The republic., 1851-11-01

4,oUO do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
100 do satinetts
1880 do plaid linsey
1000 do domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 DO do do unbleached
$4,000 do do sheeting, do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
300 dozen woolen socks
l,500 yards flannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Hrd,care and .AgricuItnal
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
$4,000 gun hints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fsh lines
5000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
76 estsiapanned kettles, s in nest
200 drawing knives-l0and IL inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of ] !, 7, and
inch
$50 pairs names
750 do trace chains
1000 wedding hoes
It's hand saws
40 cross cut saws. 7 feet in length
40 do do edo do
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, 9 to IL feet
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chses, J, l. and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
Glass No. 4.-.AreS.
73 dozen axes, TO weigh from a to 81 pounds
! 80 do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
I'll do hatchets, to weigh l. pounds
25 broad axes.
CLASS No 5.-.NorthueSt Guns
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of BARREL and
third AZ inches in length of barrel, to
be delivered in New York or Philade phia
as may be required
New samples of all the above articles, selected
with reference to the most recent improvements in
manufacture, are deposited in the Office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs which, with the
contracts OF former years, open for the inspec
tion of bidders.
The Department reserves the right to increase or
diminish the quantity OF any of the articles named
substitute others in lieu thereof require,
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted, for
presents or other purposes, in the administration
of the affairs of the Department, and to award the
contract to the party whose bid shall be deemed
most advantageous to the Indians and the Govern
ment. Goods of American manuf facture, all other
things being equal, will be preferred; but the
samples of blankets and cloths of foreign manu-
iacture, 1t will be necessary, when a domestic
ticle of the kind is offered that ample off should
accompany the bid
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
any one or more Of the foregoing classes, will
make invoice of all the items therein, and afIix
the prices in dollars and cents at which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the lst day of May next, assuming, as a ba
sis of calculation, the quantity of each article as
therein specified, extending the cost, and showing
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice consti
tuting the bid. The goods will be inspected. in
New York, by an agent of the Department. who
VIII be appointed Tor the purpose, and it will be
quired that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex-
hibited, and all contracts will contain a clause
authorizing the United States purchase of Others
and charge any increase of price paid therefor to
the party failing to furnish such required by
the terms OF his contract within five days after no
tce of rejection shall be given him by said agent
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bids
for the faithful performance Of the contracts with
| two or more sureties, whose sutficieucy must be
certified by United States judge or district attor
| ney. Payment will be made after the contract is
completed, and the delivery Of the goods as afore-
said to an agent OF the Department, upon a dup
cate invoice certified by him.
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that are not
made in the form and terms here prescribed
81 Tor wc) propose to furnish for the service of
the Indian Department the following goods, at
the prices affixed TO them respectively, viz: Here
insert the list of goods ] Deliverable in the
city OF New York on or before the lst day of
May next; and, in of the acceptance OF
| this proposal, the quantity being prescribed
by the Department, Cor we) will execute
contract according to this agreement, and give
| satisfactory security to the ID, plrttnent within
ten days after the reception OF this bid; and, in
case OF failure to enter into such contract and
give such security (or we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
by Cor us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same art-
cles."
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
a guaranty in the following form, TO be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose sufhciency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department. either personally or by his official
position
"I (or we) hereby guarantee that -, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
advertisement for Proposals for Indian Goods
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bond for the exc
cution Of the same within the time prescribed"
II. s.
L.. 81
/. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Oct l2-3tawtNovl0 Union and Intel.l
GAM sLICK's NEW BooK.-Rule and Mis-,
- rule Of the English in America, by Sam
Slick.
Forest Life and Forest Trees, by John s.