Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-04

onds to mces Sunday, 9Th n 'vemter. ct --,
and arrange fer healthy If anything Should
occur to delay either party h"Yo'd the tins
above .peci6rd, to Wit: 9th November. ,her
the other party shall wait at least one day.
Sd Dress-Militnr, unifrm.
4h. Wespons-R f-s, hunting or sporting;
no objection to be made t" any such:
5th. D.stance-Sixsy yhr.!s. Tne rifles TO
he held perpendicular, with the muzzle up
wards
9th. The mode of giving the word shall BE-:
"Gcnllemen, prepare 10 receive the worc: =
Are you ready" '.F:re-o"", t1o. three.
halt" The rifle shall not be moved h?'oT" the
word "Fire, nor fred nisar the word ''!la!t
It'll On the ground the seconds shall toss
up for choice Of .>tinn, and TIC orc losing
the =. siti"n shai' base he word.
Sth. Eaci psrtr shall har" ihc privilege OF
| h wing 18th him u friend and .urg on in al.
di,on to has second 4. CIEsDIsEs.
for Col. Wan. h Peers
I accent these terms on beha! Of Mayer
john B. Hayie, with tho pr f"~t already
made as to place, g.. l. Q WASHINGTON.
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ll;20 p. NJ.
l. O. W ,suIHGToy. Es1
| Dea, SIR! he fr!eni nf Crl :5"'a. & j.
j In y Clarksnn. whom n. cxr":t"'i t" NJ.
TEND hun on the field. aud to whose presence
he il entitled under terms "t N e'dg. having
been unavoidabIy detained Col Pe'e-s "laims
the privilege nj po>tpHnins the mc.'ing be-
tween Major tI4rrie and h'm-ef uT'l Tues.
day, 10th inst. Very respectfully.
\ CLsNpiSrH
BRIsrnL Sth No. 1863
l2o'cio L. p NJ.
DR. A CLESDiSEr
Dur SRI have just c"ivcd y.rr rcfif.
cation that Col. Peters iecinpS ~ 90 ;.i,h
rhe meeting TO N ,rrnw morning bo,w"cr him
self anil Major Hnrr;e. m the plea tia; Il o
friend " HON h. intended 10 has rn III fed,
in ailfirn t. his second an su"sn,D. hi not
arrived.
deny your right to postpone tho meeting
on this ground. Am lviSin. friend, though
desirable, is not necessary to the duel. and lie
terms OF the mrctinc Only au'h"rzc delay IN
ease either "parsy" ii'> 10 arrive. This "y-
preston plainly r. frrs. t. the principals rs
will lie seen ny the Sih article Of the terms X
meeting.
Besides, nave toll vo; that It v,rr ,lv;s.
ing friend fiilel IL arrive. Mtinr larv
w"ull waive his privilege oi having one the
field.
UaiAr the terms of combat iii. the rirh, Of
Mair lIarv:e t. apDnT n IN" il" SCln'tAi
by us to-day. and if his nntag mis-. is not
there to consider tn" affair ut an chi. y, lar
~ this mo lie of reir'ss il cnncernrfi bit.
whiS protest again-t this dc'ay ~ IN ~
= incrras" the dancer Of arr"S5, and !, uu-
/ warranted Ivy the terms q: NJ rr,ns. have.
n.veTthec's. to inf.rm ynu that " ,i"r i!ar.
Y will wait until Tues lay m'Tuins, TT sGa.
rise for Col p.rers to he really.
Very respectfully.
L Q. WAsHESC7ov.
Statement IF he occrIrences on III" f.N he.
trcea Oil ITm E PIERS ".I VJjpr L'in
b. NUeie, T"esi0y !nM Nore@Lrr l>G3.
The plrt es arrived on t s-Juad AZ sun
rise.
Col. Peters arnoa;ei with hi second. D..
A. C,niin"n; VI .->r.. GnIrl.s \ C,ih,na
nnd Cart J hn II. M;Cue, aS adviser, ;.r';
Ur. f. NJ. Campbell a; surg""n
VI ir iIrvie aopar"i wish his COG nj
Ir Q. Washington; Mes "m o. H.,
and An rev M.cJDnes, rs lyi,ac5, ;.@'I ~.
\. y Taller, rs surgaIn.
Mr.. Washington prOpo;cl - eh"rt"n the
distance To forty yards, the sronnd ri'a-
C NIL II It b. well heard IL; rlI.l: ii .f.!ocr b
q ca iinen declined ribs pr"?o-n. not r,!rl i
ting these reasons ~ iia weN .ru i; J.
The grounl was ti.rn rrr sur j. an! t'o
seconds prccrlcd to :: ~ 'ir rh ice nf p
sito". Mr.. W">h"-ton wrn tn" r;'"."" n
posi- ion, aud. the gi|ing o. The W RI I'll 10
Dr. Cleadinen.
The weapons were LA lei. ari the parties
heinz puf into pOsition the wvri "a, r. licaI>a.
before lis delivery.
An exchange oC shots then !oo; place with.
out effect
Alter some conference bct%c,n the advisers
Of the parties, the cha!len"" was temporarily
Withdrawn
The following statemcn; wa snnm ucl ut 2
this stage, by Mess-s JOHN |! Hc'n sad t.
A CoIh wn, the advisers at CD rt's:
I Got. Peers, by tho bl " inf : "i nnon
"Majpr IIarvie. On the . h S .,'"m.'"r i ".''
intend e. degrade Mai II r.: Q 'nt i"''r'ir!
"to resent whnt he supp ,ed was -" '"sui.
"lIaving learned from s.nr,:n IN "h':r Il"
has implicit, confidence, that h. c,nca>o"
was in mrrcct. he does Mt Lrsiar = ny
that he regrets having acted :" "a -. upon
what nnw appears 70 hay he" ~ '''' roe
"curcu ion. Jon. II Irt'rE
sc \ i'"!.i,"r>
Approved BY 4. G. CLEsDI>aN,
For CD. WV f PErgss
Messrs VIM OIL. Jr an \. ur Jr's,
advisers u Mi " II rrv!,', th"n u: i the 10.
Living sta'cmc"r, which wa. "Hn.o'd -
Mr.. Wnsh,mctnn, in thaE' ii VI ! T. lint,r":
MAJOR Harvi j. snti i-l W.T.. t!t.. IL Sc
declaration ul Col. Peters, AID ina. Il, n,.iti
tinn in saying that he d"-ign"d +" oIi;r nr
insult to Col. Peter o!i the occ'-i'," ref r'"i
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