The national Republican., 1861-04-17

The tea shall be Of good quality young hyson,
equal to the samples at said navy yards, and be
delivered in half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall he equal to the bet Cuba, ac-
cording to sample.
The beans shall hc Of tho very best quality
white beans, aud shal! DO Oi the crop immediately
preceding the dates of the + QUESTION for the
same ca pounds 10 be taken as one bushel.
The molasses shall be fully equal to tho very
best quality Of New Orleans molHsses, and shall
be delivered in new, well ses soned red-oa bar
rels, with white. pine heads not less than inch
thick the sav,s not less than s-inch thick the
barrels to be three. quarters hooped, and, in ad-
dition, to have four iron hoops, one on each
bilge, II inch in width and 10th inch thick,
and one on each chime Il inch in width and
l.l6th inch thick, and shall be thoroughly coop
cred and placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be Of the first qua ity, equal
to the standard Of the United Il ties Pha maco.
peia, and shall contain no other han acetic
acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar in
all respects to th sc required for molasses, with
the excep lou that Whitt-odk slaves and heads
shall he substituted for redoak slaves and white
pine heads, aud shall be thoroughly coopered
and pac in the best shipping order.
The whi ky shall be made wholly from grain,
sound and merchlntable, and be iuil first proof
according 10 the United States custom. house
standard, and shall be double rectfed. 1t shall
be delivered in good, new, sound, bright, three
quarters hooped, weIl-s,a ,asoned white-oak bar.
rel with white-oak heads, the heads to b made
OF three-piece heading, and well pain cd the
slaves no to be less than a-inch thick, and the
heads not less than i-inch thick and each bar
rel shall be coopered, in addi ion, with Que three
penny iron hoop on each bilge, ] inch in width
and Lie b inch thick, and one til! ee- penny hoop
on each chime inch in width and l.l6lh inch
thick, as per diagram. The whole 10 be put In
good shipping order, free Of all charge to the
United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half burrels, and boxes, shall be
subject to such inspection as the chief of the Bu-
reau Of Provisions and Clothing may direct, the
inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy
Department. All inspect ons to be at the place
Of delivery. Biscuit may, however, be in pected
ut the place Of manufacture, but will in all cases
be subject to a final inspection at the place of
delivery before the bills are signed therefor.
The prices of oil the foregoing articles to
be the same throughout the year, and bidders
may fer for one o; more articles and his offer
will bo accepted for that yard for which his pro-
posal may be lowest.
All the casks, bsrrels, and hslf barrels, boxes
or packages, shall be marked with their contents
half barrels Of -four bread, and pickles, shall
have, in addition to the above, the year when
manufactured or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected Tor the ensuing fiscal year, and
have reference to such have been previously er-
hibited
The quantity Of these articles which will be
required cannot be precisely stated. They will
probably be about