1770. A mob, principally boys, attacked the house of Mr. Richardson, Boston, owing to his having attempted to remove the mark set against the house of one Lille, who had contravened the non-importation law. Richardson fired upon the mob and killed Christopher Snider, a boy 11 years
of age, who was recorded in the public prints as the first martyr to American liberty.
1780. An ox roasted on the ice at Philadelphia, the ice being 17 inches thick.
1782. The island of Montserrat surrendered to the French, under Count De Grasse.
1787. The assembly of notables of France assembled.
1797. The French made a descent on Wales.
1806. James Barry, an Irish painter, died. He was patronized by Burke. His greatest effort is a series of allegorical pictures in possession of the Society of arts, London.
1809. Louis, count of Cobentzel, died at Vienna. He was born at Brussels 1753. He entered into the military service of Austria at an early age, and was employed as an embassador to the court of Copenhagen before he had attained his twentieth year; and was continued in that capacity at some one of the European courts during the whole of his life.
1810. Charles Brockden Brown, an American novelist, died aged 39. He holds a distinguished rank among American authors.
1810. The island of St. Eustatia surrendered by the Dutch to the British.