Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16

the fourth floor IN this building; one guinea for places
at stiii more distant point; and half guinea for
room IN the square The appearance of the stage when
erected rather fragile considering the trions s,,g
gle which was TO take place Within it. Ii measured fl
teen feet square, and ten feet high the floor of il stand
ing about six feet from the ground The top rs wei,
as the sides composed merely of iron bars ANN,
rently slight, and placed such distance from each
other that The dogs might enter escape between but
too close Tor the lion 10 follow. Some doubts were ex
pressed ABOUT the suiicIcncy of this last prccauton
merely because number ''of ladicsn it was upder
Stood would be present; but the ladies in renera &c
capped that disgrace, for single female came and
At al events The attendant bear-wari Is swore I'm the
most solemn way-that 1t is to say, using hundred i'm
precautions instead of one--that the security of H.
whole was past doubt. Towards afternoon the deter
nination as to 'prces" seemed little TO abate and II
was suspected that, in the end, Spectator youd ,k
whatever prices he could get The fact became nret
~ clear, too, that real match, nor any thing A.,
proaching to one, was pendng because the parties
themselves, IN their printed notices, did not settle any
circumstances satisfactorily, under which the conte
could be considered as concluded Wheeler Mr.. Mar
TINS agent who had come down on Monday apnlied to
the local authorities to stop the exhibitions bu tho Mo,
yor and afterwards, as we understood magistrate of
me name OF Wade declined interfering on the rou,d
that, under Mr. Martins present act no stems co,id b
taken before the act constituting cruelty had been COM
United a gentleman, Quaker who resides near
Warwick, also went down to the menagere in per,o,
10 demonstrate with Mr. Wombeli: hut ,o,;pst 49,
hope OF letting seats at ''hree guiueasr a head of
course his mediation could have very little chance oe
Success. -
In the mean time, the unfortunate lion Law in = cara,
van, by himself, I'll day, in front of the care in bh
ne was 10 DE oaed surveying the preparations FIR
ms own annoyance with great simplicity and apparent
good hunour; and at all discounted bv thc M
ice OF the numerous persons who came to lock- at him
In the course OF the day, the dogs who were IN Grt
we're brought INTO the menagere in slpsit being NOT
Tue ea7l singular feature OF this combat, that it was
to take place immediately under the eyes of an IN,
inense host of wild beasts of all DESCRIPTIONS mot
Guiding the human spectators-three other lions. .
she vol, with cubs; hyana white bear = lion,
ess; two female eoparbs, with cubs: two zebrae nn,Io
and female; a large assortment of monkeys. md
two wild with variety of other iptercst;n f.
reigners being arranged within few wards of tho
grand stand. ~
These animals, generally looked clean and in ooo,
conG:tlon; and were las is the custom with such crea
lures when continedl perpeuaIy in motion; but th.
ooSs disappointed eXpectation-thcy were yerv E,a
excited Oy 'he introduction. They were strong how
ever, and Iyely crossed, apparently the majority Of
them, between the bull and the masiT breed one mr.
TWO showed touch OF tie urcher--a point in The do
scent OF lighting dogs which held give an increased
capacity of mouth The average weight Of those ,vbh
fought was from about five and thirty to five ond f.
pounds each ore had been brought over that 1aiyed
more Than SIXTY but he some account or oII,er
I excluded from tire confess.
! The cub eopards. were 'sfne darnp GttIo croo,,
as an old lady observed in the morn;n, f,II
marked and coloured, and about the size Of q hr,
months old kitten. The young wolves had = baroa
cnr-iikc look: but completely like sl,een d
puppies that mother of that race rnj.rtt have s,rh
them for her own story was told of tbe lion .sN],
having already had trial in the way of e.ivc a
VIVID Dun ORCH who had attacked him. but al the FIRST
onset, had been bitten through the throat ,rba L.h
was said TO have been got off by throwjop rne,t 70 49,,
nom ana Ii The account true the result WAC
ohN such as with single dog, against. such odds
might reasonably have beer. expected In TO, It.
ouT OF tht day the arrival of strangers was far Ieza
considerable than Lad been anticipated and Io,ttS
were entertained whether, 10 the end the owner of tho
hon would not declare of.
! al quarter past seven, however. in The evening
from about 400 TO 500 persons of different descroto3
being assembled, preparations were made for co1,n
cling
TIE COMBAT.
The dcns Which contained the animals on show vero
covered IN with shutters; the lions travelling caravan
was drawn close TO the hghtiaa care en- tl,st . -
could be opened from one into the other. ard H. -
er, W oInoell then going ino,the TRAVELLING caravan IN
Whch another man had already been staJ inr with .c
lion Tor some time, the animal followed him into 10
cage as tauciy as newfoundland dog. The whole do
mearouT OF the beast, indeed, was so quiet and oo,o
Iou' 'at al MS hrt appearance il became very much
u0uoen whether he would attempt to fight at all
WhIie the multitude shouted and tue dors yrrc Yelling
IN The ground below, he walkedup and down in lie 60
w ombe still remaining ID it-wih tbe most nerrcSSt
composure, not at all angered or even excited bnt
ioohug WIN apparently great curiosity AT bis new
dwelling and the new objects generalIv abou him.
and there can hardly be a question that dnrir to
whole contest such as it turned out anv ono Of tho
safely ~ """ VIII" ensfte
4 Won6eii however, having Quilted the cage. tbs
hrst relay OF dogs was laid on. These were falou,
Toured dog brown with white legs, and third brown
llogetheT; averaging about 40b in weight aricce and
described IN the printed papers which were distributed
by the names of Captain TYeer and Uni A a.
dogs were held for minute in slips upon the inclined
plane which ran from the ground to the stage the lion
cFouchcd on hrs belly to receive them; but with 50 ner
Iecl an absence OF any thing like erocity hot many
persons were OF opinion he rather s djsrosed IN naA
at all events the nezt moment showed clearly tfot ,b
ldea OF hghtiog-or doing mischief to any living crea
ture-pevcr had occurred to Liu.
~ the rst rush o. tic dogs. which the lion had evi
uentiy not expected ard did not at all know ho,,
omee', they all fixed themselves npon hl but cauot
only by The dewlap and the name. With single at
tempt he shook them of, without attempting to return
ne attack Iic then few from side TO side of tho cage
endcavouring to9.e' away; but in the nnxf oot -
assailants were upon him again; and the brown Io
i"G' seized hn BY the while the two others fse
tened at the same time the fcshv part Of lis Inns and