Remains of Chriftian Antiquities, 12120, 1778. xiv. Life of John Barclay, 4to, 1785. xv. Life of Mark Alexander Boyd ;--xvi. George Lelley; -xvii. James Ramfay s—and, xviii, John Hamil ton-all in 4to, in 1787. Lord Hailes has alfo left many valuable M. SS, DALRYMPLE'S LOINT. a cape of the island of Dominica, 2 miles S. of Charlotte's Town. DALPATRICK, a valley of Scotland, in the parith of Dalferf, a little above the village; to named from an old Romith chapel in it, dedicated to St Patrick, of which the remains are fill to be Leen. (1.) DALSERF, (from Dal, Gael. a valley, and cerous, Lat. a deer,] á parith of Scotland, in Canarkfire, about 5 miles long and 3 broad." The W. end of it is 14 miles from Glasgow, and 3 from Hamilton. The foil is very fertile on the low grounds, and even that of the higher grounds by Cultivation has been brought to yield good crops of oats, barley, prafe, and wheắt." The cultiva tion of apples, pears, plums, &c. has been carried on to as great an eatent as any where in ScotJand. About 1.450 per annum is drawn for thefe Brits. There is alfo much 'natural' wood. The Clyde bolds the parish on one fide, and foms times over tows its banks; and the Avon and Calder run through it. The climate is healthy and tolerably dry. The population, in 1791, as itated by the rev. Mr Rifk, in his report to Sir f. Sin clair, was about "rece, and had increased 235 piace 1755. There were about 30c cows, and 135 horfes, in 1991. There are 3 villages, and coalworks in the parish. (2.) DALEERE, a village in the above pari, (N° 1.) lying low, under the banks of the Clyde. It has a landfome church, with a clock and (pire. It is furre inded with extenfive orchards and every hedge and fence is filled with plum trees. (1.) DALSTON, a village in Middlefox. (2.) DALSTON, S. of Carlisle, Cumberland. (1.) EALTON, John, D. D. an eminent divine and poet, was the fon of the rev. Mr John Dalton, rettor of Dem in Cumberland, where he was born in 1739. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford; and became tutor to the Lord Beauchamp, only fon of the Earl of Hertford, Jate dake of Somerfet; during which time he adapted Milton's adinirable Mate of Contas to the Page, by a judicious infertion of feveral fongs and different papages felected from other of Milton's works, as well as of feveral fongs and other giegant additions of his own, fuited to the characters and to the manner of the original author. During the run of this piece he induftriouly fought out a grand daughter of Milton's, oppreffed both by age and poverty; and procured her a benent from it, the profts of which amounted to a very comiderable fum. He was promoted by the king to a prei end of Woreefter; where he dad ôn thể and of July 1763. Bolides the above, he wibit a da tipt... poen, addičlied to two ladies at their return from viewing the coal-alincs near Whitehaven ; and Renoks on 12 hiftorical de fyns of Raphael, and the Mufcum Græcum 3 Egyptiacum. † (2.) Dalton, a parish of Scotland, in Dumfit, hire, 4 miles long and 3 broad, containing 4500 Scots acres, watered by the Annun on the E. The foil is mostly a light fandy loam. Agricul ture is much improved, and cats, bailey, and po tatoes are plentifully produced, and partly ex ported to Dumfries and Greenock. Black cattle are the principal live stock railed, but the number is not specified ia Sir J. Sinclair's Stat. Acc. Swing are alfo reared, and there were 120 horfes in 17931 The poputation was then 615. The climate is falubrious, and within thefe 50 years, two perfons have reached the age of reo. This parifh divided into two diffries, called i. DALTON, LITTLE, which contained 105 in habitants in 1793; and ii. DALTON, MEIKLE, containing 510. (3.) DALTON, a village in the above parifh, (N° 2.) where the bareny courts were formerly held. It contains about 45 inhabitants. (4.) DALTON, a town of England, in Lancafhire. It is feated on the spring-head of a river, in champaign country, not far from the fea; and the ancient caffle is made ufe of to keep the records, and prioners for debt in the liberty of Fuines. Lon. 30. 