Star.
London, England, 1805-08-07 00:00:00

RUGUISM.

.
The long pending batik between Ryan aiki Caleb
Baldwin, f0r.50 guineas, was decided yellerday at.
Blackheath. It was to have take', place on Monday.
laR, but it was put off oh account of the amateurs
being engaged at Brighton, Lc WtS, &c. Monday'
night Willfdon was fixed on for the fcene of aaiun,
and many repaired thither yeflerday morning bj nair
take, it having been fettled by the Coinstsittte of
Pugilifm, at a late hour, that Blackheath &mild be
the fpot.—A ring was formed at eleven o'clock, and
the combatants entered with their feconds. The
Zane Chicien and Moe ntairifor Caleb, and Tea yew?
and I jot( Fuji for Ryan. Caleb is a well•knowa
bottom-man of the Old School-, and, from hit adion
and game, he was confidered as an equal !inkblot
,Ryan, who loft a goad deal of hisightiq froth] the
lag battle with the youvrr Bekker: He is a fine young
fellow when firipped, and weighs confiderably
bea-
vierthan Caleb. Current bitting before fetting to
was nearly level, although Caleb was fo much to b.,
depended on as a bib little fellow, that the odds
were, in Come inaancea, betted on him. •-•

THE FIGHT.
sR Ronad—Continued fparring; Caleb at length put In two
blows; both doled and fell.
ad. Caleb bit and elofrd, in which he received a hard blow,
which eu• Mtn much; both fell
3d. Caleb bit loins bard body /rims; Ryan tinted and threw
his man.

4th. Ryan had a black eye ; Caleb hit him and gave Lim a cosn•
plete fomerfet ; bets level.
3th. Wry bard round ; much in favour of Cileb, who hit hit
opponent twice and doled ; they both fell. Ryan undermoft.
6th. 7th, tth, yth, and loth rounds were in favour of Caleb, who
maintained his ilringth, and fought in a deteransweimannee.
s r tb. Cal:b run in upon his wan. and gave hint another com-
plete fonts:rim
sth. Ryan received a very clean blow on the bead,aad fell.
13th. Caleb repeated his blow, and rioted and threw his op-
penult to advantage.-3 to 4on Caleb
4th. Ryan thy ; no bluwa were Oruelr.
53th. Ryan rallied, and pet in foul( expert clean blows... Caleb
GU, apparently eabaufted.
16th. Very much in memo of Ryan—Caleb grew weak, and it
was manifelt that he could not witlaltand the firength and that of
his opponent.
t 7, tlith, t 9th. aoth. and Gift rounds. were in favour of Ryant
who, Othongh very much fatigued, conflantly threw Lis man.
aid. Caleb funimoned his little stscarb, and made Come very
isandfoose hire ; hut they were to to little pupae, that Ryan nods
a feeble rally, and Caleb fell, and as it was thought, would nut
face his man again ; he, boon:vet, fought four or five more tonne,
to a difadvantage, although he exerted .himtelf In a -manner u hid;
woul l have related the Cd.btrih. had he Leo; prefent, that he
backed a gems ass.. .
In tic round which ended the conteß, the sing wns
broken, for as Caleb fell, literally 'peaking, litrlcf,.
Ryan ilrock him either as lie wax falling or Witch
his knee was on the ground, but the molt general
voice was that the blow was fool. Baldwin was im-
mediately carried off by his friends, and the inti.cv
for which the battle was fought, as well as the differ-
ent bets depending, ate Hill to be decided b.) iae
majority of voices among the amateurs. While t:,c
co.siofcenti were debating refpeeing the bets, a formida-
ble party of the artillery fromWoolwich were defciied
charging the rung. All was upiu and confution, and,
we iument to add, that foam catalfpedators were te-
vet ely injured, particularly a fifer belonging to the
Eat London had his jawbone broke, and received
other injury. The (pedants, who were not fo nu.
Introits as on former ()cc:dieing, retired, and left the
Cavalry in poifedion of the ground.
The combatants were put into a poll chaife, both
being will dectroqr. The tight was termed a v 11.1,1
one by the amateurs, for Caleb, although an old mat.
when compated with Isis opponent, wa, AO through-
out. He genearlly rallieut, and gave Ryan ionic
hard hits, bat youth prevailed ; and it will be few
by the rounds, that Caleb had to contend with a
fcientific young man of no urdiamty Urength and
bottom. .t