Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-26
g. 0eeoquan Mails.

rrsHE Proprietors offer for Sale TINS ,, "a,
Z Auabie Estate, consisting OF LAND
MILLS, MILLSEATS, DWELLING
n BUSES, STORES K other valuable FRO
o.rt,--aj, upon navigation and convenient to
market -. -, :,
prem;scs It may be stated that they are 81
tuated at the Falls of Occoquan hiVer' In
Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
ls miles below Alexandria and about or 10
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
AT no one spot, probably, can .thore DC
united more advantages for Hour mills, OF 4
nv kind Of mandatory or mechanical ope'
ration. requiring the agency OF water TIE
stream is large, generally affording enough
for twenty water wheels at tune, coh.i5a-
GUS to several of the finest wheat countfes III
Virginia, and being upon navigation mas DC
sides, the whole range OF the river foto"ac
both sides to its mouth dlstanc e OF ~
cas-, 100 miles. The great mail stage road
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post Oh
6ce at the spot and daily pail throughout
the wear affords early and constant mforna'
a., IF the state Of markets and Whatever
else msy be interesting. The buildings heie
IN after described, with several others built
and owned by!diferent people, gives 10 tne
place the appearance OF an handsome "t'ie
village, remarked by strangers Tor the ro-
manic scenery around it, and by its Inhabi-
,.,ts tor the uneqaalled salubr!iy OF ITS ar.
PRS, in importance OF e buildings Is
,.rv compIete Merchant Mill with all the
,,os, annroyed modern machinery tor the
,,,annfactory of,flour, of which article 1t has
and can make twenty Thousand barrels yeai
,y,,b ease. Next is a Country Toll Mill,
which has given annually three to ioor nun
drs1 barrels of Indian Corn and other gram
from its toll alone; there is also Mill fsr
no,,dinr and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
ticle in much request throughout the heisn
boring countries awcll constructed oa"'Niii'
in good repair; and Toll. Bridge that pro-
anses twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
bnudred dollars year; besides which there
or. seyera, well fitted Store-houses, SIX or
.;ob, Dwellings, suitable for tradeSmen ex-
c,ns;v. Of their Workshops, and Stahiagt
for at least 6i,y head of horses and cattle
Tn. whole i, overlooked by large comrlo-
a;ons Stone Mansion house, with every office
suitable for the residence OF senteei 'am''
ly and at the door is . never.islllng opiHnE
of fine Water. :, ,,.r
IJnimnroyed. are several valuable MIL
S.,... two of which immediately adjs'n the
,,rssent and are suopliable With water tIo'i
ths came race and dam ieside these ta>
there is nearly thirty feet more head . q 'si
of water than has ever yet been iouh" heces'
sarv TO use in the present works. other i''!''>
NAV he erected 90 much above as not u ~
,erf,re with those already menuoned. 40,
5o.d 60 fee, fall, which there Is here Wouic
o3,r;, IF al, the water being worked twice O.
There is, belonging to tbs e.tate, near on'
,bonsand acres Of LAND, some adJolhiha
and none of it very distant from the mills
n,ostIv in wood and some P rts pretty wei
,;mbered; oaghimmed'ateiy adJoiMnS' are
some we'll improved productivs MeaHo~ ahc
Grain Land, & several enclosed own La's
Ir;, he asked why so desirable and proouc'
.;v. nroperty should be offered tor sale Il
.,a, he answered :" that the advanced age
a, ard Instant residence of two OF the partner
&c make a narrower circle OF concerns ues.,'
. able 70 thcrn--and I'll the parties are de
" sirous to Day eff their debts ,c,
ANY person inelinabls 20 purchase VIII iinu
,be n-ice reasonable, and the time Oh pay
men, for large proportion of the purchase
M s,' ,v;,, he made as easy as the purchaser
could expect or wish. :. =.
Fo, further particulars application msy o.
I.,,vs CANpaRLL, at Petersburg
Hs.v1 G. GRIFFITH, Esquire, ct Balii-
,;more; JAMES TAYLOR, lun. Esq Oh NOT
sn'k: or on the premises TO NArHASisL LII L,
,IcoTr and Luxe WHEELkR' the !a''er U
whom viii remain few weeks a, tins pace
20 assist in effectiug the object OF tins adver-
EIlicott. Campbell 6 Wheeler.
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