Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-05-29


between counsellor O'Connel and Mr.,
D'Efterre, on the I'd Of this month, IN
which the latter gentleman received a
wound, OF which he died two days ater'
The circumltance which gave rife to the
di(pute in que9i n, was an obisrvaton
made by councillor O Gonnell at a meet
ing of Catholic gentlemen, in whah,
speaking of the recent reiolution Of the
corporation of Dublin, refpe6ting peti,
sioning parliament againit the Catholic
claims, Mr. O'Conuell applied the ePithet
beggary to the corporation. On the 10th
of lalt month Mr. D Eiterre, who was
a member of the corporation. wrote TO
Mr. O'Connell. requiring disavowal Of
the oaenGve exprellion. The barriiter
declined fayins whether the newspapers
had or had not correctly reported his
word, but added, that from the calu
minous manner in which the religion and
character of the Catholics of ireland
were treated by the corporation. no terms
attributed to him, however ,reproachtub
could exceed the centemptuous feelings
be entertained for the body, in It's corpo-
rate capacity. MIR. D'Efterre was not
fatiSfied with this reply, and addrehed
another letter to OConnell, which was
returned unopsned MI B'Eferre and
his friends now ufcd threats OF manuel
chafilement, and as rcncontrs was ex-
pected n the ttreets, crowd, amongit
whom was upwards of 500 gentlemen,
followed Mr.. OConnell wherever he
went, with an expectation of witneiing
il. The parties, however, did not meet,
bur 10 great was the the frnialion occa-
Toned by the affair, that judge Day cal
led on Mr. O'Connell in his official capa
city, to prevent the expected duet. Ihe
barrilter pledged his honor thar he would
not be the aA4tlant and rhe Judge retired
On the 1T init. Sir Edward Stanley, a
wine merchant, who was created a knight
by the Duke Of Richmond, aad who mas
eight hundred pounds year as barrack
matter OF Dublin, waited on MIR. O'Con-
nell with the threatened meIage he was
referred TO Major Mcnamara, a proief
tant -ntleman Of an ancient lriih family,
and ion in-law to Judge Finucan-, be-
tween whom and SIR Edward the time
and place were fettled The parties
having arrived on the ground. were pla-
ced ten PAGES a(undsr. and having receiv'
ed pair of plAols, were LETT 70 fire as
their judgment directed. MIR. DERsrre
fired and miacd his opponent immedi-
ately returned the FIRE, aud Mr.. D'Eferre
fell. When on the ground, Sir Edward
Stanley addrchod Major Macnamara as
follows
Well FIR, when each has discharged
his cafe of piltols, | hope the affair. will
be coniidered as terminated, and that we
leave the ground ]"
To which Mr.. Mcnamara replied
+" Sir, you may Of coutle, take your friend
from the ground when you pleaie. You,
Cir, are the challenger, and you may re-
Tire from the ground whenever yea think
proper but ihall not enter mo any
luch condition as you propoie, Howev-
er, j; is probable there may be no occa
iion to ddcharge the whole OF a cafe of
piltols." MIR. D'Lferre bore mott
amiabe character in private life, and is
numerically regretted. 1t is remarkable,
that he was one of the few members Of
the corporation who oppofed the vote
aganh the Catholics, which was the re-
mote caufe of his melancholy fate. III
early life he was lieut. of marines, and
was very active III fuppEeiiing tb@ nutiny
at the Mere, and was 10 near iutfcring for
his loyal cxertions, that the rope was &C
tua!ly about his neck, and he was on the
point of being (wung up 10 the yard arna
He was afterwards merchant ii Dublin,
and eoyetnmenr CONTRACTOR. he was
married to a very beautiful and accom-
plifhed young lady, daughter of the cele-
brated Mr. Cramer. the muiician. MIR.
D'EGerre has left his beautiful widow,
now evsateen years of age, with living
child, and one coming
There was no inque:t held on the body,
and sir Edward Stanley wrote 10 Mr.. o
Council, that neither the frends nor the
family of the dccesfed meant to proie-
cute TO which the barriiter returned a
fuitable reply lamentins the fate OF his
opponent. and acknowledging the gener
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