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' : m ■ * - -- ■- •"-' • ~ 1 1— " ~ " - ■" JI" L—r?.' -■ -L- . m m- LI ————————-- M Wiuua E. JOKES. AltilSTA, «EO., SATURDAY IS3S. [Tri-Vi,-,W>.J-Vol. 11.-Ko 49. I Published )AII,Y, TRI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY, .it .Vo. Broad Street. ernis.—Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum dvam«. Tri-weekly paper, at Six Dollars in nice or seven at the end of llie year. Weekly er,three dollars in advance, or (our at the end he year. HRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. Friday Morning, April G. Volunteer Toasts at the Dinner given to the •gates to the Merchants' Convention. Jy W Winslow, of Fayetteville—The Hon >rge McDuffie—ln whom is embodied the ional characteristics of North Carolina ; stern :grity and Roman virtue; such a man North rolina would delight to honor. 3y Judge Longstreet—The Hon Robert Y yne —The man to whom his political oppo its ascribe the best of hearts, and his political mils the best of heads. los L Allyn, Esq, of Norfolk—The People of gusta —The sentiments expressed by them s evening are worthy of themselves. By J T Soutlcr, of Virginia—Thomas Butler og—A son of whom Georgia may well be By Mr Stiles, of Savannah—The Commercial lependence of the South—May the excitement leraled by the idea propel to irresistible pcrse~ ancc in its pursuit. By M C Mordccai—Augusta and her citizens i’ho one may bo the boast of the other—both te admired for the hospitality and beauty ilch respectively characterise them. firl John Hill—The Stale of Tennessee—tho’ t represented, she nobly responded to the euU the South in granting the charter of the South extern Bank—tho only practicable plan yet ggested to equalise the exchanges of the South By A L King, of Brunswick—The city of ■gusta —her beauty is only surpassed by the spitality of her citizens. By Thomas J Kerr, of Charleston—The chiv. ■J pry of the South—may it soon bo equalled by cnterprisc- I By Joshua Hill—Tho infant city of Bruns | .jMwick —Whore nature has lavished her gifts, let j 3miot envy or Jealousy attempt to mar her fair fllereationi. By U Walton — The Hon John C Calhoun— (l ‘ “Until he cease to love the South, let others do as they may, I will honor tho most intellectual, if IJ«Hot the most successful politician of the age. By John Lamar, of Macon—The South—May IB ahe never enter again the list of President making IBtintil she is uhtied from all shackles, nor support ■ any one who is not like Cassar’s wife, even beyond ■ Suspicion with regard to Southern institutions. Many other toasts wore given which we have ■ been unable to obtain. § From Florida. $ The Savanhah Georgian of Wednesday last I tays: “By the arrival of the steamer Forrester, ■ from Garey’s Ferry, we learn that on the 28lh I ult, about sundown, two citizens of Florida I 'named Thomas Cochran and J Hogan were I killed about 1J miles from Micanopy. by a party I oflndians. 3 A portion of the troops at that post, under the I command of Lieut. Soley, on hearing the whoops I and firing of the Indians, left the fort in pursuiti I but weie only successful in finding one of the f BjM bodies, it being tod dark to pursue their search. • RB They intended to prosecute it next morning. _jß Taiee others of our cilliens 4rc reported to have » been wounded, elsewhere, by the Indians, »■ ■ S ” Chattahoochee Rail RbAd and Banking [Company. The Columbus Sentinel of df arch 29, states that “the stockholders in this Company held a meeting ort the 24th inst.; when it appeared that shares of slock were subscribed for, and that 8,465 shares were present and represented. The Company then proceeded to elect seven Directors, rind the following gentlemen were duly elected, by ballot; James Watson, James S. Calhoun, James R. rt W. H. Mitchell, Nicholas Howard' *4 BRjohn L. Lewis, and John 'V. Campbell. On I the same day the following officers^,-ere elec ted: James C. Watson, President; Wiley Williams, bashier; Allen G. Bass, Teller; and John E- Davis, Book-keeper.” Samuel Swartwout, Esq., retired from the office of Collector of the Customs of New. York, on the 29th ult. Jesse Hoyt, Esq., is appointed to succeed Mr. Swartwout. Tu* Four Buutiishs Jones.—The Louisville Journal states that these men, the murderers ot (heir uncle Col. Ward are about engaging Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, to defend their cause, at a fee of five thousand dollars each. [rnOH OCR CORRESPONDENT.] WASHINGTON, March 29. The people in every part of the country are •peaking out on the momentous questions of the currency. “Though the untried expedient” has been withdrawn from the attention of tho Senate, and been sent to the trnnb of the Capulels, by the House, the memorials against it continue to pour in. Mr WEBSTER lo Hay offered a great num ber of petitions remonstrating against the pas sage of any such measure, and praying tor the establishment of a National Bank. They were referred to the Finance Committee. Mr Fulton presented the joint resolution ol the Legislature of that Stale, instructing their Senators, and requesting their representatives to use their exertions to procure the establishment of the boundary line between the Territory of the Baited Elates and