Daily national Republican., 1863-07-09

Offers may he made for one or more ciasses, at
the option Of the bidders but all the articles en-
braced In a class must be bid for.
Each class wilt he considered ny itprlf, and the
contract for that class will be award to the bid
DER whose proposals tor the articles comprised In
The cloth for the pea ackets shall be twied pilo,
cloth, puie indigo blue, wool-dyed.
diS blue, made Of good wool only, and shall con-
form In the sizes color, grade Of "ool, and in all
other respects TO the samples deposited at the navy
The cloth for blue cloth round jackets and trow-
sers shall be twilicd, all wool, aid pure indigo
The sstinet must be n inches wide inside of list
with heading to consist Of not less than twelve
white woo!en thrcAd, at each end of the peace;
mu,t weigh not less Ihsn sh ounces pei. yard, TO
contain In each piece about % yards, the warp
m ust be cotton, pure indigo blue, yarn-hyed, and
Each bale OF 4oS yards shall average nine and a
half ounces to the yard, and no piece shall be below
of like the above Tss sros
cloth and satinet OF watch garments are made shai
be well spunsed before Inade up.
The flannel must be ALI wool, wooldyed pure In
digo blue and iwillet; must be In pieces of about
| 90 yards In length, q inches widc weighing i've
sna oSehn % hall ounces pSc ysra %h LIS, on ess
whole length Of thepiece. To be packed In bales
Of ten pieces, the pieces t. be rolled separately
icithom cloth boards; each h'ie TO contain about
| 200 ysrds and ib6k pounds Lannel. No piece to
have less average weight han 40 ounces per
The overshirts must be made OF flannel like the
| above. 90 80 ....H
HE wooden knit undershirts must be warp knit,
| al. wool, best American fleece, indigo wool dyed,
made up entirely bv hand, OF two sizes--No. /, SO
inches iong, ~ Inches undi No. = 81 inches long
81 iuchrs rOund-to weigh not le-s Than II q pounds
er dozen, in all respects equal &c samples.
| The woolen knit drawers to be all wool, best
American fleece, i..diso wool dyeG warp stitch, of
two si2es-No. l. waist 10 ir ssre round - inches,
length u inches, a inches 'Ound the hip; No. 2,
wslst to measure found JG .nes, length ~ inches,
:! inches round the hip va 'tbaIG to be of strong
,1t.I Af urhH FuntI "a
the body, 10 correspond in every respect with the
sample.
The Barnsley shee,iug must bo free from cot, on
81 inches in Wif'h; weight, twelve ounces JI-iOu
per yArdj texture, h! 10 lilo inch.
The canvass luck must be Tree from cotton, -
iuchss In width. and about 90 yards In the piece,
Gouble thread rp and filing; weight, eight ounces
25.lOo per yardi exture, by 10 to ID inch.
| Tie shues mu.t beplainly stamped with the con
trssters name, number OF the shoe, and year when
made, The siz : to he in the following proper.
tions iol each 10 pairs, unless otherwise ordered
81 No. 81 d 70 SG y her OF Mo-
be sew d with lsquAie R1l, ana conform In all res
poets to the samples at the yards and be delivered
In good, strong boxes, the tops OF which to be Be-
cuFely fastened with screws, and each box to con
tam Is pairs, IN these proportions, viz pairs o
No. O. with II OF Nc ., 10 OF No !, with y of No q
No. H. The calf-skin and kip-skin shoes to be
packed in separate boxes.
The boots must be Of the best quality Of OAK
tanned grain leather, sewed with square awl, u
the sewing and stitching to be done with the hand
TO correspond WIth the srmple In every respect
except that the sides shall be sewed with the hands
and not ma aehine stitch, sample. ..!- ..
1he Woolen socks must be- woven or knit indig.
mixed, all WOOL shall be well secured, and IN oou
aud quality hiily equal TO sample. y, ~ h''s
The mattresses must weigh ten pounds, cludint
ticking, which isto be cut feet incnes in length
and 81 Inches wide. The covers must measure I
inches In length Aud 70 ihches in width. The hair
: ticking, and covers must conform to samples
lhe nankin must be equal to the best blue Amer
ican nankin, ID inches wide, texture threads by
= threads to the 10Th Of an inch, dyed with puT
Bengal indigo. q,
) The blankets must weigh 6x pounds per pair
and measure bo by 10 inches .escn. A bale OF D
pairs must weigh a16 pounds, aud no pair hal
. weigh less than pounds ounces They must b
made OF clean wool, aud each blanket must b
marked g U. =. Navy as in the sample.
The black silk handkefchiefs must be Az by ~
inches, and weish one ounce and ~ grains rIdS
texture, IL by =, to one eighth ai an inch.
Bddeis for the above Viii specify whether th
articles they propose to furnish are 20 be OF tn
growth, production, and manufacture OF the Unite
States, as n preference will be given to such.
- schedule OF the three sizes Tor each iUO piece
o. Inadeup clothing Will be found with the samp
AT the respective yards; and III the ABOVE artiule
Including the neiesssry buttons, rings, &c, are
oe iuS .quailn the quality, texture, colsr, weigh
sizes ana workmanship TO said samples. The pri'
n.uu oe UNIFORM al all The ddfioas.
All the ABOVE articles must be subject to such IA
speeu2h az the pace Of delivery as tle Chief {
this bureau may directj aHd no article will be r,
esived that Is not fully equal TO the sample
every respect, and which does not conform to ii
stiPulAtions and provisions OF the contract to
L. made. = - : :
.. The whole must be delivered at the risk and .,
pense OF the contractor. Each box ana bale to l
marked with the conuActor's name. The inspec
ing officers to bs Appointed BY this Navy Depar
msut