New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-07-08

l77s-The French fleet under Count 'Estaing ar.
rived off the Delaware, having been at sea 81 days
l777-Battle OF Fort Ann the British defeated
the Americans under Colonel Livingston, who re-
treated to Fort Edward. The Americans lost l2s
cannon and considerable stores.
l775-Lord Dunmore the royal Governor Of vir-
einia, with his family, took refuge on board the
Fowey, British man.of-war, at Yorktown.
176s-Thirty men boarded a schooner at Boston
that had been seized by the officers Of the customs,
for having thirty hogsheads of molasses on board
they confined the officers and carried of the molasses
l760-Action in the Bay Of Chaleur, between the
British and French fleets in which the latter de-
eated with the loss Of three large ships of and
twenty sail Of schooners, sloops and small prvateers
175S-Battle Of Ticonderoga in which the British
and provincial troops of l6 600 men under Abercrom
be were repulsed in attempting to storm the fort,
then under the command Of Montcalm. Nearly 2OOO
of the British were killed or wounded. OF the High.
land regiment nearly half were either killed or des-
perately wounded. The loss Of the enemy, who were
covered by their works, was inconsderable.
l747 - Unsuccessful attempt Of the French and
Spaniards to force the pas aux Exies in Dauphiny
the chevalier Beleise and 5000 men were left dead
on the field of battle.
l721-Elihu Yale, the benefactor of Yale College,
died. He was descended from an ancient and wealthy
family in Wales; born in New Haven l74s acquired
an estate in the East Indies and on his return was
chosen Governor Of the East India Company.
l7l6-Robert South, celebrated English divine,
died, aged 49, and was buried with great honors to
his memory. He shone q polite scholar and q wit,
and was famous for his controversy with Dr. Sherlock
on the subject Of the trinity His sermons were pub
lished in II vols. octave.
l7O9-Battle Of Pultowa, in Russia, between the
Swsdes under Charles XII, and the Russians under
Peter the Great. The Swedes were entirely routed,
and forced to take refuge within the the dominions
| Of the Sultan of Turkey. The Gear had his hat
| pierced by ball, and Prince Menzikoff had three
horses killed under him.
| 1639-Bernard, Duke Of Weimar, German officer
in the so years war, died, supposed to have been
| poisoned by Richelieu. With him fell one of the
chief supports Of the Protestants.
| 1623-Gregory XIV alexander Ludovisio) Pope,
died. He assisted the Emperor and the King Of Po-
land in their wars.
| 155O-The King of Denmark entered into writ
ten contract to bind the Danish Bible in whole
leather with clasps, for two marks, Danish, a copy
and lodging and to complete 1000 copies in year
and day. 1t was middle sized folio of 1880 pages
and sold there for three rix dollars acopy.
| l52O-The retreating and almost annhated army
of Cortez entered the dominions Of their faithful
allies the Tlascalans. Here the spanards rested to
repair their fortunes, and the Nexicans meanwhile
employed themselves in restoring their devastated
capital
ll74-Henry II of England, performed severe pen.
ance before the shrine of Thomas Beckett in the
| cathedral of Canterbury.
| 1.-THE isle of Tha, one of the scattered cluster
called the sporades, in the Grecian Archipelago
| brightly from the sea.