ce at
Washington. Death of Aaron Burr; of the Abbe Sieyes; of Lord
Stowell; of Godwin.
1837.--Inauguration of President Van Buren. Death of
William IV., (June 20.) Insurrection in Canada. Suspension
of cash payments by the Bank of the United States in
Philadelphia, and by the banks in New York. Acknowledgment
of the Independence of Texas. Treaty with the Indians. Great
failures in New York. Great Protestant Meeting in Dublin.
Change of Ministry in Spain. Death of Gustavus Adolphus IV.
of Sweden; of M. de Pradt; of Abiel Holmes; of Dr. Griffin;
of Charles Botta; of Lovejoy.
1838.--War with the Seminoles. General Scott takes command
of the New York Militia on the Frontiers. Affair of the
Caroline. Lord Durham Governor-General of Canada. Coronation
of Queen Victoria; of the Emperor Ferdinand. Violence of
Civil War in Spain. Circassian War. Revolution in Peru and
Bolivia. Peace between Russia and Turkey. Great Chartist
meetings in England. Emancipation of the West India Negro
Apprentices. Death of Lord Eldon; of Talleyrand; of Noah
Worcester; of Dr. Bowditch; of Zachary Macaulay.
1839.--Disputes between Maine and New Brunswick. Resignation
of the Melbourne Ministry, and the failure of Sir Robert
Peel to construct a new one. Birmingham Riots. Chartist
Convention. Resignation of Count Mole, who is succeeded, as
Prime Minister, by Marshal Soult, and Guizot. Capture of the
fortress of St. Juan d'Ulloa by the French. Treaty of Peace
between France and Mexico. Affghan War. War between Turkey
and Mohammed Ali. Invasion of Syria. Death of Lady Hester
Stanhope; of Governor Hayne; of Dr. Bancroft; of Stephen Van
Rensselaer; of Zerah Colburn; of Samuel Ward.
1840.--Marriage of Queen Victoria. Penny Postage in England.
Affghan War. Difficulties in China respecting the Opium
Trade. Blockade of Canton. Ministry of M. Thiers. Arrival of
Napoleon's Remains from St. Helena. Abdication of the King
of Holland. Continued Civil War in Spain. Burning of the
Lexington. Ministry of Espartero. Death of Frederic
William III. of Prussia; of Lord Camden; of Dr. Olinthus
Gregory; of Blumenbach; of Dr. Follen; of Dr. Kirkland; of
John Lowell; of Judge Mellen; of Dr. Emmons; of Prof. Davis.
1841.--Inauguration of President Harrison; his Death;
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