Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-04
WAn DEPARTMENT. :
THIS is TO GIVE NGri ICE

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r5Nsst separate proposals will be received al the
Il Office of the secretary for the Department, 81
| War, until the 3ist day Of October next inclI.
sive, Tor the supply of all rations that may be
required for the use of the Urited States. from
| the lst day Of June, 1917, Inclusive. 10 the LIST
day OF June 1913, within the States. erri,, ,es
| and Districts following, via
LIST. AZ Detroit, Michilimacllnac, Sort WAYNE.
Chicago, ard their immediate y.cinitics. and It
any place or places where troops are or may be
stationed, marched or recruited, within the ter
ritory of Michigan, The vicinity OF the Upper
Lakes and the state of OHIO, and ON or adjacent
to the waters of Lake Michigan.
III, AT any piaCe or places ere troops are
or may be stationed, marched or la cruited with.
in the states Of Kentucky and 1erui.ssee
Sd, At any place or places where tlcops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited within
the Illinois, lndiaua and Missouri Territories
4th, AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
in the Mississippi Territory, the state of Louis.
lana and Their vicinities north of the Gulph of
Mexico.
5'h, st any place CT pisces where troops .re
or may be stationed, marched or recruited wi,he
in the District OF Maine and the state of New
Hampshire
9th, At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruit, d with.
in the State OF Massachusetts.
''h, Al any place or places where troops ARE
OF nSy De STATIONED, marched or recruited within
Tue states OF Connecticut and Rhode Island
9th, At any place Ut places where trooos orc
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
IN The state OF New York, north Of the High.
lands and Within the state OF Vermont,
sui, AT any place or places where troops ara
OF may be stationed. marched or recruited with.
III the state OF New.Yors, south of the Iiigblspds
,;ciudng West Point and within the state Of
New Jersey.
lOth, AT any place or places where troops arr
or may DC Stationed, marched OF recruited within
inc state OF Pennsylvania.
lin, Al any place or places where troops are
OF may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
IN The states of Delaware, Maryland and the Dis.
trlct of Columbia
l2th, At any place or places where troops are
OF may DC statloned, marched OF recruited with
m the state of Virginia.
18th, at any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with.
IN The state Of North Carolina,
18th, At any place or places where troops ,ra
or may be stationed, marched or recruited With
III the state OF South Carolina.
18th, At any place or places where troops arc
or may be Stationed marched or recruited with.
IN the STATE OF Georgia, including that part Of
the creeks land lying within the Territorial Ii
mits OF said state.
ration Consists of one pound and one quar-.
ter OF Dcet, or three quarters of pound of sailed
pork, eighteen ounces of bread or -four one sr;II
OF rum, whiskey or brandy, and at the rate olive
quarts OF SALT TOUR quarts of vinegar four pounda
ofsoap, and one pound and one half of candles In
every hundred ratons. The prices of the several
component parts of the ration shall be specifed
out the United States reserve the right OF making
such alterations in the price Of tine conporent
parts OF the ration aforesaid, shall make the
price OF each part thereof bear lust proportion
| to the proposed price of the whole ration. The
| rations are to be furnished in such quantities
that there shall, al all times during The term of
the proposed contract, be sufficient for The con-
sumption OF the troops for six months in adj.
| vance, ofgood and wholesome provisions if the
| same shall be required It is also TO be permit,
Ted to all and every OF the commandments of fnrti
he'd places or posts, to call for, at seasons, when
! the same can be transported and at any TING in
case CT urgency, such supplies OF Ike provisions
IN advance, as in the discretion of the commao.
der shall be deemed proper
It is understood that the contractor is to lie az
the expense and risk of issuing The supplies to-
the troops, and that all losses sustained nv the
depredations of the enemy, or by means of the
troops OF the United States, shall be paid bv the
United States al tie price of the article c.ptured
or destroyed as aforesaid, on The deposition of
two or more persons of creditable Character. and
the certificate of a commissioned officer stating
the circumstance of the loss, and the amount Of
the articles for which compensation shall ba
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 cor.
tracts, shall be issued, until The supplies which
have been, or may be furnished under the cen
tract now in force, have been consumed.
VIM. II CRAWFORD.
Secretary of War
NoTE.-The Editors Of Newspapers who are
authorized to publish the laws of Tie U. States
are requested to insert the foregoing advertise.
ment once week until the 1st of OcGnIe. rs1.t