The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-08 00:00:00

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TIIE parties engaged in ihq nttei Whitii. we men.
ti,r,csi 3 es:terday, were-, Lieute.nanr-tolonet Mawr
Of the 9th Foot, and ,Captairt MAGNA-
_rS late of the Cet'brrus Frigate:. Thequ .rrel
arosee-in Hyde Park, about four o'cl4wk on Wed.
nesday. -tOlonel MtiIgTOOMERY frequeoily rode
there a beautiful white Arabian, followed. by a f:.
vourite NeWfoundiand dog. One of his purses
ing illr.tlte Colonel was not on Wednesday attended
by his servant. 'Captain.MAcftoiA36 waralio on
horseback,Olowedbradog. The two dogs guar.
relied near.- tile 'Serpeottne River, -do the pass be-
tureen the riaeiii&lle water. 'COlortel MONTOO-
- Mk! 4 got off his hate to separate them :. they were
tumbling over each other, .and. Captain NIA.CNA-
mAkA's being uppermost, having the best of the
battle, the other being young slog, Colonel
MOrt*doturay went up to separate ~theM, saying,
" tome off; or knack your brains out." By
this, time, Captain IVlAcNAramtA had alighted, and
-.coining up said—" If you do, I'll knock your brains
nut." Col. M. answered, that was not language
for agentleman. VerY high and warm words arose
:and a number of gentlemen came around : the par.
thichanged addresses. Colonel IVlowrqom P.T
rode away, surrounded by about twenty. gentlemen, .
his friends. Capt. MAetfAMARA rode after, accom.
panied by Capt. BARRY, of. the Navy. Capt. M.
„went ioto his lodgings, at BLAKE'S Hotel, and .sent
.".Capt. ilmtitY to Cot. MONTGOMERY, at Mt LLEa's
Hoieis Iggging he Would appoint his time and places
He appototed seven o'clock, on
,Primroke-hill,•near
Hampstead. M oN-rcotseßv appciimed Sir
Wm. KR I It, his second: Capt. IVIAcNANinan. ap-
pointed Capt. BARRY. Mr. HEAViIipE, the sdr.
geon, was ordered to be on the ground. The parties
walked across Prirnrose-hill to the opposite side
frOm Chalk Farm, and chose their; ground in the
most private spot..
.SpVerat persons. were walking
-over the.hill, but none took notice, till Cal. MoNT.
00,,.0ns
:fired his pistol to try it. This attracted
the attention uf, some passengers, but none inter-
feted. Colonel MoN•rocit.tEß'Y or his Second then
loaded his pistol, and the parties took-their grouod
at twelve paces distance. They were each te.
inarkably gond shots, and it was agreed they ;
ihould both fire at once by a signal. ' They
.fired
one round, when Capt. M.'s ball entered •the right
side of ,Cal,, M.'s 'chest, and taking a direetion to
the leftiftipOsr,pFobably went immediately through
the !mot; Anidpstantly fell, Aithout uttering a
'word, 4Ait.,34#dever two or three times, as if in
great' agony, and. groaned. Col.' M.'s: ball •went
through, Capt. M. entering on the right side just -
above the, Itip, and passing through the left side,
carrying pait of the coat and 'waistcoat in with it,
taking isart of his leather breeches and the hip but.

