called the "Mantuan Swain," and the bard of Mantua.

16, 1586. Death of Sir Philip Sydney. This amiable young man, the delight of Elizabeth's court and army, was wounded at the battle of Zutphen. He was a literary man, and his writings were held in much esteem. He was much lamented by both sovereign and people. On the same day, 1817, died the celebrated Polish General Kosciusko.

17, 1777. General Burgoyne surrendered his army to General Gates. This greatly revived the hopes of the Americans.

19, 1781. Surrender of Cornwallis and his army to the Americans, under General Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. As this was considered as giving the finishing stroke to the war, the news was every where received with inexpressible joy.

20, 1687. Lima, the capital of Peru, in South America, was destroyed by a most dreadful earthquake.

21, 1805. Battle of Trafalgar between the English and combined fleets of France and Spain. In this dreadful engagement, the gallant Nelson lost his life. His name was a tower of strength to England, and a terror to her foes.

25, 1400. Death of Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the earliest English poets. His works are numerous, and very highly esteemed. On the same day, 1415, Henry V. gained a signal victory over the French, at Agin

court.

28, 900. Death of Alfred the Great, King of Eng

land, the most illustrious monarch that ever sat upon the English throne.

29, 1618. On this day, Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded at Westminster. He was a man of extensive knowledge, undaunted resolution, strict honor, and the author of numerous works.

NOVEMBER.

November takes its name from novem, nine, being the ninth month in the year. This month, being distinguished by its decaying appearance and the fall of the leaf, has acquired the name of the gloomy month of November.

1, 1755. The dreadful earthquake at Lisbon took place on this day, and no less than 70,000 persóns were destroyed.

3, 1580. Captain Francis Drake returned from his voyage round the World, having been 12 days less than three years in performing it.

5, 1605. On this day, the gunpowder plot was discovered. It was an attempt to blow up James I. and the Houses of Parliament.

6, 1817. On this day died the Princess Charlotte of England. She was greatly beloved and lamented.

7, 1665. The first Gazette in England was published on this day at Oxford.

10, 1822. Death of Gaspard Spurzheim, M. D. a celebrated physiologist. He was very popular, and secured universal respect.

13, 1553. Lady Jane Grey and her husband Lord Guilford Dudley suffered death on a charge of high

treason. On the same day, 1690, died George Fox, the founder of Quakerism.

14, 1832. Death of Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

17, 1796. Expired at Petersburgh, Catharine II. Empress of Russia. She was considered the most blood thirsty and cruel tyrant in female form that ever lived.

20, 1497. The Cape of Good Hope was doubled by Vasco de Gama.

24, 1572. Death of John Knox, the famous Scotch Reformer.

25, 1748. On this day died Dr Isaac Watts, a learned and eminent dissenting minister. He had great reputation as a writer, both in prose and verse. The partition of Poland took place the same day, 1795.

28, 1530. Death of Cardinal Wolsey, prime minister to Henry VIII. With all his faults, he was a great and learned man.

30, 1667. Dr Jonathan Swift was born on this day. His works are of a miscellaneous kind. In verse, he wrote a great deal of familiar poetry.

DECEMBER.

December takes its name from decem, ten. It is one of the most unpleasant months in the whole year. The gloom out of doors is, however, compensated by the enjoyments of the warm fireside.

REMARKABLE EVENTS.

2, 1554. Death of Fernando Cortez, a Spanish

General, famous for the conquest of Mexico, but infamous for the cruelties he committed.

4, 1642 Death of Cardinal Richelieu, prime minister of Louis XIII. He was a man of great capacity and boundless ambition.

7, 1683. Algernon Sydney, a celebrated lover of his country, and an eminent political writer, was beheaded on Tower Hill.

8, 65 B. C. Birth of Horace, a celebrated Roman poet. His writings consist chiefly of satirical odes and epistles.

9, 1608. On this day, the illustrious poet, John Milton, was born.

11, 1282. Llewellyn, the last of the Welsh princes, was slain in battle, He was a brave and intrepid prince.

17, 1831. The Liberator Bolivar died on this day at San Pedro. By a series of splendid actions, he delivered his country from the Spanish yoke. The powers of his mind were of the highest order, and his character of an ardent and lofty cast.

22, 1620. On this day the settlements in New England were commenced by the pilgrims. They landed at Plymouth, Mass. This day has long been cominemorated at Plymouth.

24, 1525. Death of Vasco de Gama, a Portuguese Admiral, celebrated for his discovery of a way to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope

25. The birth-day of Christ; it is celebrated under the name of Christmas.

ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC FOR 1834.

THERE will be five Eclipses in the course of this year; three of them will be eclipses of the Sun, and two of the Moon. One of the eclipses of the sun, and both the lunar eclipses will be visible throughout the United States.

JAN. 9. There will be a partial eclipse of the sun, but it will not be a visible in any part of the United States.

JUNE 7.

The sun will be partially eclipsed, but it will not be visible in the United States.

JUNE 21. The moon will be totally eclipsed, and it will be visible in all parts of the United States.

Nov. 30. The sun will be totally eclipsed, and it will be visible throughout the United States.

The following table shows the beginning of this eclipse at several places:

DEC. 15- The moon will be totally eclipsed, and visible

throughout the United States.