Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-19
AUCTION SALES.
SALE or GOVERNMENT
- STEAMERS AND VESSEL EFFECTS.
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER'S OFFICE, |

| BALTIMORE, Mp. Feb Is, 1866
| VIII DO sold at Baltimore Nd, under direction of
| Captain A. NJ. Cumming, A. Q. NJ, on THURSDAY,
March lst 1866. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the Govern
ment wharf; south side of basin, the following named
vessels, and other effects belonging to the Govern
The ESCORT" side wheel steamer of i49 tons.
| wooden hull and bottom metalled; length on deck
| Isl feet breadth of BEAM 26 feet; over ALL 50 feet
draft So feet; has low -prcssure beam engine;
diameter of cylinder, 40 inches stroke Of piston 10
feet capacity of cargo, 800 barrels. She is in fine
| running order and well found in sill her outfits.
tons wooden hull length on deck TO feet; breadth
feet; draft, feet; has ow-pressure engine; di-
ameter of cylinder, 81 inches; stroke, of piston 9
| order aud well found in all her outfits.
| The JOHN FARRON," side wheel steamer of 314
tons. wooden hu length on deck, $50 feet; beam, g
feet; over ALL 42% feet; depth of hold feet; draft
feet; has lowpressure beam engine; diameter Of
cylinder, IS inches; stroke of piston, feet and is
well found in anchors, chains and general outfits.
! The 'PEC0NIC," side-wheel steamer of Sl3 TONS
wooden hull iron fastened and metalled 1868; length
deck $50 feet breadth Of BEAM 26 feet over ALL 10
feet; depth of hold, feet draft ~ feet; has one
inches; stroke of piston 10 feet; capacity Of cargo
40 barrels hull, engine and boiler alin good condi
ton and well found IN her outfits.
| The HUGH JENKINS side-wheel steamer Of
306 tons, wooden hull, and bottom metalled length
on deck, 1860 teet breadth OF beam Y feet; over all
IS feet; depth of hold, II feet; draft So feet has
one low-presJuro beam engiue diameter Of cylinder
| 81 inches stroke OF piston, l0l3 feet capacity of
cargo 200 barrels; machinery in good condition and
| vessel well found IN all her outfits.
The STAR side-wheGi steamer Of ZSI 1856 tons;
| wooden hull; length on deck. 100 feet; breadth Of
BEAM 26 feet; over all 90 feet depth of hold, feet
draft, 81 feet; has one loTpressure beam engine
diameter Of OFFENDER 30 inches stroke of piston,
feet; capacity OF cargo 1909 barrels vessel ia good
| repair and veil found in all her outfits.
Tho "BALL0ON,'' sidc-whocl steamer 81 %! tons,
wooden hull; length deck, 100 feel; breadth Of
beam Is feet; oyer all 81 feet; dePtA Of hold t2teet;
diameter of cylinder y inches; stroke OF piston, i
| feet.
pair and iswell furnished and fitted upas astabOa
having abundant effects in all departments board
| for immediate use.
The "IOLAS" side-wheel steamer Of 1874 7-95 tons,
| wooden huh; length deck, 100 feet breadth Of
BEAM q feet over all, IS feet depth of hold: fee.
draft, iee has one square low pressure engine; di
aneter of cylinder 81 inches; stroke Of piston feet
car acity of cargo 400 barrels. Well ou2d in anchors
Tie JAMES JEROME" screw steamer. of 16s
| 1886 tons wooden null; lenGh on deck Jos feet;
breadth Of beam afee depth hold, 9feet; draft
AZ feet: has high-pTessure engine; diameter of
cylinder 2 inches: stroke u piston. % inches;
paeity Of cargo 1850 barrels; Vessel in good running
| The CECIL" sdo wheel steamer Of $50 tons
| wooden hull AND bottom metalled length on deck,
Is feet; breath OF beam, u feet over all 81 feet;
! depth Of hold feet; draft feet; has ono low
| pressure beam engine; diameter Of cylinder, 20
inches; stroke OF piston feet capacity Of cargo
rs barrels; Vessel in good order, and well found
The ~ G. CANNON" screw steamer of 900 tons,
iron hull built in 1867 draft, feet; has one high
pressure engine; diameter Of cylinder, - inches:
stroke of piston feet. Vessel in good repair and
| The "IRONSTDES" screw steamer of 1872 tons,
feet; breadth of beam 23l5 fee: depth of hold 81
diameter Of cylinder "A inches: stroke Of piston
feet; cspacity of cargo 1900 barrels. She has new
| boiler and engine, rebuilt in 1852 well found in all
The 'FINNY GARNER scrsw-stoamor Of 100
tons wooden hull; length on deck $50 feet; breadth
Of beam, D feet; depth Of hold, feet draft II feet
has one high pressure engine; diameter of cylinder
"a inches stroke Of piston feet; capacity Of cargo
5OJ barreIS She Is IN good running order and well
The tug "TIGRESS.' screw boat of 70 tons,
wooden hull; length on deck, 63 feet breadth Of
beam IL feet draft, feet has one hgh-pressure en-
CINE; diameter of cylinder, 20 inches; stroke of p1s-
ton 20 inches; hull engine and boiler in good order
and vessel we'll found in all her outfits.
The tug KATE. screw tug boat Of IS tons; length
deck, so feet breadth of beam, 10 feet; depth of
gine diameter OF cylinder IG,2 inches; stroke OF pis
ton is inches; engine and boiler in good order and
| vessel well founded in her outfits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
! One IRON RUDDER, made of "a inch round IRON
II feet inches long; plated with BIG inch iron on
| back made Of the best material and in the most
| thorough manner.
f1-Ihis Rudder was made for Steamer IL. G.. Can
| non, but not found necessary for her use.
One superior TUBULAR BOILER, (taken from
| the steamer g. R. SpauldinR." and now lying at
Poole and Hunts yard foot Of Thames street feet
inches in length, l6 feet inches in width, and
| weighing Is, 400 pounds.
G5-rhis boiler is in complete order and ready for
immediate use, having been repaired at a cost of
$1,000, with the view of putting tin the steamer Bon
Deford," and not used, the Deford" was sold by
the Government before its completion.
| RS"Also, from the Government storehouse, south
Tide of the basin, superior chrOnometers, marine
iasses metallic life boats, manila ropes engineers
tolls ship stores, ship furniture, &C. &c. too hume
rus to mention IN detail soma Of which are entirely
new, and all in serViCeable condition. being surplus
stock reserved for offering at final sale of
| this Depot.
Tie above named vessels and their effects are only
| ror want of further use by the Government.
TENS cash in Government funds day of sale.
! g, W. BRADLEY
| Colonel, Chief Quartcrmaster,
| fel7-tnhl Middle Military Department.
ADREON 4 CO., Aucts.