The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-30
PRIVATE LETTER FROM A SPECTATOR.
AoRLxY's HOTEL, LONDON, I
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, April II, 1850.

NJ D1AR
have just returned from the great fight, and the
Vanderbilt steamer leaves Southampton Tomorrow, /
win try TO give you some account off,
We not informed Till last night whom the train
would START where 70 get tickets in consequence Of the
hostility Of the police. obtained tho necessary infor
nation about nine O'Clock, and almost immediately after
retired leaving orders to be called aA tao o'clock,
train to leave London bridge station at four O'Clock
distance from this hotel of nearly throe miles. arrived
there In tms and found two long trains filled with nearly
LOCO people, composed Of the weahiest and most 70
spectacle In the country with plenty Of the nobility. The
tickets TO and return f3 los, which kept of tho
roughs and persons they did not want We started st
half past four and In about an hour and half brought up
ct place called Farnboro In Surry forty miles from
London. They drove tho stakes aad made the ring
and n half past sAyers throw In his cap, which
was followed immediately by Heensns, and then the
themselves stepped In They greeted each other very
cordially and then retired to their corners osp The bet
ting since have been bore has been two Sayers
and tor tho Last three four days has been three TO one
but this morning heard very few offers, those nearly
Sayers, who u the finest made man imaginable Heensn
looked Ike giant compared 70 him. and bis muscular
were both prompt, and for the 6rst two three
rounds were very cautious each seemingly trying To fee
his man. Finally sayers led of got home on Heenans
iace and drew the first blood About the 9th sixth
round, Sayes hit him tremendous blow under the right
eye, and five minutes after completely closed, and
ali that side O; his and face head big oucket
from that time the end of the fight which lasted
two hours and quarter orty thee rounds) he had
one eye STILL up to the thrueth round W he looked
to me like winner knocking Sayers down nearly every
time he hit him, and aiwa throwing him, and nghtng
in the gamest and most determined manner. The flesh
the exception Of bleeding profusey, the terrible left
handlers Of Heenan made scarcely any visible i'm
preston though I believe all his front teeth
Knocked out. His lips were not in the least swollen
while HeenAn's looked like q wasp's nest, and were
sweled so As 10 hang over his mouth During all this
time the EDglshmen were very confident, Offering all
of Odds banering and making all sorts OF fun Of
the Big Yankee" as they calei him, and myself be-
gan TO think that unless some great change took place
speedily in Heepans favor his chances for winning
slight rs his other eye was rapidly closing. During all
Heenan had fought the defensive, always waiting for
Say to come al him. The spectators behaved In the
most quiet and orderly manner, all seemingly confident
OF their favores easy victory The county police who
appeared the ground almost Immediately after tue
fight commenced, made very few demonstrations, and
r. hao everything their way But Heensns seconds
now instructed him to force the lighting, and pretty
the mistake they had made in the beginning became
Dent Heenan rushed at Sayers caught him In his arms
with his left round his (Ssyers) neck punished and
crushed him 80 iearfuly that was apparently all over
But must tell you OF the most dsgracefu and nut
rsgeous conduct on the part OF body Of must
hereafter drop all claim to part lie Of manly feeling and
who one can scarcely believe belong civilized race
No sooner did the hackers Of Savers and the spectators
generally SEQ the turn matters had taken than thew
rushed into the ring broke down tho ropes struck and
kicked Keenan, extrcsted Sayers and seemed determined
to break the fight up IN row rather than lose their
money The umpire and referee, Mr.. Bowling, editor
Belts Life ran away, and when time called for the
next round Sayers left his seconds Heenans
friends then claimed the fght but could fad umpire
Keenan, then Iked to Sayers corner and he
struck him, caught him again under his ARM and
would obahy have killed him Gas he completely in
his pover) when those bravo Engi hmen rushed ct him
aea,n, vas hard work the little knot Of Amei
~no with Heenan TO bring him Off Sayecs then
eft The rirg-or rather pulled outf,r l dom think
he pegeo Of their conduct; and Heensus friends find
iot the stson. he vas comparatively quite fresh
ed ne had fought The first three rounds he fought
tie dcc sst would have been in his favor provided
tstl Noull have allowed him TO win.
j IS IN possible TO at present what the result will
he IBIS loslng viii probably decide II "draw,
another day TO continus il. George Wilkes
the whole affair, and will give account of it in his
paper, which be publishes here and sends out all ready
for DIS tibution, by to morrows steamer. There will,
probably be an extra from BeUs L giving the English
version OF 1t / will mail you copy hear they will
lay the "brek up 10 the police; but, assure you. the
pellce never entered the ring till the dressing
TO eave-tll there every symptom OF general fight
Altogether, the conduct Of these Engshmen was mos
dseusng and they have no. the that done
by set Of rowdes and ruiisns, bat by mon calling
themselves gentlemen and belonging 70 the better if mot
the best class in the land.
shall leave for home by the next steamer Yours, 80
LETTER FROM AARON JONES ON THE FIGHT.
TO THE EDITOR THE NEW YORK HERALD.
INV YORK, April %, 1860.
E-o,, Tho var,ous reSspaper accounts Of the recent