Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-07-22

| are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within The states cf.Hentrcky and Tennca-
| sec.
Sd, At Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and
Belle Vue and at any place CIR places where
troops are or may he stationed, marched, or
recruited within the state of Ohio and the IL
iiSio:s, Indiana and Louisiana territories, ex-
cept Fort WAYNE and Chiilago and their i'm
| mediate vicinities.
4sh, AT any place or places where troops
| arQ1M mss-le stationed, marched or recruit
81. EitGz4thc &issisSiHpi and Orleans terrific
+. and their kn.tics.
| Vth. AT any acc orplaces where troops
am or n& bsfitioned, marched or recruit
ed wiesen$d.s-rict cf Name and state OF
New-FSshpshire
9th, At any place or places tsliere troops
are or maybe stationed, marched OF recruited
wiyhn the state IF Vermont
9Th, Atany, place or places why're traeps
are or may be stationed, marched orrecruit-
ed within the state of NJ assaclmsetts, the town
# Springfield excepted.
9th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched orrecruited
within the states of Connecticut and Rhode
Island. sG
9th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state Of w-York, Niagara
and its dependencies excepted.
10th, AT any place or places where troops
are or maybe Stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state Of New Jersey
18th AT any place or places where troops
are or may DE stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the state of Pennsylvania.
18th, At any place or places where trooB
are ormay be stationed, marched, or recr1
ed within the states Of Maryland, Della u
and the District of Columbia
18th, AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state of Virginia.
18th, AT am place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state of North Carolina.
18th, AT any place or places where troops
are OF my be stationed. marched or re-
crlited wslsS the state of South Carolina.
10th, AZ Ocmplgee Old Fields, and at
any place Sor places where troops are or
maybe stationed, marched or recruited with
III the limits OF the state CT Georgia.
IL, Proposals will also be received, as a.
t9resaid, for the supply of all rations which
ma. De required by the United States, for the
troops which are or may be stationed, march
ed or recruited within the town of Spring
held in the state of Massachusetts ard for
the armnrers and other persons employed
in The United States Annoy at that place,
from the LIST day of June, 1912, inclusive, to
Inc lst day ofJunc 1915.
ration to consist Of one pound and one
agdrser Of beef, or three quarters of pound
OF salted pork, eighteen ounces Of bread or
Hour, pnc, gili cf rum, whslsey or brandy. &c
at the rates of two quarts salt, four quarts
OF vinegar, four pounds of sap, and one
pound and half Of candles, to every hun
dred rations. The prices ofthe several COM
ponents parts OF the ration shall be specified;
but the URi:cd States reserve the right OF
making such alterations in the price of the
Component parts Of the ration aforesaid,
as shall make the price of each part thereof
bear just proportion to the proposed price
of the whole ration. The rations are to be
furnished i'll such Quantities, that there shall
at all times, during the term Of the proposed
contract, be sufficient for the consumption OF
the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Chi
kago, Fort Usage and Belle Vuc, for SIX
months in advance: and at each of the ports
on the western waters, for at least three
months in advance, Of good and wholesome
provisions, fthe same shall be required. j,
is also to be pernittct! to all and every Of the
co,nmandants Of fortified places or pests, 10
call for, at seasons when TIE same can be
be transported, or at any tine in case of ur-
gcncy, such supplies Of ike provisions IN adj
vancc, rs in the discretion Ct the command
an 80 be deemed proper.
IN understood thatthe contractor is tob
at The expence and risk cf issuing Gin. sun
plies to the troops, and that all losses sl.tai-
ned by the depredaticns Of the enemy. or Nv
means Of the troops Of the Unitsd States shall
be paid by the United States at che price of
the arsicles captured or destroyed as alorc-
said, on TIE deposition Of two on more per.ans
oi credit2ble characters. and ;i. certificate
If Commissioned cficer, stltirg tic circrra-
stances Of the loss, and the anount -,
articles for which Compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege IS reserved to the y. states
81 requiring tiatnoue Of the supplies, wh.c.t
nay be frzpishsd under any Of thc proposed
,9ntractH hall be issued, until the supplies
which. ~ been or aay be furnished under
he contf1ets now force, have been consu-
ned; and that a supply in advance may be
always required 81 any OF the fixed posts ON
he sea board, or Indian frontier, hot excee-
lug three months.
w. EUSTIS.
The editors OF newsps pers who are au-
hotised 70 publish the laws Of the United
',atcs &C requested to publish the foregoine,
dycrtS&tont twice week for foar success
i've weeks