New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-28
Anniversary Events---July 2s,

1s52-The steamboat Henry Clay, on her passage
from Albany to New York, took fire about o'clock
in the afternoon, Yonkers and was consumed to
the waters edge; ftysix persons lost their lives
sudden and rapid was the destruction Of the boat.
She had been racing with the Armenia.
ls5l-Horace Sebastiania French Marshal, died
at Paris, aged 80. He born in Corsica and bore
part in most of the great battles during Bonapartes
He in the Ministry under Louis Philippe,
and Ambassador both at Naples and London.
ls36-Nathan Mayer Rothschild, celebrated Lon
don banker, died. He was Jew, whose financial
operations pervaded the whole continent Of Europe.
His transactions carried on in conjunction with
his brothers in Paris, Vienna Frankfort and Naples,
all of whom possessed colossal fortunes of their
ls35-Edward Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier,
Duke of Treyiso killed by the explosion of internal
machine. intended to assassinate Louis Philippe. He
Joined the army 179l, and from that time his life was
marked BY combats, exploits and promotion during
term Of nearly 80 years. 1t was to him that Napoleon
entrusted the hazardous enterprise Of blowing up the
Kremlin at Moscow.
lsl3-Andoche Junot, Duke Of Abrantes, died. He
entered the army volunteer 1791 afterwards dis
tnguished himself under Bonaparte in the Italian and
Egyptian campaigns and commanded in the cam.
paign in Russia.
1Sl3-Fourth battle of the Pyrenees the French,
under Soult, defeated the British under wellington.
ls09-Second battle of Taavera, between the Brit
ish and Portuguese under Wellington, and the French
under Victor in which the latter were defeated Loss
Of the Allies, s,l67 French supposed to have lost
more.
1s06-Buenos Ayres taken by the British.
1s04-Pompey, negro man, died at Dover, Della
ware, aged 100.
l794-Maxmilian Isidore Robespierre, the sanguin.
ary demagogue of the French revolution gillotined
aged 80. He rose from obscurity by his talents but
the demon OF destruction seemed to sway his mind
and urge him on to the most inhuman deeds that
ever disgraced even political demagogue. Twenty
others perished at the time by the same means
17s9-The Pittsburg Gazette was printed, the first
newspaper west Of the Allegheny mountains.
l667-Abraham CoWley, an eminent English poet
died. Addison observed of him, that no author ever
| abounded so much in wit, according to Lockes def
| milton of it.
1592-Wiam Hacket an English fanatic of the
reign of Elizabeth hung and quartered for blasphemy
| l540-Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex, beheaded
He rose from the purlieus of blacksmths shop to
those Of the palace; from the pursuit Of an humble
calling to the dignity of Lord Chamberlain Of England
But he fell a victim to the caprice Of Henry VIII
1492-Innooent VIII Gohn Baptist Cibo), Pope
| died. He was Genoese nobleman of Greek descent
employed his influence to reconcile the quarrels o
the Christian princes with another, and left be
hind him the character of a hgh.minded and benevo
lent man.
I402-Battle OF Angora, near Constontinople, be
tween the Tartars under Tamerlane, and the Turks
| under Bajazet 1t was obstinate engagement, and
continued three days. The Turks were defeated, and
! Bajazet taken prisoner.
45o-Theodosus Nhe younger), Emperor of Rome
died. He was successful in against the Persians
| who were defeated near their own dominions but
| the Huns compelled him to sue for peace on terms
| not the most advantageous to the Romans. He was
succeeded by his sister Puchera and the empire fol
| the first time submitted to female reign.
3sS-Magnus Maximus, Emperor of Rome, be
headed He was Spaniard, proclaimed Emperor by
his troops in Britain. On arriving at Aquelia on hi
way to Rome, he was defeated by Theodosius I, ani
beheaded.
234s B. C.-Noah, the Xisuthrus of Berosus, opened
the windows Of the ark and sent forth dove and 8
raven forty days after the appearance of the noun
| tains