BAR'SABAS, [of 13a fon, sau* reft, Syr. i. e. the Ton 
of reft ; or of “13 ;i fon, and 2’t? to return, Syr. and Heb. 
i. e. the fon of converfiori. ] The name of one of the fe- 
venty difciples. 
BARSALLACH' POINT, a cape of Scotland, on the 
coart of the coujity of Wigton, in Luce bay : eight miles 
north-weft of Burrowhead. 
BARSAL'LI, a kingdom of Africa, bordering on the 
river Gambia, inhabited by a tribe of negroes called JaloJfs. 
It is a moll defpotic monarchy ; all people being obliged 
to proftrate themfeives on the earth w hen any of the royal 
family appear. The kingdom is divided into a number of 
provinces, over which governors called bumeys are appoint¬ 
ed. Thefe are abfolute within their jurifdidliotis; but 
they feldom carry their prerogative fo far as to incur the 
diilike of the people, which would quickly prove fatal to 
them. The Mahometan religion is profeffed by the king 
and Iris court; though little regard is paid to it by his fttb- 
jeiRs. The general drefs of the people is a kind of loofe 
Calico furplice, that hangs down below the knee ; which 
they fometimes plait about the waift in a very agreeable 
manner. They wear a number of gold trinkets in their 
hair, ears, nofes, and round their necks, arms, and legs; 
but the women are moftly fond of thefe ornaments. The 
king of Barfilli, whom Moore faw in 1732, had a prodigi- 
gious number of women : but when he went abroad he was 
feldom attended by more than two, who feemed to be 
drefted out in the whole finery of the feraglio. He had 
likewife a number of brethren ; but it was feldom that he 
deigned to fpeak to them : if ever he did, they were ob¬ 
liged to fall proftrate on the earth the moment they came 
into his prefence, notwithftanding they were the prefum- 
tive heirs of the crown. It is indeed ufual for the king’s 
•children to difpule the right of fttcceffion with his bre¬ 
thren, and the longeft fword bears away the prize. 
BARSAN'TI (Francifco), an eminent mufical perfor¬ 
mer and compofer, was born at Lucca in 1690. He fttt- 
died the civil law in the imiverfity of Padua; but after¬ 
wards chofe mafic for his profelfton. He put himfelf un¬ 
der the tutition of fome able mailers in Italy ; and, hav¬ 
ing attained a confiderable proficiency in practical compo- 
fition, lie came to England with Gentiniani in 1714. He 
was a good performer on the hautboy and flute. He pub- 
liihed, with a dedication to the earl of Burlington, fix folos 
for a flute with a thorough-bafs, and afterwards fix folos 
for a German flute and a bafs. He alfo made into fonatas, 
for two violins and a bafs, the firft fix folos of Geminiani. 
Pie afterwards compofed twelve concertos for violins; and 
likewife, Sei Antifone, in which he fttccefsfully imitated 
the ftyle of Palefti ina and the old compofers. 
BAR'SERS, a town of Norway, fifty miles north-eaft 
of Romfdal. 
BARSILE'A, a daughter of Coeltts and Terra, who 
was mother of all the gods. Diod. An ifland on the north 
of Gaul, famous for its amber. Alfo an ifland in the 
Euxine fea. Plin. 
BAR'SINE, or B^rsene. a daughter of Darius, who 
married Alexander, by whom file had a fon called Her¬ 
cules. Caifander ordered her and her child to be put to 
death. Juflin. 
BAR'SIR, a town of Perfia, in the province of Ker¬ 
man, fixty miles north-eaft of Sirgian. 
BARTAPOUR', a town of India, in the country of 
Kemaoon, on an ifland in the Ganges : ninety-three miles 
oaft of Bereilly, and ninety north of Lucknow. 
BAR'TAS (William de Salufte du), a French poet of 
rite 16th century. He was employed by Henry IV. of 
France, in England, Denmark, and Scotland ; and com¬ 
manded a troop of horfe in Gafconv, under the marechal 
de Martignan. He was a Calvinift ; and died in 1590, 
aged forty-fix. He wrote many poems; the principal of 
which arc, x. The Week, or Creation of the World ; 2. 
The Poem of Judith ; and 3. The Battle of Ivrv, gained 
kv Henry IV. in (.590. 
