an ancient British nation, established in that part of the country which is now called Dorsetshire. Their name is derived from the two British words *dwr*, water, and *trigo*, to dwell; and it seems pretty evident that they obtained their name from the situation of their country, which lies along the sea coast. It is not very certain whether the Durotriges formed an independent state under a prince of their own, or were united with their neighbours the Danmonii; for they were reduced by Vespasian under the dominion of the Romans, at the same time and with the same ease as the latter, and never afterwards revolted. The peaceable disposition of the inhabitants was probably the reason why the Romans had so few towns, forts, and garrisons in this pleasant country. Dorchester, its present capital, seems to have been a Roman city of some consideration, though our antiquaries are not agreed about its Roman name. It is most probable that it was the Durnovaria in the twelfth Iter of Antoninus. Many Roman coins have been found at Dorchester. The military way, called Jeening Street, passed through it; and some vestiges of the ancient stone-wall with which it was encompassed, and of the amphitheatre with which it was adorned, are still visible. The country of the Durotriges was included in the Roman province called *Flavia Caesariensis*, and was governed by the president of that province as long as the Romans maintained any footing in these parts.

**Durour's Island**, in the East Indian Ocean, discovered by Captain Carteret in 1767. Long. 143. 21. E. Lat. 1. 15. S.

**Durrajai**, a town of Hindustan, belonging to the Mahrattas, in the province of Malwah, twenty-five miles north-west from Bopal. Long. 77. 9. E. Lat. 23. 28. N.

**Durrampoore**, a town of Hindustan, in the province of Aurungabad, fifty miles south-south-east from Surat. Long. 73. 23. E. Lat. 20. 34. N.

**Durrestein**, a town of Austria, in the province of the Lower Ens, and circle of Upper Manhartsberg. It is situated on the banks of the Danube, and belongs to Count Staremburg. Above it are the ruins of a castle in which Richard king of England was kept a prisoner. Near to it are extensive quarries of millstones and grindstones. The inhabitants are about 1000.

**Dursley**, a market-town of the hundred of Berkeley, in the county of Gloucester, 108 miles from London. It is a corporate town, but has long ceased to elect members of parliament. A considerable quantity of broad cloth is made, chiefly for the China trade. A market, held on Thursday, is well supplied. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 2379, in 1811 to 2580, in 1821 to 3186, and in 1831 to 3226.

**Dury**, John, a Scotch divine, who travelled much, and laboured with great zeal to reunite the Lutherans with the Calvinists. His discouragements in this scheme started another still more impracticable, namely, to reunite all Christians by means of a new explication of the Apocalypse, which he published at Frankfort in 1677. He there enjoyed a comfortable retreat in the country of Hesse; but the time of his death is unknown. His letter to Peter du Moulin, concerning the state of the churches of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was printed at London in 1658, under the superintendence of Du Moulin, and is esteemed curious.

**Dusky Bay**, on the west coast of Tarai Poenamnmo, one of the islands of New Zealand. It is of considerable extent, and affords good anchorage in coves and harbours near the shore. In other parts of it the water is very deep. This bay was discovered by Captain Cook in 1769. Long. 166. 48. E. Lat. 45. 40. S.

**Dussara**, a fortified town of Hindustan, province of Gujerat, which contains about 1300 houses, which are chiefly possessed by Kurbatties; the remainder of the Dus population being Coolees, Rajpoots, and other castes, besides a few Banyans. This place, with twelve surrounding villages, is the property of a Mahommended zemindar, of Arabian descent, one of whose ancestors, about the year 1209, was put to death for killing a cow, and he has since been considered as a martyr, and his tomb is held in high esteem. The military force of the chief is estimated at 2000 horsemen and 100 infantry.

**Dussaulx**, John, a French writer, best known as the translator of *Juvenal*, was born at Chartres, on the 28th of December 1728. He studied first at La Fleche, and afterwards at Paris; and having obtained the situation of a commissary in the gendarmerie, he served under the Maréchal de Richelieu, in Hanover, during the seven years' war. At the age of twenty-one he was admitted a member of the academy at Nancy; and in 1770 he published his translation of *Juvenal*. This work procured him admission into the Academy of Inscriptions; and he was also appointed ordinary secretary to the Duke of Orleans.

For some years he quietly prosecuted his literary occupations at Paris; but, upon the breaking out of the Revolution, his enthusiastic disposition led him to adopt its principles; and he took part in the debates of the legislative assembly. He spoke and voted, however, at all times for moderate measures; and, on several occasions, he was employed to calm the passions of the people during public tumults. At the memorable sitting of the convention of the 15th of January 1793, he voted that the king should be detained in custody during the war, and banished on the return of peace. It is rather remarkable, that when the committee of public safety wished to send him to the scaffold, his pardon was obtained by Marat, who represented him as an old dotard, incapable of becoming dangerous. He became president of the council of ancients in the month of July 1796, but left it in 1798. At the sitting of the 27th of April, he took leave of the assembly in a speech which was ordered to be printed. He died on the 16th of March 1799, after a long and painful illness.

Dussaux was a man of considerable literary attainments, and amiable, upright, and disinterested in his conduct. His translation of *Juvenal* is esteemed the best version of that poet in the French language. His other works are, *Mémoires sur les Satiriques Latins*; *Lettres et Réflexions sur la fureur du Jeu, auxquelles on a joint une autre Lettre Morale*, Paris, 1775; *Discours sur la Passion du Jeu dans les différents Siècles*; *De la Passion du Jeu, depuis les temps anciens jusqu'à nos jours*, 1779, 8vo; *Vie de l'Abbé Blanchet*, prefixed to the *Apologues et Tales* of that author, Paris, 1784, 8vo; *De l'Insurrection Parisienne, et de la prise de la Bastille*, Paris, 1790; *Lettre au Citoyen Fréron*, 1796, 8vo; *Voyage à Barrière, et dans les Hautes-Pyrénées*, Paris, 1796, 2 vols, 8vo; *De mes Rapports avec Jean-Jacques Rousseau*, &c., Paris, 1798, 8vo, a curious work, which throws considerable light on the character of that celebrated man.

Marie-Jeanne Liettau, the widow of Dussaux, published memoirs of his life, which are exceedingly interesting. See also Palissot, *Mémoires sur la Littérature*; and *Biographie Universelle*.

**Dusseldorf**, a circle of the Prussian province of Westphalia, on the right bank of the Rhine. Its extent is 144 square miles, and it comprehends three cities, two market-towns, and thirty-four villages, with a population of 28,500 inhabitants.

**Dusseldorf**, a city, the capital of the circle of the same name, in the Prussian dominions. It stands where the river Dussel falls into the Rhine. It is one of the finest cities of Germany; and, though deprived of the splendour it exhibited under its ancient dukes, has become a flourishing place by the introduction of various manufactures. The former fortifications are converted into extensive and prolific gardens. It contains three Catholic, one Lutheran, one reformed church, and ten chapels, with a house of industry, penitentiary, and an hospital; with appropriate institutions for education. The houses are 1837; and the inhabitants, including the military, in 1817 were 18,084. Long. 6° 40' 35" E. Lat. 51° 14' 12" N.