The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-16

TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT.
10th October, l64l:
| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received At tins
~ Office until the 9TH December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spare Of vessel % % o1s
ed Revenue Gutter. Of the burthen o. ADou, o.'
hundred and fity-one tonsi % be comPle,sy 'a'''
payed with pitch, and delivered in the water,
The vessel 10 be built agrceaby % mode' anu ~,
file draft of sparl TO be furnished upon ens'rf III
the contract and of materials corresponding 70 'h' o
lowing dimensions and specifications, to wit
| Length between perpendiculars, eighty -eght iee'
| Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feet
| Hold, eight feet six inches
| Dead rse twenty four inches TO hall hoor.
| Keel Of white oak, to be sided ten inches.
Deadwood forward and ah Of live oak or locust, 10
be sided ten inches be bolted with copper, three
| quarters If an inch in diameter.
Sern-post knee Of live oak, to be boiled WIN copper
eghths of an inch n diameter two in the body
and in the arm, and rivetted under the Keel anu
an side Of the stern post
Inner post Olive oak locust to be sided ten
inches.
Apron, of live oak or locust, to be sided, one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts to be Of copper Sc
veneghths of inch in diameter one foot above deep
ballast mark.
Floor timbers Of live oak futtocks and top tmbers
oflocust OF red cedar sided six inches moulded at oor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer five and half
inches To he completely framed, the frame bolts 70
be three-quarers Of inch in diameter every other
floor timber to be boed with copper bolt IN diam
ter sighths Of an inch the alternate moor tim
bers to be boted after the keeIson is fitted with copper
bolts, Of the same diameter, and rivetted under the
keel
Keelson of white oak, TO be sided ten inches.
Main Transom, of live oak or locust, TO be bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter scven-eighths OF an
inch; the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches
and be bolted with copper eghhs of an inch
in diameter
knight Heads and Hause pieces Of live oak or To-
Gust, to be sided nine inches.
Outside plank The wales, four in number, to be
in thickness three and half inches, about seven inch
wide, fairly and gradually diminishing to thickness
Of the bottom plank two and half inches, Of white
oak each streak of the wales to be fastened to one
frame comprising two tmbers with three iron spikes
and iron Jolt Of veeighths Of an inch 10 diam,
eer driven through, and rvetted on the inside and
from thence TO the keel the bottom tanks will be fas-
tened to the frames, with six inch composition spikes,
and fve-eighths copper bolts in the same manner =
There will not be any treenas Butt, and Hood end
bolts, to be Of an inch in diameter OF
copper. The wales are to be plugged.
Plank sheer of yellow pine, three and halfnches
IN thickness The stancheons, to be of locust, TO be
placed to form seven ports on each side with one be-
tween each port and three abreast OF the masts, on
each side to support the channels, and two on each
side between the forward port and the bows. The
Buwaiks from the stem to the stancheon of the for
ward port to be Of white oak, and half inches
thick thence to the stern of yellow pine from one and
half TO two inches in thickness, in narrow streaks
There to be two stern ports all the ports to have
shutters.
Tbs Rails to be of oak or yellow pine.
Breast Hooks, five oak, two below the deck hook,
fastened with copper bolts, quarters OF an inch
in diameter Clamps of white oak or yellow pine, in
thickness the upper edge three inches lower edge
two and half inches extending from stem TO stern.
Beams Of yellow pine, to be sided nine inches and
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two and a
half inches be kneed at each end with one lodge,
and lap knee; to be sided five inches, excepting
the mast beams which are to have dagger knee, in
lieu of the lap knee to be bolted with iron, in diane
ter three-quarters of an inch.
The Grub Knees of the half poop, to be bolted
with iron three quarters of an inch in diameter and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with iron
bolts, seven eighths of an inch in diameter Deck
plank Of yellow pine three inches in thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide amidships, to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged
The Bowsprit, to be Of yellow pine, the masts Of
yellow pine other smaller spars of spruce, of the di-
mansions noted on the draft The mast partners Of
live oak and kneed
The Cat-heads, and stern davits, of oak.
Salt Stops to he placed, where required.
Cross steps of white oak bolted with iron inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson
The Ceiling plank, white oak to the floor heads,
thence TO the clamps of yellow pine two inches in
thickness, fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orlop, fixed with matches, raised about
fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
from the fore to the mainmast Cabin deck, yellow
pine, one and three-quarters of an inch in thick
ness
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop GIVEN
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high, from
the main deck) may be directed with bits, scut-
ties, hatchways skylighs, cavils, clcats, &C., COM
plete
The Shoe inches in thick ness amidshps, taper
ing to the stem and stern post OF oak fastened with
copper bolts three quarters of an inch IN diameter ana
-..al s.ll. ali. r,,ttn
The materials used in the construction to be APP
proved by such officer of the Revenue service as the
Secretary ofthe Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety days from
the date Of the contract, and the workmanship to De
inspected previous to delivery, by two competent
judges TO be chosen by each Of the parties to the
contract who in the event Of their disagreement
to choose third, who to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conformaby
to the proposal end agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed, Proposals for build
- '>e'N~ w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of The Treasury.
The New York journal of Commerce. New York
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American
Baltimore Patriot, National lntelligencer and Mad-
sonian will insert the above notice twice week until
the 9th December and present their accounts to the
Collector of the Customs where published, for pay
ment. Oct. 2l-td
CABINETS OF MINERALS just received by
" F. TAYLOR, for sale a, extremely low price,
put up by a professional mineralogst-two Cabinets
one Of r. the other of ne specimens Of minerals
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combusiihes, and
Ores-all numbered and labelled, with localities, &c
&c Price IL aud 20 dollars each,
Also, two Cabinets OF Gems and Precious Stones.
And large and valuable collection Of the best
works on Groogy, Minereogy, Conchology, Chem
ist,y and all their branches many of them recently
imported by himself from London-seversl of them
entirely new. sept 81
7 Avs OF TIE U S. IN relation TO the Navy