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74° 10' N., Lon. 93° 15' W. "The tumbler's gambols some delight afford; No le the nimble caperer on the cord." -Dryden. Cape Resolution, a head-land of British America, near the entrance of Hudson's Strait; Lat. 61° 29 Ν. Cape River, properly Vaunks , taking its popular name from the proximity of its mouth to Cape Gracias-a-Dios, on the E. reach of the Mosquito shore in Central Ameriса. After a generally N.E. course of nearly 300 m., it enters the Caribbean Sea, about Lat. 14° 59′ N., and Lon. 83° 11′ W., being navigable for a considerable distance upwards. Capernaum, ( Anc . Geog .) a city of Galilee in Palestine, about 70 m. N. by E. from Jerusalem. It is situated on the N.W. shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It was a place of considerable importance in the time of Christ, who describes it as exalted unto heaven. The place derives its chief interest from the manner in which it is mentioned in the New Testament. It was here that Jesus Christ commenced his public ministry; and in its neighborhood he delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Its continued impenitence and unbelief, notwithstanding the peculiar opportunities with which it was favored, led to the denunciations pronounced against it. No town now exists on the spot which is usually recognized as the C. of Scripture. This place is now called Tell - hûn , Tell - hûm , Tell - hown , Tal - hewn , or Tel - hoohm , according as travellers variously pronounce the Arabic name, near which the rivulet El Eshe empties itself into the Lake of Tiberias. The view of the lake from this place is peculiarly grand and impre ive. C. is now only a Bedouin station; but the former existence of a town of some importance is proved by fragments of buildings, hewn stones, and broken pottery, strewed to a considerable extent around. The foundations of a large and magnificent edifice may still be seen; but not enough of the building itself to determine whether it was a tem ple or a palace. Dr. Robinson inclines to restore the ancient traditions which identified C. with Khan-Minych, a ruined village on the N. border of the plain of Gennesareth. Cape Robertson, the S. extremity of Prudhoe Is land, in Baffin's Bay; Lat. 77° 35' N., Lon. 72° 20′ W. Cape Romain', in S. Carolina , a very low point of land, 37 m. N.E. of Charleston. It has a fixed light on the E. end of Great Racoon Key, 87% ft. above the level of the sea; Lat. 33° 1' N., Lon. 79° 24' W. Cape Roman, or ROMANO, on the W. coast of Florida , a long, low point, containing mangrove trees, 312 m. S. S.W. of Tall a has see; Lat. 25° 41′ N., Lon. 80°5′30′′ W. Cape Ro'manzoff, on the W. coast of Alaska , near the entrance to Behring's Straits. Cape Ro'zier, on the coast of U. Canada, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 9 m. from Cape Gaspé. Ca'per-sauce, n. (Cookery.) A sauce flavored with ca pers, usually served as a concomitant to boiled mutton. Ca'per-tea, n. A description of black tea. Cape Sabine, ( sab'in ,) in the E. of Ellesmere's Land, on Smith's Sound; Lat. 78° 45′ N., Lon. 77° 30′ W. Cape Sable, in Florida , the most southern point of the mainland of the peninsula. Fort Poinsett is situated on it. Lat. 24° 50′ N., Lon. 81° 15′ W. Cape Sable, the S.E. extremity of Nova Scotia; Lat. 43° 26′ N., Lon. 65° 38' W. Cape Sable Island, a small island off the S.W. extremity of Nova Scotia. Cape Saint Fran'cis, on the E. coast of Newfoundland, and on the E. side of Conception Bay; Lat. 470 48′ N., Lon. 52° 51′ W. Cape Saint George, in Florida , the southern point of St. George Island, S. of Franklin co., having a fixed light 65 feet high; Lat. 29° 35' N., Lon. 85° 4′ W. Cape Saint George, on the W. coast of Newfoundland, at the entrance to St. George Bay; Lat. 48° 29′N., Lon. 59° 16′ W. Cape Saint George, on the N.E. coast of Nova Scotia, at the W. entrance to a bay of its own name; Lat. 42° 