Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-19
r ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
- OF
STEAMBOATS,, wHARF.BoATs, BARGEs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY

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WASHINGTON, D. c., July %, 1855.
Sealed Proposals are invited and will be re-
ceived at the places, and until the dates herein
after named, for the purchase Of the following
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF BOATS, BARGBs, and
other property.
AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, UNTIL MON
DAY, SEPTEMBER II, 10 NJ, for the
Side. wheel Steamer Davenport ferry boat,
Stern. wheel steamer Convoy, No. registered
which can be seen at LITTLE ROCK, ARKAN.
sAs, until the day Of sale.
AT vICKsBURG, MISSISSIPPI, UNTIL FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10, IL M, for
Screw Tug Belle Darlington, registerod 81 tons.
One Q) Wharf boat, 796 tons.
One ~ Wharf. boat, 7s7 tons.
Model Barges Porter Rhodes and George B. Nc
Clane. ,.. ... ... ..
Nine (0J Gunwale Barges.
Forty (40) Coal Boats.
One pj Yawl and one ~ Floating Dock, ,.,
All or which can be seen at vICksBURG, MIS-
sIssIPPI, until the day Of sale.
AT NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, UNTIL MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER Is, IL M, for
One wharf-bo 700 tons.
Model Barge Mollie.
Five 10y Gunwale Barges.
Three (S) Coal Boats
All Of which eau be seen at NATCHEZ, MISsIS-
slPP1, until the day Of sale.
AT NEW ORLEANS, La, UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 4, IL H., for the
Model Barge Mulligau, aud one ~ Coal Boat.
which can be seen at PORT HUDSON, La, until
For tho W6ari-6Oat hatcher, 700 tons; and two
(0 Coal Boats. ..
which can 30 seen at BATON ROUGE, La, until
the day Of sale.
ALSO, for the
40 .uh mar hutl a
ing,) registered 800 tons.
Side W heel Steamer Illinois, registered 900 tons.
Side wheel Steamer W. b. savory, registered so
tons.
Side wheel Steamer J. M. Brown, registered $50
Side wheel Steamer A. @. Brown, registered 800
Side wheel Steamer Ohio Belle, registered 800
Side wheel Steamer Mustang, registered l7s tons
Side wheel Steamer Saint Charles, registered 6S7
Side wheel Steamer Diana, registered 100 tons.
sids-wheel Steamer h. IL. Fairchilds, registered
65l tons =
sids-wheel Steamer J. R. Adams, registered 6s7
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Switzerland, Registered $40
Stern wheel Steamer Ida May registered $50 tons
stern-wheel Steamer Iowa, registered 4S2 tons.
stern-wheel Steamer Atamont, registered Ss2
Stern wheel Steamer Dick Fulton No. 2, regis
tered llS tons.
stern. wheel Steamer Colonel Benedict, registered
/ ISL tons.
Stern W heel Steamer Colonel Chandler, regis.
| tered % tons.
Stern Wheel steamer Cornie, registered - tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lizzie Davis, registered -
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Chaplin, registered
- tons. 700. .. .'
Screw Tug Leviathsn, registered s2i tons. p.
Screw Ting Binnie Banks, registered 80 tons. ~
Screw Tug Baltic, registered llS tons. .t
Screw Tug Captain Pitkins, now building)
Screw Tug (no name and now building) = ,'-..
| Screw Tug George Z. Tyler, registered ll6 tons.
| Screw Tug America, registered AIS tons.
Screw Tug Hancox, registered 100 tons. '."
| Screw Tug Admiral, registered 1893 tons. ''
Screw Tug Gladiator, registered III tons,
Centre wheel Steamer General Ransom, regis
Centre wheel Steamer Colonel Colburn, regis
Model Barges Nos. 10, II, and Abbey.
| Canal Boat Rosalie
| Ten (l0) Gunwale BarReh.
| Twenty -four (2I) PontoOn Boats.
Four a. Yawl Boats, one sail Boat; one ~
All Of which can be seen at HRw ORLEANS,
| La, until the day OF sale.
| AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, UNTIL THURSDAY,
| 49, OCTOBER, IL, IL NJ, for the
| Side wheel Steamer Laurel Hill, registered 7s3
| tons.
side-wheel Steamer Warrior, registered 48s tons.
side wheel steamer James Battle, registered 62l
| tons .
Side wheel Steamer Ariel, registered 800 tons.
| Side wheel Steamer N. W. Thomas, registered
| oil tons.
Side wheel Steamer Starlight, registered S5l tons.
Side wheel Steamer lberyills, registered 6o5 tons.
side wheel Steamer J. D, Swain, registered 227
Stern wheel Steamer Jennie Rogers, registered
| $40 tons. 80 -
Stern W heel Steamer R. b. Hamilton Sunk, reg
| istered 100 tons. ..I... .. ....
Screw Tug Perry, registered l04 tons.
screw Tug Blossom, Registered 81 tons.
| Model Barge Ford, Canal Boat Golden Era, Canal
| Boat (nO pame), forty (40) PontOon Bargos,
thirty 1907 YRwl Boats, and three ~ Sectional
| Docks.
All Of which eau be seen at MOBILE, ALABAMA,
| until the day Of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one
boat or barge, should give the name or number
| Of each boat or barge bid Tor, with price pro-
| posed to be given for each.
| Each envelope containing q bid should be
| scaled, and the name OF the boat barge, or do,
scription Of the property, endorsed thereon and
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 " deemed too low.
Payments to be made In United States cur
renCy, upon the acceptance OF any proposal and
prior to the delivery OF the property.
full description Of the property may be OBJ
tanned on application to Colonel Arthur Edwards
assistant quart master, st. Louis, Missouri.
By order Of the ouArtermaster General;
LEWIS B. PARSONS,
Brig Gen. and Chief Of Rail aud River Trans
Portattop, -.. aug4't