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liites and Lucanians, and was honoured with a triumph. Theriches acquired in those battles were immense, the soldiers wereliberally rewarded, and the treasury was enriched with 400 talents.Two years after, Fabricius went as ambassador to Pyrrhus , andrefused with contempt presents and offers, which might have cor-rupted the fidelity of a less virtuous citizen. Pyrrhus admiredthe magnanimity of Fabricius, but his astonishment w as excitedto the highest pitch, when Fabricius discovered to him the vil-lany of his own physician, who had offered to the Homan general,for a sum of money, to .poison his royal master. To this greatness•of soul was added the most consummate knowledge of militaryaffairs, and the greatest simplicity of manners. Fabricius neverused rich plate at his table. A small salt-cellar, the feet of which■were of horn, was the only silver vessel which appeared in hishouse. This contempt of luxury Fabricius wished to inspireamong the people; and during his censorship he banished from•the senate Cornelius ltuffinus, who had been tw ice consul anddictator, because he kept in his house more than ten lib. weight'of silver plate. Such were the manners of the conqueror of Pvr-■rhus, who observed that he wished rather to command those thathad money than possess it himself, lie lived and died in virtu-ous poverty ; his body was buried at the public charge ; and theRoman people gave a dowry to his two daughters when they had-arrived to years of maturity.

Fabricius, George, a learned German, horn at Chemnitz inMisnia, in 1516. After a liberal education, he visited Italy in•quality of a tutor to a young nobleman; and examining all the•remains of antiquity with great accuracy, compared them withtheir descriptions in Latin writers. The result of these observa-tions was his work intitled “ Roma,” containing a description of•that city. lie afterwards settled at Misenuni, where he conduct-ed a great school till his death in 1571. He also wrote sevenbooks of the “ Annals of Misnia,” three of the “ Annals of Meis-sen,” Travels, and many sacred poems in Latin .

FABROT, Charles Haxnibal, one of the most celebrated■civilians of his time, was born at Aix in 1681; and acquired anextraordinary skill in the civil and canon law, and in the belleslettres. He published the “ Basilica-, or Constitutions of theEmperors of the East,” in Greek and Latin , with learned notes, in7 vols. folio; and editions of “ Cedrenus , Nicetas, Anastasius,Bibliothecarius, Constantine Manasses , and Cujas,” with learnedand curious notes.

FACADE , [Fr.] the face or front of a building.

FACALA, or FACALE, a sea-port ot Japan, where the Je-suits formerly had a church and establishment.

FACE, ^facies,"] generally signifies the visage of any animal:it is more particularly applied to the human countenance ; beingthe only conspicuous part of the body. The human face is calledthe image of the soul, because it is the seat of the principal organsof sense, and the place where the ideas and emotions of the mindare most obviously displayed. It has always been considered themost comely and expressive part of the frame, so that various lo-tions, powders, &c. have been invented for beautifying and re-storing ugly or decayed countenances. Such practice, however,though sanctioned by the folly and caprice of fashion, cannot betoo severely censured. The face also serves to indicate the sex,age, temperament, health, disease, &c. As the index of the pas-sions, habits, fire, of the person, it nukes the subject of physiog-nomy. See Physiognomy .

F'ace, among painters and artists, denotes a certain dimensionof the human body, adapted for determining the proportionwhich the several parts should bear to one another. See Draw-ing.

F ace, or -Facaive, in architecture, the front of a building, orthe side which contains the chief entrance. Sometimes, how ever,ft is used for whatever side presents to the street, garden, court,&c. or is opposite to the eye.

Face, in fortification, an appellation given to several partsof a fortress, as the face of a bastion, &c. See Fortifica-tion .

Face, in the military art, a word of command, intimating toturnabout: thus, “ Face to the right,” is to turn upon the leftkeel a quarter-round to the right; and “ Face to the left,” is toturn upon the right heel a quarter-round to the left.

