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12, 1870. Baraguay d'Hilliers, Louis. Born at Paris, Aug. 13, 1764: died at Berlin, Jan. 6, 1813. A French soldier, made general of brigade in 1793, and general of division in 1797. He served as chief leon made served under Mac donald in 1799; commanded in Tyrol in 1809; and led a division in the Ru ian campaign of 1812. of staff to General Custine; fought in Italy under Napod Barak (bä-räk′). Ariver in British India which joins the Brahmaputra from the east near its mouth. Baralt (bä-rält'), Rafael Maria. Born at Maracaybo, July 2, 1814: died at Madrid, Jan. 2, 1860. A Venezuelan historian and soldier, resident in Spain after 1843. He wrote “Resumen de la Hist or i a antigua y modern a de Venezuela" (Paris, 1841 et seq .: the last two volumes with the collaboration of Ramon Diaz), etc. Baramula (bä-ra-mö'lä). A locality in the western part of Cashmere, on the Jhelum west of Srinagar. Near it is the famous gorge of the Jhelum. Bar an off (bä-rä'nof), Alexander And rev itch. Born 1746: died 1819. A Ru ian trader, first governor of Ru ian America. He founded a trading colony on Bering Strait in 1796, and took po e ion of the island in the Sitka group which afterward bore his name in 1799, founding there a factory and fortre . He was ennobled by the emperor Alexander. Bar an off. See Sitka Island . (bä-ront'), IMG:content-0184.png:[blocks in formation] livia, Sept. 16, 1702. A Jesuit mi ionary who, in 1674, was the first to visit the Mamoré region, in what is now northern Bolivia. He founded the celebrated mi ions of Loreto and Trinidad; and was murdered by the Baures Indians in the forests east of the Mamoré. Barbacena (bär-bä-sā'nä). A small town in the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, northwest of Rio de Janeiro. Barbacena, Marquis of. See Caldeira Brant Pontes , Felisberto . Barbacoas (bär-bä-kō'äs). A small town in the state of Cauca, Colombia, near the south- western corner. Barbadillo (bär-bä-del' yō), Alfonso Salas. Born at Madrid about 1580: died 1630. A and numerous comedies. Spanish writer of note, author of tales, poems, tershire, June 20, 1743: died at Stoke-Newing ton, March 9, 1825. An English poet and e ayist, daughter of Rev. John Aikin and the wife of Rev. Rochemont Barbauld. She wrote "Poems" (1773), "Hymns in Prose for Children," "The Female Spec tat or" (1811), a poem "Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812), etc. Barbazan (bär-bä-zon'), Arnauld Guilhelm de. Died 1432. A French general in the service of Charles VII., surnamed the "Knight without Reproach." He defeated the combined English and Burgundian army at La Croisette 1430, in consequence of with he was governor of Champagne the title of Restorer of the Kingdom and Crown of France. Barbazon. See Barb is on . Barbe-Bleue (bärb'ble'). [F., 'Bluebeard.'] 1. A comedy by Sedaine, with music by Grétry, produced in Paris in 1789.-2. An opera bouffe, words by Meilhac and Halévy, music by Offen Barbados, or Barb a does (bär-bā'doz). An bach, produced in 1866.-3. See Bluebeard . island of the British West Indies, near the Wind- Barbé-Marbois. See Marbois . ward group, situated east of St. Vincent, in Barber (bär'ber), Francis. Born at Prince- lat. 13° 4' N., long. 59° 37′ W. Its chief exports are sugar, rum, and mola es. The capital is Bridge town. It is governed by governor, executive committee, legislative council, and House of A embly. It was colonized in 1625. Length, 21 miles; width, 15 miles. Area, 166 square miles. Population (1891), 182,306. Barbalho Bezerra (bär-bäl′yö be-zer'rä), Luiz. Born at Pernambuco, 1601: died at Rio de Janeiro, 1644. A leader of the Portuguese in the war with the Dutch at Pernambuco and Bahia, 1630-40. For illegal acts he was called to Portugal in 1640 and for a time imprisoned, but was subsequently pardoned and employed in the war with Spain. In 1643 he returned to Brazil as governor of the capitani a of Rio de Janeiro. ton, N. J., 1751: died at Newburg, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1783. An American officer (lieutenant-colonel) in the Revolutionary War. He taught at Elizabeth town 1769-76, having among his pupils Alexander Hamilton. In 1781 he was selected by Washington to quell the mutiny of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania troops. Barber, John Warner. Born at Windsor, Conn., 1798: died 1885. An American historical writer, author of "History and Antiquities of New England, New York, and New Jersey," 1841, etc. Barber, Mary. Born in Ireland (?) about 1690: died 1757. An English poet, best known as a Βάρβαρη , It. and Sp. Barbara , F. Barbe .] A Barber of Seville, The. See Barbier and Bar- virgin martyr and saint of the Greek and Roman biere . Catholic churches, martyred