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( j I ■, ;. - ' ■^im i ' A - ^Dt^EHTlSEMMNT. a: r '*% Tti^ utility of thai /pedes if geiirafhUat diaUnaty^ aflit^iy, tailed a Gtzetteer, v)het%er h tktends to the fctenee in geuetalt itr. is confined to fonie pdrticuldr hranih of it, ti fufficiemN ackktw-' ifdged and olvidus ; fince it may ie occafionally eonfulttd ky tAiH ieadeTi who can immediately turn to the fubjefl on tuhiik hi iifi/hif infotmatioHy which might coft him much time to find in a regttlat Jyftem or continued tlarratiiJe. The prefeHt volume edtifijls, infaH^ of the American Geography of DotiTOH Mouse* a work aftki greateft accuracy and merit, digefled into fhe^orm if a GaxettieV,, but, as will appear from the Prefate of the judiciotts Authott tvitk many important additioni and improvements* It is prefumed that fueh a wbfk cannot but he highly aeteptihli to perfons tf fcience tn this country, and to the pubtitf in genera/^ when it is conjldered that the American States, notwithfiaHdikg their dijiance from EurUpe, have fo inereafed in population ahd Hueafihi as to iecome of no little importance to iis interefis ; ana hav^ latterly appeared, in fome degree, tf extend their influence to! what has been termed its balance. JPolitieal dpiniotts and dilputes^ and, efyecially, the violent commotions which have convuljed the Jifier (tngdom, have alfa conjiderahly intreafed the number of emi- grations to that country ; and thofe who engage, whether from thoice or necejfity, injuch undertakings, will naturally wifl to obtain the mofl corretl information relatvOe' to the part of the world iti which they mean to take up their rejtdenee. This, it may without hefitation be ajjerted, they will here find. And Jlill more /» accom-' modntefuch perfons, it has been thought not improper to fulgoin a fmalltrdft, entitled, Fa£^« arrd C^AcxiU^otL^, wrttteh by a gentle* Man who holds an important Jlation in the American States, and containing ufejul hints and information to fueh as intend to remove, to America. Theprefent Edition of this Gazetteer may veryjujily claim a degree of fupefiority to that publifiied in America \ as in it all the fupple- ihtentary matter is incorporated in a proper alphabetic arrange^ tnent \ the plates are complete, which, in fame of the earlier copies of the American edition they were not: and they are^ tlkewife, in fe* yeral refpe^s, very greatly improved^ PREFACE. zrzJi'i'ip^iiiiiN'N'i'f 'i'^iTii^^ • P R E F A C E. THE deiign of compiling and publifhing an American Gazettber, was conceived, by the Author of the follow-, ing Work, as early as the year 1*786, while he was travelling through the United States, for the purpofe of colle£tin^ materials for htiJmerican Geography, This deiign, perfeAIy coinciding in its fubjeft with his other work, has never iince been relinquilh- ed: opportunities have been carefully improved to procure in- formation necelTary to its accompliihment^ . The Authoi^s profeifional duties, however->the delicate ftate of his health; and the attention he has found it neceflkry to pay to the revilion, correction and enlargement of the feveral editions of his Geographical Work, have delayed the completion of the Gazetteer much longer than was at ni-ft contemplated : but the ^lay has enabled him to render the Work much more accurate and perfect, than it otherwife mufl have been, by availing him- ielf of a laree mafs of information, contained in the numerous maps, pampnlets, and larger works, which have been brought into public view, in the courfe of a few years paft. Soon after the plan of this Work was conceived, and fome little progrefs made in collecting materials for its accompljQi- ment, the Author was informed that Capt. Thomas Hutchins, then Geographer General of the United Sta^^s, contemplated a Work of the fame kind : to him, as being. Itom tlie nature of his office, far more competent to the talk, be cheerfully reiigned his preteniions, and made him a tender of all the materials he had collected. But, with a kindnefs and generofity which Howed nather voyagers and travellers, whofe names I am not at liberty to mention — thefe fources of informatior^ have alfo faith- fully been improved to enrich this Work. After all, it is but proper here to ohferve, that a very conlider- able part'of the matter of this volume has been felef^ed, and alphabetically arrangf^d, under the proper heads, from The Ame- rican Univerfal Geography *. In tlie compilation of this Work, which, an infpedion of it muft evince, has coft much application and labour, the Author, unwilling to divert iiis attention more than was abibiutely necef- • From this Work, Mr. Scott, Author of the Gazetteer of the United States, derived no iiiiall part ot the ini'oDnation contained in his Book, though he has not been candid «noiig!i to acknowledge it in l)ii pieface. favy. "imm tmm tl ... iSFACE. Urft from his moi c important profeffmnal dutlei, hal tffflptoyed lir. John Lsmdrum, Author of a ufeful compendious Hiftory •f the AmcricaO Revolution, to felc^, arrange, and copy th€ materMls for the Work, from the large col legion of oooks^ naptt and other printed and manulcript papers, enumerated abovCy ivith which the Author fumifhed him. In this arduous Wifieft, Mr« Lendrunr has been conAantly employed, under the diredion, and at the expenfe of the Author, for more than two years paO, and has executed it with fatisfa£lory care, fidelity^ and judgment. I1ie whole of the manufcript, however, has un- dergone the moft careful and critical infpedtion and correction of tfie AuUior, who has alfo correAed all the proof Iheets frohi the prefs. After all the pains wjiich have been taken, and the expenfe beftowed upon tne Work, it muft not be expected, for it is nof pretended, that the Work is free from errors. Its nature, and the circumftance of its being the firft work of the kind in thi^f couiltry, upon fo large a fcale, render its prefent perfection next to an im| flibility. The Author, confcious of having done his utmoft to reiser it. complete, accurate and ufeful, Ibticits the candor of his readers, and particularly a correction of every error*, however fmall, which fails under their ohfervation. It il koped that no very important or offenfive error will be found lit the Work. In explanation of the Work, it is proper to obferve, that the mimber of inhabitants in tlie feveral Hates, counties and towns* except in the ilates of New- York and 1 eneilee, where there has been i later enumeration, is taken from an olficial copy of the general cenfus of 1790. The diftances and bearings of places are taken, in moil in-' fiances, either from the Lift of Poft-Officcs ; the Tables in Re« gtfters and Almanacks, the Journals of Travellers, the records or Journ*ls of Legiflatures, manufcript furveys, or from maps. In this part of the work, where the diftances have been meafured on maps, which, in too many inftances, are not to be depended on, the Author is apprehenfivc that fome errors will be found. The diftances are generally reckoned as the roads run. Whert it is coniidered how liable tranfcribers and printers are to hiif* takes, in a work where figures and lingle letters ftanding for words, make fo great a part of it ; how great confufion the mul- titude of places of the liMne name in diflerent flaf^s, and mpny times in the fame ftate, nnuil i leate, and how difficult il is for an Author to corre^ a work of this complex kind, an apology will readily be found by a candid mind ft>r a ct>nfiderable nunibcr of rniftakes, fhould they be faund, in refpeA to the diftances, bear- ings, latitudes and longitudes of places. The table of Po^-Offices, Sec. obligingly furnifhcd by the Author, Mr. Abraham Bradley, jun. who has in other ways ' ' contributed PREFACE. vil contributed to increafe the value of thii Worki furn!(hci corrc^ in* formation concerning the Poft- towns throughout the United Slitet. Longitude is reckoned uniformly from the meridian of jLpadon or Greenwich, except where die reader has notice to the contrarjr. The difFerent fpelllng of the fame namef» efpecially thole pf Indian derivation, among Authors and Map>makets» lias occa- fioned no fmali difficulty to the Author, In i. .ny inftancci, Che different fpcliings have beon given ; in others, the fpelling hasbeea Jeft equivocal, the fame word being fpelt differently in dificrc||t places. I'he civil diviiions of tl«e United States are no^ uniform in all the ftates. The five New-England Hates, and New- York, New- Jerfey, : d Pennsylvania, are fubdivided into cQHnti$i and ttwn- Jhipt\ and moft or the townfhipsin New-England are fubdividiQd into pariflus und prednffs, PanJIi is an etclefiajiical diviiion. The ftates South of Pennfylvania are divided generally, only into<0MM* ties. The L«w».r Country ^ in S. Carolina, retains ita original diviiion into parijhtsy which are di{lri£ts anfwering, in many refpeds, to counties m other dates. A fowif, in the Southern dates, docs not neceflarily imply an incorporated diilrid, as in the northern ilates ; any number of compa£t houfes, few cr many, is there denominated a fwn. Town and townjhip^ in New-England ami New- York, are generally ufed as of fynonymous iigni£cation, and are all incpvporatcd by law. Any Cape^ Forty Pointy Lakey Bay^ &c. or anjr place that has Newy Eajiy Wefl^ Northy or Southy prefixed to it, ifnot found un- der thefe general terms, is to be fought for under its diftin^ive name ; as Fort Sehuyltry for inftance, look for Schuylery F»rty &c. The article Georgia Westf^rn Territory, with what it annexed to it at the end of the Work, compiled with j^reat labour and care, and with a ftri£t regard to truth and impartiality, w?!2, no doubt, be interefting to all who are, or may be concerned in the late Durchafe ofa confiderable portion of it. Hie excel- lency ot the foil and climate of this country, its advanta|;eou$ jituation for agriculture and commerce, ano the rapidity with which it will probably be fettled, vender it a fit objea of pubU9 attention, and very important as zfrontiery in an expofed part of the United States^ Its fettlement, upon regular anci proper efta- bli(hments, by a people friendly to the rights and intereits of th^ Indians, ^nd under the government of the United States, would, at this tioie? be of immenfe utility to the union and profperity of the ftates. As the "plan of this Work embraces the Spanifh and French dominions in South America and the Weft-Indies, forae Spanifh and French names and terms aie made ufe of, which require, to fin Englilh reader, fome explanation ; the few following are an- nexed,: ^ , ■ . Aixa or AlxoSy a general term for Flats or Shallow St on the OQithcpaft of South America. Anfe^^Covu Barcaderett 'Ji^fc. iriS PRfeFACt. ffttmdtrest a term (ignifvinr iandinit places. " Bm)t9St on the coaft of Brazil, in South America, If a name for Bnetit ■ term ufed on the north coaft of South America* or the Spaniih main, for a Month or Channel. Ce^es or CWjri, in the Weil- Indies, are little IJleinds and Roeh* difpencd among thofe iilands. Chleot on the weft coaft of New Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean^ fignifies Little. Forta leza^ a term for Fert^ on the coaft of Brazil. Gut, in the Weft-Indies, is a term for tlic opening of a river or krook. Mtrrc, is a term for Head land or Premontory, on the coafts of Chili and Peni in South America. Sierrat a word ufed for /fi7/, on the coafts of Chili and PerU>. Slerril/o, means a little hill on the fame coaft. TrmLtpfiffufien The Hole. Charlestown, June I, 1797. The following articlet were received too late to be infeited in the body of the Work'. ADDISON, m townthip of the Dif- •triQ of Maine, in W.-tfliington county, .10 ntilet foutb of wcil of Machias ) on the (m board, httwccn Enrjiihmen's hay and Pieafant river. It was called No. 6, until it was incorporated in Fe- bruary, 1797. Alabaha, a confiderable river of Georgia, which purfuea a foutherly courie to the Gulf of Mexico, xoo miles weft of the bead of St. Mary's river.' Ita banks are low, and a trifling rain fwella it to inore than a mile in width. In • flrefhet the current is rapid > and thofe who pafs are in danger of being entangled in vaqes and briars, and drowned^ they are alto in real danger from great Anmbers of hungry aliigaiors. The country for nearly 100 miles on each fide of this river, that is to fay, from the head of St. Mary's to Flint river, which is 90 miles weft of the Alabaha, If a contrnucd loft, miry, pine barren, aifording neither water nor food for men or beads ) and is (b poor indeed as that the common game of^ the woods are not found here. The coun- try on the weft of Alabaha is rather preferable to that on the eaft. Alabamovs^ an old French fort, in the weftem part of Georgia i fituated between Coofa and Tallapoofe rivers, and not far from their confluence. Albany, a Britifti fortrels in New South Waicii, North- America. N.lat. 5». 14.. fo. W. Ions. Si. 59. s'- Amuskbag Ftf/^. For <« a bridge acrol's the falls," &c. read ** a bridge a little below the falls,'' tec. AuGU STA, a town of Upper Canada. B AHIA Hetitfti, a bay on tlif! north- em fide of the ifland of Cuba. The bay has 15 and 10 fathoms water, the en- trance into the harbour J, . and anchor- age in 4 and 5 fathoms. T^e entrance lies in N. lat. 13. 16. W. long. S3. *5. -1 THE THt AMERICAN GAZETTEER. ABI AAROMSBURGH, lie* at tht hnd of Fmn's Cmk. NorthumbcrUnd county, Pcnnfylvanis, about 30 mUw wefterly Arom Lewilbargh, and 40 W. by M. from Sunbury. Abacco» or FrtvUtmtt one of the Bahama iflandi, in the Atlantic ocean, fuhjeft to Great-BriUin. N. lat. 14. W. long. 77. Sec Prwidniet, ABAC90CHBi,or Cttfttt a large ri- ver riling in the S. W. Territory, paf- ling into Georgia, through the Cneroliec into the Creek country, where it unites with the Chikfuflue, and forma the Alibama. Abbbvillb Ctiuajt in Ninety*8ix diftrifi, S. Carolina, boxmded on the N. E. by the Saluda, and on theS. W. by the Savannah, ia 35 miles id length and tt in breadth} contains 9197 in- habitants, including 1665 flaves. Abbrcorn, a fmall town on Savan- call river, in Georeia, about 5 miles from Ebenezer, and 1 3 N. W. of Sa- vannah. Abineav Portt on the N. fide of Lake Erie, is about 1 3 miles W. S. Vf. from Fort Erie. Abinodon, a town at the head of the tide waters of Bufli river, Harford couniy, Maiyland} la miles S. W. fhpi Havre-de-Grace, and ao N. E. fioin Baltimore.^'-Cokefbm'y College, ioitituted by the Methodiils, in 178 5^ is in this town. Abingdon, the chief town of Wafh- ington county, Virginia, contained but about io houfes in 1788, now (1796) upwards of 1 50. It is about 14.5 mile» from Campbeir* flation, near HoUUmi } ABI s

c N. W. at tlic v^\x:\t illaiKl which it there (01 ins, 90 miles from the mouth of Mobili; bay, in tiie gulpli of Mex.co. This beautiful river has a gentle current, pure waters, and excel- lent fi/h< It runs about I iiuics an hour, ALA is 7» or to rods wide at its head, aad from r5 to it Act deep» in ,the driaft leafon. The banks are about fo feet high, and feld^ra, if ever, overflowed. Travellers have sooe down ia large boats, in the month of May, ia 9 days from Little Tallafee to Mobile hay, whi^ is about 350 miles %y water. Its banks a.'Mmnd with valuable pro* duAions in the vegetable and mineral kingdoms. Alabaster, or Eltuibtrat one of the Bahama or Lucavo iilands, on which is a fmall Ibit and ^rrifon. It is on the Great Bahama Bank. The foil of this ifland, and Harbour Ifland, which lies at the nt>rth end of it, is bet- ter than Providence Ifland, and pro- duces the greateft part of the pine-ap- ples that are exported ^ the climate ia very healthy. N. lat. a 5. to x6. W« long. 75. to 76. 5. Alachua Savannah, is a level Jre?n plain, in %\yt country of the In- ians of that name, in E. Florida, fitu- ated about 75 miles weft from St. Au- guAine. It is about 15 miles over, and 50 in circimiference } and Icarceiy a tree or bufli of any kind to be feen on it. It is encircled with high floping hills, covered with waving loi'etls, and fi*agrrant orange groves, rtfmg from an exutierantly fertile foil. The ancient Alachua town ftood on the borders of this Savannah } but the Indians remov- ed to CufcowiUa, t miles diftant, on account of the unhealthinefs of the for- mer fcite, occafioned by the ftench of the pi«rid fifli and reptiles, in the fwn- mer and autumn, driven on Ihore byt the alligatora, and the noxious exhala- tions trom the inarlhes of the lavannah. Though the horned cattle and horfes bred in thefe meadows a^e large, flcek, fprightly, and fiat, yet they are Ibbjefl to mortal difeail'S i fuch as the water rot, or fcaid, occafioned by the warm water of tlte lavannah ; while thofe which range in the high forefts are clear of this dilbrder. Ai.ACRANES, Los, a long range of (houls, banks, and rocks, on the Ibuth iide of the gulph of Mexico, opp^ilite the peninfula of Yucatan, ealt from Stone Banic, and weft from Capo St. Antonio } within the a 3d deg. of N. lat. and between the 89th and 91ft de- grees of W. long. Alaske, a long psninfula on tho ^i. W. eoaft 111. W* eoift of' AiMerict, Afmci \y Briftoi bay and the ocean on the N. W. «iid N. audby the ocevi and the wa» ters of Cook's river on the S. and S. E. At it* extren>ity are a number o<^iflancl«, the chief of whieh> in their order weft- ward, are» Oonanak, Oonahflia» and Octimnak, which form part of the chain or clulUr of tflande xalled the North- cm Archipelag*. Capt. Cook» on bis return in 17791 P>fl«d through the channel «aft of Ooneniak ifland. See N* f^n CoMfi of Amtrum, Alatamaha, a navigable river of Georgia. It rife* in the Cherokee mountains, near the headofa weftem branch of Savannah river, called Tu- gulo. In its defcent through tiie mountains it receives feveral auxiliary ftreains; thence it winds, with coa- fiderably rapidity^ through the hilly country 250. mUes, from whencie it throws itfelf into the open, flat country, by the name of Oakmulgee. Thence, after meandering for 150 miles, it is joined by the Oeonrtt which likewife has Its fonrce in the mountains. After this junction, it affumes die name of Alata- maha, when it becomes a large maieftic river ; and flowing with a gentle cur- rent through forefts and plains 100 miles, difcharges itfelf into the Atlantic by feveral mouths. The north channel glides by the heights of Darien, about s o miles above tlw bar, and after ieveral turnings, enters the ocean between Sa- pelo and Wolf iliands. The fonth channel, which is efteemed the largeft and decpeft, after its feparation from the north, defcends geatiy» taking its coi:rfe between M'latolh and Brough- ton iflands) and at laft by the weft coaft of St. Simon's Sound, between the feuth end of the ifland of tliat name, and the north end of J<:kyl ifland. At its confluence with the Atlantic, it is 500 yards wide. Alban's, St. atownfliip in Franklin coim'ty> Vermont, on Lake Champlain, oppofiteN. HeroiHand, 156 inhabitant!!. Albany County, on Hudibn's ri. ver^ in the ftate of New- York, lies be- tween Uifter and Saratoga ; its extent 46 miles by 28. By the (iate ceiiAis, tan. 10, 1796, the number of electors in this county were 6087, and the num- ber of towns II. Albany, the chief town of the above county, is Qtuat^ on the weft bank of A IB t Iiii4fen*« river. i6o mites north of the cityofNew-Ypckrto wbi^bit is pe*Z in rank, and 840 S. of Qiiebec. N^W. 4s; 39. W. long. 73.40. This ci^ and fMbui'bS|, by enumeration in 1797,' t^' taincd 1263 buildings, of which $63 yraoe dwcUine;.houics, a;Dd 6021 inhabitafitB. Many of them are in the Gptluc . ftyle, with the gable end to (he ftfcet, which culiom the firft 'fett^rf brought from Holland ) the newhoufes are built ^ tht mpdem ftile. Its inhabiuntsarecolle^l ed from varjoua parts of the world, and fpeak a [^t^at variety of languages, but tlie£i)gltfli predomtbates } and the uie of every other is gradually leffenin^ Albany is unrivalled fot fituatipn, b^ing nearly at the head of iloop navigation, on one of the nobleit rivers in the ^^orld.. It enjoys a fidubrious air, and is the natural emporium of the increaflng trade of a large extent of country W. and N. — a country of an excellent foil* abounding in eveiy article for the W. India market ; plentifully watered with navigable lakes, creeks and rivers, Get* tling with almoft unexampled rapidity* and capable of affbi-ding iubfiftence' to millionii of inhabitants : and when the contemplated locks and canals are com- pleted, and convenient roads opened into every part of the country, all which will, it is expefled, be ac'compliflied in the rourie of a few years, Albany will probably encreafe and flouriih beyonU almoft any oth-:r city or town in the United States. The public buildings are, a Low Dutch church, of ancient and very curious conitru£Vion, one Tor Kpilcopidians, two for Preibyterians, one for Germans, or High Dutch, and one for Methodifts ; an hoCpital, city hall, and a handtbme brick jail. The coqwration conltfts of a mayor, record- er, fix aluermen, and as many afliftants. In the year 1609, Henry Hudfoit, whole name the river bears, aiJcended it in his boat to Auran'm, the fpot on whicli Al- bany now (lands. The improvements in this city, with- in 5 or 6 years pnlf, have been very great in almoR all refpefls. Wharves have' been built on the river, the ftfcets have been p.tved, a bank iniUtuted, a new and bandlbitte ftyle of building introduced, and now excellent water (:tn article in which this city has hitherto been ex- tremely deficient, having been obliged to ufe thp dirty water 6t the river Ji is A 3 about 8 Att •botit to be conduced 'mtol tbe variout IMUtaofthedty, from a fitie fprine $ niHcs weft of the city. For thefe im- provements tlie inhabitants are indebt- ed to the patriotic exertions of a very RW gentlemen^ One mile north of this city» in its fuhurbsy near the manor houfe of lieu- tenant goTcmor Van Renflklaer, are verv ingeniouily conftrufted, extenfive anduTchilworicfl, for the manufaAure of Scotch and rappee fnuiF, roll and cut tobacco of different kindsi chocolate^ muftard, ftarch, hair-powder, fplit peafe, aiid hulled barley. Thefe valuable works are the property of Mr. James Caldwell, who unfortunately loft a complete fet of fimilar works by fire, in July, 1 794, with the ftock, valued at 37,500 dollars. It is a circumflance worthy of remark, and is evincive of the induftry and ente^rize of the proprie- tor> that the whole of the prefent build- ings and machinery were begun and completed in the moit Ipace of elevrn months. Thefe works are decidedly fuperior to any of the kind in America. All the articles above enumerated, even to the fpinning of tobacco, are manu- itiftured by the aid of water machineiy. For the invention of this machinery the proprietor has obtained a patent. Thefe works give employment and fubfiftence to 40 poor boys, and a number of work- men. Men who make i'uch efforts to advance American manufuiluies, de- ferve well of their country. Albany, aBritiHi tortrefs in New South Wales, in N. America, fituated en the river of the fame name. N. Ut. 53. 10. W. long. 87. to. Albany River, falls into James's bay, in N. America, in N. lat. 51. 30. W. long. 84. 30. This river nuis in a N. E. direction, and has communica- tion with a vaft chain of fmali lakes, in a line S. W. to the S. end of Winnipeg lake, a body of water next in fize to Lake Superior. Albemarle County, in Virginia, lies between the Blue ridge and the tide waters', and contains 11,585 inhabit- ants, including 5579 (laves. Its extent about 35 miles Iquare. Albemarle Sound, on the coaft of North Carolina, is a kind of inlaml Tea, 60 miles in length> and from 8 to 1 a in breadth. It lies north of Pamplico Sound, and communicates with it } as ALE it likewlfe does with Carritnck Italcf. It receives Koanoke and Mfherrin ii> vers , and the paifage into it fram the fea is called Roanoae Inlet. ALBtON, NbWi the name given by Sir Francis Drake to California, and part of the N. W. coaft of America, when he took poftlfion of it. A large iraaof the N. W. coaft is thus called. Capt. Cook lamted on a part of this coait on the 7th of March^ 1778, ii^ N. lat. 74. 33. E. long. a35.< 10. which he thus dercribesi " The land it full of mountains, tlie tops of which isre covered with fnow | ivhile the vallies between them, and the grounds on the fea-coaJi, high as well as low, are co- vered with trees, which form a beautiful profpeftj, as of one vaft foreft. At iirtt the natives feemed to prefer iron to every other ailicle of commerce; at lalt they preferred brafs. Theywerie more tenacious of their property thaii any of the favage nations that had hitherto been net with; fo that they wouki not part with wood, water, gral'a, nor the moft trifling article without a compenfation, and were lomctimes very unreafonable in their demands." Aldem, Fort, in Cherry Valley, ii^ theftateofNew-York. ALEMPicoN,a fmalllakenorthwai^ of Lake Superior. Alexandria, a townlhip in Graf- ton county, New- Hamplhire, c-ntaining 198 inhabitants } incorporated in 1 v *^r . ALEXANDRirA, a townfliip in Hun- terdon county/ New. Jerfey, containing 1501 inhabitants,'inchifiveof 40 flaves. ALEXANORiA,a fmall town in Hunt- ingdon county,' Fennfylvania, on the Frankftown branch of Juniatta river ; 192 miles N. W. of Philadelphia. Alexandria, formerly called Bel- baven, a city in Virginia, (ituated on the ibuthern bank of the Patowmac river, in Faiifax county, about 5 miles S. W. from the Federal City, 60 S. W. from Bahimore, 60 N . from Frederickf- burgh, 168 N. of WilliamAurgh, and 190 from the Tea; 38, 45. N. lat. and 77. 10. W. long. Its litiiation is ele- vated and pleal'aiit. The Ibil is clayey. The original fet lers, anticipating its future growth and importance, laid out the flreets on the plan of Philadelphia. It contains about 400 houfes, many of which are handfomely built, and 274S inhabitants. This city, upon opening the led Bel lated on itowinac 5 miles loS.W. . dertckl- gh, and lat. and \% ele« clayey, atlng it» laid out delphia. ma»y of knd 274^ , opcnuig the 6 ALL in conftqimct df Its victnily to tte future feat of the federal govcmmeat, bidf lUr to be one of tbe moft thriving commercial placet on the continent. AbPORD, a townfliip in BeriUMra coun^, MaffiKhufettt, containinK 577 fadiabttaat* \ 145 mile* weftwara mm BoAoiu AtroRDSTOWM, a fmall txmn in Moor county* North-Carolina. Aloomqi^inSi an Indian nation in Upper Caiada, on the north fide of Lake Huron. AlkaNsaS) or ArkMfM, an Indian natioQ in Louifiaiu* on the weft Me of MiflSfippi riyer, near the river of the fame name* in N. lat. 34. Sec Arttm- fasRk/ir. Allburo» a townihip in Franklin county, Vermont, containing 44ft inhabt. tantS} fituatedonM{^Sl^l^<|^. Alleghany Mumtaias, between the Atlantic ocean, the ^ififfi/lppi river, and the lakcc* are a long and broad range of mountain!, made op of a great number of ridges, extending north-eaft^ erly and fouth>wdftecIy, nearly parralld to the f^a coaft, about 900 miles in IcMth, and from 60' to 150 and abo mitea in breadth. Mr. Evans obferves, with refpeA to that part of thefe moun- tains v^hich he travelled over, via. in the back parts of Pennsylvania, that fcarcely ope acre in ten is eajpable of culture. This, however, is nur from being the cafe in all parts of this range. Numerous traAs of fine arable and graaing land intervene between the ridees. The different ridges which com- Eoie this immenfe range ctf mountains, ave difieitnt names in the different ftates, viz. the Bbu tti^g*, the North Mbmaaimt or North Ru^t, or DfoiVs Baek-hatUt Laurel Ri^t, JaekfaCs Momitmtist and KHttOiiuy Momitaius ; which fee uhder thefe names. All thefe ridges, except the if/fr^i&Mjr, are broken throiighby rivers, which apiiear to have forced their way through mid rocks. This principal ridge is more immedi- ately called Allegminy, and is defcrip* tively named the Itfrl-^MM o/tbt United States. From thefe feveral ridees pro- ceed innumerable branches, or Ipurs. The general name of the whole range, taken colleAiveiy, feems not yet to have been determined. Mr. Evans calls them tht Sndleft MowitMiUi otfaera have, csiHed tlmi fhe from a tribe of IndilUM who Uve |b h river which pnceeda firom tUs mwi». tai% called ^ Appidacbicola } btit the moft c ow i m w name is the AUi^hi^ Mtimttthut fo called, probably* fima the principal ridge of the tange. Thefe moantaiosarenot confofedfy featten^ riling herfe and there Into h^^ pdki, overtopping each other) but rim ^ktajt in uniform rl ^«s^ fearcely hhlf a mue high. Th^ fpiod as ybo proceed fomh, and fome of them terminate ib h^h perpehdicuhur bluffs t odMTS gr». dually fuofide into a level country, givu ink rife to die rivers which run fimth- erfy into the Oulph of Mexico. Alleghany Rk/er, to Pennfylva. nia, rifes on the weftem fide of die Ai^ legbany Mountain, and after runnii^ about aoo miles in a S. W. direftioir, ineets the Monongahela at Pitelbmv^ and both united, form die Ohio. T& lands oh each fide of this river, for 150 miles above Piufburg, coofifl of whttfe oak and chefiiut ridges j and in many places of poor pitch pmes, interQ;»«rftd with tracks of good land, and low meafc dows. This river, and the Ohio like, wife, from its head wato^ undl it en* ters the Miflifippi^ are known and call- cd by the name of Allcehany River, by the Seneca, and odier tnbes of .the Six Nations, who once inhabited it, Alleghany CnMfjr, in PennArlva^ nia, extends from the junAion at the riverofthat name with die Ohio, wh«re its chief town, Pittfburg, is fituated, to the New- York line. It contahis 10,360 inhabitants, mcluding 159 (laves. Alleghany, is the moft weftem county in Maryland, and has Peanfyl. vania on the north. The windings of the Patowmac River feparate it man. Virginia on the fouth, and ^eling ty on the eaft. It contains 4109 inw nabitants, ihchidin|; 15) flaves. Cum- berland is its chieftown. AlleM AENGEL, a fmall Moravian (ettlement on Swetaia River, in Penit- fylvania. Allemand, a river which falls into the Mifltfippi from tlw S. E. about 43 miles S. of the Natches. Allenstown, a town in New-Jer- fey, in Monmiuth county, 15 milea N. B. from Burlington, and 13 S, by £. from Princeton. A 4 Allenstown; M-X "! \ , loMlKMaii^, iiiffw-HanpAiirat con- ,mSug €u inhiUtntt} fituited on -%mU* ri4«ofMcrriituu:k river, ssimle* If;^. of Exeter, a«d 40 fnm Portf. ILllim • Town, in Pcnnfylvania, MdirthiraptoB cminty, fti fermcd by Jordan's ereek, uidthc liltk Lcheigh. Itoonttint about 90 lioOfee, anil an aoadem^. AfctowAY Crtikt in Sakm coantjrf JilUm»J«ftft empties into the Delaware. ' It'ia nnrigid»le 16 ndlet, interrupted, fc aw cvw, Of levcral draw-bridges. All^Saints, iflands near Guada> IdoM ifland, in the Weft.Indics. ALL«£AiM-n, n parifli id XyeorK' temn diibrift, South-Carolina, coQtain- Injl aas5 inhabitants, of whom ^*9 are vvBles, and 1795 flaves. It fends a pMBber to each bou^ of the tote legif. mute, All-Saimts Baft a eaptaindiip in the nuddfe'diYifion of Brasil, fo caUed Awn a large W of that name, bound- iriN. byth* KiaReal| on the S^ by tbt of Las Hbeos } on the E. by the oeean } and on the W, by thrte uncon- qoered nations of Indians, Ii is reck- oned one of the richeftand inoft fertile , ■: captfinflups in all Brazil, producing m CRat quantities of cotton and fuj^r. l!lie bay itfelf is about sf leajpies over, iiireirfperftd with a number of Imall,' but pkafiuit iflands, and is of prodigious ndvantage to the whole country. It has feveral cities and towns, particularly St. Sdvador, which is its capital. All- Saints Bqi^ liesinlat. is. }. S. long. 40. 10. W. See Sah/ador. .Almaria. See FUIaRua, Almira, a town in Mexico. See Jhjgtlu. Amesbvry, a floorifliing town in Bffiac county, Maflfachufetts, on the nortb taeftem bank of Merrimack ri- fer, about four miles N. W. of Ncw- buryport* containing 1801 inhabit- puts. Powv^s civeir divides thetown- AJp . frons Salifbiiry, oyer which a faandfome bridge has lately been ereft- ,«d. A number of m\\\» lie on this livir round the Ipwel- falls. See rowawsmver, Alsti*>^ a townfltip in Chefliire /county, New-Hamplhire, containing fill ip&a|>itantf i 9 miles S* from CbarUflown. A MA AltOK, a traft of land in Stfdibid conniiF, New>Hampihiff«, N. £« tnm A|.VAitAi>o, a river in New Spain* which rifes in the mountains of the Z^potecu, and, after making a circuit through the province of Maaaltant^'^^nd rccetvmg feveral fmcller . fifers aad^ ftreams, enipties into the Gulf of Meal* CO, at 30 miles diflance from Vera- Chit* Amahibo, a town on the coaft <£. Guiana, between Paramaribo, and Cay« enne, .•■''" Amapalla, afeaport town in die provinoeof Guatimala, in North-Ancri- ca, on a gulf of the fame namcr aa» miles S. £. of the town of Guatimabu^ N. lat. la. 30, W. kuDg, t6. 40. Amariscoggin Kiowr. See^teAi^ Amatk^bs, a feaport town at the mouth of Guanacos river, whicb nnpf ties into the Amatique gulf, or gulf of Honduras, in the provinot of Vcr* Pas^ Mexico. The inhabitanu are dbicAy logwood-cutters, and on the S. of the gilf i< a traA of land called Awmtijiu \ ndf Lat. 15^. a 3. long. 89. AuAZONiA, a large coutiny in Si. America, 1400 miles in length, and 900 in breadth j fittutcd between the equa^ tor and 10 S. lat. and bounded N,:l^ Terra Firma and Guiana ) £. by Mm*' ril J S, by Paraguay, and W. by Peru^ but has never yet been thorougnly ex*. olored. TheriverAnvason, called alfo Maragnon, the latgcft in the known world, gives name to this country. , A great number of rivers which rufli down with amazing impetuoTity ihun the eaftetn declivity of the Andes, unite in a fpacious plaui, and form this immcnfe fjyer, Tn itsprogrefs it runs 3 300 miles from' Wt tc E. acrofs South-America. Some of the rivers which fall into it are very broad and deep. The chief of theie, from the S. and S. W. proceed- ing from the mo\)th weftward, are Are- gjaya, Paratinaa, Madrira, Purus, Yn^ . y, Yulacina, and Ucayai rivers. From the N. and N. W. progrefling from its rsouth, are Paripa, Negro,- Yupura, Ifla and Napo, which laft rifes near thetownof Archidona, about 150 miles eaftward of Quito. The Amazon is interfperfed with a great number of iflands, which are too often overflowed to admit of culture. It falls into tlw Atlvttic ocea|i under the equator, ^ M ■I ':Mrt 37 ijt0,m*tf-liilff ■'■^■c^ \m ^ f 'm 9m and 909 te equate N.by byBiA- yPenl^ rhW CXf ^ledtlfo knowii try., A ifhdown the junitc in immcDie l«pnnlc8 ^merica* itoHare rhief of procecd- .j«.Ytt- [I. From ifrom its Yup\»ra, lfe« near 50 miles naton ia imber of rerflowed into tWe tor, ^ a£K leir ■mxi -sovma. tdtHOtt ^ \u i 39 of the U* ^— i mB, ' tti ! tti ^ JS^Jr^lhTlfS-^ui^^ t«'« .r /.'• a u\ }mmmimmm OF K E N^T Mi TS] 34] ss\ 5t y r ^A** N( E S ^y-, N P / M K. X I il-2= £1 ^ ^\ EJTjr U. V J^ F-ij '^'vw h. y "Hi ri i ll^' K [4* .Tjuaav^jTjr --4^ '""^'res-' \ . V'< ,^r^ > I I XI I iiib^ttantii 9 milet S. from I to admit of culture. It h\U into thb Cin^rldhmii. AUantip ocean under the equator, ^aA Alii' ; • "IK*"'' '^ fWrnPnackd^Orllb. N. of w#yi»9b» JMgr, wkWi At. v AMUtouitB JEg^ in Und fai Hanoftr bajr^ o» thrcaft idk^ tli« Mninflil» «t Ywaatu^ Im ^m bajr ' HMMMHH* it m, wto Aid Im ikw armed it» kankt. Ht was deituiad, in i|t(, d» piMtnUa iato the coturftt of thtfrtv-> «r» wkkh' ha did with an anaad M^ ■M.iiMight /evarai nationa ol Indlr. ^ |Ul bcaama to that place wbara ha^w the annad wooicn, who, with boars and aiTowfl, oppoftd hit paffiige. Thi air ia cooler, in this country than conid ba ttpeAad* conriderinf it ia fituatad in die midaie of the torrid aoMc. This is partly owhfir lo the heavy raina whicn occafion the riven to cTcrflow their banks one half of the year, and partly to the cloudineft of tba wtatber» whtch obfcuret- the; fiin a sftat part of the time it is above the Eoiiaon. Durins the rainv (ea(bn, the oouatry is AibjeS to dreadful ftorms of thunder and lightninc. The (oil^is etitreniely fertile, prodtic- ing a great variety of the tropical fruiti j likewue a variety of timber, at cedar, ' red-wood, pak, ebony, log-wood, and many other forte of dying wood} to- gether with tobacco, fugar-canee, Cot- ton, potatoes, balfam, hwiey, tetu The iwoMS abound with tigers, wild boars, buflhloes, deer, and game of various kinds. The rivers and lakes abound witb fiib* Hera are alfo fea cowc and turtlce} but the alligators and water fcrpents render fifliing a dangerous cmploynMnt. The natives of this country are of a good ftatnre, have handforoe features, long black hair, and are of a copper cok>ur. . They are faid to have a tafte for the imitative arts, efpecially paint- ing and fculptnre, and turn out good mechanics. They fpin and weave cot- ton cloth. Their houfts are built with wood md clay, and thatched with reeds. Their arms in general, are darts and javelins, bows and arrows, with tai^s of cane or fi(h flcins. The feveral nations are governed by chiefs or caciques { it being obfervable that the monarchical form of government -has prevailed almoft univerl'ally, both among ancient and modern nations, in a rude ftate of focicty. The regalia which diftinr uifli th^ chiefs, are a prown of paniotH feathers, a chain of tiger's teetn or claws, which hang round the waift, and a wooden fword. Am BBK fipji, ofi the pcninlula of vvwrlan, the bay, is ;o miki*ed by a reef* It lies b «6. 13. S. .r. aitdSo. 55. W. long, from Greenwich. There i9rji large rock 4 miles to the northwwd «f the ifland, called, from its app«nR|KC» Stal rock. Capt. Roberts,- who wan here in 1791, tbimd St. FeliaUtendinu accefltble. On St. Ambrofrifland, hia crew killed and cured 13,000 St§.\ fldna ofthebeftc|uality,infievenvirecks. Tha ifland has . little die to i-ecommend it. Fifti and crawfifli abo\uKl. The bcft feafon for fealine is from the tft d April to the ift o? Aoguft. The iflmid has the appearance of navlng, had voU canic eruptions. ' c ■ ■■ Amelia, a county in Vlrgmin, fitu- ated between, the Bhie-ridge and tha tidewaters, having Cumberland cowik ty U, Prince Georn county E. and Lunenburg county S. and W. Anie> lia, tncludmg Nottaway, a new county, contains 18,097 inhabitants, of whom. ft, j7 are (laves. Ambua J/b, on the coaft of E.Flo- rida, lies about 7 leagues N. c»f St.* Auguftine, and very near- Talbot ifland on the S. at the mouth of St. John's river. It is 1 3 miles long and t broad, is very fertile, and has an excellent har^ bouri Its N. end lies oppofite Cum. berland ifland, l>etween which and Ame- lia Ifle is the entry into St. Mary's r'lv-w er, b N. lat.. 30. 5s. VV. long. 67, *}w Amelins, fror A, is a Ibiith eaftem head branch of Wabafti river, wbofe mouth is 9 miles N. E. fronvthe mouth of Saiamanie river, and 45 miles S. W. from the Miami vilbge and fort. Amoenia, a thriving ^owhfliip in Dutchefs county, New. York, 6 milea dlflant from Sharon, in ConneAicut. It contains 3078 inhabitants, of whom 383 are electors. . ^t AME^IQA, is piti of the fQur quar- ■'->-. ten ;-V fo AMB ttvft of IW WMrU, pMbaMythf Imd •t'tht whole, ud isi from itt iMedif* covtrjf, fra^umtly dcnominattd the JKr«i; JPMV, or ^m« Htmi/^ktrt. This ftft country «iite»cU from the j6th do- nof •. tat. to the north pole, and the 5sth to the i«](th degree of yf. ion^. Jrom Greenwich. It ie near. iy ivtooo aaile* in langih. Its ateoifB We a t U .S may be about itoo or aooe PmIm. h ha* two finRniera« and a do«* Hr winter, and ei^oye ahnoA all the VBfictjr of climatce which the earth •fibnie. It it waflied hw two great otcant. To the eaftwanl it baa the Atlantic, which ditridl^e it ftom Europe and Africa. T« the W. h hat the Pa* oiic, or Great South Sea, by which it ia iefwrated from Afia. By thefe it earriea on ■ direft oommerce with the other thaea partt of the world. Ame. rka i» divide^ i|iro two great cootinenta, called AferrA i|nd SmUh Amtrica, by an tthnraa about 50ft miles long) and wbichy at Darien, about lat. ^. N. is only 60 mtks overt other writers fay $f^ miles. This ifthmus, with the ■orthe m and (buthem continents, forms the Onlph of Mexico, in and near which lie a great number of iflands, called the Wl^-Miet, in contradiftinc. •km t» the eaAem parts of Afia, which an caUed the Em/t-hdi«s, In America nature fecms to have car- ried on her operations upon a larger fcale, and with a bolder Hand, and to have diftinguilknd the fraturcs of this country by a peculiar magnificence. The fflonatains of America are much fitperior in height to tbefr in the other divifions of the globe. Even the )ilaln of Qgito, which may be conftdercd as the bafe of the Anelest is elevated far> ther above the level of the fea than the top of the Pyrenees in Europe ) and Chimborazo, the moii tievatrd point of tlie Andes, is ao,affo feet high, which is at le&ft 7 lot feet above the peak of Teneriffe. From the lofty and cxten. five mountains of America, deicend rivers, with which the ftreams of Eu- rope, of Afia, or of Africa, ai-e not to be conipareil, either for length of courfe, or for the vait body of water which they convey to the ocean. The Ca- nnbe, the Indus, the Ganges, or the Vile, in.the eafkm hemifphere, are not of equal magnitude even with the St. Sawrencei the Miflburi, or the Mifll- r*. A1HB li^t bi Itonh Amerloa 1 and Ml fii^ ihort of the Amason, ant the Lii Fku ta* in Bovtli>AiMrica. The lakea of the New Worii ars im left oonrpkaeus for grandear thaa Hi moHntamaaad rivws. ThcitlanMi* Imfai other parts of tht glbba wbkb rewmUaa the ytvoMutu ohafli of wkat wn Nartb* AmancOf VIC. wtpaiiar, Aucnii* gan, Ih w— , Erie» aad Qar^rie. Thqr mav ba ■roiie rl v tennad ImImmI fina 01 fr woods are almoft impenriona, and tha furfoca of tha f^rouiui is hkl from the eye under a tl^ick covering of durubs^ of herbs, and we^s. In tna northeni provinces, although tlie fereds are not ' mcumbercd with the Aime wild lumiru aace of vegetation, tlio trees of varioui fpeciea arc nnerally more loftr» and often mufh larger, than are to be feei| in any other parts of the worM* This vaft country produces moll of the ipetals, minerals, plants, fruks( fcc. to be inet with in the other ports of the wo^, and manj of tliem in pvat. er quantities, and \n hioh perfmionk The gold and filver of America have fupplied Europe with thoTe precioua metala. The goM and filver of Europe now bear little oroportion to the high price fet i^ion tbem befo^pe the difcove^ 17 of America. It alfo proJucea dia- monds, pearls, eimcralds, amethvft^ arid other valuable Aohes. To tnefe» which are chiefly the ^iroduAions of South-America, may be added a great number of other commcdities, wnich^ tbouali of lefs price, are of much great> er ule. Of thefe are the plentUuT fup. plies of cochineal, indigo, anatto, logw wood, brasil, fuftic, punenta, lignuit*. vitse, rice, ginger, cocoa, or the choco- late-nut, fugar, cotton, tobacco, banil- las, red-woMi, the baliiuns of Tolu, Peru, and Chili, that valuable article in medicine, tbr JeAiit's bark, mechoacan^ faflafras, larraparilla, callia, tamarinds, hides, furs, ambergrife, and a great va- riety of woodsj rootsii aad pnnu, to ^ v'hicli| AM B wkieh, brfbrt llMdiAofvtry of Amcifca, the European* w«rt ttehcr tfMirt ftnyw g«r«( or wbkh they wtrc forced to buy •t an mtravagant rate from Afia aad Africa* through the hamlt of the Ve- netiani and Gcnoeie, who then en- groflad the trade of the vaftcm world, On this continent there grows alfo a variety of excellent native fruita ) aa pineapplet, ciironat iemone, orange*, pomegranate*, Ags^ fP*?*** " i"*^ *'* riety ofculinafy, medicinal, rad other herbs, rooti and plants, with many ex- otic iMToduAioiis, which are brouglit to as great perfcAion as in th^ir native ibil. Notwithftanding the man^ rettlc menra of the Europeans on this conti- nent, great part of America remain* llill unknown. The northern conti- nent contains the fourBritiih provinces, via. I. U^er Canada \ %. Lrwer Ca- gMUtf to wnich are annexed Nnu-Brit- aim, and the idand of Caft-Brrton ; f. Kfw-Bnnfwicki 4. N«va Setiia, to which i* annexed St. Jebn"! iJUtnd. Bcfides thefe are the idand of Ntwj- foimdlandt and the Jixtitn United States. It contains alio the SpantOi territories of EaJI and Wefl Florida, LeuyUuia, N*w MtJfieot Cedtfrnrma, and Mexico. Befide thefe, there are im- inerile unexplored regions to the W. and N. W. In the fouthern continent, lie the -Spani/h provinces of Ttrra Firma, Guiana, rem, Paragtun, and Chilli together wirh that of Brazil, belonging to the Portuguefe, and the country of Surinam, belonging to the JDutch. Vaft traAs, however, in the inland parts, are unknown, being com- prehended under the general name of Amazonia, tbrmerly called Maragnon. A large diftri£t alfo lies between the ftraits of Magellan and the province of Paiaguay, called Patagonia, little known. America, fo far as known, is chiefly claimed and divided into colonies, by three European nations, the Spaniards, Britiih, and Portug^ieie. The Span- iards, as they firft difcovered it, have the laigeft and richeft portion, extend- ing from Luuifiana and New Mexico, in North-America, to the ftrairs of Magellan, in the South Sea, excepting the large province of Brazil, which belongs to Portugal, tor, though the French aiid Dutch have fome forts upon A KB '49 StirbMin and Quiana» rhtjr fcarccljr 4»* Ijrrva to he conidaicd M pnoprittora of any part of the fouthcm MNtMcM. Next to Spain the m«ft coi.fidcrabU proprietor of Amcrioi waa Gvsat Briii* ain, who derivrd her claim to NMrdi« America from tlic firft diic«vary of thM continent, by Scbaftian Cabot, k tho name oi Ueniy VII. of England, ia tho ycor i497» about 5 years after the dis- covery of^Bouth- America by Culnmbutf in the name of the king of Spain. Tht country was in general called Hrrnm JeumUandt a name 'which ia now ap- propriated folely to an ifland. oa its coalt. It was a long time before tho Englifli mads any attempt to fettle ia this country. Sir Walter Raleigh, aa uncommon genius, and a brave coou mander, firft (hewed the way, by plant- ing a colony in the Ibuthem port, whick he called Virginia, in honour of quaea Elisabeth, who was unmarried. The French, indeed, from thia peKo4 until the conclufion of the w^ of ITI^ laid a claim to, and actually poflcflcd* Canada and Louifiana, but, in thttt war, they were not only driven froift Canada, and its dependencies, but obliged to relinquifli all that .part of Louiilana lying on the £. fide of tho Miflifippi i and the Britidi colonies* at the peace of 1763, extended io far as to render it difilcult to ufceitam the precife bounds of the empire of Gi-eat.. Britain in North- America. To tho nortliward, Britain might have extendi ed her claims quite to the p:>le. From that extremity, Ihe had a territory ex* tending foutliward to Cape Florida, in the Gulphof Mexico, in N. lat. af. and, confequently, near 4000 miles ia a dired line. And to the weftward* the boundaries were unknown { but having entered into impolitic dilputet with ner colonies, (he brought on a war, of which (he felt the ruinoua effefls, by the difmeniberment of^her empire in North-America 1 and Briti(h America, at the peace in 1783, was circumlcrihed within tiie narrow limits already mentioned. America was very probably peopled early after the flood. Who were the flrft people of America ? And whencf did they come ? are q eftionst concern* ing which much has been faid and written. Dr. Kobertlbn and the Abba Clavigero have attempted a (blution of them* m AMH «lierii. A ftntttntry of thdrepintens may be fewid<^ th« jbnericM Unvtr- /d OMgrapfyf-f. 78. *$• It bat been common, in eftimating ■tke population oi° the whole world, to «How ifo milliona to America. But (hi* IS probably three times their, rtal fliumber. For if we fiippofe ever^ part •f the whole continent of America to be as popukus as the United States, ^wirich is not the cafrefent Americans may be divided into two general clafTes. *Ftrft, tiK proper Americans, commonly cai- Jcd Indians, foroetinies Aborigines, or CkoTe who are defcended from the firit iuhabitants of the new world, and who bave not mixed their blood with the inhabitants of the old continent. Se- condly, -thofe who have migrated, or have been tranfported to America, fmce its difeovery by Columbus, and their 4d'cendant«. The former may be fub- ^divided into three cbfles. Firft, the .South-American Indians, who proba- bly came over firom the northern and ^eftem part* of Africa, and the ibuth- «m ports of Afia and Europe. Se. condly, the Mexican!), and all the In- dians fouthof the lakes and wift of the ^iflUippi. Thirdly, the inhabitants of Sfquimeaux, .T.abiador, and the coun- tries around i.h;^m. The latter may alfo be diOing'. tirns, who hav«' mi^^ratcd tu America, •nd their dcfcencinnts, of unmixed blood. In fhis c afs we include the Spaniards, Englifh, Scotch Jri(h,Freiich, Portuguer?, Germans, Dutch, Sweu^s, Jltc. both in North and South^ America. Secondl/, Africans, wlu> have been tranfprHted to America and its iflands, and '^heir deiicendanti. Thirdly, the inix«d breeds called by the Spaniards, CaflaSf by the Bnglith Mulattoes, that 11^ thofe who are dcl'cendcd from an European and an American, or from •II European and African, or froa> an Afiican and American. Ambwki.i., is the moft populous town in litinwrdown county, New-Jer- fuy. It contains 5x01 inhabitants, in- ciuding 1X3 fl:tvra. Amherst, a townHiip in Cumber- land county. Nova Scotia, iituated on Chij;n«^ Bafon^ wn the S. fide pf I^ | A M O Fitneh Kiver, and on tW riirera Napian and Macon. Th« navigation of the twi> lad is difficult on account of fhoals. The town was fettled by North Irifht Yorkiliire and New-England people. - Amherst, the (hire-town cf Hil'A borough county, Ntw-Hathj^ire, is'H town of Tome note, formerly Sotdte^an Wejit and was originally gr<^nted from Maffachufitts. It has a 369 inhabitants, ami was incorp.*rated in 176a. The Aunan Academy was founded here in )7<>o. A few yenrs a«o, tlie town- fiiip being much infiefted with wulvet, the people, on a day appointed', fur- rounded a large fwamp which they fi'&> quented, and kept op an incelliint fir- ing of guns and heating of drums the whole day} which mufic forced the wolves to decamp the fioilowing night, with dilhial bowlings } and they have never done any milchief in the town iince. Amhertt lies on a northern branch of Souhegan River, which falls into Merrimack River, and is 60 miles. W. of Poitlmouth, and 53 N. W. of Bofton. N. lat. 41. 54. W. long. 71. 33. Amhbrst, a townAiip in Hamplhiiv county, MuR'achuletts, containing 1S3) inhabitants} 91 miles weiierly from Bofton, and about eight north-eafterly from Northampton. Amherst Cnrnpt in Virginia, lies between the Blue Kidge and the tide waters, and contains 11,703 inhabit tants, including 5196 flaves. It lies o« the nortlvof James River. Amicit, a lake in the province of Curaana, South- America, whole wa- ters run foutbwardly through Parima River into the Amazon. Amilpas, two volcanoes in the pro< vince of Guatimahi, in N. Spain, near the mountains of Soconufco. Amonoosuck, an Indian name giv. en to two rivers in New-Hampfhire : the oi:e is called Upffr Amonuoliiclc, pafTing through a track of excellent meadow. It rifes near the north end • of the White Hills, runs northerly about 15 miles, where is a carrying place of about three miles to Amaril- coggin River. From thence tite river runs S. W. and W. nearly iS miles, and empties into the Connefficut at Nnrthu-nl)erlaiid, near the Upper Coos. Th' ^ther it callid Great or /.ootrr Aipuooi^uck, which iili:s on the weft AMU fi4c of the White Moant^iiit. It &Ht int9 the ConneAicut juiding feveral tons; formed l)y the circular motion of fmall ilon^'«, impfilal by the force of the defending water. Thtre is a bridge acrois the tails 556 feet in length, and 10 in breadth, coiiliftinsj ol' aoon tons oK timber, and made paflkble for travellers 57 days after it wiu be- gun. N. lat. 42. 59. AvAM vac, the ancient Indian nawB of New-Spain, or Mexicw An AST ATI A, St. a finall iflaad doft to the coaft of Baft-Fkirida, fitattad Sw of Maftancet Inlet, where the river Maftanecs forme two iflands of iIm fame name at itsnfionth. St. Anaftatia iiland is bounded on the N. by St; Au- ' gulline's bar. Here is a qvarry of fine ftone for building. Anclotb Pn»t, on the penlnfula «f California, and coaft of the North Pa>« cific Ocean, lies in the joth deg. of N. iat. and iifithof W. long, fouthet / from the town of Velicata, and N. E. from the iinall iiland of Guadaioupe. Ancocus Cretkt in New-Jertty, a water of the Delaware, < miles S. V/. from Burlington.- It is navigable 16 miles ; and confiderable quantities tif lumber are exported from it. Anco, a fmall town of South. Ame- rica, 3 leagues from the city of Gna« manga. Amdaguaylas, a jurifdiftion in South-America, in the empire of Peru, fubje£l to t}ie archbiOibp of Lima} iy« ing E. by ,S. of the city of Gnamanga. It abounds in fugar plantations, grain of moft forts, and fruits. Andalusia, New, a province of Terra Firma, on the cpafl of the At- lantic, oppofite the Leeward Iflandt. Andast^ks, an Indian nation in Ca- nada. Andes. The priiKipal mountahis on this wcflern continent are the Ctr- dillera de hs Andex, or Great Chain of Andes, in South-America. They ftretch along the Pacific Ocean from the ftraits of Magt-llan to the ilthmus of Darien or Panauin, upwaixis of 4000 miles ; thence they nm through the exteiifive kingdom of New- Spain, till tliey lofe themfclvt-s in the unexplored countries of the North. In New-Spain, the mott confi'.lera' uart of t!»is chain is called Sierra Nuuii, particularly in Cinaloa and 'larahximery, provinces i-tco miles dillMMt from the capital. Further N. they have been called, from their bright appearance, the Skinin^ Mountains. Tlie height of Chimbora- 20, the moft elevatctl jk/uu of this vaft chain, is 20,280 feet alcove the level of the feaj which is 7102 feet hightr than any -other moinitain in the known world. The Andes commonly form two ridgea as they iuu, the one higher and * t4 ANI^ adl k)iMcir» and covered with £(iow> rJl- thoush in tbc ^torrid xone} tli« other fivttntl m wi»dt» groves, &e. Thb kttcr aboHiidt with wild hogs ) and iMep called gusrnacos, reiemblmg a camel in ftutpe, but of a fmaller 1ixe» whofe hair for ibftnefs, fimrnefs, and colour ts preferred to (ilk. The Atides hare i6 Tokanoes» which break out in Tarious places* and by melting the fiiow, occaiiott futh torrents of water, that numbers of men and cattle' have veriflied» They are only paflable in .Mnimer, and require 3 or 4 days to leach tlie top of any one of the higheft. Andover, a krge, fertile and thriv- ing town in Effirx county, Maflkchu* fttts. It contains 1863 inhabitants, in two pnriflies. In the South pari/h are a paper milt and poiinler mill, from the latter of which the army received large Ibppties of gim-powder in the late war. There is an excellent academy in this town, called •* Phillips Academy," which owes, its feAed by a number of very naiTow paf^^ ^^ fages. Androscoggin, or Amarifcoggiit Rivert in the diftrift of Maine, may be called the main weftern branch of the Kennebeck. Its iburces are N. of Lake Umbagog. Its courfe is foutherly till it approaches near to the White Moun-» tains, from which it receives Moofe and Peabody rivers* It then turns to the E. and then to the S. E. in which courfe it pafles within two miles of the fea-coaft, and then turning N. runs over Pejeplkaeg (alls into Merry- Meet- ing-Bay, where it tbrms a junflign with the Kennebeck, so miles from the fea« Formerly, from this bay to the fea, the conflueni: ftrtani was called Sagada- hock. The lands on this river ai'e veiy good. Anegada, one of the Virgin Iflcs in the Weft-Indies, and dependent on Virgin Gorda. It is about 6 leagues long, is low, and aiuioft covered by water at high tiiies. On the S. fide is Treafure Poin^. Lai. 18. 35. N. longt 63 W. Anoaraez, a province In South* America, in tlie empire of Peru, I'ub- je6l to the nichbiih' p of Lima, lo leagues N. W. by W. of the city of Gnamnnga. It abounds in ail kinds of grain and fruits, b'clides vaft droves of cattle for labour and fuftenance. Ancelo, A NO ^^MOBLio, port of, it Ml harbottr mt tkt Soutli Se» cooft, in tim middle be- tmrecn St. Pedro arul Ca|tolita| a broad mKti bay^ with good anchorage, but bad landin|{ and the Spaaiaraa reckon it as food a harbour as GuatuUs. Anoblos, or Tlafcala, a provinoe of Mtexioo> esctendin^ both to the North and South CeaS) having that part of the former «rhich is called the Gulf of Mexico oil the B. the province of Gu» axaca on the S. E. the Pacific Ocean on the S. the province of Mexico Proper on tlie W. and that of Penuco on the N. from which it is divided hy Tufpa river or Cavones. Prom one iea to the other it is one hundred leaguesi alwiit 80 along the Gulf of Mexico, and ao upon the South Sea coaft. Its ibil, cli< mate, and produce^ are much the fame with Mexico Proper. On the W. fide is a chain of mountains of 18 leagues, well cultivated; and another great ridge of mountains on the N. W. the neighbourhood of which fubjeAs it to Shocking tempefts» horrid hurricanes, and frequent mundations; yet this is allowed to be the molt populous coun- try of New-Spain, which is partly af- cribed to its having been an ally to Cortea, in the conuueft of Mexico, who obtained a grant ot the emperor Charles V. then alio king of Spain, by which it is to this day exempt from all fervice or duty whatfoever to that crown; and only pays the king of Spain an handful of maize per head, as an acknowldge- ment, which inconfiderable parcels, al- moft 60 years ago, amounted to near 1 3,oeo buftels { for it produces fo much of that Indian com, that from theiKe it liad the name of Tlafcala, i. e. the land of bread, which name it gives to its principal town. By this means the towns and vilUiges fwarm with Indians. Its priiKipal towns are Acafuchithau, Achiachtca, Tufpa, Zacatlan, Cazeres, Naftia, or Almira, Torre Blanca, Punta Oelganda, Samputa, Xalappa, Puebla, Tt^afa, Cordova, Punta Brava, New Vera Cruz, &c. They fpeak the Span- ifli tongue, and fcarcely any other; are perK^lly recoiKiled to the Spanifli cuftoms, and eratefiil for the counte- nance and dcKrence fliewed to them above their fellow-provinces. It was anciently governed by kings, till civil wars arifing in it, the people formed ilicmfelves into an ariftocracy of many AKH *^ princes, to get rid of one. TkeT^i4^ ed the towns into diffinrent diari6fal»; tach of which named one of their «hi«f« to refide in the court of Tlafcala, whwe they formed a fenate, whoiie refoliitiom< were a law to the whole. Under thi«< form of govemmeat, they maintaiaeii^ thcmfelvc* againft the rulers of Mexi- co; and contintfed their ariftocracyi^ till tlieir reception of the Spaniards un- der Cortex, whom they aflliftcd wirh their numerous forces, and accompTifli^ ed the ruin of that empire ia isat. See Mexiw, AtrcoL, a town in the province cf . Chili, South-America, 1*5 miles N. df Baldivia. S. lat. 37. 36.W.long. 7a. f). A NCR A Db Los Reyes, a town in the captainfhip of Rio de Janeiro, ui> Brazil, South- America, ful^c£t to the Portuguefe, about 3-6 miles from Rio de Jsmeiro. It is fitnated upon the coaft in a fmall bay, from whence it has its name; being in Engl ilh King''* Bay« It has a churches, a monattery. and « fmall guard-houfe of about 10 foldiers. Its chief i^roduce is filh. Lat. a». aS» S. long. 41. 10. W, Anouilla, or Snake IJUind, focal- led firom its windings and irregular form, being 10 leagues in length, and 3 in breadth; as leagues N. W. of Bar. buda, and 1 5 from St. Cluillopher's. It is the moft northeriy of all the Ca- ribbee ifl-mds pofTefled by the Britifli. It was fettled in 1650. The inhabitants Aibfift moftly by farming, planting In- dian com, and other kinds of huftandrv. The climate is very healthy, and the inhabitants ftrong and vigorous. The exports in 1770, amounted, in fugar, rum, and cotton, to near 6000I. Long. 62. 10. W. lat. x8. 4. N. Anguilla, a bank and iflnnd E. of the Great Bahama Bank, and N. of tlie iHandofCuha. Long. 78. 10. 1079/. lat. 23I. to 14. 10. N. Anguille, Cape, a point of land in Newfoundland ifland, on tlie W. fide, in tlie Gulf of St. Lawrc'nce, 6 leagues N. from Cape- Bay, the S. W, extremity of the ifland, in lat. 47. 57. N. Anguille, a bay on the N. N. E. fide of the ifland of St. John's, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, oppofite Mag- dalen Ifles ; and having St. Peter's har- bour on the S. E. and Port Chimene ou the N. W. Annapolis River, in Nova-Scotia, is I t« ANN i» of fman Ite. It rifea in the E. ntar the head mttn of tfar fmali rhrets which liill into the hefou of Mints. ilpn^lii river naflet into the bay of Frady through tne bafim of ita own tmatt on the 8. fide of which, at the tfnoth of the river, ftands the town and Ibrt of Annapolis Royal. It is naviga- lileibr fti^s of any Wden lo mil«s« lor thofe of loo tons, 15 miles ) and is. uflSible for boats within ao miles of Borton. The tide flows op 30 nules. Annapolis, a county on the above river, adjoining to King's county, hav- ing 5 townlhips, viz. WUmot, Gran- ville, Annapolis, the chief towns, Clare, and Monckton. It is chiefly inhabited ^y Acadians, Iriih, and New-England- Annapolis Royal, called Port tbjal, by the French, when M. de Fonts fettliMla colony here in 1605. This town, the ch^ef town in the coun- ty of this name, ftands on the S. fide of the river and bay of Annapolis. Na- ture has I'caixely omitted one thing to lender this the fineft harbour in the Yorld. It is two leagues in length, and one in breadth, having a ft>iail ifland, called Goat ifland, almoft in the mid- dle of the balbn, which is faid to be laige enough to contain feveral hundred flups. Its depth of water is no where Icfs than 4 or 5 fothoms; it being 6 or 7 on one Bde of the ifland, and on the other 16 or 18. The bottom is every where very good, and fliips may be fe- cure in it from all winds. The entrarice of the harbour is difficult, fays Charle- voix, befules the inconvenience of great fogs I Co t hat only one fliip can pafs in or oiit at a time, and that with the greateft pr«:caution, tlte fliip being ob- liged to go ftem foremoft oy reafon of the ftrong currents and tides here. The town is not laree, but has fome very handfome buildmgs. It is fortified ; nor can it be cafiiy attacked, but by a bombardment. I'he fort is capable of containing ahoiit 100 men in its prefent ftate. N. lar. 45. iq. W. long. 64. 5. - Annapolis, 4s the chief town ot . Ann Arundel county, and the capital of the ttate of Maryland. It ftands iit the mcuth of tlie Severn, 30 miles S. of Baltimore i 31 £. by N. from the Fcd- etal city ; 71 S. W. from Wilmington, in Delaware ftate, and i3» S. W. from Fkladel^hla. It was foimerly called A N N y Severn, andiii 1694, itwMiMideap«Nt town. It is fituated on a peainfui* formed by. 'the river and two finall creeks ; and affords a beautiful jprofpeft of Chefiipeak Bay and the E. Ihorc be- yond it. This city is of little note in the commercial world) but >• the wealthieft town of its iice in the United States. The houfes, about 300 in num- ber, are fpacious and elq^ant, indicative of great wealth . Tlie ftate-houfe m ths nobleft building of the kind in the union. It ftands in the centre of the city, from which point the ftreets di- verge in every diieaion, like radii. Nr lat. 38. 56. 15. long. 75. 8. W. Ann ATOM, one of the new Hebridce clufter of iflands. Ann Arundkl Comfy, in Maryland, lies between Patanfco and Patuxent Rivers, and has Chefapeak Bay S. £. Annapolis is the chief town. This comity contains «i,598 inhabitants, of whom 10,131 are flaves. . Ann, Cafe, is the point of land ia the town of that name, or Gloucefter, which -forms the N. fide of Mafla^hu- fetts Bay, as Cajpe Cod does the S. fide. N. lat. 4^. 45. long. 70. 17. W. See Gloucefier, This Cape was fo named in honour of Ann, confort of King James I. Ann, St. a lake in Upper Canada, noitherly from Lake Sti|Mrrior, which lends its waters north- eafterly into James's Bay, through Albany River. Its north-eaftem- point lies in N. lat. 50. W. long. 88. ANNi St. is the chief town of the province of Parana, in the £. divifion of Paraguay, South- America. Ann, Fort, in the ftate of New- York, lies at the head of batteaux navi- gation, on Wood Creek, which fails into South Bay, Lake Champlain, near Skenenx)rough. It lies 6^ miles S. W» by S. from Skenefl>orough Port; 10 £. S. £. from Fort George, and iz N. £. by N. from Fort Edwud, on Hud- fon Ktver. Such was the favage ftate of this part of the countiy, and the layers of trees laid lengthwiic and acrofs, and fo broken with creeks and mai'flies, that General Burgoyne's army, in July, 1777, could fcarccly advance above a' mile in a day, on the road to Fort Ed- ward. They had no fewer thai. 40 bridges to conftru6t, one of which was of log work 2 miles iu length } circum- fiances ISniH Whtcli In ftfter ages will appear liiuxnycreclibte. Ann*s, 9t. a port on the E. fide of Cape. BretiMi Ifland, where fifhitiK v^f- felt flift^ put in. It Ilea on the N. W. fide ^ the entrance into Labrador Lake. W. lone. 60. 'N. lat. 47. AnnV St. it a finall town on the iRiver St. John's, province of New- Brahfwick, abont So miles from St. John*8. It is at prefent the feat of government. Anson, an interior county of N. Carolina, in Fayette dlftrijl, having Mecklinhurgh county N. and Bladen and Cumberland counties on the £. It contains 5133 inhabitants, including 8z8 flavet. ANtHONy*sFALLS, St. in the River Klifliiippi, lie about 10 miles N. W. of the mouth of St. Pierre River, which joins the Miflifippi from the W. and are fituated in about lat. 44. 50. M.and Were fo named by father Louis Henni. pin, who travelled into thefe parts about the year 1680, and was the firft Euro- ¥an ever feen by the natives there, he whole river, 250 yards wide, falls perpendicularly above 30 feet, and tbrra.s a moft pleafing cataraft* The rapids below, in the fpace of 300 yards, render the defcent coufiderably greater; fo that when viewed at a diftance, they appear to be much higher than they really are. In the middle of the falls is a fmall ifland, about 40 feet broad, and fomewhat longer, on which grow a few hemlock and fpruce trees ) and about half way between this ifland arid the eaftem fliore, is a rock, lying at the very edge of the fall, ui an oblique portion, 5 or 6 feet broad, and 30 or 40 long. Thefe falls ai% peculiarly fitu> nted, as thev arc approachable without the leaft obltruAion from any interven- ing hill or precipice } which cannot be (kid, perhaps, of any other confiderable fall in the world. The fcene around is exceedingly beautiful. It is not an un- interrupted plain, where the eye finds no relief, but compofed of many grntle afcents, which, in the fpring and fum- as it is fecure^ on *6» count of tnie rapids above, from uit attacks either of man or beaft. Anthony's KUlt a weftern water of Hudfim River, tts mouth is 7 mile* above that of Mohawk River, with whi^h likewife it communicates at tht E. md of Long Lake. ^ Anthom Y*8 Ntfe* a boint of hmd in the Highlands, on Hudfon River, ii| the ftate of New-York* fiom which to Fort Montgomery on the oppoflte fide« i.laige boom and chain was extended in the late war, which coft not lefa than 70,0001. fterling. It was partly deffaroyed and partly carried away by General Sir Henry Clinton, ui Oftober* 1777. AITo* the nante given to th« point of a mountain on the N. bank of Mohawk River* about 30 miles abovf ScheneAady. Around this pomt runs the fbge road. AnTicosti, a barren, uninhabite4 ifland, in the mouth of St. Lawicnc« River* Amtietam Cretit in Maryhnd,rlfet by feveral branches in Penn(ylvania» and empties into Potowmack River, 3 miles S. S. E. from Sharpfliurgh. Eliza- beth and Funk's towns ftam on this creek. It has a number of mills and forns. Antigva, or Ant^dt one of the Caribbee Iflands in thi^ Weft-tndies* belonging to Great-Brit^, is fituated 60 mues to the eaftward of Nevis and St. Chriftopher's. It is almoft circu- lar; being about 15 miles long and to broad, containing 59,838 acres of bnd, of which^ about 34,000 are appropri- ated to th*e growth of fugar and paftur^ age annexed t Its other Itaples are cot- ton and tobacco. The foil is naturally rich, and when not checked by exceu five droughts, to which Antigua is par- ticularly fubjeft, is very produftive. Columbus, who difcovered this iflandy named it from a church in Seville, San- m Maria de la Antigua ; and his fon« Ferdinand, fays that its Indian name was Jamaica. It is a fingular eircum- ftance, that this word, which in the language of the larger iflands fignified a coxmtry abounding with fprings, fliovld« in the dialect of the Caribbees, have been ap)pUed to an ifland that has not B a fiQsls »t ANT « flBf 1« flNnag or rivulet of ^rtfli witcr In ie« The iiiKabitknt« ihake dfe of nin water, Which^ when preferred in Cilleraiy is light, pure and wholefome. From drought ind other tircumftances, It it diffidilt to flimifh an avei^ge re- turn of the crops, which tary to Aich * degree, that the <^uaiitity of fugar ex> ^ted in foroe years, is fivf times great- er than in others'} thus in 1779, ^^''^ (hipped 338s hogfheMis, aiid 579 tier- ces) in 178s, the crop was i5,38x hogflieads, and 1603 tierces j and in the years 1770, 1773, and 1778, there were no crops at all; the canes being deftroycd by a long drought, and the Ivhote body of negrons matt hare pe- riihed, for want of food, if American Vtflels had not fupplied them with corn andfl6ur. On an average, 17,000 hogf- heads of fugar, of 10 cwt. each, are reckoned a ^od faving crop. Antigua exported in one year, ending the 5th of January, 1778, to the value of 592,5961. 15s. 8a. fterling, in 233 veflels: the cargoes were 184-, 5x6 cwt. i qr. 18 lbs. (ufi^fj 7191546 gal. mciafles; 26 lbs. iMdigO; dying woods and other fmall aurticles. The value exported to the tJnited States, included m the above, ^vas^.ti,o3i 15 4. The ifland abounds in black cattle, hogii, fowls, and moft of the animals id common with the other idands. The iiutiiber of iiihabit- ^ts, both white and black, feem to have decreafed prog^-tflively. In 1774, the ^hite inbrbitants amounted to 2590, dnd the flaves to 37,808. The iflami is divided into 6 pariihes and 11 diftri6ls. The pariOies are St. John's, St. Mary's, St. George, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Philip. It has 6 towns and villages. St. John's, (the capital) Parham, Fal- mouth>WilloMghby.Bay,01d-Bay,01d- Koad, and James Fort; the two fiift of which are legal ports of entiy. No ifland in this part of the Well- Indies can boad of fo many excellent har- bours ; of thefe the principal are Eng- lifli Harbour, and St. John's, both well fortified ; and at the former are a royal navy yard, and arienal, with coft\^eni- 6nces for careening fliips of war. The Inilitary cftabliflimcnt generally confifts of % regiments of infantry, and 2 of foot militia. There are iikewife a fquadron of dragoons, and a battalion of artillery, both raifed in the ifland ; aad the regulars receive additional jwy ANT as in Jamaica. The governor or c«p« tiin.reileral of the Leeward Caribbdui Iflands, generally refides in Antigua* but vifits occafionally each ifland witllui his government; and, in hearing tmi determinhig caufes from the other iflands, pi-efldes alone : He is ch^ceU lor of each ifland by his ol^ce ; but in caufes arifmg in Antigua, he is afliflml by his council, after ihepraftice of Bar- badoes; and the preudent, together with a certain numoer of the council, may determine chancery caufes durine the abfence of the govemor-genei-al. The other courts of this ifland are a court of king's bench, a court of com- mon pleas, and a court of exchequer. The church of the United Brethren has been very fuccefsful in converting to chriftianity many of the negro flaves of this and the other iflands. The climate here is hotter than at Barbadoes, and like that ifland fubjeft to hurricanes. The firft grant of Antigua was made by Charles II. about 1663, to William Lord Willoughby of Parham, and three years nfter, a colony was, planted. t\ was furprifed the fame year by thdi French. It made no figure in com- merce, till Col. Chriftopber Codring- ton, lieut. governor of Barbadoes, came and fettled here in 1(90. There hap- pened a moft terrible hurricane here m 1 707, that did vaft damage to this ifland and Nevis, mote than to any of the Carribbee iflands. In Oflober^ 1736, was the plot of Court, Tombay and Hercules, three Indians who had con- veyed gun-powder under the ball-room, where the governor was to give a ball ; but it was happily difcoverra, and they were all executed. Antigua lies be- tween 17. 7^. and 17. 17. 45. N. lat. and between 61.22. 15. and 61. 36. 11. W. long. Antilles, a clufter of iflands in the Weft-Indies, diftinguiflied into Great and Small. They lie from 18 to 24 de- gi-ees cf N. lat. are diftinguiflied into Windward and Leeugh the Apalachy countivi into the bay of Apalachy» ia tM Gulf of Mexieo, about i j miles be- low St. Mark's. It runs about it| miles, and fiiUs into the Bay near thf mouth of Apalachicola River. Al>ALACHicdLA, a river between E. and W. Florida, having its Iburce ill the Agalachian Mountairtst in the Che- rokee country, withiit ten miles of TugUloo, the upper bran(;h of Savan- nah Riverk l^ronl its fottr^e to the mouth of Flint RiVer, a diftance of too miles, it is called Chau-Uche, orCha- tahooche River. Flint River falls into it from the N. E. below the Lower Creek Towns, in N. lat. 31. Frortk thence it runs near 80 miles and fellf into the Bay of Apalachy, or Apalachi- cola, in the Gult of Mexico, at Capo Blaize. From its fource to the 33d dtg^ of N. lat. its courfe it S. W. from^ thence to its mouth it runs nearly jS. See Cbata-Ucba and Ftint Rititti. Apalachicola, is likewife the .name of the mother town or capital of the Creek or Mufcogulge confedei-acy, called Apalachucla by Bertraip. it is, (ays he, facred to peace} no captives are piit to death or human blood fpilt here : and when a general peace is pro.- poftd, deputies from all the towns in the confederacy meet here to delibe- rate. On the other hand, the great Coweta Town, \% miles higher up the Chata-Uche River, is called the Btootfy To^wn^ where the Micos chiefs and warriors aflemble when a general war is propofed} and there captives and ftate malefactors are put to death. Apalachicola is fituated a mile and an half above the ancient town of that name, which was fituated on a pehin-. fuh formed by the doubling of the riv- er, but deferted on account of inunda- . tions. The town is about 3 days jour-' ney from Tallaflee, a town on the Tal- lapoofe River, a branch of the Mobile River. See Conueta, and TaUaffee. Apalachian Mountains^ a part of the range called fometinies by this name, . iMit generally Alleghany Mmntains. In this part of the great chain of moun- tains, in the Cherokee country, the river Apalachicola has its fource. Apalachy Co««/ry, extends acrdfs Flint and Apalaches Rivers, in Eaft- _ Florida, having the Seminole country ' B & en « A Apdachy, or Apalachy«i 1i by Ibine writers, applied to a town and hai'tiour id Pbrida, 90 miles E. of Ttalktoh, and the fame diftance W. firomi Del Spirttu Sahto River. The tribes of the Apalachian Indians lie arbund it. Apo<^INBMy Cretkt falls into De- laware Bay from Middletown, in New< baftk county, Delaware, a mile and an half below Reedy Ifland. A canal is toropoied to extend from the fouthern oranch of this creek, at about 4 miles irom Middlctown, to the head oH Bo- hemio River, nearly 8 miles diftant; wMeh win form a water communica- tion between Delaware Bay, and that of Chcrapfxk, through Elk River. Aprils ijami, a fmall uninhabited iflatid in St. Lawrence River, in Cana- da, on the S. Hde of the river, between Bafque and Green Iflands. It is (vv- MNiikled by rockst which renders the navigation dangerous. ArPLB Tfivw. an Indian village on the E. fide of Seneca Lake, in New- York, between the townfhips of Ovid on the S. and Romulus > in Brazil. See Psrm. Ararat, AfoMtf, or tht.Sfotu Ht04, afliortrange of mountains on the U, frontier of North-Carolina, in a N. £. direction from Ararat River, a N. W. branch of Yadkin River. Arathapb scow, an Indian tribe in- habiting the IHoies pf the lake and river of that name, in the N. W. part of North-America, between the latitudes of 57. and 59. N. North of this na- tion's abode, and near the Arftic Cir- cle, is Lake Edlande, around which live the Dog Ribbed Indians. Aravco, afortrefs and town of Chili, in South- America: fituated in a Hoe valley, on a river of the fiune name, N. by W. from Baldivia. The native In- dians are fo brave, that they drove th« Spaniards out of their country, though deftitute of fire-arms. S. lat. 37. 30. W. long. 73. so. Arizibo, one of the principal placet in Porto Rico Ifland, m the Weft-In- dies. It has few inhabitants, and little trade but finuggling. Arcas. an ifltmd in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Bay of Campeachy. Lat. so. long. 9s. 50. Arch Sfrins* ^ ^^ ^^' ^^'' ley. Archipelago, Dn^gerotis, the name given by Bougainville, in Feb. 1768, to a dufter of iflands in the Pa. cific Ocean, in the neighbourhood of Otaheite, fituated between 10. and 18. degrees S. lat. and between 14s. and 14$. degrees. W. lonjr. from Paris. The iflands which compoie this Archipela- go, he named Quatre Facardins, the Lancters, and La Harpe, and other iflands, forming two groups, to which he gave no names. In Api'il, i7&9» Capt. Cook fell >n with tliefe fame iflands, and nanKa them Lagoon Ifland, Thrum Cap, Bow Ifland, and the Two Groups. AKCHiPiLAGO ef the GrtatCyclaJet, a dufter of iflands in the Pacific Ocean» lying between 14 and 10 deg. S. lat. and between 164 and 168 deg. E. long, from Paris, difcovered by Bougainville, aid of Maj, 1768. This 1% the fame dufter ARI duller of iflands difcovend b^r QgtrM In i6e6. Mid by him called 1$nrm Am- /rmt M Bprim SMht which fee — Ctpt.Coofc ptftd thefe iflands in 1774, and called them New Hebrides. ARDOiSt a mountain in Nova-Sco- tia, between Windfor and Halifiuc} 13 miles N. W. from the latter. It is deemed the higheft land in Nova-Sco- tia, and affords an extenftve profpeft of all the hjrh and low lands about Wind- for and Falmouth, and the diftant Ctiun- try bordering the Bafon of Minas. Are^u IPA, is one of the largeft cltian in Pern, South-America>and was found- ed by Don Francifquo Fizarro, in 1539. It ftands in the valley of Q^ilca, about so leagues from the tea, in a fer- tile country. Near it is a dreadful vol- cano. The air is very temperate ; and the befl ii) the country ) but iv has been four times laid in ruins by earthquakes. It is very populous, and well built) contains a convent, and two nunneries, and had a college of Jefuits. It has a bithoprtck in Lima, and lies 190 miles S. by E. from that city. Lat. 16. 40. S. long. 75. 30. W. Argyle, a townfliipin Waibington county. New. York, on the E. bank of Hudlbn River, containing 1341 in- habhants, incluftve of 14 flaves. In the ttate cenfus of 1796, there appears to be 404 dehors. Argyle, a townfhip in Shelburne county, Nova-Scotia, fettled by Aca- dians and Scotch. Arica, a jurifdiAion in the btfliop- rick of Arequipa, in Peru, extending along the coaft of the South Sea. It produces little ell'e than agi, or Guinea pepper; and in fome places large olives, of which they make oil and pickles : but, although the coxmuy is otherwiie barren, the produce of pep- per amounts annually to no lefs than 60,000 dollars value, Arica, a town and port in the pro- vince of Los Charcos, in Peru ; being the port.town to nioft of the mines in that country. It is a place of vali trade, and very populous ; feldom without a |reat deal ol (hipping. It is but badly fortified, and has been much injured by earthquakes, which have alfo hurt its trade. No rain ever ^lls here ; the houfes are therefore without roofs. Th^ valley of Arica is famous for little elfe than the culture of Guinea A RS 9 t peiiper, which the SmuBiundt pl«ntc(^ , and of this thty raift annually to Ibt value of So,ooo crowns. It it 5|* miles S. E. of Lima. S. lat. tl. S7. W. long. 71. 6. Arichat, a town in Cape Jlrtton ifland. Aries Kill, a fmall creek which mni northerly into Mohawk River, sfmilct W. from Schoharie River* in New* York. Arkansas, a N. W. branchof Mif» fifippi River, of a very lengtbv couHct which foils in by two nnoutlis, ana forms an ifland, whole north>we#tm point lies in N. lat. 33. 35. W. long. 91. Its length 35 mHes) its breadth 10. The branch on the north-eaftem fide of the ifland, receives White Riv- er, about t4 miles from its mouth* Arlington, a townftiip in Benmng* ton county, Vermont, i» miles N. from Bennington. It has 991 inhabitants. ARMOVCHiqyois, a natibn of In- dians in Canada. Arnedo, a town in Pern, on th* South-Sea, as miles N. of Lima. Arraciffe, a port-town of Braiil, in the captainfliip of Pemambaco } eC- teemed the ftixmgeft in all Brazil. The port confiftf of a iuburb, in which are Ibnie large houfes, and repofitories for ftores ; and is built upon a narrow palTage, with a caftle to defend tHe en- trance. Notwithftanding which, James Lancaflcr entered the harbour in 15959 with 7 Englilh veflTels, and made himT felf mafter of the town and caftle> where he continued a month, and car- ried off immenfe plunder ) but fince that time, the Portuguefe have render, ed it almoft inaccelTible to enemies. Lat. 8. so. S. lonz. 36. 10. W. Arrayal De Porate, a town in Bnuil, fltuated on the W. fide of Pan River, below the jun£lion of its two great branches. See Para River. Arrowsike, an ifland in the dif- tri£t of Maine, parted from Parker's Ifland by a fmall f^rait. It is within the limits of George-Town, and con- tains nearly ^ of its inhabitants, and has a ehurch. It contains about ao,oQ« acres of land, including a large quanti- ty of fait marfli . See Ctorgf- Tinvn and Farker'j Ifiand, Arsacides, the Iflands of tbtt the, name eiyen by M. de Sundlle, in 1769* , to Sobmon's Iflands on acdnint of B 3 the •• ASH. th« birbtraui elwr;||l|ti' of th«tr inhab> Itmtii MitkuUrly it Port Pr«iUn. ThtAi ioiimti wtrc vlfittd by Mi*. Nhort. lilld In tjll, Hnd by him cstlfd New. GverstK. 8n 5»l$mii's l/ltt and Pm ARYMUii KULL, or NfVMrk Bayt on tin foaft of Ntw- t«iTey, {■ formed hf ihv Mnton of PaOiiU and Hackinlkck Klvtn. Arvia, «ina of the Little Antlllo Idandt, in the Weft-Imtie«, it |\ibieA to the Dutch. It ie uninhabited, liei nMr Terra Flrma, 14 ienguei W. of Curacoa, and product! little die be- Mw com and wood. N. lat. la. 30. W. long. 67. J 5. ARUNDBL»atown(hip In York coun. tyidlHrift of Maine, conitiiiuitg 145II inhabltantt. It Ilea between Cnpc For- Kite, and Biddefbrd on the N. E. on eo River, 11 milei N. B. from York, •Ad 96 N. E. from Doftnn. AlANOAkO, a jui ililt£lion under the bilhop of Culbo, in Peni, South Ame- rica, 50 league* from that city 1 num- ben of cattle arc breti heie. Thcix arc Ibme filver mines in the N. E. purt of it i and it produces papat, quinoat, and canamat. Of the two lalt they make chicha, at other* do front maixu. AlCKNtlON B«y, lie* on tl\e E. iidc of the peninAiia ot Yucticut River,, and W. of Mcnimitck, on the banivs of Little Naukhcag. In tlus to\vnft\ip, is a ASS white ftrKlj equal in fincncis to that at Cape Ann, and whifh, it is judged, would make tine glaf;:. AsHPY, a townthip in MiiUlefex •oumy, M afTachurctts, 50'miK-s N. W. tixim Bofton, containing 7 5 1 inhabitants. AiMO VTNIY, or A/0ciiiii0t ■ moMi* tain In Varmont, being partlv \m tht townihips of WIndlbr and Wcatkerf- Aeki, and oppofite Claremont on Sugar River, in New-HampAtirc ttate. It it to ) I feet above the Tea, and 1 7 ) t, abova high water in ConneAicut River, whicli glides by its E. fidt. AiHriRi.D,a townfliipin Hahiplhlre county, Mailhchufrtts, about 15 milra N. W. of Northampton, and 117 W, from Bofton, containing 14J9 inhabit- ants. AiHFOKD, a townAiip in Windhant county, ConniAicut, fettled from Marl- borotigh in Mafl'acliufetts, and was in* corporated in 1710. It lies about :) 8 miles north-eafterly from Hartford, am) 76 fouth-weltcrly from Boibm. AsHroKD, Nkw, a townlhip in Berklhire county, Maflachufctts, 151 miles W. from Bofton, containing 4.69 inhabitants. AsiiMOT, the principal harbour in Ide Miidame, which is dependent on Cape Breton. See BriloM (.aft. Ash ub LOT, or J/bwilUt, a fmall river, having a number of branches, whole moft diliant Iburce is at tht N. end of the Sunapec Mountains, in New- Hampfhire. It rtms fouth-wtftcrly through part of Chefhire county. Be- low Winchefter it runs W. by N. and empties into ConneAicut River, at HinlUale. As POT Aop B N MoHMlai^. This high land lies on the promontary that fepu« rates Mahone from Margaret's Ray, on the coalt of Nova-Scotia, (t is feen nt a great diftance from tlie oi\ing, and ia the land generally ma«le by the fltipi bound from Europe »nd the Weft-In- (iie» to Halifax. The fummit is about 500 tieet above the level of the Tea. Ass ABET, a rivulet which lii'es in Grafton, Woi^cftcr county, Madachu- fetts, and runs N. £. into Merrimack Riycr. AssENcpowALS, a lake wellward of Chriftianaux Lake, and through whivl* its waters run into Albany Ri- ver, in New South Wules, AssiNiBOiLS, or 4^V'%//, a river anil lake in tho N. W. part of North- Amcrifa. The river is faitl to rile iu the Mountains of Bright Stories, luns N. E. into Lake Ouinipiquc in N. lat. 51 i W. long. 106. ' The lake is placed in fome maps in th« ATA the ftd dfg. of N. lit. and 9 i»i wttcn to Junes Biv. Ntar thcA lie the countriei of the ChriftiiMux, and ICirie, called alfo Kililftina. AiiiNOii, a nation of Indians inhab- iting the forefli of Canada. AlflVMrriON, an epileopal city, in the province of Paraguay, in the E. di- vifion of Paraguay or La Plata in S. America. It ftandi on the caftcrn hank of a river of iti name, a little above the •lace where the Picolmaga fails into it ) having Villa Rica on tlie N. and La Plata on the 8. and is nearer the Ibuth- em, than the Pacific ocean i hut not far from the middle nf that part of the coittincnt. It was built bv the Span- brds In 153S, and is remarkable for its healthy fituation, as well m frr the number of its inhabitants, and the rich and fruitful territory in which it Hands j which produces a great variety of na> tive and exotic fruits, in the higheit rerfe£lion. Here are feveral hundred paniflt families, defcendants of the flower of the gentry who fettled in this place { while the dregs of their coun- trymen removed to other parts. There are likewife a number of Meftizos and Mulattoes. The city lies about 50 leagues above the confluence of the Paraguay and Parana, where the for- mer begnis to be sailed, the Kiver dc la Plata. Near .:he city is a lake, noted for having in the middle of it a rock, which (hoots up to a prodigious height like an obeiiflc. Lat. a6. S. long. 57. 40. W. Assumption Rivtr, in New-York, falls in from the E. into Lake Ontario, after a N. W. and W. cowrfeof about at miles, 5 miles S. H. 'I'om Pi. Gaverfe. AsTCHiKOUNiri,av:iftlakeinWew- Britain, abounding with whales, and fuppofed to communicate with the Northern Sea. Atacama, or Attacama, a town, harliour, province, and juril'di^lion in Peru in S. America, lao leagues from La Plata ', fertile, and remarkable for the fiflt called Tolo, with which it car- ries on a great trade with tlie inland provincei. This province divides the kingdom of Peru from that of Chili. Ihere is a great defert of the fame namcj and a chain of mountains which A TO •I from the PW* fcpirate Ptni on the N vmce of Q]tito. On thcfe mounMiiM the cold is lb violent, that paflengtra are fomctimes fronen to death. Lat* ta. S. long. to. so. W. Atchi KovNiri, • lake in La- brador, which fends its watcra ftwth- erly into St. Lawrence R. through • connrAed chain ot fniall lakes. Athapeicow Lakt. See Ara- tbapffeow, and Siavt Lmka. Athkni, a townlhip in Windham CO. Vermont, 3s miles N. E. from Ben* nington, and nbout 6 W^. from Con- netficut R. having 450 inhabitants. Sextons R. which riles in Londonderry, Kail'cs S. E. by Athens, into the town- lip of Weltminfter to Conn. K. Athol, a townfliip in Worcefter co. Mafliichufctts, containing 16,000 acrea of land, very rocky and uneven, but well watered with rivers and iltreams t On thefe Hand 4 grift. mills, 6 faw-mills, a fulling.mill and a trip hammer. It contains 84! inhabitants, is 35 milea N. W. from Worcefter, and yt fi-om Bofton. A medicinal fpring famed for its many virtues, ifliics out of a high bank on Miller's River, ao feet above the furfacc of the river. Atkinson, a townfliip in Rocking- ham CO. N. Hampfhire, which was in- corporated in 1767, and in 1775 con- tained 575 inhabitants, in 1790 only 479. It is dtftant 30 miles from PortN mouth, and has an academy which was founded in 1789, by the Hon. N. Pea- body, who endowed it with 1000 acrea of land. In this townfliip is a large meadow wherein is an i/lland of 6 or 7 acres, which was formerly loaded with valuable pine timber and other foreft wood. When the meadow is overflowed, by means of an artificial dam, this ifland rifes with the water, v/hich is fometimes 6 feet. In a pond, in the middle of the iflund, there have been fifli, which, when the meadow has been overflowed have appeared there, when the water haa been drawn off, and the ifland fettled to its ufual place. The pond is now almoA; covered with verdure. In it a pole 50 feet long has difappeared, with- out finding bottom. Atlantic Oceant The, feparatea America from Europe and Afirica. Atoya<^e, adeepand large river in Mexico, or New Spain. On it ia B4 tU ■■%* H AUG tht fmaw imivmI NrUn. ctlltd PtiiH di Diit 190 nuilM 8. B.oif Mcxieo, «»vtr whkh MMchM ud carriafts convcm> iBClvMA. , AtratOi •conMcnbl* rhrer which ruM into Um Qulf of Mexico, near Cfar- thatcna. ATTLtBOROVOiit a townlhSp in Brillol CO. Maflkchufettt, 3s milct ibutherly from Bofton, and 9 N. from Ptoiidcncc. AtwooS*! JCpr, a (Wiall ifland fur- rounded byroclit, la milct N. E. from CroolLcd I. and jocaftward from Yuma, or Long. I. one of the Baluunai. N. lat. a), at. W. long. 73. AvovtTA Cp. in Virginia, hat Albe> maric co. on the E. Part of it lies E. and part W« of the North Mt. a ridge •fthcAUeghany. The foil it fertile, •nd tlie county contains 10,886 inhabi- tants, including t c<7 flavei. Here is a remarkable cafcade, called tiie FalSiig spring. It is a branch of the James, where it is called Jack(bn*s R. rifing in the mountains 10 miles S. Vr. from the ll'arm Strmg^ or Hoi Springs which lies in N. lat. 38. 9. W. long. 80. 6. At the FalBttg Spruit the vvatcrfiills soo feet) which is about 50 feet higher than the fall of Nia- gara. Between the flieet of water and the rock below, a man mav walk acrofs dry. The Iheet of water is only la or 3 5 feet wide aborc and fomewhat wider below, . It is broken in its breadth in f wo 01- three places, but not at all in its height. AvovsTA, in the Upper DlftriA of Georgiat was till lately the feat of eo- ▼crnment. It is fituated on a fine plain In Richmond co. on the S. W. bank of ^vafinah R. where it is near 500 yards broad, at a bend of the river, \%f miles N. W, fffmi Savannah ; from Wafh- ington S, B. by E. and from Louifville, S. weiterly, 50 miles ) and 93^ miles S. ^ff. from rhiladelphia. At the firft fettlement of the colcoaft» about to leagues from the mouth of the gnlf of Frarida, 180 miles E. from St. Mark's, and 3 1 6 8. W. from Charlef- ton in S. Carolina. It is of an oblong figure, and intericAed by 4 ftreets, which cut each other at right angles. The town is well fortified, has been under different matters, and now^ be- longs to the Spanifli king. It has a church and monaftery of the order of its name. The breakers at the entrance of the harbour, have formed two chan- nels, whofe bars have 8 fe^r of water each. N. lat. 30. W. long. •»«. 30. Aucvstine,Cape St. on thecoaft of Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles' N. E. from the bay of all SouU. lat. 8, 30. S. long. 35. 40. W. AuRBAN Academy, arefpeAable fe* minary of learning in Amherft, New- Hampfhire, which fee. AvRELius, a military township in New- York, in Onondago co. on Owafco L. having the Cayuaga Refervation Lands W. and Marceflus E. and 9 miles E. of the ferry on Cayuaga L. By the ftate cenfus <» 1796, 113 of the inhabitants are clcAors. See Mitittay Townjhips. Aurora, an ifland belonging to th^ Archipelago of the Great Cydades, 15. 8. S. lat. and 165. 58. £. long, from Paris, difcovercd by Ibugainville, May asd, 1 76|. |t4» about »o leagues Tohf # kmc tuid two broMl. lt» tdbni fkm U theft and covered with wood. Atalon, a pcniiiAila M the 8. S. «.orn«rof the UUnd of Ncwfbundland» which U Joined to the ifland by a nar- row nr'k of land, that ha* Placentia Bay on the 8. and Trinity Ba^ on the N. The £. pait of thii peninfula ia tncompaAed by the Great Bank, and hat, hefidet the two former bays, the bay of Conception on the N. and the bay of St. Mary and Trepafly bay on the S. It contains ftveral excellent harbours, bays and capes, among which are St. Mary's, Pine, Race, Ballard, St. Prancis, &c. AvANCY, a jurifdiflion AibjcA to thcbifliop of Cufco, and lies 4 leagues N. E. of that city. It abounds in Au gar canest fraits and com. AvERiL, a townfltip in EflVx county, Vermont, tbrmerly in that of Orange. It joins Hamilton en the hi. W. Canaan on the N. £. and its N. corner is the Canada line. AvEs, or Bird'/ IJUmdt in the Weft. Indies, Htuated in N. lat. 15. 30. W. lung. 63. 15. named fo from the great number of birds that breed there, yet is without a tree, which obliges them to lay theii' eggs in tiie fand. A flioal runs from hence to the ifland of Sabs, St. Euftatius, and St. Chriftopher's ; which is about % leagues broad, and from tc to ao fathom ibundings. There is another ifland of this name among the Little Antilles, between the coaft of St. Jago de Leon, in Terra Fii ma, and the ifland of Bonaire. AviNO La Panea, a town in the weftem part of the kingdom of Leon, in Noith- America, between two of the head branches of Naflas river. Avon, ariver ot Nova- Scotia, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean a little eaflwanl of Halifax. It if navigable as far as fort Edward for vefTeis of 400 tons, and for veflcls of 60 tons a miles higher. A river called St. Croix runs into the Avon, whofe Iburce is in lakes and fprings, about 7 miles from its en- trance, where it is croifed by a bridge on the road leading to Windfor. It i& navigable for veflels of 60 tons 3 miles, and Tor large boats 7 miles. Axas, a town in the interior part of ^ew Albion, in N.lat. 39. s* W. long. 1 14. 30. See S^ui'vira, AyENNis,anlg^itribe in Florida. BAV %f Aybritown, or ^jnptvm, in Bwp lington CO. New* Jtrfly, lies on the mid* dkl>ranchofAn€oaiBCiMk, 16 miles from the mouth of the creek in iht Debware, and 1 3 8. cafterly froi|i Bur- lington. AYMARAKi,aIttrifiliaion in the cm- ?ir«ofPeru| fubJeA to the bifliop of ^•lfco, 40 leagues S. W. of that city. It abounds in fugnrs, cattle, com, noA mines of gold and filrer { which lad are for the mdl part neglcAed, as it is but thinly inhabited. AzvcA, or Jxuat a little town la the ifland of St. Domingo, in the W« Indies, on the fouthem fide, at tho bot'om of a deep bay. Before the French rei'olution it belonged to thft Spaniaids. B BAAL*s River and Sajt* >nWcft Greenland, lie between Bear Soond on the S. E. and Delft's Point on :!« N. W. and oppofite the mouth of Hud- fon's Strait. Babahoyo, a village and cufloia houfe on Guayaquil River, in Peru, be- ing the landing place from the city of Guayaquil. Here the merchandize from Peru and Terra Firma, and their refpe£tive provinces, ai-e landed. oABOPAS, a town in the interior f>art, af New Albion, eaflward of tho ong range of mountains which extend northward fiom the head of the penin- fula of California. N. lat. 37. 45. W, long. 114. 15. See S^Mvira. Back Rivtr. See Baltimore Couatr^ Beaza, the chief town of the diftaich of Quixos, in the province of Quito, in Peru, and the refidence of the governor. It was built in 1559 by Don Rameiro d'Avilos. The chief inanufaAure hera is cotton cloth. Baffin's Bay^ is the largeft and moft northern gulf or bay, that has yet been difcovered in N. America; and lies between the 70th and 80th degrees of N. lat. It opens into the Atlantic ocean tlux>ugh fiafiin's and Davis** ftraits, between Cape Chidley on the Labrador coalt, and Cape Farewell or thatcf Weft Greenland ; both of which are in about the 6oth degree of N. lat. It abounds with whales ; and (« the S. W. fide of Davis's ftraits has a com- municatioQ with Hudii)n's Bay, through ft6 BAH aclufferof iflands. It was difcovered by the navigator whofe name it bears, in the year i66a. Some maps (liew a communication with Hudibirs Bay, in the 70th degree o. N. lat. atid in the 70th of W. long. . B/iGAD VCE PoMy a head land within Penobfcot Bay, in the DiftriA of Maine. Bahant A Channel. \ See Gulf of Flo- rida and Bahama IJlamls, Bahama IJhmdst in the W. Indies, called by the Spaniards Lucayos, com- prehend under this denomination all the iflands, in geneial, which are to the K. of Cuba and St. Domingo. The /irft difcovery of the New World, by Columbus, b«gan Oftober 11, 179%, at Gaanahani, or Cats Ifland, one of the Bahamas. Thty were theh fuH 6f people} who wert; fimple* mild, and Jived hnppy in the midll of plenty. Theie untbrtunate people were tranf- poited to the mines ot St. Domingo, after the cruel Spaniards ha'^ extermm- ated the numerous inhabitants cf that large ifland j i4year»jifter the difcov- eiy of thefe iflands, not one perfon re- mained in any of the Baliamas, At this time C!iailes II. g;ranted the Bahamas to the piopiietors of Carolina. They !rnt leveral governors, and built the town of NaflUu, which is now the feat of government in the I. of Providence. The ifland of Providence aftcrwai'ds became an harbour for pirates, who, for a long time, infefled the American navigation. In 1718, Capt. Woods Rogers was fent out to diflodge the pirates, and fonn a fettlement. This the captain effected; and the iflands have been improving fince by a flow progrefs. In time of war the people Sain confiderably by the prizes con- emned there; and in the courfe of the pr (cnt war between Great Britain and France, numbers of American vel- fels, carrying proviHons and ftores to French ports, iiave been carried in and condemned; and at all times they piofit by the wrecks which are frequent in this labyrinth of rocks at.d flioals. The Spaniards and Americans captured thefe iflands during the lad war ; but they wtreretaktn April 7, 1783. The Bahamas are faid to be 500 in number j fomeof them only rocks, others very low and narrow, or little fpots- of land on a kvel with the water's e«lge ; but aa of them are hr^e and fertUe, fomc | BAH indeed rocky and barren. Five of them only are inhabited, viz. ProwJence, Harbour, Eluthera, Cat, and Exuma } Turk's ifland a have abobt 500 men in the fait feafon, but at other timet half of them return to Bermuda. The princiual ifland whibli has givtti its name to the whole clufier is Great Bahanuit in the Northern Bani, called the Little Bank oj Bahanutt wh fe fitua- tion is £. and W. about ao leagues from the coaft of Florida. At a (ittle diflance to the E. is Lucayonequty oi nearly the fame fize, whofe (ituation ia N. and S. To the N. of both ia Lu. cajo, which liea E . and W. A channel ot 8 or 10 leagites feparates the .Little Bank from the Great Bank, in which is Providence I. with the great ifland of Alabafler, which has Harbour I, on the N. Cape. Androj iflands are on the S. W. of Providence, which uke up a fpace of 30 leagues long and 5 broad. Towards the S. E. are Stockingy Exuma^ and Yuma, or Long Ifland . Guanahani, . or Cats i. ihe firft difcovered in Ame-> • rica, lies £. of the Great Bank, and is feparated from it by Exnma Sound. 1 he climate of thefe iflands is tem- perate and the air healthy. On th^ coaft is found ambergrile ; and the in- habitants catch great quantities of green turtle. The only- article cultivated for exportation is cotton; of which the medium export is 1,5^^0 bagsofscwt. each. In 1787, there were 4,500 acret^ in cotton. |n 1785, 1786, and ijiJt" which we(% favourable years, each acre pi-oduced about i lalbs. It is very lia- hit to be deftroyed by the worms ; between Sept. and March, 1788, no lefs than iSo tons were deftroyed. Thefe iflands alfo produce a great quantity of dying woods, and fome lignumvitae and mahogany; and lie between as. and a7. N. lat. and 73. and 81. W. long. In 1773, there were »05a white, and 1241 black, inhabitants; but of late years there has been a confiderable emigration iVom North America, fo tliat the precife number cannot be given. Bahama, the chief of the Bahama iflamls, is about ao leagues from the coaft of Florida, and about 10 W. from the ifland of Lticayo. It is about a8 leagues long and 3 broad, is very fruit- ful, has a ferene air, and it watered with multitudes of fpringt and brooks. It formerly produced great quantities of B A tJ oC (afTafins, farfaparUla and redwood, which were all deftroyed by the Span- iards. Its chief produce, nqw, is cot- ton, Indian wheat, fowls, and a particu- lar kind of rabbits : they have fupplies of other provifions from the continent. Their chief commerce confifts in fur- pilhine with provifions, fuch (hips as are driven in here by bad weather. It 18 fifiuated on the fand bank, called f^ittle Bahama Battk^ which extends northward 60 miles. The Straits of Bahama, or Gu(f of Florida, lies be- tween the coaft of Florida and tins ifiand. The Spanifh fliips from the Jiavannah homeward, are obliged to wait ail opportunity to pafs this ftrait ; and the ftrait is 16 leagues broad, and 4-S long. Bahia, or Bay, fometimes applied to St. Salvadorc, the capital of Brazil, and to the Bay of All-Saints, in which captainftiip it is fituated. Bahia de Chetumel, called by the ^ritifh Hanover Bay, lies on the £. fide of the peniniula of Yucatan in the fea of Honduras, and into which falls Honde i^. It has the Logwood Country on the S, At its mouth are two large iflands and a number of iflots. The largcft ifland is Ambergrife Key, which fvns along the mouth of the bay, and is 70 miles long. Bairdstown, or Beardfiown, in Nelfon CO. Kentucky, is a flourishing town, 0*'' a 16 inhabitants, fituated on the head waters of Salt river, 50 miles is. £. from Louifville, and nearly the fame diftance S. W. from Danville. Bakersfield, anewly fettled town- (hip in Franklin co. Verniont, formerly in Chittenden co. In 1790 it had only 93 inhabitants. Bakerstown, in Cumberland co. Difli-i6l of Maine, contains 1276 inhabi tants ; 16s miles N. E. from Boftcn. Balcdutha, a fettlement in the eafternmoft part of Kentucky, on the W. fide of Big Sandy R. Near this is Clay Lick, and about a mile S. E. ftands Vancciiver's Fort, on the point of land foinied by the fork of the Big Sandy. BALD£AGLB,or IVarrior Mountains , lie about zoo miles W. of Philadelphin, in Bedford co. Pennfylvania, and forms the wedem boundary of Bald Eagle Valley. Bald Eagle is likewife the name of a fiver which runs a N . £ . courie 44 miles B AL sr and Bills Into the W. branch of Sufqve- hanna R. The head water of Huron R. which falls into Lake Ei'ie, is called Bald Eagle Creek. Bald Eagle Valley, or, at it ii commonly called, Sinkif^ Spring yalU/, lies upon the frontiers ot Bedford co. in Pennfylvania, about aoo miles W. from Philadelphia. |r has on the £. a chain of high, rugged mountains, call- ed the Cattoe Ridjf, and on the W. the BaJd Eagk, or Warrior Mts. This it a pleafant; vale of limeftone bottom, 5 miles in extent whertf wideft} and in the vicinity are great quantities ot lead ore. It contained, in 1779, about 60 or 70 families, living in log-houles, who tbrrtied, in the fpace of 7 or 8 years, feveral valuable plantations, fome of which are remarkably agreeable on ac- count of their (ituation. During the late war with Great Bri- tain, lead was much wanted, and very difficult to be procured, which induced a company, under the promiies of the ftate, to fettle heq^" ^d eftabliih a re- gular fet of works. A fort of logs was ere£ted for the prote6lion of the miners j und a coniideiable quantity of ore was produced, from which lead enough was made, to give a competent idea of the real value of the mines in general. The danger of the fltuation, however, while an Indian war continued, occafioned the failure of the undertaking. The ..ad ore was of many kinds ; fome in broad flakes, and others of the fteely texture. Several regular (halts were funk to a confiderable'depth ; one of which was on the hill, upon which the fort was ereaed, and from which many largfi mafles of ore were procur- ed ; but, nut forming a regular v<:in, it Wa*- difcontinued, and another opened about a mile from the fort, nearer to Frank's Town. H 've the miners con- tinued until they f.nally relinquifhed the bufinefs. When they firlt opgan, they found in the upper luiface or ve- getable earth, fevernl Vundrcd weigltt of cubic lead ore, clean and lui mixed with any fubftance whatever, which continu- ed as a clue, leading them down thio' the different ilrata of caith, mail, &c. until they came to the rock, wliich is here in general of the liineltone kind. Among other curiofities of tliij placd, is that call d the S'-.x'ulloivs, which ab- forb feveral of thj large It il teams of the valley 2t B A L m ralkyt and after conveying them feveral nailet under ground^ in a fabteiraneous courict return them again upon the fur face. Thefe fubterraneous paflk^es have giren rife to the name^ Sinkng Spiring Valkjf. Of thefe the moft re- markable is called the Arch Springs, and run clofe upon the road from the town to the fort. It m a deep hollow, liarroed in the limeftone-rock» about 30 lect wide> with a rude natural ftone arch hanging over it, forming a pafTtge for the water, which it throws out with iitme degree of violence, and in fuch ■JeiitY as ro form a fine ftream, which at length buries itfelf again in the bowels of the earth. Some of thefe pits are near 300 feet deep ; the water at the bottom feenis in rapid motion ; and is *(^>arentJy as black as ink ; though it is. as pure as the fineft fprings can pro- duce. Many of thefe pits aie placed along the courfe of this fqbteraneous river, which foon after takes an oppor- tnaity of an opening at a declivity of the ground, and keemjiilong the furface among the rocky nillil for a few rods, then enters the mouth of a large cave, wbole exterior aperture would be fuf- Hcient to admit a (haliop with her fails full (p. ; ad. In the infiile it keeps from iS to 20 feet wide. The roof declines as yon adyancs, and a ledge ot looie, nigged rocks, keeps in tolerable order, on one (kle, affording means to fcram- biealoi^. In the midft of this cave is much timber, bodies of trees, branches, &c. which being lodged up to the roof of this paflfage, (liews that the water is fwelled up to the very top during freili- cts. This opening in the hill continues about 400 yards, when the cave wid- «ns, after you have got round a fudden turning (which prevents its being dif- coveivd till you are within it) into a fpacious room, at the bottom of which is a vortex, the water that falls into it whirling round with amazing force ; fticks, or even pieces of timber, are immediately abforbed, and carried out of fight, the water boiling up with ex- cefTive violence, which fubfides by de- grees, until the experiment is renewed. From the top of the Bald Eagle Mountains is a fine prolpe£l of thole of theAlieghany, ftretching along until they feem to meet the clouds. Much flate is found here, with ftrone figns of pit coal. Such as viTit tbcw parts muft B A L crofs the Juniata river 3 or 4 times, from Standing Stone or Huntingdon, to the fort i from which it is computed to be about *t miles diftance. Bald Mountains. See Teneget. Bald Head, at the mouth of Cape Fear River, N. Carolina, is at the S. W. end of Smith's I. and with Oak I. forms the main entrance into the river. The light-houCe, which was ereAed here in Dec. :794, bears miles N. N. W. from the point of Cape Fear, and 14 miles N. W. by N. Irom the extremity of the Flying Pan ihoal. Bald Head, makes the S. W. mrt of what is calletl Wells Bay, in the Dif- tri£l of Maine. Between Cape Ntdd ick harbour on the S. S. W, and WelU Bay are ftveral coves, where Imall vcf- fels in a imooth time, and with a weft- ierly wind, haul afhore, and a» loaded with wood in the courfe of a tide, with eafe and lafety. Baldivia, or Faldivioi, a feaport town in the" province of Chili Proper,: in the kingdom of Chili, S'. America. It 1 was built by the Spanifli general Baklivia about the year 1551, and ilands between the rivers Callacalles and Poitero, where they fall into the S. Sea. In the year i559> the Chilefe chafed the Spaniards frum this fettlement,bumed thetown,and put the inhabitants to the fwoid } pour- ing melted gold down the governor's throat when alive, and afterwards ufed his (kull for a cup to drink in. There are many gold mints here, and the Spaniards have fortified the place iirongiy, as it is fiippofed to be the key of the S. Seas. The whites of Peru and Chili, banifhed for their crimes, are fent hither to fupport the fortifications. The Dutch made themfelves matters of it in 1643 } but were forced to abandon it, leaving all their cannon, 30 or 40 pieces, baggage and f^ores } on advice that fuccours were arriving to oppole them from Peru. The viceroy iimdt 30,000 aowns a year to fupport the garrilbn. There are great rains here during 3 months of the year. S. lat, 31. 38. VV. long. 73. 20. Baldivia is alio the name of a river in Chili. Balize, a fort at the mouth of Mif- fifippi River. Balleze, Ballizef or H^alliSf a ri- ver in the peuinfula of Yucatan, New. Spain, which runs N. eafttrly abova •00 mllci) and empties into'the bay of iionduras, oppofitethe N. end of Tur- neff Ifland. By the treat jr of peace in X7S], it is agreed that Britifh fubjefls fhall have the right of cutting and car- rying away logvi^ood in the diftri£l ly- ing between this river and that of Rio Honde, on the N. which falls into Han- over Bay. The courfe of the rivers are to be the unalterable boundaries. Balltown, a townfhip in Saratoga CO. New- York, formerly in Albany co. and contained in 1790, 733) inhabi- tants, including 69 flaves. By the ftate ccnl'us in 1796, there appears to be s66 eleiSlors in this townmip. It lies %6 miles N. of Albany, has a Prefljy- teri^n meeting- houfe, and is in a thriv- ing ftate. The medicinal waters called Balltown SprittgSy from their being fouiid within the limits of this town, are of great ce- lebrity, both on account of their heal- ing virtue, and the fuperior accommo- dation found near them for valetudina- rians. They are fituated about iz miles W. of Still Water; i^ from that part of the banks of the Hudibn famous for the vi£lory of Gen. Gates oyer Gen. Burgoyue; 36 N. of Albany ; 30 S. of Lake George, and 196 above the city of New- York. The fprings are found in the bottom of a valley, or excavation, tunning a kind of bafon, of about fifty acres in extent. In this hollow grow lofty pines, which are overtopped by others, and rife at a greater or lels dif- t'lnce above the brim of this bafbn. The woods are pretty well cleared near the fprings. There is a large houfe for entertainment, with neat bathing houfes, and (hower baths for the convenience of invalids. Thefe, as alfo the greateft part of the valley, belong to an emi- nent merchant of New- York j the largeft i'pi ing, however, belongs to the public. Sir William Johnion made this obfervation. when he fold this tra6l of Ifind to private individuals : << In tracing the hillory of thefe medicinal fprings, 1 could only leaia that an Indian chief dilcovered them to a fick French officer in the early part of their wars with the £nglifl\. But whether they were thefe very fprings in this bafon, or thofe at 10 miles diftance, properly called the Saratoga Surings, I know not." The toil tor half a dozen m are remarkably limpid, confidering they contain iront a mineral alkaiif nmmcm /alt, and linu. They are briflc and fparkling like champaigne. In drink« ing they aiFe£l the nofe and palate like bottled beer, and (liehtly affieft tiic head of fome people, oy their inebri. ating quality. They derive this exht- leratine quality irom what Dr. Prieft^ calls Jhctd air, and is that animating fometbsMg which gives adivity to yeaft, and life to malt liquors. It is uied ia the neighbourhood of the fpringa in- ftcad <» yeaft in making bread; and makes it rife more fpeedily and efivco tually than any other ferment in 0fdi« nary ufe. Horfes drink thefe waters with aviJIity. The ignorant country people fee, with aftonifliment, that a candle will not bum near the furface of thefe waters. Fifli and froes are killed in a few minutes, and geefe and ducks can only fwim in there a few minutes, before they expire. Theft waters are apt to burft bottles, when corked in very warm weather, efpecially during a thunder ftorm; but with care may be tranfported in bottles to any' dillance. They boil with a very mo tients to diink more than three quaits 36 B A L B A L •f thcfe vratera in twelve hours i but [ above county, is the largeft in the (late 30 Ibme drink the enormous quantity of three gallons, and even more, in a day. Cold as they are, they may be dnmken with fafety in the hotteft weather. They increafe eveiy natural evacuation { nay, they are cathartic, diuretic, and Aidorific, at the fame time. On the firft trial they are apt to difagree with many people, they create uneafinefs in the ftomach and bowels, and caufe a heat in the glands of the throat, until they begin to pafs oiF freely by the kid- neyi. They then become pleafant and operate agreeably. They blacken the teeth and alfo the alvine fxces. They •re deemed a fpeciHc in lofs of appetite ami indigeftion. They are highly fer- viceablc in hypochondriac cafes, in ob- firuAions, and in the ftone and gravel, and cutaneous diforders. Their credit is not fo well eftabliOied in the gout or rheumatifm. They are hurtful in in* | flammatory diforders and confumptions. Their \tfe occaiions heat in the glands of the throat, and ftiffnefs of the neck, and in fuch as are fubjeA to the tooth- ache, an aggravation of the pain. They are a powerful and precious remedy in the hands of the judicious, but ought never to be uftd without the advice of a Ikilfal phyHcian. fiALLSTOWN, or fia///0-Tv«, a town- fhip in Lincoln co. Diilrifl of Maine, containing 1072 inhabitants} 195 rnile^ N. £. from Bodon. Baltimore C9, in Maryland, lies between Patapfco and Gunpowder ri- vers, the former dividing it from Ann Arundel co. on the S. and S. W. Gun- powder and Little Gunpowder fepa- rating it from Harford co. on the £. and N. E. It has Frederick co. on the W. and N. W. Pennfylvania on the N. and Chelapeak Bay on the S. E. Be- tides the rivers which bound it, and their branches, this county has Back and Mid'j'e rivers, between tlie two former, but they are rather arms of Chelapeak bey, than rivers. Back R. 4 or s miles E. of Patapfco, receives two fmall dreams ; the N. wefternmoll is called Herring Run. Middle R. has little or no fupply of frefli water. There are numerous iron works in this coun- ty; and it contains 25,434. inhabitants, including 5,877 flaves. Its chief town is Baltimore. BALTiMORB, the chief town in the i of Maryland. In fize it is the fourths aind in commerce the fifih in rank in the United States. It is fituated on the N. fide of Patapfco R . at a fmall diftance fr'om its junflion with the Chefapeak. The entrance of the harbour' is defended by Whetftone Fort; hardly a piftol fhot acrofs, and of courfe may eafily be defended againft naval force. From the head of Elk R. at the head of the bay to Baltimore, is about 60 miles. The town is built around what is called the bafon, reckoned one of the fineft har> hours in America. The water rifts 5 or 6 feet at common tides. It is divided into what is called the town and Fell's Point, by a creek ; over which are twd bridges: but the houfes extend in an irregular manner, from the one to the other. At Fell's Point the water is deep enough for fhips of burden, but fmall velfels only -^ up to the town. The (ituation is low, and was for- merly thought unhealthy, but, by ita rapid increafe, improvements hav6' taken place, which have corre£led the dampnefs of the air, and it is now judg- ed to be tolerably healthy. In ijS/* it contained 1955 dwelling houfes; of which I zoo were in the town, and the reft at Fell's Pomt. It then contained 1 5z ftores. The number of the inha- bitants of the town and precin£ls, in 1791, were 13,503, including i,s5j flaves. The number of houfes and in- habitants have been greatly increafeit fince. Before the emigration of the French people from Cape Fran9ois, and othef iflands, the houfes had increafed X.9 a, 300. Thofe unfortunate people, fly- ing from their mercilefs countrymen, who had burned and pillaged their cities and towns, and murdered their relations and friends, found here an hofpitable afylum, after fufFerings hard- ly paralleled in the annals of hiftory. Here are 9 places of public worfhip« which belong to Roman Catholics, Ger- man Calvinifts and Lutherans, Fpifco- palians, Prefbyterians, Baptifts, Meth-> odifts, Quakers, and Nic<;iites, or New Quakers, who all live together in peace* It is inhabited by people from mod parts of Europe. The principal ftreet is Market Street, which runs nearly E« and W. a mile in length, parallel with the water. This is crofTed l^y a nunt-; bcr bcr of other ftreets, \vhlch run from the water ; a number of which, particu- itrly Calvert and Gay ftreeta, are well built. N. and E. of the town the land rifes, and prefen^ a ncjble view of the town and bay. In 1790, this city owned i7fliips, i fnow, 31 hrigantines, 34 fchooners, and 9 (loops— Total 102 ^ tonnage i3>s64.. The exports in the fame year amounted to 1,017,770, and the imports to 1,949,899 dollars. The exports in July, Auguft, and Sept. in 1790, amounted only to 343,5X4 dol- lars { but in thefe months in i79S> they amounted to 1,675,748 dollars. The affairs of the town are managed by a board of town commifHoners, a board of fpecial commiinoners,.and a board of wardens } the firft boaid fills its own vacancies, and is perpetual; the two laft are appointed t>y eleflors, chofen every 5th lear by the citizens. It is 53 miles S. W. from Elktown, 176 N. E. from Richmond in Virginia ; 50 N. E. from the city of Waftiington, and 103 S. W. from Philadelphia. N. lat. 39. aj. W. long. 77. 48. Bangor, a townfliip in Hancock co. Diftrif^ of Maine, on the wtftcm fide of Penohfcot R. 15 miles from its mouth at Bclfaft Bayj 65 N. W. by W. from Machias ; 63 N. £. from Hal- lowell, and i8o N. E. from Bofton. Banks, Forty a harbour on the N. W." coaft of America, S. eafterly froni Cape Edgecombe, and N. weflerly from Sea Otter Sound. Bann, a townfhip in York co. Penn- fylvania. Baracoa, a feaport town in the N. £. part of the ifland of Cuba, in the W. Indies ; 50 miles N. E. of St. Jago de Cuba. N. lat. 21. W. long. 76. 10. Branco de Malambo, a town in the province of St. Martha, in Terra Firma, &. America. It is a place of great trade, and feated on the river Magdalen, 75 miles N. of Carthagena, and is a bi(hop''s fee. It has a good harbour. N. lat. 1 1. 40. W. long. 75. 30. BaRaquicimito, a town in Terra FIrma, S. America* in the province of Caracas, and in tiie head waters of Oroonoco R. about 80 miles S. from Valencia, and 175 N. W. from Calabe- ta. N. lat. 8. 55. W. long. 66. 55. BarbaOOES, one of the Caribbee illands, Ivlonging to Britain, and next to Jamaica fu- importance in the W. BAR 3t Indies. It is about ai miles in length from High Point, its northern extremi- ty, to South Point) and 14 in breadth* from the Chair near Kitridge Bay £• to Valiant Royalift Fort, W. and con- tains 106,470 acres if lani.1, mofl of which is under cultivation. It lies 10 leagues E. from St. Vincent, v/hich may be feen in a clear day; i5 from St. Lucia; 28 S. E. fi'oni Martinico; 6a N. E.. from Trinidad, and 100 S. £. from St. Chriftoplier''s. It is divided into 5 diftriAs, and 11 parifhes; and contains 4 towns, viz. Bridgetown, the capital ; Oftins, or Charleftown ; St. James, formerly called the Hole ; and Speight's Town. The names of the Sariflies are St. Lucy's, St. Peter's, St. ames's, St. Andrew's, St.. Thomas's* St. Jofeph's, St. John's, St. George's, St. Michael's, St. Philip's, and Chrift Church. Its libil muft be allowed to be highly fertile, if it be true, that it contamed in 1670, 50,000 whites, and 100,000 blacks ; whofe labours employed 6o,oo« tons of fhipping. This is thought to be exaggerated; but it is certain that its population has decreafcd rapidly. In 1786 the numbers were i6,i6f whites; 838 free people of colour, and 61,115 "cgroes. The exports, on as average, of 1784, 17*5> and 1786, had fallen to 9,554 hhds. of fugar; 544S puncheons of rum ; 6310 bags of gin- ger; 8331 bags of cotton^ exclufive of fraall articles, as aioes, Iweet meats, &c. In the year ending the 5th of January, 1788, 143 vefl'els cleared outwards; and tlie London market price of tlieir cargoes in fter. money, amounted to ^.539,605 14 10; of which the vaKie exported to the United States, was j^.13,117 13 4. That tiie dreadful fuc- ceflion of hun-icanes, with which this, and the other W. India iflands have been viHtcd, for many yeai's pall, has contributed to this great defalcation, caimot be doubted. Bridgetown s u. fcarcely rifen from t.lie aflies to which two dreadful fires had reduced it, when it was torn from its foundations, and the whole countiy made a I'cene of dcib- lation, by the Aorni of the 10th of 0£t. 1780, in which \w lefs than 4316 of the inhabitants, blacks and whites, miferabiy pcrifhed ; and the damage done to the 'property was computed at ^.1,320,564 15. fl«.r. Tiic/oio: of the wind s% BAR wind w»i tt one phuw lb great as to Itft fomt pieces or cannon, with their carriages, feveral paces ftom the ram- parts. The trade of this and feme others of the iAands* fuifers confulerably by a duly of 4| per cent, on expoited produce { out of which» however, the governor's ralary,^.toeea-year, is paid. The crown acquired this revenue in the reign of Charles II. which the planters agreed to, in order to fecnre poiT-ilions to which they had uncertain titles. - Barba(h>es was probably difcovered firft bv the Portuguefe. It is ufually ranked among the Windward divifion of the Caribbees, being a day or two's ihil from Surinam. From its being the Arft difcovered of any of thefe iilands, it is called Mother of the Sugar Cohmes. \ The firft of the Engliih wlio are known to have landed here, were the crew of the Olive Bbjom, fitted out by Sir Olive Leigh, in 1605. It was found abfolutely defolatei nor had it the ap- pearance of having been peopled even Ity the moft barbarous Indians. The ifland is fortified by nature, all along the windward fhore, by rocks and fhoals, ib as to be almoft inaccdiible } on the leeward fide it has good harbours ; but the whole coaft is proteAed by a good Kne, of feveral mdcs in length, and &veral forts to defiend it^ at the moft Material places. .The military, civil, and religious effablifhments are well provided for. Here is a college found. «d by Col. Codrington } the only infti. tution of the kfa)d in the W. Indies ; but it has not anfwered the intention of the founder. The houfes of the plan- ters are very thickly Ibwn all along the country, which, with the luxu- riant prodo^ions of the foil, and the gently fwelling hills, form a delightful K^ne. The eariiefl planters of Barbridoes ssere fometiroes reproached with the guilt of forcing or decoying into flave- ry, the Indians of the neighbouring con- tinent. The hiftory oilftkk and Tart- rv, which the Speaator has recorded for the deteftation A mankind, took its rife in this ifland ; but happily this fpecies of Qavery w:is foon abolifhed. The Barbadoes tar is a partiailar pro- duAion ot this ifland. It rifes out of the earth, and fwims on the furface of the water. |t is of great ufe in the dry Mly-acbe, ^ in diieafo of the breiti. BAR The capital, Bridgetown* Kea In K» lat. 13. 10. W. long. 59. Barbara, St. an ifland on the coafl of Brasil. Alio the chief town of New. Bifcay, audience of Galicia, Mew Spain, N. America. Barbe, St. a town 0^ iMexico, in NewBifcay, in the vicinltyof which ar^ very rich filver mines. It lies 500 miles N. W. of the city of Mexico. N. lat« x6. 10. W. long. 1 10. 5. Barbuda, or Barboutbeit one of th» Caribbee iflands, 35 miles N. of An-^ tigua, and 5} N. E. of St. Chriftopher's, and is so miles long and i« oroad. The nativeii apply therolelves chiefly to thfc bleeding of cattle, and' furniflw in^ the neighbouring ifkuuls with pro* vilions. It is fertile, abounding in the natural produAions of the otlier W. India iflands } and has a eood road for (hipping, but no direft trade to Britain. It belongs to the Codrington fiimily, to whom it produces above /.5000 a* year. The inhabitants amount to about 1500. N. lat. 18. 30. W. long. 61. 50. Barbve, Riviere a la, empties int* Lake Machigan, from E..S. E. between Raifin and Marame rivers. Its nu^th, 60 yards wide, lies 7s miles N. by W* from Fort St. Jofeph. Alfo, the name of a river which emp> ties into Lake Erie, from the N. by E. 40 miles W. N. W. from the extremity of Long Point in that lake, and aa £« by S. from Tonty R. Barkadares, the name of a part of the Logwood Couniiy, on the E. fide of the peninfula of Yucaien, thro* which the river Balize runs into tlie Sea of Honduras. It has Hicks Keys on the S. and South Lagoon on the Nt Lat. 17. 45. N. long. S9. W. BarkhamsteaD, a townfhip in the northern part of Conne£licut, in Litch' field CO. having Harthnd on the N. and Granby E. About 15 miles W. of Hartford . Barnard, a townfliip in Windfor CO. Veunont, containing 673 inhabi> tttnts. It has Stockbridge weftcrly, and gives rife to the nortneni branch of Waterqucche R. and is 65 mileit M< £. of Bennington. Barm A VELDT, an ifland of S. Ame- rica, to the S. of Terra del Fuego, dif- covered in t6i6. 8. lat. 55. 49. W. l«ng. 66. 58. Barnboat UHNBOAT VAR .'BARNBiiAT liUd, called . in- fbme maps, Niw-Inhtt is the pailage from the Sea into Fht.Bay-Sound, on the S. eaftem coaft of .New-Jerfey» 68 miles N. E. from Cape May. N. lat. 39. 47| W. long. 74. 13. Bamegat Beach lies helow this Inlet, between it and Lit- tle Egg Harbour, i6milesdiflant, S.W. Barnegat, the nameof a fmall vil. lage of 8 or 10 houfes, en the eaft bank oi Hiidfon river, 5 miles S. of Poiigh- Jceepfie, and 75 N. of N. York. The fole bufmefs of the few inhabitants of this place, is burning lime, from the vaft quantities of lime ftone which are found here. Their lime is marketed in N. York* whither they carry it in great quantities annually. Barnet, a townfliip in Caledonia CO. Vermont, formerly in .Oranse co. containing 477 inhabitants, and lit miles N. E. from Bennington. The lower bar of the 1 j mile falls in Con- neAicut R. is fituated at the N. E. cor- ner of this townfliip. Into that river it fends Stephens R. which fifes in Peachu^m, the adjoming town on the W. Barnstable Co, lies upon the pe- ninfula, the point of which is Cape Cod, the S. eaftward point of Maflfa- chufetts Bay, oppofite Caoe Ann. Cape Cod lies in N. lat. 4s. >. W. long, from Greenwich 70. 14. and gives nam* to the whole peninfula, which is fun-ound- ed by water on all fides, except the W. where it is bounded by Plymouth co. It is 65 miles long, as the road runs, from the ifthmus between Barnftable and Buzzard's Bays to Race Point; and its breadth for 30 miles not more than 3, and above half the remainder from 6 to 9 miles. It contains 1 1 town- fttips and the plantation of Marflipee; having 2343 houfes, and 17.354 inhab- itants. Barnftable was made a (hire in 1685. ^ci Cape Cod. Barnstable, the Mtutachtefe^ or Mattacbeefet of the ancient Indians, is a port of entry and poft town, and is the ftiire town of Barnftable CO. It ex- tends acrofs the peninfula, and is wafli- ed bv the feaon the N. and S. having Sandwich, and the diftrift called Marfli- pee or Maflipee on the W. is about 5 miles broad, and 9 longj 67 miles S. eatterly from Bofton. Sandy Neck, on the N. fhore, runs E. almoft the length . i-^. branches of G ecnR. in K<.ntucky. Blue Sj^rhtg lit iS between tiicfr 1 ivtrs, which iee. Barren /. a imall ifle in Chtfapcak Bay, N, E. from the mouth of Patux- B All tnt K. which U feparited from Hoqtet*^ I. by a narrow channel on the E. Barretstowm* a plantation in Han- cock CO. Diftrift of Mainci having 173 inhabitants. BARRiN0T0M*at9wn were alive in 17X5, who were between 80 and 90 years okJ. Barrington, a townihip in Briftol CO. Rhode- Ifland, on the 8. weftem fide of the N. W. branch of Warren R. little more than ai miles N. W. of War. ren, and about 7 S. E. from Fox Pointy in the town of Providence. It contain!' 6S3 inhabitants, including i» flaves. BARRiNQTOt)» Great, is the fe- cond townfhip in rank in Berkfliire co. MafTachufetts. It contains 1^7^ inha- bitants, and lies 140 miles W. fron^ Bofton, and fouth of Stockbridge, ad- joining. Barrow Harbour, is an extenfive bay in that of Bonavifta, Newfound- land ifland, divided by Keel's Head on' the £. from the port of Bonavifta, and from Bloody Bay on the W. by a large peninl'ula, joined to the ifland by a nar- row ifthmus, which forms Newman's Sound ; which, as well as Clode Sound) ure within Barrow Harbour. Bart, a port on the fouthem coaft of Nova-Seotia. Bart, a townfliip in Lancafter co. Pennfylvania. Bartholomew, St. a parifli in Charlefion diftri61, S. Carolina, con- taining 2,138 white pcifons. By the ccniiisof i7';o, it contained iz,6o6 in- 'lahitants, of whom 10,338 were flaves. It lends 3 reprel'entaiives and i lenator to the ftate legiflature. Amount of taxes >f 1.566 ics. 4d. fterling. B/xRTHf^LOMEW, CaPE, bT. is the li.uthernmott po\nt of Staten Land, in Le Maire iiraits, at the S. end of S. America; and far fui-pafles Terra del Fuego in its horrible apj>earance. BaRTH0LOMEW| ancaftei* co. B A r BartkoLOmiw, St. mk of the duller of IHamls, called New Hthridts, which fiee. Bartholomew, St. one of the Caribbee ifliwidk, in the W. Indies, 15 milet N. at St. Chriftopher's, and 30 N. ;E . of Saba. It is reckoned 5 leagttes in circumference, but has little grovnd fit for manuring. It produces tobacco, calTava, and abounds with woods. The trees moft in cfteem are, i. The foap tree, or aloes tree. «. The caleback. 3. The canapia, whoft gum is an ex- cellent cathartic. 4. The parotane, whofe boughs grow downw^, take root again, and form a kind ot bulwark and ftrong defence in time of attack. All along the fliore are thole trees called Sea Trees, whofe boughs are curioufly plaited together, and look as if they were glazed. Here is an inAnite variety of biras,. and a peculiar kind of lime ftone, which the inhabitants export to the adjacent iflands. They have like- wife plenty of lignum vitse and iron wood. Its fliores are dangerous, and the apprcxhing them requires a good pilot ; but it has an excellent harbour, in which fliips of any fize ai'e (heltered from all winds. Half its inhabitants are Irilh Roman Catholics, who'e pre- deccflbrs fettled here in 1666 ; the others are Freiich, to whom the idand lately belonged. It was ceded by France to the crown of Sweden in 1785. They depend on the fkies for water, which they keep in cifteras. It was a neft for privateers when in the hands of the French ; and at one time had 50 Britilh prizes in its harbour, ^.lat. 17. 56. W. iong. 63. 10. BAKThtTf a plantation in Hillflx)- rough CO. New-Hamplhire, having 448 inhabitants. Barton, a townlhip in Orleans co. Vermont, formerly in that of Orange, lies S. W. of Brownington } 6 miles S. W. by W. from Willoughby Lake, i and 140 N. eafterly from Bennington^ Basin of Minas, is a body of water of confiderable extent, and irregular form, fituated in Nova-Scotia, at the E. end of the Bay of Fundy ; and conneit- cd with its N. E. branch by a iliort and narrow ftrait . The country on its bank s . is generally a rich fc;l, and is watered ' by nany fmall rivers. The fpring tides rile here 40 feet. BaskiniudoE} inSonvrfetcot New- B A T fit Jerf«y, liea on the W. fide Af a N, W. branch ufPaflaic R. nearly 6 mile* N. E. from PluckenuB, and 7 S. S. W.: from Morriftown. It «*m here thRt Col . Harcourt furpnfed anci made a pn-^ foner of Gen. Lee, Dee. 13, 1776. /r Bkioh lUtbrntt liMOBthe E.fi4«oir Lake Champlain, in the t^ywpftiipaf Ferri(burgh, Vermont, 44 1*^'** ^* ^f**^ terly fram the month of Otter Cvcck< • Basss Terri, the chief town m the ifland of St. Chriiiopher>, in tJbt W. Indies, fituated at the S. E. ei|def the I. It confifts of a long^^reet aloay the fea fliore ; isR place of confiderablV trade, the feat of govenunent, and it da^ fended by 3 batteries. N. lat, 17. 94* W. long. 6a. 36, 56. . f- This is alfo the name of a part about C a 4o milfis BAT 60 miln in length, and $0 In breadth { bounded E. bv the county of Augufta. It it noted tor it» medicinal fpringt, called the Hft and H^arm fpringt, near the foot ( f Jackfon'a Mountain, which Bath, • thriving town in Berkley co. Virginia, fituated at the foot of the Warm Spring Mountain. The fptings in the neighlxnirhood of thic town, al- though leis efficacious than the Wai-m Springs in Bath co. draw tipwards of Soeo people here, during fummer, from Wiout pa^ta of the United States. The water is little more than milk- warm, and weakly impregnated with minerals. The country in the environ& is agreeably diverfified with hills and vallevs ) the foil rich, and in good cul- tivation; S5 miles from Maitinfl>urg, •nd S69 miles 81 W. from Philadelphia. Bath, a townlhip in Grafton co. N. Hampfhire, containmg49) inhabitants. It lies on the E. bank of Connecticut R. SS miles N. E. by N. fiom Dartmouth College, and yy N. W. from Portf- moutii. Bath, or Port Batht an ancient town in Hyde co. N. Carolina, on the N.fide of Tar R. about 24 miles from Pamp. lico Sound, it 8. by W. of Edenton, •nd in the poit of entry on Tar R. It contains about is houles, and is rather declining. N. lat. 35.3i.W.long.77.i5. Bath, a village in the eaftem parifh of St. Thomas, in the I. of Jamaica, in the W.Indies. It has its rife and name from a famous hot fprlng in its vicinity, i'i'vi to be highly efficacious in curing the dry-belly ache. The water is ful- phureous, and flows out of a rocky mountaiir about a mil&dlftant ; and is too hot to admit a hand being held in it. Bath, a village in theeo. of Renfla- laer, New- York, pleafantly fituated on the eaft bank of Hudfon river, neaily oppolite the city of Albany, at ttie head of floop navigation. A mineral I'pi'ing has been difcovered here, faid to poflcis valuable qualities ; and a commodious tiathing-hovfe has been ere^cd, at a confiti^ahle expence, containing hot, cold, and fhower baths. Bath, a thriving poft-town in New- Vork, Sfeuben co. of about 50 hotifes, fituaied on the N. bank of ConhoAon Creek, a northern heiuiwater of Tioga K'i 4* miles S.E.fromWiiliamA>urg, ^CheneflbcR.i iS N. W. from the BAY Painted Poft } i so from Niagari | 59 wefterly from Geneva, and isi W. of Hudfon city. N. lat. <\t. 1 5. W. lung. 77' «o. Batten Kill, a fmall river which rifes in Vermont, and after running N. and N. Wefterly about 30 miles, falls into Hudfon, near Saratoga. Battle R. in New South Wales, runs N. E. into Sa(kahawen R. S. E. from Manchefter Houfe. Its courfe is Scotia on the E. and S. This bay is la leagues acrofs, from the Gut of Annapolis to St. John's, the principal town of New. Brunrwick. The tides are very rapid in this bay, arvd rii'e at Annapolis Bafin about 30 feet ; at the Bafin of Minas, which may be termed the N. arm of this bay, 40 feet ; and at the head of Chig- ne£lo Channel, an arm of this bay, the fpring tides riie 60 feet. Bay de Roche Feni)e, lies on the W. fide of Lake Champlain, and in th« ftate of New- York, 17 miles above Crown Point. Bay op Islands, ties on the W. fide of Newfoumlland I. in the gulf of St. Lawrence. This bay is very exten- five, having 3 antis, by which feveral rivers empty into it. It has feveral iflands j the chief of which are called Harbour, Pearl, and Tweed. The cen. tre of the Bay lies in about 49. 5. N. lat. and sS< is> W. long, ftona Greenwich. Say B E A Bay or St. Lovit, on the Labra- dor coaft, hai Cape St. Louis on the N. and Cape ChBrIca on the 8. It has many I'mall iflands } the largeft of which is Battle L in the mouth of the bay. The middle of the bay lies in N. lat. 5t. aj. W. long. 55. tj. Baynbt, a town and bay on the S. fide cf the ifland of St. Domingo, 4{ leagues from Petit Goave, on theN. fide of the ifland. It is about 8 leagues W. of Jackmel< N. lat. 18. 17. Beach Fork^ a branch of Salt R. which rifes in Nellbn co< Kentucky. A fine clay is found on this river, which might, it is thought, be manufaAured into good porcelam. Bealsbvro, a fmall town in Nel- fon CO. Kentucky, on the E. bank of Rolling Fork, which contains so houfes, as alio a tobacco warchoufe. It is 1 5 miles W. S. W. of Bairdftuwn, 50 S. W. of Frankfort, and 890 from Phila- delphia. N. lat. 37.41. W. long, 85. 50. Beardstown. See BairJflo-wH, Bear Covtt lies on the £. fide of the S. eaftent corner of Newfoundland I. at the head of which is the fettle- ment of Fornufe, which fee, KeneHi'^s rocks lie between Bear Cove and Frefh Water Bay on the S. i% miles northerly from Cape Race. Beak Grafs Crteic, a fmall Creek on the enftern lide of Ohio R. a few hun- dred yards N. of the town of Louifville, in Kentucky. This is the fpot wher^ the intended canal is propofed to be cut to the upper fide of the Raptds. From the mouth of the creek, to the upper fide of the rapids, is not quite a miles. This would render the navigation ,fthe Ohio fafe and eafy. The country on the fides of this creek, bi^tween Salt R. nnd Kentucky R. is beautiiul and rich. See Rapids oftke Ohio. Bear Lake, Great, in the N. W. part of N. America, lies near the Arftic Circle, and fends a river a W. S. W. courfe. Bear Lake, Black, in New South Wales, lies in N. lat. 53I. W. long. 107I. It lies N. W. from Cumberland Houfe. Bear Lake, White, lies due W. from another fmall lake called Bear Lake, both in N. lat. 48. 15. and the W. long, of the former is 984. Thele are faid to give rife to MifltfippI R. . BSAK TinvM, in Catoliacco. Mary* BB A H lamti lies about 7 miks N. from Orecnf- burg, and about 1 5 S. B. from Cbcftor- town. BiAR Cruk, • water of Tcnneflcc river. See Occocbappo, BsAuroRT, a feaport town in Car- teret CO. on the N. E. fide of Cora Sounds and diftrift of Newborn, N. Carolimt. It contains about 10 houfes, a court- houfe and gaol, and the county courta are held here. It ia 55 miles S. by B* of Newbiern, and about 17 ii'om Cap* Lookout. N. lat 34. tyj. Beaufort, the chief town of Beau- fort diftri6t, S. Carolina, is fituatcd on the ifland of Port Royal, at'the mouth of Cooi'awbatchic R. The courts which were formerly held here, are now remotr- ed to the town of Coofawhatchie,on tlw above fmall river. Beaufort is a littlt pleafant town, of about 60 hpules, and , 200 inhabitant! j who are diftinguiflaed for their hofpitality and politcnefs. It has a fine harbour, and bids fair to bt- come a confiderablc town. It ufed to bfl a ftation ^br the Britifli fquadron when ift their pofleflTion Beaufort is fituatcd x( miles from Purilburg, and 73 from Charlefton, to the S. W. noted f^r itt healthy fituatioo. N. lat. %t. a6. Vf, lone. 80. 55. Beaufort DiJIriQ^ In the lower country of S. Carolina, lies on the fe* csaft, between Combahee and Savan- nah rivers. It Is 69 miles in lengthy and 37 in breadth, and is divided vMa 4 pariflies, viz. St. Helena, St. Luke, Prince William, and St. Peter, which contain 18,753 Inhabitants} of whom only 4.34.6 arc whites. The northern part of this diftricl abounds with large forefts of cyprefs} the lands, however^ are fit for raifing rice, indigo, &c. It fends s t reprcfentatives and 4 fenator i to the ftate legiflature ; ef :h parKh fend- ing an equal number. A» iiount of tkxea ^3,oi2 2S. iid.fter. Braver Creek, runs Into Lake Erie, at its £. end ; about 7 miles S. £. from, Fort Erie, Beaver Creek, Bio, falls into thie Allegany river, after having received feveral branches ftom the N. E. about a 8 miles N. NV. from Pittfburg.— It rile» in th<^ S. runs N. about 6 m lc«, thence T £. is mpre to the Salt. Lick Town i then, pall the Mahoning Towxv and Salt Sprmga, 34 miles S. eaftcrly to the Kilhkulh Town, from which to iu C % mouth %« irm i mouth it %t mllci foutherlyt In ftll febout74.niil«t. BiAVBR DoM, a townlhip in Penn- Vyivaniai on the W. fule of Sufqiichan- iwh R> See NtrtbmmbtrUmdeo. BsAtBll/rtiV, isuS.E. arm ot the Fopachtun Branch of the Delaware. Ita mouth it 1 7I miles Cfrum the Cook floaflt, and Ht N. W. from Kufliich- ttin FalU. Bbavbr lal#, hi New South Wales, Itet inalMnit 5s. 45. N. lat.aml 101.30. W. long. Aliftlc N. E. from it is the fource of Churchill R. S. E. from it is Cumberland Hovfe, on Graft R. which ha* tommur.ication hv lakes with NeU Ion R. S. W. of it II Saflcalhawen R. on which, towardt tta head, are a num- her of houfe« belonging to the Hudfon's ■Bay Company. * B 8 A t E R s Tvwn, at Tujkaranuas , lies between Margaret's Creek, an upper 'N, W. branch of Muflctngvni R. and the N. branch of that river j at. the 'head of which N. hi-anch there is only 1l mile''s portage to Cayahu^a R^ Bea- vers Town lies about 85 miles N. W. ■from Pittsburg. A little below this a -fbrtwaa ereAed in 1764. Bhck BT, a townlhip in Berkfhire co. Maflachufetts, containing 751 inhabit- '«nts. It is 10 miles E. of Stockbridge, 17 from Lenox, and 130 W. from Bof- < BBDE Poraf, isthceaftern capeat the mouth of Cook's R. on the N. W. coaft of N.America. Bedford, a townlhip in HilKbo- rough CO. New-Hainplhire, which was incorporated in 1750, and contains 898 inhabitants. It lies on the W. bank of Merrimack R. 56 miles W. of Portf- -mouth. Bedford, a tovv-nlhip in Middlefex 'CO. Maflachufett*, cofttaining 5x3 m- 'habitants ; 1 3 miles northerly from Bof- ton. Bedford, New, is a flourifhing town in Briftolco. in the fame Hate, containing 3313 inhabitants i 58 miles fouthward of fiofton. It lies at the head of navi- jKationon Accufhnet R. I.at. 40. 41. ^. long. 70. 5a. W. from Greenwich. • Bedford, a townfliip in W.Chefter CO. New- York, containing 2470 inhab- itants, including 38 flaves. It lies con- tiguous to Connecticut, la miles N. 'from Long>.Iiland Sound, and 35 front *lhecitf rfNcifr-Ydrk. In the ftat4 eenfui of 1796, there Bppeart to be 30s eleAort. Bedford, a town on the W. end of Long I . New- Y ork , 4 miles N . W . Irotn Jamaica Bay, and 6 E. from the tity of New- York. Bedford, a village near the Georgia fide of Savannah river 4 miles above Augufta; Bedford Co. in Pennfylvanin, lies on Juniatta R. ) has part of the (late of Maryland on the S. and Huntingdon co. N. and N. E. It contains i3,ia4 in- habitants, including 46 (laves ) and has \ of its lands fettlai, and is divided into 9 townfhips. Its chief town« Bedford, lies on the S. fide of Rayftown branch of the fame river) aj miles eaftward of Berlin, and 1 1 o W. of Philadelphia. It is rrgular- ly laid out ; and the inhabitants who live in 41 loghoufes and9of ftone, have water conveyed in wooden pipes to a re- fervoir in the middle of the town. They have a ftone gaol } the market-hoiife, court- houfe, and record office, are built ofbrick. Bedford was incorporated in 1795, ^^ ^'^t^ii' charter is fimilar to that of Chefter. N. lat. 40. W. long. 78. 50. Bedford Co. in Virginia, is fepara- ted from that of Amheift on the N. by James R. } has Campbell £. Botetourt W. and Franklin co. on the S. It is 34 miles long, 15 broad, and contains 10,531 inhabitants, including «>754- flaves. ItJias a good foil and is agrees ably divernfied with hills and vaTlies. In fome parts chalk and gypfum have been difcovered. Its chict town is New London. Bedminstbr, in Somerfetco. New- Jerlcy, is a townfliip containing 11 97 inhabitants, including 169 flaves. Beef IJland, one of the fmaller Vir- gin iflands, in the W. Indies, fituated between Dog I. on the W. and Tortu- la on the E. It is about 5 miles long and I broad, in Sir Francis Drake's Bay. N. lat. 18. 23. W. long. 63. a. Beekman, a confiderable tt^nfhip in Duchefs co. New- York, containing 3597 inhabitants, including 106 flaves. In the ftate cenfus of 1796, there ap- pears to be 50s electors in this town- fliip. fiEHRiNc's Bayt oBtheN. W; coaft of N. America, is feparated from 'Ad - ikiiraflty B8]S tm tlie imthward, by a point vrs i itnd has I divided into Mht oF land } and lies N. W. from Crort Sound. 8«e ddmraltj B«f. BsHRiNO'l StrttttSt feiMurate Afia from AnMnca» are To called from the Ruffian navigator, Capt. Beiiiine, who, with Tfliirikow, fiiiled from iLamptf- chatka, in Siberia, ontheAfiatic coaft, in t|ucft of the Nuw World, in a quar- ter where it had, perhapi, never been approached.* They both difcovercd land within a few degrees of the N. W. coaft of America. But the more recent difcoverieoof Capt. Cook, and his fuc- ceflfor, Clarke, have confirmed the near approximation of the two continents. Cape Prince of Wales is the moft wef- terly point of the American continent, hitherto known. It is fituated in N. )at. 65. 4<. E. long. 191. 45. and is 19 miles diftant from the eaftern coaft of A(ia. The Tea, from the 8. of Behring^s Straits, to the crefcent of ifles between Afia and America, is very Hiallow. It deepens from thefe ftraits (m the Bri- tlfh Teas do from Dover) till foundings aie loft in the Pacific Ocean ; but that does not take place but to the S. of the Ules. Between them and the ftraits is an increafe from it to 54. fathoms, ex- cept only off St. Thaddeus Nofs, where there is a channel of greater depth, li'rom the volcanic dil^fition, it has been Judged probable, not only that there was a reparation of the continents at thefe ftraits, but that the whole fpace from the ifles to that fmall opening had once been dry land ; and that the fuiy of the watery elen)ent, actuated by that of fire, had, in very remote time^ fub- Vertcd and overwhelmed the trail, and left the iftands to ferve at monumental fragments. The famous Japanefe map places fome idands fcemingly within thefe ftraits, on which is beftowed the title of Ya Zuet or the kingdom of the dwarfs. This gives fome realbn to fuppoie that .America was not linknoVtrn to the Japa. nefe ; and that they had, as is mention- ed by Kxmpfer, and Charlevoix, made voyages of difcovery ; and, according •to the laft, actually wintered upon the Continent, where probably meeting with the Efquimaux, they might, in compa- Hfonot thcmfelves, and Juftly, diftin- guifti them by the name of dwarfs. B£KIA, or Btctuya., or fiogww, a fmall #titi(h Ifland among tbc Gi-anadUla»} "B E L s^ 55 mllei N. E. of Oranada, and Sf leagues from Barhadoes. Itwatcallc" Little Martinico by the French, and has a Jafe harbour from all winds { but tio fiefli water. It is only frequented by tholk who catch turtle. Tho foil pro. duces wild cotton, and plenty of water meloni. BiLCHBR, atownfliipin Hampfhire CO. Mafl'achufetts, containing 1485 in> habitants, who fubfift chieflv by tunn- ing. It lies 1 1 miles £. of Hadiey, and «5 W. of Bvfton. Belez, a cit/ of Nevr Grenada, Terra Firma, S. America. Belfast, a townfiiip and bay ia Hancock co. Diftrifl of Maine, both fi. tuated in v/hat is called the Waldo Pa- tent, at the mouth of Peiiobfcot R. and on its weliern fide } 38 miles N. E. by E. from Hallowell, and 146 N. E. from Bofton. The town contains 145 inha- bitants. TIk Bay, on the N. weftem part of which the town ftands, runs up mto the land by 3 fliort arms. Iflelbo- rough I. lies in the middle of it, and forms two c .annels leading to the mouth of Penobfcot R. Belgrade, a townlhip in Lincoln CO. Diftri6l of Maine, incocpomted in Feb. 1796. It was formerly called Wafhington Plantation. It lies W. of Sidney, and between Androfcoggin and Kennebeck rivers. Belhaven, the former name of Alexandria, in Fairfax co. Viivinia, which fee. It lies 14 miles N. £. of Colchefter, 86 S. W. of Winchefter, 30 W. of Annapolis, and a 14 S. W. of Philadelphia. Belim, or Para, a town in Brazil. See Para. Belu IJlt, an Ifland on the E. fide cf the northern part of Newfoundland I. E. of Canada head; lietween jo. 42. and 50. 50. N. lat. and between W. long. 55. 39. and 55- -t-^* Bell AIRE, apoft-town near the cen- tre of Harford co. ivlaryland, and the chief of the county. It contains acoiirt- houfe and gaol; and is thinlv inhabited: diftant from Harford, 6 mifes, N. W. j 11 N. E. from Baltimore, and 86 W, S. W. from Philadelphia. Belle IJUt an ifland at the mouth of the ftraits of this name, between the country of the Efquimaux, or New Bri- tain, and the N. end of Newfoundland I. which ftraits leads ioto the gulf C4. of 40 BEM of St. Lawrence from the Ni £.->«• The ifland is about 7 leagues in cir< cumference) and lies 16 mU^s from the neareft land on the coaft of Labrador, or New Britain. On the N. W. fide it has a harbour for filhing vcfl'els, or i'mall craft i and on the £. point it has a cove which will admit: ihailops. Lat. 51. 55. N. long. 55, 30. W. Belle Duatt Lot or Handfome Dfiunt a long, proje£ling) barren point, on the ibuthern fide of Ckaleur Bay, about 8 leagues N..N. W. of Nipifisjuit, where temporary cod and herring ftflieriss are carried on by different pcopk; there being no ettabtiihed trader at the place. Bellorovb, in Bergen co. N. Jer. fey» on the road to Albany, lies within half a mile of the line which feparates New York from New Jerfey, which ex- tends from Delaware R. to that of Hud • (oQ, It is 3 miles noi-therly from Bra- bantu and 14 N. by W. from New- Yc.k city. Bellingham, afmall farming town- fliip in Norfolk co. Maifacburetts, con- taining 735 inhabitants, 10 miles north- erly ft-om Providence, and 34, Ibutherly ivom Bolton. Bells MiU, a fettlement in N. Caro- lina, near the Moravian fettlernents, at tbefourceofDeen R. the N. weftern- moft branch of the N. W. branch uf Cape Fear, and about 50 miles W. of HiiUbcrough. Bel PRE, a poft-(;own and fmall fet- tlement in the tervitory N. W. of the Ohio, on the N< W. bank of Ohio K. be- tween the Hockhocking & Muikingum Rs.ando)iporite the mouth of the Little Xanh£*:vay { a.' ' 1 14. mile* below M'*ri- etta, and 480 S.W.by W.from Pliiladel. Bel vioeiiE,anew town (hipia Frank- Jin CO. Vermont.— .—Alio a village in New- Jerfey, in Suflt:x co. fuuated on I^el.-iware R« at the mouth of Pequeft R. and 1 1 miUs above Ealton, in Penniyl- vania. T^SMHPICT, a town In Charles co. Kiaryland, on Patuxent R.; oppoiite Mackall's Ferry ; W. from Port T^- baccd 16 miles, as the road runs thro' Byrantown; 30. S. E. fro.ntheFtderal City, and ao fvom Drums Point, at the mouth of fhtir. 'c-r. BiNKiNcrON, a county in the S. W. <«.rntr of Vermont, having Wind- ham «o. on the E. ml the ilate of N. York on tk« W. \ into which ttate it B £ R fends Batten Kill aiid Heofack tivtitt which both lifehere, and fall into Hud« fon R. 14 miles apart 1 Rutland co. lies on the N. and th«'ftate of Maffaehufettt on the 8. It contains 19 towoihipl, of which Bennington and Man(;befter are the chief. It has is*^4 inhabitants* including 16 flaves* The roountaina here furniOi iron on in ahundance, and employ already, a fiimace and two foi^es. Bennington, the (hire town of the above county, and the largeft town in the ftate of Vermont, having about, 160 houfes, inthecompaft partofthetowrt, is fituatcd at the foot of the Great Mountain, near the S. W. comer of the ilate, 14 miles eafterly from the junAlon of Hudfon and Mohawk rir vers, and about 5a from the- S. end of Lake Champlain, at the confluence of the E. and S. bays ; and lies 55 miles from Rutland} ^o^ miles N. eafterly from New-York } and 300 in the r5»me dire£lion from Philadelphia. N. ladi 41. 4a. W. long. 74. 10. Benningtorf has fcveral elegant buildings. Its pub- lic edifices are a congregational fchurch, ftate houfe and gaol. It is the oldeft town in the ftate, having been firft fet- tied in 1764, and is in a nourifliingcon« uition, containing 2,400 inhahitants. Within the townfliip is mount Auth<»> ny, which riles very high in a conical f6rm.' Two famous battles ^ere fought in or near this town, in one day, Aug. if, 1777, in which Col. Stark gained great fame. The Britifli loft 4 bi-ai's fieldpie- ces, and other military ftore»i and beiidcs thofe (lain, 700 were taken prifoners. The killed and wounded of the Ameri> cans were about 100 men. This de- feat contributed in a great meaiiire, to the rubfeqv.ent fuixender of General Bur- goyue's army. Benson, the N. wefternmoft town- Ihip in Rutland co. Vermont, is fituat- ed on the E. fide of Lake Chanlplain ;, 57 miles N. N. W. of Bennington, and has 658 inhabitants. Hubberton R. paifes through Bcnlbn in its way to Eaft Bay. Cockburnc's Creek, which feeds the lame bay, rills here. Bf.rab7.an, is a lung lake in New North Wales, lying N. and S. aixl nar- rows gradually from its N. end, till it mixes with the witters of Shech:iry Lake at the S. enil, wlicit thdc waters form ^ EH form Seal R'. which empties into Hud- fon'a Bay st Churchill fort. The N. endof Berabiai^liet irt about 60. 30. N. liit. and in 93. 50. W. long. See Sbt- chary L. and Cburcbili R. BstBici, a Dutch fettlement on a river of the fame nanie» in SurinatHy which fee. Thia fettlement with the other adjoining ones of Surinam and Eflequibo, furrendered to the Britiih in 1796. Berbice, or BerbtUt a river in Suri nam, or Dutch Guiana, in S. America, which is a quarter of a mile broad, and two fathoms deep at itt mouth, in N. lat. 6. 30. The land on both fides is low and woody, has plenty of logwood and cotton. Bergen Co. in New- Jerfey, on Hud- fan R. lies oppofite New- York, on the E. and was nrft planted by the Dutch, from New- York. It contains 6 tpwn- (hips, of which the chief are Bergen and H^ckinlack, ;and is,6oi inliabi- tants, including 2301 Haves. Here are 7 Dutch Calvinilt churches, and % of Dutch Lutherans. There is a copper mine here, which, when worked by the Schuylers (to whom it belorged) was confRierably productive } but it has been neglcftcd lor many years. It is a mountainous, iough, an'! hilly county, 30 miles long, and 15 broad. It fornix part of the E. and northern end of the ftate : and its N. W. ex- tremity meets the N. £. part of Sufl'ex CO. ; To that thefe two counties embo- fom Morris and Eflex counties, except on the S. W. and form the whule bitadth of the (late in that quarter. Bergen, the fliire town of Bergci CO. New-Jerf»;y, lies furrounded by water, except on the N. ; the rivtr Hudlbn fepai-ates it from New- York city, 3 miles diftant ; on the S. a nar- row channel lies betv/een it and Staten I. ; and on the W. it has Hackiniaci|; K. Tlie inhabitants are moftly deicrendants from the Dutch fettlers. Bergen' Neck, is the fouthem ex- tremity of the above towr.ftjip. Berichemstead, ot Barkhemftead, a townOiip in Litchfield co. ConneiH- cut, having Hartland N. and New- Hartford S. Berkley, a townfhipin Hriftol co. Maflkchufetts, containing 850 inhabi- tants ; 50 miles fouthward ot Boflon. Berkley, the name both of a coun- B E H 41 ty and town, in Charlellon DIftriA, S* Carolina, lying near Cooper ind AAky Rivers. Ill the cenfus of 1791, it was called St. John*s Parifi}, in Berkley co. and contained 75X free pcrfons, and 5170 (laves. Bbrklby Ch. in Virginia, lies W* of the Blue Kidgt;* N. ot Frederick co. and feparated from tlu ftate of Maiy* ' land, on the N. and £. by Potowmack R. This fertile cofinty, about 40 miles long and 20 broad, has 16,781 free in> habitants, and %^i% flaVes. Martiuf* burg is its chief town. Berkley^s Soundt on the N. W* coaft of N. America, liei on the eaftem fide of Quadras Ifles. The land on its eaftem fide is oppofite Cape Flattery, and forms the N. fide of the Straits dc Fuca. Berk's Co. in Pennfylvania, has Northampton co. on the N. E. ; Nor- ihumberkjidon the N. W. ; part of Lu* zem on the N. } Dauphin and Lancaf- ter counties B. W. and Chefter and Montgomery S.E. It is watered by Schuylkill R. and ;s 53 miles long and near .29 broad, containing 1,030,400 acres. Here iron ore and coaUire fpund in plenty, which {apply feveral iron works. The northern paits are rough and hilh . Berks contains 30,179 in- habitants, of whom 65 onljr are flaves. It has 29 townfliips, of which Reading is the chief. Berkshire Co. in Maflachufetts, is bomided W. by New- York ftate j S. by the ftate of Connecticut; E. by Hampfliire co. and N. by the ftate m ' Vermont. It thus runs the whole ex- tent cf the ftate from K. to S. and con- tains twenty-fix town hips; the chief of which are Stoc'.cbridge, Lenox, Great Barrington, *'Villianiftown, and Pittsfield ; and the number of inhabi- tants3o, 191. Whit: and clouded mar- ble is found in ftveral towns, in the rough and hilly paits of this country. In February, 1796, tlie legiflature paffed an aA to eftablifti a college in Williamftown, by the name of Wil- liams College. Berkshire, a newly fettled town- (hip, in Franklin co. Vermont. Berlin, a neat and flouriftiing town of York CO. Pennfylvania, containing about 100 houfes. It is regularly laid out, on the S. W, fide oiiCoiiewago Creek, 1 3 miles wefieiiy of Yockto^n, and # ^ £ iL and Ml W. dT PhUadelphia. N. lat. 99* 5^- BuKLVKf a tofwnflup in Orange co. VtnDonty on Dog K. a branch of Ctuom R: from theS. t which laft fepa. rates Berlin from MontpeIier» on the M. N. W> Bcriin containa 134 inhabi- taat«» and is ubout 94 miks N. eafterly firom Bemington. BiRiiiN) a townfliip in Hartford co. CooDcdicut* i» miiet S. Si W.of BRrtfstx), 4« N. W. of Ncw-Lcndon } and aS F. M. E. of N«w.iIaTen. Berlin, a townfliip in Worcefter C0. Ma(&chuletts» containing 51a in- liabitants { 34. milca W. of Bofton. and «5 N. £. of Worcefter. Hop^ have Inen cultivated here lately, andpromife iw be a valuable article of hufluuidry. Berlin, in Somerfet co. formerly in that of BcdI'ord Pennfylvania, lies on m branch of Stoney Creek, s S. water c£ Conemaugh R. on the W. fide of the Alleghany KfonBlain { 25 miles weft- wmd of Bedford ; »3 N. W. of Fort Cumberland, in Virginia, and 200 W. «f Philadelphia. Sione Creek, the chief iburce of Kiflcerainitas R. rifes "tf. N. E.of Berlin. N. lot. 39. 54. Bermuda Hundred, or City Point, aa it is fometimes called, is a port of tntry and poft town, in Ch«fterfield co. Virsiaia, Atuated on the point of the peninfula, fbrmed by the confluence of the Appamattox with Jam' » River, 36 miles wefterly from Williamfourg, 64 from Poini Comfort, inChefapcak Bay, and ] 1 5 S . W. by S .from Philadelphia. City Point, from which it is named, lies on the fouthem bank of James R 4 miles S. S. W. from this town. The exports fror. this {Uace, chiefly co}- IcAed at Richmond, ao miles above it, amounted in 1794, to the value o. 773,549 dollars I and (ixmn the ift of OAober, to ift December, 1795, were as fdlows t 1 5 kegs of butter, 578 bbls. S. flneflour, 1 01 half do. 789 fine do. 393 lbs. indigo, 10 tons pig iron, too His. faflafras, 80,320 hbd. (taves, 66,300 bbl. ftaves, 1,819 hhds. tobacco, and 3 kegs manufaftured do.— Total exports, 90,859 dollars, 45 cents. There are about 40 houfes here, including (bme «rarchou(M. It trades chiefly with the Wi Indies, and th*; different ftates. City Point, in Jamet R. lies in N. lat. ■57. 16.W. lonff. 77. 31 }. Sec Richtmnd. Birmwsa Jfiatdt* Thefe received this name from the discoverers Jo8t| Bermudas, a Spaniard ; and were called Sommer*s Ifles, from Sir Oeorge Som- roers, who was fliipwrecked on theii- rocks in 1609, in his paflage to Vir. ginia; The number of thii cluder, iiJ the form of a ihepherd's crook, hai been computed to be about 400, diflant from the Land's End in England, 1 506 leagues, itnm the Madeiras lioo, from Hifpaniola 4Q0, and 200 from Cape Hat- teras in Carolina, which laft is the nearjft land to them. The iflands are wa/ied with rocks } and by rea&n of' tlv.'fe, together with flioals, are difficult tc approach. The entrances into the harbours and channels are nanxvvir aa rvell as flioaly, and are more dangerous by realbn of the ftrong current which fets to the N. £. from the gulf of Flo- rida. They contain Irom 1 1 to 1 3,000 acres of poor land, of which9part8 in 16 are either uncultivated, or referved in woods, which confift chijsfly of cedar} for the fupply of (hip-building. There are about 2qo acres laid out in cotton. The main ifland is ubout i£ miles lon^^ and finom one to two in breadth. The pariih of St. George's, is an I. to the eaftward of the main land, in which ftands the town of St. George's, cc.i- tainingabout 500 houfes. Contiguous to that is St. David's I. which fupulies the town with proviiions. The air isnealthy* and a continual fpring prevails ; and moft of the produ£lions of the W. In> dies might be cultivated here. The houfes are built of a foft flone,' wl,«rh is fawn like timber, but being Araihed with lime, it becomes hard j thcfe ftones are greatly in requeft throughout the W. Indies, for filtrating water. The houfes are white as fnow ; which, be- 'leld from an eminence, contrafted with the greennefs of the ced»rs, and pafture ground, and the multitude of ifiands full in view, realize what the poets have feigiied of the Elyiian Fields.— < Some accounts lay that thefe iflands contain from 1 5 to 20,000 inhabitants ; but Mr. Edwards fays the n\imber of .white people is 5462, of blacks 4919. Old writers obferve that there were 3000 Englifli in thefe iflands, in 1613. 300 or 400 go annually to Turks I. to rake fait, which is carried to America fur pro- vifions, or fold, to fuchas may call for it there, for cafli. The Bermndiana are chiefly fcafering nun, and the ne- groes trots are rtry txpert mariners, in the fate war, there yntt at one time be- tween 15 and ab privateers fitted out from hence, which were manned by negro flaves, who behaved irreproacha- bly} and Aich i« the ftate of flavery here, and fo much are they attached to their maftm, that fuch as were captur- ed always returwd when it was in their power; a fmgular inftance of which occurred in the ftate of MaflTachufetts. The fl«iJ Regulator, a privateer, was carried into Bofton, and tiad 70 flaves on boaitlt 60 of them returned in a fiag of truce, 9 returned by way of tIew-Yorkj one only was mifllng, who died. The government is condu£ted under a governor^ named by the Bri- tifli crown, a council, and a general af- fembly. There are 9 churches, of which 3 clergymen have the charge; and there is one Prefbyterian church. In the prefent Eurc^an war, the nu- merous cruizers from Bermudas, have xmwarrantably captured numbers of American veffels, loaded with provi- fions or naval ftorcs, bcund for French, and other ports, which have been ini- quitoudy condemned. * Bernard's Bay, lies on the N. W. fide of the gulf of Mexico. The paf- fage into it, between feveral iflands, is called Pafco de Cavalb. Bernardstoutn, in Somerfet co. New.Jj:r;:y, contains 4377 inhabitants, including 93 flaves. Alio the name of a townfhip in Hampftiire co. Maflachufetts, contain- ing 691 inhabitants; diftant 110 miles weftward Irom Bofton. ' Berne, a townfhip in Albany co. New-york. By 'the ftate cenfiis of 1796, it appears there are 477 of the inhabitants who are electors. Berry Iflands, a fmall chifter of ides on the N. W. point of the Great B:ihama Bank, in the channel of Pro- vidence. N.lat. 25. 30. W. long. 75.40. Bertie, a maritime co. in N. Caro- lina, in Edenton diftri^l, with the .Roa- noke its S. boundai-y, and Albemarle Sound on the E. In it is lituated the ancient Indian tower of TuCcarora. It contains ii,6o6 (buls, of which num- ber 5 1 4. 1 are Haves. Berwick, or Abbttflonvn, a neat town in York co. Pennlylvania, at the head of Conewago Creek, 1 3 miles weft- ward of York, a( S, S. W. of Harrif- «At 41 burgh, and 103 W. byS. of PMIadcl* phia. The town is renhuiy laitf «it^ and contains about 100 hooASj s 0«s man Luthtran, and Calvtiuft cb«Kh« N. lat. 39. y^ Berwick, aclftw-BervHektt. Anal town of Northumberland co. Pomfyf- vania, on the N. wedem fide of the E. branch of Sufquehannah R. itanti. Befides the meeting houle, are } other public buildings, large and ipacious) one for the fmgle brcthien, one for the fingle fillers, and the other fer the widowsr The literary eftabli/h- Bients* as well as tlie religious regula- tioQS, here, deferve notice.— In a houfe adjoining to the church, is a Iciiool for .females { .and fince 1787, a boarding ichool for young ladies, who are fent here fi'om different parts, and are in* ItruSled in reading and writing (in the BngliHt and German ton||lies) gram- mar, arithmetic, geograpliy, needle work, roufic, Ssc. The minifter of the ;:lace has the diKAion of this a lem by a handfome bridge, And is about zo miles £. cf N. of Bofton, and %% S. W. of Newburyport. It has two pa- riflies. In the parifli next the harbour, are a number of handfome houfes, ex- hibiting the cheering rewards of euter- prife and induftry, and the inhabitants are devoted to the filhery and other branches of navigation. In the other part of the town, which is chiefiy agri- cultural, is a cotton manufaAory. The bi idge, mentioned before, is 1 500 feet in length, ertfltd in 1788, and connects this town with Salem. It has a draw tor veflTeis. Beverly's Mutter, or IriJhTraff, in Virginia, is a tinSi of land* in N. lat. 38. 10. at t!.e head of Maflanuten's R. a weftcrn branch of the Shenandoah, which rifes here by three branches, viz. Middle R. Lewis and Chridian Creeks. It lies between the Blue, and the ^forth Ridge. The road from Yadkin River, through Virginjia to Phdadelphia, pafTea through here. Biodles, a fettlement on a branch of LickingR. in Bourbon co. Kentucky} about 6 miles N. W. from Millers, oil the N. £. fide of the fame branch, and 3* miles N. N. E. from Lexington. BiODEFORD, a port of entry and poft town in York co. Di(lri£l of Maine, on the S. W. fide of Saco R. on the fea coad, 14 miles S. W. from Portland, 24 N. E. from York, and 105 from Bof- ton. It contains 101 S inhabitants; and here the cuiinty courts are held, as iikewife at York. N. lat. 43. 26. BiEQUE IJlatiid, 01 BortaueHf or Crabs IjlUf one of the Virgin ides, % leagues trum Poi'to Rico, 6 leagues long, and a broad. The English fettled here twice BIO twice, and hwe been driren away by the Span'wrU^t whofe intcreft tt ia to let it rem.' in dfolate. It haa a rich i'otl, and a good road on ita S. fide. Lat. iS. t. N. Long. 64. JO. W. Bio Bone Cruk, in Woodford co. Kentucky, falls into the Ohio from the E. in about N. lat. 39. i7.W.long. 85. 54.. It ia very fmall in fize, and has ) braneheaj the N. weftemmoft inter- locks with Bank Lick Creek, which falls into Licking R. It is only notice- able for the large bonesj and i'alt licks near it. Big Bone Licks, The, lie on each fide of the above mentioned creek, a little below the junflion of the two ealiem branches, about 8 miles from the mouth of the creek. Thefe, as alfo the other fait fprings, in the wetc- ern country, are called Lich, becaufc the earth about them ia furrow^ up in a mod curious manner, by tlie buf- faloes and deer which lick the earth, on account of the faline particles with which it is impregnated. A (tream • f brackilh water runs through thele ticks, thelbil of which is a fott clay.— The large b«>nes found here, and in feveral -other places near fait licks, and in low fuft grounds, th( ught to bebne to the mammoth, (liil puzzle the molt learned naturalifts to determine to what animal they have belonged. A thigh bone found here by General Parfons, me.i- fured forty-nine inches in length. A tooth of this animal is depofited in Yale College. Mr. JcfFerfon, who Jeems to have examined the (keleton oi one of thrCe animals with curious atten tion, lays, that " The bones bcfiicak an animal /outh iu the MiiTifippi, 110 # and aliout t mile* S. B. from Cape St. Antonio, on tfhat river. Bio Rock Branchy the N. eafteni head branch of Alleghany R. Th* branch called Big Hole Town joint it* aiKl forms tbe Alleghany, 1 5 mtlca N* E. from, and above, Venango> Fort. Big Salt Lick, a garrifon in tlw ftateof Teneffee, near the Salt Lt«k, on Cumberland R. ( 115 miles from Knoxville ; 80 from South Wrft Pomt, en Clinch R.; %z from Bledfoe Lick* and 68 from Na(hville. Big Sandy River, or Totfervy, has its fource near that of Cumberland R. | and, feparatingVirginia from Kentucky* empties into the Ohio, oppofite the French Purchafe of Galiopolis, in about N. lat. 38. 30. Vancouver's and Har« roar's forts ftand on this river. On ttt banks are feveral fait licks and fprings* Little Sandy, it a fliort, fmall river^ which falls into tlie Ohio, about so miles W. of Big Sandy R, in Mafim cu. Kentucky. BiLLERiCA, a townfliip in Middb^ fex CO. Mafiacliuletts, incci-porated in 1655. It has laoo in'iabitants ; nof has there been much variation in the number for half k cf;niury. It lie« *« miles nurthward of Bofton, and is wa- tered by Concord and Shawdieen rivem, -.vhich run N. eafterly into Merrimack Rive>. BiLLiKGSPORT, on Delaware River^ lies I a miles below Philadelphia, was fortified in the late war, for the defence of the channel. Oppofite this fort, listre- rnl large fames of timber, headed with iron fpikek, called cbevaux de frixct, were limit to prevent the Britifll (hips irom pafl'ng. Since the peace, a curious macliiue lias been invented ia Philadelphia, to raifc them. > Billet. See Hatborough. BiL^YMEAD, in Caledonia co. in Vermont. B I MINI IJle, rne of the Bahama iflands, near the channel of Bahama, and £. of Cape Florida. It is about 8 miles in length, and as much in l>readth ; covered with trees, and inha- bited by the aborigines of America. It is very difBcult of accefs, on account of the flioals ; but it ts a pleafant place, and is laid to have a good harbour. N, lat. 25. W. long. 79. 30. BioBio, or Bit^hio, a river in Chili, the largeft in that kingdom. It riftt ' ia 4^ n^VM iatih* AacMt* «nt«« the 8» Sea neir (hr city of ConceptioDf oppofitethe ifle.of Af«|«iruM» Ut lat. 37. S,{ runuitig llMWigh veins of gold and fields of far- fyfuuUk. It it the boundary between tM Spanianls and fevcral Indian na- tion*^ their encoiiea) which obliges |iMm to keep ftrong gurifons upon it. . Biro Arf» on Mouongahela R. 40 ■riles S. of Fort Pitt. Birds Kiyu a rock or ifland among thi Virgin iijU«s in the W. Indies. It is foand, and lies about % leagues S. of jM< John^s. It has its name from the ouantities of birds which refort there. ^.,lat. 17. Si' ^' ^o^g' ^3* *<>' BiRU, a town 10 leagues from Tnuc- tUa> inthjB S. Sea> in the empire of Pe- r«» inhabited ..by . about 80 Indians, Spaniards, Mulattoes, and Meftees. It is very fertile* and well watered by canals «ut fixmi the river, and fo con- veyed to neat diflancet ; as at Trux- iUa. S.Tat. 8. 14. W. long. 69. 17. Biscay Baj, is in theN. eaftemcor- acr of TrepaUey Bay in the ifland of Newfoundland; which lies iu the S. taftera part of the ifland. BiSCAYy a jM'ovince of Mexico, triMoading in Hlver mines, having New- McKico on the N. and Florida on the W. The river de la NaflaK runs thro' a mat part of it. Black Lickt lies in Weflmoreland CO. Pcnnfylvania, about 36 miles £. of Pittfl>urgh. Black Poini, and Blue Point, are capca, within thofe of Elizabeth and Porpoife, in the difiri£l of Maine. Black R. There are two iinall rivers of this name in Vermont, one lalls intoConneAicut R. at Springfield, the other nins N. into Lake Mcmphre- Black R. in N. York, interlocks ivith Canada Creek, and runs,N. W. into Iroquois river, boatable 60 miles. Alfi> a low river which rifes in Vir- ginia, and pafles fouth eafterly into iiottaway R. in N. Carolina. Black Rivfr, a Britifli r2. Qa the coaft of Culifaiiua, at the brondeft jparfc I vine in its BLO part of the pailnrula, in .Hi jtd degree ptN. latitude.— 3. Oathe )l. W. coaft pf America, in New. Albi« a» fouthward of the mouth of what hae been called the Rh/if tftht fFf/» in the 44th de- gree of N, latitude.-^. A pnmiontary of Peru, in 8. America, on the coaft of the ^. Sea, aie miles S. W. of Guaya- quil, S. lat. 3. 45. W, Umg. S3,->^5. A f ape in the foutbem ocean, on the E. fide of Paugonia, S. ea^ward of Julian Bay, in the 47th degree of S. latitude* 8 leagues W. of Pepys's Illand, Blanco, or Blancat an ifland 35 leagues from Terra Firma. and N. of Iviargarita I. in the province of New- Andalufia. It i* flat, low, and unin- habited) having favannahs of long grafs } i$ dry and healthy ; has plenty pf guanas, and fome trees of ligniun- vitae. N. lat. 1 1. 50. W. long. 64. 50. Blakco, an ifland on the S. eaftem part of the peninfula of Yucatan, in ^ew-Spain. N, lat. 11. W. long. 88. £• Blanoford, a>townihip in Lunen* burg CO. on Mahon Bay, Nova-Scotia, fettkd by a few families. Blandford, a townfhip in Hamp- fliir; CO. Mafllichufetts, W. of Connec- ticut R. ; about 25 miles S. W. of Northampton, and 116 W. of Bofton. It has 23 5 houfes, and 1416 inhabitants.. Bla^dford, a town in Prince George CO. Virginia, about 4 miles N. $:. iv6m Peterfl}urgh, and is within its jurifdiftipn. It contains aoo Iioufes and lioo inhabitants, and is pleal'antly fituated on a plain, on the eaftem branch of Appamattox R. Hce are many large ftor^s, and 3 tobacco ware- houi'cs, u-hich receive annually 6 or 7000 hhds. It is a thriving place ; and the marflies in its vicinity being now diaihed, the air of this town, and that pf Peterfljiirgh, is much meliorated. Blas St. a cape on the coaft of the North Pacific Ocean, near which, to the S. E. ftands the town of Com- poftclla, in the province of Zalifca, in New-Spain. Bledsoe Lickt in the (late of Te- pefl'ee, lies 3a miles from Big Salt Lick ganiibn, and 36 from Nafhv-lle. Blenheim, a new town of New- York, in Schoharie co. incorporated in Block IJland^ called by the Indians ManiJ'es, hes about ai miles S. S. W. p{ Newport) and u in Newpprt co. (tale of Rhftd«4fland. It into a towniiipy namtd Nnv-SteM^ bam, in ii7a« This ifland i« 46 milw in length, and its extreme breadth to' 38 rniNM. It hat 68s inhabitants, ii^< cMing 47 flaws. It is famou* fdt cattle and flieep, butter and chctAs round th« edge* of the iQand ne,on the W. fide of Union R. 344 miles N. £. of Bofton* and 13 K. of Peiiobfcot j having 274 inhabitants. Blue Hill Bay, is formed by Naf- keag Point -on the W. and Mount De- iart I. on the £. It extends northerly up to a mountain on the £. of Penob- icot R. which, from its appearance at fea, is called Blue Hill. Union R. empties into this bay. Blue Hills, a range of mountains ill New England ; whofe firft ridge in New-Hamp(hire palTes thio' Rochefter, Barringtun, and Nottingham. Blue Mountains, in Northampton cw. Pt-nnfylvaiiia, extend from S. W. to N. £. and a fhort way acrofs the Delcu ware. Alfo, a range of mountains which run from S. E. to N. W. through Surry CO. in the ifland of Jamaica. Blue Rid^e. The firft ridge of the Alleghany Mountains, in Pennlylvauia and Virginia, is called the Blue Kidge ; and is about 1 30 miles from the Atlan. tic. It is about 4000 feet high, mea- faring 4i l^OH Avine from Iti bafi; ) and between it and the North Mountain it a Urwt kt- tile vale. The paflage of the Potow. mack throtifirh this ridge is one of the moft 4upendous fcenes in nature. See AUtgkanj Mountains^ and Potowmack Mitfer. Blui Licks, on the main branch of Licking R. in Kentucky,, are fituated about 8 miles wefterly from the Upper Blue Licks. Both are on the N. ea(i:' cm fide of the river) the latttrr it about 15 miles N. E. of Millers. BlLVU. Spr'mgt lies between Big Bar- ren and! 'tili* Barren river, S. branches of Green R. in Mercer's co. Kentucky ; about t» miles S. \we(terly from Sul- phitrSprhig, and i^ S. 0^' Craig's fort, OD the N. iide of Green R. Blue Stotus Creek f a Tmali wcikm branch of the Great Kaiih rica. Bodwe'.lV Falls, in Merrimack R. lie between Anr^ovcr ami Methuen, about $miles below Patvicket Falls. A company was incorporated in Feb. 1 796, for building a bridge near thiv fpot ) between the two dates of Madkchufetts and Nevv-Hampniire. BoEUF, Ley a place in the N. weft- em cornrr of Peunrylv^nia, at the head of the N. branch of French Creek, ai.J 50 miles from Fort Franklin, where tliis Crcckb joins the Alleghany ; nita- fuiing the diftar.ce by water. The Frtnch foft of Le Boeuf, from which the place has it name, layabout « milts It" from Small Luke, which is on the N. braiirh o^ French Creek j and from Le Boeuf, there is ;\ pottajjc of 14. miles Dorther'y to Prefque Ifle, in Lake Erie j where the French had another fort. From Le Boeuf, to Prclque Ifle, is a continued clieliiut- bottom Iwamp (ex- ccpt for about one mile from the tcr- nitT, and two from ihe latter) and the roatl between thele two places, for 9 mites, 1 5 years ago, was made with logs, laid upon the fwamp. N. lat. t^'j.. X. W. long. 79. 53. lo. B<^U£MiAj a hroad, navigable river, BON TO miles long, which rum W. N. Vf» info Elk Riverf in Maryland, tt mile* bek)w Elkton. BoHio,a river of Chili,inS. America. BoLAiOLA, one of the Stdtty IJUs, which fee. BoLiNBROKB, a town in Talbot co. eaftern (hore of Maryland, and 5 miles £. of Oxford: It lies on the N. W. point of Choptank River. Bolton, a townlhip in Chittenden CO. Vermont, un Onion R. about J04 miles N. N. E. from Bennington, hav» ing 88 inhabitants. Bolton, a f.ov/nfliip In Tolland co. Connecticut, incorpoiatedu) 1710; anr^ wa- iltllel Irom Weaihei'sfitiil, Hart- ford, and Windlbr, 14. nrles £. from Hartford. Bolton, a townfliip in Worcefter CO. MafTachufitts { 18 miles N. E.. from Worcefter, and h W. from Boi". ton. It cuncains S6i inhabitants.—* There is a hue bed of limeftone in this town, from vhirn cinfiderable quanti< ties ot good lime are made yearly. BoMBARDE,a fort and villageonthe north peniitAila of St. Domingo Idand, about 3 leagues N. of La Plate Forme { 6 S. £, of the Mol<^, and xs from Port de Paix, as tlie rnad luns. N. lat. 19. 4t. Bombay Hook,»n ifland at the mouth of Delaware R. about 8 miles long and % broad, formed by the Delaware on the eaftern fide, and Duck Creek and Little Duck Creek on the Maiyland fide; thefe are united together by a natural canal. It is propoled to con- ned Delaware R. with Chei'npeak Bay, by a canal from Duck Creek to that bay, through Chefter R. See Chef'r Rivuf. The N. W. end of Bombay Hook is about 47 miles from Capes Htnlopen and May, from tlie K )ok to Reedy I. is 9 m^rt. and hat a good bay and road uri the 8^ W. fide, near the ihiddle of the ifland. Here formerly were a fcv^ hodfts, tfnd a fort with a lew Ibldlefe. There we^e alfo 5 or 6 Indian families who planted maisetyams, pJotatoes,&c. There irt plenty of cattle and goats, which the^ fend falted to Cura^oa annual ly .- There is a fait pond here, where the Dutch tome for fait. N. lat. i s. 16. Wi long. 68. tSi BoNARi^Y's Poini, on the fouthern fide of Chalcur Bay, is at the north-well extremity of Eel river cove, and forms the Ibuth limit of the mouth bf Rifti. gouche river. BoNAVBNTVRA, « bav, harVour, knd fort, of 8; America, in Papayan, 90 miles E. of Cali. N. lat. 3. to. W. long. 75. 18. It is the ftaple port of Can, Papayan, Sante Fe^ &c. BoNAVENTUREj on the northern fide bf Chaleur Bay, lies about 3 leagues from New.Carllfle, which is now called Ha- milton: It was a place m confiderable commerce, but is now declined. BbNAVtsTA, Cape and Bof (ft li^ on the E. fide of Newfoundland Ifland. The cape lies in N. lat. 48. 15; W. long 51; %ii and was difcovered by John Cahot,- afid his fon Sehaftian,' in 1497, in the fervice of Henry VII. Icing of England. The bay is formed by this cape and that of Cape Precis, 1 5 leagues apart; BonHamtown, in MKIdlefex co. New-Jerfey, lies about 6 miles N. E. from New-Brunfwick. BoONE Bay, lies on the W. fide of Newtbandland I ; 21 leagues N. byE. of St. George's Haibour. 14. lat. 49.3 5. E ^ONETON, n. fihall pdft town in SUC fex CO. New-Jerfey, on the poft road between Rockaway and Suffex court- houfe! 116 miles from Philadelphia. . RooN IJland, on tht coaft of the Dirtrlft of Maini, between the mouth of York R. anr* Cape Neddock. BcoNst'ORbCGH, in Maddifon eo. Kentucky, lies on the £. fide ol- Ken- rucky R.' at the mo'jth of Otfer Creek, 30 miks S. E. of Lexington, and the fame diltancc N. E. from Diiiville. N, fat. 37. S7. BooN'r Creek, a fiiaall N. biMncbof Kentucky R. s B O 8 'Qf9 BooTk Bayt a town' and bay oh thtt coaft of Lincoln co. Difiri£l of MaihieV in N. lat. 41. 4s. about % miles weft of VtMix^M Point. The bay ftretches vvith'ih th^ land about it miles, and re- ceives two fmall ftreams. On It is m town, having 997 inhabitants. B6p<;^Ai^, or M*^attt Bay, on the £; fide ot L. Champlain, is fituatcd in Swantown, Vermont, and has Hog I. ok the N. at the mouth of Michifcoui R. Bo^BT R. paflcs through the town of Willfiliorough, in Clinton co; New- York, and is navigable for boats aboii't t miles f and is there interrupted by falls, on which are mills. At this place are the remains of an entrenchment thrown up by General Burgoyne. BoRDENTOWfl, a ple&fant town in Burlington co. New-Jerl'ey, is fituated at the mouth of Crofswick*8 Creek, on the E.- bank of a great bend of Delaware R. ; 6 miles below Tren'ton,' 9 N. E; from Burlington, by water, and i s by landi and 94 miles N. E. from Phila>> delphia i and through this town, whitii contains about lOo houfes, a line of ftages paflcs from New- York to Phila- delphia. The fecond divifion of Hef- fians was placed in this town, in De- cember, 1776; and bv (lie road lead- ing to it,,ieo men of that nation efcair- ed, when Geri. Waflringtpri farprilecl and made prifoners of 88^ privates^ and 13 Heflfan officers, at Trenton. B0R19UEN, or Crabs Ifiand. See Bieque. Boron B, Lb, a town on the north fide of the northern penin'fula of the ifland of St. Domingo, 3 leagues W. by N; of Port Margot, and 8 E. by S. of Port de Paix. N. lat. 19. 4.9. liORjA, a town it\ Peru, fituated on the head waters of Amazon River. BbRj A, a town in Brazil, on the S. eadern bank of Uraguay River. S. lat. 29. 15. W. long. 5 tow^ 4f _.v f* ton ft»wnt with the t«wn> of Hhighanii Chelfea and Hall, ewftitute tlie county of Siiflfolki 176 mika S. W. of Wif. caflct, 61 S. by W. of Portl'mouth, 164 N. £. of New>Hnven, 15* N. E. of NtwYork, 347 N.E. of a Philadel- phia, and 500 N. E. of the eitjr of WafliUigton. Bofton it built upon a |Kninliini of irregular form at the bot- toiti of Maftehufctts Bay, and is join- ed to the main Jand by an ifthmua on the (bttth end of the town leading to Koxbury. It !• two miles lonir, but is of unequal breadth { the broadcft part U 7*6 yards. The peninfula contains ftbout 700 acres (other acconntn fay tooo) on which are a 3 76 dwelling bpufes. The nambcr of inhabitants in S790wa« 18,03s, but the increase has hem very confiderable fince. The town ia interfefted by 97 ftreetSf 36 lanes, and *6 alleys, hemes 1 8 couits, ttc. moft of thefe are irregular, and not very convenient. State- ftrcet, Common-ftreet, and a few othera, are exceptions to tliil seneral chara^lrr} Che tormer is very msidous, and being on a line wkh Long wharf, where ftran- gers uftuUy land* exhibita a flattering idea of the town. Hefc are nineteen edifices for public warflttp, of which nine are for Congre- gationalifts, three for Epifcopaliaiis, and two for Baptifts j the Friends, Roman Catholics, Methodifts, Sandemanians, and4Jniverralifts have one each. Moft of thefe are ornamented with beautiful fjpiret, with clocks xa' bells. The other public buildii^s are the State- Houfe, Coart-Houf'e, two Theatres, Concert HaU, Faneuil Hall, Gaol, an Alms-Houl'e, a Work-Houfe, a Bride- well and Powder Magazine. Franklin Place, adjoining Fcderal-ftreet Theatre, is a great ornament to the town; it contains a monument of Dr. Franklin, from whom it takes its name, and is cncompaifixl on two (ides with build- ings, which, ia point of elegance, arc not exceeded, perhaps, in the United States. Here are kept in capacious rooms, given and fitted up for the pur- poie, the Bofton Library, and the valu- able Colle£Vions of the Hiftorical Society. Moft of the public buildings are hand- forae, and fome of them are elegant. Aroapuficent State-Houfe is now ett&- SB^ in Bofton, on the S. Ade of Beacon fiill, fronting the Mall, the comer ftone of which was laid with great f«rmdit^ and parade 011 tlie 4th of Julyy 179^} and which overtop* the monument on Beacon Hill. The Market Place, in which Pancuil HaU is fituatcd, i> fupplied with all kinds of proviiions which the country affbrda. The fifli market inparticulary by the bounteous fvppliet of the ocean and rivers, not only himiibea the rich with the rareft proouAion*) but often provides the poor with a cheap and grateful repaft. Bofton Harbour, is formed by Point AUerton on the S. and by NahanC Point on the N. The harbour is capa- cious enough for joo veflel* to ride at anchor in good depth of water ) whilft the entrance i» (o narrow as fcarcely to admit two ftiips abreaft. It it va« ricked with about forty iflands, of whKh fifteen only can be properly called fo ; the others being fmall rocka or banks' of land, flightly covered with verdure. Thefe iflands aiibrd excellent pafturaee, hay and grain* and fumifti agreeable places of refoit in fummer to partie* ot pleafure. Caftle Ifland is about three miles from the town; its fortifications, formerly called Caftle Willianr* defend the entrance of the harbour. It is ganrifoncd by about 50 foldiers, who Icrve as a gusird for the convifls^ who are fent here to hard labour. The conviAs are chiefly em* ployed in making nails. The Ligltt-Houfe ftands on a fmaU ifland on the N. entrance of the chan» nel, (Point Alderton and Nantaflcet Heights being on the S.) and is about 65 feet high. To fteer for it from Cape Cod, the courfe is W. N. W. when within one league of the Cape } fiom Cape Cod to the Light-Houle is about 16 leagtues f from Cape Ann the courfe is S^ W. iliftant 10 leagues. A cannon is lodged and monnt^ at the Light Houfe to anlwer fignals. Only feven of the iflands in the bay are within the juril'di^liun of the town^ and taxed with it, viz. Noddle's, Hog, Long, IXer, Spectacle, Governor's and Apple Iflands. The whatves and quays b Bofton are about eighty in number, and vetf convenient fur vefl«:ls. Long Whair, or Bofton Pier, in particular, extendi ' from the bottom at State- ftteet 1743 feet into the kubour in aAraight line. BOS *tht breftdth U 104 fieet. At the end ■re 17 feet of water at ebb tidek Ad' joining to this wharf on the north ii a ronvcnient wharf pA\«d Minot's T, from the name of its former proprietor «nd it« form. VclTeU are fupplied here with frefli water from a well fiiirounded by fait water, which hae been dug at a great expence. Long Wharf i« coverra on the north fide with Urge and conunodioui ftorei, and in every refpeft exceeds any thing of the kind in the United States. In February, I79<, a company was incorporated to cut a canal oetween this harbour and Roxbury, which is nearly completed. The view of the town as it is ap> {•roached from the fea, is truly beauti- ill and piilurefque. It lies in a circu- lar and pleaHngly iri'egular form round the harbour, and is ornamented with fbires, above which the monument of Beacon Hill rifes pre-eminent % on its top is a gilt eagle bearing the arms of the Union, ancTon (he bafe of the co- lumn are infcriptions, commemorating fome of the moll remarkable events of the late war. Beacon hill is the high, eft ground on the peninfula, and af> fords a mod delightful and extenHve profpefl. The Common below it con> tains about 45 acres always open to retrefliincr breezes; on its eaft Hde is the Mall, a very pieafant walk above 500 yards iii length, adorned with rows of trees, to which an addition of about 100 yards has been lately added. Charles River and Well Bufton bridges are highly ufcful and oi-namental to Bodon ) and both at« on Charles River, which mingles its waters with thofe of Myflic River, in Bofton harbour. Charles River bridge conuefls Bofton with Charlellown in Middlefex county, and is 1503 feet long, 4.1 feet broad, ftands on 75 piers, and coll the fubl'cri- bers 50,000 dollars. It was opened June 19, 1787. Feet long. Weft Bofton ViJge ftands on 180 piers, is 3483 Bridge over the gore, 14 piers, 275 Abutment Bofton fide, 87I Caufeway, J34 Diftatice from the end of the Caufeway to Cambridge meeting-houle, 7810 idth of the Bridge, 40 . Tklit be:iutif^l bridge exceeds the { ioi » other St nracli th elegance al In Idkgfli^ •nd coft the Aibfcribcrs 7^,700 dolian* Both bridses have draws for the ad* midion or veflels, and lamps for tht benefit of evening paflcngers. Seven Free Schools are Aipported here at the public expence, in which the children of every clalii of cititent may freely aflbciate together. Th« number of fcholars is computed at about 900, of which 160 arc taught Latin* Ssc. There are bcfidcs theft msmy private fchools. Ine principal focicties in the Com* monwealth hold their meetings in thif town, and are, the Marine Society^ American Academy of Arts and Sci« encei, Maflachufetts Agricultural Sor ciety, MnflQichuretts Charitable Society^ Bofton Epifcopal Charitable Society^ Maftachuletts Hiftorical Society, So- ciety for propagating the Gofpel, MaT- lachufetts Congregational Society, Me* dical Society, Humane Society, Bofton Library Society, Bofton Mechanic AT* fociation. Society for the aid of Emi- grants, Charitable Fire Society, an^^ A:ven refpeflable Lodges of free tad accepted Mafons. The foreign and domeftic trade of Bofton is very confiderable, to fupport which there are three Banks, viz. the Branch of the United States Bank, the Union, and the Maflachufetts Bank| the latter confifts of 800 fliares of coo dollars, equal to 400,000 } the capital of the Union Bank is, i,aoo,ooo dollars* 400,000 of which i« the property of the State. In 1748, 500 veflels cleared out of this port for, and 430 were entered from, foreign parts. In 1784, the en- tries of foreign and coaliing veflelt were 372, and the clearances 450. Ii| 1794, the entries from foreign ports were 567. In 1795, thefe entries amounted to 725, of which the fliips were 91S, barques 3, fnows 9, polacre i* brigs 185, dogger i, fcluMmers 362, flialiop I, and floops 65. The princi- pal manufaflures confilt of rum, loaf- liigar, beer, fail-clodi, cordage, wool and cotton cards, playing cards, pot and pearl aflies, paper hangings, hats, plate, glafs, tebacco^^-and chocolate. There aie thirty diftilleries, two brew- eries, eight fugar houles, and ekvcn ropewalks. £ight years ago, the Inlrrcourfe with Pa the P B O t th* cttmliy birtly ttqiiirtd ttm ftagei •ad tVirclVt horfetf oo the gntit road iMtwccn this ind New-Havcn» dillant 1A4 Miles i whereas there are now %t carriaeei ilml iro horfcs employed. T)ie number of the different ftages that ran thtwards of «ot eight years ago there *rere only three. Attempts have been made to chanp the government of the town from its preftnt form to that of a city ) but this meafure, not according with the demo- cratic fpirit of the people, has as yet ftiled. At an artnual meeting in March, table SeleAmen are chofen for the ^- vemmefit of the town ; at the fame time ft rcchoftH a Town Clerk, a TreaAirer, tt Overfeers of the Poor, «4 Fire- <*ards. It Clerks of the Market, li Scavengers, la Conftables, befides a nmnber of other officers. If the inha- bitiints do not reap all the advant'.jes th^ have a right to expeft from iheir numerous officers, it is not for want of wholefome laws for the regulation of the weights, meafurcs and quality of provifions, or othrr branches of po- lice, but, hitaufe tit lanus are not put M mtattion, Befides thofe called Trained Bands, there are four other military companies in Bofton, viz. the Ancient and Ho- nolirable Artillery Company, the Cadets, Fufileers and Artillery. The Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated in 11638, and the elec- tion of a captain and officers of it for the year is on the fiift Motidav in June annually, which is obferved here as a day of feftivify. Several officers in the American aimy, who fignalized them- felves in the late war, received their firlft knowledge of taAics in this mili- tary frhool. fioflion was ivttled as early as 1631, from Charleftown ; it was called Shau- tnut by the Indians j Tnmoontain by the fettlci's in Charleftown, from the view of its three hills; and had its Srefent naiVie in token of refpfiEl to the lev. Mr. Cotton, a minifter of Boftnn in England, And afterwards minittcr of the firft church her';. Botton was matly damaged by an earthquake in Ofto!)er 49, J1737, and fince that time has fuffered feveiely by numerous fires, tli: houfes being moftly built of wood. The iaft large fire happened July 30, BO U 1704, tnd eondimed 96 houfta, ropjM walka, ^c. and the account of loflwa given In by the fufferers amoonted t« 109,^61 dollars. It was in Bofton that the Revolution originated which gave independence to America, and from thence flew like an elcArical (hock throughout tht Union. It fliifered much at the com- mencement of the war, by the lofs of an extenfive trnde, and other ealamitiea. Bofton feels a pride in haviiiar given birth to Benjamin Franklin, and a num- ber of other patriots, who were among the moft aftive and influential charac- ters in effe£ling the revolution. Boston Corner, a traA of land ad- joining; Mount Wafliington, Berkfliirt CO. Maflachufetts, containing 67 inha* bitants. Boston, New, a townfliip in Hillf- borough CO. New-Hampfhire, contain- ing not inhabitants} is miles S. W. by W. from Amulkeag Falls } 60 miles W. of Portfinouth, and a like diftance N. W. of Bofton. Botetourt, a county in Virginia** on the Blue Ridge, W. of which are the Sweet Springs, about 41 miles from the Warm Springs. Its chief town if Fincaftle. Bcttlehill, a village in Somerfet CO. New-Jerfey, 1 miles N. W. from Chatham, and 15 N. W. of Elizabeth- town. BOUDoiti, Lb, a fmall ifland in die Pacific Ocean, S. lat. 17. 51. W. long, from Paris, 15.25. difcovercd April a, 1768, by Bovigainville. This ifland, the year before, had been difcovered by Wallis, and named Ofnaburg.--The natives call it Maitea, ace 'din^ to the report of Capt. Cook, \ o vifited it in 1769. Quiros dilcovcred this ifland in 1 606, and called it la Dexana. See Ofnaburg, BouoAiNViLLE^s Straits, are at the N. W. end of the ifles of Solomon. Bougie Inlet, on the coaft of North Carolina, between Cure Sound and J bank of Rariton River, Bourbon, a county, laid out and organized in the year 1785, by the State of Georgia, in the fouth-weft corner of the State, 9n the Miffi- fippi, including the Natchez country. The 10 Y tlie Uiwi of Ocorgit were nemr carried Into effeA in this county, and it hut beca wndtrlbe jurifdiAion of the Spa- niard! fince their conqucft of this pan of the coiintij in i7to, till It was given up to the United States by the treaty ot 1795. The law of Georgia, cftabiifliinff the county of Bourbon, is now in firce. See Louifiana. Bourbon Fort, in the tfiand of Martinico, in the Weft-Indies. Bourbon Co. in Kentucky, between Licking and Kentucky rivers, con- tains 7837 inhabitants, including 908 ilaves. Bourbon, a poft town and capital of the above county, ftands on a point . of land formed by two of the fouthern branches of Licking R.; »x miles N. E. oi Lexington, ti eafterly of Leba- non, and 749 w. S. W. from Philadel- phia, and contains about 60 houlVs, a Baptift church, a court-houft and eaol. There are li;veral valuable mills in its vicinity. Boiy, is a townflilp in Rockingham eo. New-Hampfliire, on the W. t>ank -of Merrimack R.a little S. of Concord. 53 milesfiomPortrmoutlf. It contains 568 inhabitants. BowDOiN, a townlhip in Lincoln eo. diftri£l of Maine, on the N. eaftern bank of Androfcoggin R. } diftant from York N. eafterly, 36 miles, and from the mouth of Kennebeck R. 6 miles, and 166 N.E. ofBofton. It contains 983 inhabitants. BowDOiNHAM, a townlhip in Lin- coin CO. diftrift of Maine, feparated from Pownalborough E. and Wool- wich S. £. by Kennebeck R. It has 4-55 inhabitants, and lies 171 miles N. £. fromBofton. Bowling Greeny a village in Vir- ginia, on the poft road, as miles S. of Frederickftiurg, 48 N. of Richmond, and 15 N. ot Hanover court-houfe. Boxborough, a townftiip in Mid- dlefex CO. MaiTachufetts, containing 4.11 inhabitants } 30 miles N. W. from Bofton. BoxvoRD, a fmall townlhip 'n P.iTex CO. Maflachuletts, having 91, > . in^bi- tants. It lies on the€. E. fide of Mer- fimack R. 7 miles wefterly of Newbury- port. In the fouthemraoft of its two parifties is a bloomery. BorisTON, a townfhip in Worcef- tcr CO. MaOiichufctta, having S39 In- • R A a habttuitai le milca N. B. of Worcef- ter, and 45 N. W of Bofton. It wm incorporated in 17I6, having been • parilh of Shrewfbnry (inee 174% | and contains by ftirvey, 14,39c acres of land, well watered, and of a rich foil* BozRAH, a town in New- London CO. Connecticut, fbrmeily a pariili fai the town of Norwich, 36 milca B. fran Hartford. BRADDOCR'i FitJd, the olace where Ocn. Braddock, with \\\9 nrft divifion of his army, confifting of 1400 menf fell into an ambufcaJe of 400 men, chiefly Indians, bv whom be wu de- feated and mortally wounded, July 9, i75$> The American militia^ who were difdainfully turned In the rear, continued unbroken, and ferved as a rear guard, and, under Col. WaOiing- ton, the latePrefident of thcU. S. A. prefirrved the regxilars from being en« tirely cut off. It is fituated on Turtle Creek, on the N. E. bank of Monon- fahela R. ( miles E. 8. E. from Piltf- urg. BraddockV Btfy, on the S. fide of Lake Ontario, 4a milea W. from Great Sodus, and 65 E. from Fort Niagan. Bradford, £«/: ivAWefittxt town- (hips inChefterco. Pennfylvania. Bradpord, a townlhip in EflTcx co. MaiTachufetts, fttuated on the S. fide of Merrimack R. oppofite Haverkil), and 10 miles W. of Newbuiy port. It has two parilhes, and 1371 inhabitants. Quantities of leather flioes are mmle here tor exportation { and in the low-, er parifh I'ome veflels are built. Seve- ral ftreams fall into the Merrimack from this town, which fupport a num- ber of mills of various kinds. Bradford, a townfliip in Hillflio- rough CO. New-Hampfliire, containing 117 inhabitants, incorporated in 1760 { sc- miles E. of Charleftown. Bradford, a townlhip in Orange CO. Vermont, on the W. bank of Con- necticut R. about lo-miles above Dart- mouth College, havinK654 inhabitants. There is a remarkable ledge of rocks in this townfliip, -as much as aoo feetv high. It appears to hang over, and threaten the traveller as he pafles. The fpace between this ledge and ConneAi- cut River is fcarcely wide enough for « road. Braoa, Ha, now F the name of lis founder. It lies on a bay, 8 milvi E. of S. from Bofton, and contained) before itfd>vilion,40ohoufcs wvi »77i inhabitant*. Great quanti- tie* of granite ftonet are fcnt to fiofton Jiram this town for fale. The bay abounds with filh and Tea fowl, and paiticulaiiy brantu This town is noted lor having produced, in former and lat- ter timtsi the Aril cliaiaAers both in church aiKlCate} and, in diftant ages, will derive Vo fmall degite of fams, for having givso birth to JoH|i Adams, the ftrft Vice-P)efident, and the lecond Prelident of the Vntid Statts tf Ante- ricm\ a msii.. highly diftinguifiied for his patriotifm, a* a citizen ; hit ji H^'e, Integrity, and talents, as a lawyer } his yrotoun^ and extenfive erudition, as a writer) and hi* difcsmment, Armnefs, and fuccii's, as » frmgn mlnifter and ftatefman. Brandon, a haiiboar on the N. fide «f | and N. weftern fiitirces, which both rife in ChelVer co. ]*cnn(ylvania. This Creek is fame* s iov t bloody baaie, fought Sept. 11, 3777, between the Britift and Ameri- CIUI8) which laftcd nearly the whoL- antfli pofll-fTions, on the \^'. It ^las threi grand diviiions.'-.* I. The norihern contains 8 province* or captainfliips, viz. Para, Marignan, Siara, Petagues, Rio Grande, Payraba, Tamaraf and Pernambiico. a. The middle divi&Mi— j captainfliips, ^ viz, Scrcgippe, • IX A «eiW|ppe, Bthia, or the l^iv of AU 6aint«, Ifteof» Porto Scguro, and Spi- riH> SanAo. 3. The ibutheni divifion m»"i capUttndi'iM, viz. Rio Janeiro, St. Vinctnt, and. Dei Rey. The number of confiderable cities are 16) of thefe, St. Salvadore, in the Bay of All Saints, is the chief, md is the capital of Brazil ; the fecond in rank is Rid de Janeiro. On the coaft are three fmall illahdsj where ihips touch for provifions on their voyage to the South Seas, viz. Fet- «»ndo, St. Barbaro, and fit. Cathcrin«*«. The bays, harbours, and rivers, are the harbours of Pernambuco, All Saints, Porto Seguro, the port and harbour of Riode Janeiro, the port of St. Vincent, the harbour of St. Gabriel, and the port of St. Salvadore, on the N. (hore of the river La Plata. The climate of Brazil is tetnperate «nd milii, when compared with that of Africa ; owing chiefly to the refrelbing iwind, which blows continually from th^ ijba. The air is not onlv cool, but chiQy dctring the night, fo that the na- tives kutdlc a fire every evening in their huts. The rivers in this coimtiy an- Itually overflow their banks, and' like the Nile leave a fort of flime upon the lands } and the foil is in many places amazingly rich. '''He vegetable pro- du£fions are, India., ^m, liigar canes, tobacco, indigo, balfam, iperacuantha, 1»razil wood. The laft is of A red co- lour, hard and dry j and is chiefly ufed fn dying, but not the red of the befl kind. Here is alio the yellow fultic, of ufe in dying yellow, and a beautiful kind of ipeckieid wood ul'ed in cabinet work. Here, are five diftVrent forts of palm tiees, curious ebony, and a great variety of cotton trees. Thiv country abounds in hoiried cattle, which are hunted for their hides only, 10,000 be- ing fent annually to Europe. There h great plenty of deer, hares and otbrf game. Belides the hcafts commv-Mi in the neighbouring parts of t*" j continent, are janouveras, and a ..erce anims^) fomewhat like a grey.hpiind, the topi- raflb)i, a creature betiyeen a bull and and nfs, but without hqrns, and entirely harmlefs, the flefli is very good, and has the fUvour of beef. The remarkable birds are the h^mir j bird ; the lankU mt, Ibmetimes called the unicorn bint, fixMn its having a horn, 1 or 3 in-.hes long, growing out of iti forchcaii {die BRA i$ guini, fameus for chanpng itt colour often,bcing flrft black, then a(h colovredt next white, aifterwardo fcarlet, and laft ofalUrimfoni which colours grow deep» er and richer the longer the bird Uves» Of flfli, there is one called the globe fifli, fo called from its form, which h ib befet with fpikes like a hcdgehogt that it bids defiance to all fifli of prey. Brazil bMcds a variety of ferpents aad vcaomons creatures, among which arc the Indian falaraander, a four .leaged inCe&, whofe fting is mortal , the ibiva- boca, a fpecies of ferpent, about 7 yards long, and a half yaiu in circumference, whofe poifbn is inftantaneoufly fatal j the rattlefnake attains there an enor- mous fize; the liboyd, or roebuck liiake, which authors lay are capable of Iwallowiqg a roebuck whole with his horns, being between so and 30 feet in l-^ngth, and fix foet in circumference* There is a numberlefs variety of fowlg wild and tame in this country^ The trade of Braui is very great, and increafes every year. They import as many as 40,000 neg;roes annually. The exports of Brazil are diamonds, gold, fugar, tobaccc, hides, drugt, and medi- circs; and they receive in return, woolen goods of all kinds, linens, laces, filks, hats, lead, (in, pewter, coppers iron, beef, 2nd clieefe. They alfo re- ceive from Madeira, a great quantity of wine, vinegar and brandy; and ironi the Azores, ^. s|«ooo wofth pf Other liquors. The gold and diamond mines are bist a recent difcovery { they were fyia opened in 1681, add have fince yielded above five millions fterling annually, of which a fifth part belongs to the crown. Thefe, with the f)igar plantations, occu- py fo many hands, that agriculture lies neglefted, and Brazil depends upon Europe tor its daily bread ; although before the difcovery of thefe mines, the foil was found veiy fulficient for fub- filling the inhabitants. The diamonds here are neither lb haixi, nor fo clear as thofe of the Eaft Indies, neither do the^ fparkle To much, but they are whiter, the Brazilian diamonds are fold .ci^ per cent cheajper than the orien- tal ones, iuppofmg the weights to he equal. The q'own revenue arUIng from this colony amounts annually ta two millions fterling In gold, if tome late vvriters are ep be credited, be6d«« P4 th« tht dutiet $ni cuftoms on merchandlie impprted from that quarter. This in. clieed, is inore tiian a Afth of the pre> icious metal produced by the mines} but every, other cor^equent advantage confidered, it probably owes not much cxce^ the truth. X^e Portuguefe here live in the raoft effemlnai:e luxury. When people ap- pear abroa4 they are carried in a kind pf cotton hammocks, called Terpentines, which afc borne on negroes* Hioulders i liroilar to palaquins in India. The portrait drawn oi the manners, cuftoms, and morals of that nation, in America, t)y judicious travellers, iii very far frpm |)eing fayou)iib}e. "nie native Bra;;i!ians are about the fize of the Europeans, but not fo ftout. They afe Tubj«<^ to {pr/er djyjiempers, fni are long lived. They wear no clothing } the won)en ^ear their hair cxtr^c^ly long, the men cut their's mort { the woir^en wear bracelets of bones of a beautiful white ; the men necklaces of the fame; thi women paint their faces, and the men their bo- aies. Though fh: king pf fortug^U as eraad matter of ^he Order of phrift, be u>lely in poireHion of the titles, and t^ugh the produce of the cmfade be- longs entirely to him ; yet in this ex« tenuve country, fix biAiopricks have been focfcfliveiy foupded, vyhich ac- knowledge for their fuperior the arch- bifhop of Bohia j which fee was ella- bliflied in iss*- ^"e half of tite i6 captninfliips, into which the country is divided, belong to the crown ; the •thers being fiefs made over to ibme of the nobility, who do tittle more than acknowledge the foycreignty of the king of Portugal. The Portupnefe difcovered this coun- try in 1500, but did not plant it till ihie year 1 549, when ^hey took pofl'ef. iion of All Saints Buy, and huitt the ci- ty of St. Salyadore. The Dutch in- vaded Buzil in 1623, and I'uhdued the northern provinces ^ but the Pqrtu- gucfeagrtcd in 1661, to pay the Dutch eight tons of gold, to rtlinquif^ their intereft itk this counti-y, whiqh was ac- cepted; and the Portuguefe remained in peaceable polfcfnon of Bra/iJ, till about the end of 1762 ; when the Span- iflt govenior of Buenos Ayres, hearing «f a war between Pui tugal ;ind Spain, BR e took, after a month's fiege,' the Portsi- guefe A-ontier fortrefs, St. Sacrament } but by the treaty of peace it was re- ttored. ^ BR2AKNECK.//i//, oppoftte Butter- hill, at the northern entrance of thfc highlands, in Hudfon K. about 6p miles N. of New- York. On the S. fide of this hill, about half the diftance as you afcend it, the rocks are fo fituated as to give tl»e fpe£^ator a tolerable idea of a human face, with a nofe, mouth and double chin, but without a forehead. On the nofe grows a tree of confidera- ble fize, which has the appearance only of a (hrub. Brecknock, a townlhip in Lancaf- ter CO. Pennfylvania. Breme, a cape which forms the S. eaftern fide of the mouth of Oroonoka R. oppofite Cape Araya, in S. America. BrentonV/{/^, about 3 miles from Newport, is the Ibuthemmoft point of Rhode-Ifland, about 2 miles E. of Bea- ver Tail. Theie two points form the mouth of Newport harbour, Brentwood, a townfliip in Rock- ingham CO. New-Hampfliire, having 976 inhabitants; diftafit 7 miles W, from Exeter, and 19 from Portfmouth. Vitriol is found here, combined in the fame ftone with fulphur. Breton, Cape. The ifland, or rathir coUeftion of iflands, called by the Frtinch Les Ijles de Madame, which He fo contiguous us that they arc com- monly called but one, and comprehend- ed under the name of the Ifland of Cape Bietot), lies between lat. 45. %'i>. and 47. N. nnd between 59. 44. and 61. 29. W. long, and about 45 leagues to the eaftwaixi of Halifax. It is about 109 miles in length, and from 20 to S4 in breadth i ' and is feparattd from Nova- bcotia by a narrow Ihait, called the GiU ofCanfa, which is the communication between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is furrounded with little fliarp pointed rockv. feparated from each other by the waves, above which fome of their tops are vifible, and interleaved with lakes and i;iver8. The great Brafs d'Or is a very extenfive Iheet of water which forms into arms and branches, and opens an ealy communication with all parts of the ifland . All its harbours are open to the eaft, turning towards the Ibvtth. On the other parts of the «ualt land, or ailed bv , which are com< prchend- of Cape z'i. and 6i. 19. to the bout 109 to 84 in Novn- the Gut inicatioii and tilt fltarp im each ch fome iteri'e^ted ■cat Brai's of water ranches, on with larbourt towards 8 of the «ualt BKBT* •oaft there are but a few ant*orIng Elacee tor Imall vefleli, in creeks, or etween iflets. The harbour of St. Pe- ter's at the weft end of the ifland, is a very comnuidious place for carrying on the fifhery. This ifland was confider- cd as annexed to Nova- Scoria in refpeft to matters of government tilt i784-» when it was eiefted into a fepai-ate go- vennnent by the name of Sydney. There is a great proportion of atable land on this ifland ) and it abounds in timber and liard wood, fuch as pine, beach, birch, maple, fpruce, and fir. Here are about 1000 inhabitants, who have a lieutenant governor refident among thtin, appointed by the king. Ifle Madame, which is an appendage to this government, is fettled for the moft part with French Acadians, about 50 families, whofe chief employment is the Uftiery at Afhmot, the principal harbour in this tittle ifland The principal towns are Sydney, the capital, and Louif- bourg, which has the beft harbour in the ifland. The prefent feat of governn' -«t is at Spanifii river, on the north fide of the ifland. This ifland may be confidered as the key to Canada, and the very valuable iifliery in its neighbourhood depends for its proteftion on the poflcfTion of thi« ifland; as no nation can cany it on without fome convenient harbo^ir of ttrength to liipply and protefit it, and Louift)urg is the principal one for thefe purpoles. , The peltry trade was ever a very in- confiderable obje£t. It confifted only in the fkins of a few lynxes, elks, muflc- rats, wildcats, bears, otters, and foxes, both of a led, filver and grey colour. Some of thefe were procured from a co- lony of Micmac Indians, wlio had fet- tled on the Ifland. with the French, and never could raife more than 60 men able to bear arms. The reft came fiom Si. John's, on the neighbotu'ing con- tinent. Greater advantages are now tierivtd from the coal mines which are fiiuated near the entrance of the har- bour, the working of which, and the fiflieiy, are the chief employment of the inhabitants. They lie m a horizontal direflion ; and being no more than •6 or 8 feet below the furtace, may be work- ed without digging deep, or draining iiW the waters. Notwithftanding the prodigious demand for this (o»l from New-England, from the year 1745 f 1749, thefe mines would probably hxtp been forfaken, had not the (hips whicM were lent out to the French iflandc wanted ballaft. tfk one of thefe Qiinet^ a fire has been kindled, which ^oald never yet be extinguiihed. Thefe mhies yield a revenue of ^.i»,qoo yearly to the crown. In 174.3, while this ifland 'b<:l6nge(j to the French, they caught i,i4^,oo''> quintals of dry fi(h, and ^,500,000 do* ofmud-fifh, thevahie c:f hptb which* including 3 , 1 1 6 j: tons of tratit oil, drawn from the blubber, amounted to ^916, 577 loj. fterling, according to the prime coft of the fifti at Newfoundland. The whole value of this trade, annually, ak that period, amounted to a mulioa fterling. No lei's than 564. ihips, be- fldes'fhallops, and «7,ooo ieaioen, were employed in this trade.. At prefent the inhabitants of this iiOand take abotit 30,000 quintals of fifli, annuallyi which are fliipped for Spain and the Straits, principally by merchants fit>ro Jerfcjr (in England) who yearly refort lieie, and keep ftores of liipplies for the iiiher- men. Though fome fifhermen had long re- forted to this ifland every fummer, the French, who took pofleflion of it in Auguft, 1 71 3, were properly the firft fettled inhabitants. They ctianged its name info that of TJU Rojale, and fixed upon Fort Dauphm for iheur principal fettlement. In 17*0, the fortifications of Louilburg were bcg\m. The crher fettlements were at Port Touioufe, Neruka, Sec. The ifland i-emiined in the pofleflion of the French till 1745, when it was cfipturcd by the New-Eng- land militia under the command of William Peppcrell, Efq. a colontl of the militia, and a Iqiiadron under com- modore Warren. It was afterwards re- ftored to the Fiench, and again taken in 17:^8, by admiral Bofcawen and Ge-' neral Amherft, when the garrifon, con- fifting of 5600 men, were made prifon- ers } and 1 « men of war in the harbour,' were either taken, funk, burnt, or de- ftroycd ; and it was ceded to Great Brit:, in by the peace of 1763. Brewer, a ftrait hi the Magellanic. fea, about the ifland called Staten Land, which parts it from the ftraits Le Maire. It was difcovered by the Dutch naviga^* tor Brewer, about the year 1643. BRSW£R*il B R I Brbwer*s-Haveh, a good harbour, at theN. end ot' the iilandof Chiloe, on ihe coaft of Chili t in S. America, and in the S. Sea. Lat. 4a. 30. long. 74. W. Brbwington, Fokt, lies in the townfliip of Mexico, New^York, and at the W. end of Lake Oneida, about a4 owks S. E. from Fort Ofwego. Briak Creekt a wa^<:r or Savannah K. in Georgia. Its mouth i« about 50 mtles S. E« by S. fhim Augufta, and 55 N. wcfterly ft'om Savannah. Here Cen„ Prevoft defeated a party of sooo Americans^ luuter Gen. Afli, May }« *779l tbev had above 300 killed and tskcn, heiules a great number drowned IB the river and fwamps. The whole ar* tiliary, bt^gage and Aores were taken. BRiDCBTOWNf in Cumberland co. diflriA of Maine, having Hebron on the N. W. and Bakerftown (on the W. flde «f Androlcoggin R .) on theS. B. which three fettlements Ik on the northern fide of Little Androlcoggin R. It eon- tain» 319 inhabitants, and lies 34 miles N. by N. W. from Portland, and 1 56 K. E. fromBofton. Bridgetown coofifts of kirge hills and vallies t the highland aflbrdc red aak, which are often three "^■et, and Ibmetimes four^ in diameter { and (o or 70 fvet without any branches. The vallies anc covered withrfKrk maple,' bafs, affi, birch, pine« and hemlock. Thei«*is a curiefity to be fren in Long PfHid, which lies moftly in Bridgcrown, whieb may afford matter of fpcculation Co the natural phttofopher. On the cafterly fide of the pond is a cove which catenas about 100 rods farther E. thaq the general courfe of the (hoic, the bot- tom is clay, and fb flioal that a man may wade 50 rods into the pond. On the bottom ^ this cove are ftones of pa- rlous (ices, wihtch it is evident from va- rious circimiftaiKes, have an annual mo- fioii towards the Ihore} the proof of this is the mark or track left behind them, and the bodies of day driven up before them. Some of theie (tones are s or 3 tons weight, and have left a track of feveral rods behind them j having at leaft a common cart-load of clay before them. The (hore of the cove is lined with thefe ll(.nes, which it would fetm, have crawled out of the water. Sec Si- Hagt P$n4. Bridgetown, the chief town of XumberlMwl «•• Ncw-Jtrlcy, and mar the centre of it. It is 50 miles S . S. E. of Philadelphia; 8e S. by E. ofTren- ton, and 145 S. W. of New- York. Bridgetown, a soft town in Q^etn Anne's to. Maryland, lies on the weHU em fide of Tuckahoe Creek, .8 mites E. from Centreville, as far S. E from Church Hill, and 65 S. W. from Phio ladelphia. Alfo the name of a town ivi i/Crat co. in the fame (hite, rituat.d on the N« bank of Chefter R. (which feparatet this county from that of Aim) 7 miles Sh. £. from Crofs Roads } and 4 fouther- ly from Newmarket. Bridgetown, in the ifland of An- tigua. See WiUai^iy Hay, Bridgetown, themetropofis of the ifland of Barbadoea, in the Weft- Indies, lying in the S. W. part of the idand and in the parifli of St. Michael. It is (t> tuated in the innemioft part of Carlida bay, «4)ich is large enough to contain 500 (hips, being i| league long and one broad ; but the bottom is foul and apt to cut the cables. This city was burnt down April 18, 1668. It I'ufiered alip greatly by fires on Feb. 8, 1756, May S4, 1766, and Dec. 27, 1767, at which times the grcateft |>art of the town was deftroyed ; before thefe fires it had 1500 houfes, moftly brick, very elegant, ana faid to be the fineft and laigeft in aH the Carribbee iihutds) the town has (ince been rebtiilt. The ftreets are broad, the houfes high, and there is alf^ a Cheapftde, where the rents are as higi| as thofe in Londrn. It has a college^ founded, and liber.dly endowed by Col, Codrington, the only Inftitution of the kind in the Weft- Indies j but it does not appear that its fuccefs has anfwcred the deiigns o'f the foumier. The towi^ has commodious wharfs for loading and unloading goods, and is well de- femlpd by a numlier c^ forts ; but it is very fobjed to hurricanes. As the wind generally blows from the £. or N. E. the E. part of the town is called the windward, and the W. part Ice- waid. The number of militias for Bridgetown and St. Michael's precinft is txoo men, who are called the royal regiment of foot g^iards. This it the Arat of the governor, council, aflembly, and court of chancery. About a mile from town to the N. E. the goveinur has a fine feat built by the aflembiy, called Pibrim, The church is as laige lut a tniJe » A 1 large as many cathedraltt hat a noble ot|^» and a ring of bellff >vith a curi- ous clock. Here are large and elegnnt ta?emi» eating.houfes, &c. and packet boat* have lately been cftabliflied to car- ry letters to and front Great Britain monthly. N.]at.it3'9iW,long.6o. «i. This wa« the (tate of the capital of Sarbadoes in the futnmerof 1780. It bad (carcely riien from the aflies to which it had been reduced by the dread- ful fires already mentioned, when it was torn from its foundations, and the whole country made a fcene of defolation, by the ftorm of the loth of OAober 1780, in which above 4000 of the inhabitjints mifcrably periftied} the force of the «Ktnd wa« then fo great, as not only to blow down the urongeft walls, but even lifted fome pieces of cannon off the ramparts and carried them Ibme yardsdif- tance } and the damage to the country in general w«8 eftimated at £. 1,310,504 153. fterling, and it is fcarcely yet re- ftored to its former fplendor. Bridg EWATER, a townfliip in Graf- ton CO. New.Hampfliire, incorporated in 1769, and contains 281 inhabitants. Bridgewater, atownfliip iu So- tnerfet co. New-Jerfey, which contains 9,578 inhabitants, including 357 Haves. Bridgewater, a confiderahletown- (liip in Plymouth co. MafTachufetti, containing 4975 inhabitants; 5 miles N< £. fromRaynham ; about 30 miles £. of S. from Bofton, in which large quantities of hard ware, nails, &c. arc manuta£lm'ed. Bridgewater, atownfhipinWind- fur CO. Vermont, about 55 miles N. E. of Bennington, containing 393 inhabit- ants Bridport, a townflilp in Addifon CO. Vennont, on the E. man of Lake Champlain } about 71 miles N. N. W. from Bennington. It has 449 inhabit- ants. .BRioantinb Inletf on the coaft of New-Jeri'ey, between Great and Little Egg Harbour. Brimfield, a townfhip in Hamp- ihire co. Maflachuflets, fituated E. or Conneflicut K. ; having izm inhabit- ants} 34 miles S. E. of Northam<}ton, and 75 W.ofBodon. Brion lyte, one of the Magt'ialene ifles, in the gulf of St. Lawrence. Bristol a townfhip In Lincoln co. difti'i^ of Miioej having 1718 inhsbit- BRi m ants 4 ^iftant »04 miles K. £• from Bofton, and % N. of Pcmaquid Point. Bristol, a county in the foutbem part ofMafllichuretts>C. of a pait «f the ftate of Rhode Ifland. It has sf towufliips, of which Taunton Is the chief} and 31,709 inhabitants. The groat fachem Phillip refided here; \Jm Raynham'\\ and it was called by the Indians PafwiunnaivkuU } from which the nation derived the name } but woe fometimes ftyled the fTap^mnt^s. Bristol Co. in Rhode ifland ftate* contains the townOtips of Briftol, War- rtn,^ and Barrineton; having 3111 in- habitants, incluiiveof 98 flaves. It has Rriftol CO. in MaflTachui'etts, on the !9* E. and Mount Hope b'7£. Bristol, a fea-port: town, and chief of the above county, lies on the weftem fide of the peninfula called Briftol necl^ and ontheE. fide of Briftol bay; in* chiding Popafquafli neck, and all the ML and £ part of Briftol neck, to Warren, N. ; and to Mount Hope bay, £. It is about 3 miles from Rhode I. } the ferry from the S. end of the townfhip being included which is little more than half a mile broad $13 milps noi;therIy from Newport, 24 S. £. /rom Provi- dence, and 63 from Bofton.— Briftol fuffered greatly by the ravages of the late war.; but it is now In a very floU' riftiing ftate, having 1406 inhabitants, incltifiveof64 flavts. It is beautiful for fiiuation— a healthful climatc-~4ich foil, and a commodious, fafe harbour. Onion$, In confulek'able quantities, and a variety of provifions and garden ftuff*, ' are railed here for exportation. N. lat. 40. 40. Bristot., a townflilp in Hartford CO. Connecticut, 16 miles W. of the city of Hartford. Bristol, a town in Bucks co. Penn- fylvania, 11 miles S. S. £. from New. town, and 20 N. £. from Philadelphia. It ftands on Delaware R. oppofite Bur- lington In New-Jertey; and has about 50 or 60 houffs. It is a great tho- roughfare, and is noted for its mills of fcveral kinds. Bristol, a townfliip in Philadel- phia county. Bristol, a fmall town in Charles CO. Maryland. Bristol, atownfliip in Addifon co. Vennont, E. of Vergenncs, having ui inhabitants*. Bristol ^ B R i" Brmtol Saj^, on the N. W. coall ff |l. America* is formed by the pe- ninfula of Alafka on the S. and S. £. md by pape Newnham on the N. ; and ift very broad and capacious. A river of tbefsme name runs into it from the E. .^ BRtfTOLy a new town of New- York, a^ Sciioharie co. incorporated in >79i7>. Britaik, New. The country ly- mz round Hxidfon bay, or the country ofthe Efquimaux, comprehending La- bradori New North and South Wales, liaa obtained the general name oi NSrw-Britain, and ia attached to the government of Lovver Canada. A fu- perinsendant oi trade* appointed by the goventor general of the four Bhtlfli pvorinces, and refponfible to him, re- vdesat Labradu.. The principal ri- vers which water this country, are the Wager» Monk, Seal, Pockerekeflco, Churchill, Nelfon, Hayes, New- Severn, AUiany and Moofe river$, all whicii empty into Hu:iipn and James' bay, from the W. and S. The mouths of a 1 the rivers are filled with fliuals, except Churchill^s^ in which the largeft ihips amy tie ^ but lo miles higher the chan- JkI U obftru£led by land banks. AH the rivers* as tar as they have been ex- Jwred^ are fiiU of rapids and catarafls, rom 19 to £0 teet perpendicuhr. IXkwn tliefe jrivers the Indian traders Said a quick paflagej but iheir return i» a labour of many months. Cop- per Mine, and Mc. Kenzie's riyers, fall into the North Sea. Af ^^^ in- land as, the Hudfoa Bay Company have fettlements, which is 600 miles to the weft fort of Churchill, at a place called HudfonHoufe, lat. 53.. long. 106. x7. W. from London, is flat country : ■or is it known how far to the eaft- ward, the great dialn feen by naviga- tors from the Pacific Ocean, hrnnches «ff» From Moofe river, or the bottom «f the Bay, to Cape Chi.trcl\lll, the land h flat., niardiy and wooded with pines, birch, larch and willows. From Cape Ctuiichill, to Wager's river, the coafts are high and rocky to the very fea, and woodlcfs, except the mouths of Pocke- nktfko and Seal rivers. The hilh on their back are naked, nor are there any trees for a gri.at diftance inland. The caftem coaft is barren, paft the efforts cf cultivation. The furiace is every where uneven, and covered with maflcs •f ftone of an amazing fixe. It is a BRt eonntry of fruitlefs vallies and fH^htAil ' mountains, fome of an aftonifliing height. The vallies are full of lakes, formed not of fprings, but rain and fnow, fo chilly as to be produ£live of a few fmall trout only. The ttioun- tains have here and there a blighted flinib, or a little mofs. ,The vallies art fiill of crooked, ftintcd trees, pines, fir, birch, and cedars, or rather a fpecies of the juniper. In lat. 60. on this coafl, vegetation ceafes. The who> flioiie, like that on the wefl!, is faced with iflands at fome diftance from land^ The laudable zeal of the Moravian clergy induced them, ii> the year 175*1 to fend miflionaries from Greenland to this couqtry. They fixed on Neflliit's harbour for their fettlement } but of the firft party, fome of them were killed, and the others drivenaway. In 1 764, un? der the proteftionof the Britifti govenw ment, another attempt was made. The miflionaries were well received by th^ Efquimaux, and the miflion goes oii with fuccefs. The knowledge of thefe northern feas and countries was owing to a proje£l ftarted in England for the difcovery of a north weft paflage to China and the Eaft Indies, as early at the year 1756. Since then it has been frequently dropped and as-t>ften revived. but never yet completed. Frohifttef, about the year 15761 dif- covered the lyfain of New- Britain, of Terra de Labrador, and thofe ftraits to which he has given his name. In 1 58 $, Jphn Davis failed from Portfmouth; aiid viewed that and the more ndrthero coafls, but he feems nevt^r to have entered the bay. "Hudfon mad*; three voyage? on the fame adventure, the firil in 1607, the fecond in 1608, and his third and iatt in 1610. This bold and judicious navigator entered the ftraits that lead into the bay known by his nanie, coafted a great pnrt of it, and penetrated to eighty degrees and a half, mto the 'heart of the frozen zone. iHi ardour for the difcovery iiot being abat- ed by the dif^cultirs he ftruggled with in this empire of winter, and world of froft aikd fnow, he ftayrd here until the enfuitig fpring, and jprepared, in th? beginning of 161 1, to purfue his dil- coverics, but his crew, who fuffi?red equal hardftiips, without the fame fpirit to fupport them, mutinied, feized upon him und feven of thofc who were moft B RI Mioft faithful to him, and commiud thetti to the fiiry of the icy feas, in an open bOit. Hudlbn and hit compa- niona were either fwallowed up by the Wivttt or gaining the inhofpitabie coaft, were deftroyed by the favages} but the fliip and the reft of the men return- ed home. Though the adventurers failed in the criginal purpofe for which they navi- gated Hodfon bay, yet, the projcfV, even in its failure, has been of ijreat ad- vantage to Eneland. Tlie vaft coun- tries which nirround Hudfon bay, abound with animals, whofe fur and ikins are excellent. In 1070, a charter was granted to the Hudfon bay com- pany, which does not confift of above 9 or 10 perfons, ibr the exclufive trade to this bay, and they have a6led under it ever fincc, with great benefit to the individuals Who compofe the company, though comparatively virith little advan- tage to Britain. The company employ 4 flilps, and 1 30 feamen. They have feveral forta, viz. Prince of Wales fort, Churchill river, Nelfon, New-Sevem, Albany, on the W. fide of the bay, and are garrifoned by i86 men. The French, in May, 1782, took and de- ftroyed thefe forts, and the fettlements. Sec, faid to amoimt to the value of £.500,000. They export commodities to the value of ^.16,000, and carry home returns to the value of ^.29,34.0, which yield to the revenue ^.3,734- This includes the fiihery in Hudfon's bay. . The only attempt to trade to that part which is called Labrador, has been dirc£led towards the fifliery. The annual produce of the iifhery, amounts to upwards of ^.4.9,000 See Efqui- maux. The whole of the fettlements in New- Britain, including fuch as have been mentioned, are as follow, which fee under their refpeftlve heads : Abbitib- bi, Frederick, End Main and BrunC- wiciu houCesj Jloole Fort; H«;niey, Gloucefter, .ind Ofnaburg houfes ; and a houfe on V/innipeg lake ; Severn, or tfnv-Severtt } York Fort, or Nfijfoft } Churchill's Fort, or PrtMce of Wales Fort', South Branch, Hud ton's, Man- chetter, and Buckingham houfes: the hft is the wefieramm fettlement, and lately erected. BRITAIN, New, a Hn-ge ifland in the Pacific Ocean, lying N. £. of Dam- B R I ^ pieces Straits, between 4. and 71 S. lau and 146. and 149. £i Ibng. from Parii^ Its N. point is called Cape dttphenraf u. F. Doint Cape Orfordj and ai baf about the middle of its ci^ehi coa£t, w called Port N^>ntague. ThsfehaBm were given by Ca^>t. Carteret, wto vi- fited this ifland in 1^.^67, and found it much itnalirr th^n was Aippoled l^j^ Dampier, who firfl difl'Hrered k to be an ifland. There is nothing yetd'tf- . covered peculiarly diiferent in its Br B RO nada and Novaurg. At a trifling expence, it might be made boatable 25 or 30 miles through the beft fettlements in Wilkes* county. Broad River, in S. Carolina, rifca by thi-ee branches from the N. W. viz. the Ennorec, Tiger, and PackoIet| which unite about 40 miles above th« mouth of Saluda R. { which* witii Broad R. forms Congaree R. Broad R. may be rendered navigable 30 miles in. North Carolina. Broken ARROW,orC/(ijr-C«(/l Bromlev, a townfliip in Benmng> ton CO. Vermont, about 3a miles N. eafteriy from Bennington. It has 71 inhabitants. Bromley, a town in Somerfet co. New-Jcrfey. . ^ Brookfuid, in the S. W. part oF M'orceftu" ^F f3 B RO t/orceftcr co. MaflSichuretts, U among the /irft towRi» M to age, wealth, and uumberi, •< the county > containing }too inhab m$. The great poft rrad from Bofti » N. York nna tltrougV it. It ia 6.; ' iies W\ of Bdfton ? i *7 W. of ^Yor' eftcr. The Indian name of this ttwr, wTA Sbfoboag. The river which. ftiU ' taint tT name patk« thro' it) and, ) r.e ttl other ftreamx and pond«, abounds with variout kir^ of tiih. Here h iron '■ve, ar^ ;.irge nmn- titles of Hone which yield copperas, and have a ftfeng. vitriol t: quality. This town was fettled by people from Iplwicb, in t66o, and was incorpo- rated in a57). Brookfiej d, a tomniif) in Onwge CO. Vermont, has 421 inhabitants, and lies 80 miles northerlyfrom'Benntngton. BftOOKPiBtD, a townfhip in Lincoln CO. fliftri^ of Maine, 14 miles above Morridgewalk on Kennebecic R. and was formerly called Srven nak Brook. Brook FIELD, a town in Montgo- mery co. New York. By, the ftate cen- fus of t; 96, 160 of its inhabitants are electors. Brookpield, a towiifl>Ip in Fair- filcld CO. Conne£licut, 6 miles N. N. E. from Danbury. I Brookhaven, a townflilp in Stif- folk CO. Long I. New- York, containing 3,114 inhabitants. Of thefe 233 are flavesi and by the ftate cenfus of 1796, 535 o»*ly !"* cltftors. The compafk pait of the town contains about 40 koufes, an Epifcopalian, and a Pren>y- terian church. It is 60 miles E. of New- York. Brooklyn, a pleafant town of Nor- folk co. MaiTachufetts, of about 60 or 70 families, between Cambridge and Kox- bury, and feparated from Bofton on the £. by a narrow bay, which fets up S. from Charles river, and peninTulates liolloB. Large quantities of fruits, roots, and other vegetables are producnl in this town for the Bofton market. It is a place where gentlemen of fortune and information, who, retiring from public life, may enjoy ettum cum dignitnte. Brooklyk, atownfhip in King'sco. New- York, on the W. end of Long I. having 1603 inhabitants; of thefe 405 are flnves } and 214 are dehors, by the ftate cenl'us of 1796. Here are a rref- byterian churoh, a putch Reformed «iiHrc}i« a powder magazise, and fome B Rd a elegant hofffirt which lie chiefly oa ^n* ftreet. Ealt R. near a mile broad, lii' pirates t'.ie town from New.York. Broo'ily'm, a townAiip in Wynl* hum cj. Conncfticut, about to raiie» N. of Norwich. Brothert -:, an Indian village ad- joining New Stocfcbridge, (N. York) inhabited by about 1 50 Indians, who mizraicd from different parts of Con* ncaicut, under the care oF the Rev- Mr. Occoin. Theie Indians receive ag annuity of as 6e doUars, which fum ia partly appropriated to the purpofe of maintaining a fchool, and partly (a compenfate a ropertnteDdant, to uanf- aft their bufinefs, and to diCpoTe of the remahider of their money for their be- nefit. Brouchton l/Umi^ lieaat themoutb of Alatan\aha R. in Georgia, and be- longed to the late Henry Laurens, Efif* The S. channel, after its feparatioa from the N. defcsnds gently, winding by Mc. Intofli and Broughton ifland*, in its way to tlic ocean through St. Sii' mon's Sound. Brownfiblo, a fmall fettlement ia York CO. diftria of Maine, v&McIi, to- gether with Suncook, contains 150 in. habitants. Brown's Sound, h fituated on the N. W. coaft of N. America, in N. lat. 55. 18. W. long, from Greenwich 132. 20. It was thus named by Captain Gray, in 1791, in honour of Samuel Brown, Efq. of Bofton. The lands on the E. fide of this found arc tolerably level ; but on the W. nwantains rife, whole fumntits out-top tin clouds, and whole wintry garb gives them a dreary afpeft. The hi.w^ is well timbered with variotM forts of pitKS. The ani- mals in the vicinity are deer, wolves, fea-otten 3nd Icals. The fi(1i— ialmon, halibut, and a fpecies of cckI, &c.— Ducks, brants, fh.-igs, &c. ar» here ia plenty in fummer. Brownsville, or Redftont Oldfort^ is a flourifhng po(t-town in Fayette co.^ Penn(ylvania) on the S. cafteni banld^ of Monongahela R.; between Duniap and Redltone creeks ; and next t(» Pittiburg is the moil couHderable town in the weftern parts of the ftate< ' The town is I'egularly laid out, comtaina about 100 hoi^fes, an Epifcopalian, and Roman Catholic church, a brewei-y aad difti lery. It i$ cono^^cd 'Olrith BtldgiEf* ^ BR U jaott, • rmall village on the oppoflte hit of DunUp creek) by a bridge 160 ftct k»g. Within a few mile* of the ■own are 4 Friends* meeting- houi'es, 94. grift» faw, oily and fulling mills. The trade and emigration to Kentucky, •oiploy bont-buiklers here very profit- ably I above too boats of 10 tons each, sore built annually. Byrd'a Fort for- merly ftood here on the S. fide of the mouth of Redftone Creek, in N. lat. 39. 58. W. lon^. 81. i»|{ 37 miles foutherly from Pittlburg^ 13 S. by E. ofWadiington, and jn W. of Phila- delphia. Bao YLB, a harbour, cape, and fettle- ment on the E. fide of Ncwfuuiutland I.{ 15 miles N. E. from the fettlement of Aouafort, and 30 S. wcderly fiom St> Jonn's, the capital. Brunswick, a maritime county in Wilmington di(lrl£l, N. Carolina, con- taining 3071 inhabitants, of whom 1 51 1 are Haves. It is the moft ibutherly county of the ftate, hatting S. Carolina «n the S. W. and bounded by Cape Fear R. on the E. Smithville is the ieat of jultice. Brunswick, the chief town in the above county, fituated on the W. fide of Cape Pear R. ; it was formerly the bel( built in the whole ftate, and car- ried on the moll extenfive trade. It lies 30 miles above the capes, about 9 miles N. of Fort Johnfon, 17 S. W. of Wilmington, and was forn?eriy the feat of government. Tn 1780, It was burnt down by the Britifli, and has now only 3 or 4 houi'es and an elegant church in ritins. Brunswick, a towuflilp in EfTex CO. Vermont, on the W, bank of Con- neAicut K. oppoftte Stratford, in New- Hampfliirc. Brunswick, a city in Middlefex co. New-J,..rty, i» .'.>v:ated on the S. W. bank of R.iriton R. in a low fituation ; the moft of the houfes being Iniilt un- der a hill which riff s W. of the town. It has between 200 and 300 hoiiles, and about 1500 inhabitants, one half of whom are Dutch. Quetn^s College was in this city, but is now extin£t as a place of inii'ru^ion. There is a con- /iderahle inland trade carried on hire. One of the mod elegant and expenHve bridges in America, h;is been built over tl|e nvcr oppofite this city. firuuAvick il iSmiks N. E.of Princetown, 60 N, B R U I^. from Philadelphia, and 3$ S. W^ from New* York. N. lat. 40. jO, W^ long. 74s 30. Brunswick, in Cumberland co. diftri^t of Maine, contains 1387 inha- bitants, and lies N. E. oi Portland 30 miles^ and of Bofton 151. It is in N^ lat. 43. 52. on the S^ fide of Merry Meeting Bay, and partly o|i the S. weft- . ern fide of Androfcoggin R; Bowdoin College is to be ellnblrlhtd in this town. Brunswick, the chief town of Glynn co. Georgia, is fituated at the mouth of Turtle R. where it emptier into St. Simon's found, N. lat. 31. 10'. It has a fafe harbour, and AifHciently capacious to contain a large fleet. A1-' though there is a bar at the entrance of the harbour, it has depth of water for the largeft fliip that fwims. The town is regularly laid out, but not yet built. From its advantageous fituation, and from the fertility of the back country,- it piomifes to be one of the molt com- mercial and flourifliing places in the ftate. Itliesl9milci>S. ol Darien; 6» S. S. W. fro/n Savannah, and iioS. £. from Louil'ville. Brunswick Houfe, oi>e of the Hud- fon Bay Company's I'ettK-ments, It- tuated on Mooli: R. half way from it< mouth; S. W. from James's Bay, and N. £. from Lake Superior. N. laN 50. 30. W. long. S:. 30. Brunswick, New, one of the four Britifli provinces in N. America, is bounded on the S. hy the N. Ihores of the bay of Fundy, and by the river Mifliquafh to its fource, and from thence by a due E. line to Vcrtc Bayj and on the W. by a line to run due N. trom the main fcurce of St. Croix R. in Pafi'amaquoddy, to the high landr which divide the llrcams which fall in- to the liver St. Lawreiice, and the bay of Fundy: and from thence by the foutliern boundary of the colony of Qiiebec until it touches the fea Ihore at the weftcrn extremity of the bay .of Chaleurj then lollowing the courfc of the fea fliore to the bay <.f Verte, (i« the Art Its of Nortluimbeikind) until it meets the termination oi' Lhecaftcrn line produced i\< m the i'ource ot the Milii quafl) above rpcntioned, including uU the iilands within the faid limits. The chief towns are .9^ Johti^s, tite capital, Fri'dttickto=wn, 67. AHeirnvs, Sc St, An/tj the prclentfl«*'t ot government. The •rica, 18 tores of Ihe liver id from ,tc Bay } Uue N. Iroix K. til lan«1r tall iu- |the bay by the >lony of Tea Ihorc bay oir ;ouifc of irtc, (i» until it krn line Je Miiii |ding uU tns, til? Y^ws, St (inmt'ni!. ■rue BUC The {Nrlnctptl riven ?re St. )ohn*i, Mq^egadavick, or '.