0. W. Lat. 54. 18. N. (.) DALTON, a town!hip of the United States in Berkhire, MASSACHUSETTS, pear Pittsburg; 35 miles W. by N. of Northampton, and 135 from Bufton. (6.) DALTON, a township of New Hampfire, in Grafton county, on the E. bank of the Connec ticut, oppofire to Concord in Effex county, Ver mont. (7.) DALTON, a village of England, in Dorsetfire, 8 miles from Pool. (8-11.) DALTON, the name of other 6 vit lages, in Yorkshire; viz. 1. near Bernard Cattle: 2. near Doncaiter: 3. near luddersfield: 4. near Topcliff:- (12.) DALTON, NORTH, near Pocklington, (13.) DALTON, SOUTH, Yorkshire. DALWOOD, 3 villages, 1. in Devonh. W. of Axminster: 21 ner Dorchefter; and, 3. thres alles from Stockland, both in Dorfetthine. DALY'S ERIDGE, a village of Ireland, in the county of Cavan, Ulfter. DALZIEL, Gael. i. e. a white field,] a parif of Scotland, in Lanakilire, Founded by the Clyde and the Calder; about 4 miles long from SE. to NW. and 2 brand; containing 2229 Scotch acres It lies 4 miles from Hamilton, 12 from Lanark and 13 from Glasgow. The furface is nearly leve and the foil partly a rich loam, and partly a strong marly clay. By the exertions of the late Arch bald Hamilton, Liq. of Wilhaw, the parith ha been greatly improved both in point of cultivation and plantation. About 166 acre are planted with foreft trees, many of them 12 feet in circumfe rence; and orchards are reared upon the floping barks of the rivers, to the extent of 26 acres; th frult whereof is fold at from L. 150 to L. 167 a year. But the con fuct of that gentlemim to hr fenants, as recorded by the rev. Air Clawfon, i his report to sir : Sinclair, is truly laudable au exemplary. II. Consiperd them by the who' of his conduct that he took an intereft in the weliare. He and his family made therafelves at tunately acquainted with their condition; wo ever ready to hear their tale, to take part in this troubl Not with fo fierce a rage the toaming flood Roars, when he finds his rapid courte with!tood; Bears down the dams with unrefifted way, And fweeps the cattle and the cots away. Dryd. Brodie, or to rejoice in their profperity. If any bdnen were born down with the preffa diodental misfortunes, he raised them aby his bounty and forbearance, never difmifGemy who were willing to continue in their pan; but, at the end of every kafe, prefarmer them or their poßerity to a new one at a trite rent: and this has been fo uniformly the practice of his family, that there are tenants roneckon their ancefors in the poffeffion of tem, previous to the period at which Poly became proprietors. He inclofed the 25ws bro.es and theltered them with plantHelhed the feudal custom of exacting other lervices from his tenants; and did every thing to turn their attention to the cultivation of their own farms. Unwild and benevoleut treatment, the peakon, fring their induftry tended as much to on and their poßerity's permanent advan that of an audigent landlord, profited Moon and example; and the benevolent Aurlandlord (preading among them, evefirmed to adfit his neighbour on all enerAdd thus has the value of the eftate times the yearly rent which it yieldestelle brit fucce,ded to it, and at the fame tre de condition of the tenants is perhaps as ya any to be met with." Stat. Acc. I. 45441. Mr Humilton alfo improved and beauadsetate greatly, by feuing fmail fpots for in confequence of which there are above had me cottages erected along the high-ways, Fidaah induftrious inhabitants, and having litredze gardens. The population has of confee increased above one fourth; the number A veng 478, and that in 1755 only 351. Tante being mild, longevity is not uncom2. Ce Willian Morton died in 1775, whofe was afcertained to be 104. Large beds of exstiet på coel are found in the parish, but have en wrought. **DAM. 4. /. (from dame, which formerly Sel mother. Had Nero never been an empe fat never bis dame have been flaine. Chau1. The mother: und of bealts, or other akuman. The dam runs lowing up and down, the way her harmlets young one went, Aan do nought but wail her darling lots. Shakef. Maher, lays a fick kite, let me have your pray. 43, my child, fays the dam, which of the foto? L'Etrange.