•FAC-F, 1', or FACETTE, among jewellers, the nanie of the

little faces or planes to be found in brilliant and rose dia-monds.

FACTION, in antiquity, a name given to the different com-panies of combatants in the circus. They w ere four ; viz thewhite, the red, the green, and the blue ; to which Doniiliaw addedanother of purple colour. They were so denominated from thecolour of the liveries they ware ; and were dedicated, accordingto M. Aur, Cassiodorus , to the four seasons of the year; thegreen being consecrated to spring, the red to summer, the whiteto autumn, and the blue to winter. It appears from ancient in-scriptions, that each faction had its procurators and physician ;and from history, that party rage ran so high among them, that ina dissension between two factions, in the time of Justinian , almost40,000 men lost their lives in the quarrel.

FACTITIOUS, any thing made by art, in opposition to whatis the produce of nature. Thus, factitious cinnabar is opposed tonative cinnabar.

FACTOR, in commerce, is an agent or correspondent residingbeyond the seas, or in some remote part, commissioned bv mer-chants to buy or sell goods on their account, or assist them in car-rying on their trade.

I' actors are employed by merchants residing at other places,to buy or sell goods, negotiate bills, &c. on their account; andare entitled to a certain allowance for their trouble. A super-cargo differs from a factor in this: the business of the former islimited to the care of a particular cargo; lie goes along witli it, amigenerally returns when his business is completed : the latter has ahxed residence abroad, and executes business for different mer-chants. But their duties, and the circumstances for which tinw-are accountable, are the same. The duly of a factor is to pro-cure tlie best intelligence of the state of the trade at his place ofresidence ; of the course of exchange ; of the quantity and qua-lity of goods at market, their current price, and the probabilitythat it may rise or fall; to pay exact obedience to the orders ofhis employers; to consult their advantage in matters referred tohis direction ; to execute their business with all the dispatch thatcircumstances admit; to be early in his intelligence, distinct in hisaccounts, and punctual in his correspondence. A factor’s poweris either absolute or limited. Though entrusted with ample dis-cretionary powers, lie is not warranted to take unreasonable or un-usual measures, or do any thing contrary to his employer's interest;but it is incumbent on the employer, if lie challenge his proceed-ings, to prove that he could have done better, and was guilty ofwilful mismanagement. When a factor’s power is limited, hemust adhere strictly to his orders. If he exceed his power,though with a view to his employer’s interest, he is liable for theconsequence. For example, if be give credit when not em-powered, or longer credit if not empow ered, for the sake of a bet-ter price, and the buyer prove insolvent, lie is liable for the debt.A factor has no power to give credit unless authorised : hut if thegoods consigned be generally sold oil credit at the place of con-signation, the factor will he vindicated for selling at the usual cre-dit, unless expressly restricted. Although opinion will never jus-tify the factor for departing from orders, necessity sometimes will.If he be limited not to sell goods under a certain price, and thegoods be perishable, and not in a situation (or being kept, he maysell them, to prevent their destruction, even under the price limit-ed. A factor is never warranted to deal on trust, except with per-sons in good credit at the time. If the employer challenge thedebtors, it is incumbent on him to prove that their bad circum-stances w as known at the time of sale ; and the factor w ill be vin-dicated, if lie trusted them at the same time for goods of his own.If the factor sell his employer’s goods on trust, and, after the dayof payment is elapsed, receive payment from the purchaser for adebt of his pun, he becomes liable in equity for the debt. Incase of bankruptcy, the factor ought immediately to lay attach-ments, and advise his employ ers ; and he cannot w ithdraw his at-tachments, nor compound debts without orders. If a factor sellgoods belonging to different merdwnts to the same person, ahdtlie buyer prove insolvent, they shall hear the loss in equal pro-portions ; and, if the buy er have paid part before his insolvency,without specifying for which, (he payment ought to be distributedin equal proportions; but, if the days of payment be hxed, andpart of tlie debts only due, the payment ought to he applied, inthe first place, 4o such debts as were due. If he make a wrong

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