The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-17

ISAAC WEBSTER
March 18. rfl
w AR DEPARTMENT., Apa1L IS. ls0e'
w NOTICE IS HEREBY. GIYEN, Thar
separate proposals will be received at the flee.
OF the Secretary for the Department of War I'm.
til IL O'Clock, at of Monday the seth of Iu,e
next, for the supply of all ratons that may be re-
CURED for the of the United States from the
LIST day OF October, 1903, inclusive, to the lst day
OF une, 1910, within the states, territories and
districts following, viz,
First, AT Niagara, Detroit, Mich;lmackinac.
Fort WAYNE, Chicago, and in their immediate vi
clnitesi and at any place or places, where troops
are or may be stationed; marched, or recruited.
within the territory of Michigan,
End, AT any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited, with
in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Sd, At any place places where troops are OF
may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the state of Ohio and the Indiana and Louisiana
territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago and
their immediate, ticinities. -,
4th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the Mississippi and Orleans territories.
Separate proposals will also be received as a
foresaid for the supply of all rations which may
be required for the use Of the United States, from
the LIST day of January 1909 inclusive, to the LIST
day of June 1910, within the severn: states follow
ing, viz. ,, -.,.
5th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the district of Maine, and state of New.
Hampshire.
9th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, recruited, with
in the state of Vermont.
7th, At.any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state OF Massachusetts, the town of Spring
field excepted.
9Th, At any place or places where troops are
or maybe stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island
9Th, Al any place or places where troops are
in may, be stationed, marched or recruited with,
or the state ofNew-York, Niagara andits depen-
dences excepted.
l.. 10th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, recruited with
in the state of New Jersey. M
1lth, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state OF Pennsylvania.
18th, At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the states of Maryland and Delaware
18th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state OF Virginia, "
18th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of North Carolina
18th, AT any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, recruited with
in the state of South Carolina.
%. 10th, At Ocmulgee Old Fiel,ls and at any
place places where troops are or may be stati.
oned, marched, recruited within the limits
of the state of Georgia.
18th, Proposals will also be received as afore-
said, for the supply of all rations which may be
required by the United States, for the troops
which are or may be stationed, marched, or re-
crrited within the town of Springfield i'll the state
| OF Massachusetts /; and for the armorers and o.
Their persons employed in the United State s. Ar
mory at that place, from the tst day of January
| 1909 inclusive, to the 1st day of June 1910
A ration to consist of one pound and one quar-
ter OF beet, or three quarters OF pound of pork,
eight ounces of bread or -four, oae. gill of rum
whiskey or brandy, & at the rate oftwo quarts of
salt, fourquarts of vienega, four pounds of soap &
one pound and a half of candles, to every hun
dred rations. The prices of the several conpo-
ncnt parts of the ration shall be specified but
the United States reserve the right OF making
such alterations in the price of the component
parts OF the ration aforesaid, shall make the
price OF each part thereof bear just proportion
to the proposed price of whole ration. Tie
rations are to be furnished in such quantities.
that there shall at I'll times, during the term OF
the proposed contract, be sufficient for the con-
sumption ofthe troops at Michiimackinac, De-
troit and Chikago, for six months in advance;
and at each OF the other ports the western,
waters, for at least three months in AL ance, Of
good and wholesome provisions, if the same
shall be required. 1t is also to be permitted 10
all and every OF the commentaries OF TO. thed pla
ces or ports, to call for, at ors wher the same
can be transported, er al any time in case of ur-
gency, such supplies OF like provisions in advance.
as in the discretion Of the coInmandant shall be-
deemed proper
1t is understood that the contractor is to be NJ
the expence and risk of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
depredations Of enemy, or by means ni the
troops Of the United States shah be paid bv the
United States at the price of the articles ca1tu.
red or destroyed as aforesaid, on the cleposition
of two or more persons Of crsditabe characters,
and the certificate Of a onnissoncd officer, Sta
ting the circumstances Of the loss, anc, the a,
mount of the articles for which compensation
shall be claimed
The privilege is understood 70 be reserved t.
the United Stats Of requiring that none of the
supplies, which may be furnished under any %
the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until the
supplies which have been or mag be furnished
under contracts now in force, have been consul
med and that a supply IN advance may be always
required at any Of the fixed posts the sea board,
or Indian frontier, not exceeding tarec mouths.
H.. DEARBOPN.
May a. TcD3w1 Secretary of War
THE Creditors of Humphrey Dabhcy arc
hereby notified, chat second dividend VIII