He was one of the oldest, and for many years a distinguished member of the Delaware bar. As a public man and politician, he maintained for many years an elevated position, and occupied a very large space in the public estimation. He was twice elected a representative to Congress; and, on the death of Mr. Van Dyke, in 1827, he succeeded him in the Senate of the United States.

Feb. In the city of New York, James Roosevelt, aged 88, formerly one of the most prominent citizens of New York.

Feb. 15.-In Dallas, Ala., Hon. Reuben Saffold, who was for a long time on the Supreme Bench of the State, and in that and other prominent positions occupied a large place in the regards of his fellow-citizens.

May 26.- - In

county, Ga., Hon. John Schley, aged 62, for many

years Judge of the Supreme Court of the Middle Circuit of Georgia.

April 12. - Benjamin Shurtleff, M.D., aged 72. At the time of his decease, he was the oldest physician in the County of Suffolk, and the oldest Honorary Graduate of Harvard University.

Jan. 13.-In Bridgeport, Conn., Hon. Samuel Simons, recently a member of Congress from Connecticut, aged 55.

May 1. In Lowndes, Miss., Hon. Jesse Speight, Senator in Congress from Mississippi, and formerly a representative in Congress from North Carolina, his native state.

July 9.-In Duxbury, Hon. Seth Sprague, Senior, for many years one of the most distinguished citizens in Plymouth county.

Aug. 8. In Chester, N. J., Hon. James Strong, of the city of New York, aged 64, for several years a representative in Congress from the state of New York.

Aug. 19. At Saratoga Springs, Hon. Peter G. Stuyvesant, of New York, a wealthy and respected citizen.

April 24.- In New Orleans, Capt. Alexander J. Swift, of the Engineer corps, U. S. A. Capt. Swift entered West Point in 1826, and graduated in 1830, as second lieutenant of Engineers, and, in 1838, was promoted to a captaincy. In 1840, he was selected by the War Department to visit France to acquire practical information as to the organization and exercises of engineer soldiers. He returned home in 1841, and, in 1846, organized, and was appointed to the command of a company of these soldiers. He was present at the attack upon Vera Cruz; but, his health failing, he returned to New Orleans, and died.

July.-In Augusta, Me., Enoch S. Tappan, M.D., aged 65; a graduate of Harvard University in the Class of 1801.

Aug. In Flemingsburg, Ky., Col. Thomas Throop, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District of Kentucky.

Jan. 11.-In New Haven, Isaac H. Townsend, Esq., aged 43. He was born in New Haven, Ct., and graduated at Yale College in 1822. He devoted himself with great assiduity to the study of the Law, and soon reached a high rank in his profession. In 1842, he was associated with the late Judge Hitchcock, in the arrangement of the Law School of Yale College. His power of discrimination, his careful research, and his critical exactness, eminently fitted him for the duties of this station, and he discharged them with great fidelity and success. At the reorganization of the Yale Law School in 1846, he was one of the Professors of Law then chosen, and he continued to perform the duties of this office until his death.

March 22. At the bombardment of Vera Cruz, Brevet-Major John Rogers Vinton, of the third Artillery, aged 46, eminent as a scholar, a soldier, and a Christian. He was born at Providence, R. I., June 16, 1801; entered West Point at fourteen, completing the course of study in little more than half the usual time, with distinguished success; received his commission as lieutenant, in 1817, at the age of sixteen. He was actively employed in the Florida war. For his brilliant services at Monterey, he was breveted Major. While commanding in the trenches, the most advanced position, at the siege of Vera Cruz, he was struck by a cannon shot, and instantly killed. Gen. Scott characterizes him in his despatches, as one of the most talented, accomplished, and effective members of the army."

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May 6.-In Richmond, Va., Dr. Augustus L. Warner, Professor of Surgery, in Hampden-Sidney College.

Feb. 20.-In Detroit, Mich., Hon. E. B. Wetherbee, of the State Senate, aged 42, a native of Marlborough, Mass.

April 18. -In New Orleans, Hon. Edward D. White, beloved by all for his manly qualities and steady uprightness of character, and respected for his strong common sense, consistency, and frankness. He had been Governor of the state, and was twice elected to Congress by very large majorities. His popularity was great, and well deserved.

Jan. 24.- Hon. James P. Whitney, aged 44, a native of Shirley, Mass., and lately a member of the State Senate.

