Republican herald. [volume], May 03, 1848, Image 6

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[€CONVINULD FROM FIRST PAGE. ]
€,OOO Ibs. pure sperm eandies, bOlHlllIlll)', pr b
Crass—No. B,
Statwnery. &e.
€ dozen memorandnnpbooks, per dozen
4 2quire Wik Boks ¢
Q « 1 ‘ "o “woa “
6 * pieces India rubber
8 4 pint bottles black ink, Maynard &
Noyes, per dozen
1 4 pwt bottles red ink; per dozen
"6 meil inkstands with covers per dozen
3 ¢ penknives, 4 blades, Rodgers’ best
quality, per dozen
b reams log paper, per ’NH' ;
35 ¢ foolscap paper, faint lined, per ream .
4 letter . “" “
O dozen sheets elephant drawing paper, per
sheet
2 reams blotting pa‘mr. per ream
G gross Gillot's eagle pens in boxes of 1 dozen
each, per gross
10 gross Bangup swan quill steel pons, per gross
6 dozen ?en holders for swan quill pens, pr dz
10 parallel rules, 24 inch, each
G gross lead pencils, A. W, Fabers, (graluat.
ed,) per gross,
£,OOO qnills, best No. 80, per M.
2 dozen box wood sand boxes, per dozen
8 papers fine black writng sand 4 pint
each, per dogen
2 log slates, hard wood frames and backs,
per dozen,
5 boxes water colors and Fencilo complete, each
11 pounds best scarlet wafers, per ponnd
8 dozen papers best ink powders, per dozen
12 ponnce boxes, ivory, with pounce, each,
12 round rulers, (hard woocl.} each,
12 flat “ “ 2 inches wide, each
12 Gunter's seales, (box wood ) each
6 slates, hard wood frames, each
4 erasure knives, each
6 reams bull’ envelope paper, per ream
3 rolling rulors, each
3 wafer seals, each
G dozen rolis silk taste, 4 inch wide, assorted
colors, per roll
7 pounds best American scarlet sealing wax,
per pound
12 letter books, cap size, 3 quires full bound,
each
12 ivory paper folders, each
0 casesdrawing instruments, each
6 dozen camel’s hair pencils, assorted sizes, per
dozen
000 slate pencils, per M.
NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
Crass—Nol.
Iron Chain, §c. (per pound )
50 fathoms of § iron proof chain, estimated to
weigh 1,200 Ibs
100 fathiowis ot & wron proof chain, estinated to
wergh 400 los
100 fathoms of § Iron nroof ehain, estimated to
weigh =2OO lbs
100 fathoms of § wron proof chain, estimated to
weigh 400 Ihs
2 grapnele of 100 Ibs each
2 do of B 0 do
2 do of 000 do
2 do of 40 do
Flat iron for mast hoops for stcamer.
6.450 Jbs 4 § inches wide, 916 inch thick, and 8
feet 10 inches in length
Crass—No. 2,
Lead, Tin, Ye.
10 boxes X tin, per box
10 boxes XX tin, per box
450 Ibs pig block tin, per Ib
2,000 do 6 1b sheet lead, do
4,000 do 7 1b do do
6,000 do 8 ib do do
100 fees ) inch lead Sipe, weight 450 Ihe
100 do 14 inch 0 do 0380 do
190 do 2 do do do E2O do
Crass—=No. 3.
Hurdware.
10 doz. 5 4 by 2 inch brass bulkhead bolts aud
sciews. per dozen
12 doz. 14 inch brass screw knobs
Gdoz 2 do do flush hooks and eyes, very
heavy, per dozen ®
50 M. & iuchpatent sprigs, per M,
60 M. j do do
100 M. 1 do do
100 M. 1} do do
50 M. 14 do do
40 M. 1§ do do
40 M. 2 do do
30 M. 2 ource iron tacks do
35 M. 4 do Jo
40 M G do do
45 M. 8 do do
50 M. 10 do do
60 M. 12 do do
100 M. 14 do do *
100 M. 16 do do
75 M. 18 do do
500 Ibe. 3 penny cut nails (Ameriean manuf 'e)
12 gross 34 inch iron screws, No, 22
8 do 4 do do No. 26
50 Ibs. 1 16 inch iron wire, per Ib.
2000 do 4 penny copper nails do
200 do 6 do do do
250 do 8 do do do
300 do'lo do do do
300 de 12 do do do
100 do 20 do do do
4 gridivons
4 griddies
S copper teakettles
6 ron teakettles
4 fishikettles
S iron ladles
7 frymgpuns
15 stewpans
7 bakepans
3 iron pots
4 pair shovels, tongs, and poker
4 tormentors
6 tinder boxes and steels
3 waflle irons
2 Dearborn’s patent balauce, weighing 500 Ibs.
3 butchers’ cleavers
7 butchers’ knives
2 cheese kuives
2 sets of un messures, from gill to gallon
1 copper gallon measure
18 grog wiessures
2 gauging rods
3 bread sieves
5 bread shovels
3 un flour scoops
3 large bread seales, with beam and sets of
weights
3 small do do do
3 flat do do do
2 weelyards
3 buichers’ steels
6 copper funnels
3 sets lead weights trom 1 oz. to 1 Ib,
3 sets iron weights from 1 Ib. te 4 Ibs.
2 do do do 4 Ibs to 25 |bs.
22 papers assorted sewing needles, la;fe size
250 saihmakers’ secaming needles, per M.
100 do 4 thread do do
75 do G do do do
o 0 do 8 do do do
300 sail needler, arsorted,
5 jank axes, handled
7 large hachets, Landled
4 hammers, do
4 shoewmaker's knives
24 shoe awls, handled
3 pairs of pincers
4 spades, C. S,
Eshovels, C. 8,
2 carpenter’s adzes, handled
1 “ bollow adze, handled
3 broad axes “
6 wood « “
3 hatchets, “
1¥ brad awls “
2 carpenter’s brace and bitts [4B bitts each)
2 steel-tongue bevels
12 two-foot rules, single and double jointed
4 carpenters’s compasses
24 firmer chisels, § to 2 inches, handled
18 socket chisels, § to 2 "
12 firmer gouges, o 2 ¢ -
12 socket gouges d to 2« -
12 brass cocks, Jto 1}« “
1 pair of wast callipers
2 candlesticks, fitted with tin lamps
1 glazier's dimmnond
6 whip-saw files
30 hand-saw files
12 cross-cut-saw files
B orat-tail fies
12 fine saw files
30 unail-gimblets, assorted
12 spke “ “
b 0 lw. of glue
2 carpenter’s gauges
4 nivetting hammers, handled
6cluw “ “
1 wrench “ "
6 weta caulking irons, (3 in a set]
q drlwm‘-hmv.-.
2 pallet-knves
2 putty-knives
I glue kettle
1 piteh kettle
7 chalk lines
I piteh ladle
4 pin mauls, handled
4 smoothing planes, double iron
1 long jointer .
