The New York Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1863, Page 5

ae * powers is great, increased torts career in tho wing, advantage m toight over Coburn, aud about twenty-tve pounds im woight, iminense odds, Hl must be acknow lodged, to comtond againat, ‘This fight originated out of an waauosess ul atiempt to match MeCoole agsimat Heenan, just previous to th "THE Eaie RING. CREAT PRIZE FIGHT FOR THB NSHP OF AMERICA | ago. Tho attompt of Coburn to get on another match with E. Price baying failed, tho Western. friends of af Goold thought it » good chance to pit tnd Initor him. They accordingly commenced pagotiations, a partisans of Cobourn readily reaponding, pesado ia CHAS AND = were quickly made for a match, and the following arti- clos of agreement signed by both mou'— CUSA RTIOLES OF AQGRKEMENT. i we S. AND DOLLARS A SIDE, Articles of agrocment entered Into this sovond day of February, 1495, botween, Mobs McCoole and Jouoph bt ‘Michaol Met ie rece | BETWEEN said Joseph Coburn’s fair mi ing fight. "ho oaid aight ‘hall befor the a cnn thas yy A a pide, sad ry Joe Coburn, of New. York, and | sat: nate 9 Tay, Fe 4 1 pulrsuange Ay agroomiont, twonty dollar & sido are now 4 im the hands ip- ke MeCoole, of St. Louis. per who shall to. ptakebolder, who’ shall also. be Anal ’ Tae acond deposit of wa two hundred and . fag doles side mado at Kd. Wilson’s, bengal arn ¥i bawken, on 16th a ar Se. ‘Tho third deposit of 096 hundred lars to bo oh we. 25 Woat ‘apa ot ar OD 4 COBURN THE WINNER, |=: ea AND THE CHAMPION OF AMERICA, ° In. Sixty*seven Rounds and One Hour and Ten Minutes. . shal the men ‘ing between the hours of twelve o’clook M. end two 0% ‘this eMBoitut contost in the annals of the prize ring of | pM or the man Shall fore te baile this country, and which for the past three months has | That in the eveat of Deen the subject of absorbing interest in sporting circles in ihe Western and Northern States, was brought to & de- | signed to the cision yesterday, and resulted in tho victory of Joe Pept pare ary Coburn, who is now, in the absence Jot John 'C, Heenan, | OF Baek Pe tho avowed and recognized pugilistic champion of Ame- | Oy tose or Fe ape In pursuance of the above. agreement, we. berovat at. ri¢a, The fight lasted one hour and ten minutes. There tach our names. wore sixty-seven rounds, . Sivee tho memorable contest between John Morrissey HEN! ‘the part of MoCoo.s. and John C, Heenan, at Long Pnint, Canada, October 20, Puree GatLiaaer, A ‘ 1858, for the championship ana five thousand dollars, there f THB 4 A hus been no event in the American ring which bas cre- Immediately:after the match was made,’ atarted. ated more intense and widespread interest than the bepeee ged throughout the conatry present match. Nor has this interest been con flved to what is vaguely termed “sporting circles,’” but bas extended throughout all classes of tho commuoity. fa the Western States. it has been reyarded m a sectional point of view, MoCoole being looked pou as tho representative of the West, as Coburn is of the North, It is‘a singular fact, with the excep- tions of Hyer aud Heenan, every man who has held the chunpionship of America, has been a native of the +) merald fsle.”” Sullivan and Morrissey were Irishmen, and boll the contestants for the title on the present oe casion wore born in the “ould couutry.”” Although.the prize ing ia America is not, as in Ragland, an established haying its ‘Pugilistic Benevolent Associa- ed Code of Rules, and tangible Cham , yet by a tacit and universally understood ative the Owed Gehan for ap Unni ots. went into training at Mark Magvire’s, MoComb’s dam, near Harlem, attended by Hen. Winkte and Frank Macin- tyre, where be romained until Wednesday last. His ‘weight on commencing training was one bundred and ninety pounds, but judicious training s00a enabled him to get rid of nearly forty pounds superfluous flésh and to | bring himself into fine condition. McUoole, in the mean- time, remained out West for some time after the matoh was made, and on his arrival here commenced training near Keyport, attended by Australian Kelly.. He subse quently changed his quarters to the Sunyside Hotel, on the Flushing road, with Tom Chaffers and &massistant as his trainers, and here he continued doing excellent work | antil his departure last week for the vicinity of the battle dst bubioe t, we regard that man as our represe ground. champion, who has proved his claims to such ARRANGEMENTS FOR THK FIGHT) position by his ‘achievements in the ring. We conse The deposits were made with regularity, the jast one Kup ullivan in consequence of his victories | being placed in the stakeholder’s hands on the 27th ult. over Secor, Bell, Hammond and Caunt; upon Hyer for his "| ‘The place of dghting was agreed upon by mutual ‘egn- defont of Sellivan, and upon Morrissey for conquering «| sent, Charlestown, Ceci! county, Md., being the spot'de as having been the champions of the Amertcaw | signated? Cobtien lett for that neighborhood on the 29th » Uns list the name of the victor inthe present | ujt., while McCoole remained at the Sunnyside Hotel fight may now jnstiy be appended. until the Ist ingt., when he changed his quarters to Wil- 1 order to mike our record of this fight complete, we | mington, Del., attended by Tom Chaffers and his agsistant give w brief sketch of the previous pugilistic career of | trainor, both Cobura and McCoole, commencing with the former, ‘The Sunday ¢vening train from New York was heavily SKETCH OF