The national Republican., 1861-04-01
Navy Supplies s-ls6l-'82.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
March IS, 1861.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and en-
- dorsed proposals for Navy Supplies" will
be received at this Bureau until o'clock A. NJ,
on Wednesday, the 18th day Of April next for
furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten days
notice, except for biscuit, for which FIVE days
notice shall be given every tweoty thousand
pounds required) at the United States navy
yards, at Charlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn,
New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quanti-
ties only of the following articles as may be re-
auired or ordered from the contractors by the
chief of this Bureau, or by the res ective COM
mandiug 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, molasses, vinegar, and whisky.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superine four Of the manufacture Of the year
1900 or 1861, but shall in all cases be manufac-
tured from -four made of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates of the requisitions 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 n-dried, well
packed, and delivered free Of charge to the Uni
ted States, in good, sound, well-dried, bright
-four barrels, with the heads well secured, or in
air and water tight whisky or spirit barrels, at
the option OF the bureau. NO biscuit Will De re-
quired at Gosport in tight barrels
The -four shall 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
| fire.: ground wheat Of the crop Immediately pre-.
ceding the dates of the requisition for the same
shall be perfectly sweet, and in all respects o
the best quality; and shall be delivered in goo'
shipping order, free Of all charge to the United
States, In the best new well seasoned, soun
bright barrels, or half barrels, as the case ma.
be-the slaves and headings to be of red oak o
the best quality, strong and well hooped will
lining hoops around each head, and equal il
quality to sample barrel at the said navy yards
two half barr ls to be considered a barrel, anc
not more than one-sixth Of 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 o.
the requisitions for the same.
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality
and shall be prepared by sun-dry'ng only, and o.
| the crop of the autumn Immediately preceding
| the dates of the requsitions for the same; and
shall be delivered in packages containing no
more than three hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in iron-bount
| casks the iron hoops to be inch wide and l. 1t
inch thick, and each cask shall contain one gal
lon of onions, one gallon of peppers, and eigh
gallons of fmedium cucumbers, fifty to the gallon
and the vegetables in each shall weigh ffty-sever
pounds, and they only be paid for; and each
cask shall then be filed with white wine vinegar
of at least AZ degrees of strength, and equal tt
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and vim
egar, shall conform and be equal in all respects
to the samples deposited at the above-namet
navy yards, and the contractors shall warran
and guaranty that they will keep good and soun'
for at least two years.
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whis
ky, molasses, vinegar, and pickles, to be we
painted with red lead.
The sugar sh IL be according to the sample
at the said navy yards and be dry and fit fc
packing, and equal in quality to the best Hsvan
brown.
The tea shall be Of good quality young hysol
equal to the samples at said navy yards, and
delivered in half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, az
cording to sample.