Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-04
Sale or United States Land near Richmond.
Virginia, known as Bellouna Arsenal.
ORDNANCE OFFICE,

Washington, September o, lss6}
NO satisfactory offer having been received 10,
L the above mentioned property, under the ad
vertsement from this ONCE, OF the 23d June last
proposals In writing are again invited for the
purchase OF the property, and will be received al
this odace until IL O'Clock, m on the 9Th day d
October next
Should a satisfactory bid be made the bidde,
will be informed Of 1t, and will be required 70
to pay the purchase msnev In cash upon the re-
cept Of which deco will be made by the secre-
States In and to the same.
The pro- ery to be sold consists of twenty-se-e-
and half acres Of land located on the lanes
IveI some IA miles above Richmond; part OF
The land Is covered with grove Of valuable tim
Der; another part has been under cultivation as
garden, &C and another part fs covered with
the arsenal buildings, among which are: A brici
sore mousse !Oo by feet slate roof three stories
ana basement; brick barrlck. 100 by 80 feet slate
roof, two stories and basement; two brick build
ings Tor ofcers quarters, each 40 by 2s feet slate
ROOFS two stories, besides cellars and cares; two
brick store houses, each COX by 8 feet slate
roofs, two stories and cellars; two brick wcrk
shops each Al by 20 feet slate roofs two stories
one armoreTs and smiths shop, brick, "a by 26
ieet slate roofs two stories; brick wall, Is feet
high and feet thick, connecting the but dinps
and enclosing the arsenal square. There is also
on the property a magazine, ofoftone, 81 by 26
feet with slate roof, surrous ded by nenclosing
stone wall lib by So feet, and 80 feet high; and
brick stable 37k by FOX feet, slate roof, two
stories high.
All Of the foregoing buildings are said to be IN.
good condition, with the exception Of the armor
er's shop and stable, which require repairs. They
were En- cted In a very substantial manner. and
would yield q large quantity Of brick stone slate
lead and other materials, should the purchaserde
fire to take them down, which meterials conId
be boated down to Richmond at small cost
Persons disposed to bid will please applv m n,
Macarthur. on the premises, who will give ALI ,h.
necessary information ~ 'Ae
Proposalsto be sealed, and end orsed uProno.a,.
i'f De.ioha n ARSENAL X: CRAIG, =.
The National Intelligencer and SIR. W.shs.
ton, ID. C., and the Enquirer and Ersminss
Richmond, Va, will pa blsh the Above t,.s.s
"eeA III Jun Ocloocr. Sc aawtohOct.
FRENCH NOVELS AND ROMANC11
ny Salzac: Jean Louis, lie vicaire des Al.
dennes, BeatriI Dom 6Igadas, Les Gel h,ss,res
Ls cure ae village, lie Pere Gofiot. lie Centsn
mare, honorine, Un debu. dens la Vie s,.rs NIT.
Li1nterdlction, De vautsln, ana other
ny dumas: Pascal Bruno. Don Martin, A.
r!eytss, Les Marriages du Pere Olifns. = ssr,Ts
a att collier de Velours, lie Trou e i,enfs1' .nx
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UsPi,ann, PIX ct Piok, Tbeeese Dusoysr. AnSuS.
~ George Sand: Isido.s, Jean zkha. Con.
'"eio, La Comtesse de RudolstaAt.
many others by the same arthors: nv
PPsnheS, ge Giradin, Constant, Paul de Kock.
naHr, ranl Feval, and other writefs AT nricI,s
ian9lng nom fifteen cents upwards. '.s
imported direct from Paris by
sew FRANCK TAYLOR.