The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-28 00:00:00

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The foltowirici _ ssame.in one of Mr--.Windh,un's
b .
letters published .in the account of Ws life, pre-
fiz,-..ed to the edition of his Speeches is -so much in
hii peculiar manner, and has such claims on our
attention at the present. moment, when the gal-
lant conduct of our. countrymen at Salamanca -is
the theme of every conversation, that we make no
apology for laying it before our readers:—
" A smart contest; 'this, between Maddox and
Richman! Why are we to boast 5o much of the
furtive valour of our troops, as _hewn at Talarera,
at Vitneira, and et Maids, yet to discourage all the
practices and habits which tend to keep alive the
same sentiments and feelings ? The sentiments
that filled the minds of the:three thousand spec-
tutors who attended the two pugilists were just
the same in kind as those which inspired the
higher combatants on the occasion before
:aerated. It is the eircunistances only in. whicu
tb.-..y ate displayed. that make the difference..

" Fie that the woi-Idsu;,tined, had been •
" But the best vcrstle: uu the green. • •
There is no sense in the answfr always made to
Are no men brave but boxers Brayery
fOnnd in all babit3, classes, circumstances, and
oondifioris. liut have h.thits and institutions of
tendency to form irthore than of an-
atle---Longevity is found in persons "6". f habits
the. tiOit. opposite,; but are not certain habits
more favourable to' it tban others-? The .coOra.ge
does not arise from mere boxing, frotirthe Inert
beating or being beat; but from the -s'entiments
keited. by' the contemplation anti eultivatirin
spelt practAces. - Will it make no diderencesiri +Ate.
Mass of a people, whether their amusements? ..ire
all of a.pacific, pleasurable, andeffentinate nature;
or whether they are of a sort that call& forth 4
continned admiration of prowess and hardihoodi"
do far Mr. Windham.

Mach has been written at. all times on the srl);.
ject of-Bravery, and many theories have been, ha-
vented to account for it. Some have attributesi
it'to Climate, and sonic to the quality of food.--
Volney, in his of a French citizen
sap, that men-who on animal food are,
braver than those who live on vegetables ; hut
the Irish and Scotch, who principally live on po-
tatoes and oatmeal, would, probably be dispose,
to contest the truth of this theory with theFienc4
philosopher. The Scotch pOet, 81.1111.3, traces the
valour of his countrymen to whisky :.--;;•
" Sageslbeir solemn een may steck,
" "'And physically caress seek,
" Indira:: an' season;
"Bat tell rae Whisky's name in Greet,
"I'll tell the reason.

But with all deference to the poet and'
favourite liquor, we cannot help presumiag,
that' 'whisky is found .a much more effietricai,
instruthent for the procuring than the main
of soldiers. Montgigue says, that in 1) time
the Italians attributed great bravery to great
ignorance; and
.as they were the most leamtei
people of . that time, they sat very quintiy
down, uncker,:, the reputation of being also the
.greatest-poltroons. . This is, however, a very
short-sighted reasoning. The Prince de Ligur
well observes, that " The coward is bad calcv-.
lator. The uncertainty of being stabbed or ilicV
ought to be c.ompared with the eerts,huy
dishonour the probability of being involv-
ed ttiteqty -dangers • for not haiing resolutely
encountered go,first: Poltroons are always-kill:4
at 4.5 t.!),,..

iNiotijay.-se'nnight a battle was fought et
Alrechurch Warwickpliiire between two respf_ht-7
table farmers, Mr.
,James Baynes,. and
Newnhani, upon the race-course, dwring
races there ;. when, after fighting many rcuntiE„
Newnham gave his antagonist the last blov), .1k../t4
fell upon his face dead I Aa inquest his beep
taken up6u, the body by J. Fidkin,
and upon ..examination .of the .bodv by twu emi-
nent surgeons; they found that the so!e cause ref
his death, was from the ruptme of Alt artery.
which, in -their opinion, might he occaSioncll
from a naturtil catiie.‘ ' The Jury, after retis:illg
and
,consulting together about ten minute, re-
turned their verdict—Die44y. the visitation of Gotix