NTNIT.s TO GALVESTON.
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P1ROF0SAIS 10 carry the mails of the United E States, rom he lsi of March, lS46, to the 2Sh of Fehrasry, 1880, wihrghi to the deplrinent to extend to the 30tt of iune, lSb0, from ". OrsdRS, ia Loa,siaaa, GGirtstss, Il. 1sraS 45O miles and back wil be received al the contract Office of ihe Post Office Department, un,il the 25th dayot Lanua- ", 1916, to be decided by the 3lst day of said Jam mary.

 Leave New orIeans every Saturday al 10 A. NJ, arrive al Galveston every Monday by 10 A. Nj. Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 A. M., ar rive at New Orleans every Thursday by 10 AM l The proposals should specify the mode of convey Anoe, whether by steamship sailing packet, and set forth the size, rate aud description oi the vessel, with sufficient particuhrHv Co enable the decisonto be made, the at ice of the proper officers oi the naval seIvce, whether the same is is conyer- tbe into a ship of war. And special notice is here by given, that, agreeaby the provisions oi an act of congress, approved March 3d. IS45, those propo sas (being acceptable other respects) will be pre- 1 feIred which shall engage 10 carry lhe maIl m steamship ships and shall stpulae tn deliver sad ship ships the U. States, or to their proper oi fcer, demand made, for the purpuse of being con verled intO vessel or vessels ol war; the VI Sihes beung bound on their part pay inc fair lull value thereof at the time oi delivery, 10 he asceraned by four appraisers-apponled, two by the President of thr U. States, and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire in case oi disagreement, to be appended | by the President of the U. States.

 The bid.ler may propose a different schedule oi 1 days and hours than the above specified He may ask for annual sum ol cotIpensatIOn; or, m lieu thereof, certain proportion o the pusihges ac' crung on the mail matter conveyed over the route; and he may offer 10 cary the mail frequently than once week.

 Articles Oi contract are to be executed by the ac- cepie bidder and by his suiees, by or before he first day of March next. The contract IS 10 provide, among other things, that the pay of the trip is 10 be | forfeited when the rip is not performed, and d due propnr lon 'When a grade of service is rendered inie ror to that specified m the contract and that fines may be imp sed. unless the delinquency be satsiac toilly explained in due iilne for failing to take lrom lr 10 deliver into, the pust office al the port of and ing, ihe mail belonging thereto, or any part oi sad mail for suffering ile mail, any part oG Il, 10 be wet, injured, lost destroyed; for convey ing in place Ur manner that exposes il to depredaton, loss or injury; for refusing, after demand made to convey mail hy any additional steamship or vessel run by the contractor the route, and above the spe- ced nulIher of trips he contract, and for not ar rving al the lime sei; also for transmitting inie- gence furnishing the means of transmitting intel ligence, in advance of the mail The Postmaster General annu the for repeated failures for violating the post office hws for disoheyng the instructions of the department; for refusing 10 dis charge a carrier when required by the department; ]; for assigning he contract without the consent of the Postm isler General; or Tor setting up or running an express as aforesaid.

 The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in crease of compensation, within ihe restrictions Im- posed by law, inr the additional service required, for tie increased speed, If the employment of add- lional stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the contractor may, such case, relinqush the tract, on timely notice, n he prefers il 10 the change. The Postmaster General may also discontinue or curtal the service, he allowing one months extra pay the amount dispensed with; and lhe caniracl "may al any lime he tel minated by joint resolution ol ihe two houses of congress-" -.frI

 The route, the service, the yearly pay, tine bidder name and residence, and the name of each member of the irm where a company offers, should be dIs- tnctly stated m the proposals.

 The following is the form of the guarantee. whlcl, should be filed the first blank wuh the name of the guaiantor; the SC, oBd with that of the bidder i; and the third and fourth wth the beginning and ter minlng points of the route and. after beng dated, shoult be signed b) the guarantor, who must be shown, by the written certificate ol a postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testimonial, tobe man of property, and able To make good his guarantee. - This guarantee, certified. should accompany each bid:

 'The untersigned--, guarantees that, Il hls bId for carryn ihe mail from - 10 - be accepted by ihe Postmaster General - shall cutter into an obligation prior % the first day of March next, with good anA sufficient sureles, 10 perform the service proposed.

 "Dated-."

 The bid should be under seal 10 he Fm7; A.- sisant Postmaster General, and tue words ''Ma'l pruposals-tiavesiOn mail, <" written the face Of the letter, and should he despatched in time 10 he received by before lhe 25tI day of Jauuary next, which will be the last day for receiving proposals under ihis advertisement.

 P. S.-lf the bldder shall consider himself able prepared to commence service early as

 the lst of March next, he will specify in his pi opo- sas Inc day on which he w put the service in ope- ration.

 c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. Post 0fice department,

 WAsHINGToH. Oct, II, lS45. oci23 219fKu |

 + By the President of the United States. l M N ,I l,r 1 k zi-