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See Osuna. Ostade (os'tä-de), Adrian van. Born at Haarlem, Netherlands, Dec., 1620: died there, April 27, 1685. A Dutch genre-painter. Ostade, Isaac van. Born at Haarlem, Netherlands, June 2, 1621: died there, Oct. 16, 1649. A Dutch genre-painter, brother of Adrian van Ostade. Ostashkoff (os-täsh-kof'). A town in the government of Tver, Ru ia, situated on Lake Seli IMG:content-0765.png:[blocks in formation] 1881. A Ostend (os-tend'). [F. Ostende , D. Ostende , east end.] A seaport in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, situated on the North Sea in lat. 51° 14′ N., long. 2° 55′ E. It is the second seaport and principal fishery port in Belgium; the terminus of a steamer route to Dover, and on one of the great routes between England side resorts and on the the Continent; Continent. and It one was of for me rising the leading say sea fortified; was was besieged by the Spaniards under Spinola in 1601-04, and finally surrendered; was taken by the Allies in 1704; and was taken by the French in 1745 and in 1794. Population (1893), 26,414. Ostend Manifesto. In United States history, a despatch drawn up in 1854 by three diplomatic representatives of the United States, after a conference at Ostend in Belgium, urging that the United States should acquire Cuba. Osterbotten (ės'ter-bot-ten). A district in the northern half of Finland, comprising the governments of Uleåborg and Wasa. Östergötland (ės-ter-yėt'länd). A laen of southern Sweden. Area, 4,267 square miles. Popu lati on (1893), estimated 266,892. Osterhaus (os'ter-hous), Peter Joseph. Born at Coblenz, Germany, about 1820. A German American general in the Civil War. He became a major of Mi ouri volunteers at the beginning of the war; commanded a brigade under Frémont; and took part in General Samuel R. Curtis's pursuit of General Sterling Price into Arkansas. He commanded a division in the battle of Mi ionary Ridge, and was promoted major-general of volunteers in 1864. He was subsequently United States consul at Lyons, France, and ultimately returned to Germany. Osterland(os'ter-länt). A name formerly given to the part of Germany situated between the rivers Saale and Mulde: later it was restricted southward and extended eastward; later still it comprised the region about Altenburg. Osterley (es'ter-li), Karl Wilhelm Fried rich. Born at Göttingen, June 22, 1805: died at Hannover, March 28, 1891. A German historical and portrait painter. He studied with Matthäy at the Dresden Academy; went later to Italy; on his return studied with Schadow at Dü eldorf; and finally became court painter at Hannover in 1845. From 1831 to 1863 he lectured at the University of Göttingen. He published, with Ottfried Müller, "Monuments of Antique Art." Ostermann (os'ter-män), Count Andrei. Born at Bochum, Westphalia, May 30, 1686: died at Beres off, Siberia, May 31, 1747. A Ru ian diplomatist. He was a trusted official of Peter the Great, for whom he concluded the peace of Nystad, Sept. 10, 1721. Catharine I. appointed him imperial vice-chancellor and a member of the council of regency during the minority of Peter II. He enjoyed the favor of the empre Anna Ivanovna, but on the acce ion of Elizabeth was arrested and condemned to death; but his sentence was commuted to exile in Siberia. IMG:content-0766.png:[blocks in formation] southeast of Mantua. Population, about 4,000. Ostorius Scapula (os-to'ri-us (os-to'ri-us ska skap'ū-lä). A Roman general in Britain about 50 A. D. He made conquests in the interior, defeating the Silures under Caractacus. Ostrau, Mährisch- (mā'rish-os'trou). A town in northern Moravia, Austria-Hungary, situated on the Ostrawitza 50 miles east-northeast of Olmütz. Population (1890), commune, 19,243. Ostrog (os-trog'). A town in the government of Volhynia, Ru ia, situated on the Goryn about lat. 50° 20′ N., long. 26° 25′ E. Popula tion, 16,891. Ostrogosh (os-tro-gosh'). A town in the government of Voronezh, Ru ia, situated on the Sosna 52 miles south of Voronezh. Population, 8,112. Ostrogoths (os'tro-goths). The eastern branch of the Gothic race. While dwelling in southern Ru ia near the valley of the Don, they were attacked about A. D. 375 by the Huns, were subjugated, and with the Huus pushed the Visigoths to the borders of the Roman Empire. After the Vis i gothic victory at Adrianople in 378, many Ostrogoths settled in Pannonia. Many of them joined later the army of Attila, and after his death were employed by the Eastern emperors to defend the lower Danube. Theodoric became their king in 474, and in 489 led the nation over the Julian Alps, conquered Odoacer in 493 at Ravenna, and became king of Italy. Under his rule (see Theodoric) the country prospered. Belisarius tried to expel the Goths, and in 552 they were decisively defeated by the Byzantine general Narses. Italy was temporarily regained for the empire, and the Goths were absorbed in other peoples. The real history of the Goths begins about the year 245, when they were living near the mouths of the Danube under the rule of Ostrogotha [Austraguta), the first king of the Amaling stock. Ostrogotha was celebrated in tradition for his "patience"; but in what way he displayed that virtue we are not informed, for history tells only of his victories. Whether on account of his patience or his deeds in war, his fame was widely spread; for one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon poems mentions him as "East got a, the father of Unwen." The name of this son is given by Jordanes as Hunuil, but probably the Anglo-Saxon form is the right one. Bradley, Story of the Goths, p. 24. Ostrolenka (os-tro-leng'kä). A town in the government of Lomza, Ru ian Poland, situated on the Narew 64 miles north-northeast of Warsaw. Here, Feb. 16, 1807, the French under Oudinot defeated the Ru ians under E en; and here, May 26, 1831, the Ru ian sunder Diebitsch defeated the Poles under Skrzynecki, the Poles losing 7,000, and the Ru ians 9,000. Ostrovski (os-trof'skē), Alexander. Born at Moscow, April 12, 1823: died June 14, 1886. A Ru ian dramatic writer. He took his types from the tradesman cla . "The False Dmitri" is perhaps the most notable of the five comedies by which he is best known. Ostrovski, Antoni. Born at Warsaw, 1782: died near Tours, 1846. A Polish patriot, distinguished in the rebellion of 1830-31. Ostrowo (os-tro'võ). A town in the province of Posen, Pru ia, 66 miles southeast of Posen. Population (1890), 9,718. Ostsee (ost'sā). [G., 'east sea.'] The German name of the Baltic Sea. Ostuni (ös-tö'ne). A town in the province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy, 22 miles northwest of Brindisi. Population (1881), 18,226. Osuna (ō-sö'nä). A town in the province of Seville, Spain, 48 miles east of Seville. Population (1887), 19,376. Osuna, or O una, Duke of. See Tellez y Giron , Pedro . Oswald (oz'wäld), Saint. [OG., 'power of God."] Born about 604: killed at the battle of Maser field, Aug. 5, 642. King of Nor thumb ria 634-642, son of Ethelfrith. He defeated Cad wall on at Heaven field in 635; established Christianity; and was defeated and slain by Penda. His festival is celebrated Aug. 5. Oswald raised the first cro over the first Christian altar in Berenicia, to commemorate his victory.