COBURN. { ; laden with members of ‘the sporting fraternity. of that Joo Coburn was born in freland, in thé year 1335, and is | city, St, Louis, Cincinnati, Boston and other piaces conaoqueutly now it his twenty-cighth year. His parents | en routs to the place of fighting, and their numbers wero e@inigrated Lo thia country when he was quite young, mak- | vastly increased by the “acaba of trains throughout tug New York their residence. He oarly showed a natural | Monday tast, aptitade for boxing, and from bis constant attendance at po i a a some half dozen acat- ‘sparing exhibitions and setting to, quiekly became sktiful " tered houses om the line of the Baltimore and Philadelphia ‘with tho gloves and thoroughly acquainted With the Railroad, and is ‘twenty-seven ‘ines di from Sciguce of ssif-defence. His promising qualities as © | Wilmington, Delaware, and six from Havro de Grace. Doxor soon ‘attracted attention, avd before he had fully | McCoole left Wilmington on Monday, and stopped at attained maukood he was*matched against Rd. Price, of | North East for the night at the houge of Vance Hammond, Bostow, 4 mau who had fought’ saccessfully in several af- | an old opponent of Yaukee Sullivan, He was early in taira for small amounts in England, of which country he | the vicinity of the ground next morning in one of the was aaative. Price was the heavier and taller man, be- | neighboring houses. Coburn slept all night at Havre de Sides having the advantage of ageand expericuee. They | Grace, where he expected to meet Ed. ov hes Boston, met at Still Pond, about oight miles from Boston, | who had prom’sed to act as one of his May 1, 1856, add after a long and he gig The Baltimore traing discharged pay heavily laden fight of three hours and twenty minutes, | cargocs of human freight at the solitary station of Cherles- Felerce, on account of the approach of dar lee H town, and the few houses ail being closed and the inmates Geciared: tho battle drawn, In this coatest Coburn | asleep, walking about for the entire night was the GivMayed milling quatitios of @ high order; his tine | | only alternative. Fortunately the evening was warm scisnce, activity, and the procision aad severity of bis | and pleasant and the moon beautifully bright, ‘nitting, eoabling him to takes decided lead from the first, | so that the hardship was not so severely felt. By day- and punish Price severely. The latter displayed the | preak next morning the ring commissioners commenced ‘Most Qndaunted gameness, coMing up round aiter round their labors, and by six o'clock the twenty-four feet ring @aly to become receiver gemeral, uatil alter oue hundred was pitched on a beautiful piece of tarf close to the North and thirty rounds were fonght, Coburn began to fall | Rast river, and everything was in readiness. A double away, owing to his total want of condition (it being an | ring was formed, and a charge of one dollar a head made impromptu fight), and he could not follow up the advan- | ypon all who desired a good chance of witnessing the tages bo bad previously gained. How # would bave ier: | min, ‘Minated, Dad oot Jarkuess intervened, it is now imporsi bio to decide, although Coburn’s friends maintain tbat he | must ovoatually bave won the fight,so much had he pun- Sehod Price. without having received anything worthy of @oution in return. For oighteen isbuths ufter this pas. aago at arms, Coburn was unable to get on avotier qatch, owing to the prestige which this coutest wit. Prico bad given Lim. He vontimued working at bis eogular labor as stonemasun, without imerruption, exeopt a litle mill he had with the well known Patsy Kyun, who had defeated Haveh Davis im a regular ring Agbt some eighteen months ago, Flynn's claims to be cous) dered a match for Jove, wore disposed of in the short space of four rowads fut his next match was a more important ope, being for $500 a side, against Harry Grbbia, of this | THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CROWD. Hour after hour passed, and still there were no signs of the principals. Every one fully expected that the fight would commence soon atter it became light enough to see jatinetiy. It wae asserted, and with truth, that McCoole ana bis seconds were close at hand, ready toenter the ring 18 soon ag Coburn appeared om the ground. Coburn, however, was at Havre de Grace, quietly awaiting the arrival of the Washington train to Philadelphia to bring him to Charlestown, the articles specifying that the men should be in the ring between the hours of twelve M. and two P.M, The crowd consequently began to grow impa. tient. THE RING. After fonr or five hours eager waiting doubts were city. The latter had fought several times in Knglend, | freely expressed that-there would be no fight with varied success, and his friends thought, | thatday There being only one Mquer store im the that atthoygi ® much older man than coburn, | place, the stock Im trade wae quickly comvamed among go hia long exporience aud advantrges in height | miny thirsty souls, while the private houses did a aod = woight, «= would ~—counterbalance §~—youth, | turivimg business by providing brenkfast for the and auporior activity. They met in Canada, November 18, hungry multitude, Fvettarly, ae twe 1851, whon, after fighting twenty-one rounds in thirty \* cheer announced some — distinguish: «minutes, Gribben was kuocked oat of tim> by a tremen. | and Pd, Price, of Washington, a former opponent of Co- doug lert-banded blow vn the ribs. This was Coburn’y | berm, was