Star. — London, England, 1808-10-26 00:00:00

'ROM LAST NIGHT'S cAzErtsr. from the Honottrable Captain — Duncan, of IlliMajetty's ship Por cupine, who on several former occasions has praised, in the highest .---.... terms, the abili ty an d zea l ev i nced by Lieutenant Price, in Cott- ADMIRALTY-OFFICZ, OCTOBER 25, acting similar successful enterprizes against the enemy, I am, &c. Cory o f a Letter from Vice - Admira l Lor d Collin gw ood, C e rn.. (Signed) cow NOWOOD. man : du in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Me-, His Majesty' s Shi p Volage,.Agincoust Sound, August 8. diteeranean, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the I Sir ,I have the honoar to inform you, that I ar rived here O c ean,.eff Cape Palla s ' September 5, " 08 . yes terday morning with le Requin French eir —linclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, two letters which I have received from Capt. brig, of sixteen guns, and one hundred and eight men, sttinn, a el s Majesty's ship the Seahorse , dated the 6th and which 1 • h a d t h e • goo d f ortune to f a ll i n w i t h i n t h e 0(A J u ly, g iving an account of his having fallen in with a morning of the 28th ult. a little to the northward of large T ur kish frigate and corvette on the evening of the sth of and Corsica, captured her after a hard chace of nine k a t m onth, aff the island of Scopolo, and, a ft er a severe action, I- -- • the w ere Zaffer, a Turkish frigate, of fifty-two guns hours, in which her boats, boom, and anchors were and hundred men--the corvette was not seen in the morn- thrown overboard. jug . The example which ... Captain Stewart has g i ven in this ac - i 1 She is commanded by . Capitaine de Fregate Berar, , ionser : ve lluitry and of skill, by w hic h . his own ship was so we Member of the Legion of Honour, and had loft Ajac while his opponent was ruined, must be highly g rad- , . 1'7,1 to their L or d s hips, and marks the highest state of , disci.. cm one the morning before we fell in with her, hay -414,1 dee ship, and the ability of the officers who conducted it. ing put in there do her way from Algiers to Toulon, f 1 inclose also a letter from Captain Hepenst all, of his Majes- with three prizes taken on her passage. She is a very tie sloop Ringsfisher, of the 27th of June , informing me he had fi ne brig, pierced for eighteen guns, built at Rochefort captu red a French letter of marque, the Hercule, of twelve guns only fourteen months since, and is the same which the „ i d fi f ty - se ven men, off the coast of Caramania. I am, &e. (Signed) • COLLINGWOOO. , Wizard engaged some time ago. Hi s Majesty's Ship Seahorse, off Skyro, July 6, 1808. 1 The number of prisoners I have onboard will make My Lord—l have the honour to inform your Lord- it necessary for me to go to Malta ; but I shall return 51 4,, t h a t yesterday evening we Observed two Turkish to my station without delay. I have the honour to men of war and a galley coming round the east end be, &c. , (Signed) o. 1...7. ROSEN:HAGEN. o f the island of Scopolo, towards which we immedi- i Two of the bug's prizes belonged to the Lavinia ately ma de sail. On coming near enough to make ,' and Spartan, whose crews were recaptured. were both single decked ships, I deter out that they • His Majesty's Ship Porcupine, at Sea, July 14. m i n ed to bring them to action, having every confi- M y L or d — l h ave t h e h onour to i n f orm your Lord ' . .dente in the officers and crew of this ship. The ac- . ship, that on the morning of the 9th instant, being off don began at half past nine, •the Turkegoing a little i Mount Ci rce ll o, on t h e coast o f R oman i a, I o b serve d o ie the w i nd under. easy sail, and continually endea- , two French gun boats, with a merchant Vessel under miring to.run . .us on hoard indeed I ear*tav; that shore ; I , conVoy, going along to the westward ; as the their t fikf attention was directed to this• ehjeet, and ; ship was becalmed, .I sent Lieutenant Price with the as the largest ship appeared of great fore-and full boats