The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-01-28
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST
YEAR


from The New York. papers:
January 1st-The province of Yucatan
declared herself independent Of Mexico on
the ground that the central Government had
violated the compact.
February Slh--Resolutions for terminating
the Joint occupation of Oregon passed the
United States House of Representatives l64
10 sd.
2Sth-Britisb House of Comm ons sane
toned, by large majority, Sir Robert Peel's
measure Tor reforming the Corn Laws.
March 2Sih-Gen. Taylor, with any army
of $500 men arrived al The Rio Grande, and
too post opposite Matamoros.
April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 terminate the
Joint Occupation OF Oregon passed the Sem
ate, 40. to IA.
24th--Capt. Thornion's command taken
by the Mexicans.
May 3d-The Mexicans opened their bat
teries on Fort Brown, opposite Matamo
ros. The cannonade was kept up without
intermission for seven days and returned with
effect. During The seige, Major Brown was
killed by falling shot.
Slh-The first general battle was fought
with the Mexicans at Palu Alto. The Amer
lean force under Gen. Taylor wos ,2SS, the
Mexicans, under Arsia, numbered twice as
many. American loss 9 killed and a wound
ed Mexican loss in killed and wounded sup
posed to be about 400
9lh--Battle of Resaca de la Palma, in
which The Mexicans were completely put To
roui, with loss of about 600 killed and
wounded. American loss, 80 killed and SO
dad LII 4
two engagements were Maj. RinggoId, Capt
Page, Lieuts. Inge, Cochrane and Claiborne
l2th--War with Mexico recognized by
both Houses of Congress, and bill passed
authorizing the reception OF sc, 600 volun-
teers.
June 1st-Pope Gregory XVIII died al
Rome, having served more than fifteen years.
lSlh-The United States Senate ratified
the Treaty for the division of Oregon.
2lst-Cardinal Masiai Ferru was nau-
gurated al Rome under the title Of Pope
Plus IXth. He is sd years of age.
July 3d-The new Tariff passed the
House of Representatives by vote of Ia
10 95.
6lh--Commodore SIoat took possession OIL
Monterey, California, without serious oppo-
siiion.
NATURALIZATION OF the Oregon Trea-
~ were exchanged at the Foreign office III
London.
2Slh-The new Tariff passed TO a third
reading IN the United States Senate by the
casting vote Of Vice President Dallas, anc
was finally passed by vote OF % 10 81.
August 3d--President Polk vetoed the
River and Harbor Bill.
6th-Another Revolution in Mexico in "a
vor of The exiled chief, Santa Anna. The
troops of Vera Cruz and lis vicinity first de
clAred in his favor, and were soon followed
by those at the Capital, who dePosed and i'm
prlsoned Parades, and proclaimed in Iavo
of Santa Anna and the Constitution of 1912
6Ih-Presidenl Polk vetoed the French
SpoliaIion bill.
l0th-Congress adjourned, after tht
longest session ever held except that Of
lS4l-2.
l5th-The U. S. brig Tfuxton wen
aground on the bar of Tuspan River, and wv,
days after was abandoned by Capt Carpen
der, officers and crew who went ashore and
surrendered themselves as prisoners Of war
They were subsequently, exchanged for Gen
La Vega and his associates.
l7h--C Com. Richard F. Stockton declar
ed California a territory of the United Stale
proclaimed himself Governor, and issued
code of laws for the government of the terri
/ tory, &c.
lsih--Gen. Kearney, at the head of abou
/ 5000 troops, took peaceable possession c
4 Santa Fe, the Capital of New Mexico
September l9th--Gen. Taylor arrived be
/ fore Monterey at the head of about 2 ,O0
men. and after siege of three days, forcet
the Mexicans, under Ampudia, 10 capt. Iat
and esacuase the city. American loss il
killed and wounded, trihe less 500; Mex
+ can loss not known, but supposed 10 be abou
j 900. Their force is said to have bee
1900. Among the Americans killed an
MORALLY wounded was Lieut.. Col. We
son of Baltimore.
22d--Steamer Great Britain Capt. Hoske
went ashore on the coast of Ireland, No live
lost
October STA terrible gale occurred i
the Gulf of Mexico. Key West, Florida
was almost entirely destroyed.
22--Commodore Perry captured two Mex
lean steamers and several other vessels a
Frontna, mouth of The river Tabasco.
23d--Captured Tabasco after after sligt
resistance.
30ih--General Wool took peaceabl
possession of Monclova, the Capital of Co;
hula. srs.as
November l4th--Tampico was taken pc:
session OF by Commodore Conner, wiihou
opposition.
December lst--The new Tariff goes int
operation.
Sah-Congress conVenes, there being