The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-02-05

DUrIIINo-A bill has passed the United States
Senate, which makes the seconds transgressors G.
qualIy with the priucip pals in duel in the city OF
Washington The States should prohibit it within
their respective jurisdictions. Hardly week pas
SEES that does not bring the details of bloody ana
ferocious between two courageous brutes,
but moral towards, in some one OF the Southern
Western States. Mr. Prentiss, of this State, de-
serves credit for his persev in relation 10 the
above named bill, If we recolect right, it passed
the Senate last year, but died upon the table OF the
House. The annexed is the latest bloody ARRAY
that we have noticed
FATAL DuEL,-We announced, yesterday the
death of Mr. Menifee, after lingering several days,
from the effect of wound received in duel with
Mr. McClung, at Vcksburg, Mississippi. The fol-
lowing is an account of the contest given in the
Southern Marksman -
"They were to have fought at II o'clock, A. M.
and many started across the river as early as day
break thinking that the time reported was to evade
he multitude That would be assembled, and that
the fight would take place at sun rise, and boats
were continually crossing from that time until the
parties met the ground for combat There
were as many as thirtyfve skiffs and yaws cross
ing and re-crossng at one time, until quarter past
~ o'clock a. NJ, at which time there were assem-
bed from six to seven hundred persons to witness
ground before il o'clock-Nlc Chung and his party
arriving about 10. Both parties appeared TO be
very collected, and in fact, in high spirits. The
prevailing opinion was that McClung would be
killed rs he had pracsed but few days with Il
rife whereas Menilee considered a proficient
in the use Of that weapon. McClung took his sta
ton two three minutes previous to the arrival OF
Menfee on the ground laid out. On perceiving
his opponent (Menifee) dressed in light summer
coat. he threw off his his green blanket coat, and
taking a bowie knife and pistol fom his belt de-
posi- ed them The ground, and went through the
prelimnarcs of the duel in his shirt sleeves, when
his coat replaced by his second, AT the gnal
| BE- IN fired, nlcnlfees party having the word,
McClung fired first, Menifee in second afterwards;
! McClung's ball passing Meniee's head, and
| Menifee ball passing within an inch of Meetings.
| body, in the range Of the abdomen discov
cred by examination, as Meniice s ball lodged in
the fence in The Of McCung and dhecriy in
the range of the line where he stood McClung
appeared very much vexed after the first fire, and
threw his gun (Which U. S. Yanger) four
or five feet from him. eXcIaimng that he had fred
in the it went off before he had taken aim
but for myself thought he had brought the gun
to dead level and McnIfee and of his
party heard the bail rs il whzzed by them, and il
passed rs they supposed wIthin'wo or three inches
of Menlfaes head After this, both parties retired
10 their respective cabins, and were on The ground
IN fifteen minutes after. all prepared the word
given, McCrng fired and Mcnifce fell and for
one min re all supposed hm dead The wound
being directly above the right eye, the ball
supposed by many TO have passed through the
head; bur il was different. as it only scale
of the ball. the ball having struc! the extra guard
that protects the tube of Nlenifee's rife, broke 1t
off, knocked off The cap, and broke tho hoilow
part of the hammer that presses on the tube there
h.,I ii-c.iGnG and sinking him as above stated the
had not the ba struck the guard II v,r,tu nuv1
passed over Men. fees right shoulder, and would
not haYe mi ured him,