52′ N., Lon. 62° 51′ W. Cape Saint James, the S. extremity of Queen Charlotte's Island; Lat, about 52° N., Lon. 131o W. Cape Saint John, the E. point of Staten Island, off the coast of Terra del Fuego, in Lat. 54° 46′ S., Lon. 630 45' W. Cape Saint Lawrence, the N. extremity of Cape Breton, extending into the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Lat. 47° 5' N., Lon. 60° 35' W. Cape Saint Lu'cas, the S. extremity of the peninsula of California; Lat. 22° 44′ N., Lon. 109° 54′ W. Cape Saint Mary, on the S. coast of Newfoundland, between Placentia and St. Mary's Bay; Lat. 46° 50′ N, Lon. 54° 15' W. Cape Saint Mary, on S.W. coast of Nova Scotia, forming the S. entrance to a bay of the same name; Lat. 44° 7' N., Lon. 66° 15′ W. Cape Saint Nicholas, on the N.W. extremity of Hayti; Lat. 19° 51′ N., Lon. 73° 27′ W. Cape Sam'bro, on the S.E. coast of Nova Scotia; Lat. 44° 30′ N., Lon. 63° 32′ W. There is a light-house on it. Cape Cape San San Antonio, the W. extremity of the island of Cuba; Lat. 21° 51′ 5′′ N., Lon. 84° 57' 2" W. Cape San Blas, a head-land on the N. coast of the isthmus of Panama, at the N.W. entrance to San Blas Bay; Lat. 9° 35' N., Lon. 78° 58′ W. Cape San Blas, or Saint Blas, in Florida , a low point of land extending about 2 m. from the S. coast, and 125 m. S.E. of Pensacola. It has a revolving light 65 feet above the level of the sea. Lat. 29° 39′ N., Lon. 85° 21′ W. Cape San'ta Catali'na, on the W. coast of Central America, 70 m. S.S.W. from Nicaragua; Lat. 10° 35' N. Cape Shack let on, in the W. of Green land, off Baffin's Bay; Lat. 73° 45′ N., Lon. 56° 30′ Ww. Cape Small Point, in Maine , on the W. side of the entrance to Kennebec River; Lat. 43° 40′ 30′′N., Lon. 69° 48′ 48′′ W. Cape Southampton, the S. extremity of Southampton Island, on Hudson's Bay; Lat. about 63° N., Lon. 84° W. Cape Split, a head-land of Nova Scotia, extending into the Bay of Fundy; Lat. 45° 22′ 40′′ N., Lon. 64° 15 W. Capesterre, (La,) or LE MARIGOT, ( kaps'tair , mar'e-go,) a town of Guadaloupe, 13 m. from Ba eterre; pop . 4,500. Capet, HUGUES, ( ka'pai ,) the founder of the third, or, as it has been called from him, the Capetian dynasty of French princes, of whom little authentic information is preserved. His own great fief, as Count of Paris, gave him considerable predominance; and on the death of the last of the Car loving i ans, A. D. 987, Louis V. the Slothful ( Le Fainéant ), he succe fully usurped the throne, and was confirmed in its seizure by a confederacy of turbulent barons, who, yielding him as much obedience as it suited them, invested him with the nominal title of king. What remains to be told of Hugues Capet after his succe ion, belongs entirely to general history. The origin of the name of the family has been disputed, and, indeed, by some has been considered as given in ridicule; but the chroniclers in general affirm that he was a knight of ancient and noble extraction. Both the dates of his usurpation and of his death are uncertain, but the former is usually fixed in A. D. 987, the latter A. D. 996. Thirteen kings (14, if we include John, who lived but eight days, and was never crowned) succeeded from his family; and it was not until 1328 that Philip VI. of Valois transferred the sceptre to his own race. The family of Lorraine, which had been excluded by Hugues Capet when he put aside the right of Charles, Duke of Lorraine, uncle of Louis V., proudly boasted of their Car loving i an origin; and the party name Huguenot , which arose during the wars of the League, has sometimes been attributed to the attachment manifested by the Reformers to the reigning king, the representative of Hugues Capet, in preference to the Guises , who were derived from Charlemagne. On the acce ion of the line of Bourbon, the name either adopted them given to them, and all the proce es in the trial of the unfortunate Louis XVI. were directed against Louis Capet. Cape Three Points, on the