Captain J. Belger, a. q. m., with C. Rains and others.

Captain C. L. Stevenson, a.
a. q. m., with Smith, Bron-
son, & Co.
Lieutenant A, W. Wright,
U. S. A., with John Stew-

art.

Lieutenant B. H. Hill, a. a.
q. m., with Samuel R. Keene.

first quality of herds grass or timothy hay, for the sum of $27 per
Demurrage, $75 per day; penalty, $10,000.
Hire of teamsters: Hire of C. Rains and 293 others, (teamsters,) at the
post of Lafayette, La., during the mouth of March, 1848, at $25
Transportation of troops: To transport in two canal boats, from Toledo,
O., to Cincinnati, O., a detachment of United States troops, for the
sum of $348.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamboat Michigan,
from Milwaukie to Detroit, Mich., 20 United States recruits, for the
sum of $3 each.

Charter: For charter of the schooner Emily A. Thompson, to transport
from Fowl Key, Bahama Islands, to Fort Moultrie, S. C., 6 officers
and 129 men, recently wrecked in the ship Empire, from New York
to Vera Cruz, with their provisions and stores, for the sum of $1,200.
Charter: For charter of the schooner Zulma, to transport from Fowl
Key, Bahama islands, to Fort Moultrie, S. C., 3 officers and 89
men, recently wrecked in the ship Empire, from New York to Vera
Cruz, with their provisions and stores, for the sum of $800.
Captain L. Chase, a. q. m., Guard sheds, sentry boxes, &c.: To erect on the public ground near the
with W. P. Kelsey.

Lieutenant B. H. Hill, a. a.
q. m., with Benjamin F.
Spurling.

Lieut. F. F. Flint, a. a. .q.
m., with William Duvall.

Capt. A. R. Hetzel, a. q. m.,
with George Simpton.
Capt. J. Belger, a. q. m.,
with Christopher Bolend and
others.

Col. H. Stanton, a. q. m. g.,
with J. & W. S. Andrews.

Capt. G. V. Hebb, a. q. m., with James A. Deery.

New Orleans barracks, 2 sheds, each 150 by 30 feet, for the sum of
$600 each; 1 guard shed, 40 by 20 feet, for the sum of $200; 4 privies,
9 by 4 feet, for the sum of $20 each; 12 sentry boxes, 5 feet square,
for the sum of $5 each; 30 floors for wall tents, $2 50 each; 130
common tent floors, $2 25 each, and 1,415 feet of fence, for the sum
of 40 cents per foot.
Corn: To deliver at Fort Smith, Ark., in such quantities as may from
time to time be required, 2,500 bushels of good merchantable corn,
for the sum of 20 cents per bushel.

Charter: Charter of the schooner L. M. Hitchcock, for one month or
longer, for the sum of $1,400 per month.

Hire of teamsters: Hire of Christopher Bolend and 317 others (team-
sters) at the post of Lafayette, La., during the month of April,
1818, at $25 per month each

Building a store-house: To erect and build on the arsenal lot, near
Schuylkill, a store-house 150 by 35 feet, and agreeably to the plan
furnished, for the sum of $14,500.
Transportation of volunteers: To transport on the steamer Enterprise,
from Knoxville, Tenn., to the head of the Muscle shoals, the horses
owned by the officers of the 5th regiment, Tenn. volunteers; also,
to tow four flat boats to the same place, for the sum of $900.

No. 7-Continued.

Lieut. C. Hall, a. a. q. m., with S. J. Ball,

Lieut. Col. E. Mackay, d. q. m. g., with Robert Smith.

Capt. E. A. Ogden, a. q. m.,
with S. Williams.

Col. H. Whiting, a. q.m. g.,
with James Downy.

Joseph M. Porter, agt., q.
m. dept..with Sam. Gracey.
Col. H. Whiting, a. q. m. g.,
with James W. Elwell.

United States recruits, for the sum of $4 50 for the officer, and $1 25 each for the others.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer North Alabama,
from Galena, Ill., to St. Louis, Mo., l'officer and 28 United States
recruits, for the sum of $9 for the officer, and $3 each for the others.
Transportation of volunteers: To transport on the steamer Buena Vista,
from Alton, Ill., to New Orleans, La., 3 companies 6th regiment
Illinois volunteers, with their arms and baggage, for the sum of $15
each for the officers, and $3 each for the others.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer Chalmeto, from
Newport barracks, Ky., to New Orleans, 5 officers and 195 United
States troops, with their baggage and stores, for the sum of $10
each for the officers, and $2 75 each for the others.

Coal: To deliver at Governor's island, N. Y., 950 tons best quality
broken and screened anthracite coal. The whole delivery to be
completed on or before the 31st of August, 1848, for the sum of $3
95 per ton. Bond $1,000.

Keeping public horses: To furnish 200 United States horses with pas.
turage and grain, for the sum of $1 50 each per week.

Charter: Charter of the barque Nancy W. Stevens, to transport from
New York to Tampa bay a detachment of United States troops,
consisting of 2 commissioned officers and 100 non-commissioned offi
cers and soldiers, with their provisions and baggage, for the sum of
$1,145. Demurrage $75 per day.

Maj. O. Cross, q. m., with Employment of a physician: F. W. Todd agrees to give his medical
F. W. Todd.

attendance to the men in the employ of the quartermaster's depart-
ment, for the sum of $200 per month.

