Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-01
The Great Fieht-Iuteuse Excitem.n,

| borne his terrific punishment without h..
strength or courage to fight giving way.
The Great Fight-Intense Excitement
| The news of the great prize-fght between
| the English and American Champions. Greg.
| ted the most intense excitement amongst NIL
| classes of New York, from the stad merchant
down to the veriest bull y and BLACKBOARD on
the street. 1t has been the subject Of
conversation not only in the business resort.
| and on the street-corners, but in fashionable
| circles.
The news Offices were packed with human
| beings, waiting the issue of the European
extra of Wilkes Esprit of the Times
which had been printed in England and
awaited delivery, and the news boys reaped
rich harvest from selling the different ae-
counts of the affair OF the effect Of the in.
telligence upon the community, the sober
Commercial Advertiser says:
"The piping cry Of the newsboy met the
ear of the steady New Workers just as they
were emerging from their homes for the pur-
pose Of pursuing the labors of the day. The
papers were carefully examined to see if the
news was authentic, and to avoid the hoax
which was played upon the people on Wed.
nesday night, by the issue Of bogus extra.
The price demanded for the valuable nfor.
nation was duly paid, and then the recipi-
ent seated himself to peruse the details
Business was suspended as much as if
great calamity had happened. The mer-
chant could not pursue his business or read
his letters until he had satifed himself about
the fight. The clerk must read the details
before he could be in fit mood for the Iabors
Of the day, and all classes, with hardly an
exception, gave themselves up to the perusal
of the important information, which, when
carefully conned, discussed and commented
upon, still occupied thAe::s minds to the exclu-
sion of the more important topics Of the
day"
All the principal newspapers, both sport
ing and other journals of this city and Lon
dor, were represented by correspondents
who witnessed the fight, and nearly all speak
of Heenan in the highest terms. The Lon
don Times correspondent writes to that
journal as follows the evening after the fight.
Il visited Heenan last evening (lItb)
and found him most comfortable aud in ez.
cellent spirits. He is anxious to fight 81 gers
as soon as possible, if he is not satisfied with
the present result. The indignation Of the
Americans here, and in fact of large por-
ton of the British public, is loudly and We.
hemently expressed. The ring was broken
into by pack of thieves, who used the ex-
cuse to rob every one.
1T is well known that Mr.. Heenan would
not be allowed to carry the Champion Belt
out of the country, and the Englishmen who
had bet their all on Sayers, as soon as they
found their champion was losing, resorret
to the most unfair means, kicking Heenan
and pulling him down.
"A meeting of the Americans will take
place in London tonight, (lSth) aud You
may expect to see some twenty controversies
in the newspapers. Mr.. George Wilkes will
demand the Belt for John IIeenan, and will
furnish the testimony to prove he is entitled
to it.
"Of one thing your readers may be GER
tain, Heenan's rights will be properly atten.
ded to, and his position will be maintained
to the last
A passenger on the Vanderbilt. who Wit
messed the fight, gives the following account
of the closing scenes:
"On the last call of time, Heenan came up
promptly, and the referee left Sayers was
not up to time. but was sitting on the knee
Of his second. Heenan, after waiting ior
him, walked up to him, with his second be-
hind him, and said: Given this fight" 10
this there was no reply. Give nett tight
| say repeated Keenan,; but still there was
no reply, and the sponge was not thrown up
Heenan then drew back and slapped sayers
in the face with the palm Of his hand, knock,
ing him down, when outsiders rushed N and
ended the fight.
The same passenger states that when tue
English rushed in to break up the tight MI
Wilkes called upon the Americans to see
fair play, whereupon the latter rushed ~
and cleared the ring of the English IN mo-
ment, striking from the shoulder"