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HORTICULTURE AND CHRONOLOGY. id
HORTICULTURE FOR DECEMBER.
Continue to transplant, and to thin out all plants from the seed bed. Manure and plow all
ground that may soon be needed for Spring crops; sow Long Scarlet and Turnip Radish, Tur-
nips, and Long Blood Beet, led top, and Aberdeen Turnip, Drumhead, and Battersea Cabbage,
Long Scarlet, and Long Orange Carrot, Drumhead and Imperial head Lettuce, Silver Skined
Onions, and divide and make new beds of Eschalots. Plant Onions and Irish Potatoes, bed
Sweet Potatoes for slips as fast as the crop is dug up. Dress old, and from new Asparagus
beds. Continue to prune and and remove fruit trees and Shrubbery.
Set out Cuttings of all sorts to form new plantations. Platn the seed-of Peaches, Plums, &c..
and cut down all recently budded trees, to within an inch of the bud.
Hot beds imay now be formed for forcing early Spring plants, such as Tomatoes, Cucum-
bers, Squash , Mellons, &c. They should be formed of good Stable manure laid about eighteen
inches, or two feet thick, on a slope towards the South, cover with three or four inches of
miould, in which plant the seed, after allowing the bed a few days to work off the rank gasses
which will arise on the first commencement of heat. Let it be covered with a glazed frame
about ten inches or a foot high above the bed.
When the seed is sown let the bed be well watered to start the heat in the manure, and to
:accelerate the process of germination in the seed. After the seed is up let the beds be uncor-
ered every fine, pleasant day, but covered up closely at night, and at the least appearance o
Frost.
Continue to gather in materials for compost manures and let them be thoroughly mixed with
the stable yard manure.
Forward as much as possible the sowing, and transplanting of all kinds of Vegetables; keep
borders, walks, and beds in perfect order.
CHRONOLOGY.
December 20, 1803-The purchase of Louisiana, perfected by the United States, by formal
delivery by the French Prefect Laussat, in the City Hall of New Orleans, Gov. Claiborne,
of th- Misisippi Territory, at the same time, assuming the civil administration.
Dee. * 5. 1815-Don M iguel Teran dissolves the Cortes, in con6eqence of their refusal to
place him in the Presidency.
Dec., 1821-Austin with some companions, arrives, by the L.a Babhi road, at the crossing
of the Brazos. Leaving his companions to commence a settlement, he prceedd to the
coast in search of the Schooner, "Lively," which had been fl ted out in new Orleans. by
Mr. J. H. Hawki: a, with provisions, arms. seeds, agricultural implements, &c., and had
sailed in November previous, with 18 emigrants on board, bound for Matagorda Boy with
in-tructions to proceed up the Colorado to some stable landing. Austin could hear noth-
ing of this vessel, nor has anything been hard of her from that day to this. She, doubt-
less, foundered at sea, with the loss of all on board.
Dec.. 1826-A treaty is signed between Great Britain and Mexico, by the 15th article of
which. Mexico engages to co-operate with Great Britain for th abolition of the slave trade.
Mr. Kennedy contrasts this policy with that of the treaty of Utrecht, by which Great
Br tain secured to herself a monopoly in the business of kidnapping negroes on the coast
of Africa and selling them fbr slaves to the Sp nish American Colonies.
Dec. 4, 1835-The or ier is given by Gen. Burieson, in accordance with a Council of War,
that the army. should break up, and retire into wint r q ;arters. Dec. 5,-The neces-
sary guide having returned, whose absence occasioned the above order, the seige of Boear
is comnmenced with 300 volunteers under Milam. D-,. 7,-CoL Milam is killed at 33z
P. bM., by a ball in his head, while entering the yard of the Beremoudi House. He was
buried near the spot where he fell. 1-er. 9.-At A. ,M., Gen. Cos sends a flag of truce
to the besiegers of B xar proposing to capitulate when ho tilities ceased. Dec. 11,-
Terms oifcalitulation agreed upon. The loss of thi: Maex cans during the four days'
seige, is stated t,, have neet 20u killed, and :93 wounded. The Texans lost 4 or 5 killed
and a few wounded.
Dec. 14, 1835 -Cos evacuates San Antonio, and on the nextday commences his march for
the Rio Grande, in compliance with the terms of capitulation. This day, also 23 Ameri-
cans are hot at Tampico by order of a court martial. They h id be n t.ken there by Gen.
Mexia, contrary to tneir wishes, the course of the vessel having been changed from
the destination agreed upon. They failed in an attack upon the town, orderrd by Mexia.
Dec. 12, 1835-Dr. Shackelford, with his company of "Red Rovers," set out for Texas
from Courtland, Alabama, and arrives in Matagrda Bay. Jan. 19th, 1836.
Dec., 1836-Santa Anna having been set at liberty this month, starts for Washington City,
escorted by Col ,nels Bee and Hockley, :nd by Capt. Potter, and arrives in Washington
City. D c. 18 1886
Dec. 21, 183--President Jacks-.n addresses a Message to Congress on the subject of
Texas recognition. re n am in lin that time should be allowed for the Texil s to
prove their abi ity to maintain their independence, before it should be recognized.
Dec. 25, 1836-Gen. Austin dies in Columbia, ini the 45th year of his age, and is universally
regretted as the founder and father of a nation.
Dec. 26, 1836-Santa Anna leaves Washington for Vera Cruz, conveyed in avessel furnish-
ed him by President Jackson.
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