Star.
London, England, 1826-04-14 00:00:00

THE FANCY IN AFRICA.

Having heard tgreat deal of the boxers of Hawes. I woe anions
to witness their performance. Accordingly I sent one el' my ser-
vants to offer 2,000 whydah for a pugilistic exhibition. As the
death of one of the combatants is almost certain before a battle is
over. I expsessly prohibited all fighting in earnest. The boxers
arrived, attended by two drums, and the whole body of butcher%
who here compose" the Fancy." A ring was soon formed by the
master of the ceremonies throwing dust on the spectators to make
them stand back. The drummers entered the ring, and began to
drum lustily. One of the boxers followed, quite 'naked. except
a skin round the middle. He placed himself in an attitude as
If to oppose an antagonist, and wrought his muscles into action
seemingly to find out that every sinew was in fall-force for the ap-
proaching combat; then coming from time to time to the side of
She ring, and presenting his right arm to the bystanders, be said.* I
em aliyena, I am a lion, I am able to kill all that oppose me." The
spectators to whom he resented himself, laid their handier' his
shoulder, repeating," The blessing of Goo be upon thee,'" Thou art
a hyena; "" Thou art a lion." He then abandoned the ring to another
who showed olio the same manner. The tight hands and arms ol
the pugilists were now bound with narrow country cloth. begin-
ning with a fold round the middle finger when, the hand being
first clenched with the thumb between the fore and mid fingers,
the cloth was passed in many turns round the fist, the wrist and
the fore-arm. After about twenty had separately gone through
their attitudes of defiance, and appeals to the spectators, they were
next brought forward by pairs. If they happerted. to be Meads,
they laid their left breasts together twice, and exclaimed," We arc
lions,'" We are friends." One then left the ring, and another was
brought forward. If the two did not recognise one another as
friends, the set-to immediately commenced. On taking their sta-
tions, the two pugilists first stood at some distance, parrying with
the left hand open, and, whenever opportunity ffered, striking
with the right. They generally aimed at the pit of the stomach,
and under the ribs. Whenever they closed, one seised the other's
bead under his arm, and beat, it with his fist, st the same time
striking with his knte between his antagonist's thighg. In thi.
position, with the head in ckinerry, they are said sometimes to at-
tempt to gouge or scoop out one of the eyes. When they break
loose, they never fail to give a swinging blow with the heel under
the ribs, or sometimes under the left ear. It is these blows which
.are so often fatal. The combatants were repeatedly separated by
my orders as they were beginning to lose their temptr. When
this spectalle was heard of, girls left their pitchers at the wetly, the
market-people threw down their baskets, and all ran to see the fight.
The whole square before my house whs crowded to excess. After
six pair had gone through several rounds, I ordered them, to their
great satisfaction, the promised reward, and the multitude quietly
dispersed.—Clapperfon's Diseeeeries in Africa.

BIRTH.
On the I 3th instant, at Wootton Bassett, the Lady uf tie gm
T. H. Ripley. of i daughter.
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DIED.

..•41Ilinday, in Great Marlborougi-street, Sir George Alderion.
The Ist instant, at her house in London, Mrs. Constable, 1* great
ageolooctuiond by taking a poisonous medicine sent her through
mistake by her apothecary. Sbe was the relict of the late Francis
Constable, of Barton Constable, in the county of York (whore im-
mense estates in Holderuess within these few years devolved to Sir
Thomas Clifford, But. of Than; in the county d Stafford), aal
sister to Edmund Plowdeti, Esq. of Hatton Grange, in Shropshire.
The Ist ult. at Philadelphia, near Houghton-le-Spring. )Jr.
Thomas Fletcher, cooper, aged 111. He enjoyed good health is
the week of his death. His grandfather died at the age of 120, ani
his sister 10!. His uncle was 105 when be died, and he could
read the smallest print the day before his death. He was in the
train-band of Mr. Shafto, of East Shaft°, in the year 1745.,

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