Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-23
From the st. Louis Beacon.
Fatal. nIIEI

The differences which had been dope nding for some
time between The Honorable Spencer Pe,tis, end Nj
Tbomas Bttdle, ended on Friday the 49, uIt Ia one
OF The desperate AMI fatal due yhsh The country
has witnessed. tbs di.tsnco was opIy five fee,
the place fer meeting on the Island, in the Mis.is
sippi river, opposite the upper part of IN, own
the tine between add O'clock in the sfiernoon
The noiofe'y Of hs difference had prepsr.d The
puohc mind for the event. and Tumour had indie
time aud place with sufficient certsiniy TO attract
great eoneonre TO the shore Of The river opposite the
Islard Nearly Thousand people were believed to
be present, al Ing in silence, and with intense
tbs issue OF The combat. few minutes before FIVE m.
report OF the pistols heard, and eyery eve VA,
strained to each The signals OF safety which had b,,n
concerted between the parties aud their friends on
shore' NO signal appeared. Presently servants wer,
seen running down 10 The river aud carving uo water
Ihis vas too we'll understood 10 imply Iamen,a 4,
result Then gsnIemsD-a friend OF The PARTIES
Wss ssen coming of in ok IT, end Inc I'm 90
shoTe-The press towards the point Of his aon,oarb
was universal, and breahess wi h anxiety and ann,e
hsns'on. The gentlemen Colonel L,wrense) STOPPED
,, ~nleh 10y al the shore aod IT
known tnai MS business was to obtain two mars,ses
and blankets, and that both parties had faso ds,ns
ritey wounded. The skill rourn.d.--A lille betoys
Funfe, two psriies Issuing from The WOOD "a
part oil the Island, bearing essh BODY upon |. RI,
and descending to The river. Each partv ep,s,sd
one separate skill, and rut OF from The i,lanJ.-
and made directly across the river and that was
tanned TO consin Mnj1r Biddle Whole bouse wa, I'M,
above the town; the other TO contain Mr., Psis .bos.
lodging was In 'owO. Then The crowd broke into Two
great divisions, every acting u,on bis own mpu,s
mslor biddle vas carried to his own hous,; M. Psi
We 70 me boarding house Of Mr.. Bart The nature Of
ne wounds were quickly assertained and The hon, nj
rseoyery 10 either 'esned 10 BIS exD guished Major
oaoe naa reee,yea pan jus, abavs the right hip, 10
line 70 penetrate the body seprslly; but Cot pas.ing
through the direction Of The fatal ns,sng,r was no,
appartnt-ihe effect, however, was tina, 81 ds..,1,
wound. Mr.. Pedis Sas shot ibroug h the bodv to,as
OF The eenre end jnt below The breast. H,,sofrs,ino
was not 30 gfea, his friends ugsJ 10 bopss moi,
wths'andiog be dependence OF tho phySisiaos Bn,
aver Pas'lng tight comparatively g. sy, the mortal
yinP'om' came on the next morning, and two in The
esIhoon Of SATURDAY he bTeahsd bic last fen,bls
gnso' "anqu ard etpvsr'pg With bis friends TO The
PSI COMMITTEES took charge Of his BODY, and on
sunday evening he was buried In the eiiv bnTv;ns
Eound beloT tbs city, attended by an inm.n,s con-
forffe OF eiJzens, without diet neon Of toiicaI r.,
ties. MIR ddle fingered until g o'.,nsL Wal,t
nofoing, snd vas buried al midday Of Toesd,v 80
every INSTRUMENTATION OF respect, wi bout d,,.,, -,
parties bot The iDsIemeney OF the day. bting s1o",
'smPea Of wind and rain, prevented great numbs, a.
citizens rou attending Ve' o. [
- 70 said thai ibe conduct Of The parties on The ,,,,
stouno was ioaly destitute Of anssiy or raeeo,. ,bs
senuemaniy courtesy prevailed, both with ms orr, =,