in pursuit of them ; after a row of eight hours dram I kept this ship in a position not to be boarded. in a hot sun, he drove the latter on shore, and forced —At ten o'clock, .ebserving a good opportunity of the gun boats to take shelter under the batteries of m e r eparticularly attacking the small 'ship to advan- Port Dango. At this time, seeing three eery suspi. tage, we dropped alongside of her, and after a clear- cious vessels coming down with a fresh breeze from ter of an hour's hot fire, at half pistol-shot distance, the westward, I was obliged to recal him ; but before the fire having totally ceased, we left her in a stat e we could cut them off, they also got into the same of the greatest distress and confusion , with her sails harbour. Next morning I observed that one of them, mostly down, and just befcne we had left her she had a large polacre ship, lay further out than the others, partially blown up forward. By this time the large and having reconnoitred, thought it possible to take Itigate, which, from having fallen a little to lee- her ; I was the more induced to try it, from a wish ward, had not been able to assist her consort, had to give. a check to the trade along this coast, which again got pretty close up, and the action between • they think from their numerous batteries they can us scan tecomMenCed ; still so obstinate was the re- carry on without molestation. As soon as it was sistance of the Turks, that 'it was not till a quarter dark-the boats went in, under the command of Lieu. past one we rendered her a motionless wreck. As tenant Price, and, from under the heaviest fire I ever they now would neither answer nor fire, I conceive. d saw, brought her out. She carries eight long 6-poun- It most prudent, knowing the character of the people, der guns, and had on board between 20 and 30 men, to wait for daylight to send on board her. At day- from Hieres Bay, bound to Naples with salt, light, observing her colours upon the stump of the When I consider that this vessel was rr oored to a mizeremast we poured a broadside into her stern, beach, lined with French soldiers, within pistol shot of when.she struck, and I had the pleasure to take pas- two batteries and a tower, and of three gun boats, session-of the Badere Zaffer, a very fine frigate of the carrying each a 24-pounder and thirty men • that largest dimensions, carrying 52 long brass guns, from the baffling winds she was an hour and twenty twenty-four pounders on the main-deck, except two minutes before the got out of range of grape, and that which are forty-two pounders, and twelve-pounders the enemy were at first perfectly prepared for the at on the quarter-deck and forecastle. She had a corn- tack, I cannot find words to express my admiration 'dement of five hundred men, and was commanded at the intrepid conduct of all the officers and seamen by Captain Scandurli Kichuc Alli, who, I am in- and marines employed in it. formed, was only prevented by his own people from lam sure that the services of Lieutenant Price, he blowing her up. His loss in killed and wounded is having been more than thirty times in action with the prodigious; one hundred and sixty-five killed, and boats of this ship since October last, and hi s suffer one hundred and ninety-five wounded ; ours cornpa-• ings on this occasion, being severely wounde d on the ratively small, five killed and ten wounded. Our head and right leg, will be a sufficient excuse for my wizen-mast fell soon after the actiiin, wh ich is the 1 requesting, in the strongest terms, that your Lord. greatest injury we have sustained. The o th er ship ' ship will recommend this gallant officer to the consi was named the Ahs• Fezan, carrying 'twenty-four deration of the Lords of the Admiralty. thirteen pounders and two mortars , mendedl by Inc losed are the names of the officers employed in Captain Daragardi Alli, with a coiiaplement of two the boats, and a list of the wounded, all of whom, I hundred and thirty men. I understand they took am happy to say, are likely to do well ; fortunately