Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-09
AUCTION SALES.
sale Of Government Steamers
DEPOT OUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE }

DEPOT QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE,l
BALTIMORE, Mp, October 8, 1865 J
VIII be sold at Baltimore, Md, under direction of
Captain C.! G L; Beach, A. 9. NJ, on THURSDAY,
ment Wharf, south side of Basin the Government
veTIgF heI nG1 Tn PANIED and descrbed VIZ
boat of 3i2 tons, wooden hull, iron fastened, and
installed in 1868. Length on deck over ALL 1873 feet
inches beam 81 feet over all 81 feet; depth of hold
feet II inches Has one low pressure beam engine;
diameter of cylinder % inches. stroke of piston 8
feet, draft feet. II ull in good order and well found
in chains, anchors, iasts, &C. Engine and boiler in
THE CURLEW sidee;7yheell, double end ferry, boat
of 3i2 tons wooden HULL length deck lbs feet beam
% feet, depth of hold feet inches, draft feet
Has one beam engine, diameter of cylinder 81 inches,
stroke of piston feet.
piled with boiler in 1861, and is a staunch YES
sci, being well supplied with anchors chains, &c, &c.
wooden hull: length deck Isl feet, beam % feet
over all 43 feet; depth of hold feet inches draft
feet inches;-bottom metalled. Has one low-pres-
sure beam engine: diameter of cylinder, So inches;
stroke of piston feet inches In good order and
well found in general outfits.
The NORTHERN Err, side wheel Steamer of 995
TONS wooden hull: length deck 2i9 feet; BEAM 81
feet: ALL is feet; depth of hold feet inches;
between decks S feet; draft feet Has one low
pressure superior beam engine diameter cylinder
80 inches strok of piston II feet In good running
order having been recently caulked and metalled is
The JAMES MTRRAY screw Tggboat about
TONS wooden HULL length deck 81 feet II inches;
BEAM Is feet depth OF hold, feet inches; draft, S
feet inches. Has one direct acting hgh-pressure
engine; damer of cylinder Is inches stroke ofpiston
20 inches. One tubular boiler, years old.
THE NIDETTE screw propeller of "a tons wooden
hull iron fastened and metalled Length on deck 10
feet inches; BEAM Y feet inches: depth of lower
hold, feet inches; between decks feet II inches;
engine; diameter of cylinder Is inches stroke OF
piston 80 inches has two masts with four and aft
sails hull and boiler in good order and well found in
anchors, chains, tools, &c. &c,
THE COMMERCE, screw propeller of 154 92-95
tons, wooden n hull iron fastened Length on deck
inches; draft feet inches. Has direct acting
high pressure engine diameter Of cylinder q inches
stroke of piston, "A inches Hull and engine in good
order and the ship fitted with new patent steam
| pump, anchors, chains, &c, &C.
THE DETROIT, screw propeller, of 39S tons
wooden hull, iron fastened Length deck 100 feet
beam 25 feet inches, depth of lower hold II feet, be-
tween decks feet inches draft feet 6inches. Has
cylinder 70 inches stroke of piston feet Has three
masts, with fore and aft sails Hull, engine ant
| The g9nboat "SCHRAPNEL" side-wheel steamer
about lSl tons, wooden eo hull bottom metaIled
| depth of hold feet draft feet: Has two higt
stroke of piston feet. This vessel is plated with
house, hull engines and boiler in good condition. anG
well found in aneh9E fhanf &f SG nrono
Ter about $50 TONS wooden hull, butin lS63-Lengtt
on deck III feet beam Il feet 10 inches, depth of hold
feet draft Ieet nenes Engine ana pGt nous
CINE diameter of cylinder q inches stroke of piston
"a inches. Hull, engine, and boiler in good order.
| The Gun boat RENO, side-wheel steamer, abou
Length on deck 16l feet inches, beam q feet
inches over all 80 feet; depth of hold fee draft
| feet She is boiler-ron clad at each end, with tw,
rudders and two masts, having derricks and tackle
attached to each also saloon and state rooms thu
| promenade deck. Has two high pressure engines
diameter of cylinder, II inches; stroke of piston,
| feet and has anchor. cables and two boats
| The gun-boats FOSTER and PARkE are of tn,
ing been built at the time and are in about thu
| same general condition.
| The gun-boat BURNSIDE is of about the same d
mansions as the Reno" with lou pressure engines
and in good order.
| Terms cash, in Government funds, on day of sale
| r. NJ NEWPORT
Col. and Chief Quartermaster
| oc9-ts Baltimore Denot