The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-07 00:00:00

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Sta.,
•
i-laying received a Letter froin Mr. LEE, of which
the following is an exa& Copy, I beg leavestn sob:,
mit the same to the Public, through Ihe'nfedittin
yopr Paper. tour's

MNiti.lll Ebioi.k;
" Given Man, Darkhouse-lane-.
" MR. D. MENDOZA, ' • Billingsgate.
.:
' .1( Sin—The more 1 refleel on our contest at Grin-sted Green, the more dissatisfied lam ; and agree 4
able to the WiShes of my. friends, .‘ I hope, a second
time, to meet you exa6tly on the same conditions a$
the first. The sum you mean to fight for,, as well
as time and place, will, of course, he settled between
our frieds„at a. meeting for that 'purpose. ' '
• " 'You WO, of course, see the necessity of ari=
.si,itrericg- this as early as possible.—Direct for me as-
above;; in theinterim, I remain your's to command;
~ -
, • " HENRY LEE,"
MR.• MENDOZA's ANSWER.
': Sir,--L-HaViq,' in the course of my life, fought
thirty-three pitched battles, most of them with an;
tagonists for superior to me. in strength and size, in
pearly the whole of which I have come off victori-
ous; being now considerably past the prime of life,
and having a numerous family dependent on me for
support, I trust .it will be admitted, it is high time
for me to retire 'front scenes in which my life might
be endangered, and the means of providing fur my'
family entirely destroyed.
" The motive which induced nie‘fo engage in the
last contest with. LEE was not for the purpose of
ascertaining which of; us was the superior in the art
of pugilism. I bad, several years previous thereto;
come to the determination of fighting no More
pitched. battles ; and should not have altered the re;,
solution I. had formed, had it not been tbr the Un-
grateful and insulting beh:.:viour I received front
him in return for rendering him every. service in
my power, and saving himfrom a prison ! Under,
these, circumstances-I awed its most other men
,would have :dope;
,I felt desirous of revenging tny
wrongs, 'and therefore accepted his challenge.
" The result of the last contest is well Inown to
the Nblic.- My opponent- (notwithstanding his.
unmanly attempts to tear my legs with the nails in
his shoes) was not only defeated, but had evidently
the worst of the battle from the beginning to the
end; consequently he could have little hopes of ret
trieving his reputation in a second contest; but he
knows my fl:ied 'determination to fight no more
pitched battles, and therefore challenges me, being
aware that, he can do so with perfect safety:
".,My titneli.s.. at present chiefly devdted to th*
purpose of instrUaing Gentlemen in the Art of Self-
Defence, from whence I derive the Means of sup
porting my family, who- (unlike Mr. LEE'S) are
maiptairied solely by toy own exertions.
. " I did pot receive Mr. LEE'S Letter till yester-
day (Saturday Jan. 3) ; it is not dared, and I know
nett how long it has been written ; it Was not sent
to me at my own house, but left for rue at the Black,
Boy and Camel, Leadenhall-street: However; to
spare Mr. LED, and men of his' description, the
trouble of writing to me any more on such 41.thjeaSi
I declare thus publicly, that I shall not for the fu-
ture take any notice ,of Letters of this kind, but
treat them with the contempt they deserve. ..
" I am, Sze. • DANIEL MENDOZA."
" Nu, 5, Webber-row, PlAckfriars Road,
"lan7 4, 18-7."

. . ,
BOXITcG.—The. 'season of y inn stio sports was
ushered in yesterday .With.a match' diode between
Tonyoa second-rate pugilist of sonie note, and a
Bristol man of the name of Hall, wlib' came to town
to fight any 'Plan of his . weight. The match was
decided yesterday on Old Oaks Common, neat'
W&-mwoOd-SeyubS, , very little t 4 the satisfaation of
the patron-4 Ofbmising-, or the gazing multitude.—=,
The combat was for* twenty guineas, and although
Tony, by forpier exhibitions, was thought, to
posse.s-s requisites, the name of a Bris-
tol man Made sial an impression on .the lovers of
pugilism, that six to four was . betted on Hull. A
description of the contest 'would be little relished
by the admirers of the art. After half an hour'i
kloodless fighting, Tpny accused his opponent of fall-
incr, without a•blow, and the stakes were drawn.--
The amateurs gave a five -guinea purse for a- renewal
of the cyntest, kthic.h, equally bloodless, Was decided.in
;rim,
favour Of. Ha/_,4„i,,,