most of the men out of th e galley before th e ac ti on , we had none killed. I am, &c. (Signed) • and sent her away. . HENRY DUNCAN, Captain. Having now, my Lord, given you the details of Names of the Officers employed in the Boats of his Majesty's Ship this affair, .there only . remains the pleasant office of Porcupine, on the night of the 10th of July. *pin:ending to you the officers and ship's corn. George Price, First Lieutenant; Francis Smith (2) Second Lieu-` filmy, who, during a tedious night action, where tenant ; James Renviick, Lieutenant of Royal Marines ; much depended upon working the sails as well us the Messrs. Barry, Featherstone.Wilkes, Adams, and Butler, Mid. guns, behaved in a man n e r t o comman d m y utmost thipmen ; Mr. Anderson, Captain's Clerk. gratitude. The disparity of force, with 'the loss in List of the Officers, ,s S amen, Marinesand wou n ded in the B oats . of h i s Shi p MajestyPor cupi ne, on the nig ht of the 10t h of the enemy's &hi PSo will prove the greatness of their July, 1808. exertions; th which I shall add, that thirty men were Lieutenant George Price, severely ; John O'Brien Butler, Mid abSint from the ship. Mr. Downie, the First-Lieu- ship-tun, severely ; John - Campbell, Second Master's Mate, tenant, is an off i ce r of mer i t , a b i lit y an d ex p er i en c e; ditto ; James Lewis, able, ditto ; Joseph Germain, ordinary, and I beg strongly to recommend him to your Lord- d e i f tto iv i P in .d e w i ard v Ed e wards,a i ble r , slightly; James R te o c urs 4 p a riv r. priv ate ship's protection for- promotion. Mr. Lester, Mas. slightly . ar W - , ise Cr iy j (signed) inirn Mi t c h e ll, private D ' ONCA in ti. e teet.-Mate, who has passed, is also very deserving of Vice Admiral Vashon, Commander in Chief at Leith, has trane proririction. Thomas Holly, Gunner's-Mate, and mitted to the Honourable William Wellesley Pole two letters an excellent man, acted as gunner ; and, from his • from Captains Baugh and Dix, of his Majesty's sloops Clio and con l cl i n ni ct, n i o s w very deserving g of su ch . a situation .. Cygnet, of which the following age copies : . e His Majesty's Sloop C li o, Leith Roads, October 12. withthe islands, for any port I can get first into a mo ngst g the as it is with Sir—l beg leave to inform you, that, on the 21st difficoityWe can keep her above water. I have the Danish • ult. while cruizing off Fleckoro, I captured a small hulk to be; doe. (Si g hted) JOHN 'sr EWART; .. h privateer, with six guns and eleven mere I ave, &c. (Signed) T. F. &welt, Commander. Onboard his Majesty's Siloop.Kin stalker off th Coast off Cam"; tape Blanc bearing g bh. W. b y' N: ten leagues , ' His Majesty's sloop Cygnet, at Sea, October 4. . June 27 . SIR—I captured this day, after a chace of five • hlYeLord—lt is *ith great pleasuro I have the ho- hours, Bergen bearing E. by S. ‘23 leagues, the Danish 201 4 to inform you, that, at daylight this morning, I sloop, privateer Giengielderen, of 4• guns and ‘25 Men ; saw-a.large sail in the S. W. which I immediately out three days, without having made any captures. went in chace . of, and, with the assistance of the The Giengielderen was fitted at Bergen for a cruize sweeps, the wind being very light, at twelve o'clock of eight weeks on the coast of Scotland. I had the satisfaction of arriving up within gun shot (Signed) EDWARD . DIE. l edtheehace, who h a d hoisted Fren chcolours, when MIL I T A R Y PROMO T IONS . commenced firing on her, which she returned very warmly, and, after a running fight of one hour, she Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the struck. She proves to be le Hercule, a very fine new . . . County of Sutherland. French ship letter of marque, with a cargo of cotton- To be Deputy Lieutenants, en board, from Aleppo and Cypus, benind . to Marl. , Georre Granville Eirl Gower Frick Lord Reay, and Richard Barre Lord Ashburton. Dated August 31, 1808. se tw il el le v s es o , r Gen o e a . , armed with twe l ve guns, eighteens; Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Hants. and teas ; manned with fifty-seven men, 1 North Hants Regiment of Militia. commanded by M ons . G erome C avassa, a Member 1 Ensign Richard Terry to be Lieutenant, vice Southhouse,resienCd. of the Legion of honour. lam happy in being able ' Dated October 20,1806. to )4y duft I have every reason to be p leased with Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the the steady, excellent conduct displayed by Mr. R. j County of Cornwall.