seen to cnter the ring. This presaged b.si Aast appearance iu the ring until the present fyht for the | ness, and it wa- confirmed by his addressing the crowd, Charwpivnshiy abd “tating that he (Price) bad been agteed upon as refe SKETCH OF M’COOLE. ree by both parties; that they night rely upon justice Michael MeCoole, like Cobarn, is an Irishman by birth, | betog dove te born sides, and that the beet man should and a0 American by citizenship. Born jn 18: woquently twenty six years old, or two ye than bis opponent His first appearance in the in @ match with William Blake, otherwise ki “Debi Trivks,’? of St. Louiz, MeOoole at that time tng from Louisville, Kentucky, where be was engage! ia the business of a steamboatman. The nfiich was for $200 & site, and came off at Twoive Mile Island, near | win Hearty cheers followed this little wider anda | selection of twenty-five ring polic@ to keep ord: a prevent the crowd from pressigg op the ropes was then made ARRIVAL OF M’COOLE. Precisely at @ quarter past twelve o'clock loud cheers Aynonnced the approach of MeCoole, whose cap was sen flying into the ring. He wae attended by his Lovwyille, June 27, 1869, MeCooie winning in thirty. | esiuires, Australian Kelly and Johnny Roche, and he ope minutes and twenty-nine roum in this | modestly took the chair provided for bir in one corner: fight he showed that although a bard hitter | Betting now began to be very epitited. Offers to vet one an‘ gaine man, be was cntirely deficient in science, Hia | hundred to eighty on Coburn winoing were £0 freely wvocation as river boatman carrying Him frequently to | taken that the eager oves reduced their olds to one bun 1 Ge- partuve of the latter for Kngtand, somo eighteou months | arrival, New Orleans, ho there met Tom Jeanings, who hed jnst coturned from an unsoecessful visit to this city to get on ® match with either Price or Aaron Jones. Several gen tlemea, aware of Mac's abilities asa boxer, avd desirous Of testing Jeunings’ boasted qualities, induced the former to conciude a mateh with Jono\ngs for $300 a ride. They met up tho river, near New Orleans, May 2, 1960, Mc- Qoote, while on route for the pince designated, having ner. cowty escaped arrest, in consequence of utborities taking poswemion of the steamtgpt he and bis friends Hid engaged. Me was compelled to walk a long distance of cightees miles to reach the piace of Ggntiag, and even then had no one “sw second him, Kutering the ring, which was sur. rounded by Jecning’s partisans, be found himself almost alone, aad without friends; but on his publicly appealing to the crowd to give Bim a fair show, which was all he required, caused a revulsion of feeling towards bim, and he wag assured that fair play should be shown him. The battlo lasted thirty throe minutes, during which twenty - seven rounds were fought, when tho heavy, killing, body blows which McCool planted, round after round, on Jen. otngs, rendered bim unable to respond to the eal! of time, and for the second time Mao was bailed the victor. In this fight, as in bis previous one with Binke, MoCoot owol himaelf a game, resolute, natural fighter, without any claim ty the possession of science, Io howght MeCoole stands close upon six feet one inch, * and weighs, in condition, in the neighborhood of 190 pounds His frame is massive and powerfuily built, broad shoulders, stfong pedestals, and 4 countenance ex pressive of resolution and irmness. fli genera! demean oF @ quit aod uuassuming, yet his conddence im his own drtd and rinety, and even this was snapped up rapidly. A weil known New York ring patron bet the last named odds to the extent of some seven hundred dollars with one of MeCoolets staunchest backers. One hundred to vighty was bet on Coburn getting first blood, and to take the same odds on his getting the first fall. A very large amount of Money was staked |v the referee's liands, and before che fight commenced the betting was even, the Western backers of MeCoole being so anxious to bet their green dacka on their fistic representative ARRIVAL OF COBURN. At thirty-five minutes past twelve Coburn ebied bie cap | into the arena, and on stepping between the ropes wae received with tremendous ohgering. He was accompanied | by his seconds, Jim Cusick, who seconded Heenan in both his gots with Morrissey avd Tom Sayres, and Hen Win- kle, who has trained bim for this coutest. Joe immediately | crossed over to hig opponeut, who fore to meet him, and shook hands with him in the most cordial manner. Kelty principals, then tossed for choles of corbers, and the for. mer won for McQoole, selecting the northeast @rner, ag.) baving 0 shade the advantage in the rise of groupd. the day was dull avd yloonty, hen¥y clouda threatening rain, Fot the absence of (he bun rendered it favorable for a Protracted battle. jo"Oolé, The latter wore a green check and white silk, | +a a red, blue and white border W'COOLY AND COBURN SETTING ON THe REGHLT, Lollete for the Oght, and nad neer'y completet them 4 Cusick, as the reprosentatives of their reapeotive | | badly ewollem: bet #till be seemed cheeriul and conildent, Cosick now ted Joe's colors—emétalt green silk—to bo stake, while Roche fastened over them the colors ot | | The inen, In the meantime; were preparing ‘nate. | Provigua vie: »/ enen canes yer te Mol rv and ofered to He pele hae tiches the! Heb him. an-dhefesutt $500. ex elyeoo-!! Gented, avd tho money was stuleod fu tho roleree's tnd. 5 Mo oolv then went over to Coburn and offered to bot him $20 mere Joo ab Brat deotin Wik ty Cwinee his” copiidence in his powers he, ofter ents huaiti tion. | potlodout the requisite aumber a ee ne thou to his previous wager. Bic ‘fol suit, and | hearty cheering followed the transaction, APPEARANCE OF THB MEN WHEN BTRIPPED The referee aud the two POs —H arr, Biil for ! Me, Coole and Onptain Norton: fob cobbrm cates oe iol positions by the ring @ido,and as as the mou bad | comploted their toilets and gone the orthodo: formula with their seconds of shaking bands across scratch they wore called up forthe firatrouna. Aa thoy | toed tho soretoh the contrast in the size of the two men Sparring for wind. Coburn visited the nose, then- was very sttiging. MoCovle's giant form towered oven} ©! 