"The company took their drink, however, all but Mr.
Carneal, who went out upon the bow of the boat, and
took a seat, where he was sought by Judge James,
who desired satisfaction for the insult. Carneal
refused to make any, and asked the old gentleman if
any of his sons would resent the insult if he was
to slap him in the mouth; to which the judge
replied that he would do it himself, if his sons
would not; whereupon Mr. Carneal struck him in the
month with the back of his hand. The judge resented
it by striking him across the head with a cane,
which stunned Mr. Carneal very much, causing the
blood to run freely from the wound. As soon as
Carneal recovered from the wound, he drew a
bowie-knife, and attacked the judge with it,
inflicting several wounds upon his person, some of
which were thought to be mortal.

"Some gentlemen, in endeavoring to separate the
combatants, were wounded by Carneal. When Judge
James arrived at his house, bleeding, and in a
dying state, as was thought, his son seized a
double-barrelled gun, loaded it heavily with large
shot, galloped to where the boat was, hitched his
horse, and deliberately raised his gun to shoot
Carneal, who was sitting upon a cotton-bale. Mr.
James was warned not to fire, as Carneal was
unarmed, and he might kill some innocent person. He
took his gun from his shoulder, raised it again,
and fired both barrels in succession, killing