—Cornwall Militia. Standish, First Lieutenant, the other officers, and ' John Glasson, Genf. to be Lieutenant. Dated June 20, 1808. ship': company on this occasion . ' I had but one ' m an I William Abbott, Gent, to be Ensign ; John Smith, Gent. to be slightly wound el but ditto ; Richard Briest, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Tune 27, 1808. zeds an . .0 , suffered very much in the Joseph Thacheray, Gent. to be Enlist' ; Roberril. Housman, edan d running rigging ; the enemy had one man . Gent. to be ditto. Dated August 6, 1608; • ' 61 three wounded. I have the honour to be, .Mount's Bay Artillery Volunteers. ir e. (Signed) w. HEPENISTALL. Francis }lichens, Gent. to he-Seiessfd Lieutenant" ; George Bor lase, Gent. to be Lieutenant Aid surge On. Med June 17, 1808. Copy of anotherLttter from Vice Admiral Lord . Collingwood , Latmceston and Newport Volunteers. l e set te eesa n° , n a " t e r es „ abile e ept wali .l r l well " k7 Pole' dated 611b-mra 1 John ' Kin g 4thbridge, Gent. to be lieutenant. June 27, 1808. ~,_S i t7iilave fb o k pl easu re to inclose, to be laid before ray lords' ' David Thompson, Gent., to be ditto. Dated , August 9, 1808. East Cornwall Volunteers. t .zu b7 " vice A the ai l . iim y, the copy of a letter transmitted tkimt.t~... . e r a s sh ip the Vola l e, giving an account of that ship ' ~William Doidge, Esq. to-be ditto. Dated August 16, 1808. .1, ag cArturedo n the 2% John Brimmacombe Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated June of July last, the French brig of war l , 25 , $4 14,1 i-L' , _s'f slats . . ..ovals ',pierced for eighteen), commanded by . . 1. 134) . 8 ' 14 4 t iaul tne ol n. zrigate Bern, with a complement of one hundred 11 illiarn Benson, Gent. to bedlttes. ' Dated September 23, 1808. William Couch, Gent. to be Ensign; John Cock, Gent. to be It: ti t !, niodis relintnanfeed istntd "o rs' s aa aryty. i 1 1140sed . causing her to be taken intoit,if she John Hodge, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Sept. 23,1808. • 1.!,o =Dunk a truer, wi-h. itr . incloscre, whid t I hatereuieed i Loyal Meneage Volunteer Infantry. Sampson Rogers, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated July'ffe, 11198, 4•01 red dee las iler• itch un atm no dist .1 et r ~!F .•, - North Cornwall Voliffiteets. Digory Jose, 6,:nt. to be Ensign. Laced July 16,1808. Truro Volunteers. Edmund Turner, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated August 13,1808. Nathaniel S. Sleeman, Gent. to be ditto. Dated August 16,1808. William S. Treleaven, Gent. to be ditto. Dated August 17, 1808. Pendennis Volunteers. William Bluett, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant ; and Rihard Crib pot hi MS &laterite Gregson was so n versary, and gave , one on Crib. • 9. This round son's friends were la. angrily to keep following 110 he was punished doubtful about / of Stupidity, and up alone.—Three 10. Crib content good judge to tell their knees after an, but nature seemed s. laid themselves down 11. Both appeared close both fell. 12. Each seemed pee, and one of the i battle ended materially mencement of the - about an inch or' Crib. Cresson., of his hits on Crib', I Crib was ultimately 13. The former I deka ibe, and the cc until Gregson was 14. Another lor used every effort ( and wind, and Gregson ; and he fell on his ham' briated. 