DECEMBER 31.

71 B. C. Pompey and Crassus triumph at Rome. The former had closed the ten years' war in Lusitania, and Crassus the revolt of Spartacus at home. Marcus Lucullus triumphed the same year, bringing with him the Thracian colossus of Apollo.

192. Lucius Aurelius Commodus, a dissipated emperor of Rome, strangled, and Pertinax elected. It was in the reign of this emperor, A. D. 190, that the Capitoline library at Rome was destroyed.

406. The Huns, 100,000 strong, entered Gaul, and laid desolate her seventeen luxurious provinces with havoc and flame,

from the banks of the Rhine to the Pyrenæan mountains.

535. The acquisition of Sicily from the Goths. Belisarius entered Syracuse in triumph, a city which once embraced 22 miles.

1384. John Wickliffe died; professor of divinity in the university of Oxford, and father of the reformation of the English church from popery.

1460. Battle of Wakefield, in England; the duke of York and 3000 of his followers slain.

1563. Charles de Cosse died; a French general of great military talents, and employed also as a diplomatist.

1583. Thomas Erastus, a celebrated German physician and divine, died. He wrote several works on philosophy, physic and divinity; but is chiefly memorable for his work on excommunication, in which he denies the power of the church, and affirms its censures to be incapable of extending beyond the present life.

1600. The East India company established by a charter from Elizabeth, granted to the earl of Cumberland and 215 knights, aldermen and merchants. The original capital was £22,000, divided into shares of £50.

1616. James Le Maire died at sea in returning with the Dutch navigator, Schouten. In this voyage, the straits that bear his name were discovered, between Staaten Land and Terra del Fuego.

1620. Era of the first settlement of New England. It being sabbath, they kept the day for the first time in their new house, and in grateful remembrance of the friends they found in the last town they left in their native country, they called it Plymouth.

1674. Battle of Mulhausen, in Alsace, in which the French marshal Turenne defeated the Austrians.

1679. John Adolphus Borelli, a distinguished philosopher and mathematician, of Naples, died; author of thirteen treatises in Italian and Latin.

1704. The peak of Teneriffe formed a lateral eruption in the plain de los Infantes, preceded by tremendous earthquakes.

1718. John Flamstead, an eminent English astronomer, died. He formed a new catalogue of the fixed stars, containing about three thousand.

1762. Mary Collyer died; the translator of Gesner's poem of the Death of Abel.

1771. Christian Adolphus Klotz, professor of philosophy at Göttingen, died. He distinguished himself by his Latin poems, his numismatic treatises, his works on the study of antiquity, and on the value and mode of using ancient gems.

1775. Assault of the American forces under Montgomery and Arnold on Quebec. Montgomery was killed in advancing upon the barrier, at the head of the New York troops, and Arnold's division, after a desperate engagement, in which the Americans sustained the whole force of the garrison three hours were compelled to surrender themselves prisoners of war. They lost 100 killed, 300 taken.

1781. Henry Laurens, ambassador from the United States to France, liberated from the tower of London in exchange for general Burgoyne.

1791. John Ellis, a London scrivner, died; the last of that ancient profession. He was an alderman of London nearly half a century, and was besides a man of literature, whose conversation was highly extolled by Dr. Johnson.

1792. The quantity of gold coined at the royal mint of Mexico this year was $969,430; of silver, $23,225,611; total, $24,195,041; the largest sum which had been coined there since the conquest of the country.

1793. Thomas Jefferson resigned the office of secretary of state to the United States.

1796. The thermometer 4° below zero in London. Several persons were frozen to death.

1799. John Francis Marmontel, a French novelist, died. He was admired for the vigor and delicacy of his writings, but was allowed to pass his last days in a state of retirement bordering on want.

1811. Tariffa, near Gibraltar, attacked by the French, who were repulsed with great loss by the British under colonel Skerritt.

1812. United States frigates President and Congress returned to Boston after an active cruise of three months, during which they passed over a space of about 8000 miles without meeting an adventure to test the courage and discipline of their crews. They, however, captured two British vessels, one laden with $300,000 specie and gold dust, the other with oil.

1816. Deaths in Boston this year, 904; in Paris, 19,992.

1820. Joseph Lathrop, an American clergyman, died. His publications were more numerous and highly esteemed than those of any contemporary theologian in America.

1826. William Gifford, an English poet and reviewer, died. He rose from a shoemaker's bench to an editor's stool where he acquired fame and fortune. He was a very good poet and critic, but a poor shoemaker.

1832. Insurrection of the slaves in Jamaica. More than 150 plantations were

destroyed, and the loss of property was estimated at more than four millions of dollars. About 2000 negroes are supposed to have been killed.

