The true Democrat., 1857-04-14
IN McLAIN'S BOTTOM.
NAVY SUPPLIEs-Is57-,ss.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
 Bureau of Provisions and Clothinp March IT ,57 SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endors- C ed " Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be re- ceived at this Bureau until o'clock. A. m., on Monday, the 20th day of April next, for furnishing and delivering Con receiving ten days notice, ex- cept for biscuit, for which five days notice shall be gwen for every twenty thousand pounds requred) at the United States navy-yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport, 'irglnia, such quantities only of the following ar cles as may be required or ordered from the con- tractors oy the chief of this bureau, or by the re- sPectNe commanding officers of the said navy yards duiihg the hscal year ending June 30, 1858, viz: blscui'' nour, 'rce dried apples, pickles, sugar, tea, conee, beans, molasses, vinegar and whiskey
 ne biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su- perhne flour, of the manufacture of the year 1856 or 1897, 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 are deposited in the said navy yards; shall be properly baked thorough ly klln-drIed, well packed, and delivered free of charge to the United States, in good, sound, we'll uried' bright flour barrels, above described with 'ne neaas well secured or in air and watertight "skey or spirit barrels, the option of the bureau. me hour shall be superfne, and of the manu- iacUuie ol wheat grown ill the year 1856 or 1857 ; put snail III all cases be manufactured from wheat of the crop immediately preceding the dates of the requistloh Tor the same; shall be perfectly sweet, and III all respects of the best quality and shall be delivered in good shipping order free of all charge to the United States, in the best new wel-season- eu sound bright barrels or hal-barrels as the case may be-the slaves and headings to be of red oak of 1he best quality, strong and we'll hooped with lin Ing hoops around each head, and equal in quality 10 sample barrel at said navy yard two halibarrels to be considered barrel, and not more than one sixth the required quantity to be in half-barrels
 The rice shall be of the very best quality, and of the crop immediately preceding the dates of the requlsltlons for the same.
 The dried apples shall be of the best quality, and shall be prepared by sun-drying only and shall be o1 the crop of the autumn immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the same.
 The pickles shall be put up in iron-bound casks and each cask shall contain one gallon of onions one gallon of peppers, and eight gallons of medium cucumbcr5, fifty to the gallon, and the vegetables in each shall weigh hfty-seven pounds, and they only be paid for; and each cask shall then be filled with white wine venegar of at least 42 degrees oi strength, and equal to French vinegar; the casks vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be equa III all respects to the samples deposited at the above-named navy yards, and the contractors shal warrant and guaranty that they will keep good anC sound for at least two years.
 The iron hoops on the barrels containing whis key, mollsses, vinegar, and pickles to be well paint ed with red lead
 
 said navy-yards, and be dry and fit for packing
 The tea shall be of good quality young hyson equal to the samples at said navy-vards, and be de- Hvered in half and quarter chests only.
 The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, ac. cOrling to sample.
 The beans shall be of the very best quality white beans, and shall be of the crop immediately preced ing the dates of the acquisition for the same, 64 pounds to be taken bushel.
 The molasses shall be fully equal to the very best quality of New Orleans molasses and shall be delivered Ill weIl-scasoned red oak barrels, with white-pine heads not less than :, inch thick the slaves not less than E inch hck the barrels to be three-quarters hooped and, in addition, to have four iron hoops, one on each bilge, |, inch in width and 10th inch thick, and one on each chime ll2 inch in width and l-l6th inch thick and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship ping condition.
 The vinegar shall be of the first quality, equal tc the standard of the United States PharmacOpaia and shall contain no other than acetic acid; and shall be delivered in barrels similar in all respects to those required for molasses with the execution that rde oak slaves and heads shall be substituted for red-oak slaves and whtc-pne heads, and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship ping order.
 The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound and merchandise and be full first proof ac- cording to the United States custom house stan. dard, and shall be rectfcd. It shall be delivered Ill good, new, sound, bright, three-quarers hooped well-seasoned white-oak barrels, with white oak heads, the heads to be made of three-piece head ing, and well painted the slaves not to be less than 12 inch thick and the heads not less than g. inch thick; and each barrel shall be coopered, in addi- ton, with one three penny iron hoop on each bilge l ? inch in width, and ll6th inch thick, and one three-penny hoop on each chime, |, 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.
 All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks barrels, halt-barrels, and boxes, shall be subject to such inspection the chief of this bl- reau may direct, the inspecting officer to be ap- pointed by the Navy Department All inspections 10 be at the place of delivery. Biscuit may, how ever be inspected at the place of manufacture but will in all eases be subject to final inspection at the place of delivery before bills are signed therefor The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same throughout the year, and bidders may offer Tor one or more articles.
 All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, boxes or packages, shall be marked with their contents and the contractors name. All the barrels and half barrels of flour. bread and pickles shall have, in addition to the above, the year when manufactured or put up, marked upon them.
 The samples referred to i'll this advertisement are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hapt no rcrence 10 such as hare been previously eribhed The quantity of these articles which will be re- quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro- bably be about
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