Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-11
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Feb. 8th. 1904.
Notice is hereby given,


Office of the Secretary fur the Department OF
War, until the eighteenth day of May next ensu.
ing, for the supply OF all rltions which may be
required Cor the of the Uhtes, States, from
| the lsS day OF October, lo0+ unit, the 30th day
OF September, 1905, both days inclusive, at the
following places, viz.
First. At Niagara, Detroit Michiinackansc,
! ChikaSo, Fort Wayne, the post on the Miami of
| the Lakes, aud 1T any place or places. where
troops or may be ssationcd,- marched or re-
cruied within the state OF Ohio, an: 1t any place
or places witi2n the Indiana territory north Of
the dis, degree of north latitude.
! Second. At South West Point, Teliico, KNOX,
vile, Nashville, and within the Cherokee nation
betw cen Tennessee aud Georgia, and on the TEN
nessee river, and on ,he rosd between said river
and Nashville, and a, any place places where
troops are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruire1 within the states OF Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
/ Third. AT the garrison near Ymcenne., GA
/ the river Wabash.
! Fourth. At Fort Massac, near the mouth of
the Ohio, Kasl;sskais, and at any place orplsces
where troops are or MAJ b. stationed, marched
or recruited within the Indiana territory, south
of the +lst degree OF North latitude. IVmcemnss
excepted.)
! Fifth. At St. Louis, New Madrid, and any
place or places where troops are or may be stati-
/ oned, marched or recruited in Louisiana. north
of the settle nents on the river ArNansa3.
| SiSth. At ChicSasaw Bluffs, Arkansas. NAB
/ chez, Fort Adams, Fort 5toddars Oh the Mobls,
and st ANY place or places where troops aye or
may be stationed marched recruited With.
the Mississippi territory. snl on the road betwees
+, Sa,ehez and the Tennesses river, (ths post
! .ad river eNcepted.)
Sevenrh. Al New Orleans, and any place or
places on the Mississippi river, below Fort A
Jams, and AT opeionsas, Na,chitoches, and az
ny other place or places where troops are or may
~ stationed. marched. or recruited in Louisiana,
! nor before mentioned, provided for.
| Separate proposals will also &c received as a.
foresaid for tue supply of all rations which may
be required for n. OF tue United States fror.
the first day of Iaurary, 1905, until the 31sr day
OF December of 'he same year, both days nclu-
sive, within the several states herein after men
toned, viz.
Eighth. At Fort wilkinson, Cockspur Island,
and at @ny place % places where troops axe or
may I've stationed, marched or recruited, widths
the state Of Georgia. and OIL the Indian bounda-
! ny between Georgia and the Creek nation.
Ninth. AT Charleston, Rocky Mountain, on
the head waters OF tive Santce, and at any place
or places where troops are or mag be stationed,
marched or recruited within the states OF South
! and North Carolina.
Tenth. At Norfolk. and at any place or pla-
ces where troops may hs stationed, march
Eleventh. At Fort M Henry, and at any plaza
OF places where troops are 9r may be stationed,
marched " reerniged within the SKATE of Mary
lanG aud the distria of Columbia.
Twelfth. At Fort Mi&in. Piusburg. CARLISLE.
aud any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the states OF Penny lvania, New Jersey, and Del.
aware.
! Thirteenth. Al Fort Jay, West Point, Alba
I nv Sch lad aud 8 nj re- II
troops are or may Ds stationed, marched or re-
lcruited w,tnm the state OF New York, (Niaear.
excepSed.)
Fourteenth. At Fort Trumbur, Fort VOL
colt, and a, any place places where troops ave
or may be STATIONED, marched or recruited within
he states OF Connecticut, Rhode Island and Yer.
! mont.
Fifeesth. At Fo.t independence, (Bostos
I hasbour) and 1t any place or places where troops
scs or may be sIati ,neI. marched or recruited
within The state OF Massachusetts (the district of
: ~ ale excepted
Sixteenth AZ Portsmouth, Portland, and At
any place or places shege troops or may be
stationed, mached on recruited within he state
OF r|ew-Hampshire and tle dis,riGt os Name.
! + ration to consist OF one pound and one quar-
ter OF beet or three quarters of pound of pork,
eighrreu ounces Of bread or Hour one gill of rum,
whisky or brandy, and AZ the rae OF two quarts
| Of salt, four qusr,s OF vinegar, four pounds Of
soap, and one pound and one half of candles, to
every hundred ralions. The prices of the seve-
raj component parts of the rations shall be sps.
! CITED but the United States reserve the right
of making such alteration, IN the price OF the
component parts of the ration aforesaid IS shall
make the price of each part thereof bear iust
| proportion TO the proposed price for the whols
! ration.
! The rations are TO be furnished in suoh quanti-
ties, that there shall ali times, during the term
Of the pro posed contract he sufficient for the con.
sumption Of the troops at Michiiimac kanac, De-
! troit, Niagara aud Chikago for six months in adj
vance, and a. each OF the other posts the ives.
tern waters for At least three months in advance,
Of good and Wholesome provisions, il the same be
required 1t is also be permitted to all and e.
ycry of the Commanders of fortified places or
posts 10 call for at seasons when the same oan be
transported, or any time IN the case of urgen.
cy such supplies Of ike provisions in advance, as
ia the discretion of the Commandant shall bedsen-
81 proper.
/, is to be understood that the contractor is to
be at.the expense and risk Of issuing the supplies
TO the troops, and thar all losses sustained by the
depreciation OF an enemy, or by means OF the
troops Of the United States, shall be paid by the
United States the price Of the articles oaptuted
Or destroyed as Aforesaid, on the de position II
ttyo or more t5ersOn5 of crelifabie char ers and