^itcm R. Oickwar- fet» St. Croix, Merrimichi, Petitcodiac, Memramcook t ait, the % laft excepted, etimty into Pafeunacjuoddy bay. St. Joiin's R. opens a vaft extent of fine coontry, on which are rich inter- valet and meadow landi ) mod of which are Atded and under improve* ment. The upland is in general well timbered. The trees are pine and fpruce, hemlock and hard wood, prin- cipally beech, birch, maple, ami fome am. The pinea on St. John's R. are the' latgeft to foe met with in Britifti America, and afford a confiderable I'up- ply of mails tor the royal navy. The rivers which fall into Paffama- ouoddy Bay, have intervales and mea- dows on their banks, and muft formerly have been covered with 9 large growth of timber ; as the remains ot large trunks are yet to be feen. A racing fire palTed through that countiy, \n a very dry ftalbn, according to Indian accounts, 50 years ago, and fpread de- ftru6lion to tn iramenfe extent. For other particulars relpefUng this pro- vince, fee the articles feparateiy, and fJov0-Scotia, BrHtJb Amertca, Sec Brunswick Co. in Virginia, lies be- tween Nottaway and Meherrin rivers, and is about 3S miles long, and 35 broad, and contains 11,817 inhabitants, including 6776 flavcs. BauTVS, a military townfhip in New- York, through which runs Sene- ca R. Here the river receives the wa- ters of Owafco L. from the S. £. thro" the towns of Aurelius and Scipio. Bru- tus lies II miles N. E. from theN. end of Cayuaga Lake, and 19 S. S. E. from Lake Ontario. Bruynswick, a plantation in Ulfter county, New-York. Bryan, a CO. ip Georgia, adjoining Chatham co. on the W. and S W. Bryant'/ Lick, a S. E. branch of Green R. the mouth of which is about a7 miles E. of Craig's Fort, and 10 E. of Sulphur Spring, in Mercer's county, Kentucky. Buckingham Houfe, in New South Wales, lies N. wetterly fiom Hudlon Houfe, and ftands on the northent (ide of Saflcafhttwen R. near its iburce, and is the weftemmojl; of all the Hudfon Bay company's fettlemcnts, JN. lat. {4* W. long. 110. ao. BVCK ffarb9nr, 'm Hancock eo. dif- tria of Maine, lies W. of Mac bias, and contains 6t inhabitants. Buck IfiatUt one of the Icfler Virgin Ifles, fituated on the E. of St. Thomaa, in St. Jameses Paflage. Lat. it. 15. N. long. 6 J. 30. W. BvcKLAND, atownfliip in Hamp- (hirc CO. Maflachufetts, containing 71$ inhabitants} lao ntilea weftward from Bofton. BucKLBSTowN,in Berkley co. Vir- ginia, is a village t miles diflant from Martiniburg, and a 50 from Philadel- phia. BucKit Co. in Pennfylvania, lies S. W. from Philadelphia. It is feparatcd from Jerfey by Delaware R. on the S. E. and N. E. and has iiiorthampton co. on the N. W. It contains 15,401 In- habitants, includine 1 14 (laves. Bucks is a well cultivated county, containing 4t 1,990 acres of land, i ad is divided into 27 towndiips, the chief of which i» New- tov^ n. It abounds with lime>ftone, and in fome nlacts are found iron and lead ove. There is a remarkable hill in the ,M. end of the county called Haycock, in the townfliip of the fame name. It is 1 5 miles in circumfeiTnce, having a gradual afcent, and from its fummit ia a delightful profpcA. The waters of Tohickon Creek walh it on all fides ex- cept the weft. Buck sto wn, in Hancock co. didrilSt of Maine, on the £. fide of Penobfcet R. contains 3 1 6 inhabitants : and lies i6o miles N. E. from Bofton. BucKTOWN, in Dorchefter county, Maiyland, It . between Blackwatcr and Tranfquacking crct-ks, 11 miles from their mouths at Fiftiing Bay, and 8f niiies S. E. from Cambridge. BtTCKTOWN, a town(hip in Cumber- land CO. diitrift of Maine, near Port- land, containing 45 3 inhabitants. BuDDS Valley, a place in Morris co. N. Jeiicy, fituated on the head waters of Rariton. BuE N-AiRE, one of the Leeward Iflea in the Wtft- Indies It is Imali j lies eaftwaixl of Cura^oa, and belongs to the Dulch. Buenos Ayres, is one of the moft conliderable towns in South-America, and the only place of tmffio to the i'uuthward of Brazil. It is the capital of Paraguay, or La Plata, in the S. di- vifionand piQvinccof LaPtata. S. lar,34. E 33. BU 9 Y^f loag, J7. €4. Thi# citf « t (reU fortified^ and de> bfmopS fee7 U wel fended by t numeroui aiiillery. It bai aQ elegant cathedral, a finall Indian ch)irch, and about 40QP boiiret. The hourea ire nncrally two ftorlea highi fbme built oT chalk, and others of bricic j nioft of thefe »re tiled. Buenoa Ayrea hail Ua ni^me on account of the excel- lence of the air, and in fituated on tbic 8. fide of the river La Plata, where it if 7 ki|8ue* broad, 50 leasuea from the fea. Tiic fliipi get to it by i'ailing up > rly:r that wants depth, ii full of idands, (hoaU and rocks } and where ftornta are more frequent ajid dreadful, than pn the ocean* it is neceflary to anchor every night at the fpot where they come to { and on the moft moile- |rate days, a pilot mult go to found the way fo|r tne (hip. After having reached within three leaguea of the city, the (^ips are obliged to put their gooda on board fome light vefl'el, and tp go to refit, and wait for their car- goes at Icunado de Barragan, fituated 7 or 9 leagues below. Here we meet with the merchants of Europe and Peru} but no regular :f|eet comes here ai to the other parts (pfSpanUh America} », or at moft 3, regifter Ihips, make the whole of tlieir regular inrercourfe with Europe. The returns are chiefly gold and filver of Chili and Ptni, fugar and hides. Thole yifho have now and then carried on a contraband trade to tins cttv, have found it more advantageous tdan any other whatever. The benefit of this contraband is now wholly in the hands of the Portugucfr, who keep maga- ilnss for that purpofc, in fuch parts of Brazil as lie near this country. The moft valuable commodities come here to be exchanged for Euro- pean eoods, fuch as Vigogma wool from Peru, copper from Coquimbo, r3ld from Chili, and filver from Potofi. rom the towns of Corientes and Para- guay, the former 150, the latter 500 Kagues from Buenos Ayres, are brought hither the fineft tobacco, fugars, cot- ton, thread, yellow wax, and cotton cloth; and from Paraguay, the herb, fo called, and lb highly valued, being a kind of tea drank all over $. America by the better fort ; which one branch is computed to amount to a million of ^tccea of ei^t, aanuaily^ all paid in BUI^ foodfi po mpney being allawad to jnlb here. The commerce between PtrW' and Bupioa Ayres is chiefly fpr cattlt and mules to an immenfc value. Wbcii the Eftgliflihad the advantage of th»\ AfTicn^p contraA, negro davca were brought hither by fafturs^ and fold to the Spauiardt.— It ws^a founded by Don Pedro de Mcndoaa, in ijj j» but after- wiurds abandoned. In 15449 another colony of Spaniards camfi here, who left it alfo } but it was rebuilt in islSf and is at prefent inhabited b^ 8paniarda and native Americans. It is furround- ed by a fpacious plain, ami uleafanfc country, abounding with all good things} and iiicie is perhaps no placa in the univerfe where meat is better oi' cheaper. See la Plata R. unAprtvmct. BuFFALOC Lake,\n Hi it. America, i« near Copper Mine K. N. late 6a. 30. W* long, from Greenwich 110. The. Cop- per Mine Indianii inhabit tins country. BuFFALOb Lick. Sec Great RiJgt, . BVFFALOH Crtikt in Nevv-York, it a water of Niagara R. from the E. into which it empties, near iti mouth, op> pofite Lake Erie. The Seneca Indiana have a town 5 miles from its mouth, which is able to furniih ^o warriors,, N. lat. 4->. sa* BuFFALOC, atownfhip W. of Suf- qi'.channi R. in Pennlylvania. Se^ Nortbumbtrland County, BvFFALOE R. in the Tenneftec go- vernment, runs S. weftward into Ten* neftce K. in N. lat. }$• 10. BuFi'ALOE R, a water of the Ohio* which it enters at the S. hank, 60 milea above the mouth of the ^ •''abaih. Buff ALOE Low Lands ^ i. tiafl of land in Northumberland co. Pennfyi- vania, about 88 miles S. £. from Prelique Ifie. Buffaloe Snuampt inPennfylvania.^ See Great Swamp- ,. BucARALLi Point, on the N* W. coaft of N. America, lies in the 54th degree of N. lat. and 39th of W. long* and forms the N. eaftern fide of pixon'f Entrance, as Wafliington or Qufen Charlotte's lUands foim its S, weflien| tide. BulfinchV Harbour, Co named by Capt. Ingraham, on the N, W. coaq of N. America, lies in N. lat. 46. 5a|» W. long. yaj. 7^ Bullit's Lick, lies on Salt R. ii) Kentucky, from, whi^^b Halt %ring thf river river takM Sti Mint. It Urn midHm from thi lUpiilt «f the Obio» near Siitfburshi and U th« firft that wM worked in the country. Bull f/bmdf one of the s Ulaoda which form thcN. part of CharUlkown harbour, 8. Cai-olina. BvLLOCK*e F$iHt ami Ntckt on the caftcrn fida of Providence R. Rhode- 1. BtiLLOCK, a new county in Ocor- gia. Bulls Ba^» or Balml Bay, a noted bay in Newiuumiland I. a little to the S. of St. John'* harbour, on the E. fide of that idand. It ha« 14 fathom water, and is very fate, being land-locked.— The only danger is a ruck^ ao yards from Bread-aml-Checfe Point, another with 9 feet water off Mogotty Cove. Lat. 50. so. N. long. 57. lo. W. Bulls iflandt a fmall ifle N. of Charlcftuwn ttaihour. See S, Canlka. BuLLHKiN, a townfhip in Fayette co. Pennfylvania. BuNCOMB, the lareeftand moftwcft- em county of Nortn Carolina, and perhaps the moft mountainous and hil- ly in the United States. It is in Mor- gan difti iA, bounded W. bv the ftate of Tenneflee) and S. by the ftate of South Carolina. The Blue Ridge paf- fes through Buncomb, and gives riie to many large rivers, as Catabaw, Wa- teree, Broad R. and Pacolet. BuROEO Jflttt lie in White Bear Bay, Newfoundland I. Great Burgeo* or Kdipfe I. lies in N. lat. 47. 35. W. long. 57. SI. Burke Co. in Morgan diftriA, N. Carolina, has Si 18 inhabitants, includ- ing 595 flavcs. Its capital is Morgan- town. BuRKB Ce. in the Lower diftri^l of Georgia, contains 9467 inhabitants, in- cluding 595 flaves. Its chief town are Louifville, and Waynefliorough. BuRKB, a townmip in Cakdonla co. in Vermont j diftant from Bennington, 134 miles N. £. Burlington, a townfliip in Otfego CO. New-York, was divided into two towns in 1797, by an a£l of the Icgifla- ture. Bur LiNCTON, is a pleadmt townfliip, the chief in Chittenaon co. Vermont, fituated on :he S. fide of Onion R. on the E. banic of Lake Champlain. It has 332 inhabitants. It is in this huiUby and agreeable fituattoo, that BUE %$ tht tomor and ptivMt «r ih» o4> lege of Vennmtt iaMnd \» fetuad • fenimrjr of lMraUig» where youth «| all deMiniaatiena ma/ rac ware, and a mile back { Dcing about 18 miles N. E. of Philadelphia, and 11 from Trenton. The itland, which ia the moft populous part, ia about a nile each way. It has 4 entrances over bridges, ami caufeways, and a quantity of bank meadow adjoining. On the ill and arc; about i6ohouies, 1000 white, and 140 black inhabitants ) few of the latt are flaves. The main ftreets are conveniently (jpacious, and moftly of- namented with rows of ti-ees. The town is oppofite Briftol in Pennfylva- nia, where the river is atiout a mile wide. Under the ftielter of Mittinicunfc and Burlington iflands, is a fafe harbcwrt commodiouilly fituatcd for tnwlei Irat £a ^to« 60 BtJT tUb nmr the 0|iulcnt city of PhitedeU ^hkto admit of any eonfidenible in- creafe of foreign commerce. Bur1ing« MH was firit ftttted in 1677* and Kas •naeadcmvand free fchool. Mittini* tiiak T. bcwnga to the latter* and yields • yiearty pront of £. 180. Burling tan hss » place of public worfliip for thfe Priendi, and another for the E)iif> <0paliana| the former denomination 0r chnftiant are th;. moft numerous. Here km two 1 tarket houfes, a court- koufCf and thcbeft gaol in the Arte. T^cre ic likewife a nail mamifaA ry, •lid an excellent diftillcry. N. lat. 40. 8. • BvRLiNOTOir, a townfliip on the «tftem fjdeof UnadUhi R. in Otfego CO. New^York, is 1 1 miles W. of Coo- ' |kerflown. By ;he (tate CenAis of 1796, 438 of its inhabitants are ele£lors. Burnt-Coat IJhxd, See PfMb- Jtvt Bay, Burton, r- fmall townfliif in Graf, ton CO. New.Hampfhitet which was in- corporafd in 1766, and coiHaios 141 jAhahitants. Burton, a townHiip in the Britiih province of New-Srunrwick, fituated m Sunbury co. on the river St. John. Busby fonun, in the ifland of St. Domingo, lies near Port-au-Prince, and has a fort. BvsHTVwff. See Harford,ManlaK(i. BusHwiCK, a fmall, but pfeifsim town, in King's co. Long I. New- York. The inhabitants, 540 in number, are chiefly ot Dutch extraAionj 99 of tHefe are eleAors. Bv iHY Ruu; aN. E. branch of Se- isrickly Creek, near the head of which ia General Boquet's Field. The creek Tuns S. wefterly into Youghiogrny K. so miles €. E, from Pittlburg, in ?enA- lylvania. Bustard R. in Upper Canada, runs into St. Lawrence R. S. wreftward of Black R. in a bay of its own name. It ftins a great way inland. ?nd has com- munication with feve jl lakes ; and at. itn TiOuth lie the Ofiers Iflands. N. lat. 49. «o. W. long;. 68. 5. Butler'/ Totwi, on the W. fide of the head w&ters of the Ohio. Butt fRFi ELD, a fetttlement in Cumberland co. didriA of Maine, hav- ing 189 inhabitants. It lies about 43 mUes N. fron^ Falmouth, on CafcoBay ; having ButteiHcld Slip on the N. and Bucktown en chiiitourh. B YR .Btrt4-ERHitL, a high round hill, e.i the W. bMik of Hudfon river, at tiw northern entrance of the highlands. In paifing this hill, afcending the river;, thepaflenger isprefented with a charm- ing view of New-Windfor and New- burgh. Button'/ Boj^, m the W. part of Hudfon bay, N.ot, and near to Church-< hill River. Sir Thomas Button loft his fliip here, and came hack in a floop I'uilt in the country. Suite's JJIes lie on the fouthem fide of Hudfon ftraitS) at the entrance of Cape Chidley. * BuXALOON's, an Indian town on the N. W. bank of Alleghany R. j nearly 15 miles iirom Fort Franklin, at its mouth. Buxton, a townfliip in York co. diftrift of Maine, fituated on SacoR. ) t6 miles N. wcft<:rly from Pepperclbo- rough, at the mouth of that nvef, and 1 18 miles N. E. of Bofton ; containing 1^64 inhabitants. Buzzard'/ Bay, in MafTachufetts, together with Barnftable Bay on the N. E. form the peninfiila whow extremi- ty is called Cape Cod. It lies betweetf N. lat. 41. 25. and4t.4«. and between 70. 38. and 71. 10. W. long, froni Greenwich, running into the land about 30 miles N. £. by N. ^nd its breadth at an average is about 7 miles. Its en- trnr)cehasSeakonet Point and rocks W. anu the Sow and Pigs off the S. W. end of Cattahunk, one of the Elisabeth iflands, on the Eaft. Byberry, a townfliip in Philadel- phia CO. Pennfylvania. Byefield, a parifli in Newbury, Efliexco. MafTachiifetts. In a quarry of limeflone .tcve, is found the t'jbtjlott or incorruptible cotton, as it is fome- times called. Beautifully variegated marble, which admits a good poliOi^ has likewife been found in the (Ume vi- cinity. Here is alfo a flourilhing wool- en nmnufaAory ellabiilhed on a liberal fcale : and niachineiy for cutting n^iils. Byram R. \t a fmall ftreain, only noticeable as forming part of thr T- em boundary of Conne£licut. I >^Ji. into Long I. tbund, oppofite Captain's Iflands. ByranToovw, in Charles CO. Mary, land, is about 9 miles N. E. from Port Tobacco } and ^4 S. £. from the Fede» ral City. Byrd, Fort, Uci on the eallem biult ill, en it the . In river;. b«rm- New- partof liurch-» n loft a (loop lies lie ftraits, ft on the ntarly at its 'ork CO, aco R< } perelbo- «^-, and ntaining chufetts, I on the cxtremif - betweerf , between >ng. fiort ,na about breadth Its en- ocka W. I.W.end lisabeth |philadd> lowburyt la quarry ijbt/let, 18 fome- priegated ti poli(h| feme vi- lingwool- a liberal kng n^iU* taift, only Ithr ^- |Captun'» to. Mary. irom Port Ithe Fed«» Ke etfttfA bauk C MB bank of Monongabela K.{ on the $• fide of the mouth ot Ked* Stone Creek j 3 « miles S. fi-om Pitifburg, and about J9 N. W. from Ohiooyle Falls. On or near this fpot ftands the coa>jf*Si £art of the town of BrowniVille. N. it. 39. 58. W. long. 81. i«. ByronV Bai/» on the N. £. coaft of Labnulcr. CABARRUS, a new to. in the dif- trlft of Sali(bury, North- Carolina. Cabha, ct Cabella, a cape on the coaft of Terra Finna, in 6. America. ! . lat. 10. 3, Cabin Point, a fmall poft town in Suny CO. Virginia, fitualed on Upper Chipoak creek, a6 miles E, S. E. ot Pe- teribargh, 87fromPortfmouth, and 329 S. S. W. ot Philadelphia. N. lat. 37. Cai^o DU CrV7 , a bold point of land en the S. fulc of the iiland of Cuba. N.lat. 19. 57* ( iBQ DE St. Juan, the N. eaftem- raod point of the ifland of Porto Kico. N. lat. t8. 30. Cabot, a townihip in Caledonia co. Vermont. It is fituated on the height of land between lake Champlain and Connecticut R. about 17 miles frnnthe 1 5 mile falls in the above named R. and contains iioi inhabitants. Cabron, Cape, the N. E. point of Prefque ifle de Samana, in the iiland of St. Domingo, 1 a leagues S. E. by £. of oi'j Cape Francois, N. lat. i^. 13. Cacapehon, a river ot Virginia, which runs al)out 70 miles N. ealierly along the wellern fide of Nor^.h Ridge, and empties into Putowmack R. 30 miles N. from Frederic kftown. Cachi-mayo, a large R. in Peru, S.. America, which falls into the ocean within a leagues of La Plata. Cadiz, a town on the N. fide of the illaad of Cuba, near 160 miles £. ql Havannah, and 50 N. from Spiritu Santo. Caen, the chief city of Cayenne, in French Guiam, in S. America. See Cayenne. CASRNAnvoN, a townfliip in Lan- cafterco. Pcnnlylvania. CiESARiA i?. or Cobanfie Creek, in New Jerlty, empties into Delaware Bay, alter a S. wtfterly courfc of about 30 railes. It is navigable for vwflcls oi c A L ir 100 torn as ftr M BridgetoiM» lemUe* from ite mouth. Caghmewaoa, atribeof lAdianfinr ■Lower Canada, fome. of whom iohabtt near Montreal. Caohnewaoa, the name of a fioa)! village or partfli on tbe N. fide of M»« hawk R. in the townfliip of Johnftown* about 14. miles W. of Schene^ady. It is not improbable that the tribe of In* dians mentioned in the preceding «- tide formerly inhabited this place.' See JobttJIoviM. Cahoxia, a fettlcment in the N. weftern territory, N. of Kafkaikiae. Calabeza, a town of 8. America* in Terra Firma, on Oroonoko river. Calcaylarm, a jurifdi£lion in S* America, and empire of Peru, fubjeft to the bifliop of Colco, about 4 lea^piea W. of that city; exuberant in all kind* of grain and fruits, and fugar equal to any of the refined fugar of Europe. Formerly it produced 80,000 arobas $ but the quantity is nowfaid to be much lei's. CA'i'Ats, a townfliip in Caledonia eo. Verifiont, 105 miles N. eafterly of Ben« nington. It has 45 inhabitants. Caldersburgh, a townfliip in Or- leans CO. in Vermont, is about 15^ miles N. E. from Bennington, and it W. of Conne6ticut river. CALEOONiA,NEW,avery large ifland in the Pacific Ocean, S. W. and not far diflant, from the New Hebiides, firft difcovcred by Capt. Cook, in 1774. It is about 87 leagues long ; its breadth is various and no where exceeds ten leagues. It is inhabited by a race of (tout, tall, well proportioned Indiana uf a fwarthy or dark cheijiut brown. A kw leagues ditfant are two fmall iflands, called ifland of Piitei and So' tany ifland. Caledonia Co. in Vermont, con« tains 14. townlhips and has Coniie£>icut river S. E.; Orleans and Chittenden counties N. W. j E<1".x co. N. E. } and Orange co. of which, until lately, it formed a part, S. W. Caledonia, a portontheilthmusof Daricn, in the N. bca, 25 leagues N. W. from the river Ati ato. It wis at- tempted to be cltabliflied by the Scotch nation in 1698, and iiad at fixft all the pruiniling appeal ance of iiccel's { but the Englifli iidlueiiced by imnov» xm^ tional prejudice^, jput every impe(!i> £3 psf im C A L incnl in tiMir i«tf } which johed to tlie unhcakhinefs of the climatct de« tttmfA the infant colony. See Darhn. CAti, a eity of New Granada, S. America, fituated on the river Cauca. Theftapk port for this city, a$ alTo Foi- thtfis of Popayan, Santa Fe, and the famhem parts of Terra Pirma, is Bon* M«&tura in the diftriA of Popayan. TIm road by land fiom that port is not jMiilible for beafta of burden ;.fe that UwreUers, with their baggage, are car- ried on the backs of Indians in a chair, with which weight they crofs rivers and mountains, being entirely Haves to the S|l»aniard8, who thus Aibftitute them in the room of horfes and mules. N. lat. 3. 1 5. W. long. 76. 30. Camiogie /{ftvr and Sound, on the ooaft of S. Carolina, from the outlet of May and ^w rivets. CALirORNtA, anextenfivepeninfula of N.America, lying between the tropic of Cancer and the 38. N. lat. } waAied on the ]^. by a gulph of the fame name, and on the W. by the Pacific ocean, or great S. See ; lying within the three capes or limits of Cape St. Lucas, the river Collerado and Cape Blanco de 80a Sebaftian« which is called its weft- em limit. The gulf which \ ilhes it on the £. called the gulf of California, is an arm of the Pacific ocean, inter- cepted between Cape Corientes on the one fide, and Cape St. Lucas on the other \ ihat is between Mexico or New Spain on the N. E. and that of Califor- nia on the W, The length of Califor- nia is about 300 leagueij, in breadth it bears no proportion, not being more than 40 leagues acrofs, from Tea to fea. The country is very fruitful, abounds with domeftic animals brought thitlier originsiiy from Spain, and with fome wild animals not known in Old or New- Spain. The climate is fultry, the heat in fummer being excefllively fevere. The Roman Catholics talk of having met with confiderable fuccefs in con- tHSiting the Caiiibrnians toChriftianity. The Chief town is St Juan. Cortes difcovei'ed tliis country in 1536} but Sir Frsnris Drake was the firii who took poffeiTion of it, in 1578 ; ^id bis right was confirmed by the principal king or chief in the whole oountry. Callao, afea^port town in the rm- ^ (tf P being the port or h»ibour ...---•4 > ■ t Kh of Lim«, and is fituated % leiguci fttm that city. On the N. fide runs th« river which waters Lima, on which fide is a fhiall fuburb built only of reeds. There is another on the S. fide } they are both called Pitipifti, and inhabited bv Indians. To tne E. arc cxtenfive plains, adorned with beau^U.orcbaixli watered by canals cut fr<^P^rik river. The town, which is built on a low flat point of land, was ftrongly fortified in the reign of Philip IV. ; and numerous batteries command the port and road/ which is the greateft, fineft, and fafeft in all the South Sea. There is anchor- age every where in very deep water, without danger of rocks or fiioals, ex-* cept one, which is 3 cables-length from the fliore, about the m'ddle of the ifland of St. Lawrence, oj and ^«a Chapeli They ftaiiS on a beautifnl green which fpreads to th« N^ W. and exhibit • pleafing vi^t This univerfity, at to Its libraiy, pfiilofophical apparatus and prdteiTorlhipSf is at prelent the firft li- terary inftitution on tnis continent, tt takes its date from the year 1638^ 7 years after the f.vfk fettlement in the townfliip, then called Newtonvn. Since its eftabliihment, to July, i794-» 3399 ftwdents have received honcraiy de. grees from its fuccefllive officers. It has generally from 140 to 200 ftudents. The library contains upwards of ix,o66 volumes. The cabinet of minerals; iii the mufeum, contains the more ufefitl produflions of nature ; and excepting what are called the precious JioneSt there are veiy few fubftances yet difcovered in the mineral kingdom, but w'aat may be found here. The univerfity owes this noble collection of minerals, and feveral other natural curiofities, to the munificence of Dr. Lettlbm, of London, and to that of the republic of France* N. lat. 42. 23. 28. W. long, from Greenwich 71. 7. 30. Cambridce, a poft town of Ninety- Six diftri£l, in the upper country of S, Carolina, where the circuit courts ^re held. It contains about 6a houfes, a court-houfe and a brick gaol. The college by law inftituted here is no bet- ter than a grammar fchool. [See Sottth Carolina.^ It is 80 miles N, N. W. of Columbia ; 50 N. by W. of A«- gulta in Georgia, 140 N. Wi of Charleftown, and 762 S. W. of Phila- delphia. N. lat, 34. 9. Cambridge, the chief town of Dor- chefter co. Maryland, is fitnatecf on the S. fide cf Choptank R. about 13 miles E. S. E. from Cook's Point at its mouth; 9 W. S. W. from Newmarket, and 57 S. E. from Baltimore. Its fi- tuation is healthy, and it contains about jO houfes and a church. N. lat. 38- 34. Cambridge, in Franklin co. Ver- mont, is fituated on both fides of I,a Moilie R. abodt 20 miles W. of Lake Champlain, and has 359 inhabitants. Camden Co. in Edenton diftriil, N. Carolina, is on the N. E. corner of tlie date. It has 4033 inhabitants, includ- ing 1038 Haves. Jonefljorough ip chief town. Ef r 7B CAM . Camokn D^riBy in the upper coun- try of S. Carolina, has Cheraws diftri^l on the N. £. Georgetown dtliri£): on the S. E. and the ftate of N. Caittlina on the N. } and is divided htto the fol- lowing counties, Fairfield, Richland, Clarendon, Claremont, KeWhaw, Sa- lem and Lancailer. It is %i miles from N. to S. and 60 from £. to W. ind contains j3,z65 inhabitants, including 886 j flaves. This diftriA is watere*! hy the Wateree, or Catabaw R. and ics branches \ the upper patt is variegated with hills, generally fertile and well watered. It produces Indian corn, wheat, I ye, barley, tobacco, and cot- ton. The Catabaw Indiais, the only tribe which refide in the ftate, live in the N. part of this diftri£t. See Cata. banu. Camden, a poft town, and chief of Camden diftri^l, S. Carolina, in Ker- ihaw CO. ftarnU on tlie E. fide of Wa< teree R. ; 35 miles N. £.of Columbia ; 55 S. W. of Cheraw } i»o N. by W. of Charieftown, and 643 S. W. ot Phi- ladelphia. It is regularly laid out, and coatainsi about isohoufcs, an Epifco- pal church, a covirt-houie and gaol. The navigable river on which the town ftands, enables the inhabitants to carry on a lively trade with the back coun- try. N. lat. 34. II. W. long. %o, 54. This town, or near it, was the fcene of two battles in the late war. On the 1 6th of Auguft, 1780, between Gen. Gates and Lord Cornwallis, in which the American general was ilefe;«ted. The other was a briik a£lion between Lord Rawdon and Gen. Greene, on the a 5th April, 1781. Lord Kaw- jft tov u- •" , r.iiny private jwn f :i -gage. ijwer clillrift of rrrner ^ >' the '■ii\ :..H, cof.^iiiii-! jc <; -n- 'u'J''r ■ ■/'> iiiVi-jt. Cl'.ef CAM flilp of Lincoln co. hiving Thomaftown on the S. W. \ 35 miles N. N. E* firora Pownalhorough, an4, )is|i ^ilcs N. £. fromBofton. Camden, a village lu Kent co. ftate of! |KM^i|if^ I about 4. miles S. W. (tcm%0'ntt and 5 N. weiicrly from Frederics. '"'-^^^ CAMiLLUS,oneoft|if|HBKtoivn- (liips in New-Yoi-k, W/oSSMlrLuke, and about 18 miles S. W. frcni Fort Brewington. Cam JJUtndt one of .the fnialler Virgin Ifles, in the W. Indies} iituated' near St. John's in the King's Channel. N. lat. 18. so. W. lon^. 63. S5. Campbell Co. in Virginia, liesE. of Bedfoiid co. on Stannton R. It is 45 miles long, and 30 broad, and contains 7685 inhabitants, including 2488 flaves. Camfselltown, a village in Dau- phin CO. Pennlylvania, which ftands near a water of Qiiitipihilla Creek j 1 3 miles E. of Harrifburgh, and 96 N. W. of Philadelphia. Campbelltown, in N. Carolina, is a large and flourilhing town on a branch of Cape Fear R. 100 miles above Wil- mington; having, according to Bar- tram, '* above 100 houfes.many wealthy merchants, relpedable public buiidings, a vafl refort of^ inhabitants and travel- lers, and continual brifk commerce by waggons, from the back fettlements, witn large trading boats." Campbell's Fort^ in the fiate of Tenneflee, ftands near the jun£kion of Holfton R. with the Tenncflee; diftant X 35 miles from Abingdon, in Wafhing- ton CO. Virginia, and 445 W. of Rich- mond in Virginia. Campbell's Salineit in North H0I-, (ton, in the ftate of Tenneflee, are the only ones that have yet been difcovered on the upper branches of the Tenneflee, though great fearch has been made for them. Large bones, like thofe found at Big Bone Lick, have been dug ii^ here} and other circumftances render the tra^ which contains the falines a , great natural curiofity. Capt. Charles Camj^hell, one of the firft explorers of tiu wf! irn country, made the difico- ver • r,. this trail in 1745. I" »753> he obt.i.ied a patent for it from ti»e go- vt?; cr of Virginii.. His Ion, the late Gfi, William dvnpbcU, the fame who behaved 10 gallantly in the years 1780, and 1781, became owner of it on hi» dcatii. m tines a . 'haiies rers of \ ^ diCca- ' \ 53. he le go- ■ he ate ' '• le who " 1 1780, ;' }n hi» i death. CAM death his Atzt and dear, ed, a Since a confiderablc fands it, witi at a aboui .^^^^ as rich IsTlSil as can be imagined tliis flat, pits are I'unk, in order to ob- tain the fait water. The heft is found from -jO to 40 feet deep } after paifing through the rich foil or mud, from 6 to 10 feet; you come to a very brittle 'imeoftoneYocki with craclcs or chafins, through which the fait water iflues into the pits, whence it is drawn bv buckets and put into the boilers, which are placed in furnaceK adjoining the pifs. The hin» that furround this flat are covered with line timhtr ; and a coal mine has been diicovered not far from it. Campeachy, a town in the audi- ence of Old-Merlco, or New-Spain, and province of Yrcaten, fituate• cotton cloth. Lit. 15 40. long. 91. 30. Campo BstLO, a loneaad nanrovr , on the F. coail of Walhington dl^ria or Maine, and the N. eaft- imoft of all the iflands of the diftcia. It lies at t^ie mouth of a large bay into which Co^fcook river empties, and baa communication with F^CtmaqiMild/ bay, on the N. by two channels ; tM omfr between the W. fide of Deer I. and the continent ; the other into the motuh of Paflamaquoddy ba]^, between Deer I. and the N. end of Campo Bello I. which lies in about N. lat. 44. 4t. The S. end is 5 mile* N. wefterly from Grand Mannait I. Campton, a fmall townfliip in Grafton co. New-Hampfiiire, fitmud on the E. bank of Pcmigewafltt, the N. head water of Mtrruiuck R* ; 35 miles N. E. of Dartmouth CoUe$e» aiKi 67 N. W. of Portfinouth. It WM incorporated in 1761, aad contains S9f inhabitants. N. lat. 43. 51. Canaan, a thriving townAiip in Lincoln co. (iillrif^ of Maine, fituated on Kennebeck R. abe\it 7 miles N. of Hancock, and S33 N. by £. of Bofton ; Incorporated in 1788, aod contains 454 inhabitants. A plantation in Hancock co. is alio thus named, h?.ving 1 3a inhabitai\^«. Canaan, a towhlhip in Grafton co. New-Hamprnire, 10 miles £. of Dart- mouth Colt≥ incorporated in 1761. In 1775 it contained 67, and in ij^o, 483 inhabitants. Canaan, a tcwnfhip io Litchfield CO. ConneAicut, E. ot Houfatonick R. having Maflachufctts he N. Here is a forge and (litting i.iill, creAcd on a new conftir^ion; and tue iron ufed here is faid to be excellent. In the mountains of Canaan, are found valua- ble fpecimens of minerals, particularly lead and iron. It lies 60 inilea N. of New-Haven, and 40 N. W. from Hart-' ford. Canaan, a townfliip in Efiex co. Vermont, is the N. ealternmolt town in the (late. It ftands at the foot of the Upper Great Monadnock, and has 19 inhabitants. Canaan, a townlhip in Columbia CO. New-Ycj-k, having Kfjiderhook on the W. and Maflacliufetts E. It has 66^7. inhabitants, including 3s ^^^^^^i 663 t4 vincM of ^fpirmd Lower Canada, conAituted b^ aft of ]pai1]affieftt in 1791, coinpre hmd tht territory heretofore ^«K CSaiaic^ They lie between 61. af'^ W*ktng< firttm London, and ' 4s. 30. and 5«. N. iat. In length ritout t40» mitet, and in breadth 500; Boonded N. by New-Britain and un- known ceuntriea { B. by New. Britain, *d the gnlf of St. Lawrence ; S. IC. imd fouthctly» by the province of New- BruaMck, thediftria of Maine, New- BampAire, Vermont, New. York, and tlfe Lake* i the weftem boundary is un- dbfined. The proVince of Upper Cana> da i» the fame hs what has been com- Mionly called the Ifppar Country. It fiea N» of the great Lakes, and is fepa> rated from New^^York by the river St. Lawrettoe, here called the Cataraqui, wd the lakes Ontario and Eric. 'Lower Candid lies on both fiJes the i^«tt St. Lawrence, between 6 1 . and 7 1 . W. kmg. fr6m London ; and 45. and tt. N. rat. and is bounded S. by New- Sninfwick, M^iine, N«f"'-i." ^fliire, Vermont, and New- York 5 and W. by Upper Canada. ' Thf line between Upper and Lower Canada commences at a (lone bound - «7 on the N. bank of lake St. Francis, in Sr< Lawrence K. at the cove W. of Point au Boudet, theiice nortlierly to Ottawas R. and to its fource in lake Toniiicaning, tit«nce due N. till it ftrikes the tw>undary of Hudfoii bay, or New-Britain. Upper Canada to in- clude all the territory to the weft wart! and fouthward of faiu line, to the ut- moft extend of the country known by thi; name of Canada. Winter continues, with fuch feverity, from December to Anril, as that the iargeft rivers dre frozen over, and the foow lies commonly from four to iix fttt deep during the winter. But the air ia id lerenc and clear, ami the in- habitants fo well defended agalnft the cold, thai' this feafon is neither un- healthy nor unpieafant. The fpiing opc:ns fuddcnly, and vegetation is fur- firifingly rapid. The lummer is de- ightrul, except that a pait of k is ex- tremely hot. Though the climate be cold, and the winter long nnd tedious, the ibil is in general > > good, and in many parts both ple^ at and tcrtile, C AU prodMcIng^iaWi parley, rye, wftA iU|ip'%MHHH||yMrtiCular, and f^^^Bpkiratcd, ebcc, and St .Lawrence, ' forthd richnelT'^Hni^^^^^^^^Deadow^ grounds in Canam[|^^|^^^M| wa- tered, yield excellen^^^HB feed great numbers of gitat and Iroan cattk. From Quebec, the capital, to Mont> real, which is about 170 miks,. in faiU^ ing up the river St. Lawrence, tFt*" eyi< isoitertainedwith beautiful landfcapea, the banks being in many places very bold and fteep, and {haded with lofty trees. The f irms lie pretty clofe all the way, leveral gentlemen's houfes, neatly built, fliew themfelves at inter- vals, and there is all the appearance of a flourifliing colony; but there are few towns or villages. Many beauti- fiil iflands are interfperfed in the chan- nel of the river, which have an agreea- ble effeft upon the eye. By the Quebec aft, paflTed by the parliament ot Great Britain in the year 1791, it is enafttd, that there Ihall bt" within each of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, a legiilative coun- cil, and an aflembly, who, with the cunf'ent of the governor, appointed by the king, fliall have power to makef laws. The legiflative council is to con- lift of not fewer than feven members \ for Upper, and fifteen for Lower Ca- nada j to be ftitnraoned by the gover- '■ nor, who niuft be authoriztd by the { king. Such members are to bold thfir feats for life; unlefs foifcited by four years continual abfence, or hy fwear-^ ing allegiance to fome foi igii power. The houfc of alfenibiy is to c nfift of not lets than f.xteen miT 'stis f ^m Up- per, and not leCs th;m fifty trom Lower Canada; chofen by the ♦icehoKiiri n the reveral towns and diftritls. Ihe council and iilcmbly are to be c: kd together at Itaft oi\ce in every \caf^, and eveiy uflembly ij to continue loiir years, unlel's fooncr diflblved by thr governor. Britifh America is fii per In tended by an oHicer, ftyied Governor General of the four Britifti provinces ih N. Ame- rica, who, btnies other powers, is com- mander in chief of all the Brttilh troops in the four provinces and the govern-' ments J CAN power, nfift of m Up- Lower rs n 1 hr c: J ^ car, uc ionr by the ideH by icjal of mentf attached t6 theni,.'^«nd New- fonndliikl. Jb|||g«4i||ppVin(ei hat a IicuteQ|gB^HI^«fHor m the .ab- ftnee1»f^M|Pffnor |;entra(. imJUl the powei» reilttUitc to a ^ * trate. tlentc|l|^^|^^^P ionie, 40,o^^H|Up[|PRiiy »o,ooo Britith and Mi^^nnabitants, exclufive of to, 000 loyalifU,' fettled in the uppsr parts of the province. Lower Canuda, in 17S4., contained 113,011. Both pro- rinces may now contain about 1 50,000 jbuls, which number it multiplying both by natural incr^afe aud by emigra- tions. As many a* about nine tenths of the inhabitants of thefe provinces are Ro- ttton Catholics, who enjoy, under the prefent government, the fame provt- non, rights, and privileges, as were granted them in 1774, by the a6l of the 14th of Geoj^e III. The reft of the people are Epiiicopalians, Prelby- terians, and a few of aimoft all the dif- ferent feels of Chriftians. The amount of the o^ports from the province of Quebec, in the year 1786, was 34.3,161!. 19s. id. The amount of Imports in the fame year was %%$t\\(>\. The exports confided of wheat, flour, bifcult, fl.ixfeed, lumber of various kinds, lifli, potafii, oil, gin- leng and otheif medicinal roots, but principally of furs and peltries, to the amount of 185,9771. The imports confided of rum, brandy, molafles, cof- fee, fugar, wines, tobacco, fait, choco- late, proviiions for the troops, and dry goods. This country was difcovered by the Engtifli as early as about 1497 ; and fettled by the French in i6o8, who kept palfeflion of it till 1760, when it was taken by the Britifli arms, and, at the treaty ot Paris, in S763, was ceded by France to the crown of England, to whom it hafi ever fince btlongtrd. One of the molt remarkable acci- xlrats which hiftory records of this country, is the earthquake in the year iiSii which ovei-whelmecl a chain of Mountains of frecftone more than 300 miles long, and changed the immenfc traft into a plain. See Brjtijh Anu- rka, and Britain, New, for further particulars concerning this country. Cahada, a bay on the £. fide of C A ^, f f Newfotmdiand I. between WhUe tMl Hure bays, which lad lies N. of it. Canada Creeks. There are thi# creeks which bear this namej me a ter of Wood creek, wkicli it m«ett or j miles N, N, W. of Foi t Stanwix or New Fort Sthuylcr, The other two arc northern branches of Mohvnit R. ; the ufpet one ntingles its waterk with the Mohawk in the tbwnfliif «f Herkemer, on the German flats, t€ miles below Old Fort Schuyler j over the mouth of it is a fightty and it^- niouily conftrafted bridge. The other empties into the Mohawk 13 mile* he- l;w. Both thefe are long, rapid and unnavigable ftreams j^ and bring a con- fiderable a<:ceffion of water to the Mo- hawk. The lands on thefe creeks are exceedingly rich and valuable, and faft fettling. Canandaqua, a poft town, la1ce» aod creek, in Ontario co. New-York. It Is the flilre town of the co. (ituated on the N. end of the lake of the *\vci^ name, at its oulet into' Canan<. i\v% creek. The lake is about 10. n,''i:v;i long and 3 broad, and fends its waters in a N. eaftward and eaflward courfe 35 miles to Seneca R. This is the fcite of an ancient Indian town of the fame name, and (lands on die road from Al- bany to Niagara, 71 miles £. from Hartford in Genelfce R. j 16 miles W« of Geneva, and 235 miles N. W. from New- York city, meafuringin afkraight line, and 340 by Albany road. This fettlement was begun by Meflrs. Gor- ham and Phelps, and is now in a flourifhing ftate There are about 30 or 40 houfes, Ikuated on a pleafant flope from the lake ; and the adjoining farms are under good cultivation. By the ftate cenfus of 1796, it appears there are 191 electors in this ;ownfhip. Ca^iada Saca, or Seaeca Lake, a handfome piece of water from ^ 5 to 40 liles long, and about 1 miles broad, in New. York. At the N. W. comer of the lake ftands the town of Geneva, and on the E. fide between it and Cay- uga, are the towns of Romulus, Ovidj He6lor and UlyfTes, in Onondago co. New- York. Its outlet is Scayace R. which alfo receives the waters of Cayu- ga Lake, 9 miles N. E. from the mouth of Canada Saga, 18 miles below Gene- va, on the fame fide of the lake ftaittls the Friend's SetUement, founded b/ "' Jemima .,^. 7* CAN IcminM Witkinfon } thei-e are So fatnt- hn in it| each hat a fine farm, and are ^uiet, induftrious people. Canajokary, a pod town ia Mont rnery co. NewYotki litsated on tl fide of Mohawk R. caBipichendi ft very larg^ dllb iA of fine country, ^o miles W. of ScheneAady, and 56 Rules froni Albany. In the Itate ccnfus of S796, 730 of the inhabitants appnr to Ik ele£lors. A creek named Canajo- kary enters the Mohawk in this town. Ik tfais towmlhip, on the bank of the Molnwk, about 50 miles from Sche- BcAady, is Indian CaftU^ i'o called, the iemt of old king Hendrick, who was kSkdinScpt. 175^;, at Lake George, fighting foi' the Biitifh and Americans agatnft the French. Here are now the tcmains of a Britifli tort, built during that war, about 60 paces I'quare. A eoid coin of the value of about 7 dol- ors was found in thct'c ruins in i793< About a mile ami half W. of this fort ds a church, which is called Bramlt's vaurch, which the n-ted chief of that name is 1^ have left with great te- hidance. 1 nis was the principal feat of the Mohawk nation of Indians, and abounds with apple trees of theii' plant- inff» from which is made cider of an ex- ccUent quality. Cananea» a fmall ob!o iiland in the captainfliip of Brazil, x America, bebnging to the Portuguci'ey oppolite the mouth of Ararapiza R. ; on the S. fide of which Hands tlie town of Cana- nea to guai'd the entrance of the bay. This iflnnd lies about 37 leagues from St. Vincent. S. lat. 25. 10. VV. long. 47. 12. Camar Atan, or Great Canary a village dependent on the city of Cuenca, undrr the jurilHi6lion of the piovlncc of Quito, in Peru. It is remarkable for the riches contained in the adjacent mountains. Can as, or 7?«;<7, a iurifdlflion in Peru, S. America, fubje^t to the bifhop of Cufco, 18 le^guts flora that city. Th« Coixliilera divictii it into two parts, Canas, and Canches ; the former abounding in corn and fiuits, the latter in cattle. In the meadows are fed no lefs than 30,000 uuiles, brought hither from Tur.uma to pailure ; and a great fair is held here for thele creatures. In Canas is the famous fiiver mine called CwiJanoma* o£r». ingham ~ elter, luth. s in- C A N Cavasbraoa Critk nms N. ward into flpii|iU^^t Williamf. burgk in'N*^or1nHHh|||L CAJiAWii<^va, alHHI """" "•in Pennfymraw. See Canas. a towj; CO. Ncw.Hampfl^ about 36 miles wef The foil is but indiiter corporated in 1767, and contains 1040 inhabitants. Candlemas SbotUi, are aboitt two degrees of latitude due north ot Port Praflin, difcovered, named, and paflfedy byMemiana, in 1569. Canbtte, a city in Peru, S. Ame<* rica, and capital of the juriidi 104.0 r CAP tot Inlet N. by W. ami a large flioal 8. by E. This wat the bounds of Caro- lina by charter from Charlea II. N. lat. as. 35. W.bg^tt. 9. Can NATJH^ village on the N. fide of Wnfliington I. ; on the N. W. CMft of N. America. CANNE8iS|j|||own of Lontiiana, on the N. badjdriHl K. a branch of the MiOifipiMHi^ CAVl^^tJge, ■ a nigged niotintain about 100 milfs W. of Philadtlphia, forming the E. boundary of Bald Eagle Valley: Canonnicut IJJand, in Newport CO. Rlw.ioIfl;md,li5S about 3 mites W. of New-port, tlic S. end of which, (Gril- led Beaver Tail, on which flanilit the lijjhr-hoiilV) extends about as far S. as the ">. end of Rhode I. It extends N. ahout 7 miles, it« average breadth be- ing ubout one mile j the E. ftiore f'onn- ing the W. part of Newport- harbour, and the W. fliore being about 3 milea from the Narraganfet ihore. On this point is JamelVown. It was purchafed of the Indians in 1657, and in 1678, was incorporitcd by thenarheof Jamcf- town. The foil is luxuriant, produ- cing grain and grafs in abundance.-— Jameftown covitams 507 inhabitants, in- cluding 16 (laves. Canonsdurg, a town in Wafliing- ton CO. Pennfylvania, on the N. fnle of the W. branch of Chartier's Greek, which rims N. by E. into Ohio R. about 5 miles below Pittlburg. In its envi- rons are feveral valuable mills. Here are about 50 houfes and an academy ; 7 miles N. E. by E. of WaAiingtoHj and 15 S. W. of Pi'ttflvmg. Canso, or Caticeaut an ifland, cape and fmall fifhiiYg bank on the S. £. coaft of Nova- Scotia, about 40 leagues E. by N. of Halifax i N. lat. 45. 20. The ifle is fmall, near the continent ; N. E. from Cape Canfo, which is the S. eaft- em-moft land of Nova-Scotia. Canfo has a good harbour 3 leagues deep. Here pre two bays of fate anchorage. Near thefe on the continent is a river called Salmon R. on account of the great quantity of falmon taken and ciu-ed there. It is believed to be the heft Afli- fry in the world of that fort. Lime- ftone and plaifter of Paris are found on the Out of Canlb. This gut or chan- nel is very narrow, and forms the paf- pige from the Atlantic ipto the gulf of CAP ff St. Lawrence, between Cape Breto* iC-vnA and Nova-Scotia. Canso, a toiwnfliip in theneighboar- hood of the above named puce* W Halifax eonnty. «,. Cant A, a town and JurildiAion vmii^ der the archbifhop of Lima, in Perow'^ It is celebrated for excellent ptpat, which meet with a good market at lA- ma, 5 lengues diftant S. S. W. Here are innumerable flocks of Oieep, the paftures being vei-y rich and extenfive* S. lat. II. 4^. W. long. 75. 43. ' Cantbrbury, a townfliip in RoeW ingham co. New. Hampfliire, (itaated on the eaftern bank of Merrimack R, 14 miles N. by W. of Concord, 45 N.' W. of Exeter, and 54. from Portfmoutlu' It contains 103S inhabitants. Canterbury, a townlhip in Wind- ham CO. Conne6>icut, on the W. fide of Quinnabaug R. which feparates it frornPlaiififield. It is 7 miles fSi. by S. of Windham, and about 10 or sa N. of Norwich. Canton, a new townfliip in Nor- folk CO. Maflfachnletts, incorporated in 1797, it being formerly the nortliei^ parr of Stoughton. Cany Fork, in the (late^f Teimeffee* is a Alert navigitMc river, and runs N. W. into Cumbeiland R. W. of the Salt Lick, and oppofite Salt Lick Creek» , 50 miles in a iltaight line from Naih- ville. Capaiita, a large town of North- America, and in the province of Gatax- acn. The country round abounds with Aieep, cattle, and excellent fruit. Cape St. Andrew's, on thecoaft of Paraguay, or La Plata, S. America. S. lat. 38. 50. W. long. 59, 46. Cape St. Antonio, or Antbenit, is the point of land on the luuthem fide of La Plata R. in S. America, which, with Cape St. Mary en the northward, forms the mouth of that river. S. lat. 36. 3*. W-. long. 56. 34^ Cape St. Augustine, on the coatt of Brazil, S. America, lies fauthwani of Pernambuco. S. lat. 10. 15. W,' long. 35. 13. Cape Blow- me- down, which is the Ibuthern lidu of the entrance' from the bay of Fundy into the Bafin of Mi- nas, is the ealfeinmuft teiminatiun of a range of mountains, extending about 80 or 90 miles 10 tlu: gut of Annapoli* « bounded N. by the Ihoret of the . bay of It C AF ^fmt^ft vd $. bjr the flioni of An- ■nolU rirer. Caf 1 Cod, tncicntly c«]ted MtUlt- kmr^t ^y the Fr«nch, i$ the S. eaKward point m the bay of MaQachuleti;!, op- MAtt Cape Ann. N. lat. 4.1. 4. W. long, from Greenwich, 70. 14. Set Man^apU et. and Prcvinct Town. Cafe Elizabeth, a head-Und and tovvfifhip in Cnmbertand ro. diftriA of Main;. ThecaiMtlies inN. lat.4.). 33. %, by S» from the centre of the town 9 fnilea \ about %o S. weiterly of Cane %mtA\ Point, and i» N. k. from the VKNith of Saco R. The town has Portland on the N. E. and Scarho- rough S.W. and contains 135$ inhabit tmtt. It waa incorporated in 1765, and lies t%(t miles N. £. of Bofton. ^rs FbaR, is the ibuthern point of Smith'** I. which forms the muuth of Cape fear R. into two channeln, on the coaft of N. Carolina i S. W. oF Cape ]Out, and remarkable for a dan- eeroot (hoa) called the Frying Pan, from it> form. Near this cape is John- Ion's Fort, in Brunfwick co. and diftri^l of Wilmington. N. lat. \i. 32. W. long. 7«- IS- Caps Fear R. moix* properly Cl.i- rcndon, affords the beft navigation in N. Carolina. It opens to the Atlantic 0«ean by two channels, TheS. wfft crn and largeft ihannel between the S. W. end of Smith's I. at Bald Head, where the light-houfe (lands, and the E. end of Oaket I. S. W. from Fort lohnftoH. The new inlet is between the fea-coaft and the N. E. end of Smith's I. It wiU admit veflVis draw. iQg 10 or II feet, and is about 3 miles wide at its entrance, having 18 feet water at full tides over the bar. It continues its breadth to the flats, and il navigable for large veflels zi miLs from its mouth, and 14 from Wil- mington { to which town veflels draw- ing 10 or IX feet can reach without any rifle. As you afcend this river you lcav« firuniwick on the left, and Wil- mington on the right. A little above Wilmington, the river divides into N. B. and N. W. branches. The former is broader than tlie latter, but is neither io deep nor fo long. The N. W. branch rifes within a few miles of the Virginia line, and is formed by the iunAion of Haw and Deep rivers. iu general couric ii S. eafterly. Sea CAR reflelt can go «s miles above Wilrohif* ton, and large boats 90 milea, to ra. vctteville. Tlw N. E. branch joint tbt N. W. branch a little a^ve Wilming- ton, ami is navigable' Mffea vcflTels *o mika above that town, and by hre* boat* to South Walhington, 40 mi^a further, 4nd by raft# tq S areflo, which is nearly 70 miles. JB| whole length of Cape Pear river "VMjjjhpo miles* Cape May, is the S.^Rftemmoft; point of the Aate of Ncwjeriey, and of thi couiiry to which it gives name* N. lat. 39, W. long. 75. s. It lies ao . miles N. £. from Cape Henlopen, v.'hich forms the ii, W. pouit of the moiuh o^* Dei - 5. 18. W. long. 75, 15. Caramgas g arc tcTortir ind La ther t(^ iropcan fall re. cocoa T htr? W4lk| nafled iri the CAR CaRANCAS, a province and Jurlf- tlitVion umler the biflipp of Plata, atid 70 league* W. ot that cit]f, in Pei-u, very barren in corn and grain, &c. but ftbo'jnding in cattle. Here are a great number ot' filvcr mines conftantly work- ed, ninong whicli that called Tureo, aiKl by.the minei» Machacailo, it very lemtrkabi •. The fibres of the filver forming an ulnurable intermixture with the (lone ) iwh mint* are generally the richeft. There are other n>aflris of fil- Ver in this province equally remarka- ble, being found in the barren I'aifdy dclarts, where they find, by digging only, detached lumps of filvcr, unmix- ed with any ore or ftone. Thefe iamps arc called papas^, hecaule taken out of the ground as that root is, and have the appearance of melted filver ; which }>roves thac they arc thus tbrmed by fiilion. Some of thcfe papas have weighed fron) 50 to 1 50 marks, being q Pari:> foot in length. Caravaoa, a river in Peru, S. Ame- rica, famed for its golden fands. Caroioan, about ao miles £. of Dartmouth .College, New-Hamp(hire. The townihip of Orange once bore this Duuie, which fee. Cakxaco, a large gulfin the province of Comana, Terra Firma, S. America. On tlie northern fide at its mouth is Fort St. Yago, in N. lat. 10. 7.W. long. 63. %Q, ami on the ibuthern fide Cape Bordunes. Cakiacov, is the chief of the fmall ifles dependent on Grenada I. in the W. Indies) fitua^cd 4. leag\ies from Ifle Rhonde, which is a like diftance from the N. end of Grenada. It con- tains 6911 acres of fertile and well cul- tivated land, producing about a mil- lion lbs. of cotton, befides corn, yams, potatoes and plantains for the negreesi it has two fingular plantations, and a town called HUiJborougb. Cakibeana, now called Porta, or Ntn^i AndalufiOf which fee. Carjbbee J/JflW/, in the Weft-In- >nryivania,on the pott road from Philadelphia to Pitt A)urg} is 115 miles W. by N. from the former, and 178 E.from the latter, and i8S.W.from Harriniurgh. Its fituation is pleafant and healthy, on a plain near the foutb* em bank gf Conedogwinet creek, a wa- ter of the Sufquchannah. The to«wi contains about 400 houfes, chiefly of ftone and brick, and about 1500 inhabi- tantf . The ftreets interfeft each other at right angles, and the public build. ings are a college, court-houfe md gaol, and 4. edifices for public worfliip. Of thefe the Prelbyterians, Geniian«» Epifcppalians, and Roman Catholics, have each one. DickinAm College, aamcd after the cekbntod John Dick* inioDj IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1.1 143 ■ 50 2.2 2.0 a L25 lyiu 9 K /a /a M w w 7 Photographic Sciences Corporation V4 <^ \ \ r'ls 23 WIST MAIN STRUT WEBSTIR.N.Y. M580 (716)172-4503 .^^x >^^ ^ 6^ ^, '/. \ . aiipiiNttiMi tw a KlMrar^^ fifkarsiMo^noMkli. It> re- V^l^^^ilMt *#M< Id fttidtnts, ami ita li^liitiltfa*'kMy4nc^^ About ^^fSrl ago (Ma ^J»aa ii3uibitcd >7 • €iiftl.iU^f^rbly«itteW.fide of tlif SflM«« illr^^ in Due Wcfl. IWltai iHiitcd betiVMtt Jamet aiid M^ r^rttt'oii whieh f^jodi Bi4dgt. mi^P»^M mti^mMad, in 1«< )blvi3> 9* Wf long' i^^t^t'1ta the N. coaft of iWirFirmwiMl fen ifland which oom- iwbidi tlw (plymiiel bttwMi the gulf of Hlhbf^icla, awl dMft of Maracaybo on the fr. fitfle MOR dmii «o mifeaN. from ^ town 4|f Maraeajrbo. ^€Atih09tiix*3kimPmie4. SceCcJkr. 1r f^Loa^atbiradrVefMttailnBlew^ ilphi, 45 milea S. W. of &nta Fe. It iMdaokii a hurgebayyN. lat. 7.4o.Wr -;CAR|.OSAi a to«m in the interior Biit'of Bmili in tke »5th degree of S. btittide, on the S. E. ftdu of St. Fnn- <^ X. and N. by W. fn>ni Vilhi Nova. QAAif&Lt a townfliip in Dutchefs ^ikmr. New. York. By the ftate cen- tai^ t'tfdi n37 of it* innabitante were eieetsw."' ''^ -- ^ ■ ■ '^CAKMEtOi'a river on the cotiftof New-AfbkHBf S. caftward of Francifco JMy, N. lat. 36. 55. A little north- waraJnwn it is Sir Pi^anci* Drake's hitrbour> where that navigator I'y five weeks. ' Carihero, a cape in the S. Sea, near Saifta Maria,^ oh. the coall of Peru. Lat. I. 35. S.jong;'??. «o. W. CARNBSVlLtE. the chief town of Franklin CO. Georgia, 100 miles N.W. of Augufta. It cotttainc x. court>hoafe, and about so dv^fHing-houfes. 'Carolina. See Narlb- Carolina, and Stuib-Cari^Ha. '^AROi^NB Co. in Virginia, is on the S. fide of Rappahannock R. which fe- |NU-ates it from KiAg George's co.. It IS about 40 miles fquare,' and ecmtatns >?«#l9 inhabitants, including 10,19a flaves. ' CaRolini Cfk on the eaftern ihore in^Maryland,i)ietd«rs on OeUwire ftate to the£.aodcantaim $506 inhabittunts, Including 9057 tkttu Its ckitf tmni WmJt^l ■' •' '•■ ' ■■ ' CA^ioiRAv ■ toMta of Terra Flhna; N. Aireriai, sbntot jH« Intkk N*ti front Gibnltair on Minfeiqflw Lake:* 0A|iovoBi PDiNl'.'the northenrnjibft eiintiRiHyiDf the HIaM «f St. DomiOin. in lha^'#; fndieii aj^^ inilex N,^nk the town of St. Jf«g|^i_^ CAkR, a fmall fMM|tt|||i^ Z^eoln CO. diftrift' of Maine!': ''<<^ i^Fj**'., . Carranta'sca lagoon, U a lai|;e Slf on the S. fide of the bay of Hen. rar, ibout 70 miles N. w. of Cape Graeiot' a Bios, and neirly is fiur 6.'^ E. ' frotti Brewer's Xagoon. CARTtRi n new cb. in the ftate of iVaneifee, fermed of a part of the co*' ofWaAington. CARTiitBTGai^. 8eei?i«r»4AftMI gatioo. Jietwcen it 4mt 3Mii»"ai»'^>aivtt« i ■tmk ttA^ ^^««i#« haihoan «fCidiBilF«y iiM#i -iMo^ iw omWr.lttidi «iM«Jig'.|y^ It it a held water of to M h fl i i am /f CAii^mBiAe»afMr MidiBiiiK|4 em fidanf Ckaltfnr Baf, ibSnt i llA$ from Black Cape, N. W. by If. Wm bottom ofCiiMNhki tamte of about one 'league Wtni it the fKat rifcr «f Cafi)|Uiplhin£. lies about woft fton Ih^ AMmA-, aUli fiinli a finall cod aid fidmon fil^f. ' ' CAstiTAH, an Mten low^ i& tM wefternpart of Oeorgia> which, it «N|I a* the Coweta town, it So ih^ biAi# the Horli Ford, on CbtittAfaoiitfee 4yiF. CamU skL OR*., 8i^ 9)^ Anna. X CASttM, the fliiie(o#ik ef Haiiedcl CO. difirift of MihM^ ia fiiiMlaa on Pi^ Dobicot bay. It waa talteh frbiki ^ towncf P^ohiiMt, and incorporated a Feb. 1796. It it named aftera Pr«ta|ri| gentleman who refided hext ii» jNiti' ago^ at alfe CAtrmt Rjwf, wfiidi la itfbot id miietlong, is navigable forS it^, Mii hat fcveral milMattho htei^fif. 11 emptiet into Ponebfeot bal^. ^ ' CA8Tt.tfotV», a towraiip in Ridiifc mond CO. Staten I. New-York, whifiK contains 805 inhabitants, indudmg It4 fla vet. 1 14 of ita iifiu^itantt are dlw- tws. CASTttTOM, a townlhip and* ivhii in Rttthmd co. Veimontf »d milet S. £.' of Mt. Imlcpendence, at Ticonderoga; Lake Bombaton it chiefly in thtt town^ and fendt ita watert into Caftleton R* which, fifing in-Pittsford, paffist through thit town in a S. wefteriy courfe, ani Mlt into Pultney R. in the town of Fairhaven, a little below Col. Lyon't ironwarkt. Fort ^Vainer llandt in this town. Inhabitants 80 5^ > CastorV R. in Newfoundland tlU ai d, empties in the harbour of St. John**. ' Itt fixe It confidesable for 15 milet from the lea. CarfRO, n flrong town in S. AsmtU ca, in Chili, «ad capitid of the iflnkl of F Ghtloo. CAT It'iPM t«te lw Mt tro^ooia R. j but thd'e names are Bowr pbfolefe. Catawissy, a townihip in North' iimherIandco.Pdinfylvsmia, fituateci on jhe^. £. bank of the E. branch of Suf- i^ehannah R. oppoiite the mouth of #lfliing Cnek, and about so miiies N. E. of Sonbniy. \ C A-^ASCBt or Cetiants, a fmall ri- ver in Lincoln co. Maine, which rifes in Top(ham, and empties into Merry MertingBaf^and has fcveral mills upon it. Ca^h liRiNtVlstE, St. a froalUdand ill the captatnftip of St. Vincent's, in Brtgia, belonnng to the PorfugMut a 5 C A X miieA-fra^i N. to 6» fariuMlRt'li^n- diMi, who attft tlw Pbrtn«M!ft npfatft^ thaaf «nen^, dit m«fi»ffi«f Bnutu;' S. Ut. S7. to. W. fbiw* 4f . If • - Atii, • pleaihrit iSmA on die harbour nf SMHyt in the ftafetifOceciia. ' JkUHik^mM pmdnaNc Mann on the fotith coaft of St. UiiiiiMoiM leagues eaftwavd of the lowtf idif |f||Jhmin«o. . Ga-i^irini** fMiMi^ifikllniaite CO. New- York, lies j miles 8. rio, and about so 8. of Ofwego PorT. CATTAHttRK, oncof the Uisabeth ifles j in the ftate of MaflLchnfttts, See Bmexard'i-B^, i Cavca, a river intlieilihcAusofDa' rieny whofe foui-ce is in common with • thatof LaMasdalena, in the lakePapos, near the 8th Agree of 8. latitude, and which falls into this laft river. Cavallo, a Tea-port town in the pro* vince of Venezuela) on Terra Firma, or ifthmus of Darien, %s miles N. E.^8t. Jagb de Leon. It is well fortified, and in a former war was Hnfuccefifully at- tacked by CfNnmodore Knowles. Lat. 10. 15. long. 6t, IS. Cavaillon, a town on the S. fide of the 8. peninfulaof the iflahd of St. DMningo, about j leagues N. E. of Les Cayes, and 5 W. by S. of St. Lotkis. N.lat. it^itf. Cavknoish, a townlblp b Windfor CO. Vermont, W. of Weathersfield, on Black river, having 491 inhabitants. Upon this river, and within this town- (hip, the channel has l>4cn worn down too feet, and rot* failtt ^M i^- uiHH,m^Sim ItfHpmoclu*, &c. >Tbcre aw fami^^feicrflwict^ but of little con- ftdocacf.^ vTbfrtowB ol the fiune nune iefitwatailN. Ei> from the city of Trox> Ulo. CAJtAM^t^tLA, afintill junfiliaion Hkewtie in F«ra, nnder the biOep of Tnutflio. Cavamaoa, or CfyagUf fomctimee called the G>eat Rivvr* empties In At the 8. bank of lake Erie» 4,0 miles eaftward of the mouth r>f Huron { hav- ing an Indian town of the fiime n^rne on its lu^s. tt is navigable for boats { and Its naouth is wide, and deep eooiigh to receive large flobps from the lake. Near ttii are the celebntcd rocks which pivjefi over the lake.. They are ftverai milet in len|th» and rife 40 or 50 feet per- pendicular out of the water. , Some ' parts of them conAH of feveral dnta of diflTereiit colourr* lying in a horuontal direAion ; and fo exaaly parallel^ that they reiemble tlie work of ait. The view from the land is grand« but the water preftnts the moft magnUicent pro- ijieft of this fublime work of nature i it is attendeid, however, with great dan- ger) f9|r if the leaft ftonn arifes, the fjorce 9f the Auf is fuch that no veflel can efcape being tlaflted to Ereces aninft the rocks. Col. Brpadf- ead fuffered fliipwreck here in the late war. and loft a number of his mcti» when a ftrong wind arofe, £a that the latt ca- noe narrowly elcapcd. The heathen IndianSi when they pafs this impending danger^ offer a facrifice of tobacco to the water. Part of the boundary line between the U. S. A. and the Indians, begins at ^ mouth ot' Cayahagai and nuns up the fame to the portage between that and the Tulcarawa branch of the Muf- fcuuurh* , The Cayuga nation, confiding of 500. Indian*} 40: of whom refidein the United States, the reft in Canada, receive of the Alte of New- York an annvi.ry of a 300 jloUarx, beiides 50 dollars granted to one «f their chiefs, as a coulideratioii for liodsibld by tb«m to the ftattc, and 500 Q AT It ^ CAYtNVtiliptf^iilCArilli pari ^<«li Ouianai or SurinMi^ If igMndr/#4(|. milca along, the nm oC Omm t«p neaily .«0|| mHik witUiiMi \ ' imm mi equator wiiim fll^ « N.lak. Thecoat.iaJow and and Aibjrato Imivdat^* multitfidc of rivers whi«li.f«|i,dowJ( the mounttim with mat immtaelflUjfp The Jbil.isiniaiMRar|NMet fitr#!» |i»- ducing fiiguv t9becc4» . Iffiditn. cfli% fruits, &c. The Fraach have takfaM^ re(rKmoifaBiflan4>MPMtl^ c»Ai callad alio Cayenne, which; a» likiwll* ilM! wbole.countiy* t/itm ittnaine frw« thi river that is northward of it. Caybnni JL rtfta in the mouatalnt near the lake of Parima, nmathioui^ Ih* country of the GaliU«» a nation ^, Charibbet^ Indianst and it. H94 Icng^ long ) the ifland which ijt onvironi, |ir 1 8 leagues in circuit, i| gpod and. fmti^ but unhealthy. In 1 7 ja« the espcrttof the culoiiv were «4o,54i Qji. ^aqMMOk 80,36) Ihs. fupir, 17,919 lbs. cotton* a6,8ii Ibs.coif^f pi,oi<(lbs.O)coaf b!N fide timber and pianki. .Tht FnoMdl firftfettledberft in i$^i, vad built th». ton of Ceperou, but were oiiien for^ to 4uit it, yet returned thither again. «a in 1640, 1651, and 1654, and wcik form ctd to Ifafe it for want of reinforce^ ments. The Dutch fcttlad hera in. 1656, but wercdriven oot by M. da In Baire. .The Dutch hui thtar rcvmg* in 1676, and droVe out the Frentsh | bttt were therafelves beat out. the year af* tei-, by d'Eftrees. Cayss, Lrs, a fta.part townon th« S. fide of the S. peninftilA of the ifiuid of St. Domineo. 1 3 leagu^i W, by S. of St.I^uis. N.Ja:. tS. la. . CaitLOMa, ajurifdi^lion under tht hi/hop! of Arc<{Utpa» 3« leagues ;E;^ of that city, in S. Aincrica, in Peru, ia» mons for the filv^sr mines in the mottn t.■' S9*- ■ '■ ' CXYitttB, ORAMtoir aM ifland on A| N^ ilMiaiiielS'^venii The itftrvatioA lands dTlhb Oi^ogh Indiana lie Mbtwth fides (^tHe laice at ttl northten end. < Ca%aee9, a tiwii of Mexico. See CAtmoviJi* a new and thriving mrtMf, hi Herkelner co. New-York, ^ fliiles weftward of Whiteftown. By ^ %itt (lenfusof 179*, tj^ of its in- MaNltaiiiaareeleaors. • CMit, afownfti<^in Waflriogten <». Ptinniylrania. '■^ ICifftAK Piktt a (Doit of entry in <£htt|^eo. Maryland, on the E. fide of IkKtdimac k. abou. i« miles b(|ow Port Tobacoo»aMd 96 S« by W; of ftal- ttK^kot* Its exymts' are chid^ feobac- «b and Indian com, and in 1794, a- mounted in iralue to it>59S dotfjrs. * CtWk*. AcMi a caj^ on the W. fide oriMI«iiHtfe Bay in St. Mwy'e co. Ma. lyland. Ctt^Alt Uekt b fttt iyiPing in the ftate of tVnfieflee, i<^ niile»fr«iB Nalbviilei 4 -irom Big Sfltifif, and 6 ftotti Little Sprii^. ' €|litiivii.i.t> lb* cUaf' town of C H^ ^pm AmTs CO. «d 411 tlwB. fi^ «f aMiiipteklNivl»M»yl«l*> It4ietb«^ twMN iho CMia o|C#fie« «f«ik# whieli nmi into Ghcfter R. and ha«lM«ni hteljF Wd oMi It ndlea 8. of ChaAesj t4> S^ lt> |i«$v of BaltiRMntand 05 S. ^* by $. omOaderi^ K. lat. 39. <* CBSf ARKSr a faitit^ aotthmrd of IVitagoina hi 8. AmmmrJmi.mt 4%^ degree of & Ut. hifaabitedfry ai^lst trtbo of that namie dcfcendul &mi the 8|i«n> ianis} beinKihe people cf 3 fliips that were wrcclm on this eoaft in 1340. OiA>A(MriD0iCK !jUt bcloi^ to Ou£e*s CO. Maflachuletts. It lies near to, atid eatenda acrofii the E. end of Abrtha*s Vineyard ifland. CHACAfOYAS, ajurifdi6Uori under the biibopofTruxillotinPenif 8. Anicri> ca. The Indians make a great variety of cottons andtapeftry here, which for the livelinefs of the cotours andneatneia of the work defenre attention. They alfo make cotton fail cloth. It liei within the Cordilleras. ChaCtaw tiills, in the N. W. cor« ner of Georgia river. Ch ACTA W8,or flat heads,area power- fttl, hardy, liibtile and intrepid race of Indianst who inhabit a very fine and extcbfive traA of billy country, with large and fertile plains intervenin|^, be- tween the Alabama and Miflifippi rivers, and in the weftem part of the ftate of Georgia. This nation had, nit many years ago, 43 towns and villages, iqr three divifions, containing 11,1 a] foulsi of which 4,'o4i were fighting men. They are called by the traders PUt*; heads, all the maks having the fore andr hind paA of their ikulls artificially flat- tened when young. Thefe men, unUkft^ the Mutcogidges, areflovenly and ne*^«' gltgent in evenr oart of their drcfs, b«|' otherwi^ are laid to be ingenious, fen- fible and virtuous men, bold uid inw trepid, yet quiet atid pdioable. Some late ttwellert, bowtver, haveobfitmd that they pay little attention to the mpi nece£>y rules of moral conduA, at Icift that unnatural crimen were too treouent amoi^ them. Different from mott of the Indim natioits bordering on tbe'&nited States, they have larfe ^an- taiene otr country rarms, wters they employ mt(ch of tmir time in ^[rlkulttt- ral iia^rovements, after the manner 0^ the white people. Akho* their territi^ .fklaie *os |1h iSi large as thofit of thtf Mufc(>gulg9 5je % ;ii ' foul«( intn* Plat. Mre and flat- unllkt^ ne« t, but II, fen. and ixu Some iftrred he moil uA, at t too from MMft Bg Ogi n mMrm f, H^m^ «r Uma m m h flatter, Tli«QNf Maiae. talM % iMe Gupi Work# Jtivwv aiMwit. |« mtt«» Annrvtiie.iPQiiltb iBf tlw 9aii|KbM| P«nd« fr(Nn, whif h it ^lowi. IiitfiMt»tHtv«ttkcaitalattcr iuim«,ft<9ai tkSaB wttb )t ftwf, moved by one Kdicel. titOffl by one {.odors. IkM the profeft wrai loon laid a0d«, The former Mmo> ja derived from Mr. ChadbowrnetoneWthe firft ftttl«r«i who t>m-chaad the land on the moutb of it, of the natives, and wbofe pofterlfy pof- fefs it at this day. Chaokb, a river and town in Terra Firmsr S. America. The riy?r4»qis to the N. Sea, and was' formerly salM ta- ras, from the .'umber o£alli||atoriin , hu ttsiburce in the moimtaiM near .Cruets, and its mouth is jn^« lat<5,| where tiiere |s a Arong Iwt* buik ctn a > fteep rock, ron the £. tide, near thf: ica; 3!M^i^^ tcmto> of thf cogulge flsoh. This fort baa^ « comm»Q;la|it, ^nd lieutenant, and the garrilbn , is| draughted from Pl :ama, to which you goby thisffhrle» *N. W. by W. biit jneaforiag by water .is4,3 miles.. TJbere is at Cruocs an |il- calde, who lives at the cuftom-rho^ft; and takesanjiccQUQt of all gopds on the, river. Chagre fort was taken by Admi- .ral Vemoa, in 1740* C^Atca Luke, See itfirAflrcv* Chajlbvrs, a deep and broad bay on the W. fide of the gulph of St. Law^ renc<(. Fkt)mthis bay to that of Verte,^ on the S.]nthe8*E. corner qf -the fiilf, is the N. E. fea line of ^e BritUh prpJ vintie irf'-NeWrfiraniwick. ' ' CMAilBERSBVRO, a poft tOWH M \Pennly4vama, and tile chief of Franklin 7co.. It is fituafeed on the eaftern branch .of CoHD|radiiagueci!eck, R wata of Po< ,towmaci(.iilAi^cband highly $ultivat-j ved iotitftiv,VaM healthy fituation.-^ (Here are^ about «oo houfes^ i Prafliytip-i Mm 'churches, & ftone gaol, a handloms «ouM.Ju>uie built of bCickt 4} pap$r and ■0 fiigicicithrc«dthf^l ^*-„ .^ . l^Hngtpdfa^l. |tpascmedW»%r reU aiMi Eicblisil i«M Ibe P|«»ck|9 Canada. .^ CHAMiH,Bi. ffr*, ;ls hwdi^ agj welt builr> on tiKB nprg^i of t^ nvcr^v the Oune mmf^ about 1 » or 'Mnm f^ W. W Ik^oiitreal, and N. of 8^ Jpb%> fort. It was ukeii bytbc Afamu* pa. M, i77Sr M i»>yt« bX.*^ tdh, Jan, it, S77|. . % 1^- f»*i^>» pHAMFLMllji Ji lakeiMjcT jpi |pc^ lake Ontario,; a^U^ g.»,16.Jr<«Bv formal a vm9t;^t .4Ml^M#fr / / t^en the jbtepipf J^eWEypr^MV^ // a)oi)t. Tfii^ijgfciiiti iinwTnwi^t wtw ' lU'. 'I ,lv - f^SbftoRe^^JIfflAJiprrfeK'sJakc^ oniiig its ien^h from F»{|l)a^ f o Si(. John's, a faqur^ nearly K. \iU ibont «oo miles ; it's breadth i& from i to 1 1 awl^ being yery diffwnt m ^^fffWft pN^" » the npean, width is abc^t $ imi^^Jmi it occupies alwut 100.000 aon. ta depth IS (uffcient ^ t^^i^^ .yeflt^. There aie in it above fi^ty ilbM| flf dilterefit fia^s { the t^oft e<^aMer»b|e are North .nnd South ffcro, Rnd |(Mte ifland. Npit^ ^ep> er prapa Pv, is 24. mUcs iMg, 'and jfronp, y u> j^ wide. Itref^ves at Ticonderci|a tbe waters of ,|-id« George from tl^tt S., 8. W. whicfc i'sii^icl to he lOo feet hi^j^fr than t\^tt. waters of this lake. Hall the rivers and ftream* whifh rife in Ver- mont fall into it. T,h«« are fi(ver|il which come to it from'New- York ftate and fome from Canada} to which Idfk \t (01(18 its own waters, a N. fourff, thi^' SoreU or Ch^mblrfViver, iiwo t^t St. /Lawrence. This iwe is well ftpied with iUJ), particularly Valinop, lahnon- irovt, fturgeon and pickerel } and tne land on its borders, and c^ the baujis of its rivers, is goodi, .<. Therjyks in iVveral places appear fo be in»rk«d^.fPn b Mf knott tkN • llll.' ' Ir if ftMom oftirilr iipt nfeiHrti |m, mdl tl»r middfe af Unrnf. B^ Mitiijw itli iM«l isthoT A|rn the ice M of} md it 19 tiaitnn- } in CfilMi CO. Ne4».Yoik, riikct iti iMaii IMi the lake ua SiUdi it Jiee. It waf granted to fbm Itaalim mi Nora^Scocia lefof^s, mHif^i^ either in th» Ai^ce of the VtSmM^tk, during tkeivar, or fled t§mm Mr woteftii^; The tiidigeiiee •«^'ji'hiihit«ofthere people oecafiohed idHf u| of the MtlcAicn^ } and tn or tnhabi«aata have - a^^jJaUfthrirnlacc. Thehnde are fer. mdum rivtrt ran throngh ft, well y«h fi(h. It has f7S inhabi- tnd ijbyea.- ^y the ftate cen. Iba of 17^6^ 7.4 of tbrinhaUtants are ; CniANCiroRV, t t9«nii))ip ip York ^. Pemi/yi^atia. ^ Clt^rAtAN, one of the largpil hikes iil'Me«?ce, or New Spain. CuAtrnt. HiLi, a fcifk town in Q. nnpelM.fi. Carolina, ^tuatcd on a 'ftm^ |if Newhope cifeek, which emp. tk* bite the N. W. braneh of Caoe VcirKf This is the f^ ehofenftr the-ftatof the yniverQtjr oTNoith-Ca. H^ina, JPvw hi^fts are ss vet ereAed } 'tnirt apart of the publtcbuiidings were in iUcn ibrwardnels» tliilit ftudehts were IvditHtted* and education tx^menced' in Jan; ij^d. The beautiiiil and eleva- ted fcite of this town.comniands a plea- iing and extenfive view of the liurround- ing ^intry j la miles 8. by B;«fHtil. jliormirh, and 47a S. W. of PliiladeU fibia. II. lat. 35. 40. W. long. 79. 4. - CHA«i.EM«M/f , ato^frfflup m Hamp- fliireto. Mafachufettf, t6 miles W. of l>cerfiekl, h^vin^ ^|c inhabitants. CHARLES It. m liftiflaehuflctts, call, fd anciently S^tmtfiriim, is a confider- able ftream, uie pruic'ipal bmach of which rifes fiom a paiM bofdering on .Hopkiutpn. It pailes tlMrough HoUtT- ton and BelUi^m, and dii^e Med- way fiom KMficid» Winntham, , wnd Ffanklin, and thence into Bniham, where, by a ctiriona bend tt'lprma a peninluia,uf (oo acres offauid. Aftream tailed Mother Brook, runs out of ttua rfv«rilk thU loira, JMd MlaiiibMii^ ^$,4 fcnning ■ naminl ctntf, wHiiiif eliet««» riveni and^aiNiMig • muimt of c^llcni milHuta. WimlMhtlk tht cMirii ofth^ (i««t ib niMhIriy; '^. vidi^llisMMi Ami McUham» ' WifL toii,«idWiltham« pUtngwmwmtMii tie falls i it tlien Mhiiv tbl^ l^.B. and S. tkraogh Wattrt0i|!infid qainhridgti andpafling intoBoHohMiiom Ainglet with the nvaters of Myite it. at the point of the MninAila of Chadtflown. It is navigable tisr beats to Warenown, 7 mites. The moft Mnarkabie brWgei on this river are tho(i which coniMJI Bofton with Charleftown and Cam- bridge. See S^m. There are 7, paper milii eii this river, befides odkr muK. CHARi.ts Of% on ih^ weffem fliore of Marybnd, lies between Potwwmack and Patoxent rivers. Its chief town is Port Tobacco, on the r>««r of that name'. Its extreme lertgth is «t mihes, its breadth s4» and it contains ao,6i} inhabitants, including 10,0X5 flavcs. The coupti^ has ft# hills, is generat'y km and Cmdy, and praduci*9 tobacco, Indian corni» fweet potatoes, &c. CMAiitBS City Ca. in Virginia, lie# bet«rfen Chiekahominy and James rU iters^ fttidntained formerly piii$ of what no«v forms Piince Oeor«K*s eo. -It hak 55St iiihtibitaifts, iiichtdfng3T4]rftavei. Charles^ a eapef r i^krsiiWH innbout N. hit. «■» ;: eape«>: i^krgiiWH innbout T. i, on The M. lide of the mouth of Cbcfapeak bay, having Cape flenr) oppoTite to it, r Chaelvs, a cape on -the 9i*Vf,jMtt of the ftrait' eHtennsinto Hodfen Bay. N. lat. 6s. <^, W. long. 75. ii^. ^^ CHARLtsTown, a poft town IitCf- cil CO. Maryland, near Ihe head of Che- fapeak bay: 6 miks fi. N. E. from the mefifh (rSiifqitehahnih K. j io W. s; W. from Eikton« iad_5l> $. W. by W. from Pfitlaiirlpbia. ltt)«Mre about ao hoafes, chiefly inh^ited' by ffliar- men empkyed in the herrin,^ fHherv: N. lat. 39. 34, ^ Charlistoh, adtfttiA in »be Low. er ceuittr4 of S. Cai oKna, fiiWhrided in- to t4panflirs. This krfe diftfi^, of which the city of 0Nii4eliMi is the chief towiy, Ues between $antie and Coinbi. heerlirers. Itpay'sfth^K S4lf*d, ter. taxes.' U (ktm th w^4ato le|iflatiire 4l t^aprsftnnHiveaand 13 ftiMttft, and I member toC(mgnA> Itcontains65^W inhabita|ili,llw%iH)[)only 1 i 3 i^ane hvt. CHARI.UTO|t, .< dfAAtSITOII. tlwiMtl«Mll»Of t< CiniiMi U the ii») miMiHa/kmmin dM tiiii tftteMd In tlM4MrUk«f tb* fimwMWjf'MdlmilM tanfoeor Mntf ibrtMdW till cMiMM ht^amtiAM^ In Md GNMr» which «m flio«t ners and addrefs— and a dirpofitlon to make their guefts welcome, eafy and pleiftdwtth themfelves, are character- lAics of the rcfptfUible people of Charlefton. . In fpMking of the capital, it ought to be obrervcd, for the honour of the pec^eof Caiolina in gendral,, that wlien in conmfon with the otlMr' colonies^ in the eootvft with Britain, ithey relblved ag^inft the uft of; certidn luxuries, and even nteeflaries of life | thoft articles, which improve the mind, enlarge the underftanduig, and comeA thetafte, wM« excepted} the importa- tion of books was perniltted as for- merly. The land on which the town is built,; is flat and low, and the water brack ifli and unwholefome. Theftreetsarepretty' regularly cut, and open beautiful prot-i peAs, and have Inbto i a aean drains to cany off fllthand itc^ the city clean and healthy { but are too narrow mr (b hirge a place and fo warm a climate. Their fpacfal breadth is from 35 to 6< feet. a nv Domes wnicn nave oacn brut bttiin Are brfek.wiffillkd'lterf. W bttlMlngs {tegeti^ii«r Freneh ProteftalMli a meeting-hotift for Quakers, a Rente Catholic chapel^ anda JttwilltiynafMntNk Little attention is paid to tho pMdii: markets | a great propsHion of the nioft wealthy Inhabitants mving pUntatiOM from which they receive iupplies tf il^ moft every article of livhig. Thecdton^ try abounds witii poiimy mid wild ducks. Their beet, mutton and veid are not generally of the beft kind } ^and few fi(h are found in the market. ' In t7t7, it wsn coniputed that there were i<6oo houfts in this city, and i 5,006 inhabitants, includiiw 5,4O0flaVes ( and What evkices the hcaltnlncftof the pla^k upwards of aoo of the white kihaU' tants were above 60 years of age. In 1791, there were 16,359 inhabitantt, of whom 76S4 were flavfs. This city has often luffered much by flre, the MR and moft dedruAivtf happened at late as Jttntf, 1796. Charlefton waii inedrporated in 17(5, and divided into three wards, which chofe as many wanienSf from among whom the citiiekts ckA an intcndaat ofthecity* The intendant and war- dens form the ciiy-cuonc^, who have power to make and entbice by«-la«v8 for the regulation of the city. The value of exports fmm this port, in the year etiding Nov. 1787, amount- ed to 505,ft79i. t9s. $d. fter. 'Thenum- ber of vefftls cleittvi (rom-the cuAmi- houie the lame yeST;^ was 947, meaiui-ing 6a,ii8 tons} 735 of tbele. mcatiuriBg 41,531 tons, wtt« Americaai tIteatilcM belonged to Great Britain, kdand, Spain, France, and the Unued VMrnr- F 4 lands. ««* ^9. it»wimti 1IU9. lnMllaht.4ioaf«lininl4.1«tk M«H»i « s». Whitt Point tt the S. tMl ff||»«|iMUl.Ut.s»44« !•• W.toQg. «jfcM«vMi>« tiM ea^ «f Ihvftkte of iiinphi»Miwi»ch BMutrto thit iban S / »> p or t town ia thi Atlutic /A waflipB roMl of mly 15 »^w«nicdtt>.opcii thf eommuMi' «itiW;i «d tht jfhn w 3tboiik to bt m. l^(fiiiMILKli.TOWM. ■ t#miYofk» tntht S. fi«k fif li0Mwkm|ln 4l » townflup in Cher< ter CO. JPoiafyhrMiin. CwAKLtfTOWii, apofttown in Ghe- Amiw «o«r Mlrr.Hainraiintt on the B. fide of C«inc0iciit k. 30 miieeS. of PwtmoothiCoUegf ) upwards of 70 N. of Notthamjptoih 1 16 N, of W. of Bof- ien» lao W. hyN» of Porftnouth* and 431 N. N. E. of Phtladetphia. It was incorporated in 1753* and contains 90 or 1 00 hevfesiaCongivgational church, tkf couft'houft and an academy. The read from Bofton to Quebec jmUSa through tliis town. N. iat. 43. 10. W. Jong. 7«« 1 9* A fmall internal trade ie carried on here. CHAR|.BSTOWNt the principal town in Middlefex co. MaflMtufetts, called Mi^hmtmn bj* the aboriginal inhabitants, lies N* of Bofton, with which it is con- neftcd by CharleS'River Bridge. The Msvn» pioperiy ia called, is hiilt on a ritnirtua, fornied by Myftie R. on the and a bay, fetting op from Charles- Rivar on (heW. It is veryadvanta- geoufly fituated for health, navq^ition, trade, and iPtunifi^kures of uoioft all fhe vartcM kinds. A dam acrafs the mouth of ihcbtiy^ which fitts upfixMn Charfes-Riiver, would affsid a great ftvf«ll'«) MlUr an mMmM kK iha ktAoff! of tka AMertBMii< RMvlniiaiirf Xk»lMLMil kM«pM ii» taMrii a flwAed t» tkt' MtaMM «l WxRnit '(.••■' Ipe 'flMt k# ftU, ■oaMfAt.ftAJhariiMa laAaiaflcn»Bheii«»!nTkiJiMrdr ' hiU bifina to bo- iWiMiiia^h fMikmfea. All theft UNillM gantaad'^BUgtattul ptoTMAfto^'BaAMi and ita ehnrminghr vavtegnrad harboiir» of Cambridge and iiaaotlegee, and faa estenfive traA of ^hlf eukiiMtfd couainr. it eontaina^within iht neck or panfi about ajo koufiia* mH about sa^ iahabitaais. Tka oalgr psiklia bttikiiofa of «onft<)aen«t wt a kand* firnic Congregational churak, wttk aa elegant Aeepk and cloek* aaA an ahna* houle, very consmodious and plsafaaily fituatrd. Before the deftriiAion of tkia town by the Brittdi in 1775, fewral bnmahea of maaufaAures were catried on to great advaaiage, fome of ii4^h hare been finec reviredi pattki^ly the msMufaftuia of pot and :^^«rl aflws, (ksp^kuildrng, rum, leather in aU its biancbes* fimv, tin» faraA, and pewter* ThnarOpe»walk»bavekittly been ereft- ed ^fl (his town, and the inereafe of ita bottles, population, trade^ and naviga- tioa» have ocen vary great withia a few years paft. This town is a port of en. try in conjunftion with BoAon. At the brad of the neck there is a bridge over Myilie R. which conncAs Charkftowa witkMaMea. CttARLE STOWN, a village in Btrkley CO. Vii^nia, fituated on the great read leading from Philadelphia to Winehcf. ter{ Smilea from Shcpherdlowa, and •o from wr uwhefter* CiiAaLBSTOWff,atowBlblpinWaik* ington CO* Rkdde>Iiaad Aatc, kaviiw the Atbuitic eteaa on the fouthwar^ and %»raiNd from RifhaMod on thJt northward by> Charles-river^ a wa«erof Pawcaiuek. ^dme rf iif Uonds empty mm Pawcatuck R. others Ihio the ka. It if 19 miles I). W. of Ntwport, usd coataios aoas iahal»itapta,iiK:IttdiBg >» flaves. A few. jreasi im thcaa weia about 500 ladiana in tni ftato) the greater part of them refded i» this towaiun. They ace peaaiditle aid watt di^ailW ■■■'■■■ to rcftht waitpmk HkiU^Uk ^Sami iVoiNif iIm makf timn In IW itaii of )Ma, OM of tilt C«ri^ bcM, tetongiM ti»,6iwt.BrlMM. Iiiii an turn Imm mA w«tt fwraiOMd iMp^TMid H it ^MmmM byClMlM tm^ In ttw ipwMi«^8t. )«bii^Qn«bt 8. fide of tht tcMMH iiHi \wge tifm tf Mfkmt9v» rn m ud , t tbt app«r ind of • dew cImmi In the Mvtb, cooMHonky called Sulphur Gut( wkicb U fu hot «i to be felt through tbe folc* of ont*« ilMct. A ftnalt bot rhrer, ciOlcd ihc Batky U tboiight to iNrocaedfiun the faid gut I and after runa* z balf a anile, leftfl irfclf in the fandi. of tbt lea. Black-Rock pond, about a quaf tcr of a mile N. from the town, it milk^wami, owing to the mixttnv of hot and eoM faringty yet it jriclda excellent fua f jnr- ttevlarly fine eela» filvcr iifttf ami flim* gutt. A prodtgkitM piece of Ncvta meantain tailing down in an earih- qiwkc* fevcnl ycare ago* left a large va- cuity, which ia ftill to bt ftcn^. The altitude of thia motintain, taken by a ^tadraot firom Cbaikftown bay, ia faid to be a mile and a half pcrpendicular< { and firona the faid bay to the top* four milca. The declivity from tbi* roouo- tain to the town i« very ftcep halfway, but afterwarda eafy of afcent. N; bt^ i6. 55. W. long. 6». 4». CvARiBSTowN, or (^«/, onc of the four.principal towaa in the ifland •f Barhadoea. CRAi^tBTON I/amlt or CharJa Umidt ia fituated at the bottom of James's bay, in New South. Walea, 00 the «oaft of Labrydoty and' ytdtia a beautiful proTpcA^ in fpring, to thofe who are near it, utar a yoy^kge of ) or 4 montha in the moft uncomfbrtidile feaa on the globe, and that by tbe vaA mountains of ice in Hudfon bay and ftraits. The whale i(land, fpread with trees and branches^ exhibits, aa it were, a beautiful green t«|ft. The fir, even at the bottom of the bay^ though in 51 degreef, a latitude nearer the lun than, {.ttidoay. is excefBvcly coM for nine months, aiid very hot thf other three, except on th^ blowing cf a N^W. wind. The foil on the E. fide, as well as the W. beai-a all kinds of grain ; and fome fruits, goofeberries, ftrawbcrries, and dewberries, grow about Rupert's bay. M. lat. %\* 30. W. long. ta. 'CllAlkMTO«*»tl , cawNaar-Yark. >y4in iwa iidln if Iff*, sStal Ha iJiihllaiiniaiBW ilaal tank • y .,-■ s^ (CHAMrcew* atayMbip faiM(«<» oaiff ca. l^foiaaburacta* iii c a » ya wn a< in ay54( mA, iwttt tiMib fualid ali» wiftcrlyaafiafOiifipd. Itia<#iiill« 6.W.afBaion»a9t.W.ol ./aNal* tcr, and eantaiaa 19*1 lakahiMaili Quinebaufb R. fonaa foaia aC itt rMl intervale landa* aa4 (WnMiaa < xa&, liwta far tbia» aai OHMiy towns. :,(■'• ■■: . CHiKHLOTTi hru in *k GMoHm ii fitaaiad on thai paiiN af tMlj wfim Tugdoo aad BtfMdriitfatfiHiliaf tMi waters, form SavaoalMk A. Aoaamriiag x» Bartram, it iaanc laija balm* Kat lanwa^ Dartmouth, kk kl» f#» Vh bant. t%. 35. CHAtMiTTi iSlfaM%. liaa at ii» moutk of Charlotte B« in B« jRloaiilah» having Carlaa bay ot4kc %*,w»A 9M4 Point on the martlraranlk li^httvJifSk W. loogv ta. 4». Charlana Ai^lBiai by ifii^itu Sanio fiag«Mic wkiak ao»» rovnicatea, by DalavtHMn R, «itl| Chaa* ham or Punjo bay, whick ii fe,pniial S.R. fnan. CbarloiteiiaueiB^ - •' '.^^1 CuAaLOTTE, a coafidorabk. taw^a (hip on the £. fide of Lake ChaanpWn^ and the S. weftemmoft in. Chittandei eel. Vermont. Shelbume en 'the M.' iiefiarates thia town from Burlingtetts Itcontaina 635 inlnbitanta* Split lUcii^ in Lake Champliin, lies off thia toamirii' C1IAR.LOTTK O. in Virginia, lica 81, W. ot"ki«;hmond, on the head wateraol Staunton R« and contains ic,o7Sinha» bitants, iiic|uding 4ta< flavea. iThe court- houfk ia ai miles S. S. W. af Prince Edward court* ho;»ie, . and iff about the fame cowftt f|^>u Philaddw phia. ' GkAiix.9TTgBf7RO, atowR in Bnin£» wick co'. N. Carolina* ft ttanda on aa ifland, and has anifilet and fouad ot the faioie name, k Little S. of it. tk Ch ARLQTTB* or Ckarhtttfiuitttt^^ po^-townin Salifliury diitriA, N. C»>" mlina, and dnet iowo of Mecklenburg CO. fituated on Steel creek, which joina the Sugaw, and falls into Catabaw R. about xb miles N» of the S. Carolina boundary, and 44 S. oi ;8aiul3iuy. Here are about 40 houi'cs, a ooiut« houie and gaol. Charlottesville, the capital of Albemaris CM A tew. Iii»¥h|(iiii«, Nm «a tht HtjMMl kmn RklMiond to OawrUk, MLtmmln^ M mlftn W.N.W. oftlM immr, tmd $$7 caAwanl of tikt lamr» «rf»Mi 8* B. by B. sf SmmMmi. It ■w n i il i shout 4< lMtti«w» a eovft- iMMlb Mdl A fMli fitMtiMl aboiit Mt' • ■ife N* finoni • vMttr •!' Bivasm rhrtr. • -€«Alii.OTTtfMiMi| tiM capital of •IM Mawt af It. Jolm*a» ki the gulf of tkt-lMwnmt, Alio, tha nanw of a eMA Alio, _^ J «• tkr 8. W. fidt of tiM Ubbirf of tNaiiwha»'k»tli» W. ifadlaa 1 and fitu* aivri on tht 8. fide of a dcrp bay. •i CjtA»tiTi% ttumn on ih* JB- 8mre «!•». |alMi*a R. Baft Plorida. when tliat «b«riaata«tMCa Inrnf Mande. CHAariia^ a fownfliip in Walbiag. •on eo. PMmfylvania. , Cm AmTnti\ Creek. 8ee C« « wy h<»y andJArfMM. Ciii.RTa Ba, a fort which wan built by •he Fnmch, on the caftem fulc of thic Mifltfippiti milee norther t yof La Prmrie 4A1 RtebtTt or the Rock Meadows, and IS miles north«rly of.St. G«neviev«» on the weAem fide of that river. It was nbatadonod in 1771, beint untenahle by tlie«onftant waihUigs of the Miffifippiin ll%|h ftoodft. The v iliage fouthwaid o» tile fort was very iaconfidrrable in 177I. A mile above titis is a village iettled bv S70 warrioi's of the Piorias and Mitchi* gnmias tribes ot Illinois Indians, wlu> we idieand debaoehed. , Chatham, ai maritime townfliip in Bamftaple co. MaflJKhtUctts, iituated •nilia interior extremity of the elbow f % navigable riv^, bids fair to render it a Elace of prcat importance. At prcleni : has only about 30 houfcs, bteit built. Chatham C: In the lower diftriA ol'Georgm, lies in the N. E. comer of the itate, having the Atlantic ocean F^ and Savannali river N. E. It containa 19,769 inhabitants, including tsei flaves. The chief town is Savannah, the farmer capital of the ftate. * Chatham, or ?««/» ^, a large bay on the W. fide of the S. end ol' the promontory of E. Flw^ida. It rcceivi«i North and Delaware rivers. Chatham Hmfii in the territory of the Hiidfon bay company, N. lat. 55; a 3. 40. W. long, from Greenwich 98. Chata-Hatchi, or Hatchit is tlio iargril river which fsilt into St. Rofe'a bay in W. Florida. . It ik alfo called Pea R. and runs Irom N. R. eaterinjj; the bottm of the bay through ftvend mmithsf but fo ihoal that only a I'maii boat or canoe can pafs them, Mr. Hutchins al'cended this rivrr about 15 leagues, where there was a fnuU fettle- ment of Couflhc Indians. The foil and timfatet' on the banks of the river rc« Cemble very much thofe of Bfeambia. CUATAVCHt, or Cbatahutke, a river in Georgia. The northiem part of Ap- p^tachicola river bears thif tume. It is about 30 Mda wwlcr very lipid, and fuU of tmn Hgkt Mllbdr. «*^»y •'• Iflfjt nSi. Thi Ummt tmkM art ItrttMiii Imtt'Milcsiam* tnm riw lilgliMloiir«r tlic«faiytrelcmbl«d«iwt«fiMw-b«irMd brick kilM. 1 IH inhabitant. T^ <■« is an iagt* niouAy conftru£led bridge over the R. at Pawtucket Fnlls, which tomaeflis tbit town with Oraeut. The route of 0i$ Mtddlefex cannl, defigned lo tonMk the waters of Mcrrimiick with thoAr of Bolton harbour, will be foutherly lit oT the E. part of Chelmsiord. . Chilska, called by the aneient naf tiv«fs U^ixnifinut, a town in bofttlk co, MaflStchuictts, containing 4.7 k inhablr tanrs. Before its incorparatioii, in 17)1, it was a ward uf the town (^ Bollon. It is fituafed noirh eafterly # the metropolu, pnd leparateU fioin it by the feriy acrofs the haibour, calloi Winniiimet. Chklsba, a townlhtp in Orange eo» Vermont, having 939 intuiltitants. CHEi.SkA» the name of a parilh in the city of Norwich (Conn.) called the Landing, fituated at the head of the riv«> er Thant«?4i 14 miles N. of Ntrw-Lon** don, on a point oi land tormed by tbf junAion ot Shetucket ami Norwich, qr I«tttle rivers, wlMiie united waters con- ftiiute the Thames. It n a hufy, com^ mtrcial, thriving, romantic, and agreea- ble pbcetotabmit isphoule^, alcendir ing one above anothef in tiers, on arti* licial ^iind:ttioos, on the iputb point ftf a highi fucjcy ht|l> C'HIM vjic. The weftem bi*anch of Sulquehannah K . is Ibnietimes fo called. See Tuga River. Chkmvnq, is a townlhip in Tioga CO. New-Yoik. By the ftatc cenfus ii£ 1 79<>, 8 1 of its inhalHtants ware electors. It has Newton W. and Owego ^. ■^ m turn i ftju ^ iiwift iring in ■ AraMit Hn** ' iUdttniH in hit viAoHbtM Uf^kiMi i |i »tritthi Inditm, 'mtff^r \ari^»it(- pcrate engagement with-tkvShiNBtkMitj MMtalMildietiftd; TWI*di«n«!^w«re fiMit^ iilf-onched, and it r«^itif«d rl)« • w w w cxtrifiMM &f til* Ametieftniiniif , «IUi M<( j^cccft«> to ^ n^plMntcit in every refpcA. ^Mltliioo, i« Many of the military tt#n(liipi< Krt waters by the' N. W. inuKh «f^i» riv«r.' The to«ma of Fa^ ftiatSt ^trkth 6i«ene, Clin; >», and Che. 4Kng0^i»' Tioga co. lie iietween this tnmr and the E' waters of Sufquchannab. *> CHtNBNVO, a (wft town, and one of •tke chief in Tio^ co. New- York. The ifmkd part of tlte town lies about 40 4rillE« N.E. from Tioga point, between diencttsoR. and Sufqiiehannah j has the ^tmn Jt jtrico on the northwant. By the Ibte c. r>f Ii-unde^iiat or Rttndagut !*(•.}•; Xi\-*^ E. from Niagara falls. ■4'\\- 'rni.>i>t»tsonChenrfl«eR. from ^-' TMUh upwards, are, Hartiord, On- j«ario, Wadiworth and Williamftiurgh. T-he laft mentioned pl. ig »I^Htya>fiaiciiriKeFdliyaqpiye tif mahitaining fevcralmiUtom vt pcdplail \ The Anqmit CheMaAe Jatt liroiTthi bofdert of this ri««r. They art about a«milet 1ong» abd lAieot 4"iiridef tha foil it itmai-kablyriish^ nfiiMM 'clear of trees, producing graft MMr #0 (act hi|^i Thelk flatt arc «ftimated to he worth ^.too,ooo, at they now lie, Thcyar^ moftly the property of the Indian*. CfiBr AWA8, or Glt^evmys-, arilndiin nation inhabiting the coaft of lake Supew rior and the iibttdt in the hike» They could, acconling to Mr. Hutchihat fur* nifh 1000 warrioi-» to years ago.' Otheit triivs of this nation inhabit the coiai* ^rv round Sagninam or Sagana bay and lake Huron, bay Puan, and a part oS lake Mirhi^n. Tliey were lately hof* tile to the>unitcd Statet^ but, by the treaty of OrecnviUr, Au^uft 3, 1995^ tlwy yielded to riiem the ifland de Boit $hmc. hw Six Natiuu. /'| CiiEPAWYAN Fort, 18 fituatcdonfa peoinlhia at the S. ^vefterlf end of Atha- peicow lake, N. lat. 58. 45. W. longi no. 18. { in tht territon' of the Huik fon hay compaay^ ?/. CHKPELt.o« an ▼ince oi° Daricd^ 3 miles Irem the town of Panama^ and fuppliet it with j^ovb- (ions and fraitt. N. lat. 1. 46. £. long, lo. 45. Cmbfoor, a fnwil %>amAi totrn of the itthmua of Sarien and Terra Fimu^ in S. America, limted on a river of the fame name, 6 leagues from the fea. LX, 10. 4t. long. 77« 50. CHtQVBTAtt, or SeputUuintt on the coaft of Mexico, or Nvw.Spain* lies 7 miles weftward of the rockt of Segoa- taneio. Between this and Acajiulco, to the eaftward, it a beach of land of st leagnet extent, tgainli which the fea breaks fotriolently, that it it impOlFblb for boats to land on any part of it; bttt there it a good ancheiage ^^ipping at a mile or two from the Ihore, dtictdg the £tir ivafon. Tha harbour of Clieo|9a- ran it -very hard to he traced, aM of great importattCeaoRichveficlsatcratie in thefe leat* btBi^tbe inbft fecure hM^- bonr tobemcCDtith in s vaftaxtrhtif coad, yjeldiiig plenty of wtMdtnd wa- ter; awd tkti^ ground «car *t i« there ware t*,7o( m» hal^niat of wiiid} 761! ware white in- habitanta» tha reft ^vaa. It fends 10 the date legi(lat^u«6xepnfentatives and a fa|Hitora{ and in conjuoAion with Gcoi^gftown diftria, Mna nscmber to CoogiMi. . .This dtikrift is watered by GraaK ihfdee R. aad ftoumber of finaller ftnamStWi the banka.of which the land is thickly lettled and well cultivated.- The chief towns are Greenville and Chatham. The otart-houfe in this dii- trift is 51 ntiles from Camden, as iar from *£umbston» and 90 from George- town. The mail Oops at ibis pUce. CMEMvyB, Witt incottfiderabU village on Tefra Finna» from which the mar- ket of Panama is furnilheM with provi- fiottx wackly. CHSROK«Bf the ancient name of Tennr'Sie R. The name of TcnnelTee was formerly confined to the ibuthcrn branch wMrh empties 15 miles above the mouth of Clinch R« and 18 below Kiioxville. CHEROKBts, a celebrated Indian na- tion, now on the decline. They refide in the northern parts of Georgia, and the fouthem parts of the ftatc of Ten- i..4ee ; having the Apalachian or Che- rokee mountains on the E. whcli fepa- rate them from N. and S. Carolina, ami Tenneflee K. on the N. and W. ami the Creek Indians on the S. The country of the Cherokees, extending wellward to the Mitlilippi and northward to the Six Nations, wa» lurrendered, by treaty tt W'ellminfter, ivag, to the crown of Great- Britain. The prcfent line between them and the ftate of Tenneflee is not yet ftttled. A line of experiment was drawn in iy9a, fram Clinch K. acrels ta , Ci&iUwva i^vwAtaiai int, 11* bsMnler InilWwa il it '«nlW ttriana •f tipiriiiiwit tbB» ;^ , thMie itMiwwiig Itilfcr-lhi minT at dMiA nwghteon }> b;^ ganmtlyi4 ImI Ugh* mhmmnmont im JlmM fa^ iMrir werosB §X9 lidl» flandv, aiid>,daliBnMia^ Tltt taknta and morals of tlw Caii«|w kica am held in |[irMt«ftaem^ fllMf^ >rei« formerly a powerful MtkMf •hiia by contimwl wara in '^hsch' it hub se a 'their dcttiny to be engagtsiU with dm em Indian tribes, and pitb tte -.1 northern whiict, they am now reduced ta aboat 1 1500 wartiiors ; and they are becomia|f wKtkand pttfiUantmoui. Sonmtmiaav» ^eftimate their numbers at asoA dmrciBfaw^ JThey haw* 41 ttif*w rmf in haWnd - Chbrry yaUey» a poft town ift Oc^ fcgo CO. New-York, at the head «C tbf creek of the lame name, about sa Ciila» N. E. of Cooperftown, and il4autharJ^ of Conajohary, 61 W. gf Albany «Ad 3 36 from Philadelphia. It Inrs. It is a fpacious buildmg, 60 (iM bf 40. The townOiip is Vjenr liree, «n« lies along the £• fide of Otlegn She ani| ita outlet to Adigoatangie cntak. B/ tlw ftate ccnfus of^if96, if appears that 6a9 of its i(^abitams are et^^^ors. Tk» fettlemeiit fuifered icverely from the ia« dians in the late war. Chesafkak, isoneof thelaigcftaad fafett bays in the United States. It» entrance is nearly E.N.E. and S»S. W, between Cape Charles, lat, }y. it. and Cape ilemy, lat. 37. ir. Virginia, i» miles wide, and it exteTids S70 miica tOr the northward, dividing Virginia an^ Maryland. It is from 7 to it milea^ broad, and generally as much as 9 fis^ ihoms deep { affording many commod^ ous harbours, and a late and eafy aavi* gation. It has many fertile iflands, and thefe are generally along the E. fvift o^ the bay, except a tew Iblitary ones neair the wefteni fliore. A nurnber of navt« ^able rivers and other ftrcpms cmptjfi mto it, the chief of which are Suli|«e- hannab, Patapfco, Patuxent, Potewti^ mack, Rappahannock, and Voi'k« whici| aie all large and navigable. Cheiapeak bay aAbrds many excel knt fiflieriea o| but [ hcM!im and fliad. There arc a'fo exc^. lent MK Wftiw ■■ vynnVk' -vc w -ciiBWBivflr alMw> « %«iM of «(»# dwl^ xaliid ftttiH ui^'^Miy rafte, and i««(faviMA^ Itif%iiimwitM {wint of «iew»4lM. b^ MW' mr InMNMV. «nVMHI||ll WttmWmtgH,* Cir tKif l^te it 4m» bM* «blen(id» will wmv'iitfMC cngniMiuiH nuwcviw* cbw ** ««W)^|teiit)nr na«« ri««r Mkwcboc.** ' CMSBtKiiAWii l0im» •bout tior Miin N. B* by E. of the OMM4iM kit^f m die E. eod «f Slant bfce, in Ht* HufUbn bay company** urritoiy i is ibobc 35 mlkt in length and the ftmc In braRMk^ Its wdftern IhoK it nrnttw imiDiii mn iuckj* Ginitfliiil Cb. in New.Ifam|iftiie» Kei in the S. W. prtof the ftato, on the B. bliik of Connc£licut river. It hat the ftatc of MtiflT^chuietteoR the fouth, Grafton co. a» the N. and HilHboroiigh c». E. it haa 94 towtifttipt, of which Chariellown and Keene are the chief, ind stitT* inhabitantsi including 16 iivet. a li s S|«iaj|Mdk«cJtH.flomMM Mff hatiSn^ ■rifef I if ilnhrtJUHHi.. Ciit»T», a large* nlciitet,.aiMlil^ gHw-^i w m ili a r ^jii HxHiBinghiiii «e. Npw^HaaiipfliMV.: <>J| Jt>it*tiMlct ia lcHgth JMabitanta, «rh» aw tbMiiir f a r i i iw ii i . t It itiicnaiad mikt E.4hhraf IfpnriMlwli/m. j^milea N.W. of llMfkiUi mlb# W. of Bjw. tcr, 1^5 W. b|r S. ajhttSamt^ 6 northerly of lootodciry, and 30ft fiwa PhtlnderHOa. Wnm the compiii|iprt of diia town thoreiaa gentle ddSMOt to the jbi» which* iaa chSr day, mayr be Icen fimn thaKe. It ia « pot tows, and eontains about 60 hewia and • Congivgatloiial i^raith. Rattleiiiake hiU, in this towiAip, is a great airifi^ t it is Imlf a mUe in dismcttr, of a circiUar forln* and 400 ffct high. On the 8. fide* Uf ywds finom it* bafe» is the entrance or a cave, called .the Devil's On, wdiich is a room t $ or ao feet ibaare, and 4 feet high* floored and circled fay a tegular rock* CHtSHiKt* a townfliip in Berkshire | ftwn the tipper part of which are de- CO. Maffiichuret(« } famous for its good | peivlent numy excrsfceaces* nearly in the form end nee of a pear* which* when #«tfe| 140 mites N. wclterly from ^ CHtiiiiR Ei a fownfliip in New.Havoi CO* Okmefticur, 15 miles N. of New. Mnren city* and sS S. W. of Hartfoid. It'Yontatm an Epifcopal church and academy* and thi'ee Coogregatioiial ciivi'^Tlefl. Chesnvt HiUt n townfhipin North* ampton Co. Pennlylvania. CHESNtfT Creek, a branch of the G^eat JEmhnway, in Virginia, where it irolEn the Carolina line. Here* it is iiid, are imn mines. * GHUNtTT RiJge. Part of the Alle- |rii»iiy mountains, in Penitfylvania, are fHoB crated* 8. caftward> of Greenflw- WWgh.' ; ClttSTKli, a townfhip in Lunenburg io. Hova Scotia, on Mahone 1>ay, fst- IM ortginally by a few fiimiiiel from mw-Bngland. From hence to Wimi. frr IS a road, the diftance of t$ miles. CHiliriiti a fmall plantation in Lin. Cd^n CO. Miine, 9 miles from Titcomb. ft has • or 9 families . CVtWER, a townftip in Hampfhire (o. Maffiichufetts, adjoining WeMeld oa the B.^and about so roties N. JM^. of approached hv « torch* tlvow out 9 fparklirig luMre of ainioft orcry hue. It is n c<^» ifoear^ pbce* of. which many frightfol (lories are told by thelie who detight in the marvellous. Chester, a townfliip in Windfor CO. Vermont, W. of Springfiek}, and if miles yy, by S. ot Charleflowa* in Niwti^ Hampfltire, and contains 981 inhabi- tants. Chester, a borough and poft town in Pennfylvania, and the capital of Del. aware co. pleafantly fituated on the W. fide of Delaware R. near Marcus Hook, and 13 miles N.E. of Wilming- ton. It contains about 60 houfes, built' on a regular plan, a court.houfe and a gaol. From Chefter to Philadelphia \\ so miles by vrater, and 15 N.E. by land) here the river is narrowed by iflands of marfli, which are generally banked, and turned into rich and iiii«- meniirly valuable meadows. The firft colonial aflembly was convened here* the 4th of December, 168s. The place aflbids genteel ttins and good en*, tertainment, and is »he reibrt df muelT company frfim the metropolis^ during- the M pr«6nre^the pnee afid onier of the plaee* ■ " • ■ - ^ '■ ' * €»i«rBR Of* Uk Fenriiiyiinmia» W< «r Dd^lMMM «0. aiMl S* W. of 'PhittRiil- phiiii Mfoit 4fmik$ to lengHir and 30 in UvacHhi It ^^ttiitaim p tovnifkrp** of whkll Weft.Ghefter ittlMtlhirtf town^ and 17)937 inkabitnitn of whom ifj are ihvea. Iron one ii fbunrf in the nerfbero parts, which employ* 6 fwrgest Tlk;f«4iiamif»6lurem1>out 1000 tone of War ivoiiiammally. '; ' ' ^ Chistbr ClMitrf-AlMr/^iltt S. CaroK- i^«i %% mile* S. of Pinckneycourt'houfe, and 58 N«W.of Colnmbia. A pott- ofliee j« kept here. < CwxriiR X. ft navigaHle witter of the eaflcm. (hore of Maryland, which Hfes two tniies within the line of Dela- ware ftate, by two fiturceii, Cypms and Andover creeks, which unite at ft^ige- townj nms nearly S. weftwani; after pafling Chefter it nins S. n«irly 3 n;Ues, wlun it receivea S. E. crrek, and 15 miles farther, in a S. W. dtreftton, it empties into Chefapeak bjiy, at Love point. It forms an iAand at its mouth, and by a channel on the E. itde of Kent I. communi* cates with Eaftern bay. It i« pro. Kled to cut a canal, about it miles ig, from Andover creek, a mile and an naif fiom Bridgetown, to Salifbuiy, on Upper Duck creek, which falls into Delaware at Hook ifland. CHESTEft, a imtM town in Shannan- doah CO. Virginia, fituated on the point of land fornufd by the j\in£)ion of Al- len's or North R. and &outh K. whjch form the Shannandoah) s6 milts S. hy W. of Winchefter. N. lat. 39. s. W. lonp. 78. a», • Chester Co. in Pinckncy didriA, 6. Carolina, lies in the S. £. corner of the di(fri£f, on Wateree K. and contains 6866 inhabitants,} of whom 5866 are Whites, and 938 (laves. It fends two reprefentatives, but no f^nator, to the ftate legiflature. Chester, a town in Cumberlrnd CO. Virginia, fituated on the 8. W. bank of James R. 1 $ miles N. of Blandfbrd, and 6 S. of Richmond. CHrsTERPiniD. a townfliip in Hamplhire co. MaiTachuftrtts, 14 niilM W. fl#liHUMun|ttaiii >MiHitel It*' fUf» co.< HkmimtMftk}tt.mm i, bank of GMMMEAiiat 't^imAut^^if^i . motdimd Hi vtA NInrdalo'm ll %iift \ incwforated WtT5s»i«d«bilt^lM«^^^ inhabitanta* It1iMftbeut»9«ri^lwb«f W. of €hai4dlown| Md ibottt 90^0^ leo W. (If Vortftnoulh. Abeiie the yetfr i73o,thc|M*lftpi7<^, hf the name of Wqfi^ngtcn, It it umfer the dire^ion of «4 trvfteet, who arv cMjSiewered to fupply vacnncict and bold eifates, whole yearly value flial| not exceed ^.6000 currency.' ItJ 1787, it had a permanent fund of ^.iiso % year fettled upon it by law. N. hit. 39. x%. W. long. 75. 57. ■> ChetimaCHas. The Chethnaehit fork is an outlet of Mifliiippi R. ill Loti- ifiana, about 30 leagues above NeWifc Orleans, and after running in a ^ther*' ly dire£^ion about 8 leagues from th*4 river, divides into two branches, one of which runs S. wefferly, and the otii<^ 8. e.i(lerly, to th: diftance of 7 kagu^' when they both empty their waters into ihe 91 CHI jtu H fU H m n iftf' QlitiMClMitfiiehM, € l it fH mm titt MiMppi, there i» • : of I«lttMi» of tbe-^unc nante } I «ad thm fiir.it b.«niAinnl)r too yaidii htmii Mid from s 104 fiubcMit |n{ bitt at the water it 4«ep under them, thev couU be eality MBmud} andthe Iiid«UM fiijr there is ■odiiag toimpcdt mvigatiQn'from their vilMfi to the gulf. The bmks aiv tkomcIeyalKd than thofe of the Miffi. f|pil,4H»;lit feaMvlacet are fo high a» mmr to fee Oferiowtd. The natural woduAioat are the fame at on the hif iffi. np|rf» but the Ibilf ' CaiTiMACHAS, GAaNdLake or, in Louifiana, near the mouth of the M UH- fippit ia a4 miltt long, and 9 broad. I4#a dc Portage, which is 13 miles ]oipjg,,and i| broad, communicates with this lake at the northern end, bv a ftrait •iquaiter of a mile wide. Tnecoun. tty bntdcring on tlwie. lakes, is low and mtt timbcrtd with cyprefs, live and Oihar Hinds of oak 1 and on the ea(^m fide, the laud between it and the Cha. $^ya R. ia divided by innumerable ireams, whiah occaiion as many iilands. 8om« of thefe Arwams are navigable. A V^ih. dUflanct from the S. eaitti-n flioi-e of tha lake Chetimachas, is an iAand wh«n:« peribns pafling that way gene- fatly halt as a refting place. Nearly •ppMte this iflvnd, tlKre is an opening Wlich leads to (he fea. It is »bout 1 50 yaids wide, and has 16 or 17 tathom Vnttr. CmTTlJiRaM, atownlhipin Mont- fomery co. Pcnnlylvania. CHlAMjtTLAN, a maritime province of Mexico, in N. America, with a town of the ^Mne name, laid to be 37 leagues titWr way, fiom N. to S. 01* from £. to W. It is very fertile, contains mines of filver, and produces a great deal of kfoney and wax. The native Indians fU^ woll made and warlike. The river St. Jago empties into the Tea here, N. W. liom the point of St. Bias. Tlie chkf torn if St. Sabaftian* . XWjHf*' CHI €«IAPA» arrivar andiahai pratiact of= Mexico or Ntw. Spain, la the iadi- enoe of Mexico. Thn province ia bound* «d by Tubafco on the N^ ) by Yocataa N.E.t by Soeunufco S» B.{ and by Vera Pas on' the E. It is 85 leaguaa fi^ E. to W. and about 30 where iiar. roweft, but fome parts ar« near too. It abounds with grnc woods of pine, cyt prelii, cedar, (xuc, wabiof, waod« vines* aromatic gums, balfiuns, li^ttid amber, Ucamahaca, copal, and others, that yield pure and Sovereign balftms } al^ with com, cocoa, cotton and wUd e»* chiacal; pears, a{»pies, miinces, Ac. Here they have achiotte, vmich the mu thres mix with their chocolate to give it a bright colour. Chiapa abounds with cattle of all forts » it is fanums for a fine breed of horfes, (b valuable, that they lend their colts to Mexico, though 500 miles olf. Beafts of prey are hut in abundance, with foxes, rabbits, and wild hogs. In this province there is variety of fnakes, particularly in the hilly pait9| fome of which are faid to be ao teet long, otiiers of a curious red colour, ami ftreaked with white and bbck, which the Imlians tame, and even put them about their necks. Here are two principal towns called Chiapa, Hit Chiapefe ai-e of a fair complexion, couc* teous, great mafters of mufic, pahituig and mechanics, and obedient to their Aiperlors. The principal river ia that ot Chiapa, which, running from the N. thro' the country of the Q^ielenes* atlalt tails into the fea at Tabafcb. It is weU watered ; and by means of Chiapa R. they carry on a pittty briik trade with the neighbourin^provtnces, which chiefly conlifts in cochineal and filk ) in whim laft commoditv th.' Indians employ their wives for making handkerchiefs of all colours which are bought up by the Spaniaixls and fcnt to Europe. Tho* the Spaniards reckon this one of their poorelt provinces in America, as having no-mines or land of gold, nor any har^ bouronthe South Sea, yet in fizeit is in* ferior to none but Guatiraaia. Befides^ it is a place of great importance to the Spaniards, becaufe the ftrength ot alt their, empire in America depends on it { and into it is an eaiy entunce by the river Tabafco, Puerto Real, and its vi« cinity to Yucatan. Chiapa, ttw name.of two towns in Uxe above province} the one isibmc- cm city, and the «ther Cht^jff Mmth inhibited by 8p«i««l«. a»i*id Heal if k biflwip** fee. Md t^ ftat pf the jw- 4iciat courtp. 1^ ie 4«l«ghtfi»lly fif»»ted fa s j^ain» flirmonded with ntowKMBer and aloMftcqually diftant frpm the H* aod 8. ftMi and. IPO leaguce N. W. ftwn Goattimda* The biOkip*! revenue iftoooducateajear. Tb«pleee»n*>' ^er poHoue nor rich} gnd theSpanifli gent^ here are .bec of Chia- pa, or Cividadjl^. The celebrated Bartholomew de lat Cafat, the friend of mankind, wat the firft bKhopof Chiapa } and having, complained to the court of Madrid of the cnieltiet of the Span- iards here, procured the people great privileget, and an exemption tronn fla- very. Tbit it a very large and rich place with many clpjftert and churchct m it, and no toyi^n hat fo many Dom cf Indian blpod at this Chiapa. On the river they have feveral boatt, in which they often exhibit fea-6gbtt and (ieges. In the environt are ^veral nmnt well ftocked with cattle, and fome fugar plantations. Wheat it brought here from the Suaniflt Chiapa, and of it t^m make hara bifcutt, which the po<^r Spaniardt and Indians carry about and exchange for cotton wool, or fuch little things as they want. There are about so,ooo Indians in this town. Chicapbe, or Cbickabti, a fmall ri- ver in MaflTachufetts, which rifes from feveral ponds in Worcefter co. and run- ning S. W. unites with Ware river, and 6 miles further empties into the Connec- tiffut at Springfield, on the £. bank of that river. ChiccamOGGA, a huge creek which runs N. wefterly into Tcnneffee riyer. Its mouth is 6 miles above the Whirl, and about tj S. W. from the mouth 9f the Bitraflbe. V^ lat. j||. tl, ..Hid cfieek, aadya the banket Uie T t fu im f *^ See Cikkmngf*- Cnicuum,Vff)iruiiiUvm,tm- townOiipt in Delaware and «a« buried on the bank of Miflifippi river. CitfCOMUKBLO, a town in the pro> vinee of Chiapa, in New- Spain, having a cave very narrow at the entry, but fpaciout within, with a flagnant lake, which iif liowever, clear^ and is 1 fiiih- omt deep towards the baidcs. Gnibkmecomet JJIatid, or Chiek. mtttck-cundmckt on the coaft of North- Carolina, lies between Roanoke ifland and the northern entrance into Pamlico firand. Chihohoeki« an Indian nation who Were confederates of the Lenopi or DeU avrares^ and inhabited the ^"'wm bank of l>elaware R. which was^nciently «all«d by their name. Thieii* foathern bodndary was Duck creek* in Newcaf- tle county^ CiiiKAOO X. empties into Ant S. W. end of lake Michigan, where a fort fer> merly ftood. Here the Indians have ceded to the United States, by the treaty of Greenvilk) a ti-aA of land 6 miles fquare. CiliciiECTO Ckamult the N. weft- em arm of the bay of Fundjr* into which Fetitcodiac R> falls. The fpring tides rile here 60 feet. Chi LA VAN, a town in New-Spain, in the country of the Cohuixcas. Between this and Tcoittylan is an entire moun- tain of loadftone. ChiLca, a town in the jurifdiftion of Canette in Peni, S. America, celebrated for its excellent Ikltpetre, of which gun- powder ia made in the metropolis. It abounds with plenty bf fiOi, firuitst pulfe, and poultry, in which it carries on a very confiderable trade < with Lima, 10 leaguea diftam. . 8. lat. i»« 11. W. *-')■ CHI Cum, in South-America* ia boond. cd by Peru, en the N^{ bvF^rkguay or La Plata, on the £ i by Patagonia, o» the 8. ) and by the Pacific ocean on the W. It is in length about ia6o miles* hfi breadth 510; between •$ and 44* 8. lati and between 65. and S5. W. long. It lies on both fides df the Andes. Chili proper, lies on the W. j and Cuyo or' CutiOi on the E. The' priiieiMl towna*^ in the former, are St. Jago and Ealdivia | in the latter, St John 'de Frontiera. j Tlie climate of Chili is one of tht- , moft delightful in the world, bei|ig af. medium between the intenfe heati of the torrid) and the piercing colds of the frigid cones. Along the coaft of thtf Pacific ocean, they enjoy a fine tempe- rate air, and a clear lerene fky* moft part of the year; but fometimes the winds that blow from the mountains^ in winter, are exceeding Oiarp. Thei-e are few places in this extennve country, where the foil is not exuberantly rich } and were its natural advantages iVcond- ed b^ the induftry of the inhabitants* Chill would be the moft opulent king- dom 'n America. The horfes and mules of Chili, are in great efteem, particularly the former. Prodigious numbers of oxen* goats and flieep are fattened in the luxuriant paC tures of Chili, and indeed this is the only part of hufbandry to which the in* habitants pay any confiderable attention*' An ox well fattened, may be purchafed for four dollars. Turkeys, geefe* and all kinds of poultry* are found here in the lame proruiion . The coafts abound with mai^ excellent fifti ; there are alfa vaft numbers of whales and fea wolvea*^ ' The foil produces Indian and EuropeaW copi, hemp, grapes, and all other fruits. T%e European fruit trees are obliged to be propped to enable them to luftain the weight of the fruit. Orange treea are in bloom, and bear fruit throughout the year. Olives alfo, and almond trees* thrive exceedingly well ; and the inhabi- tants prefs a kind of mufcadine wine from the grapes, which far exceeds any of the kind made in Spain. Mines of gold* filver, copper, tin* Snickfilver* iron and lead* abound in us country. Vaft quantities of gold are wafhed down from the mountains by brooks and torrents { the annual amount of which* when manuft^red* js afttmated at nolefs than Sooo*ooo dollars. Chili ChiniiM dmytlwd comoMrcM coo- MaioM with tiM ntigltbouriiig IiulivM onit* fMnUen, with P«ra •ad Para- guay. Tbt IikUant, in tlwir tnnAc- tioat, U9 feuMl to be perftaiy kMieft. Chili fttppUM Peru With bidet, dried fruit, copper* &k meat, boriSrSi hemp, and coru} and receivct in cxcheni^, tobacco, lUgar, cocoa, earthen ware, fome manoiMluret made at Qjdto, and fonie articles of luxury brought from Europe. To Paraguav flie ftnda wine, brandy, oil, and chiefly gold } and re- ceives in pajrnient, mules, wax, cotton, the herb of Paiaguay, negroes, ire. The coitamerce between the twocolo nies is not carried on by fea}' it hath been found more expeditious, £ifer, and even lels cxpcnfive to go by land, though it is )54 leagues trom St. Jago to Buenos Ayrcs, and more titan 40 leaeues of the way are amidft the ihows andprecipices of the ConliUeras. The Indians in this country are ftill in a great mcal'ure unconquered) they live I'cattercd in the deferts and forefts, and it is impoifible to afcertain their numbers. Thofe Indians, which are not fubjeft to the Spanilh yoke, are very honeft in their commercial tran(lfi£tions} but, like almoft all other Indians, they are very fond of fpirituoui liquors. They live in finaH huts, which tney build in the eourfe of a day or two at fiurtheft ; and which they abandon when hard pufhed by an enemy. They are brave and warlike, and all the attempts of the Spaniards to fubdue them have proved ineffe6lual. It is almoft equally difficult to alcertaln the number of Spaniards in Chili. The Abb6 Raynal lays, there are 40,000 in the city of St. Jaso } if this be true, the aggregate number in all the provinces of Chiii- muft be more confidtrable than has been generally fuppofed. St. Jago is the capital of this country, and the i«at ot government. Thj com- mandant there, is fubordinate to the Viceroy of Peru, in all matters relating to the government, to the finances, and to war { but he is independent of him as chief adminiftrator of juftice, and preiident of the royal audience. Eleven inferior officers, diftributed in the pro- vince, are charj^ under his orders, with the details ot adminiftration. This •ountry was firft difcovered by IXm Die^o d*Almagro, in 1515. CHI p^ CmtMOWii iiwwftrfrf, in tiw ftwd^ caAem part af the ftate of TeaMlai»i and between iiand thaCheidtMcoanM|!*> CHiLifl^AqvB, a te«mfliipt«ft6tf>- quehannah R. in Peaafyhania. Chillakothb, an Indian town oi| the Grjat Miami, whiah waa di#mpni in i7ts by a body of militia fniifKm- tucky. Gen. Harmar Aippofes thiai» be the « Englifti Tawixtwi," in Hutdi^ ins's map. Here are the ruina of aft . old fort, and on both fidea of the river , are extcnfive mcadowa. This nune ia applied to many diffierent plans, in ho* nor of an influential chief mho fermerljr headed the Shawanoes. SeeTtfwuefwi. Chillakothb, Old, ia an Indiaa town deftroycd by the fbrcea of the U* S. in 17S0. It lies about 3 miles S. of Little Mimia R. The country in ita vicinity is of a rich foil, and ia oeauti^ fully cnequered mth meadows. Chilmark, a townfliip on Martha*a Vinejrard I. Duka*s co. Mafladrnftttaji coniaining77i mhabitants. ItUetyf miles S. by E. of BoAon. See Mmiha*t Viimari. Chilob, a confiderable ifiand of Chili, S. America, the S; part of which i» divided finom this continsnt hy a nar* row fta, and the continent there fonna . \ bay 1 it is fituated between 4a. and 44. of S. latitude, being about 1 50 miiea ui length and at in Iweadth. The UU and prodiicea all neceflary provifioMv excepting wine, and quantities of am- bergris are found on the coaft. It haa an indiflftrent fort called Chacao. Caf- tro, the chief town, ftanda between two brwdcs, with a finall caftle which com* mands the harbor. Ithasnootherdefencct and the houfes arc few and fcattered. Chilloas, a jurifiiiAion in the Infli* oprick of Truxillo, in S. America. Chil<^bs, a juriidiAion of S. Ame- rica^ in Peru, fubieft to the bUhop of Cufco, 8 leagues S. E. firom that city. Its commerce confifts in woolen manu- faAures, grain of all kinds, cows, Oieep» &c. Chimbo, a jurifiliAion in the pro- vince of Zinto, in S. Amercia, in the torrid tone. The capital is alfo called by the fame name. Chimbobako, in the province of Quito, is the higheft point of the Andes* ami the higheft mountain as yet known in the world } being, according to Con- damine, s9,aoo ttet; accoraing to C % . othm, m cHo W§»Hm Mitt WMW WV IMU Of ^Hm Mvrljr under the liM». '■im-'U 41. 40. 8* lat. y«k its twkk ke ud fiaewt aod die coontry a i jmmit h dften.inerced with^ ^anMM» «aM irain tlw w&sds whkh, iCiMteA. alamandidcftfiuit traUev i» the. dioodSk of Liim, m Tern. Pi* amo dfefired tlw knig«f Spain that thia^ . «^;ht.bctlie Umita of Ma government M Ch« S. and that the ri«er St. Jiigo iMMld>ouadlt on the N. Thevaltojr Heart good ivheat, and SpattUh vines Ibfive'wcUkiit. CiinicACOCA, a hdcem Penif in the tofwai of Cuanuea. . CBir*WAa. SccCAf^Awax. GmwrAWAY, anincowiderablc place ■ear the fidia of Niagara* 10 miks frooa QgeeMwwn* CairPiWAY Jt.rww S. weftwardin. t6 MiiU^ R. in that part where the eanluent watera form lake 'Pepin* in M. bt 44. W. long. 03. s4. 'CThieaootw. See Fiein river. Chissbl» a tort iii theftate of Ten* ludSkt"H raikaftam Englilh feny» r 'number of iidiabitants can now be afcertained. )Ghittbnobn» a townfliip in Rut- land eo* 'Vermont contains 1 59 inhabi- ' tpnta. The road over the mountain paftsHkhroiurh this townfliip. It lies .7 miles B. mm ^e ffXt on Otter creek, in PittsftH^» and about 60 N. by E. from Bennington. Chittenenoo, or Canaferage, a coKlidtsraMe ftream which runsnorth- ■.ody^ into Lake Oneida, in the ftate t>f Naw^York. CrocoZtATE Crrtktik head-water of Tioga R. in flew- York, -whole mouth lies 10 miles S4 W^ of the Painted Poft. GnocOLOCo-CA* which the Spa- sdirda call Cattro Virfeyna, « town of Peru, 60 leagues S. caftwaxd of Lima, C'HO IS very lamoat turnifniifflUMif wnen ar* at the top of n giatl nmattahi* al*. waya covered wSii AMMVy^md but • leagvaa frona tba toaMi* TM fralMa oc , th«flBiaea»ofadarkblaa<«kur} Aefii being calciacd^nd powdered, than ftaep- cd in water attd ^ekihrer, the fikh Ja iemmtad and the <3var mwid md ferm« ea into bars. ThaAvciaaaic not very rich, but the metal is vaiy £m. They make plenty of vdna haic, where it at- taina a greater decree of porfcAion, dw« ing totheipurencH of the air, than it ia obkrvad to have dftwhere. Chocopb, a town In the jnrifiliftion of TriariUo, In 8. America, In Peru } 14 leagues fouthward of St. Pedro. Hera are about 90 or 100 houfta, and about 60 or 70 families, chieAy Spaniards, with Tome of the other cafts, but not above a.5 Indian fomilies. Ith*** church bulk of brick, both hrgf and decent. The peo|de here mentien a rain that fell in if*6t which lafted 40 nights, be- ginning conftantly at 4 or 5 in the even- mg, aM ceafing at the fame hour next morning, which laid moft of the honles in ruins. S. lat. 7. 46. Chocorva, ftmeuntain h Grafimi 00. New-Hampfliire, on the N. line of StMffiord co.'N. of TaitivMN'th. Chocvito, or rather Cktraara, ^or thi OuMi a large lake ne«r Paria, in S. Aoierica, and Tn Peru, into vdiich a great munber of rivers empty them- kIvcs. It k a40 miks in circumference, and in fbme parts lo fathoms deep { yet the water cannot be drank, it is fo viery turbid. It abounds in S&, wluch tlwy dry and fait, and exchange with the neighbouring provinces for brandv, wines, meal, or money. It is faid the ancient Yncas, on the conquefl of Peru, by the Spaniards, threw into this lake, aU their riches of gold and filver. It was this lake into which the Ynca Hu- ana Cn>ac, threw the famous chain of gold, the value of which was immenfc. It abounds with flags and tvfhes, of which Capac Vaupanclii, the fifth Ynca, built a bridge for tranfportiiig his army to the other fide. Choisevl Bttjft on the N. W. coall of the iflands of the Arl'acides, W. of Port Praflin. The inhaHirants on this bay, like thofe at Port PraAin, have a cuftom of powdering their hair with limei which bums it and gives it a vsd appearance. C Hort, CklOTi(TK% in KmMbMk river, fie. CMorrAim, » kuie MvitabU mer of tli»eii«niilMNrt a? Maryimd nip- ping Jaio GiMApMk bay. Chqwam C$. in EdMtMi dlftriA, N. Caraliniy on the M. fide of Alhcmarle ibund. It contains 5011 inhaWiantt, of wImmh »5tt are flavct. Chief town, Edenton. Chowan X. in N. Carolina, fiillt into the N. W. comer of Albemarle Ibiind. It i» 3 mile* wide at the mouth, but narrows hift at you afccnd it. It is formed 5 miles fi^om the Virginia line, by the confluence of Meherrin, Notta- way, and Black rivers, which all rife in VirRiniat ^ CiiRisTCHVRCH,apariihinChar]cr- ton diAriA, S. Carolina, containing 19 54 inhabitants, of whom $66 are whites, »iJ7 flavea. Christiana, a poft town in New- caftle CO. Delaware, is fituated on a navigable creek of its name, la miles frpm Elkton, 9 S. W. of Wilmington, and 37 S. W. of Philadelphia. The town, confifting of about 50 hcutes, and a Prefliyterian church, ftands on a declivity which commands a pleafant profpeft of the country towards the Delaware. It carries on a bride trade with Philadelphia iq flour. It is the greateft carrying place betwe^ the na- vigable waters of the Delaware and Chefapeak ; which are 13 miles afunder at this place. It was built by the Swedes, in 1^40, and thus called after their queen. CHKitTiAtiA C'reei, on which the above town is lituated, falls into Dela- ware R. from the S. W. a little below Wilmington. It is propofed to cut a canal of about 9 miles m length, in a S. weftern direc- tion from this creek, at tlic town of Cbriaiana (6 miles W. S. W. of New- caftle) to Elk R. in Maryland, about a mile bclcw Elkton. See Delawartt and WUmmgtoH. Christiana,St. one of the Marque- fa ifles, called by the natives Waitahu, lies under the fame parallel with St. Pedro, 3 or 4 leagues more to the weft. Refolution bay, near the middle of the W. fide of the ifland, is in lat. 9. 55. 30. S. long. 1 39. 8. 40. W . from Green- wich} and tbf W. and of Domiuica (THR Ml N. 15. W. etpt.GebkfntlUabm the name of hi» bill. ItwaaodMVart Madrc de IHoa by tha 9|i>iarJa. Tiris ifland prodvce* eottoa of % ftifMritar kind. A rpeclMn tiS it is ftapofltad In tbojanimimof the MiC Hill^ Soeialf . GHRMtlAMIBVRO, tlwchkf tMVltff Montgomery co. Vlf]^nia. ft coataint very tew keufts } haa a cMNt.boaft aal gaol, fituated near a branch of Lhtl* R. a water of the Kanhaway. N. lai ty. j^ Chri aTiANiT ED, the principal towR in the ifland of Santa Cnii, fituated ok the N. fidt of the ifland, on a fine |utY. hour. It is the refidence of the Ihmflk governor, and is defended b, a ftone ionrefs. . ■^ Christmas Ifltmdt in the PicMc ocean, lies entirely folitary, nearly eqinlb ly diftant from thf Sandwich imnds on the N. and the Marquefason the S. St VMS to named by ^captain Cook, on ad- count of , his nrjft landing there, on Chriftmas day. Not a- drop of jfMfll water was found by digging. A dlip touching at this defolate ilie Muft ex- peA nothing but turtle, fifli, and a few birds. It is about 1 5 or ao leagues, in circumference, and bounded by i(^-eaf of coral rocks, on the W. fide of whtdi there is a bank of fine fand, extending a mile into the fea, and affording gbod anchornge. N. lat. 1. 59. W. long, I57« 30. Christmas Simmdi in Terra del Pa. ego, South America, inN. latfs.ai. W. long. 69. 57. Christophers, St, an ifland-in the Weft-Indies, belonging to Great-Bri- tain, commonly called by the failors, St. Kitts; by the ancient Indians, Ay-ay } and by the Charaibes, Liamniga, or the fertile i(land, is fituated in N. lat. 17. W . long. 6 z. ; and is ib miles long and 7 broad, containing about 80 fquare miles. Ir was difcovered in November, 1493, by Columbus himl'elf, who was fo pkafcd with its appearance, that Ae honoured it with his own chriftianname ; but it was neither planted nor pofleiled by the Spaniards. It is however, the, okleftof all the Britifli territories in the Weft Indies, In i6a6, it was fettled by the French and Enelifli conjoufitl'y } but entirely ceded to the lat'ter by the peace oiF Utrecht. Great quantities of indigo were formerly railed here. In 1770, the exports amounted to above ^.419,000 fterling, in fugar, ludlafliiB, G 3 and ■HBjMR I MM MAt ^(IMO raf COtton* liMn cottoiii gii^|er» and tht tfp|»ical ft«&s,k pmliKedi in i7l7f •Si>S97 tnn. ol Aifari and in i79e> bnt about « I s>ono cwt. li ii computed tW tkw iiaad •ontaina (boo whiMa and t<»ooo Mfiwoa* In F«braary> i7la» it ,waa taMin Inr tho French, but nftorad to Britain hjr tht treaty of ijts. Chvmbi VibCAt, aJuriiili£Uan fub. Jaft to the biihop of Cuibo, in S. Amc- rie, and cqmireof Pcrut about 40 leagues imncbataty{ It praduces corn» fruits, hcM paftiires for cattltt and mines of gMd and filver. Chvrcb Qr$fk TawK, in Dorchcfter no. Maryland, lies at the head of Church cNelc, a branch of Hudfbn R. 7 miles 8. wdbrly from Cambriil|f . CHimcH HILL, a village in Qjicecn Anne*s CO. Maryland, at the head of S. X. Ctceh, a branch of Chefter R. i N. W. of Bridgetown, and N. E. of Ctn- treville t miTet.and S5S..W. from Phil- •dtelphia. N.lat. 40. 9. W, long. 7$. 53. Church Hill, Fort, in New N. Wales,' ftands at the mouth of Seal R. ontheE.fideofHudfonBayi lao miles N. N. E. of York fort. N. hu. 48- 5t. W. long. 94. I ). Churchill R. in New South Wales, runs N. eafterly into the W. fide or' Hudfon bay, at Church Hill fort, in lat. 5t. 57. 3a. N- long. 94. ti. 30. W. b€tNtW'Britmiit Siteiary, Vc. Chvrchtown, a viila«;e, to called, in the N. £. partof Lancafterco. Peiai- 21vania, about so miles £. N. E. of ancailer, an4 50 W. N. W. of Phila. delphia. It has i a houfes, and an Rpif- copal church } and in the environs are t«Po forges, which manufaAure about 450 tons of bar iron annually. CiACiCA, a ju! ifdifiion iu S. Ameri- ca, in Peru, ruhjeft to the archbifhop of Plata, and 90 leagues diftant from that city) abounding in coidoa, cattk, and £omt (iiver mines. Cibola, or Gvflat the name of a town in, and aifo the ancient name of, New.>Granada, in Terra Firms, South* America, The country ho-e, though not mountainous, is very cool ; and the Indians are faid to be the whitcft, wit- tieft, rooft fincere and orderly of M the aboriginal Americans. When the coun- try V as difcovcred, they had each but one witc, and were exieflivcly jeak .is. Tbej weri^pipcd yntttf^ and fn old CIV wwMui that was a magielani and be- lieved Am lay bid under ana of tbair lakes. CiciRO, a military townfltip in New* Yprk, on the 8. W. fide nf Oneida lake , and between it, tbe Salt lake, and the Salt (jpringe. CiNALOA, called by fiMtoe GMie, a govince in tbe audience of Oalicia, in Id Mexico, or New-Spain. It has tbe gulf of California on tne W. the pro- vince wf Cttliacan on the 8. and the kingdom of New-Mexico on the N. and E. From 8. E. to N. E. it i^ about too leagues i and notabove4e where broad- eft. On the E. fide it is bounded by the high, craggy mountains, called Te,> fecfuan, 30 or 40 leagius from the fra. t is well watered, its rivers abound with fidi, and the air is ferene and healthful. It abounds with all forts of fi-uit» ami Srain, and cotton. The natives are ardy and induftrioui, and manulaAurs cotton cloth, with which they clothe themfelves. Cincinnati, a flourifliing town in the tenitoiy of the U. S. N. W. of the Ohio, and the prefent feat of govern- ment. It ftands on the N. bank of the Ohio, oppofite the mouih of Licking R. s{ miles S. W. of Fort Wafliington, and about S miles wefteriy of Columbia. Both thefe towns lie between Great and Little Miami rivers. Cincinnati con- tains about too hodfcsi and is Similes N. by E. of Frankfort) 90 N. W. of Lexington, and 779 W. byS. of Phila- delphia. N. lat. 39. «». W. long. 85. 44. CiNciNNATUS, is the S. eaftemmoft of the military townftiips of New- York ftate. It has Virgil on the W. and Salem, in Hcrkemer co. on the E. and lies on two branches of Tioughnioga R. a N. weftern branch of the Chenango. The centre of the town lies 53 miles S. W. by W. or Cooperftown, and 39 S. E. by S. of the S. £. end of Salt Lakf . N. lat. 4«. 30. Cirencester. See Marcus Hook* City Pma/, in Virginia. See Bin» mudtt Humhttt, CiviDAD Real, the capital city of Chiapa, in New- Spain. Chilton, an EngliCnman, fays the Indians called it Sac&tlan, and that, in 1570, it contain- ed about 100 Spanifti inhabitants. See Cbiafa, (^IVIOAD RbaX., iithecapital of the province CkAift, 8T. » comty IntlM ttrrftorv Ht W. of tbc OiiiM) wM Uid olTtnb Apr!{t I7t9» Itt boandwrits am Am •iSciaily, dcftrilMd t •< BMinnias at tbc iw>ttrh af tbs JUttk MichuliinfckiiMck river ^ ruimmg thence routhirl^ in • «)i* fcA lint to dtc mouth of th« Ltttk river above fort Mi^ac, ihmii the Ohio river) ^ence with the Ohio to iti jui>£Uon with the MiiTifippi i thence up the Mifli- fippi to the mouth of tlie Illmoi* river) ana up the lUinoii to the place of be- ginning, with all rhe adjacent idanda of the faid rivers Illinois and MifllAppi." Clair, St. a fort in the territory N. W. of the Ohio, i» fltuatcd S5 milci N, of fort Hamilton, on a Imall creek which falls into the Great Miami } and f I miles S. of fori Jeflferibn. CLM9.,8r. lakt, lies about halfway between lake Huron and lake Erie, in |!iloith America, and is about 90 miles in circumference. It receives the wa- ters of the three great )flkt», Superior, Michigan, and Huron, and diQ:harges them through the rivpr or ftrait, ca/Ud p*£troit (whifh is in French, theftiait) into lake Erie. Its channel, a| alio that of the lake, is fufncicntly deen for vef- fels of very conflderable burden. See p'Mtroit. CtAM Town* See Egg harbour. Clarb, a townlbip on St. Mary's bay, in Annapolis co. Nova-Scoria. It has about 50 families, and is compofed of woodland and laic tnaidi. Clarkmqn r, a townfliip in Cheshire po. New-Hanjiplhire, on the E. Iide of ConneAicut river, oppoflte Afcutney Sountaih, it; Vermopt, and on the N. ie of Sugar ^. i^ 24, miUs S. of Dart- ipouth college, and I ai S- W. by W. of ro tlmouth. It was incorporated in 7764,, audisontains 1435 inhabitants. Ci^ARBMONT Co, in Camden dil^riA, S. Carolina, contains 2479 whitjs inha- bitants, and ^i 10 ^aves. Statciburg is the county town. Clarendo^I Set Ci^ Ffor riwr. Clarendon Ce. the iouthernmoft in Camden diftria, S. Carolina, is about 30 miles long and jo broad, and con- tains 1790 whites and 6ox Have;. Claren.^on, atowulhip near the centre of Rutland co. Vermont, water- ed by Otter Creek and its tributary Areams) 14 or 15 milca E. oi'Fairha- C L A io| nRt and 44 N. B« of 9ani|B|toii. It coittains 147! inlnliiaima. ' On tlie 8f fi. fi e of a mountain lithe wvicnx ?n of Chutndon, or In the e^ of inmouthi t| ac^ious cave* the motitll of which h not n|orc than a|'^ iia diameter, in iti defcetitt ilie paAfi makes an angle witn the hbrlaon of y or 40 degrees ) but eontinuea of naarW the lape diameter throu^ its wbdl length, which U }i{ M* At thatdU fiance from the mouth* It vjftn§ into a fpacious room, ao feet k«g, fa| wU&i and 18 or ao feet high. Evcrv n>^rt <^ the floor, fides and roof of tn! xho^ appear to be a Iblid rock, bu. vciy rough and uneven. The water it con- tinually percolating thrmigh the top,aii4 has formed fialai6lUeji of various forma | many of which are conical, and fome have the appearance of maflive columns. From this room there is a commuaica* tion byanarrowpaflfageto othera ^ual^ ly curioils. Clarke, a nevv county of Kentucky* betw|:en the head waters of Kentucky and Licking rivers. Its chief towA JM^ Winchefter. Clark8B(7RG, the chief town of llarrirun co. Virginia. It containf about 40 houfes* a court-houie, and gaol) and Hands on the E. fide of Nlononga- hela K . 40 miles S. W. of Morgantown. Clakkstown, in Orange co. New- York, lies on the W. fide of the Tap- pan Sea, « miles diftant } northerly from) Tappan townOiip, ^ miles, ana from New- York citv, 19 miles. By the flate cinfus of 1790, as4of its inhabitantf are dehors. Clarksvillb, the chief towii of what was till lately call^ TcnneQee CO. in the liateofTcnneflee, is pleafant- ly fituared on the E. bank vf Cumber- land 1^* and at the mouth of J^ed river, oppoflte the mouth of Mt^ddy Creek. It contains about 30 houlcs, a court- houle and gaul, 45 miles N. W. o| Nafliville; iijiN. W. by W.of Knox-- ville, ami 940 W. by S. of Philadelphia. N. l.t. 36, 15. W. long. 88. 57. CL.iRKSviLLE, a l'ma>l fettlementjn the N. W. teriitory, which contained* in i79i> about 60 Ibuls. It is fituated on the northern bank of the Ohio, op- pofite LouilVtUe, a mile below the Ra- pids, and 1 00 iniles b. £. of Poi^ Vin. cent. It is frequently flooded, when the river is high* RudiMai^led.by ped- . P'*» G4 m til mtM^pmmt at pnftnt, anla of aoo mfles } and Powel^a R. CLI niiriy m laife ta thtoMiM rNtr« b |p vinbk ibr beatt 100 milei. ** CURTOii, the moft nonhiM ceonty of ctie lbc« of Nfw.York, it botadid N. byCanadai B. by the dcepeft wiMra of Lika ChMupbb, whbh Una ftparaita kftvm Varmofit 1 and 8. by the coumV efWafliiagton. Byftweenfttaof 1701, It contained t6f4inbMlantff Including i7flavea. It is divkbd Into 5 Vamtn Oiipa, vb. Plattflnuv, the capita^ Crown Point, Willflboroutth, Chamnlain, and Pent. The length from tf . to 8. b i«bout 9( miles, and the breadth from E. to W. inclndini; the line upon thd lake, is 36 miles. The number of funis is now (1796,) eftimaied to be i,ooo. By the Itateccimis, in Jan. 1796, there were <6a4 peribns entitled to be eleAors. A great proportion of the lands are of an excellent quality, and produce abun- dance of the various kinds of gnb cuU tivated in other parts of the Hate; The people manufaAure earthen ware, pot and pearl aflies, in larjre quantities, which they export to New- York or Quebec. Their wool is excellent ) their beef and pork fecond to none ) and the price of liall-fed beef in Montreal 60 miles from Plattfburgh, is fiich as to encourage the fanners to drive their cattle to that market. Their fbrefts fupply them with fugar and molafles* and the foil is vrell adapted to the cul- ture of hemp. The land carriage from anjr part of the country, in tranlportlng their produce to New- York, does not exceed ig mile«. Tht carrying place at Tic nderqga is li miles { aiM tinom Fort George, at thrS. end of the lake of that name, to Fort Edward, is but 1 ^ miles. The fmail obftmAions after that are to be removed by the proprie- tors of the northern canal. From this country to Qjiebec, are annually fent large rafts } the rapids at St. Johns's awJ Chamblee, being the only interruptions in the navigation, and thofe not fo great, but that at fonie feafons, batteaux with fixty bufliels of fait can afcend them. Salt is fold hereathajf adollar a bufliel. Saranac, Sable, and Boquet rivers water Clinton co. The firll is remarkable for the quantity of falmoit it produces. ' Clinton, a townfliip in Dutchefs CO. New- York, above Ponehkeepfie. It is large and thriving, and contains 4607 inh^itants, including 176 flaves. 666 vH its inhabitants are eleAors. CUNTQN, &6ii' > CitiitM, • IMnMM In TiAgi M. Mm.Yorit, bMmM br FftjTMte M tht 11. W«n«i«l lb* i. OriMoii tht W. and fnnklU biOlftge co. m MmS. VmcHH* R. Joim iStm 8ali|«MlMmMdi at (1m N. B. canwr» and iht eoaSamc ftraun tvM 8> W« to Waittn* CtiMrov, a ptantation in Lincoln to, diftiift of Malnti lim a; milt* from NallowciN Clinton, pnriih, in tht i^wndiip of Paris, 7 miln from Wliitcttown, n a wcaltliy, plearant, ftoorifliing fettlement, coniainhig fcYcral liandfome iioufei, a ncwhr mAcd Fre(bytertan meeting- houie, a conveniau (cliool iMufe, and an edifice for an academy delisiitfully ituated, but not yet finiflicd. Between tint fettlement, and the Indian fettle- menta at Oneida, adifbnce of is miles, (in June 1796) was wildemefs without any ioAiabitaiits, exceptinjr a few In- dians at the Old Oneida vulage. Clinton's Harbwrt on the N. W. toiXt of N. America, has its entrance in M. ht. $%. IS. W. long. i}|t. Ca|>t< Oray named it afier gov. Clinton of New.York. Clio<^OT. See Ctj/iquot. Cli STING 8, a fierce nation of Indians Ivho inhabit round Hudlbn bay. See NiW'BritaiM. Clostbk, a village in Bergen co. Ncw'Jerfey, nearly 7 miles S. E. of Pe- ramus, and 16 N. of New.Yoric city. CLTOquoT, a found or bay on the N. W. coalt of America, weilerly from Berkley's Sound. See Hancock^ iHaHtour. COATZACVALCO, a navigable river of Mexico, or New-Spain, which emp- ties into the gulph of Mexico, near the country of Onohualco. CoBBBiECONTE, or C(;g^f90l, which in the Indian language fignifies the land where flurgeons are taken, is a fmall ri- ver which rifes fhim ponds in the town of Winthrop, in the diilri6l of Maine; and falls into the Kennebeck within 3 miles of Nahunkeag Ifland, and 1 5 fiona Moofe Ifland. CoBE<^n , or Colcbifter river, in Nova-Scotia, rifes within so miles of Tatamogouche, on the N. E. coaft of Nova-Scotia j from thence it runs fouth- erly, then S. W. and W. into the E. end oftheBafinof Minas. At its mouth diere is a fbort bank, but there is a good dhstnnel on each fide, which veflels of ^0 tunt buiden may {>aft, and go i^o coii IH mllig-«p lit lifNT. Tim ti« fcattnnsd ftttlemtnu on Ha barikt. CotetiiY, in (ka dUbia oT Set Pilf/flM. CoBBSA, or CdiUi, an obfbii Ml and villajn in tht auiUMdi of IM Cba^; cus, in rem, S. Amtrica. TKt placi is inhabited 1^ about fo Indian ftmiHi^ and is the moil barren fpot on tilt vmU This it, however, the nearefl port td LijMS, whert (lure are filvcr mines, ami alio to FotoTi, which is yet above io« leagnis diftant, and that thrpugh a da- fart country. CoBHAM, a fmall town in Virglniaf on the S. hank of James R. oppoiito Jametiown ( so miles N. W. of SuffoUc, and 8 or 9 S. W. of Williamlburg. CoBHAM Jfltt mentioned bv Captain Middleteton, in the journal of his voy. age for finding a N. E. palbge. Ita two extremities bear N. by E. and B« bv N. in N. lat. 63., E. long, froni Churchill, 3. 50. which he takes to bt the Brtek Cohbam of Pox. CoBLESKiLLt a new town in the eo. of Schoharie, New- York, incorporatad M.'M-ch, 17^7. CocAMCO, a townfliip in Lancafter CO. Pennfylvjnia. CocHBCHO, a N* W. branch of Pifcataqaa.R. in New.Ham|ifliire. It rileM in the Blue Hills in Stratford co. and its mouth i« 5 miles above Hiltoira Point. See Pi/mtaqua. CocHABAMBA, a province and jurif. di£\ion in Peru, 50 Uagties from Platai and 56 from Potofi. ' Its capital of tht fame name is one of the richeft, largeft^ and moft populous in Peru, as it is tht granary ot the archhiflioprick of Plata { and in fon^efpo|s fiiver mines have l>een dilirovei-ed. CocKBURNB, a townfliip in the northein partof New-Hamj}lhire, Graf- ton CO. on the E. bank of Connc£licut river, S. of Colebrooke. Cocker MOUTH, a. town in Grafton CO. New-Hamplhire, about 1 5 miles N. E. of Dartmouth Cc^llegs. It was in* curporated in 1766. and in 1775, con- tained 1 18 inhabitants; anci in 1 790, 373. Coc K s AKi E . See Coxakie. Cou. See Cape Cod, BarnfiaUe ea, znd'Prov'mcetowutt. CoDORus, a townfltip in Yorkco* Penhfylvania. CosvMANt, a townfliip in Albany CO. New- York, i a miles below A)bai^. «p6 CPH l{r |hr ftate euvfus pf 1796, ^§9 of its i||abiu\iitt are elcAors. Coiio:s old neigh- bours, with whom he had tbrmetly livtxl is the hahit» of friendOiii). His eftate was among them, and tiie inhabitants Itad always cbn/idered him as their fifend and neighbour. Thefe unfoitu- ■ale ptople, after feeing their houfes wad property coniumed to afiies, were hurried, fuch as could walk, into cruel captivity ; thofe who could not walk, hu M&'\tm to the tomahawk and fcaJp- ing knife. See Caghnatuaga. Cohan zr, or Qtfariat a fmall river, which rifes in Saliin co. New-Jerfey, and running through Cumberland eo. empties into Delaware R. oppcfite thp vppci' tnd of Bombay Hook.. It is aboot 30 miles in length, and is n^viga- Mb for vefleU of 100 tons to Bridgt- fown, so miles from its mcuth. CoHASSET, a townihip in Norfolk CDk. Maflachufetts, which was incorpo- xat.-d in t77o, and contains 817 inhabit- ants^ It has a congregational church, aad is£ houfes, fcattered on different farms. Cohaffet rocks, which have been ib fatal to many veflels, lie off this town, about a leagiie from the fliorr. It lies a5miiesS.E.ofBofton}butinaftraight fine not above half the diftancc CaHOEZ, or the Falls in Mohawk R. between » and 3 miles from its mouth, tad ro miles northward of Albany, are a very great natural ctuiofity. The fiver aiiove the falls is abcut 300 yards widci and approaches them from the N. W. in a rapid current, between high banks on each fide, and puurs the whole bady of its water over a perpendicular rack of about 40 (fome fay more) feet in height, which extends quite acroi's the river, like a mill-dam. The banks of the river, immediately below the falls, are about ico feet high. A bridge 1 100 fiMt kmg, and 34 feet \vu!e, rening on COL» 13 piers, waserea^»atthee9tpflae<|of I a,opo dollars, in 1794, a mile bc)(iw the falls, from which a fpcAator fnajr have tL gcwni view of themi but they appear moft romantically from Laniinr burgh hill, 5 miles E. of them. ; CoHONGORPNTO is the name of Potowmack K. before it breaks through the Bliie Bidge, In N. lat. 39. 45. lt% whole length to the Blue Ridge may be about |6o miles { from thence it al- fui|ies the name ofP9tittumack,Yr\iich (ct^ CoHVixCAs,a country inNew-Spain, ip which there is a confiderabie moun.| tain of loadftooe, betweea TcoUtyUm nnd Chilapan. CoKESBiJKY Cof.iECE, in the town of Abington. in Harford co. Maryland, is an innitution which ^>^* ^^^ ^ RFO^ mote the improvemet^t of fcien(:e, an4 the cultivation of virtue. It was foun4> xi by the Methodifts, in 1785, apd has its name in honour of Thomas Cu)(e, an4 Francis A {bury, the American bifliops of the Methodift Epifcopal churchy The edifice is of brick, handlbmelj built, pi^ a healthy fppt, enjoying a finf : air, and a very extenfive proi(ue«. Thq college was ereAed, and is wholly fup- porteJ by fubfcnptiun and voluntary donations, The ftudents, who are to confill of the fons of travelling preachy ers, annual fubfcrihers, members of the fbciety, and orphans, are inftruded iif Rnglifh, Latin, Greek, logic, rhetoric^ hilloiy, geography, natural philofophy, and a'ftronumy ; and when tlie financeit of the college will admit, they are to bq taught the Hebrew, f'rtnch, and German languages. The rules for the pri^'atc condua of the ftudents extend to theic. amufements i and z]i tend to promote regularity, entourage indu(iry, and tp nip the buds of.idlenefs and vice. Theic recreations without doors are, walking, Sardening, riding, and bathing } within oors they have tools and accommoda- tions for the carpenter s, joiner's, cabi- net maker's, or turner's bufinefs. Thdi^ they are taught to confider as pleafing aixt lieaUhful recreations, both for the body and mind. CoLAN, a linall Indian town, fituated near the South Sea, x or 3 learues to the northward of Payta, inhabited by fiihermen. Here they make large rafts of logs, which will carr 60 or 70 tons of goods; with thefe ■ y make long voyages, even to Panama, f or 6qo leaguei lewoet dUbint. They have fimaftivith a foil (aftcaed to it. They alway* go befei« the wind, being unable to ply againft it} and therefore only fit for theft feaa, where the wind it always in a manner the fame, not nuying al>ove a point or two all the way fro\n Lima, till they come into the bay of Panama i and there tl^y muft fometime* wait for a change. Their caigo it ufually wine, oil, frgar.Qjuto cloth, foap, and drefled goat (kins. T'he float is usually navi gated by 3 or 4. men, who fell their float where they difpofe ot their cargo { and return as paflen^ers to the port they came from. The Indians go out at night bv the help of the land-wind, vyith fiAingnoats, more manageable than the others, though thefe have mafts and fails too, and return again in the day-time with tlie fea-wind. Colchester, a townfliip in Ulfter CO. N. Voik, on the Popachton branch of Delaware river, S. W. of Middle- town ; and about 50 miles S. W. by S.^ of Cooperftown. By the ftate cenl'us of 1796, 193 of its inhabitants are elec- tors. Colchester, a large townOiip in {ilew- London co. Conne6licut, iettUd in 1701 ; about 15 miles weftwatd of Norwich, 25 S. E. of Hartford, and zo N. W. of New LoiMion city. It is in contemplation to have a poit- office efta- bliflied in this town. Colchester, the chief town in Chit- tenden CO. Vermont, is on the E. bank of lake Champlain, at the mouth of Onion river, and N. of Burlington, on Colchefter bay, which i'preads N. of the town. Colchester, a pofli-town in Fair- fax CO. Virginia, fitu.ited on the N. E. bank of Ocquoquam creek, 3 or 4 miles from its confluence with the Potow- mack } and is here about 100 yards wide, and navigable for boats. It con- tains about 40 houies, anil lies 16 miles 3. W. of Alexandria, 106 N. by E. of KichiMond, and 171 trom Pliiladtlphia. Colchester R. Nova Scotia. See Cohequit, Cold Springs in the ifland of Jamai- ca, is ^ villa, 6 miles from the highlands of Liguania. The grourds are m a highftate oi' improvement. Cold fpring {s 4S00 feet above the level uf the Tea ; and fewer none ot the tropical fruits will fieurUbinibculd a climate. The ge- ■-fP co-ir toy ncral ftate of tke thcnnometer U M9 55. to 65. } and evei) Ibmetimct Q> lam as 44.: fo that a fire there, even at noou-day, is not only comfortable, bat necefliuya great part of the year, hbmf of the Engufli fruits, astheamtle, tha peach, and theftrawberry, flouriflt tbere m great perfi:6tion, with feverai other valuable exotics, as thetea.tKeandodiler oriental pro ford city. It was iettled in 1 7 56. Itoe are % iron works, and i'everal mills, fm Still R. aN. W. water of Farmihgtoo K. In digging a cellar in this r nm, at tiie clofe of the year 1 796, belongii^ to Mr. John Hulhurt, the work men, at the depth of about 9 or to feet, found thrw large lofks and two thigh bones of an animal, the latter of which meafured each about 4 feet, 4 inches in length* and I scinches in circumference. VOien firlt diicovered they were entire, I ut aa ibon as they were exposed to the air they moukiered to dull. This adds another to the many la^s, wlich prove that a race of enormous anitnals, now extinCl, once inhabited th<: United States. CoLbRAiN, a townfhip in Lancafter CO. Pennfylvania. C0LER.-iiN, a town on the N oank. of Sc. Mary's river, Camden co. Geor^ gia, 40 or 50 miles from its mouth. Oa the 10th of June, 1 796, a treaty of peace and fricndlliip wixs made ana concluded at this place, between the Prcfident of the United States, on ih one part, in behalf of the United States, and the king's chiefs and wan iors of the Creek nation of Indians, on the other. By this trtaty, che line hstwicn the white peo> pie and the Indians, was eftablifhed to run " from the Currahce mouutain to Cht fdt ^01 fete Mid «r tsmef of Ae imifi flMth WinMi OT rae Oeonct nvcTf csHoot by i^ white pieott|e>Appil«tohce, and by. ^ IHdiiiM. Tula{Kwka» «id dmra the IlkHMledrth^fame." Liberty wat aMb ^ilreH bfifhe Indiana to the Prefident of thitf United States, to " eAablifli a trad- Sofi^ or rttilitary poft on the S. .fide of AMtamaha, about i mile from Beard's bkifF, or any where from tlience down the river, on the lands of the Indians ;" imd the Indians agreed to ** annex to 6td poft a tra£l of lat^ of five miles fqaare j and in return for this and other tokens of iViendihip on the part of the Indians, the United States ftipnlated to rive tltem goods to the value of 6000 dolTara, and. to fumifli them with two bUckliniths with tools. CotRAiNE, a townOiip in Hampftiire CO. Maflitchufctts, whicn contains as 9 'faoufes, and 14.17 inhabitants. CoLiMA, a large and rich tOwi^ of Mechoacan and New-Spnin, on the S. -SMi near the bonters ai Xalifca, and in the mod plcaiant and fruitful valley in •U Mexico, producing cocoa, caflia, and ^hcr things of value, befides lomtr gold. JDampier takes notice of a volcano near 1t, with two fliwp peaks, from which ^loke and flame ioue continually. The iiunoiis plant oleacaxan grows in the -fwighbonrhood, Which is i- ckoned a catnolicon for rcftoring decayed ftrengrh, and a I'pcciiic againft all forts of poifun. 'The natives apply the leaves to the parts atie6t«d, and judge of the fuccefs ■0 the op. wards of 70 houfcs. The public oflieet have, in Tome meafure, beendivided, for the accommodation of the inhabitants of the lower counties, and a branch )f each retained in Charleftown. It-|ies 11*5 miles N* N.W. of Charleftown, 35 S.W, of Camden, S5 trom Augufta, in Geor> gia, and 678 S. W. ot Philadelphia. N. lat. 34.. I. W. long. So. jy. COLtTMBiA, a flourilhing poft town in Goochland eO. Virginia, on the N» fide of James river, i|t the mouth of the Rivanna. It contains about 40 houfes, and a warehoufe for the infpeftion of tobacco. It lies 4S *^*l** '^v^ K'^' mond, 35 from Charlottefville, and 3*^ S. W. of Philadelphia. Columbia, a town newly laid out, in Lancafter o. Penniylvania, on the N. E. hnnk oi Suiquehannah river, at Wright's tieny ; lo miles W. ofLan- caftet , and 76 W. by N . of Philadelphia. Columbia C9. in the Upper diltrift of Georgia, is bounded by Savannah E. on the N. E. and E. which feparates it from the ftate of S. Carolina, N. W. of Richmond co. Iti Ibape is very irre* gular. Columbia, a town in the N. W. territory, on the N. bank of Ohio river, and on the W. fide o£ the mouth of Little Miami R. ; about 6 msles S. E. by E. of Fort Waihington, t\E. byS. ot Cincinnati, and 87 N . by W* of Lex- ington, in Kentucky. N. lat. 39. «o. . Com AN A, a town and province in the northern divifion of Terra Fiima, S. America. It lies on the N. eafternmoft part ftf the fea coaft. Com ARC o, a town of New-Leoh, in N. America, fituated on the S. fide of Kio Bravo, which empties into the gulf of Mexico on the W. fide. Combahbe, a confiderable river of South-Crirolina, which enters St. Helena found between Coofa and Alhepoo rivers. CoMBAflEE Fern^ on the above ri- ver is r 7 milet from Jackfonfiioroogh, 1 5 ftoiaFocotagiioMMl 51 ftmnCharleftown. COMfURT ■Mil )*Mt«dF,Kfa>ifc»»f Salaytt a fma'l towji ■of N. America, in the province of Me- xhoacan, in Mndco or New-Spain, was built by the Spaniards, as well as the ftatbns of St. Michael and St. Philip, to lecure the road from M«:choacan to the filver mines of Zacatea. They have alfo given this name to feverai boroughs of America ; as to that in Fu(\ianiola idand, and to a Tea- port of California, &c. Conception, by the Indians called Pt^uo, a city m ChtlL S. America, fitu- ated on the edge of the Tea, at the mouth of a river, and at the bottom of a bayof its own name. It lies in abojt 37. S. lat. It was feveral tiroes 0' rttroycci bv the powerful confederacy .cf the Indian!), and as often repaired. Vn 17 30 it wa» deftroyed by an earth- qaake» and fiace that rebuilt.- It is vvftliki (III* awilraw Mik jiwl^^ $N Mgo> ami A» govyBid^vM i4l' # i i «lore. The SpMJtfli ig A tWi| | - tuated on the W. fide of Mobile bay, in Weft-Florida, about 40 miles above its mouth in the gulf of Mexico* N* lat. 30. 41. W. long. S7. 57. CoNDBCEDO, a cape or promontorf of N. America, in the pnvmce of Yu- catan, 100 miles W. of Merida. N. lat. so. 50. W. long. 91. ay. CONDBSUYOS DE ARE^VIPA, aju. rifdiAion under the bifhopmAreouipaB 30 leagues N. of that city, in Peru. Here is cultivated the wild cochinealt the Indians carry on a great trade with this article ; they grind it- and mix four ounces of it with is ounces of violet- maite, of which thev form cakes of 4 ounces each, and fell it for a dollar a pound. Thefe cakes they call magnos* This place alfo abounds with gold and fiiver mines, which are not fb Cons, and to frequent fudden chanaes* is very healthful. It is generally bruECft land, made up of mountains, hilla and vallies; and is cxcacdingly well watered. Some fmail parts of it ave thin and barren. Its prmcipal pixxhic^ tions are Indian com, rye, wneat in many parts of the fx^te, oats, and Immv ley, which are heavy and good, and of late, buck wheat— 4Iax in large qinui^ ties— fbme hemp, potatoes of fevenA kinds, puinpkins, turnips, peas, bean«» &c. &c. Fruits of all kinos which aw common to the climate. The foil la very well calculated for pafhirage and mowing, which enables the fanners t» feed lai'ge numbers of neat cattle and horfes. The trade of Connefticut is princU pally with the Weft- India iflands, and IS carried on in vefTels from 60 to 149 tons. The exports confift of horfes, mules, oxen, oak ftaves, hoops, pine boards, oak plank, beans, Indian com, ftfh, beef, pork, &c. Horfes, live cattle^ and lumber, are permitted in the Dutch, Danifh, and Fi-ench ports. A large number of coatling veflels are employed in carrying the produce of the ftate to other ftates. To Rhode- Ifland, MafGu chufetts, and New-Hampfhire, they carry pork, wheat, com and rye— T« North and South Carolina, and Gcor* gia, butter, cheefe, falted beef, cyder, apples, potatoes, hay, 5cc. and reeeiv* in ff» CON |iinetiM»«ric<|U)dii»nidii^aiMV. But •I Mtur.yorkti nuanr, w4 toe ftatc fsi ih» qwriift* »lw»y« wnll known, fMM^ of tho produce of Omm&kntt iOfie^aHy of 'tm wcftncn pwu, is cw- fm tltti«i pvticukrly .pot and peail Jd|w«> fltt fiwd) beef, pork, chcefe wid Ituttcr, in Urjie ^u^ittMii. Moft of /i 4^a.p--rtn the year 179J — 770,139 dolls, xnd in the year 1794—806,746 dolls. This ftate owns and empioya JQthe foneign and coafting trade, 3»,S9ir twa of (hipplnp;. .TWfiiriaerB in.Conne6licut, and their inmUiea, are moftlv clothed in plain, dccentyJuMneTpun cbth. Their linens mtd woollens are manufaiElured in the Amil^ way} and although they are generally of a coarferkina, they are of (a .ftronger texture, and much more du- fubk-tinnthofe imported from France ■Ml Great-Briuin. Mai^ of their cloths are fine and handfome. Here are Jaige orchards of mulberry trees ; and fiIk>worms have been reared fo fuccefl** ipUy, as to promtfe, not only a furnily pf iilk to the inhabitants, but a fur* pluflage for ocportation. In New-Haven, are linen and button nuunufaAories. In Hartford, a woollen ynanu&£tory has been eftabliAied ; like- yri(v glafs works, a fnuflf and pow«ler mill, iron works, and a flitting mill. Inw works are eftablilhed alfo at SalU- bury, Norwich, and other parts of the ftate. At Stafford is a furnace at which are made large quantities of hollow ware, and other ironmongei7, I'ufficient to fuupiy the whole ftate* Paper is maoufaftured at Norwich, Harttbrd, New.Havcn, and in Litchfteld county. Iranmoogery, hata, candka, ^ber. Qton and boou. wt mm^t&fiml i> this #ue. A duck maminAoiy haa been c/^bKibad at Stratfbvd. The ftate of ConncAkut b bid oit in fiaairfarms, from 50 to 390 l^ai 4^ acres each, which are held fy .th^fiurm- era in fee ftms^i and are generally well cultivated. Theftata is chequeretk with innumerable roada or Ughwaya crpfling each other in every dinAion. A tra< veller in any of thefe roada, even in tha moft unfettled parte of the ftate, will lieldom pafs more than two or thnet miles without finding a houle or cot- tage, and a farm under fuch improve- ments, as to afford the neceflSuries for the fupport of a family. The whole ftate reiemblea a well culturatedjEarden, which, with that de^ree.of induftry that is neceffary to happuieft, prqduces the necefltu-iea and conveniences of life in great plenty. The inhabitanta are almoft entirely of £ngUfti defcent. There are no Dutch, French, or Germane, and very few Scotch or Irifli people, in any part of the ftateJ The original ftock trom which have fbrung all the prefimt in. lubitants of ConndElictit, and the nu- rtRrous emigrants from the ftate, to every part of the U. Sutes, confiftcd of 3000 fouls, who fettled in the towns of Hartford, New-Haven, Wjndfor, Guil- ford, Milford and Wethersfield, j^ut the years 1635 and 1636. In 1756, the population of the ftate amounted to 130,611 fouIs{ in 1774, to 197,8561 in 178a, to 101,877 whitea, and 6)«73 Indiana and negroes} in 1790, to *37>946perfens, of whoni •764 were flaves. The people of CoraieAicut are re- markably tbnd of having all their dif- Eutes, even thofe of the moft trivial ind, fettled J^ccording to law. The )>rcvalence of this litigious fpirit, af- fords employment anid fupport for a numerous body <^ lawyers. That party fpirit, however, which is the bane of political happ!'-...rs, haa not raged with fuch violence in this ftate, as in Maflachufetts and Rhode Ifland. Pub- lie proceedings have been conduced ge- nerally with muchcalmnefs and candour. The j)cople are well informed in regaixl to their rights, and judicious in^he methods they adopt to fecutc them. The ftate enjoys an uncommon fliare of political tranquillity and unanimity. 1 All religlito«> that an eonfiftent with the peace of ibeiety, are tolerated ill Conneaieuti aikl i fpirit of liberality and cathoKcifln it increaftn^; There arc very fbw reKgiom fcAa in this ftatc. The balk of the people are Congrega. tionalifte. Befidet thefe, there arcEpif- copaliant and Baptifts. ^ The damage fuftained by this ftatc in the late war, was eftimated at 4(i,«35l. i6s. td. To compenrate the Aifferers, the General Couit. in May i79«. granted them 500,000 acres of the weftem part of the rc(crved lands of Conne^icut, which lie weft of Penn« iylvania* There are a great number of very pleafant towns, both maritime and inland, in Connefticut. It contains five cities, incorporated withextenfivejurif- di£lion in civil caufes. Two of thefe Haitford and New-Haveh, are capitals of the ftate. The General AlTembly is holden at the fomntr hi May, and at the latter in 0£lobei', annually. The other cities are New-London, Norwich and Middleton. Weathersiield, Windfor, Farmington, Litchfield, Milford, Strat. fold, Fairfield, Gailford, Stamford, Windham, Suffield and Enfield, are all confiderable and very pleafant towns. In no part of the world is the educa* tion of all ranks of people more attend- ed to than in Connenicut. Almbft every town in the ftate is divided into difti-i£l«, and each diftri^ has a public fchool kept in it at a greater or leis part of every year. Somewhat more than one third of the monies arifing from a tax on the polls and rateable eftate of the inhabitants, is appropriattJ to the I'upport of fchools in the feveral towns, for the education of children and youth. The law dire£^s that a grammar fchool fliall be kept in every county town throughout the ftate. Yale College is an eminent feminary of learning, and was founded in the year 1700. See Ta/e College. Academies have been eliablifhed at Greenfield, Platnfield, Norwich, Wind- ham, and Pomfret, fome of which are flourifliing. The conftitutton of Connecticut is founded on 'their charter, which was granted bv Chaiies II. in i66t, and on a law of the ftate. Contented with this form of government, the people have uut been difpofed to run the hasard of CON K15 conftitution finca tbt de> fhniinf • I cbration of Independence. Agreeable io wit charter, dNt fii|ireni^ legithdvc authority of the ftate is vdtcd in a governor, deputy governor^ twelve afllftants or oounfellors, and the itpre> fentativea of the people, ftyled the General Aflemblyt The governor^ de- puty governor and afliftantsareahtoually chofen by the freemen in the mohth of May. The reprefcntatiVes (their num- ber not to exceed twb from each town) are chofen bv the fireenien twice a year* to attend tnc two annual feftions, on the fecond Tuefdavs of May and Oifto- ber. The General Aflemhly- is divided into two branches, called the upper and lower houfes. The upper noufe is compofed of the governor) deputy go- vermor and aftiftants* The lower houfh of the rrpre(entatives of the people. No law c&n pafs without the conciir* rence of both houles. ConneAicut has ever made rapid ad« vances in population. There have been mote ertiigrationa fixHn this, than from any of the other ftates } and yet it it at prefent full of inhabitants. This in- creafe may be afcribed to feveral cauieti The bulk of the inhabitants are indtif- I trious, fagacious hufliandmen. Their' farms fiimifli them with all the necefta- ries, moft of the conveniences, ah'i but few ef the luxuries of life^ They, of courfe, muft be generally temperate, and if they choofe, can fubnft with at much independence aa is confiftent with hap- pinelSi The fubfiftence of the farmer IS fubftiantial, and does not depend oik incidental circumAancet, like that of moft other orofefltdns. ' There it no neceffity of (erving an apprenticefhip to the bufinefs, nor of a large ftock of money to commence it to advatitage* Farmers, who deal much iu barter, have iefs need of money than atiy other clafs of people. The eaib'With which a comfortable fubfiftence is obtained, In- duces the hufbandmab to marrv young. The cultivation of his farm makes him ftrong and healthful. He toils cheerful- ly through the day— eats the fruit of his own labour with a gladfome heart— at night devoutly thanks his bounteous God for his daily ble(fings->-retiret to reft, and his fleep is fweet. Such cir- cumftances as thefe have greatly con- tributed to the amazing increale of in- habitants in thit ftate. Bcfidcs, the H people 4»4 CON ' fMfkt \m voder » ftee fgannmait and have no fear of a tyrant. There •re no ovdrgrowa eftates» with rich and •mbitioue landlordtt to have an undue and Bcrnicioui influence in the elcAion of cml officers. Property is equally enough dividcdi and muft continue to be fo» as long as eflates defccnd as they BOW do. No perfon is prohibited from voting. He who has the moft merit', not he who has the moft money, is nnerally chofen into public office. As mHances of this* it is to hi obferved, that many of the citizens of Connecti- cut* fiv>m the humble walks of life, have arifen to the firft pffices in the ftate, and filled them with dignity and repu- tation.^ That^ bafe bufuiefs of elec- tioneering, which is To dire£lly calcu- hted to introduce wicked anddefigning men into office, is yet but little known id ConneAicut, A man who withes to be chofen into office, aAs wiieiy, for that end» when he keeps his defires to him- Mf. A thirft for learning prevails among •11 ranks of people in the ftate. More cf the young men in ConneAicut, in p ropor ti on to their numbers, receive a Sublic education, than in any of the ates. Th« revolution, which fo eiTentially •ffi(£ked the government of moft of the colonies, produced no very perceptible alteration in the government of Con- nefticut. While under the jurifdiftion of Great-Britain, they eleAed their own governors, and all fubordinate civil offi- cers, and mode their own laws, in the fame manner, and with as little control •s they now do. Connecticut has ever been a republic ; and perhaps as pericCl and as happy a republic as has ever exifted. Wnile other ftates, more mo- narchical in their government and man- ners, have been under a neceflity of tni- dertaking the difficult tafk of altering their old, or forming new conftitutions, and of clianging their monarchical for republicnn -nanners, Connecticut has uninterruptedly proceeded in her old track, both as jto government and man- nerti ; aiKl, hv thefc means, has avoided tholi? convtiirions which have rent odier ftates into violent parties. The prelent territory of Connefiicut, at rht? time of tne firft arrival of the Engltft), was pofidled by the Peqiiut, tbe Mohegan, rodnnky and many other ( CON fmaller tribat of Indians. In 1 774 tbcre were of the defcendanta of the ancient natives, only 1363 pcrfims ) the greater part of whom lived at MohcMn> be- tween Norwich and Ncw-Loudoh. From the natural decrcafe of tUe Indi- ans, it is imagined that their number in this Rate do not now exceed 400. The firft grant of Connefticut was made by the Plymouth council to the Earl of Warwick, in 1630. The year following the Earl affiened this grant to Lord Say and Seal, Lord Bi-ook, and nine others. Some Indian traders fet- tled at Windfor in 1633. The fame year, a little before the arrival of the EngliOi, a few Dutch traders fettled at Hartford, and the remains of the fettle- ment are ftill vifible on the bank of Con- necticut river. .In 1634, Lord Say and Seal, &c. fent over a fmall number of men, who built a fort at Saybrook, and made a treaty with the Pequot In- dians for the lands on CpnneCticut R. Mr. Haynes and Mr. Hooker left Maflachuletts-bay in 1634, and fettled at Hartford. The following year Mr. Eaton and Mr. Davenport feated them- felves at New-Haven. In 1644, the Connecticut adventurerl purchaTrJi of Mr. Fer Nick, agent for Lord &ay and Seal, and LOrd Brook, their right to the colony, for ^.1600. Connecticut and New.Haven conti- nued two diftinCt governments for many years. At length, John Winthrop, Efq. who had been chofen governor of ConneCMcut, was employed to iblicit a rcyal charter. In 1662, Charles II. granted a charter, conftituting the two colonies for ever one body corpoi-ate and politic, by the name of ** The go- vernor and company of Connecticut." New-Haven took the aftair ill ; but in 1665, all difficulties were amicably ad- jufted ; and as has been already obferv- ed, this charter ftill continues to be the bafis of their government. Connecticut, the moft confider- able river in the eaftern part of the Unit- ed States, rifes in the highlands which U-parate the itates ot Vermont and New- Hampfliire t' om L< wer Canada. It has been fui'veyed about 15 miles beyond the 45th degree of latitude, to the head i'pring of its nortium branch; from which, to its mouth, is upwards ot 300 miles, through a thick fettled country } luving upon its bonks a great number of CON of tfic moft flourilhing and pleflftht towna in the United State*. It ia fnrni to to foe rods wide, 130 milea from ita 0Kmth; Its courfe between Vermont and New.Hampfhire ia nnerally S. S. W. aa lilcewife through Maflkchufetta, and part of CoMncAicut, until it reache* the city of Middle^ion { after which it runt a S. S. £. courfe to its mouth. The navigation of this beautifiil river, which, like the Nile, fertilizM the lands thro* which it runs, is much obfiruft- ed by falls. Two of thefe are between New-Hamp(hire and Vermont, the firfl are called the Fifteen mile falls. Here the river is rapid for ao miles. The fe- cond remarkable tall is at Walpole, for- merly called the Gi-eat Fall, but now named Bellows* Falls. Above thefe, the breadth of the river is in fome places, »3, in other places not above 16 rods. The depth of the channel is about 15 feetj and commonly nms full of water. In Sept. i79«, however, owine to the fe- vere drought, the water of the river, it is faid, '* pafled within thefpaceof 12 feet wide, and a| feet deep." A large rock divides the flream into two chan- nels, each about 90 feet wide. When the river is low the eaftem channel is dry, being crofTed by a folid rock ; and the whole ft: sm falls into the weftem channel, where it is contraffed to the breadth of 16 feet, and flows with af- tonilhing rapidity. There are fevt-ral pitches, one above another, in the length of half a mile ; the hrgeft of which is that where the rock divides the (Iream. A bridge of timber was projeAed over this fall, by col. Hale, in the year 1784, 36$ feet long, and fupportcd in the middle by the ifland rock. ; under which the hi&;heft floods pais without injuring it. This is the only bridge on the R. but it is contemplated to ereft another 30 miles above, at the middle bar of Agar Falls, where the paffage for the water, between the rocks, is above ico feet wide. This will connect the towns of Lebanon in N. Hampfhire, and Hart- ford in Vermont } as the former bridge connects Walpole in N. Hampfliire, with Rockingham in Vermont. Not- withftanding the velocity of the cur- rent at Bellows* Falls, above defcribed, the falmon pais up the river, and are taken many miles above; but the' (had proceed no farther. On the fteep fides of the ifland ro«k, at th^fl^l, hang fe. CON Its veral arm chairs, (etortd by a ooimttc. poife; in thefe the fifhermen fit to catch falmon with fifhing nets. In the courfipr; of the river thronsh Maflachufetta, artQ the falls at South-Hadly, around which». lock and canals were completed in 1795, by an enterprifing compinyf in« . corporated for that purpofe in i79a| hf^f the Lcgiflatui-e of MafTachufetto. lu; ConneAicut the river is obflnifted by falls at Enfield ) to render which,navt«i gable in boats, a company has been in* corporated, and a fum of money raifed by lottery, but nothins effeAuai is yet done. The average defcent of this river from Weathei'sfield in Vermont, 150 miles from its mouth, is two feet to a mile, according to the barometical ob* fervations of J. Winthrop, Efq. made in 1786. The rivera or breams which, fall into ConneAicut R. are numerous) fuch of them as trt worthy of notice will be feen under thtir refpeflive names* At its mouth is a bar of fand which confiderably obftrufta the navigation} it has 10 feet water on it at full tides, and the fame depth toMiddletbn, from which the bar is 36 miles diftant. Above Middleton, there are fhoals which have only 6 feet water at high tide; and here the tide ebbs and flows but about 8 inches. Three milea above that city, the river is contra£led to about 40 rods in breadth, by two high mountains. On almoft eveiy other part of the 1 iver the banks are low, ana fpread into fine ex- tenfive meadows. In 4he fpring floods, which generally happen in May, thefe. meadows are covered with water. At Hartford, the water fometimes rifes ao feet above the common furface of the river, and' the water having no other outlet but the above-mentioned ftrait, it is fometimes i or 3 weeks before it returns to its ufual bed. Thefe fiooda add nothing to the depth of water on the bar at the mouth of the river, as the bar lies too far off in the found to be affefted by them. This river is navi- gable to Hartford city, upwards of 50 miles fi'om its mouth ; and the produce of the country for 200 miles above it is brought thither in boats. The boats which are ufcd in this hufmefs aie flat- bottomed, long and narrow, and of fo light a make as to be portable in carts. Before the conftru£lion of locks and canaU on this river, they were taken out , at three diflferent carrying places, all or H a which ti6 COO which made 15 milei. It U eipc6lccl that In • few years the obftruAiom will be all removed. Sturgeon, fiilmont and dmdt are caught in plenty in their Tea- it. n, from the mouth of the river up- wards, excepting fturgeon, which do net aiccnd tne upper nlls) bcTidefl a variety of fmall fin, fuch at pilie, carp, perch, &^> There is yet a ftrong expeAation of opening a communication between this nver and the Memmaclc, through Su* gar R. which runs into tiie ConiwAicut at Claremont in N. Hampshire, and the Contoocook, which falls into the Mer- rimack at Bofcawen. From this river were employed in 1789, three brigs, of 180 tons each, in the European trade ) and about 60 fail, horn 60 to 1 5b tons, in the W. India trade, beiides a few fifliermen, and 40 or 50 coafling vefTels. The number has oonfiderably mcreaied flnce. CONNBCTICUT, a ftream in Long Ifland, N. York, which falls into a bay at the S. fide of the ifland. It lies 1 miles to the fouthward of Rockonkama pond. Continental f^iUage, was (ituated on North R. in New. York ftate. Be- fcre its deflruaion by Sir Henry C! i- ton, in 0€t. 1777, there were here bar- racks for ft,ooo men. C0NVSR8ATION Point, a head land on the ' S. fide of a bay on the coaft of California. N. lat. 3a. ^o.W.long. 119. Conway, a townfhip in the province of New-Bnmfwick, Sudbury co. on the wefteni bank of St. John's R. It has the bay of Fundy on the S. aixl at the. weftemmoft point of the townfhip there is a pretty good harbour called Muf- quafh cove. Conway, a townfhip in the N< E. corner of StraiFord co. Ncw-Hampfliire, on a bend in Saco river, incorporated, in 1765, and contains 574 in^uibitants. It was called Pigwacket by the Indians. Conway, a thriving townfhip in Hampfhii-e co. Maflachufetts, incorpo- rated in 1767, and contains 2092 inha- bit:mt8. Tt lies 13 miles N. W. of Northampton, and 115 N. W. by W. of Bofton. CoNYA, a riverin Suiinam, or Dutch Guiana, S. America. '700L00ME, an Indian town fituated on the W. fide of Talapoofe JR. a iManch of the JMobile. COO C00ic*t Jt. in the N. W. tfnff of H. America, lies N. W. of PrineeWilliam*t (bund, and 1000 miles N. W. dFNoot. ka found. N. lat. 59. )o. W. long. 153. ts. and promifet to vie with the moft cenfidcranle ones already known; It was traced by Capt. Cook for *i* miles from the mouth, aa hirii u N. lat. 61. 30. and fo far aa is difcovered, opens a very confiderable in||ind navi^ gation by its various branches. The in- habitants feemed to be of the fame race with thofe of Prince William found { and like them had glafs beads and knives, and were alto clothnl in fine furs. C00KHOV8B, on the Cooquago branch of Delaware R . is fituated in the town/hip of Colcliefter, New. York, 18 miles S. of the mouth of Unadilla river. Cooper's Iflatid, one of the lefTcr Virgin Ifles in the Weft-Indies, (ituated S. W. of Ginge)- Ifland, and uninhabit- ed. It is 5 miles long, and i broad. N. lat. 18. 5. W. long. 6x. 57. Cooper, a large and navigable river which mingles its waters with Afhiey R. below Charlefton city in S. Carolina. Thefe form a fpacious and convenient harbour, which communicates with the ocean, juft below Sullivan's Ifland, which it leaves on the N. 7 miles S. E. of the city. In thefe rivers the tide rifes 6| feet. Cooper R. is a mHe wide at the ferry, 9 miles above Cbarleftown. Cooper's Towk, a poU town and townfhip, in Otfego co. New- York, and is the compaA part of the townfhip of Otfego,. and the chief town of the coun- try round Lake Otfego. It is uleafant- ly fituated at the S. W. end ofihelake, onitsbanks, and thofe of its outlet: it miles N. W. of Cherry Valley, and 75 W. of Albany. Here are a court-hoiiCe, gaol, and academy. In 1791, it con- tained 191 inhabitants. In 1789, it had but 3 houfe)> only ) and in the fpring 1795* 5° honfes had been ereAed, of which above a fourth part were refpefi- able « ftory dwelling houfes, with every proportionable improvement, on a plan regularly laid, out in fquares. N. lat. 4.1. 44.. W. long. 74. 48. Cooper's Town, Pennfylvania, is fituated on the Sufquehannah river. This phce» in 178 s, was a wildeniefs. Nine years after, it contained tSoo in- habitants— a large and bandfimie church, with, a fteqpl»-^ market houfe and a hetteriof c oo iKtleriag houfiM-a libnurf of tM« ¥0. hiniM, and an academy of 64. fcbolan. Four hundred and Aventy pipes were laid under groond< for tiie purpofe of bringing water from Weft Mountain, and condu6ling it to every houfe in town. Coop'e TtWHt in Harford co. Mary- landt Ii(B« tt miles N. W. of HarfonI, and t% N. f afterlv of Baltimore } mea> Turing in a ftrait line. Coos, or Ctbes, the country called Upptr and Lower Cttti lies on Con- neaicut R. between so and 40 miles above Dartmouth college. Upper Coos is the country S. of Upper Amonoofuck R. on John and Ifrael rivers. Lower Coos lies below the towti of Haverhill, S. of the J^ower ..\monoofuck. The diftance from Upyer Coos, to the tide in Kennebeck R. was meafuixd in 1793, and was found to be but 90 milesr C00SADE8, an Indian town on Ala- bama R, about 60 miles above its mouth, on Mobile R. ; below Mc. Gillivray's town, and oppofite the mouth of the Oakfuflcee. Coosa Hatchbb, or Coo/anu, a river of S. Carolina, which rifes in Orange- bi!Fg diftri^, and running a S. S. w. courfe, empties into Broad R. and Whale Branch, which feparate Beau- fort idand from the main land. Coosa, or Cpofa Hatcba, a river which rifes In the high lands of the Che- rokees' country, and joining Tallipoofe, forms Alabama R. Its cpune is gene- rally S. running through the country of the Natchez, and other tribes of the Upper Creeks, the rougheft and moft broken of the whole nation. It is ra- id, and fill! of rocks and flioals, hard- y navigable for canoes. CoosAWATCHiti, or Coofabatck'e, a [»oft town in Beaufort diftrift, S. Caro- lina, fituated oh the S.W. fide of Coofa R. oyer which a bridge has beeij lately ereaed. It is a flourifliing place having about 40 houfes, a court- hoiifc and gapJ. The courts formerly held at Beaufort, are held here. It is 33 miles from Beaufort, and 77 W, S. W. of Charlefton. COOTSTOWN, in Berks CO. Pennfyl- vania, is fituated on a branch of Sau- hoca creeic, ^ branch of the Schuylkill R. It contains 40 houfes, and a Ger- man Lutheran and Calvinift church united. It is 17 miles N. N. E. of C O Q^ 117 Readliit, tnd 73 N. W. by N. of Phi- ladelphia. Com Ar o, an open town in tht bUhoob rick of St. JagOfior Chili Proper, in 8. America, fiiniouB for ita mines of iron, braA, tin, and lead t which, however, are not worked. The gold mines have drawn about 900 people here. There are altb great quantities of load-ftone* and lapis-latuli,i4or 1 5 leagues diftant} where there are' alfo feveral lead mines. On the high mountains of the Cordillera, 40 leagues E. S. E. from tht port, are mines of the fineft fulphur, nut needing to be cleanfed, and which fells for 3 pieces of eight a qiiintal, at the port, from whence it is carried to Lima. Frcfli-water is very fcarce. Salt-petre is found in the vale an inch thick on the ground. Between this and Coquim- bo is no town or village, only 3 or 4 farms. Lat, 15. lo.S.long. 75. 14. W. Covp E R Ml N E , a large river of New- Britain, reckoned to be the moft north- ern in North- America. Taking a north- erly courfe it falls into the fea in lat. 7*. N. and about 1 19. W. long, from Greenwich. The accounts brought by the Indians of this riVer to the Briti/h ports in Hudfon bay, and the fpecimens of copper produced by them, induced Mr. Hearne to fet out from Fort Prince of Wales in Dec. 1770^ on a journey of difcovery. He reached the river on the 14th July, at 40 miles diftance fmrn the fea, and found it all the way incumbered with flioals and falls, and emptying itfelf into it over a diy fliU of the fliore, the tide being then out, which feemed by the edges of the ice to rife about 1 2 or 14 fett. This rife, on account of the falls, will carry it but a very fmall way within the river's mouth ; fo that the water in it has not the leaft brackifii tafte. Mr. Hearse had the moft exten- five view of the fea, which bore N. W. by W. anuouth, and 55 N. W. of Annapolis. Alfo a river in the iiime province, navigable for veflc:ls of 1 00 tons 5 milts ) for veiTels of 50 tons 10 miles. CoRO, a town of S. America, in Terra Firma, at the bottom uf the gulf of Venezuela, 60 miles W. of La Gua- ira. N. lat. 11. W. long. 70. COROPA, a province of S. America, fituated between the river Amazon and the lake Parime. CORTLANDT, CORTLANDT) COT CotTLAliOT, ■ tswnAilp hi Iht northern part of tht county «f Wdl ChfAcr.oQilMZ. bMik of Hudlbn river, Ncw-York» contMning 193* inhibit- nnti, ot whom 6< a'^« flavci. Of iit jnhabitantt, in 1796, 105 were cicftori. CoiTA Rica, or rhe Rich Ctaft^ at ifa name fignific^, ia To called from its rich mineit of gold and rilvrrt-thofeof Tinfigal being prtferred by the Spa- niard* to the minci of Potofi ( but in other rcfpcfti, it is mountainov. and barren. It it iituated in the audience of Guatimala, in New Spain, bounded by the piovlnceof Vcragua on the 8. E. and that of Nicaragua on the N. E. It reaches from the N. to the S. fea, about 90 leagues from E. to W. and is 50 where oroadrft, from N. to S. It hat much the fame productions at its neigh- bouring province! } and in fome places the foil it good, and it produces cocoa. On the N. fea it hat two convenient bays, the moft wefierly called St. Je- rom's, and that near the frontiers of Veragua, called Caribaco } and on the 8. fea it ha* fcveral bays, capes, and convenient places for anchocage. Chief town Nycoya, CoTABAMBO, ajurifdi£VioninPeru, S. America, fubje^l to the bifliop of Cufco,'and lies 10 leag\iet S. W. of that city. It abounds in grain, fruits, and cattle. Its rich mines arc now almoll exhauiled. Coteaux,Les, a town on the road from Tiburon to Port Sahit, on tlie S, Jlde of the S. peninAila of the ifland of St. Domingo, ii\ ieagties E. by S. of the former, and 4 N. W. of the latter. N. lat. iX. 13. CoTOFAXi, aIarge»olcano near La- taacungo, an afljento or dependence on the province t>f Qi^iito iuPeni, S. Ame- rica. It lies neai ly under the line, yet the tops of it are generally covered with ice and fnow. It firft Aewed itfclf in »551» when Scbaftian deBelacazar firft entered thefe cnuurits, which eruption proved favourable to hisenterpriie, as it coincided with a prediftionof the Indian pricfh, that the countryfliould be invada! on the burfting of this volcano j and ac- cordingly it fo happened; for before 1 5 59 he had iubdu«i all the country. CoTUY, a canton and town in the Spanilh part of the ifland of St. Do- n>ingo, hounded E. by the bay of Sama- aa, N. by the chain of mountains called con ti9 Monte-Chrift, W. by tha toritery d' la V^, and 8. by the cbain of iiMmn- tains called S^vlc:*. Ia 1(05, iIh goM minca were worked hcrt. In the imun. tain of McYinont whenco comes the. ri« ver of the tame name, thcr; ia • copper mine, fo rlcb, that when refilled will pixxluce t per cent, of foUi* Here are alfo found excellent* lapit-laatdi, a ftrcaked chalk, that fiime painters prc« fer to bole for gildings loadftone, e^ merahls, and iron. The iron is of the' heft quality, and migrht' be conveyetl from the cusin of Sevico bv meani of the river Yuna. The foil nere is ex- cellent, and the plantanes prwtucod here are of fuch fuperior quality, that this manna of the Antilles it called at St* Domingo Sunday plantanet. The pen. pie eultiyate tobacco, but are chiefly employed in breeding fwiite. The in« habitants are called cTownifii, and of an unfociable charaflcr. The town is iituated half a league from the S. W. bank of the Yuna, which be* comes unnavigable near this ;>lack, a- bout 1 3 leagaes from its mouth in t|ie bay of Samana. It contains 160 icat- tered houfct, in the middle of a little favanna, and furrounded with woods, 30 leagues northerly of St. Domingo, and 15. 8. E. of St. Ya^o. N. latM9. II. W. long, from Paris 7a. »?. • " ■ CovDRAs, a fmall ifland in St. Law- rence river, about 45 miles N. £. of Quebec. Country Harbour, focal!«l, is a- bout ao leagues to the eaftward of Ha- lifax, in Nova- Scotia. CoupEK, or Cut Poiat, a (hort turre in the river MifTifippi, about 35 miles above Mantchac fort, at the gut of Ib- herville, ind z ^9 from the mouth of the river. Charlevoix relates that the river formerly made a great turn here, and fvMue Canadinns, by deepening the chan- nel of a Irnall hrcok, diverted the waters of the river into it, in the year 1771. The impetuofity of the ftream was fuch, and the Ibil of lb rich and loofe a qua- lity, that n a fljort time the point was entirely cut through, and the old chan- nel left dry, except in inundations: by which travellers fave 14 leagues of their voyage. The new channel has been founded with a line of 30 fathoms, with- out finding bottom. The Spanifh fettlemenis of Point Coupe^, extend ao mile; on the W. fide H4. of lae COW «f tbeMifnfippi) and there are feme Slntotionit back, on the fide of LaFanfe livierr, through which the Mififippi pafled about 70 yrars ago. Tl. tort at Point Coupee is a fquare figure, with four baAiont, buii*: with ftockaiiet. There were, Tome years fince, about sooo white inhabitants and 7000 flaves. They cultivate Indian corn, tobaeco, and indigo ) raifi: vaft quantities of poultry, which they fend to New-Qr- leans. They alfo fend. to tjiat city I'qiiaced timber, ftaves, &;c. Coventry, a townfhip in Tolland CO. ConneAicut, 10 miles £. of Hart- furd city. It was fettled in 1 709, being purcbaied by a number of Hartford gen- tlemen of one Jofliua, an Indian, CovGNTRY, in Kbode-Ifland ftate, is the N. eaftemmoft tuwnfhip in Kent CO. It contains 24.77 inhabitants. CovEHTRY, a townfliipin the north- ern part of New-Hamp(hire, in Grafton CO. It was incorporated in 1764, and contains 80 inhabitants. CoviiNTRY, a townfliip in Orleans col Vermont. It lies in the N < part of the ftate, at ti e S. end 0^ Lake Mem- phremagog. Blacl( R. pafles through this town m in courfe to Memphrema- Coventry, a townfliip in Ch<;fter CO. Pennfyivania. CoMV^, is the capital town of the Cherokee Indians, fituated on the foot of the hills, on both fides of the river Tehneflec. Here terminates the great vale of Cowe exhibiting one of the moll charming, natural, mountainous landfcapes that can be feen. The vale 'is clofed at Cowe by a ridge of high hills, called the Jore mountains . 1 he town contains about 100 habitations, In the conftitution of the ftate of Tenneitee, Cowe is defcribed as near the line which feparates Tenneflee from Virginia, and \^ divided from Old Cho- ta, another Indian town, by that part of .ne Great Iron or Smoaky mountain, called Unicoi, or Unaca mountain. CowETAS, or Kmuetas. a town of the Lower Creeks, in£aft-Florida,call. cd the Bloody town. [See Apalachico- la-tovau'] It lies on the V.\ hank, of Cbita-Uche R. and contains 280 men. Cow AND Calk Pasture Risers, art' liead branches of Rivanna river, jn Virginia. I Cows Ifituid. See Facbt. 1 CH A CowTENS, a place fo called, in S, Carolina, between PacoUt river and the head branch of Broad river. This i^ the fpot where Gen. MoTg^^i gained i| complete viftor) over lieut. coH Tarle- ton, Jan. 11, i7Sf,havingo|ily lamen killed and (o wou()ded, The Britifh had 39 commifliqned oflicers killed^ wounded and taken prifopers } 100 rank and filt; killed, »90 wounded, and 500 prifdners. They left behind % pieces of artillery, 2 ftandards, 800 muflcets, 35 l^aggasre waggons, and 100 dragoou horfes, which f;:ll into the hands of the Americans. Tlie field oiF battle viras m an open wood. CoxHAifL, a townfliip in York co, diftri£l of Maine, containing 775 inha- bitants. CoxsAKiB, a townfliip in the weft. em part of Albany co. New. York, con- tuing 3406 inhabitants, of whom 302 ar^ flaves. Of the citizens 613 are ele6lor«i. CoYAU, a fcttlemei.; ^n Tenneflee river, 30 miles below Knoxville. Crab-Orcharp, a poft town, on Dick's river, in Kentucky, 8 miles from Cumberland river, and 25 miles S. E. of Danville. The road to Virginia pafl'cs through this place. Cranberry, a thriving town in Middleftx, co. ^ew-Jerfey, 9 miles £. of Princeton, and i6 S. S. W. of Bnmf- wick. It contains a handfome Prefby- terian church, and a variety of manu- fafturits arc carried on by its induftrioua inhabitants. The ftagcfromNew-York to Philadelphia pafTes through Amboy, this town, and thence to Bordentown. Cranberry Iflandsy on the coaft of the diftri6\ of Mame. See Mount De- fer t Ifland. Craney, a fmall ifland, on the S. fideof Jame> river, in Virginia, at the mouth of Elizabeth river, and 5 miles S. W, of Fort George, on Point Com- fort. It commands the entrancCtof both rivers, Cranston, is the fouth-eaflernmoft townfliip of Providence CO. Rhode- Ifl- and, fituated on the W. bank of Provi- dence R. 5 miles S. of the town of Pro- vidence. The compad part of the town contains 50 or 60 houfes, a Bap- tift meeting- houfe, handfome fchool- houfc, a dinillery, and a number of &w and grilf mills, and is called Pawtuxet* from the river, on both fides of whofe mouth fsouth it ttandt, Mid over which is a I bridge, connefting the two parts of the town. It makes a pretty aj^pearance as you pafs it on the river. 1 he whole townfliip contains 1877 inhabitants. Craven Co. in Newbern diftrift, N. Carolina, is bounded N. by Pitt, and S. by Carteret and Onflow counties. Its chief town is Newbern. It contains 10,4.69 inhabitants, of whom 3658 are Slaves. Cree Indians, The, inhabit weft of little lake Winnipeg, around fort Dauphin, in Upper Canada. Creger's foivHt in Frederick co. Marylajid, lies on the W. fide of Mono- cocy R. between Swing's and Hunting creeks, which fall into chat river; 9 Yniks foutherly of Ermmtiburg, near the Peciifylvania line, and about 11 northerly of Fredericktown. Creek$, an Indian nation already dei'cribed under the nani^ of Mujko^ulgt or Mujkogeet in addition to which is the following particulars from th^ M. S. journal of an intelligent traveller. Coo- fa river, and its main branches, form the Wettern line of fettleroents or vil- lages of the Creeks, but their hunting gr.-'Unds extend zoo miles beyond, to the Tpmbigbee, which is the dividing line between their country and .lat of the Chaftaws. The fm:illeit of their towns have from ao to 30 horfes in them, and fome of them contain from 1 50 to xoo, that are wholly compafl. The houfes thnd in dufters of 4, 5, 6-, 7, and 8 to- gether, irregularly dillributed , up and down the banks or the rivers or fmall Ikeains. £ach clufter of houfes con- tain a clan, or family of relations, who eat and live in common. Each town has a public i'quare, hot-houfe and yard near the centre of it, appropriated to various publicufes. The following are the names of the principal towns cf the Upper and Lower Creeks, that have public fquares ; beginning at the heail of the Coofa o;- Coola Hatcha river, viz. Upper Utalas, Abbacoochees, Natchez, Coofas, Oteetoo(heenas, Pine Catchas, Pocuntullahafes, Weeokes, Little Tal- lafTie, Tulkeegees, Cooi'adas, AlaLamas, Tawal'as, Pawa6tas, Autobas, Auhoba, Wcelumpkces Big, Wceiumpkees Lit- tle, Wacacoys.WacItfoy, Ochees. The following towns are in the central, in- land and high country, between theCoo- ^ and Tailapoofee riTcrs» in the dif. C R E Iff trift called the Hillabeei,.v!s. HiUa* bees, Killeegko, Oakchoys, biakaguU gas, and Wacacoys. On the waters of the Tallapoofee, from the bead of *h« river downward, the following!:, Vif* Tuckabatcltee,Tchafla,Totacaga«Ncw* York, Chalaacpaulley, Logulpogus, Oakfufkce, U&la Litte, U ala Big, iso- galmtches, T'uckaba:ehee8,Big Tallaf* fee, M' half way houfe, Clewileys, Coolie hatches, Coplaniies, Shawaneie, or Sa.. vanas,Kenhulka,andMuckelcies. i he towns of the Lower Creeks, beginning on the head waters of the Chattahuoiee, and fo or. du.vnwards are Chelu Ninnyi Chattahoolee, Hi-htatQga, Cowctas, Cuflitahs, Chalagatl'caor, Broken Ar. row, Euchees feveiaL, Hitchattes ieveral* Palachuolo, Chewackala. Befides ao towns and villages of the Little atld Big Chehaus, low down on Flint and Chat* tahoofee rivers. From t'leir roving aifid unfteady manner of living, it is iinpofli* ble to detcrmme, with nnich precifion^ t)ie number of Indians that compyie the Creek nation. Gen. M'GiUivrfy efti- mates the number of gun-men io be be- tween 5 a.nd 6000, exc ufwe of the Se« minoles*, who are of little or no account in war, except as fmali parties of marau» ders, ailing independent of (he gener4 intercft ot the others. The whole num- ber of individuals may be about *5 or s6,ooo fouls. Every town and village has one eilablifhcd v 'ate trader in it, and generally a family of whites, who have fled from fome pai't ot the fron- tiers. They often to have leven.e, and .to obtain plunder that may be ta- ken, ufe their influence to fend out pre- datory parties againif the ftttlements in their vicinity. The Creeks are veiy badly armed \ having few rifles, and are modly arm.'u with mufkets. For near 4-0 years palf, the Creek Imiianf have had little intercourfe with any other foreigners, but thofe ot the Englifh nation. Their prejudice in fav ur of every thing Engliih, has been carefully kept alive by lorics and others to this day. Moft of their towns have now in their pofTcflion Britidi drums with the arms of the nation, and other emblems painted on them, an.l fome of their fquaws prcl'erve the remnants of Britidi flags, rhey ftill believe that << The Great King over the water" is able to keep the whole worla in fubjc^lioe. The land of the country it t common llocic} ftft C It o Aaefc I ami «ny indmdaal may wmove §romw» part ^ it to another, and oc- tmfij vaeant grou>, < where he can find ^. The eountry is naturally divided into 3 diftriAs, viz. the Upper Creeks, Lower and middle Creeks, and Semi- noles. The upper diftrifl includes all the waters of the Tallapooliee) Coolk- hntchee, and Alabama rivers, and is call- ed the Abbacoes. The Lower or Mid- die diRrifl includes all the waters of the Chat{ahoo(ee and flint rivers, down to their jun6lion, and although occupied by a great number of different trioes, the whole are called Cowetaulgas, or Coweta peopi(;, from the Cowetan town and tribe, the mod warlike and ancient of any in the whole nation. The Low> . rr or Southern diftrift, takes in tlie ri- ver Appaiacliicola, and extends to the ° point of Eaft-Florida, amd is called tlie ctnintry of the Seminoles. Agriculture is as far advanced with the Indians, as it can weil be, withotit the proper ini- fJenMnts of huflbandry. A very large majority of the nation being devoted to li«mting in the vwnter, and to war or idlenefs in furamcr, cultivate but fmall parcels of ground, bai^ely fufficient for ftibfiftence. But many individuals, (|>ar- ticnlariy on Flint river, among the Che- haws, who poflefs numbers of negroes) Itave fenced fit-Ids, tolerably well culti- vated I having no ploughs, thev break tip the ground wirb hoes, and fcatter the feed promircuouHy over the grountt, . in bills, but not in rows. They raifr korfes, cattle, tbwi», and hogs. The «dy articles they manutuibire are earth- en pots and pans, bnlkets, borfe-ropes or halters, fmoakcd leather, black mar- ble pipeS| wooden (poons, and oil from acorns, hickory nuis, and chelnuts. CltEKKS, confaierated nations of In- dians. See Mufrogulge. Ce E E K s Crojitig Place, on Tenne/Tee river, is about 40 miles E. S. £. of the month of Elk R. at the Mufcle flioals, and 36 S. W. of Nickajack, in the Georgia weftern territory. Croix, St. a fmall navigable river in Nova-Scotia, which runs into the Avon, or Plgiguit. See Avon, Croix, St. a river which forms part •of the boundary line between the Uni- ted S^atcH and the Bririfh province of New-BrunlWirk, and empties into Pal' liimafluoddy bay. Which is the tn«e St. Croix is otidetermuied. Cumniif- C R 6 (loners are appointed by both cotintnes, in conformity to the late treaty, to de- cide this }H)in't. Croix, St. a river in the N. W, terrliory, which empties into the NliffiJ fippi from the N. N. £. about 50 miles belovK the falls of St. Anthony. Croix, St. or Santa Cruz, an ifland in the Wed-Indies, belonging to the king of OenmaiK, lying about 5 leagues S. E. of St Thomas, and as iar E. by S. of Crab ifland, which lie of Cape Florida, and 75 Ni of Jamaici; and is nearly 700 miles in length, and generally »bout 70 in bueadth. A ehain of hills runs through the middle of the ifland from E. to W. but the land near the fea is in general kvd, and flooded in the rainy feafon, when the fun is vesical. This noble ifland, the key of the Weft- Indies, is ItipiK^ed to have the heft Ibil, for fo large a country, of any in America, and contains 38,400 fquare miles. It pro. (luces all thi.'. commodities kno\vn in the Weft-Indies, pnrticularly ginger, long pepper, and other tpices^ caflia, fiftula, matiick, and aloes. It alio produces tobacco itnd fugar ; bur from the want of hatKis, and the lazinefs of the Span- iards, it does nut produce, including all its commodities, lb much for exporta- tion as the fmall ifland of Antigua. Not an hundredth part of the ifland is yet cleared. The principril part of the plantations are on the beautthil plains of Savannah, and are cultivated by a- bont 2 5,000 (laves. The other inhabit- ants amount to about 30.000. Tile courfe of the rivers is too fliort to-be of any confequcnce tc navigation; but there are feveral good harbours in tlie in:mdi which belong to the princi- pal towns, as the Havannah, St. Jagu, Santa Crtir, and La Trinidad. Befides the harbours of thefe towns there is Ciim- btiiaiid harbour. The tobacco railed here is faid to have a more delicate fla- vour than any raiftd in America. There are a vaft number of fmall ifles round this noble ifland, the channels feparating which, aswtll as the rivers in the ifland, abound with iiflj. There are more ali- gntors here than in any other place in the Well lihlies. In the woods arc fome very valuable trees, pnrticularly cellars, lb large, it is faid, tliat canoes made of them will hold 50 men. Birds there arc in great variety, atvA in num- ber more tiian in any of the other ifl- inds. This ifland was Hifcovered by tlw famous Chrifloplier Columbus, in C UL 149s. It was- taken pofleilton of hji the Spaniards in ist'i> and they fociy exterminated the mild and peaceabla natives to the amount of 500,009. The hill* are rich in mines, and in fome of the rivers there is gold duft. The copper mines oidy are worked, which are in the eaftem part of the ifland. Here are alfo tbuntams of bitumen. CuvAGUA, an ifland of America, fltuated between that of Margaretta and Terra Finna, liibje£l to Spain, and is about 8 miles long. There are a num- ber of pearls eot here, but not of the largeft fize. N. lat. 10. r5. W. long. 34" 30' Cue NC A, or Bamba, a city and con» (iderable juriUli£l.on in the province of Quito, in Peru, under the torrid zone \ lymg in 15. 3. 4.9. S. lat. The town is computed to contain ao, or 30,000 people { and the weaving of baixe, cot» tons, tec. is carried on by the women, the men being averfe to labour, ami prone to all manner of profligacy. It ts fltuated on the river Curary, or St. Jago} which, after many windings from W. to E. ^Is at laft into the river A- mazon. The town (lands at the foot of the Cordillera mountains. It has two convents, and lies about 170 miles S. of Quito. Cue YTB, a river in the ifland of Cu^ ba, which abounds with aligators. CuLiACAN, a province of Guadalax* ara, in the audience ot New-Oalicia, in Mexico, or New- Spain. It has Cinsdoa on the N. New-Biiicay and the Zacate< cas on the £. Chiametlan on the S. and the gulf of California on the W. It ia 60 or 70 leagues long and 50 broad, (t abounds with all ibits of fruit. The great river La Sal in this country is well inhabited on each iide. Accord* ing to Dampier, it is a fait lake or bay, \n which is good anchorage, though it lias a narttiw entrance, and runs is leagues £. and parallel with thefliore. I'hcre are (everal bpanilh farms, and fait ponds about it; and 5 leagues from it are two rich mines, worked by flaves belonging to the citizens of Compoi- telia. Here alfo is another great river, whole banks are full ol wooiis and pal- tures. On this river, Guzman, who diicovered the country, built a towii, which he called St. Michael, 'Otrhich fee. CuLPEPPKR, a county in Virginia, between tlieBlue Ridge and the tide waters. CUM vn/ttft which contatna *%,w$ inhabit, ants, oif whom 81*6 are flaves. The court'houfe of this county is 45 miles from FrederickflHit veral townfliips ; thofi.* which are jtttled are Cumberland, Sackvillc, Amherft, HillflKM-ough, and Hopewell. It 18 wa- tei ed by the rivers Au Lac, Mtlfiquafliy Napan Macon* Memiramcook, Percou- dia, Chepodi^,' and Herbert. The } firft rivers are navigable 3 or 4 miles t. inhabitants. ■ '^ ■ 1 Cumberland C«. in New-Jerfey, is / boundcti S. by Delaware iiay, N. by/ Gloucefter CO. S. E, by Cape May, an^ W. by Salem co. It i$ divided into 7 townmips, of which Fairfield and Green- wich are the chief; and contains 81:48 inhabitants, of whom tso are flaves. Cumberland, the N. eafternmoft townfljip of the ftate of Rhod&.Ifland, Providence co. Pawtiicket biii^ge and falls, in this town, are 4 miles N. E. of Providence. It cor.itains 1964 inhabit- ants, and is the t^nly town in the ftats which has no flav>.'S. CuMBERLAori) C§. la Pennfylnubta, it Jt6 CUM is boonM N. md N. W. by Mifflin } E. mdV. £. by Surquehmnah R. which dhridM it from Dauphin } 8. by York, and 8. W. hv Franklin co. It is 47 miles in lengtn, and 4s in breadth, and has 10 townfliips, of which Carlifle is the chief. ,The county is generally mountainous } but between l^rth and South mountain, on each fide of Cone- doswinet creek, there is «n extenfive, riehf and well cultivated valley. It contains i8,s43 inhabitants, of whom as 3 are flaves. CVMBERLAND, a townfliip in York CO. Poinlylvania.— — Alfo the name of a townfliip in Wafliington co. in the fsime ftate. Cumberland Co. in Fayette di- tbr'i&t N. Carolina, contains 8671 inha. bitants, of whom a 1 8 1 are flaves. Chief town Fayetteville. Cumberland, a townfliip of the above county, in N. Carolina. Cumberland, a poft town and the chief townfliip of Alleghany co. Mary> land, lies on the N. bank of a great bend of Potowmack R. and on both ildes of the mouth of Wiirs creek. It is 148 miles W. by N. of Baltimore, 109 meafured miles above Georgetown, and about 105 N. W. of Wamington city. Fort Cumberland ftood formerly at the W. fide of the mouth of Will's creek. / Cumberland Co. in Virginia, on the N. fide of Appamatox river, which divides it from Prifice Edward. It con- tains 8153 inhabitants, of whom 4434 are flaves. The court>houle is a8 miles from Powhatan court-houfr, and 5 s from Richmond. CuMB«U.AND Mountain, occupies a uart of tMic uninhabited country of the Mate of TenneiTee, between the diftri6ls tpf Wafliington and Hamilton and Mero 4iftri£l; and between the two firft r^iiinied diftrISs and the ftate of Ken- tucky. The ridge is about 30 miles hroaot and extends from Crow creeic, on Tenncflire R. from S. W. to N. E. The pbce where the Tenweiree breaks throurh the Great ridge, cailed the IFKHor Siukf is 250 miles above the Mufcle flioals. Limeftone is found on both fiL^ss the mountain. 1 :.e moun- tain confilts of the moft ftupendous piles of craggy rock* of any mountain in the weftern country. In feveral parts ^f k,.it is iuacecflibte ftx roilcs» even to CUM the Indlant on foot. In one |Jac« par* ' ticularly, near the fummit of the moun- uin, there is a moft remarkable ledge of rocks of about 30 miles in length, and aoo feet thick, fliewing a perpnidicular het to thte 8. E. more noble and grand than any artificial fortification in the known world, and appaitntly equal in point of regularity. Cumberland R, called by the In- dians *< Shawanee," and by the French ** Shavanon," falls into the Ohio 10 mil^s above the mouth of Tenneflee R. and about 14 miles due E. from fort MalTac, and 1 1 1 3 below Pittfburg. It is navigable for large veflels to Nafli- ville in Tenneflee, and from thence to the mouth of Obed's or Obaa R. The Caney fofk, Haraeth, Stones, Red, and Obed's, are its chief branches } fome of them are navigable to a great diftance. The Cumberland mountains in Vir- ginia feparate the head waters of this river from thofe of Clinch R. It runs S. W. till it comes near the S. line of Kentucky, when its courfe tawefterly, in general, through Lincoln co. recei- ving many ftreams from each fide} thence, it flows S. W. into the ftate of Tennefl*ee, where it takes a winding courfe, inclofing Sumner, Davidfon, and Tennciflee counties ; afterwards it takes a N. weftern direAion and re-enters the fbte of Kentucky ; and from thence it preferves nearly an uniform diftance from TenneiTee R. to its mouth, where it is 300 yards wide. It is 100 yards broad at Nafliville, and its whole length is computed to be above 450 mUes. CuMBERLAND-River, a place ib called, where a uoft ofiice is kept, in TenneiTee, 13 miles from Cumberland mountain, and 80 from the Crab-Or- chard in Kentucky. CvMMAiHhW AS, or Cummajbaivaat a found at^ village on the £. fide of Waftiington ifland, on the N. W. coaft of N. America The poit is capacious and I'afe, and its mouth lies in 53. s. 30. N. lat. and in si8. 11. W. long. In this port Capt. Ingraham rt .nained fome time; and ne oblerves, in his journal, that here, in direJ^ opbofition to moft other parts of the world, the women maintained a precedency to the men in every point ; mfomuch that a man dares not trade without the concurrence bf his wife ; and that he has often been witoeft to men's being abuTed for part- ing CUR fng with ikim b«fore t''eir approbation was obtained J and thu precedency of. ten occafioned much dltturbance. CVMMiNOTON>atownfliipmHamp- fliireco. MaflkchiU'etts, having 873 in- hahitanrs } lying about so miles N. W. of Northampton, and 1 10 N. W. by W. of Bufton. It was incorporated in «779« CuRASsov, Curafoa 'or S^umfoa^ an ifland in tlie Weft-Indies, belonging to the Dut'^h, 9 or 10 leagues N. E. from C»pe Roman, on the continent of Terra Firma. It is fituated ip 11 de- grees N. lat. 9 or 10 Lagues from the continent of Terra Firma, is 30 miles long, and 10 broad. It feems as if it were fated, that the ingenuity and pa. tience of the Hollanders (hoiild every wherei both in Europe and America, be emnloyed in fightini; sgainll an un- friendly nature; for tlte iiland is not only barren, and dependent on the rains fur its'water, but the hafbour is natural. ly one of the worft in America : yet the Dutch have entirely remedied that defc£l^ they have upon this harbour one of the largell, and by far the molt elegant and cleanly towns in the Weft Indies. The public buildings are nu- merous and bandlbmej the private houfcs commodious } and the m^an- zines larsre, convenient, and well hlled. All kind of labuur is here performed by engines ; fome of them lb well con- trived, that (hips are at once lifted into the dock. Though this ifland is naturally bar- ren, the induftry of the Dutch has brought it to produce a confiderab'e <]uantity both of tobacco and lugar; it has, befides, good (alt works, for the produce of which there is a brifk de- mand from the Englifh iflands, and the colonies on the continent. But what renders this ifland of moft advantage to the Dutch, is the contraband trade which is carried on between the inha- bitants and the Spaniards, and their harbour being the rendezvous to all na- tions in time of war. The Dutch fliips from Europe touch at this ifland for intelligence, or pilots, and thci\ proceed to the Spanifli coafts for traile, which.they force with« ftrong hand, it being very difficult for the Si)anift» guarda coftus to take the(e vef- fels ; for they arc not only ftout fliips, ioa credit, and nt a prime coft. Thit koif. mates them with an uncommon couragey and they fight bravely, becaufe everjr man fights in defence of hi* own pit), perty. Befides this, there lreater,_ for then it becomes the com- mon emporium of the Weft-Indies j ie affords a retreat to fhips of all nations, and at the fame time refufes none of them arms and ammunition to deftroy one another. The intercourfe with Spain being then internipted, the Spa- nifli colonies have fcarcely any other inarket from whence they can be well fiiuplicd either with flaves or goods.^ The French come hither to buy the' beef, pork, corn, fiour, and lumber, which are brouglit from the continent of N. America, or exported from Ire- land J fo that, whether in pestce or iir war, the trade of this ifland HovrMietf exu'emely* !•• cus •xtremcly. The Dutch took thii ifland from the Spmiards in li^z. CtmiACOi a bay m Terra Firma, S. ^America, on the North Sea. CuRRiTVCK Co. it fituafed on the Im coaft of Htienton diftri£t, N. Caro- Kna» and formi the N. E. comer of the Kate ) bcinff bounded E. by Currituck Ibund, N oy the ftate of Virginia, S. by Albemarle found, and W. by Cam- den co.; containing 5x19 inhabitants, •f whom 1103 are flavet. Difmal fWamp lies in this county, on the S. fidt •f Albemarle (bund, and is now fup- poftd td contain one of the molt valuable rice eftatea in America. In the midft of this Dilmnl, which contains upwards of 350,000 acres, is a lake of about 11 milea long and 7 miles hi»ail. A navi- Eble canal, ao teet wide and 5^ miles isr, conne^s the waters of the lake with the head of Skuppemong river. About 500 yards from the lake, the proprietors have ere^ed feveral faw mills I and as the water of the lake is higher than the banks of the canal, the company can at any time lay under wa- ter about to,ooo acres of rich I'wanip, which proves admirably fitted for rice. For an account of the other Dlimal, lee CvRRiTVCK, or Caratwikf a town- ftip in the diftri^l of Maine, 18 miles above Norridgewalk. In i79« this was the uppermoft fettlement on Kennebeck river, and then coniifted of about ao families. Cvico, the ancient capital of the Peruvian empire, in S. Amei ica, is fitu- ated in the motmtainous country of Pe- rUf in I*. »s. S. lat. and 70. W. long, and lias long been on the decline. It is yet a very confiderable place, having about so,ooo inhabitants. This fa- nous city was founded by the firft Ynca, or Inca Mango, as the feat and capital of his empire. The Spaniards, under Don Francifco Pizarro, entered and took pofleflionof it in the year 1534. On a mountain contiguous to the N. part of the city, are tM ruins of tiie famous fort and Psdace of the Yncas, th j ftunes of which are of an enormous magni- tude. Three fourths of the inhabitants are Indians, who are very induftriuus in inanufii6iuring baize, cotton and leath- er. They have alfi> here, as well as at Quito, a tafte for painting) fome of tb«ir p^FfennaiiKe* have been adnured C tjf* even in Italy, and are difperfed all ovef South- An: *rica. CvscowiLLA, in EaA-FloricIa, is the capital of the Aluchua tribe of Indians, and ftands in the moft pleafant fitua. tion that could be defired in an iohnd country; upon a high, (welling ridge of fand hills, within joo or 400 yards of a laree and beautiful lake, abound- ing with fifli and fowl. The lake is terminated on one fnle by extenfive forefts, confifting of orange groves, over- topped with grand magnolias, palms, poplar, ti!ia, live-oaks, &c. ; on the other fide by extenHve green pfai:is and meadows. The town confins of 30 habitations, each of which conlifts of a houfes, nearly of the fame fize, large and convenient, and covered cbfowitli the bark of the eyprefs tree. Each has a little garden fpot, containing corn, beans, tobacco, and other vegetables. In the great Alachua favannah, about 3 miles diftant, is an inclofcd, plantation, which is worked and tended by the whole community, yet every family -has its particular part. Each family gath- ers and depofits in its granary its proper (hare, fettmg apait a (mall contribution for the public granary, which ftands vtk the midft of the plantation. CvsHAi, a fmall river which empties into Albemarle (bund, between Cbowan and the Roanoke, in North Carolina. CusHETUNK Mimntoi/w, 11^ Himter- don CO. New-Jcrfey. CusHiNG, a townfliip in Lincoln co. diftrifl of Maine, feparated from War- ren and Thomafton by St. George's R. It was incorporated in 1789, contains 94% inhabitants, and lies ai6 miles W. byN. ofBofton. CvssENs, a fmall R. in Cumberland CO. Maine, which runs a S. £. courfe to Cafco-bay, between the towns of Freeport and North- Yannoutb. CvssKWAOA, a fettlement in Penn- fylvania. CussiTAH, an Indian town in the weftcrn pait of Georgia, 11 miles above the Broken Ariow, on Chattahoofec river. CuTTS Iflandt a fmall ifland on the coaft of York co. Maine. See Nedtkck rivery Cafe. CuYA, or CutiOt a province of Chili, in S. America, and in the government of Santa Cruz in the Siena. The principal conunodities are honey and wax. ch (lands in DAN wax. -^Tbt chief town is St. John d« ^lontiera. CvzcATLAK. See 5t, Stln^iM R. in Kew-Spaiiu CvzvusUt an ifland in ithe Drovince of Yucatan, and audience of 'Mexico, fituated in the bay of Honduras | 15 leagues long and 5 broad i its piincipal town is Santa Cruz. M. lat. 19. long. «7. CrvKvt Swat^, in Delaware ftate. See Indian river, D DAGSBOROUGH, a pod town in Suflex CO. Delaware* fituated on the N. W. bank of Peper''s creek* a branch of Indian river, and contains ahout4o houies. It is 19 miles from Broad hill, or Clowe's and 127 S. from Philiulelphia. Dalton, a fine townflilp in Berk- fliire CO. Maflacliufetts, having Pittf- field on the W. and contains 554 in- habkantr. The ftage road from Bofton to Albany runs through it. Dalton was incorporated in 1784, and lies 135 miles W. by N. of Bofton, and about 3 5 the fame courle, from Northampton. Dalton, a townlhip in Grafton co. New-Hampihire, firft called Apthorpe, was incorporated in 1 784 , and has only 14 inhabitants. It lies on the £. bank of Connecticut R. at the 15 mile falls, oppafite Concord, in Eflex co. Vermont. Dambriscotta Great Bay, in Lin- coln CO. Maine, is about 4 noiles in cir< cumference. Dameriscotta R. a fmallftreara in Lincoln co. Maine, which falls into Booth-bny. A company has been lately incorporated to build a bridge over it. Dampj|[erV StraiUt are between the K. E. point of New Guinea, and the S. W. point of New-Britain, S. lat. i. 15. E. long, from Paris, 146. Dan, a cunfiderable river of N. Ca- rolina, which unites with the Staunton, and forms the Koanoke. In May, 1795, a boat 53 ft;«t long, and about 7 tons burden, palled from Upper Saiu'a town to Halifax, about zoo miles above Hali- fax, under thedire^ion of Mr. Jeremiah Wade. She brought about 9 hhds. from the above place, 6 ot which ihe diicharged at St. Tamiay, 40 miles ^^^f Wi»x J to which phwe the R. D A If ' 9Jt hM'bflcn ckMtA W iht fkiatioM af individuaU. Fnm it* T«Miny to H** lifax, ihe brought abaqt xom imdkt through the Mb, which hithene Hiid been dcsmed impailiible. Mr Wadi thinke, fhfe navigation fiar boats of i larger buiden may be madcat a fnaaU expence. The faiqpus Burftcd hiH ftands on the bank of the Ban, in Vir- finia, near the borders of N. CaroUai* t appears to have been on ancient voU cano. There are large rocks of the k* va, or melted nutter, from 1000 to 1 500 weight, lying on the fumroit of the hill. The crater i« paitly filkd» and covered with lai^^e trees. Danbury, a poft town ia the co« «f Fairfield, in Connc£Uout. It was fct« tied in 16S7, and the compa£k ]Mut of the town containi % churches, a coiirt« houfe, and about 60 dwelling-houfte^ On its fmall fireams are iron works* and feveral mills. Mr. Laiarus BesA prefented to the Muieum in New* York city, a quire of p^r, made of ths aflieftos, at his pamer mill in Danbwy* March, 1791, wiiich the hottcft fire would not confume. It lies about 70 mike N. E. of New. York city, and )] N. W. by. W. of New-Haven. This town, with a Urge quantity of military ftoiea, was burnt by the Britiih on the t6th of April, 1777. Dan BY, a townfhip in Rutland co. Vermont, £. of Pawlet, and contains lao^ inhabitants. It. lies about js milei N. of Bennington. Danibl, Psirtt on the noithem fide of Chaleur Bay, \« a commodious hw* hour for veflels of a confiderable draught of water. It afibrds a cod fifher}-, and is about 9 leagues from Pltto, wefl* north-weft of Cape Defpair. Damish America. In the Weft- Indies the Danes podefs the iflands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, or Santa Cms, and St. John^s; which are defcribcd und«r their refpe^ive names. The Danilh policy, in refpefl to their iflanUs, is wife, and delicrving of imita« tion. Thefe iflands were ill managed* and of little confequence to the Danee, whilft in the hanjds of an exclufwe com- . pany ; but fince the late kuig bought up the company's fh)ck, and laid the trade open, the jflands have been great* ly improved. Santa Crue, a perfeft defert aiiaw years fince, haslisen brought to a high ftate of cultivationi producmg I annually ISO DAN twiwtty ^rtwwMi 3* wd 40)000 lihdi. «f fitfur* of vpwHrdt of i) cwt. eachi lid contaiiw jooo white* ind 90,000 tutgnit. By m cdia of the DMiifli USJi* no flavei are to be imported into hii Ubndt after the year ilo»| till theot their tmj^ortation it encouraged Iw a tew operatu^ aa a bminty. Many of the inhanitanta of Greenland, and ne- fraea of the Danifli W. India iflanda. Save embraced Chriftianitv under the Moravian mifliooariei, who are un< wearied in tlMir humane exertions to Bcomoie the happinefa of thoie who can paftow no earthly reward. DAMVaaSt a townlhip in Eflex co. Ma&chufetts, adjoining Salem on the K . W. in which it wa* formerly com- wchended by tlie name of Salem Til- lage. It confifta of two parifliea, and contains a4e5 inhabitants, and was in- corporated in 1 7 57 . The moft confider- able and compaa fettlement in it, is ibrmed by a continuation of the princir pal ftreet of Salem, which extends more than two miles toward the country, ha- ving many worii flwps of mechanics, and feveral fcrretailinggoods. Laree quan- tities of bricks and coarfe eartGen ware are manufaAured here. Another plea- iiuit and thrhring fettlement i« at the head of Beverly R. called New.MUU{ when a. few vefleis are built and owned. The town of Oanvers receives an annual compcnfatioa of £. 10 from the prouri- cton ol Eficx bridge, for the obllruAion of the river. Danvillb, a thriving poft town in Mercer co. and formerly the metropo- Us of Kentucky, pleafantiy lituated in a large, fertile jdain, on the S. W. fide of Dick's R. 35 miles S. S. W. of Lex- ington. It confiits of about 50 houles, and a Preibyterian church. From Leef- burg to Danville, the countiy, for the firft 30 miles, is of an inferior rate for lands in this country ; but round Lex- ington, and from Lct-fburg to Lexing- ton and Boonftmrough, is the richefl land in the country. It is 40 miles p. by E. of Frankfort, 8) from Louil- jrillef aoi from Hawkins in Tenncflee, and I30 from Philadelphia. N. lat. 37. 30* W. loi^. S5. 30. s DANVil.l.l,« very thriving townfhip ih Caledonia co. Vermont. It was a wiMemeis, without fo much as a ftngte fiunilyt ft 6w years ago, and now con- D AR talni 574 inhabitants. It Uea t mllea N. W. ofBarnet. Darmy, a (hull town in Delawara CO. Pennfylvania, on the E. fide of Oar- by creek. It contains about 50 bonfes, and a Quaker meetfaig-houle, and lies 7 miles STW. by W. of PhiladelphU. There are two townfliips of this name, in the county, called Upper and Lower, from their relative (ituation. Dariin, «r TtfTM FirmM Pr^ptr, is the northern divifion of Terra Firma or Caftile del Oro. It is a narrow ifthmus, that, projperly liking, joins N. and S. America together} but is generally reckoned as part of the latter. It » bounded on the N. by the gulf of Mexi- co { on the S. by the Sotith Tea ) on the E. by the river or Gulf of Darien, and on the W. by another part of the South Sea and the province of Veragua. It lies in the form of a bow or crelcent, about the gmt bay of Panama, in the South-Sea, and is 300 miles in length. Its breadth has generally been reckoned 60 miles from N. to S. } but it is only 37 miles broad from Porto 3cllo to Panama, the two chief towns of the province. The former lies inN. lat. 9. 34. 35. W. long. Si. ca. I the latter in N. lat t. 57. 4S. W. long. Si. This province is not the richeft, but is of the greatelk impor- tance to Spain, and has been tlw icene of mora aftions than any other in America. The wealth of Peru is brought hither, and from hence ex- ported to Europe. Few of the rivers in this country are navieable, having (hoals at their mouths. Some of them bring down gold duft) and on the coaifare valuable pearl fifheries. Nei- ther of the oceans fall in at once upon the fliore, but are intercepted by a ^at maiiv valuable iflands, that lie Icattercd along the coaft. The iflands in the bay of Panama are numerous : in the eulf of Darien are three of con- fiderable iiae, viz. Golden Iflaud ; another, the largeft of the three, and the ifland of Pines j beiides fmaller ones. The narrowed part of the ifthmus i« called fomctimes the ifthmus of Pana- ma. The countty about it is made up of low fickly vallies, and mountains of iueh ftupendous height, that thev feem to be placed by nature as etetnai bar- rien between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which here approach fo near each other:^ that, from toeft mountains, the D AR' tht watm of both cm bt pbtoly ftcn at the Tmim time, awl fomingly at • very finall diftance. The rocky nMun- tains ben forbid the idea of a canal { but by going into ta. N. lat. and Join- ing the head of Nicaragua lake to a finall rivcTj which rune into the Pacific ocean, a communication between the two ftai become* ■raAicablc } and by digging 30 milea through a level, bw country, a tedious naiigittion, of 1 0,000 milet* round Ca)ie Horn, might be ikved. What would be the confequcncee of fuch a junction, is not eafy to fay { but it is very probable, that, in a length of years, fuch a junAion would wear away the earthy partidec of the ifthmus, and form a broiul ftrait be- tween the oceans i in which cafe, the Gulfftream would ceafe, being turned into a different channel j and a voyage round the world become an inconiidera- ble thing. The Scotch nation had fo juft an idea of the great importance of this ifthmus, that they got pofleflion of a part of the province in 1699, and though among the poorett nations in Europe, attempt- ed to form an eftabliihntent more ufeni>! and of more real importance, «!! the parts of the plan coniidered, than had perhaps ever been undertaken by the greateft nation in the world." The pro- jeftor and leader of the Darien expe- dition was a clergymen, of the name of Paterfon. The riie, progrefs, and ca- taftt-ophe, of this well-conceived, but ill-fated undertaking,^ has been dcfcrib- ed, in a very interelting manner, by Sir John Dalrymple, in the 10th vol. of his memoirs of Great- Britain and Ireland. The fund i'ubicribed, for carrying this great projeft into eff«£l, amounted to ^.900,000 fterling, viz. ^.4.00,000 Tub- I'cribed by the Scotch, 300,000 by the Engliih, and 100,000 by the Dutch and Hamburghers. The Darien council aver, in their papers, that the right of the company was debated before King William III. in the prefence of the Spanifli ambaflador, before the colony left Scotland } and while the eftablifli- nent of the colony had been in agita- tion, Spain had made no complaints to England or Scotland againft it. In fine, of laoo biave men, onlv 30 ever furvived war, fttipwreck, and difeale, and returned to Scotland. The i-utn •f this unhappy «il«ny ba||WMd dm* D Ali Iff the ihuMfiil pwrtiality of WiiliMi IU« and the imloufy of tha Ingliii Mtka. The mreng «c«ntry, wmbv the co- lony fettled and built Mr fcrta, wm a territory Mvar poflUftd by tlM Spaniards, and inhabitsd by a pcopk continually at war with them. It was at a place called AAa, in tht mouth «f the river Ihrien i having a capacious and ftrongly fituated harboiv. Th« country tlwy called Ncw-Cahdonia. It was about mid-way between Porto Bello and Carthagenai tut near 50 leagues diftant firom tithtr. Darien, Qvtr or, runs 8. eafteiif into Terra Pinna. On the eaftern fidw of its mouth, it the town of St. SabaC^ tian. DaRIIN, a town in Liberty co. OeoT* Sia, by the heights of which glides tht [. channel of'Alatamaha R. about to miles above Sapelo I. and 10 belowr Fort Barrington. It lies 47 miles 8. S* W. of Savannah. N. lat. 3 1 . a}. W* long. to. 14. Darlington, the moft fouthnK county of Cheraw's diftrift, 8. CaroU- na ) bounded S. and S. W. bv Lynck*t creek. It is about 35 miWa long, an4 ai broad. Dartmouth-Collboi. Sec Hm" ever. Dartmovth, a town in Grafton CO. Ncw-Hamplhire, north weft of the foot of the White Mountains) 3] miles N. E. of Haverhill, New Hamp* fliire, and S7 N. wefterly of Porti* mouth. It contains iit inhabitanta* and was incorporated in 177a. Dartmouth, a thrivini; fea-poit ta n in Briftol co. Mal&chufetts, utu* ated on the W. fide of Accuftinet R. 70 miles foUtherly of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1664, and contains 1499 inhabitants. N. lat. 41. 37. W. l'>ng« 70. s». Dartmovth, a town in Elbert co. Georgia, fituated on the peninfuht iormed by the confluence of Broad > and Savannah rivers, a milea frnm Fort James Dartmouth, which is a mile be- low Charlotte Fort, which fee. The town and fort derive their names from James, earl of Dartmouth, whule influx en'ce in the Butifh councils obci.ined from the king, a "ant and powers to the Indian tradir^ company in Georgia to treat with the Creeks, for the ttnU tory called tht Iftvit Sfwrehtiftt ceded la in in^dllttp of (khto du« tft tht tndcn. TUfMAcdiMiltM ftbout tidootMo of aorti, lyf nf upon the hfsd of the Great OgechM, between the bank* of the So- vWMtahtnd Alatimahn, touching on the OMnee, indudlng all the w«t«n of 8hnd itnd Little rivtrs. Thii territory dbhipreh«nde a body of excellent) fertile lit|d| well watet«d by iMiitmerable itNtii creefci and brooks. ' DAVPHiK,PoRT,a>ri(HiAion, fort Md feli-TMMt town in the N. part of the iflttKf Ot" St. Dotningo. This divifion contains 5 pariihes. Its exports from Jkn. I, 1789 to Dec. 31 o^ the fame ftatf confined of ftigar, coflfee, cotton, iftdif9» l^iriti, mohtflfes. and tanned hides, in valpe 35)25* dolls. 13 cents. The town of Port of Dhuphin is re- ifidrkable A>r a fountain conftrufled by the orders of M. de Marbois, which cM 10,678 dollars. N..1at. 19. 4.1. DAtr^HiMi Fort. See Ma Braga. Dauphin, an ifland about 10 miles long, in the mouth of Mobile bay, 5 ifmis from Maflacre I. with a fliual all the way between them. Thcfe are lup- |iofed formerly to have be«n but one, tkti went by the general name of MaiTa. ere, fo called by Monf. d'Ibberville, fWhn a large heap of human bones found thereon .at his lan'.ling. It was after- Wiuds Called Dauphin I. Tile W. end, a diftance of* between ) and 4 miles, is a. tiarrow flip of land with fome dead ^troes} the tek is covered with thick {fines, which come clofe to the water's erfge on the E. fide, forming a large bluff. Theri is the r?n>ains of an old Prench poll on the 8. fide of the ifland, and of lome old houils of the natives. N. lat. 30. 10. W. long. 88. 7. Dai/phiN, a fort in the ifland of Claue Breton, round which the French Ina theh* princi they built JLouiiburg. theh* principal fcttlement, befiu-e DAt;pHiN Co. in Pennfylvahia, was formerly contained in that of Lancaf^er, until ereAed into a fcpai-ate county, March 4, 1785. Its form is triangular; its contents 586,400 acres, and is fur- rtunded by the countits of MifRin, Citmberland, York, Berks, and Nor- thumberland. It is divided into tj townfhips, the chief of }early one half of the land is xtniHt Cultivation j but the northein {Art is Tcry roegh md Motimainoai* 1) A X In fbtrenU of tht tnoinrtahM fo homi' ahundanct of iron ore of the firll qaa> lityi a furnace and forge have bctn ereited which carry on brifklv liw ma> nufa^urc of pig, bar iron, «c. The firit fettltrs here were Irifh cmigrantu, who were afterwards joined by a num- ber of Ocrmana. In the town of Dir« ry, on the bank of Swatara creek it a remarkable cavern { ita entrance is un- der a high bank, and nearly so feet wide, and about 8 or 10 feet m height. It delcends gradually nearly to a ^el with the ci«ek. lis apartmtnts are nu- merous, of different iitcs, and adorned with flala6lites curioufly diveifified in fiae and colour. Near the foot of Blue Mountain is a mineral fpring, much celebrated by the country people for its efficacy in removing rheumatic and other dilbrders. Davidson, a county in Mero dif- tri6l in TennefTce, bounded N. by the flate of Kentucky, E. by Sumner, and S. by the Indian territory. Its chief town Nafliville, lies on the great bend of Cumberland river. David's TVww, on the AfTanpinkR. Hunterdon co. N. jerfey, 10 or iimilea from Trenton. Between thefe towna a boat navigation has lately been open- ed >by means of three locks, ereAed at a coniideraKle expenfe. It is propofed to render this river boatable 10 or 15 miles further, in which diftance, no locks will be nccefTary. David's Island, St. a parifh in the Bermuda Iflandsy which fee. Hkvm"* Strait t a narrow Tea, lying between the N. main of America, and the weftem coaft of Greenland ; run- ning N. W. from Cape Farewell, lat. 60 N. to Baffin's Bay m 80. It had ita name from Mr. John Davis, who firft difcovered it. It extends to W. long. 75< where it communicates with Baffin's Bay, which lies to the N. of this ftraitt*! nnd of the North Main, or Jamea'f' Ifland. SttBaffiM'sBay. Dawfuskkb, an ifland on the coafl of S. Carolina, which forms the N. E. fide of the entrance of Savannah R. and S. W. fide of the entrance of Broad R^'^ and admits of an inland communicatioM' between the two rivers. Daxabon, DajaboH, or Dababont which the French call Laxahon, is a town and fettlement of Spaniards on tbo^^ line betwfm it rceeivea North R. and empties into Connecticut R. b»> tween the townihipa of Greenfield and Det-rfleUI| where it is about 15 rode widf. Excellent traMs of oMadow grotind lie on its banks. Deerfibld, a verv nleafant toum ifi HampOiire co. Maflachtifetts, on the W. bank of Connecticut R. from which the compa£t pert of the town it ftpn- rated by a chain of hig hills. It is in the midft of a fertile country, and has a fmall inland trade. The compaft Eart of the town has from 60 to 100 oufes, principally on one ftreet, and a handlbme congregational church. It was incorporated m 1 68 1 , and contains 1330 inhabitants} 17 miles N. of Northampton, and 109 N. by W. of Boflon. The houfe in which the Rev. Mr. Williams and his family were captivat- ed by the Indians in the early fcttle- ment of this town, is ftill ftanding, and the hole In the door, cut by the Indiana with their hatchets, is ftill fliewn as a curiollty. An academy, incorporated in 1797, by the name of " The Deer- field Academy," is eftabliflied in this town. Deerfielu, a well fettled agricul- tural town in Rockingham co. New- Hampfltire, and was a part of the town- fiiip of Nottingham, 19 miles S. E. of Concord, and 35 N. W. of Portf- mouth. It contains 1619 inhabitants, and was incorporated in 1766. Deer JJlandt an ifland and town- fltip in Penoblcot bay, in Hancock co. di(tri£l of Maine, containing 68x in- habitants. It was incorporated in 1789, ami iic* 305 miles N. E. of Bofton. I 3 Debr, Dflftt Ml iiMd in PiAmtquoddy Onmiio, a townfliip in Hillflw. rMjijjx CO. New.Htmpflitfet iiicor|K}rat> edin 1774.. It cohtaiM 9*8 inhabi- taiilt» and lie* I c mtlet S. W. of Con- cgidt and 54 miiiN W. of Portfmcnth. DtriAMCit a fiart ki the N. wcftern territory, fituated on the point oC land fcumtd b> iht coi^ence of the rivers of Au GlaiK, and the Miami of the lake, nearly half way between Fort Wayne on the Miami, and Uke Erie. N* hu. 41. 41. W. Img. 84. 43. Ds LA March, a weftem water of Illinois R. in the N. W. territory. It ia to yard* wide, and navigable 8 or 9 nilet. Oelamattbnoos, an Indian tribe, in alliance with the Delaweres. Dm La War, a town in King WiU liam'tco. Virguiia, fituated on the broad pcninfula formed by the confluence of the Pamunky and Mattapony. The united ftream thence aflume* the name of York R. It lies so miles N. by W. of Williamfburg in N. lat. 37. 31. W. bsbAWARS Bay and River. The Kay ic 60 miles long, from the cape to v'He entrance of the river, at Bombay Hook i and occupies a fpace of about '^ jo,ooo acres} and is fo wide in Ibme varts, as that a Ihip, in the middle of St, cannot be ften from the land. It opens into the Atlantic N. W. and S. £. between Cape Henlopen pn the right, and Cape May on th? left, ^niefe capes are 18 or ao mile* apart. Delaware R. was called Cbihohocki by the aboriginal*, and in cri old Nu- renberg map i* named Zuvdt R. It rifes by two principal branches in New- York ftate. The northemmoft of which, called the Mohawk's or Cook4ugv> branch, rtfes in lake Uftayantho, lat. 4a. t$. and takes a S. W. courfe, and .'tming S. eaftwardiyi it crol&s the Pennfyivania line In ht. 41.} &hout 7 miles from >.£%ce, it receives the Po- jKichton brar>n from the N. E. which rife* in ibe Kaats Kill mountains. Thenr.- it runs iuuthwatdly, until it firikes the N. W. coiner of New-Jer- I'ey, in lat. 41. 24.; and .' ,n pafles oft to lea through .'Delawai'c bay { hav- S!!g New-Jerfcy F,. and Pennfyivania ajid >!)elaware W. The bay and -ivcr are navigaUlf frpm the (^ up to the great or hwcr falls at Trentpn^ 155 DEL mild iwd are accommodated with bnoji^ and piera for the dii-edion and fi^ty «f ftips. A 74 gun fl}ij> may go up to Philadelphia, lao miles by the Slip channel from the fea. The diftance acrofs the land, in a S. E. courict to New-Jerfey coaft, is but io milea. Sloops go 35 miles al)ove Philadelphia, to Trenton falls} boau t|iat carry 8 or 9 tons, 100 miles farther, and In- dian canoes ijo niiles, except fcvoral fmall ^lis or portages. For oihef particulars relating to this river, See HenleUh Moft Bombaj^IMk, Rudf I, ScbuylktUt Lebigbt &c. It is in contemplation to conneA the waters of Cbefapeak bay with thofe of Delaware R. by 4 different canals, via. Elk R. with CbriAiana creek— Broad creek, another branch with Red Lion creek— >»ohemia, a third branch of the Elk, with Apoquinemy creek} and Chefter R. wi h Duck creek. Delaware, a fmall river of Eaft Florida. See Charlotte Haven. Delaware, one of the United States of N. America, is fituated between 38. a9. 30. and ^9. 54. N. lat. and between 7 5 .and 7 5 . 48 . W . lone. bein^ in length 9» miles, and In breadth 14 miles— con- taining 2000 fquare miles: or i,xoo,ooo acres. It is bounded E. by the river and bay of the fame name, and the Atlantic ocean j on the S. by a line from Fene- wick's ifland,.in N. Iat.38.t9. 30. drawn W. till it interfefts what iu commonly called the tamgeut line, dividing it from the ftate of Man'Iand ; on the W. by the faid tangent line, palHntt northward up the peninfula, till it touches the wef- tern part of the territorial circle ; and thence on the N. by the faid circle, de- fcribed with a radius of la miles about the town of Newcaftle, which divides this ftate from Pennfyivania. This ftate derived its name from Lord De-La- War, who was inftrunienln] in eftabliih- ing the iirft fettlement of Virginia. It is divided into 3 counties, Newcaftle, Kent and SuflTex} whofe chief towns arc Wilmington, Newciftle, Dover, and LeweS' Dover is the feat of govern- ment. The number of inhabirr..jts in 1790, was 59,094, of whom 887 were ftaves. The eaftem fide of the ftate is indcnt<^ ed with a large number of creeks, or i'mnll livers, which generally have a fliort courfe, ioh banks^ nifme}'o\ts Moals, Oifleh, and m fcirtwl witk m exten- Ctve iMrflwct and empty i»t» the river and bay of DelawaM. In ths «>uthcni and wcOeni parts of this ftate, (bring the head waters of Pocomokc, WicomicO) Nanticoket Choptank* Cheftcr» Saflafiras and Bohemi* rivers, all falling into Che. fsuteak bi^i fome of them are naviga* ble ao or )o miles into the country, for veflels of 50 or 60 tons. The ftate of Delaware, the upper parts of the county of Newcaftle ex- cepted, is, to fpeak ^nerally, low' and leveK Large quantities of ftagnant water, at particular feafims of the year, overfpreaoing a great proportion of the land, rrader it equally unfit for the pur. pofett of agriculture, and ii^urious to the health of the inhabitants. ^ The ipine, or higheft ridge of the peninfula, runs through the ftate of Delaware, in- clined to the eaftem or Delaware fide. tt is defignated in Suflfex, Kent, and part of Newcaftle county, by a rmark. able chain of fwamps, from which the waters defcend on each fide, pafling on the eaft to the Delavirare, and on the weft to the Chefapeak. Man^ of the ihrubs and plants, growing in thefe fwam; , are fimilarto thole found on the higheft mountains. pebware is chiefly an agricultmol ftate. It includes a very fertile traftof country ; and fearcely any part of the United States is letter adapted to thediflerent purpofes of aspriculture, or in which a great variety of the moft ufe* ful produAions can be fo conveniently and plentifully reared. The foil along the JDelawaiv river, and from 8 to to miles into the interior country, is gene- rally a rich clay, producing large tim- ber, and well adapted to the various purpofes of agriculture. From thence to the fwamps above mentioned, the foil is light, Tandy and of an in&rior quality/. The ,^ncral afpe^l of the countty is very favourable tor cultivation. Ex- cepting fome of the upper parts of the county' of Newcaftle, the furface of the ftate lA very little broken or irregitlar. The heighu of Chriftiana are lofty and commanding ^ Come of the hills of Bran- dywine are rough and ftonjr j but de- fccnding from thefe, and a few others, the lower country is fo little diverfified, as almoft to form one extended plain. |p the county of Newcaftle the foil con- •1>'E1* «B|r fiftsof aAmqidi^') inKenlidw»itx a confideraUe rondure of And } m^iHr Sufl^, the quant^ of fiund ■MafidMr' predomiaates. Wheat hr the tiMo^tf^ this ftate. It grows here in ftKh p«r*< fe£lion as not only to be paiticiMrlf .: fought by the manufaAurers of iottr throughout the UnioQy bu id(b to W diftinguifticd a«d preiiNmd, far itrfv" perior aualities, m farcigi) markets^ This wneat peftfles an unconoMii Aft-; nels and whitcneft, very favoaraUe to- the nranufofturea of fupnrfine Boor;, and: in other refpeAs far exceeds the hara and flinty grains raifed in general on the higher lands. Befides wheat, this ftato> generally produces plentiful crops of' Indian com, barly, rye, oats, flax, Midi-f wheat, and {yMatoes. It aboiuida iA natund and artificial meadows, contain- ing a large variety of grafliss. Heiiipr, cotton, and filk, if pnpwly attended to, doubtlefs would flcarnH my wcU. • The cotmty of Suffex, befides firo-^ ducing a confiderable quantity of gnbi,.- particularly of Indian com, poOcflMt excellent grating hmds. This couaiy:: alfo exports verylarae quantities tf Itnn^ bes-, obtauxd chie^ from an cMeofiva fwarop, oflkd the Indian River 0/ C^«- prefs Swamp, lying psriciy withhi tbif' ftatr^ and partly in t'je ftate of Mary.> land. This morafs extenda fuc miba- from eaft to weft, and nearly twelve: from :M>reh to fouth, including an area of nearly fifty thouiand acres of land* The whole of this fwamp is a high and) level bafon, very wet, though undoubt-i edly the higheft land between the fea and the bay, whence the Pokomoke de> fcends or. one fide, and Indian iUver and St. Martinis on the other. Thia fwamp crntains a great variety of p'antSt uees wild beafts, birds and reptiles. Almoft the whole of the foreign ex- ports of I)elaware are from Wilminffton >; the trade from this ftate to Phi!ddeiphia is great, being the princijpal fource; whence that city draws its ftaple com- modity. No lefs than 165,000 barrrla of flour, 300,000 buftieU of wheat, 170,000 huftiels of Indian com« befidea barley, oats, flax-feed, paper, flit iron, fnufT, falted provifions, &c< 2cc. to » very confiderable amount, are annually Tent from the waters of the Delaware ftate ; of which the ChriUiana is by far the moft produ£tive, and probably many times as much lb as uiy other cre«k or 1 4. river -N ilMiMtobi«»M»«f fttiMv M* ) a baktm etoHi itiaHufiic- tstfy'haa ktdjr been emItliflMd by an in< gmom BufO|teaii i botb ef %>Ki«li liaTe ynmiM ftir M b« a laMng adfantage ftontt, all of (be erior dimcnfKms* ; tiitlMKooimtiy. IpthecMiityof New- excellent conftramon. The{efflill9 Aipei'fihdf 4^'^* <6irti*>B»" w^ w. ntidinii^, tua 146 db. ftb Ihm. The imMtiftaurtf of lour It cmM ro li M^^ er dtpte of pd^aloit in tliir V«Ve Waii^; in uny otbir hi the tTtrfiinl Bdidds the weH Sbnftruftwi iWfl* ort RW efey Xnd White chiy ei^lts, ami other weitsit in «RfRtent i>arta of th« ftite, the tdt- brated edleCHon of mlt!s ii Snutdy- wine merit a particular d^rcflptipn.. Here ani to be reen, at one view, 1 % merchant mills (befi<5e»i ft wrtiill) which have double that nutnbcr of pairs of ....... - jjjjj are «ailit ai»f««efalftilliiig^lnill«, two fViufF- i*Hl»» one flittiMwiiiilVAnir paper*millt, and fitty niillifev grinding nttin, all of ^iiharetonMd by water. Bot though WiMfiagtoif and its nei^bourhood are yivAnUy ahvady the great«ft feat of itannfafturct Ih the United States^ yet thMT are capable of being miich improv- ed in this Tcfpeft) *• thir country in hilly Wid abemndA with running water ) the 'Bruidywine alene mi^t, «rith a mode- Atteeapettft, wiien compared with the olfift, be brought to the top of the hill •poa whieh Wilmington ts (ituated, whereby a fall AnScient Lr forty mills, in additiitn to thoft already biiilt, would ba obtained. The heights near Wil- affbfd a mimMT of agreeable Is } from Ibme of which may be the town, the adjacent mridows, and four adjoining ftates. No regular Recount of the births and burials has been keft, bat the place is healthy. The number of children under fixteen, H probably equal to that of any town #htch is not more populous, and, ac- farding to an accurate account taken ch^year 1794, there were upwards of t(So pcTions above 60 years old. The legif* latare of this l^ate, in 1796, palled an a£( to incorporate a Ixink in this town. There is no college in this ftate. There is an academy at Newark, incorporated in 1760. Tne legiflatiire, during their lUAsn In jHnuary 1796, pafleU an afl to ereate a fund for the eftabliftnnent of fehools throughout the ftate. Wheat is the ftaple commodity of this ilate. This is manufaAured into llour and exported in large quantities. The exports from the port of Wilming- ton, where a numb'A' of fquare rigged ^Iftls are owned, foe th» year i7«<, in the artiek of flour, WM aoiyS j bartcli 3 mile- from the mcaith of the creefc 611- which they ftawJ, half a mile frbm Wil- mington, and u7 from Pliiladeiphia, on tlie poft roftd from the eaftem to the foiithem ftafis. They are crfled the Brandy wine mills, from the ftream on which they are erefted. This ftream rifea newr the Welch mountains in Pennfyl- vania, and after a winding coorfe of 30 or 40 miles through falls, which fumilh numerous feats (t 30 of which ait ahra- dy occupied) for evesy fpecies of water works, empties into Chnftiana creek, near Wilmington. The quantity of wheat muinfMlured at thefe mills, an- nually, is'not accurately afcertained, It iseftimated, however, by the beft in- formed on the ftib|e£l, that thefe mills can grind 400,000 bulhels in a year^ But altlK>u^ they are capable of manu- ia6luring this quantity yearly, yet from the difficulty of procuring a permanent Atpply of ffrain, the inability of the ik>ur market and other circumftances, there are not commonly more than from about 190 to 300,000 bulhels of virheat and com manufactured here annually. In the fail < • 7«9» end fpring of 1 790, there were made a( the Brandywine mills 50,009 barrels of AmerHne flour, 1354 do. of common, 400 do. middling, as manyof Ihip ftufF, and apoo do. cpin meal. The quantity oF wheat and dom ground, from which this flour^, &c. was made, was 308,000 bufheU, equal to the export of thofe articles from the port df Philadelphia for the fame year. Thefe mills give employ to about aoo )>erfons, viz. about 40 to tend the mills, from 50 to 70 coopers to make caflcs for the flour, a fufficient number to inan la floops of about 30 tons each, which are employed in the tranfportation of the vrbenc and floar, x\u rtft U various other m ode iMiAwlvof wheat may be laid alonfr IMe of any of tliefe mills j and befide AMneofthem the water is of fufficient depth to admit veflels of twice the above fize. The veffels arc unloaded with aftonifhing expedition. There have been inftances t>f looo bufltels being car- ried to the heightof 4ftories in 4 hours. It is frequently the cafe that veffels with 1000 bufhels of wheat come up with flood tide, r.nladc and go away the fucceedtng ebb with 300 barrels of flour on board. In confequence of the ma. chines introduced by the ingenious Mr. Oliver Evans, three quarters of the manual labour before found neceflary is now I'ttfficient for every purpofe. By means of thefe machines^ when made ui^ 3f in the full extent prapofed by the inventor, the wheat will be received on the flullop's deck—- thence canied to the upper loft of the mill— ' M There we few^ miBefite &t HMk fmtui except iron} larj^e ^uaniiticft^'«f InmI iron ore, very fit tor caflftigt j «fe faunJ in SulTex eok amonr the brmehe* ef Nanticoke R. Before the revi^tie^ ■this ore was worked to a gK«t emount f but this bufuiels has Mice declined* Wheat and lumber are the ftaple com- modities of this Itate. The other iirtiw - cles of produce and manufaAutc, mn Indian com, barley, oats, fiax-fced* felt* ed provifions, paper, flit iron* ihirfF, &e. Settlements were made hetv^ by the Dutch about the year i«i), -md bf th« Swedes about the year f^7. - Thek fettlements were comprehended la- the grant to the duke of Yei^kf nnd Wik iiam Penn united them to ki» go*cro«> ment by purchafe. They went alMf^ wards feparated, in fome tneafitn^ ijaoni Pennfylvania, and detiomimted K«» ft townfliip ia, Mlorth- «MiMN»co. Pomfylvanui. TOii.AWAiiBi, an Indian nation fbr> wtKly aumeroiM and powtiful, and "^rImi Mfcfled part of Pennfylvania, New.Jerfejr and New. York. This ipMMiMiftdoulnkfa given them by the Bwopcami ibr they call tbemfelvea Jxmiknxpet diat i>» Indian men { or Woapaoachky* which 4ignifi««'a pec pit living toward* the rifing fun. They •ow reAdo about half way between lake Rnc mmI Ohio R. They are an inge- nioaaand intelligent people { and like At 8tx Nationii, are celebrated for thMr-coMnge» peaceable difpofltion* and powcrinl alliances. Almoft all the neighbouring nations are in league with tham» efipecially the Mahikan, Shaw- Mwe«» Cherokcea, Twichtwees, Waw> iaaktanos, Kikapua, Monikos, Tucka- cb(has» Cbippeways» Otuwas, Pute> vMMtaimes, and Kalkaikiav. The Del. nwares were lately hoilile» but made peace with the United States, 17951 and ceded fome lands. The United States, on the other hand, have en- gaged to pay them in goods, to the ^■e of 1000 dollars a yeiu' for ever. Twenty years ago, the Delaware* could fafnilli 600 warriors ; but their num- ber i> confiderably decreajfed by war ince that time. Dklivmancb, Caps, is the S.E. pmnt of the land of Louifiade. Bou- gainville was here, and named it in 1 768.. , 0tL RiY, a captainship in the fouth- em divifion of Brazil, whole chief town ia Sr. Salvadore. DcuSpiaiTii Santo, a river which fiilla into he gulf of Mexico, at the N. W. cnt^ •■ '' '. peninfula of Floriiia. Dint , a river in Dutch Guia- na, in tf. .