New-York daily tribune., 1859-10-03

The selfsyled Captain DeRiviers, which resalteA h
- sstsmpt to fight a duel mas been the prndpA
topic Of Conversation among taose ooxnixsut Of The
iscss since Saturday last. The gallant Captain imph'
Gated u the courageous Zousye, the sbfuc,or OF ~
Maid OF Mobile, the nlsr who foash duel in Me-
Orleans with coat Of steel mail under his shin, snc
| who has brought himself into such d;sgraocful
| notcriety during the past year that be 10 gss-
l efa'y known only as . vsgaoond sdvce-
l turee. The cause OF quarrel seems TO b
| o. follows: Some short time ster the eelebrsted
trial Of De Rvsre for the abduction Of Miss Bouut
and subse quent to his escape from m foe the larcsay
Of her jeweby snd personal wardrobe, with which he
was charged, be took OCCASION in gssconsdng Mood
to remark in public bsr.Ioom, thsi Re bad go mach
conf iepce in bis own powers of fascination, that
disposed to effect her ruin. no American 10
could for five minutes resist his seductive arts We
regret to say there American gentleman prss-
ep ct the instant to kncck him down, aad he Aped
for Tire time with impuny. The story OF THE osolsae
ard cowardly lie came 10 the ears Of Mr.. william
Mullgsn who strsghtway made inquiries for the
persons who had heard the French puppy
mako his boast, with a view Of expressing he
coptsmp.uous opinions very freely TO any maR
Who bad listened TO the remark without instantly
knocsiDg DeRivieres head off. lie could, however,
ie1n OF no American who was present a, the tne.
Some five months since Mullisan and DeRivers, Who
Lad been introduced on previous occasion, met On
course Long Island, when DsRiviore sa>
dressed Mullgan who responded, "Go away, yoG
miserable impostor; you contemplate vsgaboai.
81 don't want to speak to you, and tell you MOI I.
speak to ne again. This settled the Freuchman
for the time, but lAss Wednesday night be
aesin encountered Malixan In rsrrys SAloea.
On Broadwsy just above the Ne,ropolisAa Hotel.
Bob men were in Company With fnsuds sad De II
Were again epoke 10 Mudigan, who responded II
words similar TO those he bad used the racersck,
calling De Riyiere black guard loafer and mpos-
tor and . scurvy vsgabonJ. This language. applied
TO him the presence Of his friends too much foe
the pretentious Frebchman to put up With, sni 10
LETT the saloon he Said to Mulligan; "You shall hsas
from me, sir." Mr.. Mullgan responded; 81 hsA
rather bear from you now, and here you have aay.
thing to ssy to me-"
De R,viere made no reply, but went up the stairs
into the street. accompanied by his two friends, who
appeared to he Italians neither Of them speaking Be-
glish enough to bs readily understood. Maligan soca
followed them, but when he reached the top OF the
status, be found that DE R,vi,re had disappeared uP
Broadway, but the two ltalisn gentlemen we're still
standing at the head Of the stsirs Mulgau thoages
be perceived in their attitudes and manner
something threatening to himself, es he imagineA
that they were about to draw weapons, whersuPea
be stsp pped up and demanded If they we're nteniisg
to sssassiuate him, but they not undertaking
sufficient English 10 communicate their explanations
with readiness, Mulhgan still under the Impression
that they intended violence, stepped up to one Of
them and seized him by the mustschs, giving the
gentleman his name aud address In he should de-
Ill, sftay wArls Int
protested in the best English they could muster. thss
they were not friends of the sbscondug Frsnchmss.
but had merely happero TO be 10 the saloon BY acct
dent. whereupon Mullgan was satisfied aud profsred
sufficient apologies.
On Thursday there was boatrace at Staten lslasd,
which Mugan attended, and therefore the challenge
whi N il seems DE Rivere had sent next day Ffidsyh
did rot reach him. When he received the hostile
message be ct once erred the arrangement OF the
preminsriss to bis friend Colonel Lewis, vol
gentleman Of this city, who undertook the tax the
day. After several delays prayed ia every esse
by DE Rviere, of an hour and a quarter one of
two hours and th,n still another Of hour or -, the
beligsrent parties finally met on Saturday afternooe
about five oc ock on q certain field in Woehawkea,
NewJersey not far from the ground immortalizsd By
Burr and Hamilton. Mulgan, as tao challenged
party had the choice Of weapons and he selected six
shooting revovers and desired the distances to be ten
PAGES, or at the far hest fifteen PAGES To this the
ssoopd of De Riviere Mscaferri, the Italian opers
aipger, objected. De Rvere himself demanded thst
they fight at 30 PAGES probably fearing that his ooss
Of mail would not resist the force of q shot at ton
paces Mr. Lewis, on the part Of Mr. Mulligau, thea
offered to make the distance anything from three 70
twenty paces, the parties TO fire one shot and tben
walk up and keep firing at their convenience until
each had exhausted his shots. DE Riviere through
bis seco1d objected TO this and in fact objected 70
everything that looked like immediate settlemsat
Of the difficulty. by this time II had become
so dark that DO fight could bo bad that aght,
and the parties left tho ground, with the understand
ing that II terms can be agreed they arc to msss
again Before they left the spot, however, Mdl'ssa
leaptd out Of his carriage, and offered to hgat Ds
Rvers at any di,tance, and on any terms, % - 70
bave the fight at once. Mallgaos second at onos
uterfered and desired him TO return to his carriage.
There will, probably be no further trouble, De R''
Were having shown the white festher throughout
bas doubtless ran away from the city. We osanos
bot think that the meeting was most uncs'led foe
condescepsion on the part Of Mr.. auligsn, Who.
whatever may be bis faults, has physical courage
that tas never been questioned he had no call 10
place bimself on level with man, who, 1t sppenr
has not the pluck to fght except he be protected
from all possible harm by surrepttious coat o.
mail
MILITIA NEws.-DorDg next week, the snna" m