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return to the United States he was appointed professor of New Testament criticism and inter- pretation at Yale. He has contributed theological and philosophical articles to religious magazines, and edited the " Homilies of Chrysostom on the Acts and Romans" for Dr. Philip Schaff's edition of " Post-Nicene Church Fathers."

STEVENS, Isaac Ingalls, soldier, b. in An- dover. Mass.. 2s March. isis : d. near Chantilly. Fairfax CO., Va.. 1 Sept., 1862. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1839. ranking first in his class, and was commissioned as 2d lieutenant of engineers. He was promoted 1st lieutenant on 1 July. 1840. and served as adju- tant of the corps of engineers dur- ing the war with Mexico, being en- gaged at the siege of Vera Cruz and at Cerro Gor- do. at Contreras and Churubusco. where he gained the brevet of cap- tain, at Chapulte- pec, of major, at

Molino del Rev. and at the taking of the city of

Mexico, where he was severely wounded. He su- perintended fortifications on the New England coast in 1841-'7 and in 1848-'9. and had charge oi the coast-survey office in Washington. D. C., from 14 Sept., 1849, till' 17 March, 1853, when he resigned, having been appointed governor of Washington territory. He was at the same time placed in charge "of the exploration of the northern route for a Pacific railroad. In ls.->3. at the head of a !:nu r e exploring party, he surveyed a route betweer M. Paul. Minn., and Puget sound, and established the navigability of the upper Missouri and Colum- bia rivers for steamers. He was superintendent of Indian affairs by virtue of his office of governor, and in 1854-'5 he made treaties with the Indian tribes of the territory by which they relinquished their titles to more than 100.000 square miles of land. He also crossed the Rocky mountains to conclude a treaty, in October, 1855, of friendship with the Blackfeet Indians, at the same time inter- vening successfully to make peace between them and the hunting tribes of Washington and Oregon. While he was absent on this expedition the disaf- fected Indian- at Washington territory rose against the whites. He returned before January, 1856, called out 1.000 volunteers, and conducted a cam- paign against the revolted Indians that was so vig- orous and successful that before the close of 1856 they were subdued and their chiefs slain. White sympathizers with the Indians were taken from their homes and confined in the towns, and, when Chief-Justice Edward Lander issued a writ of habeas corpus for their release, Gov. Stevens declared two counties under martial law, and on 7 May, 1856, caused Judge Lander to be arrested in his court- room, and held him a prisoner till the close of he war. He resigned in August, 1857, and was elected a delegate to congress for two successive terms, serving from 7 Dec., 1857, till 3 March. 1861. In congress he vindicated his course in the Indian war, and saw his treaties confirmed, and the scrip that he had issued to pay the volunteers assumed by the government. In the presi- dential canvas of 1860 he acted as chairman of the executive committee of the Breckinridge wing of the Democratic party. But when the leaders of his party afterward declared for secession, he publicly denounced them, and urged President Buchanan to remove John B. Floyd and Jacob Thompson from his cabinet. At the intelligence of the firing on Fort Sumter he hastened from the Pacific coaM to Washington, and was appointed colonel of the 79th regiment of New York volun- teers, known as the Highlanders. The regiment had lost heavily at Bull Run, and expected to be sent home to recruit. Disappointment at being kept in the field and commanded by regular army officers caused eight companies to mutiny. The courage and wisdom with which he restored dis- cipline won the respect of the men, who, by their own desire, were transferred to his brigade when he was commissioned as brigadier-general on 28 Sept., 1801. and took part in the Port Royal expedition. He attacked the Confederate batteries on the Coo- saw in January, 1862. and captured them with the co-operation of the gun-boats. In June he was en- gaged in actions on Stono river, and commanded the main column in an unsuccessful assault on the enemy's position near Secessionville. After the re- treat of Gen. George B. McClellan from his position before Richmond, Gen. Stevens was ordered to Virginia. He commanded a division at Newport News, and was made a major-general on 4 July, IM.-J. -ervini: under Gen. John Pope in the cam- paign in northern Virginia. He was engaged in skirmishes on the Rappahannoek, distinguished himself at Manassas, and while leading his division at the battle of Chantilly was killed with the colors of the 79th regiment in his hand. He published " Campaigns of the Rio Grande and Mexico, with X'-tices of the Recent Work of Major Ripley" (New- York, 1S51), and "Report of Explorations for a Route for the Pacific Railroad near the 47th and 49th Parallels of North Latitude, from St. Paul, Minn., to Puget Sound." which was printed by order of congress (2 vols., Washington. 1855-'GO).

STEVENS. James Gray, Canadian jurist, b. in Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 Feb., 1822. His father. Andrew Stevens, was a writer to the " Signet." and his mother, Grace Buchanan, daughter cf Sir Colin Campbell, of Auchinbreck, was an author. He was educated at Edinburgh university, came to New Brunswick in 1840. studied law, was admit te'i to the bar in 1847, and practised his profession at St. Stephen's. N. B. He was a member of the New Brunswick assembly in 1861-'o, was created a queen's counsel in February, 1867, the same year was appointed judge of four county courts, and in 1875 was a delegate from New Brunswick to the convention in Montreal, which resulted in the union of the various Presbyterian bodies in Canada. He has been president of St. Croix agricultural so- ciety thirty years. He is the author of "AnAiulyt- ical'Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme Courts of New Brun-wick from 1825 to 1873, inclusive " (St. John, 1873) ; a further digest of the same re- ports from 1873 to 1887 (Toronto, 1887) : " Index to the Statutes, Rules, Orders, Regulations. Trea- tises, and Proclamations of the Dominion of Cana- da " (St. Stephen's, 1876) ; and " Indictable Offences and Summary Convictions " (Toronto. 1880).

STEVENS, John, member of the Continental congress, b. in New York city about 170S; d. in May, 1792. He was the son of John, who came from England in 1699 at about the age of -< renteeu. studied and practised law. and became a large land-owner. The son settled in New .ler-.ev. and