Feb. 26—An act passed establishing naval hospitals.
May 16—The American frigate President, and the British sloop of war Little Belt, fire into each other. The Little Belt is disabled. This was a retaliation of the firing of the British ship Leopard on the American Chesapeake, four years before, and also of the capture of an American merchantman bound to France, off New York, by a British vessel about this time. Several instances of impressment, by the British, from American vessels, had lately occurred, and there was a feeling of great exasperation toward England. The English government had not yet made any atonement for the attack on the Chesapeake.
June 1—Gen. Eaton, prominent in the war with Tripoli, died.
” 19—Samuel Chase, Chief Justice of the U. S., died.
Aug. 2—Wm. Williams, of Conn., died. The two last were signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The relief of American commerce from outrages by the French proved delusive, and many grievous wrongs are suffered this year.
Nov. 7—Two twin brothers of the Shawanese tribe of Indians (Tecumseh and the Prophet) had been for some years engaged in forming a conspiracy among a large number of Indian tribes on the Northwestern frontier to exterminate the whites. Gen. Harrison’s army is attacked by the Indians this day, at Tippecanoe. They are defeated by Gen. Harrison.
Dec. 2—The ratio of Representation is revised on the census of 1800, and fixed at 35,000.
1812.
Jan.—Various acts are passed for putting the army and navy in a condition for war.