Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-20
GREAT SALE OF GOVERNMENT STEAMERS
AT THE NAVY YARD.

At noon to-day the second great sale of
steamers took place in the presence of a large
number of persons, among whom were repre-
sentatives from nearly every seaport in the
Union, and under the direction of Messrs. Wall
d Co., good prices were obtained for those sold.
Previous to the sale the propeller Little Ada,
which has been doing duty on the Potomac,
was transferred from the Navy to the Treas ury
Department, and therefore was not sold.
The first offered was the side wheel, Com
modore Real, llength us feet. This boat was
built originally for ferry boat. and was used
for some time rs an ice boat in New York
harbor. She was purchased some two years
since for the flotilla, and has been used as the
flag ship of Vol Lieut.. Com. f. Hooker, COM
manding the Rappahannock division of the
flotilla, and as such was on several important
raids. This boat was started at $4,000 and
quickly bid up to $4,000, at which price she
was taken by NJ. ]. Brandt, of Baltimore.
Side-wheel Commodore Barney, length 143
feet. The Barney is also purchased boat, and
has been mostly employed since her purchase
ON the North Atlantic squadron, doing duty
most of the time in lower part of Chesapeake
Bay, on the James, and in the North Carolina
sounds under the command of Lieut.. Williams
and Livingston. She was started at $4,000,
and knocked off at S13,5O0, to the'New York
and Brooklyn Ferry Company, from whom
she was originally purchased about two years
since.
The side wheeler Morse, 143 feet, formerly
attached to the North Atlantic Squadron,
which has new boiler in her, was started at
$10,50O, and after some very spirited bidding
she was Knocked off to the East Boston Ferry
Company for Ssl5,500.
The CRUSADER, 169 feet long, which was pur-
chased tor and served In the Paraguay expe--
diton and after wards fitted out by Captain
Mnffit, since of the rebel pirate Florida, and
in capturing slayers in the West Indies, was
started at $500, and finally bid off to Thomas
y. Morgan, of this city.
New York tug, which was purchased among
the first by the Government, and which has
been in active service on the Potomac ever
since, at one time under the command of the
lamented Captain Ward, who was killed in the
summer Of 1861, near Matthias Point, where an
attempt was being made to effect landing,
was started at SS,W0 and bid up to S13,00O, Mr..
Anthony Raybold, of Delaware city, being her
purchaser. ..5 -'=..-.. .
The Anacostia, Familiarity known as the ssOld
Gray Mare, purchased originally for the Par
aguay expedition, and subsequently used as q
tender to the lard, until the commencement of
the war, when she went into service on the
fiotila was ss'rted at s., go and knocked off I'd
Mr.. Thomas 9. vde, of Philadelphia, for 81, 300
The propeller Verbena, 70 feet long, and but
eighteen months old, was started at 5000, and
after some spirited bidding, was knocked off to
The propeller Henry Brinker, 81 feet long,
with double engines, and nearly new, was
started at $4,000, and sold to J. 8. Howell, of
New York, for 1920.
The propeller Dragon, % feet long, and near
y as seSd nayng rses t been put IN
off to M. =. Brandt, of Baltimore, for So $50 ]
The schooner. Adolph Hugle, 100 feet long,
and In complete order, was put tup and started
at 81. 600, when the bidding became very spir,
tied, and in a short time she was rum up to
Sl25OO, and taken by Resin A. Robinson, of
Absecom, N. j. 2
The schooner Bacon, 95 feet in length, was
started at $4,000 and run up to $500, Mr. VIM.
White, of New York, being the purchaser.
The Banshee, 213 feet long, and steel plated,
ing no bid of $4,000, (the Government ap-
praisemenO she was not sold. The Yankee
likewise did not receive bid OF st, 900, nor the
Bell OF $1,000, and they consequently were not
sold. -. /
The entire amount realized was 1921 800, and
the sale Is considered very successful one.
The prices obtained were all above what was
expected, and in some instances they were
nearly SO per cent. better. Those present
seemed to think that better prices could not
have been obtained in any other part of the
country.
It is expected that another sale of vessels
will take place here in about three weeks.