The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-29

0eng answered in the affirmative proposed that Mr.
Old should deliver the message. Mr. Old said he pre-
lerred thatCO Davis should do So but would accom-
pany him. When they arrived Mr. Wise's positiop
Mr. old, at Col. Davis's request delivered the
message, substantially follows: .sMr AvIett he
IeVes from the conduct just exhibited by Mr. Wise
1nat tne offence offered to him by Mr. Wise was the
result OF a Misunderstanding on the part of Mr.
WISE. Mr. Aylett therefore desires by-gones to be
6y-gones, and amcable relations to be established :"
Mr. "lse Immediately, and without consultation,
Pid aTPeu as follows: 81 have just given sufficient
SS SSElushce that l have desire for Mr.. Avlett's
pood, nor do desire now to use any disresDectfuI
an hI IIage towards Mr.. Aylett, or any language
Iotts mion may wound his feelings; but Mr. Ay-
very dear to me, are in my opinion sncb nc T., NO
clude any reconciliation between Mr. A yiott ponJ
myself: prefer that we shall meet hereafter onIy
as perfect strangers"
Col. Davis then interposed substantially in tho
following terms: ~ do not understand nv nrinci
pal as declaring perpetual hostility toward MIR. Ay
lett regard his declaration as referring only to
the present, and not as shutting the door to the
possibility of future reconciliation"
Mr.. Wise replied that he ''desired his LANGUAGE
to be understood without notifications that he CON
sldered any explanation of it as unnecessary; that
he had Enot referred to 'hostiitv.' present or fn
ture; that he desired to meet Mr. Avlett as an en-
tire stranger. Col Taliafprro expressed the opin-
ion that he understood Mr., Wise's language 10 be
sufficiently explicit without modification or expla-
nation.
Mr.. Old said he understood Mr.. Wise de,ired tba
parties should stand as they had met. Mr.. Wise
replied he did.
The parties then left the ground
Inc ABOVE statement is correct The surgeons
conhrm the substantial correctness Of the statement
WIN. OLD, Jr.
]. LUCGUs DAVIS.
In signing the above | would remark that the
whole Is prepared and published at the request of
Mr. Old, that neither MIR. Wise nor / desire the
publication nor the object to the same With this
view, have co-operated with Mr. Old in the pre-
paration OF the above full and accurate narrative of
facts.
also took occasion to announce. that previous
to the duel, Mr.. Wise placed in my hands a specidc
statement OF the causes of the difficulty, to which
he had already referred in general terms in bia
correspondence with Mr. Avlett The priviIana of
publishing such specific statement, whenever he
may lind such publication desirable is still reserved
by Mr.. Wise.
also take occasion to explain:
lst. That am informed by Mr. Wise. that when
the word was first given by Mr.. Old Mr. Wise dis
tnctly understood it as the signal of actual combat;
that Mr. Wise purposey retained his fire. intending
hrst to receive Mr. Aylett's fire and then to fire in
the air; that when Mr.. Old suggested the probabiIi
ty of misunderstanding, Mr.. Wise remained silent
only because of his unwillingness to disclose even
to his own friends his intention before receiyinn =
fire from Mr.. Ayett
I'd When after the second giving of the word I
asked Mr.. Old what propositions he hnd to make, |
intended only to ascertain whether Mr. Avlett de-
slreu lurther satisfaction. j. LUCUs DAVIS.
1t is proper to state that the above publication
has been made at my sole instanc, and request
was solely responsible for the termination of
the duel between Messrs. Aylctt and Wise. | with
drew Mr.. Avlett from the field without conference
with him or any other person, and am of course
responsible for the honor of my principal from the
time that addressed my first note to Mr. Wise
until l announced that the affair was ended. /
sustained Mr. Ayletts conduct thereafter In nv
Judgment both parties acted throughout the affair
as men OF honor and courage.
L withdrew Mr.. Ayett from the field because |
RAlIlh hnrrn. l. g..
Wise declined to fire, and would not have served
MIR. Aylett further, after knowing that he could
not fire at Mr.. Wise.
could not consent to allow an effort to vindicate
the honor of two gentlemen by fair and chivarous
combat to assume the character of an implacablc
ieud, to be ended only by brutal rencontre. |
am informed by Mr. Aylett that he did not fire at
first at Mr.. Wise, because believing Mr. Wise to
be an expert shot, he had determined to reserve his
shot and to fire after getting aim. Mr.. Wise not
having eveed his weapon before the word ''three"
he supposed Mr.. Wise under the impression |
was rehearsing, and not giving the word as an or
der to fire. Mr.. Aylett not only reserves to him
self as Mr.. Wise does, the right to publish here
after all matters which produced the late unhappy
difference between himself and Mr.. Wise, but has
not the least objection to its being made public
through any medium of communication which NAV
be deemed most eligible by his friends or others.
