Duncery

Slowne at learning; dulne . Dun'ciad, (THE.) ( Lit. ) The name of a famous satire, written by Alex. Pope. See POPE. Duncical, ( dun's ik -l,) a. Like a dunce; thick-headed. Dun'cish, a . Somewhat stolid or thick-witted. Dun'cishne , n. Duncery; stupidity; blockishne . Dundaff, in Pennsylvania , a post-borough of Susquehanna co., near Crystal Lake, about 10 m. N. of Carbon dale. Dundalk, ( dun - dawk ' ,) a sea-port town of co. Louth, Ireland, on the E. part of Dundalk Bay, 45 m. N. of Dublin. Manuf . Flax-spinning, pin and starch-making, . Edward Bruce, brother of Robert Bruce ( q.v. ), was slain in battle here. Pop . 10,000. and also to deprive him of his profe ional rank and honors. Lord C., however, escaped from prison, and was again triumphantly returned to parliament for Westminster. In 1818, longing for a more active life, Lord C. accepted the chief command of the Chilian navy, and swept the Spanish fleet from the South American seas, becoming the mainstay of the young republic then fighting for its independence. He defeated fleet after fleet sent out against him, and chiefly contributed to the ultimate succe of the Chilians. He was afterwards appointed by the Emperor, Don Pedro, commander-in-chief of the so-called Brazilian navy, consisting of two half-rotten ve els, with which he, however, managed to utterly annihilate a Portuguese squadron then blockading Rio de Janeiro. After thus freeing Brazil of the naval power of the Portuguese, the emperor created him Marquis do Maranhao . In 1827-8, Lord Cochrane fought for the Greeks in the war of independence. in 1831, he succeeded his father as the tenth Earl of Dun donald. In 1847, Queen Victoria restored to the veteran his profe ional rank and dignities in the English service, appointed him commander-in-chief of the N. American squadron, gave him the Grand Cro of the Bath, and created him Vice-Admiral of Great Britain. In 1855, he submitted a plan to the English government for the destruction of the Ru ian fleet, and the taking of Sebastopol, which was, however, not accepted. In 1857, he published the almost unequalled story of his adventurous life, in the Autobiography of a Seaman, by the Earl of Dun donald. D. in 1860, and buried in Westminster Abbey. hell." - Shaks. -v. a. To cure, as codfish, in order to impart to them a dull color. Dun, v . a. [A. S. dynan, to din. See DIN.] To claim a debt from with clamor and importunity; to demand a payment from in a pre ing manner; to call upon for payment repeatedly; to urge importunately for anything; as, "I shall be dunning thee every day."- Bacon . n. A clamorous, importunate creditor, who urges for payment. "A dun, horrible monster! hated by gods and men."- Philips . -An urgent request of demand for money, made in writing. - A mound. See DUNE. Du'na Vecse, a town of Central Hungary, 40 m. from Pesth; pop. 9,000. Dun'bar, a sea-port town of Scotland, co. Hadding ton, 27 m. E. by N. of Edinburgh. Manuf . Cordage, sailcloth, iron-foundries, and breweries. Pop . 3,977.John Warren, Earl of Surrey, defeated John Baliol, in a great battle fought here, 1296, which for the time decided the fate of Scotland as a conquest of Edward I. In 1567 Queen Mary and Both well ( q . v .) took refuge in the castle, which was afterwards demolished by order of Parliament. Cromwell gained a victory over the Scottish army at the Race of Dunbar, near this place, 1650, killing 4,000 men, and taking 10,000 prisoners.