1835. Battle of Withlacoochie; about 250 United States troops and militia engaged 300 Seminole Indians. Of the latter 40 were killed; of the former, 4 killed, 59 wounded.

1839. Hyacinthe Louis de Quelen, archbishop of Paris, died. At the revolution of 1830 his adherence to the Bourbons incensed the mob to level the archiepiscopal palace to the ground, by which he was reduced to poverty. He was a man of distinguished talents and learning.

1840. Prentiss Mellen, chief justice of Maine, died at Portland, aged 77. The first eleven volumes of the Maine Reports are a monument of his legal discrimination, great familiarity with practice, and high sense of justice.

1846. James Cochran died at Batavia, Genesee co., N. Y., aged 83. To him the world owes the invaluable invention of making cut nails, yet he died poor.

1849. Hudson river rail road opened to Poughkeepsie.

1852. Amos Lawrence, a wealthy and leading Boston merchant, died, aged 77. His charities amounted to several hundred thousands of dollars.


INDEX.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO NAMES OF PERSONS.


INDEX.
BATTLES, SIEGES AND OTHER MILITARY OPERATIONS.


GENERAL INDEX.


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Page 12: 17.[period missing in original] Publius Ovidus Naso

Page 14: 1689. Col. Henry Sloughter appointed governor[original has "govenor">[

Page 14: He was an indefatigable[original has "indefatigible">[ student

Page 14: conducted by Coleman, Bonnell Thornton[original has "Bonnel, Thornton">[, Chesterfield

Page 15: 23 mortars, the fort, ammunition[original has "amunition">[ and stores

Page 15: relinquished her right to the sovereignty[original has "sovreignty">[ of the revolted colonies

Page 20: and a settlement[original has "ettlement">[ commenced by 28 colonists

Page 21: who circumnavigated the globe with Cook,[original has "globe, with Cook">[ died in his 70th year

Page 23: artillery and munitions, preparatory[original has "prepartory">[ to a general retreat

Page 23: measuring 40 by 42 inches,[comma missing in original] the largest ever made

Page 23: author of a great number of["of" missing in original] theological works

Page 24: At Iraish it was observed at -44½°[negative sign missing in original] of Fahrenheit

Page 24: health becoming impaired,[comma missing in original] by the advice of his physicians

Page 24: survivors of the colony,[comma missing in original] twelve in number, were taken

Page 24: 1795. In consequence of a great thaw,[comma missing in original] the communication

Page 25: female born in the old colony of Massachusetts[original has "Massachusets">[

Page 26: More than[original has "that">[ 100 Swedish and Danish

Page 30: defeated near Guadalaxara by the Spaniards under Calleja[original has "Caleja">[

Page 33: 1764. Mr. Wilkes was expelled from["from" missing in original] the British house of commons

Page 36: 1552. The duke of Somerset beheaded on pretence of[original has "ot">[ inciting others

Page 36: Yet much of it is to be[original has "the">[ attributed

Page 38: put a[original has "puta">[ stop to their depredations

Page 39: He was appointed adjutant and inspector[original has "inspecter">[-general

Page 40: 1845. Abigail[original has "Albigail">[ Leonard died at Raynham, Mass.

Page 42: 40,000 pairs of stocking breeches[original has "braeches">[

Page 46: conducted by Coleman, Bonnell Thornton[original has "Bonnell, Thornton">[, Chesterfield

Page 47: came to this country while a boy,[comma missing in original] was a soldier under Wolfe

Page 49: widow of Percy Bysshe[original has "Byssche">[ Shelley

Page 54: new committees, viz.[period missing in original], one on religion

Page 55: 1805. The East Indiaman, earl of Abergavenny,[original has "Avergavenny">[ wrecked

Page 56: 1813. The Spanish cortes[original has "cortez">[ abolished the inquisition.

Page 57: 1696. A plot to assassinate[original has "assasinate">[ William III

Page 59: 1637. Ferdinand[original has "Ferdinard">[ II of Germany

Page 59: fighting, occupied[original has "occuppied">[ the same position

Page 60: 1555. John Hooper[original has "Hoopfr">[ bishop of Gloucester

Page 61: a worthy of the revolution[original has "relvolution">[, died, aged nearly 98

Page 63: 1771. Jean de Beaurain[original has "Beuarain">[ died

Page 64: one of the signers of the declaration of independence[original has "indedence">[

Page 64: 1814. Battle of Montmirail[original has "Montmirial">[ between the French

Page 64: friend of Don Miguel, of infamous memory.[original has comma]

Page 64: died at North Woodbury, Pa., aged 110½[original has "110 1-2">[ years

Page 65: The governor[original has "govenor">[ returned the summons unopened.

