Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-23
t. Oceoquan Mails.

-<HE '-roprietors offer for Sale tins ga
4 !uahe Esfaie, consisting OF LtNu",
MILLS, MILL-SEATS, DWELLiNi-
H )USES, STORES s. other valuable FRO
aerfy--au upon navigation and convenient 10
market -. -.
r>,e,,,;s.s !, may be stated that they are 81
mated at the Falls of 0ccoquan River, IN
1-;r-;r;a- which empties into the Potomac
* niles below Alexandria and about 8 or 10
he,ov Mount Vernon, the seat of the late
General " Washington.
Al no one spot, probably, can there be
xnised more advantages for flour nils, or q
.ssn.kiud Of manafactory or mechanical oPe.
rsf1,ss recurring TIE agency OF water; the
s.ream is large, generally aHordlne enough
for twenty water wheels at a time, coht'gu-
ons n several of the finest wheat counties IN
V;rg;nls. ana bei6s upon navigation has DC
sides, the whole range of the river rosoInao
IN ho-h sides to It's mouth dlstanc oil d.
le,,, 100 miles. The great mall Stage road
from, north 10 south passes thro' 1t, post OIL
Ga =, Tie spot ard daily mail throughout
,be wear affords early and constant infoFma
,;,p of the state of markets and Whatever
.,se m.y be interesting. The buildings mere
:; fer described, with several others hunt
md owned By ID Herent people, gives TO the
Mace the appearance of an handsome little
~ remarked BIZ strangers TOR the ro-
mic scenery around 1t, and by lis inhabi-
t,nts Tor the uncqpal.ed saiubrity OF Its air
First in importance OF I buildings Is a
-, co,nn,ete Merchant Mill with all the
80, .,nroved modern machinery tor the
n,,f,rtory of flour, of which article II mas
-, make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease. Next is Country Ion NM
which has given annually three 10 tour bun
dred barrels of Indian Corn ana other gram
c., ne roll alone there is also Mill ler
nn,nd;ns and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
III. ~ much REQUEST throughout the nelgn
-, co,,n,ries "a well constructed Saw MIL
n aoad repair; and Tol.B Bridge that pro
ID. ,,ve,ve hundred and h!ty to hlteeh
hmn,Ired dollars a year besides which thes
.syer., we'll Rtted Store-houses, SIX OF
.;r., Dwelling. saifal,ie for tradesmen eX-
IT,. os their NfIs&, shops, and otaniNge
e. = hast City head OF horses AMI cattie :
~. ,.,,ola i overlooked by Urge commo-
6;os,s Stone Mansion house, WIN ever, o'''c'
.nit.bie Tor the residence Oh ganteee la.il'-
i, and AZ the door Is ne'er-iadii'ls 9Ptii'f
VI tT,;.,,,,r,ved. are several valuable Mil
6. 80 of which immediately adJsih th'
-, sn3 are suDpliabie with water iro''
r. s.,,,,e race and dam heslde these "a
tbere i nearly thirty feet more heaa a'.a la
6 .isr than has everyet been found he0es
s,rv touse in the present works. o''er nm
MIS-, he erected so much above Is 40, ~
. win those already mentioned. III
S.1 20 fect fall, which there is mere Wou'e
w., !, all the water being worked twice O.
yer il desired ...e nAar one
There is, belonging to the essa'e'-n.oa o.i.
.bonsand acres Of LAND, some aoJoili M
and none of it very distant from the nun,
,,,ostly in wood and some P r's PieVy Wv
.;Sarsd, thoagh Immediately adlolning' art
IN we'll improved productiv Meadow al'
!. e., and. & several enclosed Town Lo'S'
Ic;s =, asked why so desirable and P'odo.-
~. ,ro,erty should be offered tor sase' u
NOV he answered " that the adYaueou as
.. nd ,l;stgnt residence OF two OF the partner
:, 80 a narrower circle of concerns desira
8. M n tbem--and al! the parties are oo
&c s;rons TO paw off their debts .uc
.Arysperson inclnable to purchase VIII hn'
a. 80. reasonable. and the time OF pay
,nsnt for a large proportion of the pure mast
money will be made as easy as Inc P"'e""'0'
could expect or wish. ;,
Fo, further particulars appneauon may
uade 10 JAMES CAMPBELL, at petes spul =.
S.,,nvI G Gn1rFITE, Esquire, Oh paul
.;more JAMES TAYLoa, Jun Esq OF Nor
folk. or on the premises'o NATHANleh =
I1corr and Luxe WHEELER the .a''er .
whom will remain few weeks at TINS P,aee
20 assist in effecting the object oil this adSer-
Ellteott, Campbell s. Wheeler.
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