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228 a prominent citizen and postmaster of that place for twenty-seven years. He was a native of Maryland, but spent most of his life in Georgia. He was a man of very honorable principles and pleasing manners.

At New Orleans, Hon., aged 62. He was born at Groton, Mass., and educated at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1807. He afterwards studied law at Boston and Philadelphia, and also acquired an extensive knowledge of the French, Spanish, German, and Italian languages. At Philadelphia, his knowledge of Spanish procured him the acquaintance of Gen. Toledo, who was then organizing an expedition to revolutionize New Mexico. Mr. Bullard, who had just been admitted to the bar, joined him as aid and military secretary. After passing the winter of 1812 at Nashville, they proceeded in the spring to Nachitoches, which was the starting-point of the expedition. This proved unsuccessful, as the Spanish commander defeated the Republican forces, in a pitched battle near San Antonio.

After suffering severe hardships, Mr. Bullard found his way back to Nachitoches, where he commenced the practice of the law. After having been Judge of the District Court for several years, he was elected to Congress in 1831, and re-elected the next term. He seldom spoke in Congress; but he made an able and elaborate speech on the tariff bill of 1832.

In 1834 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court, and held that office till 1846, when he became Secretary of State, and resumed the practice of his profession. The new constitution of 1845 abolished the old judiciary; and none of the members of the former Supreme Court were retained.

In 1847 he was appointed Professor of Civil Law in the Law School of Louisiana, and delivered two courses of lectures. In 1860 he was again elected to Congress in the place of Mr. Conrad who had resigned, in consequence of becoming Secretary of War. On returning home, the fatigue and exposure brought on an illness, of which he died within a few weeks.

21st. At Norfolk, Va., Commodore, aged 82, senior officer of the U. S. Navy. He entered the navy when very young, and served under his father, who had command of the armed vessel of Virginia, during the revolutionary war. He afterwards served in the merchant service until the formation of the U. S. Navy in 1798, when he was appointed a lieutenant under Commodore Barry, and served with credit in the brief war against France. Next year he was appointed captain, and went to the Mediterranean under the command of his elder brother,