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Here We have DCaliy ECmCgenteu Gus people with a
joint population Of SEQ OOO military force available
in case of emergency Of two hundred End eighty Or
three hundred thousand, navy probably numbering
by this tic three bundled ships Of war; besides gun
beats ard carrying twenty thousand men, with
revenue Of $50, easily doubled or trebled, Q
deLt merely nominal all the elements ard materials fol-
ship building, tie ruacture Of arms and machinery
together Whan active and growing commerce. JCtse,
II united would soon grew to be powerful sefsustan
ing nationality. Such pationality however, would not
suit Russia, Austria Prussia England, hence
the Convention held in 1852 to settle the succession
to the crown Of DermGk in the event then deemed
certain, II at the IL Ell reGrirg King should die with
out direct heirs. 1t is believed that this Convention
was held in L0ndor, SID participated in by Austria
Prussia, and Russia, much by way of pre-.
caution against PROJECTED union between
Denmark, Swcden aid Norway, as anything
else. After the last war tie Danes openly canvassed
the policy of prccaiIing the King of Sweden as their
King TIE demise of-the then rejgning sovereign
This it which made the allied 6espos at London so
anxious 10 guarantee the integrity Of the Danish domn-
ions, which they now assail. Russia feared to have
too strong q neighbCr between her ard the Straits OF
the Baltic. Germany, aiming at the possession of Kei
and seeking TO secure navy wished to guard against
the consolidation OF the naval power Of the Scandina
Wan nations, which would have interposed an nsuper-
able barrier TO The reaz lton of her naval aspirations
For time at least, the dream of Scandinavian uni
ty is at an erd. An obscure Duke of Holsein Gluc ks
burg has been made Hi OF Denmark, an his daugh-
ter has marIitd lie h5ir 10 tie Epglish crown The
English ration may be lowered ard the Danish people
may be betrayed, but some sort of crown will be
saved for tie royal fatber-in-law, who must
be kept at Cope nhag,n 10 the exclusion of
the able, enlightened, but upstart race of Ber
nadote, Who Itign en- tie other side Of the straits
1t is worthy oil rCte that evea Denmal l. the most
Southern Of the thee King dors referred to- lies in the
atit ue with LabIaGor, and thpt willie Denmark
enjoys unITale Climate, and has much fertile land
Labrador Is almost wholly barren and unnhabited BY
reason If lis rigorous climate. Copenhagen, the capi
tai Of Denmark, is in North latitude So degrees 40
NIL nts; SocEIoim, tic capital OF Sweden in SO deg
~ mli az CirIsar a. the capital of Norway n SO
deg oil NM, ls'itu,cs which on this continent are
Wholly ULlhLabthoie. This difference in the isothermal
hne or lie OF EQUAL nean temperature is attributed TO
the Gulf Sueam which is ielt on the North Western
coas'S 0 kuope end is not felt in corresponding ati
'Ou'e IN lite North f. stern coasts OF the American
continent.
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-, Col j. r Jones' C. s. Army. has been assn gned BY
tne fresioent as inspector of the armies of Con-
federacy on the stan OF Gen. Bragg Gen. Bra g sid
OF TINS omcer Twelve months since in recomrn .ndng
him for the position Of Brigadier General inst as
Colonel he has no superior and On Inspector vhers
Qualities OF soldier are exhibited do not
know his 9qual' The same opinion was exnreesea BY
oeII oosePn T. Johnston. Col. Jones starts iul-
mediatey on tour Of inspection Gen. Beauree.,s 10
Department. ~'""'sk~s '"
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WARS THE MATTER ?-In the new book called
"Miscegenaton, written by young mul alto woman,
there the following complimentary pass age explain
Ing what's de matter" with New England
be white which settled 10 New Eue land will be
unable TO maintain its vitality blonde eope. They
ueeo the lntermngLg of the rich tropc e nperament
Ut the negro TO give warmth and uness to tho r natures
ihey feel tDe yearDlng and do know how to inter.
pref it.
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vessels have very many Of them, been 70
other and sail under other coors than the
flag of the United States.
We fear that this dminution is more apparent an
x.a, The transfers are merely formal and many Q
asru;ne yankee ship, belonging to Yankee owners,
ssila under foreign regiser. This 10 done to escape
such people as Sc MINIS, MAuRr and MAFr1rr. Itmay
take little hard swearing, but that seems to make
I;t+lo difference
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BILL ABr ON HABEAs CoRPUs-Since the discovery
of Amer Ky by Pokuhontus the Habess Corpus has
suspended over any body exsep about thre.
hundred thousand solgers in the Confederate army
For nearly three years. GenruIs Lee and Johnston hav
had it suspended all the sttn boys under their
commands. With most astonisbin patience they bear
up under this opreshun, and continue to live On bal
rashuns, and fight, and march, and toll, and struggle
and never complain about nuhia AID some OF en-
how they got along with the Habeas Corpus haDgir
over EN- and they sed i tool,' and called me 6
'damd old dogge' or rum SIGH name. II wer Govenol
l would send missionaries among EN- inmegiatey.
Bill ARP.
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CAMP OF THE 18th n. c. IT,,

