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At the Camp of Catalagne, 21/10 June 1786

Permit, my Friend, to give you an Account of
the manner in which the Rencontre has terminated
that I have had with Prince Dashkow; the
Interest that you take in me, authorises me to do it
and I look upon it as my duty to lay before
you the particulars of an Affair which has made
but too much Noise, and the Conclusion of which
has been so long delayed.

We met Each other, the Prince and I, upon the
Frontiers of Poland, on the side of Vasilkoff, the
22d of May accompanied by our Seconds.
I offerred the Prince to fire first, but he refused
it, saying that the wrongs he had done me would
not suffer him to take the least advantage of me.
His Second offerred me the Choice of one of their
Pistols, I accepted it, and fired at him; but the
Pistol, altho' well charged, snapped flashed in the Pan and did not
go off. It was then his turn to fire; but after
the wrongs he acknowledged he had done me
He resisted every instance I made him upon
the occasion, begging me with great warmth
to fire a second time. I then fired his other
Pistol without hitting him. He then intreated
me to be satisfied, and to dispense with my
adding one Crime more to what he had already
to reproach himself for: I flatter myself, I
answered him, that you do not mean to affront

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