Page 66: French frigate Psyche,[comma missing in original] 36 guns, and the prize ship

Page 68: arrived at St. Paul[original has "Pauls">[, Minnesota

Page 68: 1632. Dudley Carleton, an[original has "on">[ English statesman

Page 69: died at Edinburgh[original has "Edingburgh">[, aged 55. She drew the attention of the town for a number of seasons, particularly[original has "particulary">[ when she played Juliet

Page 69: 1810[original has "1710">[. Birthday of Louis XV, of France

Page 69: 1815. British sloop of war Barbados, captured the United States letter of marque brigantine Vidette, 3 guns, 30 men.["captured the United States letter of marque brigantine Vidette, 3 guns, 30 men." moved from top of page 70 to here]

Page 69: 1817. Cold day throughout the United States[original has "tates">[;

Page 70: in which the former were victorious in both instances.[period missing in original]

Page 71: 1852. Homeopathic[original has "Homoepathic">[ college at Cleveland, Ohio

Page 71: 1853. William Gibbs McNeil[original has Mc Neil] died

Page 72: the Spanish chief Francisco Espoz[original has "Espon">[ y Mina

Page 73: 1519. Cortez[original has "Cortes">[ sailed from cape St. Antonio

Page 73: he gave such an account[original has "acccount">[ of it in England

Page 75: He was early engaged in political[original has "polical">[ life

Page 77: 1802. John[original has "Joan">[ Moore, a distinguished Scottish physician and popular author, died. He wrote on the society and manners of different countries in Europe, which his acute[original has "accute">[ discernment

Page 77: Gen. Henderson was elected the first governor[original has "govenor">[.

Page 78: 1854. The most violent snow storm that had occurred[original has "occcured">[ since 1831

Page 79: was in a measure indemnified[original has "idemnified">[ by the articles

Page 81: 1851. Joanna Baillie[original has "Baille">[, the Scottish poetress

Page 82: 4 large quarto vols. of "Notes and various readings of Shakspeare."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 87: 1648. Christian IV[original has "Christiern IV">[ of Denmark, died.

Page 90: mine in the isle of Anglesey was discovered.[period missing in original]

Page 90: His publications, theological[original has "theologial">[, medical and political, gained great approbation.

Page 91: for the salaries of its officers from July to Dec. 1792,[original has period] $2,694·88

Page 91: 1799. Corfu, one of the Ionian islands,[comma missing in original] taken

Page 91: endeavors to improve every branch of[original has "af">[ agriculture

Page 92: He enjoyed, at the time of his death,[comma missing in original] the vigorous use of his intellect.

Page 93: "Allons chercher l'ennemi; si je recule, tuez moi; si j'avance, suivez moi; si je meurs, vengez moi."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 93: earl of Bellamont, governor[original has "govenor">[ of the province of New York

Page 94: member of congress, and governor[original has "govenor">[ of Pennsylvania

Page 94: English, Spanish and Portuguese[original has "Portugese">[ allied army

Page 96: 1775. An inhabitant of the town of Billerica[original has "Billercia">[, Mass.

Page 96: 1828. Richard Stockton[original has "Stocton">[, a son of the signer

Page 97: 1649. The duke of Hamilton, earl of Holland,[comma missing in original] and Lord Capel

Page 97: 1819. Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely[original has "d'angely">[

Page 98: 1789. The city of London brilliantly[original has "brillantly">[ illuminated

Page 99: 1856. President Rivas, of Nicaragua[original has "Nicarauga">[, declared war

Page 99: used the Italian language in philosophical subjects.[original has comma]

Page 100: Marshal Beresford, took possession[original has "possesion">[ of Bordeaux

Page 103: 44 B. C. Caius Julius Cæsar, the Roman general, assassinated[original has "assissinated">[ in the senate

Page 104: distinguished preacher and theological[original has "theologial">[ writer of Toulouse.

Page 104: and deprived of his functions of government[original has "goverment">[

Page 104: 1839. Battle of Tuspan; the Mexican[original has "Mexiican">[ government troops

Page 104: He translated Froissart's Chronicle into English.[period missing in original]

Page 107: wages for artists be from 5d.[period missing in original] per day

Page 108: He distinguished himself in the Afghanistan[original has "Affghanistan">[ war

Page 113: 1621. The colonists at Plymouth received a visit from Massasoit[original has "Masassoit">[

Page 121: he was licensed to preach in["in" missing in original] 1791 by the presbytery

Page 121: MARCH 28[original has "29">[.