NEAR LIBERTY MILLS VA, req. otn' 1904 }
THE UNDERSIGNED respectfully announces to the
citizens and soldiers Of Baden County, that he cand
the Office OF Sheriff of said County, and weuld be
pleased to receive their support If elected he pledges
himself discharge the duties of the Office with the same
fidelity es which he tusts has chara ctezed him
soldier.
BENZ. F. RINALDI,
Capt. Co. A, 18th n. G. T.
March End, 1854. las. 3t&23te"
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Coop ADvIeE.-Gtnera Howell Cobb has recently
made an excellent speech Miledgeville. Ca and the
good effects are always really His appeal to the
speculator should resound through the land
"Can a more humiliatiug spectacle be seen than a
man who has sent his 10 the army-tbe body
wounded and dying Of hunger-yet the father resortng
to every means to hide his bread and meat fro him
Shall it be written thai The suffered from hunger
while his father boarded provisiops-tbat they gave
their cons, but refused heir MEAT? Not tear Was
shed when the boy went off, but every energy is dis.
played to protect their property"
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HEADQUARTERS CHIEY ENROLLING OFFICH,
Fourth Congressional District, n. c.,
lsl.tl6A

Ne O.e
March 10th, 1854.
PART Of the appointments hitherto made by Captain
"A Swami, for the assembling Of the following Militia
Regiments hereby changed and tho Commanding Off
GERS OF the Home Guard and Militia viii notify eoeTy Uhe
male person between the oils and TO appear at the
following places and times for examination and enHonen
Columbus Co., 5zth Regt, at Whitevie, March 4th
March 18th inclusive
Robson Co.. 5sth Regt., at Lumberton, March 9sd to
Richmond Co., Goth Regt. at Laurnburg, April LIST
and 2nd.
5th.
Baden Co.. 65th Regt, at Ellzabethtown April It'll and
9Th.
Cumberland Co., Sad Regt, At Fayetteville April 18th,
18th and 18th.
Cumberland Co., 64th Regt at Fayetteville April I4b,
10Th and 18th.
Harnett Co., SD Regt, at Ellington, April 18th aud
This notice will not change the appointments made for
Columbus or Robson Counties.
A. Lands, JR,
Capt and Chief Enrolling Officer,
Fayetteville Observer copy two weeks.
NOTICE TO CONsCRIPTs.
HEADQUARTERS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
Chief Enrolling ONCE, Jan. Is, 1864.
/. Pursuant to orders received Headquarters OF
Conscripton at Raleigh, n o. In regard to all men liable
to Ccnscrpion recent act Of Congress- approved
Dec. 2eth 1853 the Medical Examining Board Fourth
Congressional District N. will accordance
with above named times and places
The attention of oil concerned called to the following
order: Al exemptions heretofore granted are subject to
revision under Instructions from Bureau OF Conscrponi
and found to be improper unauthorized 6y law, VIII
be revoked. SAMUEL h. hIAEY,
Surgeon P. A. u. s.,
Chief Of Examining Board,
Fourth Congressional District, No,
Mar 10 IsS&&
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The Swedish Navy is manned by 900 seamen and
has 256 guubCats or rad in 1854. What the charac-
fer of these vfssela was We do not know. The Nor
wegians had also Il Iorse number Of gunboats. We
presume great charge las taken place III these as
well as other nnvea within tire last fw years Thtre
are probably twenty thousand aeancn Oh board the
Danish, Swedish aid Norwegian noys, and these
Baltic sailors ere net 10 he surpassed.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14

IN AE nl'ANoND ENeulRER says that Commander
N L. MAUET' Oh tie Confederate steamer Georgia,
afiiF'd In tie ddo0"ee On Friday, the frstipstant-
mAuRT returns fer brief visit to bs FAM
n.y. after al abserce of sixteen months He 500, ,bo+
Yankee commerce is very much diminished. The;,
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CONsCRIPT OFFICE,
RALEIGH, N. c., April 9th, 1884.
CIRCULAR,
No. IS.

