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he was situated. Mr. Graves had consulted
him. Heo1eht not, hs said. 4 have BEEN con-
suked otthaFing been. thx honor cf his friend.
Who as'the Challenges. might Be compromised
BY any Advance % his tAlr. Clay s part 10 ar
rest NE progress Of The affair. He either showed
p, q explained 10 rs the correspondence 81 The
challenge and aecepiance. ah1 he terms, sc and
assased as shai the tReets1g cohsd not lake place
the pext day, ms Mr.. Graves had no tiae, and
that next Inorniag We could have eneRgh time
fes 'ialerfekence, five ehose 10 Interfere Il was
Nov pASl six o'clock N he rfeniug, and We seft
MI. Clay. saying we would keep ham advised ef
our proceedings Mr.. Jahnson aad mysfif then
went 10 Ms&aFlse' 5 iotagings. 10 The hePf 81 as
eertaining his views Is 70 ,he possibility 81 IAN
asiieable adjustment Of tie eharrti. He was
out We leiI either mole Or our names with
auesssgeahal We wo1,e call again al s6'ciccks
Weldid call again al she hour. but wilh6ul Ind
ing Mr.. Wise. Hardly kno~ing what step %
take next, after COED deal Of tiscossiohs and
relying upco ibe belief that The meeting would
not take place The NEXT day, we determined II
wall for the morning. aa
Al an early hour on saiuFdsy, ] vas aroused
from my bed BY Mr. Webb, who told1 me be had
celrsia inflammation ths; Messrs Graves and
Gllley had gene out, and COMPUTING me 70 aid
him 10 preventing any caiaslInphe j dressed
10. all hasae, and went 70 arouse Mr.. johnson
from his Asd, and both proceeded a, onGe to Mr.
Gays lodgings That gentleman was not YET
up, but, upon hearing car names, desired us ~
come Irtof his bedroom. When iufofmed fial
he parties had gone out, lie declared aIitapo<si,
ble,and sept his servant instsntlyfor MttEsf8res
The answer was, that Mr. Graves md gone b
the early train to Baltinaose The s4ns answer
was returaea in regard to Messrs CnlteHsen and
AieIefee, Who also boarded in ibe same house
This made il clear that klr. Graves and hi:
friends had gone out, the alleged "trip io Baiti-
more being merely eogefsk Mr.. Clay seemed
greatly distressed and per- gexed. aud afser sons
CONSULTATION rs 10 the be51 mode of vet prevent.
iRg The duel, lf possihlgzefer which he seemed a,
earnest asIwe Iwere-7he suggested that Gen Mer
Ger Or MeKsS or 10th, should be seen wiihon
<delay. l1mneJxaiely left MS apaft,nea'. jumpe(
+ into q hack ard rode 10 Gen. Mefeer's lodgings
nea.the Cap1lot, Gen. Mercer instantly enteree
into my rbews, apd declared himself ready 10 q,
fqflhwiK before b magistrate, either u Virgins
| Oh Mafyland-fdr il was Supposed tie partie,
would go out the DSgicl-and Aakesout 1
whit, which be would himself accompany III,
l6tIiceT andsee served. Pie FIRST hing, there
fire, was to ascertain, if possible the route ia
ken BY ihe parties. ] was about toStart on ihs
Inquiry, when Mr.. Wedds Thompson, Of Sou:h
Carolina eameItn. The matter was explained
| ID him, I think, BIZ Gen Mercer. and he At once
/ declared there was no reason for such duel
aud Thar He would himself, il He could md Them
eoNto the ground and insist there SHOULD be nS
fight. He then got into the carrlase sTith me, =
| efi him At bne Of the ba3 riins-heuses, wher,
4 he expected 70 obtain some information o.
ny part called al several places with the sam,
/ dew. All eIort.gas unavaiiing, ard THE result
III known. didH9I see Sir, johnson again lha
|horHing, and psyet, to ny recalIecsion, spoke
with Mr.. Clay afetwards IN relation 10 tie duel
Il IsCaARLESe KING, Il
/ New York, FEB 4 ls42.
/. IA statement Is also made b. Reverds John
son, Esq, similar j. Mr.. Rings, which'we deem
uhnece SsarYEto ecpH.f