Great Events
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共 69 段- Decease of General Jackson; Admission of Texas; Division of
- Impressed with the importance of such sentiments himself, th
- He soon directed his course to the Canary islands, in conseq
- Notwithstanding these and his subsequent services for his co
- The year 1621 was rendered memorable by the arrival of Sir F
- Among the many persons of distinction who left England the e
- The district, now state, of MAINE, though the first permanen
- Settlements commenced in MARYLAND as early as 1634. Two or t
- No attempt to settle Virginia had succeeded up to the year 1
- At the next visit he made, he was accompanied by Squanto, as
- Hobomok, already spoken of occasionally in the story of othe
- Sassacus ever regarded the English with feelings of jealousy
- Near the middle of September, Captain Lathrop was sent from
- Philip was now secure in no place, but his haughty spirit wa
- After this, the Indians, according to their custom, divided
- This expedition, and its success, are one of the most striki
- On this occasion, a Captain Mercer was wounded, and conveyed
- 1. Objects proposed by the colonies in their settlement of A
- Such a proceeding, on the part of the British ministry, was
- Meanwhile, Hancock and Adams retired from danger; and it is
- An interesting incident is related, as having occurred immed
- The above manifesto was sent into every part of the country,
- Thus the leaven commenced, and by degrees diffused itself th
- At the distance of six miles from the point of land formed b
- In the height of the engagement, Washington crossed over to
- Having secured the Hessian prisoners on the Pennsylvania sid
- "By three in the afternoon, the van of the British squadron,
- [49] General Frazer was wounded about four o'clock in the af
- In whatever light Lee's previous conduct deserved to be rega
- Between eight and nine o'clock, they were startled by the ha
- These, passing over the fallen bodies of their brave compani
- Taking a position on Hobkirk's hill, two miles north of Camd
- One other painful, yet pleasing scene, awaited the
- The naval names, that have descended to us from this war wit
- "All this time, the battle raged. The lower ports of the Ser
- [51] Jones was an ardent man, and bore disappointment and de
- He invariably opposed, with the whole force of his eloquence
- Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish officer in the American revolut
- The first step, which led to the convention of 1787, was tak
- I cannot better close these observations than by citing some
- _Assumption of Debts._--The second session of the first cong
- It was now apparent that the interference of the general gov
- These matters becoming known in America, excited general ind
- On Wednesday, the 11th of February, 1801, the balloting comm
- _Conspiracy and Trial of Burr._--In the spring of 1807, Colo
- The plans of the brothers were, from time to time, communica
- Perceiving the desolating effect of the enemy's fire upon hi
- _Battle of the Thames._--By means of the victory of Commodor
- On the morning of the 8th, signals, intended to produce conc
- The conduct of the general, in transcending his orders, was
- Although they belonged to different schools in politics, and
- An issue was thus brought on between the state and federal g
- The extra session of congress seemed to satisfy neither part
- _Settlement of the North-eastern Boundary._--The important e
- In a special and confidential communication to the senate on
- On the 29th, the official dispatch of General Scott announce
- A few years after the settlement of Quebec, viz., in 1611, M
- Discontent had now risen to an alarming height; and, in the
- _Extent._--New Brunswick is a territory which forms a kind o
- DISCOVERY--Condition, anterior to the Spanish Conquest--Inva
- Mexico was, at this time, in a highly critical condition--th
- Alvarado marched from Mexico in November, 1523, with three h
- _Condition at the time of its Invasion by the Spaniards._--"
- Chili, in connection with Buenos Ayres, within a few years,
- _Establishment of Independence, and a Despotic Government._-
- The convulsions in France, in the latter part of the last ce
- The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all nee
- BUTTON GWINNETT.
- Congress adjourned on the 30th of September; the session hav