The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-06 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER.

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was kaucked down by a hit on the throat. The blows were not
at length to do much execution, and the kuo.k-down was not
clean. Betting as at setting to.
• 2. Crib slowed first blood from the mouth at setting tee A
dreadful rally, by mutual consent, was commenced, and Crib
• put in a good body hit with the right hand, when Molineux re-
turned it on the head with the left flush. Each fought at half-
arm for superiority, and hits, in siumber about six, were ex-
changed with force. Closing followed, wfien Crib was thrown
in a trial f strength.-5 to 2 on Crib.
3. Crib's right eye was nearly closed in the last rally, and
another here followed of a sanguinary nature, after sparring for
wind, in which the Black was deficient. Crib put in a dreadful
doualer in the body of the Moor, but although he was hit away,
he kept his legs, and renewed the rally with a fury which ex-
cited alarm amongst the. cognosceitii. Crib in the rally hit right
and left at the body and head, and the Moor fought at the head
alone, and was so successful with the left hand, that he planted
some dexterous flush hits, and Crib bled profusely, and was
damaged in both eyes. The rally lasted a minute and a half,
and in a awe eiib was thrown a heavy fall. To an ordinary
spectator, the Moor was winning the fight in a hurry, but the
champion's tried game made him yet a favourite, although it
reduced-the odds to about 7 to 4, current.
4. Crib's head was much disfigtired, and the Black's wind was
treacherous. The former bled from every organ, but he smiled,
renewed the rally with heroism never excelled, and hits in abun-
dance were exchanged, Crib still fighting at the body-mask with
his right •hand, and the Moor at the head. Crib fell with a
!light hit, and manifested first weakness.—Betting as in the last
round.
5. Rallying was renewed by Molineux, and the execution on
both *sides was terrific. The Moor. had ,the best of the deter-,
mined rally, and Crib fell from a blow, and received another in
falling, which excited murmurs and applause from the partisans
of the combatants; but,on reference to the unwires, it was de-
cided fair, Crib's hands being at liberty.
6. The Black, fatigued by want of wind, lunged right and
.-left, but he was avoided, and he made a good stop of Crib's
aright hand. Crib put in a destructive right-handed blow at his
body mark, which doubled him up, who got away pitifully
distressed. He appeared frantic on renewing a rally, anxious
.to go in, but alarmed at the consequences; and no dancing
,master ever cut capers more amusing to Crib's friends. He hit
short, and was abroad. Crib followed him round the stage and
did astoni,hing execution, and floored him with a blow at great
length. This round brought the odds to 5 to 1 on Crib.
7. Molineux run in on a rally intemperately, and did some
execution, but Crib hit him several blows as violent as can be
figured, about the neck and jugular, and after a rally of one
minute, the Moor fell from hurts and weakness.
8. Molineux,i in the forlorn hope, again rallied at ill-judged
distance, and after Crib had again flubbed him, he got his head
under die left arm, and fibbed until the Moor fell. No takers
of odds.
9. Lombard-street to a China Orange Molineaux was dead
beat and only fought to encoonter Crib's death-like blows. In
running in, Crib met him with his left hand, and broke his jaw,
and he fell like a log. He did not come to time within half a
Minute; but Crib's appetite Was not to he
.satiated—he gave
away this chance, dancing a hornpipe about the stage, when the
battle• was lost ; but although a chance was given, he did not
accept it, but went in again and floored his man, after hitting
him half down and up again.
10. Mcilineux with difficulty got off his second's knee for fresh
punishment, but he made a desperate unsuccessful effort, and
fell from. distress.
11. This round ended the fight, after Crib had given away
another chance about time, but the Moor's senses were bit out of
him ; and after he received another knock-down, he, was unable
again to stand, and victory was announced in a Scots reel by
thiliy and Crib, accompanied by shouts of applause.
The assemblage gave mutual applause to the combatants
during the fight, which lasted 19 minutes -and 10 seconds.
The Black has acquired science equal to Crib, and it would no:
be t,,0 much to denominate him as good.an iii fighter. He is
quick anti heavy, particularly with the left hand, and generally
when Crib hit him in the body with his right hand, he returned
it with the left on the head; but Crib's game was never ex-
good - "nished on the head alone.
Mainly Molineux could
Whether the impres-
impion was the cause'
t of patronage by the
,rits, our Correspon-
of surprise to many
have been beat so
battle of thrice its-au-
to be drawn is, that
id far from being in

