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versation, and said, in certain situ- 

 ations, gentlemen in the army were 

 obliged to fight duels. Dillon ob- 

 served, if any officer in his regi- 

 ment refused to fight, he should 

 feel it his duty to inform the com- 

 manding officer. The rest, with 

 the exception of Blundell, follow- 

 ed, but did not say so much about 

 it. Witness then repeated that he 

 would have no fighting, and asked 

 if there was no intermediate course; 

 he was told by Mr. Dillon, that 

 fighting there must be, in some si- 

 tuations. After a little more con- 

 versation, he retired, saying there 

 should be no fighting ; Mr. Dillon 

 said to him, there " should be no 

 fighting in your district." They 

 were then eating and drinking 

 freely. Witness then went home. 

 - The judge censured Mr. Barwis 

 for not acting more promptly. 



James Fitzgerald, private in the 

 96th regiment of foot, is servant 

 to Gilchrist, was so on the 9th of 

 this month ; was in Parkhurst bar- 

 rocks on that morning. By order 

 of his master, he took to New- 

 port a box ; did not at that time 

 know its contents ; went to Mr. 

 Webb's for a hat for him, and af- 

 terwards went with his master to 

 where the duel was fought, at the 

 back of Carisbrook Castle. Mr. 

 M'Guire was with his master. Soon 

 after they were there, Mr. Blun- 

 dell and Mr. Hemmings came to 

 the spot ; when they met they pro- 

 ceeded to the backof theCastle,and 

 Mr. Hemmings measured out the 

 ground, taking either 12 or 13 paces. 

 Hemmings asked Mr. Gilchrist for 

 a pistol; Gilchrist answered, if you 

 have it, it shall be without my 

 consent, and against my wishes, 

 tiiat they should be used od that 



day; on which Mr. Hemmings 

 was desired by Mr. Blundell to get 

 one of his own, and the pistol was 

 produced and loaded. Mr. Hem- 

 mings gave the word, and both 

 fired together. Blundell stood his 

 ground, and handed his pistol to 

 Hemmings. Hemmings said the 

 pistol was burst, and Blundell was 

 asked to borrow one of Gilchrist, 

 as he wished to have another shot. 

 Then Gilchrist and Hemmings 

 went to Blundell, and afterwards 

 to M'Guire, but he did not hear 

 what passed. After this they loaded 

 M'Guire's pistols, and each took 

 one. Hemmings gave the word, 

 they fired, and Mr. Blundell fell. 

 M'Guire, Gilchrist, and Hem- 

 mings came up to him. Blundell 

 said, my dear M'Guire, I am dy- 

 ing, but I forgive you from ray 

 heart and soul; then Gilchrist 

 shook hands with him, and said, 

 are you satisfied that we have be- 

 haved as gentlemen to-day; he re- 

 plied, yes, my dear Gilchrist, I die 

 in peace with you all. Witness 

 was sent for a doctor, whom he 

 met coming out; and when he 

 returned, the parties were all 

 gone. 



Mr. Wm. Dunlop is surgeon of 

 the 98th regiment ; on the 9th inst. 

 he was called on to attend Mr. 

 Blundell about one o'clock, at New- 

 port; he was lying on his back, 

 his clothes taken o8\ and a medical 

 gentleman attending. The ball had 

 entered between the back bone 

 and shoulder blade, had passed 

 through the lungs, and struck the 

 sixth rib on the left side, and 

 lodged under the arm pit. 



T. Rayles, Captain and Adjutant 

 at the Army D6p6t, in the Isle of 

 Wight, on the 9th was in com- 



