Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-25

was accompanied by II,n. Geo ". Jones as
bis armed sccphl, aided by Hon DR.. Dunc ii,
of Ohio aud Hon Jesse Bynun. of North
Carolina. Before WE Went out HE propnSitinus
OF adjustment were written for my guiic in
case adjustment should be proposed
Mr.. Graves Won the position, Mr.. Cicy the
word l. selected the wcs', because the wind
was setting from the northwest, aal KIN, W
that Mr. CilIcy was a crack Shot! but thought
that he would np make allowance for the resist
ancc Of the wind against his bail, which | sup
posed would be about six inches for that dis
lance. That saved Graves life Mr.. Cillcy stood
east, Graves west, and they fred at o clock D.
H., nearly across the rays OF the sum Mr. Graves
face in the light. Mr. CllIcy's in the shad the
latter having the advantage 10 that IL: had
another advantage Graves was 50 coarse III
his huger that ordered him to keep it out OF
the Spanner until he caught sight, to receive
his adversary fire and not to ire himself be-
fore the word three. At the first fire Graves
obeycd orders cony but Mr.. Ciey did not get
his ball forty yards from his toes he was hasty
and lost his fire. This evidently disturbed him:
not his nerves, but his tcmrcr Graves was
very s!ow tn: first time, and Mr. CiIIcy.S loss of
fire evidently made hun DESTROYS Of another cx-
chanc Of shots. Uoknown to me- forty yards
off, wien Dir. Mrnif.e put the rife IN Mr
Graves hands the second lime, lie uphradcd
him for bclug too Sow. aod made him put his
finger 10 the spanncr against my orders. At
the word my eyes were Ui course on Mr. Clllcy
The second time he Was Calm anI collected. At
lhe word fire off Went Graves riff. not ten
steps from his toes. Cey raised d"Iibcrat. y
and shot at dead aim at abou; Two aud L half
count. turned to Graves, who dropped the
breech oil his rife as | ran up to him. He had
been tDggng at his trigger, and thought he
was hit, and after he blew IN the muZZ g, rXca!n.
ed, "Why, the gun Is Oft !" Heidi not know
that he had fired This mortified him, and he
upbralded Ncnltce for causce him to dI>obey
my orders. His turn then came for deuIanl
ing another fire. For the saline cause which
made Mr.. Cicy desire 4 scccnl, hc demanded,
and would have third. Had his coat been un-
buttoncd Mr.. Cillcy's second ball would have
gone through the laGpol-,t s!ru:k the fence
behind him, So that c>uII Judge These were
three fires causes hard for seconds to explain
to the world and Gen. Jones AMI | chose
rather 10 bear the blame than lnortiy our priu-
cipa!s. As to propositions fJr settlement they
were never made, except to inquire what u0w
can be said or done. Alr. Cliiey yielded moth
Ing, and there was still the cause OF the duel
unmoved, explained, unad jGstcd-a point Of
punctills which Il :vcr can be. C!!Iry was Obliged
to demand second, Graves u tnrl fire. By
this tune both nl"u Were collected, and .eyer
was there talrer Or mole equal exchange of
shots. Mr.. Cicy fired a little first, aud in the
quarter OF second received his mortal wound
in front of the ct! hip, the ball passing through
him His gun tell out OF his hand liz, beck III
ed to his second. aud died in few minutes
without strugg lc or apparently a pans.
Immediately there was = poiitca! excitement
| exceeding anything ever Known before or since
about q PERSONAL affair of the kid. Fortunately
for thu seconds al, There invest cation hy
a committee OF the House. There 1t is !, record,
under oath, That we dealt t=irly and noaor&bly
by our princi pas, and are acquitted | took
Graves to hi: wife, and he met her in sir. Ciay'>
boarding house, n-d in his room Mr Clay net
NE and embraced me ard she'd tears over the
| result. When tire committee SIT ne said
it WAS II nine days bubble" and told nc 10 lei.
them to call upon him. | carefully avoided liz
vo!vlng him or any one else than myself. l WAS
All accused IN ,n, and appeared not :" mach "a u
witness .s one called to purge himself %! an Of
fence. Every SORT Of cxng S-rntoA agd fusch3Oi
was published. TO give you IN idea nf K, Dr..
Durcan and Bynum both s.s"rr before tue com
mittee, ~ first, that there were four fires. Dan
can stood 10 it to the last. Il VIZ. wei Tor ms
regulations afterwards that tn re was recoritn
appeal TO- When Mr.. Tonocy brought in ms
rel ort John q. Adams denounced it bitterly.
Yet he was til" man afterwards to dcnVuncc me
RS stained with the blood Of the uqfJrtulatc CT
ley. And james WATSON Webb the mDcr.o.i-
alton of cowardly b ac.guarLi>nt, ,.ltcrwrrG, Nj
legged in this matter tina. | had ins:ig:tcd the
duel Their. in lS42 | had became Separated
from Mr. Gay and his friends. And during these
attacks, to come in ia from them, | caused
true statement of the affair to be published in
the Madisonun. Mr. Clay, indng tf.n: his part
in the matter WAS about to be maze known, and
fearing it woaid injure him Tor the Presidency,
wrote TO poor Graves, WHO worSAippcd him, All
got him to say that he (iir Cay had n part
whatever in tie advice, counsel preparation
for the duel. Mr.. Clay published that letter in
the ln;eillgcnrer ~ true.
Immediately arragned him, and wrote to
him cat, e )rcaI "a stons which placed in the
hands OF DR. Linn Of Missouri He replied and
admitted his whole part in The ALA r, and e ner-
ally justified me rs we'll a h mscf But ncy, =
forgave the wrong he did Graves, and cut him,
too, for being led TO faSeho d by Mr.. Clay
who made it MS own by publishing it ,s true
to njure friend who had stood by his lite and
his honor on ncld of blood oil simpe guard.
This caused me to part from both per>o.ally as
well as politically, forever This is a true MS.
tory of that affair the documents 10 sustain
which | have at command.