Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-14

NJ GAILLARDEr writes the Courier des Etal, Unis
detailed statement of the unfortunate quarrel which Mr.
SoULE, our Ambassador to Madrid and his SON. have had
with the French Minister at the same Court and the
Duke of ALBA, near relative to the French Empress
The history of the quarrel seems to have commenced
even before Mr.. SoULB reached Madrid From the tme
Of the reception Of Mr.. SoULR American Minister be-
gan to be agated, NJ. TURcor, the French Ambasss
dor, and Madame MoSrJo, mother Of the Duchess Of
Alba, showed little friendship for Mr. SouLE. Madame
DE MoSrJo is accused of having intrigued to induce
Queen ISABELLA to refuse to receive him.
Thus matters stood until the occasion of e or grand
ball. given by the French Minister in honor of the birth
day OF the Empress. All the foreign diplomatic corps
were invited and, consequence, NJ Soule, his son.
VINO also Secretary Of Legation, and Mrs Soule
present by invitation. Mrs Soue, who is handsome
woman, was dressed richly but tastefuly and Madrid
paper states that she queen Of the ball. and her
trance produced sensation" To destroy the favor
able impression Madame soue had made spirit of hos
tile criticism was manifested by coterie led on by NJ de-
Turgot and Madame de Montjo. The Duke of Alba con-
senting to become the echo Of the coerie remarked "a
Mrs Soule passed BY, there goes Mary Of BurgundW
Young Soule, being close by heard the remark and i'm
mediaey resented the odous outrage upon his mother
and applied an epithet of contempt to the Duke as
The parties were then separated, but next morning
young Soue the Duke demanding an explanation
Of the insult to his mother. The Duke explained and
apoogised and those acting under young Soue declared
themselves satisfied But the public appauded the spirit
Of aeune Yankee and the Duke twtted on his lack
of the old pride of his family The quarrel
ed and the Duke sent challenge retrieve his danae
ed honor 1t was accepted, and the premnaries being
arranged duel with swords was fought. The fight last
ed twenty minutes, both parties showing equal skill and
courage The seconds nterred declared that the honor
Of neither required further defence and the principals
shook hands and parted
Mr. Soue, senior, however considered it proper fop
him to represent to NJ de Turgct that his wife had been
nsulted in his the Ambassadors salons on an occasion
upon which the Duke Of Alba the honored guest
and the person from whom the insult came that the af
fair had forced the sword into his sons hand that he
had been informed NJ de Turgot was an nsrator of the
insulting remark; and consequently, as NJ de Turgot
had not discharged his duty host in generating him
self from any sympathy with the insult, he obliged
to demand personal satisfaction To Mr. Soules commu-
nicaton NJ de Turgot replied denying that he instigat
ed the insult but refused to give any satisfaction for it's
occurrence at his m Mr. Soule persisted in his demand
for reparaton, when the French Ambassador said he
would make his reply at the pistols mouth.
meeting was arranged, Lord Howden and Gen. COL
er acting seconds to NJ de Turgot and Gen. Valdez
old Governor of Cuba and M Benito Aeo de Gamnde
exember Of the Spanish Cortes, Mr. Soules seconds
1t proper to state that Mr. Soule signed his letter to NJ
de Turgo Pierre Soule Citizen of the United States'
and not with his official rank thus separating the private
individual from the public officer Time was given to the
principals to arrange their affairs but it being limited
that the Spanish Government intended interfere to pre-
vent the duel Lord Howden waited upon Mr.. Soule and
urged him to consent to an earlier meeting. Mr.. Soule
replied that the change of arrangements incoRve-
nient but he did not wish forego the satisfaction which
was his right and therefore yielded.
The meeting then fixed for 12 NJ. the next day;
but reaching the ground difficulties arose. Mr.
Soules seconds demanded in his namc that the combat
be with pistols at ten PAGES The Marquis de Turgot
INJURED, and proposed distance Of forty PAGES is
that Monsieur e Marquis" said Mr. Soule, (" what you
call replying to me at the pistols mouthe But the Mar
qus persisted in his desire to bring down his antagonist
at long shot" The first fire was Intellectual At the
second Mr. soules bullet hit the Marquis in the thigh
am struck, he said and fell into the Of one Of
Mr.. Soules seconds The wound is said to be serious
reconciliation had not been effected at last advices
Much sympathy had been manifested for Madame soule
throughout the unfortunate affair." and in European cir
ces, in which dueng is not considered crime opinion
sustains the conduct of Mr.. Soule and his son.
Nep York Sun.