Narvaez, Ramon Maria

Born at Loja, Spain, Aug. 5, 1800: died at Madrid, April 23, 1868. A "Spanish statesman and general. He served against the brigands and Car lists; landed at Valencia in the interests of Maria Christina in 1843; and was premier 1844-46, 1847, 1849-51, 1856-57, 1864-65, and 1866-68. Nares, Robert. Born at York, England, June 9, 1753: died at London, March 23, 1829. An English clergyman and author, son of James Nares. He was educated at Oxford (Christ Church), and took orders in 1778. He was a istant librarian at the British Museum 1795-1807; founded the "British Critic" Nasby (naz'bi), Petroleum Vesuvius (earlier Volcano). The pseudonym of D. R. Locke. Naseby (nāz'bi). A village 12 miles north of North amp ton, England. Here, June 14, 1645, the Parliamentarians under Fairfax and Cromwell defeated the Royalists under Charles I. and Rupert. Each side numbered about 11,000. The battle was decided by Cromwell's cavalry. About 5,000 Royalists were taken prisoners, and the army was nearly destroyed. It was the decisive Nash, Beau action of the civil war. Nash, Beau. See Nash , Richard . Nash (nash), John. Born at London, 1752: died May 13, 1835. An English architect. In London he designed Regent street, the Hay market, the terraces in Regent's Park, etc. Nash, Joseph. Born about 1812: died 1878. An English water-color painter, particularly noted for architectural subjects. Nash, Richard. Born at Swansea, Wales, Oct. 18, 1674: died at Bath, England, Feb. 3, 1761. An English leader of fashion: called "Beau Nash," and sometimes the "King of Bath" (from the watering-place of that name, where he was master of ceremonies). He was educated at Oxford (Jesus College), and studied law at the Inner Temple. He conducted the pageant at an entertainment given by the Inns of Court to William III. Much of the succe of Bath was due to his efforts. He was a profe ional gambler. Goldsmith wrote his life in 1762. Nashe (nash), or Nash, Thomas. Born at Lowest oft, England, in 1567: died about 1601. An English satirical pamphleteer, poet, and dramatist. He took the degree of B. A. at Cambridge (St. John's College) in 1585. His earliest work is a preface to Greene's "Menaphon" (1587); the "Anatomy of Absurdity" appeared in 1589. He edited Surrey's poems in 1591, and published "Pierce Pennile e, his Supplica war" with Gabriel Harvey. (See Harvey .) In 1589 he be tion to the Devill in 1592. In this year began his paper gan his Pasquil pamphlets, entering into the Marprelate controversy under this pseudonym in "A Countercuffe to Martin Junior," "Martin's Month's Minde," and "Pas quil's Apologie" (1590). Among his other works are "The Tragedy of Dido, etc.," with Marlowe (probably acted in 1591, printed in 1594), "Strange News" (1593), "Christ's Tears over Jerusalem" (1593), "The Terrors of the Night, etc." (1594), "The Unfortunate Traveller, or the Life of Jack Will on" (1594: a novel), "Summer's Last Will and Testament" (1596), "Haue with you to Saffron Walden, etc." (1596), "The Isle of Dogs" (1597: for this he was imprisoned), "Lenten Stuffe" (1599: in praise of Yarmouth and the red herring), etc. Nashua. See Penna cook . Nashua (nash'u-a). [From the Indian tribal name.] A city and one of the capitals of Hills borough County, New Hampshire, situated at of two divisions of the Chimmesyan stock of North American Indians. It embraces the Nasqa and Gyitksan tribes, which comprise numerous subtribes, each inhabiting a single village, on the Na and upper Skeena rivers, British Columbia. See Chimmesyan. Nasr-ed-Din. See Na r -ed- Din . Na . See Nasqa . Na au (nas'a; G. pron. näs's ou; F. pron. nä-sō'). A former duchy and state of Germany. It now forms the chief part of the government district of Wiesbaden, province of He e-Na au, Pru ia. The family of Na au first appears at the end of the 11th century. In 1255 a division was made between the Ottonian line (see Na au , House of ) and the line of Walram (the recent ducal line). The latter has been variously subdivided. The count of the subline Na au-Usingen became duke in 1803, and joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806, the Allies in 1813, and the Germanic Confederation in 1815. On the extinction of the Na au-Usingen line in 1816, the prince of Na au-Weilburg became duke of the consolidated territories. Exchanges of territory were made with Pru ia in 1815 and 1816. Na au sided with Austria in 1866, and was annexed by Pru ia. Na au. A town in the province of He eNa au, Pru ia, situated on the Lahn 10 miles east-southeast of Coblenz. It has ruined castles of Na au and of Stein. Population (1890), 1,824. Na au. A seaport, capital of New Providence and of the Bahama Islands, situated in lat. 25° 6' N., long. 77° 22′ W.: a health-resort. Population (1891), 11,000. Na au, House of. A princely European family. It is the reigning house in the Netherlands, descended from the line of Count Otto of Na au (13th century). The first prominent member was William the Silent, of Orange. Members of the house succeeded as stadholders, and from 1815 reigned as kings. Na au, Maurice of. See Na au - Siegen . Na au-Dillenburg (näs's ou-dil'len-börg), Count Louis of. Born Jan. 20,1538: killed at the battle of Mooker Heide, April 14, 1574. Brother of William of Orange: a partizan of the Dutch against the