^rica, is about two miles wide at it>< mouth, op)x>fite the lort. Ml the E. bank of the river, and about 4; miles 'iiilant from Abary creek. It is fcarcely a mile wkle, la miles above the fort ; and its courfe is ftom S. to N. It is navigable upwards of aoo miles for veflfeU which can puis the bar at its mouth, which is a mod bank, not Iiaving above 14 tcet at the higheft tides. The diiference between high and low water mark, is from 10 to la f«et. The foi't, if properly fuppjied with men and ammunition, is able ef> dually to fp.nn\ its entrance. Stae- brocck, t^e lent of govemmcutt (tands D E N^ on the E. fide of the rtvcr» i| mile* above the fort. DBMBRAaA,adiftriA in Dutch GuU ana, which, together whh Eflcqucbot form one govcinment, and have the fame court of police, but each hua fcparate court of jufiice. The two diftriAa contaui iibout 3000 whitca and 40,000 flaves. Demerara R. which gives name to the diftriA, pafles thro* It, and is ufually vifitcd by 40 or 50 large diips ft-om Holland, who often make two voysiges in a year, befidea upwards of 150 fmaller veflels, undei' the Dutch and other flass. The plan- tations ar^ rtgularly hiid out in lota along the fea-fliore, calkd iafades» about a quarter of a mile wide, and extending ^ths of a mile back into the country. Each lot contains about ss<* acres each { and when fully cultivated, the proprietor may obtain a fimilar tra^V back of the &m, and &ton in pro- greflion. Each lot will contaui iao,ooo cotton trees, averaging uliially half a pound a tree. Such a plantation ia reckoned well ftocked to nave lae ne- groes. The ibores of the rivers and creeks are chiefly planted with cotfee, to the diftance w about 30 miles firom the fea; thence 30 miles further up» the foil becomes clayey and more fit for fugar canes. Beyond this, the fineft kinds of wood, for building, furniture, tec. are cut. See DtUcb Anitriea. Demi-Qvian, a river, iWamp and lake on the weftern fide of lUincis R. in the N. W. tenitory. The river runs a S. S. E. courfe, is navigable iso miles, and has the fwamp of its name on the northern bank near i^ mouth } which laft is 50 yards wide, %% miles above Sapamond, and 165 miles above the MifTAppi. I'he lake is of a circular form, zoo yards W. of the river, is 6 miles acrofs, and empties into the Illi- nois by a Imall pafla^ 4 feet deep, 174^ miles from the Miflihppi. , Denney's Rmeft diftri£l of Mairie, aa miles £. of Machias. The country between this river and Machias, in 1 794, was a wilderncfs. The banks of the river were at th\s time thinly fettled by a regular and well difpofed people. Dennis, a part of Yarmouth in Barh- (lable CO, MaUachufetts, which was in- corporated into a towiifhip in 1793. Denton, the chief town of Caroline CO. in Maryland { ^tuated 00 th( E« fi^t*^ of DES ^CIwp(MBk entk, the E. oMittbnmeh •i Cbovtink R. It u laki cut reauUur. )]r, aiwl bM > ^ '^(^f* Md lict 7 milet S.of Graeniborougbi and S7 S. S. E of Chefter. OBrrroKDf a townOiip in Oloncef- ter CO. New- Jerfey. DiKlY, a townfttp in. Orleana co. Vermont, on the N. line of the ftate, on the E. fliOK of lake Memphremagog^ Dekbv, a town in New-Haven co. Conne£licMt, on the point of land formed by the confluence of Nauga- tuck and Houfatonick iivera. Thia town was fettled in 1665, under New- Haven juri(diAion, and it now divided into two pariflies, and has an acads of the farnie name in Pennfylvania { the one in Mifflin co. the other in that of Weftnnoreland. DERBrriEta, a townfhip in Ncw- HampOiire, on the £. bank of Merri- mack R. HiliAorough co. containing 361 inhabitants, and was incorporated in 1751} the foil is hut indifferent. It is 4.9 miles W. of Portfmouth. De8a<^adero, a riirer in Peru, S. ilmerica, over which the Ynea Huana Capac built a bridge of flags and nifties, to tranfport his army to the other fide, and which remained a few yearn Hnce. DBtfBAOA, DfJSrada, or DefiJera- ittt the firft of the Caribbee iftands, difcovered by Columbus in hisftrcond ^yage» snno 1494, when he gave it that name. It is fituated E. of Guadn- ^ujpe, and fubjeft to the FftjPfch i and DET t^ it of little Mi^venee ttui^ in tiaiB of war, when it it the relfart of a nani!* ber of privattcrt. It is to mika \ung u4 5broadfand looks at adiftuiiceltk«afdb> lev, with a bw point at the N. W. end. tIm SpanUidt make thit in their wajr to Americat at well as Gnadalonpt* N. lat. if. 40. W. kMg. 6t. ao* DBtBADA, orCIiqk Dc/Sirv, the finitk- em point of the ilraitt of hfagcUant ,te S. America, at the entrance of the Soutk Sea. S. lat. 53. 4. long. 74. it* W. Desbit Island, Mount, en th» coaft of the diftria of Maine, Maflh- chufetts, contains about aoo famiUet* divided into two different fettleroenttt about I % miles apart. Dbsbspoib, CafCt or Defimr, onthi northern fide of Clialeur Bay, is about 3 leagues weft-fouth-weft of Bonaven- ture Ifland. There it a large tod f ' ery here. DaspAiR, a bay tm the S. fide of Newfoundland ifland, adjoining to Fortune bay on the N. eaftwavdf which fee.. Detour deb Anolois, or EngS^i Turn, is a circular direction of the river Mifliiippi, lb very confiderable, that re(^ fels cannot pafs it with the fame wiHul that conduaed them to it, and m«^ either wait for a favourable wind, oc make faft to the bank, and haul clof«| there being fuflicient depth of water for any veflt:! that can enter (he river. Tlift two forts and batteries at thit place 00 both fides the river, are more tlum fuffi- cient to ftop the progrefs of any vefltj whatever. Dr. Cox, of New- Jerfey, a(l cended the Miflifippi to this place, anm» 1698, took |K)fle(i[ion and called the country Carolina. It lies 1 8 milea be* low >few-Orltans, and 8; above the Balixe. The banks of the river are fet* tied and well cultivated from this to New- Orleans, and there is a good road for carriages all the way. D'Etroit, oneof the principal towns, and beft fbrtificJ, in the N. W. territo- ry ; fituated on the weftern bapk of the (Irait St. Clair, or O'Etroit R. between lake Erie and lake St. Clair } 18 milet N. of the W. end of the former, and 9 miles helow ihe latter. Fort D'Etroit it of an oblong figure, built with ftockades, and advantageuufly fituated, with bne entire fide commanding the river. It it near a mile in circumference, and en* clo|ies about 300 wooden houiiea and a Roman m^ » ET Oi^lic church } hiillt in a n- mmmcr, with parallel ftreers, each Mher at right aneks. Its I it 4ltUshtfttl, and in the centre «f •plenfinitaadfruitftilcovntry. Fori •iBee h^w» and the fame d iflanee above V«vt'D*BtK>tr, en hoth fideeof the river, the country it divided into t'egtilur and imU cvltivared pUntationa { and from the contievity of the dinner's hoiiret lo each other, they apf)ear at two long ejrten d e il vjllaaea. The inhabitants, Wrho^were mottly French, were about :«oiiift in mmiber in i77l» 500 of whom ea art a* good marfcfmen at the Indians iHemlcivee j and at well accnftomcd to the woods. They raile large (locks ot ilkdt -cattle, and great quantities of ^Mm, which they fl:rind by wind mills, end manuia^re into excellent flour. ^1^ chief tiwli' of D'Ftroit conlids in a barter of conrfe European goods with the Itttfvea for ftirs, deer-flclns, tallow, ^c. i- By the treaty of Greenville, Aug. 5, §ff$i the Indians hnve ceded to the United States the pcft of D'Etroit, and ill the Unci to the N. the W. and the ^. •f ity of which the Indian title has been ffKHngiiifneetween the United Slatca and Upper Canada. In afcend- ing it, its entrance is more than 3 miles «nde, but it perceptibly diminifhes} (6 ciwt oppofite the fort, i3 miles from lake Erie, i* does not exceed half a anile ill width ; from thtnce to lake St. Clair it wklens to more than a mile. The channel of the ftrait it gentle, and ^ide and deep enough for (hipping of Urcat burden, although it it incommod- ed by ieverai iflandc, one of which is nore thm feven milet in length. Thefe jAanda an of a fertile foil, and from their fttvation afford a very agreeably, appearanec. The length o^ the riterjt it milet ) and leveril itreama All int6 it chiefly from the N. W. via. Batiche, Clora, Currlac, D'Etroit, fend Hiirai|i rivers. Diyrt** Mktttbt a name glVen bv failors to a frightful volcano, near I^n Nicaragiiay» in New- Spa in, featrd near the lake. N.Iat. i). to.W. long»65. 10. DBViL't iftfitt a promontory on the S. Itde of lake OMtarto, 16 mika E. of FiOiing bay, and a 3 N. W. of the mouth of Genellee river. Devil's Iflatult on the E: (ide 'cf Chefioeak bay, is in Somerfet co. Ma- ry Inrnf, between Filhing bay and Nano. kin river. Dewaert, an inconfiderable ifland lying at fome dilbnce E. of Terra Ma- gellanica, S. America. It had its natne 1rom the llrft difcoverer. Dewee, an ifland in South-Carolina, which forma one of the three harbours of Charleftown city. Diamond, or Ramiti ifiandt one of the Grcnadillea, in the W . Indict. See RhonJt ifle. Dickenson College, See CarKjh, in Pennlylvania. DiCK's H. in Kentueky» it a branch of Kentucky R. which it jloint in a N. W. dtre^ion. It it about 50 miles long, and 4.5 yards wide at the mouth, ami hat a luimber of excel lent miU featt, hnd runs through a body of firft rate land. DiCKWASSET, or DigJignaJi, a river, in the Briti^, onthe S.fide of Hud> fbn ftraits, N. lat.6t.4T.W.long.7S.50. DioHTON, a poft town in Briftol co. MatTachnfetts, 7 miles from Taunton, and ao from Warren, in Rhode-Ifland. There are «36 houlies in the townfliip, and 1793 inhabitants. DtNwiD.DiB, a CO. in Virginia, S. of Appamatto]^ R. which dividet it from Cheliet ficldi ](t it abovt 30 milet long, ai\A mk Ml*CNid» ujA if chief town > Pcterftorg* „ . DisAfMi^fMSNTrabavontheN. W. coaft «f W* America. N. lat. s». 15. W. long. H9' . ^ -. . OitMAi.» sfwanip m the townfhip of Miltois Lincohi co. diAnA oi' Mniiu. DtsMAt Stuamp, tailed the Grett Dr/nyrit to diitinguiOi it from tnother fwamp called Difmal, in Currituck co. it a very large bog extending from N. to S. near 30 miles, and iirom £. to W. at a medium about 10 miles; partly in Virginia, and partly m North-Carolina. No lei's than 5 navigable rivers, befides creeks, rife out of it } whereof two run into Vii^n'«,vi«. the S. bi-anch of Eli- zabeth, and the S. branch of Nani'e- mond river,' and 3 into North Carolina, namely, Ni R. North-Wcft R. and Perquimont. All theie hide their heads, property fpeakit^g, in the Diihinl, there being no figns of them above gra>.ind. For this reafon there muft be plentiful Aibterraneous ftorss of water to feed To many J-ivers, or elfe the foil is To replete with this element drained from the highlands that furrouiid it, that it can abundantly affonl thefe fupplies. This is siioft probable, as the ground of the fwamp IS a mere auagmire, ti-embling under the feet of thole that walk upon it, and every impreilion is inftantiy Ailed with water. The flcirts of the twamp, towards the E. are overgrown with reeds, lo or IS i«et high, interfpetfed every nlief^ with ftrong bamboo ohars. A- niong thefe grow here and there a cyprefs or white ceciar which laft is commonly miAaken for the juniper. 1'owaitls the S. end of it it a large traft of reeds, which being conftantly green, and wa- ving in the wind is called the green lea. In many parts, elpecially on the bor- ders, crrows an ever gret-n flu'ub, very Klentlhtlly, called the gall bufh. It ears a beiry which dies a black colour like the gait of an oak, whence it has its name. Near the middle of the Dif- nial the trees grow much thicker, both cyprefs and ceciar. Thele being always green, and loaded with very large tops, are much expofed to the wind and eaiily blown down, the boggy ground af- fording but a (Iti)der hold to the roots. Neither beaft, bird, infe^, or reptile, ap- proach the heart of this horrible defert ; perhaps deterred by the everlalting ihade, eccafioned by tht ^ick Arubs ««■ :Di r wKJ'kvAiM u^i«h the Am *cni«i penetratt, to warn the can^t ntt,imi dfoed do any birds care to ~%-«Nr il^ any more than they ai« faii to^lo ovar the lake Avcmus, £Mr fcar •£< the aaU fqme exhalations tliat rife from tbia vidl body of filth and naftinefs. XhcfenosN ious vapours infeft thrair round ahoui^ giving agties and other diftemjpen to the neighbouring inhabitaatt. On th» weftern border ^ the Difinal b a piai fwamp, above a mile in brendtkt ffreat part of which is covered i.~^wittar knee deep } the bottom, howerer« it firm, and the pines grow very tall, uidi are not eafily blown down by tketwiad. With all thefe difaiirantages, the Dif;. mat is, in many places pleafmg to ihe eye, though difagreeabie to the otkeir feniee. This dreadful fwamp was judfcd im* SiafTable, till the line, dividing Virginis i'om N. Carolina, was carriM tkrooght it, in N. lat. 36, aS. in the year I7a8, by order of king George II. Althotif^ it hapiiened then to be a ' very dry iea« fon, the men who were employed i» pufhing the line were not alto^ther free from apprehennons of beine ftarr.. ed I it being ,0 whole days berare tkt work was ^..-complifhed, though t!<0pr proceeded with ^^U poffible diU|;cnc« axA refolution, and befidet had aoilt^iAferto retard them. This fwamp is chiefly vnmtd ^hf two companies. The Virginia comu pany, of which General Wafltingta» IS Carolina company owns 40,000 acitit«' In the midft of the fwamp i«,a> lake» about 7 miles long, called Drummgnd'e pond, -rAwCe waters difchnrge them«. iVIves to the S. into Pafquotank river^ which empties into Albemarle found | on the N. into Elizabeth and Nanfe«' niond rivers, which fall into James K. A navigable canal is now digging to conne£l the navignbie waters of the Pafquotank Iiati ; wait Vrhcn t4t DOH iriMi tha fliort ami Ama Elk rhrcr t» Ci M riiiMw craak it opmcd, the commu- akatkNi will atend to Philadelphia aad the other ports conncAed with De- feniari river. Such an extenfiVe inland •oaMmaication muft be beneficial in lime of peace, and in tinx of war will |« eftatially fenriceable. DixomV Smuidt on the N. W.«oaft •f N. America, \% the paiGige into the tend between the main laffd and WaflUafton't or Queen Charlotte*s id- aade» fimn the N. W. Thia fetme to ht what ik called in America BarreUs^ Smmi% ".ichTee. ronu'i #1(177, ^" Hudfon river, t« %i ailet above New. York city. DoB»VCa. in Ncwbem diftiia, N, Canlinay has been dlvi(<«d into two ( ou ttiea, vit. Giafgow and Lenoir, fincc •MCsenttia ot' X790, and the name no longer exifta. It contained 6893 ia> habitantt, of whom 191 5 were Have*. DOG'i ^nd, on<; of the fmaller Vii^in iHandt, fituated on the weft of Virgin Corda, and £. of Toitula. N. lat. 18. so.- W. long. 6x. 5;. i)00-RlBBeD imiiam, inhabit round lake Elande, in the N. W. part of N. America. They are often at war with the Arathapeicow Imiians. Both thefe liribes are amei^ the moft lavage of the Inimaa nsce* They trade with the Hudlbn bay Conrpany's fcttleinents. Edlande, lake lies N. of th« Arathapef- oow Tea, or lake, and near the arAic circle. Domingo, St. an ifland in the At> lanrtc ocean, at the entrance of the gulf of Mexico, is one of the four great An> tiliet, the hrgeft of them all, extept the ifland of Cudj, and provetl tlie cradle of Euro/ran power in thf new world. Cbriftwher Columbus landed on it the 6th of I>ee. I49s> The natives called it tiayli, fignifying hiVh or mountainous land. Cbarievoix fays it was called Hjuifqueyat that is, great country, or mother of countries. Others tay it had the name of Bijhio, which meaps, a CKnmtry full of habitations and villages. Columbus called it Hi/pattiela, or Little Spain, which name the Spaniaius ftill ■Main, though St. Domingo is the name commonly ufcd by other nations; lb Jeallcd fr»a St, Dumit^p, the capital of the Spanilb pait ; which was thus nam- ed by i.'<^ttfrbtts in honour of his fit- dM». it* Oeauitijo k Utuatcd bcLwsec DOM 17. 55. andao. N. laritoda, n 71. and 77. W. kmritude fiwnParia* It lies 45 leaguta E. N. E. of lamaiea, as 8. E. of Cuba, and so N. W.by W# of Porto Rico { and is, not including that Anall dependent Iflands that fiinround it, t(So leagues long from E. to W. and from €0 to 70 oroad from N. to S« When the Spaniards difcovered the ifl- and, there were on it at leaft a million of happy inhabitants, and Bartholomew de his CaAs, Ihys there were three mil- lions. Such, however, were the cruel- ties of the Spaniards, uxl to fuch an in- famous height did they carry their op preflion of the ;;;oor ratines, that they were reduced to 60,000 iu the kliort ipi>C(' 0/ 1 5 years 1 It formed five khie- doms, ciich governed by fovereigns call- ed caciques. The names of th«e king- doms were Maqua Uaritn, Higutty, Maguaua, and Asn^i^ajf. The Spa- niards had pofltsflion of iU* whole of the ifland for i so years. At l.nl, nbout the year 1630, 3 handful of Englifli, trench, and other Europeans, came and forced, them to fight in its defence, and after repeated wais for 50 years, they were forced to divide the ifland with the French. Thefe latter, being the only furvivors of the firft free hooters or buc- caniera, or hitving infenftbly acquired an afcendeitcy amone them, had* fo early as 1640, formed this aflcmbly of individuals, bom under the domina- tion of almoft ail the powers of Eu- rope, into a French colony, nnder the direction of the general government, firft eftfMiflied at St. Chrii)opher*s, and- afterwards at Martinico. Ijic Spanifli part is by far the moft rxtenf.ve and the moft fertile; that of the French Uie heft cultivated. The whctf: ifland now belongs to the' French r^^public, the Spaniards having- ceded t'.ieir put of it to that power in the tier.ty ef 179$' The SjiSniards, however ungrateful to the dilcovercr of the new worldvdu- ring his life, would not leavr hiiduft out of their territories. The remams of Columbus, who diei'. the toth of Mny, 1506, ■.ver<' firft dtpofited in Seville, a/- terwar:it •'emoved to the cathci'i al in the city of St. Domirf^fo, and laftly -^^nveyed to the Havsiinah in a 74 gun Aiip; and on die 19th of January, 1796, all that was mortal of tiiat great man, was committed to the earth the third time, with greittt parride and ceremony. Tiic D'O M ■ The foHowifig partiailtrt f^lating to thii Ikmow ifland are founded on the beft authorhy, and many circumftaneee reouire a ^paratt view of the two ani. ficial divillons of the ifland, viz. the French and Spanifli territoriet, before they were tmitcd under one head. They are both alike in poAeiDng the varioue nroiliK^iona common to the W. Indies. The European cattle are fo multiplied here that they run wild in the woods { few of theCe are in the French part in comparifbn with the Spanifli. The two Rreiit chaina of monntains, which extend from E. to W. and their numeroiia fpurs, give the illand an afpeA, at a diftance, not fo favourable ai it de- (ervei. They are, however, the caufe of the fertility of the idand . They give fotirce to innumerable rivers, repel the violence of the winds, varv the tempera- ture of the air, and multiply the re- fources of human induitry. They abound with excellent timber, ^nd mines of iron, lead, copper, filver, gold, Ibme precious ftones, and even mercury.— With refpe£i to the vegetable clnl's in this ifland, it would be difficult, even in a work devoted to the iubje^, to exprefs or paint all their majefty. Here are the mountains of Cibao, SelU, and Hotttf reckoned looo fathoms aliovethe level of the iea. In the bowels of the firtt, the cruel Spaniards condemned thoufands of the natives, to lacnfice their lives, in ftarch of gold. Tlie mines are not now workei), although Valvardr thinks they might be to advan> tage. In the plains, in the Spnnini part, the heat is nearly uniform, hut varies in proportion to theirdiilance irom the mountains. In the plains, the ther- mometer 's fbmetimes at ^9. In the mountaih it rarely rifes a'niVc! 7«, or 77. There iiie nights are cool enotigli to render a blanket not unwc!''omie j and there are mountains where even a fire is a very agreeable companion in fome ever, in is. The contrail of violent hears '.nd jcavy rains renders St. Domingo h'.inid ; hence the tarnifhed appearance of alinoit all metals, however brilliant the ,pt)lifli they may 01 IginaHy have had. This is particularly oblcrvable t n the fea fliore, which is more unhealthy than the interior parts of the ifland. The foutheri? part of the ifland is pretty much fubjeft to hurricanes, c^lled here iouthern gales, becaulc ihey are not at- n & M HS tended with flich dretelful cdnftqnences M the hurrkanea in tke windwani ^-H«. It.: The Spanifli part H computed to cott- tam about 90 leagues in its grcMit length from K to W. (o leagues In its greatell breadth) having t furfiMc of about 3, loofquare leagues. About 4«« fquare leaeues of this Airfaeeis innioui»- tains, which are generally more capaUe of culttvition than thofe in the French part, and have fomethnes • Ml tint difputes the preference with thateftlm vallies. There remains therefore a fUic feitile furface of moiv than 1,700 Ibitare leagues, divided into vallies and plains of varioiu lengths and breadths. Many circumlhinces confpired to rm- der this ifland a place of importmee to the Spaniards. It was a key to the coif of Mexico, a convenient place for meir (hipping to touch at, an excellent l«n> dezvous for their fqnadrons and fleets, and an important hold for naval opera... tions of ail forts { but from the impoli- tic meaiures of the government, and the reftraints on commerce, it proved rather a buiden than an advania^ to the mo- ther country. The cantons or jurifdijlions, beg^n* ningat the weftemmoit point of the Spa- nifh frontiers, on the ibuthem coaft or narrows, are, Babaruco, poflefled by the brigands or fugitive Spanish and French negroes, who inhabit the mountain of Bahoruco^, Nejbft Axua^ Bant or Vani, the city of St. Domiago, and territory dependent thereon, St. Lattrent 4e$ Mtues, SamoHOt Coiuvt La FtgOf St, fago, DaxaboMt St. Raphdtl, HitKhe^ Baniquti :ind St. John tf Magtutna. Over the whole of the Spanjfh part of the ifland, mountains and plains, are fpread 115,000 inhabitants} of whom 110,000 are free, and 15,000 ilaves'} which does nor amotmt to 40 indivldo.- als to one fquare league. The Spanifh Creoles are inrcnlihlo of all the treafures which furround them, and pafs tl.«ir lives without wiftiing to change their lot ; while the French portion fumtfhes three fifths of the produce of all the French Weft-India colonies put togeth -r; or more than 1 o millions fttrling. The drefs and mode of living of the Spanifli Creole; indicate pride, laxinefs, and po- verty. A capital, which of itfelf indi- cates deca)'. little infignificant towns here and the e, a few colonial fettle" ments. r. «». •44 I^OM •WHttt far wlikh cHt munc «f muiufM-> MriM would h* tm gritt tslionowri iai> menfc ppflRrfliom called Hattts, where kmfts and MtiU arc rai(cd with little caftt in different grades of hattes* according to thr MQc «£ the animals they contain ; •tbeM ufed in breeding pigs are called •anils. A fmall piece of wood land, called veneric, frequently ferves as a boundary between the hattes, common totbofe on both fides o( it, and alfo flielters the cattle from the heat of the fun. The woodland likcwife attrafls the wikl animaU, and lefTens the labours' «f the huntfinan. In thcfe hattes, the people lodge miferably, and liave but poor uibiitFence. The (mall provifion nrms called CoMtost fall generally to the lot of the poorer colouifts, or moft commonly |)cople of colour, or freed people. The fupply of hornetl cattle to the French part of the illand cannot be ef- limated at lefs than 1 5,000 head annu- •lly t of which the Spaniards furnifli 4bur fifths. Thei'e at 30 dollars a he;^ '. and bringing them by the Spaniards, cannot be Iclii than 450,000 dollars. This forms three quarters of the pro- duce of the colony ; and the impoft paid n- taneoufly. All thefe valuable produc- tions have Ihared the fate of depopula- tion. Tobacco, fays Valverde, has here a larger leaf than m any other part of America} it grows every where, and equals Ibmetimes that of Cuba or the Havannah. It is as much eAecmed as this latter, in the manufactures of Se- ville, and is even preferable to it in fe- gars. Its cultivation has lately become more general. The kernel of the cocoa nut ct St Domingo is more acidulated than that of the cocoa nut of Venezuela and Caraca, to which it is not inferior } and experience proves, that the chocolate made of the two cocoas has a more de- licate flavour than that made of the cocr a of Caraca alone. Achiote, gin- ger, and caflta have fliared the fate of the other productions. Tlie population of the Spanilh part is conipokd of whites, freed p<(oplc, and (laves. There are alio a few Creoles refembling the Indians, having long, (haisht and black hair, who pretend to be defcendants of the ancient natives. They are, however, thought to be de- I'cended from a mixture of tlie alKU'igi- ne« and the Spaniards. There were, however, in 1744, feveral Indians at 3anique, wlio proved their defcuit from the fubjqSU of tbe tmfortunate caciqu^ Htiiri\ althoui^ biltorical authority afiiiniS DOM •Aritii thai the wholt ncc wm «tter- ninftcd. The freed people an few in mimberf if compered with the white*, but con- liderable in proportion to the number of tM ilavei. The people of colour are excluded frbm almojl all employment!, civil ae welf aa military, ae lonji; as the colour of the (kin bethiyt ita origin ) but the political conftitution of the country admifa of no diftin£lion lietween the civil right* of a white inhabitant and thofe ot I free perfon. Indeed the ma> jor part of the Spanilh colonifta are of a triixed racei thia an African feature, and fometiniea more than one, often betraya ; but ita frequency haa filenced a prejudice that would otherwile be a troublefome reniembranccr. People of colour are admitted to the piiefthood without difficulty; but the Spaniarda have not yet brought themfelvea to iQake neg'o priefta and bifhopa like the Portugucfe. StaTea are treated with ex- treme niildnefa, and are ufually fed aa well aa their maftera. A rcligioua prin- ciple and an illicit affeftion tend to their emancipation. A (lave can redeem hiih> (elf at a price (ixed by law. Thua the fate of the flave ia (bnened bv the hope of f-cwdom and the authority of the mafter by the habit of being confound- ed, in fome fort, with thote who were the other day in (lavery. The lawa againft flaves are much negle6led; thofe in their favour are rery exa£lly obferved. Few of the creolea can either read or write I hence the want of focial inter- courfe, which ia alfo augmented by the badnefa of the roads. The roada are nothing but paths palTable only on foot and on borfeback ; and 8 leaguea a day 18 verv great work, ui wliicli fpace the traveller often doea not meet with a (in- gle habitation, and mud conlequentiy carry with him every necellar)' for nou- rifhment and lodging. Such is the low ftate of commerce in the Spanilh part, that Don Antonio de Valverde, a na- tive Creole, goes fo far a* to af^t, in bis account of the twrritory, that the commerce in cattle, with the French part, is its only fupport. The' whole ifland is in general well watered by rivers and brook* without number, but certain (paces aiT deprived of this advantage. From the formation of the illand, their courlea are but fltort^ DOM 145 and few of them navigable to any dU^ tafice. It ia generally umpoiflible to con* ceive, fitom tht tranquU a(|pc£l that thefe river* uAially wmi'f what they be- come when tbey overflow their buka* A river that but now hardly covered the pebbles on it* bed, or wet the foot of the traveller, i* changed by one tern- peftuov* fhower into a flood. nMnaciag all that it approache* ) and ihould ita banks give way, it fpireads its watery devaftaticn over the plain*. Many of thefe are infefted with ailigatori. The only lake* or ponds worth notice are thofe of Henriquelle and Salt pond) the former i* a great curiofity. See HtHriqutlU. The chief of the ifland* which (Ur- round St. Domingo, pait of which be- longed to the Spanifli part, are Altavele, Saone, Beate, St. Catheriiie, oil the>. j fide from W. to £. Mone, and Nfoni- que on the 8. E. Caymite* and Coilava on the W. between the two penihlbla** and La Tortue, on the ^. (iur, tbwarda the W. end of the ifland, and that of Avache on the S. iide of the fedthern peninfula. The ancient divilion line which fepa- rated the French from the Spsnifli |^rt of the ifland extended from the river de* Anfea a Pitre or Pedetnalea, on the S. (ide, to that of Mafl'acre, on the N. iide, at the head of the bay of Mancen> ille, which, together with the large bay which feta up from the weftward, be> tweeii Cape St. Nichola* and Cape Dame Marie. 8. W. of the former, and 4} leagues apart, mould* this divifion of the ifland into fuch a figure, as call be bcft comprehended by a view of the map; fuificie it to fay, that it containa «, 500,000 acres of land, of an extremely fertile foil, prefenting an agreeable va- riety of hills, vallies, woods and ftttam*. The French part of St. Doming, containing 2,500,000 acres, of which 1,500,000 were under high cultivation in 1789, was then divided into 10 jurif- diAions, which were fubdivided into 51 pariflies. Weft jurilUiftions, Port an Prince, St Mark, Le Petite Goave, and Jeriemie— in the north, Cape Fran- cois, Fort Dauph n, and Port de Paix— > thofe in the foutn, Les Cayes, St. Louis, and JacmeL Before the late revolution, there wei'e in thefe parifhes about 41,000 white people, 44,000 free people of colour, and 6co,ooo (laves. Oth^r ac- K counts 14^ DOM conatt make thwi con6derabIy left { the Aore* howcrcr, It from good au- tiMritjr. The number of deathi, during 17191 according to the biUt of mortalT ty, 7i«i— 4he number of b|rthi the fkme year,4a3a. The excefe of death*, iSto, will be the leA aftoniflilng, when it ii confidcred, that la the vean, 17I7, and ■7tl» there had been imported into the colonjr nearly Aoiooo new ncgroei. The exports rrom Jan. 1, I7t9t tcDec. 3i»oftnerameyear»were47,5i6,53iJbi. white fugar, 93>573>300 brown (ugar; 7^^1,9% $t%t^\h% come i 7,O04t»74>ibi. cotton} 75t,6allbw. indigo; and other artidea, a« tanned hidei, molaflTes, fpi. rite, Sec. to the valiie of 46,173 livrcs. The total value of duties on the above cxportations, amounted to 770,801 dol- lars, 3 cents. Port au Prince is the ieatof the French government in this ifl- and, in time of peace, and a place of con- (Iderable trade. Cape Francois exceeds Fort au Prince in the value of its pro- dudionst the elegance 6f its buildines, and the advantageous fituation of its I>ort. It is the governor's refidence in time of war. The Mole, though infe- rior to thefe in other refpefts, is the fiift port in the illand for lafety in time of war, being bv nature and art ftixmgly fertified. The other towns and ports of any note, are fort Dauphin, St. Mark, Leonne, Petit Goave, Jcremle, Les Cayes, St. Louis, and Jacmel, whicii lee under their different names. The moft ancient town in this ifland, and in all America, built bv Europeans, is St. Domingo ; of whico an account is given below. To thefe particular obtervations, we add the following, of a more general nature: The foear and indigo plantations were in the flat, the coffee in the mountainous lands. The plantations were for the moft part en- clvfed with live hedges, ftraieht and well dreflcd ; thfe dwelling and mami- fa£tory houfes were built and laid out with great neatnefs and tafte ; every habitation pofli^cd a private hol'pital for the accommodation of its (icic ne- groes, who were parentally dealt with ; the roads were excellent; and from the general hofpitality and cbeerfuhiefs of Its former inhabitants, it was confidcred as one of the moft enviable Ipots on earth. Such was the French part of St. Domingo in 17^9 ; but, alas! it is ns more 1 the deftjruQjve ravage* of ao DOM unrelenting InAirrcAiM, of frightful mafl'acret and conflagrations, have laid waftc all thofo bcautifal fettlemcnts. reduced the buildings to aihes, and laid low in duft or feattercd iJi cxih>t Ita wretched inhabitant!. The flrft interference of the National Aflfembly, in the aflfairs of the colonies* was by a decree of the Ith of March, 1790, which deehred, •« That all free perfons, who were proprietors and refi- dents of two years ftanding, and who contributed to the exigencies of the ftate, fliouM exereife the rights of vot> ing, which conftitute the quality of French citizens.'* This decree, though in faA it gave no new rights to the p«o. pie of colour, was regaraed with a jea- lous eye by the white planters ) wnofe pride and refentment diAated to them to repel the people of colour from their aflfemblies. This feems to be the true fource of their calamities | to develope which, ar 1 the dreadful conftquences, belong tt the profeiTed hiftorian. Domingo, St. the capital of the Spanifti part of the ifland of St. Domin- go, or Hil^ianiola, is fituated on the W. Bank of the Oxama, a league below the mouth of Il'abella river, in which diftance it is 14 feet deep, having a bot- tom of mud or tok And, and banks ao feet perpoidicular height} but N. of the city this height is reduced to 4 feet. The Oaama is navigable for 9 or 10 leagues, and has feveral fugar manure- tones, tile kilns, and provilion farms on its bonks. The road before the mouth of the Orama is very indifferent, and lies expofed from W. S. W. to E. It is impofTible to anchor in it in the time of the South winds} and the north winds drive the veflels from their moor- ings out into the fea, which here runs extremely high. The port of St Do. mingo is magnificent in every refpeft | a real naturaibafon, with a great num- ber of careenings tor the veflels that can get at them. There is a rock at the entrance, which will only admit veflciis drawing 18 or zo feet water } which it is alGrrted might be removed without great difficulty. Tlie city ot St Demii^ was origin* ally founded on the E. iidc of the Oxa. ma, in 1494, by Bartholomew Colum- bus, who gave it the name of new Ila« bella. Authors afl«:rt that Chrifto> pbet ColuNibw save it the ume of his> father. D6iit Father, and thst the Inhtbltutti of lA- belta on tht N. eoatt of tlie ifltnd, founded by ChrHlopber Columhut in 149 J, removed to New-IfabelU In 1496. In f50> a hiuricane deftroyed moftof hi building*, which induced Ovando to remove the inhabitanta to the W» JSde of the river. The new citv waa foon huiit, and that with agranoeur ofde< iign not \tnworthy of the firft metropo- lis of the New World. The plan of the city !i a trapexium of about 540 fatliomt on the E. (iJc, along the Oza- hia ; near 500 fathoms on the S. border- ing on the fea ) apd of about 1 Soo fa- thoms in circumference. To the W. and to the N. of the city, the land is rough and roclcy for about half a league, but after that it becomes good, and the country delightful. Towards the fea the fcite of the city lies very high, which forms an infurmountable dyke againll the fury Of the waves, it is furrounded With a rampart i feet in diameter, and about 10 feet high. There is a great deal of ordnance at Stv Domingo, par- ticularly caft ordnance, but the foitiftca- tions are not ftrong ; and the height of the Ileignes commands it entirely } and its crown is not more than 250 fathoms from the ditch^ The ftreets are CpicioMt, and ftrait as a line> which gives it a pleafing appearance. Ten of thefe ftrcets run from N. to S. and ten others from E. to W. The greateft part of ithe hpufes, firft built, are of a fort of marble folmd in the vicinity, and in the Ryle of the ancient towns of Spain and iltaly : thofe of a more recent conftruc- lion are of tania, a fort of pife. To ereft thefe buildings, a cafe is made of planks, between pillars of mafonryt thiscale is filled by degrees with a red- di(h clay, which is rammed down as it is thrown in, until it forms a folid, or fort of wall, between the Jkillars. The day thus prefled together, acquires an amazing hardnefs^ and the walls are Cbmetimes fo folid and ftronc:, that the illars of mafonry are ilfelefs. The loufes of St. Dominga are tolerably handfome, in a fimple ftvle, and nearly uniform. A Confulerable part oft'.' built ^j-ithinthefe i5years, are of wop', I Covered with the leaves or taclies of palm trees. The roofs are generally platformed, being fliaped (o as to con- «.!»ift the rain-water to the ciftertis. The climate of the capital is, happily, vciy P III te^ipente. The nights of thofe months which inf«rer. to the winter in Eur^, •re even fmind to be eold. Among a number of public edifices that ment attention, in this declining ci> ty, we may reckon the ruins of the hotife that Diego, fon of Chriftopher Colum« bus^ had begun, entirety of newed llone. The walls are yet remaining, and fbtni of the fculpture round the windows. The itjof and ceilings are fallen (n, the lower floor is become a pen for cattle ( and a Latin infcrintion over the portatf is now hidden by tne hut of a herdfmfen. The cathedral, of the faihe fort of ftone as the houfe of Diego Columbus, (lands ontheS. E. Oppofite its entrance is a fine fpacious oblong fuuare, at the S. W. end of which is tiie town houfe. The cathedral is a noble Gothic pilo beeunin 151a, and finilhed in <540> and was conftruAed after the model of a church at Home. It merits admira- tion on account of the boldnefs of its vault, which notwithftanding the ravages of earthquakes in its neiehbourhood* has never, till within the% 15 or to years, had a iingle flaw. Theduftof Columbus reded within this pile until the year 1796, when it was removed. Here are 3 convents for men { which have increafed in importance fince 17821 a nunneries, 3 hofpitals, a college, and a gaoh The convent of the Cordeliers was built by Ovando in 1503, on a lit- tle hill containing a mine of mercury. AH the 3 parochial churches of St. Do- mingo, are beautiful, rich in ornaments, in vafes of gold and filver fet with pre- cious ftonei, in plAures, in ftatues of marble and of metal } but the cathedral furpalTes the others in every refpeft. The population of the city of St. Do- mingo is not very confiderable ; yet it is extraordinarily augmented fince the year 1 780. The cenfus lately taken, amount- ed to io,».oo, of ever* age and fex. But this is far below the exaft number. The cenfus is taken by the Spanifli priefts or vicars, and who go from hou/e to houfe to verify thofe who do not per- form their pafchal duties. This lift Joes not comprehend children under 7 years of age, nor heads of families ab- fent from their home or from the city. But the principal caufe of the inexa^. nefs, is, one h^f of the parochial terri- tory of the city is OQ the outfids of the walls. Ka This 148 DOM Th!* Cc»ritary comprehend)* the ptrt caUccTthc Plainit a great i>art of the 'Monte^e-Platr, and agaio a* well to the E, «« to the W. of the^dty, a very con- ikJerabk mimher of country feata and provifioo habitatiaii», where there are a gjcz*t many famiKet of 'lacks, of people of colour, aiid white cultivators i lb that there ar* always 5 or 6000 not included in the cenfus. Notwlthftandlng the declining Ktu- ation of the Spanifli territory of the ill> wad, it is {ur moiv proPperous than it was 60 years ago. A cenfus even of 1737 (hows, that the total population at that time did not furpais 6000 Ibuls, and the capital contained hardly 500. The Spanifl) capital is 70 leagurf. E. by S. of Pert au Prince, the rcsd runs half the way along the Tea ccaft, through Bany, Axua, and Neybe, and thence by the lakes Henriquell: wcA BrackiOi- pand. In this route you have to crofs two large rivers, Nifai ^d Neybe, be- Jides II fmallerftreams. Itl^ 90 leagues S. £. of Cape Francois, going by the road tlm>ugh St. Raphael, Azua, Sec. ; and about 100 leagues by that of Daha- bon, St. Yague, and La Vega. N. lat. li. 19. 30. W. long. from Paris 77.37. See DvmngCt St. the preceding ai" icie. Dominica, tiie laft of the leeward Charaibee or Caribbce iflands, taking. them from N. W. to S. £. ; but the Spaniaivls call it the laii of the wind- ward iflands. It is lituated about half way betwixt Guadaloupe on the N. W. and Martini<':o on the S. £°. 15 leagues from each, between 1 5. «o. and 1 5. 44. 30 N. lat. and between 61. 17. and 61. %o. W. long, being d^\t 19 miles in length from Crao-Point b. to the N.W. CSipeof Aguflia bay on the N.; and nearly 16 miles broad from Raymond bay E. to Coullhaut on the W. i ai)d contains >S6,4;» > acres of land, and is uivided into loPariflies, viz. St. John, St. An- drew, St. Peter, St. Jofeph, St. Paul, j>. David, St. Georgr, St. Patrick, St. Luke, and 6t. Martin. Ttie iflai.d contains many high and rugced :noun- taiiis, interfperfu) with fertue vallieti; and \i wateied by upw.ii'ds o^ 30 rive?-:, befide a numbe.- ot rivulets. Several of the mountains contain unextinguifhed volcanoes, which frequently diicharge vdi quantities (>i butning fulphur. Here are fcvera) hot ^^tings, eftecir.ed e/Scacioiuia remos hereof any t)ote arc Charlotte town, the capital and the feat of go- vernment, formerly called Rofll-au, on the S. W. fide of the ifland, a.id Poiif- mouth, lltutated at tile head of Prince Rupert's bay. Doir.inica, from its local fituation, between Martinico and GuaHaloiipe, is tile heft calculated of all the Britifh pof- ItlTions in *!)at part of the world, for fe- curingto her the dominion of the Cha- raibean Tea. A few ftiips of war in Prince Rupert's bay would effe^ually ftop all intcixoiirfe or the French fettle- ments with each other, as not a vcflel ca>i parsbiitis liable to capture, byfltips cruiling off that bay,andti> windward of the illand. It is a feparate government and a free port. The anchorage is good D OR Mod all round the coitft of Dombiica j but ithM no port or bry for retiring into) hut the vefleU have the advantage of Aieltcr behtntl many of vte eapei. It waa difcovered by Chiriftopher Co> lumbus, Nov. 3, 1493 ; and had itn nrnte fram being difcovered on a Sunday. It wai taken by the French in the late wari and rsftorcd to Britain at the peace ^f 1783. DpMiNiCA, La, one of the Marquefa iAands, called by the natives Heevarea, U the largeft of them all, txtencUng £. iiiid W. 6 leagues ; is about 16 leagues in circuity full of rugged hills, and of a ban-en afpefi ; but is inhabited. S. lat. 5. 44. The long, of the W. end from Qrrenwich is 139. 13.W. JDoN Christopher's Ctve, lies on the N. fide of the iHand of Jamaica, having St. Anne*s bay on the W. and Mammee bay on the S. £. It is re- mRrkable for having given (helter to the difcoverer of America, during a ftorm, in 1503, and for being t'te fcite of the eld town of Sevilla de Nueva. DoNDON, an interior fettlement in the French part of the ifland of St. Do- mingo, 3 leagues N.W. of St. Raphael in the .^paniin part, and 1 3 leagues £. by N. of Les Goiiaives. Donegal. There au .ownfliips in Pennfylvania of this name } the one in Lancafterco. the other in that of Weftmoreiand, and the thiixi in Wafli- sngton CO. DooBOUNT Lake, newly difcovered, about 60 or 70 miles long, and so or 30 broad} lies fouth-eaft of the head of Chefterlieki inlet, in New South Wales. Dorchester, a townRiip in Graf- ton CO* New Hanipfhiie, incorpoi-ati*d in 1761. In 1790 it contained 175 in- habitants. It lies N. E. of Dartmouth College about 17 miles. Dorchester, an ancient and thriv- ing townfliip in Norfolk co. MafTaclui. fetts, fettled as early as 1 630. A num- ber of towns have been taken off from it fince its firft fettlement. It is fxuated t miles S. by E. of Bofton, and is now about 6 miles long and jI broad. The chief manufaftures here are paper, cho- colate, fnuff, leather, ai)d (hoes of vari- ous forts. It has a hand.'b; le church, St 56 houfes, and 171a inhabitants. The N. E. point of the peninfula, called Dorchefter neck» approaches wUhin half r mile of CaAle Idand, and its N. W. T>OU 149 Eint within half a mile tftht 8. p«rt of ifton. Forts were cmftcd on the heights in the late war } and thia town andita vicinity fnfivred much during the early part of the war. Dorchester, in Coroberfaukl co. New-Jerfey, lies un the E. fide of Moro ri: R. about 5 miles from its mouth in the bay, and 17 eaftwardof Faitficld. Dorchester C*. in Maryland, Ilea on the £. fide of Chefapeak bay | oa the S. ikieot Choptank K. which fitpa- ratcs it from Talbot co. It has fevcral ifland s on its coaft } the chief of th«fe» from the mouth of Hudlbn river, are, James, Taylor's, Barren, Hooper's, and Goldiborough's, which laft lies between Hunpary river and Fifhing bay. The lengtn of the county from E. to W. ta about 33 miles, and its breadth irom N. to S. 27 miles. The number of Ita inhabitants 15,875, of whom 5337 are (laves . The lands in the northern parte are fomewhat elevatcdy but in tbefouth- ern parts low and mttOiy, particularly along Filhing bay, and up ita waters, Tranfquaking, Blackwater, and Pea« rim creek, and along Kungary R. an arm of the Chefspesk. The produce ia chiefly wheat, corn, and lumlier. Its chief town is Cambrid/j^. Dorchestrr., a fmalt town of Charlcftown diilriA, S. Carolina, feat- ed on the N. £. bank of A(hky R. iS miles W. N. W. of Charieftown city.— This place was fettled and named aa early aa 1700, bv a iolony from Dor« cheiterand itsvicmity ir^ MaflTachufcttst and a part of its inhabitants, about the year 1750, left it and fettled Midway* m Georgia. DoRLACH, a town(hip in Otfego co. New York. By the ftate cenraa of 1 79^1 433 of its inhabitants are elejlors. Dorset, a townfltip in Bennington CO. Vermont, having Rupert W. Man- chr.fter S. and Danby N. ; and containa 958 inhabitants, 27 miles N. by £. of Bennington. Douglass, a townfliip, theibuth* ernmoft in Worceller co. Maffiichtifetta* having the ftate of Rhode-IAand on the S. and that :f Conneftieut on the S. W. and through it pafles the middle road from Boftcn to New- York. It is a very rocky townfliip, and contains 1080 in- bibitants. It lies 16 miles S. of W«r> cefter, and 47 S. W. of Bofton. It was incorporated anno i74 coaft of N. America, which form* the W. fide of the c'ntraoce into Cook's R. oppofite Point Bede, which forms the E. fide. It haa a very lofty promontory* whole elevated fummit appears above the cbod«» forming two exceeding high nountaint. Lat. 58. 56. N. long. ao6. 10-. Id, DoyrrU FaUtt in York co. Maine, a place where a poft office is kept} 7 miles nom Berwick, and 8 from Sandfotd. DovBR, a townfliip in Norfolk co. Maffitchufctts, incorporated anno i6jo. It contains 485 inhabitants, and lies 15 miles fouthward of Bofton. DoYBR, a confiderable townfliip in Strafford cb. Mew-Hampfllitv, and the fhire town of the county ; fituated on the fbuthem fide of Cochecho R. about 4 miles above its jun^lion with Salmon Fall R. which together form the Pifcat- aqua} 10 miles S. by £. ofRocheflcr, d finom Beiwick, in Maine, anu 14 N. W. by N. from Portfmouth. The In- dians named it Winichahanat, and Co- checho ( by thefirllfettlersj it was call- ed Northam. It was incorporated in 1633, and contains 1998 inhabitants. The public buildings are a Congrega- tional church, court-nouft and gad. At Dover is a high neck of land, between the mainbranchof Pifcataqua and Back R. about two miles long, and half a mile wide, rifing gently along a fine road, and declining on each fide, like a ibip*d deck. It commands an extenfive and variegated profpe6): of the rivers, bays, adjacent fliores, anddiftant moun- tains, it has often been admired by tra- vellers as an elegant finiatlon for a city, and by military gentlemen for a fortrefs. The M fettlers pitched here, but the trade has long fince been removed to Cocheco falls ; and this beautiful fpot is almdft defcrted of inhabitants. N. lat. 43. II. W. long. 70. 50. DovBR, a townfhip in Morimouth CO. New-Jerfey, between ShrewfBuiy and New-fitafford, and extends from the Tea to the county line. Although a large tuwnfhijp, it contains only 910 inhabitants, who live moftly upon the fea.ftion. There ts but one church; CR A the pfrooertv of it generous aiid beaefi»i lettinckvidual} who gives liberty ti. miniflera of all denominatioiM to pmc)^ in it whenever they pleafeii Dover, the metiopolis of Delaware flate, in Kent do. on the S. W. fide of Jones creek, about 4i miles N. W. from its mouth, in the Delaware; 1% miles from Duek creek, 48 from WiU mington, and 76 $. S. W. of Pbiladel' Ehia. It contains about 100 houfes, uiltprineipally of brick. Xhere are 4 ftreets, which interfeA each other at right angles, in the centre of the town. The area included within thefe. interfef^ions extends into a fpacious parade; on the E. fide of which is an elegant ftate-houle. The town has a lively appearance, and drives on a con- fiderable trade with Philadelphia, chiefs ly in flour. N. lat. 39. 10. W. long. 75' 34- DovBR, a town in York co. Penn- fyl ania, on Fox Run, which falls into Conewago creek, near its mouth, in tho Sufquehannah. It contains a Germat^ Lutheran and Calvinifl church, united j »nd about 40 houfes. Down E, or DowHt, a townfhip in Cumberland co. New-Jerfey. Downs, a townfliip of New-Jerfey, in Cumberland county. DowNiMQS, a poft town of Pennfyl- vania, in Chefler co. on the E. fide of Brandywine creek; 33 miles W., by N. of Philadelphia, and near 7 N. W. of Weflchefter. DoYr.STOWN, a village in Bucks co. Pennfylvania, 10 miles S. W. of Hovv^ ell's ferry, on Delaware R. 15 N. W. of Newton, and 33 W. by N. of Phila- delphia. Dracut, 9 townfliip in the north- ernmoft part of Middlefex co. on tlie nom bank of Merrimack R. oppofite Patucket Falls. It contains 1217 inha- bitants, and lies 30 miles N. by W. of Boflon, and 18. S. W. of Exeter, in New-Hampfliire. Drake, a harbour in California, fo called after the celebrated Sir Francis Drake, who difcovered and took poflef- fion of the peninfula of California, for his miftrefs. Queen Elizabeth. N. lat. a8. IS' W. long. III. 39. Drake, Sia Francis, or Draki't Baff a bafon in the middle of the Vir* gin ifles, in the Weft Indies, 3 or 4 leagues broad, and 6 or 7 long, the finelt D UX: fineft diltcanbe inagincd ) and in Whicli Aipt my anchor^ laitdiockcd, and flwU tered from all winds. DkbodbN) atojmfliip in Lincoln co. diftrifl of Maine, Tituat«d 9 miles from Wii Jet Point, 15 from Fort Wefton, at HallowcU, and ilo N. by E.of Bof- ton. Swan ifland is in this townfliip. Drin son's Lick. See JffferpCi eo. Dromore, a townfliip in Lancafter co. Pcnnfylvania. Drowned Lands. Sot Orange co, NewrYork. Drvmmond, or Accomac conrt- houfe, in Virginia, is on the poft rond from Philadelphia to Norfolk, so miles from Belhavtn, atid 194 from Philadel- phia. Dryder, a militaiy townfhip in the ftate of New-York, having Ulyfles W. and Vireil on the £. { and on the S . the town of Owego, in Tioga co, The centre of the town lies % ntiies E. of -the 6. end of Cayuga Lake, Dry Tortuga». See Tmugm^ Dvanbsbvrgh, a townfliip in Al- bany CO. New- York, containing 1470 inhabitants ; of whom s6o are e^ors, and 5 flaves, DvBMN, a townfliip in Chefliireco. ^ew-Hampfliire, on a branch of Afliu- elot R. andN. of theGreat Monadnock, containing 901 inhabitants. It is a 8 miles S. E. of Charleftown, and 8a W. of Portfmouth. Incorporated in the year 1 771. Dublin, a pleafant town in Phila- delphia CO. Pennfylvania, 10 miles N. E. of Philadelphia, and as far S. W. of Bri(k>I. Alfo, a townfhip in Hunting- don CO. in Pennfylvania. DvcK, a river in Tenneflee, which rifes on the N. W. fide of the Cumber- land mountain. It runs a N. W. courle, and empties into the TennefTee in N. lat. 36. W. It is aoo yards wide 5 miles from its mouth, which is 57 miles welVerly of Nafliville } and is boatahle 90 miles. Duck-Creek- Cross -Roads, or Sali/burj/f a coniiderable thriving and polt town in the ftate of Delaware, fituated on Duck Creek, which in part divides Kent and Newcaftle counties. It con- tains about 90 houfes in one ftreet, and carries on a confiderable trade with Phi- ladelphia, and is one of the largeft wheat markets in the ttate. It lies la miles N. by W. of Dover, and j^ from WU- mington. DUN ijt DvcKTitAP, a t^llag* In the diftrift of Maine, vvheit a poft office to ktpc fai Hancock co. ) eontainlnr «7l habit- ants { 1 1 miles from Belnft and 3s fraiki Penobfeet. Dudley, a townfliip in Wotxcfter CO. Maflachufetts, eontainii^ 1114 in- habitants. It is 1 8 ifiiies foQthword «f Worccfter, and 55 miles S. W. of BoC- ton. *, Dt^kb's Co. in Maflkchufttts, com- prebends Martha's Vineyard I. Cha- baquiddick T. Norman'a I. and the Elizabeth iflandsj fituated on tit« 8. E. coaft of the ftate. The number of inhabitants is 3365. They ftnd 3 repi-efentatives, and, in coiljunAion with Nantucket I. one fenator to the General Court. Thefb iflands are defcribed feparately. Chief town, Ed- garton. Dumfries, a poftofentnr and pdft town in Virginia, and chief town bf Prince William co. It lies on the N. fide of Quantico creek,, 4 tn'iles above its ertrance into the Potowmack, and to miles from Colchefter. Its public edifices are an Epifcopal church, a court- houfe and gaol. The e](porta from this port for one year ending the '30th of Sept. 1794, amounted in valne to 85,635 dollars. It lies a8 miles N. by E. ot Frederickfliurg, and 185 S. W. of Philadelphia. DuMMER Fort, is fituated onCtm- ne^icut K. in the town of Chcfter^ld, New-Hampfliire. DuMMEK, a townfliip in Grafton co. New-Hampfliire, incorporated 1773. It is to the S. W. of lake Umbagog, on the waters of Upper Amonoofuck and of AndrolcOggin rivers. DuMMBRdTON a townfliip in Wind- ham CO. Vermont, N. of Brattleborough, containing 1501 inhabitans. DuNBARTON, atownfliip in HillAo- rough CO. Ne«/-Hanipfliire, incorporat- ed in 1765, and containing 917 inhabit- ants ; 9 miles S. of Concord, and 53 W. of Portfmouth. DUNCANSBOROUOH, a townfliip of Vermont, on th^ W. fide of lake Mem- phremagog. DuNDERnERO, in Englifli, Tbrntdfr billi is fituated on the W. fide of Hud- ibn Hf ^t t^e S. E. entrance of the high- lands, oppofite Peek's I^ill } and it ne- markahK for its echoes, DvncardV Btttm, a tswSi of fine 1^4- laodi lit D U R lands on th« E. fide of Cheat R. inVir. giaitf about %% mile* fipom its mouth, tod 49 W. S. W. from FoR Cumber* land. DuNKARD^s Ttwn. See. Ephi'ata, SvMLOFEr a fortoii the W. bank of Little MiamaR. about i a miles above Columbia, in the N, W. territory. OuNSTABLB, a towQfhip in Hillftw- rough CO. New-Hamp(hire, on the W. fide of Merrimapk R. below the town of Merrimack, and feparated by the Hate line, from Pepperel and Dunftable in Middlefex co. Maflachufetti. It was incorporated in 1746, contains 631 in- habitants, and lies about 40 miks N. W.ofBf^on. '. Dunstable, atownfliipof Mafla- (chufetts, in the northern pait of Mid- ^lefen CO. and on the foutitem bank of Merrimack R. It contains 380 inha- bitants, and li«s 37 miles N. wefterly of £ofton. Dupage, a circular lake on the S.E. ^rle of PIsin river, or rather an enlarge- ment of tlie channel of that river, 5 fniles from its mouth. Plein and The* akiki there form the Illinois. Duplin Co. in Wilmington diftri^l, North-Carolina, is bounded £. by On- flow, and S. W. by Sampfon. The number pf inhabitants is 566X of yrfiom 1313 are flaves. The chief town is Sare£lo, on the N. E. branch of Cape Fear. Du QuESNB, Fort. SttPUtJburg. DuRANuo, a Own in the province of Zacatrcas, aitd audience of Guada- laxara, in New Spain, 1 o leagues from Nombre de Dips, and is a biihop's fee, at rhe confluence of feveral rivers which render it convenient for trade. DVRHAM, a townfliip in Cumber- land CO. diftrifl of Maine, on the S. W. bank of Androfcoggin R. which feparates it from BowU^in on die N. E. Ii was incorporated in 1789, contains 7a4. inhabitants, and lies 145 miles N. cafterly of JBfofton. N. )at. 43. 55. Durham, a poft town in-Strafibrd CO. New-Hampmire, on Oyfter river, iieat where it joins the Pifcataqua; 16 miles W. of Portfmouth. It was incor- noratcd ii) 163 , jindi^^ntains 1247 in- j) 'bitants. It was formerly a part of Dover, which adjoins it on the N. and yvas call^ Oyflier river. On the top .of a hill va this town is a rock, com- peted to w^^H 60 «r 70 tonij £» cxaft- , D U T ly poifed on another rock at fo be eafilf moved by one's finger. Its fituatiou appears to be natural. Durham, a townfliip in New-Ha. venco. Connecticut, fettled from Guild- ford in 1698, and incorporated in 1708. It is about ai miles S, W, of Hartford, and 18 miles N. E. of New.Haven. It was called Ci^ngcba^ by the In> dians ) which name a fmall river that chiefly rifes here, ftill bears. Durham, a townfliip in Bucks co. Pennfylvania. DuROT, a bay on tU N. fide of the S. peninfula of the ifland of St. DominT go- Dutchess Co. in New- York, is on the E. fide of Hudfon R. It has th« ftate of ConneAicut on the E. Weft- Chefter on the S. and Columbia co. oa the N. It is about 48 miles long and 23 broad, and contains 15 townfliips, of which Poughkeepfie and FifliKill are the chief. It contains 45,166 inr habitants; of thefe 6013 are qualified to be electors, and 1856 are flaves. Dutchefs CO. fends 7 reprefentatives to the aflfembly of the ftate. In the year 1791, a remarkable cavern was difco- vered in this county, at a place called by the Indians Sepafcot, at Rhynbeck. A lad, by chance, paflTmg near its en- trance, which lies between two huge rocks, on the declivity of a fteep hill, on prying into the eloomy recefs, faw the top of a ladder, by which he defcended about 10 ficM, and found himfelf in a fubterraneous apartment, mere capaci- ous than he chofe to inveftig;*te. He found, however, that it had bsfn the abode of perfons, who probably ouring the war, had taken flteherhere, at bits of cloth and pieces of leather were rc«l> tered about its floor. It (ince appears to be divided by a narrow paflage into two apartments { the firft being about 1 7 feet in length, and fo low that a child of eight ye dvctng atpi-efent annually about 16,000 hbds. of lligap^ i«,ooo,ooolbs. coffee, 700,oooths. cocoa, 850,ooolbs. cotton : All which articles (cotton excepted) have fallen off within 1 5 years, at leaft one third, owing to bad management, both here and in Holland, and to other vaufes. Of the proprietors of tlKfe plantations, not ahoye 80 refide here. In the woods are found many kind^ of good and durable timber, and fome woods for omamei^tal purpofes, par- ticularly a kind of njiahogany called co- 1>ie. The foil is perhaps as rich and as uxuriant as any in the world { it is ge- nerally a rich, fat, clayey earth, lymg In fome placet above the level of the rivers at high water (which rifes about t feet) and in mofl placrs below it. Whenever fi-om a continual coiu-fe of $ultivation for many years, a piece of land becomes impoverifhed (tor manure is Mt kiiowi; here) it is laid under wa- ter fiir » certam number «f }'ears, t>nd theivby regains its firrtility, and in the ine*n time a new piece of wood land is cleared. This country haa never ex- pvc'mMtd tM^ (KNAdful ftowrgee «f the D UT Wefl- Indies, hurricanes i and droogbta from the lownefs of the land, it has not to fear; nor has the produce ever been deftroyed by infers or by the blall. Ii^ fiiort, this colony, by proper manage- ment, might become equal to Jamaica or any other. Land is not wanting } it is finely interfetEled by noble rivers, and abundant creeks ) the foil is of the beft kind, it is well fituated, and the climate is not very unhealthy, and is growing better, and will continue fo to do the more the country is cleai'ed of its woods, and cultivated. The rivers abound with fifli, fome of which are good ] at certain feafons of the year there i» plenty of turtle. The woods abouml with plenty of deer, hares, and rabbits, a kind ef buflaloe, and two fpecies of wild hogs, one of which (the peccary) is remarkable for having fomething like its navel on the back. Tlie woods are infefted with feveral fpecies of tygers, but with no otlier ravenous or dnngerous animals. The rivers are rendei'ed dangerous by alli- gators from four to feven feet long, and a man was a fhort time fince crufhed between the jaws of a fifh, but its nam^ is not known.- Scorpions and tarantu- las are found here ot a large fize and great venom, and other inl'eas without number, fome of them very daneerouA and trouble fome. The torporific eel alfo, the touch of which, by means of the bare hand or any condu£lor, has the efFeft of a ftrong cle6lrical fhock. Serpents atfo, fome ot which are venom- ous, and others, as has been alTerted by many credible perfons, are from 25 to 50 feet long, in the wot^ds are mon- keys, the floth, and parrots in all their varieties ; alfo fome birds of beautiful plumage, among otiiers the flamingo, out few or no finging birds. The river Surrinam is guarded by a fort and two redoubts at the entrance, and a fort at Paramaribo, but none of them of any ftrength, fo that one or two frigates would be fufRcient to make themfelves mafters of the whole colony | and never was ther^ a people who moi% ardently wiflted fof a change of go- vernment than the inhabitants of thift colony. The interior government con- lifbi of a governor and a fupivme and inferior council; the members of the latter wt Khx^ by the governor froni DXJT fh>m« douMe nominttion of tht prin- fripal inhabitanUf and thofiE of the for- mer in the fame manner. By thefc powers, and by a magiftrate prefiding over all criminal affiiirs, juftice is e>re- <;uted and laws are enaAed neceifary for the interior government of the colony ; thofe of a more general and public na- ture are ensued by the directors, and require no approbation here by the court. The colony is guarded farther by about 1600 regular troops, paid by the fiii«£lors. Thefe troops, together with a corps of about a 50 tree negroes, paid by the court here, and another Imall cotps of chafleurs, and fo many flaves as the court thinks fit to order from the planters from time to time, are difperf* ed at pofts placed at proper diftances on a cordon, furrounaing the colony on the land fide, in order, as hr as poi- fihle, to defend the diftant plantations and the colony in seneral from the at- tacks of feveral dangerous bands of runaway fiaves, which from very final 1 beginnings have, from the natural proli- ficacy of the negro race, and the conti^ nnal addition of frefli fugitives, arrived at fuch an height as to have coft the fountry very great fums of money and much lofs of men, without being able to do thefe negroes any eiFe£lual injury. This colony was firlt poflefled by tne French as early as the year 1630 or 40, and was abandoned by them on account of its unhealthy climate. In the year 1650 it was taken up by fome Englifii- men, and in i6nt the fame time of the then- Dutch colony of New- York, each party retained its conquefi, the Engliflt planters moft of them i-etir- ed to Jamaica, leavine their flaves be- hind them, whofe language is ftill Enelift), but fo corrupted as not to be iinderftood at firft by an EnglMhman.-- At prefent this colony is in the poflef- |ion of the Britilh. PyTCHif AN'i Ptint, a point of land £ A S t$| on the Vermtnt fide of kk« Ghiun^ [»lain, about 16 miles 8^ of die CaiMft ine. The BrititS held a (bttumd Mt here, garrlfoned by 9r MHem Aiob the peace of 1783. It has li..^ btdi delivered up to the United States. DuxBOROVGH, a marithne towi.1iI|(, in Plymouth co. Mafiachufteta, incu' porated in 1637. ao veflels, the great- er part from 60 to 90 tons, are ovmc^ here. It is a healthy town, and con* tains 1460 inhabitants } not a greater number than it contained 50 years aso. It lies S. by E. of Flymouth, 3 mUcfe acroi's Plymouth bay by water, and t round by land, and 38 S. E. by S. of Bofton. within the harbour are CHarke'a I. eonfifting of about too acres of ex- cellent land, and Sauquiih I. which vraa formerly joined to the Gurnet, by'% narivw piece of fand ) but the water has infulated it. The Gurnet is an eminence at the fouthem extremity of the bcfich, on which is a light-houft built'by the flate. The Indian name of the town was Mattakeefet, orNa- makeefet. It waa fettled by capfk Standifli and his aflbciates. The cap- tain came to Plymouth with the firft ftt- tlers in 1610. DvxBVRY, a townfliip in HilUboe. rough CO. New-Hampfliire, incorpo- rated in 1763 ; firft called Dant«ick» joined with Sutton in the enumeriation of 1 77 ;. It has only 169 inhabitants. DvxbURY, a townfliip in Chitten- den CO. Vermont, about so miles S. B. of Burlington, and contains 39 inhabit tants. E EARL, a townfhip In Lancafter co. Pennfylvania. Eastanallee, the north-eaft head branch of Alabama R. in Georgia, on which ftands the town of Eaftanallee. East Bethlehem, a townfliip in Wafljington co. Pennfyivania. East Chester, a townfliip in Weft Chefter co. New- York, on Long-Ifland found, about 9 miles S. W.. of Rye, 5 northerly of Weft Chefter, and 17 N, E. of IJew-York. It contains 740 ^n> habitants ; of whom 106 are eletEli)ra« and 75 flaves. Easter, an tfle in the Pacific ocian. S. K^t. It it 156 E A S $. km. ST. I. W. long. 109. 41 barreni and has no frcih watcr.^ , Eastirn ^/ItmJt on the £. CAc of Cbefapcak bay, at the mouth of Chefter river. Eastern-Precinct, in Somerfct CO. Ncw-Jerfey, contains tc68 inhabt- tants, of whom 468 are ilaves. Eastbrn-River, a fettiement in Hancock co. diftri^l of Maine, conuin> iue S40 inhabitants. . £asterton, a village in Dauphin CO. Pennfyh a, on the E. fide if f^ • '". quchaonah ii. ^inilesN. byW. o Ilnr- rilburg, and III N.W.byW. of Phila- delphia. East Plorioa. See Tlorida, East Greenwich, a poll town ud the chief townfhip in Kent co. Ilhode-Ifland; 16 miles S. of Provi- dence, and 2» N. N. W. of Newport, and coittains iS«4. inhabitants. The compaA part, called Greenwich town, Kaa a number of dwelling-houfcs, a meeting-hutife, and handiome court- honfti { and, although its coninierce is greatly fedticed, carries on the fiilseries to advantage, and fends Come veflels to the Weft-Indies. It is fituated on the N. W. part of Nanaganfct bay. Bath this town and Warwick are noted for making good cyder} and formerly lur raifing tobacco (or exportation. East Hadoam, atownfhip in Mid- dleiiex CO. Connecticut, fituateJ on the £. fide of Connedlicut R. oppofite to Haddani, of which it was formerly a part. It was fettled in 1704., and lies 14. miles fouthwardly of Middleton, and SI N. W. of New-Lonv-lon. Eastham, a townlhip in Bamftable CO. Maifachuietls, about 10 miles long, ^tuated on the peniniula of Cape Cod, between Chatham and Weltfl.:et, and 9Scr 100 miles S. £. of Bollon. It contains 1834 inhabitants. East Hampton, a toyvnfltip in Ilimpdiire co. Maflachufettt, 6 miles S. of Norlh^mpton, and 105 W. by S. •t 6 iion It contains 457 inhabitants, and is divided from the W. bank of Connecticut R. bythe celebrated moim- •tain ca.ltd Mcunt Tom, I.AST Hampton, a handfome town in S'jff ik cf . New York, on the S. E. c.'r.!l o Long-IHand, i z miles E. N. £. oi South Hamptun, and 105 E. of New- 'Yoikclty. It nnsn Prdbyterianchurch, ail Academy, and about 80 dwelling- E AS houfet in one ftreet. The towrnAii]i contains 1497 inhabitants, of whom si4arecleAors. Gardner"* Ifland is annexed to this town. East Hartpord, in Hartfoid co. ConneAicut, lies on the E. bank of Con- nc£licut R. oppofite to Hertford. The compact pruc of it lies in one broad ftreet a m le and a half in length. Here are a number of hills on the diiivrent ftreams whkh water the town} all!) a townftip in Nev/- i' :ti i ./, Coimtfticut, on the £. fide ii jV?\v. Ji:- 2 harbour. There is a fort i. mi " nam the nouth of the bay op. pofite Sn;ith's > ... to defend thf paf- fage.' The Scotch Captain and other fniall iflots and rocks lie on the S. fliore. East Haven, a townftiip in Efllx CO. Vermont, W. of Maidftone, 11 miles S. E. of the fouthein end of Wil- loughby's lake, and 18 N. by W. of the upper bar of the 15 mile falls on, Conneclicut river. East Kingston, in Rockingham CO. New-Hampi-e fertile { vmd befides thofe articles contqion to fb« ftate, produce large qaaatitin of good tobacco. Eatvn, a fm: ' tov .1 in th^ «orth« cm part of Suffbrd co. New-H'-.mp- (hirr j 3 mlkt, N. of the Great Offipee lu if and abotit 56 N. by W. < i*orti'. mouth. It was incorporated in 1766, and cont.-^ins S53 inhabitants'. £at0N7 OWN, improperly called Ed- en ti vn, u pleafant village in New-Jer- iey, about a mile S. ot the town of sfirrwft>ury, in the fame townfhip. It is a place of fonie buiinsfs and thriving. Ebenezer, a poft town, and the capi- tal of Effingham co. Georgia, feated on the S.W. bank of Savannah R. 5 mile* from Alwrcorn, a j N. N. W. of Savan- nah, 75 S. E. of Leuifvilie, and 860 S. W. of Philadelphia. It contains but x few houfes { and was fettled in 1735, by a number o£ Proteftants driven out of Saltfljurg, in the Ek£lorate of Bavaria, by perfecution. Eden, a townfliip in Hancock co. diftri^ of Maine, incorporated in 1796^ taken from the northerly part of Mount Defert. Eden, a townfliip in Orleans co. Ver- mont, N. W. of Craftfliury, adjoining. Edenton, a diftri^l on the fea-coaft of North-Carolina, bounded N. by the ftate of Virginia j E. by the ocean j W, by Halifax diftriA, and S. by Newhem. It is fubdivided into nine counties, viz. Chowan, Pafquotank, Perquiminsy Gates, Hertford, Bertie, and Tyrrel. It contains 5 3,770 inhabitants, of whom 19,198 are (laves. Its chief town ia Edenton. The wood is chiefly pine, oak, cypref^i, and juniper; of all whick there is abundance. Edenton, the capital of the above diftrt^, is a poft town and port of entry, at the head of a bay on the N. fide of Albemarle found, and at the N. E. fide ofthe opening cf Chowan R. It coo* tams above 1 50 indifferent wooden byildings, and a few handfome ones* The public buildings are an aiKienl brick Epifcopal chuirh, a court-houft and gaol. In or near the town lived the proprietary, and the fiift of the royal governors. Its fltuation is ad« vantageous for trade, but unhealtiiy; which doubtlefs has tended to retard its profperity. Its exports in the yrar ending SslpHnhcr }0) 1794, amnutcd »!• B DI IMIm nhM of 5e»<4< dollan. It U of MtttI N. «f Newb«rn» tiy N. N. E. if WilnlMtMi 910 8, 8. E. ofPettrf. Iwrgh, mJ 440 8. W. of Philadtl* |hM» N. ht. )i«6. W.long. 77> ■<• EoiktON, • ttlantAtion in Hancock «Ot dUlriA of KUinet containiiig no iahoMlwtf. .Kboarton, « port of entry and poA town oi Maflkchuicttit and the chief tamo of Dukc^a co» fltuated on the E. lUc of the Uhnd of Martha** Vineyard. Tb« fertllt iOand of Chabaquidick it within the JorifdiAion of Edgarton ) yrbUh haa a finall trade to the Weft- Indiei. The exports in 1794 for one 3r«ar ending Sept. 30th, amounted to «»«57 doiiare value. It liea about 14 aiilea 8t of Barnftnble co, on the main, and f4 miles S. S. E. of Bofton. It was iBcorportited in 1 67 1| and contains 135a Snhabitantt. Edgcomb, a townfhipin Lincoln co. dillrift of Mainci containing 853 in* habitants. Itwasincoiporated in 1774, and lies iSo mites N. by E. of Bofton. '^DOCOMBi a county of Halifax dif- trie t N. Carolina, bounded S« by Pitt CO. S. W. by Wayne co. and Tar R. which affords it communication with fe- veral toimtie* in the ftate } W. by Nalh CO. Mid B. by Martin and Halifax coun- ties. It contains to,«55 inhabitants, of whom too9 are (laves. EDGirilLDCk.in S.Carolina, is the fouthemmoft in the diftrift of Ninety Six { boumled N. by Saluda R. which divides it from Newbury co. ; S. W. by Savannah R. which lepai-ates it from the ftatc of Georgia ) £. by Orange- bnig diftriA, and W. bv Abbeville co. The ridge of elevated land which di- vides the waters of Saluda from thole •f Savannah R. pafles neurly through the middle of »*:: „—.*'% Edgefield CO. IB about 34 mile* long and »4.bix)ad, and cbntatna ii,a89 inhibitants, of whom %6t9 are fiaves. Edobfibld Covkt-Hovbk, iothe •hove county, where is a pott-uifice, is aomilea from Abbeville court- houfe) •5 fram Angufta and 60 from Columbia. Bdoimont, a townfliip in Dela- ware CO. Pennsylvania s Emsto, or rmpttt, a navigable river in S.Caroltna, which rifes in two branch - OS from a remarkable ridsc in the inte- rior patt of the ftate. Theie branches ibdowOrat^ebar^ ^"4|>^i* Aandt £ o 6 I en the N. farkt ud kfn iBdlfto rtveff which, having palTcd Jackfonburg, leav* ing it on the J., branclm and embracet Edifto; and fevei-al ilnallcr ides. EdWARD, afbrtin Nova- Scotia, ill the town of Windfoi') in Hants co. (hid to be large eitough to Contain too men. It is fltuated on Avdn.R. which is navi« Sble thus far for veflcis of 400 tons 1 Die of 60 tons cart go a miles higher. EbwARb, a fortif^ationin Washing- ton CO New a fniall trade to the Weftlndiee. During the late wa captains Fergufon and Collins burnt a number of privateer* and other velfcls in Little Egg Harbour, and deftroyed the place. Eco JJlauiit a fniall ifland on the N. K. fide of Delaware bay, in Cumber, land CO. Eg MO NT, an ifland in the Smith Pa- cific ocean, difcovered by capt, Carteret. The Spaniard* called it Santa Cruz. S. lat. 19. 20. £. long, from Green- wich 164. 30. EoREMONT, a towndtlp in Berk- fliire CO. MaflachuH-ttSi containing 759 inhabit.int« incorporated iii 1760—15 mile* S. W. of btockbridgc, and 1^5 W. of Bofton. EiOHTKEN-MiLE, or Lon^ Biach, the coalt of New^Jerfey, lie* between Little Egg Harbour inlet, and that of Barnegat. Elbert, a new county, in the upper dlllri6l of Georgia, on the trail of lan.l between Tugulo and Broad rivers. The S. E. corner of the county i* at their confluence, at the town of Petersburg. On the N. W. it is bounded by Frank- lin county. Elcerton, the feat of juftice in the above «;o. it 93 mile* N. W. of Peterf- biirg, and 30 S.E of Franklin court- houTe. Elberton, a poft town in Effing- ham CO. Georgia, on the N.. E. bank oi Ogeechee R. containing about 30 houfes. It is about 19 milea W. of Ebenezer, 4S N. W« of Savannah, and 55 S, £, 1 L f tf» ofLotiifVill*. ;.. Ut. St. tt.4|. W*- hng. le. %o, -> K L VTMIKA, or Makm/hr, mm «f tlw Bahama or Lueaya Iflandt, when aWv* 6e familie* formerly Attlad trndtr Dtp* Qcr. Holme*, and trtfted • ftnall fort. EtiAi, Mount St. amoumtinnttr the diore of the N. W. eotft of Nartli^ America, N. W. of Admiralty Bty,tiiA S. E. of Prince WiUiara*a (bund. ELIZAIKTMrCAfB. 8«e Ci^ MM* aabttb and Ca/et Bay, ELiaSABETH Citv C; In Virghiit, lie* between York and Janka mcr*« having Warwick and York countlea on the W. and Che fa pest k bay on the B* and N. There are feveral fmall iilandt on its fea-eoart, the chief of which nrf Long and Egg ifianda. Point Comfutt is the S. caltern extremity of the eo» It cont?iins 34.50 inhabitant*, of whom 1I76 are (lave*. Elizabeth JJatufs, feveral flnall ifland* on the S. B. fide of Butt??xl'a bay, extending S. weflerly from the ct-' tremity t«f Bamllable co. in Maffacbu- fetts, and bearing N. W. from Martha^t Vineyard ) fituated between 41 . 14. and 41. 32. N- lat. and between 70. 38. and 70. 56. W. lortg. They are about id in numbur { the chief oi which are Nt" (hawn, Pafqui; Na(hawenna, Pinequefe, and Chatnlnuik illand*. AH thefe be- long to Duke's county. Elizabeth, a fliort fouthcm arm of James R. in Virginia. It affords an ex- cellent harbour, and lar^e enough for 300 fliip*. The channel is from 1 59 to aoo fathoms wide ; and at common flood tide it has 18 fiect water to Nor- folk, which ftand* near tl.c mouth of it* ealtem branch. The S. branch rifca in the Dil'mal Swamp. Craney ifland, at the mouth of Elizabeth, lie* 5 mile* S. W. of Point Comfort, at the moutb of Jame* river. Elizabeth's Island, Qvebk, i» the ftratts of Magellan, in S. America^ Here frefli water, herbs fit for fallad^ and wild fowl may be had in great plenty. The fliores alio abound with (hcU-fifli. Elizabeth, a townfliip in Lancalhr CO. Penniylvania, containing about 30 houfe*, and a Dutch church; 18 mile* N. VSr. by W. of Lancatter, and 84. W. by N. of Philadelphia. Elizasbthtown, a po^ tovttn and borough, IfiEflcy ooonty, New.jcrft^t pleaiantljr i6» ILK f^•AMlx fltMttcd on a AruiH cr«rk which cmpiict Sitto Arthur KuU. lu Ml is t^ml to any in the ftatv. In the ■ nnip t O pvrt of the towrit there ai« a- liout 150 houTei* two brick churchei, ON for Prefbytcriane, very handfume, Iha ether for Epifcopnliane, and an •cademy. ThU it one of the okleA town* in the ftatc* bavina been uurchaf- •d of the Imliane as early as 1064, and tetkd ibon after. It llr* 6 miles fouth- criy of Newark, and 15 S. W. by W. ef No»-York. KtlZABRTHTOWN, a village of Al- kuluuiy CO. Pennfylvania, iituaicd on tht 8. £. Ode of MoiKMtgithela R. be- twttn Redftone Old Foit, and Pitiniurg, •bout it miles from each, and C above the HMuth of the You^hagany. Many hoata are built here lur the trade and ctnifratiou to Kentucky, ami in the en- viroaa are feveral law mills. N. lat. 49. 13. W. long. 79. ai. ELIZABETHTOWt»> a poft town of Maryland, and' capital of Wafhington 00. iormerly called Hagarftown, feated in tlie fertile valley of Conesocheague. It haa feveral flreets rrgularw laid out. The houltfs are principally built of brick and flooe, in number about 300. Epif- copolians, Prrfbyterians, and German Lutherans have each a church. The coun-houle and market- houie are hand- ibmc buildings, and the gaol.is of ftone, fnd ftthttantial. The trade with the veftem country is coniideiablej nnJ there are anumher of mills in the neigh- bourhood, on Antietam creek. See iiagarftown. ELiaABETHTOWN, the chief towm •f Tyrrel co. in Edenton diftri£l, Korth-Carolina, has a gaoUcourt-houfe, and a few dwelling-houfes. It is 40 icilea frofn Fayetttville, and 55 frcn Wilmington. EuzABETHTOWN, a poft town and the chief in Bladen co. N. Carolina, is fituated on the N. W. brsnch of. Cape Fear. It contains a coiirt-houfe, gaol, and about 3» houfes ^ 36 miles fouth- ward of Fayettevilie, and 47 N. W. of Wilmington. £lk, a creek in Northumberland co. Pennfylvania, which uniting with Penn''s creek, falls into the Sufqueliaanah, 5 noiiet below Sunbury. Elk, a navigab) . river of the eaiier» ihore of Maryland, which rifes in Chef- tcr CO. Pennfylvania, by two branches } ELM Bi(( and LHtla Blk crctkc. At tbtir confluence ianda Elkton. The canals in contemfftatimi ffons Elk R* to Dela- ware bay, are noticed under Deiawaro bay. Elk, a fhort navigable river* in the (late of Tenneflcei It rifes on the N. W. fide of Cumberland mountain, vuna S. weflerly, and falU into the Tenneflee a Utile above the Mufcle Oioals { about 40 miles W. N. W. of the Creeks* eroding Place. Elkhokn, a fmall water of Kentuc- ky river. The Elkhom lands art much eftecmed, Iteing fituated in a bend of Kentucky river, inPay^ttr co. In which this fmall river, or creek, rifes. Elk Lake, one of the chain of fmall lakes which connects the lake of the Woods with lake Superior. N. lat. 48. 41. W. long. $3. Elkridge, a fmall town in Ann Arundel co. Maryland, fituated on the S. bank of Patapfco R. and on the W. fide of Deep Run. This place is fa- mous for the bright tobacco called kUfifoot. It it 8 miles S. W. of Bal- timore, and 19 N. W. of Annapolis. N. lat. 39. la. 30; Elkton, a poft town of conlklerable trade, nt the head of Chefapcak bay, in Maryland, and the capital of Cecil cu. It is iituared at the confluence of the head branches of Elk R. 13 miles from its mouth at Turkey Point, and a mile above French town. The tide flows up to the town, and it enjoys great advan- tages from the carryine trade, between Baltimore and Philadelphia, Up aids of 250,000 bufliels of wheat are coi ef^' ed here annually, for fupplying thoie markets, or the neighbouring mills. Elkton conHfts of one ftreet, in which are about 90 houfes, a court-houfe, and gaol. On the W. fide of the town is an academy. It is ts miles S. W. of Chridiana bridge, 10 N. £. of Charlef. town, 47 S. W. of Philadelphia, and 56 N. E.pf Baltimore. Ellington, a townfliip of about 100 families, in Tolland co. Connefti- cut. It lies about is miles N. E. of Hartford city, and 6 W. of Tolland. Ellis /{. in the diftriA of Maine, is a branch of Saco river. Elmore, the fouthemnaoft townfliip In Oiieans co. In Vermont,) and con- tained, by the cenfus, only la inhabit- ants. EmkrtV ixtr Ijoo tflM. An iq«nl number If AlTe •mpltiyad In tN for^tridti tbMf t« tJit Wcil.Indin. Tht fitMHon ot' thja pbct Will fiiir (at cxtcnfive populntion. Th« public edifices are a Coii|;regxtion> ■I churcbffii M elegant buiklinK appro, priatsd fi>rthe«caclemyi ahamilemr md capaciouecourt'houif, Mhl agaol. The piiblic office! of the ftate are kept here M prefent. Befidet the celebrated Ex cter academy, then are here an Englilh lchool> and 6 or t private fchooh, chief* iy for females. This townfliip it. of irregular figure, and about 4 miwi fquare. It was in- corporated in t6]t| prior to which, it had the name of Swamfcot Falls, from the fall* of th« river, which fepa- rate the frefli- from the tide watery where the body of the town ia fituated } chiefly on the weftem fide of the river. The number of inhabitanta in 1 7 7 5, wai 1 74'*-- anC in 1790, i7s«. It ilea 54. milei N. of Bofton, and 401 N. E. of Philadelphia. N. Iat4*. 59. W.long.71. " PhDlipa Exeter Academy" was founded and endowed by the hon. John Phillips* LL. O. of Exeter, and incor- f orated by a£l of Aflemblv in 1781, t is a very refpeAable ana ufefiil in* ftitution, under the infpcAion of a board of truitees, and the immediate government and inftruAion of a precep- tor and m afliftant. It has a Aind of ^.15,000, a part of which is in lands not yet produAive. The prefent an- nual income, is £.^^.^0. It has com- monly between 50 and 60 fludents. In 1794, a building was ereAed, 76 by 36 feet, two ftories high { which in point of convenience, and perhaps elegance, is exceeded by few (niildrngs olF the kind in the United States. ExETBR, the N. weftcrmnoft town- fliip in Wafliington co. Rhode-Ifland flate, hu North-Kingfton on the E. and Voluntown, in Connralicut, on the W. The feveral branches of Wood R. unite here, and take a S. courfe between Hopkinton and Richmond. It contains 9495 inhabitants, of whom 37 areflaves. ExBTER* a townlhip in Luzem co. Fennfylvania. ExBTE R, a town in New-Hanover co. in Wilmington difbria/N. Carolina} fituated on the N. E. branch of Cape Fear, about 36 miles N. from Wilming. ion, and t* from the N. rivtor. 9AI •^ fkvalsd M tbt B. of tin Omt Ba*. between Stockiai Mka on ibt 9. W. Ml Long'MIe M tht B. Is b a«w mWin. hitfd, eMctMinji twofiimiNca, yti U ont of the bcfl ot^tht Bahwnasi not aplr tor its fertility, but for tlw cxctUsncn of its anchoring gromnit In the iomw l to which it gives name » where all tksr Britifh navy conid ride In Mny, If* lat. 14. 30. W. lonff. 74. 3«. ExuMA SmmJ, lies E. of the Onnc Bahama Bitnk, between it and the ilk of Ouamhani. N. lat. 14. W. long. 75. F r^BIAME, a river in Loutfiana, which runs 8. eaftward into th« Miffifippi, tnN. lat. 39. 30.1 limllM above Jaftioni R. and 50 below tht Iowa town and rapids. Fabii;i, one of the military lown- fliips in New-Yoric. FAiRrAX Ct. In Virginia, Isabont *S miles long, and it broad | en tht W. bank of Potewmack river. It con* tains ia,3te inhabitants, of whom 4574 are flaves. Chief town, Alexandria. Fairfax, a townfhip in Franklin c«. Vermont, B. of Oeoi^a, and on th« bank of La Moille R. and contains S54. inhabitants j and is about 9 miks firwn lake Champlain. Fairpiild, a plantation in Lincofai CO. diftrlA of Maine, on the 8. E. bank' of Kennebeck R. 8. of Canami, and op* pofite Hancock; about 17 miles froaa Pittftown, and 7 from Fort HaliAul. k contains 49a inhabitantsi and ia aaf miles N. E. of Bofton. Fairfield, a new townfkip in Her* kemer county. New- York. F/^irfield, a townfliip in Frankl&i CO. \ ennont, E. of St. Alban*s ) and containa 1*9 inhabitants. It isismilea S. of the Canada line, and as far fixNm the nearefi part of lake Champlain. Fairfield, a townfliip in WiAlngi- ton CO. New- York. By tlie ftate ccn- fus of 1796, $9 f its inhabitants art eI«6lors. Fairfield, a townlhip in Cumber- land CO. New- Jerfey, on Cohanay cfeek» and at the head of Black creek} *$ miles S. by E. of Salem, in Salem co^ Fairfield 60. inCornvBAicut/iatbc S. weftcnunoft in the Bit»f bounded xM T AI W*- ty the ftite of New. York, E. by ^w-Haven co. N. bvLttrhfield, andS. by I'ace cf the county is rough, but the foil i.s g^ood. • Fairfield, the UHquvwa of the In- dians, a poll town and port of entry of CiMine£licut, and capital of tho auove county, is pleafantly fuuated on Mill Run, a little above iti entrance into I- ' he N. bink of Rappahannock river, r, y oppofite to FiedericLlburg;. It h ureg^'ilariy built, and containd an Spiicopaiian church and about 150 houfcs. It is 13 miles S. W. of Dumfries, 70 N. by E. of Richmond, and X07 S. wefterly of Phi- ladelphia. Conilderable quantities of tobacc* are ini\; Sial here. Falmouth, a town in Lancafter co. Pennlylvania, (ituated on the S. E, fide of Conawago creek, xo miles wefterly of Lancal^er. It has b^n lately laid out. Falmovth, a town and harbour on the S. ftiore of the ifitnd of Antl^-.sa, in t*ie Weft.Indies. Itl a8Engli(hha,rbour on the £. and Kendezvour bay on the W. ; and fituatf' in St. Paurs parifli, at the N. W. corner of the harbour, which is well fortified. Falmouth, in the ifland of Jamai- ca, innhe W'efl- Indies, commonly call- ed the Point, is fituated on the S. fide of Martha Brae harbour ; and including the adjoining villages of Martbu Brae and the Rock, is compofed of aso houfes. Here 30 capital Rationed Ihips load for Great Britain, exciufive of iloops and ihialler craft. False Cape Horv, the fouth-weftem point of Terra del Fueeo. Falsington, a village in Pennfyl- vania, in Bucks co. li miles N. E.'of Philadelphia. Famine Port, a fbrtrefs feated on the N. E. coaft of the ftraits of Magel- lan, in S. America. Here a Spanifli garrifon perifhed for want j fince which time it has been negle6led> S. lat. 55. 44. W. long. 70. »o. Fan net, a townibip in Franklin co. Pennfylvania. Fa^'ier Co. in Virginia, is bound- ed N. by Loudon and £. by Prince William. It is about 55 miles long and 20 broad, and contains 17,891 in- habitants, of whom 664s are nav«:s. Farewell, Cape, the S. point of Weft Greenland, on the N. fid« of the £14 ;-rinc« of Davis'ii draitf } Neith Ame- F A Y 1^7 rica. U. lat. 59. 37. W. Ions;. 4».4«. Farmingtok, a very fl^ouriOiiDg townfhip of excellent land) in Linedn CO. diftrifl of Maine, on jSandy river* 35 mites N. W. of Hallowiell, 30 Ikiht coiTrfe from Harrington, 9nd 104 N. N. E. of Bofton. Number of inhabitants, about I too. A very few years finc0 this towiifhip was a wildernefs. Farmington, a large, pleafant, ml wealthy town in Hartford co. Connec- ticut, lomilesS. W. of Hartfbrd city, 31 N. E. of New-Haven, and %% E. of Litchfield. Farmington river, a water of ConneAicut, m«andera delightfully through charming intervale^, whicK beautify and enrich this town. The houfes, in the compaft part of this town, (land chiefly on a ftrect which' runs N. and S. alone the- gentle decliv- ity of a hill, which aicends E. of the in- tervales i about the centre of the ftreet (lands a large and faandfotpe Oingrega- tional church. This town was fettled as early ai 1645, and its limits then were very extenfive. Several towns have been fince taken from It. Farmington, afmallriverofCori* nfffticut, which pafTes through the towni of Farmington, where it receives Cam- bridge orPoquabockR. fromthe 8. W. when it acquires the name of Wind for R. and falls into Connecticut R. in the town of Windfor, about 4 mile« above Haii'ford city. Favourable Lake, in N,Iat.5x.46. W. long. f$. 10. is the fource of two large rivers, at the nttouth of one of which, emptying into Winnipeg lake, (lands the Canadian houfe. The other is the 8. W. branch of Severn riycr. Fawn, a townfhip in York co. Peun- fylvania. Fayettb, afeitlement In Tioga co. New- York, between the Unadilla and the main branch of the Chenengo. It is laid out into 100 lots of a (quare mile each, as^ nearly as the ground will per- mit. Fayette Co. in Pejinfylvanii., is bounded N. by Wt (Imorelandj «. by (>art of Maryland and Virginia, and. W. ly MoHongahela R. It !:« -^^ miles in length and 29 in breadth, and contains 473,180 acres J divided into 11 town- (hips, of which Union is the chief. The number of inhahitantii is I3i3>5, cf whom ?8» are flaves. Favette, ftdiltrift of N. Carolina, X> 4 comprehending; ccfoipnefaending <|, countlef « vtx. Moore, CvunberUnd, Sampfon, ^.ichniond, tlo- t^fpn, wd i^fon. It is bounded N. by Hilliborough, S. E.by Wii()nington awl Mewbelto, W. by Saliibury, and S. bVtHe iCtate of S. Carolina. It it i«o milea to kng^h, and 50 in breadth, and c»nica>n> 34»oao inhabitants} of whom 5,678 are flaves> ' FAYBTTBVILI.B, fo caUed in hQnour of the Marquis Xa Fayette, a floufilhirig ])oft .town of North-Carolina, the feat ^fjufti^e for the above diftrifl, and plea- ftntly fituated in Cumberland co. on the W. fide of the N. W. branch of Cue Fe^rl^. nearly at the headof navi- ^ttwn, and loainiles above Wilming- ton, and 61 foutherly of Raleigh. On ^ bank df the river, ftand a few build- ings and tte tobacco warefaoufes, which have received io one feafon 6000 hhds. of tobacco, equal in quality to that of |^^ci gena, on the banks '>f St. Martha river, and near ifo miles S. of its conflnkwith' *he Magdalena. Thither the inhabit-' ants removed from Antiochia, 1 5 leaeuet from it, now an inconfiderable puce,' whereas Santa Fe d' Antiochia is a coafi* derable jpiace, ami capital of the audi- ence of Santa Fe. F2 de Bagota, ^anta, the capi- tal of New-Oranada, S. America, fitua- ted on the banks of the little river Pati, a water of the Magdalena f is iSo miles K. of the bottom of Bonaventura bay. It is an arch-bi(hop*s fee, and the feat of an univerfity founded by king Philip III. in x6io. Ne^ this city are gold' mines . The air is teihper&te and health- ful, and provifions plenty. S. lat. 4. 10. W. long. 74. 5. Fe, or FOY, Santa, a place in the middle of Veragiia, a province in the audience of Guatimala, ih North Ame- rica, where the king of Spain keeps of- ficers for cading and refining gold. It. (lands at the fourceof ariver which runs into the North Sea. Fe, Santa, the capital of New- Mex- ico, inN. America. It is iitilatednear the fource of Rio del Nort, 130 Icagxtes ffsm in tmut^i ia tbv gulf of Mt»icQ< . JButltYV il. a findl xittthx i^cn^f- f^; which nmi S. E'. intotHe Temicflee, 7 mlln N. l^ E. 6f the i^outh of Qinth rivjcr. - ' , Bmmav«V a Monnrl^ fettlemsnt, S !mi|«« from Bethlehem, in PennfylYtnia. , EMMttniib, or Bmmt/hirghf a flourifliiiM^vUIafte in. Fkederi^k co. Ma- ryland» nraatra between Flat Run and Tom's qteky weftem heiid water! of )the Monococy, and abodit a lAile S. of the Pennfylvania line, tt i>, 44 miles N..E. by £. of Frederiekf and. 50 N. W. of Baltimore. N. lat. 39. low EnchanVed Mountaitit See Tennef- ^ Endless Mtkiaamst a name fome- ^tlrnes applied to the Alleghaiiy moun« tains. . , . , Endeavovr StraHst are between the N. point of New-Holland, and the fS. coaft of Kew-Guinea. S. lat. 10. £. long, from Paris 140. . Enfibld, a townfltip inHartford co. Conne£Ucut, on the E. bank of Con- ne^icut R. dppofite to Suffield, and bounded on the N. by the Maflacbu- letts line : It was gi-anted by the court of Maflachufetts, to Sprlngl^eld, in 1648, and Was fettled in k68i. In 1769 it contained 2i4.Englilh families. In the town are two Congregational churches, and a meeting-houfe for Shakers. The compaft part of the town, contiguous t.o tlis river, is very pleafa^t. It is 16 or 18 miles N. of Hartford. . Enfield, a townfhip in Grafton co. New-Hamp(hire, about xi miles S. £. of Dartmouth CoUrge. It was incor- porated ill 1761, and has 7*4 inhabit- ants, chiefly fai'mers. . Enganno", Trompeur, or Falfe Cape, is the eafterrtmoft land of the ifl- ani of St. Domingo, s| leagties north- erly of Point de I'Ep^e, and 42 S. E. of Cape Raphael, or Round Mountain. N. lat. 19. 3. W.long. from Paris 71. English Harftour, one of the beft harbours in the ifland of Antigua, on the S. fhore, a mile S. E. of the mouth of Falmouth harbour. It is Well forti- dtd, and has a royal navy ya"rd and ar- fen>.J, with conveniencits tor cai-cening fliips of war. N. lat. 17. 8. 25. W. Ibiig. 61. t7. 30. English NEicHfit>VRHooD, a vll- ttge in Bergen c». NcvO. Jcrfry, on a N. trf tSi C. hruuih of Haekln&ek R. W. oft andiA the ▼leUiitjrikfFort Lee. £.N<:>Li*HTOiVli» in Nc«r.Jerfey» i fmaS viUaee in like N. weftcim jmutc oi Monmotitn co. aa the road from riiiice* town tp Shr&K^iay, it mile* frbni the fnntfer« 6 "W. of Monmouth c N. W. of Exeter^ tad iS W. of Portlinouth. , ErSoM. a (ownfliip in Rockingham i6. Newr.HampQiire^ liet E. of Pem- broke» adjoining j 1 miles E. of Con- cord, and 36 miles U. W. of Portf- mciuth. It was incorporated in i7>7} in 1775 '* contained 387, and in 1790, 799 inhabitants. Erie, Fort, a ftrong fortification in Upper Canada, fituated on the N. ftore of take Erie, and on the V^. bank of Niagara R. 17 miles S. by £ of Ni- agara Fort, and 18 above the carrying place at the Falls of Niagara. N. lit. 4a. 59. W. lotig. 7S. 20. 30. Erie, a lake of the fourth magnitude in North-America, and through which runs the line between the United States and Upper Canada. DEtroit R. on the W. brings the waters of the great lakes with which lake Erie has a com- munication on the N. W. and Niaga- ra R. on the E. forms its commtmica- tion with the waters of lake Ontario and the river St. Lawrence. It is iituated between 41. and 43. N. lat. and be- tween 78. 48. and 83. W. long. Its form is elliptical. Its length is about at5 miles ; and its medium breadth about 40. It affords good navigation for (hipping of any burden. The coafl on both iides of the lake is generally fa- vourable for the paflage of batreaux and canoes. Its banks in many placeii have a flat Tandy /hore, particularly to the eaftward of the pentiitiila called Lortg Point, which runs upwards of 1 8 miles into the lake, and being compofed of land is very conven'ent to haul boats out of the furf upon it, when the lake is too rough for i'ailing and rowing ; yet in fonie places, chiefly on . the S. fide towards both ends of the lake, it would be dangerous to approach and impofltblc to land, by reafbn of the per- pendicular height of 'J': rocks. Some of thele, (as at Cr .■; ♦'»; whirh ar<^ al- ready delcribed) aie ma^r''-'^-! ?^* bevjr:! defcription, and muft aUb '" "-.irearcau In the holdtft bre"r.ft., w'v^n viewed from the water. Lake f>iv h.v. a ^u:a\. yx. Titty of fine fifli, ^b'i aa f-rrsfer , of '' feet diaught. There are jswita; i j;^y lie waters of lake Erie i a.ft i*i4 \V«. E 3 C badi, Great Miami, Muftinflum, txi Alleghany, from s to 16 iniict. The portage bstween tlic Ohio ami Potow. niac will be about ao mites, «when the t>bltruftions in the Monongahela aid Cheat rivers are removed. Erie's, an Indian nation, called by the French du Chat, or Cat-nation. The) were extirpated by the Iroquois about the year. 1055. Were U not for the lak'. which ftilt bears the '.lame of that nntion, onti' would not haye known that they ever exifted. Erroi., afmall town on lakeUinba- gog, in the N. eafternmoft lettled part of Grafton co. New-Hamp(hire, incor- porated in 1774. • Ervine, a townflilp in Ontario co.. New- York. Of its inhabitants 93 are qualified to be electors. Escambia, one of the tnoft confider- able risers that fall into the bay of Pen- facola in Weft-Florida, empties itfelf near the head of the N. branch, about I a or 15 miles from Fenfacola, throu[{h fcveral marches and channels, which have a number of iflands between them, that ai'e overflowed when the wat^^r is high. A flioal near its moutlr prevents vclfeis drawing more than 5 or 6 feet, iro':n entering ; but there is from a to 4 fathoms of water afterwards. Capt. Hutchins afcended it in a boat upwards of 80 miles, and from the depth of war ter there, it appeased to be navigable for pettiaugers many miles further. It is uncertain where its fource is. The courli: is very winding. At the mouth of the river on the W. fide was the town of 'Cambleton, fettled by French Proteftantfc in 176*, but was afterwards abandoned. 'I'he lands in general en each fide of the river, are rich, low or fwampy, ad- mirably adapted for the culture of rice or corn. The great number of rivulets which fall Into this river from the high circumjacent country, may be led oVer any part of the rice lands, at any feafon of the yeai'. The numerous iflands at the mouth of the river, fomc of very con- fiderable ♦■xtciit, are not inferior for rite to inv •»' America. The fettlc- H its mai'v ly Meifrs. Tait amlMilch- eii, capt. Johnfon, Mr. McKinnon, uiud Hnnc othciii, are very evi<.«:nt proofs of til's ?fl*ei'tiun; who witliin two years : i eir firft ftttlement, had nearly clear- id ull the expenfev they hud been at in waking ttxf The Potow. len the la aid lied by nation, oquois r.Jt for ame of known BS S aiaking very confiderable eftablUh- nients { and wouM entirely have done it ia another year, had not the SpaiiUhls taken poflemon of the country. > £scvvTARi» a fmall ifland about 5 leagues N. of I^ouiflxnirg} in.the iiland o£ Cape Breton. BsoPUB. See KingftoHt New York. EspiRiTV Santo, Isles dec.;, fi. tuated on the 6. W, of Providencci ia the W. -Indies. See Andros IJIes, £spiRiTV Sancto, a bay on the W. coaft of Baft FloVida, in 27. 8. N. lat. It has a good harbour, 4 fatliom water, and fafe anchorage ; but the land all about the coaft is very low, and can- not be r«en from a fhtp's deck when in 7 fathom water. Several low, fandy iflands and marches, covered with man- frove bulhes, lie before the main land, [ere are immenfe numbers of fiih in the fummer time, which may be caught with a fcine, enough to load a fliip, (if the climate would admit of curing them) even in a few days. £s(y;iMAVX. See Laltraior and Esc^uiMAUX, a large bay rn the La- brador xoall, into which a river of the fame name empties. It lies in the N. W. part of the gulf of St* Lawrence, near the mouth of the ftraits of Belle- ifle. Efquimaux iflands lie acrofs its mouth. £ssE(^EB0i){/7rfr ol the colony. It was l^ade a flilje in 1643, bcir.j; one of the B 9 T . t|| three into which the colcmy ««• firft divided. Eflex co. pays i^xNit one ie* venth part of the fuitc tax, el«(9ia fix fenators sikI counfellvrs M the gtnecn* ment of the conun jpyireRHh, ftfid oiqe re-> prefentatlve in the legiflature .<^ the United States. The face of tjic country U ple^fingly variegated with hills, vaf>*s, woods,' and plains. The land is generally fiuitfiil { out is more favourable to bar)cy than moft other parts of the ftate. Q^arriee of marble and limeftone are found in this county ; and the Xea coaft is in« dented with a number of good harbours. Merrimack river interfeas the N. part of Eflex county ; between it and the New-Hampfliire line are the towns of Methuen, Haverhill, Almfltury and Sa> lifl)ury. Essex Co. in Virginia, is bounded E. and N. £. by Rappahannock river« which divides it from Richmond. It is about 55 miles long and la broad, aund contains 9111 inhabitants, of whom 5440 are flaves. EssiRX Co. in New-jerfey, is in the eaftern part of the ftate, and divided from Staten-Ifland by Newark bay. It is about »5 miles in length andit6 in breadth, and has three townfliips, viz. Newark, EHzabethtown and Acqoack- anack, whv:h contain i7>785 inhabit- ants, of whom X171 are flaves. The foil is very fertile, and its fruits and other produAions meet <.vith a quick fale in New- York city. Eflex couny has within it 7 Prcfltytman churches, j for Epifcopalians, i for Anabaptifts, and z for Dutch Calvinifts. Essex Co. in Vermont, is the north- eafte.nmoft in the ftate. Essex, a townfliip in Chittenden co. Vermont, contains 354 inhabitants. It lies between Jericho on the S. E. and Colchefter on the N. W. EsTAPA, or EJlaft, a town belong- ing to the province of Tabafco, and au- dience of Mexico, in New-Spain, N. America. It is mentioned by Dampier. as fituated on Tabafco R. 4 leagues be^^ yond Villa de Mofe. It is faid to be a place of conflderabie trade } and io ilrong, that it repulfed capt. Hewet, when he attacked it with 7.00 defperate buccaneers. EsTAPO, a ftrong town in New- Spain, inhabited by Spaniard^ and na- tive Americans; lit ua tat at tl. v mouth la of % d4 EU^. o#A»4ivf«Tlaluc. N. ht. 17 30. Wi Mtigg^ lof. 5. fe«VMft fkiM, k Laaokiw m. fti ii l lf lmd a, fitut«cd the same of «a ladian town on it* 8. W. bank, •tjaQeafraai its month. $9t Hhvaffet* BVSTACB, or Sm/Uum, called alfo MebMaae* or Sbuchter» (from a butch- cry luade on k by toe Speniarda.) It is an inconfiderable iflttid, about *o milea in chvah. It forms, with a long point of land, the entrance to the harbour of St. Auguftine, in Eaft-Florida. EvsTATiA T»w», in the ifland of Bufatia or Buftatius, in the Caribbean Tea til the W>;ft -Indies. N. lat. 17. 29. W. long.^}. 5. BvsTATivs, St. or Euflatiat is the chief ifland belonging to the Dutch in the Weft.lndies, fituated in the Carib- bean fea, in 17. a9. N. lat. and. in 6'<;, 10. W. loi^. and ) leagues N. W. of St. Chriftopncr*s It is only a^ moun- talOf about 29 miles in compafs, rifing out df the fei, like a pyramid, and al- moft round { but though io ftnsdl and inconvenientlr laid out by nature, the indti(hif of the Dutch haa turned it to Si good account, that it is faid to con- tain 5000 whites, and 1 5,000 negroes. The (ides of the mountains are laid out in vety pretty fettiements | but thry liare neither ibrings nor rivers. The produce is chiefly Aigar and tobacco. This ifland, as well as Curaflbu, is engaged in the Spanifli contraband trade, for which, however, it is not fo well fltuatodj and it has drawn the fame advantage from its conftant neu- trality. But in the laft war between Great-Britain and Holland, admiral Rodijcy, having been lent to reduce it with a confiderable land and Tea force, obliged it to furrender at dlfcretion, on the 3d of February, 1 78 1 . The private property of the inhabitants was confif- cated, with a degree of rigour very im ■ common among civilized nations, and vety iiKonfiiflent with the humanity and gcnerofity by whicli the Britil^ nation uled to be chani£lerixed. The 1 n afTigoed waa, that the inhabitants c .^i. fiXB Buibtitti had affiflxd Franet aad fht» United Stattt with naval and other ftorcai Tht Britifli merchants, aa tRrcll aa thofa of France and America, fufimd im- Menfli lofa by dkSi» depofited in thia ifland; On the a7th of November, thai fame year, it was retaken by the French, under the conmtandof the marquis de Bouilfef who had an inconflderable feive. The Dutch firft took poflirflton of this ifland in theyoar 1635. BvANSHAM, the oapiifal of Wythe CO. in Virginia, is iituated on the £. fide of Reedy creek, which fiills into the Great luinhaway. Woods or New river. It contams a court- houfe, gaol, and a- bout a5 houfet) 40 miles W. by S. of Chriflianburg, a4a in a Lke direAion fi«m Richmond, and 51S S. W. by W. of Philadelphia. Evesham, a townfliip in Burlington CO. New-Jerfiiy, (ituated between the forks of Moore*8 creek, which runs N. wefterly to Delaware R. It is 7 milea eafterly of HaddonfleU, 16 £. of Phila- delphia, and as 8. of Burlington. Here Is an Indian fettlcment, called i - Pittick, a traA of land referved by the ancient natives. They have Ibme hundreds of acres of improved lands, about 30 hou(es, and a meeting-houfe. They formerly had a minifter of their own order, who ftatedly officiated in the Indian language. SxETSR, a poft town in Rockingham CO. New-Hampfl>ire, and, next toPortf- mouth, the moft confiderable Ilea- port town in the ftate. It is fiiuated at the head of navigation on Swamfcot, or Ex- eter R. a branch of the Pifcataqua, 1 5 milet S. W. of Poitfmouth, and a like diftanct N. W. of Newburyport, in Eflex CO. Maflachufetts, The tide riles here 1 1 feet. It is well fituated for a manufaflurmg town, and has alreat^ a duck manufaltory in its infancy, 6 iaw mills, afullinz mill, flitting mill, pajjcr mill, fnufFmill, x chocolate and • o grilt mills, iron works, and s printing ofEces. The faddlery buftners is carried on here to greater extent, than in any town 011 this Me Philadelphia. Before the re- volution fliip-buiiding was a profitable bufineis ) ami the veflels were employed in the Weft-India trade. Notwith- liamling the loi's of this market, there are four or fiVe vcflTels, of dilFerent bur- ucn, built here annually ; the river be- ing capable of floating down thofe o§ 500 FOR Aycrfton iitd Evefliun) tbcot 15 mllet E. of Philaddphis, and 11 S. of Bur- lineton city« '^ For* ST. • fnMll Uland in the Britilb tcrritories» at the mouth of Lake OnU' t\o, between which and Graad Ifland. it a narrow channel. It Uet 9 mile* ibatherly of Fort Frontinac» and 6 N. weflcrly of Roebuck I. m the fame lake, and within the Une of tt.« United Statea. Forked DeeR) a navigable river in Tenneflee, which runt wefterly into Miflifippi R. between the Cbian and Hatchy. It is about 76 yards widct 7 miles nom its mouth. Forks, a townihip in Northampton CO. Pennfylvania. FORMOSB, a fmall fettlemcnt at the S.E. end of Newfoundland ifland« at the hefld of Bear Cove* FoRTBALizBial thelnouthof MiiH> fippi river, lies loj miles below the city or New-Orleans. Fort Bl^tunt, ftandson Ctmiber* iand R. in the ftate.of TennelTee. Fort Brbwington, in New- York ftate, is fituated at the W. end of Onei- da Lake, and on the N. fide of Onon- daeo R. at its mouth m the lake. Port Chartres, in the N. W. territory, is fituated on the F. bank of Miffifippi R. 6 roileii W. by S. of St. Phillips, and 19 W. N. W. of Kaikaf- klas village. Fort Davphin, a fmall lake, or rather arm of Little Winnipeg lake, and weft of it. Fort Edward, a pleafant vUlage'in Walbmgton co. New- York, on the £. bank of Hudlbn R. 49 miles N. of Al- bany. It has its name from the iaurgre fort built here in 1755 { of which there are no remains but large mounds of earth. Fort Anne, a village on the head waters of Woi4 creek, in Wafliingcon CO. New- York, 60 miles N. E. of Al- bany city. It has its name from a fmall picket fort, ercAed in the reign of Queen Anne, of which there is ro vef- tige left. Fort George, lies at the S. end of lake George, 6% miles N. of Albany. Here arc the remains of the old forts, George, and William Henry. The fitu- atkm is pleafant, but there is hard- ly the appearance «l' » village. See Gtmrgeflakt, Fortrotal, iivthe ifland of GrtMir da. ^e/tSuGnrgt"]. Fortrotai;,, om ^f the principil towns in the, ifland of Maitinco, in ^ Weft-Indiea. It is the feat of govs ment in tlvs iflaind } ita ftreeta rk n lar, the houlca agrctsblet and the pie gay and luxurioua. The citadel which defends the town 00ft the Ffench ^.3x5,000 (lerline. The harbour heaf is one of the beft in the Weft-Indka, and the fliipsof war winter in it* Fortune, r large bay tnwund* Hi» S. W. part of Newfoundland ifland § acrofs the mouth of which Ues MickJoii ifland* and S. of it Pcter^s ifland* Thia extenfive ba^ i« interfperied with iinaJI ifles, and within it are many bays. It has great depth of water throughout. Foster, a townfliip in Providence CO. Rhode- Ifland,. containing ax68 in- habitants; 17 miles wefterly of Provtf> dence, and 31 N. W. of Newport* Foxbo ROUGH, a townfltip in Noiv folk CO. Maflachufttts, containing -67^ inhabitants, a6 miles 8. of Botton* fit was formerly a part of Oorchefter» and was incorporated in 1778. Fox, a river in the N. W. territory^ which rifes in the S. and runs about 5# miles N. where it approaches very steW to, and parallel with, Ouilconfin, a VU caftem branch of the Miflifippi river« Frohi the Great Carrying Place her^ through lake Wiiuiebago, it rtma eai^ erly, then N. E. to bay Puan, aboot 180 miles. From the carrying place W Winnebago it is navigahle for canoes 4 or 5 miles. From Imv Puan its cuiu rent is gentle; from tnence to Winne- bago lake it is full of rocks and verjr rapid. Its breadth is between 70 and TOO yards. The land on ita borders is good, thinly wooded with hickory, oak* and hazel. See Oui/con/tig and W^wM^ bago. Fox, a northern water of Illim^f river, 34. miles below the motith of Pkitf rivt-r. FraminghaM, a townfliip inMtd* dielex CO. MafTachtifetts^ containing^' 1598 inhabitants. It was incorporates. ill 1 700, and is 24 miles W. S. W. of Bofton. FrancestowN) an interior townk fliip in Hil]flx>rough co. New-HampM fliire, on the E. fide of Contecook R. about at miles to the S. W. of Con- cord. It was in imcn^j^orated in z77a» and 1^4 F R A and cADtatned in 1775, soo inhabitants, in 1790* 9^3 • FrancisboroVoh, afettlement in York CO. di(lri£t of Maine, containing 311 inhabitants. Francis, St. a lake, orextenllon oF tlie river St. Lawrence, between Kingftun and Montreal, through wliich mktEt9 the line dividing Upper from Lower Canada. Francis, St. a river in the province of Lower Canada, which riles from lake Memphrent^^, and runs nortli- ^mrd into the river St. Lawirnce. It ill not ail tlie way navigable j elfe it wonld aflbrd an important communica- tioB fnom the northern parts of Ver- monr to the markets of Montreal and Quebec. Francis, St. a fmall river in Loiii- ii;?i)a, which runs a S. E. courts into the Miiiilippi, 108 miles above Arkan- ias R. nil 70 miles above Margot R. m ih; : ' •? of the Miflilippi. It is rcni.wkabli; for nothing but tlie general rendeivoiis for tht '•eis from New. Orleans, who winter i.isre, and collect fait meat, fuet, and bear's oil, for the fupply of that city. Kappas Old fort formerly ftood at the mouth of this river, on the Ibuthem fide. It was built by tlie French during their wars 'w the Chickafaw Indians. Alio, the name of a fmall river in the N. W. territory, which nms a S. W. by W. courfe mto MiiTifippi, between Cfold ajid Rum rivers, 60 miles above St. A'lthony's Falls. The country a little above it is hilly, and the Ibil pretty good. To the N. E. are the fmall lakes called the Thoufand lakes. The Miflilippi here is not above 90 yanis wide. FRANCis,ST.inBraziI, S.America, a lon^ and large river which runs N. eafterly, and thence S. E. till it empties into the ocean, N. E. of the town of Sert'geppe del Rey. It has a number of towns and fettlements, chiefly on •its heaii waters. FRAN901S, Cape St. a jurifdiftion, city, and port in the N. welkm part ot thu' ifland of St. Domingo. This jurif- di6lion is in th«; North divifioji of the ifland, in what was called the French {art of it; and contains 13 pariOtes. t« exports from Jan. 1, 1789, to Dec. -jx, of the fame year, were as follow ; 3i,iS7,6361bs.white fugar, 7,a6S,53i FR A Ibs.bro^Arnfugar, ^t,545.{24lb8. cdfktf s69«i4£tiont, the elegance of its build- mgs> aM the adva/itageoas fitnation of its port. The city, which is the go- vernor's refidence in tinw of war, is fi- tuated on a cape at the edge of a large plain, ao leagues, long, and on an aver- age 4 broad, between the fea and the mountains. There are tew lands bet- ter watered, but there is not a river that will admit a floop aliove 3 miles. This fpace is cut through by firaight roads, 40 fret broad, nninrerrnptedly lined with hedges of l.me and lemon trees, intermixed with Ipng avenues of lofty trees, leading t« plantations which produce a greater quantity of fugar thai» any fpol ot the fame fize in the world. The town, which is fituated in the molt unhealthy place of this extenfive and beautiful plain, had, fome years fince, (everal elegant public bui'dings, as the governor's houfe, the barracks, the magazine, and two hofpitals, called the hou/es of Providence, founded for the benevolent and humane purpofe of fup- porting thofe Europeans who came thither without money or nerchandife. The harbour is admirably well fituated for ihips which come from Europe, be- ing 'only open to the N. from whence fhips receive no damage, its entrance being fprinkled over with reefs that break the force of the waves. Before its deftru£tion in 1793, this city con- tained about 8000 inhabitants; whites, people of colour, and (laves. See St. Domingo. Francois, Old Cape, the north - eafternmod; point of the ifland of St. Domingo or Hii'paniola ( hayj^g Balfa- mo bay N. W. and Scotch bay S. S. E. Francon!A, a townfliip in Grafton CO. Ncw-Hampdiire, 14 miles N. E. of Haverhill (N. H.) on Conncfticut river. Incorporated in 1764, fuft called Mor- riftown. It contains 72 inhabitants. Frankfort, a townHiip in Han- cock CO. diftri£l of Maine, on the W. fide of Penobfcot bay. It has a few houfes, regularly built, and lies 8 niiUs W. of Penobfcot, 123 V/. of P.'flama- qucddy, anU %x% N. £. of Bolion. The \ FR A Ihf townfljtp conuini 891 inbabi- iwits. Fii.A»Kro%r,m FrMk/orJf a plea- fant, thnvii^ village in Philadelphia co. Pennfylvania, fituated on the N. E. fide of a ci-eeic of the fame name, a mile and an hatf from Delaware R< It con- tains about so hmifei, chiefly of ftoney an Epifcopal and a German church ; on elevated eround, about 5 miles N. £. of PhilaJetphia. Frankfort, a new townfhip in Herkemer co. New- York, E. of Whitef- town, adjoining. Frankfort, a tlu'iving village in Hampfliire co. Virginia, on a creek which empties into ^towmack R. It is »3 miles N. W. of Riirnney, 4 miles S. of the Potowmack, and 10 S. S. £. of Fort Cumberland. Frankfort, the capital of Pendle- ton CO. Virginia, is fituated on the W. fule of a S. branch of Potowmack R. It contains a court-houie, gaol, and about 30 houfcs; 180 miles N. W. of Richmond. Frankfort, the metropolis of Kentucky, is situated in Franklin co. on the N. E. bank of Kentucky R. about 50 miles from its confluence with the Ohio. It is a flourilhing town, re- gularly laid out, and has a number of handfome houfcs. The flate-houfe is a liandfome ftone building. Here is alfo a tobacco warehoufe. It is ^o miles N. of Harrodlburg, 40 N. by W. of Dan- ville, IS} from Louifville, and 790 W. by S. of Philadelphia. N. iat. 38. 14. VV. long. 95. a8. Franklin, Fort, is in A.iieghany CO. Penniylvaniu, near the pofl culled Venango, and was ere£led in, 1787 in b^der to defend the frontiers of Pennfyl- vania from the depredations of the neighbouring Indians. It is feated on the S. W. bank of Alleghany R. oppo- £te the mouth of French creek. N. Iat. 41. I, 40. W. long. 79. 41 } 51 miles S. S. E. of Prelque lie, and 63 northward of Pittfburo;. Franklin Co. the north-weftem- mott in Vermont, bounded N. by Lower Canada, and W. by lake Champlain. Jt was lately taken ^rom Chittenden co. . and contains ao townfhips. Fran UN Co. in Pennfylvania, bound- ed N. by Mifflin, N. E. by Cumberland, E.by Voik, S. byWa(hingt^nco. in Ma- ryi-md; W. by Bcdlutd co. snd N. W. F R A" f^j bjr Hunterdon. It !• computed to con*f tain 800 fqtiaiT nil«k,Tqual to $ia,ootf' acres. It lies chiefly between th« N* and S. Mountains, and comprehmdi the middle part of the beautiful and rich valLy of Connegocheaffuc | which ii waterea by the creek of tta name, which falli into Potowtnack at William** Port in Marylaml. This county exhi- bits a moil luxurious landfcipe in fum* mer, from the top of South Mountain. Iron ore is found here fufiicient already to fumifli work for a furnace and forge. The county is divided into 11 town- fliips, which contain 15,655 inhabitants^ of whom 330 are flavea. Franklin Co. in Kentucky.is bound- ed N. by Scott CO. N. W. and W. by. Shelby, S. E. by Fayette, and 8. by Woodford. Chief town, Frankfort. Franklin Co. in Halifiuc diftriA, U. Caitilina, contains 7559 inhabitants, of whom 1717 are flaves. It is bounded N. by Greenville, S. by Johnfton, N. E. by Warren, S. W. by Wake, and W, byOrange co. Chief town, Louifl}tn-g. Franklin C0. in Virginia, is boundi- ed N. by Bedford, N. W. by Botetourt, W. by Montgomery, S. W. by Henry, S. by Patrick, and E. by Campbell co. It is about 40 miles long, and 25 brdad, and contains 684s inhaoitantM, includ- ing 1073 flaves. A range of the AHe- giiany Mountains pafles through it on theN. W. It is confequently hilly in general. Franklin Co. in Georgia, is fituat- ed in the Upper Diftri^t, boimded £ . and N. E. by Tugulo K. which fepa- rates it irom the ftate of S. Carolina ; W. and S. W. by the country of the Cherokees ; S. by the head branches of Broad R. and S, E. by Elbert co. It contains 1041 inhabitants, of whom 1 56. are Haves. The c^urt-houfe is 17 miles from Hatton's Ford on Tugulo R. 8 5 from Elberton, and 77 h'om Walhington. Franklin-College, See£ r field* and its W. line nini along the eaftcra hank of Snlqudianhah R., This town was divided by an aft of the' X^ttiilature, 1797. FkAMKUN,a townflupinWeftmorc- land CO. Fennfylvania.~-Airo, 3 others in the Sum ftate, via. in Y«k o>. Fa- yette «• r " ? 'r 'yult'ngton to, Franklin, a towniliip, the noxth- cftimoft in Mcw-London co. Conncfti- cu», 6 miles N. W. of Norwich. It containa above sooo inhabitants, who aic chiefly wealthy farmers, Frankstown, a townihip in Hun. tlngdon CO. Pennfylvania. (ituated on the Frankftown branch of Juniatta R. so miles W. of Huntingdon. FAAYLii, an ifland near the coaft of Mew-Andalufia, Terra Fimvt. Fraylis, Ihers, in FIS Jif the Wcfk-Indlcfl, at the hcM of «Udh ftands Sandy-fort town. Tha bay ia A» cured by a ton on each fide. FiNCAsTLi, a pol^town in Viifiali^ and capital of Bottftourt 00. fitrntad «a the E. fide of Catabanr cradt,. a flnaB ftrcam which Ml% into Jaawa R. «■ the W. fide of the North Monntain. Hera are about 50 houfcs, acourt-hoofh and gad. It liaa on the poft road fixm Richmond to Kentackv» 36 miles ealU eriy of Lexington, ana 19a W. by N. of Richmond. FiNOLEY, a townfltip in WafliingtM so. Pennfylvania. F". ^V ^"^"^ •» ^^ >• y Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 145S0 (716)872-4503 ;»»» ThA ^leferibed (in.\iti tnil' ftoih wlikK it derives its name, is finally mA «n{>ttct into Hndfon R. about a mile ]Mow iriie Lahdinff, and nearly oppofite MeW.Windior. Alio, tlie name of a fmxll ftream which nmsS. W.: into Oneida Lake. Ifikcwife, aftnam whieh' riOa from Saratoga lalie, and tvM 6 miks -eafteriy to the Hudfiw. It» mouth is oppofite Bttten kill, a miles above Saratoga tMmi and on theN. fide of which Gen. Bui-goyne's army laid down their arms M^prilMiers. FiTCHtvRGH, a p(^ town of Maf. fiwilidfetts, Worccftcrco.a} miles N. of Worecfter, xi from Concotd, and 41 N.W.offiofton. It lias 1151 inha- binmts. FlTZWiLLiAM,atowQdiip inChefltire CO, New- Hampshire, about 16 miles £. of Connedlicut R. and feparated from Roj^ilfton ih Wordkfter co. Maflachu- icttSii by the fttte line, it was incor- Kitcd in 1773, end contains 1038 in- itants. jFINs Ftrit }• fituated 185 miles W. S. W. of Winnipeg lake, N. lat. 49. 4*. W.Jong. 101. Flambokough, a faAory of the Hudfiih bav company, on the S. we^ern ^eof Hudlbnbay. FbATBUtH, the chief town of King's ccb Long-Ifland, New. York. It is a pleafant and healthy town, fituated on a linall bay which opens £. from New. York harbour, and is s miles S. by E. from New- York city. It contains a namher of dwelling houies, moftiy in oiie'ftpKt} miihy of whi 'i are elegant and commodious. The inhabitants are chiefly of Dutch extra£iion. It con- tairts 941' inhabitants, of wliom 107 are qtialified ele£l(N-s, and '78 sre flaws. The produ£l!ons are various kinds of fruit, vegetables, grain. Sec. which find a ready market U: the metropolis. Tlic land lies low ; and in fumrot-r the whole townfhip appears like an extenfive gar- den. The public buildings are a JDutch church, a court-houfe, and an academy* called Erafmus Hall, the moft flourifhing of all the academies in the Ante. It is in a.pUal'ant and heallh- ful ikuation, 4 miles from Brookline fcny. A bloody battle was fought near this town on the »7th of Auguft, 1776, when the Americanc were defeated by the Witifh with grtat fofs. The iK mng. 13 5. 30. E. This cape, capta n Ingra- hain of Bofton, found to be tlie S. fide of the entrance of the ftraits of Juan d« Fuca. N. lat. 4S. aj. W. long. 114. 51. See Fuca, Fleminqton, a fmall poft town of ,New-Jerf«y, in Hunterdon co. lies about 6 miles N. eat) ward of Amwell on Del- aware R. »j N, N. W. of Trenton, 9 S. of Pittftown, and 53 N. E. by N. of Philadelphia. ' Itcontains about adoz- en c6inp»£l houfes. ' - FLkTCHBR, a townfhip in Franklin CO. Vern)ont, containing only 47 inhab* itanta. It has Cambridge on the $. £. and Georgia W. Flint Rivera a confiderable river of Georgia, which riiies in the country of the Creek Indians, and running a S. and thence a S. W. courfe, join$ the Appalachicoia, at its entrance into Flo. rida. The Flint is about 30 rods wide, and from 1 x to 15 feet deep in fummer, and has a gentle cuirent. The terri. tory lying on^ this river, efpecnlly on the upper part of it, prelents every ap- pearance of a delightful and fruitful re- gion in iome future day } it being(.a rich foil, and exceedingly well fituated for every branch of agriculture, and off>.i's an uninterrupted navigation to tl\e bay of Mexico, and Atlantic osean, and thence to the Weft India iflaiuls and over the whol^ world. There are a number of villages of Creek Indiaiiit 00 this river. vn^ ' ; Flint, a fmall river, about aS miles long, in iki GcDcflce country, in Ncvht York, on rich for bay anu and re a s on W I^ o York I Which runt N. K* E. into Caoaa. darqua cr?ek. Flint8ton> a nhuitatiott in Cum*' berlaiMl co. Mainey liaving i8o inhfibit- ant«. It has one eminence in it calle^ Saddle- Back mountain, but the coun- try in general it level enough for. culti- vation. One half of it it covered with pine and white oak. Floridai a townfliip in Orange co. New- York » 6 or &mUet S. of Goflien, and 50 N. W, of New- York city. 377 of itt inbabitantt are qualified to be ek^ort. It h&s been lately incorpo- rated. Florida, Eqfi and Wt/f, belonging to Spain, fituated between,* 5 and 31 N. lat. and between 80. and 91. W. long, about 600 milet in length. Itt breadth it various } the broadeft part of \Veft Florida is about 130 miles, while the narrow peninl'ula of Eaft Flo- rida extendi, in the fame direction, from S. to N. 400 miles. It it bounded N. by Georgia, S. by the gulf of Mexi- co, E. by the Atlantic ocean, and W. by the Miflifippi, which feparates it from Louifiana, and U nearljr of the form of the letter L. Among its rivers that fail into the Atlantic, St. John's and Indian rivers are the chief. Segua- na, Appalachicola, Chatahatchi, El'cam- bia. Mobile, Pafcagoula and Pearl rivers all rife in Georgia, and run foutherly into the gulf of Mexico. The princi • Kal bays are St, Bernard's, Aicendon, tobile, Penfacola, Dauphin, Jofeph, Apalachy, Spiritu Sanfto} and the chief capes are Blanco, St. Blaize, Andotte, and capo Florida at the extremity of the peninfula. The climate is little difFeivnt from that of Georgia. There are, in this country, a great variety of foils { the e^ftern part of it, neai' to, and about St. AuguiUne, is by far the moft unfruitful; yet even there, two crops of Indian corn are annually produced. The banks of the rivers which water th^ Floridas, and the parts contiguous, are of a Aiperior quality, and well adapted to the culture of rice and corn. The fine land* near the river Efcambia, are df fcribed under the account of that R. The interior country, which is high and pleafant, abounds with wood of almolt every kind ; particularly white and red oak, live oak, laurel magnolia, pine, hickory, cypreft, red and white (cdar. T^t Uve oakt, though nqt tall, FLO 171 . eoiitaiht prodBgioot quantity of ^tibar. The tnmk it generally fron %% Db 4Mk feiet in circumfeNAce, awbifet ao or ii feet finom the e«nh« aiki thru brant^hc*' into 4 or 5 great Umbo, which gmwri* nearly a horiaoatal dinfkieiu tannit^ a gentle curve. ** I have ftepped finw Bartnun, "above 50pacet,onaftrai^ line, from the trank of one of ttefe trees to the extremity uf the limbs.** They are ever green, and the «raodal« moft incorruptible. They bear a grtat quantity of finall ajcomt, which it agree- able food when roafted, and frnm whick the Indiana extraft a fweet oil, which thrv ufe'in cooking hominv and rice. The laurel magnesia it the moft beau, tifol among the treet of thefotel^f and itufuaily 100 feet high, though foBi# are much higher. The trunk it per- feQlyered, rifinginthe form of a beau, tiful column, and fupporting a head like an obtufe cone. The flowers, whicbi are on the extremity of .the branches* are large, white and expanded like a taSe, and are the largeft and moft complete ofany yet known ; when folly expanded, they are from 6 to 9 inchet diameter,' and have a moft delicioua fragrance. The cypreft it the largeft of the Ame- rican treet. *' I have feen trunks of thefe treet," fayt Bartramj "thatwouUr meafure 8, 10 and it feet in diamete^, for 40 and 50 feet fliaft," The trunk* make excellent Ihinglet, boards, and other timber;. and wheohollowed) make durable and convenient canoet. The garden vegetables are in high pertieAion f the orange and lemon trees grow herCf without cultivation, to a large fite, and produce better fruit than in Spain and Portugal. The intervales between the hilly parttof tbisc untry are extremely rich. The principal town in Weft Florida it Peni'acola ; in Eaft Florida,' St. Auguftine. The Spanifh ftrength in the Floridat, and Louifiana, in 1790, wasaifoUowt, according to Mr. Melford's account »- Troops and leviet at St. Auguftine and o|i St. John's river, 400— St. Maik's,. loo— Penfacola, 3 jo—Mobile and Tom-, bigbee, 1 3O— at the Natchez, loe— Red river, 100— Illinios. liver, 300— in all 1600 men, called the Orleans or Loui- tiana Regiment. The number of American familiea. that have been Spanifli i\ibje£t« fince 17831 ainounti to 1 7 ao, viz. at Teniau» near wm^tMk bqF» 9 * 'Ml Torobigfcw i|»i» tt tiM M»tdws on the ifM. AU iIm Attkr» in Mw trndar the iwwMdittt of the aiUuurjf •omnMndantv, «Mllbb)aft miMrtiallaw^ witk an tf- Ipl fimit l^ft I* ft«C»»«p to tfat «ice- wrof MHcica. .Tbe pi«peity of tiw SAj^Et at hk^ dteeaft it to bt muufcd hf Iht oMnnMndantt whoiii ftct* by r UmU tht VMur 15S6 titt continent of ihrtb-AoMriea wont bv the name of yiocUa. It VNCtvad tbi* name ftom rn Ponee, becaufr when he landed hi htt. St. t. in April 1513, he femid the CBontiy theie in foil Uoom. Flo. tfUs ha» fnquentljr changed mafta-i, belonging alternately to tbe Frencliand Spaniaida. Wdk.rforida, ai tar as Per- Mo R. «r M!er^Vlifa»/(, m mmriitr of rocka and land banks, bounded W. by the gulf of Mextce, E. by- that of Fionda. Tbe great fand bonk octeads from te peninfiila of Beik-Florida hiward, to the ^If of Mexico, in the tisrm of a hook ; its W. pomt is divided (torn the bank called the Dry Tertttgas, by Tortuga chjn- Florida, Gxrvw or, is the channel between the peniWfiila of Florida and the Bahama iOands, N. of the ifland ot Cuba I and through which the Gulf Stream finds a paflage, and runs to the If. E. along the American eoaft. See GuUStrtam and Miixic*- Flowbrtowm, hi Pennfylvania, it a GmA\ viMagenbout i» mile* N. of Phi* Jadelphia, in Mentgomcrv co. Floyd, a new town&iip in Herke- Nwr CO. FLvimHO, ntewn In Q|)ccn** co* yim»Yi»k, fitnuad m the NT W. yart FOE of tong Iflaad, and on the 8. fijTc «if Hell Gate I 7 miles E. by N. of Neww York city. U contaiue 1607 hUiabi. tame } of whom aio are qualified elec- tors, and 340 are flavet. « . F&vvANNA. Ut Jamff Rknr, Flvvamiia, a county of Virginia, bounded N. by Alhcmarie, N. E. by Louifa, E. bv Goochland, W. by Am- hertt^ and S. by Fluvanna or James river, which divides it from Btfckingi ham. It is about t* miles long, and so broad, and contains 3991 inhabit- tants, including 14^6 flaves. There is girat plenty of marble, both white and variqjifUad, with blue, red and purple veine, found here, on James R. at the mouth of Rockfilh {.where it forms 9 large precipice, overhanging a naviga- ble part of the river. FocoY Cafe, on the N> W. eoaft of N. America, is fituated on the 8. eaft- em fide of the penuilula of Ahfica, and W. ofKifhtaciaand. Foggy I/tt on the fame fide of the ptninful»as the above, lies a Ihort wiw 6. byW. of Foggy Cape. FoLLOwriBLO, a townfliip in Walb- ington county, Pennfylvania; Eaft and Weft Fellowficld are alfo ;wo towndiips, in Chefter co. Pemifylvania. FoNSBCA, GvLF OP, lies in.New«- Spain on the Pacific ocean, 40 miles 8. E. of tbe tovMi of St. Miguel, and about »9o miles N.- W. of Cape Blanco, on the weAem fide of the gulph of Nicoya. FoNTAiNB, Bellb, a fettlementin the N. W. territory, fituated on the £. fide of the MifiTtfippi, about 18 miles N. , of St. Phillips, and 23 below Cahokia. FoiiT, or Fonts, Straits db, lie on the N. W. eoaft of N. America, m N.lat. 54.35.W.lang. 9. 55. There ia a large ifland in the middle of the en- trance. This is thought to be the fame ftrait thai De Fonte, a Spanilh admiral, difcovered in 1640, whofe account of it has been long treated as fabulous. It luu been feen by captains Ghiy and Ingraham, of Boflon. FoiiAi'ONRS, in the ifland of Gunra, and eoaft of Peru, in S. America, are old walls of Ibme anpient buiUing in the time of the Yncas, which ferve hei« as light-Itoutes for the fliipping which fail from pal|ao |o Paita, on the S. Sea cpaft. FoMtTtit TON, a village in BuHing. ton CO. NeW'Jer^i^fhkAlicsbetweca Ayerfta^ ttit V^ch on tht lands of NAr. Lewis. It U fomewhftt larger than a common well, imd rift* k» near the AirfiKe of the earth aS in the ndghhouHn^ artificial welU I and it of a d«pth| at yet un- 'knowh. It is uftd with a biielcet and windhiil i» wi 'ordinary well* It i« Aid titere it a current in it tending fdifibly downwards. Chief town, Winchefter. Frbdbrick Ho$ife, a trading ftation in Upper Canada, on the head water of Abbitibbe river. N. lat. 4S. 3$. W. long. t*. 6, FRBDBaicic, afort in Waffiinston CO. Maryland, fituated on the N. B. bank of Potowmack K,* near the S. line of Pennfylvania. FRE0BRICK, a townfliip in''Montgo- meryco. PennlyUania. Predbricic, a town on the N. fide of Saflafrat R. in Cecil co. Maryland, and feparated by that river from George Town in Kent co. It lies 6 miles 8. W. of Warwick, and 14. E. of Grove point »n Chefapeak bay. N. lat. 39. %%. 30. Frbdericksburo, a poft town in Spotlylvania co. Virginia } fituated on the S. W. bank of Rappahannock river, I to miles from its mouth in Chefapeaic bay. It is an incorporated town, and regularly laid out into feveral ftreets. the chief of .which rans parallel with the river, and in all contains upwards •f aoo houfes, two tobacco warehoufes, and feveral ftoresof well aflbrted goods. Its public buildings are an Epifcopal ahurch, an academy, court-houft and gaol. It is a place of confiderable trade and contains utMutiooo inhabitants, of whom 587 are ilaves. A forM in tliis neighbourhood made fome time ago, a- bout 300 tons of Itar iron in a year, from pigs imported from Maryland. It is 50 miles S. S. >V. of Alexandria, 68 N. by E. of Richmond, loa S. W. cf Baltimore, and 105 S. W. of Philtdel- pliia. N. lat. 38. %%. W, long. 77. 36, Frederickstown, a townfliip in Dutchefs CO. New- York, which con- tains 593% inhabitants, of whom 188 are qualified to be electors, and 63 are flavc:). Frboerickton, a conTiderahle townfliip in the province of New-Bi-unf- wick, 90 miles up St. John's R. which i« thus far navigable tor floops* " Fredericktown, a poll town of Maryland, and capital of Fr^lerick co. fiuatcd fiderable trade with' the baekenihtry. The Etna glafs works are fituated 4 miles aboiw the town, on Tuflcarorn creek. Fredericfctown h 4. miles £. of Cotoftin mountain, 47 W. tqF N. df Baltimore, 14 E. of Sharpibuig, and 148 S. W. by W. of PhUadclpbia, U, lat. 39. a4. Freehold, a town in 'Monmouth CO. New- Jerfey, 1 5 miles W. Of Shrewf^ burv, and 10 S. E. by S. of New-Bninfii' wick. In this town was fiughtthe ob- ftinate battle called the Monuiouth bat- tle,ontlie iSthof June, 1778. See Moa» mouth. There is an academy in this town. Freehold contains 3785 inhabi- tants, of wh.m 6*7 are flares. Sea Upper FwMd. Freehold, a townfliip in Albany CO. New- York, containing ilaa inha- bitants,«f whom 56a are qualified ele6t- ors, and 5 are flaves. . Freeport, a townfliip in Cumber- land CO. diftri^l of Maine, fituated at the head of Cafco bay) adjoining to Durham on the N* E. and to Noith Yarmcfuth on the S. W. ) about 10 miles N. E. of Portland, and 140 N. by E. of Bolton. It was incorporated in ijtff and contains 1330 inhabitants. V&cr,tlie revo- catimsf UwedJaofManti, in 1O5. FftBNCH Amirica. The only part «f the contUient which the Frencn na> tMM now pofta, U the dtftriA or^ro- f inct of CafBwe, and the iflaud of the fiUM name on ita cosft* to S. America. Kn dit Weft* Indies the French claim the fMam'mg iflandai to which the read- er is refienmUiHr a particular defcription t Jf . J)tmiMg§, or Htfpanida. Gnadaioupti St. Lucia, 7tkigt, St. iartbolmtw, B^fukh vod MarigalmUt. /7h« French were among the laft na- ^ons who made Settlements in the W. &Kiics{ but thev made ample amends by the Tigou' with which they purAied Chenif and by that chain of judicious and admirable meaAires which they uiU in drawing from them every ad- vantage that the nature of the climate would yield, And in contending agaiiift the difficulties which it threw in their way.' r&BMCH Broad, a navigable river in Tennefiee, which rifes on the S. £. fide of the Great Iron and Bald moun- tains, in N. Carolina. It is formed by two main branches, which receive feveral ftreams in their courfe. Thefe unite about 58 miles from the fource of the Nolachucky^ the ealtern branch} thence it flows vL wefterly about *$ miles, aikl joins the Holfton 1 1 miles above Knoxviile, and is 400 or 500 yards wide. The navigation of this branch is much interrupt^ by rocks, as is aifothe Ten^ neflee branch, which joins the main river 50 miles below this. A hurgfi cltv, medicinal fpririg, faid to be efficacious in curing many dif- eafi:s, has been lately difcovered on the waters of this river, about 30 miles in a direft line from its mouth. The wa- ter is fo hot, that a patient at firft go- ing into it can fcarcely fupport it. Nearer the mc^.h of the rivc-r, a valu- able lead mine has been difcovered. French Creek^ a N. weftem water of Alleghany river, into which it .tails along the N. fide of Fort Franklin, &o miles N. by £. of Pittiburg. It affords the neareft paflage to lake krte. It is navigable with fmall boats to Le Beuf, by a very crooked channel ; the portage thence to Prelque Ifle, from an adjoining peninfula, is 1 5 miles. This is the ufu- al route from Quebec to Oliio. French lick, in Tenneflee» is the FRO name of a fait fpring* Be«r which tht town of Nafliville now ftandf. FrbnchmanV Bay, lies on the fis coaft of Lincoln co. Mainfi apd is form* ed by Mount Defert ifland on the wi^« ward, and the peninfula of Ookiibo* -rough town(htp on the eaftward.— Round Mount Defert i(l«ad it has an inland circular communication with Blue Hill bay. Frbdch TowHt in Cecil co. Maiy. land, lies on the E. fide of BIk R. a mile S. of Elkton, from which it is fi^ parated by Elk creek. Elk i^rry i« 6 miles below this. Frsnbusb Laht a large colleftion of water, through whith St. John*s R. in New-Brunfwick, pafles. In ibme maps this appears only as a dilation of the river { but in others it appears as a large lake of veiy irregular figure, and receiving confiderable ftreams Itom the circumjacent country. Fribdburg, a Moravian fettlement in W.ichovia, or Suriyco. N. Carolina. Friedlano, a Moravian fettlement in Wachovia. Frisdensmubttbn, a Moravian fettlement, whole name fignifies Teiititf Ptacet fituated on Stifquehannah R. in Pennfylvauia, about 14 miles below Tioga point; eftablilhed by the United Bretmen in~i765. It then confifted of 13 Indian huts, and upwards of 40 houfes, built after the European man- ner, with a neat chapel. Next to the houfes the groupd was laid out in gar- dens ; and between the fettlement and the river about 250 acres were divided into regular plantations of Indian com. Friedbnstadt, or TvwHtf Peace, a Moravian fettlement which was eftab- liflied between Great Beaver and Yel- low creeks ; about 40 miles N. W. of Pittfburg. It was abandoned in 1773. FrobisherV £/riit/f, lie a little to the northward of Cape Farewell and Weft Greenland, and were difcovered by Sir Martin Frobiflier. N. iBt. 63. W. long. 41. FROG'i Point or Neckt in Weft Chef- ter CO. New. York, lies on the coaft of Long- Ifland Sound, 9 miles from Har- laem heii'hts. , Fron'tinac, fort, a fortrefs in Ca- nada, fituated at the head of a fine bay or harbour, on the N. W. fide of the outlet of Lake Ontario* where all lbrt» of yeflfelp may ridf in iaftty. It is r league \ F RY leMM firomf diffirrent magnitudea, and well wooded, and the bay often preftnta t6 the view VeflTela at anchor, and others palling to and fh)m the lake. But the miafertune it, that the advantageoua . communica* ijtton between thia lake, Montreal and Quebet, is fooiewhat difficult and dan- gerouay tht account of the river being niU of rocka ^nd water falia. This, to- gether with the ambufeadea of the Iro- quoia Indiana, induced the French to abandon and deftroy the ftrong works they had erefted heie. Thia happened' in 1689. After thia they re-took and repaired the phce. At length the Bri- tim, under cc r Bradftreet, took it in '759* to whom it was confirmed at the peace in 1763. A riv«:r has lately been furveyed by the deputy furveyor general of Canada, from its entrance into the lake at Kenty, near Cadaraqui, to its fource in lake St. die { from which there is an eafy and fliort portage acrofs N. W. to the N. E. angle of Lake Huron, and another that Is neither long nor difficult, to the fouthward, to the old fettlement of To- ronto. This IS a Ihort route from Fort Frontenac to Michillimackinack. See Kingflon, Frowsack Cbatmel, or the Gut of Canfo, a ftrait between Nova«Scotia and Cape Breton Ifland, 5 French leagues lonj?, and one broad. FRYDVpraiN, a townfliip in Chefter CO. Pennfylvania. Fryino-Pan, a dangerous ihoal fo called from its form; It liea at thi.en- . trance of Cape Fear R. in Morth-Caro- iina) the S.^part of it (a in N. lat. 33. 31. 6 mHea mm Cape Fear pitch, uid H S> E. by S. from the light-houle «on Bald Head. Fft YstvROH, or Ftyhtrg, a townlhip pleafantly fituated in York co. in the diftrifl of Maine, in a bow formed by the N. branch «f Gnat Oifipec R. It WM incovporated in 1777, haaa flouridi- ing academy, and con|ain8 447 inhabit- anta. Thia ia the ancient Indian vtt- lage Peckwalket, through which the up- per part of 8aeo meanders ) 6e mikt from the fea, and f to N^ by B.. of Bof« ton. N. lat. 44. a. W. long. 70. 47. 30. FVCA, SritAlTS OV JVAN D|, lie on the N. W . coaft of N. America. The entrance Ilea between Cape Flattcnr outheS. fide, in N. lat. 4S. %$, WW loi^. it4. 5a. to the oppofite coaft oCtha Quadras ifles, ioN. lat. 48. 53. 30^ It communicates with Pintard'a finmd, and thua forms .Qjiadraa idea { in the 8» eaftcm coaft of which lies Nootlui found. See Pintofd'i/Mml* The Spa. niards jealoua of their right to the Ame- rican coaft, eftabliihed a fettlenMOt at this place. FuKGO. Set Ttrra del FmM, Full Moon Shtal. See aattirmm FvNDY, a large bay in Ni America^ which opena between tlie iflanda in Pe- nobicot bay, in Lincdn co. Mauie, .and Gape Sable, the S. wefteni point ti ,Nova-Scotia. It estenda about too milea in a N. E. direAiou} ai)d with Verte bay, which puihea into the bind in aS. W. direction from the ftraita of Northumberland, ibrma a very narrow ifthmua, which unitea Nova-Scotia to the continent { and where the divifion line runs between that province and New-Brunfwick. From its moyth up to PaflamaqUoddy bay, on its N. W. fide, fituated between the province of New-Brunfwick and the diftria of Maine, are a number of bays and iflanda on both fides, and thus far it contra£la its breadth gradually. It is ii leaguea acrofs from St. John's, in New-Brunf-^ wick, to the Gut of Annapolis, in Nova- Scotia } where the tides are rapid, and rife 30 feet. Above this it prefervea nearly an equal breadth, until its wattera are formed into two arms, by a penin« fula, the weftem point of which is call, ed Cape ChigneAo. -At the head of the N. eauem arm, calloi Chig»e£to chan*. nel, which, with bay Verte ^jrnis the ifthmus, the tides rife 60 feet. In the Bafin of Minas, which is the £• ^im or branch of tiiis bay, thM;tides rife 40 feet. Thefe tides are To rapid as to overtake animals feeding on thc)fliore. FuNKSTOWN. See Jerufi^em^ ia Maryland* Ma 6ABAAOK, lf» O At' GABAROM, ft bfty on the 6. W. of lotnftutgk id tM ifland of Cipe BMtoa. Oabori, a bay on the S. E. eoaft of Capt Bineton iflanid. The entrance imo it« which i« not mora than so leagues horn the ifles of 8t. PiciTe» it between i^mle ind rocks «bottt a league in breadth. The bay i« • leagues decp» and affiuds good anchorage* GABitiit, 8t. an ifland in the great river La Plata, S. America, difcovercd by Sebaftuin Cabor, in the year ijtC. Oachpas, an Indian tribe, formerly in alliance with the Deiawares. GAOB*i TtwH, a Icttlement in 8un> bury CO. New-BninTwick } on the lands granted to general Oace, oh the W. fide of 8c. Jdhn's R. on the northern fliore of the bay of Fuftdy. The general's grait cohnfts of ao.ooo acres of land j the ttp-land of which is in general very bad. There is. fimie intervale on the river fide, on which are a few lettiers { exchifive of thefe fettlements, there is very little good land of any kind. OAtBN, a military townfhip in the ^c of New* York, fituated on Canada- que creek, is miles N. W. of the N. end of Cayuga lake, and 1 3 S. by E. of Great Sodus. It is bounikd S. by Ju- nius. Galetb, an ifland at the E. end of lake Ontario, and in the ftate of New- York, 5 miles S. weft ward of Roebuck ifland, 5 northerly of Point Gaverfe, and .': f S. £. of Point au Ooelans. G A LETTS, La, a neck of land in the river St. Lawrence, in Canada. From the point oupofite to i'ille de Montreal, a road migtit be made to Galefte, fo as to iave 40 leagues of navigation, which the falls render almoft impraAicable, and always very tedious. The land about La Gaiette is very good { and in two days time a barque may fail thence to Niagara, with a:good wind. La Ga- iette is a league and a half abpve the fall called les Galots. Galibis, or Cbaraibit, a nation of Indians inhaling near New-Andalu. ii.i, in 3. America; from which the Gharaibes of tiie Weft-Indies are thought tobe defdended. Galicia, anaudlcnc inOldMexi- G A i; c* or New-Spain, containing 7 provia* ces. Guadnaxara is the capital city. Ga LiVAUO {Icr, Ihenaraeoffcveral uninhabited ifle* in the South Sea, \wi both fides the equator, not hati from the coaft of Terra Firnia t bdonring to Spain. They lie between ). nT and 4. S. lat. and between 13. 40. and ty. so» W. long. There are only 9 of them of any connderable fixe { Tome of which arc 7 or I leacues long, and 3 or 4 broad. IMmpierfaw 14 or 15 of them. The chief of theft are Norfolk, neareft the continent, WentnoreanMng the N. weft- emmoft imd Albemarle the wcftemmuft of all* A number of fmall ifles lie W. from theft, on both fides the equator i one of which, Galiego I. lies in the ift degree of N. lat. and loa. of W. lone. Many of theft ifles are well wooded, and fofne have a deep black mouM. Vaft quantf ^'es of the fineft turtle are to be foiuid among theft iflands, where they live the Kreateft part of the year j yet the)- are ftid to go from thence over to the main to lay their eggs, which is at leaft 100 leagues diibnt. Gallan, St. a Imail ifland on the coaft of Peru, in lat. 14. S. ^ miles N. of the high land Morro Vttjo^ or Old Man*s Held ; between which ifland and the hi^h land, is a moft eligible ftation to cruize for vHTds bound for Calla*, N. or S. Gau: 1^ ^OLis, a poft town in the N. W. territory, fituated on a bend of the Ohio, and nearly oppofite to the mouth of the great Kanhaway. It is laid to contain about 100 houles, all inhabited by French people. It is 140 miles edft- ward of Columbia, 300 S. W. of Pittf- bure, and 550 S. W. of Philadelphia. N. Tat. 39. 1. W. loitg. 83. 9. i This town is faid to be on the de- cline, their right to the lands not being fufficiently fecurtd . Galots, the Ibwrft cr the falls on the river St. Lawrence in Canada. Be- tween the neck of land la Galeite and les Galots is an excellent countiy, and no where can there be ieen finer t<^rtlts. Galots, L'lSLE'AVx, an ifland in the river St. Lawrence, in Canada ; 3 leagues beycmd. Tifle aux Chevres, in N. )at. 43. 33. GALLOf.an ifland in the province of Popayan, S. America, in N. lat. a. 40. Captain Dampier lays it is fituated in a def^iwy, and that off this ifland there is lilt on Be. and and yrelts. ind in Ja; 3 es, in GA9 b not abev« Aor $ Athom water t but at SegnettSs which if on tfat N. fide* • vdlel mi^ rid« in deep «aw. free from any dan^. Th« iiund is high, pro* vidcd With iRfOod and good watcrt and having gqad (andy b*y>( where a fliip may Ite deantd.-i-— Aui^ the name of an ifland of the 8. fca» near the coaft of Pcru» which wai the fii-ft place poOefled by the Spanianls» when they attempted the conqueft of Peru. Galloway* atownlhip in Gloucef- ter CO. New-Jerflsy. Galway, a townfliip in the new county of Saratoga, in New* York. By the ftate cenfus of 1796, it appears that 491 of ita inhabitants are qualified to be ck'ftors. Gamblk*/ StatioHt a fort about 1% miles fronr. Knoxvillr, in Tenntflce. Gammon, Point, anciently called Point Gilbert, by Gofnold, forms the caftem fide of the harbour of Hyanit or Hyennes, in Baniftableco.Maflachufetts. Gannelor, a I'raall ifland in the gulf of St. Lawrence, in N. iat. 48. near Bird ifland. Gauazu, a town in Brazil; and pro- vince of Pernambuco, 25 miles N. of Olinda. Garodbr, a townfliip in Worcefter CO. Maflachufetts, incorporated in 1785. It contains about 14,000 acres, well wa- tered, chiefly by Otter R. The road from CorniK^icut R. thro* Peterfliam, Gerry, and Tcmpleton on to Bofton, Eafl«:s through it. It contains 531 in- abitants, and is x6 miles N. by W. of Worcjfter, and 60 N. W. of Bofton. Gardne&V Iftand^ or IJIe o/fyighft lies at the £. end of Long-Ifland, in New- York ftate, flieltered within Oyf- ter Pond and Montauk points j to miles N. W. of the latter, and as far S. W. of Plumb I. It contains about 3000 acres of fertile land, the property of one pei-fon, and yields excellent grafs, wheat and corn. Fine flieep and cattle are raifed on it. It is annexed to E^ft HaropUm, and lies 40 miles fouth-weft- erly of Newport, Rhode- Ifland. Gaspe, cr Gacbeftt a bay and head* land S. of Florell ifle, which lies be- tween it and Cape Rofiers, on the £. coaft of Lower Canada, and W. fide of the ^ulFof St. Lawrence. Ga&pee, or Namuit Putit, 7 milea S. of Pruvidence (R, I.) projecting from the weftcrn fliore of Providence river, O'E M> til rnmrkable at bdmr the plice wkert thil Brttifli armed Iciiooner, calkd th« GaTpee, was burnt, lune 10, 177a, by about (o men from Frovidcncey paint- ed like Narraganfet Indians. For th« caufe of thia tranfaftioo, (ct Oordon^i Hift. of the Abler. Rev. vol. I. p. jn. Oaspisia, a traft of country on the S. fide of the mouth of St. liawrenct R. and on the N. fide of Chakurs bay» in Lower Canada. Its E; extremity it Cape Rofiers. The Indians called GaT. pebans inhabit here. Gates Ct. in Edentmcaftem dif-. tria, N. Carolina, is bounded N. by the ftate of Virginia, S. by Chowan co. It contains 539a inhabitants, including 1119 flaves . Chief town, Hertford. Gay Headth* kinduf peninfula on Martha's Vineyard, between 3 and 4 miles in length, and a in breadth, and almoft feparated fjporo the other part of the ifland by a larye p«id. The In- dians inhabiting this jart, when lately numbered, amounted to S03. The foil is goud, and bnly requires cultivation to produce moft vegetables in perfec- tion. There are evident marks of ther«, ' having been volcanoes formerly qn tbiat peninlula. The marks of 4 or 5 cratera ai-e plainly to be i'een. The moft ibuth- eriy and probably the moft ancient, as it is grown over with grafs, now cidled the Devirs Den, is at kaft 10 rods over at the top, i4iat the bottom, and full 130 feet at the fides, except that which is next the fea, where it is open. A man now alive relates, that his toctfher could remember when it was common to fef a light upon Qzy Head in the night time. Others fay, their anceftors have told them, that the whalemen uled to guide themfelves in the nigl\t by the Ughtii that were feen upon Gay Hear. The fea has made fuch encroarhpients here, that, within 30 years, it has fwept off 15 or ao rods. TheextiemityofGayHe^disthe S. W, poinf of tiie Vineyard.. N. lat» 41 . 10. W. long, fi-om Greenwich 70. 50, G£I(ELEMUE(CPECHU£NK, a town of the Delawai'e Indians, on a creek of the fame name, a head water of the Muf- kingum. This was the northeinmoft Moravian fettlement on Mulkingum R. It lies la miles N. £. by N. ofSalema and 78 N. wefterly of Pittfl]tu^g. Gembsie, a Uxt on the river St, John's, which was tal^eo by the Englifli in 1674, M3 GEMBSSIB, . York, on the great road from Albany to Niagare ' ntuated on the bank of the M. ^. corner of Seneca lake, about 74 miles W. of Oneida caf- tle, and 91 W. of Whiteflown. The VHends Mttlcment-Ues iibout 1 9 miles Iwlow this. ' Here were 10 log-houfes, ind a few other buildinp fevml years s^, which hare much increaftd fince.' ' Genbvibvb, St. or Miffiret aviU lege in Lotiifiana, On the weftembankof the M ifRfippi^ nearly oppoflte to' the vii- iMe of Kaflcafkias, iJi miles foutherly OTTortChartres. It contained about lo ^rs ago, Upwards of 100 houfcs, and if6o inhabitants, befides Negroes. *' Gboroe's St. a cape and iflands neuiy oppbfite to the river Apalachico- K oh the cbaft of E. Florida.- Cape St. George's lies about 6 leagues to the caftward of Cape Blaize, being an elbow of the largefi of St. George's iflands, in K. lat. 19. 8. There is a large flioal running out From it a confiderabie way, Itut how far ha& not yet been afciihained . The coaft between it and Cape Blaize; fbrme a'kind of hollow bay, with deep ' found rtigs and a ibft bottom. There are two Iflands to the N. W. of 8t. George's Cape ; that neareft to it is fniaU, and rernarkahle for a clump of *^^ggling ^rees on the middle of it ; the other is prerty large, and of a triangu> Jar form,' and reaches wi^liin 3 leag|ues of Cape Bisize, ' halving a paflage^ at each end if it for rmall craft into the bay, between thefe iflands and the river Apalachicola j but this bay is full of ft^i and oyfter-banks, and not above GEO two «r thne ftat water at meft, In wf of thebnutefiesef that river. Gbobob, Port, waa ArmrtM o^- Point Comfort, it the moutk of Umea R. and 5 miles N. E. of Craaey lillMi, at the mouth of Bliiabcth R. m Virgi. nia. See CtMfwrt* Gborgb, roBT KiMQ, an aiifien^ ibrt in Georgia, which Hood 5 miles N. E. of the town of Daricn, in Xiberty CO. fituated at the head of a creek whicfi flows into the ocean oppofite Sapcb I. It is now in ruins. Gbobob, Lakb, in Eaft Florid*, ia a dilation of the river St. Juan,- or St. John, and called alfo Great Lake. H is about 1 5 niiles wide, and generally about 1 5 or ao feet deep, excepting at the (entrance of the river, where lies a bar, which carries S or 9 feet water. The lake is beautified with two or three fiirtile iflands. The largeft is about % miles broad, and commands a moft de- lightful and extenflve profoeft <(f the, waters, iflands, E. wA W. uores of the \ hike, the capes, the bay and mount Royal I and to the 8. the view is vtty extAifive. Here are vident marks of a large town of the aborigines, and the ifland appears to have been once the chofen refidence of ah Indian prinre. on the fcife of this ancient town flanda a very pompous Indian mount, or coni- cal pyramid of "^carth, fiom which runs in a flraight line, a gi^nd ayenue or In- dian hienway, through a hiagiiificent grove of magnolias, liVe oaks, palms and orange trees, tenhinating at thef verge of a large, green, level' favanna. From fragments (Uig up, it appears to have been a' thickly uihabited town. See St. John's river. . ■ >' • George, Lake, lies to the fouth- ward of lake Champlain, and its waters lie about 100 feet higher. The portage between the two lakes is a mile anda half; but with a fmall expence might be reduced to 60 yards } and ^ith one or two locks might be made tii^igable throug;h, for batteux. It is a m^f!: clear, beautiful coUcJlion of water j 36 miles lorig, and from i to 7 >wide. It embdfoms more thait ' aoo iflands, fbme fay 365 j very few of which are any thing more than barren rocks, co- vered with heath, and a few cedar, ()>ruce and hemlock trees, and flirubs, and abundance of rattle-liiakcs. Onr each fide it ii ftirted by prodigious mountains i is GEO iBonnialiM i from whkh kifi fbMMl- tiet of red Mdir tn ■nnuiliy curled to Nnr.York for fliip timber. Th* Mc it foil of fidiw, aitd fomc of thi bcft kinci, M the black or Ofwcgo btA, alfo kirgt fpeckled troute. It wai called lake Sacrament by the French* who. in former times, were at the ptini to pro- cure this water for facramental ufct in •11 their churches in Canada t hence pro- bably it derived its name. The remains of Fort George ttand at the S. end of the lake, about 14 miles N. by W. of Fort Edward, on Hudfon river. The famous fort of Tieonderoga, which ftood at the N. fide the outlet of the lake, where It diftharged its waters into lake Champlain, is now in ruins. Sec CbdtHptam and Tiemuleroga. . Oeorgb's, St. an IflaM and parifli belonging to the Bermuda ifles, in the Wcft.Indies. N. lat. jt. 45. W. long. 63. 30. Oeorob*!, St. • large and deep bay on the W. fide of Newfoundland iilanc^ N. lat. 4.8. It. Oboiiob*s Bank, St. afilhingbank in the Atlantic ocean, E. of Cape Cod, in Maflachufctts. It extends Irom N. to 8. between 41. 15 lat. and between 67. W. long. Gborob's Kby, St. was one of the principal BritiOi fettlements in the bay of Honduras. It was taken by the Spani^irds during the American war, but retaken by the Britilh foon after. The Britifli fettlements on the Mof- quito (here, and in the bay of Honduras, were furrendered to the crown of Spain, at the Spantfli convention, figned at London, the 14th of July, 1786. GBORaB'sRi^eR,ST. in St. Mary's CO. Maryland, is a very broad but (hort creek, whofe mouth lies between Piney Point and St. Mary's R. on the N. hank of the Potowmack, oppofite the ifland of the fame name. Georgb's River,St. in Lincoln co. diftriA of Maine, or rather an arm of the Tea, lies about • leagues S. W. of Pe- nobfcot buy. Four leagues from the mouth of this river (lands Thomafton. This river is navigable for brigs and ^lipsefa large bunlen up to the nar- rows } and from thence abotit 4 miles higher, to nearly the head of the tide, for floops and fchooners of 80 or 90 tons. It is about half a league wide up . and 4s. *t. N. 50. and 68. 40. riEt) ft} tBthe aan wu. OflMcftfinlMRfd** rable vcftlahiWbeM boilt istUtrifWV which are cmpfeved In eoRftli^twl Ibmetlmet in foraign voyj^pe. T%m are bow owned in this river, thoogli ft docs not in all eiceed 4 ketgwa in lengtli^ I brig, • topfail fchoonert, Md ^ floops i bi all tboot 1 io» torn. The navigatkm, howcvur, le getienlly Iftt^r* rupted in winter, when not cwy th* (breams through the country, bnt the rah water river* are locked up tindi f^rirtg. ' Fi(h abound here, of Umoit aH kinds, in their (kafon { and even lobihsrei oylters, clams, and other driicaciee tn tne a(|ucoua kind, are plenty k tlUt river. GROROB's,8T.a vitlsj^nearly in the centre of Newcaftle co. Debware, on • creek of its own name, which falls intd DelawftreR. 4 miles below, a littk above Reedy Illand. It is 17 milerS. by W. of Wilmington, and 45 S. W. ofPhiUdelphia. Georgb's, St. the capital of thi ifland of Grenada, in the W. Indies | formerly called Fofi Royale, which name the Fort (kill retains. It is fitout- ed on a fpacious bay, on the W. or lee (ide of the ifland, not far from the S.end^ and poflelles one of the fafeft and mo(l commodious harbours in the Briti(h W. Indies, which has lately been fortified at a very great expcnce, and declared a free port. This town was deftroyed by a dreadful fire in 1771, and on Novem* bcri, 1775, it met with the likemil^ fortune { and the iofs was valued at £. 50O1O00. The town now makee a very handfome appearance, has a ^o crous fquare or parade ) the hobica are built of^ brick, and tiled or flated{ (bme few are built of ftone, excepting the ware- honfes and dwelling houfes round the harbour, which are moftly wooden build* ings. Thefe are in a great meafure feparated from the town by a very fteep and rocky hill, the houfes on which,, with the trees which ferve for (hade, have a romantic appearance. . The town is computed to contain about 1000 inhabitants, many of whom are wealthy merchants. This was its fitution be- fore the infurreftion of the negroes } of its prefent ftate we have not authentic information. Grorgbtown, the chief town of Sufliix CO. Delaware, is fituated 16 miles W. S. W.-of Lewtftown, and 103 S. of M 4 Philadelphia. m oxo 9WMM^. It comOm kmmfim toMiiy courti. •Iwut $0 tht OiOROitoWN,apoil town in Mary- M(l| fitaniMlinKimteo.onthiE. fide ofChdantakbay* of about so houAi. It iiomUM Irani tht nMnith of the riv- er Samflru* beiiw (mmA on the 8. lidc oppoTito to Fraderidtt *oN. B. of Chef* tSrVvd «s S* W. of Philwlrlphia. OiCRQiTOWNt • village jf Fayette ctt> Penn(yivania, (ttaated on the 8. B. Mo of Mononnhela R. at the mouth of Ocerfe** ercek. Here a number of beata are annually built for the trade and emigration to the wcftem country. It lice iwmilea 8. W. ofUrion. OlOROiTOWNi a peft town and port •f entryt in MontgoMcry co. Miry> kndi and in the territory of Columbia. It ia pkaAntly fituated on a number of ArnJl hill*, upon the northern bank of Potowmack K. i bounded eaihward by Rock creek t which feporatee it from Waihimrton eitVy and lies 4 miles from the capitolt ana S N. of Alexandria. It conttkfaie about 130 houfeii fcveralof which are elesant and commodious. The Roman Catholics have eftabliflied n eoUn;e hcre» for the promccion of gt- neral Iitrrature» which is at prefent in a very ilom^diing ftate. The building bebig found imdequate to contain the number of ftudents that applied, a large addition has been made to it. Georee- town carries on a fmall trade with Eu- rope and the W. Indies. The exports in one year» ending Sept. 30, 1794* amounted to the value of i«t,9*4 dot- hre. It is 46 miles S. W. by W. of Baltimore, and 148 S. W. of Philad^. phia. GboRgitown, in Lincoln co. dif. trifl of Mainci is fitusted on both fides of KLennebeck R. It was incorporated in 1716, is the oldeft town in the countVf and contains 1333 inhabitants. It is bounded fotitherly by the ocean, v^efterly by the towns of Harpawelland Brunfwick, N. wefterly by mtlx, and eaflerly by Woolwich) being entirely furrounded by navif^able watersi except- ing ab6ut s miles of land, which divides tlVe waters of Winnagance creek, a part of the Kennebeck, from an arm or in- flux of Cafco bay, called Stephen's R. The emrance at the mouth of Kenne- beck R. is guided on the E. by Parker's ifland, belonging to this townihip. It GEO contahw about sl,ooe aemof knd ami fall marfli, and is inhabited by mora than one third part of the people of ib« townftip. This was the (pot on uMch theEurepeana ftrft attempted ty colo. nise New-England* in the vtaf i Gii\)RoiA* one of the United State* of N. America* i« fituated between 30. 37. and 35 N. lat. ind between 80. S. and 91. 8. W. long, being about 600 miles in length, and on an avei*age a mtd, trout* drum* bs^y cniliflirwhiut* brhn, and llurgeon | and th« baya«nv is feldom or never ftn } nor it vegetarion often prevented hy revere froftt. ' Cattle fubfift tolerably vreU during the winter, feeding in the troodt and (avamnt, and are tatter in that feafea than in any other. In the UUy country, which oegint about 50, and in Anne placet toe miles, from the iati tlic air is pure and fahibriout, and llw water plenty and good. From June itt Septcmoer the mercury in Fahren- heit't thermometer commonly fluAuates fptm 76. to 90. Ir winter from 40. to <•• The moft prevailing winds are S. W.andE. ; in winter N.W. TheR. ai^Kl it warmeft in winter and cooleft in ^Mmner. The S. wind in fummer and M parUcularly, it damp, fultry, un- tUMci and 6f courfe unhealthy. In the S. E. partt of 'thit ftate, which lie undiin a few degrees of the totrid zone, the atmofphere is kept in motion by im- fMfliont from the trade winds. This CHiet the air; fo that it is found to e falntary cffcAt on cpnlumptive . kabitt. In the low landt are the rice fields. In the interior and hilly parts, wheat, Indian com, and the omer prc>dn6lions tnmt common to the northern ftates. Rke it at prefent the ftaple commodity ^ the ftate; tobacco, wheat and indigo Ma the other great articlet of produce. Ikfides thefe the ft e yields cotton, filk, 6tni§ potatoes, — "n;s, figs, olives, pamegranates, kc. 1 ne foreiis confift 'vf Mk, hickory, mulheny, pine, cedar, ■^■'. The whole coaft is bordered with ^'/•ivjs; the principal of which are »fik!iwny, VVaflaw, Oflabaw, St. Ca- *h«rin««,5apelo, Frederica, Jekyl, Cum- ixkxiif.J, &c. Thefe iflands are lur , rounded by navigable creeks, between ^ich ar d the main land is a large ex- j^tcnt of iult madh, fronting the whole l^lplte, not left, on an average, than 4 or } milet in breadth, interfefled with creekt in variout direftions, admitting, thimigh the whole, an inland naviga- tion, between the iflands and the main Jand, from the N. E. to the S. E. cor- ners of the ftate. The E. fuks of thefe iflandt are, for the moft part, clean, hard, fandy beaches, expofca to the wafli of tile .ocean. Between thefe iflandt are GEO the entrancei of the rivert from the In- terin* couhtry, winding through the low fait madhes, and delivering their wa« ters into the founds, which form ca^pa- cious harbours of ' from 3 to 8 miles over, and which communicate with each other by parallel fait creeks. The foil and its fertility are - rariout, according to iituation ana different im- provement. The iflandt in their natu« rat ftate are covered with a pkntihil growth of pine, oc.k, hickory, live oak [an uncommonly hard and very valuable wood] and fome red cedar. The foil is a mixture. nffand and black mould, making what is conimonly called a grey foil. A confiderable part of it, parti- cularly that whereon grow the oak, hickory and live oak is very rich, and yields on cultivation, good cropsof in- digo, cotton, cv«m, and potatoes^ The foU of tlw main land, adjoining the marihes and creeks is nearly of the fame quality with that of the iflands i except that which borders on thofe rivers and creekt, which ftretch far back into the country. (Xi thefe, immediately after you leave the falte, begin the valuable rice fwamps^ whi1.11, on cultivation, af- ford the prefent chief ftaple IF com- merce. The foil between the rivert, after yoii leave the fea board, and the edge of^the fwamps, at the diftanceof 10 or 30 miles, changes from a grey to a red colour, on which grows plenty of oak and hickory, with a confiderable intermixture of pine. In fome places it it gravelly, but fertile, and fo continuet for a number of miles gradually deepening the reddifli colour of the earth, till it changes into what is called the Mulatto foil, confiftingof a black and red earth. The Mulatto lands are generally ftrong, and yield large crops of wheat, tobacco, corn, &c . To this Kind of land fucceeds by turns a foil nearly black and v;ry rich, on which grow large quantities of< black walnut, mulberry, &c. This fuccef- lion of different foils continues uniform and regular, though tljere are fome large veins of all the dimrent foils inte*-mix(9} arid what is more remarkable, this fuc- ceffion, in the order mentioned, ftretches acrofs this ftate nearly parallel with the iea coaft, and extends through the feve- ral ftates, nearly in the fame dire£lion, to the banks of Hndfon river. Cotton was formerly planted here, only GEO Mily by the poorer chft of people, ind thxt onlv for family uft. They plant- ed two kindt, the amaud and the Wtft inJum I the former is low, and planted every year{ the balls are large, and the ahlox long, ftrong, and perfectly white. The latter is a tall perennial plant, the ^k fomewhat flirubby, leverai of which rife up from the root for leverai years AiGcefltvely, the ftems of the former ?ar being killed by the wintrr frofts. he bills of the Weft-India cotton are iiol quite fo large as the other, but the }>hlox or wool is long, extremely fine,, ilky and white. A plantation of this kind will laft feveral years, with mode- rate labour and care. The culture of cotum is now much more attended to t feveral indigo planters have converted their plantations into cotton fields. A new fpccies is about to be introduced into this ftate, the feed of, which !; iAands in the S. Pacifie ocean, and 6mt io a gentleman in Oeoreia by a member of the Hiftorical Society in Bofton. Xhis cotton is of a very fine texture, and is expeAed will prove a coniiderahle acqnifit'oQ to the fouthem ftates. The cotton at prefent raifed in Georgia, is diftinguiftied by lome Into two kinds, the green and black feed ; the former is planted in the Upptr Cmiutryt the latter on the fea-iflands and adjacent lands, and was brought, about the year i?88, from the Bahamas. And there is now a profpe£t, that in a few years the States of S. Carolina and Georgia may be able to raiie more than ttntmlBoHs of pounds of <;ottafn annually for exportation. Moft of the tropical fraits would ilouri(h in this S'tate, with proper attention. The fouth-weftern part of this State, and the'parts of Eaft and Weft Florida, which lie adjoining, will, probably, in fome future tiire, become the vineyard of America. The chief articles of ex- port are rice, tobacco, indigo, fago, lumber, naval (lores, leather, deer-lkins, fnake-root, myrtle and bees wax, cdm, and live ftock. The planters and far- mers raife large ftocks pf cattle, from ii,ooo to 1,500 head, and fome more. The value in fterling money, of the ex- ports of Georgia, in the year 1755, was «5,74+J.--»ni77*»iai.077l — ^1791, valife in dollars 49t,47«->-in 1792, ^S*»973"^»n »79+» SO»»3*3— in 1796* GEO tiy <7St*64 were Haves. Tlie Hi« creafe by emigration and othenNdlir, has been very confiderable fiAee. Thedif^ ferent religious feds are PrefbyteriMM, EjMfcopaiians, Baptifts, indMetbodita. They have but few rcf^lnr miniften among them. The cititens of Georpa have htely revifed and altered their cm^ flitution, and formed it upon a plan fi» mihr to the federal Conftitution of the United States. The literature of this State, which is yet in its infiinqr, it commencing on a plan which, it tvor carried into effeft, will be very advaa* tageous to the State. A college wMi ample and liberal endowments, is ii^i. tuted in LouiiVillet a high and heaMqr part of the country, near the centic of the State. There is alfo provifion mtit for the inftitutionof an academy in eidi county of the State, to be foppoited from the fame funds, and confidered m parts and members of the fame inftito- tion, under the ge^ieral liiperiMendMoe and direAion of a prefident and boaid of truftees, fele^led for their literary ac* complUhments fW)m the different parts of the State, and invefted with the cuf- tomary powers of corporations. Thia« inftitutioii is denominated Tbt Vmvtr- Jity ofGewpa. The funds for the fup^ port of literary inftitutions are princi- pally in lands, amcunting in the whole to 50,000 acres, a great part of which is of the beft quality, and at preihit very valuable j together with nearly 6000I. ilerling in bonds, houfes, and town lots in Augufta. Other public property to the amount of loooi. \n each county, has been fet apart for the purpofes of building and furnifhing their refpeAive academies. The funds ori- ginally defigned to fu *port the literary orphan-houfe, fdundcu by the Rev. Geo. Wbitefield, JTbittfivUr are dMtfy i« ri^t plantnttpm jaA MBWPr 1^^ the death of the CioMHci* o|l|qntiH((doiOy to whom Mr. WhitdMU bf4|tttoathe(i'this pn^erty, a» Milleey. tiie legililatiur«, in th«; year i f%^, Boffiki » Inv* yff^g it in : 13 comiptr. aSMpit|Qi|» aa^ iit ecfu^inient to the 0Mm^ tlie feminajtJ !» ftyled $un. itii^(ii«Mt|pollcg«. ;^i.?; ~ firftMedintl^year he onljFiilBi^ny fi|ttlc4 thecriipi#'"^ litTBRH TjHIIUVORr. i iiMiMedjUl nui|part jrn^ which li^-weft ' ^_ 4o^tbo&rwq| vih'ich f^ |«U^o the#.U^!%t<»«a.*iTJjif ex- 't| tevm tri^ lljMitry eq#aceiibme of the fineHtM^ie UmtedStads, is interfiBftcd y»m ^gKatmejaJb^pt |ioble mwril, wh^ch Inp^ be feen by p^ inrfpec tioli«f ^ve roai>» ani ia inhabited (exr 4DCpt £ieh ^ts wheneih the- Indian otitic .^a been exlin|;uiihed) by three natione of UdiM»t VIZ. t!|e Muikogulge of Cimk, theCba^ini am) Ghicka&«M. J|^ Chcrol»^«I» hate n title , to a lipill IMttiipn # the noltliern part of M^Mtt^mf* W the.TennelTee river. SM^UHia ti^her fjui fuinidi be- 1 and ^poop *w«rrioit|fc About aooo j of «Fi»j^ peoplf inhabit thofe O E y mn itbe an low. ■ t of NUtt »te». . »ged :ntic iven 1 of be- N. B»of \ •'■ ig^^ mrs the 'My ky. irc« cor- beft Bin ited >w- ip. nu nU re- ve II %. 3«« iMlaiiinMsai T^Jft^^npm m ->*• TT m s a*-* \ CO H « ^ M 1 7 lIL; JL^ R/v 1 ! iT^ ujt K/**! u ^ 1 ^ 1^ ^4^ W^ L^l 3/^ ^ wmi'*m •J amv^' . - ■«»««;■ €. I (' /•'• *"■.>-: *'Wc fijf' im I I -I vtiit^ U, % oiP thgt part of the terrlto. ry which bonlm on the Miffifippi, that « the water ii good for to milea back from the river, and the country healthy and plnfluit, and of all othen that they have feen the moft defimble." Mr. HutcHinty fpeakhtt of the fane tniflfi iayt, <*die dimatrir healthy and tent- perate, the country dcllshtful and well watered) and the prolpecl is beautiful and extenfivei variegated by many !n- «qnalttfet} and fine meadows, fepuated by innumerable copfes, the trees of which are of different kinds, but moftly ofwalnutandoak. The elevated^ open, and airy fituation of this coantrv, ren- ders it lefs liable to fevers and agues (the only diforders ever known in its neighbourhood) than fonie other parts bordering on the Miflifippi, where the want of a fufficient dulcent to convey tlie waters off, occalions numbers of ftagn'ant ponds who(e exhalations infe6l the air." Another traveHer defcribes the country between the Tombigbee. and the Coofa ahd Alabama as being healthy, well watered with many plea- fant rivulets, affording delightful ntua- tions for fettlements, and the water pure and very good. To give a juft view of the rivers, and to afcertain the advantages derived fi-om riiem to this territory, 'it is neceflary to trace them from their mouths in \he Gulf of Mexico. The Miflifippi bounds this territory on the W. The free na- vigation of this noble river is now enjoy- ed by the inhabitants of the United States. It empties, by' feveral mouths of diiferent depths, from 9 to 16 feet, into the Gulf of Mexico, in about lat. 29 N. The bars at the mouth of this river frequently fliift j after paflingthem into the river, there is from 3 to 10 fa- thoms of water, as far as the S. W. pafs; and thence to the Miflburi, a diftance of 1,141 computed miles, is, 15, zo, and 30 fathoms is the genc^l depth. In afcending the Miflifippi there are cxtenflve natural meadows, with a prof- pe£l of the Gulf of Mexico on each (tde, the diftance of 3 X miles, toa place called Detour- aux-Plaquemlnes, in W. Flo- rida. Thence 20 miles to the fettle- ments, the banks are low and marfliy, generally overflowed and Corvered with thick wood^ palmetto bufhcs, &c. appa- rently impenetrable by man or beaft-. T'hencf to Oecoui«d«8-^nglois, at the GEO' * t9i bend of tht rivvr* ^ ImmI* ^ w inhabited } as aUb frMi heM^ to Hew- Orleaits it milcfl, wMdir ditinc^ then is a Rood road for carrfa^i. Vcftla pafs from the tnouth of this river to New Orleans 105 piUet, in 7 or f day«t commonly { fottietlmet in t or 4. From Mihv-Ortean*, the cipitai of Louifiana, there is an eaiy communica- tion yrith Weft-Florida by Bayonk Creek, which is a water of lake Ponch* artrain, naidgable for veflel* drawing tour feet water, fix miles up from th« " lake, to a landing plaae two miles from New Orleans. For nearlv 50 miles, a* you proceed ap the river, ooth its banka are fettled and highly cultivated, in pait by emigrants frOm Germany, who ftir> nifli the market with indigo of a fup<:> rior quality, cotton rice, beans, myrtle, wax, ami lumber. In 1761, fome rich planters attempted the cultivation of canes and the making of fugar, and ereAed mills for the purpofe. This fu- gar was of an excellent quality, and lome of the crops were large ) but fome winters proving fo fevere as to kill the canes, nodepoidencecanbe placed on the culture of that article. ^^ The fettlements of the Acadians, which were begun in the year 1763, extend on both fides of the river, from the Germans, to the river Ibbervftie, which is 99 miles above New-Oi-ieansV and «7o from Fenfacola, by way of lakes ■ Ponchartr^n and Maurrpas. At' Point Coupee, 35 miles above the Ibbei'ville, are fettlements extending to miles on the W.flde of the river, which 30 years ago, had 2,000 white inhabi- tants, and 7,000 flaves, who were em- ployed in the cultivation of tobacco, indigo, Indian corn, &c. for the New- Orleans market, which they ftimifhed alio with |ioultry, and abundance of fquared timber, naves, &c. Mr. Hutchins, from his perfonal knowledge, defcribes the country on both fides of the Miflifippi, between thtf • latitudes 30. and 31. bordering oil Georgia, as follows : . .«' Although this country might pro- duce all the valuable articles rnifc^ in other parts of the globe, fituated in the fame latitudes, yet the inhabitants prin- cipally cultivate indigo, ric£, tobacco, Indian corn, and fome wheat ; and they raif'e Urge fbcks of black cattle, Iwfes, mules, hogs, flicep, and poultry. Tli« iheeji # 1^ t^Ed' tm^ «• AU tpi nmkt the JRwMteft 1— Wnii.l» thit wqkU. The black cattle* «*«i 61 flMmgh for (aK w^ch they mmmmAim the year roiMMi; are drtv. m Hnb tbe oonntry to New.OrleaM» i|4iBr« then U ahmya. a |ood market. Thia coontty iaMrincipaUv timbered «<^ all Ibe dittennt kuidt of oiJc» bat noftly with li«t>«ak» of the largeft and left qwlity* uncommonly large cyprefi» black 4*amit» hklMiy> white aih» cher- lyt Flmn* popiv *>*<■« ^""^ V*V^ ^inc* i nwe aa found alio a great variety of Ibruba and medicinal roote. The lands bordering tlK riven and laket* are scne- nUy weUwoodedt but m a finilU ditUnce fpom tbcin arc very extenfive natural roe ad oer a> or Avannas, of the inoft lux- «iriant kU, compoftd of a biack mould* about one and a ^alf feet deep* very loole and rich* occafioned in part* by the frequent burning of the lavannas } below toe black moukl ia a ftiff clay of different cotoori. It ie faid* thi« clav* after being expofTeJ ibme time to the fiu)* becomea A> bard* that it is difli«ilt eitber to break or boid* but when wet by a li^^ht fliower of rain, it Slackens in the fame numner as lime does when «x- poftd to liiaifture* ind becomes loofe and> moulders away after which it is feiuad excellent for vegetatkm/* After paffing the 31(1 degree of N. lat. firom W. Florida into Georgia* you enter what is called the Natebnt Cfiim- trft bordering on the Miffifippi. Fort Roiiulie, in this country* is in uU. 31 . 40. 243; miles above Ncw^Orleans. il of this country is Aiperior to any of the lands on the holders of the river Miffifippi* for the produJEtion of many articles. Its fituation beiiw high- er* al&nls a mater variety of foil, and }a in a more favourable climate for the growth (tf vdieat* rye* barley, oats, &c. than the country lower down, and ncaicr to the fea. The fml alfo pro- duces in equal abundance* Indian com, >ioe* hem^ flax* indico*, cotton, pot- herbs* piufe of every kind* and paftur- age; and the tobacco made here, is cfteemed preferable to any cultivated in «ther parts of America. Hops grow wild } all kinds of European fruits arrive to great perfeftion and no part of the knowA world is more favourable for the raUing of every kind of ftock. The r^ng grounds* which are clothed with ipnft Mid other facrba of the fined ver- bkd diire, irir wttt adapted to the fctitti ture of vhMsi idK mulbairry tl«ea att very numerous, and the mnteira fuft- ciently moderate fiair the bited of filk worms. Chiy of diflbrent cololtrs* fit for glaA worki and potteiy* is feamd here in great abiindancc} and alfo a variety cl ftatdy timber* At fbt houft and fliip building, &c;" Another gentMman, well infbnhod,^ &ys, ** The lands on the Miffifippi* ex- tending eaftward about ao miles* are hilly* without ftones or fand, extremely rich* of a deep bbck foil* cover^l thicK with canes* white and black oak* walnut^, hickory, a4« miiw. From tUt oliff tiM high laada lie aofth.<««iwMfd«wl ihiMlH (butlwcaftward, ktaring off froti tht river, full of cane and ncH follt vnmnm the very highefl fidget. Juft «« tha S. end of the clifft« the ba»k it low» when the water of the Miififippi, when Wgl^ flowt hack and roiu wtwecn tht hSm and high land, which raiMta war^ northerly and fouth- fouth-cafterly to tilt Loufa Chitto, occafioning mii«h wet ground, cypreft fwamp, aad ii^puHtt pondt. From the CUnii, it fevcn miles and a half to the ri«" r Yaxoo. The mouth of thit river i* «pwardt of 109 yardt in width, -and was found by Mr. Gaiil to be in lat. 3S.37. ^nd by Mr.Fur- cell in 3«.a8.N. The water of^thc MiSi fippi, when the river is high, runs up tht Yazoo feveral miles, and emptiet itfcUF again by a number of channels, which dire£i tneir c^rfe acroft the country^ and fall in above the Walnut Hillt. The Yazoo runt from the N. E. and g^idet through a healthy, fertile and pleafant country, greatly refembling that about the Natchez, particularly in the luxuri* ancy and diverfity of itt ibil^ vuriety of timber, temperature of climate, and de* lightful fituation. It it remarkably wdl watered by fpringt and brookt ; manjr of the latter afford convenient feats for mills. Further up this river tht canet are lefs frec^uent, ami fmalier in fiie^ and at the diflance of 10 miles there are fcarcely any. Here the countiy is clear of under-wood, and well watered, and the foil very rich, which continues to the Chaftaw and Chickafaw towns, on the eaftem and norrh-weftem branches of Yazoo river. Thefe branches unite 50 miles from the Miflifippi, following the courfe of the river ; the navigation to their jutt6lion, commonly called the Fork, is praAicabie with very large boats in the fpring feafon, and with fmalier ones a confiderable way futther, with the interruption of but one fall, where they are obliged to make a fhort port* age, ao miles up the N.W. branch, and 70 miles fit)m the Miflifippi. The coun* try in which the Cha£Uw and Chicka* faw towns are fituated, is faid to be at healthy at any part of the continent, the nativea fcarcely ever being ficlb Such of them at frequent the Miififippi, leave its banks at the fummer approach* esf left they «mghtp«!takc.«f:taKft vert « that t^i O B O ftM femitMies vifit th* low, fwumpy hmlibMvlcringwpon that river. Wheat, it h kU, yicldt better it titc Yntoe than ■I tl* Natchet* owing prohably to Itt MRM« Wthem fiiaation. One very con< tfderable advantafre will attend thcftt- tkraon the river Yafoo, which thofe at iriie Natchex will be de;;>rived of, with- 0nc going to a creat expenfe { that ii, the DUltding mth ftone, there being Ct plenty near the Yasoo, btit none ]ret been diftovered nearer to tlie Nutchia than the Petit Gouf'rev or Little Whirlpool, a diftmce of about 31 milei. Between this place and the Balise, there ia not a done to be feen any where nrir the river. Though the quantity of sood land on the Miififippi and its branchee, firom the Bay of Mexico to the river Ohio, a diftance of nearly one thoufand miles, it vaftly great, and the conveniences attending it ; fo llkewife wb may etteem that in the neighbour- hood of the Natchez, and of the river Yaaoo, the flovwr of it all. About a mile and a half up the Vazoo river, on the N. fide, there it a large creek, which communicates with the Miffifippi aliove the river St. Francis, about 100 leagues higher up, by the courieof the river. It pafles through lisveral lakes by the way. At the dif- tance of is miles from the mouth of the rivei' Yatoo. on the 8. fide, are the Ya- aoo hills. There is a cliff of (olid rock at the landing place, on which are a va- riety of broken pieces of fea-ftiells, and ibme entire. Four miles further up, is the place called the Ball Oroond, near which a church, fort St. Peter, and a French fettlement, formerly ftood. They were dcftroyeil by the Ya-zoo In- dians in 1 719. That nation is now en- tirely extinft." [HuUhins.'] From about so miles eaftward of the Midifippi, to Half way or Pearl river, the diftance of about <)o miles, (rome fay lefs) is *• a fine, level co\iiUry, very fertile, and better watereil than nearer the Miinfippi. There is fome mixture of fand with loam, the timber the fame, with the addition of black-jack, and poft.oak. This ti*aft is Interfperfedwith what the French caH Prairies or Sa th« Mtfll- O B O fijpp! to thti river, there are no Indiana* To a traA of thif eountryi extending along the hiifliftppi from the ^ift de- gree df latltodc to the Yasoo river, at the 8. end, ]o milei wide, and narrow- ing as yoii proceed northerly to t!ie wMth of 15 miles, the Indian title haa been extingtiifhed. It was at firil pur- chaled by the Englifh; but they not having completed the payment for it, before it fell into the hands of the Spaniards, they, (the Spaniards) in the yvar 179s, paid the balance. At Wal- nut Hills, the Spaniards have a fort, which, according to treaty is to be given up (if not already done) to the nited States. To the country N. of the Yazoo, the Indian title is not yet extinguifhni. About one half of the Ibuthera part, a diftance of about 50 miles up the Yazoo, is owned by the Chaftaws, the northern half by the Chickafaws." The gentleman who gives the tibove information, and who was in this country in the year 179*1 . fays, ** that the Yazoo is about 90 yardat wide{ is boatablo 100 miles ) that he eroded the country by different routes, 3 or 4. times- from the Miflifippi to the Tomhigbee ) pafTed over the Yazoo fe-^ veral times ; went up and down the river on the fhore, and fays that the landi* to the E. of the Yazoo (the dillance of about I do miles) are very excel- lent." Pearl river Is about 40 yards wide j a branch of it painng E. of the Natchez and neareft, in Coxe*s map, bears the name of Buffaloe river. On the E. fide of Pearl river, commence the ChaAaw fet- ttcments, and extend thick to the Chick- afaw Hay river; thence, about 40 miles eaftward, the fettlement s are fparfe, and extend near to the Tombigbee. This is a numerous nation, containing about jooo hunters, a peaceable and friendly people. The country inhabited b/ thefe Indians is noted in Coxe's map, to be " poor and barren land, covered ge- nerally with long-leafed pine."' Other accounts reprelent it as much the fame as that between the Mifliifippi and Pearl rivers, with the addition of fome pine land, and better wattred. The ftreams on which the Chaflaws are fet- tled, as laid down on Coxc*s map, are, proceeding from W. to E. the Homa- chitta, (called byPurcell Hottaphatcha) Cha£law, and Souhawtee, which unite, and OBO inA tht wla Annm fonlM iht mom of UoMeblttt ttt it cmpdM into the Oulfomimko. TMtitpralMliljrtht iiiiM r^Nr tlMt Ha^iMcill»Fdllag«u> la I whteh A*. Tht iMd bluMlw* of thii rifvr t^ftnd csMafivtly tliroagb the nortbcni ftart «f this Icfrltoiyt cbieily «vcftward of tht Chafttwnatidn. White, or Bluff river, on Cose'i map, appears to rift in about lat. 33. N. talus a couKe to the E. of the Cluiaa«rs> and empties into the Tontbi||beet ftmc dif- tince bdow the liead oT the tide water, and is laid down as about the fiae of Pearl rirer. Prom the compaA fcttlements of the ChaAawa Mftward to the wtllem branches of the Tombigbec, the land is tolerably |;oodi the timber generally oak and pinet with Tome hickory, well watered and level. Of this kind is the country a diAance of about 40 miles W. of the weftem branches of the Tombig- hee { thence to the Tombigbec, the land it more uneven, interfperftd with larve ikvannas, and the whole generally good land, and pretty well watered) the water, however, has a limytafte. The natural erowth much the fame as on the Miflil^pi. The intervale, or as they call it in this country, the bottom tamls, are generally about a mile wide on the river, extremely rich, and thick- ly overgrown with canes. This gene- ral defcription will apply to the whole traft belonging to the ** Georgia Mifli- fippi Company." Mr. Coxe, on his map, remarks that, *< On the Tombig- bee and Alabama rivers there are bodies of fine rich land, but lowdown, towards Mobile bay, unhealthy." We have now arrived eaftward to the Mobile, the principal river in this terri- tory. *' On the bar at the entrance of the bay of Mobile, there is only about 15 or 16 feet water; two-thirds of the way through the bay, towards the town of Mobile, there is from two to three fathoms ; and the deepeft wa(er to be depended on in the upper part cf the bay 19 only 10 or is feet, and in many places not fo much. Large vefTels can- not go within feveri miles of the town." [HutchinsJl «« This hay is about 30 miles long, and from 10 to is widek T!"^ tide flows 60 or 70 miles above this bay, and is fo far navigable for fea veffels. Thence 150 or soo miles north, is good boat navigation, fmooth water, geit«> O S O 1^1 rally tto to t|» yivda «idik and tjgh' to 10 fast daapb" (If. S, WmUHMm Mt, P«Hy.\ «• Tha bay of NftMto tcffflinatas allttlt to tht Bgrtb>«afKi(irA of tha town, in • numbar of warftaa uA lagoons I which fbUaft tha paopk tw .Vvars and stiMh, Ui nw hot mSm,* Tht river Mobile, as yon afttad It, dl- vidts into two principal branehtt, ahout 40 miles abovt tht town) ont of which, callad tht Tanftw, fclla into tht talk part of tht bay } tht othtr tmptits itftlf cloft by tht town, #hert it has a btf of 7 ftct I but thart is a branch a littla to the taftward of this, ca! jpanifh rlvti^ where there is a channti oi 9 or 10 f«ct» when the water is high 1 but this jofam Mobilt river about » Itagusa abo^ tho town. Two or three leagues aboyv tho Tanfaw branch, the Alabama rivtr ftllli into Mobilt river, after running fhmi the north>eaf^ a eourft of about 130 miles) that is, from Alabama fort, ft* tuatcdatthe conincnce of the Coefli* and Tslipoofte, both very conitdtrablo rivers) on whkh ind their branchta are the chief fettlcments of the Upptr Creek Indians. The Prench fiart at Alabama was evacuated f763» andhaa not fince been sarrifbntd. Above the confluence of Alabama and Mobilt» dio latter is called the Torabigbee rivets from the fort of Tombigbec, fituatad on the weft fide of it, aMut 96 league* above the town of Mobile. Tbe fburc* of this river is reckoned to be about 40 leagues hif*«er up» in the country of tho Chickaliiw.. The fort of TomMgbto was taken pofleflion of by the En^Uh* but abandoned again in 1767^ by oixl«r of the commandant of Penfacola. The river is navigable for floops and fchoon* er« about 35 leaguH above the town of Mobile. The banks, where low, are partly overflowed in the rainy fealbns^ which adds greatly to the foil, and adapts it mrticiilarly to the cultivation ■ of nee. The fides of the river are co- vered in many places with large canest fo thick that thev are almoft impenetra- ble ; there is alk> plenty of remarkable large red and white cedar, cyprefs, elm* afli, hickoi'y, and Various kinds of oak. Several ptople have fettled on this t\tr. * Mr. Coxe, in hit map, extendi Mobile Bay fone diftancc north ot' the 31 ft degree of lititUdCk Other accounts fay this hsf' does not extsoA iote the Stats of Oeenta. ' N who p t w ii>» « Tin lind* new ik» meudi •f Um Mabilt river km nmraUy low i My** prMMdufvardna tw luA grows ^■b«r« •«< aMqr wkS propriety m di- vMii imp tiMW iagcs. FirA* kiwric* hwdti «n or immt Ihe banlu of the river* of a moft cxcflUMi quiJity. Secondly* whot art calbii liy the pcoplr of too cettnt«y» f«r4iil low InWIh or levtl flat auty of tlteie fixond grouoda, you come 10 what ia called, the hi|j;h or uplande* iprhich ia covemd with pine* oak, and hitkor]^ and othor kinds of large tim- her. The foil ia of a good ^ality* bHt much inferior to the fecond or low land* Itanfwera well for raifing Indian r in* potatoes* and every thing elfe that ^ .i^ta in a dry foil. Furthct' out in {like coimtry again, on the weft fide of abii rivff* you eome to a pine barren, with eaitenfivc reed fwamps and natural ijaeadows 07 iavannaa, which afioixl ex> ceUcnt rahgea for innumerable herda of cattle. On the eaft of the, river Mobile, towarda the river Alabama, is one en- tire extended rich cane country, not in- fjpprior* pnhape, to any in America. Whenever poirtacea are made between the Mobile and TenaeflSie river, or their branches* which are proj^ably byt a few miles apart, the Mobile wiL be the firft river f(>r coauiiercc O^.'^fii&Bf^i ex- 010 CMltd>btMaf«rtor*««irk', Mil aiUdi tht ihomft uWI mft din4^ miwiicaiiett 10 tkt Ai.** (MNrAfM.] U addltios to* miA cooiriMiioii of* the abota aaoouai of Capu Hutehiai* (everal other gaiMknwi of iittelligcnco wIm have been in tbia country, lay that ** Mm Tombigbec io navigaUu ior lea veAla 60 mUee into the State of Geor- gia |«" others* that <• it is navipkle in boats of so torn up to tht juaAkm of to and ao Milt Creek, The Alabama and Cooiii art navigable for boau of 4* tons* as high as the bi|| Omk of Coofii river. The principal nvers which me- ander through this traA of country* are Seprey's and Cant Brakt rivers* both which fall into the Tombigbec* and are navigable for boats as high as tlie 33d degree of latitude} and the Cawhawbon river, which falls into Ala- bama riVvr* bekiw the junAion of Coo- (h and Oakfulkee, are boatable aa far N. as the rivers laft mentioned. The ibii on the I. fide of Tombigbec* is of a\v reddiih caft, producing naturally oak*i* hickory* and abundance of very high grafs. The country appears well cal- : culatad for the culture of wheat* corn* rye* oats, and barley. The bottoms or \ intervalfs on the rivers are not fubjeA to inundations* and are exceedingly rich. The country is well watered with good wholelome water. Further north* the country becomes uneven and fomewhat hilly, that part uarticubrly which divides the waters ot Tombig- bec from Teniieflce river, but as you defcend to a lower latitude* the country ia more level} and down about tht mouth of Cane ^rake river, and thenct acrofs to the Alabama* is alinuft one e^i- tire cane brake." ** The ridge which divides the Tom- bigbec and Alabama rivers is ftony*, ' and the foil inferior to that on the riv- ers i of this defcription alfo i< tnc coun- try lying between the Cawhawbon and Alabama rivers } but the bott9m lands on the water courfes are exceedingly rich. The country is pleafaut and healthy, being generally overgrown with high grafs, well calculnted for farming, particularly for raifing cattle.> There are many extcnfive and rich bot- toms * Col. Hatamond* latt Surveyer Osaeral of Georgia. GEO t«M of Mat had «• lU AkbMMt Tht rim whMi Ml« iaiotiM TiaMt- DM Mat AOOVf Scpfljf*! nfttt BM aNMa rick laid m in hn&h wd >• boiMbk iMM dUbaet bi dnaU boaitt aad QiffMit into muy branclMh tlVM|h • plMflM|t» hciUhy, and wtU wttcnd country.** iCuu't M. S. ItiurA A* you td- vmce etftward of tht Ahbwm, in tlM tcrritoiy wt m dcfcribjag, you cam* firft to the ErcimlMa ri«r» aiid dun ro tin Ch«a« Httclia, or Pw river, whicli C«pt. Hutthins thus dercribet— '* Tlic nver Ercimbia is the nnoft cunAdenbli that M\% into the bay of Penl'acoU. See g/cambim River. The Ch«tta Hatcha or Pea river, which alfo headi in the Georgia Weftem Territory, empties from the N. E. into Rofe Bay, which is 90 mtiet long aiki from 4 to 6 broad. The bar at the entrance into the bay ha» only 7 or 8 feet water, at (ieepeft | but, after ci-ofBng the bar, h?« 16 or 17 feet. The mouths of the rir- er (for alnnoft all the fouthem rivers have ieveral mouths^ are To fltoal, that only a fnttil boat or canoe can pafs them. Mr. Hutchins afcended this river about 75 miles, and found that its banks very much refembled thofeof Ef- canibia. Further eaft are the Appala- chicola, Flint, and Alabaha rivers, which are defcribed under their refpeAive headsk The northern parts of this Teri-itory are watered bv the great bend of the Tenneflee, and its tributary ftrn^s. This noble river bends fouthward as far as latitude 34. 15. according to Capt. Hutchins* map, and divides, mto nearly equal parts, the uurchafe of the Tetmtf- jte Company. North of the Tenne0ee, in this purch<«le, there is not an Indian inhabitant. From the fouth, the Ten- nelTep, in its couife through Georgia, receives, befides fmaiier ftreams, the Hiwaflee, Chiccamauga, andOccochap- po or Bear Creek, which are defcribed under their rel'pe£tive heads. Travel- lets fpeak of the lands on the bend of the Tf nneflee, in terms of the higheft commendation. Of the territory defcribed above, the State of Georgia, by aft of their legifla- turr, paffed Jan. 7, 1705, fold about IX millions of acres to four different companies, whofe names and the limits of their refpeftive purchafes, as defined by the aa, follow. G B O i|r t. «• Ad «Httnft«r pirail^lMld ii. whcrt thcht. SI . N. of tkii •quator iJN|r> Mb tito faat, nnaUaig tUaib' «* thi (Ud bay to tiw meakh oTthi lik»TMH fhw|< theaM up tka from, of no validity or eiFeft ; and that the faid territory was the fble property of the State." To complete the utter an> ' nihilation of this'odioiis aft, as for as pof.^ fible, the legiflature ordered, that, in their prafence, and that of the public oflicert' of the State, the feveral records, docu- - ments and deeds, in the feveral public [ oiRces, fhould be *' expunged from th^' faces and indexes of the books of record of the State} and the enrolled law, or ufurped aft, publicly burnt." All this was accompliflied/ three days after the paflling of tlie aft. Thefe onprecedent- ' ed proceedings, were attended and fol-' lowed with moft difagreeable and tu>^ multuary effefts. The m-iginal pur<^ chafers of thefe lands, the then holder8»;\ and all thofe who had been intermedi-^* ately concerned, who had by this time become a nnmerous and refpeftable body, fcattered through the United States, were, for the moment, thrown into an unpleafant dilemma, and for a time this bufinefs was the general topic of converfation. The title to the lands purchafed by the above named compa- nies, has been ftill further embarrafl*ed by a claim brought forward in behalf of the United States. As it may be mat- ter of curiofity to the reader, and per- haps of intereft, to examine into the ti- tle of the feveral companies to their re- fpective purchafes, under exifting cir- cumftances, a fummary ftatement of the claims, and of the fafts and arguments in their fupport, (though foreign to the expreCs defign of this work) is printed at the end, to which the reader is re- ferred. **• Georgia, a townfliip in Franklin CO. Vermont, contains 34.0 inhabitants. It is fituated on Lake Champlain, op- pofite to the N. end of South Hero liland, and joins Milton on the S. and St. Al- ban's on the north. I.a Moille river crolTes the extremity ot tl»e S. E. cor- ner of this townfliip. G BORGIA, S^'itherti, a clufter of bar- ren iflands, in . ? South Sea, and E. of the coaft of lem del Fuego; about lat. 54.. 35. S. and long. 36. 30, W- Ont /• GBR h betwech 50 and 60 bar- !.of (bout W. Oni Oht of tknh leagMM in length GeoRC1ana» the name originally gi- iren in the chatter, to 1 traA of country .in the province ot'Mzinc.' , GERARDSTOWNy a neat little town, fituated in Berkely co. Virginia, con- -caining about 30 or 40 houfes; 10 miles Irom Martiuiburg» and «54. from Phila- -delphia. German, a townfltip in Fayette co. Pennfylvania. German Flats, the chief townfliip of Hei'lcemer co. taken from that ot Montgomery, in New- York, By the ccnl'us of 1790, .it contained ' 1 307 in- habitants, including ao flaves ; by the State cenfus of 1796, 4194. inhabitants, of whom 684 are ele£lors« Tt lies on the fouth Hde of Mohawk rirer, oppo- iite Herkemer. It is 44 miles £. of Whiteftewn, and 60 miles weft of Sche- iie£lady. Germantown, (N. Y.) in Colum- bia CO. containing 5i4> inhabitants. In 1796, it had 75 qualified voters. Germantowm, in Philadelphia co. Pennfylvania, is fituated 7 miles north ■of Philadelphia city, and was efteemed the fecond town in the country, until feveral inland towns ^lipfed it, by iiipe- rior eftabiiihments and number of inha- bitants. It ts a corporation, conlifting chiefly of High and Low Dutch, and contains about 250 houfes, chiefly of Hone, lume of which are laree, elegant and commodious ; built chiefly on ou'i fti-eet, about two miles in length. The public buildings are a Gennan Calvi- nift and Lutheran church, a Friend's meeting- houfe, and an academy. Knit ftockingii, of cotton, thread and worft- «d, are manufa£tured here by individu- als to a conliderable extent, and of an excellent quality. It is an ancient town, pleafantly fituated, and by its vicinity to the metropolis, well adapted for ma- nufa£iuw channel, throujdi larhkh ajKMlt maypars with f(»ne diffi- fi^Uy; fund between Gillori and the main laivd, on the weft fide of Mobile Bay, there is a chain of fmall iflands, fnd oyftcr fliellt, through which is a juUfage of 4 feet, called Pafl*e an Heron. GiLMANTOWN,atown(hip inStraf- Said eg. New- HainpOiire, fouth-wefter- ly cf Lake Winnipifeogee, and $i miles jN. W. of Portfmouth. It was incorpo- rated in 17*7, and contained 775 inha- bitants in 1775; and in 1790, S613. GiLSON, a tQwnfltip in Chefliire co. New-Hampfhire, containing 298 inha- bitiants. It is fituated on the E. fide of AjOiuelot river, and joins Keene on the ibiith. GiNGBR JJLaui, one of the fmaller Virgin.ifles, fituated between the Round Kock on the north, and Cooper's Ide on the fouth, between which is the King's Channel. N^Iat, :$. 5. W. long. «»• i53- GlRTY*s Timnf, an Indian village in •theN. W. Territory, near the head of the navigable water or landing on St. ^ary's river, where the Indians ceded at the treaty of Greenville, a tra£l of 2 miles fquare to the United States. Glaob Road, at Bonnets' Tavern, 4 mile^ from Bedford, on the road from Philadelphia tq Pittfburg Forks { the fo^thernmoft is called the Glade Road ; the northemn^oft the Old, or Forbe's Road, and^es by Ligonier. Thefe roads uni>e »S miles from Pitt(burg. In the Glades, a traA of country at the ftitrance of the Alleghany Mountains, titey cannot raife com, as the earth is fubje6led to froft from Sept. to June. GtADY Creek, a fmall ftream which ^ows through the eaft bank of Little Mianii riytr in the N.W. Territory. G1.AIZE, Au, a S. S. W. branch of the Miami of the Lake, which inter- locks with St. Mary's river. By the treaty at Greenyiile, the Indians have ceded to the United States a tiaft of land 6 miles fijuare, at the head of its navigable waters, and 6 miles fquare at its confluence with the Miami, where Fort ptiiaiice now (lands. Glasgow, a new county in New- betfite to WeathersfieU, and of which it formed a part until 1690. In thetownfhipare t meeting-houA s| and on RoaringBrook and other fmall ftreama are 1 7miUs of different kinds and i forge. Gloucester H0f(/>, belonging to the Hudfon's Bay Company, is fituated in New South Wales, on the N. fide of the waters which form a communication through a chain of fmall lakes, between Winnipeg Lake and Albany river. Henley HJaufe lies N. E. of this, nearer the mouth of Albany river, in James' Bay. N. lat. 54. W. long. 87. 30. Gloucester, or Cape Atm, mown^^ fliip in Effex co. MafTachufetts, whofe eaft point forms the north fide of the Bay of N^afTachufetts. It contains 5317 inhabitants, and is divided into 5 pa- rilhes, and has befides a fociety of Uni- yerfalifts. This is a poft-town and port of entry. The harbour is very open and acceflible to large fhips ; - and is one of the mpft confiderable fifting towns in the Commonwealth^ At the harbour, properly fo called, are fitted out annu- ally from 60 to 7qt bankers ; and from Squam and Sandy Bay, two fmall out- ports, the bay fifhery i« carried on with great fpirit, and to a large amount. The exports for one year, epding Sept. 30, 1 794, amounted in value to 129,61 3 dol- lars. Thatcher's Iflanil, on which are two lights of equal height, lie^ clr^e to the S. E. fide of the townfhip, which is itfelf joined to the continent By a beacH of fand which is very rarely oyei^owed by the water. There is a very fine white, fand here fit for making glafs. The har- bour is defended by a battery and cita- del erefled in 1795. It is 16 miles N. £. by E. of Salem, and 34 N. £. of Bodon. Gloucester, the north-weften^- moft townfhip, and the largeft, in Pro- vidence CO. Rhode- Ifland, having Con- ne£licut on the weft, and Maf&cnufctt^ on the npr^h ) and contains 4015 inhabi- tants. •' Gloucester GLO Glovc rsTBR CMw/f . in NeW' Jerfty, Is bounrted N. by BurUngton co. S. by Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May counties, E. by the Atlantic Ocean, and W. by Delaware river. Its length en the Delaware is about 30 miles, and on the Tea the line is ablout t% miles. Great and Littlv Egg harbour rivers are both navigable for veflels of too tons about 20 miles from their mouths. See Egg Harbour. The ftreams which fall into Delaware river are navigable for fmall vefTcIs, a few miles up m>m their mouths, and afford fome fliad, rock, herrings, and perch. The adjacent iflands are Red Bank, Pett, and Old Man's Creek Iflands. The firft of which is famous in the hiftory of the American war, for the defperate de- fence the garrifon upon it made, to pre- vent the Britilh fleet from pafling up tb Philadelphia. The foil ot this coimty is a mixture of fand and loam, and the traA bordering on the Delaware is in a high ftate of cultivation. The chief produAions are beef, pork, fifti, hay, com, lumber, butter, checfe. See. It is . divided into 10 townihips, viz. Wood- bury, Waterford, Newtown, Gloucef- ter Townftiip, Gloucefter Town, Debt- ford, Greenwich, Wodwich, Ege Har- bour, and Galloway. The firft 8 lie alone the Delaware, and the other two on tne ocean. Mulicus river divide* this county from Burlington, and is na- vigable to miles for veflels of 60 tons. Maurice river rifes here, nms foutheriy about 40 miles through Cumberland co. into Delaware Bay, is navigable forvef- fcls of xeo tons 1 5 miles, and for flial- lops 10 miles farther. It confnms 1 3ti 7t free inhabitants, and 191 fiavcs. There are found in this county quantities of bog iron ore, which is mamifa6tureil !n- t0 pig and bar iron, and hollow ware. Here is aifo a glafs- houfe. Chief towm, Woodbury, 9 miles S. of Philadelphia. Gloucester, a fmall town in the above county, on the E. fide of Dela- ware river, 3 miles below Philadelphia. It was formerly the county town, but has now fcarceiy the appearance of a village. Gloucester, apoft town in Vir- ginia, fituated in the cotmty of its own name, on a point of land on the N. fide «f York river, partly oppofite York- Town, 17 miles diftant. Gloucbster Co«»fy, in Virginia, is fertile and well cultivated, bounded JN. G O A t99 by Piankitank river, which fcporates it from Middlefex, eait by Matthews co> and Chefapeak Bav, N. W. by King and Queen, S. and S. W, by York river, which divides it from York co. It it about 35 miles in length, and 30 in breadth,, and contains 13,498 inhabi- tants, including 7063 flaves. The low hnds here produce excellent barley, and Indian com, the ftaple produce of th« county. Tobacco is little attended to. Gloucester Houfe, in the territory of the Hndfon's Bay Company, is on th« N. fide of Mufqufacobafton Lake, tto miles weft of Ofnaburgh houle. N. lat* 51. 24. W. long. 86. 59. Glover, a townfliip in Vermont, in Orleans co. N. E. ot Craftfoorough, adjoining. Glynn County, in the Lower diftri£l of Georgia, bounded eaft by the ocefcn, north by Alatamaha ctver, which fepai rates it from Liberty co. and fouth bv Camden co. It contains 413 inhalM- tants, including ti 5 flaves. Chief tbw<^ Brunfwick. ~ ^ ■ Gnadb NHVKTTEN, or Gnadtnbuttem't a fettlement of the Moravians, or United Brethren, on Mnflcingtim river, oppofite to Salem, in the lands which belong to the Mahikan Indians. In 1746 it wat a pleafant town inhabited by Chriftian Indians, where were a chapel, mifliona* ry's houfe, and many Iixlian houfcs. This together with Schoenbrun and Sa« km were referveil by Congrefs, by an ordinance. May to, 1785, for the Cnrifo tian Indian) formerly fettled there } Sept. 31, 1788, it was refolved that the pla( of each town fliould make up 4,000 acres and the grant was made to the United Brethren for propagating the gofpel among the heathen.— Alfo the name of a Moravian fettlement on the 8. W. bank' of Lehigh river, in Pennfylvania, about »9 miles N. W. of Bethlehem. Gnadknhuetten, New, a Mora- vian fettlement on Huron river, which inns fouth eatteny into Lake St. Clair, in the N. W. territory. It is about tt miles from Lake St. Clair, and 28 N. W. .f Detroit. Goat IJland, in the State of Rhode- Ifland, a fmall iflot, oppofite to the town of Newport, and on which is Fort Waftington. The fort has been lately repaired, and a citadel erected in it. The fort has been ceded to the United States. N 4 Goavb - ! I aoo G O N GoAVf Lb Pbtit, one of the weft larifdiAioM of the French put of St. Oofningo. It contain* five parifliee, it the unhealthieft part of the colony, the inhabitant* he^ns fvbje£^ to conftant fe. vera, occafioned. by the ba^ncf* of the ^waters* Its dependencies, however, are heialthy, and remarkable for the culture «f come* Export* fronn Jan. i, 1789, toOec. 1 1, of the lame year; a7,09olbs wlutefugar7-655,iS7 brown— 807,865 lbs coflfee— 501OS3IIM cotton— and »io lbs indigo. The town of the fame name is fitqated oil the narroweft part of the foutb-weftem pcqiQfulai on the north fide of the neck. Goej.an;,Po41IT av, a promontory pn the north fide of lake Ontario, about S3 niiles Ibuthwefterly of Fort Frontinae. G0FF8TOWN, in Hilliborough coun- ty, Hew-ilamp%ue, on the weftern wmk of Merrinnack river, 3 miles from Amulkeag Falls, and 60 railn weft of Portfmouth. It .was incorporated in 1761, and contains 1 ,175 inhabitants. 3ome pieces of baked earthen ware have been round in this townihip, from which it is fvppofid that the Indians had learn- ed the jpotter^a art } but of what anti- quity, thefe remnants are, is uncertain. Golden I/had lies at the mouth of the river or gulf of Darien, in the pro- vince of Terra Firma, in South Amei'i- ca, N. ht. 9. W. long. 77. xo. Go LD /{i W. and it is (hoal as far as the weftern breaker. The eafte^ breaker lies S. 35 E. and the weftern breaker S. 29 E. The eaft- ern breaker is about the fame diftance from the beacon, as the weftern Goofe- berry, but the eaftem Goofeheny falls within that diftance. Satan appears S. 3a Wt and Halfway rocK S. a W. at the 11^ 6 3 ibe diftance of %i miles. The Uiiwr |>art,of Cat Ifland is above i miles from tlie beacon, and with the beacon to the fouthward the Goofeberry rock bears only 1% minutes. The weftern dry breaker extends from a8 to 3s} and the eaftern From 31 to 3a. Halfway rock with the beacon from Cat Iil.ind is 65 to the fouthward. GoRK J/kaidt difcovered by Capt. Cook, in his laO: voyage. N. iat. 64. W. long. 169. GoKTA, St. Maria La, a fmall liland in the Pacific Ocean, N. Iat. a6. 35. W. long. 1 35. GoRGONA,a fmall ifland of the South 3ea, about iz mites W. of the coaft of Peru, S. Iat. 3. ao. GoRHAM, a townfhip in Cumber- land county, Maine, on the north-caft fide of Saco river, 15 miles from Pep- perelhorough at tlie mouth of the river, and 1 30 miles N. by £. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1764, and contains «,a44. inhabitants. GoscHGoscHUENCK, a town of the Pelawares, coniifting of 3 villages fitu- ated on the banks of the Ohio. Its name fignifies tie habitation of otvlt, from the number of thefe birds who re- fort here. GosKEN, a townwip in Hampfltire county, MalTachufetts, between Cum- mington and Conway, 14 miles north of Northampton, and iis W. by N. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1781, 9nd contains 681 inhabitants. Goshen, a towufliip in Addifon county, Vermont, adjoinmg toSalifbury on the W. and 21 miles N. £. by £. of Mount Independence. Goshen, a townlhip in Chefter coun- ty, Pennfylyania. Goshen, a town in Litchfield coun. ty, Connecticut, famous for the pro- duction of excellent cheefe. It is 7 miles }i. i^y N. W. of Litchfield, and 50 northward of New. Haven. Goshen, the moft confiderable town in Orange county. New- York, about 58 miles north of New- York city, »o W. by S. of New-Windfor, and 30 W. by S. of Fifh-Kill. This town is pleal'ant- ly fituated, containing about 60 or 70 houfes, an academy, aourt-houfe, gaol, and Prefbyterian church. The town- iDiip contains 1,448 inhabitants; of ^Iioin 316 are ele£tors. Gosu«N, a ttrivnlhip of the Diflria COS toi of Midne, t roilei fr^n B«ckiliq«ai» oi Pcnobfcot river. GosHGOSHiNK, a Moravian fettle- mcnt in Pennlylvania, fituated on Ai- leghany river, about 15 lailes abew Venango, or Fort Franklin. GoipoRT»fbrmerly€aUedi(^(^i/!Alriw a iifhing town on Star Ifland, one of tha i ^"^re va- lued at the ports of fliipping, to be worth (qoo,ooo1. fterling. The fugar was the produce of 106 plat itatiosM { and thev ^reworked by 1 8>a93 negroes ; which vnia more than a hogmead of Mufcovado b^fix ^16 cwt. from the labour of each asgro, old and young, employed in its cukivation and manufadur^— a ret\im unequalled by any other Briti(h ifland «i the Weit-Indies, St. Chriftopher's excepted. The exports of 1787 were inferior: by the prices in London, the value of the cargoes was, however, oi4,ao8l. 9s. 3d. and confifted of the fol- Mwing articles fliipped offin 188 veiTels, via. i7 5,548cwt. 9tbs. fiigar— 670,390 gallons of rum— 4,310 gallons molafles •r**S,8izcwt. »qrs. 4lbs. cofTee— s,7i6 cwt. 3qis. iSlbs. cocoa— %,o6«,477ibs. cotton— 2,81 clbs. indigo; befiUes bides, dying woods, &c. The exports to the .American States^ included in the above Turn, amounted to /z4,597 4s. This ifland is divided into fnc parifh- cs, St. George, St. ORvid, St. Andrew, St Patrick, St. Hark, and St. John } and 6 R A tta chief dependency, Ourlacou nunNl fbrmsaythparifli. BefidrpeA is delightful and ex- tenltve. On the fea-coalt, about half way from St. George^s to Ooave, fbm^ of the high rocks are formed into bafal- tic columns from 10 to 30 feet high, and appear like regular mafon workt impaired by time. Granada was difcovered by Colum* bus in his third voyage in 1498. The Caribhees were a nunierous arid warlike people, who happily remained ill peace« ftil obfcurity u":il the year 1650 } footj after which the French, by a ferJes of enormities, exterminated that devoted people. Granada was ceded to Great- Britain in 1 76 3, was taken by the French during the American war, and at the E>ace of 1783 was reflored to Oreat- ritain. Granada, a town of Nicaragua and audience of Guatimala, in Seuth-Ame- liea. GR A • It i« ftitcd 79 m'iIm from tht fea, on a Uke of the Bunt tatn; by means of which tht inhabitant* cany on' a great trade. John David, a Dutchman, pillaged thit town in the taft century with 90 mcnt when oppdfed by at kaft too inhabitants. N. lat. 11. «S. W. lone. S7. G^AN ADA, Nbw, a province of Ter« ra Firma, South- America. It contains mines of gold, copper, and iron. , Santa Fe de Bagota is the capital. G&ANADILLOES, or GfttiMBputt a Icnot of dangerous iflands and rocks near the leeward tflands, whfre the greated channel is but 3 or 4 leagues broad. They lie about the tSth degree of lati- tude, and are a range of fmall iflands and rocks dependent on Granada. This -archipelago, whofe length is about 14 leagues, contains %y iflands fit to pro- duce cotton, coffee, indigo, and even fugar. The air r.s healthy, but there are no running- fpring^ of frelh water. The moft confiderable at the R. end of the (Chain is not above two leagues from St. Vincent, and is called Becouya, or Be- quia { but the French called it Little Marrinico. Befides this, there are the iflands of Moflcitos tuid Qannaouan } Frigate and Union Iflands are between becouya and Cariacou. 1 ne Orifon, and the Diamond on Rhonde Iflands, are the two principal ones among thofe which fill iip the interval between Cari- acou and Granada. Granby, a town(hip In Eflex coun- ty, Vermont. Granby, a townfliip in HampQrire county, Maflachufett^, E. of South - Hadley, about 90 n-iles wefterly of Bof- toii) was incorporated in 1768, and contains 596 inhabitants. Granby, a townfliip in Hartfbrd founty, Connecticut, on the line which feparates Connefticut from Maflachu- fetts. It vyas formerly a part of Symf- bury*and is iS miles north of Haitford. Granby, a fm^^l town on the Con- garee, in S. Carolina, about z miles be low the jun^lion of Broad and Saluda rivers. Here a curious bridge has been built, whofi; arches are fupported by wooden pillars, ftrongly fecured in iron work, fixed in the folid rock. Its height is 40 feet above the level of the water. The centre .arch ia upwards cf 100 feet in the clear, to give a paflkge to large ^'Cf« v^hich are always brought down by a It A ^Mi iht^bodk. TheJngeniiUffan^lM^^M the toll fecnred to him bf the LiM». tore for toe years. 7" Grandb, a river in Sauth^Amerieiia in Peru, Mar Cayantat reasarkalklc %. its fands enriehed with goM-duA* - Orakd Bay, mi the S. W. eapdiof Newfoundland ifland, 19 leagvctAMrtt- eaftcfly of MoFth> Cape in the ifland l|^ Cape Breton. Granob Rivierb, a fettletnentteiir billv traft of the ifland of St. Domin^^ 6\ leagues fouth-wett of Port Daufriiiaa and 4^ leagues NJ by £. of St. Radn^, in the Spanifli part of the ifland, N. W. 19. 34. W. long, ftom Paris 74. 30^ Alio the name of a fmall river, in the fame ifland, which rifes at Limonadf* and empties into the fea at Qr. Mor|ny 5 leagues eaft of Cape Francois. ^ ^ Grande Rhviertf on the northern fide of Chaleur Bay, is about 6 leagodi weft-north-weft of^Cape Defpair. Heite is a cod fifliety. Grande 8eau)c, an Indian naHoi^ who inhabit fouth of the Miflburi, and can furnifli 800 warriors. Grand F4/^^/, feveral lan;e detaef»- ed mountains in the fouth -eaft comer of Tenneflee, in which are the head watert of French Broad and Cataba rivers. ' Grand IJIest are two large iflands in Lake Cham plain ; each about 8 or i^ miles long, and each forms a townfti^ belonging to Vermont. See South Ht- r», and ffmrtb Hero. G R AND Ifiandt at the mouth of Lake Onurio, is within theBrttifli territories, having Roebuck and Foreft iflands cm the fouth-weft, and the Thou&nd Wef on the north-eaft. It is xo miles in length, and its greateft breadth is 4 miles. Grand IJUomI, in Lake Superior, litk on the north fide of the lake. Grand Ifland^ in Niagara river, U about 6 miles long and 3 broad. Thf fouth end is 4 miles north of Fort Erie^ and its northern extremity 3 miles fouth of Fort Shiftier, and nearly 14 fouth "bf Ni:4gara fort. Grand Lake, in the province of New Brunfwick, near the rivtr St. John's, is faid to be 30 miles in length, 8 or lO in breach h, and in fome places 4of»< thoms deep. Grand Manan IJlanti, lies 6 milea S. by S. E. of Campo Bel Ic Ifland, in the i^aqtic Ocean, o{^K>fite to ^iSm- maquoddy r«04 Oft^A •MwMy Bap* on tin nftan iRwder .«( dw Uaiud Sut<«. OftAirp JUwr ruM a north-weft ^c«iff« int0 lake Erie, so milei b^ow tte Forks, So mile* ibuthrweft of mfi|t«eUk. i^AANOB, G*!^ I«, o^ Cape Ahtite CMI, «w the north fide of the iiluid of 4t. Oomingo* It it a high hili in the lorm of a teiu, and may be i«en by the ankcd cjrc at Cape Francoisi from which it it 14 kagtwt E. by N. .A ftrip of land joint it to tne territory of Monte Chrift i (9 that at a diftance it feemi to fce ?B ifland. The cruifert from Ja- maica often lie off here. This Cape lie* in lat. 19. 54- 30. N. and Ion;;. 74. 9. 10. W. from Paris ; and with Point de SuMt forms the niou;.h of ihe bay of Monte Chrift { which iee. Gkanvillb, afinetownAiip in An- ■qpoUi coimW, Nova-Scotia. It lies tan tfw north ule of Annapolis river, on the Bay of Fundy, and i» 30 miles in loagth} firft fettled from New-Eng- Wi. iCvRAitviLifB, a townfliip in Hamp- Ihire county, Ma(Fad, about mid -way be- tween Augufta and Savinnah. It breaks Atddenly out of the earth at the bafis of a moderately elevated bill or bank, forming at once a bafon near ao yards over, alcending through a horizontal bed of foft rocks, chiefly a teftaceous con- cretion of broken, entire, and pulverized fca-ftiells, fand, &c. conftituting a coarl'e kind of time-ftone. The ebullition is copious, aftive, and continual, over the ragged apenures in the rockii which .#. lie ftvtoor «li|lrt k» below, Ml^m furfiwt coAHenblv, immcAauhr Ae«i it ) the wMeN da&end Mk\y mm tl» foontain, formftig at once a lar« broHE« dft or eight JiMi over, and Ire orlis feet deep. There are multttndcii of fiii in thefountain of variovs tiibea ; thieftf the feveral fpcciea of breami t^nt, ca^> fiOi, and| garr, which are beheld eontino- ally afcending and defcending threngjh the i^icky Merturet. Baitram, firom whofe travels the above is tdten, ob- ferves, that he crofted no flream or brook of water within is or 15 miles of this fountain, but had in view vaft favannahsa fwarops, and cane meadows, which he coi^e6tures are the relervoirs which feed this delightful grotto. Greene, a county in Waihingtqik diftria, State of Tenneffee. G R E E N , a townftiip in Franklin coon* ty, Pennfylvania.-i-Alfo a townfliip ii^ Wafhington county in the fame State. Grben, annft-townin Lincoln C0un« tv, in the Diftri£l of Maine, fituated «■ the eaft fide of Audrofeoggin nver, 3 c miles W. by S. of Pittftown , 39 north of Portland, and 164 N. by E. of BoAon, containing 629 inhabitants. Green, a navigable rivdor nUct long mmI 45 brood { viid tegillei: with JLtxAamwf county^ lodleK wu formerly a part of it, co^oiat 6|M f-iahabitanttv including 319 flavet. "ncre it a largo «av« on Rich Creek in thjt coantv» the earth at the bottom of which ie Jtrongly imprrgaatcd with AU- plilir. K^any ftlch are to be found on Green Briar R iver. The chief town it Ikwiiburg^ At CrMwJff^r court- houfe i$ a poft-office, 30 mile* W. by S. of Sweet Spring«» and 103 weft of Staunton. GasBN Briar Rhftr runs a S. W. courfe, Mul fall* into thoeaftern fide of the Great Kanhaway>atthe place where that river breaks through the Laurel Ridge, and oppofite to the mouth of Maw riveri in N. lat. 38. Gribnbvrg^, atownfltip in Weft- cWiter county. Mew* York, containing 1400 inhabitants, of whom laa are flaves, and i64areeieAors. Grebnbush, a townfliip in RenlTa- hcfr county. New. York; 164 of its in- Inbitants are cleAorr. Creencastlb, a town in Franklin opuftly,' Pennfylvania, fituated near the ^ohegocheague creek . Here are about to boiifcit, a German churches, : d a Pkvfljyterian church. It is 1 1 miles S. % W. of ChamberOiui'g, and 156 W. by S. of Philadelphia. Grbene, a county In Kentucky, ex» tending ft-om Ohio river on the north, to Tenneflfee State on the fouth, and bordering weft on the Miftifippiriv.er, attd eaft upon Hardin and Jefferfon cotin* ties. Grbbkb, a county in Wafliington . diftri£i in the State of Tenneflee, having 7,74> inhabitants, of whom 4.54. are ^ves. Greenville college has been ei- tahliflied by law in this county. It is fituated between two froall northern ^ninchea of Nolachucky river, about I f miles N, W. by W. of^Joneftwrough, and 54 eaft of the mouth of French jp^road river. ^Greene, a townfliip in Tioga co. Mew- York, on the eaft fide ofChenen- go iiver, f Grbene, a county in the upper dif- tri& of Georgia, bounded weft by the ^W9v part of Oconee river, eaft by Wilkes county, and fouth by that of >^ afliingtoa* |t ffontiuns-5>4<95 iajub- OAB town, OiMWlbociBUfb. ORBBNPIKI.B, « hndAnw ftmrilh. ing town in Hamplhire county, Malla« . chul'ettsf ahmit4 niilee aofth of Pmt- field, and 114 W. by N. of Bofton. The townfliip lies on the weft bank of* CoitncfHcut rivcr^ was incorporated in 1753, and contains 1,4^ innabitants. A company was incorporated in 1 796 to build a briogc over (;onne£|tcut river, to conneA this town with Montague. Greenfield, a townfliip in Sara- toga county. New- York) 3S0 of the inhabitants areeleftors. Grbbn IJlaiulf or Strpent Ipuidt one of the lefler Virgin Iflands, which la claimed by the Spaniards, and fituated near the Eaft emt of Porto- Rico. Gebbn JJUutd Harbour lies on the weftem end of the ifland of Jamaica. It furniOies good anchorage, having Davis's Cove on the north-eaft, ana Half-Moon and Orange bays on the fouth-weft. \ Greenland, a town in Rocking-' ham county, New-Hftmpfliire, in the vicinity of the ocean, 5 miles foutherly from Portfmouth. It was incorporated in 171 3, and contains 634 inhabitants* Greenland. Thisextenfivecoun- tiy properly belongs to neither of the two continents ; unlefs, as feems pro«j bable, it be united to America to the' northward of Oavis'sStraits. It is bounti- ed by Oavis's Straits on the weft ; to the northward by fome unknown ocean, or by the north pole } eaft by the Icy Sea, and a ftrait which feparates it from Iceland} fouth-eaft by the Atlantic ocean; fouth it terminates ''n a point called Farewell, in N. lat, 59. The weftern coaft, which is waflied by Da- vis's Straits, is high, rocky, bad land, which rears its head, dole to the iea, in lofty mountains covered with fnow, and inacceflible cliffs, and meets the mariner's eye 40 leagues at fea. The Greenlanders, reckoned to amount to about 7,000, live to the fouthward of the6ad degree of N. lat. or as the in- habitants are wont to fay, in the fouth j but no Europeans live there, fo that thofe paits are but little known. The European colonics have fixed themfelve% to the northward of lat. 6a. ' The aftonifliing mountains of ice ii« this country, may well be recotxied amtng its greatcft curio&ties^ Nothing can ORB cM«dMbit» i|M««dn«df«li and «t thr (mm tkae » sMve dMiUaf appcanuictv than thaft yrodjgioMS maOet ot ict that furrawid th* wMe M«ft in various fornM, r«B«Aiaf » jnuldtudt of coktun from the fun«b«im^ and calling to mind the enchanting fiianaa of romance. Such profycfte they yield in calm wea> thcT} but when the wind begins to blow, and the wave* to ri£i in vaft billowi, the violent (hocks of ihofe pieces of ice, daOiing one againA nother, fill the mind with horror. As this counti-y is covered, in nio(( places, with cverlafting ice and fnow, it IS eafy to imagine that it mufl. be ex* tremdy cold. Among the vegetables of this cdd country, are Ibrrel of various forts, angelica, wild tanfey, fcurvey grafs ir, great quantities, wild rofemary, dands'ifonii in plenty, and various forts of grafs ) whortleberries and cranberrie;i {[row here. Europeans have fowa bar. ey and oats, which grow as high and as thrifty as in warmer climates, but feldom advance fo far as to ear, and nev- er, even in the warmeft places, to matu- rity, becaufe the frofty nights begin too foon. Unlruitttd as this country is, it affords food for fome, though but few kind* of beads, which funiilh the na- tives with food and raiment. Of the wild game are white hares, rein-deer, foxes, and white bears, wlw> are fierce andmirchievous,fealsr&c. The Green- landers have no tame animals but a fpe- cies of dogs, who referable wolves. The Greenlanders believei in the doc> trince of thetranfmigration of fouls, and have very lingular and romantic notions concerning a future (late. Wett Greenland was firft peopled by^ Europeans in the eighth century. At tbat time a company of Icelanders, headed by one Ericke Randfc, were by accident driven on the coaft. On his return he reprefented the country In fuch a favourable light, that fome families again followed htm thither, where they foon became a thriving colony, and be- ftowed on their new habitation the name oi GraeHland fx Gretidandt o>i account of its verdant appearance. This colo- njr was converted to Chriftianity by a miflionary from Norway^ Cent thither by the celebrated Olaf, the firft Norwegian monarch, who embraced the true reli- gion. The Greenland fettlement conti- nued to increale and thrive under his (uote^on, and in a little time Uie coun- GRE «o> try «M piovMcd ^^H^Mtt to^aa* theim, A confidcrakU Coauncrea waa carried on between Orecnlaild md Noit* way I and a regular intcrcourfe hmIh* taiaed between the two eeuntrics till the year 1406, when the left bUliop waa CcMi over. From tbat time all correC uondence was cut otiC, and all know^* ledge of Greenland has been buried iai ubltvioa. The colony, tirom its firft (cttlement, had been handTcd by the natives, a fav« age people, agnieing in cuftonns^ garb, ami appearance, with tlie Efqaimaux. (See New-Biitaia.) This nation, calk^l ScbrtUingt, Skrmbn^tutt or dwarfids f>eople, from their fmall ftature, at ength prevailed over the Iceland fettlers* who inhabit^ the weftem dtftrift, and exterminated them in the 14th century* infomuch that when their brethren ok the eaftem diftrift came to their a(nft- aace, they found nothing alive butfoilii cattle and flocks of (heep running wild about the country. Tne Sehrellhifla have a tradition tliat thefe were likeww exterminated, and aflirm that the ruina of their houfes and villages ftUl appear. There are reafbns^ however, for be- lieving that there may be ftill fome de* fcendants of the ancient Iceland colonir remaining in the eaftem diftrift} though they cannot be vifited by land, on ac« count of the ftupendous mountains^ perpetuidly covered vwth fuow, whtch divide the two parts of Greenland { whilft they have been rendered inaccef* fible by fee, by the vaft quantity of ica driven fiom Spitfbcrgen, or Eaft-Green- land; one would imagine that there muft have been fome confiderable alteration, in the northei-n parts of the world fince. the 1:5th century, fo that the coaft of Greenland is now become almoft totallv inaoceiHble, though formerly vifited witk very littk difficulty. Numerous at- tempts have been made in the laft arid prefeut century to difcover the eaftem di(lri£l, hut they have all proved abor- tive; In thefe attempts ore has been fbtind, every hundred lbs. of which yielded 26 ounces of filverj and fand, from which an eminent chemift extract- ed pure gold. It is thought the only practicable method of fcaching thai part of the country will be to coaift north about in finall velTels, between the great flakes oi' flot ORB ORl «fleciiidtlitflMff«i u the Oreeltfaikl- cra htvf dftwWi thtt the cumiitf cmi> tbNMllf HRiifif firam tht tMytand bikta, and nmniof (btithwcllwtrd Rbng the iMNT, bindtr the ice from adberinK to the Umd I fi> that there ia always a cnan. ■el opeiit through which vefleie of flnall %urden tidght pafa, efpectally if lodgei werehniltat fuitable diftancee on the flwre, for the convenience and direftion of the adrenturers. The GreenUnd fifliery ia produAive, and chiefly engroflU by the Britifh and Dutch nationa. In 17(5 the former amployed 153 ibipa in the whale fiOiery, and the Dutch 65. GRBlit M0VNTAIR8, a range of mountains extending N. N. E. to 8. S. W. and dividing the waters which flow aafterly into CmncAicut river, from liMt which fall weierly into Lake Champlain, Lake Ocorge, and Hudfon's ifver. The a(cent from the eaft to the top ttfthe Green Mountain in Vermont, ia much eafier thati fhmi the weft, till you get to Onion river, where the moun- tain terminates. The height of land is cenerally from ae to 30 miles from the nver, and about the fame diftance from the New- York line. The natural growth upon this mountain, is hemlock, pine, ftruce, and other evergreens { hence it MS always a green appearance, and on this account hasobtaimd the defcriptive name of Fer NbtUt Green Mountain. On Tome parte of thia mountain fnow Ilea till May, and fometimea till June. The cUkhi exteikia through Maflachu- Ibttaand Connefticut, and terminatea in New- Haven. Kellington Peak, the higheftof thele mountains, ia about 3,454 hk above the level of the ocean. GRBBNaBOROVGH, apoft-town, and chief town of Green county, Georgia, Somilea from Lexington, and 78 W. \rf 8. from Aiigufta. Grbensborovoh, a thriving i^l- lage in Caroline county, Maryland } on the weft fide of Choptank Creek, about f^en miles north of Danton, and ai miles S. E. by S. of Chefter. Grbensborouoh, a new townfltip in Orleans coimty in Vermont. It ad- joins to Miitden on the north-weft, and Wheelock on the-fouth-eaft, and con- tains only 19 inhabitants. Grebnsborough, a very flourifli- ing village, or town, in Georgia, in Ofcen CO. one of the moft fertile in the 9(att0 aftd |o hxNn W< la to milN wan •# A«|«lli« r aiRawiMi, MB c fiMi tha Ocanew river, the the Creek Indhaia md wMle peo^. This town ia vary near id a hnffc^ooan- tity of kuMft whieh the 8tatehaa Wd off and appropriated fbr the oA lif her pub- lic Vnivenlty^ and which are now in Aich a ftatc of euKitation, as to aiRmI a handlbme revenue for that inflitution. GaBBNSBURdii, a poft.town, and the capital of WeftMoreland county* Pennfylvania. It ia a neat pretty town, fitiiated on a branch of 8ewkkly Creek, which empties into Yoiwhiogany river« Here are 100 dwelling houns, a Oer- man Calvinift church, a brick conrt- hoii(e, and a ftonegaol. It is 31 miles 8. E. by E. of Pittfburgh, and «70 W. by N. of Philadelphia. Grbbnsvillb, a county of Virgi- nia, encompafliKi by BrxmCwick, South- ampton, and Suflex counties, on the weft, north, and eaft, and by the State of North-Carolina on the foutn. It is abouti 14 miles lone, and so broad, and con* < tains 6,36a mhabitants, of whom s,6so are flaves. GRBBNViLtB CMTf-Mm/Sr, in Virgi- nia, ftands on Hick*s Ford, %$ miles from Southampton, and 61 from Norfolk. GRRBNViLLB.a county in Wafhinsr. tondUhriA, 8. Carolbiai fituated in the N. W. comer of the ftate } bounded eaft by Spartanburg coimty, in Pinckney dif- triAi (buth, by Peiidlctoni weft, by the State of Georgia, and that tra£V of country which the State of South-Cw «>.. lina ceded to the United States; and north, by the State of North-Carolina. It contams 6,50) Inhabitants of whom 606 are flaves. Taxes lyal. 6s. 8d. The lands are mountunoua and hilly, and well watered, and the climate healthy and agreeable. Grben viLLB, a poft-townof South* Carolina, and chief town of Cheraws diftri6V; fituated on the weft fide of Great Pedee river, in Darlington coiin«> ty. It contains about 30 houfes, a court-* houfe, gaol, and academy. It is 55 miles E. N.E. of Camilen, 90 N. E. by E. of Columbia, 135 N. by £. of Charleftown. GREBNEViLLB,apoft-town, and the chief town of Pitt county, North Caro- lina ; fituated on the fouth bank of Tar river, diftant from Ocrecock Inlet 1 le miles. It contains about 50 boufes, a court-:. tut Court-hottftandfAoli iKb a firmUtary of Icnrning. called tht Pitt Acadcmr. It U < ) milci from Wafliington and 15 ti\\\t$ from Tarborough. OitiBNr VILLI, a fmall poft-town in Ore«ne county, In the State of Ten. neflee, fitiiatid on the weft fide of the north eallcrhmoll branch of Nolachncky rivcf, alioutfixniilesN.byE. of Green- ville college, 16 milei north*weft of Jonclborough, 7 5 nh of Kuoxville, and 6jl louth-wed of Phila'lelphia. OkBiMViLLB, a (brt and fettlement in the N. W. Territory, on the fouth (Ide of a north vftcm branch of the Great Miami, fix inilet north-weft of F rt Jcfferfon on the fame branch, and about 13 miles fouth- eaft of Fort Recov- ery. It ii a picketed fort, with baf- tioni at each angle, and capacious enough to accommodate 1,000 men. Here tne American legion had their head-quarters in the late war with the Indians. It was eftabliflied by the late Maj. Gen. A. Wayne in 1793, and here he concluded a treaty of peace with the Indian na- tions, on the 3d of Augw»' ■795' Grenvillb Bay, or Im Bay, a lu >vn and port of entry on the ealt or windward fide of the ifland of Granada. It has about 60 dwelling houre8,a church, and feveral rich (lores of India anti Eu- ropean goods, and plantation utrnlils. Tne fituation is low, and rather un- healthy. Greenwich, a townfliip in Hamp- fliire county, Maflachuretta, incorporat- ed in 1754, contains 1045 inhabitants. It is 30 miles eafterly of Northampton, and 75 wefterly ofBofton. Greenwich, a townfliip, the fecond in rank in Gloucefter coimty, New-Jer- fey, fitnated on the eaft hank of Dela- ware river, oppofite to Port MiiHin, 3 miles N. by E. of Woodbury, and 6 fouth-eaft of Philadelphia. Greenwich, a townfliip in SulTex county, New-Jerfey, on the eaft fide of Delaware river, in a mountainous country, about 5 miles north-eafterly of Eaiton, in Pennfylvania, and 31 fouth-weft of Newton, the (hire town. It contains 1,035 inhabitants, of whom 64 are flaves. Greenwich, a town in Cumberland county, New-Jerfey, on the north- weft bank of Cohanz^ creek, about 3 miles ftom its mouth m Delaware Bay. Here are about 80 houfes, and a Friend's OR E l«9 imettnghoafir. It is ic mikt Ibutb* lerlv " * PhiUuf'tphii ftftcriy of Sdem, and It mikt W. of GRiiNwtCR, • iMritime townfliip in Patrfield connty, Connefticut, ra- the ibuth-wffftnrpmoft of the StaUt Km about 50 miles iveft of New-Hattn, and 40 eaftof New«.Yerk city. Its ftft-€o«ft on Long Ifland Sound, and that of the townfli^ of Stamford on the eaftward* has a number of ifles and rocks botdef- ing the inlets of the fea and moatlM of the creeks. Byram river paflits through ibis town, the largeft of the fmall ftretms which water it, and only noticeable as formini; part of the line between Con- neAicui and New- York. This traA was purchafed of the na- tive Indians in 1640, and fettled under the government of the New Netherlands (now New- York) and was incorporated by Peter Stuyvefant in iMst who wa4 then governor of the New Netherlands. This town falling within the bounds of ConneAicut, was afterwards granted to eight perfons by tlia colony. Greenwich, in Rhode Ifland { fee Eafi GreeHtvicb. Greenwood, a townfliip in Cum- berland county, Penniyivania. Alfo, a townfliip in Mifllin county in the fame State. Green ffeoJt, a vaft foreft of ftately pines in Litchfield county, ComieAicuty which cover the face ot a part of that county. Thefe are cloathed in green bearded mofs, which being pendant from the boughs, ftreens many of the trees fiomthe eyes, and gives to the whole a gloomy, wild, and whimfical appear* artce. GliEGORiA,ST.atown of New-Mex- ico, firuated on the eaft-fide of Rio Bravo, ^. few leagues north of St. An- tonio. ' Gregstown, a village in Somerfet county, New-Jerfey, on the eaft-fide of Millftone river, 6 miles north-eafterly of Princeton, and about 9 fouth-weft of New-Bninfwick. Grenada. See Granada. Gres, Cape ait, a promontory on the ealtern fide of the Mifliflppi in the N. W. Territory, S leagues above the Illinois river, and the trajt of country fo calkd, extends 5 leagues on that river, Theie is a gradual defcent back to de- lightful meadows, and to beautiful and fertile uphmJe, watered by feveral rivu- O lets, ^lo G H O: lett) which fall into the Illinois river> betwi'Mi ^o and 40 miles fiom its entrance into the Mifllfippi, and into the latter at ^pe ail Gres. The diftam ' from the lUtlippi to the Illinois acrofs the coun- tnr» i* Ip^ned or. increaledi according to the windings of the former river} the foialU^ diftance isatCape au Gres, and there it is hetween 4. and 5 miles, rf he lai\ds in this intermediate fpace be- tween the above two rivers are rich* al- moft beyond parallel, covered with large oaks, walnut, Sec, ind not a ftone to he feen, except upon the fides of the river. If fettlefitents were begun here, the French inhabitants acknowledge that the Spaniih fettlements on the other fide of the Mifiifippi would be abandoned ; i|s the former would excite a conltant fucceflion of fettlers, and intercept all tf^ trade of the Upper M|fllfippi. Grison, one oi the fmaller Grana- dillas, fituated between Diamond ifland ^nd Cariacou. It is uninhabited, having no frefli water. Gro3 Morne (lands in the middle ofthenirth peninfula of the ifland of St. Qoinuigo, between the mountain and the head waters of a river which falls into the Tea 4. leagues to the north, and a league ^nd a half weft of Port de Paix. It IS equally diftant, 1 1 leagues nbrth-eaft of Point Paradis, and north- weft oFLes Gonaives. N. lat. 19. 46. y^. long, from P^ris 75. 13. Groton, a townftiip in Caledonia county, in Vehnont, is fituated weftward of and adjoining to Ryegate townfhip on Conneflicut river, and 9milesnorth- wefterly of Stephen's fort on that river. It contains 45 inhabitants. Qrqton, a townfhip in Middlefex county, Maffachufctts, 35 miles N. W. cfBofton, ahd contains 1,140 inhabit- ants. GroTOM) ft townfliip in Nev/-Lon- don county, Goi>ne£licut, having Fifli- er's Ifland Soimd on the fouthward, and Thames river on the weft ; which fepa* rates it troni New-London, to which it formerly lieionged. It was inc< rporntcd in 170^, and roKfifU of two parifties, containing 3,946 inhabitants. In 1770 th'.re were 140 Indians here} 44 of whom could read, aiid 17 were church members. On a height, on tbe bank of tk$Tlm^t 0|»pofittNcw.Lotkl«icity, cu A ftood Fort Grifwold, memoi:abIc foi; being ftormed on the £th of September, 1 78 1, by BenediA Arnold, a nativ^e of ConiieAicut, after he had become a^ ' traitor to his country. Here 70 men, the flower of the town, were put tb th^ iiword, after they had turrendered them- jfelves prifoners. The compaft part of the town was burnt at the fame time, and fuftained lodes to the amount of a3,ii7l. Fort Grifwold defends the harbour of New-London. Grove Point forms the north fide of the mouth of Saflafras river, in Chef> apeak Bay, 5 miles fouth-fouth-wcft of Turkey Point. Grovet*s Creek, in the State of Tenneflee, lies 7 miles from King's Spring, and a from the foot of Cumber* land Mountain. Gryal.va, a river in the province of Chiapa, in New Spain, whicn is fiiid to breed certain ampnibious heafts not. to be found in any other place. They refemble monkc^'^. and are fpotted like tygers ; they hide themfelves generally. -, under water, ^d if they fee any man or beaft fwim by, they twift their tails about a leg or arm to draw them to the bottom ; and yet it has never been ob- ferved tliat they cat them. Gryson, a new county of Virginia, taken from Montgomery, which bounds it on the north. It has the State of N. Carolina, ibuth, Henry and Wythe counties on the eaft and weft. GuACANA, a village in New Spain, near the mountain Jeniyo, which was de- ftroyed by a volcano in that mountain,^ in 1760. GvACOCKiNGO, a town in New Spain, 30 miles fouth-eaft of Mexico. Gvadalajarra, or GuadalaxarOf a province in ihe audience of Galicia, in 6ld Mexico or New-Spain, and its capital, an epifcopai city of the fame name, both large and beautiful. The city was built anpo 1 531, by one (^ the family of theGuznnans ; and thebiihop- ric, which was before fettled ^t Com- poftella, was tranflated thither in 1 570. It is fituated on a delightful and fertile pbin, watered with feveral ftreams and fountains, not far from Barai^a river. The air of the country is temperate, and the foil fo fertile, that it yieUs 100 to one ; and all the fruits of Europe grew in luxuriance and abundance. N. lat. N«w OVA lat. to. 50. W. long. io4>. 