WIN. OLD, in.
A CHESTER County FARMER IN ENGLAxp.-A plain
Il
to. Europe, writes the following interesting and
readable account Of his observations and advcn
lures in England to his county paper, the Chester
county Times. We have seldom met with such
good descriptive powers even in more ambitious
efforts:
Nine-tenths, should think of the wheat ground
in England, is ground by wndmills. These are 50
numerous that out of London YOU can, at any time,
see from one to halEa-dozen. They are usually
built in the shape of fruscrum of cone, about
% feet perhaps in diameter at the base, and with
frame top, containing the gearing. This top is
turned by a small windmill in the rear so as always
to keep the large sails of the mill in the wind
These sails from forty to fifty feet long, mea-
surfing their whole length across the pivot on which
they turn, and about four feet broad The arms or
sails OF this large structure arc constructed the
same plan as the revolving blind shutters of our
houses, and by simple arrangement they are
turned in such manner that the wind blows
through; this is done when the mill is standing |
visited one of these mills in company with Il gen
tleman who owned it. 1t was a miserable, cranp-
ed up, inconvenient little place. compared with our
grist mills, but had two sets of burrs and with a
good wind would perhaps grind as much our
ordinary country mills. The system Of tolling is
not in vogue here, and all who have grinding done
pay for it. In short, while there is much that is
alike between England and the United States there
also many things that are different.
The English, without doubt, have the best roads
in the world, as smooth and almost as level as a
floor, and hard as granite. They trot along in their
pony carts (the almost universal way of TRAVELLING
except the cars), at about ten miles the hour and
their mettlesome little ponies show sign of IA
tigue 1t is a treat to ride such splendid roads,
at such pace, on a beautiful day and through one
OF the finest countries in the world, and it was a
treat, which thanks to the courtesy of my English
friends, several times enjoyed during my stay in
Norfolk.
The English are both a hospitable and polite peo-
pie l never in my travels met with more genuine
and unaffected kindness than have during the past
two weeks, and that they a polite people is at
once evident to the stranger. Indeed am not GER
tain that they are not in advance of Brother Jona-
than in this respect The shopkeeper ALWAYS thanks
you with profound bow, if your purchase only
amounts to penny, and thank you, is always heard
in every family for the most tritiDg service render
ed The gentlemen, however, are not quite so at
tentive to females with us in walking they do
not assist them the fence or any other obstruc-
ton. Though but very Indifferent hand at this
business myself, thought to assist a Young lady
with whom | happened to be walking, would be no
more than right, she, however, declined the prof
fered civility with the remark that she never
qured assistance.
The English are also as great smokers as the Yam
kee, and they smoke in their houses in the ladies'
company, and also in the railroad cars, and most
villanOus tobacco some of their third class passen-
gers use at that. They are also great drinkers of
porter, ale, beer and cider, wine and often some
thing stronger. 1t is the universal custom to set
out something to drink in the houses orthefarmers
and presume all others Of the higher and middle
classes. 1t is difficult matter to get off without
taking something, and they cannot understand how
ter at least Their habits flving are not such as
would suit the good people of Chester county, nor
do | think that they the best that could be
adopted. They do not, general thing breakfast
before eight have dinner at one, light tea without
at early in the evening, and hot supper with
ale porter to drink at ten eleven then smoke
and retire about midnight. In this respect, Jona-
than certainly pursues the better plan also in the
manner of managing ntroductions they might be
improved by lesson from our side Indeed they
sometimes neglect this very Necessary ceremony.
On the score of intelligence and refinement, |
think the and daughters of our Chester coun-
ty farmers will compare avorably with those of the
families whom visited. Most of the Young ladies
have pianos but could not prevail on any of them
to play sing, in fact not many of the young peo-
pie of either sex sing at all. They are generally
intelligent and well read in English history and
English literature and disposed to be sociahle and
converse well. They speak more dramatically than
we do, but their dialect is not so pure; in fact
found it rather difficult to understand them at first
and they expressed surprise that | spoke the Ian
guage so we'll Americans rarely find their way
into that part of the country, and when they do
they are an OBJECT of curiosity and of rather unen-
viable notoriety.
Every look, act and motion is closely watched and
rather freely commented upon, even to the manner
of holding your knife and fork. My manner of
using these necessary implements, though quite eff
fcctive, is not themost elegant, and occasoned,
| accidentally learned, considerable remark. Eng
lish etiauctte requires that the fingers must, no
sccount touch the blade of the knife. 1t is also
considered very vulgar to bite bread-the crust of
their bread is rather tough, with your fingers
YOU twist off convenient size for insertion, but it
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