Star.
London, England, 1807-08-21 00:00:00

BOXING.

The renewed combat between the Younger Belcher
and raid) Sam, took place on Lowfield Common,
two mile, from Crawley, in Suffex. Previous to the
battle fre(h regulations were drawn our, an 1 a blow
on the knee 4, however given, was declared foul. A
thirty feet roped ring having been formed, at a quar-
ter before twelve o'clock Dutch SAM entered it, with
his original fecond and boric-holder, Mendoza and
Pittone, and he wa- fun atter follow 'd by Young
Belcher, who boldly threw his hat in the air, as a
token of defiance. tie was feconded by Gulley and
Ward. Precisely at twelve o'clock th.
let to, previous to which there was nc,itit,4 11,:e a het
offered, which can bt accounted for by the diiiiculti—
of the Ida battle.
Roo CO I. Dutch Sam rr ade play by throwing Jut a lett•handtcl
feint, in mak in,7 an attempt to bit a blow at b. riSa wit'a
I.i. right hared which was wed ftwpeti. h, a I,:erro..
1:1;, htl- 'rah his left h4mt, when they doled, aml, aftt. a ftrUggie.
both VII, S*ll7l u,,tletneath.

2 Bekh,r hit his a iverfary an I left, wltilft he was cuing
'n to ral'y, and he 3110 it' ?pea two of Sant% h ts ; cl tona
ed and Belcher WAS thrown. Here was-the Sat appearance of
betting—t to a w? s offered on the Ica
3. Sam fparred cautioufly, and followed hit opponent, who was
Belting Illy until be got to his willted for dilta,lce. when :-am, at-
mr having made a left handed feint, hit hi, opponent a t temen-
dous blow under the left eye, and a copiotis effuftott of blond was
,he effect produced. Belci,tr was abroad for a moment, and aft..r
exchanging a hit, he was thrown-3 tot on Sam.
4. A very obttinately conteftcd round. Sam made play, and he
was met by Delcher courageoufly. A rally was the co.,frtetice,
and for about half a minute t its were exchanged at arms lergth.
['he advant. ge in the rally was reciproc-d, but after havma doted.
Sam's strength gained him a flight advantage in the round, by
throwing his man.

s. Tl.ia round was as obßinately contended as the former, but
A g00..",al ^i .re to the Advantare of 'kicker. Si.m made fereral
it 7 • sto rally, and B. kiwi. as ufteo beat rim off. I.e. doted,
ovred, refiimed the rally, when B. Idler threw his advtr.
,s—i a si_ry f !11. Sam received a hard bluw on the lett eye
i:i this :alLid—Nqbetting..

6. This vas alto a hard fought round, without ads-Image to
either. The combatants exchanged has wail they were !nowt'.
barfly exhautted. wheu both fell a: if by co:dent.

7. Sam received two hits whilft making tat hand feints, but
they Were flight. An irregular cicf-, and both fell
8 A Warp rallying round in which Belcher gave way, and ma-
ndated weakness Several Mows were exchai.ged but more were
(topped on both fides. The round produced a goodidc4l of ic,encc,
and both elti,nately tell.

9 'llO combatant• dried after on had misjudged his di:lance,
and thrown away two fricutitie blows. Belcher threw tom a heavy
Ill-4 to a Ull Sl,l.

to. Sam tactived a flight hit, and he complimented Eicletter with
a hard fail.

t t. A hard rallying round, decidedly in favour of Sam, whole
Renate had nut failed him. He hit his at verLary tremendous
blows in the face and body, which exhibited woeful marks, and
Belcher ultimately Ell, extremely weak.
11. No blow. 13.1eher ruts Modell down ; confidcrable odds
offered, but no takers.
r 3. The fame as the Taft round. Sam run hirnfelf dawn.
good deal beaten, and he was
14. Belcher was by thi. time a
very Chyt after having received two oaf Sam's right handed body
blows, he fell.

It. Belcher fummnred all hig ftrength, and made feveral fue•
eeftful although feeble bite ; hr dropped from weaknela, %abaft
rallying

Ao irre:,nlar elofing round, and both fell, apparently alike
exhauttA, bat Sam wai muting lumfelf.

17. All tv..oes for Belcher htre vaniftted. In attempting to hit
Sam he was ft ipped, and whilft huzititig in a elute, Belcher fell
between Sam's arm. on his knees. Sam held up hi, l!ands, and
hill/heti at hi-n Iwo the ground, and gave him to underltaud there
world berm foul hlovrs in that fight.

18 Fletcher, after claing, gt.).l hii head under Sam's left arm,
and the Later, technically iv- aking Slibed him underncob, until
Lc again dropped.

