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York, 1855 ; edition suppressed) : " Ambrose Fecit, or the Peer and the Painter " (1869) ; "American Ballads " (1882) ; and •' Book of Battle Lyrics " and "Jacob Schuyler's Millions" (188G). He has also written numerous pamphlets, and has contributed lyrics and essavs to various [)eriodicals.


ENGLISH, William Hayden, lawyer, b. in Lexington, Ind., 27 Aug., 1822 : d. in Indianapolis, 7 Feb., 1896. His father, Elisha, one of the pio- neers of Indiana, held many public trusts during a period of forty years. William was educated in the common schools and at Hanover college, studied law, and was admitted to practice in the U. S. su- preme court before he was twenty-three years of age. He served as deputy clerk of liis native county, and as postmaster of Lexington, before reaching his. majority. In 1843-'4 he was a principal clerk in the Indiana house of representatives. He was principal secretary of the State convention of 1850, which framed the constitution of Indiana, and was a member and speaker of the first house of repre- sentatives after its adoption in 1851. He was a clerk in the U. S. treasury department during Polk's ad- ministration, and held a clerkship in the U. S. sen- ate about 1850. He was elected to congress in 1852 as a Democrat, and served from 1853 till 1861, when he resigned and engaged in banking. He was prominently identified with the legislation of that period, and was the author of a compromise measure, in relation to the admission of Kansas as a state, which became a law, and was a prolific theme of controversy in the heated political contests of that day, under the name of " the English bill." From 1853 till 1861 he was one of the regents of the Smithsonian institution in Washington, D. C. In 1880 Mr. English was unanimously nominated for vice-president, on the ticket with Gen. Hancock, by the Democratic national convention. He was president of the Indiana historical society, and au- thor of " Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio, 1778-1783," and '• Life of Gen. George Rogers Clark " (2 vols., 8vo, Cincinnati, 1897).


ENNEKING, John Joseph, artist, b. in Min- ster, Auglaize co., Ohio, 4 Oct., 1841. He was edu- cated at Mount St. Mary's college, Cincinnati, Ohio, and studied art in Europe in 1873-'6, most of the time in the art-schools of Munich and Paris. He was a pupil of Bonnats and D'Aubigny. After his return to this country he opened a studio in Boston, and his works are frequently shown in the exhibitions of the Boston art club. For several years he has made a specialty of New England landscapes in November and winter twilights. He has also been successful as a painter of children's portraits. Among his works are " The Drove," cattle crossing a brook on a November morning (1878); a large "November Twilight" (1880)^ "Winter Twilight" (1882); "Summer Twilight" (1883); "Cloudy Day in Summer" (1884); "The Coming Storm,'" " Indian Summer," and another " November Twilight " (1885). The most success- ful of his figure-paintings are " Spring-time " and " Old Lady darning Stockings."


ENOS, Roger, soldier, b. in Sirasbury, Conn., in 1729; d. in Colchester, Vt., 6 Oct., 1808. He was in the colonial service during the French war in 1759, became ensign in March, 1760, lieutenant in September, adjutant of his regiment and cap- tain-lieutenant in 1761, 1st lieutenant in 1762, and captain in Israel Putnam's regiment in 1764. He was in the expedition against the Indians, served in the Havana campaign in 1762. and was a mem- ber, with Israel and Rufus Putnam and Phineas Lyman, of the commission sent by the colony of Connecticut to survey lands in the' Mississippi val- ley that had been given by the crown to those who served in the French war and the Havana cam- paign. He was lieutenant-colonel of the 22d regi- ment, in Arnold's expedition to Canada, in 1775, returned with his command, to avoid starvation, on 25 Oct. of that year, and on 1 Dec. was court- martialed for " quitting without leave," and " hon- orably acquitted." He was afterward lieutenant- colonel of the loth Connecticut regiment, and resigned on 18 Jan., 1776, but was colonel of a regiment in 1777-9, when he removed to Vermont, settling the town of Enosburg in March, 1781. He was appointed brigadier-general in command of all the Vermont troops in that year, became major- general of the 1st Vermont division in 1787, and re- signed in 1791, after thirty-two years of continuous military service. He was a member of the Vermont board of war in 1781-'92, and of the state assembly, and was on the committee to settle the New Hamp- shire and Vermont controversy. He was also a trustee of the University of Vermont, and one of the committee to consider the Vermont resolutions passed by the Continental congress. In 1779-'92 he was one of the most prominent actors and most honored figures in Vermont history. — His son, Pascal Paoli, became one of the four proprietors of the present site of Springfield, 111.


ENRIQUE (also called Enriquillo or HenriquiLLo) (en-ree-kay), Haytian cacique, b. in the 16th century. He was the son of the cacique of Bahoru- co, but was educated in the Christian religion by the monks of the convent of San Francisco, in Managua, Santo Domingo. When he was of age, Enrique took upon himself the government of his tribe. In 1519 Valenzuela, a Spaniard, inherited an In- dian commandery situated in Enrique's domains, and obtained from this chief all the assistance pre- scribed by law. But the cruel conduct of Valen- zuela toward the Indians was such that Enrique had to make repeated complaints to the Spanish authorities ; obtaining no redress, the cacique final- ly took to the mountains with a small number of his followers. There Valenzuela, with twelve colo- nists, went to attack him, and was defeated and taken prisoner, but generously set at liberty by Enrique. Other forces sent by the Spanish govern- ment were also unsuccessful, and finally Fray Remigio, who had been Enrique's teacher, was sent to exhort him to surrender. Enrique answered that he would give up the struggle if he should be al- lowed to enjoy the liberty of the mountains. For thirteen years the Spaniards made no headway, and in 1533 Gen. Barrio-Nuevo, empowered by the em- peror, made a treaty of peace with Enrique. The latter selected the region of Boya as his residence, and was declared hereditary prince, and many na- tives flocked to his domains. After this time (about 1544) he is not mentioned bv historians.


ENRIQUEZ DE ALMANSA, Martin (en-ree-kayth), viceroy of New Spain, b. in Alcaiiices, Spain, about 1525 ; d. in Lima, Peru, 15 March, 1583. He took possession of the government, 5 Nov., 1568, and, on his arrival at Vera Cruz, attacked and defeated Sir John Hawkins in the bay of San Juan de Ulua. In 1570 he sent an expedition against the Indians, established in their territory the presidios of Ojuela and Portezuelos, and founded the towns of (Belaya and San Felipe, in Guanajuato. During his government great activity was displayed in the foundation of towns, convents, and colleges. He established the inquisition in 1571, a year before the arrival of the Jesuits, and in 1573 began to build the cathedral of Mexico. He established the excise duty in the latter year, and abolished the forced service of the natives in the mines. When,