The national Republican., 1861-03-18
Navy Supplies -ls61-'62.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
NANh bhfAhl MENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
March TX 1pe'

March 10, 1861.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and en-
~ dorsed proposals for Navy Supplies" will
be received at this Bureau until 9 o'clock A. NJ,
on Wednesday, the l7rh day of April next for
furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten days
notice, except for biscuit, for which five days
notice shal! be given f r every tive ty thousand
pounds requred) at the United States navy
yards, at CUarlestown, Mass achusetts Brooklyn,
New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quanti-
ties only OF tho following artic es as may be re-
qnired or ordered from the contractors by the
chief OF this Bureau, or by tho res ect We COM
mandiag ofi,ers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862, viz:
Biscuit flour, rice, dried apples, pickles, sugar,
tea, coffee, beans molas es, vinegar, and viii ky.
The b cult shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne -four, of the manufacture Of the year
1860 or 1861, but shall in al cases be mauufac-
tured from -four made of The crop Immediately
preced ng the dates Of the requisitions for the
same; and shall be fully equal in quality, and
conform n sz and shape, to the samples which
are deposited ia the said navy yards shall be
properly baked, thoroughly kiln. dried, well
packed, snd delivered free OF charge to the Uni
ted States, in good, sound, well-dried, bright
Il jur barrels, with the heads well Secured or in
air and wafer tight whisky or spirit barrels at
the opt en- of the Bureau. No biscui; will be re-
quired at Gosport in tight barrels.
The flour shall eequal to the b'st Richmond
anC la tmore brand and of the manufacture of
wheat grown ia the year 1860 or 1861 but shall
in all cases be manufactured from pure, sound,
ire ground wheat Of the crop Immediately pre-
cedlng the dates of the lequisision for the same !;
sh.l be perfectly sweet, and in all respects OF
the be tqualty; and shall be delivered in good
shipping orIer, free of all charge to the United
States, IN the best new, well seasoned, sou d,
bright bnr els, or half barrels as the case may
be-the Stnvrs and headings to be of red oak of
the be quality, strong and well hooped, with
liniag hoops around each head, and equal ia
quality 10 sample barrel a. the said navy yards
two half barr Is to be considered as barrel, aud
not more than one-sixth Of the required quantity
to he in halt barrels
Tne rice shall be of tn very best quality, and
OF the crop Immediately preceding the dates of
the reqlisitons FIR the same
The dried pies sh al be Of the best quality,
and shall be prepared by sun-drying only, and of
tie crop of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates OF the requsitions for the same ; and
sh all be del vered in packages containing not
more than three hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in iron bound
casks, the iron hoops to be inch wide and Lie
inch thick, and ach cask shall contain one gal
lon OF onions, oae gallon of peppers, and eight
gallons OF medium cucumbers, nifty to the gallon
and the vegetables in each shall weigh fifty seven
pouhusI tueJ OHly De pa u lot anu each
cask SHALL then be filed with white wine vinegar
OF Al least AZ degree Of strength, and equal to
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and vim
egar, shall conform and he equal in all respects
TO the samples depo iited at the above-named
navy yards and the contractors shall warrant
and guaranty that they will keep good and sound
Tor ~ least twJ years.
The iron ho ps on the barrel, containing whis-
KY, moiasseS, vinegar, aud pickles, to be we'll
painted wi red lead
The sugar sh II be according to the samples
at the said navy yards, and be dry and fit for
packing, and equal in quality to the best Havana
brown.
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson,
equa! to the rmples at said navy yards, and be
delivered in halt anu q larter chests only.
The Coffee shall be equal to the bet Cuba, ac-
cording to sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality
white beans, and shall be of the crop Immediately
p.eeeding The dates Of the r. QUESTION for the
same "a pounds TO be taken as one busbel
Ihe molaSses shall be iully equal to the very
pest quality OF New Orleans molasses, and shall
he delivered 10 new, well seasoned red-oak bar
res, with white. pine heads not less than IL inch
thicki the slaves not less than inch thick; the |
barrels t) be hree.quarters hoped, and, in ad- |
dIIion, 10 have four iron hoops, one on each
biige, u inch in width and l.lGth inch thick
nul o y on each chime inch in width and
/ 10Th inch thick, and shall be thoroughly COON
cred ana placed IN the best shipping condition
Toe vin' gar shall be of the first qua ity, equal
to tue standard Of the United ST ties Pha maco.
PeIl, aud shall contain no other than acetic
aeId and shall bo delivered in barrels similar in
all respects 10 tn Sc required for molasses, with
Tue eAcep ION that white-oak slaves and heads
saAll oe substituted for red-oak staves and whte-
pine he"as' aud shall be thoroughly coopered
ana plhc q IN the best shining ORDER
The viii. ky shall bs made wholly from grain