New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-25
0e@ 0rIEans Da..lln Grt-ttnt.
MONDAY &oos Nc OCTOBER %,
Anniversary G9entg--ock b.


l8j5--Gan Lprandi and 10000 Rrssians All cked
the Allies at B"laclaYa End ca lied two Turkish
doub-a.
l852-The Grand Duke of Tuscany refused -
give audien'a to an English Pro SAINT depu' ton in
'aVor of F4nci-so and Rosa Madai, confined IN
prison for distributing bibles.
ls49-Death Of Benjamin Abbott, for half cen
tWy an eminent teacher in New England. Same
day, death Of Tobias e. stansbnry, near Baltimore
aged % distinguished officer during the Reyolu-
ton.
lS48-Deatll Of Dixon H. 2R;s, aged 4G for
many years member Of Congress from ALBANIA
ls4f-ToDasco bombarded BY por.ion o: the u
s. Gul' Squadron rnder Com. Pc, y, ald Ell the
els n POI. captured or destroyed.
l8A-Proydence thepter brrn5 DR.. L7rdner's
valuable scientific apparatus being 10 it at the time
lS@G-The 0beIisk of Luxor was erec d in Paris,
in pre- once Of the royal family and ah1nt q5",s r Of
million spec' )iI.
lSl3-U. S.Ega Congre captured and destroyed
he British Zip Rc-e. Same day, the British and
Indians were repulsed in an attack upon the q. s..
troops under Gen. lizard.
18L2-Tbe American f. gate Unitad Stll'?s, fl, y.
four ours, Com. Decatur, engaged and captr"od the
B.ltsh f. gate Macedonian, 80 G'ns. The actiol
lea ed one hor aud half. E tsh Ic =, IO4 Amer
GIN los, y.
lSO6-Ibe French under Davoust entered Berlin,
where they found and seized 500 cannon, several
hundred tuns Of powder, and small arms by thou
sands. Same day, Che fnrtre Spandau, nine mill
ON Berlin, surrendered to the French under Victor
where also immense quantities of ammunition and
provisions were found Same day, the saxons under
Baron Hund surrendered TO the French at Little s.
merida, Same day, death Of Henry Knox, Major
General in tbeames of the Revoution and Secret ~
Of War under Washington.
l798-Nelson arrived at Malta with fourteen ships
and inVes?l Valeta, a.,er he refusal of that place
( surrender.
l794-VenlO, a 10 u" on the Meuse, surrendered
70 the French republicans.
1793-Batte Of Wazenau, in which the Austrian,
defeated the French, killing 5000.
1IE8-Death of VIM julius Mickle, an Englishmar
who began life brewer and quit it poet Of celebrity
l7S5-ChlistOpher Atkrson, an expelled member
Of Parliament, had to stand in the pory for perjury
l78l-The Americans under Col. WiIlet, Of New
York, defeated 600 British under Major Ross.
| l76O-Gcn. Marion pouD ed upon a B itish alt
tory camp of 200 mer, near tire High Hills of Santca
and killed and took aLent half of them. Same day
John Hancock was cho-en first Governor of Massl
chusatts, under the new constitution.
l779-The British egacuat d New Pc ), R. l. It il
mentioned to the honor Of Cen. Ptgot, that he saf
Tered no wanton Injury to lie done to tie persons OIL
property of the inhabitants
I764-Death of the great original pa1t3r, VIM
Hogaith.
17GO-Death Of George II at Kepsing on, rom The
extraordinary Circumstance o. rupture of the CHI
ven rice of the heart He was aged n, aud hat
reigned brty.four years.
l7jl-Creat eruption Of Yesuvius.
17Ol-Pbiladepbia chartered by VIM. Pean, enc
Edward Shipper chosen its first Mayor.
l555-Chares Y resigned the sovereignty of The
/ Low Countries in favor If his son Philip.
1409-The bridge of Notre Dane, at Paris, fell.
l4l5-Battleof Agiucourt, in which Is 900 Engst
defeated $4,000 French, killing 10000 and taking
1900 prisoners whilst their own loss was only Al
men. One Of the most extraordinary battles il
history,
I4oO-Death Of Godfrey Cbaucer, the father o
English poetry
ll54-Death Of Stephen, King of England,
B. c. 322-Dealh of Demosthenes, who took POI
son at the isle Of Caaura, to avoid falling Into tht
! hands of hia annn,iez