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DOBEL1N, or DOBLEN, a town in the duchy of Courland;20 miles S. \V. of Miltau.
DOBEZIN, or DOBEZYN, a town of Great Poland, in Cu-javia, OS miles N. of Warsaw .
DOBOY, a small American island, in the Atlantic , near thecoast of Georgia. Lou. 81.31. W. Lat. 31. 28. N.
DOI3RAKOTZ, a town of Hungary , ly miles S. of Svmoii-tornya.
DOBRATA, a town of European Turkey , in the province ofMoldavia , 40 miles W. of Jassv.
DOBRENIZ, a tow'n of Bohemia , in the circle of Konigin-gralz: 8 miles S, W. of Konigingratz.
DOBUNI, orBODUNl, an ancient people of Britain , whopossessed the territory which now forms the counties of Oxlordand Gloucester. Both the names of this British nation seem tohave been derived from the low situation of a great part of thecountry which they inhabited: for both duvn and hod’ui signify“ profound” or “ low,” in the ancient language of Gaul and Bri-tain. The Dobuni are not mentioned among the British nationswho resisted the Romans under Julius Ciesar, w hich was probablyowing to the distance of their country from the scene of action;and before the next invasion under Claudius, they had been somuch oppressed by their ambitious neighbours the Cattivellauni,that they submitted with pleasure to the Romans, to be deliveredfrom that oppression.
DOCE, or ERESII WATER RIVER, a river of SouthAmerica, in Brasil, which runs into the Atlantic .
DOCET/E, [from Jo»», to appear,] in ecclesiastical history,flic followers of Julius Cassiamis, one of the Vaienlinian sect, to-wards the close of the second century, who revived a notion thathad been adopted by a branch of the Gnostics , against whom St.John, Ignatius, and Polycarp , had asserted the truth of the incar-nation. They believed and taught, as their name imports, thatthe actions and sufferings of Jesus Christ were not in reality', butonly in appearance.
DOC1MASIA, in Greek antiquity, a probation of the magi-strates and persons employed in public business at Athens.
DOCIMASTIC Art, a name given to the art of assaying by-operations in small, the nature and quantity of metallic or othermatters which may be obtained from mineral, or other compoundbodies. See Metallurgy .
Docimastic Hundred, or Centner, in metallurgy and as-saying, is a weight divisible, first into 100, and thence into smallerparts; but though the word is the same botli with the assayers andmetallurgists, yet it is to be understood as expressing a very dif-ferent quantity in their different acceptation of it. The weightsof the metallurgists arc easily understood, being of the commonproportion, but those of the assayers are a thousand times smallerthan these, as the portions of metals or ores examined by the as-sayers are usaally very small. The metallurgists, who extractmetals out of their ores, use a weight divided into 100 equal parts,each part a pound; the whole tnev call a centner, or hundredweight; the pound is divided into 32 parts, or half ounces: andthe half-ounce into two quarters of ounces, and these each intotwo drams. These divisions and denominations of the metallur-gists are easily understood; but the same words used by assayersexpress very different quantities; for as the centner of the metal-lurgists contains 1001b. the centners of the assayers is really nomore than one drain, to which the other parts are proportioned.
DOCIMENOS, in ancient geography, a city of Phry gia, af-terwards called Svnaia.
DOC1MEN LM Marmor, a name given by the ancients to aspecies of marble of a bright and clear white, much used in largeand sumptuous buildings, such as temples and the like.
Dock. 1 . The stump of the tail, which remains after docking.2. The solid part of the tail.
Dock, in the manege, is used for a large case of leather, as longas the dock of a horse’s tail, w hich serves it for a cover. 'TheFrench call the dock troussequeue. It is made fast by straps tothe crupper, and has leathern thongs that pass between his thighs,,and along his Banks to the saddle straps, in order to keep the tailtight, and to hinder it from whisking about. ,
Dock, [assome imagine of maritime affairs, a broad
and deep trench, formed on the side of a harbour, or on the bankpf a river, and commodiously fitted either to build ships in, or
receive them to be repa red. These docks have generally strongHood-gates, to prevent the flux of the tide from entering the dockwnile the ship is under repair.
