The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-31

the affair OF honor which has already gwen rise t.
encounters between the hrst named and his brother
| on the one hand and Viscount Halcz.Claparede ant
NJ. de Maugny on the other, and IN which the latte
| were WOUNDED. the former dangerously. In the
| present instance the rendezvous CHOSEN was al
island in the Rhine a short distance from Stras
burg but In the territory OF the Grand Duchy
de Beaumont Captain yiscount d'orces and
| Count de Gauvlile. member of the Jockey
Cub for Prince DC Metternieh. Major Count WeIser-
shem, military attache TO the Austrian Embassy.
| and the Prince dc Saigan. Count X. de BeaumouG,
as the offended party had the choice OF weapons,
cavalry swords should be employed. Not being,
| however, familiar with the use OF that weapon he
confined himself 10 the use or the point, and after
parrylng few thrusts from the Prince he attacked
i In MS turn, and ran the ambassador through the
| arm, near tile shoulder The duel, OF course imme-
dlaely terminated after lasting afew instants only
the adyersares salutcd each other they had done
| before commencing but without exchanging q word.
| The wound Of FRINGE de Metternlch, whcn had bled
copously, having been bound up, he was conveyed
TO the residence OF Nine de BusseIes mother oil the
Countess de rourtales. and VINO -ssties near
Strasbufg.
lie viii probably not be able TO leave his room for
The Paris Figaro publishes the following account
OF the .airar":-
Prince de Metternich wished that the weapons
should be saores and N. do Beaumont although IN
the character OF the offended combatant, and there
fore entitled TO the choice OF arms, consented.
The duel took pace between ten and eleven O'Clock,
not al Brussels, as has been stated, but at short
distance from strasburg, island IN the Rhine.
which belongs TO the Grand DuchV Of Baden. The
SECONDS WeIe-lOr the Irluce, the count DO WeiSef-
shem. attacho OF the Embassy, and the Prince OF
Saigan; for NJ. de Beaumont the NtscouDt d'Orcet.
captain OF cavalry and the Count de Gauyie, a
member OF the Jockey Club.
When tney had arrived on the ground the seconds
arranged the pre,Iminares OF the duel which IL
decided should not cease uHui the surgeon had
stated that either OF the adversaries was ncapaCi-
tated The Prince attacked his opponent eagerly
and according 10 the rules OF the special weapon
which he had selected. NJ de Beaumont, on the
other hand, only parted and as he did not know
the Infringement of the sabre, he only made thrJSts
with the point suddenly he iel on the Prince most
furousy ana pierced the upper part or has right arm
through and through. Streams of blood gushed out
from the wound, and the surgeon having stated that
combat which had lasted only q few minutes,
ended The hemorrhage from the Pfince'S wound
was So great that his face became deadly pale. The
two eompatants, who had sautel each other before
the nght dd 50 also alter II, but without exchang
Ing word.
The Prince was taken to the chateau which Madame
&c bussieres, mother or Madame dc Pourta,eS, Occu
pies IN the suburbs of Strasburg. His medical at
PENDANTS have decided that he Is not TO leave his
bed Tor ten days or u fortnight. NJ de beaumont 1t
may be added, Is The gentleman who, duding some
letters III his wie'S boudor the tenor OF which
pleased htin has since been answering them himself
with challenges 10 light. NJ Beaumont has now
been out thrice on this account, woundlng his man
on every occasion, one OF them, the young VIscount
Claparede, being run through tho lungs, ana the
latest victim, Prince de Meternch. having his arm
slashea severely. He has an appointment to fight
the Count lie FtZjames and an encounter with NJ.
de Ia Redorte Is In course OF arrangement. Several
other gentlemen remain to be called out and one OF
the conditions of the meetings Is thar they shall be
continually renewed, as soon IA the wounded re-
cover untl h. de Beaumont or one oil his adv ersarles
be Killed.