Bad

[Goth. baodh, badh; Pers. bad; Ar. bud, probably allied to Heb. abad, to perish, to cause to perish or destroy.] Ill; evil; depraved; not good; injurious; hurtful; vicious; vile; wicked; wanting good qualities, whether in man or things; unwholesome or corrupt, whether physically or morally; as, a bad heart, a bad intention, bad water, a bad road, bad of a fever, . Bad, Bade, the past tense of BID, q. v. Bad, pl . BAD'EN, the German name for bath , baths . It is found in many geographical names of German places, as Carlsbad ("Charles's bath"), Badenhausen ("bathhouse"), . Bad'aca, or VADAKAT, the second city of Susiana, an ancient province of Persia, was stormed and taken by Sennacherib, king of As syria, about B. c. 695. An tigon us retired thither after his defeat by Eumenes, B. c. 316. Badagry, ( ba - dag'ry . ) in Africa, a town on the Bight of Benin, 315 m. from Cape-Coast Castle, Lat. 6o 24′ 12′′ N., Lon. 2° 53′ 15′′ W. Badajos, or Badajoz, (bad'a- hōs ,) (anc. Paz Au gust a ,) a strongly fortified town of Spain, cap. prov. of same name, near the frontier of Portugal, at the confluence of the Rivillas and the Guadiana, 198 m. S.W. of Madrid, and 132 E. of Lisbon. It is a considerable place, with narrow and crooked, but well-paved and clean streets. Manf . Soap and coarse cloths, it has also tanneries and dye-works, and does an extensive (and mostly contraband) trade with Portugal.- B . is very ancient, having been a large city under the Romans. It has always been regarded as a military post of the highest importance. During the Peninsular War, it was taken by the French under Marshal Soult, on the 10th Jan., 1811. After the capture of Olivenza (April 16, 1811), Wellington caused B. to be invested; but, as Soult approached to its succor, he was obliged to raise the siege, May 14. After the battles of Fuentes d'Onor and Albufera, B. was besieged a second time, May 25; but, after several unsucce ful attacks, Wellington again raised the siege, June 16, 1811, After the capture of Ciudad-Rodrigo (Jan. 19, 1812), Wellington commenced the third siege, March 17, with 16,000 men, and, on the 6th of April, took the city by storm, after a sanguinary conflict. The garrison, together with the commander, General Phil ippon, were made prisoners. The besiegers lost nearly 5,000 men killed and wounded. At B. , 6th June, 1801, was concluded between Spain and Portugal a treaty of peace, by which Portugal agreed to shut its harbors against the English; and Spain restored all her conquests, excepting Olivenza. - Pop . 22,895. Badakshan, or BUDUKSHAN, ( ba - dak's han ,) a district of Central Asia, comprising a portion of the Koondooz dominions. It contains cliffs of lapis lazuli, which are peculiar to this region, and ruby mines. Rivers . The Oxus, the Badakshan, and several other streams. The inhabitants are Tadjihs and Mohammedans, and speak the Persian language. Lat. between 36° and 38° N.; Lon. between 69° and 73° E.