Republican Vindicator

The Dreadful Duel at Richmond.—A letter from Richmond, Va., dated the 1st instant, to the Petersburg Express, gives the following account of the duel fought on that day between Roger A. Pryor, Esq., of the Enquirer, and Dr. O. B. Finney, State Senator, from the Accomac district:

"In consequence of some publication in the Enquirer, Dr. Finney took offence, and denounced Mr. Pryor; and this coming to the knowledge of the latter, he proceeded to the Exchange yesterday afternoon, where an altercation took place.

"Mr. Pryor, after some words, striking Dr. Finney, pistols were drawn by some present, but Dr. Finney is reported to have said, 'You can shoot if you please.' Mr. Pryor then put up his weapon and referred his adversary to a friend. A challenge was sent very speedily; Mr. Pryor accepted, and early this morning the parties proceeded to Clark's Spring, where they fought with pistols.

"At the first fire Dr. Finney was wounded in the left side, just below the breast, the ball passing through to the back, whence it was extracted by a surgeon. Dr. Finney being disabled, was in no condition to conduct the combat further, and there was but one exchange of shots. He was afterwards conveyed to his lodgings at the Ballard House, and is now as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances.

"Both gentlemen behaved bravely, neither of them evincing any disposition to avoid the combat, nor the slightest trepidation on the ground."

Another letter in the Express says that Mr. Pryor has not, since the duel, been seen in Richmond.—Bull. Sun.