The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-14 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.

sern in Observer of yesterday an ikrticlv
purpoiting to Contain an account of an.atfair between Mr.
Alley and Adolphus (the substance of which is correct);

think it my duty to lay before the public a tru statement
of the tratfsactionias far as I Was personally concerns& Un-
doubtedly there is one circumstance mentioned in the partt-.
graph which is not, quite true; namely, that Mr. Adolphus
positively refused to meet Mr. Alley at any time. 'this, in
strictness, is not correct, Mr. Adolphus having told me,
that lie could not meet my friend until the ueek c(fter nest;"
a declaration which 'I deemed to amount to a total refusal, or
perhaps worse; for I considered that such an answer to my
application as throwing upon thy friend the odious duty of
calling upon Mr. Adolphus under circumstances which would.
have subjected him to the imputation of feelings and motives
far from his nature to indulge; and which, as his friend, I
could not permit him to execute.
I think, Sir, I cannot hetter fulfil the painful duty I have
now undertaken, than to insert my letters, giving cit account
to Mr. Alley of the past I had undertaken in the vindication
of his honour, and the manner in which I had acquitted my.
self in conformity to the confidence which he did me the ho-
nour to repose' in me, in so delicate an affair. I shall coin.
mince with the first letter which I wrote to Mr. Alley home.
diU,ely after my interview with Mr. 'Adolphus, and which is
as follows
Monday two o'clock, Oct. 7, I BIG.
M DEAR Stn,—At H o'clock this day I called upon Mr.
Adolphtts at his chambers, conceiving it the most proper
place to communicate with him on the unpleasant subject of
your note, which I much regret did not reach me till late
yesterday evening. Nut having been fortunate • enough to
find hint, after repeated attempts throughout the day, both
at biechambess and house, I determined to wait for him at
the Old Bailey, where I obtained an interview at half-past I
o'clock,which has proved's() unsatisfactory, that I conceive any
farther comtnunieation with him would not be' creditable :to
you-or me. Mr. Adolphus has refused to enter into the ar-
rangement I proposed, bv which alone I cou,ider hr could
atonr for the gross intuit ittcred you in Court ou ti,itorday
evening, I demanded that he should publicly retract be-
fore the London Jury (who were not to be ionninelled
again),, at five o'clock, those expressions Which be made
use of before them,' and which admitted at hut
thissine re-
medy; or that his should oppoint
timeatilt place-where tie
would meet you, accompanied by a 101.314.1,in two hours, in or-
der that you might re etre I la, satisfaction pm required. I have,
iu eointeauence of Mr. Adolphut's refusal to meet You Oils
00;c:tibias being 4. that he would not go' nut with you or
an.y tenter man on that day"),declared to Ina, tiott ;considered
4,3 conduct in the twist unfavonratile lititet, and that it
sufficient to justify my not having mil further'communication
with him ; •and that I should not hesitate to declare so public,
that it would he its highly improper for you to put such .111
40..111" to any loutpir period, as it would he disrePutahle to have
any thing further Co do with a person who had refused the .dis.
mend you had so much reason' ta make.
I are, Sir, ittc.

W. H.-ALLIcY, C;4O. U. P. 4th Itegt.,Foot.
In the evening, about seven o'clock, i receired tlig follow-
ing letter from my friend, Mr. Alley, enclosed in en envelope,
informing me that it bad been put into the letter-box of his
Clianibers some tint.: before :

