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shot he received in his head at an attack of one ofthe forts of Fredericksliall in Norway, Nov. 30.The English declare war against the Spaniards, De-cember 17.
War is declared at Paris against Spain, Dec. 29.
1719 A great fiery meteor, March 19, at 8 at night.Flamsteed, the gfeat astronomer, dies, Dec. 31.
1720 A very destructive plague at Marseilles, of which
many thousands died.
1721 Pope Clement XI. dies, March 8, in the 21st year of
his pontificate, and the 72d of his age ; and issucceeded on the 8th of May following by Mi-chael Angelo, of the family of Conti, who tookthe name of Innocent XIII.
A treaty of peace between Great Britain and Spain,and also a treaty of defensive alliance betweenFrance, Spain, and Great Britain, are concludedat Madrid, in May.
About this time inoculation for the small pox beganto be practised in England.
Peter I. czar of Muscovy, takes upon him the titleof emperor of all Russia, Oct. 22, his predeces-sors having borne the title ot czar.
1722 John Churchill, the famous duke of Marlborough,
dies at Windsor, about four o’clock in the morn-ing of the 16th of June, in the 74th year of hisage.
A terrible hurricane at Jamaica, Aug. 28, whereby28 ships were cast away, a third part of Port Royaldestroyed, and many families lost, by the seabreaking in. The damage done to the plantationsthroughout the country was inconceivable. Notmany days after there happened also a dreadfulstorm in South Carolina.
1723 The inoculation for the small pox is introduced into
France.
Sir Christopher Wren, one of the most eminent archi-tects that England ever produced, dies in the 91styear of his age, Feb. 25.
1724 Pope Innocent XU 1. dies, Feb. 25 ; and on the 18th
of May following Cardinal Vincent Maria Ur-sini is chosen to succeed him, who takes the nameof Benedict XIII.
The French king issues a severe edict against his sub-jects of the reformed religion, and orders noreligion but Popery to be tolerated, May 14.
A riot happens at Thorn in Poland, July 16, whichproves fatal to the Protestants there.
The Pragmatic sanction for settling the emperor’ssuccession signed, Dec. 5.
1725 Peter the Great, first emperor of Russia, dies, Jan.
23, and is succeeded by his empress CatharineAlexowina.
At this time the crown of France was near two hun-dred millions sterling in debt; to discharge whicha heavy tax for twelve years is laid on, the coin islowered, arid the poor subject is otherwise misera-bly oppressed.
1726 A terrible earthquake at Palermo in Sicily, Aug. 21,
which destroys part of that city. Great numbers ofpeople were buried in the ruins.
A dreadful hiuricane happens at Jamaica which de-stroyed several plantations and many ships, Oc-tober 22.
1727 Sir Isaac New ton, the great mathematician and nhi-
losopher, dies, March 20, aged 85 years.
, Catharina Alexowina, czarina or empress of Russia,dies in the 39th year of her age, and is succeededby Peter Alexowitz, grandson of Peter the Great.King George I. of England dies at Osnabrug, on themorning of June 11; and is succeeded by hiseldest son George II.
An earthquake in several parts of England.
1728 Public library at Copenhagen, which contained the
A.M. B.C.
astronomical instruments of Tycho Brahe, unfor-tunately destroyed by tire.
5734 1730 Pope Benedict XU I. dies, and is succeeded by Cle-
ment XII.
5735 1731 The physician Renaudot begins the first French
newspaper, named “ la Gazelle do Frame.”
5736 1732 The great conqueror Thamas-Kouli-Kan makes him-
self master of the empire of Mogul.
5737 1733 Great storm at St. Kitts, where twenty ships were
lost, June 30.
5738 1734 Great battle between the Turks and Persians, when
Kouli-Kan lost 10,000 and killed 20,000 men be-fore Babylon, Feb. 28.
Great battle in Persia, where the Turks were totallydefeated by Kouli-Kan, and lost near 60,000 men,a general, and six bashaws, May 22.
5739 1735 Great battle between the 'l urks and Persians, in
which 50,000 of the latter were killed.
5740 1736 Thamas-Kouli-Kan makes himself masterjof Persia,
which he governs.
An earthquake in Hungary which turned round amountain, Oct. 23.
5741 1737 Most tremendous storm at the mouth ofthe Ganges, in
India, Oct. 11, when 20,000 vessels of differentkinds were cast away, eight English East Indiaships, and 300,000 people were lost, and thewater rose forty feet higher than usual.
5742 1738 Ilis present Britannic Majesty George III. born,
May 24, O. S. June 4, N.Js.
5743 1739 A hard frost in England for nine weeks, begins De-
cember 24.
Forts of Porto Bello destroyed by Admiral Vernon.
5744 1740 A vioh nt storm on the coast ot England, Nov. 1.
Pope Clement XII. dies, and is succeeded by Bene-dict XIV.
5745 1741 A revolution places Elizabeth Petrowna on the throne
of Russia.
5746 1742 Egra is taken by the French under the command of
Maurice, earl of Saxony. They are besieged inPrague. Famous retreat of Marshal de Belleisle,
5747 1743 Battle of Deltingen gained by the English over the
French, June 15.
5748 1744 Sea tight off Toulon, when the English fleet is de-
feated by the united French ami Spanish fleet,February 9. *
Admiral Anson returned from his voyage round theworld.
5749 1745 Great battle of Fontenoy, April 30, gained by the
French over the allies’ under the command of theduke of Cumberland. The allies left on thefield of battle near 12,000 men, and the Frenchbought their victory with nearly an equal num-ber of slain.
Great hailstones fall in Yorkshire, five inches in cir-cumference, May.
A rebellion breaks out in Scotland in favour of thePretender.
Battle of Preston-Pans between the rebels under thePretender ami the British forces commanded bySir John Cope, in which the latter were defeated,Sept. 21.
5750 1746 Maurice defeats tlie English at Roucoux, April 12.
Battle of Culloden, by which the Pretender is com-pletely defeated by the Duke of Cumberland,April 16.
Electric stroke discovered by Leyden.
5751 1747 Maurice g.iins the battle of Lawfckl.
J.owemlal takes the city of Berg-op-zoom by assault.Sea-light in the East Indies, when the French retiredto Pondicherry.
Sea-light oil'Cape Finisterre, when the French fleetwas taken by admiral Anson, May 3.
5752 1743 A general peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle, Oc-
tote 7. Th