2ched, aud, a(tor a brief struggle, with sevoro Abbing {ho alighter bat moro erect form of his antagonist, and, if ‘DyLoth partios, they fol and side in MoCoote’s cormor size was tho invariable standard of aucceas bis victory v “SIXTH, was seemingly Wcortainty. MoCoole atands six fect one inch in height, aad Lis weight in the noi 4, ty-five pounds, Ho 28 one hundred and built and well p joned man—the only falling off seeming to, us to B® in his arma not boing a0 strong and m as mi; Herculgan frame. His legs firm, well shaped muscular. Altogother he highest form of physical de- ia expregsiv6 of intolligonce panig“bearing gained bim oamranen ot danger threstefiing, his left hand welt ‘Ward And hie guard’well up, equally ready for atmok or | MoCodle, er‘sote tits sparring,’ rushed in, and Co. burn retreated, Mac’ him up, lét fly, but being out of digtance, mi } and Joe nailed him on the neck with tne Teft ahd planted his right on tho cheek, under tho left ee, raising tmmediately and drawing blood. Mae at omto cli e slight mutual Obbing. First blood for Coburn Securred ad) Cot os Hor is - ‘Roun 1a z use as he appeared at /" McCoole's,Joft eye exhibited the scratch, and Blood was ered trickling down his other an exchange of check, Soot after, acme blows occurred, , and Coburn was thrown on his hocots fh took ‘Runs rato Both equally prompt at ‘the all Of time. Job, ‘aoter- mined to force. the Wingy dashed in, an@“got home \Sheavy left at thoes, Mac ‘countering on the body, but not heavilf The fatter immediately clinch. Sed, and, after a struggle for the! fall, both down, Cobern_, undermost. a / ROUND FOURTH. Both, prompt to the call of time. both fighting gamely. McCoole got worst of the round, and his style of fighting very a ward, The positions of McCoole at times were ver, diculous. Hard. apd desperate fighting continued “untit both were-down, Coburm under. MoCoole’s face continued to swell from Joe's Bandiwork, and, alt! all pork seosat or a marked change pie = oan a ROOND FIFTH. ™ Mac’ae¥e was darkening j the result of the rat- tler he received in the frst round. Joo sparred a while, then dashed in bis left fair on the check, stopping the re- turn, Mac clinched and Coburn went down easily. _ ROUND SIXTH. Short and sharp work began as soon as (he men ap- peared at the scratch, Coburn getting on McCoole’s nose and again on the side of the head and neck, but was knocked down by a clumsy, swinging right hander from McCoole, which sont him through the ropes. ROUND SEVENTH. Mac prompt to time, and directly Joe him he dored in om Joe, nailing him heavily twice in succession on ‘the dial, and seized him around the body and fibbed him in the face, until both went down, Coburn at the bottom, ROUND EIGETE. McCoole came up bleeding from half, a dozen gashes in his face, while Coburn’s face did vot show a mark, aud | he outfought his large opponent at every point. MoCoole | cloaed, and after a clinch threw Coburn very cleverly, | falling beavily on him. This round was fiercely fought | by both parties amid the shouts of the spectators. ROUND NINTH doe feinted, but Mac was wide awake, The former tried again, and, getting onc home on the ribs, clinched, | and @ tremendous wrestling struggle ensued for the fall, whea Coburn eventually threw him. At the commence- | ment of this round Joe's seconds appealed to the reieree | that Mac had something in his hands, That official or dered him to open them, when the charge proved un- founded. work followed, | ROUND TENTH. McCoole came up apparently stightly distressed by the sharp work of the preceding round, but in fine humor, smiting in Coburn’s face as he confronted him, and ruehed at him with @ great deal of courage and confidence; but, a8 soon ag be came within reach. Joe gave him his left and right in rapid succession all over bis { taco, disfiguring him more and more with every blow. | MeCoole, howevor, closed the rouid by giving Joe a preity | heavy fall, rolling over him as he came to grase. ROUND ELEVENTH. No sooner were (he men called to face each other than | MeCoo'e got Coburn on his knee, and was about starting | fr his Corner when Coburn sprang up and went ov with | the fight, hitting McCoole several very severe blows im | the face, (A cry was raised at once by the friends of | MeCoote and ‘Foul’ was shouted by a thousand vices on | the instant, The referea, however, decided that the fight | mnst go on, a# Coburn's conduct was perfectly legiti- | | Iate,) Coburn was thrown in the clineh ROUND TWELTH. Very short and desperate fighting; MeCoole looking | frightial, but stil unfinching in bis gameness aud deter- mination to win; Coburn punched him twice in the front of the hend and got down without a return. ROUND THIRTERNTH. Both prompt to cime; Mac showing Joe's handiwork on the