CAPE CAPELLO. 



great size. Timber is scarce: the chestnut, wild 

 almond, and plumb are indigenous. The domestic 

 animals of civilized man have all been introduced. 

 The sheep are of the broad-tailed kind. Lions, 

 tigers, wolves, hyaenas, buffaloes, and jackalls are 

 numerous in the vicinity of the settlements. In 

 the more remote parts are the elepliant, the rhino- 

 ceros, the quagga, the giraffe, &c. The spring-bock 

 is seen in herds of 10/XX). Monkeys, armadillos, 

 and other small animals are numerous. The ostrich 

 is common. Vultures, eagles, kites, and the gigantic 

 condor inhabit the mountains. There are also peli- 

 cans, flamingoes, parrots, and many kinds of aquatic 

 birds. Noxious reptiles are not numerous. Fish 

 are plentiful on the coasts. The capital is Cape 

 Town (q. v.). Scarcely any manufactures have been 

 introduced into the colony, and its commerce is very 

 limited. Some British mercliants have settled at 

 Cape Town, and the trade appears to be increasing. 

 The principal export is Cape wine. The imports are 

 in small quantities, and consist of cloths, hardware, 

 furniture, hats, c. The average amount is about a 

 million of dollars. The value of the colony to Great 

 Britain must not, however, be estimated by its reve- 

 nue. It is important, principally, as being the con- 

 necting link between that kingdom and her posses- 

 sions in the East. The Dutch settlers, who live in 

 the interior, are called boors, and are in a very de- 

 graded condition. Indolent and stupid, every thing 

 about them exhibits the utmost wretchedness in the 

 midst of plenty. See Barrow's Travels in Southern 

 Africa ; Valiant, Lichtenstein and Campbell's Tra- 

 vels, and the Rev. Mr Latrobe's Visit to South 

 Africa, in 1815 and 1816. Beamois, the French 

 traveller, has also lately given interesting informa- 

 tion on the south of Africa. 



Cape Hatteras ; a noted and dangerous cape on 

 the coast of North Carolina ; being the projecting 

 point of a long reef of sand, extending from Ocra- 

 coke inlet to New inlet; lat. 35 14' N. ; Ion. 75 

 30' W. 



Cape Haytien (formerly called Cape Francois, or 

 Le Cap, and, during the reign of Christophe, Cape 

 Henry) ; a town of Hayti, and the capital of the 

 island and republic ; Ion. 72 16' W. ; lat. 19 46' N. 

 It is situated on the north coast ; was founded in 

 1670; burnt in 1792, by the blacks; was the last 

 town retained by the French in the island, but was 

 surrendered by them to the blacks in 1803 ; it then 

 became the capital of the black emperor, Henry 

 Christophe. Before it suffered so severely by intes- 

 tine convulsions, it contained a number of elegant 

 buildings, about 900 houses of stone and brick, and 

 a population of from 8 to 12,000; some say 20,000, 

 12,000 being slaves. It is situated in a very fertile 

 tract, and has one of the most secure and) convenient 

 harbours in the island. It is built on a cape at the 

 edge of a large plain, sixty miles long and twelve 

 broad, between the sea and the mountains. Its situ- 

 ation is not fortunate, as it is screened from the land 

 wind by the mountains, and thus left exposed to the 

 unmitigated fervour of the sun's rays. The plain is 

 well watered and highly cultivated. It is cut 

 through by straight roads, forty feet broad, lined 

 with hedges of lime and lemon trees, leading to 

 plantations which produce as great a quantity of 

 sugar as any spot of the same size in the world. 



Cape Horn ; a cape on the south coast of Terra 

 del Fuego. It is the southern extremity of South 

 America ; lat. 55 S& S. ; Ion. 67 21' W. The na- 

 vigation round cape Horn is very dangerous, on ac- 

 count of frequent tempests ; yet, of late, it has been 

 the common course of vessels, being found much 

 preferable to the tedious passage through the straits 

 cf Magellan. The shore is inhabited by Indians, of 



whom little is known. The cape was discovered by 

 Jacob le Maire, a Dutchman, in 1616. It is cold, 

 lofty, and covered with wood. 



