The true Democrat., 1857-04-21
NAVY SUPPLIES-1s51.,-o
NAVY DEPARTMENr. Bureau of Proyisinns and ClAn.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
 Bureau of Provisions and Clothing M SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed .rs I'D, O ed Proposals for Navy Supplies, J t rs;n nendos ceived at this Bureau until g o'clock VII oen Monday, the 20th day of April next. for A. A. N @ and delivering Con receiving ten days, ro. ship { cept for biscuit, for which five days; notee, tnouee, given for every twenty thousand nopnda 'e shaIh K at the United States navy-yards at Cb .re5quiret Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York. ana H HestoN Virginia, such quantities only of the foIlorO O'Ps cles as may be required or ordered fror, u ls GS tractors by the chief of this bureau or h. .ug Gu spective commanding officers of the said n,,leN ! tue during the fiscal year ending June 30, ISis !aS
 Biscuit, flour, rice, dried apples, pickles '1 tea, coffee, beans, mOlasses vinegar and ~i,ssR
 The biscuit shall be made wholly from .".usiel perfne flour, of the manufacture of tbo n9'"esa. or 1857, but shall in all cases be manufactyr.I& & flour made of the crop immediately preceI1es dates of the acquisitions for the same and aI b fully equal in quality, and conform in ,Ae shape, to the samples which are deposited 'o said navy-yards; shall be properly baked tIoI~ b y klln-dried, well l-packcd, and delivered Oa& charge to the United States, in good, soiDd dried, bright four barrels, as above descr;b1 Sa. the heads well secured; or in air and wa.l'9N whiskey or spirit barrels, at the option of tbott
 The flour shall be superfne, and of tbe OupS facture of wheat grown in the year 1856 n, I but shall in all cases be manufactured from II .i' of the crop immediately preceding the da,a. "le requistion for the same; shall be perfectIr ue and in all respects of the best quality, and sb'r delivered in good shipping order, free of an as to the United States, in the best new. well ,su'H ed sound bright barrels, or hall-barrels ae tIS2 may be-the slaves and headings to be of ra5s5~ the best quality, strong and well hooped vs ing hoops around each head and equal in .1 to sample barrel at said navy-yard two bar{{@9 to be considered as barrel, and not more tb1" sixth the required quantity to be in half.bara
 The rice shall be of the very best oualitv ,. the crop immediately preceding the dates og requlsitions for the same.
 The dried apples shall be of the best ouar,. shall be prepared by sun-dryinq only, and sG,r of the crop of the autumn immediately nraa-s' the dates of the acquisitions for the same | The pickles shall be put up in iron -bound ..s and each cask shall contain one gallon of or' one gallon of peppers, and eight gallons of me%S cucumbers, fifty to the gallon, and the yaco,-. in each shall weigh fftv-seven pounds. a9j
 only be paid for; and each cask shall then be s- with white wine venegar of at least 42 des,s-- strength, and equal to French vinegar: inc o,.r vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and dbs sa | a .L above-named navy-yards, and the cOntraetor t~ ~ { warrant and guaranty that they will keen g,gs --3 sound for at least two years.
 The iron hoops on the barrels contaiuibg v.. | key, molasses, vinegar, and pickles to be wei ,s ed with red lead.
 | The sugar shall be according to samples st fl. said navy yards, and be dry and fit for packiDg | The tea shall be of good quality young bT., equal to the samples at said nayy-yarls a1jb | livered in half and quarter chests onlv. | The coffee shall be equal to the best Cp5a. ,. cording to sample.
 1 The beans shall be of the very best ouaIitr v.. beans, and shall be of the crop immediately nrs. ing the dates of the requisition for the same q pounds to be taken as one bushel | The molasses shall be fully equal to the v- 1 best quality of New Orleans m0lasses. and sban | delivered in well seasoned red oak barrpIs v% white-pine heads not less tn m l5 inch tbck. fl, slaves not less than 3a inch thick; the barrelsrs l three-quarters hooped, and, in addition, to bn | four iron hoops, one on each bijge. II, inch width and 10th inch thick. and one on elcberir, l l5 inch in width and l-I6th inch thick. and s,,, be thoroughly coopered and placed in the bes..,r. l ping condition.
 The vinegar shall be of the first quality ecu,, the standard of the United States Pharrnacrs, and shall contain no other than acetic acid: a, shall be delivered in barrels similar in all res-,-, I to those required for mO!asses, with the excera- that Ichue 0ak slaves and heads shall be substtri 1 for red-oak slaves and whJe-pine heads, ani 5l- 1 be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best , | ping order.
 ! The whiskev shall be made wholly from g,- sound and merchantable, and be full first pre.g. cording to the United States custom house r.l. dard, and shall be rectihed. l. shall be de7sg i'll good, new, sound, bright, three-quarters hoc-es well-seasoned white-Oak barrels, with whitesei heads, the heads to be made of three piece hes. ing and well painted, the slaves not to be less th 1a inch thick, and the heads not less than 3 ina thick; and each barrel shall be coopered in add. ton, with one threepenny iron hoop on each bis: P inch in width. and l-l6th inch thick, and 5l. three-penny hoop on each chime, i, inch in widt and l-l6th inch thick, as per diagram. The vhoi to be put in good shipping order, free of all char. to the United States.
 All the foregoing described articles. embncr. casks, barrels, htlt-barrels, and boxes, shall p subject to such inspection as the chief of this t. reau may direct, the inspecting officer to be |, pointed by the Navy Department. All inspection to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit may, hgv ever, be inspected at the place of manufacture, b will in all cases be subject to final insDection al t place of delivery before bills are signed therh
 The prices of all the foregoing articles to bei- same throughout the year, and bidders may Ci for one or more articles.
 All the casks, barrels, and half-barrels, boxes packages, shall be marked with their contents I the contractors name. All the barrels and hal barrels ot flour, bread and pickles shall have, addition to the above, the year when manatactur or put up marked upon them.
 The samples referred to in this advertisementg those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and M no TgreRce 10 such as hdre been Dreriousiy erajt,
 The quantity of these articles which will be quired cannot be precisely stated. They will r bably be about