Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-19
MYSTERIOUS AFFArR.


A Duhlin Taper of Weine day contains
'Ong iptter Slsucd James Even, dated Cool
be-, Corey, December, 1920, tr, IN which
we eyrrt>t 'he iouowirg particu arS:-Tte
writer states, that la the latter end ct August
list. he IN company with a friend, was
shooting grouse on the mountains IN the
cpna.Y oi Down. when being in the vicinity
Of savage anil deSnlate spot IA med Sieu
DOule, or the Drvii'> Mountain they deter
ulned % view IT,. After scramble OF three
hours, they found themselves in small
glen, encompasSed on all sides by lofty
rocks. They discovered smoke rising from
Que corner of he 2 EN-, and, advancing. ar
rived at the mouth u small cave In which
they perceived a human figure. The man
turning suddenly round, uttered an rXClama-
l,n at terror, and sunk down deprived OF
sense. Alter coming IL himself, he eyin-
eel extreme ag,titiOn-and said he ould
pace conn !en'e ~ us, II we would pro-
mise not To mention any Circumstance
re almg 10 HIM tIl after his death He
sail he had lived in Il remote part of
ireland -'hit certain circumstance. which
must aztec, hts life II he vas discovered,
cu.npri!e Gjn Ia ahgudun his house-he
conceived that toy pru.ongjng his existence,
h might ,Xpia'e his crime. by seCluslon and
p,AItrucc- lie had wan tered through the
ma>' >egHe>;crei mOunfain> in Ireland for
may months aud al LIST happened on his
ric>s.t abo ie-hp had not shaved his Seard
trum the ;iSe he n ID lett his h"Ine, aud in
Ar character ct a hcgsar he passed unte-
',c.ed. In his new hahta'un he had Wa
Ter al nanh and lille portion Of ground
CI;Cr cuiiurs; he took the advantsgp OF
moonlight in going and returning al night
tT"m the Inhabited part Of the country,
where Ne PR cured such things as wee alb
So'G'eIy necessary ior bis esistenCe-hls
p"yi>jou 1t neal he hal in a Number of
'n.,ll haIs. From his manner and language
must have ranked as gentleman, aud
"'> Un4ue>lIonahly an lri~hman lie had
collected Z quantity at small silver preps-
Tl"ry Ia his p3g,,magr, which he had hid
a'nrHs the rocks. Alter renewing our pro-
E,'>e uI secrecy. we look leave. tn. wri.
Ter continues to state, that being again in
'a't part OF the country, he wished to learn
vat situation the unfortunate man might
be III II TN, season, lie lett his horse a a
cottage m the mountain, aud proceeded ON
""l t. he spot But. good heavens! what
Sn''ouS SO c,acle! his remains lay on the
,"0S. MS shoes on. the battered fragments ut
~dlmtHt- lying about, which win me
Lr>a, "ai Teen torn almost entirely from The
bones evidently by birts of prey. pre-
ePdale!y re'reated, glad to escape from
sC' ar so awful and rendered indiscribahly
'ii'at from tn. ghsstiy silence, and horror
o The surrounding scenrry" The writer
I'''ed' to say, that ne has been ipdisposed
ever S'cce about eight days. bu, that he
,'Pn>'s bringing the coroner and assls-
'''e 20 luter he remains, and II axe dill
SrA' search 10 hni cut some clue by which
ms - mysterious affair NAV he dryeIoped.-
are pnhltnEate man was about FIVE feet
,e'1n inches, well proporiiuned, but ex-
r'me'y emacia'ed and pale, and appeared
:. ~ about 50; his hair had been light
''"h, and his eyes were light grey The
".e who's ne .eft his :sidence was not as
"''@'ned' Eng. pap.