The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-09

was soon told. The oopqusror Of Hammer Lsus, and
invnesle Sullivan, was bestsn into insens
Dsy and taken ont Of the cellar leaving Hyer cock Of
| tie walk.
1t is scarcely possible to describe the excitement
which this event occasionsd In the public mind. For
hve or six days. nothing else talked OF circles
and for the corresponding nights, Broadway swArmsd
Of the town to catch glance while passdins from
one drinking house to another, Of the man VINO had
event and The 9.p.r :.s%sS N
grstnoston ct the result Suvan's friends however,
took strong objections to the manner in which his
ovrthrow bad been accomplished and insisted that he
had been taken ct hopeless disadvantage The other
nde rssriminstsd Of course, that such . complaint
In tbs meantime both factions armed tAem and
for period Of Ave weeks there vas momsntary dread
vssld BE- Lost BY the sosisn Of "a. parties Il
however, that Mr.. Sullivan took sober second
thought and being sverss to bowie knives or shoot
Ing irons, he concluded to dictate personal chal-
engs, and to that end and purpose took pen hand
and .qusred himself st sheet OF paper Having anish-
rent It to the New York Herald an advertise msut;
and on the following day ga une) it was answered in
qusntly published together in the columns Of the No
onaI Poes Gazette; and a. the remarks which intro
dues and foew them are happy With our present pur!
pese, We will give the article Of the Gazette In full
We commend the following warlike correspondence,
from the Wednesday and Thursday advertise msnts Of
the Herald TO the philosophers and politicians OF the
age. Like all military correspondence. brief
preb eD.ive, and to the point will compare with
the brusque exchanges between General Taylor and
Santa Anna Its style may BE- studied with Improve
ment by all windy and wordy politicians =
CARD.
About six weeks since, while in the saloon on the
corner OF Park place and Broadway in condition
dsrpg unable to defend myself against any attack
the name Of Hyer On the strength Of It, accounts of
the occurrence appeared in number Of the newspa-
% Or .Ss sns ns,:
been worste In f.ir nsht and by person who knew
snythps at AL about aghting or had the courage to
n N an hava tskA -
but CONSIDER 1t due to my friends to inform them in
this way Of the real character the occurrence am
Irihman, and believe can show myself worthy Of my
country whenever an required. II there are any
whipped ehild No. Chatham street is not too far
out Of the way will be happy to have them call and
Without Ms him
yesterday morning 1t was falsely stated In Of the
advertisements Of thi: paper, signed James Sullivan,
and at disadvantage. about Fix weeks ago, In .
saloon 1t the corner Of Park place and Brcadwsy.-
ed me- and that l ohastised him for It. ss can snd
fhsll do again on similar provoostion to him any
one else who Improperly as.ails me. have only to add
that ME- sullivan Will ind always much der to
meet him anywhere than In ths newspapers any
where, however, am his master. THOMAS HYER.
be perceived by the sbsvs that each of these
domestic heroes throws himself the broad platform
Of the championship and defines his position with
same rspidity and ease with which colonel OF the
ost Sullivan goes for the Irish and Hy or stands
Tor the suffrage. Of the native Americans We recon-
Of war;, nehtios, and FIGHTING men. let ali .crss Of
heroes have chance.
These two letters, though sufcisnty bslis.rens in
their tone, did not lead Immediately to the arrange
ment to which both parties seemed desirous to come
and two months moro elapsed In hostile traversing in
In the hIst week Of August however bar banter
to Hyer Of s2o BY one Of Sullivsn adhsrens to the
elect that he dared not make match with Sullivan,
vep In
trenty doar' and in pursuance Of the conditions Of
~ IS. t,,g Sss o. % NO. =
The night Of Monday, 7th August. To win the twenty
dollar banter. therefore, Hyer stood ready to make
as a Temporary forfeit Though the offer Of such
dous stake seemed to sseger the friends Of Sui
the scratch and the match was at once agreed on
As soon % this ceremony was over the following
article: Of agreement we're drawn up produced and
for the contest =
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT entered into this s.renth day
T.ausust, 1s4s, bsf~een james SSiiipsn snd TAo~ss
sv.
The said James Sullivan agrees to fight the said
Thomas Hyer fair stsnd up light, half minute time
In twenty four feet roped ring according to the
rns: , .. IN inc TOT ss oy
to be bound
AMOUNT OF STAKE AND PLACE OF FIGHT.
The said fight shall be for the Of ave thousand
dollars side: The sa fight shan take place within
the States OF Virginia sryand other place,
TO INCREASE on LESSEN the STAKE
The fight can be made for greater lesser sum
than nvs Thousand dollars sids BY mutual consent Of
the parties.
The said tight shall take place within six months
from the date Of there articles.
HOURS Between WHICH THE EIoHr SHALL TAKE PLACE.
On the day which the fight shall take place each
sha be In the ring or before O'Clock, P.M,o
at IN earlier hour II the parties mutually agree.
PRovIsIoN AaAINsr INTERFERENCE.
ms thSri0
ton Of the fight, which the umpirss shall deem fer
for adjourDipg the fight the referee stake.
meeting Of the parties to decide terminate tue fight
Each shall be sttirsd suitably for fair ring fighting.
No unfair shoes unfair means shall be resortsd TO
during the fight, or at the termination thereof
AGREEMENT GIVE NO REFORMATION.
ie hereby agreed that Information shal DO given
to any whereby the authorities may interfere
cHs,cE GROUND.
The party winning the choice of ground for hghtins
cha: eve III; Other party ten day.. asos Of the place
unequivocal as to its where abouts.
corvEyArcE TO ca. UND.
Should It be necessary 70 employ steamboat 70
convey the parties and their friends to the place Of
fighting, and . steamboat be chartered the proceeds
such boat shall equally divided between the parties.
Five hundred dollars side Snsiins one thousand
dollars) are now deposited in the hands of -
F., In pursuance Of the foregoing agreement.
SECOND IRsTALMkNT.
The next deposit Of fve hundred dollars side to
be put up at the house Of James Sullivan No. o Chat
ham street, In the hands of J. on Monday even
iDg 2lst Of August between the hours Of and 10 PM
THIRD IEsTALMENr.
On the 2lst day Of Septsnber. seven hundred and
NIFTY dollars asde to be pat up at the house Of Ford
Phillips 20 Park Row.
FOURTH frsTALMENr.
On the 21st day OF October seven hundred and nfty
dollar q side at No Chatham street.
vuTH INsrALMEsr.
On the 2lst day Of November, seven hundred and
fifty dollars aside to be put up at No. Is Park Row.
SIXTH sTALMErr.
On the 2lst day Of December seven hundred and
fifty dollars side, to be put up at No Chatham st.
The above ntoned deposits Of hu adred and
fifty dollars side to be pat ut tue places described
between the hours Of and 10 r. M.
rINAL issTALmENTs
The last and anal deposit Of thousand dollars
side to be put up at rs Park Row, the sth day Of
January, 1s48 between the hours Of 8 and 10 Pm.
Either party failing TO comply with the above oon-
ditions, snail forfeit the money already down.
sTAKEHoLDER.