The republic., 1851-08-16

One. half on the ist of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
AT Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
IS barrels Of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
90 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
30 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1852; remainder by
the 10Th September, 1852
at Fort Brady, Sa,d Ste. Marie, Michigan.
50 barrels of pork
l25 barrels offresh superfne flour
55 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.
One half on lst June, 1852; remainder by 10Th N
September, 1852.
Al Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
ITO bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
2S bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
al Fort 1runbhi, .Nep London, Connecticut.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh supcrfne -four
SIC 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 adams, .Ne,rport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine flour
los bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
AZ bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, N. II.
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.
AT Fort Preble, Portland, Maine.
S5 barrels of pork
I25 barrels 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
go gallons good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Sodtiran, Eastport, Maine.
50 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superine flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
SIC pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE-Al 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 on unless it embraces all articles required at
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth lst 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 ealted 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 go sated 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 ulti
mate destination in the first week of April, 1885,
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass st. Peters
by lst June 1852.
A failure in these particulars will be considered
breach of contract, and the Depar tmcnt will be
authorized to purchase to supply these posts.
Inc provisions VIII DC 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.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege
of increasing diminishing the quantities, or of
dispensing with any or all articles required at any
post at any time before entering into contract and
also of increasing reducing the quantities each
delivery one third subsequent TO contract, Civ
ing sixty days prevous notice. Bidders not here
totore contractors required to accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability, together
with the names of their sccurites, whose responsi-
biy 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.
AdUdnces cannot be made in any case. and ecidence
of inspection and full deuery toih be required az this
office before reqsition icH be made upon the Iredsu-
~ for payment which will be effected in such pub
lie money as may be convenient to the points OF
delivery the places of purchase or 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 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 2-lawtSeptl5