New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-30
Anniversary Event.-July 80.

Anniversary Events-July 80.
>-- .gas t3
ls45-Cynthia Browning, the Kentucky gantess,
died at Femingsburg, KY. She was seven feet high.
1874 Zachariah Poulson, for many years editor of
Poulsons Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia, died. he
was the last link connecting the fraternity Of pub
lishers With those Of the days Of Franklin.
1sl3-Fifth days battle Of the Pyrenees. The
French under Soult defeated the Allies under Wei
lngton, after An obstinate engagement. Loss sup
posed to have been about 5000 on each side.
| lS09--The British under Lord Chatham invaded
Holland with 10000 troops
lsoo--The grand jury Of York, England, recon-
mended the enclosing OF 1880, 900 acres Of waste
| lands as the best preventive Of future famines'
| l7s9-Battle Of Putna; the Turkish army OF w.
900 defeated with the loss of 1900 men and all their
artillery, camp equipage etc., BY the Austrian ana
Russian army whose loss cid not exceed zoo.
| l7s4-Earthquske at Port Royal and Kingston,
Jamaica. OF $50 vessels in the harbors but six or
eight were saved, and the sugar works were blown
down. scarcity ofprovisions attended the calamity.
I7s0-Rocky Mount, British post on the Catawba,
stormed and taken by Gen. Sumpter after three re.
pulses.
l777-General Burgoyne reached Fort Edward, on
the Hudson river, having with incredible labor and
fatigue conducted his army through the wilderness.
Gen. Schuyler, whose force did not exceed 440O
men, reiterated over the river to Saratoga.
l775-Captain Cook returned from his second and
most important navigation, having lost but one man
by sickness out of crew of lis men, during an alb
sence Of more than three years.
l76S-Captain Cook sailed from England in the
Endeavor on his first voyage Of discovery.
1762-Moro Fort, at the entrance Of the harbor OF
Havana, stormed by the English under Admiral Pc.
cooke; 400 6paniards were either cut in pieces or
persisted in attempting to escape by water to the city
the rest threw down their and received quarter
l746-Eight Of those concerned in the Pretender's
rebellion hung, beheaded and disemboweled near
London. Mt 6 1t.
17ls-Willam Penn, the founder Of Pennsylvania,
died, aged a. the age of "a be became preacher
| among the Quakers but by the grant Of Pennsyl-
vana he was placed in the position of Legislator.
17ll-The British and colonial feet, consisting Of
II Of war; 40 transports and store ships, with
40 horses, fine train Of artillery and all manner Of
warlike stores sailed from Boston for the conquest
| of Canada.
l673-New York taken BY the Dutch. small
expedition fitted out to destroy the commerce Of the
English in America, having effectually performed
this service on the Virginia coast made their appear
anse before New York, which submitted without ex
changing shot. New Jersey was also humbled.
| l631-A French coin dated 1896 found in digging
| well at Dorchester, Mass. a-
| l625-The weeks plague bill in London returns
247l.
| l5ss-William Stuart killed in Edinburgh by Earl
| Boutwell,.
| 1910 Thomas Abel, chaplain at the court Of
| Henry VIII executed. He incurred the resentment
Of the King by his attachment to the cause Of the
Queen, Catharine. He was hanged, and then drawn
and quartered. .s ~
| 1885, Battle Of Otterbourne about the Lammas
| tide," between sunrise and sunset. The youthful
combatants were nearly of the same age. Douglas
was slain, and the English Hotspur and his brother
taken prisoners. The ancient song called "The
Hunting a. the Cheviat," refers to private conflict
forty-eght years after this between the son Of Hot
spur and William Douglas but Richard Sheale, with
the license of ballad.poet, has mingled the two
| events together.
| 1Os5-Ladislaus l, King Of Hungary, died. The
Huns were driven from the country by him.
| 9ll-Abu Abdillah assassinated; the principal
actor in the revolution which established the dynasty
of the Fatimites in Africa and Egypt.
57s-Benedict (Bonosus), Pope, died. During
his pontcate the people suffered the double calamity
ested himself to alleviate their condition.
EVENTS OF July 81.
| 2S54-The defenders of thebarricades, at Madrid,
5000 in number, defled before the Queens palace,
her Majesty appearing the balcony with the King
on side and Espartero who had entered the city
the day before, on the other.
l850-The great diamond, called Koh.inoor, or
mountain of light, was brought to England. 1t is
valued at 81, 900 900. a=H
ls4s-Edmund Simpson died thrtyeight years
manager Of the Park theater, New York, during
which time he paid John Jacob Astor half million
dollars rent.
ls3l-London bridge completed, having occupied
nearly eight years in its construction It is built Of
granite 29s feet in length. The old bridge had stood
with propping and patching six centuries.
1873 Commodore Chauncey took York, U. c.
destroyed the public property and brought away the
stores and provisions. 5-
1871 lattsburgh taken by the British without
opposition, all the public and much private property
was destroyed.
1so7-The fortress of Mongal, in Spain, carried
by storm aud destroyed by the British under Coch-
rane. '.
/ l790-John Edwin, an English comedian, died
It was to his extraordinary talents that OKeefe's
17s6-A booth, at Montpelier, France, where a
play was performing, fell and killed 500 persons.
l777-The marquis Lafayette received, by vote Of
Congress, the appointment of Major-General in the
American army, being then but 20 years of age.
l76O-Battle of Warburgh the allies under the
hereditary Prince Ferdinand defeated the French
who lost 1900 killed and about the same number
taken prisoners.
17ls-F Fifteen Spanish ships destroyed near syria
cuse, by Admiral Sir George Byng.
17ls-John Hughes and Sarah Drew, two rustic
lovers, struck dead by lightning under the shelter
hay cock, in England. Pope, Thomson and Gay
scattered flowers upon their graves
1627-A. terrible earthquake in Apulia, by which
many thousands lost their lives.
l6O3-Charles Gonrault de Biron, a French admi
raj, beheaded in the bastile. He distinguished him
self by flood and field, and was great favorite Al
the court Of Henry w. His fondness of pleasure lee
to error and ruin
l592-Sir Walter Raleigh disgraced, and sent will
his lady to the tower.
1556-Ignatins Loyola, founder of the Jesuits died
He was brave officer in the Spanish army, ant
while under the hands of surgeon his mind was di
rected to the subject of religion by reading. Ate
having made pilgrimage to Jerusalem and studie'
theology, he went to Paris and laid the foundation