THE FEMALE SAILOR: A ROMANCE OF RYE. (From the Dover Chronicle.)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XV, Issue 1131, 30 April 1858, Page 4

THE FEMALE SAILOR: A ROMANCE OF RYE. (From the Dover Chronicle.)

A short time since a young woman named Eliza Rice, a native of Newry, Ireland, was brought before the Rye Bench, dressed in male attire, and giving the name of George Graham, charged A with having in her possession a quantity of women's wearing apparel, for the possession of which her account was deemed unsatls factor}'. The subsequent discovery of her sex led to the narration of the following extraordinary tale : — The narrator, Eliza Rice, Btates that she had formed an acquaintance with a young man at Newrj, which was not approved of by her father, who threatened to punish her if she persisted in the intimacy. The opportunity af seeing the lovers together was soon afforded the incensed parent, and the chastisement of the girl with his own hand followed. The consequence of this was, that she left her home early on the following morning, taking with her (so says the police superintendent) a watch and an abundance of clothes. The first place to which she went was Dundalk, fiom which place she went to Liverpool, and afterwards to Hull, where she took a situation in a family of the name of Ryan, but was compelled to leave from illness, by which she was confined for six weeks, and the result of which was the dieposal of her clothes and watch to pay her lodgings and other expenses. With the surplus she purchased a suit of boy's clothing, and proceeded to North Shields in the dress of a sailor-boy. There she engaged in the 'Jane Elizabeth', of that port, and sailed for London. Sue continued on boaid the same vessel for three months, when, in consequence of ovei hearing a conversation which led her to suspect that her sex was suspected she left the vessel at Shields. Once during the three months she fell overboard into tho Thames, and was nearly drowned. After leating the vessel, she proceeded to Glasgow, and obtained employment ot Mr. Vance's, boiler maker, at 10s. per •week. She stayed there three months, and left for the lame reason as before. Piom Glasgow she proceeded to Perth, thence to Aberdeen, where she worked for a few days in a foundry, and afterwards returned to Glasgow. Newport, in Wales, was next visited, and then Bristol, near to which place she took a situation ns a gentleman's servant, in a family named Larcy. Here she continued for nearly six months, and the manner in which she conducted herseif may be gathered from a communication which has been received from a member of the family with whom she resided. While in this situation she frequently accompanigd her master in his caariage to the theatre, and also formed a connection with one of the female servants. Finding, however, that the deception she was practising was again auspected, Eliza, as the letter states, left of her own wish. She next went to Salisbury, and then to Witchurch, where she engaged herself as groom to a Mr. Elliott, but left at the expiration of a month through a dispute, and went to Chester, where she obtained employment in a nursery-garden ; but finding the digging too heavy, she continued at it a fortnight only. Bristol and Southwick, near Oundle, were next visited. At the latter place she obtained employment in the harvestfield, under a Mr. Mush. Her conduct while at Southwick will be seen by a letter from Mr. Mush, who had been written to by the Rye Police Inspector, Mr. Butcher, formerly of the Dover police. Alter leaving Santhwick she proceeded to London, where she stayed three days, and then went on to Plymouth. Whilst at Plymouth she was strongly urged to go on board a man-of-war, but being confident she could not escape detection, and getting tired 0/ che mode of life she was pursuing, 6he refused, and proceeded to Southampton, Portsmouth, Littlehampton, Brighton, Lewes, Hastings, and Rye. Whilst taking the latter part of this journey she made up her mind to discontinue wearing male attire, and therefore proceeded to obtain suitable apparel for the change, and this accounts for the dress, shawl, and other articles which were found in her possession. On arriving at Rye, Inspector Butcher met her, and thinking there was something suspicious in her appearance, wished to see the contents of her basket. Finding they comprised female wearing-apparel, he asked her how she came by them. At first she said it belonged to her sister, who had been living at Southampton, and was gone on to Dover, and that she had waited at the former place until the dress was finished. Upon the officer's inquiring the name of the street at Southampton, the name of the dressmaker, and the name of the street at Dover in which her sister lived, she confessed that she did not know ; and she was consequently taken into custody on suspicion of having stolen property. She then gave the name of George Graham, and in that name was brought before Charles Hicks, Esq., and remanded. On the same day she was suspected of being dressed in disguise, when she admitted such was the case. Her conduct since her confinement in Rye gaol has been in every respect consistent. She is now dressed in female attire, and in the very clothes she had in her possession, together with several articles which have since been supplied by a benevolent public. The tale appears, although strange, to be perfectly true. She states that she has never before been stopped or interfered with, notwithstanding the hundreds of miles she has travelled. When out of a situation she has generally slept in barns and lodges ; and although she has frequently laid down on straw, drenched with wet, she has never suffered the slightest inconvenience. She is now in excellent spirits, and appears truly thankful for the kindness which has been shown her by the people of Rye. Since her apprehension, her photograph has been taken.

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