Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-03-13

sailed on the I'd of February, bringing files of
Paris papers to the 2lst of January These pa
pers contain London dates of the 2Sth, one day
later than before received.
PARLIAMENTARY DUEL.
A duel was fought, with pistols, in the Bots
Boulogne, on the morning of January goth, be-
tween Gen. Bugeaud and NJ Dulong, which
proved fatal to the latter. Both were members
of the Chamber of Deputies. The following
are the particulars of the affair."
The seconds Of General Bugeaud were Ge
neral de Rumigny and Colonel Lamy, and those
of his adversary NJ George Lafayette and Co
lionel Cesar Bacot. The parties were placed at
forty PAGES. They were advancing and taking
aim at each other but had scarcely moved two
PAGES when Gen. Bugeaud fired and M. Dulong
fell. The ball, which struck him in the fore
head little above the left eyebrow, entered
and remained in the head. He was immediate
ly bled on the ground, and afterwards convey
ed home in the carriage of Nj. George Lafayette
AT 2 O'Clock, he was again bed very copiously,
but since he was wounded his senses had never
returned for a single moment. He was still llV-
inc at midnight, but from the nature of his
wound no hope of recovery can be entertain
ed. All his friends and colleagues who had
been informed Of the deplorable event assem-
bled round his bed, and an express was sent off
to NJ Dupont de rEure, his relation and init
mate friend with the lamentable news, and with
letter which M. Dulong had previously writ
ten i'm anticipation of the disaster which has hap
pened.
The original cause of the duel arose out of
the debate on Saturday, in the Chamber of De-
puties, on the subject of the late conduct of the
Officers of the Artillery, and to the following
report, given by the Journal des Debats, of in
terruptions that occurred-lW We must observe
that so much confusion prevailed at the mo-
ment, and the report, which appears in no other
;cS 70 no hal Onlt
e A military man is bound to obey" M. Lara
bit: "The President OF the Council observes
that they are bound TO obey: | admit it; but
when they have right on their side, and an at
tempt is made to force them TO draw back, then
gentlemen may renounce obedience" Nume
rous Members: "Never neverw General Bu-
geaud: They ought in the first instance to
obey!" M. Duong in the midst of the noise:
Must they obey so far as TO become q gdOter?-
(Creat tumult) -euen unto ignominy?" In con-
sequence of explanations which this incorrect
report gave rise to, Nj. Dulong had written
letter which was to have been inserted in the
Journal des Debats on Tuesday but on Mon
day evening the Ministerial Evening Journal
mentioned the circumstance in the following
terms: "The Journal des Debats of yesterday
reported outrageous expression addressed
by NJ Dulong to Gen. Bugeaud. 1t was to-day
stated in the Chamber, that the Honorable Ge-
neral had demanded satisfaction, and required
q letter rom M. DulOnp, winch VIII appear TO-
morrow in the Journal DIES Debats"
The manner in which the step taken by M.
Dulong was represented in this paragraph, in
duced him to demand of Gen. Bugeaud to give
him his letter back again, and place himself at
his disposal This note had thus led to re-
newal of the quarrel Yesterday, however,
cen Bugaaud declared that he would accept
any explanations that the seconds would con-
sent to, but unfortunately the affair was not ar
ranged. On the ground, before the combat
commenced, MesSrs. George Lafayette and Col
Bacot demanded that the letter written by NJ
Dulong should be given up as had been agreed
upon expressly. The Message Of last evening
states that M. de Rumigny replied that the let
ter was al the TuilerieS, and promised to deli
yer it up after the duel, whatever might be the
issue of it. At two O'Clock, Messrs. Lafayette
and Bacot went in consequence, to the Tuile-
rieS; but there M. de Rumigny declared that he
gave the letter to the King, who burnt it in his
presence
A written declaration of the destruction of
the letter was signed by M de Rumigny.
M Dulong breathed his last at half past six
O'Clock this morning, Gan. 30) The National
stateS that it was Gen. Rumigny who burnt the
letter alluded to in a preceding column, in the
presence of the King, and not his Majesty, as
stated by the Messenger of last night. Gen. Ru~
migny states that M. Dulong observed, respect
ing this letter being returned, that it would be
the same thing to him fit were destroyed 1t
may be right to mention that Gen. Rumigny re-
sides at the Palace Of the Tuileries, as Abide
Camp to the King.
1t thus seems to have been very rash and
foolish affair-arising from trihing cause
and proceeding to fatal issue, by reason of a
succession of blunders and mistakes 1t is to
be regretted that the name of Lafayette appears
in conneXion with such transaction.
The debate in the Chamber of Deputies above
alluded to, was produced by measure taken
by the Government in relation TO Incorporating
naval officers in the artillery, which had been
resisted by the officers of the latter corps, ma
ny of whom had in consequence been impri-
Soned.
The Journal du Hare of the first February,
in its private correspondence from Paris says,
1t appears that a deplorable mania for duelling
has prevailed this week. On the very day that
M. Dulong was killed in the wood of Boulogne
by General Bugeaud, two students who attended
the lectures of NJ Or6la, fought on the same
spot-one was MORALLY wounded in the breast.
This morning to my knowledge, three duels
have taken place, one of which the result has
been fatal; all three had there origin in politics,
and in the agitation caused by the unfortunate
6upl Of Yesterday Apain This d,1r +ho $500,