The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-03
looked fore HIM. lie took il up and read ar fol

SANDER observed that things looked
hack Aye, cried another. - bat come.
hodt VII iaok blue hefete 1t IS urrr.n The
iii''n on t'ning iu tie scratch looked tx
'f.'neiy VII III roini ufcandt.ph. Spring
was stated 10 Weigh thir,ren slonr scArn
Ponhds, and Laagan iNClre stone four
pound ana II half. On setting To, ; 10 |
was "thfred In 'asnr Of Spring aud alter
IL" rounds enough appeatrd la satisfy eve
~ one TIA, there WIS no chance ff Ian
gln. The superior seirace OF spring, ea
abIed hin 10 plant his hlpas mh, F..cf ~
pleased both right and iril, aud he runish.
I'd his man most dr.adtuilg. At lhr fist
round, there were chries of " shanrn from
various quarters and Col O'Ncal was call
I'd upon IN take LaneAn away. Col. o.
came forward la nmpifes. ard said n, lrt
The man in Belcher'seare. From the stall,
offspring hande,ii uas Impossible he couh,
iecet'e any more punishment, and MS Ian
gan hAa 12oo ot his own money on thr
tight, did not like TO into f.re.
- Another reund-Spring Gbhed his
'nan' aud LAID lliin down gently, evidently
",sh'nS To avoid administering more pun
ishmentl
~ langan pushed dnwa without y dow.
- As lo'ngan sat almost scnsrlrss on
v NriIIs knees, Crib addressed him, aud
sad, :" help me God, L.angan, you are
rs ota'' II in"h "a ever stepped in feather,
hnl ynu have not the sha,'oW Of a chance.
80 doni b. gtmmoned 10 come again .
Hangar ioMcs'r tiled il once more, and
lei almost scusrltss.
10 Iangan WAS again At his post, Spring
hhh'd him gently aud he dropped. The
u'npifes DON sad that il was cruel 10 70
luther aud Gelcher reluctantly gave in.
The battle lasted an hour, and forty
eight minutes and Langan Was most
shocklnsly sacrificed. The calls from the
f'nS 10 take him away from the 9Th 10 the
'Oili rounds, were vehement. lie was
bind of hoth eyes, hui still refused ~ Yield.
y hraNsr mar MAS never scen.
iholatesi accounts from Chichester say
that Langan Is dong rs weAn. eso ,.a N
pected, considering The severe punishment.
he received. On "Wednesday he was All.
To walk about his room for u short time hnI
IN u state OF total darkness. He complains
most Ut hls bead, and particularly of II spot
over his right temple, which, he says, was
struck against CA. OF itr posts Of the siage
~ a fall. Al first II was thought that III.
skull MAG fractured in thai part, but II is
now ascrrtainrd HAT this IS moi the ease.
Many persons went up Il see him in the
liter palt of the day Of he fghi, some
of whom dr"lp,d their sp,ercigas as :.
mark of their estimation III bis bravery.
ltlsnot probable that Inc " i'll be in a State
it 10 br removed for SON" days. O'N.il,
his countryman, who went into The ring
| NIth bi,t atIn,,il him, ,u,.tnat1r Na,,,..
,rriycd in London on Wednesday he sui.
crs much pain from his hands, particular
y his fight one. He went up Ia see Lam
| m before he lrl1 Chichester aud We
'ear that he generously gave the brave fal
IN man ten pounds.
II is supposed that the injury done to
Springs fists is such that il I'll hc iiupoYai
hic Tor him, we're he disposed, to hsit II
S1ln. laugan seems 10 have calculated
un the effects of his IRON head upon his ad
ver,arl's knucklrs, and in this h. was right.
lie ran in head foremost, regardless of the
most tremendous blows on that mob, which
if We considered nothing but rs hard
ness, we should suppose could have no
room in il for brains. Aft,r all, III . II
the lrishman WAS no match for Spring IN
science or strength, il VAS no sinccure 10
ihanp such a piece Of stuff as Lausan for
two houts.-
The above contest has exhibited nothing
hut scirnce ON one side, opposed by n ha'd
head on the other, aud 4 foolish and oheti
nate determination not to give up Nc long
us u spark OF life was irlt,
Snch vas the interest fell in London on
the result Of the BATH llal one evening pa
per published two thausani Of srcnud
edition after o "'cIock in the evening Of thc
day the fight took place.