49* The provioce is watered by the Ouadalax- ara river. GVADALAXARA, orCrsoi Rh/er, in Mexico or New-Spain> rifes in the mountains of the valley of Toloccan, where ftands the city or Guadaiajarra, or Guadalaxara, the capital of New Galtcia. After ranning a courfe of more than 600 miles, it empties into the Pa> cific Ocean, in the tad degree of N. lat. It hais ftupendous falls, 1 5 miles foutb of the city of its name. GvAi>ALOVPB, a fmall ifland on the coaft of California, in N. lat. 90. 5.W. lonef. 118. GVADAtoVPE, one of the Caribbe iflands iiv the Weft- Indies belonging to Francsi^having been fettled by them in 1635. The natives called it Caracudta ami Caracufira. Columbus gave it its prefent name, from the refemhiance of Its mountains to thofe of that name in Spain. It is fituated in 16. to. N. lat. and in 6t. W. long, about 30 leagues north of Martinico, and almoft as many fouth of Antigua, being 45 miles long, and . 38 broad. It is divided into two parts by a fmall arm of the lea, or rather a narrow channel, through which no Hiips can venture ; but the inhabitants pais it in a ferry-boai. Its foil is equally fertile, and in the fame produ£lions with that of Mariinico. This ifland was takeAiiy the BritiOi in 1759, but was retbred at the treaty of peace in 1763. It was taken by the fame power in 1794, but was retaken by the French in the dofeof the fame year. Here is a high burning mountain, which abounds with fulphnr, and fmoke ifl'ues out from fun- dry clefts and chinks. The negroes who fell brimftone fetch it from this mountain. Many years ago this ifland produced 46 million pounds of fugar, 1 1 millions of coiFee, 3x0,000 of cotton, and 8,000 pounds of cocoa. GuAGA<^ii,. See Guayaguil. GuAiRA, a bay in Terra Firma, S. America, in the North Sea. GuAiRA, a Spaniffi province in the eaft divificn of Paraguay, in S. Ameri- ca. Its city isCividad Real, called alfo Guaira, arid Olive, os. GuAMALiES, a province in thejnrif* diAion of the abp.of Lima, inS. Ame- rica, and empire of Peru, begins 80 leagues north-eaft of Lima, and extends along the caitre of the Cordillera* The GUA 3IX Indian inhabitants apply themfelrei to weaving, and making a great variety of baiies, ferges, and other Intffs, with which they carry on confiucrable trade with the other provinces. Gt7AMAN Villas, a jurifdiftlon un- der the ahp. of Lima, 7 leagues inm Ouamanga. It is highly fertile, abound- ing with com, fruits, paftures, cattle in great quantities, and all manner of - efculent vegetables. The Indians here are equally induftrious as thofe above mentioned, making baizes, corded ftuffsy &c. which they fend to Cufco and other provinces. GUAMANGA, or GuamaHca, or St, Juan de la Fittoria^ a city of Peru, about' 60 leagues fotith-eaft of Lima, and hav- ing Piico between it and the fea. It wat' founded by Pizarro, in 1539. The houfss are all of ftone, covered witll flates . There are in it 3 elegant church-i es, feveral convents, and a rich hofpi« tal J being the feat of a bifliop, under ' the abp. of Lima, the feat of a gover- nor, and the capital of a fmall province* The air is wholelbme and temperate* The foil produces wheat, and the mea^ dows breed numerous herds of cattle. There are in the province mines of gold, filver, iron, Vad, copper, and fulphur. The famous quick-filveT mines of Guancavelica are 9 or ten lea- gues from this city. S. lat. it. to* W. long. 7 .. 36. GuANAHAMi, or St. Saltfodort. Sc« Cat IJtand. GvANA Patina, a volcano near An^ quipa, in the valley of Quilea, in S. Ame* rica, and empire of Peru ; whofe erup- tion, aflifled by an earthquake, laid Axct* quipa in ruins in 1600. Gv>NCHA Belica, a jurifdi£lioii fubjejl to the abp. of Lima, in Peru, 36 leagues north of the city of Guamangfa } has very rich quick>filver mines, bu( otherwtfc very barren. See Guofrnd" velrca. GvANCHACO, a port or harbour ill Peru, S. America, about t leagues north ofTruxillo, and the channel of its ma- ritime commerce, Ctaated in 8. 6. S» lat. in the South Sea. GVANTA, a juiifftiflion north-north- weft of Guaqanga 4 leagues, m the n\- ?ire of Peru { under the abp. of Lima* ts rich filver nines iare nearly exi)i.uft- ed. GVANSAVKii^Ai A GuaaeofoiBcit, O % fttwwf .'•V ■• a town of Pehi in South America, and in the audience ot Lima. It is rich and abounds in mines of quick- Til ver ; iso miles north -ealt of Pifeo, and i75routh- eaftof Lima. S. lat. 13. W. long. 88. 30. -Tile famous quick- filver rairrs filled Guanxavelicat or El Affieutt de OropefOf not far from the above town, near the city of Oropefo, were difcoyer- edby.the Spaniards' in 1566, and pro- duce annually a million pounds of quick- fdver, which is- tranlborted by land to Ifima, afterwards to Arica, and thence to. Potodf where they make ufe of it to melt and refine the filver } and it yiekls to the SpaniHi treaAiry 40,000 ducats a year, belides other emoluments. The quick-fdver is found in a whitifh mafs lyfembling brick Uly burned. This fubftance is volatilised by 6re, and re- qeived in fleam l?y a combination of glafs veflels, where it condenfes by means of a little water at the bottom of each vef- l«l, and forms a pure heavy liquid. „ GuANUCo or Guanug9, a pity and t^e capital of its jurifdi£lion, in the ahp. of Lima, in Peru, which begins 40 lea- gues from Lima. It was a fettlement made .by tlie firft conqucroi:s, but the "?• loo- Gu AY ALAS, a province and jurifdic- tlon in the archbiftiopric of Lima, in Peru, S. America; extends along the centre of the Cordilleras, begins 50 lea- gues N. N. E. of Lima; .produces grain, frnits, and pafture for cattle. GuAYANA, a town in the province of Paria, in Terra Firma, South- Ame- ■ rica, about 175 miles S. E. by £. of Calabexa, and 75 fouth of the mouth of the gulf of Paria. GuAYAqyiL, railed by fome Guia- quil, by others Guag.iquilinA Cuayaial, a city, bay, harbour, and river, in' Peru, South-America. Guayaquil ci- ty is the fecond of Spanlftt origin, being as ancient as 1534; is (ituated on the weft fide of the river Guayaquil, north ' of the irtand of Puna at the head of the bay, and about! 55 miles S. S. W. of Qu^ito, in t. 11. fouth lat. 79. 17. welt long. Cividad Viega, or Old Town, was its firil fituation, but it was remov- ed about a quarter of a league in 1693' by Orellana ; and the communication over the great ravins or hollows of water, preferved between the old and new towns by a wooden britlge of half a quarter of a league. The city is about two miles in extent ; is defended by three forts, two on the river near the city, and the third behind it, guarding the entrance of a ravin. The churches, convents, and houfes are of wood. It contains about 20,000 inhabitants— Eu • ' ro'peans, Creoles and other cafts ; be- ' (ides a number of ftrangers drawn hither by commercial intertlls. The womeii- licie are ianied for theil' perfonal charnis, polite manhbrs, alkl elegant drefs. I he talt creek here abounds with tobfters and oyfters ; but' thb fi(h in the neigh- bourhood are ngt cfteieraiM, being full oi . O 3 bones. 914 GUI boneti andunpaUtablc. Bu| this place U moft noted fur a flie]|.fi(h called tttr- kim,^ no bigger than a nut» which pro eording to the houri of the day } fo that one of the firft preliminarie* to a wntraA is to fettle the time when it ftall be weighed. The dye is only tht blood of the fiOi, prefled out by a parti- cular proccia ( and the cotton fo dyed it jealled by way of eminence caraceUiUt. "the river Guayaquil is the channel of ita commerce I and the diftance of the navigable part of it, to the cuftom-houfe of Babahio ia reckoned about 24, lea- guea. The commerce of this place is confiderahle { the productions of the rountnr alone form the moft confiderabie part of it t thtfe are cocoa, timber, fair, Aorned cattle, mules, and colts { Gui- nea pepper, drugs, and iana de ceibo, a kin 1 of vrool, the produft of a very high and tufted tree of that name, being ilner than cotton. It ia ufed for mat- taflks and beds. GtTAYARA, La, a maritime town, and one of the chief of Caraccas, in South-America. GvAYNA, a town in the interior part of Braiil on Parana river, a fliort dif tance fouth of the iropic of Capricorn. Guiana, a large country of South- America, between the rivers Oroonoko and Amaaon. The fea-coaft is partly pofleflM by the Dutch and French. See Firtmcb JiMrica or Cayenmet and DiUcb America or Dutch Guiana. The moft confidejable '^f the Indian nations of Guiana ne the Charibbees, the Ar- vaques, the Yaos, and the Galihis. Thefe are well proportioned, for the moft part, are fwarthy, and go naked. The Charaibes, or Caribbees are enter- |»ri(ing, and (b cautious of lurpril'e, that tliey poft out-guards and centinels with as much care and art ax the Europeans. Itbev are faid to have been formerly can- nifawla. The Galibis are more addi£twd to peace { they manufaAure hammocks and cotton beos, and are very ingenious. Such as are near the Europeans have JeaiitttolMipdlafiM<«nM. The Cha. GUI raibcs in the Waft Indies are thought to derive their origin from thefe nations. The Charaibes of Guiana Aill fondly cherifli the tradition of Sir Wslter Ra- leigh's alliance t and to this I'.ay pre- ferve the Engliftt coloius which he left with them at parting, above 180 years (Ince. GviAHDOT, a river of Virginia, which rifes in the Cumberland Moun> tain, and running a N. by W. courfe about 80 miles, taUs into the Ohio river, about 34 miles below the Great Kanha- way. It is faid to be 60 yards wide at its mouth, and as many miles navigable for canors. GuiAM* a town of Terra Firma, on the Caracoa coaft. Its harbour ia at a miles eaftof Maracaibo, where, in the years 1739, *^*-'^ I74)* the Britilh were twice repulltd, and loft Ibme men in attacking this place. S. lat. 10. 39. W. long. 66. I. OviLDHALL, a townlhip in Eflex coun y in Vermont, is fituatcd on Con- ,- i^ ne£licut river, and contains i$8 inhab- \ | itants. It is oppofite the mouthoflf- rat-l river in New-Hampftiire. Guilford, atownmip in Franklin county, Pennl'ylv.^nia. GuiLPORD,a totvnfliipin Windham county, Vermont, on the weft bank of - Conne^icut river, and opuofite to the mouth of AAiuflot river i" New>Hamp* ftiire. It has Hinfdaleon the fouth-eaft, and the State of Maflachufetta on the fouth, and contains a43s inhabitants. Guilford, a poft-town of Connec- ticut, in New-Haven county, fituated on the fouth- fide of I^ng-Ifland Sound, about 18 miles E. by 8. of New-Haven city. The townfliip is large and is di- vided into fiv« pariflies, and was fettled ^' in 1639. It was called MtHumatKck by the Indians. Guilford County, in Salifl>ury dif- trif^, North Carolina, is bounded eaft by Orange, Weft by Rowan, fouth by Rockingham county, and north by the State of Virgiiiin. It is noted for theextenfiveand rich tracts called Ke>N^ Garden, Buffiiloe and Deep river lands* Tt contains 7191 inhabitants, incluGve of 576 (laves. Chiet town, Martinville. byitPoRD Couri'HoMfi. See Mar. titfviUe. It is on the poft- road from Haliiax to Salifljury, 48 miUs fouth- weft of HilUborough, and 61 eaft ward of Saliibury. GUIMET, HBT, 6Vt OVfNfeT, « townfhipin Mdntgomerjr county, Pcnnfylvania. Ovur OP Florida, or Sew Baha- ma Cbaniul, is boun.ed on the w«ft by thepeniC- ed to the north winds. It is about 8 leagues from New Salamanca, and rl from Cape Vela, N. by E. and 346,milei eaft of Carthagena. Here the Spanifh galleons touch at their arrival in South- America, from whence exprefl*es are fent to all the fettlements to give them no- tice of it. In ^595 it was furprifed ^nil racked by Sir Francis Drake. N. la^'. XI. 30. W. long. 7». Hackbtstow:!, a (mall poft-town in SufTex county, NeW-Jerfey on W^ north-weft fide of Mufconecunk riyer. It is about three miles above the min^- 04 4 at6 HAG al fprinffiuar Roxbury, on the oppofite fide of thff river, 12 miles W. by N. of Morriftown, 16 S. W. by W. of Suffex court-houfe, and lao N. N. £. of Phi> ladelphia. Hackinsack, a river of New-Jerfey which rifes in New- York, and inins a Ibutherlv courfe four or five miles weft of Hudfon's river. It unites with Paf. laic river at the head of Newark Bay, and is navigable about 15 miles. Hackinsack, the chief town in Ber- gen county, New-Jerfey, is fituated near the weft bank of the above river, le miles north-weft of New- York city. The in- habitants are moftly Dutch. Thehouf- es are chiefly built of ftoiie, in the old Dutch tafte. Here are four public buikling8,a Dutch i^id Epifcopal church, a court-houfe, and a flounftiing academy. The people, who are moftly farmers, carry their produce to New- York. Haddam, a town of ConncAicut, the fecond in rank in Middlefex county, fituated on the well fide of Conneflicut river, 18 or so miles from its mouth, and loijniles fouth-eaft of the city of Middletown. This townfliip, including l^aft-Haddam, on the oppofite fide of the river, was nurchafed of the Indians, May «oth, i66». A Ipot in £aft-Had- dam was famous for Imlian P^nuanvs, and was fubje£l for many years to earth- Jnakes arid various noifes, which the rft fettlers, agreeable to the Aiperftiti. ous ideas of that aee, attributed to thefe Pawaws, An old Indian being aflied what was the reafon of fuch noifes in this place ?— anfwered, *' The Indian's God was very angry becaufe the Eng- liflimen*s God came here.^>" Thele noifes are now frequently heard. Haddonfiei^d, a fmall town in Gloucefter county, New-Terfty, 9 miles S. E. by £. of Philadelphia, and 17 from Burlington. Haplky, a pleafant town in Hamp- fhire county, Maflachufetts, lyingon the caft fide of Connecticut river, nearly oppofite Northampton, ao miles north or Springfield, and 97 weft of Bofton. The town confifts of two long fpacious ftreets, which twr parallel with, each other, and with ti.. river. The town- Aiiu contains 881 inhabitants. HagarstOWN, now called EUza- bdtb Tovfm \ which fee. It has a con- fiderable trade with the weftem country, fq4 i^ t^tween two and 300 houfcs. H AI, It is fituated in Walhingtoa county, Maryland} is a poft>town, 16 m\\<% north-weft of Fredericktown, 73 N. W. by W. of Baltimcrc, and i» S. by W, of Chamberft>urgin Pennlylvania. , Halbut Point, the nortb-eaft point of Cape Anne, in Mafl'achuletts. Hales, a location in Grafton county, New-Hampfliire, having 9 inhabitants^ Half Moon^ an extenfive townQiip in Albany county. New- York. It con* tains 3,600 inhabitants; of thele, ia8 are flaves, and 563 are qualified electors. Waterfordt a neat, compa^, thriving village of about 70 or So hoyfes, two miles £. N. £• of the Cohoez, and x% miles north of Albany, on the north bank of the moft northerly branch of Mo- hawk river and on the weft hank of thll, whofe Aimmit is 236 fieet perpendicular frpn» the level of the fea. 1 he town is laid out into oblong fquares ; the ftreets pa^. rallel and at right angles. The town and fuburbs are about two miles in length ; and the general width a quarter of a mllje. It contained in 17^3 about 4000 inhabitants and.700 houles. A,t the northern extremity of the town, is the king's naval yard, completely built and fupplied with ftoies ot every kind for the royal navy. The Iwibour of Halifax is reckoned inferior to no place in Britifli America fiar the feat ot go- vemment, being open mid accefTible at all fealbns of the year, y^heu almoft all other / HAL pther harbours in thcf« provinces are locked up with ic« } alio from its en- trance, fituation and its proximity to the bay of Fundy, and principal interior fettlements of the province. This city lying on the fonth coaft of Nova-Scotia, has communication with Pi£lou, 68 milt:9 to the north-eaft on the >gulf of St. Lawrence, by a good <:art-road, fiuidted in 179a. It is la miles northerly of Cape Sarabro, which /brms in part the entrance of the hay j %^ fouth-ealierly of Windfur, /^o N. by E. of Truro, 8qN. E. by E. of Anna- polls on the bay of Fundy, and 1 57 Ibuth-eaft of £t. Ann, in New-Brunl- wick, raeafuring in a ftraight line. N. lat. 44. 4.0. W. long. 63. 15. Halifax, a fort in the town of Winflow, in Lincoln county, Maine, erefled by order of Governor Shirley in 1754. It ftands on the point of hind formed by the confluence v>i the Seballa- cook with the Kennebeck, 30 miles be- Iqw Sandy river. Halifax, a townfliip in Windham county, Vermont, 23 miles E. by S. of Bennington, has Marlborough on the north, and the MalTachufetts line fouth. It contains 1309 inhabitants. Halifax, a townHiip in Plymouth county, Mallkchuiirtts, ntuated 35 miles ibuth-eaft of Bolton. It was incorpo rated in 1734, and contains 664 inhabit ants. Halifax, a village or fettlement on the eafl fide of Sui'quehannah river in Dauphin county, Pennfylvania, 1 3 miles north of Harri()burg. Halifax, one of the middle diftrifls of North-Carolina, bounded north by the State of Virginia, eaft by Edenton difiri6l, well by HilKborough, and fouth by Newbern. It i s divided into 7 coun - ties, viz. Northampton, Halifax, Mar- tin, Edgcomb, Warren, Franklin, and Na(h, which contain 64,6 jr inhabitants, including i i,CfO% flaves. Bcfides fmall- er dreams, the Roanoke puflcs through this dillrifl in a Ibuth-eail courl'e, and the Painplico has its fource in it. Chief town, Halifax. Halifax, a county of the above di- ftri£t, bounded north by Northampton, fouth by Edgcomb, eatt by Bertie, and, wert by Warren. It contains 7459 in- habitants, and $506 ilaves. Chief town, Halifax. Halifax* the chief town of ^ the HAM ai7 above county, and of the diflriAof it« name in Noith- Carolina, is ap»ft-towii, plea&ntly iituatcd on the wcftem bank of the Roanoke, about fix miles below the ivlls, regularly laid cut, and befides dwelling houles, has a cjurt-houfe and gaol. It is 36 miles north of Taibo> rough, a8 miles from Oienville couit- lionle, 147 north -eaft of Fayetteville, 7) S. by V/^. of Pcrerfburg, Virginia, and 383 S. W. by S. of Philadelphia. N. lat. 36. 13. Halifax, acounty in Virginia, bor< dering on the State of North-Carolina. It is about 4x miles long, and 39 brood, and contains 14,7x1 mhabitants, in- cluding 5565 (laves. Hallam, a townfliip in York county, Pennfylvania. H A L L o w £ L L , a flourlfliing poft-town in the Di(lri£l of Maine, ami the (hire town of Lincoln county, (ituated in N. lat. 44. 16. at the head of the tide wateri on the weft fide of Kennebeck river. An academy is eftablifhed here with a con- fiderable fund in lands. The court 4iou(b here is 12 miles S. by W. ofVaiTal- borough, 30 N. by W. of WifcalTti, 40 north -ealt of New-Glouceifer, and 195 N. by E. of Bodon. Haihwell Hook lies on the lame (ide of the river# three miles below the town, and (ive north of Pittfton. The whole townfliip contains 1 194 inhabitants. Hambato, a principal aflitrnto, or jurii(ii6tii;in in the proviAce of Qu^ito, in Peru. It is lituated in 1.41. S. lat. and 12 miles weft of the city ol' Quito): and has 6 iinall villages in its dependence. It contains about 18,000 inhaotiants, who are moftly employed in weaving flu(Fs, and in knitting. Hambdin, or Hamden, a townfliip in New- York State, bounded north by land ceded to Mafi'achufetts, fouth by the north line of Pennfylvania, and ealt by Sidney. SuCquehannah river paflea in a wett courie through both towns. The centre of the town lies 1 3. miles W. by S. of the mouth of Chenengo river. Hamburg, a fmall poft-town of New-Jer(ey, 18 miles from Gofljen in New- York, and 10 from Newtown or Suflex couitrhoufe. Hamburg, a handfome town in Burke's county, Pe;>nfylvania, feated on the eaft fide of Schuylkill. Here ftre ^bQUt ^0 oc 60 houles, a German Lu- theiau •ll HAM thcnm UmI Calvinift church, united. It it it miles N. by W. of Reading, and 70 nonh-north-weft of Philadelphia. Korth lat. 40. 34. W. long. 76. Hamdbn, atuwnfhip in Ntw Haven county* ConneAicut, about eight mika north of New>Haven city. Hamdbn, a townfltip oi the Di(b-iA of. Maine, in Hancock county, on the weft fide of Penohlcot river ) oppofite Orrington | having about 50 famihea in 1796. Hamiltaw, a cape on the north end of Newfoundland Kland. Hamilton. There are three town- c that Ameicai manufaAurcs may not only i'ubl«rvfc the interefts Of our country but that alio ot the proprietors. In the neighb(.uihoud of thefe glafa works, a bl< ck lA^as cut out of an an- cient tree, not many years ago, contain- ing evident marks of an axe or ibme edge tool, made 185 years ago, deter- mined according to the uiual and cer- tain mode of aic>.rtaining the age of trees. The block is preferved in Albany as 4 curiofity. Henry Hudfon aiccndcd the river which bears his name, as high at Albany, in the autumn ot 1609, itf years ago, and thci'e marks were proba- ^ bly made by fome of his men. i Hamilton, on Chalcur Bayj iei Bemevetiture. Hamilton Ford lies near the mouth of Bullock's Creek in North- Carolina. This was the route puriued by Tarltton, after his defeat at Cow- pens, in January, 1781. Hamilton, adiflvi6l in the State of Tennefl'ee, fituated on the waters of tht Holfton and Clinch ; bounded Ibuth by Tenneflee river, and (eparated from Me- ro diftriA on the weft by an uninhabited country. It contains the counties of Knox, jeffcribn, filount, Sevier, and Grainger. Hamilton, a county of the N. W. Territory, ere^ed Jan. a, 1790. *• be- ginning on the bank of the Ohio river at the confluence of the Little Miami { and down the laid Ohio rivtr, to the mouth of the Big Miami, and up faid Miami to the ftanding Stone, Forks, or branch of faid river } and thence .with d line to be drawn due E. to the Little Miami, :md down laid Little Miami ri- ver to the place of beginning." Hamilton, Fort, ftands on the eaft fide of the Great Miami, in the N. W. Territory} 15 miles Ibuth of Fort St Clair, and 1 5 north of Cincinnati* It is a ftockaded fort, capable nf con- taining 100 men. The htuation is as advantag^us for define^ as pleafmg to the wi it I go HAM Sek the eye. It it built upon a mrrawneek of land, commanding the Miami on tht north-weft( and a prairie and flieet o{ w.iter on the north- eaft, about a mile wide, and i4 miles long. The foil near it i* rich and fertile ; and forage may be got hy repeated mowinfjs of natural graft. Hamilton, a port in the Bermuda Iflandi. Hammbl's Town, a town in Dau- phine county, Penniylvania, five milet n-om Sufquehannah river, and 85 from Philadelphia. It contains a German church, and about 3 5 dwelling houles. HAMrorN Sydney CoLLEOB. See Pritue Edward County, Firginia. Hampshire, an exteniive, populous and wealthy county in MalTachufetts, made a (hire in i66t. It is in many parts mountainous and hilly, and ex- tends acrofs the ftate from ^ north to foiith ; bounded north by the States of New>Hamp(hire and Vermont, fouth by the State of Connefticuf, eaft by Wor- cefter county, and weft by Berkfhire. It contains 60 townOiips, 9181 houfes, !6f 7 families, and S9,'S8i inhabitants, ts principal towns lie on both fides of Connecticut river, which interfeCls it from north to fouth. Thefe are Spring- field, Weft-Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield, and North- field. It it eenerallyof a fertile ibil, and producet the neceflariet of life, and fome of itt luxuriet in great plenty. Hampshire, a county in Virginia, bounded N. and N. W. by the Patcw- ttiack river, which dividea it from the State of Maryland. It is about 60 miles long and 50 broad, and containt 7346 inhabitants, including 4 54 flaves. It is well watered by Patowmack and its fouth branch. Iron ore and coals have been difcovered on the banks of lliis river. Chief town, Romncy. Hampstead, atown inRockingham county, New-Hamp(hire, about 3omiUs wefterly of Portfmouth. It was incor- poratea in 174-9, ai>d contained in 1775, 768 iidiabitants } in 1790, 714. Hampstbao, atownonJLong Ifland, " New- York, nine milts eafterly of Ja- maica, and a 3 miles eaftwaiti of New- York city. In this town is an ex- tenfive and remarkable plain, called Hamffitad Plan, See Long IJtand. Hampstead, a village in Georgia, about four miles from Savannah, and , about a mile from another village called HAM flf Hlghgate. The inhabitant! are garlflil- ers, and fupply the town with pot herbs, roots, fire. Hampton, a town(hip in Wfaidhaift county, Conneifticut, three miles nbfth- enft of Windham, of which itwas fiMrm* eriy a parifli, but lately incorporated. Hampton, East, a townfliip i« Hampfhire county, Maflfachufetts, con-* •aining 457 inhabitants, and fituated 105 miles weii of Bofton. It was incorp»> rated in 1785. Hampton, H^ast, on the eaft cni . of Long-Iftand, (New- York) a half (hire town of Suffolk county. It has 3*69 inhabitants } and in it is Clinton Aca- demy, wliich in 1795 had 9* ihidents. Hampton, a townfhip on the fea- coaft of New Hampfhire, pn the eaftem fide q\' Rnckingham county, and called iVinicumtt by the Indians. It was fet- tled under MalTachufetts, and incorpo- rated in 1638. In 1775 >* contained 86s inhabitants, and in 1790, 85 3. It is is or 14 miles S. byW. of Portfmouth, and eight ^S. R. of £xeter. In 1791, a canal was cut through the marfhes in this town, which opens an inland navi- gation from Hampton through Salifbury into Merrimack river, for about eight miles ; loaded boats may pafs through it wirh ea(e and i'a&fy. Hampton Falls, a (ball town taken from the above town, lying on the road which'leads from Exeter to New- bury-Port, fix miles fouth-eafterlyof the former, and eight northerly of the latter* In 1775 >' contained 645, and in 1790, 541 inhabitants. It was incorporated in 1712. Hampton, a townlhip in the north- em part of Wafhington county, New- York, having Skeenfboi'ough on the weft. It has 463 inhabitants, of whom ^ 107 are ele6lors. Hampton, the capital of Elizabeth county, in Virginia, aifba poit of entry and poft-town, fituated at the head of a bay which runs up north from the mouth of James river, called Hampton Road, 5 miles norf h-weft of Point Comfort. It contains about 30 houles, an epifcopal church, a coiin-houfe and gaol. The value of its exports of grain, lumber, ftaves, frc. amounted to 4it997 dollars in one year, ending September 30, 1794. This town was anciently called Kecougb- ton by the Indians. It is 18 miles N. of Norfolk, »a S. E. of York- Town, 93 ■ ,1 ■ ^ - I I . :".':*'!'1^2m ISO HAN c] E. S. E. of Richmoiul, and X05 W. ^y S. of PhUaatlpliia. Hancock's Harbour, called by the Indians Clioquot, is fituatcd about «o leagues E, S. E. of Nootka, in N. hu 4>8t io. weti long, from Green- wich 1 a 5> a6. The entrance of this harbour is about 5 miles in length, and has eooci anchorage } about it are feat- t«red a nmnbcr of iflands, and Itveral fand -banks or fpits. It has alio a num- ber of fine coves. The land round the hairbour is generally uneven, rocky and mountainous { covered however with pine, fir, r|>rnce, cedar, hemlock, cy^trefs and other trees of a remarkable fize. The climate here is much milder than in the fam^ latitude on the eadern fide of the contiiitnt}, the froft in winter being feldoni fo levere as to prevent vegetation. An eafterly wind is con* £dercd here as a prognoftic of a fiorm, and weft winds brine fair, weather. Deer, racoons, wolves, bears, fquirrels, martins, land otters,beaver and wild-cats are the animals which inhabit die forelis. The amuhibibus animals are the com- moa feal, and the fea- otter. The ficin of the latter is very valuable. The in- habitants are faid to be cannibals. This and other plac;:s of the fame name have their apptliation in honour of the late Governor Hancock, of Maflaciniictts. Hancock, a river of Wafliington ifland, on the N. W. coaft of North- America, called Majheet by the Indians, difcovered by Captain Croweil in 1791. It empties into the i'ea from the north end of the Inrgeft ifland. At its mouth it is nearly two and an half nautical miles wide; and a confiderable fize 10 miles up. It has at its mouth five fa- thoms water, gradually increafing in breadth j and for 7I miles up, to Goolc Ifland, has not lefs than ten fathoms. Captain Ingniiiani examined it about 12 miles i hut by the information of the intives, he judged thnt it communicates with SkitikiAi Bay, or near it, on the eaft fide of the ifiands. It is by far the niol^ eligible for a new fettlement, of any place the Captain had feen on the coatt. The land is low and apparently very fertile ; and the river abounds with falmon. Were a gootl howfe creeled on fome of the pkafant Ipots it would have every appearance of being long fettled. Beautiiul bufhes and grafs occupy the &iri$ of the woods.. The mouth of the HAN river is in north lat. 54. 7. weft long, 131. 5*. Hancock, a townfliip m Addifoa county, Vermont. Hancocic, a large nuiitime cpiiDty of the Dilh'ifi of Maine, bpunded N. by Lower Canada, S. by the ocean, E. by Wafliington county, and W. by Lincoln coun'y. It is 190 miles long from north to fbuth, and nearly 60 broad. It contains s4 towiffliips and plantations ;. of which Penobl'cot and CalUne are (he chief. The number of inhabitants is greatly increafed fince 179Q. At that time there were 954.9 foulii. It is remarkably well watered by Pcnohfcot river ai\u its l)ranches. Union river, and other fmall ftrsams. The northern part of the county fends its waters in one fiream from numerous branches, in a N. E. courfe to St. John's river. On the fea-coall are many har- bouis and in'ets, hid by a multitude of fertile ifiands; the largcft of tbefe in a S. W; direfiion from Gold(boro\i£h, are Mount Defart, Swanl'fies, Vinal Ha- ven, Haut ITe, Deer, and Ifieiborough j all fituated in Penobi'cot Bay. Great part of the country is yet uul'ettled. The towns »long the fea-coaft, and on the banks of Pcnobfcot and Union rivers, are the moii: fertile and populous. Cai- tine is the fiiirc town. Sec Maine and Pemhfiet. Hancock, a townfiiip in Lincoln county, Maine, embofomed by the ]Cen- nebeck and Seballicook rivers, boupdeit N. W. by Canaan, and 7 miles nprth o(' the confluence of the two rivers. It con- tains 178 inhabitants. Hancock, a townfhip in Hillfborough county, Nevv-liampdiire, fituated be- tween two wcfiern branches of Contoo- cook river, i>\. miles ealt of Kecne, and between 60 and 70 W. by S. of Portf- mouth. It was incorporated in 1779, and contains 634 inhabitants. Hancock, a long, narrow and moun- tainous townftiip on the New- York^ line, in Beikdiire county, Mafiacnufetts, having the towns of Lanefborough and Paitridgefield on the northward, and Pittsfield on the S. It was incorpo- rated in 1776, has isii inhabitants, and lies 20 miles N. by W. o^' I^enox, and 150 W. of fioflon. Hancock, a fmall pufl-towu of Ma- ryland, fituatcil in Wafliington county, on the N. bank of Fatuwiuack river,^ between ft AM fjetween Condowy and Little Conolowy creekt, about 15 milrs 6. E. of Bedford in Pennfylvania, 34. N.E. of Old Tov/n In Maryland, and 119 N.W. of Balti- more. Hancock, a new coimty in the up- per diliri6l of Georgia. Ha N N AH Bay ffo«/>» a faA6ry of the Hudfon't Bay Company, at the ibuth end of James* Bay in North- America, arid on the eaftem fide of Harricnnaw river, 45 itiiie* E. by S. of Moofe Fort, and 1 8 below a houle on the fame river. HANNAH*i-TowN,in WcftmorelaiHl county, Pennfylvania, 4 miles N. N.E. of Green(b\irg, and^ on the road from Bedford to Pittfburgh; 54 miles N.W. by W. of the former, attd 16 eaft of the latter. Hannibal, a military townfliip in the Stare of New- York, on Lake Onta- rio, 10 miles S. by W. of Fort Ofwego. Hanover, a bay in the feaof Hondu- ras, fitnated on the E. fide of the |)enln- I'ula of Yucatan, from whieli it receives the waters of the Rio Honde. The traft of land between the river Honde and the Balizs was ceded by tlie Spa- nifli king to the king of G.eat-Britain, at the peace of. 175^3, tor the purpofe .of cutting and carrying away logwood. See Bahia de Chetumat. Hanover, a town/hip in Luzerne county, Pennfylvania. Alfb a townfliip in Wafliington county. Eaft and Weit Hanover, are z townftiips in Dauphine county in the fame State. Hanover, or M^AlliJttr^S'Ttwn, a poft>town in York county, Ptnrtfylva- nia, Htuated between Cadorus creek, and a branch of Little Conewago, ;!;!ch fibws into the Sufquehannah. It con- tains nearly 30o.dwelling houfes, and a German and Lutheran church. It is 7 miles north of the Maryland line, 18 miles S. W. of York, and 106 W. by S. of Philadelphia. Hanover, a townfhip in Plymouth county, Maflachufctts, 15 miles S. E. from Bofton; was incorporated in 17x7, .and contains 1083 inhabitants. Hanover, a po(t.town of New- HampQiirc, Tituated on the eaft fide of Connefticat river in Grafton county. Dartmouth College^ in this town, is fituated on a beautiful plain, about half a mile, from the river, in 43. 43. N. lat. and in 7a. 14. W. long, from Greenwich. It derives its titme from 11 A JJ Hi William, Earl of Dartmonth, oik of its jirincipal benefa6lors, and was rounded in the year 1 769 by the late Dr. Eieater Wheelock. The funds of the collc^^s confift chiefly of lands, amounting to about 80,000 acres, which ire increaling in value in pr portion to the gtttwth of the counti'v} i ,it)o tctn lie eontiguoat to the college I -and arenpahle of the hell imj^roremenif ; ia,Ooo lie in Vei'-> mont. A tra£l of 8 miles fquare was granted by the aflembly of New Ham(>* mire in 1789. The rc/enue of th^ col- lege, arifing from the landfs) in i793» amounted annually to £. 140. By con- tra6ls then made, they would amount, itt four years after, to ^•450) and in is years to £.^$0' '^^^ income from tui. tion is about ^.600 per annum, llie number of under-graduates ii, on an average, from f 50 to 1 8e^ A grammar fchool of about 50 or 60 fcholan is an- nexed to the college. The ftudents are imder the immediate government and inftru6lion of a prefident, who is alfoproicflbr of hiftory, a profeflbr of mathematics and natural phtlofbphy, « profeiTor of languages, and two tutors. The college is tumiflied with ahandfome library and a philofophicaT apparatus to- lerably complete. A new college edifice of wood, 150 by JO feet, and three (Kwitt high, was erefted in 1786, containing 36 rooms ibr ftudents. Its iituation is ele- vated, healthful and pleafant, command- ing an extenfive proljwft to the weft. There are three other public build* inos, belonging to the college, and a handfome congregational meeting houfe - has lately been erefted, in which the commcncemertt cxercifes are exhibited. It is 31 miles N. of Charleftown, 115 N. W. by W. of Poitfmouth, 13S N. W. of Bofton, and 378 N.E. by N. vf Philadelphia. Hanover, a townft..p in Morris county, New-Jerfty. In a ridge of hills in this townfhip are a number of wells^ +0 miles fVora the fea in a ftraight line, which regularly ebb and flow about 6 feet twice in every 14 hours . It is about 16 m\lis N.W. of Elizabeth-Town, and joins upon Morriftown. Hanover, a cotmty of Virginia, ly- ing between Phmunky and Chlckahomi- ny river Its length is about 48 miles, and its jreadth ix ; and contains 14^,54 inhabitants, indudrng 8,123 fliiies^-'Ic abounds with lime-ftone» • ---■•- Hanover, 1 H AR HAVOVIty a tmai\ town of Virg^in!*, «f th* above cuimty, fituarcd on the W. fide of thi Faoiunkyi in which U an ■cada m y* It ia tk mika from New- OiiUa, aa M. E. by E. of Richmond, tad tae ILN.W. of WaOiington cit). HAJTaf a ooimty of Nova-Motia, b«- gimiog about )e milca tirom Halifax, containa the townfttip of Wintllbr, Pal- month, and Newport i fcvcral vuluabU trafia remain unfettM. The road ti-om Balifn nina pact of the way between Windier and NcMrport, and hat I'ettlc mcnta on it at finall lUftanccs. The county i* about to miles t'quare, and ia well watered. The rivers St. Croix, Kenctcoot, and Coemigucn empty into the Aveo« and are all navigable except the laft. The Caeaguet and Cobeguit are navigabl(i4o milea for vefleU of 60 tons. H At Alt, 4 fmall iflands among the Friendly lOea, in the South Tea. llAB.DlNt a new county in the State of ICentocky, bounded N.£. hy Wafti- ington and lincoln, N. W. and W. by Nelfon and Greene, and S. £. by Logan oountira. Hardwick, a townfli'p in Caledonia county, in Vermont. Hardwick, atownAiipin Worcefter county, Maflashufetts, 15 miles N. W. cf Worcefter, and 70 S. W. of B 7 flaves. Chief town, Bella* Air. Harpord, or Bu^tawitf'yn Harford county, Maryland, lies tt the bead ul the tide waters of Bufli river, betweei^ Binam's aiKl James's runs { the former feparating it from Abington. It haa few houfes, and is falling to decay fmco the coorta of jul^iee have been removed to Belle-Air. It is nine miles S. E. of Belle- Air, and as N.E. by E. of Bald- more. Harlim, atowndtip in Lincoln coun- ty, Maine, incorporated in 1 796. It waa formerly called Jameses PlatitatioH. Haribm, or £4;^ Unvr, a river which connr£ts Long-Illand Sound with Norths or Hudlbn River, and forma Yoi'k- Ifland. Harlem, a divifion of New-Yoric county iu the northern part of York> Illand, which contains (03 inhabitants, including 189 Haves. The village of its name Ihmds 9 miles northerly of New- York city, and 4 S.W. of Weft. Chefter. It is oppofite to the weft end of Hell Gate. Harman's Station, in Kentucky, ia a ^t on the eatt fide of the weft branch of Big Sandy river. On the oppofite fide of this branch ia tlie Great Salt Spring. Harroan's Station is about ao miles S. of Vancouver's fort. Harmar, a well conftruAed fort in fhe N.W. Territory, fituated at the mouth of the Muflcingum. It has 5 baf- tions, and 3 cannon mounted, and is garrifoned by 4 companies. It is con- veniently fituated to reinforce any of the pods up or down the river Ohio* The place is remarkably healthy. Harmony, a village m Luzerne coun- ty, Penniylvania, dofe on the line of New- York, on the north fide of Sta- rucca creek, a water of the K. branch of Sufquehannah river. Between this and Stockport on Delaware river, diftant 18 milea £•$*£• that it a portage. It is about \ HAR •)K>ut 140 miles N. by W. of Piiili4«lr phU, and 130 N.W of N«w-York. N. ut. 41. s*> Harpath. a rmall boauble river in Tenneflce, which, after a N. N. W. courte ot about 40 miiei»falU into Cum- berland river, 19 mile* N. W. of tiiUk- ville. HARriESFiELD, « townftiip InOtre- go county, in New-Yoric, bounJed S. W. by Unadilla townthipt and 1 1 mile* 6. E. of Cooperftowi) { 1 55 of its inha- bitants are cUdurs. Through this town runs the great poft-road from Kudlbn to Williamfburgh, 6a milu weft of Hudfon city. Harple, a townfhip itl Delaware, county, Pcnnlylvania. Harfswk ll, a towndkip in Cumber- land county* diltriA of Maine, incorpo- rated In 1 7 58, and contains 1 07 1 inhabit- ants. It is bounded eafterly by Qeorge- town } from which it is feparatcd by. a navigable river. The people here are opening a communication by a canal between the waters of Kennubcck river and thoi'e of Cafco Bay, through the arm of the fea tailed Stevtns's river. The jKjint called Merryconcag, pro- jcAing itfelf into the bay together with the illand Sehalcodeagan, aivl (cveral other fmall iflaiuls, are incorporated and form this townfliip. The waters round this iAand extena to within two miles of the waters of tlie Kennebeck, and thus form what is called Small Point. Harrinotom, a townfhip in Bergen cpunty, New-Jerfey. Harrinotom, a thriving town in Lincoln co. diftrift of Maine, at the head of the tide waters on the Kenne- beck river, three miles N. of Hallowell, of which, till its incorporation in 1797, It was. a part, and known by the name €^ For: WejUrn, Veflels of 100 ton* afcend the river to this town. The judicial courts for the county are held alternately in this town, and at Pownal- borough. Tiiere is here acourt-houfe, and goal . A bridge is about to be ereA- cxi upon the Kennebeck, oppolite old Fort WbftLTn. Several merchants and traders are fettled here, and carry on a brilk commerce with the back country. The townibip contains 36,000 acres of land, and about 1000 inhabitants. N. lat. 44. .15. HARRisBtiRO, a poft-town, and the capital oi Oau^hiuccouptyi Pcnniyiva- HAft MS nim la fittMMd ois tht N. B. ^Mk •! Sufquthaonah rivet. It it laid oM racis- larly, and containa about yt» \m&i% of which feveral are Mat and cowMai. cnt I forao of brick and othan of Aom, In 1 7S9, it contained 1 30 houfiec.a ioiaft gaol, and a German chuich. At tkat feriod it had been fettled about ^yoan. t is >07 milts W. N. W. of PhiladeU Shia, 5) W. S. W. of Raading, aad r^ ;, N. E. of Cariifle. N. Im. 40. si. H A RRi so N, a townfliip in WeiA> Cbefl ter county. New- York, containinff 1004 inhabitants { of whom 115 ara ekdorst juid 54 flavaa. Harrison, a conatv in tht weflcm part of Virginia, bouwicd N. by. Ohia county, N, E. by Monongalia, 8. hf Oreenbriar, and 8. W. by Kcnhawi. Its length is about lao milea* its breadth 80 I and the number of inhabitanta s,oSo, including 67 (Uvea. Chief town> Clarklburg. Harrison, a new cminty in the N. E. part of the State of Kentucky, N. of Bourlxm. Harrodsb uRO« or K«rr9dfivumt a. iwft-town in Mercer county, Kentucky^ at the head of Salt river, which con- tains about 10 houfes, and ia 10 miles S. W. of Danville, 30 S. by W. of Frank- fort, and 8s 5 S. W. of Philadelphia. Hartford, a townfliip in Wituiror county Vermont, on Connecticut river, opponte the town of Lebanon, in New. Hampfliire. It contains 988 inhabitants. Hartford, a townfliip on the eaft bank of Qeneflire river, in New- York. State, 40 miles W. of Geneva, and 67 S. E. by E. of Fort Niagara. Hartford,, a fertile and populous, though hilly county, in ConneA^ctit, bounded N. by the State of Maflachu- fetts ; S. by part of MiddleCcx and New- Haven counties} E. by Tolland, and W. by Litclifield county. It is about 34 miles from N. to S. aitd its grcateft breadth from £. to W. is 3a miles. It is divided into 1 5 townfliips, and contains 28,019 inhabitants, ii>clud> ing 163 (laves. Chief town^ Hartford city. Hartford City^ the capital of Con> neflicut, liesi on tiie weft bank, of Con- ne^icut river, in the county and town- fliip of its own name, 50 miles north-, wefteily trom t|ie mouih of the river, at Saybrook Bar, in Long Ifiand Sound } aq4 ^U« i^ the tide fls^i. 1 he town-. % mm 'mmm' ±H M A ft' ' ftliu^it 6 aiiUn iqnare, hoandtfct N. by Wihdlbr,N E.byEaft-Wimllbr.W. by FanniiM[tan, 7.. by Eaft-Hartford» S. £. by Glaftenbury, and S. by Wethersfield. The town is divided by a fmall Itreaitt enilcd Little Riref, with hi|;h romantic bonkstover which is a bridge connecting the two divifionft of the town. The The corporation have the povTr to extend their capital to 500,00a dollars. A woollen manufac- tory was eftablilhed here ?.ud encourag- ed by the State, but has not fucceeded. The town is advantageonfly fituated for trade, has a fine back country, enters larsely into the manufa^uring bufinels, and is a rich, floui'ifhing, commercial town. This town was firfr fettled in the year 1636, by Mr. Haynes and Mr. Hooker, who, with their adherents, removed from Maffachufetrs. The Dutch had then a trading houle at the confluence of Mill and Connefticu*: rivers. They foon re- linquJOiedthefettlement, and their lands were confifcated by a commifHon from the Commonw .'alth of England in 1653. A point of hud, which formed part of their poffefllotis, U ftill called Dutch Po'iit. It is 40 'lies N. £. by N. of New-Haven, 55 N. W. of New-Lon- don, ii(j.S. W. ofBofton, 118N. E.of New- York, «2 3 N. E. of Philadelphia, 501 from Richmond, 376 from Wafh- ington city, io«.4 from Auguda, and 1018 from Frankfort in Kentucky. N. Jat. 41 44. W. lorif;. 70. 4. H .RTLAND, a townfhip of Connefti- t;:,thenorth.eaflenimoft in Litchfield county. Hartland, a townrtiip in Windfor county, Vermont, fituated oti the vveft bank ot Connefldtt nver, 11 miles be- low the 15 mile ^-ails. Hapvard, a townfhip In the eaftem part c 4 Worcester county, Malfachuletts, « 3 miles W. E. of Wcrcelter> and 55 north-cafterly uf Bofton. It was incor- ^/orated in ]7}2|bythisnamc, in honour HAT ot tiie founder of Harvard UrtiViKity !rt' Cambridge. It has 1400 inhabitants* Harvard University. SctCam^ HAR WiCHi a townfhip on Cape Cod« in Bamftable to. Maflachu^crtts^ Ivin^ between Yarmouth and Chatham; about 8S miles S. E. ofBofton, containing S3qz inhabitants. It extends quite acrofs the cape, which is here about 6 miles over. Tneir marine bufmefs lies chiefly in the fifliery. I'he remains of the Indians of this townihip are only 6 or 7 fouls. The live at Potanumaquut. Harwich, a townfhip in Rutland county, Vermont) containmg i65;inhao bitants. ' :^' i Harwington, & poft-town of C6i\^> ne6ticut, in Litchfield county. Smiles' E. of Litchfield, aiui 14 W. by N. of Hartford. Hatborovgh, a fmall town in Montgomery county, Pennfylvania, fitu- ated on the N. £. fide of Pannepac!: Creek, which runs into Dela\. ore river about 5 miles above Frankfort. It con^> tains about so houfes. -^ Hatcha Cones. See Pearl River J^^ Hatchi. See Pearl Rhier, Hatchy, a navigable river in the State of TennefTce, runs wefterly into the MifTifippi, about 19 miles N. of Wolf river, and is about 80 yards wide 7 miles from its mouth. Hatfield, a very pleafant town in Hampfhire county, Maflachufetts, fituat- ed on the weft bank of a bend of Con* ne^icut river wher«r it is 80 rods wide, 5 miles north of Northampton, and too weft of Bofton. It lies chiefly on one ftreet, and contains J03 houles, and 703 inhabitants. Here are two ferries on Connefticut river ; the one to Hadley, the other to Amherft. North of the ferry to Amherft, the river meets with a bed of rocks, which lefTens its breadth 20 or 30 rods — no fall, but a large eddy at high water. Hatteras is the moft , remarkable and dangerous cape on the coaft of N. America. This point extends far into the ocean, from the coaft ot N. Carolina, in 35. 15. N. lat. The water is very fljoal at a great diltance from the cape, which is remarkable for fudden fqualls of wimi, and for the moft fcvere ftorms of thunder, lightnmg, and rain, which happen almoft cveiy day, during one half the year. At the tiinc of Sii- Wal- ter •^H HAT tcr Raleigh** ;ipproachtng tHU coaft, the (hoals in the vicinity of Hatterav were found i'o dangerous, fo extenfive. and fo fliallow, many of them covertxl with not, more than 5 or 6 feet water, that no veflels, in that latitude, ventured ^vithin 7 leagues of the land. - At preient the out-lhoals, which lie about 14 miles S. W. of the cape, are but of 5 or 6 acres extent, and where they are really dangerous to veflels ef modei-ate draught, not above half that extent. On the Aioaleft part of thefe is about 10 feet at low water} and here, at times, the ocean breaks in a tremendous manner, fpouting, as it were, to the clouds, from the violent agitation of the Gulf Stream, which touches the eaftern edge of tlie banks, from which th; declivity is fudden, tiiat is to fay, from 10 fathoms to no foundings. On the fpot above mentioned, wiiich is firmfand, it ha4 been the lot of many a good veffel to firike, in a gale of wind, and go to piecei. In moderate weather, however, .thele* flioals may be paflTcd over, if necefliiry, at full tide, without much danger, by veflels not draw- ing more than 8, 9, or 10 feet water. From this bank, formerly of vaft ex- tent, and called the Full Moon Shoal, a ridge nms the whole diftance to 'lie cape about a N. W. courfe, h about half a mile wide, and at low water has generally, 10, 11 and iz feet water. There are gaps at equal intervals, af- fording channels of about 15 or 16 feet water. The moft noted of thefe is a- bout a mile and a half iVom the land, and is at leaft two miles and a half wide, and might at full fea be fafely pafltfd by the largeft (hips } hut is rare- ly ufed except by coafting veflels. It may be ealily known by a range of breakers always feen on the weft fide, and a breaker head or two on the eaft- ern fide 5 which, however, are not fo conftant, only appearing when the fea *s confiderably agitated. A little north of the cape is good anchoring in 4 or 5 fathoms j and with the wind to the weft- ward, a boat may land in fafcty, and evfn bring off caflts of frefti water, plenty ot which is to be found every where on the beach, by cUgging a foot or two, and putting a barrel into the fand. Hatton's Ford, on Tugcio ri- ver, a visage 16 mile, from Pendleton court-hpuie, in S. Carolina, and 17 lirom ^ Franklin court-houfe, in Ocolgia. .v. port, town, on the northern fide of the ' ifland of Cuba, capital of the ifland, 19X miles almoftdire£llyS. of Cape Florida, and confcquently commands the gulf of that name. Its great ftrength, im* . portance, and happy fituation, ocMfioa It to be called the key of the^ Weft- In- dies. It is famous for it* harbpur, which ^ is ib large that it may hold 1000 veflelsa and yet the mouth is io narrow that only one fiiip can enter at a time. Thia is the place where all the (hips that, come from the SpanUh fetrleinents ren-.^ dezvous on their return to Spuin. The entrance into the harbour is well defend- ed by forts and platforms of great guuii. The i-own, fituated on the weft fide of the harbour, contains above aooo houfes with a great number of rich ciiurches and convents. It is a place of great commerce ^ the refideiice of the, governor of the ifland, 'ond other royal officers, the bi(hop of St. Jae;o, and moft men of fortune belo'ieing to the ifl tnd. It: was taken by the Britifli in i* 761, but rcftored to tlie Spaniards by the treaty of peace in 176^. It is 30 miles W.of the town of Santa Cruz, and 54 miles from Cape bed. N. lat, 13. it. W. long, 82. \%, Ha VERFoRD, a townfhip in Delaware county, Pennfylvanta. Haverhill, a poft-tpvyn of New- Hampfliire, and the capitaf of Grafton county, fituated on the taf fide of Con- neflicut river, in Lower C)os. It has lictween 40 and 50 com'^af^ houfes, a well conftnifted court- liciiftr, and a con- gregational church. This townfliipwas incorporated in 1763, ar.d contains 55a inhabitants. In it is ^ bed of iron ore, which has yielded feme profit to the proprietor, alfo a quarry of free-ftone, fit for hearths and chimney pieces. It has alfo a fulling-mill, an oil-mill, and many other excellent mill- feats. It is oppofite to Newbury in Vermont, 35 mites aboveD^rtmuutii college,! 1 9 inilea N. W. of Portfmouth. Haverhill, a handionie poft-towa, of MaflTachufetts, in Eflex county, fitu- ated on the N. fide of Mvrrimack ri- ver, acref* which is an elegant bridge, P coDne£lw>g •it RAW HE is «|» tmmf *M }4 #ide. It ku ; ft«m Fortfinouth, was iwc M l p ui Wed i» ■ i fepporMd by t7<«iA Aone jpierit 4^ feet fettsre ; in 1790, 4.M inlnbitnit*. ' * Ha#kims, a county fai WafliinetMi diftnft, ittTeraidfee, laving" «,57U in- luibitant«^inclufiveofffo7fla^. CVkS tmMi» Ro^fvfRe. HAWitnn Cmrt-fmfit in Tenneffte, It s5mik8firomFiv«-ftoneGap,74fibm Abingdon, md tj% inm Danville in Kentucky. If AWK's^AY, on the coaftof Weft- Florida, w/.ftward of the mouth of Mo^ bile Ba^;» is between Pelican aiuTDau- Dbin iflands. There il a broad channel «»f f I an J t% ftet water, afterwardt fafe anchora*^ in 4 fathoms^ gootf holding ground , and Iheltered from mdl wkids ; on wh'ch account it it very convenient %r fridl ve&It. FawkeVHarbovr it an arm of Igomachoijc Bay, Newfoundland Ifland. Hawley; a townftipin Hampihire county, Mafikchufettt, i»o miles wefter^ ly of Bofton. Previous to its incorpora4 tton in 179s. it was called Ptmtatm If&i 7, and had 539 inhabitants. It it # aUbadffe#of cricet, ovei^the ciiannel dFilferiwr. llMtriini baeacenfidera- Ue u^nd trade, lyiDgabdttt jt miles HwlyW.of Bo deretl navii'^bl. tur $0 miks. bee SaX' mwiCE, ^ u^nfliip 'il jlo^Eing am compofed of parts of feveral adjoitiintf towns, and is about so miles N* W. ot Northampton. Haycocks, a fin^l ille in Delaww*^ river, about 7 miles below Eafton in Nxthampton county, Pennfylvania. Haye'sIsland, afmalliflandof New South Wales formed by the rivers Nei- fon and Hayes. At the mouth of Nel- fon river ftands Fort York | which, at well at Ndfon river, it called Bbnrbonv by the French. Kayne's Fobt, Colonel, isffituat«r cd in Nelfon connty, Kentticky, on the norfh fide of Green river, »5 miles weft of\ ig's Fort, and 53 from the Ohio. Heath, a townihip in Hampfliir'; cotuity,Maflachufetts,containing 379 in- habitants. It was incorporated in 1 78 j, and is 115 miles N. W. of Botion, and about i 8 miWsN.N. W. of Northampton. H e B R O N , a town in Cumberland coun- ty, Maine, fitnated on the N. B* fiie tit Little Androfcoggin, was incorporated in 179a. Iti8 35miletN. by W. of Port- land. Hebron, a townfltip in Waflmtgtmt county, New-YcN'k, confatniiM; 1^03 in* haWitunts, of whom 414 are eIc£lors. Hebron, a tow< ihib m Tolland coun- ty, C«an«^«ut, fettitd in i7<34 f>'on»^ Northampton^ /•' ifliingtott 170310* £iort. iid coun- 041 from^ iBttm Mbftxirtkr&ttai #«» ]«▼« by JoOiua, fiKhem of tbe MUw- mm niStt itt tiii'h* «uifcaiid.«efainfent. l«nk«iberN«(M> IbAaoon ahd OJaOcfii- Wis aboitt tt>mik« S»^B»of Hartfordi^ and vft fiMii of ToUxndi Jftmoih- » Mifravktt ftttlenient ia Fbinrjtbranfa^ i.«inile>ftoinlatii» which St 70. miles northerly of Philadelphia. Tllf 'fttilMiient braati in b757« HhOfTOR,. a miutaiy toividhip/inithe Statwof New-York, 00 thr eaft fide df. SoneBa Lake Mwank the (buch eai,. havturO^ldoffthe nosiii and NewtMvn lAwnwip «n the Amth^ and' ay mika & bjr W^of the feny en Cayuga iakiBi, HBiDBbSER'G^ a.Mora7iaa fettleitient in Pfenn^vania, begun ih 174.}) fituat* cd a4> miltt from Lidz^ which ia in Warwick townfitip,. HiancaAer ociinty* }Ikit>«L*ERiG, a handfi>me towtt in Dauphine coimt-yv FhiafyLTania* oon> taimng about 100 houfer and two Grer* man diuithea for Lutherana and Cal> viniftt{ one of the churchea it a hand- fbmcftonc' building. Itia)3,milet E. %f N. of Harriftmr, and 74 N. W. hj W. of yhiladelpltia. Then are two o«her tovraflrips of thia name in the State, the one in York county, the other in that of Northampton. Hbioht OF Land, a range of moun- tains which extend from 8. W. to the N. E. and feparatea the diftrift of Maine from Lower Canada, ^ving rife to many rivers v/hich Call into St. Law- rencenver, and others which fall into the Atlantic 0;ean. The principal growth between the Height of Land and St. Francis river is Iteech, maple, birch, hemlock, and ftr, verjr few white pines, and no oak of any Ibrt. Seme of the riven have fine intervales. Hbleka Island,St. ontheeoaftof S. Caroiiimi, with the cont'ment on the north, forma St. Helena Sound or En trance, and gives name to a parifli in Beaufort diftria. HelenaPabish, St. in Beaufort dif- trid, S. Carolina, coniifts of a clufter of iilands, on the S. W. fide of St. Helena Ifland, one of the largeft of which is Port Royal, Adjacent to Port Koyal •re St. Helena, Ladies, Paris, and Hunt- ing lAandt. The Hunting Iilands are 5 or 6 in number, bordering on thie Dcean, fo called from the number of deef and other game found upon ditir. All fktEe iAands an' foaaeouicrt af left aott iwidilttAithiiMriOii. Tht SNMkiM «C the ilundlia no^ tndim combb^ oonu aadif#aBr pufeBtota |. UK rndtivattoD, oc which,! at wet! at in odMr paita o£ thti Stttte« it oitiehi durried on by Hvm^i Taxetnudhgr Sl;k.HafMarlp!viOi 9,k44l« lit. ad. Chiei'towh, B«)lufort,QnFoct; Royal Idandb. HaiLBNa Sf . titsunt eo4he coidk «C flortda, built by ths Spuwudfi, audi bunni 1^ Sir Franoit Drake in 1 5!^ - HsiiiGiiiTft, tb»eelebratedftBUtvi» near the weft end of Long Ifland Souttlii oppnfitetoHarleihinYoi^ liland^and aobttt Smilea noitfa-caft of New«^Ybrl9 city, and it remsricable for ita whiiU oooIb,^ which nmke a trmcndouB rotfm Mg at certain timet of the ti^ Thafii whidpools are occafioned by the nai^ rciwnefa and crookcdneA of the O^flaji!^ and a bed of incka which extend q«!t« acroft it } and not by the meetiiu; oC the tid^ from eaft to weft, aa bat be«B conjeAured,becavfethey nkcet at ^ng'* Point, feyeral mtlea above^ A flctOfil pilot may comluA a ihip of any burdcDv with (iifely» through thia ftnitk at high water urith the tide» or at low «patC9 with a hit wind» There i« a traditiao aroooff the Indiana, that in. fame diftant period, in former times, their anceftorf could ftep front roek to rock, and crpHi thia arm of the fta on foot ta H«U Gate. HkMLQCfc,a lake in N«w-Vork Statnk 1 a miles long, and t broad, it the Gen* effee country. HEMPti8Lil»the name of twotown- fhips in Pennfylvaaia, the one in Laa*, cafWr county, the other in that of Wc&» moreland. , Hbndbbsom^s GBAhT, a traR it miles fquare, on the pcninfula formed by the junaion of Creen river with the Ohio, in the State ot liLent^ky. Hbnlby House, a ftation of the Hudlbn^s Bay Company, on the north bank of Albany river, in New S. Wales, 150 miles S. \V. of Albany Fort, and 1 10. N. W. by W. of Bruni'wick Houft. N. lat. 51. 14. *•;. W. loAg. t$. ^. 54* HENNfKER, a townfhip in Htfllbe- rough county^ New-Hamplhirci about IX miles weft of Concord. In 1775, it contained ^67, and in 1^90, iia7 inha- (utants. HENL09EN, Ca1^e> formt the S. W. (tdeof the entrance of Delaware Bay* and Cape May the N. £. fide, aS nuieB P a apart. \ \ S28 H£^ tmn* C«pe Renlopen lies ia Nj Uti SS. 50»andinW. lonf.7s. a6. There U a lighNhoiife here, « fewipilet below the town of L«m*i of an oftason form, handfomcly built of ftoiie 115 feet biffh, and ha foundation U tiearly aa much above the level of the lea. The lantern ia between 7 and 8 feet fquare, lighteii with 8 lampa, and may be Cetn m the night lO leagum breaking the elats at night. Yet fo attniAtve ia the light to the winged tribe, that fliortly after its ereftioii, no birda of different kinds were found dead one morning, and a duck» in particular dew againft it with ftich force, as to penetrate through both the wire wd glaA^ and was found dead In the lantern. Since the above acci- dent, few (imilar ones have occurivd, and the birds have become more wary. Veflels off the Delaware, upon dif- playing a jack at the foretopmaft.head, will be immediately fumimed with a pilot None, however, are to be de. pended upon, unlefs they are fiirniflied with branches, and with a cei'tificate from the board of wardens of Philadel- phia. Hen RICO, a county of Virginia, about JO inilcs long, and 7 broaJ, contains laooo inhabitants,including58i9 Oaves. It is Airrounded by Hanover, Charles City, and Goochland counties, and James river. A number of coal mines are in the county, and pits have been opened by mai^ of the proprietors, and worked :to eonfiderable profit. The coals in leveral of the pits are found Ti r 'If 100 feet above the level of the . . r^- and 3 or 4 ieet below the furf'ace '! tht ground. It is fuppofed that }00,ooo bufhels might be railed frcni t'Mte of thefe in a year. Chief town, Richmond. HlNRiqUELLE, a remarkable fait- pond in the Spanish part of the ifland of St. Domingoi about ax leagues in circuit. It is inhabited by lizards and a'Ugators, ami land tortuiles, all of a large liae. Ths water is deep, clear, bitter and lalt, and ha: s ciifHgreeabie fmell. Near the middle of this pond is an ifland about a leagues long, and a leaeiic wide, in which is a' Ipring of frem water, well ftucked with eabritots, •ml tbenct called OdfritQ ifiand. This HBK pond is, about 1 1 league* E* of Port ao Prince. HsMKY, a cape, the north-eaftitm ex- tremity of PrincefssAnn owmty, in Vir^. ginia, 1 % miles S. by W^ of Cape ^^l^arles in Northampton county. Thefcfcapea kkrtt the enttwice of Chet^eak B^. Cape Henry lies in N. Ut* }7«uiWk long., 7(S. 16. , •; r.; He N R Y« a fort inPcnofylvania, 8 milet N. WVf, of Myer's Town,, at the head of Tulpehocken creek, \x N. of Lan- cafter, and nearly 37 S. E. of Sunburv. Henry, a mountainous and hilly county of Virginia, bouiided N. by Franklin, 8. andS.E. by Patrick, S.W. by Grifon, and N. W. and W. by Montgomery^ It is about 40 miles long, 15 broad, and contains 6918 inhabi- tants, including 1551 (laves. HsNTiONiTAN, an ifland in the N. E. part of Lake Huron. Herkembr, a new county of New- Vork, divided into so townihijps, viz, German Fiats, Wairen, Frankroit, and Litchfield, formed out oi German flatf in Feb. 1796. Herkemer, Fairfield and Norway, formed out of Fedrfittdt Feb* 1796.-— Schuyler. The following were comprehended originally in ffbii^owH, viz. Paris, Sangerfield, Ha'lpiiton, Sher- burn, Brookfield, Cazenovia, Weftmore- land, Mexico, Rome, Steuben and Floyd. By the ftate cenliis of 1796 this county contains >5,S73 inhabitants, of whom 4t6i are ele^ors. It is bounded N. by part of Lower Canada and the river St. Lawrence, N. W. by the £. end of Lake Ontario, and the river St. Law. rence; S. by Otfego county; E. by Clinton and jKut of Wafliington county. Herkbmer. Town, in the above county, is fituated on the north (ide of Mohawk river. The townfliip includes the village called Little German Flats, and the celebrated plain called German Flats. The village contains a court- houfe, gaol, a Dutch church, and about 40 dwelling houfes, which laft are very indifferent buildings. It is 80 milesN.W. by W. of Albany, i6 S.E. of old Fort Schuyler, and 10 in a like di- rection from Whitefiown. In the midft of the flats is a flirub oalc plain of 80 or 100 acres, barren and Honey, of no ufe but for building lots. The townfliip is named in honour oi general Herkemer, who was mortally wounded in the late war. It contained in 1796, by the State cenAisj H I A cefiAii, io73 inhabitants ; of whom 33! were elf^.ow. Hr,RO^ NoKTHy an ifland in Lake Champiatn, is a towhfbip annexed to Chittenden county in Venmont, and contains 1x5 inhabitants. I. Is 13 miles in length; and a in breadth. Hero, Sovth, an ifland in the fame lake, belonging to Chittenden county, Vermont, is a townfhip and port of en- try, and contains 537 inhabitants. It is 14 miles long, and 3^ broad. Numer- ous fmall ifli s furround the Herbs. This ifland prodoces good crops of wheat and other grain. In it is a quarry of bluifli grey marhle, which has the ap- pearance of bemg a petri/a^lion of fcal- lops* a I'pecies of Iheli common in the vicinity of the lake, together with the common earth of the fliore, which is ot a marley fubftance. Heron, Pass AU, at the bay of Mo bile, in Vf. Florida, is x8 mile« E of Pafcagoula river, and has 4 feet water j and from thence to the point which is on the E. flde of the Bay of Mobile, in N. lat. 30. 17. is nearly 6 miles. Herring Bay, lies on the W. fide of Chefapeak Bay, Maryland, a6 miles S. of Annapolis, and derives its name from the fifh of its name which frequent it. Herring Pond Indians. See SandiKicb. Hertford, a county of Edenton diftri6l, N. Carolina i bounded N. by the State of Virginia, S. by Bertie co. E. by Chowan, and W. by Northamp- ton, and contains ^txi inhabitants, of whom 144a are Haves. Oiief tpwn, Wynton. Hertford, a poll-town of N. Ca- rolina, in Edentoi) diftrifl, and capital of Gates county, lituated on the W. /jde of Perqwimin^s river. It contains about to houfes, a eoui't-houfe, and gaol, and is 18 miles N.N. £. of Edenion, :^o^ N. N. E. cf Wilmington, and 38 S. by W. of Suffolk In Virginia. Hervey's Isle, one of the newdif- covered iflands, in the South Sea, vilit- edbyCapt. Cook in 1778. $. lat. 19. )8. W. long. 159. 6. Hbvb, or La Hmvet » port and cape on the S. coaft of Nova-Scotia. Here the Fiiench built a fort, which was taken by the Briti(h with fome lofs of men 171a. Hiatstown, a village in Middlefex county, New«Jerfey | 1 3 mile* N. «aft- H 1 L »39 erty of Trenton, and tf 8. by W. of New-Brunfwick. HiCKMAN*s, a fettlement In Favettv county, Kentucky, on the N. fide of Kentucky river, 10 miles N. of Pan- ville, and aa S, of Lexit\gton. Hid Island is lituated on the N.W. Territory } in Plein river, the northern head water of the Illinois. Hiohoate, a village in Geoi^fia, about 4 miles from Savamiab. 8v« Hampflead. Highgate, the north-wei^emmoft townfliip except Alburgh, in Vermoot) in Franklin county, contains 103 inha- bitants. Highlands, a mountainous tnA of country on the banks of Kudfon^ river, in the State of New- York, between 40 and 60 miles N. of New- York city. The paflage on the river throug:h theft highlands, fior the diltance of i^bout 18 miles, is grand and romantic in a higb degree. The opening feems (o have been formed on purpofe for the pafiage of this noble river. In thefe Iiighlaiias are lituated the important and famous fbrtrefles of Weft Point, Fort Moncgo- raery, and Stoney Point. Theinoft not- ed peaks are, as you afcend the riv(^r. Thunder Hill, St. Anthony's Note, Su- gar Loaf, Butter H:ll, and Break Neck Hill. After paOing the two laft, the country opens delightfully, and prtfentt to the eye the pieafant villages of New. Windfor and Newburgh. Thefe moun- tains abound with iron ore. HiGHWASSEE. See Higbwajfee River. Higuey, or Altc Grada, a city in the S.E. part of thi Spanifli divifion of St. Domingo, the .^afternmoft of all the lettlements in th>: ifland, ce'ebrated for- merly for its fertility, and the quantity of fugar it produced. It was formerly the feat of Cayacoa, the pioll powerful cacique of the iflauJ. It has now only about 500 inhabitants, and is dift^nt about 40 leagues to the eadward of St. Donimgo, between which dml Kiguey are 3 roads, the circititous and iiorth- trnmoft of which l^ads by Bayaguana. N. lat. 18. 30. Hills, a riyer in New South Wales, which rife» from PathapoowinepeeLake, and empties into Uudion^s Bay at York Fort. HlLLfDAl^', 9 townfhip in Columbia county, NeW Yprk, 18 auUs fromHt^d- P 3 fell m R7L ibn dty, centtining 4,55< inhiUtaiitt, jickiding;ti flaves. By the Stste cen* ^ #f 1796, 6%% of the inhabitaim iur« HlLifSVpRoVoH, an ifluid on the ^bnwlor coaft, on a bny^ at the h^ of whieh is Nain, Ste Kaia. HlLLSyOROVOH, a county of New Hampfliire, boundcid N. by Grafton county, 5. *>y the State of Mailachu- fttts, W. by Chel^irti and£. by Rock- ingham county. It IB diitriiied into 37 townfliip^ and 4 corea of iao4t which contain 3i«874 >n- MbitantS} all free people» who chlafly j^llow agriculture. The academy at Ani)hei1(, ha» £ 800 fundi, and ajiother •t New-Ipfwicn of ^. 1 000^ Chief towns, Amherft and Hopkinton. HiLLSBORoycH, a townfliip m the •hove countyr lituatcd on the north m kaad branches of Contocook river, about ^t or ao milea W. of Concord, wa< incorporated in i77a> Mid contains 79S inhabiunt8< Hillsborough, a townfliip in So- ptrftt county, New-Jcrfey, contxining •aoi inhabitant*, including jtC flaves. |t is ttbout 15 miles W^ orfirunfwick, •ad li northe'ly of Trenton. Hillsborough, a village on the ftttem Me of Chefapeatc Bay, in Caio- line taaianyj, Maryland ; Icated on the E. fide of Tuckahock Cretk, one of the ^h'lef branches of Choptank river, 7 miles S. E. by E. of Denton, 9 N. W. of Greenlborough, aipd 17 S. S. W. of Cbeftcr. HiLLSBOnouGH, one of the m^dlc 0iftri5ls of North Carolina, bounded N. by the State of Virginia, S. by ^'ayettc vUle diftria, E. by Halifax, al^l W. by Salifbury. It comprehends the counties' of Granville, Perfon, Cafwell, Orange, Wake, Chatham, and Randolph} and contains 59198; inhabitants, of whom 33,506 are flaves. Chief town, Hillf- borough. Hillsborough, a poft-town of Vorth- Carolina, and capital of thedif- iriSt of [u name, is fituated in Orange county, on the N. fide of Eno river, in a hi^h, healthy and fertile ^mtry. It contains abput 80 houfes, acotot-houfe and gaol i ai|)d had in ^788 an academy of 60 or 80 ftudciit^^' patronized by the principal gentlemen ipf the State. The Eno iiitites with Little and Flat fiTcri, and fiffOM the Ncui| thoyt 17 H IN miks iiebw the town. |t ia >!€ oiBfillef W. N. W. of Newhem, .^6 S.by W, of Perfon codrt-houfe, ttot'W.-byS. of Halifax, no E.N.E. of 8alifl>uiy, moA 4,51 S. W. by fi. Of Philadel|4iiA. HiLLftDALB, a townflwp in Colum- bia county, Mew.Yonk» having Ckve* rack on the W. and Great- Harrington in Berkfliire county, Maflptchuletts, on the E. It contains 4556 inhabitants, of whom 31 areilaves. HiLLTOWN, a fmall .town near the centre of Cheller county, Pennfyhmniai »8 miles W. ofPhiladelnhia,^d xiH, W. of Chefter. Alfo \he name of a townfliip in Bucks county in the £une State. Hilton Hbav is the moftfouthem fca land in 8. Carolina. W. and 8. W, of Hilton Head lie iP>ncka«r*|, BuUsn Dawfuflcies and fome fmalfcr iflandsi betwetn which and Hilton ifead, .are Calibogie river and found, which kaa, the ouuet of May and New rivers. Hilton's Point^ inPifcataquariiiBri^ in New-Hampfliire, is the fpot WhAie the united flream o( Newidutwannook and Cochecho rivers, which comisifrom Dover, meets the weftem branch and forms the Pifcataquat From thence to the Tea is 7 miles, the courfe generally S. to S.E. and the river is io rapid tha( it never freezes. HiMCHE, a territory aad town in the Spanifli part of St. Domingo. The canton of Hinche is bounded W. by the French pariflies of Gonaivcs, Petit Rivi- ere and Mirebabis^!-and contains with ibme appcmtages about ia,ooo fouls ^ The town contains about 500 houfes^ and, toi,jther with' its dependencies, 4, 500 fouls , 500 of whom are capable of ' beaiing arms. It is fituatfd on the E^ fide of the mouth of the river Guaya- muco, 64 miles N. W. of St. Domia- go, N. lat. 19. 3. HiNBSBURCH, a townfliip in Chit, tenden county, in Vermont, lies E. of and joins Charlotte onLaka Champlain. It contains 454. inhabitants. HiNGHAM, a poft-town in Suffolk county, Maffachufctts, fit\iatedonafmall bay which fetf iip fouth from Bofton Bay. It contains a number of houfes CompaAly built, two Congregational churches, and a well endowed fchool, called, in honour of ita principal doner and founder, Derby €clioeI. It ia 19 laUea 8. 1^* «f ^BixfH, mjkI s» in a Uk« HOJI iMralliwn «f. Ucre are 6 grift-mills, j faw.milU, and a jEuliii\g-inill { four of which are tide miUs. Two hills in this town, one of which is called Baker's Hill, prefent ^xtenfive and ddightful profpefts of JBoilon Bay, its iilands, and the adja- cent country. HiNSDAL£, the S. eaftemmoft town- ihip in Vermont^ and in Windham co. It contains 4J> inhabitants. Hinsdale, a townfhip in Chefliire county, New-Hampihire, on the eaft bank of Conne£):icut river, where the fouth line of the State ftrikes the river in 4%. 43. 59. N. lat. and is oppofite to Hinfdale in Vermont. It was incorpo- ^ted In i753i and contains 51s inhabi- tants, it It about 3 8 miles above North- gmpton, and 114 from Portfmouth. Hiram, a Imall Settlement in York county, Maine. See New Andover. H1SPAN101.A, or St. Domii^a, See St. Domittge, HiTCKELAOA, or WtcbtU^t an In- dian village in Lower Canada, -iituattd in the ifland of Montreal, and at the foot cf the naountain fo called. Jt is forti- £ed a^r the Indian manner, and the in- liabitants fpeak the Huron language. HiTTCN, a fmall village in Ann lAruodel county, Maryland^ 13 miles W. 1^ S. of Baltimore. HiWASSBB !« the only river of any confe.(|uence vrhich empties into the .Tavaeflee from the ibuth* It is a bold iriver, pafllng through the Cherokee lawns, and empties into the Tenneflce fibout 40 miles below the mouth of the Clinch, and 46 above the W hirl or Suck, by land, but 60 by water. It is naviga- it>le till it penetrates the mountains on its S. fide. Ore was found in thele jnountuns, when in poireflton of the Britifli, from which gold was extrafied. The Indians knpw the fpot} but are th* HO I. fii mA Fm Ut, Mbput 7 JMk« aboiN Ntw- York city. HocHELAOA, tht Ancient the river St. Lawrence. HocKHQCKiMOf • rinrin north-weft Ttnritory, about tfFenty- eieht miles b^ow tfie Muiiiiv«ia» which it refembles* but is inferior to it in iiae. It rifes near • branch of die Sciota, and taking a fonth-wdl conift enters the Ohio at Bdlprce, in N. lat. 3t. 57. It is navigable for large ftpt* bottomed boGt*, b^wecn 70 md to miles } has fine meadows with hq;h banks, which are fekfom ever6owcdt and rich uplands on its borders. On the banks of this fine river arc ino* hauftible quarries if free ftose, lain betis of iron ore, rich mines of knn« and coal pits. There are aifoproduAhw fait fprings, beds of white and blue day of an excellent quality. Red boittt and many othe. ufeful fofliU Jiavc boon found on the banks of this river. HocK<^AR, or HacifMortfta ifwil of Upper^anaida> on the £. fide «f Lake Superior. Hoo, an ifland on the £. 6d« of Lake Champlain, in Franklin fOontVf Vermont, 9 nriles long, vtd gcneriuy abAut 3 broad. Hog, an iflar.'i ia Naraganfcat Biqr« in the State of Flhode Ifland, about • miles in circuniiference, s milea bom Briftol. HOGOHEGE, CaLI.AMANCO> BWI Cherokee; names formerly appficd to Tenttejie rhur. HoLDEN, a townfliip in Woiccftcr county, Maflkchufetts, was formerly the north-weftem part of Woroefter« from which it is diftant 7 miles, and 59 miles W. of Bofton. It contains «o|o inhabitants. It was incorporated in 1740. In the eaithquake in I7S5> ^^^"^ were feveral acres m land, in an c^fcore place in the N. £. corner of the town^ fliip, quite furrounded by a vifible frac- ture in the earth, of a circular fornw very anxious to keqp it a fecret. A and of various width and depth. Tlie branch of the Hiwaifee, called Amoia, almoft interlocks a branch of the Mo- bile. The portage between them is (hort, and the road firm and level. HOBBSHOLB. See Tttffabamiock* HosoKBN, a tnSt of land in Bergen county, New-Jerfey, fitiiated on the W. fmall river there had its bed railed fo as to occafion a conflderable fall of wa- ter, where there wa^ little or none be- fore. The ftump <^ a tree, that ftood diieAly over the chafm, on the E. was divided into two equal parts, one ftand- ing on the outfide of the chafm, the bank (^ the Hudfon, in the mountainous I ouer upon the infide ; but not oppofite fountiy JMtyiffcn th^ town of3erf(enlto each oth«r| ^ half wUhw the P4 chafia ff» «<* II O L «KlAn. being cwricd five ftet forward, towards the river. HoL9EltME<8, a tOwnOiip In Grafton county, New-HampAiire, fituated on theeflinem lide of Pemigewaflet riv«r, was incorporated in 1761, and contains |«9 inhabitants. A comer of Squani Lake is in this townfhip; and RattU- flwke Mountain lies partly in this and Sandwich the adjoining townfhip on the M; E. It is 64 miles N. N. W. of Portfhiouth. HOLD-WiTH-HoPE, the firft land ^ifcovered by Hudfon on the caltem <,it* o! G(«cnLnd, in 1607 N. bt. 73. tiOL£-lN-THB-WALf., a village in Taibot cdurtty, Marylaml, on the E. fide of Ch« (apeak Bay j 7 >v,j!^8 eafteriy of Oxford, and a like' d'ftanr: 3. of Eafton. HotLAND, a townfhip in Hampfhire county, Maflachufetts, which, until in- corporated in 1785, was the E. parifh of South-firimfield, and is bounded S. by Toiiand county, in Conne£ticut, E. by Worcefler county, and northward by Britnfield. It contains 428 mhabi. tants. and is 75 railes S.W. by W. of Bofton. Holland Compaivf Lauds, are fitu ated in Pcnnfylvania, on the navigable waters of Alleghany river and French Creek. Holland's I/landi we near to, and fouth of Hooper's Idand aud Straits in Chefapeak Bay. Ho.<.LAND*s Peitit, on the weft fide of Chc'lapeak Bay, together with Park- er's Iflatid, form the mouth of Herring Bay. MOLLIS, the fJiJUiffet of the Indians, a townihip in Hillfborough county, New- Hampfhire, fjtuated on the Mafla- Cwufetts lire, incorporated in 1746, and concuns 144.1 inhabitants. It is about 70 miles ^'. W. of Portfroouth, and 45 N. W. of Boftonw HoLLlDAYs tjland lies 15 miles up Chowan 1 ivi r in North-C^ro'lina : thus far the river is three miles wide. HOLLJSTON, tlienio(t r.nithem town- ship in Midillefex c unty, Maflachufetts, has Hopkinton on the N. Wrcntham en tiic E. and is ^4 miles S^ by W. of Boion. J he firft fettieiticnts were made here in 1710, and in 1714 the town was incorporated by its prefent name, In honour of Tiiomas Hollis of f.onda!i, cne of the patrons of Csm- HOM brid|fe Univerfity} and it now contains S75 inhabitants. HoLSTON, the largcft branch of Ten« nefTee river, rifes in Virginia, and joins that river s« mileo below Knbxville.- It is a large, bold river, upwards of 300 yards wide at that to\yn, is about aoo miles in length, and receives in its courfe feveral conmierahle rivers, viz. from its head downwards, Watauga, French Broad, ( which includes Limeifune Creek, Nolachucky, Swanano, Big Lau- rei, and Big and Little Pigeon) and Lit- tle rivers. I he ftreams on the north, em fide are creeks of no great five or length of cuurfe. Hoifton is navigable for boatd of 11, tons upwards' of 100 niilps, as hi??li as the mouth of the North Fork ; at which place Mi'. David Rofs has erefled iron works upon a large i'cale. At the mouth of this river, on the north fide, fta):('.5 Fort Grainger. The river is 150 yarJs v»ide, 16 miles above the North Fork at Rofs's iron works, and nearly ^ above Long-Ifland, ^nci inN. lat. 36.*a7. W. long. 83. 8. See TeniteJ'ee and Lon^-IJland, HoLsTON, a fettlement on the river above mentioned, in the State of Ten- neffee, containing aS,649 inhabitants, though in the year 1775 it had hardly 220o; yet its importance during the revolution may be conceived, when it is known that a great part of thofe volun- teer troops who attacked and defeat^ the Britifh and tories on King's Moun- tain, who were commanded by Colonel Fergufon, came from this country. The land is-generally fertile, but the face of the country is much broken. Placed between two large mountains, it leldoin fuffeis for want of rain. . It abounds v ith iron ore. A capii:;) fur- nace and forge have lately been erefted in Holfton near the Virginia line, i< bloomery below 'he mouth of Wataw- ga, and ai.other »s miles above the mouth of the French Broad. There are fundry lead mines iti the ret(>|cmt-nt, one in jiarticular on the Fr nch Broad, that produces 75 per cehf. pure lead. Long Ifland on flolfton " river 's 340 •nile. S. W. by W- of Rifcii:riond in Vji^vnia. iioLy Rood, p bay ^nd pond in Newfoundland Ifland. The bay is at the head of Conception Bav. Home a, a militHiy townihip in Onor.. daga county, New-Vork, on the head waters )nd in is at Onoi- ic head v/aters HON witenof the N. W. hranch oFChenen- go river } 56 oF its inhabitants are dec- tor*. HoNA Chitto, a r'/er which nfeii in G>.-or^ia, in N. Int. 31. between Pearl aiui Looiii Chitto rivers, runs foiitherly 115 miles, nnd at the town of Manca in ^ eft Florida, a few miles from its mouth, runs W. to Miflifippi river. N. lat. 30.15. Hondo, Rio, a river of Yucatan, which empties into the bay of Hondu- ras . This river, by the peace of 1 7 8 j , was the northern boundary of the traft fouthwar<} of Ballefle 1 iver, granted by the Spanian!s to the Britilh, to cut and carry away logwood. HoNDB, a bay on the north fide of the ifland of Cuba, weftward of the Ha- vannah. HoNDVRAS, a province of New Spain, having the bay of its name and the North Sea on the north} Yucatan on the north-weft ; and the Mofquito Shore on the north-caft; Nicarai^ua and Ouatimala on the fouth, and Vera Paz on the weft. It is about 100 leagttes long nnd 80 broad. It abounds with honey, cotton, fine wool, dye woods in paiticuiai, . nd has fomegold and (li- ver mines* 1 he rivers overflow like the Ntlrj and enrich the land. The air is good, except near th« lagoons and low grounds. The foil in many parts bears In HO f J901^* UtAMPt tfneof^Iic Maraw^ in yimi$i» tbe 6o»ih 8eK» fi>x»ll«« by its difcoveKr Caf«ai« Coolr.. It lie* Jb j^. »i, S> lat. ^ or 6 leaguea N. by Wl of die mSt fMint of Dominica. IfoOK latANP. See f0iii^«y /tMi(. |10f>«BT Fa^i. a, or ^aaii^i (/2Miaoth oSSmtaokt 7 nviles above Amiif- IWMJRallay aiut J mitta bolow Concord, .saiNewJijMnpllure. |ii»cu(.STOWti^ a vlllareiin thevTcft ^t/oiChttftk^y in Marylamj, in BalUaaore county, 6 i^nUca N» W. of the JtPfvm of Baltimore. HooxT a ^lafc on the eafl; Jdoof CbefapeakBav, in Talbot county, AfaryJand, liea noiih of Ealton, and S. W. of WiUiamiburg, nearly 3 milea J^RtfDcafrh. BoAFER'a ItXAMoand Straitb lie «n tbe eaft iidc of .Chefapeak Bay, and 40 the S> W. coaft of Dorchefter county, iiffarylaqd* TJkte ifland ia 7 milea long, mi a|ib|coad. IIOoaAicje, » river of New>York Wibicb fall* jinto tlie Hudfon from the Mft, about 8 miles above the city of lABfinburgh. It ril'ea in Berkmire (COimty» Mainijchufetts, runs north-weil> .crjy tnrot^gh Pownal in Vermont, thence into ^^iear^Yock State. Its length is vbo^t 4e4mles. Hie curious mill -ftream Mlkd Kudfon'a^-ook, which falls into m north branch of Hoofack, is defcribed J9 the accountof4^a«u, InMaflachufetts. Ilppz, a :vU,lage in Suflex county, Jblcw-Jcriey, vnthepoft-road'from New- town to Eafton inPennfylvam.,, i 6 miles $. W. of the fomxer, and ao N. E. of ;the latter. It i^ inhabited by about 100 <>f the Moravian United Brethren. JjloPE, a bay on the N. W. coaft of .N. America, io named by Capt. Cook. The (entrance of Nootka, or St. George's ^oimd, ia (ituated in the eaft comer of fjififc Bay, m Id. lat. 49. 33. E. long. J^Oftf a Moravian rettlemeiu in Wa- chovia, in N.Carolina, in Surry county, jwb^ if a meeting-houfe of tbe United .^rethrejQ. ^,9^, a finall ifland in Narraganfet Bay, State of Rhode Idrmd. Hofinm^i, or HopkiufvUUt a townfliip jKt CMiedonia county, m Vermont, was jjranti^d to Dr. iIopJc.ina; 1 1 miles north- am4 of ^b/e lUpper bar 0^' the Fatten Mile $^ b? Comie&icul river* HOR HofKiNTOV, « townlhipin HUb^ cough county^ New-ilampOiire,on Con- toocook river, f mileii S. W. from it# confluence with the Merrimack, and di« vided from ConcorcTon tha eaft« by the Rockingham county line. , Itwas^irft granted Dy MaiTachufetts, was incorpo* rated in 1765, and contains i,7isinhab- itanta, who are chiefly formers. It ia 4« miles E. by S. of CharleAown on Con- ne6Ucot river, ^ fbowt 64. Wf by N. ofPortimouth* - ,.^; UopjUNTON. a townihip in Middle- fex county, Maflachufetta* It .vas in- corporated in 171 5, amd contaius 1317 inhabitants. The rivers Conconi, pro- vidence and Charles receive each of them a branehirom this town t Thefe ilreams fumiA feats for 7 or 8 griftmills) a num- ber of faw- mills, iron-works, &c. HorJCi MTON, a townihip in Waflung- tM county, Rhode- Iflana, fitnated on the weft line of the State, on fitveraj branches of Pawcatuck river. It coa- tains %^6t inliabitantSf including 7 flavef • HoPEWGLL, a townOiij) in Cumbeiu land county, in the Provmce of New*- Brunfwick, iituatcd on Chepodie river* which runa eafierly into a northern aim of the Bay of Fundy, aiud ia navigabk 4 or 5 milea. Hope WE LL, the name of j towmflupii in Pennfylvania, viz. in Yoiky'' Hunt- ingdon, and Walhington coimties. HOPEWSLL, a townihip in lilMnter- don countyi New-Jerfey, fituated on Delaware river, 14. miles W. of Prince- town, J I above Trenton and 30 fouth- wefterly of New- Brunfwick. It con- tains 9310 inhabitants, including 932 flaves. Another townihip of this tume lies in Cumberland county, in New- Jerfey. Horn, Cppe^ the ibutbcm extremity of Terra del Fuego, and of SputluAme.. riea, was Eift failed round in |6i6, and the ftraits were difcovered in i64>3. S« lat. 55. 58. W.long. 67, %f. HoAK, an ifland on the coaft of Weft Florida, between Ship ano Malfacrc iflands . Horn ifland is nearly 1 7 miM long and about half a mile wide*. There are more trees on the middle of the ifland than in any other part of it j and for about 3 miks from the eaft end there arc no trees at all ; but there are a num- ber of fandy hillocks. Horn-town, a village in Matjlan^, 31 miles from Snow hill, a6 fromDruin- mgnd. n0v «r AfcoNMck ceiirt.lMmCt» In Wk^t Md lit fam PhiiMMphk. H<»RiKNBCK»viii.P'POiiNT, arwuid Muff on the coi^ft of Onchwrich town- Ihtp in XZonncAJcuftt • milM E. of the New- York line •! Byraro river. UoMKKBOK, apoint of Unitionthc iMKth iide of Long-Ifland, between llM'e Neck and RafUn'e Neck. UoiiaBNBCK, a town in Fairfield •ounty, Conncfticut, called by the Ia> dians ?«i bomjhig, waa fettled in i6So. It Uea 6 milea N. E. «f Rye, in Weft. CheMcr county, New- York State. A bloody battle was fought here between the Dutch and the Indians, in 1646. The Dutch with great difficulty obtained the viftory. Great numbers were ilain on both Tides } and their gravea appear to this day. It is S3 miles S.W. oiNew- Saven, and 3,7 N.E. of New- York city. HdasENBCK, a village in Eflexco. New. Jeriey, on the fouthem bank of Paf- faic river above the Little Falls, 4 miles S.W. by S. of the town of Patteri'on. Horsham, a townfliip in Montgo- mery couniy, Pennfylvania. HoRTON, a townfliip in King's co. Nova^otia. ' Salmon river runs thro' Horton, ami fupplies the bhabitants with trxcellent falmon. HosACK, or Noofaekt a townfliip in ReniTelaer county. New. York, fituated on the eaftem boundary of the State, contains 3035 bhabitants, 4x9 of whom are eleAors. HoTTS, a mountain in the wefteni part of the fouthem penlnfula of the ifland of St. Domingo. Hot Spring. See Virguua. HovouB, La, a little fort fituated t leagues beyond the Havannah, in the iflaiid of Cuba. From hence veflels he. gin to dilcover La Pain de Matance, a mountain whofe top refembles an oven or a loaf. It ferves (ailors to know the Bay of Matance by, which is about 14 ileagues from the Havannah. Howe, Arf, on St. John's river in New-Bninfwick, is capable of contain- ■ing 100 msn. Haws's IJUrndt in the South Sea, was idifcQvered by Captain Wallis, July 30, xi^7' Smoke was feen to arile from ft, but no inhabitants could be difcem- cd. S. lat. 16. 46. W. long. 154. %, HouAHRiNB, one at the Society Iflands, in the SonthSea, 8. latf iC 44* W* long* 151. 1} nt HUB llMrMHO** Arry^ is Ihe E.of the wRtKM that AmnteRhod** idfnaitlwiiiainlMd. ItisaboHt a auarter of a mOe wide. TJhe bsUf* built aonoA this fttait coft tOMOoodqU tars, and wai» carried away km « tmm in January, 1796. It is tdMiut. HouMTOMiCK, a river of Camee* ticut, in the Indian languafi fiflatfying ¥uer tbt mnrntmut 1 iies oy two Jources | the one in LanciborouKh. the «tfacr «i Windior, both in BcclUhiiia coianty, MaOlaobafetts. Theft branches fiiinn « junAion near Salilbury, and the fiver af- ter pafltnp[ through a number of towns* empties itfelf into Long-Ifland Sound* between Stratford and Miltbud in Con- ncA'icut. It is navigable about » a umeff to Derby. A bar of flicUs, however* at its .mouth, obiirufts tl>? navigation ^ Urge veflels. In this river^ between SafiiburY and Canaan, is ■.%. cataratt* where the water of the whole rivci;* which is 1 50 yards wide, falls perpeni^ dicularly 60 fiwt. H0V8B OF THB Dbvil. $ee £«lr Qnttar'w. UovAKiLA, a name by (bme appluql to the N. £. branch of Illinois jnver*^ SeeTlcAliii, HuBBARDSTON, a townfliip in WoTp cefter counM, MafliichtUetts, and finWf ed the N. £. quarter of Rutland, until incorporated in 1767. It borders oq the weftem,part bf WachufetHIll, and contains 933 inhabitants. It is 10 milea N. W. of Worcefler, and 60 W^ of Bofton. HuBBAiRDTON, a finall river rifing in the N. part of this iownfliip, nor ticeable only for its 5 falls which nirpii^ o^cellent mill-feats. II vBBERTOii, a townfli'q) in Rutlan4 county, Vermont. It contains 404 ior habitanu, and lies 50 miles N. of Beoi* nington. Hudson's Bay took its name fron Heniy Hudfon, who difcavered it ip 1610. It lies between 5 s and 6 5 degreep of N. latitude. The eaftern boumlaiy of the Bay is Terra de Labrador } the northern part has a ftralgkt coaft, fa. cing the bay, guarded with a line of ifles innumerable. A vaft bay, called the Archiwinnipy Sea, lies witliin it* and opens into Hudfon's Bay, by meanp of Gulf Hazard, through which the Beluga whales pafs in great numbers.. The cntru^e pf the bay him the At- lautic iStf h UD Imck OcMtn, ifbr leavinp, to thcN. Ckpe FarewvU vni Daivii** Straitt, ii feetwecii Rclolution Iflei on the north, •ft) Button** Iflct, on the Lghrador coafl, to the ibutli, forming the e;|(lfm ex< tremityofHudfon'B Strain. Thecoafh trc ▼cry high, i.ocky anitous, not fome- tsnet exhihit extenlivs heachei. The iflanda of Satilbinyi Notrtngham, anct IXgarea are rtry lofty and leaked. The fieptn of water in the middle of* the hay is 140 fathomi. From Cape Churchill tn the (bath end of the hny, are regular ionmliitga ; near the (horr, (hallow, with ninddjr or ikmly hottom. To the north- ward of Churchill, the foundings are irregular* the bottom rocky, and in fome part* the rocks appear above the furface at low water. Hiidfbn's B«y ii reckon- ed about 300 leagues wide, from north to fouth. Its breadth is unequal, being af)out 130 leagues where broadelt; but it grow* narrower at both extremities, heing not much above 35 leagues in Ibme places. In the account of New- Britam, we have given a general account of the Huiifon's Bay Companies fettle- ments on both fules of James's Bay. The commerce in the countrie* adja- cent to this inland Tea is in the hands of an exclufive Britifli Company of its name, who employ only four fhips, and »3o Teamen. Tne tdrts, Prince of Wafes, Churchill river, Nelfon, New Severo, tind Albany, are garrifoned by t86 men. The French, m 178 «, took and dcliroyed theli; fettlemcnt;i, See. laid to amount to the valae of ^500,000 IJerlmg. The Company'* exports are to the amount of ;^. 16,000, moltly the drugs of the marker, which produce re- tnnis, chiefly in beaver ikins and rich furs, to the value of ^.19,000 ; yield- ing' government a clear revenue of jC'1734-' This includes the filhery in Wtullon's Bay. The (kins and hirs "procured by this trade, when manu- ♦a^lutcd, laflford articles for trading wi:h many nations of Europe to great advantage.' Hudson** Strait, or Frobi/ber's, Wjlaken Strait, which leads into Hud- Ion's Bay, in a wefterly courfe is 76 miles wide, between Cape ChKlley and the S. point of Refolution Kland. Hudson's House, one of the Hud- ibn's Bay Company's fa6lories in N. Amcricai lies on tke S. W« fide of Suf- HUtt kafhiwin river, leo miles eall of Man' " iv'-eets, croitng each other at right angles. Each iqiiare contains )o lota,' two deep, divided by a ao feet alley. Each lot is ;o feet in front, and no feet in depth. a kit ,fpi ing of 1 7 84, fcTcral houfei and I HUDi «ir. torn were ereaed. . The incrttA o» the town from thU period to the ipriig of i7tfi, two jreah only, wai aAonifli. ingjy rapid, and itileiSe mat honoor upon the enterprifing aiuf perfevertug Ipirit of the original fouodcrs. lu the (uacc of time juft nleittloBed no !«& than 1 50 dvrellinrrhourea befidet ftope* barns and other nuitdingi, fovT ware huufea, feveral wharvef, ijpcmaceti works, a covered rope-walk, and on* of the beft diftilleries in America, were tTe£>ed, and 1,500 foiiU coljcAed on a fpot, which three years before, wis im- proved as a farm, and but two year* be- fore began to be built. Its increaCi fiiice haa been very rauid } % printing- office has been eitabliliied, and fcveial fmblie buildings have been ercdled, be- ides dwelling lioufes, (lores. Sec, . The inhabitants are plentifully, and conve- niently fupplied with water, brought to theu* cellars in wooden pipes, trum a fpring two miles from the town. 'It has' a large bay to the fouthwanl, 'and (lands on an eminence from which are extenCive and delightful views to the N. W. N. and round that way to tlu S.E. confifting of hills and valhes, va- riegated with wowls and orchards, corn-fields and meadows, wjth the riy« er, which is in mod places a mile over, and may be fecn a confiderable diftance to the northward, forming a number of bays and creeks. From the S.E. to the S.w. the city is fcreened with hills, at different diftances, and wed, afar off over the river and a large valley, the profpe^ is bounded by a chain of (lu- pendous mountains, called the Katts kill, running to the W. N. W. which add magnificence and (ublimity to the whole (cene. Upwards of |ioo(lcighs entered the cltv daily, for feveral days topethrr, in I'ebruary, 1786, loaded with grain of various kinds, boards (hin^ gles, (laves, hoops, iron ware, (lone, for building, fire-wooti, and lundry arti<^e» of provifion for the marker, from which (bme idt-a may be formed of tlie advan- tage of irs (ituation, with refi>e£l to the country adjacent, which is every way cxtenfive and fertile, particularly wcd- ward. The original prdpvieturs of Hudibn, offered to purchale a trnfl of land adjoining the fuu h pnrt of the city of Albany, and wcrec>n(l rained, by a refufal of the propofuion. to beco'ne competitors tor the comai-.Tce of the northern ■dttnckw COluiCVyt Taen otntfiVift tti^' wotold have addtd |tN«riMalth nd eon- ftqaeiKetoAiiiiBy. Tlieit ir a bank hutt called Bank o^ Colbmbia» whofe oijj^fali.'^v notexeeed rtfo,oeo dollar.. lit » oompofed of 400 ihareS} at 400 dol- krs eath. Hud&n dtf U governei' by armayof, recorder,. 4 :Mertiitti» 4 afllft- am*, and a naifri)er of other officer*. rThe number of inhabitanta ' in Htuffln ^cnvMflifi by the cenfu* of >79e> a- mmtntedro a>5S4» including' V93 flaves } ^ad is «*^peairs ht the State cenfui of S796 that 33S or the inhabitanta are defton. Hudfon city it 4 mile* S. W. of Claverack) 47 nonh of Pough- tecpfiei and 43 footk of Lanfinburg. iiVGMSCBVRO) a town in Northum- tfierland county, Pnuifylvania, called nl- f6 Catanuefyt being lituated at the mouth of Catawe% creek, s5 miles N. X* of ^luibory. It contains about 60 baqtlfoine houfes, and a meeting-houfe lor Friends. It is 144 rnilti N. W. of iniiladelphia. N. lat. 40. 54. Hxjr L, an inconfidierable town in Suf- folk county, or. the fouth fide of Bofton barbour, MafTachufetts, containing i2u inhabitants. On the fort on the eaft hill theve is a well funk yO feet, which cbniTnonly has 9o odd fc.t of water. HuMAS, an Indian village on the eaft Xde of Miffifippi river in Louifinna, 60 miles above New-Orleans. The Hu- mas were fcrinerly a conHderable na- tion, but about 1770 were reduced to about 15 warriors. The Alabamas, w! ofe villages are near thofe of the liu- mas, had, at the above period, about 30 warriors, and followed the French here when they at indoned the poll on Ala- bama river in 176a. The Cbetimachap liave about 37 warrio's. H17MFER, a river of Newfoundland Iflaiui, which empties into the c;u!f of iC.JLaw rente through ihe bay of I(land«. ■vMMii! 'sTowNi a thriving town Ifa Oauphine county, Fcnnfylvania, con- .taining a Gemian Lutheran church and ftbout 90 houfes > fiikuated on the fouth fde of Swvtaia creek, 6 miles north of 1iiii:1dIetown, 10 E. by N. of Harrif. burg, ai'-d 100 weft north-rittR, Fort, at milei wipft elf Scheneftady, on the ibiith fida of Mb*' hawk river* at the month ^iBchohai'y' Creek, over which a bridge is abopt xct be bnih-. Here is an old church built; in the reien of Htieen Ann, and 3 or 4' houfes. At thi |>i^crwas the Old Mo* hawk town^ wh:ch war abandbncd by that nation as late' as the (bring of i7Sor Thele Indians had made confiderabic* advancn^ in civiliaatiD»«-coald general- ly fpeak theEngliib language, and num- bers of them made profemon of theii* faith ia the Chriftian religion* Ita the' church which is now ftandmg, they ufedf to attend public worlhip in the Epifco-* pal form. Thefe Indiana are now fet«> tied, a part of them on Grand river, a northern water of Lake Erie, and a part' of them in another part of Upper Ca- nada. None of this nation now re- main in the United States. The fathei^ . of the only remaining famUy was drown- ed in 17S8. Hunterdon CouHty, in New-JerTey^ is bounded N. by that of Morris, E. by Somerfet, S. E. by Burlingtoa, S. W. and W. by Delaware river, which fepa- rates it from the State of Pennfylvania. and N. W. by Suflex county. It is about 40 miles long, and 3s broad, isr divided into 10 townlhips, and contains so,a53 inhfibitants, including 1,301 flaves. On the top of Mulkonetcong mountain m this ccunty, is a noted me- dicinal fpring, much retorted to. It if- fues from the fide cf a mountain into ait artificial refervoirf for the accomoda- tion of thofe who wifh to bathe in? aa well as to drink, the waters. It is ar ftrcHig chalybeate. Trenton is the chief town. Hvnterstowm, a village of Penn- fylvania, fituated in York county, zc miles W. by S. of York-Town. Hvwtinq-Creek, in Virginia, runs eaft into Patowmack river, at the £outh comer of the territory of Columbia. Hunting-Creek-Town, a village in thenuiiiiem part of Dotchefter coun- ty, Maryland'; 14 miles N. N. W. of Vienna, z6 S. by W. of Denton, an ty, N. by Tyrrel, md S. by Cartereti It contains 4120 iqhabitantr, of wfaontf ie4& are flaves. Hyco.otbb, or ifyctt a liradl river which empties into the Dan, irfwal 4 milcf aboff th» mmrtb of StauntiA riwr, > M •Ht I L 1 'MvoMVARKii town(hi|i {n Orlwni •9HiUyi h Vtrmont, fsontatnini 4S •»* MNlintit It ii t| mitta S. oTrl^ C«- nk|p )inti ami ft6 north by caft ot Bin- MiHgteii. I I AGO. $ct 7«ff«f sr }^ IatAi a bity on thg coait oF Chill. IaiiBftVit.1.1, « rWrr or rather a ibn ^niutiral caiMil> of Wi Florida* witicli, whtii tb« MuQfippi ov«ri!owi, aid i« high fnoM|h to run into itt (which i* (Nitrally in tht month* of May, }mt, Ud July) forma a communication for SAmii di-awing thrw or four frtt, from • MiUnrippi to the gutph of Mexico, •ai^wardi through the bke> Muuripat and Pontchartram. Thi» canal, which ha* biien liignifttd with the name of rivcri ia dry all the rell of the v<.»i-. It t» a mile below a village of Alabnma Tn- «tlan», SS milei ft win the fcttlcmcnt* ot Point Coupc^, 99 W. by N. 1 1 New. Orlcana, ao4N. W. oftlie Bal ic, nnd S\y. of Feni'acula, by the above » It rcccivei the river Amit, or K, from the northwani, which ii navigable for batt'^ tux tu a confiilerable dliftance. ICA^VB Pr)tNT,on the E. end of the Ulandot St. Dtuningo, lat. 19. a. ICHUA-TOWN,in the Genclfcecoim. try in the State of New. York, i* m In- dian village at the mouth of Ichua Crctk, a north-cailem hend water of Alleghany river. It is 60 itiiivs radcrly of Put Erie, 70 E. by S. of La BoKid, and 67 S, W. by S. of Hartt'oivl on Ge. n«(r«c riv«r. ICVN ADA DB BaRRVQaN, a town Oil mt river I.a Plata, in S. America. See 0mmt jins. Icy CApa ia the nortb-wc'^cnimort keadhndof N. America, fituutcd in the Korthem oceni;!. Bftw^n this cape and Cape North in Afia, is the opening into 9out )o leacura N. B. of Porto Setturo, and as far 8. W. of the Bay of: AliSainta. It i» watered by a river of the (nine name, nivi containa aliout 100 tamilic*. S. lat. 15. 40. W.lon. 34. ««. iLLtNOia, a hvg« navigable river of the N. W. Teiritoiy, foimeil by the con* fluence of the rivers Plein, and Thrsiki- ki, in 41. 4.8. N. lat. and in8B.4i.W. longitude. This noble brunch of tha Miitifinpi, after ninnins a licrpeniine S. W. courft, through an exttnfive country of rich, fertile land, and rcccivt ing a valt number of rivera Horn to to • too yarda wide, which are navigable for boAta from i s to 1 80 milea, approach- ei within 5 milea of the Miftlfippi { from thence running eaftward about la milea, it paya Ita tribute by a mouth 400 yards wide, in 38. 40. N. lat. and in 91. la, W. longitude { oppofite the large cave, 176 tiiilea above tlie Ohio and 18 above the Miflburi. The landa on the banks of thelllinoia, particularly thofeon the S. B. fide, aru perhapa aa fertile aa any paitof North- America. They produce in thentoft luxuriant plenty, wheat, ryr» Indian corn, peaa, ncant, flax, hemp, teb.icco, hopa, grapea, appica, pear8» peaches, dying roots, medicinal plantH»- &c. Here alio grow large forell8> of hickory, oak, cedar, mulberry treea» &c. Savanna*, or n;itu<'al meadows are both numeroua and extenfive. Iti the forella are great variety of animals, as buifhloea, deer, &c. and in the rivers areplentyof fifii, particuKirly Qat, carp, and perch, of ar. > normous fize. Such is the abundance of wild grapea in this country, that in the year 1769, the French planters upon thia river made above iiohhds. of tlrong wine, fram theii; grapes. On the north-weftern fide of thia river is a coal mine, which extend* for half a mile along the mid- dle of its banks, and about the fame dif. tiuice fimte helow the coal mln« lire two fait nnndi, 100 yai-di In circuinticrenct, and ftveril feet in depth. The water {« ftnp^nAnt. and nf a yetlowifh colour ) but the Pr«nch and nativei makeu gooti fait from it. The Illinoiiftirnifht«a com- nmnication with lake Michigan, by f!hicavo river, betwt-cn which and the Illinoii are two |>ott;>>re(i, the length of which do nut cxcrcd 4. niilcy. The whole length «f the river from the fonrre of Theitkiki, which ii hut a ftio' t dif- fance from tlie river St. Jofcph, oppo- fitc to Fort St. JoCeph On the north, it 4to miles. The Indians have ceded to the United Stateii, by the ticafy of Greenville, !n 179'r, a trnft of bm! 11 rnilea fqiiare, at or near the mouth of the Tllinois ; alio a Uai\ 6 milea fquare, nt the Old I'iadns tort and village near the (onfh end of Illinois Lake. That lake In only a dilatation of the river, and is fiti'.iircd about 440 miie* below the fouice of Tlieaklki, and 43 below the hiU Ponion on the youn^ |>eopIe to mar« ty early. In a former war, this tribe had their lands taken from them { but at tht commencement of the American rcvo* lotion, the Provincial Congrefs grant* eil them a traA of land, 11 miles wide» interle6l^d in the middle by the river. They have a right, in preference to anjr other tribe, to hunt and fiOi as far At the mouth of the bay of Penobfcot extends. In their town is a decent church with • bell ) and a prieft refides among theni to adminilter the ordinances. Indian Orchard, a tra£l of hind in Northampton county, Pennfylvania^ on the W. fide of Delaware river, on tho river Lexawacfein. I NDi ANA, a territory in Virginia, ly- .'ng between Ohio river and the Lanrel Mountain, containing about 3I million < ol acres. It is nearly of a triangular form, and extends in kngth froni the Pcnrrylvania line to the waters of the Little Kaahaway,, It was granterl to S;imutl Wharton, William Trent, and George Morgan, elitjuires, and a few other perfons, in the year 176U, by the Shawa'ieCe, Delaware and Huron tribes of Indians, as a compjnCation for lofTes to the amount of 8 5,91 61. los.Sd. cur- jcncy, which thele people had fuftained. by the dcprcdationfi of the Indians, in the year 176^. It is a valuable trafl: of land ; but the title of the proprietors, tho' pronounced good by a Committer of Congrd's in 178^, isatprefent embar* rafied in conlequencc of the revolution. iNDiANE, a fmall harbour in the inland of Cape Bnton. Indian River, or Cyprefs StvamPf lies partly io the States ei Maryland and Q[^ Delaware, J>ehware. Thit moraft extttadi 6 ihilM from caft to weft, and nearly ta from north to (buth, including an area of nearly 50,000 acres of land. The whole of this fwamp is a high and level bafon, very wet, thougli undoubtedly the high- eft land on that part of the coaft.' Falfe Cape, at the mouth of Indian river, and the N. E. part of Cedar Ntrk is in 38. SS. 15. N. lat. and 11^ nules fouth of die Itght-houfe at Cape Henlopen. Ce- dar Swamp contains a gr«at variety of planis, trees, wild beafts, birds, and reptiles. Indian Rivek, on the eaft coaft of thepeninfuJauf E. Florida, rifes a fliort diftance from the lea-coaft, aiid runs from north to ibuth, forming a kind of inland paflage for many miles along the coaft. It is alio called Rio Ays, and has on the north fide of its mouth the E>hit El Palmer, on the fouth that of the eech. N. lat. tj. 30.W. long. 80. 40. Indian iliver, Diftrifl of Maine, a finali arm of thefea, between Chandler's and Pleafaiit river. iHDt A« ItL A fiT>. See Peiiobfcct River. Indians. The amount f Indian population, in America can only be cuefled at. The new difcovered iAands in the South Sea, and part of the N. W. eoaftmre probably the moft populous. The heU inlormed have conjectured the number of aboriginal inhabitants, or In- dtaiis, in America, to be under two mil- lions and a half. The decreafe fince the difcovery of America, has been amazing: At that period, the illand of Hifpaniola alone contained at leaft a million of inhabitants ; Bartholomew de las Cafas eftimated the number at three millions. Millions were buried in tlie mines or hunted to death by the Spaniards, both on the iflands and con- tinent. In the northern parts of Ame- rica, numbers were doubtlefs deftroyed in foi-ming the Englifli, Dutch, and French colonies} but notwithftanding the ruptures between the colonics and the Indians, very few comparatively pe- riftied bv war. Famine, and its com- panion the peftilence, frequently deftroy whole tribes. The difeafes alio intro- duced by the Europeans, have made great havtick ; the ipiritous liquors in the ule of which they have been initiat- ed by the whites, prove perhaps nioft of all repugnant to population. They «rafteas the Eiuop^ans advance} they IN D moulder away, and dilapptar. Tha moft numerous tribes are at the greateft dittaiKC from the fettlemeiits of the whites, and it is veiy certain that in pro- portion to their diftance they are unac- qiiaiutcd with the ufe of H^e-arms. All the nations noith of lake Superior, and thofe beyond the MiHifippi, u(e only bows and arrows, Co that whe*^ theif leattered fituation is conlidertd, t.he va« rious cuftoms and fuperfticions which it/would be necelTary to reconcile, in order to produce unity of a£lion, and what a fma!! proportion of the^ have the apparatus, or underftand the ufe of murquetryjorpoflcls relburces to enable them to carry on laf^iig houllities againft the power of the United States, it muft be obvious that even paitial defeats of the federal troops will haften their ruin, notwithftanding the wonderful dexteii- ty and intrepidity which they exhibited in feveial aaions with thi.> regular troops in the late war. But thit neither is nor ought to be the wiOi of the inhabitaivi of the United States} they ought to teach them the bleflings of pe»ce, and curb the exorbitant lult of farther ex« tent of territory. A lift ot Indian tribes, in Imlay's Hiftory of Kentucky, makes the -aggre- gate number lei's than 60,000 who inhabit the country from the gulf of Mexico on both fides of the Miflirippi, to the gidph of St. Lawrence, and as far weft as the country has been ge- nerally explored, that is, to the head water of the Miflifippi, and from thence a good way up the MiHouri, and betweeit that river and Santa Fe. To give any account of the nations farther fouth, far lefs in S. America, would be a talk be- yond all bounds ; the chief of rhefe are noticed under their refpeAive names : The population of tlie Indian nations in the Ibuthem parts of the United States, fomewhat difterent from Tt!' lay, is, accoixling to Mr. Purcell, who refided among them in 1780, as foU lowst Cun-nuH. Total. Mufcogees, commonly called Creeks Chaflaws Chickafawt Cherokees Catabaws 5,860 ♦>»3» 575 »,8oo 150 ^— «— • »J»5>< i7,iSo «3i4*| 1,190 8.550 4$0 4«i»33 Tht >■' I N D The* above red nations have increAfed in a fmail degree fince the general peace cftablifhed among them in i777< The Whites incorporated among them are few in number, and lead a vagabond liftt going from tribe to tribe as their reftleU dilpolition leads them. The in- trcafe 6^ population is coniiderably checked by th« quantities of adulterat- ed and poifonous fpirituous liquors, and the ven«k-eal diftentper introduced a- mong them by the whitei. Major-Gen. Anthony Wayne, put an end to the deftru6tive war with the In- dians by a treaty of (ieace and friendfliip concluded at Greenville Aug. 3, 1795, which was ratified by the Prefldent of the United States, Dec. aa, 1795, The Indian tribes figned the treaty in the following order: IfjanddtSy Dela- nuarei, ShanuanotttOtta'wastChipa'was, Ottanvat Pata'watames o( the river of St. Joieph, PatoFutatames of Huron, Mianues, Miamiit and Etl Rivtr, Eel 'River tribe, Miamis^ Kickapoot and Ka/ka/kiast Delmuares of Sandulky, and inme of the Six Nations living at Sandiiflcyi Thefe Indian? ceded to the United States various trajts of land fi'om 2 to t a miles fquare near ihe different pofts in the N. W. Temtory. The United States delivered to the Indian tribes above hamed in goods to the va- lue of so,oou dollars ; and agreed to deliver in goods to the value of 9,^00 dollars annually, for ever. The portion ^'hich each tribe is to receive will be ften in the account of the particular nation or tril>e. Little is yet known of the I.idians in the interior parts of North-Americat In 1792, Mr> Stewart, faid to be in the employ of the British court, returned from ibur years travels through the hitherto unexpkired regions to the weft- ward. Taking his courfe weft-fouth- wefteiiy from the pofts on the lakes, he prnrtrated to the head of the MifTou- ri, and from thence due W. to withhi 500 miles of the Ihores of the Pacific oeean. He joined the interior Indians in ftfveral battles againft the (bore In^ diansi, all which coming (hort of his ob- jtfl, the procuring a peace, fo that he might explore the continent from fea t« lea; after Ibme ftay. he returned dearly by the fame route he had pur- liicd m going outt Beyond the Miiibu- ri,,Mr. Stewart mst with many power- I N a Hf fltl nltionsi in general iiorp{td>le and courteous. The Indian nations he in-, fited weftwan|» appeared to be a poliih* ed and civiliicd people,, hiving towna regularly built, and being in a (|ate (4 Ibciety not far removed from that of the Europeans, and only wanting the u(e of iron and fteel to be perfeolv fot They arc always cl%d in fltins cut in an I elegant manner^ and in many refpe&s prefierable to the garments in ufe among the whitest Adjacent to thefe nation* is a vaft ridge of mountains, which may be called the Alleghany of the weltern parts of America, and lerves as a barri- er againft the too frequent incurfloni of the coaft Indians, who entertain a mor- tal antipathy to the nation, and tribea. inhabitmg the country eattward of the mountains. Indian-Town, ih Maryland) a viU lage fituatcd on Indian Creek, on the S. E. bank of Choptank river, and in Dorehefter county, } miles S. W. of New- market. Indian-Town, a fnna>l poft-town of N. Carolina, le miles from Sawyer'a Ferry, and 5* from Edenton^ Indies. See Weft'Indiesi Incraham, Portf on the Wellem fideofWafliington Ifland.onthe N. W* coaft of N. America, is divided into two parts by Young Frederick's Ifland. Ii! la a fine harbour for wintering in^ being near the fea, and having deep water* N. lat. 5?, 37. W. long. 133. 18. Ingraham yiett in (he South Pacific ocean, lie N. N. W. of the Marquefaa Iflands, from 35 to 50 leagues diftant, and are 7 in number, viz. Oetvona, or Waftiington } tt^ooapoo, or Adams ; Lincoln ; Noobeeva, or Federal { Ta. too-e-tee, or Franklin; Hancock, and Knc'X. The names in Italic are theft .by which they arc known to the natives. The others were given them by Cap- tain Jofeph Ingraham, of Bofton in' MafTactiufetts, commander of the brig, antine Hope of Bofton, who difcovered them on the 19th ot April, 1791, a day rcir.urkable in the annuls of America, the revolutionary war having com- menced on that day in 1775, and the firft difcoveriek made under the flag of the United States marked its 16th anni- verfaryii Thefe iftands, lying between 8. 3. and 9. 241 S. lat. and between 140. 19. ar.d 141. 18. W. long, from Greenwich, are moftly inhabi'ed, and <^i ?p^}ur •44 lovr iMKir %»Ne ftMraMy varic|Med with hills and vaUi«s ahotindinf; with timber, wi very plealknt. ^^hafok, or Fcdc- Ml 3^t and liiccwile dii«ovcreai«, aitd are Rot far out «f thcu' %ka\ track, tb«y may be vifited fo^ re- frefliment in cal'e of need. See Naoht- «Mr, and Mmqut/as JJIands, Sec. iNiRCHtA Ki^ER, or Caeuela, the rame of Orinoco ri¥er, at it» Iburce in the mountains, weihvard, between New Granada and Feru, not far from the South Sea. fNHA-QuiTO, one of the fpacious ^iiv« vpon th^ N. tideof Quito, in Peru. Ins£VA KiVER,ifthia3owninfome mapa a* the noith-weOern and main branch of St. Croix river, an eaftein urater of the Miflifippt, rifing in the 48th 4egreie of nort h lat it ude. Inverness, New, a town on the river Alatamaha, in Georgia, built by a com- pany of emigrants from the Highlands of Scotland, 130 of whom were brought over by Gen. Oglethorpe in 1734. It is about zo miles from KrcJerica. Thefe fettlers prefcnted a molt pathetic and prophetic remonrtrance to Gin. Ogle- tHorpe in January, 173*, againft the in- Croduiiiion of flavcs into the colony. Iowa, a rivej' or Louiilana, which Tuns foiith-eallward into the MifTifippi, in N. ht. 4.1. 5. 6 1 miles f»bove the lovM Rapids, where on the E. fule of the river is the Ltnver loava Tawv, which 10 years ago could furnifli 500 warriors. ' The Upper Iowa Town is about 15 miles below the mouteaft oi BweVly, 31 M. £. by N. of fioAon^ «iid abput 4 nrile from the Tea. The townAiip of Ipfwich is divtileH into 5 parifliesy and contains 6ot houfes, :ind 450a inliabi- tants. There is an excellent ftont bridge acrols Ipfwich river, compoOd of two arches, with ent fohd pier m the bed of the river, which connects the two parts of the town, executed under the direction oi the late Hon. Judge Cboatc. This was heretofore a place of much more eoniideration tliau at preient* Its decline is attributed to a, barred harbour and fhoals in the river. Its natural fituation is plealant, and on all accounts exctedingly well calculated to be a large manufacturing town. The I'upreme judicial court, the courts of common pleas and fefliuns are held here once a year, on the ill Tuefday of April; and from its central fitoatioAy it appears to be tiie moft convenient Slaee for all the courts' and public of- ces of the county. The inhabitants are chidly farmers, except thofe in the- compaS: part of the townfliip. A few veffids are employed in the filhery, and a few trade to the Weft Indies.^ Silk and thread lace, of an elegant texture, are manufafliui ed here by women and children, in large quantities, and fold for ufe and exfrartation in Bofton, and other mercantile tov/n». In 1790, no lefs than 41,979 yards were made here, and the manuFaiSuie is rather incrcafing. Ipl'wich towiifhip was incorporated in . 1/534, and is 378 miles N. E.ot Philadel- phia. N. lat. 4z. 43. long. 70. 50. Ipswich, New, a townHbipin Hillf- borough county, New-HampHure, con- taining 1x41 inhabitants, fiiiiated on the weft fide of Souheagan river, and fepa- rated from Whatohook Mountain by the north line of Mafiachufetts } 56 milt* N. W. of Bofton, and about 77 weft of Poitimouth. Itwas incorporated ini76a, and has in it a Houriftiing academy. Irasbvrg, a townlhip in Orleans county, in Vermont, fituated on Black river, 17 miles N. of Hnztn Block- houi'e. and 11 S. of the Canada line. Iredell CoT7NTY,in Sallfbury dif- trifV, N. Carolina, is furrounded by Sur- ry, Ko\vaii, and Btuke. The climate is a- gieeabfe /■ I » A frenible «ild healthv ; the ktnds beaati- fully variegated with hUlt, and the Coil is rich. ItcontaiNi 543 5 iiilMhs. ofwhom {58 areftavet. At Indeil cnuit-houi'e ia a poft-office. It i« 25 mileii front Salifbuiy, and »5 from Charlotte court-houfe. Ireland, NEw,alonginrrowiflatid in the Pacific ocean, N.ofNewBi'Itain, exti:nding from the N. W. to the S. E. about 170 niilcs, and in gtnentl very naiTow J between 3. and j- S. lar. and 14.6. 30. and 15). li;. long, from Paris. Tlie inltabitantii are negroes. The iilaad is covered with wood, ami abuunds with pigeons, parrots, and other birds. Welt and N. W. of New Ireland, lie Sand- wich, Portland, New Hanover, and Ad- miralty lAand^, diicovcrcd and named by Captain Carteret, in 1767. The tracka oF Le Mairc and Schouten in |6i6, of Roggewinin 17x2, andofBou- gainviHe in 1768, pals thefeidnnds. Iftois, Points ue, or Irijb Poiat, a village on tlie W. end of tli« tOand of St. Domingo. Iao.N Banks, a tra^t of landon the £^ ilde of the MiiBlippi, below thenoouth of the Ohio. Iron Castlb, one of th? fort* of Porto Btllo, in S. America, which Ad- miral Vernon took and dcttioyed in > 739' T'he Spaniards call it St. Philip dc todoFierra. Ironde(^at, ealled inlbmemaps ■pe Rundeguf, VL gaW ix bay on the S. lidc (if the Lake Ontario, 4. miles £. of Walker's at the mouthof Geneflec river. Iron Mountains, Great, in the State of Tcnneiree; extend from the river Tennefllc; to that of French Bread from J6. W. to N. E. } farther to the N.E.the range has the name of 3 dd Mountain, and beyond the Nolachucky, that of Iron Mountains. The Iron Mountains, i'eems tQ be the name generally applied to the whole range, {t conftitiites the boundaiy between the State of Temief- fee, and that of North- Carolina, and ex- tends fron near the k \ mines, on the Kanhaway, throuj'h the Cherokee coun- try, to the Ibuth of Chota, apd termi- nates near the fources of the Mobile. The caverns nnd cafcades in thefe mountains are umumerable. Iroquois. Ste Six Natkus. Iroqjjois River, See Strrel. titviN Rvver is a wefterih headwRter «if the Neus, in N. Catolina. IsABBL, St. one ot' thr lAands of I ft C i4$ Solomon* too mil«» m cirennftitme ia the Pacific Oce^n, 7. 30. S. lat about i Peru, S. America^ has its name. Qreat quantities of wine are made here and exported to Calao. It a!lb produces ejjcellent olives, either for eatj'j'tg or for oil. The fields which are watered by trsiicfaes, yield an un- common plring.j^i(r> dt^totta. Tbc IndKaita wbo Uve. aear tho fca appiy thami^vas to fiOur g» «ad after Saking tfaf iOk »Fiy then to a gpo4 M* J AC I market ii| the town* among the inoun* taSni. IsVANDS, Bay eft on the fouth coaft of Nova-Scotia. IsLB OF WlQHTt acounty of Virgi- niai On the Ibuth fide of Jaqiet's river, weft of Noifolk, county, being about 40 mitea long and 1 5 broa'd, and contains 9,018 inhabitant«,including 3,8$7flaves. A mineral fpring has been dilcovered near the head of the weft branch of Nan- femond river, about i o miles from SnMth- field, and la from Suffolk. It is m; . 'i refortr ->, and famed for its ni^dici 1 qualities. Isle Royal, on the nor(h-weft 'id; of Lake Superior, lies within thet<..ri- tory of the United States north>weft of the Ohio, is about 100 miles long, and many pifices about 40 broad. The Natives liippofe that this and the other idands in the lake are the refidenceof the Great Spiiit. ISLESBOfiovGH, atowniliip in Han- cock county, Maine, formed by Long- Ifland, in the centre of Pcnobfcot Bay, 3 5 miles in length, and from a to 3 in breadth. It was incorporated in 1789, tontains %ti inhabitants, and is s6o miles N. E. by N. of Bofton. Isles Db Madame lie at the fouth end of Sydney, or Cape Breton Illand, 6n which they are cte'pendant. ' Tiie largeft of thefe, with Cape Canfo, the caft point of Nova-Scotia, form the en- trance of the Gut of Canlb from the Atlantic ocean. See Cape Breton. IsLiP, a townfliipof ^few-Yd^k, fitu- ated in Sutfolk co. Long-Ifland, eaftof Huntihc^on, and con. ins 609 inhabit- ants ; v^rthefe 93areele6lors,and35navcs. IWANEE, a little town near St. Jago de Cuba, where a fmall remnant of the ancient Indians live, who have adopted the manners jind language of the Spa niai'ds. JACKS0N'.8 River, a head water of James's river in Virginia, vifes in the Warm Spring Mountains, about »o mil^s fouth-wcft of the Warm Spring Mountains, and i-unsS fouth-weft through the valley Until Carpenter's creek joins it from th-Vt quaittr, when the river af- fumes the name of Fluvanna, and flows fouth eaft. About three-quarters of a j^e from its iburce it falls ov«r a rock J.;.., . ■ . ' .... JAF aoo feet into the villc/ below. Th« flieet ofwater is broken in its breadth by the rock in two or three placet, but not ii| its height. Between the iheet and the rock at the bottom you mav walk acrof^ dry. It is near half at high again as Niagara, but is only la orrj feet wide. Jackson, a new county of Georgia. jAcirtOiJSBOROUCH, a fmall poft- town of South-Carolina, on the eaft fide of E.iifto river* about 35 miles weft of Charlefto'-n, i . jA<.iei: a jurifdiA^on and fea-port tr > ji. thf fouth fid* of the i.'^and of ^r, K'ofniiigc. This jurifdiilion, in the >V.;,;ii h i art of the ifland, contains 3 : i^,':<{-.i, iS ^--imarkable for thegoodnefs oi' its foil >> ' the abundant crops of cof- fee} and ii iaL eptible of a great aug- mentation. Its exports from January l, 1789 to Dec. 31, of the fame year, were 17,350 lb. white fugar ; 55,614 lb, brown lugar ; 4,071,701 lb. of coffee ; 406,8311b. cotton,and 10,0461b. indigo. The duties on exportation of the aboye amounted to 15,619 dollars, 16 cent$. The town is fituated on the fouth iide of the neck of the fouth peninfula. The town is 6 leagues weftward of Cayes de Jacmel, 7I eaft of the bay and town of Baynet, as far fouthof Leogaiie on the north fide of the peninfula, 13 fouth-weft of Port au Prince, and 53 eaft of Capt T^burun. N. lat. 18. 11. W. long, from Paris 75.1. Jacmel, Cayes de, a town and parifii oii the eaft iide of the ftream of its name, 6 leagues eaft of the above town of Jacmel. This parifh is bound- ed eaft by the plain on the Spanifli part, at the foot of the mountains of Bahoru- 80 leagues fquare, fit for any kind CO of cultivalion. On the neighbouring mountains coffee would fucceed well. Jacob's Creek, an eaftem water of Youghiogany river in Weftmoreland county, Pennfylvania. There is a carry- ing p ace 6 miles weft to Monongahela rjver, from the Youghiogany, uppofite the mouth of this creek. Jadarh<^e. See Chaiaughque. Jaffrey, a townihip in Cliefliire county, New-Hampfhire, on the fouth fide of the Great Monadnock, 6 miles north.of the Mailachuietts line, 19 eaft of Coiihe£licut river, and about 56 W. S. W. ol'Portfmouth. It was incorpo> rated in 1 773, and contains 1,135 inhaW taott. Here are found red and yellow ochre. . Th« Bdthby: lit not in and the 1^ acrof^ igkin as et wide. 7Corgia* ad poft- eah fide , weft of fea-port i:^and of in. in thq nrains ) goodnefitt psofcof- reat aug- January ne year, 5,614. lb, of coffee i h. indigo, the above a 6 centV^ uth IJde of ila. The Cayes de 1 town of lie on the fouth-weft of Capt ong. from town and ftream of the above is bound- mifli part, " Bahoru- any kind hbouring \d wtll. water of moreland Jisacarry- Inoiigaheia [» oppofit^ ghque. Chefliire Itlie Ibuth \f 6 miles to eafi at 56 W. Is incorpo- I^Sinhaol- yellow ochre. JAG •chre, r.llum, vitriol, and black lead In great ouantitics. The buckrbean (meny- anthea) faid to be a rai e plant in New. Haniplhiru, a i of fingiilar nfe in medi- Jafficy, near the Grei.t JAM «47 cine, is four. Monad nock. Jago, St ChiamttLa, faid fifes in empties into riwr in the province: of Nev/ Spain, '"hich it is ■'. luke Giiaitalijara^ and Noru Pacific Oc>'an, >^ya inouti- aalf amile broad, and 10 ^■et de 'p at low wattr. J A GO, St. a large rl.er of 3. America, which fifes in the audience of Qi),ito, in Peru. It is navigable, waters a fertile country, and fallit into the South Sea. Jagg, St. a handl'ome and confidera- ble town of S. America, capital of Chili, with a good h&rhour, anil a bifliop's lee, and a royal audience. It is feated on a large beautiful plain, abounding in all the nectflaries of life, at the foot of the Cordillera de los Andes, on the river Mapocho, which runs acrofs it from E. to W. It is iubje£l to earthquakes, and the inhabitants are native Americans and Spaniards. Tt contains 40,000 inhabit- ants according to Abbe Raynal, and car- ries on a confiderable trade with Buenos Ayres, by land, 354. leagues dUlant. Although above 40 leagues of the way are amidft the fnows and precipices of the Cordilleras, yet it is found fafer and cheaper to lend goods by this road than by (ea. See Chtli. S. fat. 33. 40. W. long. 69. 35. Jago de Guatimala, St. Sec Guatimala. Jago DBCuBA,atownontherouth- em coaft of the ifland of Cuba, with a good harbour, feated at the bottom of a bay, and on the river of the iame name. It was formerly the capital of the ifland, and was built in 1514, is well fortified, and commands the wind- ward paflfage. This place has a declin- ing afpe6l, and p>efents only the ruins of its former greatntfs. Yet it has a noble, fafe, and commodious port, infe- rior to the Havannah only in its fitua- tion. Within 3 leagues of it, at Co- very, is a rich copper mine. In the road from St. Jago to St. Salvadore are a great quantity of flint-ftones, of various fizes, fo round that they might ferve for cannon bullets. St. Jago has a cathedral with canons refidentiary, and had once a good trade, but it is re- moved to the Havannabf where its bifliop ■'Ifo reiidct. Sir FrancU Drake took and burnt this city in 1 5S5. It m about as leagues to the caftward of the C >pper Hills, la or 13 weftof Carober- lai ' harb ar, ard 41 S. 6 W. of the ealt end of the iflind of Jamaica. H. lat. 20. 15. W, Sng. 76.40. Jaoo de Lpi .4, St. a town of Ve. nezuela, a province of Tern Firma, in S. Amr>-ic;i, iS miles from thefea-coaft, and fituated on a plain, amoneft high mountains extremely difficult ofacceis. It was taken by the Englifh in 1 599 { but afterwards reftnred to Spain. Jago de nexapha, St. a town of Guaxaca, in the aud.ence of Mexico, fituated in the valley of Nexapha, on a river which falls into the river Alvarado. It has a rich convent of Dominicans. Jago delEstero, St. a town of S. America, one of the moft confider- able of Tucuman, and the refidence of the inquifitor of the province, and is • bifhop's fee. It is fituated on the baiiki of the Dolee, which is here pretty large and navigable for veflt-ls of burden. It is 160 leagues eaftof Potofi. S. lat. 14. 40. W. long. 64. 55. Jago de las Valles, St. a town of N. America, in the audience of Mex* ico, feated on a plain, on the river Pa« nuco. N. lat. 13. W. long. 71. 10. Jagode LAVEGA,or^/««i^7« county. New- York, in the well fart of Long-Ifland, aifd containa a 'reft>yteriaa, aa Epiicop^Uwa* «nd « Q^ Ptttcb •4< /AM •Dntth cbareh, in academy, and nearly loddwcUing.houfec. It is ii miletealt of New>York city. The whole town- Aiip contains 1,657 inhabitants, ot whom %%■) afe e1e£lors, 11a flaves. Jamaica, an ifland fitiiated in the Atlantic ocean, about 4000 miles S. W. of Qreat-Britain, and fbims one ot the inoft valuable appendages to that crown. Jt is 30 leagues £. of the ifl:s89 acres located or taken lip, by grants horn the crown. This iiiand is interfc£led with a ridge of (teep rocks, from which iffue avaft number of finall rivers of pure wholcfome wcr, and vulgarly allfpicc} the wiKl cinnamon, the machineel, whofo fruit though un- commonly delightful to the eye, con- tains one "tf l'„w .... * poifuns in nature ; the cabbage tree, remarkable for its keight, and for the hardncfs of its wood, which, wlien dry, is incorruptible, and hardly yields Jo any kind of tool 5 the folma, affording oil, mucii etk-etned by Ihe negroes, both as food and medicine; the foap tree, whole berries snfvi'er all the purpofes of walhing j the mangrove and olive bark, ufeful to tanners j the fuftic and redwood, to the dyers ; and lately the logwood. The imligo plant WM fonncrljr much cultivated, and the JAM cotton tree is ftill To. Htre they Im«« mnize, or Indian corn, Guinea com, peas of various kinds, with a variety of roots. Fruits grow in tfrt-at plenty, at citroAs, Seville and China orttnges, cumniun and tweet lemons, limes,' (had. docks, p megranates, mamees, Iburlbps, papa«, pine apples, prickly pears, alH> cada p^avs, melons, guavas, Icveral kinds of berries, and kitchen > vegetables in great v.irifty. Admiral Rodney enrich* cil this beautiful ifland with many of the rare productions of the Eaft, which tell into his hands by the fortune of war j particularly the bread-fruit tree, the true Ceylon cinn:»nion tree, and the mango tn-r-. Jamaica can boaft of a botanical fardcn containing the raicft coUc^inn of curious trees :ind p!!k,nts perhaps in the world ; of which a catalogue has . been publiflitd. The botanical garden contauis, among other valuable pruduc* tions, the Chinck hemp, palm, Otahcite plum, tallow-tree, gum-arabic, paper, mulberry, from which paper and cloth are r.:nde, tea plant, and Chintfe olivo. The other productions, both animal an4 vegetable, are fuch as are common to the other iflands in the Weft Indies ; but maliogany is now become fcarce. In many parts of Jamaica there is a great appearance of metals ) and it is believed ihat the Spaniards had mines both of iilver and copper. A kad mine was in- dftd ftpLued Ibme years ago, near to the Hopeeltate, in St. Andrew's psrifll} bu( the pofllflTori fnul more profit in culti- vatinsj the luiface of the earth than dig- ging into its bowels. J.imaica h divided into 3 counties, Miidtefex, Surry f and Cnrrnvall j fuhdivided into 10 pariihes, as follows ; A//VmtTion to ;ft Indies j me fcarce. : is a great 18 believed both of was in- lear to the i(hi but in culti- lan dig- divided urry, and partihes, thofe of Doro- arendott, St. Jago villages j 3,6»6 ne- ar! (Iks of and, Port Ak in the Kingfton 59 f"Raf Corn- cUwncy. land, St. .la-Mar, 09 liigar :s. The churches and St. s JAM and chapelt; and each narlfh hat a re6tor and other church onicers. Pre- fentationt to liviniKt are made by the commander in chief. The number of white inhabitants in 1787, was 30,000$ freed n.'grocs 10,000} iniroons 14001 and (lives « $0,000 { in alH 304,000. The value of this ifland as Bi itifh pro- pcrty, is fHioiafed as follows* 150,000 negroes ut {^.^r> ih-riinK each, it\ mil- lions ; the l.iH'led and pcrlbnal property and l)uildinu;s to which they arc appur- tenant, s; millions more; the houri-.i> and property in the towns, and the vet- fe Is employed in trade, i\ millions; in all 39 millions. The exports of Ja- iDuica for one year, endlnor the 5th of January, 17S8, amounted in ftcrling money to 1,136,4411. 17s. 31I. In 178; the exports to the United States umuunii I tu .60,095!. 1 8s. and imp;)rta- tions tiom the United States to the value of/;. 90,000. This illand was originally A part of theSpanid) empire in America. It was reduced under the Britifli domi- nion by Penn and Vcnables in 1656, and ever fmce has been fubjeft to Great- Britain. The government of it is one of the richeli places next to that of Ire- land, in the ilii'pufal of the crown, the llauding I'alary beinf^ j(;.X50o per an- niun, and the aflcmbly commonly vote as much more to tlic governor ; which, with otlier perquilitcs, make it on the wliule little iefs than ^.10,000 a ye!>r. This line illand is fulijc^ to earth- quakes and hurricanes, which have done it incredilile damage. Sec IVeft-ltuiies ■ and CtiJ SprtM^. James's Bay lies at the bottom or molt fxitheni part of Hudlon's Bay, with which it communicates, and divides New- Britain from South Wales. It con- tains ivvcral iflands, among which are Boar, Vmers, CharLton, and Agomifca id inds. MiLhipicatoii river, which falls into Lake Superior, has its fource to- waids this bay, from whence tliere is faid to be but a fliort portage to Moolc ■ river, which falls into James's Bay. J^Mhs, Cape St. is the routhernmoft extremity of Wailiiugton lAes, on the north-weft coaft of North-America. James's Island lies on the fouth fide of Charleftown harbour, in South- Carolina, oppoiite to CharleliowR, and contains about 50 families. It is fepa- ratcd from John's Ifland «n the w»ft- wrsrd by Stouo riv«r.. . Jamki, JAM «# , » navigable river of Vh fi wii, called auc'itntlyf C'wbatan by the In- dians, aifurds harbour for vetrele<^an]r lise in Hampton Road, but nut in fafetT through the whole winter) and there w navigable water for them as far a* Mul- berry Illand. A 40 gtm fltip goe< to Jamedown, and, lightening herielf, ma^ pais to HarrifoQ's Bar, un which there IS only 1 5 feet water. Veflels of a50 tons may r:o to Warwick ) thofe of i» j ^o to Ruckrts's, a mile below Rich- uiond, trom tlience is about 7 feet water to Richniond} and about the centre uf the tiiwn 4^ feet, where tile navigation i'k interrupted by falls, which in a courl'e of 6 miles, delicend about So feet perpendicular. A canal is nearly ur quite cuniplettd for the pnfling of buats by tlnle falls. Above tht&: the river is navi^!,able for batteaux and ca- noes to within 10 miles of the Biiue Ridge and even through the Blue Ridge a ton weight h-'s been brought} and the expenfe would not be great* when compared with its obje£t, taojieft a tolerable navigation 4ipJackfon'« river and Carpenter's Creek, to within 15 miles ot Howard's Creek of Oreen Briar, both of which have then watA* enough to float veflels into the Great Kanhaway. In ibme future fiate of population, it is poflible that its navi* gation may alio be made to interlock with that of the Patowtnac ; and thro* that to communicate by a Qxott portage with the Ohio. James Ci rv, a county of Virginia, miles long and 11 broad, lying be- tween Chickahominy and Janrics's riv- ers. It conflns 4070 inhabitants, in- cluding 2405 flavci. James, a fort on the north fide of Lobiollo Bay, in the illand of Antigua, in the head of which is St. John's harbour. James, a creek in Delaware which empties into Delaware Bay, 11 miles below Houk Ifland. Dover, the feat of government, ftands on this creek, 5 miles from its mouth. James Dartmouth Fort, a fartrefs at the confluence of Broad with Savannah river. It was ere6fed under the Britifk government, and defigned as a defencc of a commercial and jiolitical intercourft with the Indians. James's, St, a town of Maryland, (ituated in Kent county, tour miles fouth- ib«t]i>««.l«rljr of the town of CheT jAMiSt Goosi C*|IK, St. a pa- riih in Charleftown dittrift, S. Carolina, coMtaintfigi7l7 inhubitantii of whom • 31 J are (lavci. Jami» SantbBi St. a pirifh in the thovc lUftrifk containinnf 3797 inhabit ttala ; of whom 437 are whitt's* and J34J flnvet. jAMiiTOWN, foroKrly the metro- poiit of Virginia, and county- town of James City county. In 1777 it had hut WW family. Tne church and other iHukliaga are mouldering to ruins. It M tlw oldcrt town in the iettlrmcntii lonncd by the EiiglUh in Nonh.Anteri- ca. It is fitintcd on a peninAiia, on thti N. fide of Jaine»*t river, 3s miles livm Point Comfort, at the mouth of the river in Chefajieak Bay. It is t miles S. S. W. of Williamlbiirgh, and kt S. E. by E. of Kkhmoud. N. lat. Jamss, Great nml Little, St. two of the iinallcr Virgin Kks, iituat> cd in the King's Channtl eaft of Tor- tola, and weit ol St. Thomas, between which and them is St. Jamts's PaflSige. James's Toivn, in the ifland of Bar- badoes, in the Weft- Indies, is fituared in Sr. James's parifii, on the welt fide of the ifland. Jan KIR A, Rio oe. fee Rii de Ja- neira. jA<^lMEt. See Jacmel. jAquET, a river on the fbuthem fide r-f Chaleur Bay, called by the Indians Booeumkiikt ie about 3 leagues weft of Milii Down. Here is a Iniall fuhiion iiiliery. jARniNE DtL Reyna, a vaft cliif- ttr of iftes and rocks on the ibulh fide of the iftaiui of Cuba. Thel'e fumifti imnieni'e uunibcrs uf large and fine tur- tk. Jauptioni, a river in Louifiana which runs a S. £, courlt: and empties into thft MiflTifippi in N. lat. 39. 15. about \6 wiles ibuth of the mouth of Fabiani river, and 13. N. of that of Oahaha river. Jay, a townfliip in Cumberland euuBty, diftrifl of Maine, lately incor- porateii ; and thus named in honour of Jobo Jay« governor of the State of New- York. Jav's Valleyt a fettlement in the town of Kattikiil, State of New,>Yoik» JE A formerly called Mimr KiO. This naim was changed in honour of the prefeiit governor ^' New. York. Jayna, a canton, partfti,and river on the Ibulh fide of the id tnd of St. Do< mingo. The rivers Nigua and Jayiu &re«bout 4 leagues apart ^ ami between them lies an extenfive and fertile plaiiH which was originally an abun<^<.nt iourcit of riches to tne colonifts. I'bc quan- tity of pure gold, that was dug from its cavities, its fugar, cocoa, inttigo, and other plantations paid duties to a great- er amount than thofe now paid by all the Spanlftt part of the ifland pot to. gether. It was in this territory, and on the river Jayna. *but the famous lump of gold W.18 tovnd, which the Spanifti writers fay wcighutl 3600 SpaniOi doU lars ; without mentioninir many others of a remarkable fize. The ictllemcnis Gamboa, Guayabal, Bonaventura and Cagnahola, which laft was formerly call, ed the Whale, are very incontiderabic 1 the whole employment of the people if breeding of cattle, or the waftting of gold fand. Indigo grows wild here.' The river Jayna is not fbrdable j it is crofted in canoes and fliins at a 50 fa* thorns from its mouth} and the animals are. obliged to fwim acrofs it. The coaft lying between Jayna and St. Do. mingo is of rock, almoik pfrpendicu. lar, in general from 6 to 1 5 feet high. Oppolitc this coaft are a number of ftioals, each of about 40 fathoms wide. Towanis the fource of this rivtr were the celebrated gold mines of St. Chrif. topher's, near which Columbus ere6ted the fort of that name.. The are alio rich fllver mines on this river. The el- tablilhments in the plain of St. Rofe, and thole on the Jayna ought to be locketl upon as depending on the city of Sr. Domingo. They are reckoned to contain looo perfons ; for the moft part people of colour, free and flaves. Jean Rabel, a town on the N. W. part of the north peninfula of the iftand of Domingo, in 19. 55. N. lat. and in 75. 4a. W. long, from Paris. It is 4. leagues eaft of the Mole, and 3a weH of Cape Francois. Jean Rabel Point forms the anchorage of that na^e, which is good, faf'e, and eafy to fetch. You can anchor in 1 5 fathoms. You may go fiirther in as fai' as 8 fathoms { but it is Aot fafe, as the water (hoals Aiddcnly, and the ground is not ib clean inHdc. were JBN infld«. Tht D^Ureadmrtt or landing I place, ia a very good one, even if there (hould be a IWelff it ia under the fort, which in exceedingly well placed, and makes it a very good retreat from an enemy. The grounds hold well, and the only winds to €ear are the N. and H.w. JgrriRSOM, Fort, in the N. W. Territory, is litiiated on a fmall iiream which falls into the Great Miami ) con- tains about loe men) «i miles north of Fort St. Clair. N. lat. 4.0. 4. JlPrBRSON, a fort on the eaft bank of tlie Miflifippi, in Kentucky, near the line of the State of Tenncflec. Jbpperson, a town of Virginia, fitu- ated on the N. fide of Roanoke river, 19 miles below the Oeconeachey iflands. N. lat. 36. 31. Jefpekson, a county of Kentucky, bounded north and wett by Ohio river, ibuth by Nclfon county, and S. E. and £. by Shelby. It contains 4 $6 5 inha- bitants} of whom 1176 are Haves. Chief town, LouilVille, at the Rapids of the Ohio. DriHHOk's Lick, in this county, lies on the S. W. fide of Kentucky riv- er, about I 5 miles from its mouth} and is feparated from the famous medicinal fpring by a fmall rivulet. Jefferson, a county in Tenneflee, and in Hamilton di(lri£^, which con- tained by the State cenfus of 1795, 784.0 inhabitants, of whom 776 were (laves. Jefferson, a new county of Geor- gia, ereiUd in 1796, from the counties of Burke and Warren, bordering on Ogeeclice river, and Briar and Big (reeks. Courts and ele^ions are held at Louifville for this county, a court- houfe not being yet ere£{ed. JtiFFREY*8 Ledge, a fand-bank off the coaft of New-England, between Cape Ann and Calco Bay, extending from the north eaftward to the i^ lituat^d on the \^. J BR tft bank of AIU|lumy riwr, S mlka 9, 9, W. finom that of TeuOuHMiiftaf ^g0|||. ta, and 148. E. from tht oiitkt «Cmu taughque Lake. JtaiMii, a jurifiliAlan, town, and cape, within the bite or bay of Leo- gane, and on the IbotlMm peninfula of the ifland of St. PomingD. TMs ia the wefternn(K>ft jurildi£lion of the ifland, contains s pariflies, and is ctlebratcd for the excellency of its foil* but parti- cularly tor the culture of coffite. Itl export! from Jan. 1, 1719, to Dec. 31, of the fame year, were as follow t t4xoH)* white fugar— 147,760 lb. brown fii« gar — 5,440,646 lb, coffee— j4,7S6 lb. cotton—598 lb. indigo; and variooa ar- ticles to the value of S97 livres. TIte exportation duty on theftf produfliona amounted to iSi3*8 dollars 6 cenfs. The town (lands on the well fide of the bay and at the mouth of a brook, a. league S. by W. of Point Jeremir, 1 1 due N. of Port a Piment on the f»uth fide of the peninfula, and nearly 1 ica^uea call of Cape Dame Marie. Point Jere> mie lies in N. lat. 18. 41. 30. W. long, from Paris 76. 3s. Jerbmys(^am, an ifland in Lin« coin CO. Diftriil of Maine, which, with Folly Ifland, form the mouth of Shecpf<» cott river in Wifcalfet Bay. Jerico, a townOiip In Chitt«ndt-n county, Vermont, lies S. E. of Eflfex, and N. E. of Will id jn, and feparated from the latter by Onion river, and con- tains 381 inhabitants. Jerico, a poll town of New- York, fituated in Tioga county, between Clie- nengo river and the eail branch of Suf- quehannah. Jerom, Fort, St. a fort on the fouth fide of the ifiand of St. Domingo, on the lea fide, and near the road from the city of St. Domingo, and in the can- ton of Jayna. It is no more than a for- tified redoubt in mafonry ; but it iacon" flru£leii with art. Jersey Field, a fettlement in Nor- way townlhip, in Herkemer county. New- York, on the fouth-eaflera fide of Canada creek. Jersey. See Neno-Jerfty, Jerusalem, a townfhip in Ontario county, New- York. Of its inhabitants, 113 are ele^ors. The compa6l part of it forms a hanlbme to'vn, fiiuated on the W. fide of Seneca Lake, and con- taios about jo famiiiesj^ th^ foUowera of Jemima as* J on jOoimaWitkinfon. It is 10 miles N. %. by N. of Bah, %ncl 16 S, &. W. of Jerusalem, or Funks Town, a fown •f Miirybnd, fitwatui in Wa(hington couoty on Antictani creek, abouc i\ ■^y«s' S. W. of Elizaheth-Town. It con*ai»v. about 50 dwtUinjs, aiKl a Gcr.nan chifrct». jERPiAtEM, Old. See Falkn City. Jeruvo, ii niowntain fjtuattd in th« valley of" Urcciu>> in Mexico or N€w- Spaio, is a great curibiity. Before the year 1760, here v«^» nothing of it bi»t » imall hill, where there was a iugar |»JantJ>*:on. But on the t9th of Se|>teni l>cr, »/6o, it buiit with furions Shocks, anij vnrirely ruinc:! the I'ugar.works 3««l fhe HeighboTuiriff village of Guaca- na ; .-inci from thi't tiui*; Iws continued to emit five and burning rocks, which have formetl fh:mfelves into three high meantains, whole ciic;;iviiciciicc was B«5trly 6 miles in i- 56. The afl;es at the irruption we- : forced to thv' dil- tance of 1 50 miles. In tlu^ city of Va- ladolid, 60 niles diftant, it rained .ilhes in I'tich abundantf, that they were obiifcd to Iweep the ynrtls i;f their hrjtiies two or three times during the jBStrs, Isle de, a fm.dl ifland lying S cJegrces due north cf the Now He- brides Illuid, and 14.50 Iragucs weft ot *kc coatt of Penj, in S. lat. 6. 50. E. long, from Paris 165. dilcovercd t.y Mcndana, Jan. loih, 15^17, inhabited by a Coppered coloured and mulatto race of men. John, Bayouk of, St. a little criok which furnillr': a verv ealy com- niiinKration trom New Ofitans toWclt- Florid.*. It is n:i igahle for vefltl'< drawing ahour 4 ieet waur 6 miles up from the Lake Ponc!;aitra;n, where there ib a l.ir.ding pjjice, ut wliich vef- Iwis luud and iinlu.-iti : this is about two niiio> fi'om the town. Tiie entj-ance of the Bayouk ot St. John is ditendeoroueh-Town, Pownal- Town, MaryboroHgn- Town, &c. It lies between 45. 46. and 47. 10. N. ht. and between 44. ss. and 46. 32. W. long. John's, St. the north- weflernmoft towp in Sufl'cx coiuity, Delaware, is iitu«tcd'at the head of the middle branch •f Nr^nticoke river, about *7 miles N. £. of Vienna in Maryland, and aa S . by W. of Dover. John's, St. a town and fort in Low* er Canada, fituated on the weft bank of SoiTcl river, ut the north end of Lake Champlain, a few miles foiithward of Chamblee, 18 miles fouthward of Mont- real. It ha): been tilablifhed as the fole port of entry and clearance tor all goodii imported from the interior of the Unit- ed States into Canada, by an ore 'nance publiihLTl by the executive council of Lower Canada, the 7th of July, 1796. It is 115 miles northward of Ticondero- ga, and was taken by General Montgo- mery in Nov. 1775. N. lat. 45. 9. W. long. 72. 18. John, St. a lake in Lower-Canada, which receives rivers from every direc- , tion, and lends its waters through Sagu- enai river into the St. Lawrence, at Ta- doufac. It is about 15 miles each way. John's Berkley, St. a parlfh of S. Carolina, in Charleftown diflri£l, containing %^t^ inhabitants ; of whom 69s are whites, and 5170 are (laves. John's, St. a Imall ifland in the Weil- Indies belonging to Denmark, north of St. Croix, and fouth of Torto- la, to which iaft it is very near. It is noted only for its fine Itarhour, which is laid to be fufiicient to co.itain in i'ufety the whole Britilh navy. It has a num- ber of fait ponds, which, however, are no evidence of its fertility. John's Colleton, St. a parifh of S. Caralioai in Chailcflowndillri^lf con- J OH Gaining sjt^^mhabitants ; of- whdf» gt^ are whites^ and 4705 flavet. . . jOHti'i, St. the capiul of the ifland of Antigua in the Weft^Indies. It is at regiilarly built town* with a harhour of the fame name, fituated oo the weft fliore^ and on the north-eaft fide of Lob. lollo Bay. The entrance of the harbour is defended by Fort Janjes. This town is the refklence of the governor general of the leeward dharaiSe Iflands, and' where the afl*embly is held^ and the port where the greateft trade is carried ont It was fo flourifhing as to receive a lofs by a ftorm, to the vnlue of ^.400,000 fterling. N> lat. 17.4* Wi long. 61.4; John, St. or Juan de Per to Ric», the capital of the ifland of Pono Rico> in the Weft-Indies. See Porto Rico. JoHNSBURY, St< a townfliip in Cai ledonia cotmty, in Vermont, t>ounded S< W. by Danville, and has 14 j inhabi- tants. Johnson Fort, in S. Carolina, lies on the N. E. fide of James's Ifland, and S. of the city of Charleftown. It ftands< at the entrance of the harbour, and by which no veflel can pafs unlefs the maf- ter or mnte make oath that no malig-i nam difttmper is on board. It is guard- ed by 110 n c-n. Johnston Fort, orjobnfon Fort^ in N. Carolina, ftands on the weftcrn bank of Cajie Fear river, oppoiite to the ifland on the fea-coaft whofe Ibuthem point is Cape Fear. JOHNSONSBOROVGH, a poft-town of New-Jeri'ey, 10 miles from Suflcx rourt- houfe. Johnson's Landino-Placb, is on Oyongwongyeh Creek, about 4 miles eaftward of Fort Niagara. Johnson, a county of N. Carolina, in Newbern diftri6l, Iraunded S. E. by Glafgow, N. by Fi-anklin and Wayne counties, and S. by Sampfon* It con- tains 5634 inhabitants, of whom 1329 are flaves. Johnstown, a poft town, and the capital of Montgomery county, New- York, fituated on the N. i)ank of Mo- hawk river, 24 miles W. of €chenti5\ady« The compa^l part of the town is a little back from the river, and contains about 70 houlcs, a Prefliyteriun and an Epif- copal church, a court-houfe and gaiJ* In the townfliip 593 of the iniiuhi- tants are eledois. Caghnuwapa ii> a pariftj or diltriil of Johnilown, 26 miles above miles JON above ScheneAady on the river. Settle*' ments have been made here for- about So years. Here (land the dwelling houte, barn, and out-houfes (all of (lone) formerly occumed by Sir William John - Ton. This kttlemenc was moftly de- ih'oyed by the Brttifh in the year 17*0, who were joined by a party of Indians and others, under the command of Sir William Johnfon. In this a£lion it is averted, that Sir William evinced a want of feeling which would have dif- graced a lavage. The people deftroyed in this expedition were his old neigh- bours, with whom he had formerly liv- ed in the habits of friendfliip. His ef. tate was among them ; and the inhabi. tants had always confidered him as their friend. Thefe unfortunate people, after feeing their houCes and property con- fumed, were hurried, luch a$ could walk, into eruel captivity ; thofe who could not, fell vi£lims to the tomahawk and fc^riping knife. Johnston, a" townftiip in Provi- dence county, Rhode-Ifland, wefterly of tlie town of Providence, having 13x0 inhabitants. Johnston, a townfltip in Franklin county, in Vermont; it contains 93 in- habitants. JOL Y, a poit on tke S. coaft of Nova- Scotia. JoNAS's Sound, the mod northern inlet on the weftern cosft of Sir Thomas Smith's Bay, lying near the ar£lic cir- cle, in latitude 76. Jones, a county of N. Carolina, in Newbern di(tri£l:, bounded N* by Cra- ven. It contains 314.1 free inhabitants, and 168 1 (laves. It is well watered by Trent river, and its tributary dreams. Chief town, Trenton. JONESBOROUGH, a polt-town, and chief town of Wafliington diltri6l in Teiincflee, is the feat of the diftri6\ and county courts. It has but few hoults, having been but lately e(}abll(hed. It is z4 miles from Greenville, 101 from JK,noxville, 4.0 fi"om Abinu;don In Vir- ginia, and 617 from Philadelphia. JoNESEonouGH, the chief town of Camden county in Edenton diftrifl, N. Carolina. It contains a courthoufe and a few dwelllng-huitfes. JONE's-TowNjinPennfylvama. See Williamjhurg, Jones, Cape. See Lookout Cape. JONKS's PtANTATiON, in Lincoln 10% HS coohty, Mftine, was tncorpofTted liiy th« name of Harlem, in Feb- «-. <79C« It is 19 miles N. E. of ¥ ^j|, 4^ from Pownalborough, ana ^13 N. G, by N, of BoAun. It contains. 16a in- habitants. Jones's Ford, on Brandywilne creek, is 5 or 6 miles above Cluui''« Ford, in Pennfylvania. Jopr.A, a linall town in Harfoid co. Maryland, so miles E. by N, of Balti- more, and 81 S. W. of Philadelphia, Jordan's River prTes thro'" Tren- ton, in the Di(lri£l of Maine, 8 miles from Union river. Jo re, a village and mountain in the Cherokee country. The moinitain is raid to be the higheft in the Cberokeo country, and through which the Ten- neflee river forces its waters. The In- dian village, called Jore, is fituated in a beautiful lawn, many thoufand feet high- er than the adjacent country. Here is a little grove of the CafmeYapon, called by the Indians the beloved tree. .They are very careful to keep this ti-ee pruiKtl and cultivated, and drink very ftron^ infiifion of the leaves, buds, and tender branches of this plant. It is venerated by the Creeks, and all the fouthem ma- ritime nations of Indians. Joseph, Lake St. in N. America, lies E. of Lake Sal, and fends its waters by Cat Lake river into Cat Lake, and afterwards forms the S. £. branch of Severn river. The lake is 3 j miles long and 15 broad. Ofnaburg Houfe is on the N. E. part of the lake ; which fee. Joseph, Ilet a Pierre, a village mi the wefternmoft coaft of the ifland of St. Domingo i about 3 leagues N. W. of the village of Tiburon. Joseph's, St. in the p«ovince of Califoi-nia, in Mexico, N. America. N. lat 23. 3. Joseph's Bay, St. on thf c.aft of Weft- Florida, is of the figure of a horfe (hoe, being about 12 miles in lengthy and 7 acrofs where broadeft. The bar is narrow, and immediately within it there is from 4. to 6 J fathoms loft ground. The beft place to anchor, is jult within the peninlula, oppofite to Ibme ruins that ftiU remain of the vii- lage of St. Jofeph. The pen'mfula be- tween St, JoCeph's and Cape Blaixe is a narrow llip of land, in (()Oie places not abijve a qir rlcr of a mile broad. A 'ery good eltablilhinent might be mad* ht 9^ J U A here for it fifliery, as the Tettlers might make Talt on the fpot to cure the bafs, Tockf cod» grouper, red mullet, &c. which are here in abundance. Joseph, St. a water which runs N. W. into the S. E. part of Lake Michi- gan. It fprings from a number of iWiall lakes, a little to the N. V7. of the Mi- ami village. The Pawtewatemie In- dians refide on this river, oppofite Fi rt St. Jofeph. They can raife aco war- riors. At or near the confluence of the rivera St. Mary's and St." Jofeph's, where Fort Wayne now ftands, the In- dians have reded to the United States a traft of 6' miles fquare. Joseph, Tort St. is fituated on the eaftem fide of the above rive. !ii N. lat. 4S. 14. W. long. id. 10. It is about 175 miles S.W. by W. of Detroit, to which place there is a Ihaight roa? ■,, m ilst^d in the South Pacific ocea ", z^ lea;; js calf- ward of the ifl^'nd ot .Vlafl'duero, and 390 weft of th': c '■ ;;> .i.:. S. ;«(. 33, \i.W. loij. ; 9e t.i> inb, ..^itcl by a Spaniard, ',vhcfc ni'.rne 1; ret ins; al- though it w>,s io» a; iOi I. "Ion?.' by him ami his aattoi. ; but \t ^r j; t, t. uark^a'C JUlf 'for having been the refidence of ATex> ander Selkirk, a Scotchman, whofe life and adventures fumiflied De Foe with the ground-work of that admirable novel Robinfon Crufoe. The harbour lies in Cumberland Bay, on the north fide of the iflrmd. Since the flitp Columbia was there, no foreigners are allowed to , anchor in the road. Mafa Fuero ijland lies li leagues W. by S. of this illand. Juan Fernandes, which is reprefented as an earthly paradifc, 'urnifhed retitfh- ment to Lord Anfon's fquadron in his voyage round the wor'd. Its g-ntcft length is 5 leagues ; its hK^ndthlefs than two. On the foufhweft is a Imnll ifle called Coat JJlattJt and a rock called Monkey Key, almoft contiguous to it. On the north fide are three bays ; but the middlcmoft called Cumberland Bay» where Comniodoie Anion anchoied with his fliips, is the bell. Thcfe bayf, and the whole coaft abound with great ' variety of filh in abundance. Admiral Anfon fowed here a great variety o^, vegetables, and planted plum, apricot* and peach ftoncs, which the Spaniards lay are now thriving "^rees. JuCATAN. See Yucaiatt. JuniTH, Point, the iouth-eaftern- moft point of Rhode-lUand State, fituat- ed on the fea-coaft of Wafliington co. in South-Kingfton townfliip. JUDOSA Bay, in Louillana, lies in the N. W. corner of the gulf of Mexico. A chain of iflands form a communica- tion between it foutli-wcftward of St. Bernard's Bay. JuMAM, St. a harbour on the coaft of Patagonia, in South- America, where Ihips boxind to the Pacific cJcean ufually touch for rcfreihmeni:. S. lat. 43. 51. W. long. 65. ic. Julienne. Set Neybe. Juliet, ^fouNT, in North- Ameri- ca, lies on the north fide of Illinois river, oppofite the pl:ice where that riv- er is formed by the juuflioii of Tlieaki- Jci and Plein rivers. The middle of Mount Juliet is in N. lat. 42. 5. W. long. 88. 44. JuMi'iNG Point. See Nci'vefink Harbour. JujJ. JS, a milltaiy town/hip in New- Yc V State, bounded north by Galen, and touth by Romulus. J H N 1 u s C R E F K , a northern branch of tne Little Ka-.ihaway, which inter- locks with the weftern waters of Mo- nongahil* Iicri- tnois ] riv- taki- |e of W. Jew- ilcn, jnch iter- iMo- K A M inongahela river) and which may one day admit a (horter pafla^ from the latter into the Ohio. See Litth Kanba- JVRVYO. See Mexico, KAATS' Baan, in New-York State, lies on the weft bank of Hndfon's river, fcven miles foutherly from Kaats' Kill, and ii N.E. by N. from Efopus. Kaats' Kill, or Catfiillf a fmall village of 30 or 40 houles and ftores, in the State of New- York, fituated on the weft fide of Hudfon's river, about 100 rods from its bank ; 5 miles Ibuth of HudiM city, and 125 north of New- York. It Jjas the appearance of a thriv- ing place, and it is in contemplation to ere£l buildihes on a marfliy point, on the margin orthe river, for the advan- tage of deeper water, the creek on which the ftores now ftand being too lliallow. The townfliip of this name contains 1980 inhabitants, of whom ^3 are eleftors, and 305 flrves. ICaats' Kill, la creek on which ftands the above town. Kaats* Kill MouMtains, in the vi- cinity of the above town on the weft bank of Hudfon's river, which make a majeftic appearance. Thei'e are the firft part ot the chain of mountains called the Alleghany, or Appalachian mountains. Kahnonwolouale, the principal village of the Oneida Indians, in which is Oneida Caftle, about xo miles S. of W. from Whiteftown, and ta W. of Paris. There is but one framed houfe ill this village^ Their habitations are but a fmall improvement upon the an- cient 'wig continent arf . fimilar, and £req|aently par» and repa£i. in canoe* from one continent to tba other. Fromthcfe and other circum«: ftances it is rendered highly probaUfr that An.erica was firft peopled from the N.E. parts of Afi^. But fince the EC quimaux Indian', are manifeftly a fepa- rate fpecies of nxen, and bear a near re« femblance to tie northern Europeans, it is believed thav the Bfquimaux Indiana emigrated from the north- weft parts o£ Europe. K A N A w A, or KatAanxia, a large mountainous county on the weftem line of Virginia, having the Ohio river on the north-weft, and Kentucky weft. The population of this county is include ed in Green Briar, being 6015 inhabi- tants, including 319 flaves. About 7 miles from the mouth of Elk river in this county, is a burning fpring, capacious enough to hold 4.0 gallons. A uitumt- nous vapour conftantly iflfues from it» which agitating the fanid around it, givea, it the appearance of a boiling fpring«» On prefenting a torch within 1 8 or xo inches of the mouth, it flames up in a column, 4.or s feet in height, and about 18 inches diameter, and which fomc- times burns xo minutes, and at other, times has continued 3 days. General Clarke kindled the vapour, ftaid about an hour, and left it burning. KanaWageres, an Indian village on the weft fide of Geneflee river, 4. miles weft-fouth-v eft of Hartford in the Geneflee country 'n New- York, Kanhaway, Great, a riverofVir . ginia of confiderable note f^r the fertUi- ty of its lands, and ftill more as leading towards the head waters of James's riv- er. But it is doubtful whether its great and numerous rapids will admit a navi- gation, but at an expenfe to which it will require ages to render its inhabi- tants equal. The great obftacles begin at what are called the Great Falls, 90 miles above the mouth, below which are only 5 or 6 rapids, and thefe paflable with fome difficulty even at low water. From the falls to the mouth of Green Briar is 100 miles. It is 280 yards wide at its mouth. The head waters of this river are in the weftern part of North- Caroiina, in the moft eafterly ridge of the Alleghany or Appalachian moun- tains, and fouth of the 36th degree of latitudct Its bead branches encircle R thoie tin K AS thofe or tfie Holfton, frdm which they •rt feninited by the Iron Mountain, through Which it oafles lo miles above the lead mines. About 60 miles from Little river it receives Green Briar river fifom the eaft, which is the only confi derabie tributary ftream in all that dif- tance. About forty miles below the mouth of Green Briar river, in Virginia, in tite Kanhaway, is a remarkable cata- raft. A large rock, a little elevated in the middle, crofles the bed of the river, over which the water (hoots, and falls about 50 feet perpendicularly, except at one fide where the defcent is more gradual. The great Kanhaway is 196 miles below Pittfburg, and is navigable moft of the year } and a waggon road may be made through the mountain which occafions the falls, and by a port, age of a few miles only, a communica. tion may be had between the waters of Great Kanhaway and Ohio, and thofe of James''s river in Virginia. Down this river great quantities of goods are con- veyed up the Kentucky river, others on horfeback or in waggons to the fettled part, and fold on an average, at 100 per cent, advance. See ^ui^ ' - Spring, Kanhaway, Little, a ihiali na- vigable river of Virginia, which is 150 Sards wide at its mouih, and is naviga- te 10 miles only. Perhaps its northerly branch, called Junius Creek, which in- terlocks with the weftern waters of Monongahela, may one day admit a Ihorter pafljge from the latter into the Ohio. KA'p? AS, a tribe of Illinois Indians, in Louifiana : they lie a little above the Sothouis. This nation was formerly very numerous before the difcovery of the Miflifippi. The country they in- habit has good pafturage. Kapp AS, O/t/For/jinLouifiana, (lands on the MiiTiilppi, at the mouth of the river St. Francis. It was built by the French principally for a magazine of ftores and provilions, during the wars with the Chickafaws ; by whom their Il- linois convoys were condantly attacked and frequently deftroyeil. Kakavunk, or Carytunit a planta- tion in Lincoln co. Diliri^ of Maine, confuting of about 10 families or lO) inhabitants. It is the upptrmofl on Kennebeck river, 14 miles north of 4b'ookfield. Kaskaskiai r'V kaflciasis a »:!!vian miflionanes hau \ ^ttle- ment. It is 40 mihs north 6f Pit^fburg. KASKiNOMPA, a fmall river vhich runs weft, into the MifTifippi, from the State of Tenneflce, in N. lat. 36. a8. On the N. fide of its mouth is an iron mine See Reelfoot. KaTERs Kill, a weftern branch of Kaats' Kill, in New-York State. Kathtippacamunck, an Indian village iituated On the north fide of Wz- hdSh KEN 1}{tfti river, at the mouth of Rippacanoe creek} and about lo miles above the Low- er Weau towns. Ini 79 1 » before its de- lRru6Uon by Generals Scott and Wilkin* fori, itcontailned 110 houfes, 80 of which were fliingle roofed'. The beft houfes belonged to the French tradtrA. The Sardens and improvemisnts round #ere elightful. There was a tavern with cellars', bar, public and private rooms j and the whole, m irked no fmall degree of order and civilization. KAWAitustCA,br /jroiWZtAr, alake in the Diftrift of Maine, laid down in late maps as the head of Paflamaquoddy riv- er. N. lat. 46. 3. . Kayadarossoha Creek, in New- York State, about ta miles weft of the confluence of Fifli-creek and Hudfoh's river. The celebrated firings of Sara« togA, 8 or 9 in number, are iituated on the margin of a marAi formed by a branch of this creek. See Saratoga. Alio th6 name of a tra£l of land in Sa- ratoga county. New- York V bounded by the town of Shene£lady. Kay*s Island, on the N. W. coaft of America, lies in north lat. 59.49- tod lon^. 2 1 6. 58. In the neighbour- hood ot this iflandj Captain Cook dif- covered feveral other iflandd. .KeeNE, a poft-town of New-Hamp- fhirej and one of the moit flouriftiing in Chefliire county. It was incorporated in 1753, and contained in 1775, 756, and in 1790, 13 14 inhabitants. It is 14 miles from Walpole, 95 weft of Ports- mouth, and 86 N.W. from Bofton. N. iat. 4x. 53. Kellysburgh, atownlhip in Chit- tenden countyj Vermont, at the head of the north bntnch of La Moille river. KENAPACOMAquA, an Indian vil- lage on the north bank of Eel river, a branch of the Wahafli. See Longuille. . Kendrick's IJland forms the weft fide of Nootka Sounds into which you inay enter from the weft by MafTachu- fetts Sound, along the northern fide of the iiland. tT^' Kennebeckj next to Penobfcot is the flneft river in the Diftti^ of Mains. Three miles from the Chops, Swan tdand, 7 miles long,divides thewaters of the river. The waters on both ildes of it are navigable ; but the channel on the eaft fide of it is moftly ufed. Thiny- eight miles from the fea is the ifland Nahunkeag, which fignifies the land KEN' »s^ where eels are taken. Within 3 inilct of this i/land, a. fmall river coming weft from poitdi which ate in the town of Winthrop, runt into the Kennebeckf and^ is known by the name of Cobbde- conte, callM by the Indians CobbHTe- conteagj which in their language figni- fies the place where fturgeon are taken. S|x miles further up. the rivet: we find the head of the navigable waters. Thii is a balbn 46 miles firom the fea, and very oommodioua for the anchoring of veflels; Oh the eaft bank of. the (mall fall which terminates the navigation of the Keunebeck, is Fort Weftem, which was ere£ted in the year tjs** From that fort to Taconnet Fall is 18 miles. This is a great fall of waterj and ort the bank of it, on the eaftem fide of the riv- er, is Fort Half fax, erefled in 1754, and (itUated on tlie point of land formed bv the confluence of the Sebaftacook with' the Kennebeck, by which the latter is increafbd one third in fize. The Sebaf- tacook comes from lakes nearly north from its mouth ; and in its windings re- ceives brooks and fmall rivers, for the fpace of 1 50 miles. Thirty miles abov Fort Halifax^ as the river runs, the ftream called Sandy river flows into the Kennebeck, at the point where the ancient town of Norridgewock flood j 40 miles or more further up^ the Ken« nebeck takes a fouth-weftward courfe; The Kennebeck turning again weft- ward, receives the eaftem branch 50 miles from Norridgewock. The maiii branch of the Kennebeck^ windin^ into the wildernefs, forms ftverai carrying-places, one of whichj called the Great Carrying- place, is 5 miles acrofsj arid the river's courfe gives a diftance of 35 miles, for that virhich is gained by 5 on the dry land. At about 100 miles diftance from the mouth of the eaftern branth, the fource of the main or weftem branch of the Kenne- beck is fouiid extendi:d k great diftance along the fide of the Chatidiere, which carries the waters from the high lands into the St; Lawrence. There are no lakes, but a few fmall ponds and moraf- fes at the fburce of this branch; The carrying-place from boatable waters irt it^ td boatable waters In the river Chau- diere, is only $ miles over. The eaftern branch of the Kennebeck, which unites with the other above Norridgewock, if- fues from a body of vvaters whioh lieN* R % about a6o K B N about to milM from the cotafluence of tb* two brancket. Thefe waters are called MooA Fond or Moofe Lake. Tbe *fide« of the lake are to crooked, that the body of waters has an irregular figure { but the lake contaiat % timet as miich water as Is fousKl in Lake Ooorge. There are very hieh moutt- taini to the north and weft of the lake, and from thefe the waters run by many channels to the St. Lawrence. The Kcnnebeck atfbnls great quantities of lumber, and is inhabited at different fea- tm» by ieveral fpeciee o( valuable fifh. SoloHSi and fturgeon are taken here in gnat abundance, ami 0iad ami alewives relieve the wants of the necelHtous part at* the inhabitants. This river forms the neareft iea-poit for the people on the upper part of the river Connecticut. Fiom the Upper Cohos, or Coos, on the latter river to the tide-water in Kenne- beck, i« 90 meafured miles. Kbnnebunk, the Indian name of the place fince called fyells, Diftrift of Maine, about 33 miles below Portf- ,3uth, New-HampA)ire. Kennebunk, a river of the Di(lri6l of Maitiv. ving a good harbour at its mouth, from whence great quantities of lumber are diipped for a market. There the lumber of Moufom is fhipped at pre- ieut. This river divides the town/hips of Wells and Anmdel. Tt runs a fliort courfe, and empties into t (ba between Cape Ponsoife and Cape N-.idick. See KetmebuHK and tf^ells. Ken NET, a townfliip in Chefter co. Pennfylvania. Kennomick, Great, a navigable rivia-of theN.W. Tenitory, emptying into the ibuth end of Lake Micnigan> about N. lat. 41. 11. The waters of this river communicate, by a pottage of thirty yards, with Little Kennomick, a fliort river which runs north-eafteriy in- to the lake. Kensington, a townlhiu in Rock- ingham county, New-Hampmire, about 6 miles foutherly of Exeter, 8 northerly of Ncwbuty-Port, and ao from Portl- mouth. It was Incorporated in :7^^7. In 1775 it contaiu;d 797, and in 1790, 800 inhabitants. Kent, a county of Maryland on the eaftL-rn fliore of Chefapeak Buy, bound- ed £. by NewcaAlc, and part of Kent county, Delaware, ar.dW. byChefapeak Bay* It I« abuut 32 miles long and 1 3 KEN broad, and contains 11,836 inhabitants^ including 543 3 Haves. Chief town. Chef, ter. Kent, a county of Rhode-Ifland, iy. ing S. of Providenct' county, on the W. fide of Narraj^nfet Bay. It is so miles in length, and to in breadth, and is di- vided into four townlhips. It contains S78S inhabitants, including 63 (laves. Kent, the middle of the three coun- . ^ ties of Delaware. It is 40 miles from. * north to fouth, and «6 from eaft to weft,' , and contains 18, 9*0 inhabitants, includ. ing 1300 flaves. The lands in Kent' coiuity are efteemed the richeft in the State. It is well watered by fcveral. fmall ftreams that empty into the Dela- ware. Chief town, Dover. Kent, anifland in Queen Ann's co. Maryland, and the lareeft in Chefa-. peak Bay. It is i a miles from north to ibuth, and 6 in breadth. Kent, a townfhip in Litchfield co. Connecticut, bordering on the State of New- York, and 8 or 10 miles welt of Litchfield. Kentucky, a very crooked river in the State of its name, which after a ge- neral N. W. couri'c of soo miles, falls into the Ohio in N. lat. 39. It is fome- times called Cuttatua. Its fourcs is in. the Laurel Mountains, and it interlocks with Licking river. Its mouth is 77 miles above the Rapids, and 626 below Pittlburg. Its mouth is 250 yardswide, and the river is navigable 1 30 miles ; the current is confiderably rapid, the banks being high and rocky. It is faid black lead mines have been found on the head; waters of this river. Little Kentuckj River is 25 yards wide, and 3 miles weft of Kentucky river. KENTUCKY, one of the United States of America, bounded N. W. by the river Ohio ; W. byCumberland river j S. byTenneffce State ; E . by Sandy river, and a line drawn due S. from its fource, till it ftrikes the northern boundary of Tcnneflee. It lies between 36. 30. and 39. 30. N. lat. aiid between 81. and 89. W. long, about 250 miles long, and 200 broad, and contains about 50,000 fquare miles. It is divided intu 14. counties, viz. JefFerfon, Fayette, Bouibon, Mercei*, Nelfon, Maddifon, Lincoln, Woodford, Mafon, Wafliing- ton, Clark, Scott, Logan, and Franklin. It contains 73,677 inhab.Uants, of whom 12,430 are flaves. The river Ohio. waflies IS 77 below Sswide> the y river, foarce, idary of 30. and ;ia and long, about decl into Fayette, addifon, i^aftilng- ranklin. if whom ;r Ohio, wafliea KEN wafhes the N. wellem fide of Kcntuckyi in it! whole extent. It* principal branch- es which water this fertile tra£l of coun- try, are Sandy, Licking, Kentucky,Salt, Green, and Cumberland river*. Thefe again branch in various dire6lions, into rivuletu of diflRerent magnitudes, fertili- »in|; the country in all its paits. The fpnngs and dreams leflen in June, and contiMie low, hindering navigation, un- til November, when tM autumnal rains fwdl the rivers, and repk-nifli the whole country with water. At the bottoms of thefe watcr-courfes the lime-ltone rock, which is common in this country, ap- pears of a greyifti colour ; and where it IS expofed to the air, in its natural (late, it looks like brown free>ftone. On the banks of theie rivers and livitlets, this ftone has the appearance of fine marble, being of the fame texture, and is found in the greateft plenty. After heavy rains, the waters in the rivers rife be- tween the high lime-ftone banks from 10 to 30 feet. There are 5 noted lalt- i'prlngs or licks, in this country, viz. the higher and lower Blue Springs, the Big Bone Lick, Drinnon''8 Lick, and Bul- let's Lick at Saltfburg. The laft of thefe licks has fupplied this country and Cumberland with fait, at 3 dolls. 3 3 cents a bufhel, and Tome is exported to the Illinois country. The method of pro- curing water from thefe licks, is by fuiking wells from 30 to 40 ftet deep, which yield water more ftrongly im- pregnated with fait, than the water from the fea. This whole country, as far as hat yet been difcovered, lies upon a bed of lime- flone, which in general is about fix feet below the furface, except in the vallies, where the foil is much thinner. A traft of about 10 miles wide, along the banks of the Ohio, is hilly, broken land, inter- fperfiid with many fertile foots. The reft of the country is agreeably uneven, gently nfcending and defcending at no great diftances. The angles of afcent are from 8 to 24. degrees, and fome- times more. The vallies in common are very narrow, and the foil in them is very thin, and of an inferior quality ; and that along the afcending ground, is fre- quently not much better; for where you fee a tree blown up, you find the roots clinging to the upper parts of the rock. The foil on thefe agreeable af- <;euts (for they cannot be called bills) KEN t6i i< Aifficiently deep, at it tvidentfrooi the flic of the trees. The foil is chher blacW, or tinged with a lighter or deep* er veimilion, or is of the colour of dark aAies. In many placet there are appear- ances of potter^t clay, and coal in abun- dance. The country promiica to bt well fupplied with whclclbme, well taft- ed water. In Ntlfon conn^, N. W. of Rolling Fork, a branch of Salt rivtrf is a ttiSi of about 40 miles fquare, niolt- ly barren, interfperfed with plain* and ftrips of good land, which are advanta- geous fituations for raifing cattle, as the neighbouring barrens, as thejr are im- properly ftylcd, are covered with graTs, and afford good paftumge. The lands eaft of Nohn creek, a branch of Green river, are in general of an inferior oua- lity } but the bank s of Green river anoi J many defirable fituations. Toward the head waters of KchtO'Tky river, which interlock with the waters of Cumberland and Sandy river*; and the whole country eaftward and ibuth- ward as far as the Holtton river, is brok- en and mountainous } and from the de- fer iption given by hunters, it hat been much doubted whether it would ever be praflicabfe to make a paflTable road from Kentucky acrofs to Winchefter, in Virginia, on the eaft fide of the moun- tains, which, on a ftraight line, is not perhaps more than 400 miles, and the way now travelled is 600. This doubt, however, is now removed, and a com- pany have lately undertaken to cut a road (it is thought a waggon road may be made) from Kentucky, to iiafs by the Sweet Springs in Virginia; thence to Winchefter. This new road, it is fiippofed, will be nearly «oo milct (horter than the one now travelled. This countiy in genera] is well tim- bered. Of the natiu'al growth which is peculiar to this country, we may reck- on the fugar, the coiFee, the papaw, the hackberry, and the cucumber trees. The two laft are foft wood, and bear a fruit of the ftiape and fize of a cucum- ber. The conce tree refembles the black oak, and bears a pod, which en- clofes a feed, of which a drink is made not unlike coiFee. Befides thefe, there is the honey- locuft, black mulberryi wild cherry, of a large fize. The buck- eye, an exceedingly foft wood, is the horfe chefnut of £urope. The noagno- lia bears a beautiful bloObm of a rich R3 and ti* KEN and exquifitc fragrance. Such h the VaHety and beauty of the flowering flmibi and olanta which grow fponta- neoufly in this country, that in the pro- fmr fn,(on the wiidernefi appears in blof- Ibm. The accounts of the fertility of the foil in this country, have, in (ome iL^ancey, exceedtid behef, and probably have been exaggerated. That fome parts of Kentucky, particularly the high l^rounds, are remarltahly good, all ac- counts agree. The lands of the firft rate are too rich for wheat, and will produce 50 and 60, and in fome in- itances, it is affiitnH, 100 bufhels of good coni an acre. In common, the land Will produce 30 bufhels of wheat or rye an acre. Barley, oats, flax, hemp, and vegetables of all kinds common in this cHm^te, yield abundantly. Cotton is icidom and with difficulty brought to perfeAion. Irifti potatoes produce in abundance, fweet potatoes are raifed yrith difficulty. The old Virginia planters fay, that Sf the climate does not prove too moiff, few foils known will yield more or bet> .^er tobacco. Experience has pruvetl, that the climate is not too moift. Great quantities of this article have been ex- ported to France and Spain, through New-Orleans ; and it is a well known fafl that Philadelphia is a profitable market for the Kentucky planters, not- 'withffanding all the inconveniences and cxpenfes of refttipment at New-Orleans, under a Spanifli government. What advantages then may not this country expcfl iince the free navigation of the Miffifippi is now enjoyed ? In the rivers are plenty of buffaloe, pike and catfifli of uncommon fize, fal- mon, mullet, rock, perch, garfifli, eel, ' fuckers, lunfifli, &c. Shad have not been'caught in the weftern waters. ' Swamps are rare in Kentucky; and of coiirfe the reptiles which they pro- duce, fuch asfnakes, frogs, &c. are not numerous. The honey bee may be call- ed a domedic infe£l, as it is faid not to he found but in civilized countries. This is cbnfirmed by a faying which is comnion iniicihg the Indians, when they fee a f are thn fame as in Virginia and the Carolinns. The climate is healthy and delightful, fome few places in the neighbourhood of ponds and low grounds excepted. The inhabitants do not experience tho extremes of heat and cold. Snow fel- dom falls deep, o>r lies Ipng. The win- ter, which begins about Chrifimis, is never longer than three months, and is commonly but two, and is fo mild as that cattle can fubfift without fodder. Kentucky experiences a greater de- gree of temperature than any of the neighbouring States: Fahrenheit's ther- mometer feWom falling below 3 5* in winter, nor riimg above 80* in fummer. The approach ot the feafons is gradual. The lummer continues moftly to the middle of O£lober. The autumn or mild weather, generally continues until C-hriftmas, when there is fome cold and froft until February, when the fpring approaches ; and by the beginning of March feveral flirubs and trees begni to fhooth forth their buds •, by the middlepf the month the buck-eye or horfe-ch^- nut is clad in fummer's array ; and by the middle of April the fohaee of the forefts is completely expanded; which is a fortnight earlier than the leaves are (hot forth in Virginia and Maryland t and Cumberland is proportionally more temperate than N. Carolina, as Ken- tucky is to Virginia. Malt-liquor, fpi- rits didilled from corn and rye, and the juice of the fugar-tree mixed with wa- ter, conftitute the ordinary beverage of the country. Here are various mine- rils ; as iron, copper, lead, fulphur, ni« tre, &c. Iron-works are in fuch for- wardnefs, as to furnllli large quantities of callings. The legiflature of Virginia, while Kentucky belonged to that State, ntade provifton for a college in it, and endow- ed it with very coniiderable landed funds. The Rev. John Todd collected, chiefly from a number of liberal ge.itlemen in England, a very handfome library for its ule. This college, of late, has not flourilhed; and another has been efta- bliflied, and confidei'able funds collected for its fupport. Schools are eftabliffied in the feveral towns, and, in general, regularly and handfomely Supported. In this State are two printing offices, and two weekly gazettes publiflied* TbeF»are created a paper mill) 9il ta\]l»t fulling the while I niade endoW' funds. chiefly emen in rary for has not en efta- ;oUeacd abliflted general, iported. offices, ibliflied* U miliit fulling K E IJ^iUinv m!Ui, faw ntilU, and a great num- ber of valuable grift milla. Several va- luable tanneries have been edabliflied in different parts of the country. Their fatt works arc more than fufficicnt to Amply all tlietr inhabitants, at a low price. They make confiderable quan- tities of fugar from the fugar-trees. The banks, or rathrr precipice*, of Kentucky and Dick's rjver, are to be reckoned among the natural curiofities of this country. Here the altoniflied eye beholds 300 or 499 feet of Ibiid per- ficiidicular rock, in fome paits of the ime-llone kiod, and in others of fine white mirble, curioufly checkered w th Arata of aftouiihiug regularity. Thefe irivers have the appearance of deep r tificial i;anal$. Their high rocky bankv are covered with red cedar groves. Caves hive been difcovered in this country of fcveral miles in length, under a tine lime-ftane rock, fupported by cu- rious arches and pillars. Springs that emit fulphureous matter have been found in feveral parts of the country. One is near n fait fpring, in the neighbourhood of Boonn)orough. There are three fprings or ponds of bitumen near Green river, which do not form a (tream, hui empty themfclves into a common refer- voir, and when uled in lamas, anfwcr all the pui'pofes of the bed oil. Copperas and ailura are among the minerals of Kentucky. Near Lexingtop are found curious fepulchrcs fqll qt hu^an (kele- tons. It has been aflerted th:|t a man in or near Lexington, having dug five or fix feet below the furface of the ground, came to a large flat (lone, under which was a well of common depth, regularly and artificially ftoned. Thediltance of Philadelphia, by land, to Kentucky is between 700 and 800 miles; from Baltimore nearly 700 } nearly 600 from Alexandria, and up- wards of 500 from Richmond. From the Rapids of the Oluo to Santa Fe, is loco miles, and from thence to the city of Mexico, 1500. Keowe, or Keonuett the name given to Savannah river, above its confluence with the Tugulo, the weft main branch. ,\ Keowe, anciently a populous town iuid territory of the Cherokee Indians, on the river of that name, the N. eaft- ernmoft branch of Savannah river. The foil is very fertile, and the adjacent heights might, with little expenfe, be KIK 16) rendered »Im«(l impregntbk. Th« fruitful vale of Kct>we it 7 or I nllea ia extent, when a high ridge of hills ter- miiuitca the valt, but opens again below thi' ridge, and continues 10 or 1% mJm down to Sinica, and in width 1 or • miles. This was formerlvone conti- nued and thickly inhabited iettkmcot* well cultivated and planted. It now ou hibits a very different fpcAacIc to the feeble remains of the once potc it Che* rokees. Fort Geo«>ge firmerly ftood nrar the okt fcitf; of Keowe. Kbplirs, a village in Berks coan- tv, Pcnnfvlvania, on Little Schuylkill river, tbeN. branch of Schuylkill river { a I miles N. N. W. of Reading, and 3ft W. of Bethlehem. Kerisoncar, a lake in the Diflrid of Maine, which fends its water* to Pe> noblcot river. Kershaw, a county of Camden AM- u\fX, S. Carolina, oh Wateree riveTf which feparates it fi-om llichland coun- ty. It IS 35 miles in length vad^ 30 in breadth. K E SI A H . See Cujbai Rivtr, KsYWAWA, a fmall i(le m Charlefw town harbour, S. Carolina. KAtRSEROE Gore, in Hil'fborough county. New- Hampihiref contaius 103 inhabitants. KiCKAPOUS, an Indian nation whole different tubes inhabit near the entrance of Lake Superior, where »o years ago they hatown in -Middlffex county, Conuefticut, ilituated on Long-Ifland Sound, 9 miles E. of Gilford and a; W. of New-London. •The Indian name of the townOiip was Hammonaflet ) and a ftream or th&t namei but not inhabited. KiMBECK, a place on the eaft bank of Hudfon's river} 17 or iS miles no- 'h ofPoughkeepfie. KjNOfiRHOOKi a poft-town in Co- lumbia county, New- York, on the eaft &leof Hudfon'sriv«r: 13 miles north of Hudibn city, 19 S. by £. of Albaay, 145 north of New-York, andi5 W.by M. of Stoftkbridge in Mrrfachufetts. The townmip contains 4,661 inhabi- anti; of whom 411 are eleJlors, and 638 flaves. KiNDBRHOOK Landing,in the above town(hip, is fituated under the bank ot the river, Auruunded with an uncleared bar- ren country, lias about 1 5 or 20 houfes, andjijl^rly as many ftores and other buii|it|i;sV so miles S. of Albany. The towi^ throueh which the ftage to New- York runs, IS about 5 miles eaft of the Landing. .. • » • ' • Kiiroi.f ^'11 «0w^aii|^ itt nUMel. phiacotnty* Ft; jQtfUnii. King Alio vjjratN* a eennty of Vkginia, on Maitapany river,, which feparates it from ICingWiUtam*! county. It is about as miles loog antt. io liroad» and contains 9,377 inhSbitatits, iiich^.: King Giorob, an -ancient fort on the borders of Eaft-Florida, near St. Mary*s river. KiugGborob^s Sovi!i9,m No^ka, lies on the N. W. coaft of N. Anaerica^ in north lat. 49. 361 See Nntktt. ' King Gborgb, a coumyof Virainiai lying between the Patowmac, aifid Rap.' jMdiannock rivers. It is ax miles long, and 14 broad, and contains 7,366 inha- bitants, of whom 4,1 57 are flaves. ' Kings, a maritime county of New-. York, "containing all that part of the State, bounded eafterly by Queen's coun- ty} northerly, by New-Yoric county; wefterlv, partly by Hudfon^s river, j^t- ly by the ocean } and foutheriy by the Atlantic Ocean, including Coney Ifl-\ ands." This ftttile traft of land, fitti- ated on the W. end of Long-Ifland,and feparated fiiom Staten-Ifland by the Narrows, contributes largely to the fup. ply of the New- York market with ve- fetables, roots, fruits, butter, 5cc. It is ividcd into 6 townfliips, and contains 4i495 inhabits, including 1,431 llavM. Chieftowns, Brooklyn and Flat bofb. '. Kinoes, a coimtv of Nova-Scotia, comprehending the lands on the S. W.' and S. fides of the Bafin of Minas. The Habitant is navigable for'yeflels of 40 tons a little way up. The Canaid for vei&ls of 160 tons, 4 or -5 miles \ and the Comwallis is navigablefor veiTclsof 100 tons 5' miles, for thofeof 50 tons 10 miles ^rther. Thertf are confidera- ble lettlements on thefe rivers, arid they afford a good 'portion of fine ia<.ds for tillage, and for herbage, and fome ex- cellent meadows. In the rivers are found a great abundance of (had of an excellent kind } and in the Bafin»o ii^- piUUltia Ku)Q*Stor PlAi^i. Island, a fin«ll iflii|(i ii we l|ay of Panama. It belonn to flpain» and w fiunom for its pearl 5 riyer, fix inilei Vi^. ^r Iti^ MIN iff ^m the W. fla« frf l^akktmiBt AMl^««t conninis sn c^piicopm cnoron* m^i louw |oboufef. It is 4.1 hc'^IVi brS. of Georgetown* «M i«3 J|. 1^ 9««f Charleftown. N. l«t. 3). 5t. W. hMig. 7J. 1. ■'■ KiNOSTONi a viRwe inTdbot C9. Marylaml, fituated on the eafllcmfltdf Choptank rivcr,4mile« bdbwIhePoHcs. KiNosTOTi, ibnmrly^^ calfcd fnuAr ituu, is fituated on the northem nrt of Lake (^ario, at die nMMidi <^ ita otitlet Iroouois riveri aoo nsilea Awdi- ward of Montreal, and 1 50 nqirdmarll of Niagara. Here the King** ftorw are kept and guarded by one company tf men. Part of Old Fort Frontime i$nomr ftanding, the heft part of which is dito magazuK. Khngftonconlitnaabotit tdo houfes. Largeircffitis go nofur^Mt tlitii this place } thSnce to Niagwra, 4rc; ftonii and merchandize are conveyed in boiti. Kingston, the capital of the iflanl of St. Vincents, intheWefl-Indies,ai^ the feat of ebvemment, Uet at the head ofabayofthe flune name, onthefenth- weftem fltore of the ifland», in 8t* George*s parifll. Kingston, the capital of the iflandl of Jamaica, in the Weft- Indies, is fituat- ed on the N. fide of a beautiful harbotii'y having Port-Royal on the N. E. and Spanifli-Town on the 8. W. and waa founded in 1693 ; when repeated defo- lations by earthquakes and fire hiSi driven the inhabitants from Port-Royal. It contains 1665 houfes, befides negro huts and ware-houfes. In tySS) the white inhabitants amounted to 6,539 i free people of colour 3,180 j and flavea 16,659 ^ in all 26,478. It is a place of great trade and opulence. Many of the houfes in the upper part of the town are extremely magnificent) and tlie markets for butchers* meat, turtle, fifli, poultry, fruits, and veeetables, inferior to none. It is the refidence of the mofl coniiderable merchants^ whofe fliips load and unload here. Upon an average of ao years, the fliips that go out aunually from this port amount to 400. N. tat« »7. 57* 30' W. long. 76. 33. KiNO WitLiAM, a county of Virgi- nia, between Mattapony and Pamunky rivers, It is 47 miles long and 1 5 broad, and llUfl!i|(M^,fjnMe«ibf4owAle«i|iid sod I name ]M.R|*.^«, » poft^tnifmof Vii^iqia, i6 Miles from Wcftmorei'and court-hou&, ai^ :P« £rom Nor(hMnpib«rlaii)4 court- .K^^oil PoiMTft called in feme lffM»M^ it tbe fpctwi^ity of a 'enps^^oi^ *4>ic^ pvjx^s jwr into ihejbwM^fide of If»k^ Sup«(t(tr, . IS^oii^ONA* an Indian townonCoh. fwvig^rivprf i4i]P'cm)iyivaoi», and ii ■nUaaim^berlyfnnq itt mo\»th hi Aik- jhaoy river. 4M«IITAC* fn itfaud on t|ie N, W. «Oii|^ ti, {lortho America, lies eaftward ■^f'^f^Vf. f^» VI the fe««h-caft Cde of tim pnwuMiof Alaika. and on that frt^oC H oppofitf the bead of Briftoi If, 0^ the N* W* fiii* o^ the peninfula. IS alio opposite the mouth of Cook's river. ILiiKlMANiTAS ^viT, is a branch «|( Alleghany river, into whkh it emp- tm in pi, lat. 40. 40. iii Weftmore- land county, Pennfylvania. Its bead -wainra are tittle Ccmemaugh and Stone «fciqk> After theifrjiim^ipn it is called Cencmawgb river. It then receives Bkcic Lick fipom theN.E. and 17mi.es from its mouth Loyalbannon Creek ei»> ters fitun the S. S. £. after which it is «alledKi(kemanitas river. It is naviga- ble for tMtlcaux 40 or 50 miles, and good poruges are found between it and Ju- JUIittaand Potowmac rivers. Coal aiKl ialt are diicovcred in the vicinity of tliefe rivert. KiTTANiMO, a fettlemuit in Penn- fylvania, on the eaft fide of Alieghanv jriver, 36 miles northward of 1*111/- Wg. KiTTATlNNY Aftutttaiiu, a ridge of the Alleghany Mountains, which SUBS through Uie northern parts of New. Jerfey and Pennfylvania. KiTTfiKY, a towiiihi)} In York coun- ty, diftri£l of Maine, incorpurtited in 1653, and coofitU of 3 parishes, con- taining 3tS 50 inhabitants. It is fituated between Pifcataqua and York rivers, 67 sai|ks nortlKrlv ot Bolton. In this town i» Skm^eu weck» called fo from the ) fn$kM the irakmm^ cfibit cou^ tfyi but there J^«a b^ omie ibwui iortbciftpanyy«iui,paO. This creek IS hunous in the mftoiy of the 6^ fi^* t'«rs. A ' ■ { ' fiTfi, St. See S(, Cki^^^u N QB 1*1 CK, iq Mercer county, Kc9- tupjty, lies 1 5 mi|^ $• ^> pf Harrp^f- tOwn, aiid aboQt la foutnerly of Shm* vUle. ' |i;i!ioiV|.ToN, a tpwnihip ui Stifl^t eount]r, New-Jeirfeyf coptainii^ 1,937 inhabitfints, of whom 13 arf; flaye^. Knoulton, 9 grant inphitbei^en couqtT, Vcrpont, lie< E. qf 'Smithlielf|, and W. of K^Ilviburgh, and contains io,qoo acres oJF land. K^Nox, a county in the State of Ten- ncflee, in Hamilton diftrift, contained in 1795, according to the State coouTu^, • if* '» flouriiking 50' IS t lloariililaft fituatkMi and enjojraa c«n. sminicatton mih vim pwt m the Untu f)d Statet by ppft. It it regularly laid out, and contaiiM about 130 houfet, a court-houfi;, gaul, and bamcka Jargie enough to contato 700 men. The Ai* piTeme courta of law and eaui^ for the diftriA of Hamihon are held here half yearly, and the courta of pl in Kentucky { 4.85 W. by $. of Richmcmd, in Virginia} and 7*8 fouthrwefterly of Philadelphia. KopiAC, an ifland on* th« fouthem ihore of the peninfula of Alaika, on the N. W. coaft ; which fee. KoRTRioHT, a townfliip in Otiego county, New- York; i^% ot it«' inhabi- tants are elcAors. KoYAHT, a fmall ille at th^ S. end of Wafliington IQe, at the. entrance of a ftrait feparating a fmall i0e from th|e largeft. KRIS, Indians inhabiting the banks of Lake Chriflineaux. They can raife l,ftoo warriors. KuLSAGE, or Sugar Towtit a little Cherokee town in the vale of Keowe. KYuqyoT, a large found or bay on the N. W. co^ of N. America, having |(oberts Ifland on the one fide. N. lat. 50. W. long. 127. 10. LABRADOR, Terra de, one of the nprthem counties of America, called alfo E( Pennfylvania. La CpLf , a river, which falls into Lake Champlain tram the W. 5 milM & S. W.of Nvt-Ifland,afterafluirt;»ar&. Lacomi/C, a fmall creek which enq»- ties through the weft bank of Alleghaiqr river in Pennfylvania, oppofite Lickif[[g Creek, a fliort dtftance below tort Frank- I in. , Laconia. The tra£l of land extendi ine firom the river Mcrriniack to Saga- dahock, and from the ocean to the lun and rivers of Canada, went under tkia name, in the grant of- lands in^ai, from the council of Plymouth to Capt. Mafon and Sir Ferdinand Gorgea. , Ladies I/tamlf a fmall ifluid oCS. Carolina, near Port-Royal. Laqoon, one of the new difcovered iflands in the South Sea. Captain C^»ak viflted it in 1769. S. lat. iS. 47. 1¥. long, from Greenwich 139. a8.. Lacuna, a town of Peru, tituatedan Amaaon river. S. E. of the town of Bona. La Guayra, a maritime fortified town in Caraccas, a province of Terra Firma. This town, and Puerto Cabela are the chief in the province. Lake OF THE WOODS. Set fTnodsM La Moslle, a large river in theN. W. part of Vermont. Its general cofrib is wefterly t after running about 75 miles, and receiving 14. Icfler ftreamst it falls into Lake Champlain at Cotchetter, S miles north of the mouth of Onioii ri- ver, and is of about the fame magnituUe. Lambaye^ub, a town on the road from Guayaquil to Lima in Peru, tour leagues from Morrope. It confitts of about 1,500 houfes, built of different materially 0$ '1 ^ N . ■iMBnsiVjrVK iirpiRiin or Di|ire(]VeiyOr ^MRMMFMr WfNtS* Tile 'imilftft of the lMMIl6«l%«eiMlM(itidnkortheXAd{)iM, '^iMkW-Mim entirely of eanee. The l NWVM 'df<« fadlAbitanfe amounti to a- %M(ri6|«eo, ktut of -whom we opttlem { %Hfe^hfe geiMMllry ere poor ftnntHnts, Militt«»e» MriKsoes, aMd Indians. It lie a hroe mnl elegant ftone chareh. It ll' the fjHMlencc''lBS. America. It begins about ai 'eaguet (both of the city of Cuico ; t the prinetpal province included voder rite name of Callao. Here are m iee H ent pafturee and filver mines. The air i» very etMi LAMFfeTKR, a townftiip in Lancafter •inmtyv Ptnmfylvania. Lawpriy Rkier, a water of Great Mw't in Mew-Hamp(hire. LakcasTbRi a bay or found on the ^-cftem coaft of Sir iThomas Smith's -hciy. The ibuthemmoft part lies in N. iit' 74' so; The moft northerly is «ifNe(l ifUdermm Jonaa's Sovnd, and HiisibN. iat. 76. I ifliwc A ST B K, a popmloaa and wealthy -minttf b the interior part of Penn> fy'finh, extending fonth to the Maiy. wtd Une. It b about 4a miles fquare, io divided into a5 townOiipsy and con- taina 5d6»s40 acres ot land, and «$ii 47 Miabitants, including 348flave8. Tlte lands tn this county are rich and well culti7ated. Thehitls in the north- ern t^rts abennd with iron ore j for the ■MniufaAtiring which, s ftimaces and 8 for|!;es have been crofted. The furna- cef mamnfaAnre nlraut t,«oo tons of figfi and nearly that nunil>ci- of bar- iron ana ually. Co|iper anc 'cad have alio ■bet n found here. Chief town, Lmtc^^^r. )I.ANCA«lrER} a county of Vit^mia, beranded eaft-by Ghefapeak Bay) and S. 'W^, by Rappahannock river. It is about 40 miles loni;, and i5bj-oad, and caiitnins 5,638 inhabitants, of whom )( 3 '36 are ftaves. Lancaster, a connty of Camden dF'ftriift, 8. Carolhia, lying on Lynchers er-eek, and Wateree river. It contains # ,lo« inhabitants, of whom 4)o— 161. Lance Islbs, on the N. W. coaft of N. Ameri68«Iieoffjpape Scott, which is the fouthem point at the mouth of Pintard's Sound, oppoflte to Point Dif- appoimment. There is a narrow chan- nel between the largeft ifle and the cape. See PtHtantf Soutui. Landaff, a townfhip in Grafton county, New-Hampfliire. It was in- corporated in 1774, and contains 19a iohabitaitts. Lan d*s Height, in North-America, is the high ground on the chain of lakes between Lake la Plue and Lake Superi- or, where there is a portage of 7 miles. It is So miles eaft of the grand portage from the weft end of Lake Superior. Langdon, a townlhip in Chefliire county, New-Hampfliire, incorptorated in 1787, and contains 244 inhs^bitants. LANESBORQtJCH, a townfliip in Berkfliire county, MaiTachufetts, N. b> £. of Hancock, la miles N, by W. of Lenox, and 144 W. by N. of Bofton. It affords a quarry of good marble, and contains »,i4t inhabitants, Lansinpurgh, (tUy) in the town- fliip of Troy, Renflalaer county, New- York, is v<;ry pleafantly Ctuated on the E. bank, of Huafon's river, oppofite one. of the mouths of the Mohawk, and con- tains about 200 dwelling-houfes, a brick church, the joint property of the Dutch and Preftiyterian congregation, a court- houfe, gaol, and an academy, incorpo- rated in 1796. Here is a library com- pany which was incorporated, in >775' it,}* ««W1(4oii#tiM|lpce.ftM#««ifi^ a plani a« th* imk^^ », Jbpl, te Oi^ one ftagt httwecn tbi» town — 1 tJlr, . nyj nqw (»79*) » faiW di# |wf»( and repafa betwcea ttw nekAibaqnMij towns of La\nfoburgh, TnftWttmhi^ and Albanyi and the avorage mwnbec. of paflenBcrBiaiaidtocxcc«a.isP>, U, is 9 mik* north ^of Albwy, s viam. Troy, 175 north of New-YoWi «|i4 »7o N. N. E. of Philadel^it, Lapi$ Lmbuli, a fiiMiU vock finu rounded with and abnoft covcreA bf the fea on the coaft of Nova* Scotia., It is about t miles from Monano lAaa^- and (hews the paflafe into St. Ji4u'«t river. La Plate. See taragdiff^ Large RbcR lies on the S. bank oC Ohio river, in the traft called Indiam*. and nearly oppoGte the mouthof Mtt^' kipgura river. Large Island, one of the larfiA, iflands on the Labrador coaft, due wdjki of the mouth of Shecatica Bay. Laricaxas, a province of La Fuik, . and audience of Charcas, in Peru. It; lies adjacent to the .territories of the ji|4». rifdi£lionof La Pat, and totl^noi^ of that «ity, extending 118 leagues fcona, E. to W. and aboitt 30 from N. toS. It abounds in gold mines, the metal 0^ which is of fo fine a quality, that it*, ftandard is %% carats and 3 grains. Latacunga,. AffUnU <7* the fi|ft jurifdiflioh to the fouthward of that. of Q^ito, in Peru. The word ajJUiitKtuxa^, phes a place Icfs than a town, but larger, than a village. It ftands on a. wld^ plain, having on its eaft Tide the eaften^ coi-diilera ot the Andes,, from whidb, projects a very high mountain ; and aft: a fmall diftance from its foot is fitdatedly- Latacunga, ia 55. 14. 304 S. lat. Or. its W. fide is a river, which is fome^im^^ foidable, but generally pafled over, a, bridge... . This afiiento is large aiid K'^ eular, the ftreets broad and ftraight, thi^ houfiis of ftone, arched, and well con*^ trived, one fioryhigh. Thispi;ecauti<^ the inhabitants were taught to obiervo, by a dreadfitl deftru£lion of all thebmild*^ ings, on the aoth of June, 1699.. Oul* of 600 ftone houfes, which the aiHenta then contained, only a part of one, ait^ the Jefuit's church, weie left ftandlngy an4 moftof thein)ub^tiint« wcrt hwJM in ^ L AtJ Mtlit nUhi. TiM fbnc of Whitii tlie keurctrmd chnrdtct are built, n « kind •f pMmke, or fpon^ ftone, cjcAsd flom tvtcanoet { wbtfeh have ferfaicd in- •khniftible qworriea in thb ncigliboiir- kood. It Is (a liffhn that it will iWim in thewatoTt and from its great DoroTityi tht lime cements the dimrent pieces very ftronriy together. Thii Jur!ftiiie> tioncontams t? principal VilUges. The air of the tflSeiito is coMer Irohi the place beiM only i leagnes from the mountiin of Cotopaxi i ^hleh as it is not lelk in height or extent than thofe ' of Chimbortioand Cayniburd» fo like them* it is coveicd with ice and fnow; The villi^s are populous { fuchasare ftatcd in the Tallies are hot, thofe in the plains temperate, whilft thpfe which horoer on the mountains, like that of me afliento, are coM, and fometimes to nn cmcffivc degree. The inhabitants aVnount'to about is,ooo, chie% Spa- niards and Meftixoei. Great quantities of pork are falted here and fent to ^ito, Guayaquil, and Riobamha, being highly valued for the peculiar flavour given it in the pickling. The manufac- tures are thofe of doth, bays, and tucu- yos. The inhabitants of Pugili, and flkquifili, are noted for making earth- en ware, highly valued all over the province of Quito. The day of which they are mrae is of a lively i-ed, re- markably fine, emitting a kind of fra- grancy, and the workmanihipvery neat and ingenious. Lavrbl Mountain, a range of nuuntains weftward of the Alleghany ridffe, and a part of what Is called the Alleghany Mountains. It extends finm Pwmiylvania to N. Carolina, and gives rife to feveral branches of the Ohio river. The gr>at Kanhaway breaks throtiffh the Laurel Ridge in its way to the Ohio, in N. lat. 38. 30. W. long. It. S9. In a fpur of this mountain, about lat. 36. is a fpring of wattr, 50 teet deep, very cold, and, it is faid, as blue as tndigo. The lands within a fnnall difthnce of the Laurel Moimtain, tnrough which the YoUghiogany runs, are in nuiny places broken and ftoney, but rich and wisll timbei-ed j and in fome places, and particularly on Laurel Creek, they are rocky and mountainous. From the Laurel Mountain to Monon- Ehela, the lirft 7 miles are good, level ming lagds, with fine mesMows { the LAW thnbcf, white-oak, dwfinif, htelUnyi tec. LA^iLMVCMRivtrmiGiiir,5i, St; Lawrence jii one of thft laifM rbcrs ill N. Amcrifca; It iflliel fifm Lake pnta. rioi formfaig the outlet of the kmfchahi of grsat \ntii which fepatatte Upper-^ Cabada frbin the United Suics. Prom Lake Ontario to Montreal it has the namebf Irbqnbis} and taking a north- eaftcoiirfe embofiilns the iflaifd of Mon. treal } juft aboVe which it receivesOt- tawas firohi the weftj and forms many feltile iflands. From Montreal it af- Aimes the name bf St. La^rrence^ and continuing the fame courfe pafles hf Qjiebeci ahd meets the tid^ iipwards of 400 miles from the fea, and is fo faf navigable for large vcflels. Having re- ceived in its courfe befides Ottawas.St. John's, Seguina, Defpraii les j Trois Ri- vieres, and innumerable other fmaller ftreams, it falls into *he ocean at Cape Rofieres, by a mouth about 9b milei broad. In its courfe it forms a great variety of bays, harbours and iflands^ many of them fruitftil and extremely ^eafant. See ^bec, Montftalt Sea The main entrance into the gulf of Sti Lawrence from the Atlantic ocean, is on the eaftwatd between Cape Ray, thi fuuth point of Newfoundland Ifland^ and the north cabe of Cape Breton } the Gut of Canfo leads irto it from the S. E. between Nova-^.otia ukI the S» end of Ca^v jBretu. , and the Straits of Bf llifle lead into it fiom the north be- tween Newfoundland Ifland and th6 coaftof Labrador. It contains a num- ber of iflands, viz. St. John*s> at its ibuthem extremity, on the coaft of New-Brunfwick and Nova-Scotia ; An& ticofli, at the mouth of the St. Law- rence ) befides a number of fmall iflands i Lavrbns, a coimty in Ninety-Six diftri£l, S. Carolina, lymg between Eno- ree and Saluda rivers. It is about 31 miles long, and ai broad, and contains 8,si7 free inhabitants, and i,tsoillaveSi Lavrbns Court- Heufe, in the abovd county, is so miles from Bufh river, 3* from Newbury court-houfe, and 40 from Greenville. Lawrbncb, Ftrtt is a little above the crofling place of Tufcarawas, a branch of Muikingum rlver« Lawrbncb-Town, a thinly fettled agricultural townihtp, a feV/ miles to th(< caftward of Halifkx In Nova-Seotia^ LAtREAt t E B ntnt in the iilaad of St. E^mingpf tHir t^ S^ifli t^pittU St. Domingo. It ftnndi In the place where the ctfpttal wtK flift VatinHed* on the eaft fide of the OtivMf and about a quarter 6f • league fitMD its confluence with the irabclia. It can only be confidered at a dependency dn St. DomingOt and contains 300 in- habitants, all free negroes, forming a cure. It was formed in lyaj* by iiS run>a«ay French negroes who being fent down to the bay of Ocoa to be ihipped c(F, the Spaniards attacked the efcort, and gave arms to the fugitives, maintaining that they were free men. Lawvnak-Hannock, a Moravian fettlement nearly oppofite GuOigofliinlc, on Alleehany river, end xb miles north- caftofFort FrankKn. Lazarus, Arciiftiagoof, St. See De Fente. LeacocK) a tdwnfhip in Lancafter county, Pennfylvania. Lbasbvrch, the chief town of Caf- well county, N. Carulina. It contains a court-houfe, gaol, ami a few houfes. Lebanon, a townihip in York coun- ty, Diflrift of Maine, fituated on the eaft fide of Salmon Fall river, 100 miles north of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1767, and contains IS75 inhabitants. A fpecies of ftone is found here which jielus copperas and fulphiir. Lbban ON, /Krav, a pleafant village in New. York State, bordering onPittshVld, Maflachu [etts, fituated partly in a vale, and partly on the declivity of hills. The medicinal fprings here are next in .celebrity to thofe of Saratoea. The pool it fituated on a commanding emi- nence, overlookijig the valley, and fur- h)unded with a few houfes which afford tolerable accomodrtions to invalids. ' Lebanon, a townfiiip in Windham county, Conneflicut, was fetiled in 1697. The foil is equal to almoft any in the State, and the inhabitants are ge> nerally farmers, many of whom are Wealthy. The thick fettled part of the town forms a very wide flreet, and the houfes are at confiderable diflances from '^^ch other. Academic education has "been patronixed in this place for above So years, greatly to the honoiiir of the people. The river Shetncket is formed ny the junction of AVillamantic and 'Mount Hope riverir which unite be- tween thl» town, and Windham.. It lira. finllN north of N«nrkb, and s« Aatll- , call'ofnartfbrd. LifeAiiON, ft ttMvnlhlp in QnftM cdunty, NewUftmpfhlit, finwind «■ Mufcomy river, and on the eaft fide of the ConneAieut, a miles below tiit*, mouth College. It was inedrportted ini 1 7 and contains 1,170 inhabitants. Houi's- tonick river runs foutherly throOgh this town. LtfeDSj a town in the eaftem part of Gknicefter *H ttti wn M nw nnottui ot miuiicm tvtw» ■•A • nwt^wdteriy eCBrinatint lakt. tttblk » vlllafi Of RitWMid Mu»> tnjniiiiM, fitttnud flU the nortb b«)k «nM|fikMNM)ek riirer 1 14 mikt $. bjr 1^ of rort Royal* 40 8. E. at Prads- ukkftvffi nd 70 NtS. «f ttkhmond. HtarldMoiewn.is a ftmous oourfr fer b«HSNncing. LtirOQOAi cm of the Friendly Utoada, i« the South 8m. ItwatvUkcd far Captab Cook in 1776, whoi conli- mn "k, in bam refpoAt, Aiperior to An- aotoafca. The iflaad it lituated near Hapiwe, and it about 7 milct long and jhraad* LiiiBVRO. See y^fimrg* LlBsavRO, a poft-town of Mary- iandf S5 milct fron Frederickftown. LtBtavao, a peft'towncf Viiginia, and cafMtal of Loudon county. Itiafi< tuated $ milea 8.W. of the, Pr'iwmac, and 4, 8. of Goofe Creek» b branch of that river on the great road leading fipom Fhiladelpliia to the fouthward, and on tile load leading from Alexan- dria to Bath. It containa about fixty hoofea» a court^houfc and gaol. It 11 ao milea from Sali(bunr> %* from Shep- hen)ftown» so milea from Fnderlekf- town in Marylandy 46 north-weft of Alexandria, and 64 £. S. E. of Win- chcfter. Lbisiurd, or Lttfttwim, a fettle- tnent in Kentucky* on the banka of Ken- tucky river, ao milea from Lexington, and about 30 from the Upper Blue Lick. It waa dcftroycd by the Indiana and abandoned. The country for ma- ay milaa round ia fiift rate land. Great fknty of marble ia found 'm the bwka «f Kentucky, particularly at thia place. Lbi*8 laLAUP, in Patowmac river, in Fairfax co. Virf^iai about % milea ibudi-eaftward of Thoro, which ia. on the north 6de of Gooft Cndc. LkbK, afinallifland of Fenafylvania, bt Odawara river. Lbbwarp IsLAMps. See W^rbh Set, MhU2H# or IteUw H river which lalea in Northampton co. Fennfylvania, atmtt at milea. eaift of Wyoming Falla, in 8^f4|uehannah ri'/n* fund tarUtg a <;incu)ar cou^e* jiaiBn^ thnavgh the ilue M^Mmtalia, cmptiea into Qelar ware river on the fouth fide of Eaftoni BSauka N« E* tf BetUebcm, It nma abtiit 75 ttiUi* wA It nwIgrtJa fl Li Orami^, • eonftleraUt rivar o^ tha H*W. TairiMty, i^hkhriAi with, in a fiiw milea of tha waft exwcintfyoff Lake Erie, and purfolng a Mt m. \¥i. courfir for nearly 100 milea, theoca turn- hig to th»wcft, emptiea into Lake Mi- chigan. It la about ace yarda wkla at. ita confluence with the lake* LBICB8TBII, a townfliip in Addifoiii county, Vermont, fituated on the eaft fide of Otter Creek, having 343 vAv^U tanta. Great Trout Pond, or Lake, i. partly in thia town, and partly in Salif- Dury, on the north. Thia town waa granted OA. ao, 1761. LEiCBaTBB, called by the Indian na* tivea Tnvfim/, ia a coniiiderable town in Wbrceftcr CO. Maflachufctta, containing 1076 mbabitanta. It ia fituated upon the poft.road from Bofton to Hartfora, New- York and Philadelphia, i milea wcfterl]^ of Worcefter, and 54 W. by S. of Bol- ton ) bounded N. by Paxton and S. by. Oxford. It waa fettled in 1713,' and incorporated in 1710 or i7ai« There are three meeting-houfra here forCongregationalifta, Anabapi fla, and Qgakera} who live in harmony to- gether. The £#ici^«r^caK/«MV waa in- corporated in 1784* And ia well endoW'^ ed. Wool carda are mamifaAured here to the annual amount of 1 5,000 paira. Lbmimoton, a townflUp in Efl*ex county, Vermont, on the weft bank of ConncAicut river, mmI near the N. E. comer of the State. The Great Mo- nadnock Mountain ia in thia town» It containa 31 inhabitanta. Lb Maibb. See Mture^ LBMP8TBB, an inconfidenble town« (hip in Chefter county, New-Hampt> (hire. It waa incorporated in 1761. In i|^75»it contained iaS,and in 1790, 414 iniMbitanta. Lbnoib, a county of Newbem difl triA, N. Carolina, furrounded by Glaf- gow. Craven, Jonea, and Dauphm^ ft contBina 14(4 free inhabitints^ and 957 flayea< Chi«F town, Kingfton. Lbvox, the (hire town of Berkfhira county, Maflacbufetttt It ia a pIcBfant and torivhig town, and haa a court* houfo and gad. Hou&tonick river paflea throu^ the town. It liea eaft of WalhiOgton, fouth (^ FittaficMi ty milea fouth- wefterly of Chefter, and 145 mikf noKthefBoftiw* Lbocanb* Wo •r Bite «f j:.M|Mie. »Ub Cul dt 8m of LVtthme, at the w^ tpi of tike UUnd of ft. Oipminge, U foiiiwd by two pe- ninAilM. It opcm between Cape 8t. Nicholas at the weft cml of the north KninAila» artd Cape Dame Marie, the . W. point of the fouth penin(bla, ▲$ league^ ittart. At the bottom Of the bay we ttk illands Oonarei and on the north fide of the (outh pehinAiU the iflei Kefflf ai^d CayAiite. Itcmbofoint ii vaft huihber of tine bays. The chief bays, towns and poits frbm Cape St. Nicholas round- to Cape Dame Marie are La Plate Forme, or the Plr ^>rm, Oonaives, St. Marc, Montrouis, Archa- haye. Port au Prince, Lemane, Ooave, MiragoaifC, Petit, Trou, Bay of Bara« dairef, B&y of Durot, Jercmie, Cape Dame Marie, &c. Trou Bordet, at the head of which is Port au Prince, is at the extremity of the Bay of Leogane iaftward, 60 leagues eaft of Cape Darhe Marie, and 51 S. E. of Cape St. Nicholas. Lbooanb, a fea-port towh in the French part of the ifland df St. Domin. ^o, fituated on the N. fide of the neck of the fbuth peninfulA in the bay or bite of Leogane, at The head of a fmall bay which lets up £. from tlie bay of Grand Goave, 4. leagues N. E. of the town of that name, 61 N. of Jackmel, 8 N. W. of Cayes de Jacmel, 9 W. byS. of Port au Prince, and 6| leagues S. E. of Petite Gonave Ifland. N. lat. 18. 30. W. long, from Paris 75.1. It is an aeree- tblr, pleafant, and consmercial ^ace. The exports from Jan. t, 1789, to Dec. 31, of tne fame year, were 895,871 lbs. White fugar— 7,079,205lbs. brown fu- gar— i,93a,95zlbs.coiFee— I39,887lb8. cotton— and 4, 96olb8. indigo. The du- ties on the ejtportation of the above, 16,103 dollars 70 cents. LsbMtNSTER, apolt-towninWorcef. ter county, Mafl^cnufetts, 7 miles N. by W. Of tancafter, ao S. E. of Win- chendon, 4.6 weftw&ni of Bofton, 19 N. ef Worcefter, and io S. of Marl bo- A>ugh', in New-Hampihire, has a piint- ine-ofiice artd i'everal neat buildings. This townihip was taken frbmLa-'cafter, incorporated in 174^, aiwl Contains 1189 inhabitants. Oh the dilterent ftreuns which piik tbtoUeh the town are 1 grift mills, 5 Ikw miUs, an oil mill, and clothiers works, very excellent. L 1 O t7| AtwurMOiOOobtfcks are UHntlljr ntito here. The nMaafiiftun of conbe la alib ^arria^ on to n«t pcrCiAloii ani profit. I«iMMIfr (KifV|«4)eWiig,cQa. talna »f inhabltanti. Lion, a rhrer which fidla Into tht Gulf of Mexico frpn the N. W. at tht biyofSt. Bernard. Lion, iVinv, a popoloao kbmdom dl New.gpain, in N. America, £ whkli are fereral filver mhMt. Lbon, a town of the pRnrlnct of Panuco, in ^«f cxico. It has rich mincat and lies to leagtiei N. of MechoaaiB» and 55 N.W. of the city of Mexico. Lion di Caracas, St. a city, tin capital of the province of the Caracaa* fituated On a river, about 6 leagvca 8. from the coaft, enclofed bv mountaina* The talley in which it ftands is a lavaa* nah, well watered and very healthv, about 3 leagues long and t brosui in ta* middle, the onlv entrance into nvhich b through a crooked and fteep road. The city is near a milt longi the hoo^ handfome and well fumiiiMd} theftrceta i-egiilar, ftraight and broad, cutting each other at right angles, and terminating in a magnificent fquare in the centre. It contains about 4 or 5000 inhabitants | moft of whom are owners of cocoa plantations, which is or 13,000 negroea cultivate in the rich vallies, which la almoft the only cultivation they have. Leon db Nicaragua, a town of N. America in New-Spain, and in Uie province of Nicaragua} the refidence of a governor, and a bifliop^s fee. It was taken by the buccaneers in 1685, in fight of a Spanilh army who were 6 ito I ; is feated at the foot of a mountain* which is a volcano, and occafioni earth- quakes. It confifts of about 1000 houfes, and'has feveral monafteries and nunneries belonging to it. At one end of the town is a lake which ebbs and flows like the Tea. It is 30 miles from the South Sea. N. lat. la. 35. W. long. 88. 10. Leonardstown, a poft.town of Maryland, and the capital of St. Mary's county, is fituated on the eaft fide of Britton's Brook, juft whert it falls into BrittonU Bay, 5 miles from its mouth in the Patowmac, and contains about 50 houfes, a court-houfe, and gaol. It ia 113 miles fouth of Baltimore, 6x fouth by eaft of UMcr-Mhrlborough, 39 fouth-eaft of Pert Tobfeco, and si 7 S ^ fouth* MolriHiig to BdugaiavUli*! nccoiint of Unm, «< MfVtwiqolwn, Mark mi «Hl«tto. TMir IIb» «r« thick. iMir lidirlrrnM, aiWI Smc !«»• « Und of y^Ww wqolt tb«y «re fliMm liilfi ill- madjtj wd Ip fmral dcf mirfd by tlw Mft^j^, which occaflomd tN diTcovercr l^qjiiimlk toeail U Uw l/lttfUpmt nW ^nooitn wm recn^ but thejr wen iltofethcr m dlOniftbtf m Uw nn. They fo Mkcdf luudW covering their ^iit with « oMt/* They carnr thefa- diiUriP on their backs in a kind of lUrfi They wear omamcnte in tlicir iMhrilft CM hivc nfr bcarde. ' tl Roach UMt ie nev F»lk. bod's I0ands{ difeovered in 1637. tit Cayis, a jurifdiaion on the 8. fldc of the French part of the ifland of |t, DomUigOi contains 4 pariflics and j^ifJds ahundanoQ of Aigar, cotton, and cojifec. Its exports from the town Lcs ^aves from Januacy > » 1 7 19> to Dec. 3 1 , OT the Amc year, were s,597,<)661b.white ^gari %4^ii6%9$o\h, brown fngar{ l,osSiCo4lb.coffee| 1 5 5,447 lb. cotton} itfgiieslb. indigo { and fmall articles to the value of ta56 livres. The value of duties paid on the above on cxpoitation 101,51! dollars, S5 cents. The town i/i Ctyett lies between the villages Torbcck and Cavaillon, on the lai^ kay which fets tip to the ifland Avache } limn which it it about 3 lettues diftant, and i leagues northerly of rFaris 76. f . {.BTTBaKENNT, a townflup in iTranklin cOunty, Pennfylvania. ' LbviUbtt, a towiifliipjn Hamp- Ihire county, Maflachurett*, near Con- aeQicut river, and 95 miles weft ot Bofton. It was incorporated in 1774, alad contahis ^14 inluibitants. A cop. per Mine, has beeii found in this town> ihip. Lb vf, a point of land in the riVfr St. Lawrence, oppolite to the city of <^e- bee. Lewis, a town in Eflcx county, 8. W. cif Lcmington, adjoining, in Ver- sJMBt it is about S miles ibuth of the Cani^aiiiie. Lewis Ck3B||u In Vermont, a fin^I tieao) which fallfmLakc Chun]^ i at r«rUkitfg» ftlitiitiwfth «C tkiJl^«lh «rtktlcOtt«rChwk. tiwu'a Pay. ^ f 4rtiglMlr Omw. (y, llaikchnAita. tf WMSVROf tat Xil^iMM'. tlWiwviiOi a eowly ki Olilni* burgh dllbMl. f. CaraUnt, ^ LtwittvaoN, anpft-taviiof N.Ca« rolina. and capital or FraoKHi cauaty. It ia ntvalBd onTar rivcri and cootaioa bct^wcMi ao and to ko«fta» % couit- houft and gaol. It U jo nUci N. «l Raleiriw a 5 fl»utk of Warrmton* 56 fiwnTarborough, and 411 fiwnPhi. hdelphia. tiwiiiuiieR, a poA.io«m, and tha chief town of Gncnbriar county, VIn iniai lituatcd onthe N.'6dt ofOrscn* riar river, contains about M to »mpA • pdftfr ftr tht w»icra of Rehoboth imo LtWM crwcki which would tnfttre an ad«qaate Aipply. Tht circuni|)Meiit country is baratifollydifcrfifkd with hiilt, woedi, Itmmi, and Ukct, fQnnbi| an acrcta* ble contraft to tVc n^kcd fandr beach, which terminatca in the cape | out it it gmtij infeftfed with immctoet and und-iiet. It carriea on a fmall trade with Philadelphia in the produAioni of the country. A mannfimure of niaj-ine •ad riauber faitt, and magndia, hai been latelv eftablilhed heiVt which It manajpd by a eentleman flcilled In the EraAieal knowledge of.chemiffry. It 1113 mUei foiith of Philadelphia. If . lat. 3t. 6. W. kNitf. 75. it. LlwiSTOWN, the cbieftownof Mif- flin county* Pennfylvanla, fituated on the northrrn Me or Juniatti river, on the W. fide, and at the mouth of Gift. icoqulKt creek 1 a fliort way weft of the Long Narrows in Juniatta rivcTf and about a 3 miiet north-cafterly of Hun- tingdon. It it regularly laid out, and containa about i«o dwelling-houfet, a court- hduft and gaol. It waa incorpo- rated in 1795, and it governed by two buretflei, one high conftable, a town- cleric, and two aflHlantt* It it 150 milet W. N. W. of Philadelphia. N. lat. 40. 33. W. long. 77. S3. LBWUNAKHANVf K, a town on the Ohio, where Chrifttan Indiana lettled under the care of the Moravian miffion- ariet. Lbxawacseih, a fmall river of PennlVlvania, which rifet by fcveral branonei in Northampton county, Penn- fylvania, on the caft fide of Mount Ara- rat { thefe unite about 10 milea from its mouth in Delaware river. Itt couifc it S. E. and eaft. It joint the Delaware about 174 roilet above Philaddphia. LixiHOTON, a Mft.town ot Virgi- nia, arid capital of Rockbridge county. It it fituated on the ii61i-road from Phi- ladelphia to Kentucky, by way of the wiklnerneft, and about a mile fouth of the N. branch of Oartti'a river. It cuntaint a court-houft, gaol, and abouw Molkonfcf, Ths fittiatv9a of th« tdvnr 1&¥ «fs ntaniiT ana Hioeainvi mm ioo coHpa try miM bloW culiiVaNd* ftlir^ from PbitaMfMa, mi^ilhm W- vUkinXentolky. LixmoTON, • peft-iowft of lt«i. tvcky, and fhntwrlytht mamnellidf that State. It lafituatcd O0 ■ rtah M- tcnfivc plain, fai Yuyiiua eduMy, M im north fide of T««*b f «k» ■ IhuiU ini^ whieh flilla into tht leuth bnoch «f Etkhem river* It la MIt on »i^C!*Mr plan, and celitalna tlbont afo houMi n plaaaa of public woHhip, a co«rt-ho«ft ■ad gaol. It containa a printhig-oAcaa^ which publifli a weekly g^tfctieai Im levvrai mna or goooa wen moiva^^ and it a floorlAling, atiteabla phici^. It it fituated in the midft of a fine trt^ of country, on the head watert if Ilk* hem river, a4 milea caft of Pt, ktet» and 774. 8.W. by W. of PhiHidelBU«. Ita inhabitamt are flippoAd to amoui^ now (1 796) to aooo | among whom' arb a number of very genteel nmiliet, af- fbrdiiw vetv agreeably lociety. N. lat* 3t. tf 7W. long. $5, t. Near thit trwu are found curiooa ftpukhret full of hvi> man fltcletont. It hat been afirtcC that a man in or near the town, having dug 5 or 6 feet below the furfacrof tht ground, came to large fiat ftonej iinddr which wat a well of common depth, regularly and artificially ftorted. m the vicinity of Lexington are found tb^ remajnt oF two ancient ibrtificationa^ fumiihed with ditches and baftknii overgrown with large trcet. LlxiNOTOK, a county In Orangei^ bureh diftri£t, 8. Carolina. LixiNGTON, formerly called the Great FaUt, a fmall town of Georgia^ fituated on the fouth fide of Og(eeaM6 river, on a beautiful em^pence which overlooks the falla of the rivn:. It It % miles from Georgetown, and 30 fironji Qreenftiorough. Lbxinoton, a town in Middlefex county, Maflkchufetts, 10 miles N. W. of Bofton, having a neat Congregational church, and a number of compa^ houfet. It has been rendered iaraous by tbjft battle fought in it, April 19, i775» which may be confidereri as the. com- mencement of the American revolution* This towndiip coif tahit 941 inhabttantf^ and was incorporated ih 171s. LBYD4H, a tOvmOiip in H^mpfirft^ county, M^flkdmicltll} bctWMtt CoKt«t& $» and anpto^tl^JlMraiiwnHiuid 117 N.W. «|BcA«M. It «ru ioooneiaM in 17841 <|p^c«ntiuitf «l9 u|)h4l»itmt9. LiZA»9, an Indian nation^ who in* jbtaVit between the nnouth of the Ohio mad Wahaih rinn. They c^ furnilh |99warriera. ^ lifeuiTY, a Doft-townof Virginia, .If IBiles from New- London, 35 from Jf incaftle, 40 from Franklin caurt.houfe, and 65 from Martinfturg. liBsnT.Y'TQWN,avilIageofMary. land, fituared in Frcduick county, 10 miks north-eaft of Frederi^kliown, and '«bout 44 ^.N. W. of the Federal City. Cupper mines have been found near thic town, and have been wrrkedj but to no great extent a« yet. I,tCHT£NAu, a Moravian fcttkment on the e^ft fide of Muflungum river, t mih;c! below Gofcoachnienk } but at rae. warriors pafled conltantly through 'diis place, it was forfaken, and they re- moved to Saletti, 5 miles below Gna> 4enhiietten. . Lick, a n»ne by which fait fprings are called in the weftern parts of the, United States. See Big Botu Uck. Licking, a navigable river of Ken- tucky, whicb rifes on the weftetn con- fines of Virginia { interlocks with the head wattrs of Kentucky river; runt inaN.W. direction upw^M^s of 180 iniles, and by a mouth 150 yards wide llowK through the fouth banik of Ohio river, oppohtie fort Wafhington. Upon this rivta* are iron-works, and numerous ialt fprings. .Its principnl branch is navigable nearly 70 mile* Prom Lime- ftone to this river, the couui.^ is very r}{:ti. -mA covered with cane, rye-grafs, auKC ♦*.;i"-,» ^l clover. l^o^y^s.Ay fortt lies on the road fv:)?'? jr;,UtJ,leiphia to Pittiburg; a«6 j'^i'^i f">m the former, and 54 from the laiU; . yt;.': i^ ;niles from the £. fidir »f .'.a'-:*;! ««I1, LiOVANBA, mountains in the tfland of Jamaica. At the ioat of thefe in St. Andrew's parifli, aboyt fix miles from KingOon, is the moft magnificent bota- nical garden in tho world. It was ef- tabliflied in 1773, under the fan£lidn of ikhe aflembly. The fortune of war hav- ing thrown into Lord Rodney's hands many rare, plants, he prefented to his faroured ifland plants of the genuine cinnamon, the ^lango, bread-fruit, and elhtK arinbil i^uftionsi which an now become common In the ifland. ^Col4 Sjr'tHg. LiLLiB, I citadel at Cape Ann, in the townfbip of Glouceftcr, Mafliu(h)i- fetts. ^ '« Lima, tl» middle diyiflionof Peru, in South-; America. It has Q^itoon the north, the mountains called the Andes on the eaft, the awiience of Los Char- cos on the foutb, and the Pacific ocean on the weft. There arc many wild bcafls in the audience. Lima, the capital of Peru, in S. A- merica, is alfo called Los Heyes, or the City of Kings, and is the emporium of this part of tne world. It was founded by Don Franciico Pizarrp, on the iSth of January, 1535} is fituatedin a large, fpacioiiSf and fertile plain, called the valley olRimac, on the fouthfide of the river Rin;ac, which luns weftward. The name of Lima being only a corrupt pronunciation of the Indian^word, which IS derived from an idol to which the In., dians and their Yncas ufed to facrific^. This idol hieing fuppofed to return an- fwers to the prayers offered to it, they called it, by way of diAinAion, Rimac, i. e. the fpeaker. It is fo well watered by the river Ri- mac, that the inhabitants command a liream, each for his own ufe. The N. fide of the town runs nearly dofe to the river for the length of about 10 furlongs. At about f of this fpace, from the weft, em extent, an elegant ft five commerce of the inhabitants. The merchants of Lima ma^ be fakl to acal with all the quarters of the world ; and that both on their own account, and as h&on f^r others. Here all the pro- duflionsof the fouthern provinces are conveyed, in oitltr to be exchanged at the harbour of Lima, for fuch articles as the iii^abitant^i of Peru ftand in need of. The fictt from Europe and the Baft. In- dies land at the fame harbour ; and the commodities of Afia, Europe, and America, are there battered for each other. But all the wealth of the inhabi- tants, all the beauty of the fituation, and the fertility of the climate of Lima, are infufficient to compenlate for the dii'ai- ter which threatens, and has Ibmetimes a£lually befallen them. Earthquakes are very frequent. Since the year 1 58*, there have hap. pened about fifteen concuflions, befides that on the i8th of Oftober, 1746, at half an hour after 10 at night, five liours and three quarters before the full of the moon { which began with fuch violence, that in little more than three minutes, the greateft part, if not all the buildings, great and finall, in the whole city, were deftroyed; burying under their ruins thofe inhabitants who had not made Aif* fidenlliiftf ittbiAe'irtiit Md %«HM^ tht only MdMble jOmt if M«Vfm liMft terriMe teilvaHMVfoi^Mtllftw ilv length tlw dmiM! dMki «f ite i^ fliockceafiid, but tl» tnunwifVtfmmiii Hunt dtirathm i takcvXknwni^nSi^ tl^ repeatedly, ihattbc inllaUtpHti* atCflUNb^ ing to the account Ant of itb nunfvUtt »oo HI the firft^ i^r'lmuwf Md to ih» »4th of February, thwi fialkMriny yMli; 1 747, when the murattivf wot dMed, 'tm lets than 450 fcidts wcfte obiclh^ed^t, fbme cf which, if lefs pcmMccnt, WMte eqaal to the firtt ui .violence. TV ibrt I f Calhw, at the very iinne iMoMW^p tumbled into ruins. Bnt what it ftiflitw ed from the-earthonake in its bniUUnga* was inconfiderable, when c«n»aNi' with the terrible cataftropbe nfeiittlolipv lowed. For the fea, as is ufiial dn :A«li; occafrans, reeedine to « odnfideraUe diftance, ittumed in newmindaa waves, foaming with thr vfailtec* of ' the agitation, andfaddenlyovefwMm- ed Callao and the neigfabooriag tonn* try. This was not, hmvever , peffarai. ed by the firft fsMlUpg of the wmtm * For the fea retiring further* rctonMd > with ftill greater inipetuofityt At jN* pendeua water covetfing korlitlie««U» and other boildisss cl tbc pkct} ib that whatever had efcuwd the &rft» was now totally ovcrwhtimed by diofe terrible moomains of waves f and no- thing remained, except a piece of the wall of the fott df Santa Cirus, as a me- mwial of this terrible devafbtvm. Heift wrere then &) fliips and veffels, great and fmall, ui the harbour, of vMdt 19 were funk, and the other four^ among which was a frigate called St. Frmiiia carried by the force of the wavc'> to a confiderahle diftahce up the iovntry* See CaUao, This tcrnble inondatioa extended to other partt of the conft» as Cavailos and Guanape; the towst of Chancay, Guaura, and the valliit Delia Baranco, Sape, and Pativiica, un- derwent the fame fate as the city of Lima. According to an account fentto Lima after this accident, a vokauo in Lucanos hurft forth the fame night, and eje^ed fuch quantities of water, that the whole country vras overflown | and in the mountain near Patas, called Con- verftones de Caxamarquilla, three other volcanoes burtt, diicnarging firightfol torrents of water} and in the Sum manner at tim of Qaiguayaffi). Xamt S3 X ff« %tn mtafmimimSif. The inhtbittan Hi ffCKjPt dMNMidbid I mmI iIib moniu •MkaiNMy «f fllMB tlMWtaW glWt nOBk' Vrty IM; no msic tllmSt» twa the nft «f the MMetaBtt* If aiqr one tappiBif la«mliliMak» ke Je ia diagv of bit lifek fiir tli^ «l«rsjre carry ifigen C9n> 4MeBk 'ekikni branch -of Nolu- chachy river. It rife* sa milea ibatb of Leng-Ifland in HoMkn river. XjMBtroMB, a poll toiwa in Ken- tackyr fituaMd on the foiith fide of Qhbi river* aad oa tbe weft fide of the mouth «f a finall creek of its name. It ftanda oa a hifty and uacven bank, aad, is Bot ftm fnaa tbe river aatil one iavrithia a miles of it. This is tbe ufual landing-place for people cembigdown in boats, «bo mean to ftttle in Me ap. per parts of the State) and here tne cbanpaign country oa the caftem fide ot the river begins. It la 4.'mHrs north. taA of the town of Wafhington, 43 ioDth^weft of Fort Wafhington, 44 S* W. by S. of Bourbontown, and 500 miles behiw Pittfturg. N. lat. 3!. 40. W. long. S4. 17. LiMr NADB, a village on the north fide ot th^ French part of the illand of St. Domingo, 4 leagues fouth-wcft of Fort Jbauphine, and 7^ meafurine in a ibraight line fouth-ciift: of Cape Fran> cois. N. lat. 19. 37. ■ i.iM COLN, a large maritime county of the Diftrift of Maine ) bounded north by Canada, (buth by the ocean, eaft by Hancoch county, and weft by that (tf Cutnbirlandt Its fisa.coaftextaida from that part of Venobfeot Bay ojppdtec to Dicr UioA mtttmAt t» Cift ImaU XXN Paint aNdKranl. ft ia soe siika kaf aad 54 bioad, aad conipaehends 40 towna and plantations t bat there ai« large trada yet uaftttled, Tbtpopahu tioa atoBoaata to a9,96a free nemns. The fta-xoaft of tbe caonliea w Ctmi. berfaad and Lfaleola is 100 aiUea in ex. tent, nealbredr, m a llraight liae^ but is fiiid m be above aoo by tbe coarA of the waters. It abounds with faie and conuBodioas harboani and the whole flmre is eovered by a line of iilands, anmq; which vcftaa may generally m. chor in fhftty. There .are ia thefe counties nuuiy large rivera, fonc of them nav^ble hr op the country) and ahhoi^h navigation for large tef. 61s is interrupted by Mis, wMn £ir up the rivers, yet idiove the fallt, there is plenty of water foe boats, near. Iv to the ieoree of the rivers ) mi by the lakes and ponds and branches of the rivers, there is a water communication, with few interruptions, from the weft, em to the eaftem bounds, aCrofs the country, above the ceatrc of It. By this route itt proi]u£lton8 may, at a fmall expenfe, be tranfuortcd to tbe different fea.poits. The hipreme judicial court helu in Lincoln county, has civil and criminal lurifdiAion in caufta arifing in Hancock and Waftiington eounties. Chief towns, Pownalbwough, Halle, well and Waldoborough. Lincoln, a c. unty of hforgan dif. tria, North-Carolina bounded N. E. by Iradell, N. W. by Burke, weft by Rviherford, and eaft by Cabarraa. It contains 9Ba4 inhabitants, ofwhom 935 are (laves. Here are mineral fprings and minea of iron. A furnace and ibrge have been ereftcd, which carry on the manufafiorc'ofpig, harir(Hi,<{e. ChieJf town, Lincobtown. Lincoln, a county of Kentucky, bounded N. by Mercer, N. W. by Waftiington, N. Sr by Maddilba, and S. by Logan. By the cenAis of 1790, it coqtaiiMd 6548 inhabitants^ of whom 1094 were ilavcs. The road from pnnville on Kentucky river pafles thro* it Ibuth.wcfteriv, and over Cumberland mountain to Virginia. Lincoln, a town in Mercer county, Kentucky, (ituated on the eaft fide of Dick's rtvi'r, oa the toad from Danville to Virginia. It ftanda la miles fouth<^ eaft of Danville, an''. 11 north- weft of Crab>Or iMMIilponttd jki sT^i MMmi >s ranUMiiitt* Ltlie6i.li, t towMiip in tin iloidi- cmpwtof AddUbncootrtjr, Vermont/ sranud Moif* 7> '7*^* lt»ciAt.iik a toinaiuttlii MUdfeftk jeountjTf M^PMiiiiictti» uMonioniMi In >754. It coiltalm 740 failiaUtttiti, ttd it il nilM north-weft 6f ikMon. LiNCdbM> a new «•. df Otor|^, lakloutin 17961 from WUkce eo. oii Savannah river, between Broad and lit- ^rivcrt. LnlcoLNTOWN, apoft-tcwm of N. Candina, andci^tidot Lincoln county. |t conti^ ahottt lo honfta, a court« houft, and gaol. It is f6 miles from Mbrgantown, icofrom Salem, and 7kS ifouth by weft of rhibddt^ia. LiNDLtr, a viUife on the weft fide of the Canawiifaue bnmch of Tioga riv- er, hi New-YoHc, % mllea nolth of the iPennfyivania IhM, t 8.W. by S. of the Painted Poft, 64. fouth-caft of Kairtford, on the toad to NiMara. LlHM, a townftip ht Northampton coonty, PeiOiiyivania. LiNMBLiNOPiES. See titlutuutrft. LtSBOit, a town In New-Ltttidon county, ComtcAtcttt, htely a part cnf Norwich, about 7 miles northerly of Norwich. It contains % Mrilhes, each having a congregational Church. It lies on the weft flde of Qoinebaug river, and eaft of Franklin. Lisbon, a village of York county, Penniyivania, fnuated near the fouth fide of Yellow Breeches creek, which falls into the Sufi^uehannah. It con^tns libout 15 houfbs, and lies 18 miles from York. LiTCUPiELD, a townfliip in Luicoln county, DiftriA of Maine, 4.5 miles from Hallowell, and sio N. E. ot Bofton. LiTCMPiBLO, a townfliip In HilKbo- rough county. New- Hampfliire, (Ituat- ed on the eaft fide of Merrimack river, about 50 miles wefterly of Portfmouth. it was fettled in 1749, and in 177 j it contained 284, and in 1790, 357 inha. bitants. LtTCHFlBLD, a popoulous and hilly county of CoimeCtiCttt ) bounded north hv tife State of MaftiMhufetts, fouth by New.Haven and PairK

