Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 43, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 October 1810 — Page 4

War Department, July 10, 1810 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, FHPHaT feparate propofals will be receiX. veil at the office of the fecretary for the department of war, until twelve o'clock at noon of the firft Monday in No vembcr next, for the fupply of all rations .that may be required for the ufe of the Uxiitcd. States, from the firR day of June, one thoufand eight hundred and eleven inclufive, to the firR day of June, one thoufand eight hundred and twclve,-within the States, Territories and Diflrias following,

lR. At Niagara, Detroit, MiehilimacIcinac, Fort Wayne, Chikago, and in their immediate vicinities, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, .marched or recruited within the territory of Michigan 2nd. At any place or places, where i troops are, or may be Rationed, marched or, recruited within the Rates of Kentucky fo Ten ne flee. . 3rd. A: Belle Fontaine, Fort Ofage and

eile Vue, and at any ; place, or places,

where troops are, or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within the Rate of Ohio, and the Illinois, Indiana and Louifiana territories, except Fort Wayne and Chikago, and their immediate vicinities. 4th. At any place or places, where troops are, or may be Rationed, marched or recruited, within the Miffiffippi and Orleans territories. Propofals will be received at the fame time for fupplying rations within the diftricts aforefaid, for two years, commencing on the firRday of June, one thoufand eight Tiundred and eleven. 5th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within the diRridt of Main, and flate of New Hampfhire. 6th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of Vermont. 7th. At any place or places, where troops are, or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of Maffachufetts, the town of Springfield ex

cepted.

8th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of Connecticut and Khode Ifland. 9th. At any place or places, where troops are or maybe Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of New York, Niagara and its dependencies excepted. 10th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of New Jcrfey. 11th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of Pcnnfylvann. 12th. At any phce er places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rates of Maryland, Delaware, and the DiRrict of Columbia. 13. At any place or places, where tramps are or may he Rationed, marched, or recruited within the Rate of Virginia. l-;:h. At any p1ce or places, where trscps arc cr may b: iht!?;:cd, Lurched,

or recruited, within the Rate of North Carolina. 15th. At any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of South Ca rolina 16th At Ocmulgee, Old Fields, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the limits of the Rate of Georgia. 17th Propofals will alfo be received, as aforefaid, for the fupply of all rations which may be required by the United States, for the troops which are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the town of Springfield, in the Rate of Mafia cbufetts; and for the armorers, and other perfons employed in the United States ar mory at that place, from the firR day of June, one thoufand eight hundred and eleven, inclufive, to the firR day of June, one thoufand eigtit hundred and twelve. A ration to confiR of one pound and one quarter of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum,whifkey, or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of fait, four quarts of vinegar, fonr pounds of foap, and one pound and a half of candles, to every hundred rations. The prices of the feveral component parts of the ration fliall be fpecified ; but the United States refcrve the right of making fuch alterations in the price of the component parts of the ration aforefaid, as mall make the price of each part thereof bear a juR proportion to the propofed price of the whole ration. The rations are to be furnimed in fuch quantities, that there fliall at all times during the term of the propofed contract, be fufneient for the conlumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Fort Ofage, and Belle Vue, Chikago, for fix months in advance ; and at each of the ports on the weRern waters, for at leaR three months in advance, of good and wholefome provifions if the fame mail be required. It is alfo to be permitted to all and every of the commandants of fortified places or poRs, to call for at feafons when the fame can be tranfported,or at any time in cafe of urgency, fuch fupplies of like provifions in advance, as in the difcretion of the commandant fhall be deemed proper. It is undcrRood that the contractor is to be at the rifk of ifluinq; the fupplies to the troops, and that all lofles fuRained by the depredations of the enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, fhall be paid by the United States, at the price of the articles captured or deRroyed, as aforefaid, on thedepofition of two or more perfons of credible characters, and the certifi. cate of a commiffioned officer, Rating the circumRances of the lofs, and the amount of the articles for which compenfation fliall be claimed. The previlege is underfioor1 to be refcrved to the United States, of requiring that none of the fupplies, which may be furniflied under any of the propofed contracts, fhall be iffued, until the fupplies which have been, or may be fumimed under the contracts now in force, have been contained ; and that a fupply in advance, may be always required at any of the fixed poRson the fra brnrd, or Indian iVontier, not excceuin three rv.cnths. Yf. JiUSTIS,

POST-OFFICE, Vincexnes, October lfi, 1810. A LIST of Letters remaining in thia Office daring the laR quarter, which if not taken out before the expiration of three months, will be returned to the General PoR-Office as dead letters, viz.

A William Archer. B Calven Bedel, . Polly Barer, Jsaac V Buskirk,

George Beat he,

Robert Allen, James Black, John Black, John Breaze, Moses Berkley, .

Laurent Bazadone, John Bickvjcll,

Pitkin Barnes.

David Carson, Sukey Devin, Enoch Davis, John DenniUon, Robert Elliot.

W. D. ' T. Culbertson.

D Isaac Decker,

Toussaint Dubois, 2 ;

Lewis Frederick, sen. Z ; G

Curtis Griffin,

Joab Garrett.

Grory Harper, Jojin Hadden, 2 ; Rice Jones, Will'mm Johnson, Joseph Kennedy, Gabriel Loving,

William Hague,

Peter Johnston,

James Kerman.

William Lcthomx

James Campbell, Bartlay M'Gce. James MCalip, Gust in M Henry, John Morrison, -Retlyman Marvel, John M'Candless, William M'lntosh) N fcc O

Joseph Oneill. " ' P Francis Palmer, Nancy Pullim. R Abrm. Rodarmel,

Elihu Norton, B. D. Price, James Payne,

Henry Re id, John Reel. Esqr. Stapleton, John Scott, William Snither, Booker Shields, J R. Snyder, Samuel Thompson. Robert Youngs 2 ; Ruggless Wine hell, Rcbt. G. Watson, Thos. I. Withers, Abraham Westall, John Walker,

80 GENl. W. JOHNSTON, p. n,

Catharine Stapletcn John Small Samuel Stilman, Hosea Smith 3 ; T Y W Isaac While, William Watson, A. Whitlock. Abel WestfalL

Joseph Williams.

POTTERS WARE OF an excellent quality, forfale at thff houfe of Robert M. Evans, in Vin cennes, at a reduced price for cafhnnly, by Roll. M. Evan:, John Si?kr. Oasber 2d, 18 1C.