Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-08

A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-A circumstance oc-
Cured in this city, some fur or hve years ago
the details of winch are re narka0le, SD lar as
they are known, and have gwen rise TO a multi
tude Of conjec,ures aud hypothetical eXplana-
lions of a still more starving and wonderful
character. But few of the leading facts In
the case have iransplred, and these, II must be
confessed. are of such nature, as to lead ire
sistibly to the belief that much yet remains I'M
told. The circumstances, so tar as they have
come to our knowledge are briefly these: about
the time mentioned, young Ens'l>hman, oil siii-
gularly elegant appearance and manners, amt
we'd in New-Ynrk by one of the Liverpool pack
cts. HIS appointments indicated the p lsSeSson
of wealth. aud his department aud language
were highly accomplished. A lew weeks alter
his arrival he was arrested for debt the amount
laid in the writ being exceedingly large, anu
committed TO prison, where, being unable 10 give
security for his appearances, he remained III Gus
to,iy until within few ulDnths The pl,intin
M whose suit the action was brought, Is SAID to
have been the father of the defendant and It is
averred that no steps were taken on Dehalf OF
the prisoner to reduce the amount OF the requir-
ed security or TO obtain his release IN Tile usual
manner-or il such steps were taken, veil oi
secrecy was carefully throNn over the whole
transaction. The department OF the prisoner
durinu his long incarceration, was cheerful aud
he submitted to the prvations OF his lot with un-
shaken forttude.
In the course Of the past summer, several gen.
tlemen of wealth and standing voluntarily came
forward and made the required arrangements
for his liberation, upon the limits and the cap
tive emerged from his imprisonment ut more
than four wears How his wants we're supplied
i'm prison is not known, except perhaps tn one or
two indivldu Ills, but what,v his means OF sup
port my have been while there, II would seem
that they were wthdra Nn on his liberation, Tor
after vainly attempting To procure subsistence
by the exercise nf his literary atrainmentS, the
Young Engl shma embarked in an humble
branch OF mechanical industry, ia the proSecu
ton of which he more successful. A few
weeks since, while busy employed at his trade,
he received a letter iIfo ii z him of the
death of his father, by wh,,h event he became
entitled to a baront toy, and an estate of ten
thousand pounds sterrng per annum. At the
moment when this intelligence reached him, he
was engaged in fulfilling large order IN his
line of business for country merchant, and il
is said that without displaying any excitement
AT this unexpected good fortune, he quietly put
tile letter in his pocket, went on with his work,
and until the order was completed made no
change n his habits or arrangements. That
done, however he closed his shop. wound mp
his concerns methodically, called IN all his debts,
and, We are informed, il now on his way to Eng
land, TO possess himself of his Inheritance
These are the facts Of the case, So far as they
have become known ven Ia the few who are
acquainted with the latter. Other circumstan-
ces Of a still more extraordinary character are
suggested in explanation of the mystery, bu, as
these however plausible. appear to rest only on
conjecture. We do not feel authorized to repeat
theu.--N y. Mirror