1794. JOHN GEORGE ADAM FORSTER died, aged 40. He was of Scotch descent, born in Prussia, studied at St. Petersburg, taught German and French in England, accompanied Cook in his voyage round the world, accepted the professorship of natural history at Hesse Cassel, was appointed historiographer of a Russian expedition round the world; this project being frustrated by the Turkish war, he went to Germany, and residing at Mentz when the French took that city 1792, was sent by the republicans to request a union of that city with France. During his absence the Prussians retook the city, by which he lost all his property, including his books and papers, and died soon after. The Germans number him among their classical writers. 1795. In consequence of a great thaw, the communication of the main army of the French under Pichegru and the four divisions that crossed the Waal the day before on the ice, was totally interrupted during two days. 1795. Mr. PITT recommended in the British parliament that a premium be given by government to large families. 1805. British frigate Doris, Capt. Campbell, lost on the Diamond rock, Quiberon bay. The crew saved themselves and blew up the frigate. 1805. The thermometer at Danbury, Ct., stood at 19° below zero; being the coldest weather known there since 1780. 1807. A fatal explosion at Leyden, in Holland. A vessel containing 40,000 pounds of powder, moored before the house of Prof. Rau, exploded with a tremendous crash. Upwards of 200 houses were overthrown, besides churches and public buildings, 150 persons killed and 2000 wounded. 1809. Cayenne surrendered by the French, to the British and the Portuguese under Capt. Yeo. 1815. National fast in the United States. JANUARY 13. 857. ETHELWULF, son of Egbert, sometimes styled the first king of England, died. In his reign the tax called Peter's pence was levied. 1399. The Tartars, under Tamerlane, pillaged the imperial city of Delhi, and two days after wantonly massacred the entire Indian population. 1400. RICHARD II of England murdered. He came to the throne at the age of 11, and after a turbulent reign of 22 years, was deposed and imprisoned. 1404. It was enacted at this short parliament of Henry's that no chemist shall use his craft to multiply gold or silver. 1560. JOHN DE LASCI, a learned Pole, died. 1618. GALILEO discovered the fourth satellite of Jupiter. 1669. JOHN BOCHIUS, a Dutch poet, died. He excelled in Latin, and is called the Virgil of the Low Countries. 1691. GEORGE FOX, founder of the sect of quakers, died, aged 67. His father was a poor weaver, and George was apprenticed to a shoemaker; but he left his employment and wandered about the country in a leather doublet, and finally set up as a teacher. He visited different countries, and had the satisfaction to see his tenets taking deep root in his life time. 1705. A house in London where fireworks were manufactured, blew up, and destroyed 120 houses, and killed 50 persons.