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Post hc8Department, un,il the 25ih dAyof Ianna- ", 1916, tobe decided by the Slsl day of saia Jam uary.

 Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 A. M, arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 M. Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 A. NJ, ar rive al New Orleans every Thursday by 10 A. N. The proposals should specify the mode of convey ance, her by steamship or sailing packet, and set forth Ile size, rate and description of the vessel with sufficient particularly Co enable the decision 10 he made, the advice of1he proper officers of the naval service, whether the is is not eonver- tible into ship of nar And special notice IS here by given, that, agreeably the provsio of act of congress, approved March Sd. lS45, those propo sals (being acceptable other respects) will be pre- leIred which shall engage to carry the mail m a steamship ships. and shall stipulate deliver said ship shIps to the U States, or to their proper of 6cer, on demand made, for the purpose oi being coa verted into vessel vessels of war; the IT, States being bound on their part to pay he fair full value thereof Al The time of delivery, be asceraned hy four appoinled, two by the President of the U. States, and two by the owner owners, with an umpire in case of disagreement to be appointed by The President of the U States. The bidder may propose a different schedule ol days and hours than the above specified He may ask for annual stun of coinpensation; or, m lieu thereof, certain proportion of the posiages ac cruing on the mail matter conveyed over the route; and he may offer to carry the mail more frequently than once week. Articles of contract are to be executed by tbe cepied bidder and by his surctes, by or before the first day oI March next. The contract provide, among other things, that the pay of the trip s to be forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due proportion when grae of service IS rendered infe rior io that specified ID the contract; aud that fines may be imp sed. unless the delinquency be satisfac toI fly explained in due time, for failing to take from, 10 deliver into, the post office at the port of land ing The mail beluUgng thereto, any part of said mail for suffering the mail, any part Ot II, to be wet, injured lost deslroyed for conveying i' in a place manner that exposes Il 10 depreciation, loss injury; for reIsng aller demand made, 10 convey Il mail by any additional steamship or vessel run by the contractor he route, and above the spe- cied nunhe of ir the contract, and for not ar rivng al the time set; also for transmt,lug inie- gence, or fHrnIshng the means of transmitting intel | ligence, in advance of the mail The POsnissi General may annul the contract for repeated failures for violating the post office laws; for disobeyng ihe instructions of the department for refusing to dis | charge carrier when required by the department; ; for assigning the without the consent of the Postmaster General; for setting up or running | an express as aforesaid.

 | The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and alter the schedule, he allowing pro ra'a in- crease of compensation within the restrictions im- posed by law, for the additional service required, | for the increased speed, 1.-the employment of addi- tonal stock carriers Is rendered necessary; but ihe contractor may, m such case renquish Inc con- ract on timely notice, if he prefers il to the change.

 

 curtail the service, he allowing months extra pay the amount dispensed with; and the cantracl | "nay at any time be terminated by joint resoluli ion | of the two houses of congress.'

 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bidders name and residence, and the name of each member l of the firm where company offers, should be dis tinctly stated m the proposals.

 The following is the form of the guarantee. wh'c, should he iilled the first blank with the of the | guarantor; the second with that of the bidder and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter. mnating points of the route; and after beIns dated should be signed b, the guaranior, who must be | shown by the written certificate of postmaster, other equally satisfactory testimonial, to be a man of propeity and able to make good bis guarantee - This guarantee, 20 certified. should accompany each | bid:

 "rhe undersgned--, guarantees that, il his bid for carrying the mail from -t - be accepted by the Postmaster General, l,-- shall enter into an obligation prior .o the first day of March next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform | the service proposed.

 l "Daied-."

 The bid should be sent under seal to the First As. | sistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mai | proposas- Galveston mai :" written tue face oi | the letter, and should be despatched in time 10 he received by or before the 25h day of January next, which will be the last day for receiving proposals | under this advertisement.

 | P. S.-If the bidder shall not consider himself able prepared 10 commence service as early as the lst of March nexf, he will specify in his p opo- sals the day which he will pat the service in ope- ration.

 | c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. Post Ofes Dspartment,

 WAsHiNGTos. i,ci. II, ls45 oet2S 2l9tKu By the President Ofthe United States. | TN pursuance of law, l, JAMES K. POLK, Presi- | II dent of the United States of America, do hereby | declare and make known that pubic sales W Ill be held at the undernents land offices in the TerrI- tory of Forlda al tho periods hereinafter designated, | to wit:

 At the land office at NEWNANSVILLE, com mencing Monday. the eleventh day of August next, for the disposal of the public lands within the under- mentioned townships and fractional townships. viz. South o fhe base hue and east of e principal meridian. | Sections one, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen twenty -tlree twenty four, twenty-five, twenty-six, l thirtyiye and thlriy-six, in township twelve, Of The tier of sections in township thirteen, of range thirteen;

 Sections one, two, eleven, twelve thirteen, four teen twenty three, twenty -four, twenty-five, twenty six, twent, seven, tweny-eight, twenty y-nine thirty two, thirty-three, thirty -four, thirty five, and thirty six, in township fourteen, of range thirteen; Fractional township fifteen, (except section six and fractional sections and eighteen,) of range thirteen;

 Townships twelve and thirteen, of range fourteen i; Township thirteen, of range fifteen; Fractional tOwnShips twent, -eIght and twenty nine, west of Tampa Bay, of range slxeen;

 Fractional township lhiry-iour, on Maua,ee river, of range eighteen;

 Fractional townships twen'y-eight and twenty nine, of the military reservation ai Fort Brooke and townships hrtythree thirty-four and thiry-6ve or Mana,ee rIyer, of range twenty;

 Townships tweny-scyen, twenty-eight, twenty nine, thirty three and thirtyfour, of range twenty one

 Townships tweny-eight and tweHty of range twenty-iwO.

 At the land office at ST AUGUSTINE, com. mencing on Monday, ihe eighteenth day of August next for the disposal of the public lands within the aforementioned townships and fractional townships, to wit:

 Souh af e base line and east ofhe principal meridian.

 Townships twenty three and twenty-four, of range twenty mine;

 Townships twenty, twenty one, twenty-two, twen- ty-three, and fractional ,ownsp twenty six. on Lake Tohopekaliga, of range thirty;

 Townships tweniy-one and twenty three, of range thiry-one;

 Township twenty, of range tt .Iy-twO.

 At the land office al "A -4AHASSEE. commenc- ing on Monday, the ee.enh day of August next, for the disposal of the public lands within the underuea- ioned sections, situated in he (.rner ladian nf Econcliatamico, the Chatahoochee riyer to wu:

 Lot seven in section eight; lots and eight in section seveneeni lots seven and eight in section tweaiy; lot enc in section twenty one lots seven and eight in section twenty nine; and ot eight M section thriy-two, all in township five north, of range seven, west of the principal meridian

 Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools, military or ether purposes, will be excluded from sale

 The sales will each be kept open for two weeks, (unIess the lands disposed o) and no long er and no private eurles of land in the townships offered will be admitted, until aer the expiration of