1814. General Brown moved his whole force upon fort George, but not being supported by the fleet on account of Com. Chauncey's illness, fell back on the 22d to Queenstown.
1814. The British fort St. Joseph taken possession of by colonel Croghan.
1814. Privateer general Armstrong arrived at New York, having captured 11 vessels.
1819. John Playfair, a celebrated Scottish mathematician, died. He was also eminent as a geologist and geographer. His largest work is a system of geography in 5 volumes.
1825. William Brown, a celebrated gem engraver, died. He was first patronized by Catharine of Russia, and subsequently by the king of France; but the storm of the revolution drove him from Paris to London, where he executed many excellent works.
1843. The Chinese city Chin-keang-foo was captured by the British forces under sir H. Pottinger.
1844. John Halsam, a British author on insanity, died in London.
1852. The obsequies of Henry Clay celebrated with the greatest pomp and magnificence in New York. The city was shrouded in mourning, business was suspended, and the shipping wore their colors at half-mast.
1854. Caroline Bowles, widow of Southey, died at Buckland, England; a poetess of some merit.
1855. A great portion of the village of Chamouni, in Savoy, destroyed by fire.