New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-15
ilth Orleans 9ailp Crescent.


Anniversary Events--Nov. -.
issq settlement u tie difficulty between TIL
;tas af,tas Ina Peru relative to the Lobos Islands
1sfs-Tbe steamer Louisiana blew up at the leye'
IL Nss Orleans, Killing upwards Of one hundred
,aonla and waandiug many more. The steamers
p,si5os and storm were much damaged by the
evplsslsn ana large piece Of one Of the explo,
WI bollers, flying across the leyee, went through
ssge bales 81 cotton, mule ana Two iron verandah
nasts falling just at the door Of oofieehouse in
wbieh 4 large crowd Of men were assembled.
ISIS Execution Of Gen. Messenhauseu, Com
msnder ii tie National Guard AZ Vienna,
lsIg-Fornlal baptism Of the bells Of Notre Dame
al paris. under the names Of the Duke and Duchess
of Augoulene
lsIa-The Cossacks under PlatoT found twelve
cannon and great train Of carriages loaded with
punder abandoned BY the French in their retreat
from Moscow. The horses were lying dead in their
harpess ad great numbers Of the French were scat
tered a6out dead, having persisted from the intense
cold, ID well as hunger and fatigue.
I7s4Death Of John Witherspoon, one of the
srpeFs of The Declaration. He was literary man,
and preacher Of much influence a native of Scot.
lind,
1893 Suicide Of Jean Marie Baptiste Roland de Ia
Platere, upon hearing that his wife, Madame Roland,
had been guilotined in Paris. Immediately on hear
ipr the news, he stabbed himself to the heart with
biz dagger. The same day, John Nicholas Houchard
military officer Of distinction, guillotined at
Paris The same day, the Austrians under Wurmzer
took Fort Lewis from the French, with 1000 prison
cts and 112 cannon.
I777--the Americans, after brave resistance,
evacuated Fort Mflin; the British having given
them 1850 cannon balls during the day.
I763-pavament voted that the North BTqton,
published by Wilkes, was seandalous and seditious
lbs, and ordered it to be burnt by the public hang
man. This was done, and quite riot was the cor.
sequence.
1851 Death Of the celebrated English politician
and philosopher Henry Saint John, Yiseount Boiling
broke, aged 50 i man who in bis writings united
the wisdom Of Socrates, the dignity and ease Of
Pliny, and the wit Of Horace
l7l3-The Duke Of Hamilton aud Lord Mohun
were both killed in 4 duel til Hyde Park
Remarkable fall Of matter in the vicinity Of
Limerick and Tippsrary, ireland. 1t was greasy
substance which some the people gathered in pots
laid Oh tie hand it melted BUT exposed to the fire,
it became dry and hard and emitted nauseous
odor.
lGso-The House Of Lords defeated the bill Of the
House Of Commons for excluding James, Duke Of
York, from the succession to his brothers throne
all the Bishops voting againstit
l653--Death Of Aloysius Juglaris, learned italian
Jesuit who wrote 100 panegyrics on Christ and 10 on
Louis XIII.
I577-slr Francis Drake sailed from England with
ships and 184 men. The protested destination was
Egypt but the real destination was the Pacific ocean,
where the English flag had never yet been seen.
l2lS-First regular Parliament assembled by writ
at Oxford.
&c Emperor Nero caused the death Of his
mother, Aggripina, who had elevated him to the
throne By poisoning her husband Claudus.