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YANKEE GAME CoCK.-The Spanish bark


dtlo de 1elen, on her first voyage from this port
to Havana, was boarded by young eagle
Where he came from no on boa rd could ina
gine, unless he bad escaped from some vessel and
lost himself on the "wide expanse of waters" he
seemed to be completely tagged out with his long
journey, and could scarcely retain his hold on the
rigging. He was taken down, fed and peted.
and soon became very tamo, and great favorite
with the sailors. Havana, every body known,
is great place for ock-fghtng anG our sailors
were rot long in finding their way to q pit. On
their return TO the bark, one of them, n ong-eg-
ged Yankee, who had been shipped 70 fill a va
cancy, occasioned by the death of one of tho
crew, proposed that they should go into little
speculation with their eagle. This was agreed
TO, and the bird Of Jove was accordingly furnish
ed with beautiful red flannel comb and gis, u
neat coat OF paint, pair of gafs, and he was
metamorphosed into q very respectable looking
fighting cock. The intelligence that a Yankee
game cock, was to be seen on board the gallo dc
Palen, was soon spread throughout the city, and
crowds came down TO see him. He was kept in
the forecasie, and few at time admitted, at q
small charge.


But this was not enough-they wanted TO SEQ
hm tlght-but none were bold enough to risk n
iavorlte cock, against such formidable looking
customer a match was finally made up By Civ
( ing 'arSe oads, and the pii was crowded almost
70 suioca'on. Every thing having been prepear-
ca, 'he COCKS We're scientifically put into the ring.
ou'' aias! f3r those who had taken so much trop-
Die, the figh: was Of the shortest kind. The ea-
gle not having been fed for couple of days,
was, of course, hungry, and not knowing the use
OF his spurs, nor understanding in the least what
was expected of him, csc chewed ali fancy tricks,
dashed in, eagle fashion, upon his adversary,
struck him with his beok, seized leg in each of
his talons, tore him completely open, and COM
menced eating him with extreme gusto! The as
,onishment of the Spaniards may possibly be i'm
imagined, but cannot be described there was horri-
BILE swearing in Spanish with slight sprinkng
OF broken English, and and all Yankee game
cocks wore unanimously consigned ,o'a place of
the warmest description, the name of which i, is
not necessary here 10 mention.