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CHRONOLOGY.
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June in this year, May 17. By the same decreeis abo lished the Po pe’s temporal power, alter ithad ruled Europe and other countries with un-paralleled tyranny for more than a thousand years.The French take possession of the fort of TriesteMay 18.
The fortress of Layback surrenders to the French,May 21.
After a severe engagement of two days between theFrench and Austrians at the village'of Aspern,the bridges on the Danube are destroyed by thesudden and great rising of the river ; in conse-quence of which the French being cut off from allsupplies, are obliged to retreat, May 21 and 22.
The Russians declare war against Austria, May 22.Admiral Harvey dismissed his Majesty’s service bythe sentence of a court-martial for disrespectfulconduct towards Admiral Lord Gambier, his su-perior officer, May 23.
Mr. Secretary Canning stated in the House of Com-mons, that the arrangements made by Mr. Er-skine with the American government were con-trary to his instructions, and therefore could notbe ratified, May 24.
Battle near Leoben in which the Austrians were de-feated by the French under the viceroy of Italy,May 25.
Stralsund taken by the Dutch, and Colonel Schillkilled, May 31.
Ferrol and Corunna evacuated by the French, Julia. 7.Battle of Itaab, in which the Austrians commandedby the archduke John were defeated by theFrench under prince Eugene, viceroy of Italy,June 14.
Battle of Saragossa in which Blake, the Spanish ge-neral, was defeated by the French, June 15.
Battle of Belchite in which General Blake is againdefeated by the French, June 18.
The Non-intercourse law re-enacted by the Ame-rican government, June 19.
The Spaniards successful over the F rench at St. Jago,June 23.
Itaab capitulated to the French, June 24.
The island of Ischia captured by Sir John Stuart,June 25.
Charles XIII. crowned king of Sweden, June 29.Bonaparte, during the night, crossed the Danube with’ his army, July 5.
Capitulation and surrender of the city of St. Do-mingo to the combined British and Spanish forcesunder the command of General Carmichael,July 7.
— Great and decisive battle of Wagram between theF’rtnch and Austrians, in which the lutler werecompletely defeated, July 8.
Reduction of the French settlement of Senegal andGoree, July 7 and 8.
""..Armistice concluded between the French and Aus-trian armies at Znaim, July 12.
■Sailed from the Downs the expedition to Hollandunder Lord Chatham, July 22.
Armistice concluded between the Swedes and Nor-wegians, July 25.
“ The combined British and Spanish armies command-v- ed by Sir A. Wellesley and General Cuesta suc-
cessful over the French at Talavcra, July 27and 28.
" r **Tlie British begin the siege of Flushing, Aug. 3.
F lushing surrendered to the Biitish alter a siege of13 days, August It).
—•-.Eruption*of Mount Vesuvius, Seflt. 4.
— Treaty of peace between Sweden and Russia con-cluded, Sept. 17.
_—The New Theatre at Covent Garden opened for the
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reception of the public, who immediately expresstheir great disapprobation at the prices of admit-tance being greater than they were at the oldtheatre, Sept. 18.
IIis Majesty's ministers Mr. Canning and Lord Cas-tlereagh fought a duel, in which the former wasslightly wounded, Sept. 21.
Increasing disturbances at Covent-Garden theatre,the parlizans of which are designated by thename of O. P.’s. (?. e. Old Prices).
Mr. Perceval appointed „rst lord of the Treasury,Oct. 4.
5813 1809 Peace signed between Bonaparte, emperor of the
^ French, and Francis II. emperor of Austria, Oct. 14.The celebration of a general jubilee over the king-dom of Great Britain, on his Majesty’s entranceinto the 50th year of his reign, Oct. 25.
The duke of Portland died at Burlington House, in■ the 72d year of his age, Oct. 30.
Rupture of the negotiation in America, in conse-j qucnce of an altercation between Mr. Smith, se-
I erelary ofstate to the United States, and Mr. Jack-
i' son who had succeeded Mr. Erskine as British
minister, Nov. 13.
— Arrival of Bonaparte at Paris, Nov. 14.
Battle of Ocana in which the Spaniards are defeatedby the French, Nov. 19.
The arsenal and works about the basin of Flushingdestroyed, Dec. 10.
Surrender ofGerona to the F’rench, Dec. 11.Termination of the disturbances at Covent-Garden^ theatre, Dee. 14.
_ -^The French emperor dissolves his marriage with the
empress Josephine at the palace of the Thuilleries,Dec. 15.
Wulcheren evacuated by tbe British troops, Dec. 23.Walchcren united to the French empire, Dec. 27.
5814 1810 Treaty of peace betw een Sw eden and France signed,
Jan. 6.
French imperial decrcp, ordering all the country be-tween the Maese, the Scheldt, and the Ocean, tobe taken military possession of by a new raisedforce called the army of Brabant, Jan. SO.
The British parliament opened bv commission, Jan. 23.F’rench imperial decree, confiscating all English mer-* chandise found between the Maese and the
Scheldt, ami appropriating the product to repairthe damages which Flushing sustained by the lateBritish expedition, Jan. 30.
Guadeloupe capitulated to the British forces underthe command of Beckwith, Feb. 5.
The F’rench commanded by Sebastian! enter Malagaafter a short resistance, ibid.
About ten minutes before tlu* Sunday morning ser-vice, the whole of the spire, and the noYtli andeast sides of the upper part of the tower of St.Nicholas's church, Liverpool, gave way, and thewhole w as precipitated through the roof, along thecentre aisle, and killed upwards of twenty per-sons, (he greatest part of whom were girls belong-, ing to Moorfield’s charity-school, Fob. 11.
"'The contract of marriage between Napoleon, empe-ror of the French, and the Archduchess MariaLouisa, pul dished at the court of Vienna, Feb. 15.The State of Koine divided into two departments,named the department of Rome and tne depart-ment of Trasiinene, Feb. 17.
John Gale Jones committed to Newgate by an orderof the House of Commons for a breach of privi-lege occasioned by discussing too Ireely the con-duct'of two of its members, The lion. Messrs.Windham and Yorke, in a debating society calledthe British Forum, of which Mr. Gale Jones wasthe proprietor, F eb. 22.
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