New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-17
a Frisr.tfur Dues IL paris.


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/ lcarespanaaues Aew York Express4
Wen. the last literary duel to rettyn L, onv
mnttons-was between III Charles zForssfa4 s. go. -
aiist and critic, and NJ Theodors
ana dramatist 9. Both gentlemen are men of iaient
BILE repute Like many Parisiam n ,
does not confine his pen to any particular hxsnb
OF his profession, but eonssibnfes fertstr.s
essays, critclsrns, sketches, or paragraphs d az
the Monde Llstre, illustrated weekly af savsss -
circulation, and in a recent review Of one a. e {
BsrrIere's plays, used language which Inc laffsr
enose e 70 consider personally offensive. Par par
e,stsse will here remark that the critics os M
Fsrls press, as well as all other journalists are
onged, by law, TO sign their articles, and there in
ptopapiy no walk Of French literature 40 besga
Witn M dangers and difficulties as that of dramatic
/ critic The public expects to be- fsarlessiy ANA
llhparuaAy informed Of all that Is worthy of mem
tIoL ~ me theatrical world, and the writer r1rss
olashenes ... incur fne resentment Of susceptible
authors, or state what he knows to be Ilntruf.
The consequence Of this situation ID that tg,s
critics OF the best daily papers are men of high
social standing and eminent In their profsssioga t
only safeguards against the Constant I,s7or ~ -;
pleasing the public or being challenged Nv sss,,,e
lists The judgment of sacf writer's a. Thes,Th;g
Gsutier OF the MoTsaeesr, jules Janfn of the Defs
TTiosen.lae q the to,astttio7e1, Paul de Sains
| Yletor o. the Presse, and one OF two others ara
generaliy outspo oken-these of VI. de SAINT Victor
| IN parncnlar-and must be submitted To yyifl1ons
9@psn @ thuiihus Bat the critic of the second elass
4 -AN " eai sac WeeKEIcS the Paris f1rnaa
DO not, by any means occuny fbf eT.fiab a. -
pan position Of their favored brethren They avs
neld INDIVIDUALLY responsible for any attacks thssv
choose to risk, and several am,ng fbn ,7.s.s .1s-S
have fought at least twenty duels n h; ~ 80
prisng, therefore, that skill with The sr1alssc.
Is an absolute requisite among that class of iour
nalsts VINO are mot yet great men, and whs express
| independent opinions. =
/ One Of the journals to which H. Monselsf IN Nm
| occasional contributor, and whose senfinsnss
toward toward noth ~ Monselet and N. Barriers are
irlehdy, gives an account of the occurrences which
immediately preceded the duel, and of the eucoun-
yer tsei The story appears to be told impartially
ana from the condensation of il which foiIoyga v.y
VIII a,s see & now thoroughly Fe,achy has been he
Next door to the principal entrance OF the faite
theater on the boulevard du Temple, ID q cafe a
all times much freguented by literary gentlemen.
@ Da. more man usually crowded on Friday evening
last, between the acts of melo-drama which WA
being performed for the first Time in the adjoining
theater M. Monselet was slipping his coffee Al &.
table in the cafe, when NJ. Barriere approached.
touched him on the shoulder, and reauesteff 4
moments conversation on the boulevard oDfsilass
desired. a - : -
Sir said NJ. Barriere, z you are aware that
requested you not to eritieise my plays., 5
!" have a right to do SO, nevertheless " rerliaR
n. Monseiet. However, you need proceed ne
further. ] know what you wish, / win be 81 yoar
disposition tomorrow morning. % -; -
repeat, sir, n said NJ. Barriere that forfsa
again. 5g-sl =
The remainder of the phrase was lost III d sIap
on the lace, inflicted by NJ. Monselet on Mr.. Bar
riere The parties were Immediately separated
and no further incident occurred until the follow
ing morning, (Satnrday] when two friends of H.
