New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-11
Great Events.

Certain great events, says an English magazine
have made certain days and months and years for
ever celebrated in the history of individuals of
nations and of the world These we call ami
versaries. Every nation has its celebrated days.
the influence of whose events, it may be said is
felt by each individual member of it, and the
events themselves become prominent part of its
history in all time coming.
THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH
There is no need to adduce examples of our
meaning as regards nations. These will readily
suggest themselves to every student of history
There are certain days, however, which hold a
conspicuous place IN the history Of different ma
tons in common, as well as of different public
characters As regards one of these days at
least the coincidence is very striking. The four
teenth has been memorable in many ways, and
memorable perhaps above all other days for as
sassInauons. Let us note few of the more IA
nous: On the l4th Of May, 1910, Ravaillac mur-
dered Henry ~ Of France; on the l4th july
1898, Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday's dag
ger; on the l4th of February, l400, Richard II
was murdered in Pomfret Castle; and on the
same day of the same month, 1886 the dastardly
plot to assassinate William III was discovered and
frustrated. Capt Cock was killed on the l4th
February, ITO, aud Admiral Byng was executed
on the l4th of March, 1857, the victim of an un-
scrupulous administration. The Due de Berri was
stabbed on the 18th and died of his wounds on the
l4ch February, 1920. An attempt was made at
Baden by Oscar Becker, a halfmad student, to
kill the King of Prussia on the l4th of july 1851 ,
On the 18th January, 1858, 0rsini aud Pierri were
guotned for their dabolical attack on the life of
the Emperor OF the French and on the l4th
April, 1865, the atrocious and cold.blOoded as
sassinatou of Abraham Lincoln and the attempted
murder OF Mr., Seward cOnvulsed America with
gnet and indignation and shocked the whole
civilized world
BATTLES.
Innumerable naval and military battles have
been fought on the Ilth: Cape ST. Vincent Bar
celona, Vittora, Friedand, Naseby, Hastings
HeGham, jena, Marengo, Bergen, Piedmont Raab
M0ckern and Janyillers being tile more famous
Dieppe was laid in ashes by the English, the bas
tile was destroyed Moscow was burnt Hanover
was taken by the French Minorca surrendered to
the English, Gaeta surrendered to Garibaldi, Ad.
mrat Hotham defeated tile French feet and Sir
j. JerVs defeated the Spanish feet, the first civil
war in America began, and the thirty years. wal
ended-all on the l4th of the month. Ii was on
the l4th September, 1854, that the allied army
landed at Eupatoria, on the west coast of the
Crmea, to attack Sebastopo; and it was on the
l4th May, 1860 that Garibaldiissued his celebrated
proclamation, concluding with these words: "
do hereby decree that, in the name of King Victor
Emanuel, accept the office of Dictator of Italy.'
The battle of Calatafm took place next day. In
this engagement the liberator's son, MenOtti, was
under fire for the first time, and was wounded.
Several victories were gained on the l4th over the
rebels by the English troops during the Indian mu-
tiny on the l4th August Gen. Roberts defeated
the notorious Tantia Topee, at Kattara on the
l4th October Major Raikes defeated four thousand
rebels at tJepuldalpore and on the same day of the
month following Man Singh was routed at KOon-
dove: 'roused by the first gun, he threw himself
on his fast and famous cream cOlOred horse and
gallOped for his liten