that of the Texi.m Republic ,ity f *feircd lo the Committee on Foreign Relations fj The act providing for giving effect to the treat) — w kh Spain 1819 was taken up and passed. * etl H 1C m aking appropriations for tho con slruclion of roads in Wisconsin was taken up l,c liiiH Bn<l a st «r a brief discussion was ordered to lx j£’l' ,n 8 to ssed and read a third time. H Cn motion of Mr. Walker the Senate procecdci H 16 consideration of the bill reported some lim ego, for reducing and graduating the price of the putitic lands, and after some time spent upan it, it was laid aside informally, and the hill for sup pressing the practice of lluclling was taken up which was debated to a late hour without any decision thereon. The Senate then went into Executive session. fn the House to-day Mr. Ingham from the Committee on Naval Allans, reported a hill to provide for extending and improving the Navy Yard at Brooklyn (Now York) and for the con struction of a Dry Dock in that place. Read twice and committed. Mr. Howard olfered a resolution making the Bill providing for the satisfaction of claims due to certain American citizens for spoliation com mitted on their commerce prior to the 3J of July 1810, the special order of the day for Friday and Saturday the 13th and 14th of April, at the hour of one o’clock. The motion requited a vole of two thirds. The ayes weto 79 the nays 63 so the resolution was rejected. Mr. Lincoln from the Committee on Public Buildings and gro nd reported a bill providing for the removal of the Walls ot the Treasury Building now on the course of erection and for the erection of a Fire Proof Buildings for iho Post Omoa Department. This measure provides that the Treasury .building bo taken down, and that the materials be applied to the erection of a Fire Proof building on the site of the Post Of fice Building heretofore destroyed by lire, and it appropriates $ 160,000. Bead twice and 'com mitted. The resolutions of Mr Johnson, of Maryland, providing for the distribution of certain portions of the public domain among the old Slates for the purposes of public education and which had been heretofore under discussion, as the unfinished business of the morning hour, was icferred on motion of Mr. Lawler to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. L. gave as his reason lor this mo tion, that the resolution of Mr. Johnson required much more discussion than could possibly be giv cn to it during the morning hour. The Speaker laid before the House a commu nication from the Secretary of the Treasury ttans -1 milting i. statement of the amount of Treasury Notes issued under the authority of the lata act of Congress—the amouht Os the same received in payment of Public dues—the amount of money received on account of Customs—of public lands, &c. laid on the table and ordered to be printed. [• The House on motion of Mr. Catnbreling then resolved into Committee of the Whole, and took up and considered in succession the hills making appropriations for the Army—for the Navy and naval service—for the Cumberland Hoad, all of which were reported to the House, and the first (the Army Bill) pAased; and sent to the Senate for concurrence. WASHINGTON, March 3C In the Senate, a number of memorials were presented remonstrating against the annexation . of Texas to the Union. Laid on the table. , IUTIOJUJC, AKMOIIt. Mr ALLEN, of Ohio, presented a communi cation from the Governor of that Stale, enclosing a copy of certain resolutions adopted by its Le gislature, setting lorlh the particular advantages of Ohio for a National Mr A. ro nVitked that the Committee on Military Affairs, ; having determined to leave the selection of a pro -1 per site for the National Armory, to the discre tion of the Executive, h? would merely move for the reading of tho resolution, and that they bo printed and laid on the table. Mr LINN rose and passed a glowing eulo gium on the fitness of the State of Missouri lor the purposes in question. She had within a cir cuit of 24 miles all that was necessary for a 1 Foundry or Armory—tho iron in mountains— the copper—the zinc—the alum—the water pow« er—more advantages than any other part of the world. Mr ALLEN asked whether the State of Mis., souri did not produce from its soil ready mad* muskets, and ordinance! Mr BENTON—Yes sir,—w« have cannon— hall river! GENEUAL API-KOmIXTIOIf BILL. 1 Mr WRIGHT gave notice that ho would to morrow call up for its final passage the Bill flora the House making appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic expenses of the Govern ment. ! The Army Appropriation Bill was icceived from the House, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance'. I The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of private bills, s house of ukpuf.if.stativeß. 1 Mr FAIRFIELD and ciDers, by leave, presen . ted a number of memo'i'als on the late duel, which were offered to the Select Committee on that sul> I I je#t. 1 Mr CAVURELING, from the Committee on 1 I Wavs *ud Means, reported a bill making appro- I prisii'ons for presently suppressing Indian hosti- ' ’ titles for the year 1833, and for the arrearages of I 1837. Read twice and committed. 