The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-09-05

Zee, and which will answer very indifferent
ly well IN a duel-and the broad sword O
cuilass, which lis often perierred by thos,
who are deficient in skill IN the use OF arms
My friend, Captain Bigbee, is equally ex
pert with either. You have only to choose
As the challenged party, you have an un
doubted right TO select your arms
'Of that privilege am well aware re
Piled Captain Loyett, and mean TO avail
myself Of it. | shall no, fight with swords.
Il expected as much resumed Iieut
James, and have brought With me beau
tIiul pair of duelllug pistols, with long bar.
rels, rifle bores, aud hair triggers. WI hal
distance shall | measure of
Eight PAGES
Only eight PAGES !" cried Lieut.. James,
little surprised. oh, very well,'-and
he measured 1t of, and placed his man at his
post. Then, advancing to Capt. Loyett, he
/ presented hun with pistol.
| do not fight with pistols !"
Not fight with plstoIs-aller having re-.
fused to fight With swords? Wha, brought
you here then 2
To 6gh, I shouted Loveil in a thunder
ing VOICE, winch made the BRUSH officer
start. am the challenged PARTY, and
have a rlghi TO choose nv weapons, accor
ding TO the laws Of the duelio, all The world
overland you may rely upon 1t, shall not
select weapons with winch am not FAM.
lar, and With which my antagonist has
been practising all his he. Such a pro.
ceeding, on my part, is not only not requr
I'd by The rules OF honor, which, after all is
mere chimefa, but would be contrary to all
the dictates otcommon sense. Mo- shall
hight with the weapons Of honorable warfare,
with which ! have ever been accustomed.
Swords and pistols, lndeedr
Bot, my dear slr, erred the astonished
Lieutenant, we must proceed according to
rule "a this business. What weapons have
sou fixed uponf Aud ia iaacy's eye he
beheld before hun huge blunderbuss, loa
ded with buckshot.
Captain Loveit said uothins-but beck
oned TO Mr. sisrbuck, who approached h,m
~hh great alacuty, bearing the Two har
pnons. lle sciz-d one Of the formidable
weapons, and 'a.usl II INTO the hands Of
b.s3te, Who seemed absolutely paralized
ssh astonishmeal.
My weapon, SAID he, is the jareliq-
such a. the GfecAn and Roman knights Of
teu fought with in olden tImos-a weapon,
shleh 10 man Nho challenges another, can
refuse to fgh, With at the presen, day, IN
less he Possesses mean and craven splrlt.
Thus saving, he took the station which
had been assigned, at eigh, PAGES distant
from bis startled antagonist. He cooIIy
barred ms stne@y arm-grasped the harpoou,
4nd placed htmself IA 40 attitude. 'IR
bet, sand he casting a triumphant look up
on his friends, smoked herring against
sperm whale, that Ill drive the harpoon
through that fellows midrllf the frs, throw,
aud vii finish him ~lhou, the aid of the
lance. Mr.. Starbuck, fercely continued
Captain Losett, in a loud and rough voice,
such as IS seldom heard, excepting on board
4 Nantucket whaling vessel, when a snaoI
IT whales Is IN sight, Stand by to haul tha,
elbow IN
The mate grasped the end Of the line,
his eyes beanrng with as much expecta.
ton and delight, as If he was steering
boat bow on 10 an eighty barrel whale,
while Captain Loyett poised his harpoou
with both hands, keenly eyed the British
piain-shouted in tremendous voice.
Now for II, and drew back his arms as
IN the act of throwing the fatal iron
The Engllshman was brave man
which Is not always the case with DULLES .
and he had often marched without finch !
M, up TO the mouth Of cannon. And If
he had been IN single combat with an ad. /
sersary armed with a sword or pistol, or 1
even a dagger or Queens arm, he would ,
have borne himself maniuily. Indeed, he .
had already acquired an unenvlabe notorle. /
" as a duellsr, and had killed his tnan.-
But the harpoon was weapon with which .
he was altogether unacquainted-and the
loud and exultng tones OF the Yankee Cap.
taln's voice sounded like summons TO his
grave. Aud when he saw the staIwari ian.
kee raise the polished iron-and pause toran
instant as If concentrating all has strength
10 give the fatal blow, panic terror seized
him-hls limbs trembled-hls features were
CHASTITY pale, and the cold sweat stood
in large drops on his forehead. He had
not strength to raise the weapon-and when
his grim opponent shouted, Now for it,
and shook his deadly spear, the British Of.
iicer forgetting his VOWS of chivairy-his
reputation as an officer, and his honor as a
iucIist, threw his harpoon on the ground,
fairly turned his back to his enemy, and fled
like a frightened courser from the field