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<p> The Camp of Cadalagne the 21/10 June 1786</p> <p> Permit me, my Friend! to give you an account of <lb/> the manner in which the Encounter I have had with<lb/> Prince Dashkaw has terminated. The Interest you <lb/> take in what concerns me authorizes me in it and <lb/> I look upon it as incumbent upon me to lay-open<lb/> to you all the Particulars of an Affair, which <lb/>has made but too much noise, and the conclusion<lb/> of which was retarded so long.</p> <p> We met the Prince and I, upon the Frontiers<lb/> of Poland, on the side of Vasilkoff <add> upon</add> the 22<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> of May, <lb/> accompanied by our Seconds. I offered the prince<lb/> to fire first, but he refused it, saying that <lb/> the wrongs he <hi rend="underline">had</hi> with me <add> was answerable for</add> would not suffer<lb/> him to make sue of the least advantage. his second<lb/> offered me to <sic>chuse</sic> their Pistols, I accepted it, <lb/> and drew against him but the Pistol tho'<lb/> <note>q rather</note> well charged <hi rend="underline">snapped</hi> <add> did not go off</add> and no <hi rend="underline">Stroke</hi> <add> Blow</add> was given<lb/> It was then his turn to fire, but, after the Injuries<lb/> that he acknowledged, he resisted all the Instances<lb/> I made upon him upon the occasion, importuning me <lb/> very warmly to fire a second time. I then charged<lb/> his other Pistol; I fired at him, but without — </p> | |||
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The Camp of Cadalagne the 21/10 June 1786
Permit me, my Friend! to give you an account of
the manner in which the Encounter I have had with
Prince Dashkaw has terminated. The Interest you
take in what concerns me authorizes me in it and
I look upon it as incumbent upon me to lay-open
to you all the Particulars of an Affair, which
has made but too much noise, and the conclusion
of which was retarded so long.
We met the Prince and I, upon the Frontiers
of Poland, on the side of Vasilkoff upon the 22d of May,
accompanied by our Seconds. I offered the prince
to fire first, but he refused it, saying that
the wrongs he had with me was answerable for would not suffer
him to make sue of the least advantage. his second
offered me to chuse their Pistols, I accepted it,
and drew against him but the Pistol tho'
q rather well charged snapped did not go off and no Stroke Blow was given
It was then his turn to fire, but, after the Injuries
that he acknowledged, he resisted all the Instances
I made upon him upon the occasion, importuning me
very warmly to fire a second time. I then charged
his other Pistol; I fired at him, but without —
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