1 Mr SERGEANT,by leave, presented certain joint resolutions from the Legislature of Penn- 1 sylvania oh the subject of a dty dock. Referred 1 1 to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered 1 • to he printed. r The House proceeded to the consideration of tho resolution heretofore offered by Mr Hopkins, ’ providing for tho appointment of a select com mittee to investigate the abuses existing in the administration of the Legislative branch of the ' Federal Government: and report on the proprie ■ ty of divorcing by public law, the Government j from the public press. Some debate followed, and the question was not taken when the House passed to the orders of the day, being the consi c deration of private bills. ,1 The House have just refused to reconsider the ' vote by which they passed the bill for the relief t of the heirs of Robert Fulton. Mr Ogden Hoff man, the distinguished New York Barrister, made a most eloquent appeal in behalf of the claimants which enchained the attention of the delighted auditory. The Senate have adjourned over to Monday, But the House sits to.morrow. It is reported and believed in well-informed e circles that Mr Stevenson is toon to return from '* the Court ol St James, and lake the office of *’ Secretary oftlicNavy—and that Mr Woodbury is to go to England in his place—and that Ken u dall is to be made Secretary of tho Treasury— and that Senator Grundy is to be made Post Master General The Supreme Court having decided against Amos Kendall in the case of Stockton and Stokes, and in favor of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, the latter to day issued a peremp j lory mandamus against that refractory person, returnable on Tuesday next. Having the fear )t of the Marshal and of a prison before his eyes the “Jack in office" has agreed to pay Messrs Stockton and Stokes tho full amount awarded to ’ them, M. s, 1 y From fht .V 1 Cour (f Enqirer , March 29. Later from France. *• The Havre packet ship Utica, Capt Pell, ar- P; rived yestordiy. She sailed on the 26th ultimo, and brings Paris papers as late as the preceding , day ;d We ind nothing in them worth extracting. 10 On the (subject of the Canadian troubles, the I piess in France displays the moat egregious ig noranco. The proclamation of Sutherland pui xles them excessively. In alluding to one signed by him “as llrigndier General, commanding the 3d division of the Patriot army of Upper Cana da,” the Ounstilutinnel says, II exists done tine Ire division. “There is then a lirst division" and goes on to express the opinion in opposition to the general tenor dY the English press, that the English Government will find it a difficult task to subdue the malcontents. Our Gaallic con temporary will be astonished to find that both first and second division never had any exist ence save on paper. Hut the most ridiculous -tory in connection with this subject propagated by the Continental press, is that of the Russian Government had caused the revolt in Lower Ca nada. The accounts from Spain are so confused that it is impossible to glean from them any informa tion than that the civil war rages there with as little probability of a termination as ever. From the address of the French chamber of Deputies to the King, wegive the following lians lation irt commendation Os the United States Hank. The system of circula'ion that we earnestly wish to see established in France is not a new one. It exists in England, hut it is in North America that the late hank of the United Stales had brought it to the last degree of perfection. Its bills were payable at all its branches and in the greatest part of the other banks, whose lulls it also received as currency, thus nothing was ea sier than the transportation of money from one place to another. In a word, life liquidation of exchanges in all the parts of the Union was ef fected in the most simple anil , conotnical manner MR. WISE’S ADDRESS. [From the Richmond Compiler of the ICtA iust.] TO MY CONSTITUENTS. I was second to Mr. Graves, in his lute duel with Mr. Gilley- Its catastrophe has brought up on me much odium and reproach. Your repre sentative is accountable to you for his personal, as well as his political, conduct; for by it he is worthy of you, or you are dishonored. I owe you an explanation, then, and 1 make it must chnetfully, because I know thatyou wonld gladly receive my vindication. Judge me, then; you have the right. For what’—Murderl No. All the false witnesses who pander for passion or prejudice could not convince you that lam a murderer. For disho nor? Worse than murder! The certificate of Mr. Gilley’s second will assure you that ho look not the least exception to my course. For par ticipating in a duel, then—my own or that of another—at all! For that you should judge me. That is my offence. I admit it' anil all J can dare ask is, that you will judge mo fairly, accor ding to that public sentiment which prevails among yourselvas. Why act as second for another, where there was no obligation to acll There was an obliga tion. I never acted as second for a friend but with two motives; first, to be in a position to re concile itis difference if 1 could; second, to guard Iris honor and his life, if I could not—l felt bound to do this for a friend in this instance. 