Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-24
From the Liverpool Mercury.
INTERESTING NARRATIVE.


On Tuesday the Goth Of March last, Miss
Fell beautiful young lady, II or 10 years
of age. of smiable and engaging manners,
leN her fathers house, at Douglas, Isle OF
Nm, and after visiting several of her reIa-
tons, walked out by herself, in depressed
state of spirits. As she did not return be-
fole dark. her parents began TO entertained
serious apprshe nsions for her saieiy, and IN
auiries were set on foot through the town.
The nigh. passed, and the morning brought
no intelligence. The circumstances soon
became the subject Of general conversation
aud regret, from one end OF The island 70
the other; and the young men, with zeal
ereditabie 10 their feelings, pursued their
search, along the shore. and through every
part OF the Island. These researches, how
aver, failed TO bring any tidings, TO alleviate
the solicitude OF her parents. Her mother
became dangerously III. Here was, indeed,
adouble grie {; her son, young physician OF
promise. who had short time begun bust
ness, Was brought home, only few days
before, having been attacked by brain fe'
YER, from the melancholy effects of which
there was little hope Of recovery. At length
however, the mystery attending Miss Fell
| was developed. She had walked out, alone
by the sea shore and when about three
nes to the south of Douglas Head, where
the rocky coas, rises very high and abrupt,
while she was absorbed in thought, she ac-
cideutaly slipped, when on the brink OF
a cliff down which she was precipitated,
aud fell upon a shelving part OF the rock.
considerable distance below. Her knee
wasmuch burt by the fall and she was other
wise bruised, She made several attempts
to climb up. but failed by the steepness OF
the rock, and repeatedly fell down, unit!
Exhausted nature could do no more. The
spot upon which she stood was nearly sur
Nunded by the sea, the spray OF which OF
len dashed over her. and had the wind been
10 any other direction than from the land,
, he waves would have swept her into the
D abyss. Beyond the reach OF human ken,
: deprived Of all possibility OF seeing, Or max
ing signal to any one on The land, with
Torn too delicate to abide, without shrink.
ns, the frosty wind. and a mind too sensible
I and refined, not to tremble at the thoughts
4 Of Inc distress which her parents would feel
+ '0' her unaccountable absence, the feelings
. this distracted female it would be pain
PLY difficult 10 conceive. On searching
n ef c'rcumscribed abode, wbethei it might
4 Srd somewhat for sustenance, she disco"
s.! bed a spring Of water in the rock, but so
ut ial that she could scarcely avail herself
w- Fh. She afterwards, however, discovered
r. 'NsIe limpet she'll. which she appropriate
a @eOllect the drops that oozed from it,
. which she gratefully frank. IS
not VI The day alter she fell down the rock.
rs saw several boats passing, and vessels
ID distance, but as she would appear from
To s*a, on those gigantic cliffs, no bigger
me- o'rd, she was not seen by any OF their
gators; and her voice, which soon be-
M We a0arse with shouting in the wind, was
,er1 '4'O'e at so great distance. The next
lea 'ae Passed in imilar exsrtions; her sig'
i've oythe waving OF her garments, and
'io "@'r were equ,lly fruitless. Mean