The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-06-02

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BOXING
The following remarks on q recent boxing
match IN Englsod, are from the pen of
PAUL. ALLEN, Esq. editor Of the Baltimore
Morning Ch onicIe.
The progress Of refinement.
We have seen 10 late Eogiish paper, an
account of pueilistic combat between Ran.
dali and Turner, which occupies nearly three
columns. The crowd al Gravity Hurst, the
theatre OF action, was so inmence, tha, the
road was covered with vehicles Of every de-
scIpton but more particularly with coaches
and four. The parties could not be discern
cd by all the spectators, and posts were es.
tabiished al regular intervals, 10 inform the
persons so excluded from he spectacle, of the
actual state of me combat. t.-Femaie beauty
awaited the grand tes0lt IN breathless anxiety.
We are told that, for weeks previous TO the
fight, the sporting houses were crowded,
and nothing else was made the subject Of
convcf sation. On the night preceding, the
rabble began to move and carrieges TO rat,le,
till the roads were rendered absolutely impas
slble.--T thousands and thousands were staked
upon This combat {; one OF the parties having
drawn The vital air in Wales, the other in
Ireland, a national seosibiiiy was excited,
and hundreds were bet by those who never
saw either Of the combsfaats. The writer
wao gives only rough sketch---a compre-
hensive outline in three columns, honestly
coniesses, that bis pen is unable 10 do jusnce
20 the grandeur of The subject. He states
'hst volume would hardly be able to contain
The contra ric,y Of opinions that existed pre-
vious to the fight. In this awful end omin-
Gus state OF suspence while the eyes of for.
tuoate female bes0ty we're spaIk King in antic-
ipalion of the event, while the post-ridets
wee mounted ready 10 fly with the intelii-
gence To the impatient crowd excluded from
the sight---,ho battle begins---sEd after thirty
four rounds, Randall is proclaimed the til
umphan, sonqueros. This wa, compIished
in two hours, nineteen minutes and thirty
seconds, "by sfoh srotch my iord!' The
contest is described VIII all the nice and
tohnical refinement Of the language, so pecu.
liar and so appropriate TO his noble science
blow on the face is called scientifically
jawer; another on the side, rlbber blood
is denominated ciaret, &c. Some of these
Expressions are absolutely unin,eiigibic to
US vulgar gross Americans but probably
This defect may be hereafter supplied by
pugilistck lex,cography, compiled by the
hand of some great connoisseur 10 the sci
ence. We pass by in silence, the shoutings
and cheetines from the friends of both par.
ties, while the balance was yet in the hand
of vieto,y--as they both watched its tremu-
lous and doubtful "bra,ioos. The peace Of.
6cers, both magistrates and constabcs, at
tended OF this dignifed occasion, aud ming
led amongst the crowd, TO see ,ha, no person
but those on The stage should dare 10 violate
the laws Of their country. The comba,ants,
after the battle was over, msgnanimousiy
glory was exclusively their objoc'---tha, no
grovelling hate no little, suboi dInAte, selfish
passion took posse ssion OF their souls, such
as too often odcupy minds Of inferiour digni.
y. The populace, under the eye and su
perintcndancc OF the magistrates, quietly re-
tired TO their respective places Of abode, after
protesting themselves exeeedirsy srsuiee
with the spectacle.
We desire our friends on the other aide OF
the Atlantic, when they neat attempt to
pourrsy to their ympa,hizing eoun,'smen
,he vulgsri,y OF American msnners, and how
much we fall below the standard OF English
e6oemsnt, to cite, IL they can, a spectacle OF
e this Kind. Lot them point or, where our
fair coun,ryrcn have been seeo watching
with eyes Of anxiety, Two bullying dirty bruis
e's, stripped nearly naked, and mauling each
other on . stsge For their amusement.
We have ye, to learn this noble specimen
of English refinement and We sincerel,
hope that the day is distant, when an Ame'i
can Randall and Turoer, so engaged, will b.
looked Upon by the American fair, with scy