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Rh and its president from 1870 till 1886. He has con- tributed articles to the "Revue Canadienne " and " Annales Teresienne," and has edited several works of elementary instruction, including " Nou- veau cours de langue Anglaise " (Montreal. 1867) ; " Petites fleurs de poesie " (1868) : " Fleurs de la poesie Canadienne " (1869) ; " Petite geographie des ecoles Canadiennes" (1871); and "The Pro- nouncing Book " (1878). — Ilis brother, (xuillauiue Alphouse, journalist, b. in St. Jerome, Quebec, 4 Nov., 1852, was educated at the Seminary of Sainte Therese de Blainville, studied law, and was admit- ted to the bar of Quebec in 1875. He has been editor of " La Minerve " and of " Le Nord," pub- lished at St. Jerome. Mr. Nantel was elected to the Dominion parliament for Terrebonne in 1882, resigned to make way for Joseph A. Chapleau. who became secretary of state in the Dominion cabinet, was elected for the same constituency to the legis- lature of Quebec in August, 1882, and was re-elect- ed in December, 1886.

NAPIER, Sir Charles, British naval officer, b. in Merchistoun Hall, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 6 March, 1786; d. in London. 6 Nov., 1860. He was a grandson of the fiftii Lord Napier, and a lineal descendant of the inventor of the Napierian logarithms. He entered the navy as midshipman in 1799, was promoted lieutenant in 1805, and sent to the West Indies, where he served in the opera- tions against the French, and, being appointed commander of the brig " Recruit," captured Fort Edouard at the entrance of Fort de France, and otherwise contributed to the success of the Mar- tinique expedition in 1809. After a successful cruise against French vessels, he was promoted commander by Admiral Cochrane in August, 1809, and in 1811 was employed in Portugal and along the coast of southern Italy, capturing Ponza island. He was attached in 181^ to the North American squadron, and took an active part in the war against the United States, serving on Lake Cham- plain under Com. Downie, in the expedition up Potomac river in August, 1814, bombarded Alex- andria, commanded the long - boats during the operations against Baltimore in September, 1814, and assisted also at the battle of New Orleans. He was made a K. C. B., and in 1829, being given a special mission to Portugal, entered the navy of that country as vice-admiral, defeated off Cape St. Vincent, 3 July, 1833, the forces of Dom Miguel, and was created Viscount of St. Vincent and a grandee of the first class in Portugal. He obtained his reinstatement in the British navy in 1834, be- came commodore in 1839, participated in the storm- ing of Sidon in September. 1840, and that of Acre in October, and was promoted rear-admiral in 1841. He also represented Marylebone in parliament in 1841-'7, became vice-admiral of the blue in May, 1853, bombarded Bomarsund in 1854. and was pro- moted, March, 1858, admiral of the blue. Among his works are " The Navy, its Past and Present State " (London. 1831) ; " The War in Syria " (1842) ; and " My Own Life " (1856).

NAPIONE, Carlo Antonio Galeami (nah-pe- o'-nay), Brazilian soldier, b. in Piedmont about 1750; d. in Rio Janeiro in 1814. He entered the military service of his country, but being fond of natural science studied physics. When Sardinia was annexed by Napoleon, Napione, who had reached the rank of colonel, emigrated and ac- cepted a place on the staff in Lisbon. He soon was appointed under-seeretary of war, and was promoted afterward brigadier and general director of the arsenal, where he put in practice a new pro- cess of casting cannon which he had invented. In 1807 he accompanied the prince regent to Brazil, and was appointed inspector-general of artillery and director of the arsenal, where he established a powder-factory and a cannon-foundry, and by his mineralogical knowledge discovered and began to work a mine of iron-ore. He explored a great part of the neighboring provinces for metal, and left in- teresting notes on mineralogy and metallurgy, which, after his death, were edited by order of the government by Col. Pinto, under the title of " Tra- tado da mineralogia, com referenda expressaos metaes uteis achados no Brazil " (Rio Janeiro, 1817).

NARKONNE, Charles Henry, buccaneer, b. in Canada about 1627 ; d. in Tortugas, W. I., in 1681. He was the son of a French officer and an Indian woman, and took the name of his father's native city. He began life as a soldier in Canada, but went about 1660 to Tortugas, and afterward became famous for his daring exploits as a bucca- neer. Either alone or in association with other buccaneers, he ravaged the coast of Santo Domin- go, the Bay of Honduras, and the Gulf of Uraba, and, joining Sir Henry Morgan in 1670, took part in the expedition against Panama. He was de- tached to secure provisions for the invaders, and stormed Carthagena, captured Santa Catalina isl- and, and, rejoining Morgan on Chagres river, headed the attack against Fort San Lorenzo. He undertook afterward expeditions against Mara- caibo and San Antonio de Gibraltar, and, having amassed a large fortune, settled in Tortugas, be- coming in 1677 deputy-lieutenant of the king, which post he held till his death.

NARBONNE, Peter Remi, Canadian insurgent, b. in St. Remi, Canada, in 1806; d. in Montreal, 15 Feb., 1839. He was active in the Canadian troubles of 1837, and after the defeat of the insur- gents at St. Charles he escaped to the United States. He enrolled himself in the band that was organized by Lucien Gagnon (q. v.), returned to Canada, and took a conspicuous part in the unfor- tunate affair of Moore's Corner. After this defeat he placed himself at the head of a body of insur- gents from Deux-Montagnes and fought at St. Eustache. but was taken prisoner near Sherring- ton and led to St. Jean. His wife was not al- lowed to see him, and died of grief a few days after- ward. He was released in July, when an amnesty was granted to the insurgents by Lord Durham, but took part in the rising of 1838, and command- ed a body of Canadians at Napierville and Odel- town. He tried to make his way through the lines after the latter engagement, but was arrested and taken to Napierville. He was tried at ]lontreal for high treason, 26 Jan., 1839, and hanged.

NARBROUGH, Sir John, English navigator, b. in Norfolk in 1640; d. near San Domingo in 1688. He entered the navy as a boy, served during the war with the Dutch in 1664, and was given in 1669 the command of an expedition to the South sea. He sailed from Deptford, 26 Nov., 1669, and after exploring the coast of Patagonia entered the Strait of Magellan, and arrived on 15 Nov.. 1670, in the Pacific ocean. He sailed along the Chilian coast as far as Valdivia, but, being denied entrance to that harbor by the Spanish authorities, he returned to England. Charles II., who had expect- ed great results from Narborough's voyage, and came in state to receive the latter at Gravesend, was greatly disappointed. In the following year Narborough served under the Duke of York at the battle of Solebay. Pie was made rear-admiral and knighted in 1673, commanded also the expeditions against Tripoli in 1674 and Algiers in 1677. and was appointed in 1680 commissioner of the admi-