Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-10
FOREIGN MAILS.

PoST 0FFICs DEPARTMENT. SPIT. I. 1853.
IfK following is copy Of section 81 % he OF
/ Congress, entitled An act making eprrupria
tons for the transportation of the United Slater
mail by Ccsan steamers, and Otherwise, during th
fiscal year ending the thirtieth of Juue thou
sand eight hundred and tyfour," appr wed March
Sd, 1858, viz:
CSC. } Ind Jt 1t fi;rt'er e,Gcted That the Post
master Gsnel al shall the facts be investisa
ted IN relation TO the contract Of A. G. Soo for the
transportation Of tho mail in steamers from,
New York TO New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah.
Havana, and Chagr-s, and back, per act Of aarch
third, eght,e en- hundred md fortysevpl. for the pur
pose OF ascertsining how far the contract corresponds
with the original h:s and shall r~pr. to Congr.ss
at the next -esion the facts aud circur> :anres CON
ntcted With III. said contract. md also fr What
amount the sad mail service could be performed If
a new contract should be made, and :. hetl er the
ships furnished under said contract built accord,
ing to its terms The Postmaster General is further
directei by this act T. s.csrtHp, and rTort 10 Con
greSs at its next session fer what amount the service
now performed under the several contracts with III,
Navy and Post Office Departments for carrying the
mail IN ocean steamers, .e hereafter performed
upon the suFP'Stion that the Uuite1 States shall
take the steamers according t. contract aud sell ~
transfer them
Except in respect to III. New DREAMS and Vera
Cruz route, which may b, Discontinued hy the Po.t-
master General, or the l3warce of one months OK
trt pay, the clause in all tie contrscts giving TO ne
United States the right to take r ,.S,ssion of The
ships is. in substance, as follows:
And the said Secretary of the United States Ma
w, for the ums being. shall at all t;uias exercise
control over sail steamships and slla at any time
have the right TO take them for the exclusive use and
service Of the United States snd direct such chan
ges in their machi' cry and irternsl
the SAID Secretary MAY require; the cost Of sucn
changes to lac ascertaed by the bills scto Ally pssa
there!or and the proper compensation Of the value
OF the shIs, when taken aforesaid to he
tanned by appraisers to be mutually ell pSea b. the
parties aforesaid
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view of sporting tn Congress, in r,snp etc man
ner as possible. the information called by Con
Sress in ection uiId above Quoted from the act OF
Sd March last
VIII be received at the Post Office DEPARTMENT in
the city OF Washington, until O'clock. .. NJ OF
Monday 3lst day OF October next for conveying the
mails OF the United States for six years from The r-
day of October, 1854 in the manner anu tim. herein
specified.
No. l. From New York to Coves in EnyIand. and
thence to Bremen Haven, in German, and fr.m
said Bremen Haven, by Coues, to New York oncc
month
Proposals for one additional trip year, each way
will bc considered
No.2. From Charleston. South Caro- ina. by Sc
vannah, Georgia. and hey West = oriaa to Ilavrna
in Cuba, ana from said Havana b. KEY West and
Savannah to Charleston, twi'p month.
No. D. FROM New York TO New Orleans. twice
month, and back, touching at ChsIL hton If rr,c.
ticabie) Savannah, aud Havana, and from Havana
to Chagres (EsiiEwalN and back, " ice month
Proposals to omit Charleston srd Savannah will
be cons Tered.
In lien of above, proposals win also he re we'd for
service from New York to Aspiuwal dir. ct 1000
miles, and bncS semj-moDthly in notexreciing nine
days to the trip each way; from New York hy liza
vans to New Orleans, 2 GOO mites and back s-nri.
monthly, in NOT exceeding ten days to the trip ca
way: and from New Orleans to As2inwall, direct,
liJO miles snd ha' k, semi monthly, in not exceed
Ing seven days Ia he trip each way.
No t. From Panama. New Granada, to San Gie-o
r. MI mt S,-, krar,
oregon, twice morih each way-touching, if pr.c
tcabe at Port Oxford, in Oregon, and such ether
intarmedlateport on the coast Of Oregon Csli}rs
AZ In the OF inion of the Postmaster General the np
lie interest may require.
The hc.Iuirs of Eo-. ) .nd must he SO arranged
asto make due connection al the sthmus IF ranaIa,
thus forming continuous route from New TUrk
&c. to Astoria and back. twire a ner III.
No. D. From New York to Liverpool, in England
and back. t~enty-six trips yer annum al suc!. TIM.
as the Postmaster General shall direct.
Proposals to touch at Holy head, in England, will
be cOnsidered.
No. G. From New York. by Cowes. in ENGLAND. t.
Havre, in France. 8 d back. orcsa month
Proposals for changing The terminus Of this line
from Havre to Antwerp. in Belgium. and for al
dltlonal trip year. each way, will be considered.
MOI. From New Orleans. Louisiana to Vera Cruz
Mexico, and back, three times month, supplyinl
Tampico, Mexico, By side mail going and return.
ing
Leave New Orleans on the first fourteenth anil
twenty-fif, h days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz same month by the fourth.
seventeenth, and twenty-eghth days
Leave Vera Cruz every month on the first sixth
and twenty-frst days.
Arrive at New Orleans SINE month bv the fourth
ninth, ard tyeut fourth DAYS
The proposals in ea h instance should specify iht
number Of days to be taken for the trip escL way
ana the hlode OF conveyance, which must be BY
stcamships IN all respects suitable for the service
II contracts should DO entered into, contractors
wil be required 10 CONFIRM in all respects 10 tho
laws and regulations applicable to the ordinary
tracts OF the Post Office Department.
The bids should 10 sent duly guaranticd unde-
seal, to the Pc tmaster General, and the words
Snail Proposals-Foreisn Maiis"-wIitten on the
face of the letter. JAMES CAMPBELL.
sept 2-lsw6w Postmaster General.