Page 122: 1791[original has "7191">[. Honore Gabriel Riquetti

Page 122: His mathematical[original has "mathemathical">[ essays at an early age

Page 122: MARCH 29[original has "28">[.

Page 124: could shield him from the malice[original has "malace">[ of his enemies

Page 125: 1781. Mutiny disclosed on board U. S. frigate Alliance[original has "Aliance">[

Page 125: but the division under Scherer having been[original has "being">[ beaten again

Page 125: 1810. Luigi Lanzi, a modern Italian archæologist[original has "archeologist">[

Page 126: in London, that efficient[original has "effcient">[ measures had been pursued

Page 132: 1813. Action near Urbanna, on the Chesapeake[original has "Chespeake">[

Page 133: He embraced the doctrines of Arminius[original has "Arminus">[ in relation to predestination

Page 133: 1706. John Bayles, an English buttonmaker[original has "butttonmaker">[, died

Page 141: appointed lord high chancellor[original has "chancelor">[ of England and baron of Verulam

Page 141: other countries, led to his recall[original has "recal">[ by the king

Page 143: 1756. Joseph Vaissette, a French ecclesiastic[original has "eccleciastic">[, died.

Page 143: 1856. The Americans under Lieut.[period missing in original] Green attacked 200 Costa Ricans

Page 144: 1555. Thos. Wyatt beheaded; acquitting[original has "acquiting">[ with his last breath

Page 144: the reformation of the calendar[original has "calander">[, and the adoption

Page 146: 1709. First number of the Tatler[original has "Tattler">[ appeared.

Page 153: the ridge of the house was discernible.[period missing in original]

Page 155: 1676. Sudbury, Mass.,[comma missing in original] attacked

Page 156: He fell a sacrifice[original has "sacrafice">[ to the fury

Page 158: 1839. Aaron Ogden,[original has a period] an American statesman

Page 160: He was one of the first and brightest[original has "brighest">[ ornaments

Page 160: and the Texans[original has "Texians">[, 783, under Gen. Houston

Page 161: division of the Austrian army two days in succession[original has "succesion">[

Page 165: and began[original has "begun">[ a paraphrase and commentary

Page 166: In his reign a great plague occurred[original has "occured">[.

Page 166: constituted her the fittest[original has "fitest">[ sovereign of the two

Page 167: trial of Meunier for an attempt to assassinate[original has "assinate">[ the king

Page 167: could give a succinct[original has "succint">[ account of that sanguinary action

Page 168: Bostonians delivered up a large quantity[original has "quanity">[ of guns

Page 168: in one of these paroxysms[original has "paroxyms">[ Charles shot himself

Page 168: 1830. City of Guatemala[original has "Guatamala">[ nearly destroyed by an earthquake.

Page 169: beginning a military enterprise[original has "entreprise">[ against Nicaragua

Page 169: at the confluence of the Alleghany[original has "Allegany">[ and Monongahela

Page 172: 1519. A skirmish at Edinburgh[original has "Edinburg">[

Page 175: the laws of nature, died at Göttingen[original has a macron over the "o">[

Page 175: Hundreds[original has "Hundred">[ of persons were driven from their dwellings

Page 177: 1840. Thomas Manning, an[original has "a">[ eminent English linguist

Page 179: avowed Judaism, and was excommunicated[original has "excomunicated">[ from the church of Mary le Bone.[period missing in original]

Page 181: He commenced in 1795 that unparalleled[original has extraneous quotation mark] career

Page 181: 1631. Robert Bruce Cotton, an eminent[original has "eminant">[ English antiquary, died.

Page 184: principally known by his Description[original has "Descripton">[ of the great World

Page 185: 1768. Bonnell[original has "Bonnel">[ Thornton died

Page 189: having ascended from Dublin in a balloon[original has "baloon">[

Page 197: published 1617. (See Dec. 1.[period missing in original])

Page 198: French under the duke d'Enghien[original has "d'Enghein">[ gained a signal victory

Page 200: 1789. John Hawkins, an English writer,[original has period] died

Page 202: wickedly and cowardly assaulted[original has "assaultted">[ Charles Summer

Page 204: originally a cobbler[original has "cobler">[, became a mountebank

Page 205: and a church and 22 houses[original has "hosses">[ at Bristol

Page 205: He is celebrated as the editor of Shakspeare[original has "Shakpeare">[

Page 205: 1843. One hundredth[original has "hundreth">[ anniversary of the Am. Philosophical Society

Page 209: 1854. A riot occurred[original has "occured">[ at the park in New York

Page 210: 1593. John Penry, an English controversial[original has "controvercial">[ writer

Page 212: He distinguished himself as a soldier, statesman and scholar.[original has comma]

Page 213: a distinguished[original has "dintinguished">[ French officer, and defender

Page 214: taking the Indians by surprise, exterminated[original has "extirminated">[ their villages

Page 216: by Rutger Jacobsen,[original has "Rutger, Jacobsen">[ one of the magistrates

Page 219: announced: "[quotation mark missing in original]The Chronicles of England, &c.

