The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-04-04


boarding house, and iihaiEsek used by both, he
found about ten thousand eye hundred dollars in
various bank and post notes.
: The whole amount Of money recovered is a
bout sirtsen thousand fee hundred dollars, con-
siderable part Of witch is half.notes.
Hutton and Hull were examined this morning
at the gaol before the Judges of the District and
City Courts, the Post Master, and a number of
respectable citizens. Nothing, however, has
fallen from them as to the murder, each preserv.
ing determined silence when any question Of
consequence was asked.
Several other persons have been taken up on
suspicion, but the crime thus far, appears to be
confined to the two above mentioned.
Hutton acknowledges his acquaintance with
the murdered driver.
Neither of the two slept at home ON Friday
night.
WASHINGTON CITY, MARCH %.
A duel was taught yesterday morning, at
Biadensburg, on the Maryland border, by
Commodores JAMES BARRON and STEPHEN
DECATUR, Of the Navy IN which both were
wounded the latter expired Of bis wounds
last evening at O'Clock, Commodore BAR.
RON, it is said, is likely TO recover from bis
wound.
1t is said, Com. BAISBRlpGe was the friend
Of the deceased, and Capt. ELLIOTT, also Of
the Navy, the friend of Commodore BARRON
and that Commodore RopoERs was also ON
the field, and assisted in conveying hi. wound
ed friend 10 his residence in this city. We
also learn, that Surgeons TREvETT and Wash.
isoroN attended professionally on the meIan.
choly OCCASION. The distance taken was eight
PAGES +; the parties fired together, and both in
nearly the same direction aud the fatal ball
entered The CommoJore's body Just above the
right hip bone, and passed 10 the opposite
side.
The origin OF the feud is variously narrated.
The most probable cause was the opposition
which the deceased had given. as Commis-
sioner Of the Navy, 10 demand restoration
10 his rank and einolulnents, aud TO the CON-
mand Of the Columbus, made by Com. BAR
RON and that the demand of dissatisfaction arose
from some expressions made use OF by the
Commissioner on The subject and which
Com. B. considered as duplicating his charac-
ter as an officer.
The deceased hero was conscious that bis
wound must prove mortal and he bore great
bodily su0erings with magnanimiiy. He ex.
pressed his forgiveness Of his antagonist, dis.
claimed any feelings Of personal hostility, aud
regretted that his last wound was NOT receiv.
Cd in defence ofhis country.
The loie duci.-Lettcrs from Washington saw.
that the correspondence between Comm dores
BARRON and DEC TuR will 10 published A .
Commissioner Of the Navy, the deceased Coumo-
dore openly svowed his opinion, that Com. Bar
ron was not entitled 70 employment in come.
quence of the Chesapeake sifsir, and his absesce
from the country during the late war. fH ,siH be
recoliecied, that soon after The aAack made by TIE
British ship Leopard, on the yfr,gotc Chesapeake,
June 1907, then commanded by Com. Barron. the
Commodore wos tried on charges Of unpreparedness
and sentenced to be suspended from serpiee for fire
years and that he Hsa visited and remained several
years in Europe. This reaching Com. r. he APP
piled by letter TO Com. D.. TO know ifhe had ever
said be could insult Com. Il. with IMMUNITY. To
which Com. d. replied, ~ am mol so much an
egofia as 10 hare said that 4 could insult" &c. |
Com. B. then replied. that II he Understood Com.
DIS me aning, il was satisfactory. Com. d. then
ieioiued in manner which prevented Con-. II.
considering the first as an apology. and direct
challenge ensucd.
Com. DECATUR was in his iist year Of age.
OIe Of his old Sailors At his funeral, said, .He
mninmast Of The nary Is ioH."
Con-. BARRON continues seriously III M WASH
ington, the ball not having been extracted.-
Ion Centinel.
--latest from Gibraffar.--A letter dated at I,
Gibraltar, on the 20tb ult. and received in
Philadelphia, contains the following POST
script -" Since Writing the above. two gov.
eminent vessels have arrived from Malaga. !
with number Of public characters ON board
having made their escape last night from that
city just as Qurego made his entry there. |
Quirsgo's rear guard had little skirmish with !
O'Donnel's party near Estrepora (between
Gibraltar and Malaga and were successful.
The Revolutionists met little or no opposition
in taking Malaga. The governor Of that place |
met them with party Of troops little this
side, but they would not stand moment
they all fed, and Malaga received Quirego
with open arms. This is valuable acquisi.
iion TO them; and there now appears but one
opinion as 10 The final result Of this enterprise.
The Constitution viii be established
". Y. CON- y4dc.
NEwBERN IN, C1 MARCH H.