CIRCULAR,
No. Is. (
TNHE ATTENTION OF ENROLLING OFFICERS Is
Il called to the following Circular from the Bureau of
Conscrptiou. Inst uotions subsequently issued,
far modified its provisions to order rendezvous of
the the 10th day OF April instead of the s
May In executing it's requirements, therefore, the for
date will be substituted for the latter wherever
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14

RECEIPT FOR. DYE1NG-Take red oak bark suffi-
Gent to make four gallons of very strong dye, boil
very strong, then strain it, and add table spoonsul
of blue stone then put your thread in the dye then in
strong lye, repeat it for four times then hang out and
let it get half dry and rinse in clear water.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14

BLUE DYE.-rake one quarter of pound OF *
tract of gwood put into Jour gallons Of water boil
one half an hour, add two table spoors!ul of blue
stone, put 10 your bread CLOTH boil one half hour
MORE take it nd Is it air fifteen minutes longer
take out aud wash cut III soap suds, then rinse i'll
clear waller. .
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yellow DYE-Take OF each lot OF sassatras,
swamp bay aed butt,lfy root, put in four gallons OF
water boil until strong, then strain ard put in your
thread cloth aud bJ thirty minutes, take out and
air fifteen miLuts tht rinse 10 clear water and let it
dry
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14

TO MAKE Corn BREAD.-iwo quarts corn meal
one quart rye, quart of sweet milk, one quart G
buttermilk, ore teacup of molasees, spoonful g
Soda Beat with spoon until we'll mixed. 1he C. us'
if not burned, will make excellent coffee.
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BLACK DYE-Put quarter OF pound Of extract
of logwoed in three gaol of water boil it thirty
minutes, add two table spoons ulI of copperas put in
your thread, boil fifteen minutes, take out, wash il
strong soap suds, then air and rinse in clear water.
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MARRIED..

In this towr, the 9TH April 1854 by the Rev. Reub
Grant, Mr.. BENJAMIN T. HAY, to Miss MARY A. O.
BOLLOMAN, all of this place.
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ExPLosIoE.-A portion of the Powder Mills, near
this city, blown up yesterday, by which one
man was killed. aid vtral badly njured-among them
MIR. Waterhouse, one the troprietors, who had leg
broken We not beard the of the explosion.
Raleigh Confederate 9Th inst.
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RECIPE FOR PREPARING OPIUA-When the poppy
heads ripe, with very keen knife make vertical in
cisons 10 them about sunset let the ncision extend
Just tbrcsgh the outer skin. cream colored juice
will exude from each ncision. Scrape Cf the juice
very early in the morning. before the has time to
evaporate i, put in saucer, plate, or tea cup
place in the shade to dry share while drying: The
after the petals stamens have fallen.
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
WILMINGTON, N. c., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1864.
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"Why i. it, my son, that when you drop your
bread ard butter, it s aws;s with the ou'ered size
down ~ w
don't know. 1t hadn't orter had itT 1he suelges
butter ever saw"
Hush up ; H.. some Of your aunts churning."
"Did she ch1rn ii ? the grea. lazy thEg!'
s. What, Jour aunt % ~
mo this ere butter. To make that poor old woman
churn it, when it's strong enough to churn ITSELF
Hush. b, I've great ceal worse In the nc 81
aristocratic houses"
=. Well people of rank Ought to eat it."
'Why people of rank
"'Case it's rank butter" 49,,
you varmnt, you What makes you talk 80 smart 2
cause the butter has taken the skin on my tongue
uother."
~ b, don't lie / can't throw away the butter"
"Il iell You, MA what to do with it. Keep it to dTa "
blsters You ush he flies keel over as soon as
they uoh it, .
FEB don't gerase but here is quarteT to go to
the ST., e and buy pouno Vi fresh butter
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.tartes back to Nassau v,a Wilmington, and from the
later place on the 18th of last month wrote to Major
w Williamson and Commanders J. n. Brooke and
Tx Mitchell, three members of the Board above men
toned efering the two st $4,000 each in gold and
the last Sc 900 in gold, if they would exert themselves
and ave the negotiations about the vessels renewed
49, I,overnment of the vessels. The gentlemen to
whom be hid made these offers reported the case to
the proper authorities ard Cuhbert was arrested IN
WHINING ton AM. broug ht to this city.
Though warned by the COMMISSIONS OF the pro9 o
ed flat he was the author OF the letters. but said be
did lot design TO bride the officers to recommend the
purchase of the vessels TO the Government, out simply
designed to pay them for any trouble they mgnt lake
in b. wing the negotiations between himself ana Inc
Secretary of the Navy renewed
The Commissioner sent him to the Confederate
Court to be tried in each case.-Riehmoni Daspatth.
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VANITY OF EARTHLY F2ME-Thackeray related the
following incident, which occurred during his visit to
St. Louis few years SINCE He was dining one day at
the hotel when be beard one Irish waiter say to anoth
er:
"Do you know who that is?
NO." was the answer.
rhat," said the other, sis the celebrated Thacke-
ray"
whats he done2'
"D-dH kpoW.."-a. Louis Union.
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REyENUE
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\ FOR NEW YORK.

