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Rh quina. whence he escaped after eight months, and, enlisting in the army, served in the battles of Canoha Kayada and Maypu. As a captain, he served undiT (ion. Piieto in the campaign ait:uinst Benavidcs, in 1818-'2I, and later pursued the Pin- cheira bandits, who carried on a guerrilla warfare in the south, and whom be flnallv annihilated in the l)eginning of 1832, for which Fie was promoted brigy iwlicr. In 1838 he was appointeil by President Prifto commander of the ex|XHlitionary army to Peru, occupied Lima, and pursued .Santa Cruz to the interior, <lefeating him in iluaraz, Matucana, and finally in Yungav, 20 Jan., 1839. He was re- wanied with the rank of general of division, and bv Peru with that of grand-marshal of Ancach. lie was elected president of the republic in 1841, and re-elected in 1846. During his administration the University of Chili, the normal college for teachers, the sc-hool of arts and tnules. the con- servatory of music, the National agricultural so- ciety, and the colony of Punia Arenas were founded, but, although he sometimes called mem- bers of the Liberal party to the cabinet, he was a strict Conservative. When, in 1851, the civd war began he t(x>k the part of the Conservative admin- istration of Jlontt, and soon suMued the revolu- tion in the battles of (iiiinilas au<l I.ongomilla.

'''BUNGAY. George Washington,''' journalist, b. in Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk. Kngland. 28 Nov., 1826; d. in Bloomfleld. N. J., 10 .Inly. 1892. He came to this country at an early ag^*, was educated in New York citjr, and engaged in journalism. From 187:1 till 1887 he was emplove*! in the New York custom-house. He was a well-known lectur- er, contributed to the press, was literarv editor of the "Metropolitan." a weekly jounml in S'ew York, and the author of "0(f-l land Takings, or Cravon Sketches" (New York, 1854); "Traite of Kenre- sentative Men "(1882); "Pen Portraits of Illus- trious At»stainers." published bv the Natiimal tem- i.i raiice society (1884): and "'The Creeils of the ik'lls" his most popular poem.

'''BUNBER. Henry Cuyler'''. author, b. in Os- wego. N. Y.. 3 .ug.. IK.V1: d. in Nutley, X.J., 11 May, IHlMi. He rttreived u common-school eccame a clerk in an im|>orting house of New York. In 1877, having previously contributed to "The Arcadian " and other jiajiers, he was ap- pointed assistant editor of " Puck," s<Min after- ward becoming editor, and holding the position till his death. He published "A Woman of Honor" (New York. I88;t); ".Airs from Arcadv and Klscwliere"(1884): "The MidKe"(1886): "The Story of a New York House" (1887): " Zmbx- Pine, and other Stories "(1891); "The Uunawav Hrowns" (1892); "Made in France" (1893); "Short Sixes" (1894); and ".Tersev Street and Jcrsev I^ane" (1896). With Braiider Matthews he wrote "In Partnership" (1884). and he published a plav, "The Tower of Balwl." (irst prfHlucc<l in 18K'J. Bl'RDEN, Kln!K»jr, planter, b. on IJurdcn's (now Seabrooks's) island, S. ( ., in 1775; d. in Charleston, S. C, 4 Dec., 1859. lie was a sutierior agricultu- rist, and the foremost of those who by their own efforts improvwl the staple of the cotton that is grown upon the s«'a islands of South I'arolina to such a degree that it U'cnme the choicest variety. Seeing the jKissibility of improvement in the qual- ity of the yield, he early began to make si'lections of seed. His wife had obtained from Georgia some seeds of a new variety which had come from the Rahamas, where it was known as Persian cotton, ami he continued to improve it, till in 1825 the legislature of South Carolina was on the |>oint of offering him $200,000 for the st'crct of his method.

BURDETT COUTTS. See William Lehman AsHMEAll IJaBTLETT.

'''BURHANS. Daniel''', clergyman, b. in Sherman, Conn., 7 July, 1762 ; d. in Poiighkeepsie, N. Y., 80 Dec., 1853. After preparation for college and several years $|ient in teaching, he was made deacon in 1793, and in 1794 he was ordained to the priesthood of the Protestant Episcopal church by Bishop Samuel Seabury. He labored in Lanesborongh, Mass., and its vicinity until 1799, when he was called to Trinity church, Newtown, Conn., where he remained for thirty years. During this time he organized parishes in t*iltslield, Lenox, Tyrringham, and Williamstown, Mass.; New Lebanon Springs. Coo[H'rstown. Rich- field, Exeter, and elsewhere, in New York. In 1831 he took charge of .St. Peter's, in Plymouth, Conn., and six years later went to Oxford and Zoar. Conn., where he continued until 1844. when he retired from the ministry and settled in Poughkeepsie. He was a member of the standing committee of the Connecticut diocese, a delegate to the general convention for many years, and also a trustee of Trinity college. The degree of A. M. was conferred uiion )iim by Williams, and that of S. T. I), by Trinity. lie wrote a history of the church at Newtown, and published several sermons. At the time of his death he was the oldest Episcopal cler- gyman in this country. Dr. Hurhans was ac(|Uaint- etl with the first three American bishops — Pro- voost. Seabury. and White, strongly resembling the latter, for whom he was fretpiently mistaken. Bl'RKE, Miinriee Francli*, K. ('.'bishop, b. in Ireland. M May. IH45. He came to this country with his parents in 1849, was educated at .St. Mary's university, (.'hicago. III., and in the American col- lege at Home. Italy, and in 1875 was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic church. He was as- sistant at St. Mary's church, Chicago, for the three subsequent years, and afterwanl pastor of St. Mary's church. Joliet, III., till 1887, when he be- came bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming territory. In 1893 he was transferred to St. Joseph, Mo., and iniineSt. Michael's college, Toronto, Canaila, and commenced his classi<-al studies, which he was compelled to discontinue on account of weak health. In 1856 he entered St. Charles college, Maryland, where he finishe<l his classics. While making his philosophical course there he taught in the college, and the following year he commenced the study of theology in St. Mary's seniinary, Baltimore, where he graduated in 1864, receiving the degrees of M. A. and B. T. On 30 June, 1864, he was ordained a priest by Bishop McKarhind.of Hart ford, and iK'rformed his first missionary work at St. John's church. Albany, in 1864-'5, ami then at St. Joseph's church, in the same city, 18(i4-'94. In 1884 he was appointed a theologian in the third plenary council, in which he t<M)k,a prominent part. He succeeded Dr. Lud- den as vicar-general of Allwiny. and later was ap- iHilntcd administrator of the diocese, and finally l)ishnp of Albany. His appointment was in May, 1894, and he was' consecrated in July of that year. Bishop Burke was created a knight of the holy sepulchre, and also a knight of the grand cross.

BURLEIGH, George Shepard. (met, b. in Plainfield. Conn., 26 .^farch. 1821. He wa.s edu- cated in the district schools, assistetl his brother, William II. Burleigh (vol. i, p. 455), in editing the "Charter Oak," and subsequently devoted his time