The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09
1F WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 9 1916
mo. 759.
Far Department,
Jiiku 10, 1876.

Partment OF War, until the ,Iff DIV of o.
cober next, inclufve, for the I,,nniv Of -,
rations thar may be required Tor the nGe 5S
ne onitea States, from the ut day of Iune.
loi7 lnGinAVe, 10 the 1T day of J.Inc. I8,s
/ M mi,nln the States, Territories and Diiiricts.
Wit ut, AZ Detroit, Michlimackinac, Forr
mites & at any place or places yhsra w.
aie or may be ftationqd, niarcl,es or re nt
Cd, within the territory of M;rb;g,,, -.
vicinity OF the Upper axes and the G:,,e of
ONO, and on or adjacent to the wa,ers ~
Lake Michigan. "''i Oh
al. AZ any place or places where trar,,.
arc or may be ftatoEed, marched or rss
Sruitea within the ftates of Kcn,uckv ns
Tennefse. no
sd. AT any place or places where troo,,.
are or may be itationed, marched mr. ~
SIrii,ed within the Illinois. Indian, ara
Nliiiouri Territories. @'''-
4'h. AT any place or places where troore
aie or may be itationed marched or recr,I;ss
81 witi9n the Miihiiippi territory, the lfatc
| OF ionilana and their vicinitics ,.r,t,
the Gulph of Mexico ''o' III &C
| Sth. Atary place or places where ,,,o,,,
| are or may !dtioned, marched or recr,,;,s.3
within the DatriGt of Maine and tbe o. "a
New Hampfhire. '''> i'''F Oh
ON. Aeany place or places where troons
arc or may be hationed, marched or re-
crnited within the fate of A1afIachnG dr.
7fh' At any place or places where troons
| are or may be ftationed, marched or reern;ts
ed within the fates of Connee;cut amd
Rhode Iiland. ana
e'h' AT any place or places where troops
ore or may be ffa.ioned, marched or re-.
ofuited within the fate of New York, north
srhI IL
Vermont. vi
9th. AT any pIase or places where ,roors
are or may be Gationed, marcbed ar r.:
crulted within the fate of New York. Eontb
OF the Highlands, Including Wet Poins
and within the fate of New jeriey.
10th. AT any place or places where
loops are or may be ftationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of PennfyIvan;s
nth At any place or places wbe~s
troops are or may be flationed, marched &c
recruited within the itates Of Delawa arc
Maryland and the Dltrict of Columbia.
i2th. AT any place or places where
troops are or may be ftationed, marched or
reeruited within the fate of Virginia
I3Th' AT any place or places where
| troops are or may be ftationed, marched Or
! recruited within the fate of North Caroli..
ma.
18th. AT my place or places where
troops areor may be ftationed, marched az
| recruited within the fate of South Carclia
I ma.
| 18th. A. any place or places where
| 18th. AT any place or places where
! troops are or may be ffationed, marched or
recruited within the fate of Georeia In.
Guiding that part OF the Creeks land lying
within the territorial limits of fad fate.
1 a raj fcNC a .
| quarter of beet, or three quarters of a
pound of falted pork, eighteen OUNCES &
bread or -four, one gill of rum, whiskevo
brandy, and at the rate of two onarts o
| tar, tour quarts of vinegar, four pounds so
ioap, and one pound and one half of can
| dies to every hundred rations.. The price
iof the ieveral component parts OF the rss
| ton fhall be fpeClhed, but the y. State
re'erve the right of making luch alteration
In the price OF the component parts of the
ration aforefaid. as fball make the price
OF each part thereof bear n iuft PROMOTION
to the proPoied price of the whole ration.
! The ration axe to be fiirnilled in fuch
quantities, that there thall, at all times, dur
ing the term of the propofed contract, be
iuthcient tor the coniumption of the troors
Tor Tx months in advance, of good and
| wholeiome provilions, if the fame mall be
| II 10 dlIO iO Dt pcInllttci TO
all and every one of the comniaisdants
I OF fortified places or POTS, to call Tor. at
fca!ons, whrD the fame can be tranfported
! a any time, in cafe of urgency, mch fin
plies OF Ike provifons in advance, as in
the dncrction of the commander 1hail be
deemed proper.
is uDderftood that the contractor IS To
be at the expence and riilt of iffuing f,rp-
plies to the troops, and thar all IolIes flif.
tanned by the depredations of the enemy. or
| by means ofthe troops oil the United States.
fhall be paid by the United States AZ the
| price of the article captured or deftreyed as
afcrefaid, on the depolitions Of two or more
PerfonS of credible characters, and The
Certificate of CONDITIONED officer ffa,ino
the circumstances of the lois. and the a.
mount OF articles for which compenfatIon
fhall be claimed.
! The privilege is reierved TO the United
! states, OF requiring that none of the fup-
Plies, which may be furnilhed under any
OF the proPoied contracts, niall de iTued
until the fupplies which have been, o, may
be furnifhed under the contract now in
force, have been confirmed.
VIM. II. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War;
/ July 11.-1awto
I20 Laborers are Wanted,
For the DSblic works al Fort (Vashu