SsEESA FOR NEW YORK.
OUTSIDE LINE.
COAsINlsE STEAMSHIP COMPANYs
Hhm nop pfEEEISHT ElIy II LINE
and connecting for an Northern and Eastern cities ana
Ne" Orleans, sailing every ~
THURSDAY,
nom the COMPANY, wharf A., aSs sAa sAIR
sew osk, nom Pier IL, North River, days Al
For freight, which received daily handled IN the
mos ca eiu manner az delivered with the des-
WILLIAM j. TAYLOR a CO.,
- Il-iO ON No, 80 Horh Wharyes.
egFTFs STEAM WEEKLY TO LIVER
- s9ss - pool touching at Queenstown, Cork Harbos.
ans aS falIHdspha steamship Company intended %
EDISBTRG, Saturday, December1o
GGiLASCoW; Saturday. December Il.
An9 every succeeding Saturday, nom Pier Ne
RATES or PASSAGE PAYABLE IN CURRENCY.
Frs! i SS SAIln; e. St000 s!ssrsge 5000
Eirst Ca5n TO rarIs. 100 % stecraae to Paris sG0e
First Cabin 10 llambrgSG00 steercge 70 Hamburg 100
'eTdam, Antwerp, &o at equally low rates
s, HIs9 nom Liverpool or Queenstown First Cabin,
toHh ~ Ihose who wish TO send for their friends can
ouy tickets herh Nl these rates.
Tor iHriher Information apply the oompanys ofhoss.
No. III WALNUT Street. Philadelphia.
%FSFh BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA
~ s's%9R a tHS 5s soss @ 2T sl1s PGs s Sa
deiphia, and Long wharf Boston. From hrat wharf
above PIN y Street, Saturday December TO- lsGi
The steamship NORMAN. haker viii san rom PhlAAel-
pba ior Boston SATURDAY December 10, stl0A. M.
ard ne steamship sAAoN' Matthew'S, from Boston Ios
philadelphia oa same day. az Z. NJ.
These new and substantial steamships form regular
line, sailing each port puuCtualy Saturdaye
lnsuraDcos effected 81 the premium charged %
sale vesSela.
Freis hts aken nt fair rates.
shipper AIe requested 70 send Slip Receipts and BlRa
LAding with their goods.
For Freight or Passage (haying hns aocOmmodauonsl
apply 70 HENRY WfNSOR h co.,
jai-h No. 832 3. DELAWARE Ayenoo.
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( IHIHr QUARTERMASTER's OFFICE.

