New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-28
SPAIN.
THE SOULE DUELS.

Tie QutCn gave birth to gh!er at Madrid Jan. >.
Asmutoned IN our French intelligence the Marquis of
Itrcot tie french Emhe-sador who foush; with Mr.
souIt Sen fas been raised the dignity of Grand Oer
e lie L. eion Of Honor II reported that the decora
,n was conIrod as an approval Of his conduct IN the
S,u6 affair but The coresp ndeuce of TIE Loqi0a Dra
e Pcd -ays that Napoleon repri handed Torsot for az
c,iinc the due, aId tbat the decoration which was be-
slowed rs ato,molia Of s diligence in the intentional
Coryicit 1rcGy- withheld from him fifteen days, 81
avanrg OF TO Fl -ht with american Ministers in fuuro.
Nj Sout ,Ir has addressed letter 70 the Bayonns pa
Ior which contained wht he considers Unfair account
If lie circumstances Of Lit duel with the Duke OF Alba
EC writes
You say tia. my quarrel with the Duke of Aba took
M rise IN some i,mlTh- IN some pleasanires upon the
oile, Of Madome SJue exchanged between the DHke OF
AHA and Tie EmbGssador OF France and yJn speak
Will aeot Of soi,mniy Of the very particular interest
which as been tab in Inc affair By the Emperor Of the
Fro1ch II may be well that in spite Of the aversion
which your CORES ,oId MS seems t. have for truth.
II las hoUcuod 10 them in this ease ct least, aud
doubt through ina3vertence r. render ii al m
voluntary homage What they tell yon m this
rCItd Les inlood obtained some credit here, an
a, any rate gives determined clirac.er 10
TIC c1LsCs and object Of the ocnse done to my mother
Tbs POINT abandon to You, seeing tat 1t cannot
cause TO The least anxiety A. regards AL except the
Two assertions Of which ha!e Jn,t spoken roPsl,'
tLUe il no word of truth in what your c1rrespont
trte make You ay. 1t from t4o mouth If he Dtte
If Aha aloue that the remark reached my ears, which
e,cd ne r. demand Of him satisfaction BY stern AMI
n,'.nt ,Iasartlv upon he toi6t Of ilme Soils the
ccceuc of whose dress bad been noticed blythe whole
c,uImv This is weston hch comes too late atcr the
OF which You have made y)lseii ie con- iasani n
to,eer Tie dress Of my mother had nothing at all -
do with the insult which was thrown upon her Her
toilet which consisted OF dress OF velvet RON ms
hands Mdo PalInsro, was shai oi woman OF taste
end Of good society who knows how to unite That regard
which the exgen0os Of The world command with the re-
"You say thai caused myself to be waited for on the
clourd cr having demanded and obtained delay Of -
LOUIS did lot demand, and consequently did not %
tain any delay arrived on The Ground at The same limo
" tn The Duke Of Alba 0Al at the place OF meeting five
MINUTES teicTe the hour agreed upon
You sew that was followed by six carriages full Of
Yankee who reside q. Madrid. followed only By
O., ser, ant and by the carriage which contained my fai
e. my vhy sician one Of my friends French like yOdrsetl
ard one American only American WI, resides al
Madrid aside from the per.onnF of the Legation These
were all lett at quarter Of league from fireplace u com
You give me 20 years Ct age avn hardly %; but,
care not to say hat tho Dlke OF Alba 30 tha,
lie had many years If instruction with the sword anu mar
he lad 3 days exercise himself after having received
nv daence which he declined by eXllanih ons ample
ad satisfactory, before sending Inc his which accepted
NitEcui Csitaiion, and AZ tie instant
"lou say that my hand tired quick under the weight OF
asword which found too heavy The swords were heavy
il tue, but not at my instance mat lhey were eN
changed for lighter onts which the Duke OF Aba hai
lrou eht with him
y on say that was wounded. 1t is an eror-I have
not rectiN I'd The slightest scratch In fine You SPEAK OF
tie promises which you say have made to give the lie 10
which the Duke of Alba had written to me. was inca
pablo of making and have not made promises Of this
Lind, Of any other kind had nothing to do win the
In. Ish press, which is altogether iOrogntO me.
The Duke Of Alba has taken care not to lay upon me
the slightest requsiton, well knowing what account
| should have made with il. Besides such reqalstion
with resp, Ct the letter which he had written me- would
have served only to create the impression that 1t might
contain something injurious to his character
And YOU crown recital by description OF the
combat which represents me as having been the whoie
time fits duration at the mercy Of the Duke of Alba and
toarcoy able 10 hold out my sword
In order 10 conouud the detraotors. who hide them
selves behind have only To place under the eyes OF
YOUR readers the account which has been given OF the
combat by our secondstha is TO say those OF the Duke
and nine VIII Won sir recy the falseho ds which your
correspondents have made you to utter am unwilling
TO doubt il but you refuse shallhnd means to unmask
ard 10 brand the infamous calumnators O "hO youuae
made yourself the echo and the guarantee
81 am, Sir your Hos' 0Oedi'n' servant NEIvIL soULE-
The following is the memorandum of the seconds, re-
ferrod to by Mr.. Soule
The undersigned seconds and witnesses Of the elcoul
ter which took Place in the afternoon Of Nedns sday
inst, between his Excenency the Duke OF Aba anu u
Neyl Soue do hereby declare that the same commenced
AT 20 minutes before of that afternoon, and was su'
pended at 10 minutes before and being renewed min
ues later, was sgain suspended past o'clock lhe IN
dersgned having perceived that the fatigue of both the
Combaas proceeded from the bad state of the ground and
still from the great weight of the Spanish swords
with which they fought changed hese other and ghie
ones, with which the combat being lain renewed at
O'Clock and 10 minutes continued until the under
signed thought themselves obliged give rest TO
the comba,ants which repeated three times and
for the space of five minutes each. As in the last but
of the pauses there had been occusion in which the
comhsants drew and addressed each other
cons WORDS the seconds believed that the time had
riv,d o see if any could be found 10 pat end to
be drel with honor both parties taking advantage of
Lat favorable incident and although that could not be
done there in the following pause insisting In hat dea
they succeeded in procuring upon the grouni sel re-
Cancellation frank. loyal and without conditions equally
! honorable to both antagonists 49,, ;
ds,sv 10 declare definitely terminated the combat snnu