Page 220: on the sixth day of Lous (Hecatombæon[original has "Hecatombœon">[)

Page 220: engaged in a conspiracy to assassinate[original has "assasinate">[ Lorenzo de Medici

Page 220: 1597. William Hunis, one of["of" missing in original] the contributors to the metrical theology

Page 221: 1693. Dr. Pitcairn[original has "Pitcarine">[, published at Leyden his dissertation

Page 221: 1629. Charters granted[original has "graned">[ to patroons

Page 222: burn 3 British ships in the new mole, Gibraltar[original has "Gibralter">[ bay

Page 223: the British the quarries of[original has "in of">[ the Redan

Page 227: with all the ex-citizens[original has "excitizens">[ of Florence

Page 232: consuls elected, according to the Capitoline marbles.[period missing in original]

Page 237: that relates to the separation from Massachusetts[original has "Massachussetts">[

Page 238: in consequence of discontents arising[original has "arrising">[ among those

Page 238: his learning as a theological writer and controversialist[original has "controversalist">[

Page 239: 1835. William Cobbett[original has "Cobbet">[, an English poetical and miscellaneous writer

Page 241: historian of New Hampshire,[original has period] died, aged 58

Page 242: presented to the Boston athenæum[original has "atheneum">[ by the citizens

Page 244: 1770. Philip Carteret Webb died;[semicolon missing in original] a distinguished

Page 244: British loss 1200 killed,[comma missing in original] wounded or drowned

Page 245: were defeated, with the loss[original has "lose">[ of 80

Page 251: 1829. Erzeroum[original has "Erzroum">[, in Turkey

Page 254: 1666. Alexander de Brome, an[original has "on">[ English poet, died

Page 257: 1850. Sergeant[original has "Sergeat">[ S. Prentiss, a distinguished American lawyer

Page 262: astonishment at London by his performances[original has "preformances">[ on the organ

Page 263: capitol fired during the night by an incendiary[original has "incendary">[ and consumed

Page 262: the Americans occupied their works.[period missing in original]

Page 263: 1811. The seven provinces of Venezuela made declaration of independence[original has "indedendence">[.

Page 266: 1816. Richard Brinsley[original has "Brindsley">[ Sheridan, an English dramatist

Page 271: oldest member of the society of the Cincinnati[original has "Cincinnatti">[

Page 273: Isaac Hull, left Annapolis[original has "Anapolis">[ in Chesapeake bay

Page 279: consummation of the schism[original has "scism">[ between the two churches

Page 279: 1439. Commencement of a direful pestilence and famine, which scourged[original has "scourced">[ England

Page 280: 1856.[period missing in original] A formidable insurrection

Page 281: 1656[original has "1556">[. Battle of Valenciennes

Page 281: 1812. United States frigate[original has "frgiate">[ Constitution fell

Page 281: pilgrims entered the city to see them.[period missing in original]

Page 282: defeated the French near Tirlemont[original has "Tirelemont">[

Page 283: 1610. The foundation of the famed and valuable Bodleian[original has "Bodlein">[ library

Page 283: Mexican agitator, Paredes, defeated by Bustamente[original has "Bustamante">[

Page 287: earl of Northumberland's son, Henry Hotspur[original has "Holspur">[, slain

Page 287: He succeeded in driving the English from his[original has "has">[ kingdom

Page 287: in presence of an immense crowd[original has "crowed">[ of spectators

Page 287: The Bishop's Bible, made in the reign[original has "thereign">[ of Elizabeth

Page 288: [original has extraneous dash]and it was owing to the night and Clausel's skill

Page 288: 1836. Armand Carrel, a French republican,[original has period] killed in a duel

Page 288: under a son of the ex-king[original has "exking">[ of Cabul

Page 292: 1852. William Scroop, an[original has "at">[ eminent English naturalist

Page 293: 1766. Wallis, the navigator,[comma missing in original] sailed on his great voyage.

Page 296: all of whom possessed colossal[original has "collosal">[ fortunes of their own

Page 297: (Penny Cyclopedia[original has "Cycolpedia">[ says August 16th)

Page 299: favorite at the court of Henry[original has "Heny">[ IV.

Page 300: See Oct. 4[original has "5">[, 1434.

