The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-05-20

ancient private comOats. Az the time IL
trsnspired il was sustained by the Common
Law of England, which countcnanced tri-
ais by battle:
His Grace he Dike Of Brunswick 10 n,
Lord Baltimore, being The frs! letter hSf
passed btiicsen them.
The afFront which YOU gave me at the
minister's ball last night would argue me
person very unworthy the chsracler bear,
were TO let il pass unreGOrded. Toproye
me that adventurous knight, which your p
yasive expression would have given the
noble lady to understand, may perhaps be
! the most acceptable means 10 reconcile
! your spleen; convince me then that You are
moro of a gentleman than ! have reason
to believe, by meeting me near the FIRST
| tree behind the lodge Ut Hyde Park, pre-
cisely at half past ) tomorrow morning;
aud that there may be no prctcntlons 10
! delay, i have sent by the bearer two swords,
Of which | give you tho privilege 10 make
la choice, and shall approve Of whatever
terms Of fighting you'll be pleased 10 pro
pose. In the interim wish your lordship
good rest. Whitehall, 3 o'clock.
Lord Bniiimore's dns,ecr TO he ADORE
received your groce's message, and ac.
cept the contents. It would givo mo
sensible concern to be obliged TO give mp
the prclcntions which your grace is doubt
lul of. Ii was an oversight, ! presume
that your grace gave me the privilege to
choose my sword except your grace has
been SO little used 10 this sort Of ceremony
as TO have forgot that is the challcnged's
| choice. This however, is but u uiile. Of
any thing) appear ut the time appointed,
and in the interim ] wish your grace n We
good night.
Caycndlsh Square, ! | o'clock. B..
After my Lord Baltimore had answered
| his grace's letter, he visited several of his
friends, and was observed to be remarka-
bly, ocose when at lady Nottingham's,
which occasioncd young lady, after his
departure, TO remark, that she iancIed
there was something very agreeable 10 his
lordship renewed again; nludlng to the
Cou,eSs of EsscY, AS she well knew his cx
l'raordinary passion for that lady. lie told
the messenger that carried his letter, TO
bring his grace's answer 10 Lieutenant
General D'Lec's, the gentleman whom he
had pitched upon for hls second, and with
whom he lay all night at his house in ST.
lame street, which wac done.
I About four IN the morning his loraship
walked and rot softly up, without (as he
thought being observed bv his bediellow;
and dressed himself, buckIed Oh his sword,
fixed two agate nlnts IN his pistols, and
then charged them; but rccollectcd that
his gruce's second would probably desire
tQ see them loaded, drew them again. By
this time the Lieutenant wa awake, and
observing his lordsEip take book out OF
his pocket, thought II was improper to give
him to know he was Observed his lordship
lmeeed down by small table in the Lieu.
tenants bed room aud seemed to pray with
great devotion for quarter OF an hour,
often repeating just loud enough to be
heard, the errors Of his youthful days, md
lcrvGntly suppllcatcd the Almighty not &c
lmpute them; after which he rose, nnd BID
the Lieutenant awake, for he could not
willingly have his grace, he said, wait o
moment, as the morning was little rainy
and cold withal. BY the time they were
accounted, it wanted Just half an hour to
the appointed time; Lieutenant Dice dc
sired TO view his lordshlp's sword, and ex
ahmed the point and handle very cautious.
ly, then returning il, by adding he hcarti
~ wished il was going TO be employed III
I. n cause more servceablc to his country
; his lordshlp answered that 1t would be oi
S Little consequence in that respect, let the
] event be what IT would. Just as bis lord
ship was opening the door for their depart
] urc, the lieutenant general desired TO know
3 # there was any thing his lordshlp though
c proper to communicate; to which he re
Piled it was very fortunate that he hat
= mentioned that, and delivered letter L
the Right Hon. the Countess of Essex, dc
siring that. he would give it to her ulsno
and no, upon any consideration trust 1t L
another hand; as for his family affairs h'
said they were already settled according 4
his wishes
On this they Immediately leil the apart
,, mcnt, and arriving somewhat before th'
u appointed time. took several turns from th'
lodpe 20 The tree. His !ordshp severn
q times expressed wonder At his grace's de
lay, though il wns not two minutes b,
Lieutenant D'Lee's watch, above the limit
ed hour, when he arrived, attended will
Z one second only. He bsdc hs lOTdshlp
Z good morning, and hoped they had no
waited for them long: then pulling out hI
watch, said he had hit It 10 point; adding
at the snme i ne, that he had rather dit
than break his promise on such an occa
SION. His lordsnip returned the expres
sion with this addition that though they
waited little, there was sufficient time
left to dispatch the business they we're up
I, ONTO which his grace replied, the soon
or it IA despatched the moro leisure vii
, be behind. In the interim the seconds
: were pairing their swords, and each one
loaded his ndyersary's pistols. They then
agreed to the following terms, viz:
Let. That the distance Of firing should
m, ho io.s n, other time than ssyen yards