The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-28

lSS miles and back daily, in Suitable and safe
steamboats,. - teEe
Leave Louisville daily at 9am
Arrive at Evansville Lext day by 10 a m;
Leave Evansville daily at 8 a M;
Arrive at Louisville next day BY 9 a m.
Rome to be visited on alternate days, with Ste
Cannelton.
No. 5lO2b.-IYay Line. M
From Evansville, Ind by Henderson. KY,
Mount Vernon, Ind, Uniontown, KY, Raleigh,
shawneetown, Ill, Caseyville, KY, Cave in Rock,
Ill Elizabethtown, Goiconda, SmithIand, KY,
Paduchah, Metropolis City, Ill, Hillerman and
Caledonia, to Cairo, 1888 miles and back daily, in
Suitable and safe steamboats,"
Leave Evansville daily at ii m;
Arrive at Cairo next day by IL m;
Leave Cairo daily at 7 a nj;
Arrive at Evansville next day by 7 a m.
Nc. 5le2c.-Way Line.
From Cairo, Ill, 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
"suitable and safe steamboats,
Leave Cairo daily at IL m;
Arrive at Memphis in 81 hours by 7 m next
day;
Leave Memphis daily at ii M:
Arrive at Cairo in 81 hours by Ga m second day.
No. 5l02d.-Way Line.
From Memphis, Tenn, by Grayson, Ark, Dark
Corner, Miss, Blues Point, Ark, Commerce,
Miss. Biedsoe's Landing, Ark. Walnut Bend,
bsa r Msyn oa ArH R,,s sssg HsSns
Is, Mics Laconia, Ark, Victoria, Miss, and
White River. to Napoleon, l7s miles and back
daily, in tssuitabe and safe steamboats,
Leave Memphis daily ats p MI; 49,
Arrive at Napoleon next day by 7 D m;
Leave Napoleon daily at IL p m;
Arrive at Memphis next day by 10 p m.
No. 5l02e.-Way Line.
From Napoleon, Ark, by Glencoe, Miss, Boil
var, Gaines's Landing, Ark, Columbia, Green
vile, Miss, Point Worthington. Grand Lake,
Tallulah, Miss, Pecan Grove, La, Brunswick
Landing. Miss, Miliken's Bend La, ana Young,s
Point, TO Vicksburg, Miss, 2l2 miles and back
daily, in essuitatle and safe steamboats,"
Leave Napoleon daily at m;
Arrive st Vicksburg in 81 hours by II m next
Leave vicksburg daily at m;
Arrive at Napoleon in q hours by 10 m next
day.
No. 5l02f-Way Line
From Vicksburg Miss, by Warrenton, Palmy-.
ra, New Carthage, La, Ashwood, Grand Gulf
Miss, st. Joseph, La, Rodney, Miss, Water
Proof, La, Rife Point, Natchez, Miss, Union
Point, La, Fort Adams Miss, Red River Land
ing, La, Tunica, and Point Coupee, to st. Fran
csville 232 miles and back daily, in equitable and
safe steamboats,
Leave Vicksburg daily at -, night;
q Arrive at ST. Francisville in 81 hours, by m
second day;
Leave St. Francisville daily at II M;
Arrive at Vicksburg in 81 hours by s p m next
day.
q No. 5losg. Way Line
From St. Francisville La, by Waterloo. Her.
mitage, Port Hudson, Lobdel's Store, Baton Rouge,
Bruly Landing, Manchac, Plaquemine, Iberville,
Bayou Goula, New River, Donaldsonville, Tu-
reaud, Convent, Edgar's, Bonnet Care, Taylor's
and back daily, in equitable and safe steamboats,
Leave ST Francisvile daily at m;
Arrive at New Orleans next day by a m;
Leave New Orleans daily at 9 a m;
Arrive at ST. Francisyille 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. 4,s29- Connecting Line.
Barracks, Harrisonvile, Ill, Hercuianeum, Mo-,
Selma, st. Genevieve, Chester, ILL.,, cambridge
Mo-, Cape Girardeau, Commerce and Ohio City. to
Cairo, III, l72 miles and back, daily sin suitable
and safe steamboats,"
Leave ST. Louis daily at Sa m;
Arrive at Cairo next day by I q m;
Leave Cairo daily at 8 m; 81
Arrive at St. Louis next day BY am
The Department may require the supply of any
other offices on the way and connecting lines at
its pleasure. @ a&
Tie service must be performed in suitable and
safe steamboats, of the very best class constructed
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, q
suitable and convenient room 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-
vided for by the contractors freeo 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,
convey the mails to and from the boats at the land
ings and the post Offices. are to be employed and
compensated by the contractors; but they to be
supervised and directed by the locale other agents
Of the Department, and are to be discharged or
changed at any time when requested by the Poet
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
boat may be detained, the mail and agents are to
be transferred to the frat boat passing the same
way, whether such boat be or be not mail boat
or belong or not to the same contractor, to be car
red to its destination and delivered free of charge
Special agents Of the Department are to be con-
yeyed freeof charge, exhibition of their creden-
tials Also Bianks. Mail Locke, and Mail Bags. &
No extra pay win be given should the distance
on either of the routes prove to be greater than
stated & - -
The proposals must be guaranteed by one or
more responsible individuals, and the euarantv
duly certified. - 3. -
8 The Department reserves the right to reject any
nad which may be deemed extravaeant; and also
to set aside lower bids in favor Of higher ones I'M.
less tfe most unquestonable evidence be presented
OF the entire snfiiciency and responsibility of the
parties bidding, and Of their guarantors. 1
The right i also retained to accept the proposals
OF bidders stpulating to use boats constructed on
the low pressure principle, although the com pen-
satiou demanded may begreatef than that rednir-
cd by those using high pressure boats
Bidders in preparing and submitting their pro-
posals, individuals in consentng to become qua
rantoS, and postmasters in certifying tather suffi
cheney, Iafe JeqDested to bear il. mind that The
object Of Congress in enacting the law and Of the