The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-25
INDEX TO THE YEAR 1866.
Chronology Of Remarkable Events in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and South
and Central America.
Progress Of the World Outside of
the United States.
ESPECIALLY PREPARED FROM THE FILES OF THE
NEW YORK HERALD.

war between Russia and the Western Powers in tend
70 throw those together in separate chronology, and
publish 1t in day or two.
JANUARY.
1.-The Foreign Enlistment bin Of England, passed
N Parliament 22d of December 1854 went into ope-
ration The city Of Vienna visited by deatruc-
tive hurricane Admiral Laugerre, of the French navy,
Anbarded the city of Shanghae (Chna with the ships
Colbert and Saint Jean dAcre in order to punish the in
surgents Copyright Convention between France
Spain into force The Austrian railways ceded
10 French capitalists in guarantee Of loan of two hun
drei millions of horins..A new postal treaty between
England and France put in OPERATION and the post
age pence REDUCED TO four pence prepaid tters
OF not more than ne'quarter Of weight.
1.-The King Regent of Portugal opened the legislative
session with satisfactory speech. destructive ever
now Of the waters OF the Eoe occurred and the
aood tide rose the extra ordinary height of 20 feet
nsh three inches only of that state OF high water
which csnsed such losses in January 1925,
having then to 20 feet inches The damage done
al Hamburg was estimated a. four millions Of marks and
Hanover many Of the dykes gave way flooding the land
miles and carrying oil pers and property in the
The New York and Hamburg packet ship George Cam
Dg lost with all hoard AZ The mouth Of the Elbe
The subsci ptioD to the French loan of 500 600 600
Of francs ordered by the Emperor opened ia Paris
grand Imperial reception TOOK place .. the TnlersH
when the PIincesses Bsssano and dEss.ing up the
train o. he EMPRESS Eugenie
3Announcea in Paris that the last outstanding city
of Algeria had surreodersd to the French arms the
IN OF last december.
4.-The legislature q New Mexico met in session,
and Bon jose Antonio Paca Eino was elected Pres
dest OF the Council Meeting q capitalists in Madrid
10 concert Tor government l0an Of forty la,-
Mons reals, in cider TO deGci pLsn che Bank
Of San Fernando sub c,bcd Tor 10 600 0G0 the house
Rothscbild COCO ooo; other capitalists 600 ooo
ge.her, 23,o0o,o COO
b.--Ihe Diet of Saxony met ia session A battle
fought the gates OF LIMA (Peru) between the
scoops OF General Castillo and the government forces
udsr General Echenique, when the latter routed
and Castillo entered the city in triumph, after which the
castle and squadron surrendered to him Ameri
ship Ringleader arrived in Hobsons bay, (Aus.
traia) from Boston in seventy eight days after de
tentoa at PernambucO. She three hundred and
thirty Tx miles in one day.
6.Ihe Bavarsn army was placed on footing !.
The reported resistance Of the United States
10 the payment Of the Sound Dues first Open
bagen, causing much alarm.
SunpAY THE town Of Jachitan Nexico) pro.
against the Of Saua Aupa and the
revolution, which ended in his flight, commenced
9--fhe brig Cornthian, from Liverpool to Calcutta
down in the MeTsey by the United States mail
seams h,o Pacific from New York; BIN for the sboli-
ton Of n4apy o1ayenih, mon2stees and nunneries
the ranser u their property 20 the crown Brought no
the sarcinian Legislature. Sardinia had joined the west
ern alliance.
lo.--News e The termination OF the New cranals
revolntica and he oven throw OF Mela-on the in Of
December last--was tecriged In New York. General
Ferera's ueath also reported The Spanish ship Pr
de Caseiuns, from New Orleans for Barcelona
wrecked on Green icy The A@ecan clipper rype on
interchangeable Third buried with great pomp in the
n.--TF subscriptions to the French governmea. loan
Rad reached eight hundred and ninety millions OF fancs
exceeding the deJaant 600 ,c00t) vastly King
kamehamehs the Fourth sworn IL King q tho sand.
y ich isiandp.