tabling about 60 or 70 dweUing-ho^» a court-faoufe and meilintf-heule. Ir k p miles weft of lUrttbhl, and4aN.N. w. of New^Haven. M^ lat.Ai' ntfi» W. lonff. 7). 37. In the S. W. oof- aer of the townlhip ftands an hirii hw called Mount Tom, Ol) fevenafplD ftreams, fome of whieh ftU intoOraif Pot^, are 3 iroti works, an oil initt aiM a number of faw tlkt grift inills. LittUtitLti, a tOwiiftiip u tlerkc- iher cotuMy, New-York taken from Cermah Flats, ana incorporated ii^ tiTiis, of LetUiit, a village or town in Lancafter county, Penafylvada, fitu- ated in Warwick townfliip, on the lbutl| fide of a fmail ftream, wMch fends it* waters through Concftoga creek itt0 the SufaUehannah. It contains aiMj|f 50 houws chiefly of ftbnt, a ftoof ta- vern, and an elegant churcb with a tiee- ple and bell. The fettlement was be- Min in f 757> it is inhabited by tho United Brethren, whofe mode of lite and Cuftoms are fimilar ta thofe of Betltle- hem. There is alfo a good farm and ieveral mill works belongins to the place. The nitmber of inhabitants^ in- cluding thofe that belont; to Litis c«n- gregation, living On their farms in ths neighbourhood, amounted, in 178;, to upwards of 300. tt is 8 miles north of Lancafter, and 66 W. by N. of Phi'^ ladtflpliia. LitttEEcr. Har-bOvr, a portal entry on the enft coirt of New-Jerlejr, comprehending all the fhores, bays atid creeks from Barnegai Inkt to Brigantine Inlet, both inclufive. The town of Tucktrtott is the port of entry for this diftViA. See l£gg. Little W^GOMqyiNS, Indians who inhabit near the Three |Uversr and eaa raife about 100 warfiori. S 4 LXTTLI* :*' h I T letK^ppOki^ of MuM» hav- MfTTIff ttitAiH, a to«rnlbip in XiaiiciAtr tfoantyi Fennfylvanta. . AUb abpofSip ii; Cheftcr coiunty, in the ''XtTTCiICoMrtON, a town(hipi> Sewpoitcmmtyt Rhode-Kbadi boancl. 1 1*, by TivfrtaiA } S^ by the Atlantic by the Indians, and U Cud Ui be the bed cultivated townfliip in the 8tatt» and affords greater quan. titles of meat, bntter, cheeft, vegetables, lUrc. than any other town of its fiie. *t1)e inhabitanta are very induftrioiis, mi manufefture finen and tow doth, fiannali, fee. of an excellent quality, and in coofiderable quantities for fale. LiTtLB FOfi*^ In the N. W. Ter- ritory, ftands on the fouth-weftern bank taf Lake Michigan, and on the fouth fide ittf Old Fort river, which mnh a north- •aftemcourfe into th^ lake. See Cbi tMO. " LitTLB Harbovr. See Pafcata- OHM, It is near the mbuth of Paicata- mx river, about a mile from Pbrtf- JMath, in Mew.HampOiire. A lettle- ncM was attempted nere in 1 613. iLlTTLB MBCAtlNA. Stc MtcettMa. LiTTLB Pblican, See Ftlicem. liTTLB RiVBR, in Georgia, is a beautiful and rapid' river, and at its cdn- Buence with Savannah river, is about 50 yards wide. On a branch of Little river Is the town of Wri^htfl)orough. Alfo a liver which (eparates, in part, N. and S. Carolina. LiTTTLB RiVBB, a plantation in Uneoln county, Diftri6l ot Maine, con- tuning 64 inhabitants. ' LiTTtB Ro^KS, on the N.W. bank of H'inbia river, are fitiiated 60 miles from the Forks, %jo from the Mifflfippi river, and 43 S. W. of Fox river. The S.W. end of thefe rocks Itek nearly op- pofite to thcf mouth of Vermilion river, and the two ' fittall ponds where the French and Indians have made good lalt, lie oppofite to the N.E^end. A coal mine halt a mile long extends along the bank of the river above thefe rocks. > I.ITTLB, 60DVS, a finaU harbour of % P C Lake Ontario, about ij ndlMlb^tlitgi^ of Ofwego. :'\' LitTi.BTON, a towni^tip in MU^ fex county, Maj^hufetts,. yt, naaliss N. W,.of llofton. • ,' .; ' j,. Vr-iv LiTTL&VoN, a towmflitpi If Giifini cotisty* llewliampflur^, j^apiMftof Ap. thorpc) waa incorporated >n>t7l4* ^^ contains $< Inhabitants^ ItliefonCon- ne£licttt river, bdbw '1^ 15 naiki Falls, and nearl^y oppo$te Concord in yeiv liidnt. ' , ' ." , ' " ■' : V LiTTLBTONi a townfliip in Caledonia county, Vermont, on ihe W. fide of Conne^icut river, oppofite the 15 mile Falls, and conttuns 63 ioha.bitants. LiTTLBTON, a to^Niifhip 0^ MalEi- chuletts, in Middlefexco. if mile* ^* v * ofBofton. itwasineorporatetlin 1713, and contains 554 inhabitants. LiTTtETPM, Fort, in Penn^lva< nia, IS »7 milies E. of B^dford/ty S.W^ by Vf. of CarlUle, and' 34 t^l. by % of Fort FVede'rick, in ^Vafluhgton county^ Maryland. '•'.■■■. i LivaRMORB, a u^ntation in Cumi berland county, Diftri^t, of Maine, IT- tuated on Androfcoggin river, 19 loiles N.W.ofHallowdll. LiVBRPOoi., a town on the §. iideof the Bay o^ FiifKly, in Queeii's county^ Noval Scotia, ' fettled liyNcw-England.' ers. Roflighol, a confiderable lalu, lies betwteh this'totvn and Annapolis. It is 31 miles N. £. of Shelbume, and 58. N. W. of Halifax, tt was formerly called Porl /ii^j^i^. Livf NOSTON, a townfliip in Colum- bia county, New- York, fituated on thb eaft bank of'Hudfon's river,' 4 miles northerly of Palatine town, 11 fouth of Hudfon, and 9 (outh-eaR of Claveiack, It contains 4594 inhabitants } of whoth 659 are eIe£lors, and «33 but it pro. fniiStf tq b(; a ptscc af irapmtance» at tK>tb tliexivfin arc naviKa^te for many raika into the State of New^ York. It i* 4 mile* (bath of the New- York line, nearly 49 wcfterly of Harmony* and 90 above Wilkfliarre. LOOAN, t new county in the State of Kentucky. ' LoosTOWK, on the weftem fide of the Ohio, He* ibuth of Butler's Town, and 1 1 miles from Pittfl>urg. Logwood Country, lies N. W. of the Mofauito Shore, at the head of ^he Bay of Honduras, and extends from Vera Paz tq Yucatan from 15^ to i8| N. lat. The whole coaft is over- fpread with iflott, keys and Iboals, and the navigation is intricate. XoMOON, a town in Aim Arundel ^o^nty, MaryUnd, 5 mies S. W. of Annapolis. London Covk, a narrow water of pmg-Iiland Sound, which lets up north ^nto the townfliip of New-London, 4 miles weft of the mouth of Thames river. Millftone Point ieparates it from Another much broader on the weft, ^crofs which is a handfome bridge, with a draw at Aope Ferry. ' Londonderry* a poft-town in Rockingham county^ New>Hamp(hire, Atuated near the head of Beaver river, which emptiM into Merrimack river, it Pawtucket Falls. It is 38 miles S. W. by W. of Portfmouth. Londonderry was fettled, in 17T8, and ineorporated I7»s, and contains %s^o inhabitants, "^he people are mol|iy the delcetidants of emigrants from it, came chiefly from Ulfter county in Ireland, or originally from Scotland, and attend largely to the manufa£lure of linen cloth and thread, and make confiderable quantities for iale. The town is much indebted to fbem for its wealth and conl'equence. ' Londonderry, a townfliip in Ha- lifax co'imty, Noya-Scotia, Htuated on (he N.. fide of Cbhequid or Colchefter river, about 30 miles'favm its mouth, at the bafin of Mtnas. It was fettled by the Nortk Irilh and Scotch. tffen l4UiD0«Di»Ri(^«inMii1|b avfldit nsrtli.wcAenwMft of Windtatt cmtal Vermont, on ^hmdmmm^Htm/ river*. about ss mUca N^ ^Sieii Jfiiiiw ttiimton4 It waa gnwied Mfairik •«i» J7f ot Mooft Mrdiataiit estenda ini* the catem part of thit tcNfi%j. « , I«0lll»O|IOIRibW the IMB* ol two towtilltips ill Pca«^lvauia, the iongs to the State of New-Vork. It extends firom Hudfon's river oppofite to Stat enr Ifland, almoft to the weftem bounds of the coaft of Rhode-Iflandy terminating with Montauk Point. Ita length is about 144 miles, ami its me- dium breadth not above 10 miles { and feparated from Conne£ticut by Long* Illand Sound. It contains i,40olc|uare miles { and is divided into 3 counties* Ktng^s, Queen's and Suffolk, and thefe again into 1 9 townfliipr. The N. fide of the ifland is rough and hilly. A fingle range of tliefe hills extends frcmi Jamaica to Southhold. The Ibil is here well calculated for raifing grain, hay, and fruit. The Ibuth fide ot the ifland lies low, with a iiebt famiy Ibil. On the iea-coaft are extenfive traas of i'alt niea» dow, which extend from Southampton to^ the weft end of the ifland. The foil, notwithftanding, is well adapted to the culture of gram, paiticiilarly Indian corn. Nea^ the middie of the ifland is Hampftead I^OrM jk1^4« MilMldftK, alii ibeut^ faMnd. MHaniKcnwuii CMit t psitieiiiMrKWi •TwiMfMft* M« ««NHInb«* iMmmIi iftoMlliMuk, Mii toijppNnnc* liA. It producw hem iyci awl luft herd* ^^•tlde M*fM tipM Hi at«NUMon ll%Ak atrflMt.' 0»tiMBiiMit«fth« ilMdiS. of HMipM Pkkk, it a l«v« bwnn heath, called BniOiy Plain i Itu xfV^JiMM*|i»witli ftfttb«oaii> Hitcftnuted ^h a few jpint trecti where a number ^WilddeeivaadgroufthariKMir. The hq^ft. river* orftream in the iAand i« MuuNiok, «i inconfiderable ftream. It mna E. wad emptiM mto a large bav, dial ftparatea southkold from South. •mpCon. Tn tbta- Imv are Robbin'anrI Shelter iflanda. Rpckonkama pond lies abent the centre of the iAandt between SnHth.Town and Iflip, and it about a mile ill circumference, and hat been fciind(4i]r oblcrvation, to rife gradually for federal yeari, ' bntil it had arrived to • cerMin might, and then to fall more rnpidly to iti loweft bed; and thus is continually ebbing and ilowinet The qrafe hu never b^n invrfligated. Two miles to the fouthward of the pond, is a ^rcam called ConneAicut river, which empties into the bay. The produce of ths middle and weftem parts of the yiand it carried to New. York. The iflalld eoMaiiied, in 1790,41,711 ihha- bitant»» of whom 4,839 were fla<«'es. < LOMO^fsLAND Sound it a kind of inbnd Tea, from 3I0 15 milet broad, ami about 140 milet long, extending the whole K«gth of the iiland, and div^ 4ling it from Connecticut. It communi. catrt with tlie ocean at both eiidt of LoiKg'Ifland; am! affords a vety &fe and Convenient inlaitd navigation.. LoNO.ISLAMD, an ifland in Sufque. banrnkh river. LoiiG.laLAtt»,. in Holfton river, in the State of Tennrfl<;e, is 3 miles long. Numbers of boats are built here every year, and loaded with the produce of the Statv (of New- Orleans. Long. Ifland is to milea W. of the mouth of \¥ataogo river, 43 from Abii^on, 100 above Knoxville, 183 from NaAiville, and 1000 from the mouth of the Ten- Acflee. It is 340 mUes S. W. by W. of RiclmioRd, in Virginia, and to which tkere it a soed waggon roiid. Long Iu.b, or IJIt KH/rr JneRtntfi L0« inlubiloiitia, •rlWMM ilMlk ^Wk iww tvciirly till* ilw Hvtr WAdk. Tha miMth of WMMrftrtr ii M N» lat. )t. s<* W. )m^ ••* y. LoMo L Afti> in tfti MftA»0Wi atBWir hi Hamp. flitec county, MaflMn^tte* fituaied on thelB. ^nk of CanneAicat river, about 4 milet S. of Springfield> and a3 H. of Hartfeid. It vras incorpoirMed in t7t) } contains a Coogregaticnial chnreh, and about 70 dwellingOioufei, whicli He np. on one wide ftreet, rtmning paralfet with the river. The townfllip contslint 744 inhabitants. It is 97 miles 8. W^ by W. of Bofton. Long Point, a peniniVila on the N. Hde of Lake Eric, and towandt theeaft. em end of the lake. It it compoftd of land, and it veiy convenient to haul boats out of the fiirf upon, when the lake is too rough for rowing or fiiiling. FermUan Point ^ between Puan Bay and Lake Michigan, it alfo called Long Point in fome maps. LoNc PONR, in thcDiftriftof Maine, lies mt>(tiy in Bridgton, and it 10 milel long fi om N. W. to S. E. and abmit a mile broad. On each fide of thit pond are large fweils of excellent land, with a gradual delcent to the mar|;in of the pond, and fumifli a variety of rgmantlp profpcjls. Sec Bridgton and Sebt^o, LoNOViLLB, or as the Indians call it, Kenafaeomaqutt, an Indian village on the N. bank of Eel river, in the N. W. Territory. It wa4 deftroyed by Gen. Scott in 1791, with too acres of cum in its neighbourhood. Lookout, Cape, on the coaft of N. Carolina, is the fouthern point of a long infulated and nairow flip of land* eaft- ward of Core Sound. Its N. point forms the S. fide of Ocrecock inlet, which leads into Pamlico Sound. It lies N. £. of Cape Fear, and S. of Cape Hatteras, in about latitude 34. 50. It had an ex- cellent harbour, which has betn filled up with'fand fince tVt year 1777. Lookout, Cape, on the fouthem coaft of Hudibn^s Bay, in New Soiitl^ Wales, E. S. E.of the mouth of Severn river. N. lat. 56. W. Ions. 84. LooSA Chitto. See Lou/a Chitto. LOREMBEc. See Lwijtourg, It it a cape neaithe N. fide ofLouUboUrg harbour, and may be fceA la leagues off at Tea. Lorenzo, 10 9 t. kt, e.»o. W. Jong. Id. tt^ LVftiTTO^ a iM&vtUaM«fClurir. tin' laditMi ) ktguu N* ». of Qjic- hatt inCMMMl*. It bu its name from • clwpel buik Mcantiag to tin model ot ^ ftanu Cafii at Lontt** in Italy { from whmce an image nF the Hoijr Viiyin baa been fent to the cenTcrtt iMre, (eAmbling that in the foment Italian faUAuaij. Theft coaventa are ^ the Huron tniie. LoatTTo, £a^ 0f, a plnce in the diftriA of St. Dennia, on the ifthmua ot CalifiMrnia ; the Indians call it Caneho. Here ie a fmall fort ereQed by the mif- fionirius, confifting ot four baftiont, and iiu-roundied by a detp ditch. LoROMiB's Stori, in the territory . K. W. of the Ohio, a place wefterly from Fort Lawrence, and at or near a fork of a branch of the Greet Miami tiver which fall* into the Ohio. At thia fpot, bounded W. by the Indian Uncy the Indians ceded a traA tf land to the United States, 6 miles iijuare, by the treaty <^cd Augiift 3, 1 79 5. Here the pwtagc commences between the Miami of the Ohio, and St. Mary*s ri- ver, which runs into Lake~ Erie. Los Reyes. See Lima, Lot Reyes, the chief town of the province of Vragua, in the £. divificn of Paraguay, inS. America. Los Charcos, a provinee in the fouthirA divifioa of Peru, whole chief cities are Potofi and Poroo. Loudon, Fortt a fort erefted in the countnr of the CtMsrokees. See TeUico Bhck.Houfe. LovDON, a courity of Virginia, on the river Potowmac, adjoining Fairfax, Berkley, and Faquier counties. It is about 50 miles long, and xo broad, and fontains 18,961 inhabitants, including ^iO)o flaves. Chief town, Lecfturgh. LounoN, a townfliip in Roekingnann eounqp, New-Hampfliire, taken from Cutejrbuiy townfliip ami incorporated in *773- It i< fi'uated on the £. fide of Merrimack river, 40 miles from Portl- nouth, and contains 10X4 inhabitants. LOVDoN, a towiifltip in BerkOiire county, MaiTachufttts, ai miles S. £. of Lmox, «4 W. of Springfield, and ita4 W. of Bofton. It was incorpotat- %flm ^ MCwnasnt in Oaanta^ mi a jMMini vjf Savannah liwr, aboM lit «Miiairi(i| with tht TWido, the ^^ m AfhnM JIt^ Lovilf ni^t a fettMnank' wmcd Iv the French near th« mMlll of tka Mvir Coaa* in Florida, about a* iMMWtll. E. of tbt Mcareft mouth of the MlflBlp>> pi, and imttl the peaoa of t7^» Wi% the ^al refidence of the priac^Nil g». vemor of Louifiana. Lovia^ St. the capital town of Gun- , daloupe, Grand-Terrc. It haaafcrw trefs 3 leagues to the S. B. oif the Salt river. See Ouadahuft. > Louts BE Maranham, St.ntewii On the northern coaft of Bratil* and on the Atlantic ocean,.fituated on thit call iide of Meiirim. river { about ImIF wav betiween point Moeoripe, and the momm of the river Para. Lours, St. a jurifdiaion Imd towH on the fouth ftde«f the ifland of Sc'DHn. mingo. The juriidiftion coMalflri ) parishes. Its exports dtipped fitim tho town of St. Louis from Jan. 1, 1789 to Dec. 31, of the fame year, wcrt 110,665 lb. coffee; 19,153 lb. cotton| 5,751 lb. iikiigo. Total value dfdutica on exportation, 904 dollars 13 cents. St. Louis is rather a borough than a town. It is fttuated on the head of th bout to yean ago there were here ixo Ivm and commodioue houlci» moftly hmt of ftoiie, and too tnh:ibitant», ahicfly French* Some of them have kad a liheral education, and were polite mm! bsiTptta.ble. They had about 150 Mgroei, and large ftocke of cattle« &c. It la 4 or 5 mi!e« N. by W. of Caho- ltia» ofi tlie eaft fide of the Miflifippii aod about 1 50 mile* W. by S. of Poft St. Vincent*t, on Wabalh river. N. lat. S|. a4. W. long. 9». 3». Louisa, a county of Virginia, ad- Mmna Orange, Albemarle, Fl'ivanna, ^pottwlvania, and Goochland counties. It ia aooot 35 miles long* and ao broad, ml contains t,467 inliabitants, in- cluding 4»^7S flaves. Tiiere are here fone BMOicinal fpringa, on the head waters of South Anna, a branch of Y«rk river) but they are little fre- quented. LoiiN A, a river of Virginia, the head ymmx of Cole river, a S. W. branch dt dK Great Kan|i«way. louaA CHiTto, or Ltofa ChitUt a nvcr which riies on the borders of S. Carolina* snd runs a S. wcfterly courle through the Georgia weftem lands, and jmns the Miflifippi juft below tlie WaU not Hilts, and 10 miles from Stoney ri- ver. It is 30 yards wide at its mouth, but afker you enter it, is from 30 to 40 yards, and is (aid to he navigable for ber of fine riven, among which are St. Francia, the Natchitochea, the Adajret, or Mexicano river, thcMilT «uri, Reu^e, Noir, and many others which are de- icribcd imder their refpeAive names. The greater part of the white inhabi- tants are Roman Catholics. They are governed by a viceroy from Spain. The nuniber of inhabitants is unknown. The quantity of good land on the Mif- fifippi and its branrhes» from the bay of Mexico to Ohio river, a diftance of nearly looo miles, is very great} but that in the neighbourhood of the Natch- ex, and of the river Yazoo, is the flower of it all. There have been fcmne plan- tations of fugar- canes } but it is not a crop to be depended upon, as the froft has fometiraes been too poweiful for that plant. The cliicf articles of ex- portation are indigo, cotton, rice, beans, myrtle, wax, and lumber. The climate is faid to be favourable for health and to the culture of fruits of various khids, and particularly for gar- den vegetables. Iron and lead mines and fait fprings, it is aflerted, are found in fuch plenty as to afFoixi an abundant fupply of thefe neceflary articles. The banks of the Miflifippi, for many leagues in extent, commencmg about »o miles above the mouth of Ohio, are a conti- nued chain of lime-ftone. A fine traft of high, rich, level land, S.W. W. and N.W. of New- My rid, about zj miles wide, extends quite to the river St. Francis. While the United States were engag- ed in the revolution war againft Eng- land, the Spaniards attacked and poflen- fd themfelves of all the EngliAi pofts and fettlements on the Miflinppi, from the Ibberville up to the Yazoo river, in- cluding the Natchez country; and by virtue of this conaueft have iince peo- pled 'and governed an extent three He- frees north of the United States' Iboth oundary, claiming tkeexelufive navi- Ktion of the other. This bufinefs has en anucably iettlfd bv the treaty of LOd ill ' The fXitififtir «i tiMeli tit iot ^oairtry of Ldliffliht ii itoiic^ mm Mt difcovMvd by FtrdilwM da SoiL iAi$4i. Monfieurdtla8a»BwatHS Itrft who traverfci) it* He,, in tM jmt i6ts, having pa/fed doini f theanMli of the MiiRiippi, and funrtycd tlie«iyik ^cent coantry, Jttumel to GaaMai httk whence he took paflhge to FnnM^ From the iatteri% accounts wKkh kt gave of the country^ Mid tlie MUfi* ouent advantages that would accniefiiMi Irttling a colony in thoft partSf LoUa XIV. was induced to eftabliftaconipft. ny for the parpofe. ' AccoTiiingly, i auadron of four veflels, amply jn«^1« with men and provifions, under tf command of Monnear de la Salle, cm* barked with an intention to fettle Mar the mouth of the Miflifippi. But he «w» intentionally failed a hundred leagaes a» the wertwara of it, where he atteawpled to eftablifli a colony j but, through the unfavourablenefs of the climate, nioftof his men miferably periflied, and he MoK fclf was villainoufly nmirdered, not km^ after, by two of his own men. Moa« fieur Ibberville fucceeded him in Ma laMdable attempts. He, after two Cae» ccisful voyages, died while prepariai; for a third. Crezat fiiccceoed hmi| and, in t7i«, the king gave him Louifi- ana. This grant contmucd but a iiofC time after the death of Louis XIV*^ la 1763, Louiftana was ceded to the king of Spain, to whom it now belongs. The following is Melford*s accoaai of the Spanifti length in the Fkjridas and Louiiiana, in 1790 1 Provincial levies and troops at St. AugulUne, and on St. John's river, 400 The garrifon at St. Mark*Sf loa do. at Penfacola, 350 do. Mobile and Tombigbee, 159 do. at the Natchez, aoo do. Red river, W. of Miilifippif 100 do. in the Illinois country, 300 i«o^ men, called the Orleans or Louifiaaa regiment. The number of Americaar families that have been Spanifii fubjeAa flnce 1783, amoimt to 1710, viz. At Teolau, near Mobile Bay, ^ On Tombigbee river, ijc^ At the Nauhec, on the ^ISi^ppi, 1500 •yae> All m LOW ^ikftMMi bthi* dttlrlAt urm- f LUC «f !• tht vM^py of Mni^ •MMrtvlaf CM iofiiitAf at hMa^nft, U ii Iw iMM^pii bjr the ComnKwdam, MMWVto «j.r liaa cwakt about » milaa north of King'a To«m» and 7 or I nortb-«aft of EsAon. I*OVM«IL&K. a port of cntnr, and p ot tawm dF Kxntuckyf and chiaf of MMan oannty, pltarantly fituatad on UitanA fide of the Ohio, on nn elevated |lain»itttbeKa|Hda, nearlv oppofite Port iKwnf* It oominaada a delight Ail pro. i|«Aof the river aad the adjaeeae cotin. a^ and pramiAa to be a place of great trade} but ite unhealthinela, bwiog to iagWBt'nl outere back of the town* hat oemderably retankd it# growth. It oenflfta of 3 principal ftreets, and con- tMna al»ut too houfes, a court- heufe and pol.. It U 3f naiUs from Bairdftown, S4 fiMmOanville, and 40 W. of Frank- tet. SiocMk. LouiavitLB, (lie prefenr feat of Mvemmcnt of Georgia, fituated in SnrlKioeMMy* in the lower dtftri^l of ahoState^on thcN. £. bank of the Great Q g eceb aerteer, 70 mike from ite mouth. It hna been lately lakl out, and contain* allat»'houie, a tobacco warehoufe, and about 30 dwelHng'houfta. Large quan- titieedt tobacco are infpeftcd here, and boated down to Savannah* The con- vention for the revifal of the conftitution fat inthia town in May, 1795, and ap- pointed the records to be removed, and ^ legiflature to meet here in future t a eoUege,' with ample and liberal endow. MBente, ie inMtuted here. It is 51 miles 9. E. of Augufta, and 100 N. W. of oatvannah* I.OVB-C0VE, X fine opening to the evelNvard of Whale Cove, in New North Walee. . homiiVa'Povv, in NewHampfliire, Kca attbe hrad of the eaftehi branch of Mmon FaK river. LowexAllo way's Cr^rft, atown- fltfp in Salem county. New- Jecfqr. XowER DvBLiN,atown(hipinPhi- ludrlpbiii eouaty, Pennlylvaata. Lowtk MiLPORD, a townihip in Bwk*9 county, Peqorylvania* Lowtft Maolla»i XoWfR oalcm ceunM^ liiw«Jency» MuyMU !• MUM Awn An. aad taftodiOalvart Mvt.4kovA. It Pmif a Mki, • toariAtn in tofwiAtpiii lowiji^ AV jTovMiifai the ^iri. .01 tl ipparaaoai i.Ji toty N. W. of the OhU», Ue kbmllea be- loivRipparaaoeenak, atkaoMotli in Wabal* river. lowHtfcL, a lownMp ioNwtluua». ton cownty, PennQrlvaain. LoxA, a town of (^ito in Pern, at the head of a N. W. branchof Amaaon river, a 1 5 aiiilea aoith-aaft of Paita, and north-wefterly of Boija. It is the capi- ul of a luriidiAion of the fame name, and lies in tet. 5. 10. 8. loi^. 77. 10. W. Befidea a churches, it baa leveral religious foundations; as. a college in. llituted by the Jefuitp, an hofpitalfwltb 14 vilhwea in its diftria. The jurifiliftieo of the fiune name produces the famous fpaeifie ferintcr- miitent fevers, called Caicafillade Logo Qiiinquina, or Jefuit^a bark. Of it thcre^ at« feveral kinds, but one more eftea^ cious than the others. Here alfi> they are employed in breeding cocbineaf. The inhabitants of Loja, called alio Lcjanus, do not exceed 10,000 fouls, though formerly he more nnraereus. Large droves of homed cattle and mules are bred here. Carpets ai« aKb manufaAured here of mnaykabk fine« neA. LoYAUOtK Cfiti, lit Northunber. land county, Pennlylvania, empties in* to the W. fide of the branch orSt^ue- bannah river, liom the north-eaft, a kw mikts E. of Lycomlnip Creek, a6 from Sunbury, meafuring ui a ftraighk line, and about 170 from PhifaNlelphia. The lands from this to Sunbury are among the highett and of the beft quality, and in the heaithieft fituatibn in the State. It is navigable ao or 30 miles up for batteaux of 10 tons. Luc AN A a. a jurifdiAion in the di»- cefe of Guamann, in Peru. I^ bwins about *$ or 30 kigUM S. W. of Gua.« manga. Ite temperature ia cold and moderate. It abounds with cattle, grain and fruit { and has alio filver nunes } and is the centre of a very large com* merce. LvcAR, FttU, St. liea on the norA- eaA cooirof Btxail; about half inray W* iweentbecity of ScMxand Rio Qnuide. LvcAX, Caps St, or Lufar. Th« 8* £• tvcAYA»oMortbeB«hMM VUMh tbout 70 Incua taft of Uw cetft at floridkwylftfrQm BaluuiMi Iflc. It U )M>«ut 9 loguw loQs and t broad* tnd gives uune to tke Wftolc cangc. N. bt., 17. a7> W. long. ?>• J> tuCAYONtq^fik another of tht Ba- hama ifl««a which Un about 9 leagues further eaft than the Curmeri wnoft length it »S k^piee and breadth 3* and Uea north and fouth. Lueg4« a harbour oo'the north iide oftheidandof Jamaieai (ituatcd in Ha- nover parifhi between Great Cove and MoAjutto Cove. It >• land locked and haa excellent anchorages 15 or 16 milca oorth-eaftward of l^cgril. LuciAi St. a r^vcr ot Eaft-FIorida, rone fouth-eafterly along the eaft fide of the ptniofula,^ and communicatct inhwd with Indianrivcr. It has 6 feet water as far aa the TortoUi, where are hilly koowls. ,A bisncb joint it from theibuth. LvciA, St. called by the French* Sainte Aloufie, from ka having been dif- covered on St. Lucia's Day j one of the Caribbee Iflandtt S leagues Couth of Mar- tinico, and »i N. W. of B>arbadoes. It is ahout s7 miles long from north to (btttht and is broad. Here are ftvcral hvUst t of which bcine very round and fteep»aK called the Pins* heads of St. Lucy, and were volcanoes. At the foot of them are fine vallies> having a good foil, aud well watered . In thele are tall trees, with the timber of wliich the •lanters of Martinico and Baibadoes build their hoofta and wind-mills. Hereis alia (denty of cocoa and fufttc. The air is reckoned healthy, the hills not beiag £0 high as to intercept the trade-winJs, whtch always fan it from the eaft, by which means the ht-at of the climate is moderated aud rendecoi agi'eeable. In St, Lucia are leveral commodious ba Prance. The Britifli made thenifelvea mafters of it in 1758 ; but it was reftor- ed again to the French in X7&3 } and re- taken by the Britifti. in 1794. St. Lu- cia had 900 of its inhabitants deftroye«i, by an earthquake, O^, i», 4788. It ia, 6 3 miles N. W. of Barbadoes. N. |a|^ ,. 14. W. long. ()i. LxjtOLOw* a towsflUp in Haay^Hrt county» ^MMlnMittchafttis* ANtUii>rdiiniMri w^ liuiH aorthottlltrlv of nringlifld) n^ yb wiflcfl^ of Bofton. It wii In- ^ivporattd In 17I4, and tontiina ^60 Mabitanu. Ivvtow, i io#iittri|l on Slack Hvti^, Windfor counrjr, Vennont. It contaim 170 inhabitant*^ and U about «o or la milca W.M Wcithcrtfkia, on Connte. cieittrtvnr. LvB, tr; the 4ihlcf towit of the cap. tatnfhip of Petaguei, in the northern ai- vifion of BraiiL ''IvKMt St. a pariA in Beanfort d!f> tMtfS. Carolina. L0MBBRTOII, a poft-town of N. Ca- Mrfhia* and capital of Robefon county, itmtcd on Drowning creek, 3 s miles feoth of niyettevUle, and 93 S. by W. dTKalcigh. I.VNINBVROH, acountvof Vir^nia^ ndfoining Nottaway, Brunlwick»Meck- lenburgn, and Charlotte countiee. It ' l» about 30 milee long, and 10 broad, and contains 1919 inhabitants, indud* ing433s ikves. luNSMBvao, a townfliip in Eflex County, in Vermont ) fituated on Con- ■cAicut rirer, S.W. of Guildhall, and N.E. of Concord. The river takes a S.B. courfe alone thefe towns, fepara- ting them from Lancafter, Dalton, and Littleton, in the State of New.Hamp- Aire. The Upper Bar of the Fir ie«n Mile Falls is oppoHte this town. The Cat Bow, >» bend of the ConneAi- cut, is near the middle of the town. The Upper Bar lies in lat. 44. ai. 30. The town Aip contains 1 19 inhabitants. Lunenburg, a townOiip of Wor> ceiler county, Maflachufetts, on an ele- ▼atcd fitoatton, *$ miles from the Great Monadnock mountain in New-Hamp- ftire, IS fr> :^ Watchufett mountain in this count; and 45 miles N. W. cf Bofton. It contains 14,000 ncre^ of land, on which are 1 300 inhabitants ; and is much niore remarkable for the health than the wealth of it* pofleflbrs. The people have little 'trade or inter, courfe with the neighbouring country, and live a folitary bnt independent life. The nailtngbufineTs is carried on to ad- vantage. There is a hill in the middle of the townfliip, called Turkey Hillt on account of the great number of wild tnirkies which formerly frequented the place, and which denominated the whole tiii I wheii Ita p wftm MMMfnia gin^ to it, iaeoapplimtiistaKinf Ooanall; whb aras Ityicd Onkt H Loacmwg» froM a town in his German doiainieas; LmiiNftufto, A tovMiAIn of New. York, fituatsd in Albany ^mtV, te the W. flde Of HiNlfeh*i Kvat*, S^pftofitt to the city of Hddlbn, anil jo niiks feathof Albany; It is a thriving vlUagcdf about aoor to hoUlcSit chiefly ncWn «Hth a near Dutch church, Ibnduig on the bank of the river. A nevft road is ctltthi|r froni this villa^ into the ftttlemcnti on uit up- per branchci of the Dtla4ate and 8u(l quchannah rivers, which will prabablr prove highly bencficbil to the tbwn; A number of the MeiTrs; Livingftons have pitrchaled land in and about thil village; to the amount of io,6ool. and have laid out a regular town, which will be a rival to Kaats* Kill» S ^>lc* below. The fcite of the town is (ukven, and not of a verv good foil. luRiNBUliOi acoutrty of Nova-Sco- tia, on Mahone Bay, on the foutheni coaft of the province, fating the Atlan^ tic Ocean. Its chief towns are New- Dublin, Lunenburg, Chefter, and Bland' ford. In MahoneBay, La Have, and Liverpool, feveral Alps trade to Enfflaml with timber and boards. CheiUr is fettled by a few New-England fiunilies and others t from hence to Wfaidfor is a road thediftance of 15 miles* LuNBNBURG, a townAip in the above county, fituated on Merliqueth, or MerlinsuaA Bay, well fettled by a num- ber of induftrious Germans. The lands are good, and generally well cultivateiU It is 35 miles S.W. by S. of Halifax* and s7 N. by £. of Liverpool. LuROAN, a townAip in Franklin county, Fennfylvania. LuTTBRELLE, an iflsAd in Machiai Bay, in the Diftrift of Maine. LuTTERLOCK,atownAip in Orleani county, in Vermont, north of CraftC^ borough, IraAurgh, Coventry, and Sa- lem, which lie in a N. N^ E. direftion^ from this town. Hazen's Road, which extends S.S.E. to the Oxbow on Con- neflicut river, pafles through Lutterlock * Luzerne, a large county of Penn-f fylvania, bounded north by Tioga coun- Mr, in the State of New-York, eaft and loutk-eaft by Northampton, ryeft by Lycoming and Northumberland coun- ^ ties. It is about 79 mile* in length from tnA prevMus tv its incorporation in ] north to fouth, and 75 in breadth fiom- eaft trie tdk M «Mi. Mid k divided hrto^tt lownfliipi. InthitcaiNNyunttcbarclMt, If faw mttti, 14 fcrii milUf t lulling milfif md I oil mill. iiMrktbly fertile* producing food cropa of wheat, ilaji, and hemp. The iMrtn* cm parte abound with pine timber and fugar.maple. Inthetownlhipaof Wilkf- bairei Kingfton, Exeter, and Plymouth are largebraa of ctel. Bog iron ia found in ieveral placea, and two forgca have been ercAed. In Ihia county are many remaina of ancient fortificationa. They are of an elliptical form, and overgrown with large white*oak trcca. Chiel town, Wilkibarre. Lycoming, a new county in the porth-wcttem part of Pcnnlylvania, bounded north by the State of New- York, and weft by Alleghany coun> ty. L YCO MiNO, a Anall creek which rune fouth, and emptiea into the weft branch of Sufquehannahi a fcw milra weft of ^yali(>ck Creek. See InMck. Lycoming, a village in Pennfylvania, 40 milea from Northumberland, and 66 bom the Painted Poft in thr. State of New.York. LYMA|fy a townfliip in Orafton ooim- ty, New.Hamplhire, fituated at the fout of a mountain on the eaft fide of Con- neAicut river, between Littleton and Bath, and 7 milea W. by N. of New- C> ncord. It waa incorporated in 1761, and contaiiia &o» inhabitanta. Lymb. or Limtt a townihip in Graf, ton county, New-Hamplhire, htuated en the eaft ude of ConneAicut river, 11 niilea above Dartmouth College. It wait incorporated in 1761, and containa 816 inhabitanta. Lymb, a townihip in New.London county, Connefticut, the Nebantick of the Indiai\^, ia fituated on the eaft fide of Connefticut river, at ita mouth i bounded fouth by Long-Ifland Sound, north by Haddam and Colchefter, and eaft by New.London. It waa fettled about the year 1664, and was incorpo- rated in May, 1667. It containa three Itanfliea, beiidea a congregation of Se^* 1 Y N tlfi VnxHb> md mmUwt of BnpiMi. I« i7«e it coMnined ftjf hdMbiitMt*. Lynchivio, iDoiUtownof Vind* nia, fituated In BedfM coiiiily, mi tht fouth fide of Jamea river, nearly omo< fite to Middiibn, and one mile difaat* Here arc about too hoafea, and • larg* wanrhoufc for the inftieAitin of tobacco* Thera ia alfo a printin|-oAcc which ifl^iiea a weekly gatettc. In the vicHHty of the town are feteral valuable mu» chant milla. It ia la mil a from New. London, •) from Cabellfi>urg, 50 from Prince Edward'a court- h»ufe, 1 50 W* .by N of Richm-^nd, and 40! 8. W. of Philadelphia. LYND£ioiiovQH,atownaiipinHilir* borough county, New.Hampfliirc, about 69 milea from Port IhKMith. It waa in> corporated in the year 1764. In 177} it cooraincd 713 ) and in i790> itt^' inhabitanta, who are chieily farmera. Lyndon, a townihip in Caledonin cunntv, ill Vermont, liea north of 8t» JohnAury, and fouthward of BiUymei4^ and Burke. It containa jp inhabitanta. Lynn, a noaritime town in Efo county, MaAchufirtta, fituated on* bny which te a up from that of Maflacbv* fctra, nonh eaft of Bofton Bay, and about o milea north by caft of the tovm of Bofton. The compaft part of the town forma a very long ftrect. Tht townihip, named Saugaut by the In« diana, waa incorporated in 1637, and containa as9i inhabitanta. Here are two pariOiei, befidet a fociety of Meth- odifta, and a large number of Frienda. The bufinefa which makea the greateft figure, and for which the town M Lynn ia celebrated, ia the inanufaAurc of wo. mena' filk and c)oth Ihoea. Thcie are dii'pofed of at Bofton, Salem, and'wiher commercial towna, and fold for hcnne ufe, or (hipped to the fouthein Statea, and to the weftlndiea. By a calcula« tion made in 1 795, it appeared that there were »oo mafter workmen and 600 ap> Erenticea conttantly employed in thia ufinefa, who make annually 300,000 pair of flioea. Lyi^ Beacb may be reck, oned a curiofity^ It ia a mile in lengthi and conne£l« the peninl'ula called nm- bant with the main land. Thia ia «• place of much refort for paitiea of plea- lure from Bofton, Charleftown, Salema Marblehead, &c. in the fummer lealim. The beach ia ufed aa a race Ei-ound, fmr which it it well calculatedi being levdt T , lotootb*^ n t90 MAC Woth, and hud. A mineral fnrlng^ hat been difcovered within the limits of the ttraniihip* bat is not of much note. Lynn FIELD, a townfliip in ElTex county) Maflkchufetti, N. E. of Salen<, and 1 5 milei N. by E. of Bofton. It was incorporated in i78t> and contains 491 inhabitants. Lynnhaven Bayt at tl^e fouth end of 'Chei'apealc Bay, and into which Lynnhaven river en^pties its waters, lies between the mouth of James's riyer and Cape Henry. The mouth of the river is 7 miles weft of Cape He* >y» Here 'ompte de Grade moored the principal part of the French fleet, at the blockade of York town in 1781. Lyons, a town latelv laid out in On- ti^rio county^ New- York, about i smiles N.W. of Gtneva', at the junftion of Mud Creek and Canandaque Outlet. Lysander, a ownfliip in Onondago ^unty, N. York, incorporated in 1794, and conprehends the military towns of « Hannibal and Okero. The town meet, ingsare held at the Three Rivers in this l^own. It is 16 miles S.E. of Lake On- %ario» In 1796 there were 10 of its in- habitants entitled to be eleflori. Lystra, a fmall town in Nelfon county, Kentucky, fituated on a welt water of Rolling Fork, a fouth branch pf Salt river, N. lat. 37., 25. • M MAATEA, one of the Society Illands, in the S. Sea, kt. 17. 5»^W. long. 148. I. ^SikcAPA, a town fituated on the north-weft bank of A»nazon river, W. of Caviana ifland, at the niouth of the river, and a few minutes north of the equinoAial line. Macas, the fouthern diftii£l of Quixos, a government in Peru, in S. America, boimded B. by the govern menf of Maynas { S; by that of Braca- moros and Yaguarfongo ; and on the W. the E. Cordillera of the Andes (eparates it from the jurifdiflions of -Riobamba and Cuenca. Its capita! id the city of Macas, the name commonly g><'en' to the whole country. It produces in great jjlenty, grains and fruits, copal, and wild wax) but tlie chief occupation of MAG th)^tountry people is the cultivation of tobacco. Sugar»canes thrive alfo bere^ as alfo cotton} but the driad of the wild Indians prevents ^he inhabitanta from planting more than fenres for !»refent iife. Ilere are cinnamon ^ees, aid to be of fupci'ior quality to thofe of Ceylon. There are alfo mines of ultra marine, from which very little is extra6lJ ed, but a finer colour cannot be imagin- ed. Among the vaft variety of treeti which crovird the woods, is the ftorax, whofe gum is exquifitely fragrant, but fcarce. Mac GiLLiVRAY's Phatatitn, ot\ Coofa river, is a little above the Old French fort Alabamous. Machala, a town of Guayaquil, oif the coaft of Tumbca^ in Peru, in a de- clining ftate. The jurifdi6licn of the fame name produces great quantities of cojoa, reckoned the neft in all Guaya- quil. In its neighbourhood are great numbers of mangles, or mangrove trees, whofe ipreading branches and thick trunks cover all the plains ; which lying low are frequently overflown. Thil tree divides itfelf mto very knctty and diftorted branches, and from each knot a multitude of others germinate, tbrm- ing an impenetrable: thicket.' The wood of the mangrove tree is fo heavy; as to fink in water, and when dfed in (hips, &c. is found very durable, be- ing fubjeft neither to Iplit or rot. The Indians of this jurifdiaion pay their an- nual tribute in the wood ot the man- grove tree; Machangara, a river formed by tlje jxinition of feveral Iheams ifluing from the Ibuth and weft fides of the Panecillo o\ Sugar Loaf mountain, on the fouth-wcft fide of Qii^ito, in Peru.' It wailies the foUth pai'ts of the city, ?,nA has a ftone bridge ovrr it. MaChias, a port of entry, poft- town and feat of jurtice, in Wafhington county, Diftri£l of Maine, fituated on a hay of its own name, za miles S.W.of PafTamaquoddy, ys E. by K. of Pt-nob- fcot, and 236 north-eaft of Portland, in 4.7. 37. N. lat. It is a thriving place, and cairies on a confiderable trade to Bofton and the Weft-Indies in fi(h, lum- ber, &c. It is contemplated to cftabliiji a regular poft between this town ai;d Halifax, in Nova Scoti**. The name of the lQwh is altered ' «m the.' Indi.^n name Mechifl'es, given tQ-(h<{ river r^n ' ... the MAC tlK! oldcft maps. It is 400 milet north- eaii 1^ BoftoQy imd about 300 by water. £ariy attempts were made to fettle here» but the firft permanent fettlement was made ia 1763* by 15 perfonsof both fexes from Scai-borough» in Cumberjand countyi and in 1784 the town was in* corporated. The chief fettlements are at the eaft and weft FaUs^ and at Mid- dle nvw, Macbitis rivfr, after running a north courfe, 6 miies diftance from Crofs ifland^ (which forms its entrance) feparates at a place called tbe Rim } one branch talcing a north eaft dire^ion, runs «i miies, with a width of 30 rods to the head of the tide, where are two liouble iaw-mills, and one. grlYt. mil]. The main branch runs a north-weft courfe^ nearly 3 miles, and is 70 roils > wide* to the iiead of the tide, where are . two doyble and lingle faw-mills, and two grift-mills. The chief fettlement is at Weft Falls, the county coiwts be- ing held and the' gaol erraicd there. The main channel of the river takes its courfe to theft fallsy which, though crooked and narrow, admits veftels of burden to load at the wharvte within 50 rods of the mills. This advantage po otlner pai't of the town can enjoy. The entrance of Machias river is in ^J. lat. ^4. 35. "W. lojr.g. 66. 56. Tlie town is divided into 4 diftri^s for the fupport ,of icboois i and into % fo^* the convenleoce of public worfliip. It) 1792 Walhington a,cad,emy was eftabliftied here. The general court incorporated a number of gentlemen as tn^ftees, and gave for its Aipport a township of land. In 1790 the town (Contained 818 inhabi- tants. Since th»t time its population has rapidly increafed. The exports of ^achias confift principally of lumber, viz. boards, fliingles, clapboards, laths, -and various kinds of hewed timber. The cod-fifliery might be carried on to advantage though it has been greatly iKglefled. In 1793, between 70 and to tons were employed in the fidiery ; and not above 500 quintals were export- ed. The niill-faws, of which there are 17, cut on an average three ipiUion fe(;t of boards annually. A gr^at proportion of timber is ufiially thipped in Britifli yeflels. The total amount oJF exports annuallyexcejds ^ 5,000 dollars. From Machias Bay to the mouth of St. Croix, *here are a great many fine iflands j but ii>s navigatioa is geneially withput tlKfe MAC 291 In the open fea. In the year 1704, when Colonel Church made an attack on the French plaittation on the riycrSehoodic|k| he found one LuttereUe» a French noUie« < man, on one of thefe ifl^s, and rentov- . ed him. The iflai^ ftill retains his name. Mac-Cowan's Ford, on Catabaw i river, is upwards of 500 feet wide, and about three feet deep. Lord ComwaUii crofted here in purfuitof the Americus in 1 78 1, in his way to HillftMronghw Mac-Intosh, a new county in the' Lower diftri6l of Georgia, between Li'* bcrty and Glynn counties, on the A|ata> maha river. MIac-ICenzie's RivtP, intheN.W, part of N, America, rilies in Slave Lake, runs a N.N.W. courfe, and receives a numher of large rivers, many of which are 150 yards wiile, and fome are i%^ fathcTis deep at the influx. It empties' into the North Sea, at Whale Ifland in l^t. 69, 14, between i}0« and 135. W. long, after a courfe of 780 miles from Slave Lake. It has its name from Mr. M'Kenzie, who afcended this river, in the fummer of 1789. He ereAed a poft with hijT name engraven on it, on Whale Iftand , at the mouth of this river, . He faw theie a number of men and canoes « alio a number of animals jrefem* bling pisces of ice, fuppofed by ^m to b^ whales ; probably fea-horfes, defcrio- ed by Captain Cook. The tide waf obfcrved to rife 16 or x8 inches. In fome places the current of the river makes a hifling noife like a boiling pot.- It pafl'es through the Stoney Mountains, and has grea^ part of that r^nge on tl^' W. fide. The Indian nations, inhabit, ing the W. ilde from the Slave Lake, are the Stropgbow Mountain and Hare Indians; thofeon the £. fide, tJML Bea » ver. Inland, Nathana, and Q^airo^rs, Indiai^s, No difcoveries weft of this riyer have been made by land. Macoketh, at Macokeuh, River , GrefiU enipties i: .j the Miftifippi frc ;. the N.W, in N. lat. 41. 23." LitiL' Macoketh falls tlirough the £. bank of the MifTifippi, about 45 miles above the mouth of Great Macoketh, andoppoiite to the Qld Lead Mine. Macopin, a fmall river which emp- ties into the Illinois, from tlje S.E. 18 miles from thp Mifnfippi ; is to yards wide, apd navigable 9 miles to the hills. The fhore is low on both fides, clad with paccai)| m^ple, aih, button-wood. m: ^9* M A D, - Ue, Hm Imd abounds with timber, it/ad it covand with high weeda. MaCORIS, a rmall river oft the S. fide of tht iflondof St. Domingoj i61eague8 E. of the city of Domingo. Macvngy, a townftiu in North- ampton county, Pa^tfvlvania. MaDj a riyer^ called alfo Piekmva ftrkt a raud Inranch of thepreat Miami, having a o.W. courfe. It is a beatitifiil ftream, pafltng tlirough a pleafant level ^tintiy of the greateft fertility. Maqamb ^ fiormt the N. E» fide of the 6ut of Canfi», at yoM enter from the S. E. and it oppofite to the eaftem extremity of Nova -Scotia. The north point of the ifland lies 14 miles foiitherly df St. Peter's harboyr, in Cape Breton ifland. The iiQlict de Madame are de- perdent on Cape Bjreton ifland. - Madbvry, a townfliip in StralFord county, New-Hampflitre, fituated be- tween Dover and Durham, about 10 miles N. W. of Portfmoitth. It was Incorporated in 1^755, and has j9£ in- habitants. M ADDISON, a county of Kentucky, adjoining Fayette, Clarke. Lincoln, and Mercer's counties. Chief town, Milford. Maddison, a fmall town of Amherft county, Virginia} fituated on the N. fide e{ James's river, oppofite Lynch- bureh. It lies 150 miles W. by N. of Richmond. Maddison'3 Cave, the largeft and rooft celebrated cave in Virginia, fituat- ed on the N. fide of the Blue Ridge. It is in a hill of about zoo feet perpen- dicular height, the afcent of which, on one fide is fo fteep, that you m-iy pitch a bifcuit from its fummit into the river which waflies its bafe. The entrance of tW cave is in this fide, about two- thirdrof the way up. It extends into the earth about 300 feet, branching into fubordinate caverns, fonietimes amend- ing a little, but more generally defccnd- ing, arid at length terminates in two different places, at bafons of water of unknown extent, and which appear to be nea>ly on a Jevel with the water uf the river. The vault of this cave is of folid lims-ftone, from lo to 40 or 50 feet high, thro' which water is continu- ally exudating. This trickling down the (Ides of the cave, has incrufieJ them over in the form of elegant drapery j and dripping from t^ top of the vault, gene- i^atet m that^ and on the bale below, fta- MAO laCkitet of a conical form, fbmeofwy^K have met and formed la* geVnaflyedinmii,.' Madera', or MtuSirat one of th« largeft branches of tUe famous Mai^non^ or river of AmaioQS, in S. America. < Iij| 1741, the Portuguefe failed up\ (hi^ ftream, till they ^und theiniftlvet neai^ . Santa Crvzde la Sien[a, between la;. 17. and 18, S. From die moutl^of thia river in lat. 3. ao. S. the Maranon it known among the inhabitants by the name of the river of Amazons } and up» wards they give it the name of the riv- er of Solimoes. At Loretto, the Madera receives two branches from the fbuth. From' Loretto to Trinidad ti\ lat. 15 S.^ its courfe is N. thence to its mouth its general courfe is N. B. by N. and N. Madrb db Dios, Port, See Cbrifi' tUma, SL Alfo RefpluHon Say. MadrIe de Popa, a town and con- >Tent of Terra Firmai in S. America, fi- tuated on tlie river Grande, or Magda- lena. The pilgrims in S. America re- fpe£t this religious foundation with-zeal, and refort to it in great numbers s mant miracles being faid to have been wrought here by the Holy Virgin, in favour of the Spanlfh fleets arul their fs^ilors, whc^ are therefore very liberal in their dona- tions at her flirine. It lies 54 miles E. of Carthagena. N. lat. 10. 51 > W. long. 76. 15. Madrid. See New Madrid* Madrigal, atownof Popayan, in S. America. N- lat. o. 50.W. long. 75.45« Magdalen Mfi, aclufterofiflesN.E. oftheifteofSt John's, and N«W. of that of Cape Breton, in the gulf of St. Law- rence; fituated between 47. 13. and 47. 4z. N. lat. and in 61. 40. W. long. They are inhabited by a few fifliermen. Sea-cows ufed to frequent them; but they are now become fcarce. Thefe ifles have been fatal to many veffels. The chief of them are the Dead Man, Entry, and Romea iflands. Seamen wifh to. make them in fair weather, astheyferve them to take a uew departure ; but in. foggy weather or blowing weather they' as liudioufly avoid them. Magdalena, La, one of the Marque- fas' Iflands in the South Sea ; about 6 leagues in circuit, and has a harbour under a mountain on its fouth fide near- ly in hti 10. xj. S. long. 138. 50. W. Magdalena, a river of Louifiana, which empties into the gulf of Mexico^ W. by 8* of Mexicano river. Mag- IM MAO |/f A^DAiiNA, a large riVeri die two ^mcipal fourcu of which are at no great diftmce Irom tbe , city of fomjwa, io Terra Firma. Belcazar, by going Sown thi$ river, fiMind a {nffiige to .the forth Sea. TIw. river, after uniting its waters with the Cance* takes the name of Gi:andci, and falln into the Iffprth Sea below the town of Madre de l*0M. The banks of this great riyer are Well inhabitedl, and it has a coOrfe of above s6o leagues. Its mouth is much frequented by fmugglers, and conveys ^o Carthagena the produftions of New Granada, viz. g<^d and grain'. Among inany other confiderable places on its banks are Malaniibito, Teneriffe, Talay- gua, Monpox, Tamalameque, &c. Magdalene, Ca*f oft a promm- torv in the centre ot' Canada, where there is an iron mine', which promifes great advantages, both with regard to the goodneft of the metal and the plen- ty of the ore. Mageb's Stutult on the N. W. coaft of N. America, is (ituated in Wafhing- ton*8 lOands, or what the Britiih call JEdward^s, pr Charlotte's Ifles, fo called by two different captains on their firft falling in with them. Lat. $%. 4 N. long. 1 3 1.46. W. This found is divid- ed by Dorr's Idand, into two parts, lead- ing into one. Tiie other port is called Port Perkins. Magegadavick, or Afo|;/ir«i^ Magellan, Strmts oft at the iouth extremity of S. America, lie between ^1. and 54. S. lati and between 76. and 84. W. longitude. Thefe ftraits have Patagonia on the N. and the iflands of Terra del Fuego on the S. and extend from E. to W ;. tio leagues, but the breadth in fome places falls (hort of one. They were firft difcovered by Magel- lan, or Magelhaens, a Portuguefe, in the fervice of Spain, who, in i^io, found out thereby a paPage from tite Atlantic to the Pacific or Southern ocean. He Was the firft navigator who failed round the ^orld. Mao ellamia^ or Ttrra Magellamca, t vj^ u-oA of laud) extending trom tht ^ M A H S9) province of Rio de la Plati, qniteto dw utffloft verge of S. Amcricat via. firom lat. 35. to 54* 8> The Hver Sinfondo divides the W. part from ^heS. of Chili t the northern part «yf it alfo boirdcrt on Chili, and Cuyo m Clncuito ts were made to fettle this country ai ear- ly ai i6o7» on the weft fide of Kenne- bcck river} but they jproved unfucceiT- ful, and weit not repeated till between 1010 and 1630. In 163 s, the weftem part of it was granted to Ferdinando Gorges, by the Plymouth Company, and lie firft. inftituted government, in this province. In 165a, this province came under thejurifdi^ionof Maflachu- iletts, and was, by charter* incorporated with it, in 1691. It has fince increafed to upwards of 100,000 inhabitants, and will, it is expected, Ihortly be ere£led into a feparate State, Mairb, Le, a ftitiit between Terra del Fuego and Staten Ifland, in S.Ame- rica. Maisy, Cajitt is the eaftenimoft point of the idand of Cuba. MajabagaDVCe, in the DiftriA of Maine, at the mouth of Penobfcot river, on the eaft fide. MakefielA, Uppef and Lmuer, lownfliips in Buck's county, Pennfyl- vania. MALAbAk, Cape^ or Sandy Po'mtt a narrow ftrip of land projefting out from the foutheaft part of Cape Cod, in Maflachuietts, about 8 miles S. by W. N. lat. 41. 33. W. long, from Greenwich 70. 3. Malabrigo, a harbour on the coaft ofPeru, in the S. Sea^ MalaMbito, a town in the province of Carthagena, in Terra Firms, about 60 miles eafteriy of Carthagena, and on the W. fide of the river iVIagdalena. Malden, a town in Middlefex coun- ty, MaiTachufetts, on the eaftem poft- road, 4 miles north of Bofton, contain- ing 1033 inhabitants. It is conne6led with Charleftown by a bridge over Myf- tic river, built in 1787. Maldonado, abayin the river La Plata, eaftward of Buenos Ayres, in S. America, and 9 leagues from Cape San* ta Maria* Malioash, a fmall creek on the fovithern fide of Chaleur Bay, about 3 leagues from Jaquit river, where arc ertftcd faw-milU and pot-a(h works. Several fiiips and brigs have been built at this place. Oppofite to it, and co- vering Its front, lies L'Ifle aux Herons, or Heron Ifiand, about two leagues long and one wide. It lies E. and W. and MAN «f5 about two milet in (bme placet fian the main. Mama Katino, a townfhip in U1« iJer countyf New- York, W. of Mont- gomery and Wallkill, on Delaware riv* en It contains 1763 inhabitants, in* eluding %%% eleftors, and 51 flavea. ^ MamarOneck, a townfliip in Weft. Chefter county, New- York, containing 45» inhabitants, including 57 (laves. It is bounded foutherly by New Ro- chelle, and eafteriy by the Sound. Mamarvmi, a place on the road from Guayaquil to Qjnto, in S. Ameri- ca, where there is a very beautiful caf- cade. The rock from which the water M'ecipitates itfelf, is nearly perpendicu- ar, and 50 fathoms high} and on both > ides edged with lofty and fpreadtng trees. The clearnefs of the water daz- zles the fight, which is delighted, at the fame time, with the large volume of wat'er formed in its fall} after which it continues its courfe in a bed, along a fmall defcent, and it crofled over by a bridge* Manallin, a townfhip in York county, Pennfylvania. Manca, a town of Weft-Florida, oit«i the eaft bank of the Mifllfippi, at the mouth of Hona Chitto riVer. Mancenilla, a large bay on the N. fide of the ifland of St. Domingo ; about 4000 fathoms long from W» to > < Ei and aSoo broad from N. to S. The S. E. part of the bay is very wide and aflbrds excellent anchorage, even for veileis of the firft fize. In other parts it is too fliallow. The river Maiiacre, which was the point of feparation of the French and Spanifli colonies on the N. of the ifland, runs a N. courfe, to- wards its mouth N» W. and enters the eaflern part of the bay. The bay of Mancenilla, though a very fine one, is not fo ufeful as it might be, if its bottom were well known^ There are feveral fliallows in it, owing to the overflowings of the Maflacre, which rolls into it wood, fand, and ftones, in great quan- tities, fo that it I'eems neceflary to found the bay annually, after they are over. In general, it is prudent, on entering, to keep clofer to the point of Ycaque, than to the S. fide of the bay } becaufe the iandy pohit has.no rocks. The bottom of the bay is muddy. The river Maf- facre is, during a league, from 5 to ix feet deep, and pretty wide } but its bed T4 it t96 MAN U often Aill of tile wood which the rtir. rembrin|s down. It fwaimt with fifh i •nd hen ire found thofe cnormoue mul- leU which are the wide of the table at Cape Francois. In the times of the floods* there fifli are driven towards the bay» where neeroes, well praAiiisd in the bufinefsi fim for them. Fi&ing in the bay is difficult enough) on account of the drifted wood} but the negrock are good divers, and are often obliged to go to the bottom and dileiigace Ihe feine) but when it gets near the b«nch, it is a lingular and Ih'iking fpeSncle, to fee the nemes, the fifli» and the alliga- torsi all TOuncing about in the water to- fethier. The negroes kill the alligators, nock out their teeth, and fell them to . make corals, the garniture of which ferves to mark the degree of luxiury oi- pride of thofe who hang them to the necks of their children. The plenty ot iilh often attraAs fliips of war to this bay. The mouth otMaflfacre river lies in N. lat. 19. 44. W. long, from Paris 74:9- Manchac, r town on the Miflifippi, ^wo miles below the Indian town of ^i^labama. The banks of the river at Manchac, though frequently overflowed by the vernal mundations, are 50 feet perpendicular height above thefurfoce of the water ; and the river, at its low- ed ebb, is not lefs than 40 fathoms deep, and nearly a mile in width. The Spa- nifli fortrefs on the point of land below the Ibberville, dofe by the banks of the Hver, has a communication with Man- chac, by a flender, narrow, wooden bridge, acrofs the channel <>f Ibberville, and "not a bow.fliot fi«m the habitatians of Manchac. Manchkstbii, a fmall filliing-town, fituated on the iea-coaft between Cape Anne and Beverly, in Eifex county, MafTachufetts. The fifhery is carried on fi-om this port chiefly in the vefTels, and for the account of the merchants in Bofton, and other places. The town- fhiplies S. E. of Wrnham, and 30 miles N. R. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1645, and contains 965 inhabitants. Manchester, a poft-town of Ver« mont, in Bennington county, on Batten- kill. It ts ta miles N. by E. of Ben- nington, and 59 N. E. of Albany in New- York. This townfhip contains 1 176 inhabitants. In the S. imrt of the town, in a bill a little W. of tne Battcn- ^ f. MAN #:. kill, is deep a ftratum of frlablt calct- rous earth, of the whitenefs of chalk } and apparently eompored of ftiells, which rt^quires but little burning to produce good lime* ^ Manchsster, a townfhip in^ York county, Fennlylvania. Manchestbr, a fmall town ofVir- ginia, fituated on the S. fide of James river, oppofite to Richmond, with which it IS connefted by a bridge. In 1781 this town litffered much during Arnold^s deftruAive expedition. Manchester, a town of Nova-Sco- tia, io leagues N. W. of Cape Ganfo. It contained 2$o families in 17S3. Manchester House, one of the Hudfon Bay Company's fa6lories, lies too miles W. of Hudlbn's Houfe, and 75 S. £. of Buckingham Houfe. It (lands on the S. W. fule of Safkafhawan river, in the N. W.partofN. America. N. lat. 53. 14. 18. W. long. 109. ab. Man CORA, a place on the road from Guayaquil to Tnixilla, in Peru, fituated on the feai-coaft. Through it, durinj^ winter, runs a rivulet of f re(h water, to the great relief of the mules that travel this way. In fummer, the little remain- ing in Us channel is lb brackifh, as to be hardly tolerable. Manobea, an ifland of the 8. Seas, vifited by Captain Cook in the beginning of his laft voyage. The coaft is guard- ed by a reef of coral rocks, againfl which a heavy furf is continually breaking. The ifland is about 1 5 miles in circum* ference. The inhabitants appear of a warlike difpofition. S. lat. ai. *j, W. long. 158. 7. Manhattan, the ancient name of Long-IAand, and alfo of York- Ifland. Manheim, a town of Pennfylvania, in the cuunty of Lancafter. It Contains about 60 houfes, and a Dutch church. Glal's works were ereAed here previous to the revolution, but they are fallen to decay. It is 1 1 miles N. by W. of Lan- cafter, and 77 W. by N. of Philadelphia. •— Alio the name of a tovm in Lincoln county, Maine. Thee is another of the fame name in Yiu-k county, Penn- fylvania. Man covAOAVfOrB Jack Rst/tr, rif- es from a lake of its name, in Lower Canada) runs a foothern courfe, and falls into the St. Lawrence 85 miles N. E. ofTadoufac. Ma n ts (., or rather Sakmin^ moun- taios^ miles f^v ¥^' MAN IiIm in thi Uand of^Hifpamoh or.St. Domingo* *o miles in ctrcumfcnnce, and almoft inacceflible. Thejrkave been for to years paft the place of refiige of the fugitive Spaniihand French negroes, Thelb brigand* have a* ytt always de- ,fied their pu-riiers. The foil ot theft mountains u fertile, the air temperatei and tlie ftreaun in them abound with gold duft. Mahillon* a townfliip in Fayette county, Pemfylvania. Manitooalin, a duller of iilands near the northern (hore of Lake Huron, conlidered as lacred by the Indians. Manlius, a townfhip ia Onondago county. New- York, incorporated in 1794, and is the Teat of the county courts. It is well watered by Butternut, Lime> ftone, and Chittenengo creeks, which unite at theN. E. corner of the town ; and the ftream, afluming the latter name, runs north to -Oneida lake, which is lo miles northerly of the cenu'e of the town. It comprehends that part of the Onondago rcfervation bounded fouther- ly by the Geneflee road, and wefterly . by Onondago creek and the Salt lake. Of its inhabitants 96 are ele£iors, ac- cording tothe (late cenCus of 1796. Man MIC. Indian villages on the Pi- caway fork of the Manmic, or Miami of the lake, and St. Mary's river. See Miam. Mannington, a townfliip in Salem county, New.Jerfey. Manor, a townfhip in Lancafter co. Pcnnfylvania. Man SB L, an ifland in the N. £. part of Hudfon*s bay, between Southampton' ifland and the coaft of Labrador. N. lat. €t. 38. Mansfield, a townfliip m Suflex county, New-Jerfey, containing 148s inhabitants, including 3 5 flaves. It is fituated on Mufconecunk river, about 7 miles fouth-eaflerly of Oxford, and as far northerly of Greenwich. Mansfield, a townfliip in Briftol county Maflachufetts, fituated 30 miles foutherly of Bofton. It was incorpo- rated in 1770, and contains 983 inhabit- ants. ,^ Mansfield, a townfliip in Chit- tenden county. Vermont, between La Moille and Onion rivers, about 7 miles diftance ii'om each, and 113 miles. N. by E. of Bennington M A Loudon, and as fiur eaftof Hartford. Manta, a bay of Gnayaqail, In South- America, formerly famous for m confiderable pearl fiftery; but it iiat been totally difcontintled for fome years. There is slfo a point of this nany nn the coaft near it. The bay has its name from the great numbers of large Uk called rnoMtM, the catching of woiefa i« the common employment of the inha- bitants. The method of carrying ■tm this fifliery is as ftrifows 1 they thioiv into the wate.' a log of woody about it feet long, and near a foot in diameter i on one end they place their net, and tm the other an Indian ftands in an creft pdfitton, and with a fingle^iar rows hia tottering bark to the diftance of Mf a league from the ftiore, where he flioota his net ; another Indian follows on m fimilar log, takes hold of the rope fiift. (^ed to one «id of the net, and wfem fullv extended, thev both make toward* the land, hauling the net after them. It is aflonifliing to obferve with what tmill^ ty the Indians maintain an equilibrtnm on thefe round logs, notwithftandins the continual agitations of the fea, ana their being obliged to mind the m^ and the net at the fame time. They are in- deed excellent fwimmers; fo that if they flip off, they are immediately ca the log again, and in their fonner pofi-^ tion. Maplbton, amme given to a plea- fant range of excellent farms, 3 milea eatt of Princeton, in New- Jerfey. Ma^oit, a bay of flioal waters in Cafco Bay, in the diftri^i of Maine^ a<- bout so miles north of Cape Elizabethy frequently mentioned in the hiftory* «f Maine} where the Indians were ufed-to land with their canoes, and firom thenic carry them to Pejebfc$t Fails, on An- drolcosgin river. This was done with the toil of only 4 hours walk. From thefe falls they^ went down into Ktmae- beck river j and from thence contimwd Mamip|I», a tewnOup in Burling. \ their routf np chat river to Wcftrun- /I s^8 MAR. ' ftti* ind thence •ver to St. LfeiN^ee } er tuined and weiiit down through Mon> ktg bayi towardi Penobfcot | or from tha fklls they emthined their progreAi np AndroreogS[in river, bcyoAd the whUe MountRintf and over to Con- ncAicut river, and from thchce to Lake Memphremagog, and down to the li- nita of Canada. Maracaibo, Maracaybot or Ma- racayat a finall but rich city of Veneiu- elo, a pi'ovince of Terra Firnia in South • America, fituated on the weftem brnk of the lake of the lame name, about 18 miles from itt mouth and 73 S. W. of Corq. It is well built, has feverai (late- ly houfcs, very regular, and adorned ¥rilh balconies, from which there is a prol'iiedk of the lake, which has the ap- nearance of a Tea. Here are about 4000 inhabitants, of whom 3 00 are able to hear arms. It has a governor fubordi- mate to- tne governor of Terra Finri. Here is a large parochial church, an liofpital, and 4 .;onvents. Veflels from ^5 to 30 tons frequent this port, with ihanuiaAurea and merchandize from the places near the lake, which are after- wards put on boanl Spaniih lliips that come hither to buy thrm. Ships are built at Maracaibo, which trade all over Amtrtca, and even into Spain, this place being very commodious for build- ing. It lies 338 miles eaft of Rio de la Hacha. N. lat. 10. 51. W. long. 70. 15.. Maracaibo Lake, or rather Guff, a large colle£lion of waters, on which the town above mentioned is fituated. It is 'iiear ao8 miles long, and in fame parts, 50 in breadth, running from S. to N. and emptying itfelf into the N. Sea ; the entrance of which is well defended by ftrong torts ; but Sir Henry Morgan paR'ed by them, plundei-«d feverai Spa- niOi towns on the coalt, and defeated a fquadron which had been fent to inter- cept him. As the tide flows into the laice, its water is fomewlut brackifli, notwithltanding t! 7 many rivers it re- ceives. It abounds with all forts of iilh, fome of which are very large. By the navigation of this lake, the inhabi- tants of Venezuela carry on a trade with thofe of New Granada. The lake be- comes narrower towards the middle, where the town is erected. Maragnon. S'jt River of AmoKOHs, . }i/lAtiAOSOti,6iMeranott,otMerig' WAR A^tbeiiame of 9 northern cfiptidnft» ta. . ^ Mariao ALANTBt one of the Carib- W Iflandt in the Atlantic bctan » fo called ftom the fliip'i name in which C^lumbut dircovcrcd itf in 1493. It b of an elliptical figui-e, 4^ leagues from N. to S. and 3 from E; to W. It lies 5 or 6 leagues S. eafterl^ of Guadaloupe, tfwut half its furface is barreh moun- tains. There are only two parinies, the princiral at the foutb defended by a fort called Bafleterre. It is indiflTerently wa- tered, but products Soo,ooclb. ot cof- |ee» ieO|Ooolb. cotton* and i,ooo,ooo]b. cf (opa* The French planted a colony bere in 1648. It was taken by the Englifli in 169X9 but the French foon ftttled there again, and ftill poflefs it. K. lat* 15. 55. W. long. 61. 6. Maria UNA, was the name given to the diftriA granted by the Plymouth Council t* Captain John Mafon in 1 6a i ^ It extended fivm the river Naumkeag, now Salem, round Cape Ann, to Mer- rimack river, and from the Tea to the lieads of thcfe rivers, with the Iflands l^ingwitlun s miles of the coaft. IIaiiib, Cape Datiu, the weftei-n- ■loft point of tlie ifland of St. Domin- go, which with Cape St. Nicholas, wrms the entrance of the bay of Leo- fsne. N. lat. st. 3S. W. long, from aris 76. 51 . The town of this name, fituated on the cape, is on the north- weftemmoft part of the fouth peninfu- k t 8 leagiics weft of Jeremie, and 60 wtift of Fort au Prince. The towns and villages, along the north coaft of the jpeninTula, and in the bay or bite of Le- Mpne, between the cape and Port au Irince, are Petit Trou, Anfe a Veau, Maragoane, Petite Goave, Grand Go- Bve, ficc, Marie, Straits of, coonefl Lakes Superior and Huron, which will permit boats to pafs, but not larger- vefl*els. Near the upper end of thcfe ftratts, which are 40 miles long, is a rapid which (though it is impojffible for ca- ftoes to afcend) may be navigated by boats without danger, when condu£led by able pilots. The ftraits afford one ot the tmf- pleafmg profpefls in the world I on che left, leading to lake Su- ii A k pariWy may be racnniiny iMniHAtt lit. tit iflands that ntcnd • ooiBfidcrabl^ way befcra you t and on thb right an agttfeabk IbcccdSon of Ihudl pointa of land wbkb pnjeft • little way into the watei^ and contribute witl^ tne Iflandt to redder it delightfttl. MXribl, Ptrtt a harbour on the north fide of the iflahd of Cuba» which will admit frigates of 30 guris. Marietta, a poft-town and fettle* ' mcnt of the M. Vf. Territory; fituatnl on the Ohio at the tnouth of the Muf- kingum. The Campus Martiiis in this town is an elevatkd public fquatv. found- ed by the Ohio Company; in the year 17S8. The fortificauon is all of hewrt timber, and for^ppearanee; convenience^ and defence, <;f fuperior excellence. It is more than 30 feet above the high banks of the Mulkingum; and only 15^ yarde diftant from that river, with a beautiful natural glatis in front. The town confifts of 1,000 houfe-lots of 90 by iSo feet} the fpacious ftreets inter^ k&: each other at right angles, and therd are neceflfary fquares referved for ufci pleafure and ornament. There are but tew heufes yet erefied. It is io miles above Bel-Pre, 86 fouth.weft of Wheel- ing. 146 fouth- weft of Pittft)urg, 24^ nok.h-eaft of Lexington in iCentnckyj and 460 W. by S. of Philadelphia^ The mouth of Nlufkingum river Iks iit lat. 39. 34. long. 8s. 9. Mark, St. a town of E. Florida, ai the head of the bay of Apalachy } i8d miles vittt of St. AugulUne, and 105 from the Alachua Savannah. N. lat. 30. II. W. long. 85. 45. Mark, St. a jurildiaion in the wef part of the ifland of St. Domingo, con- taining 4 pariihes. Its exports, ihipped from the town of its name, from Jan. i^ 1789, toDec. 31, of the fame year, were 3,06 5,o47)b. white fugar, 7,931,7101b. brown fuear, 7,041,85216. coffee^ 3,150,89010. cotton, 349,8191b. indi- go, and various articles to the value of x,i5o| livres : the total value of duties on exportation 11 6,974 dollars 4 cents* The town of St. Mark lies at the head of a bay of its name, which is at the head ot the Bay or Bite of Leogane. The bay is formed by Cape St. Mark on the fouth, and Mome au Diable on the north. This town, although final], is reckoned the ^leafanteft in the iflands It! conunercc is confiderabic. It owes a great SC AH f gant dMl of iit cmbcUiluiNntt to the Intention of M . df Marbois, during Ms admintftration. It is t% )eman weft of Hioche, 19I north^wcft of foit au Prince, 14 UMitl^ bv weft of Lea Go- fiaives, 30 fouth of Port dt Paix, and 46} fouth-weft of Cape Francois. N. ^t. 19. 5. W, long, 75, 10. Marlborough, a county in the fwrth eaft comer of Chcraws diftrtft, oq ^he Great Pedee river, S. Carolina, %$ miles lofig, and 19 broad, Marlborough, Nrw, atownfliip \n Berkfhire county, Maflkchufetts, con- taining 1,550 inhabitants. It was in- foruoi-atcd ip' 1759, and is 144 miles weft by fouth of Bofton. Marlborough, an anc;ent and wealthy^ townAtip in Middlciex county, Mairacniifett^i (the Oktmmahamtfit of the Indians) was "icorporated in 1660, and contains I1554 innabitants. It is •8 miles W, of Bofton. A mode of inanufa£luring Spanifli brown, from a Rind of earth or loam, faid to refemble bed-ore, though not impregnated with particles of iron, has lately been difco- Vered in thii( town, by an ingenious gentleman. He conftru£led an air fur- nace, at a trivial expenfe ) and in the year 1794, could calcine and prepare for the mill a too in 14 hours, 6 days in fucceflion, without great expenle of wood. Connoiflfeurs m paints acknow- ledge it is good. His nrft attempts in inaking tpruce yellow were likewi/e flat- tering. Marlborough, a townfliip in Windham county, Vermont, having Newfene on the north, Halifax fouth, Brattleborough eaft, and Wilmington on the wefti It contains 629 inhabi- tants. Marlborough, a poft-town in Cheihire county, New-Hampfliire.. fix miles from Kecne, 20 north of Winch- cndon, and ^z6 from Aihbumham in MalTachufetts. It was incorporated in 1776, and contains 786 inhabitants. Marlbokourh, iV^ov, a townfliip in Ulfter county, New- York on the weft fide of Hudfon's 'river, north of Newburgh. It contains 2,241 inhabi- tants} of whom 339 are electors, and 58 flaVes. Marlborough, the name of three townfliips in Pennfylvania, the one in Montgomery county, and £aft and Weft Marlborough in Cheftcr county. Mar in Marliorovoii, Untt, % tttm ft Maryland, fituated in Calnrt ^cmttflfm the eaft fide of PatnMat Hvcr, 14 nUci fi>uthea(l of Waliington city. Itvon* tahis about 60 boutiBs, and • wan 'hum for the InfueAion of tobacco. The li- ver is navigable for fliipa of bunka far fome miles above the town. Marlboroooh, Vfptft the. chief, town of Prince George*s county, Mary- land. It is fituated on the fouth-wet fide of Hatavifit, one of the two princi* pal branches of Patuxent river. It contains about iso houfes, « toiut- houfe, and a ware-bouie for the infpcc- tion of tobacco. It is 47 miles 8; 8. W. of Baltimore, and about 1 5 cafttrly of the city of Wafliington. Marlow, a towiuhip in Chefliire county, New-Hamplhirt, iettled in 1 76 19 108 miles from Portfmouth. It coo« tainh 313 inhabitants. Marmosets, a harbour in the ifl- aod of St. Domingo, which may recehre merchantmen, but the entrance of it ia remlered difficult by the breakers. It lies between Cape Rouge and Grand Port Berhagne. Mar<^es, a cape on the coaft of Old-Mexico, or New-Spain in the South Sea. MARquBSAS. Thefe iflands are 5 in number, viz. La Magdalena, St. Pe- dro, La Dominica, Santa Chriftina^ and Hood's Ifland, fituated in the South Pa- cific Ocean, l)etween the latitude of 9. 26. and 10. 25 fouth } and between the longitude of 1 38. 4.7. and 139. 13. weft* They were firft difcovered bv Mendant and Quiros, in 1595; and in I774f Capt. Cook afcertained their fituation more particularly, which before waB different in different charts. La Domi- nica, the largeft, is about 1 6 leagues in circuit, in lat. 9. 44. Ibnth. Hood's Ifland was dilcoVereid by Capt. Cook in 1774. The inhabitants, taken cdlleft.- ively, are, without exception, the fineft race of people in thefe fens ; and for good fliapes and regular features they perhaps furpafs all nations. THey are tiiought to be of the fame origin as thofe of Otaheite and of the Society Ifiands. They have hogs, 'fowls, plantains and other vegetables and roots; likewife a few bread-fruit and cocoa trees. North* north- weft of thcl'e iflands, from 35 t* 50 leagues diflant, are the 7 ifles called. IngraM/ri's JJks j which fee. ' MARROWYNEt v |Q| MAR MaRiROWTNC, » river of Dutch ^ulwiai Ml 8* Amtricii. MARtHFiRLD, a townfliip in Ply> mouth, county, Maflachul'etti, bounded 8. by Duxborough, aod 36 tnilei 8. E. •f Bofton. I^ wan iiicoiporatcd jin |640t and opntaini 1169 innabtta^ti< MAliSHFi|i}.D, a townthip in C%le- ^onif (ounty, io Veimonti a^oining to CaUi» on the Ni W* and PeacliMm MARiHrEB, by feveral writera called fifa/l^pt*, an ancient Indian town in ainlbble county, Maflachufettii, con- taining 30S inhauitant*. T^txe i» i^ill Ml Indian ctiurch hei-e, but not more than 4.0 or 50 perfons are pure Imliana. Th'c whole conliits of about 80 familiei, j^rinclpatiy of a mixed race, being ftSc ibuU in all. They have greatly de- created fmcc 1693, vi4ten there were 114. adulti, btfidts ilragglers in the plan- tation aiid places adjacent; under the care of Mr. I^owland Cotton, miniAer of Sandwich^ Makshy Upfif tjje north- weftem branch of Nanticoke ^'jver in Maryland. FederaKburg lies on the £. lide, 13 or I4.uiilei horn its mouth. Martha Brae, a imall town hav> ving a harbour, 7 leagues W. of Mon- tego Point. It is frequented only by lucb veflels at lare particularly deitlned i^ this place. Th^re is a bar with 1 6 or 1 7 fieet water in going in } and tlie paiTage in coining out between the Tri- angli^ Rocks is not more tluhi 60 feet wide with 6{ ur 7 fathoms water. See Falmouth. Martha, Rivera St. See Mftgda- lean. Martha, 5"^ a province pf Terra Firma, br Caftile del Oro, in S. Ameri- ca } bounded N. by the North fea ; E. by Rio de la Hacha ; S. by New.Gra- nacla, and W. by the territory of Cartha- gena. , The air is colder here and more pure' than in the adjoining countries, rhc'iv^lies are fertile, and produce maize, with other grains and fruits, efpecially oranges, lemons, pine-apples, grapes, &c. alfo indigo and cochineal, and foiiie woods for dying. The moun- tains which are known to failors by the name of the Snowy mountains of St. Martha, produce gold, emeralds^ fap- phires, chalcedonies, jai'pcr, and purious . marble. On the coafts whtre fmuggling is carHedi on, are falt-woriU} Ri)d two M A ft n«u-I Alheric*. It is abfut 300 milea t»- length, and »oo in bi etdtb, is t moun> tainoua country, and in gcntral reckon, ed the highcll in thU part of the world* MigiTHA, Su R city IB the province laft mention«d, w»tb R harbour w the N. 8ca, at tlie mouth of the Guayra { about 114 miles N. E. of Carthagena^ It is the refidence of a governor and biihop. The houl'es aie built with canes, and are very neat. Its harbour is large, convenient, and fafe, and the environs agreeable and fertile. At pre> fent it .containa* about 3000 iphabitanti, who carry on an c^Ltenfive rich tj|-adc, and make great quantities of cottons, ftufts, &c. with earthen ware, which is much elleeraed. It has a valu^ible pearl fifh- ery, in which great numbers of flavee are employed, whofe dexterity in diving for the .oyfters it very extraordinary ; Ibme of whom will remaip for a .quaitcr of an hour under water, and wil) rili; with a bafket lull. N. lat. 11. »$. W. Ipng. 73- 5». , Martha's Vineyard, an iflandbf!^ longing to Duke's county, Mafl'achu- fetta, called by the Indians Nope^ or Capa-wock, is lituated between 40. 17, and 41. 19. N. lat. and between 70. ix. and 70. 50. W. lonz. about ti miles long and 6 broad, and lies a little to (he W. (pfNantucket. Martha's Vineyard, ChalM(|uiddick» Noman's Ifland, and the Elisabeth Iflands, which contain about 16,500 acres of valuable land, conlUtute Duke's county, containing 3,165 white inhabitant^, and between 400 and 500 Indians and ipulattoes ; who fubfift by agricHlt^re ^pd Afliing. Cattle ai^d flieep are raifed here in great numbers ; and rye, corn and oats are the chief produce of the ifland. White pipe- clay, and yellow and red oclire are found in Martha's Vineyard. The ravages of war were fcvcrely ftrlt in this induitriou^ fpot. In September, 1778, the 3riti(h made a requifition of their militia arnis^ 300 oxen, and sooo (been, which were delivered up. See Gay titad, Martick, a town(hip in Lancaller county, Penufylvania, Martin, a county of Halifax dif- trlft, N. Carolina, afljoining Tyrrel, Halifax, Bertie, and Pitt counties. It contains 6,q8q inhabitants, of whom 1,889 are flayes. Martin, Cape St. on the coaft of I New- Spain oq the North Sea. ' Martxk'j^ . M A R Martim*!! Si. one of tlw aoithcni* pnoA of the CuribbM UUadi i (ituated IntiM AtUntic ocew,* iMtwccn Ansiiilla on tke noi'tbi from whence it !■ mftunt ^ leaigue Mkl a half, and iit* Barthoto* mew on the fouth-eaft* 1 5 mllei. It U about 1 5 Icngue* in circumftrensci with commodioiit bays «im1 roadi on the fi, ' Iv. fide. Here are good falt.pitti and lakes of fait water» which run a great >vay within the laiKi ) but has no frefli water but what falls from the ctoud» » and is faved by the inhabitants in cil- )em». The fait lakes abound in good fiflii particularly turtle} and i!ie fait water pools are frequented by vaft num- bers of birds. In the woods are wild hogs, turtle-doves, and parrots innumer- able. Here are fcveral trees producing J|um8{ and plenty of the candle- tree, plinters of which, when dry and light- ed, emit a very fragrant Imell. Its to- bacco, the chief commodity cultivated, |s reckoned the beft in the Caribbee illands. The Spaniards abandoned this JHand in 1650, and blew up a fort which they had ere6\ed. The French and Dutch afterwaaiii ' (hared the ifland be- tween then^. But ip 1689, were at- tacked and phimlered by- Sir Timothy Thotnhill, and in July, 1744, were dri- yen out by the Britifli forcts, and did Kot return till after the peace of 1 7 3 , They |iow enjqy ^bout 35,copacres, out of the 55,000 which the whole i|Iand con- tains. The two colonies breed poultry ^nd llieep, which they fell to the other iflands. They alfo cultivate a little cot- ton and coffee. About sq years ago the French part contained 409 white fami- lies, and ip,ooo Haves. TheDvitch part no more than 60 families, and about 200 (laves. N. lat. 18,6. W. long. 62. 30. Martinico, one of the largcft of the Caribbee iflfunds, fituuted between )at. 14. and 1 5. N. and in lung. 6 1 . W. lying about 40 Leagues N. W. of Bar- badoes,and zz S. by E. of Guadaloupe, is about 60 miles in length, and 30 in breadth} containing about 360 fqiixre miles. The inland. part of it is liilly, from whicli are poured out on eveiy iide, a numbe)- of agreeable and ulefui rivers, which adorn ar)d enrich this i/L jind in a high degree. The produce'^ the foil is fugar, cotton, iticligo, ginger, and fuch fruits and produaions as are f^ound in the neighbouring iflands. But iugar is herejiUs in all the \VclMadi^ MAI 5«f iBanit, the principal eonaiaililf* cf which thcv c^ort a confidcnblt oupi- titfMnually. Marticleo is Um n6d«iic« of the govijriMr of the f rcnch i^wnds fay thaic Mf , |ti bays and harlwura affi nufncrotwy faf«f and commodious, aiM well fortiMf It ia divided into »S pa. ri(hey, which contain about the fan>« number pf towrta ai)d villages, and ^ principai towns, Fort fto^iii and St. fierrc. In 1770, it contamed ta,450 white people} 1S14 free blacks or mur lattoes) 70,553 (laves, and 443 fugt> tive negroes. Aboyt the liime time it§ firodum were computed at 23 milliou b. of fugar, 3 million lb. of coffee, 600,000 lb« of cotton, and 40,00a lb. of cocoa. Foreigners carry off privately about a lath part of the produce of th^ ifland, and the reft goes to France. This ifland called Madanina by the ancient natives, was fettled by the French in 1635. The Britifh reduced it in .1 7 6 s . but reftored it at the conclufion of peace in. 1763. . It was again tai^en by r.h« ' 9riti(h in 1794. Martinico, Uttle. See Behia. Martinsborovgh, a town of N. Carolina, lituated on theS. fide of Tar river, and 10 miles alwve Walhington. Martinsbvrg, apoft townof Vir- einia, and capital of Berkeley county, ntuated about 8 miles foiith of the Pa- towmac, in the midft of a fertile aAd well cultivated country, and 25, miles from the mineral furings at Bath. It won^ins upwards of 70 houfes, a court, houlc, gaol, and Epifcopal church } and contiguous to the town is one for Prcf. byterian^. It is 10 m'llrs from Shep- herdflown, 30 from Pittfylvania cdtirt- houfe, 15 fi cm Rocky Mount or Frank- lin court houfe, la N. £. of Winchef- tcr, 88 N. N. W. of Alexandria, and 144. from Philadelphia. Martinville, apod-town, and the capital of puilford county, in N. Caro- lina, is agieeably fituatcd on the eaft fide of BvifF; the Wefltm Jhore aie Hartford, Baltimore, Ann Arundel,Fre. deride, Alleghany, Waftiington, Mont- wmery,' Frinct George, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary''s, which contain si»,ot9 inhabitant) ; thofeon the£iX/7- €T*jbon are Cecil, Kent, Queen Ann, Caroline, Talbot, Somerl'et, Dorchefter, aqd Worcefter; containing 107,639 in- Iiimtants. The whole number of inha- bitaatt in the State being 319,718 ; of whom 103,036 are flaves. Each of the coonties lenus 4 reprefentatives to the iKMife of delegates ) heftdes which the city of Annapolis, the metropolis, and the town of Baltimore fend two each. The chief towns of the State, befides tliefe two, are Georgetown bordering on the city of Wafliington on the river Patowmack, Frederick town Hagarf- town apiJ Elkton. The city of Wafli- ington, or the Federal City, was ceded by the State of Virginia and Maryland, to the United States, and by them efta- blilhv'd as the feat of their government, ifter the year 1800. Chefaipeak bay, which divides this State into eaftem and weftem iiivifions, % the largcft in the United States. From the eaftern fliore in Maryland} among other fmaller ones, it receives Pokomoke, Namicoke, Choptank, Chef- tcr and Elk rivers. From the noith, the rapid Sufquehannah ; and from the weit, PatapfcO) Sevcmi Patuxcnt auid PatQ- M AR> /¥ mak, half of which is in Maryland, and half in Virginia. Exceptthe Surqiiehan- nah and Patomak, theic are fmairrivers. The faee of the country is unitbrmly level and low in moft of the counties on the eailem fliore, and confequently co« vered.in many places, with Aagnant wa- ter, except where it is interfefied by nu« merous creeks. Here alfo ^e large trails of marfli, which, during the day, load the atmofphere With vapour, tltat falls in dew, in the clofe of the fummer and fall ieafons, which are fickly. The ipring and fummer are ;moft healthy. Wheat and tobacco are the ftaple com- modifies. In the interior country, on the uplands, confiderable quantities of hemp and flax aie railed i The inhabitants, except in the popu- bus towns, live on their plantations oft- en I'everal miles dillant from each other. To an inhabitant of the middle, and ef- pecially of the euflem States, which ar^ thickly peopled, they apjiear to live re- tired and un(bci;J lives. The negrods Cerform all the manual labour. The in- abitants oF the populous towns, and thole from the cuuntty who have inter- courle with them, are in their manner^ and cuftoms genteel and agreeable. The inhabitants are made up of vari- ous nations of many different religious fentiments; tiew general bbfervations, therefore of a chara£leriftical kind, will apply. It may be laid, however, with g;eac truth, that they are in general, very federal, and friends to {-ood govern- ment. They owe little money as a State, and are willing and able to dif- charge their debts. 1 heir credit is very good \ and although they have fo great a proportion of flaves, yet a number of innyential gentlemen have evinced their humanity and their difpofition toabolilh lb difreputable a traflic, by forming themielves into a fociety for the aboli* tion of negio flavery. The trade of Maryland is principally carried on from Baltimore, with the the other States, with the Weft-Indies, and with Tome parts 6f Europe. To thete places they lend annually about 30,000 huglheads of tobacco, beiides large quantities of wheat, flour, pig- iron, lumber and corn— beans, pork, and flax- feed in fmail quantities: and receive in return, cloathing for them- fclves and negroes, and other dry goods, wiitKS, fpirits, Aigars, ind other Weft- r. P»g- pork, s: and them- goodsi Wert- It A& India commoditiea. The balance Uge- neraliy in their favour. The total amountof ex- ports from Baltimore in DtBars. Qj, 1790 wat - - t»oi7,777 64 Value of imports ibr the iame year, - - s*94'5il$9 55 ' t79i r- ' s**39i^90 9^ 1791 - - s,6s3,8oS 31 179 J - - ^f665,0S5 50 1794. - - 5,68(,i90 50 1795 - - 5>Si>*j79 55 In the year 1791} the quantity of wheat exported wat ao5»57i bufliels— Indian com io5»64) do.— buck-wheat 4,ittf^do.— peaa, 10,619 do. belidea 151,44); barrels of wheat flour, 4,3*5 do. Indian meal, 6,761 do. bread, and 3,104 ke^ of crackers. The Roman Catholics, who were the firft fettlcrs m Maryland, are the moft numerous religious feft. Befides thefe, there a.-e Protefllant Epifcocalians, Eng. lifli, Scotch, and Iriih rre(byterians, German Calvinifts, German Lutherans, Friends, Baptifts, Methodifls, Mennon- iftt, Nicdites or new Quakers { who all enjoy liberty of confcicnce. The feminanes of learning are as follow: Wa/bingtvH Academf^ m Somerfet coun- ty, which was inftituted by law in 1 779. UraflUngm College^ inftituted at Chef- tertown, in Kent county, in 1782. By a law enafted in 1787, a nermanent itind was granted to this it^ftitution of II sol. a year, currency. St. Jolm*s CcJiegevn* inftituted in 1784, to which a permanent Hiind is afligned, of 1750I. a year. This college is to be at Anna- polia, where a buiVime is now prepared for it. Very liberal fubfcriptions were obtained towards founding and carry- ing on thefe feminaries. The two colleges conftitute one univerfity, by the name of * the Univerfity of Mary- land,* whereof the governor of the State, for the time being, is chancellor, and the principal of one of them, vice- chancellor. The Roman Catholics have alfo ere£led a college at Georgetown, on Patowniac river, for the promotion of general literature. In 1785, the Methodifls inftituted a college at Abing- ton, in Hartfoitl county, by the name of Cokclbury college* The legiilature of this State is com- pofed of two ditthi£t branches, a Senate and Houfe of Delegates, andftyied, The General Aflcmbly of Maryland. On MAR 30$ the fteond Monday in Nofinbcr, aa^ ally, a governor is app^tad by Um joi|lk . baUot of both hoofta. The fofcnNC cannot continue in office lonfer than three years fticceffivdiy. Maryland wm granted bv fciiM^ Charles I. to George Calvert, Muron of Baltimore, In Irelanid, |une so, t6|s. The government of the province wuhf Charter, veftcd in the proprietary, m the year 1689, the govemnient w»* la- ken out of the hands d the fo- verhment afliimed by the freemen of the province, who, in 1776, formed th« conftitutien now exifting. At the doih of the war, Henry Hufoid, Efq. iht natural fon and heir of lord Baltimon^ petitioned the legiflature of Mafyhnd» ibr his eftate{ but his petition was not granted. Mr. Harfenl eftimated his lofs of quit-nnts, valued at iwen^ years purchafe, and indtiding arrears, at /t59,488 1 5 t 0, dollara a yf j > aw l the value of his manors and referved lands, at ^3*7,441, of the fame money. Maryland Point, is ^ormed bv a bend in Patowmac river, W. of Fort Tobacco. Mart, St. a port on the footh fido of thie Bay of Fundy. MaryGi^, St. is the moft firuth* rm promontory of Brazil, in South* America. MhRy, Cfipe St. the point of land which forms ttus ncnhem fide of the mouth of La Plata river in Paraguay or La Plata, in South-America. S. lat. 35. 14. W. long. 55. 3«i Mary, Cape St. forma the Ibuth* eaftem head land at the mouth of Pla- centia Bay, Newfoundland Itland. MARY'a RiV£R, St. a branch of the Miami, which empties into Lake Eric. See Cirtys tonun. Mary's River, ^t. forma a part of the fouthern boundary line of ths United States. It in part divides Geor* gia from Eaft. Florida, and ia vsry ereok- M, with a wide open marftk «a csdi fide. f^ itf iQoutk upwvd» 40 mUe«« D^iteM tte mum it tkniitltlted by thick ^MOdl. It Is W»W Aliaight iW so mil^t ^h«ii',<(ptOifAMV, kr. Indian traaer ikHht heM b^ ItaVig^oni wliere it it like a dead a-eck» 4 Tkthoma deep, and r| rdds %ide. It rifet in tlie great OKaibnbkft 6t fekanfanoga fwamp> ^tth ettends ^Uthwajdly into £aft- Floildii. ]ft ii thought to be whkt it dtlled \ilny KVet, dTrcovered by Jibn KibalV, in tsSi Between this, and KiJfilo tlter» lies the W even coaft of AAttlic Iftand. The harbours of both rtven U* tpaciotili, but St. "Mary's is the ^1t. tth^i^ ftA of wHter at low fbrtn^ riden . Tt fims a courfe of 1 50 miies, ^d tbiUrt the ocean between the ffiUXAi Of Amelift and Talbert's iflands, ih Att. 10. 44. and >* navigable for vef- fttk 1^ tonmlerftbl^ burden for 90 miles. Iti ^Jdks afford IrRmenfe quantities m its mtlift, there is a declivity 4f rtdkst i^ fieet higher than the ftccam^ n A # ai it now runs» By lk» 4iliMtio« of thefe rocks, it appcan that thdy «Mre once a fall, over whifch the water ilot^. ed) butitiiatnewmadcforiticlfavery tletp channel* through folid earth, near- Iv a mile in length, where it leeHa»c«in* fined for futurity. ^ , Masca VTBNs, an Indian nation who inhabit on Lake Michigan, and between that and the Miflifippi. The number 'dP waiTiors, 400. Mashbct. Set Hancock's Rivtr* Mason, a county of K* tains 3,a67 inhabitants* of wham aoS are flaws. Masok* a townflilp in Hillfborough county* New>Hamplhire, mi the MalUi- chufetts line, about 70 miles weft «f Portfmouth, and 50 N. W. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 17(1* and con- tains 9SX innnbitams. Mas<^b Pocoha, a jurifdiAion of Charcas m Peru* extending aboye 30 leagues. Its air is hot* but not too great for vine*. The city of the fame name, where riie bifhop oSi Santa Craa de la .Sierra refides, is wry thiidy inha> bited ) but there are in other parts of the jurifdifUon, feveral populous towns. It produces all kinds of grain and fhiits I honey and wax conftitute a prin. cipal part of its trade. Masques, or Gbilques and Mafyuts, ajurifdiaionc^Ctifco, an Peru* which begins about 7 or 8 leagues from Cufce, extending about 30 in length. See Cbilmust Massac, a fort built by the French, on the north-weftem fide of the Ohio* about 1 1 miles txlow the mouth of Ten. neflee river. .Its remains fbind on a high bank, in a healthy agreeable fitu- at ion. MASSACHUSETTS Pref$r, (which with the Diftrift of Maine conftitutes) one of the United States of America, is fituated between lat.4T. 13. and 43. 5a. north, and between bng. 69. 57. afid 7^. 38. weft. Its greateft length is 190 miles, its greateft breailth 90 miles ; and is bounded north by Vermont and New. Hampfhire* call by the Atlantic Ocean, (buth bv the Atlantic, Rhode -Idand and Cotmeaicut* weft by New- Vw k . Mai- fachufetts is divided into the following counties, whofe polls, proportion < f the pubKc taxofXtvOoo* and number uf (snators in 1791, were as follows 1 Folk. M A$ o: istull 5 J 91 il>i 6.1s: SU «: 6: 5* » 50SI3110I «« 131 17 t 3: It S74» SuJi)H( ;C*98>(4> 9i 4i4* Norfolk 6S 1 17 i 3 keiQ9§ Mid4krex 1041131 4i I39t» IIani|»(hir« iittiS: o| i376» WorccAitr 1*71 5: 69 IS Plymouth 591 91 37 S9 ]Barnftabl< »o 763 Puke's county si»T & Nantucket 6547 BriAol 53:19: 6 6165 Berkihirt S«: 3: 3 64S4 York S9« "« 9 5713 Cumbcrlaad 43 6349 Lincoln 1967 Hancock 493 Wafliington The 5 eountiea of the Diftrtfl of Maine included in the above) belong to Mafla- chufetts. The town of Bofton is rated at 3)^31 poUsf and !« to pay ^91 : 16 : 8| on th. ^1000. From the above Iche- duU) fitme opinion may be formed of the fuppofcd valueof tlie rateable eftates in each county. A committe of the eeneral court itpytted the above in June, 1793} which repoit was referred to their next feffion. The population amounts to 378,787 fouls* about 60 for every fquare mile. This ia the only State in the; Union in which there are no ilaves. Slavery was aboliflied by the legiflature fome years ago. The weft- ern part of this State is foniewhat moun- tainous and hilly. ' See New ttngland. Wachuliitt mountain in Princetown> ^Vorcefler county, is 2989 feet above the level of the fea, and may be fecn 67 miles. InMaflachufetts are to be lound alt the varieties of foil, from very good to very bad, capable of yielding all the diiferent produ^ions common to the climate, fuch as Indinn corn, rye, wheat, harley« oats, hemp, flax, hops, potatoes, field beans, and peas, apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, &c. That part of the State whicii is diftinguifhed by the name of the Old or Plymouth Co- leayt including the counties of fiarn- itahle, Duke's, Nantucket, Briftol and PIvtnouth, in point of foil, is the poor- eft part of the State, being generally I'andy and light, interfperfed, however, with many excellent tm&i of land. The northern, midiUe, and weftern parts of the State have, generally fpeaking, a lirong, ^ood foil, adapted to gi'azlng and gram } very Giailar to the foil of m Nevr-HniiyOiirc am} V^nrnMQi (fde, u4 to tM of IMt-ManA umI C^antAicvt 00 the othwr. IthwlNiW obferved that the effii^a iniIU) which make more than 701000 reams of wri* ting I prtntingt and wrapping paper, an- liaa%. It wa« eftimatcd in 179a* that /ao»c JO worth of paper was yearly made by thejie mills. The other manufaftories far c o tt on and wod cards, playing cards, flioeSi hce, wirei &c. are noticM under tiK dcfcription of Bofton, Lynn, Ipfwich, Dsdham, &e. There are feveral fiiufF, oil, chocobteand powder nUUs fat differ- ent parts of the Sttte, and a number of iroQ-woiks and flitting-mills, befides edier mills, in cqmmon u(e for fawing himberk grbidlng grain,3nd f ullingcloth . Therewerein i7j(i» 6xdiftilleries in this State, employed in difttUing from foreign materials. One millit-in, nine hundred tlMnifinid grilons have beendiftilled in one tear, which at a duty of 1 1 cents a gal< lent yields a revenue to the government of ao9,obo dollars. There are indeed few articles which are eflentially neccf. fary, and minifter to the comfort aikl convenience of life, that are not manu- 6Aured in this ftate. This Common- wealth is remarkable fiar its literary, hiatiane and other fiKieties, vidiich are noticed in their proper placet. The militia of^M aiTachuietts is com- pofed of all the able bodied white male citiiens from it to 45 years of aee, ex- cq>ting fhtnfi the enrolment« withmthele ans, dergy, fchool-malters, civil officers of importance, either Under the State or federal government, and alfo thofe who have heM any military ComLiifion what- iiver The whole is formed into 10 divi- (loni,and »i brigades, Ittidcfnififtsof 8« rdghnenti of innntry ; 4! troops com- p^ng IS fquadrons or battalions 9f ca- valry, and 36 companies of artillery, ge- nerally two to each brigade. Thele^ to- gether, compole a body of about-||f>,o(:o infantry, a, 006 cavalry, and 1^*5^0 ar- tillery t the latter are himilhed with 6e field-pieces, and with tumbrils and ap- paratus complete. This State, including the Pldrjft of Maine, owns more Unn 3 times as many tons of fhipping as any other of the States, and mere than one MAS third part of the whole that bdongt to the united States. Upwards of 89,000 tons are employed in carryii^on the fidi- eries | 46,000 in the coafhng bufinefs* and 96,564 m trading with afan^ all parts of the workl. Pot andjpearl afhes, flaves, flax-feed, bees wax, 6e. are car- ried chiefly to Great- Britain, in remit- tance for tneirmanufiiAures { maftrtpro- vtfions,&c. to the Eaft- Indies} fin 1793, 3,676,4i«doIlars,and ini794 ~~5»3 80,70 3 dollars. For an account of the climate, ice. fee New-Eugland. The chief towns of this State, befides Boftonji the metropolis, are Salem Newbury- Port, Charleflown* Worcefter, North- ampton, Springfield, &c. Ma ssach vsktts, Fortt ftands on the north>weftem comer of the State of its name, in N. Iat4a. 41. 30. 19 miles N. E. by N. of Pittsfield, and todueE.of Lanftnburgh city, in New- York S*ate. Massachusetts Ssmm/, on the N. W. coafl of North- America, is fituated on the fouthem fide of the Quadras Ifles, and leads from the W. into Nootka Soimd along the N. fideof Kenrick's Ifl- and whofe eaftern fide forms, with Point Breakfaft, the mmith of Nootka Sound. Massacre River pafles out of the Straits of Maeellan S. W. into the fup- poied channel of St. Barbara, which cuts through the ifland of Terra del Fuego, through which, we are inform- ed, Capt. Mareanille of Marfeilles pafl- ed in 1713 into the^uth Pacific Ocean. Massacre Rivera on the j^. fide of the ifland of St. Domingo, falls into the bay of Mamcenilla ; which fee. Massacre, a fmall ifland on the coaft of Welt-Florida, a miles to the eaHward of Horn Ifland) 10 miles from the main land, all the way acrofs there is ft-gm a to 3 fathoms ; except the Shoal called La Grami Bature, which ftrctches a league from the main land, with a or 3 feet water on it, and in ibme places MAT !»1«cet not fo iMnch. Behind h It a trge hXf called L*Ance de la Orand Bature, t pnilea K. of Pafcagoula Bluff. See DoMfUn I/atul, MAssAFtTBRO, an tfland in tne S. Pacific Ocean, called bv the Sp? .iiard< the Lefler Juan Fernandes, aa leagues W. by 8. of the Greater Juan Feiiian- det* It haa always been reprefented by the Spaniards as a barren rock, witliout wood, water or provifKms. But Lord Anfon found this to be a political fialfity, alTerted to prevent hoflile vefll-Is from touching there. There is anchorage on the N nde in deep water, where a ftiu l^le (hip may be flieltered clofe under the fltore, but is expufed to all winds except the fouth. According to Capt. Magee of the fliip Jefferfon, it is 38 leagues to the weftward of Juan Fer- nandes, and in about 33. 39. S. lat. and ' St. W. long, from Greenwich. MAasANVTEN^s Rwer, a weftem branch of the Shenandoah. Massedan Baj^t on the N. Pacific Ocean) and W. coaft of Mexico, is d- tuated between Acapuico and Aquacara, a port near the cape of California, where Sir Thomas Cavendifh lay after he had paflTed the Straits of Magellan. Mase v's-To WN, in the N.W. Ter- ritory, ftands on the northern bank of Ohio river, between the rivers Little Miami and Sciota. Massy's Cross Roads^ in Kent county, Maryland, is N. E. of New Market, S. E. of George-Town, and S. by W. of SalTafraS'Town, a little more than 5 miles from each. Mast Bty, on the north fide of the illand of Jamaica, in the N. W. part. It is eaftward of Montego Bay, and near the ihelf of rocks that lies from the iliore, called Catlings Cliffs. Masticx Gut, on the S, W. fide of the iiland of St. Chriftopher's in the W. Indies, is between Mohne's Gut 00 the N. W. and Godwin's Gut on the ibuth. ble of admitting veffels of tob tons bui^ den. All this coaft, efpecially near this river, for to leaeues, abounds in cod^ which might employ 500 fhallops ot fiOiing fmacks at a time. The n(h is very fine, and fit for exportation to the Straits, Spain, and the Levant, Great numbers of whales have been alio fesn floating upon the water, which may be ftruck with a harpoon, and ^roVfs a very valuable fifhery. v Matanzas, or Matancf, alari^bay on the noith iide ot the i(land of Cuba^ 14. league's fourh-eaft of the Havannah, but Tome accounts lay so leagues. From Cai>e Q<*>banico to this bay the coaft is Wi N. W, Matavia Bay, or Port Royal Bofy is iltuated within Point Venus near the N. part of the iHnnd of Otahcite, hut open to tbe N. W. and in the South Pacific Ocean. The eatt fide of the bay has good anchorage in 14. ami 16 ia- thorns. S. lat. 17. 29. W. long. 149. 30. and the vanution of th6 compafii 3* 34.. eafl. Matchadock Btrfy ii> the ^aftera* moft part of Lake huron. Mathanon Pc/*, in the fouth-eaft part of the ifland of Cuba, is one cf thofe ports un that coaft which aftbrd good anchorage for fttips, but without any ufe for want of them. It is between Cape Cruz and Cape Maizi, at the eaft end of the ifland. Matheo River, in E. Florida, w 5/. 7«i&/fVi which fee. U 3 MATHEW9 fid MAT Matbiwb. fyft, ftamU |Mp tlM oft. •mfid* of Oconee nvcri in tho $. tmft. ^n^Mf^of Fraaklm county, Ocorgw. ■: • /Mi*TH|Wt) a county oiF yirginiat >oiqiiim W. b]r Glouccftcr, from which . j^ MM uiun iincc 1790 } lying 00 the W. inore of the Bay of Chefapeak. It ,$l»i^l)(>ui il milcc in lengths and fix in l^eadth. . MATweft bank of Patow- nac river, above Walhington city, and near the Great Falls. ~ JJlikTiHicvt j(/Uu$iltt on the coaft of |4«iiie< When you pafs to the weft of tbefe iflands, the main pafl'age from the fea to Pcnobtcot Bay lies about N. by W' Martinicus lies N. lat. 43. 56. W. long. 68. ao. n Matta de BKAZit, a town in the captainlhip of Pernambuco, in Braxii ; •bout 9 leagues from Olinda. It is very populous ', and quantities of Bi'aiil are 4fat from this couniry to Europe. Mattapony, a navigable river of Virginia j. which rifes in Spottiylvania county, and running a S. £. courle, joins Pamunky river, below the town of De la War, and together form York river. Thi* river will admit loaded floats to downer's Bridge, 70 miles above its mouth. Mattes, on the eaft coaft of South- America, in the fouth Atlantic Ocean, !i iQ Ut. 45. 5. fouth, and long. 64. 15. weft, Mattneo ^/UmJ, St. or St, Mat- tbrtui'j I/land, in the S. Atlantic Ocean. S. kt. 1. 14. Matthevit's Bayt St. in the Gulf of Mexico, on the W. ihpre of Campearliy <*ulf, is more than 100 leagues to the K. of Tumbei. Matthews, St. or Mottheo Bayt on the coaft of Peru, on the N. Pacific Ocean, is 6 leagues to the N. E. by E. from Point Galera, and 5 or 6 leagues S. S. W. from the river Si^ Jago, be. tween which there is anchorage aU the M A V way, if ^ips keep at laaft:< in 6^ Mioms watei . It is all high htiA with hollow red crags, and feveral poiota run out, forming good retreats for ftiipa driven in by h|ird i^ualls and flawa frof» the hill^ and by the f««s nu^^g bi^, which often hsppen. Mavoeiiville, a townftitp in Sup- bury county, province of New-Brunf- wick, fituated on St. John's river, op> uoftte St. Ann's, and 30 mites above Bellifle. MaUra. See Socittj J/UmJs, Maurepas, an ifland on the north* eaft coaft of Lake Su)ierior, and N. £. of Ponchartrain ifland, Maurepas, a lake in W. Florida, which conuuunicates weftward with MiiHfippi river, through the Gut of Ib- bervilk, and eaftward with Lake Pon- chartrain. It is 10 miles long, 7 broad, and has 10 or i a feet water in it. The country round it is low, and covered with cyprefs, live-oak, myrtle, &c. Two creeks fall into this lake, one from the north fide, called Nattabanie, tm other from the peninliila of Orleans. From the IbberviUe at its junAion with Maurepas to the tiver Amit is 39 miles, and from thence, following the Ibber- viUe, to the MiflSfippi at the W. fide of the peninfula of Orleans, 11 miles. From the Ibbcrville acrofs the lake, it is 7 miles to the paflage leading to Pon- chartrain. The length of this pai&ac is 7 miles, and only 300 yards in width, which is divided into two branches by an ifland that extends from Maurepas to about the diftance of a mile h'om Poncbarti'sin. The fouth channel is thedeepeft and fliurteft. The paflage thence through Lake PoncharU:aiii, to the Gulf of Mexico, is above fifty miles. Mavrepas IJUmd, mi the coaft of Cape Bi-eton, the lame as the JJk Ma- dame \ which fee. Maurice iloy, on th« W.. fldc of Cape Farewell Ifland, or S^ extremity of £. Greenland, and the principal har- bour of that Tea. Maurice, Port, on the E. coaft of Terra del Futgo Ifland, is on the Vf, ftioi-e of Le Maii-e Straits, between that iOend and Staten Land on the E. and N. of the bay of Good Success. It is 'a Cmali cove, having apcherage beibre it in laf fathoms, aboil t half a mile from the ihore, ojifer coral .j;-ocIs^)^. Maurice AT r?' lA i c ff^ MAvmeiH^Hrt'itlicmmeofaplitee lor Amaxoni Many of titein iir9_ \ia^ in Cumberland cOanty, Neww|erfty. larffe and podufout. / ' Mavricb JIttMPri mfoiineinaDttaHed corruptly Mtrritt ti^ in Qlotieett«r county I New.Jerfty, and runs. f«atl> wardly about 40 mile*, and cfnptiM into Delaware Biy j is navigable for Tefllth of 100 torn ao miiei, ami for fmidl craf^ confVlerably fuither. Maxantalla I/UriU, ia near the port of Matanchel on the W. C9*ft of New-Mexico, and on the north Pacific Ocean. May, Ca^, themoftfbuiherlypohit of land of the State of New-Jerf«^, and the N. point of tite entrance into Dela- Wrare Bay and river, in lut. 39. and long. 74. 56. W. The time of high water on fprins^-tide days, is a quarter before nine o'eloclc. ' May County, CW/*. See Ctfpe, May Point, on the fouth fide of . Newfoundland lAand, a point of the pe- ninfula between Fortune and Plactiitia Bays. '. ■•;••.>.■■■ Mayaguana, one of the Bahama {(lands in the Weft-Indies, and the fame with Maranella» and in lat. as. 51. N. at the N. point, ami long. 74. 57. W. MAYrxELO, atQwn(hi|p in Montgo- mery co. New- York, adjoinhig Broad - abin on the vircftwani, taken fromCaugh - nawaga, and incorporated in 1793.' In 1796, ia6 of its inhabitahta were qua- lified cldRors. May's Lid, in Mafon's county, Ken- tucky, a fait fpringon a branch ot Lick- ing river, 9 miles S.S.W. of Walhing- ton, on the fouth bank of the Ohio, and 15 northerly of the Blue Licks. Maynas, a government, formerly the eaftem limit of the juriidiftion of Quito in Pera, and joining on the eaft to the governments of Quixos and Jaen de Braeamoros. In its territory are the fourecs of thofe rivera, which after tra- verfing a vaft extent, form, by their con iluence, the famous river of the Ama- Mayo R$1kr^ -,/ ' ' MaXaltan> a provltic^of Me^co* or New Spam. ItisweH wat«W!dHtM Alvarado, which dilbl^^rgei itfrlf % 3 navigable mouths, a\ 30 miles dift^ce from Vera Cruz. MsADO^ra, afmalt rtvei* tftAich f^))f into Cafbo Bay, in theDiftrij^'of Maij]||, Meads, a place fituated oft a (WV|rir French Creek j a branch of tlie AIle|^^^ ny, in Pennfylvania. N. ktf*!* 3^» and about a 3 nailcs N.W. ofFqitTrfiAlb' lin, at the mouth of the creek. . - MbcaTina, Grtat, Point of, oii'ltl^ fouth coaft of Labrador, and \he^ nbifl^ (here of the Gulf of St, Lawrence^ .gi N. America. N. lat. 50. 4a. W. l(^j|. 59- '3- ■. ''.'.^..t MecATiNA f/lainit £ilr//^ on the fame coaft and fliore, lies fouth- wfft .gf Great Mecatina. N^ lat. 50. 3^. ,. ^ MeCHOaCAN, a province in the'«u- dience of Mexico, in North- A.mert(% bounded north bvpart of P;»i)uco a^ the provinces of Zacatecas and G^iuTfl- lajara, eaft by another part of I'amico and Mexico r roper, fouth by the latjia: and the South Sea, which together wi4 Xalifco, bound it aUb on the weft and north-weft. It ext^cnds 70 leaguap along the coaft, and ftUi farther inland. The climate is good, and the. ibU re- markably fruitfuT. There are here mioe^ of filver, and a few of gold and copper. Among its numerous produflions axe mechoacanroot, feveral odorife. gums and balfams, farfyparilla* cocoa, rous fons. It is fcparated from the polfef- i ambergris, vanilla, caflta, &c, Mcchor fions of the Portugwefe, by the famousi 1 acan was formerly a kingdom, but the line of demarcation, or the boundary of thofe countries belonging to Spain and Pottugal. Its cauital is San Francifbo de Boiia, the refidence of the gover- nor, but the Superior refides at San- tiago de la Laguna. There are feveral minions in* the government of Maynas, and diocefe of Qu^ito, particularly 11 on thf rivfr Na^, and 34- 01% Che Maranon hi Spaniards have reduced it to a hiihopf rick, in which are about aoo towns k^ civilized natives. The greateft part of the trade of this province is carried on by land^ there being hardly any fea- ports deierving that name. Mechoacan, an Epifcopal city and capital of the province of iti^ name, fitu- ated on large river, wd/ftoccd with U 4 fijh, SM M S D ifll, Mw thcwii 6de of • hke» ibout IM milM wtft of Mexico. It it a laifi MiM» tMmog « &M cathedrd and hand- WM hooAa bekNigiii|| to rich Spaniaida* mho 'itffk vam filv«r minea at Guanaxoa- tf. or Ouaxafiata. MICICI.IIIBVIIO, a county of Vir- |dmat botmdcd fouth by the State of N. Carolina. It contaim >4»7$3 inhabi- tantti of whom 67<» are 0ave«. MicicttiiBVRO,a countv ofNorth- Carolina, in SaliAury diftrift, bounded fimth by the State or 8. Carolina. It containa i\»%iS iMhabitinta* of whom «6e| are flmi. Chief town, Charlotte. MBcewBAMitM, a lake in N. Ame- rica, In 49. N. lat. MBDrili:.D» a townfliip in Norfolk «o»nty» Mafladiufctte, so milea Ibuth- vpidlcny of Bottom It was incorpo- rated fai sifOi and contains 731 inbaoi- tanta. M BoroRD, a pleaTant, thriving, com- paA town in Midldlefcx county, Mafla* c)ittfiettS| 4 miles north of Boilon, fitu- Btcd on Myftick river, i miles from its mouth. Here are fevci'al diftillericfe sxA brick-works which give employment to II conudcnd>le number ^ pcopK* The river is navigable for imall veflels to this l^ace. The tpwnlhip was incorporated n tiiie, and contains 1019 inhabitants, who are noted for their induftry. MB0OCTV, a felftlement in New- BrunlWtck, Htuated on the weft fide of St. John's river, 35 miles above St. Anna. Mbdobosta, a lake in the north yart of the OiftriA of Maine, whoTe northern point is within t miles of the Canada Une, in lat. 47. 56. and long. dies, is a pretty deep inlet of the coaft, the entrance to which is between thcp iflands of Codrlngton, Crumps, or Pe- lican. Lavicoimt's Ifland is a fmall idand alfo within it towards the fouth fliorej and in the fouth>weft part of it SH M E R il k W§tkf9 Bfty, M tht mootb oft fiftr. M»RC«ANT*t GMVMiay f/nrf » with- i» tlMlnrbQurof Port -Royal in Jamaica, on tlw N. fidt of the long pcninAila. Along tbta murrow Hip of beach is the «ply way 10 pafa by land to Port Royal, mr 9 or so nsilea, the carci-ning place being aimoft at hiidway, but fomewhat naarBi' to the cad end of the peninfula. MttCY, Caft rfOtits, the moft Ibothcrly point of Cumberland^ Ifland, on the N. Merion, Uff*r and Ltivtr, two townlhips in Montgomery county, Pena- fylvania. Mkro District, in the State of Teiinrifee, on the banks of Cumberland river. It consprrhends the cotmties of Davidfon, Sumner, and TenneflTee. In 1790 it contained 7,04s inhabitants, including 1,151 davcs. By the State cenfus o( 1795 there were 14,390, of which number 2,466 were flaves. Mero Point, in the S. Pacific Ocean and coaft of Peru, between Cape Blanco on the S. W. and Tumhez river to the N. C on the S. £. fideof Guaya- quil bay, in lat. 3. 40. S. The conft at the point of Mero is low anii flat, but the country within is high and moun» tainous. Merrimack Rivert has its covrft foutherly through the State oi Newi Hampfhirc, till it enters Maflkchufetts-i it then turns eafterly, and paflTes into the ocean at Ncwbwry-Port. This river is formed by the confluence of Pemigewal- fet and Winnipil'eogce rivers, in about lat- 43. a6. This river is navigable for veflels of burden about 20 miles from its mouth, where it is obflru6ted by the flrft fails or rapids, called Mitcheir* Eddy, between Bradford and Haverhill. Vaft quantities of fliip-timber, and va- ■ rious kinds of liunber are brought down in rafts, fo conftru6fsd as to pus ail the falls in the river except thofe of Atnuf- keag and Pawtucket. In the fprinj^ and liiminer, confiderable quantities of faU nioH, (had and a!*wives are canght, which are either ufed as bait in the cod- f (hery, or pickled, and '(hipped to the Weft- Indies. As many as 6 or 7 bridges have been thrown over this (ine river at difterent diftances, fipm New-Cqn- cord, downwards; tlie moft elegant and expenfive are the one two miles above Newbury- Port, and thf one at Haver- hill. A canal is now in procefs to open a communication between the waters of the Merrimack at Chelmsford and the hartwur of Bo(ton, throuofa Myftick river. See MuUUfeit Canal. The bar acrofs the mouth of this river is a very great incumbrance to navigation, and is eiptcially tcmble to ft;*ang«rs. Thei« arq M E8 Itie i( fcit of wftur upon it at common | tidN. TIm^ are two Jiglit*hou(e« of I wood rcniovfablc at pleafurci according to the flufting of the bar. 'tlic lights now bear E. |N. and W^ is* Bruig. iiig both the liglit-houfen to bear into one* until you are a-breaft of the lower onot will bring you in over the bar in the deepeft water} whirr i« a bold ^or« and good anchoring ground. The ii. point of Plumb-IAaiid which forma the S. fide of ihe entrance into the ri- ver, lies in lat. 4i> 47* 40* lyiBRRiM/iCK, a townfltip in Hillflio- rough county, New»Hampdiire, Atuated on the fuuth fide of Souhegan river, which runs eaftwatd into the Merri- mack. It is 55 miles wefterly of Portl'mouth, was incorporated in 1 746, and contains 819 inhabitants. Merrimichi River falls Into the head of a bay of that name on the N. E. coaft of the province of New-Brunf- wlck. A little ahvve its confluence with the bay, it forms into two branches, and runs through a fertile tnSk of cjioice intervale land ; and tlw: land is, in gene- ral, well cluathed with timber of all kiads. From this river there is a com- munication with St. John's, partly by land, but principally by water carriage in canoes. Tlic faimon fifliery is carried on with fuccefs, and the cod fiihery is improving near the entrance of the bay. Merryconeag. Stt Harpfwell, ; Merry Meeting Bay, in Straflbrd county, New-Hampfhire, is the fouth- eafternmoft arm of Lake Winnipifcogee. Mount Major Itands on its welt Hde. MERRY-MEETING^tf)', in the Dif- tri^ of Maine, is formed by the jun£lion of Androfcoggin and Kennebcck rivers, oppolite to the town of Woolwich, 20 miles from the foa. Formerly, trom this bay to the Tea, the confluent Itream was called Sngadahock. The lands here are good. Steven's river heads within a mile of the bay, and a canal has lately been opened which unites thetc waters. A company has been incorpo- rated to build a bi idge over Androscog- gin river, at its entrance into the bay, to connect the towns of Brunfwick and Topfliam i the former on its fouthern fide, tjie latter on its northern fide. Mertequs, a town in the province of Honduras in New-Spain, which pro- duces the cochineal. Mesa, Iq, the ifouthern^iolit of 4 M E X SIS idea in the Pacific Oeem, near to «mIi other, and E. of the Sandwich lilep. N. lat. 19, W. long. i%j, %o, MsasASAOvis, Indiana inhabiting between Lakca Superior and Huron. They hare about 1,500 warriors. MEKsgRiiBURo, a town in Franklhi county, Pennfytvania, 16 miles S. W. of Chamberlburgh, and 168. W. by &. of Philadelphia. Messillqnes, or Mu/cU Bay, rica, is 18 leagues N. by E. ofMor- renas bay, and 5. S. by W. of Atacania. It is properly within the hay of Atacama, and is lo deep on the S. fide that theic is no foundings ) but at the entrance or anchoring- place it is moderate, and fliipa mav ride in 1 5 fathoms, clean ground^ andfecured from moft winds. Me ST re Bay, Little, on the N. B> part of Newfoundland Ifland, fouth- ward of St. Julian, and N. by W. of the iflands Gros and Belle. Mesvckama Lake, in the N. pact of N. America. N. lat. 50. 10. \IU long. 80. ; METCHlGAMiAs,a]ongnarrow].ike^ or :-ath<*r dilation of the northern branch of the rivtt' St. Francis, in Louiiiaoa, which falls into the MiiTifippi from the N. W. about 4 miles above Kapuaa OldFovt. Methuen, the north-weflemmot townfliipin Eflex county, MaflTachuietts* fituated on the E. bank of Merrimack river, between Dracut and HaverhiUk It contains 1 parilhes and 1,197 inha- bitants. It was incorporated in I7a5. Husbandry and the cutting and felling lumb. ■- divide the attention of the in* habitants. Mew JJlands, on the coaft of the Spanifli Main, in the Weft- Indies, be- tween Cape Cameron, and Cape Gra- cias a Dios, lie acrofs the entrance int ' the bay of Cotroe, or Crotoe. Tliey arc furrounded with rocks, and are vcrf dangerous, efpecially in caie of hard gulls from the N. and N. E. Mexicano River, or Adayes, in Louifiana, has a S. E. courie and emut^ ties into "^he gulf of Mexico, at Cabodvi Nord J W. by S, of Alcenfion bay, an4 £. by N. of the mouth of Trinity ri^ ver. On its banks are tchfilver millesi Fort Adayes ftands > .1 its north-eaftera iide in alraut lat. 30. 31. north. MexiPOj a towniliip in li^rke(ner county 3f6 M E X county, New- York, iiicorpenteil in 1796, Ijrinv en Canida mni Wood Crceki, indOneidn Like. Mmxico, or NfW'Sfah, bounded •orth by unknown rettiona, eift by Loa- ifiina nnd the^ulf orMexico, fouth by the Ifthniui ot Darien, which fepantct h from Terra Firms in South-America, weft by the Pacific Ocean. Its length it about a, 1 00 milcOi ita breadth 1600} fituated betwevn lat. 9. and 40. north, and between long. {3. S. and i«5. f. weft. This vaft country is divided into 0/d-Mtmn, which contains the audien- ces of Gaiicia, Mt xico, and OauthnaJa, which ave fubiiividal into 11 provinces) Nitn Mtxico, divided into two audien- ces, Apacheira and Scnora ) and Cali- fmrmmt on the wvft, a peninfula. The land is in great part abrupt and moun- lainous, covered with thick woods, and watered with large rivers, dome of tbeie run into the Gulf of Mexico, and others into the Pacific Ocean. Among the firft are Altarado, Coatiacuaico, and Tabafco. Among the latter is the river Guadalaxara or great river* There are feveral lakes which do not Icfs em- bellifh the country than give conve- nience to the commerce of the people. The lakes of Nicaragua, Cbappaljn,and Pazaquaro, are among the largeil. The lakes Tetztico and Chalco occupy a great part of the valt of Mexico, which ia the fineit tra£( of country in New- S}iain-. The waters of Cliaico are fweet, elioli; of Tetznco are brackifti. A canal unites them. The lower lake (Tetzu- co) was formerly as much as so miles Imig and 1 7 broad, and, lying at the bottom of the vale, is the relervoir of all the waters fruni the furroundine moun- tains. The cif y of Mexico Hands on an ii^d in this lake. In this country are interfperfed many fountains of different qualities. There are an intinity of nitrous, fulphurcous, vitriolic, and allumlnous mineral waters^ fount of which I'pring out lb hot, that in a fliort time any kind of fniit or animal food is builcil in them. There are alfo petrifying watu'i, with which they make little white, fmoot'. itones, not clif^lcaiing to the tafte \ fcrapines from whKn taken in broth, or in grud, made •f Indian com, are mcrfl powerfiil dia- phoretics, and are ufed with remarkable niccefs in various kinds of fevers. The climate of tbi»extcnfiTe country MEX {•▼arieus. The maritimt pots are hat and for the moft part muift and unhnl. thy. Lands, wnich are very high, or very near to high mountains, which art penietually covered with fnow, arc The mountains of Mexico abonnd in ores of every kind of metal, and a great variety ot foflils. There are en- tire mountains of loadftone, and among others, one very confiderable between Tcoiltytan and Chihpaii, in the country of the Gohuixcas. Huwewr plentiful and rich the min- eral kingdom of Mexico may be, the vegetable kingdom is ftill more varioua and abundant. Dr. Hernandet defcribes in his natural hiiiory, about i,soo me- dicinal plants, natives of that coimtry. The fruits of Mexico, are, pine- apples, plums, dates, water-melons, apples, peaches, quinces, apricots, pears, pomew granates, figs, biack-cherries, walnuts, almonds, olives, chefnuts, and grapes. The cocoa-nut, vanilla, chia, great-pepu per, tomati, the pepper of Tabafco^ and cotton, are very common with the Mexicans. Wheat, barley, peas, beans nnd rice Have been fuccefstully cultiva- ted in this country. With refpeft to plants which yield profitable refins, pirns, oils or juices, the country of Mex- ico is fingularly fertile. Of quadrupeds, there have been traniportcd into this country horfcs, afles, bulls, flieep, goats, hogs, dogs and cats, which nave all multiplied. Of the ancient quadru- peds, by which ia meant thofe that n^oni time immemorial have been in that county, fume are common to both the continents of Europe and America; fome peculiar to the new world, others natives only of the kingdom of Mexico. The ancient quadrujwds common to Mexico and the old continents, are, lions, tigers, wiM-cats, bears, wolves, foxes, tlw common ftags and white ftags, bucks, wiM'goats, badgers, pole-cats, weazles, martins, fquirrels, rabbits, hares, otters and rata. Their prodigi- ous number ol' birds, their variety, and many vakwbk qualities, haveoccafioned fome authors to obfervc, that, as Africa is the country of beaiis, fo Meidco is the country of birds. It is fakl there are too fpecies peculiar to that kingdon). The civil oovemment of Mexico it adminiftered by tribunals called audi^ encei. lu tbele courts, the viceroy of MEX ef the klM of 8|MiB pnTidef. Bit tm- ^laymcnt Ti the grtatcil truft Mxi uo«r. « hU Catholic M^y hu at hn diA pofa), and U perhaps thie richcft govcm- rotnt mtniflcd to any fuhJcA in the world. The viceroy continue! In office three years. The clergy are extremely nunMToue in Mexico. The prie(N» monk* and nuns of all orders make a fifth of the white inhabitants^ both here and in other parts of Spanifli Ame* rica. The empire of Mexico was fub- dued by Cortes in ijsi. Mexico, the capiul of the above province, is the oldeA city in Amrrica, of which we have any account | its foundation being dated as far back as i)s5. It is fituated in the chai'ming vale of Mexico, on feveral fmall iflands, in Lake Tcttcuco, in N. lat. 19. s6. and 103. 35. W. long, from Perro. This vale is I'unounded with lofty and verdant roountaini, and formerly con- tained no lefs than 40 eminent cities, beiides villages and hamlets. Concern- ing the ancient populatmn of this city there are various opinions. The hlflo> rians moft to be relied on fay, that it was nearly nine miles in circumference | and contained upwards of 60,000 houles, containing each from 4 to 10 inhabi- tants. By a late accurate enumeration, made by the magittrates and priefts , it appears that the prefent number of inha- bitants exceeds aoo,ooo. The greateft cuiiofity in the city of Mexico, is their floating gardens. When the Mexicani, about tiir year 13S5, were fubdued by the Colhuun and Tepanecan nations, and confined to the rmall iilands in the lake, having no land to cultivate, they were taught by iiecefllty to form moveable ?iraens, which £oated on the lake, heir conftruAion i« very fimple. They take willows and the roiits of marih ttlants, and other materials which are light, ami twiH them together, and fo firmly unite tliem as to form a Ibrt of platform, which is capable of fupport- ing the e^rth of titc garden. Upon this foundation they lav the light bufhes which float on the fake, and ovpr them furead the mud and dirt which they draw up from the bottom of the lake. Their regular figure is quadran^ifular ; their length and bi'eadth various, but generally about 8 r of America. Thi$ fvac^ut gvlf containa a gjreat many iflaiids of varioM nttm ana fne ) anfa it receives ftnral ^ has worn it to its prefent form. See Cui/ Stream^ and Culfo/Fbrida. Miami River, little, in the N. W. Territory, has a ibuth.weflern couife, and empties into the Ohio, on the eaft fide of the town of Columbia, lo miles ea(lwal^d of the Great Miami, in a ^raightline, but tj taking in the mean- tvrs of the Ohio. It is too fm?!! for latttuux navigation. li% banks are tofid land, and fb high as to prevent in common the overflowing of the water. At the diftance of 30 miles from the Ohio^ the Miamies appro:: imate each otlwr wirh*ii eight miles and a half. On (his river are i'cveral fait fprings. Miami River, Great, or Gr^at Mi- neam, called alio Jferentt, or Rocky river, in the N. W. TerrUory. 'las a S. by W. courfe, tihI empties intc .ue O. llio by a mouth xoo yards wide^* it{ miles from Big Bonce, 1 54. miles from the Rapids, and 604. from the mouth of the Ohio. It it one of the moft beauti- "ul fireams in tiic Territoi-v, and is fo c. >ar and tranrpareTit, at its htgheft ftdte, ♦hai a pin may very plainly be (etn at its bottom. It ' i« u very Itony channel, a fwilt ftrcaiti- but no falls. At the Picque or lickawee towns, above 75 miles frorn>ad, yet loaded battcaux can af- cend 50 miles higher. Th oortage from the navigable yaters of iis eaftem hmnch to Sanduikv river is 9 miles, and item thofe of .(s vefle.n branch to the Miami of the Lakes, o'.ily five milts. Il«ll<>iatcr',ock$ wkh the r>cioto. MIiC Ml All I ^ihe IMUf'i ttmigMt H» ver of the N. W. Territory, Which Idb into Lake Erie, at the S. W. tomir of thekkr. Afi)uthcni branch of this ri* ver communicates with the Gnat Ml* ami, by a porage of 5 miles. This ri- ver is called by fome writers Mawmee, al(bOmee, and Manmick. See Terri* taty If. fF. eftbe Obit, Miami, a village on the Miami of the Lake near the Miami Fort. Large cauoes can come Irom Q^iatanon, a (mall French fettlemcnt on the W. fide of the W abaft), t^j miles bekw the Miami Carrying-place, which laft is 9 miles from this village. MiAMis, an Indian nation who inba- bit on the Miami river and the (buth- em fide of Lake Michigan. They can raife about 300 warriors. Tn coafe* quence of bnds ceded to the U. States by the treaty of Greenville> Auguft 3d, >79S> government paid them a fum in hand, and engaged to pay them annual- ly for ever, to the value of 1000 dollai[» in goods. \ MiAMis Bef, at the mouth of the Miami of the Lakes. MiATA IJland, one of the Society Ifl. ands, in the S. Pacific ocean. S. lat. 17. 51. W. long. 14.8. 6. Michael, St. or St, Miguet, a town in the province of Qjiito in Peru, and faid to be the firft town the Spaniards built in that country. It is of confider- able (ize, ftanding in a fruitful valley, about ao leagues irom the Tea. The in- habitants call it Chila. Another town, called St. Miguel, is the fecouu ci^ in Tucumania, so leagues from St. Jago del Eftero, on the road to Charcara or Potofi, at the foot of a range of rugged moxuitains in a well waterra place, Iia. ving the river Quebrador on the one fide, and fevcraL-fmaTl ftreams on the other^ 5 or 6 leagues from it. The country produces all kinds of grain, plenty of grapes, cotton and flax, and yields ex- cellent paliurage. Michael, St. a town of N. Ameri- ca, in New-3pain, and in the province of Mechoncaa. It is very populou:*, and 100 miles from Mexico. N. ht, 40. 35. W. long. io». 55. Michael's Bay, St. on the E. fide pf the ifiand of Barbadoes, in the Weft- Indies ; a little N. of Foul's Bay ■ N. E. of which lall bay arc Cobler's Rocks* In the fliapc of a horn. MichablN Mi«II4«lH (kiify St. in tUS, E. pftit of famona Bay« m fotmod by the 4Mitt« of 8c. Mart* mkI ta.hu irivert that felliaioit. MiCMACi., St.mShMmielRmn', b dfo CM the 6. ooaft of the iftttmus be twccn N. ami S. America, aiid on the N. Pacific ocekn, and Ottail I this poft to which the Indian, tithe iMid' been extinguiflied by the French «i4' Britifh govemtrents, the Indlaas faa»t' ce(f?d by the trt^aty of Greenviitey 1^- tra6l of land on the main, to the noOT of the idand on which the ^^tlk «£ Michillimakkinak ftands, to meaAire €^ miles on lakes Huron and Michiiia^' and to extend 3 miles back from ite water of the hdie or ftrait, andalfi>l>e Bois Blanc, or White Wood »!»;«!. This laft was the volunt^.iy gift ti rii<^ Chipewa nation. The 'iand of Mich^ iliimakkinak is very barren, but, as ilS> is the grand rendezvous of the iodiaii' traders, u confxicrable trade is ea^ried^ on } and its very advantagieoiis fituation feems to enfure that it will be, at fome future period, a place of great commer* ciat importance. It is within the>linc' uf the United States, and was laiety d«. livered up by the Biitiih. It is aboit 200 miles N. N. W. fi^xmi Detroit, ar 4 974 N. W. of Philadelphia. N. ijti 45. 10. W. lopg. 84. 30. '•" ■ MiCHILLIMAJCKINAK, Uttkt A ri- ver in the N. W. Territory, which ca^ ters tUe luuth-eaftern fide of lUinuis ri- ver, by a mouth 50 yards wide, and hat' between 30 citd' 40 fmall idands At it» mouth ; which at a diftance appear Mk#' a fmall village. It runs a N. W.^ comfe, and is navigable about 9emue««> On its banks is plenty of good titftbci'y viz. rod and white cedar, piae, maple/ walnut, &c. as alfo coal mines. Itt- mouth is ! 3 miles below tlic Old Piorii as Fort and village, on the oppeOte fid^i of the Tiver, at che S. W. eiitl e£tlti^ nois f«o MID wh l^kt, and 1 95 milet from the MiT- i tweeit lat UICHIPICQTON, a rivcrwhick emp. tfea into Lake Silperior, on the noith> tfi&MtJbf the bke. It hat iti fource aoi ftr dtftant from Moofe river^ a wa- m of James's Bay it i:-yM at its aboth a bay of itt own name; t nd on the W. jMrt of the bay, is a large ifland to callecl, clofe to the land, a fmall (trait onlyiepvatei i; from Otter's Head on tbcnorth. MiCHipicooTON Heufi, in Upper Ounda, is fituated on the £. fide of the ■louth of the ttbove fiver, in lat^ 47< $6. V» and belongs, to the Hudfon Bay Company* MiCMisco VI is the Indian and prc&nt aameof the moft northerly river in Ver. noot. It rifes in Belvidere» and runs aearly north-eaft yntil it has crofled into Canada, where it runs feme diftance, it, lama W. then ^utherly, re-enters the ttate of Vermont in Richford, and ernp- tics into Lake Champlain, at Micbif* eoui Bay at Highgate. It is navigable fi»r tlie Urgeft boats to the falls at Swan- town, 7 mifet from its mouth. Mi- chifcoui. La Moclle, and Onion rivers, •re nearly of the fame magnitude. MiCHiscovi Tettg^te or B^y, a long point of land which extends Ibutherly into Lake Champliiin from the north- «aft comer of the State of Vermont on the W. fide of the bay of this name, and ibmis the townfliip of Allburgh. MiCKMACKs, an Indian nation which inhabit the country between the Shapo.. dy Mountains, and the Gulf of St. Law- rence in Nova-Scotia, oppoftte to St. John's Ifland. Thisnation convey their ICDtimentB by hieroglyphics marked on the rind of the birch and en paper, Whkh the Koman miflionaiies perfeAly underftand. Many of tliem rcljde at the heads of the rivers, in King's and Bants ciounties. MICOYA Bay it fituated on the S. W. coaft of Mexico, or New-Spain, on the North Pacific Ocean. In ibme charu it is laid down in lat. fo. 15. N. ami having Cape Blanco and Chira Ifland for its Ibuth-eaft limit. MiDDUi Sank, a fifliin^ ground in the Atlantic Ocean, wliicn Ties fi'om north-eaft to fouth-weft, between St. Peter*s Bank and that of Sable hiand .• and op|iofite to, and S. E. of Cape Bre | M I D 44* 3^* and 45* 34* N. and between kmg 57. 37. and 59.' «s. MioDLsaoROVQM, the Nommfltti of the ancient Indians, a townAip in Plymouth county, MaffiKhi&tts,|)ound. ed weft by Freetown and TaimtoA, eaft by Carver and Warbam, and if 40 miles S. by E. of Bofton ) was incorporated in 1 669, and contains 4,5*6 inhBMtants. This town was formerly thickly inha- bited by Indian nativi;s, governed fay the noted lachem Ttff>acaH t there are now only 30 or 40 louls remaUibw, who, to i'upply their immediate necefluies, make and lell brooms and bo^ikets. The town is remarkfible for a hrge range of ponds, which produce fevend forts of fan, and ~ large ^uanc:*ies of i .vn ore. The bot- tom ot Aflbwamfet Pond hiay b« laid to be an tntire mine rf iron ore. Men go out witli boats, ard ufe inftruments like oyfter dred,<;es, r.o get up the ore firom the Donom of the pond. It is now fo much exhaufted, that half a ton is thought a good day's work for one man ; but for a nupuber of years ona man could take up four times the quanJ tity. In an adjacent pond there is yet great plenty at so feet deep, as well as from fnoaler water. Great quantities of nails ai« made lure. In winter, the farmers and young men are employed in this manufaAure. Here, and at MiU ton in Norfibik. county, the firft rolling and flitting mills were ereAed about 40 yet^'S ago, but were imperfect: and un- produAive, in comrarifon wirh thofe of the ptvfent time. The prints of naked hands and feet are to be feen i 395 inhabitants. Middle C^/«istotheS. W. of Cape too I(ianda bid down in feme cluuts be- 1 Anthony, in btaten Land, W the flrait of M I B I^ MaSre, tad the moft weftody point of that UUmd j at the extremity of. 8. AtotncZt ^idol£PI£j:.d, atoimfliipwKainp* Jhire county* Maflachufettf, 39 miles N. W; of Sprin^Id) and 1 35 miles yrefterly of Bofton. It was tneorporated ia 1783, and contains 608 inhabitants. M1PDI.EH001C, a village in New- Jerfey, . 8 miles W. of Branrwick, on the crofs poft-road.from Biunfwick to Flemi^gtont and on the N. bank of Ra> riton river. Middle IJUmdt or Ilbat dem MtSc, on^the W. coaft of New-Mexico» and are between the illands of Chira and St.' Luke. Tbey are in the North Pacific ocean, in lat. 9. 30. N. Tliere is only from 6 to 7 fathoms from Chira to thele iflands, and all vefl^Is Ihoukl keep nearer to, tV.im than.io the main. MiDPLEBVRG, or £0«i, the moft fouthcrlv of .-^11 the Friendly Iflands, in the fouth PaciBc Ocean } and is about 10 leagues in circuit. MiDDLBfiEX, a county of Maflachu- fetts, bounded north by the State of New-Haiupfliire, £. by EITex county, S. by Suffolk, and W. by Woicefter county. Its figure is nearly equal to a fquare of 40 miles on a fkie j its greateft length being 52, and itsgreateft breadth 4% miles. It has 4a townfbips, which contain 49,737 inhabitants. The reli- gioqs Ibcieties are 55of Congregational- ifts, 6 of Baptifls, and fome Presbyte- rians. It was made a county in 1643. It is watered by five principal rivers, Merrimack, Charles, Concord, Naihua, and Myflick j befides fmaller ftreams. The chief towns are Charleftown, Cam- bride, and Concord. Chstrleftown is the only Tea-port in the county; Con- cord is the moft refpe^able inland town, and is neai- the centre of the county, being 10 miles N. W. of Bofton. There are in the county 14 fulling-mills, about 70 tan-yards, 4 paper-mills, a fnuff- milis, 6 diftilleries, and about ao pot and pearl afli houfes. The fouthern and northern fides of the county are hilly, but not mountainous, few of the hills ex- ceeding 100 feet in height, and are co- vered with,-wood, or cultivated quite to their fummits. The air is generally ferene, and the temperature mild. The exticme variation of Farenheit'a ther- mometer, msy be confidered as 100° in a y^ar } bat it is in very few inftance% MID %%i that in the ooarle of a year k Kadjcp either. extrenift 9a* may be wfmvlv^ as the cKticme fumaer ho^, wid 5 «r 6° below' e«« ai that of the wintnr 0QJ4« In the wintered i794-^'97* it funk t» 1 10 below o. The foil it varioju, 19 fome parts ef richt black loam* and ia others it ia %ht and fiusdj;. It pp. duces the timbar, grain and fiiiit wnich are common thtsuyhout the State, eith«r by natural growth or cultivation. Mini>i.ESBx, « maritime county of Conne£Ucut, bounded north by Hartfi>nl county, feuth by Lcog-Iflrad Sound* eaft by Mew-London county, and weft by New-Haven. Its greateft loigth is about 30 miles, and its greateft breadth 19 miles. It is divided into 6 towq- fhips, containing 18,855 inhabitants, of whom aai are Haves. Connefiicut ri« ver runs the whole length of the county* and on the ftreams which flow into it ; are a number of mills. Middlcton ia the chief town< MinoLSEX, a county of New-Jeriey* bounded north by Effex, N. W.'ukI W. by Somerfet, S.W.Inr Burlington* S.'E. by Monmouth, eaft by Rariton Bay and |>art of Staten Inland. It con- tains 15,956 inhabitants, including 1,3 1 8 flaves. From the mouth of Rari- ton river up to Brunfwick, the land on both lidcs is generally good, both for pafturags and tillage, producing confi- derable quantities of every kind of grafa and hay. Chief town New-Brunfwick. MiDptBSEX, a county of Virsinia* on the ibuth iide of Rappahannodt. ri- ver,, on Chefapeak Bay. It is about 35 miles in lengtn, and 7 |n breadth, con- tainuig 4,140 inhabitants, including s,558flave8. Urbanna is the chief town. Middlesex, a townfhio in Chitten- don county, Vermont, on ttw north-eaft fide of Onion river. It contains 60 in- habitants. Middlesex Canal (Maf&chufetts) it is expe£led will be of great import- ance to the States of MaflSchufetts and New-Hampfhire. It is now opening at a vaft ejwence by an incorporated com- pany. The debgn is to open a water communication from the waters of Mer- rimack river at Chelmsford to. the har- bour of Bofton. The route 0|f the canal will be fout.xerly through the eaft parts of Chelmsfc?d, and BUlerica, the weft part of Wilmington, and the. middle of W obiurn ; where it comet t« Smk ponds, X from j^tft MID ftrnn wh!ch the waters rail by Myftick river into Bofton harbour. The dif- ttnce fWrni the Merrimack to thefe pondt will be 17 milei. The canal will* without nieetine with any large hills or *teep valliesi be tbraighter than the coun- ar road near it. The diftance from the cnimack to Medfbrd, at the canal will be made» it %7t and to Bofton, 3 1 mile*. The canal is to be 24 feet wide at the bottom, and 3* at the top, and 6 ftet deep. The boats are to be i a feet wkk and 70 feet long. The toll ic to be 6 cents a mile forerery ton weight which fhall pafs^ befidcs pay for their boats and lalxnir. Middle States, one of the Grand Divifions of the United Slates, (fo de- nominated in reference to the northern and fouthem States) comprehending the States of New- York, New- Jerley, Fmn- fylTania, Delaware, and the Territory N^ W. of the Ohio. MiDDLBTON, an interior townfltip in ■ EfTex county, Maflachufetts, t% miles northerly of Bofton. It was incorporated in 17*8, and contains 6Ss inhabitants. MiDDLSTON, a city and poft*town - of Conne£licut, and the capital of Mid- dlefex county, pleafantly (ituated on the weftern bank of ConneAicut river, 31 miles from its mouth at Saybrook Bar,' according to the courfe of the river j 14. miles S. of Hartford, «6 N. by E. of New-Haven, 40 N. W. by W. of New. London, and 109 N. E. of Philadelphia. Its public buildings are, a Congrega- tional church, an Epifcopalian church, a court* houfe and naval office. It con> tains about 300 houtes, and carries on aconfidr hie trade. Here the river has to fee' V at full tides. N. lat 41. 35. "V . 77. It. This place was called i.. .abefick, by the Indians, amt was (ettttd in 1650 or 1651. Two miles fron the city is a lead mine which was wrought durin? the war, and was produAive { but it is too expenflve to be vrorked in time of peace. MiDDLBTOWN, a townfhip in Straf- ford county, New-Hampdiirc} about 40 miles N. hy N. W. of Portfmoiith. It was incorporated in 1778, and con- tains 61 •> inhabitants. MiDDLBTOWN, a townfliip in Rut- land CO. Vermont. It ctmtains 699 in- habitants, and is 39 miies north of Ben- nington. Mif'DLiTOWN, a village on Long> MID Illand, New- York State 1 1 1 mites front Smithtown, and 13 from Bridgehamp^ ton. MiDDLBTOWKf a townlhip in Vlfter county,' New- York, ere£led fropi Ro. chefter, and Woodftock in 1789, and contains 1,019 inhabitants,' including i Aaves . In 1 796 there were 1 3 s of the inhabitants entitled to be eleAors. MiDDLETOWN, a townfliip in New. port county, Rhode- Ifland State, con- tains 840 inhabitants, including 15 flaves. In this town which is on the ifland which gives name to the State, and about % miles from Newport is the large and curious cavity, in the rocks, called Purgeiety. MiDDLETOWN, a fmall poft-town in Newcaftle county, Delaware, lies on Apoquinlmy Creek, ai miles S. S. W. of Wilmington, and 49. S. W. of Phi- ladelphia. MiDDLETOWN, in Monmouth coun- ty, New-Jcrfey, a townlhip which con- tains two places of Worfliip, one fm Baptifts and one for the Dutch Reforki ■ ed church, and 3,aa6 inhabitants, in- cluding 491 flaves. The centre of the townfliip is 50 miles E. by N. of Tren- ton, and 30 S. W. byS. of New- York city. The light-houfe built by the ci- tizens of New- York on the point of Sandy Hook, is in this townfliip. The high lands of Navefink, are on the fea* coaft, near Sandy Hook. They are 600 feet above the furface of the water, and are the lands flrft difcovered by ma< riners on this part of the coafl. MiDDLETOWN PciHt, M the above townfliip, lies on the S. W. fide of tlie bay within Sandy Hook, 9 miles E. by N. of Spotfwood, and 14 north-weft of Shrewfbiiiy. A pofl>ofHce is kept here. MiDDLETOWN, a flourifhing town in Dauphin county, Pennfylvania, fituated on the N. W. fide of Swatara creek, which empties into the Sufquehannah, a miies below. It contains a German church and above 100 huufes, and car- ries on a briflc trade with the farmers in the vicinity. It is eflimated that above 200,000 bufliels of wheat are brought down thele rivers tinnualiv to the land- ing place, a miies from the town. Con- tiguous to the town is an excellent mer- chant mill, liippiied with a conftant ftrer.tn, by a canal cut from the Swata- ra. It is 6 mills S. of Hummelfton, and 6a W. by N. of Philadelphia. N. lat. 40. out in of the MIL 4.9. ti; W. long. 7<^ 44i There aft alfo other Umndiipe V thU name in the Ante I dw am in DelaiMire county^ the other in that of Cuml .rlaw^ MiD33bBTOWN, in Freilerick timm. tV) Maryland, Kes nearly 8 milea W. N. W. of Frederickftown. MiiK>LBTOWN, in Dorchefter coon* tft Maryland* is about 5 miles N* of the Cedar Landing Place, on TranT- quaking Creek i 7 wefterly of Vienna, and «|N. W. of Cambridge. Midway, a village in Liberty coun> ty, Georgia, so miles S. of Savanmh, and 10 miles N. W. of Suubuiy. Its inhabitants are Congrrgationalifts, and •re the defcendants of emigrants from JDorcheftcr near Boilon, in New-En^. lahd, who migrated as early as 1700. Midway, a townihip in Rutland county, Vermont, eaftof and adjoining Kutland. MtrrLiN, a county of Pennfylvania, (unrounded by Lycoming, Franklin, Cumberland) Northumberland, Dau- phin, and Huntingdon counties. It con* tains 1,(51 fi^uare miles 1,1 84,960 acres, tiad is divided into t townfltips. The mdUntains in this county abound with iron ore, for the manuiaauring of which, feveral forges have been errcted. It is well watered by the Juniatta, and other ftreams which empty into the Suf- quehannah. Chief town, Lewiftown. Mifflin, a fmall town lately la<*d out in the above countv, on the eaft fide of the Juniatta j 1 1 miles eaft of Lewif town, and 1 38 from Philadelphia. Mifflin, Fort, in Pennfylvania, is tituated on a finall ifland, at the mouth of Schuylkill river, 7bout 6 miles fouth of Philadelphia. MiLFiBLD, in Grafton county, New- Hampfliire, fettleJ 1774. MiLFORB, a townlhip in Mifflin county, Pennfylvania. MiLFORD, a poft-town of the State of Delaware, pleafantly fituated on the north fide of Mufpilicn Creek, about i» mites weft of its mouth ia^ Delaware Bay, 19 Sv by fi. of Dover, 7 fouth of Frederica, and 95. S^ by W. of Phila- delphia. It contains nearljr lao houfes, ail built fince the war^ except one. The irJwbitants are Epifcopalians, Qmdcers and Mcthodiftsk MiLtORD, a town of Northampton county, Penidyivania, lately laid out on the N. W. fide of the Ddawarr* on a M 1 1 $n lofty fituatton, at Wdl*t Fernr, ii« miles above PhUadelpiaa. lafraittjof thkto«mi whkbiHMtainaasytt.oiBlya (ew houfeit tlie Hirer fimns a fore wtU fitted fcr Aehcring boiltl utA lambcr jb ftormi, or fire&es la the riveri Afitw- mill and paper-mill liavc been cfsiflM here 1 the latter halbnga to Mr. Wdi^ who has diibovered the method of mi- king papdr and paftto>board, by fat^ftib tuting a Iat]|e proportioa of ikW-duft i|k the eoropofiuon* MiLFORb, Jktioll-tQwnofCeniMa!^ ciit, on Long-Illiuid IbUnd, and iaNew^ Haven county, it milca 8* W^ bf lilcw* Haven, and eaft of Stratbnl. Tb« mouth of the creek on which it ftandi has } £uhoms water. This town was called fTtptwt^ by the Indians, and was fettled in 16)8. ,It contains an E> pifcopsd thurch^ and % Congregational churches. MiLFORb HOfoetn a deep i>ay on the coaft of Nova Sicotia, to the Sk W. round the point of the ftrait of Canfok It receives feveral rivers inm. the N. W. and S. W. Military ymmi^jj^, in the State* of New-York. The legiiOature of the State granted one million and a hidf acres of hnd, as a sratuity to the cA- cei-s and foldiers of the line of ^s ^tate. This traft, forming the hew county of Onondago, is iiounden W. by the eaft fliore of the Seneca Lake, and the Klaf- fachufetts lands in the new county of Ontario \ N. by the part of Lake Onta- rio near Fort Ofwego } S. by .a ridge of the Alleghany Mountains «nd the Penn- fylvania lines ^""^ £• W ^ Ttkftarora Creek (which falls nearlv into the mid- dle of the Oneida Lake) and that part of what was formerly Montgomery coun- ty, which has been fettling by the New- England people veiy rapidly fince the peace. This pleafant tounty is divided into 15 townfliips of 60,000 acres each, which are agaih fUbdivided into 100 convenient farms, of 600 acres ; making in the whole s,56o farms. This tra« is well watered by a multitude of finall lakes and rivers. The refehred lands embofomed m thia traA are as follow i a traft about 171 miles long, and 10 broad, including the notthMi part of the lake Cayuga* 2hich lies in the cen re of it, to the ayuga Indians. The Indians have a vilkge on each file of the lakei and m^ ivf tL :' r (Mlei^ It tlfeMrtli iM \ki !h lit. 4t. 44..ft|i ntthh; Oonmwa Caftle it afMnit I Mitet lbtit& ttf the fttT^, on the eaft Mt of Dike Cayitgl. TheOM6Miig6 ]l!eftiiri(ioA il tmifclrnfilyis tni}e» btn^, fiiii o httid) boiuMlkd ncn-th by the riibm R«fihry«tieln, and part bt the Idwnftfpi of Minlhii ahd CaAiillui; A Ver^ AmU part of the foirth end of ••It lake is Withlh thfe ReferVation. TtJe'Sal't S^MrM^rlnd the Sah LUkt) vyith a tafall portion of grouM on each fkleli ntkrm}tf the State; tta Mfat. dl li^.gth it «| ttilfet, and the grtatdft b¥^h of the R«6rVattoh 3|. MiLlBU) fil^t it tin the E. fide of H\idibh*t riv'er, 4^ miles north of Al- bany* cohfifting of rapids in the river, ind fiiferal ihiiTt thereon. It it fo call. cd fitrh a littfe mud fort fotrnlKrly bnilt ; there againft the Indians. Mil. LEU'S, or Payquagit a river of MlJWchufetts, «rhich rant W. by S. and fallt into Cohnfe£tlcut river, be- tween Northfield and Montague. It is n heatrtifttl ftrtem, thoui;h in f6me pla- ces very rapid. Its chief fource is in Monomenbck pond in Rihdgt, New- Hampfhire, ^d partly in Winchendoh } Uie other in Naukheag pond in Alh- liaiteham. Thefe with various ftreams unite in Winchehdon, and form Mil< ler's river. Millers, afettlemeht: in Kemuclcy, Dn a branch of Lidcing river, 3* miles north-eaft of Lexington. Miller's falls. See Sbutb Hadlej. MiLLER*s.TowN, in Northampton county, Peiihiyivanfa, H pleaftmtly fitu- nted on a branch of Little Lehigh river ; s6 mile* 8. W. of Eafton, and 47 N. W. by N. of j^hiladelphia. It contains about 40 houfes. MiLLER*t-TowN. See Am/ille. MiLLER's-Towfi, a fmall town in Shehandoah county, Virginia, 31 miles fouth of Wincherter. Two or thwe miles from this place is the narrow paft, formed by the Shenandoah river on one fide, and a fmall brook on the other. It it about a rod and a half wide, and s or 3 long) on each fide is a bank of aboiit lob feet high. Mill Iffand, hear the N. W. end of HudfonS Straitt} N. N. W. of Not- tineham I(huid, and S. by E. of Cape Comfort, bvt nearer to the latter. N. tat. 64. 36. W. long. Ho. 30. ' MtLL J(/baut, a finati iOand in that branch of Chigne^o Say wlilch nfflt up due north, whilft the Bay particti- Jarly lb eaHed, runs irt northeaft. It is nearly ^xie weft 4 hiiles fi'om tlie ntenirtft ^int of land. Millstone, a fouth brat^bof Ra- rilon river, in New-Jerffy^ MiLLStONE, a pleafaht rural vil- lage, fituated on the river of its name, 14 miles N. of Princeton, in New-Jer- fey, containing the feat of General Pre- linghuyibn, and formerly the county town df Somerfet. Milltown, in the State of Dela* tvare, tWo miles from Wilmington. Milltown, in Northnrn'oerland couhty, PennCylvania, on the £.' fide of the W. branch of Sufquehannah river, containing about 60 houiin, and 14 miles N. by W. of Su'nbury. Milton, a townfliip in Chittenden county, Vermont, fituated on the eaft fide of Lake Charhplaih, opj^fite to South Hero Ifland. It is divided into nearly equal parts by La Moille river, which empties into the lake in Colchef. ter, near the S. line of Milton. The townfhtp contains tit inhahitMits. Milton, the UMctadqmffdtt, or Un- quety of the Ancient Indians, a townfiitp in Norfolk county, Maffachufetts j ad- joining to Dorchefter, from which it is partly ieparated by Napdnfet river, noted for the excellent quality of irs water. It is 7 miles S. of Bofton, and contains 1039 inhabitants} 3 paper- mills, and a chocolate-mill. It was in- corporated in 166 X. Milton hill affords one of the fiheft profpefts in America. M1LT6N, a townmip in the new coun- ty of Saratdga in New-Yoik. By the State cenfus of 1796, there were 301 of the inhabitants who were eleftors. Milton, a military townlhip in Onondago county, KiW-York, fituated on the N. £. fide of Cayuga Lake, near its fouthern extremity; 40 miles N. of Tioga river, and ai S. by E. of the ferry on the N. end of Cayuga Lake. It was hicorporated in i7<^> By the State cenfqs of 1796, 1^1 of it's inhabi- tants were electors. Milton, a fmall town in Albemarle county, Virginia, fituated on the S. W. fide or the Rivanna, about 80 miles N. W. by W. of Richmond. It has about so hbufes and a warehotife for the in- (}>e6t{dn of tobacco. MiNAS, Bajm ^,'or ttr Mmit Bajt forae- MIQ. fbmctiniw ilfo ctUed £# Grtmi fra^\ it a gulf on the^. E. fide of the Bay of Fundy, into which ita waters pafi by a narrow ftrait) and ftt up into Nova-Sco- tia in an E. and S. direAion. It Is a- bout 30 ieaguea from the entrance of Annapolis* waA le from the bottom of Bedford Bay. It is 1* leagues in length, 'and three in breadth. See BafiM 0/Mimu. Ml HAS, or D/ las Minat Hillt is the ijiiddlcmoft of the three hills, defcrtbed as marks within land for Bonaventura Bay and river, on tht coaft of Peru, in S. America t thefe.are S. of Panama Bay, and in N. lat. 3. 10. W. long. 75. 18. Mink au Fer, or Iron Mitus, on the £. fide of MiHifippi river, is 67$ miles N. by E. of Chickafaw river, and 1 5 S. by £. of the Ohio. Here the land is nearly AmiUr In quality to that bor- dering on the Chickafaw river, inter- fperfra with gradual rifines or fmail emi- nences. There was a poft at this place^ near the former S. boundary of Virginia. M:nehbad, a townfhip in Eflex county, Vermont, on Conne&icut river. M1N6VN Jflandst on the N. fide of the mouth of the river St. Lawrence. They have tlie idand Anticofti 8. diftant 10 leagues. N. lat. 50. 15. VV. long. MiNoo-TowN, an Indian town on the W. bank of the Ohio river, 86 mile* N. E. of WiU'S-Town, by the Indian P<»th, -\nd 40 fouth-wefterty of Pittf- burg. It (lands a few miles up a iinall creek, where there are fprings tliat yield the petralf a bituminous liquid. MiNGOBs, an Iiulian nation who in- \ habit near the tbuthciD branch of the Sciota river. Warriors, 50. M'NisiNK, a village in New-Jerfcy, on the N. W. corner of the State, and on the weftern lide of Delaware river ; about 5 miles below Montague, and 57 N. W. of Brunfwick. MiNisiNK, a townlhip in Orange coi.nty, New- York, bounded eafterly by the Wallkili, and Ibutherly by tli^ State of New-Jerfey. It contains z,z 1 5 inhabitants; of' whom 320 are entitled to be eleAort, and 51 are flaves. MiqtTELON, a fmall defert ifland, « nfiilcs 5. W. of Cape May in New- foundland Ifland.. It is the moft wefter- ly of what have been called the 3 Iflands f f St. Pierre, or St. Peter^ and is not fo. MI 8 9i$ 2%tglrM Ae odur tiMt taut it* ftil, it I my faKliikrMit, aoi it u not mora ttum tlire*y 8. of the latter. N. lat. 18. •7. MiRAMiCHi, or MiracU, z foetf bay and- river on the N. E. coafl of Ne«^> Brunfwick. The port iif at the mouth of the river. - The entrance into the bay is very wide) it has Point Portage fbr its northern entrance, and its fouthern fide is formed by Efcuminax point* which ii 53 miles N. E. of Shediac hari. hour, and 34 S. E. of the mouth of Nippifighit river, which empties into Chaleur bay. There is a falmoA fifliery in Miramafhi river, Mi Ray Bay, on the coaft' of the ifland of Cape ilreton, is to the 8. trorn Morienne Bay. Large veflels Kitty go up i leagues, and have good anctibrage^ and lie fecnre from all wind«. N. kt. 46. 5- W. long. 59. 49* MiRBBALAls, an interior town in the French part of the ifland of St. Doniiq- go, fituated nearly la leagues M. of Port au Prince, on the road from that city to Varettes ; from which laft it ig 14 leagues Ibuth-eaft.' MisccvHiNs, a fmall tribe of In- dians who inhabit between Lake Michi- gan and the Miflifippi. Miscou, or Mt/io, an ifland which forms the S. fide of^the entrance of Cha- leur Bay, and is now called Mufcow Ifl- and. The gut of Chepayan, about a or 3 leagues in '.ugth, and in fome parts near a league v^de, feparates it from the N. E. coaft of New-Brunfwick. It a- bounds with fait marfli hay. Misery, an ifle between Salem and Cape Ann in Maflachufetts. MiSKO, an ifland on the fouth- weft fide of Chaleur Bay, at its mouth. MissiNABB Lake is fituated in the north part of North- America, in lat. 48. 29. 4a. N. and long^ 84. a. 4** ^* X i M18SINABB St* MIS MtiiriiABi XXn^ it fituated oa the taft fide ol Moole thnr, S milff Awn Miffimbe lake, and to W. by 8. of Frederick Houle { and i« a ftation be. longlBg to the Hodfon Bay Com- pany. MissK^AtH Rhur Nova-Scotia and N«w.Brunfwick pravincet are fe- ^arated by the ftveral windinn of thia liver, iran its confluence with Beau Bafin (at the head of ChigneAo chan. Iiel) to its rife or main feiirce { and from thence by a due caft line to the bay of Vcrte» in t'u ftraits of Northumbcrlancl. See Hfvt y,-rwf>m:i. . M>S9JSCovi. SteiiiMJime, MissisiPFi Riwr. This nible ri- ycr* which, with its eaftem branches, iwatrrs five eighths of the United States, "rrn^ their wc^i bpimdary* and tc- fAi^.j» them from theSpanifii Province of Louifiana and the Indian country. Its fources have never been explored { of Wftt(t its length it unknown. It is conjeAured, h wever, to be upwards of 3,000 i!»«ies feng. The tributary ftreams which fall into it from the weft emd eaft, are numeroue, the largeft of which are the Miflburi from the weft, jmd the Illinois, Ohio, and Tenneflee Irom the eaft. The country on both fides of the Miflifippi, and an its tribu- farv Arearos, is emal in goodnefs to any in N. Atiierica. Tliis river is navigable to St. Anthony's Falit without any ob- ftruftion, and ^e travellers delciibe it as qa/tgable above them. On both ^esO' this rivet are fait (jprings or licks, which produce excellent ialt i aiid on its branches are innumerable iiich i))rsngs. BeliJcs the cual mines in (he upper parts of the Ohio country, there are great q)svis*a Straits, anu to the north of Hudfim*s Straits { from which it is fepamted by a peninfula of the iiorth main on the w. and Reiblution Yfland on the finith. It is to the N. E. of Nieva Ifland, and N. W. of Cape Elixabeth. Mistaken C^f, the fouth ptrintof the eaftemmoft of the Hermit>nt of th« Id. nd of Newfoundland, iTtd to the eaftwsrd of Cape Pine, is fo called be- caufe it has beer frequently miftaken by feamen for Cape ilace tvheii they Hift iriske the ifland from the fo^ith* ward, (.hough it is % leagues W. N. W. trom jt. Ml STIC, ur Mjffic, a (hort vlver which f^ds into the north fide of Bof- ton harbour, by a broad mouth on thf. eaft fide qf the peninfula of Chavl^ftown. It is navigai)le for floops 4. miU» to the iiiduftrious Uiyjti of Medturd ^ and is crofted u mile above its mouth, by a bridge 1 30 rods in length, through which veCels pafs by means of a draw. MiSTiNSiMS; an Indian nation who t MOB inhabit on the fouthern fide of the lake of the fame name in Lower Canada. MiiTisaiMNY Laktt in Canada, on the 8. £. fide of which it a Canadian Houfe* or ftation for trade. Mitch LLL*t Eddy, the firft Alia of Merrimack river, to miles from* its mouth, and 8 ahove the new bridge which conneAt Haverhill with Brad- ford. Thutfar it ia navigable for Aipa of burden. MiTCMiOAMAS, an Indian nation, who with the Piorias inhabit near the fettlementa in the Illinois country. See Fiorias. MoAGES JJUmdst on the N. coaft of S. America, in the entrance of the Gulf of Venezuela. They extend from N. to S. and lie weft of the Ifland of Aru- ba } are 8 or 9 in number, and all, ex- cept one, low, flat and full of trees. The fouthernmoft is the largeft. Mobile, a large navigable river, formed by two main branches the Aia> bama, and Tombeckbee, in the ibuth- weftern part of Georgia, juft' below a confiderable ifland, the fouth point of which is in about lat. 31. s6. N and long. 87. 55. W^. Thence puri'uing a fouth cuurfe into Wcfl-Florida, the con- fluent ftream enters the Gulf cf Mexico, at Mobile Point in lat. 30. 17. N. 11 leagues below the town of Mobile. Large veflels cannot go within 7 miles of the town. The breadth of th« bay is in ge- neral about 3 or 4 leagues. Vaft num- bers of large alligators oaflc on the fhores, as well as fwim m the rivers and lagoons. See Georgia, Alabama, TonAeckkiu, 8rc. From the north- eattern Iburce of the waters of the Alai>ama to Mobile Point, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, is, accord- ing to the beft maps, about 460 miles > large boat - can navigate 350 miles, and cpnoet much farther. Mjbilb, a ci.y of Weft- Florida, formerly of confiderable fplendor and Importance, but now in r.ftateof decline. It t* pretty regular, of an oblons figure, and hru ted on the W. bank of the river. The iciayof Mobile terminates a little to klie north-eaftward of thf town, in a number or marihes and lagoons , which fubjeft the people to fevers and agues in the hot ieafon. It is 33 miles rorth of Mobile Point, abotit 40 below the jun6lionof the two principal branches of Mobile river, and 30 W. N. W. of Fenfacola. There are many very elegant MOH 317 houfea hei«i inhabited by French, Eac • HA, Scotch, and Irifli. Fort Cci)dc» which ftands very near the bay, t^- w)>rd« the lower end of the town, is a regular fortrefs of brick } and there ia a neat fquare of barracks for the officera and foldiers. Mobile, when in poflisf. fion of the Britifli, fent yearly to Lon- don (kins and furs to the value of from 1 a to ^i 5,000 flerlin^. It furrendered to the Spanifli forces in 1780. MoBjACK Baf, fets up N. W. from Cheiapcak Bay, intoGloucefter county* Virgiui.1, on the N. fide of York ^iver. MocOA, a city of Terra Firma, 8. America, fituated at the main fource of Oronoko river, there called Inirchin. MocoMOKO, or Uttli Oretuh, a gver to the S. £. of the great river O- ronoko, on the E. coaft of S. America, 4 leagues weftward of Amacum. MoDER and Daugbttrs IJUmds, a long ifland 1 leagues eaft by fouth of the Father, or Vaader Ifland, with % fmall ones, fo called, near Cayenne, «n the eaft coaft of S. America, not far from the Conftables, and in about lat. 5. N. long. 5a. W. MOGHVLBUGHKITVM, or MubuU hucktitum, a creek which runs weftward to Alleghany river, in Pennfylvania. It is paflfable in flat-bottomed boats to the fettlements in Northumberland county. Wheeling is its northern branch. Mohawk River, in New- York, rUes to the northward of Fort Stanwix, about 8 miles from Black, or Sable river, a water of Lake Ontario, and runs fouth- wardly lo miles to the fort, then eaft- waMly 110 miles, and after receiving many tributary ftreams, falls into Hud- fbn river, by three mouths oppofite to the cities of Lanfinburgh ami Troy, from 7 to 10 miles N. of Albany. The produce that is conveyed down this ri> ver, is landed at Scheneflady, on its S. bank, and is thence conveyed by land 16 miles, over a barren, fanoy, flirub plain to Albany. It is in contemplation either to cut a canal from Schene6tady to the navigable waters of Hudfon rivjer, or to eftablifli a turnpike road between ScheneAady and Albaiiy. This fim» river is now navigable tor boatS| from Schenectady, nearly or quite to itt rource, the locks and canals round the Little Falls, 5$ miles' above Albany, having beca completed in the autumn rf 1795 } ic thatJX»ts full loaded nor X4 paff / 3st ' M'bK MO I paA them, llle canal. kxraAd ttwm U >diate1y below the bridge, divklct into iMrly i •fa milci cut almoft the whole three braochee* wtticn fonn fivcral «!Ufftaiice through ah uncommonly hardf larf;e iflands. The branche* are ford The omning of tbii navigation ie of nreaft advantage to the commerce of the state. A fliorc of at Icaft looo niUeain length* ii» in cotifequence of it. walhed by hoatable watert, exclufive of all the srcat lakc*> and many million! of acres or excellent tillage land» rapidly fettlmgf are accommodated with water communicattion for conveying their pro> dfttce to market. The intervalet on both iidea of thitriver^ are of various width, i^kI now and then interrupted by the projcAIon of the hills quite to the banks of the river) are fome of the richeft and heft lands in the world. The fine farms which embrace thefe intervales, are owned and cultivated principally by Dutch people, whofe mode of^ manag. ing than would admit of great improve- ment. The manure of their bams they cnnfider as anuilance, and inftead of Spreading it on their upland, which they tmnk of (little value, (their meadow lands do not require it) they either let it remun for yeai-s in heaps, and re- inove their bams, when accefs to them becomes difficult, or elfo throw it into the river, or the gullies and ftrfcams which communicate with it. The banks of this river were formerly thickly fettled with Indians. At the period when Albany was firft fettled, it has been faid by refpe£lable authority, that were were 800 warriors in $cheneQady; and that 300 warriors lived within c A>ace which is now occupied as one farm. The Cohoez in this river are a great curiofit^. They are 3 miles fi'om Its entrance into the Hudibn. The ri- Ver is about lOoo feet wide; the rock over which it pours, as ever a mill-dam, extends from S. W. to N. E. almoit in iiine from one fide of the river to the other, and is ^bout /).o feet perpendicu- far height, and including the defcent above, the fall is as much as 60 or 70 &et. About a mile below the falls, is a handfome bridge, 6niflied in July, 3795. It is 1 100 feet in length, 34 in breadth, and 1 5 feet above the bed of die* riirer, which for the moft part is rock, and is fupported by thiiteen folid none pillars. It is a free bridge, and UKluoing the expence of cutting through a fedge on the N. £, fide of Uie river, coft iZ}09Q dollar!. The river ipune- able at low water, but are dangerous. From the bridge you have a fine^view of the Cohoes on the N. W. Mohawk, a branch of Delaware river. Its courfe from its fource in Lake Uttayantha is S. W. ^5 miles, thence S.E. st miles, when it mingles with the Popachton branch } thence the confluent ftreain is called Delaware. Mohawk, a town on the S. fide of the river of its name, in Montgomery county. New- York, fituated in one of the moft fertile countries in the world. It was abandoned by the Mohawk In- dians in the fprins of^i 780. See Hunitr Pert. The towiwiip is bounded north- erly by Mohawk river, eafterly and (butherly by Albany county. In 1790, it contained 4440 inhabitants, including III flaves. Mohawks, an Indian nation, ac- knowledged by the other tribes of the Six nations to be *' the true old heads of the confederacy." They were for- merly very poweri'ul, and inhabited on Mohawk river. As they were ftrongly attached to the Tohnfon family, on ac- count of Sir William Johnfon, a part of them emigrated to Canada with Sir John Johnfon, as eaily as the year 1776, About 300 of this nation now refide in Upper Canada. See Hmter Fort and Six Nations. MOHEGAN, fituated between Nor- •vich and New-London, in Conne£licut. rhis is the refulence of the remains of the Monhegan tribe of Indians . A con- fiderable part of the remains of this tribe lately removed to Oneida with the late Mr. Occom. See Brotbertown. Mqhiccons, a tribe of Indians who inhabit on a branch of the Sufquehan- nah between Chagnet and Owegy. They weie reckoned by Hutch ins, about jo- years ago, at 1 00, but by Imlayj in 1 7 7 5 , at only 70 fighting men. They were fomierly a confederate tribe of tlieDela- wares. Alio an Indian tribe, in the N. W. Territory, who inhabit near Sandiifky, and between the Sciota and Mufkingum ; warriors, 60. MoiNS, a river of Louifiana, which empties from tlie N. W. into the Mifli- fippi, in lat. 40. ao. N. The Sioux Indians defcend by this river. MoisiE Ri'vtKi on the N. ihore of th9 ' M d N the St. LiwrcPCCr U about s letsguet W. | 8. W. of Little Saguena river from i which to the W. K. W. within the Seven Iflandt, i* a bay to called from thefc iflandt. Mobi. Tbt, ii Atuated in the N. W. I tart of the iiland of St. DomtngOr i eaguea E. of Cape St. Nicholas, and is often called by that name. The Mole, though inferior, by a great deal, to Cape IPrancois, and Port au Prince, is tlie firtt port in the iiland f6r fafety in time of war, being ftrongly fortified both by nature and art. Count D*Eftaing, un- der whofe direAion thefe works were' conftraited, intended to have eltablifiied here the feat of the Frencli government } but the produAions of its dependencies were of too little value to engage his fucceflbrs to carry his plan into effeft } fo that it is now no more than a garri- fon. It has a beautiful and fafe port, and is confidered as the healthieft titua- tion in St. Domingo, by reafon of the fturity of its fprings. The exports rom Jan. t, 1789, to December 31, of the fame year, were only 165,6 15 lb. cofFee»i6,86ilb. cotton— 1,8231b. in- digo, and other fmall articles to the va- lue of -^9 livres. The value of duties on exportation 1,150 dollars 11 cents. It is 4 leagues W. of Jean Rabel, 1 1 N. W. of Bombarde, 36 W. of Cape Francois, and 17I W. by S. of Port de Pabc. N. lat. 19. 50. W. long. 75,4.8. MoLlNE's Gutt on the S. W. fide of the iiland of St. Chriftopher's in the W. Indies, is the firit rivulet to the S. E. of Brimftone Hill, near the mouth of which is anchorage in 5 and 10 fathoms, and a clear fliore j but to the eaftward of it ar-r Tome Ainken rocks. MoHA, or La GutaoKt or The MoHt, a fmall ifland, 11^ leagues S. W. of Point I'Epee, which is the fouth-weft- . ernmoft point of the ifland of St. Do- wning, and 14^ leagues W. of the S. W. point 'of the ifland of Porto Rico. |t is 1 leagues from E. to W. and a little more from N. to S. It has feve- ral ports for fmall veiTeU, plenty of good water, and all that would be neceflfary for fettlements of cultup?, and the breed- ing of cattle. Its fruit trees, and par. ticularly the orange, are much extolled. A league and a half N. W. of Mona is ja very fmall ifland, called Monlque, or the Little Monkey. , MQM4PK0.CK) Gf'tatf a mountain MON «i9 fitoated In Cheflilre €0. Mew-Ha^^ (hirci between the towaa of Jaffrav «U Dublin, 10 milcf N* of the Maflaebi- fetts tine, and is mllea t!.of Coonuli- cut rivtr. The foot of the bill U 1 S9S feet, and its fnmmit t»s4 feet, ab«w the level of the fea. m bafe is 5 miWp in diameter fromN. to S„ and s from E. to W. On the fides are Iohm wponx- ances of fubterraneoui fires. Itaituih mit it a bald rock. MoNADMoCK, UjiPfr C7rMf, fthijDi mountain, in Canaan, in the N. £• cor« ner of the State of Vermont. MoNAUAN, a townfliip in York co* Pennfylvania. MoN DAY Bey, on the 8. fltore of the flraits of Magellan, in that part ofibe ftraits called the Long Reach, and 4 leagues W. of Pillpot Aiy. It is near- ly S. of Buckley Point, on the N. 6At of the ftrait, and affords good anchar- age in 10 fathoms. Monday, a cape in the above ftrait«» 7 leagues W. N. W. of Cape North. 8. lat. 53; 11. W. long. 75. 10. MoNOoN, on the coaft of Pern, oa the S. Pacific Ocean, is 10 leaguea N« of the harbour of Guarmey, and 4 lea- gues from Bermejo Iflanot which liea between the former nlaces. Cafina ia 4 leagues N. of it. Mongon is knovm at fea by a great moimtain juft over it, which is feen farther than any others on this part of the coaft. MoNooN, Cdi^, onthe S. fideof the ifland of St. Domingo, is 3000 fathonM N. of Point Bahoruco and the river Na- yauco, and nearly S. of the little port of Petit Trou. Monhegan, or Metthegottt a fmall ifland in the Atlantic Ocean, i» mike fouth-eafterly of Pemaquid Point, ia Lincoln co. Diftri£t of Maine, and in kt. 43. 41. North of it are a number of fmall ifles at the mouth of St. George's river. Captain Smith landed his party here in 1614.' The chimneys and re- mains of the houfes are yet to be ieen* MoNETou JJlandsy in the N.W. Ter- ritory, lietowardti rhe £. fide of the Mi- chigan Lake, towards its N. end, and fuuthward of Beaver Iflands. MoNKTON, a townfliip in Addifon county, Vermont, E. of FeiTiflturghy and contains 450 inhabitants. MoNKToN, a townfliip in Annapolis county, Nova-Scotia, inliabited by Aca- diansf and a few families from New- England. I|9 M O til BnglMid. It Iks partly on th« bafon of • * ^ Miry»« wood-nnd i about 60 tenKM. MONCLOTA, a town of NcwLeon, M. Amertcat fituatcd 8. E. of Con- juif ■no. ix iMi paniy on \tn 1 AiiMpelUt ami partly on St. lav» andconfifti chiefly of wo a«f AhJcri«y> of a triangular fliape, ivmilca in length* and from as ^ 4<> >» fcvcadthi bouiMcd north by part of Ra- iHen Bay, N. W. by Middldfai CO. S. W. Iw Burlington'i and E. bv. the •cwttb It it diTidcd into 6 townmipt, nnd contahM 16,91 1 inhabitant*, inchxl* ing 1 596 davea. The face of the coon- IT b generally level, hav&ig bnt few Ub. The mot noted of thefe are the ivb-landa of Navefink and Centre- MM, Stt MiHkto>wm. A great part of the county it ^ a fiindy foil ( but •Iher ynn% are firrtib. There ia a vcrv curiout cave, now in niina , at the mouth ofNav^finli river, 30 fe«t long and 15 wide, and contains three archra apart« aaenta. MoHMOVTH, or FretkoUt * poft- town of New- Jerfey, and capital of the above 00. fmiated at miles N. E. by E. •f AUentown, 34 eaft of Trenton, 14 S. W. by S. et Sbrewibury, and 64 N. E. by E. of Philadelphia. It contains a covrt-houfc and gaoK and a few compaft dweUnqp-houies. This town i* remark- able for the battle fought within its li- mits on the a7th of June, 1 77S, between the armbs ot General Washington and Sir Henry Clinton. The latter having cvacuatea Philadelphia, was on hit march to New- York. The lofs of the Amerbans, in killed and wounded, was about »50 i that of the BrittOi, inchifive of prifoners, was about 3 50. The Bri- tilh purfued their march the ni^ht after, without the lofs of their covermg pany or baggage. See FreehoU. Monmouth, a fmaU poft-town in Lincoln co. fituated on the eaft fide of Androfcogein river, 15 miles W. byS. of HalloweU court-houl'e, 5 wefterly of Winthrop, 10 N. E. by N. of Greene, 49 N. of Portland, and i&o N. by E. of fiofton. MoNMOVTH Cattt on the E. fids of the Straits of Magellan, about halfway from the fouthern entrance of the fecond Narrows to the ibuth.eaft angle of the ftraits oppofite Cape Forward. MOK MoNMOVTH (Imm/, ont of the four iflands of Royal Reach, in the Straits of Magellan, and the iccond tirom the weftward. MONOCACY, a river which afto* a S. S. W. courfe, empties into) the Pa- towmac, about 50 miles abdve George- town. MoNONOAHELA J?it;tfr, a branch of the Ohio, is 400 ynrdt wide at its junc- tion, with the Alleghany at Pirtiburg;. It is deep, gentle and navinible with batteaux and barges beyond Reil Stone Creek, and ft ill further with lighter craft. It rifet at the toot of the Laurel Mountain in Virginia, thence meander- ing in a N. by E. direAion, paflfcs into Penniyrvania, and receives Cheat river from the S. S. E. thence winding in a N. l^ W. courfe, feparates Fayette and Wcmnoreland from Wafliington coun- ty, and paffing into Albghany eoimty, joins the Albghany river at Ptttfturg and form A the Ohio. It is 300 yartb wide I a or 15 miles from its mouth, where it iTceives the YoughiogaiU from the fouth-eaft, wlMch is navigable with hattraux and barges to the foot of Laurel hill. Thence to Red Stone, at Fort Byrd, by water ia 50 milea, by land 30. Thence to the mouth of Cheat river, by water 40 miles, by land a8 j the width continuing at 300 yards, and the navigation good for boats. Thence the width is aliout too vavds to the weftem fork, $0 miles higner, and the navigation frequently interrupted by rt-^ pids { which, however, with a fwell of a or 3 feet, become very paffaKle for boats. It tlwn admits Keht boats, ex- cept in dry feafons, 65 mues fiirther, to the head ofTvgart's Valley, prefenting only ibme fmall rapids and falls of one or two feet perpendicular, and ledeningin its width to 10 yards. The weftem fork is navigable in the winter, towarda the northern branch of the Little Kan- haway, and will admit a good waggon toad to it. From the navigable waters of the fouth-eaftemmoft bratich of the Monongahela, there is a portage of 10 miles to the fouth branch of I^itowmae river. The hills oppofite Pittibiirg on the banks of this river, which are at leaft 300 feet high, appear to be one fo- lid body of coal. On thie Pike run of this river, a coal hill has been on fire 10 years j yet it has burnt away on|y ao yards. ' M0N0NOALIA> If ON MoMOVOALiA, a county in the N. W. part of Virginia, about 40 milw Ipfig an4 30 broad, ud contains 4,7!! iababitantii including iSAflavM. MoNPOX. a city of Terra Flrma, about 75 milct 8. £. by E. of Toiu* M0N8IAO Apr, in Lincoln county, OiftriA of Maine, ia inaratcd from Sbeiplcut river, by the ffland of Jerc. my^uanu MomOM, a townfliip in Hampfliire Cpunty, Malbchufirtte, B. of Brirofield, •nd to miles 8. W. by W. of Bofton, and 5* from Portfinouth. It was inoor. poratcd in 17(0, and contains isji in. habitants* MONSiis, the third tribe in rank of the XMaware nation of Indians. M«iiiT40Vi, a townfliip in Hamp- (hire co. Mafljuzbufetts. on tlie E. bank 9f ConoeSicut river, between Sunder- land and Wcndel, about it miles north of Northampton, and 97 miles weft by north of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1753, and contains 906 inhabitants.. A company was incorporated in 179s to build a bridge over the river here. The work has not yet been completed. MoNTACUifthe northemmoft town- fliip in New- Jeriffw, is fituated in Suflex CO. on the eaft fide of Delaware river, pibout 5 miles N. E. of Minifink, and 17 por^h of Newtown. It contain* 543 in- habitants, including *$ flaves. MoNTApuR, the largeft of the fmall ifland^ in Prince Wil'iam^s 8ound, on the N. W. coaft of North-America. MONTAVK Pomtt the eaftern extre- mity of Long-Ifland, New. York. A jtra^ here, called TurtU HiU, has been c«ded to the U. States for the purpofe of building a light-houfe thereon. MoMTB Cbrtftt a cape, bay, town, and river, on the north iide of the ifland of St. Domingo. The cape is a very high hill, in the form of a tent, cailetl by the French Capt la Grange f or Barn, !lt is fltuated in lat. 19. 54. 30. N. and in long. 74. 9. "30. W. of Paris. A ftrip of level land joins it to the territory of Monte Chrift, and it is owing to this that the cape has been taken for an ifl> and. It is 14 leagues N. E. by £. .<5 Cape Francois, where it may be I'een ir a cwar day with tlks naked eye. After doubling this cape, we find the bay of Monte Chrift running nearly S. W. It is formed by Cape la Grange, on one JQde, aikl Point des Dunes (Down Point) M O N 3SI onthcolhcrt about <,soo6tboaM ate. der. The bay is about 1,400 hAotm det^ and iu windingU nearly 4lea|Mb About 900 fathools from the cast, 4i. fccndinp tho bay, we llnd the lifflt MU and of Monte Chrift, i$o fathoms from the flioie. One amy Ihil betwsmtha two, witu a, 4, and 5 fiuhoms watarg and about a5o ftthoma further on, in anohurage in from 6 to le fathoms. A league and a quarter from Cape In OnuM, is a battery intended to pntift a landing place, of 100 fathom* wide, which is below, and oppofite the town of Monte Chrift. The town of Monte Chrift ftandins; at too fiithoms from dit Tea fide, rifts in form of an arophitheatm on the fide of the coaft, which is vfrr high all round this bay. The towfl h soo fiithoms fquare, which l]|>ace is dU vidcd into 9 puts, cut by two ftretta runnhiff from E. to W. and two others from N. to 8. It wu founded hi i s%%p abandoned in 1606, and now but a poor phce, deftitute of every relburce but that of cattle raifed in iu territory, and fold to the French. The town and ter- ritory contabi about 3,000 fouls. Then is a trifling garrilbn at Monte Chrift. About a league from the battery, fol- lowing tlie winding of the bay, is tha river of Monte Chrift, or more proper- ly, the river Vaqui. The laiul round the town if barren and Tandy { and the river contains great numbers of croc6- diles. Monte Cnrift is a port well known to American fmugglers, and carries oil s great commerce from its vicinity to the French plantations. In the time dl peace, all the produce of the plaui of Mariboux fituated between Fort Dau- phin and Mancenillc Bay, is fliipped here, and in a war between France and Britain, it ufed to be a grand market, to which all the French in the north part of the ifland ient their produce, and where pureh-tfers wire always ready. MONTK ChriJI, a chain of moun- tains which exttnd parallel to the north coaft of the ifland of St. Domingo, fiom the bay of Monte Chrift, to the bay of Samana on the E. Two large rivers 'ill in oppofite directions along the rouihem hde of this chain. The river Monte Chrift or Yaqui in a W. by S. direAion, and Yiina river in an E. by S. courfe to the bay of Samana. They both rife near La Vega, and have nume- rous bi'anches. MONTEGO MdNTvGO Bin n on the IST. fide of tIleUlaiKt<^JaihaiGa» ao miies E. j^yN. of Luce* liicbaur, and s s .W. of Martha Bftifc/ Thif 'was formerly a flouriflking sisd oj>«iknt town : it condftcd of axs fcouft|> 31 of wbtch were capital ftores, aiuf i^ntainrj about 6J0 whiee ir.habi. taats. The number of topfail vefleU «^i u ha^ and town of Xa Piata or Paraguay, m S. America, firuated on the northern fide of La Pla- ta river, in lat. 34.' 30. S. It lies E* of Buenos Ayres, and hns its name from a mo'jntain which overloo|c$ it, about lo lta;^s from Cape Santa Maria, at the mourh of the Plata. Montgomery, a nev coimty in tbe Upper Diftri£t of Georgia. "Montgomery, a county of New- Tork, at Aril called Tryoh, but its name waa changed to Montgomery in 17841 bV aA of the Leglflature. It rcnr,ft«{ of SI townfliipe^ which contained 29;^48 inhabitants, according to the cenliis of i79i> Since that period the counties of Herfcemer and Oti'ego have been ertAed out of it. It is now bounded N, and W. by Htrkemer, £. by Sara- toga, S. by Schoharie, and S. W. by Oti'ego CO. By the ftate cenfus of 1796, it ie divided tnto 8 townlhips } and of tbe inliabitants of thefe )37o are quali- 6ed eleflors. Chief tov 1, Jolinfton. MoNTGOMEftY, a townlhip in Uifter CO, New -York, bounded . eaft-rly by X^e^-Windfor ami Newburgh, and con- tains 35S3 inhabitants, including 236 ibves. By the Tiate cenlUs of 1796, 497 of the inhabitants were qualified electors. MONTGOMBRY, afovt in New- York Stave, ittuated in the High Laud?, on the W. bank cf Hndfon's river, or the N, fide of Popelop's Creek, on which are xome iroii-woiks, oppofite to St. Antho- ny's Nofe, 6 mllcb S. of VV.Poinf, and 51 fi-om New-York city. The fort is now in ruins. It was reduced by the Britifli in Oftobci, 1777. See Mnthony*s Nofe, MONTGOMRRY, a tOWilihlp ijl Franklin county, Vcimoir, ' M ON . MoRTGOMtRY, «towfiih!p!» Hsmp. omild and the flower of his men ware killed. MoORFiBLDS, a poft-town, and the /Capital of Hardy co. Virginia, fituated Mm theeaft fide of the Ibuth branch of Fitowmac river. It contains a court- liouie, a gaol, and between 60 and 70 Miifes. It is 95 miles from Romnnr» 75fn}m Winchefta-, and iSofiromRich- Biond. M008£ River» rifes in Mifinabe lake, a fhort diftance from Michipicoten riv- er, a water of Lake Superior, and pur- ftws a north-eaftem courfi;, receiving, libout 1 1 miles from its mouth, a large fouth branch, and empties into the fouth- cmpart of James's Bay, N.America, by the litme mouth with Abbitibee river. Moote Fort, and a fa£lory are fituated at the roourh of this river, N. lat. 51.16. W. long. ti. 51. and Bnmfwick Houfe it en its weft bank, about lat. 50. 30. Round the bottom of James*s Bay, from Albany Fort and river, on the weft fide, to Rupert's river on the eaft fide, the woods afford iargre timber trees of vari- ous kinds, ah oak, a(h, befides the pine, cedar, fpruce, &c. Up Moofe river be- ymld Imnrwiek honfe it a fall of ^ feet, above wUch it is deep aild haidga. ble fhra great diftancc} tie foil and the climate above the fall ire fiiid to be ootB /UvMT, a fhort llream in tirafi vm conntv, New-Hampfliine, which run* north-eaCerly from the White Moim- t^ns into Amarifcoggin river. MeosBHiAD LoM, or Mt$Jk Fntt, in Lincoln CO. Diftrift of Mahw, is an uregokur fhaped body of water, which gives rife to the eaftmi branch of Ken-> nebec river, which unites with the other, above Norridgewock, about ao miles S. of the lake. The hdce is iiiid to be 3 times as larse as Lake George. There are very high mountains to tM north and weft of the lake) and from thefe the waters run by many channels into the St. Lawrence. MOOSBHILLOCK, the hi|heftofthe chain of mountains in New-Hampfliire, the White Mountains exceptecl. It takes its name finom its havine been for* ncrly a remarkable range for moofr, and liea 70 miles weft of the Whiie Mountains. From its N. W. fide pro» ceeds Baker's river, a branch of Pemi- gewaflit, which is the principal branch ofMeriimack. On this motuitain liiow has beev (een fiom the town of Newbu- ry, Vermont, on the 30th of June and 31ft of Auguft| and on the mountains intervening, fnow, it is faid, lies the whole year. MoosB tjUmd, on the coaft of the Diftrift of Maine, at the mouth of Schoo*- dick river, contains about 30 families. On the fbiith end of this ifland is an excellent harbour fuitable for the con« ftruAion of dry docks. Common tides rife here as ftet. MoBamt Kptt off the ifland of Ja- maica, in the \Vcft<-1ndies. N. lat. 17. 47. W. long. 75. 35. Mora NT Pointy the moft eafterly promontory of the ifland of Jamaica. On the N. fide of the point is a harbour of the fame name. From Point Morant it is ufual for fliips to tak^ their depar- ture that are bound through the Wind- ward Paifage, or to any part of the W. tnd of the ifland ot St. bomingo. N. lat. 17. 58. W. long. 76. 10. MoBANT HarbuaTt Ftrtt is about 4 leagites weftward of Point Morant, on the fouth coaft of the ifland of Jamaica. Before the mouth of it it a imall ifland, called called Good lOadd, And a fbn oii tieh point of the entrance. MoRANt Rkfir, is two leuae* weftward of the weft point of Point Mo- rant. The land here forms a bay, with an anchorage along the ftiore. Mqi $NA,acapeonthecoaftof Chili* 8. America, is in lat. 13. 45. S. and 1 5 Iragues nonrii eaft of Cape George. The bay bttween thefe capes feems very defi- rable to. flrangers to eo in ; but in a N. W. wind is verv dangerous, becaufe the wind blows right on the fliore, and makes a very heavy fea in the road. Here is a very convenient harbour, but exceedingly narrow, where a good (hip might be careened. MoRENA MORRO, on the coaftof Chili, S. America, in lat. 23. S. and so leagues due 8. of the north point of the biay of Atacama. MOR E , a townfhip in Northumberland CO. Pennfylvania. MoR ELANDntlie name of two town> (hips of Pennfylvania} the ope in Phila- delphia CO. the other in that of Mont^ gomery. Morgan Di/hifff in N. Carolina, IS bounded W. by the State of Tcnnef- wold hills in England, whofe fleecct fell for ss. fterling per pound} whsa others fetch only ltd. or xjd. Tlie wheat of this country is laid to wetgh» generally, from 6s to 66 lb. and tht bufliel of 8 gallons. From hence, con> fiderable exports are already nude to New-Orleans, of flour, bacon, butter, cheefe, cider, and rye uid apfrfe fjpiritt^ The black cattle raifed here are idd to the new fettlers, and to cai tie merchants, for the Philadelphia and Baltimore mar. kets } many have alfo been driven to Ni« agara and Detroit, where there are fte- ?[uent demands for live (lock, which uffer much in thofe northern countries^ from hard winters, failures in crops, and other cauics. MoRnuE Fort, or FortabenadeAhr' gue, on the Coutli (hore of the entrance to Baldivia Bay, 011 the coaft 0f Chili, on the ^uth Pacific Ocean. The chan- nel has frons 9 to 6 fathoms. MoRl^NNB, a bay on the E. coaft of the idand of Cape Breton, near Miray Bay, from which it is ieparatcd only by Cape ! ■ jt|6 filOlt <:«P!l,^#mlf. Ji it # KtltnbV deep ^Mo|k(^ Oli^W w tli»p6injt«r hmA- Won tlwE. Ai|e«f tbt dbannel of the ]i«V«|Mabf m tlie H. W> Mrt of th« UffmA «f Cuba, and is die htfk of two f MH^v ««ftks for tl)«, defence of Uie chaw^l «|^;ainft, the apvroacb of an •neMMr^aiibips. It i» a liiind of triangle^ laiitined witk Iji^ionH on which are Mounted about 60 pic-CM of cannon» a^ poundieni. From ti\e caftle there aUb iHRt a wall or line rooimtcdwith t% loi^ iiniAeaanfim 36 pounders { calledi by way of tmnau»» **rThc twelve Apoi'- tIeitV «Qd at the point* between the caftle a9d> tlie iea> there is a tower ^hcf»a:nMn ftands and gives iignals of ivhat jvdTela approach^ SKiNNE», or MonttMiue, in the Mand of Mowee» one of the Sandwich Ifiand**, in the N. Pacific Oce^> is in ht. oo* «9. N. and Icnig. is6. a7. W. AIOR.OM^iLiu> BajfU to the fouth. PKin|«f Qarthagena, On the coaft of the 4Ei,'>«aiifli M*in» and in the bight of the 4mft .coning out «f Darien Gulf, on simitiiMifn molt. iMoiiOTOi, or. Mtnhit one of the Saodwicb Iflands in the Pacific Ocean, ia about a | leagues W. N.W. of Mo- *»ee tfland, and baa fsveral bays on its Sk aad Wtrfides. Its W. point is in lat. •I* aer. N. and lo"g. 1 57. 14. W. and is cpfnputcd to contain 36,000 inhabi. taiits. . It is 7 leagues S.£. of Woahoo Ifland. i Morris, a county on the northern line of Ne^«Jerfey, .we0 of Bergen eo. It is about ts miles long, and ao broad, kdiwided into 5 townAips, and contains nboot 1 56,809 acres of improved, and 30,419 acres of unimproved land. The eaftem part of the county is level, and aflTords noe meadows, and good land for Indian corn. The weftern part is more mountainous, and produces crops of wheat. Here are i'even rich iron mines, and two fprings femous for curing rheu- matic and chronic dilbrders. There aA al(b two furnaces, two Hitting and rolht^ mills, 35 forges and fire-works, 37 Iaw mills, and 43 grift railU. There are in the county i6,si6 iuhabitants, of whom 636 arc (laves. MoRRissiNA, a village in Well-Chef- tet CO. New- York, contiguous to Hell Gate, in the Sound. In 1790 it con- tained 133 inliabiunty, of whom 30 UOfL wwflbvee^ Jil «7»vH «M anoeiRd to the townihip of W«|l>Chcicr. MoRRiAVAWM* fkflit-ioini and ca- pital of the above eoontr, it « haadrome town, and coBtaina a Pnfb]«eifian and Baptift chtirebr a'ce|wrt^lNi« dians: near it runs the river Poxuelos, the banks of which are cAlUvated vnd adorned with trees. Motrope is *8 or 30 leagues diftant frmn Sechuta, all that way bek^ a faady pbHn,,the track continually ihifting. MORRO V21JO. See St. Culkat. MoRTUiji's Rocks, on the S. coaft of Newfoundland Ifland. N,kt.47.W. long. S4V5S. M<>ltro Iflandt on the coa{^ of Pern, fo caHed by the Spaniards, ^'rom its ftriking refemblance io a dead cjrpie, extended at full length. It ia alfc call- ed St. Clara. It is about 5 Icagies N. N. 1^. from the river Tumbezj and !s ft miles in length, and 17 leagues from Guyaquil. Morton Bay, on the N. W. coaft of the ifland of Nevis, in the Weft -Indies, is near the Narrows, or channel between that ifland and St. Chriftopher's, to the N. W. of which there is from 3 to 8 fathoms, according to the diftance from fltore. MoRt;Es Bay, on the fouthern fliore of the river St. Lawrence, fouthward of Ga^jee Bay, and wefl; of Benaventura and Mifcan iflands. MoRVGO, a fmnll river to the weft and north-weft of the gulf of E0equibo, on >l9ll» 1g^m^,dfl Mt/i, • Uxwn on the iMPk,^ IM jn^r Tab»jlco. in the ^Mum 9f Qunpfpcby ?^uif,. to wh|ch fniaU bucgcf nMkjr^ vp. Q^eat qMan- Vitift cif.«p^()a.vau« AMppcd hereJbr :S|»«Ui| ,ivhkh >i&8» f^jsnu ifmy Poops fffd ^U YdT^ tOktbe cofft. M<»»»s iVp'i^« bead or cape oJT jai^, pn the B.4$U fff tl^e eotnnee into Bon. #>ifta Bay> on the E.^cpaft of ^fw- Ibuodlaiia .I(Und* |t ts to the ^oath- ward of the, rodka C3^ . Swerrty and 5 jnilM fovth-.wc^ o^ Cue Ikmaviftik. MP>(;*IKps* Sfe KHiM. ' ,Jl[f oi|.^ Y*«f a p^ce on Roanoke xvr- .fr« ^mil^ below St. l^amnuny'iu and 3 apofe Baton's . The produce of the upnfffioswry. is brought to theft places, j|nd fi^it jrom t^^^ by waggons to' iPetedburg in yirgjlnia. l^QfmriTO PiHfiiiy, a di^ift of .Mt^c9»Tl>aving the North Sea on the N. aaJS.|iicaragua on the S. and Hon- tiuraa on the W. The natives .ife itf\i, «n;U madet . ftrong> apd nimble of foot. Thejr are ^npla^able enqqiei to the Spaniards* who niaflacred a vaftnum- b^n" of their people Mrjben they inv&- pcan natijoit ^inft the $|nniav*e channel of the ^aiTows, from the S.W. .going round the point along the fliore, . within the reef to the northward. The coail is here lined with rocks, and at a fmail diftance is from 4 to 6 fathoms, , on the W^N.W. fide of Booby Ifland. Mo sqy ITO, ptMufyuito Cove^ on the W. fide of the idand of Antigua, and ibuthwarduf Five Iflaiids Harbour. MosoviTO iJUtmi, one of the fmall .Virgin Iflands, in the Weft* Indies, near ^ the N. coaft of Virgin Gorda, on which it is dependent. N. lat. i^. a5.W.long. «3. 15. Mo»qyiTO Pfiiutt 13 the larboard E)int of the channel into Port Royal ay in Jamaica, where the powder ma- gazines are fituated, and on which it i battery of <• «»•, ftfr th« Mmet of thechamiel» f^ickishcrev^iVnarMw. Roofid the pdtni to t)ib north-wlMy; is « (^bus bay or l^a^, Into wl^h conies the river Of SpaAlilh-TWn. '^ Dutch Ottiaha, SoutkrAmeiricit rbooi. w||!idi».«a ibon M fliip* ai^ witkui» thnf are d^red^ to rtan S. £. «ad ttidi due si, and come to aii aflchoi' hthH the Arft village. MoTitBR O^f MKtat CO. D^ wwe. ictJrmi^'' MoTTB tft, a fmall ifland In Lake Champlain, aboiit eight miles in length and a in breadth, diftane 1 nlUoi W. of North Hero Ifland. ItconAttfitet « townOiip of its own taqie in Fr«iiktti> 'ti. Vermont, and contains 47 inhabitinisJ MbucHA, t.a,d bay on the coaft of Chili> on the W. coaft.of S. Amerkii. Moui.TONBOROVOH, a wi, and S4 Haves. » Alio the name atSL townfliip in York [ instton^ in Conne&icut.. Mount Vernon, the feat of Gborcb Washington, late Prefident en'tin« gravd walks, pliiMetl whh weeping willows and fliii^y flirubs. Thtt manfipn honfc itfeir (thoagh ntudi cm> belliOied by, vet not pcdeAly flttisficl tonr to the chafte tafte of the piefeht poneflbr) apjpears venovble andf conve. nient. The uiperb banqnenng-Tooni has been finilhed fince he returned home from the army. A lofty portico, 96 feet in length, fupported by 8 pillart, has a pleafing effeft when viewed fiom thk water} the whole aflemblage of the green-honfe, fchool-hooiir, offices, and lervants' halls, when feen fiom the land fide, bears a refemblanee to a rural riK Ian} efpecially as the huads on that fioe a^-e laid out fomewhat in the ftrm of Englifli eardens, in mea^bws and graTs-grounas, ornamented with little copies, circular clumps, and fingle trees. A findl park on the marsin orthe riv- er, where the Englifli mlow deer and the American wilddeer are feen through the thickets, alternately with the veflels as they are failing along, add a roman- tie and piAureique appearance to i^* whole fcenery. On the oppofite fide of a fmall creek to the northward, an extcnfive plam, exlribiting com-fivlds and cattle grazing, affords in fummer a luxuriant landfcape} while the blended verdure of wood-landa and cultivated declivities, on the Maryland flvore, vari- egates the profpeA in a charming man* ner. Such are the philofophic fliades to which the Commander in Chief of the American army retired in 17S3, at the clofe of a vi«orious war} which he again left in 1789, iO diffaify with his unequalled talents, the higheft office m the gift of his felIow-citie6n*} and to whim be has again retreated ((797) loaded with honours, and the benedic- tions of his country, to fpend the re« mainder of his days as a private citisen, in peace and tranquillity. Mount Vernon, a plantation in Lincoln co. Diftrift of Maine, in the neighbourhood of Sidney an^ Winflow.- MoUnt Washington, in the up. per part of the ifland of New- York. Mount Washington, one of the higheft peaks of the White Mountains, ill New-Hamplhire. Mount Washington, the fouth- wefternmoft town(hip of MalTachufettSr in Berkfliire co. 150 miles W. by S. of Bofton. It was incorporated in £779, and contains 67 inhabitants. McuiE M U L , Mpvil NarhHT, at the B^fMlc pifit» JfliliMloi> St. John'i, and at the S. W. MigU of thitgulf of St. Lawrence^ i* be- tween Eaft Point and Three Anrf^ and soes in with a fnuU ci-eck thtt U vao* oeratcljr, Ipaciout within. Mb VMM, a finalu nver of York CO. Diftri^l of Maine, which Alls into the ocean between Wells and Arundel. MowiBy one of the Sandwich Iflei, next in file tci and M. W. of, Owhy- hee. A lai^ge bay of a fcmicireuur form, oppofite to which are the.iflandi Tahoorcwa and Mofokinnce. It it a- bout 1 6a milei in circumference, and is thought to cautiin nearly 70,000 inha< bitants* MoYAMBNSiMO, a townfhip in Phi- ladelphia CO. Pennfylvania. MvcAKos IJUaidt near the N. coaft of Cuba Ifland, in the W. Indies, which ^ith Ifland Verde, lies opfbfite to the Cape Qu|bannano. MUD IJUuul, in Delaware river, is 6 or 7 miles below the city of PhUadel- phia; whereon is a citadel, and a fort not yet completed. On a fand bar, a laree pier has been erefled, as the foun- dation for a battery, to make a crofs fire. Mud Lai/^inthii State of New. York, is fmall, and lies between Seneca and Crooked Lakes, it gives rife to a north branch of Tioga river. MvcERAS Ifiaidst otherwife called Men Eatirt or Women-Eaters I/lands^ are 10 leagues S. of Cape Catoche, on the E. coaft of th^ peninfula of Yucatan. On the fouth of them, towards the land, is good anchorage in from 7 to 8 fa- thoms, and clean ground. MVLATKB Pointt in the ifland of Dominica, in the W. Indies. N. lat. 15. 16. weft long. 61. ai* Mulatto ?o/»/, on the weft coaft of S. America is the S. cape of the port of Ancon, 1 6 or 18 miles north of Ca- davayllo river. MuLGRAVB Port. See Admiralty Bay. N. lat. 6;. 45. W. t^ .ig. 165.9. MULHEG AN lirvrr, In Vermont, rii'es in Lewis, and empties into Conne^icut river, at Brunfwick. MuLLicvs Rivert in New-Jerfey, is fmall, and has many mills and iron* works upon it, and empties into Little Egg Harbour Bay, 4 miles eafterly «# ^he town of Leeds. It is navigabltae niilea for veflcls of 60 tonst the SurqiiduuiMhM i^ %l mm N< of ^ jtom f f iMlaml. . ".vi: ■ ■ ,■ ■ MvHSIBa, Dl^AVARItt P00MB8, tlucce in4;^*ci|t-- babit at Oiag^* and. «tbi^ , tht N. branch of Suiquf^ilK' ^„ About fto yeart agQ» th»«. ip&Mffa of N. Carolina, and capiul ^jlii^.^. It is fituated on MchfMn nv|r.,,|U|Ml contains a few houlcs» a. o^tt-nouie, ^1, and tobacco waithouft. I|t car- ries on a fmall trade with. Ed e ntqp, and the other ^a.-port. towns* ^ia 3 miles from Princeton^ la from yt^» ton, 50 N. by W. of Edenton, ,ttA 4aaS.W.of?hiladelphb. ; MvROA McMiG A ltiwr» on tlw (^qtft of Chili, in S. America^ is fouthwarifif the S. point of Quintero Bay, and not far firom the entrance into Chili river. It ii not navigable, but is very good ,t» water in. ,, Muse LB Bankt at the entiranoc into Trinity Bay or harbour, in .t^.diredion of S. W. on the E. coaft qf Newfound- land Ifland. MuscLB £i^, in the Stiaits of Ma- gellan, in S. America, is halfway be«' tween Eliiabeth*s Bay, and York Road j in which there is good anchorage witk a wefteriy wind. MusCLB Baj,> or Meffikmtt on ihc coaft of Chili or Peru, in S. America, 5 leagues S. by W. of Atacama. MUSCLE Sboalst in Tenneflee river, about 150 miles from its motjth, extend about %o miles, and derive their ilama from the number of ftiell-fifh found there. At this place the rivrr fpreada to the breadth ot three miles, and form* a number of iflands } and the pafiage is difficult, except when there b a fwell ia the river. From this place up. to the Whirl, or Suck, where the :reaks through the Great Ridge, or Cumbec* land Mountain, is a 50 miles, the navi* gation all the way excellent. MusKOGULOB, Mufltogte, or ^« tbey ar^ more conunoidy called, Creti JaN dUmit inhabit the middle parts of Oeor* gia. The Creak or Muflc^^ige hui* guage, 4Nfluch U ftft and 9«Bwal« it y» fj?ok«i W^8 UQNrlM vnM* ihiAMogQlgei ciftooniiuw of w| i» tnv ^MNdtflCy J ef liwijr «^tWm, m vQNWiqnr nw viim (nc vnuniiiui mt wUUom iiid #ir^, lii lilr'Ai'giiittil. urf'mn'tM ,caniMRjemiinr,*fifaiikJclhdlf vii« jMHI "^iUbimi^^e ftrft imil meScpi Mit article in ail tMr tmtiet witli tht ''lf»t#a(]Utlf» t « titere Aair m U ; ikiyiNWttf Aintuocn tiquoti fold ; ''jSmitt 'iifto tUfir Mwns.** IhlUncef MiWmiliaiklvbc^urrid/oa thcdifeoi '^Mrf.of JttMjMtfoi^lnM of ftiriti •Into ni^lf^ettnfiy.Vthtf Indiant ftrik; "'^~ tbdn >Arttli their tomahawki, and injtrtlM liquor to ^ thirfty And^ ifMHto « diflBp of it thennrelm. It ie diflScuit to account fer their excellent ^'idicy'in civitgomMnenti i( cannot ' StHve ft« effifiacjr findm coerciTC laws, ' fbif tliey have' no ftich artffiefaU (yftem. $Mne of iJh^indft favourite (bnp and 'iiikinicet.they htfveirom (heir enemies, tiie Chaftanri} for it ftemt that nation 'iii^i^ Mhent ibr neetry and miufic. Tlw Mtifl«6stt1tea allow of poiy|pmy bifli^ iMnMnnhidet evtjryman tal^es umv^^ywitfctat heplei^ret»but thefirft li'iiillecn, aadtbcOtMNra hd'hiiidrtiaida «ta*!4Na^. The Oreek or MiUko- MMilipndcraejr have 55 towns, be. filfiiii^y viUant. The powerful en^ p\tt of the MvKomlge* ^ftabliflied it- jblfiapon the ruinof that of the Natchez. . The OakmAt IMAwae ^, firft fet- tlennent they at down ijMM* v« htg diemiet, Arei^tthenlhg themfelves by takfaig Into confiiideracy the van- tfuidied tribes. Their whole number, ftnw years fote, was t7i«S«i of which 5,t white rt»r '4 1 Uh lit genera than >'ntfy c pJ .1 ^he- plaee grf- It ebnfi. denr^ : ivh;; f/ nNt^ Spates, and wifli to agns ^*-^' ahi;:^ upon 'a 'permanent bou.iIai; -vet w^'ch tbe-fouthcm Staties m&l f'Ot AmV ''\ The country which they claim it- bou tdcd northwatd by aboiit the )4th degree of latitude | and extends fran the Tombeckbce, or Mobile river, to the Atlantic Ocean^ though they have ceded a part of this traft on the fea-coaft, by different treaties, to the State of ^torgia. Tbiir [tKneipal towna lie in latitiiide tt. 4ad ongitude ti. so. from PhUadelpina. Tmy ari fettlled in a hilHr but not moun- tainmi» country. The foil is frahftl in a high degree, and weU wptcrcd, abound, ihg m creeks and rivulet^, fWrni whence they iifc called the Cmtk BhUmu^ MvseoNBCUMK,. a fmall river of New.Jerrey, which empties into the Delaware 6 niiles below Eifhm. KrvsKitiot^M, that l$tSik*s S^i a navigable river of the N.W. Territory. It is a 59 yards wkie at its confluence with the Ohio» tj% miles below Pitlf. hvcf^t indttding the windings of the O. hio, though iit a direft line it is but 90 miles. At 1u month fbnds Fort Har. mar and Marietta. Its banks are fb high as to prevent its overflowing, and it is navigable by large batteaux and bar^» to the Three Legs, 110 miles from its mouth, and by fmall boats to the lake at its head, 45 miles farther. From thence, by a postage of abotit one mile, a communication is opened to Lake^ Erie, through CayahoeA* a flream of great utility, navigable the whole len|^ih,. without any ohflruftien from falls. From I^ike Erie, the avenue' ii well known to Hudron*s river in the State of New- York. The land on this riVer and its branches is of a fuperior quality, and the country abounds inrfprihgs and conveniences fitted tAicttkmcnts remote from N AC from ft» nwigAtion, vUy ' ' lone, and cUy. htf .been mty l.<:e{y cHlcovcr- f«It>(^nnn, €^t frt^ftom, and cUy. A valuaol* cd, S.mi ffom this riv M^ietta, called the Bb( i<«jr. Rwch a quantity of wa^r fv^'-, ti^ tokicp sooD galfoii* confta^tfy fv Hhig. Ten Edane of this water Wk!'., .««xprrim^nt s proved) aiford a qu«^ « >f fait c ffu- perior qfiialUy to any r. tdeon the fi;a> MvsqyAKiBS f«ffM/ inhaUtt th« fouthem watcra of Lake Michigan, hav- ing too warriors. Mi;8<^ AXONS, an Indian tribe in- habiting near Lake Michigan. M V8l:iTToCS>'W» in N. America, lies in Iat.64. 5 5. n. and in ion. 5 ) . 3.4 s? VIT. MvsqyiTO River and 5a; lie at a fmall diftance north of Cape C!anaverel, on the coaft,of E. Florida. The banks «f Miii<|uito river towards the continent abound ta trees and plants common to Florida, with pleal'ant orange groves; whilft the narrow ftrips of land towards the Tea, are moftly Tai 1- hills. Mv8qviroNS,an Indian nation in the nei|^bourhood of the Piankelhaws and Outtagomies ; which fee. MrsasTOWN, a village of Dauphin flo.Pennfylvania, fituatedon the N. fide of Tulpenockon creek, a few miles he- law the canal. It contains about 15 houfes, and it js miles eaft Hv north of }iaiTiftiurg, and 77 from Philadelphia. MVNOMANIKS, or Mtnomoniftt an Indian tribe, who with the tribes of the Chipewas and Saukeys, live near Bay Puan, and could together fupti/h about ao years ago, 550 warriors. The Mino- inanies have about 300 fighting men. Myi^TLK Ifioful, one of the Chande- leurs or Myrtle iflands, in NalBto Bay, pn the coaft of Florida, on the weft fy\c pf the peninfula, N NAAMAN's Crtekt a fmall ftream which runs S. eatterly into Dela- wace^-iver, at Marcus* Hook. Null's Bajft near the weftern limit of Hudfon*$ Bay, known by the name of the Welcon^e Sea. Cape Elkimaux is |t^ fouthem point or entrance. Kaco, a towti of I«|e«t- Spain, in the province of Hond^n». 50 niUea noith- V?l^ of YalladoUd, NAN, Namaiit M# femiihiNtl. of Bo^ (muImw, Iikm%Kl#ifi # milft 1. N. F. oimOilaPli^A^ff a;. W J.,M. ? 57, fjtt Ui-iMimlfy' ' NAHvZf AO, a iWiaU iiuMfiiillCiki* aebec!. u\tt, itniiin firon the £»,'l)|^' nifics. ia the Indian, Umgi^ i^US^ wlu*« eels are takoi. , -- -.^i Na IN, :i Moravian ^ettleawntt whidh was ettabli/hed iti 1763, on Li$iigh riv-' •r. In ' enniyivania. Nain, a frttlemcfit of the MoraWam. ofi the coaft of. Labrador, nea^ (he m-' trance of Davis's Straits, bein||;8.8. W* of Cape Farewell . It wa^ begun tender: i tite proteaion of.thc Britifli gpffertbni^V but is now deferted. ^ NAMASKiBt, a fmall river whkJi enfpties into Narraganfet Bay. ' % N A N J E M.y Rivtrt a JQiort cfeek whi^ empties ir.to th^ Patowmap inCharlea county, Maiyland, foudi-figeftvnuril'or Port Tobacco river. ' Nansemond, a county of Virrinia^ on the S. fide of Jannca't river, aM Wv of Norfolk CO. on the N. Caidina line. It is about 44 mHea in length* and i^, in breadth, and contain^ posb ii|habU| tant9, including 381 7 flaves. | Nansemond, a flMtttriverof Vit^^' nia, which rifesin Oreat Diiinal Swan^p/ and purfuing a N^ then a N. E. diree-, tioti, emptits into James's rivm a ftnV miles W. of Elitabeih river. It it liai vigable to Sleepy l^ole, fig^ veflfels of « 50 toi)s ; to Suffbll;, for >hole of 100 tone { and to Milner^s, ibrthofe of as tons. NANTAaKBT Roai^ may be ebnfi- dered as the entrance into the chaiutels of Bofton harbour; lies $. of the light- houfe, nearKaiiuford or Ho^ital lihnd« A veflel may anchor here in from 7 ta s'&thoms in fafety. Two huts aiv ere6led here with acconunodatfions for Shipwrecked feamen. Nantikoke, a navigable river of the eaftem Ihore of Maryland, emptiea into the Chefapeak Bay. Nantikoi(E8, ai^ Indian nation who formerly lived in Maryland, upon the above river. They fim retirea to the Sufquchannah, and then farther north. They were (killed in the art of poilbn- ine} by which (hocking art neany their whole tribe was extirpated, as well aa fome of their neighbours. Theie, witlf the Mohickons and Conoys, ao yeara ago^ inhabiitd Utfanango; Chagiiet and Owegy, on the E* branch of "the Suf. • "V 3 -'"'-. i|whannah« y tii ii mwh * fht two firft ce^Idat Att verfod fbrniih a iea«v«mors Mch i and tot Conoya fo warrion. Nantmill, B^fi and IPWr» Mvb tfNmfliips In Chefter cq. Pennfylviuiia. . Nautucket JJUuidt belonging to the State of Maflachufrtti, h Tituatcd between lat. 41. i %. and 41. i». 30. N. and between 69. 56. and 70. 13. 30. W. long, and is about 8 lesguet fouthWard «f Cape Cod, and lies caftward of the iHand of Martlia'a Vineyard. It li 1 5 iniies in /cngtlit and 1 1 in breadth, in- eiluding Sandr Point ; but its general breadtn is if milea. This is thought to be the ifland called NttttUon by an- cient voyagers. There is but one bay «f any note, and that is formed by a long fandy point, extending front the S. end of the Uland to the N. and W. (on which ftands a light houfe, which was ereAed by the State in 1784]! and on the north ude of the ifland as far as Xel Pobt. This makes a fine road for ihi'"^, eMeptwith the wind at N. W. iR(hi. . there is a heavy fwell. The har- M^r has a bar of fand, on which are on- ly 7) feet of water at ebb tide, but with- in it has I a and 14 feet. The ifland conftitutea a county of its own name, and contains 4>6ao inhabitants, and fends one reprefentative to the general court. There is a duck manufactory here, and 10 fperma.eti worics. The inhabitants are, for the nioft part, a ro- buft and enterprifing fe: of people, moflly feamen and mechanics. The feamen are the moft expert whale-men in the world. The whale fifliery origi. nated among the white inhabitants in the year 1690, in boats from the fliore. In 171 5, they had 6 floops, 38 tons bur- den, and the fifh^ry produced iiool. fieri. From i77«» to 1775, the fiflMry employed 1 59 (ail from 90 to 180 tons, upon the coaft of Guinea, Brazil, and the Weft- Indies; the produce of which amounted to 167,000!. fieri. The late ty of ground to raife crops, are.minute> ly regulated; and proper officers are appointed, who, in their books debit and credit the proprietors atcordingly. In the month of June, each proprietor eives in to the clerks the number of his fheep, cattle, and horfes, that he may be charged with them in the books ; and if the number be more than he is entitled to by his rishtSi he hires ground of his neighbours wno have lefs. But, if the proprietors all together have more than their number, the overplus are ei> ther killed or tranfported from the iflail^. In the year 1659, when Thomas Macy removed with his family from Salifbury in EfTex co. to the W. end of the ifland, with feveral other families, there were nearly 3,000 Indians on the ifland, who were kind to flrangers, and benevolent to each ether, and lived hap. pily until contaminated by the bad ex- ample of the whites, who introduced rum ; and their number foon began to deci-eafe. The whites had no material quaiTel or difliculty with them. The natives' fold their lands, and the whites went on purchafing ; till, in fine, they have obtained the whole, except fome fmall rights, which are ftiil retained by the natives. A mortal fickne'fs carried off ass of them in 1764; and they are now reduced to 4 niales, and 16 females. Nantucket, (formerly Sberiume} a pofl-town, capital and port of entry in the above ifland. The exports in the year ending Sept. 30, 1794^ amounted to 10,517 dollars. It is 60 miles S.E. of New-Bedford, 1x3 S. W. of Bofton, and 382 E.N.E. of Philadelphia. Nantucket Sboah a bank which fliretches out above 15 leagvieein length, and 6 in breadth, to the S. £, from the ifland of its name. Nantuxet Bay, New-Jerfey, is on the eaftem fide of CN^laware Bay, oppo- fite Bombay Hook. NARaAGANSST Bojf, Rhode-Ifland, makes up from fouth to north between the N A S the mam land on tht caft and weft. It ■mbofiNM many fruitful and baautUiil Iflandi, the principal of which are llhade Ifland, Canonicut» Prudence, Patience, Hope, Dvers, and Hog Ifl- andi. The chief harbouri are New> port, Wickford, Warren, Briftd, arid Greenwich, befidet Providence and Pa- tuxet} the latter is near the mouth of Patuxet river, which falU iato Provi- dence river. Taunton river and nuny finaller ftreamt fall into this capacious hay. It affords fine fifln oyfters and lobfters in great plenty. NAtLKAOVAOViB^. Apart of the bay between Goltlibofough and Ma- chiaa, in Washington co. Diftrift of Maine, goes by this name. From thence for the fpace of 60 or 70 mile*, the navigator fimii, within a great num> lier of nne iflandi, a fecure and pleafant fliip-way. Many of thefe idande are inhabited and make a fine appearance. A river of the fame name falls iato the bay. , Narracuaovs, a pofl-town, fitua- ted on the above bay, 16 miles north- eaft of Goldlborough, 63 eafl of Pcnob- fcOt, 9 from Pleafant river, and 673 fivm Philadelphia. Narrows, The. The narrow uaf- iage fi'om fea, between Long and Sta- ten Iflands into the bay which fprcads before New- York city, formed by the junction oi Hudfon and Eaft rivers, is thus called. This flrait is 9 miles fouth of the city of Ncw-York. Narrows, Tbe^ a firait about 3 miles broad, between the iflands of Ne- vis and St. Chriftopher's Iflands, in the Weft-Indies'. Nash, a county of Halifax difbifb, containing 7,393 inhabitants, of whom a,oo9 are flaves. There is a large and valuable body of iron-ore in this coun- ty i but only one bloomcry has yet been ereifled. Nash, Court- Houfit in K. Carolina, where a poft-ofiice is kept 38 miles from Tarborough, and as far from Lewifburg. Nashaun, or New/bamm* one of the Elizabeth Ifles, the property of the Hon. James Bowdoin, Efq. ct Boiton, fituat^ at the mouth of Buazard's Bay, and .3 miles frmu the extremity of the peninfttia of Bamftable co. Confider- able numbers of fheep and cattle are fuppovtcd upon thia ilundi and it has N A 8 149* heideme funoits lor ita escdkat woo' and cbaeft. Here Capt* Barthelaninr Oofadd haded in t 8. W. of- Philadelphia. N. lat. 36. W. long, t-j, 8. Naskeag Pentf, in Lincoln co. Di- (Irift of Maine, is the caftcm point of Penobfcot Bay. Naspatvcket /{i thU btjr. Thia Ujr M kurgK and oMn, wcU iMlt«t«d ftan the MH^Mii oi th« ocmii. It to stfiiM* of holding » tet of Aipo. and Ihongh thtn wo Arall iflindt mot bt ottnacc, tU the dRngori arc viftbki ud iiiM UMy fail fndy between thenif or on each fide of them, ^tt ii^tn Cafi. Naiiav Oift, on the coaft of Snri- MBB, or N. E. coift of S. Ameriea, ii^ a» the M. N. W. of Bftquibo gulf, and the B. point of the entrance into the ii> vcr Piimaron. It ia in about lat. f. 40. N. and long.< 59. 30. W, Nasiav Q^t on the N. Oiora of Terra Firma, 8. America. NAeiAti, a linali town in Dauphin CO* Pcnniyivania, It cootatni a Gcr< aMM church, and about 35 hmfib'. It k alio called Kmfjltmm* NAaiAV f/iatut, at the mputh of By- nun river, in Long-Ifland £ouad. . Nassau R§a4lt on thecoatt of\^eft- Florida, lieaW. of MobUc Bay, s leagues to the northward of Ship Ifland, and within the noitb end of the Chande- leura or Mynle IQandf. It ia one of the bcft rbada for large veflels on the wholecoaft of Florida. .Ita^rdajpxxl flieltef from winds that blow on ihore, baa no bar, and ia eafy of acceis. Vef- fels, however, mtift not go within | of n mile of the infide of the iijiand, it be- ing AmmI near that diftanoe firbm the ihore. Veflek may jp round the north end of it from the lea in 5I and 6 fa- thoma at half a mile from the fliore, and yfkerwaids muft keep in 4I and 5 fa- thomt till the north point beara N. N. E. about a milea, where they can ancbor ia 4 fiithoma good holding ground, (hel- tared from e atterly and ibutherlv winda : thia is neceffkry for .ail vcflela nrequent- ingthecoaft of Florida, aaeaftcrly winds «re very freq^ient. There ia frefli wa- ter to be mt any where on the Chande- Icurs by dt[^ing } and there ia a kind of well at the north end, near an old hat. There is no wood to be found liere but drift wood, of which there h great plenty along ftioce. Na&u Roaii was fim ducoverM by Dr. Daniel Cox, 9f New- Jerieyf who named it fo in ho 90ttr «f the retgaiag prince, Williani III. 8e tifo gave ]£e name of Myrtle tflands t9 UmIc aficnnunU callid ClMUi- Meurt, by the fkeneN, fimlrtNoeandled^ made oi the.Myrthr mtoh witlv wMdi^ theft ifla^da kboi^ NAteAV Jswr,- on the aoai'of lai. FleHda»haaa bv geMrally about tftetf water, b«t la AAJatt toMAing. Th« tides ^about 7 feet it low fWalf tidee. An E. 8. B. moMi niak«a hi|di vmutr here, aa alfoin ntofl pUccaakmg the coaft. Nassav, thsi chief town of Provi. dvncc Ifland, one of the Bahamas, and the fkat of government. N. lat. 15. j. It is the mly port of entry eiccept at Turk's liland. 8ceB«AMM/. Naotia, a town of Mexico. See Nata, a town and bay in the pro. vinceof Terra Firma, 8. America. Thf bay of Nata Ilea on the S. coaft of the Ifkhmus of Daricn, and on the North Pacific Ocean. From hence and the ad. jacent parts, provifioas are lent for the fnmply of the mhabitants of Pamuni^ which city ia 67 milea N. E. of Nata. The bay ia fpa(;ioua and decp) but it not ufed by fhipa but in cafea ot ncctfOity, as they aie liable to be embayed by the winds that blow ftequently at B. upon the Ihore. The bay extends to ttie ifland Iguenas. N. lat. I. is. W. long. II. IS. Nata Point, or CAmmr, or Chan, mu Caftt is at the W. point of the gulf of Panama, from whence the coaft trends W. to H^guera Point 7 league^. All fhipa bound to the N. W. and to Acapuico make thia point. It ia alfo cailM the S. point ot the bay, which, liea within on the W. fide of tU? ^ nett Gulf of Panama. Natach^hjoin Bhvtr, a largerivet: of the coaft w Labrador, in N. Ameri. to the weftwardofNalquirou river. ca under Mount Joli, where' it forma a foutherly cape in lat. 50. sc. N. and lonjK. 60. 45. W. The little Natach. quoin is to the W. S. W. of thia. Natal, a cape apd towit, on the S. Aiore of the Rio Grande, onithe N. £. coaft of Brazil in S. America, ik to the S. W. of the four fquare fhoal, at th^ month of the entrance of that tiVer, which containa fome dahgeruua rocks. On this point is the Caftle of the Thr^ Kings, or Fortaieza des Tres Magos. The town of Natal is 3 leagues from the caftle before which is g^ anehoii^ for fhips, ib from 4 to 5 fatJtoms, tiif^ well iccuRd Irom winds* Natchis* %1 NAY WATcy iB, > ji i n n iM wlka of la* trx«omingo. Navisink HMfhuirt on the fea-CMii^ of Monmouth, 00 New^erfey, lies in. lat. 40. S4. N. bavtnff Jumping Point on the north, and is sf miles 8. of the N. end of Sander Hook Ifland i and its mouth ia 5 miles from the town of Shrewfbury. The ftnall rivrr of its name falls into it from the W. and rifes ia the fame coimty. Naveiink HiUa extend N. W. from the harbour on tho Atlantic Oeean, to Rariton Bay } aad are the firit land dilcovered hy marintra when they arrive on tho coaft. Thoy are 600 feet abcwe tfae level of the fean and may be feen 10 leagues off. Navidad, a town ot Mechoacan a province of Mexico, with a harbour oa the N. Pacific Ocean, is 1 56 miles W, of Mexico city. N* lat. it. 51. W. long. III. 10. NAViREf,orCwii!r.Vav^40tfy, in the ifland of Martinico, in the Weft- Indies* Navy,, a townfliip in Orleans co. in Vermont- Navy Hall, in Lower Canada^ Aands on the louth iide of Lake OntS;* I 0, at the head and weft fule of Ntaga« ra river, which laft feparates it from Fort Niaeara, on the E. fide, in the State of New York. It is 10 miles N. by W» of Fort Erie, and 13 S. £. by 8. of York. Navy I/land lies in the middle of Niagara river, whoi'e wateri feparate it from Fort Sluftier, on the eaft bank of the river, and the fame waters divide it fiom Grand Ifland, on the 8. and S. £. It is about one nalt long, and ono broad, and is about l^ miles N. by E* ofNavyHaU. ^ Nazarith* J^ NAZ ?N4ZAitXTH» i beantif^I town !n ««ortIiaivlprqn co. ?enDfy!vania, tied upon the fpot which is now called Bethlehem. The town of Nazareth ibnds about the centre of the manor, on a (mall creek, which lofl^ itfclf in the earth about a mik and a half £. of the ftwn. It was reguhrly laid ont in : 772, and conitfts of s principal ftreets which doTs each other, at rif St angles, and form a fqiiare in the middle, of 34.0 by »oo feet. The 1; Kgeft building is a tone houfe^ereAed in 1755, "i^i^d Na- zateth Halt, 98 feet by 46 in length, and 34 in heighth. Ti»e lowtr floor is foimtd into a fpacious hall for public w«r/hip, the upptr part of the houfe is fltvd up tor a boarding fchool, where youth* frorn different parts,, are under the inrpeAionof theminiller of the place and icveral tutors, and are inllruAed in the Englifty German, French and Latin kngtiages ; in hiltory, geography, book- &erping, mathemaxics, mufic, drawing, rjKi other fciences. The front of the houfe faces a large fquare open to the €>uth, adjoining a fine piece of meadow nound> and commands a mod delight- ful profpefl. Another elegant building «n the E. of Nazareth Hall is inhabited fty the fmgle fillers, who have the fame Rgubtions and way of living as thofe at Bethlehem. Befides their principal ma- %a^i&ory for fuihning and twifUng cot- tcK, tlveybave lately begun- to draw wax tapeis. At the fouth-wcd corner jf the aforefaiil Cc-iare, in the middle of the tuwn, is the fingle br-tlwen's houfe, and on the E. S. E. corner a Hore. On the J'>utlKnimott end of ths ftrect is a good t^ tei n. The t'welling-houfes are, a few excepted, built of rime-ftonr, one or t«4> Tories high, inhabited by tiaclef- snui and mechanics, mcilly of^ German catra^lion. Theinhahitaiits are fuppli cdwith.MTAt^' conveyed »othcm by pipes . from a fine (bring near the (own. The Ifituation of the town, and the fklubrioar airbfthfe ad^eent cdaBtry, render this a very'agreeaMe pl^e< The number of inhabitants In the town and dir firms' belbnging to it, (Shoen^ included) conftitctin^tMie congregation, and meet- ing fer divine fervfce on Lord'sdajrs and hMtdays, at Nazareth Hall, was, in the year 1788, about 450^ '■■■■* Necessity, Fort, m Virginia, is fi*i tuated in the Great Meadow, within 4. miles of the W. bounds of Maryland, and on the north fide of the head water of Red Stone Creek, which empties from the £. into the Monongahela, in N. lat. 39. 43. about s6 miles from the i'pot where this fort was ei-e£led. It is tji miles E. by N. of Alexandria, and 258 north-weft of Frederickfburg. This fpot will be forever famous in the hif. tory of America, as one of the firft' fcenes of Gen. Washington's abili- ties as a commander. In 1753, it was only a fmall onfinifhed entrenchment, when Mr. Walhington, then a colonel, in the aad year of his age, was fent witlr 300 men towards the Ohio. An en- gagement with the enemy enfued, and the Frendi were defeated. M. de ViU lier, the French commander, fent down 900 men befides Indians, to attack the Virginians. Their brave leader, how-^. ever, niadef-i:h an able defence withr his handful of men in this unfinifhed fort, as to conftrain the French officer to grant him honourable terms of capi- tulation. • ' Neodk'k, Ca//, or Heddoek^Viet be- tween York river and Well's Bay ou the coaft of York co. DiArifl of Maine. Neddick Rin/ery dpt, in the above county, is navigable about a mile from the fea, and at fail tide only for vefTels of any confiderable burden, it having a bar ot fand at its mouth, and at an hour before and after low water, this rivulet is generally fo fhallow as to be fordable within a few rods of 'ihe fea. ' NEfcDHAM's Fointt on the S. W. an- gle of the iiland of Barbadocs in the Weft- Indies, is to the S. eaftcrly from Bridgetown, having a foit upon it called Charles Fort. Need MAM, a townfhip in Norfolk CO. Maffachufetts, 1 1 miles from Bollon. It is about 9 miles in length and 5 in liieadth, and is almoft encompafTecl by Charhs river. The lowei fall of tlw river, r K E L i^ver> at the bridge between Newton and Necdham it about so ftct in ita direft dcfceot* Here the river divides Middlesex from Norfolic co. ^ It wa« ineorporated in 1 7 1 x • and contains 1 1 30 intiabitants. A flitting and tvliitig mill has lately been erc£ted nere. Neehbbhbou, pne of the Sandwich iflands» about 5 leagues to the weftwaitl of Atooi,.andhasaAiout 10,000 inhabi- tants. Its place of anchorage is in lat. SI. 50. N. and long. 160. 15. W. Sometimes it is called Ntbeeownt Onte- teow. Negada, or JtueaJa, one of the Caribbee iflands in the Weft- Indies. It is low an(< defart, encompaiTed with ihoals and lund.banks. It is called Ne- gada, from its being moftly overflown by high tides. It is 50 miles north - weft of Angiiilla, and abounds with crabs. N. lat. 18. 6. W. long. 63. 5. NsoRiL HarbouTt North, at the W. end of the ifland of Jamaica, has North Negril Point on the north, which is the moft wederl;^ point of the Ifland of Ja- maica. N. . c. 18. 45. W. long. 78. Negro Cafe and Harbour, at the fouth-weft extremity of Nova-Scotia. Negro Point, on the £. coaftot Bra- zil, is 3 leagues at S. S. E, from the Rio Grande, and 14 fromCapeSt. Kocque. Negro River is the weftcrn bound- ary of Guiana in S. America. Negao Fort, in Amazonia, ftands on the mrth fide of Amazon river in S. America, juft below the junction of its ^reat branches the Purus and Negro, m the 4th degree of north latitude, and about the 60m of W. longitude. Nelson, a county ot Kentucky. Chief town, Bairdftown. Nelson's Fort, a fettlemer.t on the W. fliore of Hudfon's Bay, (ituated at the mouth of a river of the fame name, S50 miles fouth-eaft of Churchill Fort, and 600 north-weft of Rupert's Fcrt, in the poflefTion of the Hudfon's Bay Com- {>any. It is in lat. 57. 12. north, and ong. 93. 4Z.W. The ftioals fo called ar. faid to be in lat. 57. 35. north, and long. 92. It. weft, and to have high water at full and change days at ao mi- nutes paft 8 o'clock. Nelson's River/is thcN. W. branch of Hayes river, on the W. fliore of Hud- fon's Bay, which is feparated into two channels by Hayes Ifland, at the mouth of whi^h Nelfon's Fort is fituated. \ Nbnawbwhcx JniBant Inbabl^ncfiff Scvem.river, fouth of Severn lake. NeomInas llivrr,«i the coaft of Pe- ru, is.it or 14 leagues to tbeN. W. of Bonaventura river. It is a bu^e ^'w* and empties into the qcean by a moutba. Th^ fliore is low, but there is no land-* in£ upon it, as it is inhabited only hf favag js whom it would not be very big to ti-uft, as their peaceable or boftlffdiC lx>ntion towards Europeans cannot bf eafily known. The coaft, though in the vicinity of the moft flouriibuig Spanifli colonies, remains unfrequented and wiM. Palmaslfland is oppofite to this river, be* ing low land, and having fevcral flioab about it } and from hence to Cape jpori- entes is 20 leagues to the N.W. Theri. ver and ifland are in lat. about 4. 30. N. Nepean Ifiaad, a fmall Ifland of the South Pacific Ocean, oppofite to Port Hunter on the fljuth coaft of Norfolk Ifland. Nepean Soiad, an extenlive water on the north-weft coaft of N. America, having a number of iflanda in it, m fome charts called Princes Royal Ifl. ands. It opens eaftward from Cane St, James, the Ibuthemmoft point ofWafli.^ ington's or tant about 4 miles. There are 6 paper- mills, bcfidea many others of difli:tent kinds on this fmall river. N£RUKA,aportin the ifland of Cape Brcton.wherc tliePrenchhad afettlement. Nesbit's Harbour, on tie coaft of New- Britain, in N, AiP'.nca, where the Moravians formed a fettlement in 1752 } of the firft party, fome were killed and others were driven away. In 1764, tliey made .another attempt under the pro-. te^ion of the Britifii government, and were will received by the Efquimaux, and by the laft a9coynt the minion fuc> ceeded.' Nbscopecv _N|«cerg«K Rhur fkUi into the N. It. br|t«k of Sufquelwpuwb river,' new th^ uMJiui b of tliie crceK of th«t name, b |la«^mbci;|inil CO. ^i^'vania, aijd MMcUte to, the town of Berwick, 160 !«»*». W. of PkUadclpHia* and in lat. 4^*1* An Ihdian town, called Nelieo.- Kk, fbrmcrly. ttood near the fcite of rwick. fitTBEXLAiws, Nitu, ii the traA tow included in the States of Ncw- yci-k;, lliew-J«fpty, and part of Dela. vrair and Fcnnfylvania, asd was thus mneil by the P6tch. It palTed &T& by cooeueft and afterwards by treaty into Che hands of the Englifli. - Nb rjtTiiA. or Sir Thomas JlorV WldaaUi a naa-ow ftrait between lat. 6x. and 63, in ^ew North Wales, in the ar^ie regions of Amttiea. Nivs, a river of N. Carolina, which cmptieainto Pamlico Sound bekm the tawnof Newbern. It is navieable for Ha ycfleU is miles above Newbein ; jbr ftows 50 miles, and for iinall boats soe mites. Nevstra Seojurat Baia dti or Our £aify''s Bay^ on the ccait of Chili, on the S. Pacific Ocean, in S. America, is 30 leagues from Copiap^, and ao S. S. W. ot Cape George. It is indiiferent riding in tnis bay, as the N W. winds blow ri^ht in, and 'the gufts from the nxnmtama are vei7 dangerous. NsviRSiNK (yeekt a ftream in the llardenberg Patent, in Uifter co. New- York. On an ifland in this creek Mr. Baker having cut down a hollow beech tree, in March, 1790, found near two %«rrcU full of chimney fwallows in the cavity of the tree. They were in a tor- pid ftate, but fome of them being pla- ced near a fire, were pkafantly reanima. {ted by the warmth, and took wing with their ufual agility. Nevil Saj, on the weft fliore of Hudlon's bay, is nearly due W. a little northei ly from Cape Digges and Man- fcl idand at the entrance into the bay. ^orth lat. 6«. 30. weft lone. 95. Nevi5, an ifland lefs than a league fowth-eafterly of the peninfiila of St. Chriftopher*s,oneoftheCaribbce.;.Thi8 beimtitul little fpot is nothing mure than a fingie mountain rifmg like a cone in an e;ilv afcent from the fea ; the circum- ference of its bafe not exceeding 8 Bri- tifh leitgues. This ifland was douht- Ui* produced by fomr volcanic eruption, ibr there is « hollow crater, qear tho fummit ftillvifible{ which contains a hat Tpring, ftranjglir imprfgnated with ftilphur, and fntpmir is fi^Kently hnvai in fubftance; in the neig|tt:lourltw ^u|. lies and cavities of the cyt^tb. The Hl> and is weirwatered, and the land in ge.i neral, fertile. Pour thoufand acres of canes are annually cut, which prodnce an equal number of hogiheads of funr. The iflMMi, ftnallas it u, U divided into 5 pariflies. It has one town, Cbarlef- tawnt which is a port of entry, and the feat of jeovemment ; where is alio a fort called Charles Fort. Theie were two otiter ihippiog places, viz. Indian Caftle and New-Caftle. Nevis contains 600 whites and 10,000 blacks. It was flrft fettled by the Englifli in i6aS, under the protedion of Sir Thomas Warrer. It is faid, that, about the year 1640 ihe ifland ccmtained 4,000 whites, and fom: v/riters fay that before the year 16S8 It had 3P,ooo inhabitants. The invaiion of the French about that time, and liMi^e epidemic diforders flrangely diminiflied the number. Charlcftown, the capital lies in lat. 17. 15. N. and long. 61. 35, W. There are feveral rocks and flioals on the coaft, particularly on the fouth- weft fide, but (hips ride between thfrni in tolerable fafety, the hurrican fea(bns excepted, when they are obliged to put aft to lea, and run into Antigua if poflibl^. N£Vir. Albion, a name given to 4 country of indefinite limits, on the weft- em coaft of N. America, lying north of Caiiforma, New, a river of N> Carolina, which empties, after a (hort courfe, into th? ocean, through New River Inlet. ' ' Its mouth is wide and fltoal. It abounds with mullet during the winter feftfon. New-Andalusia, a jprovince of Terra Ftima, S. America, lying on the coaft of the N. Sea, oppofite to the Lee> ward Iflands] bounded by the river Oroonoko on the weft. This country is called Parta by fome writers. Its chief towm is St. Thomas. Some gold mines were difcovrred here in 1785. New-Anoovsr, a fcttlrment in York CO. Diftrift of Maine, which con- tains, including Hiram ^nd Pott(;iftcl(i, 214 inhabitants. New-AnticaRIA, a town ^f New- Spain, 34. leagues northward cf Aca« pulco. New-AnticveRa. anrpifcppal city of \. ^fTEW tl»W «f NewwSpaIn, kilhe province of Oun- | NiW*ATMii%tf'iAMlMpr«*fMls aca» «niaed into a biilKwrkk by Paul I on the poft.nMd ftoMi' CoiptHM>yt|> III. 1 147* It kM «ttMe cathedra], WillianAwy, iii'LiiMi^iPi^^ ▼ante, ci»ilM ipsiM^^ Ittil'IbfMiiav i^iiraottcil himwMt pillart. ' WtWAaKf a towolhip In'Eilex «o. in VcrittOQt. NrwARK Bmft in Newijerftv, i« ' ifenned by die conflaenceof Paflaidt and Hackenraiek rtvcra from the north, and » feparatcd from that part of North lifer oppdke'to New. York city, by ^Bergfen Neck on the E. ^eftern fide of Staten Ifland. The' water paiTage from New-York to Elizabeth- Town 'Point,' 15 miles, is through rins bay. Newark, a poft-town of New-Jerfey and capital of Eiftx coimty, is pleafant- ly iituated at a fmall diftance wed of PaiTaick river, near its mouth in Newark Bay, and' nine miles W. 'of -New- York city. It is a handfome and flourifhing 'tdWn, celebi'ated for the excellence of its cyder, and is the feat of the largeft '9ioe manufaftnre in the State : the ave- rage number made daily throughout the 'year, is eftimated at about lop pairs. The town is of much the fame iize as 'Elizabeth-Town, and is 6 milesN. of it. There is a Prefljytevian church of ftone, "the largeft and mod elegant building of the kind In the State. Befides thcfe is an Epifcopal church, a court-houfe and •'■spiol. The academy which was tftab- '' liflied here in June, 1792, promiles to 'be a ofeful inftitution. In Newark and in 'Orange which joins it on the N. W. there are 9 tanneries, and valuable quar- ries of ftone for building. The quarries in Nevrark, wotild rent, it is »id, for w £ 1 000 a year, and tiie number of work- men limited. This town was originally fettled by emigrants from Branford, ConneiUcut, as long ago as 1662. Newark, a village in Newtaftle co. Delaware, fituatcd between Chriftiana and White Clay Creeks, 9 miles well of Ncw-Caftle, and no fouth-weftcrly of Wilmington, Newark, a town lately laid out by the Britifli in Upper Can^la, on the river which connects lake Krie and Ontario, directly oppofite Niagara town andfott. * . . ■ the conflntau of Hom filreir ^«f^^ Ef. branch orSaft|ae&miiti«i4n^ lat. 4«. S+'WXl *•«• 7*. S».'W. ■bout 3 miles S^tf thcHnri-Yotl^lalfa New- York, 14S.V. of 0«MM, iM 116S. W.ofpeHlown.^^ Nbw-BaMamb*, 1kua -wna^ Indian name of New- Bedford ; and tbs linall river of that nane, difcovered kf Gofhold in i6o«, rant fvomiiorth t» iouth through the towniSiip, and divide* the villages of Oxford and PaZrIunpea from Bedfoid village. A company iMW incorporated in 1796, for bnil^fng a bridge acrofs this river. 'From the head to the mouth of the river is 7 xk 8 milca^ Fairhaven and Bedford villages, are » mile i^art, and a ferry cen^antly at. tended is ettaiiliftietl between them. * The harbour 'is very fafe, in ftncie places 1 7 or I & feet of water j and veflfelt of % or 400 tons lie at the wharves. Its mouth ifr formed by Clark'* Neck on thr W. fide, and Scomicutt Point on the other. An ifland between ttwfe point* renders the entrance narrow; in 5 fa- thoms w*ter, Higli water at ftillMid cliange of the moon 37 minutes afttr 7 o'clock. Dartmouth is the lafeft place to lie at with an eafterly wind ; btifat Ntw-Bedfbrd you will lie fafe at the wharves. The river has pkntyof fmall fifli and a fhort way from ItR mouth they catch cod, bal's, black fifli, iheep'S' Ifiead, Sec. The damage done by the BritSrti to this towji in 1778 amounted to the value, ^ /^97>ooo. It is now in a flouriftripg (late. In the to«vn(hip are a poft-oi)tiiee, a printing otfice, 3 meetings tor Friends, and 3 for Congiegationalirts, and 3313 inhabitants. The expoits to the differ- ent States and to the Well- Indies for oneycar,enUirgi>cpi, 30, J754.,araownt- ed iA^. ly , ijf^ %» by Jt.of PhUatlel|>hia« j« MlirsM>>)*» <»W! of the safticrja man- tj^ne diftri^of N» C«rolia4» bounded ^» M|d $. E< by t|ie Atlantic, S. W. by fjmaampva, W* by Fayette, N. m. ]lar llUIjiboiVPgby N. by Hallifax, and MfM* by Ed«ntondiftrift. It compre< itiodatmiCQuniffsof Cartei-et, Joses, Cn^en, Bcauftrt, Hyde,/Pitt, Wayne, <6faK^«r, Lenmr, and Johnftpn i and , 90^$i^ 55>S4» inbabitants, including 35,000 flavet. : NXWVBRI*, the capital of .the above liiftrift, it a poft.town and port of entty, fiuatsd in Craven co. on a fiat, iandy, point of land, formed by the confluence cf the rivers Neus on the N. and Trent ■«n the fouth. Oppoitte to the town, ^the Neu« 18 abopit a mile and a half, and .^the Trent threetquarters of a mite wide. Kewbem is the largefttowointhe State, contuns about 400 houfet, all built of wood except the pakce, the chiu-ch, the glioi, and twp dwelling-houfes, which are of brick* The palace was erefled , by the province before the revolution, and was formerly the refidcnce of the governors. It is lai'ge and elegant, two iories high, with two wings for offices, a little advanced in front towards the town } thefe wings are coinieAed with the principal building by a circular ar- cade. It it much out of repair { and tlie only ufe to vrhich this once handfome and well fumilhed building is now ap- SiUed, is for Ichools. One of the halls t ufed for a fchool, and another for a dancing- room. The armt of the king of Great Britain ftili appear in a pedi- ment in front of the building. The Epifcopalian church it a fmall brick building with a bell. It is the only boufe for public worOiip in the place. The court houfc is railed on brickaich- ct, fo as to render the lower part a con- venient market place ; but the principal marketing is done with the people in their canoes and boats at the river fide. Jn September, 17 .- . near one third of this town was (c.-i-i ;i.;:d I'/ fi; *. It canies on a confidciil't' :i. ie tr he "Weft Indies and thedif stv States in tar, pitch, turpen'inr- lurrber corn,&-c. The exports in f , ;..', ...t.;. n iii ;■. c.),6 5 dollars. It is .^^j iriiif {intr "-.atfii^h, W. of Edfiru;,!. io-^ h' )'•'. by .of Wilmington., 'JS « t pitcr:burgh io Virginia, and ^oi b v% vfVii'a- S9S. f.of^ NEW dclphia. N. lat. 35. le. W. leaf. 77. *5' N«w-BuCAY, a jpravince im the av. dience of Galjcia, in Oi|d-Mcxico or New.Spain. it It laid to b« too Jetg'jtg fix>m E. to W. and xso firoin 401th to fouth. It iaa well Wintered and fertile country. Many of the inhabitantt are rich, not only in corn, cattle, &c. but r'fo in filver minea, and fome of lead. New-Boston, atownflitpUiHiUibo. rough CO. New-HampflitrCf, abou!' ?o m Ics wefterly of Portfrnoutb. It vvas incorptH^ted in 1763, and coi!itai»s ISO 2 inhabitants. New*Braintree, a townOiip- in Worcetter co. Maflachufetts, confifting of about 1 3,000 acresof land, taken from Braintree, Brookiield, and Hardwick, and was incorporated in 1 7 5 1 . It con« tains 940 inhabitants, mcftly ftrmers, and lies 19 miles north- weft of Worccf- ter, and 66 north-weftof Bofton. New-Britain. SetAmmcat La- brador, and Britaiu Nrw. Nzw-BRiTAiN,attown(hipinBuifk'« CO. Pennlylvania. New Brunswick, in the State of New- York is filuated on Palta Kill, about 8 miles S. W. of New Paltz, and 69 north- wefterly of New- York city. New-Brunswick^, in Middlefexcb; New Jerfey. See BruHJHuick, New-Bkunswick, a Britifli pro- vince in N. America, the north-weft part of Nova-Scotia j bounded weft by the Diftri£l of Maine, from which it is ieparated by the river St. Croix, and a line drawn due north from its fource to the Canada line ; north by the fouthern bovndaty of the province of Lower Ca- nada, until it touches the fca-ftiore at the weftern extremity of Chaleur Bay \ then following the various windings of the fea-flioreto the Bayof Verte, in the (iraits of Nprthumberland \ on the S. £. it is divided from Nova- Scotia by the feveral windings of the MifTiquaftt river, from its confluence with B^au Bafon (at the head of Chegnc£lo channel) to its main fource $ and from thence by a due e-Aik line to the Bay of Verte. The nor- thern fljores of the Bay of Fundy con- ftitute the rrmaimler of the fouthern bour.'.ary. All illands included in the ibove ViH'.ki belong to this proviiKf. According to Anowfttith's map, it ex- tends frn I lat. 4.5. 7. tc 47. 15. N. and from lonj^. 64, to 69. 50.W, It is about a6o 9iJ4» (laves. miles liHUffa in iUm\kt longt and 170 braid. The chibf towns areSt. John't, at the mouth ^thc river of the »me name { . St. An- ne**; the tireftnt Teat of government, to ibH«i upehe river { and f rederiekftewiitt afcwmillsabovc.St.Ann* feparated from the Bay of Fundy by a narrow ilthoius of about 18 miles wide) Bay ot Fundy, which extends 50 leagues into the country j Chegnec- to Bay, at the head of the Bay of Fundy; Pafliunaauoddy Bay, bordering upon the Diftri& of Maine. At the entrance «f this bay is an ifland granted to feve- ral gentlemen in Liverj^ral, in Lanca- ihire, who named it Camuo Bello. At a very confiderable expente they at- tempted to form a fi^ttlement here, but failed. On feveral other iflands in this bay there are fettlements made by peo- ple from Mafl'achufetts. Here are nu- merous lakes, as yet without names. Grand Lalte, near St. John's river, is 30 miles long and 8 or 10 broad; and in fome places 40 fathoms deep. See Canada, St. Jtbn's Hvir, Sec. Nbwburoh, a townflup in UlRer CO. New- York hounded eafterly by Hud- ibn's river, and foutherly by New- Windfor, and contains S365inhabitant8s of whom 37 3 are electors, and 57 fla/cs. The compaft part of the town is neatly built, and pleafantly fituatcd on the weft bank of the Hudibn, 66 miles north of New.York,oppofiteFiih-Kill Land- ing, 7 miles from Filh-Kill, 13 from Goihen, and 14 fouth from Poughkeep- fie. It confifts of between 50 and 60 houfes and a Prelbyterian church, fitu- ated on a gentle afcent from the river. The country northwaixi is well cultivat- ed, and affords a rich profpeJl. VelTcls of confiderable burden may load and un- load at the wharves, and a number of velTels are built annually at thie bufy and thriving place. Newbury, a county of Ninety-Six diftri£t, S. Carolina, which contains 9,34a inhabitants, of whom 1,144 are (laves. Newbury court-houfe is 45 miles from CoKiiubia, and 31 from 3d»ur^t court-houfe. lIsWBi;iiY» Btowifhtj^inYarkcB. Pemfylvania. MawBUBY, tht capital of OctMr CO. Vtrmom, pleafimtly fituacadMUt weft fide of ConneAicut rivsr, OMofilc to Haverhill, in Grafton co. Ncw-Hihmi- fhirr, and horn wrhich it la ; milrs m^ taau It contains abov; 50 houfeai *■ gady a court-houfe, rjid a handfiMBa chtirch for Congrega':ionalifls with a fteeple, which waa t^ie fbft «reAedin Vermont. The eour^haufe ftanda oa an eminence, and commands a plea^g profpe6k of what i« called the Great Oxbow of Connefticut river, where ate the rich intervale lands called the Little Coos. Here a remarkable fpring was difcovered, about so years fince, which dries up once in two or three years. It has a ftrongfmell of fnlpluu-, and throw* up continually 1 peculiar kind of white fand : and a thick yellow finim rile* upon the water when fettled. This it the more noticeable as the water of the ponds and rivers in Vermont are re- markably clear and ti'anfparent. It is 130 miles N. £. of Bennington, and 41 7 N. E. by N. of Philadelphia. N. lat, 44. 5. Number of inhabitants 873. Newbvry, a townfhipin EfTexco. Maflfachufetts, incorporated in 163J:} iituated on the fouthcrti bank of Merri- mack river, and contains 3,972 iniiabit- ants. It formerly included Newbury. Port, and with Merrimack river encir- cles it. It is divided mfo five parilhes, befides a focietV/of Friends, or Q,uakert. Dummer Academy, in this townfliip, is in a flourifhir.g ftate ^ it was founded by Lieut.Gov. Dummer in 1 756, open- ed in 1763, and incorporated in 178*. The inhabitants are principally employ- ed in hufbandry. The land, particu- larly in that part of the town which lies . on Merrimack river, and is here called Neivburjf-Neivtoa, is of a fiiperior qua- lity, under the belt cultivation, and is faid by travellers to be little inferior to the moft improved parts of Great Bri- tain. Some of the highlands afford a very extenfive and variegated view of the furrounrling country, the rivers, the bay, and the fea coaft from Cape Ann to York, in the Dillnft of Maine„ Some few vefTels a/e here owned and eart to unite eleeancet Unngtli and .fimfintTe. The day before i the bridgeiwaaopened &r the infpeftien lof the pnWle|r.a Ihip of ijo tone pafled undei^ the gi'eat arch . TherK hzL modioui houf: of entertainment at the faridbe,. which is the refort of parties of , plcawre^ both in Axmmer and winter. NbwbvuY'Port, a port of entry, •and poft'town in Etkx co* Maflkchu« Iktsi pleafantly fituated on the S. fidd eif Merrimack river, about 3 miles from the (ea. In a commercial view it is next in rank to Salem. It eontaina .4837 inhabitants, although it is, per-' . baps, the linalleft townihip in tht State, its contents not exceeding 640 acre*. It was taken from Newbury, and incor- porated in 1764. The churches, 6 in number, are ornamented with ftceples } the oth vive. The Boftonand Hancock contt< nental frigates, were built here, anj many privateers dui'ing the war. The harfaiour is ftfe and capacious, but dif* ficuU' to enter. See Mtrrimack Rit/er. I'he Marine Society of tiu;' owu, and In it, IM* kamiMly ii UH » i ia l 4bmllho#fte, «ith»flMre ^VhMimm* fbmKM with fiMl mi llbiff iiu i uM i imi iee, lor the mtttf of titt •fhimaM difHlled in Sc*buiy. Port, there iaaUb«brawfer|rt «nd)»ccn* (idcrable tradt ia eatvied on witH the Weft-Indice and the fouthem 8t^tc<. Somevefleh are cmplMed inthtfinight- ing bufinefs, and a few in the Mury. In Nov. 1790, then were owned m this port, «ihip«i 4S brigantines, §9 {Utoon- ers, and at -floops} making in alK 1 1 ,t74 tons. The experts wr a year, ending Sept. so* >794i amounted to 36),3todMlars. A machine for cut- ting nails, hat beeii lately invented by Mr. JacobPerkins cf thts town, a gen- tleman of great mechanical genius,which will tumout,if neceflTary, aoe,ooo nails in aday. Newbui-y->Port it 40 . miles north-north-eaflof Bofton^ ad[fouth-by. weft of Portfmoutb, 1 1 N. of Ipfwich, and SS9 norrh-eaftoif Philadelphia. The harbour has 10 fiithoms water t l\igh water at full and change 1 5 minutes af. ter II O'clock. The light-houfe on Plumb* liUmd lies in 42. 47. north la- titude, and in 70. 47. weft- Ion tritude. Hmw Calidonia, the qame giv<:n by the Scotch to the ill-fated icttlement which that nation formed on^he ifthmus of Dartenv and on the fouth weft fi>1e ef the gulf of that name. It.ia fituated eaftward of the narroweftjnartiof the itthmut, which is between Panama and Porto Bello, and lies foutb-eaft of the latter city. The fi^tlement was formed in 169!. See Darin* New.Camton, a fnull town lately eftabliflied in Buckingham co. Virginia, on the fbuth'fide of James'a river, 70 miles above Richmond. It contiiiis a few houfes, and a ware-houlis §ov ir- fpefting t<^acco. Ne,w -Carlisle. See BMavem- tnre, New-Castle, the moft nrMihem countv of Delaware State. It ik about 40 miles in length and «e in breadth, and contains 19,686 inhabitants, inclu- din? ft,s6a flaves. Hei'e are a imiff- ra ills, a flitting- mill, '4 paper mills, 60 for grinding different kinds of graiM, and feveial hitiing-milts. The chief towns of this county are Wilmington and Now-Caftie. Xbe land in it i& wore broken than any other part of the State. Tlv- ¥'' ^ o <. '**^. ^ J^ a^ ■'* ^ C i jKa o ^ £ A jsr .4 .A^KW .\LAP of ?Jf OHTJB( AMKKIC A\l JSTRW D I S COVERIE S MiiiMpiiMpi .^.'I. :fmt-^-^m^mmmj \t^ -h»^ At ^ 'm^^i H'i.X N r i M ^^'^ ■"^•m W'T^^t^ * .*., ... ^K • l^« t-L, 'I ':* !f *^ %', .»* i«fi ■«;- ■«?" 4ki > ?< >- #v. "■n. .? Aj.. '^. 4 ■%■- I f <«»(«. i :m^M \^yA •rchriAMiir nv ASTLtr • ice of the on the weft Gdt ibiln Ibuth of Wilmington tad, ^VPhUadelpbia. It contaiAf honfet, • coiirNhottft urch iar Eptfcopaliana Preflbytwriant. This if the Ml Delaware river, havj 3 the Swede*, ittiMt > called ft ^ckbclm^ lis of Sw«len. tiie haitll of the Oiltefii, It Ni litkfi the name of N^miMw^irdim ||Bglifli, when they; took pol I kf ike country, g*i|: it the name l>-6r^4^. It war lately on the \\ %nt uow begbif io flourifti. irel» be built, w^ch will aflfonl ^at to vrflels, (Kiring tiw win. Thele, when oompleted, ifidembly to ka^attvitotagea, in^rporated In tS/a, \iN the go- vernor of |lew-.Y«r|^ aMLwaafofitiMiy years .unditr thf m^gement of a bailiff and fik anftanm^f^bt. f*. $8. Nji|y«SASTLE, a tbwnfliip in Weft. Cheftiir CO. New. York, taken from NortlpCaflle i4i79i> and incorporated. In i7i(» P^'^ w(^>^ ^Si of tne inhabit- ants «alaed cleflors. Ni^.^ASTLB, a rni|Mli#ji» in the countir of Rockinghamf New-HRmpI^ (hire,9 neglrs diftant from Portrmottto, tvas ii|:or perated in 1693, ^"(^ contains 534. ittafaikants. Ni^.Castle, a fmall poft-town in LIrcomi c|. Dtftri6t of A|^ine, fituated hetwcfn Jiumarifcotta aaeLskungut ri- vers. ■ It is 10 miles E. by N. of Wif- caflet466 N. £. Q^ Portland* and 19a M.bylE^of Boifton. Tlie townOiip a>nta|is l|6 inhabitants. \ \ NBiir -Castle, a poft-town of Hano. vercof Viezinia, fituated at the mouth of Aflequll creek, on the S. W. fide of Pamulky jiver, and contains about ^(J OAf • town of < iM«Hli< MWAyl • n oiii iii H NcwwtlHi) lMNiiicdfiar« and .M7%UlflcrMiudetAtflvliyHMdU ^' ^ roa*s river Miiil llMMtnrar. miuikSm 4»sis ialMbit)||m uKldtveof i^tMPH. teffwiiiif % GcMii*. MF|#4>ujili aM» in Stnlbt^ coini^ New-Harapfliire, Iks on the Mftfanft of Win.jeniflcogs Lalce. wift of liitortyt Meeting Bay, nearly 40 milca tt^bw weft of Portflnouth. IiMorpofMM| In 176*, having 554 inlubitants. * Nbw-Edi Ni^uROli, a new AttloiM* in Nova-Acotia. NKWBNHAM,Ca^,is thentMi|imt oTBriftol Bay, on the north wA q|it AUakmgtlitdMift IT to uw aorlk- of North- America* the flood tide fets ftrongly weft, and it is high water aboot on full and change days. N* bt. jl* 41. W. long. 16a. s4. NEW'ENGLAND,forNoRX^iliS or Eastbiin States) list b a <& ui: »B,; and about 48 N. \0k.. and l»k*«M»|^ 5U amhf4. 1. W. longitnd«iAliteini|i north by Lower- Canada) MRbyjANIs f>rovince of New.&Fttnfwick and ttt Jhlh' antic Ocean ) fbuth by the ioBM omin;!) and Long. Iflandl Sound I w«ft by tb» State of (few. York. It lies in the fitr% of a quarter of t circle. Its w^ ^It^ beg|inning at the mouth of ByiamriiM||| which empties intoLoBg-Iflmd SoymLil^ the fouth-weft comer ot CoonefticM|,|M^| 41. nms settle E. of N. until itfti^ the 1.5th degree of latitude ; aqd ^m .-curves to the eaftward almoft to the Giun of St. Lawrence. This gr^ad divifien of the United States comprehends die Statci . ,gf . Fermosa, Ntw-Hmmbfiirr, houfe^ It is 54 miles N. W. of WiW M^iuU^ettSt (iaduding the DJMa^ liamflirg, *4N.E.«fRichraond,aad "^ ' "*^ '^^'^^ ' " » - -- a97 fifm Philim3|thia. i N£|y.Q|l£iTSkVa townftiip iiC Graf, ton c4 New-^H8|kip(hire, fituated fsithf Wo fide of l^b»w»iret river. It wail iwcor|^ti(^ii^l|f>t» and conmnasta uihabUantf. It Isibouti) imps be* low t« tovgpkjQtpj^riioath. r* ; Nsw.(}oilco«9« fcrmerly can«| MptfJ Rbadt'^luSii ami PrroUbm* FlaMtt^nttvACmm^da. New-En^ land hal a very heftlthfiil eMmate. It i* l^pptftl iltM-abvntone w ftftn ^ifat ^mfhifritsHve to tne age i^F yoycars | «nd abnut oMin tbirtem or foartMi^ 80 and upwards. Nordi-weft, wtft md fiia«hMiiffe>flrbkl« are the moft|(«i!«|«it. Eaft and n«th-eafl; yMnds,wbioire w^ V i.* eZ^- m \r 1^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) y A ^/ ^ A Z ^"^ V 4^ z/. 1.0 I.I lUlM 12.5 us 1^ |2.2 Hi ^ us, u& 1.25 1.4 III 1.6 .« 6" ^ V] 7: y /A Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WIST MAIN STREf T WEBSTER, NY. HSSO (716) 873-4503 L1>^ fsT \\ tV <» ■^A 6^ ^^^ f^^.^ '"■'"^>/;' ^y«**'%^V' ■*!»■•' **t. twcMbtrbUAs inUilipii M^i«Uv ill _^ SM|i»^rMl mocf s«> duin 4|^ iofiito fllMihcKiTtlRrainiMtdqri «fc ■ iiJ ii i i i.-lt (nmjfi^^dlf^ Thettif. MffI n^ 'MwrikiR iniJfMu&iglaiidr fevein* .{Mlinoaar/ «aalbnio(ii% »ri%<> Ir^tt^^M^WMtTm. AkiifMieHias MrfbvMb tku ^<* ia other «ow!itries» iqiMitedkridiMl acterliiiff to their vvoilth w iarifoMi^t tntotbVMciafletf thc'opu" hMtji^ mUdlingf and the poor} the idleflefs, ltixuriei»y ^Mi4 dcbauchd-iea of «lw4Mb^ ind the mltetfi and tflK>fi«. toiNpt intemperance of tba Mk de(bo)r ORiiraimr proportion of theft t«K>. #l*iiti«rmedla» daft ia hiblow tKofc Midtl yi ic fc a 'Which prore fatal to the iMt^ «Mlalio¥e thofi^rufferingt to which «h»uniMftttnate poor fM TiStms t thi» fa^fdbre the fttppieft divifion of the thiee. Ofthc richand)iDort theAme- ikMIMMibUe fumifltca a much finaller yuMiWltiniiihaattny other difoia of the hmmimMJ In .QbmKaieot, p»rti. dMiflf^ tbv^Miribiitidn of weahh and |l»««w* or JTahimry to life, tlw inhabitants if iMt State may plead exemption fipom "' ifte.** Whatthii writer, I)r.Foulke, f«f GevnelMcvt in articular, will, i>i*«fyfi(w«tcepla«Bntj;» hiiMawdmtM, h _ Jwitof Auit tUbmu lypeaia Jb dnhaadait cxtcnfive mcadowUf c iMi largilwrdtof Jheep andiAt c^le, and ridt ficida of §9%^ com, aii the vai* riwit Jdndt of grain. Tfaele iJilUp wm , tdt'irarioua breadtht fiwn tira>«o tdbnty- |«iiUee%^4ind bytheanmialiriuii^iaiiMof tierivera puid fmallcr fhmig^ ^icU iaMlhrough them, ther#ia ^^yntly ai acenmulatim oft rich, fa#iU| left upon thefwfitee when the watcM litife. Theprincipal riven in. Ke«M£iMand aw Penobftot, Kenncbedi, Aiidi^wg> gin>orAmarirc(^gin,Saco,MerriflBaclc, Conneaicutk Houfatonic, Otter Qnek, and Onion riven; befides many ftnllcr ones. Mew-Eaeland, nneFally ^k- ii^, it better adapted for gr ting than: fer grain, thoogh. a rufficicn^quantity ;of tike latter, it raiftd fior homeconfiinp.^^ tion< if we ««ept vilmt, wUch it im* ported in confidttdlHs oiiancilUi fiony the middle aniibtttlMikiSiateer fodia» com, rve, oatt» barley, bo|iK.