Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-10-22
REnINIscExCEs OF A MEMORABLE
DUEL.


The celebrated affair of the Leopard aud
tbs Chesapeake, the latter commai dsd by
Commndnrs James B,rran, resulted in Bar
ROM, trial and ssusence by the court mar
tial. in the proceedings relativs To which, IL
said. Commodore D-cafur took al active
bart and (, duel was dn sliy ths result, at
Bladrnshurg. A correspondent OF the
chicago Tr.6aHe describes the altar Aa tot-
lows.
\ When Elliott arrived at Biadensburg, lit
( lie GARD knots Of boys and men, knowing
or guessing the matter impending, gave
hin intert sting regard. group OF naval
+ ufficers, particularly standing AZ the tavern
vaked ont q ross the bridge 10 Sart the
/. nlace OF NEE l.g, aad concealed themselves
within heaFssncsof the pistol shots. Almost
eyerv one Il them wa friend Of Dscatur,
and among them we're Comm 1dOres Rogers
nd Parter. and his two c leagues in the
BOARD of Navy COmmis ,ioners Barron
t,lIowed = on Afterwards walking between
hi. seconds, Elliott, and his friend L Lltimer
Ills ace exhreAsed d'guity and es luti"n,
~ walked d'mlY, and the three also de-
scended into the Valley oi Chance.
Decatur AMI B lrrou bowed n each other
f,rmally. HlmbIeton STOOD bY d catnr,
0.iner by Barrou. Bal bridge and Elliott
conferred together, aHd the trmar, who
n had behaved fairly and eqnitable throrg1
ont was appuiuted to measure the ground
Its- nnrke line IN the sod with hts % q,
and placing his toe % IL, stepped out eight
times. yard TO step, marSi"g also tn
last step as a h,se. Fonr inns q mans
length. or across your dining room, thai
was the distance
zach second nov produced the piston
from a pair OF era 5, long harrelrd dnsiiHe
,xaapons of fne Ehish and bright steel, sll-
v.r mounted They were charged and r.
,nainad Ia the Old style, and presrnted .,
,.aeh principal by the sronud. During al
thts time M word was said except BY M
Ta ike N. nier Elliott and Bain5riig'
tnsaed for CORNERS. B,inhridge wan, Il VA
D,catur's usual good Ines
a Commodore Decatur, said BnnhridE'
a. Shich stand de YOU selrctf'
TIE axis of the two bases ran neTi
r,oth and south, obliqaeiy frum the oroos
Decatur walk. 70 the north, nearest "a
80 Khsrs be stood ies inches love
~ ia s.rron. Bosh threw of their eoat
.oaf-onting each oiher.
aGentlsme said Bainbrige. raining b
v,.iee. shall Eiss the word qaickly an
a. follnws Praseut-'one---tSo- -thre'
You afs haither, At your peril, To o'
fore the wort one, nor after inc "o
three"
Commadors lrron turned his head, h
pistol hanging at his side, and said to Con
i,odore Bainhridge
aHAve YOU any objection sir, to pr
noun6ing the words W the manner you II
4 nd TO give them p
:. None, f" said Bainbridee, and he repea
the formlla precisely as he afterwar'
rape il. For the drst time The antagpnis
iook into ca. others eyes. steruness Al
the purpose 10 kill lay In both. mop
slr" said Barron that when We neet
nnoiher w0i Ia, shall ba better friends I'M
We have been la this.
81 have never been your enemy Ai
cxelaiI1ed Decatur"
Here bainbridge walked behind Decat
srd took / lace twelve or d0een test %
IA HAmlleton a. far on bis right.
same positions Eore reserved BY Elliott a
Gsatlswsn.r said BAiubridgs, " ma
ready" -
rhs Aatossnists swing Fauad sias~ii