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Sorror Dan Leon Checa, Spanish Consul at this Colony, and Senor P. Torre Bueno, late Peruvian Consul at Macao.
2. The facts of the case, which though the Newspapers have become a matter of public notoriety, appear to be as follows: Owing to a quarrel between Señores Checa and Torre Bueno, the latter challenged the former to fight. The preliminaries were settled at the house of a Frenchman named Durbest, who is in trade in the Colony; Charles de la Forant, Acting French Consul, being given as a party to the challenge and subsequently acted as Second to Señor Torre Bueno.
3. The duel was fought outside the jurisdiction of this Colony. The two parties having landed on British Kowloon crossed the Boundary, accompanied by certain of the Officers of the Spanish-Man-of-War, the "Marques de la Victoria" and there carried out their intention.
There are details of what occurred which have reached me on good authority, but as they have come through third-parties and are barbarous, I think it best to omit them. Suffice it to say that Señor Torre Bueno was seriously wounded in the neck, and is now lying...
2.
Sorror Dan Leon Checa, Spanish Consuel at this Pelary, and Senor
P. Done Buene, late Peruvian Comel
at Macao.
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2. The facts of the case, which though the Newspapers
expecially have become a matter of public violaristy, appear to be on follows: Owing to a quand betweer Señores Checa and Torre Bueno, the latter
allen
the formen to fight. The
pudimmaries
were settled at the harse of a Trenchman named Durbest, who
and Mr.
is in trade in the Colomp, Charles de la Forant, Acting Pranch
Consul;
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being given,
a
party to the challenge and subsequently acted
∞ Second to Tenor Porse Buene
3. The duel
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fought as I Juris dic
have stated arbide the
diction
of this Colony. The two parties haining landed on British Kowloong crosed the Boundary, accompanied by curtain of the Offices of the Spanish-Man- of War, itre "Marques de la Victoria? and there carried ant their intention.
11. There
are
details
of what occurred which have reached mnd on
good mustiority, but as they have
cand
Do
through third-parties and are barbarous, I think it best to
mit them. Suffice it to
Senior Poire Bueno
Was
that
sayy seriously
wounded in the nease, and _ now lies
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