ton away with iron the other side: By this:time a
_considerable. nurnhet of persons had arrived on the
--spot. ;The Surgeots having examined Col. Mimi-.
.00metai's wound, pronounced it mortal. Thiswas
cominunicated to the Seconds, but nut to Capt. MAC-
NAMARA', whose wound being also examined, he was
advisedio..retire.Hedid so, attended by his Second,
• and wasjible to walk to the chaise, on entering which
he was hearttio say, hove there is no danger !"
••His second Answered, " Not in' the !caste!' " don't'
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mean for myself,— said CaptainLVIACNAMAR A, "I
know how to die ;• I -mean-for-Colonel Mowroo...
M a R Iv." • His Second assured 'him there. was no
:ger for him either,- •and Captain M. came awaY
without. knowing :the situation of -his lintagonist.-----.
'Colonel N?otmoob ERir WAS carried by some of the
persons standing by into Chalk Farm, -where lie was
laid on abed; attended'hy Mi. HEAVISIDE.. As
They 'were 'earrying.him lie attempteitto speak and
spit, but the blood, clioaked him. His mouth foamed
Much, and in about' five' minutes- afier he was'
brought into 'twit hoUit;:he txpired,. with a gentle
- sigh. His. Seconti,Sir
,Wm: Kat a, had previously
'retirikAn peat agitation;." Sir WJLLLAM lOatan.
itif in'a duel .with Sir Mmic Os.
'."SattriviLieis • Both the Sec:cinch have absconded.-
• Pinar -, 4 _
CapraktOpiC/ViMA.4 A Is Naval Pffit.er,tvho has
. much distinguished., himself In two or three actions,
as Commacaler of the Cr sb,rrrtt Ftigate.• He served .
long. on:ihe Cork statiOn,' and 'lastly in' the 'West ,
Indies. He was made a Post Captain in '1795. He
• lately returned hunt. the West Indies, anit his ship,
wai about two months ago paid off' at Chatham-7.:
We believe he wa.s..oh the eve- of marriage to a
young Lady from. 'cork, with 4 fo'rtime of io,oool.
He is about thirty-six years of age; a strong, bold,.
Relive man. Afc;:r the unfortunate - affair on Wed_
nesday evening, he returned. to ',lodgings at.
BLAKE.'S Hotel, in Jermyn. weer,' where every..-sui, .
giCal assiiiance_ was procured and. hopes were
terday entertained of' his recovery. • '
. Mr.. MONTCOMEILY. was Lieutenant-Colonel of
the 9th. Regiment of Foot, son of Sir Rots L u'r
MpNTGOMIERY, of Ireland, and brother to the
Marchioness of To wrisucriti and Mir. Gitoitca",
-Britt, by .thefathei's ;side, though by a different
mother. - Ile .tvas a .very. handsome,. genteel. mani.
'about 28, and- he also had, fought, bravely in the.
Selvice of his Country.. In the Dutch Expedition,
-the Russiansiseing put to flight, -his-Regiment 'was
ihraivn into confitsion,, and retreating, in` conic-
irence -chile 'Russians falling back- upon them •: at
this rime a- druMMer killed,tvas• arid Mr.' MONT. '
GO:4E ttY took ;upthe drum, beating it to tally his
lien, be 'himself standing alone: he did rally them,
and at their head rendered essential serviee.-
several'oceasitins in Egypt and Malta, he distinguish. ,
ed himself for his courage and spirit. -He was very.
inoffensive, extremely good-natured,. and an agree-
able companion.' •He was honoured by the
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itnti frientisbipof the Pa INCE Of VVALts, with whom,
he liiktflielfilf last summer at Brighton, and he= was
ROP4iktlite,wi!h the Dime of YORK. The
?kith* of VAAL s was extremely affefted,' and shed
leatssr"Wheti-1147 heard of his --death. Colonel M, •
.Wailiittpdrikular in his dress, always remarkably
neat and clean. His attention to •dress did not pre..'
pnssess in 'his 'favour, but no one.ever knew -him
.without being attached to him... He, was' remark.
able 'spine years ago for dressing like the fate Doke
of-HAmtt.Tori ; called- 'the Duke of HAMILTON'S
double, his shadow, &c. • . - .
Mos:Qoatiar'S body remained at Chalk
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Farm yesterday. Hia. relation-, General Lori us,
went- to ace its; his servant was sato there. The

Coroner's rnquest vetd to Rh Chit (lay. rl/44
Gentlemen on horseback, and others, went to t.l-!alo,
Farm to inquire into the particulars yesterd,Q.,
and, crowds of persons were all day vidwing the
spat where Col. M. fell, which was covered with
blood,. •

In consequence of this unlortuu3te Duel, Sir
RICHARD FORD caused Capt. MACIVANIAItA to be
yesterday put under art arrest of the Civil Rawer
Grit as he was unable to be removed; he is at pre.
sent permitted to remain in his apartrnenti at
BLAKE'S Hotel, Jertnyn-street.
Several persons concerned in this fatal trartsafiion
were examined before Sir. RICHARD FOED, and
some of them ordered to be detained. .;

Mr. ATTDRIZWS, the -Surgeon, at the. ;albeit of
Sir RICHARD FoaD, went yesterday to examine the
nature of the wound which had 'produced ihe death
of Colonel MONTGOMERY, and. teparted that a pis.
tol ball' had fraftured the fourth -rib on the right
side, and entered the.cavity of thechest. . Captain
MACNAMALA, *3 ,wounded in .the
though still living, his lire is very unc2rtain.---
Townond,. the ,Bow.sttdet Officer,- is iiiced ia the
house,