Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-15
From Bell's Life in London, August 23.l
TIr. uOrpby,s Doings I'm England


| Since the arrival of Mr. Morphy, the young
| American Philidor. in England, he has played
constantly with all who have dared to pre-
sent themselves, and his career 20 far as been
one of unmxed triumph. The sceptics who
| turned up their noses at the very idea of a
| boy of twenty being first-rate, are now
muttering in bated tones about exceptions"
! to the usual rule, +" and so forth. We candid
| ly own we consider Mr.. Morphy phenome-
non, and are delighted to hail in him certain
| " the finest player since Mcdonnell and La
! Bourdannais. Results in chess speak for
themselves; and great talent is neither to he
| written down nor inferior talent written up,
| save for a season. Mr.. Morphy has favored us
| with the exact score Of all the games he has
played since he came to the old country, not
| thinking it worth while to include number
| of games played givin the large odds of rock
| or knight, all of which he has won. Beginning
| with Herr LOwenthal-while we write the
match is not over; but Morphy has but one
more party to win. They have played twelve
games. of which Morphy scores eight, draws
one, and loses three.
With Mr. Barnes, of the st. Georges Club,
Mr.. Morphy has played &c games. winning
| nineteen and losing seven. With Mr.. Borden
Morphy played nine games, winning five,
losing one and drawing three. OF twelve
games contested with Mr.. Bird, Morphy gain
Hampton the American has played and won
two games; and of six played against the We
teran, Herr Lowe, the American wins six F!
With the Rev. Mr.. Owen MOrphy played five
games, winning four and losing one, and
then giving pawn and move for 4 match OF
| five games, now all five, drew two,and lost
onei 1t was agreed that If Mr.. Morphy
beat Mr.. Owen at pawn and move, he
was to play q second match at pawn and
! two moves. which match we shall, doubt
less, therefore, hear of in due course,
Morphy being remarkably given to carry
out all his undertakings. He has hardly
yet found time to play with the leading
members of the London Club, hut we antici-
pate some good battling yet with their most
promising player, Mr.. Geo. Medley, destined,
we believe, to go very far on the chess road to
fame.
We are glad to say Mr.. Morphy is in excel
lent health and spirits certainly stOuter in
form than when lie landed on our shores, and
much pleased with the kind reception he has
met with generally. A few words, now, on
the prospect of a match between MOrphy and
Mr. StauntOn. respecting which, note that we
strictly aim at fact. not comment. Mr.. MOI
phy has thrice challenged Mr.. StauntOn and
the receipt of his cartel has been thrice cour-
teously acknowledged. The first challenge
was in priut in an American chess monthly,
from the New Orleans Chess Club, inviting
Mr.. Staunton to come out and play on his
own terms, for ony stake up to $4,000 side.
Mr.. StauntOn's reply indicated great de-
sire to play MOrphy, but refusal to come so
far; and for this he could not be blamed.
Morphy crossed the sea. and repeated his
challenge, for the second time, UaUd TOce. re-
ceiving for answer polite renewal OF Mr..
Staunton's wish to play. but desire to have
a ..few weeks" preliminary practice, study
forth Nv
ed assent, as he does to almost everything,
but the few weeks and a few more, passing
without the day being fixed, the initiative
here being clearly thrown upon Mr.. Staunton,
Morphy sent his third challenge. in writing,
and received written reply this week. But,
unfortunately. this written reply is merely an
echo of the old delighted to play and the
rest of it; no day or even month liked for the
encounter.
Morphy, perhaps, hardly feels it delicate to
send a fourth cartel, but we think his straight
way course would be to do so, simply saying.
Twill you kindly name the day, or do you
decline accepting my challenge? Mr.. Nor
phy leaves all condition to Mr.. StauntOn, and
will play for any stake, from 9l0O to $500 on
each side" A gathering of chess-players
takes place at Birmingham on Tuesday next.
at which both Messrs. Morphy and Staunton
will be present. Unless the day and hour for
beginning the match are then fixed, the whole
is smoke, and the chess circle must draw their
own conclusions. Morphy stands. in relation
meanwhile to Staunton, something like our
gallant Broke did in the Shannon off Boston,
when he sent his well-known cartel TO the
American captain of the Chesapeake "YOur
flag requires a victory such you would gain
in taking my ship to give it the position in
the eyes of nations you pretend to take up. 1
can remain here but eight-and-forty hours
longer wanting as l do provisions and water.
So do me the honor to come out at once and
fight if you mean it," 1t must always be re-
membered that Morphy is here merely as a
traveller, and therefore cannot afford to wait
for an adversary till the days of grace 1860.
If Mr.. Staunton declines his challenge, Mr..
Morphy will probably run over to Paris to
play Harrwtz, and from thence on to Ger
many to encounter Anderson.