The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-29
The Late Ducls az Madrad.

Inc f0ll0w1ng ID correct translation of letter
Of Paris. It relates to his late duel with the Duke
of Alba, and bears the date Of Madrid, Dec. 81 :
In yeur number Of the 2e27h Of December is repro
called the Assd0r de BOssne had published in its mum
Der q the 22d concsrnns my counter with the Duke
from beginning to ED pedicated correspondence to
which the original puohsher will dare to ii name
The fOl'o.ns IL my :t.ver to the Nsaosv and send
to You that nay be Inserted In yonr paper and
ace whore the cAiuDDt has founo echo:--
! MADRID, Dso 80 1853.
| To N RGSoN, EDITOR IHx AnssAom or BAYosNB:--
SlRTns aecouIt uolished in sheet o. the 22d Of
Deosmker,of the diff ,uts and Il the rcncon.r. which
have occurred betwem TIE Duke OF Alba and mvself /.
no,h,rg in spite the guaa1 tee which ou give its
Au'h lefty, but tissue Il fAlslt, and lies do not
know who as the oonsspondents VII, have furnished
!su ,he atesis You represent then having played
pAIt W the cots which they That may be-:
but they have played behind the curtain and have
actors have shown theusel much mes Of nor to
permit me- for 40 Instant to Il EN- Of having any
~bososvr they .y be- however you can Judge Of what
they sic ~ that ~hioh follows take pleasure In be-.
esne sir that yen are in no way ths c,omplics Of
ibtir ,mpostura The use you seal make Of letter
' III SHOW to what degree h we judged you rightly.
Y.usA that quarrel with the Duke Of Alba took
,Asus a M.e.me sout ,xohanssd b,tvssn t.. DaEs
Of AHA snd the AMBASSADOR OF francs and on tpeAk
Win sort Of solemniy Of the very particular interest
which bias been in the BY the Emperor OF the
French.
IL may be we'll that in spite Of the aversion which mr.
toissponcent ssem. 70 have for h. It happened to
them, In this IT les doubt through iuad
se.,etcs, nosr It an involuntary age Lwnat they
. yen this peot has incesd cbtaind some ,rv,
here, ana at rate dermnkte character to the
and object Of he offence to my mother Bat
ms point Anspoon TO you seeing that 1t cannot cause
AsrgaIds all Kept the two assertions of which
as1 spoasn tners 10 not enslword Of truth
Tie mouth 81 ihe Dohe Of Alba aIo. thst remark
r.schsa 'srs which caused 70 demand Of saus
faction. By sterb ano r.mptoy letter.
Tnie remark you WAS only innocent peasAntYy
upon the tel cite Of Mme. Sou the eccentric tasts Of
whose dreas had been noticed BY the Whole company
This 10 which kts .fssr tie Ne II
which you have made yourself tn. oompAsAnt fnterpre
tar. The my mother hat potnine ., al t. do
wish the insult which thrown upon her Her toi.
ete which consisted Of dress Of velvet from the hands
Of Mole Palmyre was that Of WON an Of taste and Of
goot society who koows how - utis that regard which
the txigenc es of the world command with the respect
which lady owes to herself
You say that the Duhe Of Abs after having resi '
letter. sent his torn OF his lends to exact the
rtrsctation Of what he had just read and obtain
rsa.ery o. tns Letter o. sspi.sssons which he had
which lad ace use and nhed to retain the letter
which had received from the Duke Of Alba GID my
word Of honor that never you'll make any it. TO-
After the trsnsmssion Of my ,hasoge letter
OF splogy which followed it. the Dixie Of Alba had no
His reply bassd upon my latter rendered any farther
explanation not onl, useless out
Thus that he has sent me two friends to
exact reraction Of whs said in my letter Il ia not
true that have dkavowsd the expressions Of which
mao. n,s nor sss my .Sr0 q honor make no use Of
FAY that the Duke Of Alba proposed To fight with
the sable II vas nsver nennonsd
ground, sfer having demanded and obtaiusd delay Of
cr,ye,fb BIT hours. cid not demand. and consequently
same time with the Duh. Of Alba and Il the Osos Of
Getting, ave mig uss BET. 70 the hour sgr upon
Yen say AAs was fol.o:ed BY SIX carriages full OF
Ysnkess, Who resids at hAdrk was followed only by
servant and By the carriage which contained my
father, my physician, one Of irsnds-Tssncb, Aks
soss AsdI, asde from the pepxd Of tina legation
rbsse ve's ell k at quarter Of league from tbs pscs
You give NJ twenty ,hrss years Of age an hardly
tv.ntytse bn. you take care not say that Duk,
Of Alba IL thirty sis that he had many yssrs OF in
strueon with the sword and that he twenty three
days 10 .x,icise iimsR after having received my cha
Ts which he declined BY .xpah .tioas aupls and salts
fActo before seroins me his, which accepted With
| out hssit.tion, and At IN. instae,
You ray that hand tired quieh under the weight OF
Is s. hut il Vas not 81 my instance that they w.I
exchanged for oher lighter which the Duks OF Alba
| had brought 9TH him.
You roy thst was wounded II Il an error have
not received the slightest scratch
In ere you spsas Of the promises ~hich you say have
msde 10 ave ,he lie to the Eoglh prsss and burn
btfsre vneses the letter which the Duke Of Alba had
written TO me WAS inospa Of making, and have
not made prt misses Of this hind nor Of any ether hind
had noting to do ~th tie English press which is Alto
res her foreign 10
me Duke OF Alba has iaien care not TO lay upon me
the ebtet re9sitiop, well knowing wis
hi ud have made OF IL Besides such rsquis.tiou
With r.spec 10 the letter which be had written would
bsve served only to create the preston that might
| contain something iuj arious 10 bis character.
And you ersl ~ description OF the
hat which represents ~ having BEEN, the ~hols lime
OF Duration, al the mercy " the Dnke Of Alba, sd
1 sesrceiy shle to holo ous NJ sword
Ir orr ts ccnfonnd the dgtrE tors who hide them
selves hehed you have only TO place der the q
your readers me account whish has been given Of the
com al oy tecopcstbst 10 say, thoes Of the Dake
OF Alba mre Will you, air reofy the fsseh ,ois
which your cOrres ondst ave mace you TO after
an nm sizing ooubt IL; bot IL yoa refuse shall tnd
means NJ and brand the Infamous cslumniatrs
| on ~brm you have made yourself the echo AMI the
| guarantee
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