%images;]> lchtml-004104 To be sold by auction, by order of the mortgagees, on Thursday, the 14th of January, 1864 ... ...: a machine readable transcription. Lewis Carroll Scrapbook, Library of Congress Selected and converted. American Memory, Library of Congress.

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TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by order of the Mortgagees, on Thursday, the 14th January, 1864, half-past 2 o'clock, at Cunard, Wilson and Co.'s Sale Room, Exchange, Liverpool, the renowned Paddle and Screw Steamship GREAT EASTERN, 22,791 tons o.m., 18,915 tons gross, and 13,344 tons net register. Length, 679 feet, 6-10ths; breadth, 82 feet 8-10ths; depth, 57 feet 4-10ths. Built in the river Thames, under the special superintendence and from the designs of the late I. K. Brunel, Esq. This splendid ship is built with a double bottom, running nearly the whole of her length, and carried up to the lower saloon deck, a height of 34 feet, constituting her the strongest ship afloat. She stows 10,000 tons of coals, which, owing to her good arrangements, can be put onboard in about five or six days. She has four paddle engines, nominally of 1,000-horse power, but of 3,500-horse power effective; four screw engines of 1,600-horse power nominal, and 4,500-horse power effective; and in addition two pairs of auxiliary engines, of 60-horse power, for pumping bilges, and throwing water in case of fire, the forward pair also working the capstans; two single engines working winches, and eight cranes for taking in cargo; one pair of small engines for working after-capstan; two donkey engines for supplying fresh water to tanks, and two condensers, capable of condensing 4,000 gallons of water per day; and ten donkey engines for throwing water in case of fire. She is a full-rigged ship, having six masts, three of which are iron. The whole of the standing rigging is wire rope. Her cabin accommodation is of the very best description, and equal to that of a first-class hotel, and her certificate allows her to carry 692 first, 894 second, besides and immense number of steerage passengers, and making her an unrivalled troop and passenger ship, with, at the same time, enormous capacity for cargo. She has 23 boats, nine of which are lifeboats. The rapid passages she has made prove her great speed, which is equal to that of any ocean-going steamer afloat. She steers easily, and can be turned within her own length. The ship is now in the river Mersey. For orders for inspection, inventories, conditions of sale, and other information, apply to Cunard, Wilson, and Co., Liverpool.