New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-24

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sentative that he would abide by and carry out, the
resolutions adopted by the Convention.
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Anniversary Events--August "a.
ls57-Thomas Clayton, . Delaware judge, died a.
Newcastle, aged 76. He was sixteen years IN Ooa'
gress and occupied the Bench with ability ior iops
time. .sSss..,. ..,,n
ls51-During devotional exercises o. inc jan ~
San Francisco, two prisoners, Samuel Whlttaker anu
Samuel Mckenzie, were taken from ~. .. '"i'. y
| force, and hung by the Vigilance Commh'ee'
| ls5l-James Mcdowell, a Virginia statesman, uieu
| He was sometime Governor OF the STATE anu nepie
| sentative to Congress. |
..,;ro mon petition which had been circulated one
day. brought in bill comforting the title ana dlgn'ty
n Emneror upon Faustin Soulouque, the President
Of that Government.
| 1s4s-The American ship Ocean Monarch burnt in
tbe Irish channel and more than 40 lives lost.
1s44-Great outrages committed in Rensselaer,
county, New York, by the tenantry on Rensselaer,
wick
ls2e-Reuben Kelsey died at Fairfield, vt, of
voluntary starvation, after fast Of 50 days, during
which he took no other nourshment than water.
lsl4-Batte of Bladensburg, and capture Of Wash
oSASAsA AsesS
Admiral Cockburn. The Capitol, Presidents house
and public Offices were burnt in spirit unworthy of
any nation. dreadful retribution, however, over
took them, by the explosion Of magazine by which
one half their number was either killed or wounded
American loss, 40 killed, go wounded.
lsll-Swss cantons recalled their troops from the
British service and voted 5000 additional men for the
French service. -
l799-Bonaparte left Egypt LII
| l797-Thomas Chittenden, first Governor Of Yer
mont, died, aged 81.
| 1793-Marseilles subjected to the French Conven-
ton, against which it had revolted.
| l7sl-The Allied French and American army under
/ Washington and Rochambeau crossed the Hudson
4 river and marched for Philadelphia.
| l777-Geueral Washington marched bis troops
through Philadelphia for the Chesapeake.
l702-Sixth action between the British fleet, Ad
4 miral Benbow, and the French, under DuCasse The
brave English Admiral had his leg carried off by
chain shot, and received two other wounds.
16s2-The Duke Of York conveyed to William
Penn all his right to the three lower counties on the
Delaware river, now State Of Delaware.
Il l653-An act passed by the Parliament OF the
I Commonwealth of England, permitting marriages to
be solemnized by Justices of the Peace.
l634-Abbasah, Pasha of Erzerum, executed. He
was the untring enemy Of the Janisarles, who sue
ceeded in awakening the suspicious Of the Sultan,
Murad ".
l6o5-The Turks having overrun the Persian Pro-
vnces along the Caspian sea, their army Of 100000
was met by sc 900 Persans, under Schah Abbas, and
completely overthrown.
l5s1-An assemblage Of Divines, deputed by the
States of Carnioa Syria and Carinthia met at Lay
bach to examine and revise the translation Of the
, Vandalic Bible.
4 l572-Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral Of France,
fell at the massacre Of st. Bartholomew. He was
distinguished for valor in BATTLE for strict discipline
and for his conquests over the Spaniards; and was
feared by the Court the powerful leader of the Cal
whist party.
l572-Massacre of st. Bartholomew, which COM
menced in the city Of Paris, and was continued
throughout the kingdom during thirty days. The
number of Protestants who were butchered in this
bloody affair is estimated at 80 O00 and by others at
10000.
l525-Francis I, King of France, entered Madlid
, prisoner to the Emperor Charles V.
l4s1-Alphonso V, of Portugal, diedsof plague
BE was great patron of learning, and conquered
several places belonging tothe Moors.
l3A-Battle of Greasy, which gained Edward, thu
Black Prince, immortal honor. Here was slain tht
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whose sword were adopted as the coat of arms o
the Princes of Waless Ich Diem, with three ostricl
feathers
4lO-Alaric, at the head of the Goths, entered
Rome at midnight, and gave up the city to be page
for six days. but wtborders to his soldiers to be spa-
ing of blood to respect the honor of the women,
not to burn the buildings dedicated to religion.
mart of the city was burnt, and many ancient work
of art destroyed The treasures of the city collects
! from all parts of the world fell prey to the barba
rans, and the once proud mistress of the world ea
perenceda severe retribution for the suerngs whic
her heroes had caused to so many cities, countre
aud nations.
93-Cneius julius Agricola celebrated Romal
General, died. He ives Governor in Great Britain
and by doubling the northern point of Scotland, frs
discovered it to be an island.
79-First eruption on record of Vesuvus, whicl
overwhelmed the towns Of Hercuaneum and Pompe
and destroyed the elder Pliny. The younger Pliny
the nephew of that greater man, has described th
terrific catastrophe in two letters to Tactus.
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