The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-04-07

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NJ Office is hereby given, that separate proposals
IN will be received at tho Office Of the Secretary
for the Department Of War, until IL o'clock, at noon
Of Monday the 18th Of April next, for the supply Of
all ra,ons tlat may I've recaired for the use of the
United States from the ls day oi June Inclusive
the 1st day yune 1915, within the States and Dis
tricts following, VIZ
1st. AT aAy place or places where troops are or
may be stationed. marched recruiting within the
District of Maine and State Of New w-Iiampshire and
their northern vcihities.
"a. AZ any place or places where troops or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
State Of Vermont and its northern vincinity.
3D. At any place or places were troops are or may
be stationed, matched rccruited within the state
Of Massachusetts.
4th. At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched vr recruited within the
state of New.York aud its northern and western VIZ
entities.
5,h At any place or places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within the
states Of Maryland, Delaware and the District Of
Columbia
9th. At any place or Places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within tho
state of North Carolina.
9TH. At any place places where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within The
state of south-Carolina.
A ration to consist Of one pound and one quarter
of beef three quarters Of pound Of salted porks
eighteen ounces Of bread or -FOUR one. gill OF rums
whiskey, or brandy, and at the rate Of two quarts
ofsa four quarts of vinegar four pounds Of SOAP
and one pound and half Of candles 10 every hun
dred rations. The price Of the several component
parts Of the ratiens shall be specified, but the Unit
ed States reserve the ight Of making such altera-
tons in the price Of the component parts OF the ras
ton aforesaid as shalt make the price OF each part
thereof bear just proportion to the proposed price OF
the whole ration. The rAtions are 10 be furnishrdin
such qu aniss, that there shall at all times, during
the of TIE proposed contract, be suibcent ior
the consumption Of the troops for SIX months m adj
vance. Of good and wholesome provisions, u tho
same shall be required. II is also TO be permitted
IN all and every Of TIE commandments OF fortified plss
ces or forts, TO call for At when the same
can he transported, at ANY time in case OF usgen-
CIV, sucl, supplies Of like provisions IN advance, as
in the discretion Of the oomnsndsnt shall be deem-
ed proper. - u
II is understood that the contractor is to be at the
expenco and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops,
and that all losses sustained by the depredatons OF
the encmS or by Of the troops % the United
States shall be paid by the United States at the price
OF the articles captured DESTROYED as afotessdon
the Deposition OF two or sorc persons OF eredble
character, and the certifcsteo of commissioned Of
eer si,,ng the circumstances oS the loss, and the
amount Of the articles for which compensation shall
be claimed
The privilege is reserved 10 the Uniled States bf
requiring that none Of the supplies which p'ay be
furnished under the proposed contracts, shall be s-
sued, until the supplies which have been or may ne
furnished under the contract now in foshavs been
consumed, -