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have the honor to remain my lord,
Yours, very respectfully,
PAUL MORPHY
cafe de la TGseaeg, Paris october 81 ISIS 9i0'' :. !


The following intesting letters from Mr.. F. NJ Edge
and Others are extracted from our last files Of Bells
Life in London. Mr., Edge was connected with our
late National Congress. He is now acting in the
capacity of Secretary to Paul Morphy
To The Editor of Bolts Life in London:
SIR: Two letters appeared in your paper of last
Sunday one with the signature of M. A. the other
Of Z" Fair Play In justice otact, those communities
tons must not remain unanswered, as the misstate
mpnts they contain might, perchance, mislead some
as to the good faith Of Mr. Morphy. 1t is in no i'm
proper spirit that ! appear before your readers
under my own name, but simply because, as intend
replying to your anonymous correspondents with
facts not with hypothesis, | think am bound in
honor to hold myself responsible for what advance.
The Chess players OF London and Birmingham are
not ignorant OF thentmacy with which Mr. Morphy
has honOred me during his visit to Europe and they
will permtme to state that no is better COnVers.
ant with the facts bearing the in point than
your subscriber We're it not thatPau M0rphy posi-
lively refuses to reply 10 any attack upon himself pre-
errng that his actions should be the sole witness to
his faith, Ishould not have troubled youor thepubic
| with this communication.
On the 4th Of last February, the New Orleans Chess
Club challenged Mr. Staunton to visit the Crescent
| CITY, tto meet Mr.. Paul MOrphy in a chess match
| On the Sd of April the former gentleman replied to
this def in the Illustrated London News, in the fol-
lowing language THE terms OF this cartel are dis
tinguished by extreme courtesy and with one notable
! exception by extreme liberaty also The exception
in question however Eve refer to the clause which
stipnates that the combat shall take place in New
Orlrans) appears to Us utterly fatal to the match
and we must confess our establishment that the intel
ligent gentlemen who drew up the conditions did moi
themselves discover this. Could it possibly escape
their penetration that if Mr.. Paul Morphy young
gentleman without family ties, or professional claims
upon his attention. finds it iRcOnvenient to anticipate
BY few months an intended visit to Europe, his pro
posed antagonist who is well known for years tt
have been compelled by laborious literary Occupation
to abandon the practice of Chess, beyond the ndnl
gence in an occasional game, must find it not merei.
announcement, but positively impractieable TO cas-
aside all engagements, and undertake journey c
many thousand miles for the sake Of Chess enc0ur
ter Surely the idea OF such sacrifice is not admis
sible for a single moment II Mr.. Morphy-for who's
skill we entertain the igeest admiration be desrou
to win his spurs among the Chess chivalry OF Europe
he must take advantage of his proposed visit ne2
wear he will then meet in this country, in France,
= Germany, and in Russia many champions who:
t names must be as household words to him, ready
I test aud do honor to his prowessa
No one would regard the above observation
tantamonnt to aught else than if you come
Europe will play you y but we are relieved fro
: the difficulty Of discovering Nj. Stauntons re
Q meaning by his reiterated declaration that he won
: play Mr. Morphy Within a tew days of the latte
arrival in London, the English player stated his