Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-05

TERRIFFIc CoNBAT.-It took place tie ether
evening at the Theatre, in 1.-The exciting dra-
ma of the French Spy The French army
is encamped before AIgiers. and has some
thought Of taking the town BE- storm. Which.
In fact, it aGterward does In the French
army is young officer with white fringe
around the brim of his cbapeau, Of the name
of Col DeCourcy. Col DeCourcy tells Ma
jor Didier and Sergeant ubourg, in the
presence of the whole French army. number
ing some three men. exclusive of commits
stoned and non-ca amissionrsi officers. that be
is in love, and iniimafes that tue agonizing
la OF his Msih ide is feeding upon his
,.-.-eslz cheek aHd undermining his eonstitu-
ton. Love ia France Is one OF the Pablo
Institutions OF the country. ard when fel-
low fails into it. nc does nj care who knows
it, Heace il.e tender revelation which Col.
DeCourcy IL .kes TO the French army before
Algiers
Al this jIuctu;e lLer, appears in the army
Of The French a youag volunteer, who is as
durab Is JoHN q. DEEcKINHDCE on the Nor
folk questions. but who IS death on panto-
mime, and gives bis name as Henri St. Alme.
He turns out to be Col. DeCourcy's sweet
heart. M5tbilde, who. as she IS woman, can
talk as well a. any ody, if not better, Only
she dos Mt want 10. She is Tins come to the
camp di-gui-ed as soldier TO look after the
Colonel and see that be does Mt get hurt.
This young volunteer is sent into Algiers hy
the French commander as spy. and while
he is there. the Colonel IS captured 10y the
Algerines, and is thrown into prison. Henri
goes to the prison TO coucert some scheme to
llbeIate the prisoner, and while be is there a
deranged looking Arab comes along and fires
an empty pistol at him, which Snaps. He then
draws another, which goes of 10 a small extent,
and Henri falls with scream at the prison
door. the shot having inflicted dangerous
scare in the neighboI hood Of the LETT lung.
But the Young Spy is MT to be shot down
like dog and have nothing to say about it.,
and hence it is not surprising that he soon
gains his feet and prepares for a terrific COM
bat. The maniac Arab has sword at hand,
tie Spy fGdS one lying about loose in the
dark, and the fight begins. Alter few
thrIsis ard passes, the hilt of the Spy s
sWo ord becomes l0Osened, he snatches it off,
throws it away. and Selling the naked blade,
goes on with the fight. But the Arab sees
that the blade must soon blister the hands OF
the "bould scjer boy" and calamity swaps
swords with him. Alter while it begins to
hurt hi: hand. and he seizes the Spy by the
wrists. and a terrible struggle takes place all
the way to the back of the stage, during
which the Arab has a chance TO whisper,
Hold on till ran aEd get another weapon"
which he accordingly ruus and does, while
the Spy lodges around and waits for him.
The sword Is soon procured and the combat
deepcns bus after few blows, the Arabs
blade snaps Of near the hilt, and he defends
himself AID presses upon his enemy with six
inches of blade, amid tine subdued applause
Of thu pit, at the same time calling for help,
which finally comes in the shape of two bare
headed Aigcrine Zouaves in their shirt
sleeves. when the French Spy is captured,
and thu most desperate fight in the history of
single combars Is brought bloodless close