Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-17

gna so as to authorize the committing OF estates
OF lunaticS 10 SherffS and SergeantS when commit
tees appointed by courts fail equality, was read
n third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot, the House adjourned.
| The SouIe Duels.
| Mr.. Walsh, the regular correspondent o. the M
York Journal Of Commerce, writes as follows:
| PARIS, Dec. &c, 1858.
Last week, the tidngS OF the Soule dueS at
Madrid excited here sensation MS lively as dIu
the Russian dispatches from the Caucasus and me
Euxine Such rencountreS in the diplomatic
sphere, have been exceedingly rare since NE laSt
! century enclose for you several oil the BRUSH
and French narratives. You will particularly mole
the statement which the Republican SIecle,- oil
this morning furnishes from the brother-p' law OF
NJ. Soule, the MiniSte'. have not time 10 Trans
late il: but probably there Will be version III The
London papers. At first, it was believed ny the
foreign legations in Paris that the elder Sonle was
killed. The French Ambassador, tie Marquis
de Turgot, was for considerable time Louis Ma
Duleon's Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is an
amIaUle polished gentleman universally esteem
ed in butil private ard official life. His wound
was not deemed alarming on the 2gth inst, at
Madrid. All the mcLberS Of the diplomatic corps
and the people of distinction, inquired at his T1si'
dence constantly and anxiOuSly touching his con-
ttion. FIom the beginning, and d"rimg the pro
gIeSs Of the double QUARREL telegraPmc dispatches
came daily 10 the Imperial family at tile TuIleres
The Duke d'Alba, you are aware, is the orolher-
by his reference 10 Margaret of Burgundy does not
appear. 1t is difficult to imagine that an insult
was meditnteG; and tn: mere circumstances of
the exclamation by guest of the Marquis, was
moi, we think, adequate motive for challenging the
latter. The seconds of the American Minister are
described us of radical politics for Spain
AliOgehe- it is an unluCky beginning on his Si0ei
it does not migrate him with thoS- with whom he
has 10 hold official md personal relations. Ante
cedent collateral facts, when reported 10 Wash
ngton, may alter the present complexion of the
case.
The Paris Steele publishes the following letters
on the subject of these dueIs nj Madrid:
-..... ...t PARIS, Dec. %.
"MonSeur lie Redacteur-In the version which
you have gwen of the duelS which have taken
place, on the one hand between the Duke OF Alba
and Mr.. Soule, il, and between the Marquis dc
IuTgOt aud Mr. Soule, SrJ on the other, there
tlree errors. The family ties which closely unite
me 10 Mr.. Soule make it my duty 10 correct them.
tits untrue that Madame Soule presented herself
in the costume of Mnrguerlte de Bourgogne al the
ball given by the French Ambassador; my sister
wore robe Of blue velvet, low in the neck, with
louuCes OF lace made of gold thread, and on her
head tOrsGde glands dor. What IS true Is that
the expression which gave rise TO challenge sent
by my nephew to the Duke of Alba, is thiS:-
Look at Marguerite de Bourgogne' which Mr.
Soul jr., thought he heard proceed from the mouth
of the Duke of Alba, and which he warmly took
up. The meeting took place on the l4th. After
half an hours combat without result, the seconds
interfering, and declaring honor to be satisfied, it
ceased and the parties shook hands. Mr. Suule
did take up the affair OF his sou, for his challenge
10 NJ. de Turgot was sent OH the morning OF the
very day that The duel between the Duke of Alba
and my nephew was TO place. The letter 10 the
Marquis de TurgOt, OF which the following is
leral copy explains the motive of the provOcatiOn.
"'Monseur lie MHTQuS-The difference which
has arisen between the Duke Of Alba and my son
took place i'll your SaLO'lS. l was at your house,
where and my lamily were invited guests, and on
the occasion OF a frte of which the Duke Of Alba
might consider himself in some measure The hero,
that the latter insuIed Madame Souie, without any
thing having hitherto happened 10 exonerate US
from the bond of good fellowship which that cIr
cunstnnce causes TO weigh on you. 1t is even
| positively stated that the insulting expression
Afterwards made use of by the Duke Of Alba, and
SO nobiY taken uP by my son, first proceeded from
your mouth. That being the case, Monsieur lie
Marquis, have right 10 90 to the tue source
which place swords in the hands of the Duke OF
Alba and my son, to make it NINE as far as you
are concerned, and 10 demand personally salts
| faction winch you cannot refuse nc. Mr.. Perry,
an American citizen, Is charged 10 receive your
Ipy. have the honor TO be, Monsieur lie Marquis,
your very humble servant,
"'PlERRE SOULE."
| "Citizen Of the United States
NJ. de Turgot declared. on his honor, through his
seconds. Lord HowdeE and General CaIlIor, Tint
he did not make use of the expression imputed 10
him, and refused 10 admit that, the insult took
place in the S1lOns OF the Embassy, he was bound
10 give satisfaction for il. Mr. Soue then insisted
ON NJ. de Turgot meeting him. The rest is known
Accept, &C. "tALFRED MERCER.
age Rue NoIre Dame-des- Champs"
TIE DIPLOMATIC DUEL.--MADRID, Dec. 21.--The
medical report issued last evening" respecting the
condition of NJ. de TuTgot, was mole favorable
than the preceding one, and stated that ieurile
symptoms had somewhat abated, The bulletin Of
to-day states he continues i'll the same state. tits
thought that nmpwtation of the leg will be neces-
sary. a5..
| SLEEP.
From Hnfeland's "Arl of Prolonged life," re-
Gently published by Tickuer, Reed 8, Fields, we
copy the following chapter on sleep:
l have alte0dy shown that sleep is one OF the
wisest regulations of Nature, to check and mode
Inte Mt fixed eriods, the incessant and impetuOus
stream OF vital conSumpLion 1t FORMS as It WERE