The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20
Sept. 17.-Preeident Washington issued his

inauguratcd the second President Of the United
June s.-Patrick Henry died.
War apprehended with Franco, snd Gen. Wash.
| ington resumed command Of the army.
1879.
the Asmy Of the ReT
luton, died. aged dfty-one.
Dec. 1t-Gen. George Washington the Father
s sS .ss Si * vg
Second census Of the United States; popula-
was established at Washington, D. G. 1T.
Sept. so.-rreaty with the French Directory.
March.-coucress declared war Against rr;no,;
March 4.-Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, was
inaugurated third President Of the United States
Nov: a.-M lillian Darke, an officer Of the War
Of the Revolution died A., aged 'i1ty-'ix'
March 1e;-Military Academy founded at West
Point, on the Hudson kiver.
April 3O.-OhiO admitted into the Union
April sc.-The Territory of Louisiana, contain
ing N;ass square miles, coded by France to the
June s-Philip Schuyler, MajorGeneral in
| the Revolutionary Army, died, aged seventy
three.
July 11:-Alcxander Hamilton, the companion
killed In q duel with Aaron Burr.
1906.
Peace re,establishcd between the United States
and TripOli. -.--.
Imp.eesmcnt of American seamen begun by
April s.-Horatio Gates, General in the Army
of the Revolution, died in New York city.
May a.-Robert Morris, Of Pennsylvania, one of
the signcrs of the Declaration OF Independence,
died, aged seventy-thrce.
Oct. Is. Henry Knox y Major General in the
~inSSs> CNnr II
President Washington, died, aged ffty-six
February-Aaron Burr arrested for treason.
Aug. s.-Aaron Burr tried for treason and &C.
Aug. 1S-Robert Fulton took his first steam
boat from New York to Albany.
Nov: 3..Oliyer Ellsworth, Of Connecticut,
died. aged sixty-three u
1t having been ascertained that four British
seamen were harbored on board the American
the British man-Of-war Leopard poured a broad
side into the Chesapeake, which killed twenty
men.
1sOe
Jan. THE importation Of slaves into the
United States prohibited.
Dec. 2s-Congrcss laid an embargo on Ameri-
can vessels.
March 4.-James Madison, of Virginia. was in
ausuratcd the fourth President Of the United
States.
Marcb.-The embargo on American vessels was
raised, and Congress passed a Non-lntercourse
act.
Third census of the United States. Population,
May 9-Gen. Benjamin Lincoln died.
Nov. battle of rippecanoe.
April.-Another embargo laid upon American
| vessels.
Apnl lO-Louieiana admitted into the Union
April 2O.-Georgc Clinton, Vicc-President OF
the United States, died in Washington.
June 1S.-War declared against Great Britain.
July 2-Peter GansevCOrt, q General in the
Army of the Revolution, died, aged sixty three
| years.
Aug. 16.-Gen. William Hull surrendered his
army and the Territory of Michigan to the British.
ton Captured the British frigate Gaerricre.
Oct. lS.-Battle Of Queenstown.
captured the British sloop-of-war Frolic; but two
hours after both vessels were taken BY the British
| man-of-war Poictiers
Oct. 25-The United States frigatc United
States captured the british frigate Macedonian.
Dec. .s-The British frigate southampton capt
| ured the American brig Vixen, and both vessels
totally Ss nssS s states Ssys rs's con,
ton captured the British frigate Java.
1873
Jan. II The British frigate Narcissus captured
the United states schooner Viper.
Feb. 5.-Chesapeake Bay blOckaded.
FEB: s2-Osdensburg, N. Y, taken by the
Feb. M-The United States ship Hornet capt.
ured the British brig Peacock.
April 2.-York, Upper Canada, taken by the
Americans.
May 3:-Havre do Grace, Nd, burned by the
British blockading squadron.
May s7.-Fort George and Fort Erie surrcn-
dered to the Americana
May ss-sackett's Harbor attacked by the
British, who were repulsed.
June Naval battle off Boston harbor be-
tween the United States frigate Chesapeake, un-
der command of Capt. James Lawrence, and the
British frigate Shannon, in which the Chcsa-
peake was captured. Capt Lawrence was NOR
tally wounded. During the engagement, after
being wounded, he raised himself from the deck
of the vessel and shouted: Comrades don't give
up the ship!"
June t.-rhe town of sodus, on Lake Ontario,
July 4..Fort Schlosser taken by the British.
July 1.-THE British destroyed the barracks
| and block houses at Black Rock.
Aug. 2-The British defeat d in their attack on
Aug. 2-Congress levied direct tax upon the
Aug. TO-. The United States schooncrs Julia
and Growler were captured by the British Oh
Aug. lo."Thc British attacked St. Michaels,
Md, and were defeated.
ured the nited States brig Argue.
Aug. 14.-The British took possession OF
Queenstown, Md.
| captured the British brig Boxer.
| Sept 10.-Battle of Lake Eric. Capt. Perry,
| who commanded the victorious American squad
ron, in announcing the result Of the action, said
| I'VE have met the enemy, and they are ours -
| Sept. 53.-The United States frigate President
captured the British schooner iiighiiyer.
Sept. q. Detroit evacuated by the British.
Ontario captured.
Oct. 5. The Americans defeated the British at
Moravian Town, Upper Canada.
which the Indian chief recumsch was killed.
Oct 11.-Battle OF Williamsburg.
Nov. 9.-Gen jackson defeated the Creek In
Def s-rhe public stores at Cumberland Head
| on Lake Ctamplain, were burned by the British.
Dec. 1O.-The New York militia abandoned
Dec. ia general embargo laid by act of Con,
gress.
Dec. ao-Thc British and Indians surprised
| Fort Niagara, killed go Americans composing
the garrison and massacred u number Of women
| and children in the neghborhood.
Dec. % The British burned the villages OF
carora, in New York. :
Dec. 3o.-The British burned Black Rock and
Buffalo. ~
Feb. 9.-Peace Commissioners Clay and Rus
| sell sail from New York Tor Gottenburg in the
United States frigate John Adams.
March ss.-Gen. William Hull, who surrendered
his army to the British at Detroit on tho 10th Of
| August, 1872 was found guilty by court-martial
| and sentenced to be shOt.
April .l.-The United States sloop of wal
Froic was captured by the British frigate Orpheus
| and schooner ShelbOurne.
April s,:.The President RENTS the sentence Of
coast was proclaimed by the, Brit sh Admiral
/ COchrane. II ~ .-
April 9.-The United states sloop-oS-war Pea
cock captured the British sloopof-war L'Epcr
May e.-Fort oswego was captured by the Brit
| -SyA. n.y.