New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-11-09
Anniversary Eventg-Ncv. 9.

lS56-N. CADET, founder Of the Icaran community
at Nauvoo Illinois, died at st, Louis, aged about 50.
ls54-Ezabeth Hamilton, widow of Alexander
Hamilton, died at Washington, aged %. She was
daughter of General Philip Schuyler of Albany =;
married LieutenautColonel Hamilton, then an aid of
General Washington, in 1880, with whom she lived
q years, and survived him nearly half century.
lS4S-Bum, distinguished publisher at LeiDsic
shot at Vienna as an insurrectonist and deputy for
Frankfort.
lS39-Gilbert Y. Francis died at New Orleans of
yellow fever. His life was romantic and eventrul.
He in early life attached to the navy then to the
stage had Travelled over the four quarters of the
globe was two years prisoner in the great desert
of Arabia slave to the bashan OF Tunis lieutenant
Of guerilla party in Spain master Of a Dutch lug
ger trading to the Malaeeas; overseer of a sugar
estate in Jamaica a cutter of logwood in the forest
Of Campeachy ia prisoner among banditti in Mexico ;
a captive among the Camanches ransOmed by some
Oregon fur traders employed by the Governor of
the Russian settlements to command brig in the
wheat trade with Chill; married in Virginia; and
was extensively engaged in the Texan operations
when death arrested him.
lsl3.-Commodore Ghaunceys squadron, the whole
carrying but 36 guns, again discovered the Royal
George 2G guns and chased her under the batteries
which be engaged one hour and forty.fve minutes.
He lost l killed and wounded. The same day the
British were repulsed in au attack on Ogdensburgh.
lsl2-Bonaparte, on his retreat from Moscow had
his headquarters at SmoIensk. When he left Moscow
his army amounted to 100000 it now scarcely num-
bered CO. 900.
lS0G-Bonaparte levied contribution on the Prns-
sian dominion and its allies of $l60,0OO,0OO. The
same day Eleazer Brooks, an officer of the revolution
died at Concord, Mass
ls03-Beujamin Leedyard, an officer in the reyo.
lutionary war died at ScipiO, NJ Y.
l799-The celebrated but bloodess revolution at
Paris of the 18th Brumaire occurred which, dissoIy
ing the directory, invested Bonaparte with supreme
authority,
l794-Maastrcht, after a bombardment of some
DAYS capituated to the French; 900 men surren.
society were attacked by the Partisan mob, and
several persons injured by stones thrown into the
windows of the ball Of their sitting.
I775-Arnold, at the head of 900 men, arrived
before Quebec. The unexpected appearance of an
army emerging out of the depths of an unexplored
wilderness, threw the city into the greatest conster-
nation but want of boats to cross gave the citizens
time to rally and the critical moment was lost The
ate their horses and dogs, and, after soaking their
carouch boxes belts and leather breeohes, absolutely
ate them.
I7O4 = Admiral Leake obliged the French and
Spanish blockadng squadron to retire from Gibraltar
1677-Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop Of Canterbury,
died. Itappeared after his DEATH that he had be-
slowed during fourteen years about $3.50 600 in pri
vate and public charities.
lGll-Fancs de ST. Preuil, distinguished French
officer, and governor of Arlas, beheaded at Amiens.
1G23-William Camden an iIlustrous English his.
torian, died. He is styled the Pausnaas Of England.
l6lG-Argal returned to Virginia from his expedi-
tion against the French settlements in Acadia.
234S B. C.-The great flood began, according to
Polyhstor from Berosus, upon the 18TH or the ides
OF the Assyrian month Doesia agreeing with this
day This event was predgured to the patriarch in
yision when the duty enjoined him to commit to
writing history of all things, which he was to bury
in the city Of the sun, at Sipara The same unin.
spired authority informs US that Noah was the tenth
king of the Chadea, and that he reigned Is sart,