«iheat, flax, and hemp, generally fueccedtveiy well. Applet are cimunMB, andnnge. neral plenty in Mcw.Englaad|^ m^ cy- der conftitutes the principa^4ri(|k of the inhabilMlK. Peaches do teb^rive lb well as formerly. The other com- mon fhiitt are more or lefs cultivated in diftrent parts. The high and rocky ground is in many parts covired-with clover, and generally affords dhe heft of pafturej and here are raifed ibme of the fiaeft cattle in^ the world. "Thk quan- tity of butter and cheefe made for ex- portation it very great. Confiderable attention hat lately been paid to the raifing of iheep. Thit is the meA po- (MP'fM^ independent republicans. Tin DMNintabic are eoenpauativety rmal). miiia^ north -and Tovth in ridges ! t» mh otlMr. Between theie 'fiiBW tl*jMit rivere in inajeMe !irt»redlm«lgthein»uinerabie ri- HHlcIt and Mtfjiferftreams' viMch proceed IhiftK th«^^l^llMlltaint4lll eatk^de. •IHni' •i IbcfiHtor off the tflo of a neiffhbouring fWftwfiMkfH ttetriieCMttiictttlte ridget, v^ileii aJateof nlurc^ exhibit a ro- na omctppen r ance* Hwyliwmifiisecia Bfii»^ tnt firom corruption. Leaniiif ia iKffufed more «niver£iUrt among M ranka of people here* than in any otiier partof the glohe } arifing 6rom the alneAmt eftaUi(mncnt of fchoola in almoft tvarjr townfliip» ^and the extenfivc circttlatiMi of newfpapert. The iirft at. tcn^ to form a regular fettlement in thiacouatryt iwa* at Sagadahock, in x6o7r but the year after, the yth En^anl States* t planted themfdvta at Plymoutiii November, i6«o. The ibundert of the colony coniifted of but loi ^Is* In 1640, the importation of fettlen ceaftd. Perfecution, (the mo. tive which had led to tranfportation to America) was, over, bv toe change of aifain in England. At this time tlie number of paflengers who had come overi^ in %9% veflew, from the begin, ning of tbecolony»Affloanted to »i,«oo men, women and children; perhaps about 4,000 families. In 1760, the number of inhabitants in Mafl'qchufetts Bay, New-Hampfliire, Connefticut, and Rhode ifland, amounted, probably, to half a miUioiu Nsw-PAiRPiBbD, thenorth.weftem- anoft townihip in Fairfield co.. ConncAi* cut. Niw.Famb, »hechief town of Wind- ham CO. Vermont, is lituated on Weft river, a little to the north-weft of Brat- tleborough. It has 660 inhabitants. KawrOWDLAND^iu/, on th«! eaA fide of the gulf of St. LawreiKe, is fe- parated from the «a^ of Labrador on the north by the Straits of Beliile, which is about II miles wide. It is fuuatcd betWeenlat. 46.45. and 51.46. N. and between long. 5a. }i> and 59. 40. W. from Greenwich { being stimiks lone, aad from 40.KI sSy milei broad. The leapWiip^id^nmHEN^ Hmg coatiii|Md.9nd4bnte» ai^tliej mmr. hcac». thoifi^ fioM»t» yaw ., wfatnned by fioMtal tfii4.iti%mh;'i muy Urge iiid Mpd kf^m. MlamJI, «dietteioir^ 9^uie|iMN»< to fid of tfialWt qmvwimtlOjiKijL tion (which onilieleafepaft ae^^ipa,! beat no very lemotejp^rioA ^ >M will a^M a ^m\fttpfyiufi^,pmm yarda, and aM forfs of Imlmm W. India tr^. Bwt ni|uitatjfi(«.,.,„ ttjschi<^y vflnaMe fm, u^gepi lUhery of cod,cai;irt«d op flMB ^lH/fiHf (hoa!s, which ane called O^t ^asiu^M Newtounaiand. pirfft Britail^fftJ |1^ U.$tates, at the low^ft cmomitat^,^ pf^ nual^r employ 3000 m tqf ta^H^rOfm mthisAmery) op b(«fd of whtcli» t|iif on iboretocuie avd f^w^ the ilS^t.ap upwards of 100,000, 1vua4*< ^thatWff fifliery is not only a very valuable bra|j^ of trade to the merchant, but .a fpinrca of livelihood to nvwy thoulanda oi^imir people, and a moft excellent mirlcfyt^ the loyal navy. This filhery is coo^kj^ ed to increaie.the naticmal ftock 300,000^ a year in gold and filver, renqitted.^ the cod fold in the north, jo Spjiin* ^ tvgal, Italy, apd the J^evaat* plenty of cod, both on the great! and the lefler ones, which lie to t^Mt^ andS.E. of this illand, is inconieeivim{i and not only cod, but feyeral other^- cies of fifh, are <;aught tltere .im^sgOBd^ ance } all of which arenearly in ai^ ,cqi|f|i l^enty aloi^ thei(hores of Hew^(>und|afMU Nova-Scotia, New>£ngland, apd the ijli of Cape Breton; apo very proiitab|^ fifberies are carried on up^a all tbfif coafts. This ifland, after various .diQi^ttf about the property, was entirely cc(^ to England by the treaty of U(recht,,^ 1713; but the French were lctt4it U)^- ty to dry their nets on the nortl^^ /bores of the iftand ; apd by the tro^ of 1769, they were permitT^ to 0iifk the guif of St. Lawrence, .but wiiKthm limitation, thatt^ejDi^HiaiPM^pRt^ %^ W'^ H - r t- Bill tb "tiipna. ■ Tht fmaU fMftalated to ereft no fcfti(h»ltioni on Ihf^lflarids, nor t& jutp-morfr'^lian ' 50 ttMM'tb enf^ Bjrdhe MNipi^ty 3f p§ic«^ ^ Frencli are to wi99fm fUlieri^ «ihtfi#Mrih^andOnthe M^^eHltt of tlie iflaiii!) ahd the inha IMft'brtiieUnlteil StM«« are allowed «M W'lfrlTiiitei in liflilhg, at before immma^i The chkf towns Mm^ndlMid at«, Placentia, Bona- mm'Wi''ft^' Jbhn^a I ^t not above fvH^ ftmttin rdtfiiili here in winter, j^lffii^ r^itlUlron (if>en Of war are ftiit IM^I^'Mgr tp^jlMreteft the fifflieries ilM'1lMibu|Uit>i the adnffaral of which, IW^(rt!mfe'being,ta governor of the |i|iiy,1^deaii^ni> there i< a lien- lirilp^|Ovcrnor, whorefidet at Placen- ^, lUtjtSt Oreat Britain emploved lathe Newfeundfamd fifliery* 191 nifh. %» (hipa, and 5S c(^V^y ifiipt, whofe toraiage togethd- amdiinted to 41,990. The fimie yeari they carried to fb- fi^lpi' iturketa 591*176 quintals of tfib. - -Veffela lie in the bays and harbours ofiMs iiland fai perfea ftcurity, being liwdl iheitered, except at the entrance, Ihf Ihe mountains { and ibme of them ^the whole circuit of the id^nd being full of them) are a league or two leagues In lenfth, and near half a league in breadth, thto which feveral rivers and brooks of ^litcellent water come from the adjacent ntotmtains. Thcfe art alfo contiguous 46 etch odief, being fepamted ufually iMily by a point of land, feldom exceed- ii^^two leagues in breadth. But the to^nt and villages are only on the lar« |^in4 iftore commodious bays. The ^tod iir^ nfbally found to be moft a'jun<. iilMit where the bottom Is Tandy, and the ieift mimerons where it is muddy, and tlMi' bcil depth is alfo between 30 and ^efiithoms. When a (hip has taken her ftation, Ihe is immediately unrigged, and a proper place feleAed for curing end freuring the fifh, and. hilts erefted *1(M> the men who work afhorcf a large ^Ibliifbtd is alfo ereftcd at the water*s ted^* .where the number of fhallops >«t^nediorthe fifhery is got ready-, mid alio fecvred after the feafon is oWr, till tile foitowing fummer. Ships firft en- i teHng tnyhay, Imv* thi Jirivilegr of applying thefe to thtir Wn uft. Th« iSaibr ^nrriveafMI in th^rfhn in each of the numerooa harbotirsi i| for that yctr flyled trrd of th« Harbonr; who alfo fettlc»dif(MllM among tliefi^^ ermen. We fhall not detail the mode of 'managiii)^ and caring the fifli, which iapurfu^ with much perlbvering labour} we fhall only add, that the Great Bank of Newfoundland, which may ftviperlf be deemed a vafl mountain under #ater, is not lefs than 330 miles in lengthy and about 75 in breadth. The cfepth of water upon It varies from 15 to 69 fa> thorns, and the bottom is covered ^rith a vafl quantity of Ihells, and frequented hy vaft fhoal? of fmall fifh, mofl of which ferve as food to the cod, that are incon-' ceivably numerous and voraeiouk.' It ia a faA,.in proof the plenty of cod here; that though {o many hundred vefTels, have been annually loaded with them, for two centuries pafl, yet the prodigi. ous confumption lias not yet leffened their plenty. The number of fowls called penguins, are certain marks for the bank, and are, never found off it j thefe are fometimes feen in flocks, but more ufiially in pairs. The fifhery on the banks of Newfoundland, may be juftly efleemed a mine of greater value than any of thofe in Mexico or Peru. The French ufed to empk>y hi this fifh- ery %6^ fhips, tonnage a7,439) and 9,403 men. Total value ^S7o,poo fterling. New-Garden, atownfhipinChef* ter CO. Pennfylvania. New-Garden, a fettlement of the Friends in Guildtbrd co. N. Carolina. New-Geneva, a fettlement in Fay- ette CO. Pennfylvania. Nkw-Germamtown, a poll-town of New-Jerfey, iitnated in Hunterdon co. It is aS niies- north-weft of Brunlwick, 47 north by eaft of Trenton, and 77 north eaft by north of Philadelpliia. New-Gloucbstrr, a fmall poft- town in Giimberland co. J3iftrin. of Maine, 17 miles northerly of Portland, and 146 north of Bofton. It was in- corporated in 1774, and contains 1355 inhabitants. NBW*GoTTiNt»Bil, BtownefGeor- ' 'a, fituated in Burke co. on the weft nk of Stvannih Hver, about a 8 miles eaft of Wayaeftioraui^t -and 35 north- wcflofBbenMer. Nbw- NEW Niw*Or*iiada» « pravineefai tin foatiwrn divifion of Terra FiniM* 8. Amtfica, whole chief town U Santa FedaBagota* SteCibtia. Niw-OaANTHAMk a townfli)]^ in Cliefhire cb. New-Hamplhire) wm in> corporatfd in t7<>ii uxi contains 33) inhabitants, and is about i smiles Ibuth- call of Dartmouth college. NEW.HMIPSHIKE. one of th« United States of America, is fituatcd between laj. 4.*. 41. and 45. 1 1< north, and between 70. 40. and 7s. at. well lon|. from Gi-eenwich I bounded north by Lower Canada} eaft by the DiftriQ of Maine { fbuth by MaflachmettB, and weft by Connefticut river, which iepa- rates it from Vermont. Its fliape is nearly that of a right angled triangle. The Diftria of Maine and the fen its »g, the line of MaflTachufetts its peraendicv* lar, and Connefticut river its hypothe- nufe. tt contains 9,491 fquare milee, or 6,o74,x40 acres } of which at leaft 100,000 acres are water. Its loigth is 168 miles } its greateft breadth 90; and its leaft breadth 19 miles* Tins State is divided into $ counties, viz. Kockingham, Stiaftbrd, Chelhire^ liHilboroutrhi and Grafton. The chief towns af^Portfmouth, Exeter, Concord, Dover, Amherft, Keen, Charleftown, Plymouth, and Haverhill. Moft of the townfiiips are 6 miles fquare, and the whole number of townlhips and loca- tions is ai4; containing 141,985 ,per- font, including I s8 flaves. In 1 767, the number of inhabitants was eftimated at 5X,700. This State hat but about 1 8 miles of fea-.coaft, at its fouth-eaft cor^ ner. In this dtftance there are feveral covet for filhing veflels, but the only harbour for ihips is the entrance of Pif cauqua liveri the (ho^es of which are rocky. The Qiore is mpftly a fandy beacn, adl^iningto which are fait marih- es, interfefted by creeks,'which produce eood paftnre for cattle and fheep. The intervale landf .on the margin of the great rivera are the moft valuable, be- cauft tliey are overflowed and enriched by the water from the uplands which brings a fat ilime or kdimimt. On Counefticut river thefe lands are frpm a quarter of a mjle to amUeluid anha!f. on each fide» and produce corn* gnuni and grafs> cfpecially wheat) in greater abundance and peife£Uon than the fSime kind of foil does in the Ufherludi. If ETW The w!d»1]Miiltii|M warm ind fidi f rftky^mcMI counted good for|NifhN«f ^Hiinedl have a dMpinitlfewlMI'VaMl^i between theWUs an |(^aerally'vl duAivc. Ag*i Any ' &c. are articles wmchvii^akMya^ a market, and ara ridfcd in-' quantities in New^Hamyrfhlitf bothlbv hufl>andman thinks Ma ftraa comnMi without an ofchard. Tice fivii el iMf firft quality,'cannot be ndfU ,i» fiicb ll northern cUmatr tathis^ without pwti«t cular attention. New- York Mew-Jcr* fey and Pennfylvai^ havie it in^perwa^ tion. Aayoo depait fivmthM tnSki eitbtr fouiwward orinMthward> it^k|o« nerates. The nneltivatcd lands «ii covered with cxtcnfive Ibrtfte of ^ine» lir^ cedar, oak, wabiut, Ire. For eliaMU^ diieafes, ttc. fee N0W Et^Umd^ Several kinds of eartiM and ciinra an* found in this State, chiefly in Elvetcr, New.Market, Durham, and Dover* Marie ahi^nds in l^eral placca, bet ii little ufed. Red and yellow ochres are found in Somerfworth, Cheflerfieldy R indge, and jaffray . Steatites, or iotp rock, isfbondinOrferd. The baft lapia fpecularis, a kind of talc, commonly called ifmg-glafs, L found in Grafton and other parts. Cryftals have hem difcovered at Northweod, Rindge, an4 Conway } allum, at Barrington, Orfvwd* and Jaffray } vitriol, at Jalfray, Bren^ wood, and Rindge, generally found comK* bined in the fame ftone with fulphur. Free-ftone fit fw building is found in Orford } alfo a grey flone fit for mill* Aoncs. Iron ore is found in many plai- ces} blark lead in Jaffiray, and fonw lead and copper ore has been feen } but 'iron is the only ihetal which has been wrought to any advantage. New-Hampinire is interftCted by fif^ ral ranges of mountains. The firft ridgfb by the name of the Blue Hills, paftea thccK Rochefter, Barrington and Nottii4;fann» and the feveical fummits are diftingii|fli> ed by' different names. Behind thirft are feveral' higher detached monntains. Farther back the iMuatHiM rife ftill 111 higher. ;■■ ' n ^to I ittw ri KjarflnM am 4lit mdk U tht l0kf tht bfuwhei M MfmnMck riven* dt^ theJySnMr^LMtf. 'Indii* i» ths cd^lwvicd MowwlBo c fc tMlty Itoilu north of which k JMioaMi fpd #• iMkt filirthar ii IfaeAliUlo*, called tifo Moodwioek J MW nU ihi^t The ridgi U then conttnti- #MtdMrJ]^, divUingthe waters of the tHiir Co n» aa i c m .ftwa thofe of Saco, dad AanarifcoMin. Here the mouo- UriM rife a»ch^ higher, and the moft tlrvMad luamita.in diil range* are the nOdte MamiaiiMt. The hmda W. of tMalaft'iBlntioMd nmge of mountains, Wdiruig on OowteAicut river, are in. taHjicrlfd #ith cMMive meadowa, rich aid wdt watend. Offiipy Mountain Ola adjoining ^ town ot Motikonbo- vMq^ «» the N» B. la this town it i« «Utfnd| that in « N E. dorm the w^nd IWs over the nicuiitain, like vraterover » dam { and with inch force, as fire- fftttfUif to tnroof holifes. People who live vtat theft mountains, by noticing t|w various movements of attrafted va- poMva, cab Arm a pr^ijr accurate judg- mat ti the weather } and they hence iyle thde jtwrntains their Almanack. |f a dOud ia attrafted Ir^ a mountain, ahd hovers on its top, they )>redift rain ; ^ukrft after rain, the mountain conti- nws capped, they expeft a repetition of j h o w ers * A ftorm u preceded for fe- varal hours by a roaring of the mountain, «^b may be heard lo or is miles. But dK White Mountains are uiidonbt- di^jdie higheft hind in New-England, Ana, In cImt weather, are difcovered ^^cfisre any other land, by veflisls Com- ing iteo tne eaAcm c dbH of theiT while appearance, arefre- ^ently Ri.i^akcn iot clouds. They are vifiidc on the bud at the diftance c^ So a^s, on the 6. and S. E. fides \ they mopear ' higher when viewed from the !»«£»• and it is artmoutfa« •neha^N^Wi. fik»-^h«{aftvaD fiim- , . 8'4 ■ .■■•■■.;.■' WB'W aaltt appear at ow viaw*t^ vihldi %aii arc baU. Of ihefc the three bighei are the moft didant, bahig on the oft. em fide of the doder ) ona of tlliA it the oMuntain which nodwa ib nntMic an appearance all alnqg the fltove of *>.t eaOem counties of MaflachulatUi It has lately heen diftingvitwd hf the namaofMovNT Washimotoit, Olirbig the period of por jo oMiiths, theft mouatame exhibit mors or left of that bright appeahmce, fromvridch they ans deneminated white. In the fpring, when the finow is partly diflblved, they VjffVK of a pale blue, ftreaked with whiter uid filer it is whc^ly gone, at the diflMica of 60 miles, they are aUo^ gether of the fame pole blue, nearly ap. proacbiog a iky colour} while at die lame time* viewed at the diftance of 9 miles or Icfs, thev appear of the proper colour of the rocx. Thefe changes are ohfiarved by people who live within conl ftant view of them ) and from thefe fa^s and obfervations, it may with cer-\ tainty be concluded, that thie whitenefs of them is wholly caufed by the fnow, and not by any other whke ibbftance* iot in fiift there is none. The reader will find an degant de* fcription of thefe mountiiins in the jd vol. of Dr. Belknap's Hiftory of New. Hampdiire, from which the above is ex dies, but that trade- is much declined. Although thie is'iiottoberadked among the greet coautiercial States, ^et its trade is confiderable. Its exports con<^ fift of -lumber, ihip-timber, whale-oil, flax-feed, live ftock, beef^ pork, tndian com, pot and pcitrl aOies, drc &c. ■ In 1790* there belonged to Piftataqua 33 veftls above lootcHas, and 50 under that burden. The touni^ of foreign and Americas veficls cleared odt frwn the iftofOftobcr,i7S9»toiftofoaoJ her* 179B, was 31,097 tons, of which «t|f(o WN were Amttkati vcflfids. V • The jthc Vk or Shoali. employ Manually »7 (jjMOqeoM »o boiti*. 7o irMt the NB W ^ jthc nk of Shoali. employ 4imual^ »7 (jchwMteouKl »o boiti., in i7j^» the produce vwat>5,t 50 qi^|N|U« of cod and tiq^ttk^ The cxpeiti from tki; poU^ or't^ifeatuua in ^«fo yeaii) viz. mm iftoiqaoUr, i7t9itP ift ofoapber, i7ok( ambunted to' ty value of a90»^!|9 (lollanr 5P iMfftli in the year qidmg Septetfibn' i^Ut i79*».>'l>407 i9t>*97 aoIIar«{ aqi in thit year 1794, 1 53tS5^ doIUirif The bank ^f New'minpftire was eftabUihed in 179a* with « capital of iofooodollari ; by an «& of aflrnibly the HoclL-lu>l(lei'» can increaie it to aoo,ooo doUara }p« wa» incor- porated in I77f* fiurtd contaiOf 6^% \n- hablt&nta. I^ w-tliy96 VBR, a m^ri^inae esfajjxty ()fV|'Ui)^i)agtondiftri^,N.Car(^ina, ex- tem^uig ifocn Ca^ Fear river north>eaft along tne Atlantic Ocean. It contains (831 inh^bitanU, including 373^ itavet* 0iief to#n. Wili^ngton. N«w-Hanpv'&r, a townfl^ip 'i|Burr Hngton co.New-|ei-rey , contaihing about »O)O00 acres pr improved lancli and a la^-ge quantity that iii barren and uncul- tivated. The compa^ part of the town- (hip ii cidled HewokiBft where are about 50 houfira* S7 miles frgbt a^glM^ Near the centre of the ci^ is impahm fquai-e* on and arauf^l wbicjiiare thf publif biiildinn»!arV» «^ a4iti|ii7^Ak courft or cxperi- IMntal pMloAipliT and «ftronomy. The iMftttm, to whwh additiout ars con. jtloitly mddng) coQtaint many natural W t wtoia * From the yeir 1700 to «793» Am had httm educated and fadaatad at thitmirrerfity about 1303. ha nmnbcr of Avdcntt it generally <'W. The-harbOtti*, thoagh inferior to rnvt-Londen, has good anchorage, with I iSithom wnA 4 (mv water at common fidesi and s| fathom at low water. This fliee and Hartford are the feats of tite legiflatnrr alternately. It is 40 miles TOQtk>weft byibnth of Hartford, 54. from l#«#>Ixindon, tS from New- York, t $t ffMn Bofbn» and if) north-eaflofphi. bddflifai. N. ht. 41. iS. W. longi Ni W«H A VVN, a townfliip in Addifon €«. Vermont, on Otter Creek or River, containiiw 7*) inhabitaiMs* ■ Nbw-Hebkidbs, acltirterofiflands in the Pacific Ocean, lb called by Capt. Cook hi 17941— thi fame at the Arcbtpe- kun 9/ tkt Oreat Cycladts of Bougain- «we, or the Ttira'^Anfiral of Qjjuros ; iwUch Ac. ' Nbw Hamb STEAD, a townfliip in Orange co. New- York, bounded eafter- Vt by Clarkftown, and foutherly by the ntate of New.Jerfey. It was taken from Haverflbraw, ud incorporated in 1791." By the Static cenfus of 1796, th^ were 245 of its inhabitants quali- fied ekabrs.' ^ Nifw-HoLDBRilBss, a townihip in Grafton co. New-H^nipfhire, (itiiated on the E. fide of ^emigewafTet river, about 3 miles E. by S. of Plymouth. It was incorporated in 1761, and ccn- taint 3*9 ihhabitantt. " ' " ^ NBw-HoLLAND, a tow|i of Pennfyl- vania, Laucafbr co. in the midif ot a fertile country. It toiitaint a German ^hmxh and about 70 hoofcs. It ii t% KBW fiilktir.M.S. of tiiiiea(fer,iiid 54. Wt % W. of !PbiUdelphia. K[M#-IlviiTiMOTOif,a mountainoni Mti^lhip in Chittenden co. Vermont, Ml the 8. W. itde of- Onion river,' CMi- ttlnbg isAlnhabitlttts. ' '^ NBWiCHWAwAillcic. See Fijlcttm: flMt NBWiNOTOM, a townfblji { formerly nart of Portfinoiith and Dover, hi Roeh- insham co. New*flampiliiiv, 5 miles diftant f^om the fbrmor. It contains 54» inhabiuntt. Nbw Iiiy8RNB9S,inGeorgia,it,fitn. tted near Daricn on Alatamahsi Hver. It wat built by the Scotch Highlanders, i to I* feet bread. The falling of the water occafions a cloud of vapour py arife, which, by floating amidtt the fnn-beam», prefents rainbows to the view, which adds beauty to tlie tremen* idous fcene. The new, manufafturing town of Patteribn is ereAed upon t^ Great Falls In this river. Rariton river Ss fttrmed by two confiderable ftreams, called' the north and fouth branches ; one of \i(hich has its fource in Morris, the other in Hunterdon county, ft pafles by Bi^nfwick and Amboy, and, mingling with the^watcrr of the Arthur XulT Sound, htlpt to form the fine har- l>3iir of Ambpy. Brid«« have lately been erefiked over thePaflkicki^ Hackinfac .and Rari(on rivers, Yoi-k and Philadelphia. Thefe bridge^ will greatly facilitate the intercoUrfe between thefe two great jcitieii. Thf: counties of Su/)ex, Moiris, and the northern part of Bergen, are mountainous. Af niuch af iive-cighths of moft of the Ibi^thern counties, or one- fourth of the whole State, is aJTioft en- tirely a fandy barren, unfit in many parts for cultivation. All the varieties of foil, from the worft to the beft kind, fnay be found here. The good land in the fouthern counties lies principallyon the banks of livers and creeks. The parrens produce little elfe but dihib- ^aks and yellow pities. Thefe Tandy la^s yield at) immenfe quatttity of bog iron ore* which is worked up to griat tdvamtftin ^ eonntiea* Ini|f1 P^utv which «tt jet ti^i 'in )mi#a%:M vatldn, (hi'ftiltp ind oovtshlli, ill it* M ana wnen cuu|vaiMi> 1 rye,Indiuicornc, mutton, nnd the leffiiif mcattp he trade it carried on almoft fol^ with and from thofe two great commcK- cial citicf , New-York on one fide, umI Philadelphia on the other; thouj^h ^ wants not good ports Of its cvm;' ' faftures here have hitherto httn denible, not fufliclent to fupply its own confumption, if we except tbe wticjel of iron, nails, and leather. A fpint Of induftry and improvement, parti(hi|ufjr in manufaAures, has, however, of liit<^ greatly incrcafed. TliC iron manufao- tiire is, of all others, the greateft fourcn of wealth to the State. Iron-wprks tie ereAed in Gioucefler, BurlingtOBf Su& fcx, Morris, and other counties. The mountains in the county of Morris givje rife to a number' of ftreams, neceffary and convenient for thefe works, and at the fame time fdmifit a copbut fupply of wood and ore of a fuperior quality. In ihiioriXftoi««n, Boidentowii, and Amboy. *rbere are a numiber of towns in this iState, nearly of e^sl fize and impor- tance, and none that has more than 300 hoiiiias compa£lly built. Trenton is one of ihe brg«ft, and the capital of «he State. -The other principal towns mre Brtinfwick, Burlington^ Amboy, , BfOrdentown, Princetown,. Elizabeth- Town, Newark, and Murriftown. This &ate was the feat of wir fur feveral jearsr dui'ing the h!c:«idv contcft be- t'.v n cngth of nia atihy. There ia haklly a tfwn^in the State th«t lay {n the pro- grefs of the BritiO) arn^y, ^hat was not rctklered fignal,. by (^|tt imtcrprile or exploit. NbwJbriey CtmfMif^j drant ff Laxtft, lies id the £. lide 0' MifrifipM fiver ( i'outb of Illinois, and north-welt of*the Army lands, which f6i:nD the fra^ fltapeU by tne confluence of Ohio with MiiTifippi. Nf w-KsNT, a county of Virginia, botmded on the 8. fide of'^Pamunky and York rivers. It is about %% miles long^ and IS broad, and contains 6x39 i"*^' bitants, includii\g 3700 (Isves, New. Kent court houfe ts 30 miles IVoni kich- moml, and as far from lVil)ia|nfl>arg. New-Iebanon, apod-townin Dti. chel't CO. New- York, celebrated for it| medicinal I'prings. The cpoipa^l part of this town is plea/a^Jy fit^ated paitlf in an ex'cnfive valley, and partly o^ the declivity of the nirrouiiding bilU. The fpring is on the Iputh Me, and near the b^tom of a jjentle hill, but a few rods weft of the Maflachufetts* weft line I and is furronnded with fevera) good houfes, which afford convenient accommodations for the videtudinariana who vifit thefe waters. Concerning the medicinal virtues of this fprii^, Pr. Waterhoufe, Profeflbr of the theory and pra6lice of phyfic, at Harvard Unir verfity, and who vifited it in the Aim- mcrof t794,oblerves, **I confefsmyfelf at a lois to determine the contents of thefe waters by chymical analyfis, or any of theoixlinary tefts. I fulpeft their impregnation is from fome caufe weak* ened. Excepting from their warmth, which is about that of new milk, I ne- ver Ihould have fufpeAed tlicm :o come under the head or medicinal waui:. They are ufed for the various purpofes of cookery, and for common drink by the neighoours, and I never coukl dil- cover any other e^e£ls from drinking them, than what we might expeA from rain or river w:;ter of that temperature. There was no vifibk change produced in this water by the addition of an alka- li, ^pr by a £»lutIon of allum i nor was ■ " ' any fimf obcdi. rant qf MGpA witli pigr i ft n rt Cwim niiM by the eU «r fkrioli MiUwr did it itbMift tin co. Joan of foUi filwr, or copper t nor |ity of the waere of the pool at Lebanon U» thenfore, Tcnr diflfcrent firom tboft of Saratoga. Thefe are warm and wvm* ifli, thofe very cold, fmart, and exhiler- ntim. Frogt are found in the pool of ^Lebanon, awl jplantt grow and floiirifi) In and around it} but plants will not grow within the vapour of thofe of Sa- ratoga, and at for ^tiall animalt, they ibon expire in it. Hence we conclude that that Afritei mmtra&t which ibme call aerial acid, or iiited air, abounds tn the one but not in the other. Yet the Lebanon pool it fam^iu for having wrought many curee, efpecially in rheu- nMtimia, ftiff joints, fcabbjr eruptiont, and even in vileeral obftruAions and hi- digeftions ) all of which is very proba- ble. If a perTon who has brought on a Itraui of chronic complaints, by intem- fierance in eating and drinking, Oiould fwallow four or five quarts of rain or 'river water in a day, he would not feel ib keen an a^{>etite for animal food, or thurft for fpirituous liquors. Hence fuch a Coorfe of water drinking will open obftruAions, rinle out impurities, render perfpuvtion free, and thus re- move that unnatural load from the ani- mal machine, which caufes and keeps up its dilbrders. Pofllbly, however, there may he/tnuthing Co fubtle in theie waters as to elude the fcmtiniiiing hand of the chymifts, fince they all allow that the analyfis of mineral waters is one a- ntong the moft difficult things in the ehymical art." A fociety of Shakers inhabit the fouth part of the town in View of the main ftage-road, which pafl- es through this town. Their manufac- tures of various kinds are confiderable, «ad very neat and excellent. It is about I a miles E. by S. of Albany, loj north of New- York, and 6 W. of Pitttfield.^! ' Nbwlin, atownlhip in Cbefter co. ^cnnfylvania. . ',; , ' New-LokdO'I)^ a maritime county of (}onne^icut, commebenduig the S. £. Corner of it* boraeriiyg £. on Rhode* liland, and S. on Longlfland Sound, tbout ^0 auicf from £ of New.Londonandflorw^iiartdM , It contained in 175^ aa,t44 inbilil> tants, of whom tay ytf Itevtai ii >790f 13>*oo,ofwhom iMwcnIliNWii, fli w-LONOOii, a di) . yn of m and poft-towR in th« abovt cpnMjr, one of the moft cdnfid«rablt ccm towns in the State. It ftandaon fide of the river Tbaron, about | from its entrance intp the Sound, Md || defended by Fort Trumbull jfd 1^11 Grifwold, the one on the N«W'Load«% the other on the -Gretoi) |d« of thi * Thames. A confiderdbfo jut of vidtt and a fMd to be contmued round it, or the ftme brcac^th} and the ftrettt wcrt direAcd to be prcfrnred forever, ISC' the health and ptenTure of the citi. '■ens. A (hreet iso feet wide, on the bttik of the MUnrip|ti, «ra« laid out ; «nd the tree* were dircA^ to he pre* denied for the fame purpofe. Twelve ■jjtret, in a central part of the city were ■Htitt prefenled in like manner, to be ornamented, regtilated, ami improved by the magiftracv of the city for public, walk* i and 40 half>acre lots for other pnblie ufet 1 and one lot of is acres for •the king*s ufe. We do not hear that this fchemeis profecuting, and conclude ,it is given up. The country in the vi 'ctnity of this intended city is repre&nt td as excellent, and, in many parts, be yond delcriprion. The natural growth confifts 'of mulberry, lociift, faflStfiras, r/alnur, hickory, oak, afli, dog wood. Set. with one or m(>re grape vines run ning up almoft every tree ji and the grapes yield, from experiments, good reti wine in plenty, and with little la- bour. In lomt of the lew-grounds crow large cyprefa trees. The climate M ft id to he favourable to health, and to the culture of fruits of various kinds, particularly for garden vMCtables. The prairka ormcadowa are fertile in grai's. lBMMnM|kpunta, lHrMeMfnM,'iMl wMil cultivated produce food crops of wheat, hairier, Indian com, Jjnt, Betnp, and to- bacco, and afa eafily tilled, iron' and lead mines awl ftttl^nge, k is af«rt~ ed, are found in Aich plenty as to aflbrd an abundant Aipplyof ibefenceeflhiY nr- ticlrs . The banks of tbe Miffifippl, hf many leagues in extant, comfiMncing about 10 milea above the month of the Ohio, are 1 continued chab of lime- ftone. A fine traA of high, rich, le/el land, 8. W., W. and N. W. of New. Madrid, abcut a5 miles wide, extcnda quite to the river St. Francis. NiWMANsTOWN, Penuiyivania, (}. tuatrd in Dauphin co. on the call fide of Mill Creek. It contains about 30 boulca, and is 14 miles E. by N. of Harrilburg, and 7% N. W. by W. of Philadelphia, Newmarket, a township in Rock, ingham co. Ncw-Hampdiire, north of Exeter, of which it waa formerly a part, and 17 miles weft of Portfrnouth. It was incorporated in 1 7a7> and containa II 37 inhabitants. Foflilihelli have been found near Lamprey river hi this town, at the depth of 17 tieet { and in fuch • fituation as that the bed of the river could never have been there. The fhella were of oytters, mufclea, and clams intermixed. Nbwmarket, a village in Frederick CO. Maryland, on the high road to Pre. derickftown, from which it lies nearly 1 3 miles W. 8. W. and about 36 niilca north-weft of the Federal City. Newmarket, a village inDorchef. ter CO. Maryland, 3 miles north-eaft of Indian-Town, on Choptank river, nine north-eaft of Cambridge^ ^ af f|r north-weft of Vienna. ' Newmarket, 9 town in Virj^ntii, Amherft co. on the north fide of James river, at the mouth of Tye river. It U a fmall place, contains a tobacco ware, hoiife } IS 100 miles above Richmond, and - 78 from Philadelphia* NewMarlborovoh, a towtMhin in Ulfter co. New'Yorki See Man- kertKgb. N h w- Mar lboro vcn, Berklhire co. Maflachufctts. It is 13 miles louthward ofLenox.and i44S.W.byW. of Boftcin. New Marlboro voB, a town in KtngOeo^'s co. Virginia, on the weft fulc of Patownuc- river, 10 iniles caft of Falmcuth. Nsw-Meapows iti««r, b the Pif- trift \ vy N B W V» frM of M»lMt ■ watir of Cafco Bay. Mvipbk for YtfTcU of • con6dcrabl« kardtM • AmH dUtaact. SfCaJi^-Msf. Nlw.MixiGO. BttMixie0, Ntw-MiLroKU| a poft-tow«of Con> MAknt, Litchfield eo. oil Um caAtni fide of Houfatonick river, about i4 mite* norrh of Danhury, to fouth*wcft of Litchfield, and 5a W. by tt. W. of Hartford. NiWNHAM CMfit. ^NtwtHkam. Niw.NoaTH-WALis. 8«cir«//i, and Nfw-Brkmh. Nrw-Oriiani, the mctropolle of Lo'^ifian^, was regularly laid out by the French in the year 17*0, on the eaM fide of the river MUnrippi, in lat. 30. a. north, and long. 19. 53. wctk 1 iX milei from Detour dct Angioit, or Eiiglifli Turn, and 105 mil? 1 trom the Baliae nt tha mouth of the rtver. All the ftreeta are pcrfeAly ftraisht but too narrow, and crofs each other at right anglee. There vrti«, in 17IB, i^too houfea in thia town* generally built with timber framea, railed about I fiect from the ground with large galleriea round them, and the cellara under the floora Uvel with the ground} any fahten-anepus buildinga would lie conllantly full of water. Moft of the houfea have gar- dens. Tn March, 17SI, thia town, by a fire, waa reduced in five houra to soe houfea. It haa fince been rebuilt. The fide next the river ia open, and ia fecur- ed from the inundationa of tlie river, by a raifed bank, generally called the levee, which extenda from the Englilh Turn, to the tipper fettlements of the (Jer- mana, a aiftance of more than 50 mi'es, with a good road all the way. There ia rearon to believe that in a fliort time New-Orleana may become a great and opuleift city, if we confider the advan- tagea of its fituation, but a few leaguea from the fea, on a noble river, in a moft fertile country, under a moft delightful and whoiefume climate, within a weeks liiil of Mexico, and ftill nearer the French, Spaniili, and Britiih Weft-India iflands, with a moral certainty of its btconiing a general receptacle for the produce of titat extenfive and valuable ooMitry on the Miflirippi, Ohio, and its iDtfaer branches ; all which are much more than fufficient to eoi'ure the future wealth, power, and profperity of this city. I'h^ veflela which fail up the Mtflifippi haul clofe along fide the bank *\ ^ « NBW )if MBK .10 nWR^VrNHWi M WniB (■■l, imdu fsAt Md tdta toar4tfikM9i IM wharf. T >^ Ntw.FALTtt • tMMfhtii hi UMir eo. Ne«v»York> hnnnAiit atfbrly ly Hiidroa ritrti, fbntlHriy W M«rU£ roMgh and SbawaMWlk. It coMtjM atio9 iahabitamt, iii f .hdfai g t ga fb m m. The eompoft part •! U h fittipMl «i| tka aaftem fid* ol Wall-KUU^ariiTiaiu uina about ase hooiiM aad • thtm church. 1< i$ 10 mika ffom SImmmmi* gunkt 14 fiMfthariy of Kingiloa* tm KNith.wefk of Rhinabtck, mi So vimk* north- weft of New. York . NiWFtMiT, a townliip«f Navikteo* tia, in Hanta co. on tba rhmr Avm> The rond from Halifiuc fUM pwt •( tif way between tlii^ townfkip wd V^ni* fori and haa fitttlemcma m it at car* Uin diftnncea* NswroRT, t "twnfhSjf* inChifhirt «o. N«w>HampAik. ., aaft of Clarmionta It waa incorporated in 17611 and con* tain 7I0 inuabitanta. Newport, a maritiim county of tiM State of Rhode>Ifland| cofBprflitndiNg Rhodc-IAand, Cannonicut, A^kt ?!»• war pprtt of the A- merioan empire. The town liet north and Ibuth upon a gradual afcent aa y« of the year. No leTs than fixty different kiiids have been Wttduced in this marker. The excel- wnt accomodations . and regulations of tiie numerous packets, whidi belong to thia port, ami ^hich ply.th«nce to Pro. %idenee and Ne^-Vork, are worthy of IMtice* They 4i* faid, by European travellers, to be filperior to any thing «f the< khid in Ettrope. This town, •lehovgh greatly injured by the late war, and- its coufequences, has a cond' icrahle trade. A cotton and duck •MaataAory have been lately dhbliOi- l|d. The ex^ ort« tor a year, ending ^ut. 30, 170A. amounted to 3ii,xoo dollars. It wa> . ;ft fettled by Mr. 'William Coddin^on, afterwards go- iremor, and the father of Riiode-Ifland, ' erly of New- York city. New-Salem, tx Pe^itinkt a Mo- ravian /ettlement, formed in 1786, on theE. fide of Huron river, which rune northward into Lake Erie. New-Salem, a townfhip in Hamp. ^(hire co. Mtkflachufetts, boimdcd E. by the vireft line of Worcefter co. It waa incorporated in 1753, and containa 1543 inhabitants. It is S5 miks W. by N. of Bofton. New-Salem, a townibip in Rocie- in^ham county, New*Hamp(hii!b, ad- joining Pelham and Haverhill. New-Savannah, a village in Burke CO. Georgia, on the S. W. bank of the Savannah, la miles S. E. of A\tgulla. New-Shoreham. SeeJ/dfil-y^iik/. New-Smyrna Entranctt ouMoJkiU Met, on the coaft of Florida, ia about II leagues north-north-weft, \ weft from Cape Canaverel. New-Sovth- Wales. See Wmles and Nnu Britmn. New-Spain. See Mixico, New-Stockbridoe. See Stock- bridge Netv. NEWSWftpELAND, wat ^ OMM- of NffW lK ^ iMtPiy bMwMcn Vtrpn!* tMdf New-York^ when in jMAifiion of the Swcdn, aud vn» st«erwmvdt pofltflcd, «r rather claimed by the Dutch. The «bief town wif called GMWftMjr. New-Thambs Bivtr. Sec ^«mm. NswTON) a pieaTant tewnfliip in Mktdlefcx coi Mtftclutfca*. fitnated oil Charlet river» and a 9 inmt weft of Bofton. It wa« incorporated in 1691, and containc 1.360 inhabitul^■ NewtoNi a fmall town in Chefter CO, PBRnfyliraBia, as mtks ibuth of Phi> ladelphia. NswTOMy a townAiip in Kocking- ham CO.. New-ffompfhirei on Powow river, adjoining Aimiburyt in MaiiU- chufetts, 10 or IS miles foutherly of Exetvr, and s6 from Portfinouth. It W8< incorpocated in i749» ^ contains 530 inhabitants. J^EWTOWN, a poft-itown in Fairfield «o. Conne£licut, 9 miles eaft*noith-eaft vf Dan'oury, s6 \wft bitants s7i are elc6Vars. Newtown, a townfliip in Tioga co. New. York, lies between the fouth end of Seneca Lake and Tioga river } ha- ving Chemung townfliip eaft, from which it was taken, and incorporated in 1791. In 1796, 169 of its inhabitants were ele6tor8. NEWTOW^', a townfliip in Gloucirf- ter CO. New-Jerliry. Newtown, the (eat of juftice in 'Siifil'X CO. New Jerfey, is alraut to miles S, E, of Sandyft.n. " Newtown, the capital of Bucks co. Penniylvmiiu It contains a Piefliyte- rian church, a ftene ^ol, a court houfe, an academy, and about $0 houfes. It was fettled in 17x5, and is to miles W. «f TMi^tMii i»Ncw-j«riey| and 30 N. HEW fit & by N; of PhikdcipMa. Therein two oAunr towaflMys of Ah nrnm^-illki^ one HI Delaware . bttwwiu ^ north and foutt. ofaacbct of Shimaiidaii? river) 7naietfe«th«f Winehei»r»a«l 173 north-aorthi-wsft of RldtiMMiw Nbw>Utrbcmt< a finaM" liMritimi town of New. York, fittnted in Xhig'i CO. Long.Ifland, oppofite the mnrrowii^ and 7 miles foutb of Nmr-'^ovk * tors, and so 6 flaws. ' Ne W' WiNDSOB, atowiMiij^Olie^ CO. New Yt>rk, pleafaiiKly filiated ota the W. hank of Hodfim lifer, J]g^ above the high lands, 3 miles touJnef Newburgh, and 6 north of We^ Points It contains iSto inhabitants ^ of wH^ a6i are qualified efeAoirs* and 117 ilaves. A valuable fet of «N>Htfe in AM' town fin* manufa£hiring fcyttNi wfre deftroyed by fire. In 1795, ttie kfAAw^' ture granted the unfiirttmate peoprntor^ Mr. Boyd, ^.tseototasftkhim tongut cftabliflt them. The conipaft pan!''o|F the town contains about 40 houlirB and a Prefbyterian church, 64 miles H,^ e£. New. York. The fummer refldehee ot Gov. Clinton was formerly at a rural ' feat, on tl\e margin of the river, at thif ' pi.Tce. Nb W-Wbe nth A w, Diftrift pfh^inci a townfliip 6 ^niles E. of Penebfi^dt fi- ver, adjoining Oniiigton^ and 15 miiiit^' from Buckfion. ' New YEAR.'sifdr&o»r, on thennrth coaft of Staten Land'Ifland, at the foutft extremity of S. Ambriea, affbrds wood' and goodwater ; was dilcover^ JM. t, 1775 i hence its name. S. lit. 54. 49; weft long. 64. II. New Year's ^ff:/r,near fheabovc harbour, within which is anchorage at , north half weft from the harbour, actht.; diltance of i leagues from it. NEW YORK, one of the Unita States of America, is iituated bctwcetl-^ lat 40. 40. and 45. north, and betweeif ' long. 73. 10. and 80. wdl; Is abottt 3 50 miles hi length, and 300 in breadth ^' bounded Ibuth-eaftcrly by the Atlrffltle'' Ocean} eaft by Connecticut, Mafihchu- ietts, and Vermont } north by Upper Canada ; foutk-weft and weft by Pent* lylnuiia^ New* jeifey and Lake Brie. li^ i». 0gA :|Ufe|f %i tttuotfM nMi tJlfteft DotcheTa, C6hmiSi«» ^^ rir^llRflitMgMn» Clmtony 8ara' «|pfi*< iltlb^{r»Monttfon^ Hcrkemtri; 1<4^ were fHlfit tliat (ktrtod tlw countin of „jwr> SaiMoga^ HevkcmMr, Onon. ^„-> Olfcgak <»hl Tioga bave been u- lMi»'&«lii tSeotliercouiitica. In 179.6, ■WlwiliwB «» the GCata ceitfua^ there were ^0«> M w i i it tpe» aiAcI 64»0ST qualified dwbra. EMAora in thit State are divi- 4i#{«f*4te MkmiDK claifti t Ik it >4tfiicoU to afccrtain aceuratdy «hr piviier^oa. the number of ekAors %nfs to tae Whf4emimbcr of inhabitants iK !)»• fimt' in tlic county of Herke- nanr tbt 4eftora to t|if whole number of iahal^taiiu ««•» in 1795, nearly aa i to f, Irnt tliia piopmtiou wtU not hoJd [htht State. In 1 790 the number fWnta in the State was» as al- Qwntioncdt 940*1 «o, of whom ^tfti '"*'» elef^ors. In 1795 the mnbdr of cle^iu-a was 64,017, which, if t|M> pnOMrtioo between the eleiilprs and the. 4»Me nwnber of inhabitants be the flunck gtveai aa the whole number of ioltabhams fat 1795, 530,177, an in omfef in 5 years, of 190,057. The cbiefrivirrs areHuiifon, Mohawk «ld dieir branches. The rivers Dela- Spia and Sulquehannab, rite in this ite* The principal lakes are Otlcgo, Oti^viM^ Qeorgci Seneca, Cayuga^ Salt, and Chitutaugbque. The principal bay ia that of York, which fpreads to the (bittliwanl before the city of New- York. The Icgiflature of New. York, iliinu- Ittcd by the fnterprizing and a^ive Fenhiyivanians, who are competitors for th« trade of the weftem country, have lately granted very liberal fumt, towards improving thoie roads that tra* varft the mott fettled paits 0/ the coun- tfy, and opening i'uch as lead into the WNftcrn anu northern parts of the State, imitiog as far is pomble the eftablifli- roents on Hudiun's river, and the moft populous pacta of the interior country •y the qaaref^ jgra^icab^e diftances. By KStW lot liabltAmsikiaof^-italf a AH^ VSA tf ireft >ipf«]Bmc» is op«i^ .b«4 t«M|B tkii mdk-mmat weftem pavts of thHl^tst«»«lid thvCcftitl State* i»tho Union ( «mt witen t)laebAraAi«ia be* twacnHudfimVriMi' and l«idci Ontario are cfmovcd, tbara will- not be a great deal to.dotoconiitmjfc the watttrt'eom^ muniaatiao.by tbe fak^ and tlirougir Illinoia titer to tha Mifliiipjii. New. York^ to iiMak generally, ia mterfefted by ridgca of m«>uiit|ias extending in a N. %, and S^ W. dir^Oaon. B^nd the All^any Mountains, however, the country la level, of • fine rich foil, co« vered In its natnral ftate with-map)e» bctcb, birch* cheny, black wahtut, lo. cuft, hickonr, and umie mulberry trees. On the banks cf Lake Eric are a few chefimt and oak ridoes. Hemlock I'wampa are intcrlDcrfed thinly through the coiuttrv. All the creeks that emp- 2 into Lake Erie have falls, which af- . rd many excellent mill-feats. The lands between the Seneca and Cayuga Lake*, are reprelented. as uncommoiu^ excellent, beiiw moft agreeably diveru- fied with gentle rifinea, and timbered with Jofty trees, with little underwood. The Icgiflature have granted a million and a half acres of land, as a gratuity to the officers and fddiers of the line of this State. Tbift traft , fonns the mili- tary townfliipa of the county af Qnonda. Kill, on the weft fide of Hudfiw^a river, the country is broke* into bills with rich intervening valUcs. The hills are doathed thick with timber, and when cleared aflbrd fine paftur?) the vallles, when cultivated, produce wheat, hemp, flax, peas, grafs, oati, Indian com, &c» Of tiie commodities produced from cul- ture, wheat is the principal. Indian corn and peas are likcwlfe railed for ex- portation) and rye, oats, barley, &c»/ for home confumption. The beft landa in the State, along Mohawk river, and north of it and weft of the Alleghany Mountains, but. a few years ago wa» moftly in a (late of nature, but has bftn of late rapidly fettling. In the northern and unfettled parts of the State are plen- ' ty of mooA, deer, beara, fonic beavers, maptins, and moft other of tbe inhabi- tants of the foreft, except wolves* The BaUftovriH Saratoga, and. Ji^cw Lebar J non pMteof Ontario ^ , _ it ffiw W go»« neft to tlMt Mdm^ fppiii Tui)i> 111- ukI. Thv ^»^t ^r » buM of tN ait 19 I s* A tpM it lartKOitcd to hareWii df&moMMthi SuMaelian- nah cou|it»r» irop^wMttccI wim il^kre, from yfh«n Alt-pnre !■ made in tlie fanw mAhQcr that commsn 61t it ipiuie fi-om the t)iio and lead'^afid coal mines, are found in this State, alfo petrified wood, plafter of Paris, ifing. giafs in flieets, talcs, and cryftals of va- rious kinds aiid colours, Aint, aAeftos, and fcveral'other fbflUs. A final! black ftone has alfo been found, which vitri- fies with a f^nail heat, and it is faid makes excellent glafs. The chief manu- faftures are iron, glafs, paper,,pot and pearl afbes, earthen ware, maple fugar and moli^es, and the cititensin general manufa6bire their own cloathiug. This^ State, having a fluMrt and eafy accefs to' the ocdan, commands the trade of a freat pn^portion of fhe beft fettled and efl cultivaced,parts of the United States. Their exports to the Weft-Indies are, bifouit,,peaa, Indian-:Com» apples, oni- ons, boards, ftaves, horfes, Uieep, but- ter, eheefe, pickled oyftera, beef and pork. But wheat is the (laple commo- dity of the State, of which no lefa than ^77>700 bufhels were exported lb Tong ago as the year 1 77 5, befides 3,5 55 tons ot bread, and %%%t tons of flour. The increaie (ince has been in proportion to the increaie of the population. In wheat and flour about a million bufbels are now annually exported. Weft-India goods are received in return for the above ar- ticles. Befides the articles already enu- merated are exported flax-feed, cotton, wool,* farfapariUa, coffee, indigo, rice, pig-iron, bar-iron, pot-alh, pearKalh, lurs, deer-lkin, log wood, fuflic'. maho- gany, bees-wax, oil^'Madeira wine, ram, tar, pitch, turpentine, whale-fins, fifli, fugars, molaflef , lalt, tobacco, lard, kc. but moft of thefe articles are imported H^W ^fJi4»79P ,«WJ|. n flip* «7A»*- which fh* nndi «nployMt:7air tf^m 40,000 tana of |i)r^ign fd^U- .HwiP are in this S(««e» %W9 ^aaidjSmm 9^ dowed and ^oi^i(Im|W qa)u«ea, y 19; Co- lumbia, ^m^ta angVjQijIlegss, ii the city of NewnYork, and UiMon (««(^ lege, at Schene^di^, %. Mm?TMk Ci^, and $ebimf$adj. Bdidps iknii, there are di(ip«|rf(|Kl',ln dUEsr^pM; {>«r^-«f the State) 14 jncpq^ofated AcideHii««^ containiiig in' t|ie ?|[)u4e, as nmfty m C or 700 fhidentji. th«4 w^tk tbfi HftlM- blilhnieni^of £j)ool||, pne ^ ln^iaic!iM|r diftria of 4f«maite .m|lq«> JW^Mil- mon branches of educattont mitft. hum the moft beneflcial.«|Ee^ om tKe ftate offociety. iThe fuqu ||r;uUml,^y tW legiflature of this Stj^e 1^ the fpij:otMitg«^ ment of Ut(»«ture fln^ tt)e ypg^ 17^ have been veiy liberal aijd is ji;viw»Teof the wifeft policy^ ,IncM«rch>;>790»ithe leeiflature «tfuited to th^j^g^s^iftt^ Univerfity, who have^y law the Aiper- intendance and managcmpt of the Mtet- rauire of the State, fever^l lajKge lUtfl valiiable tra£lt of land, on 'the waters tif Lakes Ceorge and Champlain> and alfp Govemor^s Ifland in the harbour of New-York, with intent that the ren^ and income thereof fliould be by thmi applied to the advancement ot liter- ature. M the (xm ]time diey grant- ed them if lObo cuiTcncy, for the fame general purpoie. In April, 179s, tiny ordered to be paid to the Regents, ;C«5oo for enlarging the library, ,f»oo tor a chemical apparatus, ^ixoo for creeling a wall to fupport the college grounds, and £s°oo tor erefting a haU and an additional wing to the college t Alfo £1500 aninnilly for 5 years to be dilcretionally diflributed among the aca- demies of the State. Alfo £;so, for 5 years, to be applied to the payment -of the falaries of additional profeflbrs. In their lelTtons, fince 1795* the Aims they have granted for the fupport of the coj. leges, academies, and of common fchools A a through. , ft* >y B W 6iM#«$l'(licitate»1im hwn vtity lU jmr^rht m^* mu or dcubmi. ItkiiiBiis M^ Steteirc, EnwliA Fnlby. MteMi Dutch Ktfbnned, BiiptAU, t- )nf(XMdiUM'^ Frieadt or Qlrak<^, Ger- niii bithWimt MbniTlmt^eihodiftt, UttmA CMhblfCf ^ Sbakert, i i«w fol- iMptttof JeMttta WHkmroA st Gene- W*«m1 feh« |^.|i> tWi ^ity of New- Vdrk. The itv^ty of this State U one of the riieheft in the Uirioii. The trea- Ihrer. of the State repdrted to the legifla- tliito ID -Jan. tn6, that the funds a- niiftuDtedtb a, ti9,o6t dollars, jjcents* *«rh!ch yieidt ah annuity of lUftiS mk. Befides the above immente lum, #ere wat at t!iat period in the trealtiry ^t|f(4d^»7 1 9t. I o|d. currency. The iibmY^ the State, therefore, is abun- dantly centpiBtent to aid public inftitu- cions of every hind, to make roads, ^reft bridges, open canals, and pufli eve- lykinii Of improvement to the moft de- OraMe kn^h. The body of the Six •liMloM et Indians inhabit the weftem part il this State. See Six Natietu, TIte EngIKh language is generally fpoken throughout the State, but is not a little cormpted by the Dutch dialeft, «4i!hoIly difcontinued, thitt language, in a few generations, will ^baMy ceafe to be uied at all. And the incttafe'of Englilh fctoolshas al- ready had a perceptible effeft in the im- mtyvement of the Englifli language. Beiides the Dutch mxTEngliA, there are in this State many emignutts from <6cotlaiid, Ireland, Germany, and fome few fhmi France. Many Germans are lettled on the Mohawrk, and fome Scots people on the Hudfon, in the county of .vVafliington. The principal part of the two former fettled in the city of New-Tbukj and retain the manners, the religion, and fome of theaa the Ian- ■uage of their refpeAive covintries. The French emigrants fettled princi- pally at New-Rochelle) and on Staten- Ifland, and their defcendants, ieveral of them, now fill fome of the higheft offi- ces in the United States. The weftern parts of the States are fettled and fettling principally from New-England. There are three incorporated cities in this State* New>York, Albany, and Hudfon. NEW Nitv.Yoiti GMHtfyy In tte above State, cottjpehen^g (he iftmd of (M».Yorft, or Mafihattau, on Which the metropofts flands, and the following linall ifllinds < Grtet Barn, tittle. Bam, Maiifling's, Kutten, Bedfo«f% Back, ing, aiul Oyfter Tihinds. It icb^tuned, in 1790, S3i>3' inhabitants, including a}69 flaves. Nmr, in ifs6p tlie num- ber of Inhabitants amoimts to about 70,600, of whom 7,17a are qualified eleftors. "^J Mew- York Gtj is fittiared on die ^ S. W. point of York ifland, at the con- fluence of Hudfon and Eafl rivei^ji, and is the metropolis of the State of its nam'e, and the fecond in rank in the Union. The length of the city on Baft river is upwards of two miles, and rapidly in- creafing, bat falls fhortofthat diftance on the binkft of the Hudfon. Irs breadth on an average, is about a mife ; and its circumference, 4 or 5 niile». The plan of tlie c y is not perfeAly re- gular, but is laid out with reference to the fhuation of the ground. T^e ground which was unoccupied before the peace of 17X3, was laid out in paral. lei ftrects of convenient width, which ha» had a good efFeft upon the parts of the city lately built. The principal ftreets run nearly parallel with the rivers. Thefe are mterfeAed, thougl) not at right angles, by ftreets, running from river to river. In the width of the ftreets there is a great diverfhy. Water ftreet and Pearl ftreet, which occupy the banks of Eaft river, are very convenient. !y fitnated tor bufinefs, but they are low and too narrow } not admitting in fome places of walks on the fides for foot ftaflengers. Broad ftreet, extending i-om the Exchange to the city hall, h fufficiently wide. This was crigin»lly built on each fide of the creek, which penetrated alraoft to the city hall. This ftreet is low, but pleafant. But the moft convenient and agreeable part of the city is the Broadway. It begins at a point which is formed by the jun6lion or the Hudfon and Eaft rivers— occupies the height of land between them, upon a true meridional lin>. — -rifes gently to the northward— is nearly 70 feet wide —adorned, where the fort former) y ftood, (which has lat«ly been levelled) with an elegant brick edifice, for the ac- comodation of the governor of the State, and a public walk from the extremity of the NEW tke point, occupvini^ tbi ground of the }Mnt battcrjr wUiBh it now dcmoUiied { mo witft two Bpifcoipi] churcbct and a Aum)Mt of clennt private buiUing*. tt fcernninatet to the northward, in a tri- angutar arekj fronting the bridewell and alms-houfe, and commands from any pout, a vie^v of the Bay and Narrowi. Since the yrar 1788, that part of the tity, which was buried in mini daring the war, hat been rapidly rebuilding, the ftreets widened, ftraigntened, raited in the middle under an angle Aifficient to carry off the water to the fade gutters, and foot- ways of briclc made on eadi fide. At this time, the part that was deftroyed by fire is all covered with ele- gant brick houfei. Wall ftreet is ge- nerally 50 feet wide and elevated, and the buildings elegant. Hanover fquare and Dock ftreet aie conveniently fituared tibr bufinefs, and the houfes well built. William ftreet is alfo elcvattd and con- Tenient, and is the principal market for retailing dry goods. Many of the other flreets are pleafant, but moft of them are irregular and narrow. The houfes are generally built of brick, and the roofs tiled. There are remaining a few houfes buth af^er the old Dutch manner ; but the Englifli tafte has prevailed al> moft a century. The moft roagniiScent edifice in thi< city is Federal l&U, iitu. ated at the head of Broad ftreet, where its front appears to great advantage, in which is a gallery is feet deep, guanied by an elegant iron railing. In this gal- lery our beloved Washinoton, at> 'tended by the fenate and houfe of re- prefentatives, took his cath of office in the face of Heaven, and in prefence of a large concourfe of people aflembled in irout, at the commencement of the ope- ration of the Federal Conftitution, A- Eril 30th, 1789. The other public uildings in the city are, three houfes for public worfliip for the Dutch Re- fbrmed church, four Prefbyterian church- es, three Epifcopal churches, two for German Lutherans and Calvinifts, two Friends* meeting houfes, two for Bap- ttfts, two fo^ Methodifts, one for Mora- vians, one Roman Catholic church, one French Proteftant church, and a Jews' fynagogue. Befides thefe there is the governor's houii;, already mentioned, a nandibme building, the college, gaol, and feveral other buikliiigs of lefs note. Thr city is accomodated with four NEW j7i nuu-k«ts in different pMtt, wl^cK are fumiflied wtth • great plenty aiMl^iri- ety of pnififio^ ia iHiat and caceUttt order. • ' • KiAg*a pollege in ^ city of ll^ York, was principally foundid by the f«- luntary contribtitionaof the inhiUtfUkt of the province, a^fted by the jMncftl affembly, and the corporttmd of Trlnify Church) iii the year 1^54, a ro^ charter (and |r«tv of moMey) being then obtained^ mcorporating a number of gentlemen therein mentk^iad, by the name of ** The Oovemors of tltt Col- lege of the province of Nsw-York* in the city of New-Ybrk, in America |" and gninting to themaikl their fucceflbrs forever, amongft various other lights and privileges, the power of conCtrring all fuch degrees as are ufually conferred by either of the Englifh univerfitiea. By the charter it was prUvided that the preiident ftiall alwayc be a member of the church of England, and that » form of pcaver colle£iied from the litui^ of that church, with « particular prMir for the college, fhall be daily viim, morning and evening, in the college chapel} at the fame time, noteft of their religious perAufion waa requiti^ from any of the iiellows, profeflbra or tutors { and the advantages of education were equally extended to ftudenta of all denominations. The building (which is only one third of the intendnl ftruc« ture) confifts of an elegant ftone edifice, three complete ftortea high, with four fbir-cafes, la apartments in each, a chapel, hall, librarv, m^feum, anatomi> cal theatre, and a fchool for experimen- tal philofophy. The college ia (Ituated on a dry gravelly foil, about 1 ^o yarda firom the hankof Hudfon*s river, which it overlooks, commanding a moft exten- five and beautiftU profpeft. Since the revolution, the legiflature paffed an aA conftitutingsi gentlemen (of whom the governor and Heutenant-govemor, for ihe time being, are members ex ojficiii) a body- corporate and politic, by the name and ftyle of *' The Regents of the Univerfity of the State of New- York.** They are entrufted with the care of literature in general in the State, and have power to grant charters of in- corporation for erefting colleges and academies throughput the State, are to vifit thefe inftitutions as of^en as they fliall thmk proper, and report their ftate Aa» U )^i# i«sM«f grfuN ^ Mif )«iflMipi?^ The Ittv iU9 i«$9g finSnii* Ate jbelbpguii «9Mi« Mh tli^ ^ciU- tin ct |)w jNciqning^ tfeyiar »Z93 JWMKiqtvd Ml |4«|. ^.Tl)f .offic^^ri of Ml* .ftrttAion umI Iminediitc ggvernoient in %h)f fmvifj, itiv^H «"« » Wtfident, pio- fcQir of matKtflMU^ VM natural p^ilo. liftlL];, » proK$« of ,|onf and geogrm. jlift and a pn^tffior of .famguagps. To Ihdft have lately been aildcd a profelTor «f cbyrnvftiy and agriculture, aprofef- ftr ot oriental JUmpiaget, a profeflbr of law, and a profefl^ WMf?ff« The ayei-agf qufintUy drawp d|i^y frpin fbU reii)»rK^b)fl well, «• no liog||ietvlt •of 1 30 galU^na e^ch. In fuipe hpt Aim- ^tpr daya aii |iog|heada have \iteifi .drawn ttvm it { and v'hat U very fingu- i^Xt tliere U oevcr ni>^e or te('« than a- Vout 3 feet water imh

by pip«fi{ hut none have yet been accf pted. On a general Vifw of this city, as described 1.0 yearp iVgPi nnd in it» pritfent ftate, the com- Pfui/on if (i»ttu-iiig to tite p(y tlie circutpja- cent jilands. JThe great rapiditv of the tides in the narrow channels between Long-Ifland and York-Iiland, an.l be> tween Long-lfl^nd and Staten-Ifland, in- creaied by the water of Hudfon and Eai(l fiycrs, preiei'v^ the chani^el froni being oblh*u6l«rd by ice; lo that navigation is alw.iy3 open, except a few dayk when the weather is uncommouly fevcre. The entries frop fprcign ports only into this port in i7{,5 were 94.1, viz. (hips, 178 —brigs, 309— barq''x8, 9— ihowa, 7 — fchooners, i68«-floops, 179. yi^orks of defence have been erected here to a ^onfidefable extent, and when compiet- ^'d on the origionl plan, will afford great fecurity to the city, front enemies' mips. iJew York c\ty is 9 5 miles hi . &. of jPhi - ladelphia, 127 S« W. of ^arjttbrd, 197 .JSI. JE. of Baltimore, ts% S. W- of Bof .itOP> 375 trom Portland, in It^aine, 373 /r9(9 Hicbmoqd, 6ao frpm jFiayetteyille, |I3 Udm C\mhfi^9^ an^ f^fa bom b|i^, u>(!l|a9 immi ^ Creek wuion, lUintcd river, in Oeorgfuj and ^ "fBM long, Ud (WmC C3Ct««d t«»0 Tf» 9M part in brndtjl^. It is Mm t^ ^ ^ridgf, 15 9iilM^. ^ilf!!^i^3S' Nr. YBf , or Ni$v0j a fertt^ phdn 09 t|ie Ibuthfidcof the i^ti^ cf ^t.lDi^n^^ go 4 bounded B. by the ^y v4 fWw of itf ^a^, oil the W. by the river «f pames, ah^ the Fond of t^p^'mM^lt^- It contaiha about fo uiuarc IcigMfli abounds with g^ntf, fiiM > » COPM fpot fbr^amt^gocs, phearantf.;uidriii9ri4 , 0^ crowned peac6c)is. Thfielafthmn more delicate flavour ud tefift ^Illmit plumage than tKe peaeofkt of E«nqi«w Nine leagues frain ,t|w Xy. bank of the Neybe is the tow|i, cootaiikipg idwut too houfes, and cyn turn mit 3^9 nMp fit to bear armb. T}i|f tpwn is f c l«igv«9 W. by ]^. of Aiu, ^nd %i^. ppom tbo point where the lifie of dem^reation cuts jBracki|h ^pi^d. This territp^ Produces a fort of plaidcr, talc, and >/fil fait. Tfa» natural ly-prpdu^Mon of the £ilt is G* rapid, that a pretty large hollow isabfolutely filled up agyin in the courfe of a year. The river might be rendered navigable for fmall craft, and the plain is a|>|e to ^gbrd eli* gible fituatiqns for 1 50 fingar plantations. Niagara Rtvertm^TaHt. Niaga^ ra rivir, conneAs the N. E. end of Lake Erie wit)i ^ke Pntai^io, |inm the S. W^ coaft of Mcxi CO. It fende it* waters caft to the Qcean« by a fpaciouM river of its name» which divides the province of Nicaragua from Cofta Tfiko* This tenders the towns on the bankt of the lake of conii- peraNe importance, particularly the ci- tic;s of Granada, Leon, and Nicaragua. The firft is oil the fouth fide in lat. 1 1. I. N. and long. 8$. ii, W. and is 45 miles weftward of the city of Nicaraeua, th,it (lands at fome diitance fonth from the lake. Leon is at the weft end of the lake, and in lat. i a. N.and long. S7> ^« The lake is interfperred with leveral ifl- ands, and full of tifh, but infe^cd with alligators. Nicaragua river empties in- to tnie Tea, oppoOte to the iflqinidof Moh- glares^ N. lat. ^ i . 40. W, lonj^ 8t. 4.7. NiCKKAQV^* a maritime province of Mexico, having Honduiap on the north, tlie North Sea on the eaft. Coda Rico on the 8. £. and the South Sea on the S. W. It is about 400 milbs long, and izo broad. The aif is wbolefo^e and tenlperate,, and the foil fertile, pi, -vducing Quantities of fu^'^^ cochiiieai, and 6ne chocolate. This is confldered as the garden of America ; being fo pleafant and fruitful, that when the Spaniards firft Vifited it, they called it Mahomet's pa- radile. Nicholas, Caie St. the north-weft extremity of the ifland of St. Domingo, i^ the Weft- Indies. It is 2 leagues V/ . of the town of its nime, but tpw e com- monly called The Mt^e, 9 9r 10 leagues eaft of Cape Mayzi, at the eaft end of the ifland uf Cuba, apd4.fi leagues north- eaft by north of Cape Dame Marie, and, ^•\xh this laft rape, forms the entrance into the large bay called the Bight of Leogane^ Sec Tbt Mole. mcHOLAS, Port St. on the coaft of Pcrui ill S. America, lies north of Port St. John, about a league to leeward of the river Mafca, and 6 leagues S. S. E. of Port Cavallo. It is iafer than St. John's harbour, but affords neither wood nor water. JNICKAJA£K, an Indiap town on the S. E. (tde of TenneJTee river, at the point of a large bend, about %i miles north- eaft of the Creek's Crofling Place. Half way between thefe lies the Crow Towu on the fame fide of the river. ' N I O 37^ NiCKiR, one of the fiMQ V!i«!if Ifl- ands,rituatedbetwcen.\negadaand Vit*, . gin Oorda, on the latter ofwhifh it t$dt*' pendent. N.Ut. it.io.W;laiigi6j. 5*! NicHOLA, or NiehU Towm Otit, on the nortb-caft coaft of tha ifland of 8u Chriftophcr**. , NicoYA» or St' txcjun % town of Cofta Rico, in tht klligdoni of Mexico* North- America* bavin|[a.barboUr,ona bay of the North PaciM Occaiu in la't. 10. 10. N. and kmg. tl. iq. W. A* bout 10 leagues ia the bay of Salinaa, froni whence the inhabitants of thia, place procure and fend to Panama tba turple juice of a flwlUfifli found in il« efides fait, honey, mail. . fowls and wheiit ) and here is alfo a oearl fllhery. The town is up within the 1;^* but, ftiips ride in the river Cipanfo. aleagtiea , to the I^. W. fr9m the ifand of Chira» to take in goods fixmi it ^ which river ia navigable for large periajpias that brinr do^n th^ goods to the ,fhips. The ifl- and of Chira affords plenty of frei^ wa» texami provisos. NiCTAitr, a riv;rr of Nova-Scotiii^! which waters the townfliip of Aonapo- lis ; on its banks arc guantitiea of bog, and mountain ore. A bloopvery haa been erc£led in the town. Nic VE sa; Qi^.^, is on t)ie eaIl,coaft of tlye counuy of Hondqras, ni; i^t Spanii^ Main, having Cape dence, is due eaft from it. Njebe, or yejtbt, a bay and river on, the fouth coaft of the ifland of St. Do- ming6. The bay is fituated at noirth- north-eaft from Cape Beata. N. lat. x8. 3. W. long. 73. 46. NiBVA Iflamt, liesfouth-weffof M>f- take Bay, and on the north-eaft fide of Hudfon's St i aits. NiEVA Terra, near the eaft end of Huitibn's Straits, in J^d^h- America, in lat. 61. 4. N.'and long. 67. 7. W.'and has big^ ^a^er on the fpring-tkde daya at 50 mm. paft 9 o'.clock. NiOANiCHfi, an ifland on the coaft of Cape Breton' Ifland, and in the fouth part of* the Gulf of St.. Lawrei^ce, is to the fduthward of a cape ibiaxi 4 leaguea fouth'^fouth-weft of AcRepe harbour* and .8 leagues from North Cape. N|o,va, a jriver on the fouth iideof the ilfland of St. Domingo. Its mouth is 7 leagues eaft of die Nifiw. The 'Aa4 rivera f><^ Hft iM^ Mbf^taijvfim an netTtry fiii Et ihtu they idmiM firom their pit ibty fcccdc OrMii ci|ch other, NtaNrhiimiBg wdlwanl from the Utttcr.. Bflween them He« an cxtcnfive . did fcttUc ^ain. Thc(|«mtitTofpure cold that was dug from lu cavitin, its S%iti c0ceai Migoj and other phinta* ticMiti Mid ihKlca. of a gnatcr amount tlua tboA tMKre paid by all the Spanifii pirt of the Miad put together. All tMe riMrs night be cafily rendered aildjM lie. The psbrUh and finall town .«f Niguia contain about t^seo perfima, . i^rtly free people of colour. NlNtTY-Six, a diftrift of the up|«r ^CROK^ir of South-Carolina, weft of Orapgiburg diftri6t, and comprehend* ^ coontiee of l^gefield, Abbeville, 2«*urena» and Newbury. It conuini 33,674. white inhabitanti, ftndi la re- tfreftntatiTes and 4 ftntton to the State Ngiflature, 3 of die fhoufe, gaol, and a few dwelling-houfes. It » ig miles N. £. of Edenton, and aH S, W.t of Philadelphia. ^ NoBLBBOROUGH, a towndiip in Lincohi co. Diftrid of Maine, incorpo. rated in 17SS, and containa 516 uihabl. tants. It is 10 miles S. E. of New- Caftle, and 191 N. £. of Bofton. NoBLEBORovoH, a townfliip in th,: north- eaftem part of Herkemer county, New- York, fituated on the noith weft> em fide of Canada Creek. NocKAMixoN, atownlhip in Buck's CO. Pennfylvania. NODDLE's^ff70o, it contaiacd 1,959 inhabitants, iulnding >a94 ilavcs. The town ia fuvcmcdby a mayor aiid feveral alder- men. It catriea oa a hriflc trade to the WefUIadiea, Europe* and the different States, Rnd conftitutr», with Portfmouth, «>hicb ftandi on the oppoTtte fide of the fiver, A port of entry. The exports for oueyeai, ending Sept. 30th, 1794, a- aaoiuited to i,6 It is now fuppoied that there U'c not mo*-e thai^ two millions and an half oi the Abori- gines in North and Soiath America. In July, 1779, Cant. Cook proccede<^ as far as lau 7 1 , when he came to a Co' lid body of ice from continent to cpn- tiuent. The vaft trafl of countiy, bounded W. by the Pacific Ocean, S. and E. by California, New-Mexi- co and Louiliana— the United States, Canada and the Atlan'.ic Ocean, and ex- tcndine as fiar north as the country is habitable, (a few fcattcred Britiih^ Frenchj and ibmc ather European iet,- taenia I <4 'C u B 2 NOR tlcfiMfilt flWfptrd) it inhftbUtil wholly by varioui mtioaa uid tribn of ImlUnt. Tbe Indiana alio poA«rt larf r traAt of country within th« 8puii(h, American, and BritlAi dominioM. Thofie parts of North- America, not inhabited by lii. diaiM, belong (if ^"« include OrrenUnd) to Denmark, Great Britain, the Ame- rican State*, and Spain. Spain clkim* Eall and Wirft Florida, and all W. of the Miflifippi, and 8. of the northern hflundarieaoftheLouirmna, New Mcx. •CO, and Califemta. Great Britain daima all the country innahitad by Eu- ropeans, lying N. and E. of the United States, except Greenland, which be- longs to Denmark. The remaining part is the territory of the Sixteen Unit- ed Statef. The particular provinces and States, are exhibited in tlie follow- ing table. NOIL Sff Be. long to. if TABLE. Countrln, Pr$m vinctit and Smm. Well- Greenland. f New Britain i I Upper- Canada J I Lower- Canada I ; Newfoundland ^ ^ Cape Breton Ifland 'S New Bniiil'wick ? ^ I Nova- Scotia 7 j l.St. John's Ifland J in i Ifymhr ^ anti. 10,0000 unknown ao,ooo 1)0,000 7,000 1,000 35,000 783 5,000 'C u B 7*8 Virginia 747»6io Keniucicy 73><>77 North Carolina 391>75i South-Carolina H9i073 Georgia 82,548 TennelTee, in 1795, 77iaoo TerritoryN. W. <^Qhi^ trSaft-Plorida Wdl-PlorkU JLottiliana S New.Mtxko Calilbmh I Mexko, or New-Spdn* NOftTHAMrTOM* • brft iHMVfD CO. ofPcnnrvlvaniai ftHiated mtht N. B. comer or the State on OalaeraM river* which feparatee it from iW 8tatt«f Niww Jerfcy and New- York. It ia divkM mto »7 townlbips, and coataina a4,*S0 inhabitants NoRTHAMrroN, a townfliip ia Buck's CO. Pennfylvania. Northampton, a town in Nordi- ampton co. Pennfylvania, on th« 8. W. bank of Lehigh river, j or ( mtlea 8. W« of Bethlehem. Northampton, a co. of Halifim diftriA, N. Carolina, bounded north hy the Sta'e of Virginia, contaiimg ^tfkt inhabitanta, iniliHling 4,409 flaves. Northampton, a maritime co. r* Virginia, fituated on the point of the penmfula, which forma the E. fidtof the entrance into Chefapeak Bay. It has the ocean E. and Accomack co. on the north. Its fouthcm extremity ia Cape Charles, in lat. 37. 11. N. and long. 75.57. W. eflf which is the fmall ifland called Smith's iflami. This coon. ty contains 6,889 inhabitanta, inclndmr ^,t44fl«ves. The lands are low and fandy. Northampton Coiir/-MN;/},inthe above co. where a poft-oflke ia kept, ia 40 milea S. by W. of Accomack courts lioufe, 43 north-eaft of Norfolkf and %iy ibuth of Philadelphia. Northampton, a reluedable poft* town and capital of Hampfliire co. Ma£- fachufetts, fituated within a bend of Conne£licut river, on its W. fide, 40 miles north of Hartford, in ConneAieot and too W. of Botton. It containa a fpacious congregrational church, a courts hQufe, gaol, and about U 50 dwelling* houfes, many of which aregtnteel btrild* ings . Its n^eadows are extenfive and fer* tile ; and it carries on a coniiderable in- land ti-ade. This townlhip wif.tncor. porated in 1685, and coi.taina u6at inhabitants. ,1^ Northampton, atownflii|p inBu.-. lington CO. New-Jerfey, which containa about 56,000 acres, half of which ia under improvement) the other half ia moftly S«9 NOR moftly pine barren, Tbft chief place of the townfhip is calkfi Mount HtJl^. It contains about 150 houfest an Eptf- copai churchy a Frter4'smeeting>houre, and a tnarket-houfe. It is ftx miles from Trenton, ant) »9 from Phil^eiphia* See MmmtHoUy. NORTHBOROVGH, a townlhip in Wmxvfterco. Maflrachufetts, formerly the northern part of Weftborough. It was incorporated in 1760, and contains 649 inhabitants* It is 10 miles E. of Woncefter, ^id 36 W. of Bofton. KoRTHiaiPGE, a townfliip in Wor- cefter co. Maflachuirtts, taken from UxbridG:ef which bounds it on the S. •It was incorporated in i77», and con- taint 569 inhabitants. Biackflone river runs through this town. It is i » miles «. by E. of Worceftcr, and 45 S. W. •fBofton. NORTH- CAROLINA, one of the United States, is bounded N. by Vir- einia; E. by the Atlantic Ocean; S. \pf S. Carolina, and W. by the State of Tennel&e. It lies between 33. 50, and j6. 60 N. lat. and between 76. t. and 83. S. W. long, being about 450 miles in length, and iSo in breadth, contain- ing, about 31,000 fquare miles. The (}iAri£ks i»f this State are claffcd in three Jividons, via. The Eajitm diftri^s, Mdnttoit^ KewierH, and Wilrmngion — the MiJMt Diftii&SyFajettevilUy Hittf- htrougbt aiKi Ualifax-^xnd the IVejUrn di1{ri£ls, Morgan and Salijbury. The eaftem diftrifts are on the l<:a-coaft, ex- tending from the Virginia line fouth • ward to S. Carolina. The five others cover the whole State» W. of the mari- time diftri^ts^ and the greater part of then) extend acrofs the State from N. to S. Thefe diftri^is are fubdivided into 5^ counties which contained, in 1790, 31)3»75'' inhabitants, of whom 100,571 were (laves. The chief rivers of N. Carolina are Chowan and its branches, Roanoke, Tar, Neus, and Cape Fear or Clarendon. Moftof thefe and the fmalU er rivers have bars at their mouths ; and the eoaft fumiflies no good harbours ex- cept Cape Fear. There are two re- niarkable/u>/»Di^/ in this State, the one iu Currituck cc the other on the line between this State and Virginia, See Currituei County x iid Dipnat. The moft remarkahleyerature and ferenity of the weather* and the richnefs and variety of the vegetable |iroduAi(Wi8| which the fealbii won (AM ilfSirA: Thte wihteri iir^ fbinttd in rome ftiti» ttMt Uutathn Mijr bk IMU to cohtiMie tin rpriM^. Wbeit harvett is in the bcginnini^ oi Jane, and thM 6f Indian corn tarty in Sej^teiniiU^. The large MUmd growth bf tfiie plains^ in the low country, is almoft uniTerl&Ily pitch pine> MrHich is a tall handibnne tree, ftr fuperibr to the ^itdh phe of the northern States. This tree may be called the ftaple connnodity'of N.Carolina. It afforas pitch, tar, tvtr- pentine, and various kinds of lumber, which» together, coWftitute at lead one half of thp exports of this State. No country produces finer lArhite and red oak for naves. The fwamps abound with cyprefs and bay trees. The latter is an evergreen* and is food for the cattle in winter. The mifletoe is com- mon in the back country. This is a flirub, which diiicrs in kimi, pei'haps, from all others. It never grows out of the earth, but on the t<^S of trees. The roots (if they may be fo called) rtin un- iler the bark of the tree, and incorporate with the wood. It is an evergreen rc- fcmbling the garden box-\^rood. The kte war, by which N. Carolina was greatly injured, put a ftop to feveral iron-works. There are four or 'five fur- naces in the State, tbatalie in blaifi,Tind a proportionable number of forges. The weitern parts of this State, which have teen fettled within the Uft 40 years, are chiefly inhabited by Prefbyterians from Pennfylvattia, the ddcehdants df people from the North 6f Irtland^ ahd are exceedingly attached to the doArlnes, difc inline and ufages of the church of Scotland. Th-^r are a regular induftri- oiis people. The Moravians have fe< Vei al flonriHung fettlements in the upper art of this State. The FriendS or Qua- ers have a fettlemcnt in New-Garden in Guildford co, and feveral congfcgations at Pcquiralns and Pafquotank. The Mcthoilifts and Baprifts are numerous and increafing. The General Affembly of N. Carolina, in December, 1789, pafll'd a law incorporating 40 gentle- men, 5 from each diftrift, as truftees of the Univerfity of N. Carolina. The State -has given handlbme donations for he endowment of this feminary. The General Aflembty, in December, 1791, loaned ^5,000 to the truftees, to enable them to proceed immediately with their buiidln^r. There is. a «%ry good aca- I Iff OR Hi AOmf «t WaniMtMii wdtiMr it WV.* IhMiftiflrpai^r >H anmvilk^ iM tmia or four others in the Sttte* oC eodWr* Wli ntkei NQkk-Cirin& hu IMd s rAi»idgr6^hi laehcyMrbftbitttdn- tawed but «b«ut tio*%ncilmineii. Li '794i the number was efttm»tcd«tadfat jo6be. It ii no«v. iiiptiint flf iiMi<'^^crs» «He fourth Stiaee 1* (he Itaion^ BytHe ConftitiitiMi »f thil 'StiXei #Mcb ««» ci- tified in DecMibcr 1796^ ill if|>iArtti*« ^tithority to ♦efted in tkM^ tlHktaift briiMe1tk», bdih di)Mmdent «n ilte peufitp viz. a SenMcahd ttduAs «>f Oham&nb, .which, wit^i convened fde ba&va&i are ftyled the General AXtmhif. Tikit^ nate is eompbred df rcprttfebtatlvek, iHe frdm eich cotiilty, chofen kiibualW bjr Halbt. The HbU It; of Commons confilw of neprefentatives chofen In the fame wa]r» 2 for each county ,'< and one for each of the towns of BdentUiii, Iftwbem, Wil. mihgton, Sanibury, Hilliboroagh^ Malt:, fax, and F^yetteville. The hillbty (ftf North Cardliba is ^tfs Intown than tbit ofany when 7 of tile proprietors, for a valuable confTideratioO^ Vetted their property and jUrifdrftion in ♦he crown 5 and the colT>ny was tt^^ into a feparate province, by the naiHt bf North'iCarolbia, and its prcfent Kmk» eftablUhed by an order of Gcoi^ H. North-Castlb, atownfhipof New- W)rk, in Weft-Chefter c'». north 6f Mount Pleafant, and the White Plairft on the borders of ConneflicUt. In 1 796, It contained 2,478 inhabitants. In )7$1i» there -•ere 173 of the inhabitants quali- fied eieAors. It is- to miles from White Plains, and safrom Ridgefield in Con- ne6ticut. North- East-, a fmall riVerv IlihabkM(i. In tn6 tlicre woein it syi^qiaaliiiied • ufenMn* NoftTH-SoiSTO tabtf on th« coaft flf 8» GvoUnSf ii 1 1 milet from Stono inlet, ud I £. N. E. from South Cdifto. NoKTHBRN JrcUpelag9 confift* of ■ fevciral groups of Iflands» which we fituatsd between the caftenl coaft of Kamtlchatka» in Afia» and the wettern coaft of. America. Thefe iilanda are tircquented on accoont of their valuable furs. If the accounts of navigators who have vifitsd than may be cmiited, the ntatk perftA equality reigns among thefe inlanders } t\uy live in the primitive Ctffiarclnil manner* and every perfon iks upon his ifland as a pofleflion, the property of which is common to all the mdividusls of the fame fociety. They £atm cold and indiftrent in n:oft of their a&ions i but kt an injury or even a fofpicion roufe them from this phleg- matic ftate> they become inflexible and Anrtouty taking the moft violent re- vcnge, without any reeard to the con- fiquences . The k^ amiAion prompts . tirnn to fuicide. NORTHFiBLD> a townfhipin Orange cOf Vermont^ between lo and 30 miles .W* of Newburyy in the W. pait of the county. NoRTKPiBLDt a thriving townfliip, ia'the N. part of Hampfhire co. Maf- £ichufctts i fituated oit the £. fide of ConneAicut river, , 30 miles N. of Morthamptouy .100 N. W. by W. of Bofton. It contains 86S inhabitants. The town was incorporated in 176], and fi>me ye^r' after delblated by the Indians. The inliabitants returned again in 1685, but it was foon after de- ftroved a fecond time. In 171 3 it was again rebuilt, and one third of the townfliip was taken oiF, and incorporated by the name of Hinfdale. Fort Dum- merwas in the vicinity of this town. NoRTHFiELD, a fmall town in Rockingham co. New-Hampfliire taken from danterbury, on the £. fide of Merrimack river, and incorporated in l7iflamt, New- York, containing loii inhabitants, in- cluding 133 qualified elc£lors, and 133 .flaves. North Hampton, a townlhtp of NOR New.Hampdiire, in Rockinghmir co. which contains 657 inhabitants, taken from Hampton and incorporated in «74*. North-Havbn, a townfliip of Con- ne£ltcut, fituated in New.Havei^ co. on the E. fide of Eaft river, f miles N. by E. of New-Haven, and 3s S. by W. of Hartford. It was fettled in 1660 by 35 men, principally from Saybrook. This town is the birth-place of that learned, Eious and excellent man. Dr. ExraStilck, ite prefident of Yale college. North-Hempstead, a townfhip inQy^een's co. Long-Ifiand, Ncw.Y(^k, bounded eafterly by Oyfter Bay, north- erly by the found, and fouth by South- Hempltead. In 1790, it contained 1696 inhabitants, of whom 507 were flaves. In 1796, 231 of the inhabi- tants were qualified elcAors. The foil is but indifferent. North-Huntihgton, a townfliip in Weftmoreland co. Pennfylvania. North Ijland, on the coaft of South- Carolina, lies on the north fide of Win- yah harbour. ^ Northlined Laktt in N. Ameri- ca, IS about 160 miles S. of the head of Chefterfield Inlet j is full jf iflands, and about So miles long, and 25 broad. North Kingstown, a town in Waflungton co. Rhode-Ifland, which carries on a confiderable trade in the fiflieries, befides fome to the Weft- In. dies. Its harbour is called Wick.'brd, on the weft fide of Narraganfet Bay, oppofite the north end df Csnonnicut Ifland. It is about 8 miles north-weft of Newport, and ao foutherly of Provi- dence. The townfliip contains 2,907 inhabitants. North Mountain, one of the ridges of the Alleghany Mountains, which extends through Vir^iinia and Pennfylvania. There is a curious fyphon fountain in Viiginia,.near the interfec- tion of Loid Fairfax's boundary with the North Mountain, not far from Brock's Gap, on the ftream of which is a grift-mill, whirh grinds two buftiels of grain at every flood of the fpring. NortmpoRt, a townfliip in Han- cock CO. Diftri^l of Maine, taken from the northerly part of Duck- Trap Plan- tation, and incorporated in 1796. North Rebf, off the ifland of St. Domingo, in the Weft-Indies, lies in lat. ao. 33. N« and long. $9. ss. W. North NOR NOKTIiRiVBRtiiiNew.York. See No«tH Ri VEii, in Maflachufettf , for Stti fiie* U remarkable far its depth of water» tieing in fome places not more than 40 or 50 teet wide, yet veilels of jootiins are built at Pembroke, andde- fcendtoMaflachufettsBay, it miles dif. lant, as the river runs. It rifes in Indian Head Pond, in Pembroke, and runs a Terpentine coorfe between Scituate and Marfltfield. The river is navigable for boats to the firft fail, 5 miles from its fource. Thence to the neareft waters which run into Taunton river, is only three miles. A canal to connc6l the waters of thefe two rivers, which com- municate with Narraganfet and Maflfa- chufetfs bay>, would be of great utility, as it would fave a long and dangerous navigation round Cape Cod. North River, a veiy confiderable river of New- Mexico, in North- Ameri- ca, which rifes in the north part of it, and dire£ls its couiTe to the S. E. and empties into the Gulf of Mexico, at the W. end, in and about lat. z6. 12. N. North River, a branch of Fluvan- na river, in Virginia. See Cow aaJCalf Pafture: North Salem, a townfliip in Weft- Cheller co. New- York, bounded fouth- erly by Salem, eafterly by ConneAlcut, northerly by Duchefs co. and wefterly ' by the middle of Croton river. In 1 7 90, it contained 1058 inhabitants, including 58 daves. In'' 1796, i6t of the inha* Sitants were qualiHed eledors. North Sea, is a name that has been given by geographers to various parts of the oceans, where they happen to walh the northern paits of the Ameri- can continent or iflands. Thus, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean further to the eaft, fi'om their waters wafliing the N. coaft of Mexico or New Spain in North-America, and Terra Firma in South-America, have been diftinguifhed by this name. It has alfo been applied to the fouthem part of th..- Gulf oi Mexico, in particular bv the Spaniards, on their crofltng the ifthmus of Darien from the N. to the S. coaft, in oppofition to the Pacific Ocean, to which they gave the name of the South Sea. Tlie Atlantic Ocean alfo on the £. coaft of N. Anwrica has been fome- times alfo called the N. Sea ; which ap- pellation hai alfo been given to the Ndit 3«l FrMeiiOcein, fitmitt1|0vndtiij|M'(MtIi^ America oir the north. .' North Sound Point b the fm^ jeAing jtoin^ of land on the N. E. fide of th^iAand of Antigai, in the Weft« Indies and is about S. S. E. fraai Lon^ Ifland. Northumberland, H. town 'm Grafton co. New- Hampfliire, litnaoel on the B. fide df Connefticut river, ac the mouth of the Upper Amcmooibck. It was incorporated m 1779, ''"^ c efBce is kept, is i» miles from Kinfak* 1 3 from Lancafter court-houfe, 86 from Frederickfburg, and 317 fiom Phtladel" phia. Northumberland, aco. ofPeno. iylvania. There is iron ore in this coun. tyi alfo a fait fpring. North-Wales, a town of Caroline CO. Virginia, on Pamunky river, about z miles below f he jun^ion of N. and S. Anna branches. North West CaAsr of AtMeric^i. The country on the N. weftern part o£ ti.e continent of America, lying on the Pacific Ocean, is thus denominated. According to accounts given by voya* gers to this coaii, the vaft country lying upon it, with very little deviation, haa the appearance of one continued foreft, being covered with pines of differetit fpecies. fU NOR IwdtaH 'Mi tltt(^ intermixed with aU dcr* birdi* witct)«liule» tic. befides va* rimu kinds of bniAwood ; and the val- fiea aad low groondt afford wild eur- iukff iNxflebmlcf, raTpbcrries, ahd va- tiirat Iow(i9i?i^ flirubs. On the coaft are many illa'nds, fpacious bays, com- nodioot harbours, and months of navi- an^ rivei'S)' atnong the former arc Wafliingion, or Ojueen Charlotte's Id- •ndh* extending ge and cuftoms, and are ]firequently at war. It is impofliBle to afcertain with any' degree of certainty the namber of inhabitants j but they liave been computed at 10,000, from litootka Sound to Cook's river, an ex- tent of abo^t tooo miles. The natives •1*6 jfbr the moft part fliort in ftature, their faces, men and women, are in Cera! flat and round, with high cheek e» and flat nofes, and their teeth white ; and rq^ular. Their complex- ions are lighter than the ibuthem In- dians, and ibme of their women have rofy cheeks. Both fexes are fond of ornamenting themfelves with beads and trinkets, and they generally paint their hands and faces. They have a cuftom of noafcing a longitudinal flit in the im- der lip, between the mouth and chin, ibme of Ithem as large as the mouth, in which they weav a niece of bone, wood •rivoiy, fitted with holes in it, from which they fufpend beads as low as the chin. There appears to be a greater uniformity in the drciV of the different tribes, than in their ornaments. The aperture or fecond mouth, above the chin, lecms confined to the pien of Cook's river and Prince William's Sound } whilft the wooden ornament ,in the under lip is worn by the 'ujamen only, in that part of the coaft from Port Mulgp-ave to Qneen Charlotte's Illands. The inhabitants wholly fubfift by fifh- ing and hunting. Theic cloathing is NOR ipade of the fltins of animalt Mnd birds. They live in a very dirty JJnanner, and are >) complete uiAureof tikh and id|6'< lentje. The chief objeA of civilised nations ui navigating this coaft hitherto, has been to traffic with the native^ /or furS) which theyjKive in exc|ban|;e fi^ pieces of iron, naus, beads, _pen^nivcs and other trifling trinkets. Thefeiitra are carried to China, and difpoftd of to a great profit. The (kins obtained are tliofe of the fea-otter, racoon, pine-mar- tin, land beaver,, earlefs mammot, &c. The other articles which might be pro- cured are ginfcng, copper, oil, fjKirs, &c. with great quantities of falmon. Prom 1785 to February 17^8, there had arrived at China from this coaft 9 vef- iels of different nations. Six of thefe had furs, fold for 96,841 dollars j two Fjrcnch ihips, 54,837 doHs. and 17,006 flcins imported by the Spaniards unfold. What furs the RulTians procure is not known, as they never carry them to Canton. An inlami fca has been lately difcovered in this country. Mr. £t> [ ches, who fitted out fltips from England, < has lately difcovered, that all the weft« ern coaft of America from lat. 48. to 57. N. is not a continued trafl of land, but a chain of iflands which had never be^ explored, and that tliofe concealed tlva^ entrance to a vaft inland fea, like thO^ Baltic or Mediteiranean in Europe, and which feems likewife to be full of iflands. Among thefe Mr. Etches' fliip, the Princefs Royal, penetrated feverai hundred leagues in a N. E. direflion, till they came within soo leagues of Hudfon's Bay ; but as the intention of the voyage was iperely commercial, they had not time fully to explore the Archipelago juft mentioned, nor did they arrive at the termination of this new Mediterranean Sea. The iflands, of which upwan^s of 50 were vifited, were inhabited by tribes of Indians, who appeared very friendly, and well difpofed to carry on a conimerce. Soma fliips are fitting out at one of the ports of England for the iame place, I'o that further difcoveries may foon be ex- pe£led. In conlcqucnce of an expedi- tion imJertaken in 17S7, Capt. J. Ken- drick, of the fliip Columbia, while pro- fecuting an advantageous voyage with the natives for furs, purchafed of them It is bid, for the owners, a trac^ of de- lightful country, comprehending four degrees V* ^int» oiP latittide^ or 946 mikt Tqtlafe. The deedi are fiud to be in China, and regiAered in the office of the American confuti the agents tn London are au- thorhed to treat with any gentleman or aflbciationfor the purchafe of a trafl of land no whet-e exceeded for fertility and climare, and which may perhaps by a prudent management of fome wile conftilution, become of. the utmoft im< jibrtance. NoftTH>wB«T RivtTt a branch of Cape Fear, or Clarendon river, in N. Carolina. It is formed by the junfti'.n of Haw and Deep rivers ; and it is 306 yards wide at Amwood, So or 90 miles al)0ve the- Capes } even when the ftream is low, and within its banks. See Cafe Fear Rivtr. On the weft fide of this river, about 40 miles above Afhwood, in t^ banks of a creek, 5 or 6 feet be- low the fandy furface, are to be feen proJeAing out many feet in length, trunks of trees entirely petrified. North-Wbst Territory. See Temtorj, North WOOD, an interior and elevat- ed townAiIp in Rockinzham co. New- Hampfliire, in which^ and on its bor- ders, are a number of fmall ponds, whofe waters feed Pifcataqua and Suncook rivers. It was incorporated in 1773 ; contains 744 inhabitants, and is about 39 miles north-weft of Portfmouth. Cryftals and cryftalline fpars are found iiere. North- Yarmouth, a poft-town of the Diftri£l of Maine, in Cumber- land CO. on a I'mall river which falls in- to Cafco Bay. It is 17 miles W. by S. ofBrunfwick, 14 north of Portland, and 140 E. of Bofton. The townfliip isextenfive, was incorporated in 1713, and contains 1,978 inhabitants. Cuf- leii's river divides it from Freeport on the N. E; Norton, a townfliip in Effex co. Vermont, fituated on the Canada line, having Canaan eaft, and Holland on the weft. No a TOM, a townfliip of MaflUchu- fetts, iltuated inBriftolco. and 33 miles Ibuthward of Bofton. It was incorpc- rared in 171 1, and contains 1428 inha- bitants. The annual amount of the nail manufafliii'e here is not lefs than 300 tons. There is alfo a manufaflnre of •chre which is found here, fimilar to that at Taunton« Nofttblf, afettlementotithcnorth:^ eaft coaft of Cape Breton ifland. - Norton's. 5ff<«f, on *thc N. W. eoaft of N. America, extendi from Cape Dar* by on the N. N. W. tb Cape Ddibigh, or Cape Stephoi*! on the 8. or 8. £• N. lat. 64. 50% ' NoRWALK, a jdeafant poft-town ia Fairfield co. Connecticut, fituated on the N. fide of Long-Ifland Sound. It contains a Congregational and Epifco^ Eal church, which are neat edifices, and etween 40 and 50 compajl houfes. f 4 is 1 3 miles W. by S.of Fairfield, 34 8. W. by W. of New.Haven, 54 N. E. of New- York, and 144 from Philadelphia. N. lat. 41. 9. W. long. 73. 47. The townfliip is fituated in a fertile wheat country, and was fettled in 16 51. Heri are iron-works and a number of miliar It has a fmall trade to New- York and the Weft-Indies. Norway, a townfhipof New-York, in Herkemer co. incorporated in 179a. By the State cenfus of 1796, it contain* ed 2164 inhabitants, of whom 353 |vert electors. Norway, anew townfltip in Cam- berland co. DiftriCt of Maine, incorpo* rated 1797. Norwich, a confiderable- townfltip in Windfor co. Vermont, on the well fide of Connecticut river, oppofite to Dartmouth College. It conums 1138 inhabitants. Norwich, a townfliip in Hampfliire CO. Maflachufetts, »4 miles S. W. of Northampton, and 114 weft of Bofton. It was incorporated in 17731 't'd con- tains 741 inhabitants. Norwich, a city and poft-town of Connecticut, and of the fecond rank in New- London co. fituated at the head of navigation on Thames river, 14 milea north of New-London, and 40 S.E. of Hartford. This commercial city has a rich and extenfive back country; and avails itfelf of its happy fituation on a navigable river, which affords a great number of convenient feats for mills, and water machines of all kinds. The inhabitants manufacture paper of all kinds, ftockings, clocks and watches, chaifes, buttons, ftone and earthen ware, oil, chocolate, wire, bells, an- chors, and all kinds of forge- work. The city contains about 450 dwelling houfes, a court-houfe, and two churches for Congregationalifts, and one for Epifco- B b jpalians, «r lH NaT j^iiMt mi «1»otit 3000 tnhabituiti. * The city U in ttirec detached, compaft |jfvifi99«» ▼>>• CbeKca, at tha landing, the Town, and Bean Hill ; in the latter divifioQ la an academy, and in the town la an,endowed fchqo) . The courta of law •re held alternately at New.London and )lorwi«h. This town was fettled in a66o, by 35 men, principally from Say- ^roolc. It it as I miles N. £. of Phila- delphia. N. Iat4i. 34. W. long, 72. 19. Norwich, a^townfliip in Tioga co. )9ew-York, taken fiora the towna of Jeriohp and Union, and incoriwrated in )793. It ia fettled principally by peo- pie from Conne£ltcut) is bounded ' ^utherly by Oxford, and lies 5s miles wreft of Cherry Valley. "Ry the State ccnfus of 1796, 1 29 of it» inhabitants were electors. Notch, The, a pafs in the weftem part of the White Mountains, in New- Hunpfhiie $ the narroweft part of which if but 11 feet v^ide, between '.wo per- peiadicular rocksl It is 25 miles nom ^ ^he Upper Coos. From the height abo^ It a brook defcends, and meanders tbroagh a meadow, formerly a heaver pond. It is furrounded by rocks,, which, on one flde, are perpendicular, anand S.E. tlie Atlantic Ocean, Its length is about 135 miles from C^pe Sable on the S. W. to Cape Canfo on the N. E. Its extrenae breadth is 88 miles f but between the head of Halifax harbonr and the town of Windfor, at the head of the S. E. arm of the BaHii of Minas it is only ^bout %i mUe» broad. It contains 1,789,000 acres ^ of which 3 million* have been granted, and %■ milliona fettled and wider impEovement. Nova-Scotia is. accommodatra with ma- ny fpaeious harbours, hays, and coves of mclterr ecptal to any m the world. The chief ot tl^ele are Can(b, Halifax, on ChebuAo Bay, Chedahn£lo, Frede- rick,George,Torbay,Chailotte, King's, Barrington, Townfeml, St. Mary's, An- napolis Royal, the Bafin of Mmat, the B^y of Fundy } and a vaft ntimber of. .apes, lakej, and rivers, which are de- I'cribed under their refpeflive names. The moft remarkable mountains are the Highland of Afpotagoen, and the Ardois Mountain. The fouthern ihores preitnt to the eye of a ftranger rather an un- favourable appearance* being in general broken and Itoney^ but the innumer- able iflands along its coafts, coves, and. harboMrs, though genci.:!ly cpmpofed oJf •^ Voeky ftibft«ncet, a{>pear deftg^ecl ^jr nature tor the drying* or (i(ht bcin|; co- vered with matefiaU for fi(h-fl»kes and ftaees t and there is land fuflicient for paiurea and gardens^ to ferve the pur- toofes of 6ihermen. As you advance into the back country^ it wears a more promifing appearance} and at Corn- wallis, Windibr, Hnrton, Annapolis, Cumberland, Cobequid, PiAou, and along the northern (hores of the pro- vince, there are extenfive, well improved farms. The gradual improvements in huibandry, which has been encouraged by the laudable eflTorts and fuccefsful ^experiments of the agricultural fociety, lately eftabliHied herej afford fome good f round to expeA that Nova.Scotia may ecome a flourifliing colony. The lands in general, on. the iea>coaft, the county of Lunenburgh excepted, and a few hills of good land, are rocky, and interfperfed with fwamps and barrens. The growth in general is a mixture of fpruce^ hemlock, pine, fir, beech, and fome rock maple, which ^imifli an in- exhauftible fupply for (hip-building and •ther purpofes. The coaft abounds with fifli of vari- ous kinds, as cod, falmon, mackerel, herring, alewives, trout, &c. aud being near to the banks, of Newfoundland, Qucro, and Sable banks, fiflieries, under proper management and regulations, might be carried on with certainty of fuccefs. There ai'e mines of coal at Curriberland, and on the Eaft river, which falls into Piflou harbour. There is plenty of bog and mountain ore in Annapolis townfliip, on the borders of Ni£lau river, and a bloomery is erefted there. Copper has been found at Cape D'Or, on the north fide of the Bafin of Minas. The forts in this province are Fort Edward, Cumberland, andOoin- wallis. Nova-Scotia is divided into 8 counties, viz. Hants, Halifax, King's, Annapolis, Cumberland, Sunbury, Queen's, and Lunenburg. Thde are fubtlivided into above 40 townfhips. The whole population of Nova- Scotia, New-Brunfwick, and the iflamis ad- joining is ettimated at about 50,000. The amount of imports from Great< Britain to this country, at an averagfe of 3 years, before the new fettlements, was about z6,5ool. The articles exported in exchange are, timber and the produce t>f the fifberyi which »t a large average 6KH $ty aHioiihtt to 3S,oool. Novii-SiMlb wt^ confirmed to Greit>Britaia in f7 where is alfo a cuftom-houfe, and H re*' fpeAable mercantile houfck NoXAN, or SoxoHton, or Nm T9>am% a town of New-Calile co. DJaware, %t. miles Nk of Dover, and 9 S. by S. W4 of St. George's Town. NtTBLADA, an ifland in the Pacific? Ocean, with 3 fmall ones north of it and near to it, W. by S. of Cape Cori-; enles, on the coaft of Mexico, and eaft of Roco Portida. Nk lat. i6» 40. W. long. laz. 30. : > Nt;cHVirNK,a place in New-Britain, the refort of Wahufles, in winter } with the teeth of thefe animals the Indians, head their darts. Lat. 60. N. NuESTRA Senora de la PaZf an epif- copal fee and town of Peru, in S. Ame« rica. S. lat. 17. 10. W. long. 64. NuESTRA Senora de la Fittoria, a town of Mexico. N. lat. 1 8. W. long. 9*. 35. HvEVo Baxo, a bank called by the Britifti the New Bear, being about 3» leagues S. of the W. end of the ifland' of Jamaica, in lat. 15^ 57. north. It has a key, x cables length long and if broad j ftretching^. by N. and W. by S. The Britifli find this a good ftation in a Spanifh war, as moft fiiips come this way from the Spaniih Main» go- ing to the Havaniiah, o O ACHATE Harboury near the S. point of Ulietea, one of the Society Iflands, in the S. Pacific Ocean, N.VV. of Otaheite. S. lat. 16. 55. W. long. 151. 24. OAHAHA,ariverof Louifiana, which empties into the MifTifippi from the Nj W. in lat. 39. 10. N. and 7 miles N. of Riviere au Beuf. Oahoona, one of the Ingraham liles, which is faid to be the northern- bb % moft mofr «f ill this cluiMr. Tt Ute ibout lo leagtita N. B. of Nooheevi. To this ifland Capt. Roberta nve the name of MmffatkmttU. Captain Ingraham had bcioi-e calied it WaJhUigtm, Oaitipih A, or Ait^ha Baj, fituated near the north-eaft end of the teller pe- nuifula of the ifland of Otaheitc» has good anchorage in la fathoini. 8> lat. tj. 46' Wi long. 14.9. 14. Oak Bajft or the PtvUU Htad, in the Sayof Fondy, it 9 leagues S. S. E. of Moofe Ifland. It is very high land, and nny be feen at 10 or 11 Magucs dif- tance. Oakfuskbb. Set TallafHfe Rivtr. Oakfuskibs, an Indian tribe in the weftem part of Georgia. The warrior .Mico, caHed die White Lieu« tenant, has the folc influence over tooe gunmen. Oakham, a townfliip in Wovcefler CO. Maflachufetts j 1 5 miles north-weft of Worcefter, and 61 weft of Bofton. It was incorporated in 176s, and con- tains 77 s inhabitants. Oak IJIandt a loi^g n^trrow ifland on the coalt of N. Carolina, which with Smith's Ifland form the S. W. channel of Cape Fear river. See Bald Hiadt and Cape Ftar. OakMvlgbb Biwer is the fouthem great branch of the beautiful Alatama- ha, in Georgia. At the Oakmulgee Fields it is about 300 or 400 yards wide. Thefe rich and fertile fields are on the eaft fide of the river, above the conflu- ence of the Oconee with this river } thefe two branches are hel% about 40 miles apart. Here are woi'derful remains of the power and grandeur of the ancients of tnis part of America, confifting of the niins of a capital town and fettie- ment, vaft artificial hills, terraces, &c. See AEatamaba River. Oatara, a fmall woody ifland on the S. E. of Uiietea Ifland, in the S. Pacific Ocean ; between 3 and 4 miles from which to the north- weft are two other fmall iflaiids in the fame dit°e6lion as the reef, of which they ase a part. , Ob ED'S River, m TcniicfTec, luns fouth-wcfterly into Cumberland river, 290 miles from its mouili, by the courJe of the ftream. Thus far Cumbeiland liver is navigable tior large vefl*el8. Obion, a navigable river of Tennef- fee, which runs louth-wefterly into the MtfTifippi, 24 miles Ibutheriy of RceU foot rivefi. It Is ?• y«nk brwd, if miles from its mouths Obiterea, an ifland ido leagues 8. of the Society Iflands. S. lat. ai. 40. W. long. 1 50% 50.' It contains nonfood anchorage, and the inhabkants are averfe to the intrufion of ftrangers. OCCOA, or Oeta, a bay on the fouth fide of the ifland of St. Domingo, int» which fell the fmall rivers Sipicepy and Ocoa. It lieseaft of Neybeor jiilien. ne bay, and is bounded fouth-eaftward by Point Salinas, and weflward by the eaft point at the mouth of Bya rivtp. Spaaifli fliipa of war anchor in this bav. ■ Point Salinas is %% leagues weft of the \ city of St. Domingo. OccoA, a bay near the eaft end of the ifland of Cuba, in the windward pafTage, about ao miles eaft of Guanta- namo Bay. OceocHAPPO, or Bear Creek, in the Georgia Weftem Territory, empties through the S. W. bank of Tenneflee river, juft below the mufcle flioalsJi There is a portage of only about 50 miles from this'civek to the navigable -waters of Mobile river. The mouth of this creek is in the centre of a piece' of grjund, the diameter of which is* 5 '.niles, ceded by tlie fouthem Indians to the United States for the eftabliftiment ^ of trading pofts. OceoNEACHBr IJlands, two long narrow iflanda at the head of Roanoke river, in Virginia, juft below where tlve Staunton and Das unite and form that river. OcoNA Pert, on the coaft of Peni» on theS. Pacific Ocean, is ix leagues N. W. of Quiica, and a bold coaft, and 14 leagues S. £. of Attico. Oconee, tbe north main branch of Alatamaha river, Georgia. It is, in ma- ny places, 150 yards wide. Its banks abound with oak, afh, mulberry, hick- oiy, black-walnut, elm- fafrafra,s, &c. OcoNEk 'town lies ^n the eaft banl^ of the river of its name in (Jeovgia ; a- bout a6 miles weft>north weftotGolph- ingtoDt and 4a weft by north of Au- gufta. OccoQir AN, a river in Virginia which, after a fhort courle, empties into Patow- mac river, at High Point, 5 milts be- low Colchefter. Ocrecock Inlet, on the coaft of N. Caiolina, leads into Pamlico Sound, and out of it into Albemarle Sound, thvougii OH E Nihfmigit wttieh aU reflelt muft paft tltat{ «re bound to EJenton, Wafliington, Bath» or Newbern. It lies in lat.'ss. ><>• K.' A bar of hard fand erodes the inlet, on which is 14 feet water at low title. The land on the north is called Ocre- cock, that on the S. Portfrnouth. Six miles within the bar, there is a hard Aind ihoal which crodVs the channel called the Swafli. On eaah HAe of the channel are dangerous flioals, fometimes dry. Few mariners, however wdl ac- quainted with the inlet, choofe to go in ; without a pilot) as the bar often Aifts during their abfence on a voyage. It is about y\ leagues fouth-well ^ weft of Cape Hatten** Oeneriack, the fouth point of Brif. tol Bay, on the N . W. coaft of N. Ame- rica. N. lat. 54.. 30. W. long. 160. 30. Ogeecheb, a river of Georgia, iS miles ibuth of Savannah river, and whofe courfes nre nearly parallel with each other. It empties into the fea oppolite the north end of Oflabaw Ifland, 18 miles fouth of' Savannah. Louifville, Lexington and Georgetown arc on the upper part of this river. Oglethorpe, a new county on the hoi;th iide of Alatamaha river, weft of LiWty CO. Fort Telfair is in the S. E. corner of this county on the Alatamaha. OuAMANENO, a fmall but good har- footir, on the W. iide of Ulietea, one of the Society iflands, in the S. Pacific Ocean. S. lat. tti. 45.. W. long. 1 51* 38. The variation of the compals in 1777, was 6. 19. E. O H A M £ N e Marhar, a fine bay on tlte E. fide of Otaha, one of the Society Iflands. It pafTes in by a channel be- tween the two fmall iflands Toahoutu, and Whennnaia. Within the reef it forms a good harbour, from 25 to 16 'fathoms water, and clear ground. Oheiiurua, a large bay on the S. W. part of the ifland of Otaha, one of -the Society Iflands, and the next har- 4)our to the northward from .Apotopoto Bay. There is anchorage from xo to a 5 fathoms, and has the advantage of frefh water. The breach in the reef which •pem a pafTage into this harbour, is |of a miiebiYMd, tniat. 16. 3<« S. and loi)g. JISI.30. W. Oheteroa* one of the Society Iflands, which is about ■ 1 miles lon^; and ^ broad, inhabited by a people of very lirge ftaturC} who ue cather browner OH I 589 97i Big Cave 42I Shawanee river 5i| Cherokee river 13 Maflac M ,- MifTifippi 4S 01^ }o f«^et to I'A Tarte'v Ra- Sidk { 40 above the mputh of the Great [anhavvayi and a Aifficicncy at all times for light batteaux and canoe* to Fort Pitt. The Rapids are in Ut. 38. |. The inundations of this river begin about the laft of March, and fiibfide in July, although they frequently happen 1 other, months } io that boats which farry 30P barrels of flour from the Mo- nongahela, or Youhiogany, ahovc Pittf. burghf have feUom long to wait for ym^tc. During thefe floods, n flrft rate inaii-of- wnri may be carried from Louil- yille to New-Oi leansi if thefudden turns of the river and the ftrength of its cur- rent will admit a fafe fteerage. It is the opinion of fomc well informed gen- tlemen, that a vefTel properly built for £efea, to draw 11 feet water, when ided, and carrying from 12 to 1600 barrel* of flour, may be more eafily, f heaply and faftly navigated from Pittf- burgh to the fca, than thofc now in ufe ) |ind. thit this niattcr only requires one nun of citpacity and enterprize to af- certa;n it. A vtflel intended to be rie- fed as abrigintine, fnow,or(hip,fliouTd e double-decked, take lier mafts on deck, and be rowed to the Ibberville, below which are no iflands, or to New Orleans, with 20 men, lb as .0 af&rd |%liefs of 10 and 10 in the night. Such |i veflTcl, without the ufe of oars, it is fuppofed, would float to New Orleans from Pit(fl)urg jn 20 days. If this be lb, what agreeable profpefts are pre • fented t.o our brethren and fellow citi- zens in the weftt-rn country I The Ra- .pidsat L uifville defcend ahoitt 10 feet ' in the diftunce of a mile and a half. The bed of the river is a folid rock, and is.divi'dedby an ifland into two branch- es, the fouthern of vvhich is about 200 yard^ vvide, but impaflable in dry fea- Ibns. The bed of the northern branch is worn into channels by the conftant coin-le of the water, and attrition of the pebble-ftones carried on with that, fo as to be p^fliible for batteaux tlirough the greater part of the year. Yet it is thought that the fouthern arm may be molt eafily opened for fonftant naviga- tion. The rife of the waters in thefe Rapids does not exceed 20 or 25 feet. 'i'hcre is a fprt fituated at the heail of the Falls. The ground on the fouth ^e ^-ifes very gradually. At Fort Pitt OIL the river Ohiolofe* its name, bninchinf into the Monongahela and Alleghany. Ohio RafUj lie in lat. 30. S.N. 705 miles below Pittiburg to the 8. W. and 48s miles from the confluence of the Ohio with the Miflifippi. They ^nreoc- cafioned by a ledge of rock^ f hat flretch acrofs the bed ot the river Ohio. The fituation of tlw Rapids is truly delighN ful. The river is full a mile wide, and the fail of the water, which is a con* fl.int cafcade, appears as if nature had defigncd it, to fliew how inimitable and ftupendous are her works. The town of ^ouilville commands a grand view of the Rapids. Ohio, the north-weftemmoft county of the State of Virginia, bounded'eaft by Wafliington co. in PennfylvMta, and N. W. by the river Ohio, which di-. vides it from the N. W. Territory, It contains 5,212 inhabitants, hicluding 281 (laves. Chief town, Liberty. Ohio Company t Purcbafe, in the N, W. Territory, is a traft of excellent land fituated on the north bank of the Ohio, call of Col. Symes's purchafii. In this tra£V there were about 2,500 in- habitants in 179a. OiiioPE, a fmall northern tributary flream of Alatamaha river, in Oj^e- thorpe CO. Georgia. Ohiopiomingo, a tra£l of land fo called in the State of Kentucky, fitu- ated in Nelfon co. on Ohio river, and fouth-weftward of Salt river. Ohiopyle Falls, in Yougliiogany river, are about 20 feet perpendicular height, where the river is So yards wide. They are 30 or 40 miles from the mouth of this river, where it mingles it waters with the Monongahela, OhitaHOO, an idand in the S. Pacific Ocean. S. lat. 9. 55. W, long. 139. 6, Oil Creek, in Alleghany co.' Penn- fylvania, i flues from a fpring, on the top of which floats an oil, fimilar to that called Barb:u{ues tar, and empties into Alleghany river. It is found in fuch quantities, that a man may (gather fe- veial gallons in a day. Thetroops fcnt to guard the V/efl'ein Polls, halted at this fpring and coileded fomeof the oif, and bathed their joints with it. This gave them great relief from the rheu- matic complaints, with which they were afl^ifled. The waters, of which the troops drank freely^ operated as a gentle catlurtic. OlSTiNS '^ * OLD f ^liViMi B/fft *• nor the rontbern txtmnity of the iiluMl of B«rbad4ca> ill the Weft-Indicn. It U formed to the 8. E. hy- Kendal'i Point. The b»y U wiiil defended by torts. The town of Oiftini ftandi on thit b»y. Ol9 Cafb Fran coil forms the N. point of Ecoflbtle or Co(beck lUy, on the N. E. part of the iHaiul ot St. Do- mingo. All the French Aiipi coming from Europe or the Windward Klands, and bound to the north or weft part of St. Domingo Idand, areoliiiged to come in fight of the Cape Samana, (near iy leagues Ibiith-ealt by eaft of tliis cape) or at leafi of Old Cape Francois, on ac- count of the dangei s ot (hoals to the eaft. It is about 5 leagues eall of Cape de la Koche. N. lat. 19. 40. 30. W. long ^om Vafis 7%. %%. Old /ort bav is fitiiated at the ibuth CMTiof the iHand of €t. Lucia, in the Weft- Indies, havins at. Mary's Ifland and B:iy to the calT. Old Fort Jjlands, in Efquimaux Bay, on the couft ot Labrador, in N Ametim. N.lat. 51.. 04. W,. long. 57. 4S. Old Harhiir, on the fouth coaft of the iftand of Jamaica in the Weft- In- idles, is to the weftwanl of' Port Roy^l. There are a number of (hoals and dlanils in the entrance to it. Under fome ot them there isfafe riding, infiom (> toS fathoms. Old Man's Creek, in New-Jerfey, iCmpties inru Delawaic river, at^out 4 miles below Penn'sNcrk, and fcparates the cbuntieii of Salem and Gloiicefter,. Old MtN's Port lies northward of l^ima river in Per-u, 8 or 9 miles N. ot Cadavaylio riv«'. Old K0AD4 a town and harbour in ithe ifland oi Antigua, in the W. Indies. Old Road Bay, on tlie S. W. coaft of the id:iR'.i of St. Chriltoplier's, in the Weft-Indies, between Ciurch Gut W* and Bloody Point £. There is from 5 to 1 5 fathoms near the fliore^ and thi? ieaft towarcis the fort. Old Road Te-wn, on this bay, lies licCween Eaft and Black rivers, and is a port ot entry. Old Town, or Frank^s OldTo'voH, OB Jiuiiatta river. Sec Fratikjioivn. Old Town, in the State of New- York, is fituated ^1 Staten-lfland, 3 miles S. W. of Newtown, and ix fouth- eveftprly of New- York city. 0^j)-TowN4 a fmali poft-tows of o n E 39X Maryland) fituated in Alleghany co. ia lat. )9. )o. on the N. bank oi Patoiw^ mac river, and W. fide of Saw Mill' Kun) 14 milcf 8. E. of CumbcrlandiL"^ i4« W. by N. of Baltimore, and ait trom Philadelphia. Old Town, inN. Carolina, war Brunfwick. Old Town, a fmall town of Oeor* gia, lying on the Ogcechee river, %§ miles N. W. by W. of Savannah. Oleout, a iinall creek, wbich emp- ties into the eaft branch of Suli{uehan» nah, 5 miles N. £. of the mouth of Unadilla river. Olin oa, the ciiief town of the cap* tainfliip of Pernambuco, in Brazil, S« America. It is fometimes called Per- namhuio, and has a good harbour fitu- ated nurrh of Cape Su Auguftine, an4 louth of Paiaibo. It was taken by tht Dutch in 1630, but was retaken by tha Fortugueie. S. lat. 8. <]. W-. long.: 35- 5- Ollbros, Point, on the that it produces little grain ; hut has numerous flocks of cat- tle fed' in its palhiresj there is befides, a very advantageous trade carried on in another jurifdiftion by the Indians li- ving on the borders of the lake, who are remarkably indultrious in improving that advantage. Om££, a corrupt name for 7iS< Mia- £ b 4. mi )9t ONE mlf^tkelshi which fw. ThcMi- amt towns on it» banks are ctUed the OmM town*, or Au.Mi, by the French Americans, as a contraelion of Au Miami. Ombb-Town, one of the Miami towns, fituatcd on a pleafint point form- ed by the Junction of the rivers Miami and St. Jofeph. This town ftood on the E. banli of the latteri oppofite the mouth of St. Mary's river, and was de> ftroyed in Gen. Harmar's expedition, in 1790. Omoah, a fmall fortified town in the Spatiifli Main, at the bottom of the bay M Honduras, on the S. fidtr, and is with- in a guif to the eallward of Dolce Gulf, into which the river of its name comes in from the fouthward. It has a good harbour which is open to the N. W. in which (hips of any burden may ride in nnfeA fafety. The Britifh admiral, Parker, in conjundion with the people tof Honduras, reduced the ftrong fort, which is fituated on the E. fide of the river, in 1770. The fpoil was immenfe, being valued at 3 millions of dollars. The Spaniards in vain offered 300,000 dollars as a ranfom for 3 50 quintals of iquickfilver } a commodity indifpenfably lieccfl'ary in working theii* gold and iilver mines. Ompompanoosuck, a (hort, fu- rious river of Vermont, which empties into the Connecticut at Norwich, oppo- fite to Dartmouth College. Its courfe is S. E.- its bieadth not more than 40 or 50 yards. O N n A . See riacent de la Paxes . Onatiayo, ov Oiuatojo, an iiland in the S. Pacific Ocean. S. lat. 9. 58. W. long. 138. 51. ' Ones how, one of the Sandwich iflands, in the N. Pacific Ocean, called alfo Neebeeheow, about 5 or 6 leagues to the weftward of Atooi. There is anchorage all along the coaft of the iiland. It produces plenty of yams, and a fweet root called tee. N. lat. ai. 50. W. long. i6o. 15. Oneida, one of the Six Nations of Indians, containing 618 fouls, who in- habit the country S. of Oneida Lake, called the Oneida Refervation. Their principal village, Kahnonwulohsle, is about *o miles S. \V, of Whiteftown. Thefe Indians for a number of years paft, have been under the paftoral caie of th^ Rev^r^nd Mr. Kirkland^ wHo f ONI ' with th« Reverend Mr. Airjeanef h«vo b«|p chieily fupportcd in thtir miAona by the fociety cftabtiOicd in Scotland for promoting Chriftian knowledge. This nation receive an annuity fromth* State of New- York of 335* dolVirs for lands purchafcd of them in 179);, and an annuity of about 6st dollars from the United States. With thefe annul, ties, (which operate as a difcourage- mcnt to induftiy) together with the corni beans and uotatues raifcd by the fquaws, and the n(h and game, caught by the men, afford them a barely toier. able I'ubliftencc. They are a proud na. tion, and affe6t to dvlpifc their neigh- bours, the Stock bridge and firotherton Indians, for their attention to agricuU ture { but they already begin to feci their dependence on them, and are under a neceflity of purchafing provifions of them. The Nation is divided into three trilMs, or clans, by the names of the If'ol/, the Bear, and the Turtle. They have their name from their Pagan Deity, which fome few of the nation Itill wuit^ (hip, and which is nothin|[ morolhan a mimapen, rude, cylindrical fone, of about I20 pounds weight, in their lan- guage called Oneida, which lignifies the Upright Sl»fte ' Formerly this (lone wax placed in the crotch of a ttee, and then the nation fuppoled theinfelvcs invin- cible. Thefe Indians are all of mixed blood ; there has not been zfure Onei- da for feveral years pa(t. Oneida Lake, is about 20 milts W. of OldFoit Stanwix, now called Rome, State of New York, and is bctw<. . ;o and 30 miles long, and narrow It is conne6led with Lake Ontario on the W. by Ofvrcgo river, and with Fort Stanwix by Wood Creek, Onemack Point is the fouth weft point of the continent of N, America, on the N. W. coali,and the fouth limit of Briftol Bay. It is 8a leagues S. S. W. of Cape Newenhain, or the north point of that ex'cnfivc bay ; and in lat. 54. 30. north, and lona. 163. 30. W. O-NlMAMOU, a haibour on the S, E. coart of Ulietea, one of the Society Iflands, in the S. Pacific Octan. It is north-eaft of' Ohetuna Harbour, on the fame coaft. . Onion, Cape, on the (buth-weft fide of Newfoundland Iiland, is about fuur leagues weit of Quirpon Ifland, or the no(tb«m point of that extcnfive ifl^d. aN o Onion Jlkir» >n the &««(« of Ver. monti fbnncrly called frtnck tiivtrt «ikI by the ImliaiM V'iMo/tii rilirs in Cabot, about i^ mile* to the weft of Ciinnc^Vlcut rivcrt ami ia navigable for froall vefl'eU < milet from U« moiittti in Lake Chatnplu'.'t, betwrcn the towiit of Burlington ami Colchelier ( ainl for bonti between itb levcral f:c Mohawk river. On the N. E. the lake tlifchargts it(eU* into the river Cat::!aqui, (which at Montreal takes the namr of St, Lawrence) into the Atlantic Ocean. It is aflbrtcd that the.'e lakes ^11 once in feven years ; but the fa^ is doubted. The inlands are all at the «afttin end, thechief of which are Wolf, Arifiherd, Gnge, and Howe lilands. Ontario, a large, fertile county of New-York> comprehending the Gtnef- fee countiy, and bounded N. by the lake of its name. It is well watered by Genefiee river, its tributaries, and a number of fmall lakes. Here are 8 townfliips, viz Geneflte, Erwine, Jeru- falem, Williamfturg, Toulon, Seneca, tioomfield, and Canadaqun, or Kanan- daigua, which is the laff chief town, fitu- ated at the N.W. corner pfCanandaiqua Lake, 15 miles W. of Geneva, and 30 N. E. of Willianfilburg. This county was taken from Montgomery in 1789, and in 1790 containetl 1075 inhabi- tants, including 11 (laves. Such hns been the emigration te this coimty, tha': there were, in 1796, 1258 of the inhabitnacs who were qual'fted to be «le£lors. Onzan, a cape or point on the north co:ift of Brazil, opposite to cape St. Lawreaccf forming together tlu: poinis O R A of Laguai^ba river} th|i litter cape be- ing on the weft fide of Uie river. The river is 10 league* S. £. by £« of Bohta Baxa. OoNALASHKA» one of the i^ands of the northern ^rchijpelago, on ^be N. W. coaft of America, the natives of which have the appearance of being a very peaceable people, being much po- liflied by the RuHians, who alfo keep them in fubjeJlion. There is a chan-. nel between this and the land to the noith, about a mile broad, in which are foundings from 40 to 17 fathoma. N« lat. 53. 55. W. long. i66« 31. Opeckon Cr£«/(,in Virgima,«ibutb- weft water of Patowmac rivei*. Opps, a village in NorthanApfton 'j6,flnve8. In this county are railed .*arge quantities of excellent butter, which is colKfled at Newburgh and New- Wind (or, and thence tranf- ported to New- York. On the N. (ide of the moutitains' in this.county, is a Vciy valuable tr<\&i called the DfowneJ l,aii(ist containing about 40 or 50,000 acres. The waters which defccnd from tlir furrounding hills, being bu*^ flowiy diichaigcd by the river ifliiing from it, cover rhelle vaft meadows every winter, and render them extremely fertile; but they expofe the inhabitants of the vi- jcinity to incermittcnts. Wallkill river, which pifles through this trail and empties jtuo Hudlbn river, is, in the fpring, ftored with very large eels in great plenty, The bottom of this river is a broken rock ; and i* is fuppoled that for iqool. the channel might be deep- fned fo as to drain off the waters, and thereby redeem from the floods a large trafk of rich land, for grafs| hemp and Ifndian^orn, O R A ^ $9$ Orange, called alfo OraitgeJak, m town in EiToc -co. New.Jerley, contain- ing about So houles, a Prtikytrriai| church, and a flouriftiing academy, and lies north- weft of Newark, adicinui^. Orange, a cb. of Hillibo^ough dtf. tri£l, North-Carolina; bounded north by Cafwell co. and foutit by Chatham* The rivers Haw and Enoe in thiscoun. ty have rich lands. on their borders, ft contains I2,zi6 inhabitants, of whom 2060 are (laves. Chi,.l'town, HilUbo- rough. Orange, a county of S. Carolina, in Orangeburg diliridl. O B A N G E , a county of Virginia, bound- ed north by Culpepper, and fouth by Albemarle. It contains 9921 inhabi- tants, including 442 1 flaves. Thecouit- houfe is fituated ao«f)iles fiom Culpeip- percourt-houle, 30 from C harlottevilU:, and 273 from Philadelphia. Orangebukg, ndilhi^lofS. Caro- lina, bounded ibuth-weft by Savannah river; eaft by the river 6antee, and north-eaft by the Corigaree, which di- vide it from Camden dillriSl; fouth by Beaufort, and Ibuth-ealt by Charlefton diftriil. It contains 18,513 inhabi- tanfsi of whom 5931 are flaves. Sends to the State: ItgidatUre 10 repreicuta- tives and 3 I'enaturs ; and with the dif- trift of Beaufort, one member to Con- grefs. It is divided into 4 counties, viz. Lewifburg, Orange, Lexington ai]d Winton. Orang<. burgh, a poft town of S. Carolina, and capital o^ the above dii- tri£V, is on the "E. fide of the N. branch of Edifto river. It has a court-houfe, gaol, and about 50 iiuules; diftant 77 miles N.N.W.ofCharlcftown, 36 fouth- erly of Columbia, and 7x1 from Phila- delphia. , O r /» s G E T ow N , or Greenland, a plan- tation in Cumberland co. Maine, N. W. of Waterford. One branch of Sohgo river rifes in the northern part of this plantation, within about -^ miles of Amarilcoggin river, where tlitre is a. pond, 2 miles long, called Songo Pond, from thence the ftie.im luns louthward. It is very difficult to cfFe£l roads through this mountainous coiirtry; lome of the mountains alfording precipices 200 feet perpendicular. The fides of the moun> tains and vallies are fertile, produce good crops, and in Ibme inftanccs aftbrd wild onions vylucV relemble thofe that are cultivated )^ g O It F «UtlvKt«Wt Sec, h«it nncr it hai hwn inhnhitcd, awwt h;»» become litarcei Ueer ait cxtirpatnl ln>m the vicinity) (hn>« miMfe I'cmuin antong tte muuntainst ami a ftw benvri'i that a^ too ta^i^ucinutt to be nkyiU» the wnlvc* h;\ve wholly Iel> thia part of the country. Okanobtown, in Orantfc co. New. Yo<-k, i» (ituateii on the welt fule of ttic TapiKtnSea, oppfite Philiplburgh, and •howt a? nWlea north of New. York city. Tlvt townikip is bouiulcd ciUttily by NnJtcn^a river, ami fouthcrly by the State of Nr\¥ Jerfey. It contain* 1175 irthabitanttk} of whom 16a aitcle<£tora, •ml ao) arc (lives. OiiANOBTOWN, in Wafljington co. MaiiMT) it 19 inUes diftant tix)m Ma- chi:«a. Orchilla, one of the Leewanl Idamis in the WcU- Indies, ritvu\t(\( near the caift of Terra Firma, S. America j betwetn the \([a\\ic»it river, about if niiles notih of Manovei'i and oppolite to Fail Ice in Vernionti 39J miles N.N. K. of Philadelphia. It was incorporat* . ed in 1761, and contains ^40 inhahi' ' rants. The (nan-rock, which kna the proptrty of fiijlei's earth In cleanf. ing cloth, is (bund lure) ntfo .tllili^ ore, (Vre-ltone (tt for bnildlng, and a grey'lKine, in gtttit deman<1 (or miiU ftones, lYikonrd equal in quality to the imnort;d burr (tones. OitP0Ni>, t^fl/r, the nuth-weftern- mo(t point of the large idand tu the we(lwai\l of Falkluiul's vSound in the Falkland's Ifiands, in the S. Atlantic Ocean, an«l iotith-ead of Cn|)e Percival. Orinoko. Sec Or^mh Rivtr, ORLKAN9, the middle of the three norihfrn cotnUics of Veiwont. A pint of Lake Meinphicmagog projefls into the northern pvrt of it from Canada, It contains »j townfliips. It is very high land, and lends its waters in almoit every «lirci\ion of the compaCs. .Clyde, Barton and Klack rivers empty intoi Lake Mcmphif magog j the waters o|\ manyhranchfRof Millilcoui, La Moelle, ' and Oni'>n rivers, lifing here, fall into Lake Champlatn) thule of M\ilhegun and Paiuinpiick empty into ConncAicut river. Orleans, a tnwnlhlp in the co. of * Barnflabic, MnfluchMtVtts, taken from the (outhcrly pHit of Eaftliam, ind in^^ corpora ted 1797. OrlfaNvS, Ifie ef, is fituatcd in tlM river St. Lawivnce, a fmall diflance. below Q^icbec, and Is remarkable for the rkhiids of its foil. It lies in the middle of the river, the channel is upon the S. fide of the idnnd, the N. fide ncit having depth of water at full tide, even for (Itallops. The S. W. end of tlw ifland is called Point Orleans. The^i coart is rocky for a mile and a hallT* within the S, channel, where there is a careening place for merchant fliips. Round point Levi, and along the S. K. fide of the river, the (hore is rccky, but the middle of tho balon is entirely free. Orleans, New, See Nrw Or leant* Orleans, Old For<, k fituated oa the W. bank of a bend of Mitlburi riv- er, in Lmiifiana, a confidcrablc difiunce from its mouth.' t)RODADA Pena, on the eoajl of Pern, is two leagues duenorthof Lobos dc Pajt*, and a ibufU by >vert of Payta. 0R0MC0T0( OfRO vsleki river. tmve I quoddy Oko live net nifh 10 OiiO Jargeft inarkal % year ing it'main which itnte Thefe and ev of the An the Miount * OKO OK is. 0ROMeOTOi h river of New Brtmf' ^ick» which cmpliei into 8t. Joitn*i rivtr. By thii piiAlige tiie Imiiiini Imve a commvntcBtion with Pntruma- qviodtly Bay. OhonpockBi nn Indian tribe who live near Tiuitt Klvicrei, niid could iur- nlfli too warrloi'i about «o yean tgo. OronokOi w OroHoqtte, oneot the largeft riven of S. Americni nnd !• re- innrlcable for iti rlfing and laligig once % year only i for H gradunlly rifm dur- ing the (pace of 5 monthi, nnd then ifmaini one month ftationui-y, nfter which it falla for c month*, nnd in tliut ltnt« contin>.iei tor one month alio, Thcfe "trernate chancci arc rcgnliu'i and even invariable. Perh:i|ii the rirmi^r of the watert of the river, may depcml on the raini which conliantly IhII in ilie Hiountainti of the Andfn, (where thr river lint iti fource) every yeiir alwut the month of April) and though the ^ heisht of the flood depcndi much upon the nreadth or extent of the bed of the river, yet in one part where it ia nar<» mwert, rt rites to the aftonifhing height of tao (vet. The mouth of the river i« S, bv B. of the Oulf of Paria, in lat. 8. 50. N. and long. 59. 50. W. and oppo- life to the Ifland ot Trinidad. It is large and navigable, and hat many good towns on its bnnlcst that are chiefly mhabited by the SiMmfl), and is Jolnetl aKbon the K. fide by the Lalce Caiipa. There are two other illandt at its mouth, the entrance to which it alfo fomevvhat dan< gerous, as there is fi-equently a dreadful conflict between the tide of the ocean and the current of the river, that mull, for the reatbns afligned, fometimet run very rapidly. It is faid the river, In- cluding its windings, takes a courfc of 1380 miles, and jircfcrves the frcflincCs of its waters tivehm Ua^ues fronj ti»c moMth of that vaft and deep channel, within which it was confined. It in»y be confidered, however, as having many mouths, which are formed by the idnnds that tie before its opening to. wards the ocean \ yet there are only two that are conlldered as of any ule for the piu'pofes of navigation. Thefe are the channels of Sabarima and Corobnna, otherwlfe called Caribbiana. The lat- ter lies in a S. by W. direftion, and is alio divided into two diitlnflxhan. R.U that afterwardi meet again at the ^ iiUad of Trinidad hi the mouth of the isff Oram! river. But piloti pretend to' fny, that the mottth of this great river^ bi'gini from the river Amugora, reKJi- ing from thenee to the river Sabarima, and from thelce nhout to the river Ca- ribbiana ( and t<>n»c Hccmintt Rate its moutha to he 40 in number, us it it were a collection of manyrivtii, all uititiMt at ti^i month of tlie grcnt river, and flP fiiling to convey (he mnin l^rv.xm of that river into the ocean. The weft pafTage or channel of the river Uronol^'j, called by the Spaniards the Oulf of Paria, lies lictween Cape Salinns on thf main and tlio noMh-wcft point of t^ni ifland of Trinidml. It contains feverat iflaiida* which divide the flrcnm of tlie river in- to <(*vcral brancltes, particularly the (Ircnt Boco, or mouth, which it the fiifiernmoi^, being about gun fliot wide» but having no fonndinffs, with too fa- thoms, and the Little Boco, or Mouthy which is the weiternmoft, being almoft as wide as the other, and havins ground at fi-oin 50 to 60 fathoms. At NewCane Araya, on the northward fide of th« month oF this river, are l^)t pits, whicit yield the fined fait in the world. In Ibme map*, tl^ hcad«waters are called Intrchia. « Oronoko, LittU. SteMocomo(9, Oropbsa, a town in the jtirifdiAioit of LaPiata, S. America) fltuated 6a miles N. W. of that city, in the valley of Cochabamba, on a fmall rivulet which empties into the river Guapay. It ba« a confiderable trade in corh and fruiit. Oropesa, s town of S. America, in Peru, featcd at the foot of the moun- tains, 750 miles from Lima, and 1 50 N. E. of Potofi. S. lat. 18. W. long 63. 30. ' Orphan's Bank, a flfliing bank of the S. E. ])oint of Chaleur> Bay, on the N. £. coaii: of New-Brunfwick, in N. America. On it it from 75 to 30 fathoms water. Orphan's J^mf, a fettlement be- longing to Hancock co. Diliriit of Maine, having 124. inhabitants. Orrington, a plantation in Han* cock CO. Diftriil of Maine, having 477 inhabitants. It lies on'the esft fide «>■( Penoblcot river, 16 miles above Buck!- town, and 256 N. N. E. of Bofton. Orua, Ot'ubo, or Arubat the mof^ wefterly of tlic Caribbee iflands in the Weft Imlies, called by the Spanianis [ Las lAas dc So^toycnto. It is on the coaik i9« 6$d **- cpaft of the Sptmifli Main. K. tat. ts. J. W. long. 69. 3. j, OnuROt a jurifdi^lion in the arch- btOioDric of La Plata. Its c:ipital is San Phetipe de . Auftria «k Oriiro» 30 leagues from the city of L?Flata. OrweL, a townfliip of Vermont, the norih-weft«rnnioft in Rutland co. and ited on the eaft fide of Lalie Cliam- It contains 778 inhabitants, lount . Independence (lands in this townfliip oppofite Ticenderogn, in the State of New- York. Near Mount In- dependence is a chalybeate fpring. OsAGESiir an Indian nation who in- habit fouth.ofthe Miffi>uri» andean fur- bUH ^o warriors. Os'ages, a river of Louifiana, which rans eaftward to the MifToiiri. OsNA9UKG» a fraall Uland in the S. Pacific Ocean, having the appearance of the roof of a houCe. It is about 4 leagues in circuit } is high land } full of cocoa-trees ; Itns' no {anchoring place, and fcarcely affords landing for a boat. It was difcovered by Capt. Wallis, and is called Maitta by the natives. S. [at. 17. s*. W. long. 148. 6. OsNABURG, another ifland in the fame lea, difcovered by Capt. Carteret. ^. lat. si. W. long. 14.1. 34. OsnaburgHou/^ afettlementofthe Hudfon's Bay Company, in N.America ; iituated at the N. B: corner of Lake St. Jofeph, i»o miles W. by S. of Gloucef- ter Houfe. N. lat. 51 . W. long. 90. 1 5. Osorno, ;m inland town of rhe king- o miles £, by N. of Niagara. Otabalo, a jurirdi£lion of the pro- vince of Quito, joined on the fouth to that of San Miguel de Ibarra. The lands are laid out in plantations^ and produce great quantities of fugar. The Indians in tlie villages, as alfo thofo who are independent, nianufa£ture great variety of cottons, viz. carpets, pavil- ions for beds, quilts in damalk work, wholly of cotton, either white, blue, or variegated with different colours } alj which are highly valued, both in the province of Quito and Pei-u, where they are difpofecTof to great advantage. The wheat and barley here, is fowed like Indian corn, in little holes, a fool diftant from each other, putting 5 or 6 corns into each ; and they generally reap above an hundredfold. The coun- try is remarkably fertile, and large quantities of cheefe are made. Otabalo, the principal village of the above jurifdi£lion, is large and po- pulous, and faid to contain 18,000 or ao,ooo fquls. Among them is a con- fiderable number of Spaniards. Otaha, one of the Society IHands in the S. Pacific Ocean, whofe north end is in lat. 16. 33. fouth, and long. 151. 20. wefT. Tt his X good harbours. See Ohofitene and Oherurua. Otaheite, \.\ifiSagitaria oi(^voi, who firfl dilcovered it in i6o5, one of the Society Iflands, in the South Sea. It was lirft vifited by Capt. Wallis, in 1767, and atterwanis by Capt. Cook aivl other circumnavigators. It conGfts OTA 99f ' of* peninfulas, which are connefted by a low neck of land, about % miles ov«r | the circumferrtwe of both peninfulas is fomewhat more than 90 miUs. Th« whole ifland is furrounded Sy a reef of coral rocks, within which the ihoit forms fevei-al excellent bays and har-* hours, where there is room and dtpth of water for any number of the larg|| fbips. Tlw face of the country, ex. cept that part of it which borders upon the fea, is very uneven ; it rife* in ridges tliat run up into the middle ot the ifland* and there torm mountains, that may be feen at the diftance of 60 miles. Between thefe ridges ami the fea i« a border of low land, extending along all tlie coatl, except in a tiew places, where the ridges rife du-e£kly trotn the fea* This border is of different breadths, but no where more than a mile and a half. There are feveral rivers much larger than could be expected from the extent of the ifland j among the rocks through which thefe precipitate their waters from the mountains, not the leafl ap. pearance pi minerals is to be found. The ftones fhew evident tokens of bar- ing been burnt. Traces of fire are alfo manifeft in the very, clay upon the hills. It may therefore not unrealbnably be Aippofed, that this. and the neighbour^ ing iAands are either fhatteied remains ot a continent, which were left behind when the reft was funk by the explo- fion of a fubterraneous fire, or have been> torn from rocks under the bed of the fea, by the fame caufe, 'and thrown up in heaps to an height which the waters never reach. The foil, except upon the very tops of the ridges, is extremely rich and fertile, watered by a great number of rivulets of excellent water, and covered with fruit trees of various kinds, fome of which are of a ftately growth and thick foliage, fo as to form one continued wood ; even the tops of the ridges, though in general bare and burnt Up by the fun, are in fome parts not without their produce. The low landi between the foot of the ridge^ and the lea, and fome of the interjacent vallies, are the only parts of the ifland that are inhabited. Here indeed it is papulous. The houfes do not form villages or towns, but are ranged along ; the whole border, at the diftance of about 50 yards from each other. When jch? lAaud was firft dilc/vered, bogs, dogs \ 40d OTa ;t li^ tnd poultry were the! Only Hmt mimalt i dticks, pigeons, paroquets, with a fiew other birds anil rats, the only wild animak. The breed of hogs has been greatly improved by fome m a larger Kind, thai were left by the Spaniards in 1774. Goats were nrft introduced by Capt. Cook in 1773 i to thefe the Spa- i^tds have added fome, and they are now in fuch plenty, that every chief of amy note as them. Cats wa-e left by Capt. Cook, and European dogs of fe- veral forts by the Spaniards. In 1777, the ftock of new animals received the important addition of a turkey cock and lien } a peacock and hen ; a gander and 3 geefe j a drake and 4 ducks ; a horfe and mare j a bull and 3 cows. A bull and a ram had ^ been alfo left by the Spaniards. Beafts of prey, or noxious reptiles, -there are none. The vegeta- ble productions are bread-fruit, cocoa, nuts, bannanas\>f 13 forts, and all ex- cellent ; plantains ) a fruit refembling an apple) fweet potatoes, yams, and cocoas. The people exceed the mid- dle fize of Europeans in ftature. In their difpofitions^ they are brave, open, and generous, without either fufptcion or treachery. Except a few traces of natural cunning, and ibme traits of dif- fimulation, eoiially artlefs and inoffen- five, they poffefs the moft perfeft fim- plrcity of charafter. Their aflions are guided by the immediate impulfe of the reigning paflion. Their paflions are the genuine cfFufions of the heart, which they have never been taught to difguife or reprefs, and are therefore depiftured by the ftrongeft expreflltons of counte- nance and gefturci Their feelings are lively, but in no cafe pennanent : they are aflPefted by all the changes of the Saffing hour, and refleft the colour of le time, however frequently it may vary. Their vivacity is never dlfturb- ed by anxiety ot care, infomitch, that when brought to the brink of the grave by difeale, or when preparing to go to battle, their faces are unclouded by melancholy or ferious refieftion. Their language is. foft and melodious j it abounds vfith wels, and is eafily pro- nounced. It is rich in beautiful and figurative expreflions, and admits of that inverted arrangement of words, which diflinguiflies the ancient from moft modem languages. It is la copi- ous, thatforthc bread-fruit alone they 6tl hive above twenty names'.' Add to thili that befides the common dialeA, they often e«poftulate in a kind of ftanza or recitative, which is anfwered ,in the fame manner. The * peninfuhis' form- erly made but one kingdom. They are now divided into two, under the names of Opureanou Or Otaheitenooe, and Tiiabou } although Otoo, the fove> reign of the former, (till pofleifes a iw- minal fuperiority over the latter, and is ftyled kmg of the whole ifland. To him alfo the ifland of Eimeo is fubjeA. Thefe kingdoms are fubdivided into diftri£ts, each with its refpeJlive chief. The number of inhabitants in 1 774., was ettiraated by Capt. Cook at »04,ooo. Wars are frequent between the two kingdoms, and perhaps between iepa- rate diftrifts of each. The inhabitants of Eimeo are often -excited by fome powerful chief to aifert their independ- ence. The power 9nd ftrength of this and the neighoouring ifland s lie entirely in their navies ) and all their decifiv^ battles are fought on the water. C ta- heite alone is Aippoild able to fend out 1710 war canoes, and 68,000 able men. The chief of eachdiftrift fuperintends the equipping of the fleet in that dif- tri£l ; but they muft all p^fs in review before the king, fo that he knows the ftate of the whole before they alTcmble to go on fervice. Otaheite lies in about 1 8 deg. of S. lat. and 1 sodeg. of W. Ion. Otakoctai, a fmall ifland in the 8. Pacific Ocean, 4 leagues fromWateeoo, and about 3 miles in circuit. S. lat. 19. 15. W. long. 158. »3. Otchie^, a bay on the north coaft of St America, to theweftward of the river or creek called Urano, and eaft of Cape Caldero. Otbavanooa, a large and fpacioni harbour and bay ort the louth- weft coaft of the ifland of Bolabola, one of the So- ciety Illands. S. lat. 16. 30. W. long. 151., 43. OfiSFiELD, a plantation in* feparated from Milton on the O W H B. by Cayuga Like, and comprehends nil the lands in the county on the W. fide of Seneca Lake. The centre of the townOiip is ao miles S. oF the W. fide of the ferry on Cayuga Lake. In 1796, there were 107 of its inhabitants 'qualified to be eleftors'. OwASCO,a lake, partly in the towns of Aurelius and Scipio. in Onondaf^o CO. New- York. It is about 1 1 miles long, and one broad, and communicates with Seneca river on the N by a ttream which nins through the town of Brutus. The high road from Kaats' Kill welt- ward, paJTes towards Cayuga ferry, near the N. end of the lake. OWEOO, a puft-town in Tioga co. New-York, on the call branch of the Sufquehannah, ao miles wefterly of Union, 34 N. E. of Athens, at Tiog:i Point, and %t^ from Philadelphia. In X796, 170 of its inhabit, were electors. OwEOO Creek, in Tioga co. frrves as the eaft boundary of the townfliip of its name. It has feveral fmali branches which unite and empty through the N. bankof theeatl branch of Suiquehannah river, about 184 miles W. of the mouth n» and 10 S. W. of Butternuts. Thie townfliip, lies between Jericho and U. nion, and is bounded northerly on Nor- wich, and wefterly by the tra£l called the Chenengo Triangle. It v^as incor« porated in 1793I Here is an incoirpo* rated academy. Oxford, a townfliip of New-Jerfey, fituated in Suflex co. on the eaft bank of Delaware river, 15 or »o miles N. £. of Eafton in Pennfylvania. It c< n- tains 1905 inhabit, including 65 flavet. Oxford, a townftiipof Pennlylvania« fituated in Philadelphia co. There is one of the fame nnme in Chefter co. Oxford, a pcM-t «f entry, on thee:ift« ernfliore of Clielapeak Bay, in Talbot CO. Its exports in 1 794 amounted to 6,95(> dollars. It is 1 3 miles S. by W. of Eafton, and about 48. S. £. of Balti- more. OxFoft», a .finall poft-town of Nl C c a Caroiini, Caroliiu* S^ n^ from BitUb«Pfm^» Iffn^uhoM 4f 6 from Pbtl»dciphi«. O^'Tta Agr, « towtiAip af New- y«rk, fiuiated in Q^n't co. I'Ong- piand, extending from the Sound S. !t the Atlimtic Ocean, and indudet loyd'a Neck, or Q^ecn*« Villa^, ami Hpg-Ifland. It contain* 4,097 inhabit. #f whom 61 tare ele£brt*aiid |tt flavet. O vaTS A Bay, » hacbow for froali vef- fiU in the S. W. limits of the town of .Bamftahlc, in Bacnftable co. Maflkchu- ^tu i which fee. It albrda excellent •grfter* t hence ita name* OysTBk Mti/tt in Pelaware Baf, lie appolite Nantiixet Bay. Oyste« Poititt on the coaft of S. Carolina, where tlie water does not ebb vitill an hour and a half after it begins to cl>b at the bar of Afliley river, near £barleftown . It is beft to go in an hour jmd an half before high water. OvsTnu.Potuf, a part of the waters -4f the Atlantic Ocean, which fct up weftward into Long-Ifland, in the ftate of New- York, between the north -eaft- CnuBoft point of the ifland called Oyf' ter Pond Point, and Gardner's Ifland. Off the point are two fmall iiles, one of yt^dx u called Plumb-Iiland. 'Oy»T«ft River, a W. branch of Pif- Cftf^uariveriaNew-Hampfliire; which we. IJmbafn ftaods on its S. fide, near its jun^ion with the main ftream at Helton's Point. 0-YOit6-WOifCEYK,onLake Onta- rioi at Joh)i but afterwaitl revealed it to bit- friend Guanca, who, becaufe he would not difcover to him the method of refinii^ it, acquainted the Spniard hit mafta-» named Valaroel, with the difcovery. Valaroel regiftered the mine in 1545} and from that time till i63Sthefe mine* of Potofi hadyielded 39 j,6i9,ooo pieces of eight, which is about 4,«55,ooo pieces a year. Potofi is about so or af leaguet from the city v ; La Plata. The hill, and alfo the cotintry for A confiderable diftance round, U quite bari' ren and defart, and producea neither tree, plant nor herb, fo that the inhabi- tantt of Potofi, which it fitoated at ti^ foot of the hill, on the fouth fide, are obliged to procure all the neceflhriet of life from Peru. Thefe minet begin to decreafe, and othert rife in reputation* It is impdfible to afcertain with any de- gree ot precifion the number of mha. bitants in Peru. The city oil: Lima it faid to contain 34*000 ; Guagaquill, 30,000 { Potofi, 25,000 } LaPas, %o,ooo; and Cuico, %6,ooo. Among all the in- habitants of Peru, pride and Taainefs are faid to be the inoft predominant paflTiont. Avarice may likewife be attributed to fume of them with a great deal of pro« priety. There is very little commerce in this fine country, except in the cities and large towns, which are defcribed under their refpe£tive names. The chief manufactures are carried on by the Indians; thefe confitt chiefly of leather, woolkn and cotton (luffs, and earthen ware ; in the fabrication at which, they are laid to be peculiarly in- genious. The Indians and Negroes are ibr bidden, under th mfeinbiiag pitch tmi l«ri and ju4 purple matter from the miiMiii There is no colour that can be jeoaapareti $p tbi«» either in luftre or pei%. fnancnce. Hev9 is alfo found a new liib- iUMCt ««l«od thePlatina.^nd which may bp confidereilaa an,figitb metal. In its iiativa ftalt it ie n»uced with gold nnd iron* «id this lutfirft gave rile to a fuf- jpicioi) that it wa« nothing more than a jwrnbinativn of thefetwo metals ; but J«le eJipiitfimeijts of chymlfts fully ftvw* that at 41 a pure a»d limple me> .t*I, with i^roperties peculiar toitfelf. It MtBot be am:6tod by any fimple acid, ^> by ^ny known ^IveAt, except the «iiua regia ) it will not tarniih in the «ir, neither will it ruft j it unites to the fixedae^ of goid, and to the property it Ina of not being furceptibie ef deftruc- ^toot a hardnefs almoft equal to that of iron, ind a much greater difficulty qf £iik«v. It is of an intermediate colour, 'Iwtwfen that of ii-on and filver; it can be/orged and extended into thin plates; mkI when diflfolved in aqua regia, it inay he made to aflume, by precipita- Hkm* an infinite diveriity of colours; and Count Milby has fucceeded in va • ^ing thcfe precipitates fo much, that Jtc bat t pioure painted, in the colour, ing of which there is fcarce any thing .btit platina made ufe of. Upon the whole, from confidering the advanta- ges of the platina, we cannot but con- clude that this metal cieferves, at lealV, -fiotn its fuperiority to all othcra, to ifliare the title of king of metals, of which pold has fo" lonp been in paffl-f- "Con* The Peruvian bark, fo famous at pref>mt for curing intermittent fevers, M lii^ewiie fvunJ here .1 he tree from PIT which It is take* gr«ws vpaii ttif il«p9 of nnountaiiMi, and is about the.fixeof a cemmon cherry tree. It ii di||4n- ffoiflied into three kinds ;. the red, yci* low* and the white; but th« !*«(( if found to be the beft and moft e(n(aciot|s. The Jefuits carried thie haf k to Rpmc as early as 1 6)91 hut the native* are fuppofcd to have been acquainteIndteii, ikjMfidiait bn Vir- gilt 06ida. •^ '' ■ PetbrVj 5f. a hiirWhrat tht W. tnd of ^dney or Cape Breton Ifland, is a vitry tonimodbus place for carrying dn the filieiy. Peter'*, St a totmi at »he fmuhem eilttrcffiity of Cape Breton Ifland. It ftands on an ifthmus about half a mile l>road, which feparatet the harbour of 6t. Peter from the great lake of that name, alfo cafTed Lake Labrador. It is about le miles N. E. of Point Toui. loufe. To this harbour velTelfr of the E" fax and Harrifbui-g,, in Dauphin Co.. Peter*s, St. a river on thecoaft of Labrador, about 4 leagues from the tfland of Belliilc, in the Ih-aits of that name. Peter; St. and S/. Paul^ a river at the bottom of the gulf of Campeachy. Its branches fprm.an iflind, called Ta- bafco. The bar at the mouth of the saflei'ft branch admits fmall veflels.. At flood there is from i.\ to 3 fathoms wa- tvr, ; nd ve.-y gdc ' anchorage within the bar. Peter's, St. a pariihof 9. Carolina, in Beanfbrt diftrifr. PETER's^ St. one of the N. weftem branches of MilH(ip{M river, which it Joins in lat. abnnt 45. 6^ N. and long, 94. iir. W.-**«j^r., B. For other places •amed Peter or Peter's. See Pietre. PSTERS, a totvnOiip df Fnuikiin co. ftaaSyXtnTAi.. PfeTlRioROt^oH, ft peft^towa )i ntlliborough cb. NcW^Hiuh^Pttttr/ R vatincorpomteif in i^dj aMl^o6|R{Mlltk Wt ihhabitafltii It ia 79«iHe8t^ .ti. 5V. W. l^; PBT^RSBimot, a to^•nfh{p of New. York, in |lMifl^1aer cd. tt. of the vil- lage of Trojr, }n«d>ybniHs.i in iM). Iik 1796 there-wefe yi» of-thei«ihabitVrt of Vir, ginia, and a place of confiderahle ti-ade j ntuated in Dinwiddie co. on the foutlu eaft bank of Appamato* river, juft fje.- low the falls, about 25 miles Ibuth 0^ Richmond. It contains about 306 honfe^^ built irregularly. The Free Mafon""* Hall is a handfome building; there ire fevcral tobacco vvarehonfts, (lores of dry goods, and fome few neat and corw- modioiis dwclling-hflulrs^ This town \i a corporntion, and comprehends tlte vil- lage of- Bl:indford, in Prince George's cp. and Powhatan in Chefterfield coi on the oppofite fide of the river. Tt contains 2,^28 inhabitants, including, iii65 (laves. The fituatiort of the towii is low and rather unhealthy. Ffdni tlie' infpeftbr's books it appears, that on an average for the laft 10 years, the quan- tity of tobacco rfceiwed here has con- fidi^rably exceeded ao,ooo hhds, per annum) and for tlip hft three years tha^ quantity of (lour made In this town and >*ithi': an hundred yards of it, has ex-, ceeded 38,000 barrels; at othef mill*' vvlthin a ^w miles, lO^oOo bairels pec annum; to this add the lour nlade at the fcveral country mill-^j, and brought? to this place foi* (ale, the whole quan- tity may (affcly bi* la^ed to exceed' . 6o,ocia bartcl* per aimuift. The wliolS* exports^ 4?o PET export* of thti town, valued at the iifiial peace piiceS} amount to i>389,3oo dolls, befidcs the vaiu j of peach aiid apple brandiTy mbiOaejft tec. not included. The Indian prinoefs* Pocahontas, the daughter of king Powhatan, from whom ddcended the Randolph and Bowling fiimilies, formerly refided at this place. It is 80 miles W. by N. of Noifolk, 159* S. by W. of AlexanJriai and 303 fouth -welt by fouth of Philadelphia. N. lat. 37. 14. W. long. 78. 8. Petersburg, a very ftouW ' 'ng poll wn of Oeorgii, in F ISei"* t • ' 'i a pleasant and healthful 1. .jation, ca tu, point of bnd formed by the con '^ucittc ' of Broad with Savannah river, ueven. refpe^lable merchants are fettled in this town. It is 1 5 miles from Elbcrton, ao N. by E. of Wafiungton, 50 above Au- ;u(la, 7}N. ofLouifviiie, and 836 from hiiadtlphia. N. lat. 33. 46. W. long. ti. 3«. Petersham, a flourifhing and pica- £mt townfliip.in Worceder co. Maflk- chufettSy formerly called by the Indians Nicbrwaug ; fitaated 28 miles N. W. of Worcefter, and 6^ W. of Bofton. Swift river, a branch of Chickopee river, pafles through this town. The foil is rich and fertile, and here are large and excellent orchards. Petit Anse, a village on the north fide of the ifland of St. Domingo, a| leaeiies fbuth of Cape Francois. FETitcodiak, a river which fells into an arm of the Bay of Fundy, called ChegneAo Channel. The Indians have % communication from the head of it with St. John's ri \.r, by a portage a- crofs to the head of Kennebecfms. P E tit- G o u F R E , or the Little Whirl- feotf inMifllHppi river, is 31 miles from Fort Rolalie, and 4 miles from Bayouk Pierre, or Stony river. Petit Guaves, or Goave, a jurif- ^ftion, town, and bay, on the N. coaft of die S. peninfulaof the ifbnd of St. Domin- go, and near the head of the Bay or Bite vf Leogane. The juiifdiAion contains S parifties, and is the unhealthieft place in the colony, the inhabitants being con- Ihntiy liibje^ to fevers, occafioned by the badnel's of the waters. Its depen-, dencies, however, are healthy, and are xemarkable for the culture of coffee. Its exports from January i, 1789, to De- cember 3 1 , of the fame year, were 27,090 lb. white fugar — 6j5fi87 lb« brown PE Y fugar— 807,865 lb. coffM— 50*053 lb. cotton, and aio lb. Indigo. The value of duties on cxpcrtation of the ahove, was 4, 1 S7 dollars 97 cents. Tht town lies on the E. fide of the bay, \i leagues weftward of Grand Guave, and 14^ W. by S. of Poit-au Prince. N. lat. 18. 17. W. long, from Paris, 75. 14. Some wri^e: <^ cull the great bay, which is com- mcniy called the Bay, Bight, or Bite of Ltogane, by the name of Petit Guaves. PETr''PoRT,onthe W. fide of New. fov> '.ian Ifland, towards the S. enJ| ' cii^ ;i{ leagu'-s N. of '^ape Ray, svA on*: a. of Anguille Cape. N. lat. •u: . '-I. 30. W. long. 59. 1 5. i'fiiT Port, on the coaft of Peru, o*hei*w.K Med Portele, or Little Port, lies a fliort w. y northward of the equator, and about 5 leagues to the S. E. within the bay|from Cape Fran(;ois to Cape Paf. fado on the S. by W. There is anchor* age in 5 fathoms, and plenty of fre(h water near the head land, which is high. It is neceffary to found, on account of the fand-banks, called the Portetes. ,' Petit Terrk IJland, near Defeada, in the Weft-Indies. N. lat. 16. 14. W. long. 61. II. Petite Rive re, a fmall town in the French iiart of the ifland of St. Do- mingo, dole to theSpanifli divifion line, 1^ leagues N. by N. W. of Varettes, and feparated from it by the river Arti- bonitc} 10 leagues IS. by N. of St. Marc, and as hv si, W. of Mirebalais. Nk lat. 19. 8. W. long, from Paris, 74. 48. Petit Trou, Is on the north fide of the fuuth peninfula of the ifland ef St. Domingo, on the point of land , which forms the eaft fide of the entrance into the Bay of Baradaires } 4^ leagues weft- ward of Anfe a Veau, and 19 eaflerly of Jeremie. Petit Trot;, a fmall cove on the fouth fide of the ifland of St. Domingo, S. by W. of the mouth of Neybc river, and about 5 leagues N. E. of Beate Ifl- and. Small barks come to this place from St. Domingo city, to fetch the meat, lard, and fowls derived from the chafe. PETTo^acic;», and is divided into is townlhips. On the banks of Schuylkill, in chis -.ounty, IS an excellent quarry of marble^ from which th? ttonc-cutters of Philadelphia are I'upplied. It contains, beiides Phila- delphia, its capiraS tifiy inhabitanta, if whom 1 14 are llavefi. Philadelphia, the metropolis of Pennfylvania, and ihe prefent feat of the government of the United States, is fituated in the county to which it gives name, on the wedern bank of the river Delaware, which is here a mile broad. It lies in lat. «<). 56. 54 . N. and long. 75. 8. 45. W. fum London; diftant about 120 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, by thecourfeofthebay and river, and a- bout 5 5 or 60 in the fouth-eaftwsutd direc- tion. A 74 gun (hip can come up to this city } floops go 3 5 miles farther to Trenton ; and boats tliat carry 8 or 9 tons can go 100 miles farther vp the Delaware. It was laid out by William Penn, the firft proprietary and founder of the province, in the year 1683, and fettled by a colony worn England, which arrived from that and the preced- ing years, add was increafed by a con- ftant and regular influx of foreigners, to fo great a degree, that in lefs than a century, and within the lifetime of the iirll perfon bom within it of Euro- pean parents, it was computed to con- tain 6,000 houfes, and 40,000 inhabi- tants, in the city and fuburbs. The ground plot (^ the city is an oblong £iuare, aboitt one mile N. and S. and two E. and W. lying in the narrowed part of the ifthmus between the Dela- ware and Schuylkill rivers, about 5 miles in a right line above- their conflu- ence. In the beginning of thi« fettle- ment, it was expt:<^ed that tlie fronts on both rivers would be" firft improved tor the convenience of trade and navi- gation, 9Qd that the buildings would PHI 4ji extend gradually in the rear of each* until they would meet and form aratu>. It is dpen ever' day in the week, except Sunday ; ajid any perfon who has an inclination or tufte tor read- ing may here indulge or improve either io great advantage: The library is fur- nilhed with tables aiid Teats; andaftran- !|er, without any introdudlion, may call or any book lie wantt, arid lit down luid perufe it as long aft he pleafe«l. Thole who piefer theii* chambers to read in, may receive books but of the library, by leaving a depofiC, aft feturity for the return ot them, and paying a moderate fum for the ut'e of them. The proprietors amouiit to feveral hundreds, and each liibicriber pays ten (hillings annually, for defraying expences and jnaking new addition^. To the library 18 annexed a rare and valuable colle6^ion of bookft, the bequell of James Logan, £fq. to the public: The building be- longing to the Library Company is re- markably clegilntj aiid has a fine ap- ^arance. In front of the bti tiding, in a nich over the door^ is a handfume ilatue of Dr. Franklin, the donation of William Bingham, Efq. to the company. It is of white marble, was executed in Italy, and is laid to have colt 500I. The public gaol ftands in the next fquare', fouth of the ftate-houle yard. It is a hullow iquare, 1 00 feet in hvnt, built of (tone, three ftories high. All the apartments are !>rched with ftone, as a precaution agaiiift fire; and it is the largelt, ftrongeft, and neateft build To the goal is annexed a worii-hod«» with J .rdft to keep the fcxe* a^rt, and criminala from the debtort. Thei* aitt alfo apartments lately added for the A»- litarv confinement of criminals. Tl^ whole is fecurely incbfied hf ftone walls. ^ The market-houfe, in Hijgb-ftrectf it keeps his mufeiim, by ptemilflion of the perhaps exceeded by none in the world* _i.:i-/-_-ur-.i i-_-! ... .. r. .1. I /I IP the abundance, neatneft and variety of provifions, which are expofed for fale every Wednefday sind Saturday. Butch- ers' meat and vegetables may be had any other day. except Sunday. Jt extends from F,oDt to Fourth-ftreet* and is fupported by 360 pillars. The new theatre in Chefnut-ftrect, near the itate-houfe, is large and convenient. It was Uniihed in 179^. Ftirther weft, is a fpacious building, intended for the accommodation of the Prefidcnt of the United States, but is not occupied by him; bppolite to the new theatre i$ the amphitheatre^ wherein feats of horftmanfliip are, at certain feafons* performed with great dexterity, for the amufcment.of thfc citi;i,^ns. It is a large commodious building; The unt- verfity ftands on the weft l^e of Fourth- ftrett, between High and Mulberry ftreets; It was formed by the union of two literary inftitutions, which had pre- vloully exifted a confiderable time in Philadelphia, one deilgnated by the above name ; the other, by that of the college, academy and charitable fchooli of Philadelphia. They now conftitute a very refpedablefeminary. It was in« corporated in i79i. The philolophi- cal apparatus^ which was before very complete, has been lately increafed to tlie value of feveral hundred pounds. The funds of the univerlity produce annually, a revenue of about t,i6sU The aggregate number of ftudents, in the Icveial ichools, is, on an average, about CIO. And the number ufualiy ad- mitted to degrees in each year, about 25. The Friends' academy and Young La« dies* academy, are alio refpe^lable and uleful eftablimments. The chief litera- ry and humane focieties nre the Ameri- can philolophical fociety ; the cc ilege of phylicians ; the fociety for prontot- ing political inquiries ; the Pcnnfylva- nia hofpital; tlie Philadelphia dilpen- fary ; the Pennfylvania fociety for the abolition of flavery ; the fociety for alle- viating the mil'eries of prifons ; the In; of tift Jiiixl m the United Starts. Pemifylvauia fociety for the eocourage- * £e ment 4J4 f H I ment oftmuufiAnrci and ufeful artii the Philadelphia fociety for the in- fermatien and afnftaiice of etnigmnti, ind two other focictiei of the fame kind { one for the relief of German, and another for the relief of Irifli emi gianti I and an humane, an agricultu- ral* marine, and v.irioui charitable ict'tc- tie*. Here it a Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Malbns, and 8 fuboidi- itate imlgrt. The Infurance Company of N. America, lately eftahlifhed here, ia in high repute, and infure houfei, goods, kc. againft fire, on very reafon- able termi. Few cities in the world of the fame population and riches as Phi- ladelphia, are better provided with ufe- ful inftitutions, both public and private. There are alio a fufficii*nt number of a- cademies for the Snftni£lion of both fex- •a. Almoft every religious fociety has ene or more fchtiols under its immedi- ate direAion, where children belonging to the fociety are taught to read and write, and are fumilhed with books and ftatioiiary articles. In the city sind fub- urbs are lo rope- walks which manu- iiiAure about 800 tons of hemp aunual- iy— 1} breweries, which are faid to confume 50,000 bufliels of barley year- ly— 6 fugar-tioul'es— 7 hair-powder ma- nufaAohes in and about town— a rum diftilleries, aixi one redifying(IMlillery —three card -manufaftorics. The othir manufa^oiies are, 15 for earthen-ware —6 for chocolate— 4 for muDard— 3 for cut-nails, and one for patent-nails— one tor (leel— «ne for aqua-fortis— one forfal-ammoniac,andglauber-fahs— one for oil colours— >i 1 for hrtifties- 1 for buttons— one for Morocco leather, and one for parchment ; befides gim-ma- kers, copper-fmiths, hatters, tm plate- vrorkers, coach-maker8,cabinet- makers, and a variety of others. The public mint, at which the national money is joined, is in this city. The great num- ber of paper mills in the State enable the printers to carry on their bufmei's more extenilvcly than is done in any other place of America. There are 31 printiiig-ofBces in this city 4 four of thefe puhlidi each a daily gazette ; two others publilh ga2ettes twice a week ; one of theie is in the French language { beitdes two weekly papers, one of which is in the German langunge. The other offices are employed in printing bouks, pamphlets, ^c. The catalogue PHI of books for flilc in this city, contahil upwaixls of 100 fets of Philadtlphia editions* befuies a greater variety of maps and charts than is to be found any where *\(k in America. The ftleafure- carriages within tke city and ih^rties, according to enumeration, are as follow, via. two wheeled car. riages, s 5) ) I'ght wagf^ns, lo } coach- es, t]7( phaetons, is I chariots, 3$) and coachces, )) ) tl^ whole aanounthig to 307 four-wheeled carriages. The roads are good, and becoming better } Itagc- coaches perform the journey from this city to Laocatter in s 1 hours, on the new turnpike road t the diftance is J 8 miles. This city is governed by a mayor, recorder, 1 5 aldermen, and 30 common council-men { according to its prcfent charter, granted in the year 1789. The mayor, recorder, t aldermen, and 1 6 common council men make a quorum to tranl'aft bunnefs ) they have full power to conftitute and oidain laws and ordi- nances for the governing of the city } the mayor, recorder, and aldermen ans juf. tices of the peace, and juftices of- oyer and terminer. They hold a court four times a year, to take cognizance ot all crimes aiul mifdemeanors committed within the city | two aldermen, appoint- ed by the mayor and recorder, hold a court on the forenoon of Monday and Thurlday of every week, to judge of all matters which are cognizable before a juftice of the peace. The trade of Pennfylvania is principally carried on from this city, and there are few com- mercial ports in the world, where fliips from Philadelphia may not be found la fomefealbnot the ycM-, The number of veflels which entered :his port in 1786, was 9 10 { in 1787, 870 } in 1788, 851 } in i793> 1, 4 1 4« of which 477 were ihips; in 1795, 1,610, viz. fltips, 158} barks and inows, s6 } brigs, 450 ) fchooners, 506 ) (loops, 480. Clear, ances, 1,780. It is not mentioned how many of tfiefe were coalting vefl&ls. The number of vefli^ls built m 1795, was 31, of which t% were fliipa and brigs. In the year 1792, Philadelphia fliippt-d 4x0,000 bairels of flour and middlings} in 1794, 300,751. The value of the exports from the State in theyear ending September 30, 1791, was 3,436,091 dollars 58 cents { 1791, 3,810,661 dollars; 1793, 6,958,836 doUars} 1794, 6.643,092 dollars; 1795, >i,5i8,a69 ?H1 tiiSit,^6e dollars. The fickneft In th« autumn of 17031 and the embargo in the fpring followmfTt interrupted the com- merce of Philadelphia for nearly five month*. The txifttng war hat ncca- fioncd Tome TXtrjordiAary article* in the exportation of 4ate { coffee, 8tt. hare been carried to Philadelphia, and from thence to Hamburg, ai neutral porti. The environ* of the vity are very plea- fant, and finely cultivated. In the north- ward are KenUngton) near the Aihurb* on De1aware> noted for (hip- building) Oermantown, a populou*, neat village with a German churche* | and Frank- fort, another pretty village, both vvithin 9 milet> befide* many countrv-feat*. In the fouth i* Derby, a fmall pleafant bo- rough> about >j mile* diftant ) and, on SchuylkiH, 4 mile* from the city, the botanical garden of MeflTr*. Bartram*. In the weft, on the fame river, 18 acre* of ground have been lately deftined for ft public botanical garden. According to a lift pnblifhed of the birth* and death* in the fevend religiou* Ibcieties of Philadelphia, it appears that trom Auguft I, i79«,to Augtift I, 1793, the birth* amounted to 1,5 1 1, and the death* to 1,497. In the year 1793, Philadel- phia wa* vifited with a I'evere l(;ourge, the yellow fever, which raged with un- common violence for above 3 months, and in that (hort fpace fwept off nearly 5000 inhabitant*. The humane eftbrt* of a committee of health, appointed by the citizens, were highly inftrumental in diminifliing the calamity. A few weeks after this diforder ceafed to rage, the trade of the city was reftored in a manner incredible to any but eye-wit- nefles. It is an honourable proof of the humane attention paid to the prifoners in thi* xrity that of 40(0 .debtors, and 4000 criminals, who were confined in Philadelphia goal between the z8th of September, 1 7 So, and the 5th of Septet - ber, 1790, only /w^/f* died a natuia' death. In 1 794, there were 9000 houfes in this city, and 400 which were build- ing } and the prefent number of inhabi- tants may beeftimated at abont 55,000. Philadelphia is 718 miles feuth-weft of Paflamaquoddy, whicii is the eaAern- inoft part of the fea-coaft of the United iitates) 347 fiiuth-weftof Boftnn} an fouth-welt of Haitford ; 95 fonth-wtft of New-York J 102 north-eaft of Balti- more ; 278 iiorth-eafteri^ of Richmond } PI A iH 144 nMth-aftrrly of Wafhington** eitv Mid^t) north -eift by northot SavanMuk in Georgia. See Ptmtfylvamai for in account of f'everai other particular* it^ lating to this city. PHiiir, a large ifland in Lake Su|}f rior, in the territory of the United Statetk It lie* toward* the fouth fide of the bke» and foiith-eaft of file Royal. PuiLip's, .Vf.aparifh of S. CarolinH» fituateil in Charleftown diftrift. Phiup, Su a fort which commands the entrance of Maranhao harbour,' efn thecoaftof Brasil. Philip, rovince of Guati^mala, in New-Spaiui ituatcd on a bay of the N. Pacific O- ccam N. lat. ti. 50. weft long. $1. 301 Philipsburg, a town of New-Jer^ fey, fituated in SulTcKco. on the eaft bank of Delaware river, oppofite tt» Eafton in Pennfylvania. It is 41 milea northwwcft of Trenton. PHiLLii^SBUkoH, or PNUpJhtvttt townlhip of New- York, in Dutchefs co. on the eaft fide of Hudfon^s river, «8 miles above New- York, near the fouth end of Tappen Bay. It contain* ^,079 inhabitants^ including «5 flave«» In 1796, there were 347 of the inhabitant* electors. In this townfhip is a ftlver mine, which yields virgin Idver. Phillips' AcadttHf, See And'.'ver and Exeter, PuiLOPt^Lis, a fettlement in Luzerne CO. Pennfylvania, i» or 14 miles weft- ward x)i Mount Ararat, and at the head of the weftern branch of Tunkhanock. Creek, abo\u 45 miles Ibuth-eall of Athens, or Tioga Point. N. lat. 41. 40. weft long. 75. 33. PiANKATUNK, a fmall river of Vir- ginia, which empties eaftward into Chefapeak Bay, oppofite Gwin's Ifland. It is navigable 8 miles for fmall craft. PiANKASHAWs, or Pyanktjhast Ver- mdltons and Mafcmtinst aie tribes of Indians in the », W. Territbiy, who £ c a rcfiJe 4i€ >fe nfide en the Wabflft and ita brmelits» 4Wid lUinoUaver. Thefe with the Kifk- t^t$s, M^Mf/«j«ra|i^ Otiiatauonst could ^tgethcr fuitiUh abbu|t tooo watriort, •o ytun ago. PiARAi on the coaftof S. America, .4*>i* ^3 <"'' t^f laagtig fWun Payta, in lat. f. N. and. i« the firft tpwn c^ any nae. A liver which \fa(he« it, falls into the hay of Chirop^ } but as it abounds with uoals, it it little frequented. , ViCtftwtr dut empties into Lake Su- «;;'fpr* in iat. 48. )6. it. and long. $9. 4!i. i. The Grand Portage i>i in lat. 418. 41. 6. Pic db L^Etoil, le, or Pic dt tAU m»nSt as it is named in Bougainville's map, a finsiU high ifland, fliafied like a fugar-lop.f, lying a little to the north- ward, and in fight of Aurora lifland } difcovered by the fore-named navigator in May 176!. Pica, a harbour on the coaft of Peru, ivhere t! !re is high and fteer land; Sa leagues N. of Lora river, and 5 fouth -(^f Ta<^paca, or as it is called by Britifli l^amen, Carapoueba, PiCARA, a large province of S.Ame- lica, in New-Granada ; bounded on the £• by the Andes. PiCAWBE,IndianTownstntheN.W. Territory, on Great Miami river, 75 miles fit>m it*s mouth, where it is only 30 yards broad, although navigible for loaded batteatix 50 miles higher., Pi<;KERSGiLL''8Cov/,iswithinChrift- mas Sound, on the fouth coaft of Terra del Fuego, at the fuuthem extremity of S. America. PiCRErsGiLL's Jjland, is off Cape Difstppointment, in 8. Georgia, in the $, Atlantic Occ:in. S. lat. 54. 41. W. long. 36. 58. PiCRERSViLLB, the chief town of Wafhington Diftrift, in S. Carolina. PiCOLATA, a fort OK the river St. John, in Ealt-Florida, 27 miles from St. Auguftiae, and 3 from Pooporc Fort. PfCOLBT F«tffjr> on the north fide of the ifland of St Domingo, ferns the W. bouodaiy of the bay which fets up to Cape Francois. In time of war, fkips have often been taken under the cannon of Picolet. -PiCO»A, or Pifanat mountains on the eoaft of Peru, which ferve to dire£l mariners. They are high hills within land, ej^iC'Jing about 7 leagues, be- tween Cuiancbe rivei', and Solango PIE Iflandfli andHcibuthwardefth^equt* tor. PiCTOV, afmall ifle, river, bay, and fettlement in the N. B. part of the pro- vince of Nova-Scotia, and on the iou« them iide of the Straits of Northtunbo*- land, at the fouthem iJxtremity of the Gulf of 8t. Lawrence. The ifland lies in the narroweft part of the ftrait, a lit- tle way north-weft of the mouth of the river of its name \ % miles fouth of Bear Cove in the ifland of St. John's, and 58 eaiterly of the mouth of Bay Verte. The bay or harbour of this name fecms to be of confiderable extent. Eaft river, which falls into PiAou harbour, fup. plies the country with coals, from the mines on its banks } the ftreams of lefs note which empty into the bav, are St. Mary's, Antigonifli, Liverpool,Turket, Mulquideboit, and Siflibou rivers. The fettlement of Pi£lou is fertile, populous, and increafing in importance. A good road is cut. cleared, and bridged to Halifax, 68 miles diftant fouth by weft. This fettlement is now called Ttnimutb\ which (ee. Pi B R c e's Ifland. The main channel of Pifcataqua river, in New-Hampihire, lies between Pierce's andSeavey'sIflands; on each of which batteries oi cannon were planted, and entrenchments form- ed in 1775. "^lic ftream here is very contrafled ; lUe tide rapid j the water deep, and the fliore bsld and rocky on eacn fide { fo that in the fevereft winters the river is never frozen. PiERE, an ifland in Illinois river, about 47 miles above the Piorias win« tering-ground. Aflecbtf or an-ow-ftcne is obtained by the Indians from a high hill on the weftem fide of the river, near the above ifland } with this ftone the natives makes their gun-flints, and point their arrows. Above this ifland are rich and fertile meadows, on the eaftem fide of the river, and continue feveral miles. Pi PR MO NT, a townihip in Grafton CO. l^Tew-Hampfliire, on the eaft bank of Connefticut river, 6 mil'*' fouth- ward of Haverhill, and 5 n v^rd of Orford. It was incorporatcu m 1764, and contains 416 inhabitants. PiBROUAGAMis, an Indian naticn who inhabit the N. W. banks of X 'V.^ St. John, in Lower Canada. PiERR E, St. a fmall defert ifland itear the coaft of Newfeundtendj which it only PIG only fit £ar curing und drying fiflt. N. lat. 56. »7« W". long. 45. 57. It was ceded to the French by the peace or 1763. PiBRRS,f/.the firft town huilt in the ifland of N^tlnico in the Weft Indies, fituatcd on a round bay on the weft ccaft of the ifland* $ leagus fcuth of Fort lloyal. It is a port of enuy^ the refi- deoce of oberchants, snjid the centre of bufinef^. tt has been ^ times burnt ,down> yet it cont .in(t ax prefenr aliout a.ooo houfeff The aj^chorage ground it fituated along the iea-fHe on the iftrand, but Is very unhealthy. Another port of the town is feparated from ^t by a river, and the houfes are huilt on . low hill, which is called tlie fort, froin a fmall fortreiii which defends the roa'i, which is commodiotis for loading and unloading ihipi>, and is likewifeeafy of aecefs ; but in the rainy feafon the (hipping take (heller at Fort Royal, the capital of the i^and. Pie It RE, 5t, a river in Louiiiana, which empties into the Miflifippi, troni weft, ib^t 10 miles below the Falls of $t. Aathony. It pa(r«;s through a moft delightful c ? Pig E N, the name of two fbuth-weft- ei n branches of French B»oad river, in the State of Tenpefl'eei The mouth of Little Pigeon is aliout ^^ miles from the confluence of French Broad with Holf ton river, and ^bopt 3*below the mouth of Nolachucky, Big Pigeon falls into the French Brpad 9 miles above Little Pigeon river. Thiy both rife in t|ie Great |ron Mountains. Pigeon, a hill on Cape Ann, Ma^Ta- chui'etts. See 4gamenticus. Pigeon, a fmall iftand, whofe ftfong fortiHcations command andfecure, fafe and good anchorage in Port Royal Bay, in the illaui of Martinico, in the Weft- ludlesi p I N m PiKBLAND, a townfliip In Clieft^r CO. Pennfylvania. PiLAYA, a jurifdiaion of La Plata. S. Atncrica. See Fcjpi^t its moft cwsl^ mon name. P1LDRA8, St, on the E. (hore of tbt Oulf of Campeachy, in the Gulf of Mexico. N. \\t, zi. 4. W. long. 90i» )!• PiLEa-GROVK, a townfliip in Saiett CO. New-Jerfey. PiLGERRUH, or Pilgrim's Rejt, was a Moiavian fettlennent of Chriftian In- diansy on the fciteof a forfaken town of the Oitf wa« ^ on the bank of a river, 4» miles north-wefteriy of Cayahoga, in the N, W, Territpry, npar Lake Erie, and 140 mile> N^ W. of Pitt^urg. Pilgrim's J^«ore of St. Lawrence fiyer, aifd below the Ifland de Coudires. Pillar, Ctu>et at the W. end of the Straits of Magellan, $ leagues N. of Cape Defeada. S. lat. 51.4s. W.long.76.4Q. Pilot Mountain, or Araraf, See 5j't-houfe, a gaol, and a few compaA lioufes. It is 75 miles N. VV. of Columbia, 56 from Lincolntown, in N. Carolina, and 716 ft-om Philadelphia. Pine, Capt, on the S. coaft of the Ifland of Newfoundland, is about eight Icagitca weftward of Cape Race. N. ht. 46. ifs.W. long. 53. £o. PiNB Cretkt in Northumberland co. Pennlylvania, awateroftV*' W. branch of SuU^uehaimah river. Its mouth is about I « miles leftward of Lycoming Creek, and 40 N. W. of the town of Northumberland. Ptnes, a fmall ifland on the N. coafl of Terra Firma, S. America, about 41 leagues p. of Porto Belio, and forms a good harbour, with two other fmall iflands, and the main land. N. lat. 9. i». W. long. 18. 15. The River of Pines is 5 miles from th>: above named hatbour, .and 17 eaflerly of Allabrolies river. Its mouth has 6 feet water, but within there is 3 fathoms a confiderable way up. PiNBS, PituK, or P/fftfj, a fmall un- inhabited ifland, feparated from the S. W. part of the ifland of Cuba, in the Weft-Indies, by a deep ftiait. It is a- bout *S miles lon^;, and 15 bro^d, and affords good pafii. rage. It is 6 leagues from the main, but the channel is im- paf&ble, by reafbn of fhoaU and rocks, |i. lat. »i. 30. W. long. 8j. af. PlHTAKV's Stuttii, on the N. W. eonft of N. America, fets up in an eaf- tern (^iit^ion, bar ir.g in it many Ihiall pro ^flandi. )ti mouth exteiids from Cap* Scott, on the fouthem fide, in ht. 50. c6« and h>ng iiS. 57. W. to Poiht Difap. pointment, in lat. 5a. 5. and long. 148. 50. W. It commnni^tieV' Vlth the Straits de Fuca | and thus the lands on both fides of Nootka Sound, from Cape Scott to Berkeley's Sound, (oppofRe Ca]>e Flattery, on the eaftemiideof the Straits de Puca) are called by Capt. Ini graham. Quadras Iftes, PiNTCHLVCO RiveTf a large branch of the Chsita Uche, the upper part of Appabcbicola river. PiORiAS Fort and nOage, OU,\n the N. W. Territory, on the weftem fhore> of Illinois river, and at the fouthem end of Illinois Lake; 216 miles from MiflT- fippi river, and 50 below the Crows Meadows river. The fummlt on which the l):ockaded fort Aood, commands a fine profpeft of the country to the eaft- ward, and up the lake, to the point where the river conies in at the north eod } to the weftwsrd are large mea- dows. In the lake (which is only a dila» tationofthe river, 19^ miles in length, and 3 in breadth) is great plenty of filh, and in particular, flurgeon and pican- nau. The country to tlie weffward is low and very level, and full of fwamps, Ibme a mile wide, boixl«red with fine meadows, and in fome places the high land comes to the river in points, or narrow necks. Hore is abundance of chen-y, plum, and other fVuit trees. The Indians at the treaty of Greenville, in i795» ceded to the United States a traft of I % miles fquare at this fort. N. lat. 40. 53. W. long. 91. 12. 30. PiORiAS- W'tnterixg Groufid, a traft of lard in the N. W. Territory, on thet S. E. fide of Illinois river, about 40 miles above, and N. E. of the Great Cave, on the MifTifippi, oppofite the mouth of the Miflburi, and 27 below the ifland Pierre. About a quarter of a mile from the river, on the ealtern fide of it, is a meadow of many miles long;, and 5 or 6 miles broad. In this meadow are many fmall lakes, communicating with each other, and by which there arepaflijges for fmall bouts or canoes; and one lends to the Illinois river. PlORiAS, an Imlian nationof the N.. W. Ttrritory, who with the Mitchiga* inins could fuiniili 300 warriors, 20 ycais ago. They, inhabit near the fet-. tlenicnts in the Illinois country. A tribe of the !• on PIS «f thih Aame inhabit a village oti the Miflifivpi* a mile above Fort Chatres. It could Airnifli about the fame period 170 warrior* of the Piorias and Mitch- igamias. They are idle and debauched. PlRAVOY> a river of Brazil, S. America, S. S. E. of Rio Grand, and Point Negro. Pisca, a handfome town in the audi- ence of Lima in Peru, with a good har hour and I'pacious road. The country round it is fertile, and it lends to the neighbouring fettlements quantities of fruit and wine. It formerly ftood a quarter of a league fart lier to the ibnth, but being deftroyed by an earthquake, in 1 63 1, it was removed to its prelent £tuation, about halFa mile from thef^a. It is 140 miles fouth of Lima. S. lat. 14.. W. long. 75. 35. PisCADORES, or Fi/berst two great rocks on tlie coaft of Peru, in lat. 16. 4S. loMh, near the broken gap between Attico and Ocona. PiSCADOREs, rocks above the town of Callao, in Peru; 5 leagues N. N. W. of Callao Port* They are 6 in number ; the largeft is welt ot the port of Ancoiv de Rhoilas, and 3 leagues Ibuth-eaft of Chaucai Port^. Pjiscata<;^a. See Pafi:4itaqua. PisCATA(^A Head. See Tark Coiptij/, Maine. PiscATAQtiA, the ancient name of lauds in the Didrict of Maine, i'uppofed to .comprehend the lands known by the names of Kittery and Berwick. PisCATAWAY, a townftiip of N«w- Jerfey, fituated in Middlefex co. on- Kariton river, 6 miles from if» muutli. It has z,t6i inhabitants, Including tii (laves. It is 5I miles N. E. ot New- Bi'unfwick, and x^ iouth-w«ft of Eliza- beth- Town. PisCATAWAY, a fmaU pprt town of Prince George's co.. Maryland; frunted on the creek of its name which runs wertward intoPatowmnc river, oppofite Mount Vernon in Virginia, and i4niile8 fouth of the Federal City. J he town is 16 miles foutli-well' of Upper Marl- borough, 16 north of Port Tob-Acco, and 67 S. W. by S. ot Baltimore. Pir,c:o, a noted harbour on the coaif of Pern, in the province; of Los Reyes, 6 leagues from the port of Chinca j Lorin Chinca lying half way between them. The road is lafe and capacious enougli to Iwld the navy of France. The town is PIT 4S^ itahabited by about 300 fainilics, moft of them niefti:oes,mulattoe«, and negroes | the whites betng much the f*-, "t >*'un)- bcr. It has 3 churches, and ,«:1 for Indians ; lies about half a nuie tram thfl lea, and it) miles louth of Lima. Th« ruins of the ancient town of Pifcn are (till vifible, extending from the iiea fliore to the New town. It was deftroyed by an earthquake and inundation on Oft* 19, 1680. Thefea, at that time, re* tired lialf a league, ind returned with I'uch fury, that it overflowed alrooll as much land beyond its Lgunds. S. lat. 13. 36. W. long. >6. 15. Piss-PoT, a bnyon the (buth ihort of the ftraits of Ma^llan, in the Lon|{ Reach, 8 leagues W. by N. of Cafe Notch. S. lat. 53. 14. W. long. 75, is. PisTOLET, a large bay at the nor- thern end of Newfoundland, fetting up from the Straits of Bellifle. Its wei- tern fide is formeyterian church, 9 church for German Lutherans, an academy, two breweries, ;)nd a diftil- kry. ft has been lately fortt^ed, and a party of troops Rationed in it. By an •numeration made Dec. 1795, *' appeal's that there were' then 1,353 inhabitants in this borough ; the number has con- ^erably increafed iince. ' The hills on the Monongaiieia fide are vei-y high, extend down the Ohio, and abo^md With coals. Before the revolution, one of thele coal-hills, it is faid, took fire and continued burning 8 years; when it was effeflually extinguii^ed by part of the hill giving way and filling up the crater. On the back lide of the town, from Grant's Hill, (fo calkd from his army's being here cut to pieces 1/y the Indians) there is a beautiful profped of the two rivers, wafting along their fepa rate dreams till they meet and join at the point of the town. On every Tide, hills covered vnith trees, appear tu add iimplicity and beauty to the fitne. At the diftance oi 100 mil«s up the A He ghany is -u linall creek, which, in ibme places, '■>'[» or bubbles forth, like the water. >. M!Ga*; ir. N«^w- York State, from whicii jii\;i' r--'* an f 'ly fubftance, deemcii by Uic ' • >le of this counti'y, fuiguiaiiy I.-ene'icif', nnd -r^ inf'aliibk cure ♦■'. -'akrrti ar >';t. '0 ii.'^ch, ior rhejt.:?rir r»»r »; fc'. on; 'ret A- in wo- men, bnf'..'.'v ''.'- "r''< .''' is i^athc-ed by the eo ■ .ff t c ,>j Je and Indiuns, who boil it aud brt.v', 1 1 > V't. v. «ig ' . ^ fale j PtT »iel there is fcarcely a (iagle Miabitwit who does not pojQert a bottle of it, ami is able to recount its many virtues, an4 its many cures. T^he navigation of ths Ohio, in a dry feafon, is ratlieK 'trouble^ Ibme frotn Pittlbuvg to the M^^o-Tttun, about 75 miles; Sut frckti thence to the Mifl'^npi there is slways water enough i're barged parrying from iod (o aod iOhf burden, fuch as arc iiled on the rivejT Thames, bct'werii London and Oxford, viii. ircm ico tv iii} feet keel, 16 to 18 feet in breadth A feet in depth, and when loadvnl, drawing '-bout 1 feei water. During tSiefealbn ofthe floods inthefpring, velfelsof 100 or iqo tons burden may go from Pittlburg to the Tea with fatety. in f6 or 17 days, al- thougii the distance is upwards of 2,000 mile$. ft is 178 miles W. by Nl of Carlifle; 303 in the fame dire£lioq from Philadelphia; 283 N. W. by N, of Alexandria, in Virgiiiia ; and 445 from Fort Wafhington, in the N. W. Territory. {J. lat. 43. 31. 44. ^^f', long. 80. 8. PiTTSFJELp, a pleafant poft town of Maflachufetts, fittiated on the weft line of Berkfliire co. 6 miles N. of Lenox, 38 W. of Northampton, 140W. of Bof- ton, and 40 N. £■ of Albany, Thi^ townfliip, and thofe N. and S. of it, on the bank's of Houlatonic river, are id a rich vale from one to fcven mile; wide. It was incorporated in X761J and contains 1,99a inhabitants Th^ place of worfliip is a very handfomd edifice, with a bell and $iipola, from which thtre is a charming profpcft. PiTTSFiELD, a townfliip of New- Halnplhire, fitiiated in Rockingham co. It was incorporated in 17H2, ^nd con- tains 888 inhabitants. It was taken from CliichelUr, un Suncopk river, N, E. of C6nCi)r(i. • ' PiTTSFiEtn, Jhc iiorth-eaflernmof^ town(hip of Rutland co. Vermont, conr raining 49 inhabitants. It hasChittcn> den rbwiifhip on the S. >¥. and Phila- delphia j in Adtlifon co. on tW N. W. PiTTSFORD, a townrtup of Yerniont. in Rutland co. • Pitt's Gro've, a village in Sajem co, , Nt.v Jeifey. ,'ITTQUOTTING, an Indian fettle- nent in tjle N. W. Territory, at the mouth of K;>ron river, which empties into Lake Erii. JfiT't'iJfiuttd, m the N..W. coaft of N.Americaf r L4 H. AmerLctf lies nnr the main land, •bout half wa^ from Dixon's Entrance to Prince William** Sound, and between Crofs Sound and Port Banks, PiTTSTOWN, a poft town of the Dif- .triA of Mainci fituated in Lincoln co. on Kennebeck rivei'i 5 miles below Hal- lowell Hook, %i N. byW. of Wiicaflet, 70 N. by E. of Portland, 187 N. by E. of Boftpn, and 54.7' from Philadelphia. It contained, in 1790, 605 inhabitants. The weftern part called Cobifiy or Co- hefiy* has an Epifcopal church, with an annual income of z8 guineas, given by Dr. Gai'diner for the lupport of an Epil- ^opal minifter. PiTTSTOWN, a poft-town of New- Tfrfej', in Hunterdon co. on the welt head wattrs of Rariton river, 10 miles E> by N. of Aleximdria on Delaware river, 32 northerly of Trenton, and 58 N. N. E. of Philadelphia. PiTTSTOWN, a townfliip of New- York, in Renllelaer co. It U bounded foutherly by Ren^elaerwyck and Ste- jplientown, and northerly by SchaJle- icoke and Cambridge. In 1790 it con- tained a,447 inhabitants, including 33 /laves J 4.19 of its inhabitants, in 1796, wei-e eleftors. Pittsylvania, a county of Virginia, between the Blue Ridge, and the tide waters ; bounded S. by the State of N. Carolina, and N. by Campbell co. It contains 11,259 inhabitants, including 4;,932 flaves. FlURA, the capital of ajurilcli6lion of the fame name in Peru, and was the firft Spauint I'cttlemcnt in that country ; foun- ded in 1531, by Don Francilco Pizarro, who alio built the iirft church in it. It contains about 1,500 inhabitants. The noufes are generally of one ftory, built of iinbuint briclts, or of a kind of cane, call^ quincas. ' The climate is hot and 'dry. JS. lat. 5. ri. W. long. 80. 5. PlaCentxa Bajy on the S. coaft of Newfoundland' lAand, opens between Chapeau-Rouge Point weftwa.d, and Cape St. Mary's en the E. 1 5^ leagues apart; lying between lat. 46. 53. 30. and 4.7. 54. N. and betwesniong. 54. i. and 55. zi. 30.W. It is very I'pacious, has fcveral iflands towards its head, and forms a good harbour for fliips ; and is frequented by fuch vcflels as are bound either into the gulf or river of St. Law- rence. The port-town, which gives name t6 the bay, is on the eafteni fliore 3 P L A 441 <7 leagues to the E; of the !fl»^d of Cape Breton ; 40 miles W. by $. of St, John\s, and iniat. 47. 15. N. and long. 55. 1 J. W. The harbour is fo wry c«r paciius, that i$o fail of fiiips may lie in fecurity, and can £0) as quietly as in any river, Thi entrance into it is bv a narrow channel { which will admit but cne fltit) at a time. Sixty fail of Oiips can conveniently dry their filh on the Gieat Strand, which lies between % ileep hills, ai.d is about 3 miles long. One of the hdls is feparated from the (Irand, by a fmali brook which tuns out of the chai.nel, and forms a fort of lake, called the Little Bay, in which are caught great quantities of falmon. The inhabitants dry their fi(h on what is called the Little Strand. The French luid for- merly a fort called St. Louis, fituated oa a ridge of dangerouf rocks, which con- tracts the entrance into the harbour. This ridge mult be left on the ftarboard, going in. Pi AIM <& Nordi a town on the norA Ade of the Ifland of St. Domingo, fitu- ated ac the fouth-eafl; comer of Bay de TAcul, and on the road from Cape Fran- cois to Port de Paix, nearly 5 leagues weft by fbuth of the Cape, and 1 3 S. E. by E. of Port de Paix- Plainfield, a townfliip of MaCa- chufetts, CO. of Hampfliirr. It was in- corporated in 1785, and contains 45S inhabitants. It is iso miles weft by north of Bofton. Plainfield, a townihip of North- ampton CO. Pennfylvania. pLAiNFi5.LD,atown(hipintheN.W. corner of Chefliire co New-Hampfiiirr, on the eaft bank of Connefticut river, whicli fcparates it from Hartland ia Vermont. It was incorporated in '761, and contains 1.024 inhabitants. Plajnkield, a townfhip In the S, E. part of Windham co. Connecticut, on the eaft fide of Qulnabaiig river, which divides it from jBiooklyn and Canter- biiiy. It is about 14 miles north-eaftuf Norwich, has two Prefbyteri^^n churches, an academy, and was fettled in 1689. Plaisance, a town on the middle of the neck of the north peninliiJa of the ifland of St. Domingo ; iz le?.gues S, W. of Cape Francois, and 7 north of Le;; Gonaves. Plantain Garden River, at the eaft end oF the illand of Jamaica, and N. by W. of Point Monuu. Tuere is a k tnd •f 44» ' > L A inhabitants | 1 a or 14 imiles (buth-weftward of Exeter, and 30 £>ath-weft of Portfmouth. . Plata Cays^ or Kejfs, a large (and- bank from 10 to 14 leagues north of the north coaft of the ifland of St. Domingo. It is nearly 10 leagues in length* at weft -1>y north, and from s to 6 miles in lii-eadth. The eaft end is nearly due aorth of Old Cape Francois. Plata, an ifland on the coaft of Quitu, in Peru, 4. or 5 leagues W. N. W. from Cape St. Lorenzo, and in lat. J. 10. foutn. It is 4 )'\ilf8 long, and if broad; and affords litJe elfe than grafs and fmall trees. The anchoring places ar^ on the eaft fide near the mid^v. die of the ifland. Plata, Rivt?r de la, is one of the largeft rivers on this g'ol -ml falls into the 8. Atlantic Ocean between Capes St. Anthony IbuthwarH, and St. Mary on the northward, which are about 150 milss apart. It acquires this name after the jvinftion of the Parana and Paraguay ; and feparates Braz;il from the Defert Coaft. Its navigation, altiiougli very extenfivCj, is rather dangerous, on ac- count of the numbetfof i'amly iflnnds and roci^s in its channel, which are perhaps difficult to avoid, by realbn of the cur- rents and different ftts of the tide, which they produce. For theic and other rea- ibnb, (hips feldom enter this river, un- Icfs urged by necefliiyj- efpecially as there are many bays, harbours, and ports on the coaft where veflelr, can fint! good and lafe anchorage.' The water ]s fweet, clears the lungs, and is f;ud to be a fpecific againft rheums and de- fluxions ; but is of a petrifying quality. See Paraguay, tor a more particular ac- count. Cape St. Anthony is in lat. 36. 3*. fouth, and long 56. 34. weft. Plata, a city of Peru, in S. Ame- rica, in the province of Charcas, built in 1539' It ftands on a fmall plain, en- vironed by eminences, which defend it from all winds. The air in fummer is very mild; nor i? ''n any conlider- abl^ difference t* gliout the year, ex- FLA cept in the winter montfai, viz. Vhsfi June, and July, when ttmpcfts of thun- der and lightning and rain are frequent j but all the other parta of ths year tha air is ferene. The houles hav^rinelight- ttil grardens j>lanted with European fruit trees, but water is very fcarce in the city.' It has a large and elegant cathedral, adorned with paintings and gildings, a church for Indians, an hofpital, and % nunneries; and contains about 14,000 inhabitants. Here alio is an univerfity and two colleges, in which leTiures on all the fcicnces are read. In i^^s vicinity are mines of lilver in the mov.ntain of Porco; which have been neglefted fince thofe of Potofi were difcovered. It is feated on 'he river Chimbo, 500 miles S E. of Cul'co. S. lat 19. 16. weft long. <3. 40. The jurifdiflion of this name is «oo leagues in length, and 100 in breath, extending on each lide of the famous river La Plata. • In winter the nights are cold but the days mode- rately warm. The froft is neither vio- lent nor lading, and the fnows veryin- confidcrable. Plate, Monte de^ a mountainous fettlement near the centre of the ifland of St. Domingo, towards its caftern ex- tremity, I 5 leagues north of the mouth of Macoriz river, and 16 to the nbrth- caft of the city ot St. Domingo. It was formerly a flom-ifliing place, and called a city; but the whole parifli does not now contain above 600 fouls. Two leagues to the N. E. of it is the wretch* ed lettlement of Boya, to which the ca» cique Henri retired, with the fmall rem- nnnt of Indians, when the cruelties ot tlic Spaniards, in the reign of CharlesV, had (Iiiven him to a revolt. There does not now exit! cue pnte delcendant of their race. Plate, Pomt^ the nor4y point of the entrance into Port laiiphii. m the E, coalt of tlic ifl.uid ot Cape Breton, or Sydniv , and ^ Jcafj.u' s lbi.;h ell by (oiith ot Capcl^umi, whichjs ihc Ibuth- Wtft boundary of die harbour ct \chepe« Plate, Fortde, ontheN.Cv)altofthe ifland of St. Domingo, is oveiicokpd by a white mountain, and lies sa IcaguesW. of Old Cape Francois. It has 3 fathoms water at its entrance, but diminiflies within i and is but an indifferent harlwur. The bottom is in ibme parts (harp rocks, c.'ipable of cutting the cables. A vcflel muft, on entering, keep vcjy dole to tli« point PLA poifit of the breaker* near theeaftem fort { wheta in. flic anchora in the middle of the port. The eanton of Port de Plate great • ly abounds in mines of gok), filver and copper. Thtre are alfo mines of plafter. It is unhealthy, from the cuftom which the inhabitants have of drinking the wa- ter of a ravin. It has a handfome church and about 1,500 inhabitants. Platb FarfKUt La, a town on the S. fide of the N. peninFula of St. Domingo, ] leagues W. of point du Paradis, which is oppoiite the fettlement of that name, a leagtie from the Tea ; 2| leagues S. bvE. of Bombarde, and 13 S. E. by S. of the Mole. N. lat. 19. 36. W. long, from Paris, 75. 40. Platte, La, a fmall river of Ver- mont, which falls into Lake Champlain at She}bume. Platform, a bay on the N. coaft of the ifland of Jamaica, eaftward of Dunk- lin's Cliff. Plattsburgh, is an extenfivetown- fliip in Clinton co. New-Voik, fitnated on the weftem margin of Lake Cham- plain, lying northerly of Willftorough, about 300 miles north of New- York city, and nearly that diftance foutherly of Quebec in Canada. From the fouth part of the town the mountains trund away wide from the lake, and leave a charm- ing traft of excellent land, of a rich loam, well watered, and about an equal proportion fuitable for meadow and for tillag^. The land riles in a gentle af- cent tor feveral miles from the lake, of which eveiy farm will have a delightful view. Several years ago, this townftiip, and the whole county indeed, which at prefent contains feveral thoufand inhabi- tants, was a wildernefs ; now they have a houfc for public worftiip, a court houfe and gaol, the courts of common pleas and general iedions of the peace fit here twice in a year; they have artizans of aljfioli «very kind among them, and fumifh among- themfelves all the materials tor building, glafs excepted. Polite circles may here be found, and the genteel traveller be entertained with the luxuries of a fea-port, a tune on the harpfichord, ami a philolbphicnl converlation. In 179Q, it contained 4.58 inhabitants, in- cluding 13 rtaves. In 1796 there were 123 ot' the inhabitants qualified elec- tors. V L A.Y Green, or Piifcacoi^an, in Upper Can.ida» lies near the north Ihorc of Win- nipcg Lake, in kt.s). jrs* sn^ long. 97. S*' Plkasant Point, a north-oifterfr head-land in Merry Meeting Bay, du- triA of Maine, and in Lincoln co. See Merry Meeting Btn. Plfasant Pnnt, the eaftem boon* dary of the mmith ot Hawk's, or Sand^ wicn river, in the harbour of ChebuAa^ on the fouthern coaft of Nova-Scotia. Pleasant River, a fmall village where is a poft- office on the fea-coaft of Waftiirtgton co. Diftrift ot Maine, and at the head of Narraguagus Bayj i^ miles N. R. of Goldfboixnighy and 3s W. byS. of Machias. Plbin River, the northern head-wa- ter of Illinois river. It inttrlocks with Chicago riV'-T, a water of Lake Michi* gan. Forty miles from its ibnree is the place called Hid- Ifland ; a6 miles farther it pafles through Dupage Lake ; ami y miles below the lake, and fouthward of Mount Juliet, it joins Theakiki river, which comes from theealtwnrd. Thence the united ftream affumes the name « Illinois. The land between f' . ie branches is rich, and intermixed w^'K fwamps and ponds. Pluckemin, a town or village of fome trade, in Somerfet co. New- Jtrley,, 28 miles north of Princeton, and about 18 S. W. of Brunfwictc. It deriveii its (ingularname from an old Irishman not- ed for his addrcfs in taking in people. Plue, Lac la, or Rainy Lake, liee W. by N. of Lake Superior, and E. by S. of the Lake of the Woods, in Upper Canada. The Narrows sre in north lat. Fort Lac la Plue Ifland Poitage - At the Barrier - - W. Longitude ^i.viAi\ Ifland, on the coaft ofMalTa- chufetts, is about 9 miles long, and a- bout half a mile brorid, extending from the entrance of Ipl'wich river on tlie Ibuth, nearly a north courfe to the mouth of Merrimack river and is feparated from the main land by a narrow Ibimd, called Plumb Ifland 1 ivtr, whicl> is ford- able in feveral places iit low water. It confifts (or ;he moft part of (and, blown into ludicrous heaps, and crowned with bufhes bearing the bench plum. There is however, a valuable prop^ rty of lalt- marfli, and at the S. end of the ifland, are z or 3 good farms. On the N. end ftaod 49' 3' » 48 35 49 50 7 3« SO 7 5* 95 8 30 PLY Amd the light-hourtt, and tlie remMHi of I wooden tort, built during the war, far the detience oF the har^ur. On the fea fliore of this ii'.and, uad on Saliftniry litach, the nurine Suciety^ and other gentlemen of Newbury-Port, haw hu- fiMtcly eiclted feveral ftnall houAsa, fur- Bimed with fuej and other ponveniences, for the relief of mariners who may be Hiipwrecked on this coaft. The N. end lies in lat. 4.3. 4. N. and long. 70. 47. W. See NKmbury-Port. Plumb ifiund^ on the N. E. coaft of lAig-Illand, in the S(gte of New- York, is annexed to Southhold in SulRfoik co. It contains about 800 acreSf and i'upports 7 fanuies. It is fertile, and pioduces wliear, com, butter, chcefe, and wool. It is three-fourths of a mile from the caflern point of Southhold. This idand, with the Tandy point of Gardner's Inland, form the entrance of Gardner's Bay. Plumb Point t Great, on the S. coaft •f the ifland of Jamaica, forms the S. £. limit of the pcniufula of Port-Royal, which (hcltrrs the harbour of Kingfton. Littl ''^'mb Point lies wellward of the fornnei , waids the town of Port- Royal, on the fouth fide of the peninfuia. pLVMST£i«D, a |>olt-town of Penn- fylvania, fituated on the W. fide of Delaware river, 36 miles N. of Phila- delphia, and 1 3 S« by v of Alexandria, in New-Jerlcy. Plymouth, a mari*'ime county in the eaflern part of the State of Mafla- chulistts, having MuiTachufetts Bay to the N. E. Kriltol co. S. W. Barnltaple CO. S. E. and Norfolk co. N. W, It is iuhdiviiled into'i j townfhips, of which Plymouth is the chief; artd contain* 4,0^40 huufes and »9<5:)5 inhabitants. Within the counties of Plyiuouth and Briltol, ther« are now in operation, 14 Mail, and 6 nir l'urnace», 20 forges, 7 fitting and rolling mills, befide a num- ber of trip-lvanmier Hiops, and an almoli incredible number ol nail-ihops, and others for common fmithery. Thefe fur> naces, fuppiieiL from the neighbouring mines, produce annually from 1,500 to 1,800 tons of iion ware. The forges, on an average, manufa£hire iriore than 1,000 tuns annually, and the Hitting and rolling mills, at leall 1,500 tons. The various manufuftures of thefe mills, have given rife to many other branches in iron and fteel, viz. cut and hammered nails) fpades ami ihoveUi card teeth. PLY fawi, fcythe*) metal button*, eaimon birilf, bills, fire arms, &c. Ib theic counties are alio manufactured hand-bel- lows, coBfihs, Oieet-iron for the tin nianu- failure, wire, linfeed oil, y the cenfus of 179 1. wa^ a»995. The Tlnw», or principal fettlement, which contains more than two- thirds of the inhabitanti, is on the north-ealUrly part of the townihip, near a Aream cailed the Town Bronk, which flows from a large pond, bearipg the name of BiUington-Sea, One rnair^ iireet erodes the iiream, and is inter> I'efted by three crof* ftreets, extending to the (hore : another (Ireet runs wefter. ly on the north fide of the brook. The town is compactly built, and contains about 200 dwelling-houfes, (the greater part of which are on the north iid^ of the Town Brook) a handfomtt meeting-houfe, court- houfe, and gaol* There are two precin6ls ; one includes the town, and the diih'i6ls of Hobbt Hole, and Eet River ; the other is at Monument Ponds, a village lying about 7 miles S. from the town, beyond the high lands of Monument. The foil near the coalt is generally good ; the refidue of the townflup is barren, ant^ notwithibnding the antiquity of the fet- tlement, is yet a foreft. The wood i% principally pine, though there are many trails covered with oak. tThe harbour. iH capacious, but fliallow, and is form- ed by a long and narrow neck of land^ called Salt houfe Beach, extend- ing Ibutherly from Mailhiield, and terminatuig at the Gurnet Head, and by a fmaitcr beach within, running in an oppolite direction, and connected with the main land near Eel river, about 3 miles from the town. There is a lig^t-houle 00 tJK Gurnet, and on Salt-^ bouft PLY lOllt a ottft t$»ft Beach is placed one of the huts ere£led and maintained by the humane Society of Maflachufetts, for the recep- tion and relief of Ihipwrcckedmarinen. Thei'e is a breach in the inner b«achi wliich expofes the (hippinv, even at the wharves, during an eafterly ftorm. The principal bufinefs of the town 1 from is the ndfijkerj, in which are employed s«oae tons of (hipping, and about 300 iMcn annually. There are a few coaft- m^ veiTcls belonging to the place, and a brigs ; and 10 or iz fchooners, em- ployed in foreign trade. Many of the tiHiing vefTcls make voyages to tlie Southern States, in the winter feafon. The exports, which, at the commence- ment or the pvelifnt federal government, were very inconfiderable, not exceeding 8,000 or 9,000 dollars annually, are now refpe£table. In 1795, they ex- ceeded 70,000 dollars, and in 1796, they amounted to near 130,000 dollars. Formerly the produce of the fifhery was (old at Bofton, or Salem ; it is now al- tnoft wholly exported from the town, and confiderable quantities offifhhave lately been purchafed at Boftoti, and ex- ported from Plymouth. The pi-oceeds of the foreign voyages, are generally conveyed to Bofton for a market. The lofles and fuflPcrings of the in- habitants of Plymouth, (hiring the war tor independence, were extreme. Their velTeU were almoft nil captured or loft. The men who ufed to be employed in them, were difperfed in the i'ea and land fervice, in which many of them loft their lives t a great number of widows nnd or- phans were left deftitute } hufinej's lan- guifhed; houfes, ft ires, and wharves went to decay, and a genei-al appearance of poverty and opprchlon prevailed. A few years of peace and good government have revelled this melancholy (tate of things. A young, induftrious,and en- terprifing race of Teamen has fucceeded to thofe who are gone : bufmefs has re- vived ; the navigation and commerce of the place are more refpeilable than at any former period \ the houfes are in good repair, many new ones are eref^ed, and a fpirit of euterprize and improvement is apparent. An academy is contem- plated: a valuabte flitting-mill, and other works, are erefted on the Town Brook. A llage, which goes twice a w«ek to Bofton, is well firpported ; and an a^uedu^ for bringing irelh water to p L V ^^t tlie houfet of the inhahhantt !a iiMnt completed. The townfhip than half completed. The abo mds with ponds and ftreamt. Mon than too ponds appear on the map late- ly taken by a Committee of the towag and tranfmitted to the Secretary's of- fice. BUlington Sea is about t miles the town, and covert near )oo acres. From the ftreara flowing from this pond, the aquedu^ will be Aipplied. So:ttP PonJ is much larger. Further fouth is Halfnuay Pond and Long Poni, Near Sandwich Tine is the GreM Her- ring Pond. To Billing^on Sea, Half- way Pond, and the Great Herring Pond, alewives refort in their feafon in great' abundance. The Grrat Herri$ig PtMj has been contemplated ns a rel'ervoir for the projcfled canal acrofs the ifthtnut between Buzzard and BarnftahU Bays. Many of the ponds abound >vith white and red perch, pike, and other frefi wa- ter ii(h J and in the numerous brooks which run into the Tea in different parts of the town(hip, are found excellent trout. Thefe ponds and ftreams are often the fcenes of amufement for parties of both fexes in the fummer feafon. At the village of Monument Ponds and Eel river, and in fome other parts of the town(hip, many of the inhabitants are farmers. In the TVovir, the gardens are numerous and well cultivatwl, and when aided by the aqueduft, will be produ£live equal to the wants of the in- habitants. The fituation of the town is pleafant and htialthful. The eafterly winds of the Spring, however, are diilirening to perfons 6t tender habits, and are uncom- fortable even to the robuft. The niar- ket is not regularly llipplied. Fuel, fifti, poultry, and wild fowl are plenti- ful and cheaper, perhaps, than in anv other fea- port of the fize. The people are fober, friendly , and induftr ious . It is the firfl: lettlement in New-England, and is peopled, principally, by the defcend- ants of the ancient ftock. But few fo- reigners are among tlieni. The rock on which their forefathers firft landed, was conveyed, in 1774, from the (hore to a fquare in the centre of the town. The fentimental traveller will not fail to view it ; and if he is palling to Cape Cod, he will paufe a moment at clamfudding Pond, about 7 miles from the town, where the people in ancient days, when travel- , ling &tm the Cape to attend the courts oi^ Pl/meutb, PLY irniouth, nM to fit and renle them- m> withtheclam* and pud'Tiiig which they brought with them. A fev/ miles further fouth, on the fame road, are the fieri/ct rpcktf whicli are covered with the dry limbs of trees and pine knots, heaped upon them l>y the Indians as they ^fs by, in obftrvance of an an- cient ufage, the origin of wliich is un- certain' The clieapnefs of li'/irg, the plenty of fuel, ann the convenient mill-feats which are to be found in Plymouth, will prob^lbiy render it, at fome future pe- riod, a confiderablc manufafturingtown. Domeftic manufa6\ures are now very general there. Fifliery and foreign com- merce at prcfent engage almolt all the a£live capital of the town ) but the con- tuii^'Tncies to which they are expofed may lead to fome other fources of em- ploymert and profit. . In the three laft quarters of 1796, the exports were as follow s Second quarter Third ditto Fourth ditto dollars, 3^.634 36,006 In the firft quarter of theprefent year ^1797) they amounted only to 11,4.66 dollars. This diminution lus been pro- duced by the apprehenfions excitecl by the depredations of the French on the commerce of the United States. Plymouth, a town of New- York, in Onondago to. lately laid out and named by E. VVatfon, Efq. a native of Plymouth, New-England. The town lies about la miles tbuth-eaft of Geneva, on a beautiful declivity on the cad fide of Seneca Lake, and commands a charm- ing and extenfive view of the whole lake. The town plat is on the fpot formerly called Apple-Town, and was the head-quarters of the Seneca Indians, who were conquered and difperfed by Gen. Sullivan, in his wcftern expedition in 1779. The fituation is healthful and pleafant, well watered by copious living iprings. Twenty hotifes were build- ing here in 1796, and as the new State -road, from the Cayuga, inter- fefts the town, a ferry eftabliftied, and another town laid out on tiie oppo- fite fide of the lake, it promifes fair to become a conliderable antjl very POO thrivinff ▼illa|;e. It it wtll wattttd by copioui fpringst Plymouth, a town inLitehficld co« ConneAicut. Plymouth, a poft-towii pf Kcw. Hampfhire, fituated in Grafton co. at the mouth ofBaker^sriver^ on itsSain IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 11.25 21 12.5 US mm m m us I 2.0 iiil 1.4 ii.6 - 6" ^ ^ "c-^ 7 rV-i^,^ %. ^ '■^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WeST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. MStO (716) 872-4503 ^ iV \\ ^ 6^ -i-»i? ^ -./-, .■:';■ ■" ■ *.'.".'* ^0 ;:/I,'.,; : ,- '■ '^ J FONTCMARTiiAiN, atiUIand iiiLiBke 8up«rior» fcHith by weft of MaurapM 'Itandt and Mirth-wt^ of Hocquait PtfHTBOtyi, or Prntufiii, a point on UDhndthy, b^t vaft quantities of goM are found in it. it ie ftill ■nwftiy in poflefioo of the native Ame- ikana. FtopATAN, tbeoi^ital of the above province, and a biihop'e fee, inhabited finely 1^ creoke. It it aao miles N. CofX^ito. Poplar Sfru^t in thcnorth-weltern fwt of Ann Arundel co. Maryland, near a brook, y miles foutherly of the weft branch of Patapfco river, on the ^igh road from BaltiKtoretoFrederickf. town, about a 7 miles weft of Baltimore, •nd4.t N. W. of Annapolis. Poplin, a townfliip of New-Hamp- Aiit, in Rockingham co. 11 miles wef- terly of Exeter, and »6 weHrrlyofPortf. • ttottth. It was incorporated in i764-> "^ind contains 493 inhab'-^ftts. Poou800MSUCK,ariver PoiCAS, Ilbadit 0iljkuidif thgii lies eaftward of St. Sebaftian's Ifland; on the coaft cf Brazil, and so milesleaft- vrard of the Bay of Saints. , , PoRC At;, JMsirro ^, or Heg'i Strand, on the weft coaft of New Mexico, is ikHTthward 6f Peuit Higueh^, the fouth- weft point of the peninfula which forms the bay of Panama: From thence (hips' ufu'ailytake their departure, tbgo'finith- ward foi^ the coaft of Pem. .PoRCo, a jurifdiftion of S.' America,' in the province of Char^bs, bi^iatiing^ at the weft end 6f the town of Poto^* about ^5 leagues from the city of La Plata, aiid exteodine about so leagues.' PoRco, a town m theabojvc junfilic<> tion, weft of the mines of Potofi. S; lat. 19.^ 40; W. long. (4. 0. PoRCUPiRB, Capei See Ltrw-M- down, PoRPOiSBf Caft, ba the eoaft of York CO. DiftriA of Maine, is 7 leagueb; N. by E. of Cape Neddotk, and i fouth. weft of Wood-Ifland. It is known hy the highlands of Kenmbnnk,' which Iw to the north-weft of it* A Veffel that draws 10 feet winter wtll he agixnind at low water in the harbour here.- ^t is fix narrow that a veffel cannot turn round ; is within looyardsof the fea, andfecure from all winds, whether you have anchor or not. Port tf Spain, the capital of the ifland of Trinidad, in the Weft Indies, iituated on the weft fide of the ifland. • PORTAOB, Pwa, on the eaft coal^ of New-Brunfwick, and in the Iboth-weft part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, forms the N. limit ofMiramicby Bay, as P(»nt Ecoumenac does the ibuth. Fort Amherst, a bay on the fouth> eafteni coaft of Nova- Scotia, (buth-weft of Port Rofeway, and 17 miles N. E. of Cape Sable. Port Ancel, a harbour on the W^ coaft of Meaito, abou^ halfway between St. Pedro and Compoftella. It is n broad and open bay, having |x>ed an> chorage, but bad landing. N. lat. »3« 3s. W. long. 97. 4. Port Antonio, in the north-ea& tern part of the ifland of Jamaica, lies W. by N. of the north-esift point) having Fort Gcorn and Navy lflan4 on the weft) and Wood'i Ifland eaft- ww4« 1^ Unt&i tt 19 capable of holding a large licet } and if it vrere fortifitd and ac- commodated for refitting fliipi of virart yrould bff of great importance^ at it i» only ]6 league* wefterlyofCapeTibu* »on> in St, DomingOk and open* direflly Into the Windward raflage. The town of Titehfield lies on thifbay. . PoaTA Miaria, in the N. E. part of lh« ifland of Jamaica* i» fouth-eafterly from Oallina point. PoaTA Portt on thejl. W. fide of the illand of Newfoundland { the Ibuth entrance into which i> lo or s» ieaguea Irom Cape St. GcArgt;. Port mi Princtt a jurifdiftlon and jboDoitf at the head of the great Bay or Bight of Leoganc) in the weft part of the ifland of St. Doniirtgo. The town, which it featcd on the head of the bav, i« the feat of the French government in time of pcace> and a place of confidera- ble trade. Though Itngularly favonred with the caft wind», it waa long the tomb of the unhappy Europeans, jn con- fequence of the aimcuky of obtaining food water. By the exeitione of M. de Marboit* who refided here about 5 Yean, in conftruAing fountain*, public bafont, and airy prifons, the place hat become far more healthy and defireabte. The jurtfdi£tion contains 6 parifliet, and ita export* firom January x, 1789, to 'Dee. 31, pf the fame year, were as followi 1,4.97,321 lbs. white fugar; 44,7i6,ax61bs. jrowDliigar;i7,Ss9,4z4 U>s. coffee; 1,878,999 lbs. cotton; 137,951 lb*, indigo; other article*, as hides, raolafles, fpirits, ice. to the value •f 8,x4Si livres. The total value of duties on the above articles oA exporta« tion was 189,945 dolls. 46 cents. This m line town was nearly burnt down by ^fe^ the revolting negroes, in Nov. and Dec. I^P 1791. It is only fit for a fiiippipg place for the orodiKt^ of the adjacent country, and tor that of the rich plains of the Cut de Sac to the northward. The ifiand of Gonave to the weftward would enable a fquadron to block up the port. The line of communicatim which, froiu Jan. y, 17S9 to Dec, jr* of the iame year, were a* follow* 331,900 lb*. whitrAigar) 515,500 lbs. brown fugar; i>9S7»(i8 lb*, coffee | 35,154 lb*, cotton ; S9,x8i lb*, indigo. The duties on exportation of the above amounted to 9,407 dollara 60 cent*. It is 30 league* north of St. Mark, 17 E. bv N. of the Mole, and t9i weftward of Cape Francois. N. lat. 19. 54* W» lonff. from Pari* 75. is. •- roRT DE LA Chaupibri, OH the S/ coaft of the ifland of St. Domingo, |ie* at t^ eaftern entrance of the Bay of OctKt, which is ti leagucb W. by SkiMi the city of St. Domingo* Thi* porti* large, open, and deep enough to admit veffei* of any btirden. Port Dksirb, a nRrbotir on the B. coaft of Patagonia, 8. America, where vei&l* fometimc* touch in their paflago to the South Sea. It i* about 150 miUs N. E. of Port St'. Julian. S. kt. 47. 6. W. long. 64. ^4. Port du Princb, r town-on the northern coaft of the ifland of Cuba, having a good harbour. The tOwn ftaixis in a large meadow, where thi; Spaniard* feed numerous hards of cattle. Port Eomont, on tlie N. coaft cif one of the Falkland Ifles, and towards the W. end of that coaft. It is on* of the moft cxtenfive and comniodioM* F f birbourt 4SO P O It Kurboun is dw worki } fo that h hat . htea 8fl«)ted that the whole navy of Great'Britain might ride fccurely iu it. Commodore Byron difcovered this ex- cellent harhoiir in 17751 on being ftnt to take pofleflion of the tflandi for the Britifli goTernment.- , PoRTsa, a lake of Nova-Scotia, Which iiiffpties itrelf into the ocean) 5 Icaeuet («ftward of Halifiix* It it 15 milet in lensthy and half a mUc in width, with iflandt in it. J| PoRTERriBLD,a fmalnettlcmcatin Yoric CO. Diftrift of Maine. Porte RO, a river of Peru, which cmptiet into the (ea at the city of Bal- divia. I^ORT JvUAM, or Part St. ytiSa»t§ , harboMr oa the E. eoaft of Patwonia, in S. America, i5omileiS. by\l^ofPort Defire. It hat a free and open entraace, and ftlt it found near it. The eonti- nent it not above 100 leagoet lnx>ad here. Befidet fait pondt, here are pki|| of wild cattle, borfet, Peruvian iheePf and wild dogi, but the water is bad* S. lat. 49. 10. W. long. 6t. 44. ^ ^D. Portland, a uoft-town and port of cntrv, in Cumberland co. Diftrift of Maine. It it the capital of the diftrift, and ia fituated on a promontory inCafco Bay, and wat fermeriy a part of Fal. mouth. It it 50 milet 6. byW. of Wifcaftt, 11} N. by W. of Bofton, and 4<9 N. E. of Philadelphia. In July, i7S retgil trade, build fliipt, and are largely concerned in the illhery. It it one of the moft thriving commercial towns in the Commonwetuth of Ma&ehufetts. Although three-fourthtof it wat laid in afltet by the Britifli fleet in 1775, it has fmce been entirely rebuilt, and contains about ajoo inhabitants. Among its public buildings are \ churches, m for Cangregationalifts, and i forEpifcopa- Uans, and a handfomc court-houfe. A ri||(ht-hoafe was ereftedin 1790, on a Mint of land called Portland Head, at neytntrancc of the harbour. It it a POR ftone edifice, 7a feet high, cmlufitle of the lanthom, and' ftandt in hit. 44. g. N. and long 69. ta* W. Thelollowiaf direAiont are to be obfervcd in conmg into the harbour. Bring th« VnAx to bear N. N. W. then run tor it, altowing a fmall diftance on the fau-boyd hand \ and when abreaft of the fame, then ma N. by W. Thit couWe will give gi>od anchorage from half a mile, to a mile and a half. No variation of the com- paft is allowed. The works ertAcd in 1795, for the defence of Porthmd, con* (f ft of a fort, a citadeK ■ battery for i» piecet of cannon, an artillery- flare, a guard-hovfe, an air furnace for heating fliot, and a covsrcd way from the fort to the battery. Portland JUrAf, in Cafce Bay, in the Diftrift of Maine, the promontory on which the light-hoofe above deArrib- ed ftandt. FromtheXghthoufeto Al« den*t Ledge, it 4 leaguet S. i>. E. High water in Portland harbour, at full and change, 45 minutet after 10 o^dock.i See fmUmd. \ PoR TiAND Pomtt Oft the foath eoaft pf the ifland of Jamaica, and the mofi ibutherly land in it, liet in lat. 17. 4!. N. and long. 77. 4s. W. PoRTLOCK's HarheuTtOa the N. W. coaft of N. America, hat a narrow en- tcance conipared with ttt circular form within. The middle of the entrance lies in lat. 57. 43. 30. and long. 136. 4t. 30. W. Port Marquit, a harbour on th» coaft of Mexico, ill the North Pacific Ocean, 3 miles eaftwai'd of Acapulco». where fhlpt from Peru frequently land their contraband goodt. N. lat. 17. 17. W. long. 101. 1$. Porto BeUot a fea-port town of S. America, having a good harbour on the northern fide of the Ifthmut of Darien, in the jiiovince of Terra Firma Proper, nearly oppofite to Panama on the lou- them fide of the ifthmut. It is fituated clofe to ths Tea, on tite declivity of a mountain which furroundt the whole harbour. It abounds with reptiles in the rainy feafbn, and at all times is very unhealthy ; ami is chiefly inhabited by people of colour, arnt negroes. It wat taken by Admiral Vernon in 174a, who demoliflicd the fortificationt. But it it now ftrongly fortified. N. lat. 9. 34. 35* W. long. 81. j|r Sflt Darkn and P^^^ ntuHU, ^' Porto 4>-.<" X VdRWGiMb. ariiarittmt'towiier ilieCartcea«» in Terra Firm«» 8* Ameri* cft» 4 leaguet from Leon} chiefly in- hdlited by SAmrno, fiiilon, tnd fae> tort* Porto <^«t caneert, after a ftout refiftance, it never ncovercd itfelfk Near it are ftveral fpringt of bitumen* PokYo Rico, one of the Antille If. lands, in the Wcft>Indies, belonging to the Spsniaids, about too mi|cs kmg, and 40 broad^ and contains abotilt s,aoo Ibuare miles* It is »o leagues S* 8. E. or the ifland of St* Doming. The lands are beautifully diverimed with woods, valliesi and plains, and are very fhutftil { yiekUng the fame produce as the oth^r iflands. Tlie ifland is well' watered by fprings and rivers, but is un* healthy in the rainv feafons. Gold, whidi firft induced the Spaniards to iet> tie here, is no longer found in any con- iiderable quantity. In 177I, this ifland contained to,66o inhabitants, of which, only 6,530 were (laves. There were then reckoned upon the ifland^ 77>384 head of hurned cattle) a), 195 horfes} 1,515 mules ) 49,058 headof fmall cat> tk| 5,S6i plantations, yielding 1,737 quintalsof Aigar { 1,163 quintals of cot- ^^"^l 19*55^ quintals ot ricei 15,416 quintals of maize; 7,458 quintalsof t^^ bacco, and ^,860 quintals of molafles. Poaro R$co, pr St. Juirn de Porto Ric9f the capital town of the ifland of that name, aoove delcribed, ftands on a fmail ifland, on the north fide of the ifland of Porto Rico, to which it is join- ed by a caufeway, extending acrofs the harbour, which is vcrv fpscious, and where the largeft veflels may lie in the utmoft fecurity. It is large and well built, and is the fee of a biftiop) and the forts and btttcries are fo well ittua- tcd and ftrong, as to render it almoft inaeedBblc to an enemy* It was, how. tvcr, taken by Sir Francis Dnkt, and a^ teMdl bv the Karl of Cumbdfaod. It. is bflt^ uhabitad than moftnf the Sptf , nifli towtts» beii^ the ceitre of tba eoyi. traband trade Cfitied on by tht BlitiA and French* wUh the king bf 8pdii*i fubjefts, In s6ij|thel}utch tooKaiMl plundered this city } but could not ri« tain it.N* lat* il. so. yr* lonf . 65. 35* Porto Satot, an ifliuid o« the codi of Pcru» a leagttt W. N. W. of tb« oort and Citv of Santo or Santk, nearly oppofite to toe port of FeroW a? league dift^t northerly, and 9 N» W. of Gua* muMlfland. FDrto SohU, a po^ fituatcJ in the motlith of the river of its name, on thi coafl of Peruk N. N. B. of Point Ferol* and 6 leagues 8. E. of C^pe de Chao or Chau,and in lat. 8. 47* '8. Port Paix, See Pert an PaUc* Porto Seaire, a eaptainfliip on the coaft of Brazu, in S. AJneriu, bounded E* by thegovemnient of Riodos Hilios | N. bjr the South Atluitic Ocamj 8. by Spiritu SantOi and weft by theooun* t^ of the Tupick Indians. The couiu> try is very fertile* Porto Stgunt the capital of the^ above eaptainfliip, is featra on the top' of a rock, at the mouth of a river, on the fea'Coaft, and inhabited by Portu- guefe. S* lat* 17. W. iMig. 38. 50. Port Petai, a town of mwcaftle cO* .Delaware, on the weft fliore of Dela* ware river, and feparated from Recdv Ifland on. the eaft by a narrow channeC It contains about 30 or 40 houfes, and lies 50 miles below Philadelphia* Sec Pftm and Reed;^ ^and. PdRT Roytuizn ifland on the coaft of South'Carolina, is feparated from the main land on the weft by Broad river* It confifts of about xooo aciies of excel- lent land) and on it ftands the, town of Beaufort. It has an n^ellent har- bour, fufficieht to contain the largeft fleet in the wwU. It is 6 leagues N. £. \ E. of Tybee light-hoiife,. at th^ mouth of Savannah river. N. lat. 3a. 119 W. long. 80. 54. At Pert Royal En- tranci it is higher water at Full and change a qtiarter paft 8 o^dock. Port Rcyaly m Nova Scotia* See Annapolis RoyaL Port Rojal, a poft-town of Virginia » feated on the Ibtith bank of Rappahan- nock river, in Caroline co. it is laid out on a regular plan, and contains about aoo houfts which make a handfome ap- F f a pearanca,^ 4|t ro^ in « clWtriwt, *»; fcr EnUbpMlimw* ffMbyttrtan, nd Mtlhodab. Itk •« M^ ftiild|..kift ttf rMdcriekAaif , 58 i'lmm tMMmm, tad ft«6 lbath*«>«ft of rfhilMklphb. lf»ltt.|ft. 13.W.I1MC. - P«>RTXQIM(;0lltlM8»Mtbfrilti(l- iMd of jMiAkt, fgnmr ly ctHM fmrttt A Gmm^, Mwe a {riuft of tkt gitatcft "twalth Md hnpORiMt fo tht Weft- laiiMi ii new rMtiMcd by rni«ttcd ca> •bmitiM to s Ar<«ti, • ftw im<^ and about aooho^es. It contaio^ boiiMl|Kr» ikk royat navy^ytrd, for hcavii^ ^^n, •nd K<«ttitiiK the hfaif^a diipa^ «>, JPfttClUOVTH^nKtropolisofNcw. ton iiampflilnk *»A die taifift tons tirth* Staer, and iu only fta.port, is fitoaf. cd about two milee irem the fta, on the fouth ide of Pifttta^M fiver* It is the fldr|tewnef Roelungham e6> and ita h ai it tir i» one of thojliiiftttkdie eonthMlK, having a (bficienl depth of water fcr veftls- of any bwdcn. It is. defended againft ftorma. by the adQaceat land* i» M«h a. maMmtr^ as that ihipa may fecursly ride diere In any feawft of the yearr nor is it ever fimaen, by .rciifon- of the ftrsngth of the cvmm^ and narrownefa of the channel. Be- fides, the harbour is fo well fortified by nature, that very liltlc ait ^ be nee^r- fiiry to render it impretpMMe. Ita viei* nity to the fea renderait very convenient for naval trade* A light-heuie, with a fingte light, ftands en Newcaftle Ifland» at the c^raoee of the harbour, miat» 43. i' WMTth, and long. 70. 41. weft. Shipa of war have been built herej; among «thert, the America, of 74.guns» launch^ November, i>7ts, and pretcniH- ed to the king of Fhmce, bytbeConl greft of the United States; PMtfmooth contains about 64odwellinr.hoofes^ and nearly a» many other bnildings, bcfides- thofe for public ufe, which are 3 Con- gregational chnrehes, tEpifcpal church, I for Uflhrerialifts, a Statc-houft) a marfcet.houfe, 4 fehool-houies,^ a work- hoiife, and a bank. The exports foe one year, ending September 30, 1794* amounted to the value of 153,165 dol- lars. A fettlcment was begun here in s6s3, by Captain Mafon and other merchants, among whom Sir F. Gorget had a fharei Theydefigned to cany on the fifliery, to make fait, trade with, the natives, and otTpare lumber. As agriculture was only a fecon^uy objed, the fettlemcnt foiled. The town wa» incorporated in 1633. It is 10 miles fouthwcfterly of Yoik, in the DiftriH of Maine, *% northerly Of Newbury. Port, 65 N. N. E. of Bisftoa, and 41 k N. E. by N. of PhiladelphM. . PoKTSMOVTR, a towiifliip of good land on the N. end of Rhode-Ifland» Newport CO. containing 1,560 inhabit- ants, including 17 flaves^ on tlie road« foam Newport to BriftoL PoRTtMOVTH, alinaU fea-porttown of tt. Carolina, in CasteEel co. on the N. end of Core Bank, near Ocr^cock. Inlet. Its chief inhabitants are ftdiet;- meaandpilets* FORTSMOVTH, pP I POT ^ ^^(PotTmovTii, s pkaTMit. flottitti- ' bt^ MMl iwubrijr bilUt toM in Nor&ik «9k VIrgin&i 6luaMa on tbe wtft fide of 91iMb«th rivov cwofite to and i niittdiftantfimnnoHokf iMlh which /conftitute hut one fort of fpry. It cMtaintthout too houfer* and i»70* !inb«bitant«, ipiBlnding 6t6 ilave». It it 1 1 f niilet E. by S. of PeteHburg . and 300 ibutbarlyofThiladclphia. SeeMf^^A. POftTiMOVTift a town on the JM. W* fide of the iiland of i)ominica» in the Weft-Indie«{ fituated on Prince Kupert>fiavt lietween the ialt.work» •Pd thecoaft. Poet fwbaeft apofttown of Marjr Jandi tad capital of Charles ^0. firuattxl « Uttlc above tbe confincnce of two Antll ftreams which form the crceii. of ita naoae, which empties thiotigh the V> bank of the Patownnc* at Thotnaa** Pointf abopr 4 niilet below the town It eontaint atwut So hmifee, and a large Epifcopal church, hot in good repair, nnd a warchoule f$t the inlpe^lton of tobacco. In the wbiitv are the cele- brated cold wateit l(f Mount Xfileiy. It is 5* milei- S. W. of Araupolit, 9 from AUei s Frelb, S3 S. S. W. of Baltimore, and it^ S. W. by S. of Philad(4phia. Portugal Ptiat. See Ttorttu, PoRTVGUESB Apurita, or Brazil, lies between tbe equator and the 3 sth deeree of S. lat. and between 35 and 60 , W. lonj^. On the coaft are three fmall iflands, where fhips touch for provifiont on their voyage to the South Seas, viz. ferttamitt St. BarberOt and Si. Catber. iMis, See Brazil. Since the diicuveiy of the mines of Bmil, that is, within the laft 6e or 70 years, Portugal has drawn from Brazil 1,400 million •f li- tres, or 100 millions of pi undt fteiiing. Beftdes thefe large fnms of money, ihe receivea from Brazil large quantities of cocoa, fugar, rice, tiain- oil, whale-bone, coffee, and medicinal drugs. POTATOB, a hay fo named, on the 8. coaft of the iflandofSt.Chriftopher's Ifl3nd, in the Weft-ladies. PoTOsi, a town of Pern, fituatcd in the archbifliopric of Plat^t, and province of l«os Cbarcos, 75 iniles S. £. of the city of La Plata. The famous nwun- . tain of this -name is known all over the commercial world, for the iminenfe quantities of filver it has ])rodiiced. The mines in its vicinity are new much TOU 4|| cokuftad* ak^h lUtt wnrriA t iil the tosro which «ne« BianhK piiwm inhaWtnntB» SpmiiM^a ui Mm» (of which tht httsr lowyoM tkmt four*fifths) does act now coaiito nM* afpooo. The frMMil minta art in the nortbam part of tna mo(nit«in» ud • their dircMon ia frofa N. tot. Tl|i moft intelligent iwoda «f Fero havt obfcrvcd that this is the gin««l dl- reftion of the Hchtft mmcs. The fiek)* round Potofi nre cold, barren* ahd bcnr little elfc than oats, which icldom ripcif* |iut lire cut up and given fcr fonfr m "the blade i and provifiona are braiight here litnn the nM|AthoHrinf piwincea. li i« 300 miles 8« E. of Am, lau at. 8. and long. 77. W. Potties, a townflil^pof P fituatcd on Sufquehanna river. Sit Ntrtbumberlaml Ceumy^ , PoTTiiESTOWM, in Hunterdon co^. New.Jerfey, is about 5 miles E. of l«b,. anon, and^jibout %z N. W.i^New- iJruniwiel& PoTTj^Wvi, » p delphia. Tbe tpwniliip is bounded fouthe^ly by Wtppinger^s Kill, or Creek, and wefierly bv HtKUbn's river. It contains t,s9^ inhwitants, including 419 ele&ors, and 190 flaves. . PouLTEBY, a Imall river of Ver* mont, which fil)s into Eait Bay* to* Erther with Caftkton river, near Col« yons's iron works. PovtTNSY, aconfiderablcEiidfiour- ifliing townihip of Rutland co. bounded wcfterly by Hampton in New- York, which adjoins Skeeniburgh 6n the weft. It contains s,i*i inhabitant. PouMAEON, or Ptmartn, a river on the coaft of Surinam. S; Amtrica, whofe E.point is Cape NaiTau, or Cape Orooge. FOtJNDRiocE, a townlhip in Weft Cbefter CO. Ncw-Yorkt bouxtded foutb. Ffj eily r4f4 >t) W MrhjrtW8ttt««rcMiiMatMe, ctMr '•m 9U&mA9 by Salami mi wdUrly by BnUbid Md MahMMN rivwr. It con< hSnt^oH lif«e.b)htbitanU| of whom i4f 9if oMkort. PowMtVtCmkt in the State of Tea- mflee, rifin in PowcU*e Mountain, nine 8. weAcriy, and enter* Clinch river, ■thri^b it* northefn bank i jt mile* N. B. ofKnoxville. It i* Ikid to be navi. gable in boat* to mile*. Pqwhatam, the ancient name of Jame* river in Virginia. - FowHATOv, a county of Vir|in2t« bounded N. by Jame* river* which fepa- ratM it from Goochland, and fouth by Amelia co. It ha* it* nanM in honour of the faroou* Indian king of it* name, the father of Poeahonta*. It contains <,taa inhabitant*tincluding4,3a5llavet. The €mrt-lmf$ b the above county i* a 7 mile* from Carterfville, lo from Cum- berland court-hooftf and jio fromPhil- adclphia. PowNAit a flouriflibj; townfliipin the fouthowcAleomer of VeroMnt, Ben> niogton CO. fouth of the tOi^ of Ben- nington. It contain* 1,746 ibhabitaiUa. Mount Belcher, a portion of whttrflls within the town of Pownal, ftandt partly in s of the State*, 'via. New. York, Ver- mont, and Maflachufttt*. MouhtAn> thony, alio, one of the moft remarkable mountain* in Vermont, lie* between thia •nd Bennington. PowNALBOROVGH, the fliire tow., of Lincoln co. DiftriA of Maine, is Atu- ated on the eaft fideof Kennebeck river, and ii a place of increafing importance, and contains a Congreaational church, fnd fevcral bandfomo qwdling-houfes. The ilourilhing port and pQft-town of Wifcaflet is within the townfliip •f Pownalborough. This town was in< corporated in 1760, and ctmtatns in all «,055 inhabitants. It is 1 ) miles north of Bath, so N. E. of Portland, 171 N. by E. of Bofton, and 535 N. E. of Phil- pdelphia. Powow, a fn»ll river of Eflfex co. Maflachufetts, which rifrs in KingOon in New.Hampfliirc. In its courfe, which i* S. E. it paflcs over feveral falls, on which are mills of various kinds, and empties into Merrimack river, 7 miles from the fca, between the towns of Salif- ' bury and Amefbury, connected by a convenient bridge, with a draw, acrofs the river. It i* navigable a nu Ic from p k E It* mouth, and nuny vaAlaara b«Ui «■ it* bank*. See J < iiyl w w and Sa^kmy* PoYAi*, a town of 'If. America, fitoated on the weft ^e of Black river, in thejMMrinee of Hondora*, about iib miles ip W. W, of SeckloQf, Juki 55 fouth or Cape Cameron, *#hich fi^ma the north point of the entrance of the river in the Sea of Hondura*. pRAiRii 4f Rothtr, b, wtheRoek Mtadtwt, a fettlcmeM in the N. W. Territoiy, on the eaft fide of the MiiR. iippi ) fituated on the eaft fide ef a mtam which empties into the Mififippi, r» mile* to the louth. It la 1 s nik» N. W. of Kaflcaflcias village, and 5 N. E. byE.ofFortChartre*. About ao yean ago it contained 100 wkiie t a h a b i ta nta and to negroe*. pRAiRiB, l«, a popukma little vil. lage, with narrow dir^r ftreet*, on the river St. Lawrence in Canada, it milea north rf St. John, and 9 ibudwweft of Montreal. Praslin ?*rr, t* OR the N. fide of the ifland* of the AvfiKidcs, in S. lat. ju *5. E. long. fromPaiif 155. 3a. {du- covered and entered bl M. de Surville, Oft. II, 1769* The ifland* which form thi* port are covered with tQte*, and at high water are partly overfiowed. The aitnil native* entrapped fome of Sur- ville** men in an ambufcade, in confe- quence of which 30 or 40 of the favagca were kUi.d. The inhabitant* of thcA iiuik!' are in general of the negro kind, with black woolly hair, flat nofe*, and thick lip*. Prbscott, a fmall plantation in Lincob) co. Diftrift of Maine, which^ tocether with Carr** plantation, ha* 1 59 inhabitant*. Prb*^s //Zr, a finall peninfula, on the fouth eaft Oioreof Lake Erie, almoft due fouth of Long Point on the oppofite fide of the lake} 15 mile* from Fort Boeuf, and 60 N. by W. of Venango, -on Allegany river., The garrifim a- bout to be ere£lcd b^ the United Sutea at Prefque Ifle, will be upoVi a very commanding fpot, juft oppofite the en- trance of the bay. The town conmnenccs 30 yards weft of the old firitifli fort, leaving a vacancy of 600 yaids for a militai7 parade and public walk. The town, which is now building, will ex- tend nearly 3 miles along the lake and k mile bafk. It lie* in lat. about 4a, to. N. Prestoii, Pit I INmreir* t tmm in llcw.LiDadon «0(i CoaMftlcnti < or I milM citft of ^ovwieb, front irhith it i« diviifad by ShctuckM river. Tlie townAiip waa iacorporatid in i6t7(aiid coRMim s»4S5 itihabitMUt wlio are cliictv fiiiincn. Here art two Congregational churchca, and a fiicietyof Sepimtifte. PaisvuacvT, a fmall river of Cum- berland CO. DiAriftof Maine, which ii led by Scbaoooli Laltc, andemptiet into Cafco Bay, eall of Porthnd. See C«/^0 PaiNOB Edward, a county of Vir- ginia, between the Blue Ridge and the tide>-watere. It eontaine t,ioo tnha> bitante, including %^6 flavn. The a- cademy in this county has been ercAed into a college, by the name of ** Hamp- den Sydney College." The court-houle, at which « poft-oflice in Icept, i* a8 milet front Cumbeiiand court-houfe^ 50 ftom Lynchbui|p, »Vd 3 s^ from Phil- adelphia. PaiNCK Edward** J/Ut, See iTaJb Ugitk't Ifltt. PaiMCi Vredirick, a pari(h in Georgetown dittriA, 8. Carolina, con- taining t,i3c inhabitants { of whom S,4iS are whites, and 4»68] Hayes. It fends 4 reprefentatives and one fena^or to the State legiflature^ Prince Frederick, the chief town of Calvert co. Maryland ; 3 miles fouth- crly of Huntingtown, and 6 north- ^fterly of BenediA, by the road to Mackaira ferry. PR|NcaOB0RCB,apsrlfli of George- town dirtriAf S. Carolina, cMitainIng 1 1,7<|» inhabitants % of whom 5,031 are whites, and ^,651 d^ves. It lends 5 reprefentatives and one fenator to the State legiflature^ Prince Ororci, a county of Vir- ginia, bounded N. by James river, which waflies it about 35 miles. The medium breadth if similes. It contains 8,173 inhabitants, including 4,519 Haves ; of this number 1,300 are refidents in Blandford. There are 5 £pi 'copal churches in the county, one meeting for Ffiendf, and feveral Methodift meet- ings. The Baptifts have occafonal meetings, and to this fe£l the negroes feem particularly attached. It \% a miit- lul country, and abounds with wheat, corn, flax, cotton, and tobacco. Cot- ton here is a^i annual plant} and in fummer) moft of tiie inhabitants appear PR! 4IS IB MtvfjWiiintaoi thalr oini MMnw^ turt. Tlia tinihtr ooniiia «f oak* ^ varioai ki»da» and of a good qWillhrb.' AiiRcienc to boiM a fcnnldablv nav^t and within a convenient diiaaoa of na* vigatioH. It hat all the diflintnt (jptclta known in the eaftem Statni and oHmi« which do not grow than. Hera ia aHb abundance of wiM grapn, flowtrinf fhrubs, farftoarilla, UMka-r«ottand|^. fcng. Apples are infMor in l^rit and tafte to thoAe in the caAmi States } bnt peaches have a flavour unknown in tboA States. The almond and fig will grow here in the oacn air, if attended to. Im- menft quantities of pork and bacon ails cured here, and indtcd form the prin- cipal food of the inhabitant!. Veal ia excellent} mutton indifferent t poulary of every kind in ptrfiftion ami in ^ bundance. The whiter* are fhort and generally pleafantj and the cuantiy cannot be coiilidered as unheahhy. Prince Georoe, a cotmty of Mai» ryland, on the weftem fhore m Chela* peak Bay, iituated between PatownMO and Patuxent rivers, and is watered by numerous creeks which empty into thofe rivers. Thf eafiem comer of the territory of Columbia, borders upon the weft part of this couniy. It contain* »i,344 inhabitants, of whom 11,17$ are flaves. Prince OFWAtss, Coft^ is remark- . able for being the moft wefterly point of the continent of N. America, and the eaftem limit of Behring's Straits, be- tween Afia and America } the two con* tiiients being here only about 39 milea apart^ The mid channel has aS fa- thoms water. N. lat. 65. 46. W« long. 168. 15. Prince of Wales, Arf, in New North Wales, N. America, a faftMf belonging to the BritiOi Hudfon's Bay Company, on Churchill riyer. Tbf mean luat here is it 7 Leafthcat 45 Greateftheat 85 ' It lies in lat. 58.47. 30.N.andk)ng.94. 7, 30.^ W. pRi|iCE OF "W Klf^lffitmi, in the S. Pacific Ocfin, is aboitt«6' leagues long, and W. 10 S. diftant 48 leagues iiOHR Otaheite, or ^ing George's liluid. b. lat. 15. and W. long. 151; 53. at the W. end. The variation of the needle in 1766, was 5. 30. E. Prince RuriRT's f^y* on the N. F f 4 >^v 5-w HI __ W. cmR •ftlwUlMd of DtMiiitct* one •r the CviblMi IOmkIi, whcrathm h omtUoit flitltflr from the winds. It is .d«pi caMcioiMt and ftady, and is tht frincipol boy in th« ifland. It it of orant Mivuitim in tim* of a war with FrwMt, M a 4e«t may hera iiitcrecpt all tlMir Wei.Tndia trade. On this bay ta fituatH the new town of Portrmouth,' 2. of whieh ia • cape called Prince upert> HcMl. PaiNci't Bay, on the S. fide of Sta> in Ifland, in Ncw-York Sute. iPaiNcita Ann« e maritime county of Virginia, bo«uKled £. bv the Atlantic Ocean, and W. bjr Norfolk co. It con-\ taina 7,799 ii*habitantt>.of whom s,aoa Are flayet. PRiMCiaa Ann, a poft-townof Ma i7land, qn the eaftem fliore of Chela. • jiieak bay in Somcrfet co. on the E. fide •f Moiiokin river, 9 milea&E.ofBal- 'timore, and 17I $. by W. of PhiladeU pbia. It contain \boutaooinhabitantt. PniNCiiTON, a townfliip of Maiii- chufetti, in Worcefter CO. ijimileaN. hr Weft of Worctlter, and sa W. by N.- M.Bofton. The townfliin contains 19,000 acres of elevated nilly, but Arong, and rich land, adapted to grafs and grtin. Ekcelknt beef, budtter, and gheek, are ita principal nrodudiont. The manTion.liouie and farm of his Honour Lieut. Govenior Gill, one of the moft elegant fituations, and fineft ftrms in the commaowealth, it in this town, and adds nnich to its ornament and wealth. A handfome Congrcgatioml churcli has lately been ereAetU on a high hill, and commands a moft extenfive and jrb;h profpeA of the Airrounding country. Wachul'ett Mountain, the moft noted in the State, is in tlie north part of the jpowndiip. Here, at in many other towns, it a valuable focial librar/.; 4Prmceton waa incorporated in 1759, Mdconuina 1,016 inhabitahtt. PR||»C«T0K» a poft-town of New. Jei%, fituatcd partly in Middlefex, jMid partly in Sonierlet eoumice. Naf. iku Hall College, an inftitution which liat pnxiuced a great numlwr of emi- nent fcholart, it very pleaiantly fituated dn the compa£l part or this town. Here «re aboor So dwd'ing-houlet, and a brick Vrefl>ytcpsin church. The col- 4ej[e eiiftce is a handfome ftone build- ing, of I to feet by 54, four ttories high, .ttd ftanda on an elevated and healtli> IP" All fpott and anddelifl mi a tn MMlivv Ughtful profpeA. Theeftablift^ in.1796, eonfiAed of a prafident, who it alfo profeflbr of moral philoAi. phv, theolugyi natural and nvealed y Kiftory, and e)M)ueoce { a profVlhr of mathematica, natural phttoibahy, and aftronomy{ a profcflbr of chymiftry^ which fttbjcA ta treated b w< fi CaraiiM, s nUn from MorfrMbo loagb, tffroaiHftUliWf and 419 from pbiMfflphia, Fungi WitUAM, « amntfof Vir. ginia, boondeft W* by Fiu|uicr, and K. by PiUowmac river, which divide* it from Maryland. It comaint 11,615 (uhabitanta, of whom 4,704 are flavet. Pftf NCI WaUAM, a parifliin ficau* litrt diihriA, S Carolina, PftiNCi WrtLiAM'a Stmul, fituatcd on the N. W. icoaftof N. America, lie* raftward of the mouth of Cook** river. At it* mouth arc three ifland*, Monta- go*, Rofe, and Kay. It was judged by Ofrtain Cixilc toocr -^y a demree and a ji«lf of latitude, and two of longitude, cxcluHve of ita arm* and branch**, which were not explored. Pro. %f Poitit U Pr», P« o*r eCT ) Kranktort, U thcDllMft 4>f Main, is now To called. It adfoin* Buckfton on'Penobfcot river, and i* 16 mile* below Orrington. Proipict Hariour, on the S. coatt of Nova- Scotia, ha* Cape^amhro and l(l.ind enltward, ami ia a league* N. E. oi St. Margaret' !