Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-15
WARDEPARrsiEH JAY 10. 1911.
Notice is hereby Given.

OF the first Monday in November next, for
the supply of all rations that MAY be required
for the use Of the United States, from tke LIST
day Of June 1912 inclusive, to the lst dav of
June 1913 within the states, territories and
districts following, viz.
lst, At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimacki-
nae, Fort Wayne. Chikago and their imme-
date vicinisics, and at any place or places,
where troops are or may be stationed, march
ed, or.recru;ted, within the territory Of Mich
ryan. e
End, Atcny place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
cd within the states OF Kentucky and Teunes-
see. 80 !;
Sd, At Belle Fonsaine, Fort Usage and
Belle Vue andat any place or places where
troops arc or maybe stationed, marched, or
recruited within the state If Ohio AID the Il
Hnois, Indiana and Louisiana territories, ex-.
cept Fort Wayne and Chicago and their i'm
mediate vicinites.
9Th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the Mississippi ard Orleans terrific
RIGS and their yicinities.
5th, a. any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the district Of Maine and state OF
New-Hauipsh:rc
9th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the state OF Vermont.
9TH, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched. or recruit
ed within the state OF Massachusetts, the town
of Springfield excepted.
9th, At any place or places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or recruited
within the states of Connecticut and Rhode
Island.
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are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state of New-york, Niagara
and its dependencies excepted.
10th, AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state Of New Jersey.
18th At any place CT places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the state of Pennsylvania.
18th, AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched, or recruit
ed within the states of Maryland, Delaware
and the District Of Columbia.
18th, AT any place OF places where troops
are or may ba stationed, marched or recruit
ed within the state of Virginia.
18th, At any place or places where troops
are CT may be stationed, marched orrecruit
ed within the state OF North Carolina
18th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched CT re-
cruited within the state of South Carolina
10th, At Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at
any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited with
in the limits of the state of Georgia.
IL, Proposals will also be received, as "a
fcresaid, for the supply of all rations which
may be requiredby the United States, for the
troops which are or may be stationed, march
cd or recruited within the town of spring
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the armorers and other persons employed
in the United States Armory at that place,
from the 1st day CT June, 1912, inclusive, to
the LIST day Of June 1873
A ration to consist Of one pound and one
quarter OF beef, or three quarters of a pound
OF salted pork, eighteen ounces of bread or
-four, one gill of rum, whiskey or brandy, &
at the raJes or two quarts salt, four quarts
OF vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one
pound and half of candles, to every hun
dred ratioEs. The prices ofthe several COM
ponents 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,
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 in 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, ii The same shall be required. IL
is also to- be permitted to all and every Of the
commandments of fortified places or posts, to
call tor, at seasons when the same can be
be transported, or at any time in case of ur-
gency, snch supplies Of like provisions in adj
vance, as In the discretion Of the command
ant shall he deemed proper.
il is understood that the contractor is to be
at the expence and risk of issuing the sup
plies to the troops, and that all losses sustai-
ned by Che depredatinns Of the enemy, or by
means of the troops Of the Unitsd States shall
be paid by the Uuited States at tie price of
the articles captured or destroyed as afore-
said, or Tho deposition of two or more persons
of creditablc characters, and the certificate
of a commissioned officer, stating the circum-
stances Of the loss, and the amount of the
articles for which compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the u. 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 furnished under
the contracts now in force, have been consu.
med and that supply IN advance may be
always required at any Of the fixed posts on
the sea board, or Indian frontier, not excee,
ding three months.
w. EUSTIS.
The editors Of newspapers who are ar
thorised to publish tho laws Of the United