Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-01-20
The soule DucIs Mt Madrid.

1es E'''s ohls' the french paper In New York,
detailed statement of the unfortunate quarrel viii,
Mr.. Soule, our Ambassador TO Madrid and his SON
had with the French Minister at the same Court anil
the Duke of Alba, relative to the French Em
press NJ GallIafdets feelings not on the sdeot
Mr. Soule, but his account sufficiently establishes the
tact that the provocation came from the other side
The history OF the quarrel seems TO have commenced
even before Mr.. Soule reached Madrid From the
time OF the reception of Mr.. Soue, rs an America
Minister, began TO be agitated, M. de Turgot tn
French Ambassador, and Madame de Montio, moth
er OF the Duchess of Alba, and of the present Frenr
Empress. showed little friendship for Mr.. Soue-
Madame de Montijo is accused of having even in
tigued to induce the Queen Isabella TO refuse to re-
ceive him.
Thus matters stood until the occasion of the fete
or ball given TO the French Minister, in honor fthe
birthday OF the Empress, and at which the remark
was made, by the Duke OF Alba, relative 10 Mrs
Soule, which was overheard by her son. and led to
the bIoodless duel between young Soue and the
Duke. Of the subsequent duel between the elder
Soue and the French Minister, the following accoun
is given, which is the first knowledge we have of tn
immediate origin of this affair:
MI Soule, Sen, however, considered it proper for
him to represent to NJ de Turgot that his wife had
been insulted IN his (he Ambassadors) salons, on an
occasion upon which the Duke of Alba was the most
honored guest, and the person from whom the insu
came; that the affair had forced the sword into his
| sons hand that he had been informed NJ de Turgot
was the instigator Of the insulting remark and, con
sequently, NJ. de Turgot had not discharged his
duty, as host, in exoneratng himself from any
sympathy with the insult, he was obliged to demani
personal satisfaction. To Mr.. Soule's commune
ton, M. de Turgot replied, denying that he instiga-
ted the insult but refused give any satisfaction for
its occurrence at his fee Mr.. Soue persisted in his
demand for reparation, when the French Ambassador
said he would make his reply at the pistols mouth.
A meeting was arranged. Lord Howden and Gen
Collier acting as seconds to M. do Turgot, and Gen
Valdez, Gan old Governor of Cuba,) and NJ. Bento
lego de Gamlnde, ex-member of the Spanish Cortes
as Mr. Soule's seconds. 1t proper to state that Mr.
SOue signed his letter to NJ. de Turgot Pierre Soule
Citizen of the United MaeS, and not with his ofcia
rank thus separating the private individual from th,
public officer lime was given to the principals 10
. arrange their affairs but it being limited that H.
Spanish Government intended TO intecede to prevent
the duel, Lord Howden waited upon Mr. Soule an,
urged him to consent TO earlier meeting Mr.. Sour
replied that the change of arrangements was incon-
venen but he did not wish to foego the satisfaction
which was his right, and therefore yielded.
> The meeting then fixed for II M the next
day but, on reaching the ground, new difficulties a,
rose. Mr.. Soules seconds demanded, in his name
that the combat be with pistols, at ten PAGES The
Marquis de Turgot demurred and proposed distance
OF forty PAGES! Is that, Monsieur lie Marquis" said
Mr.. Soue, what you call replying to me at the ps-
tols mouh' But the Marquis persisted in his desire
to bring down his antagonist at a long shot" r.
first fire was Intellectual At the second Mr.. Soulcs
bullet hit the Marquis in the thigh. 's am struck"
ne said, and fell into the of one of Mr. Soules
seconds. The wound is said to be serious. recon-
ciation had not been effected at last advces. Much
sympathy had been manifested for Madame Soul,
throughout the unfortunate affaiF,and in European
circles in which duelling is not considered crime
opinion sustains the conduct of Mr.. SouIe and his
son.
| FREDERIKA BREMER AND MARY HowITr Miss
Bremen has published card in the Lcndon Times
from which 1t appears that Miss Howitt, in her re-
cent translation OF Miss Bremer's book upon Ameri.
ca, has, in many instances entirely misconceved tn,
f meaning of Swedish words, and has thus repeate.
y mlsrepresented her and put into her mouth word
which she never intended TO Miss Bremen gives.
by way of illustration, an instance in which Mary
Hewitt has translated quite incorrectly the epithet
applied TO a lady 1t is impossible to tell how ma
f ny of the apparently unkind criticisms upon the
characters, friends which appear in the book are
thus due to the blunders of the translator Mis-
e Bremen tells that if the translation be corrected
throughout, - many things that may noD justly gire
otfnoe' agH entirely U0nist or seem dlferent.'
But Miss Hewitt was not content with making
r mIstranslatIons; 1T appears that she went
Tar as to 1nterpol0te passages (and those the mos
Objectionable which appear in the book) which are
not to be found in the Swedish edition
The RUSSIAN CHURcH.--The Russian church af-
ects liberation. Of the vast population offully Co..
e OOOO0O only about As 100000 members of the
regular church; 600 dssenters heretics
that church itself; 100000 Roman Catholics are
It found throughout the wide domains of the Gar and
S 100000 Armenians. The Protestants of the Augs-
) burg Confession of Faith, amount 10 100000;
those of the Reform Church 1000. There are TO-
600 Moravlans while less than 2.500 900 belong
n to the MahOme.an creed. The Jews are 500 600 in
number and the followers of that mysterious po-
tentate, and Grand Thibet amount to no less than
half that number There are creeds still more ex-
trdordnary throughout the tract of terri
tory which constitutes the Russian Empire, 10 900
open idolators, and less than 100000 are ad
: dcted to the disgusting pratce of Feticism
e Shipping bats, cows and every uncoulh specimen of
brute as representative of the divinity of Heaven.
~ NOVEL BATTLE The author of " The Voyageh
Inda," late English work, describes combat which
> he witnessed IN the Straits OF Maacca between
{ a shark and a turtle:
'One day. while lying at anchor and whistling fo:'
breeze, the stewart rushed in with the strange
= nouncement that shark and turtle engaged
in fight alongside. Doubtful and amazed at the ac-
count of so unusual and Unequal combat all
rushed on deck and there, enough
immense shark and turtle of venerable antiquity if
might judge by his size and The profusion of bar
i naces and other parasites with which he was deco
t rated. Without respect for his age and quaker-Iikc
habits, the shark made furious charges at poor turtle
: who opposed the dangerous jaws of the enemy with
V the full front OF his back, which impression
y could be made. On occasion the turtle did not
turn sharply enough, which him the greater part
O o one unlncky hipper Indignant at the perverson
OF such ademanlc banquet to the voracious and dis
eliminating appetite of shark, skipper interven-
ed with hapoon but with such i'll. Judged aim that
it fell butt end foremost, instead of the point;
It whereupon, in disappointment, we would gladly
v have pitched him after it, 1t, however, answered the
purpose of soaring away the shark for few moments,
,f which the turtle made the of 10 scue off 10 the
n bottom, where he was safe from the attacks of his
n ravenous admlrer.'
3 FAT AND LEAN.-A man praisng porter said if