4 short jointers ®
4 jack planes ®
1 grooving plane
2 bead planes \
4 rabbet planes
3 moulding planes
1 plough plane with 8 bitts
2 astragal planes
1 set IflillCll planes
2 pairof pincers
2 pair of pliers
500 sheets sand-paper, assorted
& wood rasps, assorted
4 screwdrivers " handled
2 steelyards, to weigh 200 lbs.
5 hand saws
1 whip saw, with bandle and box
5 wood saws
1 sash saw
1 pannel saw
2 compnss saws
6 tenon saws, assorted
2 dove-tail saws
H wood-clamp screws
1 jack screw, 3-feet stock
1 bench serew
2 Turkey oil stones
2 grindstones, 150 Ib. each, with axle and cran/k
2 trying squares
2 iron squares
1 unilmnlkor’s brass square
1 saw set
4 measuring tapes
1 bench vice
2 hand-vices ‘
1 shifting wrench
1 pair smiimaker's dividers |
G sail knives
S sail prickers
= sail rubbers "
2 coopers’ adzes, handled
1 o axe, “
1 bung-borer
1 tap-borer
1 iron brace, with 20 bitts
2 coopers’ compasses
Rderows
4 iron drivers
1 frow
2 hammers
1 marking iron
1 beek iron
2 flagging irons
1 cooper s long joint(‘l‘
] & short ¢
2 o drawing-knives
1 ¢ rounding-knife
2 0 hollow-knife
1 Dblock-plane
] compass saw
l { hand saw
1 spoke shave
1 bucket shave
) 1 can shave
lin-shave
-1 cooper’s viee
All the tools to be properly handled
Crase—=No. 4,
Paints, Ouds, §c., (in close or tight vessels.)
10,000 pounds pure dry white lead, per pound
2,000 ¢ pure red lead ¢
HOO best lamp black “
HOO litharge o
100« chrome green .4
50 “ “ clPbw “
Q) w sugar olyll‘ad " :
10« Prussian blue “
g vermilion “
Hop pure black paint. in oil, in 25 1b .
kegs, per Ib.
2300 « pure white lead in oil, in 50 1b
! kegs, per Ib.
“. BO e pure red lead inoil, in 24 Ib..
| 400 galls. linseed 01l in tight casks, per gall .
100« spints of turpentine i tight casks,
‘ per gall,
' 100 lights double thick glass 7by 9
200 “ “ Bby 10
200 “ “ Oby 11
200 “ “ Oby 12
150 “ ‘o 10 by 12
150 “ “ 10by 14
150 “ “ 11 by 15
{l5O it “ 11 by 17
3 dozen deck lights 3 by 10 inches
1« “ 3 by 11 ‘“"
1« “ a 1 by 10 “
1« “" 3& by 11 “
150 gallons best winter strained sperm oil in
tight vessels
100 pounds best sperm candles [short 6's]
Crass—No. b,
| Shy Chandlery.
40 yards muslin for stars
H binnacle lamps
13 deck lanterns
7 side lanterns
O signal lanterns
2 70 Ibs deep sea leads
2 40 Ibs. deep sea leads
10 hand leads
200 fathoms of 14 inch deep sea line
120 fathoms 1 inch coastiug line
10 hand lines
12 log lines
7 copper pumps, with joints
2log reels
6 hand trumpets
72 dozen wove lamp-wick
50 e¢lamp scrubbing brushes
50 hand scrub brushes
13 long-handled tar brushes
16 short-handled “
4 commanders [2 iron and 2 wood]
4 silver calls
3 grains
3 hnrp(mng
80 fishing hooks, assorted
G 0 fishing lines “
#2 marline spikes
12 serving mallets
3 mauls, handled
32 mounted palms
00 serapers, handled
\ 40 whitewash brushes
& dust brushes
2 varnish brushes
40 paint bruslies, assorted
10 sash tool brushes
1# camel hair brushes
1 dozen best Gunter's scales
7 horn lanterns
4 small-sized lamps, with reflectors com plete
19 life preservers
12 canlking mallets, handled
1 paint stone and muller
8 paint buckets
200 pounds bees-wax
= setting fids, assorted
16 splicing fids
95 lanterns
16 lights of glass for lantern
¢ mounted roping palms g
1 store-room lantern, complete, with refle. ctor
1 fore hold “ ‘ “
1 main-hold ¢ “ “
1 spirit-room ¢ “ “"
50 pounds chalk
400 Ibs, tallow, in tight casks
40-Ibs. seine twine
100 Ibs. whipping twine
500 Ibs. sewing twine
10 Ibs. shoe thread
50 lbs, cotton twine
40 sides half- tanned rigging leather
4 “ best pump leather -
20 ¢« bellows *
Crass.—No. 6.
Bunting, Flags, &ec.
120 yards blue bunting 18 inches wide
#0) S’ill’d! blue “ ) “
200 yards white ¢ 18 “
120 yards white ** 0 “
200 yards red “ 18 o
120 yards red " 0 “
40 yards yellow ¢ 18 “
h f:u»gc lnu-ricnn ensigns
3 American jacks
3 5 L»enmnu
5 s road pennants
2 sets of signals
I English ensign, Ido jack, 1 do pennant
I French ensigng 1 do pennant
1 Spanish ensign, 1 do pennant
I Portuguese ensign, 1 do pennant
I Dutel ensign, 1 do pennant
I Dunish ensign, 1 do pennant
} Bwedich ensign, 1 do pennant
I Russian ensign, 1 do pennant
b Austrian ensign
1 Noapolitan ensign
I Greek "
I Surdinian A
1 Tuscan " |
I Turkish ‘.'- |
1 Tumsian 3
1 Egyptain i
1 Mexiean B \
1 Colombian 3 |
1 Chilian i ‘
1 Peruvian " |
1 Brazihian H
1 Buenos Ayrean j; |
1 quarantine flag ¢
7 boat's quarantine flags \
Crass—No, 7.
Stativnery. |
3 log-books, [fair] ‘
25 memorandum books, faint lined
Jaccount books, [masters')
1 account book, [eommanders’) 3
3 blank books, Ez quires each,] faint lined
2 blunk letter- ooLs, [3 quires eaeh,] faint
lined
1 expense book
1 receipt book :
2 sets of ships' account books, [preseribed
forms]
18 memorandum books, wateh and station bills
4 blank station bill books
J3O blank monthly returns
G6O blank weekly returns
72 quires blank daily expenditure requisitions,
[% blanks on each sheet]
000 discharges, printed on fine paper, [with an
appropriate deviee |
1 order book
15 pieces India rubber
® pint bottles black ink
42 half-pint bottles black ink
6 half*pint bottles red ink
3 papers ink powder
14 inkstands, (metal)
4 paper knives
& penknives, (4 blades)
1 case matlwmatical instruments
2 boxes water colors
2 parallel rules, (large size)
12 dozen best black lead pencils
14 dozen camel hair pencils
H sand-hoxes, (hard wood)
30 pounds black sand
O pounds of wafers
4 pounee and box
400 slute pencils
G 0 eards steel pens, with holders
G double log-slates
1 8 slates
2,500 quills
2 wafer seals
64 pieees red tape
30 bolts of taste
- 3 Ibs. sealing wax
3 rolling rules
2 round rules
2 flat rules
2 reams log paper
13 reams foolscap paper, faint lined
4 reams letter paper
2 reams bufl envelope paper
10 quires blotting paper
30 sheets drawing paper, assorted.
