Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-10
PROVIDENCE.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
PRINCE FREDERICK, Duke OF YORK

The recent demise of his Royal High
ness, Prince Frederick, Duke -pf York,
brosherio his Majesty, George d.e fourth
Of England, has caused some excitement
in the realm, and various are the conjec-
lures relative to the political transactions
that may grow out Of the event
When man So nearly allied to the
crown, being presumptive heir, descends 10
the grave, it produces shock and feeling
in an Aristocracy, which, thank Heaven, is
never realized in this happy country; and
as the noble Duke, to whom we now allude,
has filled conspicuous place in the his
tory of the British Empire, we cannot re-
frain from offering to the reader, a slight
sketch Of his biography.
PRINCE FREpERIcK DUKE OF YORK was
born on the 10Th day ofAugust 1863, and
at the time of his death was in the sixty
fourth year Of his age.--At the early age
of seven months, the Duke was christened
Bishop of Osnaburgh, an Office somewhat
nominal in its nature, which was conferred
upon hm by the EIector of Hanover, WAC
has the power Of influencing the election,
alternately, with another European power.
Educated under the immediate care OF his
father, His Majesty George the third, he
promised to become not only an ornament
to the British Nation, but to literature and
the arts and sciences; but unfortunately,
his mind VAS too soon diverted from those
useful studies, by the dissipation incident
to the Lille of a cOurtier, and the military
commander 1t is said, that when young he
was warmly and unusually attached to his
brother, George Prince of Wales, the pres
eDt George the fourth of England; and
that ne was his almost constant companion
from that time till certain transactions to
which we shall refer to in subsequent pa
ragraph, cut off that intimacy; though it is
not to be supposed, that any moral or
conscientious compunctions, induced the
Prince Of Wales, to withdraw himself from
the offending Duke.
When IN the 26th year of his age, the
Duke, at convival meeting, when the
wine circulated freely, INDUCED in some Sc
we're reflections on the private character of
Colonel Lennox, of the Cod-stream Regi-
ment, which very justly called forth the in
dgnation of the injured party, and he inn
mediately sought satisfaction. A call was
made by Colonel LennoA upon the Duke;
when he desired to be informed, if he had
said of him the hard words, which he was
reported to have said, at the meeting of the
Daubiguy Club, and if such was the fact,
Colonel Lennox remarked, he was insulted
In manner to which no gentleman could
submit, and demanded satisfaction. The
Duke declining to make the explanations
COL Lenox required, challenge ensued,
which was promptly accepted; and accom-
panied BY their friends, Lord Rawdon and
the Earl Of Winchesea, the parties repair
ed to Wimbledon common, where the meet
ing took place. They fought at twelve pa
ces, and both parties were to fire simulta-
neously at the word; and at the first round
the ball Of Col Lennox grazed the cheek,
and shot off one of the curls Of the Duke
of York's wig, whilst his Royal Highness
remained in his posture, declining to dis
charge his pistol, remarking that he had
not come to kill Colonel Lennox, but to
afford him that satisfaction he demand
cd; and on being pressed by the Coloneps
friend to FIRE, he still declined doing so, but
observed, that Col Lennox had had one
opportunity to take his life, and if he was
not satisfied with that, he was at liberty to
fire again; but for his own part nothing
could induce him to fire at the Colonel
The parties assisted by their friends, Lord
Rawdon and the Earl Of Winchelsea, now
entered into an accommodation, and thus
terminated an affair Of honour, which, at