The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-11-13
A Iset,ea from NJ. nIorphy.

The match between Morphy and Uarrwit;
has been e igt,edsby the latter, On lie nIea q
hlshealtE, the score standing ut the close. Nor
phys z, gliarrwitS q n: drawn. i, With cbarac
@tefistie generosity Hxlr. Morpliy accepted tl,t
resignation, but declined the stakes. 2508 francs
Az ne last dates Herr Andersen. the celebra,
ted t'rnssiaa player was IN his way to Paris q
Pay With The Young American. The eminent
Hernmn master. Heyderbrnnt, is also in Paris
oy this time, and will have d ioust with Nor.
ERby. The f,llowipg letter will be lead with
interest:
CAFR DEI.A REoENcE, PANS, Oct, 1858,
Haaosla,d ~stuunfoa, Esq-0n nv arrival II
England, three mouths since. i renewed H.
challenge 10 yon personally which fhe New
Orienls Chess Club Ind given some months
previously. You Immediately accented In,
demanded . months delay in order to nrepare
Yourself for The contest. Subsequently VA
proposed that The time should be postponed Ill
~ after the Birmingham SNsetlng, IL. which /
asserted, Qnthe approach Of he period yol
md liked. ! addressed y,.u a communication
requesting that tile necessary preIimilaries
,ilsgh he Immediately settled, but yon Iefl lon.
con without replying to it. ] went to Birm.
lhgtaln fur The express purpose Of asking Won
- Ply q stop TO fnlller delay by fixing q date
Tor the opening Of our match; but before tile Or
puri'nlty presented itself yon came to me, and.
~ we presence Of Lord Lyttle,on, Mr.. Avery
anu other gentlemen, you stated that Your lime
was inHeh occupied IN editing a new edition Of
Shakespeare, and That you were under heayp
bonds TO your publishers accordingly. Bnl
yoll reiterated your intention to play with ma
and Sa'd tina, il wauld consent 10 4 further
reinforcement until The first week in November
yen wonld, in a few days, communicate With
me and blk the exact date. have nat hoard
further from yon, either privately, by letter, or
through The columns fthe Illustrated London
News ieN
Aslafement appeared in the chess depart.
ment OF that Journal a few weeks since. lin,
Mt. Morphy had come to Europe unnroyia.
ed with the hackers or seconds; 9 the irfarenca
beng obvions that my wlnt Of funds was The
reason ot our match not taking place. As
yen are the editor of that department Of the
London News, / ielt hnrt that =
who had always received me at his
club, and elsewhere, with, great kindness ana
courtesy, should allow SO prejudicial d state.
20 be made in reference TO me-ope. too
winch IS not strictly in accordance with tact.
Kermit me to repeat what | have inyariablv
1ec'ared IN every chess community [ have had
the honor Of entering, that | am not u profes.
sional player-that I never wished 10 maxi
any skill ! possess the means 81! uecpniapv, nd.
satieement, and that my earnest desire il neyslJ
70 plny for any stake but honor. Ny friends
n New Orleans. however, subscribed a certain
'um, without any cnuntenance from me. and
nat snm has been ready for yol to mfet a con
time past. Since my arrival in Paris
have been assured by numerous gentlemen
hat the value OF those stakes can be- gimnupai
ltely Increased To any anionnt; but. fM mysrft
9srsonaliy, reputation is The enly NEGATIVE / |
ecoghize, 5sat
The matter Of seconds eaunot, certai,5S9. ,fra
difficulty. had the pleasure Of beiiY Ar.1
eccived IN laa'dpil by the St. Georges Shess
Jiah, Of which yoa are odistinsuishea a mem.
and Of those gentlemen | request the honor
appointing my seconds, to whom give fun
authority in settling oil prelimiparies.
In conclusion, l beg leave to state that I have
ddressed a cory of this let,erto several editors.
ENG most desirons that our true p~ositiun
Iinuld no longer be misunderstood by the com
unity at large. Again requesting you 10 fix
ne date LOT commencing onr match, / baYe Tho i
onor TO remain, sir. your very hu able ser.
ant, PAU MoRpuy.