Transportation of volunteers: To transport on the steamer Griffin Yeat-
man, from Newport, Ky., to New Orleans, a detachment of volun-
teer troops, consisting of 6 commissioned officers and 108 non-com-
missioned officers and privates, with their baggage and stores, for
$8 each for the officers, and $1 each for the others.
Hire of commander, &c.: To command, sail, and provision the United
States transport schooner Susan, and to keep on board an efficient
crew, for the sum of $350 per month, as full compensation for the
services of himself and crew.
Charter: Charter of the brig Orbe, for a voyage from Havana, Cuba,
to Vera Cruz, Mexico, and back to Havana, for the sum of $1,000,
to be paid on the delivery of the cargo at Vera Cruz.

William R. Painter,
James Harrison.

No. 7-Continued.

Parties.

Captain E. A. Ogden, a. q.
m., with James M. Irvin.

Colonel H. Whiting, a. q. m.
g, with Slate, Gardiner &
Howell.

Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, U.
S. A., agent q. m. d, with
James Howard.

Licut. Col. S. H. Long, U.
S. A., agent q. m. d., with
A. F. Temple.

Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, U.
S. A., agent q.m. d., with
Yeatman & Shields.

Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, U.
S. A., agent q. m. d., with
Burton Hazen.

Lieut. Col. S. H. Long, U.
S. A., agent q m. d., with
Yeatman & Shields.

Subject matter of contract.

Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer Martha Wash-
ington, from Newport, Ky., to New Orleans, La., 1 officer and 40
United States recruits, with their baggage and stores, for the sum
of $10 for the officer and $3 each for the others.

Charter: Charter of the ship Atlas, to transport from New York to
Vera Cruz a detachment of United States troops, consisting of 7
commissioned officers and 275 non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates, also such goods and military stores as it may be necessary to
send in ber, for the sum of $4,145. Demurrage $150 per day.
Building hull of steamboat: To procure and furnish all the materials,
and to build and construct the hull of a steamboat, of the capacity
of 200 tons, together with the requisite deck, guards, bulwarks, &c.,
&c., according to specifications of contract, for the sum of $4,900
Construction of a steamer: To procure and furnish all the materials,
and to constract the hull and upper works of a steamboat, complete,
according to specifications of contract, for the sum of $7,600. Bond
$15,200.

Construction of a double steam engine: To procure and furnish all the
materials, and to construct a double steam engine, complete, ac-
cording to specifications of contract, for the sum of $3,800. Bond
$17,600.

Building hull and upper works of a steamboat: To procure and furnish
all the materials, and to construct the hull and upper works of a
steamboat, complete, according to specifications of contract, for the
sum of $9,250. Bond $18,500.

Construction of a double steam engine: To procure and furnish all the
materials, and to construct a double steam engine, complete, ac-
cording to specifications of contract, for the sum of $12,650.. Bond
$25,300.

Captain E. B. Babbitt, a. q. Transportation of coal: To transport on the barque Chancellor, from m., with Hiram Hall. Tipico to Brasos Santiago, 60 tons Lehigh coal, for the sum of

D. Butler, m. s. k., with E. Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamboat William ArmTims. strong, from Little Rock, Ark., to New Orleans, La., 33 United

Sureties.

William Manson,
Thomas Sherlock.

Griffin Yeatman,
L. W. Hartshorn.

A. Morrell, jr.,
Thos. G. Gaylord.

Griffin Yeatman,
L. W. Hartshorn.

States troops, for the sum of $7 each.

sum of

Transportation of lumber: To deliver to the quartermaster at New
Orleans a flat boat, 120 by 20 feet, loaded with lumber, for the sum
of $1,200. No allowance to be made for the boat.
Transportation of lumber: To deliver to the quartermaster at New Or
leans a flat boat, 120 by 20 feet, loaded with lumber, for the sun
$1,200. No allowance to be made for the boat.
Transportation of troops: To transport on the steamer Diadem, from
Pittsburg to New Orleans, 4 commissioned officers and 82 recruits,
for the sum of $20 each for the officers and $5 each for the others.
No charge for the transportation of the company's arms, bag-
gage, &c.
Transportation of volunteers: To transport on the steamer Missouri,
from Memphis to New Orleans, a regiment of volunteers. with their
arms, equipage, &c., for the sum of $10 each for the officers and
$4 50 each for the others.
Transportation of volunteers: To transport, by flat boats, from Knox-
ville (towed by steamers when practicable) to the mouth of the Ten-
nessee river, thence, by first class steamboats, to New Orleans, the
5th regiment of Tennessee volunteers, for the sum of $20 each for the
officers and $12 each for the others. The provisions and ordinary
baggage of the regiment to be transported free of cost.
Transportation of teamsters: To transport from Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., to New Orleans, La., on the steamer St. Louis, 17 teamsters,
for the sum of $3 each.

Transportation of teamsters: To transport on the steamer Highlander,
from Jefferson Barracks to New Orleans, a wagonmaster and 46
teamsters, for the sum of $12 for the wagonmaster and $3 each for
the teamsters.
Transportation of volunteers: To transport on the steamer Brooklyn,
from Cincinnati, O., 10 horses and 2 teamsters, and from Shawnee.
town, Ill., 115 men and horses, to New Orleans or Carrollton, La.,
for the sum of $18 each for the officers, $6 each for the soldiers and
teamsters, and $10 each for the horses."
Transportation of volunteers: 10 transport on the steamer Trenton,
from Cincinnati and Camp Wool, O., to New Orleans, 3 companies
2d regiment of Ohio volunteers, with their arms, baggage, and pro-
visions, also 8 teamsters and 40 horses, for the sum of $20 each for
the officers, $12 each for the teamsters and soldiers, and $12 each
for the horses, and 35 cents per diem each for rations furnished the

teamsters.