face, while the latter was uamarked. Coburn led off, getting well bome on the face; MoCoole bored in and pressed Joe on the ropes, the latter falling over them out of the ring. ROUNDS FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEBNTR. ‘These rounds wore similar, Joe dashing in and nailing | Mac on the face ad ribs, and in the throw going down un- dermost. ROUND SEVENTEENTH. |) Coburm gave McCoole five Gush hite in the face in this | | round without getting much ia return, and then rushing yan Een aw sve rer | ROUND RIGHTEENTR. | Both a little shy of each other, and some feinting and dodging were iaduiged in by both parties, They, how ever, masaged to get to sharp work, and Cobern, getting into @ Porition, slipped down prettily, The referee cautioned him about getting down in future. ROUND NINETRENTH. . This round wage very short one. Coburn planted his | left on the damaged cheek of McCoole, rushed to clinch and wae thrown, MoOoole going down with bim. ROUND TWRNTINTH. McCoole's left eye was nearly closed and his nove was and wong at Coburn with a swinging right hander, (o- burn got oubol harm's way, and Visited the damaged optio of his oppodent with great fores, Then there was a clinch and some in favor of Cobirn—when the latter , got dows. More cantion from the re‘eree. ROUND TWHNTY-Pinst, Cobare’s face still onmarket, Mot vole rot being able: to got on the dial with any eveut, and after pianting « | punishing right hander on the mouth, got down. ROUND TWENTY-SRCOND. Coburt 4 6%, and planted, withont a return, four when | facers, bubMot without & tether, M@Coole gave him twa or dures very bard tite in tho ribs, throw him and toil | PY A BOY + McCoole Se¢in0d to Brave tho best of this rand. Coburn. j Micsed bis Jere twice, aud riooole put in @ heavy enack i i ' -ribS, rushed to gk % ad was a 4 7 rouny This round was aooa over, for no sooner A, the fs frced orcs other: and exchangedbils than Coburn foi ‘The referce ee ain appeaiod to ab-ut Coburn’s style of copaaean sth oan ei Biting Ho told tte yoke pk ‘his mod seconds, ROUND TWENTY -¥IPT } Quick work, sMeCoolo foro plea ~ uta gt the fighting Coburn on tho ribs—a regular * nounp’ 9a BNTH. ) they eugaged cach other This lof. but planting A atriggt® ensued, and about the ring n wan, heavily down on bli. “BIG + of te pebchaig ab | sree bug, and Coburn -tarown, ‘on him beyond the skin of bis back being ‘being pressed on the ropes: He nailed 0 ee otnt e ry nn it ann re Rothing dethng uty or stoppiog, 00) tho shark, | and leet _— i counter bi a oor 2 P | as usual, miased, and Joo hit on his knees in the close.” vurery-rierE. “Joe, w igeget forward, but ‘ts Mao was re- Che take advantage of it. “Ro- cote maagly wily home on the id ribs, cleverly avoiding, yroturn, and both déwa.in Joo’s co ay ee THIRTY: SIXTH TO pen pasate All in favor of Col who got the of the hitting, ‘although below inthe at the close,” ROUND Wn" “MET Roche, appealed to sf6re6 On the ground that Coburn Rad something’ in his bands. Examinod ’ and to the ropes, and threw tain fhrough them nome PORTIETES. Exchanges audia clinch at the ropes, Joe boing thrown and Mac clevorly avoiding stepping on him ashe lay. ROUNDS FORTY-FIRST AND FORTY-BRCON! Botti'in Joe’ * favor and similar to tho last. * ROUND) FORTY-THIRD. Joe, as Mac rushed in, Mailed him severely on the body, and as Mac was throwing him hit him a_cracker on the ribs ashe was felling. ROOND-FORTY- sos etitiba inion in stotession on the face, and: in the e@linch hit! ‘on falling, Thetattor’s seconds appealed , but the referee's decision was that i was fair. \ ROUND FORTY-Pf! ‘it was now evident that Joe had the, tgut ne one H@ bit Mac a tremendéug on the and followed ieup by. Vorowing Mac cleverly bed falling on him. ROUNDS PORTY-SIZTH TO SIXTIETH. Joe took the lead in every round it was cloar that Mac's strength was fast failing, stthough he came up as game as ever. Joe forced the fighting in Mac's own cor- ner, turning bis blows with beautiful precision and as Straight as a dart, He was now so much the stronger man that he could throw Mao easily. The latter was “teoling the effects of the tremendous hitting he bad re: ceived, was bleeding fast and his eyes closing; but his courage was as undaunted as ever. It was clear he could ‘not win, barring accident, and Cobutn wis Aghting coony and carefully, without a scratch on him. So it continued untit the SIXTY-SRVENTH AND LAST ROUND, when Mac came up'weak, Jed off and missed, Joe nail- ing him beavily and knocking bim’ down totally exhaust. ed. On being taken to his corner his seconds, seeing his chances gone, and unuwilling to subject (he brave fellow to more unnecessary punishment, threw up the sponge in ac- knowledgment of his defeat. Coburn, beyond « small lump on one temple and a few | a ‘on his back, was unmarked. | REMARKS. ‘Thus, after sixty-seven rownds, lasting one hour and un minutes, ci saree die | exelting battle, which renders JOE COBURN TRE ACKNOWLEDGED CHAMPION OF AMERICA. Throughout this contest be fought with a coolness, Judgment and science which surprised even bis warmest | friends. Ais straight, quick and well-timed hitting, ad mirable judgment of distance and his wrestling qualities | were of the highest order. That he will prove himeclf woll able to ‘maintain the title be has now so fairty and honorably won we entertain no doubt, | His opponeut, although defeated, is far from detng | Gisgraced. He is young, strong and active, a capi- tal wrestler, but lacking a knowledge of the science | of boxing. This he can remedy if he purposes con. tinning bis career in the ring. He is but another of | the Jong list of instances in the records of the ring where strength, heighth and weight have bad to succumb to superior science. His gamevess is upquestionabdle; in deed, a braver fellow never entered the ring than Michael Mevoole. He bas plenty of time to. supply the only de Hoiency he wantse—science—and then he will prove a for. midable opponent to any man of any country. ‘The whote affair was characterized by the oo or. der, tranquillity and good feeling. Me To-night the new opera, the Academy of Music. popuiar as ihe public become familiar with it. Of the compositions uf the great maestro, it is emineutly altractive, e MATEUR CONCERT AT IRVING HALL. A large and most fashionable audience assembled inst | yo) wight at Irving Hall, on the occasion of a concert given by Signor Barili's pupils. As the affair was one concern ing the elite the appearance of the hall was resplendent. nothing found. Joe dashedin on the body, forced Mac | re; | nobly. roldo,’’ will be repeated at | ignors Mazmlent and Belltai , have fine roles in this work, which will be more and more | Hon he held fro NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1863.—TRIPLE SHEET. 1L% RETURNING REGIMENTS. Ww A Arrival of Kawkine? Zouaves, Nimen WN. ¥. S. VieAr Hnthustastic Reception... After agevore and gallant campaiga the Ninth eggs N. ¥. SU) fail ‘uown as tho Hhwkene os, arrivodeia this city @f an carly hour yostenday . Morwing. Thox were the ri ats of & Cordint abd wyatt Yj eserved welcome ut the bands of the people, beri the woather iutorfered somewbat wilh (ao arcaugomonts which bad been inate to give the Zourves a tnrge usd, anya rt Tho regithent arr jeed od béahe Wud 'trandport Kasten bocic, aud landed ou tho Battery about ton o'clock MoMe Here wore assembled quite a large aumber of pensOnay Who cuthuaiastically cheered the mon as thoy leaded from the steamer, At this timo tho twellth regiment, N. G.,had arrived at tho Battery, accompanied by aime baad, and the’ Jecsaion was immediatoly taken up, Tho rout teenth atroety, although | the rain Came down with Gisagreciio tonacity, yot i did got detor fe, a gr ae burt out in order to wolcome ; horoes. soldiers looked exceedingly y a thoir ard campaiga, aad, bore tho evident marks’ of woll-disciplined voteraua, as bas Anon who wore Ablo avd willing U™ do the bravest i when necessary. ‘Two bands of mukic accompanied wf at » several private socictioa als. pee en A nig ‘Toe reziment cup Baveias? BEPLY OF COLONEL Re GO) HAWEUNS TO MAJOR GEN- BRAL DIX, REFCSING THR INVITATION TO SERVE LONGER TBAN THE STIPULATED TIME. © ‘We published in yesterday's Haaa.p a complimentary order from Major Dix, soliciting the Hawkins’ Tonaves to remain. longer In the service of their country than their term of enlistment’ required. Tho following is the reply gf.Colonel Hawkins to that documont :--,. ay, eee Fort Nansemoxo, Burrow » April 30, 1863. ing sre General Jouw A. Dix, Commanding Department: irginia :— foe Your address of thé “@8th ultimo to the rogi- in 3 which I bave the honor to command oafts for a reply. te regiment we feel that we have porformed all our countr} —< ‘any right to expect or demand. Gur con- tract Bos on fulfijed to the lettér. From the first mo- ment of ‘our tuking the field wo have been im the face of the enemy, néver linving been in a fort, garr’ or camp of instruction, where we could have the o tanity of drilling. Uur home bas been in the ficld, where all the exposure and hardshipssincideat to a soldiex’s life have been endured without a murmur, No matter how hird or dfeult the service we fave been callédwpon to perform, it bas always been dongieheer! lly and with dlacrity, ‘The most of my o! anxious relatives, whg are expecting to eo them return: at the earliest mom@nt after their term service ©x- pires, Nove of thom have ever thought tat we should be called upon to Femain longer. Our situation always been such 0 CONSis with tho interest the service to grant fu oud cousequence is tha not five per cent of the enlted mon haye been tome since they entered the service. It is how quite natural that they should desire to return, rathor than run the risk of bemg killed in anpther action, after theiPtime oxpires. T' I think 1 will admit that a reginé changed) ‘tee fy ¥, 3 crttip twenty nipe times, spent five months upon te sandbank® ot Hatteras, and lost over (our hun- “deed mea—killed a grounded ia two rs, deserve le jiom-from. the vere ent pdb, cPevPocn tho frst gun-was Hted at Samator. Yo" jumped to t iret gin was at Samter, at to al Nae the seer neneriie and: euthusias: ‘e agked no bow! hope bela us. We felt ‘ia “our countey and ealgpe We loved our and we Jove it now; others who bat fa the back ground’ t and su} our place. new to us. We ope r ea: with the liv: poi nation Ba ay toorenof “our Iftedds and coni) ve fallen arcubd us; and to what purpose? Js aeatiay apy bearer its end now than it was two years ago’ Individual bravery and. has all gone for naught. The himbecliiy of "many big commanding field bas cast a damning’ officors in the ight and di Soom the ves of our ‘brave countrymen. Taking ran Mergent oh se a camirarhan rasa mies upon us to remain longer than the third a a eee had torm of service expires. ype ag on estecm aod personal covsitera- tion, your most fa’ rvant. OPERATIONS OF TUS NINTH NRW YORK VOLUNTEERS. i. 8 and mon bave a home cirele of |} oe Pa ee eLaey al. RUSH C. HA “ Colonel Niowh