Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-04

ment service, they would seek one in the mer.
chant msrine. and captains Of trading vessels
were more than once compelled to notice in.
suits ,has graiuitonsiy offered.
Al Gibrsl,er and Por, Mahon there had been
several dues. and At the latter place they were
Of such frequent occurrence, thst it was usual
to say on salutiag On acquaintance in the morn.
ing, We'll, who is the victim 10 dsy-was the
Eoglishman killed. or did the American take
the bulletr t-,-
Ia the case now referred to, six or seven Eng.
lish lieuteuants had etudird, fcr the week that
my friend had been stopping in Gibrs,,er, how
TO get him into quarrel. They settled on the
plan at last, and lost no time in putting i, into
execution.
Lieut.. - was sitting in the public room Of
the coffee house. quietly drinking his wine and
reading newspaper ODe of the English off.
GERS, who was reckoned an excellent shot, com.
menced walking up and down the room, passing
and repassing the American lieutenant, upon
whose toes he at length trod. Lieut.. -
looked up, the Engishmsn bowed, and said Beg
your pardon, sir. an accident Lieut. - bow.
ed, and went on with his paper. The EnQiis,,-
man sgain passed. aesin ,rod on the Americans
toes, and again spoloeized: Beg your pardon.
cir, an accident Lieut.. - bowed and reeu.
med his paper. The Englishmsn allowed Eve
minutes to pass, and then for the third time
committed the same offence. repeating with q
mockiue emile the spologetic words, Beg your
pardon. sir, a~ accident
l.iem. calmly laid aside his paper, arose.
and taking the ErgIishmsn by the ears, deli.
berateiy discharged a considerable quantity Of
soSaccc juice. with . respectable sised qaA. Fs'i
into HE face. saying. with jeering laugh. u
beg your pardon, SIR, an sccident.'
This settled the business, or rather put It in
the train Of settlement. The Eoel'shmso chsl.
leneed the American on the spot; the latter
sccePted, claiming all the ristAs 81 the chs''en-
gee party choice Of weapons. time and place.
This was Of course conceded, end Lieut.. -
named pistols ss :he weapons. thst room the
place, and the time the m0S,eO< he could 6''d
countrymsn to Get o. bis second. On his e..
rsNd, he encountered me at the door, and retur.
ned after On absence OF exactly sepea Saiaxtes.
The EneIiehman had. however. become accus,o.
med to Yankee punc,uality in little matters OF
this kind, sad expressed "a ssrprise At tie sud.
denness Of his temperance.
II YVES arranged that the parties should ut at
opposite ends Of a table abou, twenty feet long,
which was in the centre Of the room. I was
10 give the signsl-sre you resdy! Fire-c"e
|-,wo-three'-,h parties to fire between the
count their pistols to remain on the table until
,ke cal,-Arc you ready!
iglanced at my principal % was about to
give The signal, and was struck with the ex.
preston Of his countensnce. HE lips were
slightly compressed; his brow was shut down
(ti ~sy so use the ,erm) over his eyes. which
were fixed like those Of ms~ ia 6t-
Are you resdy = exclaimed.
The parties took up their Pistols.
| 'Fire--one-two'
There was a sag,e explosion. The Eng.
lshman sprung from his chair, and fell heavily
on the aoor. his pistol going OF ss he came to
the ground The tall from The pistol Of my
friend had entered his antagonists eye and
lodged in his brain, instantly depsiving him Of
| lite. -
'Gentlemen,' said the survivor, addressing the
English officers with calmness that appeared
uanatursl s0d revolving. Gentlemen. you and
not myself must answer for that mans DEATH
Il was you who set him on-you have followed
me whole week with insults which I wss n
last Compelled to notice. Arc you satisfied
eeatiemen, or would you like to avenge the
death you have caused ! aud ss he uttered
these last words he surveyed the group Of Eng.
ishmen with an expression Of countensnce 20
con,emp,uous, thit It was, as indeed he designed
il 10 be. sn insult to each and every one Of the
persons addressed. One OF whom immediately
took il up and challenged the inssiter.
4 was in vein that protested sgsinss and
appealed to my triead and his aatsgoais,s to
pu, a stop to ykis wholesale murder. Lieut.,
x. ssid to me quietly. 'Csptaia -. IL yos
do not wtsk 70 act a. 0y secead os'i.e me BY
re,irios-i can ges ,iorg wi,houN sssis,snee.'
=. TIE pistols were again loaded the second
nglish,nsn took the seat in which the first had
been killed: and sesia sseod W sad gave shs
signal
Arc yes resdy--6se--oae-twoe' re
The explosion followed the word foo, snd tht
Englishmsn wss desd, shot 10 the same place.