Mustapha Iii
Mustapha Iii. During The First Ten Years Of His Reign Maintained Inviolate The Treaty Of Belgrade; And While Catherine Ii. Was Developing Her Plans Of Spoliation And Aggrandisement In The Dismem Berment Of Poland, He Confined Himself To Remon Strances Against Her Outrages And Usurpations. During This Period He Was ...
Mustapiia Ii
Mustapiia Ii., The Son Of Mahomet Iv., Upon His Accession To The Throne, Adopted Rigorous Measures Of Reform Throughout The Empire. Lie Summoned To His Councils Some Of The Able And Experienced Pachas Who Had Been Driven To Retirement By The Intrigues And Cupidity Of The Favourites Of Achmet; And ...
Myrmothera
Myrmothera, Illig. Temm. Scc. Ant-eater. This Genus Has Been Detached From Corvus And Turdus, The Birds Belonging To It Being Distinguished By Their Tall Legs And Short Tail, And Their Addiction To The Eating Of Ants. At Brachyura, Corvus Brachyurus, Lin. Short-tailed Ant-eater, Short-tailed Crow, Or Short-tailed Pie. Green Above, ...
Mythology
Mythology, (from Mu.90c, A Fable, And Aoyo;, Discourse)) Is A Term Which Is Generally Applied To That Branch Of Historical Science, Which Trcats Of Those Early Traditions Upon Which The Pagan Worship Of The Ancient Nations Of The V.orld Was Founded. Tills Is A Subject Which Is Involved In Much ...
Nabonadius
Nabonadius, Who Is Called Also Lanvicvms, And Who Is The Same With Belshazzar Mentioned In Sa Cred Scripture. He Was The Son Of Evil-merodach, By His Queen Nitocris ; And Was The Grandson Of The Great Nebuchadnezzar. His Mother Nitocris, Who Was A Woman Of Extraordinary Talents, Took Upon Herself ...
Nairn
Nairn-, A Royal Borough, And County Town Of Nairn Shire, Is Beautifully And Commodiously Situated On The West Bank Of The River .nairn, Whirb Enters The Moray Frith Eleven Miles From Forres. The Houses In The High-street, That Lies East And West, Are Neat And Elegant, From Which Many Narrow ...
Nairnshire
Nairnshire, A Small County In The North Of Scot Land, Is Bounded On The North By The Moray Frith ; On The East And South By Morayshire ; Ancl On The West By Inverness-shire. It Is Situated Between 57° 22' And 57° 40' North Lat. And 3° 35' Ancl 3° ...
Nancy
Nanc.y, One Of The Finest Towns In France, And The Capital Of The Department Of The Meurthe, Is Beautiful Ly- Situated In A Plain On The Left Bank Of The Meurthe. The Town, Which Is Large And Well Built, Consists Of The Old And New Town, And Two Well-built Suburbs. ...
Nantes
Nantes, A City Of France, And Capital Of The Depart Ment Ol The Lower Lobe, Is Situated On ;he Right Bank Of The Loire. Which Here Divides Itself Bs Means Of Islands Into Six Separate Branches, Which Are Crossed Hy A Set Ies Of S, Extending About A League In ...
Nantucket
Nantucket, An Island And County Of Massachu Setts, Lying In The Atlantic Ocean, Ten Miles A Little South Of East From Martha's Vineyard, And Fourteen South Of Cape Malabar, In Barnstable County. Nantucket Is Nearly In Form Of A Crescent, About 16 Miles In Length, With An Arca Of 50 ...
Naples
Naples, An Ancient Kingdom In The South Of Italy, Is Bounded On The North-west By The States Of The Church, On The West And South By The Mediterranean, On The North East By The Adriatic. It Reaches From 13° 18' To 18° 50' Of East Longitude, And From 37° 46' ...
Natchez
Natchez, Capital And Chief Toisn Of The State Of ;mississippi, Stands On The Left Bank Of The 'mississippi River, At North Lat. 31° 33', And 91° 30' West Of Green Wich, Or 14° 30' West Flom Washington City. Natchez Is Formed By The Lower And Upper Towns; The Former Situated ...
Natural His Tory
Natural His-tory Embraces A Very Extensive Field Of Human Knowledge. It Is, Indeed, Somewhat Difficult To Determine The Objects Which It Legitimately Comprehends, As The Notions Generally Entertained On The Subject Are Exceedingly Vague And Indefinite. It Appears To Embrace A Description Of All The Phenomena Presented By The Ma ...
Navigation Inland The
Navigation Inland. The Subjects Treated In This Article, Including What Relates To Rivers And Lakes, Being Extremely Various, We Have Considered The Term Canal As Too Limited An Expres Sion, And Have Therefore Chosen That Of Inland Naviga Tion, As More Appropriate And Comprehensive. The Advantages Derived From Inland Navigation ...