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 THE AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA TROMBONE ITIROMBONE, a brass wind instrument, sup- JL posed to be identical with the ancient sack- but, which constitutes one form of the trum- pet. By means of sliding tubes great depth and power of tone are produced, and the in- strument is capable of splendid effect. Trom- bones are of three kinds, alto, tenor, and bass ; the first having a compass from 0, the second space in the bass, to G, an octave above the treble clef ; the second from B, the second line in the bass, to A, the second space in the treble ; and the third from 0, an octave below the second space in the bass, to G, the second line in the treble. TR05IP. I. Maarten Harpertzoon van, a Dutch admiral, born in Briel in 1597, killed in bat- tle, July 31 (N. 8., Aug. 10), 1653. In his boy- hood he was captured by the English in a bat- tle off the Guinea coast, in which his father was killed. Subsequently he was prominent on various occasions, especially under Admiral Heijn. In 1639, as admiral of Holland, he inflicted great damage upon the Spanish fleet near Gravelines, and in October he gained a most decisive victory over a powerful Span- ish squadron under Oquendo in the Downs, for which he was made a noble of France. Against the English fleet in 1652 he was at first unsuccessful in the Downs, and was su- perseded by De Ruyter, but was soon reinsta- ted as chief commander. He signally defeated Blake near the Goodwin Sands, Nov. 29, but was intercepted by him off Portland island, Feb. 18, 1653, suffered a heavy loss, and re- treated. He was killed in an encounter off the Dutch coast with the English fleet under Monk, and was buried with great splendor at Delft. II. Cornells van, a Dutch admiral, son of the preceding, born in Rotterdam, Sept. 9, 1629, died in Amsterdam, May 29, 1691. He early operated against the African pirates and against the English in the Mediterranean, and when 21 years old was made vice admiral. TROMSO From 1656 to 1662 he lived in retirement. In 1665, when the Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam was beaten by the English off Solebay, Van Tromp conducted a masterly retreat. He was appointed commander-in-chief in the ab- sence of De Ruyter, and under him he dis- played great valor in the encounter with the English in the Downs in June, 1666; but on July 25 (N. S., Aug. 4) he was cut off from the main squadron, and was unable to come to the relief of De Ruyter, who accordingly insisted upon his removal. He was reinstated in 1673, during the war with the allied French and English, in which he gained new laurels. After the restoration of peace with England in 1675 he was cordially received in that country, and Charles II. made him a baronet. On De Ruyter's death in 1676 he succeeded him in the highest naval rank, but afterward served for some time with great distinction under the Danish government. TROMSO. I. The northernmost stift or dio- cese of Norway, bordering on the Arctic and Atlantic oceans; area, 42,687 sq. m. ; pop. in 1865, 155,335. It is divided into the baili- wicks of Nordland, Tromso, and Finmark, and includes the Loffoden islands, celebrated for magnificent scenery and extensive cod and her- ring fisheries. (See LOFFODEN.) There is lit- tle agriculture, the main means of subsistence being derived from fisheries. II. A town, cap- ital of the diocese, on an island in the sound of Tromso, between the island of Kvalo and the mainland ; lat. 69' 38' N., Ion. 19 E. ; pop. about 4,000. It is the seat of a governor, and has several schools, a church, a Lappish print- ing office, and a hospital chiefly for lepers. The seat of the bishop has been removed to Alsta- houg. The town was founded in 1794, and has an active shipping trade and an excellent harbor sheltered by mountains. Many vessels belonging here are engaged in the walrus fish- ery at Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen.