The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-07
The Rseiimararies tso Great Prize Fight
-Thsps seesmbo&ts Chnrae red aud seizoa
The Excatem,nt in baltimore.
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-Tnecs seeamboAts chnrfe rcd and Seizoa
The Excatem,ns In. baltimore.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 3, l8i9.
All the preliminary arrangements for the great
pnze fight have been setlled at last, and three
steamboats, have been chartered TO leave our
wharves at SIX o'clock on Wednesday unofping
next, for an excursion down the rver. Tho
STEAMER Relief has been chartered by Yankee Sui
Ivan and his friends, the Boston by The flyer par
tylspd the Porsmqnth as an. excursian epeculh-.
ton. Az not less Than two Thousand persons will
60, at dollar ticket, Il will be pretty profitable,
tor all PARTIES. The ground chosen for the COM
bat is SAID TO be Pools Island, about thirty miles
from the city; and as the boats are chartered to
return IN the evening, ii Will be imposslbIe for
niis OF this State, and if they should return BY
way oil. Baltimore they will be arrested; conse.
queptly, L learn that they will be carried direct
fromaf the ground to Frenchto wn, so as to avoid
passing through Baltimore on their way home slti
by YELKaRAPH. SIR sssFltsT
ia 'ass $50 fefI 41BAbrImonE, Feb e-3kr.M
Thomas Hysr and Yankee Sullivan eluded the Ielis.
ard sft the city, last evening for POOLS leland F
Governor Thomas hA, arrived and chartered steam
boat which viii start this evening, with one hpndrsA
armed and picked men, under command Of High Con-:
stable Ginord to intercept them ana prevent the tight
from coming OF In MaryIsnd. T.,rra: srs,g, ~ ag
They will also follow them ante vrgns, sAd stand
ready to Act, called ON BY virginia msyfstrats.
- -, - BALrimoRE, Feb. e-SP. M;
The three sstsamboats chartered by rfizs nghtsrs
have been stopped by authorities aud captains bound
not to convey parties OF spectators. =, .,sa
Two military companies are ordered out by Governor
Thomas to 60 In steamboat At 10 O'Clock to night
Spectators preparing to start for the Island In
carriages great numbers have s'Seady started. The
OWL posse preparing to follow In carriages ct six
O'Clock. ''a"'if . 'A' = u ''@ t'Al.'- ." = 81
The fight is to come of at ten O'Clock, to. morrow
"wednesday at POOLS Island, twentysix miles below
thisv.ty &c .t,.,,., ~ l-, Va.
The greatest excitement prevails in town. a .,,s
.sa.el ] ,a.5.~,rf1 BALTIMORE, Feb 6-EveniAg.
The captain Of the steamer Boston, chartered by the
prize fighters at Baltimore has been arress and held
to bail The police the alert to arrest others
who supposed to be concerned in tho affair It ID
generally believed here that the eight ID to take place
tomorrow at POOLS Isand thirty miles down the Che
sspeske. i4-l'H Z" = i.i' .'-.'- 80 = rs.
.,s a-ao ii ,-r.l BALrIMoRE, Feb. 60 p. NJ.
Great efforts being made here put stop to the
infamous prize neht citizens are in arms ct the
outrage attempted to- be committed on our borders:
bench warrants have been issued all tbs police and
they have started in body fpr the scene of aaton
The Governor has ordered out two military
which will leave tonight for Pool Island whore the
brutal exhibition is appointed to or m aaaaa1rp