Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-03
e. Oeeoquan Mus.

THE proprietors offer for Sale this "a
| liable Estate, consisting OF LAMBS,
| MILLS, MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES, STORES & other valuable Pro-
herty--al upon navigation and convenient TO
market.
To those who arc 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
Is 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 -four Rnllls, or a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope'
rations requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally affordlng 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 its mouth distanc OF at
least 100 miles. The great mall stage road
from north to south passes thro' IT, post Oh
hce at the spot and daily mail throughout
the year affords early and constant lniorma'
ton of the state of markets and whatever
else may be interesting. The bulldogs here
lin after described, with several others butt
and owned by Id; fercnt people, gives to the
place the appearance OF an handsome little
village, remarked by strangers tor the ro-
; mantle scenery around it, and by It's inhabl-
| tants tor the uns qualed salubrity OF ITS 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 has
| and can make twenty thousand barrels year
| with ease. Next is u Country Toll Mill,
which has given annually three TO tour hun
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 the neigh.
boring countries awell constructed Saw. Mill
/! in good repair; and Toll. Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
hundred dollars year besides which there
are several we'll fitted Store-houses, six or
eight Dwellings suitable for tradesmen ex-
elusive of their Workshops, and Staolage
for at least fifty head of horses and cattle -
| The whole is overlooked by large commo-
dious Stone Mansion house, with every otflce
suitable Tor the residence Of a genteel tami-
lily; and at the door is neyer-failing Spring
of fine Water.
| Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two of which Immediately adJsin the
present and are suppliable with water from
the same race and dam beside these las
there is nearly thirty feet more head and tall
of water than has everyet been found neces-
sary to use i'm the present works. other mills
may be erected SO much above, as not to IN
terfere with those already mentioned. In
| deed Sc feet fall, which there is here, would
| admit Of all the water being worked twice O.
! yer If desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near one
thousand acres Of LAND, some adjoining
and none of it very distant from the mills,
mostly in wood and some p rts pretty well
timbered; though Immediately adjoining, are
some well improved productive Meadow and
Grain Land, & several enclosed Town Lots.
Fit be asked why so desirable and produce
| tive property should be offered tor sale, II
may be answered " that the advanced age
/" and distant residence OF two of the partners
" make a narrower circle of concerns desira
g rable to them--and all the parties are de-
" sirous to paw off their debts
| Any person incIinsble to purchase Will Ind
the price reasonable, and the time OF pay
nnent for a large proportion of the purchase
money will be made as easy as the purchaser
could expect or wish. :,
| Fol- further particulars application may be
made to JAMES CAMPBELL, at Petersburg
SAMUEL G.. GRIrFITE, Esquire. Of baIli-
timore; JAMES Taylor, Jun Esq OF Nor
folk; or on the premises to NATHANIEL IL
LIcoTT and LUKE WHEELER, the latter OF
whom vii. remain few weeks at this place
to assist in effecing the object of this adver-
tisemeDt
i Elicott, Campbell g Wheeler.
| Se,temher OF dtlstNov
~ q r ~ Roderick