The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-10-30
Var Department, .3uiy 10, 18I6.
THIS Is TO GIVE Norlcs

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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE,
hat tsparate propoials will be received
at the -ot''ce OF the Secretary for the De,
Pintatent u War, until the sIft dav of Oc-.t
teoe' aeNi, incluiive, for the fppply of ali,
! Tations tnat may be required Tor the ufs Of
/ the United States, from the 1T day of ,,,ne
S!7 inclutiYe, TO the If day of Linz. ISIS,
within the States, Territories and Dilfric,s'
| tclowingviz 'e'o'
lit AZ Detroit, Michlimackinac. For.
wayne, Chicago, and their Immediate yici-
n'Hes y at any place or places where troop,
ne or may be ttatione0, -,aarched or recr,,;t-
| CO. within tle territory of Michigan. the
wWtsm'y of The Upper axes and the lfate OF
piio' and on or adjacent to the waters OF
lake Michigan.
4d' Atany place or places where troop.
are or naY be GatioEed, marched or r.
| cFuiici within the liates OF Ken.uckv nd
ennedee. S''>'
gu. Atany. place or places where troons
are or may be ilationed, marched or re.
| crultcd within the Illinois. Indian, "a
Miilouri Territories. A'Ni
+fh. AT any place OF places where troops
are or MAY be itationed marched or reorn;t-
! ed within the MIlliIippi territory, tho fate
OF Loulhana and their vicinitics north az
| Inc Gulph of Mexico
5th. Atauy place or places where troo17s
arg or n3ay faiiored, marched or recruited
g'ihin the D:lrict OF Maine and the fate of
New Hampfhirc.
9th Al any place or places where trooDs
arGor may be ilatfone6, marched or rey
crulied within the tate of Mathematics.
18th. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be !tafioned, marched on recruir~
60 WITHIN ne ftaies OF Connecticut, and
Sth Ar any place or places where tt5oos
arc or may be ita,roned marched or re-
cruteH within the fate OF New York no,tb
Of the Highlands and within the ftate Of
Vermont.
9Th. Ar any place or places where ,roons
are or may be fat;oOed, marched or re-;
cruited within the fate of New York. foutb
OF The Highlands, including Wet Point
aud within the aale of New Jerfey.
10th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be lfationed marched or
recruited within the late OF Pennfvlvania
nth. ST any place or places where.
troops arc or may be ifationed, marched or
recruited within the ltates of Delaware
Maryland and the D;Arict of Columbia.
I2'h. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be lfationcd, march.u OF
recruited within the fate of Virginia
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may be ltationed, marched or
recruited within the fate Of North Carroll
ma.
f4th. At A,y place or places where
troops are or may be fa';oned marched or
recruited within the Fate of South Carroll.
IA.
18th. At any place or places where
troops are or may hc'Gationed, marched or
fl,yt,f he a. r
Gliding thai part of the Creeks land living
within the territorial limits Of faid fate.
A ration to coniiif Of one pound and ona
Quarter of beef, or three quarters of a
pound Of ia.ted pork, eighteen ounces of
bread or -four, one gill of rum, whiskeyoc
brandy, and at the rate of two quarts OF
tait, four quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of
foaP, and one pound ard one halfof CAM
dies TO every hundred rations. The prioes
OF the ieveral component parts OF tile ra-
ton fhall be fp,Eifed, bur the u. State
reterve the right q making fnch alterations
IN the price of the component parts of the
ration aforefald, as ihalf makeAe price
OF each part thereof bear juf Sfoportior
to the proPoicd price of the whole 80.
The ration are 10 be fnriinr.1 - t I,sS.
quantities. that there fhalI at all ,imeS an "
inc the term of tne propofed contract he
iniiiclent for the confumption of the troons
for fix months in advance, of gopd sbd
wholefcme 7rovifons, if the fame mall Lr
required. IT is ALTO TO be permitted ~
all and every one of the conmsndante
OF fortified places or potts, to call for At
! ieaionS, When the lame can be tr1nfporte3
aany time, in cafe Of urgency, uch I'm.
pres OF Ike provifons in advance. rs in
the dIlcretion of the commander fball he
deemed proper '''- -
1t Is underltood that the contractor l. fo
be at the expence and rial Of iffuino fin
Plies to the troops, and that all loHes full
tanned by the depredstions of the enemy. or
by means of the troops OF the United States.
fball be paid by the United States at the
price of the article captured or deifroyed &c
aforefaid, on the depoGtions of two or more
Perfons OF credible characters, and the
certificate c. a CONDITIONED officer hatine
the circumstances Of the lofs, and the a.,
mount OF articles for which compen(at;on
fhall be claimed.
The privilege is referved to, the United
States, of recurring that none Of the fur
plies, which may be furniIied under any
OF the propoled contracts, 1ball de fitted
Until the iupplies which have been, or NAV
be furnifhcd under the contract now ~
force, have been confirmed.
VIM. H. CRAWFORD.
Secretary Of VIZ.