79 Here was a glaring attempt, to hit foil, on the part of Bel -
cher, who d. u, un Ilia knees; but Sant ag only [wiled indig-
nantly
20 and 21. Belcher wa. heat to the ropes with great cafe.
22 and 23 Belcher recovered a little in theic two rounds from
Ms exhatilL:d ft ;n•, and to a c •mmon obferver he had the belt of
the battle In the leter r•und of the two, both fel, and ftretched
themfelvca on ac 6round

24. "i I.ls ottperate a struggle as any during the battle.
The frirr.,3. o• Belcher were furprited at his perfevcrance and cou-
rage; Le had a decided a« vantage in very refolute rally, and both
fell as if beate4-3 to r were offered nn Sam.
is. fiddler had the advantage in this round, by tuperintity in
tbe (Hence of the art of holing. He bit Sam ftveral times, but
Its blows did not kern to make any impreifion
2. Sam had the wo• ft of the rowed, and be threw himfelf on
his 13:t, by Belcher avoiding his favourite right handed body
blow.

2". An irregular round, and Sam received a heavy fall.
tB. Re'cure brat hie opponent away from him, in a ftyle which
aftonith•_l Cie fprctatont, and he alio threw Sam a heavy fall
19 and 3Q. Raliyil g rutin h—lonacthing to the advantage of

st. This round decide,' the event of the battle, although Bel-
cher up five more rounds. film hit Mm in this round fere-
trernvedous face and b:sdy blows.aud followed him to all parts
oi the •I:g fcm r.. lc!wr at length took his brother from the ring,
af..er he had rretived the moit revere besting pollible to conceive.
w: into A gentleman's chariot, id a hell leis ttate. Tt e
..ar ch,tfly oti the left fide, from the kidneys to the crown
of the `,e. 1 Sam dreffed hirofcif in the with grt rang fr„id;
hs oily ii-jt.ty was a revere blow under the eye, and a few trifling
marks

Tlnis honitle, when compared with the hit, pro-
d::cce. roue ,iivertion to the amateur. Belcher cer-
t.-4,1y cuns.ueted himfelf more courageottfly : he is
c..nbec. to by far a better boxer than Sam; but he
he% n Ilrength fuflictent to withttand the pugiliftic
rAut,,a of his issivet f.,ry. His blows are nut power-
ful t u to make a fufEcient imprelfwn on Sam.—
tilt^. as the former corned. threw away number-
owls.: but dicta appeared a confidence in him

ibrtiiishnui ei fr tiierieiritf, ani aitimagh tie bad iiiE
wort} of many rpunda, he was ne#er one.: fwikued
His right handed blows were pat in N it h great th ate;
rity, and they artfuch as are pot r fcn aitmired iri
any othtr bruiser. His left haw! .1 hut iir't ler-
vice to him in hitting, hut he ufe, it t pertly .n Hop:
pink and fei rung rile tight laded 33 minutes.

Another battle was f ug';t for a (obit purfe;
between Did Nall, a man riled up in his ptof:1111„
and Dan Dodarty, a very oidincy bi %lifer of t..e
fecund rate. Hall an old Man, and his advernit y
in the prime Of life, but they were fworri enemies.
After a Cornett of 4.ominu.ei, the old man refigned
the palm of viaory to youth, after having received a
fevere beating. He, however, aeed as game as na-
ture vr mold allow hiM, and it is but jitilice to far;
that the match would have been hut int 'o
him in his day. Dockarty had grea6y improSed in
profeffi 'nal (kill fince his lad encouoter.

On their %ray home, lliickerty alit! Ynting Ward
met at the Cricketers, at Riegate, w.ien a di!l ire
arole concerninv tt ci relpeeive attainments in tl'e
pugilinic art. H t with the juice of innip-r,
rwelling with the pride of c .tigtie3, 1)0..1c:fly let
to, and in a ihqst time vanquith.d his ant tgottilt
He was carried off in triumph by a companion i,t a
gig, and joitied Jem Belcher, Bill Gibbons, and Pad-
dington Pine', at the top of die 1;41, with whom he
came to t..wn.

The light.fingeted ttibe wete p• ery nnmetnua,
but, from the fmall numbers prefent, could hive
made pin a For collection. They went :sown in
divitions on the night preceding, b.., we he.tr3 of no
depredations, and of no riot. The c runty ymen who
were at work at the harvell were all c.)lleft. d together
upon the occation, and teemed highly to enjoy the
fport.
BERKELEY CRAVEN, 808 ALLEN, Mr. VAUGHAN,
and other amircurs. were very coniptctious in the
ring, which was well kept.
The Duke of SUSSEX arrived at the moment that
the fight between Belcher and Dutch Sim was over.
He looked well, and remained n the ground till the
tell of the fport was concluded.

Yenetday evening. twenty boys trained to tl.e tea
by that laudable Initituti n the Marine S cietv, ret
off on t?!e Goff:ion coach for Perrfn.outh, •n; 'he
Golden Crofi., Charing croft., to toprly his Maj. (Ws
rave. On ;heir mourning the roof, the% give three
!o,lzas, 'reiterating, " Old i•ngland for Eves !"
Yetter(!ay as a young man was drawing a truck
down Fleiq-Ilreet, the handle got en-ai n.ith
hacki,ev coach, and Cirew him down ; when the
wheel of the c.iach went over both 1.i.. hers, one of
which. it is feared, was broken. He was carried to
a neighbouring furgeons.
Some perfons who wrte lafl enaged in dig.
ging on Deeping Common, difcovered a pcifat
human tkeletnn about 16 inches bel”w re
and near it an earthen pot, containing 78z It-mao
Coins.

Yeflerday fennight there was a leveret hu oder nor, rt
at Rothfay. An old woman, who wa. titling a, .n
.open wind ,w, was Itruck by the lightning, and laid
fenlelefs on the floor. She recovered loon afterwards,
and is likely to do well. The outer door of the h atle
was confiderably injured.
DltkAli4 VI. FIRE.—At half part eleven rk
lag night a dreadful fire broke out in the is-miles •,1
Mr. Swan, printer, No. 76, Fleet ft•eet. They a.e
nnt immediately in the greet, but in a nit-row roar ,
which is not a thoroughfare, extending be, i d the
weaern fide of Satiffiury-fquate and Crowil.c^ rt
The fire broke out fuddenly, in a furious blaze, that
illuminated the whole atmafp'-ere, for many miles
round. The engines attended o ith their W., Il
promptitude from all parts of L mdon and Wettn:ia
(ler, but from the confined fitua ion of the place, and
thenarrownefs of the avenue, they could not approach
fufficiently near to play with efFeft upon the burning
pile. The filmes, of courfe, gained rapi ly a-headi
and extended themfelves to the neighb-m•ing build-
ings. The houfe adjoining that of Mr. Gillet, the
printer, was completely daroyed, Ind that of Mr.
Cove, the coal merchant, narrowly escaped a fimilar
; fate. On one fide, however, the engines could be
brought into anion in the fqiiare, and, by their ac-
tivity, the fire was prevented from extending fur'her
upon that fide. Mr. Gillet's honk was burned down
about two years ago, and has been only rebuilt within
there few months. It wan at the back n' Crown
Court, where the paffsge was f• inacceil.ble to the
engines, that the flames fpread with the hreatelt tury.
By one o'clock the whole fide of Crown Court was
in flames ; three houfes were entirely confumeel, and
feveral damaged. Soon afterwards, however, the
pipes were conveyed through the neighbouring houfes,
particularly on the fide of Water lane, and the en-
gines began to play with confider abl • effea on the
burning matter. 'The fupply of water was, however.
rather fcanty. The whole neighbourhood prefenta
ed a frightful feene. From the clofenefs of the
houfes it was feared that the whole quarter between
Water-lane and Salifbury-fquare, would be entirely
confumed ; of courfe, all was terror and alarm, and
every perfon in the neighbourhood endeavouring, to
provide for their perfons and property. Mothers
might be Peen running in every titration with their
children; others were bufily employed in removins
their property, throwing their beds and other
furni-
ture out of the windows, or carrying it away. Fleet-
Rreet was filled with goods of every defcription, piled
promdcuoufly on the flag-way. St. Bride's church
was alto opened as a depot for their fecurity. The
4th Regiment of London Volunteers, and fevered
lother Corps, attended to preferve the property, and
prevent pillage.
It was four o'clock this morning before the fire
was got completely under, and the number of houfes
entirely confumed, or much delfrOyed, Arnow ted to
14. Several poor families have 141 their all; but the
mutt material fuffererewere fame B r'k!ellers in
London ;—one of Oleic gentlemen has lull between
7 and 8,0001. being uniioured.
Thurfday fe'nnight, at a late hour, a fire broke
out at the rear of the premifes of Mr. Wallis, rf
Poolbeg tireet, Dublin, occalioned (it is fuppnfed)
by an oven overheating ; and we ate lorry to learn,
a want of a proper fripply of water p evened it front
being immediately extinguished; tome I its. with a
quantity of flour and bilcuit, were caniumed : the
dwelling.houle and brewery adjoit.ing were providers.
tidily pi cloyed.