1 especially have been so situated as to compel me to admit this obligation; for, as I have often told you, my protection, in the discharge of my du ties to you here, his depended upon rny own trusty weapon, and a trusty friend, upon whom I have been daily liable to call to discharge the same obligation to me. Mr. Graves is one upon whom I would have culled; and I felt obliged to do for him what I would have called on him to do for me But, though competent to guard his honor and his life, was I competent to reconcile his differ ence! It is said that 1 myself was hostile to his antagonist. If so I may have been incompetent. But I solemnly deny that I was hostile to Mr. Gilley. God knows whether 1 did not feel far more sympathy for him than many who pretend to deplore his fate. There had been a slight mis understanding between us lit debate, which pas sed off with the moment, and left not the trace of animosity behind. True, there was never be fore or after that occasion, any intimacy between us, because we were never acquainted; but I was purely and proudly conscious of no malice to wards that man, or I never could have consented to bear him a challenge. But, hostile to him or not, and though hostility might have piomptcd to incite another to seek his life—dark, and deep, and deadly hale mud that have been!—yet—my conduct proves that I did earnestly endeavor to prevent the shedding of bis Mood, by reconciling bis difference with my friend; and the history of the tragedy proves that not only I, but two other gentlemen, ol known character and standing, who were never accused of hostility to him, and who might have overruled rne by their voices and in fluence, could not reconcile tliat difference, or pre vent its result. That history I ndw submit to you as I shall detail it under the solemn sanction of an oath; to a committee of Congress now in vestigating the causes which led to Mr. Gilley’s death. The report of that committee I will send to you as soon as it is made and printed. This statement supplies what the joint statement of Mr. Jones and myself omits, and that which it could not contain, because ha could not vouch for what I alone or others than himself knew. And I send this in advance of the report of the committee, to arrest in the midst of extraordina ry excitement, that torrent of defamation which is now pouring from the vials of the wrath of those who would delight to destroy my reputation and Usefulness as a public servant. I send it to suspend your judgment until I can bo ('ally heard; to prevent you from blushing for me, until I am put to shame by the truth; and to slay your con demnation until I am fairly convicted by credi ble evidence. STATEMENT. The Uon. Jonathan Cilley, a lale member of the House of Representatives, fell in a duel with the Hon. Wm. J. Graves, fairly fought between the hours of 3P. M.and 4 P. M. sa|urd;y, , ne 2411 i day of February, 1838, the challenge of which he freely accepted, and the terms of which, as to lime, place, weapons and distance, he him self, or his friends for him, prescribed. As to the causes which led to this duel, I am not the most competent witness. I presume that the Hon. Wm. J. Graves himself can inform the committee belter >han any one else, from the na ture of the case, of the facts and influence wbieh operated on him to call Mr. Gilley to the field. I was wholly ignorant of the fact that Mr. G. bore, or was about to bear a note from Gol. Webb to Mr. Gilley. I never saw that note until the 26th of February, two days after the duel. Un the 21st of Fobiuary, Mr. Graves informed me that ho had borne a note to Mr. Cilley from Co lonel Webb, calling for explanation. 1 rebuked him for having done so, upon the ground that his own previous relations with Colonel Webb did not justify the latter in imposing upon him such an office and its responsibilities. Ho feplied, that Mr. Cilley had lateen lime to give him an I answer, and we separated after a very short inter j view. , j Afterwards, Mr. Graves called me out from my ; seat in the House,and informed me that he had seen Mr. Gilley again, and then for the first time, detailed to me what Mr. Ctlley’had said in sub e stance, verbally, during their interviews That - . J.- - , 1 _ M.l ■ I !!■! "in declining to receive llio note, 1 e liu, , ii would not lie thought disrespectful lo Inin, Graves;) that he declined on the ground that tin i could not eminent to be involved in personal dif ficulties with conductora of public journals for what he had thought proper to suy in debate up on the floor; and that he did not decline upon any personal objections to Col, Webb aw a gentleman.” Mr Graves asked whether 1 thought that answer satisliictoryl I replied, that it certainly was sat isfactory that the reasons for declining to receive the note were very proper; that no more could bo asked; and that all he had lo do was, to return the nolo to Col. Webb, with this answer of Mr. Cilley. Ho said, Mr. Gilley’s answer was vci bal, merely; that to prevent any error in stating it lo Colonel Weblr, and lo avoid all controversy with Mr. Cilley, in regard lo its substance or terms, he would gel him to pul it in writing. And he left me, as I thought, for the purpose of obtaining from Mr, Cilley a wiilteu answer, 1 returned to my sent, and neither saw nor heard any of the interviews between Mr. Cilley and Mr. Graves, nor do I know when or where they oc curred, or what transpired at them, except what 1 have been since told by Mr. Graves, On the morning of the 28d, Mr. Graves infor med me that be bad called on Mr. Cilley and requested him to put his answer in willing; that Mr. Cilley had requested him first lo addioss him (Mr. Cilley) a note, inquiring of him whni he had said; that he had written to him a note, (the first in their correspondence ) and handed it to him in person; and that for answer be hud received the first note of Mr. Cilley, w(licit bo then exhibited to me. Mr. Graves was highly incense.'