Dock, Wet, is a dock, where a ship can only be cleaned dur-ing the recess of the tide, or in the interval 1)-. tween the time w lienthe tide leaves her a-ground, and the period when it again readiesher by Hie return of the Hood. The largest and mod commodiousdocks in this country, or perhaps in the world, are those con-structed of late years at Liverpool .
Dock Yards, magazines containing all sorts of naval storesand timber for shin-budding. In England, the royal dock-yardsare at Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Deptford , Woolwich,and Shce/ness. The ships and vessels of war which belong to thenation, are generally, moored at these ports during the 'time ofpeace; and such as want repairing are taken into the docks, exa-mined, ami refitted for service. The principal dock-yards aregoverned by a commissioner resident at the port; who superin-tends all the musters of the officers, artificers, ami labourers, em-ployed in the dock-yard. He also controuls the payments there-in; examines the accounts; contracts, and draws bills on the navy-office to supply the deficiency of stores; and regulates whateverbelongs to the dock-yard, maintaining clue order in the respectiveoffices. These yards are generally supplied from the northernstates witli hemp, pitch, tar, rosin, canvas, oak-plank, and severalother articles. Masts, particularly those of the largest size, areUsually imported from iSiew England. Of late years plans havebeen brought forward and executed for improving the London docks; making wet-docks for the West India shipping only; andothers for the East India shipping only, these have proved veryadvantageous to the commerce of tiie port of London , and to thecompanies who raised the money for accomplishing them.
Dock Company, London . This company was established byan act of 39 and 40 Geo. Ill. passed the 20th of June-, 1800, bywhich (hey were impowered to raise a capital stock of 1,200,000/.This has since been increased; so that the total capital stock whichthe company are authorized to raise, if necessary, is 2,200,000/.The company is under the management of twenty-four directors,who are elected annually. Two general courts of proprietors areheld every year, at which all persons are entitled to vote who pos-sess 300 1. stock or upwards, l'he dividends on their stock are re-stricted to 10 per cent, per annum, and are paid on the 1st of Ja-nuary, and the 1st of July. The present dividend is 5-[ per cent,and the company pay the property tax thereon. The dividendsarc paid, and transfers made on any day except holidays. Thecompany was required to complete lire docks w ithin seven years,and so early as the close of January, 1803, the dock was opened forpublic use.
Dock Company, West India. This company was establish-ed by an act of 39 Geo. III. passed the 12th of July, 1799, andwas impowered to raise a joint stock of 500,000/. with liberty toincrease the same to 600,000/. which lias since been increased to1,200,000/. The company is under the management of twenty-one directors, eight of whom must be members of the corporationof London . They are elected annually, five going out everyyear for three years, and six the fourth year. Two general meet-ings of proprietors are to be held every year, in January and July,at which all persons are entitled to vole who hold 500/, stock, orupwards. 4 otes may be given by power of attorney. The pre-sent dividend is 10 per cent, per annum, and becomes due the 1stof January, and the 1st of July. The dividends are payable everyday, and the company pay the properly tax thereon. The dockwas opened in August, 1802.
Dock Company, East India . This company was establish-ed by an act of *43 Geo. III. passed the 27th of July, 1803, andwas authorized to raise a capital of‘200,000/. divided into shares of100/. each. They have since been impowered to increase theircapital to 400,000/. nearly the whole of w hich has been rai-ed.They were to pay five per cent, interest on the money advanced ;and after the docks should be completed to make dividends notexceeding 10 per cent, per annum. The company is under themanagement of thirteen directors, who must be holders of at leasttwenty shares of the company’s stock, and four of them imist’Ledirectors of the East India company. They are elected annuallyin July, and three go out every year. Two general meetings areheld year/v, in January and July, at which proprietors of liveshares’ and upwards are entitled to vote. They must also be di-0 rectors