Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-17
Mariposa 9tmotrat.

HrNTs FOR BLOODY MELoDRAMA.-A Bay
onne newspaper has the following strange
paragraph-
A man, still in the flower of his age, and
appearing to suffer from severe wound, ar
rived in this town few days ago by the
steamer from Santauder he was accompanied
by an old Malay servant, of a copper-colored
complexion. The appearance of the two was
very singular, and the master seemed prey
to extreme sadness. After very short stay,
they both went to village in the environs,
where the master is to be cured Of a wound
he has received. 1t appears from Spanish
journal that this parsonage, who is M. X.
de c., of French decent, but born at Ma
dras, recently fought duel in the neighbor
hood of Santander with Sir Harry s., an
officer of the fleet of the East India Company,
and that he killed his adversary on the spot,
but was severely wounded himself 1t appears
also that at the time of the opium war against
China, he being then also an officer in the
East India fleet, was suspected of having en-
gagged in the piracy he was ordered to repress,
and was consequently i'll regarded by his col
leagues An offensive epthct having been
applied to him, he challenged the offender,
and killed him. The brother of the adversary
then called out NJ dc C., but the brother
also was killed. NJ. de d subsequently
had some strange adventures which led TO re-
peated duels. Thus, counting the duel near
~ nj r
than four men. Having visited Mexico, NJ
de c. fell in with the late Count dc Raous
set de Boulbon, and that person strongly press
ed him to take part in his expedition to con-
quer some of the provinces of Mexico, but he
refused. In his book, Count dc Boulbon gives
description of the person of NJ. de C.,
which is quite that of a hero of romance and
speaks with admiration Of the bravery he dis
played in ducls. He says also that as that
gentleman always avoided talking Of naval
subjects, he had never been able to ascertain
whether or not he had ever really been
pirate. 1t is said that the stranger, after
being cured of his wounds, intends to enter
the convent Of the Chartrcux at Grenoblc
A REvoLUTIoNARy CANNoNBALL FrRED-
In Norfolk Virginia on the afternoon of the
second of July, certain persons who were
mindful of what was due to that proper cele-
bration of Independence Day, came to the
conclusion to clean out an old cannon which
had been laying around ever since the Revo.
lutionary War, with a view Of preparing il for
the firing of a salute. After trying consid-
cradle length Of time to clear il out from the
muzzle, and finding it impossible, they went to
work at the vent or touch hole. This was
soon opened, and by dint of perseverance the
dirt within the chamber was hauled out by
thimbles-full, till room enough was made to
pour in an ounce or two of gunpowder. The
piece was then primed, and the match applied
when, very much TO their surprise, an un-
expcctedy smart explosion took place from
the mouth of the piece, something whizzed
across the street, and there waa a crashing Of
the wood in the door of the United Fire
Engine House opposite. An investigation
showed respectable sized hole in the panel
of the door, and inside an old six-pound can
non-ball was found on the floor. The old can
non had not been used since the time when it
was last loaded for the especial benefit of the
British troops, seventy-sevcn years ago, and
the artilleryman who then rammed home the
ball little expected how many times the grass
would grow and wither again above their
graves before the missile should be discharged.
II was very appropriate that cannon loaded
by the patriots Of 1776 should be fred in com
memoration of their imc-honored glorious