Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-03
FOREIGN MAILS.

run isowing n copy Of section 81 Of the act Of Con.
gress entitled An act making appropriations for the
transportation Of the United States mail by
and otherwise during the fiscal year ending the threth Of
June thousand eight hundred and fftyou approved
March Sd 1883, viz:
"Sec 8. Apd be II further enacted That the Postmaster
General sa the facts to be investigated in relation 20
the A. g. Soo for the transportation Of the mail
from New York TO New Orleans, Charles
tom Savannah Havana and Chages and back act Of
March 3d. eighteen hundred and forty for the purpose
Of asceraning how far the corresponds with the
original bids and shall report Congress at the next session
the and circumstances connected the
and also for what the said mail service could be
formed If contract should be made and whether the
ships furnished under said contract built according its
terms The Postmaster General further directed by this
act to ascertain and report to Congress its session.
what amounts the service performed under the several
contracts with the Navy and Post Office Department for
ying the mail in steamers be hereafter performed
upon the superstition that the United States shall take the
steamers according to contract and sell transfer them
Except in respect the New Orleans and Vera Cruz route
which may be discontinued by the Postmaster General
allowance of months pay the clause in all the
giving to the United States the right to take
OF the ships is in substance follows
And the said Secretary Of the United States Navy for the
time being shall at all times exercise control said
ships and shall any time have the right to take them for
the exclusive use and service Of the United States and
direct such changes in their machinery and internal
as me sand Secretary may require the cost Of such
and the proper compensation of the value Of the ships when
50 taken aforesaid to be asceran0d by appraisers be
mutually chosen by the parties aforesaid"
NOW, NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that with the view of
reporting to Congress- in as complete manner as possible,
the information called for by Congress in third
quoted from the act Of Sd ofMarch last
PROPOSALS
Will be received the Post Office Department city
Washington until o'clock p NJ Of Monday, the 3lst day
October next for conveying the mails Of the United States
for six from the first day Of October 1854 in the
and time herein specified:
No. l. From New York to Cowes in England and thence
to Bremen Haven in Germany, and from said Bremen Haven
by Cowes, TO New York, a month
Proposals for one additional trip year. each way will be
considered.
No. 2. From Charleston, s. O.. by Savannah Ga and Key
West Fla, to Havana in Cuba, and from said Havana, by
Key West and Savannah to Charleston twice month.
No. 3. From New York to New Orleans, twice month
and back, touching at Charleston if practicable Savannah
and Havana, and from Havana to chagres, Aspnwa and
back twice month.
Proposals omit Charleston and Savannah viii be con-
sidcred.
In lieu of above proposals will also be received for service
from New York to Aspinwa direct 1900 miles, and back
senmonthy in exceeding nine days the trip each
way from New York. by Havana New Orleans 1000 miles,
and back semi monthly exceeding ten DAYS to the trip
each way; and from New Orleans Aspnwa direct 400
miles and back semmonth in not exceeding days
to the trip each way
fornia, Monterey San Francisco, and Astoria in Oregon
twice month each way touching if practicable, Port Or
ford in Oregon, and at such other intermediate port the
coast OF Oregon or California in the opinion Of the Post
master General the public interest may require
The schedules OF Nos and must be arranged to
make due connexon at the Ihmus Panama forming
continuous route from New York, &C. to Astoria and back
twice a month.
No. From New York Liverpool in England and back
wenysx trips per annum, such times the Postmaster
General shall direct
Proposals to touch Holyhead England will be con-
sidered.
No. s. From New York. by Cowes, in England to Havre
in France, and back, once month.
Proposals for changing the terminus Of this line from Hayrs
to Antwerp in Belgium, and for additional trip year,
each way, will be considered
No. Z. From New Orleans La to Vera Cruz Mexico and
back three times month, supplying Tampco, Mexico by
side mail going and returning.
Leave New Orleans the first fourteenth twentyffh
days.
Arrive at Vera Cruz, month, by the fourth seven
teenth and twenty-eighth days.
Leave Vera Cruz every month the first SIXTH and
y-frst days.
Arrive at New Orleans month by the fourth ninth
Ind twenty fourth days.
The proposals. in each instance should specify the number
days to be taken for the trip each and the mode Of
which must be by steamships in all respects
lured to conform in all respects regulations
applicable 30 the ordinary contracts of the Post Once Depart
Inent.
The bids should be sent duly GUARANTEED under SEAL to the
Postmaster General and the words +" Nail Proposals-For
eign Mails " written on the face Of the letter.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
Post ofce Department, September ], 1883.
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