NAVY-YARD, WASHINGTON.
Crass—No. 1.
Iron.
50 tons best American gray pig iron, No. 1.
Crass—No. 2
Plate-iron for water tanks for steamer building
at l\'iltrry. Me.
Tank No, 1,
Top.—T'wo plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 2 feet
11 inches wide,
Dottom —T'wo plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 2
feet 11 inches wide.
Sides Nos. | and 2. Four plates, b feet 7 inches
long by 22 feet 11 inches wide,
Erds Nos. | and 2.—Bix plates, 5 feet 2 inches
long by 2 feet wide,
One sct of 14 plates, cach marked K No, 1.
Tank No. 2.
Top.—Six plates, 4 feet 7 inches long by 2 feet
2 inches wide,
Bottom.—Six plates, 4 feet 7 inches long by 2
feet 2 inches wide,
Sides Nos. 1 and 2.—'l'welve plates, 5 feet 7
inches long by 2 feet 2 inches wide.
Ends Nos. | and 2. ='T'welve plates, 3 feet 7
inches long by 3 feet 2 inches wide.
Three sets or 30 plates to be marked K No. 2.
Tank No. 3.
Top.—Two plates, 5 feet linch long by 2 feet
11 inches wide.
Bottom . —"l'wo plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 3
feet linch wide.
Side No. I.—"T'wo plates, 5 feet 7 inches long by
2 feet 11 inches wide,
Side No. 2.—Two plates, 4 feet 1 inch long by
2 feet 11 inches wide,
Ends Nos. | and 2.—Bix plates, 5 feet J inches
long, by 2 feet 1 inch wide.
One set, or 14 plates, to be marked K No. 3.
I'Ank No 4.
Top.~"l'wo plates, b fect 1 inch long by 2 feet
Dinches wide.
Bottom —Three plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 3
feet wide.
Side No. I.—="Two plates, 5 feet 10 inches long
by < feet O inches wide.
Side No. 2.—One plate, b feet 7 inches long by
2 feet 6 inches wide at one end, and 1 foot
G inches wide at the other.
Ends Nos. 1 and 2. —SBix plates, b feet 4 inches
long by 2 feet 4 inches wide.
Oune set, or 14 plates, to be marked K No. 4.
Tank No 5.
Top.—Two plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 2 feet
inches wide,
Bottom.—"T'wo plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 2
fe t O inches wide.
Sides Nos. 1 and 2.—Four plates, 5 feet 10inches
long by 2 feet O inches wide.
Ends Nos. 1 and 2.—Bilx plates, 4 feet 10 inches
long by 2 feet 3 inches wide.
One set, of 14 plates, to be marked K No. 5.
I'axk No. 6.
Top.—Two plates, b feet 1 inch long by 2 fect
O inches wide.
Bottom.—Three plates, 5 feet 1 inch long by 3
feet wide.
Side No. I.—Two plates, b feet 10 inches long
by 2 feet 9 inches wide,
Side No. 2 —One plate, 5 feet 7 inches long by
2 feet b inches wide at one end, and 1 foot
G inches wide at the other end.
Ends Nos. | and 2.—Bix plates, 5 feet 4 inches
long by 2 feet 4 inches wide.
One set of 14 plates, to be marked K No. 6.
I'he plate-iron is to be of the best quality,
3-16 (three-sixteenths of an inch) thick, cut cor
rectly to size and kept level from the shears, to
bear bending, and, if cracked in bending, to be
replaced by the maker.
1,500 pounds of rivet-iron 1-2 (half an inch)
in diameter.
Plate-iron for water tanks for steamer building
at New- York.
Taxk No. 1.
Top.—Four plates, 7 feet 7 inches long, 2 feet 3
inches wide.
Bottom.—Four plates, 7 feet 7 inches long, 2
feet 3 inches wide.
Sides Nos. 1 and 2.—<Twelve plates, 5 feet 10
inches long, 2 feet 10 inches wide.
Ends Nos. | and 2.—Twelve plates, 3 feet 10
inches long, 2 feet 3 inches wide.
Two sets, or 32 plates, to be marked Y No. 1.
T'axk No. 3.
Top.—Two plates, 6 feet 7 inches long, 1 foot 9
inches wide.
Bottom —'l'wo plates, 6 feet 7inches long, 1 foot
0 inches wide.
Sides Nos. | and 2.-<Bix plates, 5 feet 10 inches
long, 2 feet 4 inches wide.
Ends Nos. | and 2.—T'wo plates, 6 feet 4 inches
long, 2 feet 10 inches wide.
One set of 12 plates, to be marked Y No. 3.
Taxk No 4.
Top.~"T'wo plates, 5 feet 1 inch long, 2 feet 9
inches wide,
Bottom —Three plates, 5 feet 4 inches long, 2
feet 2 inches wide,
Sede No I.—=Two plates, 5 feet 10 inches long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
Side No. 2.~0ne plate, 5 feet 8 inches long, 3
feet 4 inches wide at one end, and 2 feet 10
inches at the other.
Ends Nos. 1 and 2.—Bix plates, b feet 2 Inches
long, 2 feet 5 inches wide.
One set, of 14 plates, to be marked Y No. 4.
Tasx No. b.
Top.:-—'l‘wo plutca; 5 feet 1 inch long, 2 feet 7
inches wide.
Botiom.—"T'wo plates, b feet 1 inch long, 2 feet
7 inches wide. i
Sides Nos 1 and 2.—<Four plates, 5 feet 10
inches long, 2 feet 11 inct-u wide.
Ends Nos. | and 2.—Bix plates, 4 feet 4 inches
long, 2 feet 3 inches wide.
One set, of 14 plates, to be marked Y No. 5.
Task No. 6.
Top.~Two plntel,-l’;i;e;t' 1 inch long, 2 feet 6
inches wide.
| Bottom.—Two plates, 5 feet 1 inch long, 2 feet
| 10 inches wide.
| Side No. 1. —Two plates, 5 feet 10 inches long,
‘ 2 teet 11 inches wide.
| Side No. 2.—Two plates, 4 feet 4 inches long, 2
| feet 11 inches wide.
| Ends Nos. | and 2.—Bix plates, 4 feet 1 inch
l long, 2 feet 5 inches wide.
One set of 14 plates, to be marked Y No. 6.
[ 1,500 Ibs of rivet-ion of 1-2 (hulf an inch) di
ameter. Plate-iron 3-16 (three-sixteenths
of an inch) thick or diameter.
Plate-iron required to build watir tanks {or the
steamers at Philadelphia and Norfolk.
Size No. 1.
Top—Eight plates, 6 feet 10 inches long, 2 feet
11 inches wide.
Bottom—Eight plates, G feet 10 inches long, 2
feet 11 inches wide.
Side No. | —"Twelve plates, 7 feet 10 inches
long, 2 feet 7 inches wide.
Side No. 2.—~"T'welye plates, 7 feet 10 inches
long, 2 feet 7 inches wide.
