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French armies, during the greater part of the year
1813. The Russian and Prussian troops having
entered it in the month of March, wins obliged to
quit it in May, after the battle of Lutzen ; and
Bonaparte afterwards held his head-quarters here
for a long time. On the 26 and 27th of August
ofthe same year, the allied army, 200,000 strong,
under prince Schwinrtzenburg, attempted to carry
the town by assault; but Bonaparte having arri-
ved from Silesia, with his guards, the night be-
fore the attack, repulsed them with great loss in
killed, wounded, and prisoners. It was at this
time, the celebrated general Moreau, received a
mortal wound, while in conversation with the
Emperor of Russia. The allies, in consequence
of this disaster, immediately commenced their re-
treat into Bohemia; and the French being too ea-
fer to profit by their success, had sent general
andamme with about 30,000 men, into the
mountains of that country to cut off their retreat.
But on their arrival near Culm, they were assail-
ed on all sides; and after a furious conflict, the
whole army was nearly destroyed, and the com-
mander with the whole of his staff were made
prisoners. On the 6th of November, after the
battle of Leipzig, marshal St. Cyr who remained
in Dresden with a French force of 39.000 men,
after a fruitless attempt to negociate a retreat,
was compelled to yield to an unconditional sur-
render. Prior to the spoliation by Prussia in 1756
Dresden contained about tvo.uyi inhabitants, irom
which period it progressively declined down to
45,000 in 1810, hut since the restorati n of peace
in 1814, it has gradually increased, and in lr25
contained again a population of 54In the
vicinity are several fine gardens and public prom-
enades, which serve to render Dresden one of
the most agreeable abodes in the north of Europe.
It is in the lat. of 51. 2. 50. N. and 13. 43. of AV.
long. 230 miles N. N. W. of Vienna, 240 N. N. E.
of Munich, 100 S. hy E. of Berlin, 190 E. of Cas-
sell by way of Leipzig, from which it is distant
55 miles. See P'dnitz and Saxony.
Dreux, a towin of France, in the department of
Eure and Loire, with a considerable manufacture
of cloth for the army. It is seated on the river
Blaise, at the foot of a mountain, 48 m. W. by S.
of Paris. It wins burnt by Hen. II. of England,
in 1186, taken by Hen. V. in 1421, and is further
celebrated for a battle fought in its neighbourhood,
on the 18th of December 1562, between the army
ofthe King of France and the protestants under
the Prince of Conde, when the latter were defeat-
ed. It surrendered to Hen. IV. of France in
1593. and is now the seat of a prefect, wTith a pop.
of 6.xe2x80x98tt2 in 1825.
DrrwsrClc. r. Cheshire Co. N. H. included
m Walpole.
Driesr*. a town of Brandenburg, in the New
Mark, tin an island.formed bv the river Netze, near
the Polish front ier. 20 miles E. of Landsberg.
Driffhor. t. Norway, in Drontheim; 46 m. E.
Roiascal.
DriSPA Grost. *. Eng., in the east Riding of
Yorkshire, on * ranii which joins the river Hum-
ber ; 23m.N. Hn!L30 E. York., Long.0. 20. W.
lat 54. 6. N. Pen. 1.857. Here are manufac-
tures of woolen and cotton, both lately introduced,
and a weekly market on Thursday.
Drighlingtvn, t. Eng., in the W. Riding of
Yorkshire; 5 m. from Leeds. Pop. 1,355.
Drifo, a small island an the W. side of the gulf of
Bothnia. Long. 17. 7. E. lat. 62. 28. N.
Drillo, or Achates, r. Sicily, in the valley of |
Noto, which runs into the Mediterranean, 6 m.
S. E. Terra Nuova.
Drimana Point, cape, Ireland, on N. coast of
the bay of Donegal; 3 m. S. Killibegs.
Drin, or Drinus, r. which rises in S. AY. part
of Servia, and runs into the Save, 32 m W. Sabaoz.
Drinaza, r. Servia, which runs into the Save,
15 m. AV. Sabacz.
Dringmburg, t. Prussia Minden; 6 m. E. S. E.
Paderborn. Pop. 734.
Dringfort, t. Prussia; 9 m. N. E. Rastenburg.
Drino JYero, or Black Drino, or Drilo, r. Eu
Turkey, which rises in the lake near Akrida;
joining the Drino Bianca, it takes the name of
Drino only, and runs into the Adriatic ; about 8 m.
S. W. Alessio, forming a bay at its mouth, called
the Gulf of Drino. It is navigable nearly 100 m.
for large rafts
Drissa, a town of Russia, in the government
of Polotsk, at the conflux of the Drissa with the
Dwina, 20 m. W. N. W. of Polotsk, and 272 S.
of Petersburg.
Drista. See Silistria.
Drivastro, a town of European Turkey, in Alba-
nia, 20 m. N. E. of Dulcigno.
Drogheda, a seaport on the S. coast of Ireland,
seated at the head of a bay on the banks of the
river Boyne, which here divides the counties
of Meath and Louth, Drogheda, being a town
and county of itself, with a separate jurisdiction.
It is a respectable town, and carries on a consid-
erable trade in butter, grain, and coarse linens;
the harbour is tolerably commodious, but its en-
trance is impeded for ships of large burthen by a
bar. It is divided into three parishes; Oliver
Cromwell took it by storm in 1649, and it was
near here wtiere the decisive battle wins fought
between the forces of AA’illiam and James in 1691,
when the latter were defeated. See Boyne. Drog-
heda is 24 m. N. of Dublin. Pop. in 1821,
18,300. It returns a member to the parliament
of the United Kingdom.
Droitwieh, a borough in Worcestershire. Here
are famous salt springs, which were in great celeb-
rity at the period of the Norman conquest; from
these is made much peculiarly fine white salt.
It is seated on the Salwarp, 7 m. N. N. E. of
Worcester, and 116 W. N. W. of London. It is
connected with the river Severn by a canal, 7 m.
in length, and the Birmingham and Worcester
canal runs at a short distance, and by this means
the salt is distributed over all parts of the king-
dom. Droitwieh is divided into four parishes,
and returns two members to parliament. Pop. in
1821,2,176.
Drome, a Department of France, takes its ap-
pellation from the river Drome, which crosses it,
bounded by the department of the Upper Alps,
Lower Alps, and Vaucluse; the Rhone bounds
it on the wrest. The country is high, full of
mountains and valleys; the soil ill many parts un-
productive. Valence is the capital. Pop. 253,372.
Protestants, 34,000.
Drome, or Druna, a r. of France, which rises
near Valdrome, passes by Die, Pontaix, Saillans,
Crest, Livron, &c., and falls into the Rhone about
11 m. S. Valence.
Dromo, a small island in the Grecian Archipel-
ago. Long. 24. E. lat. 39. 28. N.
Dromore, a town and parish in the county of
Down, Ireland ; the town is a bishop’s see, the
palace of the prelate is a stately edifice. It is
20 m. W. by N. of Downpatrick, and 66 N. of
Dublin, on the road to Belfast. Pop. ofthe town |