Spaniards. Na au Hall. See New Jersey, College of. Na au (nas'a) Islands, or Poggy (pog'i) Isl- ers, 31 miles south of Concord and 40 miles north northwest of Boston. It has various important manufactures, but is particularly noted for cotton goods. The Nashua Manufacturing Company was formed in 1823. The city was incorporated in 1853. Population (1890), 19,311. Nashua River. A tributary of the Merrimac in Ma achusetts and New Hampshire. Length, about 80 miles. Nashville (nash'vil). The capital of the State of Tenne ee and of Davidson County, situated on the Cumber land in lat. 36° 10' N., long. 86° 49' W. It is the largest city in the State, and a railway center; has important commerce, particularly in cotton and tobacco, and lumber manufactures. The chief building is the Capitol. It is the seat of many educational institutions, including Nashville University, Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, Tenne ee Central College, and Roger Williams University. It was settled in 1780; has been the capital since 1826 (legally since 1843); and was evacuated by the Confederates under A. S. Johnston and occupied by the Federals in Feb., 1862. Population (1890), 76,168. Nashville, Battle of. A victory gained near Nashville, Dec. 15 and 16, 1864, by the Federals under Thomas over the Confederates under Hood. The result of the battle and the pursuit was the breaking up of Hood's army as a fighting force. Federal lo , 400 killed, 1,740 wounded; Confederate total lo , 15,000. Nasik, or Na ick (nä'sik). 1. A district in the governorship of Bombay, British India, intersected by lat. 20° 74° E. Area, 5,940 square miles. Population (1891), 843,582. -2. The capital of the district of Nasik, situated on the Godavari 95 miles northeast of Bombay. It is a sacred Hindu city. Population (1891), 24,429. Nasmyth (na's mith), Alexander. [The surname Nasmyth (also Nesmith ) is a contraction of nail smith .] Born at Edinburgh, Sept. 9, 1758: died there, April 10, 1840. A Scottish portrait painter. He became Allan Ramsay's a istant, and went with him to London. He returned to Edinburgh in 1778, and visited Italy in 1782. The portrait of Burns in the Scottish National Gallery is by him. He was the father of James Nasmyth, the inventor of the steam-hammer. Nasmyth, James. Born at Edinburgh, Aug. 19, 1808: died at London, May 7, 1890. A British engineer, inventor, and astronomer: son of Alexander Nasmyth. He invented the steam hammer in 1839, but did not patent it until after 1842. Nasmyth, Patrick. Born at Edinburgh, Jan. 7, 1787: died at London, Aug. 17, 1831. A British landscape-painter. He was a pupil of his father, Alexander Nasmyth, and a student of Claude and Richard Wilson. He was brother to James Nasmyth, the inven tor of the steam-hammer. Naso. See Ovid . about lat. 3o S. Na au-Siegen (näs's ou-zē'gen), Joan Mau ritz, rit Count of: commonly called Mauritz or Maurice of Na au. Born near Delft, Holland, June 17, 1604 (O. S.): died at Cleves, Germany, Dec. 20, 1679 (O. S.). A Dutch general and administrator. He was governor-general of the Dutch period conquests the in Dutch Brazil, power Jan., 1687, was to greatly May, 1644. strengthened During and this extended, and a brilliant victory was gained over the Spanish-Portuguese fleet (Jan., 1640). After his return he was governor of Cleves from 1647 (appointed by the Elector of Brandenburg), commanded the Netherlands army 1665, repulsing the Bishop of Münster; and was prominent in the campaigns of 1672-74. He was a prince of the German Em pire from 1652. Na au-Siegen, Prince Karl He in rich Nikolaus Otto von. Born Jan. 5, 1745: died at Tynna in Podolia, April 22, 1808. An adventurer and naval commander in the French and Spanish service, and later a Ru ian admiral. Na ick. See Nasik . Na r-ed-Din, or Nasr-ed-Din (näs'r-ed-dēn'). Born April 24, 1831: killed near Teheran, May 1, 1896. Shah of Persia, eldest son of the shah Mohammed whom he succeeded Sept. 10, 1848. He was at war with England 1856-57. He visited various European countries in 1873 and 1879, and was the first Shah of Persia to make such journeys to foreign countries. Nast (nast), Thomas. Born at Landau, Bavaria, Sept. 27,1840. A German-American caricaturist. special artist for an illustrated paper in 1860; and began war sketches for "Harper's Weekly" in 1862. He later became noted for his political caricatures, directed, for the most part, against the Democratic party. came United States in 1846; went to England as Naströnd (nä'strend). In Scand in avian mythology, the place of punishment for the wicked. Nasumi (nä'sö-me), or Naçu (nä'thö). A tribe of the Kusan stock of North American Indians. It formerly had a village on the south side of Coquille River, Oregon, at its mouth. The survivors are on the Siletz reservation, Oregon. See Kusan . Nata (nä'tä). The Noah of ancient Mexican legend. Another account describes a deluge in which men perished and were changed to fish; the earth disappeared and the highest mountain tops were covered with water. But before this happened, one of the Nahua gods, called Tezcatlipoca, spoke to a man named Nata and his wife Nana, saying: "Do not busy yourselves any longer making pulque, but hollow out for yourselves a large boat of an ahuehuete rising to the sky." tree, and make your home in it when you see the waters