The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-22
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar

800 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-All bidders requested TO extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit
the total amount Of each bid.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified, viii be
one-f fourth LIST June, LIST September LIST December
1850, and LIST March, 1851.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn, and each hog to weigh not less than
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs ears,
and snout Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams The pork is to be first sailed with Turks
Island salt, and then carefully packed with the
same article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds
each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate from
the packer that thepork has been sailed and pack
ed The pork is to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak barrels, full hoped the beans and salt
in barrels and the soap and candles in strong box
| cs, Of convenient size for transportation.
| Salt will only be received by measurement of
thirty-two quarts to the bushel. The candles to
| have cotton wicks. The provisions for St. Peters
and Fort Gaines must pass st. Louis for their uti
mate destination, in the first week of April 1850;
and the stores for Fort Gaines must pass St. Peters
by the lst June, 1850 failure in this particular
will be considered breach of contract, and the
Department will be authorized to purchase to sup
ply these posts The provisions will be inspected at
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such store houses may be designated by the
agents of the Department. The Commissary Cen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dimin
| ishing the quantities, of dispensing with any
all articles required at any post at any time before
entering into contract; and also of increasing
reducing the quantities Of each delivery onethird
subsequent TO contract, on giving sixty days pre-
vious notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names of their suretes
whose responsibility must be certified by the dis
trict attorney, by person well known to the
| therIu tIair oxytll he
| acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case and evidence
Of inspection and @ deliUery tci be required at this
office before reqtlisition ,piH be made upon the Teasu
~ for payment; which will be effected in such
public money as may be convenient to the points
of delivery, the places of purchase, the residence
OF the contractors, at the option OF the Treasury
Department.
| No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be scaled in a separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, c. G. s.
NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do 80 by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
July l4-3tawtl5Sep
| CABINET EDITION OF CLASSIC TALES.
~ Comprising in one volume Rasseas, Vicar of
Wakefield, Exies of Siberia, Paul and Virginia,
Gulivers Travels, Sterne's Sentimental Journey,
4
WAVERLY ANECDOTES, illustrating popular
characters scenes and incidents, in the Novels and
Romances of Sir Walter Scott, VOL, London.
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June 81 Booksellers, near 9th st.
TOHNsTON's Commercial Chart of the
u World, London, lS49-on Mercator's projection
containing the position of every place of CONNER
cia importance, showing the principal currents Of
the ocean with their direction and rate of progress
SC, &c. single copy, fully mounted, just i'm
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June % Booksellers, near 9th street
COUTHEY'S Comm onplace Book, 1 volume,
- London, lS49.-Southey's Commonplace Book
l-choce passa ges-moral religious, political, phio-
sophical historical poetical, and miscellaneous
Edited by his son in-iaw For sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June % Booksellers, near 9th street
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOW
ings, large volume.
Busk's Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, large
volume, with many plates.
Simpsons Key TO the Bible, with maps and illus
trations, London, volume.
Strauss Life of Jesus, London, volumes, svo.
For sale low at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
June 20 Bookstore near 9th st.
NEW EDITION OF WOOD AND BACIE's
IN UNITED STATES DlSPENSATORY, re.
vsed and enlarged, Just issued from the press, and
for sale in Washington by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
Booksellers, near 9th 81.
Also, Woods Practice of Medicine-last edition
Ewell's Medical Companion.
And all medical books published in the United
States, for sale at publishers prices. July 81
NTEMOIRs D'OUTRE-TOMBE--C Chateau
wi BRAND.
Confidence Raphael, pages de la vingtieme
annee-Iamartine.
Constitution Repubhque Franeaise ls4S, in French
and English. For sale at
TAYLOR & MAURY'S
July 10 bookstore, near 9Th ST.
! WINE STORE.
John III. BUTHMANN, Pennsylvania Avenue
- south side, between 4 and 9th streets, has re
ceived further supply of superior Cognac anc
Pale Brandy, Port Wine, and London Brown Stout
Also expected, by schooner ARLINGTON, few
more dozen of the old alpha Cognac vintage o
and n "A, dnzen of the 1aO,, do