New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-04
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Anniversary -
1ssa--Tbe Russians attacked Kaafat, and were
repulsed with great slaughter.
ls5a-Acapulca damaged by an earthquake.
Is45-Death Of Elisha Blackman, aged 50 the last
survivor Of the massacre Of Wyoming.
1 General Torriios and "a Of his partisans ez-
ecuted at Malaga, in Spain.
lss0-Death of VIM. B. Giles, statesman Of note
lin Virginia history,
| lS29-Beginning Of the Mexican revolution Bus
tamente the Vice President, issuing proclamation,
and calling upon Guerrero to resign his extraordinary
powers. The same day, the British Government put
stop to the burning of widows in Hindostan.
I819-Alabama admitted.
Is0s-Napoleon abolished the Inqusttion. The
same day, the same great man and his army invested
Madrid.
l798-Wm. Pitt introduced in Parliament his bill
for establishing the 10 per cent. income tax.
1796-Great fire at Baltimore.
IT89-Great fog in London; so dense as to darken
the city in the afternoon and render it necessary for
the stages passing through the streets ito have men
ahead with lanterns.
I783-Washiugton parted with bis brother officers
of the revolution, at New York.
l777-Howe marched his army from Phadelphla
to Whitemarsh to attack Washington, and returned
without making the attack.
4 l746-Genoa surrendered to the Austrians.
I732-Death of John Gay, the British poet and
fable.Brfter, and author of the " Beggar's Opera"
l7I7-Shippen, member Of the British Parlia-
ment. was imprisoned in the Tower, for saying, The
/ Kings speech was fitted rather for the meridian of
Germany than England = which remark was perfectly
true, the King having very little knowledge Of Eng
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and suspended payment.
I664-The English, under the Duke of York, de.
stroyed 1870 vessels of the Bordeaux fleet.
1G42-Death of the celebrated John Armand Du-
plessis, Cardinal de Richelien, of France.
14O2-Charles VI granted letters patent to the
priests to enact mysteries or sacred spectaces
l334-Death Of James d'Eusse, Pope John XXI.
l2l4-Death Of William the Lion, King of Scot
land, The late novel Moredun, attributed to Scott
is story of this King William and his court.
l137-Death Of Lothaire II, Emperor Of Germany
Events Of December 5.
Steamship Humboldt lost in Halifax har5or,
| by running on rock,
I851-ArriyaI Of Louis Kossuth at Staten Island
preparatory to being lionized in New York
1888-The French evacuated Vera Cruz.
| l837-Death Of James Marshman at seranpore,
aged 70 an eminent Baptist missionary.
1835-Death of Thomas Pringle, the first editor of
BIackwood's Magazine.
lSI5-Great football match il Ettrck Forest, be-
tween the Ettrick men and the men of Yarrow. The
occasion is memorable, chiefly for the fine song
written in its honor by Sir Walter Scott, who was
Sheriff of the Forest, and hacker Of one of the con
tending parties the Earl of Home being the hacker
Of the other party.
1S08-Death Of VIM. HAYES, founder Of the RoyaI
Humane Society in England through whose means
thousands of people since have been saved from
drowning.
I8OG-Murat invested Praga.
1798-Battle of Martigne, in which the Yendeans
defeated the French, Same day, Jean Paul Rabaut
de st. Etienne, a French Protestant Minister, and
Count Armand Guy Simon de Kersaint naval Off
Ger Of high merit, were gailotined at Paris.
I792-Death Of Johannes Wofgang Theophilus
Mozart the great German musical composer,
l7S4-Great storm off the coast Of England; hun
dreds Of vessels wrecked, and great numbers Of lives
lost. Same day death Of Phis Peters, at Boston,
an African who acquired the English language, and
became conspicuous for her writings, which were
published,
l759-The final overthrow and obteratioa Of Bal.
bee by earthquake, is fixed as having happened on
this day.
1754-Baltle of Leuthen, or LISA, in which the
Prussians, under Frederick H., defeated the Aus.
trans and Saxons under Count Daun the loss of the
latter being 6o0o killed, q 900 taken prisoners 1874
cannon, and 1000 baggage and ammunition wagons.
17l2-Death Of Anne Marie de Tremonle Ursins
at Rome aged SO. AS maid of honor to the Queen
Of Spain, she possessed So much influence At Court
that for long time she was virtually the Sovereign
of the nation
l56O-Death Of Francis IT,, King of France, after
reign Of seventeen months. He was the boy husband
Of Mary Queen Of Scots. and was only II when he
died.
l537-The Gipsays were expelled from England
uuder an order issuedon this day.
I492-Columbus discovered Hispaniola, or Hayti
1856 Macbeth, ithe usurper King Of Scotland, was
killed by Macdutt after reign Of seventeen years
The incident has been made sufficiently famous by
Shakespeare
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