End No. I.—Twelve plates, 5 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide,
| End No. 2.—Twelve plates, b feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
Four sets, or G 4 plates, to be marked No. 1.
Size No. 2.
| Top.—Eight plates, 7 feet 4 inches long, 2 feey
11 inches wide,
' | Bottom.—Eight plates, 7 feet 4 inches long, 2
feet 11 inches wide.
Side No. I.—Twelve plates, 7 feet 10 inches
long, 2 feet 9 inches wide.
Side No. 2.~Twelve plates, 7 feet 10 inches
long, 2 feet 9 inches wide.
End No. | —Twelve plates, 5 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
End No. 2 —=Twelve plates, 5 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
Four sets, or G 4 plates, to be marked No. 2.
Silze No. 3.
Top.—Eight plates, 5 feet 1 inch long, 1 foot
11 inches wide.
Bottom .—Eight plates, 5 feet 1 inch long, 1 foot
11 inches wide.
Side No. I.—Eight plates, 7 feet 10 inches long,
2 feet 11 inches wide,
Side No. 2.—Eight plates, 7 feet 10 inches long,
2 feet 11 inches wide,
End No. | .—Twelye plates, 3 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
End No. 2.—"T'welve plates, 3 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
Four sets, or 56 plates, to be marked No. 3.
Sizr. No. 4.
Top.—~Twenty-four plates, 7 feet 4 inches long,
2 feet 11 inches wide.
Bottom.—Twenty-four plates, 7 feet 4 inches
long, 2 feet 11 inches wide.
Side No. I.—Thirty-six plates, 7 feet 4 inches
long, 2 feet D inchos wide.
Side No. 2.~Thirty-six plates, 7 feet 4 inches
long, 2 fect 9 inches wide.
End No. I.—<Thirty-six plates, 5 feet 1 inch
long, 2 feet ) inches wide,
End No. 2.—~Thirty-six plates, 5 feet 1 inch
long, 2 feet O inches wide.
i Twelve sets, or 192 plates, to be marked No.
Size No. 5.
Top —Eight plates, 7 feet 4 inches long, 2 feet
‘ 5 inches wide.
Y Bottom.—Eight plates, 7 feet 4 inches long, 2
feet b inches wide,
" , Side No. I.—Twelve plates, 7 feet 4 inches long,
: 2 fect 9 inches wide.
o l Side No. 2.—"l'welve plates, 7 feet 4 inches long,
-4 2 feet V inches wide,
o | End No. I.—Twelve plates, 4 feet 1 inch long,
' 2 feet ) inches wide.
o l End No.2.—~T'welve plates, 4 feet 1 inch long,
2 feet 9 inches wide.
Four sets, or 61 plates, to be marked No. 5,
440 plates, each to be numbered with white
€ paint.
“T'his iron must be of the best quality, free
9 from scars or blisters; cut correctly to size, and
‘k('pt straight and level from the shears; must
» | bear to turn the flanches lengthwise without
cracking. Such as break or crack must be re
» | placed at the cost of the maker. Plate to be
one-quarter of an inch in thickness. The rivet
) izon to be five-eighths of an inch in diameter.
*| 6,000 pounds cf rivet iron of the best quality.
q Crass—No. 3.
: Copper, Lead, Tin, &e.
50 sheets brazier's copper, 72 by 30 inches,
and 40 oz. to the foot
20,000 pounds English or East-India block tin
10 tons best Missouri pig lead
100 pounds coarse spelter solder
00 ¢ Dbest borax.
Crass—No. 4,
Paints, §ec.
500 pounds dry white lead, best quality
700 “ Spanish whiting
50 ¢ litharge
100 ¢ Paris green
500 “ lamp bl‘{nck
12 o chrome green
6 ¢ - Prussian blue
h “ Chinese vermillion
200 gallons raw linseed oil (American)
60 “ spirits turpentine
Crass—No. b,
Iron wire and nails,
128 pounds No. 2 iron wire
145 “ “oog3 o« “
128 “" ‘“" 4 () “
128 “ “w 5 u ‘"
198 “ “w g wu ‘“
‘ 64 “ ‘“ 7 “ “
:64 “ “w o 8 & w
G‘ “ “ 9 “ “"
'O4 “ “oJO e “
64 “" “" ll ‘" “
01 “ “012 o« “
G 4 “ w 3 o«
500 “ 12 penny cut-iron nails
500 “ 10 “ «“
200 “ ]2 « wrought iron nails
200 w 8 o« “ “ “
NAVY-YARD, GOSPORT, VA.
Crass—No. 1,
Iron.
750 pounds 5-16 inch round iron
70 “ 3.8 "
6,000 “ 1.2 “
2,500 “ b 8 .
3,500 “ 11-16 ”
2,000 “« 1 “
10,000 . 11-8 “
5,000 “ 134 “
2000 « 2 ®
2,000 “ 212 ¢
1,000 « 4 “
700 pounds 1 by 1-4 inch flat iron
200 ¢« 138 by 14 “
1,000 « 1 1-2 by 14 “
1,000 « 134 by 14 “
1,000 ¢ 2 by 1-4 “
1,000 ¢« 3 by 1-4 “
2,000 ¢« 13.4 by 3-8 "
2,000 ¢« 214 by 3-8 »
2,000 ¢« 21-2 by 3-8 »
2,000 ¢« 23.4 by 3.8 "
1,000 ¢« 31.4 by 3-8 “
1,000 ¢« 3 1.2 by 38 "
2,500 « 4 by 3-8 ®
l‘z,mm « 412 by 38 “
1,500 % 51-2 by 3-8 »
1,000 « 1 1-2 by 1.2 -
1,000 ¢« 1 34by 1-2 »
1,000 ¢« 23.4 by 1.2 v
2,000 « 3 by 1-2 o
3500 « 51.2 by 1.2 "
1,000« 2 ].2by 5.8 "
1,500 ¢« 3 1-2 by 5-8 v
1,000 « 4 I.2by 5.8 »
1,500 ¢« 5 by 5-8 o
1,000 « 4 by 34 “
2,000 « 41.2 by 34 -
2,000 « 6 by 3-4 ®
1,000 % 134 by 7.8 -
1,000 % 21.2 by 7.8 »
000 ¢ 3 by 7.8 -
1,000« § by 7-8 ”
1,000 « 6 by 78 »
3,000 « 234 by 1 -
1,000 « 4 I.2by 1 %
2,000 pounds 6 by 1 i
1,000 « 3§ byl -
1,000 « 4 by 1 “ :
2,000 ¢« 4 by 1 ”
1,000 « 52 hy 1 -”
Lo « 6 by 1 »
2000 <« 4 by 1 ”
2000 ¢« b by 1 -
1,000 ¢« @ by 1 -
1,000 « 3 by 1 "
1,000 « 4 by 1 -
2000 ¢« 3 hy 2 >
2000 « 84 by 2 -
2000 « 4 by 2 “
8,000 « 4 by 24 ®
2000 « 45 by 2§ -
Flat Iron required for Mast Hoops.
* Line of Battle Ships.
6,000 pounds 5 by 11-16 in. bars of 12 feet length.
