1791. Vermont admitted into the Union. (see March 4). 1793. Action between British ship Juno, Capt. Hood, and the French privateer schooner, L'Entreprenant, Capt. Vaniere. The latter was taken, together with a prize which she had captured. Vaniere shot himself. 1795. British squadron under Warren captured near the isle of Aix, 8 French vessels, and destroyed 10 brigs and a lugger, laden with provisions and clothing for the French fleet and army. 1797. Trinidad, another of the West India isles, surrendered to the English under Sir R. Abercromby. 1800. Action off Malta, between the British squadron under Nelson, and Le Genereux, a French 74, and a frigate which resulted in the capture of the two latter. 1800. LOUIS LE FROTTE, the Vendean chief, with 7 of his officers, shot by order of the French convention. They all refused to have their eyes covered. 1808. Austrian declaration of non-intercourse with England. 1811. French port of Tametivi, in Madagascar, surrendered to a British force. 1812. The prince regent of England, afterwards George IV, invested with full legal powers. 1814. Battle of Montereau, in France; Chateau, who commanded the French, was repulsed and mortally wounded; but Gen. Gerard, the second in command, sustained the combat until 2 P. M., when being reinforced by Bonaparte, the Russians were in turn discomfited. 1815. The king of Candy, in Ceylon, surrendered to the British under Gen. Brownrigg. 1815. Treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain ratified by President Madison. 1834. WILLIAM WIRT died, aged 62. He early became acquainted with Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, and filled several important offices under them with distinguished reputation. As a public and professional man, he was ranked among the first of his time. 1843. The Ameers of the punjaf in India wholly defeated by the British troops under Sir Charles Napier. 1851. VICTOR FALCK, a distinguished French ornithologist, died at Stockholm. 1852. CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON died, aged 73; known by his _Annals of the English Bible_. 1853. An attempt made to assassinate the emperor of Austria by a Hungarian named Lebenyi, who was executed. 1856. HEINRICH HEINE, the celebrated German poet, died at Paris. FEBRUARY 19. 198. DECIUS CLAUDIUS ALBINUS, a Roman who assumed the imperial purple in opposition to Severus, was slain in battle on the river Rhone. 1401. WILLIAM SAUTRE, an English clergyman, was burned for heresy, by the clergy, with the permission of Henry IV. This is said to have been the first execution in England on account of religion. (Timperley says March 10.) 1549. A bill passed the English parliament allowing clergymen to marry, on the ground that it was a less evil than compulsory chastity. 1553. ERASMUS REINHOLD died; an eminent German astronomer and mathematician, and professor at Wittemberg.