March 10.- At Dindigal, about 30 miles north of Maderia, Rev. Samuel G. Whittelsey. He was born in New Preston, Conn., about 1809, and graduated at Yale College in 1834. In 1842, he was ordained as Missionary, and went to Ceylon, and was finally stationed at Oodooville in Ceylon, at the head of the Female Mission Seminary.

Aug. 12. In Vera Cruz, Col. Luis D. Wilson, of the 12th Infantry. He was for twenty years a member of the Legislature of North Carolina, his native state, and, in 1842-3, the Speaker of the Senate.

Aug. 6.-In Roxbury, Capt. Jonathan Winship, a skilful horticulturist. March 2. At Huntington, Suffolk county, Long Island, Hon. Silas Wood, aged 78. Mr. Wood was the author of a history of Long Island, which was published about twenty years ago; and was for several years a representative in Congress.

April 4.- In Cincinnati, Noah Worcester, M.D., aged 36. He fitted for college at Exeter, N. H., and graduated at Harvard College in 1832. He was afterwards a tutor in Dartmouth College, and at the time of his death, a Professor in the Western Reserve College, and eminent in his profession at Cincinnati.

Aug. 27.-At Canton, N. Y., Hon. Silas Wright, aged 52. Mr. Wright was born in Amherst, Mass., May 24, 1795; but most of his childhood was spent in Weybridge, Vermont. In 1815, he graduated at Middlebury College; after which he studied law at Sandy Hill, N. Y., and in Oct. 1819, he settled in Canton. He was elected to the State Senate from St. Lawrence county in 1823; in 1826, he was chosen a member of Congress; in 1829, he was chosen State Comptroller, and reëlécted to the same office in 1832, by the Legislature; in 1833, he was chosen Senator of the United States, which position he continued to occupy until he was elected Governor of New York. He retired from the latter office on the 1st of January, 1847, to the enjoyment of private life. Mr. Wright will be long remembered as one of the leading statesmen of this country. In every position which he occupied, but, more especially in that of Senator of the United States, his memory will be respected by all his former associates and constituents. Though he rose from the humblest rank of society, he proved equal to the most delicate and arduous public duties; nor did he, even while occupying the most exalted stations, lose any of the simplicity of his early life. The political course of any statesman will not be regarded by all parties in the same light; but whatever differences may exist as to the policy of the measures which Mr. Wright advocated, all will acknowledge him to have been a fearless and consistent statesman, and endowed with a most comprehensive and discriminating mind. He was a member of the Senate at one of its most brilliant epochs; and, as a prominent member of the Democratic party, he was often brought violently in contact with the leaders of the opposition. On these occasions, he evinced great power. No subject was too deep, no crisis too exciting for him. He was never thrown off his guard, but, exhibited, on all occasions, and to all persons, a degree of courtesy and dignity, which secured him the respect of every Senator. Mr. Wright was stricken down, without warning in the splendid maturity of his faculties, and in the midst of bright and almost boundless prospects of future renown and usefulness. Yet it is a privilege for such a man to die early, instead of gradually fading from view through a prolonged and decrepit old age.

CHRONICLE OF EVENTS.

1846.

Aug. 18. Brig.-Gen. Kearney took peaceable possession of Santa Fe, and on the 19th issued his proclamation, absolving the Mexicans of their allegiance, and administering to the Alcaldes and acting governor the oath of allegiance to the United States.

Aug. 19. -Commodore Stockton declared all the ports and harbors on the west coast of Mexico, south of San Diego, to be in a state of vigorous blockade.

Sept. 10. -The U. S. Schooner Shark, Lieut. Howison, was wrecked at the mouth of the Columbia River.

Sept. 19, 20, 21.-A disastrous gale swept the Colony of Newfoundland, causing great destruction of life and property. At Grates Cove, in Trinity Bay, about seventy fishing skiffs lay at anchor, and sixty of them were totally wrecked and lost.

Sept. 21, 22, 23.-The battle of Monterey was fought between 4,700 Americans under Gen. Taylor, and 10,000 Mexicans commanded by Gen. Ampudia, and posted behind the strong defences of Monterey. On the morning of the 24th, the Mexican General sent out a flag of truce; and, during the day, terms of capitulation were signed, and an armistice of eight weeks was agreed upon. The Americans lost 120 killed, 368 wounded, and 2 missing; the loss of the Mexicans is supposed to have been much greater.

