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Joseph White, aged 81, a wealthy merchant, of Salem, Mass. assassinated in his bed.
Lord Chatham, while advocating the interests of America in the House of Lords, fainted,
and was conveyed to his house, where he shortly afterwards died.

Twenty Vessels burnt by the British at Pettipang Point on the Connecticut river.
Dangerous Negro Riot at St. Inigoes, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

1835 Died, at Philadelphia, of apoplexy, aged 73, James Brown, M. C. and Minister to France.
1731 Born, at Lebanon, Conn. William Williams, one of the Signers of the Dec. of Independence.
1782 U. S. Ship, Hyder Ally, 16 guns, captured the British Ship, General Monk, 29 guns.
1837 Great Fire at New Orleans, 107 Houses burnt.

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Sir Richard Grenville, with seven ships, sailed from England as Governor of Sir W. Raleigh's new Colony of Virginia.

Charles I. by Proclamation, confirmed to Virginia the exclusive supply of the British Market
with Tobacco.

Died, at Georgetown, D. C. aged 47, Richard Stafford, M. C. from North Carolina.
The Brig, Billow, lost upon Ragged Island, N. S. and 137 persons, all on board, perished.
The Steam Boat, Brandywine, burnt near Memphis, Tennessee. Upwards of 110 lives lost.
Martin Pring, the discoverer of the Rivers and Harbors of Maine, sailed, with two ships, from
England, on his first Voyage to America.

James I. of England, granted a Patent for the possession of the two Carolinas, assigning all
the land between Halifax and Cape Fear, to Sir Thomas Gates and his associates.
An arbitrary Special Commisssion appointed in England for the Government of the New
England Colonies.

Died, near New York, aged 78, Horatio Gates, a celebrated American General. He was
born in England.

Louisiana formed into a State, and admitted into the Federation.

Bank of United States chartered by Congress, with a capital of 35,000,000 of dollars.
Lafayette Theatre, New York, destroyed by Fire.

Died, at St. Augustine, Florida, aged 43, Captain Jacob Schmuck, a native of Pennsylvania,
and a distinguished Officer in the late War with England.

Ellen Jewett, a prostitute, murdered in a house of ill fame, at New York.

Died, at Gretna Green, N. C. Willis Allston, member of Congress during 18 years.

First Mayor, (S. Powell) of Phila. elected by the Aldermen under the new Act of Incorporation.
Died, in Tatnel County, Georgia, James Thomas, in his hundred and thirty-fourth year.
Four British Barges captured in Hampton Roads.
Violent Tornado at Springfield, Ohio.

Born, in Hanover County, Virginia. Henry Clay.

Joshua Huddy, Captain of a Blockhouse under Toms' River, N. J. hanged without a trial, for defending his station against the Refugees under Captain Lippincott.

Died, at Pentonville, near London, England, N. G. Dufief, author of " Nature Displayed," and
the French Pronouncing Dictionary. He was, for a long time, a resident of Philadelphia.
Died, at Philadelphia. aged 77, William Rawle, an eminent Lawyer.

Died, at Lowell, Mass. aged 46, Kirk Booth, celebrated Traveller, Engineer, and Manufacturer.
Died, at Freedom, Beaver County, Pa. aged 67, General Abner Lacock, M. C.

Born, at Shadwell, in Albemarle County, Va. Thomas Jefferson, one of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, and third President of the U. S.

General Lincoln and 500 men, when surrounded by 2000 British troops, at Bound Brook,
near Brunswick, N. J. forced his way through the enemy's columns, and escaped, with
the loss of 60 men killed and missing.

Rioting in New York, on account of the indecent exhumation of various dead bodies, for anatomical purposes. Several lives lost.

Navigation of the Black Sea opened to American vessels.

Died, at Kaskaskia, Illinois, Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of that State.

New Hampshire, dreading the perils of anarchy, joined with Massachusetts; the first step to the foundation of the United Colonies of New England.

A Party of American Cavalry surprised by the English at Monk's Corner, and 25 men slain or captured.

General Washington, while on his Farm, at Mount Vernon, received the news of his election to the Presidency of the United States.

Died, at Hartford, Conn. aged 51. Dr. Samuel Hopkins, physician and littérateur.

The Embargo Act of December, 1813, repealed by the Congress of U. S.

Great Fire at Cumberland, Maryland. Seventy-one dwellings burnt. Loss, 270,000 dollars.
Awful Storm throughout New England.

The proprietaries of East and West Jersey surrendered to Queen Anne; it has since been
but one government, under the title of New Jersey.

The first Theatre in Philadelphia opened for Dramatic Amusements, at the corner of first the
Alley above Pine street

The British Pickets at Bonum Toury, N. J. driven in by a party of Pennsylvania and Jersey
Militia, and several prisoners taken.

