Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-06
ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF BOATS, BARGEs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY.



wAsHINaroS, d. c., July 30, 1855.
Sealed Proposals are invited aud will be re-
ceived at the places, and until the dates herein
after named, for the purchase of the following
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF. BOATS, BARGEs, and
other property.
AT ST. LOWS, MISSOURI, UNTIL TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 3, IL m,
Side wheel Steamer Autocrat, registered S62 tons
Side heel Steamer IEetta, registered i7G tons.
Side-wheel Steamer J. II. Baldwin, registered
DOS tons.
Side wheel Steamer John RaIne, registered go
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Metropolitan, registered Ss
tons.
Side wheel steamer II. c. Wood, formerly the
| Louisiana,) register I'd 1877 tons. 49,
side-wheol Steamer Nebraska, registered 673
tons.
side-wheel Steamer Baltic. registered 100 tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Emma, registered l9l tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Victor, registered ~ tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Alpha, registered 2oO toms
Stern wheel Steamer Nick w. Hughes, registered
| $50 tons.
Stern wheel TOW boat Steam ,r NewSboy, regis
| tered l2J tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Silver Lake, registered ITO
| tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer NJ V. Baird, Registered 81
Stern wheel Steamer United States, registered 30
| tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Echo (sunk)
|
| $50 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Porter registered lIS tons
| Stern wheel Steamer Alone, registered oil tons
Stern wheel Steamer j. 5. Pringle, registered BIS
| tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Jennie Hopkins, registered
| 80 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lioness (tow -boat,) regis
tered 233 tons
| Stern wheel Steamer Carrie Jacobs, regigtared
Stern wheel Steamer Annie Jacobs, registered
2O6 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lotus, registered $50 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Virginia Barton, registered
| lJO tons.
Screw Tug j. T. Rumsey, registered 60 tons.
Screw Tug Michigan, registered LIS tons.
| Screw Ting Huron, registered l2S tons, and
| Wharf boat Dearborn, 300 tons.
| ALSO,
| For the Model Barges General Sheridan, Kcokuk
| No. /, Keokuk No. 2, Trenton, st. Louis, Hart
ford, Anna, Archie, Larimer, William Tell,
Prank Dougherty, Duchess, Chantie, Phillips,
Vulcan No. !, Vulcan No. 2, Vulcan No. 3,
Vulcan No. 4, Vulcan No. o, Vulcan No. 9
Vulcan No. 7, Rosa, Glendale, Rowena, J. c.
Gault, Bob Grier, Dan Risley, Ed. Kline
Susie, Jessie, Gilmore, Southerner, Guthrie
C. J. Caifrey, Ben. Cornish, Cartwright, and
burnt wrecks of Guthrie, Haight, aud Her
| cules.
And seven ~ gunwale Barges.
All of which can be seen at ST. LOUIS MIS-
SOURI,, until the day Of sale
| Also, One () rf-boat, 300 tons; Wharf
boat, u. g. Irwin,) las tons; seventy sever
~ Gunwale Barges; model BarRes Emma
Fanny Adam SprOue, Laura, and Roanoke
six (oJ Coal Boats ono ny iawl Boat; fOuI
% ska, and two ~ Small Flats.
| All Of which can be seen at CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
| until toe day of sale.
Also, Stern wheel Steamer Lue ESves, regis
| tered 90 tons; model Barges AusterlitZ,
westmorcland, Roanoke, Josephine, and No.
Q; and three () Box Barges.
All OF which can lie seen at EVANSVILLE,
INDIANA, until the day Of sale.
A. ma, ittl
tons; and six (6l Gunwale Barges.
All Of which can he seen II MEMPHIS, TEN
NESSEE, until the day Of sale.
Also, One o. whar.boat, 426 tons; one u
Gunwale Barge, and two ("D Coal Boats.
All Of which can be seen at HELENA, AK
KANSAS, until 10 day Of sale:
Also, Wharf.boat II. K. W. Hill, 500 tons
wharf boat Michigan, 1877 tons; wharf boa
Chancellor, 3J5 tons; Ave (j) Guuwal,
Barges, and one ny Coal boat.
All Of which can be seen at the MOUTH Oh
WHITE RIVER until the day of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than on
boat or barge should give the name or number .
each boat OF barge bid for, with price propose
to be given for each.
| Each envelope containing bid should b.
sealed, and the name OF the boat or barge, or de-
scription Of the property endorsed thereon, ant
addressed to Brigadier General L. B. Parsons
Chief OF Rail aud River Transportation, In cart
| OF the officer in charge of River Transportation
| at the points esiguated for opening bids.
The Government reserves the right to withdraw
any Of the above property, and to reject propo
sails II deemed too low.
Payment to be made In United States cur
rcncy, upon the acceptance Of any proposal, ant
prior to the delivery Of the property.
A full description Of the property may be OBJ
tanned on application to Colonel Arthur Edwards
Assistant Qnartermaster, Saint Louis, Missouri.
By order Of the Quartermaster General.
| LEWIS u. PARSONS,
Brig. Gen, and Chief of Rail and River Trans
| narration Aug3-tf