Page 301: 1854. Kenneth Murchison[original has "Muschison">[ formerly governor of Penang and Singapore

Page 303: began the Annals of Philosophy[original has "Philosopy">[, in London

Page 305: The[original has "the">[ Wandering Jew, are known in all Europe and America

Page 310: the Penny Cyclopedia[original has "Clyclopedia">[ on the science of astronomy

Page 311: works on archæology[original has "archæolology">[, antiquities and philology

Page 314: 1675. Peter Bales,[original has two commas] an early and eminent English writing master

Page 314: 1749. Thomas Topham, an Englishman[original has "Englisman">[ of remarkable strength

Page 314: palace was carried by storm, the apartments[original has "appartments">[, the passages

Page 314: guards, who heroically defended the king, were inhumanly[original has "inhumanily">[ butchered

Page 315: loss of 5,000 killed, 3,000 prisoners[original has "prisioners">[, 2 cannon

Page 315: 1851.[period missing in original] M. Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype

Page 315: the latter lost 21 ships, captured and sunk.[period missing in original]

Page 317: in office under several successive[original has "succesive">[ sovereigns

Page 317: in Rhode Island, whither[original has "whether">[ he had been driven

Page 320: besides immense quantities[original has "quanities">[ of valuable real estate

Page 320: delivered 28 hostages at the foot of Snowdon[original has "Snowden">[

Page 321: Joubert was mortally[original has "wasmortall y">[ wounded.

Page 322: He published Stirpes Novæ[original has "Novœ">[

Page 323: Hessian generals, Baum and Breyman[original has "Breymen">[

Page 324: AUGUST[original has extraneous period] 17.

Page 332: from which office he was removed to make room for Wolsey[original has "Woolsey">[

Page 337: on the Lycus, between the Macedonians[original has "Macedodians">[ under Alexander

Page 337: 1813. Theodore Korner, a German poet, killed in battle[original has "battlle">[.

Page 340: Hungarian ecclesiastic, ennobled for his literacy[original has "literary">[

Page 342: a brother, who should propagate[original has "propogate">[ opinions in opposition

Page 343: 1772.[period missing in original] William Borlase, an English writer on natural history

Page 349: present from eleven colonies. (Sept. 4[original has extraneous comma]?)

Page 352: 1772. An unprecedented[original has "unprecedent">[ rain and consequent flood happened

Page 352: 1811. Peter Simon[original has "Simom">[ Pallas

Page 357: 1827. Ugo Foscolo, a distinguished[original has "distingushed">[ Italian writer

Page 359: 1849. Mariano Paredes, ex-president[original has "expresident">[ of Mexico, died

Page 359: in treasure, was totally[original has "totaly">[ lost in a gale

Page 361: 407. John Chrysostom[original reads "Crysostom">[, one of the most illustrious fathers

Page 367: 880. Abbategnia decided the obliquity[original has "oblignity">[ of the ecliptic

Page 371: loss of the[original has "the the">[ Greeks was inconsiderable

Page 371: 19 B. C.[period missing in original] Publius Maro Virgilius

Page 373: who arrayed himself[original has "himfelf">[ against the Aristotelian philosophy

Page 376: 1799. Zurich, in Switzerland,[comma missing in original] taken by the French

Page 378: the strongest in Europe, taken by the Austrians[original has "Austrains">[

Page 379: A _rout_[original has "gout">[ preserved Europe.

Page 379: New Englander, died in New Haven, Ct.,[period missing in original] aged 48

Page 380: ship Annie Jane, from Liverpool, was driven on the Barra[original has "Barva">[ island

Page 383: criminals hitherto employed by a barbarous[original has "barbarious">[ custom

Page 384: 1842. The war in Afghanistan[original has "Affghanistan">[ closed by the capture of Ghuznee

Page 384: 322 B. C. Aristotle[original has "Aristoteles">[, the celebrated Greek philosopher, died

Page 385: 1793. The last two male[original has "males">[ natives of Pitcairn's island

Page 387: He was a weak[original has "w ak">[ prince

Page 391: defeated by the Jews at the pass of Bethhoron[original has "Bethhoran">[

Page 393: from Sault[original has "Saut">[ St. Marie to Cleveland

Page 397: He was historiographer to the[original has "tot he">[ king

Page 399: taken by admiral Hawke off the[original has "the the">[ isle of Aix

Page 400: children, with their horses, cattle and swine,[comma missing in original] commenced a journey

Page 405: emigrant legion under Rohan were[original has "wore">[ cut to pieces

Page 407: wars of the Romans began in which Cæsar[original has "Cesar">[ and Pompey

Page 412: having finished their deliberations[original has "delibrations">[, adjourned

Page 414: 1687. James Atkins, a learned Scottish bishop, died.[original has period]

Page 416: when was instituted the Yeomen[original has "Yoemen">[ of the Guard

Page 418: captured the hereditary prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[original has "Mecklenbenburg-Strelitz">[

Page 419: Kings, Orange, Queens, Suffolk[original has "Suffold">[, Richmond, Ulster, and Westchester, N. Y.

