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 NELSON 219 ward the north. It is traversed by the Louis- ville and Nashville and Great Southern rail- road, and its Lexington division. The chief productions in 1870 were 148,294 hushels of wheat, 22,085 of rye, 774,315 of Indian corn, 151,589 of oats, 25,583 of sweet potatoes, 5,150 tons of hay, 28,282 Ibs. of wool, 205,289 of butter, and 8,713 gallons of sorghum and 10,052 of maple molasses. There were 5,406 horses, 1,542 mules and asses, 3,364 milch cows, 7,916 other cattle, 11,096 sheep, and 35,534 swine; 4 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 8 distilleries, 3 flour mills, 14 saw mills, and 2 wool-carding and cloth-dressing establishments. Capital, Bardstown. NELSON. I. A province of New Zealand, forming the N. W. part of South island, bound- ed E. by the province of Marlborough, and S. by Canterbury; area, 11,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 22,501. A portion of the W. part is mountainous. Iron, copper, and gold are found. The exports of gold from April 1, 1857, to Dec. 31, 1871, amounted to 1,126,504 oz., valued at 4,458,000. II. A seaport town, capital of the province, on a small harbor at the bottom of Blind bay, 78 m. (150 m. by water) W. of Wellington, and 1,280 m. S. E. of Sydney, Australia; pop. about 6,000; with suburbs, 8,000. It is the seat of an Anglican bishop, and has a literary institute and mu- seum, numerous public and private schools, a college, several churches, and three branch banks. The chief manufactures are cloth and leather. Steamers ply regularly to the neigh- boring ports and Melbourne, and periodically to Sydney. Four newspapers were published in 1873, one of which was a daily. NELSON, David, an American clergyman, born near Jonesborough, Tenn., Sept. 24, 1793, died at Oakland, 111., Oct. 17, 1844. He was edu- cated at Washington college, Ya., and studied medicine in Danville, Ky., and at Philadelphia. He joined a Kentucky regiment as a surgeon in the war of 1812, and proceeded to Canada. On his return he resumed the practice of medi- cine. After making a profession of religion in early life, he relapsed into infidelity, but at length returned to his religious convictions, be- came a minister in the Presbyterian church, and was licensed to preach in 1825. He preached for nearly three years in Tennessee, and was engaged in the publication of a periodical called "The Calvinistic Magazine." In 1828 he succeeded his brother Samuel as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Danville, Ky. In 1830 he removed to Missouri, establishing a college in Marion co., 12 m. from Palmyra, of which he became the first president. In 1836, owing to the slavery question, Dr. Nelson, who was a warm emancipationist, removed to the neighborhood of Quincy, 111., and established an institute for the education of young men. In the latter part of his life he was subject to epilepsy, which gradually impaired his faculties. He published "The Cause and Cure of Infi- delity," which passed through many editions. NELSON, Horatio, Viscount Nelson of the Nile, a British admiral, born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Sept. 29, 1758, killed in the battle of Trafalgar, Oct. 21, 1805. His childhood was marked by the fearless spirit for which he after- ward became distinguished. He left school at the age of 12, and became a midshipman on board a ship destined for an attack on the Falkland islands; but this expedition having been given up, he went in a merchant ship to the West Indies. In 1773, although a boy, he sailed as coxswain of one of the two ships of Capt. Phipps's arctic expedition. On return- ing he was placed on board the man-of-war Seahorse, which sailed for the East Indies; but the climate soon prostrated him, and with- in 18 months he was compelled to return to England. Eecovering his health on the voyage home, he passed with credit an examination for a lieutenancy, April 8, 1777, and was ap- pointed second lieutenant on the Lowestoffe, which was employed against the French and American privateers, who were harassing the British trade in the West Indies. He soon afterward became first lieutenant on board the Bristol flag ship ; in December, 1778, was ap- pointed commander of the Badger brig, and post captain on June 11, 1779, when he was assigned to the Hinchinbrook, 28, in which he distinguished himself at the siege of Fort San Juan and took the island of St. Bartholomew. But the crew of the Hinchinbrook were deci- mated by fever, and its commander was forced to return to England. He was next appointed to the Albemarle, 28, in the winter of 1781-'2 cruised in the North sea, sailed for Quebec in April, 1782, and thence with a convoy to New York ; he there joined the fleet under Sir William Hood, and with him went to the West Indies, where he remained till the peace of 1783. After his arrival in England he retired to St. Omer, but in the spring of 1784 "took command of the Boreas, 28, ordered to the West Indies. At Nevis he captured four Amer- ican vessels for violating the navigation laws. At the same island, March 11, 1787, he married a widow, the daughter of the governor, Mr. Herbert. After his return to England a writ was served upon him on the part of the Amer- ican captains, who laid their damages at 20,- 000. But the government protected him, and he had no more trouble with the suit. When the war with France broke out he was ap- pointed, Jan. 30, 1793, to the Agamemnon, 64, and joined the Mediterranean fleet commanded by Lord Hood. By him he was sent with despatches to Naples, where he made the ac- quaintance of Sir William and Lady Hamilton. Subsequently he commanded a small squadron sent to Corsica to cooperate with Paoli against the French, and took Bastia, May 19, 1794, after a siege of seven weeks. The Agamemnon was then ordered to Calvi to assist Gen. Sir Charles Stuart in the siege of that place. Here Nelson lost an eye from sand and small gravel driven into it by a shot striking the