> Bay. Protictworth, a townfliip in the northern part of Chefliire co. New- Hampshire. It wa* incorporated in 1769, and contains no inhamtant*. Providence, a river which falls Into Narrapniet bay on the W. fide of KItode iQand. It rife* by feveral branche*, part of which ccnne from MafTKliufett*. It i* navigable as far as Pi'uviJ. nee for (hips of 900 tons, 30 Diilefe from the fea. It aiffbrd* fine fifii, oyllers, and lobfteri. Providence, a county of Rhode, liland State, bounded by Maflkchufetts }i. and £. ConneAicut W. and Kent CO. on the (buth. It contains 9 town- fliips, and a4,?9i inhabitants, incliuling ^x Have*. It* chief town i* Providence, nhd the town of Scituate i* famou* Ixir its excellent cannon fbundery. PROVJDBNCE, the chief town of the nliove county, lituated 3omile* N. by W. ^ W. from Newport, and 35 from the ka ; feated at the head of navigation of NarraganTet Bay, on both fides of Provi- ticiice river the two paiti of the town being connected by a bridge 160 feet long and xi wide. It i* the oldrft town in the State, having been fettltd by itoger WilUama and bis company in * FRO 4fF lonf. 71. fti.W. 4«. inUnt. WW. «f Boftoii, and a9t nonh-ntk^irmM/k phU. Ship* of almollMyflMflilli^ and dowii tht cbannil, which isiHlrlM out by take*, tnBM at poimiiof |Im1» and bed* lying in the river, h that • Aranger may come up to the io«(ni wMi. out a pilot. A fliip of 950 toiia» for th« Eaft.India traie, wa* Ifttci, ' utif in thi4 town, and fitted for lea. In 1764, theiV were bckn^ing to the county of Proviu dene* 54 liiil of veflel*, contaimag4 js* tun*. In 1790, there were 1*9 veinlk, containing 11,94* tons. Thia towa fuifefed much by the Imlian war of 1 6750 when a number of it* inhabitant* iv- moved to Ahodclfland for Ihelctr. Ia the hue war, the cale wa* reverftdi many of the inhabitant* of that ifland removed to Providence. The public buildinga are an elegant meetiiig-hi^r for Baptlft*, to ktt tquare, with a l' ' and beautiful lieeple, and a large bell cai at the Hope Fumate in Scituate i a meet* ing-houle for Friends and Q^uakcn ) % kit Conoregatiaoalitts* one of whkb, lalclf efcAed, is the moft elegant perha|i* in the United State* ) an Eiulieopal church | a handfiune court- houw, 70 feet by 40, in which is depofited a library for the fife of the inlflibitant* of the town andcotm- try; a work-houfe| amarkft-hotife, So feet long and 40 wide, and a brick Ichool houfe, in which 4 fchooU are kept. Rhode- Ifland college is ettabliflied at Providence. The elegant buiMing c- re&ed for it* aceoiDmodation, i* fituatcd on a hill to the eaft of the town { ana while it* elevated fituation render* it de- lightful, by commandingan rxtenfive Ta- liegated profpeA, if fumiflie* it with a pure, falubiiou* ain The edifice i* of brick, 4 ftorie* high, 1 50 feet long, and 46 wide, with a proje^ion of lofcet each tide. It has 48 room* for Rudents,and t larger ones tor public ufe*. The roof ia fiated. It i* a flouriOiing feminary, pad contain* upward* of 60 ftudent*. It liaa a library containing between 1 and 3O00 volumes, and a valuable philofophieal. aup.n-atus. The houles in this town are (generally built of wood, though there are fome brick buildings which am large and eirganf. At a convenient diltance from the town, an hofuilal for tile fmalUpox and other difeafes ha* been erefled. There are two fperroaceti woi ks, a numbei[ of diftillcrie*, Aigar> hoitii;*^ # writ km mn ml lnl in md mtr Uw •mm Aictag tht WW, whkbt bownrrMr* ■itMllwpikirfMar. Itliiim««tfln> |ft trait with MnAMlmAtiii CokWN. ticttti wd ptrt of Vtrmont i with tlit WfA*bdit0» with Ewwpt, «nd litdv vMi tiN Bal^.Iadin smI CiiiM. A VMJiliMalfelMNncftMUiilMdhiirt, tnd • cotton nMnufiiftoryi wliich cmployi MM ImmIsi witii whicii it coMMtttd a will far Ibimiing cotton, on the modtl nf «ir R. Ariiwrinhfa miU. It it eivA. «A It Ptwtnekcl Falla, in N(irth.Provi- 4Mm, tud U the firit of the kind built InAincrico. TiMcxporit for one year, ending Sent. soi* i ?Hi Mnoonted to the indM of 04s,)7t doilan. It contoina 4»lto inlwbitanie» including 4I flavee. Providinci» Ntrtkf a townAipof Bhode-Iiandi in Providence co. north town of Providence I fouth of tteld, and ftparatcd from the State «f Mafiehnfttta on the caft bv Paw. tncket river. It containt 1071 inhabi* tante, including f flavee. PnoviDiNCit a townOiip of New< York) fituated inSaratoga countv, taken fiomOalwayt and incorporated in 1796. PnoiriDiNCii Upptr and L$weft .townfliipainOclawanico Pennfylvania. PnoviDiNCit a townfltip In Mont< gomery co. Pennfyhrania. PnoviDiNCifOne of the Bahama If- landa* and the Acond in fitc of thoft To oalled I being about 36 milea in Icnsth and 16 in breadth. N. lat. t^. j8. W. kwm;. at ita eaft part. 77. si. It waa formerly called J6aet,anA it frt<^uently named Hfui Frtvidttice, Chiettowni Maffiu. PnovioiNCB, an uninhabited ifland «n the coaft of Hondunt, 1 1 milet lone and 4 broad. It hat a fertile foiH wliolefome airf and plenty of water j and might be cafiiy fortiAed. It it &• parated from the continent by a narrow channel. He are neither ferpentt nor vtEnomoua reptiiea. N. lat. 1 3. s6. W. loiiK. lo. 45» rnoviNCli an ifland in Delaware river» 6 milet below Philadelphia. It it joined to the main land by a dam. pRoviNCS-ToWN it fituated on the hook of Cape Cod» in Barnftable co. Mafl!tchnicttt» 3 milet north-weft of Race Point. I:t harbour, which it one of the beft in the State* opcnit to the Ibothward, and hat depth of water for PUB My4ilM, Uria waa tha Mt fm'4nm ttrid by the BmNAi wIm tliqr tana to Attle in New-invlandf In i«ao. It haa been in a thrivUig and daaaying ftatc many thnec. It la now riflns. aiM •oniaina4S4 Inhabltante | whoft ftit da- pendenoa la upon the codt-flAiery, hi which they empkjr to fail, great and flnalU Ten ci their vcflSelt, in i79«, took 11,000 quintali of oed>Afli. They an fo exoert and fltccelaful that they have not loft a veflel or a anan in the hufinelk, flnce the war. The heufcv, in number about 90, ftand on the inner fide of the ^ape, fronting the ibutb-eall. They are one ftory high, aiul fet upon pilet, that the drivinv ilindt may pafli under them | otherwire they wouM be buried in land. They raift nothing from their ianda,l>utare wholly dtpen* dent on Bofton, and the tuwnt in the vi- cinity» for every vegetable proouAlon. There are but s horfea and t yoket of oxen kept in the town. They have a- bout 50 cowt, which fnA in the Ipring upon beach graft, which growt at inter J^ vale upon Uie iliore} and in fummer they teed in the funken ponda and marfliy ulacea that are found l}ttween the fandJiilla. Here the cowa are feen wading, and even fwimming, plunging their kcadt into the water up to their hornt, picking a fcanty fubiiltcnce from theroott and herba, produced in the water. They are fed in the winter on rdjK, cut from the flata. PftVCRBoa, a cape on the coaft of New.Spain, in the South Sea. Prudence, a (mall ifland, nearly a| large at Canonnicut, and lict N. ot it, in Narraganliet Bay. It bfelon;;a to the town of Portiinouth, in Newport co. Rhode-Iflan*!. The noith end 10 nearly opixifite to Briflol on the eaft fide ot the bay. PvAN, or Gnm B*yt hat communi- cation eaftwaixl with Lake MkbigtMy which fest alfo Crtm Bttf, PvkBLAnB LoaANoBLOB,thepre. fent capital of the province of Tlafcala, or Loa Anfrclot. See Angthi, Pueblo NuEVO, or Ntvaovtm, at the bottom of the gulf of Dolce, on the W. coaft of Mexico. It it 7 leaguet N. by W. of BaiaHond«,orDeepBay. The ifland of thit name it oppofite the town and month of the river of itt name, in the bottom of Fnefli Water bay, in Int. about t. 50. N« and long. iy. aS. W. Puerto, ••• It "i3 FITH VvitTt. ttit ItiltaB Mmw IW rtrl. HMnw ff thlt dhftriprton, adMCjil by Ibt Ipmiafdii will bt finmd MMtr fart FvM Af M Mind mar tilt t^ty of Ottjr* ■quMi on tho cooft of Ponit oMut lo or 14 Iwf uei long from Et le Wt and 4 or Sad. Thara la an Indian town of'tha name, on ita fiwth fidti having to huMfta* and a finall church. The houica all ftand on poAa 10 or it (iNt highi with laddara en the OHrfidc to |o up to them^ from thaMand San- ta Clara i-i the bay of Ouyaquil to the wcftcrmoft point of the ifland, called Punta Arena, is 7 leaguei N. N. B. 8. lat. 3.17, W. liNig.fi. 6. - Pviijo Bmjit in Eaft-Florida, 8ce MM Btn* ,.^ NTA ran, one of theburceft batte> ri«a or oftlet, and the fecondin order, at the mouth of the harbour of the Ha> yannah in thaJSaod of Cuba. It it al. fo called MdldffMariai or the Virgin Mary'aTabll, Punta, and Pvnta Brava, towne of Mexico. Sec A^tht. Punta db PaoaAi, a cape on the north-weftem extremity of the peninfu* Ja of Yucatan, in New-Spain •fiyetiMidfaig^ md anwtttcalkilb ftUrpaU ictjwtltttti^arfllkr^ FtrrAwaTAMia, or ftmmnmk^ IndiMM, wbo Inhabit batwam ft. ti. ftph*a and Detrplt, nd can IWatfli ft. fM warnora. Tbavi ira tup Pif NTA EspADA, the S. E. vmm^ so|A5rea|be# following the turnings of the coaft, ealt the ifland of St. Dominso 1 A5 1 ward of Nifao, and 16' Jeaguea from Cape Raphael.' The fouth-eaitem part of the ifland confifts chiefly of exteniive rich plains. PvNTA GoRDA, a peninAila on the fouth fide of the ifland of Cuba, S. E. of Ifle de Pinos, 90 weft of the gulf of Xagua, and 70 eaft of Bohia de Cortes. PvNTA Nbgrillo, the weftem point of the ifland of Jamaica. PvaipiCATiON, a town of New- Mexico, 14. leagues from the weft coaft, and maintains a fifliery near the low lands of Cbametla. PuKYSBVRG, a handfome town of S. Carolina, fit uated in Beaufort diftri A, on the eaftein fide of Savannali river, 37 miles from the ocean, and so from tlie town of Savannah. It contains be- tween 40 and 50 dwelling-hoiifes, and an Epifcopal church. It tooic its name from John Peter Pury, a Swiit, who let- tied a colony of his countrymen here about the vear 1733, with a view to the culture ot filk. Ihc mulbcrry-treea tribea of tbia aanw* the out «l the £ vcr of St. joAph, and the etbfr of ml. ron. They were hitely hoAiki bi| at the treaty of OrMnville, AMmft «. I795* tlMV ^fldfd landf to theyntea Stntea 1 who in return pldd them • Ank in hand, and cngagfd to mt them |b gooda to the value of \m daUwiii yearforevcr. PuTNBYit • thriving ttfwn in Wbi^, ham CO. Vermont, on the weft fide i^f ConneAicut rirer, fouth of Weftaiiv Her. Inhabitant! il^S. alTADRAS IJUt, on the N. W, coait.ot'N. America, lie betweea PIntard's Sound and rhe Strnita de Puca. Nootka Soimd Ilea among tbelb illanda. In 1791, twoSpnnifti Arhooners, v nd hit Brittannic Majcfly'ii fliip Difcovery, and hripntine Chatham, paflixl through tbia, channel) but the former firft) henco Capt. Ingraham called the illes by tht name of the Spanifh commander. QjrAMPBAOAN FaUst at the head of the tide on Newichwanocr: rivaiV which joins Pii'cataqua river 10 mlW from the Tea. The nativea give d» Faila this name, bccaufe fifli was tbena taken with nets. At thefe falla are a fet of faw and other miUa ) and « landing place, where great fljintitiea of lumber is rafted on fcows. Here tht river has the Englifli name of Salmon Falls river, from the plenty of fldrooa there caught. In the memory of pro* pie who lived 50 years ago, theft fifli were fo plenty aa to be ftrucfc «^th fpears on theroclcs ; but none now alive remember to have feen any there. Th« law mills where the dam croflea tbo fti-eam are the fure deftniAion of that fpecies of fifli. Tom-cod or froft- fiih, Imelts and ale- wivea abound here. The pl.ice called Salmon Falls is covered with uleful mills. Above thefe wf meet with the Great Falls, where faw^ mills aie continued to great advantage. On many piaoea from Q^ampegan to tho If' \- nil iioacl, from wbcBce it iiMt, sit nttlt for boinls and con* QtfAKift Tovrn, in Back's co. Rmn- 'lyivwOa, lin %s miln N. W. of New- town, and %itL N. W. of PhihdclphU. ^ QSAtiqivA, > piace fituatcd in the OnlTof Daricn. Heii» Va^ow Nunet met with tcokmjr of negroM} but how they had arrived in that region, or how long they had refidcd in it, are not re* coi^ by tlie Spanifh hiAorian». QvBBSCf the capital, not only of Lower Canada, but of all Biitifli America, ^|i;^ated at the confluence of the river* St. Lawrence andT St. Charkt, or the Little river, about 310 - milis from the fea> It is built on a rock, which U partly of marble and partly of flate. The towc. is divided into t/fftr and Lmvtr. Near it it a fine lead mine. This city contained in the year 1784, €47* inhabitants. At the time when the city was founded, in j6o8, the tide, it is faid, reached the foot of therock y but fince that time the river has funk jfo far, that a large fpot of gr<^und is left dry, and os themillves wouUl be liable to gn — ' ' "v from the cannon and boml^^from ttit-re elevKted ram- parts. The lower town b tlefrnded by ;. platform flanked with two bnftions, 'princh at high water and fpring tides arc almuft level with the furt'ace of the '«>atb^^ A little above the baftion, to the itgiit, is a half baftton, cut out of the rock) a little higher a large battery} and higher ftili a iigiuare foit, the moft regular of all the fortifications, and in wmch the Governor reCdes. The paf- fages which form a communication be- tween thefe works are extremely rug- ged. The fock which Separates the vpper from the lower town, extends, Wiih a bokl and fteep front, a confuiera- ble diflance weft ward, along the river St« LaarcBcc The lower towa it well CLUE r^ppUed witk mtcr, which is fbuMtimn fcarcc in.the«^p«r town. This citf was befiMcd mr the Britifli in §711, ^ithdut fuccels} but was tak^ by them in Septfmber, 1759* when the brave Gen. Wolf, wdio commandiBd the army of befiegcrh lefk his life, Iji Oe. cember, 1775, it was attacked by the Americans miidcr the command of the brave Genera} Montgomery, wMiksras (Uin, and his army rcpulfcd. N. lat. 46. 4t. S9* W. longf. 71. IS. 6. QSftkCHY, a river of Vermont, which empties into Connefticut river at Hart- land. Qj/BBK Anmb, a fmall tovint of Prince Georee co. Maryland, fituated on the W. fide of Patuxeot river, acrofs , which a wooden bridge it built. The town is fmall, but is faud out in aitipriRr plan, at the foot of a hill. Hen are a few ftores and two ware-houfes for the infpeftion of tobaeeo* It is about 22 miles E. N. E. oCthcrteity of Walh. ington, 13 S. W. of Anmuolis, and to S. by W. of Baltimore.^ \ QuBEN Annb% a CO. of Maryland, bounded wefterly by Chefapeak Bay, and N. by Kent co. It contains 1 5,463 i u^i tants, including 6,674 flavea. CMPr town, Cciitcrville. Kent Ifland bemtgs to this county; 14 miles in length, fromN. to S. and 6^ in breadth, from E. to W. It is low, but fertile land, and its eaflera fide i« bordered with fait maifh. Qj/EEN Cbarhtte's J/UmJst oa the N. W. coafl of N. America, extend from lat. $1. 4t. to 54. 18. N. and firem long. 119. 54. to 133. 18. W. from Greenwich. They are named Wa/hiHg- ten Ijlej by American navigators. Queen's, the middiecounty of Long> Iflancl, New-York. Lloyd's Neck, or Qi^cen*t Village, and the iflands called the Two Brothel's and Hallett's Iflandr, are included in thit county. It is about 30 miles long, and 1 1 broad, and con- tains 6 townfhipt, and 16,014 inhabi- tants, including s,309 flaves. Jamaica, Newtown, Hampflead, in which is a handiinne coiirt-lwutc, and C^fter-Bay, are the principal iowns in tVtls co^mty. The county court-boui'e is Z miles from Jamaica, 10 fcom Jericho, and ao from New- York, Queen's, a county of Nova- Scotia, comprehending a pait of the lands on the cape, on ths S. fide of the B^y off ^%. Fti' Mtimn it cbjr »7ii, 91 by en the Jfxlthe InDc by the of the .which Hart. 01 Wmif* The ftwlilliti ire n fcAkmt AtgfK, on the £ra»W«dc 0^ tlMJ|«r «( FuiMy» whcfc a few Scotch and; Aea- diam ftTitle t nrac to this, it Yarmouth, iittled diicfly by enuftiantt from New- Enrland } Barringtoiki wKhin the iflaml «MlIed Cape Sabk, (ettkd origioally by Qgakers from Hantucket. Be- fidea tbefe ara Port Railbir, fi> called by the French, and originally icttled by the North Iriih; LiTrrpool and Port jRofeway, fettled and inhabited by emi- gcMita from New'Rngland. Q^BIMSBVUY, a townlhip in Wafli' ingtonco. New- York, bounded eaAerly by Weiiield %ndKmgfl»ury, and fouth- arly by Albany county. It contains i,oSo inhabitants, of whom laa are clenorsr QjrBBNSTOWN, in Q^een Ann's co. Maryland, a fmall town on the cafterh' iide of Chcfter rivcr^ 6 miles fouth-weft •f CentcrviUe, and nearly ao £. of An- aapolis. QSBENSTOWM, in Upper Canada, lies on the weft fide of the btraita of Ni- agara, near Fort Niagara, and 9 miles above the falls. OVESMB, Fart du. See Pktjbmrgb. QyiBBfcBTOWN, a village \n Mid- dlleiex cc<. New-Jericy, 6 miles north of N«w-Brufwick. QuiBO, an ifland in the mouth of the bay of Panama. It is uninha- bited; but affords wood and. water to Aiipping. (^ILCA, a rich vaHey in Peru, on whicR ftands the ancient city of Are- 4|uipa. The port of Quika is in about lat. 17. 8. fouth, 10 leagues north-weft of the fmall river of Xiuy, and 6 from tlic volcano of Arequipa. QuiLtOTA, a fmall jurifdiflion of Chill, in S. America. QuiNABAUG, a river foimerly called ^(Hitfjfais, which rifet in Brimfield, Maf- fiichufetts, and is joined at Oxford by French river, which has its fouroe in Sutton, Wurceftcr co. It runs n^fjUK^ therly courfetand empties into ShctBcl et, about three miles above Norwicli.i^|Bd>i ing, in Connecticut. ^^ Q^iNcr, a poft-town of MaflTachu- ietts, in Norfolk co. taken (Vom Brain- tree, to miles foutherly of Bofton, 9 weft of Hingham, and 360 north-eatt of Philadelphia^ In this town, is the ieat of the prefrnt Prcfident of the Ibuttd SatM. Sec BraiMrn. (IviMBrAVOB, or Aj/if ttiwrt in Connecticut, runsk foutherly courfe. and empties into the i|orth-caft comer ot New.Htvcn harbour. ' • . ,. QvtiisioAM'^iiP, Wmt^t or hm PtM, is a bcaiiL<«l piece of water ivwi form of a crefeent, about >| miks hi length and from tities of coc(»| in herb greatlv uftA by the Indians^orking ia the nuaes. Q27ITAPAHILLA, a branch of the Swetara, which falls kilo the Sefque* haiinah at Middleton. Quito, a province of Pern, in S. A* merica, having an exceedii^ temperate air, oceafwned by its clevatM fituation* The plain of Qnito may be confidered as the bafe of the Andes, and is higher above the Tea t'^an the tup of the Pyre, nees in Europe. It is pretty well cultij. vated, and the towns and villages are populous; and the northern parts a- bound with goM. The province is- a- bout4.oo mites lor^ and 200 broad. Ita chief towns are i^ito and Payta. Quito, chief town intl^above pro. vince, is next to Lima in |0pulation, if not fttporior to it. Seme authta'S lay it contains 7 5,000 inhabitants. It is'^an inhnd city, and having no mines in its neighbourhood, is chiefly famous for its manufa£lure8 oi cotton, wool, and flax, which lupply the kingdom, of* Pei'u. South lat. 0. 13. weft long.' 77'. 50. It was I'vval lowed itp by an earth- quake, April 14, 1755, 3"^ has bees ' rebuilt. QuiVA, a province of California, thinly inhabited, and but little knowi|. Qj;ixos, a diftt id of Pcfu^ia. South- America. RABY» '^W^^ i > ' VV It A I R RABY, • fmaU townfliip of N.Hamp> flrii«t in HilllboroUffh eo. about 65 Milct W. by S. of Port7raouth> ami 47 H. "W. of Bofton. It wa» incorporated ■n >76o» and contains 33-8 inhabitants. RikCB, Cii|^, the 8. E. point of New- Ibwdlmd IAamI» in the N« Atlantic O. ceftBy4 kagues fouth of Cap6 Ballard. N. lMv44* 43k W. long. 54. 49* The V&ftn lUtdts, much dreaded by mari- ■era, we about so leagues to the ^. E. vfCkpeRace. JRaob Pmtitt the nonh-weftem ex- ticmity of Cape Cod, Maflkchufctts, a Jeagoe K. W. of Provincetown. Whqi wimin a mile of this point, with a fair 'windand tide oftfbod, yourcourfe to Bofton is N. W. by W. diftance 15 kagues. A number of huts are ercAed hut on the lodfe fands by thofe who come from Provincetown to fiOi in boats. Radnor, a fma^pleatant town of IMaware co. Penufyl#ipta. This place was originally called Jlittftel, by the Dutch, who began to build here. Radnor, a town of S. Carolina, to miles 8. W. of Edmondfliury, and 3a M. E. of Puryfburg. R400BD HarbtuTf on the eaft coaft of Newfoundland, is a part of Catalina Bay. Many eraggy rocks lie about the entrance of it, both within and without) fi» that it is very dangerous to enter. It is a leagues northward of Catalina har- bour. There is good water at the head of the harbour. Raimond, a cape on the fouth fide of the (buth peniniula of the ifland of St. Domingo ) t leagues- weft of Point Baynet inxl ti weft of Cape Mare- chaux. I^tlit the cove Petite Anfe on the eaft, and that of Breiiliere on the wen. Rainy Ifiand Rivtr, a (mall river of ♦he N. W, Territory 5 having a north- weft courfe, and empties into Illinois river, about halfway between the Little Rocks and Illinois lake, and 155 miles from the Mifliiippi. It is 1 5 yards wide, and is fiavtgable 9 miles to the rocks. Rainy, or lu^ l.ak*t lies eaft of the Lake of the W(wds, and weft of Lake Stiocrior. It it faid to be nearly leo ■liMs long, and in so part j^t« »o miles wide. '■■■ ^-'1 KAiiiOM, WWrttait Mt 6f •«; ferimsot of N. CSirolina} fituated lit Wain CO. about 10 miles from Wake court-Houfe» In December, 1791, the gendai aflianbly of the Stata apj^pri. ated ^10,000 towards ere^tjilg public buiklihgs, and named it after Uie cele- brated Sir Walter Raleighi under whofe direction the firft fettlemcnt in N. Ame- rica was made at Roanoke Ifland, in Albemarle Sound. The ftate-boufe, a large handfome buiUing, has bem lately finiihed, and coft ,^6ooo< Seve- ral other buildings have been erefted, and a number of dwclling-KBufes. The fituation is healthy. Its remotenefs from navigation is the greateft disad- vantage. It is 61 miles north by eaft^ of Fayetteville, 147 from Peterft>urg in Virginia, and 448 fouth-weft of Phila- delphia. RamaOa, a maritime town of Gra* nada, in S. America. Near it is a cop- per-mine. N. lat. ii.io,W.long.7s.so« Ramsay's Mi/is, in N. Carolina* are fituated %t the confluence of Deep} with the north-weft branch of Cape Fear river; about 35 miles fouth-wenerly of Hillfborough, and 55 S. E. of Guild- ford court>houfe. Ranai, one of the Sandwich Iflands> in the North Pacific Ocean, north of Tahoorowa, and north-weft of Mowee and Owhyhee. It has about s4,ooo in*^ habitants. It abounds witL yams, fweet potatoes, and taro, but has few plantains or bread-fruit trees. Rancheira, atown of Terra Firma, in the province of New -Granada. N. lat. It. 34. W.long. 72. ' Rahchbno, a Infill ifland on the coaft of New Mexico, in lat. 7. 14. N. It is near the ifland of Qiiibo, ami af- fords timber fit for mafts. Randolph, a townfhip ofMaflriichu- fetts, formed of the fbuth prectn£l of Braintree, in Norfolk co. in the year 1 793. It is 15 miles fouth by eaft of ^AMDoLPU, a county of Hillftjo- rouMt difti'i^, N. Carolina, bounded norui-eaft by Orange, and north-weft by Guildfonl. It contains 7,276 inhabi- tants, including 4$! flaves. Its court- houfe is 585 miles from Philadelphia. Randolph, a county of Virginia, bounded north by Monongalia, and, ibutbby Pendleton. It contains 9JI inhabitants, including 19 flaves. Cheat ifivsr. ^'»', v.^ RAP rivcT) the eaftcm branch of -MoMngt- hela rtTcr rifet here» on the iiorth>weft fide of the Alleghany moontaint. RAMDoiirHf a townliip in Orange CO. Vermont) the fourth town weft of Thetford on ConneAicut river. It con- tains (9* inhabitanta. Random, a towndiip in Eifinc co. Vermont^ wtk of Bruafwick, granted in 17S0. Raphabi. a fertile and heakhjr can- ton, or diftriA, the wefteramoft in the Spanilh part of the iflandof St.Domingo. lu boundary to the north is formed in. part of the French parifh of Gonaivet. The air round St. Raphael i» very cool and falubrioua, but tiie town which is in a hulbw, is very hot. It has a little garrifon which ferved as a check on the fmuggling trade with the French. Atalaye, (that is the centinel or difco- very) the weftemmoft town of all the Spanifli colony, is af leagues S. W. of the town of St. Raphael, both which parithes are annexed to Hinehe. The town of St. Raphael is 10 leagues fouth- crly of Cape Francois, and 7* N. W. of St. Domingo city, as the road runs. Raph ABL. Cape St. at the eaft end of the ifland of St. Domingo, is the fouth- caft limit of SamanaBay, 7I leagues dif- tant in that dire£lion from Cape Samana or Cape Rczon, which laft is fituated in lat. (9. 15.40. N.. and long. 71. 3). 30. W. from Paris. From Cape Ra- phael, or Cape of the Round Mountain, to Punta Efpada, the fouth-eaft point of the ifland, the country is level 16 leagues, by a breadth nearly equal. Raphoc, a townfliip inLancaftcrco. Pennfylvania. Rapid ifmr, a fmall river of Virgi- nia, which ioiAs the Rappahannock, about 10 miles above Frederick(burg. RapIid River, a water of Hudlbn's Bay. Rappahannock, a large navigable river of Virginia, which rifes in the Blue Ridge, and runs about 130 miles from north-weft to (buth-eaft, and enters into Chefapeak Bay between Windmill and Stingray points. It waters the towns of Falmouth, Frederickfburg, Port Roy- al, Leeds, Tappahanndck and Urbanna. It affords 4 fathoms water to Hobbs's Hole, and a from thence to Frederickf- burg, no miles from its mouth. It is t\ league from G win's Ifland s, and 6 porthward of New Poin^ Comfort. A m jfingle liimp of gold ore has been found near the falls of this fiver, which yielded 17 dwt. of gold, of extraordinary du^i- lity. No other indication of gold haa been difcovered in its nei^boarhctod* Rappo Ri^t a \x^ in the ilfamd of Mowee, one of the Sanawich Ifluda. Rariton /tfucr, in New^Jerficy, i« formed by a coniiderable ftreams, caltod the N. and S. branches { the iburce <^ th'e one is in Morris co. tbatof thefl^Mr in Hnnterdon co. It jiPt ly Branf.' wick and Aroboy, andf iifiiii|Wli^>tb the waters of the Arthur KuHSiJand* helps to form the fine harbour of Am- boy. At Rariton HiUs, through which this river paf&tyisarmall cafcade,whe^e the water falls 1 5 or «o feet, very ro- mantically between two rocks. Oppo- (ite to Briinfwick, the river is fo flial* low, that it is fordable at low water for horfes and carriages } bat a little below it deepens fo faft, that a ao gun flrip may ride fecurely at any time of ti^. The tide rifes fo high, that large ihal- lops ufed to pafs a mile above tme ford ; fothat it was no uncommon thing to (ee veflels of eonfiderable burthen riding at anchor, and a number oftarge river craft Ivlng above, fome dry, and others on their beam-ends for wantof water, with- in gun fliot of each other. Copper ore haa been found on the upper part of this river; and in the year 1754, ^he ore of this mine fold for ^6s fterling^per ton, being of inferior quality to that on Fafliiik river. Rariton, a town iitt^ated between the mouth of the north branch of the above river, and Boundbrook, 5 miles weft-north-weft ftf Boundbrook, and iz noith-weft of Binmrwick. RATTLE|jliiAKE IJUukds lie at the weftem end «(iff4E%ke Krie- Rawoon, a town of Nova-Scotia, 40 miles from Halifax, containing about 50 or 60 houfes. "RtiVfKYtOX'Bridgetonvn, alively com- mercial village of Middlefex co. New- Jerfey, on Raway river, 4 or 5 miles fomh-weft of Elizabeth-Town, and 75 from Philadelphia. It contains a Pref- byti'rian church, and about 50 or 60 houfes. Ravmond, a townfliip of New Ham r fliite^ in Rockingham co. ii or 14 miles weft«-ly of Exeter, and ja from Portf- mouth. It was incorix>rated in 1764, and contains 7a7 inlybitanta. Kayuoni»» ^ RAY Raymond, or RitftiuiidHnmit » fet- Itfiicnt in Cumberland co. DiilriA of Miune* i4» milet N. N. E. of Bofton, Md contains 34s inhabitants A ftream fipom Spngo Pond, after uofling through Ert of Greenland, Wateitord, and Ottif. Id, £bIIs into the Qorth-ea(l Baj, a road for (hips in the ifland of Barbadoes, about half-way be. tween Hole-Towii and Speight's -Town. It is about half a mile over, but more in depth. Ships may anchor here in fafety, in from 6 to is fathoms water, the ground foft ooze, and defended from all winds, except the W. which blows right into the bay. N. lat. 13. 7. W. long. 59* 47. RsALEGO, a town in the province oF Nicaragua, New-Spain ; fituated on a plain, on the eaftem bank of a river of Its name, near its mouth, 30 miles N. W. of Leon, to which it ferves as a har- bour. It has 3 cburches, and an hof- pital, furrounded by a very fine gai-den { but the place is Hckly, by reafon of the neighbouring fwamps. Its chief trade is in pitch, tar, and cordage. N. lat. IS. 17. W. long. 87. 36. Rbceif, a harbour on the coaftof Brazil, and is the (Irongeft place on all thatcoaft. S.lat. 8.10. W. long. 35.35. ^ Recovery, Ftrt^ in the N. W.Ter- ritory, is fituated on a branch of the Wahafh rivtr, about a 3 miles from Qreenville, and 98 N. byW. of Cincin. mti. It cenAftt of two block-bioufcs H E & 46$ and barrackt with cortaini, and ecu*, tains 00 men. Red, a rirer of the State of Tcnnef- fee, a water of Cumberland river* with which it mingles its waters at the north bend, about • nilei| N. W. of Chffkf- ville. It is beatable a coofidcrable diT- taince. Rid, a prinjclpal branch of Ken* tucky river, which head< and intcrlocka with a main branch of Liclui^ dyer» and flows, in a S. W. courfc, in'v fCen- tucky river, about 9 mikt above BoonC> borough. • It is 60 yard* wide at tht mouth. Red, a weftem branch of Miflifippi river, in lat. 31. N« Here, it is faid, Ferdinando de Soto died, at a place called Guacoyi, May ai, ijis* See Rouge River. Rev Bank, on the S. E. Cde of Dala- ware river, in the town of Woodbunr, in Gloucelter co. New-Jerfcy. The b- tuation is elevated, and the fort built here (luring the war, ftood 1,900 yards from Fort ifland, and about 7 miles Ibuth of Philadelphia. It coft the Britifli 400 men, killed and wounded, before they could reduce the garrifbn, in 1777. Red F:ikp in Dutchefs co. New* York, where a poft-office is kept, is on the eaft bank of Hudfon's river, ai milea S . of Hudlbn, and 1 1 6 N. of New-York. REDONDO,arock between Montferrat and Nevis, Caribbee Iflands. It is about a league in circuit, of a round form, where is neither culture nor inhabitants. N. lat. 17. 6. W. long. 61. 35. Reedsborovgh, or Read/borough^ the fouth-eaftemmoft townOiip of Ben- nington CO. Vermont. It contains 64 inhabitants. Reedy IJtand, in Delaware river, 50 miles below Philadelphia. It is ao milea from Bombay Hook, and is the rendez* vous of outward-bound fhips in autumn and fpring, waiting for a favourable winrl. Tne courfe from this to the'fea is 8. S. E. in that a N. W. wind, which is the prevailing wind in thefe feafons, is fair for veflels to put out to Tea. There is a fecure harbour here, at Port Penn, where piers have been erefted by the State of Pennfylvania. The iflaud ia about 3 miles long, and not more than one-fourth uf a mile wide. It was for- merly banked in, but is now under culti- vation, and is overflowed in high tides. There i$ a chanpcl oil each mt of the G % iflaodn 466 It E N KH6 iflaitd { but vriTels, efpfciall3r large one«> | bour to fifli in { and U much firtquntkdl dioofe to keep the ealUnj fide. ~ | Reblpoo r, a imnll navigable river of ihe state of Tcnrv ff;e, which empties into the river Miflifi^pi, about 35 miles (bath of the Ohio. It is 30 yards wide 1 miles firom its mouth. One of its branches riles on the borders of Ken- tucky. RebmITOWN, or J(MM/7«w/r, a rmall town of Lancafter co. Pennfylvania ; iituated on a ftream which empties into OtHco Creek, a water of Coneftoga, which falls into the Sufouehannah. It contains about 40 houKs,'and is t6 miles N. E. of Lancafter>. and 61 N. W. by N. of Philadelphia. Regtolrts, the ilamfeof thepaflage from th« northern part of the Gulf of Mexico into lake rontchartrain, which has communication, through Maurepas Lake and the Out of Ibberville, with Mifli^pi river f or the general name of the ifles iit the inner part of the channel into that hike. The diffance from Lake Fontchartraitf throtfgh the Rcgolets is so mile», and between 3 and 400 yards Kroad, and lifted wTch marflies on each fide. On the S. fide of the Regolets, and near to the entrance from the gulf, (here is a large paflkge into the Lake Borgne, «r Blind Lake { and by feme creeks that fall into it, fmull craft may so as far as the plantations on the jUiflifippi, and there is a paflage between the Lake* Borgne ami Pontchartrain ; but either by thi?, or that of the Rego- kts, 6 and fometimes 7 feet is the deeped water through. Near the entrance at the eaft end of the Regolets, and on the north fide, are principal mouths of Pearl riVer. From the Rpgolets to the Bay of St. Louis is 18 miles. REHdBOTH,atownfl)ipofMaflUchn- fetttt, in Briilol co. on a branch of Pio- ttdence river, a few miles from Provi- <(ence, in Rhpde-Ifland, and 44 miles N. by W. of Bolton. It was called Sa- eoHtt by the Indians ; was incorporated in 1^45, and contains 4,710. inha bitani-s. Rristbrstown,- in Baltimore co. Maryi.in ward ot Rio Janeiro, and 53 leagues Weft of Cape Frio. It affords good anchorage. Rhinebeck. Stt Rbvtibeci. RHODE ISLAND is one of th« fmultell ot the United States j its greateft length being 47 miles, and its greateft breadth 37 i m* about I1300 fquare aula*. luemkdl fifliing. i. point Point I RHO H^lct. It U boiimled N. and E. by the cohimonweiilth of Maflkchuletts ) S. by the Atlantic Ocean, and W. by Connec- ticut. Thefe limits comprehend what ia called Rhode- J/Umd and Prwidence PUtHtations i divided into 5 counties, via. Newport, Providence, Wafliington, JBriftol, and Kent, vrhich are fubdivided into 30 townfliips, containing 68,^x5 inhabitants, of whom 94.8 are flaves. Narraganfet Bay make* up frdm S» to N. between the main land on the £. and W. and emhofoms many fertile iflands, the principal of Which are Rhode- Ifland, Canonnicut, Prudence, Patience, Hope, Dyer*s, and Hug Iflands. Bloclc-Ifland is the fouthern* moft land belonging to the State. The harbours are Newport, Providence, Wickford, Patuxet, Warren, and Brif. tol. Khode-Ifland, from which the State takes half its name, lies between lat. 41. a8. and 4.1. 4s. N. and iwtween long. 71. 17. and 71. 27. W. from Greenwich } being about 1 5 miles long fronn N. E to S.W. and about 3^ broad, on an average. It is divided into 3 town- fliips, Newport, Porrfmouth, and Mid- dletown. Perhaps no ifland in the world exceeds thjs in point of foil, climate, and (ituation. In its moft flourishing ftate it was called by travellers, the Eden of A- merica. But the change which the ra- vages of war, and a dccreafe of bulinefs have eife6^ed, is great. Between 30,000 &nd 40,000 iheep are fed on this ifland, beiides neat cattle and horfes. The State is interft^led in all dire^ions by rivers ; the chief of which are Provi- dence ami Taunton rivers, which fall into Nafraganlet Bay; the former on the weft, the latter on the eaft (ide of iRhode-Ifland. Rhode-Ifland is as heal- thy a country as any in America. The winters, in the maritime parts of the iState ai e milder than in the inland coun- try ; the ail' being Ibftened by a fea-va- ftour, which alfo enriches the foil. The . ummers are delightful, efpecially on Rhode-Illand, where the extreme heats which prevail in other parts of America, are allayed by cool and refrediing breezes from the lea. The rivers aiul bays fwarm with fi(h, to the amount of more than 70 different kinds ; the markets are alive with them. Oyfters, lobders, and other flieil-iini, abound in Narra- ganfet Bay. Travellers are generally agreedf that Newport is the Sell fiih- &H0 'fi7 market in the world. ThU Stste pro* duces torn, rve, barley, cats, a^d in Toms parts wheat, fufficient for home confumption ) and the Various kinds of grafles, fruits, and culiinry roots and plants in great abundance, and in per* fe£lion \ cyder ic made for exportation* The north- weftem parta of the Stat* are but thinly inhabited, and are mors rocky and barreh than the other partr* The trail of land lying between North and South tCingftown oh the eaft, and Connecticut on the weft, call^ Slidii- noek country) or Purchaft% is excellenfc grazing land, artd ii mhabitcd by a number of wealthy farmers, who raiie ibme of the firteft neat tattle in New- England, weighing from 1,600 to 1,809 weight. They keep large dairies, and make butter and cheefedt the beft quali- ty, and in large quanties fojr exportation* Iron ore is round in great pleAty in fe- veral parts of the State> The iron- works on Patuxet river, 11 miles from Provi« dence, are fuppUed with ore from a bed 4I miles diftant, which lies in a valley* through which runs a bfook. Tnc brook is turned into a new channel, aftd the ore- pits are cleared of water by A Ream engine. At this ore-bed are * variety of ores, curious ftoAes, and ochresi In the townlh'p of Cumber- land is a copper niine mixed with iroii, ftrongly impregnated with load-ftone, of which fome large pieces have been found in the neighbourhood. No method ha« yet been difcovered to work it to advan- tage. Abundance of lime-ftone is found in this State, particularly in the county of Providence | of which large quanti- ties of lime aire made and exported. This lime- ftone is of different colours, and is the true marble of the white, plain, and variegated kind. It takes as fine a polifli as any ftone in America. Thert are ieveral mineral fprings in this State; to one of which, near Providence, many people re/brt to bathe, and drink th« water. Newport and Providence ar« the chief towns of this State. The flave-tradc, vvhich was a fourcc of wealth to many of tlie people of Newport, and in other parts of the State, has happily been aholiihed. The town of Briftol carries on a Confiderable trade to Afri- ca, the Weft- Indies, and to different parts of the United States. But hy far the greatelt part of the commerce of Rhode- Ifland, is at prelentcaniedonby Og » |»» 4)6r RHO the inlMbitaittt of the tourilhing town of Frovidencei which had| in 1791* 1*9 fiiilof veflfeli, conuining iii9^» toni. The exporti from the State are llax- ktd, lumber, horftt, c«ttle» beet, pork, Ml, poultry, onions, butter, cheeie, b«r- ltv,gnfai, ^iritt, cotton and linen goods, liie imtkMts coofift of European and 1¥. India goods, and logwood from the Bay of Honduras. Upwafdsof6oo vef- fels enter and clear aiuiuallyat the dif. fcrent ports in the State. The amount of exports from this State to foreign countries, for one year, ending Sept. 30, 1791, was 470,131 doils. 9 cents { in > 79a, 698,0841 in 1793,616,4161 and in 1 794, 9^4, 57 3 dollars. The inhabi. tants of this State are progrefltng rapidly in nianufailur(;s. A cotton manufac- tory has been erefted at Providence. Jeans, fuftiant, denims, thick fets, vel- vets. See. Sec. are here manufaAured and fen't tothefouthem States. Large quan- ' iitlti of linen a|K! tow cloth are made in different parts of this State for exporta- tion. But the moft couriderable manu. fa£l; I'cs In thU State are thofe of iron ; fuch as bar and Iheet iron, Reel, nail- rods,aud nails, i'^plementsof hutbandry, ftoves, pots, ant I other houfehold uten- fils, the iron-woiic of fliiuping, an- chors, bells, Sec. The conftitulion of this State is founded on the charter frranted by Charles 1 1, in 1663 } and the rame of government was not eflentially altered by (he revolution. The legifla- ture of the State confitts of .wo branches } a fenate or upper houie, compofcd of ten memben, bcfides the governor and deputy-governor, called in the charter, mffijiants\ and a houlcof reprefentatives, compofed of deputies from the feveral towns. The members of the legifla- ture are chofen twice a year j and there are two fcflions of this body annually, via. on the Arli Wednefday in May, and the laft WedBffday in 0«obtr. This State was firlt I'ettled from M tflachufetts. Mr. Roger Williams, a miniller, who came ovtr to New-EnglaiKl in 1631. was cliar£f«*d with holding a variety of errors, and was on that account forced to leave his houfe, land, wife, and children, at Sulcm, in the dead of win- ter, and to feik a rcfidence without the limits of Mailachufetts. Governor Wahthrop advifed him to purfue his courie to Nehiganfet, or Narraganlet Biy, which he did, and fixqd himfelf RHT at SeetinkorSeekhonk, now Rehohofh* Biit that place being within the bounds of Plymouth colony. Gov. Winflow, in a friendly manner, advifed him to re- move to the other fide of thil river, where the lands were not covered by any patent. Accordingly, in 1636, Mr. Williams and four others crofled Seek* honk river, and landed among the In- dians, by whom they were hofpitably received, and thus laid the foundation of a town, which, from a fenfe of Ood'a merciful providence to him, he called Providenci, Here he was foon af^er joined by a number of others, and, though they were fecured from the Indians by the terror of the Engltflt, yet they, for a confiderabie time, I'uifitred much from fatigue and want } but they enjoyed li- berty of confcience, which has ever (inct been inviolably maintained in this State. So little has the civil authority to do with religion here, that no contraft be- tween a miniller and a fociety (unleiii incorporated for that purpofe) is of any force. It is probably for thefe reafonb, that 1 many different feAs have ever been found here ) and that the Sabbath and all religious inftitutions, have been more necleaed in this, than in any other of the New-England ftates. Rhode-Island Light Hwfi was creded in 1749, in Beaver Tail, at th^ (buth end of Canonnicut Ifland, for the fafiety and convenience of vefTels failing into the Narraganfet Bay and harbouc of Newport. The ground the light- houfe (lands upon is about is ittt aliova the furface .of the fea at high water. From the ground to the top ot the cor- nice is 58 feet, round which is a gallery, and within that (lands the lantern, which is about 1 1 feet high, and S feet diameter. High water at full and change, 37 mi- nutes after 7 o'clock. N. lat. 41. 18. W. long. 71. 24. Rhode Rivera the weftemmoft wa» ter of the N. W. branch of Cape Fear river, in N. Carolina. Rhonde. See Ronde. Rhynbkck, or Rhinebtck, a poif- town of N. York, fituated in Dutchefs CO. on the R. fide of Hudfon's river, oppoiire to Kingfton { 18 miles north of Poughkeepfie 5103 noith of New- York, and 198 N. by £. of Philadelphia. The townlhip contains 3,662 inhabi- tants, of whom 54% are elcAors, and 4«> fllKVth Hit if tievadtd fontherly hjf R I C OUaton» md northerly by Bcekman. A very curious cavern hu occn lately dif- qvurcd at a place in this town, called bv the Indiani, Sepal'cot. 8«c Dutcbefi RiALiXAf or RUUttUt « toivn of New Spain, fituated on a rmall rlrer in Nicaragua, s mi let from the fea, wli^re is a guod harbour. It is unwholefome by renibn of niai-nies in the vicinity. It is 60 miles W. of Leon, and the Lake Nicaragua. N. lat. la aj. W. long. 89. 10. Rich, Capft on the W. fide of the jfland of Newfoundland, toward* the N. end, and in the N. E. part of the guU vf St.. Lawrence, huving the ifle of St- John and other fmall lAes to the north. This cape or point uiird to be omitted in the French maps, feemingly becaule it was the bounds of their privilege of 'filhing, whicli extended from hence northward^ and round to Cape Bona- vifta. Richardson's Bay, on the 8. E. part of the idand of Jamaica. The an- chorage within it is between Morant river and Two Mile Wood. Richfield, a townfhipof N. Y(vk, fituatfd in Oil'ego co. taken .from Otfe- go townfh)?, and incorporated, in 179*4 «S9 of it« mhabitants are electors,. RiCHFORD, the north-eaftemmoft townfliip of Franklin CO. Vermont { on Miflili:oni river. Richland, a county ef S. Carolina, Camden di(lri£l ; bounded S^ and S. W. by Congaree and Broad rivers, and eaft by Wateree river, which divides it from Keijhaw and Clermont counties. It contains 3,9)0 inhabitants ; of whom ft,4.79 are white, and s,437 llayes^ Richland, a townfliip of Pennfyl- tania, in Buck's co. RiCHLiBU, the French name given formerly to the outlet of Lake Cham- plain. See ScreL RiCHUBU ijlands, a duller of fmall iflands in the river St. Lawrence, about IX leagues above the town of Trois Ri- vieres, at the boundary of the govern- ment of Montreal. There are nearly 100 of them. N^ l^t^ 4$.sa. W. Jong. 71. 7. RiCHLiEUf the name of an ancient fmall fortification built by the French, on the north bank of the river Sorel, at its junAion with the river St. Lawrence. «ppofite the iflands qi RisbUeu. RIC 4^ ]liCllMAli*s {^m/, on th« coall «# Cumberland county, DiftriA of Maliie« about northerly four leagtiea irom Wood Ifland, and a league weft ef Pert- land. Few vc(l«ls put in here, except coafters. There is a funkcn icdfw 8« £. half a mile from the north-eaft end , of the ifland, which only ftiews itfcif when the wind blows freflii but you need not go fo near the ifland. Wood Ifland is in lat. 43. 50. N. and long* 69. S7. W. Richmond, a townfliip ontbtwtft line ef the Sute of Maflaehufetts, in Berkfliire co. 17 miles W. by 8. of Lenox, and 150 miles weft of Bofton* Iron 'ore of the firft quality s found heri* but as it lies deep it is raifed at a great txpenfe. Ore ot indiflivrent quality ia found in many plaices. It abounds with lime-ftone, roarfCf white, and clouded marble. The town was incorporated in i775» and contains an iron-wtfrk, f grift-mills, a fulling-mill, % faw«millt# and i»55 inhabitants. RiCHjMOND, a townfliip of Chcfliira CO. New-Hampfliirc I fituated on the MaifiKhuietts Ime, about 11 miles eaik of Connecticut river, and 97 W. by 8» of Portfmouth,. It was incorporated) in 175*, and contains 1380 inhabitants. Richmond, a townfliip in Wafliing* ton CO. Rhode-IAand, feparattd firom Hopkinton on the weft by Ward's river a brtmch of Paucatuck river. It ia about 19 miks weft of Newport, uid contains 1760 inhabitants. Richmond, acounty of New-York« comprehending all Staten* Ifland, 8hoot« ers-Ifland, and the Iflands of Meadow^ on the weft fide thereof. It is divided into the townfliips of Caftletown, North- field, Soutlifield, and Weftfleld. It contains 3,835 inhabitants! of whom 4.88 are eleAors, and 759 ilaves. Sin Staten- Ifland. Richmond, a county of N. Carolina, fituated in Fayette diftriA, bounded fouth, by the State of S. Carolina, and north, by Moore co. It contains 5055 inhabitants, including 583 flaves. Chief town, Rockingham. The court- houfe, at which a poft-ofiice is kept, is 10 milea from Anfon court-houfe, 56 from F^y^ ettevilie, and 563 from Philadelphia. \ Richmond, a county of Virgim'a^ bounded N. and N. E. by Weftmore» land, and S. and S. W. by Rappahan- nock river, wliich feparatqi it n-om Ef- 47*^ R I C ftx CO. It contains 6,98$ Inhabitant!, cf whom 3»9S4 are flaVM. The court- houfiri wbm a pott-office ii kept, i» a; 3 mile* from Philadelphia. Richmond, the prefcnt feat ofgo- Ttmmcnt of the State ot Virginia, ii fi- ttiated in Henrico co. on the north fide of Jamca'a river, juft at the toot of the falii, and contains between 400 and 500 koufett and nearly 4,000 inhabitants. Ihat of the lioufei are built on the mar- S'n of the river, convenient for bufinefs , e reft are upon a hill which overlooks the lower part of the town, and com- mandii an rxtenfive profpeA of the ri- ver and adjacent country. The i.ew liouAs are well built. A large ftate- houie, or-capitol, has lately been ere£t- •d on the hill. This citv likewile boafts of an elegant ftatue of^^ the illul- triuus Wafiiington, which was formed At Paris. The lower part of the town Is divided by a creek, over which is a convenient bridge. A bridge between 300 and 400 yariit in length, has been ^rown acrols James's river, at the foot of the fall,^ by Col. Mayo. That part lirom Manchefter to the ifland is built «n 1 5 boats. From the ifland to the rocks was formerly a floating bridee of rafts { but the cnteriwifing proprietor has now built it of framed log piers, filled with ftones. From the rocks to the landing at Richmond, the bridge is continued on framed piers fiJled with ftones. The bridge conneAs the city with Mancliefter j and as the paiTengers pay toll, it produces a h^ndlbme revenue to Col. Mayo, who is the fole propri- etor. The public buildings, befides the ilatC'houle, are anEpifcopal church, a court-houfe, gaol, a theatre, and 3 tobacco waie-houfes. The falls above the bridge swe 7 miles in length. A noble oanal is cutting, and nearly com- pleted en the north fide of the river, whicii is to terminate in a bafon of about two acres, in the town of Rich- mond. From this bafon to the whai'ves in the river, will be a land carriage of about a mile. The expence is eftimat. cd at j^3o,ooo Virginia currency. The opening of this canal promifes the addi- tion of much wealth to Richmond. Veflels of burden lie at City Point, 10 miles below, to which the goods from Kichmond are lent down in boats. It is tia6 miles from Boflon, 374 from N. Yprkf 176 from Baltimore, 27 8 from Philadetphii, a47 firom Fayettevine,49f from CharleHon, and 66t tix>m Savan- nah. N. lat. 37. 40. W. long. 77. 50. Richmond, a county of um Upper diftri£t of Georgia, in which is fif witcd the city of AuguAa. It is fepiiratcd from 8. Carolina on the E. by Savan- nah river, and contains 11,317 inhabi- tants, of whom 4,1 k6 areflaves. Richmond, a town of the ifland of St. Vincent's, in the Wcftolndies. It is featcd at the head of a deep bay, on the wrilern fide of the ifland. Cha- teaubtlair river runs on the fouth fidt of the town, which gives name to the bay. Another river empties into the bay on the north fide of the town. kioOBFiELD, a poft-town of Con- nefticut, in Fairfield co. 10 miles ibuth- weftwaid of Danbury, 78 foiith-weft of Hartford, 51 north-eaft of Kingfl>ridge, in the StP.te of New-Vork, and 161 north-eaft of Philadelphia. The town- fliip of Ridgefield was cnllcd by the In- dians Caudolotva, or high land. It well anlwers the name, for though it is 14 miles from the Sound, it af^rds a good prolpcA of it, and of Long Ifland. Of the latter, 40 miles in length is vifible, and veflels may be fecn as they pafs up the Sound. It was liettled in 1709. KiDLSY, a townfliip in Delaware ro. Pennfylvania. RiGO ///««oint V, N. W. in I or 9 fathoms water. The bank is fteep. Eaftwnrd of this, 4. or 5 miles is Dry Harbour. Rio Grandtt a captainftiin in the northern divifion of Brazil, whofechiet town is Tign^rcs. Hid, Grandtt a lafge river of Brnzil, from whence the above captainfliip has its name. The Portugticfe fay its en- trance is difficult and dangerous^ though wide andde»ip enough further in. Rio Grands^ a river of Terra Firma, %m America, which riles near the equa- tor, runs eaftward, and falls into the North Sea, between Carthagena and St. "Martha. Alfo the name of a river of Brazil, which falls into the fea at Natal los Reyes. Rio d* la Hacha^ a town and pro- 'irinca in the northern divifion of Terra firtria.' RlOa^ fouthow^ft of Bahia , Honda. Rio yaaeino, a ri bleii generally variegated with red, bluci and purple. It forms a large precipice, which hangs over a navigable part of the river. None of the nuurble has ever yet been worked. RoCKPoRD, a poft-town of N. Caro- lina, 573 miles from Philadelphia. RocKHiLL, a townfliip of Buck*a CO. Penniyivania. Rockingham, one of the five coun. ties into which the State of New- Hamp* Aiire is divided, it lies on the S. E^ part of the State $ having the Atlantic Ocean on the S. E. tht county of Hilir. ■$}■■' and ROC fc w t ugl iwuhc W. Strafad on tlie N. Md tiM Aim of MkibckuAtu on tho 8. It it about 60 m\Ut long* and }e broad. It tmbracM the only fcaportf and rooft of th« cooMmrcial towns in tht ftatt. It contains 46 town(hip«» and 4]»i69 iahabitanta. Chief towns, Portimoutb, Exeter* and Concord. RocKiNOUAM, the north«eaftcm- moft townlhip in Windham co. Ver- mont, is fituattd on the weft banli of ConneAicut river, which Separates it front Walpole, in New-Hampdiire. It contains i»}5 inhabitants. RoaciNOHAM, aeountyof Salifltury diftriA, N. Carolina, bounded ealt by Cafwcll and weft by Stokes. On tlie baniis of the Dan, which waters this county, are large trafts 0^ fertile low land. A furnace and forge have been ereAed on Tr'ublelbme Creek. Iron iore ia found in many parts of the coun- ty. It cont^iins 6,1(7 inhabitants, in- cluding 1,100 flaves. Rockingham, the chief town of Jlichmoad co. N. Carolina. It is I'eat- cd on an eminence, about 6 miles eaft Af Great Pedee river, and contains a court-houfe, gaol, and a few dwelling. houfirs. it is 74. miles from Hillfbo- rough, 40 from Eethania* and 536 from Philadelphia. Rockingham, a mountainous co. of Virginia, bounded north by Shenandoah, and fbuth by Augufta. It contains 7,449l inhabitants, including 77* Haves. Rockingham, a poft.town and the feat of the courts of the above county, is fituated on a biranch of Shenandoah river, and contains a couit-houCe, gaol, and about 30 houles. It is loD miles eaft by north of the Svirect Springs, 25 N. W. by N. of Suunton, 5* S. W. of Strafl)ut*g, in Pennfylvania, and a6s 8. W. ofPhilaiiaphia. Rocky Meadowst called by the French La PrmrU du Retber, on the eaftern fide aS the rivsr Miflifippi, ix miles northerly of Knlkalkias, and 3 ibutherly of Fort Chartres. About io yean ago, it contained 100 white in- tiabitants, wad 80 negtoes. RocKEMBCKO, or Rockmejhit a townlhip in Lincoln co. Diftrift of Maine. In 1790, the plantations of New Sandwich^ Livermore, and Rocko- meflMi, contained 400 inhabitants. RocKONCAMA, a pond of about a pDi]t in circwmfcrwcc, ia tb; %%(^ pS Ltm Mmd, New- York ItiC}, tetsMMi Switkiown mmI lOip. It is cosrtbuMl^ ebbing and flowiag) rifing graduallf for fcveral years, until it has arrivod !• a certain height | and then faUs rapidly to lulowcft bad. Rocky Pato, on tba fbutk fbon of Lake Eric, lies lo miks from tha bay of Sandulky. Rocky, afmaUrivcrof N. CaraHna, which empties into Yadlun river. Rocky Mmml, or trmkUB CmtrU Htufi, in Virginia, where is • poft of- fice, is «5 miks from Martiofburg, 49 - - - dtfehto. Rocky 'ki^v^r^ in the N. W. Tcrrl- from Liberty, and 1 )) fromPhiladm tory, falls into the eaft fide of MURHpfi river, about 70 miles bek>w the meiilli of Mine river. A lead mine ettndi from the mouth of this river on lliai banks of the Miflifippi, mora than leo miles upwards. Roco Grtrndtt an liland on tbtfcont of the Spani(h Main, in the W. Indisa. N. lat. f I. 5. W. long <7. 39. Rodney, Pei«/, on the N. W. catft of N. America, is the N. wnnt of Nor- ton Sound. Sledge Ifland is S. B. | B. of it 4 leagues, between which and tht continent is anchorage In 7 fathoms* This point has its name in honour of the celebrated Admiral, Lord Rodney* N. lat. 64. 30. W. longf. 166. 3. RoDRiovKS Kijt on the coaft oC Florida, a pretty large mangrove ifland^ one of tlie Tortii^s, lying off Key Largo, and bears from Tavemies* Key N.N. E. i E. 5 miles. The roots of the trees are always overflowod. N. lat. »5. W. lone. ax. 17. ROBBTTCK Iflandt at the eaftem ex- tremity oi Lake Ontario. See Fmrtfi Ifiand. Rogers' Roadt fo called from the perfon under whole dire6Uon it waa made, in 1790. It leads tinuugh Clin* ton CO. in New- York State into Canadii| and is much iii'ed in winter, when paf- Hng the lakct is often dangerous, and always uncomfortable. RoGERSviLLB, the chief town of Hawkin's co. Tenneflce. The road from Knoxville to Philadelphia, 65* miles paffes by Rogerfville, Rofa's Fur- nace, Abingdon, EngliHi's Ferry, on New-River, Bie Lick ; Peytonfbui^ Rockbridge, Lexington, Stau: ton, New-market, Wincbefter, /rederick- to^; York ud JUncftfter. KOLAND'I 4^ n b M R<)tAND*s Tatte^ on the main Land «f the B. coaft of the diftri£l of Gafpee, in Lower Canada, and W. part of the Oulfof St. Lawrence, is a flat moun. tain, which (hews itfelf off to feaward ; ap|)ears above fevrral others, and ferves to find out Ifle Percfe, orPieixed liland, 1 5 miles from Cape Gafpee. The Ifland of Bonaveiitufa is 3 niiles beyond it. RoLliNG Fori, a main (buthern branch of Salt river in Kentucky. The towns of Lyftra and Beallbiirg ftand «n this river. Roman, CV^, on the coaft of South- Carolina. From hence to Charlefton light- houfe the courfe is W. S. W. I \V. SI leagues. N. )»t. 33. 5. W long. 79. 30. ' Roman, Co^, on the coaft of Flo- rida, is xo| leagues N. W. by N. of Cape Sable, the S. W. pohfit of thejw- vinf'ula of Florida. Roman, Cape, on the north coaft of Tcna Firma, is the north point of the jKnin.tila which is the eaft limit of the Oulf of Venezuela. Near to it on the "north, are a number of rocks, and due aaorth of it is the ifland of Oriia, or Aruba, belonging to the Dutch, 8 or 9 leagues diliant. Romano, or Romano Cayo, a fmall ifland off the north fhore of the iiland of Cnba. It is long and narrow, and •at the eaftern extremity of that duller of ides called the Ki1ng*$ Garden. KoMB, a poft-town of Nfw-York, Herkimer co. on Mohawk river, i( tniles wtft of Whiteftown, and 376 miles from Philadelphia. This town- fliip was taken from Steuben, and in- corporated in 1796. Fort Stanwix, caileii alio New F Haven. I'he bay fets up from Long Ifland Sound, between MiUftone Point and Black Point in Lyme. In Auguft, 1796, a bridge 500 feet long, was built acrofs this ferry, 2 miles above MiUftone Point, where the water is 18 feet deep. The bridge is 94 feet broad, with a Aid- ing draw. KOQJUB, Cape, on the coaft of Brazil, north'-wcftward of Cape St. Auguftine. S. lat. 6. ao. W. long. 37. 30. KosA, a cape in the ifland of St. Do- mingo, E- N. E. I E. of Cape Dame Maitie, the Aveftern point of the iflandf diftant about 7 leagues. RcSA, ox St. Rofe''i, an extenfvve bay on the coaft of Weft-Florida, fti»tching about 30 miles to the north eaft', and is from 4 to 6, miles broad. The bar be- fore it l.as only 7 or eight feet wafer, where dccpeft } but within there is 16 or 17, as tar a^ the Red Bluff on the main land. 1 he ptninfula between this bay and that of Penlacola, on th«f wtft, is from I to 3 or 4 miles broad. It is gei ncraUy a very poor, fandy foil, produc- ing, in fome places, large pines and live oak. I'he largeft river that falls into the bay is Chai^H-Hatcha, or Peariver, which runs from the ncM'th-eaft, and in- ters the eafte'n extremity of the bay through fevr \ mouths, hut fo ftioal that only a Imali boat or canoe can pal4 th»:4p^ ROS fhem. Mr. Hutchint afcended !t about »5 leagues, where he found a finall party of the Coufl'ac Indians. Rosa, or Rofe IJtandt extends along the mouth of the above bay, and is aboiut 50 miles long, and no where above half a mile broad. The channel at the en ft end of the ifland is fo choaked up with a lar^e (hual, in fome nlaces dry, that the deepeft water is only 4. or 5 feet ; and the channel between Rofe Ifland and the main is barely fufficient for boats or pettiaugers. Rosalie, for/, is fmiated in the weftern territory of Georgia, in the Natchei countiy, on the eaft fide of the MiiTifippi, in lat. 31. 40 j 24.3 miles above New-Orleans. Roseau, the capital of the ifland of Dominico, in the Weft-Indies. It is now calkd Charlottetown, and u iitu ated in St George's parifti, about feven leagues from Prince Rupert's Bay, It is on a point of land on the fbtith-weft fide of the ifland which forms two bays, viz. Woodbridge's Bay on the north, and Charlotteville Bay to the fouthward. Roieau is about half a mile in length from Charlottevil'e to Rofeau rivei, and moftly two furlings in breadth, but is of an irregular figure. It contains more than 500 houles, befides cottages occu- pied by negroes. Whilll in pofleflion of the French, it contained upwards of 1,000 houfes. N. lat. 1 5. 15. W. long. 61. 27. Rose, St. or Jayna. The eftablifli- ments in the plain of St Role, and thole on the banks of the Jayna, on the fouth fide of the ifland of St. Domingo, are looked upon as depending on the city of St. Domingo. They aie reckoned to contp.in, at leaft, »,ooo perlbiis ; for the molt part people of dolour, free and flaves. The river Jayna is 3 leagues W. of that city. Tb'r parifli of St. Kofe or Jayna, which has in its dependency the ancient rich population of Bonn- venture, is now reduced to a handiul of individuals, whofe employment is the breeding of cattle or the walhing ot gold land. Towads the Iburce ot the Jayna, and near the town of St. Role, wtre the celebrated gold mines ot St. Chriftopher j in the neighbourhood of which Columbus erected a fort by the name of St. Chriftopher. Roseway, Portt a populous fea- port towni on the Ibuth-call coaft of R O U 4^5 Nova-Scotia, northeaft by eaft of Cape Negro and if arbour. Roseway JflandWmt the nioutK of Port Wager, on the fouth-eaft coaft of Nova- Scotia. RosiA, Cape in Penobfqot Bay, Dif« tri£l of Maine. Ro!ool and Annapolis. The Indians lay it is the main iburce of Liverpool and Petit riv- ers. It has been a p'ace of relbrt for the Indians, on account of the favour.'^ able hunting grounds upon it. Rotterdam, or Anamocoe IJle, ojje , of the Friendly Iflands, lituated on the north of Amfterdam Ifle ; remarkable for its fertility and the peaceable diipo- fition of the inhabitants. Rotterdam, A^^w, a new fettle- ment on the north fideot Oneida Lake, in the State of New- York. Rouge, Cape or Red Cape, on the N. fide of the illand of St. Dominico, in tiie W. Indies, lies 4 leagues weftward of Point li'abellica Rouge River, in Louifiana, is fo called from its waters being of a red colour, and faid to tinge thole of the Miflilippi in the time ot the floods. It riles in New-Mcxic, and, after running about 600 miles, jc.ins the MiflTilippi 187 mi v.'s above New.Or!e»ns, 56I miiet lielow Fort Rolalie ; 30 miles from its mouth it receives Noir, or Black river. Near 70 leagues up Rouge river the French had a confuicrable poft called Natciiitothes. It was a frontier to the cjpanilh fettlements, being 20 miles froni Foil Ailuyes. K ouGt Chapeau, or Red Hat, a cape oil tlie coalt ot N. America. N. lat. :^6. 51. W. long. 55. 16. Round Buy, a fin^ bay, with good anchoiage, lituated on the weft fide of the ifland of St, Lucia, in the Weft- Indies. R0VM» 47^ ROX R» Captt on the coaft of L^ iMdor in N. America. RovND Mm(6, Indians inhabiting on Hiviefc aux Tetes Bowlesr«i- Round ttcad river, iii N. America. Warriors, 9,eoo. RoOND JJtoHdt a froall iiland on the «o«ft of Weft. Florida, lies 5 miles north tnm^ and oppofite to the middle of Horn Illand, and is well timbered. Round Rockt one of the Virgin Ifiaads* nort h of G inger Ifland . N . iat . at. 10. W. long. 6s. 53. Rowan, one of the moft populous cowuies of N. Caixtjina, In Saltfbury 4UlriA ; bonndcd aoith by Iredell, and Ibiith by Cabarrus. It contains 1 5,828 aabtbitants, including 174a flaves. Ro WE, a townfhip in the north-weft- «ni comer of Hampfhire co. Miiflkchu- fttts ) bounded north by the State of Vermont, and 130 miles north-weft of )|pfton. Itis watered by Deerficld riv- «r, and contains 443 inhabitants. Rowley, a townfliip of Maflachu- letts, Eflex co. having Newbury on the ■wtlk-caft and contains two pariflies, be- fide» a fociety of Ansbaptifts . The in- liabitants, 177s in number, are moftly famera. Near its bounds with New- Irnry, fome fpeclmens of black lead have been diftovercd, and it is thought there u a confiderable body of it, which may be, hereafter, an obje£l of confequence. It i» 5 or 6 miles north by weft of Ipf- wich, and 16 north by eaft of fiofton, and was incorporated in 1639. RoxA9, Haite de, the heights in the 4fiftiiA of Bayaguana, in the middle of the caftern pait of the ifland of St. Do- •niagi^ are fo called. Here Valverde &w, atter having long fought for it in ^rain, a little qnadrupM, which in form pnd fize refembled a fucking pig of a ftnnieht old, except that its fnout was m Ktt^ longer. It had but very little Bair, which was as fine as that of the idogs called Cbinfi/e. The town of Ba- Jaguana is about 4 leagues fouth eaft y eaft of Bay a. ROXBOROVCH* a townftiipof Penn- ^Ivania, fituated in Philadelphia coun« •y- ROXBVRY, a pleafant town in Nor- folk CO. MaflUchufetts, one mile fouth weft of Bofton. The townftiip is now divided into 3 parifhes, and was fettled in 1630. In the s parifhes are t,ai6 jiriMbitanta. The «aft pariA in tkii town hat lately been connefted wrltli Bofton harbour by a canal. The Rev. John Elliot, the Apoftle of the Indians, was ihe firit minifter who fettled here. He tranflated the Bible and other pi. ous books, into the Indian language } and founded many religious fociettes among the Indians. Thofe o( Natici and Ma/bpttt few in number, remain to this day. He died in 1670, after being paftor 60 years. RoXBVRY, a townflilp in the weftern part of Orange co. Vermont, having only 14 inhabitants. RoxBURY, a townfliip of Morris co, New-Jerfey, on Mufconecunk river, 15 miles from its confluence with the De« laware, and 45 miles north of Trenton. Near it is a mineral i'pring. Roxo, a cape near the S. W. part of Porto Rico IHand, and due fouth of CapeRincon. N. Iat. 18. 11. W. long. 67- S3. Royal Bay, is a fliort diftanee to the eaft fuutherly of Boon's Point, at the north part of the ifland of Antig\ik in the Weft-Indies. Rmyal Ijfle, a fmall fertile ifland m the ri\ cr St. Lawrence ; 60 miles below Lake Ontario. The French fort on it was taken by Gen. Amherft, in 1760, Royal's River^ in Cumberland co. Maine, empties into Cafco Bay, in the townfliij) of North-Yarmouth. RoYALTON, a townflup in Windfor CO. Vermont, north- weft of Hartford, ou White river, and contains 748 inhabi- tants. RoYALSTON, a townftiip of Mafla- chufetts, V/orcefler, 40 miles north- weft by north of Worcefter, and 70 north -weft of Bofton. It was incorpo< rated in 1665, and contains 1,130 in- habitants. Miller's river runs through this town from the eaft. RvATAN.or Rattan^ an ifland in the Bay of Honduras, 8 leagues from the Mofquito fliure, and about 100 weft by fouth of the illand of Jamaica. It is 39 miles long and 1 3 bruad, naturiilly for- tified with rocks and flioals, except the entrance into the harbour, which is lb narrow that only one fliip can pals it at a time ; the haibour is one of the Aneft in the world, and can aftbrd fafe an- chorage for 500 fail of fliips. It was totally uninhabited until 1741, when the Britifli uniler the command of Major. Crawford> began a iettkaxnt, in order being R U P to proteft the log-wood cuttert, and &- cure a trade with the Spaniards of Gu- atimala, for cochineal, indigo, &c. but it was foon abandoned. N. lat. 17. 6. W. long. 88. 12. RuGE ley's Mills, inS. Carolina, are about II miles north of Camden, near the wefternmoft branch of Lynchers Creek. Here General Greene retreat- ed, in May, 1781, to wait for reinforce- ments, after his repulfe at Camden, and to prevent fupplies reaching it. RuissEAU, Grand, a fettlement on the eaftern fide of the river Mlilifippf, and in the N. W. Territoiy, which, with the villages of St. Philip and Prai- rie- du-Rochers, contained, in 1792, 240 inhabitants. RvM^ORD. See Concord, in New- Hampftiire. Rumi-Ramba, a plain near Quito in Peru, full of large fragments of rocks, thrown thither from a volcano, for- merly in the famous mountain of Pi- chincha. Rum Key, one of the Bahama IHands. N. lat. 23. 52. W. long. 74.. 17. RUMNEY, or Romney, a townfhip of New-Hamplhire, fituated in Grafton CO. on a tiorth branch of Baker's river, about 7 or 8 miles north- weft of Ply- mouth, on the weft fide of the Pemige- waflTet. It was incorporated in 1767, and contains 411 inhabitants. Runaway Bay, on the north-weft coaft of the ifland of Antigua ; fituated between the fort on Corbizon's Point to the north, and Fort Hamilton to the fouth. Off it lie rocks and ftioais. Runaway Bay, on the north coaft of the iiland of Jamaica, wcftward of Great Laughlands river and Mumby Bay, and 9 or 10 miles eaftward of Rio Bueno. Rupert, the north-rweftemmoft townihip of Bennington co. Vermont. It contains 1033 inhabitants. Rupert's Bay, at the N. W. end of the ifland of Dominica, in the Weft- Indies, aftbrds good flielter from the winds, and is deep, capacious and fan- dy. It is the principal bay of the ifland, and on it is ereaed the town of Portfmouth. Rupert's Fort, at the bottom of Hudfon's Bay, in North America, is fituated on a river of the fame name, on the eaft fide of James's Bay) be- twc«n Sla4,« liTfr qp .Uif nortb^ lod RUT 47r Nodway river on the fouth* N. lat* 51. 50. W. long. 80. 5. RuPERj's IJUmdt the moll wcfterl^ of the four iflands in the ftraits of Ma* fellan, which fonn the S. fide of Roy4 leach. RussELX,Bco. of Virginia, bduadei north by Greenbrier^ and fouth by Lee county . B«fore Lee was erected out of this county, it conttuned 3338 inhidM. tants, including 190 (laves. Russell, a townfliip in Hampfluie CO. MafTachufetts, 15 mile» weft of Springfield, and 108 weft by fouth of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1792* Rutherford, a county of Morgaa diftri£t, N. Carolina, bounded north hf Burke and fouth by the State of S. Caro- lina. In 1790 it contained 7808 inhabi- tants, including 614 flaves ; but a lugir county has been lately formed out of it. Rutherford-Town, the capital of the above county. It contains a court. houfe, a gaol, and a few dwelling- honfet. Ruthsborough, a village in Queeai Anne's co. Maryland, on Tuckahoc Creek, 6 miler. S.£. of CenterviUej :md ^\ N. W, of Greenfborough. Rutland, a county of Vermanc, bounded north, by Addifon co. eaft by Windfor, fouth by Bennington^ and weft by New- York. Otter Creekf afil other ftreams, water this county. It has alfo numerous lakes or ponds, wdl ftored with 'ifli } the chief ot thefe, ane Lakes Bombazon, and St. Auftin } the former in Hubberton and Caftletwi^ and the latter in Wells. It contaiaa 25 townfhips, and 15*565 inhabitants* Here are 14 forges, 3 furnaces, and a flitting-mill. Rutland, a poft-town of Vermont, and capital of the above county, on Ot- ter Creek, 55 miles from the mouth tii that creek in Lake Champlain; 57 miles northerly of Bennington, 45 W. by N. of Windfor, and 3 59 N. E by N. of Philadelphia. This town and Wind- for, are to be ■*ltei'nately the feat of government for the State. It con- tains a Congregational church, a court- houfe, and about 60 houfes. N. lat^ 43. 34. 30. W. long. 72. 50. 30. The mean heat here, according to Dr. WilliamSf ia 43 ( Leaft heat «i Greateft heat 92 The townfliip contains 1407 inhabitants. Pipe day if fevioil bcre^ wUch has bc«a wrought ^y% SAB wrought tnto crucibles that Ipravt Verj^ durable. Rutland, a townfliipof Maflfachu- Mttt Wercefter CO. 14 miles N. W. of VTorcefter, and 56 W. of Bofton. The town was incorporated in ^7^^^ and contains 107* inhabitants. Rye, a townihip in New Hampfliire, on the fea-coaft of Rockingbnm co. op- pofite the Ifle of Shoals, and i miles S. of Portfmouth. It wa» incorporated in 1719, and contains ^65 inhabitants. The coaft ztfonU excellent fait hay. Ryb, a townfliip of New-York, Weft- Chefter co. on LonR-Jfland Sound j 36 wiles N. E. from New-York city. It contains 986 inhabitants, of whom 154. are qualified eleftors, and 113 (laves. Rye, a townlhip In Cumberland co. Pennfylvania. Rybgate, the S. eaftemmoft town- ihip of Caledonia co. Vermont, and feparated from Bath in Ncw-Hamp- Ibire on the call, by Connecticut river. It contains 187 inhabitants. SABA, one of the Carlbbee Iflands, in the Weft-Indies, belonging to the Dutch, alwut i» miles in circumfe- rence. It is 13 miles N. W. of St. Euftatia, and 30 S. W. of St. Bartho- lomew. N.lat. 17. 39. W, long. 63. 17. Saba, Little, one of the fmaller Vir- gin Iflands, fitiiated to the fouth of St. Thomas, and belongs to the Danes. Sable, Cape, the fouth-weftemmoft point of the province of Nova-Scotia. N. lat. 43. 24. W. long. 65. 39. Varia- tion of the needle, in 1787, 12. 15. W. Sable, Cape, the S.W. point of the peninfula of Florida; 33 leagues E. N. E. i E. of the S. W. point of the Dry Tortuga Shoals. N. lat. 14. 57. W. long. 81. 5%. - Sable, Great and Little, two rivers emptying into Lake Champlain from the wilt fide. Great Sable River is not far from the Saranac, and is fcarcely 60 yards wide. On this ftreain are re- markable falls. The whole dcfcent of the water is about 100 feet, in feveral pitches, the greatcft of which is 40 fieet perpendicular. At the foot of it the water is unfathomable. A large pine has been feen, in a frefliet, to pitch over fodwifc, aod reniain i^reral mlnuieii SAC underwater. The flream is confined by high locks on either iide, a fpace ot' 40 feet) and the banks at the falls are at leaft as mtlny feet high; In a frelhct^ the flood wood frequently lodges, and in a fevtr mitiutes the water dies to full banks, and then burfts aw^ay its obftruc' tions, with a moft tremendous crafli- ing. Sable, an ifland fouth-eaft off Cape Breton 35 leaguest It is narrow, dreary, and barren. N. lat. 441 1 5. W.long. 6oi Sable Point, on the weft fide of the ifland of Newfoundland. N. lat. 504 a4. W. long. 57. 35. Sables, Riviere aux. See Black River, a water of Lake Ontario. SACATECOLULA,or Lacattculuh, on the weft coaft of Mexico, 11 miles from Limpa river. There is a burning moun^ tain near the town of the fame name. The volcano of St. Salvadore, is more northerly about 30 miles, and 1 2 eaft- ward of Bernal. Sac, Grande Riviere du Cul de, n, river of the ifland of St. Domingp, which rifes in Montagne de la Selle, by - two branches ) takes a femicircular courfe of 12 leagues, and runs weftward into tlK lea, about two leagues north- ward of Port au Prince. Sackville, a townOiip of Nova- Scotia, Cumberland co. on Chegne6l* Balbn, called by the French Beau Bafin, and Tintamare, and the N. fide of the River au Lac. S Aco Falls, fituated on Saco river, are 5 miles from the fea. The river is here divided by Indian Ifland, coiififting of about 30 acres of land, and on each fide of it tumbles over a precipice of rock», and mixes with the tide. The profpeA from the eaft fide of the Ifland is very liiblime and inajeftic. From the begin- ning of the falls, to the tide below, the difl:erence of iieight is above 40 feet. There are many corn and faw- mills ; on the falls, and bdow the iflind is ;i fine bafon, where veflels take in their cargoes. Salmon Falls are 10 niiica above this. Saco River is one of the three largeft rivers in this diftridl. The principal part of its waters fall frim the White Mountains. Its courfe, fome diflance from its fourcc, is fouthwardly; it then fuddenly bends to the raft, and crofies into the DiftriCl of Maine; and then make« a larce b«nd to the N. E: and S. W. ^ AC SAC 479 t^. W. embri^cing the finn townlhlp Af I month's iiege i but by the treaty o# fi7eburg, in the county of York. Its peace it was relloreil. general coitrfe thence to the fcais S. £. Great and Little OiTipee rivers tiall into it from tlie weft. This river is naviga- fcfle for (hips to Saco Fails, about 6 miles from the lea. Htre the river is broken by Indian Ifland, over which is the|)oft' road. A bridge is thrown over each of the branches. A number of mills are cre£Vcd here« to whicli lugs are floated from 40 or 50 miles above ; and veflels can come quite to the mill» to take i«' the lumber. Four miUion feet of pine boards were annuaUy fawed at trefe mills before the war. The mouth of this river lies 4. miles E. of Cape Por- poife. There is a bar which will not allow a veflel of above 100 tuns burden to pals, if fully loaded. Witliout the bar, and between Fletcher's Neck and the main land, is a i)Ool, wherein vellels of any fize may lie at all feafons of the year, and take in their ladings at plea- iiire. On the weft fide of the river a fmall neck of land divides it from the pool, which might be eafily cut, and fo iave the hazard of palTing the bar. On the branches of this river, as well as on the main Aream, are a great many mills I •nd valuable works : 30 miles from the fea, a fmall ftream, iflliing from Little OlHpeepond, inNew-Uamplhire, joins it i and so miles further up Great OiH- Ee river, from another pond, in New- amplhire, fwe)ls the Saco, and impels its courfe. Proceeding up the Sfxo, its fource is found on the fide of the White Mountains, in New- Hampfhire. From thefe mountains the waters run into Connecticut, Saco, and Androfcoggin rivers. Saco river meanders through the ancient Indian village of Peckwal- ket, 60 miles fromtlie lea. In 1775, a new river burft into the Saco, from the White Mountains, and ftill continues to aid Saco and a branch of it, called Ellis's river. A mixture of iron ore, jave the wjaters a red colour for a few lays, and the people on tlte upper banks had a report, that tiie river was bloody, which they con tide red as an ill •men to the public concenis. Sacrament, Si. the S. wefternmoft Portugueie fettlement in Brazil, being oppofite to Buenos Ayres, on the fouth- frn fide of the river La Plata. It is alfo called Sacraments Colonial and was taken by tht Spaiyardt in 1762, after a Sacrifices JJIaHd, on the weft eam^'-- of New Mexico, is about 3 miles weft- ward of a fmall ifland tailed the Water* ing Ifl.ind, and la miles from Coi«l» river. Saddle-Back, an ifland inHudfon** Bay. N. lat« 67.. 7. W. long. 6S. 13. It lies nearly due weft of Terra Nieva* SADDL.E Rivert a village in Berge* cov New-Jerfty, SADsBURYr a townAip in Chefter CO. Pennfylvania. Sagadahock was formerly the namt of Kennebeck river, in the Diftrift of Maine, after it receives Androfcoggin river. See Kennebeck riiw, and M/rtjjf Meeting Bay, Sacadahock, a great part of th* Diftri^l of Maine was formerly fo call- ed. In tlie grant by Kinz Charles II. to hisr brother the Dukt or York, thift territory was deCcribed in the following; manner t "All that part of the main, land of New- England, beginning at » certain place called St. Croix, adjoining to New-Scotland in America, and frona thence extending along the iiea coaft, to a certain place called Pimaquin^ orPema- quid,and lb up the river thereof to itsfur« theft head as it tends to the northward* and extending from thence to the river Q^enebec, and fo up by the (hoiteft courfe to the river of Canada north- ward.'** This tra£t was called theDuke of York's Property, and was annexed to the government of New- York, At the revolution, in 168S, it reverted t* the crown, SAGAMOND.ariyeroftheN.W.Ter- ritory, which has a fouth-eaft courfe* and enters Illinois river, 30 miles below Demi Quian river, and 135 from the Miflifippi. It is ICO yards wide at iti mouth, and is navigable for fmall boat*- or canoes upwards of iSo miles. Sagatuck /{/I'^r, a fmall river of Conne£licut, which riles in Ridgefield, in Fairfield co. pafles through Reading nnd Wefton, and running ibuthward* I'eparates Fairfield from Norwalk, and empties inro a harbour of its own nan^e in Long- Ifland Souml. Saganum, or Sagana Bayj in thft foiith.weil part of Lake Huron, is about 8o miles in length, and li or ao milea broad. Aroiuid it live the Chippeway Indiai|[S. Sacbmpaqo* ^^ 8 A I Saompaoo, a bead branch of Hud* f»*« river. Its mouth U about >• milct wtft 01 Fort Anne* Sago HarbovRi a poftwtown and imt of entry in the State of New- York, Voiblk CO. at the eaft end of Long- Mand. It containi a Prefl)ytei'ian ^urch and abont 50 houfe*. The ^vhale filhery from this harbour pro* duced 1000 barrels of oil annually. Its exports in 17S4. amounted to the value of 676a dollars. It is i a miles N. W. «f 8outhampttMi( 107 E. of New- York, and 10a N. E. by E. of Philadel- Idiia. Sagvana, a bay In «■« north-eaft comer of the Gulf of Mexico, on the coaft of Florida, having numerous ifles CO both 6des ; Cayos del Pagoi on the fimth-eaft, and Farellon de Pagoi on the mcth'weftward • Sacoinai, or Si^^tutijft a laige river of Canada which rites hx>m Lake St. John, and after purfuing an eafterlv courfe above 100 miles, eoiptiet through the wei bank of the river St. Lawrence, at the town and harbour of Tadouflac. It ia about three quarters of a mile wide at its mouth, and is from 80 to 90 f a- dioms deep, but higher up it is wider ; and the narrownefs of the channel greatly increafes ita rapidity, though it is navi- gable for the largeft veflels 45 leagues mm its mouth. The harbour, called Port Tadouflac, can affbixl convenient anchorage for a 5 fail of (hips of war, and la well fecured from all winds and ftorms. It is deep, of a circular form, and furrounded at a diftance with veiy high rocks, except at the entrance. A fmall ftream empties into it, i'uflicient to water a fleet. The country in the Tieinity abounds with marble. Sao VE NAY River, Little, a river of Labrador, which runs Ibuthward, and empties into the St. Lawrence a fhort way eaftward of the Seven Hies, and weftwatd of Baibn river, N. lat. 50. a8. W. long. 65. Saiung Cove, on the fouthfideof the ifland of Newfoundland, in the grear bay wherein is fituated the bay of Tre- pam. It is 6 miles N. ot Cape Pine. Sail Roek. See St. Ambro/e. St. Ann, C<0^,on the fouth fide of the river St. Lawrence, near its mouth, and en the north coaft of the diftri£l of Gafpee, ui Lower Canada ; foutherly of Cape Chat* N. lat. 48. ip W« m^ SAL 8t. ARira*a, a Attlement m the etl| coaft of Cape Breton Ifland, which haa a harbour. St. ANNB*t^bMM&, 3 iflands fituated in the bay of St. Louis ueMaraguan. on the coaft of Brasil, S. America. Saints, two iflands neak'Guadaloope Ifland. bteZaiiaes. Sal, £«, a rivar of New Spain. See Odiaeam. Sal, Rio Lagra dt, or River of the S«lt Lake, on the coaft of Bratil, about 39 miles fouth- weft of Salgado river. Salt Bay, or Baia Saluda, called alfo SaUua, is 30 miles north of Cape Toncoral, on the coaft of Chili, and on theS. Pacific Ocean. It has a good fliip-road, which is much reforted to by coafting veflels, for loading lalt as well as other produce. Good frefli water mav be had near the road. Sal ADA, an ifland in the Weft- In- dies, whofe north-eaft point lies in lat. 10. 59. N. and long. 64. is. W. Salada, or Stdt River, on the coa(l of Peru, is within the hatbour of Pinasl^ on the N. Pacific Ocean. Salac VA, Port, on the weft coaft of New Mexico, is near the rough head- I land called San Tiu;o, and 8 leaguei from the Valley of Colima. Here are two good harbours called Las Calletas, or the Creeks, where many fliips may ride. That to the north-weft is very iafe, and huid-locked againft alt winds, though fmaller than th^ other. Between Saiugua and the White Rock (which jouis the head-land) is the port of St. Tioga. '^ Salamanca de Baealer, a fmall but flourifliing town of Mexico, on thcr eaft fide of tiK ifthmus which joins the peninfuia of Yucatan to the continent. It contains about lao houfes, with a bad fort and a fmall ganifou, to pre* vent contraband trade. N. lat. 17. s. W. long. 90. 30. Salamanib Riviere, a river of the N. W. Territory, which empties into the ^Vabafli from the N. N. E. 14 miles be'dw the river, on the oppofite fide called Ecor a Amelins, and ^65 miles above Poft St. Vincent. It rlfes by two branches, which unite ^bout 35 miiea from its mouth, which lies in lat. 41^ 3. 30 N. and long. 86. »5. W. Salem, a Moravian fettlement in the N. W. Territory, fituated on Muflcin- (um tviv. It VM fedakcA io 1782, andi d AL and plundered hy the Indiini, who were alliet of the Britifli armv. Salbm, a Moravian kttlement in the N. W. Territory, Atuatni on the north- eaft branch of Monortgahela river; 5 miles from Onadenhutten, on the oppo- fite fide of the river r and 7S miles weft of Pittfliurg. Congrefs granted 4,000 acres of iania to the United Bretht'rn, or Moravians, Sept. 3, 1^88^ tor the pur. pofe of propagating the Chriftian reli- gion among the heathen. Salbm, New, a Moravian fettlement of Chriftian Indians, on Huron 1-iver, and near Pettquotting, on the fouth fide of Lake Erie. The plantations are on the weft bank of the river, and the dwelline-houfes on the eaft fide, which is high land. In June, 1786, their new chapel was confecrated, and is better built thah that at Pillgerruh. Salem, a county .of New-Jerfey, bounded eaft by Cumberland, and weft by Delaware river. It is. divided into 9 townfliips) thofe on Delaware river are generally excellent for pafture, and have large dairies. The land affords, befides> fine banked meadows, which produce flax, Indian corn, wheat, and other grain ; but the people are fubje£t to intermittent fievers. Here the (fa- kers have 4 meeting-houfes, thi. ?re7&y. terians 4, the Epifcopalians », the Ana- baptifts 3, and the German Lutherans one. It contains 10,437 inhabitants. Alloway Creek, in this county, which runs into the Delaware, is navigable 16 miles for fliailops, v/ith leverai obftruc- tions of diaw-bridges. Salbm, a poft-town of New-Jerfey, and capital 01 Salem co. fituated on a branch of Saleih Creek, about 3| miles from its confluence with Delaware bay. It contains a meeting-houfe tor Baptifts, one for Qjiakers, and one for Method > ifts; a court -houfe, gaol, and about 100 houies, molt of them built with brick, and many of them elegant. There is a wooden bridge over the creek, and fo far velTels of 40 or 50 tons bur- den can go up. It is xo miles north- weft of Bridgetown, 1 1 Ibuth by wt ft of Woodftown, and 37 fouth-weft by fouth of Philadelphia. Salem, -a townftiip of Vermont, Or- leans co. at the Ibuth end of Lake Mcm- phremagog. Salbm, Ne-w,a townfttipin Rocking- ham CO. N. Hampire^in the fouthrweft SAL 4«t comer of the connty, adjoirting Plif- tow it A divided from Methuen by tM Mo' . >0fetts tine. It was incorporated in i75^t tnd contains f«i 8 inhabitants | diftant 4s miles from Portfmouth. Salbm, a port of entry and pofl- town of MafTachnfetts, and the tapital of Eflex CO. 4 miles north-weft of Mat" blehead, 19 north by eaft of Bofton« and 365 north-eaft by north of Phila- delphia. It is the fecond town for fiM in the Commonwealth, containing (in 1790) 918 houl'es and 7911 inhabitants^ and| exc-pt Plymouth, the oldeft, was fettled in i6t8, by Governor Endicot, and was called by the Indians, Naum- ktagi Here are a fociety of Quakers^ an Epifcopal church, and 5 Congrega- tional Ibcietiest The town is. fituated on a peninfula, formed by two fmall in- lets of the fea, called North and South rivers. The former of thefe pafles in- to Beverly harbour, and has a draw- bridge acrofs it, built many years ago at private expence* At this place foma part of the mipping of the town is fit* ted out ; but the principal harbour and place for bufmefs is on the other fide of the town, at South river, if that may properly be called a river which depends on the flowing of the fea for the water it contains. So (Jioal is this harbour^ that vefl*els which draw more than 10 or 1 1 feet of water, muft be laden and mi- laden at a diftance from the wharves hf ■ the aftiftance of lighters. Notwith- ftanding this inconvenience, more navi- gation is owned, and more trade car- ried on in Salem, than in any port in the Commonwealth, Bufton excepted. The fiftiery, the trade to the Weft-In- dies, to Europe, to the coaft of Africa, to the Eaft.Indies, and the freighting bufinefs from the fouthem States, ara here all purlited with energy and fpirit. A bank w:>s eftabliftied and incorpora- ted here in 179*. The entcrprife of the merchants of this place is equalled by noth'.ng but their indefatigable in- duftry and fevere economy. This lat- ter virtue foims a diftint^iiifliing feature in the chai-ac^ler of the people of this town. Some perlbns of rank, intormer times, having carried ir to an unbecom- ing length, ^ave a chara6fer to the peo- ple in general, of a difgraceful pailimo* ny. But whether this reproach was cv^ jiiftly applied in lb txtenfive a meafure or not, nothini^ ife, built in 1786, at the joint eypenfeef the coun- ty and town, forms a principal orna- ment, and is executed in a ftyle of ar- chite£hire that would add to the ele- gance of any chy in the Union. The lupreme judicial court holds a term here the fecond Tuefday of November, the courts of common pleas and fef- fions, the fecond Tuefday of March and September. A manufa6loiy of duck and fail- cloth was lately inftituted here, and in prolectited with much fpirit. The melancholy dehifion of 1692, re- fpeAing witchcraft, originated in thif town, in the family of the Rev. Mr. Paris, the then minifter, and here was the principal theatre of the bloody buiinels. At the upper end of the town, at a place called, from the number of executions which took place there, CaUonus Hill, the graves of the unhappy I'uffertrs may yet be traced. Though this unfortunate and difgracefnl bulmefs was chiefly tranfafted here, it is we'l known that the leading people, both of church and State, in the colony, took an a£tive part in it. UnjuA therefore and highly ab- furd it is to fix a peculiar odium on the town of Salem for what was the general weakncfs or crime of the country. The town of Salem is connected with Biver- ly by Eflex bridge, upwards of 1 500 net in length, erc^cd in 1789. It is Jiigh water here, at full and change, 3c tninutes after 1 1 u'clork.^ The works for the t'efence of the harbour conijit pf a fort and citadel. A gate remains to be made, and fome repairs to tht- walls. Salem village; lee Danvers. ti. lat. 42. 30. W. long. 70. 50. |Ai.«M« a towoOup in WcU-ChdUr CO. New York, bounded n&ttW tnd foutherly by the State of ConneAtcut, and wefterlv by Poundridge and Bed* ford townftiips and Croton river. It contains 1453 inhabitants) of whom soa are ele6lors, and 19 (laves. Salem, a townfhip on the £. boundS' of Wafliington co. New York, bound, ed wefterly by Argyle, and foutherly by Albany co. It contains «,i 86 inha- bitants } of whom 36t are elcAors, and' 22 flaves. Salkm, the name of two townfliipsp of Pennfylvania, the one in Luzerne co. the other in that of Wellmoreland. Salem, a poft-town of North-Caro« lina, Stokes co. on the W. fide of Wackr Creek, which, with other dreams, forms the Gargalis, and empties into Yadkin river. It contains above s!> in lat. 3. 40. fuuth, and N. E.^ trom its mouth, lie Salinas Shoals, or Baxos de Salina. It is a noted harbour for (hipa- comiBgt^lpgdiiUu HAUNAly fiAt iALiMAt, a harbour on the coaft of Penif between Panridge Strandt and Ouacot vhich diftance is ix miles north of the Rock called Maltefi, the outer- moft of that gtoup of rocks. This harbour affords nothing but flicker. Salinas, a point on the fouth coaft of the ifland of St. Domingo, has to the N. N. W. the celebrated bay of Ocoa, which laft is tS leagues W. S. W. of the city of St. Domingo. Salinas Shoab, due north from the (hore of the north coaft of Brazil ix miles, but are joined to it hy a reef of iand la miles in length, and about half a mile in breadth ; and on which no large fliips muft venture. They lie off the harbour of Salinas ; and ought to be attended tc by fliips that come out to the N. E. from that harbour. SALiNfi, a hamlet, commonly called ^e Satinet in Louifiana, fituated on the weft bank of the river Miflifippi, at the mouth of a creek, 4 miles below St. Genevieve. Here all the fait is made which is ufed in the Illinois country, from a fait fpring which is at this place. It is near o miles S. W. by S. from Kaf- kalkias village. Salinas, a bay near the S. E. point of the ifland of Martinico, and weftward of *ht point fo called. Salisbury, a fertile diftrift of N. Carolina, which comprehends the coun- ties of Rockingham, Guilford, Mont- ? ornery, Stokes, Suny, Iredell, Rowan, labarras, and Mecklenburg. . It is bounded N. by the State of Virginia, and S. by the State of S. Carolina. Iron ore is found in feveral parts, and works have been ere£led which manufa£lure pigt bar-iron, &c. to a confiderable amount j tobacco of pood quality is cultivated here, and the planters are wealthy. It contains 66,480 inhabi- tants, of whom only 8,138 are Haves. Salisbury, thecapital of the above ^iftri£l, and a poft-town, is fituated in Rowan co. on the N. W. fide of Cane Creek, about 5 miles from its junction with Yadkin river. It contains a court houfe, gaol, and about 100 houfes. It $s a flourifliing place, in the midft of a £ne country, and lies about 15 miles S. of the Moravian fettleftients, «ii W. S. W. of Halifax, 1 10 W. S. W. of Hillf- borough, 144 N. W. by W. of Fayette- ▼ille, and 567 S. W. of Philadelphia. €kintv%Y, a towniiilp !n Eflex oe. Maflachuietts I is divided into two pa> riflies. The moft ancient, fettlcmcnt ia this town !• in the lower pariih, at which place the seneral court of th« former province of Mafliichufetts Bay was fometimes held. The part of tlm town at prefent moft flouriihing, is a point of land formed by the junftion of fferrimack and Powow rivers. Hert is a village very pleafantlv fituated on the bank of the Merrimack, whercf be- fore the revolution war, fliip-building was carried on to a confiderable extent* which, though now much decreafcd, ii ftill not wholly laid afidej and thisi, with its auxiliary trades, and fome little navigation, owned and fitted here, give the place a very lively and bufy appear> ance. The continental fricate Autaace, was built at this place, under the direc- tion of Mr. Hacket, a very refpeAabl^ naval architefl. It is between 3 and 4 miles northerly of Newbury-Poit, and 46 N. E. of Bofton. It was incorpora- ted in 1640, and contains 1780 innabi- tants. See Powow River. ' Salisbury, a townfhip of Vermont* on Otter Creek, in Addifon co. Trout Pond, or lake Dunmore, 5 miles long* and 1 broad, is in this town. It con- tains 446 inhabitants, and is ij milef E. by N. of Mount Independence. Salisbury, a confiderable agricul- tural townfliip in Hilifborough co. New- Hamplhire. It is fituated on the wel^ fide of Merrimack river, at the mouth of Blackwater river, and oppofite to Canterbury} 10 or xa miles northerly of Concord. It was incorpoiated ii| 1768, and contains 137a inhabitants. Salisbury, the W'iaHae of the In* dians, is the north-weftemmoft town* fliipof ConneAicut, Litchfield co. hav- ing Maffachufetts N. and New- York weft. Here are feveral forges and iron- works, and a paper-mill. During thd late war feveral pieces of cannon were caft in this town. Salisbury, a town of Delaware* Newcaftle co. on the north fide of Duck Creek, on the fouth line of the county j 9{ miles S. £. of Noxtown, and la N. W. of Dover. Salisbury, the name of two town- flilps in Pennfylvania, the one in Lan- caftei: CO. the other in that of North- ampton. SALisBURYi a poft-tQwa of Mary- ilf SAL iandi fitmted on the eatcm fliore of Cbcfapeak Bay* in Somerfet coqnty» be> twcen tb« two principal branchea of Wicomico river. It contains about 30 houfra, and carries on a confiderabK- lumber trade. It is 5 miles (buth of the Delaware State line, 10 N. W. of Snow- Hill, 15 S.W. of Vienna, a port of entry, and 163 S. by W. of Philadelphia. Salisbury, a fmall town of Vir. cinia, a6 miles from Alexandria, so nrom Leeft>urg, and iSa front Phihdel- phia. Salisbury, an ifland at the weft end of Hudfon's Straits, eaft of Not- tingham Ifland. N. lat. 63. 19. W. long. 76. 47. Salisbury Ptint forms the north (irle of the mouth of Merrimack river, or Newbury harbour, in Malliichufetts. N. lat. 41. 49. W. long. 70. 54. Sallagua, a harbour on the weft conft of New Mexico, which affoixis good anchorage. N. lat. 18. 5s. See Salagua, Salmon, Fa//, the name of Pifca- taqua river from its head to the Lower Falls at Berwick. See Fafcgta^ua River, Salmon FaBi, in Saco river, on the Kne between the Diftri£l of Maine and the State of New-HampO*' e, 10 miles ibove Saco Falls. The number of faw-mills on the river has neither de- ftroycd or leflened the quantity of fal- mon in it. The mill-dams do not ex- tend aerofs the river, and there is a euriofity in (eehig the exertion of thefe fifli in making their way up the falls i when the fun Ihines clear ni (he morn- ing, they are frequently feen engaged !n this enterprife, moving from one rock to another, and refting on each, in feite of the cataraft which oppofes their prpgrefs, until they have gained the ftill watersttibove. Salmon Poitrt, 6n the eaft coaft of the ifland of Newfoundland, and N. E. of Claune Point, which is the north en- trance into Conception Bay. ■ Salt Jflatid, one of the fmaller Vir- gin IflfS, and weft of CoOper*s Ifland. N. lar. SI. 30. W. long. 71. 3. Salt I^J, on the louth coaft of the ifland of Jamaica, off Old Harbour, and N. N. E. uf Portland Point. Salt Key, a fmall ifland in the W. Indies. N.lat. si. 30. W. long. 71. 3. $Ai.T Pond Bqyt on tlie foHlh coaft SAL of the ifland of JanMic«f eaftward of Port Royal. Salt Laht in the Statt of New* York. Sec OmiuUigo Lake. Salt Xiawr, in Kentucky, is formed by three principal braiQches, and emp. ties through the fouth eaft bank of the Uhio, by a mouth to yards, according to others, 150 yards wide) «o miles below the Rapids. It ia navigable for boats about 60 miles. It lias good lands on its head waters, but they are low and unhealthy ; for S5 miles from its month, the land on each fide is level and poor, and abounds with ponds. Between Salt and Green rivers there are two fprings of bitumen, which, when analyzed, is found to be amber. Salt Rivtrt on the north fliore of the ifland of Jamaica, is nearly due fouth from Point Galina. Salt River, the arm of the Tea which feparates the ifland of Cauda- loupe, in the Weft- Indies into two parts, and communicatea with the ocefui on both fldes of the ifland. It i9 two ieagues in length ^ a 5 or 1 6 paces broad . The navigation is hazardous, nor will it admit veflels above a 5 tons. Salta, a town of South- America, two-thirds of the way from Buenos Ayres to Potoii j where iinmenfe num- bers of cattle winter, and are fattened on their way to Potofi. Salta, a town of South America, in the province of Tucumau, sS miles fouth of St. Salvador. It contains two churches, four mondfteries, uid about 400 houfts. It is a place of great re- fort on account of the larg^e quantities of com, meal, wine, cattle, fait, meat, fiit, hides, and other comroodilies, which are lent from this place to mott parts of Pern. S. lat. %$. «o. W. long. 66. 30. SALtASH, a townftiip of Veimont, Windlbrco. is miles weft of Windfor, It contains 106 inhabitants. Salt Lick 7'ewn lies 18 miles belovr the Iburce of Big Beaver Creek, and 34 nbove the Mahoning town. See Big, Beaver Creek, Salt Pttre Creek, in Baltimore co. Maryland, falU . into Gunpowder river on the weftern fide ) 14 miles E. N. £. of Baltimore, in north lat. 39. «o. } and nearly s miles north- wefterly from the weftern point of Gunpowder Neck. Salt Spring River, in thcN. W. Territory, rifes near the E.Uoe of the ••■-•'•• - 'New- ^1 SAL New- Jnfey Company*! lands, and rutit' f<)uth>ca(|ward into Ohio river, lo miles below the mouth of theW«bafti,and near. Iv 30, by (he courre of the river, above tne Great Cave. It runs above 56 milcs| and 10 miles from its mouth is the fait fpring, which gives name to the river. Salvda, a river of 8. Carolina, which I'lfes on the borders of N. Caro- lina, and, taking a 8. E. courl'e, joint Broad river at the townihip of CoIum> bia, and forms the Congaree. Saxut, Par/, lies on the S. W. fide of the 8. peninfula of the ifluid of St. Domingo ) about 14 leagues i'rom Let Caves, u if the road runt, and only 7 in a ftraight line S. W. of that town. N. lat. 1 8. 6. W. long. 76. 10. Salv 'vdorb, St. a town in the pro- vince of Fucnman, in S. Anwrlca, and near the borders of Peru. It lies at the foot of a high mountain, which forms Sart of tlie eaftem chain of the Andes. L little above the town is a confiderable river, which afterwards empties Into the river Leon. It has about )oo houfes, and is 63 leagues N. of St. Jago del Ef- tero. S. lat. 14. is. W. long. 66. 17. Salt ADOR, St, a fmall city of New. Mexico, in the province of Guatimala, on a river is mUes from the ocean. It has few houfes, and little trade. On the N. fide of it, are lofty mountains, called the Chantalet* inhabited by poor In- dians. In the bottom, where the town ftands, are plantations of fugar-canes and indigo, with a fer-" fainis for rearing 'Cat- tle. N. lat. 13.5. W. long. 90. 3. Salv ADORE, ji/. thecapital of Brazil, in S. Atnerica, called ulfo the city of the Bay, is within tlie Ipacious Bay of All Saints, which is itill of fruiituil ifleb. This city, which has a noble, Tpacious, and commodious hat^our, is built on a high and fteep rock, having the lea upon* one fide, a Ine^e forming a crc'.cent on the other. The Atuation makes it in a manner impregnable by narure, and it has ver}' ftrong fortifications. It is po- pulous, magnificent, and beyond com- pariibn, the moii gayand opulent, in all Brazil. Vaft quantities of Aigar arc; made in its neighbourhood. 8. hi:.* 13. 15.W. long37, 55' Sec All Saints Baj. Salvadorb de Bayamo, St. a town of the ifland of Cuba, on a river which runs into the head of the bay of Bayamo, about 30 miles N. W. by W. •f the town. d A M 4f ^ Salyadohb, St. or Ciuumiam, or Cat yUuid\ which fee. Salvaob, a dry rock oiFCape Ann, on the coaft of Maflachufetts. When it bears S. E. % leagues diftant, you have 6 leagues N. W. to NcY'bury.Port bar, and N. I W. 11 leagues to Portfmouth. N. } E. 8 leagues to Ule of Shoals. Salvatbon dt Tgufy, a fmall tovm in the iflnnd of St. Donungo, s8 leagues E. of the city of St. Domingo. It is famous for its fugar-works and lunvi- ant padures, in which a vaft number of cattle feed. It is alfo called Hig^, or Alta Gratia { which fee. Samana, a large bay at the E. end of the iiland of St. Domiitgo. It opens to the N. E. between Cape Samana, (which is alio called Cape Refon or Cape Grondeur) on the N. and Cape Ra> phael fouth.eaftof the£ormer,7 leagues apart. Its mean breadth is about five leagues, and its length 20 leagues. Some mariners reckon Pointe d'Icaque, or lea* que Point, as the fouthem point of tha bay, which comes after Cape Raphael, and is only 1 3 leagues from the head of the bay, and lies in lat. 19, s. N. and long. 71. 35.W. of Paris. This bay offers a fafe (helter to the ftouteft iqua> drons. Lying to the windward of tlie ifland, it has the advantage over all th« other places as a maritime poft, which lenders it capable of proteAing the whole gulf of Mexico, to which it is in reality a key. The enuance is dif- ficult, and very narrow ; becaufe from the fouthtrn iidc of its opening, nms a breaker, which advances in a point to- wards Port Ban! ftcr, and between which, and the northern coaft, nature has placed the rock or fhallow, called the Rebels. This rock narrows the entrance, (o that between it and the land, foini- irg the fi. fide, in the interior of the ha.y, there Is little more than 800 fa- thoms. Thus a battery on (hore, and another on the rock, the Rel/els would, by their crois fire, completely defend the entrance againft even the fmalleft veflels ; and a battery on the other fide of the Rebels would tfFeflually prevent any veflel troin enteririg between it and the breakers. See Old Cape Fran- cois. Samba Bay, or Zamba, on th? N* coali of the S]>ani(h Main, or Terra Firma, in S. America, is W. -ot St. Martha's river. Hhj jSambailas, ■ ■ 0. 4^ SAM Samiallai, ft rocky poinr renuirk- I My long and low, on the N. (Ide of the Jfthmui of Diiricn, which U To cuanled with roekt and (hoalt, that it !■ very danareroui coming near it. N. lat. 9. 40. W. long. 7S. 43. Samballas, a multitude of fmall Klandt, (caitered at very unequal dif- tances ibme only i, fome t, Tome 3, and fbme 4 miles from the (hore, and from each other, exitndine a confiderable diftance along the nortnern (hore of the Ifthmui of Darkn, .ind with the adja^- cent countrvi its hills and forefts of per)ietual verdure, form a charming profpeft from the Tea. There arc na- ▼iganje channels between mod of the idaiids, through which (hips may pafs, mnd range the coaft of the ifinmus i the fca between them and the fliore l>eing navigable from one end to the other, and affords every whei-e good anchorage in firm Tandy ground, with riandine either on the iflaiids or main. Moft of thefe iHands are low, flat, and fandy, covered with a variety of trees, and abound with fliell- fifh of feveral kinds. Some o^ them af. ford fprings of frelh water, and conve- nient careening places. The long chan- nel between the Samballas Iflands and the ifthmus it from 1 to 4 miles in ' 'breadth, extending from Poinft Sambal- las to the Gulf of Darien and the coaft of the ifthmus, full of fandy bays, with many ftreams of water. Samborough, Cafe and I/laaJ, on the S. coaft of Nova- Scotia, and weft- ward of Chebu£to bay and harbour, on which is a light-houfe for the dire^ion of Ihips, in lat. 44. 30. N. and long. 63. 32. W. High water at full and change at 8 o'clock. ' Samganoodha, or SamnaHood/fa, a harbour on the N. E. fide of Oonalafti- ka Ifland, on the N. W. coaft of N. Amerii-n, 10 miles E. of Egooftiak bay. Ships can lie here landlocked from all winds in 7, 6, and 4 fathoms water. It abounds with hallibut, falmon, &c. N. lat. 53. 55. W. long. 166. 30. 15. Samilitam, ariver 01. the W. coaft of Ntw Mexico, 12 miles horn Point Artela ou one fide, and 6 farther to Co' palitn river. At its mouth is an Indian town, where n fliip's company may find provifions and frefti water. Samptown, a village in Middlefex co« New- Jcrfey, a^ mile» Nt £• of Quib- bictown, above 43 S. welUrljr of Slug* bcthtown. Sampson, a co. of Fayette diftrIA, N. Carolina, bounded N. by Johnfon CO. and S. by Bladen. It contains 6,065 inhabitants, including i,it3flavcs. The court .houfe, where a poft-oflke Is kept^ is 36 miles from Fayetteville, a3 from Crofs Roads, near UupUn court. houfc^ and 543 from Philadelphia. Sam PUT A| a town of Mexico. Set Angelot. Samballet Polnti near the mouth of the river Daricn, and N. W. of thii Ifland of Pines. It is i» miles eaft. ward of Port Scrivan. SANBORNTOWN,atownfhipofNew. Hamplhire, Strafford co. fituated on th4 point of land at the confluence of Win- nipifiogee and PcmigewaiTet rivers. It was incorporated in 1760, and contains 1 587 inhabitants. In this town is th« appearance of an Indian fortrefs, con. fiiling of 5 diftinA w^lls, .one within th« other. Some pieces of baked earthen ware have been found here, from whictii it is fuppofed that the Indians bad learn- ed the potter's art. Sancoty Head, the E. point of Nantucket Ifland, on th^ coaft of Maflii* cbufette. N. lat. 41.15. W«Iong.69.58« Sanctos Bahia, or 5'«M/V Bin, 011 t)ie coaft of Brazil, where the land lies due £. and W. for ao leagues. The city of Saints or dos Sah^s is fituated on an ifland called Aniay, on the W« fide of the entrance into the harbour, aa alfo the town of St. Vincent. S. lu, 24. W. long. 4j. 15. Sanooate, a mountainous town< (hip of Bennington co. Vermont, 18 miles N. of Bennington. It contain^ 773 inhabitants. Sand-Hill Bajf, is on the N. fide of the peninfula, at the S. £. end of the if- land of St.Chriftopher's,intheW.Indie9. Sandisfibld, a hilly townfliip io Berkfliire co. feparated from Litchfield CO. in Connecticut by the fouth State line; iimilesS.by E, of thefhire-towu, and 135 W. by S. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1762, and contains 1581 inhabitants. Sanoown, a townfliip in Rocking- ham CO. New-Hamplhire, was taken from Kingfton and incorporated in 1756 ; and contains 561 inhabitants. Sandusky, fort in the N. W. Ter- ritory, fituated on tbe ibutb 6d9 of th« bay tfAVf \)if of tht Aim name, »t the fouth*wtil «ttil of Lake Eric. SAMDViK Y Lah, or Bmjt at the foitth* weftern fide of Lake Eric, i« a gulf fliap- fd like a (hoe. and entered from tKe Jake by a very Ihort and narrow ftrait. It* length ii 1 7 mile*, it* greatcft breatlth 7 milei. from the northmdwich. There is an Indian territory, called Herring PoHd, in the neighbourhood of Sand- wich, about 5 miles N. W. from this village, and fo extending from thence along fhore to MonunvDt Fondly all w- « AN 4*7 eluded within the townfhipof Plymonth. It contains about lao fouls, one half of whom art mixed. The Indian name of this territory is not generally known. They appear to have been confidcred nsadiflmft tribe, now km wn by th« nam ■ of the Herring Pond Indians. Sandwich, Anv, a pkntation In Lincoln co. Diftrift of Mamct contain- ing 197 inhabitants. Sandwich Ifiamis, a group of iflandt in the South Sea, difcovered uyCaptain Cook, who gave them the above namo in honour ofthe Earl of Sandwich^ un- der whole adminiftration they were firft vifited. They confilt of 1 1 iflands, ex- tending in .lat. from \i. 54. to ss. 1 5. N. and in long, from 150154. to 160.14. W. They are called by the natives Owhyhce, Mowee, Ranat, Morotinnee, Tahowrow^ Morotoi, Waohoo, Atooi* Neeheehow, Onehoua, and Tahooraj all inhabited, except Morotinnee and Tahoora. Befides thefe, the natives fpeak of another, lying to the weft-fbuth-weft of Tahoora } which is 'ow and fandVy and vifited only fat the purpofe of catch- ing turtle ana ,fea-fowls. As they do not know of any others, it is probable that none exift m their neighbourhood. An account of each inhabit«l ifland will be found in its proper place. The cli- mate differs very little from that of the Weft-India iflands in the fame latitude. Upon the whole, perhaps, it may be more temperate } nor are there any traces of thofe violent winds and hum- canes which render the ftormy months in the Weft-Indies fo dreadful. There is alfo more rain at the Sandwich IfleSf where the mountainous parts being ge- nerally enveloped in a cloud, fuccemve fhowers fall in the inland parts, with fine weather, and a clear flcy, at the Tea fhore. Hence it is, that few of thofe inconveni- ences to which many tropical countries are fubjeft, either from heat or moifture,* are experienced here. The winds, in the winter months, are generally from eaft-lbuth eaft to north eaft. The tides are very regiUar, ebbing and flowing 6 hours each. The flood comes from the eaftward ; and it is high water at the full and change of »he moon, 45 minutes paft 3. I'heir greateft rile is * feet 7 inches, and the water is always 4 inches higher when the. moon is above the ho- rizon than when fhe is below it. The vegetable i^odu^ioos are nearly the Wb 4 fa»e 4tS SAN fame h at the other iflandt in th'ii ocean. The tare root it of a Aiperior quality. The bread»fruit trees thrive not in liich abundance ey are in ge- neral above the middle f»e, and yveli ipade. I'hey walk very gr^cef 1 • lly, run ^ nimbly, and are capable of bearing veiy great fatigue ; although, upon ihe wlioie, the men are iowevhat interior, in point of ilrcngth and aiEtivity, to the Friendly ^flanders, and the women lefs delicately £01 njcii than thole of Otaheite. Their complexion is rather darker -than that of UicOtaheitans, and they are not alto- gether To handfome a people. However, many of both fexes have fine open cnun- teiiaiiccft i the women in particular have good eyes and teeth, with a Iweetnefs and fenfibiltty of Ipcjc, that rv^vler them very engaging. Their hair is of a b^ own- i/h black ) neither unitormly Araight, like that of the American Indians ; nor ti^iformly curling, an among thp negroes of AJrica. There is cne p;cu li^r cnaraclcriftic ot this great nation, and wliicli is alfo prevalent in the Friend ly Inlanders, that evtn in the handibmcil iaces tlierc is a fiillnefs of the po(tril, without any flatiicls or fprc ading of the nofe. This may probably be the efte£l of their ufual mode of falutation, which is by preinng the ends of their nofes to> geilier. The fame fupcriority that is obftrved among the higher rai.ks, through all the other iflands, is found here. * The chiefs are, almoft without exception, pcrictlilly wellforn cd; where- as the lever fort, befules their general inferiority, are liibjc|£l to all the variety of make and figure tliat is fcen in the populace of other countries. Tattooing l^e body it mi^ch pra^iied here. The SAN native* rift with the fun, and, after en- joying the cool of the evening, retire to ■ eft a few hours after fun-let. Their in- If ruments of war are fpearr, daggers, clubs, and flings. The dagger is a wea- pon (ieculiar to themielves. (t it from i to a i«et long, made of heavy black wood refembling ebony, (harpened at one or both ends, and lecured to the hand by a Itringp Itt ul'e is to ftab-in dole fight, apd it it well adnpted to the purpol'e. They have alio the knife or faw, with w )ich tlit^ NcwZcalanders cut up their fl.tdghtercd enemies. For defipnuve ar> mouf' they wear Hirong matt, ^hich are no( eafily penetrated with fitch weapons as tjijeir's. 3ANDWf CH, or Hetfwkes Rin/ert'xt two miles within Chebu6lo Harbour, in No- va-Scotia. Sa)sow|ch, a fniall river at the bot- tom of Barnftablc Bay» in fiarndable co, Maflkchulttts. Sandv Bajt at the £. end of the ifland of jaiuuica ; foythward of Mu- iauo river, and 6 miles N* of Maucna- neel Harbour. Sandy Bajt at the N. W. extremi- ty of the fame ifland, W. of Stoddard hay, and £. of Green Ifland. Littlt Sandv Bay, on the S. £. part of the ifland is about a league W. of Pouit Morant. Sa«f/y Cays lie off the en- trance of Port Royal Harbour. Sandy Cofve, to the north- wefl ward round the point of Cape Ann, en the coaift of Maflachufettg, aqd lies between two head-land». ii. lat. 4a* 45. W» long. 70. 30. S A N D Y Harbour, on the £ . fide of the ifland of St. Lucia, near the S. £. poiqt of the ifland, where a fmall riyef emp- ties into the ocean. Sandy HfU, a fmal} delightful village in New- York State, two milef nortn of' Foit £dward, on a high hill, overlook- ing Hudfon's river from the eaft. Sandy Hook, or Peitft, in the town- fhipot Middleton, in New-J^rfey, formti a capacious harbour, thence and front the inlet pafles to Nt:w-York, about 25 miles diftant. From Montauk Point, on Long. Ifland, to the Hook, is S. W. by W. I W. 14 leagues, and then W. by S. sz leagues. The pilots are oblig>/ ed to keep a good and iufficient whale- ; boat ready at the Hook. High-water» at full and change, 37 minutes after 6 o'clock. The light-houfci on the north point «!• SAN poititdf the Hook, iiec in lat. 40. 30. N. and lung. 74. «. W. At the firft dif- covery of America, fewer nocoJ-fiih were to be found Ibuthward uf the banks of Ncwtouiidland, and Sable Ifland. About ^0 yenrs ago they weredilcover- ed oiF Sandy Hook» and rhey have ever flnce become more plenty on the iilhing grounds off the Neverfmk, in 6, 7, and 8 iathoms water. Sandy IJland^ a fmall ifland off the weft cuaft of the ifland of Antigua, about two miles from tlie fliore. . Sand yPom/, the S. eaftern extremity of BarnAable CO. Maifachuietts ; called taint Carey by Gofnold. The rourfe to Nantucket light-Iioulc, is 8. S. W. 3 leagties. N. lat. 4.1 . 14. W. long. 69. 35. Sandy foiM,, in the ifland of Toba- go N, lat. 116. W. long. 60. 37. Sandy *P(»7iir, the moft wcfterly point of the ifland of St. Chriftopher's i called alio Beltatts Point. Sandy Poiutt near the fbuth-eaft part of the ifland of St. Lucia, and forms the fouthern lintit of Sandy Harbour. Sandy Punt, near the fouth-eaft point of the ifland of Antigua, on the larboanl fide of the opening into Wil- loughby Bay. Sandy Pointy the north-eaft point of Nantucket Ifland, a the coalt of MalFa. ichui'etts. N. lat. 41. 23. W. lung. 7c. S4NDY Foitit, a town of the ifland ot St Chriftopher's, on the fouth-weft fide qf the ifland, in St. Anne's parifli, and in Fig-tree Bay. It is a port of entry, and is defended by Charles Fort, 'and Brimftone Hill, both ne^r the town. Sandy River, in Kentucky. See Big Sandy River. Sandy River, in thediftri£l of Maine, rifes in Cumberland co. confifts of many fniall branches ; runs a N. £. couri'e, 9nd empties into Kennebeck river, at the N. W. corner of the townlhip of Norridgevyalk . Sandy River, the plantations in Lin- coin CO. diftri6f of Maine, of this name, in 1790J were as follow : Mouth of Sandy tlver Sandy river No. i No. % No. 3? and 7 mile Brook 3 25 mile Pond and> '^iiGomb lown J Itfhabitan^s. 3*7 494 130 350 % A N f t^' Sandt Xi^tvr Old Towit. UtVitm eomb. . >■■ ■ Sandyston, a townfliip of N«w.^ Jerfe^, SuflTex co. on Delaware river, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, about II mile* above Walpack, and about at far N. W. of Newton. It contains 519 inhabitants, including *6 flavei. San FORD, a poft-town of the diftrift of Maine, nine miles from Waterbury couirt-houle, 1 5 from Berwick, and 44/ from Philadelphia. It is in York co. 98 miles N. of Bofton, and the townfliip contains, in all, i8o» inhabitant!. Sanfokd, a townfliip of New- York, Dutchcfs CO. There are 239 of the iit* habitants qualified eieflors. SANOAtLAN, or Gallan Capf, called Cangaltan by the Britifli feamen { it iituated on the coaft of Peru, N. N. W«i of the iflanH .of Labos, and 3 miles N. W. of Carette Ifland. On the S. fide of the cape is a very good harbour, much frequented by the coafling fliipt fix)m Panama and Lima. Off this cape it is very bluiiering and ftormy. Sangerfiels, a townfliip of New* York, fituated in Herkemer co. which contains 1459 inhabitants, of whom 138 9re ele^ors. This town was divided by ad of the legiflature, 1797. - San cu AY, a famous mountain in the eaftern chain ot the Aixles, in the jurif- didion of Macas, in the province of Quito. It ■« of a prodigious height, aiui the preateft part of the whole fur« face covered with ihow. From its fum* mit ifluts a continu£:l fire, and the ex- plolions are lometimes heard at Quito, though 13 s miles diftant. The country adi.'ici.'iit to this volcano, is totally bar. rtii, occiifioned by the enormous quan- tity of ftones and cinders tje6fed fVom thp (' ./unrain. S.AN Jiian Je Las Latws, a town of S. Ameiica, at the foot of the moun- tains of Pupityiin, which is watered by a head t^ranph ol Oronoko rivtr. S A N PI N K Creek. Sec 7rento», New- Jerfey, San Miguel de Ibarra, a jurifdiflion of Peru, in the proviiice ofQuito, con- taining 8 pajillies. Moft of the farms have plantations of fugar-canes and cot- ton. Tlie farms fitdatcd in a Icls )iot part of the jurifdi^lion are Ibwn with maize, wheat and barley. Here are al- io great numbers of goats, but not many flieep. The Indian;* here weavt ' . a conGderable %9V BAN • « COoMl^aUe qtiahtityof cl«t1i and tot- ton. The mines of fait Here have fonie •nwWrt of nitre, which renders it not A proper for falting meat ; and accord- JMlJr that Ynade at GUyaquti is prefer- «ca, tbbugh much dearer. Near the viUafeof Mira, are great numbers ot wild afles, which increafe very faft, and nt not eafily caujiht. They have all the Aviftnefs of horfes, and aA:end and 4k(cend biiis and mountains with eale. But the moil remaricabie eircumftance «el«ted of thefe animals is, that as loon a» they have carried ihe firft load, their cderity and dangerous ferocity leave them* and they loon contrail the ftupid look and dullnels peculiar to all the af- Inibe fpceies. San Miptdje Ibarra, the capital^of the above jurifdifiion. It Hands on a Jargc plain between two rivers. The paiilh church is a large and elegant Ara^hire, and well ornamented. It con- tains 3 convents, a college, a nunnery, ■and. about ix,ooo Ibuls. N. lat. jo. 15. weft long. 76. so. Sanson ATB F«rf, ot Saufoaette, on .the weft fide of New-Mexico, ai miles iSrom the river Maticaloe. Point Kc- Jbedios is the fouthern limit or opening «f the port. S A N t A , a rapid river, flowing through a valley of the fame name in Peru, about 130 miles N. of Lima. It is near •a quarter of a league broad at the place where it is ufually forded, which is near 4he town of the lame name, forming five principal ilreams, which run during the 'Whole year with great rapidity. The «elociiy of the current, even when the watei s are low, has been found to be a league and an half in an hour. Santa, a town of Peru, fituated on the banks of tlw river of the fame name 4}n the road from Paita to Lima, and about 130 miles north of that city. It is inhabited by 50 poor families, con- i£ftingof Indians, mulattoes, and mefti- aoes. S. lat. 8. 57. 36. weti long, 79. 30. It was originally built on the iea- «oaft, from which it is now half a league •diftant, and was large and populous, but being pillaged by the Engl^ih in 1.685, it was abandoned. Santa Barb. lerence. Great and unprovoked cruei- .ties were. committed upon tbele friendly and hoijpitable Iflanders by Mendana'e itieq, for which Mendana caufed twotof his principal officers to be beheaded, and another to be hanged. The natives of this ifland areas black as the negroes of Africa, their hair woolly, and ftained with different colours. Their faces and bodies are tattaooed. Their only cov- ering is a leaf of a certain tree, their or- naments, arms, and boats, are not un- like thole of the inhabitants of Tierra Auflral. The country is fertile and very populous, abounding in eatable roots, 6 or 7 fpecies of bananas, plenty of cocoa trees, almonds, nuts, chefnuts^ a fort of apple, fugar-canes, ginger, bread-fruit, &c. Hogs, geefe, fowls, partridges, ring and turtle doves, he- rons, Iwallows, and a great variety of birds } and on the coaft a great plenty and variety of fifti. There are here no noxious inle^ls, which are common in other ifland* of the torrid zone. In a word, the ifland of Santa Cruz, and others of the fame group, offer the moft valuable refources to navigators who traverfe the Great Pacific Ocean, fouth or" the line. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a large jurifdlftion in the kingdom of Peru, but thinly inhabited by Spaniards. I he miiilons of Paraguay are in this juriiUiftion. Santa Cruz dela Sierra, the capi- tal of the above jurifdiftion, iituated at the toot of a xneuntainj on the banks of ■8 AN tHe finall river Gxiapay, about 56 miles north- eaft of La Plata, and near the bor- ders of Paragxiay. It it thinly inhabit- ed } the houfes are of ftone, thatched ed with palm leaves. The valley, in which the city (lands, produces all kinds pf grain and fruits, and the woods and uncultivated mountains afford great quantities of honey and wax. S. lat. 19. »$. weft long. 6z. 30. Santa Fe, a town of New Mexico, in N. America. N. lat. 35. 3s. weft long. 106. 35. SANTA Fg Bajff on the north coaft . of S. America, weftward of Comana Gulf. Santa Fb de Bagota, the capital of the province of New Granada, in S. America, is the (ee of an archbifliop, and the feat of an univeriity. Mear to the city is the lake Guatawitat upon the banks of which the lavages formerly Sacrificed to their idols } to whom they offered much gold, and other things of great value. N. lat. 3. $8. weft long. 73" 5* Santa JJlandot Holy IJland^ on the coaft of Peru, is oppofite to the port of Ferol. It is 3 miles from the port and city of Santa, and as far from Ferol, which is ealtward of it. Santa Maria, a river of the Ifthmus of Darien, which is navigable 8 or 9 leagues, and fo far the tide flows } but above that its two branches will only admit canoes. It empties into the Gulf of St. Michael in the Pacific Ocean. The town of its name is about 6 leagues from its mouth \ and is confiderable on account of the gold mines in its neigh- bourhood, which ace worked to great advantage, but the country about it is low, woody, and very unhealthy. N. lat. 7. 30. weft long 8». 20. Santa Port^ on the coaft of Pern, is north-eaft of Santa Iftand, in the mouth of a river of the fame name. Santa Martha, a province of Terra Firma, S. America, bounded eaft by Rio de la Hacha, and weft by Car- thagena. Santa Martha, the capital of the above province, and the fee of a bifhop, was formerly very populous, but is now much decayed, occafionedby theSpanifti fleets not touching there, as they an- ciently ufed to do. There are large fait ponds four and an half miles from tke town, from wiuch good ialt i^ ex- trafted and fent to th« neajriib««ri|if provinces. It ftands near tn« ftat «e the foot of a prodieious mountain, wfaols fummit is generally hid in the cloadH but in clear weather, when the top ap^ pears, it is covered with iiiow. In fome places in the vicinity arc gold mines, and in others precious ftonet «f great value. Santa Pot/, on the coaft of Pcn^ and on the S. Pacific Ocean, lies N. £• of Santa Ifland, at the mouth of % river of the lame name. San tee, a navigable river of S. Cartf^ Una, the largeft and longeft in thatStato^ It empties into the ocean by two mouths* a little fouth of Georgetown, which latt lies in lat. 33. 27. N. And long. 79. 24. W. About I20 miles in adireft line from its mouth, it branches into the Congaree and Vv ateree ; the latter, or noithera branch, paffes the Caiabaw iia> tion of Indians, and bears the name of Catabaw river, from this fettlement to its fource. Santo Espiritv, a captainfhlp of Brazil* bounded N. by the captainfhij* of Seguro, andS. by thatof Rio Janeitxik from which laft the river Parayba fepa* rates it, and altera long courfe from W, to E. emptier into the ocean, in lat. ii» 30.' S . This government is the moft fer> tile, and beft turnllhed with all forts of provifions of any in Brazil { having aUb an incredible quantity of fifh and game. Its low lands being interfe£led by a great number of rivers, are very fruitful % and the high grounds, are covert with forefts of large trees. Here it may be noticed that there are three rivers in SnU zil, called Parayba, or Paraiba, vis. one which gives its name to a captainfhip already defcribed) the fecond is that above mentioned, and the third emptiet into the ocean between Cape St. Vin<- cent, and Rio de la Plata. Santo Espiritv, the capital of the above captainfliip, and indeol the only town in it, is fituated on the fouth fide of a large bay on the eaftem coaft of Brazil, about 9 miles from the fea. It has a caftle in ruins, but no fortifica-^ tions, and contains about 900 inhabit- ants. Here are two monafteries and a college. The port is a fmall bay, opening to the eaft, interfefted with many fmau iflands. On the top of a mountain, at fome difti^nce from the town, is a large whit; towcTi called^ by the P^wtuzuefe, , iioftra ^4^ ' SAO tINbftra Senhert dePenn, and nnr \t a flnall churchi iltiToynded with a wall. •At the foot of the mountain, are ftill to 4)e(«en the melancholy rernains of a place once called Villa Vvja, or the Old City. 8. lat. lo. 36. W. long. 39. 56. Santo s, a town in the captninfhip of '6t/Vincent, in Brasil, featea on a river 9 miles from the Tea, which it thtre a 4nile broad, and five fathoms deep. It ■ia defended hy a rampart on the mt next ihfe river.' It is alio guardwl by two caftlcs, one on the fouth iide, and the t>ther in the middle of the town, which contains 150 inhabitants. It has a pa- cifli church, a monattery, and a college. S. lat. 14. «6. W. long. 4.t. ^o. ■Saona, or teom, a I'mall ifland near the S. £. part of the ifland of St Do. «ningo. It is about 8 leagues from E. to W. and a from N. to S. which be- comes ftiil lefs in the narrdweft part. Its circumference is nearly a 5 leagues, it lies eaft of St. Catherine Ifland) and it is not much above a league tfom Little J»alm Tree Point, to that which advances ■from the north of the S^mna. At each -' Una. It was formerly the chief town oi the Saura Indians. SaurA Upper Town, in the fame Srate, an ancient and well peopled town of tl»e Saura Indians ; fituated in Stokes CO. on the (buth file of Dan river. Sautburs, le Morne des, or "em- per's Hill, a precipice near the river aati- ' teurs, at the north end of the ifiand of Grenada. After the year 1650 the French gradually exterminated the l.'haraibes ; near this place they butch- ered 40 of them on the foot ; and 40 others, who had efcaped the fword, threw themlcives headlong into the fea from this precipice, and miferably pe- rilhed. A beautiful young girl, of i» or I J year« of age, who was taken alive, S A V ajifvei iMcaoMr the objea of dtfpate be- tween two of the French officers, each claimioR her a» a lawful prizc» when a third ofthofe white (avaget put an end to xhe contefty by (hooting tlie girl through the head* Savaob* a fmall river of Marvland, Nvhicb runs fouthward through Allegha- ny CO. and empties into the ratowmact weft of Georee's Creek. Its mouth is SB milet fouth.wcft of Fort Cumberland, and 4S fouth-eaft of the mouth bf Cheat river. Boats carrying lo tons can reach Alp^ndria in 4 or 5 days, but will take tlmiible the time to return. 8a V AGS Crnkt a finail bay on the north-weft coalt of Newfoundland, near the weftem entrance of the bay of Mou- cok and ao leagues N. E. of Cape Per- JPM. Sat AC I JJUuUt in the S. Pacific Ocean* ia about 3 3 miles in circuit, and is inhabit^ by favagcs. It is overrun with buOtes,. and has no port. S. lat. 19. a. W. long, 169. 30. 8ATAOB{mtn/, perelborough and Cape Eliaabctli. It was incorporate4 in 1658) contain* zz-iS inhabitants} and lies ti] milct northerly of Bofton« Sc A RBOROUGH Ctvi, in the harbour of Chebu6lo, on the fouthern coaft of Nova-Scotia, is on the middle of the weft fide of Comviralli» Ifland. It is $ or 6 furlongs broad, and nearly tiw: fame in depth. Scarborough, a town and iott Im the ifland of Tobago, in the W. Indies^ SCARSDAbE, a townfliip in Weft- Chefter co. New. York, bounded we^ terly by Bronx river, and foutherly bjfi the town of Eaft-Chefter. It containa 281 inhabitants,' of whom 33 areelM* tors. See Ntvi Roetsllt. SCATARi, a fmall uninhabited ifland on the eaftern coaft of Cape Btctoi* Ifland. It is about 6 miles long and s broad. It ferves as a flielter to a baj^ from the eaft and fouth, which lie*, fouthward of Miray Bay, called Mena- dou, or Panadou Bay. N. lat. 46. 3« W. long. $9. 3 J. It was frnmerly €aU«t ed Little Cape Breton. SCAUYACE, a river of New-Yorkk which ifliies from the north-eaft comer of Seneca Lake, and feparating tha townfliip of Romulua from that of Ju« nius on the north, empties into Cayug» lake. SCHACTECOKB, or Scogittkoke, a townfliip of New- York, in Renfleiaeaf CO. lies north of the townfliip of RenfTc* laerwick, on Hudfon's river. In 1796^^ 275 of the inhabitants were eleAors. SCHACAOERO, a fmall village oVitlit Ifthmus of Darien ; on the E. ndeof tba mouth of the river Santa Maria, opt a riling gronnd^^ open to the gulf of St. Michael. It has a fine rivulet of fre(% water, and ferves aa siplace of rc£re(b,Yorkt is fitiiatcd on the ' caftern fide of Niagara river, near the ceUbnratcd falls* on the north bank of a bend of the river, and oppofite to the N. W. end of Navy Idami. SCHODACK, or Sbudackt a townfhip inRcnflelaer co. New York, taken from KenflEelaerwick townfliip, and incorpo- rated in i79S« It is 14 miles E. of Al- bany { and, in 1796, there were 377 of its inhabitants ele^ors. ScMOBN-BauNN, or tlie Beautiful Sprhgt one of the eafternmoft fettle- ments of the Moravians on Muflcingum river. See GnadenbiHten. This fettle ment of Chriftian Indians was eftablilh- ed ill i772t onatraAof land granted by the Delaware tribe. In 1775, the chapel, which could contain 500 people, was found too fmall for the hearers, who came in great numbers. It was fituat- «d about )o miles from Gekelmnck. pechuenk, 70 from Lake Erie, and 75 W. from Friedenftadt. It had a good fpring, a fmall lake, good planting piounds, much game, and tvery other convenience for the Aipport of an In- dian colony. It appears that a large fortified Indian town formerly ftood heref fonte ramparts and the ruins of three Indian forts being ftill vifible. The Delawares granted to the Chriftian Indians all the tra^ from the entrance of Gekelmuckpechuenk Creek into the Muflcingum to Tufcarawi. This thriv- ing fettlement was deftroyed in 1781, when the Huron Indians carried the in- habitants to Sanduiky ) and when thefe peaceable Indians were permitted to re- turn to reap their harveft, they were cruelly butchered by the American fet- tlcrs, while praifing God and forgiving their enemies. Congrefs granted 4000 acres of land here to the Ibciety of the United Brethren, for the purpofe of pro- pagating the gofpel, on September 3, 1788. SCHOHAkiE, a county of New- York, taken from thole of A^^^tny and Otfcgo, and incorporated in ■795* The land is variegated with hilU j is in general fertile and well watered by Schoharie, Cobu3 Kill, and feveral other (ireains. The county is bounded north by Mont- gomery, ibuth by Ulfter, £. by Alba- ny, and W. by Otl'ego. By a law pafl*- cd i-7th March, 1797, this county was ^vlded into th« tix following towi^s, 1^ ^ . S C » viz. Schoharie, Middleberg, Blenheiiltf firiiiol, Coblefliill, and Sharon. Schoharie, the principal town in the above co. is on Schoharie creek or river, and is one of the wealthieft inland funning towns in the State. The inha- bitants are Dutch, and before its divi- fion in 1797, were S073 in number. It it between 30 and 40 miles weftward of Albany. Schoharie Rh/erruna a northerly cnurfe of about 80 miles from the Kaats' Kill Mountams, and empties into Mo- hawk river at Fort Hunter. The weft- em branch of this river is called Cobus Kill. On the E. fide of Cobus is the fettlement of its name. The towns and fettlements on.Schoharie were, in 1796, as you proceed from 6. to N. Batavia, Fountam*s Town, Schoharie, Smith's Town, and Fox Town. ScHOODUCK. Set Frencbman'j Bay, and Sctedick. Schuyler, Fortt Nitv, in the town- fliip of Rome, ftands on the W. fide of a bend of Mohawk river, about 7 miles weftward of Whiteftown. Schuyler, Fortf OU, is on the fouth fide of Mohawk river, 4 miles E. N. E. of the compaft part of Whiteftowrt, and xo above the German Flats. Here were, in 17^6, 35 compa£l boufes, fituatMl partly m each of the townfliips of Whiteftown and Frank- fort. In 1790, there were but three^ fmall huts here. Schuyler, a townfliipof New- York, Herkemer co. between Mohawk river and Canada Creek, «o miles above the town of German Flats. In 1796, ac- cording to the State cenfus, it contained 17.19 inhabitants, of whom %i% were ele£lors. It was incorporated in 179x4 This town was divided by a& of the legiflature in 1797. Schuyler's Lake, in New- York State, is 10 miles W. of Lake Otfego. It is 9 miles long, and 4 or 5 broad.. Schuylkill, a river of Pennfylva* nia, which riles N. W. of the ICitta* tinny Mountains, through which it palT- es into a fine champaign counti-y, and runs, from its iburce, upwards of iio- miles in a ibuth-eaft direclion, and pair- ing through the limits of the city of Philadelphia, falls into the Delaware, oppofite Mud Ifland, 6 or 7 miles below the city. It will be navigable from above Reading, 85 or 90 miles to it» mouth. B C I mouth t when the canal begim at Noirri- t3n ii completed. This will pafs by the falU, and Hlfo form a communication with the Delaware above the city. There are 4 floating bridges thrown acroia it, made of logs faftcnra together, and lying upon the water, in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Little Schuylkill river fnlU into this river from the north, at Reading. On the head waters of Schuylkill are quantities of coal. SciOTA River, which falls into the Ohio in the territory of the Untted States, N. W. of the Ohio, is larger than either the Muikingum or Hock- hocking, and cpens a more extenllve navigation. It is paflable for large barges for %oo miles, with a portage of only 4 miles to the Sanduflcy, a beata- ble water which falls into Lake Erie. Through the Sanduflcy and Sciota lies the moft common pafs from Canada to the Ohio and Miflifiopi ; one of the moft extenfive and u(eful communica- tions that are to be found in any coun- try. Prodigious extendons of territory are here connefled i and from the ra- pidity with which the weftern parts of Canada, Lake Erie, and the Kentucky coontries are fettling, we may anticipate an immenfe intercourfe between them. The flour, corn, flax, and hemp, raifed for exportation in that great country between the Lakes Huron and Ontario, will find an outlet through Lake Erie and thefe rivers, or down the MiflTilippi. The Ohio merchant can give a higher price than thofe of Quebec for thefe commodities; ; as they may be tranf- ported from the tbrmer to Florida and the Weft India iflands, with lefs ex- penfe, rifle and infurance, than from the latter } while the expenfe from the place of growth to the Ohio will ::>ot nc J of what it would be to Quebec, and much lefs than even to the Oneida Lake. The ftream of the Sciota is gen- tie, no where broken by falls. At Ibme placei, in the Ipring of the year, it overflows its banks, providing for large natural rice plantations. Salt fprings, coal mines, white and blue clay, and irte-ftone, aboond in the country ad- joining this river. Its mouth is in N. lat. 38.40. W. long. 83. 30. about 300 mile:* below PittJburg, and is navigable to its fource in canoes. Scipio, a poft-town of New- York, Onondagoco. on thcE, fide of Cayuga SCO 497 Lake, 14 miles fouth-caft of Geneva, S9 S- W. by W. of Onondago, ami 461 N. W. by N. of Philadelphia. Tbia townfliipwas incorporated m 1794, .aiul comprehends in ite jurifdiAion the town- fliip of Sempronius, together with that part of the lands refenred to the Cayuga nation of Imlians, on the E. flde or the Cayuga Lake; fouth of a weft line drawn from the fouth-wefterly comer of the townfliip of Aurelius, in the E. bounds of the faid refervation to this faid Cayuga Lake. The county courts of Onondago co. are held at Manliua and Scipio alternately. The lands are very fertile. The courts are at prefent held in the plcafant village of Aurora, on the bank of Cayuga Lake. SciTUATB, a toNviifliip of Maflachu* fetts, on the hay of that name, in Ply. mouth CO. x8 miles fouth-eaft of Bofton. It_ was incorporated in 1637, and con- tains 1856 inhabitants. Scituate har- bour IS N. W. of Marflifield Point, and S. S. E. of the Haddock Rock, and about 16 miles northward of Ply. mouth, in the direflion of the land. A mill-pond in this town being fuddenly drawn off by a breach in the dam, in the winter feafon, fome years ag^, exhi- bited a matter of fpeculation to many of the Inhabitants. The fwine of the neighbourhood rooted op houfe fwal- lows in great quantities, from the fpot which the water had left, which they ate greedily. Swallows have been found In leveral other places j at Eeg Har- bour, in New- Jerfey, in a marmy place, a large cedar being blown down, a vaft ■umber of fwallows were found in the mud of the root. Scituate, a townfliip of Rhode- Ifland, Providence co. between Foftci' and Johnfton. It contains 1315 inha- bitants. It is «7 miles N. W. of New- port, and n S. W. b3r W. of Provi- dence. On the line which I'eparates the town from Kent co. S . is the foundary for cannon and bells, called Hope Furnace. ScooDiCK, or Schudickt a river of Wafliington co. Diftrift of Maine. It is properly an arm of the inner bay of Paflamaquoddy. De Mens and Cham- plaine called it Etchemins. Its main fource is near Penpbfcot river, to which the Indians have a communication ; the carrying- place acrofs is hut 3 ndles. Scoodicic lak6s lie in a chain between Scoodick and Penpbfcot rivers. Scotch 49^ SCR SCOTCH PAuM/i » village in Efllx eo. New-J«rr«)ri on a N> C. branch of Ra. jiton I iver> between WeAfieUl ami Tur< fcy ) II miles W. of EUtahctU Town, und aa far northward of New-Brunl- wick. Scotland AVcil', a village of N. Ca. roliiia, whrre i» a poft>oiSce) 396 miles from Philiuielphia. Scot land, New. ^tt Nova- Scotia. Scotland Rl'vci'^ in the illand of Barbadocs, is fcnrcely dcferving notice, elhei-wiie than being almoft the only rivulet in the ifland, except St. JnCcph's rive*', another imall brook. It riles in St. Andrew's pariih, and falls into Long Bay on tlie eatiem lidc of the iiland, %\ miles N. W. of St. Joleph'i river. Scott, a new county of Kentucky. Scots Bay, on the ibuth-wcft coall •of the ifland of Dominica, towards tiie Ibuthern extremity of the ifland. It lies in St. Martin's parlfli, having Scots Head on the foutb, and Vaughan's Point on the N. Scots Coar, on the fouth-weft part of tlie ifland ot Jamaica. ScowUEGAN FallSf in Kennebcck rivtr, in the Diflri6\ of Maine, are near the town of Canaan. Buat» cannot pafs this fall. * ScRiVAN, a good haibonr on the £. fide of the Iflhmus of Darien, but lb full «f rocks at the entrance, that none can .{lai's it with fafety, but fuch as are ac- quainted there. It is 3 leagues W. of Sanballet Point, and 17 £. of Poitu Bello. N. lat. 9. 40. W. long. 78. 49. SCRiVEN, a new county in the lower Diflri^ of Georgia. ScROON Lakct in the State of New- York, lies W. of Lake George, and is a dilatation of the eaflern branch of Hudlbn^s. river. In fome maps it is cull- ed ScaroH. A flnail but rapiil flream enters ii)to it, which, in Montgo.Tiery CO. runs under a hill, the bale ot which is 60 or 70 yards diameter, forming a ir.ofl curious and beautilml arch in the rock, as white as fnow. The fury of tlic water and the roughnefs of the bot> turn, added to the terrific noife within, lias hitherto prevented any perfon from piiUng througii the chai'm. Scrub JJUuiJ^ one of the fmaller Vir- gin lilands, fltuated totne W. of Vir- girl Gorda, and E. of the N. end of Tor- tula, on which it depends. N. lat. 18. >5. W. long. 6». 57* S B B Seabrook, a towndtipof N. Hamp- fliire, in Rockingham co. on the roati from Portl'mouth to Newbury Port} about 16 miles foulherly of the former, and 6 nortjierly of the latter. It was formerly part of Hampton { was ir.cor- t>orated in 1768, and contains 71 j in- tabitan's. ScAKOHNET Poi$a and Roiksy tlie S. extremity of the eaflern fltore which forms the entrance of Narragatil'ct Hay, in the State of Rhode- Iflnnd } about 6 miles eafl-fouth- eall of Newport. Seal IJland, MacbiaSf oii the coaft of the Diilrift of Maine. From thence to Grand Manan Ifland the courl'e is £. N. £. two leagues ; and to Matini. cus Ifland W. S. W. tG leagues. N. lat. 44. 27. W« long. 66. 52. Seal Rivir, in New North Wales, runs E. to Hudibu's Bay, into which it empties c:dtward of Moole river. Sea Otter SouttJf on the N. W. coaft of N. America, lies Ibuth-eallerly^ of the Hazy Iflandsk N.lat. 55. 18. W. long. i33«47' 30- . Searsburoii, a townfhip of Ver- mont, Bennington CO. 11 miles E. of Bennington. Seavilv's IJland. See Pafcaiaqua river. Sebaco, an ifland on the W. conft of Mexico, 12 miLs N. of Point Ma- riat, and 45 N. E. of Quicara. Skbacook, or Sebago, a pond or lake of the Oilfrifl of Maine, 18 miles N. W. of Portland, is equal in extent to 2 large towafliips, and is connc£led with Long Pond on the N. W, by Simgo, or Songo river. The whole extent ot thefe waters is nearly 30 miles norlh-wett and fouth-eaft. Sebarima, one of the principal mouths of Orunoko river that is navi- gable for fliips. Sebascoouagan IJJand. See Harf/- nuelU SEBASTACOOK,arIveroftheDiftri6l: of Maine, that riles in lakes marly N. from its mouth} and in jts wiiiilingi receives i)iook!i and fmall lireaiiis ior tho f'pace of 150 miles, and joins tha Keniicbeck at Taconnet Fail, wber,* Fort Halifax was erected in 1754. Ih^; fall i,s eighteen miles from f ort Wcf- tern, which was built in 175''. Its nu- merous ifreams abound with imall fifli, as alewives, &c< ^ba3TIan, C<^^, 5t» the eaftern point iO.Ol poiat SEC ^int , of the Ouir of Darieu, on the I'oaft of the Spanifh Main» is Skbastian, i^*/. Stc Rit Jitntiro, SsiiAjiTlAN, St, a town of Terra Fir- ina, on the cafttrn lide .of the Gulf of Darien. Sebastian ^nJ, St. nn the conft of Brazil, is S. W. by W. from the bny of Angra dos Reys) to the enllward of which are feveral other iflaiuls of iei's note. , The city of Sdiadinn is large and handfome, and the capital of the pro- vince of Rio Janeiro, being feated at the mouth of the rlvcr of tliat name. Si latk sa. 54., W. long; 4f . 1 1 . Sebastian River, St. or Spanf/b Ad- miral's Creek, on the E. coaft of Eali- Florida, has a communication with In- dian river. Oppofite this river the admi- ral of the Plate Fleet periflied in 1715. The red of the fleetj 14. in number, wera loft between this and the fieach yard. Sebastian de la Plata, % i'mall place in the jurifdiflion of ^opayanj in the province of Quito, fix miles north- eaft or Pbpayan. It ftands on a large plain on the bank of the river Galli, and is fubjc^ to earthquakes. There are filver mines in its vicinity; hi. lat. 3.44-W. biigr. 74. I. Sebou, or Sihou, fmall iflandson the coaft of Cape Breto^ illand; oif the ibuth point of Port Dauphin. Secas isLANl^s, or S)ry IJlanJs, on the W. coaft of New-Mcxico, are within Bahia Honda, or Peep Bay, an-.i iz miles from Point Ch|i'i()ui, the limit of the bay, Sechura, a town of Peru, ten leagues fouth of Piura, fituafed on the bank of a river of its own nanw, a league from the ocean. It contains abput 400 families, all Indians ; chiefly employed in fifhing or driving of mules. They are remarkably ingenious, ami giinerally fticceed in, whatever they ap- ply themfelves to. The D.'fci t oF Se- chura is a frightful wufte of land, ex- tending 30 leagues to the town of Mo- rope\ which lee, S. lat. 5. 32. 33. W. long. 79. 41. SeckLtOno, a town of NL-w-Sp-»in, OQ the Molquito ihors, on the N. wcl- S E M 499 tern (Ide of Golden river; about tos miles from Cape Gracias a Dioi, at tlio mouth of th« river. Seo, Cafes a promontory on the N, fide of the ifljnd of Cuba, and iSlcagiiea from the Havannah. SsDowiciC, a tuwnfhip of the Dif* trift of Maine, Hnncock co. on Naf-. keag Point, which bounds Penobfcot on the N. E. It txtvnds up to the town of Penobfcot, and >« 3 1 5 miles N. E . of Botion, Seekhonk Rinjtf is the name of that part of P^wtuckct river below Pawt\ickct Bridge ami Falls ) from which to its moutii at Fox Point, in the town* of Providence, is a little morethfn four miles. Over it arf> two br;dgei» connc<5ling Providence in Rhode-Ifland with the State of Mafliichufetts, viz. India biidge, and thrre.fourths of a mile above that Central bridge. S«e Vawtuckct. Seewee Bay, or /?i(//V Harbour, on the cnnft of S; t!arolina» lies nearly at an equal diftance fouth-weft of Ca)>e Ro- man, and north eaft of Charlefton En* trance, having feveral ifles which form the bay. Segovia, New, a finall city in the ;i)rililii5li< nufGuatimalai in New-Spain, 30 miles north of New-Granada, It has feveral gold mines in its neighbour- hood, though the city is iinull and thinly inhai)ited. N. lat. la. 4s, Wj long. 87. 31. , SeguataNBio. See Cbequetan, * Seguing IflanJ, or Sgqum, on the C9aft of tiic DiftriL^ of Mume, is one of the Ibuthernmolt idands in (^^afco Bay ; bct'.vten Cape ^mnll Point and George Town. There is a liijht-houfe on this iliandwhich contains a repeating li(>ht, IbconrtniiKd ns to difappear once every minute rind ;i haU, which diftinguiftt^ it from Portland light, N. at. 43. S^* W.|i;rig. 6fj. ?o. i,ri'..^'k Segura df la Frontera, a large town ill the, piovlnce of Tlntcaia,, aiuji ^;ingdoln of Mexico, fevi-nty miles weft of Xiiappa, ajul in tlie road froifi Vera Cruz to Mexico. T!>c lurround- ing country has a temperate air, .and'*-. is remru'kahly fruitful, producing J jvi-g« quantities of corn- and fruits, particu-? larly grapes N. lat. 19. 28. W. lon^. 100. TO. Seminoles, a divlfion of the Creek nation of Indians.. They inhabit the 1 i 1 flat. Soo SEP flat, level country on the rivers Apala- chicela and Flint. See C«ikt, SlMPtONlUs, a townlhip of New- Yt>rk, nearlv in the centre of the cmtn- t^of Onondago, ii 10 milea fouth-calt troin the ferry on Caytiga Lake. It it within the jurilUiAion of the tovmfliip of Scipio. Senica, a (own of New- York* O- nondago co. lately laid off into fireeta an(> l^uarcs, on the north fide of Seneca Falla« The cntcrprifing proprietor! are eroMng ilour and fiiw inulai of the heft kind* on this never failing (treani } and from its eentral fituation, both by lanti and water, between the eaftem and wcftem countrieiy beins at the carrying placcf it promiles a rapid inereafe. The proprietor* have expended large fums of nionev, not only in ereiline milla, hut in buikfing a convenient bridge acroft Seneca river, and are now co-operating with the enterprifing Gen. Williamfon in making a good waggon.road* to Ge- neva. Seneca Creekt in Kfaryland, has two branches { one of which la called Little Seneca. It empties into Patowmac riv- er, about 19 mdes N. W. of the mouth of Rock Creek, which feparates George Town fram WaOiingtoii city. Sbneca, Lakt. See Canada Sage Lakt, SfiNtCA RitftTt in the State of New. York, rife* in the Seneca country j.irHas cadwardly, and in its paflitge receiveB< the waters of Seneca and Cayuga lakes, (which lie north and ibutn 10 or is miles apart} each is between 30 and 4.0 miles in length, and a mile in breadth) and empties into the Ohondago rivec, 34 miles below the falls, at a place called the Three Rivets. The river is boata- ble from the lakes downwards. Within half a mile of the rivrr is the famous Si^lt Lake. See OtmiJt^tt County, and Military Toivn/bips. Sen EC as, a tribe of Indians, one of the Six Natioas. They inhabit on Ge- neflee river, at tht Ginieffee CaiUc. The ti'ibecanMs>ofabout i^tofouls. They have two towns of 60 or 7o> foul*, each, on Freneh Creek in Pennfylvania, and another town on BuiFaloe Creek, and two fmall towns on Alleghany river. Si^NTER Harbenrt in the north-weft part of Lake Winnipifeogee. SCPAILATI0N Bajft in the Straits of Magellan, is % league* within Cape iUl- 8 ES tar, it the weft end of the ftraltv, and lie* W. of Tuefday Bay. SERENA, L*. See Cequiiiihtk 8erko»ppi» a captainfliip of Braiilr fo named from a river of the fame name,, running through the middle of it, aritl falling into the Atlantic Ocean in lat. ti. is. fouth. It i* buundtd north by the river St. Francis^ and I'uuth by that of Todos lo» Santos. It produces fugnr and tobacco in confiderable ouantities. Srrecu'PB, the capital or the above captainfliip, with a harl'otir on the S. Atlantic Ocean, 4^ leagues N. E. of St. Salvadoite. It is fituatcd on a rifing ground on the north fule of Va^aharis river, 33 miles from the iVa. It is very inconfiderable ; but has fome filver mines in its neighbourhood. S. lat. 11. -no.. W..long. 31. s. SERaANA, an ifle between Jamaica and the cuaft of Nicaragua, which took its name from one j'rrrairarwho parted with the fleet from Spain, in tht time of Charles V..and was fliipwrecked on the rocks of this ifland { but having galicd the fliore by fwimming, he fownd there neither herbs, trees, nor water^and went overall the ifland, whiah is about (-miles in circuit, without finding any thing to quench thirft or fatisfy hunger. Prmtl at laft with extreme hunger, he caueht fome crabs on the fliore, which were his food for fome days } and then feeing large turtles which came afliore, he caught fome of them. Having lived for three year* in this manneiv on crabs and tur* ties, and drank nothing but rain-water which he gathered in turtle-flielis, he difcovcred another companion in mil- fortune, who had alfo been fliipwreck- ed. This companion was fome com- fort to him» and they lived four years together } at the end of which time^ a veilcl coming near the ifland,. carried them both to Spain. The laft of the(e dietl on the way thither j but Serrana was carried to Germany, and prefenied to Charles V. as^a kind of prodigy, for all his body was. overgroWn with hair like a bear, and his beard came down to his waift.- The emperor beftowed oiv him 4800 ducats to be yaid in Peru ; : but he died on. his way to Panama, as he was going to receive them. Sbseme ^a>h a river of the N.W. Territory, wliicit empties through the wefternbank of Illinois river, about iSo miles fcom tlie Miflifippi. Its mouth is 40 yards S E Y 40 yardi wide} ami the land bonlerhig on it ii verygwHi. It Is huatahle 60 milci. 6BVKN Bnlttrtt fmall iflandt on the north coall of the tfland of 8t. Domin- They lie oppoftte the mouih uf SH A jot btite Chrift river, or Grand Yaqui, Thiiy have occalioiied leveral wrecks, and prove a (kelter to prtvateere. SiVBN f^wuis Bajt on the north fide of the river St. Lawrence} »{ leagues from the W. end of the ifland of Aati- cofti, and in lat. 50. «o. N. It wai one of the 'French pofti for trading with the Indians* and hae a very fccure har- bour for (hips in any wind. 61VEIIN, a fmaH river of Maryland, of (hort courft;, which runs fuuth^eaft to Chefapeak Bay. It paffes by Anna- polis city on the N. and empties into the bay about two miles below the city. Sbvbrn, r river of New South Wales, which purCuee a north eaderly courfe, and enters Hudfon's Bay at Se- ,vem Huufe, which is 160 miles eatt of York Fort. Sevjkr, a county of TennelTee, Ha. milton Di(tri£l. In 1795 it contained, according to the State cenfus, 3578 in- .habitants, including np flaves. 6e VILLA Nfttvm, a town which was founded by the famous Er<)uivel, on the iHorthfideof the ifland of Jamaica} a little to the weftwanl of Mammee Bay, and the fpot .which had been honoured ' by the refidence of Columbus, after his fltipwreck in 1 503. It is now called -Suville Plantation } and the ruins of the ancient town are ftill viCble in fome of •the cane fields. Sewee Bajf or Buits Narbem-t on ithe coaft of 8. Carolina, is fouth-we^ .of Caoe Carteret. The long and nar- row ifland called l^acoon Keys is l)e- tween Cape Carteret Ifland and the en- trahce to this harbour, which is at the N. £. end of Bull's Ifland. See Seenuee. Sbyivo, or Seyby Oom- I wall, from which it is ftfparated (hip. towards the year '1780 it bad I Houfatonk rircri and weft % thrHpK jM S H A Um cF Neiv^Yiirlc Ctatei. It it about smnilctN.W. of Litchfield. ' - e«AiiON, a village in G«oi-gia, about 5 nsilM from Savannah. Iff thin place, juft at the clofe uf the war, Gen. Wayne VNM attacked in a furious maimer by a body of Cherokee Iitdians, headed by a Britifli ofEc^r^ They fought hand to hand manfully, and took i fuecet of ar* tiUery. JBut Gen. Wayne^ at the iia- ■ard of his own life, gained the vi6lory Sharon, a new tovvn in Seholarie cOi New>York, itscorpot-ated ill i7<)7. Sharkstown, in Qjieen Anri«;*'/ co. Maryland. ■ Ste Kent County. Sharpsburg, a poft town of Mary* land, WaOiington cO. about t^o miles from Patowmac river, and nearly op- poilte to Shephefd^own, in Virginia, at the mouth of Shenandoah river. It conuin£ a church, and abuur a 50 houfes. It is 9 miles N. N. W. of Wiliialm's port, 69 Vl i by N. uf Baltimore, and xS-ji W. S. W. of Philadelphia. Shawaneb, and Sbavan6M\ the former the Indian, and the latter the French name of Cumberland river, in the State of Tenntflce. It is alfo called Sbaioanee. Shawanese:, or Sbmvanees, an In- dian nation, great numbers of whom have joined the Creek confederacy. They have 4. towns on the Tallapoole river, containing 300 warriors; and more are expefted to remove ' thither. By the treaty of p<;ace, Aug. 3, 1795, the United • States agreed to pay to this tribe r. fum m band, and louo dol- lars a year for ever, in-goods. They in- habit aifu on Sv o river, und a brat'ch of the Muikir,>^um, and have tiieir hunting-grounds between Ohio river and Lake Erie. They are generally of a fmali fise, rather handfome in their fb'Ltures, and art verv cheerful and crafty peopli% Counfelling among their eld poople, and dancing annong their yu'ing men and women, take up a great ^art of their time.^ Shawangunk, a townfliip in Uliler co/.Newyork { hoiHuled eaftrrly byNcw- burgh and- Marlborough, .'\nd fourherly by Montgomery and i:he Platte Kill. It contains SiaR :..> charged Itlelf into \lerriinack rivers Sheba {|f?hieh is a'poft-town, is 10 miles N. E. of WifcaCt. Sheeprcot har- bour has high watei , at full and change, 45 minutes after jo o'clock } depth, 9 fathoms. Sheep's Cow, on the eaft 'coaft of Newfoundland, lies between Bay Ro- bert and Port Grave. Sheffield, a townfliip in the north* ern' part of Caledonia co. V'ermon*. Sheffield, a poll- town of Mafl*a- chirfttts, BerkThirc coi 30' miles fouth- taft of Hud Ton in the State of NeW- Yojk, 145 wcft-routh-wi'ft of Bofton, and «57 north-talVof PljibJtlphia. It wai incorporated in 173), and contains r,S99 inhabitants.' Honlatcnic river,- which is nine rous iii bitadth, pafles ihiough if from north' to fouth, which with ii« branches fiipply water for fe- veral mills and iron works. South Moun- tain extends the whole lenfrth of the town, along rlie eaft fide of the river. She LBU RN e, a townlhip of Vermont, Chiitendeu CJ. r.difi. SHE Ch'ittieixlen co» on tlie eaft fide of Lake ChampUin. It has Burlington on the north, and Charlotte on the ibuthi ind contains 389 inhabitants. Shelsvrnb, an interior townfhip in Grafton co. New-HampOtire. Kt was incorporated in tji^t and contains 35 inhabitants. Shelbvknb, a township in Harop- fliire county, Maflathufitttv, adjoining Greenfield. Shelburne, atownoFNova Scotia, at the head of a bay which runs up from Port Rofeway, at the fouth-weft part of the province. In 17S3, it cori- tained, 600 families, hut is now lefs Eopnlous. It is 18 mites north -ea(t of tarrington, and ii fuuth-wcft by ibuth •f- Halifax. Shelby, a new county of Kentucky^. Shelter IJlauJ, ar the eaft end of Long Iflanii, in Suffolk co. New- York, lies 3 leagues weft of Gardner's Kland. It is about 5 milci from euft to weft, and 7 from north to fouth. It is a fruit- ful (pot, containing shout 8000 acres ; )«as incorporated m i738, and contains ftoi inhabitants, of whom 34. are tlitant«. Shirley, a rownihip of Pennfylva. QM» iituated in Himtingdon county. « SHOAI.S, f/Us tf, tkve 7 in number, fituated on the coa/tof New-Hampfliiit; ; and to thefe the celebrated Cspt. John Smith gave his own name, but the in- gratititde of man ha* denied hi* memory that fmelt honour. The Ifle of Shoal* to the Dry Salvage Rock, the coiirfe '.s S. f W. 8 leagues ; toPorti'mouthN.N. W.-3 leagues J to Newbury-Port Bar S, W. 7 league; ; to York harbour N. ^£.5 league*. N. lat. 41. 59. W. long. 76. 33. SkoeNBCK, a Moravian fettlement in Pennrylvania, near Nazareth } begun in J757. Shorkham, a townftiip of Vermont, Addifon co. on the eatt fide of Lake Champlain, having Oi-well on the foiith and Bridport on the N. a little N> £• of Ticonderoga, Itcontninsy 1 1 inhabitants. ShR£WSBV^y, a Doft-town of New- Jci-fcy, Monmouth co. on the fea board, having Middletown on the N. Freehold W. and Dover Ibtuh-weiK North river divides it from Middletown, and is na- vigable a few miles. This town is 1 5 miles north-eaft by eaft of Monmouth couit-houfe, 14. ibuth-eaft of Middle- town Point, 49 eafterly of Trenton, 33 fouth-caft by eaft of Brunfwick, and 79 eallvnorth-eaft of Philadelphia. The compact ;.)art of the town is pleafant, and contains anEpilcopal and a Prelby- terian church, and a meeting-houle for Friends. On the iide of a branch of Na- vefink river, in this town, is a remark- able cave, in which are 3 rooms, arched with a loft porous rock, through which tlie moifture (lowly exudes, and falls in drops on the land below. The town- ship contains 4,673 inhabitants, includ- ing 214 fl-ives. Much genteel company from Philadelphia and New- York re- fort here during the i'ummer months, for health and plcafure. Shrewsbury, a tov/nfljip of Ver- mont, ill Rutland CO.' between Claren- don cy rlie weft, and Saltalh on the eaft, and cuniains 3ii} inhabifsnts. 8 Iff Shrewsbury, a townfliip in York CO. Pennfylvania. Shrewsbury, a townfliip in Wor- cefter co. Maflachufetts } 6 miles eaft of Worcefter, and 40 weft by fouth of Bof- ton. It was incorporated in 1^*7, and contains 963 inhabitants .n Shubenacadie, a river of Nova- Scotia, which rifes within a mile of the town of Dartiituutb, on the E. fide of Halifax harbour, and empties into Cobe- quid Bay, taking in its courfe the Slewi- ack and Gay's rivers. The gi'cat lake of the fimc name lies on the £. iide of the ro-id which leads from Halifax to Windibr, and about feven miles from it, and XI miles from Halifax. Sf.VTESBUR Y> a townfliip of Mafla- chufetts, Hampfliirc co. on the eaft fido -jf Conne^Ucut river, about 1,6 miles N, £. of Northampton, and 90 V/. by N. o( Bofton. ; SiARA, or Stara, a town on the N« £. coaft of Brazil, in the captainfliip of its name. 3. lat. 3, 30. W. long. 39. co, Andrew Vidal, of Negrciros, was chief magiftrate of this city in the year 1772, in the i24.th year of his age, and dif- charged his duty as a judge to entire fatisfaflion ; and died z years after, in fidl pofleflion of his mental power*. In 1 773> 189 of his defcendants were alive. Sib aldes, iflands on the coaft cf Pa- tagonia, in S. America. S> lat. 50. 53. W. long. 59. 35. Sibau Iflands f on the coaft of Cape Breton Ifland, lie off the fouth point of Port Dauphin, nnd aftbrd good anchor- age. Sicca Punto, or Dry Pointy on the north coaft of S. America, on the Span- ifli Main, is the north-weft limit of Triefte Bay, and foutherly of the iflaitd c "Curacao. biCHEM, formerly a fettlement of the Moravians, on the eaft line of New. York State} 25 miles £. S.E. of King- fton, on Hudlbn's river. Sidney, a townfliip of New- York State, on the north line of Pefinfjivania, oppofite to the mouth of Chtnengo river; having Sufquchannah for its north and eaftern boundaiy. Sideling /////, a range of hills which lie in the north- weftern part of Mary- land, between Alleghany and Waftiing- ton counties, which arc divided by the creek of the fame name. S|£RR£ Madre. See Andts. SILVER SIN Silver Bkjft a coiifiderahle height upon the Caioli.ia (hore of Savannah river } perhape 30 feet higher than the low lands on the oppofite ftiore, which are .fubie£k to inundations in the fpring and falU This fteep bank rifes psi^n. di<>ularly out of the river, difcovering various ftrata of earth. The furface of the ground upon thitt bhifF> which ex- tends nearly two miles on the river, and from half a mile to a mile in breadth, is nearly level, and a good fertile ibif, as npprars by the vaft oaks, hickory, mul- berry, black walnut, and other trees and flirubi left ftanding in the old fi«lds, which are fpread abroad to a great dif- tance. . Here are various vellig(;s of the ancients ; as Indian conical mounts, ter- races, areas. &c. as well as traces of for- trefles of regular formation, as if con- (tru6led after the modes of European mi- litary archite6ls ; which Tome luppofe to be the ancient camps of the Spaniards, who formerly 6xed themfelves here, in hopes of finding filver. Simon's, St. the e.iftemmoft of the 3 large idands tituated at the mouth of the Alatamaha river in Georgia, having on the N. N. E. Little St. Simn^s If- landi and between thefe is the eaftern mouth of the river. The Ibuthem end of the ifland is near the N. mouth of the Alatamaha. It formerly had a Itrong battery erefled here, for the defence of Jekyl Sound] in which 10 or la forty gun (hips may ride in I'afety. This iO^md is about 45 miies in length, and from two to four ir breadth , has a rich and fruitful foil, full of oak and hickory trees, intermixed with meadows and old Indian fields. In the middle of the ifland is the town of Fredcrica. The bai or entrance of St. Simon's is 8. by W. 19 leagues from Tybee Inlet. Simon's Fort, St. at the fouth end of St. Simon's liland, is 9 or 10 miles from St. Simon's Bar ; and is remarkable for its white appenrance, SiMSBURYt a townfliip of Conne^i- cut, in Hartford co. 14. miles N. W. of Hartfoixi. Copper ore has been found here. . SiNEMAKONiNC, a N. weftenimoft branch of Sufquehannah river. SiNEPUXENT, a very long bay on the fouth- eaft coaft of Maryland } a number of long and narrow ifland s fe parating it from the Atlantic Ocean. 6ine|)ux«nt Inlsti is ia about lat. %%> 10. SIS ^0$ 30. N. and neyly i% miks eaft of the town of Snowhill. SiNG-SiNO, an inconfiderabU village on the eaft fule of Haivei^raw Bay, in Weft-Chefter co. 35 miles N. of Newr York city. Si NIC A, a coniiderable Cherbkcf town, on the banks of Keojvee river. The houfes on the eaft iide are on an elevated fituatloiv, and command a dfe. lightful and extenfiv^e profped of tbjP whole fettlement. The inhabitants, about 500 in number, can mufier 109 warriors. Sinking Spring Falley. See Bald Eagle Falley. SiNo, or Sinut a bay on the N. coaft of Terra Firma, South- America. Thei-e is alfo a town of the fame name on tlie S. fide of the Gulf of Moroiquillo* about 66 miles N. E. of St. Sebaftiaiii, and 40. S. W. of Tolu. Sious, or Sioux, a powerful nation of Indians, confifting of three diffctenc tribes, which can furnilh 9,500 war* riors ; the S^ous, who inhabit the bead waters of the MifTifippi and MiiTouriy 3,000 warriors \ the Sious of the Mea- dows, 2,500, and the Sious of the. Woods, 4,000. The two laft inhabit on the head and Weftern waters of the Mif- nilppi,and the iflands of Lake Superior^ SipsEY'8, a branch of Tombeckbee river, in Georgia, which runs a fcuth« weft by fouth courfe. Its mouth is in about lat. 31. 5.5. N. and 40 miles N. by W.of the upper mouth of Alabama river. Sir Charles Hardy s IJland, in the S. Pacific Ocean, was difcovered in 1767, by Captain Carteret. It is low, level* and covered with wood. S. lat. 4. 41. W. long. 154. ao. Sir Charles SaunJer^s IJland, in the fame ocean, and difcovered by the fame navigator, is about two leagues in length from E. to W. S. lat. 17. a8. W. long. 151.4. SiRius, a fmall ifland in the fame ocean^ difcovered by Lieutenant Ball, in 179a. It is about 18 miles in cir> cuit. S.lat. 10.51. W. long. i6i. 30. Sisal, on the north coalt cf Yuca- tan, in the Gulf of Mexico, is 4 league* wefi of Linchanchee, and 8 eaft of Cape Condccedo. It is the higheft look out on the whole coaft. SissiBou, in Nova-Scotia, liea on the eaft fide of St. Mary's Bay, *i milea foutU-eaft of Aunapolisi 61 ITER*! Sq6 six Srsnii*« Ftr^t a vilUffe In S. Caro> lin»t ^5 roii«i from Cooinwatchiet and aea lirovn CKarlefton. Six Mbhb* f «Xi on the weft fide of the lAand «f Barbadoei, towardi the N. fnd. It lice between SunderlambFort to the fouthi and Six Mena* Fort to the N. Six Nations, a eonfcderacv of In* £ nations lb called by the BHtlfh and ericans. The French call them uoia. Formerly they were called the l^ive Nations, five only being joined ki that alliance} but th«^ nowconfift of fix nations, and chII themfelvea Ag^- mfibumt that is, the tJmttJ FeMt, Some call ihem Ma^e$\ others Ma- n't. Thefe ffx nations are the Mq- tht Onrukut Omndagns^ Snecas, CajMgas, and Tajiaroras, The latter joined the confederacy 70 years ago. In the htewar with G. Britain, they were aUies of that power, and in 1779 they were entirely defeated by the troops of Congrefs, and their towns all deftroycd. They now live on grounds called the State Refenrattons^ which are interme- diate fpaces fettled on all fides by white people. In their prefent cramped fit na- tion, theycannot keep together n great while. They will probably quit the United States and nitre over the lakes Ontario and Erie. All the Mohawks smd the greater part of the Caytigas, Irave already removed into Canada. The mnnber of Ibuls io all the fix na- tions was, in 1796,4,058. The Stock- bridge and Brotherton Indians, who sow life among them, added, make the whole number, 4,5^S, of whom 760 live In Canada, the reft in the United States. By a treaty made in 1794, between the T^nited States on the one pait, and the ^' ,x Nations and their Imiian friends i-e- i iing with tiKm, on the biher pnrr, it vras ftipulated that « the i'uni of 4,5ro dollars fhould be expended aunuaily and forever, in purchafmg clo'athing, 4!omeliic anihnals, implentenl* of huf- bandry, and other utenlits, and in com- pcnfating uleful artificers who (hall re- nde among them, and be employed for their benefit." This allowance is under the dirtiVion of a Aiperlntemiant, and is ■ot diftributed for any piivate purpoies. It is n;ipui'tiont-d among them accord- ing to their numbers, in order to which, there is annually taken an exa^cenCus of all thelic Indians . In 1796, the Frumis, couimJiily called Quakers, in their be SK E nerdknce and seal to promote the weU fare of thefe Indians, raifed a fund to Aipport a number of their foelcty, whcr offered to go and vefide among them, with a view to promote their civilisa* tion, moral improvement, and rfeill wel> fiirek A coninrittee of their fociety was apoolnted to accdmpany thei'e friends to Humanity, and they were aAually on the fbot, and comm'enced their work of charity in July of this year. The State of New-York have taken thefe Indians under their proteAion, and appointed commiflioners to take care thr.t tnry re< ctive no wrong fiom interefted indivi- duals. Skaniatetes, a lake in Onondaga county, New- York, 14 miles long from fouth-eaft to north-weft, and little more than one mile wide where broadeft. It waters the military townftiips of Mar- cellus and Sempronius, and fends its waters northerly to Seneca river. Skenectady, an ancient and ref- pe£iabletown in Albany co. New. York, 16 miles north-weft of Albany ei^y, pleafantly fituated in a vale bordered with hills to the fouthward and eaft- wai-d, on the margin of Mohawk river. Thehoufes, about 130 or »oo in num- ber, are compaiSlly built, chiefly of brick, on regular ftreets, in the old Dutch ftile, on the fouth fide of the river: few of them are elegant. Tlie public build- ings are a Dutch and a Prefl)yteriaa church. The windings of the river, through the town and fie'ds which are often overflowed in the fpring, aflfb>"d a rich aiKl charming profpc^l about har- vcft time. This town, being at the foot of tiavigation, on a long river which pal- ies through a vciy fine cotintiy rapid- ly iettling, it would be natural to con- clwle, woiiW embrace much of its com- merce} but originally knowing no other than the fur tiade, which, fince the re- volution, has almoft ceaiisd, and hav- ing taken no advantage of its huppy fi- tjiation for other commerce, the pince has confiderably decayed! The chief bufinelK of this town now is to receivt; the merchandize from Albany and dm it into batteaux to go up tiic river, and forward to Albany the iVtnrns troui the back country. See Mohaijck River, UnioH College vfM cfiablifiied and incor- porated here in 1794, and is under the dire£lton of 14 truliees. It took its name ironi the union of various dcno- minationa (tt. II j30i 4.9?3 10 S K E mtnattoni of Chnftitms in iti eftat>llih* mi^iu. 1 he Dutch were, however^ by far tl'« moft 'tbcral benefaflors to this indittitioh. It it well filiated foe the cohvenieiiiy of tlje nof'thern and wcrtem S3it» of the Sutc." Ii) June, 1796, lerc were 40 (liudcnt^, <^ividt:d intp 4 cladws, yiz;-^l languages, ^ l}i(lory and heiltt leitres, '3 niuthemlktics, 4 ))hilo- fophVf The annual cxpenf'e qf cducn- t'ionnere,'ihcluditig bohio, tuitlun, ^c. u lefs than joo do.lais. The pf. Jj^i ty of the f olk-ge confift;* in ynijousi ailiples, i;o the iollosving ambuut) vi?- Bond^ and mortgages, 1 t^o///. priiducinK an anpual S- intercft ot 7 per cei't. j ^ubfcriptioni, md otnerl debts due on the books >■ of the trcaliu'er 3 Cafli appropriated for the 7 purchafc pf book- i Hoqie and lot for the? prtfidjint J I,ot for the fcltc of the ? college 1 Houi'e and lot heretofore ' occupied tor the aca- demy, adonation iVom the confiftory of the Dutch church Books, &c. in tiie pof- 1 ' fefliun of the truitecs, ( and on the way froii i Europe J Cafti 'Appropriated by the ' rt^cftta for the p»ir- chale'idf books in the liands of the cbnimit- te-- I^cffacy by Abraham "^ Yates, jun. Ef(j. of 5- >'•■■• , ' 3 Albany i>35<' 45 3.500 3,»S0 5,000 a,38i 99 40a a SO. ■4.7,4.23 60 And 1,604 acres of lan.^.. ' The facul- ty of the college cotiliJcd, in 1797, bf the prefident and one tytor ; and the I'alary of the formfer with an hoiiic for his family is iioo dollars, and of the latter 665 dollais per annum, with dn additional ailowaVice at piffent 'of aso dollars, on account of the cxtranr- dirtiry price of the nocefl'.u'ies of life. There were, in 1797, 37 ftudehts, eight in the clafs of languages, twenty in the clafs of hi Itorv and belles lettrc^. fix in the cl.'tis of mithemitics, and three in the clalj of plujfopliy. * The covirfe of SKt joy fti^dicf is, thefirft year Virgil, Ciccvo** orations, Greek Teftamcntt tyxmt^ Romap antiquities, arithmetic and Eng. Ii(h gramntar-— ihe fccond year, «o-' griiphv and the u(e of the gtobci, Jlo* man hiftory, liiftoiy of America^ «n(l the Atnerii;an revolution, Xcnophoa, Horace, critipilin and ^oquence-'-^faa third year, the various branches of nut- thematics, and vulgar aivi decimal fra«« tions, and the c^ftraflion of the rootif geometry, algebra, trigonometry, nwvU gation, nienluratiun, Xenophon conti> nued. and Homcr—rand the fourth aadt laft year, natural philofophjr, the confti- tution of the United States and of the diifcrcnt States, metaphyfics, or at leaft that part wiiich treats or the philofoplnr of the humaii mind, Horace coDtinuMl* and Longinus : and during the cour& of thefe (Indies, the attention of the claf- ies is particularly rt:quired to elocution and cothpontion in the Englilh language* A provjUon is alfo made, for fubftitutmg the knowledge of the French language inllead of theGreek,'in certain cafes, if the fimds Hiould hereafter admit of in- (tituting a French profcfforfliip. The library Vonlilis of about icoo volumes, and ,(Jsoo is appropriated to the pur- chai'e of a plillolbphical apparatus. The townfliip of Skene£lady contains 3,47* inhabitants ; of whom 683 ai'e eleltors* and 3S( ilavcs. It is hounded eaiterlf by Half Nf oon and Water- Vliet, and fouthdly by the north bounds of the manor of Reiiflelaerwick. SKENtsBOROuisH, now called ^/>//*- hall, is a growing townfliip in the north- eait Cyiner of the Sate of New-York, (Ituated on Wood Cretk, on the fouth fuic of South Bay. This is a piHce through whic'.i moft of the communica* tion and trade between the counties on Lake C'hamplain and Hudfon's river ;afll'S. It has, however, very bad wa^f ter, and is unhealthy in fummer. It is about 8 miks caft by north of Fort George, arid 6 north by eaft of Fort Ann. Thi fortifications here were de- llioyal l)y Gs-n, Burgoyne, in July, 1777, JJKiVPAtK, a rownrtiip in Montgo- mery counf'y, Pcnnfylvania. Ski^ton, a village on theliorth fide of Patowmat river, u'pout 1 1 miles fouth- eaft of Fort Cumberland, and a8 fouth« erly of Bedford in Pennlylyania. Skitikiss, a bay of about 8 ieagu<;* cKtcnt' on llui caft iide of Wafinngtcn's laes. lait, an the K. W. co*ft of N. Amori. ^ aortkward of Cumberland Harbour. T^opening k'mht. about 53. 15. SkuppknOKQ. a I'mall river of N. CarolitHU Acanalwatfiniihcdin 1790, which connefts the water* of thU ttream 'With the lake in Difmal Swamp, on the ibuth fide of Albemarle Sound. Skutock Hills, in Hancocic co. Dif- tri£k of Maine, lie north -north -eaft ot 4hc harbour «fGouidiboroi)gh. In fail- ing from Mount Defi»-t to Gouidibo- TOugh» you muft fteer north- noith-eaft ibr thefe hille, which are more lemark- 4ble than any in the eaftem country. Thti'eare &w of them» and at a diftauce they appear round. Slabtown, a village in Bxirlington «o. New-Jcrfey, about halfway between Burlington and Mount Holly, 4 or 5 miles from each. Slaughter Cre^k, a Ihort ftream on the eaft fide ol Chelapeak Bay, Dor- ikheftcr county, Maryland. Slave Lakt and Hiwer, in the north- weft part of N. America. The lake is ♦xtenlive and gives rile to M'Ktnzie's river, which empties into the Frozen Ocean, and receives the river oJ^ its name from the weft tndof Athapefcow Lakej befides many other rivers from various direAions. Slave river runs a north- weft by north courfe, and is a mile wide at it» mourh. The latitude of Slave Lake is 61 . x6. M. and the centre of the lake is in about long. 115. weft. The northern bay is 40 leagues deep, and 6 fathom* water. The Dog-ribbed In- dians inliabit the north ihore of tins lake. Slearing Jjkfd, on the «oaft of {Newfoundland. Slokum's Jjland is the third of the Eliaabeth Tftancis in magnitude, being about 5 miUs in circuit. It lies off Bunard't fiay, in Barnftable co. Maf- iachufetts, and weft of Tinker's Ifland. Slusher, Fort. See ScbMer. SxiALl. P^intt on the coaft of Lin- coln CO. Diftri£l of Maine, forms the eaft limit of Cafco Bay, and Jies N. E. of Cape Elizabah, the weftem limit. Smith, a townfliip in Wafhtngton bounty, Pennfylvania. Smithfield, a fmall peft-tnwn of Virginia, on Pagan Creek, which emp- ties into Jameses river, hi Ifle of Wight «o. It is S5 miles fouth-eaft of Rich- ■wad, and 364ibutb-fettth-wcft of Phi- 5MI lalelpbia. The uedi is navigable tb^ veffels of ao tons. Sjmithfield, « poft-town, mkI the capiital of Johnfiu) co. N. Carolina, ob the eaft fide of Neus river, on a^beauti- ful plain, about lop miles not^.weft of Ncwbern, %$ from Raleigh, and 471 from Philadelphia. Smithfied, a townfliip of PenniyU vania, Philadelphia county. SMiTHPiEL»,C/i»/rrand4>»iv«r, tws towAfliips in Nortliampton cu. Pemi> fyivaiiia. Smithfifld, a townfliij|> of Rhode- Ifland, Providence cu. having the State of Mnfiachulbtts on the north, and Cum- berland on tlie N. £. Heie are exten- live orcliards ; and great quantities of ftone-llme are made, and tranfported to Providence and ether places. It contains 3x71 inhabitants, including 5 ilaves. Smith's Cafe, the north point of the entrance into a fea called the New Oil- covered Sea, and the S. W; point of this ifland formed by. that fea or founc^ which communicates with Hudfoi^*s Straits^ It is on the eaft fide of Hud- ion s Bay. 1y Iflip, weft- erly by Huntiiigton, noitnerly by the Sound, and eafterly by vhe patent of Brookhaven, inchiding Witine-com- inick. It containi loas inhabitants, of whom 167 areeicAors, and 166 (laves. SMiTHViLLE, the chief town of Bninfwick co. N. Carolina* lituated near the inouth of Cape Fear river, about 30 miles Ibuth of Wilmington. Smyrna, New, a thriving town in E. Florida. It is filiated on a flwlly bluff on the weft bank of the fouth branch of Mofquito river; about 10 miks above the Capes of that river, about )o miles north of Cape Canaver- al, and in lat. aS. north. It is inha- bited by a colony of Geeeks and Minor- fluies, eftabliiheU not k)ng fiiKe, by Dr. Tumbull. SnaKB bu&ans, a tribe who inhabit the fouth-weftern fide of Miflburi river, in lat. about 47.N.an'l long. 107. W. The Shevetoon Indians inhabit on the oppofite fkle of the river. Snowuill, a port of entry and poll- town of Marylam, and the capital of Worctfter co. fltuated on tlw S. £. fide of Pokciiioke river, wluch empties through the eaflem (hoi'c of Cheiapcak Bay, about iz miles to tlie fouth-weft. Here are about 60 boufes, a court-houfe, and eaol, and the inhabitants deal prin- cipally in lumber and corn. The ix- ports fr one year, ending the 3.0th oi September, 1 7$4., amounted to the value of 4,040 dollars. It is 16 miks fron Horntown, in Virginia, 8x S. of WiU mington, in Delaware, and 158 S. by 'W. of Philadelphia. Snowtown, a i'ettlemesit in Lincoln CO. Diftrifl or Maine ; iituaced between the Weft Pomls, 7 or 8 miles W. of Sidney, oppofite to Vafllilborough, and N. W. of Haliowell. SOCANDAGA, or SagtttJaga^ the W. brancb of HudlbnH rUtff nmt a fonth and fouth eaft conrfe, and about |c miles from its mouth, tikes a nomh-eatk dircAioh, and joiasth^t river about taor t5 miles W. bv North of Fort Edward* SOCIKTY IjUiHdj, a dofter of iilanda in the 8. Pacific Ocean. To thefe ifiands Captr Cook was direAed bjrTu- pia, in 1769} and he save then thia name in honour of the Royal Soeidv. They are fituated between the hitttduea of it* 10. and 16. 55. S. and between the bngitades of 1 50. 57. and 1 $%' W». They are fever in number; HMabekUp Ulietea, Oimbi^ BoiaMa, MMtrtoa, Toobau, VRATebeoyaUiVtot or StttmtkrjT IJUtftd^ which isKb're included, as being^ fubie6^ to Huaheine. The ibtl, tha prod unions, the people, their language^ religion, cuftoms, and manners are ^ nearly the fame as at Otahcite, that lit- tle need be added to the account whicti has already been given. Nature baa been equally bountiful in uncultivated plenty, and the inhabitants are as luxu- rious and as indoleDt. A plMntaiit branch is the emblem of jpeace, and changing n^Mncs the greateft token of friendfhip. Their mora!* are different- ly conftruAed, though (erving the fiime purpofes. It w cuftomary to give their daughters to ftrangcrs who arrive amongfl them -, but the pairs niuft be five nighta lying near each 3ther, without prelum- ing to take any other liberty. On the fixth eveiimg, the lather ot die young wMinan treats his gueft with food^ and informs his daughter, that fhe mtift that night receive him as her hufband. The (Granger muft not'exprefs theleaftdifl like, fhonid the partner allotted to hint be ever (6 diCigreeable ; for this is con- fidered as an unpardonable affront, and ib punifhed with inftant death. SocoNVSCO, a province of New- Spain, having Chiapa on the N. Guati- mala on the E. the N. Pacific Ocean oi> the S. and Guaxaca on the W. It is about 90 miles long, and almoft aa oroad. It does not produce much com, but great quantities of cocoa and indigo. SocoNUsco Ptrt, en the W. coaft of New. Mexico, capital of the province of Soconufco, in which are the mmm- tains of this name. N. lat. t5« is. W. long. 98. 16. SocoRA, an ifhmd on the coaft of South-America. SoDVs, Gr4at, agulf cenne£lfid wilh. the 5ie 8 O L tht foutli fide of Lake Ontarloi' by a ihort and narrow entrance. It U about ^ miiee long, and 4^ broid« and hat an afland in the eaiUin part» The town called Sodus, ftanda on the weft dde, near the S. W. part of the bay, or galf } about 14. mile* north of Geneva^ 35 lweftwaitl of Ofwego f orr» and xoo caft of Niagara. Soil Oiv, a fettlement ou Defert Ifland in the DiftriA of Maine* SoLANGO. an ifland on the coaft of Pent) 31 mile* N> by W. from Colan- che river, and i» fouth of Port Callo. Sol A K, f^trro or CaptSoloTt on the of iflands concerning the exiitcncc of wliich, there has been much dii{)ute, lie about 1,850 Spanifli leagues W. of the coail of Peru, in the vicinity of New-Guinea, between 15+. and 160, £. long, from Paris, and be- tween 6. and 12. S. hit. They were firH (li:coveied by Mcnclina, in his firlt voyage \\\ 1567. Herrcra, in liis dc icription of thcie ifluniiii, reckons 18 principal ones belongliig to the giou.), trom 50 to 300 leagues in circumference, befides many of a iiriallerfize. The air of (hefc iflands is nUubrious, the foil fer- ti!;:, the inhabitants numerous, and 0/ dift'et«nt fliades from white to black. S O M < The principal of tbcfe iflands are^ St« Ifabelia, (which fee) St. George, St. Mark, St. Nicholas, Fkurtda, tii« ifland bfPaliiu^&c. Solon, a military tpwnfliip of New;. York, Onondago CO. about $5 miles N. iVi from Suliiiuebann^h ^river, itnd yi fouthward from. Lake Oneida. It ili un- der the jtirildiflion of the town of ko- luer, which waa incorporated in 1794. SOMBAVERA Ifianitt in tlie Weft. Indies* Sec Sombrtro* SoMBBLLO Poini, weftwanl of tlie Gulf of Oarien, it 5 miles iiorthward of FrancifcO rivers SoMBKEftA. Sofkbavir^f or SjttibU'- rOt i Cinail dclwit ifland in the Wc(^ Indies, about 18 miles N. W. of An- guilla. It is about a league ^ach way, and is thus called by the Spa(iiards, from its refemblance to a hat. N. lat. iS. 38. W. long< 63.-37. it is de- pendant on Barbuda. SOMFLSDVK, ¥ort, a DiUch fort iit the confluence of the rivers Commewine :iid Cattica } the lalta^ being an arm ^f Surrinam river. > i SoMERs JJks. See Bermuda. SoMERS, a townfliip of Connt£iicut; Oil the north line of Tolland co. which feparates it fi-om the Slate of Klaflaclui'- felts. It contains about 1200 inhabit- ants and IS 14 miles N. £. of Hartford. Somerset, a tovvnfliip in Wafliuig- ton county, Pennfylvania. Somerset, a townfltipof Vermont, Windham coimty, 10 or 12 miles north- eaft of Bennington. Somerset, a poft-town of Mafla- chufetrs, Brifiol cc. and on Taunton river. It was incorporated in 1790, and contains 11 51 inhabitants. It is 9 njiles ealterly of Wiiren in Khi.de- Iflapd, 5% foutherly of Bofl»n, and 311 north- eall of PhilailclpLia. Somerset, a wcil cultivated cr;inty oFNew Jcriiyj 01 th-- north fide of thf great road in in Ne»v-Yoik to Phila- delphia. The foil, erpt'cially on Rari- ton river and its branch) s, is good, .inj produces good crops of ^'hcat, of which great quantitic are annur'ly exported. Tt is divided into 6 townfiiips, which Ji.ive 3 cluiiches foi- ritfl>) t.'iaus, 5 .or I'le I)i-tch idbrmec', i lor Dutch Ln- thernns, aiui oiiv; fc» Anabaptids. It contains 12,196 inhabitants, including 1810 fluvis. boMl'RsiiT, the i:apltal of the above tciinry; of* so a county} fauattd on the weft fide Millitone livcB. It contain! a court hoiife* gaol, •nd about to jMuret. It ic •3 niUcf northerly of Tjvntor*.. and 7* N. E. byN.ofPhilade);^ia. SoM&RSETy a county of Maryland* bounded ea(t by the 8ta. A dreadful Itorm of thunder and lightning happened here in May, 1779. Soi^co River, in tlie DiArift of Maine, is formed by two branches which unite in Raymondtown, about 3 miles from Sehago Pond. The loiigeft branch rifes in Greenland, about 3 miles from Amai ii'cvigg'iii riv^r, where is a pond called Sottg» Pond, t miles long. Tliis ftream, which purities a foutherly courie for at lead 70 miles, is fo free from ra- pids, that timber may be brought con- veniently from within a few miles of its hesd. The other branch comes from Wateifoi'd and Suncook, and pafics through a number of finaU ponds ; then falling into ^-ong Pond, it proceeds thi'ough Brandj Pond, and nieets the other branch. Jt is boatable its whole u gth, 25 niies. See Otattgstonxm or Greenland and Sek go Pond. So NOR. A, a iubdivifion of the South divificn of New-Mexico, in North- America. Chief town, Tuape. SoNsoNATE, a lea-port town and bay on the coaft of Mexico. iioRREL River, tlie outlet of Lake Chamolain, wliich, after a convfe of about '69 r.iiles ncrth, empties into the river ^St. Lawrence, in lat. 46. 10. and long. 7x. 45. W, Snrrel Fort, built by the French, is at the \ve, and is 30 miles W. by S. of Kotion. bourn Breach Houfi, aftationof the Iliidibn's IJay Company, in Noith- Anjcrica, fitu.ital on the eaftern fide of Salkalliawru river. South-Brimfield, a townfliip of Mi'fti*chvjfetts, H:inip(hire CO. about 35 miles S. F. of Nurtliampton, and 80 wclterly of Bofton. It nas incorporal- ed in 1762, and contains 606 inhabi- tnnt.s. SouriiBURv,atownofConnC(Sllcut, Litchfield co. 20 miles N. \i. of Dan- biuy, and 51 N. W. of Hartford. South EaJ}, a township of New- York, (itnated in Dutchels co^ bounded foutherly by Wtft-Chtfler co. and weft- erly by Fredciicktowij. It contains 921 inhabitants i \ M^ f« sou 'i'* \\ MMbhanti) ct^nhosa %6t are eIe£^ort« and i« davci* trmwd dHRM «r AlMHci I bounded K. by North-C^andina ; E. by the Atlantic Ocean I 8. ahd 8. W. by Savfomth ckBceTTri^lo riVer, wKJcR Wvidei thk Sute fioin Georgia. It lies b^twefp 31 and 35 N. tat. and betwficn 7Sand li W. hmg, fn«|cJ«ndQn. It-laV * kneth about soo rtliles, in bre andcontaiiA 10,000 fqitarem it divided inti 9 diftriaa. C BeMfbrt, and GtmrgtHn^ cqi^i what is ckned the laouyr^iMorfnr, and contain 19 {tariflvaraalf 18^^94 white in- halNtanti^i. (cm'to the legl^ature 70 r».- preientaiiTes, and so fenaton, a^ ply taxea to'^he amount of ,^sS,oSi t f i 11. Itmity^Sk^Wti^Sttm, Pimhin, Cam- den, Oramktrgf and Cbtmw diftrias, ant compreWnded in the V0*r Countiyft and cMitain «} countieii and i io,9o» white inhabifinti} Tend t6 thetegula- mre 54 reprdentativeii md 17 lena. tort, and pay taxes to the ambont of JP8||9o^ 1 1 %', The great inequality of reoriefentation }t obvious } attemjMs have been made by tbe.Upper dittriets, to remedy this eril, butbithertowisliout cflftft. By a late arrangenfient tht^liianie of county, is given to the Yubdhrifioh of thofe diftrifls ot^ly, in which couiity ceum are eftaUiOied. In the Lower diftriAs, the Aibdivifions are called pa- ri Ihes, and made only for thie, pUrp6^ of elefling the members of the State legijl^ture. The total nu...^r o( fo|. hat)itants in 1790, a49>073, 6f whom 107,094 were (laves. This State is watered by many navigable rivers, the principal of which are Savannah, Edifto, Santee, Pedee, and their brandies. The Santee is the Inrgeft river in the State. Thole of a fecomlary fize, as you bafs fiiom N, to S. are Waltkamaw, Black, Cooper, Afliepoo, and Combaliee rivers. In the third clafs are compre- hended thofe rivers which extend but a /hort diftance from the ocean, and ierve, by branching into numberle^ creeks, as drains to cairy off the rain water which comes down from the large inland fwimps, or are merely arms of the Tea. ^he tjdeig.no.part of the Stare, ^ows above 15 mlle^ from •^itie ftaKr Aca»al 6f «i tnllen ift ieflgth, cpnocAing Cooper and Santee rivers, \s SOU nearly completed, which, by cdimationf ^r clnr.^ m|I^^Abiinf ^JMfnd* ed. AnoilMii'Wat hjdon t(£be b'egiin i» nn\t$ the iS^o Mpihc Afltl^. It Is al/^in coptcmp latf o nm iiittke ^mg' gon road iVom ihafetHemntsJi {(..Ca- rolina, «ffr ^^(iteiQtains to KiKiHville, In ;Tntltt0k} ^la'fbm of ttioidry haa bet# v«Mfer^;it purpofti The only Harboti^t 61 JMM arc thole of Charl^r-| tiaif Port-K6^1» ^nd Georgetown . ■ The dimate ^s dtnerent in diflftrent uarri or the 6tate. Alt>ng the ^ea-coaft* oinOMt difeiale^ atnd fevers of various kinditfft prevalent betyfeei) July and OfUlbt^. The probabUity of dying i» nn^ll greater between the aoth of June and the aoth of OAober, than in the other eight months in the year. One Caufe of thefe difenfes, is, a low marfhy country, which is overflowed for the ' fake of cultivating rice. Tlie exhala- tions from theft Itagnated waters, from the rivers, and frpm the neighbours ocean, and the profufe perfpiration oF vegetables of all kinds, which cover j the ground, , fill the air with moiftuTe. Thik moifture falls in frequent rains and copious dews. From a£VuaI obfervation, it nas been found that the average an- nual fall of rain, for ten years, wa^ 4a inches, without regar^g the i^oiftuic that fell in fogs and dews. Ttie great heat of the day relaxes the body, and the agreeable ^oolnefs of the evening in- vites to an expofure to thefe heafy dews. But not only does the water on tlie low grounds and rice fwamps be- come in a (degree putrid, and emit an unwholefome vapour^ but when it is dried iip or dtiwn off iironathe furface of the groirnd, a quantity of weeds and grafs which have bee;t rotted by the water, and animals and fiih which have been deftroyed by it* #rc expofcd to tlie intcuiv heat of the h^tti and help to ^- fe£t tbeairwitha ((uantity^of poifonoltis «iHuvia. Within the limits of Charlef- ton, the cafe is 'very diftVient, and the danger , of cdntlr^ing difeafes arilfs from Indolence and excels. Though a refidencc in Or near the fwamps is veiy injurious to health, yet it has been fatis- fa£lorily afcertained, that by removing three miles f^forn them, Into the piihe mm #hicii «:aipjaii!isifjsiadW"p>tiiid between the rivers, an exemption from autumnal Atyacent Hboids, TSSiKi^T^Tfana^. . II ^i i tj|i pr!ence hu proved, might in a great meaftire be avoided, by thofe inhabi. tanta whofe cirtumftancea will admit of their removal from the neighbourhood of the rice fwamp(,to healthier fituations, during the nionthi of July, Auguft, September and OAobcr{ and in the worft fitu#tioni, by temperance a A twe. Violent excrcife on horfeback, chiefly, expoliire to the meridian ray* of the fun, i'udd^n fliowen of rain, and the night air, are too frequently the caufea of fevers and other difordcri. Would the fportfnien deny themfclvei, during t))e fall months, their favourite ■inurements of hunting and filhingt or confine themfelves to a very few hours, I ^ in the morning or evening— would the induftrious planter viftt his fields only at the fame hours— ^r would the. poorer clafs of people pay due attention to their manner of living, and obferve the pre- cautions recommended to them by men of knowledge and experience, much ficknefs and many diftrefling events might be prevented. The upper conn- try, Htuated in the medium between ex- treme heat and cold, is aa healthful «s any iiart of the United States. Ex- cept the high hills of Santee, the Ridge, and fome few other hills, this country is like one extcnfive plain, till you reach the Tryon and Hogback Mountains, aao miles north -wed of Charlefton. The elevation of thefe mountains above their bafe, is 3840 feet, and above the Tea- coaft, 4640. There is exhibited from the top of thefe moun- tains an extenfive view of this State, North -Carolina, and Georgia. And as no obje£l intervenes toobftruft the view, a man with ttlifcopic eyes might difcern veflels at fea. The nwuntains weft and north-weft rife much highei* tlian thefe, and form a ridge, which divides the waters of Tenneflee and Santee rivers. The fea-coaft is bordered with a chain of fine fea iflands, around which the fea flows, opening an excellent inland navi- gation, for the conveyance of produce to market. North of Charlefton har- bour, lie BulPs, Dewee's and Sullivan's Ulands, which form the north part of the harbour. James' ifla: ' e.'' on the other fide of the harbour, oppofite Charlefton, containing about 50 families. Further fouth^weft U J^hn'i iflaad, lar- SOU %%% £r than JameiUi 8tono river, 1M1 rms a convenient ind fkfe harbotirt divides thefe iflands. CoatlgUoui U> John's iAand, and conncAad withjtbf a bridge. Is Wadrtielawi taft 9K «(^Ieh aie the fmall iflea bflCeywaw and Knf> mon. Between thefe and EdiftolOaikf, ia.N. £difto Inlet, which alfo aftmia a good harbour for veflcls of eafy draft uf water. South of tdifto Ifland ia 8. Edifto Inlet, through which enter, tnOk the northward, all the vrfl'ela botiiid to Beautbrt, Alheepoo, Combahec, and Coofaw. On the fonth-weft fide of St. Helena Ifland lica a clufter of iflanda, one of the laiveft of which is PortKoyal. Adjacent to Poh Royal lie St. Helena* Ladies Ifland, Paris Ifland, and the Hunting Iflands, 5 or 6 in number, bor- dering on the ocean, fb called from tho number of deer and other wiljd gam* found upon them. All thefe *i/land«, and fome othera of lefs note', belong to St. Helena parlfh. Crofting Broad river, you come to Hilton Head, the moft fouthern fea ifland in Carolina. Wefk and Ibuth-weftof Hilton Head,liePinck- ney's, BuU's, Dawfufkies*, and fbme fmaller iflands, between which and Hil- ton Head, are Calibogie river and found, which form the outlet of May and New rivers. The foil on thefe iflands is ge- nerally better adapted to the culture of indigo and cotton than the main, and lefs i'uited to rice. The natural growth is the live oak, which is fo excellent foi: fliip timber j and the palmetto or cabbigc tree, the utility of which, in theconftniC- tion'of forts, was experienced during th« late war. The whole State, to the diftance of 80 or 100 miles from the fea, generally fpeaking, is low and level, almoft with- out a ftone, and abounds more or leA, efpecially on and near the rivers, with fwamps or marOies, which, when clear- ed and cultivated, yield. In favourable feaibns, on average, an annual income of from xo to 40 dollars for each acre, and often much more 1 but this fpecltc of foil cannot be cultivated by white men, without endangering both health and life. Thefe fwamps do not cover an hundredth part of the State of Caro- lina. In this diftance, by a gradual alcent from the fea-coaft, the land rifes about 190 feet. Here, if you proceed in a W. N. W. courfe from Charlefton, commences a curioufly uneven countiy. The traveller ia cenftaatly afcending Kk or i'f SO" or defcendtng little fand-hillci which nature feemt to have difnnittd in a ',froUe. If a wtKj high fea were fud- dcnly arrefted^ and transformed into 'fiuM>hilU: in the very form the waves ei^bod at the moment of transforma- tion} it would prefent the eye with juft fuch J view as is hei'e to be feen. Some Uttkherbvgey and a few fmall pinesy grgiw even on this foil. The inhabitants aie few, and have but a fcanty fubiift- ence on corn and fweet potatoes, which grow here tolerably weU . This curious country continues till you arrive at a I place called the /{i<^#> 140 miles from Charlefton. This ridge is a remarkable tra£l of high ground, as you approach it from the Tea, but level as you advance N. W. from its fcmmit. It is a fine high, healthy belt of laud, well watered, and of a good foil, and extends from • the Savannah tt> Broad river, in about 6. 30. W.bng. from Philadelphia. Be- yond thic ridge, commences a country exaElly refembling the noithem States, or like Devonfliire in England, or Lati- guedoc in Fran .!elight-. •f timber asd eyery kind of growth tui views. Th«l« high baaJuarc inter- 1 . twuveiv WVTCtt I sou !irov fcarcely ufed. Now the plough anu .i-ow, and other improvements are introduced into the rice fwamps with great fuccefs, and will no doubt become general. In the .middle fettlements, negroes are not fo numerous. The mailer attends per- fonally to his own bufinefs. The land is not properly fituated for rice. It produces tolerable good indigo weed, and fome tobacco is railed tor exporta- tion. The farmer is contented to raifc corn, potatoes, oats, rye, poultiy, and a little wheat. In the upper country, there are but few negroes ; generally fpeaking, the farmers have none, ami depend, like the inhabitants of the ,'iorthem States, . upon the labour of thetulelves and families for fubfiftence ; the plough is lifed almoft wholly. In- dian com in great quantities, wheat, rye, barley, oats, potatoes, &c. are railed for food i and tobacco, wheat, cotton, hemp, flax and indigo, for exportation. From late experim'n^s it has been found that vines may be cultivated, and wine loads to great advantage t fnake SOU ^i root, phk root, and a variety bf me- dicinal hei js grow fpontaneouny ; alfo, ginfeng on and near the mountains. This country abounds with preciout oit:s, fuch as gold, filver, lead, black lead, copper and iron ; but it is the mif- fortune of thole who dire£l their purfuitt in fearch of them, that they are deficient in the knowledge of chyraiftry, and too i\ equentlymake ufe of improper menftni- urns in extra6ling the refpe^Ive metali.> There are likewife to be found pellucid ftones of different hues, rock cryf- tal, pyrites, petrified fubftanccs, coarfe cornelian, marble beautifully variegated, vitreous (lone and vitreous fand j red and yellow ochres, which, when roafted and ground down with linfeed oil, make a very excellent paint j alfo, potter's clay of a moll delicate texture, fuUef • earth, and a number of dye-ftufFs, among which is a fmgular weed which yields four different colours, its leaves are fur- piifingly ftyptic, ftrongly refembling the taite of alum } likewiie, an abun- dance of chalk, crude alum, fulphur, njtre, vitriol, and along the banks of rivers large quantities of marie may be coUeAed. There are alfo a variety of roots, the medicinal effefts of which it is th** Hsirbarous policy of thofe who are in the fecret to keep a profound myf- tery. The rattle fnake root, fo famous amongft the Indians for the cure of poi> Ion, ii of the number. The next is the venerial root, which, under a vegetable regimen, will cure a confirmed lues. Another root, when reduced to an im- palpaijle powde.', is lingularly effica- cious in deftroyihg worms in children. There is likewife td root, anointment of which, with a poultice of the fame, will in a fhort fpace of time difcufs the moft extraordinary tumours, paiticularty what is termeil the white fweiling ; this ioot is very fcarce. There is another root, adeco^lionof which, in new milk, will cure, the hloody dyfentery { the pa- tient muft avoid cold, and much judg- ment is requifite in the portion to be ad- miniftered. There is alfo a plant, the leaves cf which, being bruifed, and ap •. plied to the part affecled, relieves rheu- matic pains i it pccafions a >-,oniiderable agitation of the parts, attended with moft violent and acute pains, but never fails to procure immediate eafe. There is alio a plant, the leaves of which have a moft foetid ^ell { tbefe leaves being K k a l»oilea 9t^ S 6 U boiledy and any perfon afflicted with tataneous complaints, once bathing therein, will be radically cured. There it a root, which a6ls as an excellent purge, and is well calculated for the la- bouring part of n.ankind, as it is only necelTary to chtw it in its crude (late, and it requires no manner of aid to fa- cilitate its operation. An equally effi- cacious and liir.ple pur^e is ohrained* Itxtm a weed, the Ualkof which is red, is about 3 feet high, and the flower white ( the leaves rim fron* the bottom of the ftalk in oppofiteand correl'pond- Jng lines } the feed is about the fize of a wheat grain, globu4ar in the centre, and oblate at both ends^ it i» full of oil, and taftes like a walnut kernel : zo grains of this, chewed and fwal lowed, is, in poinr of miidnefs' and efficacy, equal to any rhubari:^ ; and thepleaiantnels of its talie, as a deception to weak Ifomachs, appears to have been a defign of Provi- dence : in its o^ration it rsfemblcs cai- kor oiU A very fovcreign remedy is ex- traAed firom the bark of r\ tree, which may be ufed to great adv.intage in the difeales incident to this climate. Every climate, fome believe, has its peculiar (difeafe, and eveiy difeaie its peculiar antidote tind r the fame climate. In addition to the above is another fpecies of bark, of a fweet and naufeous talle ; the tree grows contiguous to a very powerful chalybeate ipring ; the bark, when fufficiently raafticated, operates as a very potential pur^^ and emetic, and in the hands of a fkilful chemift may be readered very ferviceable. In this coun- try is a tree which bears a large pod, in- dufing a kind of mucvbge, the juice of which is very (harp } the bark fmells like tanned leather, and when prepared like hemp, makes the Vfi7 bed of cord- age. Aifo another tree, which bears an car like a corn-cob, covereu with berries, containing a large proportion of oil. There is likewiie a very lingular tree, which afFotds a moll fuperb fliade; it Aroduces a round hall, which, in the Jteat of iummer, opens and enlarges a number of male infe£ls, which Ixiconic Very troublefome wherever they lodge : this happens generally fome diilance from their parent tree. The hand of na- ture never formed a country with more natural advantages, or blefled it with a more ferene or healthful climate. It abounds with game vt all ktnds; is a very SOU fine fruit countrv,and is peeuliarlyadapf. ed to the growth of vines, the olive, ftlk', and coffee trees, and the produ£lion of cotton. It is a perfect garden of medical herbs, and its medicinal fprinjn are not infbior to any in Europe. The iron- works, known by the name of the y!?ra Etna imt-iwrk, aie^ fituated in York county, within . "o miles of the Cataw- ba river. Wifliin the compafs of two miles from the furnace, there is' an in- exhauftible quantity of ore, which works eafy and well in the furnace." The metal is good for hammers, gudgeons, or any kind of machinery and hollow ware, and will make good bar-iron. Son^? trial has been made of it in fteel, ami it pt-omiles well. Kothing is ne- ceflhry for preparing the ore for u(b, but burning. The ore confifts of large rocks above the i'urface ; the depth not yet known. In the cavities between, lie an ochre and feed ore. It is faid there will be no occafion to fmk fhafts or drive levels for 50 years to come. The ^ra furnace was built in 17B7— > the ^tna in ry^S. The neareft tend- ing at prefent f 1795) is Camden, 70 miles from the furnace. The proprie- tors of th« works, and feven others, have obtained a charter to open the Catawba to the N. Carolina line, and a charter from "H* Ciirolina to open the river 80 miles higher in. that State, and it isexpe£led that boats will come with- in 40 miles of the works this fummer, (179;) as there are boat» aliready built (or the purpofe which are to carry 30 tois, and in the courfe of another fum- mer will be brought within two miles of tlK works. The works are within two nriles of the river, and the creek can be made navigable to the works. Mr. William Hill, one of the principal proprietors of thel'e works, has contriv- ed a method, by mean^ of a fall of water, of blowing all the fires hoth of the forges and furnaces, fo as to render unnecef- fary the nfe of wheels, cylinders, or any other kind of bellows. The machinery is fimple ar... cheap, and not liable to the accident of freeiing. In the middle, and eipecially in the upper country, the people are obliged to manufa£lure their own cotton and woollen cloths, and molt of their hufbandiy tools ; but in the lower countrj', the inhabitants, for thefe articles, depend almolt entirely on theii' intMrchaots. La accQuots from the- sou the interior parts of this State inform} that cotton, hemp and flax are plenty { that they have a confidcrable nock of good fliec|>; that great exertions are made,>and much done in the houfehold way.) that they have long been in the habit of doing fomething in family ma- mifa6lures, but within a few years paft great improvements have been made. The women do the weavine, and leave the men to attend to agriculture. This State furniflies all the materials, anJ of the bed kind, for fliip building. The live oak, and the pitch and yellow pines, are of a fupei'ior auality. Ships might be built here with more eafe, and to much greater advantage, than in the middle and eaftem States. A want of icamen, is one reafon why this buiinel's is not more generally attended to. So much attention is now paid to the ma- i)ufa£lure of indigo, in this (late, that it bids fair to rival that of the French. It is CO be regretted, that it is ftill the prac- tice of the merchants concerned in the Carolina trade, to fell at foreign.markcts the Carolina indigo of the -firft quality, as French. The ibciety for the infor- mation and afllftance of perfons emi-; grating from other countries, in a print- ed paper, which bears their fignature, fay, that " A monied capital may be profitably employed, i. In erecting mills, for making paper, for fawing lumber, and efpecialfy for manufadtur- ing wheat flour. There are hundreds of valuable mill feats unimproved, and the woods abound with pine trees. A hufhel of wheat may be purchafed in South Carolina for half a dollar, which will make as good floiu' as that which in the vicinity of proper mills fells for double that price. Such is the cheap- nefs and fertility of the foil, that halt a dollar a bufhcl for wheat would atford a great profit to the cultivators thereof. £. In tanning and manufafluring lea- ther-^Cattleare raifed with fo much eafc^ in a country where the winters are both mild and mort, that hides are remark- ably cheap. The profits of tanners and flioe-makers niuft be con(iderablt', when it is a well known fa£l, that the hides of full grown cattle, and a (ingU pair of flioes fell for nearly t^e fame price. 3. In making bricks— Tbcie Uow fell for 9 dollars a thouianci, and the call for them is fo great, that the bricklayers arc not /ully fupjpU SOU jtr 4. I: making pot-aOi— The «flMa that might be coUeAed in Charleflon, and from the woods burnt in clearing new lands in the country, would nimifli the means of carrying on the manu« facture of pot-afli to great advantage.** Gentlemen of fortune, before the late war, fent their fons to Europe for edu' cation. During the war and fince, tlK.y have generally fent them to the mif!d)e and northern States. Thofe' who have been at this "expenfe in educating their fons, have been but comparatively few in number, (bthat the literature of the State is at a low ebb. Since the peacC) however, it has begun to flourifh. fliere arc I'everal j'efpeAable academies in Charlefton, one at Beaufort, on Port Royal Ifland, and feverai others in dif- ferent part« of the State, Three col- leges have lately been incorporated by law, one at Charlefton, one at Winnl« borough, in the diftrift of Camden, the other at Cambridge, in the diftrift of Ninety- Six. The public and private donations for the fupport of thelie three colleges, were originally intended to have been appropriated jointly, for the erecting and l'u|)porting of one refpeft- able college. The divifion of theie do- nations has fruftrated this defign. Part of the old barracks in Charlefton has been handlbmely fitted up, and convert- ed into a colU-ge, and there are a num- ber of fcudents } but it does not yet me- rit a more dignified name than that of a refpe^lable academy. The Mount Sion college, at Winnfborough, is fupported by a refpeftable focicty of gentlemen* who have long been incorporated . Thit inflitution flourlfhcs and bids lair for ufef'ulnel's. The college atCambridge ip no more than a grammar fcitool. That the literatui e ot this State might be put upon a relpe61;ible footing, nothing is wanting but a I'piritof enterpriice among its wealthy inhabitants, The legiflature* in their ieflioii in January, 1795, ap- pointed a committee, to enquire into the pra£licability of, and to report a plan tor, the elbhii/lmieait of fchools in the different parts of the State. Since tilt' revolution, by which all denomina- tions were put on an equal footing* there have been no disputes between diffier- ent religious ic&s: They all agree to differ. The upper parts of this State are fettled chiefly by Preft>yterians, Bap- tilts and McthodifljB. From the moft K k 3 probable Jit s o u probabk calculations, it U foppofed that the religious denominations ot this Statct as to numberst may be ranked as fol- lows! Prcfbyterians, including the Con. gregational and Independent churches, EpilieopaUans, Baptifts, Methodifts> iec. Tne little attention that has been paid to manufaftures, occafions a vaft con> fumption of foreign imported articles { but the quality and va>-ie of their ex ports generally leave a balance in favour of the State, except wheu there have been large importations of negroes . The amount of exports from the port of Cbarlefton, in the year ending Nov. 1787, was then eftimated, from authen- tic documents, at 505,279!. 19s. 5(). fterling money. The number of veifels cleared from the cuftom-houfe the iame year* was 947, meafuring 4s,i 18 tens ; 735 of thefe, meafuring 41,531 tons, were Americans } the others belonged to Gt eat Britain, Spain, France, the United Netherlands, and Ireland. The princi- pal articles exported from this State, are rice, indigo, lobacco, flcius of various kinds, beef, pork, cotton, pitch, tar, ro- fm, turpentine, myrtle wax, lumber, na- val ftores, cork, leather, plntc root, fnake root, ginfcng, &c. In the moft fucceif- ful f^alons, there have been as many as 140,000 barrels of rice, and 1,300,000 pounds of indigo exported in a year. From the 1 5th £^. 1 79 1 , to Sept. 1 79a, 308,567 tierces of rice, averaging 5 5olb. nett weight each, wrere exported from Chariefton. In the year ending Sept. 30, 1 791, the amount* of exports from this State was 2,693,267 dolls. 97 cents, and the year ending September, 1795, to 5,998,492 dollars 49 cents. Charlefton is by tar the moft confiderable city on the fea-coaft, for an extent of 600 miles. From it are annually exported about the value of two millions and a half of dol. lacs, in native commodities } and it fup- plies, with imported goods, a great part of the Inhabitants of North-Carolina and Georgia, as well as thofeof S. Carolina. The harbour thereof is open all the winter, and its contiguity to the Weft- India i(1 nds gives the merchants fupe- rior advantages tor carrying on a pecu- liarly lucrative commerce. A w.iggon road of rtrtt,::n miles only is all that is wanted, to o^ku a communication with the inhabitants of TennciTee. Knox- vilie, the capital of that State, is 100 miiea nearer to Charlefton than to any SOU other eohfiderable fea-port tovm on t De Atlantic Ocean. The refcMination in France occasioned a civil war between' the Proteftant and Catholic parties in ' that kingdom. During thefe domcftic troubles, Jafper de Colieni, a principal commander of the protenaut army, fit- ted out 2 ihips, and fcnt them with a colony to America, under the "ommand of Jean Ribaud, for the purp; .('e of fe- cin-tng a retreat from prc.ecution. Ri. baud landed at what is now called Al*' bemarle river, in North- Carolina. Thir colony, aftc>r enduring' incredible hard- (hips, were extirpated by the Spa- niards. No further attempts were made to plant a colony in Ihis quarter, till the reign of Charles II. of England. Southern States j the States cf Maryland, f^irginia, Kmtucfy, Nertb- Carotina, fenneffttt Soutb-Carolitta, and Georgia^ bounded N. by Pennfylvania, are thus denominated. This diftri£l of theUnionrontainsupwardsofs, 900,000 inhabitants, of whom 648,439 are flayes, which is thirteen fourteenths of \the whole number of Haves in the United States. The influence of flavery has produced a very diftinguifliing feature in the general chantAer of the inhabi- tants, which, though now difcemible to their difadvantage, has been foftened and meliorated by the benign cfFe£ls of the revolution, and the progrefs of li- berty and humanity. The following maj be confidered as the principal produc- tions of this diviAon-o tobacco, rice, in- digo, wheat, com, cotton, tar, pitch, turpentine and lumber. In this diftriSk is hxed the permanent Teat of the gene- ral government, viz. t!ie city of Wafli- ington. SouTHFiELD, a tO\vnfliip of New- York, Richmond co. bounded northerly by the north tide of the road leading from Van-Duerfon's FerrV to Richmond Town and the Fifti-Killi eafterly hy Hudlbn's river. It contains 855 inha- bitants. South Georgia, a eluded of barren iflands in the S. Atlantic Ocean to the E. of Cape Horn, the fouthern point of S. A.nerica; in lut. about 54. 30. Ibuth, and long. 36. 30. W. One of tliele is faid to be between 50 and 60 leagues in length. South Had/ey, a townthip of Mafla- chufetts, Hampthire co. on the E. bank of Conne^cut riveri ncoiles northerly SOL' of Springfield, 6 feuth-eaft of North- «mpt(vi» and '90 weft of Bufton. It was incor^rated id 1753, and contains 759 inhabitants. The locks and canals in South Hadtey, on the eaft fide of Con-, iieAiicut river, made for the purpofe of navigating round the falls in the liver, wei-e besunin 1793, and completed in f 795* ^he falls are about three miles in length { and fince the completion of thefe losks and canals, there has been a confidenble increafe of tranfportation up and down the river. Some mills are already trt&ed on thefe canals, and a great variety of water works may, and doabtlers.will, foon be ere£led here, as nature and art have made it one of the naoft advantageous places for tliefe pur- pofes, in the United States. Canals are alfo opening by the fame Company, at Miller's Falls, in Montgomery, about 915 miles above thefe, and on the fame fide of the river. South Hampton, a co. of Virginia, between Jameses river and the State of N. Carolina. It contains 12,864 in- habitants, including 5993 flaves. The .court-houfe is 36 miles from Norfolk, *S from Greenville, and 399 from IPhi- ladelphia. South Hampton, a town/hip of New- Uampfliire, Rockingham county, on the fouthem line of the State, which fepa- rates it from MalTachufetts ; 15 miles fouth-weft of Portfmouth, and fix N. •W. of Newbury Port. It was taken from Hampton, and incorporated in 174.1; and contains 448 inhabitants. South Hampton, atownlhip of Maf- fachufetts, Hampfliirexo. and feparated from Eaft Hampton by JPawtucket river. It was incorporated in 1753, and con- tains 819 inhabitants, about 9 miles S. W. of Northampton, and 109 fouth- ^eft by weft of Bofton. South /7aM;^/o»,a townihipof Mew - York, Suffolk co. Long Ifland. It in- 'cludes Bridgehampton, formerly called Saggaboneck, and Mecoxej and, by means of Sagg Harbour, carries on a fmall trade. It contains 3408 inhabi- tants, of whom 431 are eIe6tor$, and 146 ilaves. It is la miles from Sagg Har- bour, 18 from Suffolk court houf:, and . i95 E. of New- York. South Hampton, two townships of Pennfylvania, the one in Buck's co. the «ther in that of Franklin. SovTii Hampton, a towaflup In the SOU J19 Mftem part of Nova-Scotla, and in Ha- lifax CO. It was formerly called yzt- magouche, and it $5 miles from On- flow. SovTH _ Hempftiodt a townlhip of New-York, Queen's co. Long Ifland» had its name altered in 3796 by the legiflature into Hcmpftead. The inha- bitants, 38*6 in number, have the pri- vilege of oyftehng, fifliing, and clam- ming, in the creeks, bays, and harbours of North Hempftead, and they in return have the fame right in S. Hempftead. - Of the inhabitants 57 5 are eleAors, and 316 flaves. South Hen, or GranJ JJland, in Lake Champlain. See Hero. Southhold, or Soutbold, a townfliip of New- York, Suffolk c , Long-Ifland. It includes Fiiher's Ifland,Pluinb Ifland, Robin's Ifland, Gull Iflands, and all that part of the manor of St. George on the north fide of Peaconock, extending weftward to the eaft line of Brook Ha- ven. It contains a numbsr of parifliesy and houfes for public worfliip,and 3x19 inhabitants; or whom 339 are ele6lors, and 1 8% flaves. It was fettled in 1640, by the Rev. John Young and his adhe- rents, originally from England, but laft from Salem in Maflachufetts. South Huntington, a townfliip in Weftmoreland co. Fennfylvania. Southington, the fouth-weftem- nioft townfliip of Hartford co. Connec- ticut, zo miles fouth-weft of Hartford, and a« north of New-Haven. South Ki»gJ!on, a townfliip of Rhode-Ifland, Wafliington co. on the weflern fide of Narraganfet Bay. It contains 4,131 inhabitiuits, including 135 flaves. South Mountain, in New-Jerfey. See New-Jerfey. SovTH Mountain, a part of the Al- leghany Mountains, in Pennfylvania. Near this mountain, about 14 miles from the town of Carlifle, a valuable copper mine was difcovered in Sept* 179s. South Key, a fmall ifland, one of the Bahamas, in the Weft-Indies. N» lat. az. 11. W. long. 74. 6. South Sea, now more uiually di£> tinguiflied by the name of Pacijie Oeeava was fo named by the Spaniards, after they had pafled over the mountains of the Ifthmus of Darien or Panama, from north to fouth* It might properly hie 5«« SPA named the Weftern Ocean, with Kgard to America in genei-aJ} but frpm the Ifthmus it appenred t6 them in a fouth- 971 dirc'ilion. In the beautiful iHands in this ocean, the cold of winter is never known { the tixes hardly ever lol'e their feaves through the conltant fucccflion of vegetation, and the trees bear fniit through the greateft part of the year. The heat is always alleviated by alter* liattf breezes, whilft the inhabitants fit under the fliadow of groves, odoriferous, ind loaded with abundance. The flcy is ferene, the nights beautiful, and the fea, ever offering its inexhauftible ftores 6f food, and an eaTy .and pleafrng con- ve^nce. South Thulb, or Soutteru Tbuk, in the S. Atiantic Ocean, is the molt fouthern land which has at any time been difcovered by navigators. S. latr 59. 3/}.. W. long. 47. 45. SovTHWiCK, a townfhip of MalTk- chufetts, in the S. W. part of Hamp. ihireco. liomilesS.W. byW.of3or- ton, and ii S. W. of Sprmn;field. It tvas incorj^rated in 17 70, a .d contains S^T inhabitants. South West Point, in Tenneflee, is formed by the confhience of Clinch with Tennefli^e river, where a block- liouie is ereiied. South Washington, atown of N. Carolina, on the N. E. branch of Cape Fear river, which is navigable thus far for boats. It is xj miles from Crofs JRoads near Duplin court-houfe, and 36 from Wilmington. Soutoux, an Indian village in Lou- ifiana, on the W. fide of Mimfippi riv- er, cppofite to the Nine Mile Rapids, 'St» miles below Wiefpincan river, and ^8 above Riviere a k Roche. N. lat. 41. 50. Sow and Pigs, a number of large rocks lying oft* the fouth-weft end of Catalumk Ifland, one of the Elizabeth Iflands, on the coaft of Maflachufetts. 'Spain, Ne-w. See Mexico. Spaniards' S^t)*, on the eaft coaft of Cape Breton IHand, is round the point of the fouth entrance into Port Dauphin, to the fouthward of which is Cape Char- bon. Its mouth is narrow, but it is wider within till it branches into two arms, both of which are navigdbie 3 leagues, and aftbrd fecure harbouring. N* lat. 46. so. W. long. 58. 29. Spanish America contains im- t SPA menfe province!, moft of which ari very fertile, i. In North' Amtrica,Lm» ifiana, Callfoi-nia, Old Mexico or New Spain, New Mexico, both the Floridas. a. In the tTefl-Indiet, the iflaAd of Cu. ba, Porto Rico, Trinidad, Mamrctta, Tortuga, &c. 3. Jn South-Amtritat Terra Firma, Peru, Chili, Tucuman, Paraguay, and Patagonia. Thefe ex- tenfive countries are defcribed under their proper heads. All the exports' of Spain, moft articles of which no other European counN y can fupply, are efti.< mated at only 80,000,000 livres, or 3>333>333l* '^^I'l* The moft important trade of Spain is that which it carries on with its American provinces. The chief imports from theic extenlive coun. tries confift of gold, filver, jA-ecious ftones, pearls, cotton, cocoa, cochineal, red-wood, (kins, rice, medicinal herbs and barks, as fafTafras, Peruvian bark, &c. Vanilla, Vicunna wool, fugar, and tobacco. In 1784, the total amount of the value of Spanifh goods exporte(^ to America, was 1 9 5,000,000 reaiesdevel- lon; foreign commodities, a'}8,ooo,ooo r. d, V. The im|)orts from America were vailued at 900,000,000 r.d.v. in gold, filver, and precious ftones; and Upward^ o^ 300,000,000 in goods. In the Gaieta de Madrid, 1787, (Feb. *o) it was ftated, that the' exports to Ame- rica (the Indies) from the following \% Karliburs, Cadiz, Corunna, Malaga', Se« ville, St. Lucar, Santknder, Canaries, Alicante, Barcelona, Tortofa, Gipon, St. Sebaftian, amcunted, in 1785, to 767,349,787 r. d. V. the duties paid on thefe exports amounted to 18,543,701 r. d. V. The imports, both in goods and money, from America and the W, . India iflands, amounted in the fame year to 1,166,071,067 r. d. V. and the duties to 65,471,195 r. d. v. The pro-^ fits of the merchants from the whole American trade was valued at 5,000,000 dollars. Spanish Creek, is at the head of St. Mary's river in' Florida. Spanish Main, that part of the coaft of Amerira, which extends from the Mofquito fhore, along the northern coaft of DaricYi, Carthageoa, and Ve- nezucl^, to the Leeward Ifles. Spanish' '/{/'V^r, a river and fettlc- meiit in Cape Breton Ifland,'and the prefent feat of government. Spanishto WN, or St. Jetgo de la f>- g«i S PI ^«y in the eofmty of Middlefexi Is the capital of the ifland of Jamaica. It ii ^tuated on thebanktof the river Cobrei about 6 miles from the fea, and con- tains about 5 or 600 houfes, and about 5000 inhubitantSi including free people of colour. It is the refidence of the governor or commander in chief, who IS accommodated ^ith a magnificent pa!ace. Here the legiflature ftts, znd the eourt of chnncery and the Aipreme judicial courts are held. See Jago de ia Vtga. 8parhawk*s Fmti on the northern fliore of Pifcataqua river, abreaft of which fliips can anchor in y fathoms. Sparta, a poll- town of New-Jerfey, Suflexco. 117 miles from Philadelphia. 6pARTANBVRGH,acountyofPinck- ney di(lri£l, formerly in that of Ninety- Six, S. Carolina, containing 8800 in- habitants, of whom 7907 are whites, and 866 flaves. It lends two reprefcn- tattves, ami one fenator, to the State legiflature. The court-houfe is 30 miles from Pinckney, 35 from Green- ville, and 746 from Philadelphia. Spear Cattf on the eaft coaft oF Newfoundland Ifland, and the fouth-eafl limit of St. John's Bay. Speicht^s Town, on the W. fliore of the ifland of Barbadoes, towards the N. part J formerly much reforted to by iQiips from Brittol, and from thence called Little Briftol ; but moft of the trade is now removed to Bridgetown. It is in St. PeterVparifhi having Sandy Fort and Margaret's Fort about a mile S. and Haywood's Foil oil the N. at half the diftance. N. lat. 10. 9, W. ^^^Z' 57- *»• Spencer, a flourifhing townfhip in Worcefter county, Maflachufetts, taken from Leicefter, and incorporated in 1753* 3»d coritatns 1312 inhabitants, and lies 11 miles fouth-wedward of Worcefter^ on the poft-road to Spring- field, and 58 S. W. of Bolton. S.-'EsurlE, a mall ifland at the head of Chefapeat*. Bay. SPiRtTV Santo, a town on the 8. fide of the ifland of Cuba, oppofite to the N. W. part of the clufter of ifles and rocks called Jardin de la Reyiia, and about 45 miles noith-wefterly of La Trinidad. • SpiRiTU Santo, or Tampay Bay, called alio Hillfl>orough Bay, lies on the W. coaft of the peninfula of Eaft- j Florida | has a number of ibeiU and ( keys at its mouth, and is 9 leagaM N. N. W. I W. of Charlotte Harbour, and (b ^. E.by S.^E. ofthebayof Apa- lache. N. la%, ^7. 36. W. tonr. Ss. 54. Spiritv Sar ^o, a townoT Braiil, in S. America. It ^^ fi uated mi the fea- coaft in a very feitiu country, and hat a fmall caftle and harbcur. 8> lat. ao. 10. W. long. 41. Spiritu Santo, a la<(e towards the extremity of the pcninfiila of E. Flori- da) fonthward from the chain of lakes which communicate with 8t» John's river. Split Rock, a rocky point which nrojefts into Lake Champlain, on the W. fide, about 56 miles N. of Skeenfbo- rough, bears this name. The lake it narrow, and no where exceeding two miles from Skeenfborougb to this rock* but here it fudcienly widens to 5 tn: 6 miles, and the waters become pure and clears Sput&wooi), a fmall town of New- Jerfcy, Middlelex co. near the W. fide of South river, which empties into the Rariton in a S. E. dire£iion. The fitu- ation is good for extendve manufaAo< ries, and there is already a paper-mill here. It is on the Amboy ftage-road, 9 miles Ibutli-eaft of Bninfwick, and im weft by (buth of Middleton Point. Spotsylvania, a county of Virei- nia, hounded N. by Stafford, and E. ojr Caroline county. It contains ir,«5» inhabitants, of whom 5933 are flaves. Springfield, a townfliip of Ver- mont, Windfor co. on the W.' fide of Connc6licut river, oppofite to Chai-lef- ton, in New-Han^fliire. It has Wea> theisfield If. and Rockingham on the S. and con:ains 1097 inhabitants. Springfibld, a poit-town of Maf- fachufetts, Hampfliire co. on the eaft fide of Conne6licut river ; twenty miles fouth by eaft of Northampton, 97 weft- fouth-weft of Bofton, 28 north.uf Hart- ford, and 250 north-eaft of Philadel- phia. The townfl>!p of Springfield was incorporat.ca in 1635 or 1645. It con* tain? 1 574 inhabitants, a Congregation- al church, a court-houfe, and a number of dwelling-houfes, tn.'erintendant and I'ome of the principal -workmen now in the armoury here, were originally rp^nufajlurers in widgk*' iter, whi '. is famous tor its iron- work Si»r.i.NOi-iBitown, so miles from Burlington, and i3 from Trvnton. In this towiifhip is a hill j. ttiiles in length, called Mount Pifeah, which furniflics ftone for buildmg* Here is alfo a grammar fchool. SPRiNGFlBtD, a townlliip in Eflex €0\mty, N«w-|eriey, on Rahway river, whinia, vis. in Buck's, F^ette, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. Spruce Creeif urges its winding y double-reefed fails, Oie m?*/ I *!. 6. E. 5 leagviCfd. STAMFCRr a townfhlp of Vermont, in Bennington co. it -lomers on Ben- nington to I'v ,b\Uh-eaIl, and cont.^ins 971 inhabits. :ts, and has good intervale l;.nJ. Stamford, a poft-town of Connec- ticut, Fairfield county, on a fmall ftream called Mill river, which empties into Long-Idand Sound. It contains a Congregational and Epifcopal church, and about 45 corapaA dwelling- houfes. It is 10 miles fouth-welt of Norwalk ; 44 fouth-weft of New -Haven; 44 N. E. of New- Yorl{ ; and 1 39 N. £. of Philadelphia. The townfhip was for- merly called Rippawams, and was fet- tled in I 641. Stamford, a townlhip of ^. York, in Ulfter co. taken from Woodftock, and incoi j^orated in 1792. Of its in- habitants, 1Z7 are ele£\ors. Standish, a townlhipof the Diftrl£l of Maine, on the weft line of Cumber- land CO. between PreAimfcut and Saco rivers. It was incorporated in 1785, and contains JtS inhabitants; 18 miles N. W. of Portland, and i63N.of Bof- ton. ** Stanford, a townfliip of N. York, Dutchefs CO. taken from Wafhington, and incorporated in 1793. Stanford, the capitalof Lincoln co. Kentucky ; fituated on a iertile plain, about 10 miles fouth-fotith-eaftof Dan- ville, 40 louth by weft of Lexington, and $% fouth-fouth-eaft of Frankfort. It contains a ftone court-houfe, a gaol, and about 40 honfts. Stanwix, Old Fort, in the State of New- York, is fituated in the townihip of Rome, at the head of ths navigable waters of Mohawk river. Its founda- tion was laid in 1759, ^X Gen. Broad- fireet, and built upon by the troops of the United States, during the late war. The Britifh made an unfuccefsful at- tempt to take it in 1777. Starks, a plantation in Lincoln co. Maine, fituated on the W. fide of Ken- iiebeck river, near Norridgewalk. Starksbo ROUGH, a townfliip in Its s<) FerrHburj. It containi 40 inhtbiw tants. ■ Statew JlloHd, lies 9 miles 8. W. of the city of New York, and conftitvtea Ric. ^lomi wounty The ifland is about it miles in length, -\nd at a mediMi tf or 7 in bi-eadth, p-y<\ contains 3835 in- habitants. On t J louth fide is a ton« fiderahle traft of level good laitd ; but the ifland i.i general is rough, and the hills high. Richmond is the only tovirit of any note» and that is an inconfidera- ble place. The inhabitants are chiefljf defcendants of the Dutch and French { and are noted for their bofpitality ta ftrangers, and love of their native i'pot. Staten Land, an ifland at the ex- tremity of S. America, about 30 milev in length and la in breadth. It lies to the eaftward of the E. point of Terra del Fuego, and from which it is fepa- rated by Strait le Maire. The centre of the iiland is in lat. about 54. 30. S. and long. 64. 30. W. Statesburo, a poft-town of S. Ca- rolina, and the capital of Clermont co. fituated on the E. fide of Beech Creek» which unites with Shanks Creek, and empties into the Watetee, a few miles below the town. It contains 10 or i% houfes, a court-houfe and gaol. It if 10 miles S. byE. of Camden, 100 N. by W. of Charferton, and 663 S.W. of Philadelphia. Staunton, a poft-town ol' Virginia^ and the capital of Augufta co. It is' fituated on the S. E. fide of Mkldle river, a water of Patowmack, a little to' the N. of Maddifon's Cave. It containi about 160 houfes, moftly built of ftoney a couit-houfe and gaol. It is 93 miles from the Sweet Springs, 100 miles S. W.byS.ofWinchefter, 116 W.N.W. of Richmond, and 287 from Philadel<< phia. Staunton, afmall river of Virginia, which riles on the W. fide of the Blue Ridge, and breaks through that moun- tain in lat. about 37. 8. N. and uniting with Dan river forms the Roanoke, above the Occoneachy Ifiands, about 100 miles from its fource. It is alio called Smithes river. Stausee, Fort, juft above the Falls of Niagara, and 8 miles above Queen's Town. I Steadman's Creel:, in the State of Addifon cov Vermgnt, }t naiUti $,, pf JS^W'Yprk^ Th^ TSAdxa fork pf this ' creek ^ STB cnek cmptSci into Niagara riveri above Fort Schlofler. STBir Rocks, a curious ledge of fcrpendicular Oielly rocks, which form the W. bank of Hudfou'i river, with .fpme interruptions, for 1 1 or 1 3 miks from the Tappan Sea, to within 11 milev of New- York city. Some of thefe itJges are from 150 to »oo feet high. At you jpafs down the river from the Tappan Sea, by thefe rocks, the prof- ited on every fide is enchanting. On the N. of the Tappan Sea, a fine broad bay opens to view, ikirted with higli biUs} on the S. the river lies under the tfC at far as it diftinguUhes ohje6ls ; on the W. are the Steep Rocks, before 4cfcribcd i and on the E. a fine culti- vated country. Stephens, a cape, S. W. of Cape I>enbigh, on the N. W. coaft of Noith- America, and is at the S. E. part of Norton Sound. Stuart's Ifland is oppo- Ktetoit. N. lat. 63. 33.W. long. 161. 19. Between this and Shoal Nefs is ihoal water. Stephens, a fliort river of Vermont, which empties into ConneAicut river, fix)m the N. W. in the town of Bar- net. Stephens, St.z parlfli of Charleflon diftriA, S. Carolina} containing 2733 inhabitants, of whom >z6 are whites. Sterling, a plantation in Lincoln «o. Diftria of Maine i N. W. of Hal- kwell, aid at no great didance. It contains 166 inhabitants. Sterling, in Woiceller co. Mafla- chufetts, was formely a paridi of Lan- cafter, called Cbock/et, incorporated in X781 } fituated IS miles N. £. of Wor- cefter, and 46 W. of Botton, and con- tains 1418 inhabitants. Near the neck «f land which divides Wauihacum Ponds, on the S. iide, was formerly an , Indian Torc, .if which the'veiiiges are nearly difappeared. On this fpot was the palace and royal feat of Sholan, fa- chem of the Nalhaways, proprietor of Nafhawogg. Steuben, a fmall fort in the N. W. Territory, fituated at the Rapids of the Ohio, a ihort diftance above Clarkf- ville. Steuben, a new county of New- York, taken from that of Ontario 5 be- ing that part of Ontario county, bound- ed by the Pennfylvania line on the S.. by the N^ bounds of the fix range of «T I townfliipt on the N. by the pre-emption line on the E. and by the Indian line on the W. Steuben, a townftiip of N. York, in Herkemer county ) taken from Whireftown, and incorporoted in 179a. In 1796 the towns of Floyd aiui Rome were taken off of this townfliip. Of its inhabitants 417 an eleflors. The N. weitern branch of Mohawk river rifes here; and the centre of the town is about 1 % miles N. E. of Fort Scluiyler, and 32 N. W. of the mouth of Canada Creek. Stevens, a (hort navigable river of the Dilln£l of Maine. It rifes within a mile of Meny Meeting Bay, with which it is connefled by a canal lately opened. See Getrgetuiun. Stevensburg, a poft-town of Vir- ginia, fitunted on the road from Phila- delphia to Staunton^ It contains about 6ohouresi the inhabitants are moftly of Dutch extra£lion. It is 10 miles N. by E. of Stialburg, 87 N. E. by N. of Staunton, 45 S. W. by S. of Wilirumf- port, and soo S. W. of PhiladelphLi. Steventown, W. Chefter county. New York is bounded wefterly by York Town, and northerly by Diitciieis CO. It contains 1x97 inhabitants, of whom 17S are eleAors. Stephentown, a townlhip of good land in New York, in Renffelaer co. between Lebanon and Scoodack. It it about 14 miles I'quare, ami lies 10 miles E. of Albany. Of its inhabitants 624 are ekdors. The timber on the low land is pine, hemlock, beech, birch, afli, maple. On the hills, pine, hemlock, black and white oak, walnut and pop- lar. Stewart's IJIandst in the South Pacific Ocean, a clufter of five ifland s difcovered by Capt. Hunter, in 1791 ; and fo named in honour of Admiral Keith Stewart. S. lat. 8. 36. W. long. 163. i8. Stey Poifit, on the Labrador coaft, and N. Atlantic Ocean. N. lat. 58. W. long. 61. 40. Stjll Water, a townfliip of New York, Albany co. bounded eafterly by Cambridge, and foutherly by Schachte- koke and Anthony's Kill. It contains 3071 inhabitants; of whom 459 are electors, and 61 flaves. The village o^ Stillivafer, in this townfliip, is fituated on the W. bank of Hudfon't river ; i % jnilei !5 T O milet from Cohoex Bridgei ii from Saratoga, 15 N. of Albany, and is from Ballftown Sprinet. A canal i» begun at tbU place to lead the water of the Hudfon to the mouth of the Mo- hawk> 14 miles below. Stinking IJlands, on the eaft coaft of Newfoundland IHand. N. lat. 49. 18. weft long. 5». 50. Stissik MouHtMHt \\t% between the State of Connecticut and Hudfon's riv- er, and near it the Mahikander Indians formerly reftded. Stockbridoe, atownfltip in Wind- for CO. Vermont, on White river, and contains 100 inhabitants. Stockbridoe, a poft-town of Maf- fachufetts, Berkfhire co. 44 miles W. by N. of Springfield, 141 weft of Bof- ton, 249 north-eaft of Philadelphia, and %$ miles ealt-by-lbuth of Kinderhook, ia New- York. The townfhip is the chief of the county } vi-as incorporated in 17391 ^d contains x,33retty good fences, and under tolerable cultivation. In the fall of 1796^ almoft •every family fowed wheat; and there ' . was a fiRgle inftance this year, of one of the Indian women, named EJiber, who wove 16 yards of woollen cloth; who is here mentioned as an example of induftry, and as having led the way to improvements of this kind. There is little doubt but her example will be followed by others. Their dividsnd of monies from the United States, emount- ing to about 300 dollars, has hitherto S T O |fj f>''efi expended !n erefting a faw-niHy and fupporting an Engliflt fchool. Stock Creek, a branch of Pelclbn river. See ITaJbiHgtOH County, Virginia. Stockport, avilUge in Northamp- ton CO. Pennfytvania, en the weft fide of the Popaxtunk branch of Delaware river. From this place it a portage tf about iX miles to Harmony, on the cait branch of the river Sufquehannah. Stoddard, a townftiip of N«w> Hampfhirr, Chefhire co. diftant from Portlmotith 99 miles, and about 1 5 or 1 8 miles eaft of Walpole on ConnecH- cut river. It was incorporated in tjf^^ and contains 701 inhabitants. Stodhart Bav, neilr the north-weft point of the ifland of Jamaica, is to the eaft of Sandy Bay, and between it aijd Lucca harbour. Stokes, a county of Saliflnny dif- trlSt, North-Carolina ; bounded eaft bjr Rockingham, and weft by Surry, aod contains 8,518 inhabitants, including 787 flaves. Ironoic is found here in confiderable quantities, and works have been erefted on Iron Creek, which ma- nufacture confiderable quantities. Chief town, Germantown. Stokes, the chief town of Montgo- mery CO. N. Carolina, near Yadkin river. It contains a court liGufe, gaol> and about to houfes. Stone Arabia, a village and fine traCt of country fo called, in Montgo- mery CO. New- York, on the north fide of Mohawk river, between 50 and 60 miles weftward of Albany. This fet- tlement was begun by the Germans in 1709. The land from the river rifes on a beautiful and gradual aicent for four miles, anu the principal fettlement is on a wide fpreading hiil, at that diftance from the river. The foil is excellent, and the people induftrious and thriving. It rufl:ered much from the Indians m the late war, particularly in 1780. Ston e Ha m, a township of Maflachu- fetta, in Middlefex co. which was in- corporated in 1725, and contains 381 inhabitants. It is about 10 uilles north of Bolion. Stone Indians, inhabit fouth of Fire Fort, on Aflenebayne river, Noitli America. Stone Mountain, between the States of Tenneffee and Virginia. The Vir- ginia line interfeCts it in lat. 36. 30. N. fcom thence to the place where Watauga^ rive^ $9$ 8T0 rlt«r bretk* thiwigh it. 8m 7V«. Stonb ^kWy on the caft coift of NcwfoundUndi U near Cape Broyle, and ia one of the three iAandt which lie offCaplinBay. Stones, is ikboatable water of Ten- Mflie» which nins north>wefterly into Cumberland river, fix miles north*eaft of Nafliville. Stones Ftrt Gut, on the fouth>wefl fide of the ifland of St. Chriftopher*s { caftward of Old Road Bay« and between that and 9loody Point. There is a fort on a point of land, on the weft fide. SroHiY Hiii, in Baltimore co. Main- land,* is 5 or 6 mile% north.wefterly of Wbetftone Fort, at the mouth of Balti> more harbour, and s miles fouth-eaft of Uooks.Town. Stonby Point, in Orange co. New- York, a Anall peninlula, projc£^ing in a confiderable blutf from the welt bank of Hudibn's river into Haveiftraw bay } about 40 miles north of New.York city, 1'uft at the fouthern entrance of the high ands. In the capture of this fortrels, the brave Gen. Wayne diftinguilhed himfelf. Stoinby MQuatMis, in the north- weft part of N. America, extend from the ioutnward to the northward, and in a north-weftem direction, from lat. 48. to 68. north. The northern part pf this range is called the Mountains of Bright Stones. % Stone Y Rher, called by the French Bayquk Pierre, empties into the Mifli- fippi 4 miles from Petit Goufre, and 10 from Louifa Chitto. From the mouth of what is called the fork of this river, is computed to be a i miles. In this diftance there are feveral quarries of ftoite, and the land has a clayey foil, with gravel on the furface of the ground. On the north fide of this river the land in gefieral, is low and rich ; that on the foutk fide is much hieher, but broken it'to hills and vales } but here the low lands are not often overflowed: both fides are fliaded with a variety of ufieful timber. Stonington, ^ poft-town and port \n New-London co. Conneflicut} 14 miles eaft by fouthof New>London city, ajid xji N. B. of Philadelphia. The haibour fets up from the Sound, oppo- fyt to Fiflier*s Ifland. The town is fepuHcd ft Qm IUu)de.Jiliq(i \fj ti^ ^« 8T!t line of tht State i and wac fettled ii| 165I. Here are 6 places of public worfltipi and the number of inhabitants, in 1790, was 5,64!. Stono Inlet, on the coaft of South- Carolina, is to the fouthward of the channel of Charlefton, at the N. E. cor- ner of John's Ifland, which is bounded by Stono river on the wllwaivl. It is 6 miles from the S. channel of Charlcf- tm, and from this inlet to that of North Edifto, the courfe is fouth-weft by weft i weft, diftant ti miles. Storm Cape, in the ftraits of North- umbcrland, is the northern limit of the mouth of Bay Verte, and forms the fouth-eaft curner of the province of New-Bninrwick. Stoubnuck, a townOtip in Cum- berland CO. New-Jerfey. Stouchton, called by the IndUnt, Pakemitt, or Pontipog, or Punkapaog, (that is taken from a Jprin^ that ariftth but of red earth) a townftnp in Norfolk CO. Maflachufetts, incorporated in 17x6. It is bounded £. by Braintree, W. by Sharon, and is 15 miles fouthward ly of Bofton. It contains i6|Ooo acres of land, and 1,994 inhabitants. Iron ore is found here of an excellent quaiitv, and there is a rolling and flitting mill, which manufaAure confiderable quan- tities of fteel and iron. Great quanti- ties of charcoal, baflcets and brooms, are fent from thence to Bofton. Eaily in the war a large quantity of gun-powder, of an excelknt quality, was made in this town, for the American armyi from falt'petre, the produce of the towns in its vicinity. Stow, a townfliip o\ T/cflachufetts, Middlelex co. incorporated , in i68j, and contains 801 inhabitants, and is 15 miles N.W. of Bofton. Stow, a townfliip of Vermont, Chit- tenden CO. about 15 or |o miles eaft of Burlington. Stowe Creek,oxLt of thefeven town- fltips into which Cumberland co. in New- Jerfey, is divided. Strabane, two lownfliips of Penn- fylvania { the oi}e in York co. the other in that of Waftiington. Strafford, a townfliip in Orange CO. Vermont, weft of Thetford, adjoin- ing, having 845 inhabitants. Strafford, a county pf New-Hamp- (hire, bounded N. and Nt W. bv Graf- MW i U 1S» by i^kipghamt and'eaft by BTR tfw XMftrift of Mune. It flonCKim 9$ townfliipti almoft wholly •griciihural, and ha« ito fca port. 1m brinchci of the Pifcataqua and Mcrrinuckt and other ftreams water this county ) be- fidet the lakes Winniplfeogee and Offi- pee. It contaiiw 23,601 inhabitanti» of whom at an flavet. Chief townii Dover and Durham. STRAiTt t/Biirmg or Bberitt^, fepa- rate theN. W.pnrt of N. America from the N. £. coall of Afia. BccringH Ifl. and lies in lat. 55. N. and long. 164. 35. E. STRASBURo/cpoft townofVirginia» Shenandoah co. onthenortii-weft branch of the north fbi'k of Shenandoah river, and contains a handfome German Lu- theran church, and about 60 or 70 houfes. It is 77 miles N. E. by N. of Staunton, lit fouth-fouth weft of Win- chefter, and a 10 fouth-weft of Phila- deiphia. Strasburo, atownof Lancafter co. Pennfylvania } Atuated on an eminence, and in the centre of a fertile and well cultivated country, and contains about 60 houfes, feveral of which ai-e buUt of brick. It is about 7 miles weft from 8trafl)urg Gap, where the road leads through the mountains, 8 miles eaft of Lancafter, and 58 welt of Philadelphia. Strasbvro, a fettlement in Ken- tucky, near the Bullit Lick. Stratford, a townftiip in Grafton CO. New- Hampfliire ; fituated on the eaft bank of Connecticut river, between Cockburn townfliip N. and Northum- berland on the mouth of the Upper Atnonool'uck on the fouth. It was m- corporated in 1773, and contains 146 inhabitants. It is 58 niiles^above Han- over. Stratford, a pleafant poft.town of Connecticut, in Fairfield co. on the W. fide ot Stratford river, which contains a places for public worfliip, and ' veral neat and commodious-houies. li .s 14 miles Ibuth-weft of New-Haven, %o N. £. of Norwalk, and 169 N. E. of Phi- ladebhia. The townfliip of Sti-atforc.; the Cupbiag of the Indiana, was I'ettled in 1638, principally from MaiTachu- chufetts. Stratford River. See Houfatonic. St RATH AM or Streatbaait a town- fliip of New-Hamp(hire ; fituated in Rockingham county. Incorporated in •.t69h w4 «ontwnf i9» IphalutMU. If sue |f7 lies on thy road from PiBrtfiMwtk to Exeter; i» miles weft of tbeferaNr» and 4 eaft of the latter. Strattom, a townfliip of Vwrntatp Windham co. abowt 1; mika N. E* of Bennington, having 93 inhabttaMa. Strawbirry O0f, R jpata fai the mountains on the rostd tram Philadelphia: to Lancafter 4a miles weft of tha iof^ mer, and 16 fwith-eaft of the latter. Strawbbrr Y Rhftft falls into Lake Ontario ) and is thus namod from the great quantity of large fruit of th«e name growing on its banks. Stroudi, a ftuge on the new road from Lexington in Kentucky, to Virgi- nia. It is 17 miles N. £« of Lexing- ton, and 9 from Holdent Strouowatbr. Stt Cajco Bajf, Stvart's IJlafuit on the N. W. coaft of N. America, is about 6 or 7 leagues in circuit, about 17 leagues from Cape Denbigh on the continentt N* lat. 63. 