New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-23
PERSONAL.

-Thr Berlin papere are flied with accounts oi duel
in hixh life, which recently took place near Po,sdan
between Aajor.General Baron de Mauieufel, chief
/cleD o. The military cabinet Of the king, and 81.
Twes,ep counsellor to the tribunal Of Berlin, and son
of tie professor of theology AZ the Berlin University
The oauso u the quarrel was IA anonymous pamphlet
entitled Cegsi Ecpf encore sors sdHrer w bat may H
save us and ntimang pretty clearly that the safety
of the Government required the immediate removal Of
Najor- Gen. etc. Manteufie account of bis iayoril
sm and general inoompeency. From certain internal
evidence NJ Manteufie suspected ~ Twesten Of being
the anibor OF the offensive pamphlet, and accordingly
wrote 10 bin 20 asoeTain if such the fact Twes
ten at once ayowed the authorship, and gave q
son for bis publication profound conviction that the
continuance Of Gen. NanteuGel in office would be dan
gerous 10 the State. The General replied that lie
didn't nsk him for his reasons but that in his position,
he could not dow himself be attacked in this
ner, and that he mus Therefore, insis upon imme-
diae retraetion. Mr. Twesen replied that he too
deeply penetrated with the truth Of what he hsd writ
ten 10 retract word Of it, but that he beld bmteh
ready b. give hat satisfaction which one gentleman,
str The reso OF this corresl londence u challenge
from the General, and duel between the parties
ut eleven paees, with the privilege Of advanc-
ing three. On the ground tie seconds made
the usual attempts mt reconciliation, with the usual
result-Mr. Tweston having declined 10 siqn q very
mild form of explanation, nssenied TO by Gen. Man.
teufel The parties then took their places, when Mr..
Twesten, advancing three PAGES, fired, and narrowly
missed hitting his adversary in the face. The latter
then "a ssd hs pistol, advanced, and sad =" Mopseur
Twesten throughout ttis affair you have conducted
yourself like perfect gentleman. consider il, there
fore, NV duty to beg of you more 10 terminate
this difference by signing the simple declaration pre-
pared by onr mutual friends" Mr.. Twesten replied
that was impossible for him to make any hind Of
retn,ctcn. The General then stepped back three
PAGES and fred woundng Mr.. Twer,en in the bah of
the right band "And thus" says the Gazette de
Pyssse, tended an affair in various respects 10 depor
sble."
The eminen. Illustrator of Shakespeare and other
poets Mr.. George VandenhoA, wGs delighted with his
recent trip across the Atlantic in the Great Eastern
and gives the vessel highly favorable notice in Lv-
.rpool paper. 1t appears that from the beginning Of
the passage there was not defanlter, either from din
ner or supper or bre6kfas,. IL due 10 Mr.. Van
denhofi's exertions shat the ships company wes
charmed with theatrical performances The programme
was ~ follows
ArLASro TBguEs-gbSAT ssSGRsl
Dy permission and qRdS the g1oses' Of N'p'OH" ard Tie
This evening (FIidsyl, 3is. Moy 1851.
TIE win be given fo the Bennett ei tie
Widow Of James tollar3 sailor.
Overture edleJ of American me orshe.rs
Aria" Tbs heat bowed down LawfUace osl.
Msiey Song" Alonso the bEs,e"......,.W W. Jones csq
ny Mons jazz Aeiie
ltainrs sob -Dr es
coisic 5ih v
Iri.h song. esq
Rsctstvs et Aris" Death Of Nelson w Jonss e'q
Treble ilOroppe ne ooos MI,,l.. Se nss
Fiasic~Msdsy ef Br;..h by The oeOe'trs
Tickets Soc or "a each 40 be had at the Bar only.
Doors open all O'clock. Performance eomnsneo ASs'
Mr. vandcphoa had scarcely landed sciOge he begea
to expound the Secession question.
Ladies, as they are strong, shonla be me-ciinl.
volunteer serpean, in an English town, vending his
way along Pink street, came suddenly at the point
where il joins Wcstgse, in front OF two ladies' sryed
in crinoline OF more than ordinary amplitude. Pink
street is thOrough1aro narow that the gallant
officer saw that hs must II pcssible clear the way ID
order to allow n free passage to the two voluninor
orbs of game. Making effort, Therefore, to get ou
before they got in he became eRtanged with tie enor
nous masa and losing dis balance, was prccipaiet
into tho nearest shop window, smasbns nine shilling
worth of glsss, while the Indies went of with the inno
cent remark. "How simply that was done.'
Tile funeral Of Joachim Level, the hhistFou
Polish exile, was attended with great ceren ony htei,
in Paris NJ. Louis wo!owsk OF the grave, traced bi