The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-25
MARVELLOUS.

ty we shall have IN stating the reiutae'o"'S
should it prove to be an imposition. Ihere +
is no doubt but General Evans, the narra-
tor of the circumstances, believe them toIt
be true. The wonderful appearances oc- {
curing in open daylight, leave little room {
to suspect any one, yet it is possible that
the girl may possess skill sufficient to inn
pose on an unsuspecting family, as WE'LL
as the numerous visitOrs.-Ksntucky Ga
Sette.
From the Evansville Gazette.
The following singular relation OF facts
has been handed US for publication by Gen.
Evans, who has Just returned to this place
from the residence of Judge Prince, inl
Gibson county; from the known respecta-|
bility of the writer, we consider his state
ments entitled to the fullest credit.
GEMTLEMEN.-On the 18th inst. wit
messed one of the most extraordinary phe-
nomenas perhaps ever witnessed in any
age. On my arrival at Princeton on the
evening of the 18th inst. l was informed
by Doctor Thompson and several other
gentlemen of high respectabillity, that al
youns orphan girl, aged IL or Is years, re-
sident in the family of the Hon. William
Prince, about seven miles from Princetonl
on the 9TH inst. commenced sweating|
blood; or in other words, the blood ram
freely from the pores of the skin ofher left
cheek from a space considerably larger
than dollar; that it continued in this
way until the evening of the 18th inst.
when it ceased that on the morning OF
the l2th large drop of black blood, the
size of large bean, suddenly emitted
from her cheek below the eye, to which
was attached sundry fibres, tendons, or
something which resembled the legs of a
large spider, which legs or fbres appeared
to possess life, by their manner of con.
tracing and extending themselves, some
thing similar to the legs of spider; thai
shortly afterwards lump OF pure clear
flesh, about the size of a large pea, sud
denly emitted from the same place, and II
few minutes a solid firm piece Of bone
near one fourth of an inch square, sudden
ly proceeded from the same place, ant
that no hole, opening, or appearance from
whence those substances emitted, coult
possibly be discovered by the strictes
scrutiny; that the girl remained in periec
health, entirely free from the most distan
symptoms of pain or soreness; and that n
change of colour or other singular appear
ance, manifested themselves at that par
OF the face more than any other part. Thu
have given, as briefly as possible, his
tory of the facts as related to me by ID
Thompson and others, on my arrival q
Princeton. DIR. Thompson showed me a
the same time sundry pieces of bone an
Jumps of flesh, which he had removed froI
her face with his own hand. Notwtl
standing the confidence which l felt m
self bound to place in the statement
those gentlemen, l could not persuat
even credulity itselfto yield belief to the
statements, in the fulness of her extent;
at least believed, that could witness Il
facts myself, could discover some hol
opening, or appearance, from whence tho
bones and Jumps of flesh proceeded. Is
Judge of my surprise On the next NOR
ing made visit for this purpose, in col
pany with Gen. John Neely and Doct
Thompson, and soon found myself boul
TO assent to the truth Of facts which pu
even credulity itself to the blush. We c
rived at the house of Judge Prince at h;
past o'clock A. NJ. and were inform
by Mrs. Prince, that nothing of the XII
had made its appearance since sun set
evening before. The girl appeared in p
feet health, quite cheerful, and pursui
her ordinary occupation; examined
closely; but could discover nothing III
sual in any part her face. She is har
some smooth skinned, plump face girl,
an agreeable and expressive countenan
After waiting half an hour, | was abb
80 depart, presuming that nothing OF
Kind would again appear, when sudden
the girl who was walking on the flo
turned around with smile, when dis
vered lump of something like black biz
about as thick and nearly as black as
near the size of a cherry, just below
inner corner of her left eye, which |
stantly removed, and found the skin unt
meath perfectly clean, smooth and SO
Being assured by Mrs. Prince that
few minutes lump of flesh, and soon a
a bone would follow, we caused her t.
down, and examined the place with
incest scrutiny, but no hole or apert
could be discoveries; in precisely six,
minutes. lump of clean flesh without
mixture of blood, suddenly made its
pearance on the outside Of the skin, a
the size of large bean, which Gen. n