Daily national Republican., 1865-08-04
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, wHARH.BoArs. BAaeBs AND
...f.. OTHER PROPERTY. =
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Sealed Proposals are Invited aud will be re.
eeived h the places, and until the dates herein
after named, for the purchase Of the following
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF BOATS, BARoEs, and
. n. . other property
AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, UNTIL MON
-. DAY, sBPTRMRBR II, II NJ, for the
Side wheel Steamer Davenport terry boat,
registered 100 tons '. = .. d. :
Stern wheel Steamer Convoy, No. p registered
which can be secn a, LITTLE ROCK, ARKAN-
sAs, until the day Of sale. rl... l,>
AT vICKsBURa, MISSISSIPPI, UNTIL FRIDAY,
. SEPTEMBER 10, l2 NJ, for
Screw Tug Belle Darlington, registered a tons.
One Q) Wharf boat, 796 tous. .r.. u
One t) Wharf. boat, 7s7 tons.
Model Barges Porter Rhodes and George B. Nc.
Nine sI Guuwale Barges.
Forty (io) Coal Boats. d
One ~ Yawl and one ~ Floating Dock.
All OF which can be seen at yICKsBURG, MIS-
sIssIPPI, until the day Of sale. .
AT NATcHEz, MISSISSIPPI, UNTIL MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER IS, IL NJ, for
One wharf-boat, 700 tons.
Model Barge Moile.
Five (5 0unwale Barges.
Three (3 Coal Boats .
All Of which can bc seen at NATCHEz, MIsSs-
sIPPi, until the day Of sale. 81.
AT NEW ORLEANS, La, UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
.ar OCTOBER 4, IL m, for the
Model Barge Mulligan, and one Ql Coal Boat.
which can be seen at PORT HUDSON, La, until
For The wharf.b0s. hatcher, 700 tons; and two
which can DO seen at BATON ROUGE, La, until
ALSO, for the
Sido-wheel Steamer Colonel Holcomb, Guild
ing,) registered 40 tons.
wheel Steamer Illinois, registered COO tons.
sido-whoel steamer W. b. sayory, registered 50
Side wheel Steamer J. M. Brown, registered $50
sidO.wheel Steamer A. G. Brown, registered 800
Side. wheel Steamer Ohio Belle, registered 800
tons.
side. wheel Steamer Mustang, registered l7s tons.
side-wheel Steamer Saint Charles, registered 657
Side wheel Steamer Diana, registered 7so tons.
Side wheel Steamer Z. II. Fairchilds, registered
65l tons.
side.wheel Steamer J. R. Adams, registered es7
side-wheel Steamer Switzerland, registered Sls
tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Ida May registered $50 tons
stern-whee Steamer Iowa, registered 4s2 tons.
stern.w wheel Steamer Altamont, registered 500
tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Dick Fulton No. 2, regis
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Benedict, registered
lSl tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Chandler, regis
tered - tons -
Stern wheel steamer Cornie, registered - tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lirrie Davis, registered -
tons. .Nf y
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Chaplin, Registered
- tons.
Screw Tug Leviathau, registered 3e4 tons. 90
Screw Tug Binnie Banks, Registered - tons.
Screw Tug Baltic, registered lis tons.
Screw Tug Captain Pitklns (now building)
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Screw Tug George Z. Tyler, registered ll8 tons.
Screw Tug America, registered AIS tons.
Screw Tug Hancox, registered 100 tons.
Screw Tug Admiral, registered 1888 tons.
Screw Tug Gladiator, registered Ill tons.
Centre wheel Steamer Keeper, registered 81 tons.
Centre wheel Steamer General Ransom, regis
tered lOI tons.
Centre wheel Steamer Colonel Colburn, regis
Model Barges Nos. 10, II, and Abbey.
Canal Boat Rosalie.
Ten u0) Gunwale Barges.
Twenty -four (24) Pontoon Boats.
Four ~ Yawl Boats, one ~ Sail Boat, one ~
Metallic Boat, Ave (5) skiffs, and one ~ set OF
Ali OF which can be seen at NEW ORLEANS,
La, until the day OF sale.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, UNTIL THURSDAY,
OCTOBER, IL, IL NJ, for tho
Side wheel Steamer Laurel Hill, registered 7sS
tons. ...
Side wheel Steamer Warrior, registered 400 tons
Side wheel Steamer James Battle, registered e2l
TONS o.. ...".
Side wheel Steamer Ariel, registered 3O2 tons.
Side heel Steamer N. W. Thomas, registered
bll tons. ..l...f. f.... .r
Side heel Steamer starli ight, registered s5l tons
Side wheel Steamer Ibervile, registered 6O5 tons.
Side wheel steamer J. d. Swain, registered 227
tons. ..
Stern wheel Steamer Jennie Rogers, registered
$40 tons. r. .
Stern wheel Steamer r. d. Hamilton Sunk, reg
istered 100 tons.
Screw Tug Perry, registered l64 tons.
Screw Tug Alph Cutting, registered 95 tons.
Model barge Ford, Canal Boat Golden Bra, Canal
Boat (uo name), forty (40) POntoou Barges,
thirty tso) Yawi Boats, and three (s) Sectional
Docks. ..'
All Of which can be seen at MOBILE, ALABAMA,
until the day OF sale. %.
Persons making proposals for moro than one
boat or barge, should give the name or number
OF each boat or barge bid for, with price pro-
posed to be given for each. ..0-r
| Each envelope containing Q bid should be
sealed, and the name Of the boat or barge, de-
scription Of the property, endorsed thereon, and
| addressed to Brigadier General L. b. Parsons,
Chief OF Rail and River Transportation, In care
OF the officer In charge Of river transportation at
| the point designated for opening bids.
The Government reserves the rightto withdraw
any Of the above property, and to reject pro-
| posals II deemed too low. ,r
| Payments to be made In United States cur
rency, upon the acceptance Of any proposal, and
/ prior 10 the delivery Of the property.
| full description Of the property may DO OBJ
| tained on application to Colonel Arthur Edwards,
| assistant quartz rmaster, st, Louis, Missouri.
By order Of the Quartermaster General;
LEWIS B. PARSONS,
Brig Gen. and Chief Of Rail and River Trans
| portatiOn. aug4-ts