The republic., 1851-08-11

90 bushels OF new white held beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
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 10Th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, Sam Ste. Marie, Michigan.
SO 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
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
ne-half on lst June, 1852; remainder by 10Th o.
September, 1852.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
l70 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
li0 bushels of new white field beans
1,752 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
44O gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort T'umbuH, .Ns,c London, Connecticut
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh auperfine -four
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
22o gallons Of good cider vinegar.
at Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
| 255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfne flour
los bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
| 40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
.4t Fort Constitution, Portsmouth,, NJ FL.
So barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfine flour
So bu5hels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard taIow candles
Id bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort PrebLe, Portland, Maine.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh supcrfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IL bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons good cider vinegar.
al Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine.
So 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
900 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.--All 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 Mt
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth lst June, Let September, let December,
1852, and let 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 salted with Turks
Island aalf and ad ,,;th a.,
same article in pieces not exceeding eight pounds
each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this oficea 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 bushel. The candles TO
have cotton wicks. The provisions for st. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their uti-
mate destination III the first week Of April 1852,
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass ST. Peters
by lst June 1854.
failure in these particulars will be considered
a 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.
AnS ,Noiiiiil5seIJ OeneTdI reserves Inc privilege
of increasing or diminishing the quantities, or of
dispensing with any or all articles required at any
post, at any time before entering into
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 responsi-
biliy must be certified by the District Attorney or
by some person well known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Adpances cannot be made in any case. and epidence
Of inspection and fu deiipcry tca be required at is
Office before reqGsifion ,rH be made upon . TTeas,.
rytor 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
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
IoPe. and marked Proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence
GEO. GIBSON, c. G. S.
NoTE,--Editors will not be paid for inserting il
their papers this advertisement unless authoriEeC
to DO 90 by the Commissary General Of Subsistence
August 2-lawtSeptl5