15. Crib beat ' -chance left for I knees in vain—i. in. Crib receive being sufficiently • 17, 18, and It rounds, but butt had another deci battle at this tim, son atut Gulley s hit, or he favoore again reduced tt 20. A round Itself more clear) , each other, and The battle between Gregron and Crib, which excited hit ea N ch o f b el l l o in so much expectation in the sporting woild, took place The col yesterday at Moulsey Hurst, near Hampton. The • feebly. Crib so, scene of action having been kept a profound secret tot was token that I the last moment, tamed many to steer a wrong course. 25. Crib p a u l t Crawley Common having been the original place of ag4 rece u i l v ' ed a t heavy ointme nt, many :ep tired thither triM n lay night, cond's knee; but and early yesterday morning. Epsom and Epping the.fall having serif wet e also speculated upon by many, who repaired Piro moment of ' there accordingly. The real seat of war was, how- Lea: the news. ever, generally known before eight o'clock, videtter I n s_peakind having been stationed atothe out-posts, to watch the te.r to h azar d movements of the friends of -the contending cham- the must tours) at Newm; pions. A great concourse of people was soon disco- ! bat vered going from town in the direction of Hampton. a sanguinary Court, and a crowd soon pressed in the rear, and the 4uite as mud roads, in all directions, to Moulsey, were, of course, Gulley, and I lined with vehicles of every description. By ten as G regson ; o'clock a great concourse of people were assembled at b k u t l a n ta g in a th s on the ground, and a '25 feet ring was formed with ropes and stakes. There were three rows of ropes, juaou g t, as in the exterior four feet from the ground, being one foot ' any parade o r higher than usual upon such occasions. At eleven ;of beatihg hir o'clock, several waggons filled with spectators, were : a n umber stationed on the ground, and placed in a circle, for- 07 his ; . w ith abef: ming the exterior ring : the waggons were ornamented ; contest with trophies and pictures, some of them representing n self' Gulley and the Chicken sparring. At a quarter past a . thinglleeessar eleven, near ten thousand spectators were assembled. i.haln rallying hr It was originally proposed that the ring should be al 177 not tt 35-feet one, but Gregson, who had the election, pre- ra Ll 7' j u f. n e ferred a ring of '25 feet, a space rather small for such him m." powerful combatants . At twelve o'clock the whole :also be hit. Hi of the company were on the ground, amongst whom were r.oticed— than any otht happens by and Cl The Duke of Mar ai r of Tweedale, Earls Yarmouth, Craven, Barrymore; Ler Briske and Somerville; the Hen. which he is so Berkeley Craven, Mr. Dupree, tr. Singleton, Mr.'llomas She- i odds, he being ridan ' and Mr. Goddard, who was one of the umpires. I to use t h e p h rase At a quarter past twelve, Gregson, attended by { the most perfect Richmond, James and Tom Belcher, Dutch Sam were some few, 'and Cropley, came on the ground, and viewed the ring. The exterior ring was immediately_ fo ed 1 backed Gregson ' could not hit and in ten minutes .after, Crib, accompanied by his bade lasted friend Gulley, arrived on 'the ground in ast./ • 7- • chaise. Crib instantly alighted, and walk ed to gEcoND BATTLE_ the ring alone, full of and confidence. When I ,Thi s was - - he got to the ring, he threw his hat into it, and was has been seen the first within the circle: • Gregson soon followed, of boxing was and very politely saluted his antagonist. After The seat of shakiug hands with him, they walked together for ' blood," when some time, apparently conversing on poliucs: Crib ;was even of stripped first, but, unlike our eititietis, a great - coat mer, and the was considered necessary to keep him warm. Greg- ! ever were pi, son stripped soon afterwards. They were both dressed They were a-la-mode,- naked upwards ; downwards; in white Cropley's breeches, stockings, and shoes. The second of Crib a purse of 50 was Gulley, and his bottle-holder Gibbons ; the se- contest which cond of Gregson was James Belcher, and Richmond, ' ; had beaten the black, his bottle-holder. At 25 minutes after i on Belchi twelve o'clock they set to. too long to Round 5. The instant Crib shook hands be stepped back two at an y