The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-31
THE BOURBON DUEL.
Full, Particulars of tho Affair.

The Paris Gaulois gives tic following ac-
count OF the recent duel between Prince Henry
de Bourbon and the Duke de Montpenser:
On the 7th Of March Don Enrique de Bourbon,
after having written several pamphlets In which
the Duke de Montpenser was the oCI. CT OF un-
sparng utt0GH pupsneu IN the Madrid journals
AZ Article In which the claims OF the Duke 10 the
This article aDpcared the Ddke dc Montpensier
was in Madrid. lie felt 1t to be impossible,
Notwithstanding the advice that was given
him, to allow such outrageous insults 10 pass
unnotlced. The prel.minaries were a.! gone
through, and finally q meeting was fixed FOR
SATURDAY last. Tie duel was fought Ia the open
country, in a Geld about two hundred me-
tres distant from the little town or Acnrcon,
whcI! Is situate about ei2nt SiOms'res 1l , from
of the eDyruns OF Madrid IL presents most
dreary aspect-a perfectly barren plain, where
not tree, not house, not olade OF grass, esne-
caily nc This season, is 10 be seen. The eye can
percciye nothing Gus iatcrminahlc fields sown
with barley or wheat, AMI 10 wlllcn the arla ma
ture or the soil imparts dusty hue. The town. or
village Of Alco-con is Ike all the Oihcf ampdS OF
Old Castle and Lii Manch-a group or some fifty
houses built OF earth, burnt oy Tile sun, the sur
face of which crumbles away at the first gust Of
wind or the first shower oil RAIN. The church Is
tbe only stone elilice In the place. The lnn where
cnmhniants refresh themselves when these meet
inns are arranged for A.cofcoh (whlCh Is IRE
uuenily selected as site ior oueiS, anu whither
| the wounded arc Cnnvcyea "nef thelr injuries are
| TOO severe to allow OF their immediate return TO
| Matlral Is little more than mud hOYei like the
others. 1t was there that the body Of Don ELL.
riuue was taken after the duel. On the morn.
ing OF the 12:h the Duke Of de MOntpensler, &C.
| cDInpanietl by Lieutenant Generals Corlova and
| AlaInlnos-the first director general Of infantry
and the other chief OF the division IN garrison at
Ma,lrid-hls seconds, repaired to Alcorcon In Il
landau. 4 surgeon accompanied them. Don En-
| rIuue on his part was accompanied by two Re-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Santa Maria and Ortiz. the lat
ter deputy for Seville, AMI surgeon. Senor Rubio.
According 10 the arrangements previously agreed
upon, the adversarles were TO place themselves
al first ten metres part, and were TO draw nearer
each other one metre after each fire, until one OF
them should be placed hors dc combat. II was de-
| cided by lot which Of them should fire first.
| Chance favored Don Enrique, who fired at ten
| metres distance Without hitting the Duke. The
| latter replied with q like result. The distance
between them was diminished TO nine metres.
Shots were exchanged in this position, hut
| neither cnmbatant was struck. They were then
placed within eight metres. Don Enrique each
time Gre,l first aud this time his ball grazet tie
Duke's clothing. The latter frcl In his tarn an'l
| his advers Try fell deaG without utterlng cry.
He was dead The Dake de Montpensier, serious
" affected by the events OF the duel anil IT'S caa5-
trophe, then lost the sanJJ,oid which lie had dis.
| pIared during tile encounter, AMI his condition
became sir:l that the surgeon was tw.ce Obliged