-Birds bring but of meat at a time, and have not fewme be, than 7 or 8 young in the neft togevich, at the return of their dans, do all with equal greedinefs, hold up their ad rape. Hay. 2. A human mother: in at or deteftation. Tais orat is none of mine; Is the iffe of Ponxena: Ear with it, and, together with the dam, water. As the fea breaks o'er its bounds, Adraws the level grounds, Let loote the reins to all your wat'iy tore, Bear down the dams, and open every door. Dryd. -The infide of the damn must be very fraooth and freight; and if it is made very floping on each fide, it is the better. Mortimer's Handry. (3-6.) DAM,ingeography. See DAMME, N°1-3. To DAM. v. a. \demman, foredemman, Sax. dammen, Dut.] 1. To confine, or fhut up water by moles or dains. I'll have the current in this place damm'd up; And here the finug and filver Trent thali run In a new channel, fair and evenly. Shakef. Henry VI. Home I would go, But that my doors are hateful to my eyes, Fill'd and damm'd up with gaping creditors, Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring. Oraway. -Boggy lands are fed by fprings, pent by weight of earth, that dams in the water, and caules it to fpread. Mortimer. 'Tis you must drive that trouble from your foul; As ftreams, when damm'd, forget their ancient current, And wond'ring at their banks, in other channels flow. Smith. 2. It is uted by Shakespeare of fire, and by Milton of light.— The more thou damm' it up, the more it burns. Shakef Moon! if your influence be quite damm'd up With black ufurping mifts, fome gentle taper, Through a ruth candle from the wicker hole Of fome clay habitation, vifit us With thy long levell'd rule of itreaming light. Milton. (1.) DAMA, a town of Arabia, in the country of Yemen, 220 miles NE. of Mecca. (2.) DAMA, in zoology. See CERVUS, v. N° r. DAMAC, a town of the ifland of Java, on the porth coat, where the Dutch have a factory. ་་ (1.) * DAMAGE. n f. [dimage, French.] 1. Mitchief; hurt; detriment.--Gols errours and abfurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. Bacon.-Such as were fent from thence did commonly do more hurt and damage to the English fubje&s than to the Irith enemies, by their continual cefs and extortion. Dares. He repulfed the enemy very much to their damage. Clarendon. 2. Lofs; mifchief fuffered.→→ His heart exalts him in the harm Already done, to have difpeopled heav'n, My damage fondly deem'd! 3. The value of mifchief done.-They believed that they were not able, though they should be willing to fell all they have in Ireland, to pay the damages which had been fuftained by the war. Clarendm. 4. Reparation of damages; retribution. The bishop demanded reftitution of the fpolls taken by the Scots, or damages for the fame. Bacon. Milton. Baron-Tell me whether, upon exhibiting the feveral particulars which I have related to you, I may not fue her for damages in a court of justice? Addifon. 5. (In law.] Any hurt or hindrance that a man taketh in his citate. In the common law it particularly fignifies a part of what the jurors be to inquire of; for, after verdict given of the principal caufe, they are likewife asked theit conIciences touching colts, which are the charges of fuit, and damages, which contain the hindrance which the plaintiff or demandant hath fuffered, by means of the wrong done him by the defend ant or tenant. Cowel -When the judge had a warded due damages to a person into whofe field a neighbour's oxen had broke, it is reported that be reversed his own fentence, when he heard that the oxen, which had done this mischief, were his own. Watts. (2.) DAMAGES, in law. See COST, § 2. (1.) To DAMAGE. v. a. [from the noun.] To mifchief; to injure; to impair; to hurt; to harm. -I confider time as an immenfe ocean, into which many noble authors are entirely fwallowed up, many very much thattered and damaged, some quite disjointed and broken into pieces. Addijon. (2.) To DAMAGE. v. n. To take damage, to be damaged. * DAMAGEABLE. adj. [from damage] 1. Sufceptible of hurt; as damageable goods. 