The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-07
Foreign Mails

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TIE .sosing s copy OF section ID OF the act OF Con
gsess entitled AN act making appropr stons the
transportation Of the United States mail by ocean steam
thr,ietn Of Jans ore thousand eight hundred and fifty
four" approved March 80, 1853, VIZ
Ter General shall the fcts to be Investigated in
relation TO the contract Of A. Sloo fer the
ton Of the mail in steamers from New York Il
New Orleans Charleston Savannah, Havana and Chasres
and back per act Of Mach third eighteen hundred and
seven for the purpose Of sscsss,nnS how far shs
report to Congress at the next session. the facts and cir
euDhtancss ected with the said contract and also
II The contract should be made, and whether the
ships furnished under said contract built according
10 s terms. The Postmaster General is further directed
BY this act to ASCERTAIN and report TO Congress at its
next session. for what tho service no perform
so asGe ne seysa contracts Win the Navy and Post
ers can be hereafter performed upon the suppositon
that the United states shall take The steamers according
to contract, and sell or transfer them"
Except in respect to the New Orleans and Vera Cruz
Eeuts, which may be dscontinued by the Postmaster
General the allowance Of months extra pay the
clause in all the contracts giving the United States
the to take possession OF tins anps s in substance
And the said Secretary OF the United States Navy for
the time being, shall a. GD times exercise control over
said steam hps and shall 1T any ne have the right to
take them for the exclusive and service OF the United
States and 10 direct uch changes in their sry
and internal aFrspgenens as the said Secretary may
bills actually Pad hc7sfor And the proper com peusa
ton Of the value Of The ss when aiken az afore said
the parties sfore, ADJ
Now notice 10 hereby given, that with view Of re-
porting 10 Congress- in complete possible
thu information called for by Congress in section third
s5sye quoted ircua the act q 30 aarca last =
PROPOSALS
Win be received g. tie Post Office Department in the
city o. Washington, uptil 0c,och 2. of No.day 3st
day a October next for conveying the mails Of the
United States for six years from The LIST day Of October
1854, IN tie manner add time herein specified.
No. 1--From New York to Coyss, ia England aud
thence to Bremen Bayen. in Germany an, from said
Bremen Haven, BY Cowes, 10 New York, once a month.
Proposals for ore additional trip a year. each way,
will be considered
rah Georgia and Key West Florida, to Havana, Cuba,
and from said Havana, By Key West and Savannah TO
On. fleston twice q month.
No. 3-From New York TO New Orlesns, twice
month, and back touching 1T Csrestos, If practice.
ble) Savannah and Havana and ftom Ghsgrss
(AspiIwal) and back t@ics . month.
Proposals TO omit Charleston and Savanna will be
considered.
In lieu of above proposals. will also be received for ser.
vice hom New York 70 Aspipwsl, direct 900 miles, aud
back sen monthly, in no. exceeding nine days to the
trip each way; from New York by ayana toNes oreans
days to the TIP each way; and from New Orleans to AZ
pinHa, Greet AGO miles and back, semi monthly, in
nG Ne oHssecpg seven e GAYS to the tip each way
Caornis Monterey, San Francisco and Astoria. ia Ore
gon, twics month eacn way-tcuchihg if practicable,
al Port Oxford IN Oregon and a. such other iatsmei,e
port On the cosst OF Oregon California in the opa
ion tf the Postmaster Gers.al the public interest may
cure
The schedules Of NOE. and must he arranged az 70
make dle connection at the Isthnns Of Panama. thus
forming CONTIGUOUS route from Nex York, Sc to Asto
ria and back, twice 3 ncnth
No. b.-Fiom New York IT, Liverpool in England, aud
back, twenty xix trips srnun NJ auch times the
Postn aster General shall direct.
Proposals to touch at Hoyhead, il England will be
considered
No. d.-From New York, by Coves, in England to h.
yre in France and back once a month.
Proposals for changing the terminus OF this line from
Havre 10 Antwerp. in Belgium, and for additional
trip ysar, each way, viii be considered
NO. 7-Irorn New OrleaDs IOaisiana, to Vera Cruz,
Mexico, and back, three r month, supplying Tam
pico Mexico, by q side mall go:G; and return ing.
Leave New Orleans the rat fourteenth twenty
fifth days.
Arrive ut Vera Cruz month By the fourth seven
tenth ard twenty eighth days.
leave Vera Cruz every molta on the Gsst sixth aad
twenty first day.
Arrive at New Orleans month by The f,ucth,
ninth, ard twenty fourth days.
The proposals. III each instance should specify the
Der Of days TO DO taken for the trip way and the
mode OF cow, vance, which must be by in ell
respects s1ita bic for The service.
Il contracts sLou be entered Into coutra ctors will be
required To conform Ia all respects to the Laws and regu
lAtors sppca5e TO the ordinary contracts OF Post
Ofiise Department.
The bids should be sent duly guarsntisd under ZEAL to
the PostDaster General and the words Mail Proposals
Foreign Eaiis," written on the face OF the letter
JAMES Campbell Postmaster General