1798. The pope withdrew from Rome to Sienna, having been deprived of his temporal possessions by the French. 1800. JOSEPH WARTON, an English prelate, died. He was also an ingenious poet and critical writer. 1805. British frigate Leander, fell in with and captured the Ville de Milan, and her prize the Cleopatra, captured a few days previous. (See 17th.) 1814. The blacks under Christophe, took by assault fort Sabourin, in St. Domingo. 1821. The counties of Monroe and Livingston N. Y., erected. 1822. BENAVIDES executed; an outlaw and pirate, who for several years proved the scourge of the southern part of Chili, where he perpetrated the most horrid cruelties upon every age and sex that fell in his way. In 1818 he had been condemned to be shot, and was supposed to have been killed; but although shockingly wounded and left for dead, he recovered and became a fiend incarnate. 1827. WALTER SCOTT disclosed himself publicly for the first time as the _Great Unknown_, at a dinner of the Edinburgh theatrical fund, himself in the chair. 1831. GERTRUDE ELIZABETH MARIA, a favorite German vocalist, celebrated the anniversary of her 83d year at Reval, where Goethe offered her a poetical tribute. 1836. Battle of fort Alamo in Texas, in which the Mexican army of 4000, who made the assault, were repulsed. 1840. JAMES MAURY died at New York, aged 95. He was the first consul from the United States to Liverpool, to which office he was appointed by Washington, and which he held for nearly half a century. 1847. Battle of Buena Vista in which the Mexican army, numbering more than four to one of the Americans, was completely defeated. Many of the American officers were slain. 1848. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, ex-president of the United States, died in the Capitol at Washington. It may well be questioned whether any statesman in the world was better informed. 1851. JOANNA BAILLIE, the Scottish poetress, died, aged 89. She was born at Bothwell, near the Clyde, and lived in seclusion with her maiden sister. 1854. The steamer from Stonington arrived at New York, having been detained in the sound by ice during three days. 1856. A freshet commenced in the Ohio, which caused great destruction of property, among which were several steam boats. FEBRUARY 24. 303. DIOCLETIAN issued the first general edict of persecution against the Christians, by which all their religious edifices in the empire were to be leveled to their foundations, and the church property confiscated and sold to the highest bidder. This abominable decree was instantly torn from its column by a Christian of rank, who for his audacity was burnt or rather roasted, by a slow fire. 1383. JOHN WICKLIFFE presented seven articles to parliament containing his doctrines. 1468. JOHN GUTENBERG, the inventor of printing, died. In connection with Faust he contributed greatly to the improvement of the art, then in a very rude state.