CAR 



440 



CAR 



Carcass tars for the purpose of setting fire to houses The the siege of Groll, in 1672, by the Bishop of Mun- Carcass 



Carcassone. case j, 8ome times made of ribs of iron, covered with sten . ^~ 



s --V'-*' ~ tc hed doth &c. and is sometimes an iron shell, 1 he following Table contains the result ot a series 



with three or four 'openings, through which the fire of experiments, made with round case carcasses at an 



Carcasses are said to have been first used at elevation of 45 . 



issues. 



CARCASSONE, anciently CARCASO, the capi- 

 tal of the department of the Aude, is situated upon 

 the canal of Languedoc, and also upon the river 

 Aude, which divides the town into two parts, called 

 the Upper and the Lower Town, both of which are 

 surrounded with a wall. The upper town, which is 

 situated upon an eminence, is called the City, and, 

 besides the cathedral, contains a castle, which is very 

 strong, and commands the whole town. In this 

 castle are kept the ancient records, which are writ- 

 ,ten upon the bark of trees. The lower town, which 

 is almost square, consists of streets intersecting each 

 other at right angles, and leading to a large square 

 in the centre, which is ornamented with a fountain 

 of rockwork, surmounted by a figure of Neptune. 

 The quays, which are adorned with rows of trees, 

 form agreeable promenades. 



From Carcassone strangers generally go to Bar- 

 bayrac, on the road to Trebes, to see the Languedoc 



canal pass over an aqueduct bridge across the river 

 Orbe. 



In this town, the manufacture of drabs of all kinds 

 is carried on to a very considerable extent. They 

 are made of the wool of Bezieres, Narbonne, and 

 Spain, and are sold at Lyons, Bourdeaux, Thou- 

 louse, and other towns of France. The quantity 

 which is annually sent off amounts to about 16,000 

 pieces. The inhabitants of the town and the adja- 

 cent country are employed in carding, spinning, and 

 preparing the wool ; and such is the industry of the 

 people, that a beggar is not to be seen in the coun- 

 try. The inhabitants of the six villages which com- 

 pose the district of Graissesac, some leagues from 

 Carcassone, are employed in fabricating copper goods. 

 Population 15,300. E. Long. 2 5', N. Lat. 43* 

 11'. See Histoire de Carcassone, par Fere Bouges. 



