The Daily spy., 1849-06-22
Mclean RrLL EIGHT.

lornia, writes the Westield News Letter the
following accent OF Bull Fight which he saw
at chihuahua the 18th Of April:
The fight " in an amphitheatre, covering an
acre oil gfounor more, but after the plan oil those
oil the ancientomans. 1t is an octanguiar bull
ding OF brick, ith arched, covered gallery at
the circumferlce, with settees for the specia-
tors. These q the best seats. Below the gal
lery are sever ranges OF stone seats, rising one
above anotherand below thes-, OH the ground is
an aisle, betwin which and the arena, or show
ground, is { sting close fence Of plank, s ieet
high The ara covers considerable space OF
ground On o. side are wide doors, with pas
sage which lea TO a court in the rear, through
which the annls are let into the arena.
The performances were commenced by man,
who acted the lrt OF clown, for 10 minutes
coed band I music was III attendance, and
played at inter1s during the Eight. A bulswas
then let into tharena. There were seven loot
men, dressed ihancy style, and four horsemen.
! ne iootmen wre scarlet and yellow mantles,
which they shoS 10 call the attention OF the ami
nal TO them, an TO blind him when he came at
them. They caed their mantles suspended on
their swords. hey also had short, ba;bed jave
Inns, adorned 18th large festoons OF ribbons,
which they dared or thrust at him they run
by; also very laIe rosettes of ribbons with span
giles, with baD attached which they aimed to
stick in his foraead. When the bull made an
attempt upon tie horsemen they caught him
generally in hiShoulder, with th,ir spears. AT
ter considerable oss Of blood from their spears,
the footmen drew their swords and endeavored
10 pierce him ovr the horns, which he did not al
low, but becoming iatgued he was obliged 10 lie
down, but still OF his guard, when he was struck
one blow with trong knife behind the horns,
which severed ttr spinal cord, and killed him in
stantiy. pair I mules, richly harnessed, and
with bells, we're .aoped in, and he w as dragged
out by cord male last to his foot Time 20
minutes. The scond bull was more furious
than the first. Ee was finally killed by stroke
Of The sword backof the horns.
The third bull was very wild His attention
was attracted tor ONE time by the mantles. The
footmen were frequently pursued, and when
they could not a'old him, they fled and leaped
upon, or over thetence Sometimes they could
avoid him by holding the mantle before his eyes,
aud jumping on one side. Sometimes he would
catch the mantle OH his horns and toss it into the
air. He presently ran at horse and gored him
in the breast, beiOre he could make his escape,
and soon alter another in his side. HI then made
several attempts 10 follow the footmen, who wor
ried him sadly, over the barriers, and succeeded
in striking one of them as he reached the top
feet high after him into the aisle! He was again
drls en- around and through the door into the are
ma. tie was then thrust through from behind
one fore leg, to point before the other, so that
the sword projected several inches from its point.
lie still raved, and was about as dangerous as
ever. until the sword was finally drawn, and he
was killed BY a stroke OF the same Instrument
Time 20 minutes.
A wlld horse was then let in, assoed, saddl d
and rode, in the ring.
The fourth bull was lassoed and thrown, and a
rope made fast around his body. A man, said to
be convict, then mounted him, when he was
allowed TO rise. He at first endeayored to strike
the man with his horns, but Immediately COM
meneed jumping and plunging, and in two min
utes, succeeded in throwing him 10 the ground,
in spite of all his efforts TO hold on H e then
threw him into the air. gored him with his horns,
and trampled on him most iuriously, until his at.
teniion was finally called away by the footmen,
when the man was dragged away apparently
liteless, and | soon after learned that he was
dead. He then made plunge at horseman,
threw the horse against the barrier, and goI ed
hiln in the side until his entrsils dragged upon
the ground. The rider made his escape. (Great
applause.) He was finally pierced with sword,
uutiI he leeed from loss OF blood, when he was
felled by single blow OF knife back of the
horns, amidst great applause OF the multitude.
The fifth bull made charge upon horse un-
til he was disabled, his horns, which were long
entering his sides and launches, about halt their
length. He then run wildly in every direction,
then stopped short and looked wisliully at the
spectators, who were cheering in their seats;
then made at another horse and thrust him against
the barrier. The rider could not keep him off
with his spear, and escaped over the fence. A
man then ran past him and struck an arrow, arm
ed with fireworks into his shoulder, which ex-
ploded, and the conbustibles burned into his
flesh. He was worried until he beloved furi-
ously, and was finally despatched amidst the
shouts of the spectators
The sixth bull was let into the ring for the
amusement OF those who wished to practice 40
or 80 young men of the lower class, showed their
dexterity in avoiding him, until he finally got
one OF them down, but he escaped without much
injury.
The whole performance filled us with disgust,
such as we had never before experienced La
dies, many Of them Castllians, OF fair compile K !.
IONS, regular features, and richly dressed. crowd.
ed the upper benches. There was probably
5000 persons present.
The CHOLERA, first made its appearance in
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