The true Democrat., 1856-04-15
NAVY SUPPLIES-Is56-57.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
 NIn,..l. !

bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March IT, 1856. SEPARATE PROPOSALS. scaled and endorsed o Proposals for Navy Supplies will be received at thIs Bureau until o'clock D. m on Saturday tn, lSth day ot April neXt for furnishing and delivering
 on receiving ten days notice except for biscuit, fo when hve days notice shall be given for every twen " thousand pounds required at the United State navy yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts: Brook
 yn, New ork; and Gosport, Virginia, such quanti ties only of the following articles may be required or ordered from the contractors by the chief of tl bureau or bv the respective commanding officers Q the said navy yards, during the fiscal wear endinl | June 80, 1857. viz:
 Flour, biscuit, vhiskey, sugar, tea coffee molases vinegar, pickles beans, and dried applies
 The flour shall be supertine, and of the manufac- ture of wheat grown in the year 1855 or 1856: but shall ln all eases be manufactured from wheat of tho crop immediately preceding the dates of the reousi ton Tor the same shall be perfectly sweet and in all respects o1 the best quality and shall be delivered in good shlppng order free of all charge to the United States m the best new, well seasoned sound bright barrels, or half barrels the may bethe slaves and headings to be of read oak of the best quality strong and well hoped. with lining hoops around eaeh head, and equal in quality to sample barrel at sld navy yards; half barrels to be considered as barrel, and not more than Cne-s sixth the reoured quantity to be in half barrels.
 The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su- perhne flour of the manufacture of the year 1855 or
 So6, but shall in all cases be manufactured from flour made of the crop immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the same; and shall be fully equal in quality. and conform in size and shape to the samples which deposited in the said navy yards shall be properly baked thorouphy kiln dried well packed. and deli cred free of charge to the Unit ed States in good. sound, well dried, bright flour barrels as above described. with the heads well se- cured or n air and water tight whiskey or spirit bar reis. at the option of the bureau.
 The whskcy shall be made wholly from orain sound and merchautabe. and be full first proof ac cordng to the United States custom house standard ltshal be delivered in good new sound bright three quarters hoped, well seasoned wite-oak barrels with white oak heads the heads to be made of three piece beading and well painted: the slaves not to be less than 2s inch thick and the heads not less than g. inch thick and each barrel shall be coopered in add uon, with one three penny iron hoop on each bilge l12 inch Tn width. and l-l6th inch thick and one three penny iron hoop each chime. l15 inch in width, and l-l6th inch thick as per diagram The whole to be put in good shipping order free of all charge to the United States.
 Tue sugar shall be according to samples at the said navy yards; and be dry and it for packing.
 The tea shall be of good quality young hvson. equal to the samples at said navy yards.
 The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba accord ing to sample.
 The rice shall be of the very best quality. and of
 he crop immediately preceding the dates of the re- quistions for the same.
 The molasses shall be fully equal to the very best quality of New Orleans molasses and shall be dev- cred in we'll seasoned red oak barrels with whte-pne heads not less than inch thick the slaves not less than % inch thick: the barrels to be three quarters hoped, and in addition to have four iron hoops one on each bge, l19 inch in width and 1-l6th inch thick. and one on each chime 1 inch in width and
 -l6th inch thick, and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shi pping condition
 The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vine gar equal to the standard of the United States Phar macopeia, and shall contain no other than acec acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar in all respects to those required for moasses with the execution that ~ate oak slaves and heads shall be submitted for red oak slaves and white pine heads and shall be thor oughy coopered and placed in the best shipping ordcr
 The pickles shall be put up in irou-bound casks. and each casI shall contain gallon of onions one gallon of peppers, and thirteen gallons of medium cucumbers fifty to the gallon and the vegetables in each shall weigh eighty five pounds and they only be paid for; and each eask shall then be filled with white wine vinegar of at least 42 degrees of strength and equal to French vinegar: the casks, vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all respects to the samples deposited at the above named navy yards. and the contractors shall warrant and guaran y that they will keep good and sound for at least tw years. The iron hoops on the barrels containing whiskey, molasses, vinegar, and pickles to be well painted with rcd lead
 The beans shall be of the very best quality white beans, and shall be of the crop Immediately preced ing the dates of the reQusition for the same 64 pounds to be taken one bushel.
 The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall be prepared by dynq only, and shall be of the cropof the autumn immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the same.
 All the foregoing described articles. embracing casks barrels. half "arrels and boxes shall be sub ject to such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct the inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy Department All inspections to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit may. however be inspect ed at the place of manufacture, but will in all cases he subject to a final inspection at the place of deve ry before bills are signed therefor.
 The prices of ali the foregoing articles to be the same throughout the year, and bidders may offer for one more articles.
 All the casks barrels. and halt barrels, boxes or packages. shall be marked with their contents and the contractors name. All the barrels and half bar res of flour, bread, and pickles shall have in addi- ton to the above the year when manufactured or put np marked upon them.
 The samples referred to in this advertisement are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hdte reference t1 slch Qs hare been jrsciuS1y eri6ited.
 The quantity of these articles which will be requr- ed cannot be precisely stated. They will probably be about