• • " Te'reply; Oct. 7. IRIG. •
Stß,—At about .one: &clock to-day.a strangor
traduced Inotself to me at the Old flailey, as Captain Alley, a
relation of yours, and demanded in your name, that I
should publicly retract and apologize for some cores.
nions used Inwards you on Saturday night at that
place, or meet you within two hours. I told that Gentleman,
and I now repeat, that under the circumstances which occur-
red on Saturday, l have no retraction nor apology to make.
As to 'the other alternative, I have no .bjectiou to erring you
.et env. place you will appoint on Wednesday, or at any sub.;,
serpent time. Before I saw Captain Alley, I had made isr!
riingenrenrs which will teep me at ory house all this evening
anti to-morrow morning. I can, therefot u, ate any body•frutu
,you at.No 28, Percy-street, until dinner time to-morrow, or
at my (+anthers in the evening. l'on would have known my
sentime: tt sooner, hut Mr. Arabin,' far reasons which I can
not discounuend, deelitied interfering, even by siclivering
roleS4age. I Mil, Sit, your obedient servant,
pot r Alley, Esq. JOHN AbOLPHUS.
Tu the above letter I tent myfriend Mr. Alley the following
reply
Nbr• MAR Sine-4 thin moment received your letter, ens-
clOsing one from Mr. Adolphus, mast improperly addressed
you. llis note must hare no answer; it deserves none;
but confirms me in the opinion I so plainly expressed to him
at otn• interview on M.onloy, that, after the dishonourable
inanty,' in which tic bait conducted himseff, it would be dis-
graceful for either you in' me to have any thing farther to do
w yin : and I expect you to act accordingly.
• I ant) &c. W. 11. ALLEY.

Notwit,iistanding my eecided opinion as above expressed,
that my friend might nut to have any further communication
with Mr. Adolphus, after the Manner in Which 'le hid treated
the affair of Saturday night, but yielding to his solicitations,
WhitVd upon Mr. Adolphus on Friday intoning, to know his
pleasure, at what time an I place he ibonid he ready to keep
his prontise of meeting Mr. Alley on Wednesday, or at any
subsequent pyriod. The following letter, written to my friend
Mi. Alley iruniedtately after my interview with Mr. Adolphus,
contains a correct 'account of what placed between 'mit—.

Friday Afternoon, 110 Oct.. 1E116%
MY Musa a,—As yeti did not feel satisfied with the opi-
nion 1 gave you in my last communivat ion, I waited upon Mr.
AdviPhtis this day, to demand the meeting you so amyl: dr-
Wed, to-morrow, in order to put cud to A litt%joesS
svilch in the first instance had been so eery improperly and
indelicately postponed. Ile told me that he had just received
a letter front Mr. Bolland, requiring him to leave town Off the
morrow, but that On his room the week after next he would
grant you the satisfaction'required. I told him that no bolsi-
nest, however urgent, should again take place of a call on Isis
honour, moraparticularly i s t ho time was of his own appoint,
ment, and requested to see his friend, not doubting he bad pro-
vided one 14 the interim which had elapsed since our first inter-
tics*. On his saying that he had not done so, 1 told him he must.
he prepared by tomorrow, Ott which be replied in :Ili emphatic
manner, " be did not choose to go out to be butchered."
Thus insulted ands irritated by this unmanly language, I
could trot refrain from expressing my, contempt fur him, and
myindigniation of hiseoutluet, in terms of the strongest kind.
Impressed ttith these IeCOIIVCOOIIS, I must beg hi say, it is
my decided opinion, that you should take no farther notice of
the man; for I cannot feel itivself justified Is au officer, or a
gentleman, ism ccompansing you to the field, to meet a per-
son who could coolly, and deliberately, ask me if " I wishi:d
to see hint butchered."

I am, dear Sig•, yours, &c.
W. H. ALLEY.

• •
Your insertion, Mr. Editor, ,of this plain statement of a
'transaction, which. must have excited so much curiosity, by
the Daintier in which it has been represented to the public,
will oblige, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,-
W„ H. ALLEY, H. I'. 4th rout,
P. S. After what has passed, as stated -in my letters, I
cinsidered the matter at an end, and certainly it should,
hive here,, ht,, loot so far as my friend and self were con-
cerned, if my opinion was adopted. I was therefote
tauelestfrptisrd this morning, when I learned that yesterday
afternoon, in the absence of Mr. Alley, who dined ittlrtield,
a gentleman called at his house, spoke to Mn, Alley, and t'X';
pressed himself anxious to see her hnshand. On her telling
hint that Mr. A. W:*4 nut at hone, he begged to leave a note,
saying he
,would call 'again on Monday. 'Phis accurrener,
which took place In the presence of a young lady, 'cre,t..c;
suspicion that all was not tight. lit consequence of which
they opened the letter, wfoibli: was closed an by a wet ,
and it therein stated, that he intemded meeting Mr. Alley
some future time, the ladies alarmed lunch more than mei:l-
-sar'', determined to communicate their discovery at Bow-
street. . •

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