The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-14
No. II. ON the Executive Department mt of the
Federal Government, is poitponed.
Mar Department., Mo,eb l. 1906.
; NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.

-. "Ne w TIC osStetary Tor the department. OF
var until IL O'Clock at noon of the fri "Wednesday
June next, for the fupply of all ratiens thar may be
required for the ue Of the United States from M.
1" uay OF October 1906, until the Soth day of Sem
TENDER 1897 both days inciufve, at the following
places, viz.
Err, AT Niagara, Detroit, Michilimacnsc. Fo,r
wayne, Cmkago, and at any place or places yvber.
troops are or may be Rationed marched or rccrn;,
cd within the fate Of Ohio, and territory of MICH.
gan. anu at any place places within the Indiana
territory north OF the Al n degree of north ltnd
=, second AT South-Wef Point, Teco, knoxville.
N''n'e, and within the Cherokee nation between
enne!.ee and Georgia, and on the .r.nns,re 80,
and on the road between iaid river. and Nso,v;,ll
ana at any place or places where troops are or may h.
m'tohed' marched or recruited within the aa.es of
| kentucky and TennefIee.
ihrd, AT the garrifou near Vincennes ON ,be river
W, Maoain, at Fort Mafac, ew-Madrid, Chiekafaw
D"hs, Arkanias, Matches, and Fort Adams, and a.
any P'aee OF places where trsops are NAV be aatj
oned, marched or recruited in the NI;Gifnn; go:
Tory except the county of Warrington. and \, ,n
page or places in the Indiana territory fon,b ne ~
fIt degree of north latitude and fifty mile, ,a oe,i
Mifiiffppi river. ' " . INC
Fourth, At St. Louis, ST. Charles, Kafkafk;a O..
hoSa' and at any place places where troop. are ~
may be itatoned. marched or recruited IL. VI
! territory OF l.ouiana north of New Madrid and =.
any piace or places IN the rdiana territory ,,,b;
~ miles eah of the Mififippi river, and fou,b of
the Alt degree of north latitude, Fort MafEc en-
cepted. ~ CA
Fifth, At New Orleans, Paeop;m;res p.;,.
pee, Oacheta, Natchitoches, Appellants. A,,san,
rort Stoddert Fort st. Stephens and a, ,ry H.
VI PiaIes where troops are may be fta,;o,ed
| marched or recruited within the terr;tcrv &c O,'
OF IN the county OF Warrington OIL the Mit;Gpp; ter
Nv s:m aun at any pace or places the wea fde of
! the Wi'hhPP river below Arkanlas
Separate propoials will also be received - No..
iaiu ior the iuppy of all ratons which NAV he rs;
| req Tor the uie OF the United States from, ,h 60
cay OF January 1907, to the 81 It day of December IS
e iane year. both days inclu(ve within the leysral
| itates hereafter mentioned viz
| Sixth, AT Fort Wikinfcp. Cock6ur Had 49,,
at any place or places where troops are or NAV he
itationed marched or recruited within the Gate Of
georgia and on the Indian boundary between Ceor.
| gia and the Creek nation
seventh, AT Charleiton, Rocky Mount, ON the
mead waters OF the Santee and at any plac. or ,,,
/ where troops may be fiationed marched ~
| recruited, within the ftates of North and Son,b O.
rolina, ' 80
| ,Eigth' AT Norfolk and at any place or plaec.
where troops are or may be ationed, marched or r..
| eruted, within the fate of VIRGINIA
Ninth, AT Fort M'fienrv and a, an, H.,
Paces' where troops are or may be flationed march,
| ed or recruited, within the Gate of MaryI,nJ al -
diltri4 of Columbia. '@'~ ''e
Tenth, AT Fort Mifflin, Carlle. and =, anu ,,,,,.
or places, where troops are or may be la,;pned
marched or recruited, within the fate of Pennfvlva
ma, eah OF the mountains, and within RI. na. 81
i New Jerfey and Delaware.
Eleventh, AT Pittfbrg, and at any place or oJ,ces
where troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited withil the lfate of Pennfylvania, we If
the mountains. vs. ~
Twelfth, At For, Jay, Wet Point, Albany. She
ana at any place or places, where troops are
or may be itationed, marched or recruited v;,b;n
the fare of New-York Niagara and its dependen;s.
exeep 81. fe''1eNe'e'
Il Thirteenth, at Fort Trumbull, Fort Wolcot, and
any place or places, where troops are or may be
tationed marched or recruited within the fates of
Connecticut, Rhode-I Hand and Vermont
Fourteenth, at Fourt Independence (Bonen barbo,,
and at any place or places, where troops are or NAV
be tatioDed marched or recruited, within the Nate
OF Nlaiiaehuietts, the town of Springfield and III.
dittra OF Maine, excepted.
Fifteenth, AT Portfmouth, Portland and at anv
pace o. places, where troops may be cation
ed marched or recruited within the fate of New
| HamPihire and the diRri4 of Maine.
Sixteenth, ProPoials will ALTO be received as afore
idia, Tor the fuppy OF all rations, which NAV be re-
CURED by the United States, for the troops which
are nr may be ftationed, marched, or recruited
within the town OF Springfield in the nate of Mai.
4eauiests' and tor the armorers and other perlons
employed IN the United STATES armory at thar place
from the III day of January 1907 to the 3lft dav Of
december IN the lame year, both days incuiiye
~ ration to conit OF one pound and one quarter
OF beef' or three quarters Of pound of FORK eph
Teen ounces OF bread -four one gill of rum. Wifi
Key or brandy, and the of two quarts of fall
Tour quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of foap and ore
pound and half of candles, to every hundred rati
ons The prices ofthe feveral component parts of
the ration ihail be fpecfed but the u States re-
erve the right of making fch alterations in the price
OF the component parts of the ration aiorefad. a,
ihall make the price of each part thereof bear it
proportion to the propofed price of the whole ration
The ratoDs are to be iurnhed in fuch quantities thar
there fall at all times during the term of the propo
led contfaee be fuleient for the confu.nption of lie
troops at Michimackinac, Detroit and Chiokago for
Xix months in advance and each of the other poft,
OIL the weitern waters, for leaf three months in
advance; OF good and wholefome provifions if the
fame iha be required IL is alto to be permitted TO
all and every Of the commandments of fortified places
or potts. to call for, AZ ieafons WIEN the lame can be
transported, or at any time Ii cafe of urgency. I'm
iuPpes Of like pravions in advance as in the diCcre
ton OF the commandant fhall be deemed proper
1t IS underpood that the contractor ist be a. the
exPenie and riik of ung the upplies to the troops
and that all loes fufaned by the depredations of an
enemy, or by means of the troops of the u. States
HAIL be paid by the IT, s. the price Of the article,
captured or deffroyed aforefad on the depof,ion
OF two or more perfons of credtable eharaer., and