The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-30
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gyGHLY INTERESTING.

afu - -. ,ssIan Ministers woald demand their
ssrc-+s 30 ,ts eeing known that the neete had ed
rseba .,,e brave lrna,der OF the Turk.
Il scnalrou al sinope, has died q his wounds Mt
II INCL at,ss having saaeTed tive ampsta;;ois
8 en- IL. AND
II Ire or.it parers at hand by The arrival, con.
a ,o,hi,,.. re,stss 10 home politios. They say no
n s,, ol Prince Ae@st's alleged intefiefence "D '1e
" s-h!ueTy Of goSernfnent
E,bi 1farshaI yi4enun, EsrstcTd died On the stn-
FRANCE
l.o uon.e,,r a-l,os.nees tha. the Prince De Chi
., had an ass,iienee OF the Emperor, on Sunday,
a -, ter The raarpose OF delivering message
- ! &c Iaoootd Of Frleia,Tl Il j. sgrrrtised that
II 7ot,s covers some nss espedienf 10 serve the
re OF the Czas, under pretexs q advancing the
h .s.so OF peace -,
81. r,neral OF TIA; aarae. died al Nantes 5th inst
rGtlnt psygeane; formerly minister of Justice
- Luais XVII and ILims.er Of tie Interior under
sa-l,s Y AZ The tme CT the famous ordinances,
ID a,e = a; L,s es;a.e Of Mont'errapd near Bor-
,s4N. srns
TBE sogLE ppELs
rnc c aesn rave t..ti. 70 "a daughter al Madrid,
lsuLaTy :.
AZ mentioned ~ car French Intelligence the Mar
. : T., T..-go, the freuoh Enb8ssader, VINO fought
III NJ Scale Sen has been raised to the dignity
. :f-aud Oticer O. ire Legion of Homer J. wac re
. ted tia, The decoration was conferred rs an ap-
.ya Of h.s cond ci in the Soge affair. but the cor
,-uondepoe q the London Morning Post says that
s.n leon feTrmauded TargUt Tor accepting the
- and mai the decora;ion-whch was bestowed
-s, mo nial Of las ti.iaeace in the International
rs, wight Trcaiy-gas withheld from h3n1 hiteea
~ as a wa.i1rg uct C night with American Minis
, - - tltlIc,
4r SOLE. Jr.. has addressed letter 70 the Ba
. ,are. wfl.cil contained what n considers an
IN. rco.nt g: the c..caas .ances q lie duel with
r,e L he G, Aha lie @rl.es
.'} ca say that my quarrel with the Duke OF alba
,oh lie rise In gone remarks IN some pleasantres
.nOu the toiief OF Madame souie, exchange be
aeep TIE Duke OF Alta and the ambassador OF
france and yol spea. W tn a sor; OF solemnity OF
nc very particular iDterett which has been taken
10 ths affair by the Emperor OF fhe French. Il may
re well that, IN spite OF the aversion WHEN your
orrespondeIte seclus 10 have tor truth i has hap
pened 10 them in this nj least, and no doubt
Aioush laadyetence What they tell you il this
spa, has iHdeel Obtained come credit here, and
a any rate gives determined character 70 the
causes and object CT the osnse done 10 my mother.
