The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-02
mo $50.
Her Department..
Ay 10. 1916.
This rs TO GIVE NOTICE,

Partment OF War, until the an dav of Oc.
ober next, inciuiive, for thc fnpply of all
rations that may be required Tor the INF. oS
the United States, from the m day of Iune.
1917 inclnAve, TO the If day of J.ips. ISIS
within the States, Territories and D;ifric,se
following viz '>'S'
1T AT Detroit, Michlimackinac. Fore
| wayne, Chicago, and their imnedia,e y;cis
| mites at any place or places where troor.
are or may be ltationad, marched or recruits
| cd, within the territory of MICHIGAN. The
| VICINITY OF the Upper 7 axes and the 0a,e of
ONO, and on or adjacent to the waters Of
Lake Michigan w.
al AT any place or places where troous
are or may be ftationed, marched or re-
cruited within the ftates of Ken,nck,, ~
TenneIee. NtA
sd. Atany place or places where troons
are or may be ftatoned, marched or re-
eruIted within the Illinois, Indiana and
Mliiouri Territories.
9Th AT any place or places where troops
are or may be itationed marched or recruits.
! ed within the MlliAippi territory. the Gate
OF Louiiiana and their vicinities north of
the Gulph of Mexico
| Sth. Atany place or places where troon.
are or may ftationed, marched or recruiteS
within the D:ttrict of Maine and the fa,e Of
| New Hampihire. "
9TH Atany place or places where troops
"e vi may De itatloned, marched or re-
| erulted within the fate of MlaGacbulet,.
9TH. At any place or places " her. troo,.
are or may be fatoncd, marched ., recrmity
| ed within the fates of Connecticut ana
Rhode ihand ''''A-
Sth At any place or places whete ,roons
are or may be TIA toned, marched or rss
crlllted within the fate of New York rorth
OF the Highlands and within the Gate Gf
Vermont. WIZ '''e %
9th. At any place or places where troops
arc or may be farioned, marched mr. r.
crulted within the fate of New York. foutb
-of the Highlands, including Wef poiSt
and within the fate of New Terfey.
10th. At any place OF PAGES where
troops are or may be Gationed marched oS
recruited within the fate of Pcnn:ylvani,
nth AZ any place or places where
troops arc or may be ilatoned marched ~
recruited within the itates Of Deiaware
Mary land and the D;ftrict of Columbia
! lath' AT any place or place wher.
| troops are or may be ftationed, marched nv
| recruited within the fate of Virginia
18th. At any place OF places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched IS,
recruited within the fate OF North Carolil
M.
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be itationed. marched Cr
recruited within the fate of South CarolA
ma.
18TH. Ar any place or places where
'5'h' at any, place or places where
| troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Georo;a in.
Guiding that part of the Creeks land iyirE
within the territorial limits of faid Gate.
a ration to coniift of one pound and one
quarter Of beef, or three Quarters of a
pound OF lated pork, eighteen ounces OF
Dread or Hour, one gill of rum, whiskey or
brandy, and at the rate OF two quarts ne
lalt, tour quarts of vinegar, tour pounds OF
loap, and one pound and one half of cana
dies TO every hundred ratons. The price.
OF the ieveral component parts of the "a
ton ihaIl be fpecifed, but the U. States
reterve the right of making fuch alterations
in the price of the component parts of the
ration aforefaid, as fhalI make the price
OF each part thereof bear juit proportion
to the pIoPofed price of the whole ration.
The ration are to be furnlhed i'm fuch
quantities, that there fhall, at all times, dur.
ing the term of the propofed contract, be-
iuiIcient Tor the confumption of the troops
Tor Tx months in advance, Of GOOD and
wholefome provifons, if the fame GbaIl be
I required. 1t is ALTO to be permitted to
all and every one Of the commandantg
OF fortified places CT Pofs, to call for at
feaionS, when the fame can be Transported
! at any time, in cafe of urgency, fuch fup~
plies OF like prdvifions in advance, as in
the difcretion of the commander hall he
deemed proper.
IT is underitood that the contractor IA 70
be at the expence and rik of iTuing fun
plies TO the troops, and that all loaes fnf.
tanned by the dePredatons of the enemy. or
by meansofthe troops OF the United States.
hall be paid by the United States at the
price OF the article captured or de0royed %
aforefaid, on the depolitions OF two or moe
Iperfons OF credible characters, and the
certificate of a CommiIioned officer fatinq
the circumstances of the lofs, and the d.
mount OF articles for which compen(at,eu
ihail be claimed.
The privilege is referved to the Unitea
States. OF requiring that none of the f,ip.
Plies, which may be furnil1ed under any
OF the propoied Contracts, fhall de ifTuel
4 until the fupplies which have been, or nay
I be furnifhed under the contract now ip
b. force, have been confirmed.
u VIM. II. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War
= July Iz.-IawtO
100 Laborers are Wanted.