SAR'TEN, a town of Prwfiia, and capital o.f ^ fnaaiU 
BAR 
country, called Bartenland, in the province of Natangen : 
forty miles fouth-eaft of Konigfberg. 
B AR'TENSTEIN, a town of Pruffia, in the province 
of Natangen, fituated on the river Alle : twenty-eight 
miles fouth of Konigfberg. 
Bartenstein, a town and caftle of Germany, in the 
circle of Franconia, and principality of Hohenlohe. 
To BAR'TER, v. n. \_barattcr, Fr. to trick in traffic; 
from barat, craft, fraud.] To traffic by exchanging one 
commodity for another, in oppofition to purchafing with 
money.—A man has not every thing growing upon his 
foil, and therefore is willing to barter with his neighbour. 
Collier. 
To Barter, v. a. To give any thing in exchange for 
fomething elfe.—I fee nothing-left us, but to truck and 
barter our goods, like the wild Indians, with each other. 
Swift. —Sometimes it is ufea with the particle a way before 
the thing given. — If they will barter away their time, me- 
tliinks they fhould at leaf! have fome eafe in exchange. De. 
cay of Piety. 
Barter,/! The act of practice of trafficking by ex¬ 
change of commodities; fometimes the tiling given in ex. 
change.—He who corrupteth Englifit with foreign words, 
is as wife as ladies that change plate for china; for which 
the laudable traffic of old clothes is much the faired: bar¬ 
ter. Felton. 
Barter, f. A rule in the commercial part of arithme¬ 
tic. See the article Arithmetic, p. 179 of this volume. 
B AR'TERER,/] He that traffics by exchange of com¬ 
modities. 
BAR'TERY,/ Exchange of commodities.—It fs aTe- 
ceived opinion, that, in moft ancient ages, there was only 
bartery or exchange of commodities againft moft nations. 
Camden. 
BARTH, or Bart (Jean), a brave fifherman of Dun¬ 
kirk, who rofe to the rank of an admiral; and is celebrat¬ 
ed for his fignal valour and naval exploits, in the annals 
of France, The following remarkable anecdote is told of 
Bart. In May, 1696, the Englifh admiral Benbow failed 
witlt a fquadron, in order to block him up in the harbour 
of Dunkirk ; but he found means to efcape through the 
whole fquadron ; and, fleering north-eaftward, attacked 
a fleet of Dutch merchant-fliips in the Baltic, which was 
convoyed by five frigates. The whole of the convoy he 
made prize of, together with near half of the merchant¬ 
men, which he carried fafe into Dunkirk. A clamour 
was raifed againft him on his return for not following his 
inftrudtions, which were to fink, burn, and dejlroy. Bart 
demanded an audience of the king, and bluntly fold him, 
that he thought he had done much better in bringing home- 
thefe fliips than in deftroying them, becaufe they were- 
laden with corn, which at that time was very fcarce and 
dear. The king was greatly pleafed, and, as a proof of 
it, gave him a draft on his banker for a prefent of 30,000 
livres. The tough-hewn feaman immediately fallied 
out, enquiring for the houfe of the banker. This he foon 
found, and alked the porter if he was at home. The por¬ 
ter anfwered in the affirmative; but faid he had company ; 
and that he muft come again at a certain hour, if he had 
bufinefs with him. “ 1 only alked you,” fays Bart, “ if 
your fnafter was at home ;” and, milling into the houfe, 
he foon found the apartment where the banker was at din¬ 
ner with a large company. “Which of you is the king’s 
banker ?” faid Bart. “ It is me,” anfwered the banker. 
“ Then pay me this,” fays Bart. The banker took the 
note in his hand, but prefently returning it over his flioui- 
der, and dropping it on the floor, faid, “ Return at four 
o’clock.” Bart drew his hanger, exclaiming at the fame 
time, “Rife immediately, and honour his majefty’s figna- 
ture, or your headdhall fly off upon the table.” The bank¬ 
er faid to his company, “ ExcuJ'ez, mejjieurs ; Du Bart n’en- 
tendpas raillerie ; Excufe my abfence, gentlemen; D11 Bart 
is not to be trifled with ;” then, picking up the note, he 
went into the bank to count the money. As he was telling 
it tQ filver, which was the general circulation in France, 
Bart 
