The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-08-05
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History Of LOsSisiNnN.

tS+es greater portion If Louisiana
River 10 explore the Lower Mississippi
He took possession Of LOUISIANA by n no
tarial act passed on The nIh 81 Arlil. 1852
When he returned TO establish new colo
ny, he dscoyere, land on the 2uth Of nec
lG 4. He was murdered in Texas on ".
10th 0 March. ldps.
1899 Arrival of Iberville in Louisiana
to found colony
t71p.-Deela,ation Of war between
France and Spain Capture Of Pensacola
by B.nvile. the Governor of Louisiana
1929 Rupture Of the alliance between
the French and Chickasaw Indians. fellow
ed by war which lasted ten years.
August q9h. 1752 Violent storm or
tcrna 10. causing imasnse ravages in Lou
isiana
171o Last expedition of the French
against the rhiekassw nation.S
'ct quth. 1863 = Revolt of ~ inhabi-
tants Of Louisiana against the Spaniafds =
Decree Of the Superior Council Of the
pr vince for the expultipn Of Don AnIoniH
lie UIlua, goternnr sent by Charles II to
take possession Of the COLONY.
Oct l7Gp Execution Of the principal
chiefs in Tie nsurreetiun, sentenced TO
death BY O'Reily.
Oct qefh, l77o-Depatture Of O'Reiily
for Spain.
1TTp-Spain oined France to aid in The
American Revolution against England
Don Bernardo lie Galves, governor OF Less
isiana took possession Of Baton Rouge aud
Of Natchez occupied by the British forces.
May 9th. 1880 -Capi'nation by the
English commander Of Pensacola besiegel
by ',alves. and the surrender of the two
Flori,'as 10 Spain.
t7pe.- Terrible epidemic in New Or.
cans.
Louisiana had nine French governors
and nine Spanish
FRENcH GovERNoRs.
!, sauvol. He arrived here in 1920.
9. Bienville
g. Lsmote Cadillac.
4. De rEspiney.
8. Pener
g. The Marquis de vaudrouil.
I. lie ketletec. a........
S. D'Abhajie--be arrived at New Or
cans on the 2gih of June, 1893
g, Anbty, who governed till the year
I7Gp.
SPANISH GOVERNORS.
], Don Antonio de Ullua
2. Don Alexander O'Reilly, who came
n 1869.
3, Don Louis Unzago Arnezaga.
4, Don Bernardo de Gavez.
Don Esteran Miro
9. Don Francisco Louis Hector baron de
J tfondeIet.
7, Don Manoel salvez tie Lemos who
led in l7pD.
s, Dor Lebastiero Calvo de Ia Fuerta Y
)tare Marquis de Cassscalvo, who entered
pen the duties Of office in 1900
Q, Don Juan Manoe y LaIsedo, aged 90
ears.
Since the ind'rsndenee of Louisiana,
'ierre Detbigny, Governor of the State,
led IN 1890.
A. B Roman was elected governor for
le second time in 1890
Joseph Walker w.s elected governor in
SAP The seat OF government was tians-
red to Baton Rouge the same year. lsi1.
tis not out of place to itrhe,e, other
,markahle facts which are connected with
,e history Of Lcu'siarG The first seems
} have been Ike effect Of destiny it is the
rth Of Napoleon in the month of August, 7
'695the same year that O'Rrily arrived ,
Ns* orMns, there TO extinguish in the i
cart Of Louisianians, the fist spark Of Re- ,
ignited upon the American {
'il. It is further to be noted that the I
fst diplomatic act Of Napoleon with Spain {
as the retrocession of Louisiana to the I
epublic of France, and that Napoleon, y
'usul OF that Republic emancipated Lou
lana hy ceding it to the United States
Washington the father of lis country a
as elected to the Presidency in 1888, and r
ed in 1899. p
Andrew jackson whose name is identi- 0
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