Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-22

were tue Iuc huu AHtsc aud tiiHl
rife fastened the meeting. dared delay W longer
without danger OF ,auni iar cewafiee Mr. Graves
should have gone upon The ground, afef this, under
every disadvantage, hut lac should not have used
the rife him. bet ause, though su excellent
rifle in nod ord,f" Mr. Cillry had ef course pre-
fen ed another &c It and Ii Mr.. Grave. had missed
with il, aud Been killed would have be, n Justly
shargcabir Nth his death The meeting vas then
10 be hae Mr.. Graves ti1r could be
,leancd. snrseon could be COL and as the pa.
ties cetrdfeacha field gu. oithe District ni coluni-
bia. saw Mr.. Jones Immediately. and agreed
upon 5 O'clock. p. A.. rs SAID IN JOINT STATE.
ment.
Irelurncdto Mr.. Hauess 10 I'm. where Mr. Graves
snd Informed him OF the appoiuiuent. He
then selected the Hon. J. j. Critteurn of the Scu-
ate. and the Hon X. H. Mcncfec of the House. -
The friends whom, consult. Mr. Graves reiir-
ed and while the riae was being cleaned. ! then sub
nl,ied To Mr. Cfilteuden aud NJ Meu.iec the
QUESTION d,snc,ly-what should be done in oa>e the
pat'ies missed We were all sure HAT Mr.. Graves
would miss often,
understood posiiiyel, lrom Mr.. Graves, tiat he
wond not b. satisfied with any admission shnri OF
whit Mr.. Ciey ltI made To hlnl. verbally, IN ther
interviews. Onr object then, WIS. adopt OF suc
gest some foin, or explanation. which should
satisfy Mr.. Graves. THIS was our study and We
unanimously decided, thai immediately after the first
fire ! should propose to Mr.. Cnley ~ his second.
that he should assign such reason, III n,kr
such disclaimer. fuf declining tn receive Col.
onel Webs note trnm Mr.. Gra,rsin thei. nriyatc
conversation. Mt Ctllleuden and Mr.. N.ur(ee
wrote down villa, thry thought All Graves should
be satisfied with. TIN nno Wspu.
"Ihat IN declining Ia receive fn1n Alr Graves
the note FROM Col Nebb, MIR. Gilles was MOI ,d0u-
eaecd by considerations affecting the honor Of { ol.
Webb"
The other wiotc.
AIR Cdlc, states Il Al lie did not decline 10 re.
csive Col NeLb's communication from Mr., ,;fa,cs
IN consequence of any personal eAct piion 10 Col
"rhb as gentlemen 81 man af honor"
To these | added ano'hr FUN OF admission
which should be aceepird As satislaetor,
:" Mr.. Cfiies drclmed Ia receive Tie conlmnniri-
fion from Col Webb at the hands of Mr. Graves
upon the ground than hr, Mr.. Clllry did no bold
himself aus~erable 10 ,yo.ou,l Npbh Tor word. spv.
kenin debate, On the neor Of The House Of eprescu-
fatyrs.
These OF any admissions appeachii,g ia snbst ,nc,
10 these, ~ere To he considered satisfactory ,,,.
ried the written propositions with me- IN my pocket
en the ground. The reason why Ar. Grave would
not be satisfied with any ding shori # these WIS be
cause he alleged thai M. Clliey had made both
these admssieus to HIM verbally,
As to what =" irusped on Tia, field" Se &c !
must refer general, to The Statement Published b,
Mr.. Jones and myself Bur. as that stnrmc,t :,
only OF what occurred within orr j,iot bp4tfl,}o,
besides the trr,pandence given upon lnlatfn
81 others, have lew particulars within my own
fknoN ledge 10 add.
The distance appointed was ghig va,is. Iii,
my firm beliei thai the distance slenr,d of b, Nh,
Jones aud myself. which we did par passn." was
nearer one HUNDRED ,aras llan eighty Thcrrou,d
WAS mrasnfcd btiu1e the rhuire OF POSITIONS and /
believe thai Ne bu'h stepped with view Of prr,shl,
the parties hom tnluas each o'hrr. The olblcc of
'r".'!Io4 Il 10 nay lot ] he giving Of the uo1d fell
10 Mr.. JonrS.
lkrpl my eye uroa Mr. Cille,3 IL was m, du,y
To see that he ohtyrd tho rules. At the ffd cx
change OF shots, thought thai he d,rd ihonrh
perfect. ialr' 700 hhintdly, aud his ball did not
reach MI Graves. because lac dnl not raise h,s II
lie suthclcnil. high. Nr. Gtayes fired after Nh On.
ley.
A. The rife WIS lat INTO NJ. Cile,'s hand The
'ee""d 'lhf' S'w, though could not hear, Nh
Jones giving hhn directions ms fhouglt 70 bc
more dcibrtat'. h.d heard thai he was 3, 6nr
marksman, and wa extremely aneasy for The 70.
suit The word was gwen; Mr.. Gravc>s rlfc went
on suiehy' aud, rs he told me afterwards accidental
y,and into the GROUND. Mr.. CIle, drew u, yrr,
deliberately, aimed, feared a deadly shot and GycJ
thought hc had hlt Mr.. Graves | uent IN L,,r
anu inquired why he had shot quick lie "a
that he mus, have another shot, that Nh Meneicc
,'o ,o'd MN not to pat his Gueer upon the guard.
o"' 'n' Trigger vas too easy, and that he wol ncxt
',ne shoot his o"nNay. Ills rife had como on' ac.
e'dt",ai'y, owing 10 his taking Ina finger Off the
Suari' aud lie 'Gsl>ied upon another shot
was very apparent to me Thar Mr. Gle, had
shot At the lie oi Nh. Graves. n when NJ, Gt,y,.s
fair "chi OIL Without harm hun he had ,l,scI,r.
ged ~ the an. OF reserved hs fire. The fpht Womb
nave oFea al an end; lac wonl not apafn have
}eop"'ueu NJ "r1'es's lie, aud would have SAVED
"' own M waves "as NOT. howe, cr, touched
ny liis ball, and | ae.nn Withdrew the challenn, =.
before, Tor explanation - w.
ii was between the second and hind c>rharrc If
s'o,s' anu aet the rfirs ord red 10 be again
'oaoeo "f HE thrd hfe, the challeugc having been
renewed th' ! proposed 10 Mr. James H., NJ
nicy should s'y tlai, ~ declining 10 rre.,,. col
eops note, lac nlr3utlo dl>rcspeci To Mr. Gr,y.,
'ther directly ar indirectly" In r,',,ne ,,,s
Pfoposition | went beyond my instructions. b,,
Asl understood Mr.. JONES, Mr.. chlcy would tot
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