of Maryland. After his graduation, in 1870, he practise<l iiiedifiiie in Baltimore until he entered the navy as an assistant surgeon, 1 April, 1874. He became a iwissed assistant surgeon, 6 Nov., 1877, and served at the naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., until 23 May, 1879, when he was selected a.s a volunteer for the ^x>st of surgeon to the"Jean- nette "arctic expedition (see I)E Ix)xo, George W.). When the oniecrs and crew made their escape in three lH>ats from the sinking vessel, 13 June, 1881, Ambler waj* in the first cutter with l)e Long and twelve of the crew. He accompanied De Long along the banks of Lena river, anil was alive at the date of the last entry in De Long's journal, 30 Oct., 1881, but it is probable that he die<l the next day. His remains were found near those of De Long and Ah Sam by Chief Engineer Melville on 23 March, 1882, and buried on Mimument Hill, on the Lena delta, the sjxit being marked by a pyram- idal structure of stone and timtx'r surmounted by a cross. Memorunda were found on his b<Hly on " Ice formeti by Sea Water" and "Stmie Re- marks on Snow Crvstals, etc.," which an- published with De ling's "' Journal" (Boston, 1883). The me<lical ollicers of the navy have lia<l a bronze memorial tablet niailc to commemorate Ambler's arctic services and death in the interest of s<nen- tific research. This tablet is now in the naval niu.-oiiiii of hygiene at Washington. D. C.
AMES, Seth, jurist, b. in Dedham, Mas.s., lU
Apr., 180,5; d. in BnK)kliiie. Mass., 15 Aug.. 1881.
He was the sixth of the seven children of Fisher
Ames and Frances, daughter of ful. .John Wortli-
ington, of Springfield. He was graduateil from
Harvard in is2.'),stuilied al the Harvanl law-8chiH)l,
and law in the oflU-e of (ieorge Blis.*, of Si)ring-
fielil, and from January, 1828, in that of Lemuel
Shaw, of Boston. In Se[)lemlMfr of that year he
was admitted to the bar at Dedham, ami he o|>ened
an oni(« in Lowell. He was sent as a representa-
tive from Ixiwell to the general court in 1K52. and
in 1841 was elected xtate senator from ^'
county. He serred M city alderman in :
and 1840, and as city solicitor from 1842 m
which year he married a second time and removed
to Cambridge. He was amxiinled judge of the
gU[>erior court in 1K')9. chief justice of the court in
1867, and judge of the supreme judicial court
in 1869, which position he held until he rpsigne<l
in 1881. In 18-54 he publishe<l an enlarge<l e<lilion,
in two volumes, of the works of his father, Fisher
Ames, which hail Ih-cii collecteil previously by
President Kirkland.of Harvard. and piilili.shed at
Boston, with ft ^iki-lch of his life, in ISOil.
AMENATR(iri, .Migiipl LnU (ah-moo-na I-
BV-gbee), Chilian author, b. in Santiago, 11 Jan.,
iteS; d. there in 1888. In 1840 he entered the
National institute, where in April, 1847, he wasa|>-
|>ointed a iirofessor. He was also a writer in the
•• Rcvista lie .Siiitiago," was emjiloveil in the oHice
of statistics, and in 1849 united with the new
moilerate party. In the next year the university
openetl a com|ietition for the best history on the
Spanish reci>n(|uest of 181 4-' 1 7, and he was awarded
the pn>inium. lie waselccteil a member of the fac-
ulty of |ihili>soi>hy of the univeniit v in IH.51. and sec-
retary of the latier ImhIv in ISfiOi nnil in 1882 was
aji pointed assistant se<Telary of state and the inte-
rior. In 1864 he founded the " Iiiile|K>ndiente" us
an organ of the liberal-ci>ns4'rvativc fusion, but
when the clerical juirty gnineil control of the pa[M-r
he resigneil, being in the .same year elcctwl to
congress for the department of Caupolican, and in
186< vice-president of the chainl>er of deputies.