E. coast of Yucatan, extending into Honduras Bay. Cape'tian Dynasty. See CAPET, (HUGUES.) Cape Town, a seaport town of S. Africa, the cap. of Cape Colony, on its S.W. coast, and S. shore of Table Bay, at the foot of Table Mountain, about 32 m. N. from the Cape of Good Hope; Lat. 33° 55′ 56′′ S., Lon. 18° 1' E. It is regularly laid out, and is on the whole a fine IMG:content-0051.png:[blocks in formation] for their health, and the town has generally the appearance of bustle and gayety. Balls and the theatre are the favorite amusements. The environs of the town are very picturesque. Pop . (1895) 83,720. Cape Trafalgar, (anc. Promontorium Jun on is,) in Spain, a head-land on the coast of Cadiz, memorable for the naval battle fought near it, Oct. 21, 1805, between the English under Nelson, and the combined fleets of France and Spain. The English gained a complete victory, though with the lo of their commander. Cape Van'couver, on the S.W. coast of Alaska; Lat. 60° 30′ N., Lon. 163° 30′ W. Cape Verd, the most W. cape of the W. coast of Africa, between the rivers Senegal and Gambia; Lat 14° 43′ N., Lon. 17° 34′ W. Cape Verd Islands, (Pg. Ilhas Verdes,) a group in the N. Atlantic ocean, belonging to Portugal, between Lat. 14° 20' and 17° 20 N., and Lon. 22° 20 and 25° 30 W., about 370 m. W. of Cape Verd, on the W. coast of Africa, which, as well as the islands, derives its name from the greenish tinge given to the adjoining sea by the abundance of sea-weed. The group consists of 14 islands, (of which 7 are inhabited,) besides islets and rocks, having a united area of abt. 1,790 sq. m. They are, in general, mountainous, rocky, and very ill supplied with water; all are evidently of volcanic origin, and, in Fogo, the most elevated of the group, an active volcano still exists. The climate is exceedingly unhealthy, and droughts are of frequent occurrence. The soil is, in general, poor, and vegetation, consequently, partial. Temperate and tropical fruits flourish luxuriantly. Wild animals are infrequent, but the domestic kinds are well nourished. Exp . Cotton, indigo, cattle, hides, cotton, cloth, and rum. Santiago, the principal island, and most southerly of the group, contains the town of Ri- bier a Grande, formerly the cap.; but, during the dry season, the governor-general now usually resides at Porto Praya, which has a good harbor, and is occasionally touched by ve els bound for India. Porto Grande is, however, decidedly the best harbor in the group. In St. Nicolo, the island second in importance, very good cotton stuffs, stockings, . are made. The pop. are a mixed race of Portuguese and negroes. These islands were discovered in 1450 by Antonio de Noli, a Genoese navigator, in the service of Prince Henry of Portugal, by which nation they were colonized. Cape ville, in Virginia , a post-village of North amp ton co., on E. side of Chesapeake Bay. Cape Vin'cent, in New York , a port of entry of Jef- ferson co., situated on the river St. Lawrence, and 25 m. W.N.W. of Water town. Cape Walker, in the W. of Green land, on Baffin's Bay; Lat. 75° 50′ N., Lon. 59° 30′ W. Cape'-weed, n . ( Bot . ) A dye lichen, called Roccella tinct or i a , obtained from the Cape Verd Íslands. Cape Wrath, a promontory at the S.W. extremity of Scotland; the light is 406 feet above the sea. Cape York, in the W. of Green land, on Baffin's Bay; Lat. 75° 55′ N., Lon. 67° W. Capias, ( kai'pe - as ,) n. [Lat., from capio.] ( Law .) Being the first word of distinctive significance a when writs were framed in Latin, the word C. came to denote the whole cla of writs by which a defendant's person was to be arrested. - C. ad respondendum is a writ commanding the officer to whom it is directed "to take the body of the defendant, and keep the same to answer the plaintiff." This writ, formerly of great importance, is that which is generally intended by the use of the word C. Capib'ara, or Capybara, n. ( Zool .) See HYDRO CHOERUS.