at Nicomedia (?), Bithynia, about 235 A. D. (or 306?). She is com- memo rated in the Greek and Roman churches on Dec. 4. Barbara. In Charles Dickens's tale "The Old Curiosity Shop," "a little servant girl, very tidy, modest, and demure, but very pretty too": afterward Mrs. Kit Nubbles. France, June 10, 1782: died Nov. 22, 1866. A French statesman, historian, and general writer, son of Claude Ignace Brugière, Baron de Barante. He held various offices under the Empire and Restoration, and was amba ador to Turin and St. Peters. burg under Louis Philippe. Among his works are "Ta in Percy's "Reliques,” relating the cruelty to her lover, and subsequent remorse, of Barbara Allen. There is another version called "Bonny Barbara Allan," which is not so popular. Barbarelli. See Giorgione. Barb a ro a (bär-ba-ros'ä). [It., ‘Red-beard.'] (1808), translations of Schiller's dramatic works and of "Hamlet," "His to ire des dues de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois" (1824-26), nale" (1851-53), and "His to ire du Directoire" (1855). Barante, Claude Ignace Brugière, Baron de. Born at Riom, Dec. 10, 1745: died May 20, 1814. A French writer, father of the preceding, author of an "Examen du principe fonda mental des Maximes," prefixed to an edition of La Roc he fou cauld's "Maxims" (1798), etc. Barante, Prosper Claude Ignace Brugière, Baron de. Born at Paris, Aug. 27, 1816: died there, May 10, 1889. A French senator, grandson of the preceding. Barataria (bä-rä-tä-rē'ä). The island city over which Sancho Panza, in "Don Quixote," was made governor. At his inauguration feast every dish was snatched away untasted, so that he starved in the midst of abundance. Disgusted with the joys of government, after a short trial, he abjured his ephemeral royalty, preferring his liberty. Barataria Bay (bar-a-ta'ri-a bā). An inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the southeastern coast of Louisiana, west of the Mi i ippi. Length, about 15 miles. Germany. Barb a ro a, Horuk. Died 1518. A Moham med an corsair, a native of Mytilene, who con quered and became the ruler of Algiers about 1517. He was defeated and slain by an army sent against him by the (later) emperor Charles V., 1518. Also written Uruj, Aruch , Arooj , Horush , and Horuc . Barb a ro a, Khair-ed-Din, or Kheyr-ed-Din. Died at Constantinople, 1546. Brother of Horuk whom he succeeded 1518 as Bey of Algiers. Having surrendered the sovereignty of Algiers to the Turkish sultan Selim I., in order to gain support against the Spaniards, he was appointed governor-general, and received 1519 a reinforcement of 2,000 janizaries. He made himself master of Tunis, but in 1535 the emperor Charles V. besieged and captured the city and liberated a vast number of Christian slaves. He was appointed high admiral of the Ottoman fleets 1537, and in conjunction with Francis I. captured Nice 1543. Barbaroux (bär-bä-rö'), Charles Jean Marie. Born at Marseilles, March 6, 1767: guillotined at Bordeaux, June 25, 1794. A noted Giron dist orator and politician, a lawyer by profe ion. He led the Marseilles battalion in the attack on the Tuileries Aug. 10, 1792, and was a Giron dist deputy to the National Convention. He was proscribed May 31, 1793, as a royalist and enemy of the republic. A steep ravine on the western slope of the Hill of the Nymphs, at Athens, outside of the ancient walls, rendered more precipitous by ancient use of it as a quarry. This was the "pit" into which the bodies of criminals were thrown in antiquity Baratier (bä-rä-tēr'), Johann Philipp. Born at Schwabach in Anspach, 1721: died 1740. A German scholar noted for his extraordinary after execution, or in some cases while still living. precociousne . He is said to have read and written German and French at four years of age, Latin at five, and ard II. See Shakspere's “Richard II.,” v. 5. Barbary (bär'ba-ri). [Formerly Barbarie , F. Barbarie , ML. L. Barbaria , MGr. Βαρβαρία , land of barbarians, or foreigners, applied in L. to Italy (as distinguished from Greece), Persia, Phrygia, Scythia, Gaul, etc.] A general name for the regions along or near the northern coast of Africa, west of Egypt, comprising Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli, Barca, and Fezzan. Barb as on (bär'ba-son). A fiend referred to in Barber Poet. An epithet of Jacques Jasmin. Barber in i (bär-be-rēnē). A Roman princely family named from Barber i no di Val d'Elsa, near Florence, in Tuscany. Its power and wealth were established by Catlo Maffeo Barber in i, Pope Urban VIII., who made his brother, Antonio, and two nephews, Francesco and Antonio, cardinals, and gave to a third nephew, Taddeo, the principality of Pal estrin a. The family has a magnificent palace and library at Rome. Barber in i, Francesco Born Italia Barber ind