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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 29 3 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Diplomatic service. (search)
exico. Netherlands. Stanford Newel, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, The Hague. Nicaragua and Salvador. William L. Merry, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, San Jose. (See Costa Rica.) Paraguay and Uruguay. William R. Finch, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Montevideo. Persia. Herbert W. Bowen, Minister Resident and Consul-General, Teheran. Peru. Irving B. Dudley, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Lima. Portugal. John N. Irwin, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Lisbon. Russia. Charlemagne Tower, Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, St. Petersburg. Siam. Hamilton King, Minister Resident and Consul-General, Bangkok. Spain. Bellamy Storer, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Madrid. Sweden and Norway. William W. Thomas, Jr., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Stockholm. Switzerland. John G. A. Le
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pizarro, Francisco 1476- (search)
he treacherous Spaniard caused his royal captive to be murdered, Aug. 29, 1533. Marching to Cuzco, in November, Pizarro proclaimed the half-brother of the dead Inca, Manco Capac, his successor, and then founded a new capital nearer the coast, now Lima. The new Inca escaped, rebelled, slaughtered many Spaniards, and laid siege to Lima, which they soon raised. A dispute between Pizarro and Almagro led to open warfare. Almagro was defeated and slain in 1538. The empire of the Incas lay prostraLima, which they soon raised. A dispute between Pizarro and Almagro led to open warfare. Almagro was defeated and slain in 1538. The empire of the Incas lay prostrate at the feet of the Spaniards, with Pizarro as ruler. The latter married a daughter of Atahualpa. The son of Almagro, continuing the war begun by his father, led a faction to attack the Spanish ruler in his palace, and the latter was slain, June 26, 1541. Pizarro never learned to read or write. He was cunning, treacherous, and cruel, his chief merits being courage and fortitude.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Printing. (search)
Printing. The first printing in America was done in the city of Mexico, in 1539. There were then about 200 printing-offices in Europe. The second press was set up in Lima, Peru, in 1586, and the third was erected in Cambridge, Mass., in 1639. In 1638 Rev. Jesse Glover started for Massachusetts with his family, having in his care a printing-press given to the colony by some friends in Holland. He was accompanied by Stephen Day, a practical printer. Mr. Glover died on the voyage, and, under the direction of the authorities in Boston, Day set up the press at Cambridge, and began printing there in January, 1639. Its first production was The Freeman's oath, and the first literary work issued by it was a new metrical version of the psalms, a revision of those of Sternhold and Hopkins. This was the beginning of book-printing in the United States. It was forty years before another printing-press was set up in this country. The first printing-press at work west of the Alleghany
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sterett, Andrew 1760-1807 (search)
Sterett, Andrew 1760-1807 Naval officer; born in Baltimore, Md., about 1760; joined the navy in 1798; executive officer on the frigate Constellation when she took the French frigate L'Insurgentein 1799; captured L'Amour de la Patrie in 1800 while commanding the Enterprise; and with same vessel won a brilliant victory in 1801 in the Mediterranean over a Tripolitan cruiser, killing fifty of the latter's crew without losing one of his own. In recognition of this feat Sterett received a vote of thanks from Congress, and, on Feb. 3, 1802, a sword. He died in Lima, Peru, Jan. 9, 1807.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)
u: Convention of Peru to pay claims of $300,000LimaMar. 17, 1841 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaJuly 26, 1851 Convention of Rights of neutrals at seaLimaJuly 22, 1856 Convention of LimaJuly 22, 1856 Convention of ClaimsLimaDec. 20, 1862 Convention of ClaimsLimaJan. 12, 1863 Convention of Adjustment of claimsLiLimaDec. 20, 1862 Convention of ClaimsLimaJan. 12, 1863 Convention of Adjustment of claimsLimaDec. 4, 1868 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaSept. 6, 1870 Treaty of ExtraditionLiLimaJan. 12, 1863 Convention of Adjustment of claimsLimaDec. 4, 1868 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaSept. 6, 1870 Treaty of ExtraditionLimaSept. 12, 1870 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaAug. 31, 1887 Peru-Bolivia ConfederLimaDec. 4, 1868 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaSept. 6, 1870 Treaty of ExtraditionLimaSept. 