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come to exonerate you thus far from the res
possibility that circumstances imposes upon you.
It is stated as fact even that from your mouth
proceeded in The first place the offensive express
sion afterwards employed by the Duke of Alba,
and so nobly retrieved by my son.: Such being
the case NJ. lie Marquis, have the right to go
back to the veritable source of the affair which
puts the sword into the hands of the Duke of
Alba and my son, to make the quarrel mine as
far as it concerns you, and to demand of you
personally that satisfaction which you cannot
refuse me. Mr.. Perry, an American citizen and
my friend, is empowered to receive your answer.
II have the honorto be, NJ. lie Marquis your
very humble servant"
This letter was signed Pierre Soue, Citizen
Of the United States, in order to separate the
private man from the public functionary. In
doing so Mr.. Soule has given proof Of his great
respect for the people whom he represents, and
for the character with which he is invested
Tho. Marquis de TurgOt has declared upon his
honor, through his seconds Lord Howden, the
English ambassador, and General Cutler, that
he never uttered the expression that has been
imputed to him, but has refused to give satiStac-
ton on the ground that because the Insult was
offered in his house he is, therefore, bound to
apologize for it. Mr.. Soule persists in his de-
mand for PREPARATION, and has taken for his sec
onds Gen. Valdes, at one time GOoerner Of Cube,
and NJ. Bonita Aejo de Gaminde, exmemDer
of the Cortes. "Let it be so, then" said the
Marquis de Turgot to them eventually, Il shall
answer at the pistols mouth"
The encounter was fixed for the 18th Dec.
The foregoing is partly an abstract, but for
the most part literal rendering of the letter OF
NJ. Guillardet. He concludes by saying:-lt is
unnecessary to tell you with what interest we
await the issue of this encounter and what pro-
found sympathy is felt for poor Madame Soule,
who, with nothing to reproach herself with
ssi''at f--sl..,, hoe bcvn Oglh pence 70 -
dure blow upon blow, an injury unprecedented
for woman, and double anguish as mother
and wife.
At the time NJ. Gaillardets letter was writ
ten, the result Of the duel between the elder
Soule and the French Minister, was not known
in Paris It's contained in the following ex
tract of letter to a London paper, dated Mad
rid, December L.:
regret to have to inform you that the affair
to which | slightly alluded Yesterday has tetmin'
ated in hostile meeting in spite of the efforts
of the friends of the parties to bring about a
peaceabe arrangement; and it is admitted on
all sides that Lord Howden's efforts to recon
cile them have been unremit,ing. The prlnci
| pals are NJ. de Turgot, French ambassador, and
Mr.. Soule, United States envoy a: this court
| The seconds of the former were Lord Howden,
and General Cutler, French commissioned on
| the boundary question. Mr.. Soule was atten,
| ded by General Valdez and Senior A. B. de Ga
mindo The duel took place this morning with
pistols, at twenty PAGES, the parties meeting al
| Chamartin, league from Madrid, at half past
eleven. The first fire took place without effect
On the second fire, N. de Tursot was shot thro
the leg, near the knee; he was Immediately re-
moved home in his carriage; and bore the inJu'
~ pretty WELL The leg is now a good deal
swollen, but as it appears that the kneecap was
not touched, and no principal artery wounded, II
is trusted that his state is not one of danger
Mr.. Soule was not wounded,