Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-24
A Duel betyyeen an American and an
Austrian Count

IRON lie Paris Correspondence Of LIE Nerd.l
There was at Florence lately, ard last sum
rner at Ostend. young American lady, in
whom- beauty. grace, and PERSONAL distinc-
ton were united with wealth and the honor
OF one OF the first names OF the New " orld.
Miss ", whose tgiumpils have already, on
several oecasfonF. enliveneG orr pen, belongs
to the aristocracy of the United States. Her
family is among that small number which
preserves the ribbon-a precious symbol and
conmemoratiFe insignia of the national in
dependence. One of Ter ancestors was one
OF the most noble and Intelligent assistants
OF Washington. in his great and patriotic
work.
A yonng officer, lately in the Austrian SER
vice, The Count Ii. de D. an accomplished
gentleman, happened to be in the town of Os-
tend, and tell entranced before the wandering
fairy of the New World. He was afraid of
this Sudden Invasion on his heart He wished
TO ty, and be fled; but love mounted in the
same wagon with him. After i little time the
Count H. demanded of Madame W. the hand
of her charming daughter who was then with
her family at Ostend.
The request was granted The family went
10 Paris to prepare for the marriage. and es-
tablished themselves at ST. German. The
father OF the young Count hen arrived All
the prelimiuaries were arranged the marriage
was published at the church OF st. German
and at Vienna, where the celebration was to
take place. The elite OF the Partisan public.
who had received letters OF invitation. thought
that the marriage would soon be celebrated.
and that the honeymoon would be enjoyed in
some mysterious German manor-house when
suddenly they learned that the brother of
MademGiselie W. had, on the goth instant, IA
meeting at Aix-ia-Chapelle with him who was
to be his broiher-in-law, and that without
the intervention OF kind Providence one
would have killed the other.
1t was the Count ii. de D. who was wound
ed. Let US explain this tragedy with
bloody, though happily not fatal denoue-
nient.
All went well until the arrival OF the faRee
at Vienna. 1t is necessary to tell you that
the Count II. de D is one of the first gentle
men OF old Germany. His father is Count
heie, Margraye there, and SeignOr of so
many Seigft uries that a page of IL letter
would scarcely suffice 10 cnumerate his III
ties and proprIeties, This is why the Wen
nese aristocracy could not see, without lively
dissatisfaction, so much nobility aud wealth
go to a foreigner, above all, TO a republican.
Then commenced a war OF coanscls against
the projects of the future husband Of Mile
w. An alliance against kimwas formed by
young and old women. The Count is a gal
liant man, buthe is not a rock One iine
morning he declared the opposition display
GU On all sizes prevented Hltil from puillng
IN execution his dearest wishes.
The brother of the young LADY, who had
remained at Paris, and who calculated to
arrive at Vienna just in time for the eere-
mOny, would not Practically accept achanse /
in the programme. The two Young men
made Rendezvous al Cologne. but G4oghc
not being propitious, they went to Aix-la
Chapelle.
MIR. w, in his capacity of the offended
party, had the choice of weapons, and Sc
lected pistols. The adversaries were placed
at thirty PAGES distant, with the right 10 adj
vance ten PAGES. When the signal was Civ
en-, Mr.. w. advanced two PAGES only and
fired Immediately the Count fell, and as
lie fell his pistol went off Before his assist
ants could run to his aid, his adversary had
extended to him his hand. In generous souls
rancor does not survive dangerous peril.
If ever combatants were irreproachable on
earth, they were these two gentlemen whom
al error divided, whom a combat reunited,
and who evinced, with arms in their hands.
how worthy they were of contracting the
most Ultimate alliance.
The life of Count Ii. de d. was saved by
miracle. The ball was extracted. The last
Intelligence is Teassuring. All danger seems
to have vanished.