Star.
London, England, 1813-08-25 00:00:00

ratty times fn this eamint Besides, although ISM
than Ford's weight, under 12 stone, he has the gift of
hitting as quick and as hard as any pugilist of the
day, and his length enabled him to stand over his an-
tagonist. The only plan Vord bad to follow was, tr.
get in and fight, and when he was enabled so to do
he had the best of it. Ford is yet a difficult man to
get at, and his bravery and bottom are alike prover-
bial. He is improved in fighting, but his condition
was evidently bad in the third round. He sustained
most injury in body hits. He was bled on the ground.
The combat lasted 85 minutes, and Harmer was in-
vested with the title of Prince of Plaanytuddsq Island,
'on which he gained this victory. The winner would
receive 85 guineas.

GREGSOITI'S MAN AND JOE WARD'S IRISHMAN.
Two candidates for pugilistic fame were ushered
into the ring by the above distinction, to fight for
another subscription purse. Painter, Gregson 's man,
is a fine stout young fellow, of more than 13 stone,
and Ward's man, £eisy, last from Kilkenny, was not
inaptly compared to a may-pole. He is more than
six feet, with a long sallow visage, with body corre-
sponding, and appearances indicated that he would
cut a better figure at devouring a beef-steak than
in fighting.
Gregson, in this instance, became a second to
Painter, he having been a better first, with J. Clark
for his bottle-holder, and Joe Ward and Hall second-
ed Eony. To the astonishment of the ring, who
treated the Hibeinian's attempt to fight as farcical,
a most courageous and sanginary battle was fought.
The Hibernian, whom no one knew, displayed science
which would not disgrace a Cribb, and his gift of
hitting was great. Painter, who had evidently set-to
before, by some stops he made, kept bleeding
from every organ of the head from the first, which
baffled sponge and cold water. He resembled a
Kentish cherry, and yet his smile, through the blood,
compared with the :hardy mug of Pat, formed a
striking and ludicrous contrast.
Dame Nature deserted Eony after fighting forty
minutes. Painter, after he won, was declared a Lan-
cashire man by Gregson, who, emulous in search of
finding a good milling countrythan, had never befoie
succeeded. He has but little knowledge of fighting,
but his blows on the thin carcase of Pat, at the latter
end of the battle, were very forcible on the body, and
he displayed true game, and was much disfigured.--
A handsome collection took place for the vanquished.
After the sports of the day, a splendid cold colla-
tion was giwn to the principal amateurs by Mr.
Curling, a gentleman who resides near the spot,
which reminded one of the old English hospitality
formerly so much talked of.
Margate never was known so full by numbers,
even by the oldest inhabitants, as it was the few
last days.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE MELANCHOLY CIRCUII•
STANCE WHICH HAPPENED AT RAMSGATE, ON SATUR-
DAY LAST I_
44 A Gentleman, Mr. WILLIAM JOHNSON, son of
Mr. JOHNSON, of Stanmore, in Middlesex, went in a
machine, accompanied by a friend, to bathe, near the
side of the East Pier, and got out of his depth some
little distance from the beach calling out for
help, his friend immediately came to his assistance,
and endeavoured to extricate him until his own
strength was nearly exhausted, (Mr. JOHNSON having
clung to him, and'twice drawn him under water).—
On which, finding he could not give the assistance
necessary to save Mr. JOHNSON, he made use of Irish
remaining strength to save himself, and which, with
great difficulty he effected, by releasing himself from
the convulsive grasp—on calling for help the life-boat
put off, and also a man, named KING, swam off, but
all came too late to save the unfortunate Gentleman,
and he sunk to rise no more, and although every en-
deavour to find the body with nets and grapples
were made for several hours, yet without success, and
has not yet been found.
" The deceased was about twenty-six years of age,
of amiable manners, and greatly respected by all who
knew him. It is needless to add, that his parents,
who are now at Ramsgate, are inconsolable for his
loss and melancholy exit ; and, what makes it the
more distressing, Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON and family
left their home and came to Ranksgate a short time
since, to divert and relieve their milscls from the loss
of their eldest son, who died in a decline a few months
b tck.—From some impediment, the life-boat could
not be got to the place so soon as it might otherwise
have been, which was very unfortunate, as half a
minute sooner, Mr. JoriNson's life might have been
preserved."
Sunday, about two o'clock, as Mr. Cook was re-
turning to his house near Hampstead, in a one-horse
chaise, the animal took fright near the Bull and
Bush, and ran furiously along the road, by which the
vehicle was upset, and unfortunately Mr. C. had his
leg broken.
Extract of a letter from or. board his Majesty's ship
Nonce, in lat. 67. N. long. 3. E.:
44 On the 13th July, about eleven o'clock at night,
while lying at anchor off Flushing, the Commander-
in.Chiel of the fleet sent a boat on board the NORGE,
for the Captain : as soon as he returned, we..weighed
anchor and made all possible sail for the coast of
Nerway ; be did not inform any of us where we were
going, until we were a considerable way advanced on
our voyage. We were then informed that he had re-
ceived sealed orders from the Admiralty, which were
opened, and the purport of them was, that we were
to proceed to Greenland,- in chace of the President,
commanded by Commodore RODGERS. We called
at Bergen, in Norway, and there received intelligence
that he had been in that port and refitted, and had
sailed (eight days prior to our arrival) for the North
Cape, to destroy our Archangel and Greenland ships.
We are all full of hopes of falling in with him in the
course of a few days, as we have now got a fair
wind, and are crowding all possible sail. We have
nothing but very salt beef and pork, with biscuit,
rum, and water; having been sent away in such a
hurry, we could neither get vegetables nor any thing
else. We shall, very probably, put into Leith to get
provisions and water in the course of a month or two,
and hope to bring the Yankee frigate in with us. We
are in chace at the time that I am writing this, of
some vessels, which we suppose to be dreenlandmen,
by which I expect to send this letter. The President
has more men than we have; he has not so many
guns, but his metal is much heavier. We only
dwow nine pounds more in one of our broadsides than
he doeiP