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tleman who honours you with this, furnish me with the name of the author of the libel, otherwise I shall take such steps against you as I may be instructed by my legal adviser. I am, Sir, Your most obedient, JAMES R CLENDON. Mr. Moore, Printer and Publisher of the Auckland Herald. Auckland, Feb. 19,1842. Sir —ln reply to your’s of the 18th inst. just come to hand, requesting me to furnish you with the name of the author of an article which appeared in the Auckland Herald of 16th February, in which paper your name is mentioned, beg leave to inform you that I believe the autfior of the article alluded to, to be George Butler Earp, Esq., M. C. I have got the manuscript which you can see at any time you please. I have the honour to be, Sir, * Your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN MOORE. To J. R. Clendon, Esq., M. C. Barracks, Tuesday Morning, 22nd Feb. 1842. Sir, — I have the honor to transmit the enclosed copy of a letter written by me to Mr. Abercrombie, and his reply, by which you will perceive that I offered to arrange such terms witli Mr. Abercrombie, as could not fail of being satisfactory to Mr. Earp and Dr. Martin, in order to bring about a meeting between you and those gentlemen. I. had previously in a conversation with Mr. Abercrombie, made the same offer, whose verbal reply was of the same tenor as his enclosed written answer. lam further of opinion, that under existing circumstances you have done everything which could be expected from a man of honor, and only regret for your sake, that my offers were not accepted. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ABEL DOTTIN BEST, Capt. 80th Regt. To R. A. Fitzgerald, Esq., Precipice Cottage, Auckland. [This letter has reference to the correspondence between Mr. Abercrombie and himself.] This correspondence was given to Dr. Martin, Editor of the Auckland Paper, by the Trustees of the Company, with a request that it might be published in last Wednesday’s paper; but strange to say, lie declined to publish it, and refused to give up the copies of said correspondence. Comment is unnecessary. It will be observed, that Dr. Martin, the editor, claims a certain manuscript which I received from Mr. Moore, the printer and publisher; both Dr. Martin and Mr. Moore are the paid servants of the Company, but the publisher is unquestionably the responsible person for any libellous matter. Dr. Martin not having any right to the manuscript, had no right to call on me for personal satisfaction, and gentlemen will decide whether mv character be damaged by his derogatory proceeding of posting me. He posted me for refusing to fight him without my, having given him the slightest offence, and he refuses to fight me, because he posted me. Even after his posting, I was advised not to take any notice of him, but the gentleman in whose hands I had placed my honor, decided that I should call him out, which I immediately complied with : the extraordinary result is before the public. As for Mr, George Butler Earp I leave him to the well merited degradation he has brought upon himself: a stigma will attach to his name for his unprecedented effrontary and egotism which cannot be wiped away. ROBT. A. FITZGERALD. Feb. 24, 1842.

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