The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-22

Eisyo. 20 whcn .';e " as afterwards married.
The injured accor i.ngiy had recourse to
Elizabeth, and the cHi sequence was, sum
mons, commanding til, attendance oi Grace
O'Malley at the ~,oalt of London, to an
swer the charges brcight against her. II
was, at first, treated by the Milcsian Princess
with the most soYreigu contempt but,
,hreat (sworn to hY Ell2aoeth) Of sending =
Rect against her If She persisted III rctushl-
her own conviction that a struggle against a
power so superior, with whatever advanta-
ges of situation, could be but hopeless one
and, finally the persuasion OF the before
mentioned Richard Bourke, at length pre-
vailed with her, aud She assented to attend
at Court Many curious stories are told
about her reception and adventures there
it will, however be only necessary to say,
that the Queen WAS much amused at the
strangeness Of her manners--that the proud
bearing and naughty spirit which could not
5e en- lured in a courter, were forgiven IN
one so ignorant Of courtly forms, and who
had hlthe known none greater than her
sct-and, whether, from her Majesty's cap
rice or congenisl mind and disposition, or
from what cause it matters not-but the
stranger did increase i'll favour daily-and
finally, instead of being punished Tor the
enormites of which she had been guilty
was dismissed upon her simple promise of
abstainng from the like in future. On her
return she thonght proper toput into Flowth
harbour (whether from fancy or necessity 1t
is not clearly known,) and, announcing her
name and rank at the castle gate, requested
the usual hospitable entertainment II was
refused for fear of treachery--and her des-
perate character weighed more heavily with
the Lord Of Howth than what was then con-
.;1 1ufy (,rara turnt-1 off q
once, without attempting to eXpostulate,
disgusted at the heartless conduct W sch the
manners and superstition of her country alike
taught her to look OH as almost unnatural
About mid day, her vessel was observed
standing out to sea-before midnight her
very existence was forgotten at the castle
but, at thar very hour, She was again Ill Its
neighborhood to take fearful vengeance for
an insult, which had been as bitterly felt as
it was silently borne. The night was awful
in the extreme-rain fell in torrents, and the
lightning, at short intervals, made dreadful
havoc among the old oaks, which then cloth
ed the lofty and rugged sides of the promon-
tory-destruction seemed to attend her on
every side-stll She pressed onward, and
succeeded in surrounding the house, in
which She had ascertained that, the only
son of the Baron was at nurse--no alarm
was SiNNu-dHu lhS Hi'i1SVo NSIS euiSiy
carried away to her vessel. The disappear
ance of his child was tremblngly announced
to the father, on the foil wing morning-at
sunset, the search on sea and shore had
brought him no consolation--it was renew
ed on the following and on the following day
but with no better SncCesS--and carried OF
until even hope grew cold. Years rolled on
and still sound the Baron ST. Lawrence ;
moody unhappy man; misfortune had, a
usual, crowded upon him---his wife died il
giving birth to his lost Chlld--he had lovet
her we'll, and took no second partner Mean
while, his son, who had first seen Clare Isl
and child WAS almost man. During thi
period, he was treated by Grace O'Malle,
with unvarying kindness, and given ever
advantage her remote country could afford
OF his birth and story he knew nothing-bu
all was told 10 him on the morning of hi
21st year, as he sat beside her on the dec
of her vessel, and the ancient and beautfu
abbey of Howth appeared in view, lookin
like "fairy palace" arrested in its flight
and suspended over the sea. 1t is scarccl
necessary to add, that he was restored to hi
father, upon the promise that the travellc
should never again be obliged to turn ava
from Howth castle; and that in token there
of, its gates should be thrown open each da
before the commencement of the princip;
meal.