' Fox=I4uNTING.--On Friday last the Earl of DAII••
.Fox4hounds• met on Clayton Common,
and immediately found in a small gorse cover. The
1:OX brOke away from New Park Spring, and, pas -
ing over the hottoms, ran in a direct line towardi
Wakefield, when being hard pressed by the gallant
pack, he returned, and nearly retraced his steps into
the wood, at the entrance into which he was view-
ed by the hounds, and narrowly escaped by getting
to ground in some rabbit-burrows,. when they were
close to his brush. As
.there appeared little pros
pe& of digging him with success, and the pack not
wanting' blood, he was there left to afford a future,.
day's sport. This run, including• two very sharp
riugs round the cover, (nearly knee deep tbr the
horses) was one hour and 5o minutes of continual
hard running ; and, if the severity .of the leaps in
the Wakefield country are considered (being in
general or fences and large drains) we need nbt be
'svrprized at most of the field (a very large one in
'the morning) being perfectly satisfied -with the first
run, and at their retiring to " fight their battles o'er
again," and to drink Fox Hunting in a cool bottle
of claret at hOme. Lord DARLINGTON, however;
was not so easily satisfied, for confiding in the stout,-
nesS faineus Yorkshire Mare, and the superior
metal of his celebrated pack, he determined on draw-
ing gowell7wood for aseeond fox, which was found at
minutes paSJ,tpictf,;and after taking one ring round
the cover, 'he went away over the common and the
strong indos'ures down. to Fetus-worth town,'near
Norwood, .over KO) IN.loor, up to Empsall Lodge;
thence by: Upton 'Beacon to. Badsworthi over, the
Went River to borrington Lees, by Carlton, nearly
to Grove, and the hatindswere stopped, when bard
running, at nearly
.dark; on Pontefra Race-ground.
We need not -be astonished at bearing that all the-
horses, with hardly one exception, were completely
done ofilti. this severe chase; and that launcets and
laudanum. werii'the'Order of the day,. Amongst
the ,hardest ridt!.rs; and those who stuck truest to the,
hounds 'throughout both chases, we must notice.
Lord DARLINGTON,, Lord BARNARD, Messrs. GAS-.
cOfG-Kt, 1-1 A WKS, And GRZY
the Wl/ !pix3rl .

From the MiNDO V GiIZEYTE, fun. 6, iBO7 .

6,

tst Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Cornet, I. D. Pringhurst
to be L.eiiteriant, with-rut purchase., vi'o4,,,,Trewreo, pro,
inote'd- iti tile 4tli t.ohu Wilkinson,
,••
Gent, to be Cornet, vice43ringliurst.
id Ditto, Cornet C. Stoodley to be Lteuteriant,i, purchase,
vice Tonkin, promoted.
Sth Ditts, --- Walker, Gent, to be .Cornet, williiarit pur-
chase, vice-Curzon, prom:iv:rt. Wm. Rogers, OF:Aft., to be
Cornet, iti!our purchase, vitt! Wrixon. • •
7th Re.:imeill or Light Dragoons, ML .W. frenn4he
5,11 VV,-,t India Regirnent, tri be Major, vice Stuart, *,ho
e::chartges. ''•••
t4th Ditto, 14, Peach, Gent..to be Cornet, by purehase, vice
Reado„prornoted.
toth Ditto. Cornet P. L. Fletcher to be Lieutenant, vice
Ashworth, promoted.
23 t Juni, lanirs Maekav to he Lieutenant, by pur-
-1 tidal t, who retires.
Coldstream Regimeitt of Toot Guards, Lieut. the 1-lon. john
~l,,irhtirnita n, IT,i;il the 7th Foot, to be Ensign, without
purchase; vier; Barrow, promoted.
Ist P•c.,..:iineut of- foot, B. Price (late Scrjeant in 7th Foot) to
be tar-master, vice Ilatliday, appointed to the oth
Garrison Biqtation. • •
3d Dino, Major W. I-1, Bunt-miry, from the 35th Foot, to b?
Liontettalit Colonel, vice Scott, who 'retires.
4111 Ditto, Lieut. Wm: Leighton Wood to be Captain of a
i-'ompaily, by purchase, vice Hutton;. who4retires.
sth Dirro, Gentleman Cadet T. Clarke, front the Rdyal Mi-.
litary College to be Einagn, vice Wharton, promoted in•
the 7th Garris. n . • •
7th Regiment of Foot, Captain j. M. Nooth to be Major,
wit hunt pur liase, vice Prevost, promoted in the Bth West
India Regiment.
ytit ihrto. fo he Ensigns—Gentleman Cachet R. Tighe,
from. the Royal :Military College, without purchase, vice.
W nittey, promoted. Gentleman Cadet F. Sandy s from
'ditto, vice 'Wey hind; promote:l -in the 4th G arrisonl.3at ta-
N Wort.;:lotise, Geut. vice Gordon, promoted.
Jetty Di; to, Ensign mkt Adjutant E. Mrilin,;ar to have the
Rank id , lieutenant. Ensign and Adjuzint spike to have
the ;tank ci Licutcoant. Ensign E. B. Thane to be Lien-
tenant, vice p wzli, promoted, • Ensign Win. Holden to be
Lieutenant, vice Burke, promoted in- the Canadian Fen-

