The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-06


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FARoIcAL DURL.-The recent duel between
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and General Count de
la Roche-Pouchin was supremely ludicrous affair
in its solemn but amusing preparatory treaty and de-
tails, in Its performance, and in the historical record
and report which has been given of it. Mr. Webster
and Lord Ashburton did not go to work TO preserve
the peace of the two greatest nations on the face of
the earth and negotiate treaty of the magnitude OF
the Treaty at Washington, with half the selfsuffi.
cient importance of those who were engaged in the
transaction to which we have alluded Let our
readers peruse the following document and preserve
their Wristbands -
The following are the official programme and details Of
the late duel between Prince Napoleon Bonaparte and
PROGRAMME OF THE DuELLo
The following the conditions on which this Meeting
authorised by NJ de Schlayer Minister of the Interior
to the King Of Wirtemberg:-
Art On Tuesdsy sspe%ser 1913 shall take place
Bonapare of the King Of Westphaiia and Count
de Ia Roche.Pouchn second on each side shall pro.
shall meet in the principal square the town 70
on the place OF the choice of swords and other
Art. 2-The arm agreed on is the sword
Art. 3-The seconds, after having chosen out the
OF the combatan.s at metre further distant from each
other than is necessary for their swords to touch.
Art THE places when thus determined on by the
Art 5The combatants shall be requested to throw off
their coats and waiscoats they will also be called on to
defensive body is which could withstand sword
thrust either on the breast lower down. All sorts Of
belts forbidden but the braces may be kent on.
Arts The combatants may, if they please, wear an
ordinary glove but the of string hold the sword
or OF handkerchief is strictly forbidden
Art T. To stoop down, rise up spring the right or
left stop suddenly, rush forward, or move rapidly
round the adversary is to be considered perfectly allow
able.
Art II is to be clearly understood that the comba.
tants cannot ward of with the LETT hand, hold
before them.
Art. g. should of the combaants attempt to turn
aside his adversary sword with the left hand the seconds
Of the party thus sinned against may require his arm 10
be tied behind his back.
Art 10. II one Of The seconds seeing that the two COM
sire to suspend the combat the second Of the other party
may exclaim, ".7rrefeS"
Art. H. The seconds may suspend the combat either
in the manner described in the foregoing article at
their own risk and peril if they perceive that of the
combatsnts has been wounded that the established
regulations had been broken through.
Art. IL. The seconds Of the wounded combatant will
decide whether the combat shall be resumed or not The
seconds whose subscribed pledge themselves
not to put end the combat unless wounds hch
they should consider grave enough to satisfy their
honor.
Art H. The second appointed by lot to give the signal
will declare aloud what conditions have been determined
on in order that person shall break through them
After having done he is to give the signal for
mencing, by the signal word .9er. copy ofthese con
ditions shall be given to D each party.
The folio wing the statement drawn up and signed
by the four seconds -
On the 5,h of September, at six in the morning. hos
tile meeting took place the banks Of the Necker be-
tween Prince Napoleon Bonapare and General Count de
la Roche Pouchin.
One Of the Princes seconds chosen by lot to see
that the preliminary conditions Of the combat
cutcd.
The swords having been measured the breasts of the
sdversars EXAMINED and the places marked out the sig
nal was given.
The first time the combt was Suspended on account of
the WEAKNESS Of the contestants.
In the second attack General Count de la Roche
Pouchn having been wounded in the hand the seconds
thought themselves called on to suspend the fight but the
wound being but slight, the delay of only short
duration.
On the third attack hrusts were Civ en- at the same
moment Of which passed through the finger Of Count
de la RochePeuchn and the other pierced the hollow of
the Princes arm.
The combat then suspended for the third tme and
medical aid was called in Those gentlemen having de-
cared that the sde the wound received by Count
de la RochePouchn of such nature to prevent
his using his sword and on the other, that the prince
had vein pierced through from which the blood
flowing in abundance, the seconds, with common accord
announced that in consequence of the wounds Of their
respective principals, honor was completely satisfied
1.-THE cont at lasted in the three attacks, is minutes
least and the advesaries parted promising, in accord
with the recommendation Of their seconds not to
sllude to the matter in such way to again call up
former nLwll and to look each other as complete
| strangers for the future.
copy OF this document has been given to each party
on the ground ITSELF at twenty minutes to seven o'clock
sept. s, ls43.
tsir,on S. sLERAVSKY, General
N'oA'p DE VAUGhIGNEUSE, Chevalier.
Seconds Tor Count de la RochePouchin.
DE SUSsY, Count.
A. SAMSON.
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