The national Republican., 1861-03-25
Navy supplies-ls8l-'e2.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,

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 f every twenty 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-
qured or ordered from the contractors by the
chief Of this Bureau, or by the res: ective COM
manding officers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30 1862, viz:
Biscuit, -four, rice, dried apples, pickles, sugar,
tea Coffee beans, molasses, vinegar and whisky
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superfne -four, 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 acquisitions 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, we'll
packed, and delivered free of charge to the Uni
ted States, in good, sound, well-dried, bright
| flour barrels, with the heads we'll 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 -four shall be 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 Immediately pre-
cedng the dates Of the requisiton for the same
shall be perfectly sweet, and in all respects OF
the be:t quality; and shall be delivered in good
shipping order, free of all charge to the United
States, in the best new, well seasoned, sound
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 well hooped, with
lining hoops around each head, and equal in
quality to sample barrel at the said navy yards
| two half barrels to be considered as a barrel and
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 oil
the requisions for the same.
The dried apples shall be of the best quality
and shall be prepared by sun-drying only, and Of
the crop of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates of the acquisitions for the same and
shall be delivered in packages containing no
more than three hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in ron-bounC
casks the iron hoops to be l inch wide and lit
inch thick, and ach cask shall contain one gal
Ion of onions, one gallon of PEPPERS and eigh
gallOnS OF meulum cucumperS, nlty 10 tue Balion
and the vegetables in each shall weigh fifty sever
pounds, and they only be paid for; and eacl
cask shall then be filed with white wine vinega
of at least AZ degrees of strength, and equal IL
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and win
egar shall conform and be equal in all respect
to the samples deposited at the above-name'
navy yards and the contractors shall warran
, and guaranty that they will keep good and SCUM
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 Havan
= brown.
C The tea shall be of good quality young hysol
:, equal to the samples at said navy yards, and
q delivered in half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, &C
! cording to sample.