President IVtcz callc<l him to the cabinet in 1868
as secretary of state and the interior, and during
his administration of two years he introduced the
|>ostal order system and authorized the construc-
tion of numerous railroads. In 1875 he was offered
a nomination for the presidency, but declineil, and
in the same year founded the "Revista Chilena."
In 1876 he was minister of public instruction and
greatly promoted education, bul resigned next
year, anil afterward f<ccupied himself in literary
labors, also representing the department of Val-
paraiso in congress. He was a member of the
.'Vcademia Chilena, had been editorand collaborator
of several journals, and was author of " La Recon-
quisla Espailola 1814 A 1817" (Santiago, 1850;
" Los tres primeros aflos de la Revoluci6n de Chile
1811 & 1813" (1851); " Ixjs tilulos de Chile a laso-
berania de la extreinidad austral del continente
Americano "(18.53); "I^a DictadiiradeO'IIiggins"
(1854) : " Hiografias . mericana.-^ " (1855) ; •' La ins-
truccion primaria en Chile" (18.56); "Compendio
de Historia Politiea y Kcclcsiastica ♦n Chile"
(1856) ; " Desi-ubrimiento y Conquista de Chile "
(1862): "Cuestion de Limites entre Chile y Bo-
livia " (1863) ; •' Ix>8 Precursores de la Indejienden-
ciade Chile" (3 vols., 1870-'2) : "CrAnicas Ilistori-
cas" (1877): and lives of several eminent Chilians.
— His brother, (jregorio Victor, b. in Santiago
in 1830. has lieen oollalxirator in the greater |)art
of the works of Miguel Luis, and is judge of the
court of iipiH>«ls of Santiago.
ANOERSON. David, Canadian Anglican bish-
op, b. in London. England. 10 Feb.. 1814; d. in
Bristol. England, 5 Nov., 188,5. He wasgradiiated
at Oxfonl in 1836, was vice-principal of .St. Bee's
college, Cuml>erland. in 1841 -'7. an incuinl>ent of
.Ml Saints'. Derbv. in 1848-'9. From 1849 till 1864
he was bishop ot Prince Rujiert's Land, Canaila,
and n|)on his resignation he returned to England
anil was appointed vic«r of Clifton, and made chan-
cellor of St. Paul's cathedral. liondon. Bishop
Anderson receiveil the degree of D. I>. in 1849.
He was the author of "Notes on the Flood,"
" Net in the Bav," and other works.
ANDERSON, lunar, congressman, b. in Charles-
town, Chester CO., Pa.. 23 Nov., 1760; d. 27 Oct.,
WiH. In the autumn of 1777 he commanded a
company of Pennsylvania militia, serving with
Washington's army, then in the Chester valley.
While the American army was at Valley Forge he
carrieil des{)atches u|>on horseback l)etween Wash-
ington at heailipiarters and congressat York. He
was a member of congress for two successive terms,
.serving from 17 Oct., 180;t, till 3 March, 1807, was
a presidential elector in 1816, and was prominently
nanieil for the governorship. Bishop .sbury de-
scritjes him as one of the founders of the Methodist
church in this country, with which he became asso-
ciateil ill 1780. He wrote an historical description
of Charli'stown (Philadelphia. 1875).
ANHERSON. Jooeph Roid, manufacturer, b.
at Walnut Hill. Va., Feb.. 1813: d. in the Isles
of Shoals. N. H.. 7 Sept.. 1892. He was grailuated
at the r. S. military academy and a-ssigned to the
engineer corps. Besiguing from I he army, he leawd
the Tredegar ironworks of Hichmond, soon after
purchasing the projierty. A large iiort ion of the
machinery for the sugar-mills of the south were
manufactured by .Vmlersoii. also ordnance for the
fedenil government. He wasap|"iiiiteil abrigadier-
ceneral in I he Confederate army, 3 Sept.. 1 861. which
hcresigned. 19 July. 1862. His brigade was com-
posed of the 14th. 35th, 45th, anil 49lh regiments
of Georgia infantry, and thel^d Louisiana battal-
ion infantry. Army of nortlieni Virginia. Soon
after the close of the war the property was released