2. Mifchievous; pernicious.-Obicene and immodeft talk is offentive to the purity of God, damageable and infe&ious to the innocence of our neighbours, and moft pernicious to ourselves. Government of the Tongue. DAMALA, a town of European Turkey, in the Morea, 40 miles SE. of Napoli di Ro ania. (I) DAMAN, a river of indeftan, which falts into the Gulf of Cambay. (11.) DAMAN, or DAMAUN, a fea port town of the Eaft Indies, at the entrance of the gulph of Cambay. It was taken by the Portuguese in 1535. The mogul has attempted to get poffeffion of it feveral times, but always without effect. It is divided by the river (N° 1.) into two parts, viz 1. DAMAN, NEW, a handíome town, well for tified, and defended by a good Portuguese garifon. 2. DAMAN, OLD, is very ill built. There is a harbour between the two towns, defended by a fort. Lon. 72. 25. E. Lat. 20. 20. N. DAMANHOUR, or DEMENHUR, a town of Egypt, near the canal of Alexandria, 31 miles SE. of Alexandria. DAMAPETTA, a town of Indeftan, in the country of Golconda, 45 miles NW.ot Rajamundry, and 140 E. of Hydrabad. (1.) DAMAR, a town of Arabia, in the country of Yemen, 136 miles NE. of Sanaa. (2.) DAMAR, a town of Arabia, in the country of Oman, 70 miles N. of Oman. Lon. 67. o. E. Lat. 16. o. N. DAMARISCOTTY. See DEMARISCOTTA. (1.) DAMASCENE. n. f. [samojɛenus, from Damafcus A finall pium; a Damdin, as it in now spoken. In April follow the cherry tree in blossom, the damajcene and plum trees in Eloffom, and the white thorn in leaf. Bacon.-In fruits the white commonly is meaner, as in pear plums and damafcenes; and the choiceft plums are b Baron. (2.) DAMASCENE. See PRUNUS. DAMASCENUS, John, an illustrious fath the church in the 8th century, born at Daina where his father, though a Christian, enjoyed office of counfellor of state to the Saracen cal to which the fon fucceeded. He retired a wards to the monaftery of St Sabas, and f the remainder of his life in writing books of nity. His works have been often printed : the Paris edition in 1712, 2 vols folio, is cftee the beft. DAMASCIUS, a celebrated heathen phi pher, born at Damafcus. A. D. 1540, when Goths reigned in Italy. He wrote the life o matter Iiorus; and dedicated it to Theodo very learned and philofophical lady, who had been a pupil to Ifidorus. In this life, which copiously written. he frequently made obliqu tacks on the Chriftian religion. We have not remaining of it but fome extracts preferve Photius. Damafcius fucceeded Theon in rhetorical school, and Ifidorus in that of phi phy, at Athens. From DAMASCUS, (wn, Heb.) a very ancient of Syria in Afia. Some of the ancients fup this city to have been built by one Dama from whom it took its name; but the mo nerally received opinion is, that it was fou by Uz the eldest son of Aram. It is certain. Gen. xiv. 15, that it was in being in Abrah time, and confequently may be looked up one of the most ancient cities in the world. the time of king David it feems to have be very confiderable place; as the facred hin tells us, that the Syrians of Damafeus fent 20 men to the relief of Hadadezer king of Z We are not informed whether at that tine it governed by kings, or was a republic. A wards, however, it became a monarchy v proved very troublesome to the kingdom of I and would even have destroyed it entirely, not the Deity miraculoufy interpofed in it half. This monarchy was deftroyed by Ti Plefer king