Amboise
GEORGE D', a French Montauban, Archbishop of Narbonne, Cardinal, and Minister of State, born in AMBOISE, GEORGE D', a French and of Rouen. Louis XII. made him Prime Minister.
Church, remitted the people's burdens, and conscientiously labored to promote the public happiness. Died in 1510.
He reformed the THAU, the Moluccas or Spice Islands belonging to the Dutch, lies S. W. of Ceram, and the public happiness. Died in 1510. and conscientiously labored to promote the miles. Population about 40,000, nearmost important N. W. of Banda. Area, 265 square of into the island lengthy miles. Population about 40,000, nearly a third Mohammedans. A bay runs into the island lengthwise, forming two ly a third Mohammedans. A bay runs mountainous, well watered, fertile, lengthwise , forming two nut trees are abundant, also fine timber for cabinet work. The Dutch took Ampeninsulas, the northern called Hitu, and boyna from the Portuguese in 1605. The le, and for cabinet work. The Dutch took Amof 1623, for which, in 1654, Cromwell British settlement was destroyed by the AMBRIDGE exacted compensation. The British held the island, 1796-1802. It finally became Dutch in 1814. Amboyna, capital of the Dutch Moluccas, is situated on the N.
W. shore of Leitimor, on the Bay of Amboyna, and has a good roadstead. The government buildings are in Fort Victoria.