Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-06
PROPOSALS.
nROPOsALsFO FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP SERVICE
RETWEkN THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAaHINaION. June IL. 1854.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June II, lS4.S
In accord ance with the provisions of the act OF
Congress, approved May 70, 1854, which is in the
words following. to wit:
" An ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
mail steamship service between the United states
BE It enacted by the Senate and Roa's Of Repre-.
setayss e hs gsfd States Of e cs ans b
is hereby authorized to unite with the General
Post Office Department of the Empire Of Brazil or
to act for tha establish
ipg direct mail communication between the two
american sea going steamships BE- than
two thousasd tons burden each; and of sufficient
1 TSstSeeu port Of the United States
north of the POTOMAC river ana ne ag !ahe,r4, IN
at Bahia Per nambuco and such other Brazilian and
inter mediate port or ports as shall be considered
az snS sa be the
two Governments, and that the United States por-
dred and ffty thousand dollars for the performances
Of twelve round trips per fnr th 10 De pa1 out
Sec. 3. And be ltJurther enacted, That the Post
TO invite PROPOSALS for said mail steamship service
by public advertisement for the period of sixty
cities of washing ton. Baltimore; Philade phia,
New York and Boston, respectively and to CON
same for term of ten years, TO commence from the
dsy the b ne % ths Se n mails M
Brazil: Proridss, That proposals for monthly
trips that is to say, for twelve round voyages per
BY hm within the limit as Aforesaid from party
or parties of undoubted responsibility, possessing
for the service, and Offering good and sufficient
sureties for the faithful performance of such con-
shall be accepted by the Government Of Braz and
that distinct and separate contracts with each Gov
by Sep Sdders EACH
Government to be responsible only for its proper
De
tract which the Postmaster General may execute
on day as
and eight hundred and sixty five; and shall, in
70 int psops a the
offered fer the service shall be constructed OF the
del, with all the modern improvements, adapted
for sea going steamships of the first class; and
to
survey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
Navywhos Sc report shall be made to the Postmaster
General; that the two Governments shall be emit
and teamer mail agent to take charge Of
and arran ge the mail matter, to whom suitable &C.
that in case of failure from any cause to perform
any Of the regular onthly voyages stipulated for
from the compensation on account of such omitted
voyage or voyages; that suitable fines and penal
in the regular performance of the service accord
ing to contract; and that the Postmaster General
any time, in of its being underlet assigned
to any other party.
steamships employed in the service authorized by
this act shall be exempt from all port charges and
rival in the United States Proridsd, That a sim
liar immunity from port charges and custom house
dues is granted by the Government of Brazil.
Approved May %, 1864"
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
the city of Washing ton, until o'clock p. m. of
SATURDAY the first day of October, 1854, for con-
veying the mails of the United States by monthly
not less than two thousand tons burden each, and
of suiicen number to perform twelve round yoy,
north OF the POTOMAC river and Rio de Janeiro. in
dies, and at Bahia and Pernam bnco. in Brazil for
contract , term OF ten to ss1 on or
from the day the first Steamship Of Such line e shall
leave the United States with the mails for Brazil:
departure and arrival, and may, at their option,
propose to embrace additional intermediate ports
at which the steamship s shall touch their out
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied in perforpins the passages, each way, be-
tween the United States port of departure and ar
MED by map or diagram of the route. showing
the intermediate ports at which the steamships
the sailing days, stating the proposed days and
hours of departure from each port, as well as the
aeeo@pany each bid such schedules, hoSeyer' to
be beet to the approval of the Post Departments
said Departments from time to time, as the inter
ests of the proposed international postal service
The steamships offered for this service must be
% be- 81 the first class and before
yey 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
and be-
guaranteed, with satisfactory testimonial that
to- Te
bidders name and residence, and the name of each
be distinctly stated i'll the proposal
The acceptance OF non ptance OF the bids will
as practicable after the time limited for their
reception but no proposal can be accepted BY this
the Government Of Brazil, as provided for in the
aforesaid act. And in of such joint acceptance
by the accepted bidder or bidders with each Gov
eminent, containing similar provisions, each Gov
Of the subsidy to be paid for the service. f0p0f'on
be ses the First
With the words Nal Foy.ssn Nails
written on the face of the address, and they should
viii ~ bss ss
tor I sss
NoTE.-This Department is not advised that any
ment of Brazil in respect to the establishment Of
the proposed steamship service, between the two
countries out III is pro babe that by the lst OF &C.
tober next, the limit fixed for the reception of
proposals under this advertisement certain infor-
nation on that subject will have been received.
When received, it will be made public
je18-w9w M.B.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub.
i scriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
of Washington County, in the District of Colum.
bia, letters testamentary the personal estate of
John Hayre, late of Washington City, D.
c., deceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased. are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the VOUCHERS thereof. to the sub
scriber, on or before the 18th day of July next;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from ali
benefit of the said estate
Given under my hand fhia Ia Of July 1874