Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-02

on appiicatiSn pers9nally or by letter, to
Chief Quartermaster. Cavalry Bureau.
~ Purchase In the open market will be con-
aWsrded Payment s e made in certicstes Of indebt
sdness for seven Cd horses or more Jy I'd
sTEAMs aI PSF SERVICE
BETWEEN ME B HNiIED STATES
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June II, lS54.S
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved May %, 1864, which is in the
words &c GLOWING, to wit:
mail steamship service between the United States
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
@ the o nnts Gt bs e
po OF the E%Prs Gf Ss s
to
| ing direct mail communication between the two
s sea gons steamshps 10 be than
two Thousand tons burden each; and of sufficient
Forth e Of the Potomac Yer. and Rio Dc yansresl
at Bahia. Pernambuco and such other BIZ azli.n and
intermediate port or ports as shall be consi Tered
the ana enc the
| two Government5, and that the United States por-
dred and fifty thousand dollars for the performance
. Sna s1 op BE Of 9s
Post ONCE Department.
be- and be- .ni
invite proposals for said I'm mail steamship service
days one or published in the
| cities of Washington, Baltimore: Philadelphia,
the
same for term of ten years to commence from the
Eas Rs sh
Brazil: Proridsd, That proposals for monthly
| annum out and back-are received and accepted
% p o
ample ability to furni ii the steamships required
the of
tract And rreyidsd, frEhr. That such pr proposals
distinct and With each COW
eminent, containing similar provisions shall be
Government to be responsible only for its proper
ti9ns of the subsidy to be paidfor the service:
@ ma @sx
under the authority Of this act shall into Eject
and eight hundred and sixty Se and i shall, in
addition to the usual stipulations Of ocean mail
offered the service shall be constructed Of the
Wt ri the sna o afsT ths mSs
for sea going steamships of the first class; and
Be
survey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
Ss
General that the two Governments shall be emit
and every steaner agent to take charge SsS OF
and arrange the mail matter to whom suita6 BILE &C
ars from sna psrof
the a Ss aaS
from the compensati3n on account of such omitted
or be fa far n nes and
in the regular performance of the service accord.
at
any time, in case of its being underlet or assigned
ssct xadSsiitt {u,tasr enacted, That the mail
this act shall be exempt from ali port charges and
rival in the United States; Providsa, That sim
due. is granted by the Government of Brazil
~
PROPOSALS
viii be received at the Post ose in
.;a . shs ' day r.9 sss for
line Of fss ,
Of humble to perform twelve round d v Sua
ages pc, aanrgr between port Of the United States
dies and at BAHIA and in B mssi for for
the M OF of eR to On
the day the Fst Of line shall
Bidders must designate the United States port of
e. and h9a may at hsr
at which the stesms ps shall touch their out
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
tween the United States mort Of aGn DE-
| rival and Rio de Janeiro and shonfd he eccnn,ns
MED BY a map or diagram of he route, shoWine
to cali to deliver and receive mails are re
the sailing DAYS stating the PROPOSED SaVs and ID
hours of De parture from each port az we'll ne the
accompany each bid such schedules, hoWaVer i TO
be subject to the approy al of the Post
said Departments from time to time, as the intery
ests of the proposed international postal service
ni * require ta g.uo,
American steamers Of the first class and before re
vey BY an experienced naval constructor to be de.
| tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Navy.
Proposals must conform in all respects to the