New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-03
Anniver.ary EventsAueust 3,

yer ana politician, died. Hewas native Of Vermont
W. rradus&ed II Union College, and began MI
political career In 1884 10 the New York Common
Copnc. he was Collector ofthe Port under President
Harrison.
1881 The steamer Pampero, with about 500 troops
composing the expedition against Cuba under Gen
Lopez, LEFT New Orleans at daybreak.
1ss0-Jacob Jones, an American commodore, died
Il Philadelphia, aged 50. He stood nearly at the
hssd of the list Of post captains, two only taking
precedence. He was ono Of the number who, in the
var Of 1872 contributed to establish the naval renowr
Of our country. He fought in the Wasp one Of the
booiest naval battles in our history, and captured il
Is minutes the British brgofwar Frolic, Of superior
force, and under circumstances highly unfavorablt
to success For this action the States Of Delaware
Massachusetts and New York, each voted him .
sword in commemeration Of his gallantry, which va.
in no wise impaired by the subsequent capture o
both the Wasp and the Frolic, when in crippled
condition, BY a British "A. @
ls49-General Oudinot surrendered the civil ad
mnstation Of the Papal States into the hands Of th.
Popes three commissioners, who entered the worl
OF reaction. s#5#sa5
lS4S-W omen's rights convention assembled q
Rochester demanded the rights Of suffrage, property
preaching, teaching, ETC., etc.
lSl9-.Barrows straits 10 discovered by Capt Parry
he penetrated TO Melville Island. The lowest state o
the thermometer was IS degrees below zero, Fahren
heit.
l7l4-l2o0 British crossed the Niagara, to attach
Buffalo, bot were repulsed by $50 ridemen unds
Morgan, and compelled 70 recrosa.
lSl2-Printeer schooner Atlas, Of Philadelphia
captured ia one hour the British ships Pursuit, II
guns, and Planter, IL guns. The latter was re
captured.
1906 Miranda, having received reinforcement
from the British landed in the Gulf u Paris, for thu
purpose Of enecNng . revolution.
lS04-The United States squadron, under Commo
dore Preble, attacked the shipping and batteries o.
Tripoli. During the action tho Constitution wa
much injured Is were wounded and killed !; 8 o
the enemy's boats were captured and sunk.
l7s2-Richard Arkwright died inventor Of TIL
spinning jenny one Of the most useful machines il
the world. He.was originally barber, but this in
venon enabled him at his death to leave property
worth f500,00
l7SS--Louis Francois Armand de Richelieu, Mare
chAl Of France, died, aged 50.
l7ss-A new eruption Of the Skaptar Jokul, il
Iceland, poured fourth fresh foods Of lava, which
taking different directions from the others, filled thu
bed Of q river, and formed large lake. By this
single eruption 5000 persons lost their lives, being
nearly onefth Of the whole population Of the island
This volcano, which commenced on the 18th June
continued for two years. and the lava was not cooled
in some places, when visited eleven years after.
1777-Fort Schuyler, at the head of the Mohawl
river invested BY the British about 1900, under st
Leger. The garrison consisted Of 600 Continentals
under general Ganseyoort, who maintained their pc
son till the British abandoned the siege and returned
to Canada leaving their tents standing their artil
lery and ammunition, and provisions fell into thu
hands Of the Americans.
1763-Thomas Godfrey, an American poet, died
aged ~. He was matchmaker, and said to have
been the real inventor Of Hadley's quadrant
l722--The first stone laid Of the Bank Of England
I72l-Grinlin Gibbon died, an eminent English
sculptor and carver in ivory and wood. The place
country of his birth is not known. He was dis
covered by sir John Evelyn Who walking by accident
near poor, solitary matched cottage, had the curl
osity to look in at the window, when he saw hin
carving large cartoon crucix of Tintoret copy
of which Evelyn himself had brought from Venice
His performances in marble and ivory were so very
fine, that they often required to be defended by {
glass case. Many Of his flower pieces are light al
most as fancy, and shake to the rafting of passing
carriages. There is no instance before him, say
Walpole, Of q man who gave to wood the loose ani
airy lghtness of flowers, and chained together tht
various productions OF the elements with the fret
disorder natural to each species.
l7l5-A cobbler of Highgate, London, was whipped
from Holloway to that place for rejecting on TIT
government.
1692-Battle Of Steenkerken the English undel
William Ill defeated with great slaughter by The
French.
l645-Battle Of Nordlingen the allies under
Merc, defeated by the French under Turenne, Condo
and Grammont. Merci was killed and Grammont
taken prisoner. sa
l592-The English earl Of Cumberland captured
Spanish carack, Madre de Dios (Mother Of God,
valued at $4,000.
1546--Stephen Dolete, learned Frenchman, :
painter and bookseller, burnt at Lyons for atheism
l492-Columbus embarked in the carack SAINTS
Maria with two other vessels and 100 persons from
the Isle Of Saltes against PaIos IN Andalusia to ni
a western continent.
l46O--James II. with the fiery face) king o.
Scotland, killed by the bursting Of gun, aged 20
after reign Of "a years.
He sailed from his winter mansion, Trepana, Sicily
on the 10th April, 127l.
67S--A morning comet, shaped like fiery pillar
seen in England It was visible during three months
and caused the conversion of the South Saxons from
paganism.
43l B.C.-An eclipse Of the sun noticed by Thu
cydde, eight days after the first invasion Of Attici
under Archidamus, king Of Sparta, at the head o
Peloponesan conederates, and whilst Pericles ii
the act Of embarkug against Epidarus, the sacret
city.
479 B.C.-The fatal battle Of Platea, between Mar
donius the Persian and Pausanius the Spartan gen
eral The other sanguinary victory the Persians
on the promontory of Mycale was achieved the same
day, third of Boedromion.
FROM THE EAST INDIA soUADRoN.-The Navy De
partment is in receipt Of dispatches from the Eas
India squadron to May II. The dispatches give full
details Of the accident to the Germantown which ar
similar to those already published. While on shor'
at Penang one of the sailors OF the flag ship Pow
hatan, named Isaiah Kicks, stabbed shipmate nance
James Stevens. Stevens had recovered and wa
aboard ship, but Kicks had been imprisoned by thu
local authorities. The Germantown was at simodi
at the latest dates The Mississippi was also at 81
moda and had had case Of smallpox on board
The disease, however, did not spread, and the scl
man was left in a small temple loaned for the pur
pose by the authorities of Simoda, in care of as
sistant surgeon and two nurses. ConsulGeneral Har
ris had concluded his business at Kanagawa, and ez
pec.ed in short time to embark on the Mississippi
for Naoasaki