Cobham, Lord

See Brooke, Henry, and Old castle, Sir John . Cobi (kō'be). See Gobi . Cobija (kō-bē'Hä), or Puerto Lamar (pwer'tō lä-mär'). A seaport on the Pacific Ocean, in lat. 22° 34′ S., long. 70° 17′ W. It was formerly the capital of the Bolivian province of Atacama, but has been held by Chile since 1879. Coblenz, or Koblenz, or Coblentz (kō'blents). [L. Ad Confluentes , referring to the junction here of the Rhine and Moselle.] The capital of the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the west bank of the Rhine, at its junction with the Moselle, in lat. 50° 22′ N., long. 7° 35' E. It has an important trade in wine, manufactures, and champagne. It is a strong fortre , and contains the Church of St. Castor, a palace, and several fine promenades and bridges. It was a station, and later a fort, and suffered in the Thirty Years' War and in the wars of Louis XIV. For a few years it was the residence of the Elector of Treves, before its occupation by the French in 1794. It became a rendezvous of the French émigrés in 1792, and was granted to Pru ia in 1815. Population (1890), commune, 32,664. Cobourg, or Coburg (kō'berg). A lake port in North umber land County, Ontario, Canada, sit uated on Lake Ontario 65 miles east-northeast of Toronto. It is the seat of Victoria College (Wesley an). Population (1901), 4,239. Coburg (kō'börg), G. Koburg (kō'börg). [F. Cobourg .] 1. A duchy of Germany, now forming with Gotha the state of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 2. A city in the duchy, and alternately with Gotha its capital, situated in the valley of the Itz, in lat. 50° 15′ N., long. 10° 58′ E. It is noted for its old castle (at one time the residence of Luther), and the palace of Ehrenburg. Population (1890), 17,106. Coburg, or Saxe-Coburg (zäks-kōʻbörg), Prince of (Fried rich Josias). Born 1737: died Feb., 1815. An Austrian general. He commanded against the Turks in 1789, and against the French 1793-94, was victorious at Neerwinden in 1793, and was defeated at Fleurus 1794. Coburg Peninsula. A peninsula in the northern part of Australia, west of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Cobweb (kob'web). A fairy in Shakspere's "Midsummer Night's Dream." Cocadrille (kōka-dril). [One of the early forms of crocodile . A fabulous monster found in the island of Silha, according to Sir John Mandeville. He describes it as having four feet and short thighs, and great nails like talons. १८ Cocaigne, The Land of Cocaigne, The Land of. See Cockaigne . Cocamas (kō-käʼmäs). An Indian tribe of eastern Peru. They live mainly on the southern side of the Amazon, near the frontiers of Brazil. By language and customs they appear to be of the great Tupi race, probably with some admixture of other tribes. They are agricultural, have long been on friendly terms with the whites, and are rapidly becoming amalgamated with the semi-civilized country population. Cocanada (kō-ka-nä'dä). A seaport in the God a very district, Madras, British India, in lat. 17° 1' N., long. 82° 17′ E. Cocceians (kok-sēʼanz). The followers of John Cocceius or Koch (1603-69), profe or of theology at Leyden, Holland, who founded the so-called "Federal" school of theology. He believed that the whole history of the Christian church to all time was prefigured in the Old Testament, and so opposed the Voetians, Cocceius (kok-tsa'yös), Johannes (originally Koch or Koken). Born at Bremen, Aug. 9, 1603: died at Leyden, Netherlands, Nov. 5,1669. A Dutch Hebraist and theologian. He became profe or of biblical philology at the Academy of Bremen in 1629, profe or at the University of Franeker in 1636, and profe or of dogmatics at Leyden in 1650. He wrote "Lexicon et com men tar i us sermon is Heb. et Chald. Vet. Test." (1669), "Summa doctrinæ" (1648), etc. With all its defects, the Federal theology of Cocceius is the most important attempt, in the older Protestant theology, to do justice to the historical development of revelation. W. R. Smith , Prophets of Israel, p. 375. Coccia (kot'cha), Carlo. Born at Naples, April 14, 1789: died at Novara, Italy, April 13, 1873. An Italian composer of operas, cantatas, and ma es. He visited London in 1820, where he was an operatic conductor and also profe or of composition at the Royal Academy, returning to Italy in 1828. He again visited England in 1835. Cochabamba (kō-chä-bämʼbä). 