I2-The clipper ship Tinqua, from shanrhae (china)
for New York, suuck on Care H&tte,as akoal aai
host With vpuab, cargo. rpa the Ninth addressed
the Sacred Consistory Of Rome the Sardaaa Cnnrch
merchants, ssied from Honolulu G.. H. Tor Hlkodad
<Japan) in order to settle there under the Perry treaty
IA new constitution for Spain submitted to the
Chambers Of Cortes The main features were that
regny emanaes from the nation that the gion Of the
nation Is Roman Catholic but that liberation will be al
lowed that the press shall he Free that the conscaton
81 property and the deah penalty for political offences
abolished; the National Guard Is estabshei the
Legislature shall be composed of two Chambers senstors
TO he elected for life, on property qualifications
Representative for every fifty thousand citizens the Cor
ts shall meet annually in October for four months; the
Gortes SHAH regulate the streslth II the army, give
sent to royal marriages and appoint regency when
casion requires.
l5.-An imperial de,ree, regulating the passage of
ecigrants from and into France, published In Paris.
N.-fhe Mexican schooner Bonita landed one hundred
and five Yucatan Indians in Havana waere they were all
sod into slavery although ony prisoners Of war OF Santa
Annas officer, Colonel Jimenoz.
1e.-The Mexican papers announced that the United
Bssilla VALLEY. motion for vote want Of conf
den;s in the Spanish ministry debated in Corte aud lost
2o-rhe French loan all taken in France and Eogli-h
deposits Of six millions ~ pounds sterling to be repaid
BY Barring Brothers: General Jose Tadeo Mon,ga
ueneed his Presidential term -four years. in Vene1ues
In place Of his brother, Jose Gregoro Moaagas.
SUNDAY, 2l.-The Queen OF Naples delivere, of
22.-Pus the Ninth Condemned the Sandman govern
msnt In an aocu ion General ncha reviewed three
thousand Spanish troops--colored white Cuba
20 Two thousand men Of Santa Annals army b lying
deserted and joined Alvarez 10 revoluijn large body
Of them entered the city Of Acapulco The British Par
kamsnt met, after adjournment at New Year
@-An international copyright law between Eng
hand and Belgium ratified
25.-Several hundred revolutionary soldiers OF New
Granada followers Of Moo arrived a. Panama. to work
eenvicts
section elected yicersdent q tho body liz lo7
votes the ministerial candidate.
SUNDAY, % The FRS, train Of railroad passed
the Panama railroad, from Asplnwan to Pana "a,
and thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific Mr..
sou applied Tor his passports a. United states Minister
ao.-Ths first lot Of passengers from New York to
California carried over the Panama rail way, thus
mailing the entire transit by seam.
81 The cities Of Cosenza and Poenza Naples) visit
ed by severe shocks Of earthquake. Major W. II.
Emory, part Of United STATES and Don Jose Saszar
for The Mexican government Fixed the initial point OF
Abe boundary line between the two countries follows
We he undersigned have Ibis day assembled 10 witness
usi point Of he boundary ween ic aicd sse sad
ssnSS 90 be T ss = p a s. b wm hess
deg n na. January 81, ls5
W. n EMORY, United States Commissioner.
a. RADNIRkfNskI Secretary.
JOEL l.. ANKRIA District Judge
" n ALEXANDER, Lieut. Col. Cong at rort Buss
CALEB SHERWOOD Collector.
". v. SMITH, Commanding Kscort.
JOtE sALAZAR, Commissioner
JOHN SANCHtZ perfsciO
ANTONIO LOPEDO, C0mmAndante.
GUADALUPE MIRANDA, Vice Consul
VICENTE AGUfkRRF, Admins rador.
Two hundred and thirty British vessels we're
wrecked during the month.
FEBRUARY.
1.-The United States steamer Water With, engaged
in the exploration OF the Parana and M tributaries vas
nred into from the Par, guaysn battery CT the GuArda
Caracho at the Psso del Rey Inc shot cut the wheel
opes, disabled the steering wheel and MORALLY wounl.
I'd the at the helm The Are returned from the
steamer and considerable execution done BY the Shrap
nell shells and grape, the distance short The
xteannr rntnrnad 10 cnrrnn.ea the ahnnuErna.