Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-15
4 visit 10 the Birthplace OF george
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WAKEFIELD, gsTM0RELAND 60, VA,
Jul; ID, lS79.-Iicre, By lonely p!a.cau u''d
the ,uos Of orc; spacious m2nsoD with TIC
ss!t, eurcin, waters Of linpd stream plsslus
slowly by, the trabcbes + he tail pius AID
s.ati |, cedar w.vas thtic sl.acao'y I'M
bsrr, ouce llu birthplace OF George WashIpg'
ton, am ooa locl.ed, uoti0g all aud drinking
IN The iosp:raicns which III, place aid iIs me-
,ocri:s 10 freely give. The sonnet Of the Lark.
the sghiDg ct The WiippocrwiI, the murmur'
iop Ct The watcrs, the ainive whi9pe!iOg5 Il
tho qe,tty waviog foliage liiI with melancholy,
vet tr,athc the patriotism OF tha chtr'Fhca
snot. Aud thus may i. ever be! -,
Dsb,1kur from the steam@r Jghn ".
Troap,cu at Curriomap, | took convey ance Tor
this place. CurriCman il ia Wc3.morea5d
county, situate upon creek OF tic same name,
and lies directly west Ct the Potomac river, and
bv & chcurel, abou. Two miles distuut. /; IL
The nost convenient point to this place GU the
Potomac, though from Wits Whalf, On Mat
tex Creek, also accessible 10 steamers It light
drau,bt, the GistaLc, is much shorter, balng
OILY tgo Mills By loot path and Elk mics b3
carriage road, while from Currioman The dis
lance is ab6u. eleven miles Eight miles oil
this route arc by the county road sni the ro'
meifioe threo are By the unprete0ding farm
road. From Tubmau' store, 90 N0mlll Creek.
there is also road-iarm AID coGnty-but 1t
| /; hy thas route sixteen miles. CurTl1man in
mouy rcspecls is the preferable point 1:om
which when leaving the steamer to take ccnI
yeyarcs for Wakefield. This IVES my route,
and tvsr sandy, dusty, uniulil!Gg read | hlet
ME here Nothing is laiG OF what tVdcnt!y
| was onoe q cCnlt radio maLsl3n bus tic luInS
| Ct tho foundation OF brick and stone. y br;ca
chimney that had been attached to the kitchen
crumbed 10 and fell a twelve month slcce, and
the last standing Ves!ige Of the carly home OF
| Washington disappeared. Witbiuin the iouGd
| alton and down iD the cavity Tx tree iDxur
atcs md bears ito iruit IN due Eeas01. AL the
land round and about is plowcd up. ard save
| ia tho immediate vicinity oil tho rufus, is used
| for production. Ole hundred end tty yards
| of ID Popc's Greek, pleasant lulo stream. 10
width frou 50 10 200 yards, and Ia w::i3h pike,
perch, rock, hefiug, aud others o! the GnDy
| tribe abound. Ga small island in the middle
CT tho creek end short dis!atc} below the
house Stands hut, 10 which lives orc Samuel
Cooke Solitary aud Gl0no bis hermit lie has
charms for him which will keep him there until
| bis death.
The owncr Of Wakcfrllis Mr. John + VII
sou, who resides about one and hu!F miles dis
tant, aud s7ho il the nearest naighbar 10 the
ruirs save the solitary hermit alluded to. The
village Of Montros5 you pass through, II On tbs
way 10 Wakefield via Tubman store, but upor
Gaming here from Cuuiomsn you ltavc that
village couple of miles on yo0r right. Sevcn
miles ditant il tho lilppabannocS rivera fair
road leading 20 it, but NJ shipping poi\, ncr
| landing near by which this plac, could be nero
conveniently reached AID, what iss0oHahat
| Remarkable. to state, is the lac: that the ma.
i uity OF the citiz,Gs Ct this couuiy. though
but lev miles distant, have never been bear
| the spot. Doe gentleman with whom | was
convelsiug frankly bu. evidently with shame,
told me- though living but ten miles Of, he
had never ia his lilo visited it. | fear much
for the patriotism Ct the country with such rs
this; but YET perhaps lis coUtiguiiy was suf'
! iislcnt, a1d with tho stiff westerly bretZ, lie
could breathe tho fragrance Of tho liacs as
they waved over the rui5s, and from thence
DRAW patriotic Inspiration. L,t Us hope 50.
Bcoro Gaming here visited hnunt Fcrnnn.
! Tie beautiful little steamer w. W. C0fc@rln
conveyed me thence from Washington, and
after 4 pleasant passage Was duly landed, and,
Under the garial care Of Col. HolilnGswo!th, the
superintendent, shown arouDd tho grounds.
oil acqusiDancoship Of years long agorc, get
learned something nUW. The Inscription
ELIZA p. GUSTS.
August u, 1892,
ont by that lively young lady with Il diamond
upon 4 window ia her bed room, gave lisG To
very pleasant thoughts, aud the wUndcr hoS il
c3ud 81 lang have escaped obSelvl!ion, being
only Uncovered lew n.nntha ago A chat
III
| servants. vcrliahlc defendants Ct The joDts-
tics of Washinrtou's family. was alsj interest.
ing. But 10 make this letter mlre complete |
obtaiutd copy Ct the patriots will. one pot
tiou Ct which / here give, 10 show the wonder
iul foresight Ct the mao, aud now his prophet
ic vision tsce!ncd in the srard iu!uli:y, as yet
unveiled, :ho prosperity ct tho c0unIrg, and
the dangers which would meuac, IL from sec
tional Interests. sectional rIj ldc2s, hates, and
passions. Alttr providing Ter MS wife a1d
family sud for Tie establishment OF free
school at Alexandria for the eGuc3!lon Of p0cr
orphan children, comes the following, gci-
batim
ITRM-WnereRs By Law Of the Common
weslth Of Virginia, enacted in the year lI55, tie
Legislature thereof wss pleased las an evidence
Of it's appreciation Of tho services hal rendered
The public during the Revolution-and partly,
he vast advantages which the community would
derive from the extension CT its Inland lavlga
ton, under Legislative PATRONAGE t. present mo
with ono hundred shares, of one hundred dol
lars esch. in the incorporated company ettsb.
liEhed for the purpose OF extending tho naylga.
lion Of James River from tide wafer 10 tEc
mountains; sld with also atty shares OF ono
hundred pounds sterling each in tho corporation
Of another company likewise established for tho
similar purpose of opening the navigation of tho
River Potomac from tide water to Fort Cumber
lard; tho acceptance Of which, although the
c1er was highly honorable and grateful TO my
feelings, was refused. rs inconsistent with ptn-
ciplo which l had adopted, aid had never de- |
pn:tel from, namely 10! 10 receive pecuniafy |
com pcnss!ion for any services I could roader |
my couktIy in it's arduous struggle with Gres,
Britain for it's Rights; and tocsuse had evsd
cd similar propositions from other States in the
Union adding 10 this refusal however an init |
nation, that if it shorld 10 the pleasure OF tho |
Legislature 10 permit mo 10 appropriate tn, said |
shsres 10 public uscS. would receive them on |
those terms With duo sens5iity-aId this i! hsv. |
lag consented 10 in ALTERING forms, as will sp-
pear by aubseQuen; law and sundry resolutions,