A meeting took place this day, at Wormwood Scrubs, between
Brigadier-General Evans, of the British Auxiliary Legion, and Captain
Lothian Dickson, of the British army, and late of the Legion. The
misunderstanding arose out of circumstances that had taken place at the
quarters of the Legion in Spain. Brigadier-General Evans, however, had
refused to meet Captain Dickson, in consequence of what he considered to
be conduct, on the part of the latter gentleman, which had forfeited his
claim. The Junior United Service Club at last interfered, and decided
that no stain of that nature rested on Captain Dickson. The meeting, in
consequence, after some negotiation, took place. The following is the
account of General Evans’s second, which is borne out by Mr. Cooke, the
friend of Captain Dickson:—“The meeting took place, and the principals
being placed, General Evans received Captain Dickson’s fire; when, after
an interval of a few seconds. General Evans brought down his pistol and
uncocked it, without having fired. Upon which I addressed myself to Mr.
Cooke, and said, ‘I have now to say, that, in deference to the opinion
of the committee of the Junior United Service Club, I have brought my
friend here; and, having now paid that deference to those gentlemen, I
feel it my duty to withdraw General Evans from the ground.’ Mr. Cooke
then said, ‘I am not satisfied,’ and again made allusion to an apology.
I persisted in withdrawing General Evans, without further explanation;
and, on leaving the ground, he then only informed me of his being
wounded; and, on his return to his hotel, he was attended by Sir Stephen
Hammick, who extracted the ball, and left his patient in as comfortable
a state as, under the circumstances could be expected.”
BETWEEN M. ARMAND CARREL AND M. ÉMILE DE GIRARDIN.
July, 1836.