The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-29 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Lodewyk Anthonie Leonhart, from Amsterdam to
Melbourne, Aug. 15, lat. 46 N., lonz. 8 W.
The Saxon King, lat. 56 N., long 13 W.
The O'Brien, from Bordeaux to Quebec, Aug. 3, lat.
45 N., long. 49 W.
The Adams, Aug. 6, lat. 4? N., long. 48 W.
The Champion, from St. Vincent to London, July 26,
lat. 19, long. 63.
The Nicholas Biddle, from Liverpool to New York,
Aug, 17, lat. 47 N , long. 29 W.
The Tamaulipas (screw steamer), Aug. 19, going into
Gibraltar.

The Lavinia, from Bristol, Aug. 14, ht. 44 N., long.
13 W.

The Arabia, from Liverpool to New York, Aug. 19,
lat. 50 N., long. 14 W.
The America (steamer), for Boston, Aug. 17.
The Asia, for New York, 20th, lat. 47 N., long. 49 W.
The Brothers, from the Clyde to Providence, July 20,
lat. 47 N., long. 43 W.
The Charles. from London to Quebec, July 24, lat. 45
N., long. 40 W.

bond being required from the Company.
ELECTION AUDITOR —Mr. John Nicholas Bennett,
solicitor, of the firm of Whiteford, Bennett, and Tucker,
of Plymouth, has been appointed the election auditor
for the borough of Devonport, under the act 17 and 18
vie., cap. 102.
AN AMERICAN DUEL.—A duel was fought on M.
day. the 19th ult., between Mr. C. Stewart and Mr. J.
B. young lawyers, resident at Newmans-
viFlorida.t The quarrel is said to have had its
ie, Coker,East both
origin in Coker's intimating to a young lady that
Stewart had invited him to be one of his groomsmen on
the occasion of his approaching, nuptials with that lady.
It appears that Mr. Stewart had requested Mr. Coker
to atteed him on the occasion referred to, but at the
same time enjoined secrecy in the matter. Mr. Stewart
construed the disclosure into a breach of confidence and
an offence, requiring of Mr. Coker his signature and his
acknowledgment of his having been guilty of a libel, or
the alternative of a fight with deadly weapons. After
the interference of the friends of both had proved
unavailing in settling the quarrel, the parties left
Newmansville, and proceeded to a ferry some thirty
miles distant, where they crossed to the appointed
side. Both were armed with double-barrelled shot
guns. Mr. Stewart's gun was loaded with 30 buck
shot ; Mr. Coker's gun, which chambers three balls, was
loaded with twelve bullets. After firing the first shot
at the distance of seventy•five yards, in case neither fell,
they were to advance ten paces, and fire a second time,
when, if neither was yet hit, they were to advance ten
paces more, and fire a third shot. At the first fire Mr.
Stewart received three balls, two of them in his left
arm and shoulder, rendering, it is said, amputation of
that limb necessary. The other ball entered his right
breast, and passing upwards lodged in his right
shoulder in front. Fears were entertained for Mr.
Stewart's life, partly by the delay caused by having to
send a distance of twenty miles for instruments neces-
sary for the amputation of his arm. The attending sur-
geons had no instruments on the ground. Two buck-
shot passed throu:h the breast of the loose garment
worn by Mr. Coker, Both appeared to be well practised
in the use of their weapons ; and by the result of the
first fire we are perhaps spared the record of one of the
bloodiest tragedies that has ever resulted from this mode
of adjusting differences between "gentlemen."—Savan•
nab Morning