Fort Watson, on Wright's Bluff, S. C. invested by Generals Marion and Lee.

Died, in London, England, Dr. Alexander Gordon, a Scotch botanist and physician. He lived many years at Charleston, S. C. and devoted his days to the exemplification of the animal and vegetable tribes of North America.

A British Squadron anchored in the Patapsco river, within sight of Baltimore.

Died, at Baltimore, Rollin C. Mallary, member of Congress from Vermont.

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York, 1812.

Born, in Somerset Co., Md., Sanuel Chase; one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Born at Westminster, London, George Frederick Cooke, a celebrated Actor. He died in New
The first Newspaper published in Georgia (the Georgia Gazette) by James Johnson, Savannah.
Died, at Philadelphia, aged 84, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, the celebrated Philosopher and States-

man, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Convention between Russia and the United States of America, negociated at St. Petersburg. Died at Philadelphia, aged 32, Dr. John D Godman, an eminent lecturer and writer. Born at Annapolis, Md.

Mexican Brig of War captured by the U. S. Sloop of War, Natchez, as a retaliation for the
capture of six American vessels, illegally taken by the Mexicans.

Died, at Washington, D. C. aged 80, Joseph Anderson, Revolutionary Officer, M. C. and First
Comptroller of the Treasury.

Died, near Woodville, Miss. aged 36, Henry Vose, of the Small-Pox, a distinguished littérateur.
The Bostonians confined their arbitrary Governor (Andros) and Council, and declared for the
Prince of Orange.

Commencement of the Insurrection in New England against the power of Charles II.
The British evacuated Camden, S. C. after burning their baggage and stores, and public
buildings; they left the wounded prisoners, and their own wounded behind them.
Died, at Boston, Mass. aged 72, George Cabot, Statesman. Born at Salem, Mass.
The Indemnity Bill passed the French Chamber by a Vote of 289 against 137.
Born, at Newtown, near Boston, Roger Sherman, one of the Signers of the Dec. of Independence.
Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

The Independence of the U. S. of America acknowledged by Holland.

The Proclamation of the total cessation of hostilities between the United States of America
and Great Britain, read in the American camp, by the order of General Washington-
this day completing the eighth year of the War.

Died, in Philadelphia, aged 68, Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the Signers of the Declaration of
Independence.

General Jackson, President of the United States, dissolves his Cabinet at Washington.
The Boiler of the Steamboat Tricolor burst at Wheeling. Eight persons killed.

James Carter, Discoverer of the St. Lawrence and the Canadas, sailed from St. Maloes, on his
Voyage of Discovery.

The younger Winthrop (John) obtained from King Charles II. a favorable patent for Con

necticut.

Died, on board Ship, but in sight of his native land, Josiah Quincy, Jr. aged 31, a celebrated
Revolutionary Statesman.

General Putnam arrived in Concord, having ridden one hundred miles on one horse, in 18
hours, to join the American army.

Died, at Washington, D. C. George Clinton, Vice President of the U. S. and first Governor of
New York, after the Revolution.

Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, destroyed by Fire.

Sir John Copley, a Bostonian born, created Lord Lyndhurst, and appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1835 Died, at Webster, Mass. aged 67, Samuel Slater, the first Manufacturer in Cotton in the U.S. 1649 The early Colonists of Maryland placed an act on their Statute Book for the Encouragement of Religious Freedom.

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Died, in Lincoln County, N. C. Hutchins G. Burton, late Governor of N. C. and M. C. from 1819 to 1824.

Battle of San Jacinto, in Texas. Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, captured by Texian troops, under General Houston.

Admiral Coligny's second Colony of Huguenots, under Laudonniere, departed from France to
the shores of Florida.

Proclamation of American Neutrality between France and England, by order of President
Washington, on account of the French Revolution.

Died, at Lancaster, Pa. Judge John Joseph Henry, a Revolutionary Officer.

The Albion Packet Ship, from New York, wrecked off the Old Head of Kinsale, on the Irish
Coast. All the crew and many of the passengers lost: among the latter was General

Lefebre Desnouettes.

Splendid Aurora Borealis in different parts of the United States.

Died at Milledgeville, Ga. aged 71, General David Brady Mitchell, late Governor of Georgia. The Custom House at New York closed by the interference of Captain Sears, and Vessels prevented sailing to Boston, Quebec, Newfoundland, and Georgia. Philadelphia pur

sued the same course.

1781 Fort Watson, S. C. captured by Generals Marion and Lee, with 114 prisoners.
Died, at Thetford, Vt. aged 84, Asa Burton, D. D. an eminent divine.

