The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-21
Domestic batcllIsenes.
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DEATn OF GENE. HAMILTON.
PHILADELPHIA, July i2.

rae 1sOFHsfS ~ ~ Ss.f.eJSel f'tH' 'Je ii.fF f4.
(" The grcatelt man in America has this MORN
ing fallen in duel General uAuiL i
Yes, HAMILTON the pride OF every true
American, is, by this time, 10 more -
Early ,his mornipg, he and Col. 3usR fet-
tied an a!fr of honor at Hoboken. Hamilton
fell at the FRI ihot, without touching his anita
gonit, though they fred nearly 1t the fame III
f1nt.
&c Gen. Hl'nilton was brought over TO Col.
Dlyards place at Greenwich, where, an hour
face, it was fu3poicd he was breathing his lar
He was ilot iuis under the ribs, and the bail
lodged in his body. He bled profuitlv, both
from the wound and from the mouth. He did
not fpeak till nearly half over the river, when, in
a very faint tone of voice, he faid, he could not
live, ana. exprefed a wifi to fec his family.
Judge Pcnc'lcson WAS the Generals iecond,
and DR.. Hofack his phytician. do not know
who attended Col. Burr.
"The agitation which this affair has produced
in this city 10 intellectually great. The cauie Of
the duel is not yet known
ANOTHER.
"They fought at f4oboken, Ncw-Jerfey. He
was brought over 10 Blyard' country feat, two
or three miles from town. n. Pendlcton, Eff
qure, was, it is faid, fecond to General II. and
w. 2. Van Nefs, Fig. fecond TO Col. Barr. 1t
is a melancholy Circumstance, that the General
nrould fall on the fine ground on which his ton
was killed ihort time ince."
NETWORK, July 10.
Z: The fatal termination Of the duel between
Burr and Hamilton feernS TO have made as great
IN imDreGion on the public mind as the death
OF Warrington. Hewas beloved by his poiit-
cal friends, and even his enemies feen 20 deplore
the lofs of talents which Rejected fnch no.
nor on their country. write at s O'clock, p.
4,
81 be living, but without any fy:nptoms which
can warrant the hope OF ! favorable ihue. The
ball entered between the lower ribs on The right
ide and lodged in the {pine indeed, no hopes
are entertained of hi3 recovery. lie went on the
ground determined to receive the fire of his ~
saI without returning it. He announced this
determination i'll confidence to his tecoad, and
politely the quarrel might have been compromi-
fed, if the iirt fIlot from Burr had miiled its
ain. The Gene!ai I'LL prefsrves his fenies, but
Is in extreme PAIN
N.zs-1ort, july IL, soA.
d" Gen. Hamilton fill lives, but not the mott
diRart hops remains OF his recovery. This is,
indeed, fad day All buinefs is flGpended in
the CITY, and loleinn gloom hangs on every
countenancc. The circumstances OF this IN
fortunate buinefs, as far as | have been able to
learn thein, are as follow:
&c Il fh,iort i;Te:ouAy &c tie late eieSt.cn,
tClICE Was DuDNiSq lt hiOduN5 NlIllSu OV one
-, III which it was itated that Gen. II.
in converlatioa had declared that Nj. Burr was
a dangerous man, and ought not to be trufted.
This letter was re pubiiihed i'll New-Y 0rk. A.
bout fortnight ago, Col. Is. wrote TO Gen. II.
wiiiing 20 know whether ne had ever declared
any thing Ike that attributed to him. The Ge-
neral anlyered, that lie had nc recollection of the
converfation alluded to, nor were any particu-
lar words attributed TO him in the letter, and
,uf ha cOuid tiYPl.aiare n1jPrt "a ? ~, fay
whether Re had or lad not, held iuch 4 con-
rerfation; but that if Col. B. would fpcCify any
particular convention, or fate any particular
: words, that ne, Gen. H. would at once either
aeow OF d;flvow them. Col. B. replied, that it
was not in his power to fpecify the particulars
of the converfatiou alluded to, but iniiited that
Gen. X. lhould declare whether be ever had in
any conversation whatever, made ufe of any
words derogAtory TO his CHARACTER. To this fort
OF dem1nd Gen. II. declared he did not thar
.li,Afslf bound TO ANTWERP but again eXpreiled his
Willingness at ouce frankly TO avow Or difavow
any particular convention which might be fpe-
h cited. Colonel b. was not fatistisd, and decla-
I'D, that unl=fs Gen. n. gave him direct an
fyer, ne mutt fight him. The General d-cla-
red that it vas improper in Col. 8. to make fuch
q demand of him, aud that ne could give no
other anfwcr 10 it than he had already given,
and tnuN therefore accept of the challenge. But
s5 the court was then fitting, and bis ftrvces had
been engaged in feysral important caufes, lie did
not feel hi:tfslf at liberty to fight, until after
Che court Glouii rife; that he would then, af-
Ter devotinga few days TO the arrangement OF
his private aaairs, inform Col. b. Of the time Of
meeting. This took place fortnight ago-zthe
General went through tie bufnefs of the court
as ufual, and afterit had rfen, arranged all his
private affairs, and or Monday latt made his
VIII. On Tacfday be attended at his Office az
ufial, gave ore or two elaborate opinions, and
iaiss area, 4. il ,od f,r;ss Gs3aeT,iay morn
fng very earl he went ont TO nees Col. att end
Cd b. - -, as his fscond, To whom on
fheir way, BE declared that he ihoud not fire at
Col. =. as he had not the moit diftant with to
Kill him - = \ Il p
General r. fell and de-
elared tias ne was dead man. = -
= The general was carried on board
the boat, and landed 1t Greenwich where his
carriage was waiting for him, but, az his own
rqIeft he wag taken 20 Mr.. Blyard's, where he
now iie5 Upon his arrival at Greenwich, he ex-
pre1td delire that TIE Bnhop might lie fent
foT, whiei' was done, bit
g Mr.. NJ. Of tie Dutch Church, was then fent
Tor, and initantIy ca'ne--the General CONVERTED
{ With him fOine time, told MIN Ne bad 4 firm BE-
lief III the Chri}iaa religion aid had fervent
hope OF fOTs ivcneis through the mediation Of our