Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
LARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
Steamboats,, Wharf Boats, Barges and
other Property.

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QUARTERNAsTER GENERALS OFFICE. /
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 90 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and will be
received at the places and until the date hereinafter
named, for the purchase Of the following named
STEAMBOATS,, WHARFBOARS. BARGES.
and other property.
AT NEW ORLEANS, La, UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 4, II NJ. for the
Model Barge Mugan and p%p one q GSa Boat nn,
For the Wharfboat Natohez. 700 tons; and two (2)
Coal Boats. ~ go
ALSO. for the
Sidewheel steamer Colonel Hocomb. building reg
Side wheel steamer Illinois, registered 600 tons
Side Wheel steamer B. Savory. registered 62 tons.
Sdewheel steamer J. NJ Brown. registered 339 tons.
Sde-wheel steamer Ohio Belle, registered 800 tons.
Sde-wheel steamer Mustang, registered l7S tons.
Side-wheel steamer DIANA registered $50 tons.
Side-wheel steamer E. H. Fairchilds registered 651
Side-wheel steamer B. j. Adams. registered 6s7 tons
Side-wheel steamer Switzerland, registered SO tons.
Stern wheel steamer Ida May, registered $50 tons.
Stern wheel steamer Iowa, registered 49, tons.
Stern wheel steamer Altam0nt registered 392 tons.
Stern wheel steamer Dick Fulton No. 2, registered
Stern-wheel steamer Colonel Benedict registered ISL
tons.
stern-wheel steamer Colonel Chandler. registered 20
Stern-wheel steamer Corne, registered = tons.
Stern-wheel steamer Lizzie Davis, registered - tons.
Stern-wheel steamer Colonel Chaplin, registered -
tons.
Screw tug Leviathan. registered 324 tons.
Screw tug Binnie Banks, registered 80 tons.
Screw tug Baltic registered ll3 tons.
Screw tug Captain Pitkins, NOW buildng)
Screw tug. lno name and now buiding2
Screw tug George Il. Tyler, registered liz tons.
Screw rug America, registered AS tons,
Screw tug Hancox, registered l50 tons.
Screw tug Admiral, registered l63 tons.
Screw tug Gladiator, registered III tons.
Centre-wheel steamer Keeper, registered 81 tons.
Centre-wheel steamer General Ransom. registered
l04 tons.
Centrewheel steamer Colonel Colburn, registered 81
Model barges Nos. 10. II and Abbey.
Canal boat ROsalie.
Ten Q0) Gunwale Barges.
Twenty -four Cd Pontoon Boats.
-Four "a 1awl Boats one q Sail Boat, one ~ Me,
Ali Of which can be seen at NRW ORLEANS, La
until the day of sale.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA. UNTIL THURSDAY
OCTOBER, Il, II NJ, for the
Side-wheel steamer Laurel Hill, registered 7S3 tons
Side-wheel steamer Warrior, registered 466 tons.
Side-wheel steamer James Battle, registered 62l
side-wheel steamer Ariel, registered 3o2 tons.
Side-wheel steamer N. W. Thomas registered 81
Side-wheel steamer Starlight registered 351 tons.
Sde-wheel steamer Iberville registered sos tons.
Sde-wheel steamer ]. D. Swain. registered 7 tons
Stern-whee steamer Jennie Rogers, registered 34t
TONS
Stern wheel steamer R. B. Hamilton (sunk,) regis
| tered 1879 tons.
Screw tug Perry registered l54 tons.
Screw tug Alph Cutting, registered IS tons.
Screw tug Blossom, registered 81 TONS
Model barge Ford, canal boat Golden Era, cana
boat (no name), forty 40) Pontoon Barges, thirt:
800 Yawl Boats, and three (3l Sectional Docks.
naf ,r-hi nh ha rIroti
| the day of SALE
Persons making proposals for more than one boa
| or barge should give the name or number of eacl
boat barge bid for with price proposed to be give
for each.
| Each envelope containing bid should be sealed
and the name of the boat or barge, description
/ the property, endorsed thereon, and addressed t
Brigadier General L. B. Parsons, Chief of Rail an
River Transportation, in care of the officer in charg
of river transportation at the point designated 70
opening bids.
| The Government reserves the right to Withdraw
any of the above property, and to reject proposals
] deemed too low.
| Payments to be made in United States currency
7 upon the acceptance of any proposal. and prior
| the delivery of the property.
| full description of the property may be obtaine
! on application to Colonel ARTHUR EDWARDS, Assist
| ant Quartermaster, st. Louis, Missouri.
By order of the Quartermaster General:
| LEWIS B. PARSONS
| Brig. GenI and Chief of Rail and River Transpol
tation. aul0-to12t