Cam brian

Pertaining or relating to Cambria oř Wales. gently separated, an apparently mucilaginous liquid, -n. A native or inhabitant of Cambria or Wales; which seems at the same time both to unite and sep a Welsh man. rate the bark from the wood. This liquid has been Cam brian System, n. (Geol.) The lowest clascalled C. by the early botanists, and the part which it sified groups of fo i liter ous rocks, lying next below the Cam'bridge, in Illinois , a post-village, cap., of Henry co., 140 m. N. by W. of Springfield.: Cam'bridge, in Iowa , a village of Cedar co., 27 m. N. W. of Davenport. -A post village of Story co., on the S. Skunk river, 22 m. E. by N. of Des Moines. Cam'bridge, in Maine , a post-township of Somerset co., 50 m. E. by N. of Augnsta. with Boston and one with Charles town. It was settled in 1631, at first under the name of New town , and was incorporated as a city in 1846. C. is a fine and wealthy place; it has a court-house, county jail, a State arsenal, numerous churches, and many splendid private build- ings. C. is divided into 3 distinct portions: Cambridge- port , East Cambridge , the busine portion of the city, and Old Cambridge, the residence of literary and scientific men, it being the seat of the celebrated HARVARD COLLEGE, q . v. The house used by Washington for his headquarters, and afterwards inhabited by the poet Long fellow, is still standing. C. carries on a large amount of busine . Its population, rapidly increasing, was 52,740 in 1880, 70,028 in 1890, and abt. 82,500 in 1897. Cambridge, in Michigan , a post-township of Lena- wee co., 10 m. N.W. of Adrian. Cam'bridge, in Minnesota , a post-village, cap. of Isanti co., on Rum River, 40 m. N. of St. Anthony: Cam'bridge, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Saline co., on the Mi ouri River, 50 miles east by N. of Lex- ington. Cambridge, in New Hampshire, a township of Coos co., 100 m. N. by E. of Concord. Cambridge, in New York , a post-township of Wash- ington co., 33 m. N.N.E. of Albany. Cambridge, in Ohio , a city, cap. of Guernsey co. Has large manufacturing interests, while within the city limits are coal mines and natural gas and oil wells. Pop . (1890) 4,361; (1897) abt. 5,600. Cambridge, in Pennsylvania , a village of Venango township, Crawford co., on French Creek, 15 m. N.N.E. of Meadville, and 25 S. of Erie. -A post-village between Lancaster and Chester cos., 22 m. E. by N. of Lancaster. Cam'bridge, in South Carolina , a village in Abbeville district, 60 m. W. by N. of Columbia. Cambridge, in Vermont , a post-township of Lamoille co., on the Lamoille River, 33 m. N.E. by N. of Mont- pelier. Cam'bridge, in Wisconsin, a post-village of Dane county, on the Koskonong River, 22 miles E. by S. of Madison. Cam'bridge, or Cambridge City, in Indiana , a post-village of Wayne county, on the Whitewater River. Cambridge port, in Vermont , a post-village in Bran- don township, Windham co.; it contains a bed of soap- Cam'bro-Briton, n. A native of Wales; a Welsh man. Cambronne', PIERRE JACQUES ETIENNE, a French gen- eral, в. 1770. He entered the army during the Revolu- tion, and served in most of Napoleon's campaigns. He commanded the Imperial guard at Waterloo; and when the day was lost, being surrounded by the enemy and summoned to surrender, he expre ed his refusal by an energetic word that does not admit translation, which word was afterwards paraphrased into the celebrated sentence, - "The Guard dies, but does not surrender!" He was left for dead on the field, but recovered, and lived till 1842. Camby'an, an island of the E. archipelago, 15 m. from Celebes, 20 m. long, by 15 broad; Lat. 5° 21′ S., Lon. 121° 57′ Ε. Cam'den, in Arkansas , a city, cap. of Ouachita co., on the W. bank of Washita river, 110 m. S. by W. of Little Rock. Pop . (1890) 2,571; (1897) abt. 2,700. Cam'den, in Delaware , a flourishing post-village of Kent county, 3 miles S. of Dover, on a branch of Jones Cam'den, in Georgia , a S. E. county, bounded on S. by St. Mary's river, and also watered by the San till a river; area, 600 sq. m.; surface , mostly level; soil , sandy; cap ., St. Mary's; pop . (1890) 6,200. Camden, in Illinois , a post-village and township of Schuyler co., 12 m. W. from Rushville. Camden, or Camden Mills, in Illinois , a post-vil- lage of Rock Island, on Rock River. Camden, in Indiana , a post-village of Carroll co., on Deer Creek, 65 m. N.N.W. from Indianapolis. -A post-village of Jay co., on Salamonie River.. Camden, in Iowa , a post-village of Story co., on Skunk River, 8 m. W.N.W. of Nevada. Camden, in Maine , a post-village and township of Knox co., on W. of Penobscot Bay, 40 m. S.E. by E. of Au- gust a. -A village of Kent co., 23 m. S.E. of Grand Rapids. Camden, in Minnesota, a township of Carver co., on Crow River, 40 m. W.N.W. of Minneapolis. Camden, in Mi i ippi , a village of Madison co., 40 m. N.N.E. of Jackson. Camden, in Mi ouri , a central county, intersected by Osage River, and drained by Niangua, Little Niangua, and Grand Anglaize; area , 600 sq. m. The surface pre- sents a succe ion of hills and fertile valleys. Iron and lead are found here. Cap . Linn Creek. -A township and village of Ray co., on Mi ouri River, 7 m. S.S.W. of Richmond. Grain, hemp, and tobacco are exported in large quantities. Camden, in Nebraska , a post-village of Seward co., 75 m. W. of Nebraska City. Camden, in New Jersey , a W.S.W. county, bounded on N.E. by Pensauken Creek, N.W. by the Delaware, and on S.W. by Big Timber Creek; drained by Cooper's Creek. Area , 220 sq. m.; surface , level; seil on E., sandy, and on