Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
NAVY sUPPLIEs-1s61-,ea.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bnrsdu Of Provisions oaf CIotkins

MaToh Is, 1851. \
of NagY sealed and
bureau until O'Clock a. m. no on n Wednesdsy. M tbe
Quit, for which Ave days notice shan 6e riven for
Nssy YsrdR: s a.
sachusetts; Brooklyn, New York and Gosport,
ssSf S"s dydsrsd IF S o% Rs
Iac.ors by the Chief of this Bureau, BY the re-
VEL VyouVe 09immendlng ofhoers Of the said Navy
Ieas, curing the hscal year ending June so, 1853,
BiseGit. Flour. Rice, DRIED Apples. Pickles. su
snAtL,; lea, Coffee, Beans, Molasses, Vinegar, and
The. Biscuit shall be made wholly from swse,
Hour, OF the manufacture Of the year 1850
or 1851, bnt shall all cases be manufactured from
Hour made of the crop Immediately preceding the
oates OF the req Tor tue same; and shall be
iplly equal In quality, and conform in size and
shape, 70 the samples which are deposited in the
oashy kiln veil sHa dsxsqsd ffse
OF charge to the UnItsd States, in good, sound,
well secured, or IN air and water tisht W iskey or
spirit barreis, at the option of the Bureau. No
The Flour shall be equal to the best Richmond
ana BaltlmoIe biands, and Of the manufacture of
is from ssS sSaua
sto1.o gro a wheat OF tie crop Immediately preceding
psTfectJ sweet and in ali 'T RESPECTS of the bess s
quality; and shall be delivered In good shipping
order free ofHl charge to the United Ststes. d the
pess new, vel seasoned, sound, bright barrels, OF
10 De OF rel OAK OF the best uaty; strong
head and ual in quality to sample barrei at the
said Navy Yards; two half barrels to be
qnired quantity 70 b. in halt barrels. " u ''
4. The K!ce shall be Of tho very best quality and of
.ne crop preceding the dates OF the re
The Dried Apples shall be of the best quality
tbs crop of the autumn Immediately Preos ding the
dates OF The regulations for the same; and sha bs
delivered IN packages containing not more than
three hundred pOunds.
a. The Pickles shsll le put up In iron bound casks.
and each oask shall contain one gallon of onions,
S3 1aon of peppers pc RS and eight gal9Hs Of medium
IN Wee sna fs ,bss
only be paid for; and each cask shall then be filed
with white wine vinessI of at least a. degrees Of
vegetables, and vinegtr sasll conform and be esua
IN IN all respects to the samples deposited at the
shall warrant ard guaranty that they will keep good
and sound for at least two years.
yn,aS ky; M9l.s,ss Vinegar, and Pickles to be well
the laid Nsvy Yards a1i be DRY and I 1T for ppaos
ing, ann .qual Ia qually 20 the best Havana brown
hs pS q. Dea
dsIiyered n hslf a1d quarter chests only.
Tine Beans .haIl be cf the very bes. quality white
beans. and shall be of ths crop immediately preced
pounds to be taken as ore bushel.
Ths MNas,ss 81 S sss ,, fully to the very bes.
delivered In new; well seasoned red oak barrels,
with white pine heads not less than N inch thick;
to bs three quarters hoopsd, and, in addition, to
have four iron hoops one on each bIlge, IA inch in
chime III inch ia width aud i-I6th inch thick and
shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
Ife Vines gar shall be of the frst quality, equal
to the stan"ard the United States Pharmaco
and shall be delivered In barrels similar in ali re.
specis to those required for Molasses. with the
substituted for red oak slaves and white pine heade
and snail be thoroughly cOopered and placed IN the
Ths Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain,
sound and merchantabe, and be full first proof 40
ard, and shall be double rectlfied 1t shall be de-
UeTed hVe IN % sSpd nsw SOUND three qusrters
white oak heads, the heads to be maze of three
piece heading and well painted; tho stsves not to
hs s s4G fs sa
In addition; with one three penny iron hoop on
each bilge Ia inch In width aud 18TH inch thick,
In width; and l-l6th Inoh thick, as per diagram,
The whole 70 be put In good shipping order, fee
casks, barrels, half barrels, and boxes. shall Be
o S he
s2ectlng officer to DO appointed by tie Navy De-
5f deiivsiy. biscuit may. however, be m Inspected e
at the place Of aupfacture, but II in ali cases
ne uDleotto hEa inspection a. the place OF de-
ivery before the bil's are signed therefor.
The prices OF all the fGres oIng artic to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders may cffar
for one more articles; and his offer will be ac-
cepted for that yard for which his proposal may be
lowest.
All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, boxes,
or packages, shall be marked with their contents
and the contrectoI's lame. All the barrels and
half barrs Is of flour, bIeaJ and pickles shall have
in addition to the above, the year when mapufacr
turad or put up maj ked upon them.
The sampe es referrt to in this advertisement are
those selected for the ensuing fiscal ear and hare
reference 70 such haze been previously erhtb-
tied.
The quantity of these articles which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They win
PROBABLY be about