The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-03


The jackson. Dcktu ison fuel:
The famous duel between Jackson and DICK.
,nson is generally known, but Partons recent
,ss Of the former gives an excelIentacco"h' oA
IN. nf4a,r. with some circumstances mat are
new:
n;.,irxan,s second won the choice OF po-
sttion. and Jackson's the ONCE OF ENiog tnc
uord Mr. Overton considered the giving OF
the word a matter of great Importance, and ne
had already determined how he would give IL
If the 10, fell TO him. The eight PAGES were
measured or and the men placed; both were
perfectly collect ted. All the politenssses OF
such occasions We're strictly and elegantly
performed. Jackson was dressed IN loose
1rock, buttoned careicssly over ms chest an"
concealing in some degree the extreme sieho-
eruess of his figure. Dickinson was the young
er and haudsomer man of the two bot JACK
sons tall, erect figure, aud the sun l"serst.y
of his demeanor, ii is said. gave hiih d ".os'
superior aud comm andiug AR AS ne stooa ""-
der the tall poplars in this bright may NOR"
ing, siien NV awaiting the moment of doom.
sAre YOU ready :" said Overion.
81 am ready said Dickinson.
81 am ready, said Jackson.
The words were sooner pronounced than
Overton. with a sudden shout cr'ea, using MS
old country prof. unciaton "Feare
Dickinson raised his pistol quickly, ana
fired Overton, who was looking with ankle
~ and dread at Jackson, saw a puff of dust
Jiy from the breast of his coat. and saw HIM
raise ms arm ana place II tisubs dNtoss WIS
chest HE is surely hit," thought Overion,
sand in n bad place, TOO, but he does not fall
Erect and grim as fate he stood. his teeth
Clenched, raising his pistol. Overton glanced
AT Dickinson. Amazed at the unwonted tail
ure of his aim, and appalled, AT the awful fig
ure and face before him, Dickinson had un-
consciously recoiled step or two.
'"Gfea, God.'' he faltered, "haye missed
him ~
s-Rack to the mark sir - Numbered Overton,
with mis- hand upon his pistol
Dickinson recovered his composure, stepped
forward to the peg, and stood with eyes avert
ed from his antagonist. All this was but the
work os the moment, though il requires many
words to tell it,
General Jackson took deliberate aim and
pulled the trigger. The pistol neither snap
ped nor went off, He looked at the trigger
and discovered that it had stopped AT half
cock. He drew ii back to its place and TOOK
aim a second time. He fired; D!ckinson's face
bianched; he reeed his friends rushed Tor
ward caught him in their arms, ana gently
laid him on the grass, leaning against a ousn.
His trowsers Redeemed They stripped on his
clothes. The blood was gushing from his side
in torrent And, alas here Is the ball, not
near the wound, but above the opposite mp,
just under the skin. The ball had passed
through the body, below the ribs. Such =
wound could not but be fatal.
Overton went forward and learned the con-
diiion or the wounded man. Rejoining his
principal he said I" He won't want any more
Of you. General" and conducted him from
the ground. They had gone hundred yards,
Overtou walking on one side OF jackson, the
surgeon on the other, and neither speaking
word, when the surgeon observed that one OF
.JackSon's shoes was full OF blood.
"Oh, i believe" replied Jackson, "that he
has pnked me 4 little Let's look at it. But
say nothing about it there pointing to the
house.
He opened his coat. Dicknsons aim had
been perfect. He had sent the ball precisely
where he supposed JacksoD's heart was beat
ing. But the thinness of his body and the
Of
Dickinson, the ball had only broken 4 rio or
two, and raked the breast bone 1t was
somewhat painful. bad-looking wound. hut
neither severe or dangerous and he was able
to ride - the tavern without much Incon-
yenience
Upon approaching the house he went up 10
of the negro women who was churning.
aud asked if the butter had come. She said ii
was just coming. He asked for some butter
milk. While she was getting it for him, she
saw him furtiyely open his coat and look
within il. She saw that his shirt satu-
rated with blood, ana stood gazing with black
horror al the sight dipped in hand. He caught
her eye, and hastily buttoned up his coat again.
She dipped out quart measure fall of but
termilk, and gave il to him. He drank it Off at
Il draught. then he went in, took Off his coat
and had his wound carefully examined and
dressed. That done, he dispatched one of his
retinue to DIR. Callet, TO ING ulre respec ting the
condition of Dickinson, and TO say that the
surgeon attending himself would be glad to
contribute his aid towards Mr.. Dickinsons
relief. Polite reply was returned that Mr.
Dckiuson>s case was beyond surgery. In
the course of the day Jackson sent bottle
OF wine 10 DR.. Callet, for the use of his pa
tient.
Blu: there was one qualification which Jack
son could not, even under such crcums tinces.
grant him. very old friend OF Gen. Jack
sons writes me thus: ''Although the General
had been wounded he did not wish il to be
known until he left the neighborhood, and
therefore had concealed it at first from his best
friends. His reason for this was, as he once
stated to me- that Dickinson considered
himself the best shot in the world, and was
certain of killing him the first fire, he did not
want him to have the qualification even OF
knowing that he had touched him.