Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-11-07
Bp the a9ails.
BALTIMORE, OCT. as 1903.
&C HECTOpD AGAIN


General JAMBs WILKINSON arriv-
ed in this city OF "Wednesday, and
fent the following challenge Couch
ed in the Bombaftic ftyle of Shake
5peare's PjfoH to the Hon. Mr.. HAIR
PER, viz.
Gsneyal aes FiEEis,Or, tbe esmssa1de, ia eBisf Of
the army to CAPT. GOoslos Harper, commanding
company Of Volunteer Art1Lery.
Captain Harper, under the veil of PARROT
i'm, having fecretly alailed the Generals hon
or, and by wies and fctions, unprincipIed and
inhuman, endeavoured to delroy his military
fortunes, and his fame-Gen. w. conceives,
that injuries OF lnch uncommon atrocity, with
out ray of provocation 10 extenuate them,
gives him an incontelfible claim to COM
menfurate repatriation. He therefore
waves the privileges of rank, and demands
from Capt. Harper the only admihibIe atone
ment.
Major Bihell, of the army, will deliver this
note, and is authorized TO adult the time,
place and manner.
BaLfizOre, Wedss}say moan, 26tb Ga. 1908:
Mr. Harper anfwered, that from
threats which he had underitood had
been thrown out by Gen. Wilkinfon,
he had for fone time expected fuch
a mefage, and was prepared with an
anfwer, which lhopld be delivered in
writing the next morning, at any
hour when it might fuit Major Biflell
~ cali Major BiHell requefting to
know the fubitance OF the anfwer,
MIR. Harper told him it was this
81 do net intend to meet Gen. Wilkin-
Jan ;'-and added, that the reafons
would be ftated in writing the next
morning, when Major Bihell fhould
call. He promifed to call at 9 O.
clock the next morning, in order to
receive Mr.. Harper'S anfwer in wri-
ting.
A little after nine, Major Bifell
called, and MIR. Harper prefented to
him the following anfwer, unfealed,
requefting him to read it.
No. II.
Gen. WilkinfOn mutt execute me from ex-
cepting his invitation. Ii fuppofes an equali-
~ which, iiluated as Be IS in the public opin-
ion and in my own, cannot admit.
Neither can Iadmit that for adviGng Mr.
Clark to lay before Congrels the documents in
his poheflion, tending to prove the exiReace
and nature Of Gen. Wilkinfon's connection
yifh ha cpan1n, rroxyarp1,art x,-L.nL -L,v..a
appears from his note of yelterday, to be the
offence whereon his challenge is founded, am
perfonally refponfibe to him. 1t was my
right and my duty TO give that advice. To
admit that | am refponible TO Gen. WiIkinfon
for having given il, would be to admit prin-
cipe leading directly to the fupprefiion of ev-
idence, and the IMMUNITY of offences.
(Signed) ROB'r. G. HARPER,
Baltimore, Ot7cbey 81, 1908.
(AddreGed) to Gen. James Wilkinfon, Com
mander in Chief, Syc.
Major BifeIl replied that he was
not authorized TO receive any further
communication from Mr.. Harper !;
but in coniequence of Mr.. Harper's
verbal anfwer to Gen. Wilkinfon, of
the laft evening, was infru6fed to
leave with him a note from Gen.
/ WilkinGon. This note MIR. Harper
declined to receive, unlefs Major
BifIelI would frf reiume bis anfwer,
to Gen. Wilkinion.-This Major
BiGell repeated that he was not au-
thorifed TO do, but United on leaving
the note, which be laid or the table,
and took his leave. After his depar-
ture Mr.. Harper opened il, and found
it to be as follows.
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