of Affyria, and Damafcus was alterwards governed by its own kings. Affyrians and Babylonians it paffed to the fans, and from thence to the Greeks under ander the Great. After his death it belo with the reft of Syria, to the Seleucidæ ; till empire was fubdued by the Romans, about A. 70. From them it was taken by the Sar A. D. 633; and it is now in the bands o Turks-Notwithstanding the tyranny of Turkish government, Damafcus is ftill a cor able place. It is fituated in a plain of fo gie tent, that one can but just difcern the mour which compass it on the other side. It f on the W. fide of the plain, about two from the head of the river Barrady, which w it. It is of a long, ftraight figure, extending two miles in length, adorned with molquet feeples, and encomp.fied with gardens con to be fui 30 miles round. The river Barras foon as it iffues from the clef's of the Antill into the plain, is divided into three thr whereof the middlemoft and largest runs di made in the ci-devant province of Flanders; fo called, because its large flowers resemble those of damasks. It is chiefly ufed for tables. (4.) DAMASK is alto applied to a very fine steel, in fome parts of the Levant, chiefly at Damafeus in Syria; whence its name. It is ufed for fword and cutlafs blades, and is finely tempered. makus, and is distributed to all the cisterns podkatains of the city. The other two feem fab artificial; and are drawn round, one to the reb, and the other to the left, on the borders of the gardens, into which they are let by little cur tres, and dispersed every where. The houfes of toty, whole freets are very narrow, are all buy on the outfide either with fun burnt brick, Fezish will; and yet it is no uncommon thing B: the gates and doors adorned with marble pon's carved and inlaid with great beauty and trete; and within these portals to find large corts beautifed with fragiant trees and marble faxin, and compaffed round with splendid artments. In the fe apartments the ceilings are may:ichly painted and gilded; and their DUANS, mich are a fort of low ftages feated in the ple Let part of the room, and elevated about 16 or ties above the floor, whereon the Turks ,, fav heir privers, &c. are floored, and drdon the fides with variety of marble, mixenic knots and mazes, spread with carpes and furnished all round with bolters and ta, to the very height of luxury. In this rt own the church of John the Baptist, verted into a famous mofque; the houfe Aamas, which is only a fmall grotto or cellar Where is nothing remarkable; and the house of Jobs with whom Paul lodged. In this laft is an mb, fuppofed to be that of Ananias; which the Turks held in fuch veneration. that they keep alang continually burning over it. There is a atle belonging to Damafcus, which is like a lit , having its own freets and houfes; and ndacatle a magazine of the famous Damateus de was formerly kent. The fruit tree called the tree, and the flower called the damalk rose, transplanted from the gardens belonging to ty; and the fills and linens known by the damiks, were probably invented by the daats. Damafcus is 112 miles S. of Anti15 NNE. of Jerufalem, and 170 SSW. of B. Lon. 37. o. E. Lat. 33. 45. N. DIVASCU STLEL. See DAMASH, 4. DIMASENSA, a town of Africa, in the counJagra, fituated on a river of that name Trans into the Gambia. MASIA, in ancient geography, a town of Tin on the Licus; afterwards called AuTA; now AUGSBURG in Subia, or the Lech. Les 1. c3. E. Lat. 48. 20. N. ANDAMASK. 7. f. [dana'quin.Fr. damaschino, from Duralas.) 1. Linen or lilk-woven in a invented at Damastus, by which, part, by Press direction of the threads, exhibits flowers mer fun-s Nyany wearer which his work doth boast her, damak, or in lyne. Sherier. -The vor fhoes, for want of a clout, with a pek papkin. Scuift's Rules to Servants. 