* at the tenor of this note, and 1 confess that it greatly surprised me after what Mr. Graves told mo lie had said verbally in their interviews. Mr. Graves legarded the note First: As denying what hr had alleged to his friends, Mr. Cilley had said to him in conversa tion. Secondly ; As contemptuous and insulting to Col. VVehh, whose note he had borne. Thirdly : As placing Mr. Graves himself in the humilitaling all'lude of supplication .to him (Mr. Cilley) lo relieve him (Mr. from "an unpleasant situation.” Fourthly : As saying, in effect, "1 do not re. cognize Col. Webb to boa gentleman, sir, but I respect you as one;” thereby inviting Mr. Graves to substitute himself for Col. Webb. Such was the construction which Mr. Graves put upon that letter, and I could not See, and can not now, what other construction he could have put upon it, taken in connection wilh the con versations which he averred had passed previous ly between them. It seemed wholly irtecoiicile. able with, and contradictory 10, what hud passed between them verbally. Hut, upon due conside ration, he determined to oiler Mr. Cilley again an opportunity lo explain, lie prepared his se cond letter, and sent it to Mr. Cilley by the Hon. Mr. Menefce, as he has since informed ipe. 1 know nothing of what passed between Mr. Cilley and Mr. Menefce. During the silling of the House on the 28d, between the hours of 3 P. M. and 4 P. M., I think, Mr. Graves came to ms wilh Mr. Gilley’s reply,in which he denied the right ofMr.Graves to propound the question in his second note, and ! requested mo lobcar lo Mr. C. a challenge, which I ho had already written, and which ho placed in • rny hands. 1 expressed my reluctance to ho the i hearer; told him 1 would confer wilh him agiin upon the subject; and returned lo my seat to at tend to the discussion of the hill in relation lo the disturbances on lur Canadian frontier. I addresi ed the House that evening, soon alter which it adjourned. Mr. Graves walked with me from the oapitol to my boarding house, i then repeated mv ob jections to bo the bearer of ids challenge jand insis ted that I would not bear it that evening; that I wanted lime for reflection; that I could not do that service under any circumstances, except for an intimate friend, who would make a like sacri fice) and incur a like responsibility for mo ; that I regarded him as such a friend, who had in fact shown every disposition to stand by rr.a upon try ing occasions; but I hoped that something might ycl be done lo avoid the alternative he had cho sen • and that I must bo permitted to delay the delivery of it until the next day, if 1 delivered it at all. I prevailed on him to wait until the next morning, when he called open me again : said that nothing had occurred lo change his determi nation ; took the challenge and changed its phra acology; (I have not a copy of the first he put into my hands, nor do I recollect Its terms ;) and insisted that I should deliver it before the House met, on the 23d of February. I was prevailed on to do so ; and, accordingly, a few minutes be fore 12 M„ on Friday the 22d, I called at Mr. Gilley’s boarding bouse, and handed him the paper. When I went into the silting room at Mr. Birth’s, 1 met a gentleman whom 1 lo ik lobe Mr. Williams, the senator from Maine. We con versed a few minutes, and in a short lime Mr. Pieice, the Senator from New Hampshire, came in, followed by Mr. Cilley. Directly after salu ting these gentlemen, Mr. Williams first, and Mr. Pierce soon after him, retired into an adjoining room, leaving Mr. Cilley and myself alohe. I informed him that I bore to him a note from Mr. Graevs. He said, ‘‘l will receive it, sir.” I han ded him the challenge ; ho read it, and said, “Mr. Pierce, or some other friend, sir, will hand Mr. Graves my answer.” I bowed, arid we part ed. I went immediately lo ibe House, and, in the evening, after its adjournment; Mr. Jonis came to my room, and handed Mr. Gilley’s acep- ( tanco to Mr Craves, as described in our joint statement. Mr. Craves, expecting to have lo , fight wilh pistols, had come to my room to exam- , ine a pair I had, and see whether they would suit him. He bad not been practised in the use of any weapon, ho told mo, and desired me lo have j my pistols put in order lo go out with him next morning, and instruct him how to use them. 1 Soon after, Mr. Jones furnished me with the terms of the meeting, [ left my room with y, r . , Menefce, who had eontc i„ just as Mi. Jones and , I were parting, about G P. M., I think, to show the terms to some of Mr. Grave,s friends, and