The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-01

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cOINcIDBNCB OF THE Ne. q
wss FACTS oon1sc7sD VIM nm
History a. LOssietO)eN..
l539-Fernando de Soto landed q u
coast Of Florida, and from thence travesosd
the g'satsr portion Of Louisiana.
1679.-Lasalle came down the Illinoil
River to explore the Lower Mississippi.--
He took possession Of Louisiana by no.
tarisl act passed on the 9th of April, 1852.
When he returned to establish . new colo.
ny, he dissovers.fland on the Goth Of Dec,
1914. He was murdered 10 Texas on the
10th o March, 1858.
16os-Arrival Of Iberville in Louisisna
to found colony.
characterization Of war between
France and Spain. Capture Of Pensacola
BY Bienvilie, the Governor If Louisiana.
l72s.-Rupture of the alliance between
the French and Chickasaw Indians, follow.
ed by war which lasted ten years.
August Goth, l732.-violent storm OF
TORNADO, causing immense ravages in Lou.
isiana.
1880 Last expedition Of the French
against the Chitkasaw nation.
'ct. 2yth, i76S.- Revolt of the inhabi.
tants Of Louisiana against the Spaniards.-
Decree Of the Superior Council Of the
province for the expultion Of Don Antonio
de Ullua, governor sent by Charles III to
take possession Of the colony.
Oct. l769.-Execution Of the principal
chiefs in the instruction, sentenced to
death by O'Reily.
Oct Goth, l770.-Departure of OReilly
for Spain.
1779.-Spain joined France to aid in the
American Revolution against England
Don Bernardo de Galvez, governor Of Lou.
'siana took possession Of Baton Rouge and
Of Natchez occupied by the British forces.
May 9th. 1850 -CspitnIation by the
English commander Of Pensacola, besieged
BY Galvez, and the surrender Of the two
to Spain.
l799.-Terrible epidemic in New Or.
cans. 4
Louisiana had nine French eovernon
md nine Spanish.
FRENCH Governors.
/, Sauvol. He arrived here in 1909.
9, Bienville 1" I"
3, Lamote Cadillac.
4, De pEspiney.
s. Perrier.
8, The Marquis de vaudrouil.
7. lie Kerlerec.
8, D'Abbadie-he arrived at New o..
Fans on the Goth Of June, 1893.
Q, Aubry, who governed till the year
769.
SPANISH GovERNoRs.
1, Don Antonio de Ullua.
2, Don Alexander O'Reilly, who came
q 1860.
3, Don Louis Unzago y Arnezaga.
4, Don Bernardo De Gslvex.
Don Esteran Miro. +.
6. Don Francisco Louis Hector baron de-
.rrondelet.
7, Don Manoel Calves de Lemos who
ed in 1899.
8, Dor Lebastiero Calvo de Ia Fuerta y I
fareI Marquis De Cassacalvo, who entered !
BON the duties of Office in 1899. n
9, bon Juan Manoefy Lalsedo, aged 80 !
ears.
Since the independence Of Louisiana,
ere Derbigny, Governor Of the State,
ed in 1870.
A.. B. Roman was elected governor for
e second time in 1899.
Joseph Walker WIS elected governor in
49, The seat OF government was trans &
red to Baton Rouge the same year, lS49. q
1t is not out Of place to notice here, other :
facts which are connected with :
e history of Louisiana The first seems :
have been the effect of destiny; it is the
rth Of Napoleon in the month OF August. N
69-the same year that O. Reilly arrived
New Orleans, there to extinguish in the :,
art Of Loulsianians, the first spark Of Re- ]
blicanism ignited upon the American
il. 1t is further to be noted that the
Il dinlouo ate AT oc Nan1,lo1xn ..,:Al c.: !.