W., a fertile loam, producing fruits and vegetables for the Philadelphia markets. Iron and gla are the chief manufactures; marl is abundantly found. Cap. Camden. Pop . (1897) 100,104. -A city, port of entry, and cap. of the above co., on the left bank of Delaware river, opposite the city of Phila- delphia, and connected with it by 5 ferries. The streets are regular, wide, and adorned with fine public buildings, churches and dwellings. C. is the terminus of several railroads and has extensive iron works, ship-yards, iron foundries, cotton and woolen mills, and many other large manufacturing interests. The city was chartered in 1831, governed by a mayor and common council. Its proximity to Philadelphia has greatly aided the growth of its population, which in 1880 was 41,658; in 1890, 58,320; in 1897, about 64,000. Camden, in New York , a twp. and vill. of Oneida co., 35 m. N. of Utica. Camden, in North Carolina , a N.E. county, bordering N. on Virginia, S. and S.W. on Albemarle Sound and Pasquotank River. Camby's es, the second king of the Medes and Persians, succeeded his father, Cyrus, B. c. 529. He led an army against Egypt (B. c. 525), defeated the Egyptian king Psammenitus in a great battle, and reduced Egypt to the condition of a Persian province. The ruin of many of the monuments of Egypt is attributed, and perhaps to a certain extent correctly, to the fury of the barbarian invaders and of their king, who was mad. From Egypt, C. marched southwards against the Macrobian Ethiopi- -A township of Lorain co. ans, (a people whose geographical position is not cer- tain,) but his army, after suffering severely in the des- erts, and being compelled to eat one another, returned to Thebes with much diminished numbers. A detach- ment of the Persian army, which was sent from Thebes against the Ammonium ( Siwah ), was lost in the desert. After committing numberle extravagances in Egypt, putting his brother Smerdis to death, marrying his sister, which was contrary to the Persian custom, and then killing her by a kick during her pregnancy, C. died (в. с. 521) of an accidental wound from his own sword at Ec- batana, a town of Syria (not Ecbatana the capital of Media). Ctesias says that C. D. at Babylon. Cam'den, WILLIAM, a celebrated English antiquary, B. in London, in 1551. After quitting the university, he became one of the masters of Westminster School, and in 1592 was appointed head-master. In the year 1586 he published the first edition of his great work, the Britannia, or the History of the Ancient Inhabi- tants of Britain, their Origin, Manners, and Laws ; a re- mark able work, written in very elegant Latin. The whole of his leisure time was devoted to his favorite pursuit, and in preparing more complete editions of his standard work. Died in Kent, in 1628, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Camden founded a profe orship at Oxford, and left all his manuscripts and literary pro- ductions to his friend, Sir Robert Cotton. Cam'den, CHARLES PRATT, MARQUIS, a distinguished English judge and statesman, youngest son of Sir John Pratt, Chief-Justice of the Court of King's Bench, was born in 1714, and after having studied for the law, was called to the bar in 1738. After nearly twenty years de- voted to close study and but little employment, he finally made himself a name, and in 1757 was appointed attorney-general, entered the House for a rotten bor- ough, and four years later was created lord chief-justice. In 1765 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Camden. He distinguished himself at once by his exertions in be- half of the American colonies, and in 1766 rose to the Cam'den, in Ohio , a post-village of Preble co., 38 m. N. of Cincinnati, -A village of Lorain co., 7 m. W. of Oberlin. Camden, in S. Carolina , the capital of Kershaw dis- trict, 112 m. from Charleston, on the Wateree River, navigable to this point by steamboats. Two battles were fought here, the first in August, 1780, between Gates and Cornwall is, and the second in April, 1781, between Greene and Rawdon. A monument to Baron de Kalb was erected in 1825, of which Lafayette laid the corner- stone. Camden, in Tenne ee, a township and village, cap. of Benton co. -A township of McNairy co. Camden Court-House, in North Carolina , a post- village, cap. of Camden co. on Pasquotank River, 219 m. E.N.E. of Raleigh. Camden Point, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Platte co., 34 m. N.N.W. of Independence. Cam'denville, in Kentucky , a village of Anderson co., on Salt River. Came, imp . of COME, q. v. Came, n. [Scot, caim , a comb.] A glazier's tool of cast lead. Cam'el, n. [Fr. chameau .] ( Naut .) A machine in- vented by the Dutch for carrying ve els into harbors where there is not a sufficient depth of water. It con- sisted of two large boxes, or half-ships, built in such a manner that they could be applied on each side of the hull of a large ve el. On the deck of each part of the C. a number of horizontal windla es were placed, from which ropes proceeded on one side, and being carried under the keel of the ve el, were attached to the wind- la es on the deck of the other part. When about to be used, as much water as nece ary was suffered to run into them; all the ropes were then cast loose, and large beams were placed horizontally through the port-holes of the ve el, the ends resting on the camels alongside. When the ropes were made fast, and the ve el properly secured, the water was pumped out, on which the camels rose and bore up the ve el. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia