The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-11-05
BLOODY AFF AIR.

| The following is an extract Of letter address
oil TO the Editors of ne New Orleans Argus
containing statement OF the late bloody affair,
near Ndtchez, by party from Alexandria, via
Rapide:
Concordia, Sept a. 1927.
Dear Sir was invited by DR. Maddox. not
long since to an interview without the UNITS of
The STATE | met him al Natchez, OF the l7th
| INST On the 18TH MAS challenged BY him | APP
pointed the 18th for The day, and the FIST
sand beach above Natchez. on the Mississippi
side tor the place OF our meeting. We met, ex
changed two shots without effect. and made
| friends. Mysel aud my friend, Ma jor NV hor-
ter and ny surgeon, DIR Cuny, were invited by
| DR.. Maddox and his frlend. Col. Crane, andsur-
gr0n, DIR. Denny, TO the woods, where his
friends who were e1 Cluded from the field were
stationed, to take some retreshment when about
half way we were met by my friends, Gen. Gu
ney, Mr. James Bowie aud my brother, who had
accompanied me from Red River, and who were
also excluded from the field, aud had aiken their
station in the woods, about TIVE lundred yards
from the field. Gen. Quincy, ON meeting us, en-
CURED of me how the affair had been settled j; |
told him that Dr. Maddox aud myself had ex-
changed Two shots and made lrields.--he then
TUNED TO Col. Crane who MAS near mt, aud Oh
served 10 him that there was ii difference bet"e cen
them * that they had better return 10 the ground
aud settle il il DIR Maddox aud myself haddone
Dr Quincy and my.clf merpused, aud stated to
the General that was not the Time nor place for
the adjustment ofthelr difference, tire General
immediately acquesed, and his brother had iutn-
ed 10 leave him, when Crane wlthouireply ng 10
General Quincy, or saying one word, hrrd IA pis-
tOl at hun which he carried IN hls hand, but with
out effect. then stepped back one or Two PAGES
when Crane drew rom hIs belt another pistol,
ititris
he expired IN about fifteen minutes. As Crane,
presented his second pistol, Gen. Quincy placed
his hand on the breach oil his, but did nOl draw
until he had received Cranes second fire, aud
as hr vas falling. Gen. Quincy did not lire pistol
on the ground. In addition TO the above will
state on tie authority of Dr.. Hunt of Ndtchez.
that Crane had said 10 his friends, in Natchcz,
that If Gen. Quincy made his appearance ON the
g.ound, he Crane, would kill hm--and that. AT
All events he intended TO kill him the first oppor
tunity--an well as he kept his pr0miSe.--Dr.
Denny has since informed me that Crane had
made thu same declaration previous to his eav-
lug home Dir Hunt called al Dr. Cuney's
quarters the evening previous 10 tine meeting,
with he Vi " of communicating Cranes inten-
ton. but unfortunately Dr G was not at his lodi
gings or otherwise tins promedtlaIcd murder
would have been prevented .Nour ohedient seT-
want, SAM l.. WELLS.
Further particulars relative TO this alar, fur
nished US:
Nj Bowie, upon seeing Gen Cmey fall, drew
his pistol Crane. after shooting Gen. Quincy,
drew IA third pistol; Bowie and himself eNchang-
ed shots simultaneously, hut without effect
Crane fed BY this time Ma Wright and the
two BIanchards from Red River came running
down from the wood with drawn pistols, when
Wright stopped, took aim at Bowie, fl d and
mia cd hp or
drew anotherpisol presented al Bowie, who OBJ
served to him that he was unarmcd but that II
he was man. 10 shoot. Ma or NV horier who
was near Bowie, placed an arm IN his hand
they both fired Wright one or two seconds first,
aud both with effect Nh Bowie was shot
hug the breast Wight was struck in his side,
hut the ball did not enter. Wright then fled +,
Bowie drew a knife and pursued HIM, and when
within about ten feet Ot HIM he received a sim
ultaneous fire from the two Blanchards, one ofthe
balls took fleet in lis thieh and cut hun down,
observing which, Wright wheeled. when he and
Alfred Blanchard drew their sword canes, rushed
90 and commrneed stabDing Bowie, who was
PROSTATE. Bowie scuflled for some seconds un.
Ill ne gained his seat he thru reached up, caught
Wright 10y his coat, drew him down on 10 him, a.
at one stab dispatched him Mr.. Nj. Wells, who
had been attending ON Gen. Quincy after he
had tnllen observing Bowie's situation, ran to his
reief. fred at Blanchard, bur fortunately only
wounded Blanchard in the arm. The combat
he ended Crane had three pistols, Major
Wright ana the two Banchards two each. The
gentlemen from Natchpz and its vicinity, who
had accompanied en-, and were on the ground
in HE ARRAY. were armed--some with one, aud
Others with two pistols. There was also brought
10 the f-d n double barrelled gnn, aud other
arms we're near al hand. in all they numbered
fifteen on tsapnty pistols and one shot gun-tile
other party had five pistols.