lo submit to them whether they should be accepted, ] They were condemned as barbarous, and such as might properly he declined ; but it was thought that they were intended to intimidate; that the distance was so great ate in some measure to mil- | igate the severity of the weapon, and, therefore I was advised that they should be accepted. In- j deed, it was thought that the acceptance of such terms might avoid the duel altogether, inasmuch as the plain object ofsuch propositions was cither to make the duel fatal, or to deter Mr. Graves 1 from accepting them ; and if the latter was the object, the party [imposing was most likely to fly from the terms himself. I consented lo accept the terms reluctantly, and, before I did accept them, I endeavoted lo ascertain whether they could bo complied with, by procuring a weapon within the appointed time. I rode to four different places to inquire wheie a fit weapon could he got, and after a vain search for several hours, 1 went to Mr. Jone’s room,and banded him the first note,about 9 o’clock, P. M. In that note I was particularly to name that there should be but one ball, and to : lessen the chances of a fatal shot, by confining ’ - i the parties to the “downward horizontal position'’ 1 until the word “fire,” thus shortening the time | rn which they could take aim, and, not knowing whore to get a riflo, or whether one could l>e got, the mam of the note was to gain lim ■. 1 wish ed to gain lime, not only to procuio a fit riflo, hat to afl'ord an opportunity, it' possible, to pre vent tho meeting. Indeed, 1 remarked in Mr. Jones, verbally, that I knew of no person to w hom I could apply will) certainty of gelling a tried weapon in the city of Washington, and 1 expected to bo obliged 19 send to Philadelphia lor one. Ho seemed to intimate that tha time could not lie postponed for that purpose; said that there must belli weapons here, and asked if I could not procure one from the arsenal! I re plied that I should not risk an untried riflo, ami told him that 1 would ho obliged if ho would in form me where a (it riflo could bo got. 1 fixed upon the hour oil 1 A M., the next day, as the latest period when I would inform Mr Junes whether Mr Graves could bo ready. 1 informed Mr Graves ut what 1 had dune, and retired to rest. About 2 o’clock, at night, Mr Mencfee came to my room, awoke mo out of sleep, and informed mo that Mr Graves’s friends had procured for him a riflo, but, he said, it was in exceedingly bad order. The owner of it has since told me that it had not been used for more than eighteen months, and it was very rusty 1 directed Mr, Monefuo to have it cleaned as early as possible, and that it must be tried in the morning before Mr Gia vch’s life was hazarded on it. Early the next morning, 1 went to the room of dm lion Mr Hawes, whero according to appoint ment with Mr Menefee the night previous, I ex pected to meet Mr Graves. Not finding Mr Graves there, I returned to Miss Queen's, my own boarding house, to breakfast, and found dn my table, about 8 o’clock, A M., the note of Mr Jones, informing me that he would bo at Ur Reilly’s until II o’clock, A M., on the 24th. At 10 o’clock, A M., I went to Ur Reilly’s and wrote Mr Jones a note that Mr Graves could not he ready by I 1 M., and that 1 would inform him by 12 M. when he could be ready. 1 was still anxious to delay the meeting, and desirous to throw obstacles in the way of it for that day. At about 10i A M. 1 found Mr Graves at the arse nel, where he wont to have the rifle cleaned,and I saw him try it several times at a mark. He was extremely awkwaul, shot badly, and i by no means liked the rifle he had. 1 feared very much the consequences of going nut with him under sach a total want of preparation ami skill, ami was still rilorb than eVi r anxious for delay, ns were his other friends. Liuj on my return to my room, abeul I AM., I found two notes from Mr Jones, a rifle, a powder flask, with pow der and ball in it, lying on.my table. Tho first no,le, dated K)j A M., in reply to mine of 10 A M., slated that Mr Jones had “the pleasure to inform” mo that ha had "an excel lent rifle, in good order, which was at the service of Mr Graves.” The second note, which had not been delayed for an answer to the first, dated half of an hour only alter the first, tendered to me, “for the use of Mr Graves, the rifle referred to,” and there were the rifle and its appendages. These notes and that rifle hastened the meeting. 1 dared delay no longer, without danger of a taunt for cowardice. M, Graves should have gone upon the ground, after this, under every disadvantage, hut he should nut have used the rifle sent him, because, though “an ex cellent riflo, in good order,” Mr Gilley, had, of course, preferred another to it; and if Mr Graves had 11 isted with i , and been killed, I would have been justly chargeable with his death. The | meeting was then lo be hud ns soon as Mr Graves’s rifle could ho cleaned, as a surgeon could hs got, ami as the parties could reach n field out of the Uiutrict ofColumbia, 1 saw Mr Jones immediately, and we agreed upon J o’- clock, 1’ M., us said in our joint statement. I returned lo Mr Hawes’s room, where Mr. Graves was, and informed him of the appoint ment. Ho then selected