Cape Lookout ; a dangerous cape on the coast of 

 North Carolina; lat. 34 >u 22 N. ; Ion. 76 37 U . 



Cape Town ; capital of the cape of Good Hope ; 

 lat. 33 6" S. Ion. 18 23' E. : population in 1818, 

 18,173; of whom 7460 were whites, 1905 free 

 blacks, 810 apprentices, 536 Hottentots, 7462 slaves. 

 It is agreeably situated, rather more tlian tlurty 

 miles from the cape of Good Hope, properly so 

 called, at the head of Table bay, in a valley between 

 the Table and Lion mountains. It is defended by a 

 castle of considerable strength, and contains a court- 

 house, a guard-house, a Cafvinistic church, a Luthe- 

 ran church, a theatre, and 1145 houses, many of 

 which are fine. The tone of society is wholly com- 

 mercial, the minds of all classes being bent on 

 trade. There was not, in 1818, a public school 

 nor a bookseller's shop in the town. The streets 

 are broad, but ill-paved. The price of provisions is 

 very reasonable. The town is well supplied with 

 springs of excellent water, sufficient also for the 

 ships wlu'ch stop at the port. The harbour is tole- 

 rably secure from September to May, while the S.E. 

 winds prevail. During the rest of the year, when 

 the wind blows generally from the N. and N.W., 

 ships are obliged to resort to False bay, on the op- 

 posite side of the peninsula. A missionary is sup- 

 ported here by the London missionary society. 



Cape Verde (anciently, Arsenariuni) ; on the west 

 coast of Africa ; lat. 14 44' N. ; Ion. 17 31' W. 



Cape Verde Islands ; islands of Africa, in the At- 

 lantic ; so called from cape Verde, opposite to which 

 they are situated ; 390 miles W. cape Verde, and 

 between 15 and 18 N. lat. They belong to Portu- 

 gal. As to their number, some reckon ten, others 

 fourteen or more, by giving the name of islands to 

 those which are only rocks. They are, in general, 

 mountainous ; the lower hills are covered with a 

 beautiful verdure) as well as the extensive valleys 

 between ; but with little water, except what is found 

 in ponds and wells. They are said to have been, 

 and probably were, known to the ancients, under the 

 name of Gorgades. The air is extremely hot and 

 unwholesome. It rarely rains ; and the ground is 

 so hot that one can hardly stand in places exposed to 

 the sun. It is dangerous to pass the night in the 

 open air, for the great heat is often succeeded by a 

 sudden cold, which proves mortal to such as are ex- 

 posed to it. The soil is, for the most part, stony 

 and barren ; nevertheless, some parts produce rice, 

 maize, bananas, lemons, oranges, citrons, pomegra- 

 nates, figs, and melons. Grapes are gathered twice 

 a-year. The manufacture of leather and salt forms 

 the principal riches. Two of the islands, St Yago 

 and St Philip, depend immediately on the king, and 

 are the only ones fortified. The number of inhabi- 

 tants is calculated at 100,000. Few whites are now 

 seen. The governor and priests are often Negroes. 

 The chief town is Porto Praya. In the small island 

 of Mayo, much sa^t is made. Numerous vessels, 

 principally American, visit this place for the sake of 

 obtaining it, and bring flour to give in exchange. 

 In 1827, the imports into the United States from 

 these islands amounted to 77,425 dollars; the ex- 

 ports to them from the United States, to 104,165 

 dollars. The island of Fuego, one of the group, 

 consists of one single mountain, formerly a volcano, 

 according to lieutenant Mudge, 9,790 feet above the 

 level of the sea. 



CAPELLO, BIANCA ; a noble Venetian lady, whose 

 singular adventures and final elevation have rendered 

 her exceedingly remarkable. She was born about 

 1542, being the daughter of Bartolomeo Capello, a 