1. A central department of Bolivia. Area, 21,333 square miles. Population (1893), est., 360,220.-2. The capital of this department, in lat. 17° 25′ S., long. 66° 10' W. Population, about 25,000. Cochem (koʻchem). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Moselle 25 miles southwest of Coblenz. It has a castle. Cocherel (kosh-rel'). A hamlet 12 miles east of Evreux, France. Here in 1364 the French under Bertrand du Guesclin defeated the forces of England and Navarre. Cochet (kō-sha'), Jean Benoît Désiré. Born at Sanvic, near Havre, France, March 7, 1812: died at Rouen, France, June 1, 1875. A French archæologist, best known from his explorations in Normandy. Cochimi (kō-che-mē ́). A tribe of North American Indians. They inhabited a region in Lower California from 26° to about 31° N. lat. See Yuman . Cochin (kō-shan'), Charles Nicolas. Born at Paris, Feb. 221715 died at Paris, April 29, 1790. A French engraver wrote "Voyage d'Italie" (1758), etc. He Cochin, Pierre Suzanne August in. Born at Paris, Dec. 12, 1823: died at Versailles, France, March 15, 1872. A French publicist and economist. Cochin (kō-chen' or kō'chin). 1. A feudatory state under the protection of Madras, British India, situated about lat. 10° 30′ N., long. 76° 30' E. Area, 1,362 square miles. Population (1891), 722,906.-2. A seaport in the Malabar district, Madras, British India, in lat. 9° 58′ N., long. 76° 14′ E. It was settled by the Portuguese in 1503, and was held by the Dutch from 1663 to 1796. Cochin China (ko'chin chi'nä). A name sometimes used vaguely as nearly identical with Annam, properly restricted to the eastern or maritime part of Annam. Cochin China, French or Lower. A French colony lying between Cambodia and Annam on the north, the China Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Siam on the west. It includes the delta of the Mekong. It was ceded to France in 1862 (province of Vinh-Long 1883). Its chief product is rice. Capital, Saigon. Area, 23,082 square miles. Population (1891), 2,034,453. Coch item i. See Cochití . Cochití (ko-che-te'). A tribe of North American Indians inhabiting a pueblo of the same name on the west bank of the Rio Grande, 27 miles southwest of Sante Fé, New Mexico. The inhabitants formerly succe ively occupied the Potrero de las Vacas, the Potrero San Miguel, the now ruined pueblo of Cuapa, and the Potrero Viejo. Number, 268. Cochiti is the aboriginal name of the pueblo. The tribe has also been called Coch item i , Coch it i no . See Keresan . Coch it i no. See Cochití . Cochituate (kō-chit'u-āt), Lake. A small lake in Middle sex County, Ma achusetts, 17 miles west of Boston. It is one of the sources of Boston's water-supply. Cochlæus (kō-klē'us), Johannes (Dobenek). Born at Wen del stein, near Nuremberg, 1479: died at Breslau, Jan. 10, 1552. A German Roman Catholic theologian and controversialist. He became secretary to Duke George of Saxony in 1528, and canon at Breslau in 1539. He was a ociated at the diet of Augsburg (1530) with Eck, Faber, and Wimpina in the composition of the Refutation of the Augsburg Confe ion; and, on the death of Eck, was regarded as the leading opponent of the Reformation. Cochrane (kok'ran), John Dundas. Born 1780: died at Valencia, Venezuela, Aug. 12, 1825. A British traveler in Ru ia and Siberia 1820-23. He wrote a “Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Ru ia and Siberian Tartary" (1824). Cochrane, Thomas. Born at Anns field, in Lan arks hire, Dec. 14, 1775: died at Kensington, England, Oct. 31, 1860. A Scottish noble (tenth Earl of Dun donald) and British naval commander. He was appointed vice-admiral Nov. 23, 1841, admiral March 21, 1851, and rear-admiral of the United Kingdom Oct. 23, 1854. On May 6, 1801, in the Speedy, a small and poorly armed ve el with 54 men, he captured the Spanish frigate Elgamo of 600 tons and 319 men.