6000 ¢« B by 1116 ¢ 11 o
c'm .“ “by 8". " .o‘ o
I‘"‘.x““o
15,000 ¢« 43 by 9-16 “« 103 ¢
13,250 <« 4% by 9.16 “ 94 “
7,100« 45 by 716 “« 19 o
Sloops.
4,152 « 44 by 7-16 o 8 “
8411 « 43 by Tl 6 “« 76 “
Steamer,
6,450 4!‘ by 9.16 “« 810 “
1,000 ¢« B-16-inch square iron
4,000 « 716 o
1,000 <« 3.inch “
1,000 ¢« pail rods
1,000 ¢« gpike ¢
CrLass—No. 2,
Copper,
7,000 sheets 310 z, sheathing copper
8,600 ¢« 32 o
10,000 ¢« 30 "
5,000 <« 28 “
3,500 « 26 ot
1,500 ¢« 24 “
2,000 ¢« 18 o
| All to be hot-rolled,
| 50 sheets 6)-oz. braziers’ copper
6,000 Ibs. 14-inch compositien sheathing nails
| 500 ¢ 6.8 “ ‘“
| T'o be copper and tin—no zine.
Crass—No. 3,
| Paints, Oils, §c.
1,500 gallons pure raw linseed oil
200 ¢« gpirits of trpentine
g ¢ ¢ wine
15,000 pounds pure dry white lead
1,000 ¢ “ ¢ yellow ochre
700 “ « yed lead
2,000 ¢« hlack lead, (pulverized)
JOO e litharge
2,000 ¢ dry red ochre
100 ¢ Turkey umber
100 ¢ East Lndia gum copal
100 South America gmn copal
400 feet best crown glass, 12 by 14
SOO s s " ““ 1 by.ls
100 ¢ ¢ “ “ 16 [,y 22
100 pounds East India gum copal
100 ¢ South Ametica gum copal
10 gallons sweet oil
100 ¢« neatsfoot oil
200 ¢« fish "
200 ¢ tar " i
2000 ¢ sperm “ (best winter-strained)
Crass—No. 4.
(Canvass, &c.
100 bolts No. 2 flax canvass
25 bolts light vavens duck
25 bolts heavy ¢
1,000 Ihs. flax twine
100 Ibs. whippi g twine
200 Ibs. beeswax
1,000 lbs, tallow (in barrels)
Cr.ass—No. b.
Leather, &c. L
200 sides bellows leather (oune-fourth thin)
200 hides rigging ¢
500 bs. pump o
100 bbls. tar (in good strong barrels)
50 bbls. pitch "
l, 20 bbls. soft turpentine ¢
| 1,000 Ibs. block tin
200 lbs. Castile Soap
Crass—Mo. 6.
Nuaval Stores.
5 smith’s anvils, (from 110 to 150 lbs. each,)
per sample
[ 100 hickory brooms, per sample
100 corn ¢ *
12 hair o “
12 dusting brushes ¢
75 pieces blue bunting, per sample
75 ¢ red “
75 ¢ white ¢ »
5 6 yelluw ¢ ¢
B ¢ green *¢ «
6 dozen brass quadrants and ketches, per sample
30 Ibs. borax, »
20 silver calls, ¢
1 dozen carpenter’s compasses ¢
2 ¢« finner chissels, (ass’d and handled,) per
sample
2 dozen socket chissels, (ass’d and handled,) per
sample
B 2 dozen brass cocks. assorted. per sample
200 pounds white chalk, per sample
20 c'uzun iron cupboard locks, (4 inches long, keys
to differ,) per sample
20 dozen brass cupboard locks, (3 inches long,
keys to differ,) per sample
30 dozen iron padlocks, per sample
20 ¢ Dbrass drawer locks, (4 3-4 to 3 inches
long,) per sample
20 dozen iron chest locks, ¢4 inches long, double
hasps,) per sample
20 dozen iron drawer locks, (2 3-4 to 8 inches
long,) per sample
6 dozen 6 inch Carpenter’s patent closet locks
3 ¢ log lines, per sample
2« lamps, (with reflectors) per sample
10 pounds crocus martis .
3 dozen claw hammers ¢
500 sheets horn, (largest size,) ““
6 doz. roping palns (mounted) per sample
6 doz. seaming *¢ “ o
2 turning lathes, for frigates, with tools complete
4 doz. §l.mu lamp chimneye, to fitlamps, pr. samp
200 yds. bleachied cottons, per sampls
200 ibc. 304, iron cut nails, “
200 lbs. 20d. o o
500 Ibs. 12d. . “
1,000 Ibs. 10d. o s
1.000 Ibs. Bd. “ “
Hoo Ihs. 6. ¢ “
300 ibs, 4d, o o
200 Ibs, 3d. ¢ “
100 Ibs. 12 1. iron wrought nails, ¢
100 Ihs 10d. “ “
100 Ibs. Bd. o ¢
100 Ibs. 6d. ¢ “
1 doz. pair pincers, “
1 doz. sail prickers, o
6 Jdoz. ship scrapers, “
3 doz. spades, “
30 gross 1 3-4 inch iron screws, ¢«
30 gross 1 " “
30 gross 1 " “
50 yds. coarse cloth ‘“
50 M. 34 inch copper tacks -
b 0 M. H-8 ¢« ““ «
1 dozen Hindostan oil stones, (largest size)
1 dozen grindstones, per sample
1 dozen spoke shaves o
20 M. 1} inch copper brads
20 pounds white scwing thread, per sample
20 pounds black “ “
50 pounds assorted colors sewing thread, pr. samp.
20 dozen sewing awls, (assorted)
3 ¢« handles for awls
12 ¢ bradawls, assorted, per sample
3 ¢« handlas for do. "
12 ¢ fishing lines, assorted, (some cod,) per
sample
12 ¢ fishing hooks, assorted, (some cod,) per
sample
20 pounds shoe thread, per sample
200 'l)%omh bricks ey
1 dozen small screw plates and taps, per sample
2« hand vices, per sample
2 ¢ fine flat polishing files
b ¢ coopers’ adzes, fmmlled
Crass—No. 7.
Stationery.
1 dozen expenditure books (full bound)
2« B.quire letter books o
2¢« 3¢« order hooks o
2 ¢ 4 ¢ blank books (half bound)
2&g« “ “ “
2 ¢« 2 «« “ ‘“ “
2 ‘“ l ““ ‘" ‘" «
6 ¢ pint bottles black ink
3 ¢« 4-pint bottles red ink
12« memorandum books
4 <« small size wood inkstands
4 * large size ¢ * (2 holes)
4 Dbest quality penknives
50 reams best quality vuled foolscap paper, (mar
ginal lines)
24 reams best gnality ruled letter paper
20 ¢ oo envelope ¢
10 ¢« “ I"R “
100 sheets drawing paper
200 cards bhest steel pens
6 gross best black lead pencils
200 papers black sand (1 pound each)
20 pounds best red wafers
40« “ Trish sealing wax
2 gross best red tape
4 gross best silk taste,
2 reams blotting paper
2 pounds India rubber (in 1 ounce pieces)
1 dozen large parallel rules
500 slate pencils
24 camel’s hair pencils
10,000 best quille (half clarified and half opaque)
3 dozen double log slates
2 «“ sgmall o
1 “ bhoxes water colors (complete)
20« papers ink powder
2« pounce boxes and pounce
2 Gunter's scales
3 ¢ ivory paper knives
1 & “ wafer seals
1 ¢ cases mathematical instruments,
NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA.
