A rare and original issue of "The Morning Chronicle" newspaper for May 21 , 1836.
This venerable "Whig" publication was founded in London in 1769 and ceased to operate in 1862
At this time Andrew Jackson was the President of the United States, and William IV was on the throne of Great Britain . The future Queen Victoria would inherit the throne in the following year. The paper had employed Charles Dickens two years earlier who was also writing in his own time under the pseudonym of "Boz"
This large-format issue of 2 pages, 4 sides features fascinating advertisements, international steamship listings, new railway company investments as well as political news, police reports, theatre reviews, auction notices and horse racing fixtures. Much attention is given to the social engagements of the aristocracy and royalty.
This issue publishes an interesting Proclamation from the interim President of Texas, David S.Burnet announcing the Government move to Harrisburg - see scan and below. Other international news relates to San Sebastián in Spain where the British Legion had recently defeated the Carlist forces - see below
Brittle but generally good condition with minor damage at the central fold from binding cotton - see scan. Page size 25 x 20 inches .
Note: International mailing costs in a tube start at $21 - the offered rate of $8 assumes the paper is lightly folded and mailed in an envelope
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet | |
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 David G. Burnet | |
| President of the Republic of Texas Interim | |
| In office March 17, 1836 – October 22, 1836 | |
| Vice President | Lorenzo de Zavala |
| Preceded by | Office established De facto: James Long as President of the Republic of Texas (1819) |
| Succeeded by | Sam Houston |
| 2nd Vice President of the Republic of Texas | |
| In office December 31, 1838 – December 13, 1841 | |
| President | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Preceded by | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Edward Burleson |
| Secretary of State of Texas | |
| In office May 4, 1846 – January 1, 1848 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mariner |
| Succeeded by | Washington D. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Gouverneur Burnet April 14, 1788 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1870 (aged 82) Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston |
David Gouverneur Burnet (April 14, 1788 – December 5, 1870) was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as the interim president of Texas in 1836, the second vice president of the Republic of Texas (1839–1841), and the secretary of state (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States. Burnet was born in Newark, New Jersey,[1][2] and attended law school in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a young man, he lived with a Comanche tribe for a year before he returned to Ohio.
In 1806, Burnet volunteered to serve the unsuccessful filibustering expeditions led by General Francisco de Miranda for the independence of Venezuela from Spain. He fought in Chile in 1807 and in Venezuela in 1808. After Miranda broke with Simon Bolivar, Burnet returned to the United States in 1812. In 1826, he moved to Stephen F. Austin's colony in Mexican Texas. He received a land grant as an empresario but was forced to sell the land after he had failed to attract enough settlers to his colony, and he later lost his right to operate a sawmill after he refused to convert to Roman Catholicism.[citation needed]
On hearing of William B. Travis's plea for help at the Alamo, Burnet traveled to Washington-on-the-Brazos to recruit help from the Convention of 1836. He remained at the convention and was elected interim president on March 17, 1836. On his orders, the government fled Washington-on-the-Brazos for Harrisburg, thus inspiring the Runaway Scrape. Burnet narrowly avoided capture by Mexican troops the following month. After Sam Houston's victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, Burnet took custody of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna and negotiated the Treaties of Velasco. Many Texans were infuriated that the treaty allowed Santa Anna to escape execution, and some called for Burnet's arrest for treason.
Burnet declined to run for president and resigned as interim president on October 22, 1836. He served as vice president under Mirabeau B. Lamar and participated in the Battle of Neches. He was defeated by Houston in the next presidential election. Burnet served as the state's first Secretary of State when the United States annexed Texas. The first Reconstruction state legislature appointed him to the United States Senate. Still, he could not take his seat because of the Ironclad oath.
British Auxiliary Legion
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The British Auxiliary Legion, also called the British Legion (La Legión Británica) or Westminster Legion, existed from 1835 to 1837. It was a British military force sent to Spainto support the Liberals and Queen Isabella II of Spain against the Carlists in the First Carlist War.
History
Under the Quadruple Alliance, Great Britain had controlled maritime traffic along the Cantabrian coast since the beginning of the war.
In 1835 the war was not going well for the Liberal side and they asked their allies to become more involved in the war. The French sent their Foreign Legion which landed at Tarragona on 17 August with around 4,000 men and was renamed the Spanish Legion. Although the British refused to send troops directly, in June 1835, they decided to form a "military volunteer corps", and that became designated an auxiliary to the Spanish Legion. The corps was to be funded and their soldiers paid by the Spanish crown.
By the end of the summer of 1836 a force of 10,000 men under the command of De Lacy Evans had assembled in San Sebastian (Basque Country). They fought near Hernani and Vitoria, but were pushed back and had to hold the fort on Mount Urgull de San Sebastian, to prevent the Carlists from taking the city.
In November 1836 they were put under the command of Baldomero Espartero and helped to lift the siege of Bilbao.
In 1837 the Legion suffered a serious defeat in the Battle of Oriamendi, but later they led a successful offensive on the Carlist rearguard along the Biscay coast, launched in response to the Expedición Real, an attempt by the Carlists main force to march on Madrid. In the course of the offensive, Legion and Spanish loyalist forces managed to take over Irun on 17 May.
The volunteers had signed on for a tour of two years and by July 1837 most of the men had returned home. The transport Prince Regent carried some 520 men to Greenock. The transport Parmelia carried 200 to Portsmouth.
Some 1,500–1,700 men remained under the name of New Legion, commanded by Brigadier-General Maurice O'Connell. Their casualties were so heavy, especially during their defeat at the battle of Andoain on 14 September, that in practical terms the new unit ceased to exist as an operational force after this action. Prince Regent carried some 600 men to Cork and Greenock. The New Legion was formally disbanded on 10 December 1837.[1][2][3]
In total a quarter of the force – some 2,500 men – died, only half of them in combat.[3] Their presence had not been well received by the Carlists; one former soldier wrote