Sept. 23. The new planet predicted by M. Le Verrier was discovered by Dr. Galle of Berlin. September 29th, it was seen in London; October 21st, in Cambridge, Mass.; and October 23d, in Washington.

Sept. 26. The California Expedition, under Col. J. D. Stevenson, comprising 780 officers and men, sailed from New York, under convoy of the United States sloop of war Preble.

Oct. 10, 11.-A terrible hurricane at Havana, commenced on the evening of the 10th, and lasted until 11 o'clock the next morning. Out of 104 vessels in port, all but twelve were sunk, wrecked, or otherwise severely injured; and forty or fifty coasting vessels were destroyed. There were 1,275 houses destroyed, and 1,038 more or less injured. The coffee and sugar plantations were seriously damaged. At Matanzas, every vessel in port was driven ashore.

Oct. 13.-Sunday. In New York, at the Tabernacle, a body of two hundred German Catholics met and made a public and formal secession from the Roman Church.

Oct. 22. The Great Britain steamship ran aground on the coast of Ireland, in the bay of Dundrum, between Belfast and Drogheda in the night, at the height of the tide, and was soon too deeply imbedded in the soft sand to be lifted by subsequent tides. The passengers, luggage, and most of the cargo, were saved.

Oct. 25, 26.Tabasco was bombarded by a portion of the Gulf Squadron, under Com. Perry, and all the vessels in the port were captured or destroyed. Com. Perry's loss was 1 killed, 3 wounded, and 2 drowned.

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Oct. 28. Gen. La Vega and other Mexican Officers, who were captured on the 8th and 9th May, were exchanged for the officers and crew of the U. S. brig Truxton, stranded upon the bar of Tuspan.

Oct. 31.- - A quarrel took place between the police in Rio de Janeiro, and some sailors belonging to the United States vessels of war lying in the harbor. The sailors and an officer were imprisoned, but subsequently released. The affair caused a serious misunderstanding between the American Minister, Mr. Wise, and the Imperial Government.

Nov. 14.Com. Connor took peaceable possession of Tampico; the Mexican garrison having been previously withdrawn.

Nov. 15.-The sloop of war Boston, Commander George F. Pearson, was wrecked at Eleuthera, one of the Bahama Islands. The kindness of the British authorities to the officers and crew are gratefully acknowledged in Capt. Pearson's letter to the Department.

Nov. 16.- -The Austrian general, Count Castiglione, took possession of Cracow, in the name of the Emperor of Austria. The treaty concluded between the three powers, Prussia, Russia, and Austria, in 1815, stipulating that Cracow should be a free and independent city, was declared to be abrogated; and, by the consent of Russia and Prussia, the city and territory are to be held by the Emperor of Austria, as it was held by him before the year 1809.

Nov. 26.-The Mexican schooner, Creole, moored within pistol-shot of the Castle of Vera Cruz, was burned in the night by a boat's crew of five men and three officers from the U. S. brig Somers, and her crew taken prisoners.

Dec. 6.At San Pasqual, Gen. Kearney, with 100 Dragoons, after a march of 2,200 miles through the deserts, met, and defeated with considerable loss, 160 Californians under Andreas Pico. His own loss was 19 killed and 15 wounded.

Dec. 8.-The United States brig "Somers," was struck by a squall off Vera Cruz, thrown on her beam-ends, and in ten minutes sunk in deep water, with the loss of two officers, and 39 out of a crew of 76. The efforts of the British, French, and Spanish men of war lying at Sacrificios, to rescue the drowning, and their kind treatment of the shipwrecked, received the grateful acknowledgments of Congress.

Dec. 25.-A battle was fought at Brazito, near El Paso, between a detachment of 450 Missouri Volunteers under Col. Doniphan, and a body of Mexican cavalry and infantry, numbering 1,100. The Mexicans were defeated with the loss of 63 killed and 150 wounded, and one howitzer, the only piece of artillery in the engagement. The Americans had 6 wounded.

Dec. 26. Paisandu, garrisoned by 600 men in the interest of Oribe, under Sevando Gomez, was captured with its military stores by Gen. Rivera, and the garrison all killed, or taken prisoners.

1847.

Jan. 8. The Mexican Congress authorized their Government to raise $15,000,000, for the war against the United States, upon the mortgage or sale, if necessary, of the property of the clergy.

