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Anniversary Events---July IL.

tancs Of s5 miles, and messages transmitted from
\ place to place.
l856-The Crimea WAS evacuated by the last Of
the Allied forces Of Great Britain and France.
ls5l-Dsguerre, inventor Of the daguereotype,
died at Paris, aged 81.
l832-The monolithic column, In honor Of Alex.
ander Of Russia, was debarked at st. Petersburg It
measures IL feet In diameter at the base and s 81
feet In length-being the largest pillar Of modern
erection. It was raised upon its pedestal in Septem
Der following
ls23-The Diana steamboat, built at Kdderpore, :,
near Calcutta, launched and on the same day she
made her first voyage on the Ganges, between Cal
cutta and Chnsoorah, in six hours and half. This
was the first appearance Of steamboat in the East
l8l6-A dreadful storm burst upon the town Of
Worchestz, in Hungary, which injured every house
in the place damage estimated at four millions OF
!, forms.
16l4-John Swift, revolutionary soldier and
Brgader General in the United States army. killed
whilst accommodating the British positions at Queens.
town. He had surprised an outpost, and was most
basey shot in the breast bya soldier who had begged
and received quarters Swift, however, killed the
soldier himself.
1sl2-Gen. Hull, with an army Of United States
volunteers, invaded Canada.
1sl2-The United States frgate Constitution, com :
pletely manned and equipped, under the command
ofCom. Isaac Hull left Annapolis in Chesapeake Bay,
for New York, and made singular escape from the
British squadron, consisting of sixty -four gun ship
three frigates and schooner by running into Nan
tucket harbor. She was chased sixty hours and es.
capped by hedging, an invention Of Chas Norris
Rehabilitation of the peace between Bonaparte
-and the King Of Prussia, at Tilst.
ls04-Alexander Hamilton an American states.
man, died Of wound received In a duel with Col.
Burr. Hamilton was born on the island of St. Croix
~l757, and came to New York 10 1773. At the com.
)mencement of the war he Joined the army, and was
aiddecamp to Washington, and afterwards Major
General. He continued in the service until the sur.
render of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, where the troops
under bis command stormed and took the British
works. He afterwards commenced the practice Of
law in New York. and rose to the highest eminence
in the profession. He was appointed Secretary Of
the Treasury under Washington. AS Statesman
and fnancier he revived the public credit, and
placed the United States revenue on permanent
. footing.
lS03-Charles Jordan died in Anson county, North
Carolina, aged III. His favorite amusement wa!
hunting, and only four days before his death ht
killed two deer at shot.
ls0l-Action off the coast Of Spain between the
British fleet, 5 sail of the line, and the combined
/. French and Spanish fleet Of l3 sail and consdera
BILE number of gun boats Two OF the Spanish ships
aofll2 guns each, blew up, another of "A taken
and the remainder made their way into Cadz
l79S-The knights Of st. John at Malta surrendered
to Bonaparte They had possessed the island nearly
30 years, and under them it had risen from state
OF destitution to place Of great opulence and lux
I ury and the military works, which remain to thi
day. are monument of their perseverance ant
~ power.
1896 -Ninetyfour prisoners taken by the Algerne
on board American vessels, were redeemed by thu
United States Consul at AIgiers.
179l--Blttle OF Edikhoffen commenced, which con
tinned three days. The French lost 1000 killed, AM
5000 prisoners fell into the hands of the Prussans
notwithstanding which the French fnally obtaiue
the victory, and obliged Moellendorf to retreat sxt
miles.
1793-First official trial Of the CLAUDIA Chappe ele
graph was made with complete Success transmittn
dispatches forty.eight leagues in Is min 40 sec.
l7a1--Baba Mahomed, Dey of Algiers, died, age
80. He was one of the most singular characters
>the age; raised himself from common soldier to th
throne, and governed nation Of barbarans NOR
than twenty-five years with uncommon reputation
ae was succeeded by sid-Hassan, his Prime Mini
ter whose succession was accomplished, for the irs
time, without bloodshed
l7s0--Sumpter, with 1873 men, attacked and d.
feated detachment Of British at Wilamsons plal
tation, South Carolina.
l776-Capt. Cook sailed on his third and last yo,
age of discovery.
1776-Lord Howe arrived from Europe with 70
uidable squadron and 10000 men, chiefly Hessan
and Joined his brother, Gen. Howe, on Staten Islam
ron 1In
claye having sat four months.
:, lG37-Johnson, "a stranger in London" AZ
dressed Gave, editor of the GentIemans Magazine
! "haying observed in his papers very uncommon e.
couragement to men of letters" In this letter /
proposed translation from the italian of Sarpi.
1712-Rchard Cromwell died. aged 50. He a
snmed the Protectorate of England on the death
his father, but found himself inadequate to susta
the Office and resigned it to retire to more peacef
pursuits. He inherited little Of his fathers ambito
l69l--Cardinal Pignatelli elected Pope, and too
Nsthe name of Innocent III.
l69l-Battle Of Aghrim, in ireland the Frenc
under Gen. St. Ruth, defeated and himself killed |
the forces of William III, under Gen. Ginckle.
the French and Irish Catholics, 4000 were slain al
900 taken, with their baggage artillery, ETC.; Engl
"A ost 800 on the field
l609-Hudson, having continued his course we
ward for some days. first obtained sight of the Anne
can continent the l7th, the fog having cleared
ran into Penobscot Bay, in the State of Maine.
4 l566-First stone of the walls of the Tuileres,
y Paris, laid, in the presence of Charles TX end |
mother, Gatharine de Medeis. The site of this
nous palace had been occupied by manuactoi
1543-Marriage of Henry VIII with the Protesta
lady, Catharine Parr his sixth Queen. Kate was
doctor and lover of learning, and survived the Kin
1536-Desiderius Erasmus, the celebrated Dut
philosopher, died. He was the most learned man
the age in which he lived, and greatly contributed
the restoration of learning in Europe. The NJ
Testament in Greek, (of which he the first actr
publisher, 15lG) written with his own hand is, wi
other relics, including his sword and pencil, to
seen at Basil, where he died.
1212-The Christians defeated the Moors at To
louise.
l191-The Christians took possession of the c
of Acre. The two Western kings planted the roy
standard each in his portion of the conquest, a
divided the booty of the Saracens between them.
- ll74--Kng William of Scotland taken by
ChiefJudiciary, Glanvlle. This success of the ar
of King Henry has been attributed to his having,
the Thursday previous, done penance at the tomb
Thomas Beckett.
100 B. C.-Brthday of Julius Caesar, the Rom