Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-22
WAR DEPART N1ENT,
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Notice is hereby Given.

Notice IS hereOY given,
That separate proposals "iit b. received At ;he
nncs o. the secretary fur the De;ar.ment of
War. until ,he eigjeeaih ia, oe ia. rr.t.o,n.
ing, tor The supply OF al ra,ons \. j., n NAV hi.
required for the use OF Jhc Unifcd Safes. rom
the Is' day OF OSnber, l3Os. uu,.i TIC 30rh law
- -, 'eP'emoer' 1879, botn days inclusive, Al he
following PLACES, viz.
First AtNaElsa Detroit, Nichiic,ackan.e.
Chicago. rn'r Wa;ne, 'he post on he Siia.ni IS
the Lakes. ana ~ amy place places. ,,hers
'roHps are on may be stationed, rnarchc,I on ~.
efi'ed within the srare Of Ohio. and 1t any placs
or places within the indiana tsrrl.ory ao,th og
the 4'isr degree IT nor Il aiiud-
Second AT South Wesi Point, Telliso. Knox.
we NASHVILLE. and within lie Cherokee na,ion
between Tennessee and Georgia and on the Ten.
nessee liver and on me roau between ..ld river
ana Nashville, and a; any place or places where
troops are or may 81 stationed rrStcned or re.
cruited within the sta,es of T'cnaessss and Xen.
,ucky
fhird. At the garrison near vinssnnes, ON
Tn. rIvSf Wabash
Fourth Al Tor, Ma.s,c, near the mouth %
the OHIO, kaskaskais, eud st al.y place or places
where troop. are or may b. yatiGned n.arcbed
or recruited within the Indiana ;err. ory, south
Ok 'he Ai'S degree oi Norih iA,.,ulc, ,V,nceDnes
sxcep ei.)
Fifth. At 81 Louis, New Madrid, and an,
place or places where troops are on may he stati.
oned, marched or recrIged in I.ousisna, north
OF 'he settlements on the river Ark.nsai.
Sixth. AT Chickasaw Bufs, Ark.nsas Ma.
chez, Fort Adams, Fort S.0ddars on the ri, bile.
a"d 1t any place or places where troop. & Or
may he ttstioned marched or recruited within
the Mississippi territory. ami on the roaa Letv cen
Nayehe@ and the Tennessee ..yer, (ths Dos, en-
said river excepted
Seventh. Al New Orleans, and any ulece or
places on the Mi'sistippi river, bcic~ Fort A.
dame and al Ope.ousas, M cniioChes ami at a.
ny other place or places whe,e troops aye q, nay
De stauoned. marched or recruited m 4.ouis,.,,..
not before mentioned, or provided f.r
Separate proposals. will also re received az A.
soIsssid Tor the sappiy OF al atom. winch nav
oe required tor the use of me United 5tst. 5 from
n. tir,t DAY of January, 1895. uu,i the 5lst day
ot December Of rhe same year, ho,h DAY in.iu-
sIvc, WITHIN ihs seYs1al .tates herein after men.
toned, viz.
Eighth. AtFor, Nykinson. Cock.pur leland,
ard al any place or places where troops aie or
may o. s-auoncd, maIcaSd secrutei ". hin
he s,a'e Of Georgia and on die Ina.an b.un.a.
- ne wssn Georgia ana the C.ssk Eauon.
Ninth. A. C!ar.eston, kocSy Mountain, Oh
dis head Na:eTs or me Ssntee, and a any plac,:
or places where troops are or may be stationed,
MARCHED or recruited within Shc .tsleA OF Sou,a
aud NorJh Carolina.
Aehth' AZ HortIik, ard 81 any Place or pls.
es' whe's troops arc o. may &c stationed march
d or recrui,ed Nithim ,hs Sta,e o. Virginia.
Eleventh. At fOrG wi Henry, an. n any vlscs
or places ~nere TncPs are may De srAii6neo,
upschcd or Ttc:ni,rd within the State OF al,r,.
iEns ana .Ee distre OF L ,iun,bia.
T"ef h At FORE MI2n, P!usburs, Carlisle.
and ~ %ny place or places where trooas are or
may o. s;1'innsd, Garchsd OF recruited within
the ''a.'s Of 1ennsylTanis, New Jersey aud Del.
aware
Thirteenth Al Tor5 Jay, West Point, alba.
n.y. SehsnectAdy and a. Any plGes places where
troops are or may bs saioned, msrcnsd or re-
eru'teo within 1ne a'sIe of Eew-York, ,Niasara
sNcrpss>l.)
Four sen:h. At For, Trumbur, Fort VOL.
colt, snd Vt snv place places where room ara
or rnry oe stationed, marc ed or recruited within
the 'Es:es Vi Connsaicat, Nhods-Isi.y,o and Vc,.
mont
Ff'eeN,h. At Fort Independence, CBo..on
hsraouD and al any mace or places ,yheies r,o.,s
are or may be srs,ioned marched or recn,,,si
within the s'Ets OF 4dassachuscts ti.e dis git. &
Maine excepted
Sixteenth. Al Portsmouth, Portland. and ar
-ny place or places where troops are or ma, be
stationed, marched or recruited within the st,,e
OF New -tiampNl,ire and the district Of Name.
r fAion 10 consist OF one pound and one quar-
ter OF beef or three quarters o.! pound OF noTE.
lNFVl p.'ilNee OF bTCdu or lDuf, .t.u.
whisky or brandy, aud At the rAle ct l,yo quarts
OF salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds OF
so'P, and one pound and one hall Of candles. ga
every hundred r2tionE The prices OF he ,eve-
rsi component parts OF the rations shall ne ,pe-
cihcd but the United States reserve me MIR
OF making such alterations IN the urice OF The
component paris OF The ra,ioir AFORESAID a. shaS
make the price of zach part thereof Deag : lust
proportion 20 the proposed prise for the who.o
ration.
TIE rations are 10 De furnished in sQ.h oian,;.
ties, ihat thers shall az al Umes Surn,, tns .e,p
OF the proposed con;att, bs sufficient for ,he con.
sumption ct tie troops at N,chiimsckanac De-
rroit, Niagara and ChiEsgo Tor siA nontbs IN cd.
vance, and At each Of the other p5ats on the ys..
tern waters for at east three mIhth, I'm Advance
Of good aad Wholesome provisions, If the san, br
required IL is also 80 be permitted To ali a.. q.
ve'y of the Commanders Of t)r,iasa riA.,. mr.
posts - cal Tor * ssdtOas when he same IA, NJ,
transported or at an tive ~ the Cass Ut ur.-eo.
~ such supplies Of is- proyi.,ois in advance as
m thedi,cIeuOh Of the C0mMaud-Rt shall W dee..,.
o. proper.
II IS 10 be Understood 'hat the cou.raAor /, Il.
be ~ the expense and risk Vt issuuz ths .u,tl;ea
80 ue troops, ard thar al lo.scs sustained b' tha
depreciation OF an enemy. " by mean. OF fi,,
troops Of ."e CHi;ed States. Shall bs yt,u py he
United STATES - Ge Jiice OF ti,e arii,,es can. nd
or lss'r'yed IS aforesaid. on ths ir.o,n,,., ~
t~o or more persons vt crediaoie chAra.te,s al