Pat this point aba ndon 10 you, seeing tnat
not cause to me the least aBxe,y. As regards ali,
rycert me Two assertions Of which have jlst spo-
hen. repeat there s not one word ottruth in what
yUdT correspondents make you say II was from
me mouth OF tue Duke OF Alba alone that tue re
tuark rsache my ears which caused meto demand
ol hirl satisfaction by stern and peremptory let
trs Iris remark, yea say, was only an Innocent
Isasagtr5 Jon the toilette OF Nine. Soule, the &C
,euLric taste OF whose dress had been noticed by
The waole company. This is Il version which come
too LATE after th Of which you have made your
sell the eonpaisaut Interpreter. The dress OF Iny
mother had nothing al al 10 do with the insult
which thrown upon her. Her toilette, which
contested of dfess Of velvet, from the hands OF
hde. PainyTe, was that OF woman OF taste and
OF good society," who knows how to uaite that re-
gard which the exgencies Of the world command,
with tie respect which a lady owes to herself"
Mr.. SoGie then proceeds 10 contradict state
meets regarding the LETTERS that passed between the
Duke and himself, and then proceeds:
You say that caused myself TO be waited for
90 tne ground alter having demanded and obtained
dGliy Of "a hours did not demand, and cense-
quenily did not obtain any delay. arrived on
The gro and al the tirne with the Duke of Alba
aud at the place OF meeting, i've minutes before the
hour agreed spon
You say that was followed by Elk carriages
f4ll Of Yankees, VINO reside al Madrid was fol-
lowed only by one servant and by rhe carriage
which Contained my father. ny physician, one Of
my trends French, like n1yset) and one Arneri-
can-tile onty American who resides al Madrid
aside from the persoa1e. of the Legation. These
were all LEFT at quarter Of league from tte place
VI combat"
You give aae @ years OF age. | am hardly %.
hat you take care not to say that the Duke OF Alba
~ 80, that he had many years Of instruction with
the sword, and that he had . days 10 exercise him
sell alter having received my challenge which he
declined by explanations ample and satisfactory
before sending me his, which accepted without
hesitation, and at the instant
You cay tbat my hand tired quick under the
weight OF d sword which found too heavy The
swords were heavy, il is rue, but ii not AT nv
Instance that they were exchanged for Fighter
ones, which the Duke OF Alba had brought with
him.
You say that ! wae wounded tits an error
have not received the slightest scratch Ia fine.
you speak Of The promises which you saw have
made to give the lie to the English press and TO
burn before witaess the letter which the Duke OF
Alba had written &c me. ! incapable OF max
leg. and have not made promises of this kind,
nor OF any other kind. J had nothing to do with
the English press, which as altogether foreign to
me
The Duke OF Alta has taken care not to Law 40.
on me any OF the slightest eqGisioE well knowing
what account should have made with it. Re-
sides such reqa!sion, with respect to the letter
which ne had written me- would have served only
to create the impress ION lha it might contain some
thing injurious to his character.
And you crown your recital b7 description of
the combat. which represents me as having been
The whole time OF its duration the mercy OF the
Dage OF Aba, and scarcely able to hold out my
sword
:" In order 10 confoand the detyactore, who hide
themselves behind you, have only to place under
the eyes OF your readers the account which has
'een given OF the combat by cur seconds-that is
to say, those OF the Duke and nine. Will you. sir
tectly the f4!sehoods which your correspopdeuts
nav h'auN you W uUtTt am AnW1illDI doubt
1t, but II you refuse, shall tnd means To unmask
aud to brand the infamous caunniator of whom
you have made yourself the echo and the guar
antee.
ani sir. your most obedient servant
NELVIL SOULEp
The following g the memorandum OF the e.
sonds, referred 10 by Mr.. Soule:
The undersiened seconds and witnesses Of the
encounter, Which took place III the afternoon of
" ednesday, l4th inst, between his Excellency the
bake Oh Alba and NJ. Nelyil Sonic, do hereby de-
care that the sanle commenced at twenty ninut a
peioie4 o. thai afternoon, and was suspended at 10
Amnates before =, and being renewed ; minutes la
'eI, and was again suspended past O'clock Tie
4hdeEsgned having perceived that the fatigue Of
~e'n The comhatants proceeded from the bad state
oi the groand and sfil from the srea. weight
Q. the Spanish swords with which they fought
.Sanged these for cher lighter ones with which
tIe combat, being again renewed a. o'clock and
70 inmates, was cen.inaed until the undersigned
uioseni themselves obliged to give new rest to the
cotnpatante WHICH was repeared three times more,
AUG iof lie spsee OF 8 minutes each As in the
"a, oht one o. the Paases there had been an occa
on "a "dch the eoalbataHfs drew near and address
~ 70 each other courteous woFds the seconds be-
Nsed uat tue time had arrived to see if any neana
1910 oe ioanh 10 put end to The daei with homer
W ooh paTeefs taking advantage OF that favorable
:asde' and although that could not be done there
10 ttse 'oosaiis pause Insisting in that j.lea ff.v
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