cults. -
'irth Henry E. Hely, Qt.rit. to he Ensign, vice
• teSii, NV ilt)e.Appointinelit has'heen Lasicelleb. • loiin Wren,
Gent to be Ec-agns• without purchase,-`vice Orimby,whose
Appointment rtes been cancelitcf.
ritli Ditto, Lieut.,Fll. I);:spard to be Capt.tin of a Company,
Mathew, who retires.
2c:o Oil to,.LLut. John Aiurray to be Captain of a Company,
tVeldoA, ileceaseci.
:ph Ditto, 12,isiyai Swyney to be Lieutenant,,vice Brown.
Gent, to 62 Eiisio, vice Sw)ii.-:).
27i1i Llitto,'Ensign Frani.as Such to be Lient,nant, without
purcciast' vice wit() resigns. bin ry 1-ox, Gent.
IS 1.1 t: ES3igil, vice
25th .into, to bej.nsign, without purehae,
vtec Alonnie, promoted in to:.' 7tll Garrisan 13attatioir.
nOberi. s otii,g to be Capta n of a Compa-
ny, VIP it I,OU t pUrdr.St, vice Q un, promoieu. • •
35ta i)!zio, captain larke, ti•Jiii the ',Atli Foot, to
be by purt.in,se, vice Buithury, , woinute•Li injai: 3d

kot, .
-36th bat°, Std....ant -Major Thomas Medley to be Quarter.
ma:der, vice•ltadg,2Er•), ticsoipt,
4ist !into, Alex Luid nerridali: to be Ensign, without filar-
' chase. vice tiroetur, promoted in the 24111.1 ight I)raBeons.
42t1 Ensign Dow-in Stewart
,be Lltutenant, with.
out purchase-. - •
4itii Ditto, Lnsign T. b. Costley to be Lieutenant, without
purchase. jtmn Metcalfe, to be Ensign, vice Cost,
St."I,IICIIStO Anitrtaiß, Vic..e Dun-
top,
1,1011fOtt:a in the 7t ii 1.1 fijOli Battalion. -
sow Ditto, .kAisigri -hales Al Am to lit Lieutenant, bY par.
YIVJSC, vice l'Cppei, wno retires,
55th Litto, Enstrn Yetcr A Fleiliger to be Lieutenant, by
• purchase, vice Ivi`i'iikrsuil; wiio retires.
56th 'unto. To W. Lieur.:..l..tits, without purchase--Ensign
Patrick Aragtiati. Ensign burgii. Ensign Al. r.
Watson. r tlaigir EWA
To be Ensigns --Kubert NPLellidid, Gent. vice Straghan.
Ceurge Smyth, t..ent. vice Burgh. j,din Ormsby, (arid.
vice \Nat:soh. O'Connor iligons, lic.d. ‘,l4e 11W/11.
61St Ditto, GLl,ti..:lll.lr. Cruet )aines 11eiil oit, tyrnii the oya 1
Mildar) Cotiege, to be Ensign, oditliont purchase; vice
Fel lovves, promoted in battalion.
6jd L,itto, Lieutenbt john V•rilson, troth the Royals, to be
Captaiikot a Company) by purchase, vice kloiwtii thy, who

