The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-18


WHO LIVES IN TIE COUNTRY.
From THE kLEVEE7R LONDON EDI7IeH.
Sold, also, at the book. Stores of alessrs Plea.
SAINTS Adams-and Jones'.
Wnr department; july 8, 1909 !
~, No-iICr HEREBY OWEN:
III AT separate proposals will be received at
Il the Office of the Secretary for the depart
mcnt of War,.u II O'Clock, at noon ON Wed. 4
nestiay the 25th of October next, for the supply
ct al ratons that be required forithe use of
the United States, from the first day ofJune 1910
inclusive, to the first day of June 1911, within
the states, territories and districts following.
viz. -. ,-t +. .:.>t' a..
LIST. At..Niagsra, Detroit, Michlimackinac,
Fort Vayne, Chikago and in their immediate
vicnities, & at any place places, where troops
are or maybe stationed, marched, or recruited,
within the territory OF Michigan. ,,
End lit any place or-places ~here>troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Ord. AT Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and Belle
Vue and at any place places wbSre troops are
or may be, Stationed, marched, ar recruited
| within the state of Ohio, and the Illinois, Ind.
| ana and Louisiana territories, except Fort.
Wayne and Chikago and their immediste vicin-
! 4th- at any place orplaces where troops are
or may he stationed, marched or recruited with
in the Mississippi and Orleans territories.
| 9TH, 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. 1T any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
| i'll the state ofVern,6nt
9TH. AT any place places where troops are
| or may be.stationed, marched or recruited with
IN the state ut Massachusetts, the town of Spring
field excepted.
| 9Th. AT any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, recruited
within the states OF Connecticut and Rhode Is.
! land
| YIN. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
| within the State of New York, Niagara & its de-
| Tendencies excepted.
| loth. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in The state of New Jersey.
llth AT amy place or pieces, where troops are
OF may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
IN the state of Pennsylvania.
18th AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
| IN the states Of Maryland & 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
| lolii. AT any place OF places where troops are
or may be stationed. marched, or recruited with
| IN the state of South Carolina
10TH AT Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any
place or places where troops are or NAV be ST Att.
oned, marched recruited within the limits of
the stale of Georgia.
1Ith Proposals will also be received as afore.
Said, for the supply of all rations which NAV be
required by the United States, for tha troops
which are OF may be stationed, marched, orrecrui.
ted within the town of Springfield in the state of
L = fnr
persons employed in the United States Apmory
at that place, from the LIST day of J,ine 1910 in
elusive, to the LIST day of June 1911
a ration to consist OF one pound and one quar-
ter OF beef, or three quarters of pound of pork,
eighteen ounces OF bread or flour, one gill Of rum,
wh'skey Or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts
OF salt, tour quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of
soap, and one pound and half of candies to e.
very hundred rations. The prices of the several
component parts of the ration shall be specified
but the United States reserve the right of max
ing such alterations i'll the price of the compo.
nent parts of the ration aforesaid, shall make
the price OF each part thereof bear lust proper
ton to the proposed price of the whole ration
| The rationS are to be furnished in such quaint
ties, that there shall at all times, during the term
OF the proposed contract, be sufficient for the
consumption of the troops at Michilimacknac,
Detroit q Chkago, for six months in advance ;
and at each OF the other posts on the western
good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall
be required Ii is also 60 be permitted to- all g.
every ot the commandments of fortified places or
posts, to call for, at seasons when the same can
be transported, or at any time case OF urgency
such supplies OF like provisions in advance as in
the discretion Of the commandment shall be deem
ed proper
| 1t is understood that the contractor is to be at
the expence and risk of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
depredations of All enemy, or by means Of the
troops OF the United States shall be paid by the
United States at the price of the afticlef captur-
ed or destroyed as aforesaid on the deposition
OF two or more persons of credible characters,
and the certificate Of commissioned officer, sta
ting the circumstances of the toss, & the amount
of the articles for which compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege is understood to be reserved 10
the United States, of requiring that none Of the
supplies, which may be furnished under any of
the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until
tile supplies which have been or may be fur.
Dished under contracts now in force, have been
consumed and that a supply in advance may
be always required at any 81 the fixed posts on
the sea-board, or Indian frontier, not exceeding
three months.
w. EUSTIS, SevetTfy for the
Department Of War
July 10. .cp4w.
| 1--WE DOLLARS REWARD,-Strayed or
| d Stolen from the commons Of this CITY some
time last month. a Sotrel Mare about a feet &