The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Sentember-

| September
17O1-A court of chancery is organized
| for New York.
| 1775-General Washington begins to
| commission war vessels.
1s6l-The Kentucky legislature votes to
arm the state against invasion by either
Federal or Confederate forces
1862-General George B. Mcclellan ap-
pointed to command the defenses of
Washington
1Se2-Martial law declared at cincin-
| natl.
1s64-General Sherman enters Atlanta
ending the siege of more than four
weeks.
September D.
1544-valparaiso, Chile founded by
Pedro de Valdivia.
1609-Henry Hudson anchors in lower
New York Bay behind Sandy Hook
1752-New style of calendar adopted;
September 3 becomes September IA in
England and her colonies.
1763-Vessels from Niagara compel Pom
tiac to abandon his siege of DeNoit.
1779-French fleet under DEstaing ar
rives on the Savannah river
17S3-Dehnite treaty with Great Britain,
recognizing the independence of the
United States, signed in Paris.
1S52-Brevet Colonel Robert f. Lee made
superintendent of the West Point acad-
envy.
1S66-Presdent Johnson's reconstruction
policy condemned by a convention held in
Philadelphia.
September A.
15e5-Pedro Menendez sent by Spain to
extirpate the Huguenots in Florida, APP
pears off Port Royal, S. c.; he retires
and begins to build at St Augustine.
1S62-General Lee invades Maryland,
crossing the Potomac at Point of Rocks.
1sS6-A paches under Chief Geronimo
surrender to General Miles at Skeleton
Canyon. Arizona
September D.
1655-Peter Stuyvesant sails from New
York with 600 men against the Swedes
on the Delaware.
1755-Exlle of Acadians from Nova SEQ
176S-One thousand lives lost and 1900
houses destroyed by a cyclone at Ha-
vana.
1774-First Continental Congress meets
in Carpenters hall, Philadelphia.
1T4-General Gage, at Boston, erects
fortihcations on The Neck"
17S1--Admiral Graves arrives in the
Chesapeake bay and two hours battle
ensues off the capes
1795-David HUMPHREYS negotiates
treaty of peace with the Dey of Alglers
by which, for $4,000 a year, American
shipping is to enjoy immunity from AL
gerian pirates; arouses great Indignation
1S13-The British brig Boxer surrenders
to the American brig Enterprise, after
battle off the cost of Maine.
1S73-Great Britain pays the sl5,000,o0O in
demnity awarded in the settlement of the
Alabama claims.
September g.
1492-Columbus resumes his voyage aft
err making repairs at the Canary Islands.
16aO-The Pilgrims finally leave Ply
mouth in the Mayflower.
1645-Governor Kieft orders a general
Thanksgiving in New Amsterdam for the
restoration of peace with the Indians.
165l-Obadiah Holmes given thirty lash
es at Boston because he is Baptist.
1eT6-A Massachusetts force surprises
and subdues the Indians at Cocheco. Me.
17Sl-A British expedition under Bene-
dict Arnold burns New London, Conn,
Arnolds native town, after Fort Girls
void had been captured and most of the
surrendered garrison killed.
1S6O-A Union force under General
Grant enters Kentucky and occupies Pa
ducah.
1sol-Presdent William Mckinley shot
at Buffalo.
September =
22-Circumnavigation of the globe COM
; pleted by the return of Magellan's ship
| to Spain.
160S-Captain John Smith returns to
| Jamestown, having explored 5000 miles
| of the coast.
17Sl-Lafayette, with 5000 men. prevents
| the retreat of CORVALLIS into North
Carolina.
1S4l-Presldent Tyler vetoes the fiscal
| bank bill; indignant wings repudiate the
President.
1S65-President Johnson issues his Sec
| ond amnesty proclamation, pardoning all
who have upheld the Confederacy, ex-
cept the leaders.
1S67-General amnesty proclaimed by
| President Johnson to all but few Of