The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-01
T III E DISPATC II.
The Late Duel.

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FRIoAY MORNING. ............ 49,. OCTOBER /. ,sss
The Late Duel.
| The inquirer Of yesterday, contains the follow
ing editorial relative to the late duel, and the
publications recently made on the sane subject:
| In the absenes OF both Mr.. Wise aud Mr.. CHS
man. we tarposely abstain from publishing the
circumstances attendin. the late duel. We know
nothing ourselves Of the facts and state moth.
| ing but what we have head. II Ia not 10 be
| expected that either Mr.. Wise or Mr.. Chisman will
make any statement for the present. and We know
not that any will be necessary at any time. So far
| as We have heard we believe the statement of Mr..
Irving, as far "a it goes, is essentially, mainly
correct, though we ars not authorized by any
party so to say; and IL there be any correction, i
must be made at the proper time, by the parties
parteipators themselves. One import ant fact, we
believe, 10 omitted by Mr.. Irving-that after the
fourth exchange ofshots aud Mr. Clemens fell, Mr.
Wise rendered him his hand, which MIR. G. took,
and Mr.. Wise ths1 disclaimed seeking his blood,
and tod him that he fought upon point OF principle
without hostility or malice: To which Mr. Clemens
assented; and tbsy we're reconced before they left
tho field Tbus. these gentlemen fought on their
own responsibility; their friends served them
with their advice the duel WAS fairly cou-
Quoted and honorably fought and euded and
80, We believe, their Immediate friends express
ed themselves, and the parties were reconciied-
Why make any further explanation or ststementss
They should now be avoided, for many reasons
There il other fact, however, necessary TO De
known. Mr. Clemens, il seems. wrote proteftatiou
respect the and motives OF bis state
meDt Of the interview between him aud Judge
Brockenbrough, which he has published 10 card
eince-ths day after the duel. WebelteVe Ihat no
such protsstation was made known by Mr. Clemens
or his friends to Mr.. Wise or his friends on the
ground or before the fight Vas concluded-not IN
I'll it appeared in "Tbe South the next day. We
know not what effect, If made known TO Mr. Wise,
| this protestation would have had, and We are not
4 ar ntly
have weighed at all; but to say smpy that 1t Was
not made known on the ground before or after an
exchange of shots and, of course, could have had
no eecs, whatever, then, in either terminating OF
promoting the fres. We deem further comment
| from US unnecessary
Tas OREGON wAR-peaM Of Lieut.. AHen.-The
following, from the oregon Times of August 2lst
gives the particulars of the capture of large mum
Der OF Indians aud the death of Lieut. Allen Of the
| Ninth Infantry ,
friend whose statements We know to be wholly
and entirely reliable, Informs that an express
| arrived ut Fort Vancouver on the evening of ths
| 18th from the Dallas, sent by Major Garnett Who
is in the field against the Indians In the Yakima
country. The Major had left Fort Simcoe on
the l0,h inst, and At the time of writing his dis
| patch Was on the Upper Yakima river. Gu the
night of the 18th be detached Lieut.. j. K. Allen,
ofthe Ninth, with party OF fifteen men. to sur.
prise and attack small band of hostile Indians
| tenant executed the duty with consummate
daring and skill. He surprised and cap,ur-
I'd large party of Indians, consisting OF ts On
ty-one meo. fny women and Children, and
seventy horses aud twenty bee CATTLE besides other
| property 1t is not stated whether or any
| capped, though it is highly probable that under
| C yer OF the night many made good their escape
| We are greved to earn-What sombres deeply the
| picture Of victory-that in the engagement, Lent
Allen was MORALLY wounded, anddi.d in few
hours after the arrival OF The company at Mai )r
Gai nett's camp lie 10 the third of the brave aud
gallant officers OF the regular army who have
fallen this season already in this country by the
hands of the hostile savages. His sudden aud un
| timely death will be deeply regretted by all who
knew hin.
