The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-01


sword to Gen Taylor.
27th-Arrival ofthe Great
Britain.
25th-Disastrous gale at
Point Isabel.
~
lst-Pope of Rome dies.
Constitutional Convention
meets at Albany.
4th-supplementary war
bill passes the house. Gen.
Cas- introduces resolutions
recalling General Gaines to
Washington.
sth-Great Britain leaves
with about 100 passengers.
Battle at Tsmpico. Tho st.
Mary's demelishes forts OF.
posiie that city.
l0th--The Presidents
message. commencing Mr..
Paken6am's proposition for
the settlement Of the Ore
gon question. Santa Anna
cockAghting in Havana.
I2th-Theatre burnt in
Quebec, and 30 lives lost.
The senate authorizes the
President to settle the Ore
gou question. -,
l5th-Arrival ofthe Great
Western with news OF the
repeal Of the corn laws
isth-.Caledonia arrives
at Boston. Oregon treaty
ratified by the Senate.
2Oth-Death Of Hon. Rich
ard P. Herrick.
Sad-Alexonder Everett
sails for China. Gen De Ia
Vega seen in Canada, on
Henry Clay's farm, anu d.
several other places. -
26th-Debate on tarin
bill. Fifty Csmanchee IN
dams, with names in Little
pieces. arrived at Washing
ton to conclude a sale OF q
27th-Gen. Taylor made
Major General. Good.
Jyl
lst-Commencement at N
York University.
3d-Tarriff bill passed the
House.
4th-A great deal Of noise
and rain and rum and pow
der from Maine to Mexico.
6th-Monterey in Calitor.
mir taken, and a U. g. Go
vernment established.
lO!h-Hottest day in ten
years.
l3th--Great fire in Nan
tucket.
l4th-P icket Liverpool
arrived with 400 passengers.
l6th-A yatch race in
our harbor.
2lst-The great panacea
millionaire, DR.. Swain, died
in Philadelp hia
23d-Freeman convicted
of the murder Of the Van
Ness family.
24th-The Harbor Bill
passes the Senate.
a5th-Santa Fe expcdi'
ton starts under Gen. Kear.
ney with l 500 men.
2sth-Tarif' bill passes
the Senate, 70 to ~.
2Qth-House concurs in
same as amended, lis to 80,
and it becomes q law. 10.
seph Henry attempts the
life of King Louis Philippe.
3l-l, 096 deaths, Of which
81 were by the sun, during
this month.
AUG
2d-Hibernia arrives at
Bost on bringing news OF
the ratification of the Ore.
gon Treaty.
5th-The C california Regi-
ment completed China,
(Mexico,) taken by Texan
Rangers under Capt Nc.
CullOch. u. 8. ship Con.
stitution sails from Rio "a
Metro with convoy.
6th-Washington Union
complains of beng bled by
reporters.
7,h-Repiisal Bill passes
Congress.
sth-President asks. for
81 900 900, which John Da.
Wis prevented him from get.
ting.
l0th-Congress adjourns,
to the delight Of the nation.
l2th - Daniel Webster,
with a host ofC ongressmen,
arrives in this city. Much
alarm lest some should stay
here and have an extra scs.
sion.
l5th-Great fire at Quo.
que, l.. l.; first time light
was ever had of the exist.
ence of the place. u. 8.
brig Truxton lost.
l6.h-Santa Annals revo-
luton in Mexico. Paroles
exiled and Santa Anna takes
command ofarmy.
l7th-Wystt executed at
Albany.
lsth-santa Fe captured
by Gen. Kearney. Gen. Ar.
mile retires with 1000
troops, and the U States 60
vernment is established.
I9th-Commencement at
Yale College.
gath - Dutch man.ofwar
Adder arrives in the har.
Dor.
2-th--Com'dore Stockton
takes formal possession OF
the CALIFORNIA;
29th-Count Bodisco, Mi.
mister from Russia, and
suite. arrive in the city.
3lst 10 2l2 passengers
arrived during the month
all Of august presence.
lst-Yucatnn joins Mexi.
CO under Santa Anna.
2i-0reat meeting OF hard
listed democracy, and fare
up between Rynders and
Walsh.
ID Cambria arrives al
Boston; McLane returns in
her; the Apollonecns make
their first appearance in N
York.
7th-Hon. Mr.. Nolan,
received by the New Yor)
Chamber Of Commerce.
slh-Great gale abouttht
cou try.
9th--Calvin Russ muir
ders his wife.
I0th-Hon. Felix q Nc
Cornell commits suicide i
Washington.
lith-Battle between tn,
Mormons and mobiles O
Nauvo0.
l7th-Jackson the NUT
ncer hung on board the y
Mary's in the Gulf Of Men
leo. Santa Anna enters tn
raustnl of Mawiro