Jan. 8, 9. The battles of San Gabriel and of the Mesa were fought by Gen. Kearney against the "revolted" Californians, under Gen. Flores, with the loss of 1 killed and 13 wounded.

Jan. 14.A revolution broke out against the American authorities in New Mexico; and Charles Bent, the governor, Stephen Lee, the sheriff, and four others, were barbarously put to death.

Jan. 22. A large fire broke out in Haverhill-street, Boston, at 10 P.M., and was not got under until 3 o'clock, A.M., Jan. 23d. Nearly 100 buildings were burned, mostly of wood, and between 70 and 80 poor families were driven from their homes.

Jan. 23. Major Borland, with 50 men, and Major Gaines and Cassius M. Clay, with 30 men, were surprised and captured at Encarnacion by General Minon.

Jan. 24. A battle was fought near Cañada, in New Mexico, between 400 Missouri Volunteers under Col. Price, and 1,500 Pueblo Indians and Mexicans, in which the latter lost 30 killed. The Americans lost 2 killed and 6 wounded. On the 29th, another battle was fought at the Pass of Embudo. Jan. 27. By Proclamation of Governor Young of New York, eighteen persons, confined for anti-rent offences were released from prison, and all but four restored to the rights of citizenship.

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Jan. 28. The steamboat Tuscaloosa, when ten miles up the river, from Mobile, burst two of her boilers, by which accident nearly twenty persons were killed and an equal number badly scalded. The boat took fire, and the passengers had barely time to escape, when some powder, thirty kegs of which were on board, exploded, and shivered the boat to pieces. The wreck and passengers were beset by a set of pirates, and robbed.

Jan. 30.-The Earl of Elgin made his public entrance into Montreal. The Mayor, and Corporation of the city, and the citizens generally, received him with great honors. The Earl's commission was read, after which, he took the oaths, and the great seal was given him.

Feb. 8.- -The promised and long-deferred Constitution was given by Frederic William, of Prussia, to his subjects.

Feb. 12.-The British mail-steamer Tweed was lost on the northeast end of the Alacranes, and sixty of her passengers and crew were drowned.

Feb. 22, 23. -The Mexican forces, numbering 22,000 under Santa Anna, appeared on the 22d, in front of the position of Gen. Taylor, who had broken up his camp at Agua Nueva, and taken a strong line in front of Buena Vista, seven miles south of Saltillo. On the 23d, an obstinate and sanguinary conflict was maintained, with short intervals, throughout the day, when the Mexicans were completely repulsed, and in the night fell back twelve miles upon Agua Nueva. The force of the Americans was 4,759, mostly volunteers; and their loss, 267 killed, 456 wounded, and 23 missing. The loss of the Mexicans was estimated at 6,000. The American loss in officers was particularly severe, 28 being killed.

Feb. 28. A battle was fought between the Missouri Volunteers under Col. Doniphan, numbering 924 men and 6 pieces of artillery, and 4,000 Mexicans under Gen. Heredia, who were posted with ten pieces of artillery in the pass of the Sacramento. The Mexicans were defeated with the loss of 300 killed, 300 wounded, and 40 prisoners, and all their artillery and baggage. The American loss was one killed and eight wounded."

March 1.-Gen. Kearney, by his proclamation to the people of California, absolves them of any further allegiance to the Republic of Mexico, and regards them as citizens of the United States.

March 2.- Faustin Soulouque, a general officer, aged about 50 years, was chosen and proclaimed by the Senate, President of Hayti. He succeeds Jean Baptiste Riche, who died at Port au Prince on the 27th February.

March 4th. The second Session of the 29th Congress, adjourned last night soon after midnight. Before the adjournment of the Senate, the VicePresident vacated the chair, and the Hon. David R. Atchison, senator from Missouri, was appointed President pro tem.

March 4th.- A telescopic comet was discovered at the Cambridge Observatory, about 7 o'clock, P. M., by G. P. Bond, Esq., assistant observer, the fourth which has been first seen in this country by this young gentleman. March 8.- The Bill for the resumption of payment of the interest on the State Bonds of Maryland passed the Senate, having previously passed the House of Delegates.

March 25.-A renewal of the anti-rent outrages was made on the person of Peter Sheldon of Taghkanic, Columbia Co., New York.