Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-20

PUBLIC SALE.
- THIS DAY, the 10Th instant,
ut eleuen o'clock, wiH be sold, at public aals,
between and 600 bushels 81
RICliMDND slsI3AL.
P. G. MARsTELLER.
January 90 ut
Extract from an .Acf Of the Corporation Of
.Alerandraa for tie Ertiaguish'nent u rire. /.
Sec. Z. If any person who shall be present
at any fire, shall neglect or refuse to obey the
order or directions OF any officer who shall be
appointed by any FIRE company hereafter esta-
blished, knowing him to be an officer, such
person shall forfeit and pay the sum OF Five
Dollars: Provided, the name OF such officer
shall have been first published In one Of the
public papers printed in this town.
At meeting of the Friendship Fire COM
rsny, held at Mr.. James Gullatt's tavern, ia
nuary 18th, 1912, the following Officers have
been duly elected for the present year, VIZ
Charles Midnight, I'd, Commanders.
James Carson, 3d.
5 s Ss';ss" g S:s,s.e Directors
Nehemiah Carson,
James S. Scott, pe.,zotor.
James Gait,
Presley Jacobs.
Aaron ;ss'' 5 1, Hsvss' 7rr.'s<..
John Horner.
Extract from the Minutss.
MATTHEW ROBINSON, sec'ry.
January 90. st
TIE SUBSCRIBER WILL SELL
THE jolIowsng Tracts Of Land,
ST.. EDWARDS, HARRISON'S PLAINS,
BOS7OW COMMONS, e TOMPXIN.
SONS LONG LOOKED-FOR-
DEiNG il a body, and forming his resi-
- dence on the Potomac river, just above
Maryland Point, in Charles County. about
IS or SO miles below the city of Washing
ton, containing about $50 acres, well adapt
ed to the growth of grain, tob.cco, &c -
about 100 acres are in wood and excellent
timber; it lies perfectly level; excellent
fish & crabs in their seasons. The improve
ments are, a toerable comfortable dwelling
house with four rooms below and one above
stairs, piazza In front, kitchen, meat house,
milk house and dairy large barn, with
eranary, carriage house, and stables for SIX
teen horses under the same roof; good o.
yerseers' house, spring OF most excellent
water within SO yards Of the kitchen doar.
One other Tract about four
miles from the Potomac, on the main road
leading to two ferries, containing between
$50 and 400 acres, well known by the name
of the g 1rah )" good stand for country
store and tavern. The improvements are,
good dwelling house, kitchen, meat house,
store house and granary.
Two other Tracts adjoining,
containing IS acres, called g Huasou's Dis,
ahtoiutmeni and he Land IF Liberty"
WILL ALSO SELL
My ONT -third part OF Tract OF Land cali
ed " William ana James," but generally
known by the name of Indian Town" lying
on Naniem Greek, about two and half
miles from its mouth. This land lies level,
and is inferior to few tracts. if any, for the
fertility of it's soil in the production of grain,
&c. and is we'll worth the attention
of any pe.son wishing to purchase small
farm of about $50 or 800 acres; excellent
fish at all times of the year, crabs III their
season in great abundance wild fowl plenty,
& in perfection during the fall and winter
months
II those lands are not previously disposed
of at private sale, they will be offered at
Public Sale, at Mr.. Pye's tavern. in the town
of Pert ) obacco, on Wednesday, the Sta
day of March next, when the terms will be
made known | have deemed it unnecessary
to more particular ia describing them, as
any person wishing to purchase, appre-