Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1858-10-28
HE MORRIssEY AND HEENAN FIGHT-Tht

The MoRRIssEY AND HEESAN F1eHT-The
'prize fight between the pugilists Morrissey
and Hcenan, took place near Buffalo, N. York,
on the Goth, and after twelve Grounds" Norris
sey was declared the ''conqueror." Three thou
sand people were present at this dsgraceful
scene. The first round lasted seven minutes,
and the fighting was terrible. Heenan throw
ing Morrissey and drawing the first blood. On
the second round Morrissey again thrown,
and on the third round Heenan was thrown
On the fourth round both men came up, look
ing weak, and Morrssey was knocked square
down by blow on the under jaw from Heenan S
right. On the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
rounds Heenan was thrown. On the ninth
round both men fought wildly, and fell side by
side. On the tenth round Heenan was knocked
down. On the eleventh round Morrissey was
very weak, and was carried to the scratch, but
Heenan went alone. This was terrible round.
Heenan fell fainting On the twelfth round
Morrssey was carried to the scratch, but Heenan
was too faint to come to time, when the battle
was declared won by Morrissey. Eleven rounds
We're fought in twenty-five minutes.
The correspondent Of the Tribune gives the
following particulars of what took place after
the conclusion Of the fight:
The ring was instantly filled with Morrissey's s
friends, who surrounded him, yelling and scream
ing their congratulations in his ears He was
too far gone to speak, but he made an attempt
to smile which most CHASTITY thing to see.
His eye was nearly closed his mouth cut and
| lips swollen; his tongue visible through the
blood and his nose literally battered fat to his
face. Hecnan, save his swollen lips from the
severe 'upper cut" he received, scarcely showed
mark. His exhaustion was entirely due to
his being out of condition and to his own tre-
mendous eNertions, and not to any punishment
he received from his adversary.
| There was the utmost enthusiasm among the
Morrissey people after the fight, and the friends
of the other man so far from being dishearten-
ed at the result, are better satisfied with him
than ever, he having proved SO satisfactorily his
pluck and ability, and profess themselves will
| ing to bet more money than ever on him.
Heenan and Morrissey were placed side by
side in the same wagon after the fight and drawn
for mile Or so, when they were again taken on
board the steamboats,, and proceeded to Buffalo.
The boats were surrounded by excited crowds of
people on their arrival, although they did not
arrive at the wharf till p A. NJ. Morrissey s
boat approached the dock firing rockets, and
the party cheering enthusiastically.
Heenan Immediately proceeded to the Bloom
er House, where he washed his face, and then
took supper with some friends. His face shows
no marks save a very slight discoloration under
one eye, and his lips are slightly swollen from
a blow which cut his lips against his teeth
His left hand is bound up, the two knuckles
being broken.
Morrissey was not to be seen, and was SO
badly hurt that he will not probably be remov-
ed from Buffalo for several weeks. Heenan
goes to-day Oh a pleasure-trip to Niagara Falls
and vicinity.
At present the feeling of all who witnessed
the battle is that NIorrisseys winning was sole
| ly due to his undoubted pluck and astonishing
in the least degree to any science dsplaycd by
him. All the fighting was done by Heenan,
who received not one blow to Morrissey's twen-
ty, and had he been in condition to fight the re-
suit might have been very different Within
eight hours after the battle Heenan offered 81, :
900 to $500 that Morrssey is not the better
man of the two, the point to be decided in the
ring within three months, but he found no tax
| ers.
Morrissey has declared his intention to retire
from the ring, and to fight no more, but Heenan
will never rest satisfied until he has either beat
en- Mr.. Morrissey, or until that gentleman has
pumeled into him thorough conviction that
the Bencia Boy can never become the Cham
pion Of Ame,ico.