The republic., 1851-08-07

IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, Saa Ste. Marie, Michigan.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
329 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on 1st June, 1852; remainder by 10Th OF
September, 1852.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
ITO bushels of new white field beans
LISP pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard talow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort TrunbuH, .Ne,c London, Connecticut.
SIS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort .4danls, .Newport, Rhode Island
255 barrels OF pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine flour
LOB bushels oil new White held beans
2,62S pounds OF good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tailow candles
AZ bushels Of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, W Fl.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels ofnew white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard taow candles
IA bushels of rood clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort PrebLc, Portland, Maine.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons good cider vinegar.
AT Fort SuliiUa1a, Eastport, Maine.
SIS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne flour
So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32s pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE.-An bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit
the total amount of each bid; and no bid will be
acted unless it embraces all articles required at
a post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth let June, lst September, lst December,
1852, and lst March, 1853.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened 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 sated 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 this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been so salted and
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels full hooped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement of
thirty-two quarts to the bnshel The candles to
have cotton wicks. The provisions for st. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their ulti
mate destination in the first week of April 1861;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass St. Peters
by Ist June, 1852.
failure in these particulars will be considered
n breach of contract, and the Department will be
authorized to purchase to supply 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 as may be designated by the agents of the
Department
fhe Commissary General reserves the privilege
Of increasing or diminishing the quantities, or OF
dispensing with any or all articles required at any
also of increasing reducing the quantities of each
delivery one third subsequent to contract, on Civ
ing sixty days' previous notice. Bidders not here
tofore contractors required to accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability, together
with the names of their securities, whose respons
bity must be certified by the District Attorney, or
by some person we'll known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advdncss cannot be made IN any case, and eridence
of inspection and full defipery tc be required this
office before reqasifon toR be made upon the 1reGs
nv for payment, which will be effected in such pub
lie money as may be convenient TO the points o
delivery, the places of purchase, or the residence o.
the contractors, at the option OF the Treasury De
partment
No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paiC
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate enve
lope. and marked Proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. S.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting il
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
to do 80 by the Commissary General Of Subsistence
August 2-lawtSepu5