Boston, he was informed of the restoration of peace between the two countries.

He was afterwards appointed a member of the navy board, and lately to the command of the Franklin 74.

SCHUYLER, PHILIP, a major-general in the revolutionary war, received this appointment from congress, June 19, 1775. He was directed to proceed immediately from New-York to Ticonderoga, to secure the lakes, and to make preparations for entering Canada. Being taken sick in September, the command devolved upon Montgomery. On his recovery he devoted himself zealously to the management of the affairs in the northern department. The superintendence of the Indian concerns claimed much of his attention.

On the approach of Burgoyne, in 1777, he made every exertion to obstruct his progress; but the evacuation of Ticonderoga, by St. Clair, occasioning unreasonable jealousies in regard to Schuyler in New-England, he was superseded by Gates in August, and congress directed an inquiry to be made into his conduct. It was a matter of extreme chagrin to him to be recalled at the moment when he was about to take ground and face the enemy. He afterwards, though not in the regular service, rendered important services to his country in the military transactions of New-York. He was a member of the old congress, and when the present government of the United States commenced its operations in 1789, he was appointed with Rufus King a senator from his native state.

In 1797, he was again appointed a senator in the place of Aaron Burr. He died at Albany, November 18, 1804, in the seventy-third year of his age.

Distinguished by strength of intellect and upright intentions, he was wise in the contrivance, and enterprising and persevering in the execution of plans of public utility. In private life he was dignified, but courteous, a pleasing and instructive companion, affectionate in his domestic relations, and just in all his dealings.

Trumbull, JOHN, LL. D. a distinguished poet, was born at Watertown, Connecticut, April 24, 1750. At the age of thirteen, he entered Yale college, and graduated in 1767. Being now master of his own time, he devoted himself chiefly to polite literature; reading all the Greek and Latin classics, especially the poets and orators. At this period he commenced an acquaintance with Barlow, Dwight, and Humphreys, an intimacy which terminated only in death.

In 1769, they began the publication of a series of essays in the manner of the Spectator, in the Gazette, printed at Boston, and afterwards in the newspapers printed at New-Haven.

In 1772, he published the first part of a poem, which he entitled, the Progress of Dullness, designed to expose the absurd methods of education, which then prevailed: he added a second and third part in the course of the next year.

In 1773, he went to Boston and commenced the study of the law in the office of John Adams, Esq. since president of the United States. The contest between Great Britain and the colonies approached rapidly towards a crisis. With all the ardour in favour of liberty which characterizes a youthful politician, he entered the arena with the leaders of the revolution, and occasionally contributed political essays to the public gazettes.

The year 1775 was a period of terror and dismay. The war had commenced by the battle at Lexington. Unconditional submission, or a total rejection of the authority of the crown, presented the only alternative. Every exertion was therefore made by the friends of American liberty, to inspire confidence in our cause, to crush the efforts of the

tory party, and to prepare the public mind for the declaration of independence. With these views at the solicitation of some of his friends in congress, he wrote the first part of the poem of McFingal, which was immediately published at Philadelphia, where congress was then assembled.

It was not, however, until the close of the year 1782, that he found time to complete this poem, and to publish it entire as it now appears.

After the adoption of the federal constitution, Mr. Trumbull was first called forth to act in a public capacity. From that period he continued to be employed in public life, till the year 1801, when he was appointed judge of the superior court of Connecticut.

In 1808, he received from the legislature the additional appointment of a judge of the supreme court of errors.

His poetical works have been published in two volumes octavo, 1820.

TAPPAN, DAVID, DD. professor of divinity in Cambridge university, was born at Manchester, Massachusetts, April 21, 1752. In the year 1771, he received the honours of the university. After pursuing the study of divinity for three years, he commenced preaching, and was ordained minister of the third church in Newbury, in April, 1774.

In this place he continued about eighteen years. In June, 1792, he was elected professor of divinity in Cambridge university. When he was introduced into this office, the students of the university were uncommonly dissolute. For some time they had received no regular instruction in theology, and the tide of opinion began to run in the channel of infidelity. But the lectures of Dr. Tappan, which combined entertainment with information;

which were profound and yet prophetic; elegant in style and conclusive in argument, and which came warm from a pious heart, soon checked the progress of profanity, and put open irreligion to shame.

After a short sickness, he died August 27, 1803, and was succeeded in the professorship by the Rev. Dr. Ware.

Dr. Tappan possessed much activity and vigour of mind, fertility of invention, and force of imagination. His readiness of conception and command of language enabled him both in speaking and writing to express what he thought and felt with propriety, perspicuity, and force.

Since his death two volumes have been published from his manuscripts, the one of sermons, and the other entitled Lectures on Jewish Antiquities, 8vo, 1807.

TRUMBULL, JONATHAN, a distinguished patriot and governor of Connecticut, was born at Lebanon in 1710, and was graduated at Harvard college in 1727. He early discovered fine talents, and for some time studied divinity. He afterwards turned his attention to jurisprudence, and soon became an eminent civilian. He was chosen governor in 1769,) and was annually elected till 1783, when he resigned, having been occupied for fifty years, without interruption, in public employments, and having rendered during eight years war the most important services to his country. No man ever loved his country more. He showed himself the honest and unshaken patriot, the wise. and able magistrate. Having seen the termination of the contest in the establishment of the independence of America, he withdrew from public labours, that he might devote himself to the concerns