The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-04

Leave Evansville daily at 8 m;
| Arrive at Louisville next day by m.
Rome to be visited on alternate days, with Ste
| phensport and Hawesville alternate days with
Cannelton.
| No 5l02b.-Way Line.
From Evansville, Ind by Henderson. KY,
Mount Vernon, Ind, Uniontown, KY !, Raleigh,
shawneetown, Ill Caseyville, KY, Cave in Rock,
Paduchah, Metropolis. City, Ill Hllerman and
Caledonia, to Cairo, 1873 miles and back daily, in
| suitable and safe steamboats,
Leave Evansville daily at IL m; T
| Arrive at Cairo next day by ii a m;
| Leave Cairo daily at m; - .- "
| Arrive at Evansville next day by a IN.
No. 5l82c.-Way Line.
| 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, 242 miles and back daily, in
''sutable and safe steamboats,
Leave Cairo daily at IL m; ...- "rs .
Arrive at Memphis in 81 hours by p m next
Leave Memphis daily at IL pms ~
Arrive at Cairo in 81 hours by ia m second day.
. No. 5lO2d.-Way Lire. asp
From Memphis. Tenn, by Grayson, Ark, Dark
Miss, Bedsoe's Landing, Ark, Walnut Bend,
Austin, Miss, Wayne, Ark, Sterling. Helena,
Delta, Mics, Friars' Point, Barneys, Ark, Island
e., Miss Laeonia, Ark, Victoria, Mise, and
daily, in sssuitable and safe steamboats, s.st
Leave Memphis daily at p m;
Arrive at Napoleon next day by p m;
Leave Napoleon daily at Il p m; 4.
Arrive at Memphis next day by 10 D m. :
No. 5lo2e.-Way Line. q
From Napoleon, Ark, by Glencoe, Miss, Boil
var, Gaines's Landing, Ark. Columbia, Green
vilIe, Miss, Point Worthington, Grand Lake,
Ark, Princeton, Miss, Lake Providence, La,
Tsllalah' Miss peSan Grove La brunswick
Point, to Vicksburg, Miss, 2l2 miles and back
Leave Napoleon daily at m; fl.
Arrive st Vicksburg in 81 hours by ii m next
Leave vicksburg daily at m; -
Arrive at Napoleon in % hours by 10 m next
day. -....-,... .-
aza.. No. 5lo2f.-IVay Line.
From Vicksburg, Mics, by Palmyra, New Car
thage, La, Ashwood, Grand Gulf, Miss, St. 10
seph, La, Rodney, Miss, Water Proof, La, Rifle
| Point, Natchez, Miss, Union Point, La, Fort
Adams, Miss, Bed River Landing, La, Tunica,
and back daily in equitable and safe steamboats,
Leave Vicksburg daily at II, night;
Arrive at st. Francisville in 81 hours, by 7 m
| second day; s.. ~ -.
Leave ST. Francisville daily at II m;
Arrive at yicksburg in 81 hours by p m next
day.
a.s No. 5l02g.-tTay Line. a. s... 3D..
From st. Francisville, La, by Waterloo, Her
mitage, Port Hudson Lobdel's Store, Baton Rouge,
Bruly Landing, Manchac, Plaquemine, Ibervile,
reaud, Convent, Edgar's, Bonnet Care, Taylor's
and Logan's Landing, to New Orleans, 176 miles
and back daily, in s.suitabe and safe steamboats,
Leave st. Francisyille daily at 8 a m;
Arrive at New Orleans next day by m;
Leave New Orleans daily at am;
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.
r No. 4,S29 Connecting Line.
From St. Louis, Mo-, by Carondeet jefferson
Barracks, Harrisonville, H., Herculaneum, Mo-,
Selma, st. Geneveve, Chester, H., inbridge,
Mo-, Cape Girardeau, Commerce and Ohio City, to
Cairo ILL.,, 172 miles and back, daily ssin suitable
and safe steamboats, .ar
Leave ST. Louis daily at 8 M; ,
Arrive at Cairo next day by a m;
Leave Cairo daily at m;
Arrive ct St. Louis next day by 7 a m.
The Department may require the supply of any
other offices on the way and connecting lines at
its pleasure -.
safe 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. Ea
Route agents may be employed on each boat,
and for their accommodation, and for the safe
keeping, assort Ting, and making up the mails,
suitable and convenient room-o rooms must be as.
signed, to be under the exclusive control of the
agent.
The Agents are to be appointed and paid by the
Department, but they are to be conveyed and pro-
yided 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 at the land.
ings and the post offices, are to be employed and
compensated by the contradictory but they are to be
supervised and directed by theocal or other agents
| of the Department, and are to be discharged or
| changed at any time when requested ~ the fost-
| master General for good and sufficient reasons.
In CAGE of accident to the boats of either the tx
press, Way, Connecting lines, BY which such
boat may be detained, the mail and agents are to
be transferred to the first boat passing the same
way, whether such boat be or be not mail boat,
or belong not to the same contractors to be car.
ried to its destination and delivered free of charge
/ to the Department.
| Special agents of the Department are to be con-
veyed free of charge, exhibition of their creden
| tials. Also Blanks, Mail Locks, and Mail Bags.
No extra pay will be given should the distance
on either of the routes prove to De greater than
| stated.
I The proposals must be guaranteed by one or
more responsible individuals, and the guaranty
duly certified
The Department reserves the right to reject any
i bid which may be deemed extrayagants and also
to set aside lower bids in favor Of higher ones,
less the most unquestionable evidence be presented
of the entire suficiency and responsibility OF the
| parties bidding, and Of their gnarantors. ),
The right is also retained to acceptthe proposals
of bidders stipulating to use boats constructed
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-.
posaIs individuals in consenting to become qua
rantors, and postmasters in certifying their sufi
cheney, are requested to bear in mindthat the
object of Congress in enactng the law, and OF the