The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-07
gistorifal.
A HISTORY OF
CECIL COUNTY
HALF A CENTURY AGO.

ostics' he gives the following account OF
interesting locations and incidents.
Gilpin's Falls on the North East creek is
thus desert bed -
"On the main branch of North East river
is considerable cataract. The water falls
80 feet, in the distance of about SO pcrchcs
and rushcs from rock to rock, which arc
from seven or eight to 20 feet beneath each
other. The channel is not more than foul
perciles wide. 1t is pent in OH each side by
hills When there is flood in the river, til,
view of the falls is then particularly enter.
tanning, highly picturesque, and romantic.
The water rusEcs in large sheets over the
falls, with great rapidty. The great quaint,
ty Of white foam below in a constant state
of agitation, and the spray which arises
forming light cloud, and in which, at a
distance, is exhibited the most beautiful rep
rcsentation Of the rainbow, the fence rails,
and floating timber, pitching down, at ono
time merging in the water below, at another
bounding up in the air, the hills on Gael.
side, guarded by massive rocks, iAtcrmixed
with trees, and shrubs, tho oak, sycamore
and laurel, the tops of the rocks, in the sum.
MGR crowned with the rock columbinc in full
bloom, near the head of the falls, on the
brow of the rocks; the fragment of the wall
of grist-mill, just above saw-mll, at q
small distance, on the side of the hill log
building, about eight pcrchcs above the saw-
mill woodenbridge, supported by stone
piers, form one of the most interesting seem
cries that can be imagined for the landscape
painter"
The following reference is made to lofty
hill near Charlestown. Whether it is still
called Prospect lIill' We do not know, will
some correspondent tell our reader:
about half mile W. of the Falls. on the
main branch of North East river, in Cecil
county. and about five n. of Charestown, is
Prospect hill, remarkable for the extensive,
and delightful view, which it affords. The
prospect extends down the bay to the dis.
lance 80 miles, the adjacent shores; and ,
in the winter, by means of spy glass, the
river Delaware, and Jersey shore are seem
about 20 miles below Ncwcastlc.'
Mount Ararat and an interesting incident
connected with it are thus spoken off,
"Mount Ararat is n conspicuous hill, on the
L. side of the Susquchanna, about mile and
a half above the lower ferry. The side next
the river is remarkably steep and rocky. On
the opposite side of Heron run, about 40
rods distant, from Mount Ararat, is cave
in the point of the hill, fronting the river. 1t
is remarkable for being the residence of Lord
Talbot, for about two years. Here he con-
cealed himself on account ofhaving killed a
Mr.. Roscly On his passage from England.
He was according TO report, supplied daily
with provisions, by two women, one ofwhcm
was named Tombstone. lie was discovered
in his retreat by his little dog barking at a
small vessel passing up the river, near the
cave, was taken prisoner, and tried either in
England or Virginia. He received sentence
of death, but was pardoncd by his king. lie
gave to each Of the women who supplied him
with provisions a small tract of land. Tho
cave has lost much of its original beauty, the
rocks having fallen away in front Of it. In
the bottom is a small spring of water.
A breed Of the Falcon, a species of hawk
for hunting, much celebrated in England, in
{, ,cf r.
is conjectulcd that pair of that species Of
hawk was brought to this county by Lord
Talbot"
ATTACHED to the margin of the volume
from which we copy is manuscript note By
the late Ephraim Y. Mitchell ESQ.,, brother
of the late Col. Geo. Z. Mitchell and in his
day member of the bar. We copy the note
below entire.
"Col. George Talbot, the person here al
luded to, was in the year 1853 appointed by
Lord Baltimore his deputy for the North and
North East confines of the then Province of
Maryland. lie had also conferred on him BY
patent, all the lands at the head of the bay
and about Christiana Bridge, for the purpose
of keeping possession and settling.
In 1854 he stabbed Mr.. Rousby, a col
lector of the Customs, aboard his own ship
in the river Patuxcnt, and after having con-
ccalcd himselfnearly two years was taken to
Virginia for trial, from whence he made his
escape-was retaken, tried and convicted
and pardoned by James II.
The supposed Or real interference of Lord
Baltimore to protect Sol Talbot from justice
was extremely offensive to the Government
of England, and is given by those acquainted
with Maryland History as one of the princi-
pal reasons for PENIS. Obtaining the grant of
the three lower counties, (now the State of
Delawarc.) These counties, land even part.
and no tritling part, of Pennsylvania were
certainly included in the original grant from
Charles to Lord Baltimore, and there must
have been some other reason than previous
settlement Of "those parts" by the Dutch to
Lord Baltimore's grant that would induce a
Catholic Prince to cvince such manifest par
TALLY to Quaker. +. r. NJ.
DJ"The conductor Off New York railroad
train recently discovered an Irishmar in a