New York Vouateete, * ee eee - ‘Partos Mf. “Wonndio, Wr. Exar Bose, both of Hoboken CORKECTION. Th: advortisement oan me, under the he: « Kmnneme 0 i marrige uotices, published im yesierday’s Henan Ho wack tsrriage- tas. takeu ‘trine, “3 place, aud Was aA noalala aera *” sonv eed corre ea Lora. su doury on Sut of comgestin sas 8 “lly Se og viele oars and 6 Susion-e dnsere esentiona “ UE tite oe Buller: 4. anarty.so Abe Te fove be, bore the apes ob, bas, regimen Ling cv separate him from tet “id the skiemiah yesterday WoU'd Foliow them, -ausiatiog tie gine A a mortal wonnd.m the abdomen, from, which be two o'clock, \y day. wt Ty yon Alo Jer Colonel Twenty ‘May 4, i Barter. -—On ssukesruanntage Mawr Suvam, wild} tho lao Hangapus. i. Barkeloo, to, tho 83) year of “Tho trio ta Marroiedt vel Br eb uebaniien’ aren ‘The attend the funeral, thi eancadoy' wae: » from the ee set ° 1» commer of Third avenue and yn. fh acre Monday, we gp me oe and Margeret durns, ngod 2 ycors, 4 mouths ‘Tho relatiyos and friends are res} full Wend ie tuner “Mfvom the venders ot Me Thy second Leet bis anaeeae de vei Fr cuir yoara, : at bia late ame pein . at three o' will sin be norvices ne ty res aged 62 yous Ballyeain, K Blost th For thou art dws ‘Thy pure cont, wreal . Reared for, ‘The relatives aad tend the funeral, this ( past twvo o'clock, minhec eta coat ee Seeeondoonaeh sad aa ayonue, ‘AIRCUTLD, EDA, ufauk daughter of Laura chi'd, i aged 3 months. moral will take plicd ‘tFoni 9 Pteet avon (vlan) afternoon, at roiCrA Gate —On Tuceday morni ',Sanan Gare, of Moses Galo, in the erty at of The funeral will take iiikes trate f fdimcace of Jacob'H. Vanderveer, No. ‘satay recast ro ea day afternoon. at two o'clock: pel 34, Ung Ran 8. Hi Hayes,-On Friday, OCDE png Are eae ni ays. of Now Orteans, aged 36 New Orleans aud Paltimnore: paners ie —On Monday, May 4, Canim R. Haren, ears, son of U. C, aud Charlotte A. Hateb. 6 trlodda of I e yin 74 ‘feud the ‘faneral, this. ‘noon. o'siock, without further invitation, Wear fourth street. Hor —On Monday, May 4, Cuantes P. Hornins, 20 years and eu months. of thé famiiv, and | of the precinct. are Requested to Cun (Wednesday) afternoon, at two o'clock, from the derce of his brother-in-law, John H. Switzea, 619. street, Brooklyn, Fan 23 oar," 9? ‘The reiutives and (riends of the attend oe funeral, on Thursday The remajus will be taken to Rhinopeck, Dutd county, for interment. sora e Drcozy'ayon. Monday, May * g Ra oul und rigod ors setae of her W. A. Keeler, No. 379 State strevt. McDenavt.—At Fabine city, on Wednesday, Apr; of wounds received while on a recopnoissance, ID. =e United fuperal tock place at Cariet chureh, New 0 ve been here “se It. wir —ANm, the beloved wife of ‘Bin, .. ly ini 13 attend the funeral, {rom of the it, call for tt to be fur- Twenty second street, this (Wednesday) = a er som ith yar rosuhc : Hi eine witl » " we capers Raaet Dearne where we be iy a . Bw eS foe yo rind towers tet up under it with the same courage w' ail our ac- ome jiid friends of the family are res) masomepracanabeapsenentieameere bone invited to attend tbe funeral, oe eee at two o'clock, from bis late resi street, South Broviclyn. His remains wiil be wken cei A oe Willtam McCrackin. * The Nioth New Vork Volunteers wamorganized as the Her remains will be removed from the above | ‘(Hawkins Zouaves’* on the 1308 of May, 186!, and joi the | J0¥ jp Wednesday at twoo' | State on the 9th of June, with Rush Hawkins as Ouloval, respectfully tovit . | Geo. F. Betts as Lientenant Colonel, and the late FE. A. | Kimball as-Major. The regiment, which was enlisted for ' two years’ service, was first sent to Fortress Mourve, and _ aflerwards to Newport’s News, where it formed a portion of the late General’ Manstieid’s brigade. In August, 1861, | im company with the Turner Rifles, the command went on | an expedition up the pevinsula, aiter which they were transferred to Fortress Mopree, When Genera) Burn- side organized his Niuth New» Yerk Volunteers was one of the regiments selevied, and was to General” J. C, Parke’s brigade, the Thirl of that division, Tk will be remembered that at the'battle of Roau Febr 7, 180s. Nine Zouaves, led by Major Kim- ball, oshod alone Ae Sotaaany 9 AGORA LE to.at the rebel works, which were carried at the {ab the | bayonet, This Woe vue of Lhe mest britfiant charge due- ing the war, | rom the .ceount i would seem to have been Lhe most daring O90 in that action, 20 feariuily j crowded as it was with ding and splendid deeds woes regarded by one weiter a8 the turning pomt of the action, While the Massachusetts Twenty-(irst and Fifty first New York charged the battery to the right, the tert | wing of Hawk'ns’ (ovaves, with Major Kimball, ‘charved | up the road fn the face em ‘the work#yet which the panic { stricken rebels fed. on | the piace was teken, the Mars chusetts and Now ) ork colors Moating from the parapet, | amid cheers that shock the forest. George |’. Betis, the | Lieatenant Cone’ of the regiment, resigued his comm iad | aad Major Kimball was p oumted the $ecant ition, } @ comniesion dated. f yy ded March, 1.1562. Un the Lith of aarch, 1862, the | ment took ‘art im the battle of Mewbern, and acted On the 2d of April, 1862, the Colonel OF the regi- | ment was appointed acting brigadier general of the First brigade, fbird division, Ninth Army corps, aud the Ninth reziment New York Stite Volmteers, w laced woe the command of Lienvenant Colonel Kim. ih woe, © thet dete to the time ite his ‘acatb. burg, December 13, 1862, it served in General Burne’ vision o: the Ninth Army corps, then under Geceral North Corclinn expedition thal) joke, on | |i Mosrr.