Three of the prisoners taken by Lieut.. Aliens
party were recognised as active participants and
leaders in the attack on Robinson's company Of
| miners and were Immediately hung by order of
Major Garnett, who, we are rejoiced to know has
no fancy f'r playing or temporisiDg with the In
| dian murderers Of white meu.
THs Losr BALooNIsT -RUNoRs OF A BoDF FouND -
The Detroit Advertiser of the 25th Instant, says:
yesterday morning the citizens of Adrian we're
electrified by the Intelligence that a body had
been found In marsh about ak miles east of Mon
roe, station forty miles distant from Detroit on
the Detroit and Toledo Railroad, and that the body
WAS supposed to be that of the unfortunate Thurs
| ton. This announcement created the greatest
| excitement at once throughout the entire town,
| and flew from house TO house with won
| dersul rapidity. The Mayor OF Adrian aud the
Sheriff of the county took the morning train,
and proceeded to Monroe to identity and bring
back the body. So convinced were they, whom
| they reached Monroe, that the body lying in
| the swamp was that of Mr.. Thurston, they
procured suitable coffin and proceeded at
ouce to the point nearest the swamp by the train
Onr informant said the gentlemen from Adrian 20.
of the train and couversed with the men " bo bad
just come from the body. 1t lay Dear the lake. in
q swampy place, and the men said it must have
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tito description given. that the body conld not be
| the Of which they were in search, they made
| preparation to return to Adrian. We learn that
| MIR Thurston was Uidower with one child, an
| interesting young lady of eighteen years and that
he was the proprietor ofa small Fruit Nur.sry, in
the city of Adrian. The daugh liter is over " kelmed
with grief on account OF the misfortune that has
| overtaken her father"
| IMPORTANT FROM THE Society ISLANDS
necatios to The U1aited States--We have important
| Lews from the Society Islands, dated at Raiatea
and Tahaa, on the 9ih Of June, aud at Tahiti on
the 18th of July. The governors of tbs first
| named islands-who have the power of appoint.
| ing or dsthroniDg the king-had. it appears taken
| the supreme power from Tamatoa, Va, son ef
Queen Pomare, of TAHITI, who was elected chies
| magistrate about a year ago. The eX-King then
| decided to return to the home Of his mother Pu.
| mare, and thus the islands were left without
| ruler. In this emergency the governors offer ed
| Consul Owen, Of the United States, to surrender
ment, and handed him official letters to that fleet
| for transmission to Washington. This movement
gave great offense to the representatives Of Eng
land aud France, who melted sort Of revolution
against the governors. In this state Of affairs the
French war brig Hydrographe arrived at Raiatea,
and her commander took Mr.. Thomas Croft and
Mr.. Jordan. American citizens. into custody, and
conveyed them to Tahiti, on account of their an
nexation procliviter.
Our MINISTER TO DENM,Rk.-Letters received
from Copenhagen meution the arrival there preyi.
Gus to the 18th of August of Hon. Jas NJ. Buchan
m, United States Minis er to that court. He had
been most satisfactorily received by the king and
majesty in company with others, whom he had
found, most cordial and agreeable.
PAsToRLL.-A letter from Washington in the
Baltimore Sun, says:
The rumor is current here that the Rev Dr.
Hoge of the Old School Presbyterian Church,
Richmond. Va, is about TO change his pastoral re-
lations to the Second Church of this CITY, over
which Rev. DR.. Eckerd so long presided. If such
sh :uld be the case his presence may greatly pro-
III ote the important church enterprizs which, for
years, has been contemplated in this city.
TIE ROMANCE TAKEN ORA mau who ha, been
West, and been chased by an Iudian, makes
the following matter CT fact observations -
Much has been said by poets and romantic
young ladies about the picturesque aspects, aud
the noble form of 40 untamed, untamable warrior
rfthe prairie, aud far be il from ms to gainssy
them. An Indian is a noble spectace-in q pic
ture at safe distabce-but when this noble SPEC
tscle is moving his mocassin in your direction, aud
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