Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-12
CO Oecoqua's Mails,

sTHE proprietors offer for Sale this pa
| hla5le Estate. consisting OF LANDS
MILLS, MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
| HOUSES, STORES & other valuable Pre-
herty--all upon navigation and conveniently
market.
To those who are unacquainted with the
premises it may be stated that they are ST.
tuated at the Falls Of Occoquan River, III
| Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
! 10 mile. below Alexandria and about 8 CT 0
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
At no one spot, probably, can there be
united more advantages for -four mills, or a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope.
rations requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally atfording 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 It's mouth distanc OF at
! least 100 miles. The great mail stage road
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post OF
fee at the spot and daily mail throughout
the year affords early and constant intorma-
ton Of the state of markets and whatever
else may be interesting. The buildings here
in after described, with several others built
and owned by different people, gives to the
place the appearance Of an handsome little
village, remarked by strangers for the ro-
mantle scenery around it, and by its inhabi-
tants for the unequalIed salubrity of its air
First in importance of buildings is
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
| most approved modern machinery for the
| mandatory of -four, of which article it has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
| with case. Next is Country Toll Mill.
which has given annually three to four hun.
| dred barrels Of Indian Corn and other grain
| from its toll alone there is also Mill for
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an al
ticle in much request throughout the neigh
boring countries awcll constructed Saw Mill
in good repair; and ol.Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
hundred dollars year; besides which there
| are several well fitted Store-houses, six or
eight Dwellings suitable for tradesmen ex-
elusive of their Work shops, and Stahlage
for st least fifty head Of horses and cattle -
The whole is overlooked by large commo-
dious Stone Mansion. house, with every office
suitable Tor the residence ola gentecl laini-
| "; and at the door is never.iailing Spring
of fine Water
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two CT which Immediately adjein the
present and are suppliable with water from
the same race and dam beside these (as
there is nearly thirty feet more head and tall
OF water than has ever yet been found neces.
sary to use in the present works. other mills
may be erected so much above, as not to Ii.
terferc with those already mentioned In
deed Sc feet fall, which there IS here would
admit Of all the water being worked twice o.
yer il desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near one
and none of it very distant from the mills,
mostly in wood and some p rts pretty we'll
| timbered; though Immediately adj inlng, 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 for sale, it
| may he answered IS that the advanced age
and distant residence oil two OF the partners
make narrower circle of concerns deslra
rable to them and all the parties are de-
sirous to paw off their debts"
Any person inclinable to purchase will find
| the price reasonable, and the time Of pay
ment for 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 Pete, sburg
SAMUEL G GRIFFITH, Esquire. IF Balti-
timore JAMES Taylor, Jun Esq of Nor
| folk; or on the premises to NATHANIEL Ell
| LIcoTT and LUXE WHEELER, the latter of
| whom will remain few weeks at this place,
to assis! in effec,ing the object of this adver--
| tisement
El2acott Campbell g Wheeler.
September 81 dtlstNov