Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-11

Sa'us ne HoNid never copsSnt 10 DE witness OF
such combat and seeing that his arguments
weie rnayaiimg, he resolved u Withdraw aud
Teiuin 10 Pats, IN order TO render an acconnt
TO sI.s hske de moGchy, OF tals third irrltess
attempt.
The Duke dc Nlouehy appeared TO be s,ili
dissatisfied, although ui sns oflcers OK al
ranks, who weic S',ccessiye.Y Called Together
aud consulted on tiIs affair, gisOngl.t that r.i
denc, hss@nelS speaking, rycry thing that 10.
nOs con.d command.
Wishing fully 10 satisfymy snDsriprs de-
lerDined, for tie fourth time, - provO&e my
ADVERSARY, and eyento put additional cuergy
Into tins proNccatlOH, which was oDe my LIST.
l demanded aDi ohfsincu ttOm the dNLe dc
Nonchy two seconds: one wGs tiia connt dc
(hemseY, Il superior officer lu the coapauv d..
2Tain;poui, tie ot5er WAY ~. DepeyrSire,
hiifgaIler IN the COMPANY de Noai.lcs. ! learnt
thar niv adversary MAS uot disposed 10 ietur,i
10 Pans aud took rostn keroWd ti.ne, Oh, TIE
I'D July. | arrived at RoJ;.avlie, with Ny
Two seconds, at , O'Clock il. the morTius.
ordered snaen0dy 10 Natch I'm ad;cfsary's
house, and ut @ Ci0ck in the morning word
| went 10 meet him. Ny t~o seconds wdih ed
a few steps before ne: my uoWcsttc followed
with tvo sWoid~, and d;Ui also furnished
my srlt with par ot pistols. 1 approached
INN, and yielding to al;Jment OF ind,gniiiou
which could hnI restroom, offered my az
| .rssy1r the riUSi serious iuSuit ,hat;u military
man can receive. NJ Y seconds restrained ma,
aud aaNouhccd % me, tSat tli,s mali NJ last
| that lie ShOald have aScC1uI: ANA they mes.
| tuned 10 hn general Ia Ruche, Who lNa,l at
| tnc Cist nee of y gudrtcr ota icasne. He said
| the general VAS not III hOiuv. I sent an "a.
! press To j.Scertain the i.',;t-and found
| that the genera; Was al home. My adversary
! then declared ti,ai lee woUd not Lake d serora
a. Eondainyihe, hut would Choose niS own at
! Paris. represented 10 my seccuds, that iny
/ adversary iiiesut to deceive them again, ANA
| that hc MAS acOwari, ana ihereupOn reitstd-
ts! Ike sCrOus insnit which he had Just before
I undergone. rs attempted 10 speak; l order
! ed him tohoid MS tongue, threatening that #
! ne 3id roI would besiL again. My seconds
siorsA u me 0Gce more. They assn; Ell me that
! he WouiI night and that the respective seconds
/ shouts regulate tiie Inouc OF Combat AT Pans.
! 1t was aga sed tlat we should reasscmble Il; tEe
! Cafe Hardy ON the DUusCvArde ltaMens. 1 az
| rived there WITH one .; my seconds at ; oCluC X,
| NJ. Duty arrived there With my second wit.
| ness, who had net quilted hlin, and lie was be-
| Sues aCcomiaI Ied by coi0uei Chenette and :,
| colOnel lie Sound, whom he had chosen rs his
j., Two seconds. The four seconds agreed 10 pro
| pose TO my adversary 10 light with pistols ~
| eight, SIX or four PAGES, each comnatant ad-
! v''nc;ns on hiS antagonist TIL he reached the
| distance agreed ON. had before hand cou-
! scented To al. II. DutaX leiracted for the
! fourth time. lie returOcd to his own Kind!
| Of combat, Ills seconds and mine together
! c6nld obtain nothing from Him. ~ ninc o.
clock III The evening Of the in OF July we Sc
q! par ted.
On the 9Th of .idy gave an account to the
I Duke &c Aoachy at THIS lourth and truilesSXt-
tempt. Ever siace the 30lh OF June he has or
| dered inc to cease from any service; there
I fore asked him his Il ctcrniaatiou.
! Ga the 9TH July be answered, that notwitll.
J standing Al! the efforts that HAD made thin IS
! were not Vet lii such state that i cIuld re-lN.
I tutue ni' service. Heforbadeni ITO ask lorany
| TIA ther explanation on bat poiut," saving that
| he cond not give me any
Snch has been my conduct, and such are the
! Facts stated with the most exact truth. / pos
| seSS the documents IN support of what is here
| advanced.
Ny superior officer having forbidden me to
! ask OF Him any further explanations, aud yet
| perststIng 20 exclude me from ms TARA OF SET
! vice. sind myself under the necessity Of all.
/ dressing my lords the mars!lals OF France, the
! chief Judges of French honor.
! l. theEeiore. pray your cxcclleDcieS 10 de-
! clare, individually, al the foot of this wrl.
/ ting
Isl; Whether have fully Satisfied the de-
| I'd. Whether can aud ough; to accept anew,
IN spite OF ihe positive prohibition OF my sape-
| nor oihcer the sort OF combat that has been
| offered To mc'
Sd: Whether I ought to fight without Sc
conds
l ann with profound respect, S;c
The count III 81. hiURyS.
CpiNiHS.
| ifa!l the facts aerc stated are exact, ana of
| list. That the Count de ST MoryS has satisfied
| the demands ofhJuor.
! 3d. Thai 1t is contrary to all received usage
! 10 settle an affiir OF honor IN the manner pro.
! posed by the adverse party; aud think that
| no seconds could assist al combIt Of such
= Kind, without exposing themselves 20 be
prosecuted as the accom2Ilces of an aSsaSsila-
/ zion.
Sd. 10 person Ought to fight duel without
seconds.
The Marshal Prince p EcKMuHL
! isciaay. JuigIl, Isl7.
| To the same eject were the answers given
! b. The ether AlaIshals, 10 whom the CoHnt de
| ST. h!Orys statement was presented, VIZ Mar.
! Stats J1Wi.W, LgisJrre, heiicTmGan. iuncev,
! PG';ga9R, SerrUrier, ll0e4ondld, GoGyiJA 81.
| CyT, and dc pioNea1.
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