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As the following account of the famous battle which took place lalt year, between two of the moil celebrated Pugiiifts, has never been pub.ilhed here, we beg ltave to prefent it to Inch of our readers as may feel themlelvcs inter.efled in the fucccfs of either of thefe Matters of the modern faifcionable accomplilhment of Porting.MENDOZA AND HUMPHREYS.CAPTAIN BROWN was fecond to Mendoza.—Johni'on to Humphreys.The parties fet-to about ten minutes after one, and after the fight had continued for about forty minutes, a difpute arifing concerning a Jbtft or drop, Mendoza infilled, that according to the articles of the battle, he had fairly won; particularly as Humphreys had once or twjfe before, early in the battle, dropped without being knocked down.The Umpire of Mendoza was of the fame -opinion, and declared it foul, while that of his adverfary declined giving his opinion on ‘the fubjett. Captain Brown told Johnfon that he was a liar aud a blackguard: this afiertion was anfwered by the other’s walking up to him with a Hern and menacing look; and it was a matter of difpute whether a' bye-battle would not have taken place between the feconds.The altercation lalted near an hour, when Mendoza confented to renew the battle, and the combatants once more fet-to; but it was only to difplay the fuperior anddecifive flcill of Mendoza, who in about half aro hour fo completely drefled his antagonift, by repeated knock-down blows, that Humphreys, whofe proud fpirit could not fubmit to fay he had got enough, evidently and palpably fell back, without being touched.This determined the day, it being confi-dered as the fignal or acknowledgment that he could hold out no longer.Had Humphreys Hood to his man, it was thought Mendoza would not have had any great caufe to rejoice in his vidlory; but he fought on the retreat, and Mendoza never failed to drive him on the rails of the ftage, where he almoft conllantly knocked down his man, to the great mortification of the knowing ones, who were-all completely taken in; the bets being feven - to four, fix to four, five to four, two to one, andanhund-red to forty, on Humphreys.In juftice, however, to the parties, it mull be confeffed, that the favourite endured a moll fevere battle before he gave up; and that Mendoza never flinched from his man, but kept laughing at him, as if he had a fchool-boy to deal with.It is computed there were about 2000 fpettators prefent, amongll whom were Lord Delaware, Lord Tyrconnel, Major Hanger, Mr. Biddell and feveral other celebrated amateurs of the fcience.The celerity with which Mendoza llruck his man, exceeds all defcription; and was fo decifive in the end, that neither the fuperior ftrength and weight of Humphreys, nor the reach of his arm, could defend him from the lightning of Mendoza’s wriil; -A carrier-pigeon was fent off with the intelligence to Duke’% Place ; and it was fome-what remarkable, that not, above two or three of the tribe of Abraham were obfer-ved to bear teiiimony to the viory of their brother of the beard.
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India Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Apr 19, 1790
Page 4
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WI, USA 21 Jun 2017
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