New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-08
Anniversary Events--Nov. 2.

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lS56-The first marriage Of a Hindoo widow wa,
celebrated at Calcutta the parties being of high rank
ls4s-Agreeably to an act of the American Con
gress, all the States voted for electors for President
and Vice. President.
Is42-William AfcPheeters, distinguished Ameri
can divine, and for many years successful teacher
OF youth, died at Raleigh, N. @.
ls3S-Anne Grant, Scottish authoress, died, aged
81 She was distinguished for her literary taste and
conversational powers Thescene Of her american
Lady" is laid in the city Of Albany,
1837-The press Of the Alton Observer, an anti
slavery newspaper, destroyed for the third time al
Alton, Illinois, by the mob. The Rev. Elijah P
Lovejoy the editor was killed, and also one Of the
mob.
l8S6-A great balloon journey from London to
Weilburg, in Nassau, distance of nearly 600 miles
which was trsyersed in Is hours 1t earred upwards
Of tun ballast besides quantity of wine and other
stores It's greatest elevation was two miles.
/ I8l4-Pensacoa, in Florida, taken by the Amer
cans under Cen. Jackson who kept possession Of il
until the Spaniards could obtain sufficient force ia
maintain their neutrality from violation from the
British.
l8l2--Batte of Durogobouche the Russians at
tackled the retreatng French army, which after q
desperate and sanguinary contest retrcated to the
river Dnieper. The field presented to the vctors a
continued line of dead and dying the snow being alb
solutey blackeued with the bodies of man and beast
destroyed by bail or sword, cold or famine.
l8l1-Batte of Tippecanoe the Indians under the
Shawnee prophet, brother Of the Tecumseh, were de.
feated BY the United States troops under Cen Har-
rson. The Indians lost 800 killed American loss,
I88 killed and wounded.
l806-The Prussian General Butcher, surrendered
to the French with 1G GOO men and 50 cannon. This
was the last body Of the Prussans left after the
Battle of jena and closed all opposition to the views
of Bonaparte in Prussia.
18O5-Lewis and Clarke's party arrived at the
mouth of the Columbia river, in sight of the ocean.
l783-The last person publicly burned by the
Spanish Inquisiton. This was woman, who per-
ished at Seville.
1775--Lord Dunmore declared Virginia to be in a
state Of rebellion he proclaimed martial law, and
invited the slaves to join him.
l752-The Adyenturer, by DR.. Hawkesworth, ap-
peared.
l724-The President and Vice President of Thorn,
in Poland, sentenced to be beheaded for neglect of
duty it being alleged that they had suffered religion
lists to riot. The same day, John Kyrle the cele-
brated man Of Ross died, aged 80. He is immortal
lied by Pope, and more by his own benefcent
actions
l6G5-The first gazette in England was published
at Oxford where the Court had retired during the
great plague It was removed to London in the Feb
ruary following and took the title Of London Gazette.
l6O9-The half Moon, under Henry Hudson, on
her return from the discovery Of New York and al.
bany, arrived at Dartmouth, in England, whence he
forwarded tidings of his arrival and an account of his
discoveries to the directors of the East India Company
at Amsterdam.
l594-AIartin Frobsher, the English navigator
wounded at Croyson, near Brest, of which he died
1492-A marvellous thunder stone fell about mid.
day at Ensishein in Alsace, which weighed as is
learnedly attested, 255 pounds
l297-Wallace granted protection to the monks
Of WeSham, for their lives and possessions.
l28O-The statute in English law called quo war
ranto, passed.
sB.C.-CaiQs Ctlnus Maecenas, the friend and
counselor of Augustus died, To him Virgil dedicated
his Georges and horace his Odes.