The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-25
.'e - Var Department, .Suly =, 1909.

June g r..
Var Department, July y, 1909.
NOTICE rs HKREBY OWEN: -,
'HAT separate proposals will be received at
L the Office OF the Secretary for the depart
| rnent OF War, until 12 O'Clock. at noon on We'd
nesday the 25th Of October next, for the supply
of ali ratons that may be required for tie use tf
the United States, from the first day of June 1910
| inclusive, to the first day Of June 1871, within
the states, territories and districts following,
viz
1st. At Niagara, Detroit, Michmackinac.
Fort Wayne, Chikago and in their Immediate
vicnties, & at any place or places, where troops,
| are or maybe stationed, marched, or recruited,
within the territory of Michigan.
2nd. at any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Srd. AT Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and Belle
Vue and at any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the state of Ohio, ard the Illinois, Indi.
ana and Louisiana territories, except Fort
Wayne and Chikago and their immediate vicini.
ties.
4,h At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
in the Mississippi and Orleans territories.
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 troop. are
or may bestatoned, marched, or recruited with
in the state ofVermont.
7,h At any place or places where troops arc
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
w the state OF Massachusetts, the town of Spring.
field excepted.
|. Bib. AT amy place or places where troops ars
OR may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the states Of Connecticut and Rhode Is
land.
9th. AT any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the state of New York. Niaeara & its de-
Tendencies excepted.
10th. At any place or places where trcoos are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with.
in the state OF New Jersey.
18th. AT any place or places, where troops ara
or may lie stationed, marched, or recruited with
III the state cf fennsy ivania.
12,h. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, ched, 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. eve
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 ar:
or may be stationed. marched, or recruited with
III the state ofSouth Carolina. =
10th. AT Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any
place or places where troops are or may be staff.
/
the state of Georgia
18th. Proposals will also be received as afore-
said, tor the supply OF all rations which may be
required by the United States, for the troops
which are or may he stationed, marched orrecrui-
ted within the town of Springfield in the state Of
massachusetts, and for the armorers and other
persons employed in the United States Armory
ut that place, from the LIST day of June 1910 in
elusive, to the list day of June 1911
a ration TO consist Of one pound and one quar-
ter OF beet, or three quarters of pound of pork
eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill ofrum,
whiskey or brandy, and at The rate of two quarts
OF salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of
soap, and one pound and half of candles, 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
ln% such alterations, in the price of the compo.
nent parts OF the ration aforesaid, as shall make
the price of each part thereof bear lust propor-
ton to tile 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 Mchilimackinac.
Detroit x Chikago, for six months in advance
and at each of the Other posts on the western
waters, for at least three months in advance, of
good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall
be required. 1t is also to- be permitted to all &
every of the commandants of fortified places or
posts, to call for, at seasons when the same can
such supplies Of like provisions in advance, as in
the discretion of the commandment shall be deem
ed proper.
tits 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 an enemy, by means Of the
troops of the United States shall be paid by the
United States at the price of the articles 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 loss, & 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 be issued, until
the supplies which have been or may be fur
| nished under contracts now in force, have been
consumed and that supply in advance may
be always required at any of the fixed posts OF,
the sea-board, or Indian frontier, not exceeding
three months
w. EUSTIS, Secretary far the
Department Of Var.
July 10 ep4w.
NJ OTICE.-The subscriber having rented
~ the Amherst Sulphur Springs for the pre-
sent year, takes this method tn inform +be y,h