Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-02
From the Massachusetts, Journal.
THE SHlPWRECKED WANDERED
PRINTED kNu fUsLIsy sp,

The following story is strictly true; and IL is
published in hopes some light may be thrown
upon the fate Of the boy frequently alluded to
in the course of il. The writer can imagine
no injury the facts can do any one, and has hope
they may do some good to the interesting indi-
yidual Concerned.
In the autumn Of 1927, gentleman in Nor
ridgewock, Maine, was drawn TO the Court
House in that place by the report that an Irish
woman had been taken up as vagabond, and
was about 10 be committed TO Jail. When ne
entered, the supposed culprit was bathing her
forehead in some cold water, which had been
broue hi her,& frequently clasped her temples as
If she were in pain Though her dress was coarse
and very much soiled, and her appearance
wretch,d and way worn, it was plain enough,
at a single glance, that she was no vagabond -
The answers she gave to the questions directed
20 her were wandering aud incoherent; but
though her in,eli-sc: Tss 1SItntiy ia ruins, the
broken fragments be trayed that it hao been rich
and highly cultivated. Hei face had no great
.pretensions 10 beauty, and its expression indi>
Gated intense mental suffering; but her figure
was graceful, and her motions had the stald YET
easy majesty characteristic OF well educated
English woman. There was an air OF modes
~ and dignity about her, that even in her for
lorn condition would have protected her from
he insults OF the NEST thoughtlessj aud as II
Was evident that the poor wanderer laboured,
q, least, under occasional delirium, the gentle
man, after consulting his wife on the SUBJECT
offered her the shelter OF his own house. Her
ladvEke department, her refined conversation,
and extreme wrs,chedness, completely gained
The hear, of her hostess; and here she fingered
seven weeks while her new friends were trying
in wha, waylhey could render her the greatest
assistance. Her mind was often wandering,
sometimes absolutely frantic; but curing her
invervals of reason she is described as an un-
commonly fascinating and elegant being. Her
walk was remarkably elastic aud graceful, she
managed horse finely. and sang F!e2aca songs
with much taste and feeling. The account she
poye Of herself IN her callscied mnnenislsSn SIM
6out il.
She said she was the daughter OF the wealthy
DR.. Bowring Of London, and had two brothers,
one named William Augustus Bowring, who
resides in London, and the other, whose chris
tian name have forgotten, residing in Bolio
not far from London. She married MIR. Brad
lee, q lawyer, without properly, bsi, as she
says, very acceptable TO her family OH account
OF his worth and abilities. This MIR. Bradlee
was liberal in politics and religion; and hav-
ing been rather 100 active TO be well pleasing 10
the British government, he grew disgust with
the state Of things there, and resolved upon
making purchase in some part of America,
where il would be agreeable 10 establish him
self and family, consisting Of wife, one son
and two little daughters. For this purpose he
visited the United States at the time Laiay
cite was making his famous tour through the
country. Following the dictates of doa'ing
parental love, he brought his son with him; his
wife and daughters remained az his residence IN
Bolton, awaiting the result OF his travels. Sc
veral anecdotes she told proved the 6, nuineness
ofthis part OF her siory; among the rest, she
said her husband wrote at the close of one OF
his letters to her, Lafayette has lost his trunk
and cane; aud the Americans will rake the Mis-,
sissippi 10 find them" Her husbands letters
indicated tina, he was pleased with this country,
and intended to reside here. In one OF them he
mentioned that he regretted having his son
George with him; as The variety oi new objects
he saw, and the attention he received, were like
ly 10 Prove injurious 10 his Character and man.
ners, and on that account he had placed him
under the care OF James Townsend, Of New
Haven. In subsequent letters he spoke very
highly Of Mr.. Townsend, and seemed to have
great confidence in him.
Mr Bradlee took fever and died l am
no, sure that his widow told where he died,
believe ii was in New-Haven. The news soon
reached London; and VIM. Augustus Bowripg
went Immediately 10 Bolton to inform his be
reaved sister. From her own account it is pro-
bable the udings rendered her delrious: for she
says she does not remember much that hap<
pened to her, ill she found herself in travel
ling carriage with her brother on her way from
Edinburgh, and was told that the physicians
had ordered her to travel for her health. When
her mind became comparatively calm, her ia
yori,e object was to bring her daughters to this
.,,,n,rv and educ ate The whole family here. as