Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-01
PROPOSALS,
DRoPosALsF FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
sEhylSE BETwpENT HE usITED sTATEs


Congress, approved May %, 1854, which |, In. the
words following, to Wit
AN = OF 10 authorifs the eetablishmcnt Of ocean
@sh stssSpnship service between the United
"Be u enacted byte Senate and House Of Rspresclid.
tets ~ ne Gtiitd Aaics Of LBerfoo, IN C0ngTsss az
,em6,ed, That TIE Postmaster General be, and he IL
hereby, authorized 10 unite with the General Post
once Department IT the Empire OF Brazil, or such
oleer Of the Government Of Brazil a. shall be au.
,horiLed TO act for that Government, In establish.
countries by means Of monthly line OF Hrst class
American sea going steamships, to be Of not less
heient number 10 perform twelve round trips OF
voyages per snnum between port OF the United
States, north Of the Potomse river and Rio de ia
metro, in Brazil torrhlnR at Saint Thomas, In the
West indies, at Bahia, Pernambuoo, and such other
Brazilian and intermediate port or ports a. shall
be considered necessary and expedient: Prorided,
between the two Governments, and that the Uni.
ted States portion thereof shsll not exceed the
sum Of one hundred and tfty Thousand dollars for
to be paid out Of any money appropriated for the
service Of the Post ONCE Department.
&" Sec. q And bs q further enacted, That the Post
to invite proposals for said mail steanrhip service
BY pub 10 advertisement for the period Of sixty
days In one or more newspapers published In the
cities OF Warrington, Baltimore, PhiladelphiA,
New York, and Boston, respectively, and TO con.
tract with the lowest responsible bidder tot the
same for term Of ten years, to commence i.o N
ran Ssrss, sro ~ H. it5 So. S,,b A.. ~ m,
Tor brazil propidsd, That propo,ai. for monthIy
tripetha Al Il 10 sav for turlye ro,,nd yovaSes 10,
annum. ont AMI baek--nFe reoetyed and seoenteJ
by him within the limit rs Aforesaid, from party
or parties OF undoubted responsibility possessing
ample ability to furnish the steamships required
GuretIeg Tor ths faithful perfornsnee Of anon con
tract And provided, further That such proposals
shall DO accepted by the Government Of b azll
And that disti ct and separate with each
Government contsiniDg simi ar provisions, shall
90 executed BY such accepted bidder OF bidders
proportion OF the subsidy to be paid for the service
" Sec. q Ard DC u further egddsd, That any con-
nnIc- TIC sutbofits AZ tbis al sb.ii 90 ~, o,,,
on or before the frst DAY OF September, one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty-nve; and shall, IN
aoilllon 70 the usual htipul, tions OF ocean all
ot,sIeJ taP The ssTv,ss sI.Ii ~ co,.t,s,a ~, ,Hs
best m ateriais and atter tLs most spproyed model
with all the modern improvements adapted for
-. seapS OF we hfat class and ,hali,
maSter Ssensps Ss snssot ~ imsn"c,,on ed ~.
vey by an experienced naval actor 70 be de-
tailed for that purpose Ny the Secretary OF the
rAN4I Nhose Iepott shAn pS hAle 10 the fostmas-
So,i,iad 10 ma tt rao W. ~, NY sasi oe
each and every er mail asent 10 m an aITe
Of and arrange the mail matter, TO whom suitable
IS 9, n, 10 ,.Iia SASH ee assignsd
anv OF the regular monthly voyages ,tinnlsteJ taT
in the contrast PRO ratAdednetion III All he m NJ
from the compensation ON account Of ,ueh omit.
ted voyAg, or VOYAGES; the suitAble tines and nen
Aties may be imposed for avs and rrerulnritie,
in Tho TegtIIer nsFfnrm Snce ~ tba st,,,Is .,,.I
tTg to eoptrso and thSt lie Pastns,tsT GsnSrSi
shsll have the power 10 determire the contract Al
auv time In exse of N, heinz nnLs,ist ar ...dsnoJ
"a .rv n ! az r.Ttv " Ne 1 VI e-'As"oN
see. 4. And I'D further sna,s,d. Th., tho mai,
sIeamshIDa eIpnloveI In Tho aer,,,cs a,,tho,dsJ ~
this act abnil b. esennt irom Iii ~, shrna ~. "
.uItom.houae dn' a AZ The nart ~ dsnsr,Sa snS
,rrivN in me tjSjtcd ststo.i Hr,,,iys sno
ein-
Ines /. Granted bv ,be coIsrgna any y, v nm.
Approved, NAV "A Isa. " ''""'
nnann
PROPOSALS
VII lie received at the Post Office Department, In
the c,tr of ysshir.t,n 80, , .,.,~.,, :, ~ !,
80 w uhtu osioch "'o
"a 'Nu NJ he HFN Jay OF oo'ober' 1861, tJre N
veylng the msuB Of the United sta &c by 4
monthly line OF hrst.o ass American se.-Koins
VI mo- ieas man Two housAnu 'onh
burden, each, and Of sufficient number to perform
twelve round voyages per GEnum between port
Of the United States north of the potomas rive,
and p,o do Jan.iro 10 p,.,,I ,.Sas1 q.
- IN "'HLi' VoueninB N 81
'noulAs' III 'ue "eW ihuies, ana NJ Bahia and Per.
nAmbucoi II Brazil, Tor contract term of ten
yeatB, to commence on or before the lat day nj
September Isg5 and ~ dat FINN Tho Loo o.. a.,
,,,,w.rIn ~ .,,cI, i,,o .ha,, - ~. 80
tAtsI with tie mails for BrAzlL
BIdJeru must designate tho IJnited S,.,o. mr., n,
rrpT'osa ~ s,,,h, - ~, ti ~ " " opuon,
- ~ ~ ~ s'.e nIu tISpu ptetneuiste porte
s.rL 90 t,,o,'uS np" snn tousn On thel OUT
,eiys Nal. Pas'Nse'' 10 oeiNet ana re-
ESrh Ma shouId mama ,ha ,,,,o ,,,ooo..,, l..
,csnn,sh q, ,a1tNia ,t she ano PIoPoseu 70 Oe
Se,wsSn the tnisoS nS ~, y, osen way
.rr,v.I and 20 10 I,,.,so wi u u1PsrtuIe hhu
na iied Sv az 80 Jfnr NY NJ =, shouia ue accom-
the A., cyrneIis y, a. ~ me .oute, showing
are Ia g, ii In sclfvapr md rsN.I,,s sne eaps
Of The SaiiIns AZ. .1 SuI ,h ~ sSnedules
honrs Of b,psr'9snD ,, she pIopo 81 Isys spu
proposed DAYS and bonrs az aPsIv.I ,nonM NJ
each hid, snsh Scbsd,,Ia. $780,, 81
be subject 10 the appTovAi Of he pat 49,
nents Of the respective countries, and to altera.
ion by said Departments from time to time, a. the
nterests OF TIE proposed international postal ser
lice may require.
The steamships offered for this service must be
american steamers OF the first class, and before
acceptance viii he subject to inspection and sur
icy by an experienced naval constructor, 10 he
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
approved May 2sih, 1854, and must be properly
Guaranteed, with a satisfactory testimonial thai
,ntly aIls to make Tood u tbe, qp sp S1a soend
lidlefs name ana residence, and the name Of each