12, 1870 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaAug. 31, 1887 Peru-Bolivia Confederation: Convention of Peace, friendship, commerce, navigationLimaNov. 30, 1836 Portugal: Treaty ofLimaSept. 6, 1870 Treaty of ExtraditionLimaSept. 12, 1870 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaAug. 31, 1887 Peru-Bolivia Confederation: Convention of Peace, friendship, commerce, navigationLimaNov. 30, 1836 Portugal: Treaty of Commerce and navigationLisbonAug. 26, 1840 Convention of Portugal to pay $91,727 claims, etc.WashiLimaSept. 12, 1870 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationLimaAug. 31, 1887 Peru-Bolivia Confederation: Convention of Peace, friendship, commerce, navigationLimaNov. 30, 1836 Portugal: Treaty of Commerce and navigationLisbonAug. 26, 1840 Convention of Portugal to pay $91,727 claims, etc.WashingtonFeb. 26, 1851 Prussia: Treaty of Amity and commerce***July–Sept. 1785 Treaty of Amity and coLimaAug. 31, 1887 Peru-Bolivia Confederation: Convention of Peace, friendship, commerce, navigationLimaNov. 30, 1836 Portugal: Treaty of Commerce and navigationLisbonAug. 26, 1840 Convention of Portugal to pay $91,727 claims, etc.WashingtonFeb. 26, 1851 Prussia: Treaty of Amity and commerce***July–Sept. 1785 Treaty of Amity and commerceBerlinJuly 11, 1799 Treaty of Commerce and navigationWashingtonMay 1, 1828 Treaty of RegulatLimaNov. 30, 1836 Portugal: Treaty of Commerce and navigationLisbonAug. 26, 1840 Convention of Portugal to pay $91,727 claims, etc.WashingtonFeb. 26, 1851 Prussia: Treaty of Amity and commerce***July–Sept. 1785 Treaty of Amity and commerceBerlinJuly 11, 1799 Treaty of Commerce and navigationWashingtonMay 1, 1828 Treaty of Regulating citizenship of emigrantsBerlinFeb. 22, 1868 Prussia and German Confederation: Convention of Ex<
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
in 1530 (?); explores the eastern coast perhaps as far north as Connecticut......1525 Ayllon, Lucas Vasquez de, Spanish explorer, died in Virginia......Oct. 18, 1526 [Sailing, with three vessels and 600 persons, with supplies for a colony, along the coast, he enters Chesapeake Bay and attempts a settlement near Jamestown, where he died. His colonists returned to Santo Domingo in the spring of 1527.] Pizarro, Francisco, Spanish adventurer; born in Spain about 1471; assassinated at Lima, Peru, Jan. 26, 1541. The destroyer of the Peruvian government......1531-33 Cartier, Jacques, born in St. Malo, France, 1494, died about 1555; the discoverer of the river St. Lawrence......1534-35 Almagro, Diego de, Spanish adventurer, born in Spain in 1463 (?) with Pizarro in Peru; put to death by Pizarro......July, 1538 De Soto, Fernando, born in Spain in 1496 (?); died on the banks of the Mississippi, June, 1542; explorer of the southern United States; discoverer of the Mississipp
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 53: (search)
main-yard to the mast. The prize proved to be the ship Rockingham, from Callao, bound to Cork for orders. Her cargo consisted of guano from the Chincha Islands, and there was an attempt to protect it. It was shipped by the Guano Consignment Company of Great Britain. Among the papers was a certificate, of which the following is the purport: One Joseph A. Danino, who signs for Danino & Moscosa, certifies that the guano belongs to the Peruvian Government; and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Lima, certifies that the said Joseph A. Danino appeared before him, and voluntarily declared, that the foregoing signature is of his own handwriting, and also, that the cargo above mentioned is truly and verily the property of the Peruvian Government. This was about equal to some of the Yankee attempts, that have been noticed, to cover cargoes. With the most perfect unconcern for the laws of nations, no one swore to anything. Mr. Danino certified, and the Consul certified that Mr. Danino had c
The Daily Dispatch: November 28, 1860., [Electronic resource], A melancholy presentation. (search)
hich will be largely increased. Three hundred and thirty-two students have matriculated in the Medical Department of the University of Nashville, Tenn., the present session. The schooner Fleetwood arrived at New York, Monday, from Para, bringing a family of fourteen anacondas. A Chinese Baptist Church has been organized at Sacramento, California, and nine other new churches have been recognized. Lieut. James H Moore, attached to the U. S. sloop of-war Lancaster, died at Lima, Peru, on the 19th of October. David Sparrow, convicted of felony in Marion co., Va., has been sentenced to be caged for five years in the penitentiary. Prof. J. Cobb, M. D., for a number of years connected with the Louisville Medical University, died at Manchester, Mass., Friday. Wm. Croghan Jesup, eldest son of the late Major General Jesup, U. S. Army, recently died at Elkton. Ky. A school census of San Francisco gives 154,000 children under eighteen years. Wm. M. Rando