The North-Carolinian., 1859-04-09
II AVY SUPPLIES-185o-'6O.
NAVY DEPAKI
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 8
z:arch II, 1859
X EPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorses
~ Proposals for Navy Supplies will be receiveal
at this bureau until O'Clock, a. m Wednesdayss
the 10Th day of April next for furnishing and
ing (on receiving ten days notice. except for
for which five days notice shall be given for ever4
twenty thousand pounds required) at the una.e
Brooklyn, New York and Gosport, Virginia such
quantities only of the following articles may Ds
required ordered from the by the che
of this bureau. or by the respecting commanding OF
ending June 1860, viz
Biscuit -four rice, dried apples, pickles, sugar, tc1
coffee BEANS molasses, vinegar, and whiskey.
The biscuit shall be mae wholly from sweet supeEa
fine flour, of the manufacture of the year 1858 0&
1859, but shall in all cases be manufactured frol
flour made of the crop Immediately proceeding
fully equal IN quality and conform in size and shape
to the samples which deposited in the said navy
yards; shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln-dried
well packed, and delivered free of charge to the
United States in good, sound well-dried bright -four
barrels with the heads well secured, or in air and
tight whskey spirit barrels, at the option of
the bureau
The flour shall be equal to the best Richmond and
Baltimore brands, and Of the manu- facture of wheat
grown in the year 1858 1859 but shall in all cases
be manufactured from pure, sound, fresh ground
wheat OF the crop Immediately preceding the dates of
and in all respects of the quality and shall be
delivered in good shipping order: free OF all charge
sound bright barrels half barrels, the may
bethe slaves and headings to be of red oak of the
best quality. strong and we'll hooped: with lining
hoops around each head. and equal in quality
pie barrel said yards two half barrels be
considered as barrel, and not more than onesixth
the required quantity to he in bali barrels
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and of
the crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the re-
quistions for the same.
The dried apples shall be of the best quality, and
shall be prepared by sun-d'y"g only and of the crop
of the Immediately preceding the dates of the
acquisitions for the same and shall be delivered in
packages containing not more than three hundred
pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in iron bound casks
and each cssk shall contain gallon of onions,
gallon Of peppers, and eight gallons of medium
cumbers, fifty to the gallon and the vegetables in
each shall weigh iyseven pounds, and they only be
paid for and each cask sa IL then be filed with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ 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 in the above named navy ards
and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for at least two years.
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whiskey,
moasses vinegar and pickles to be well painted with
red lead.
The sugar shall be according to samples at the
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 navyyards, and be delivered in
half and quarter chests Only
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba accord
ing to sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality white
beans and shall be Of the crop Immediately prece ding
the tn dHe n of tine nea1on for the same G4 pounds to
The molasses shall be fully equal.to the very best
quality of New Orleans molasses and shall be deliver
ed in new, we'll seasoned red oak barrels. with white
pine heads not less than inch thick the slaves not
less than inch thick the barrels to be three quarters
hooped and in addition, to have four iron hoops.
on each bilge } inch in width and I-l6th-inch thick,
and one on each chime l. inch in width and l-l6th
inch thick. and shall be thoroughly coopered and
placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality, equal to
the standard of the United States Pharmacopaa, and
shall contain other than acetic acid and shall be
delivered 10 barrels similar in all respects to those
required for molasses, with the exception that achte
ook slaves and heads shall be substituted for red-oak
slaves and whe-pine heads, and shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the best shipping order.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain,
sound and merchanable and be full first proof accord
ing to the United States customhouse standard. and
shall be double rectfed. 1t shall be delivered in
good. sound, bright, threequarters hooped, we'll
seasoned white oak barrels, with white oak heads the
heads to be made of threepece heading, and well
painted the slaves not to be less than s-inch thick
and the heads not less than 2-inch thick ; and each
barrel shall be coopered in addition with one three
penny iron hoop each bilge Il inch in width, and
1-l6th inch thick and one three penny hoop each
chime II inch in width and l-l6th inch thick, per
diagram The whole to be put up in good shipping
order. free of all charge to the United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks barrels halfbarrels. and boxes, shall be sub
Ject to such inspection the chief Of this bureau may
Navy Department. All inspections to be at the place
of delivery. before bills signed therefor.
The prices Of all the foregoing articles to be the
same thrOu ohOut the and bidders NAV offer
articles.
All the casks, barrels, and half-barrcs, 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 ad
diton to the above, the year when manufactured or
put up. marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement are
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and haze no
reference to such hare been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be re
quired cannot be precisely stated They will proba
bly, be about
no bo for