The national Republican., 1861-04-17
Navy Supplies -1s61-'62.
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 r every tive. ty thousand
pounds requlred) at the United States navy
yards, at Charlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn,
New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quanti-
ties only OF the following artic es as may be re-
quired or ordered from the contractors by the
chief of this Bureau, or by the res ectve COM
manding officers 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 whisky.
The b scuit shall be maze wholly from sweet
superfne flour, of the manufacture of the year
1860 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 kiln-dried, well
packed, and delivered free OF charge to the Uni
ted States, in good, sound, we'll dried bright
flour 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 be re-
qured at Gosport in tight barrels.
The flour shall re equal to the best Richmond
| and Baltimore brand and of the manufacture of
wheat grown in the year 1860 or 1861 but shall
in all cases be manufactured from pure, sound,
ire ground wheat OF the crop Immediately pre-
ceding the dates of the iequistion 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
Stutaa tha haof a
bright barrels, or half barrels, as the case may
be-the slaves and headings to be Of red oak Of
the be quality, strong and well 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-sixth OF the required quantity
to De in half barrels.
The rice shall be of tha very best quality, and
Of The crop Immediately preceding the dates Of
the requsilions for the same
The dried a pies shall be of the best quality,
and shall be prepared by sun-drying only, and Of
tue crop Of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates Of the acquisitions for the same and
sh all 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
lon of onions, one gallon of peppers, and eight
gallons OF medium cucumpeTs, hfty 10 the gallon,
and the vegetables in each shall weigh fifty -seyen
pounds, and they only be paid tor and each
cask shall then be filed with white wine vinegar
OF at least AZ degrees of strength, and equal 10
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and vim
egar, shall conform and be equal in all respects
to the samples deposited at the above-named
navy yards, and the contractors shall warrant
and guaranty that they will keep good and sound
for at least two years.
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whis-
KY, moIasses, vinegar, and pickles, to be well
painted with red lead.
The sugar sh Il 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.