1813. Delaware river blockaded by the British ships Poictiers, Belvidere, &c.
1813. On this and the preceding day snow and hail of a red color, with much red dust and red rain fell over all Tuscany.
1823. General Dumourier, a name that fills some interesting pages of modern history, died in his 85th year, at Turville park, near London.
1835. Treaty with the Cherokee Indians, by which they ceded all their lands east of the Mississippi, and agreed to retire to a territory guarantied to them in Arkansas, in consideration of the sum of $5,262,251.
1836. John Mayne, a Scotch poet, died near London, at an advanced age. His chief poem is The Siller Gun, four cantos.
1854. Steam boat Reindeer burst a flue at Cannelton, Indiana, by which 50 persons were killed.
1855. The new suspension bridge at Niagara falls crossed for the first time by a locomotive and train of cars.
MARCH 15.
44 B. C. Caius Julius Cæsar, the Roman general, assassinated in the senate house. He perished at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by 23 wounds. As a soldier, he was unquestionably the greatest except one in the history of mankind; his character as a citizen is variously stated by different factions. He is said to have fought 500 battles, conquered 300 nations, taken 800 cities, defeated 3,000,000 men, and slain 1,000,000 on the field of battle.
35. Longinus, the penitent, who is said to have pierced the side of Christ, was killed at Cappadocia, probably in this year.