—The funeral of Wituam 8. ee < Com; B, Hawkin’s Zouaves, killed at the battle seat, will take ab 20% ‘ ee o'clock, from The members of the reimect are to attend | at McGovemx.—On Monday morning, May 4, “20 9 joved wife of Philip Metiovern, aged 20 The retatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, this el ae at hait-past one o'clock , from her late g L 7) ybe taken 40, opivary’ Comes neo ee AE gig fagemeey mouths, | “The friends and scquaia ras ts tae = spec en A phy ‘attend the funeral, from the No, 66 » this (Wed , re inv "90. Neviee st ALD. —I al * 4, mee #7 Oswald. to attend the funeral, on on Pride y, o'clock. ‘rom ber late residence, | “Fernee be, toonday Mar 4, of es.-—(0 y consu | mia Sa et | years, ‘The ves andirien@s of the family are respoct! invited to attemd tbe funeral, on ‘Thursday say hali-past ten o'clock, from her lave residence, No. South Firat a ttt . Monday, Ma Swaim.=-AL. Tounpkipay! .» On \ relic oC BeweeniaIBrain, aged + Fhe: rélativen! and (risadspare invited to attend Peet, from the Dutch Reformed charch, L, this (Wednesday) allernoon, at two o'clock. ‘<i9rR.—On Tuesday, May 6, after a short but sev \ an tapas} the Ba son of George and M ees ‘the rarity are reapect( The regiment also t i part in the reduction of Fort ak: tows to attend the Ahis day (Wednodur | Like all | con, april 25, 1 'y iter the seven vaya? bat- | from the renideoce of his Bl No, 148 Coutre strce tes the command. with rs, waa ordered to the pe Sewet.—On Inesday, May 6, Mra. Locy Sewmus, re sulin, thenee to Preity i keaby id which wee held until | of George N ore |, of this eity. some time ater the ba'tie of Cedar Mountain, in Angust | The relat friends of the family, and thoee of | last. The Ninth ner icheaed i the patties of South | brother, A. R, Gordon, are invited to attend the fune in, September 14, 1862, and Antictan, September Sur, Bad toll Bartivlomew'scharch; op Thorsday afternvou 17, 1862, in General Todwan's division. At Fredericks. | four o'clock, Crete gh ap oseg THwon.—Op Tuesda: Tinmow, aged .6 years, Wilcox, in G Sumner's grand division, At | The relatives and fri of te i respect f The toiletés were unusualiy recherche. We may with jus. | the ot ners, iach, & abaut the end of Jan- | invited to atiend the fuveral, romn, ae pastes tice say that Signor Barili'’s method must indeed be - Fa Street, between Roprth avenucs, to produce bo large's sander of artiatic Performers Thursday afterncon, mere ie ee ene } Tatace.—in brooklyn, on , May 4, of pr where all wan s oxceiiont it were unfair moni . TALMaGe, 1D ‘year .. bis age patton tea Sten Although some of ae ese Vicinity they vow revurn to The re'ativen and (evende of the (amily. of Bie gore dently nervous and ay seen. ¢ i fidence. The ° tee: reflected credit Potpia, had pictenmer, Sed wes cater ieee eran | one sncoessful of the reneon, the brilliant ate be . of stowing great applause \ipot | City In Trovaix Anovt the Birnac oF Y Mansere.—Comptreiion Brennan having, by the inte Tax Levy passed at Albany, been given control of the various markets ot the city, Thomas verumane We ee ey por ing tetkecomans | pig at the Métropolitan Hi > t ° virie the market 7 Paetala to Feport to hin in fore. Tele supposed that | | Hos. Caleb Sor ds, voreag ak Pasnabette ce ees the City Inspector will oppose this transfer of che mar. =) ladelphia: Thurlow we of All i ‘ashington ; romeo the Comptroner ou « ptint of consti | R. Fiera Newtg He Pare’ hes one wife and Prexey, Cr Drowsrn,—0 Monday afternoon the crew | Pr aia hi ne NeRetagy of Ulien, aremeags | of the pilot boat Mary and Carharibe, No.6, when off | Bay Rides, py Gm eed body af & drowned } man an ompsom'® stores, Brovklyn. He + ND HS. wae ‘ato fe five years of age, five foot wight inches Ms ARRIAGES A DEAT > ri eee ‘etiitere finder the chin and aliutie feta an ata ‘ the head. Had on a black cloth overcoat, Married. | biack nore oo black pants, white shirt, blue under” — Rerkiay—Bramennon morning, Ma! | oe saint, and had Deen ‘in the water ome (inne. the residence of the bride, Third avenue, near a street, South Brooklyn, by the Rev, N. P. Pierce, Rowann Becxiay to Mary A. Brarpes. . Unt ‘League if Se, the maatten’ ton mdas oe Fqti—lnve.—On Tuesday erent, St. Laur, May 8, 1863 April, by the | this city, inf the 91st year of his age, ‘The Ladies’ Union League organized in the Mercantile | aan mo Avonzo Fier or! LAprary Hell yer! were overt two thoawne | Hal umes. No \ me fovee = pat all chases and jon, | dum il 27, in Chelsea, Maas, . General (orth: presided, bie and anid patriotic speeches by@he ir. Cutt, Lm at ‘Sears, of Philadel” } were made by General Ont Genera strong, Uharies I), in, 16 Joona a. Rowe, Drake, 8M Lreckiuridge and Mr. Dana, of Ind) NA tS eye non. May 6, | Kelloga. of wr Niger, 3 tlle | raed (by non, Ren . ke, Cnnonn to Kutna, a tw meat ont ri hn ator bold tn i. tats, ri | a — 8, by fhe ey, suai Wa Mh iar. and am randintber, X Yee Fited to tend the reerionce, 20 Irving piace, mn visi ar ae ee at four o'eln without further, Wrirk.—On, oy rivebocnd, ‘atte North sbore, tain leland, Rev. mite, Aged | yeare,1 moti and 7 énye The friend and relatvies pil are reapectt:| Invited to the fi twa 6” at the First ranitors, sy Boat loaves 10 ot On mrect at twetve landing at Port ne. — O00 aftornbdll,” May 6, Burro ‘wis Woes { of funeral hereafter ver - " | . ae ont peed ad gpetine “3