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wax, ivory, sugar, millet, rice, yams, mandioc, and fruits are the chief produee, and considerable mineral wealth must exist. ‘he capital is St. Paul de Loanda, built 1578. Angora (anc. Aneyra, Turk, Tnakhire) an ancient inland city of Anatolia, Asiatic Turkey, situated on a river known in early times as the Sangar i us, now Sakaria, and giving its name toa village. Greek and Roman remains abound in the neighbourhood, and the ruins exist of the splendid marble temple built in honour of August us, An inseription, purporting to be his testament, was found engraved on the colunms. It was the seat of an early Christian Church, founded perhaps by St. Paul, and councils were held there in 314 and 3858. ‘Tamer lane defeated Bajazet near this spot (1402) and imprisoned him in an iron eage. The Turks have had po e ion of Angora since 1416.) The chief trade of the place consists of the fine wool or outer coat of the Anvora gout. Cats and rabbits having the same long silky fur are named from the town. Angora Goat. [Goar'.] Angostura, the capital of the province of Guyana, Venezuela, S. America (also known as tindad Bolivar). It is situated on the right bank of the Orinoko, about, 210 miles from its mouth, In 1819 a congre was held here under Bolivar, by which New Grenada and Venezuela were united to form Yolumbia. Sugar, cocoa, cotton, hides, and bark are largely exported. Angostura Bark, the bark of Galipea Cus. paria, «© member of the order Mutacea, native to Venezuela, containing an alkaloid, anyosturine, em ployed in cases of dysentery. Angostura Bitters, « tonic containing angostura bark, canella, and other aromatics. Angouléme (anc. Jneulisma), a very old city of France, now the capital of the department of Charente, and situated on the river of that name. In communication with the sea, and on the main line from Paris to Bordeaux, Angouléme is an important centre of trade. The chief local manufactures are serges, earthenware, paper, and gunpowder. The Cathedral dates from 1120, Amengst the distinguished natives were Balzac, Ravaillac, and General Montalembert. ‘The county. or duchy of Angouléme is almost coterminous with the province of Angoumois. ‘The first Count of Angouléme and Perigord was created in 866. The male line ended in 1181, when the fief went by marriage to the De Lusignans, At the end of the 14th century it 146 tp was conferred sprang léme, members the Duo (Charles of daughter only 1814 on Grouchy, Spain ceeded sued acted tion Bordeaux, Marnes, Island port is coust north Cape 150 limitation Luderitz who, chief. ist, pointinents profe or magnetism, butions Leecherches ward the British It derived harbour. They in in yuillula Vinegar paste, up push and The Zerbst Angouléme. ( 184 on Louis, Duke of Orleans, from whom Francis ]., and the house of Valois-Angou- It was then made a duchy, and was held by of the royal family till 1650, after which title ceased to have territorial value. Angouléme, Lovis Anroixe DE Bounson, pv’, the eldest son of the Comte d'Artois X.), born in 1776. 9 During the period the emigration he married Marie Thérése, of Louis XVI., called by Napoleon ‘ the man in the family.” Returning to France in he vainly opposed the movements of Napoleon his escape from Elba, and was taken prisoner by but released. In 1823 he led an army into for the support of Ferdinand VII, and sucin re-establishing the royal authority, and is the decree of Andujar, though intrigues counter the full effect of his policy. After the revoluof 1830 he made over his rights to the Duc de and a uming the title of Comte de lived in retirement until 1844.