~ Crass—No, 1.
Flataron for M;n-bT .
9,417 Ihs. 4 3-i by 916, in bars of 10.3 feet length
7’350 “ .“ ’.‘ “
4,260 o " 79 -
3014 lbs. 44 by 706, « 8.8 “
2,602 *“ . “ 8.2 “
’.768 ““ “ 8. “
3'21. “ “ 7.6 “
CrLass—-No, 2,
Irom.
1,000 Ibs. 3-4 inch round iron
1,000 1 o
1000 2 by 3.8 inch fat-iron
LOOO 2 by 1 -
1,000 24 b{‘ g - *
500 ’-iuc square wron
50) ! 4
wo 2 “
500 3 ¢
20 sheets boiler -iron, {-inch thick
20 ¢ sheet-iron g o
6 bundles 1 inch hoop-iron
6 “ 1 ““
6 “ ]i ““
‘ CrLass—No. 3.
‘ Copper.
100 pounds x,l-3::(:\1 bolt copper
100 -4 ¢ b
100 ¢ ““ “"
m““ l “ “
20 sheets 32-ounce brazier’s copper, for galley pipes
2 boxes 14 ¢ sheathing copper \
2 [ 16 . “ . ‘
2 2() ¢ “ ‘“
2 “ 2‘ “ " [
2 “ 28 “ " “
2 32 ¢ “ ‘“
50 M- 3-4 inch copper tacks
250 pounds copper rivets and bars, assorted
Crass—No. 4.
Canvas, §c.
20 bolts No. 2 American flax canvas
]5O ‘“ “ 3 ‘“ “
OO ¢ “ 4 ““ ‘"
DO ¢ ¢ 5 “ ““
DO ¢« “w 6 “ ““
5 “ 7 ‘“ “"
b 0 ¢ “ 8 “ “
10 ¢ ¢« 2 cotton canvas
25 ¢ ¢« 8 “
25 ¢« “ 4 ‘“
25 ¢ “ b .
25 ¢« “ 0 ‘"
25 ¢« “ 7 “
25 ¢« 8§ “
25 ¢« 10 ‘“
50 bolts hammock stuft
25 ¢ bagging ¢
20 ¢ liglfu ravens duck
200 pounds cotton sewing twine
300 ¢ flax o
Crass—No, 5.
Hardware.
500 pounds 5-inch wrought iron spikes
500 ¢ 6-inch ‘ “
500 ¢ T-inch " ¢
500 ¢¢ 6 penny iron cut nails
b 0 1) ¢ ““ ““
H) “ D) ‘“ "
0o “ 40 ¢« ‘“ ‘“
500 sister hooks, assorced sizes
50 iron banks
50 wood hanks
2,000 pounds pig lead
1,000 ¢ 3-16 sheet lead
6 gross 1-inch brass screws :
G ¢ 1‘ “ “
6 ‘“ 1’ ‘“ “
6 ¢« 2 « ““
6 ¢ 1 ¢ ironscrews
G ¢« ]_* “ “
[ ]‘ ““ ‘“
6 ¢ 2 ‘“
8 “ 3 “ “«“
50 M iron tacks, 14 and 16 oz.
1 dozen 6G-inch iron knob locks
1 dozen cooper’s adze
200 pounds cooper’s rivets, assorted sizes
500 small iron thimbles
2 dozen wood axes, (Collins)
2 dozen wood handles
1 dozen riveting hammers
2 dozen hand hammers, steel faces
10 pounds quicksilver
6 dozen 2 inch brass butt hinges
6 « 2* ““ ““
6 ¢ 2 inch iron butt hinges
6 ¢« 24 ““ ““
50 barrels slaked lime
6 set calking irons
2 dozen long handled tar brushes
100 clamp brushes, with handles ‘
1,000 cod hooks
| 1,000 mackerel hooks
1 dozen calking mallets
1 dozen serving mallets
2 dozen screw drivers
5 M sewing needles, 2,4, and 6
6 dozen iron palins
6 gross 6-inch hand-saw files
gross brags door-buttons
dozen spoke shaves
200 sheets lanthern horn
3 dozen binnacle bowls
dozen iron padlocks
2 dozen brass padlocks
Crass—No. 6.
Paints., §c.
5,000 Ibs. white lead, half in 50 Ib. kegs
2,500 Ibs. black paint, in 50-Ib. kegs
1,000 lbs. dry red lead
500 gallons linseed oil, in barrels
800 gallous spirits turpentine, in tin cases
10 gallons Japan varnish
b barrels bright varnish
b barrels black varpish
400 Ibs, litharge
500 Ibs. Spanish brown
50 Ibs. rotten stone
500 lbs. putty, in bladders
12 reams emery paper
4 reams sand paper, (coarse and fine)
Crass—No. 7.
Rathine, &ec.
10 coils white rope for reef points
20 ** G-thread ratline
20 “ 9 ¢ “
20 ¢« 12 ¢ ‘%
20 15 ¢+ “«
20 6 18 “" “
20 “ 21 ¢ “
1,000 pounds tarred marline
1000 pounds tarved houseline
10 coils sigonal balyards
100 cod lines
50 pounds fish lines (assorted sizes)
20 pieces red bunting
20 pieces white bunting
15 pieces blue bunting
Crass—No. 8.
Candles.
5,000 pounds sperm candles :
Crass—No. 9,
Stationery.
25 reams foolscap paper, blue laid, faint lined
5 reams regulation paper, blue laid, faint lined
10 reams envelope paper
2 dozen Congress penknives
24 gross Gillott eagle pens
12 gross narrow red m‘)e
6 dozen quart-bottles black ink
| 1 dozen blank letter-books (4 quires)
4 dozen note-books
| 26 reams letter paper,
The foregoing will be Ulblished twice a week until
the 20th proximo,in the Union, National lmelligencer.
and National Democrat, Washington, D. C.; Eastern
| Argus. Portland and Age. Augusta, Maine ; New
Hampshire Gazetteand Republican Union, Portsmouth,
and Ffl.cw Hampshire Patriot. Concord. New Hamp
shire ; Morning Post. and Daily Times, Boston ; Re
publican "eml«i Providence. R, 1.; Journal of Com
merce, Globe, and Bvening Post, N. Y.; Pennsylva
nian. and Public Led&er, Philadelphia ; Repub‘ican
and Argus, and Sun, Baltimore ; Beacon, and Soath
ern Argus, Norfolk ; Chronicle and Old Dominion
Portsmouth, Va, April—
WEEDEN & PEEK,
No. 2 South Main Street, Providence,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, A {‘,()MPI.E'I‘E AS.
BORTMENT OF SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS,
AND STATIONERY ;
Together with a great variety of
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS,
Including a choice =election of the
CURRENT LITERATURE OF THE DAY.
