New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-09
Anniversary Events-July 8.


1s54-Rchard shubrick Pinckney a naval officer
of the United States died at Charleston, g. c. aged
ST. He entered the navy 10 1914, and was engaged
in the operations against the Agerine pirates of the
Mediterranean, where he was severely wounded. He
comm anded the Decatur during the Mexican war.
ls53-Charles CALDWELL medical writer and
teacher Of great celebrity, died at Louisville, Ky
aged 90.
1850 Zachary Taylor, President Of the United
States, died, aged 65. He was a general in the
United States army, and won laures in the Mexican
war.
ls43-Washington Aston, the great historical
painter of South Carolina, died.
! lsl6-Ro de Ia Plata declared itself independent
OF Spa and took the title of the United Provinces
Of South America.
/ lS14-United States army under Gen. Brown left
RAILS works on the Chippewa, and pursued the
Britt sh to Queenstown, and encamped there
lslO-The kingdom of Holland annexed to France;
amsterdam to rank as the third city in the empire
Paris being first and Rome second.
Confederation of the Rhine signed at Paris
between Bonaparte and several of the smaller German
States who placed themselves under the protection of
Fra nce and renounced their connection with the
German Empire.
l79O-Action of Cape Musalo, between the Swed-
ish fleet, under the king in person, and the Russian
feet. 1t continued into the following day, and re
suited in the destruction of Russian frigates, Is
galleys, floating batteries, galliots and other
floating vessels. The Swedes lost but one of their
galleys.
l77s-The leaden statue Of George III, in New
York. thrown down by the revoutonists, and sent to
Litchneld, Conn, where the women manufactured it
into bullets.
1767-A substance called honey dew fell in the
neighborhood Of Rathiermuc, Ireland, which loaded
the tr and long grass in such manner that guam.
titles of it were saved by scoops.
1775-Nemorable defeat Of Braddoek on his march
10 fort Du Quesne. The English army of 1900 was
am buscaded, the general having neglected all pre-
caut ions against an event. and totally routed by
t he French and Indians, about 800 in number. OF
IS officers GA were killed. and about half the priyates
The remains of the army were brought off by Wash.
ington, who was the only officer on horseback that
escaped.
l762-Revoluton in Russia, followed by the abdi.
cation of Peter Ill The Empress Catherine was de-
clared autocratrix and Peter imprisoned, where he
died seven days afterwards.
l746-Philip v OF Spain died. His accession to the
throne opposed by the Archduke of Austria, aud
gave TlSe W Oue VI tuc uSt DOOUy wars on record.
1693--The English or confederated army defeated
by the French at Landon.
l669-The encenia, or dedication of the incom-
parable theater at Oxford endowed and founded 1864
by Archbishop Selden. The first act held in secular
ing was kept there on the same day Wren
adopted his ground plan from the theater Of Marcel
lus, at Rome
1546-Robert Maxwell died. He was chiefly in.
stru mental in bringing and procuring the passage of
an act in the Scottish Parliament permitting the
reading Of the scriptures in the vulgar tongue.
13s6-Battle of Sempach, in the canton of Lucerne,
which established the independence of Switzerland.
Leopold II, Duke of Austria, was killed in this bat
tie.
552-The Armenians commenced their era, Tues
day. The year. like the Motto, consists of twelve
months of thirty days, with the insertion of five, or
Tin leap year, six days. after the 9Th of August when
tn cir ecclesiastical year In their cores.
pondence with Europeans, they usually adopt, as in
Russia, the old Julian style, and the months.
551-The city of Berytus overthrow by an earth
quake. 1t gave berth to Sanconiatho, the Phoncian
hist ran about the period Of the Trojan war; in the
time of Hercules.
5ls-Anastasius I, the silentiary, died who from
obscure birth became Emperor of the East by marry
ing the widow ofthe Emperor Zeno.
Sob. G. An eclipse of the sun, foretold by
Thales.