The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.


Horrible Duet --iu. 1. '!,u,n Courier, OF
Jane sth, contains an accoun, Of most wick.
ed and awful transaction at Wins,er.--A Miss
Brittlebank Of that place had encouraged the
addresses of a M. Cuddic, surgeon, ag ainst
the will of her father and brothers, and the
father had forbidden Mr. &. his house. Mr..
c. was q Young nan OF irreproachable charac.
ter and iD high estimation among the inha5i-
tants. On Sunday evening Mss Is. sent for
Mr., c. TO take a walk with her, and he accord
ingly dit-One of The brothers met them,
uobraidcd mis- sister, and used violence towards
her-Nex, dav VIM. Brittlebank challenged
Mr C. who returned no answer, supposing
Mr. B. we'll knew how adverse his principles
were from dueling. M b. then called 10
Mr.. Spencer, an unsncce8sfnN andmirer OF
Miss b. and eogsged hun TO call on Mr.. &.
whom he found si,ting AT glass of ale, smok.
ing mis- pipe. Mr.. &. invited him TO pa,take
of the ale, which he did, and then informed
Nr. &. that Mr.. B expected satisfaction Tor
insolsnt language, which he said Mr. 4. had
used towards Mr.. b. or that he would make
An nooIoey Mr. &. said ne had done nothing
10 ask par don tor-~and Mr. S pressed him to
90 into his own garden, whore Mss B's. three
brothers we've, he eldest OF whom desired
him earnestly 10 beg his brothers pardon
NJ. c. said he could not--and Mr.. Spencer,
who nad brace Of Iosded pistols gave one TO
WIN. Brittl,b,nk and the other to M. &. who
was obliged in hls own defence 10 comply,
and they botn fl ed the same instant. Mt
B's ball passed through NJ c., body when
ne exclaimed " l am a dead man" lie died
the next day There can tc but hue doubt
there was a combination to take the htc oI
Nc. &. as many circumstances lead to sucn
an inference, especially a letter fopnd IN NJ
e., possession from Miss b. begging him 10
be Oh his guard because she had overheard
some conversation which alar med her Tor his
safety.
The verdict os the coroner's jury was "scii-
s;ll MURDER" against all the four. M. WIN.
B. after relating his story to magistrate, DIS
sppeared--the other three were taken TO
Dstoy iau and secured with heavy irons.
Miss b. accompanied by friend went to see
The dead body Of her murdeted lover; but
having been before cntcebled by sickness, and
now suffering such extreme agitation oil mind
and wounded feelings, she Is not expected
long TO survive She has given orders tor
the deepest mourning sand surely, says The
HIaccless I'd Courier, "no one ever had more
cause to DO so, since this fatal calamity has
inyolved he whole family in ruin the most
comp,e,e and inextrcable."
The London Editor speaks of such "diabol.
Scal transactions disgracipg the reco ds Of
dueIlinN. I'VE have always considered du.
cling as incapable Of disgrace, bu, as being
itself a foul stain on the history of man, for
which nothing bu, the blood OF tho offeoders
raa atone.-J2urnat.
There arc many good.natnt ed fellows, who
bav. paid the forfeit Of their lives to their
tove of ban,erng aud raille'y. No doubt they
have had much diversion, but they have pu".
chased it too dear. Although their wit and
their brilliancy may be extoIled, yet 1t has a,
last been exIioguished forever; and by foe
perhap. who had neither the one or tho othe'
but who found il easier to point sword than
a repavtee. have heard OF man, in the
province Of Bengal, who had been long
line very successful in hunting tiger; his
akiil gained him great cca,, 0nd had insured
much diversion T; at length he nrrowly cscap.
cd with his life he then re'ioquished the
sport with this observa,ion--"Tigcr hunting
iss very 6ne amusement, so long as We hunt
thc tiger, but II is rather awkward when the
tiger takes il into his head TO hunt US" a.
gain this skin in small wit, Tx, skill 10 small
arms, Is very opt 10 brget co ,6deccc which