Page 421: fell back to his original[original has "orginal">[ level in consequence

Page 423: (Other and more reliable accounts say 1,500 Indians instead of 3,000.)[parenthesis missing in original]

Page 424: coagulated blood was afterwards[original has "after wards" split across a line break] found on the ground

Page 427: 1808. A Mr. Dowler, of Towcester[original has "Towcetser">[, England

Page 428: Steering[original has "Stearing">[ northward again they were clear of the danger

Page 428: officer in the revolutionary war, died at Scipio, N.[period missing in original] Y.

Page 429: 1806. Bonaparte levied[original has "livied">[ a contribution on the Prussian dominion

Page 430: 1843. John Trumbull[original has "Trumbell">[, a celebrated American painter

Page 438: 1604.[period missing in original] Trial of sir Walter Raleigh for treason.

Page 438: 177-.[period missing in original] Bruce, the traveler, in passing the Taranta mountain

Page 444: soldiers lost in the American war, at 30l.[period missing in original] per man

Page 446: 946. Edred,[original has period] the successor of Edmund I of England, died of quinsy.

Page 446: 1794. Fort St. Fernando de Figueras[original has "Figueres">[ capitulated to the French

Page 449: eminent Scottish author, died at Abbotsford[original has "Abbottsford">[

Page 449: author of many valuable works on Biblical[original has "Bibical">[ literature

Page 451: skill in painting, sculpture, architecture and mechanics.[period missing in original]

Page 453: will ever rank high among illustrious[original has "illustrous">[ women

Page 454: He discovered some of[original has "or">[ the properties

Page 454: 1718. Charles XII, king of Sweden,[original has period] killed by a musket

Page 460: boundless ambition, whose ministry[original has "ministery">[ forms an era

Page 461: Life of Wisner has passed through several editions[original has "additions">[

Page 465: the church by his enmity[original has "enemity">[ against the Turks

Page 468: new emperor, made his triumphal[original has "triumphial">[ entry

Page 468: 1282. Michael VIII (Palæologus[original has "Palœologus">[), emperor of Rome

Page 468: Cyrus, the younger[original has "younder">[ another of his sons

Page 468: becoming a heretic, narrowly escaped being[original has "been">[ burnt

Page 469: laden with utensils for fishing, and planters and cattle for the[original has "the the">[ colony

Page 476: 1733. Emanuel[original has "Emnauel">[ Matti died

Page 478: See Jan. 19, 1795[original has "Jan. 15, 1849">[.

Page 479: meetings in Edinburgh, occurred[original has "occured">[ on account of signing

Page 487: Rousseau who wished[original has "wised">[ to palm upon him

Page 488: English writer on political economy, died.[original has a comma]

Page 488: 1837. The[original has "Tho">[ imperial palace at St. Petersburg burnt

Page 489: he was brought before the inquisition[original has "inquision">[ as a man

Page 490: Gesner's[original has "Gessner's">[ poem of the Death of Abel

Page 490: compelled to surrender themselves prisoners of war.[original has comma]

Page 490: any contemporary theologian in America[original has "American">[

Page 491: about 250 United States troops and militia[original has "milit a">[

Page 494: Arnold, Samuel[original has "8amuel">[, 408.

Page 494: Balboa, N. de[original has extraneous period], 32, 375.

Page 495: Blanchard, æronaut[original has "aeronaut">[, 21.

Page 496: The last name in the entry "Bonnel, 14." has been changed to "Bonnell". That entry has been combined with the entry "Bonnell, 46."

Page 497: Entries "Campbell, John, 482." and "Campbell, John, 486." are one entry in original.

Page 498: Cortez, 28, 61, 73, 117, 160, 199, 207, 259[original has "229">[, 266, 323, 398, 427[original has "487">[, 439.

Page 498: Croix, F. P. de la[original has extraneous period], 423.

Page 498: The entry "Crysostom, John, 361." has been deleted, and the page number "361" has been added to the entry "Chrysostom, John".

Page 499: Entry "Duckworth, admiral, 136." has been removed as a duplicate.

Page 501: Frederick, prince of["of" missing in original] Wales, 110, 116.

Page 501: Gavazzi at Quebec, 221[comma and page number missing in original].

