Camden

(kam'děn,) CHARLES PRATT, first MARQUIS, an English jurist and statesman, B. 1714, became Lord Chancellor, 1765, and, while in Parliament, distinguished himself as a warm advocate of the American colonies. D. 1794. Cam'den, WILLIAM, an English antiquary, B. 1551. In 1586,he published his great work, in elegant Latin, entitled Britannia, or the History of the Ancient Inhabitants of Britain, their Origin, Manners, and Laws. D. 1628. Camden, in Georgia, a S.E. co.; area, 600 sq. m.; C. Jefferson; pop. 4,615.-In Mi ouri, a central co.; area, 600 sq. m.; C. Linn Creek; pop. 6,114.-In New Jersey, a W.S.W. co., bounded N.W. by the Delaware river; area, 220 sq. m.; pop. 36,038. Its C., Camden, is a city and sea-port on the left bank of the Delaware, opposite Philadelphia. It is a well-built place, has extensive shipyards and iron-works, and is the terminus of the W. Jersey, Camden and Amboy, and Cape May railroads. Pop. 20,045.-In N. Carolina, a N.E. co., b. N. by Virginia; C. Camden Court-House; pop. 5,361.-In S. Carolina, a town; C. of Kershaw dist., on the Wateree river, navigable to this point by steamers from Charleston, 112 m. distant. During the war of the Revolution, two battles were fought here: the first in Aug.,1780, between the American Gen. Gates, and the British under Cornwall is; the second in April, 1781,be- [s. 133]