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Honor The Duel Between
Prince Metternich and Count de

Wounds Honor The Duel Between
Prince Metiernich and Count de
Beaumont. hsa&A1 laA&AGAW Y
Galignsui's Messenger of October l7th
gives the following particulars of the duel
between Count r. de Beaumont and
Prince Metternich, Austrian An bassador
in Paris, which has been noticed in our
cable kilograms:
This meeting is believed to be contin-
uation of the affair of honor which has
already given rise to encounters between
the first named and his brother on the
one hand and Viscount Hallez Clspsrede
and M. de Msugny, and in which both the
latter we're wounded, the Viscouut danger
ously. In the present instance the rem.
devious chosen was an island in the
Rhine, short distance from Strasburg,
but in the territory of the Grand Duchy
Of Baden. The seconds we're: For Count
R. de Beaumont, Captain Viscouut de
Orcet and Count de Gauville, member
of the Jockey Club; for Prince de
Metternich, Msjor Count ,Welser-
sheim, military .attache to the Aus,
trian Embassy, and the Prince de
Saligsn. Count R. de Beaumont, as the
offended party, had the choice of weap-
ons, but acceded to the desire of his ad
versary that cavalry swords should be
employed. Not being, however, familiar
with the use of that weapon, he confined
himself to the use of the point, and after
parrying few thrusts from the Prince,
he attacked in his turn, and ran the am
bassador through the arm, near the shoul-
der. The duel, of course. Immediately
ermipatsd, after lasting few instants
only. The adverssries saluted each other,
as they had done before commencing, bui
without exchanging word. The wound
of Prince de Metternich, which hac bled
copiously, having been bound up, he was
conveyed to the residence of Nine. de
Bussieres, mother of the Countess de
Pourtales, and who resides near Stras-
burg.
He will probably not be able to leave
his room for a fortnight.
The Paris Figaro publishes the follow
ing account of the affair:
Prince de Metternich wished that the
weapons should be sabers; and M. de
Beaumont although in the character OF
the offended com bataHt, and therefore en-
titled to the choice of arms, consented.
The duel took place between ten and
eleven o'clock, not at Brussels, as has
been stated, but at q short distance from
Strasburg, on an island in the Rhine,
which belongs to the Grand Duchy of
Baden. The seconds were: For the
Prince, the Count de Welsersheim, at
tsche of the Embassy, and the Prince of
Saigan for M. de Beaumont, the Wis
count de Greet. captain of cavalry, and
the Count de Gauville, member of the
Jockey Club.
When they had arrived on the ground
the seconds arranged the preliminaries
of the duel, which it was decided should
not cease until the surgeon had stated
thateither of the adversaries was incspsc-
itated. The Prince attacked his oppo-
nent eagerly, and according to the rules
of the special weapon which be had se-
lected. M. de Beaumont, On the other
hand only psrried, and, IS he did not
know the management of the sabre, he
only made thrusts with the point. Sud-
denly be fell on the Prince most furiously
and pierced the upper part of his right
arm through and through. Streams OF
blood gushed out from the wound, and
the surgeon having stated that the Prince
could rot use his arm any longer, the
combat, which had lasted only few
minutes, ended. The hemorrhsge from
the Princes wound was so great that his
face became deadly pale. Tho TIVE com
batants, who had ssluted each other be-
fore the fight, did so also after il, but
without exchanging word.
| The Prince was taken to the chateau
which Madame de Bdssieres, mother Of
Madame de Pourtaies, occupies in the
suburbs of S rssburg, His medical at
tendanls have decided that he is not to
leave bis bed foy ten days or fortnight
NJ. de beaumont, it may be added, is the
gentleman who, finding some letters IN
his wifes boudoir, the tener of which dis
pleased him, has since bees answering
Them himself with challenges to fg ht.
NJ. de Beaumont has now been out thrice
on this account, wounding bis man on
every occasion, one of them, the young
Viscount Clapsrede, being run through
the lungs, and the latest victim, Prince
de Metternich, having his arm slashed
severely. He has an appointment to
6ght the Count de Fiizjames, and an en-
counter with NJ de ls Rsdorte is iu course
of arrangement. Several other gentle
men remain to be called out, and one of
the conditions Of the meetings is that
they shall be continually renewed, as
soon as the wounded recover, unu! NJ.
de Beaumont or one Of bis adyersaries be
killed. sa
From the London News. Oct. ISL
In his notice of the Beaumont Meter
nich duel, since fought near kehl, on
the Rhine, our Paris correspondent re-
ferred to lady who was not named as
being the sister Of Madame La Mare
chale Canrobert. Oar correspondent
was in this instance in error, having en-
tireiy mistaken the family relations OF
the lady referred to. Madame La Mare
chale Canrobsrt has no sister, aud We re-
gret that her name should have been i'm
properly mentioned in such a connec-
ton. =
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