thins paces, and put himself in attitude, and a short sparring followed, I . B e l c h er whilst anxious solicitude prevailed to witness the first assault, antagon i s t w i t which Gregson attempted with his left hand at an ill-judged der Betcherbit cs r , tame, which of course fell short, and Crib attempted a hit, which ; brought hi m to went over Gregson's left shoulder, and closing followed- Both fell, j 2 . B e l c h er Crib undermost. • - • B. Beickei.l S. Crib hit his adversary right and left on the body, and got . Cr y ', goar , away. Gregson followed coarageously, but could not place a blow, • 4.. Cropky and in closing, Crib fell on his knees. t Interest ip the 9. This round produced first blood, and first knock down.— 1 . 5 . an d 6. Q., Cresson made a courageous attempt to hit his adversary, who got r . A g oo d , away and ,put in a very severe left-handed fader, the effects of orbkh Belcher which caused a constant effusion of blood during the combat. V. Belcher ha Gregson, rather intemperately, made one of his tremendousleft handed blows at Crib's neck, which fortunately told only par- on hi 4 back, flat 9. Ctopity kit tially, or it was the opinion that Crib could not have come again. , appearance of cot --tie, however, rallied and knocked down his sfaversary.--aato 10. and li. t•lc lon Crib. I 12, Cropley re 4. Asmart rally was commenced by Gregson, but Crib had de- caused the blood cidedly the best of it, although be received a hard round hit Under hea d an d h ark , the ear. Gregson kept following, the other retreating; and this 13. and 14. being a mode of fighting which Crib excels in, he dexterously 15. an d.l 6 . managed, at every retreating step, to put in a left-handed facer, 17. c rop i„. and Gregson's courage led him on until his face resembled a red t a l e t no . fir! mask, and he fell apparently stupitied . is. •19 20, •, S. Crib, is making play, tell on a blow. r• but not any efficii 6. This round reduced the odds again to the original standard. ; l'*lciber . • Gregson judged his distance in this round, and a. first hit which thered ti b ia. • Crib received with his adversary's left hand was so tremendous, 29, 25, u 6, that he was 'flaringly abroad, and stupified, and, had Gregson's cher b-ad the bee: knowledge of boxing been equal to his strength and courage ,Crib • 19. Belcher . • must have been beaten out of time; but the latter kept getting ; go an d away, apparently desirous of finishing the round; whilst Greg- / 32; Cropley . son followed, and, for 'want of knowledge, gave away this al.- t h e battle,. whici portunity of winning the fight, by sparring instead of hitting : • After the 1 Crib, however, retreated to the ropes, and was obliged to sustain another rally, much to his disadvantage, .efore he could egOse the sozneriet.—A. round, and he was beaten off his legs. Betting as at setting-to. cipal compare' 7. Crib appeared with a hideous temple and head, whicb lie had . A Third been complimented With in the rally, aud Gregson was still bleed a countryman. ing copiously from the mouth and nose. They were both h4t to • one hour a rand-still id a rally. Crib was thrown. IL Guyon made play, but again ill judged his distance, and contest, and Tbothas, Gent. to be Qttarter-Master. Dated Sept. 16, 1608. St. Mabyn and Helfand Volunteers. James Philp, Esq. td be Captain. Dam' Sept. 26, 1808. Commissions in the Royal South Lincoln Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. George Denslrire, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bromhead, resigned; and Conlngsby Waldo Sibthorp, Esq. to be Major, vice Denshire, promoted.. Dated October 3, 1808. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Osbaldiston and Richard Jones, of Manchester, cotton and twist-dealers, chapmen and copartners, to surrender November 4, 22, and December 6, at three, at the Palace Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Samuel ledge, St. Ann's-alley, Manchester; or Mr. James Edge, Inner 'temple, London. Anna Maria Robinson, late of Kingston-upon-Hull, milliner, Nov. 4,5, and Dec. 6, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston upou-HulL Anomie', Mr. Thomas Kearsey, N 0.116, Bishop gato Within, London ; or Mr. W. J. Lloyd, Hull. David Charles Roose, of Curnbrook, near Manchester, brewer, Nov. 4, 11, and Dec. 6, at one, at tke Palace Inn, Manchester. Anomie', Messrs: J. and R. Willis, Warnford- court, London, of Messrs. Heslop and Barrow, King-street, Manchester. William Medhurst, late of Ross, Herefordshire, innhokler, Nov. 3, at four; Nev. 4, and Dec. 6, at ten, at the Swan Inn, Ross. Attornies, Mr. John Williams, Red Lion-square, London; or Mr. William Hooper, of Ross. Abraham Saunders, late of Tottenham-street, Middlesex, horse dealer, Nov. 5, 8, and Dec. 6, at eleven, at GuildhalL Attorney, Mr. Smith, No. 15, Bedford -street, Bedford-row. William Fly and John Fly, of Croydon, surrey, and of Long-acre, Middlesex, bricklayers, dealers and chapmen, and copartners, , . . . Nov 5, It, and Dec. 6, at ten, at 'Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Kirkman, Cloak-lane. Thomas Goss, of Hackney-Road, Middlesex, apothecary, dealer and chapman Nov. S, 12, and Dec. 6, at one, at Cuildhull.— Attorney, Mr. Keys, Nu. 18, Stimerset-street, Aldgate. BOXING. • . his fiteentrite left-handed hit en the sore meatL, ini al so much abroad And wild, that he slosed on his ad• d gave hint a casual and heavy crou-buttock. Two to a. round sheeted very unfavourable symptoms, and tire.i t ds were alive to his distress. His nature causes' him keep following Crib, who was at his game sit rein, , , f t punished with facers in a manner that render ..1 it I 'bout his coming again. He was beat into a state y, and fell on his knees without the power of getting -Three to one on Crib. I continued his successful career until It required a t to tell which was the more fatigued. Both fell on 1 after an inoffensive rally, and they had a fraternal ht.g, seemed so to have neglected her functions, that both l t elves down with fatigue. h appeared shy to recover wind, and after an irregular fell. la seemed to have recovered their wind to a certain de- ane of the most obstinate and sanguinary rounds in the d materially to the advantage of Greven. At the com- 1 a of the rally, a tremendous hit Out from Gregson was ach or two from distance, or it must have vanquished ! ! ` egson ferociously maintained the rally, and planted two on Crib's head and body, which left him again abroad. ultimately thrown.-7 to 4on Crib. former round produced such faces as no words van nd the combatants obstinately stood and hit each other son w knocked down. - n round . niter long and obstinately contested Oregano 11 as • effort for superiority, but Crib had recovered strength and Gregson's knees failed him in the end of theround, on his hands, and scratched the grass like a man ine- beat his adversary to a stand still, and there was no for Gregson. He fell again, and tried to gel on his tin-5 to 1. a received a chance hit on the' head at setting to, not :iently strong to avoid it, and be fell. And 19. Gregson summoned a rally in each of these it both were too embarrassed to stay lorg, and Gregson a* decided advantags. by hitting down his man. '1 he di time was something resembling that between Greg- alley at Newmarket; it eta. , he v.-ho could plant a g*.od l'avoorel jay nature for a minute or two--Betting w... 1 ced to a to I. mad in Which the bottom of the combatants muirsst , •,l clearly than in any during the fight: They run in at I r, and met like two drunken men, without power to 'ell irregularly. . : . blow struck—Gregson fell at setting to. ! combatants raised another rally, and exchanged 'blow'. 'rib was knocked or rather.bored downi 'and 10 to 1 tbat he did not come 'again. . 