2. It for red colour in Fairfax, from the damaik - And for fome deale perplexed was her fpirit; le dimą klate, now chang'd to purest white. Fairfax. DAMASE, (1, def. 1,) fhould be of drefHary, both in wars and woof. U) DAMASK is alfo a kind of wrought linen, (5.) DAMASK CAFFART, a stuff made in France, in imitation of the true damask, having woof of hair, coarfe filk, thread, wool, or cotton. Some have the warp of filk and the woof of thread; others are all thread or all wool. (6.) DAMASK-PLUM. See PLUM. (7.) DAMASK PLUM, is a fpecies of PRUNUS. (8.) * DAMASK ROSE. n. f. The rofe of Damaf-" cus; a red rofe. She Rose. -Damask roses have not been known in England above 100 years, and now are fo cominon. Bacon. No gradual bloom is wanting from the bud, Nor broad carnations, nor gay footted pinks, Nor, thower'd from every bush, the damak roje. Thomjon. (9.) DAMASK SERVICE, a table-cloth and a dozen of napkins made of damask linen. -To DAMASK. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To form flowers upon Ituffs. 2. To variegate; to diverfify. --- They fat recline 3. To adorn fteel-work with figures; practifed, I fuppofe, firit at Damafcus. (1.) * DAMASKENING. n. S. [from damafquiner, Fr. The art or act of adorning iron or feel, by making incitions, and filling them up with gold or filver wire: ufed in enriching the blades of fwords, and locks of piftols. Chambers. (2.) DAMASKENING, OF DAMASKING, partakes of the mosaic, of engraving, and of carving: like the motaic, it has inlaid work; like engraving, it cuts the metal, reprefenting divers figures; and, as in chafing, goid and filver is wrought in relievo. There are two ways of damafking: the one, which is the fineft, is when the metal is cut deep with proper intruments, and inlaid with gold and filver wire: the other is fuperficial only. DAMAUN. See DAMAN. DAMAZAN, a town of France, in the department of Lot and Garonne, 6 m E. of Caftel Jaloux. (1)DAMBACH, a town of France in the department of the Lower Rhine; 19 miles SSW. of Strafbung. (2.) DAMBACH, a town of Germany, in the archduchy of Auftria, & miles ESE. of Freustadt. DAMBANNA, a town of Africa, in the kingdom of Koutn. (1.) DAMBEA, or DEMBEA, a province of Abyffinia, fituated N. of the lake (N° 2.) It is a flat country and fabject to inundations. (2.) DAMBEA, an extenfive lake of Abysĥinia, containing many fertile islands, with plenty of fish and river hories. It is 100 miles from the fource of the Nile... (3.) DAMBEA, the capital of Abyinia, is feated in in the above province, (N° 1.) at the head of the Jake (N° 2.) 320 miles W. of the Red Sea. Lon. 34. 20. E. Lat. 14. 40. N. DAMBEC, or DAMKE, a town of Germany, in the circle of Upper Saxony, and Old Mark of Brandenburg, 4 m. S. of Saltwedel. DAMBLAIN, a town of France, in the depart ment of Vofges, 5 miles E. of La Marche. : DAMBROUCZA, a town of Poland, in the palatinate of Lemberg, 8 miles NE. of Lemberg. DAME. n. f. [dame, French, dama, Spanith.] 1. The old title of honour to women.-The word dame originally fignified a miftrets of a family, who was a lady; and it is ufed ftill in the English law to fignify a lady but in common ufe now a days, it reprefents a farmer's wife, or a miftrefs of a family of the lower rank in the country. Watt's Logick. Blefs you, fair dame! I am not to you known, Though in your state of honour i am perfect. Shakespeare. Not all thefe lords do vex me half fo much As that proud dame, the lord prote&or's wife. Shakespeare. Shut your mouth, dame. Shakelp. K. Lear. Sov'reign of creatures, univerfal dame! Milt. 2. It is ftill used in poetry for women of rank.-His father Faunus: a Laurentian dame His mother, fair Maria was her name. Dryden. Who would not repeat that blifs, And frequent fight of fuch a dame Buy with the hazard of his fame? 3. Mitrels of a low family.-They killed the poor cock; for, fay they, if it were not for his waking our dame, he would not wake us. L'Etrange. 