The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-19


tie colonel srnt him chailf6st, bni It
vas declined by his valiant adversary, who
tried 10 turn the affair into ri,licilic. AMI
who continues his silly personal Iamroops
against the Editor Of the Patriat. ":
Moan hrs repeatedly had III, alleged WI;
Of courage thrown ep to him since. until
rs appears from the following statement
1t was really thought i1lat he bad det,r
mined to fight. II seems. however, III.
the story wss al Joke, and the nerveirss
bully still lives To r,sile upright aud able
republicans. We are ~ friend 10 due.
ling but il is not mere drlestable arac-
lice than that Of hattualy indnlgiag In
scarril8as personal Fdiumllics, ~ the Ma.
llonal Advocate does, upon honortl,le and
worthy men. frankiia Ga-,He.
From he W y. Commercioi .}dreriisey.
The point Of the amusing story Of the
three biack olotrs was never more vnrnplrtey
y illustrated than I was yesterday, IN this
city. Some wicked ways in the morning
seriously started report, that our WORTHY
friend Moan had ut last succeeded IN
"scrcwlnS his courage 10 the slickinr
pdlnt,' and agreed Ia meet colonel s,ardIz
ncrfu the field Of mortal combai, ~ whicf,
he had been invited some time since -.
Ihtcenscsnence Was, that in sltert lime
one h8f OF the city was thrown into tha
tidgets. The rumor of course, swell,d A.
It was blown about, and by one o'cloct
the duel WITS fire o'Fly theme of conyprsaz
ton at every corner, and even in Naa
street, and on change. Indeed, we believe
MAT II news had been received AT the mo
mrnt, that the duke q Angoacnr aud an
his forces had been dri, en- into the Mcdi.
terrancHn, nobody would have regarded i
M brokers would attend to business. and
stocks VanFc near falling one eighth per
cent. for the want ofpurchasers. Even on
change, fhtfe WAS much more eou,cry...
ton about pistols and chiyalry, than coffee.
rum and molasst4i. BY two O'Clock the
r1aior " of the bloody Ga" was wounded
SOME said ia The neck, and some in the
| thorax, while it MAS Sly limited by Others
that tae wogInd wasFn the back. At tbtrn
O'Clock, the ma or was declared dead
dead rs Hamlet's rat; aud " bile al, looked
gloomy on the occasion, TIE CRAwFeRn
stock rose SIX per cent. Dining with ,
friend at Bunker's, the belief in tie sad ca.
tastr0pi'2 WAS SO strong and positive n
/ table, that It was vain that we demonstrated
against even the probability, much less the
truth of the story. The argument thai
editors III these happy times have no idea
of fighting IN earnest, since ii is the gene
raj belief, that modern patriotism require,
nothlng more than a copiOns sacrifice Of
lax, had no eject Whatever; as one of the
company had iust see;1 a man, who arIn.
atty saw the lll,!ess trunk of the lnaiar
stiEtched apon TIE green sward OF Hobo.
ken. Really, skepticism tselfcould hard.
! y resist testimony Flte this, and we almost
hegae to think with every body else, ;ha,
the story was too true 10 make a lest Of
How@cr, we determined to satisfy our
selves by calling at the majors quarters.
where we found that the press had been 50
great 10 learn the truth and the applica
lions for the vacant editorial chair so nu.
merous, that a bulletin had actually beer
issued, declaring that there had been ne;
ther death nor due, So far as that Office
was concerned. We proceeded en, howe
yer, to the editors room, and ~ our great
10Y tonnd the nalaT as fat, hearty and io
y as ever; and he positively asnred II.
thRtlo had net Been killed by any bmly.
Having received asn assurance of this fact
from his own lips, WE sailed forth boldly
TO connteract the cahlmny bat this was
very difficult task, as the people generally
declared that they had known ttla major
ana the Advocate too long to hr taken
Ia ny either, dad ftey a0uatsd better au.
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