THE ANNIVERSARY REGISTER: OR, MONTHLY CALENDAR OF AMERICAN CHRONOLOGY. EXHIBITING CORRECT DATES OF THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS OF EMINENT MEN, LAND AND SEA FIGHTS, TREATIES, EXTRAORDINARY AND MEMORABLE EVENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS, CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. The following Calendar has been compiled at a great expense of time and labor; and will be continued every month till the year is completed. We trust that this perfectly novel arrangement will be acceptable to our subscribers, not only from the fullness and accuracy of the Chronology, but from the consideration that there is nothing of the same description in existence. It is assumed that no person will be guilty of the impropriety of copying this Calendar, which is private property, and has been duly entered as copyright, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress. 2 1512 1681 1683 1749 1781 1792 1832 1783 1813 1835 1837 |||||||| 1779 1832 | Charleston, S. C. beseiged by the English under Sir Henry Clinton. Bonaparte revoked the portion of the Berlin Decree which affected the Commerce of the U.S. dian tribes. Juan Ponce De Leon landed upon the shores of Florida, in latitude of thirty degrees and eight minutes. Date of William Penn's First Proclamation to the people of Pennsylvania. A new Charter granted to Pennsylvania by William Penn. Born, in Lancaster County, Pa. David Ramsay, an eminent physician and popular historian. The Mint of the United States established at Philadelphia. Treaty between Creek Indians and the United States ratified by U. S. Senate, whereby the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Sweden and United States negotiated by Benjamin Several American Privateers and Letters of Marque captured in the Chesapeake by some Riot at Toledo, on the ground in dispute between the States of Ohio and Michigan. Henreich Hudson sailed from Amsterdam on his third voyage, wherein he explored New Born, at Philadelphia, William White, episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania. Marquis Lafayette embarked from France for the purpose of offering his assistance to U. S. Died, at Boston, aged 62, Thomas Minns, Editor of New England Palladium for thirty-six years. Nantucket Island plundered by the Refugees and British. Ratification, at Washington, of Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between U. S. of British Ship, Glasgow, 20 guns, Captain T. Howe, engaged the American Fleet of five vessels, 1789 The First meeting of the First Congress under the Federal Constitution, took place at New York. The French Privateer, Revance de Cerf, burnt at Norfolk, Virginia. 1811 1813 1815 Lewiston, Delaware, bombarded by the British Frigate, Belvidera, for nearly twenty hours; but little injury ensued. The Americans confined in the prison at Dartmoor, England, were fired upon by the guard; several killed and wounded. The Prince Regent publicly censured the soldiery, and offered annuities to the families of the sufferers, which offer was declined. 6 1830 7 1778 1814 1817 1835 1585 1625 10 1816 1119 1606 1634 Joseph White, aged 81, a wealthy merchant, of Salem, Mass. assassinated in his bed. and was conveyed to his house, where he shortly afterwards died. Died, at Philadelphia, of apoplexy, aged 73, James Brown, M. C. and Minister to France. Sir Richard Grenville, with seven ships, sailed from England as Governor of Sir W. Raleigh's Charles I. by Proclamation, confirmed to Virginia the exclusive supply of the British Market Died, at Georgetown, D. C. aged 47, Richard Stafford, M. C. from North Carolina. James I. of England, granted a Patent for the possession of the two Carolinas, assigning all 1806 Died, near New York, aged 78, Horatio Gates, a celebrated American General. He was 1812 Louisiana formed into a State, and admitted into the Federation. 1816 Bank of United States chartered by Congress, with a capital of 35,000,000 of dollars. 1835 1836 1837 1789 1804 1812 1833 1777 1834 1836 1837 1743 1777 1788 1830 1832 14 15 1641 1780 1789 1801 1814 1833 1635 1702 1754 1777 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. 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 Died, at Lowell, Mass. aged 46, Kirk Booth, celebrated Traveller, Engineer, and Manufacturer. Born, at Shadwell, in Albemarle County, Va. Thomas Jefferson, one of the Signers of the General Lincoln and 500 men, when surrounded by 2000 British troops, at Bound Brook, 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 Died, at Hartford, Conn. aged 51, Dr. Samuel Hopkins, physician and littérateur. Great Fire at Cumberland, Maryland. Seventy-one dwellings burnt. Loss, 270,000 dollars. The proprietaries of East and West Jersey surrendered to Queen Anne; it has since been The first Theatre in Philadelphia opened for Dramatic Amusements, at the corner of first the The British Pickets at Bonum Toury, N. J. driven in by a party of Pennsylvania and Jersey 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. M Henreich Hudson sailed on his last voyage. He was sent adrift in a small boat, by a mutinous Born, in Somerset Co., Md., Samuel Chase, one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. The first Newspaper published in Georgia (the Georgia Gazette) by James Johnson, Savannah. 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 Died, at Washington, D. C. aged 80, Joseph Anderson, Revolutionary Officer, M. C. and First Died, near Woodville, Miss. aged 36, Henry Vose, of the Small-Pox, a distinguished littérateur. Commencement of the Insurrection in New England against the power of Charles II. 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 Died, in Philadelphia, aged 68, Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the Signers of the Declaration of General Jackson, President of the United States, dissolves his Cabinet at Washington. James Carter, Discoverer of the St. Lawrence and the Canadas, sailed from St. Maloes, on his 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 General Putnam arrived in Concord, having ridden one hundred miles on one horse, in 18 Died, at Washington, D. C. George Clinton, Vice President of the U. S. and first Governor of Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, destroyed by Fire. Sir John Copley, a Bostonian born, created Lord Lyndhurst, and appointed Lord Chancellor of England. Died, at Webster, Mass. aged 67, Samuel Slater, the first Manufacturer in Cotton in the U.S. The early Colonists of Maryland placed an act on their Statute Book for the Encouragement of Religious Freedom. U. S. Sloop of War, Frolic, captured by British Frigate, Orpheus and Schooner Shelburne. The Boiler of the Steam Boat, Chief Justice Marshall, burst at Newburg, N. Y. and 15 persons killed. 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 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 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. Fort Watson, S. C. captured by Generals Marion and Lee, with 114 p risoners. The first Newspaper published in Massachusetts (The Boston News Letter) by John Camp Year. 1764 1812 1835 1775 1777 1781 1814 1818 1835 1587 1607 1761 1584 1775 1777 1781 1813 1817 1830 1836 1837 1758 1760 1789 1813 1745 Born, at Cork, Ireland, Thomas Addis Emmett, the celebrated Patriot. He died at New American Privateer, Surprise, 10 guns, captured the English Brig, Kutousoff, 12 guns. The people of Baltimore, upon hearing the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, 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, Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane issued a Proclamation declaring the whole of the American General Jackson took forcible possession of the Spanish Post at St. Marks, Florida, to hold it Died, at Raleigh, N. C. aged 40, Jonathan P. Cushing, President of Hampden Sydney College, The unfortunate "Roanoke" Colony, including the first female emigrants to America, sailed Captain Newport's Squadron, containing the first Colony of Emigrants that remained in Vir- The commencement of the celebrated Siege of Fort Meigs, on the mouth of the Maumee, Two Vessels, belonging to Sir W. Raleigh, sailed from England for the purpose of colonizing 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 Spesutie Island, near the head of the Chesapeake, occupied by 600 British troops. Born, in Connecticut, Oliver Ellsworth, Statesman and Judge, 1813 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 The British Sloop of War, L'Epervier, captured by U. S. Sloop of War, Peacock, Captain 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 Died, at Andover, Mass. Samuel Abbott, philanthropist. |