The republic., 1851-08-08

So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-half on 1st June, 1852; remainder by 18th o.
September, 1852.
At Fort independence, Boston Harbor, Mass
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
ITO bushels Of new white field beans
I752 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IS bushels of good clean dry fine salt
40 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Trumbuu, .Ne,c London, Connecticut
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 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 superfine flour
165 bushels of new white field beans
1928 pounds of good hard soap
9s4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
AZ bushels of good clean dry salt
660 gallons of good cider vinegar.
al Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, NJ Fl.
SO barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Preble, Portland, Maine
So barrels of pork
I25 barrels fresh superfne flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
300 gallons good cider vinegar.
at Fort StitIiudn, Edstport, Maine.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE-All bidders arc 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
post.
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth 1st June, lst September Let December,
1852, and Let March, 1853.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat;
LeneQ on COTU ana eaCn DOg 10 Welgn not less tnan
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 Turk b
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 the pork has been salted and
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels, full hoopcd; 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. Peter .
and Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ultil
mate destination in the first week of April, 1864,
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass st. Peter
by LIST June, 1852
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 are deposited at such store
houses as may be designated by the agents of the
Department
The Commssary General reserves the privilege
of increasing or diminishing the quantities, or Of
dispensing with any or all articles required at an
post at any time before entering into contract; an
also of increasing reducing the quantities OF
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 of their securities, whose responsi
bilty 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.
ddudncss cannot be made III any case, and ecidente
of inspection and full deIirery tcia be required at This
Office before rsqsiiion toH be made upon the Irsasd
~ for payment which will be effected in such pub
lic money as may be convenient to the points Of
delivery he places Of purchase, the residence Of
the contractors at the option of the Treasury De.
partment,
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid
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.
NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
to do so by the Commissary General Of Subsistence
August S--lawtSeptl5