CIs.Ns. 10, Onis December 3. 1861
ID, i'oi".a aic Invited hv the undersigned until WE'D
NE~IA' De timber % l,fl 80 D. O'Clock NJ for the ian
M'.a., ',1ttr, 'tnc fHowirg articl,,:-
Hn fNlRsIE9GED BOOTS, No. 8, Army standard.
900 90 du do N0.G. do do
ZOO q, d, co S"S' d, do
samples ui tlc standard articles ma, uo seen at Che
'E,y q" utnuE and Euuua-c 100 this city.
~ u' htNNeicd Zoe of ulurgc Tho United State, In
sNt.'n WWrHgr,t ln tls city. a ..ol new "a skaa,s.
.l Hi -tods NEtlc.B marked on each aril.e and
rartes offering gooo, must distinctly stare In their bid,
'9t quantity theA propoio 20 furnish the price, and time
Samples, whom Submitted, must D., marsod and num
.I,u o. correspond with tfu prnpugal; and the parties
.'tp must Euatamcr that the goods shall De- An cvcrv
viii not hc considered.
ruhran'cc, signed by two c,ponsihlc persons must
accompany each bid cuUra tUcug thar tho bidder wifi
'ulpN the attic Cs awarded 90 him under Die proposal
Bue viii be opened ca wednesday. Dcaembcr Al, 1854
az 2occS noon, at this oco, ana bddcss are requested
% I've present
Awards will De made ON Tlur.d,y bcg,,,t,r ..
EGl. ''' '0'''''N' zoe
ioId, wl be required that the contract win be faith
lcogIams relating 20 prop1sa ais VIII not hc noticed
obtained at Once. '' ''
he right to reject any bid deemed unreasonable Is
Iuiore envelope Proposal for llcrc insert the mama
ol Tie article Oncrtdl, aud ADDRESS
~ Coonel WILLIAM W MCKIM
L--'-'A 'ulei ouuftcrmastor Cincinnati DCpOt.
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,tEh TO SHIP CAPTAINS AND OWNRRs
sszEr The unccrsgned having leased the KEN SING
InN sCkEW DOCK, begs 10 inform his friends aud ths
Pans o he DocA, that DO Is prepared win Increased
tes 20 Accommodate those having vessels be ,ad
OF rephted ana being practical ship-carpeuter and
trusted 10 him for repairs -
captains Agents snip Ca rlsntsrs ana Maehtntgts
hAylnR vessels To repAiT are so lclted 20 call
HavinI the agencl for the sale or Pataox
Metallic Composition Copper PANT, TOR the preserya
Won o yesset bottoms, tor this city am prepared 10
furnish the same on favorable terms
JOHN II. HANflnTT,
-, -. Kenslngton Screw Dock
nhii-r Delaware svenue. above LaurSl atrsot-
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lmIEF QUANTERMAsrER,s nrr1rn

-, CNCiNNArI, OHIO Noycmbc, 30, 1851
ifoposa noinvc tbv the unicrs gnoa until TtTesD tY
i,,uuyr ~ lSl, m II O'Clock NJ, cor furnishing mi,
department lhy rUnr8ctI with &c., ~
Nnmn lulur. luI Infantry. Ann, atn-t..a
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OFFICE ARMY CLOTHING AND EOuu
- aye. TMLLLlm nnd nLEAHn .L-.-L.

- hk' Nv iLFln and tlkAEU Stfgpts
p..,., ,,... PHILADELPHIA, December 3, 1854
seated proposals. will be- received AZ ihIs Dnlro ,nn
,AllIDNl lhn ION Inst, for supplying te Schuyk M
Nt,'laiM the following Articles g..
hDhiIlAL TENTS AND FLIrg Army gt,ud,rJ
u lNy rents o. De made ut l,At inca Cotton Durk A., We I
" ounce 10 tre linear yard. WV ''
10 ounce. 90 the lIuear yard. w. w. '''s"
SHELTER TENTS, Army gfapFard tn f, mad. 49,
linear yard. ~ '''''o' I" Tue
All Of The above tents and ncs q, b., made ,cc,ril, h
partmput " N'''''i'''''ll bl'
Eh'h td must he guaranteed by two responsible per
' "I'g ,s9a'urcs must bc appended 10 the guaran-
' .hl stiuntd tu as being good and sufficient gpsury
nc United states F'- ''''.'i"'y VI
pos nom dcuultrg coutrao'ors and those that al, mn,
vii. not De considered. ~ ' w 10 '.1'l''
hnnk orms Tor proposa', embracing tho terms OF the
"1h't fcQurgd n each Did, can ln had on anui cat.B
el lhs oec ana mono others which do not cubracc be
-WH,l WIZ br s1crJd, will any promo, AL be ,,p
sdgicd which does not strictly conform n thc relu.fe
utu's theron stated. 'N UNIV
Ihg bd' mustst' hc number and quantity ofeach Kind
&C. Rruclo proposed TO be delivered.
Proposals must Poe endorsed "pr6paanis f,r Arms
supplies, stating on the envelope the article bid FOR
1913 It Colonel ouartc-,nm,..iSSHs m.SHAS niG'gS
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BOSTON AND PHILADRLPHIA

