The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-16
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Fifth Auditors Office. Nov Is, lSis.
UNHOPDSAIS VIII be red at ON

the I6h day of December next, at IL O'clock m . To-
ind ng ma erias and building vessel TO be used float
ing light delivering the her station Ship
hoa, Denler Cor Lls Island, Louisiana, oil The o
So IeeI ON deck 3. lee beam and feet inches hold
measuring about 100 tons burden. government measure
ment.
The vessel TO have pink and to be built in frames
white oak. boted together With iron of
of an inch diameter the STEM post keel keesons
and dead woods TO side inches all of white oak the
keel be 10 inches below the bottom plank keesons to be
Is inches deep; forward and alter deadwoods, keelsons
post knee, post and aprons, high upper
hook all TO be fastened with copper bolts OF Of
inch in diameter; the scars OF the STEM keel and stern
post to be secured with composition dove-iaed plates !;
floor tmbers side inches and to be IL inches deep IN
the lhroat and feet asunder from centre
fastened (every other tmbeD through keel with cop
per bolts the keelson 10 be boed through every alternate
hoor timber and through keel with copper bolts
first and second foot hooks and mbes side inches
and TO mould by fair diminishing line, from ii inches al
height slanchons every frame Chat is feet
de to be OF locust, and to side 81 inches In putting the
fra together the mbers viii be kept two inches
der by pieces plank feet long (same moulding the
timber running englhwse of the frames, through which
pieces OF PLANK the bolts which unite the frame will pass
All the first foot hooks of The frame will the
OF the keel Knigh-heads and hawse pieces side IL
inches, and the moulding size to correspond with the
frame, the rail, and to be well boiled into and
through the apron with iron bolts OF inch diameter
The wales, in number, each side 10 be of the best
white oak, inches wide the upper inches thick at
the deck hegh-the REMAINDER aPerng fairly the thick
of the bottom plank The lower strakes will be fss
tened with Jour composition spikes OF suitable lengths, in
each fame, when the frame of two i, kness
es OF timber, and two spikes when the frame is single;
Clamps TO be OF heart yellow pine IL inches thick and
is inches deep to be fastened with IRON bolts passing
through the second and third wales bolts in each frame
in each waIe to be rveed on good palts OF iron the
clamps Beams of yellow pine 10 be placed five fee, asun
der from centre TO CENTRE TO side inches and mould
inches in the centre and seven inches at the end to have
oak Hss % .e U % asa @
the upper vale with bolts of iron through the beams and
arms WIN round iron mere WIN aoo oJ dagoaa or
of the lantern masts, to be well boed with copper where
There will be- Two hook a. each end to side
he lower hooks to be fastened with copper bolts passing
pail and wndlass bits, be OF suitable sz, and Of
best white oak planciers OF best heart yellow pine AZ
with top OF the deck; earrings of the deck be
yellow pine, to side and mould inches. The deck
more than six inches wide fastened with IRON spikes
well plugged Rails 81 feet above plancers, to be Of
white pine inches thick and inches wide, be well
nailed with iron nails and plugged Bottom plank TO be Of
double frame, with the 6nch composition spikes, and
lnch locust lenails in each plank and butt bolts
outside to be well good copper
alts, as the case may be- The ceiling 10 be Of yellow
yellow pine inches thick The vessel to be well cauIked
with three threads; the two first to be hawsed in The
aIoVe load 20 viii 4 Co., copper The de 10
hung with pair, oconposilion braces and pntes To
behs lockers, and shelves Tor the Of
persons, and berhs ed in the hold for persons
room, which is be fed and furnished with double tin
oil canisres each to contain fifty gallons and to be fitted
have two double mas for anternsonc pair be 10 feet
long by 2nches square, the other 35 feet long also IL inches
The be- placed in their proper aud
kept feet asunder fore and aft wise the heads be well
secured with strong iron frames Uhous Which the lanterns
will hos) be made OF bar iron inches by fitted with
proper iron ws with suitable eyes for the shrouds and
stays to pass through each pair Of mass will have four
shrouds each side, and guy from the head of its
specve mast TO the stern and one OF the the
double masts viii be- each hsd with tIs9 mast one for
the fore guy; the heads of the an,ern-mas will be
q %.
into TWO wales, with nch bolts passing through and key
or be up by the END %
thimbe in the upper end OF the chain plat; to have
each pumps have windass OF the best quality
able weigh the anchors; to have iron BELLY fitted
bell will above deck, and the belry strongly
stayed with iron to the and bows OF the yes
and one rs feet long, fitted with proper sails oars,
and board the last named boat TO be ed to
carry wood water the boats will be suspended
side by proper iron davs cranes to have two mush-
anchors of $40 pounds EACH cast iron heads and
wrought iron shanks bride chain OF inch iron, sixty
athons long, fitted in the with large swivel ring,
which the ,noorng chain will be attached; the
ing chain be of Il-inch iron; anchor
of $50 pounds weight and inch chain OF IS lathonls
in length--al be OF the best quality have suit
able camboose fitted on PLATFORM covered with lead,
upon the deck the hold, may be convenient,
OF sufficient, size to accommodate ten TO be fur
nshed with ~ tons of iron ballast In blocks OF not more
than 200 pounds each to have two copper lanterns each
feet square and feet high; to have copper lamp
each anleD, hung with compass notion TO hold eight
quarts OIL and fitted TO burn eight large wlcks the Ian
be glazed with the purest white glass of double
thickness lights each side, Is lights each lantern
lanterns be drawn up and down between their re-
specve masts, upon frame OF wood TO be raised by
means of lead-n weights, of suitable size kee the lam
and frame in poise each weight to be suspended
by chain attached to its end and running over an
pushed, with friction rollers placed IN the
of the mast and passing through groove the side
of travelling fIame and fixed to its lower end the
lantern and frame will be hoisted and lowered by
of small winches each lantern and single ropes
fitted the lower ends of the weights, and the lantern
frame.
The vessel will be furnished with sails (oresail,
mainsal, and b) of No canvass, and awning proper
y fitted extending from the post the ait side OF The
main lantern mast heavy iron hawse pipe to pass
through the deck and bow of the vessel the load
line through which the chain cable is pass, and hawse
pipe for small chains floor will be laid the ballast
and behs. fitted neatly for six The ballast viii be
placed baons inches thick The vessel 10 be iur
nished with four 80 and four 80 gallon casks, and
two harness casks two buckets and four pals, and SUIT
able castron stove with copper pipe for the cabins The
whole vessel mas, boats &C. have three good coats OF
quality, and all running and standing rigging
Tor such vessel, including fish davt aud tackle the
haiches skyghts, ladders &c. TO be placed directed
by the OF the work. All articles above mentioned.
aud all that deemed necessary, be furnished by
contractor at his own proper cost The vessel with the
tcuar entire satisfaction of such persons be
appointed to and inspect the and be deliv
cred her station before the LIST day of July lSi9
No payment be made until the vessel shall be inspected
approved, and delivered. Nov I6-3tawtDecl6
Fifteen Hundred Dollars Rewnrd.-Robbery the
Patent Once.
ON the night of the Ssh following articles were
~ stolen rom the National Gallery in the Patent Office,