retires. •
TM Ditto, Ensign R..lph Dudgeon to be Lieutenant, vice
Dams, prustiolea-in the 6th Gariisen Lath-du:IL: -Loftus;
lticriarttn, . to be Ensign, vice Scott, promoted in the
,stu batialion.
Ditto, Liisign W. M`Barnett to be Lieutenant, vice
Carrie on, promoted in the Stit Garrison Battalion.
(kilt to be Ensign, vice
.first Ditto, Slajor A iexander. Abercrotnby horn the • tooth.
wbe Major,; vice rlentierleatlf, Who exclialiges.
84th Ditto, .LicUt. I,nin Carter to be Laptaiii of a Company,
i.y Lute base, vitA; L w,Le, promoted in the 35t11 Foot. ,
L,tuu, Witham Ank,:tcll, tent. to be Ensign, by pur-
clia:x, vice Hy 1t0.., piutnotett. • •••
lUutit Ditto, N.Li)aa. 0, in LIM S. Pleaderleath, from the Bist
out, to ne Major, vice Abercruniii)c,v nu exclialigeS.:
sth IVc.,t I<egilThnit, Swift, tram the 7th
-Light Di. goons, to be Major, vice f uyll, who exchanges.
Royal ‘Ve..•: India karigcis, Lieutenant Malcolm Turner' to
"Captani of a Coliipai,y, witilot„tt purchase. Lieutenant
William Hewetson, truni the 4th Gal-tight Battalion, to be

Lieutenant, vice Turner. . .
4tli. airison Battalion, Ensign - Fellowes, from the bast
koot, to Cie Lieutenant. Lasign George Annesley, iron'
the 74th Foot, to be. Lieutenant. Charles Lawn, Cent. to
be Eu.,ign„ vice Browne, whose Appointment hashot taken
• ,place • Seljeant-Major iacob Hopper, ,from the 2.ci Batta-
lion of Ai to De Aujutant, with Rink of En.,ign.
,ith Ditto, Ensign lona Scott, from the 71st kootoo be Lieu-

tepant:
6th Ditto, Lieutenant john Major, ltom the -7ist Forpt, to

oe Lieutenant. . .
7th Ditto, I::tiAgn I. T. Connell, from tii* Royals, to be
Lieu tedant. Ensign %V il haat Akenside, from the 2.13 th loot,
to be beutenant. Serjeant - Marshall, from the 53u

Foot, to be Quarter-Master.
Royal Military College, Major HowaniDouglas, on Half-
pay of the Yuck Rangers, to be Colurnandant of the Senior
Departinent, with the Rank of Lieutenant-Colo:id in the

Attny.-.
Is,..ng's German Legion— ist Regiment of Pragoonl,
ill.ant Halpin, Esq. to be Paymaster, 'trice Scbmitietn,

• •
who restos. •
Ist Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet Bernard Cropp to
be. Lieutenant, vice Krauckeithcrg, deceased.

MEMOKAN RUM.

Lieutenant Philip Kearns-y, of the
±;th,Foot, is superseded,
nCVti having juiceet since appointed.
•• Lieutenant Edward S4.;aultze, at the 6oth Foot, is super-
seded, being absent yvittiont leave.
Tile A pp,iiitment of Assistant-Surgeon Abraham White,
from the (both I. oat, to be Assistant-Surgeon in the sth Gar-
rison B.ittal ion, as stated ha the G,azette of 23d ult. has lAcit
taken pl.ce.

ERR Arum in the Gazette of the 3oth
14th Foot-- For -- to be Ensign, without
purchase, Leake, read 1 ii.111:-IS L suss colc.er, Gem:
to he E.nsibn, without puii.hasc, vice Leake.

Commisiions signed 1:), the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
LAncoln. •
To be Deputy Lieuteifants ram:is John Bateman bash-
. wood, Esq.. DetfAi bccember so, Gervas Wood.
hut's.% bsq. Dan:Li as above.

Comminitms in the Norfolk Militia, signed bj. the Llrti lieute-

flan:.
Eastern Itgiinent--Ensign Ore to be Lieutenant, vice Lny-
prinnotcd. Datch Dec. 12,113c6. Geo. Brown, Gout.
to be a„ Ensign, vice Fish, resigned. Dated as above.
bun Spence I;ikeling, Get it, to be an Ensign, -vice Ore,
Invinuted. Dated Dec. 14, !Sob.