Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-18
o. Oceoguan Mails.

T>HE proprietors offer for Sale tins Da-
Unable Estate, consisting OF LAMB
Mills, MILL-SEATS, DWELLlN1-
HOUSES, STORES & other vaindote fr0-
hertv--a.i upon navigation and convenient 10
market. =,
70 those VINO are unacquainted with the
premises it may be stated that 'hey are 81
ruated at the Falls of Occoquan River, IN
Virgins, which empties into the Potomac
Is miles below Alexandria and about or ~
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
AT no one spot, probably, can there be
united more advantages for Hour mills, or "a
nv kind of mandatory or mechanical ope'
rations requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally afordlng enough
for twenty water wheels at time, cont!9u-
Gus to several of the finest wheat counties IN
Virginia, and being upon navigation has' Dc
sides, the whole range OF the river fo.o'aac
on both sides to its mouth dlstanc "i al
last leo miles. The great mill stage road
frcm.nor,h TO south passes thro' 1t, post OIL
sce at the spo. and daily mail throughput
the wear afford, early and constant into'ma
ton, of the state Of markets and "hstc'er
else may be interesting. The buildings here
in after described, with several others vi
and owned by 81 fftrent people, gives to the
Mace the appearance OF an hanG some litt''
village, remarked by strangers for the re.
mantle scenery around it, and by It's inhab'-
tants for the unequalled saiubrity OF It's air
First in importance OF buildings IS
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery Tor the
mandatory of -four, Of which article 1t hH'
and can make twenty thousand barrels yea
with ease. Next is Country .Ioll ME,
which has given annually three TO Jour hun
dved barrels Of Indian Corn and other gran
from its toll alone there is also Mill fol
poupding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
ficle in much request throughout the neigh
bor;no countries awel constructed Saw Mil
in GOOD repair; and Toll Bridge that pro
duces twelve hundred and nifty to hlteeh
hundred dollars year; besides "hich !here
are several we'll fitted Store-houses' SIX OF
eight Dwellings suitable Tor tradesmcn OK
elusive Of their Work. shops, and Stahlagc
for at least fifty head Of horses anu Cattle
The whole is overlooked by large commo-
dious Stone Mansion.house, with every othc'
suitable for the residence of gcnteel taml.
"; and at the door is a never-ialling oprlh
of fine Water. 49,,
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two of which immediately ad]e'n the
present and are suppliable with water 'ro"
the same race and dam; beside these ia
tbere is nearly thirty feet more head ard lal
of water than has everyet been iound necea
sary to use in the present works. other nj 3.
NAV he erected so much above, as rot 10
terfsre with those already mentioned,
deed So feet fall, which there is here won
admit # all the water being worked twice G.
yer if desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near o."
thousand aces Of LAND, some adJ"lmh
and none of it very distant from the mills
mostly in wood and some p rts pretty wei
timbered; though Immediately adloining' arr
some we'll improved productiv Meadow ah'
Grain land, & several enclosed Town LOIS.
Fiji be asked why so desirable and prodn,-
rive property should be offered for sale,
NAV he answered " that the advanced ag'
6. and distant residence OF two Of the partner
6 make narrower circle of concerns desira
a rable to them--and all the parties are ae'
6 sirous to paw off their debts w.
ANY person inclinable to purchase VIII hhe
tbe Drice reasonable, and the time OF pay
ment for large proportion OF the purchase
money will be made as easy asthe purchases
could expect or WISH. :.
Fo, further particulars application may be
made 20 JAMES CAMPBELL, at petersburg )
SAMUEL G.. GRIFFITH, Esquire, OF BAIL
timore; JAMES TAYLOR, Jun. Esq OF Nor
folk; or Oh the premises 10 NATHANIEL IL
11corr and LUXE WHEELER, the latter OF
whom will remain few weeks at this Place
TO assist in efecting the object of this adver-
tisemert
Ezicott, Campbell s. Wheeler.
September 81 dt!slNov