4. Woman in general. Waller. We've willing dames enough; there cannot be That vulture in you to devour fo many, As will to greatnefs dedicate themfelves. Shakelpeare. DAMEL, or KAYO, a country of Africa, on the coaft of the Atlantic, between the rivers Sepezil and Gambia. DAMELEN, a town of Germany, in the cir. cle of Upper Saxony, and Middle Mark of Brandenburg, 6 miles W. cf Belitz. (1.) DAMELINGTOUN, or DALMELLING TON, (originally Dame Helen's Town, from a lady named Helen, who built a cafile in it,) a parish of Scotland, in Airilire, 8 miles long and not 3 broad. The foil is partly rich clay, partly hard and rocky. A large noras has been drained, which has rendered the parith much more healthy than formerly. Coal, free-ftone, and iron-ftone abound. The population in 1792, as ftated by the reverend Mr Duncan MSMyoc, in his report to Sir J. Sinclair, was 681, and had decreased 59 fince 1755, owing to the monopoly of farms. (2.) DAMELINGTOUN, a village in the above palith (N° 1.) which contained about goo inhabibitants in 1992. Seven fairs are heid in it annuaily, and it has 6 public houfes. DAMELOPRE, a kind of bilander, ufed in Holland for conveying merchandise from one camal to another; he ng very commodious for paling under the fridge. DAMERHAM, a village in wiltinire. DAMERIF, a town of France in the depa ment of Morne; 44 miles W. of Epernay. (1.) DAMERISCOTTA, a river of the Unit States, in the district of Maine, which runs in Booth Bay. -(2.) DAMFRISCOTTA GREAT BAY, a bay on coast of Lincoin county, and district of Mame, bout 4 miles in circun ference. DAMERSHFIM, a town of Germany, in circle of Bavaria, and praicipality of Neuburg, miles NW. of Neuburg. (1) * DAME'S VIOLET. 7. f. A plant, call alfo queen's gillyflower. Miller. (2.) DAME'S VIOLET. See HESPERIS. DAMGARTEN, a town of Germany, in the cle of Upper Saxony, and duchy of Pomeran on the Recknitz. It was taken by the Swedes the year 1626, retaken by the Imperialifis in 16] and restored to the Swedes in the year 1638. is 22 miles SW. of Stralfund. DAMIANISTS. in church history, a branch the ancient Acephali Severitæ. They agreed w the catholics in admitting the Vith council, b difowned any diftinction of perfons in the Ge head; and profefied one fingle nature, incapal of any difference: yet they called God “the I ther, Son, and Holy Ghoft.” DAMIANO, Sr, a town of Italy in Montferm 18 miles W. by N. of Vercelli. In 1553, it fi tained a fiege of 3 months. Lon. 2. c. E. Lat. 4 33. N. DAMIANOVITZ, a town of Croatia, 64 S. of Varaidin, and 52 ESE. of Carlstadt. DAMIATTE, a town of France, in the c partment of the Tarn, 10 miles W. of Cattres. DAMICOTTA, a town of Indoltan, in t Coimbetore country, 30 miles N. of Coimbeto and 60 S. of Seringapatain. Lon. 77. 11. E. L 11. 28. N. (1.) DAMIETTA, a port town of Egypt, fit ated on the I. mouth of the Nile, 4 miles tre the fea coaft. The prefent town hands upor different lite from the ancient Damietta fo repe edly attacked by the European princes. The I ter, according to Abulteda, was a "town f rounded by walls, and fituated at the mouth the eastern branch of the Nile." Stephen of zantium informs us, that it was called Thamia under the government of the Greeks of the lov empire, but that it was then very inconfideral It increafed in importance every day, in prep tion as Pelufium, which was frequently plund ed, left its power. The total ruin of that anci town occasioned the commerce of the eastern pa of the Delta to be transferred to Damietta. was, however, no longer a place of ftrength, wh about the year 238 of the Hegira, the emper of Conftantinople took poffeflion of it a fece time. The importance of a harbour fo fave ably fituated opered the eyes of the caliphs. the year 244 of the Hegira, Elmetouakkel furrou ed it with frong wails. This obftacle did prevent Roger king of Sicily from taking it fr the Mahometans, in the year 55o of the Heg He did not, however, long enjoy his conqu Salah Eddin, who about that period mounted throne of Egypt, expelled the Europeans f |