Monseles met the gentlemen charged BY N. Bar
rere with the prelminaries of the combat After
q brief conversation, it was decided that the en-
counter should take place the next fay III tie
Park of Mendon, favorite dueing ground in the
enyirons OF Paris. TIE weapons selected were, -
| usual, smallswords.
On Sunday, at halEpast 10 O'Clock, fjust aboss
church timel the adversaries, accompanied by
their seconds and surgeon, arrived on the ground
and favorable spot was chosen in q deserted IN
ley of the park; Messrs. Monselet and BaYrierc
were in the act of taking of their coats, when tWp
gendarmes suddenly issued from dump or
bushes.
What are you doing here, gentlemen ?'1 demand
ed the senior of the two peace guardians.
i Is clear enough, imagine,n replied one OF
Gasee sas esgereas party that we haven't come 70
In accordance with French law, d written stasss@
ment of the circumstances under which the arrest
had been made was being drawn mp BY one OF the
officers, when the other endeavared 10 reconcile
inclination with duty by healing the quarrel
| "Come come! gentlemen!n said he, ssfheYe Il
capital mode of settling the difficulty and reliey-
ing us Of the necessity Of nalSdg you prisoners
| Go and drink bottle of wine togetheriu
| pretended reconciliation took place transpa-
rent enough, in all probability, 10 The gendarnes
who nevertheless feigned to believe what they saw
NJ
| Mendon, near by, and to go where they might
| please afterward. The party met again compile
OF hours subsequently, in the city and started in
| the midst of drenchiag shower for another rem
| devious, in the vicinity of Paris, hamlet On the
| river Marne, called Nogent. The seven gentlemen.
came to halt on little island in the river and
there the fight at last took place. Considerable.
difficulty was experienced in finding auitahIes
spot, and when selected the seconds were obliged
to beat down the spongy earth with their feet The.
rain was still falling in torrents as, indeed it did
throughout the day. A pleasant moment for q
You may judge of the degree OF Importance at
tached to one of the Partisan affairs of honerss
from specimen of the remarks made by one Of
the principals Just before the sword was placed in
One Of M. Monselet's seconds, with amusing
gravity, said TO him. This is serious business
and yon are wrong 70 be go calmn
"Oh, dare say replied the other. 4tBas
made arrangements to be very excited at tan
minutes to Ill this morning, and the time is long
past
As he took off his veat, the same gentleman nh.
served, with smile, a You are about to get 4 laa
at my suspenders. have bought bran new
pair--rose. .coorea ones-in order to appear 10 The
greatest advantage"
The two adversaries were placed in posifion hxy
their respective seconds, and the signal given. III
the end of two minutes, N. Monseet's little fsEgeT
was pierced by his opponent's sword to the depth,
of an eighth of an inch.
Stop ~ cried the seconds
The surgeon examined the "woundedn man
and gave # as his solemn opinion that the combat
should be declared at an end. The seconds Of MI
Monseiet asked NJ. Barriere if he was !" satisfied
M. Barriere left 1t to his seconds to decsle; H
being customary, in these matters not to know
whether one is satisfied or not. NJ Barriere,s se-
conds proclaimed that honor had been y;niss-
Gated, without stating whose ''honor.n M. Mon
selet bowed to NJ. Barriere; M. Barriere bowed 10,
NJ Monselet The Journals which give an account
Of this tremendous affair, are happy to state thai
the wound of NJ. Monselet il not Of character ~
seriously jeopardize his life. A few days repose
will probably suffice to heal the eighth Of an fneh
sword thrust in his litte finger. Consequently, II
NJ. Monselet has friends on the other side of The
Atlantic, let them calm their apprehensions
. The whole party left the island together, and as
they separated at their respective carriages, ii il
important to mention that NJ. Monselet again howea
to NJ. Barriere, and II. Barrere again bowed to
nj. Monseet. Here ends this interesting cont
mean, duel.
ADVENTURE WITH LIoN.-The Independent of
Constantine (Algeria) publishes the following ae-