New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-18
Ann,ver.arv Hvents---August Is.

Anniversary Events-August1 10.
1s55-Abbot Lawrence, . noted Boston merchant,
died, aged IS. BE was liberal and public spirited
cti zen, and endowed the Lawrence Scientific schooi
1t Cambridge With 100000
ls55-The Queen, Victoria, and Prince Albert, lett
Osborne At day.break to visit Louis Napoleon; ar
rived at Bologne, SO miles, in four and quarter
| hours, and reached Paris the same evening.
| ls55-Thomas Metcalfe, an American ofdcer OF
the war Of 1884, died in Kentucky, aged TO- ne also
filled various civil Offices with ability, under the STATE
and general Government.
| ls3s-Battle Of Morella, In Spain the Queens
troops defeated by the Carlsts with the loss OF 2ooo
men the vctors left in possession OF Lower Arragon
! ls3s-The first United States exploring expedition
| sailed, under CON- Wilkes.
| lss4-A tremendous eruption Of Vesuvius, which
continued several days, and destroyed about 1900
houses.
1sl4-British Admiral, Cochrane, addressed letter
from on board the Tonnant in the Patuxent, to the
American Government declaring his determination to
destroy and lay waste such towns and districts upon
the American coast as might be found assailable,
though contrary to the usages Of civilized warfare
1sl3-Battle of st. Antonio; the Spanish royalists
under Aredonda defeated the Mexican patriots.
1sl2-Second days battle of Smolianovo. The
French under St. Cyr defeated with great slaughter.
Th 9 battle continued twelve hours The French lost
$500 killed and wounded, and 5000 taken prisoners.
Russian loss 1000 hors du combat in both engage
ments.
1s07-The Danish gun boats renewed their attacks
upon the British army before Copenhagen, but were
finally driven back into the harbor.
l79s-General Humbert landed at Killala, Ireland,
with 700 French q few days afterwards they were
all captured.
17s3-John Dunning, Lord Ashburton, died /;
noted for his extensive practice as lawyer in London.
He defended Wilkes and opposed the American war.
l7S0-Battle of Musgrove's mills 500 British and
Tor les defeated by the Americans under Colonel
Williams, and 100 killed or wounded.
l7sO-British under Tarleton attacked Sumpter on
the Wateree, and killed, captured or dispersed the
whole of his party and retook 300 British prisoners
1759-Action between the British feet, Admiral
Boscawen, and the French fleet, M. de Ia Clue, off
the coast Of Barbary. The French were defeated,
and the following day. five of their largest ships
were taken or destroyed.
I744-Wilam, Earl of Kilmarnock, and Arthur
Balmerno beheaded in London, as traitors for levy
ing war against George II lin behalf Of the Pretender.
1670-Dryden created laureate by royal patent.
AOUC--NLOuWClltA
answering petition. Instead Of the capital W, he
had at first written the familiar then small
W, which was finally erased with his finger for the
royal character.
l609-The Half Moon having pursued course
south and west for ten days. arrived at the entrance
Of Chesapeake bay, where the first eectual attempt
to plant an English colony had been commenced only
two years before.
Tho Hrot Eno1ich c1,s horn in Auoor OF
Roanoke, Virginia. She was the granddaughter of
the Governor, and was baptised on the following
ga bbath, by the name of Virginia.
1559-Paul " John Peter Carafi), Pope, died.
He assembled the throne at the age of 80, and con-
Quoted himself with so much haughtiness and indis-
cretion that his death was unlamented.
151O-Edmund Dudley, an English statesman, ex-
ecuted for treason known as an instrument of
Henry VII in the arbitrary acts of extortion practiced
during the latter years of his reign Richard Empson
another characteristic of the same stamp persisted
at the same time.
l348--A three-fold scourge, which during this year
visited the Continent Of Europe first appeared in
England upon this day earthquakes, deluges Of
rain, and vast ephemeral pestilence, spreading
over large part of Europe and Asia.
l1s7-Geoffry, son to Henry l, killed in tourna-
| ment at Paris.
| s52-Abdurrahman II, Sultan of Cordova. died,
aged 6. He was the patron of learning and scholars
| though constantly engaged in war.
| 32s-Halena, Empress of Rome, died, aged so.
She was the mother of Constantine and distinguished
for her zeal in the cause of the Christian religion
1872 B. C--Gaza, in Palestine, entered by Alexan.
der the Great, and 900 of her inhabitants put to
the sword. This was during the Isthmian games and
/ shortly after the fall Of Tyre.