Culpeper (kulpep-er), John

A colonial poliby Bragg at Chick am aug a, Sept. 19-20, 1863. The depart tician. He headed an insurrection in North Carolina in 1678, which deposed the president and deputies of the proprietaries, and established a new government. Culpeper, or Colepeper, Lord Thomas. Died in England in 1719. A colonial governor of Virginia. In conjunction with Lord Arlington he received in 1673 from Charles II. a grant of the colony of Virginia, of which he acted as governor 1680-83. Culpeper, or Fairfax. The capital of Culpeper County, Virginia, 62 miles west-southwest of Washington. Culprit Fay, The. A poem by Joseph Rodman Drake, written in 1816. It relates the adven ment the Cumber land was made part of the military division of the Mi i ippi, under command of General Grant, in Oct., 1863, when Rose crans was relieved of command by George H. Thomas, and the Army of the Cumber land ceased to be an independent command. Cumber land, Duke of. See Ernst August , King of Hannover . Cumber land, Duke of, William August us. Born at London, April 15, 1721: died at Wind eral, younger son of George II. He fought at Detsor, England, Oct. 31, 1765. An English gentingen in 1743; commanded at Fontenoy in 1745, and at Culloden in 1746; was defeated at Lawfeld in 1747, and at Hasten beck in 1757; and concluded the Convention of Closter-Seven in 1757. tures of a fairy who expiates his sin in loving a Cumber land, Prince of. The title formerly Culro (kul-ros'). A village in Perth shire, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Forth near Dun ferm line. Cumæ (kūmē). [Gr. Κύμη, Κοῦμαι.] In ancient geography, a city on the coast of Camp an i a, Italy, 10 miles west of Naples. It was founded by a Greek colony from Cyme, in Eubœa, about 1000 B. С., was one of the chief Greek cities of Italy until the 5th cen- tury B. C., and became a Roman municipium in 338 B. C. It contained the cavern of the "Cumæan Sibyl," and has some remnants of antiquity, including a Roman amphi theater, imperfectly excavated, but displaying 21 tiers of seats. The axes of the greater ellipse are 315 and 255 feet, of the arena 240 and 180 feet. Its inhabitants founded Naples and Pozzuoli. The very precise statement of Eusebius, who a igns the bestowed on the succe or to the crown of Scotland when declared in the king's lifetime. The crown was originally not hereditary. The title is given to Malcolm in "Macbeth" by his father Duncan. Cumber land, Richard. Born at London, July 15, 1631: died at Peter borough, England, Oct. 9, 1718. An English divine and moral philosopher. His chief work is "De legibus naturæ," etc. (1672). Cumber land, Richard. Born at Cambridge, England, Feb. 19, 1732: died at Tun bridge Wells, May 7, 1811. An English dramatist, great-grandson of Richard Cumber land. His plays include "The Brothers Brothers" (1769), "The West-Indian" (1771), "The Fashionable Lover" (1772), "The Wheel of Fortune" (1795), etc. foundation of Cumae to the year 1050 B. C., cannot perhaps Cumber land, The. A United States sloop of 30 be accepted as historical, but there is no reason for distrusting the tradition recorded by Strabo that Cumae was the earliest Greek settlement in either Sicily or Italy. I. Taylor , The Alphabet, II. 133. Cumaná (kö-mä-nä'), or Santa Ines de Cumaná (sän'tä e-nes' da kö-mä-nä'). A seaport in Bermudez, Venezuela, situated at the mouth of the river Manzanares, in lat. 10° 27′ N., long. 64° 11′ W. It was founded by mi ionaries in 1512, abandoned and refounded by Gonzalez Ocampo in 1520 (as Toledo la Nueva), and is the oldest European city in South America. It has suffered greatly from earthquakes. Population (1891), 12,057. Cumanas (kö-mä-näs'), Cumanagotos (kö-mänä-gōtōz), or Cumanacotos. An Indian tribe of northern Venezuela, dwelling to the west of Cumaná. They formerly occupied several hundred miles of the coast, including Cumaná, and extended inland among the mountains. Much of the earlier history of Venezuela consists of the efforts of the mi ionaries to civilize these Indians, and their struggles with the Spanish slave-hunters. The Cumanas were related by language to the Carib stock, had fixed villages, practised agriculture, and were bold and skilful warriors. Most of them are now civilized, and have been merged in the country population of Venezuela. Cumania (kū-mā'ni-ä), or Kumania (kö-mä'ni-ä), Great. A district in Hungary, beyond the Thei , now included in the county Jazy gien Gro -Kumanien-Szolnok. guns. She was sunk by the Confederate iron-clad ram Merrimac (Virginia) on March 8, 1862, off Newport News, Hampton Roads, Virginia. She went down with all on board and her colors flying, and most of her crew perished. Her commander was Lieutenant George U. Morris. Cumber land Gap. A pa in the Cumber land Mountains, situated on the border between Kentucky and Tenne ee, 45 miles northeast of Knoxville. It was an important strategic point in the Civil War. Elevation, 1,665 feet. Cumber land Mountains. A range in the Appal a chi an system, separating Kentucky from Virginia, and extending southwesterly through eastern Tenne ee. Width, about 50 miles. The region is rich in minerals. Cumber land Peninsula. The eastern part of Baffin Land, in the Arctic regions, bordering on Davis Strait. Cumbrae, or Cumbray (kum-brā'), Great and Little. Two islands belonging to Butes hire, Scotland, situated in the Firth of Clyde south east of Bute. Cumbre Pa . See Us pall at a Pa . Cumbria (kum'bri-ä). In early British history, the Cymric lands between the Clyde and the Ribble, in the west of the island; or, the southern portion of that region. Cunning ham Cumming (kum'ing), John. Born in Aberdeen shire, shire, Scotland, Scotland, Nov. 10, 1807: died at London, July 5, 1881. A Scottish clergyman and writer. His works include "Apocalyptic Sketches" (1849), "The Great Tribulation" (1859), "Destiny of Nations" (1864), etc. Cumming, Roualeyn George Gordon. Born March 15, 1820: died at Fort August us, Inverne , Scotland, March 24, 1866. A Scottish traveler and sportsman, surnamed "the Lion hunter." He lived in South Africa 1843-48, and wrote "Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa" (1850). Cummins (kum'inz), George David. Born near Smyrna, Del., Dec. 11, 1822: died at Lutherville, Md., June 26, 1876. An American clergy He left the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1873, and became the first bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church. man. Cummins, Maria Susanna. Born at Salem, Ma ., April 9, 1827: died at Dor chester, Boston, Oct. 1, 1866. An American novelist. She wrote "The Lamplighter" (1853), etc. Cumnock (kum'nok; local pron. kum'nok), Old. A town in A Ayrshire, Scotland. Cumnor Hall (kum (kum'nor hål). An old manor house in the environs of Oxford, now in ruins. Scott made it famous as Cumnor Place in "Kenilworth." W. J. Meickle wrote a ballad called "Cumnor Hall," which is a lament for Amy Robsart. Cunard (kū-närd'), Sir Samuel. Born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1787: died at London, April 28, 1865. A civil engineer and merchant, founder of the Cunard line of steamships. The first voyage was made by the Britannia from Liverpool to Boston, July 4-19, 1840. Cunard was made a baronet in 1859. Cunaxa (kū-nak'sä). [Gr. Κούναξα .] In ancient geography, a place near the Euphrates, probably about 75 miles northwest of Babylon. Here, 401 B. C., a battle took place between Artaxerxes, king of Persia (with 400,000-1,000,000 men), and Cyrus the younger (with 100,000 Asiatics aided by 18,000 Greeks).