Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-08


Caring the revolutionary war, the brother of Geae-
raj Delaney, English barrack master general, hav
ing high words with gentleman in coffee house
tn this city, the American immediately called for
pistols, and Insisted upon fighting IN the public cof
fee room, across of the tables None OF the gen.
tlemen present interfered they fought across the
table, and the Americans shot taking effect the En-
glishman was killed upon the spot. At Nashville, a
gentleman shot dead before his own door, in a
duel, in the principal square of the city.
In 1863, the secretary Of the English treasury,
Mr.. Martin, VIGOROUSLY trained hmse duellist
for the avowed purpose of shooting Mr.. Wilkes,
whom he first insulted in the House OF Commons,
and afterwards wounded in the park This gave
rise TO Churchilps poem of The DuelIist;' the
House Of Commons ordered his majestys sergeant
surgeon TO attend Mr.. Wilkes, and Mr. Martin was
considered to have done the state some service
At that period duels were frequent among clergy
men. In 1854, the Rev. MIR. Hill was killed
duel by cornet Gardeser, of the carbiniers. The
Rec. Mr. Bate fought two duels, and was subsc-
quently created baronet, and preferred toa dean
cry after he had fought another duel The Req. Mr..
Allen killed Mr.. Delany in duel, in Hyde Park
without incarring any ecclesiastical censure though
Judge Butler, on account Of his extremely bad con-
duet, strongly charged his guilt upon the jury.
In 1853, occurred q celebrated duel bstween the
father Of the late Lord Byron and Mr.. Chawo rth,
famous duclist. They quarrslled at club dinner at
worth was great game prcserver, and Lord Byron
had argued upoa the cruelty and impoicy of the
game laws They agreed TO fight in adjoining
room by the light OF only one candle Lord Byron
entered first; and Chaworth was shutting the
door, turning his head r~und, he beheld Lord By
ron's sword half undrawn he immediately whipped
his weapon out, and making lange at his
lordshp, ran it through his waistcoat, conceiving
that his sword had gone through his body; lord
Byron closed, and, sho,tenng his sword, stabbed
MIR. Chaworth in the belly. The challenge had
N ceede q ChaWOrth. ord cad hin
defence to the House Of Lords and was found guilty
of manslaughter; and, up the privilege of his peer
age, was discharged on paying hisfees
In speaking of this genteel and honorable mode Of
settling disputes, ofwhieh Col Webb is such ad-
mirer particularly if other men Will do his fighting,
we will give description OF duel which took
place In Nagadoches, in 1886. One night, stranger,
tall, bony aud powerful man. stepped into the bar
of fashionable hotel, and staggered about, to
the no small amusement of the company. His cos
tune was unique; coarse petersham coat, deer
skin pantaloons, and heavy water boots. His head
was graced with a Mexican hat, with "a brim half
yard wide. The butts of two large horse pistols
handle of bowie knife projected under his vest.
:" I'm gen,lemas," said he. BY ofintroduction.
No one appeared 10 dispute it, and he proceeded.
80 three thousand acres OF prime land, two SUI
gar plant atoms, and one hundred negroes, and
chew up the best man in In room still no one
disputed him, and looking around, with sreer, he
exclaimed, &c I've killed eleven Indians, three white
men, and seven pan,hers; and il is my candid OPT
MON that YOU all a set If towards ~ With this
depunciatien, he jostlrd against Dr. B-,a man of
unique stionable courage. The doctor imm ediately
threw the disgraceful epithet back on him. he
bowie knife o. the stranger soon glistened in the
light, but the timely rush of several gentlemen pre-
vented him from plunging it into the heart OF his
opponent. Matters were soon brous hi to an under
standing, and formal challenge was given and ac-
cepted. The terms were these:-rhe parties
TO be locked up in dark room, (rhe seconds
ing outsde) each to be stripped # his clothing, with
The exception Of pantaloons and the and shout.
ders to be CREASED with lard. Each had a pair Of
pistols and bowie knife. At given sienal from
the seco ds the butchcry was TO commence. The
doctor, who survived the dreadful conflict, stated
that Tor nearly a quarter Of an hour they kept at
ba; and scarcely tread or breath could be heard
after the cooking Of the pistols. AT moments hs
could see the cal eyes OF his antagonist, and, when
again in another part Of the room. He, at lea.th,
fired and as quick rs thought, the shot return
ed, and the ball passed through his shoulder. In
his agony he discharged his second pistol A. ran
dom The flash brought a return from his opponent,
and the second ball passed through the part Of
his thigh. Faint with loss Of blood, he staggered
about the room, and at length fell heavily on the
floor he stranger chucklsd when he heard the
noise Of his fall, but soon became silent, aud slowly
and softly approached his victim with the intention
Of despa,ching him with his knife. This, however,
barely alive, prcvepted-for the gray eyes Of the
stranger betray ed him, and while they elared like
6rs-balls over him, he struck his knife upward,
and IL went through the heart Of his antagonist, who
fell by mis- side without groan. The door was then
opened, and the duellsts found wetering in each
others blood.
Tar CALsoRrIA AtrAIR.-Captain Clifford, who
has Just arrived from California, states that on the
9Th Of April the English and American residents ON
the coast OF California, near Sa"ta Barbara, were,
without any pre- vious notice, seized upon and rown
into prison, could tell for what cau,es After
undergoing an examination, Of which nothing public
was maze known, the governor chartered a vessel
called the Guipuzcoa, which finally left Santa Bar
bara the 18th May for San BIas,wth forty six pri-
soners on board, half Of which number were English,
the remaining half eli liens OF the United States.
They were eleven DAYS on the passage, during
which they were treated with great cruelty. Arri-
we'd at San Bias, they were with little delay as
possible, landed, and Immediately forced 10 COM
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