Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-24
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Tan SALE or srsANERs AT IuE Navy
IA9P;-The sale Of nhs steamers, lately In the
Govern aiont service, took place this morning Al
the Navy Yard. The tuetiohesrs wore W. L.
Well 4 Co., corner Ninth street and Pennsylya.
MIA avenue. About two hundred persons were
present, tnAhy oTthem froii New YORK PtIiadsi.
phin, aud Baltimore A number Of our Wash.
ingt0n steamboat men were also IN attoadAace.
Al Twelve o'clock tho sale commenced, hon the
steamer Baltimore, a large aide wheel steamer.
formerly Of the mall line between this city and
Aquia crrek, hut for the paAt four years used as
SEBly hss. hGss f9' .SI ps.Sas sI.'i,s under
shs:sd By Mr.. Thomas Clyde efPhilsdeiPhia,
a.S TI S;SgP S ys ss:S a a.ss has S;sH sS.s
was sqld 70 Robert Lear, of BalilmaFe, for - 0oO
she was pufchaaedby by the OoVernhsnt - New
York about four years ago.
The pfopellsr 'Fea1er, which was captured
from the rebeis N the James TiyYr about two
yearrAgo, aud has since been attached 10 the
Potomac hotiila Under Captain Phil. Sheridan
was sold TO Mr.. g. Blgler o. New rork far ". 500
The Resolute, which has been nitAehed 10 the
Mas .aS 70 y.
mpnd, Maine for 4s.3OO. The Rcsoiuis has done
aoine good service while on the hotllla, ne haV
ing on several oceasions fun the batteries At
Cock PIT and other points On tho Potomac She
stroyed by the rebels. 80 ~ ai'+H
Tie zcta, . single engine propelior, was sold
10 Mr Gilbert Nanderwcrkcn, on orgctown, for
sl4bo. she has been doing duty ns FORTRESS
y The Mystic, = wooden propeller, ono Of The
steamers attached TO the Paraguay expedition,
but for the past two years doing duty with The
Potomac notllla, was sold 10 Mr.. Thomas y. Nor
gan. Of this city, for 20 500. She was pnrchas.d
10 New York BY the ooYsruinsnt for the Para
TIE Western world. formerly attached TO The
North Atlantic BloekAde sgaaaron, was sold L
Mr. u. Y, Ha1lehurst, of Baltimore, for e2l.Sco
The Western World has been In tho service foI
the past four years. Before the war she was en- .
ployed on the North River, New York,
The Stsamer Bat, q captured bloekade.runneT
built IN Liverpool, and which was captured al
Wilmington, was then offered Tho bidi;as
reached the sum of 455,nOO wMeh was less THAI
her appraised value shcwas withdnWnto be
The steamers pumbarton and Lillian, sistrr
ships Of the Dat, built In England, and both cap.
| tured blockade runners, were next offered
| t0j 600 was hid On the former, ard e5O,OOO on
tho latter. II being less than the. appTa'-ed
| value, they were both Withdrawn 10 be used Ia
| the Government service 'hg
The steamers Yankee, Jacob Bell, and Dragon
now lying at the yard, were offered for sale, but
| their appraised VAlus was not bid.
The steamers Cactus, Juniper, Putnaua, J. n.
| Seymour, and Crur de Leon, which were Adyer
tised for sale TO day, were withdrawn before n,
sale commenced. They will be used BY the Coas
Survey and Light House Board. r'E
All the above-nAmed steamers were In good
order and furnished with all their tackle and
apparel.
Mr.. Lathropc, the Navy store keeper and Mr.
| George Wilson, the maEter maehinist, wor0 Ia
attendance TO conduct the sale.
The sale Of another lot of steamers will takC
place at the yard in about three weeks. s.I