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Born, at Cork, Ireland, Thomas Addis Emmett, the celebrated Patriot. He died at New
York, in 1827.

American Privateer, Surprise, 10 guns, captured the English Brig, Kutousoff, 12 guns.
Great Foot Race on Union Course, Long Island, N. Y. Henry Stannard, of Conn., one of ten
competitors, ran ten miles, twelve seconds within an hour.

The people of Baltimore, upon hearing the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord,
seized upon 1500 stand of arms in the Magazines.

Lafayette arrived in America, and landed at Charleston, S. C.

Two thousand British troops landed at Fairfield, in Connecticut, and marched to Danbury, which they plundered and burnt on the succeeding day.

Battle at Hobkirk's Hill, near Camden, N. C. The Americans, under General Greene, were defeated by the British, under Lord Rawdon.

Petersburg, Virginia, captured by the British.

The Sentence of Death pronounced on General Hull, by the Verdict of the Court Martial,
remitted by the President.

Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane issued a Proclamation declaring the whole of the American
Coast in a state of blockade.

General Jackson took forcible possession of the Spanish Post at St. Marks, Florida, to hold it
during the Seminole War.

Died, at Raleigh, N. C. aged 40, Jonathan P. Cushing, President of Hampden Sydney College,
Vermont.

The unfortunate "Roanoke" Colony, including the first female emigrants to America, sailed
from England.

Captain Newport's Squadron, containing the first Colony of Emigrants that remained in Vir
ginia, including the celebrated Captain Smith, entered the Chesapeake Bay.
Petersburg, Virginia, nearly destroyed by fire.

The commencement of the celebrated Siege of Fort Meigs, on the mouth of the Maumee,
Ohio; it was this day invested by the British and Indians

Two Vessels, belonging to Sir W. Raleigh, sailed from England for the purpose of colonizing
America-they landed at North Carolina.

About 2500 fire-arms delivered to the British General, Gage, by the Bostonians.

The Inhabitants of the Atlantic Cities and Sea Ports, recommended by Congress to remove their effects from the dangers and chances of War.

The British severely harassed by the Americans in their retreat from Danbury, Conn. General Wooster and Dr. Attwater mortally wounded.

The British, under General Arnold, land at Osborn, on the James River, Va. and destroy several Merchant Ships, Brigantines, and a large number of smaller vessels, with many valuable cargoes of flour, tobacco, &c.

York, Upper Canada, taken by the Americans, led by General Pike, who was killed by the
explosion of the Magazine.

Died, at Saco, Maine, aged 44, Major General Cyrus King-brother to Rufus King.
The act for the removal of the Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi, passed the Senate of
the U. S. by a vote of 27 to 20.

Died, in Logan County, Ohio, aged 82, General Simon Kenton, a companion of Col. Boone in
the early exploration of the Western Wilderness.

The Indians defeated near Fort Brooke, in Florida, by U. S. troops.

Great Fire at Detroit, Michigan. Seventy buildings destroyed.

Born, in Westmoreland County, Va. James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. The British defeated on the Plains of Abraham, near Quebec, by the French and Indians with the loss of 1000 killed, and the whole of their artillery.

Died, at Pittsburg, Pa. Thomas Hutchins, a Revolutionary Officer, and Geographer General
of Pennsylvania.

1813 Spesutie Island, near the head of the Chesapeake, occupied by 600 British troops.
American Privateer, York Town, captured English Brig, Avery.
Born, in Connecticut, Oliver Ellsworth, Statesman and Judge,

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The Storehouses at Frenchtown, Chesapeake Bay, burnt by the English, under Admiral
Cockburn.

U. S. Frigate, Essex, Captain D. Porter, captured the British Ships Montezuma, Policy, and
Georgiana.

The British Sloop of War, L'Epervier, captured by U. S. Sloop of War, Peacock, Captain
Warrington; 128,000 dollars were on board L'Epervier. This vessel was sent, in 1815,
with the Americans released from the Algerine prisons, but never was heard of.
Died, at Long Island, aged 72, Rufus King, Statesman.

Charles I. issued a Proclamation forbidding the emigration of Puritans to the shores of America. 1781 The British, under General Arnold, destroyed at Manchester and Warwick, Va. all the stores, flour and tobacco magazines, rope walks, tan houses, mills, and ships on the stocks and in the river.

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George Washington inaugurated the first President of the U. S of America.
Louisiana ceded by France to the U. S. for the sum of 60,000,000 of francs-one-third of
which was to be repaid as indemnity to the citizens of the United States, for spoliations
prior to 1800.

Died, at Andover, Mass. Samuel Abbott, philanthropist.
Great Fire at New York. Seventy houses burnt.