the Hon John J Crit tenden, of the Senate, and the Hon R 11 Menefee, of the House as the friends whom I wnslocon sult. Mr Graves retired, and while the rifle was being cleaned,! then submitted lo Mr Crittenden and Mr Mcnefeu the question distinctly—what should ha done in case the parlies missed ! We weie all sure Mr Graves would miss often. I understood positively from Mr. Graves, that ho would not he satisfied with any admission short of what Mr. Ci I ley had made lo him, vet bally, in their interviews. Our object then was, lo adopt of suggest some form, or explanation or admission, which should he as casv us possible lor Mr. Cilley lo make, and Which should satisfy Mr. Graves. This was out study, and we unan imously decided, that immediately alter the first tire 1 should propose to Mr. Cilley, or his second, that he should assign some such reason, or make some such disclaimer, for declining lo icceivc Col. Webb,s note from Mr. Craves, as he hod made lo Mr. Graves in their private conversation. Mr. Crittenden and Mi. Menefee Wrote down what they thought Mr. Graves should be satisfied with. The one wrote— “ That in declining to receive from Mr. Giuvcs the note from Col. Webb, Mr. Cilley was no', in fluenced by considerations affecting tho honor of Col. Webb.” The other wrote— “Mr, Cilley slates that he did not decline lo receive Col. Webb’s communication from Mr. Graves in consequence ol any personal exception to Col. Webb as a gentleman ora man of honor.” To those I added another form of admission; which should he accepted as satisfactory—■ “.Mr. Cilley declined lo receive the communi cation from Col. Webb, at (lie hands of Mr Graves, upon the ground that ho, Mr. Cilley, did not hold himself answerable to Gol. Webb for words spoken in debate, on the floor of tho House of Represcnta ives.” These or any admissions approaching in sub. stance to these,were lo bo considered satisfactory, i carried the written propositions with me, in tny pocket, on tlia giound, Tito reason why Mr. Graves would not bo sa'isfied with any thing e.l,ort of these, was because lie alleged that M r Cilley had inside both these admissions to him verbally As to what “transpired on the field,” &c., <scc., I must refer generally to the suleincnt published by Mr. J onus and mysclfj Hut, as that state ment is only of what occurred within our joint k nuivlalge, besides the correspondence given upon information of others, 1 have a Isw particu lars within my own knowledge to add. The distance appointed was rifjhly yanlt. It is rny firm belief that the distance stepped off by Mr. Jones and myself,which we did “pari passu,” was nearer one hundred yards then eighty. The 1 ground was measured before the choice of posi lions, and I believe that we both stepped with a view of preventing the parlies from hitting each other. The choice of position fell to my lot. The giving of the word fell to Mr. Jones. I kept my eye upon Mr, Cilley; it was my duty to ace that he obeyed the rules. At ths fu it ex chang of the shots, I thought that ho fired, though perfectly fair, 100 hurriedly, and his hall, did not reach Mr. Graves, because he did not raise his rifle sufficiently high. Mr. Graves fired after Mr. Cilley. As tho rifle was put into Mr. Cilley’s hands the second time, I saw, though I could not hear, | Mr. Jones giving him directions, as I thought, lo jbe more deliberate. I had beard that ha was 1 a fine marksman, snd I was extremely uneasy 1 for tho result.—The word was given, Mr. Graves's rifle went off quickly, and as he told me after- '» w«'J“ accidentally, and into the ground. Mr. Cilley drew up very' dehheratoly, 1 tcircd,a dead* , ly *hol, mid fried, 1 thought he had Lit Mr. Graves. I went to liini, uud inquired why ha . hud shot BO quick! Hu said that hu must have J j another allot, dial Mr. Mcnefe.e had told him not “; 10 l )Ut hls huger upon the guard, hut the digger 1 : was 100 easy, and that he would mil time, .1 shout his own way. His nlle had gone off ac ’ j cidenlally, owing to lus having taken his finger I oil the guard, and ho insisted upon another f shot. U was very apparent to mu that Mr. Cilley 1 had shot at the hie ol Mr. Graves. If when Mr. ■ Graves’s rifle went off, wi/hout harm to him, ha 1 hud discharged in the air, or reserved his fire, ■ the light would have been at an end: he would i not again have jeoparded Mr. Graves’s life, and would have saved his own, Mr, Graves was not, 1 however, touched hy Uia hall, and I again with drew the Challenge, as before for explanation. ’ II was between the second and third exchange of shots and uflor the rtlies were ordered to ho again loaded ho the third lire, the ehullenge hav' ing been renewed, that I proposed to Mr, Jones that Air. Cilley should say that, ‘-in declining to I receive Col. Webb's note, he meant no disrespect J to Mr. Giaveseither “directly or indirectly.” In making this proposition, 1 went beyond my in structions; hut, us I undvrtsood Mr. Jones, Mr. Cilley would 1101 say those words alone,nor with' out adding wo.ds whiuh .lid away the effect of the word ‘indirectly,” and which lifj the parties exactly where they were when they came upon the ground'. Iho statement of Mr. Junes and myself coil, tains substantially all the propositions which 1 remember to have been made on the field 'for settling the dilfetenco. Hut here it is proper to remark, that when first the friends assembled at my instance, much was said hy them upon both sides. A debate was likely to ensue, and, lest a dispute or dillereuce should arise among our selves, it was suggested that the friends should consult apart, with the icspective seconds, and that the seconds should ho the organs of an nouncing propositions lor settling the difference, in the hearing id all. This seemed to ho acceded to hy all parlies, I noted nothing, therefore, as authorised except what proceeded from Mr. J ones himself; and, consequently do not, mid cannot attempt to report what was said hy others. 