Star.
London, England, 1808-04-06 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

The intended matches between Dutch Sam
William Cropley, and between Tom Belcher..gut
Dogherty, were to have taken place yesterday at
Moulsey Hurst. The scene of action being well
known among all the amateurs and professors of
the
art, no person set out upon a wrong scent; all vie:4
in the right direction. Unfortunately, hosveeer,ii
rained all night. The morning also broke iu heavy
F showers, and it continued to rain the whole 4,
Yet the love's of the sport appeared indiffet.
to wind and weather. Nothing could darr.a their
ardour, or restrain the gratification of their curious;
At an early hour, the Hounslow, the Itichmozi:
iZe're assembled upon the intended field
and the Twickenham roads, were covered with ta:.
riages of every description, all driving to the ;whim.
ted spot. The horsemen arintdhepewdestrihoka: pedestrians were
less th
ere in them
one o'clock. Nearly 2000 of them ha!
ofisafooomacetippoersrno,pobonyrts
; arrived before 11 o'clock, where they continued to,
t, bide the pelting of the pitiless storm," all happy ja
the expectation of the promised sport. Among thez
were more females than we have ever witnessed sio
I similar occasion, maintaining in their spirit the ten,
per of their ancestors, who faced the Roman foe Imes
the shore, and mingled in the ranks of their. courage;o4
husbands. The wetness of the day induced those
amateurs who could afford a coach to take one; some
• of the most complaisant could not refuse their ladies
the pleasure of a ride and a change of air from sr.
, Giles's and Saffron-hill.

By 11 o'clock a rope ring was formed. and thr
combatants were every moment expected to make
their appearance. The first match to be decided was
that between Dutch Sam and Cropley, and their re.
spective friends were sporting their bets freely. Met.
doza was to have been second to Dutch Sam, and
Harry Lee to Cropley. At this critical moment, wbe
the spectators flattered themsAves that they were 0,
the point of relping the reward of all their fatigue, a
party of Bow-street officers arrived, with a special
warrant, from the Magistrates, against Dutch Sans
and Torn Belcher. These two heroes were accordingly
apprised of the treasure, and immediately bound over
to keep the peace within the four immediately sus.,
rounding counties. Jackson, one of the umpires, was
the first to announce this woful disappointment, 2a
the melancholy news soon flew through the crowd,
to whom it conveyed sincere sorrow.

The Earls of J. C. and B. were among the itoik
amateurs, and their departure was the signal for a
general dispersion. It operated like a shot fired
among a flock of rooks, and they instantly scattered
in all directions. A great proportion fled in the di.
rection of Little Hampton, the only place of shelter
in the neighbourhood. To reach this spot the crows,
however, had to cross the Thames. The rain now
fell in torrentk, it blew quite a storm : the river w
much swollen and uncommonly rough.—Here, ther,
a most interesting and alarming scene took place.—
Several boats were in attendance, but they were not
equal to the accommodation of all that pressed for
admittance ; while many, particularly the females,
, alarmed at the appearance of the water, refused to
embark, and stood dripping with wet on the bank.—
Of the passengers that did venture to embark, the
courage of several forsook them before they got over,
and fearing, from the roughness of the river, the vlo.
lence of the wind, for it blew a hurricane, and the
crowded state of the boats, that they would be overact,
they jtimped out of the boats into the river, and waded
to the opposite shore. Of those who were thus compelled '
by
terror to commit themselves to the waves, some
plunged in before they reached the middle of the ri-
ver, where they were almost up to their necks. The
river however not being more than three or four feet
deep in most places, and the bottom firm, no serious
accident took place. It would be difficult to describe
the appearance of those who bad undergone this pro.
cess. Many of them looked as if they had been ac-
tually drowned, and dragged from the bottom of the
Thames. In an instant every house and place of
shelter in Little Hampton was filled to an excess,
and the overflow spread itself into Twickenham.
T.--The day, however, did not pass without some sport..
Two battles took place--one was between two coal.
heavers, of no note or science. The other was
tween Jemmy from Town and the Gipsey. They
fought 25 rounds, at the conclusion of which victory
was declared in favour of Jemmy. There was mit
! the least interest in these fights. None of the area•
Iteurs considered them worth their notice or attention,
and they were given merely to amuse the refuse of the
meeing, who were determined not to separate with.
' out some fun. A great many, from' excessin 14r
tigue, and the want of a carriage to convey them to
town, were unable to return home, and remained nest
the scene of the intended action. The matches, "
believe, have been thus dzlayed only for a few days,
not entirely frustrated. But the place must be con-
cealed with more caution, if the parties would avoid
another interruption.

Among the most dashing'amateurs on the ground
were the Earl of J. in a barouche and four ; the We.
B. C. in a barouche and fan ; the Earl of B. is al*
rouche and four ; Earl C. on horseback, icc.

During the prevalence of the high wind on MOO'
dap, a stone of immense magnitude fell from the
steeple of the church of St. Mary, Alderrnarr Pro-.
videntially no person was passing at the' time, and
means were taken, with the most laudable activity,
' to prevents accidents to passengers in case of a simi-
lar circumstance; and yesterday a large stone fell
from one of the porticoes of St. Paul's Cathedral;
but, we are happy to add, without doing. any mischief.
Considerable damage was done to various places in
the Metropolis, particularly in the neighbourhood of
Spitalfields. Several vessels started from their moor-
ings, and the shipping between London Bridge and
' Gravesend suffered considerable damage. About
one o'clock, a large sheet of lead was raised, by the
violence of the wind, from off the top of a house on
L udgate-hill, and thrown down on the pavement ; in
its way it broke a part of the parapet wall, which fell
in the street with a terrible crash, and though the
' street was crowded with passengers, yet none received
the smallest injury.
Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, a
partridge's nest with six eggs was found at'aask-
e.teh, near Old Dee, in Abnieendfrst, alio% a week
ago.
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ORDIR IVA A SCig2LED CARDNAt.i

The following is a literal copy of an order sent lately I
for a scarlet cardinal :
you please to send me a Scarlet Cardinal
let it be full yard long, & let it be full, it is fora large
woo, they tell me I may have a large one, & a
handsome one for eleven shillings, I should not be
willing to give more than twelve, but if you hails
asy as long ak that either Duffle, 'or Cloth, if it is
cheaper I sbould like it as well, for I am not to give
core than twelve shillihgs. I ,beg you Sir to be saki
good as not to fail me' his Cardinal by Wednesday
without fail, let it Le full yard long I beg or else it
Rill not do, fail nqt on 'Wednesday, & by so doing,
you will very ranch oblige M. L. I
p. 5. I hope you will charge your lowest price, &
if you please net to:send me a-Duftle one, but a Cloth,
md full yard long, fail not on Wednesday, please to
seod itto Mr. Field the Waterman who tomes to the
Beehire—Tray, dont send a
.Duffle one but a cloth
one. I have altered my mind, I should not like it
idle, but Cloth, let it be full yard long, & let it be
cialls,k not more than eleven shillings at most, one of
the ,bripest yOu .have & full yard long, send two,
bath afa length, & both large ones full yard long,
.both of a price, they be both for one Woman, they
nog be exactly alike for goodness and price, rail
-don not et Wednesday, & full yard long.