The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-08-26
JuLY ia. ISIS.


MoTICEis hereby given, Tha, separate proposals
~ viii be received az the office of the Secretary
for the Department of War, until 70 at o. this
last Monday in November next for the supply Of al
ratons that may be required for the use OF the uni-
ted States from the lst day of june 1914, Inclusive,
TO the LIST day of June, 1915, within tne States, Ter
ritories and Districts following, viz:
lst At Detroit, Michilimackinac, Fort Wayne,
CLiSago and their immediate vicinites. and a, any
place places where troops are or may be stationed
marched or recruited, within the territory OF Mich
,gan, the vicinity OF tue Spper Lakes and the State
of Ohio.
3D. tany place or places where troops are or
may bestationed, marched recruited within the
Statesof kentucky and Tennessee.
3d At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched recruited within the
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri territories.
4ti At any place where troops are or may be
stationed, marched recruited within the Missis-
slpp territory, the state of Louisiana and iLcr vci-
nilies north OF the Culph of Mexico.
9TH At any place or places where troops or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
district OF Maine and state of Ncw-tiampshire and
their northern vicintics
OH. Al any place places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within tie
state OF Vermont and It's northern vicinity.
TN At any place or places where troops arc or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
state OF Massachusetts, the town of Springfield cx-
ceptcd.
Bib. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruied within the
states OF Cornrcticut aud Rho,le-i-spd.
9Th, AT a'ly place or places where trpcps
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
state of Nsw-lorS and its northern vicinity and
tern.
10Th. At any place places whore troops are or
may be statioded, marched or recruited within the
state OF Ncw-Jersey.
1ttIs. At any place where troops may be
stationed, marched or recruited within the state Of
Pennsylvania.
l2th At any place places where troops are or
may be stationed. marched on recruited within the
state of Maryland, Deia"arS ord sie
lunbia.
18th At any place or places where troops are or
NAV be stariosed, marched Or recruited within the
state of Virginia.
IL At any pscc or places where troops are or
may be Stationed, marched or recruited Within the
state Of North h-Carolina
Is At any place or places where troops are or may
be staioned marched recruited within the state
of South.Caroina
l6 At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marcoea or recruited wth'n .he
limits Of the state Of Georgia aud its southern vicinity
IL Proposals will also be received, as aforesaid,
for the supply of all ratons which may be required
by the United States tor the troops which are or may
be stationed, marched or recruited within the town
of Springfield in the state of Massachusetts, and
for the armorers and Other persons employed IN the
United States Nrmory at that place, from the FIRST
day of Jund, 1914, inclusive, to the irst day OF
June, 1915.
A ration to CONSIST Of one pound and one quarter
Of beef or three quarters Of pound OF sated pork
eighteen ounces OF breed or -four, gill OF rum,
whisky or brandy, and at the rate OF two quarts of
salt, four quarts of vincgar, four pounds of soap
and one pound and half OF canjies, to every nun
dred rations. The prices OF tue several component
parts Of the ration sh be specified, but the United
States reserve the right of making such alterations
in the price of the component parts OF the ration
foresad shall make the price Of easb part there
Of beer just proportion to the proposed price 0. the
whole ratior The ranns TO be furnished in such
quantities, that there shall all times, during tie
term OF the proposed contract be sufficient for the
consumption of the troops for months in advance
of good and wholesome provisions, if the same shal!
be required Ii is also to be permitted TO all and
cry of the oommandants of fortified places posts,
TO :all for, ut seasons when the can be trans
ported at any time in Of urgency, such sup
plies Of like provisions in advance in The dscre
tion of the co,nmandant shall be deemed proper.
II is understood that the contractor stQe at the
expense and risk of issuing the supplies TO the troops
and that all losses sustained by the depredations ct
the enemy, by means of the troops of the United
States, shall be paid by the United States the price
Of the article captured aforesaid,
the deposition Of two persyhs Of credi,ab!e
characters, and the certificate at commissioned Of
hcer stating the crcumst Of the loss, and the
amoant Of the articles for which compensation shall
be claimed
The privilege is 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 furnished under the contract in force, have
been consumed.
JARMsTRoNG.
August !.