Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-16

toned n7rched or recruited. within me state If
Pennsylvania. west OF the river Su,quehannah
Twelfth. At Fort .ay, West Point, Albany.
Schenectady and a, any place or pa es where
troops are or may be stationed. marched or re.
cruited. within the state of New York, Niagara
and its dependencies excepted.
Thirteenth, AT Fort Trun,bu.i Fort w olco,t
and any place places where tr ,ops are or NAV
, be stationed. marched or recruited. within The
states of Connecticut. Rhode Island and Vermont
Fourteenth. AT Fort independence (Doston
harbour) and at any place or PAGES. where troops
are or may be STATIONED. marched or recruited.
within the stare Of Massachusetts. the town OF
Springfield, and the dstrtf of Maine. excepted.
Fifteenth, AT Portsmou Portland, and At a.
ny place places, where troops are or may be
stationed. marched, or recruited within the state
of New Hampshire and the distra of Maine.
Sixteenth. Proposals will also be received as
aforesaid. for the supply of all ra,ions. which
may be required by the United Srarcs, for the
troops which are may be stationed, marched
recruited within the town of Springfield IN the
state of Massachusetts. and for the armourers and
other persons employed in the Unted States
INQUIRY at thar place. from the 1st day OF January
1906 to the 3lst day of December in the same
year. both days inclusive.
A ration consist of one pound and one
quarter of Beef, three quarters of 4 pound
ofPork. eighteen of bread or -four, one
gill of Rum, Whiskey or Brandy, and AT the
four pounds of Soap, and pound and half
of Candles, TO every hundred raiions. The pri-
ces OF the several component parts of the ration
shall be specified; but the United States reserve
the right of making such alter atons IN ,he price
OF the component Parts of the ration aforesaid,
as shall make the price of each part thereof bear
just proportion 10 the proposed price of the
whole ration. The rators are TO be furnished
in such quantities. that there shalt at AL lines.
during the Term of the proposed contract. be sui.
hcent for the consumption of the troops at Mi
chinackinac, Detroit and Chikago, for six
months in advance and at each of the other posts
on the western waters, for AT least three mon rs
in advance, of good and wholesome provisions
if the same shall be required. II is also 70 be
permitted TO all and every of the conmandants
of fortified places and posts, call for, at sea
sons when the same can be transported. or AZ a.
ny time In case OF urgency. such supplies of like
provisions IN advance, in the discretion of the
commandment shall be deemed proper.
It's understood tina, the contractor is to be at
the expense and risk of issuing the supplies TO the
troops, and tina. all lessss sustained b, ,he depre.
dations of an enemy. or by means of the ,roops
ct the United States. shall be paid by the United,
States at the price of the articles captured or de-
stroyed as aforesaid, on the deposition of two or
more persons oe creditabie ch5raSaers and the
Ger ificate of a commissioned officer. stating the
circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the
articles for which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is understood to be reserved TO
the United States of requiring that none of the
supplies, which may be furnished under any Of
the proposed Contracts shall I've issued, until The
supplies which have been may be furnished
under contracts now in force have been CONSUME
ed; aud that supply in advance may he AWAY.
required at any OF the fixed posts on the seaboaYd.
or Indian frontier nor exceeding three months.
II. DEARBORN, Secretary of War
March 8. f,1,,N