New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-16
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Anniversary Events---July 16.

IS43-Samue Hahnemann, founder OF the homeo-
pathc system Of medical practice, died at Paris, aged
So years.
ls3s-George Domberger, soldier under Prince
Eugene, died, aged 1aD He married for the first
time when in bis 100tu year. He was special pen
sioner of the Emperor Of Austria.
Is32-The German Diet, at Frankfort issued a
protocol suppressng the liberty Of the press in Baden
lsl5-Bonaparte seat flag of truce and entered
the Belerophon man.ofwar, Capt. Maitland who
proceeded with his illustrious passenger to Torbay
1sl2-Colone Cass, with $50 men, attacked and
carried the bridge the river Aux Canards, four
miles f:om Maiden. It was defended by part of the
British 4lst regiment and some Indians.
lsOs-Battle of Baylen, in Spain, which termin.
aed in the defeat and capture Of General Dupont and
his DIVISION of the first serious reverses OF Napo.
leon in the peninsula.
l799-Aboukr, in Egypt, attacked and carried by
assault by the Turks under Seid Mustapha Pssha,
aud the whole garrison, 700 in number, put to the
sword. The castle of Aboukir with garrison Of
400, also surrendered Immediately after.
l794-Battle Of Wigoya +; the Poles defeated the
Russians
l7s9-The Parliament of Paris nsalted the King
by vote Of thanks, but communicated their resolu-
ton only to the National Assembly. The same day
great number of the nobility left France.
17ss-Treaty Of peace between the Emperor of
Morocco and the United States.
I794--Mark Anthony Charter, French lawyer,
beheaded at Paris. He was member of the States
General, and boldly opposed all innovations.
1779-Stony Point taken by the Americans. The
assault was made at hafpast IL at night, when
both columns rushed forward under tremendous
fire OF musketry and grape shot, and entered the
works at the point of the bayonet American loss
9S killed and wounded British loss G3 killed, 543
prisoners with Is cannon and considerable quantity
Of military stores.
l76l-Battle Of Filinghausen, in the palatinate,
between the allies under the hereditary Prince Fer.
dinand, and the French under Broglio and Soubse.
The French were defeated with the loss of 5000 men
and cannon loss of the allies 1900.
l7l7-Batte under the walls Of Belgrade the
Austrians, under Prince Eugene, defeated the Turks
l7l0-Battle of Alamanza, in Spain Philip OF
France defeated by the allies under Stanhope with
the loss Of 1900 killed.
l647-Thomas Anello or Massaniello a fisherman
of Naples, killed He headed an insurrection caused
by the Vceroys laying new tax on fruits fish, etc.
The sedton continued for ten days, when all kinds
Of barbarity were praeticed, and Aneo became su.
preme dictator over 100000 people. He gave himself
up to debauchery, and dispatched by four assas-
sins and his body dragged through the stree with
every mark OF indignty.
l640-Cornelias Van Tienhoven, Secretary Of New
NetheEland, at the head of one hundred men, made a
rash attack upon the Rartans, who lived at small
river FIVE miles behind Staten Island the soldiers
committed exces7es which the Indians resented the
following year.
l5l9-The first Embassy sailed from Cortez to the
King of Spain. He accompanied his letter by pre-
sent of all the gold he had received from the King of
Mexico including the two great wheels, one of gold
representing the Mexican century, curiousy wrought
valued at Q000 sequins and the other of silver re.
presenting the Mexican year, also wrought with
figures in basrelief. His object was to prepossess
the King against the representations which might be
made by the Governor of Cuba.
14S9-Commencement of dreful pestence and
famine, which scourged England and France for two
years. and caused nte4mission Of hostilities be.
tween the two countries.
l429-The town of Rheims, in France, was taken
from the English by joan of Arc, and on the follow.
ing day the Dauphin was crowned an exploit which
Joan had sworn to accomplish.
l2l6-Pope Innocent III, died he was stea dfast
friend of King John of England.
G22-The Hegra or Mohammedan era, com.
menced. 1t was instituted by Omar, the second
Calph, in imitation of the Era of the Martyrs, be-
ginning with the first appearance of the new moon
Nhe crescenp sixty-eight days before the flight Of
Mohanmed from Mecca to Medina.
523 B. Cone hour before midnight, at Babylon
the moon was eclipsed six digits on her northern
disk. This is believed to be the fifth ecpse on rec
ord.
EVENTS OF JuLY II.
Is5G-While a fire was raging at Salonica, Tur
key, terrific explosion of gunpowder occurred, kill
ing and wounding 700 persons, among whom were
the Dutch, Russian and Sandman Consuls.
ls56-The steamboat Northern Indiana WIS bulnt
on lake Erie, and over thirty persons lost.
1s56-A collision occurred on the North Pennsyl.
vania railroad, near Philadelphia, when Sunday
School excursion on one of the trains had sixty
killed and seventy-eight wounded.
1s54-An insurreetion broke out at Madrid and
barriers erected by the people in all parts of the
city.
lS54-George G. Washington, a nephew OF Gene.
raj Washington, died at Georgetown. He bad been
twice member of Congress from his district in
Maryland, was President of the Ohio and Chesapeake
Canal, and Commissioner for the settlement of In
dian claims. All his duties were performed with
faithful attention and marked ability.
lS54-The first party sent out under the auspices
of the Massachusetts, Emigrant Aid Society left
Boston for the territory Of Kansas.
1S53-An exhibition of relics was made at Aix!a-
Chapelle, when more than 10000 pilgrims entered
the city to see them.
lSl3-A small number of volunteers, with forty
soldiers from Fort George, in two rowboats captured
at the head Of the river ST. Lawrence British gun
boat, mounting "a FOUNDER, and IL bateaux laden
with 2SO barrels of pork, and 200 bags Of bread and
took four officers and sixty.one men.
lSl2-American privateer schooner Dolphin, two
guns, Capt Endicott, captured British ship of four
teen guns. She took six other prizes
E93-Mafie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armaps
the assassin Of Marat, executed, She gained ad
n1ittance to him while bathing, and when he de-
clared some OF his bloody designs she plunged a
dagger to his heart. She was twenty.four years o,
age, possessed rare charms of person, united with
great courage, and was actuated by sense of duty
in riddiDg the world Of monster at the expense Of
her own life.
l70s-Marie Joseph Chaler, a French reyolu
zionist, guiilotined He was an admrer of the Fan
culinary character of Marat, whom be determined te
initiate at Lyons, where he was merchant, He
erected guillotine, and had already marked SOC
victims fer sacrifice, when he fell into the snare
himself.
l7s6-Thfteen elm trees removed by storm ir
Devonshfe, England, to distance of 200 yards
where they afterwards took root.