Cave

[Fr. cave; Lat. cave a, from cavus, hollow; Ar. kaab, a place hollowed out, a grotto; Semitic root na kab, to hollow out.) A hollow place in the earth; a cavern.- They occur more or le along the rocky shores of all free-flowing seas, and are the result of abrasion by waves laden with fragments of stone, and acting upon pre-existing fi ures, or the softer portions of the exposed rocks. The most celebrated, however, occur in limestone strata, and appear to be the results partly of fi uring by subterranean disturbance, and partly of waste by the percolation and pa age of carbonated waters. Some are celebrated for their great extent, others for their gorgeous stalactites and stalagmites, and many for their treasures of sub-fo il bones. Among the most celebrated may be mentioned the grotto of Antiparos, in Greece, the Adelsberg caverns in Carniola, and the Mammoth C. in Kentucky, the largest C. in the Fig . 542. - MAMMOTH CAVE, KENTUCKY. ( Tactics .) So far as concerns actual duties, heavy C. charge the enemy's C. and infantry, attack the guns, and cover a retreat; while the light C. make recon no is- sances, carry despatches and me ages, maintain out- posts, supply pickets, scour the country for forage, pur- sue the enemy, and make rapid manœuvres. The C. usually attack in line against C., en échelon against ar- tillery, and in column against infantry. When an at- tack is about to be made, the C. usually group into three bodies the attacking , the supporting , and the reserve. Close combat and hand-to-hand struggle are the prov- ince of 0; infantry and artillery may fight at a dis- tance, but C. can not. It is rare that two bodies of C. stand to fight each other; the weaker of the two, or the le resolute, usually turns and gallops off. The work to be done by the horse is to pursue, to overwhelm, to cut down. They cannot wait to receive an attack like infantry: they must either pursue or retreat; and on this account it has been said, "rest is incompatible with -v. i. To dwell in a cave. world. It is situated in Edmonson co., near Green River, 130 m. S.S.W. of Lexington. It is said to have been penetrated to a distance of 10 m., and through it flows a river navigable for boats, in which are found the eyele fish, and another species of fish entirely blind, though provided with eyes. Many other remarkable C. occur in the U. S., as the Luray, in Virginia, which is unsurpa ed for the beauty and variety of its stalactitic display; the Wyandotte ( q . v .), in Indiana, said to rival the Mammoth C. in extent and grandeur; Weir's, in Virginia; the Big Saltpetre, in Mi ouri; Ball's, in New York, etc. Of sea-shore caverns the most famous and remarkable is Fingal's C., on the coast of Scotland, (Continued in SECTION II.) Cave, v . a . To make hollow; to form as a den or burrow. "Such as we Cave here, haunt here, are outlaws."-Shaks. cavalry." The infantry and artillery more frequently win the victory; but the C. prepares the way for doing this, captures prisoners and trophies, pursues the flying -To break down. (Used as a slang colloquialism.) enemy, rapidly succors a menaced point, and covers the To cave in. To fall in upon, and leave a hollow place. Cave, in Illinois , a post-village of Franklin co., 40 m. N.N.W. of Shaw nee town. Cave, in Indiana, a village of Crawford co., 4 m. N.E. of Leaven worth. Cave, in Tenne ee, a village of White co.