..:n.AlS-h FOR NEW WYORK.-pESPATCH
vAArsssssaels and Bwiftsure Lines "a Delaware and
hArian Canal The steamers OF th,se hnes arc leaving
daily az ~ O'Clock NJ, and oeS0h r. NJ ifom thind psC
above Walnut street. N,
For freight which W. pe taken on accommodates
terms, 0pply 10 WIi,riAA n. BAIRD Il CO., NO. I9aS
DELAWARE AVeaus.
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PROPOSALS.
IInET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OFFICK-

CHlEF QUARTERMASTER,S OFFICR.
- DErur WAsutSgroN
go. WAsHNGTON. u. g., January 4, 1851
AH dealers In Drugs, srdwars Lumber Leather once
unuufc, Harness. and Saddltrv requested 10 sond
70 tis occ, on the MONDAY ofeach week sealed pro-
posa or t In duplicate oi the articles are pepsref
10 imuSh 20 this depot at shot notice. with the price of
ss natAedn plain h ures so hat, In case the cXgencios
OF he service require a. the article articles can Do OBJ
laihed without delay, A. the lowest price.
I,hers Wl'irc 90 sell to thls depot viii he re1uredl
furnish The list punctually every Monday morning
ID. r.. RUCkER
., ht6auler- General and ChUf Quartermaster.
AL Dcpot Of Washlngon.
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OTTlcE ,o,T7 ASSISTANT QUAHTERMAs.

] 4
~ ter, o.lio3 GIEARD street.
s..,.,r-, PurNpFImu,, December T. ls6i
Of WEDNESDAY 2ls inst for urGIsins the STATIONERY
lt 4ay oo gured al ihs OH q, 10 occordan,9 with tho
w1He CAP Paper ruled toycg not less than ~ sound,
White legal Cap Paper ruled to weigh not less than Il
White Letter Paper, rolcd to weigh no. les, than S
White Commercial Paper, ruled to weigh not ,c5l than
white Folio lo,t Paper, ruled. Name price OF paper
per roam, '''
nun Envelope Paper, 2lxs2 inches
itt iniVtnIs y lSper' llN2l inches. Price per sheet.
iS I%o2ts % emf Size tgil bound. Price per qurc.
Blank Books cap sze, hall bounO. Price per iare.
ETyeoPes NSite %, o a' h' no no H. IreG per 100
envelopes, white or bun, N3', In hes Price per 1000
Lecr CoIyng Eooss, letter and cap size 900 and 1000
p'gts each, per duy,n.
MCmorendgm Books, octave, rer dozen
writing fluid, equal to Amods, quart and pIat
C,Spy!ns Ink, cquol to Araolds. quart and pin.
Canine Ink, Equsl to Dayid,', glass bottles and
INK Powder. sr dozen papcrs
Lad Pencils equal to Fabers, Nos > and ., per
Red and Blue Pencils, equal 70 Fabers per dozen.
G.ass lnAstands, assorted per dozen.
steel PENS. assorted, per gross.
Pen Holders, assorted, per dozen.
Tin Pager Folders, per dozen.
Red Sealing Wax, = ounce and / ounce sticks. per
RED Tape, No u, per dozen pieces.
Glass Jars II Mucage and brushes, large and small
Al he articles be OF the best quality. sample, Of
~, !Slcl, llusl SleonphnN each hd, will the
ht bHut uspIcy markCd thereon, ana only one prirs
must be named for each article.
Should any articles not enumerated above be yyspted
they mus, be furnished AZ me lowest rTTEet pTr ''''
IJopo'als must Dn made only upon The regular forms
The nii,d states reserves tho right to reject an bids or
parts OF bids, deemed Incompatible wllh is Interests.
l--'pI Captain and A. q. NJ.