The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-04

country, Hhere fhe people trea, ea..
liteiy aHd kindly, from habit and 81. %
where they endetsor, as far as poss;hle ,"',Hian,
peace, and abstain from shedding bload q
good neighborhood. socia inefc N a. We
offices, are preferred t. bra9is. and -, - sti
aud broken heads, end gesteel nnf,.sa'ss,
II he lad possessed respect for his va
and no regard 10 religion, he ond hsyc,,.'s9's
"ay from a billiard room, l. refused ,,,,las q
circumstances, tofght duel. az
New York Amer;c..
4taK n Honor at BOalogne.Su NJ,
On iidav lasta meeting between I
Esq. and the Rev. NJ. H-ds-n. tn,l : j.
near the L per Town, the former sft.ndts
Captain R-"--d X. n aud the Latter A.. ~
-. The parties ffedhgeihe1. y hen N
fell severely wounded in the thigh Medical I'D
promptly procured, and although the SntT.,..G
sustained a troitse loss Of III cd. TIE r,,s, -
guinc hopes are lndnlged OF ultimate recoys.e
Ibis unfortunate aHalr originated from a M,
Outstanding al Holt's Hibefnian Holrl !, :, I'm
the Reverend Gentleman INTERRUPTED a g.,...
billiards, and preserved in so doing. tbo,al."
quesfed IN dc,iSt bv Mr.. C. some biob -
having mutually passed, aud Mr. II Ia
disclalned the privilege Of his cloth. the t.
gentleman presented his card, and the dull
place " thin the same hour Rumor fub.
Boul0gne boasts at least = theusa nd ,ong,,.s.s'
most active, Us usual, in propas auns r.,,,,'
widely at variance with the facts OF the "a
Mr.. h. has, we believe. quilted the town Ia.
tour
We have receiyedthe following additional M,
tlculars from our Boulogne correspondent.
BoULoesE, Monday, Aug. IA
AS this unfortunate affair continues the sphi.,,
ofmuch discussion both here 4 elsewhere and ..
peclally since, as we preyouy limited tue Zen,
state of the case has been strangely nisIrpressb,.
ed plain statement of facts, relative 10 m.
quarrel. whence the meeting originated mny n.r.
ha' prove acceptable to the public and iseha
in extrcatng truth from the labyrinth Of falS.
hood and distortion in which IL is involved
II appears that Nr. G----y was playing n.
yorie game at billiards when the other prrsse
in question entered the room, and somewhat IN.
te,ruptchMr G Il having been requested to desis
perSevercd in 50 doug, demanding Who hada
right to dictate TO him p Upon which, NJ. c.
ry sharply, and perhaps too haughiy, retog4
ted--hgh words ensured. when Mr.. q. remarked
that Nj. H-d--n having on former occasoa
sheltered himself by his cloth Ge could, MOI Of
course. require irom Nc. ii. The usual satsiac
ton, This assertion Mr.. H. positively deaied
upon which cartel was instantly delivered and
aecepted-Mr. Ii. having shewn by the the teai
mony OF third person that NJ q labored I'm.
der misrepresentation, in supposing he had ~.
deci med a challenge on the score Of his pro.
fession. They fired by signal within one hour
of the occurrence just stated MIR. G's pistol
luckily hung fire (for he is an accomplished
marksman) and his antagonists bau took elicit
in the feshy part of his thigh Thus ended the
Affair IL is necessary. however, to state in con-
tradictio nto vague aad futile report that The
Reverend Person in question was no Acquaintance
associate OF Mr.. G's, one or two OF whose
friends offered by-the-by, TO have the affair COM
promised before the meering took place this he
rejected --while others advised him 10 treat NJ
h message with contempt TO which proposal
he would not acCede. Mr.. G----y is to day
much better