The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11


PARm, Dec. q, 1858.
WIN commence By speaking Of spAia who're the Minis
TOR Of the Unitsd States his son-two sobls hearts
worthy Of each othsr-havs just nobly played . n
pastk dAossesv, the against the Duke d'Albs tn
father against tbs Ambassador Of France have ALREADY
spoken Of the h act Of this DRAMA Of which the saloon
Of the Marquis do rurgot the theatre; but my In
formation was then incomplete. ! now know al abou
the origin and the oonouson Of this affair, which ha
aroused lively feeling, both In the old and the nev
world an Indebted for the details TO Spanish gentle
who lately arrived ct Paris from Madrid, and wit
messed most Of IT, facts His testimony IL worthy Of tn
greatest confidence.
II seems that before the Off siAl reception OF Mr. Soul
by the Queen Of SPAIN II remored that the French
Ambassador and Nine do Montijo had shown little Attsn
ton the Minister OF tie United States and that thu
latter of the pair had left the bedside Of her daughter
the Duchesse dAba to excite Queen Isabella and her oour
against the emissary OF Mr. Franklin Pierce. believe
for my part that this ia altogether untrue; ant
what confirms this belief, is the fact that the
oepton given by Queen Isabella to NJ and Mrs S'ul(
was most gracious end worthy Of the sovereign IS o.
her gusss Be this IS may the morning Of the 18th
OF November, the baptism Of the new born Duke DAbi
took place the infant held 1t the bapsmAl font BY
the ambassador and the ambasadress Of France the
Of the Frnch The same evening the Marquis dc rurso
gave large ball In the ambassadors hotel to which al
the members OF the corps dipomaq invited. and
consequently the representatives Of the American
legation. Mr. soule. his wife, and were there
- h gentlemen we're dressed in rreproAohabl.
uz,n.r, black coats, with shirt treats and ruils-
Z lace. As 10 Madame Sculo. she wore blue
". We. d. e~s made ut Paris by PAlmyre the favor
its dressmsker Of Queen Isabella. The dress was
nt-a VI h golden les, and not high necked, As
HIS been said, but low ~ modesty woul1 permit .
mother OF a family To wear Her hsae, which Is still
bes Il III and expressive ornAnont-d 18th COLLEEN
b, from which hung two acorns, which fell grace
have seem Las Nouedades, MAdeid jouroal vhic a
very ency to tbs Minister Of tns United Slate.
toilet Madame Sou.e the queen Of tho Marquis de
Turgot's ball Her entrance with her husband made
quite sensation. Wishing TO destroy this favorable
impression and perst v~rip 10 said In spirit Of hos
Dc iono ievisw.d hrs soue, dress most severely and
the 90 oiSsS nss 10 ne, ~.
ing himself the echo Of their spite the Duke de Alba said
to friends. "Look at Marguerite de Bourgogns"
before, il 80 mon, trous ia regard to Mrs Soulc
lady of the highest character ana virtue that 1t Is i'm
possible to see in i mora. comparison but simply
physical likeness with the wife OF Leuis he Fourth who
personed in the piece ia Tour dc Nese" BY Made
moisee Georges as corpulen as beautiful This remark
excited with good the lndgn ston Of young Sou
Who heard It willie crossing the yarlor With Ms Perry
the wife Of the Secretary OF the american legation Ne
Vile Sope stopped when he heArs the insult his moth
and answered ~ lLe epithet OF cdndie polss0n.
MS. Perry drew him at once into psrlor where his
father sas, and related to him what had occurred Mr.
Soue did DOT leave, ~ was stated BE saw that duel
would BE- the ult OF his scandal and With the noble
devotion Of father he st oacs ormsd the projsct to
avert the peril from the head Of his I'D 1t
his op n While Melville telling what occurred his
q her looking for the Duke dAoa, having per-
ceved him near the buffet he went to HIM, took
him BY the elbow, and looked sterniy in bis eyes.
for he made answer and retired to corner Of i'd
joining ON, where he rem sized Mr. Soule wandered
and n-th or Of them left the place until the crowd bsgaa
TO leave the parlors Next morning Mr. Perry and the
Spanish Colonel Mians were entru tad to deliver to tho
Duh Alba .etter In which Neville Soule required
parauon for the insult done to his mother and said to
the Doke Iether your name nor the position that you
hold from fortune to which you owe that name, can
Colonel Al,ns who was init na, ely acquainted with
the Duke Aba the usht his duty TO explain his mis-
ration for ths insult before delivering the oh aenge he
bore The Duke having shown the most oonclAt0ry dis
position, The Colonel handed him the letter asking that
he should veiD writing the answer he had given verbally
Wi hout showing any the Duke went into hts
study ard sros TO the younger oule that although his
letter Their rong he could understsnd the painful
ssItirnrut -hcb had dictated Il III may have ma H.
