Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-12
PROPOSALS.
NAIL sTEAMsHIp SERVICE
=, DDTWBLu THE UNITED STATES
AND HRAZIL
PosI OFFICE DsPAaTx.sT,,

I B1fW1IA THE UNITED STATES
,5a Posr orFIoE DsPAarx.sr.}
a.. Cd HAsRIssTos, June II, Iss4.f =
In accordance with the provisops of the act Of
Congress, approved May q. 1854, which is In the
words GLOWING, to wit:
nail steamship service between the United States
anS !, sna,,,d bv IA. Senate asd Hox,e ef Rx,,s
assembled. That the Postmaster General Be, and he
Poss o Of the smpre Of BRAZIL Or
such officer Of the Government OF Brssi! a. shaii Be
s1s BY mesn. N ns
no toms Saraen and Of
number to perform twelve round trips or wages s
brazil, ton ching At st. Thomas in the We.t Indies
necessary and expedient; Period; That the eS.
tso aevernnsnts, and that the United states Dor
ton theirs Of shall not exceed the sum of one hun
ssa1s oP the ssr " e
master General be and heis hereby, authorised
BY public advertisement for the period Of sixty
in o
tsse. vith the io%sst responsibie bidder for the
Ssp.Tt from ths United States sitk hs mails icT
s1pstha. twelve Pei
OF parties Of undoubted responsibility. possessing
ample ability to fu15h the team ans seent
sureties for the faithful performance Of such con-
sS
that distinct and separate with each Coy
ssF s.s &
Goyernment to be responsible only for its proper
Sp the BE PAID al ne rSss
tract which the Postmaster General may execute
ons ar thu
and eight hundred and sixty. FIVE; and shall, in
Steamship contracts, provide that the steamships
offered for the service shall be CONSTRUCTED Of the
del, with ali the modern improvements adapted
for sea going steamships of the first class; ana
Be-
Ss s 1l
General; that the two Governments shall be emit
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable &C
that in case Of failure from any cause to perform
any of the regular monthly yoysyes 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 case of its being underlet or assigned
"see. T. lnd Be Il further enacted That the mail
steamships employed in the service authorized by
this act shall be exempt from all port charges and
r'Vsi IN the Enssd States P,Srass Thst SIM
liar immunity from port charges and custom house
Approved May %, 1854"
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
the city of Washin ston, until O'Clock p. m. OF
SATURDAY, the first day of October, 1854 for con-
veying the mails Of the United States monthly
line of class American going steamships
not less than two thousand tons urden each and
ages ps1 annsna between port Of the United states
north of the POTOMAC river and Bio de Ja9ero; in
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambuco. in Brazil for
s sopsT S term OF ten to on Or
from the day the frs. steamship of such line sha
Bidders must desi gnste the United States port of
departure and arrival; and may, at their option,
the sSs
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied in performing the psssa ges, each way, be-
rival and Rio de Janeiro, and shouI be ac5ompa-
MED BY map or diagram Of The foute. SHOWING
TO call to deliver and receive mails Schedules Of
the sailing days, stating the proposed days and
proposed days and hours of arrival. should also
sccomp any each bid, such schedules, however, to
OF the respective countries, and to altsration by
said DEPARTMENTS from time to time, IS the inter-
ests OF the proposed international postal service
The ste amships offered for this service must be
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur.
yey by an experienced naval constructor to be de-
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
provisions and requirements of the aforesaid act.
approved May Z5th, 1854, ana must be properly
are men Of propesy and .t shat
dainty able to make good their suarantee. The
be- distinctly ststed in the proposal 0nsfS should
be tho as
as practicable after the time limited for their
is
the Government Of Brazil, as provided for in the
By the Accepted With
oy os s
of the subsidy to be paid for the service.
with the word" NAL Proposeis"-" For Ign Mails"'
the rst day Of October next which will be the last
asn ssis
NorE-This Departm ent is not sdvised that any
definite acton has yet been taken by the Govern
me se ns the
countries but it is that by the lst of DC,
tober next. the limit fixed for the reception of
proposals under this advertisement, certain infor-
nation th at subject will have been received.
When received, it will be made public.
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PROPOSALS. FOR ,RURSSaRAsE or WHEAT
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QuARTERMAsrER,
WAsHIHGroN. July 26, 1854,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
OH until the 18th day Au gust oext for the pur.
chase of Five = thousand Bushels lmore or less) of
the best Red Medi tsrrsnean WHEAT, and Fifteen
Hundred Bushels (more IessI of the best quality
RYE, raised on the Government farms south Of