good condition, and Molineux certainly has not the stamina he
• then had, but he has acquired the necessary science of boxing.
The four rounds following the first were contested with a fu-
rious desperation on both sides, which has never been equalled,
and Crib's hits were insupportable to the hardiest frame.
Molineux was carried out of the ring senseless and spuechlese.
He has suffered must about the left side, and the jugular vein,
but he is not considered in danger. Crib was blind, but re-
' ceived no body hurt ; kind on being joked with after the fight,
about his captivating appearance, he observed he would sooner
go through such another fight than go through another training
up the Highlands of Scotland, after his patron and trainer Capt.
Barclay. Crib will benefit 4001. by his victory.
Another battle took place between George Crib, the Charn.
pion's brother, and a stout countryman, which was one by
the former in halt an hour. The loser was two stone the
heaviest,
The towns of Grantham, Stamford, and in short the whole
North Road, have reaped abundant harvests on this occasion.
No interruption whatever was offered; on the contrary, the in-
habitants of the principal towns in the North solicited the
seat of action might be near them, as did several of the most
distinguished of the Nobility in that part of the country.
Crib arrived in town on Tuesday, in a barouche and four
horses, decorated with blue ribbands, with a gentleman amateur.
—He has two black eyes but not a single body hit.
Molineux has received a subscription of about 401. Crib has
received 3001. and has positively declined ever fighting again,
having won 12 battles, nine of which were of a -sanguinary na-
ture, and which, to use a technical phrase, have breeched him
well up.
Such is the spirit of gambling, that a baker in th, Borough
staked the whole of Iris personal property, together with the
lease of his house (amounting to 17001) on the issue of the
above battle.—Crib.was his favourite.
Molineux, by gentle conveyan4 e, arrived at Richman's on
Thurssday evening, as well as can be expected ; and as Crib has
declared he will not fight again, the former will meet any other
man England can produce.

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FURTHER PARTICULARS.
[EXTRACTED ERosl A LINCOLNSHIRE PAM.]
Round the Stage, at a very early hour, the what Country
began to pour from all directions. From the baroache to the
donkey, every mode of human conveyance was in use, and
thousands who were not So fortunate as to possess any of these,
trusted to their own legs, and walked ten, fifteen, and some
twenty miles, to witness a display of strength and courage,
peculiar to our country, and apparently congenial to its spirit.
As the Oak, at Greethatn, which was the head-quarters of
Molyneux, lay in the road from Stamford, most of the com-
pany from that quarter called on the sable hero as they passed I
he seemed alert and confident Before twelve o'clock the ap•
pearance of the field, where the stage was erected, was of the
most unusual and interesting description ; several tows of
people, on toot, surroutalt d tie large rope ring, behind which
were innumerable horsemen, miugled with every species of care
riage, from the chariot to the dust-cast. The backs. boxes,
wheels, and roofs of these, actually swarmed with spectators,
and few of the horsemen were contented to sit on their saddles,
most of them stood, circus-fashion, a proceeding, in this instance,
attesidtd with but little danger; for the living mass was so
closely wedged,thatwhen once fixed, there was no moving. The
display of flash men, from the Peer on the coach box, to the pick-
pocket, was very complete : all the fighting men and fighting
amateurs were down—flash, in short, was the order of the day.
To have appeared in a white neckcloth, wouia have been an
• impeachment on a man's taste ; and to have talked of any thing
but hammering, a lamentable proof of his ignorance.
A little before twelve, the seconds and bottle-holders made
their appearance on the stage; and their arrival encreased the
anxiety of the immense crowd present relative to the approach-
ing fight. Gully and Joe Ward attended to assist Crib; Rich-
niond the Black, and Bill Gibbons, to assist Molineux. They
stripped and put on jsckets In preparation for their principals.—
About twelve Molineux appeared within the ropes, but his
antagonist Crib was the first to spring on the stage, which be
did with great gaiety, and made his obeisances to the spectators.
The air rang with shouts 'of applause. Molineux followed, and
actively lumped over the raring; he also. wade his bow, and
Was greeted with cheering, if not quite so general as the last, yet
sufficieht to shew that he had many friends, for love or 'money,
ainons those present. Crib was well dressed, in a brown great
coat, and boots—and his appeararce-altogetWer was very respect-
able.. He seemed to.stand about six .feet high—looked smiling
and ccAdent—anii appeared in high condition. Molineux wore
a blue Att.aikd nanlteeit troWsers : he is not so tall a man as his
opponent-out Aka make—broad and brawny--capacious
of chest-1,441d with arms formed for kaninzering. tie eyed

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