Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-17
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP SERVICE
BETWEtH THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL. F.. Z -
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT

L BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES ---
Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, June IL, 1854
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved May %, 1854, which is in the
words following. to wit:
| AN ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
mail steamship service between the United States
sentaires 81 The United States Of Anriea IN CONGRESS
assembled, That the Postmaster General be. aud he
70 the Empire eff
such ofieer Of the Goyernment of Brazil as shall be
countries by means Vi msnthly line Of frst class
o
number to perform twelve round trips or voyages
Bpaail tonehins at St. Thomss the West indies
necessary and expedisnt; PIeridSd, That the eS-
two GoveTnments and that TIE United States pore
ton thereof shall not exceed the sum Of one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars for the Perform
Of any money appropriated for the service Of tn
Sec. :: Anaps ,tya,tas, ..afssd, That the Post;
PROPOSALS Is for said mail steamship aerYee
by pnblic advertisement for the period of sixty
sts, of Ts.5Ss5n If
sts as for ss
day the first Steamship Of the proposed line shall
Braz P1ordsa That 1 Proposals. fos %onthiy
'trpsmthat is to say, for twelve round voyages per
Ga . e
or parties OF doubted responsibility, possessing
suretes for the faithful performance of such CON
shall be accepted By the Government Of Brazil and
that distinct and separate contracts with each Coy
by aoeeped each
Government to be responsible only for its proper
| tract which the Postmaster General may execute
on or before the rst day Of septemb one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty, and shall, in
steamship contracts prSvids that the Steamships
snd ee os cd m
del, with all the modern improvements adapted
shall before their spproval and acceptance BY the
Postmaster General, be subject to inspection and
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
report shall be made to the Postmaster
tied to have transported, free of expense on each
and every steamer, mail agent to take charge of
| eommodatiens for that purpose shall be assigned;
that in case of failure from any cause to perform
in the contract pro rata deduction shall be made
from the compensation on account Of such omitted
in the regular performance of the service accord
shall have the power to determine the contract at
any time; in case of its being underlet assigned
s"ses !: IA 3 i {'gtAg enacted, That the mail
rival in the United States, Provided. That a sim
dues is granted by the Government of Brazil.
Approved May %, 1864 -
PROPOSALS.
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
IF ash no{p npfi Ntel Of
SATURDAY, the first day of October. 1854 for con-
veying the mails of the United States by monthly
line of first class American sea going steamships of
OF sufficient number to perform twelve round voy-
ages pc, annTm between port Of the United States
Brazil touching at St. Thomas, in the Vest Inn IN
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambuco, in Brazil for
a CONTRACT term OF ten years, to commence or
before the list DAY of September 1855, and to date
leave the United States With the mails for Braz
Bidders must designate the United States port of
mr at es soP
at hich the STEAMSHIP ps shall touch their out
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
tween the United States port of departure and ar.
rival and Rio de Janeiro, and should be accompa-
the ports At Which the Steamship are
TO can,to deliver and receive mails. Schedules of
proposed days and hours Of arrival. should also
be subject to the approval Of the Post Department.
ct she 0 m and to rat by
ests of the proposed international postal service
The steamships offered for this service must be
American steamers of the first class. and before
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur
vey by an experienced naval constructor to be de-
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Proposals must conform in all respects to the
provisions and requirements of the aforesaid act,
approved May 18th, 1854, and must be properly
guaranteed, with a satisfactory testimonial that
the guarantors ars men of property, and album
bidders name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, when company offers, should
be distinctly stated i'll the proposal
be determined by the Postmaster General as soon
practicable after the time limited for their
Teception but no proposal can be accepted by this
the Government of Brazil, as provided for in the
aforesaid act And in case of such joint acceptance
by the accepted bidder or bidders with each Gov
eminent, containing similar provisions, each Gov
eminent to be responsifl only for its proportion
Proposals should be sent under seal to 1.-THE First
Assistant Postmaster General" Foreign Desk"
with the words" Mai! PropOsgls'-' Foresgn Maiiy,
written the face OF the address; and they should
be DISPATCHED in time to be received by or before
the first day of October next, which viii be the last
day for receiving Rrop9ssls under this advertise-
ment. NJ. BLAIR, Postmaster General
NorE.-This DEPARTING emit is not advised that any
definite action has yet been taken BY the Govern:
the proposed steamship service between the two ",
tober next, the limit fixed for the reception of
proposals under this advertisement certain infor-
nation on that subject will have been received.
When n receive it will be made public. NJ,
DROPosALS FOR WOOn.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,