New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-06

Anniversary Events-August 6.

Anniversary nvents-August 6.
ls55-A riot at Louisville, Ky, between the
Americans and foreigners several were killed on
both sides, and . row Of houses belonging to the
foreign population was torn down and burnt.
l85l-An eruption having taken place in the vol
canic mountains Of Martinique, columns Of smoke
were seen to issue from eight distinct craters.
ls46-A revolution took place again in Mexico, in
favor Of the exiled Santa Anna.
ls43-The Thousand Years. Jubilee celebrated in
Germany, In commemoration of the settlement by
which the empire was divided between the three
brothers, sons of Philip the Devout. The festival
occurred on Sunday, and was very generally and ap
propriately celebrated, more particularly in the
Prussian States.
1s4o-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, son of the late
King Of Holland, accompanied by about sixty men,
made an attempt to effect hostile decent upon
France. The party landed about two leagues from
Boulogne, directed their march to that city, and
were soon taken prisoners. The Prince was soon
after placed in the castle of Ham.
lS24-Battle Of Janin, in Peru !; the Royalists de-
feated by the united Peruvian and Columbian forces
under Bolivar. The combatants fought hand to hand,
with lance and sabre, those engaged being cavalry
only. ss
l8l8-David Ferguson, Scottish soldier, died at
Dunkirk, aged l24, very much respected and be-
loved.
ls15-Commodore Decatur arrived with his feet
off Tripoli.
ls06-Francis II, Emperor of Germany and King
Of Rome, resigned his titles and annexed his posses
sions in Germany to the Austrian empire.
l7s8-The last 1t de Justice in France, assembled
at Versailles, by Louis XVI, to enforce upon the
Parliament Of Paris the adoption of the obnoxious
taxes proposed by Calonne.
17s0-Battle Of Hanging rock; six hundred Ameri.
cans under Sumter attacked and defeated the British
consisting Of the Prince of Wales regiment and .
large body Of Tories. The regiment was almost en-
tirey destroyed from two hundred and seventy eight
1t was reduced to nine men. s0.
l77s.-Sieur Gerard, Ambassador from France,
introduced to Congress- He was the first ambassa-
dor from any nation to the United States.
l7T-General Herkimer, marching with the forces
Of Tryon county to relieve Gen. Gansevoort at Fort
Schuyler, was ambushed by strong detachment Of
British and Indians, and defeated with the loss Of
four hundred The Indians lost several Of their great
chiefs and seventy warriors.
l756-Eugene Aram, selEtaught English scholar,
executed near York, for murder, and hung in chains
on Knaresborough forest. He was man of consum-
mate abilities and wonderful erudition, but appears
to have been victim to covetousness.
1G74-Thomas Willett, the first Mayor OF New
York, died. he is buried at Seekonk, Mass.
16G2-Metacom, Sachem of Pokanoket, afterwards
celebrated under the English title OF King Philip,
made his appearance at the Court Of Plymouth, and
solicited the continuance of the amity and friendship
| which had subssted between the Governor of Plym.
outh and his father and brother and promised for
himself and his successor to remain subjects Of the
King of England
l5s5-Davis, the navigator, reached the strait
which bears his name and cast anchor at Exeter bay
besSath that brave mount, the cliffs whereof were
orient as gold"
l577-Queen Elizabeth granted license to John
Day and Richard Day, his son. during their lives and
that of the longest liver to print the Psalms Of David
in metre.
EVENTS OF AUGUST Z.
| 1855-While two companies Of militia were con.
Quoting to Jail prisoner named Debar for the
der of negro at Milwaukee, the mob seized him and
| killed him without resistance.
ls55-A severe and bloody riot occurred at St.
LOUIS Mo-, between the Irish and Americans, which
continued for fortyeight hours and resulted in the
death Of ten persons and the severe injury of thirty
more.
1ss4-The Turks entered Bucharest, which the
Russians had previously evacuated.
lS4s-The great comet, whose revolution occupies
TWO hundred and ninetytwo years. passed its perihe
lion in july and was first seen on this day by gen
tleman in Altoona.
1s3O-The throne of France. declared vacant by
| the Chamber of Deputies after making various i'm.
portant notifications in the charter they called to
the throne Louis Philippe and his male descendants
forever.
1s2l-Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, wife of George
w., of England, died, aged SO. She was abandone d
by her husband, then Prince of Wales, soon after
their marriage, and the nation was repeatedly agi
tated by their disputes, for more than twenty years
ls20-Eliza Bacciocchi, sister Of Bonaparte, died
She married captain in the army, who, on the con
quest of Italy, was created Prince of Lucca ani
Piombino; but she was thel actual sovereign, ant
when she reviewed the troops, the husband dis
charged the Office of aid-de.camp.
lsl9-Battle of Bojaca the revolutionistsof vene
zuela and New Granada, under Bolivar, totally de
feated the Spanards, whose destruction was 80 com
plete, that the Viceroy fed leaving the public trea
sure prey to the conquerors. This battle decided
the independence of New Granada.
1sl2-United States frigate Essex captured British
Kings brig George.
ls04-Second attack on .Tripoli by the United
States squadron under Commodore 'Preble. One o
the prizes previously taken was blown up by th,
passage of ared hot ball through her magazine.
l793-The first patient of yellow fever in tPhila
delphia which ragged there with great fury this year
died on this day. The number thatgdied of the dis
ease during its prevalence, was about three thousan
five hundred.
1679-La Sale sailed from the foot Of Lake Fri
in the first vessel built upon that lake. with GREY
of thirty men. His vessel was lost on its retu RI
from Mackinaw with its crew of six men, and carg
of peltries, valued at fifty thousand francs.
l6l3-Dorchester in England, destroyed by fire.
1888 The Spanish Armada, becalmed befor
Dunkirk, completely discounted by the appearance
of eight ships filled with pitch,I sulphur and othe
combustibles, and having been set on fire as til
breeze sprung up, were. directed by the Englis
Admiral against the different divisions of the SPANS
fleet. The darkness of the night lent terror to th
awful appearance Of the approaching flames; an
the crews anxious for their preservation weighe
anchor or cut their cables and suffered their ships
drive before the wind. In this confusion many
them ran afoul of another, and several Of ther
received such damage to be unfit for future use.
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