New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-29
Anniversary Rvents--oot. 20.


l854-W. W. Farmer Leutenant.Goyernor Of Lou
isiana died at Baton Rouge aged IS for many years
a prominent man in the State.
1852 The remains of Daniel Webster were buried
at Marshfed, Mass, many thousands of citizens of
Boston and adjoining towns being present.
lS50-The Portuguese frigate Donna Maria II, Of
80 guns, accidentally blown up in the harbor of
Macao, and completely destroyed of 2I4 men on
board, lSS persisted The same day the statue of
John c. Calhoun which had been lost by the wreck
Of a vessel, was recovered almost without injury.
lS42-Alen Cunningham, an eminent Scottish
poet, died in London, aged Sc.
lS3l-Riots at Bristol, England, during which the
jaiIs were broken open and burned, the mansion
house and custom.house destroyed, the toll gates
pulled down. and many private honsesp plundered and
set on fire, by which some hundreds of people were
burned to death.
lS24-Charles Pinckney, an American orator and
statesman, died. He was apatrot of the Revolution
and member of the convention which framed the
Constitution
lSl4-The sloop-oEwar Peacock Capt Warning
ton returned from a cruise of l47 days, during
which she had captured and destroyed II British
vessels The same day the steam trgate Fulton
launched at New York, The same day Holland, in
consideration of its REIMBURSEMENT of all its claims
to the Cape of Good Hope and to the colonies of
Demarara, Essequebo and Berbice, had all the other
colonies which she possessed previous to 1894, in
Asia, Africa and America, restored to her by Great
Britain.
lSl2-Maet, with twelve of his confederates in a
plot subyert the Bonaparte dynasty were tried and
shot in the plains of Grenille.
l8lO-Batte Of Aculco, Mexico the Spanish
patriots under the first Aldamo defeated by the Kings
troops under Gen. Calleyas, with the loss of 600
men.
l795-The citizens of London obstructed the King
on his way to the parliament house, clamorng for
bread, peace no Pitt. A bullet pierced the glass of
the Kings coach.
1793-The Austrians under Clarfait defeated the
French in their intrenched camp before Mentz the
camp was carried LOG cannon, 200 ammunition
wagons and 1000 men were taken prisoners.
l792-Three of the mutneers Of the ship Bounty
were executed at Portsmouth,
I778-AmerCans under Major Talbot captured the
British schooner Pigott, and brought her into
StOnington.
l777-Jobn Hancock resigned his Office as Presi-
dent of Congress.
l776-The British and Hessians repulsed in an at
tack on the Americans under Col Glover, at White
Plains
l757-Edward Vernon, renowned British Admi-
raj, died.
1745-Battle of Freybourg the Prussians under
Prince Henry defeated the allies, who lost 5000
men.
l727-E Earthquake in New England. No event of
the kind had been witnessed by the English of equal
violence since their settlement of the country, and
consequently they were greatly alarmed It was felt
along the coast 700 miles, though ofonly two minutes
duration; and the Island of Martinique was in
danger of being entirely destroyed by an earthquake
the same day, which was felt at intervals during
eleven hours.
l5G6-James Shirley, an English dnmatist writer
died. His death was oceasoned by the great fire OF
London both himself and wife died of fright, and
were buried in one grave. He wrote 81 plays and a
volume of poems
l6l8-Walter Raleigh, an illusrions English noble.
man, beheaded at the age of &c. He is memorable
as Statesman, SEAMAN soldier, chemist and cbro-
noIogist" He obtained the patent Of Virginia in
1854.
l2G8-Gonradino, Emperor of Germany, beheaded
at Naples, at the age of l6 In hazardous attempt
to recover part of his possessions which had been
wrested from him, he fell into the power of his
enemy.
l088-Angeloth, Archbishop of Canterbury, died.
He is noted for having refused to crown Harold,
although he had enjoyed the patronage of his father
Canute