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738 ncry and customs, which was afterward collected in a large volume under the title of " Coleccion de Arliculus " (1839). Some of these sketches have been translated into English and French. In New York he published, in I860, his novel "Francisco," a powerful picture of the horrors of Cuban slavery, written many years before the publication of Mrs. Stowe's " Uncle Tom's Cabin." Suarez was admitted to the bar in 1866. He has published also " Escuelas Primarias." a series of essays on public education and school reforms (Havana, 1862), and "Cartas critieas sobre asuntos juridicos" (1870), and has left many unpublished works.

SUBERCASE, Daniel Anger de, governor of Actidia, b. in Limousin. France, about 1655 ; d. there after 1710. He was sent early t<> Canada as an ensign and rose rapidly in the service. In 1690, with 100 men, he occupied the Isle d'Orleans, and this movement aided in compelling the Brit- ish to raise the siege of Quebec. He served dur- ing the following years in the war against the In>- quois, and in 1696 was major-general in Fronte- nac's expedition that burned the villages of the Onondagas. In 1703 he was appointed governor of Fort St. Louis of Placentia, and waged war against the English. His main object was to ex- pel them from Newfoundland, and this being ap- proved at court, he set out, 15 Jan., 1705, at the head of 450 well-armed men, soldiers, Canadians, privateersmen, and Indians, all aei-u-tcmied to march in snow-shoes. They were obliged to ford four rivers filled with floating ice. ami they were also delayed two days by a heavy fall of snow. On 26 Jan. they surprised Bebou, took Petty Har- bor, three leagues from St. John, and burned every house in the latter place, but they were unable to capture the large fort that protected St. John. Re- turning by way of Ferryland. which he burned, Subercase sent out parties in several directions and ruined the English trade in Newfoundland. On 10 April, 1706, having succeeded Brouillan as gov- ernor of Acadia, he continued the war with renewed vigor, and attracted to Acadia several Ve.st India buccaneers, whom he employed against English com- merce. The English besieged Port Royal in June and again in August, 1707, but Subercase compelled the invaders to retire with loss. The governor in vain urged Louis XIV. to make a permanent es- tablishment in Acadia, whose strategical value he also demonstrated ; but he could not even obtain money to return the advances that had been made by the settlers. This may account for the fact that Subercase made no resistance when he was attacked in 1710. On 2 Oct. he surrendered Port Royal to Sir Francis Nicholson, and obtained the honors of war for his garrison of 156 men. No provisions were found in the place, and on the next day Nicholson had to issue rations to the French soldiers. Subercase was conveyed to La Rochelle, and in 1711 court-martialled at Roche- fort for the surrender of Port Royal, but was ae- quitted on account of his former services. See "An Acadian Governor," in the "International Review " for 1881.

SUCHET, Pierre Joseph (soo-shav). Haytian historian, b. in Fort Dauphin in 1734; d. in Nante-. France, in December, 1793. He was the son of a wealthy Creole, received his education in Paris, entered the colonial administration, and was I'm- 1 1 years commander of the province of the e-t in Santo Domingo. He was transferred to Dominica as king's lieutenant in September. 177S. was provisional governor of St. EuMatiiis in 1781, and during the whole of the war with England did his utmost to forward re-enforcements and supplies to the French fleets and to the United States. After the conclusion of peace he held for three years the office of king's lieutenant at Tobago. I nit returned subsequently to Santo Domingo, retiring with it pension in 1784. He devoted the remainder of his life to literary labor and historical works, and made several voyages to Paris for researches in the libraries and in the archives of the navy de- partment. Being driven from Santo Domingo by the risings of 1791, he made Nantes his residence, but was arrested during the reign of terror and executed as a pensioner of the monarchy. His published works include Expose In-torique des progres. du commerce, et de la navigation dans les Antilles Franchises de I'Amerique" (2 vols., Paris, 1784); " Histoire de la guerre soutenue par les Francaisdans les Antilles de 1778 a 1783 " (2 vols., 1790) ; and " Histoire des campagnes du Comte de Bouille dans les Antilles" (1792). His manuscript works, preserved in the National library at Paris, include Histoire generale des Antilles " and " Me- moires pour servir a 1'histoire de I'administration Francaise dans les Antilles."

SUCKLEY, George, physician, b. in the city of New York in 1830 : d. there. 30 July. 1869. He w as graduated at the College of physicians and surgeon-. New York, in 1851, served as resident surgeon in the New York hospital in 1852. and was assistant surgeon in the U. S. army in 1853-'6. He became brigade surgeon in 1861, and was staff surgeon, U. S. vi ilunteers, in 1862-'o. He became brevet lieu- tenant-colonel and colonel, U. S. volunteers, 15 Aug., 1865. Dr. Suckley contributed to the trans- actions of the American medical association and the Philadelphia academy of natural sciences. With James G. Cooper, M. D., he published " Reports on the Natural History, Climate, and Physical Geography of Minnesota, Nebraska. Washington, and Oregon Territories" (New York, 1860).

SUCKLEY, Thomas Holy, philanthropist, b. in New York city, 21 Nov., 1809; d. in Rhim -lie. k. N. Y., 9 Feb., 1888. He inherited great wealth from his father, an Englishman of gooJ family, who had been engaged in business in New York city. The son was never engaged in any active business. He gave large sums for the support of the missions of the Methodist church, and was a benefactor of the Children's aid society, the Brook- lyn Methodist Episcopal hospital, and the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He estab- lished the Mount Rutson home foraged Methodist ministers near Rhinebeck. and endowed it liberally.

'''SUCRE. Antonio Jos de''' (soo'-cray). South American soldier, b. in Cuniana. Venezuela. 3 Feb., 1795; d. near Pasto, Colombia, 4 June, 1830. He studied mathematics at Caracas, was graduated at the College of military engineers in isio. and. joining the patriot cause, was sent in May of that year as post-commander to the province of Barcelona, and in 1811 called to the personal staff of Gen. Miranda. After the capitulation of the latter. Sucre fled to his native province and joined the invading forces of Santiago Marino, with whom he took part in the campaign of 1813. In March. 1S14. he joined Bolivar, who appointed him to the staff of the Army of the Orient, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. After the defeat of Gen. Ribas at Urica. 5 Dec., 1814, Sucre took refuge in Trinidad, and. on Bolivar's landing in Venezuela in 1816. Sin-re joined Marino's forces; but when the latter refused allegiance to Bolivar in Cariaco. 8 May. 1M7. Sueiv abandoned his command to join Bolivar in Guayana, and was appointed chief of staff of Bermudez's division. In 181M he was promoted brigadier and commisM 1 In Ilojivar to solicit arms md