to go through and clench on a
Ring on the Ceiling, and the Treenails drove through the
Ceiling, wedged on the inside and caulked outside.

RING AND EYE BOLTS.--To be fitted with all necessary Ring and Eye
Bolts, as customary for a Revenue Cruiser.

LEGS.--To have 2 substantial Oak Legs properly fitted.

PAINT.--The whole of the Wood Work inside and out to have three
coats of the best Paint, well put on.

HULL.--The Hull to be completed in every respect as a Revenue
Cruiser of the 3rd Class, and all Materials found by the
Contractor, except Copper Sheathing for the Bottom and
Water-Closets, with all Shipwrights', Caulkers', Joiners',
Blacksmiths', Copper-smiths', Braziers', Glaziers', Plumbers'
and Painters' work.

CATHEAD.--To have an Iron Cathead with two Shieves strong enough to
cat the Anchor, and fitted both sides.

COCK.--To have a Stop Cock fitted forward under the Lower Deck, to
let in Water occasionally.

WATER-CLOSET.--To have a Patent Water-Closet of Danton's fitted
below, and a Round-house on Deck, aft Starboard side complete,
with a Pantry for meat, the Larboard side to correspond with
the Round-house, and a Poop Deck between both, nailed with
Copper Nails; also a seat of ease on the Larboard side forward
for the Crew, with Lead Pipe to water edge; the whole of the
Locks throughout to be Brass and Brass Works.

AIR OPENINGS.--An inch opening to be left all fore and aft under
the Clamp both sides, also in the Ceiling between the Lower
Deck Beams, and another in the upper part of the Bins, and one
inch auger hole bored between the Timbers in the run aft and
forward where lists cannot be left out, also a hole of one inch
in all the Timbers, fore and aft, to admit air, and those holes
seared with a hot iron; all Chocks for securing the frame
Timbers together are to be split out before the bottom Plank is
worked.

The Cutter to remain in frame for one Month before closed in, then
when the outside Plank is worked and all the Sap taken off the
Timbers, and before the Ceiling is worked, to give the Timbers
a good coat of Stockholm Tar.

Should there be any omission or want of more full statement in this
Specification, the Contractor is to understand that the Hull of
the said Vessel is to be fitted and comp