Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-23
FOREIGN MAILS,

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Sls l. ls5a
I'HE following is copy Of section Sd OF the act Of
Il Congress, entitled An act making apprupris
tons for the transportation Of the United States
mail by ocean steamers, and otherwise, during the
fiscal year ending the tbirtieth Of June one thou.
sand eight hundred aud ffty-four," approved March
81, 1858, viz:
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted That the Post
master Genstal sha the facts to he inyes,iys.
Ted III relation to the contract Of A. G. Soo for he
transportation Of the mail in ocean steamers FROM
NV York &c New Orlssns Charleston. Savannah
Havana. and Cha,res snd back. Der act Of March
third, eighteen hundred and forty seven for the rur
pose Of ascertaniIg how far the contract corresponds
with the original b and shall report TO Congress
at the next ression tie sets and cireum con-
uteted With the said contract: and also for what
amount the said mail service could be performed N
new contract should be made, and " neither III.
ships furni he'd under said contract are built arrl
ing 10 ts tex The Postmaster General is furhsr
directed 10y this act t. ascsrtsin and report IN Coz.
gress at its session. for what amount the service
now performed under the several ontrsets with the
Navy and Post Office Departments for carving he
mail in ocean steamers, can re hereafter p.rsorp.i
upon The supp's ton that the United States shali
take TIE seauaers according TO contract, and sell or
trsnsf them"
Eyc.pt in respect to the New Orleans and ysrs
Cruz route, which may be discontinued by the Pet.
msste! General, On the lowance of one months ex
trf the clause in all the contracts giving TO he
United States the right to take possession @: IA.
ships Il. In substance, a. follows:
And the said Secretary of the United Ststas Ma
Wy, for the tine being shall at all times ex.rri..
control over said steam, hls. and shall nj any tine
have the right to take them for the exclusive use and
service OF the United States and TO direct such chan
ges in their machiHery and internal arrarRpm.nts-s
the said Secretary may require: the cost Of sach
changes to be taed by the bills actually paid
there or, and the proper compensation Of the value
OF che ships when 80 taken aforesaid TO lie aScer
tanned by appraisers to be mutually chosen by tie
parties Aforesaid"
NOW, NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that With a
Wow Of reporting to CUngreSs in rs complete man
ner as possible. the information called for ty ca,
gress III section third above quoted from the &C; "
81 March last
PROPOSALS
VIII be received at the Post Office Department in
the city Of Washington. until o'ci,rk n m NJ
Monday, Slst day OF October next for conveying the
mails of the United States for six years from The -.t
day ofoctober, 1854 in the manner AID tims herriq
specified.
Nc. l. From New York to Cowes, in England. and
thence to Bremen Haven. in GERMANY. and fyua
Sid Bremen Haven, by Cowes, to New York, ouceu
month.
Proposals for one additional trip year, each wsv
will be considered.
No. Prom Charleston, South Carolina. by ss.
vannah, Georgia, and Key West. Florida, to Havana
In Cuba, ana from said Havana, bv Kev West and
Savannah, to Charleston, twice q month.
No. ). From New York 10 New Orleans twice.
month, and back, touching ut Charl ston. IF prAc
ticabIs) Savannah, and Havana, and from Havana
to Chagres (AspinwalD and back, ty ice month.
Proposals to emit Charleston and Savannah viii
be consi ,ered.
In lieu Of above, proposals will also be received for
service from New York to Aspipwal direct 900
miles, and back semi-monthly in not exceeding nine
days to the trip each way; from New York by Hs-
vana to New Orleans, 90 miles and lack stmi.
monthly, Ia not exceeding ten days the trip e8rh
way; ana FROM New Orleans to Aspinwail direct,
Law, miles aud back, semi monthly in not exceed
ing seven days to the trip each way.
No L. From Panama, New Granada to San Diego,
California, MONTEREY. pciS md A in
oregon, twice month each wsy-toucbng, if prsc
ticablo ut Pert Oxford, in Oregon and at such other
int-rmediate pert on the aaSt oregon or California
As in the o:non " the Posnst a, neral the pub
lie interest may require.
The schedules of Nos. and must lie SO arranged
10 make due connection at the isthmus Of Panama,
thus forming continuous route from New York,
dc, to Astoria and back. twice a m.rth
No. D. From New York to Liverpool in England,
ana back t~enty-siH trips per aunum at such tilnrs
as the Postmaster General shall direct.
Proposals To touch ut iielyhead, in England, will
be considered.
No. q. From New York. by Cowes, in England TO
Havre- In France and back, once month.
Proposals for changing the terminus Of this line
IRON Lavre to Antwerp, in Belgium. aud for one i'd
ultlonI trip year. each wfy, " i'll be considered.
NOT. From New Orleans Louisiana to Vera Cruz.
Mexico, and back, three times q month, supplying
Tampico, Mexico, by side mail going and return
ing.
Leave New Orleans the first, Fourteenth, ant
t~enty-ffth days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz same month by the fourth,
seventeenth, aud twenty-eyhth days
Leave Vera Cruz every month on the first ,ixth,
and twenty-first days.
Arrive at New Orleans same month by the fourth,
ninth, and twenty fourth DAVIS
Tho proposals in eat h instance should specify tho
nuneer OF days to be taken for tle trip each way,
and the mode Of conveyance, which must be by
steamships In all respects suitable for the service
" contracts should be entered into. contractors
VIII be required to conform In all respects TO the
laws and regulations applicable to the ordinary
tracts Of the Post Office Department
The bids should lie sent duly guaranteed, under
zeal, to the Postmaster General, and the words
mail Proposas-Foreign Mxilsr-written the
lace OF the letter. JAMES CAMPBELL,
sept z-law6W Postmaster General.