Blank Books made to order, of MX ‘R,utter-,
ORDERS FOR ENGRAVING, PRINTING A} BIND
ING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO,
Subscriptions received to the various Periodicals,
Particular attention ||mid to the selection of suitable books
for the young; and all works rul»li-hed by the various 8
N, Societies, the Am. Tract Society, &e., will be furnished
to regular customers at the publishers’ prices,
Books, or other articles not in store, furnished at the
#hortest notice.
Money refunded, without hesitation, for any article
which may not be found to suit, if returned in good order,
within a reasonable time.
Customers will always find convenient accommodations
for writing letters, &c., and friends from the country, esd
rcriully, are requested to consider themselves perfectly * at
home”” in this particular.
rr A share of public patronnge is ro-pertfilll'y solicited.
‘hool Books, of every kind. RBlates, Slate Pencils and
Holders, Rewards, &c.
Bibles, Hymn Books, Prayer Books.
A great variety of Books, Maps, Games, Puzzles, &e.,
suitable for Presents, my 6
BOOKS AND STATIONERY™
GLADDING & PROUD,
Succrssons 10 Isane H, Cavy,
21 Westminster (fimncrli Market) street, Providence,
ARH constant’y supplied with a general assortment of
5 Turorocicat, Crassicai,MiscELLANEOUS AND ScHooL
QOKS,
Braxx Books of any size or pattern on hand or made to
order of the best materials and manufacture,
Royal Medium Demy Cap, Letter, Tissue, Envelope and
wrapping Paper,
English Drawing Paper, of the various sizes from Demy
to Antiquarian,
Rhodes’ & Sons’, Monroe’s, Faber’s, and Kock’s Draw-
In‘ Pencils,
LAy axp Faney Bravioneny, in great variety,
q The varions school books In use in this ety and in
the State furnished to committeos, teachers, and country
dealers, on the lowost torms, aud
CLOTHING AND CLOTHING MATERIALS,
Navy DeranTMENT,
Buneav o Provistons axp ULotHInG, ArmiL 17, 1848,
SEM,HI) PROPOSALS, endorsed *“Proposals fur Navy
? Chothing and Clothing Materials,” will be received at
this office until 3 o'clock P. M. on Monday, the 224 day of
lln‘{ next, for furnishing and delivering (on receiving thir-
Y o o um‘wo& at each or cither of the Navy Yards at
Chariestown, Massuehusetts ; Brooklyn, New York ; and
o"'rl|. Virginia i such quantities of any or all of the ful
lowing named articles of Navy Clothing and Clothing Ma.-
terials as may be ordered by the Chief of this Bureau, or
by the commandants of said Navy Yards, respectively, dur
ing the fiscal year commencing on the Ist day ol July next,
and ending on the 30th day of June, 1849, v.z:
Blue pilot eloth pea jackets, woul-dyed.......ceeeq+-2,000
Do do do moukey jackets,do d0......c00n0-.-1,000
Do cloth trowsers 80 0, ...oconeesss 4,000
Blue flaunel over-shirts, twilled and wool-dyed. ... .. 10,000
Do do undershirts do B e shioes 8,000
Do do drawers do G 0 G 0 rnners o oDOOO
Do flannel, do do do..yards 15,000
Canvas QUCK LrOWSOrBu. oo .ovuineerresnnnnns 4'ooo
Canvas duck fordo. . ...ovvninias yurdl C 7000
Barnsley sheeting frocks. ....ooonviiiiniin.. ... A 000
Barnsley sheeting for dow. . oovnvnvnnnin... .)’nz&;: ,7:000
Woollen SOCKS . .. ovvvvvernansnnnanesass.. puirs, ... 10,000
Woollen StoeKings.....ooooeeivenienanes o, ... 10,000
Caltskin shoes. .......covvvvenrasssasassasdo, ... .. 10,000
CalfSKin pumps. . .oc.coeneeresssescssssenllon.. .. 10,000
Black =ilk handkerchiefs.........covvvvniiinniaas 19,000
Mattresses (with two covers to each)..coooooonn.. .. 2,500
Dungarce, (dyed in the {nm).. ceveenee o o¥ARAS L 15000
T'he clothing and elothing materials will be divided mto
eight classes, fur each of which scparate rmpuull will be
received, and n separate contract made, viz:
Furst Class.—All the woollen articles made up, viz : Liue
cloth pea jucketd, blue cloth monkey jackets, blue cloth
trowsers, blue flannel under-shirts, and blue flanuel draw
ers.
Second Class.—~All the flannels that may be required for
making garments similar to those specified in the first
class,
Third Class.—All the linen articles made up, viz, Barns
ley sheeting frocks and canvas duck trowsers,
Fourth Class,—All the Barnsley sheetingand canvas duck
that mn‘{ be required for making garments similar to those
specified in the third class, and the Dungarce,
Fifth Class.~All the shoes and pumps.
Sizth Class.—All the stockings and socks.
Seventh Class.—All the mattresses, including two covers
to each wmnttress,
Lighth Class.—All the black silk handkerchiefs,
The shoes and pumps to be stamped with the contrae
tor’s name, number ufrlhue and pump, and year when
made ; the sizes to be in the following proportion for each
100 pairs, unless otherwise ordered, viz:
I'wo of No, 12, four of No, 11, twelve of No. 10, fifteen
of No, 9, fifteen of No, B}, tw߮nty of No. 8, fifteen of No
74, ten of No. 7, five of No. 6}, two of No. 6,
All the above articles are to be fully equal, in the quali
ty, texture, and finish of material, pattern, and workman
ship, to the samples which are deposited at the aforesaid
navy yards ; the pea jackets, monkey jackets, cloth trows
ers, over-shirts, under-shirts, and drawers to be of Ameri
can manutactured cloths and flannels, made of clean wool
and indigo-dyed. !
‘l'he number or quantity which will be required of each
of the foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated ; it is
even possiple that of some none may be mlulred. A con
tract will therefore be made, not for a specific number or
quantity of any article, but for such number or «Junmily of
each as the service may rol'wire to be delivered at those
mux‘ yards respectively, The prices must be uniform at
all the stations,
All the above articles must be subject to such inspection
at the place of delivery as the Chief of this Bureau may di
rect ; and no article will be received that is not fully equal
to the sample or pattern, both in wmaterial and workman
ship, and which does not conform in all other respects to
the stipulations and provisions of the contract to be made.
The offers must distinguish the prices for each article
mentioned, and muit be calculated to cover every expense
attending the fulfilment of the contract, including the nec
essary metal and navy: buttons. A schedule of sizes will
be found, with the sminples, at the respective navy yards.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and expense of
the contractor, in good, tight, substantial, and dry packing
boxes or bales, and in good n‘nippinu order, free of all ehar
ges to the United States, and to the entire satisfaction ot
the respective commandants of the said yards of delivery.
