Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-08

DUELLiNG Every petty quarrel must now
a-days he decided in the field. All ranks fight
1t seems as if a military mania pervaded every
class of men. The Helo OF Waterloo fought
lately, aud dared to infringe the laws. Two
writer's clerks lately exchanged q challenge
aud acceptance. A country distiller and gro.
Ger, not above 30 miles from the metropolis
did the same; one only, however, went, TO the
field, and not finding his antagonist there,
fired oil his pstol al a passing N0od-pigeon, aud
returned in triumph. Twopou erels e1chang-
ed shots last week. quarters have been heard
talking OF throwing sqnlbs AT one another out
OF their match-powder nay, tho verv coal.
beavers, over their cups have been heard TO
boast that they can defy the police, by meas
urinP off in their subterranean deus--in short,
tie word Duel is now perfectly understood
by every urchin at school, add is as often in
their mouths rs household words ; and how
can il be otherwise, since not week passes
bnt the columns OF tne public papers are bloat-
ed with the foul slain OF honorable murder.
The ancient Greeks aud Romans never fought
dues--among them single combat was never
practsed, except between rival princes, TO save
a greater eTusion of blood this only against
the enemies Of their country. The story of T.
Pulio aud l.. Varenus, in Csrsar's Commenla.
RES, Is familiar 10 every scholar But The
following anecdoie will DO more than thou
SAID sage adviCes to show the light in which
one OF The bravest men that ever lived viewed
this fashionable, gentleman like, and honora-
bic mode OF deciding quarres, and acquiring
the reputation of brave A young BOBBY oil an
Off Ger, having Just joined AT head quarters. was
informed bv some of his messmaies, that il he
did not signalize himself by fighting some man
of known courage, he would soon he despised
IN the regiment. On his wayto Antwerp, where
tho corps was lying, lie had the good fortune
to travel in company with the celebrated Duke
of Guise, who with his usual benevolenGe, Of
fered to take care OF him whittier they were
going. which he accordingly did, and then
took leave of him.--lhe raw soldier told his
gaseonading brethren that he knew no one but
Col. Guse and TO him he was indebted for
many personal civi'iiies.
That matte no difference they said, in these
cases the Colonel was the ftIest man in The
world. as every body knew his bravery. The
yonng officer SOON afterwards met the Colonel
walking up and down in The coffee house. and
in a half hesitattng manner began to tell him
how much he had been obliged to hun, aud
how sensible he was OF his Kindness. SIR
replied Gnise, have done my duty TO Won
and no more. But, Colonel, added the ota err
faulteling. must fight some gentleman of
persons, and that nobody - oh, oh, sir
replied the Colouel your friends do me t.,
much honor but there is a gentleman show -,
a fierce looking black fellow. who WIS sit, s.
one of the tables, who has killed halC;ns rsa, ~
ment. Upon TINS, the tvro approached the
man of death, and proceeded to tell him ,h.,
he was weliinioFmec of his bravery, for that
reason he must h.ht him. VINO, me, sir ?,
replied the geniIenan, why am an spotbe.
cary. The SUN OF the whole then is, thai every
man will find, If he takes the pains to examine
the grounds of dispute. that he might have
avoided them with the smallest injury possible
10 his reputation for II is always some silly
display, either OF vanity or pride that gives q c.
cas'oa to duels [Edingburg Ere. Post.
A communication in the Alexandria Gazette
states. that Cant. William Howes, of the pack.
ct brig Alexandria. landed of Cape Cod, ats
A. NJ. discovered an Eagle roosting IN the
nreyard Of The vessel, winch he took and pre-