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he beftowed the grcatcft part of his attention and time, was 

 his edition of Homer, which lie began in 1787, and which 

 was prcfented to the public in 1802. A fecond edition of 

 his Virj.'il appeared in 1788 ; in the revifal and improvement 

 of which he derived great alTiftnnce from his literary friends, 

 particidarly Van Santan in Holknid, and Jacob Bryant in 

 England. During the autumn of this year, he made a tour 

 to Switzerland, and formed an acquaintance with feveral of 

 the moft eminent literary characters in that country ; and 

 on his rctm-n he w as offered the place of chief librarian at 

 Drefden, and a profefforlhip at Copenhagen, both which he 

 declined. The principal objeft of his attention was the 

 Royal Society of Gottingen, of which he was fecretary ; 

 and which was enlarged by the admiffion into the number 

 of its members of feveral French literati. By means of his 

 reputation and influence, he preferved the fociety, in 1803, 

 from the miferies incident to a ftate of war, and from any 

 moleftation on the part of the French army. After a tour 

 to Armibdt in 1806, on a vifit to one of his daughters 

 recently married, his infirmities increafed, fo that in 1809 

 he reficned his ofBcc as profeffor of eloquence. In 1810 he 

 was made a knight of the Weftphalian order of the crown, 

 and died in the month of July 1812. Few perfons have 

 been more diligent in the improvement of their time than 

 Heyne, or devoted more time in the day to literary occu- 

 pations, without fecluding himfelf from domeftic and 

 fecial enjoyments. He was twice married ; by his firft wife 

 he had one fon and tw^o daughters, one of whom was married 

 to Geor-re Forfter, fon of the celebrated Dr. John Reiiihold 

 Foriler, and on his death to Mr. Huber. By his fecond 

 wife, who was daughter of George Frederick Brandes, 

 aulic counfellor, he had two fons and four daughters. His 

 works were too numerous for recital within our limits. We 

 refer for an account of them to the General Biography, 

 Appendix. 



Vol. XVIII. 



HICKMAN, in Geography, a town of Weft Tenneflee, 

 containing 2583 perfons. 



HICKUP, 1.7, add— See Lungs. 



HIliTANS, the name of a people of North America, 

 who traverfe a region extending from the limits of the 

 ftate of Louifiana to the Rio Gila, and to the eailern decli- 

 vity of the Californian coaft, within a ftiort diftance of the 

 fliores of the Pacific ocean. In following the herds of 

 buffaloe, which change their pafture with the fcafons, they 

 refemble the wandering tribes of Tartars and Arabs, who 

 have no fettled refidence. Encamped where they find 

 water and their prey, they remain as long as they can 

 obtain a lupply. The Hietans have domefticated the 

 horfe, and vie with the moft civilized people in their ma- 

 nagement of this ufeful animal, in mounting it and applying 

 its force to the purpofes of chace or war. They are the 

 only people, aborigines of this continent, who feem to have 

 acquired the ability to wilhftand the fhock of cavalry fur- 

 nifhcd with the principles of European taftics. 



HIGHAM Ferrers, col. 2, 1. 8, r. 1230, and 6627. 



HIGHGATE, in America, 1. 3, r. 1374. 



HIGHWORTH, col. 2, \.ult. r. Highworth parifl), 

 in 181 I, contained 480 houfes, and 2514 inhabitants. 



HILLSBOROUGH, in America, 1.6, r. 49,249; 

 1. II, r. 1592. 



HILLTOWN, 1.4, r. 1335. 



HINEKLEY, col. 2, 1. 5 from bottom, r. 181 1 — 6098, 

 and 1097. 



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HINDON. Add— By the returns of l8u, the borough 

 and parilh contained 170 houfes, and 781 perfons. 



HINDSDALE, a town of Berkfhire, in MalTacluifetts, 

 containing 822 inhabitants. 



HINESBURGH, a town of Chittenden county, in 

 Vermont, having 1238 perfons. 



HINGHAM, 1. 3 and 4, r. 241—1263. 



HixGiiAM, 1. I, /■. Plymouth for Suffolk ; 1. 7, r. 2382. 



HINSDALE, 1. 4, r. 740. 



HIRAN, 1.2, r. Oxford for York, and 336; add— 

 Alfo, a townfliip of Ohio, in Portage county, having 171 

 inhabitants. 



HIRUNDO. At the clofe, for Swallow r. Migra- 



TIOM. 



HITCHIN, 1. ult. r. 181 1, the hundred of Hitchin and 

 and Plrton contained 1529 houfes, and 7732 inhabitants. 



HOCKSTETT. Add— See Battle. 



HOCKING, a town of Fairfield county, in Ohio, having 

 1078 inhabitants. 



HODSON, a townfliip of Portage county, in Ohio, 

 having 793 inhabitants. 



HOLDEN, 1. 3, r. 1072. 



HOLDERNESS, 1. 4, ;•. 835. 



HOLLAND, in America, 1. 4, r. 420. Add-Alfo, 

 a town of Orleans county, in Vermont, having 126 inha- 

 bitants. 



HOLLES, 1.4, r. 1529. 



HOLLISTON, 1. ult.r. 1810—989. 



HOLLOW Spar. See Mineralogy, Addenda. 



HOLLY, Mount, in Geography, a town of Rutland 

 county, in Vermont, having 922 inhabitants. 



HOLOCENTRUS, in Ichthyology, a genus of the Tho- 

 racici order of fifties ; the characters of w^iich are, habit of 

 the genus Perca ; gill-covers fcaly, ferrated, and aculeated ; 

 and Icales, in moft fpecies, hard and rough. The fpeciet 

 enumerated and defcribed by Dr. Shaw are as follow : ■vix. 



I . With forked or lunaled tad, 

 Sago. Silvery-red H. with longitudinal yellow 

 lines on each fide, very beautiful, about a foot long, 

 refembling a carp, but of a more fquare form, and becom- 

 ing fuddenly flender near the tail, eyes large and gold- 

 coloured, fcales large, and denticulated at the edges. Na- 

 tive of the Indian, American, and Mediterranean feas, and 

 held in high eftimation for the table. 



Schraetser. Brow nifti H. with four longitudinal black 

 lines on each fide, iilvery abdomen and naked head ; the 

 perca fchraetler of Gmelin's Linnreus. Native of the Da- 

 nube, and of its tributai-y ftreams, efteemed for food. 



Radula. H. with the body lineated with white fpecks ; 

 P. radula of Gmelin's Linnaeus. Native of India. 



Gaterina. Blueifli H. with black fpecks and fcattered 

 fpots ; Scisna gaterina of Gmelin's Linnaeus. Native of 

 the Arabian feas, varying in fize and colours. 



ViRE.sCEKS. Grcenifli H. with tranfverfe dorfal femide- 

 current olivaceous bands, and head ftreaked with yellow. 

 Native of the Indian feas. 



QurxQUiLiNEATUS. Yellowifti H. with brownifli back, 

 and body marked on each fide by five longitudinal blue 

 lines. Native of Japan. 



Bengalensls. Subfulvous H., filvery beneath, and marked 

 on each fide of the upper part by five longitudinal blueifti 

 bands, margined with black. Native of Bengal. 



TiGRiNU.s. White H. with the body tranfverfely banded, 

 and fins fpotted with black. Native of the Indian feas, and 

 efteemed for the table. 



Decussatus. White, with brown back, and body marked 



by 