1 do not remember to have heard Mr. Cilhy speak alter he went on the ground. Ho and Mr. Graves wete ordered to their positions, after being in structed as to the word, and they kept their posi tions, cighjy yards apart, until the light ended. Ihe conferences ol seconds and friends were hold exactly equi-dislant from them; »f course forty yards off. I made no proposition on the ground, arid re | jeeted none, without consulting Mr. Crittenden I and Mr. Menofee; and I believe that every act of mine there, and throughout the whole affair, ' mat with their approbation, and that of Mr. Graves. It was at the instance .of Mr. Graves himself, ( that I sad to Mr. Jones, immediately previous to , *ho exchange ol shots. "llt h t s matter is not terminated this shot, and is not settled, I wifi propose to shorten the distance.” Mr. Graves had no confidence irr his own alio 'ting at so long a distance, and directed me positively, if they j missed repeatedly, to prevent a prolongation of the affair hy proposing closet quarters. I lie reason why Mr. Graves insisted upon Mr. Gilley’s saying either “that lie declined to 1 receive the note of Gol. Webb, because he was not accountable for words spoken in debate,” or “that in declining to receive the note, he did not do so upon the ground of personal objection to Gol, Webb us a gentlemen,” was because Air. Cilley hail made both these declarations, as Mr, Groves alleged to his friends, to him veibally. He would not he satisfied with the declarations announced on the ground, and his friends could advise him to accept them as satisfactory, for I lie reason, that they admitted nothing which Mr, Cilley did not admit in his written correspon dence, aiid nothing which he did admit in his conversation with Mr. Graves. Mr. Graves could not he satisfied on the field, whilst his adversary was before bim a rille in bis hand, with what he was not satisfied with before, whilst looking at a pen mutely in his awn hands. I have now stated the facts, anil the world can make its own deduction of the causes which led to the death of the honorable Air. Cilley. If I am a proper judge of those causes, and am expected to say what they were, f will sum thorn up in unitr; first. Air. Cilley, as Mr. Graves affirmed; and still affirms, denied, in writing, a satis factory answer which he had imTdo to Air. Graves verbally. S ‘cond. Hu made this written denial iti answer to a letter of Mr. Graves, which ho had himself .requested to he addressed to him', with a view to form a pretext for a written admission of the very tacts he denied. Third. He impeached the hoporof one for whom ns a gentleman, Mr. Graves undertook; hy the very act of bearing his note, to vouch. For these causes, Mr. Graves challenged him to mortal combnl; and, ” Fourth. When Mr. Graves called on him for I lint satisfaction whiert is recognized amonggentlemen,” bo prescribed barbarous and savage terms; and unusual weapon, the most deadly, at the distance selected, in the h inds of n good shot. filth. He precipitated the lime of meeting, when the second til Air. Graves was avowing a want ol preparation, and n dosire for delay, Sixth. A weapon, not one of a pair, was tend rod for the use of Air. Graves, in a man ner that was considered taunting. Seventh. In the second exchange. of shots, Mr. Cilley fired deliberately at Air. Grave’s life, alter the rifle of Mr. Graves had gone off accidently, and without effect. Eighth. Mr. Graves called Air. Cilley out upon a point of sufficient importance, as he thought, to cause a cha.lengc. Ho did not get the satisfaction lie demanded; and he was not the m m to leave the field, without gain mg that point, after any number of ineffectual And for reason ol all these causes, the com hat proved mortal. Air. Cilley was killed; ' death might have been the fate of Air. Graves! Certain h is, that Mr. Graves did not hold Air. Cilley accountable lor the exercise of any ptivilege of a member of the House of Re presentatives. There was no point of their controversy where the plea of Mr. Cillcy’s privilege of debate would not have been held sacred and sufficient hy Air. Graves and his ; friends. Mr. Graves field him accountable 1 in defence only of his own veracity, and of j the honor of one for whom he had underta ken to vouch as a gentleman. Such are the more prominent causes known to me which made this duel Bloody!; which made Air. Graves insist upon a second anti tlprd exchange of shots; and which brought Mr. Cilley to au untimely end. Alost respectfully. HENRY A. WISE.