snd.d h- 10 rtfersn TO the words vi ID which he
arged, such remark though 90 not rsmsmnsr it,
could have said l. Of the lacy, mother, whom
have not the honor ia know even by sight
The seconds having declared themselves dshsd With
expLApAuOn or reLtNou0n o, ttS Duka O. AIDA,
oue uni his athsr had sst I'D so and this
nrfortupste incident seemed To have rminst-d quietly.
But public opiI ion generally nd that the beau role
been played by the 1oupg Yshkes Some Spsni ,riS,
suh Csstilian 81 ivsn~ss the poiT d'honear
ptoache ed The GeecebI Of tn Dakes Of Al knd
sick with having bHoi ed Mt before nsro or
would have sAd, before ,H1nc Dec Ii Is All
but .hs aso TO to require conf mstonthar eas
French embSey Indignant at tn part plsysd 10 th
affair by grand d. EspdrH. brother-in Law Emperor
Napoleon III In case frank add perfect recon
clA,it appeal to arms, was niece Sary. Csvsrly
soundsd 10 regard 70 reconeiliAdon young 3oue 70.
jected all overture Then the ks addressed letter to
Colonel Mlans in which he said that the explanations
given BY him Duke d'Alba) to Mr. Neville Soule haysg
been ~ some person. ne sso1sas right
ths friendly remarks Of Colonel hans and Of Mr. Perry,
and BY the Ale ags Of Mr. Soalss The latter
tsrpretatiop and appealed to Colonel Mans who made
TO The Duss in which he ent.avored to save
his amour prore With the talent Of sps,i,h diploma
fist rlAoed between the anvil and the hammer After
hsvipg the Duke dAlba Of his desire please
him. Colonel Mlans added:-" But cannot, to attain
Your lister Mr. soue il oonsequenss Of the one he
has written to you, and can explain nothing but
the Impression under which you wrote to hm and your
comm II sometimes some faults becomes them also to
know better than al others, how to repair them"
HS low 0 iilfuly the pill WAS sid.d the friends
3D. were but moderately satisfied With 1t but the Duke
showed more vise philosophy, and having met With Col
Nnans he gave HIN b u his epi.tle saying GAN had
heart to /, whether h.a notlosi your esteem.
do not care what others may cay about it."
The storm, to the honor Of Young Soue appsAred
TO be dirkpated for second time rhen 18th Of
December hs received In his turr chals &c from the
Duke who based his movement the coloring the
Correspondents Of the English papers had given to the af
fair Nevells Soulc accepted the chsle once and
Hght with swor.s took place between the parties the
14th Of December 1t continued for thirty with
ont either Of them being funded. hs ecoods declared
that did require moro, and upon their invita-
tion the two combaants who had given pro fs OF equal
skil s1d equal courage consent-d to shake hanas.
Whilst this was passing, Er. Soule who're exctsment
and suffering eais be conceive d sent TO the Mar
quis &c Turgo challenge, Of which tie following ia
presented As suthab lie copy
MoNsr LIZ MARouis-The Inference Which has arisen
between shs Duke ii and had its origin 10 you
saloons. IL was your house. VII. AND family
yopr u occasion Of fcfe which
dAbs may be sid, red tn hero thst the later
permitted insult Mrs Soue cttbing
from tie solidarity which these circumsta
Its stated that tie offensive word pro-
unoed aftsrvar 10 by the Duke Alba nabiy RI,
triI by son, IT tered by This b-ns
ict le Msrqu have the right - 40 bak 10 this
Of tie affair which hiss pl oed the sword m the
OF the Duts al aud II 70 m. he II miae,
cards YOU, and TO AK from you, n,llr s,t,ct
All ch cannot refuse
Mr. Perry, smcri CT. and friend ,sut us,ed
70 tAfe your Intwer.
have he honor TO Js, lie Marquis yoi- very humble
tryaDt PiLhRS SOILS,
Citizen o the uuis 81 S,..es