The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-27
From the abingdon Gqssffe, January 7.
DUEL.

state.
a remarkable encounter took plaC
in this neighbnrhuod on Sunday th
9TH inst, tDeeemiur) which has been tn
subject Of much conversation here. tn
public attention was not long ago goo
deal attracted by the ,apoarlnS and ma
npuvering af two distinguished souther
gentlemen on the field of hon1r, the re>ul
Of which MAS success on the part OF both
in tie preservation of their persons IRON
injury relate to you The following oc
currencr, rs an example To those gentle
men, ar such Is may resort 10 the hcld u
defence of their honor aud In show then
how such things are managed III lfSInla
even among the negroes.
"T,vo negro men belonging tn two G"n-
trmen in this ncishborhood, had been
smi,ten By the charms Of sable beauty
and. neither being willing In lirld To the
utbrr, they determined, like gentlemen, To
decide their pretensluns by duel. Thc
Arrangement was accordingly made and,
ON Sunday, they met IN IA distant and rrtir-
ed wood, unattended by seconds and with
out the knowledge OF any Other person,
e.ch armed with trusly rifle. Their pro
cetdinSs appear To have been conducted
whd strict honor, the more remarkable Ia
such case as II WAS exhibited by slaves
The ground WAS measured off, about
II PAGES the antagonists took their posts;
The word was given by one of them they
both fired At the same moment-and both
instantly fell, one shot through the heart,
and the other through the right breast
The former expired Immediately the lat.
fer, with great difficulty aud pain crawlrd
To small path not far from the scene Of
h, In, U,, f.r tI.r b,
manned by il in the hope that same one
would pass and fad him. He i'll there,
under ali the suffering which his wound
and his exposure inflicted, I'LL the follow
ing Tuesday, before he Mas found
When | heard of him last, he was still a
live.
depressed and debased as that unfor-
tunatc race is, there are occasional instan-
crs in which they exhibit traits Of character
which elevate them above the sphere to
which our politycomp, us 10 combine them.
The stlict observance of honorable conduct
and the cool and determined aud unhlcnch-
ing courage, of these negroes, afford an ex-
i ample which ought To make some gentle
n,en Of high condition blush.o
900
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.qmusinr.-A man while before an Al.
n d'rman IN his office, at Philaddrphia.
swore fifty profane oa,hs. He MAS fined
/ by the VI g istrate S33 80, which not being