The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-10
THE LATE DUEL AT RICHMOND
PARTICULARS.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

RIcHMoNp, Va. FEBRUARY 18th, l946.
have not written you for some weeks,
because principally, had nothing TO say
worthy of attention The Legislature Of this
State will adjourn on Monday next when l
shall have more leisure TO give you few
points, &c. But The principle topic OF inter
est at this time is the duel which took place
this morning at 6 o'clock, on the other side
of the river on the narrow strip Of land be-
tween the Railroad bridge and Mayo,s bridge,
! and separated from the main land by the
canal leading 10 the Cotton and Wooden
Mandatory The parties were John ii.
Pleasanta, late Editor Of the Wing (now one
of the Editors of the Enquirer. The dill
erence arose from a casual remark OF Wash
inston correspondent of the Enquirer. rela-
live to Mr.. Peasants Abolition sentiments
which MI P took offence at and published
4 reply 10 in the Star. This brought out The
Fnouirer-the senior Editor WIN. Z Richie
tel being absent DIT the time on visit TO Phil
adelphIa.
On the morning of the publication of the
latter article, Peasants himself left the city
for the Norlh-the paper was sent 10 him by
one of the Editors ofthe Star, and reply
was Corwarded-which reply, however, Il be
Level was withheld from publication till the
arrival of Mr.. p, and indeed for several days
after he had returned to the city. Meanwhile,
the matter, it was thought, had been suffered
10 die away. Ii was at length published,
however, and being rather severe on the
Junior Editor he replied to it with some
warmth in last Saturdays paper. The chal-
lenge was sent on Tuesday following, and the
parties met the next morning, as before stated.
TT. 4 IL. Il,
himself as he thought proper, and 10 advance
or NOT, after the first fire. After the first fire
The parties advanced towards each other,
firing as they advanced.-When they met,
Peasants threw his pistol into the face of
Ritche's knocking out one of his Teeth, and
somew hat brusing his face--meanwhile four
shots from Riches pistol had s,ruct Pleas
ans, viz : one in the groin, one just above,
one near the breast, and one on the arm.
AS soon as z. threw bis pistol, he drew a
sword from a cane which he carried under
his arm, and was about TO pierce il through
Richie, but the latter parted the blow with
a sabre, shaltering the sword cane aud cut
ting away three fingers from Pleasants's right
h nd. In the act of raising the sabre with
which asain to strike Plea ants, who was
tbs n, perhaps at his mercy, Pleasanis fell
The seconds then interfercd and the parties
f. the ground. Such is hurried sketch OF
oae of the most startling duels which has ever
taken place in old Virginia. do not know
whether the statement is entirely correc',
bat believe it is, in the main, as nearly so as
can be arrived at in the present excited state
of this community.
Pleasanis, it is stated, lies in very pre-
carious situation neither of his wounds are
fatal, but it is feared that, together, they may
prove Too much for his frame TO bear up un
r. The parties, understand, acted per-
f city far on the ground. Mr.. Richie, Jr.
has left the city for the present. His injuries,
learn, are but slight. | sincerely hope that
some stup may be put to these most unchris-
t;al-these savage modes settling disputes.