Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-06

TuE BrLt-BAlr.-Ac correspondent of the Ma
ioB0i hteHigcncer. writing from Cndiz, Spain.
gives the following description of "corrida,"
Of which he was an eye. witness:
The nmphlthcatro was crowded. and present
cd, from the bright culorS of the ladies', dresses,
a very gay appearance. ! should say about ~
900 people Of all ages and seAr. had assembled
10 witness the "eorrda." At four o'clock the
bands struck up tho national irof Spain, and
the Inianta md Duke, with their attendants, en-
tered the royal box. Tho music ceased and the
director of the bull fight, snperbIy mounted, On
tered the arena. and, approaching the niantn,
dotted his hat, White his horse knrlt in the most
approved style of homage. His Royal llghnc,s
rising. threw him bouquet, which was the sig
nal ior the sport to begin The director again
saluted, and setting spurs to his sterd dashed out
al the arena. The matadorrs pcadoros, ton
horsrhaek,) and bauderillrros now entered into
the same rogal presence, aud, having knclt, with
drew 10 their respective stations. Now all held
thrir breath, aud "cNpectaton mute CAPPED round
the silent circles peeplcd walls" immediately
under the ntanta's box is the den in which the
bulls the eight bulls chosen as victjms--are
confined. From adjoining door a man ad
ynuce- 10 the door Of the den, opens it, and bee
knuS the nearest huh to come forth In an in
slant the cnraged animal is ut him, but he jumps
behind the door then CLOSES it. and springs into
shelter. The bull dnshcs into the arena, and
II he has pluck, straight at the iir.t foe he on
counters.
1t is a brutal spectacle to see the miserable
blindtolded horses gered and ripped by his trrri-
bic horns. Yet there is something approaching
the sublime in the majestic. uudauntrd bearing
of the ball IA he faces lis numerous enemies oi
ru>hes mndly Mt them. An the sympathy of III ,
spectators is with lim. aud if he kills ii dozen
horses or 80 and disabies two or three men; his
value is 50 much admired that his life Is requir-
ed to be spared. Not one of all saw, however.
was saved from hs doom, although two OF three
killed five or six horses each, and, in one in stance
Il noble black bull nearly gored banderilero TO
death. SO cruel i the sport that felt the hu
man beings engaged in it ought. occasionally at
least II suffer: and ii with some degree of
qualification that SAW several times the horse
fall upon his rider and the horns of their fearful
dversary in close proximity to the vitals of the
after.
After the picadores have tormented the bull
with their lances and the handerillcros with their
barbcd darts. and the noble animal has become
weak from loss of blood, the trumpet sounds for
the appearance of the matador upon the scene
to put an end to the conflict. Splenddly clad,
with his long straight sword in one hand and
scarlet cloak in the other, he approaches the In
aua, kueels, saluies. rises. and prepares Tor bat
ilr Serene and collected, Cuchures TRANQUILITY
advances towards the monster aud shakes the
blood red cloak. Aroused by the unwelcome,
irritating sight, the hull lowers his head and
makes straight at the object of his wrath. The
cloak catches his horns and the matador plungeS
his sword into the very ht int" his neck. " lis
past; he sinks upon the sand"