The Portland gazette., 1819-02-23
@orfpS,
,esday, February %, 1919.

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T.. caeen of Snain died on the second O
-.,rs Il Madrid, ID 4 comvusive fit. She
d.asbter Oft King of Brazil, and nect
u ,a;oand The 7ih, her husband, Ate
asa,h oi the Queen, there was repor
4he King was missing.
ron the subject of the above Tunlour, to
!, with others that Spain was in state o
lection. and the King having absconed, the
i;nel gives but little credit. Time, however
kst them,
4he legislature Of this Commonwealth
ID Winter Session of thirty mine days OF
uhlay lasi, aler having passed ninety acts
umnsacted much local and individua
ness.
or. BROOKS. the faithful Sentinel on the
|klrtower of the Commonwealth, is again put
emiaatIon, for Coy ernor and Ills Honor
Liam PHILLIPS as Lieut.. Gov.
Faai eta letfer from gentleman an Washing
III ton, 10 fsaend tn this uactnaty.
Il FEBRUARY, 6, 1919.
fatal occurrence is here the news Of the
] vi moment. Early this morning, duel
keseht III this District between Sen. A. r
- and Dir. John M'Carty of Virginia, in
ID Mason was killed, aat M'Carty wounded,
sd mortality The cause of the quarrel was
when the election for the present con.
II took place in Virginia, Gen. Mason was a
Enate against Mr.. Mercer, federalistS who
chosen. During the electioneering contest,
had press under his controul. from
some irritating publications issued against
e txr 10 which he replied with some warmth.
! dispute. increasing ia asperity a. i was pro-
wkd resulted in challenge from Aascn TO
y M which the latter declined accc7 my, on
nt Of his religious princip.es, benz nem-
church. On this, Mason ylhiicly accused
: hypocricy, in attemptins 10 shield rs
Fdlce under the garb of religion.
4 Rnst this charge, Mercer urs the SINGER
a bis professions. At the elec on in April
: the quarrel between Mason ano i'C7r.y
enced by hlason's demanding that 1''Cauy
be examined under oath, respecting bis
cations as voter; this produced insulting
y ase towards Macon, which Iassed for that
u Fth aretort in the same style.
y u The November following, Mason address
I. letter to M'Carty, saying that his name
!; en used, in newspaper, to sanction the
POI, that be (Mason) had shrunk from a
= with MCarty at the election, and reques-
" m 70 contradict the report. To which
Il NJ answered that he had not authorized
!. inter to abuse Gen. Mason or any other
denial was published together with
r q Mason to the public, alledging that ev-
j 2 who should countenance the insinua-
ns shrinking from the contest with M'Car-
vile calnmniator." This publication
N blood in M'Catty, and newspaper
2 ensued, hard names were bestowed on
! TIE other, tll at length M'Carty chal-
. MASON to fight him with pistols at the dis
Hrse feet. This Mason did not accept
posted as disgraced coward, which
before been publicly called, by M'Carty,
nnseif having challenged M'Carty for
auct at the election.-The whole affair
Nlsned IN pamphlet. Here the affair
~ very recently, when Mason, by the
4 ms iriends, challenged M'Carty, and
]. auei was fought with muskets at the dis
'en fefi-the pieces were loaded with
ouc2-shot, and cooked and placed IN
y The parties at an order-The signal
pls, IRE! at which they brought up
il %seu 70 their sides about as high as is
i eaafSins bayonets, and fired as quick
ece'Yed the charge Of his antagonist
w BODY near tie heart. II ne breech of
I gun was shattered by Mason's fire,
Il a"y was wounded in the shoulder and
y spiinters, but not dangerously.
n ~ TWO seconds.-Mason's were officers
-asKson's suite, MCarty's were officers,
navy, the other of the marine corps.
s'aous Arrangement, the conflict was to
3 60 10 fatal termination, and TO that
ency OF ball, shot, &c. was provided.
"s parties Were cousins, and that
Cafty is the husband of Mason's
!. -,on mad not been long married and has
\" ana one child. MCarty is unmsr-
-'e Deen thus particular as the trage-
oaaracter peculiarly aggravated and
sna almost every circumstance inyol-
9s.cuiated to heighten its horrible ef-
a "a MASON was said to be expert in the
xf ana had been successful in duel
1 occasion.
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