New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-21
EVENTS OF MARCH Il.


1s56-The fortieth asteroid, named Letitia, dis
covered by Mr.. Goldschmidt, at Paris.
1s52-Armand Marrast, one of the leading and
ablest journalists of France, died. His name was
conspicuous in the revolution of February, 1913
which made him Mayor of Paris, and member OF
the Provisional Government. He was the author Of
the French Constitution of lS4S.
1s49-Benj. F. Thompson, the historian of Long
Island, died, aged 64.
ls45-Benjamin Bnshe died at Greensboro, VT.
aged lis.
ls43-Robert southey, an eminent English poet,
died aged GS, in state of mental Darkness from On
excess of labor.
ls43-H erard, the successful general of the insur.
gents in Hayti made triumphal entry into Port au
Prince.
ls39-Louisa, the last surviving daughter of Lin
naus the naturalist, died at Upsala, aged 80.
ls29-Great earthquake in the provinces of Murcia
and Oriheua, in Spain. Upwards of 20 churches
and 900 houses destroyed and great numbers of the
inhabitants killed.
1s29-Duel at London between the Duke Of We'll
lington and the Earl of Wnchelsea.
1876 onaparte entered Paris, the Bourbons hay
ing previously evacuated it, on the of his land
ing from Elba.
between the French under Menou and the British
and Turks nnder Ahercrombie. The French were
defeated with the loss of 5000 killed. and the stand
ard of the nvincble regiment taken, the officer bear
ing this famous banner being killed. and nearly the
whole of those celebrated soldiers annihilated Brit.
ish loss 1876 and their commander, Abercrombie,
MORALLY wounded.
1sO0-The Ionian Republic, formed under the pho
a Nnrft, Tant md ofh Van
tian Isles formed the Confederation.
l799-Battle Of Asterach, between the French
under Jourdan and the Austrians under the Arch
duke, in which the latter were defeated. Austrian
loss 2,l60.
17ss-A fire occurred at New Orleans by which
the greater portion of the city was laid in ashes.
l77s-The American ministers, Franklin, Dean
and Lee were publicly received at the French court
l776-The Duke of Bridgewater's canal from Man.
chester to Liverpool completed great achievement
for the time.
l6S4-Nathaniel Highmore, an eminent English
anatomist, died author Of the first systematic
treatise the structure of the human body in the
English language.
l676-A Kissing, decorating meteor passed over
Italy two hours after sunset Its apparent diameter
was greater than that Of the its real diameter
ABOUT tnrte.quartefs OF me and the velocity was
calculated at l60 miles minute.
1673-The castle formerly standing at the entrance
of Boston harbor accidentally destroyed by fire.
was constructed of timber, since replaced by new
one of stone.
l644-Prince Rupert defeated the Parliament forces
in England, and relieved Newark.
l639-Thonas Campanelli, an Italian philosopher
died at Paris So great was his learning and elo.
quence that his enemies procured the interference of
the inquistion on an accusation of sorcery and
magic. He was afterwards put to the rack and con.
demned to perpetual imprisonment, but found means
to escape to France, where he was protected.
l556-Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canter.
bury, burnt for heresy at Oxford. He was born
1889, and educated for the ministry His first pro-
motion arose from his remarking that the medtated
divorce Of Henry VIII from his first wife, Catharne
Of Arragon, might be decided by learned dvines
without an appeal to the Pope. The king, on hear
ing of it, exclaimed, "By Cd, the man has got
the SOW by the right earl" He was sent for to
court, and Immediately preferred. On the accession
OF Mary, he was tried before commissioners, sent