Star.
London, England, 1812-09-19 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT, SEPT, IS.

Arrived.his Majesty's ship AMARANTHE with the
Leeward Island Fleet under convoy, consisting of
about 'l6 sail. The fleet left the Leeward Islands 47
sail in cowpony, several of them have previously ar-
rived.

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BOXING. '

A pitched battle; which excited more sporting at:. I;
tendon than any whch has occurred in the present
year, took pl ice yesterday, in the neighbourly od of
Jalinig, such having bees previously ann. unced f,r
Uxbridge Common, whither the populace first start- .
ed for. The combatants were a promising athletic
young candidate from Laacashire, belonirill!T to !he
Gregson School, who entered the list with the (in
fications of the renowned Jem Belcher's weight, a
milling mug and fearless resolution. Many adventurers
from Lancashire had failed in establishing themselves
on the boxing list since Gregson's resAute combats ;
and that pugilist knew too well the lack of -a tit of
science to suffer such to be withheld from his adopt-
ed youth, and Carter, from native rusticity sent forth I
from the purring part of Lancashire, profited by the
lessons and advice of the first spirrers of the day.—
His antagonist, Bone, who h is often displayed in pu-
gilistic combats, had aspired to a more elevated no-
tion of honour, by joining the ranks of the army, and
he was alike a stranger to fear in the field of either
bayonet: or marrowbone:. The men were of tolerably
equal weight, and they set-to at one o'clock. Beating
was even, but Carter had the turn:

THE BATTI.E.
Round 1. Bone made two good hits, left and right, without
receiving a return. The distance was not well jai:tied, and the
h!ts failed of effect ; he, however, got from the close, and hit his
adversary down handsomely by a nginahardvd blow in the cheek
which Ilse produced first blood.—Five to four on Bone. •
2. Caner evidently felt the effects of the hit, and sparred with
great caution. He commenced a rally by a left-handed hit, which
told, but it was returned with both hands. A sharp rally ensued,
in which Bone shewed himself the best fighter, and placed most
hits. He drove his adversary away, and Carter %g lint down, after • '
having much the worst of the round, by a slip in gating his heel
into a hole whilst retesting, which caused considerable injury.— •
Bt.tting six to four on Bone.
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S. Both appeared cotifidt nt, and Carter hit his man a lunging
blow on the body, which was followed by a sharp rally. none
'thawed much quickness, but he was met often in this mond by
Carter's left hand at the head. After exchanging several bits,
Carter was thrown in a close.

4. The combatants were alike in want of wind, and each made
pixy. This was also a rallying, advantageous at intervals to both,
but Carter had not the gift of throwing in his right band with
any destructive force. An irregular close ended the round....
This round turned the betting in favour of Carter, who had re. '
covered his wind, and seemed to begin to feel that be was fight.
ing. He met the rallies of his arivasary with his left hand very I
successfully at the head, and although his right was employed its
a sort of chop, yet, from the eagerness with which it was admi-
nistered, it told,. and Bone was down. He had from this daisl
the lead, and It was never wrested from hint.
In the fifth round he kept a sort of superiority; and in the !eh
be signalized himself with that sort of temperance and courage '
which could not fail to secure victory.
After this, until the twelfth round, he carried every obstacle ;
and fought better in the twelfth round, which vanquished his ad-
versary, than he bad dime in any preceding one. Bone in the lat-
ter part of the fight gave his head to his adversary's arm, anti
Caner gave him some smarting tastes of the Belchtrian Wing
with the other Fend. The contra, which wat shatp and reso.
lute, lasted seventeen minutes.