CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1829. [The figures in the margin designate the day of the month.] JANUARY. 1. THE General Congress of Mexico assembled, and was opened by a speech from President Victoria. 2. Forty men and thirty horses killed by an explosion of fire-damp, at the mines of Logis de Peres, Marotret, France. 5. Large Factory in Lowell, Massachusetts, burnt; loss $125,000. 6. Vincente Guerrero chosen President, and Anastasio Bustamente Vice-President of Mexico, by the general Congress. 6. Session of the New Jersey Legislature commenced. 6. Grand Vizier arrives at Schumla and assumes the command of the Turkish army. Hostilities recommence against the Russians. 9. Discovery and failure of an extensive conspiracy at Lisbon, Portugal, to overthrow the government of Don Miguel. 9. Frederick von Schlegel, the celebrated German author, died in Germany. 13. The Buenos-Ayrean privateer Brig Patriot, Captain Almeida, risen upon by the crew, and carried into Porto Rico and delivered up to the Spanish authorities. 18. Dispersion of the guerillas and destruction of the Patian faction in the southern part of Colombia by General Cordova. 22. Four hundred and fifty Indians belonging to the army of the Provinces under the command of Molina, surprised and cut to pieces by General Lavalle, provisional Governor of Buenos Ayres. 26. Proclamation of Bolivar to the Insurgents under Obando and to the Inhabitants of Cauca, Popayan, and Patia, offering pardon to all who should surrender within twenty days. 26. Conspiracy discovered in Manilla, to declare the independence of the Islands. Several persons arrested and placed in close confinement. 27. Bill passed the House of Delagates of Virginia, to organize a Convention for the purpose of revising the Constitution of the state. 27. Opening of the Session of the French Chambers. The king in his speech stated that the three great powers of Europe had taken the Morea and the neighbouring islands of Greece under their protection; that consuls had been appointed with the South American states; and that the finances were in a flourishing condition. 29. Colonel Timothy Pickering died at Salem, Massachusetts. He was a distinguished revolutionary officer, and held the post of Secretary of State during the administration of Washington. 30. Byram Cotton Factory in Connecticut burnt; loss $100,000. FEBRUARY. 2. York Cathedral, in York, England, partly destroyed by fire. 5. Session of the English Parliament opened. The king in his speech stated, that diplomatic relations with Portugal were suspended, but that a negotiation for the settlement of existing difficulties was in progress, that the most perfect harmony subsisted between the three great powers of Europe, that the war between Russia and Turkey continued and was deeply regretted, that the finances were in a prosperous condition, and that the difficulties in Ireland and the civil disabilities of the Catholics were worthy of the deliberate consideration of Parliament. 7. General Harrison, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to Colombia, received and recognised at Bogotá, by the Minister of State, in the absence of the President Bolivar. 10. Death of Leo XII, Pope of Rome. 11. Electoral Votes for President and Vice-President opened by the Senate at Washington. Whole number 261. Andrew Jackson had 178 for President, and John C. Calhoun 171 for Vice-President, and both were declared to be elected. 15. Affray at Port Mahon between a party of sailors belonging to the United States' frigate Java and a party attached to the French brig Faune, in which a French Lieutenant was killed. 16. Meza, one of the chiefs opposed to Lavalle's government, shot in the public Plaza of Buenos Ayres. 17. Large fire at Savannah, Georgia. Forty buildings destroyed. Loss from 40 to $50,000. 19. The Russian General Kumianoff defeats a Turkish division of troops with considerable loss. The Turkish garrison of Giurgevo make a sortie with over 3000 men, but are driven back by the Russians. 20. Very heavy and violent snow storm attended with a strong northeast gale, throughout the Middle and Northern States. Nantucket Mail Packet Boat lost, and two men frozen to death. 20. Resolutions passed the Virginia House of Delegates, denying the power of Congress to pass the late tariff bill, and declaring it to be unconstitutional. 20. Fort Lithada taken from the Turks by the Greeks. It is sit uated at the entrance of the Maliaque Gulf, and capitulated after an assault. 21. Field Marshal Count Wittgenstein resigns the command of the Russian army for the invasion of Turkey, and General Diebitsch appointed to succeed him. 22. Brig Attentive, Captain Grover of Boston, taken by pirates off Matanzas, and six persons murdered, being the whole crew except the second mate, who escaped by secreting himself. 24. Bill for the Suppression of the Catholic Association and others of the same character, passed the English Parliament; the Catholic Association, however, had previously dissolved itself in anticipation of this measure. 24. The king of Spain issues a decree constituting the City of Cadiz a free port. 27. Battle between the Colombian and Peruvian armies at Tarqui, in the southern part of Colombiat; the former consisting of 5000 and the latter of 8000 men. The Peruvians were defeated with considerable loss. Convention signed for the cessation of hostilities on the field of battle, and mutual differences referred to the arbitration of the United States' government. MARCH. 