Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-28
MONTH OF
GREAT EVENTS
In the History Of the United States and the
World

A/O'
By vote of her Assembly Georgia
Joined the other colonies In the
movement for independence In AT
gust, 1875. The battle of Long
Island was fought on August Fl,
1916, ending in the defeat of Put
nam and the occupation of New
York by the British. The move.
ments In New Jersey rapidly fol-
lowed, ending In the battle of
Princeton, Bursoyne's invasion
began the following spring. On
August 3 St. Leger surrendered
Fort Schuyler at the head of navi-
CATION on the Mohawk. In an at
tempt to capture stores at Benning'
ton, Col. Baum with 500 men faced
the New Hampshire militia under
Col. Stark, ,on August IS, I777.
Both sides were REINFORCED, but
the British defeat amounted to
almcst humiliation. Col. Baum's
losses being 700. On the 18TH
Howe moved TO Philadelphia, but
was held back by Washington I'm
til the battle of Brandywlne, Sep
TENDER II. On August 90, 1878.
the Americans were defeated at
Quaker Hill, R. I. land ON the 18Th,
in 1879, the little squadron of yes.
sells fitted out by Massachusetts, to
aid the cause on the sea was de.
stroyed of the mouth of the Penob
scot.
THE FIRST STEAMBOAT.
On August ~, 17S7.John Fitch's
steamboat made Its trial trip In the
Delaware river, in view of the
convention met to frame the con-
stitution. In 1907, on the nth of
the month. Fulton's Clermont
sailed up the Hudson from New
York to Albany, and make regular
trips thereafter as a packet. On the
25th, In 1919, James Watt, who
perfected the steam engine, died
near Birmingham, Eng.
August 10, 1872, Capt. Hull, with
the trigate Constitution, captured
and destroyed the British ship
Guerrier off the Massachusetts
coast. Though the battle of Lake
Erie was not fought until Septem.
Der 10, preparations were pushed
forward during the month of Au-
gust. Commodore Perry, who
commanded the American ships,
was born August 23, 178S,and died
on the same date on the Island of
Trinidad, In 1919.
The British under Gen. Ross de-
feated the Americans at Bladens.
burg on August "a, 1914, and the
following dav marched into Wash
ington and burned the Capitol and
other public buildings.
1t was on August 7, 1S47, that
Gen. Scott began his advance upon
Mexico from Pueblo In the Next
can war.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
August 5th 1858, was memoir
able day In the history of the
world. The steamer Niagara sailed
into Trinity Bay, Northumberland,
with the cable which had been
successfully laid from Valentia Bay
In Ireland. The line was immedi-
ately completed and the first mes
sage was sent over the wire on
August 18th.
Many of the important engage
ments In the civil war were fought
In August. 1t was on August 20,
1866, more than a year after APP
pomattox, that President johnson
officially declared the restoration
of peace" and he fixed that date
as the en-, of the war for judicial
determinations
The end of the Spanish American
war came In August, 1898. On
the I'd Spain virtually accepted the
terms OF peace offered by the
United States, the formal answer
being placed before President Nc
Kinley on the 9th. On tine 10th
Secretary of State Hay and M.
Cambon, the French minister,
agreed to the terms of the protocol,
which was signed In Washington
on the 18th, and the President pro
claimed az armistice Dewey at.
tackled Manila on the 18th, and
after six hours fighting the city
surrendered. On the 18th, the
President named the commissioners
to arrange for the evacuation of
Cuba.