New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-06


The match between Morpby and Harrwitz has been
resigned by the latter on the plea of iheath, tie
score standing at the close Morphy, 81 Harrwitz, 2;
drawn, l. With characteristic generosity Mr. Morphy
accepted the resignation but declined the stakes $50
francs AT the last dates Herr Andersen, the cee-
brated Prussiau player was on his way to Paris to
play the young American. The eminent German
master, Heyderbrant, is also in Paris by this time,
and will have joust with Morphy.
The following letter will be read with interest:
CAFE DE LA REGEcE, PARIS, Oct, 1858.
Holcnrd Staunton, ESq.--On my arriyalin England,
three months since renewed the challenge to you
personally which the New Orleans Chess Club had
given some months previously. You Immediately &C.
cepted, but demanded a mouths delay in order to
prepare yourself for the contest. Subsequently you
proposed that the time should be postponed until
after the Birmingham meeting, to which assented.
On the approach of the period you had fixed | ad-
dressed you q communication, requesting that the
necessary preminaries might be Immediately settled
but you left London without replying to it. l went
to Birmingham for the express purpose of asking
you to put stop TO further delay by fixing date
Tor the opening Of 0nr match but before the oppor
tunity presented itself you came to me- and, In the
presence OF Lord Lyttleton, Mr.. Avery and other
gentlemen you stated that your time was much Occur
pied in editing new edition of Shakespeare, and that
you were under heavy bonds to your publishers ac-
curdingy. But You reiterated Your intention to pay
me- aud said that if | would consent to q further
postpOnement until the first week in November, you
would in few days, communicate with me and fix the
exact date have not heard further from you either
privately by letter, through the columns of the
Illustrated London News.
A statement appeared in the chess department Of
that journal few weeks since, that "Br. AoTphy had
to Europe unproyided with hackers or seconds"
the inference being obvious that my want of funds
was the reason of our match not taking place. As
you are the editor of that department Of the Iustra-
ted London News, felt hurt that gentleman who
had always received me at bis club and elsewhere,
with great kindness and courtesy, should allow SO
preudical statement to be made in reference to me
one, too, which is not strictly in accordance with
fact.
Permit me to repeat what I have invariably de-
Clared in every chess community have had the
honor OF entering that am not professional player
that never wished to make any skill possess the
means of pecnniary advancement, and that my
honor. My friends in New Orleans, however, sub
sGribed certain sum, without any eountenance from
me, and that sum has been ready for you to meet a
considerable time past Since my arrival In Paris
have been assured by numerous gentlemen that thu
value OF those stakes can be Immediately increased Il
any amount but, for myself personally, reputation
is the only incentive Ireeognize,l
The matter OF seconds cannot, certainly, offer an,
difficulty. had the pleasure of being first received
in London by the st. Georges Chess Club, of wbel
you are so distinguished a member and OF th0st
gentlemen | request the honor of appointing my
seconds to whom give full authority in settling al
preliminaries
In conclusion, beg leave to safe that have ad
dressed copy of this letter to several editors, being
most desirous that our true position should no onge
be misunderstood by the community at large Agar
requesting you to fix the date for commencing ou
match / have the honor to remain, sir, your verJ
humble servant, PAUL M0RPHY.