The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-01-28

-oti. Ddttic VI tuc SUPERINTENDENT
Americans. commanded by Col. Donaphan,
against $500 Mexcans-nine Americans
aud 600 Mexicans killed. .u
MARCH. .
LIST Great war meeting at Tammany
Hall.
Sd Passage of the river and harbor bill
Passage of the S3,D0J,000 bill, without the
Wilmot Proviso. ..,--
4th Arrival of the remains of Captains
Morris, Williams, and Fields, from Mexico
great civic and military parade.
9TH Battle of Ceralvo.
9Th Commencement Of the medical de-
partment Of the University of New York.
18th Coolest day Of the winter.
18th Death of Emma Lee.
10Th Gen. Jackson's birth day; Great CO.
LIBERATION in Philadelphia.
l7th st. Patrick's day; Great relief meet
ing at Tammany Hall Murder ofthe COVER
nor of New Mexico.
Odd Great meeting at the Tabernacle on
the Emigrant Bill-the bill voted down;
Marriage Of the Rev. John n. Mallit, in
Brooklyn.
ODD Dinner to the Hon. T. Butler King, at
the Aston House.
24th Great Temperance demonstration at
the Tabernacle.
eth Tremendous gale great loss of pro.
perty.
29th Capture of Vera Cruz by Gen. Scott,
with $4,000 Americans, against General Mo
rales, with 1900 Mexicans-G5 Americans
and 1900 Mexicans killed.
both Surrender Of the Castle of San Juan
de Uloa-2, 800 Americans, and $500 Mex
leans; Capture of Alvarado, by Lieut.. Hun
ter, Of the navy, with 80 men against 5000
Mexicans.
3lst Capture of Tlacotalpam, by 1t. Hun
ter, with 10 men, against 1000 Mexicans.
APRIL.
LIST Pedro Anaya, president Of Mexico for
the time, while Santa Anna led the armies
of Mexico.
2d Jerome Bonapare died, in Italy.
Sd Capture of National Bridges, 300
Americans, against I 900 Mexicans.
18th Siamese navy destroyed by the
French: Great fire at Bucharest, Turkey,
1900 houses burned, loss, $l6,OOO,00O.
9th Illumination of Astor house.
10th great meeting Of the Natives; Egyp-
tan Slavery modified b. Mahomed All.
llth Havre and New York Steamers all.
thorized by the Chamber Of Peers.
18th Wing triumph in New York.
lithPowder mill explosion atWillmington,
Delaware-lS men killed and 5000 lbs OF
powder lost.
10Th Antique Captured by Col. Harvey !;
Negotiations with Mexico, appointment Of
Mr.. Trist as commissioner; Defeat of the
Russians, in the attempt to storm Gangebel,
in Daghcstan; Prince MurIt died in Flo.
rida.
18th AMI 18th Battle of Cerro Gordo-6,-
600 American led by Scott, against $4,000
Mexicans, led by Santa Anna; Gen. Shields
wounded.
10Th Tuspan taken 10y Com. Perry.
! Goth Mexican law of high treason passed
Jalapa taken by 5000 Americans, agans,
5000 Mexicans close ofthe Kalybe war
Odd Perote taken.
| Goth Great flood in Connecticut river.
9Th Earthquake in New York.
MAY.
LIST Great cnnfusion, general moving day
Laying of the corner stone of Smithsonian
Institution at Washington City.
Cd Martial law declared In Mexico by
President Anaya.
9TH Grand illumination in honor Of the
American victories in Mexico; 1000 can
dies burning in the New York Herald office
and the stars and stripes flying from every
window.
Sth General mourning for the fallen sol
diers in Mexico; Loss Of the packet shiI
Anglo Saxon, near Cape Sable.
18th Saliscoya captured by Captain Mayo
18th Election in Mexico; the result sup,
posed to be in favor ofeX-prcsident Harrcra
but was not made known; Daniel O'Con
nell, the great Irish repeater, died at Genoa
aged 10 years.
10Th Kurdistan battle in Turkey, tn,
Turks defeated.
Odd Opening of Harlem Railroad to Can
ton Falls.
Gath Burning of the Croton Mills in Cher
ry street; Death of ex-alderman Martin.
eth Capture of Puebla by Gen. Worth
with 5000 Americans, against II, 600 Mexi
cans Arrival Of Lieut.. Hunter from Alya
RADIO.
Goth Santa Alma resigns the dictatorship
of Mexico; tic congress refuses 10 &C
cept it.
3Oth DR.. Thomas Chalmers died niha
Edinburgh, IN Scotland. He was at III,
Free Church, and was one Of the most eni
nent divines of his day.
| JUNE.
LIST Departure of the steamship Washing
ton for Europe, the first American oceai
steamer.
Sd Tremendous fire in Washington stree,
18th Conservation of Calvary Church.
9th Odd Fellows celebration-laying @
the corner stone of Odd Fellows Hall.
9TH. First Judicial election in New York
10th Dinner to the Hon. Henry Wheaton
at the New York Hotel.
; Odd Capture Of Tabasco by Com. PER-,
with small force, against $500 Mexicans.
25th Arrival of president Polk in Ne,
York-Creat civil and Military display.
Goth Initiation Of the president into III
, Tammany Society.
Goth Meeting of an extra session of Il,
, New York Senate; Marriage of Col. vii
7 lam II. Polk: Death of Hon. Alcxande
r Everett, Minister to China.
. Both. Commencement Of tho univcrsii
E Of New York.
18th Seyenty-frst anniversary Of America
$ Independence Meeting Of the chcag
convention.
Q 9Th Great celebration; Laying Of the CO
= ner stone Of the new arsenal for the state
New York in Washington square.
!. 9Th Warmest day Of the season.
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