Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10


relatives not TO 60 into mourning for hia.
u may be mentioned IS q curious fact.
mat at the lime Of The kael Lord Camel.
lord and Mf Best hal 4 BET Of Two hun.
dred pounds Deepen ,rg, IS 10 which Of
mem was the lost sAos. Both Of them
We're eisiia jed dneHjsis,
. No hneR assi6y 50 skiltul we're in fight;
Expert in alto 1uels that belong,
Ifain'd up in arms whilst yet theywere but
young"
Inc relation of Lord Camelford's death
recalls TO recollection anaftss.s fatal. affair.
which would, doabtless,rsveg have eccl,r.
red, had It not been for the i9ta,ef. For
that reason we detail the circumstances
here, although they did not take place for
many years afterwards. InlSl0 naval
officer inquired of Lieutenant Cecil if he
knew Captain Stackpole, of the Statira.
Cecil replied that he did, and had the best
opinion of him as brave officer; but ad-
ded, that he believed him capable eff coca.
slonaliy drawing the long bow. This an.
sNger was publicly talked ofin the gum
roenl ofshe Statira, aud at length reached
the Captains ears, who, having ascertain-
ed that the words were spoken, declared
he would cali Lieutenant Cecil to account
when and wherever he met HIM. It was
so far fortunate that they did not meet for
four years but the opportunity at last of.
.ered. In 1914 the Statira was living in
the harbour of Port Royal, Jamaica, and
the Argo, of which Cecil was senior Lieu
tenant, entered the port. Captain Stack.
pole Immediately sent message TO Lieu:
tenant Cecil demanding a meeting,for the
slanderous words he had used: Lieutenant
Cecil, in repIy,said that, four years having
elapsed since the words were spoken
which he was charged vita uttering,lt was
impossible for him to recollect how fa
! they were correct or not but that, Us u
brother officer and a man of honour hal
quoted his words, he could not act other
wise than avow them. Lieutenant Ceci
added that he was. willingto make any
concession or apology, consistent with tn,
character of an officer and gentleman
This overture Of concession was, howeve
rejected by Captain Stackpole, who de
clared that nothing but meeting woul
satisfy him. A meeting took place at th,
Palisades next morning. When on th
ground, Captain Stackpole offered TO &C
cept Lieutenant Cecil's apology. Ceci
replied, that his antagonist was we'll know
IN the service as an uneFriGg shot, and a
having been the friend and companion {
Lord Camelford what then would b
Thought of his making an apology vie
he had been brought into his present pc
sition? "One shot" he continued, ''mus
| pass between us, and, ifw both escape
which is my earnest prayer, the matte
may be then accommodated" Capital
! Staekpole fell mortalty wounded by I'll
first shot. Not only it is believed wa
this the first duel fought by Cecil, but tn
first time he had ever fired pistol.
| Captain Stackpole was brave and mt
ritorious officer; bis challenge to fight til
Statira against the American frigate ii
/ Macedonian had endeared him to his Gre
and not a man could refrain from tears Q
learning his fate.
| The conduct Of Lieutenant Cecil in tn
affair was considered so little blamab
that the Admiral on the station actual
promoted him to the vacancy occasione
by Stackpoe's death; his mind, howeve
never recovered the shock, and within
few months of the catastrophe he sun
deeply regretted for his many estimab
} qualities, into a premature grave.
In the year 1906 three fatal duels we
, fought. The first, between Major Brook,
, and Colonel Bolton, occurred at Live
pool, 10 tire month of January. About
| year previous, a quarrel had arison b
tween these gentlemen which would hay
then led to meeting, had they not bee
) bound over to keep the pace towards eat
other. This, unfortunately, Increased the
animosity, and each reproaehed the 9th
with having informed the officers of justiC
} of their intention to fight. Immediate
; on the time for which they were bound
t keep the peace elapsing, challenge pas
2 ed, and meeting took place. AT the fl
, fire Major Brookes was killed on the spC
The second duel was fought in March,b
} tween Lieutenant Torrens and Surge'
D Fisher, both of the 9th Foot,near Chelm
f ford. Lieutenant Fisher was killed byt
= first fire. The third affair occurred
: October, and arose out of quarrel, at
e hon at Plymonth, between two Midshipm
named Armstrong and Long. The latlt
i a youth of only eighteen years Of age,w
killed.
The next duel to which the progress
time calls our attention is that fought
j May, 1907, by Sir Francis Burdett.
{ the death of Mr. Fox, Sir Francis Burd
: had promised his support TO Mr. Paul
/ a candidate for Westminster, of wai
promise Mr. PAUL so far availed hinns
!. as to announce his friend,without his CO
/. sent. in an advertisement, as charm
e Of an electioneering dinner. Sic Fran
i absented himself from. the entertainme
3 and Mr. Paul was obliged TO make nj
c Notifying and unsatisfactory explanatle
n Under all the vexation and annoyance
this event, 1ar PAUL sought an intelvi'
!. with SIR Francis,and, after the interchan
! OF few messages, challenged hun. I'll
! met near Coonlbe Wood, and dlscharg
! two pistols each. The second shot III
(; bv Mr. PAUL wounded Sir Francis IN
!, thigh, and the second pistol fred by
!, I'faacis lodged lis contents in Mr. Pau
|, leg. So i'll had the preiiminaries b
!, ARRANGED, that the wounded parties !"
! obliged 10 return home 10 the same G
! rage. The account drawn up BY