The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-28
SEVEN DAYS|N AMERICAN HISTORY

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September %
1779-Paul Jones, with the Bon
homme Richard, engages the
British frigate Scraps off the
coast of Scotland; after bat
thing one and a half hours.
the Scraps s~urrenders. and
the Bonhomme Richard al
most Immediately sinks; of
375 Americans engaged, 500
are killed or wounded.
17S0-Major Andre. who plotted
with Benedict Arnold for the
betrayal of West Point, cap
tured near Tarrytown.
1833-President Jackson orders the
remOval of deposits OF the
government from the United
States bank to certain state
banks.
September IL
1664-FOrt Orange CAIbany, y. "
surrenders to the British.
1861-kentucky legislature votes to
raise a force of 10000 men to
repel confederate invaders
and provides that the shall
be mustered intO the Union
army.
1869-"Black Friday" financial
panic as result Of attempt to
orner gold.
September 25-
1492-Deceived by a cloud, the
lookout on Columbus ship
raises h cry of land"
GLORIA in Excelsis'' sung by
sailors bitter disappointment
apI 1n1ono IicoortOp. -1~,,1%~
from error.
1493-COlumbus sails from Cadiz
on his second voyage of dis
cOvery; he has a fleet OF sew
enteen ships and carries 1900
people, with animals and i'm
plements for starting a col
Ony.
1513-Balboa, having marched
across the Isthmus Of Pana-
ma, discovers the Pacific
ocean.
1764-Massachusetts issues an ad-
dress to the king, remOnstrat-
ing against the royal menace
of tyranny
1775-Colonel Ethan Allen, with
eighty-three men attempt to
take Montreal n is captur-
11S9-COngress passes twelve con-
s%titutional amendments, ten
of which are approved by the
| states.
1843-FremOnt's expedition reaches
the Columbia river, in Ore
gOn.
September %
1759-ColOnel Montgomery, with a
force from Carolina, attacks
the Cherokees in Tennessee,
burning many Of their towns.
177O-DelegateS from n~inety-six
Massachusetts oWn meet in
! Faneuil hall, Boston, to con-
slider the grievance of the
standing army.
1880 Benedict Arnold fees to the
British sloop Vulture.
178O-The British on their north
ward march enter Charlotte,
N. c., the Americans falling
back without a battle.
1S31-Anti-MaSOnS nominate a ma
tiOnal ticket at Baltimore.
1S71-The joint high commission
meets in Washington and or
ganizes to adjust private
claims against Great Britain
and the United States grow
ing out of the civil war.
189S-Alleged remains Of Columbus
exhumed at Havana. prepara-
tory to shipment to Spain.
September 81
1743-Governor C%lintOn's first Off
cial act is to dissolve the New
| York legislature.
! 1777-British under Howe enter
Philadelphia.
1779-French fleet and a part Of
the Southern army beSiege
Savannah.
1719-John Adams appointed a
commissioner to negotiate a
treaty with Great Britain.
1S13-General William Henry Har-
rison invades Canada from
Detroit.
September Is
1565-Two hundred shhipwrecked
French murdered by Men
endez, the Spanish conqueror
of Florida.
1774-The royalist governor of
Massachusetts dissolves the
legislature.
. 1779-The Continental congress
/ chooses John Jay as COM
missioner to Spain.
17S1-The Army of the North IN
der Washington, 5000 strong,
and the French, under RoCh-
ambeau. 1000 strong. arrive
at Yorktown and begin the
siege.
1S54-The United States sloo,-0<-
war Albany sails from heoi7-
WALL; it Is never heard from
again.
1S92-Nancy Tank trots a mile ir
2:O4 at Terre Faute, Ind.
September %
1779-LuZerne arrives in Phllade1
phia as comm sslo1er from
Trance.
1854 court-mart1al at Tappar
condemns NaiO- Andre, tn.
British spy. who plotted Will
Benedict krno'S Gov the be,
traya1 of "ost Point, tt
death.
17S9-Congress este -.--~a, . regula,
army
1S64-ColOred tr"o~r - anC
capture q CO ~"9oub
on Spring Ti Peters