New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-07

Ana us earnestly hoped that tins best man win
But whom gain tte LsureIs nome now can divia.,
London, March TO- 1860. JoEs GRiYrss
4yide 10Th March
First News of the Great Fight.
THE BENIoIA BOY VICTORIOUS
Exclusive Dispatch 10 the new York Ledger
LONDON, April 10, 10 p. NJ, 80.--Your offer Of
fifty thousand pounds to have the Atlantic tele-
graph reopened, if it could be DONE to forward you
the first and exclusive intelligence of the great in
season, the first Communication with DeSenty, at
Trinity Bay, having been made at o'clock this
morning. Isend you, therefore, the first news Of
the great combat, which leaves the shores Of Eng
land AT quarter past six was informed of this
| favorable result by a note from the President of
the Company. The note was brought to me on
q silver salver by Lord Palmerston. Breathless
from haste, and heated with excitement the noble
lord, % ne rushed into my apartments, stumbled
| over Lord John Russell, who, knowing my room to
be the headquarters, had requested permission to
sleep on the hoor, near the door, SO as to get all
the news, and know how to bet, and had not yet
walked from his slumber. Lord john as he rubbed
his eyes, evidently yet half asleep, shouted at the
top of his voice, "Three cheers for Sayers ~
Three cheers for Sayersln And as the exclama-
ton escaped him second time, he came fairly to
his senses, and looking up at Palmerston, who he
knew had been betting heavily with Louis Napo.
leon on Keenan, he felt deeply mortified, and apollo
glzed, saying ne was half asleep, and dreaming
when he screamed so. S47 '55gss sf5sf# M
Palmerston drew me aside and said in whisper,
= The line is open; we can make hundred thous-.
and pounds yet by getting bets from the United
States after the fight shall have been decided, and
before they know the result ,i.iI 64
told him should like the money as well as he
would, but that your orders were that should
have nothing to do with the betting, as you dis
at first, bnt remarked moment afterwards that he
would not offend you on any account. He then
said, !" Let us START Iagresd. e
and Palmerston Immediately got into his private
coach and drove rond to Heenan's training quar-
tiers, and took him in, and in five minutes we were
fairly on the road to the fighting ground. hnumer-
able policemen, as we drove past them, shouted,
Good luck 10 you,' and most of them volunteered
to protect us if we were assailed. got out first
| then Heenan, and then Palmerston. We marched
up to the ring, all abreast, and arm in arm-I on
the right. Heenan in the middle, and Palmerston
on the left {8 ~ ## a88F sItf
Sayers came up and shook hands with us, and
| his seconds did the same. Palmerston then went
back 10 the carriage and took from the top of it
cedar pole about thirty-fve feet long, sharpened
at the butt and tied the American flag to the little
end, and then stuck the big end into the ground,
about six feet north of the ring large bull was
then led up by Dsraeli. one of Sayerss time keep
| ers, and tied to the flagstaff. The whole crowd
then sent up lusy cheers for John Bull and Brother
Jonathan. - 5=s f
ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.-In n few minutes it was
announced that all was ready. The Benieia Boy
entered the ring went good naturally up to Sayers
and shook hands with him. slI 3f@### 83t
Before giving you the details of the fight, may
as well relieve your impatient curiosity by stating
that after thirty rounds the Benicia Boy CON
quered, and Sayers, three hours before the proud
and boasfful champion of England, was carried
home in common water bucket, mere mass of
jelly. d vt
The number Of spectators present is estimated,
by careful computation, at from nine to eleven
and quarter millions, besides myself and Pal
merston. s q
But to the fight.
Round Firsf.-Heenan seized ffty-six pound
weight, from the counter of q neighboring gro
Gerry and struck Savers square in the face IL to-
tally destroyed Sayers' countenance nothing but
the back side of his head was left but Savers said
it did not hurt him in the least He fell however,
merely through compliment to Heenan, and to save
expense as he knew the account of the fight had
to be teiegraped,
Second Rou,ad.-The two champions, as they
came to the scratch, leaped over each others
heads. Sayers caught his foot in the rope and fell
but Heenan helped him up and kindly inquired if
with blow, which knocked him half out of the
| ring. Tom looked blue. His hackers, prominent
| among whom were Prince Albert and the editor Of
Bells Life called out to him to keep his courage
up. He gruifiy retorted, That's easier said than
/ DONE" Heenan punched Sayers in the ribs SO
terrfcally, that the editors of the London Punch,
| who were in attendance. stepped forward in a
| body and announced that they should at once
change the name Of their paper to the nterna-
/ tional Punch in compliment to the feat.
| Round 1hird-Time was called and both men
came up fresh. Palmerston silly slipped bottle
| of St. Julien, which had been concealed under his
coat, with corkscrew ready fixed in the cork into
Heenan's hands, and the Boy drew the first claret.
/ The crowd set up great shout, which seemed 70
please Benicia better than It DID Tom M. Dallas,
| the American Minister, now offered to bet two to
one on the Boy, and the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland
at once took him up. Tom showed great rage and
struck the Boy with large club, which knocked
| him down.
/ Round FourM-The combat now became really
musical The brass band near Benicia struck up
Yankee Doodle, and the one by Sayers, at the same
| moment, Rule Britannia. Sayers now went al
and bruised it so that the Boy had to get excused
| and go to an apothecary's shop, about quarter
Of mile distant, and get some court plaster to put
i on II. When he came back he kicked Sayers out
i OF the ring. and long way through the crowd.
i Round Fifa.--The betting was now at large
odds in favor of the Boy. Sayers said he was tired
i and proposed to flip up cents and thus decide th,
contest: Heenan would not consent TO this; hu
/ young Prince Alfred, in order to stimuiate Sayer
i and keep his courage up, took him rsund to
corner grocery and treated him, and he came bacl
feeling better. When Tom got back, George Pea
body, the London banker, entered the ring witt
The Boy knocked Sayers down. and as he fell hi
hit Peabody and knocked him down too.
Round Sixaa The seconds Of Savers stated that
Y looked Ike raining and unless the men should
hurry they might get wet. Benecia said he did mt
care. 1t was arranged that there should be no
more pretending to strike when they we're not
going to, and that they shonld not dodge each
others blows. They wrestled and DOM TEL To-
gether, neither of them hurt .is
Round Seresstt.- Before beginning this round
4 the Boy went into a store and got weigned. ne
the scales only a. hdvng iosa -
| lighter he became more active and lively, and
sprape upon sayers with the agility Of cat, bear
q ing him down to the ground ,esi