The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-21
NAVY SUPPLIES-Is46-,7.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,

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asGe March %, l646.
CEPARATE PROPOSE LIS, scaled and en-
y dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be
received at this Bureau until O'Clock, P. NJ, on
MONDAY, the 9th day of April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the United States Navy
Yards at Charlestown. Mass, Brooklyn, n. " and
Gosport, Va, such quantities of the following ar
tclcs as may be required ordered from the con-
tractors by the Chief of this Bureau or by the re-
spectivc commanding officers of the said NAVY
Yards, during the fiscal year ending June 80, lS4i
viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whiskcy Sugar, Tea. Coffee
Cocoa, Rice. Butter, Molasses, Beans Vinegar
Pickles, Raisins, dried Apples and Tobacco
The Flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat
grown IN the year lS45 or 1876, perfectly sweet
and IN all respects of the best quality; and when
required for shipment abroad, shall be fully equal
to the best description of Richmond Flour in III
the qualities essential to its preservation in tropical
climates and shall be delivered in good, sound
bright barrels with lining hoops at each head and
United States. -
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su.
perhne flour, of the manufacture of 1915 or 1916
ana snail he iully equal In quality, and conform in
size, to the samples which now lodged in the
said Navy Yards shall be thoroughly kiln dried,
well packed, and delivered free of charge TO the
United States, in good, sound, we'll dried BRIGHT
Hour barrels, with the heads we'll secured or in
tight whiskey or spirit casks or barrels when re-
quired 5000 n m
The Whiskcy shall be made wholly from grain
OF which at least two third parts shall be rye shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard. iI
shall be delivered in good sound, bright, we'll
hooped, white oak barrels, with white oak heads
and each barrel shall, when required, be coopcred
with four good and sufficient iron hoops, and the
whole shall be put in good shipping order free of
all charge TO the United States.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown and
be delivered In barrels when required.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson
Icqual to the samples at said Navy Yards
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba Coffee
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound,
twothird parts to be equal in quality to the best
Para, and ne-third part equal in quality to the
best Caracas. (These two articles viz: Coffee and
Cocoa, will be required at New York only)
The Rice shall be of the very best quality and
be delivered In air tight casks barrels when re-
CURED
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea.
soned white oak kegs, Of about eighty pounds each
The Moasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans Moasses, and be delivered in barrels
when required, which shall be thoroughly coopered
and placed in the best shipping condition
The Vinegar shall be of first quality Cider Vine.
gar, and be delivered in barrels when required
which shall be thoroughly coopered, and placed in
the best shipping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good and when
required for shipment, shall be delivered in tight
spirit or whskey casks, or barrels, air and water
proof
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch Raisins.
and when cquired for shipment Shall be delivered
in good, strong, substantial boxes.
The dried Apples shall be of approved quality
I"'N' ,oiu'Su shipment, lnCy snail be de-
iverGd in tight spirit casks, whiskey barrels, or
half barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
fifteen gallons each; the kegs to be of seasoned
white oak, or white ash ; and, when required for
shipment, they shall be delivered in strong salt
brine or vinegar, as may be required; the egeta-
bic only to be paid for.
The Tobacco shall be equal in uuaitv To the sam
pies at the said Navy Yards; none of it shall be
manufactured during the winter months; all shall
have undergone natural sweat, and be branded
with the name of the manufacturer, year when
and the place where, it was manufactured and be
delivered in strong boxes, containing about fifty
and one hundred pounds each the price to be uni.
form at all the stations.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub.
ject to such inspection the Chief of this Bureau
factory 10 the inspecting officer officer to be
appointed by the Navy Department. All inspec-
tions to be at the place of delivery Biscuit may,
however, if it be the wish of the contractor be in.
sPected at the place of manufacture as to its quail
ty but will be subject to inspection as to its CON
dition at the place OF delivery.
The quantity of these articles which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated They will prob
ably be about