Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for January 18th or search for January 18th in all documents.

Your search returned 5 results in 5 document sections:

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lewis, Meriwether (search)
ached Kentucky in the prosecution of his journey, he was overtaken by an order from the minister of France, then at Philadelphia, to relinquish the expedition. and to pursue elsewhere the botanical inquiries on which he was employed by that government; and thus failed the second attempt for exploring that region. In 1803 the act for establishing trading-houses with the Indian tribes being about to expire, some modifications of it were recommended to Congress by a confidential message of Jan. 18, and an extension of its views to the Indians on the Missouri. In order to prepare the way, the message proposed the sending an exploring party to trace the Missouri to its source; to cross the highlands, and follow the best water communication which offered itself from thence to the Pacific Ocean. Congress approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money for carrying it into execution. Captain Lewis, who had then been nearly two years with me as private secretary, immediately renewed
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Orleans. (search)
r the British had 100 killed and wounded: the Americans six. The next morning (Jan. 9, 1815) detachments from both armies were engaged in burying the dead on the plain. The Kentuckians carried to the British detachment the bodies of their slain comrades on the scaling-ladders they had brought. The bodies of the dead British officers were buried on Villereas plantation, not far from his mansion, and those of Pakenham and several others were placed in casks of rum and sent to England. On Jan. 18 a general exchange of prisoners took place, and under cover of the next night General Lambert withdrew all the British from the Mississippi, and they soon made their way in open boats across Lake Borgne to their fleet, 60 miles distant, between Cat and Ship islands. Louisiana was saved. The news of the victory created intense joy throughout the country. State legislatures and other bodies thanked Jackson and his brave men. A small medal was struck in commemoration of the event and circula
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York City (search)
to the slave-holders, that their right to regulate slavery within their respective States should be secured; that the fugitive slave law should be faithfully exeuted; that personal liberty acts in possible conflict with that law should be readjusted, and that they should have half the Territories whereof to organize slave-labor States. They were assured, the memorialists said, that such measures would restore peace to their agitated country. This was followed by another memorial, adopted Jan. 18, at the rooms of the chamber of commerce, similar in tone to the other, and substantially recommending the Crittenden compromise (see Crittenden, John J.) as a basis of pacification. It was taken to Washington early in February, with 40,000 names attached to it. At an immense meeting of citizens at Cooper Institute, Jan. 24, it was resolved to send three commissioners to six of the seceded States, instructed to confer with delegates of the people, in convention assembled, in regard to the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Steam navigation. (search)
m navigation under grant of legislature made in 1798Aug., 1807 Phoenix, a single-screw propeller built by John Stevens, makes the first sea voyage of a steam-vessel from New York to Philadelphia1808 First steamboat on the St. Lawrence River, the Accommodation, runs from Montreal to Quebec1809 First steamboat on the western rivers, a stern-wheeler, is built by Fulton at Pittsburg1811 Comet, first passenger steamboat built in Europe, by Henry Bell, runs on the Clyde 7 1/2 miles per hour. Jan. 18,1812 Steam ferry between New York and Jersey City1812 First steam-vessel on the Thames, brought by Mr. Dodd from Glasgow1815 First steamboat on the Great Lakes, the Ontario, built at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y.1816 Walk-in-the-Water, a steamboat for Lake Erie, launched at Black Rock (now part of Buffalo, N. Y.）May 28, 1818 Savannah, Capt. Stevens Rogers, a steamboat of 350 tons, built in New York City, crosses the Atlantic from Savannah to Liverpool in twenty-six days, during eighteen of w
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
an. 13, 1862......Dec. 17, 1878 Bayard Taylor, born 1825, dies at Berlin, Germany......Dec. 19, 1878 Government resumes specie payment......Jan. 1, 1879 Caleb Cushing, born 1800, dies at Newburyport, Mass......Jan. 2, 1879 Potter committee of House of Representatives begins the cipher despatches inquiry at Washington......Jan. 21, 1879 Act to incorporate the Society of the Jesuit Fathers of New Mexico, passed by the legislative Assembly of New Mexico over the governor's veto, Jan. 18, is dedared void by act approved......Feb. 3, 1879 During the debate on the Chinese immigration bill in the Senate, for the first time a colored Senator, B. K. Bruce, of Mississippi, occupies the chair......Feb. 14, 1879 Women permitted to practise before the Supreme Court by act......Feb. 15, 1879 Secretary of Navy authorized to accept for a voyage of exploration by Bering Strait the ship Jeannette, tendered by James Gordon Bennett, by act......Feb. 27, 1879 Bill to restrict Ch