Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-04

hi nee FUcKLER MUsKAU's DUEL.-The Indus
He Iege Journal gives the following singular d,
OF ts duel we mentioned lew lays AGO in Which p,ne
facK'eF m"Skau was pary:-"A few days since str,n
ger wcn TO Que OF our most eminent surgeons and
lin il lac considered himself competent IN no r,o,, ~
species OF operation. On receiving an
he inqured he had the whole day at his dispogoI che
surgeon again Fepli-d in thc affirmative; and then veu,
inquire into the nature of the services r,o,pd Of ~
ou received only evasve answers and request that he
You'o oe ready al given hour the morning. when
carriage would call TO take him few cavurs from, Lie.
where his skill would be called into action M o
III the tine appointed the carriage came andi i, w.,
inc Unknown OF Tie preceding day and viii, hin, oro,o,
person Of gentleHisnly mrii 10 whom ibe i.
seemed To pay great respect. The surgeon was s,c
mo me carriage which Immediately took the road A,
hisl profound -iiehce prevailed and then is,y ~
passed on indifferent subjects After nvblr Lo,va,"
The prinrip" parsonage made eScuses 10 the surgeo To-
"ch had neen observed, and the manner in
winch ne hdd been hurried away but said at the ,i,a
was come when II WIS necessary he sloud kno,y CIR
he "'g going. and OH what occasion. an, not perhars
aogc'her unknown 10 you, said the gentleman fr CO.,, =
literary productions, which have been received Win = E
gree oil laVor, may hive made you acquainted Gil, ,,
name Of Prince Pucklcr Mn.ksu In one Of "i'' 'e
ces made use o the ordinary means OF eiyn, H., 49,, -
hc scenes OF my drama, and rep esened NV hero ,s civ
Ing hin'eit UP TO violent passions, and all those
rites which are their uevitaLls concurrence ,~o
mn name chosen a, venture for you know in eYerv
hco INC principal actor necessarily be invested
with - '"'e'''u
BY one OF those strange psyorsilies Of chance h.,
eahh"l be iofcsctu, there happened to be in lie nor,
pe'so" OF great consideration bcsfng precisely the
'' a"1 in'o whose hands my book fell He took VIVA,
a IN LII
aud outrageous personal insult. # Pr g.
we're complaints were made TO the dplo,src ,,eu,s ~
"hich atlrhgh reachcd Iue. gave every poss;tte os
naiDn 10 my power; they not sufficient IN f t
'usccPhih'y Of The party offended and v
u atns vas demanded and granted For n,,,, -
are now ou our way TO a., where ia 80 49,.
sy "F 'hs h'si and probably or the only time il, ans, III
dHey soon Hffivrd at the place Tor changing horses L
ifh'e proposed breakssi which they paftook Of cbce,GI
y ana Wi'h good appetite Lciore resuniug Che
we f"hce w. dcstous OF making trial Of liz po,y,sr al
nc "sch'Ige hie pistols 80 succession. dexiconsiv G,n
his 81 cond boil into the office made bv te e., -;
10 pares ell "Nhat think you Of tbaty" ssid bc ,;
70 'bc Doctor. why said tie later al nnk vcnr III
FeFsTy must he very dt xtrfous II the game sbo,,l
equal chances" They continued the iourn.g 81 =,
Yhglh arrived " the place Of renJfzvors stgss
~ "W beforehand with hem. lie was a man NJ ,o,I
cSfhee, aud ~ serious. but prepossessne ,tor
M mo conditions Of he meeting b.d bc.n e.,
seen aid regulated bclofohtnd Tho coo,ba,acf. 80
sep. ~ tisshce, and only approached in orJcr 10
cNc"."Ee sh0is' Not word rot a look cet.bI;.t,.
ca me smallest communication between tio,n 81
"a give" sig"di hcy approached towards each ctbc,
eh1 "t We nssn which bad been preyio,islv .,r..,i
on, tie two pi-icls simultaneously Iii rl,,r. n "
we champions was wounded in TIE tbroat-it va, Tie
FnHTes adversary; he Immediately fereiyed III, 80,
attentions which his wound requifcd; lor,,natsv 4, g.
shkbi declaration, previously sgresd on sn, ,xn,,s
ING reciprocal sa'i,isciivi', InneIiatev c.cLs,t
ana we p'ibes separated with tie cold and silent cers,
Nal whicn bad prevailed thous honi lie toeetng III
noble ducl.ts, each Of whom hd travelled ,oe tl too
e9euos, u conformity with fidrnous custom yybitL -
c'ed point OF hOnof returned tcir fcspe Give bo
one lo Psis, tie D'licr to Berlin doYlsss moi r,,i
PVsred 20 God themselves alive after ths tIe i.l n mn
l0al dcsifncf0n." ~