocean steamers. and o;herwis. during n,
fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June one hon.
sand eight hundred AID fifty four" approve March
Sd. 1858. viz:
SEC. g. And BE- IL further erocs>d. That IN. pc,,.
master General shall the facts to be Inyssy,.
ted In relation to the contrTot Of A O. SIoo for n,
transportation Of he nail in cccan steamer r-or,
New YORK to New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah
Havana, and Chagres, and back. per act Of N,rrb
third, Eighteen hundred and forty-sev.n fr IN. rur
p1se Of sscertaning how far the contract correonds
with the original It's, and shall report 10 Conrr.
at the next sess lon the tscts ami crcumsan es con-
nected witty thu said contract: and alro for What
amount the said mail service could be rerf,rr,.J AZ
a new contract should be made and whether H.
shirs furnis he'd under said contract are built arcor,
lnS 10 It's terms. Tho Postmaster General /, frrtbsr
cirected by this act r. ascertain, and report tr Cn
gress at its ne 1t ses.on for what amount The ae-
now performed under the seycrs! contracts with thu
Savy ard Post Office DEPARTMENTS for csrryirg H.
mall ~ ocean steamers. can - hereafter p,r'oimri
upon tho suppos;tion that the GATED states ,h.iI
take the steamers according T. contract sn6 -, a.
transfer them
Except in respect to she New Orb ans Pm, V.r.
Cruz route, which may BE- discontinued ~ the POST
master General, en- the ii l0Sance of on; rronths'.y
tr" paw, the clause in all TIE ocnt-ac.s living N th
Cni"e States the right TO take past sssioa ofths
ships is, in Su distance fole-.s:
Anu tbe sdil GtcTetar) o. The L rl.el State Na-
Wy for the time being, shall 81 ali TIM. .yer,;-.
control over said steamships. and shall Il apv tina
have the right to take them for tie eycIu. We
service of the United States. and to Dire such rsn
yes in their marhi lery and Internal a-rsn.
the fetd Secretary may requ!rs; tie cot II e-ra
changes to be ascertaed D. the bills scnai;E ,siI
there 'or, and tho proper compensstin az The yaluo
of the ships, when 50 taken d. sf,r--aii TO he aI
tanned by appraisers 10 Ie Isutusilv c;,oap nv H.
parties aforesaid
NOW. NOTICE Is UEcERv ITyrx :. -,
view or reporting TO Congress. il czl.p ote sD.
ner rs possible. the info nation called ,rr br en-
gress In section third above quoted from lie T.. r
WIN De received NJ the Post Office pt;,ar.mant IN
tina city OF Washington, Until u'cl,ck a. n 81
Monday 3lst day of October next for con, ewing The
mails of the United States for six year. f, .b .rt
day of0ctohsr, 1854 in the rla inner and Tins nm
specified. ''
No. l. From New York TO Covas. in En.an, s,d
thence 70 Bremen Haven. in Germany. and f,rp
said Bremen Haven, by Cowes, T. New York, osers
month
Proposal. for one additional trip year. each way.
will be considered.
Mo-. From Charleston. South Caro- ina. by sa.
vannah, Gtorgia and Key Wet Florida a. la NJ.
il; Cuba, ana from said Havana bv Rev Wi and
Sasannan, TO Charleston. twiI. a month
No. ). From New York to New C,rlesUs. twio,
month, and back, touching at lharl tt,,r ~ Tr.c.
ncab!e savannah. and Ilavana ana from Haven.
to Chasres (AspnWalD and back :, 10, /. m.-,ib
Proposals t. emit Charleston and Savannah vii
be consi .ered.
In lieu Of above p-oposals viii al.o L. rccciycl fr
s'r'ice from New York to asIiuya .i-,.t 1000
miles, ant hack senimonthl, In moi . \. ..tiryu na
days to the trip each way; fem Now l,rk by Hs-
vana to New Orleans, . 90 miles. and tack mi.
monthly, IN not exc eding ten isys ~ the TN h
Wsy; ara IRON New Orleans IL as,i..gnll direct,
liV miles and bark, Se1ii monthly in not exceed
ing seven days 10 the trip each xay
No 1. From Panama. New Granada 10 Ssn DIEGO
Nahiorna, Monterey, San Franci,,o. anu Astoria in
ors.on. twice month each way-tauchIng if rrso
tcabo, at Pert Oxford, in Oregon and AT such other
Intermediate port Oh the coast Of Oregon or California
IS In ;he Opinion Of the Postmaster tu-r, Tho puh
Tic interest may require.
Inc ST hefules of Nos 3 and must he so srra.g,i
asto m axe due connection at tho >hnrs Of Panams
tdas forming continuous rout. from New I,rk,
&c. to astoris and back. twice \ lnsuth
10 .. FROM New York u Liverpool, in In sui,
ana back, twenty-sx trips per snnum - such ,i.s
~ The Postmaster General shall direct
be considered
:, No. 6: Prom New York. BY Cowes in England, TO
hnsre, III France, and hack. once = llnn.h
Proposals for changing The TERMINUS II this inc
from Havre to Antwerp. in Belgium. anu :..r I'd
ditional trip year. each wry i'll b. corsi.rred.
No.1 From New Orleans. Louisiana. 20 Ners Cruz,
Mexico, and bark, thr-e times Il month. supplying
Tampco, Mexico, b. side mail going 4pe rtGrn-
ing.
Leave New orlean, on the first, fourteenth and
twenty -fif days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz same month Ly lie fourth.
Seventeenth and tTentyeighth days.
Leave Vera Cruz every month on lta frst. siyIh.
and twenty-irst days.
Arrive az New Orleans s-me month ~ the fourth,
ninth. AMI twebt fourth 6sys
The proposals in each instsnce should speci:. Ia
nuh pei Vi days 10 he tsAeD for III ,ri1 eart ~,
AMI tle mode OF conveyance .hich must h y
steamships In ali respects suitable Tor The se;T!'e
IL contracts should b. entered =. co. Contractors
VIII lie Required to conform in -i respects 10 IL
laws ard regulations applicable to tha Ordinary
tracts OF the Post 0thce DEPARTMENT
The bids should be seut duly gus-sntie,i, under
seal TO the Pc tmaster General and the WORKS
Mail Proposals-Forrisn Mails"-wii'ten On the
face Of the letter. JAMES CANPRELL.
sept 2-lav6v Postmaster General