The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-22

and six doas tual place On the 2eib J4y,
IN thu 4syge ,ard attached 10 ~ nalat.abt
ed wqf7fea fartoiy, Ia the Siitlslold. War
lick, h''l9ng us Ia Mf. To4b's eelrbfated
sP"piHg seolrnad
The place WIS sdiairably calculated far
slcb 40 rxbihrion. aud Mr. Hefbbsell
stnrrd 10 expense IN rendering Il perfectly
sa(, Tor the spectator. u the cnnihai.
The yard tlrleio The battle toak place
is bounded ~ tno sides by extensive ran-
g.s of bl1di1ss, one having 80 AID fbe o
TIER about 80 windows, " liieh looked up
on the den wh,feia the contest VAS deeld-
ed attached 10 each noiew It's l rass
of hcnchrs, capahe Of hoIdns abpat lG
persons. afnrdns accommodations far one
thousand three hnndfrd persons, In uiiness
the terrific eng cement III perfect sal.iy
1lc other sides OF lap yard Nrfe filed
np by low building and broad ditch /; and
taugr of Mr.. WnmhNeps caravans, which
together completely excluded Ill itradrrs.
la tdc middle OF the space between The n
hove boundaries VAS placed tn, drn, made
expressly Tor the battle, il i, about = feel
square INSIDE of strong frame work, aud
r0n bars Of one aeh IL diameter, The Hnors
resting on Nheea so rs 10 elevate II three
feet from the ground The whole NJ the
preparations were completed by the middl,
of the day oa Moaday, and during the
whole afternoon, vat quantities of sentls
arrn cd from different puts oI The country
10 witness The spot seltet,d Tor 40 novel a
contest i WAS repa,ed thai by I O'Clock
ca Monday Mr. NombnelI, had disposed
of nearly thousand tickets al one pound
each.
The following are the conditions under
which the combat hvsaeen the lion Ne
10 aud The dogs IS decided
1t Three dogs TO be slipped al HIN at
0nc".
81 If one or auy Of them turn tail, he or
they are considered as b,' ten. and mo one
of the remaining three shi be allowed To
attack him uuill 20 minutes shall be expir-
nd, 10 order to give Nero rest for he must
be allowed to hrat the first three, Que by
one, or ~ bc may choose, before the re-
mining three shall be started.
Adler the expiration Of the stipulated
time, the remaining dogs Ia start according
TO tlr iurrgnlnr rules, and be regulated as
the unp'rcs shall adiadge.
The dogs were handled by Mr.. Edwards,
Joha jones, and VIM. Davis, assisted by
SAMUEL Wcdshpy. LIST. Yurk-A brown
colnrrd dog. %. Captaia-A lalIow and
white dog. with sltewbald face. 2. Tiger
"A bfnwn dog with white legs. d, Net
,le--A ltiit brinded bitch, with black head
>. UVse-A ,krnhall bitch. &. Nelson
ANwhite dog, with briHdled spots.
~ about h ,ll past 7 O'clock, the first 3
dogs We're let lnose through a small hole,
which only could admit oil the dogs, emit
tanee,) and dropped them On plank, that
loWered them upon the 0aor ol the dem
Nero on h.hpldlng his antagonists became
nnc0tnmonly 'rr CT us y roafed in 81 ch II
manner that hr could br distinctly head at
the far end of Warwick. He met his an
taSpnlsts In every direction -nei.hcr Of
them coHll lake hold IN any part III hs
holy. iAt ilas time the side ri the yafi
near the race course was bfok Il VA by the
Inhabitants OF Warwick, Who instantly
| rushed IN, anl carriages were overturned
ia all dhe clons,l
81. After Nero having now ninded a.
hut 5 Minutes, Turk, Captain, and Netlle
were let bose. Nero scizrd Turk by the
JAWS, aad Immediately crushed h4 head 10
atoms, s. the blood gnsl'd forta ii streams :.
Nero dropped his defeated victim To clear
ttis month ofthe hhuod. Nettle immrdiate-
| ~ 0ew II the head Of Nero, who shook
her of and struck her with his paw She
next lew AT him and pinned him by the bell
lly, She again lei loose aud seized linn by
the rnpp arthe same time, Captain seized
! him by the fore right les when Nero turn
ed tail and did ust offer to make any resist
Eauce, consequently the dogs were proclai,n-
ed victorious about quarter before nine
O'clock
There has not been lion and dog fight
I inthir c0antry sinte the reign fixing james
the Cd. Nero is upwards of Eve years OF
age, and was whelpcd in ScaTand, and
iiner animal we have scarcely ever secn.---
I've dogs who fought were OF the real bull
dog breed
SECOND LION FIGHT.
Wombwrll has. not vilhstanding the
stroas expression of public indignation
wlnch accompanied the exposure of the IL
on Nero 70 the six dogs, krpt.his word with
the lovers Of crrel sports by second exhi-
/ hilton. He natctlcd his Wallace, fine
li"n, enhbcd in Scotland, against SIX Of the
hest dogs ,hat could be fonad. WalIace's
temper - the very opposite ef that of the
gentle Nrro' 1t is but seldom that he lets
even his feeders aprroneh him, and he soon
''''' w 'nh""' reconcile tllinsCli 10
E'nii'an'y trem any creature not of his own
species. Nero has completely recovered,
we are glad to say, from the Sc, ere usage
he 'ecs'ycd; bat of hi, opponents, the spl-
rlted Turk is dead. aud most of the rest are
much torn and ained.
Towards eight o'clock on Saturday eve
mag 5nly. solh, the factory yard, at War
wick, was well attenticd, al IS. each person.
and soon after the battle commenced. The
'll0a vas turned from his den TO the sam c