A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams . , to domestick vermin swornAn everlasting foe, with watchful eyeLies nightly brooding oer a chinky gap,Protending her fell claws, to thoughtless miceSure ruin. Philips Poems^ CHINNON or Chinon, an ancient town ofFrance, in the department of the Indre andLoire, in the ci-devant province of Touraine ;memorable for the death of Henry II. of
A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams . , to domestick vermin swornAn everlasting foe, with watchful eyeLies nightly brooding oer a chinky gap,Protending her fell claws, to thoughtless miceSure ruin. Philips Poems^ CHINNON or Chinon, an ancient town ofFrance, in the department of the Indre andLoire, in the ci-devant province of Touraine ;memorable for the death of Henry II. of En-gland, for the birth of the famous Rabelais andQuillet, and for the first appearance of thatcelebrated heroine, Joan of Arc, in her militaryhabit, before king Charles VII. It is seated onthe river Vienne, in a fertile and pleasant coun-try, ten miles north of Richelieu, and 150 south-west of Paris. Manufactures of serges andother woollen stuffs are conducted in this place. CHINNOR, an Hebrew musical instrument,on which David played before Saul. It con-sisted of thirty-two chords. The annexed dia-gram, from Kircher, was taken by him from anold manuscript in the Vatican ; and is supposedto exhibit the ancient form of this CHINSURA, a Dutch town and settlementof Hindostan, in Bengal, situated on the Hoogly,between Chandernagore and the old town ofHoogly, twenty-two miles from Calcutta. It ispopulous and commercial, and has a fortress de-fended by four bastions and a ditch. The pas-sage of the river is defended by twenty-fourcannon. This town was taken from the Dutchby the British in 1795, but restored at the latepeace. The first factory of the Dutch EastIndia Company was erected here in 1656, andthe site is said to be much preferable to that ofCalcutta. In 1769 Chinsura was blockaded bythe nabob of Bengals forces, to compel pay-ment of the arrears of duties due to him. CHINTS, n. s. Cloth of cotton made inIndia, and printed with colors. Let a charming chints, and B
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