Page 501: Gloucester, earl[original has "duke">[, 49.

Page 501: Godwin, Mary W., 357[original has "557">[.

Page 502: Grufydd, L. ap[original has extraneous period], 466.

Page 502: Extraneous entry "Hardinge, N., 141." deleted.

Page 502: The two entries "Henry VIII, 18, 20, 40, 43, 60, 93, 202." and "Henry VIII, 390, 396." have been combined into one entry.

Page 503: Entry "Hogeveen, Henry, 420." removed because there is another entry with the correct spelling.

Page 505: Levins, doctor[original has "docter">[, 274.

Page 505: Lowndes, William[original has "Wiiliam">[, 413.

Page 505: Entry "Lyndhurst, governor, 63." deleted because the word "Lyndhurst" is not in the original text.

Page 505: Maginn, William[original has "Willlam">[, 369.

Page 506: Montgomerie, Gov., 27.[original also references page 286].

Page 507: Morgan, Wm., 356.[original also references page 358]

Page 507: The entry "Owen, John, 334, 400." has been split into two entries because each page references a different person.

Page 510: Sadler, æronaut[original has "aeronaut">[, 348.

Page 512: The entry "Thompson, Benj., 258, 374." has been split into two entries because each page references a different person.

Page 512: Entry "Vandervelde, Wm., 137." deleted as a duplicate.

Page 515: The entries "Antioch, 229." and "Antioch, 216, 329, 406." have been combined into one entry.

Page 518: Entry "Liscard, 32, 346." changed to two entries: "Liscard, 32." and "Liscarrol, 346."

Page 518: Entry "Marseilles, 362." deleted because there is no mention of Marseilles on page 362.

Page 518: The entries "Miami, 329." and "Miami, 382, 423." have been combined into one entry.

Page 519: Entries "Petropaulowski, 155, 341, 343." and "Petropaulowitz, 201." corrected to "Petropaulowski, 155, 201, 341, 343."

Page 519: Roleia, 325.[original has "Roleia, 325, 380, 378.">[

Page 519: Rome, 181, 252, 258, 259, 340, 406, 466[original has "466, 466">[, 474.

Page 520: Toledo defended[original has "defeened">[, 412.

Page 521: Entry "Williamstadt, 288, 362." has been split into two entries: "Williamstad, 362." and "Williamstadt, 288."

Page 523: Ærostats[original has "Acrostats">[, French, 373.

Page 523, under "Albany": Indian alliance, 232[original has "583">[

Page 523: Auburn[original has "Aubnrn">[ prison opened, 345.

Page 524, under "Bank failure": of[original has "af">[ England begun, 304

Page 525: Charles I delivered[original has "deiivered">[ up by Scots, 45

Page 525: Chenango county[original has "connty">[ erected, 104.

Page 525: Cecilia[original has "Ci cilia">[ of Miss Burney, 19.

Page 527, under "English": parliament, Sunday[original has "sunday">[ session, 311

Page 528: Free trade and sailor's[original has "sailors">[ rights, 258.

Page 529: Houghton pictures sold, 379[original has "37.9">[.

Page 529: Hurricane[original has "Huricane">[ East Indies, 10.

Page 530: Lobos island difficulty, 404, 436.[original has "436-">[

Page 530, under "Longevity": Rush, C., 176[original has "116">[

Page 531: Massachusetts adopted constitution[original has "constitutution">[, 55, 57

Page 531, under "Meteoric phenomena": at Naumburg[original has "Nauneburg">[, 121[original has "126">[

Page 532: Notre dame bells baptized[original has "baptised">[, 436

Page 532: Owego burnt, 378[original has "328">[.

Page 532: Oxford, commerce prohibited[original has "prohibitod">[, 28

Page 532, under "Paris, civil war": scarcity of provisions[original has "previsions">[, 91

Page 533: Phillipines discovered[original has "discovere4">[, 101.

Page 533: Pope allowed to exercise pontificate[original has "photicate">[, 40

Page 534: Reading, abbots'[original has "abbott's">[ coiners, 437

Page 536: Theatrical encouragement[original has "encouragment">[ of troops, 477

Page 536: Van Dieman's[original has "Diemens">[ land discovered, 234[original has "434">[.

Page 537: Wahabites, 233; last emir, 441. Entry has been split to reflect the spelling in the text of "Wahabbites" on page 233, and "Wahhabis" on page 441.

Page 537: Wall of entrenchment[original has "intrenchment">[, Cæsar's, 148.

Punctuation has been standardized in the Indexes. Also, as far as possible, in the Indexes, the spelling of names has been changed to match the spelling used in the body of the text.