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Rh that officer fell on the heights of Abraham, and his figure is conspicuous in Benjamin West's famous painting of the scene. At this time he was severely wounded in the cheek. He received further promotion under Lord Amherst in 1760, carried to England the news of the capture of Montreal, and there remained, entering parliament and becoming the terror of all opponents through his frightful powers of invective. In 1848 John Britton published a volume to prove that Barre wrote the "Letters of Junius" He, however, solemnly denied the authorship to his friend Samuel Bayard.

BARREDA, Gabino (bar-ray'-dah), Mexican physician, b. in Puebia in February, 1820; d. in the city of Mexico in March, 1881. In 1843 he became a medical student, and won special honors -as such, and during the war with the United States he entered the army as a captain, fighting in the battles and acting as surgeon afterward. He was a pupil of Auguste Comte in Paris, returned to Mexico in 1851, and was graduated as an M. D. In 1854 he won in competition the chair of medical philosophy, as assistant professor, and then that of natural history at the same school. He was elected a member of the house of representatives in 1861, and again in 1867. The national preparatory school being established to unify the studies necessary to enter any of the professional schools, Barreda was appointed its director. He also filled its chair of natural history, and that of logic. This was the first time that positivist philosophy was taught in Mexico. The government also appointed him professor of general pathology when this branch was for the first time taught in the national school of medicine. For ten years he devoted himself to introducing his new philosophical teachings in opposition to the old doctrines, and he was for some time president of the "Sociedad Metodofila." In 1878 he represented his government at the postal union conference in France, was also appointed minister to Germany. Most of his writings are to be found in the "Gaeeta de Medicina de Mexico," to whose editorial statt' he belonged; in the "Periodico de la Sociedad Humboldt": in the "Periodico de la Sociedad Metodofila Gabino Barreda," and in other scientific journals. He separately published his " Carta al Sr. D. Mariano Riva Palacio," in which are treated all subjects relating to public instruction, and a method for scientific education.

'''BARRETT. Benjamin Fisk'''. clergyman, b. in Dresden, Me., 24 June, 1808: d. in Germantown, Pa., 6 Aug., 1892. He was graduated at Bowdoin, and at the Cambridge Unitarian seminary. He adopted the Swedenborgian doctrines. From 1840 to 1848 he officiated as pastor of the new church society in New York, and then in Cincinnati until 1850, when he retired from the pulpit, owing to poor health. He pursued a mechanical trade in Chicago, and in four years regained his health and acquired a property. He then took charge of the first Swedenborgian church in Philadelphia, at the same time editing the "New Church Monthly." He is the author of "A Life of Swedenborg"; "Lectures on the Doctrines of the New Jerusalem Church " (New York, 1842); "Lectures on the New Dispensation "; "Letters on the Divine Trinity"; "The Golden Reed" (New York, 1855); "Catholicity of the New Church"; "The Visible Church"; "Beauty for Ashes" (1856); "Episcopalianism" (1871); "On Future Life" (Philadelphia, 1872); "The Golden City"; "The New Church, its Nature and Whereabout"; "Swedenborg and Channing"; "A New View of Hell" (1872); "Report of the Inquiry into the Allegations against B. F. Barrett" (1867); about fifty pamphlets and smaller treatises, and numerous magazine articles. His collected works were issued in Philadelphia (1875). He has edited the "Swedenborg Library," in twelve volumes, containing the substance of Swedenborg's teachings in extracts (Philadelphia, 1870, et seq.).

BARRETT, Edward, naval officer, b. in Louisiana in 1828: d. in March, 1880. When thirteen years old he joined the sloop " Preble " as a midshipman, and served on foreign stations until February, 1846, when he was ordered to the naval academy at Annapolis (established in 1845), and was graduated in August of the same year, in time to participate in the war with Mexico as a passed midshipman. He was present at the operations about Vera Cruz, took part in the expedition to Laguna, and was sent as master with a valuable prize to New Orleans. In 1848 he was placed in command of the sloop "Jamestown" and sent to the African coast. In 1854 he acted as flag lieutenant to Com. Breeze, was promoted lieutenant 14 Sept., 1855, and after further service on the African coast and in the East Indies was appointed instructor of gunnery. In 1862 he was tried by court-martial for disloyalty, but was fully exonerated alike by the court and the reviewing authority. In July, 1862, he was promoted lieutenant-commander, and in 1868-'4 commanded the gun-boat "Massasoit." In 1864-'5 he commanded the monitor "Catskill," and captured the "Deer," the only blockade-runner captured by a monitor. He was in the first expedition that ascended the Yang-tse-Kiang river as far as Hangkow, and took the first man-of-war through the Eads jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi.

BARRETT, George Hooker, comedian, b. in Exeter, England, 9 June, 1794; d. in New York city, 5 Sept., 1860. His father, Giles Leonard Barrett, first appeared on the American stage at the Haymarket, Boston, 28 Dec, 1796, as "Ranger." His mother was an actress. In 1806 he played "Young Norval " in the Park theatre. New York. He became manager in 1826, jointly with E. Gilfert, of the Bowery theatre. New York. From 1830 to 1833 he was manager of the Tremont theatre in Boston, and in 1837 performed at the Drury Lane theatre in London. In 1847 he opened the Broadway theatre. New York, which had then recently been built, and for a time was stage manager, during 1852-3, in Charleston, S. C. In 1855 he retired from the stage. His forte was in genteel comedy, though he succeeded in low comedy and farce. By his elegance and stateliness he became known as "Gentleman George." His wife, an actress, died in Boston, Mass., 22 Dec, 1853.

BARRETT, Lawrence, actor, b. in Paterson, N. J., 4 April, 1838; d. in New York city, 20 March. 1891. His first appearance was in 1853. After a year's experience in playing minor parts, he spent a short season in Pittsburg. He then acted in St. Louis, Chicago, and elsewhere, until December, 1856, when he was engaged at the Chambers Street theatre. New York, where he appeared as Sir Thomas Clifford in "The Hunchback." He was engaged by Mr. Burton early in 1857, and acted under his management for nearly two years, supporting Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, and other prominent actors. In 1858 he was engaged for leading parts at the Boston museum, and later at the Howard athenaeum of that city, where he played with Miss Cushman, Barry Sullivan, and E. L. Davenport. On the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, Mr. Barrett accepted a captaincy in the 28th Massachusetts infantry and served with distinction. Afterward he acted at Philadelphia, at Washing-