The national Republican., 1861-04-08
Navy Supplies l-'s2.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions ana Clothinr,

NAVY DEPAk1hEST,
Bureau Of Provisions ana Cl1thinr,
March Is, 1851.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, seated and en-.
~ dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies" will
be received at this Bureau until 0 O'clock A. NJ,
on Wednesday, the l7th day of..April next, for
furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten days
notice, except for biscuit for which Eve days
notice shsll be given every tive ty thousand
pounds rrquired) at the United States navy
yards, at Cnarlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn,
New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quanti-
ties only Of the following articl IS Us may be re-
quired or ordered from the contractors by the
chief Of this Bureau, or by the res ective COM,
mandiog officers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862, viz:
Biscuit, -four, rice, dried apples, pickles, sugar,
tea, coffee; beans, molssses, vinegar, and viii ky.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
super6ne -four, Of the manufacture of the year
1850 or 1861, but shall in all cases be mauufac-
tured from -four made of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the requisitons 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, thoroughly klu:dried, we'll
packed, and delivered free Of charge to the Uni
ted States, In good, sound, we'll dried, bright
-four barrels, with the heads we'll secured, or in
air and water tight whisky or spirit barrels, at
suo OpttOu VI tuc Dutchu. NO UiSCult WILL Uo re-
quired At Gosport In tight barrels.
! The -four shall he equal to the best Richmond
and Baltimore brands, and Of the manufacture of
wheat grown In the year 1860 or 1861 but shall
In all cases be manufactured from pure, sound,
fresh ground wheat Of the crop immed ediately pre-
ceding the dates Of the iequisition for the same
shall be perfectly sweet, and in all respects OF
the best quality and shall be delivered in good
shipping order, free of all charge to the United
| 2tata In tha haot oil ool
bright barrels, or half barrels, as the case may
be-the 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 to sample barrel at the said navy yards /;
two half barr, Is to be considered as barrel, and
not more than one-siIth Of the required qusntity
to be in half barrels. b.
The rice shall be of tn very best quality, and
Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates Of
the requisitions for the same
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality,
and shall be prepared by un-dryins only, and Of
the crop Of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates Of the requisitons 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, the iron hoops to be inch wide and lie
inch thick, and ach cask shall contain one gal
Ion of onions, one gallon of peppers, and eight
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and the vegetables in each shall weigh fifty -seven
pounds, and they only be paid for; and each
cask shall then be filled with white wine vinegar
OF at least 40 degrees of strength, and equal to
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and vim.
egar, shall conform and be equal in all respects
to the samples deposited at the above-nsmed
, navy yards, and the contractors shall warrant
, and guaranty that they will keep good and SOUND
for at least two years.
Tho irOn ho ,na tho har rrela 70 ;n;p q NH
ky, molasses, vinegar, and pickles, to be wei
painted with red lead.
The sugar sh III be according to the sampler
!, at the said navy yards, and be dry and fit fo
packing, and equal in quality to the best Havana
, brown.
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson
, equal to the samples at said navy yards, and b.
delivered 10 half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, &C
cording 70 sample.
The beans shall be- Of the very best qualit,
white beans, and shall be Of the crop immedstel,
B preceding the dates of the r. QUESTION for tn
same /; 60 pounds to be taken as one bushel.
The molasses shall be fully equal to tho YER
best quality Of New Orleans molasses, and shal
be delivered in new, we'll. seasoned red-oak bar
!, rels with white. pine heads not less than inc
" thick the slaves not less than H.inch thick III
barrels to be three. quarters hooped, and, in I'D
dition, to have four iron hoops, one on eac
bilge, IL inch in width and l.l6th inch thicl
and ono on each chime i inch in width an
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, equi
to the standard Of the United States Pha mace
paia, and shall contain no other than acct
acid and shall DO delivered in barrels similar i
all respects to hose required for molasses, wit
the exception that phtte-oak slaves and head
shall be substituted for red-oak slaves and whit.
pine heads, and shall be thoroughly coopere
,r and placed in the best shipp ng order.
n The whi ky shall be made wholly from grail
r. sound and merchantable, and be full fret pro-
AZ according to the United States custom hous
At standard, and shall be double rectifed. 1t sha
m be delivered in good new, sound, bright, thre,
ar quarters hooped, well-ssasoned white oak ba
h. rsls, with whte-oak heads the heads to be mac
of three. piece heading, and well pain ed Il
slaves no. to be less than s-inch thick, and Il
heads not less than 4-nch thick; and each ba
rel shall be coopered, in addition, with one thre
penny iron hoop on each bilge, u inch in wild
and l-l6lh inch thick, and one three-penny hot
on each chime, ! ] inch in width and l.l6th int
thick as per diagram. The whole to be put
good shipping order, free Of all charge to I
ct. United States.
=" All the foregoing described articles embrace
casks, barrels, half barrels and boxes, shall
nd subject to such inspection the chief of the
M reau of Provisions and Clothing may direct, I
We inspecting officer to be appointed by the Ma
in Department All inspections to be at the pla
ck of delivery. Biscuit may, however, be in pect
.st at the place of manufacture, but will in all cas-
II. be subject to final inspection at the place
ca delivery before the bills are signed therefor.
in The prices of all the foregoing articles
nt be the same throughout the year, and bidde
may fer for one or more articles and his of
,s- will bc accepted for that yard for which his pr
he possl may be lowest.
All the casks, bsrrels, and h If barrels, boz
or packages, shall be marked with their contel
ION and the contractors name. All the barrels a
half barrels Of -four, bread, and pickles, sh