Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-05
O. Occoquan Malls.

T~HE Proprietors offer for Sale this "a
Il lua5le Estate, consisting of LANDS,
MILLS, MILL SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES, STORES & other oaluaole Pro-
herty- ali upon navigation and convenient to
market
To those wFso are unacquainted with the
premises it may be stated that they are ST.
tuated at the Falls of Occoquan River, In
Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
l6 miles below Alexandria and about or 10
below Mount Vernon, the seat of the late
General Washington.
At no one spot probably, can there be
united more advantages for flour mills, or a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope-
rations requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally aflording enough
for twenty water wheels at time, contigu-
Gus to several of the finest wheat counties IN
Virginia, and being upon navigation has, be-
sides, the whole range of the river Potomac
on both sides to lis rlouth distanc OF at
least 100 miles. The great mail stage road
from northto south passes thro' il, post Oh
fee at the spot and daily mail throughout
the year affords early and constant informa-
else may be interesting. The buildings here
in after described with several others built
and owned by ld;fsrent people, gives to the
place the appearance of an handsome little
village, remarked BY strangers tor the re-
mantle scenery around it, and by its inhabl-
tants tor the unequsl'ed sa'ubrity of Its air.
First in importance OF e tui.dings Is
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery Tor the
mandatory OF -four, of which article 1t has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease Next is a Country Icll MIL,
which mas given annually three to tour hum
dred barrels of Indian Corn and other grain
from its toll alone there is also Mill tor
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar
ticle in much request throughout tho nelgh.
boring c,untries a well constructed Saw. Mill
in good repair; and Toll'Brldge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
hundred dollars year besides which there
are severrI well fitted ,Store-houses, six or
eight Dwellings suitable FOR tradesmen OK
elusive of their Work shops, and Stahlage
for at lea st fifty head of horses and cattle =
The whole is overlooked by large comro-
dious Str,ne Mansion house, with everv Office
suitable for the residence OF a gentee! taml-
": and at the door is a never.ialling Spring
of fine Water. .,
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two of which Immediately adJsln the
present and are suppliabie with water from
the same race and dam beside these las
there is nearly thirty feet more head and fall
of water than has ever yet been found ncces-
sary to use in the present works. other "'!'ie
NAV be erect ed SO much above, as rot 10 IN
terfere with those already mentioned. Nv.
deed Sc fec; fall, wAich there Is mere, "ou'I
admit Of all the water being worked twice o.
yer il desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near one
thousand acres of LAND, some adl'in,ns
and none of it very distant from the NILS 5,
mostly in wood and somc p rtS pretE "@A
timbere:d; though INN ediately dJcln!ns' are I,
some well improved productive Meado" anu
Grain Land, & several enclosed Town AIo'S'
fit be asked why so desirable and proouc-
tive "a property should be offered Tor sac, Il
may he answered {" that the advanced ase
u and distant residence of two OF the partners
{" make narrower circle OF concerns desi."
:. rsble to them--And al the parties are ds-
* sirous to paw off their debts . ;uc,d
Any person iuc.nabla to purchase Nri n"0
the price reasonable, and the tine u pay
ment for large proportion of tie purchase
money will be made as easy as the purchase
could expect or wish. /.
For further particulars application may DC
made to JAMES CAMPBELL, at refer SOU, y, :
: SAMUEL G.. GRIFFITH, Esquire OF Da'.
timore JAMES TAyLoR,I Jun, Esq Oh MOI %.
folk; or on the premises to NATHASlth -
L1coTT and LUXE WHEELER, the ia'T' y
whom will remain few weeks at TINS P'aee
to assist in effecting the object OF tails ao'e''
tisemert ,,,, ,,
Ellieott, Campbell s WhseleF'
t char OF dtlstNov