The national Republican., 1861-09-27
FOR REvEsUE vEss o Is
TREASURY DEPARTMENT ,

Washington, September ., 1861.
The DEPARTMENT will receive proposals, accom-
paaS x XydnGas aS' ss@ Se
iletc construction and equipment OF Two steam
Vessels Of O each Sf sco Snd
each United states measurement. -.,
Proposals will only be considered from successful
ness ness; and the name Of the marine steam engin.
| establishment at which the steam machinery is to
The load draft Of water Of the vessels of $50 tons
a,e .rmed wi with one fiasd PIVOT gun Of 5000 !ss weight
4 pCahder howitzer on the ,opgaliant ioreoasiit
The complement for each vessel to be 10 persons,
Of watSF IN tankS 70 be furnished with condenser
The vessels 10 be schooner ligged, with flying gaa
| tolsails, square Sail, and yard TO set flying
The load draI Of water of the vessels OF 600 ,ons
must MOI, exceed pIE feet, and they will be armed
two 5a pounders OF ID cwt and one light navy q
pcunder howi,ncr on the topsi.llantm e ioIecastlc:
The complement for each vessel will be % persons
carrying proyisons for sixty days, and 600 gallons
| OF water in tanks and 20 be furnished with q con
dsnser for dstillinG potable water
| The vessels to be schooner Tgged. with hying gan
topsails squars sail. and yard 70 set flying.
The proposal must bc Tor the hull, spars, rigging,
sails aud canvass work, mast coats, awnings, ham
mocks and bagH, boats, anchors and cab es tanks,
cssks, bnnaccs bells furniture Tor cabins ana me
rooms, cooking apparatus and utensils complctc
steam machinery, spare work, coal bunkcrs hllei
| with Back Mountain coal. with all the equipments
aud outfits of every kind, and in ij' respects ready
10 receive her officers, men, provisions, and arinh
meht, ana at oucc piOCcet 10 sea.
The .rmamcnts prov isions, pau,icai insirnmc uts
aud charts only will be provided by the Govern
, mCnt. ., ,
II ts desirable 10 have the highest obtainsbc speed
which he stated in the offer together with the
lcus III OF time II can be manianrd, aud he quant
Of coal that be carried in the buus@rs tor that
speed, which should not be LEES than for tcu days I"
twenty Our houtS rnch. ~
Fl The sreCiiicatiuns must describe fully thC ma
teral 10 be used the and size of tas;eutnE
tht detail the size hyish and arrangement nf 'h'
machinery, and of the various equipments ard oal
fts l. cludcd in the proposal
The plans must be working drawings from whcl
The vessel aud machinery can be hnilf, showing wv
asoziucs el rooms, disposition OF coal, snd cc't
yrniCrt 'owsCc must hu provided.
II is TO be nndeIs.ood that "a The contract
EuarIu'tc will be INSERTED of he tuliilmcht OF m
unndt.Cn of the draft Of water, speed. in. saSia0
" tlry working Of the machinery, and other ont
required with a forfeiture in csse of failure
signing the contract or acceptance OF the propose
within which they will agree 10 complete tue vesssl
~ ready for sea, and deliver them at any ports thei
! raay namc. The total amount ior which thy Wi
y sngsgc TO do all that Is required in the ioreSoin
cation. and plpns, must he stated, and the bill
must be accompanied by the guarantee requiTcd b
law, that ii awarded, they will execute the ccr
cd Payments will be made at four different intervs
"a "a ne work progresses retaining one fifth q y
@ nd the whole amount ior ninety (oo) days alter u
! may be discovered within that tIae on trial AZ sea
prspesas pc made in conformity with the conditio
prescribed, which il may consider most 10 the int
ests OF the Government, and 10 combine the create
rd number Of advantage and to reject any or all
,ss, A competent person viii! be appointed by the II
psriment to susperintend and equi
nd The specifications, plans, and models Of pnrti
,s not obtaining contracts may be whdTnTn ~ thei
sc: sep 5-taw Secretary Of the Treasury.