5 put in two slight hits at meeting, and closing followed trial of strength took place in a wrestle, mid Gregson I ~\ heavy fall ; he w ils„hoWever, put again upon his se- e; but on time being called, hE was unable to stand, i ring seriously injured him. It was probably the hap- eot of Crib's lite, who had just animation enough. to eye. ' I aking of this battle, it is a very diffictilt mat- zard an opinion which of these men evinced courage. If it be compared, it reiembles• iewmarket more than any other on record, in nary point of view. G . regson has sustained much injury as in his former combats with i and Crib is to all appearances as badly beaten on ; the latter, however, is as perfect a novice ;as when he first exhibited. His mode of in this battle was precisely his original one, as in his last battle with Gulley, attempting ode or studied manner. (fib was never safe g him until the battle was ovbi ; although he • amber of times beat , to - a stand-still, yet he d his wind at intervals, - and maintained the with wonderful courage. Gregson proved . as before, a very bad judge of his distance ; necessary for him more than any other man. ng he has but one hit ; and if that first hit not to stupify his adversary, he is lost ill the .he even fig hts back-handed. th ro ws his hands iitri ; and h is -nature being so good. it . leads difficulties where a half-cur would not stand His only perfection is that of hitting' harder r other man with his' left hand, when it so by chance that he gets his right distance, of e is so bad a judge. Crib fought him at great i: being a shy and very good fighter, and one, le phrase in an elegant technical way, who. is perfect glutton in the boxing list. There ne few, the most learned of the learned, who Gregson freely, on the supposition that Crib It hit hard enough to beat his adversary. The sled 36 minutes. . 1 BATTLE—YOUNG BELCIttIit:AIIIS (ROPLEY. - k was perhaps the veriest boxing-match that I seen for some years, where chi real science ig was exhibited in a very superior degree.— I t of action may be truly called " the field of when the made- is informed that this battle nn of a more sanguinary nature than the for- .d the combatants of as - determined bottom as ire pitted. - were to have fought a match of 50 ; but t's backer did not appear, and consequently of 50 was the object of the battle. It was a' which excited much interest, and Dutch Sam • ten them both. At setting to, bets were 7to ,elcher, and but few takers, as the odds were g to be sought after, and there were no takers thing less. • - titer displayed very elegant attitudes, and looked at his st with a smiling countenance. After stuns fine sparring, hit Cropley a blow on the left side of the face, which him to the ground. I Icher stopped several blows, but was thrown in the rally. lcher fought with his usual caution, and broke through . . s guard and threw . him. . . opley received a knock-down blow, which he repaid with in the next round. 1 l 6. Cropley had the best of it. . 1 good exchange of blows, well directed on both sides, in . . lelcher had his eye cut. !cher had the worst of it, and fell ; belay on the ground ack t fiat is a flounder. opley knocked down Belcher, and lifted him up with an ace of confidence. id 11. f;ood syarring ; both fell withaut a blow. 'repley received a severe blow on the left eye, which be blood to run down like a rivulet. Cropley stook Ma d last ited,.closed, and fibiu d Belcher—they both fell. id 14, in favour of Belcher. , • • . , id•lti. Nothing material. .. 7ropley threw Belcher and fell on him (loud bluing, Not Oairi) but it was ascertained to have been involuntary. 9.20, et, and 22. A good disphy of science on both sides, any efficient and detisive blows. • • . ilcher give Criley a blow under the chin, which bo- dm. • 1 . . 5 , i 6, 27. sasteB.-4 exchaige of hard blows; but Bel- d the bet: of it. _ lett:bar c hewed game, Ind threw Cropley mar the napes. id 91. C , opley had the worst cf it. :roister received a viole:ut t•ody blew, when he gave up lei which lasted forty-five -r*t.t.tes. •-r the battle, Belckic :amiped up and made a set.—As soon as this Little was over, the prin. :otnpany left the grour.d. . third Battle took place between Dogherty and itryman from Lewisham, in Kent, which lasted ;Or and twenty minutes. It was a dreadfu4 t, and was decided in favour of Do g hesly . . : • 5