The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-08 00:00:00

BOXING.
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the: battle between Painter and Spring. for 100
guineas aside, and that between Crawley and a
Clarv-itisrket butcher, took place ye•tertlay flu the
Russia hum, lietwven four arid five miles from
Kingston, in a 3i feet roped ring. Spring awl Pain-
ter are well-known pugilists, who fought at Michel-
ham Downs on the Ist of April last. and the Conner
won ire an hour soul a half. It ws. stated at that time
to be a tame Sigh', I altogether bloodless. Pain-
ter. it was said, hurt 1)14 shoulder in the early part
of the fight, and the lime which Spring occupied
in finishing him, shrived there was but little debit
about him. Painter, who haul hot long before be-
haved very gallantly with Sutton, the black, at
Norwich, was hacked at 6 to 4, as it had taken
Spring a long time so mill a big wooden Yorkshire-
man; awl our statement at that titne is now con-
firmed, that lie is a light hitter, who has used the
gloves too much.
On this combat stinging sums of money stave
been lust by the very flashest of the cognoscenti, as
those who backed Spring hefore„ hacked him again
heartily at five to two, and Painter's former backers,
with few exceptions, were brought over to Spring's
side. The commissary and the white bag men were
alert on their duty at an early hour, and the usual
cavalcade of bloods and pipers, speculators in
readers and liainerites, were all in motion, pre-
'vita% a spectacle which wrath' have alarmed the
sages at Guildford, and which the gaol delivery
Tura oat will not not...h. In the absence of the
Great Captain the ring was tolerably managed.—
The mesa threw their casters into the ring, fullpwed
by their second.. Belcher and Harry Harmer for
Painter, and Cribb and Clark for Spring.

THE BATTLE.
Bonita 1 Between four and five minutes was occupied is
form and measurement. until Spring made play., hut hie
left hand was well parried. Painter war aiming to get well
in at distance, moil having dime so, he made a left handed
feint, and slew nut his right ham, with the full weight of his
body, ass 1 floored Isis adversary by a heavy hit over the left
eve, which limited Mood with the knock down.—Evea htt.
ling Ma Psint•r, from to 2 against
2. Palmer is emit confidence from the streams of claret
which timved final hi: adversary's e)e, made play, and light
hits were each ingeil. Roth duwu, Painter under.
3 Pilaster nu the side of the head with
his alllTlsary's left hand. and in closing built weal down.
4. There was no hitting, but Spring was strongest at
t►rowing

5. After exchangioa comiter hits. Painter gat hit *dyer-
brad lurked smiler hi. left orm, awl wiared with his
right. Spring lead too moth exiiciienee to stand this, and
he aria. d Painter's wearing Iruul, and having his left leg
pressed against bit adraisaiy's ham., Painter received a
smart Ca.l.

6. These Wall more fighting iu this round than in any prt•-
e.diug it. S. ver4l hits s ear planted un rat It side ; but
Painter's object serntell to I.se to do well what hr did per-
form. that is, to make his :elversaey feel his right baud.
Spring had rather the hest of the round, and in visiting to
give the fall. he sut•ceeded.
7 end B. No mischief W:11 done, the men were piping sad
scheming, what in the runt phrase it termed bellowe• mending,
fur more rot&itopoz utwranuns. They accommodated each
other sod went dawn oiled!
n. Here was some nil-chief cut out, and the men met
manfully, sod beetled to tit tame st. At the close of a smart
rally Spring received it chancery right-han•leul logger upon
the 4r, which thew the claret oust, and it was a strong omen
of speedy victory —7 to 4 on Painter.
It) Spring g,•t rep groan, mid fought his best; but
Painter, although hit in the rally, hrukc ground with much
adroitness to get his sight baud to work again. He was
thrown in a close.

11, 12tand 13. There nasbot link Aehting; but Spring's
noh was mourner.' by contemnig, although be stood woo-
fully to his Nelerisary. and rough,

14. Spring bad the best of fiiiiiiiiig, and hit his adversary
off his legs.

To convey the hitter part of the baldy ben to
the sporting reucler, we nerd not go over the whole
of the rounds, as there was much hugg,ing end but
little execution moil the toristv-orcond round,
when N gay and manly rally took 'duce, with reci-
procal adman:leo. Painter hid the best of the
round, by getting his adrersiiry'e lirsd under his
arm again, and dropping him when tired of

Spring WAS now much reduced, and his heed had
suffered severely ; but altl eli he fought with
much courage end fairness, Painter out-generalled
him, and the hatter brought Spring down a bit in
every round. In round 31st, after some smart hitting,
51wing received Painter's heavy right hand upon
the jaw, which the Black so often smelt at No►wich.
II was even betting that he did not come apt lin ; but,
like en Oliver, he thought he had not finished the
job, and, like u Wlil•al cock, lie moved at his object.
He never recovered tne fisishing bit, although' he
stood up until the 4.2'1 round, and his game caused
him 10 be severely punished. Ile gave in, not by
word, but from helplessness, after fighting due
hour and four minutes.
RMIARKA.

Pointer iii tibia comt,rtcnnviuced those who wit.
sieverd his primer. at Norwich. that he is the same
Painter, although made am ifpri/ Fool of. He
fought this battle with much judgment, and he
led from the that round. After the detail
we have only to add, that hr out-generalled Spring.
who has ►hewn himself approved gouge. He Is
tine young mum, and he will get inure pract►ce in
the ring. If hr is not a Gully• hitter he hay much
science. moil the gloves alone have been the great
obstacle against his puni►hing.

Crowley slanghtered the Cline-mitt ket botcher
in two or three Whin; hits, slid he won't want to
fight soy more.
Carter threw up his hot to fight soy men in
England.

Extract of a letter, doted of *en, the 47th of June,
written a youth, on boArd one of the Venezuela,.
iirivaterre, to his father tie In laud :-
4. When I left .I,maira 1 eaterrit on board of a Venesuelan
privateer, called th. (Jumbo, destined 10 jOill the squad
41111111 out agatost the 0r0un01.... I *Het a aril+ a cot 1111
hoard a brig tilled the India Libre, c..nonissidol by James
Blake, an Englishman. All thin time, a hi. h is 'tray twelve
months, I have heels engaged isi this 1,...ernal service of
bloodshed and nturd. r, as I cool.. not 11.1.1 any opportunity
of eacapini while to the ~.,.n00k,.. 1V•• -ortived a abut
lime move at 411argmeita, when %%.• olimpe.l an English
Our Adnorßl, !Ilion, not Itemg aihuiglu perform
his prosnimes, when the ere* it. it. tinted their rages,
thrcaleised to Leh. m.l thrtu, as he has dun. misty a man; but
there he ing a.. It ishmnu on boa .1, Of the slam, a
'war too ouutiou of mine, belonging to Goo, he boldly re.
ookeit to lake possession of the vessel, and live nurseleem
fri m alare.y. H.- Aaccte-slorl in its. attempt with. ut any
blomi.hrii: at i ut 1.113 emblem and stood nut to tea, sod are
now stetting our annoy fur Baltimore."