In case of failure on the part of the contractors to furnish
and deliver the several articles which may be ordered from
them, in proper time, and of'proper quality, the Chief of the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be anthorized to
purchase or direct purchases to be made of what may be re
quired o supply the deficiency ; and any excess of cost ov
er the prices agreed to be paid by the contract shall be
charged to and paid by the respective contractors,
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in one-third the es
timated amonunt of the reupernvo contracts, will be requir
ed, and ten per eentum will be witheld from the amount of
all payments on account thereof, as collateral security, in
uhfltiuu to the bond given, to secure its performance, and
not in any event to be paid until it is in all respects com
lied with ; and ninety per centum of the amount of all de
‘ivorien made will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty
days after bills duly authenticated shall have been present
ed to him,
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none others)
will be forthwith noiified, and as carly as practicable a con
tract and bond will be transmitted to them for execution ;
which contract and bond must be returned to the Bureau
within five days, exclusive of the time required for the reg
ulny transmis<ion of the mail.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as directed in
the act of Congress making appropriations for the naval ser
vice for 18467, approved 10th August, 1846) by a written
guaranty, sifned by one or more responsible persons, to
the effect that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an ob
ligation within five days, with umurnm‘ sufficient suyeties,
to furnish the supplies proposed. The DBureau will not be
obligated to ronniu‘er any proposal unless accompanied by
the guaranty to be cemi{ml by the Navy Agent, District
Attorney, or some officer of the General Government known
to the Burean.
Extract from the act of Congress approved Angust 10, 1846,
“Sec. 6. And beit further enacted, That, from and after
the passage of this act, every proposal for naval swpphes
invited by the Secretary of Jm Navy, under the proviso to
the general appropriation bill for the navy, upproved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, shall be accom
panied by a written guaranty, signed by one or more re
l’mluible persons, to the efiect that he or they undertake
that the bidder or bidders will, if his or their bid be accept
ed, enter into an obligation in such thne as may be pre
scribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with good and suffi
cient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. No pro
posal shall be considered unless accompanied by such
guaranty. If, after the acceptance of a proposal and a no
tification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he or they shall
fail to enter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Becretary of the Navy, with good and sufficient sure
ties for furnishing the supplies, then the Fecretary of the
Navy shall proceed to contract with some other person or
persons for furnishing the said supplies ; and shall forth
with cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal so gnarantied and the amount for which he
may have contracted for furnishing the said supplies for
the whole period of the proposal to be charged up against
said bidder or bidders, and his or their guarantor or guar
antors ; and the same may be immediately recovered by
the United States, for the use of the Navy Department, in
an action of debt against either or all of said persons.”
apß—oawdw
PROPOSALS FOR A LOAN.
Treasury DEPArRTMENT,
April 17, 1848,
SEA LED proposals will be received, under the act of 3lst
March last, until 3, p. m., on Saturday, the 17th of
June, 1843, for sixteen millions of dullacs of "nuod States
stock, reimbursalle twenty years from and after the st
day of July, 1848, bearing six per cent.interest per annum
payable semi-annually, on the first da‘yn of January lm‘
July of ench year. No bid will be received below par ; nor
will any bid be considered unless one per cent. thereof is
deposited in some depository of the United States at or be
fore the date fixed for opening the pmrmalu. The bids, in
all cases, must be unconditional, and without any refer
ence to the bids of others, and should state distinctly the
premium offered. ‘l'he proposals should be sealed, and en
dorged ** Proposals for loan of 1848, and addressed to the
Hecretary uf'l the Treasury, Washington City, D. C. The
sums which may be accepted will be required to be paid
to the depositary of the U.ited States nearest the places of
residence of the persons respectively whose offers may be
successful ; but the amount of the accepted bids from bid
ders not residing in the United States, mnust be deposited
with the assistant treasurers at New York, Boston, Phila
delphia, or New Orleans,
To give an oppe rtnnity to all persons to participate in
the investment of funds in this stock, bids will be received
for the lowest denomination of certificates authorized by
law—belng for fifty dollars—as well as for higher sums,
All certiticates under one thousand dollars will be trans.
ferable on the books of the treasury ; but all certificates for
that sum and upwards will be transferable on the books of
the treasury, or by delivery with coupons attached® at the
option of the bidder. To avoid expense, confusion, and
multiplication of accounts, ali certificates with coupons
attached will be for the sum of one thousand dollars,
The successtul bidders will be r«luired to deposite the
amount awarded in five equal instalments in each of the
months of July, August, September, October, and Novem
ber of the present renr, except for sums not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars, where the bidder may be desir
ons "')' making immediate payment, in which case the
whole amount may be at once J«-;mited. The stock will
bear interest in all cases from the date of dernile.
I'he bids will be opened at the Treasury h‘mr'mon! at
3, p. m., on Saturday, the 17th of June, 1848, in the pres
ence of all persons who may desire to attend ; but, under
a provision introduced into the act of 31st of March last, no
bidder will be ‘wrmluml to withdraw his bid. On all bids
not accepted, the amount do‘xmm-d in advance will be im
medially returned. The whole premium on the amount
awarded must be deposited as part of the first anmem ro
quired in July next. R. J. WALKER,
. A Socretary of the Treasury,
Patext Orrice, April 17, 1848,
ON the r‘eutlo- of Josceph S, iKite, of Phile
adelphia, praying for the extension of a patent
granted to said Joseph 8, Ki‘e, for an improvement in safe
ty beams for rail road cars, for seven years from the expi
ration of #aid patent, which take: place on the l4th day of
July, 1848
It is ordered that the =aid petition be heard at the Patent
Office on the first Monday in July, at 12 o’clock, m. ; and
all persons are notified to appear and show cause, i any
they have, why said petition ought not to be granted.
Ordered, also, that this notice f»e published in the Union,
and National f)cmurrnl, Washington ; Sun, Baltimore
Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia; Sun and” True Sun, New
York ; Herald, Providence; Post, Boston; Guzette and
Union, Portsmouth, N. H, ; um';.l w’wl.l-'j 'l"':‘ ;:l.“"'
sive weoks i st Monday in July ne
0 weeks previous to the first [;l).\l’ll’.\'l) B{IKKE,
ap22--98 Commissioner «f Patente,
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
3,000 DOLLARS REWARD.
WIIRRHAB. some wicked and malicious person or per
sons did on the night of the Gth inst., place and ex
plode a considerable quantity of l“"P"W“" under the
dwelling house, No. 60 North Main street, owned and oc
cupied by a respectable family, by which explosion said
hotuse was much injurcd and the Lives of the inmates seri
ously ondnnl¢n-| :
Public Notice 15 hereby given that a Reward of Three
Thousand dolars will be paid for the apprehension of the
reons whoecommitted said crime, with evidence suflicient
,‘:ruwlr convietion, ’l:mnl. “ BURGESS, Mayor
unym'l Office, March 7, 1848, .
STONE WARE.
CRATES flowing blue, white iron stone, | blue
77 cream colored, edged and yellow Stone ‘Vkl:.. fn-.
the hest manufactories, and fre<h importation, received,
opened, and for sale at the lowest prices by
CARPENTER & CONGDON, No, 13'N. Main
a 2 dd store from Market q&c.
3-PLY CARPETINGS,
IEO, B. WILLIAME & CO, offer for sale elegant styles
(l of Tmperial 3 ply Carpetings, hy the bale, piece or
yard. Exchange Building, Westininster street, a 6