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Nicholl
,
driven
into
his
last
entrenchments
,
and
not
able
to
fight
personally
in
the
cause
,
resolved
to
fight
with
money
.
He
published
,
therefore
,
in
the
Richmond
Inquirer
a
series
of
wagers
,
conceived
in
these
terms
,
and
on
an
increasing
scale
:
No.
1
(
$
1,000
)
.
--
That
the
necessary
funds
for
the
experiment
of
the
Gun
Club
will
not
be
forthcoming
.
No.
2
(
$
2,000
)
.
--
That
the
operation
of
casting
a
cannon
of
900
feet
is
impracticable
,
and
can
not
possibly
succeed
.
No.
3
(
$
3,000
)
.
--
That
is
it
impossible
to
load
the
Columbiad
,
and
that
the
pyroxyle
will
take
fire
spontaneously
under
the
pressure
of
the
projectile
.
No.
4
(
$
4,000
)
.
--
That
the
Columbiad
will
burst
at
the
first
fire
.
No.
5
(
$
5,000
)
.
--
That
the
shot
will
not
travel
farther
than
six
miles
,
and
that
it
will
fall
back
again
a
few
seconds
after
its
discharge
.
It
was
an
important
sum
,
therefore
,
which
the
captain
risked
in
his
invincible
obstinacy
.
He
had
no
less
than
$
15,000
at
stake
.
Notwithstanding
the
importance
of
the
challenge
,
on
the
19th
of
May
he
received
a
sealed
packet
containing
the
following
superbly
laconic
reply
:
"
BALTIMORE
,
October
19
.
"
Done
.