2. Bills passed the House of Representatives at Washington (having previously passed the Senate), authorizing a subscription of to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, and of $600,000 to the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, in Kentucky. 3. Congress adjourned, sine die. 4. Andrew Jackson inaugurated as President of the United States at Washington. Senate convened, and John C. Calhoun' sworn in as Vice-President of the United States. 5. Battle fought between the Turks and Russians, near the river Natonebi in Asiatic Turkey, in which the former lost 1000 men in killed and wounded, and the latter 200. 6. The United States' Senate confirm the President's nomination of Martin Van Buren as Secretary of State, and Samuel D. Ingham as Secretary of the Treasury. 6. Resolutions in favor of the Catholic Emancipation passed the English House of Commons, by a majority of 188. 6. M. Moreira and four other persons hanged at Lisbon, for an alleged canspiracy against the government of Don Miguel. 9. Cabinet completed at Washington by the appointment of John H. Eaton as Secretary of War, John Branch, Secretary of the Navy, and John M'Pherson Berrien, Attorney General. 10. The William and Ann, a British trading vessel, wrecked at the mouth of Columbia river on the northwest coast of America; and the whole crew, consisting of 16 Europeans and 10 Sandwich islanders, murdered by the natives, in the expectation of obtaining their property. 16. Sally of the Russian garrison of Akhalzik. The Turkish besieging army driven off with a considerable loss in stores and men. 18. Decrees of amnesty for General St. Anna and his adherents, and for the general expulsion of the Spaniards from the country, passed both Houses of Congress of Mexico. 19. Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States and Brazil, ratified at Washington. 20. Sizeboli captured by the Russians, and fortified as a permanent position. 21. Duel in London between the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchelsea. 21. Great earthquake in the provinces of Murcia and Orihuela in Spain. Upwards of four thousand houses and twenty churches destroyed, and great numbers of the inhabitants killed. A considerable portion of the former province converted into a barren desert. 22. Protocol agreed on between the plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, and Russia; fixing the government, boundaries, &c., of Greece. 23. Turkish fleet of four ships of the line, two frigates, and three corvettes with fire ships, &c., sailed from Constantinople towards the Black Sea. 26. Corner-stone of the cotton factory laid in Athens, Georgia. 28. General Rauch of the Lavalle or Buenos Ayres party, defeated by the Monteneros or party of the provinces. 29. Castle of Rumelia surrendered to the Greek army under Count Agostino Capo d' Istrias. 30. Catholic emancipation bill passes the English House of Com mons. APRIL. 1. General Guerrero inaugurated as President of the Mexican Republic at Mexico. 2. Extraordinary session of the Cortes of Brazil, convened by the Emperor, to take into consideration the state of the Treasury and of the Bank of Brazil, represented to be in a deplorable condition. 3. Great fire in Augusta, Georgia. One hundred and eighty-three houses destroyed. 3. Proclamation of Bolivar to the Colombians, complaining of the non-fulfilment by Peru of the convention concluded after the battle of Tarqui; and announcing his intention of re-occupying Guayaquil, and compelling the Peruvians to a peace. 9. Great inundation of the Vistula, near Dantzic. A great portion of that city and fifty villages overflowed. Nearly all of 8 or 10,000 head of cattle, and 4 or 5000 houses destroyed, and a considerable number of persons perished. 10. Fire in Savannah, Georgia. Fifty buildings destroyed. 11. Unsuccessful attack upon a Russian position near Trato on the Danube, by the Turks. 12. Capitulation of the city of Guatemala, after a long siege and some hard fighting, to the army of St. Salvador under General Morazan. 16. General Lamar embarks at Patia for Guayaquil with 1200 troops and 200 horses for the purpose of recommencing hostilities with the Peruvians. 18. Portuguese expedition against Terceira (held by the Constitutionalists) sailed from Lisbon. 22. Lepanto surrenders by capitulation to the Greeks. 27 & 28. Severe but undecisive fighting in the vicinity of Buenos Ayres, between the Federals and Unitarians. MAY. 2. Extraordinary hail-storm in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It fell to an average depth of twelve inches, and destroyed a great amount in gardens, orchards, windows, &c., in some instances killing animals exposed to its fury. 4. Riot in Manchester, England. One large factory burnt, and 6. The French Consul General at Buenos Ayres demanded his 7. The French Minister of Marine stated, in his Budget presented 8. Decree issued by Bolivar, imposing additional duties on imports, for the purpose of increasing the revenue to meet the exigencies of the state. 8. Severe, but indecisive engagement between the Turkish garrisons of Rudschuk and Giurgevo and the Russian besieging army. |