3 j. Stuart Town, In Grafton co. New-Hampftiire, is fituated on the caft- ern bank of Connecticut river, between Colebrook on the fouth, and a traCt of a, 000 acres on the north, belonging to, Dartmouth college. Stvmstown, a fmall townof Pena- lyivania, Dauphin co. on a branch of Little Swatara. It contains about «to houfes, and a German Lutlieran and Calvanift church united. It ia a4 miles £. N. £. of Han-ift>urg, and 89 N. W. by W. oi Philadelphia. St VRB RIDGE, a townfliip in tlie S,W. corner of Worccfter co. MaflachnlattSy containing a8,9ai> acres, divided from Wooditock and Union on the foutht in Connecticut by the State line, 90(1 on the north by Brookfield. It waa incorporated in 1738, and contains 1704 inhabitants. The butter and cheefe made here have obtained higli credit in the markets. It is 70 ijailes fouth-weft by weft of Bolton, and »» iouth welt of W»rcefter. Sturgeon Creek. See Kittety. Styx, a fmall branch of Fatowmac river where it is called Cohungoronty^ It rifes in the Laurel Thickets, in the Alleghany mounti^ins } runs north, and empties oppofite to Laurel Creek. SuccESb, a bay alio, called GopdSur. cefs, on Terra del Fuego, or the Weft, crn ftiore of Strait le Maue. S. }at. 54. 50t W. long* 6s, >5, Capfi Sttcc(ia> on p.9 S U F S U O two Indian fachen for £io, and h 1670, was granted to Major John Pynciieon, by the aflembly of MaiTa. chufetts. Suffolk, a county of Maflachnretts, To nnmed from that in England, in which gove.nor Winthrop lived, before he emigrated to America. It contained in 1790, 23 townfliips, 6,335 houfej, I StOjS families, 44,875 inhabitants. In 1793, the county was divided) and See TeHMjee, and Skftli^ \ i^ow the new county, Norfolk, compre- hends all the towns except Bofto the point of this bay, lies in lat« 55. t. 8, and long. 65. tj. W. Svccii^, a tow.iOiip cfNew-Hamp- Aire, in (iraftonco. N. E. of the White Mountains on the eaft line of the State, incorporated in 1773. SvcK Creek empties into Tenneflee river from the fouth-fouth-eaft, at the Ssrkf or IFhirl, were the river is con • traced to the breadth of 70 yards. It ihia. TUU towoibip was purchafcd of towns except iioiton, Chelfea, Hull, and Hingham. Suffolk was conftituted a county. May lo, 1643. See Maffachufettt and Bofton. Suffolk, ico. of N.York, L.Ifland, is about 1 00 miles long, and i o broad, & comprehends all that part of the State bounded eafterly and foutherly by the Atlantic Ocean, northerly by the Sound, and wefterly by Lloyd's Neck, or Queen's Village, Cold Spring harbour, atid the eaft bounds of the townfliip of Oyfter Bay } the line continued fouth to the Atlantic Ocean, including the Ifle of Wight, now called Gardner's Ifland, Shelter Ifland, Plumb Wands, Robin's Ifland, and the Gull Iflands. Fiflier's Ifland alfo belongs to it. It contains 16,440 inhabitants, of whom 1,098 are flaves. There are 9 town- fliips, and 2,609 of the inhabitants are ele6lors. Suffolk county court-houfe, is 15 miles from Southampton, 27 from Sagg Harbour, and 8c from New- York city. Suffolk, a poft-town of Vinrinia, in Nanfemond co. on the eaft nde of the river Nanfemond, It contains a court-houfe, gaol, and about 40 houfes. The river is thus far navigable for vef- fels of 250 tons. It is %'i miles weft by fouth of Portfmouth, 83 E. S. E. of Peterft>urgh, ito fouth-caft of Rich- mond, and 386 from Philadelphia. Suffrage, a townfliip of N. York, fltuated in Otiego co. on tlie north flde of Sufquehannah river { taken from Unadilla, and incorporated in 1796. SuoAR Creek, or Cafar's Creek, a confidcrable branch of Little Miami nver. Sugar Hill, a ragged cm -:j' , the top of which overlooks and commands the whole works of Ticcnueroga, where the waters of Lake George empty into Lake Champlain, and oppoftte to i- jrt IndepciwicQce, ia t|te State of Verm' •;£. Gen. SUM t^en; BCirgovite made a lodgment on thi* hill, which the Americans efteem> cd inaceicffibte; and thus forced Gen. St. Clair to abandon the fort in June, »777' . Sugar Rher, In Chefliire cok New- iFIanipfliire) riies in Sunapee lake, and> after s rtiort courfe wefterly, empties intoConneAicut river, atClermont, and oppofite to Aflicutney mountain in Ver- mont. There is a ftrong expe£latioii •f uniting this river, by a fliort canal, with Contocuok, which falls into Mer- rimack river at Bofcawen. > SuGAR-LoAF Bqyi on the northeaii fide of Juan Fernandes Kiand ; loo leagues to the weft of the coaft of Chili. Sugar, a. river of Veragua, which en) ries into the Bay of Honduras. 6ULLIVAN, a townfliip of Chefhire CO. New-IiaiDplhirc, containing aao inhabitants. Sullivan, apoft-townof the DIf- tri6l of Maine, Hancock co. and on Frenchman's Bay, la miles north-weft of Goldiborough, 38 W. S. W. of Pe- nobfcot, 310 north-eaft of Bofton, and <45 north-eaft of Philadelphia. The towt, lip contains 504 inhabitants. See fTaukeague. Sullivan, a county of Tenneffee, in Walhington diftrifl:. In 1795, it contained, according to the State cenfus, 8»457 Inhabitants, of whom 777 were ilaves. Sullivan's IJla/tJt one of the three iflands which form the north part of Charlefton harbour, in S. Carolina. It is about 7 miles ibuth-eaft of Charlef- ton. Sulphur Creeks Little, one of the fouthern upper branches of Green river in Kentucky 5 and lies fouth-weft of another branch called Bryant's Lick creek. Near this is a fulphur fpring. Sulphur IJktnds, See Margaret's yics. Sulphur Mountain, a noted moun- tain in the iftand of Guadaloupc, famous for exhalations of fulphtu*, and eruptions of afhes. On the E. fide are a mouths of an enormous fulphur pit ; one of thefe mouths is 100 feet in diameter; the depth is unknown. SuMANVsTOWN, a village of Penn- iylvania, in Montgomery co. fituated on the E. fide of Great Swamp creek, vvliich empties into the Schuylkill above Nor- riton. It is 33 mU«8 N. W, by N. of Philadelphia. SUN f>9 SVMKER, a county rf Tenncflec, in Mero diftri£l. According to th« Stat* cenfus of i795» it contained 6,370 in« habitants, of whom 1,076 were flavet. Sunapee, a lake and mountain in Chefliire co. New.Hampfliire. The lake Is about 8 or 9 miiei long, and % broad, and fends its waters through Su*. g^r river weft, 14. miles to Connefticut river. The mountain ftands at the foutfat end of the lake. SUNBURY, a countv of the Brltiih province of New-Brun(wick. It is fitu- ated on the river St. John, at the head of the Bay of Fundy j and contains S townfliips, viz. Conway, Gage.Town, Burton, Siinbury, St. Anne's, Wilmot, Newton, and Maugerville. The 3 laft of thefe were fettled from Maftachufetts, Conneflicut, &c. The lands are gene- rally pretty level, and tolerably fertilfa abpimding with variety of timber. SuNBURY, the chief town of North- umberland CO. Pennfylvania ; fituated near virhere Fort Augufta was ere£led» on the £. fide of Suiquehannah river, juft below the junction of the E. and W. branches of that river, in lat. about 40. 5a. N. It is regularly laid out, and con- tains a court-houfe, brick gaol, a Pref- byterian and German Lutheran church* and about 100 dwelling-houfes. Here the river is about half a mile broad, and at the ferry oppofite Northumberland, about a mile higher, is |ths of a mile. It is about 76 miles above Reading, and lao N. W. of Philadelphia. SuNBURY, a port of entry and poft- town of Georgia, beautifully fituated in Liberty co. at the head of St. Catharine's Soimd, on the main, between Medway and Newport rivers, about 1 5 miles S. of Great Ogeechee river. The town arj harbour are defended from the fury of I he fea by the N. and S. points of St. Helena and St. Catharine's iflands } be.' tween is the bar and entrance into the found : the harbour is capacious and fafe, and has water enough for fltips of great burden. It is a very pleafant healthy town, and is the refort of th« planters from the adja« ent country, durr ing thi fickiy montlis. It was burnt during the late war, but has fince been rebuilt. An academy was eftahliftied here in 1788, which has been under an able inlhuftor, and proved a very ufeful inrtitution. It is 40 miles S. of Savan- nah, and 974. from Philadelphia. LI SUNCOOKy SJ» su? a V P Sv»icooic»afinanplamatton itiYot-k fthe Stralti of St. Marle» which art CO. Siftrift ot Maine, which with Brom fieklcuntaina 150 inhabitants. SvMDBRbAND, a townihtp of Ver- Moittf Scnni:.gton co. 16 miIcK N. E. «f Benningtoi), and contains 414. inha- )lil!ants. A lt«t) mine has been lately direovereti in this town(hip. Sunderland, a town(hin of Mafla chuieits, (ituatcd in Uampmire co. on the E. fide of Connti^iciU river, about «6 ttiites N. of Hatiley and loo W. ot Boilon. There is here a handfotne Congregational church, and 73 houfes, lying chiefly on one llircr. It was in- corporated in 171!^, ami contains 462 inhabttatits. SuPAY Urgo, oi' Denf its Hill, are- inarkabie eminence in the province of Quito, in Peiu, between the valiies of Cfittgui pata, and thole of Paiite. It has Its name from a 1i»!>ulous ftory of enchantment, propagatetl by a fuperili- tioiis Spaniard. It i» thought to con- tain rich mines.. . SupfcRioR, Laie, formerly termed the Upper Lake, from its northern fitu- ation. It may juftly be termed the Cafpiavi Sea of America, and is liippol* ed to he the iarged body of frefti water en the globe. According to the French charts it is 1,500 miles in circumi'erence. A great part of tlic coaf* is bounded l)y rocks and uneven ground. It is (itii- atctl between 46. and 50. N. lat. ami be- tween 84. 30. and 9», V^ . long. The ivater is very clear, and tranlparent. If the fun fliines bright, it is impofiible through this medium to look at the rocks at the bottom, above a minute or two. Ahhough tlic water, at the fur- face, is much warmed by the heat of ihe fun, yet, when drawn up at about a fathom depth, it is very cold. Storms are more dreadful here than on the bcean. There are many iflands in this lake ; two of them have each land enough, if proper for cultivation, to form a connderablc province } efptci- ally Ifle Royal, which is not Ids tlian too miles long, aiu) in many places 40 broad. The natives lujipofc theic illands to be the rciidence of tJie Great Spirit. Many rivers . .npty their waters into this mighty refti-voir; of thei(>, one it called ffipegoH, another Michipico')- ten ; which are dcl'cribad under their rcfpeftive heads. This lake dif'charges m waters from the S. £. comer through about 40 miles long, into l,akc Hu- ron. Lake Superior, although about 40 rivers empty into it, many of which are large, yet it docs not appear that one-tenth part of the wafers which it receives, is difehargfd by the above- mentioned ftrait : great part of the wn. ters evaporate \ and Providence doubt- lefs makes ufi; of this inland f«a to fur- niO) the interior parts of the country with that fupply of vapours, without which, like the interior parts of Africa, they muft have been a mere defert. A number of tribes liV:; atcviitd Lake Su- perior, but little ifr known rcfpefting them. The following extra£l from the journal of a late traveller will be ac- ceptable to the curiouft. ■ " Mr. M— — , about the year 1750, departed fmm Montteal with a company of about 100 men, 'mder his direc- tion, for the purpofe of making a tour through the Indian co'intry, to colle6l furs, and to make fuch remarks on its foil, waters, lakes, mountains, itianners and cuHcilIS of its inhabitants a^ might come within his knowledge and obferva- tion. He purfued his route from Mont- real, entered the Indian country, and cor.'ied about 300 leagues along the banks of Luke Superior, from thence to the Lakt oftht Woods, of which he took an ailual furvey, and found it to be 36 leagues in length } from thence to the lake Ounipique, of which he has alfo a defcription. The tribes of the Irdians which he pad'eii through, were called the Mafiego tribe, Sbefeweyau, CithimJ- tinge, Great Belly Indians, Beaver In- dians, Blood Indians, the Black fiet Tfibe, the Snake Indians, OJfmbians, Shiveytoon Tribe, Mandon Tribe, PaU' nees, and feveral others, who in general were very pacific and friendly towards him, and are great admirers of the bed hunting horles, in which the coun- try abounds. The horfes prepared by them for hunters, have large holes eut above their natural nottrils, for NVhich they give as a vcaCon, that thofe pre- pared in this manner will keep tneir breath longer tliaii the others, which are not thus prepared j from expe- rience, knowledge is gained, and the long practice of this cuftom, confequent on thefe trials, mull have convinced them of the tiuth and utility of the experiment} otherwife we can hardly fuppoib SUP. fuppofe they would torture their beft horfet in tliit manner, if fonte advan- tage was not derived from the mcal'ure. In purfuing his route, he tbund no diffi' culty-in obtaining a guide to accompa- ny him from one nation to the otiusr, until he came to the Shining Mountains, or Mountains rf Bright Stones, wliere, in attempting to pals, he was fruftrated by the holtiic appearance of the Indians who inhabit that part of tlie country. The confequencc of which was, he was diiapfKiinted in his intention ami ol^lieed to turn his hack upon them. Having colie£led a number of Indians, he went forwai-d again, with an intention to force his way over thofu moimtains, if neceflfary and pra£licable, and to malce his way to Couk's river, on theN. W. coaft of America, fuppofed by him to be about 300 leagues from the moun- tains ; but the inhabitants of the moun. tains again met him with titcir bowr, and arrows, and fo fuperior were they in numbers to his little force, that he was obliged to flee before thtm. Finding himfelf thus totally difappointed in the information he was in liopes to obtain, he was obliged to turn his back upon that part of the country for which his thidting heart had long panted. Cold weather coming on, he built huts for himielf and party in the Offnobian coun- try, and near to the ibuice of a, large river, called the Offnobian river, where they tarried during the contihuance of the cold feafon, and until fome time in the warmer months. Previous to his departure from Montreal, he had i'up- plied himfelf with fevenil kinds of feet's, and before his huts he laid out a fmall gartien, which the natives oblerving, called them fiaves, for digging up the ground, nothing of that kind being done by them, they living wholly on animal food ; bread is unknown to them j to fome he gave fonie remnants of hard bread, which they chewed and fpit out again, calling it rotten wood. When his onions, &c. were foniewhat advan- ced in their jrrowth, he was ofttn lur- prized to find them pulled up j deter- mining therefore to know from what caufe it proceeded, he direfted his men to keep watch, who found that the In- dian children, induced by motives of curiofity, cm\t with fticks, thndl them through the poles of his fence, to afcer- tain and fuCufy themf«lve8> what the d u it ^ft thing! of the white men werci and in what liianner they grew, &c Thena« tives of this country hav. " d or [lei manent place of abode, b .. v(rhol« y in tents nnade of bufTuloe and other hides, and with which they travel from one place to another like the Arabs | and io foon as the feed for their horftt is expended, they remove their tents t6 another fertile fpot, and fo on continue ally, tcarcely ever returning to the fame f'pots again." Si^RiNAM, a province or di(Vri6l in South America, belonging to the Dutchk Sec Dutch Guiana, Surinam, a beautiful river of South* America, and in Dutch Guiana} threeJL quarters of a mile wide at its mouth { navigable for the largeft vcflels i s miles, and tor I'maller vel^ls 60 or 70 mile* further. Its banks, quite to the water** edge, are covered with everereen man- grove trees, which render the profpcA very delightful. The entrance is guards ed by a tort and two redoubts, but not of any great ftrength. At 6 miles U]^ the Commanwine falls into it, and on the point of land between the two rivers are the forts. The tovi^n of Surinam is in Jat. 6. 10.. N. and long. 55. t«. W. The beft anchorage is under Ze- landia Fort. SuaRY, a county of N* Carolina, ill Salisbury diftrift; bounded eaft by Stokes, and weft by Wilkes. It con- tains 7,191 inhabitants, including 698 llaves. Ihc Moravian fettlements of Wachovia are in this county. Near the river Yadkin is a forge, which, ma- nufaftures bar-iron. The Ararat or Pi- lot Mountain, about '6 miles north-weft of Salem, draws the attention of every curious traveller in this pait of the State. It is difceniible at the diltance of 60 or 70 miles, overlooking the countiy be- low. !•: was anciently called the Pilotj by the Indians, as it ferved them for a beacon, to conduft their routes in the northern and fouthern wars. On ap- proacliing it, agrand fliire, in Cheshire county, containing 44S inhabitants. It lies eaft of Wal- pole, adjoining, and was incorporated IB 1769,. Svst^EHARN AH Rh>trmft* in Lake Uftayantho, in the State of New- York, and nins in fuch a Terpentine ceurfe that U crofTes the boundaiy Hne between the States of Pennfylvania and New- York, three times. It receives tht Tyoga river in N. lat. 41. 57. Afterwards it pro- ceeds fouth-eaft to Wyoming, without any obftruflion by falls, and then fouth- wefl over Wyoming falls, till, at Sunbu- ry, in lat r 41. it meets the wttt branch of Sufuiidiannah, which is navigable 90 miles (I'om its mouth. From Sunbin-y the river is uafiable with boats to Har- rHburg and Middicton on the Swatara. About 1 5 miles above Harrifburg, it re- ceives the Juniatta, from the north* weft, pjoceeding from the Alleghany moun- tains, and flowing through a broken fountry. Hence it taken its cuurfe about fouth-eaft, until it falls into the head of Chefapeak Bay, juft below Ha- vre dc Grace. It is about a nule wide at its •-' ^h, and navigable ouly zo miles, the :«> gn'io?. i eiiii' obftruHcd beyond that by tht \f ..iids. The inland navi- gation betw::w.> vchuylkill and Sufque nan jabj wi'- br;;i^ by w..;cr toPhUa.'.tl pl'ia, i■ii^ fiideot p( 'dVi t^i+ije roiirT^'-^ ot ■j'liOi''-'' i'. . i> v.i'*}'.ure, «v <>,ooo,ta as ... i& contains a,< SWA 14 fhe Pequeft or Pequafet, between tlie above-mentioned rivers. The court- houfe in this county is i ^ miles fouth- weft of Hamburg j 38 N. E. of Eafton, in Peoufylvania { 41 fouth-weft of Go. flien, in New "ind 3 broad. It is mountainous, and abounds with fruit trees. N. lat. 7. 30. W. long. 60. 16. Tabasco, an ifland in the S. W. part of the Gulf of Mexicn, and at the bottom of the Gulf or Campeachy, is about 36 miles long, and about 7 broad j and on it is built the town of Tabafco, in lat. 17. 40. N. and long. 93. 39. W. It is the capital of a rich province of its name, and is fltuated at the mouth of thc river Grijalva, 90 miles E. of Efpirito $anto, and 160 S. E. of Mexico. It is not large, but is well built, and is con- iiderabiy enriched by a conflant refort of n^erchants and tradefmen at Chritt- nias. 'The river Grijalva divides itl'clf near the fea into two branches, of which the weftem falls into the river Tabafco, which rifcs in the mountains of Chiapa, and the other continues its courfe till within 4 leagues of the fea, where it fubdivides and (eparates the jfland from the continent. Near it are plains which abound with cattle aiid other animals, particularly the mountain cow, lb called from its rcfembling that creature, and feeding on a fort ot mofs found on the trees near great rivers. Taboguilla, or Little Tabago, in ^e bay of Pa: la, a imaller ifland than T AL Tabago, and near it. The channel be^ tween them is narrow but |(ood, through which ihips pafs to Pomt Chama or Nata. Tabooyamanoo, a fmuU ifland in the South Pacific Ocean, fub)eft to Hua- heine, one of the Society Iflands. Tacames, a bay on the coaft of Pe- ru, in lat. about i. 6. N. and 3 leagues to the N. E. of Point Galera. Tachifi Point i on the coaft of New Mexico, is 18 miles from the town of Pomaro. Taconnet fall. See Fpn Halifax, Tacunca. See Latacuiioa. Tadousac, a fmall place in Lower Canada, at the mouth of the river Sa- guenay, or<6agaenai on the north fliore of the ri er St. Lawrence. Here a con- fiderablc trade has been carried on with the Indians, they bringing their furs and exchanging them for European cloths, utenfils and trinkets. It is 98 miles Iwlow Quebec. N. lat. 48. W. long, 67. 35. See Saguenay River. Ta?nsa, a lettlement in Weft^Flori- da, on the eaftern channel of thi great Mobile river, on a high blufi^, and on the I'cite of an ancient Indan town, which is apparent from many artificial mounds of earth and other ruins. It is about 30 niiles above Fort Conde, or city of Mobile, at the head oF the bay. Here is a delightful and extenfjve profpeil of i'ome flourifliing plantations. The in- habitants are mojtly of French extrac- tion, and are chiefly tenants. The myrica inodora, or wax-tree, grows here to the height of 9 or 10 feet, and pro- duces excellent wax for candles. Tagapipe, a caflle eredted on a point of land in the Bay of All Saints, in Brazil. It is piYtty confiderable, and adds greatly to the ftrengih of St. Sal.: V ad ore. Tago, Sant, ^r T/ai j Point, on the weft coaft of Ntw Mexico, is between, Salae;ua and the White Roc'' 1 a HOC R A, or Tahooro-xv/i . one of the fmalleft of the Sandwich Iflands, leagues from tlie Ibuth-w .t part of Mowee.N. lat. 20 38. W, long 156. 33. Talahasochte, a confiderable town cf the Serriinole Indians, fituuted on the elevated taft banks of the Little river St. John, near the bay of Apalache, in the Gulf of Mexico, about 75 miles from the Alachua favanna. Here are neai' 30 habitations conftiu^tol of frame wwk, T AL work, and covered with the bark of the cypreft tree* afcerthe mode of the Cufco. willa, and a fpaciou* and neat council- houfe. Thefe Indians have large liand- ibme canoes, which they form out of the tninks of cypref* trees, fonie capacious enough to hold lo or 30 warriors. In thefe they defcend the river on trading and hunting expeditions on the Tea - coaft, iilands, and keys, quite to the Point of Florida; and iom^ times crofs the Gulf and go to the Bahama Iflands, and even to Cuba, and bring returns of i'pirituous liquors, coffee, fugar, and tuh^cco. TalaPOOSee, or Tallapoofee, the great north-eaft branch of the Alabama or Mobile river, in Florida. It rifes in the high lands near the Chcrokees, and runs through the high country of the Oakfulkee tribes in a weltwaidiy direc- tion and is full of rocks, falls, and (lioals, until it reaches the Tuckabatcbes, where it becomes deep and quiet ; from thence the courfe is weft about 30 miles to Little Tallafie, where it unites with the Coofa, or Cool'a Hatcha. At Cool- j(bme, near OtalTe, a Mufcoefulge town, this river is 300 yards broad, and about 1 5 or ao feet deep. The water is clear and falubrious. In moft maps, the low- .er part of this river is called Oakfujkie. TaLassee, or TaUaJfeej a county conlifting of a traft of land bounded by •^Eaft- Florida on the fouth, from whicii the head water of St. Mary's river part- ly feparates it 5 north by Alaramaha liv- er, eaft by Glynn and Camden counties, and wefterly by a line which extends from the weftem part of Elcanfanoka Swamp, in a N. E. direftion till it ilrikesthe Alatamaha river, at the mouth of the Oakmulgee. It is iaid that the State of Georgia had extinguiflied the Indian claim to this trail of land, but it has been given up to the Indians as the price of peace; for which that State makes a claim for .50,000!. with inteeit. fnice the treaty, upon the United States. Talassee, a town of tlie Upper Creeks, in the Georgia wettern terri tory, on the fouth fide of Talapooie river, diftant about 3 davs journey from Apaiachicola on Chata Uche river. It is alio called Big Talafl'ee. Talbert's IJland, on the coaft of Georgia, th^ north point of which is in lat. about 30. 44. N. where St. Mary's river empties into the ocean between this iiland apd Amelia iilaud on the N. T A M Sit Tavbot, an iiland on the ooaft of Eaft-Floridi. The fands at the en- . trance of NaiTau lie three miles off the fouth eaft point of Amelia Iiland, and from the N. E. point of Talbot Iftand. Ialbot, a county of Maryland, on the eaftern Oiore of Chefapeak Bay, ' bounded E. by Choptank river, which divides it from Caroline county, and' fouth by the fame river, which feparatet' it from Dorchefter. It contains 1 3,084 inhabitants, of whom 4.777 ^^^ flaves," Tiie foil is rich and fertile. Talcaguama, a cape on the coad cf Chili, Ti leagues N. F-. of the ifland of St. Mary, and s northward of Port St. Vincent. Talcaguama Port, is 6 miles with- in the above point of its name, and is one of two good roaules, a cour*°-houre and gaol. Large quantities of tobacco, of ^hc Peter(burg quality, pork, beef, ami Indian corn are colleaed here for exportation. Tari] A, or Chic has f one of the four- teen juri{di6\ions belonging to the arch- bifhopric of Plata, in Peru. It lies about QO miles fouth of Plata, and its greateft ext'jnt being about 105 miles. The tempiamre of the air is various : 11. fome pans hot, and in others cold ; fo that it has che advantage of corn, fruits and cattle. This country abounds every where in mines of gold and filver j but el'pecially that part called Choca- yas. Between this province and the country inhabited by tne wild Indians, runs the l.irge river Tipuanys, the lands of which being mixed with gold, are wafhed, in order to i'eparate the grains of that metal. Tar, or Pamli:o Ui'vir, a conlidera ble river of N. Carolina, which puifucs a fouth~eait covrfe, and paflini^ by Wafliington, Tarborou8;h and Green- ville, entersPamlico Sound in lat. 35. z2. N. It is navigable for veflels drawing 9 feet water to the town of Wafliington, 40 miles from its mouth ; and for Icows or flats carrying 30 or 40 hhds. 50 miles farther to the town of Tarbo- rough. According to the report of a committee, appointed by the legiflatiire of N. Carolina, to inquire into the praflicability of improving the inland navigation of the State, it is fuppol'ed that this river, and Firtiy Cretk, a branch of it, may be made navigable 40 miles above Tarborough. Tarpaulin Covct on the coaft of T A U 537 Mafftchu&ttt, lies about 3 leatnet N. N. W. of Holmes's Ho>e, in Marths't Vineyard. It is high w; E. f |f TEA tQ 8. W. and it ih navigabU for fisali VfiffirU to Taunton. Taunton, a poft-town of Nfafla- «hurctt«» and the capital of Biiftul co. ^tuated on ihe W. fule of Taunton viveri and contains 40 or 50 houfes, houfe, gaol, and an academy, ' hich was in- xoipoiated in 1791. It u 36 miles S. Vy £. of fioftun, 11 E. of Proviilencc, at northerly of Bedfc ni, and ^i^^ N. E. of Philadttlphie. Tlte tuvsn/hip of Taunton was taken from Raynliam, and incorporated in i(>39« and contains 3304 inhabitants. A flitting-mill was 'Creiied here in 1776, and for aconfider- abl« time the only one in Maflachu- fetts, and was then the heft ever built jn America. Tht; annttal prududion of 9 mills now in this townfhip is not lei's ;tian kuo tens of iron; about 50 tons ve cut, and 300 liammcred intu nails, and tlie remainder is wrought inio fpades and (hovels j of wluch laft ar- ticle aoo dozen arc rolltxl annually. "Ml. Siimuel Leonard ruUed tlte firlt Aovel ever done in America. This invention reduces the price one half. Wire-diawing, and roiling iheet-iron for the tin-manufaflure, are executed here. There is alfo a nianufa£)oiy uf a ipecies of ochre, found here, into a pigment of dark yellow colour. TAunrpN Bay, in the Diftrift of Maine, is fix miles from Frenchman's Tavernicr Kty, a fmall Ide, one of the Tortugas, 1 miles from the S. W. «nd of Key -Laigo, and 5 M. E. of Old Matacombe. To the northward of this laft iHand is a very good road. Tawandee Creeit in Northumber- land CO. Pennfylvania, nms N. £. into the £. branch of Sufquehannah, iz miles S. £. of Tioga Point. Tawas, an Indian tribe in the N. W. Territory, 18 miles up the Miami of the Lake. Another tribe of this name, inhabit higher up the fame river, at a place called the Rapids. Tawixtwj, The EngliJhtOvPicque. Ttnvn, in the N . W. Territory, is iitu- attd on the N W. bank of the Great Miami, 35 miles below the 5 mile port- age, to the Miami of the Lake, and 68 S VV.^by S. of Miami Fort, It was faken in 175* by the French. N. lat. ^0.41. W. long. 84.48. TjiACUiiS, a fmall illaud dofe to the T E M E. fliore of Northampton co. Virginia, and N. by E. of Parmmore Uland. TECOANTEfBC.or TteuMtt*p*qut,at TtgiittuteptqHft a large bav on the W. coaft of New- Mexico, on the fouth fide of the Itlhmus from the Bay or Oulf of Campcachy, in the S. W. part of the Gulf of Mexico} and bounded W. by Point Angelos. The port town of its namr, lies in lat. 15. a8. N. and long. 90/ 15. W. Tehuacan, a city of New Sp^m, lao miles S. E. of Mexico. TtKY Sounit on the coaft of Georgia, to the Ibuth of Savannah river, is a ca< pacious road, where a large fleet may ;\nchor in from 10 to 14 fathoms water, and be land-locked, and have a fafe en- trance over the bar of the river, Tha flood tide is generally 7 leet. Tkuca, a burning mountain on the W. coait of New Mexico, feen at N. N. E. over the ridge of Tofta. It ia orattd in tjStt •ml contain* jao iohabitantt. Tbmplk fay, on the Labrador coaft, onpofite Belle Illc. A Britidi TcttUment of thii lumc was deftroycd by the French, in Oftober, 1796. Tkmplston, a townAiip in the N. W. part of Worceftcr co. Maflachufetts, containing 950 inhabitants. It was grantc-d as a bounty to the foldiers in king Philip'H war, and was culled Nar- raganfet No. 6, until its incorporation in 1761. It is 6j milesW.by N.\y«of Bofton, and x8 N. by W. ot Wi rceftcr. Tench's IJlandt in the South PaciHc Ocean, was dii'covered in 1790, by Lieut. Ball, and liesinlat. i. 39. S and iong. 151. 31. W, It is low, am. only «bout a miles in circuit, but is entirely covered witii trees, including many of the cocoa-nut kii'il. It abounds with inhabitants, and the men appear to be remarkably flout and healthy. 7e NE RIFF E, a town of Santa Martha and Terra Firma, in S. America, fiiuat- ed on the ealtcrn bank of the great riv> er Santa Martha, below its confluence v/ith Madalena, about 135 mile; horn the city of Santa Martha, towards the Ibuth the road from which capital to Teneriife is very difBcult by land, but one may go very eafily and agreeably from one to the other partly by lea, and {)artly by the above mentioned river. Ten N ant's Harbour, on the coaft of .the Diltridl of Maine, lies about three leagues from George's lilands. Tennessee, a large, beautiful, and navigable river of the State of Tenneffee, called by the French Cherokee, and ab- furdly by others Hogohegee river, is the largeft branch of the Ohio. It rills in the mountains of S. Carolina, in about lat. 37. and purfues a courfe of about 1000 miles, fouthand fouth weft nearly to lat. 34. receiving from both fides a number of large tributary (ireams. It then wheels about to the north in a cir- cuitous courfe, and mingles with the Ohio, nearly 60 miles from its mouth. It is navigable for vefleU of great bur- den to the Mufele Shoals, 150 miles from its mouth. It is there about three miles bfoad, full of fmall ifles, and only pafl'- able in fmall boats or batteaux. !■ rom thefe flioals to the ff^hirl, or Suck, the place where the river is con traced to the breadth of 70 yards, and breaks through the Great Kidge, or Cvmber- TEN f|9 land Mountain, is «so mUet» and dM navigation for large boats all the war excellent. The higheft point of navi- Ration upon this river is Tellico-Block- HouCe, 900 miles from its mouth accord- ing to its meanders. It receives Holftoa river aa miles below Knoxville, and then running W. 1 $ miles receives the Clinch. The other waters which empty into Tenneflee, are Duck and Elk riv- ers, and Crow Creek , on the one fide $ and the Occachappo, Chickainauga and Hiwaflfee rivers on the fouth and Ibuth- eaftcrn fides. In the TcnnelTee and its iip))tr branches are great numbers of liih, fome of which are very lar^e and of an excellent flavour. The river to which the name Tenneflee was formerly confined, is that part of it which runt northerly, and receives Holflon river 10 miles below Knoxvillc. The Coyeta, Chota, and Cliilawee Indian towns are •OD the wett fide of the river j and the Talafle town on the cali fide. TENNESSEE, one of the United States of America, and, until 1796, called the Tennrjfee Government, ov Terrhoiy of the United States South of the Ohio. It is in length 400 miles, and in breadth 104; bttwet-n lat. 35. and 36. 30. N. and lung;. 81. a8. and 91. 38. W. It i« bounded N. by Kentucky and part of Virginia} E. by North- Carolina; S. by Georgia; W. by the MiflTifippi. It is divided into 3 diflri£ls, viz. Wafliington, Hamilton, and Mero, which are fuhdivided into 13 counties, viz. Wafliington, Sullivan, Greene, Carter, Hawkins, Knox, Jeiferlbn, Sevier, Blount, Grainger, Davidfon, Sumner, Robert Ton, and Montgome- ry. The firft four belong to Wafli- ington diflri^li' the next Ave to that of Hamilton, and tlie fvur latttr to Me- ro di(tri6l. The two former diflriAs are divided from the lattei , by an unin- habited country of 91 miles in extent, that is, from the block-hotifes, at the point formed by the jun6lion of the rivtr Clinch with the Tenntflee, called South- Weft Point, to Fort Blount upon Cumberland river, through which there is a waggon road, opened in the fum- mer of 1795. There are few countrits ib well watered with riyers and creeks. The principal rivers arc the MiflSfippi, Tenntflee, Cumberland, Holfton, and Clinch. The tra6l called the Broken Ground, fends immediately into the MiflTifippi, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // ^ ^^<^ 1.0 B:^ 128 |2.5 I.I no 2.0 ^ 1-25 ||U |||.6 ^ 6" ► v^ vj .>^ ■^ oj^ >^ 0/ Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. I4S80 (716) 872-4S03 4r |«9 TEN IttlffifippI, the Wolf, Hatch«e, forked. Oeer* Obiin or Obean, tunA Rwlr^^ ) wliieh are from 30 to So yimls wide tt their moathi ; moll of t?« riven tare exceedingly rich low greundst at the extremity pf which is a fecond banki as on moft of the lands of the Miilifippi. Befides thefe rivers, there aire feveral fmaller ones, and inmimera- ble . creeks, fome of which are naviga* We. In fliort, there is hardly a fpot in this tountryi which is upwards of ao miles diftant from a navigable (ficam. The chief raoahtams are Stone, Yellow, froif, Bald, and Unaka, adjoining to one another, from the eaftem boundary of the State, and fejparate it from N. Carolina ) their direction is nearly from V, E. to 8. W. The other mountains «K Clinch and Cnmberland. It would feqnire a vdume to defcribe the moun- tains of this State, above half of which is covered with thofe that are uninha* hitable. Some of thefe mountains, par- ticularly the Cumberland, or Great- Lanrel Ridge, are' the moft ftupendous ) piles in the United States. They abound with ginfeng and coal. The caverns and caicades in thefe moantains are innumerable. The Enchanted Moun- taioi about two miles fouth of Brafs Town, is famed for the curioiities on its rocks. ' There are on feveral rocks a number of impreflions refembling the tracks of turkies, bears, herfes, and human beings, ae vifible and perfeSt as they could be made on fnow or fand. The latter were iemarkal)le for having uniformly iix toes each ; one only ex- cepted, which 8'>jeared to be the print of a negro's foot. By this we muft fuppofe the originals to have been the progeny of Titan or Anak. One of thcie tracks wa 1 veiy large, the length of the foot i4 mches, the diftanre of the extremes of the outer toes 1 3 inches, theprov^nate breadth behind the toes 7 inches, thc'diimeterof the heel-hall 5. One of the horfe tracks was likewife of an uncommon iize, the tranfverfe and conjugate diameters, were * by io inch- es ; perhaps the horfe which the Great Warrior ro trailed is now unknown to the white people. Ores and fprings ftrongly iniprt'gnated with fnlphur are found in various parts. Saltpetre caves TEN m -are numerous t and in flie courfe of the year 1790, fcveral tons of fait- nctre wen fent to the Atlantic markets. This country fumiflws all the valuahla articles of the foutheri)^ States. Fine w^ggwiTi and Ouldle horiea, beef ca^» ginfeng» deer-ikins and fun, cotton* hemp, Kid flay, may be traafported by land f aUb iroMy lumber, pork and flour may bcexportrd in great quantities, mm that the navigation of the MiflSfippI ia opened to the citissn* of the United States. But few of the inhabitants ly 6 tai- nifters. There are alio fome Baptifts aud Methodifts. The inhalntants have pail great attention to tlie intercfts of £c»> ence 1 befides private fchools, there ara 3 colleges eftabliflicd by law} Green- ville in Green's co. Blount ^ Knoxvillcy and WaOiington in the county of that name. Here is likewife a '* Society for promoting Ufeful Knowledge." A taftc for literature is daily incieafing. The inhabitants chieflyemigrated from Penn- fylvania,. and that part of Virginia that lies weft of the Blue Ridge. The ancef- tors of thefe people wcie generally of the Scotch nation) (bme of whom emi* grated 6i'lt to Ireland, and from thence to America. A few Germans and Eng- lish are intermixed. In 1788, it was thought here were ao white perfon* to one negro ; and the difproportion is thought tp be far greater now. This country was included in the ad charter of king Charles II. to the prQprtetors of Carolina. In a fubfcquent divifion, it made a part of N. Carolina. It waseit- plored about the year 1745, and fettled by about 50 families in 1 7 S4 * who were foon after driven off or deftroyed by the Indians. Its fettlcmcnt re- commenced in 1765- The firft permanent Ipttlement took place near Lung-Kland of Holllon, and upon Wataugi, about 1774.} ard the §ift appearance oi any ptrfons from it, Lu the public couticilti of N. Carolina, WiU $4» tMt$ Wu in the id^fention df that State lA 177^. In the year 17804 a party of about #0 familie*, tinder tlie gtiidance and direAien of James Robertfon, (fince Mrit. Gen. Robertibn of Mera diftriA) pafled through a wiMerneni of at leaft 300 miles to the French Lick, md thette founded Nafliville. Theirneareft neighs boars were the fettlers of the infiint State of Kentucky, between whom and them, Mras a wildernefs of «oo miles. From the year 1784, to 1788, the goremnient cf N. Carolina over this country was in> l^rrupted by the aflumed State of Frank- land } but ill the year 1789, the people icturned to their allegiance. In 1789, N. Carolina ceded this territory to the United States, on certain conditions, •nd Congrefs provided for its govern- ment. A convention was held at Knox- viUe, in 1796, and'on the 6th of Feb. the comftitation of the State of Tennef- fee was ligned by every member of it. Its principles promife toenfurethehap- E'nefs and proiperity of t he Martin's Spring Blair's Spriiig Buck Spring Fountaines - Smith's Creek Coney River Mine Lick . - Falling Creek War Path Bear Creek Camp Creek King's Spring Grorel's Creek The foot of Cumb.Mount. Through the mountain to Emmery's river, a branch of the Pelelbn To the Pappa Foi-d of the Felcfon or Clinch river To Campbell's Station near Holftein To the Great Iflnnd To Abingdon in\Va(h.co. To RicliinoHd in Virginia Total 9 6 4 6 4- S 5 5 I* 8 6 II 9 9 7 18 8 16 7 2 II 1% 10 100 Tif tifif liew road, a pleiAnit pit^^ may be had to the weAem country with carfiages, as there wiH be only the Cumberland mountain to pafs, and tliac is eafy of afcent j and beyond it, th« road is geneirally levetand firm, abound, ing with fine iprings of water. The Indian tribes within and in the Viciaitr of this State are the Cherokees and Chickafaws. Ten SAW, a fettlement near Mobile Bay, inhabited by 90 American families^ that have been Spanifli fubjeAs fince 1783. TiowBMiaTA Cretk, runs fontherly about a8 miles, then wefterly 6 miles, and empties into Alleghany river about 18 mil«8 from its mouth, and nearly 5 below the Hickory town. Tbpeasa, a town of Mexico. See Angehs. Tequajo, or Tttjuasj a province of Mexico, according to fome SpaniAi travellers, being about lat. 37. where they found 16 villages. Tequepa, a part of the coaft of New.Mexico, about 18 leagues N. Vf\ of Acapulco. TEq^ERY Bay, on the fbuth-eaft part of the coatt of the ifland of Cuba, between Cape Cruiz, and Cape Maizi, at the eaft end. It affords good anchor- age and Ihelter for ftiips, but is not much frequented. TzKm\iK,LagimayOtLakeof7idest lies at the bottom of the Gulf of Cam- peachy, in the fouth-weft part of the Gulf of Mexico. It is within Triefte and Beef Ifland, and Port Royal Ifland, The tide runs very hard in, at moft of (lie channels between the iiland} hence the name. Terra Blanca, a town of Mexico. See Angelas. Terra de Latratim, that is, the Ploughman or Labourer's Land, the name given by the Spaniards to Labra- dor or New-Britain, inhabited by the Efquimaux. Terra del Fuego Ifland,^ ttti Land of Fire, at the fouth extamity of S. Ame- rica, is feparated from the main on the N. by the Straits of Magellan, and con- tains about 4a,oop fqiiare miles. Thia is the largeft of the iilands foutli of the Stiaits, and they receive this name on account of the vatt fires and fmoke which the firft dilcoveries of them per- ceived. The ifland of S^aten Land liea I 01; the ealh They are all barren and mountainous } TBH vwuntainoas t but there have been fotind ftveral (brts of trees and planti, and a variety of birdi on the lower grminda and iflmde that are flieltered by the hills. Here wtt found Winter*s bark, and a fpeeies of arbutus which has a very well tafted red fruit of the fize of {null cherries. Plenty of cellery is found in fome places) and the rocks are cover- ed whhvery line mufcles. A fpecies of duck as large as a goofe, and called the loggerhead duck at the Falkland IHands, is here met with, which beats the water with its wings and feet, and runs along the Tea with inconccivahie vdociry ; and th'^re are alfo geefe and /a) cons. Tbrra FiRMA, or CafiUe del Ore,. the moft northern province of S. Ame- rica^ 1,400 miles in length, and 700 in breadth} iituated between the equator and la N. lar. and between 60 an^ Sa W. long, bounded N. by the N. Atlan- tic Ocean, here called the North Sea, E. by the fame ocean and Surinam, S. by Aniaaonia and Pern, and W. by the H. Pacific Ocean. It is called Terra Firma from being the firtt part of the continent diicovered bv the Spaniards, and is di- vided into Terra Firma Proper, or I^ rien, Carthi^^iena, St. Martha, Venezu- ela, Comana, Paris, New Granada, and Popayan. The chief towns are Porto Bello, Panama, Carthagena, and Popay- an. The principal bays of this pro- vince in the Pacific Ocean, are thole of Panama and St. Michael, in the North Sea,PortoBello,Sino,Guiara,&c. The chief rivers are the Darien, Chagre, San- ta, Maria, Conception, and Oronoko. The climate here, efpecially in the northern parts, is extremely hot and fnltry daring the whole year. From the month of May, to the end of Nov. the ieafon called winter by the inhabitants, is almofl a continual liiccefllon of thun- der, rain and tempefts, the clouds pre- cipitating the rain with Aich impetuofi- ty, that the low lands exhibit the ap- pearance of an ocean. Great part of the country is confequently flooded ; and this, together withthe exceflive heat, fo impregnates the earth with vapours, that m many provinces, particularly aboyt Popayan and Porto Bello, the air is extremely unwholefome. The ibil of this cottntiy is very diflPerent, the inland parts being very rich and fertile, and the coafts I'andy and barren* It is im- poifible to view without admiration, the T £ It ^ popctual verdure f tiM %Mill» tli» luxuriancyof the plains, and thetowtr- ing height of the m«mitfiinl« fTMHf country produces com, fugar» t«IMito^ Sec. and fruits of all kinds.> This part , of S. AmericuwasdifcoveredbyCotoM* bus in his third voyage to America* It was fttbdued and fettled by the S|«M* ard s about the year 1514., after deftr^- ing, with gireat inhumanity, Iberal Uth" lions of the natives. Terra Firma PrefeTf ot ZWw»,ar fubdivifion of Terra Firma. Chief townt^ Porto Bello, and Panama. See Darien^ TzKiLK Mageliamca. 9tt PautgOMim. Terra NU^a.ntax Hudfon's Straits^ is in lat. 61. 4. N. and long. 67^ W» high water, at full and change, a little before 10 o'clock. TERRITORY UwthWtfi rf tbit Ohroyot Ntrtb-Wefttm Tirtinry, ahtt«g« part of the United States, is fitnated-be. tween 37 and 50 N. lat. and betweeift 8 J. 8. and 98. 8. W. long. Itsgreateft I length is about 900 miles ^and its breadth 700. This extenfive tra& of country i» bounded north by part of the northern boundary line of the United States | eafl by the lakes and Pennfylvania } fonth l>y the Ohio river; weft b> the MilTifippi. Mr. Hutcbins, the late geographer of the United States, eftimates that thia traSi contains 263,0^0,000 acr^, of which 431,040,000 are water } this de- du£ied, there will remain «ae,ooo>oo» of acres, belonging to the Federal Go- vernment, to be fold for the difcharge of the national debt ; except a narrow ftrfp of land bordering on the fouth ^ Lskt Erie, and ftretching 120 mile4 weft of the weftemlimitof Pennfylvania, which belongs to Connecticut. But a Imalt portion of thefe lands is yet purchafed of the natives, and to be difpofed of by Congrefs. Beginning on the meridian line, which forms the weftern houndary of Pennfylvania, feven ranges of town- (hips have been fnrveyed and laid off by order of Congrels. As a north and fouth line ftrikes the Ohio in an oblique dire6lion, the termination of the 7th range falls upon that river, 9 miles above the Muflcingum, which is the firft large river that falls into the Ohio. It forms this junction 17a miles below Fort Pitt, including the windings of the Ohio, though, m a direft line, it is but 90 miles. That part of this territory in which the Indian title is octinguiflied, and 1 5H TER and wMck It f«ttIiiH| under the govern- OMntof th« United Statett it divided into five counties as followt t Cmmtits, Wbtutrtetd, Wafliington, S7S8 July a6th« IfamiltOD, 1790 Jan. sd. St. Clair» 1790 April <7th. Knox, 1793 June soth. Wayne* 1796. Time counties have been organised with the proper civil and military oflS- cers. The county of St. Clair ii divid- ed into three diftriAs, viz. thediftriA of Cahokia> the diAriA of Prairie-du-ro- Chen, and the diftrift of Kaikaflcias. Courts of general quarter fefiiona of the peace, country courts of common pleas, and courts of pi-obate, to be held in CAchof thefe diftriAs, as if each was a sUftmft county I tne officers of the county to aft by deputy, except in the diftria where they refide. The princi- pal rivers in this territory are Muflcin- Emtt Hockhocking, Sciota, Great and Ittle Miami, Blue and Wabalh, which empty into the Ohio) Au Vafe, Illi- aois, Ouifconfing, and Chippeway, which pay tribute ,to the Miilinppi, befides a number of fmalier ones. St. I«wis, Kennomic, St. Jofcph's, Bar- hue, Grand, Miami of the Lakes, San- duflcy, Cayahoga, and many others which pafs to the lakes. Betvirecn the Kaikadcias and Illinois rivers, which are 84 miles apart, is an extenfive traA of level, rich land, which terminates in a high ridge, about 1 5 miles before you reach the Illinois river. In thii delightful vale, are a mimlier of French vilhges, which, toother with thofi: of St. Genevieve, and St. Louis, on the weftem fideof th« MiffiAppi, contained, in 1771, IS73 fencible men. The number of fouls in this large trafl of country, has not been aicertained. From the beft data the author has received, tlie population may be eftimated, five ) :'Ts^go, as follows t TER Jlrought ever 7s,e<}d KaflcaikiasandCahokia, 6to i70«i At Grand Ruifleau,vil- j lege of St. Philip, and V 440 do^ Prairie>du-rochcrs« j Indians, (Aippofell 65,000 OhioCompanypurchafe, i,'oo Col.Symmes'feitlements, «,ooq Galliopolis, (French 1 fetrlements) oppolke > 1,000 the Kan ha wy river, j Vincennes and its vici nitv, on the Wabafli 1791. do. do. do. * f >»50o do. Carry over 71,000 Total 7at9ao In 1 79o« there were in the town of Vin^ cennes, about 40 American families and 31 flaves, and on the Miflifippi, 49 American families and 73 ilaves, all in^ eluded in the above cftimate. On the Spanifli or weftem fide of the Midi- fippi, theix werei in 1790, about 1800 fouls, principally at Genevieve, and St. Louis. The lands on the various rivers which water this territory, are inter- fperfed with all the variety of foil which conduces to plcafantnels of iitua- tion, and lays the foundation for the wealth of an agricultural and manufac'* turing people. Large level bottoms, or natural meadows, from so to 50 miles in circuit, are found bordering the rivers, and variegating the country in the interior parts. Thefe afford n rich a foil as can be imagined, ant may be reduced to proper cultivation with very little labour. The prevailing growth of timber, and the moft ufeful trees, are maple or fugar-tree, fycamcre, black and white mulberry, black and white walnut, butternut, chefunt} white, black, Spanifli, and chefnut oaks, hic- kory, cherry, buckwood or horfe chef- nut, honey-locuft, elm^ cucumber trees, lynn tree, gum tree, iron wood, afli, afpin, faflafras, crab-apple tree, paupaw or cuftard apple, a variety of plum trees, nine bark fpice, and leather wood buflies. White and black oak, and chelhut, with moft of the above-mentioned tim- bers, grow large and plenty upon the high grounds. Both the high and low lands produce great (Quantities of natural grapes of various ktnds, of which the iettters univerlally make a fufficiency for their own conlumption, of rich red wine. It is afl'erted in the old fettle- ment of St. Vincent, where they have had opportunity 4o try it, that age will render this wine preferable to moft of the European wines. Cotton is faid to be the natural produflion of this coun- try, and to grow in great perfe£Uon. The fugar maple is the mon valuable tree, for an inland country. Any num- ber of inhabitants may be forever fup- plicd with a fuilicieiicy of fugar, by pre- fsrving IkrviAg ft'feW trees for the life of each family. A tree will yield about ten |K>uiult of fugar a year, and the labour is very trifling. Springs of excellent vrater abound itt tnia territory ^ ami Anall and large ftnnm«, for niilli and "Other purpoles, are a^luatly interiperfed, at if by art, that there be no deficiency in any of the convenicncies of life. Very little wafte land in to be found iti ^ny part of thtstrafl of country'. There are no fwamps but fiKh at may be rea- dily drained, and made into arable and meadow land ; and though the hills are 'frequent, they are gentle, and fwclling 4W where high or incapable of tillage. They are of a deep rich foil, covered with a heavy growth of timber, and well adapted to the produ£lionof wheat, rye, indigo, tobacco, &c. The com- inunication between this country and the fea, will be principally in the 4 fol- lowing dire6lions : i . The route through ^he Scioto and Muflcingum to Lake Erie, and fo to the river Htidfon ; de- Icrihed under New- York head. s. The paflTage up the Ohio and Monongahela to tlie portage above mentioned, which tads to the pavigable waters of the Pa- towmack« This portage is 30 miles, and will probably be rendered much lefs by the executicii of the plans now on foot for opening the navigation of thofe wa- ters. 3. The Great '^Kanhaway, which falls into the Ohio from the Virginia ihore, between the Hockh to be formed ihall be repimlioan, and in conformity to the principles contain- •d in thefe articles ; and fo far as itVan be confiftent with the geneial intcreft of the confederacy, fuch admiflionfhall be allowed at an earlier period, and- when there may be a lefs number of free in- habitants in the State> than 60,000. Cee the Map. The fettlemw* of t'.is country l^as been checked, for ieveral years paft, by the unhappy Indian war, an amicable termination of which took place on the 3d of Augult, 1795* when a treaty was formed at Grenville, be- tween Major Gen. Anthony Wayne, on the part of the United States, and the "Chiefs of the following tribes of Indians, viz. the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawa- noet, Ottawas, Chippewas, Putawa- times, Miamis, £el river, Weeas, Kick- apous. Plan 'Kafliaws and Kalkalkias.. By the third' article of this treaty, the Indians cede to the United States, for a valuable confideration, all lands lying caftward and fouthward of a line « be- ginning at the mouthof Cayahcga river, and running thence up the fume to the portage between that and the Tiilca- rawas branch of the Mufkingum ; thence down that branch to the crofling place above Fort Lawrence ; thence wtftcrly to a fork of that branch of the great T E S Miami riverf running hto the OKidi where commences the portage between the Miami of the Ohio, ami St. Mary's river, which is a branch cf the Miami of the lake ; thence a wellerly courle to Fort Recovery , which (lands on a branch of the Waba(h, then fouth-welie ly in a direft line to the Ohio, fo as to inttricft th»t river oppofite the mouth of Ken. tuoky or Catawa river." Sixteen trafts ot land of 6 »iui 11 miles fquare, inter- fperfed at convenient diftances in the In- (iian country, were, by the fame treaty, ceded to the United States, fir the con- venience of keeping up a friendly and beneficial intercourfc between' the par- ties. The United States, on their part, '* rel'.nquilh. their claims to all other In- dianslands northward of the river Ohio, eailward of the Miflifippi, and weftward and fouthward of the Great Lakes and. the water«'unit iag them, according to the I'oundary line agreed on by the United* States and the king of Great -Brit.iin, in the tveaty of peace made between thrni in the year 17S3. But from this lelin- ' quilhinent, by the United States, thi f< !- lowine trafts of land are explicitly ex- cepted, iff. The traft of 1.50,000 acres near the rapids-of the Ohio river, which i has been afligned to Gen..Claik, for the lU'e of himfelf and his war iors. id. The )H>(f of St. Vincents on the river Wabafli, and the lands adjacent} of which the Indian title has been extinguilhed. 3d. The land at all other plares^in poiTeflion of the French people and other white fettlers among them, of which the In- dian title hasr been extinguifhed, as mentioned in the third article;, and 4th. The pod of Fort Maflac, towards the mouth of the Ohio. To which feveral parcels of land ib excepted, the laid tribes rdinquifh all the title and claim which they or any of them may have.'^' Goods to the value of ao,coo dblls^.were delivered the Indians at the' time this treaty was made; and goods to th«- amount of 9^500 dolls. at firft cod in the U. States, are to be delivered annually to the Indians at fome convaiient place northward of the Ohio. A trade has been opened, fince this treaty,, by a lawof Cun- grefs, with the fcrementioned tribes of Indians, on a liberal footing, which pro- miles to give permanency to this treaty, und fecurity to the frontitr inhabitants. Testigos, iilands near the coalf of New An(ialulia*.in Terralkmii, on this. foufch. THE ISittth CMit of the Curibbem €«i, tn the Weft-Indiei. Several fmall iflande At mack river, 14 miles northerly of fiof- ton. It was incorporated in 1734, and contains 958 inhabitants. Tbwksbury, a townfltipof New- Jerfey, Hunteirdon co. The townfliips of Lebanon, Readington, and Tewkf- bury contain 4,370 inhabitants, indud- ingi68 flaves. Thames River, in ConneAicut, is formed by the union of Shetucket and Little, or Norwich rivers, at Norwich Landing, to which place it is navigable for velTels of confiderable burden \ and thus far the tide flows. From this place the Thames (.urfties a foutherly courfe >4 miles, palling by New- London on its weft bank, and empties into Long- Ifland Sound ; forming the fine harbour .of New-London. Thatcher's Ifland, lies about a mile eaft of the fouth-eaft point of Cape Ann, on the coalt of Mafl'achufetts, and forms the northern limit of Mafl'achu- fetts Bay } and has % iight-houfcs. Cape Ann light-houl'e lies in lat . 43 . 3 6 . north, ^nd Idng. 70. 47. weft. Theakiki, the Pittem head water of liliiiois river, rifes about 8 miles S. of Fort St. Jofeph. After running thro' 'rich and level lands, about tii miles, it receives Plein river in lat. 41. 48. N. and from thence the confluent ftream aflumes the name of Illinois. In I'ome maps it is called Huakita. ' THETFORD.atownfliipin thefouth- *|ift cblrricr of Orange CO. Vermont, on mo 9^ the wdlem bank of ConncAkut riva^ about 10 miles north of DartnToutl\ College, and contains 86 a inhabitants. Thomas's Ba^, on the W. coaft of the ifland of Antigua. It affords lone fhelter from the S. and S. B. winds. Thomas ^nd, St. or the Da$itt ^nd, is the largeft and moft northerly of the Virgin Iflands, in the Weft-In- dies, and is about 9 miles long and f broad. It has a fandy foil and is badly watered, but enjoys a confiderable trade^ efpecially in time of peace, in the con- traband way) and privateers in time of war fell their prizes here. A large bat* . tery has been ereAed for its dciencoa mounted with 20 pieces of cannon. N, lat. 18. as.W. long. 64.51. Ithasafaf* and commodious harbour, and lies about 30 miles eaft of the ifland of Porto Rico. Thomas Jfland, St. on the wef> coaft of New-Mexico. N. lat. 10. 10. weft long. 113. 5. Thomas, St. a town of Guiana in 8. America, fituated on the banks of tb 1 Oroonoko. N. lat.75.'W. long. 6s. 36. Thomas, Port St. a harbour of the bay of Honduras, on the Spanifli Main % from which goods are fhipped to £u« rope. Thomas, St. the chief town of New. Andaluiia, or Paria, in the northern di* vifion of Terra Firma. Thomas, St. a parifli of Charlefton diftriA, in S. Carolina. It contains 3,836 inhabitants { of whom 197 are whites^ and 3,405 flaves. Thomastown, a poft-town of the Diftri£l of Maine, Lincoln co. on the weft flde of Penobfcot B' neis, prtventa a due cultivation of the lantis. Thtre arc now ownad on the Tiver i« U-ig«» Ichooncri, and floopi, •qual to about i,ioo toot, employed in foreign an<( Icoathng voyages. On the river, and its iieverarftrcams, are a num- kcr of tide and other grilt and law mills, which atfoid great profit to their owneis. A fart with a number of can- non,and a i-ectilar garrilonof provincialsi was former^ ftationed about 5 miles below the head of the tide. Few veftigcs iof the fort now remain { but in place of it an elegant building was ereAed in 1794, by the Hon. Henry Knox. Efq. The rettleiiicnt of Thomaftown began about 1710, in 1777 it was incorporat- ed, in 1790 it contuim-d Sot inhabitants ; ■nd K was computed to contain in X796 above l,xoo. There are here no public fchools cunllantly kept, though there are feveral private ones through- out the year. There are two churches, the one for Baptifts, who are the moil numerous, and (he other for Congrega- tionaliftg. Here is alfo a fecial libi-ary. The c'^mpafl part of the town is 7 miles foutherly of Camden, 7 ead of War- ren, 39 N. E. by £. of Wifcaflfet, 21 5 N. E. of fiofton, and 564 N. E. of Phi- ladelphia. Thome, St. or St. Tbitnast a plain in the centre df the ifl;ind of St. Domingo, in the Weft-Indies, on the fouth fide of the firft chain of the mountains of Ci- bao, near which Artibonite river takes its rife. It is contiguous to the north of that of St. John of Maguana. The fort of St. Thomas was ert£ted here, near th^-iiead of the Artibonite, by Chrifto- pher Columbus to prote£l the mines againft the Indians. There is now no teftige of tho fort remaining. Thompson, atownftiipot Windham to. in the north-ealt corner of Connefti- cut . having the town of Killin^ly en the fouth, the Smte of Rhode-ifland caft, and that of Maflachuiistts on the north } from which laii it receives Qu^i- nabaiig awl Five-mile rivers. T:!''i'iC.\NOS, a fmall river of the N • W. Territoiy, which runs fouthward to W.thalh river, into which it enters a ftw nulc* estftwanl of Ouixtanon. T^HU TjiotnroN, « townfiiip of Kc«^ HampOiire, in Grafton to. at the headi iilMcrriinwBkjrlvfCi which coi)tain)i 385^ inhabitants. It was incoraorattd m Tkoxjlousi, Portt on t|e S. coaft of the illand of Captf Hreton, near t he entrance of the Strait ot Fronfac or Can- ib, lies between the gull called Litile St. PclnfelKl the ifl.iiuls of St. Peter. It wns formerly ^callicd Port 8t. Peter, and is 60 miles weft of Gaharon Bay. Thousand \fUt arc fituatcd in St. Lawrence, or Iroquois |iver, a little north of Lake Ontario. Thousand Lakest a name given to a grtat number ot fmall lakes near the Mifltfippi, a little to the N. E. of St. Francis river, which is about 60 milea above St. Anthony's Falls. The conn- try about thele lakes, though. but little frequented, is the beft witiiin many miles fur hunting \ as the hunter leldom tails returning lo.tded bi'vorul his expec- tation. Here the river MiiTifippi is not above 90 yards wide. \ Three B* others, three iftands within the river EiVequ^bo, on the £. coaft of S. Am>>rlca. Thr^e JJlandi Bay, or Harbour, on the E. coaft of the iflandof St. Lucia, in the Weft- Indies. Three Points, Cape, on the coafl of Guiana, in S.America. N. lat. 10. 38^ W. long. 61. 57. Three R'wtrs, in Canada. See Trois Rivieres. Three Sifters, three fmall ifles on the W. ftiore of Chelai>eak Bay, which lie between Weft river and Parker's ifland. Thrum Cap, in the S. Pacific Ocean, a fmail circular ifle, not more than a mile in circumference, 7 leagues N. 6a* W. from Lagoon illand. High water, at full and change, between 11 and la o'clock. S. lat. 18. 35. W. long. 139. 48. Thule, Southern, an ifland in the S. Atlantic Ocean, the moft foutherly land ever difcovered ; htii'-n the tne name. S«' lat. 59. 34. W. long. 17. 4.J, Thurman, a townfliip in Wafliing- ton coimty, New- York } taken from Qiieenft)urg, and incorporated in 179Z. Thunder Bey, in Lake Huron, lick :^hout half way between Sagana Bay and the N. W. comer of the lake; it is about 4 milea acrolaeitlMK ««¥ i and i» thu> 1. 4 WB99 jMbUMMx^/l^^. 4r eaa^.i^titir ■ / u bUMiMMirir'lqy'O' caV'.VMi^ ■^!> ■^\[ lig,j \ K f^i0mKm»i§mit »» i i i WHup uM pn i. i ,ni i ~«» •ifM ''■''^'',¥^. .i* 4 i ■■*';'-.< J-k \\ 4: t '■"^ L: ■*4:, ' -^ ■■•*?>*■ 'I' If?*-'"^-?!^-" ifhus calledl lieard then TROOi « iaf c ot hnii, 8 le riA Ri'-tr. "^ iAOG aV -ut i5of i-'ver. r Tiber runs routiu iington, alii river. Its^ le\ el of the of wliicli, i may be c< houff, and T13ER6 •n the S.W Alia of the forms the Tiberon. TiBERd lage on the St. Doming the cape oit Point Burg: thiec-fburth a river, faus the weiteitj ftamls on ^h to its cou''! leagues font from Jeremi( the road froi in lat. i8, 2 5?.. 4.0. Vf. l)°ron, froh> . the fame yea — 377»^ool'i coffee-ri}}^ digo — ana i able amount exporfarioni TlBHRbN village abov French, the TiCCLE •f NewfoHnc Bonaventvna Tickle , BritiOi (cam bay of Tirr Ditrien, at t rocks, havir landing. ■ 1 on one filc,_ .{the range 0: "P«M *WI^ *l..^ * k %■ TIC ithui called from the thunder frequently lieard theix. • lexico, is u roue;h head the valley bftoVimi. lA River. See Unadilla In ancient Indian town, ut sfo^ltfs up the Sviqiiehannah river. 1 ' Tiber Cr^i^, a fmall ftieam which runs foutiimiy Jhrough the city of Wafh- ington, alld empties into Patowniac river. Tr^lbuVceis a 36 feet above the \t\ el of the tide in the ci eelc 5 the waters of wliich, and thofe of Reedy Brunch, may be (Conveyed to the Prefidcnt's houff, and to the; capitol. 7'i3er6n, Cape, a round black rock •n the S.V^. part of the ibuthern penin- £ula of the iUand of St. Domingo, and forms the' N. W, limit of the bay of Tiberon. ■TiBER^N, or TibHrott, a bay and vil- lage on tiie S. W. part of the ifland of St. Domino. The bay is formed by the capeofits name on the N. W. and Point Burj^au on the.S. E. a league and thicc-fburjhs apart. iTie ftream, called a river, fafls in at the head of the bay, on the weiteilB fide of the village ; which ftands on jthe high road, and, accoi'ding to its couffe along the fea fhore, 10 leagues foHthofCape DameMirie, 20 from Jeremie, and 32 by the winding of the road from Les Cayes. The cape is in lat. li, 20. 30. N. and in long. 7£. 5?.. 4.0. \y. The exports from Cape Ti- beron, froin Jan, i, 1789, to Dec. 31, of the fame j^ear, were icoolbs white liigar — 377, Soolbsi brown fugar— Coo.ooilbs coffeo— r-ii,67»!bs cotton— i,o881bs in- digo — and fmall nificies to a confider- able amount Total value of duties on exportation, 1,4.65 dollars 76 cents. Tib E RON, a fort, near the town or village above mentioned ; taken by the French, the, ». i^ Kf arch, ^795. TivxhE Harbour, on the eaftcoaft ef NewfoHndiand, filteen leagues from Bonaventura Fort. Ti c K LB Af(f Sickly, a name given by Britifli Icamen to a fine, little, fapdy bay of TIrni Firma, on the Ifthmus of Darien, at the N. W. end of a reef of rocks, having; good anchorage and I'afe landing. ^ Tne extremity of the rocks on one fi(let.^9n4 the Samballas Iflands (the range of which begins from hence^ : TIE .54^ on tlie other (ide, guard it from the fea^ and fo form a very good harbour. It trmuch fimu iiimii Hiy m\m i A ** ni»>mi^ i m TjCONn. "OGAyki the State of Ne«« Ydrk, built ny the-Preneh kiilte T«t« '- 1756, on the north fide of a penihfHla» fv>rmrd by the confluence of the water* iiluing from Lake George into Lake Champlain. It is now a neap of ruini* and fo tiia an apne.idage to a f»rm. Ita name fignifies rfoiff, in the Indian lan- guage, and was called by the French Corillor. Mount Independfence, in Ad- (iiibn co.Vti-mont, is about 2 miles S.B* of it, and ieparated firom it by the nar- row ttriiit which conveys tke water* of Lake (veorge and Soutn river into Lake Champlain. It had all the advantage* ' th»t art or nature could give it, being defended on 3 fides by water furrounded by rocks, and on bait of the fourth by a fwamp, and where that fails, the French erefted a breaft-work 9 feet high. This was the firft fortrefs at- tacked by the Americans during the revolutionary war. The troops under Oen. Abercrombie were defiE:ated here in the year 1758, but it was taken the year following by Gen. Amherft. It was furprifed by Cols. Allen and Ar- nold, May 10, 1775, and was retaken by Gen. Burgoyne in July, 1777. TiERRA ^u/lral JeiEJfiritu Santo, called by Bougainville, ^be Archipelago of the Great Cyclases, and by Captain ' Cook, The Nev Hebrides, may be con. fi .Til |>epper» ginger, ebony of the jRrft qtiall* ty, wood (St the CQimruAion of vcflelt, and pirate «rbi«|i migltt be iabrictted Into ttil-cloth and cordagct, one foit of which iaiwt unlike the hemp of Eu. rQp«.** The inhabitants of thelie iflandv, he d«fcribet» aa of fevei'al different races, of men) black, white, mulatto, taw- ny, and copper-coloured { a proof, he fbppofcs, of their intercourfe with vari- ous people. They ufe no fire>arms. are employed in no mines, nor have they •ny of thofe meant of deftruClfon which the g<;niu« of Europe has invented. In- duftry and policy feem to have made 1)ut little progrefs amon^ them t they 1)uild neither towns nor tortrefles ) ac- knowledge neither king nor laws, and are divided only into tribes, among which there does not always fubfill a t>erfe£k harmony. Their arm« are the wnf and arrows, the fpear and the dart, al) made of wood. Their only covering St a garment round the wail^, which reaches to the middle of the thigh. They are cleanly; of a lively and grateful diA>oiition9 capable of friendfliip and ^ftru£lion. Their houfes are of wood, tovered.with palm leavef. They have |>hce8 of worfhip and burial. They work in fione, and polifh marble, of which there are many quarries. 1 bey make flutes, drum«, wooden fpoons, mnd from the mother pf pearl, form ^hiflels, fciflTars, knives, hooks, faws, hatchets, and fmall lound plates tdr necklaces. Their canoes are well built and neatly Qnifhed. Hogs, goats, cows, bufialotfs, and various fowls and fi(h, for food, are found in abundance on and about thele iflands. Added to all thefe and many other excellencies, thele iflands are reprefented as having a re- markably falubripus air, which is evinc- ed by the healthy, robuft appearance ibf the inhabitants, who live to a great age, and yet have no other bed than the eurth. Such is the defcription which Qjiii'os gives of thefii iQands, in and about which he fpi-nt fouie months, and which he repreknts to the King of Spain as " the moft delicious country in the world j the gnvden oi Eden, the inexhauftible fource of glory, riches, and power to Spain." On the north fiJe of he largcft of thefe iHands, c^lieil MTpiritu Santo, is a iiay, called San FtUpt arid Saiit-Tago, whicli, lays Ciui- »Sf ** poictratca 20 leagues into tlie T I a emiAtrf } the inner part is all fyfy, anJi may be entered with fecurity, by night a» well as, by day. On ctrery mIc, in its vicinity, many tillages noi»y be dif- tinguiOied, amt if wc anajFJm&c by tba linoke which rifes by day, aiff the Area that are fcen by night, thert are manyi more in the interior parts." The bar. hour in this bay, was named by <^, ros. La VtraCrnaCt and is a part of tKia bay, and large enough to admit looo- veflela. The anchorage is on an excel- lent bottom of black land, in water of different depths, from 6 to 40 fathomSa, between two 6ne rivers. TiGNAREs, the chief town of the captainfliip of Rio Grande in Brazil. TiMMisKAMAiN Lak0t in Lower- Canada, is about 30 miles long and 10 broad, having fevcral fmall iflands. Ita waters empty into Utawas river, by a fhort and narrow channel, 30 miles N. of the N. part of Nep'fling lake. The In- dians named Timmilcamaings rcfide round this lake. TiNicvM, two townfliips of Penn« fylvania ; the one in Buck's county, the other in that of Delaware. Tinker's Jpmd, one of the Eliza- bcth Iflands, on the coaft of Maflachu- fetts, off Buzzard's Bay, 8 miles from the main land of Bamftable county. It is the fecond in magnitude, and the, middle one pf the 3 largefl. It is about 3 miles long from north ^o fouth, and about a mile and a half broad from eaft to weft ; and between this and Nafli- awn Ifland is a channel for floops and (innll veflcls, as there is alfu between it and Slocum's Kland, about a mile far- ther to the wedward. Tin-mouth, a townffiip of Nova- Scotia on the taftern coaft. It wa» formerly called Pi6lou, and lies about 40 miles from Truro. See PiSou, Tin MOUTH, a townfliip of.Vcmiont, Rutland c. and contains 93 5 inhabitants^ TiNsiGNAL, arich lilver mine in the province of Colla Rica ; whichlee. TnNTA,a jurifdiftion in the empire of Peru ; wherein is the famous filver n>in» called Condonoina. See Cancas. TiNTAMAREjariverofflova-Scotia, which is navigable 3 or 4 miles up for iinali Vkfll'ls. TiNio, a river of T«;rra Firma, so leagues to the taft of Cape Honduras. TiOfiA, a lowttfliip of Pennlylvapiai^ m .'. 4CIQ CO. TlOCAk TIS TiOOA, a CO. of Ncw-Yofrk, bound ■ ' «^ caft by Otfego, weft by Onttrio north by Onondatio, anil fouth by the :State of Penniyivania. It containn the towns of .Newtown, Union, Chemungi 'OwegfCi, Norwich, Jcrico, and Cht-nen- go, in which are 1,165 eitilors, accord- ing to the Smie •cenfiit of 1796. The -court» of common pica* and general i'ti- fions of the peace for the county are helii on the firft Tucfdays in May, Ottober, and February, inc-vtry year, alreinate- [y, at Chcnengo, in the town of Union, and at Newtown Point, in the town oi Chemung^ Some curiouii bones have beendu^ up «n this county. About 1 1 miles from Tioga Point » the hone or horn of an -anim»i was found, 6 feet 9 inches long, 91 inches round, at tlic long md, and 15 inches at the fmall end. It is incuryated nearly to an nrch of a large circle. Uy the pfet'ent ftate of both the ends, much of it muft have perifhcd^ probably a or 3 t'cet from each end. Tioga Poiat, thepoin* of landfonn- «d by tlie coiiflutBce of Tioga river with the eaft branch of Sutqueliannah jriver. It is about 5* mi^fj louthtriy from the line which divides New- York State from Ptnnfylvania, and is ubouc »50 miles N. by W. of Philatlelphia, and *o S. E. of Newtown. The town of Athens (fands on this point of land. Tioga River, a branch of the Suf- quehannah, which rifes in the Ailcsrha- By Mountains, in about lat. 42. and run- ning eaAwardly, eineties into the Suf- quehannah atTioga Point, in lat. 41. 57. It is navigable for "boats about 50 miles. There is faid to be a prafticable com- munication between the fouthern branch of the Tioga, and a branch of the Alle- ghany, the head waters of which are near ench other. The Seneca Indians fay they can walk 4 times in a day, from the boatable waters of the Alleghany, to thole of the Tioga, at the place now mentioned. TioUGHNiOOA River. See Cheaen- go River. TioOKEA, an illand in the South Pa- cific Ocean, one of thofe called Ge^.rge's Idands. S. lat. 14. 27. W. long. 144. 56. Tipuany's River. See Tarija. TiSBURy, a fmall fiiliing town on the fouth fide of the ifland ol Marthas Vineyard) 5 mtki iiotn Chiluiark) and Tit Wi ^7 from Boftoti. The towniblp wti nuor|)orated in 167 1 , ami contains 1 <4ft inhabitants. It is in Duke'a colintyt Maflachufetttt and in 1796 the eafterif pait was incorporated into a ief^nift townfliip. TUSCAN, a Tillage of Ouenca, andllt- partment of Alanfis» in Qjiito, in SoudiM America, which wat «ntirel7 deftroyed by an earthquake, but the mhabiranlf clicaped, and removed to a later fitua« tion. The nia;-ks of this dreadful con* vulfion of-n?tore are ftill'vifible. TiricACA, an ifland ol S. America* in the South Pac'ific Ocean, near thf coalt of Peru. TiTiCACA, or •CimemtOt a lake df Chuicas, in Peru 5 ^nd is the largeft or all the known lakes in S. America, fit is of an oval figure, with an inclination from N. W . to S. £. and about So leagues in circuit. The water is, in fom<$ parts, 70 or 80 fathoms deep. Teri or twelve lai ge, befidee a greaier number of imaller ilreams fall into it. The.wa^ ter of this lake, ihougli neither fait ndr brackifli, is mudciy, and has fomething lb naufenus in its tufte, as not to be liraiik. One of the moft fplendid tern- - pies in the empire was erciied on an ifland in this lake, by the Vncnj . The Indians, on feeing the violent rapacity of the Spaniards, are thought to have thrown the immenfe coUe^lion of riches in the temple, into this lake. But thefe valuable efTcfls were thrown into an» other lake, in the valley of Orcos, 6 IcaKnts S. of Coico, in water 43 or a4 fathoms deep. Towards the S* part of Titicaci Lake, the banks approach one anoi her, 4b as to form a kind of bay, ter- minating in a river, called Bl Defagua* dero, or the drain } and attei wards forms the Lake of Paria, which has nci vifible outlet. Over the rivtr tl Defii- f.uadcro Hill remains the bridge of rufli- es, invented by Capac-Yupanqui, the fifth Ynca, for tranfporting his army to the other fide, in order to conquer the provinces of Collafiiyo. The Delagna- derb is here between flo and 100 yards in breadth, flowing with a very impctU- ous current, under a fmooth, and, as ic were, (leeping iurface. The Ynca, to oveicome fhis difiiculty, ordered 4 very large cables to be nude o' a k nd of giai's, which covers the lofty heaths and mountains of that counti7, and by the Indians called I^hU : £0 that thcfe cables Mm 4. wcid 5$t T O A yitt(t the foundation of the D«hoIe ftrue* ture. Two of thefe bemg laid acrofs -^e water* fafcines of dry juneira^ and tptbra, two fpecies of rufl)i^eS| were faft- cncd together, and laid acrofi the ca- blet. . On this again the two other ca- blet were laid, and covered with fimilar lafcinet fecurely fafttned on, but of a ftnaller fixe than the firft. and arranged fo at to form a level liirface. And by this nneans the Yncaprocui-ed a fafe pal> iage for his army. This bridge of rush- es, which i.s about five yards broad, and one yard and a half above the fuiface of tile water, is carefully repaired, or re. built, every fix months by the neigh- bouiing provinces, in puriuance of a law made by that Ynca ; and fince of- t(n confirmed by the kings of Spain, en account of its vaft ufe, it being the chan- nel of intercourfe between thofc provin- ces on each fide the Defaguadero. Tiverton, atown(])ip of Rhode- Jfland, inf4ewport co. having the eaHern FaflTage and part of Mount Hope Bay on the W. and N.W. the State of Maf- fachiifetts on the N. and E. and Little- Coropton townftiip on the ibuth. It contamS 2,4-53 inhabitants, including 25 i^aves. It is about 13 miles N. N.E. of Newport. TizOM, a river in the N. W". part of S.America, 600 miles from New- Spain. In a journey made thus, far, in 1606, the Spaniards tound fume large edifices, and met with fome Indians who i'poke the Mexican language, and who toid them, that a few days journey from that river, towaixis the N. was tlie kingdom of Fol- lan, and many other inhabited places, whence the N^xicans migrated. It is, indeed, confirmed by Mr. Sccwait, in hit late travels, that there are cviiiz^ed Indians in the interior parts of America. Beyond the Mifibiui, he met with pow- erful nations, who were cpurteoi\s and hofpitable, and appeared to be a poiifli- cd and civilised people,, having regular- ly built towns, ami mjoying a Itate of ^^lociety not hv removed tiom the Euro- pean ; and indeed to be perfe£lly equal «v£nied only icon and fteel. Tlascai^a, or Los AngeloSf a pro- yiQce of New-8pain. See Jingdas. I'o A, one of the two riverst, Bajamond bei<^ the other, which empty into the liarbout- of Forto Kico, in the ifiand of that name in the Weit-lndits. l^OAHOVTV, one of the two fmall TOW iflandt to the N. eaftward of the S; end of Otaha > liland, one of the Socieiw Iflandt, in the S. Pacific Ocean. ToAMaNsJNOf two townfhipt of Pennfylvania} the one in> Montgomery; CO. the other in tliat of Northampton. TOAAOO, an ifland in the Weft. In- dies, which, when in the hands of the Dutch, was called Ntw Vulfbtrtnt is. about 10 leagues to the N. of Trinidad, and 40 S. of Barbadoes.^, Its length it\ about yi miles, but its breadth only- about as,, and its circumference aboul> 80 miles.. The climate is not lb hot a»,, might be cxpe,fted lb near the equator j^ and it is faid that; it liesoutof thecourle of thofe hurricanes' that have fi.metimes. proved ib fatal to the other Weft- India, lilands. It has a fruitful Dbil, capable of producing i'ugar, and indeed every thing ehe that is raifed in the Weft. India Ifiands, with the addition (if we, may believe the Dutch) of the cinna- mon, nuimeg and gum copal. It it, well watered with ntimcrous fprings j,, and its bays Si^d rivers. are fodiipoledi as to be very commodious for all kinds, of fliipping. The value and impor- tance of this ifiand, appears from the: extenfive and formidable armaments. lent thither in fupport of their different, claims. It feems. to have been chiefly poillfled by the Dutch,, who defended their pretenfions againft both £ngland> and France, with the moft obltinats perfeverance. By the treaty of Aix la< Chapelle, in 1748, it was declared neu-. tral } though by the treaty of .1763, it, was yielded up to Great Britain \ but. in June, 17S1, it was taken by the. JFrench, and ceded to them by the treaty of 17835 and captured by the? British in i7(;3. N. lat. 11. 16. W.. long. 60. 30. ToflAGO Jfiand, Little, near the N.. E. extreUiity uf Tobago liland, in the Welt Indies. It is about two miles long, and one broad. Toby's Crtekt and eaftern branch of Alleghany rivtr,, in Pennfylvania ; its iuuthern head water is called Little J oby's Creek. It luns about 55 mi es in a \V. S. W. and VV. courfe, and en- ters the Allrghany about 20 mileti below Fort Franklin. It is deep enough for batteaux for a conlideruble way up, thence by a fljort pafTage to the W. brunch o? Sulquehannah, by which a, goud ct)mmunicatiun '"\ formed between. Ohio^ * TOM Ottio, and lh« eaftem parti of Penn- sylvania. TocAYMA, a city of Terra Firma, and in New Granada. TocosAHATCHBE Cretk, a water of Oakmulgee riveri in Georgia. Tolland, a county of Conne£Vic»t, bounded N. by the State of Maflkcliii- iett«, S. by New-London co. E. by Windham, and W. by Hartford co. It is fubdivided into 9 townfhips, and contains 13,106 inhabitaius, including 47 (laves. A great proportion of the county is hilly, but the (oil is generally firong and good for ginzing. T6LLAND, the^ chief town of the above' county, was incorporated in 171 j, and is about 18 miles N. E. of Hartford. It has a Congregational clnu'ch, court- houie, gaol, and ao or 30 haufes, com- paflly built, in the centre of the town. TOLV, a town of Terra Firma, S. America, with a harbour on a bay of the N. Sea. The famous balfam ot the fame name comes from this place ) 114 miles S. W. of Carthagena. N. lat. 9. 36. long. 75. a*. Tomaco, a large river of Popayan, and Terra Firma, S. America, about 9 miles N. E. of Galla Ifle. About a league and a half within the river \z an Indian town of the fame name, and but finall, the inhabitants of which common- ly Aipply fmall veifels with provifions, when they put in here for refrefli- mtnt. . ToMAHA>VK JJtand^ on the eaft coaft of Patagonia, is 24 miles N. £. oi^ beal's Bay. Tomb A Rhrr, on the coaft of Peru, is between the port ot Hilo and the river of Xuly or Chuly. There is anchorage againftthis river in 20 fathoms, and clean ground. Lat. 17. 50. S. • ToMBiGBBE Ri'ver, is the dividing line between the Creeks end Chadlaws. Above the jun^ion of Alabama and Mobile rivers, the latter is called the Tombigbee river, from the tort of Tom- bigbee, fituated on the welt fide of it, about 96 miles above the town of Mo- bile, The fource ot this river is reck- oned to be 40 leagues higher up, in the country ot the Chickafaws. The tort of Tombigbee was captured by tiie Britifh, but abandoned by them in 1767. Tht^ river is navigable for iloops aiid fchooneis, about 35 leagues above the iowji of Mobile ; 1 30 American fami- TON', 5JI ( lies are ftttled on this river, that Iim* been Spaniflt fubjeSs fince 17S3. ToMiNA, a jurifdiftion in tlie arch- biihopric of La Plata in Peru. It he- gins about 1 8 leagues S. •£« from ite city of Plata ; on iu eaftem confined dwrll a nation of wild Indians,' called Chiri^ianos. It abounds with wine^ fugar and cattle, ' T0MI8 er oppofite Grand liland, i miles N* of Fort Erie. It runs about 40 miles, and is navigable 28 miles irom its mouth.- The town ttands on its S. fide, 18 miles from Niac^ara river. AKb the Indian name of Fiftiing Bay, on Lakt Ontario. TONGATABOO, one of the Friendly. Iflands, in the S. Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles in circuit, but rather oblong, and widefl at the eaft end. It hag a rocky coaft, except to the N. fide, which is full of Ihuals and iflands, and the ftiore is low and landy. It fui-niflie» the bcft harbour or anchorage to be found in thti'e iflamls. The ifland is all laid out in plantations, between which are roads and lanes for traveiiing, drawn in a very judicious manner fOr opening an enly ccmmunication from orte part of the ifland to another. S. lat. 2 1 . 9 , W. long. 1 74. 46. Variation of the needle, in 1777, was 9. 53, E. . ToNiCAS. See Feint Coupee. To NT I, an ifland at the iiKwtb<.^«if 914 T O > Lake D*Vrfc, at the Mflem extremity •f Like Ontario, it within the Britifh rtance in the fiir- trade } (Ituated on a point of land be- tween two deep (bunds. N. lat. 53. a* W. long. i:ii. 30. TooTOOCH, a fniall low ifland in Nootka Sound, on the N. W. coaft of Korth- America, on the eaftern fide of which is a confidirable Indian village { the inhabitants of which wear i garment Apparently compoi'ed of wool and hair, snoftly wnitc^ well fabricated, and pro- bably by themfclves. Topi A, a mountainous, barren part «f New.Bifcay province in Mexico, North- America 5 yet molt of the neigh- bouring parts are pleafant, abounding with all manner of proviHons. Top«FiEi.D, a townfliip of Maffi- chufetts, Eflex co. containing 7S0 in- habitants. It is 8 miles wellerly of Ipfwich, and 39 N. by E. of Rofton. TOPSHAM, a townfhip of Vermont, in Orange co. wtft of Newbury, adjoin- ing. Ii is watered by fome branclus of Wait's river, and contains 16 z In- Jiabitants. T0P6HAM, a townfljip of the Difti ift of Maine, in Lincoln co. 3s miles in circumfirfnce, and more than %$ nules is waflied by water. It is bounded on the N. W. by Little river ; N. by Bow- doin, and Bowdoinham ■, E. by Cath- ance and Merry Meeting Bay j S. and S. W. by Amaril'coggin river, which ftpnrate§ it from Brunlwick in Cumber- land county. The inhabitants amount to 8s6 fouls, and they live in iiich eafy 'CircumlVances, thnt none have ever been fo poor as to Iblicit help from the pa iiOi. It wu incorporated in 136^, A TOR few Xnglifli attempted t« fettle htn to the end of the laft, or beginning of th« Erefent century. Thefe were cut off y the natircs. Some fiimilice ventured to fettle in this haiardous fituation in 1730 } from which period, until th« peace of 1763, the Inhabitants never felt wholly fecure from the natives. It i* 37 mUes S. by W. of Hallowell, and 1 56 N. by E. of Bofton } and is nearly in lat. 44.. N. and long. 70. W. ToRBAY, a town on the eaftern coaft of Nova. Scotia { ax mUes S. W. oC Roaring Bull Ifland, and too N. E. <^ Halifax. ToRBBK, a village on the fouth fide of the loath peninfula of the ifland of St. Domingo } sleaguesN. W.uf Ava-. die Ifland. TORMBNTIN Gi/r, on theW. fide of the Straits of Northtimberland, or Sound, between the iiland of St. John'c and the E, coaft of Nova Scotia, is the N. point of the entrance to Bay Vvrt. It is due weft from Governor's Ifland^ on. the S. E. coaft of the ifland of SU John's. In fome maps this point ia called Cape Storm. Toronto, a Britifli fettlement on the north- weiiern bank of Lake Onta« rio, 53 miles N. by VV. of Fort Niaga- ra. N. lat. 44. I. W. long. 79. 10. ToRRiNCTONi or Bedford's Bay, on the foiithern coaft of Nova- Scotia, and its entrance is at America Point, about 3 miles N. of the town of Hilifax. It has from 10 to 13 fathoms a^ its mouth, but the bay is almofl circalar, and has from 14 to 50 f;uhonis water in it. A proillgious fi:a fets into it in winter. ToRRiNGTON, a townfliip of Con- neflicut, in Litchfield co. 8 miles N. of LiichJicKi. Tortoises, the River i>J\ lies lo miles above a lake ?o miles long, and 8 or 10 bread, which is formed by the Mifiifippi in Louifiana and Florida. It is a large fine river, which runs into the country a good way to the N. £. ami is navigable 40 miles by the largeft boats. ToRTVE, an ifland on the N. fide of the iiland of St -Domingo, towards the N. W. part, about 9 leagues long from E. to W. and s broad. The W. eml is nearly 6 leagues fi"om the head of the bay of Moftiqiie. The frte-booters and buccanicrs drove the Spaniards from this iflaiid in t-632 } in 1638, the Spa- niaiiift T 08 •*Mrdi maflacred all the French colony i »iu) in 1639, the buccaniers retook Tortue. In 1676, the French took poi'- feflionofitagain. ToiiTU«A8, Dry, flioalt to the weft, vraitl, a little foutherly from Cape Flori- da, or the 8. Point of Florida, in South- America. They are 1 34- leagues from the bar of Penl'acola, and in lat. 14. 3a. N. and I ng. 83. 40. W. They con- All of 10 i'mall iilands or keys, and ex- tend E. N. E. and W. S. W. 10 or 1 1 miles } moft of them are covered .with buihes, and may be feen at the dif- tance of four leagu' s. The fouth welt Key is one o^ the imalleft, but the niott niaterial to he known, is in lat. 14. 3». N. and long. S3. 40. W. From the S. W. part of thiii key, a reef of coral rocks extends about a (]uarter of a mile } the water upon it is vilihly dii'co- loured. ToRTUCAs Harbour, Turtle's Harbour, or Barraco de Tortugas, on the coall of Brazil, in S. America, is 60 leagues at £. S. E. from the point or cape of Arbrafec, or Des Arhres Sec, and the lliore is flat ali the way from theguif ot Maranhao. ToRTUOAS, an ifland fo named from the great number of turtle found near it, is near the N. W, part of the illand of St. Domingo. See Tortue, T0RTUOA8, or Saf Tortuga, is near the W. end of New- Andalufia and Ter- ra Firma. It is uninliahited, alihough about 30 miles in circumference, and a'>ounding with fait. N. lat. 11. 36. W. long. 65. It is 14 leagues to the well of Mar^aritta Iflaiid, and 17 or 18 from Cape Blanco on the main. There are mnny iflands of this name on the north coaft of South-America. ToRTUOAS Point, on the coaft of Chili, and in the South Pacific Ocean, is the Ibuth point of the }>urt of Co- qnimbo, and 7 or 8 leagues from the Pajaros Idands. Tortugas road is round the point of the lame name, where fhips may ride in from 6 to 10 fathouis, over a bottom of black fund, near a rock called the Tortugas. The road is well flieltered, but will not contain above zo or 30 fliips lafely. Ships not more than 400 tons burden may careen on the Tor- tugas rock. TosquiATOSsy Creek, a north head water of Alleghany rivsr, whofe mouth is call of Squeaughta Creek, and 17 T R A f {f milei north-wefierly of ths Jcbits Tvum % which fee. ToTOWA, a place or village at the Great Falls inPaflaik river, New-Jerfey^ Tottery, a river which cmptMi through the fouth-eafttm bank of the Ohio, and n navigable with battetox to the Ouafiato Mountains. It ii a long river, and ha* few branches, and interlocks with Red Creek, or Clinch«*< ri ver , a branch of the Tenneflee. It hae below the mountains, efpecially for 15 miles from its mouth, very good land. Toit LON, a tqwnfliip of New-York, in Ontario co. In 1796, 93 of the in- habitants were eleAors. TowcRHiLL, a village in the town, fliip of South-Kingftown, Rhode- Ifland, where a polf-ofHce is kept. It is 16 miles welt of Newport, and %%% from Philadelphia. TowNSHBND, a townlhip of Wind- ham CO. Vermont, well of Weftminftcr and Putney, containing 676 inhahitantg. TowNSHEND, a townfhipof Middle, fex CO. Mairachuli:tts, containing ^j inhabitants. It was incorporated in i71*»and lies 45 miles northward of- Bolton. TowNSHEND, aharbouron the coaft of the Diltri£t of Maine, where is a bold harbour, having 9 fathoms water, flielr tvrcd from all winds. High water, at full -and change, 45 miiuues after 10 o'clock. Tracapuche, now Car'eton, on the northern fide of Chaleur Bay, is about S liiagues from the great river Cafqui. pil)iHC in a S. W. dire£tion, and is a place ot conliderable trade in cod-fifli» &c. Between the townfhip and the riv*r Calquipibiac, is the fmall village of Maria. Tkanquilhty, a place in Suflex CO. New-Jcrley, 8 miles foutherly of Newtown. Trap, a village in Talbot co. Mary- land; about 6 miles t>. E- of Oxford. Trap, TAf, a village of Pcnnlylvania, in Montgomery co. havins? about a doz- en houi'cii, and a German LMtlieran aiil Calvinitt church united. It is 9 milea. from Morrillown, 1 1 from Pottlgrovey and 26 from Piiiladel]>hia. Trap, a vilLige of Maiyland, in So- merfet co. fituated at 1 he h^ad of Wi- comico Creek, a branch of the liver Wicomico, 7 miles fouth-vveft of Salif- bury, and 6 north of Princels Ann. Traptowjt, S$« TR E Traptowk, a village of Maryland, In Frederick co. fitiiated on Coto£lin Creek, between the South nnd Cotoftin Mountains, and 7 milei fouthwefterly of Fredericktown. Traversb Bay, Great, lie* on the N. E, corner of Lnke Michigan. It has a narrow entrance, and fets up into the land fouth-eaftward, and receives Trsvcrferive'- from fheE. Treadhaven C«^iJ, a fmali branch •f Choptank river. . Treasury IJIamft, form a part of Mr. Shortiand's New-Georgia, (Sur- vUle's Archipelago of the Arfacides) lying from 6. 38. to 7. 30. S. lat. and from 155. 34.. to 156. E. long, from Greenwich. See Arfacides, Sec. Trench E Mont River, a fmall jivcr of the ifland of St. John's, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It emp- ties into tlie Tea 3 or 4 leagues to the weftward of the eaftern extremity of the iAand. Tr ECOTHfC, a townfhip in Grafton CO. New-Hampfnire, incorporated in 1769. Trent, a fmall river of K. Carolina, which falls into Neus river, at New- born. It is .. vigable for fea veflTels, la miles above ti.c town, and for boats xo. See Neut. Trenton, is one of the largeft towns in New-Jerfey, and the metropolis of the the State, fituatcd in Hunterdon co. on the E. fide of Delaware river, oppofite the fall?, and nearly in the centre of the State from *N. to 8. The river is not navigable above thefe falls, except for boats which' will cany from 500 fo 700 bufiiels of wheat. This town, with Lamherton, which joins it on the fouth, contains between «oo and 300 houfes, ane Narrows, were about 4* families in 1796. Trenton, the chief town of Jonet*" county, N. Carolina, fituated on the S. fide of Trent river. It contains but few houfes, befides the court-houfe and gaol. It is 511 miles from Philadi;!- phia. Trepassi Bay, or Trejpajss Bayt and Harbour, on the ibiith fide of New- foundland Ifland, near the S. £. part, and about ai miles to the N. weftwardl of Cape Race, the S. E. point of the ifland. The harbour is largv.-, well fe- cured, and (he ground good to anchor in. Trianole TJlatrd, a fmall ifland, one of *he Bahamas. N. lat. lo. '51. W, Ion '. 69. 53. Triangle Shoals, lie to the weft- ward of the pcnindila of Yucatan, near the E. fliore of the Bay of Campeachy, nearly W. of CapeCondecedo. N. lat, 17. 5. W. long. III. 59. Trieste Bay, on the conft of Ter- ra Firma, is nearly due fouth from Bor nair Ifland, one of the little Antilles, to the eaft of Curaflbu Ifland. Trieste I/land, a fmall ifland at the bottom of the Gulf of Campeachy, weftward of Port Royal Ifland, about 3 leagues from E. to W. The creek which fcpcrates it from Port Royal Ifland Is, Icarceiy broad enough to ad- mit a canoe. Good frefli water will be got by digging 5 or 6 tect deep in the fait fand ; at a lefs d.*pth it is brackiOi and fait, and at a greater depth than 6 feet it is fait again. Trinidad, a fmall ifland in the S. Atlantic Ocean, due E. offSpiritu San- to, in Brazil. S. lat. 70. 30. W. long. 41. ao. It is alio called Trinity. Trinidad, or Trinidada IJland, near tlw coaft of Terra Firma, at the north part of S. America. It partly forms the Gulf of Paria, or Bocca del Drago^ and is much larger than any other u)K)n. the coall. It is 36 leagues in length, and 1 8 or 10 in breadth, but the climate is rather unhealthy, aikl little of it is cleared* TR I fitared. The current fett fo ftrong along the coaft from £. to W. a» to render moft of its bays and harbours Vfcltfi. It proituccs uigar, Ane tobac* co» indigOf ginger, a variety of iruit, fome cotton, and Indian corn. It wa» taken by Sic Walter Raleigh, in 1595, and by the French in 1676, who plun- dered the iHand, and extorted money from the inhabitants. It was captured by the Britifli in February, 1797. It is fituated between 59. and 61. W. long, and in 10 N. lat. The N. £. point lies in lat. 10. 28. N. and long. 59. 37. W. The chief town is St. Jofcph. Trinidad, La, a town of Mexico, in the province of Guatiinala, on the banks or the river Btlen, ix milts from the Tea } but the road is aiinoll impafla- ble by land. It is 70 miles S. E. of Guatimala, and 24 ea(t of La C(m< ception. N. lat. 13. W. long. 91. 40. TaiNiDAO, La, on the north coaft of the Kthmus of Darien, lies eailward of Bocca del Toro, and ibme cluikr'i of fmali iflands, and S. W. of Porto Hel- lo and FortChagre. N. lat. 8. 30. W. iong. 81. 30. Trinidad, oj- La Sonfonale Port, a •town on a bay of the Pacific Ocean, about 65 miles S.E. of Petapa, and 162 from the town of Guatimala. All the goods that are fent from Peru snd Mex- ico to Acaxatla, about la miles from ir, are brought to this port. It is 9 miles from the town to the harbour, which is much frequented, and is a place of great ■trade ; beini? the neareft landing to Gua- timala for fliips that come from Peru, Panama, and Mexico. Trinidad, La, one of the fea ports on the foutli part of the ifland of Cuba, in the Well-Indies; fituated N. W. from the welt end of the groupe of iflands called Jardin de la Reyna. N. lat. 21. 40. W. long. 80. 50. Trinidad, La, an open town of Ve- ragua, and audience of Mexico, in ^N. America. Trinibad Channel, has the ifland of Tobago on the N. W. and that ol Tri- nidad un the fbuth. Trinidad, or Trinity, a town of ^ew-Granada, and Terra firma, in S. America,abouta3milesN.P^ofSt. Fe. Trinity Bay, on the ealt ijde ot Newfoundland Iflanc), between lat. 47. 53. 30. wki^%. 37. N. THO 5$» * TuiiiTT Port, a Iar?:e bay of Mar. tinico Ifland, in the Weft-Indies, form> 1x1 on the fouth-eaft by Point Caravelle. Tkinitv IJU, lies near the coaftof Patagonia, in S. America, caftward««f York Iflands. S< lar. 50. 37. Trinity IJl', the north-eallernmdft of the fmall iflands on the foutb-cafi coait of the peninlula of Alaika, on the N. W. coaft of N. America, N. E. of Foggy Iflands. Trio, a cape on the coaft of Brazil, S. America. Tristo, a bay on the north coaft of S. America, is w. S. W. of the river Turiano. It has good anchorage and it well flieltered ; I'om tlie fwell ol the fea. Trivigillo Bay, in the Gulf of Honduras, or Ibutl. fliore of the Gulf of Mexico, is within the ifland of Pines*, Dulce river lies a little to the weft. Trocauie, a fmall ifland on the N« coaft of the ifland of St. John's, lying oft' the mouth of Shimene Port, and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Trois Rivieres, a bay at the eaft end of the above-mentioned Ifland of St. John's, and weft of Cape Breton Ifland. Three ftreams fall into it from difterent directions } hence its name. N. latr 46. 5. W. long. 6i. 15. Trois Ki-vieres, or the Tbrrs Rtver/p- or Treble River, a town of Lower Ca- nada, fettled by the French in i6iO| and is fo called from tlie junction of three waters a little below the town* where they fall into the river bt. Law* rence. The town ftands on the north* ern bank of the St., Lawrence, at that pai t of the river called Lake St. Pierre. It is but thinly inhabited } is commodi. oufly fituated .for the fur trade, and was formerly the feat of the French govern-, ment, and the grand mart to which the natives rclbrted* It is pleafantiy fltuat> ed in a fertile country, about 50 miles Ibuth-weft of Quebec. The inhabitant* are nioftly rich, and have elegant, well furnilhed houl'es, hhJ the country round wears a fine appearance. N. lat. 46. 51. W. long. 75. 15. Trqmpeaur, Cape, del Enganaa, or Falfe Cape, is the eafternmoft point of the iflaiid of St. Domipgo. N. lat. jS. 25, W. long, from Piris 71. Tropic Ke and 42. 4. N. and between long. 70. 4. and 70. 13. W. it is on the eaftcrninofl: part of the pen- Ihfola of Capte Cod, 57 miles S. E. of Boflon, inaltraight line, but as t^ieroad ruus it is 1 1 a, and 40 from the court- hpufe of Bamflable. It is the Paaet of the Indians, and and after its fettle- fneot, m 1700 was ibtne tinae. caUpd Dotfger^iUi it ^M incorporated ai^Mf its prelcnt name in 1700, and containa 1,193 inhabitants. Only one family of Indians remained a few years fince, and lived on Pamtt Pciiti, In the valley called Grtat HtUaw, a creek feti up from the hay, at the mouth of which ia a tide harbour. The other landing, places arc of fmall note. Pamtt Har- bour is about 100 yards wide at the mouth, but is wider within { and if re- fiaired would be of public utility. It ies above 3 leagues S. E. of Cape-Cod harbour. The. hill on which the m«et. ing-houfe ftands branches from the high land of Cape-Cod, well known to fea- men. The mountain of clay in Truro» in the midft of fandy hills, fcems to have been placed there by the God of Nature, to ferve as a foundation for a light-houfe, which if erected might fave the lives of thoufands, and millions of property. The foil of Truro is, in molt places, fandy, like Provincetown ) and the inhabitantsderive their pi inci- pal fubfiftcnce from the ilea, which here abounds with vaft variety of fifli. Greac part of their corn and vegetables are pro- cured from Bollon and the neighbour- ing towns. Two inhabitants of Truro, Captains David Smith and Gamaliel Coliings, were the firft who ad'y » tm<;K wall to- Ttro trarrft tti* fm, and U intcccfm^le but by • nurrow, fttep alci-nt. The ciftie join* lo ttie will, ami ilanili on a hill. Be- himi the ci^y arc high mountain!. It lici 300 miles N. E. of Amapalla. N. kt. 15. to. W. lung. 9$. 56. . 1'ruxiu.o, the firll diocefe in tlit fudirnce ot° Lima, in Peru. Truxillo, a bay or harbour, and one of the principal cities of the pro- vince of the fame name in Peru, 18 t » Jeacues merahic iVnaller dreams. The natives are fomcwhat civilized by the Spaniards, and cover thcmfelves with their woollen and cotton manufaAures, and live in villagra^ I'ucUYO, a town of Ncw-Granada» and Terra Firma in N. America. It (lands in a valley of the fame namCp eveiy where furrounded by mountaina. The nir is very healthy, and the foil fruitful, and a river divides the place. It is aoo miles S. of Maracaibo city, N. lat. 7. 10. W. long. 68. 36. TvFTONBeROVGU,atownofNew- HampAiire, in Strafford co. fituated 01* the N. £. fide of Lake Winipifeogec^ adjoining Woliiborough, containing 19^ inhabitants. TuGBLO K/a' ing Sempronif>us. on the wed, and Fa> bius on tile eaif . It is within the jurif- di£lion of Ponipey, and lies 19 mile; Sv E . of the fen y on Cayug . Lake. Tui.i'EHOCKEN, a branch of the Schuylkill, which empties into that rivs- er at Reading. Alfo, the name of a town of Pennfylvania, in Lancader co.. 6 mtla» weft.oi' Hididletown^ and 6$ nottli- $6o TU H iMrth-wcftorPhilkdclphii. Tutueheck. en crick or river, nnd Qnitnpahilln, lead wilhin 4 milct ot'cnch other. The wu. tcr contmunication between Schuylkill and 8«fquck»nnah niiirt he t'tNinal aver a triA of cotintry ot abt.ut 40 iiiiUn in txtcnt, from river to river, in a iiraight line I h\ti Moout 60 mile* aa the navi)f;a' tion nnull go. This tra^ in cut bv the abovt • creeki. The bottom of tin canni, ihroiigb which the nnvi^ntion muft pal'ti will not here rile mure than 30 feet above the level of the lieuti wa- ter* of the Hbove • crccki ( nor lb much •• aoo licet above the level of the wa- ten.of Suli](iehnnnah or Schuylkill. TvMBEX, a town in the road to Li ma and Peru, in South- AnKricii, 7 leagues from galto, a place toi landing n( goods configncd to this place, nnd in lat. 3. i». 16. S. Nciu' tills town is a river of the fame name, which cinptick into the bay of Giuiyaquil. It has near 70 cane houl'es. Tumbling Dam, on Delaware riv- er, is about 11 miles above Trenton. TuNBRiDaB, a townfliip of Ver- mont, Orange co.* la mikii well of Thetford. It contains ^iy inhubitaiits. TuMA, a city of New-Granada, in Terra Firma. TvNjA, a town of New-Gnnada and Terra Firma, in South America. Near it are mines of gold ami emeralds. I'he air is tem|>erate, and the foil fruitiul. It is al)out 30 miles Ibuih-wclt of Trux> illo. N. bt. 4. 51. W. lung. 73. 10. Tu N K B R s. Sec Epbinta. TvNKHANNOCK, a towndiip and Shreek in Luzerne co. Peimrylvania. The creek is a water of Sufquchannah. Ttjpinamdas, the name of a famous nation who inhabited Brazil on its firft difcoveiy by the i^ortuguci'e. They left their chief abode about Rio de Janeiro, and wrandered up to the parts near ihu Amazon, where the Tap.tyos are now the delcendanis of that brave ptpple. Their migration and hiitoiy are full}^ defcribed by Fattier Dacunha. Tura bambtiy a. i'p.icious plain of Peru, in S. America, at the extremity of .Kvhi'rh Itamls tiie city of Qu^ifo. To this plain there is arpad horn Guayaquil. Turbet, a townfhip of Pcnnlylva nia, on Suiquehannah river. Sec Nor- ■tJiiimberlanJ County. TuRiANO,a river on the north-coaft •f South Aoiuica, 3 ie^gucs to tJac calf TUR t of tht Ulandt Barbarata. Near it ll % fait pond which furnilhc* all the coall with I'alt, and th«re is harbour xrni itxiil for (hips to ride in. TvNKiiH l/lamiit a groupeof little iflands, called alio Amunaj, lince llrcy are the itlands of Dun Diego LiUMgo» thus called by him whodil'Covcrcd them* They are more than )o leagues north of Point II'alKrliqur, on the noith coaftoi* the illand of St. Domingo. TVRKBY, a I'mall town of Ncw-Jcr* ity^ Elt«;x CO. 14 miles north wefterlyof Klizabeth-Town, and 179 north- oult of Philadelphia. TuKKB Y feo/, in Youghiogany river^ is the point of jun£\ion of the great S. Branch, Little Croflings from the Ibuth- ealt, and North Branch from the north* w.trd. It is 35 miles from the mouth of the river, is miles S. S. W. of Ber- lin, in Pennl'yivania. aiul 36 north ealt ot Morg;intown. N. Iat> 39. 44. Turkey Pointy a promontory on the north fide of Lake Erie, lies oppofite to Prelque I lie, on the fouth fide, about 50 mi'is acrofs. Turkey Foint, at the head of Chefa- peak Bay, is a point of land formed by the waters of the bay on the north-weft, and thoie of Elk river on the louth-enli. It is about is^mileslbuih-well of Elk- ton, and 44 north-cali of Annapolis. Herethe Bnlifli army landed, in Auguf^j 1777, before they advanced to Phila- delphia. Turks I/lands^ feveral fmall iflandt in the Weit Indies, about 35 leagues north-eaft of the ifland of St. Domingo, and about 60 to •'.he Ibuth-rad of Crook- ed Ifland. The Bermudians frequently come hither and make a great quantity of fait, and the fliips which fail from St< Domingo commonly pal's within fight of them. N. lat. ai. 18. W. long. 71. 5. Turner, a townfliin of the Didrift of Maine, Cumberland co. on the weft bank of Androfcoggin river, which di- vides it from Green in Lincoln CO. It was incorporated in 1786, contains 34i> inhabitants, and lies 172 miles north of Bolton, and 31 fouth-welt of Hallowell. Turtle IJlaMd, in the Ibuth Pacific Ocean, is nearly a league long, and not half fo broad. It is furrounded by » reef of coral r ocks, that have no found*, ings without them. S. lat. 19. 49. W.- long. 177. 57. TvKTt$ Crtfki in Peonfylvania, a iinaU AmU ftr«UB which cmtttict thraogd tht B. bank or MononpntU rivtr, about i» milct from the muuth of thit river, »t Pittfturg. At the head of thU cre«k» General Braddock cnsaf cd a party of Indians, the ath of July, 17M, on his way to Port JuQ^mc he, now Pittiburg, where he was rcpmlrd, himreif killed, hie army put to flight, nnd the remaint of the army brought off the field by the •ddrefe nnd courage «f Colonel, after* WarJi Ovneral Wafhington. TVRTLI Rlvtf, in Ocorgia, emptlei into St. Simon'i Sound, and iti bar hat ft Aifficiency oF water for the Urgrfl veflel that IWlma. At its mouth is the town of Brimfwick, which has a fiobje ■nd capacious harbour. The town is Jvgularly Lid out, but not yet built. The lands on the banks of thit river are faid to be excelknt. TvRY, a river on the coaft of Bratil, in S. America, 40 leagues E. S. E. of the river Cavta. The iflnnd c,'' St. John lies Jult oiF tite liver's mouth, and makes • very good harbour on the infide of it. But the pnflUge both in and out, U dif. Ilcult, and no pilots are to b< had. TvscALOMSA, a river of W. Flori. da. See Ptarl Hh/er. TusCAROitA Creek, a fmall ftream of Pennfylvania, which empties through the S. W. bank of Juniatta river, 1 1 teilet fouth-eailward of Le\«iftown. TusCARORA f^llagei, lie a milefrom each other, 4 miles from Quecnftown, in Upper Canada, containing together •bout 40 decayed houfet. Vcftiges of ancient fortifications are vifible in this neighbouiliood. The Indian houfes are Rbout t* feet I'quare ) many of them are wholly covered with baik, others have the walls of logs, in the fame manner at the firft fitttlers among white people built their huts, having chimnies in which they keep comfortable fires. Many of them, however, retain the an> cient cuftom of having the .fire in the centre of the houfe. The lands in the Vicinity are of a good quality. Tu SCAR OR AS, a tribe of Indiana In the State of New-York. They migrat- ed from North- Carolina, about the year 171a, and were adopted by the Orieidas, with whom they have fince lived, on the fuppolltion that they were originally the fame tribe, from zn afEnitv which there ia in their language. They now con- ^ of about 400 loulfly their village is NHltai Kahnanwolobalt Hi Steckbrldffe, on Tafcarera or Ofkld< Creek. The/ receive an aanoity of abewt 400 dollar* from tht United States. TvtiKARAWi, the ancient naot of i head water of Miiikingum rIvOT. Ulk alfo called Tucarawat. Twtapah, a laife town on tht W. coaft 9t New-Mexico, in tht N. Pacific Ocean. Prom th«? river 8acatiUa|» tho high and rugged land extenda N. Vf . a 5 leagues. T wiLVMUitt, or T'whftJ^bt, ifies on the S. fide of Lake Surtrior. and on the 8. fide of the mouth of Waft Bay. TwRKTr MiM Crtek, an e«fttni branch of Tomhighee rivei , in Oti.rgtnt which runt fit ft a S. by E. courfc, tneik tumt to tht S. W. I tt mouth Ilea ia about lar. ]). jv N. and long. IK. W. TWBNTr FlVR Mat P«lMf|« Attlt^ inent in Lincoln co. Dit^iiA of Malat. See TitciMk. TwiGHTWita, a uib«. of IndtanCf in the N. W. Territory, inhahitin? neat Mi.wn, and 140 weft of Bofton. Tyrone, two ti ^fhipaof PennfyU. vaoia } the one in York co. the other ia that of Cnmberland* Tr R ft n» « maritime county of liden-' ton ditiriA, N* Carolina { bounded N. by Roanoke river and Albem»iit; Sound, and fuuth by Beaufort. It is generally a low, flat, and 4.S9 of the inhabitants qualified to be ele6lors. It i» divided into 16 townlhips* Chief town, Kingfl on. A part of this county aiid that tf Oti'ego, were eredled into a feparate ccunty, January, 1797. Ulysses, one of the military town- fliips in Onondago co New-Yoik, fitu* ated at the foutiiern end of Cayuga Lake, having He6lor on the weft, and Dryden on theenft, which laft tuwnlhip is included within the jniriidi£\ion of UlylSes, wkicb was incorjiuruted in 1 794. In 1796, 38 of the inhabitants were ele^ors. Umbagoo, a large lake of New^ Hamplhire, next in (n.t to Lake Wini» pifeogee. It lies in Grafton co. and j^ imalt part of it in the Diftri£l of Maine. Ui^adilla, a river uf the State of New- York, called alio Ttanadtrbii, runs i'outhwakd, and joining the Maiu Branch, forms Chenengo river, Un ADiLt A, a townfliipof New- York, Otiego CO. on thenonhein iide ti the main branch of Chenengo river. It i» about no miles iouth wtft of Albany } and, in 1796, 501 of its inhabitantv were electors. In the fame year, the townlhipsof Suffrage, Otiego, and But- ternuts, were taken from this townlliip, and incorporated. IJ N AK A Mountain. See Tewiejfee. Unami, a trilie of the Pelawarc In- dians, conluiered to be the head ot that nation. UNDEltHiLL.atownffiip of Vermont, Chittenden co. t% miles eall of Cuichel- ter, and contains 65 inhabitcints. Union, a county of !?outh-C;!rolina, Pinckiiey dilhid, contHining 7,693 in- habitanti), nf whom 6,430 are whitis, and 1,115 (Lives. It (ieitds two repre- fentatives and one fcnator to the State legillature. Chief town Pinckneyville. Union, a rocky townlhip in J oliaud CO. Connc^Ucnt, welt of Wooil(lock» and ah lUt 11 miles N. E. of Toihm'j. Ul. .N, a townJhip of the Diftnfit of Maiiic» UHI ^alAegPiiiii^n co. containing «99 in* IwlfttS It wat incorporated Ini 786, and lies 499 miles from Bofton. Uniok* aj#ft-«own of the State of New- York, 'Fioga co. on the N. fide of Sufpuehannah river, and weft of the toouth oi the Chenango, iii rnilesS. E. by E. of Williamfbiiig, on Gentflce river, 34 E. N. E.of Athens, or Tioga Point, 9a S. W. of Cooperitown, and S4« N. by VV. of Philadelphia. In 1796, there were in the lownfliip, 184 tof the inhabitants qualified elt^fturs. Vmou River, or Plantation, No, 6, in the Diftrift of Maine, is fituated in tlancock. co. *$ milts N. £. of Penob- foot. I)nion -R/T/fr, in the county of Han- toclc, Diltri6t of Maine, empties into Blue Hill Bay, on the F. lide of Penob- fcot Bay. Long-Ifland, :n this bay, is in lat. 44. 25. and long. 67. 45. Union-Town, a poft-town of Penn- (ylvania, Fayette co» on Redftone Creek. It contains a church, a (tone gaol, and a brick court-houie, and about 8odwell- ing-houfes. Near it are two valuable merchant mills. It is the feat of the county courts, and is 14 miles S. by E. •f Brownlville, where Redftone Creek enters the Monongahela, 58 miles S. of Pittfl»urg, »4 N. E. of Morgantown, in Virginia, and 317 W. of Fhiladel> phia. Unitas, a village of North-Carolina, ^tuatcd at tlje head of Gargal's Creek. UNITED STATES, The United States oi America occupy, perhaps, the 39th put of the habitable globe, and the 199th part of the whole. They are clafTed in three grand divifions. I. The New-England, or Eastern, er Northern States, viz. Vermont, New-Hamp3HIrz, Massachusctts, including the DiSTRicT or Mains, RHODB-ItLANO, aad • Connecticut. II. The MibDLB States. New- York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and North-West TlHRITOkV. • III. The Southern States. Maryland, TiROVNtA, Kentucky, lC0RTH>CAB0LtNil^ TtNNt'UII, S0UTH-CAftOLINA( lild Ceurcia. I«S Thefc grand divifions, as alfo tin differs ent States, have been already dcfcribed f to which we refer thereader. The ter-- ritc^y of the United States it in len|(th i,s§o miles, and in breadth 1040, lyinf between 31. and 46. N< lat. and bctwetil 64. an4^ 1)6. W,. long, from London | bounded ttorth and «alt by Britifh Ame* rica, or the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and Neyr-Brunfwick ) fouth-cotl by the AtlamidOcean ) fouth by Eaft ^a4 Weft Florida, attd wcA by th« river Mifiifippit According to Mr. Hutchins, it contains, by computation^ a million of fquare miles, in which are 640,000,000 acrea Dedu£l for water 5 1 ,000,000 Acres of land in the 7 , United States J 589.000,000 The largeft rivers that border upon, or pafs through the United States, areMif* fifippi, Ohio, and Tenneflfee, on the weft fide of the Alleghany Mountains j and the Alatamaha, Savannah, Santee, Cape Fear, Roanoke, James, Patowmac, Suf- quehannah, Delaware, Hudfon, Connec- ticut, Merrimack, Piicataqua, Andrbf- coggin, Kennebeck, and Penobfcot* whofe general courfes are from north- weft and north, to S. E. and fouth, and which empty into the Atlantic Ocean. The United States cmbofom foine of the largeit lakes in the world. The mofk remarkable lie in a chain along their northern boundary upon the Canada line, and are lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Champlaine, George, Memphremagog, Winipifeo* gee, and Uinbagog. The moft remark- able Iwamps are Ouaquaphenogaw, or Eknanfnnoka, nearly 300 miles in cir- cumference, intheStateofGecrgiaj th» two Dit'mals in North-Carolina, of im- menfe extent, each containing a large lake in its centre f.«atulBuft'»loe Swamp, in the north -weftern parts of Penni'ylva- nia. 'I'he principal mountains in the United States, are, Agamenticus, in Maine; the White Mountains and Mo- nadnuck, in New-Hamp(hire; Wachu- tett, in Maflachufetls ; the Green Moun- tains, in Vermo:i)c ; and the Alleghany Mountains, about 900 miles in Jeiigth, and from 150 to 250 in breadth. The tiace of the country, generally Ijpeaking, a iiz if 1^4 yj N t k agreeably variegated with ptainii and ftunintaini, valet and hills. New £ng< land, ii an uneven, hilly and rocky coun- Vfp Anbroad fpace* including all the If ranch of the Allczhany Mountains* Cflimmencing at Hudson's river in New.. York, and extending eircuitondy fouth- wefterly through all the State» weft ward ^id fouthward, Delaware excepted, i» qsountainous. Eaftward of thcronioun* t«im quite to the fea-coaAy a border of ftom 60 to TOO miles, and rometimes nnore, in breadth, is a remarkably Kvel Qdunby,. and III the fouthern States free of ftone. Weft of thiS' ran^e of nioiin- taihs, i* a fine, and charmingly divrr« fiiied country, well watered, fertile, temptrate, and increafing in population with unexampled rapidity. Every fpe- cies of foil that the earth affords mny be found in the United States j and all the various kinds of fruits, grain, pulfe, and garden plant* and roots which are found in Europe \ befides a great va- nety of native vegetable produflions. Tobacco, rice, indigo, wheat, com, ootton, rye, oats, barley, buck>wheat, flax, and hemp, are amonec the princi- pal produflions of the United' States. The United States contlitute what may, with ftrift propriety, be called a Rbpublic. It conMs of (ixteen fe- parate, independent States, having go- vernors, conllituticns, and laws of their own, united under a general, federal conftitution of government, adminifter- «d by an derive head, and by a pro- portionate number of repreientatives •f the people from all the States. The merchants of this country carry on an cxtenfive foreign trade with Ruflia, Sweden, Denmark, Hnmhurgh, United Netherlands, Great- Britain, Auftrian Netherlands and Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, in Europe *— with Morocco, and feveral other parts of Africa— with China, and va- rious Afiatic countries, and the Eaft- India Iflands— with the Wtft-Indies, and the N. W. coailof North America. The principal articles exported are fifh, lumber, live ftock, beef, pork, flour, wheat, Indian corn, tobacco,^ rice, indi- Co, flaie-feed, pot and pearl aflies, iron, «rc. Tlw exports of the year^ ending Sept. 30, >7^6> amounted to 67,1164/097 dollars. Six. years before, the vnlue of txports wav but about 18 millions of 4|>IUi»» The tea imported into the United States in 1791, en> while tha: continues to be the cal'e, may be tranfmuted by war immediately into a corps of privateers* men, and their fhips into private veffela of war ;. becaufe the navy of any hoftile nation will fulpend the fifherieS) as long as there is no naval force to oppolc them. The amazing importance of the ^(heries to the United States is evident from an infpe£lion of the records of onl^ the two counties of Suffolk and Eflex, which comprife. the fea-ports of'Bofton, Salem, Marblehead, Beverly, Ipfwich, Newbury-Port, Glouce'^et, and Haverhill. It appears that there were taken, brought in, and libelled, in the maritime court of thcfe two coun- ties, during the late war, 1,095 vefTelr with' their cargoes ; and 1 3 cargoea taken from fuch fhip» as had been aban- doned after capture ; making in the whole rio8. It has been ftated by a Hritifli premier, in the Britifh Houfe of Commons, that the number of veflela belongingto Great- Britain in 1774, was 6,119. fail} ofwhrch, 3,908 were Brit> i(h built, and »,3.ii American built. Thus above a lixth part of all their vef- fels were brought in as prizes by them' into the ports of the United States, with cargoes of great value, compofed of every fpecies of military and domeftic fupply^ in a feafon of the utmuft emergency. It is likewife oonjeftured by* well in« formed perfons that 55 per cent, of all the captures was made by the people of Maflachufetts. The capital ports for large fhips, in the United States (land thus ranked, Newport, inRhodc- Idand i Portland, in the diftriA of Maine ; and New- York. Several im- portant branches of manufa6lure« have grown up and flouriflied with a rapidity which furprifes ; affording an encou- raging aflinance of fuccefs in future at- tempts. Of thefe the following are the moft coqfidcrablet viz. of fiw/— tanned ajui UNI «iul Uwed iMtheri, dreflcd lkitM» flioei, boots* and flipperi, harneft and faddle- ry of all kinda. portmanteaus and tntnks, leather breeches, gluves, muffs and tip- pets, parchment and glue. Of Irou-^ bar and (heet iron, (te«l, nail-rods, and nails, impltments of liuibandry, ftoves, pots, and other houfehold utenfils, the fteel and iron work of' carnages and for -fliip building, anchors, Icale beams and weights, and various totals of ai tificers ; arms of all kinds. O*^" '^oo<^— (liips, cabinet wares, and turnery, wool and -cotton cardK, and other machinery for manufadlures and hufbamlry, mathema- tical inftiumenrs, coopers* wares of every kind. Of Flax and Wf«i^cable«, iail-cloth, conlMge, twine and pack- thread. Of Ci^— bricks and coarfe -tiles,* and potters' wares. Ardent fpi- rits and malt liquors. Writing and printing paper, (hcathing and wrapping paper, paitehoards, fullers* or prefs papers, and paper hangings. Books. Hats of fiu' ami wool, and mixtures of -both. Women's Huff and -filk (hoes. Refined lugars. Chocolate. Oil of animals and (eeds. $oap, IpernMceti and tallow candles.; copper and brafs wares; particularly utenfils for diftil-. lers, fugar refiners, and brewers ; and- irons aiid other articles for houfehold ufc; clocks, philoiophical apparatus; tin wares of almoll all kinds for ordi- nary ufe ; carriages of all kinds ; fnuff, fmoaking and chewing tobacco; ftai'ch, and hair powder:; lampblack, and other painters' colours; printers' ink, mag- nefia, gunpowddr. Befides the manu- faAuit:s of thefe articles, which are car- ried on as regular trades, and have at tained to a confiderable deg!-ee of ma- turity, there -is a vaft fcene of houfe- hold manufa£turing, which contributes very largely to the fupply of the com- munity. Religion here is placed on its proper bafis, vMithout the feeble and unwarranted aid of the civil power, and is left to be fupported by its own evi- dence, by the lives of its profcnbrs, and by the Almighty care of its Divine Au- thor. The following denominations of ChrilHans are more or lefs numerous, viz. Congrega' lonalilH, Presbyterians, iEpifcopalians, Jutch Reformed Church, Baprifts, Quakers, Methodifts, Roman Catholics, German Lutherans, German Calvinifts, Moravians or United Breth- ren of the Ejpifcopal Church, Tunkers, UP? 5*1 Mennonlfts, Univerfalills, and ShukM* There are a bold on the eatt. It contains 3441 in- habitante. UPPBIlGftBATMOKADNOCK,inthe tpwnlhip of Lcmington, in the north- caft comer (^ Vermoat> on Coiine&icot river. UpFBa HANOVBa* a townfliip of Pdnnfylvania* Montgomery county. Upper Mahlborouch^ a pod- town of Maryland; 16 mile* fouth^eaft of Bladenfburg, 15 north-eattof Pifoat- •way, and 16* fouth-weli of PhiiadeU jpbia. Uppbr Milford> a townfliip of Pcnnfylvania, Northampton county. Uppbr Penh's Neck, a townfliip of New-Jerfey, Salem county. Upper Saura* a place in N. Caro. lina, on Dan rivcT) about aoo m.W » from Halifax. Upper Savage JJIandt, in Hud- |bn'» Bay. N. lat. 61. 31. 30, W. long. 70. 48. Upton, a townfliip of MaflTachufetts, Worcester co. concaining 900 inhabi. tants, difperlied on 1 3,000 acres of land, favourable for orcharding, palluragc, Bndgrafs.- It is weft of Sherburne in Middkrex co. 15 miles Ibuth-eaft of "Worcefter, and 3S fouth-weft of Bof- ton. Upright Bay, near the weft end of the Straits of Magellan. S, lat, 53. 8. W. long. 7S. IS' Uracho, a river, on the eaft coaft ^f S* America, is 18 leagues W. N.W. of Caurora river, Uracua, a province in the eaft di- ▼ifion of Paraguay, iii South- America, whofe chief town is Los Ruycs. Urano, a river on the north coaft of $• America, which enters the ocean abreaft of the wei^ernmoft oi' the Peritas Jflands, obout three leagues weftward ot' Comana Bay. It only admits ihiall boats and canoes. Otchier Bay is to the W. of it. •' Urbanna, afmallpoft-town of Vir- ginia, Middlel'ex co. on the Ibuth-weii Jide of Rappahannock river, ai utiles .^°om Stingi'ay Point, at the inouth of the river, 73 Ibuth-ealt ot Frcderickf- t>urgt 73 eaft by ibuth of Kicltmond, z8 from Tappahannock, and 291 from Philadelphia, Wheat is flii|>ped from this. to Europe, and Iiuiian coin, &c. to N«w.£ngland, -Nova-Scvtia, and the Weft-Jndics, Y A O Urvaio, or Urvaigat a province ^ South America ) boundtd by Guayra on the north, the mouth of Rio de la Plata on the fouth, the captainiy of del Key on the Ei and Parana on the W. from which it is divided by the river of that name. Its extent is from lat. 25. to 33, »o. foulh } the length fromnorth- eatt to foiuh-eaft being (onicwhat above *%o leagues, and the breadth from E. to W. where broadtft, 130, but much naiTower in other parts. It is divided by tlie river Urvaiga, or Uruguay into the eaft and weft parts. This river nms above 400 leagues, the upptr pnrt with a prodigious nolle among rocks and ftones, and falls into the La Plata almoft oppofiteto Buenos Ay res. UsTAYANTHO Lake, See Uifyyan- tha. Utawas, a river which divides Up- per and Lower Canada, and falls into JcfuB Lake, iii miles fouth- wrft of Quebec. It receives the waters o» Tina, miikamain 360 miles Irom its tnoiitlit 85 miles above it, is called Montreal <;iver. Utrecht, ^im;, a toWnfliip of New- York, King's CO. Long-Ifland. It has a Dutch church, and contains 561 inhabi- tants ; of whom 76 are electors, -^nd zoN. Vacca, called alio the Cows, or VAX. Veafs, 7tmgfu, a low point tm A^ W. coalt of Chili) in S. America, which Iboundt the Bay ot' Tongtuey to the well- ward. Vache, or Cvws IJlandt lies on the fouih coaft of the i'nuthern peninfiiia ot the irtand of St. Domingo, and is al)out 4f leagues ionvr. and in the broadeit mrt a league and a half, from N. to S. The S. point is 3 leagues E. of Point Ahacou; ?ind in ht. 18.4.. N. ;ind long,. ^Vom Paris 76.1. W, It has a very good foil, with %w I tolerable ports, and lips very conveniently tor trade with the iSpanifli colonies oivthe continent, and wifh t^aymne. The leamert cnll this A(h Ifland, a corruption from Vath, as it is pronounced. Vach et le Torreau, or Cow nnd Bull Rocks, on the Ibuth coalt of Newfoundland I (land, are about a mile S E. of Cape St. Mary, which is the point between the deep bay of P'acen- tia on the W. and Sr. Mary's Bay on ^he e-.ft. They are fair above water, txit there art: others near them which lurk underwater. Vae's Ijlnnd, Anthony, a fmaJI ifland on the E. coa(t ot Brazil, inS. America. It lies to the fouthwaixl of the I'andy Rcceif, ami oppodte to it, which m join- ed to the continent by a bridge. Vaisseaux IJlandf on the N. Oiore jpf the Gulf of Mexico. See Skip Jjtcind. VaIADOLID, of Falladolidt called by the Indians Comnyagua, is the chief ^ity of the province of Honduras, in Ntw-Spajri. It is the feat of the Go. vernor, and is a bilhop's fee, (iiffra^:mt of Mexico, Ijnee the year 1558. !t is ieated on a plain, 3.0 miles VV. of the Gulf of Honduras, 170 S. W. of Trux- iilo, and V>5 S. E. of Merida. ^. lat. 14. 10. VV. long 51. »i. Valdivia. Stt Baidivia. Valencia, a town in th • province •f Caracas, on Terra Firma, South America, about So miles N. of fiap> quicimtto, and 250 W. of Cumana, N. lat. JO. W, long 67. Vallev Fovi^ts a place on Schuyl- kill river, 15 miles from Phila telphia. Here Gen, Walluiigton remained with hij army, in huts, (luring the w iiter of 1-jTlr after the Britiih had taken pof icflloh of that city. Valparaiso, a large and popu'ous town of Chili, in South-America, hav- in]|r a havboui' forming the port of St. ^ VfiG 56; J» W I«t. )). ■« s6. S. tnd lonfr 77. 3f . W. It ia 390 milii fi. of the ifland of Juan Femandct. It carried on a confiderabk trade with the port qf Callao. ^ VANCOuvtR*< Fort, in Kentwlcf, ftands at the junftion of the two branches of Big Sandy rivefi so mile* N. of Harniar's Station. Van Oykes^ Joft and Little, ty/ro of the Imaller Virgin lOands, (ituated t« the N. W. of Tortola. H. lat. it. %$. W. long. 63. 15. Vannstowm, ih the countiy of t{ie Cherokees, lies on a branch of Al^ban^y river. Va«e River, Au, empties into the Miffilippi from the N. E. 3 miles below the Great Rock, about 55 N.W. hy N. of the mouth of the Ohiq, and about the liime difUnce N.M^. of Fort Maflac. It is navigable into the N. W. Territory about 60 miles, through a rich country, abounding in extenfive natural mea- dows, and numberlefs heids oi buifehx, deer, &c. It is about eight miles above CIpe Sn Antonio. t VAS^AUBOROtTGN, a poft-town of the Diftrifl of Maine, in Lincoln co, on Kenneheck river, half way between Hallowell and Winflow, lo^mile^N. by F. of Bofton, and 551 from Phila- delphia. It was incor))orated in 1771* and contains 1140 inhabitants. Vauclin Bay, on the eaft coaft of the ifland of Martinico. Vauclin Point forms the fouth fide of Louis Bay, on the E. court o\' the fame idand. VAVAOO.oneof the Friendly Iflands in the S uth Pacific Ocean. It' is about two days fail from Ha; aee. Vealtown, a village of New-Jer- fey, near B;Wkenridgc, about 7 milef Ibuth- welterly of Mornfiown. Veau, Attfe a, a village on the north fide of the luuth penintul^ of the ifland of St. Domingo. 5 leaguts W. by N. of Miragoane, 4^ eultward of Petit Trou, and 19 N. E. ot Les C'ayes. VtOA, oi- Conceftion of la Vega Real, a town in the N. E. part of the illand of S:. J>)mingo, on the road from St. Domingo city to Daxahon. It is littiated near the he:Hl of Yiina ..ver, >vhich empties into tn^ bay of S-iutana} 12 leagues N. W. by VV, of Cotuy, and about 38 tulterly of Daxavoii, or Daxabon. I( Ifands on a brautilol plain among the mountaiiW) on the very I'pot N n 4 whii'^ whcfe GuMrhmxt cacique of M k'tngu (dom of Magua. had i elided. In 1494, or i4VS> t^ic lettkment of this town wm hepn by Columhua. Eight year* niu r. It had become a city of impn'tance, and ^imtimea durin^^ the ytar, there were •40,000 cruwni in golilt minted at thik plac^. It was almoft ueftroyed by an earthquake in 1 564. ViiQA} St. Jagt dt la. See Spanijb Vejas, or Morn dt Vejas, on the coatt of Pmuj is^ about ball a league £rom the ifland ofLoboa. Vbi A» a cape on the coaft of Teira Firma, S. America, m about lat. is. N. and long. 7a. W. and alraut 18 leagues N« by E. of the town oi La Hacha. VsLAS, or Velafco. a port on the weft coaft of NeW' Mexico, is 7 leagues N. W. by N. of the Morro Hermoiigi, and S from St. Catharine's Puint. VslicaLA, a town on and near the head of ihepcninlul.t ol Cil.ibrnia, near the coaft ot the N. Pricifc Ocean, and .aortheily Uom And )(e i'oint. N. lat. tbout ao. 35. W. lung. 115. ^o. » Vk N>A N CO f(,rt% See T^n Franklin. V£NEZV£LO, a province of Terra J'irma, bounded eaft by Caracas, Ibuth by New-Granay fevcral fortb, which were attacked in the lafi century by Sir Heniy Morgnn and the whole coait luid un«ier contri- bution, and M.iracaibo lauromed. The province is aboui ion leagues in length, and as mucli in hreailth. It had its name from its liuuli l.«goon$, which make il appear like Vtnic- at lie en- trance of tlic lake. The Spaniards niaf facred alcove a million ot th<; natives in 1518. In 1550, the country was again depopulated , w\Kn a great number of black flavcs were broug^ht from Africa, VER and was one of the principal epocbi of the introduAion oi negroes into tha Weft- Indies. Soon after, a revolt of th« negrock was the caufe of another mafra« ere, and Vencxuela became again a de- iert. At picfent it is laid to cohtaio . about ico,oco tnh.ibitar.ts, who live to- lerably happy, nnu raife great numbers of European fhtep. They cultivate to« bacco and fugar, which are tamous over all America. 7 hey manufaAure alfo fome cuttun ftuffs. It has many popu- lous towns, and iti waters have gold lauds, its capital, of the lame name, or Cora, ftan.ls near the fea-conf^, about 50 miles S. E> of Cape St. Roman. N. lat. 10. 30. W. lung. 70. 15. Venezvelo, a Ipacioits gulf of the fame pwvince, communicating by a narrow ftrait- with Maracaibo Lake. See the former ai tide. Vent A de Crux, a town on the Ifth- mus ot Darien and Terra Firma. Here the Spanifh merchandife from Panama 'o Poitu Bcllo is embarked on (he river. Chagre, 40 mite.s iouth of the latter, and ^ 3o north of the former. N. lat. 9. a6. W. long. 81. 36. Vento Sierra, on the north coaft of S. America, are mountains fo named, behind the land called Punt a de Ddrio, opi-ofite to Tonugas Ifland. Venus, Pmnt, in Otaheit- Ifland, in the South Pacific Ocean, is the eaft poin; of Matr.vai or Port Royal Bay, and north point of the ifland. S. lat. 17. 19. W. long. 149. 36. Vera Cruz, La, the grand pert of Mexico, or New- Spain, having a I'afe haibour protefftd by a fort, fituated on a rock of an ifland nearly adjoining, called St. John de Ulloa, in the Gulf uf Mexico, it is, perhaps, one ol the nioft confiderable places lor trade in the world, being the natural centie of the American tieafure, and the mngnzine for all tht; mcichandize I'ent from New- Spain, or th.it is tranfported thither trom Europe. It nceives a prodigious quantity ot £?.ft- India prttUice by way of Acapulco, Irom the Philippine Iflands. iViolt of its houfes arc built of wood, and the number of Spanifli in« habitants is about 3000, mulattoes and luungrels, who call thtrmlelves white. It is rather unhealthy, from the rank bogs around it. N. lat. 19. la. weft: lonjr. ^y, 30. It is in the eaft extremity of the province of Tlafcala, or Los An>> gelos. geloi. mile* Good mined fliipi men hi S.F. VBl hour Tag9, Efpiri £jp,r VEH feloi. At the OM Town, 15 or 16 milet further weft, Cortex lamk • on Good Fridaf, 1518, whin, bcin^ u 1 - mined to conquer or die, he iiink the fliipi that tranl'ported his handful oi men hirher. L\ Vera Cruz i« 115 inilei S. E. of the ci?y of Mexico. Vera Crux, La, an excellent har- bour in the Bay of San Felip« Sant- Tage, on the north fide ot tlic Illand E/firitu SoHto. See 7itrra Aujirdl del Bjpirltu Sant$, Vekagua, by Ulloa made a province of Terra Firma, in South America, hue others have it as a province oK Guati- mala and New Spnin, in N. America; joining on the W. to Cotta Kica; on the K. to Panama; with the North 8ca on the north, and the bouth Sea on the fouth. The coall was iirlt difcover- ctl hy Chriftopher Colunibus in 1503, to whom it wail granted with the title of Duke, and his poileiity ftill enjoy it. The province is very mountainous, woixly, and har^n, but has incxhaufti ble mines of filver, and Ibme golwl, the • at the mouth of the river St. Martha. Vs RD E Key, one of theBahama Iflandfc N. lat. IS. It. W. long. 71;. 15. Verde, Porto, wVtdra, i* on th* N. Atlantic Ocean, about ^\ leagues S. E. by E. of Rio Roxo. The iHand of Blydonea it at the entrance of this port^ round whicti ihips may fai^on any fide* there being 7 fathoms on the N. wherw it is (hoaleft, and 70 fathoms on the S, fide, where is the belt entrance into the river. This is a port of good trade, and Ibmetimes large (tiips put in here. Thi illands of Bayonne ar« 5 leagues to thf S. of the ifland in the mouth ot the port. Verderone, or La Bourlaraerie, an ifland on the £. coall of Cape Bre* tun Ifland. It is 7 or 8 leagues longf and at each end is a channel, through which the waters of the Labrador Lakes, in the inner part of Cape Breton Ifland, difcharge into tlie ocean on the E. Verb, a parifli of the ifland of Jaihai- ca, having Maiiury Bay in it; a very /e- cure road for (i)ipping. Vergennes, a poll-town, and one of the molt growing and commercial towns of Vermont, in Addiibn co. on Otter Cr«tk, about fix miles from its mouth in L»ke Champlain. It is regu- ariy laid out, and contains a Congrega- tional church, and about 60 huufes. In its neighbourhood arc feveral mills. It is 1 1 5 miles N. of Bennington, is S. of Buriir>gton,and 407 N. E. by N. of {Phi- ladelphia. The townlhip contained soi inhabitants in 1790. VbRiNA, a fmall viPage, t.nd Spanifli plantation of New- Andalufia, and Ter- ra Firma, S. America. Its tobacco it reputed the belt in the world. It lie^ 60 miles E of Cumana. Vermlja, or KermUlioii Bay, on the north Ihore of the Gulf of Mexico, or coaft of Loiiifiana. It is to the N. W. of Atonfion Bay, in about lat. 30. N« and long. 91. W. Vermejo, or Bermejo, an ifland and port on the ct>nft of Peru, s degrees N. and a little W. of Lima. It is4 Icaguet from Mongon on the N. and 6 from Guarmey Port on the b. Vermillias Barreyeras, on the coaft of lr» V E R df Bitsilt lictween the Iflind of St. John's and Syponiba Ifland, which are 7 leagues afunder. Here is a large bay wirh good anchorage. ViRMiLviON, Putpk, or Rtd Stat a name given by fome tO the gulf of Ca- lii'ornia. Vermillion Fof«/, called alfoLong Point, it the neninfula between ^ay Pu- in and Lake Michigan. VBRMitLioN River, in the N.W. .Tenitory, runs north-weflword into Il- linois river, neruiy oppofite the .S. Y^, end of Little Rocks, and a$7 miles from the Miifirippi. It is 30 yardf widei but fb rocky as not to be navigable. Vermillion In^nireiide ISO miles vp the Miami of the Lake. VERMONT, of(e of the United S^tates bf America, lies between lat. 42. 44. and 4$. north, and between long. 71 . la.atHl?}. 15. weft. It is bounded N. liy Lower Canada ^ E. by NewHamp ■ JOiire, from which it is feparated by Con- nedioit river ; S. by Mafl'ichufetts } and W. by the State of New-York. No |>art of the State is neaicr than 70 or So miles of any part of the ocean. Com- puting by' the latitudes, the length of the State irom the fouthern to the north cm boundary is 157! miles 1 the m^an width from E. to W. is about 65 miic^st this will give 10,2.^7! fquare miles of land and water. It ks divided into 11 counties, vit. thofe on Connecticut riv- er from ft uth to north are WitKlljam, Wintl&r,- Orange, Caledonia, and Efllx j in a fimilar dirc^ion, alung the Nev.'- , York line, are the counties of Benning- ton, Rutland, Addilbn, Chittenden, and Franklin, lietwcen which latt ami Eflex, Jies the county of Orleans, on the north line of the State. Thcle are liibdivided intoiipwanis of 230 townlhips, which are generally 6 miles fquare. In each townfhip is a relerve of a rights of land, * of 350 cres each, the one for the I'up- {lort of fchools, the other to be given in ce to the firft minifter who fettles in *'^e townfhip. A part of the townfhips were gianttd by the governor of New- Mampdrire, and the other part by that of Vermont. In thofe townlhips grant- ed by the former, a ri^^ht of land is re- fervtd for the fi>pport of the golpcl in tbreign parts } in thofe granted by titc latter, a college right, and a right lor the liipport of country granmiar-fchoplti, ar« rcitived. In tlicl'e reljervations, li- V E R beral provifion U made for the fiipperl of the gofpel, and for the promotioii of common and collegiate education. Windfor, on the eall nde of the Greeif Mountains { and Rutland, on the ytak fide J both nearly in the centre of th? fettled parts of the State from north to fouth, are, according to an a^ of the Ict giflatpre, to be alternately the feat of Sov(srnmenr, til| abput the ypar iSoq. lotl) are flourilhing towNf. In 1799^ according to the ceniiis then taken, the number of inhabitants in this State was 85,589. This number has fmce greatly inci;ealed. The people are an induftri- ous, brave, hardy, aftive, frugal race. The foil js deep, and of a dark colour^ rich, moiA, vzi-m, and loamy. It Kara corn and other kinds of graih, in large quantities, as foiun as it is cleared of the wood, without any ploughing or prepar- ation } and after the Hrft crops, naturally turns to rich pa|t;«re oi- mowing. The face of the country exhibits vtiy differ- ent profpc£l's. Adjoining to the rivers, V there are the wide extenlive plains of a i. ftne level country. At a fmall dillance ■ from them, the land riits into a chain of high mountains, interlefted with deep ' and long vallies. Delicending from the mountainii, the ftre.ured with yellow ore. It melts eaiily, and poduces from one- fourth to one leventli of iron. The iron 18 moftly ot the coldfliire kind } ' ' 'works cafily, and makes excellent nails. ;> The principal part of the ore hitherto ' vfed, has been brought from a moun- tain on the weft fide of Lake Cham- plain, about 4 miles north of Crown*- Pojnt. Some grains oi pure iron, near ly as big as a pea, have been found in , this ore. This ore is lb peculiarly rich, - that, whai well managed, it will yield ' four-fevenths of pure iron, but is very hard to melt. In 1792, feveral torgcs and furmces were erefted. In Ben- 4 nington CO. they have i forge j in Rut- land CO. 14 i in Addifon co. 4 ; and in Chittenden co. z. In addition to which there are 3 turn^es in Rutland county. V E R it^ From thefe, great auantitica of lMir^t|io« ind naili ire made. Nature, inilced^ 'eems to have defigned ihia part of tlie United Staei t9 be the £r«t of flouriih- mg manufa£tures of every thing that can be made of iron or fteel. The other chief manufa£kure« are pot and peaif a(hes» maple fugar, and fpiriti diftilie4 hom grain. Moft familiea manufac- ture a coniiderable part of their cloath- ing. In no country it common cduca« tion more attended to. In this refpcft the conduct of the people it laudable and exemplary, ' A charter for a r'.chly endoweil univeriity wat granted by the legiflatare of thit State, in 1791, to be eliablilhed at Burlington ; and 311,000 acres of land have been relierved, in the leveral grants made by thit State, for the uit; of the univerfity. In 1791, the ftate of the militia wat as follows t ao regimenti of infantry, divided into S brigades, and 4 divifions ) 1 5 compa- nies of cavalry, and 6 companies of ar- tillery ; the whole computed at i8,50** Vermont fends two repreientativcs to Congrel's, and hat been fettling onljr fince at.out the year 1764. The In. dians were never numerous here ; and. at ptefept it it entirely deftitute of them. VffRNON, a place in Suffex eo. Nevr- Jericy, eaft of the fource of Wall Kill, and about ii miles N. E. of Newtown. Vernon, Mount, the feat of General Wafliint;ton. See Mount VernOH. Verrettes, a fcttlement in the Fi-ench part of the Ifland of St. Domin. go, on the S. W. bank of Artibonite river J 4 miles S. by E., of the ijettle-i. ment of Petit Riviere. Versailles, the chief town of Woodford CO. Kentucky ; fituated on a fmall ftieam which falls into Kentucky river. It contains a court-houle, ftone gaol, and about 30 houfes, and lies ij miles W. by S. of Lexington. VkrshiRe, a town.'hip of Vermont, Orange co. adjoining Fairlee, and con- taining 439 inhabitants. \£.KT Bay, or Green Bay, in the Straits of Noi thumberland, in N. Ame- rica, opens to the N. E. oppofite St. John's illand. The head of the bay ap. proximatcs within la miles of the north- eafternmoft bianch of the Bay of Fun- dy. It is about 10 leagues to the N. W. of Tatamagauche Harbour, and ferves in part to fepaiate the Briti(h piovincca |7i V I L CnrincM of Nov«-8cotia and New. uufvyick, VitHL int «n the eaft ilMre of I«akt Champliln, fets up to the N. E. Ill th« townlhip of Charlotte, in Ver- tnonu VicioaA-S f/last {Ilea of the Bny of llondat on the coaft of Hondurub, oi tlie Spanifh Main. ViCTOaiA, a town of New Mexico. • ViCTOftlA, an idiinil on tlie coaft 0f Bt-aaii, eaftward of St. Sebaftian*» til (ltd. Vktorv, Crtr, ia the extreme N. %V. point of the Stiniti of M;tj»cllan, at the opening to ihe S. Pacific Ocean. S. jat. 5«. 1$. W. long. 76. 40. ViCTORYt a townlhip of Vermint, ituatcii in Etkx co ami bounded talt %y Guildhall, on Conrtefilcut river. VibNNA, a port of enu'^ and pull- town of the eaftern fliore uf Maryland, Soi-chefter count:d in the year 1 7*7, in orler to re- pel the incuriions ui theWab.lhlndians, unii to liicure the wcltcrn lands fi''im in- truding fettlers. It has 4 fmall brafa cannon, and is gcrrifoned hy a Major ;ind 1 companies. I'he town of Vin- cents contained, in 1797, about i,joo touls, principally of French extra£lion. It is 300 miles S. W. of Fort Recovery. N. lat. 39. I s- W. long. 90. 7, They raile Indian corn, and wheat } and to- bacco of an extraordinary good quality 4 I'uperier, it is faid, to that produced iu Virginia. They have a fine breed of horJes, brought originally by tlie In- dians from the SpamOi fettlemcnts, on the weftern fide of the Miilifippi. Here are large herds of fwiiie, and black cat- tle« and the Ici tiers deal with the In- dians ior furs and decr-lkins. Hemp of a good quality grows f^>...iitaneoufly in th» low lands of the Wabalh ; as do grapes, uf which 4he inhabitants make a fufficient ^uantity^ for their own con- fumption, ot well-tatted red wine. Hops* large and good, are found in many places, and the lands are particularly adapted to the culture of rice. Afl Euiopean fruits thrive well, both here» and in the country bordering on the river Ohio. VinClnt, ^/. one of the 14 captain- ships of Brazil, in S. America, and tli« molt ibutherly one. The capital is aa inconfiderable place, with only about 60 houfes, and the harbour will not receive large vcHlls. It has 5 or 6 fugar- mills, and lies 76 leagues fouth-vveft of Rio Janeiro. S. lat. 13. 40.W. long. 45. 10. Vincent, St. a town on the coaft of Brazil; fiiuatcd on Amiaz Ifland, in the Bay of All Saints or /Santos : in wnicli \ . VIN Wh'tfi idand it the city of Dot SanCloi, the iflaiut lyiitg on the well fitle bf the tntrance into the ifland. S. lat. S4> 15. W. loitg. 46. 30. ViNCKNT, dt la PaztJt St. or Ottdat a town of Popayan ami Terra Finnai in 8. America) aliout 15 inilet eallvvard of San Stbaltian, with a port where ca> noet from Carthogeiu aAd St. Martha unload their merchandize. ViNCKNT, a townfhij) of Pernifylva- Ilia, fitiinted in Chefter county. Vincent, St. one of the Caiibhee IflaiuU, in the American ocean. It lie» between 61. 10. and 61. 18. W. long, and between 13. 5. and 13. 19. M. lit. being about 17 niile> long from the enll Qdt of Tyrrc-rH Bny, the extreme fuuth- cm pointof the idaud to Tarraty Puint, iti northern extremity} and nbont 10 broad fiom the mouth of Culoncry rivtr, caft to Cumberland Biy, at the mouth of Wafliilabo river on the weft. On this ifland aif I'cveral mountains, which crofa it irom north to Couth, from which tfl'ue fevtrnl rivers full of fifli ) amon^ which are 22 capable of turning Ingar- mills : thefe mountiint are tn general of an eafy afcent ^ the vallies fertile ami ex- tenlive, and the clearing tiie ground has niidered tlie climate healthy. Of S^^tooo acres which the iflanct contains, «3,&C5 are at prcfent poflllTed by Britifli Tub- }e6ts, and about as inueh more is fuppof- ed to be held by the Ch raibes; and the remainder i» thought to be incapable of cultivadon. This is the only i(!and of the Antilles, where the fmall rctoninb of the natives (with a mixture of negro blood) exift in the form of a natiun. At the peace in 1763, the British gu- vemment fold tlie lands of St. Vincent, as It had thofe of Tobago, and left the Fx'ench (whom tiie fcsr of confilcation had not Jpven away) thole thi-y puf feftd, puying a moderat« finr, and a yearly rent ftill moi-e moderate^ Thc/e proceedings encroaching upon tl^e pol- feiBonsof theCharaibcii.occarioned rhtir rcfiftance, which the troops lent againft them could not I'ubdue, and a p<;ace was concluded with them in 1773, and lands alHgned theni} fnice that time St. Vincents nas enjoyed internal tra:iq.uiU lity. The number ol inhabitants app :ars to be 1,450 whites, and 11,853 negroes. St. Vincents is divided into 4 parilhes, St. David, St. Patrick, St. Andrew, and it, George. Its town*' are Kingfton, VIR f}f| the cmltaY, and Rtchmond 1 tin other* are vilhigcf or hamleti, at the fihfcfal bay» and landing placet. The iflanda defm>> dent on theSt. Vineem'e goeemmciMV are Bcquia, containing 3,700 aereii Union, 1,150 acres I CSnouane, 1,777 acres ) and Muftiqiie, about i,«oeacrev. Of the above 11,153 negioee, aboill; 1,400 are employed in the ct»lrivatton «(f thetit iilands. 1 here are likewift tb* little iaots of Petit Martinique, Petit 8r. Vincent, and Ballefeau, each of which. produces a little cotton. The total e«w uorts in 178s, in i«t vefTels, fromSk. Vincents, amounted in value, according to the current prices in London, to ,^186,450 I 14 I 8, including exports to the American States, to the value ot' yC9iOi9 in* fterling. The cargoua conTifted of 65,i»8 cwt. i qr. »7lb'. fug.ir) 88,166 gallons rum ; 9,656 gat. Ions moiafles { 634 cwt. 1 qr. 51b coK> fee { 7 Imnahnvcr, ceded to tlu Stat* of Maf- laclmlttia. It UundenbcjurUdiAionof Horner^ wliich waft ihcor|ioraic(l in 1 794. ViRpIN GOHDA,oiw of the pi-inckpal •f Ibc Virgiu Ilka, in the Wciktndici. It lica 4 Wa^ct to the £. of Tonu)a, and of a very irrtsular tuia» Kiid hna fewer inhabitanti. A apuntain v^hich lit'ca in ita tentre, t* ■dirmcd tf> contain a filver mint. N. kt. iH. 18. Wi long. 64. VIRO(NIA,oneuf the United States^ Eea betwetn }6« 30. nnd 40 30. N Jat. an) between 7 5. 54>and 83. 8. W. long. Ir ia in length 446 milea, in breadth a 14 ; containing about 70,000 fqunrfe milea. Bounded nortli by Maryland^ part of Pennlylvauia, ami Ohio river ; weft by Kentuchv) tbuth by North Carolina, anil eaft by the Atlantic Ocean. Thiit State i» divided into 8% counties, (and by another divifionintoparifhei) which, ivitb the number of inhabitants, ac* •ordingto the eenfus of 1790, are men- '. in the following tablet Via- tABLfi. Wtfinf Ohio Monongalia Walhington Montgomery Wythe Botetourt Oreenbriar Kannwa Mampfhire Berlcly Frederick Shenandoah Roekinghaiti Angufta - Rockbridge tbt Blue Ridgt. tiMtK TO. Inilabif; • itl - »54 456 } 5211 56*5 1087 «375» 319 1932 4450 5»» 77» 1232 681 6015 7346 19713 I9681 IO5IO 7449 10886 6548 tetwoeen the Blue PiJge and ibe Tide H^alen. Loodbun Fauquier Culpepper ^Spotlylvania Orange • Louita G«o«iiIaiid 4030 6^42 8226 1933 4421 4573 4<5j6 18962 17892 22105 II2J2 9921 8467 $053 Flavania Albiroarle Artihc'rft Buekingbam Bedford - Henry Pittlylirtnii Halitas ;. Chai lotte Prince EdwaM Ctimberlaiwi Ptiwiiatan Amelia 1 Nottaway ] Lunenburg Metklcnbufg Bfiinfwitk •llTlt. t44« S579 5296 4168 ■7S4 *m sm 4ii< 3986 4434 43«S 11307 433* 6762 6778 TkldUtik 39* « i»Sl| 13703 9779 «053« «479 "579 I47»» 1 007 1 8100 682s 1809/ *9S9 »473J 12827 between Jami tUver and CaMina; Greenfyille Dinwiddle Chefterfiekl Prince Georgtf Surry Suflex ^ Southampton Ifle of Wight Nanfemond Norfolk ■ PrineelK Ann 3620 7334 74«7 45«9 3097 5387 5993 3867 3817 5345 636a »3914 *4»i4 817J 6127 10554 12864 9028 9010 *45»4i 7791 Between James and York Rweri. Henrico Hanover New- Kent Charles City James City Williamiburg ; York t Warwick Elizabeth City 5819 8223 3700 3141 2405 2760 990 1876 11006 »475+ 6239 5518 5*33 1690 345» Between fori and Rappabannoci Rivers. Caroline King William - King and Queen EffeX Middlefex Gloucelier 10^92 5»5« 5H3 5440 a558 7063 ^7489 8122 9377 9122 4146 I349S Betiveen Rappahannock and Pa- tvwmack Rivers. Fairfax - - 4574 12320 Prince William 4704 1161/ Stafford - - 4036 9j84 King George . 4157 7366 Vl«l iWHUlt. •Ut««. T*. UtltlU. Jtichmond • WrltmorrUnd 39>4 69115 4415 77a» Northumberland 44«o 9163 Lancafter 1»J« J63« Etffttrn Sitfi. Accomac 4161 n959 Northampton • 3»44 9 HtV) CouHtiu. Campbell Franklin • * «4tt 76SS 107 s 6841 Harrilbn •* 67 %nio Ranct.><'h «9 9S« Hardy 369 T'TS* PvmWIton 71 »45i Rua'el . . 190 3338 Whole miniberof Inhab. 747,610 Oi whom t^i,6iy were llaves. tn an extenllvre cotmtry, it will he ex- bcfled that the climate i» not the fame III all its parts. It is remiukahle that, proceeding on the Htme parallel of lati- tude wettwaidly, the climate becomes colder in like manner as when yuu pro> ieed northwardly. This continues to he the cafe till you attain the fummit of the Alleghatiyi which is tlte hi&;liefl land between the ocean and the MifHlippi. Ji'rom thence, dcfcending in the lame latitude to the Mifllfippit the change re- verfes ; and, if we may believe travel lers, it beccunes warmer there than it is in the i^ime latitude un the fea fide. Their tcttimony is (trencrthened by the vegetables and animals wliich fubfilt and multiply there natural'y, and do not on the fea-coail. Thntf catalpjs grow fpoh- taneouAy on the MlHlfippi, an far as the latitude of 37. and reeds as far as 38. PaiToquets even winter on the Scioto, in the 39th degree of lititnde. The S. W. winds, eali of the mountains, arc tnoft predominant. Next to thefe, on the fea-coall, the N.E. and at the moun- tains, the N.VV. winds pi'evai]. The ditterence between thele winds is very great. The north-eali is loaded wbh vapuur, infomuch thnt the fait manufac- turers have foumi that their cryftals would not flioot while that blows ; it occafions a dillrelUng chill, and a heavi- ncl's and depreHlon of the Iplrits. The north weft is dry, cooling, elatlic and animating. The eaft and fouth-eaft luvczes come on generally in the after- VI » „t noon. Tbey have advnncfd Into iJ^ country vei^ fimfihl^ within the m^motf of people now living. Mr. JcScrfm rcckuns the extremes of heat and cold to be 9I above, and 6 below o« in Fa* renheit^e TheinMfmercr. The mootho of June kiwi July, thotrgli often the hot- teA, are the mott hetllhy in the ycai-4 The weather is then tiry and lels liable to change than in Auguft and Septtm* her, when the rain commences, ai)«lu4« den variations take place. On the (m^ coall the land is low, generally within 11 feet of the level of the fea, intcrlc^« ed in a'l dire£liuns with fait creeks anA rivers, the heads of which form fwampo and ninrHies, aud fenny groiinil, cover* ed with water, ill wet liralbns. Tht uncultivated lands are covered witk large trees, and thick underwood. Tho vicinity of tite fea, and fait creekt and rivers, ocrafion a conltant inoifture and warmth of the atmofpliere, fo that al« though nnder the fame latituilr, too oir. 1 50 miles in the country, deep fnowt^ and froien rivers frequently happen, i'ag_ a (hort feUibn, vet here fueh occurs rences are confidered at phenomena J for thefe realbns, tlie trees are often ia bloom as early as the lalt of Februaiyi from this period, however, till the cimI of April, the inhabitants are incoin-* nioded by cold rains, piercing winds, and ftiarp fioks, which fubjeiSls them to tiio inflammatory difcafes, fuch as pleuriiy and peripneumonv. The chief riviva are Roanoke, James's, Nanfemond^ Chickahominy, Appamatox, Kivaniui^ York, Piankatank, Rappahannock, Pa- towniick, Slwnandoah, and the great Kanhaway. I'hefe rivers and creek* are defcribed uni.kr theii- refpe£Uve names. They abound with fi(h of vari-* oiiii kinds, as (lurgeon, Hukl, b3fs,car|v flieepdiead, drum, herrings, perch, cat.. Hlh, oyileis, crab&, &c. It is worthy notice, that the mountains arc not fuli- tary and fcattcrcd confufaily over tlw face ot the country ; but commence at about 150 niiKs from the l«a-coalt, are dii'pofed in lidgts one behind another^ running nuariy parallel with the k». coaft, thougi; rather approaching it a* hey advance norih-ealtwardly. See Ai- kghany Mountains. In the /anvi. direc- tion generally are the veins oninie-l^onff coal, and other nuiuiats hitjierto difcu- vtred ;, and Jo rang.; tlie falls of the ^reHt riveis. But the couiits of the great riv%;'« S76 Vlft liven are iit right angles with tttefe. J&mce andPatowmack penetrate through all the ridges of ir'>untains railward of the Alleghany, w^ich is broken by no water-cottrle. It is in Taft the fpine of the cocmtry between the Atlantic on one iide» and the Mtflifippi and St. Lawrence •n the other. The paiTage of the Pa- towmack through the Blue Ridge is per- haps one of the molt ftunendous fccnes in nature. The mountains of the Blue Ridge, and of thefe, the Peaks of Ot. ter, are thought to be of a greater height sneafured from their baie, than any others in Virginia, and perhaps in North- America. From data, which may found a tolerable conjeftuie, we Aippol'e the higheft peak to be about 400 feet per- pendicular, which is not r fifth pnrt of the height of the mountains of South- America, nor one third of the height which wotild be neccflary in our trtri- tude to prefcrve ice in the cpen aif ui:- Velted throtigh the year. The ridge of mountains next beyond the Blue Ridge, . called tlie North Mountain, is «t the greateft extent; for which, rea- fen they ..re named by the Indians the Endlefs Mountains. The Ouafioto Mountains are 50 or 60 miles wide at the Gap. Thele mountains abound in coal, lime, and free Done} the I'umraits of them are generally covered with a food ioil, and a variety of timber } and the low, intervale lands arc rich and re- markabty well watered. The whole country below the mountains, which arc about 150, fome fay 200 miles from the fea, is level, and fcems from various ap- pearances to have been once walked by the lea. The land between York and James rivers is very level, anti its fur- ttcc about 40 feet above high watci* nark. It appears from obfervation, to have iriicn to its pietent height nt dif- ftrent periods far diliant from e.ich other, and that at thcfe periods it was wailied by the fea ; for near Yorktown, where the banks aie perpendicular, yuu iirft lee a fratum, intermixed with fmall ihelis relembling a mixture of clay and isiod, and about 5 feet thick ; on this lies horizontally, fmall white (hells, cockle, clam,&c. an inch or two thick ; then a body of earth fliniiar to that firit ■tentioned, 18 inches thick; thenalayer of Oiells and another body of earth; on this a layer of 3 feet of white (hells inaxS. with faad, on which lay a body V IR of cyfter (hells 6 feet thick, which wwt covered with e:»rth to the furface. The oyPer (hells are fo united by a very (Irong cement, that they fall only when undermined, and then in large bo«lief from X to 20 tons weight. They have the appearance of large rocks on the (liore. The loll below the m;>untain» fcems to have acquired a charafter for goodnefs which it by no nuans delerves. Though not rich, it is well fuited to the growth of tobacco and Indian com, and parts of it for wheat. Good crops of cotton, flax and hemp are alfo raifed j and in Ibme counties they have plenty of cyder, and exquifiie brandy, diltilled from peaches, which grow in great abundance upon the numerous rivers of the Chefapeak. The planters, before the war, paid their principal attention to the. culture of tobacco, of which there ufed to be exported, generally, 55,000 hog(heads a year. Since the revolu- tion, they are turning their attention more totne cultivation of wheat, Indian' corn, barley, flax and hemp. It is ex- pelled that this State will add the ar- ticle of rice to the lift of her exports } as it is fuppofed, a large body of Iwamp in the eafternmoft counties, 13 capable of producing it. Horned or neat cattle are bred in great numbers in tlic wellern counties of Virginia, as well as in the States (buth of it, v/here they have an extenltve rang.;, and mild winters, without any permanent fnows. They run at large, are not houfcd, andmulti^ ply very raft. '♦ In the lower parts of the State a difeafe prevailed fome years ago among the neat cattle, which proved fatal to all that were not bred there. The oxen, from the more northern States, which were employed at the (iege of Yorktown, in Oftober, 1781, almoft all died, ibmetimes 40 of them in a night, and often fuddenly dropped down dead in the roads. It is faid that the li;eds of this difeafe were brought from the, Havanna to South- Carolina or Georgia in fome hides, and that the difeali; has progrcflld northward to Virginia. Lord Dunmore imported fome cattle from Rhode- Ifland, and kept them confined in a fmall pafture, near his feat, where no cattle had been for fome years, and where they could not intermix with other cattle, and yet they foon died.** The gentlemen, being fond of pleafuiVi have taken much pain* to raiie a good V I R breed of hoiTes, and have fucceeded !n it beyond any of the States. They will give loool. fterling for a good i'eeil noiTe. Horfe racing'' h»8 had a pient tendency to cncour;\2;e the breeding of good hdrfes, as it affords an opportunity rtf putting them to the trial of theii fpeedi They are nriore elegant, and will perform more fervice, than the horfes of the northern States. Caves among the mountains, have lately beer difcovered, which yield falt-petre in fuch abundance, that 500,000 pounds of it might be collected from them annually. Virginia is the moft pregnant wit!* r.i.-ie rals and fofltls of any State in the Union. A (ingle lump of gold ore has been found, near the falls of Rnppahannock river, which yielderl 17 dwt. of gold, of extraordinary dnjlility. No other in. dication of gold has been dilcovcred in its neighbourhood. On the great Kan- haway, oppofite to the mouth of Crip- ple Creek, and alfo about »5 miles from the fouthem boundary of the State, in the county of Montgomery, are mines of lead. The metal is mixed, ibme- tiir«es with earth, and fometimes with rock, which requires the force of g\m- powder to open it ; and is accompanied with a portion of filver, too I'mall to be worth '' paration, under aviy procefs hitherto attempted there. Th«; propor- tion yielded is from 50 to 8olb. of pure metal from looib. of waflied ore'. The moft common is that of 60 to. the loolb. Copper, iron, black-lead, coal, marble, lime-ftone, &c. are found in this country. Cryftals are common. Some amethyfts, and one emerald have been difcovered. Every able bodied freeman, between the ages of 16 and 50, is en- rolled in the militia. Thofe of every county are formed into companies, and thele again into one or more*battMlions. according to the tiumbers in the county. They are commanded by Colonels and other fuboixlinate officers, as in the regu- lar fervice. In every county is a county lieutenant, who commands the whole militia in his county, but ranks only as a Colonel in the field. They have no general officers always exifting. Thefe are appointed occifionallyi when an in> vafion or inl'urreAion happens, and their commiflion ceafes witn tne occa- fion. The Governor is head of the mi- litary as well as civil power. The law l^i^uirct every militia man t9 providt V tR 577 hlmfelf with the arms ufual in the re- gular fervice. The interfcftion of Vir- ginia by fo many navigable rivers, ren- ders it almoft incapable of defence. As the land will not f'upport a great number of people, ' a force cannot loon be colle£led to repel a I'udden invafion., If tiie malitta bear the fame prdportion to the nimiber of inhabitants now, as ia 178%, they amount to about 68,000. This ftate is not divided into townfhipSy nor are there any towns of confequence« owing probably to the interfcaion of the country by navigable rivers, which brings the trade to the doors of the in- habitants, and prevents the neceffity of their goin^ in queft of it to a diflance. The principal towns, or more pro{)erly villages or hamlets, are as follows. On James river, and its waters, Nor- folk. Portfm.outh, Hampton, Suffolk, Smithiield, Williamfburg, Petcrfburg, Richmond, the feat of goverment, Man- chefter, Charlottefville, New-London. —On York river, and its waters, Vork, Newcallle, Hanover.— On Rappanhan- nock, Urhanna,Port-Koyal, Fredcrickf- burgj Falmouth. ^On Patowmack, and its waters, Dumfries, Colchefler, Alexandria, Winchefler, and Staunton • There ai-e places, at which, like fome of the foregoing, the laws have faid there fliall be towns ; but nature hat laid there fhall not, and they remain unworthy of enumeration. Norfolk wi.. probably become the emporium for all the trade of the Chefapealc Bay and its waters ; and a canal of 8 or 10 miles, which is contemplated, and will probably loon be completed, will bring to it all that of Albemarle Sound and its waters. Secondary to this place, are the towns at the head of the tide waters, to wit, Petcrfburg on Appamattox, Richmond on James river, Newcaftle on York river, Frederickf- burgon Rappahannock, and Alexan^. dria on Patowmack. From theie the dilhibution will be to Aibordin ,'e iltuatiuns of the country. Accidenial circumftances, however, niav ccmrol the indications of nature, and in no in« lUnces do they do it moie fr(.qucnil3r than in the rife and fall of towns. Thtf college of William and Mary was touiid- ed about the beginning of this ccn< tury. Sea WtUiamJhurg. The academy" in r.'ince Edward county has been eivAed into « college . by the name of Hamptjen J. ,. 57B VIH ¥0L If^mpden Sidney CoUe|;e. There are I to which depend Lavango, Cam, utA i.L_ ,f ...J ._ ..«•_. Witch Iflands} and they have alfo San- ta Ifland, or St. Croix . The Spaniards claim Serpent's Ifland, (called by the Britiih Green Ifland) the Tropic Keys, Great and Little Pafliigs ^ilakid, and Eartiadarly Crab Iflnnd. The booby irds are fo tame on Bird Ifland, that a - man, it is faid, in a fl>ort time, may catcli fufiicient in his hand to fupply a fleet. Thefe iflands lie about lat. 18. lo. N. and thu courfe through them, with due attention, is perfeflly i'afe at weft by north, and welt-north- weft as far as the weft end of the fourth ifland. a. number of academies in di&rent j^arts of Virginia, one at Alexandria, one at Noifolk, one at Hanover, and others in other places. The prefent denominations or Chriftians in Virgi- nia are Prefbyterians, who are nioft nu- merous, Epilcopa^ansi Baptifls, and Method^fts . The exports or this State, in the year 1791, ending Sept. 30tl), amounted to 3,131,217 dollars; in J79* — 3»S49»499 dollars; in 1793 — *j9*4.3»7» in i794— 3.3»»>49+ dol- I;trs} vni in 1796— 5,a68,6i5dollars. In 1790, about 40,000 hhds. of tobac CO were exported ; but its culture has j Leave this on the ftarboard tide, and Knee declined, and that of wheat taken the ifland called Foul Cliff, on the Hts place. The- greateft quantity of tobacco ever produced in this country, in one year, was 70,000 hhds. in the year 1758. Virginia was fettled perma- nently, after feveral preceding unmccefs- ful attempts, in 161 o, being the earlieft cftabUQiea of any of the United States. Virgin Iflfmds^ a grovp of fmall aHandain the Weft- Indies, to the eaft- ward of the Ifland of Porto Rico, be- longing to different European powers. They extend for the fpace of 24 leagues, frpml^. toW. and about 16 leagues trom N. to S. aud nearly approach th^ ipft coaft; of Porto Rico. They are every way dangerous to navigators, liiought there is a bafon in the midft of uem of 6 or 7 leagues in length, and 3 or 4 in breadth, in which fltips may anchor an4 be flieltered and land-lock- «l from all winds ; which is named the Bay of Sir Fnuicis Drake, from his hav- ing paiTed through them to St. Do- mmgo. Thofe which aie occupied and ijTihaSsited appear under their reipe6live names ; but bthers are deftitutc both of ryames and inhabitants. The Britifli and Danes iioflefs moft of them ; but the Spaniards claim thofe near Porto Ri- cp. The ifland of Virgin Gordot on which depena Anegada, Nicker, Prick- ly Pear, Mofquito Iflands, Camanoes, Dog- Iflands, the Fallen City, the Round Kock, Ginger, Cooper's, Salt, Peter's, and J^cad Cheft, belong to the Britijb ; as alfo tortoloy on vhich depend Joft Van Dykes, Little Van Dykes, Guana, ^ lieef, and Thatch Iflands. To the li^aties belong &t. Thomases Iflfindt on y^icKBrafs, Little Saba, Buck Iflaifd, Qreat and Little St. James, and Bird liuiil are depi^ndant ; w^th St. Jthi'Jt larboard, between which the»« is 16 fathoms, and a free channel to the weft- ward, before there is any alteration of the courfe; for though there be but fix or feven fathoms in fome places, it is; no where (hoaler, and in fo^e places there is fi'om 16 to ao fathoms. The ifland of Anguilla, on the north fide of St. Martin's Ifland, is £. S. E. from them. Virgin Mary, Caftt the N. E. point of the entrance ot the Straits of Magellan, in the S. Atlantic Ocean, is a fteep white cliff. S. lar. 52. 32. W. long. 67.. 54. The variation of the compafs, in 1780, was 24. 30. E. Virgin Rocks, off the S. £. part o£ the coaft of Newfoundland Ifland, 2* leagues S. E. of Cape Race. N. lat. 46. according to others, lat. 46. 30. and thefe lalt fay 17 or 18 leagues S.E. by E. of Cape Ballard. ViTTORiA,S/.y««» cano, which flamed continually. S. lat* 10. 30. . ' VoLUNTOWN, a townftiip on the E. line of Conne^iout, Windham CO. E. of Plainfield, 19 N. £. of Norwich, and z4 S. W. of Providence. It was fettled in 1696, having been granted to volunteers in the Narraganfet war ; hence its name. It was incorporated in 1719. It is 29 miles long, and between three and four broad, and has a large fwamp abound- ing with white pine, lufficient to fupply tins neighbgurii^ towns with materials ^C buildiDgf W« which run! and empti 270 yards hiiles frort 1012 mil( fpring^ fiif able in ba about 3 fee tanon; an further, t< 9 miles frc fage ftands ties into ti The comi and the 111 tip Miam Whence by are high, a are low, the Waba branches < t>( deftinat is remark: has been above Oui tof the W free-ftone, are found i topper inir ihe richeft the bowels cents and ( Waba: E. and fal from the Wach< of land in : the E. fid( head watei confiftingo in Stokes United Bt chafed thii 1751, and name of ai in Germar feparate pi the legifii Bethabara; number of vania. Sa iettlement, inhabited tfftdffmMt w. W A C W WABASH 18 a beantlful navigable river, of the N. W. Territory, which runs a S. W.ami fouthern coiufe, and ertipttes into the Ohio, by a mouth 270 yards wide, in lat. 37.41. N. 168 hiiles frorti the mouth of the Ohio, and loiz miles beiovy Pittiburg. In the fpring) ftimmer, and autumn, it is pafT able in batteaux and barges, drawing about 3 feet water, 411 miles, to Ouia- tanonj and for large canoes 197 miles further, to the Miami carrying-place, 9 miles from Miami village. This vil- lage (iands on Miami river, Wnich emp- ties into the S. W. part of Lake Erie. The communication between Detroit and the Illinois and Ohio countries, is tip Miami river, to Miami village, '(hence by land 9 miles, when the rivers are highj and from 1 8 td 30 when they are low, through a level country to the Wabafh; and. tlvough thfe variou^ branches of the Wabalh to the places t}f deftination. The latid oti this river is remarkably fertile. A filver mine has been difcovered about z8 miles Sibove Ouiatanon; on the northern fide t)f the Wabafh. Salt fprings, lime, free-done, blue, yellow, and white clay, are found in plenty on tliis river^ The topper mine oh this river, is perhaps ihe richeft veto of native copper in the bowels of the whole earth. See Fin- cents and Ouiatamn. Wabash, Little, rimS a eourfe S. 8. E. and falls inter the Wabafh 10 mile^ from the Ohio. Wachovia, 6r Dtbh'iParip, a traft of land in N. Carolina, frtuated between the E. fide of Yadkin river, snid the head waters of Haw and Deep rivers, confiftingof about 100,000 acres, partly in Stokes slnd Surry counties. The United BrefHren, or Moravians, pitr- thafed thii traft of Lord Granville, in 1751, and called it Wachovia, after the hame of an eltatc of Count Zinzendorf, in Germany. In 1^55, it was made^a feparate parish, and named Dobb's, by the legillature. Tire lirttlemtnt of Bethabara, was begon tti ij'SJ, by a numbcf of the Brethren from Pennfyl- Vania. Salem, which is the principal fttilement, commenced in i76^ thcr, in 1610, by the king of Denmark^ arid wintered at a place called Monk'* Winter Harbour, in lat. 63. io. N. which muft be a little north 6f Rankin's Inlet. When Capt. Ellis was in thi» latitude, the tide rah at the rate of from S to to leagues an hour. Hecomparei it to the fiuice of a mill. WAiTSFiEliD, the fouth-eaftemmoft tov/nfhip of Chittenden co. Vermont, containing 61 irthabitants. Wait's River rifes in OrAnge co< Vermont, and empties into Conftefticut river, at Brddfoifd. Ooi Wajomick* !$• vr A L Wajomick, an Indian town on Suf- auehannah river» about 400 miles from UM fisa. In the fpring of 1756, the Indiana fliot t feaU here, and they could not fufficientlv expref* tbtir aAoniOt- ■lent at the (^ht of thcfe animalt un- known to them. Wake, an inland co. of Hilliborough *ditlri£t, North-Carolina^ bounded N. W. by Orange|-and £. and S. E. by Johnfon. It contains 10,191 inhabi- tants, including a,463 flavcs. Chief town, Raleigh. Wakefield, formerly Eaft-town and if^attrtowH, a townihip of Straf- ford CO. New-Hamp(hirc, caft of Wolf- borough, incorporated in i774> I^ contains 640 inhabitants. In the N. £. part is a pond which is the Iburce of riCcataque river. Wakkamaw, a beautiful lake, 16 miles in circuit, fituated in Bladen co. North Carolina. The lands on its eaftem fliores are fertile, and the fttua- tion delightful, gradually afcending from the fliores ; bouiwled on tl\e north- well coaft by raft rich fwamps, fit for rice. This lake is the fource of a fine river,'of the fame name, and runs a foutherly courfe, tor 70 or 80 miles, and empties into Winyaw Bay, at Georgetown, in ISouth-Carolina. Waldbn, a townfliip of Vermont, •Caledonia co. having Danville on the fouth-mft. It contains only 11 inhabi- taats< 'Waldoborouoh, apoft-town and port of entry of the OiftnA of Maine, tn Lincoln co. la miles S. by W. of Warren, 10 £. by S. of Newcaftlc, ao faft of Wifcaflet, and 545 north- eaft of Philadelphia. This is the port of entry ibr the d[iftri£l, lying between the towns of Camden and Nurthport } and all the flioreH and waters from the middle of Damti-iicotta river to the fouth-weftern fide of the town of Nurthport. The townfbip of Waldobatough was incor- E orated in 1773, and conuins 11 10 in- abitants. Waldo Patent , a tcaA of land form- ing tbe fouth-eail: part of Hancock co. in the DifiiriA of Maine, and on the weft fide of Penobfcot river and bay. Wali n,lfrvjSpuih, a cmintry oi vaft «xtcnt, but little known, lying round the fouthero part of Hudlbn's Bay. Wales, Nnu North, an extenfive tooritpry of North- Ainericat having W A L Pnnce William's Land on the nortii, part of Baffin's Bay on the eafl, and feparated from New South Wal«Sy «n the fouth by Seal lAver. Wales, a plan cation in Lincoln co. Diftridef Maine, 55 miles north-eaft of Portland, and 180 from Bolton. Ik con- tains 439 inhabitants. Walhalding, the Indian name of an eaftern branch of Mufkinguin river, atthvjnoutli of which ftood Gofchach- guenk, a Delaware town, and fcttlement of Chriftian Indians. Wallingford, a townfliip of Ver- mont, Rutland co. eaft of Tinmuuth. It contains 536 inhabitants. WALLiNGFORD,a pleafant poft-town of Conne^icut, New-Haven co. 1 3 milea S. W. of Middleton, 13 N. E. of New. Haven, and 195 north-eaft of Pkiladel. phia. This townfliip, called by tlie la- dians Ctgincbaugi, was fettled in 1671 } is divided into two pariflies, and con- tains about tooo inhabitants. It is ii miles long, and 7 broad. Wf LLKiLL, a townfliip of Nav- York, Ulfter co. on the creek of its name, about 15. miles N. by E. of Go- flien, 1 1 weft of Newburgh, and 58 N . W. of New-York city. It contains 1,571 inhabitants, of whom 340 are qualified ele£lor8,and 103 flaves. Walnut Hills, in the weilern terri- tory of Georgia, are (ituatcd on a tra£l of land formed by Mifilfippi river and the Loola Chitto, and on the north fide of the latter. Walloomschack, a fmall branch of Hoofack river, Vermont. Wallpack, a townfliip in Suflex CO. New-Jerfey, on Delaware river, about II miles weft of Newtown, and 501 north-weft of Bivnfwick. It containa 496 inhabitants, including 30 flaves. Walpole, a poft-town of New- Hampfliire, Cheftiire co. on the eaftern fide of Connecticut river, it miles ibuth of Charleftown, 14 north-weft by north of Keen, 108 weft of Portrpioutn, and 330 from Philadelphia. The townfliip contains 1145 inhabitants. Walpolb, a townfliip of Mallachu. fetts, Norfolk co. on the great road to Providence, and 10 miler louth-vreft of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1714, and contains 1005 inhauitants. WaLbingham, Cape, is on the eaft fide of Cumberland's Ifland, in Hud- foa's Straits. N. lat. 6a, 39. W* long. 77» WAR f f . 5). High water, at full and change at II o'clock. WALTHAM,atown(hip of Maflachu- fettt, Miildl'-rex co. ii mile* north-weft by north ot Bofton. It was incorpo- rated in i, 37, andcentain* 88x inhabi* tantt. Waltham, or Weflbanit a village - in Henrico co. Virginia, fituated on the north iidc of James' river, 4 miles north • weft of Kichmoiid. Wampanos, an Indian tribe, allies of the Hurons. Wanaspatucket Rivtrt rifes in Gloucefter, Khoile-lfland, and falls into Providence river a mile and an hulf north-wcllof Wey'ioffet bridge. Upon this river formerly itood the only pow- der-mill in this btate, and within one mile ot its muitth there are a (littine- mi'l, two paper nills, two grift-miUs with tour run of ftones, an oiUmill, and a faw-mill. Wando, a (hart, broad river of S. Carolina, which rifes in Charleiton dif> tri£l, and empties into Cooper's river, a .few miles below Ch.irleftun. VVanooaette, an iiland in the S. Pacific Ocean, about two miles in eiu tent from fouth-eaf'i to north weft. It 18 aliout I'o miles at north weft by welt from the north jend .of Wateehou Ifland. Wantace, a townfhip near the N. W. corner ol New- Jeriey, SuiTex co. 15 ipiles northerly pt Newtovyn. It con- tains 1700 inhabitants, including 26 flaves. Wantastj-c, the .original name of Weft river, Vermont, Wappacamo River, a large fouth branch ot Patowmack river, which it joins in lat. 39. 39. N. jvhere the latter «;as formerly known by the name ot :Cohongoronto. V\^APUWAGAN Ijlands, on the Lab* radbr cuaft, lie between lat. 50. and 50. .5.N. and betwe^nlong. 59. 55. and 6p. 30. W, Ward, a townjhipof Maffachufetts, Worccltcr CO. 5 imies Ibuth ot VVor- cefter, and .55 fouth- weft uf Button, and contaii.4 473 inhabitants. WARDSBORautiH, a townftiip of Vermont, Wmdham co. i» or 15 miles weft of Putney, and 17 north-eaft of 3ennington, and contains 753 inhabi unts. WARDSBMOG£,apoft-townofNeW' \r A It 5ii York, Ulfter co. on the WillkU]» 10 miles north of Goflien, 36 fouth by weft of Kingfton, and 156 north caft by north of Philadelphia. It contains about 40 compaA hpufes and an academy. Ware, a fmt>ll river of Maflachuiette which originates in a pond in Oeny, >' ' VS^orcefter co. and in Petevfliam it * ' ceives Swift river, and receiving Qkm- boag river, which comes from Brook- field, it thence aiTumes the name of Chi* .cabee, and falls into ConneAicut river at Springfield. Its CQur& is ibuth and foutn-weft. Wars, atownfliipof MafTachufetts, in Hampihire co. inoorporated in 1761, and contains 773 inhabitants. It is 15 miles N. E. of Springfield, and yoiaiitt weft-north-weft of Bofton. . WAREHAM,a townfhipof Maflachv- fetts, fituated in Plymouth co. at th« head of Buzzard's Bay, and on the weft fide, 60 miles S. by £. of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1739, and contains 854. inhabitants. N. lat. 41. 45. W, long. 70. 40. Warminster, a fmall pofttown of Virginia, fituated on the noith fide of James' river, in Amherft co. about 90 miles above Richmond. Jt contains about 40 Itoufes, and a tobacco ware- houie. It is 33a miles from Philadcl. phia, II miles trom Clttefville, and 9 frum Newmarket. There is alfo a townftiip of this name in Buck's county^ Pennfylvania. Warm Sfriug, aridgeoffliountiiins bears this name, a part of tlie Allegha- ny Mountains, fituated N. W. of the Calf Pafture, and' famous tor wamr I'prings. The molt ciivcacious of thele are two fprings in Augufta, near the Iburces ot James' river, where it is called Jacklon's river. They 1 iie near the foot of tlie i.idge of mountains, generally called the Warm Spring Mountains, but in the. maps Jrtcklbn'sMountains.. The one is diftmguiftied by the name of the Warm Spring, and the ither of the Hot Spring. The Waim Spi ing iflTues xvith a vciy bold ftream, lufiicient to work a grift-mill, and to keep the wa- ters ot i;s baion, which is 30 teet in dia- meter, at the vital warmth, viz. 96*^ of Fartnluit's thermometer. The matter with which thele wateis is allied is very volatile ; its fmell indicates it to be ful« phureous, as alio does the circuinftancf of turning filver black. They relieve O 3 rheutnatifnuf . 5l* WAR rheuroatifiiu. Other complaintft -jklfa of very different natures have been re- moved oc kflened by them. It rain's hcr^ 4 or ^ days in every week. The Hot Spring is about fix miles from the Wami, is much fmaller, and has been !o hot as to have boiled an egg. Some believe its degree of heat to be lefleneci. It raifes the mcrcuiy in Farcnhcit^s thevtnonieter to iiadegrets, which is fever heat. It fometimes relieves where the Warm Spring fails. A fountain of conunoa water, ifiuing within a few inches of its margin, gives it a Angular a{^arance. Comparing the tempera- ture pf thefe with that of the hot fprings oj^Kamtfchatka, of which Kracliiniiini- kow, gives an account, the difference is very great, the latter raifing the mercury to aoo degrees, which is witlvin tz de- grees of boiling water. Thefe fprings are very much retorted to, in fpite of a total want of accommodation for the fick. Their waters are ftrongeft in the hoteft months,' which occaiidns their being vifited in July and Aiiguft princi- pally. The ' Sweet Springs, in the county of Botetourt, at the eaflern foot of the Alleghany, are about 42 miles from the Warm Springs. Warnrr, a town (hip of New-Hnmi) • (hire, Hiillborough co. It w3s incorpo- rated in 1774, and contains 863 inliabi- tants. Warren, a new county of the Up- per Diftrift of Georgia. Warren, a county of Halifax dif- tri6):, N. Carolina. It contains 9397 inhabitants, including 4710 (laves. WaRRENTON, a port town, and the capital of the above mentioned county, fituated 16 miles E. by N. of Hillfbo- rough, 35 weft of Halifax, 54 north of Kaleigh, 83 fouth of Ptterlburg in Vir- ginia, and 390 from Philadelphia. The town contains about' thirty houfes, and ihinds in a lofty, dry, and healthy fttua* tion. Europeans, of various nati,ons, refide m and about the town. Here is a rei'peftf.ble academy, having; gcnenl- ly from 60 to 70 ihidents. Warren, a towndiip of Vermont, Addifun co. about 30 miles N. £. by E. of Crown " int. Warr-^n, a poft-town of the Dif- trift of Maine, Lincoln co. adjoining Camden and Thomaftonj 33 milts foutb by we«t of Beltaft, aoj N. E. by N. of Bofton, and 557 from Philadel- W A R phis. This townfhip is feparated fl-om tliat of Thomafton, by St. George's riv- er ; was incorporated in 1776, and con- tains 64s inhabitants. Warren, a townAip of Grafldn ca. Ncw.Hanipfhire, north-eaft of Qrford, adjoining, incorporated in 1763, and contains 106 inhabitants. Warren, a poft-towri of JRhodr- Iflanii, in Bri(k>I co. pleafantly fituated on Warren river and the north- eaft part of Narraganfet Bay, 4 miles north of Briftol, 10 S. S. E. of Providence^ and 301 from Philadelphia. This is a flourifhing town ; carries on a brill; coaftin^ and Weft-Intlla trade, and is rcniark,ai)le for fhip b-iilding The whole townlhip contains iiai inh-abi- tants, of whom z» are (laves. Rhode- liland College was firft inflituted \i) this town, and afterwards removed to Providence. Warren, a new townfhip of Herke- mer cotmty, New- York. Itwns tr.ker| from German Flats, and incorporated irj 1796. Warren, a pai't of the townfhip of Chenengo, in the State of New-York, on Sufc|iiehannah river, bears this namb in Dc Witt's mnp. W A R R E n, a tovvnftiip of Conncfticuf , in Litchfield co. betweei) the townfhipft of Kent and Litchfield. Warren, a poft-townof Virginia, 10 miles from Warminfter, 11 frorfi Chnrlottcfville, and 326 from Philadel- phia. Warren's Peitit, on the coalt of Nova Scotia, is on the eaft fide of Che- bu6lo Harbour, about two miles eaft of the town of Halifax. It is at the en- trance of a cieek, which receives Saw- Mill river and ether ftreams. Warrington, the name of two townfliips of Pennfylvania^ the one iti York CO. the other m Buck's co. V/arsaw, or Waffanut an ifland and found on the coaft of Georgia, be- tween the mouth of Savannah rher and that ef'-^ffeechee. The ifland forms the north fide of Gflabaw Sound ; being in a north-eaft dinj6tion from OfTabaw Ifland. Warfaw Sound is formed by the northern end of the ifland of its name, and the fouthcm end of Tybee Ifland. Warwick, a county of Virginia, bounded north by York county, and' fouth by James' river, which fcparates it T edui Stat Itc ^90 fett 176 It Nev CO. of fld< to '■^ WAS it Trom Ifle of Wight and Nanftmertd eduntiet. It is the oldeft county of the State, having been eftdblifhed in 1618. It contains 1690 inhabitants, of whom 990 are (laves. Warwick, a townfhip of MafTachu- fetts, in Hanlplhire co. incorpot ntecl in 1763, and contains 17.46 inhabitants. It is bounded north by the State of New-Hanipfhire, not far cad of Connec- ticut river, and is 90 miks north-weft of Bofton. WARWicr, the chief town of Kent CO. Rhode- Ifland, fituated a^ *hc head of Narraganfct Bay, ami on the weft fide; abont 8 miles Ibuth of Providence. The towiiftiip contains 14.93 inhabi- tants, incUtding 35 (laves. A cotton tnanufaflory has been eftabiiflied in this town upon an exteniive fcale. One ot Arkwnghfs machines was erected here in Auguft, 1795; and the yarn pro- duced anfwers the moft faiguine ex; ec- tation. This town was the birth-place of the celebrated Gen. Greene. Warwick, a townfliip of N. Yoric, •Orange co. bounded eaflerly by New- Cornwall, and foutherly by the State of New-Jerfey. It contains 3603 inhabi- tants, of whom 383 are electors, and 95 Slaves. Warwick, the name of two town- ftiips of Pennfylvania j the one in Buck's county, the other in that of Lancalkr. In the latter is the (ine Ivloravian lettle- inent called Litiz ; which fee. Warwick, a poft-town of Mary- land Cecil CO. on the eaftern (hore of Chefapeak Bay; about 14 miles fouth- erly of Elkton, 8 N. E. of George- town Crofs Roads, and 57 fouth-welt of Philadelphia. Warwick, a fmall town of Chefter- field CO. Virginia ; agreeably fituated oti the fouth weft fide of James' river, about 7 miles fouth -fouth-eaft of Rich- inond, and 77 north of Petertburg. Veflels of 450 tons burdens can come to this town. In 1 78 1, Benedi£l Arnold deftroyed many veflels in the river and on the ftocks at this place. Washington, a county of the Dif- trift of Maine, and the molt eafterly land in the United States. It is bound- ed fouth by the ocean, weft by Han- cock CO. north by Lower Canada, and «aft by New-Brunfwick. It is about^oo miles in length, but itrbreadth is as yet undetermined. It was cre<£ted into a W As 5*5 county in 17S9 } but. has few towns yet incorporated. The coaft abounds with excellent harbours. Although the win* ters are long and fc\'ere, yet the foil and produ£lions are but: little inferior ^0 the other countiri. The number of in* habitants in this country, according t^ the cenfus of 1790, was 1758 ; but the increali; fince muft have been very con« fider!«f^l-;. Chief town, Machias. Wabhincton, a maritime countir of the State of Rhode- Ifland; bounded N. by Kent, S. by the N. Atlantic Ocean ; W. by the State of Connefti- cut, and E. by Narragaiifet Bay. It 1^ divided into 7 townfhips, and contain! 1 8,075 inhabitants,inciuding 339 (laves. Chief town, South-king(Jown. • Washington, a county of New- York; bounded N. by Clinton county^ S. by Renflelaer, S.W. by Saratoga; , W. by Herkemer, and E. by the State of Vermont. Until 1784 it was called Charlotte. Itcontained,ini79o, 14,04.* inhabitants, including 741 (laves. In 1796 there were 3370 of the inhabi- tants qualified eleftors. It is fubdi- vided into 11 town(hips, of which Sa- lem is the chief. Washington, a county of Penn- fylvania; fituated on the S.W. corner of the State ; bounded N. by Allegha- ny county S. by Monongalia county iti Virginia, E. ^y Monongahela river* which divides it from Fayette county, and W. by Ohio co. in Virginia, agree- ably diverfified with hills, which admit of eafy cultivation quite to their fum- piits. It is divided iiito 21 townihips* and contains 23.866 inhabitants, in- cluding 263 flaves. Mines of copper and iron ore have been found in tint county. Washington, the capital of the above county, and a poft-town, is fituat^- ed on a branch of Charter's Creefc^ which falls into Ohio river, a few miles below Pittfburg. It contains a brick court-houfe, a uone gaol, a large brick building for the public offices, an aca^ demy of ftone, and nearly 100 dwelling^- houfes. It is az miles (outh-fouth-we(t cf Pitt (burg; 22 north- weft of Browns- ville, 60 miles north by weft of Mor- gantown, in Virginia, artd 325 weft b'y north of Philadelphia. N. lat. 40. 13. W. long. 80. 6. 40. It is remarkable for its manufa£lures, fVjr fo young a town. There are 3 otlier town(hips of Oo 4 tlvi 584 WAS the frtne name in Pennfylvania, vlt . in Fayette, Franklin, and Wetimoreiand counties. Washington, a county of Mary- land, on the wcAi rn Ihore ot Chefapeak jSa/i bounded north by the State of Peniirylvi. part, and is bounded N. by the State of Korth- Carolina. It contair.s the coun- ties of Pendleton and Greenville } has 14,619 inhabitants, and fends to the State Icgiflature 5 reprefentatives and a fenators. Chief town, Plcktnfviile. A nuinher of old de&rted Indian towns of the Cherokee nation, nre frequently met with on the Ke'owee river, and its tribu- tary Iheams which water this country. Washington^ a county of Ken- tucky, bounded N. E. by Mercer, N. W. by Nelfon, S. £. by Lincohi, and W. by Hardin. Washi N GTON, a didrifl of the State of Tenneflee, fituated on the waters of the rivers Holftun and Clinch,, and is (divided from Mero di(bi£l on the W. WAS by an uninhabited country. Tt is divid- ^-d into the counties 01 U 4/hington, hul- livan, Gteene, and Hawkins. It con- tained, according to the State cenfus of i795> 29>S3< inhabitants, including 4C93 fldves. Washington, a county of Tennef. fee, in the ab'.>ve dilhi£l, contained, in i7y5( i^>>0S inhabitants, incluftve of 978 flaves. Wnfhington college is eftablilhed in thiii county by the legifla- ture. Washington, a county of the N. W. Ttmtory, erefted in 1788 within the following boundaries, viz. beginning on the bank of the Ohio where the weft* ern line of Pennfylvania crofles it, and tunning with that line to Lake Erie; thence along the fouthcrn Diure of that bkt- to the mouth of Cayahoga river, and IT (.that river to the piutage between it and iheTufcarawa branch o( Mufkin' gum ; thence down that bi anch to the iciks of the eroding-place above Fort Lawrence; thence with a line to be drawn wtlterly to the portage on that branch of the Big Miami, on which the fort ftood which was taken from the French in 1752, until it meets the road from the lower Shawanel'e town to San- duiky ; thence S. to the Sciota river to the mouth, and thence up the Ohio to the plact of beginning. Washington, a county of the Up. perDiftri6l of Georgia, which contains 455% inhabitants, including 694 flaves. Fort Fidus is fituated in the wefternmoft part of the county, on the £. branch of Alatamaha river. The county is bounded on theN.E. by Ogeechee riv- er. Numbers have lately moved here from Wilkes co. in order to cultivate cotton in preference tc tobacco. This produce, though in its infancy, amount*, ed to 408,000 lbs. weight, in 17 gat Chief town, Golphinton. Washington, a townfliip of Ver- mont, Orange county, i a miles W. of Bradford, and contams 7* inhabitants, Washington, a townlhjp of Maf- fachufetts, in Berkfliire co, 7 miles S. £. of PIttsfielJ, 8 £. of Lenox, and 145 W. of Bofton. ft was incorpo- rated in 1777, and contains 588 inha- bitants. Washington, or Mount rerneti, a plantation of Lincoln c6. Uiftri£t of Maine, N« W. of Hallowell, and nine miles from fterling. It confifis ot 16,055 the tHir rati wh WAS i<6«o 5 5 acres of land and water, of which the latter occiipic* 1641 acrt«. It con- taint 61 S inhahitanc», and wa« incorpo* rated l^y the name of Belgrade in 1796 ; which fee. Washington, a townfliip of New- York, in- Dutchefs co. bounded iourh- erly by the town of Bci kman, and wctt- erly by Poughkeepfie ,uid Clinton. Ii contains 5189 iiihabitints, of whom 286 are cleclors, ami -j% flavcs. Wa«hinoton, a townfhip of New- HanipOiire, in Cliefhire co. firft caiUd Camden. It was incor{>orated in 177'^, and contains 54.5 inhabitants; it is ii or 14- miles E. of Charlcilown. Washington, a townfhip of Con- ne^licut, in Lttchiicld co. about 7 miles S. W. 01 Litchfield. 'Washington, a pi^rt of entry and £>Il-town of N. Carolina, fituated Tn caufort county, on the N. fide of Tar river, in lat. 35. 30. N. 90 miles from Ocrecok Inlet, 40 from tlic mouth of Tar river, 61 S. 8. W. of Eden on, 38 N. by E. of Newbern, 131 N. E. by N. ot Wilmington, and 460 from Phi- ladelphia. It contains ^ court-houfe, gaol, and aliout eighty heutcs. From this town is exported tobacco of the Pcterlburg qtiality, pork, beet, Indian corn, peas, bmns, pitch, tar, tiirpen tine, rofin, &c. alil) pine boards, (hin- gles, and oak ftaves. About 130 vel- fels enter annually at the cuftoin-hoikl'e in this town. The expoi 1 , for a year, ending the 30th of Sepctmber, >794, amounted to 33,684. dollars. Washington, a poft-town of Ken- tucky, and the capital of Malon county, about three miles S by W. of the lajiU ing at Liineltoiie, on the S. fide 01 Ohio river. J.": Contains about loo iiouii;s, a Prefljyterian churcii, a handomt ^ourt-houfe and gaol; and is fall in- crealing in injpcrtunce. It is 6z miles N. E. of Lexington, 75 N. E. by i'^. pf Frankfort, and 709 S. W. by W. pf Philidtlphia. N. lat. 38. 40. W. Jong. 84. 30. Washington Court-Houfi, in S. f[)arolma, is 10 mii^s from Greenville, and t6 from Pendleton. Washington, apoft townofGeor. gia, and the capital of Wiikcs co. 50 miJes N. W. by W. of Augmli, 58 N. by W. of LouilVine, 28 trom preeoiborough, and 8 1 3 from Philadel- phia. It liauds on the weftern fide of WAS 5«5 Kettle Creek, a north branch of Little river, which empties into Savannah riv* er from the eaftward, about 36 mile* E. of the town. It is regularly laid out» and contained, in 17S8, 34. houfes, a court-houlc, gaol, atid academy. The funds of the academy amount to about Sool. fter). and the number of ftudenta to between 60 and 70. On the E. iide of the town, a mile and a half diftant, is a medicinal fpring, which rifes from a hollow tree 4 oi- 5 feet in length. The inilde of the tre,.^ is covered with a coat of matter an inch thick, and the leave* around the fpring are incruHed with a fubltance as white as fnow. It is faid 1^ be a fovereign remedy for the fcurvy^ fcrophulous diforders, confuroptions, f;out, and every other ditbnler arifing from humours in the blood. This fpring being fituated in a fine hedth]f part of the State, will, no doubt, be a p!caf; tol, ami after watering that part of the eity» may be deftin«i to other ufcful purpofoa. The EniK-rn I3ranch is one of the lafeft and moll cunutiodiuiis har- iNHirs inAmerici, being I'nfHciently deep ibr the largeft fhips> tor «bout 4 miles above it« mouth, while the channel lies clofe along the bank adjoining the city, aiki affords a large and convenient har- bour. The Patowmack, although only navigable for fmnil craft, for a confi- ilerable. diftance from its banks next the city, (excepting about half a mile above the jiin£lion of the rivers) will neverthe- 1^ aitbrd a capacious fummer harbour ; m^ *n ^mmenle number of (hips may ride in the great chaanei, oppulite to, and below toe eity. The fituatioa of this metropolis is upon the great poft- voaJ^ equi-ditiant from the northern and fouthem extremities of the Union, and /learly lb from the Atlantic and FittQiurg, upon the befl navigation, and in tht: midfl: of a commercial territory, probably the richeft, and commanding the more extcnfive internal refource of any in America. Jt has therefore many aklvantages to recommend it, as an eligi- ble place for the permanent feat of the genei'ai government j and as it is likely to be fpeedily built, and otherwife im- proved, by the public fpirited enterprile of the people of che United States, and even by foreigners, it may be expc^ed to ^row up witli a degree of rapidity bitherto unparalleled in the annals of cities. The plan of this city appears to contain fome important improve- tnents upon that of the beft planned cities in the world, combining, in a ie- narkahle degree, convenience, regula- vity, elegance of pvofpe6l, and a free circulation of air. The pofitions of the difiVrtnt public edifices, and for the iisveral fquares and areas of dirt'citiit Ihapes as they are laid down, were fidl tlctermincd on the nioft advantageous ground, commr.uding the r.uift cxten- live prolpeils, and from their fituaticn, lu;ct'ptib!e of fuch improvements as cither u!e or ornament may hereaf- ter rtquiio. The capitol is fituated on a molt beautiful eniirence, coni- n^anding a complete view of every part of the city, and of a confiderable part of riia country around. The Prendent's hr/nfc ftands on a rifuiig ground, pof- idYiug a delightful water profpei>, to- W A S gether with it commanding view of the capitol, and the moll material parts of the city. Lines, or avenues of dir(*£t communication, hnve been dcvifed to ponnefl the mod didant and important obje£ls. Tliefe tranfverle avenues, or diagonal (Ireets, are laid out on th6 moft advantageous ground for profpeft and convenience, and are calculated not only to produce a variety of charm- ing prolpcfts, but greatly to facilitate the comtiiunication thruugliout the city. North and Ibutli lines, inteifrilcd by others running due K. ar.d W. make the diflribution of the city into ftreets, fquares, &c. and thole lints have been fo combined, as to meet at certain given points, with the div-eigeiit avenues, fo as to form, on the i\yAc^!i firji determined^ the different fquarts Or rtreas. The grand avenues, and i'uch ftreets as lea:l immediately to public places, are from 130 to i6o feet widr, and may be con- veniently divided into loot- ways, a walk planted with trees on each fide, and » paved way for carriages. The othei* llre^ts are from 90 to no feet wide. In order to execute this plan, Mr. £lli- cott drew a true meriiiional line by ce- lellial obfervation, which pafles through the area Intended for the capitol. Thi» line he crofl'ed by another, running dutf E. and W. which palles through thd fame area. Thcfc lines were accurately meafured and made the bafes on which the whole plan was executed. He ran all the lines by a trnnlit iiiftrument, and determined the \\c\\\>: angles by a£\ual iTieafuiementj leaving nothing to the uncertainty of the coinpafs. Wafliing- ton, or the Federal City, Is (eparatecl from Georgetown, in Montgomery co. Maryland, on the W. by Rock Cre^k^ but that town is now within the terri- tory of Columbia It is 4.4 miles S.W. by S. of Baltimore, 876 from Paflama- c]uoddy, in the Dillriil of Maine, 500 from Hodon, 148 from New-Yoik, 144 from Philadelphia, 1 33 from Richmond, in Virginia, 131 from Haliiax, in Ni Carolina, 630 from Charltfton, S.Ca- rolina, and 794 from Savannah, i^ Georgia. Washincjton College, in Maryland, See Cheferto-ivn. Washington. Fort^ in the Territo- ry N.W. of the Ohio, is fituatttl on the N. bank of the river Ohio, weftwatd of Little Miami river, and 45 miles aorth- \ weft WAT iveft of Wa(hu)gton, in Kentucky. See Cii$cin>$ati. WASHINGTON, Mo«»(, a fmall town- fliip of Maft*achurcttt, Berkfhiiv co. in the fouth-weft corner of the State, 150 iniles fouthwett by fuuth of Bo(ion. It was incorporated in 17791 '"^' contain* ;96i inhabitants. W/18HINCTON, Mount, one of the White Mountains of New-Hampfliirc, yvhich iT^akcs fo majeflic an appearance all aionsr the (hore of the eiifkrn coun- ties of MaSchufctts. See V/bite Moun- tains. Washington's IJiands, on the north-weft coaft of North-America. The largeft i$ of a triangular fliape, the point ending on the Ibuthward at Cape St. James's, in N. iat. 51. 58. Sandy Point, at its north- eaft extremity, is in Iat. 54. 21. N. Its longitude wid ex- tends from Hope Point, the north-weft extremity 216" 37' to Sandy Point, in aiS" 45'. Port Ingrahami Perkins and Magee Soupd lie on the wett-^rn fide of the ifland | on the eaftetn fide are the following ports from nortli to fouth — Skeetki^, or SkitkiCs Harbour, Port Cummaftiawa, ii;^teiw& Point, Smoke Port, Kpr.ikeeno Point, Port Gcyers, Port Ueah, arnl Port Sturtis. Capt. Cook, when he pafl'ed this iiland, lup- jfloCed it to be a part of the continent, as the weather at the time was thick, and the wind boifterous, which obliged him to keep out at fea, till he made the weltern cape of the continent in nbout ]at. 55. N. Capt. Pixon diieovered ihefe iiflands in 17*7, and named them Queen Charlotte's Iflands. Capt. Gray diieovered them in 7X9, and called ihem Wafliington's tflailds. There are three principal iftands, bcfides many fmall ones. It is conjcftured that they make a'pTt of the Archipelago of St. Xazarus. Waskemashin, an ifland in the Gulf of St, Lawrence, on the coaft of Labrador. N. Iat. 50. 3. W. long. 59- 55- ■ W ASS AW IJland. SttWarfaiv. Wataguaki JJles, on the coaft of Labrador, and in the Gulf of Sr. Law- rence, lies near the fliore, north -eaft of Ouapitougaii Ifle, and fouth- weft of Little Mecatina, about 10 or iz lcag<' ■; from each. Watauga, a river of Tennclfee, which rifts in Burke co. North- Carolina, WAT Jif and faiU into Holflcin river, 15 miles above Lon^^-Ifland. W A 1 CH FniU, l!ei to the northwtnl ofFiftier'i Ifland, in Long-Ifland Sound* and weft' fouth. weft 7 lc?gue« from Block Ifland. Watehoo, an ifland in the South Pacific Ocean } a beautiful IJMt, about 6 miles long and 4 broad. N, Iat. ao. 1. W. lung. 158. If. Watukborough, atownfliipofthe Dilirifl of Maine, York co. on Moufom, river, 1 5 miles N. W. of Wells, and 1 1* from Bofton. It was incorporated In 17B7, and contains 905 inhabitants. Waterbury, a townfliip of Ver* mont, in Chittenden co. feparatcd from Duxbu.y on the fouth-weft by Onion, river. It contains 93 inhabitants. Wate aauRY, thenorth-weftemmoft townlhip of New- Haven co. Connecti- cut, called by the Indians Matttluck, It w.is icttled in 1671, and is divided into the pariflies of Northbury, Saleroy /ir.d South-Britain. WATiiREE.a branch of Santee river, Soutll-C^irolina. Waterford, a plantation in Cum- berland CO. Diftri^l of Maine, fbuth- eaft of Orangetown, or Greenland. Watprford, a new townfhip in York CO. Diftrid of Maine, incorpora- ted February, 1797, formcily'a part of Waterborough. Waterford, atownfliipof New- Jerlt;y, in Gloucefter county. WATERFORDja neat village of New- York, ill the townfliip of Half Moon; which iee. Waterland, an ifland in the South Pacific Ocean, lb named by Le Maire. S. Iat. 14. 46. weft long. 144. 10. W A t E RQU E c HI E , or Sluecbyy a fmali river of Vermont, which empties into Connefiicut river in Hartond. Watertown, a very plenfant town in Middlclcx co. Mafliichufetts, 7 miles 'Tcft by north-weft of Bofton. Charles river is navigableforboats to this town, 7 miles from its mouth in Bofton har- bour. The townfliip contains 1091 in- habitants, and was incorporated in 1630) That celebrated apoftle of the Indians, the Kcv. Mr. Eliot, relates that in t^^ year 1670, a fti-ange phenomenon' 9p' peareii in a great pond at Watertown, where the fifli all died ; anii as many at could, thruft themfelves on fliore, and there died. It wr« eftimated that not le& sti vr At IcA than %o cart-loadt lay dfad at oner round tlw pond. An eel wai found •Ihre in the Tandy burder of the pciui, and upon being caft ngain into it* na- tural ckmcnt, it wiig^icd out again, h» faft at it could, and died on tiie (here. The cattle, accii(lomed tu the water, re- fdcd to drink it for 3 davn, afiei* \vh.c!i tbcy drank at ul'ual. When the fi(h Ih- gan to come on fliore, hel'ore they dial, many were taken both by Knp;iini and Indians, and eaten without any injury. Watertown, atown/liipin Lir'cli- iieid CO. Conncftirtii. It is ubuut 16 miles N. N. W. of Ncw-Haven. Water VhiiiT, an exteniivt town- ship of New- York, Ali^nny cninty, on the wt(i fide of liiidA u a river, aiul in- clude* the village of Hamilton, and the iflandi in the nver nearell the well Mi . It in boupd-xl weft hy the manor ol KenHclaerwyck, andcontaimd, in 1790, 7,419 inhahitantt, including 707 iinvcu. Jn 1796, there were 600 ot the inhabi- tants qualified electors. Watland 1/Uind, one of the Baha- ma Iflnuds in the Weft-li>dies. Tli» S. point is inUt.14.. N.andlong. 74. well. Watson, Fcrt, in S. Carolina, w.u fitua(ed on the N. E. bank of Saiitec river, about'half wiiy lietwten the mouth of the Cxingaree and NvUmrn Fort, on the bend ot tlie river opporite the Eiicaw Springs. Its garrilbn oi 1 14 men l>cing hetieged by Gen. Greene, iurrendeied in April, 1781. He then marched with \us main tbrce againlt Canulen, higher up the river. Waukeague, a village in the town- iliip of Sullivan, in the Diltridt ot Maine, 9 miles from Dcfert Itlar.d. WAWASiNK,a village in New. York, en RondoutKill, a branch of Walikili, 7 miles well ot New Paliz, and la louth- well of E lupus. Wawiachtanos, and7Wf*/w/«, two Indian tribes, rcliding chietly be- tween Sciota and VVab^lh rivers. Wayne, a new county in the N.W. Territv.ry, laid out in the fall of J796, inclnding the lettlenicnis of Detroit and Mich.liiinnkkinak. Wayne, a county of Newbern dif- trict, N.Carolina J bounded N. by Edg- combe, and S. by Glal'gow. It contains 6,133 inhabitants, inclulive of 1,557 flaves. Wayne, atownlhlpof Petinlylvania, fituated in Mi&iii couiUy^ W E A Wayni, Fort, in tlieN. W. Terri- tory, is fituated at the head of the Mfa- mi of the Laki-, near the Old Miami Vdl.gcii, at the confluence of St. Jofeph'a and St. Mary's rivers. It is a fquare tort» with baftiont at cach'angh , with • (li(ch an.' parapet, and could contain 500 mm, but has only 300, with 16 pieces of cannon, (t it 1 50 miles north by welt of Cincinnati, jitid too weft hy iouth of Kort Dcti^ncc. The Iidivins ceded ta the United States a trucl of land 6 miles ftjuare, whtie this fort lt;imls, at the laie treaty of peace at Greenville. Waynesborouch, a pod-town of N. Carolina, 14 miles trom ICmglton, 50 S. £. irom Kaleigh, anu 49H fiom Fhitaddphia. Waynesdorovgh, a pod-town ia Burke Co. Georgia, 30 miles ibutli of Augulla, 15 nojtii-ealt of Louifville. No riv jr of cunieqiicnce pnlil'S mar this town } yet being the place where boili the liipenor <)iul interior courts aiehcld« it i.s in a pruijierous condition. Wi'.Aat, a townfhip of New-Hamp<' (hire, fituated in Hillfbornugh co. 18 miles iou:h wol'erly of Concord, 60 wcli of I'orti'iiiouth, and 70 no^th-weft ot i>ollon. It was iiioi poruted in 1 764, aud contains 1,9x4 in hdbitacts. Weathersfielo, a town/hip of Vermont, Windlor co. on the welt fide c: CoimcdVicut river, between Windlor oil the north, and SpringBeld on the Ibuth. Aicutncy Mountain lies partly in this townlhip, and in that of Wind- fur. It is a flourilhing town, and con. tains 1,097 inhabitants. Weai HERSFiELD, a poll-town of Conn£(5licut, pleafantly fituated in Hart- ford CO. on the weA iide of Conneijkicut river, 4 miles S* of Hartford, it N. of Middletun, 36 N< by £ . of New-Haveo, and 218 N. E. of Philadelphia. This town was fettled in 1635 or 1636, by emigtants from Dorchelter inMaii')chu«. ietts, and has a fertile and luxuriant ibil^ It confifts of between too and 300 houlifs, and has a very elegant briclp meeting houfe fbr Cungregationalilis. 'I'he inhabitants are generally wealthy farmers j and beftdca the common pro^ duifiuns of tlie country, raile great quantities of onions, which are exported to different pai is of the United btates, and to the WelUIndiec. WEATHBuroiLO^iPlaeetCbarlesi aa Indian koulk and plantation of tha^ nam^ W E L rnnie, on the earttrn fide of Alabama river, above M'Gillivray'» filler's place, and a i^iKxl wjy hcluw the junilion ot TalU^ufee and Cu«ifa rivtrs. WiAUCTENEAuTo-wfl/, Indian vil- laget on Wabalh river, dellroyed l>y Genends Scutt and Wilklnlbn in 1791. WgAUS, or Wttatt an Indian trdie, whole townit lie on the head waters of Wabalh river. At the treaty vt Grccn- ▼ille they ceded a >ia6^ ot land, 6 miles fqiiare, to the Uniu-d States. WtAVkR'9 Lake, in the State of New- York, is ^ milc»noith-«vc(t of lake Otiego. It is 1 mile* long and 1 \ brood. WtBHAMET tivift in the Ditlritl of Maine, \» the principal entrance by water to the town of Wells, in York CO. It has a haired harbour. Wech(^etank, a Moravian fcttle- inent made by the United Biethren, in Pennfylvania, behind the Blue Moun- tains. In 1760, the Bethlehem congre- gation purchased i ,4.00 acres of land tor the Chriltian Imiians. In 176;, it was deftroyed by white lavages, who inha* hited near Lancaller ; theyliktwile niur> dered many of the peaceable Indians fectled here. It was finally ileftiuytd by the Ami ricans during the late war. It lies about 30 miles north-weft by weft of Bethlehem. Wei8£NBCko, a townfliip of Penn- . fylvania, in Northampton county. Welch Mountaitu, arc iituated in Chefter co. Pennl'ylvania. Befidcs other ftreams, Brandy wine Creek riles here. Welch Tro^, a I'mall territory of Pennfylvania, ib named becaui'c firlLiet- tied by Welchmen. '1 here are a num- ber of fmall towi:s in it, as Haverford- weft, Merioneth, &c. It it pretty thicKly inhabited by an indullrious, hardy and thriving people. WELCOME, Str 7bomas RotSt or Ne Ultra, a bay or ftrait in that part of Hudfun^s Bay which runs up to the N. round from Cape Southampton, open, ing between lat. 6i. and 63. N. On the weft or north Ihore is a fair head land, called tlie Hope by Captain Middletan, in lat. 6|S. )o. N. Wbllflebt, a tovvnfliip of Mafia- chufetts, in Barnftable co. fituated on the pcninlUla called Cape Ccd \ S. £. from Boften, diftant by land 105 miles, by water 60, and from Plymouth light- bouTe 8 leagues. The harbour is large, jjidfluted within with creekt* whert; vcf- W t L f«^ fcls of 70 or 80 tons m^y lie Mt in what is called the Deep Hole. The land U barren, and its timber it fmall phch- pine and oak. Before it w.is incorpo- rated in 1761, ii was called the Nortk Prtdnil ofEuflham, anil wis originally incUuled in the Indian Skeektct and Pa- mtt. In i79o« it contained in; inha- bitants. Since the memory of people now living, there have been in this fmall town 30 pair of twins, bcfideN two births that prodiici-d three each. Thi! irethoil (if killing gulls in the gullhunft, is no doubt an Indian invrntiun, and alio that of killing birds and fowl upon the beach in dark nights. The f;ulUnoufe is built with crutches fixed in the ground on I lie beach, and covered with poles, the tides being covered with ftakes and (ea weed, and the poles on the top covered with lean whale. The man bcin;; placed within, is not difcovered by the fowls, and while they are contending for and eating the fi(h, he draws them in one by one between the poles, until he hat col levied 40 or s^. This number hat .en been taken in a morning. The wicthod of. killing fmall birds and fowl that perch on the beach, it by making a light ; the prefent mode it with hogs' lard in a frying pan ; but the Indiana are {'uppofud to have tiled a pine torch* Birds, in a dark night, will fluck to the light, and may be killed with a walking-cane. It mud be curious to a countryman who lives at a diftance frora the fea, to be acquainted with the me- thod of killing black filli. Their fixe is from 4 to 5 tons weight, when full grown. When they come within the harbours, boats furround them, and they are as eafily driven on (hore, at cattle or Iheep are driven on the land. The tide leaves them, and they are eafily killed. They are a filh of the whale kincf, and will average a barrel of oil each s 400 have been (een at one time on the fliore. Uf late years thefe fill) rarely come into the harbours. ■ Wells, a imall, but ra, 'd river of Vermont, vs-hich, after a th^rt S. E. courfe, empties into Conneflicut river^ below the Narrows, and in the N. £. corner of Newbury. Its mouth it 4f yards wide. Wells, a townihip of Vermont, Rutland co. between Pkwlet and Poult* ney, and contains 63» inhabitants. Lake St. Auftip lies in ihit. townlbi})* t^ vri-N •nd is three miles long, and one broad. Wells, apoft town of theDiftria «f Maine, in York co. fitiuted on tlit bay of its name, about half way lietween Biddeford and York, and 88 miles N. by E. of Bofton, and 441 from Phila: delphia. This townfhip is abovit 10 miles long, and 7 broad j was incorpo- rated in 1653, and contains ^.070 in- habitants. It is bounded S. E. by that £art of the fea called Wells Bay, and f. £, by Kennebunk river, vhich fe- fHUrates it from Arundel. Tie fmall river Negunket, perhaps formerly Ogun- tiquit, has no navigation, iior mills of any value, but noticed, about 1 50 years ago, as the boundary between York and Wells. The tide through Pifcata- qua bay urges itfslf into the marfties at Wells, a few miles E. of Nes»nnket, -wid fotms a harbour for fmail veflels. Further E. in this townfliip, the fmail river Moufum is tbund connng from ponds of that name about 10 miles from the fea. Several mills are upon the river, and the inhabitants are opening a harbour by means of a canal. Webha- met , river is the principal entrance to this town by water. Wells Bay^ in the townfliip abov^' mentioned, lies between Capes Porpoife and Neddock. The courfe from the lat- ter to Wells Bar, is N. by E. 4. leagues. Well's FaU'f in Delaware river, lie 1 3 miles N. W. of Trenton, in Ncw- Jerfey, Wendell, a townfliip of Mnfiachu- fetts, in Hanipfliire co. So miles N. W. of Boltori. It was incorporated in tyZi, and contains 519 inhabitants. WtNDELL, a towi'ifjiip of Kcw- Hampfliire, Chefliite cd. about 1 5 miles N, E. of Charleiiown, containing 167 inhabitants. It was calltxi Saviile, be- Core its incorporation in 178). Wenham, a towniliip of Maflachu- iiettt, Efiiex CO. l/etw^-t-u Tpiwidi nnd Beverley i ««> »r.iles N. E. by N, of Bof- fjn. It was incorporated in 164;^, and contains 502 inhabitants. licie is a lar^e pond, well ftorecl with fifli, i'rom which, ard its vicinity to Sakm, it was, with, whimfical piety, called £«o«, by the iirft lettl is. Wenman, one of the (Jailipap^o lAaiids, ou the coaft of Peru, fuuatcd V . of Cape Francifco. We.^TWORTH, u townfliip of New- tjiampibiiv, Grafton co. coutoiniiig 241 WES inhabitantCi It was incorporated itf 1766, and isS. E. of Oxfora, adjoin- ing. We SEL, a village of New-Jerfey^' Eflex CO. on Pafaic river, 1 miles nofth- wcdward nf Acquakenunk, aixl 5 >)veft.' ward of Hakkenlack. '' > West, or H^anttaftiqutkt a river of Vermont, has its main fource in Brom- ley, about 3 miles S. E. from the hea4 of Otter-Creek. After receiving 7 or % fmaller ftreams, and running about 37 miles, it falls into Coniie£licut river at Brattleborough. It is the largeft of the (Ireams on the eaft (ide of the Greert Mountains ; and at its mouth is about 1 5 rods wide, and 10 or 11 feet deep. A number of figures, or infcriptions^ are yet to be feen upon tWi rocks at the mouth of this river, feeming to allude to the affairs of war among the Indians ) but their rudeneis and awkwardnefs de- note that the formers of them were at a great remove from the knowlwuge of any alphabet. West River Mountain, in New- Hainpfliire, in the townfliip of Chefter- field, lies opjiofite to the mouth of Weft river ; and f n)in this part of Connefti- oit river to Pifcataqua Harbour on the call; is 90 miles, the broadeft part of the State. Here are vifible appearances of volcanic eruptions. About the year 1 730, the garrilbn of Fort Dummer, 4. miesdiftant, was alarmed with frirqueht explofions of fiie and fmoke, emitted by the mountain. Similar appearances have been obfrrved fince. West Bay, a large bay of Lake Su- perior, at its wefternmoft extremity,f having the i% ifles at its mouth. It receives St. Louis river from the weft. Wfst Bethlehem, atownfhipof Wadiirgtoii co. Pennfylvania. Westborough, atownfhipof Maf- faclmfetts, Worcelter co. 34. miles weft- Ibuih-weU of Bofton, and 13 eaft of Worcefter, was incorporated in 1717. Among other fingiilar occurrences in the Indian wars, the ftrange fortune of Silas and Timothy Rice is worthy of notice. They were fons of Mr. Edmohd Rice, one of f^c firft fettltrs in this town, and carried off by the Indians ort Augvit S, 1704, the one 9 the other f years of age. They loft their mother ongue, had Indian wives, and childreti by them, and lived at Cagnatvaga. Si- las wM named Totkanawrmt and Ti- mothy. V moth recor India ftren rived the chufetts, which rifes in Berklhire co. inhabitaiUs qualified ele^ors. West-Chester, the chief townlhip of the above county j lying partly on the Scvn'.l, about i $ miles eafterly of New- York city. It was much impo- verifhed in the kte war, and contains .1203 inhabitants; of wlom 164 are electors, and 242 flaves. West Chester, thf chief town of Chefter co. Pennl'ylvania, containing about 50 houl'es, a court-houfe, itone gaol, and a Roman Catholic church. Tc is about 25 miles weft of Philadelphia. Westerly, a poft-town on the fea- coaft of Waihington co. Rhode-Ifland, and feparated from Stonington in Con- ue6licut by Paucatuck river, 36 miles weft by fouth of Newport, and 256 from Philadi'luhia. The inhabitants ,ca.ry on a briflc coafting trade, and are cxtenfivejy engigcd in the filheries. The town^iip contains 2,298 inhabi- tants, of wlioin 10 are flaves. vrBSTERN0 ii tewofliip of Maflachu- and runs nearly a fouth-eaft courfe through 'Middlefitld, Weltfield, and Weft-Springfield, where it empties int» the Connefliciit, by a mouth about 39 yards wide. Westfield, a townflilp of New, York, W;(liington co. bounded fouth- crly by Kingtbury, and northerly bjf Whitehar.. It contains 2,103 inhabi.- tants, of whom 186 are electors, and 9 flaves. It lies near Lake George. Westfield, in Richmond co. New- York, is bounded northerly by the Frefh Kill, eafterly by SouthfieUi, «nd werterly by the Souiul. It contains 1151 inhabitants, of whom 131 ar« eleitors, and 276 ilaves. Westfield, a fmall town in FJTcx CO. New-Jerfey, containing a Prefbyte- riaa churrii, and about 40 compail houfes. It is about 7 or 8 miles VV, of Elizabeth-Town. West-Florida. Sec Florida. * Westford, a towndiip of Vermont^ [ •^nmrnim l^,Mn*„MUmiflk*>mi> r . C*'"#iflU IB Chhtimdpn c(^N. E. of Colchefter, tains 63 inhabitants. ipbfMaflUchu- co. 48.miie» ;on, and contains t^4^ In tlie year i79S« an aca> 4^liniih$ eftiblifhed here. WEiT-GaBENWiCH, a tovrnftiip in XLentco. Riuxie>Ifland» containing I1O54 iohabitantfl, including 10 flaves. Wrbtham, a fmall town ci Virginia, Henrico co. an the N. bankof Jnmes' ' river, 6 miles N. W. by W, oi Rich rnan^i Here Bcnedi£l Arnold delh-oy- '«d one ot the iineft foundai'ie^i 4HA4|iV^lUi Kaavplhire co. 7 r. ilet* Wefterly oi Northampton, and 1 09 ii. W. hjiW, of Bofton. It contains 687 inhabitants, ami lies on ihs W. fide ot Connecticut river. West Harbour^ on the S. co.ift of the ifland of Jamaica, is to the N. of Portland Point. There is good anchor- age, but expofed to Sv and S. E. winds. ^,|^$t-Haven, a parifti of the town- Aiji of New-Haven, in Connecticut, Sleafantly fituafed on the Harlraur and ound, 3.niiles W. S. W.of the city. W^est-Indies, amuhitudeofidands between North and bouth America, which were fo named at fnft, on ^he prefumption that tliey extended lb far as to form a connexion with tltof? of the Eaft-Indies. The fallacy of dtis fuppofition wa« foon difcovered ; the name, however, has been retained, to prevent confufion in the geographical accounts ot the iilands. The continent was ulfo foir'Aimcsicalled by this name, |ill its natiu'al divifiun being more at- tended to, it obtained a diiUnCl appe! latMO. See Caribbee ijlands^ and Antil- Itt. They lie in thciorm of a bow, or lemidrcle, ({retching almoft fr«rn the coaft of Florida n«rth, to the river Oro- noka, in the main, continent of South- America. Such as are worth cnlttva- lion, now belong to five Euiopean pow- ers.^vit. Great-Britain, Spain, France, Uoiland, and Denmark. The Br»Vi/16 claim Tamaica, XJrenada, and the Barbadoes, Grenadines, St. ChriAopherSi Dominica, Amiguat St. Vinc«otj Nevis, Bermudas, Montferrat, The Bahama i liU ' Barbuda^ ands. Anjiuilla, ,r^ ..A -Vfota clanos CubaT/ i Trinidad, Porto RicqiiA ^ Maigaretta. The French claim St. Domingo, or '' Guadaloupe, Hiipaniola, ' St. Lucia, Martinico, Tobago. The Dutch claim the'ifiands o^ St. Eullatia, Curaflbn, or fCa« •"if.ba, lafoa. V Denmark claims the iflaiKls of ?jt. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John's. . Snueden alii) poflefi!}* The fmall iiland of St. Barlbo]om|wi The climate in all the Wefti^Indi^ \iU ands is neatly the fame, aliuwingi for thofe accidental differences whicb th» levcral fituaiions and qualities of the lands iherofelves produce. As ihey lie within the tropics, and the fun gtra quite over their heads, paffing be]|rond them to the iwrth, and never retuming larther from any of them than about 30 degrees to the fouth, they wouU* be continually fubjeCled to an extreme and intolerable heat, . if tlie trade windt, ri> fing gradually as the iiin gathers ftrength^ diii not blow in upon them from the Tea, and refresh the air in fuch a !j>an- ner, as to enable them to attend their concerns even under the meridian-fan. On the other hand, as the night advan- ces, a brreze b^ns to be perceived, which blows iinartly from the land, as it were from the centre, towardit. the fea, to all points of the compafs it dhce. By the fame remarkable Providence in the difpoling of things, it is, that when the fun har* made a great progrefs to- wards the tropic of Cancer, and becomes in a manner verticali he draws after him a vaft body of clouds, which (hield them- from his direct beams, and diffolving into rain, cool the air, and refrefli the country, tUirfty with the long drought, which commonly prevails irorti the beginning of January ta the latter end of May. The rains make the only diflinflion of feafons in the Weft-Indies } the trees are green the whole year round } tbev have no cold; no frofti no fpowa» aod but rarely (bmc iiaili X R^ M 7S '•'■ lA »V ' m4 ' '< m '1 k* Lii, ?fe*. iir* jOfal.«M. ir^r^ 1 i; ^te^n aa 1 /^ ^5 wmm Wm s i w .p'sy:,.;,.; *« ■*t»|»gW a-'W. . W I< < l?y.-'».,tWliii«t>| i^ ffiil) tKe< ftorm* of bail are» however, ▼ery violent wht.' they happen, and the hail-ftones vr y mat and heavv. The grand ftaplw^ commodity of the Weft-Irtdie* is Uigar. ThePttrtuguefe were the firft who culti crated it in Ame- rica. The juice of the fugar cane is the moft lively, excellent, and the leaft tloying fweet in nature-. They Com- pute that, when things are well ma- naged, the rum and molafles pay the charges of the plantation, and the fu- gars are clear gain; The (Quantity of rum and molalfts erporred from all the Sritith Weft-Indiii Iflands iti 17S9 fo all parts, was accurately as follows : Rum, 9,492,177 gal.ofwhichi, 4.85,461 gal. came to the United States; Molaf- les, 11,191 gal. of which xooo gal. time to the United States. The ne- groes in the plantations are Aibfifted at B very eafy rate^ This is generally by allotting to each family of them a fmall ^rtion of land, and allowing them two days in the week, Saturday and Sunday, to cultivate it ; fome are fubfitted in this manner, but others find their ne- groes a certain portion of Indian or Guinea torn, and to fome a fait herring, or a certain poi'tion of bacon or fait pork, a day. All the reft of the ch?rge confifts in a cap, a fliiit, a pair of breecn- «fs, and a blanket ; and the profiiof their labour yields on an average ^10 or^ii alinually* The price of men negroes, Upon their fird arrival, is from ^30 to Xl^ I women and grown boys 50s. lefs ; but fuch negro families as are acquaint- ed with the huflnel's of the iflands, ge- nerally bring above ^40 upon ah aver- age onp with another; and there are Snftances of a fmgle negro man, expert in the bufinefs, bringing 1 50 guineas ; and the wealtli of a planter is generally computed from the number of flaves he poflefles. In the year 1787, the Mora- vians or United Brethren, had the fol- lowing number of converted negro flaves, independent of thofe who atten^.- ed divine I'ervice. In Antigua - - - 5*465 In St. Kitts, a new mifllon • - 80 In Barbadoes and Jamaica about 100 In St. Thomases, St. Croix, and St. John's about - 10,000 In Sun'inam (or the continent) about .... 400 Still living in the Weft. Indies — andSurrinam « • I'^i^^S Fiputatkn tftb$ BuM We/ I/. Jamaica Barbadoet Grenada St. Vincent Dominica ' Antigua Montlerrat Nevis St. Chriftopher't Virgin Ifles Bahamas Bermudas Toi-^i 65105 4S5»68f There is likewife, inbch of the iflands» a number of perlbnil of mixed blood»- and native blacks of ree condition., I^ Jamaica, they are re^oned at 10,000 $ and about the fame nhiber in the other iflands taken colle£li|ly. The follow- ing ftatement was ma^ by Mr. Dundaa in the Britifli Houfe « Commons. Ini« ports from the Brith Weft-Tndies in '79S» £*»8oo>ooo ftd.-^revenue arif- ing therefrom, iCiti4>oo<''^fltipping' employed in that trae, 664 veiTels-^A tonnage, 1 53,000— fanen, 8,000. Ex^ ports from Great-Btain to the Weft«t Indies, in i794> iCsl^OiOOO) employ^ ing 700 veneb"toiiage, 177,000—% feamen i2,coo. Pre ice of the iflanda imported and re-expo sd, ^3,700,000. The foiiowing accour of the white in^ habitants, firee neerc^, and flaves, inf the French iflands is grafted fsom the ftatement of Monf. ^tckar; but it i« tho^ught that the nk-o flaves vitam:*' doubled before the dtnmencement ol^ the French revolution! «779 l77« >779 St. Dominp in Mirtinico in Guadaioape in SI. Lucia in tTf Tobago (ftippofed "% to DC the hm« > aa St. Lticia) 3 Cayeuse (S> A.J in 17(6 V. Blacki. 7»»M •,89a »>»40 •>oio SIMM. •49)*9a 7».««t ■5»3«7 «0,J4« «<»«74» •OiS)t «j|a t3>4<» 437,73< The French writers 4te the number of fliips employed in heir Weft-India tr^de at 600, each onkn average 300 tons — their feamen at 115,000. The prodtice in 1785, i6onllion.sof livres. The Weft-India tr'ade 1 thought to be worth to France about ^400,000 fterl. annually. This was b(H>r^ the revolu- I tion. The value of thi India trade it bl poll town of yiivinja, and thcjapital of Ohio co. '» muated at the 1 ;id of Short Creek, ^- miks from the rtiio. It contains fbove lao hourei* I 'relbyterian church, f couit-houfe and j ol. It iiei t miU t weft of the Pennfy inta line, 1 9^ north- weft of Wheeling, k weft of Wafliing. (on In Fennfyl^MtiU ^^^ 34^ weft of Philadelphia. " We »r RUifi^tjj weft fliore of Kud- o's Bav in NortMimciici. is i'o calleil, at leaft diat partoi|i> called J^rjes Bay. lee Ea/I Mbm, Westminste atownlhipof Miif- f^dtufetta, (ituateL n Worcefter co. was nanted to thofe « lo did iervice in the ^arraganftt war» < their heirs, in 1 7x8, }nd was then ftylei NMrraganJiu -^t* *• t was incorporate by its prelent name & 1759) >nd con ins so,coo acres of ^ad« well waterei It is fituated on the height of lane between the nvers Merrimack and <3nnedicut, having ftreams arifin^ in t '. town, and running into both. It is tout 55 miles. from Ipofton to the nort of weft, and about %% miles north fron Worce(ter«,and con- tains 177 dweUiit-hottfe8> and 1176 iphabitants. f We ST MI N sfsi a confiderabte town- ib'P of'Vermontjjin Windham cu. on Conne61icut riverjoppofite W; 'pole in Ncw-I|^mpfliire. It contains 1601 in- habitants. Sexto's river erters the Connciliciit in th*. E. corner of the townfliin. Here i» poft-office 1$ miks .north oi Brattlebokigh, 18 north- weft of Keen, in New-kampihire, 59 uuith oj" Nprthanipion ij Maffachuratts,. and 3»j) north ealt pf fiiladelphia. WESTMlNsTri, the etfternmoft town pf Frederlclcco. Maryland, about 18 miles E. N. 8 of Wocxi (borough, s6 north weftcf ^aliinwre, am! 4.7 N. by E. of the cityif WaOiington. WESTMORKjfhe wefternmoft to\m- flilp of Effex CO. *ermorit. Willough- by Lake lies in t.is towivlhip. Wbstmoreqvnd, a county of Vir l^inta, bounded fowmack river. oith and eaft by Pa- which divides il from Mary'and, ibutFeaft by Northcmber- lam), ibuth-weft by Richmond, wid weft by Kmg George. It coDtains 77ta in- habitants, of whom 4ft s are flaves* This county has the honour rf having itiven bi*jd» toGEORCE Washington, fiift Prelident of the United States. The court-houle in this cminty is on' the fouth bank, of Patowmack river, lO' miles N. by E. of Richmond, t6 iKurth- weftof Kinfale, and 189 fouth w^ft by ibiith of Philadelphia. Here is a poft- office. Westmoreland, a county of Penn- fylvania, boinided north by Lycoming^ and fouth by Fayette co. and a^ouiida wit'i iron ore and coal. It contain^' i* townfliips and 10,0:8 inhabitants, in- cluding ti8 Haves. Chief town Greeni'> burc. Vvestmorelan-d, a confiderable townftiip of New Hampfliiie, Cheftiiie CO. oj) tlm eaftem bank of Connc6Ucut river, between Cheilei field and Wal- poie, lYamllfs from Portfmouth. \k was incorporated init75«, and contati»i x,oi8 inhabitants. We sTM ORE LAM 9, a towniliip' of New-York, in Herkemer co. taken from. Whtteftown, and incorporated in 1792 » In 1796, it o(>ntained 840/ inhabitants, of whom 137 wereele^lois. Tlie cen- tre of the town is 6 miles fouth of Fort : Schuyler, and 36 north-weft;of Cooperf-^ ■towrt. Westmoreland, a tra6l. of land in Pennfyivania, bounded eaft by Dela-*^ ware river, weft by a line drawn due- north and fouth 1 5 miles weft of Wy- , oming on Surquehahnah river, and bci. tween the parallels of 41 and 49 de- grees of north. lat. was) claimel by the State of G^nnefUcutj as within the li- mits of tlieir original charter, and in 1 7 54. vizr, uurchaied of the Six Nations of Indians by the Sufquehaiinah and De- laware con ipanies, and afttiwarcis i(:ttled.. ny a confulerable colony, under the- juriUiii5lion of Conne^icut. This tra£t was called Wefi'-ntirtlandy and annexed to tiie county \ii Litchfield in Con- ue('^jciit. The Pciiniylvanians difput- ed the claim of Cov^neflicut to thefe. ianiis, atid ir the progrefs of this bufi»- net's tiiere wav much w.um contention,, and ibmc bloodftied. T^ils unhappy difpute h^s fiucc heen adjulled. Sea Wyoming. Weston, a townfhip of Maflacho- fetts, iu Middlelex ca. i s miicji weft of Baft«iu. ' w*. MM Vttw 77*3 iii- e Havct* f having- INCTON, State*, nty is an- riveri lO' t6nort)i. w.ft by Map«ft. vrts Bofton. tt was incorporated in X7ii| andtontains ifOi^ lAhaHitaAta. Weston, p, towi.JTy;* 01" ConneA!- «tit» Fairii«ki co« north ut' Fairfield, ad- joining. . Weston's l/la»d$t groups of iflands in Janiev's Bay. West Po i n t, a (Iror.g fortreft creft- cd duiing the revolution, on the weft bank of Hudfou's river, in the State of Kev^-York, 6 miles alwve Anthony's Noft, 7 below Ftfli-Kill, zi S.of Poogh- Iceepfie, ami about 60 N. of New- York city. It is fiCiiated in the midft of the high lands, and is ftrongly fortified by nature as v^eil as art. The principal fort is ^tttiated on a point of land, iarm- cd by a fudden bend in the river* and tried, and executed as a fpy, and Arnold efcaped. Thus the BritiA exchanged one of their beft officers, for one of the worlt men in the American army> WestPORt, a floiirifhing townfhip of Maffachufetts, Briftol co. 70 miles ibutherly of Bofton. It was incorpo- rated in r7'87, and contains 2,466 in- habitants. West Spriugfiel!), a townfhip of Maffachuletts., Hampfhiie co. on the W. fid« of Conrieflicut ri;'t;r, oppofite W H A 595 Springfield, about at miles north of Hartford, and lOo W. 8. W. of Bofhm. In the compact part are about forty dwelling houles, and a CongrcgatiomJ church. The townfliip Contains 3 pa« rilhes, and i>)67 inhabitants. West-Stockbridob, a towmfliip of Maflachuletts, in Berklhire co. ad- joining Stockhridge on the weft, aad has the New. York line on the north- weft, nd lies i jo miles from Bofton. William's river, and its ftreams, wate^ the townftiip, and accommodate 3 iron, works, a fuUing-mUIf a grift-mill, and » Taw mills. West-Town, a townibip inCheftcr CO. Pennfylvania. Wethersfisld. SttWeatherifitU, Wbybridge, a townfhip of Ver- mont, in Addifon county, feparated from New- Haven on the N. and E. by Ot- ter Creek. It contains 175 inhabitants. Snake Mountain lici nearly on the line between this townlbip and that of Ad- difon on the weft. Weymouth, the Weffagufant or Woffag^tti of the Indiana, a townfhip of Maftachufetts, Norfolk co. incorpo. rated in 1635. It lies 14 miles S. E. of Bofton, and employs fome fmall vef- fels in the mackaiel bfhery. Fure river on the N. W. and Back river on the S. £. include near one half of the town, fhip. The cheefe made here is reckon- ed among tlie beft brought to Bofton mHrket. It is faid to be one of the old- eft towns in the State : Mr. Wefton, an Englifh merchant, having made a temporary fettlement here in fummer, 1622. It contains 232 houfes, and 1469 inhabitants. Whale Cove Ijland, in the north, em part of N. America, is the moft northerly of two iflands lying to the S. of Brook Cobham, or Marble Iftand, which is in lat. 63. N. Lovegrdve, the other ifland, has a fair opening to the weft of it. Whale Fish ijlatidy in the river EflVquibo, on the coaft of S. America, is above the Seven Brothers, or Seven Iflamls, and below the Three Brothers. Whale Ifiandt at the mouth of M'Kenzie's river, in the North Sea or Frozen Ocean, on the north coaft of the noith-wcftern part of North- Ameri- ca. N. lat. 69. 14. Whappino's Creeh^ a fmall creek vvliich empties tlxrough the eaft bank of £' p 2 HiulCon' a 596 WH I Hudibn's river, in the townlhipoFFKh- Kill, X miles foiithrof Poughkeepfir, and 7» north of New* York city. Here are two milli, at whkh confidenble bufi- neft it performed. Wharton, a townfliip of Fayette CO. Pennfylvania. Whatbly, n towmfliip of Maflachu- fetts, in Hampfliire CO. lo mileif north of Northampton, and 105 mile* from Bofton. It was incorporated in 1771, and contains 736 inhabitants. Whbeiinc, or Wbttlitt, a poft-town of Virgrinia, fitiiated at the mouth of a (.c:ek on the eall bank of Ohio river, 10 miles ^bove Grave Creek, i3 Ibuth- weft of Weft Liberty, and 61 fouth- weft of Pittfburg. Not far from this Jtlace, a wall has been dil'covercd fome eet under the eartli, very regularly built, apparently the work of art. It. is 363 miles from Philadelphia. Wheel^ck, a townlhip of Vermont, in Caledonia co. about so miles north- weft of Littleton, and contains 33 in> habitants. Wheelwright 7 Ki Y« Sc th( Ba W H I • 49 flavet. It U remarkable for a battle flight here between rlic American and Britiih forces, on the aSth of OAobcr, 1776. It is 15 miles E. by N. of Kinelbridge, )o N. E. by N. of New- Yorfci and iz< from Pltiladelphia. White PmmU on the coaft of Nova- Scotia, is about 3 leagues to iht Ibutb- weft fram Cape Canru, and north. eaii of Green Point. There is an tHand off ihe point that (belters Bar Haven. WHiTit Ptiut, on the cuait of Cape ^reton Ifland, is about a mile S. W. of Black Cane, near the harbour of Louii- burg, and the eaft point of Gabarus Bay. WHITE Poittt, in the ifland of Jamai- ca, lies eaftward of White Horfe Cliffs, about 7 leagues E. of Port Royal. Whitp/s Bay,, on the coaft or New- foundland. M. lar. so. 17. W. Jong. 56. 15. White's River, on the N. E. coaft of Jamaica, is near the weft limit of Port Antonio. Wkitestown, in Herkemer co. New- York, on the fouth fide of Mo- hawk river, 4 miles weft of Old Fort Schuyler, and 100 weft of Albany. The compact part of this new and flourifliing town lies on one beautiful ftreet about a mile in length, ornament- ed with trees. The houfes are gener- ally fumithed with water, conduced by pipes laid under ground, from the neighbouring hills. At prefenc the court-houl'e, meeting-houfe, and fchool- koul'e, are combined in one building } but it is contemplated fliortly to ere& feparate and handfoirx edifices for thefe feveral purpofes. The foil of this town is remarkably good. Nitie acres of wheat in one Held, yielded, on an aver- age, 41 hufhels of wheat, of 6olb.each, an acre. This is no uncommon crop. This town and its neighbourhood has been fettled with remarkable rapidity. All that diftri6l comprehended between the Oneida Refervation, and the Ger- man Flats, and which is now divided into the townftiips of Whiteftown, Pa- ris, and Weftmoreland, was known, a few years lince, by the name of Wbitef- totvft, and no longer ago than 17 21 5, contained two families only, thofe of Hugh White, and Mofes Foot, ef(}uires. In 1796, there were within the fame limits, 5 parifhes, with as many fettled ipinUlfrS) 3 full regiments pf iriilitia, i W I L J97 corps of light-horfe, all !n uniform. In the whole, 7339 inhabltmts, of whom 1 190 were qualified eleflors. Whitb H^Md Ifland, or Dt BoU Btanc. See NUchUtmnkhituik. Whiting, a townftiip of Vermont, in Addifon co. feparated irom Leicefter, on the F/. by Otter Creek, and has part of Orwell on the W. It contains %io inhabitants. WHiTTiNGHAM,a townfbip of Ver- mont, in the Ibuth-weft corner of Wind- ^ ham CO. containing 441 inhabitants. Whitsvn IJland, in the South Pa- cific Ocean, is about 4 miles iong, and 3 broad ; and fo furrounded by breakers that a boat cannot land. S. lat. 19. 16. W. long. 137. 56. Variation of the needle in 1767, 6*> E. Wiandots, c ■ V/yandots, an Indian tribe inhabiting near Foit St. Jofeph, and DeUoit in the N. W. Territory. Warriors, aoo. WiAPoco, or Little Wia, is an out- let or arm of the river Oroonoko, on the weft fide. It has many branches, which are all navigable. WxcKFORD, a fmall trading village in the townfhip of North~Kingftown» Rhode-Ifland, and on the weft fide of Narraganfet Bay j 24 miles fbuth of Provi&nce, and 9 or iq N. W. of New- port. WiESPiNCAN, a river of ^ouifiana* which empties iuto the Miflifippi, t% miles above the Soutoux village. Wicomico, fmall river of Mary- land, which rif'es in Suffex county, Dt- laware, and empties into Fifliing Bay, on the eaft ftiore of Chefapeak Bay. WioHcOMico, a fbort navigable river of Maryland, which is formed by Piles, and Allen's Frefh, and, running, foi^thward, empties into the Patowmac» about 35 miles from its mouth. Cob. Neck forms the north limits of its mouth. Wight, JJle of. See JJte of fTigbt CoHttty. Wight, J^e of; eaft end of Long- Ifland. See Gardner^s IJland. WiLBRAHAM, a to\A nfhip of MafTa- chu(etts, in Humpfhirc co. lu miles eatt of Springfield, 30 north call of Haitfora in Connefticut, and S9 1 uth- wefl of Bofton. It was incorporated in 1703 J contains two parifhes, and 1^55 inhabitants. Wilkes, ^ covnty 9f the Upper dlf- Pp3 Uia 59« W IL wi u tria of Ocwgia, (epirat«d from Sooth- t Cook*i river, it In U^ 59. M. and loof ^ OMnolina, on the ttftwanl, by Savin, nah river, md contalna 31,300 inHiabU tantSi bcludbg 7,t6l flavci. Tobac- co is the chief produce of this county, of which it exported abqat 3000 hhdi. in 17II. It ia well watered, and ia fa- moua fora medicinal Tpring, near its chief town, Waiiti^oui which fee. Wilkes, a county of Morgan dif- trift, in the north-weft comtrol North- Carolina. It contains 1,143 inhabi- tants, including 549 flawa. Wilkes, a poft-town, and chief of the above county, 33 miles from Rock- Ibrd, 45 from Morgantown, and 611 fiom Philadelphia. WiLKftBAKKE, or fFilkJhirgi a poft- town of Pcnnfylvania, and chief town of Luicme co. ntuated on the fouth-caft fide of the eaft branch of the Sui'que- hannah. It contains a court- houle, gaol, and about 45 houfes. 7" is 67 aiilra N. B. of Bethlehem, alout the fiMoediftancc above Sunbury, and iiX N. by N.W. of Philadelphia. W|LL£T*s Ba/t at the north- weft and of the ifland of St. Chriftopher's. Wilier s Gut is at tlw Ibuthwcft ceaft ni the fame iAand. William, Fortt (now called theC«/: tit) was creaed on Caiilc lOand in Bol'- ton harbour, in the ic>gn of king Wi|. Uam, by Col. Roemer, a famous engi- neer. When the Britiih troops evacu- ated Bofton, in March, 1776, the fortifi- cations were blown up, but were foon after repaired. The buildings are the jjpvemor'k houle, a magaaine, gaol, bar- racks, and work-fhops. On this ifland, which contains about iS acres of land, diftant 3 miles from the town of Bofton, there are a number of convijis, who are iimtenced to confinement here fur differ- ent periods, according to their crimes, and employed in the manuta^ure of nails and fhoes, and guarded by a com- pany of between 60 and 70 foldiers. The tort, whfch commands the rptrance into the harlx>ur, hat fo pieces of can- non mourned, and 44 others lie dif- mouoted. 15a. IS. WiLLIAMSBOROVOH, a poft-tow^^ of N. Carolimst and capital of OranvUlai CO. plcafanily fttuatcd on a cttek whtch> falls into the Roanoke. It carries on a briftc tiade with the back couttics, and contains between 30 and 40 houfes, a couit-honfe, gaol, sad flouriftiing aca- demy. It is 17 miles from Warrcnton. 48 north eaft of HillflK>rough, $6 weft* north weft of Halifax, and 407 from, Philadelphia. . WiLLiAMSBVBo, a CO. of Virginia, between York aikl James's rivers, and' was joined in the enumeration of inha- bitants,^ in 1790, with York CO. 'Thcfe together contain 51*33 inhabitants. WILLIAM8BVR0, a townOiip of MafHichuletts, Hampfliire co. on the weft fide of Connecticut river, having' Hatfield on the E. It contains a hand- lome Congregational church, 159 houlcs, and 1 ,049 inhabitants. In the year 1 760, this townfhip was a wildetnels. It liea 7 miles from ConncAicut river, t northr well of Northampton, and io nation tty a Mr. Boyle of Englaadf fbr the inftruAion of the Indianat and fbatar converfion to Chrifttanity. Thia wM called the profeflbrlhip of Brafflirtoif» from an eftat* of that name in Cnglamtt purchalcd with the monies given. A court of admiralty fit* here whenever a controverfy kiifea. It ia ia milca E. of York Town, 60 B. of Richmond, 4! N. W. of Norfolk, and S3t S. 8. W. oC Philadelphia. Leaft heat here» 6* o' iMean heat« 6e t Created heat, 9! o N. lat. 37. 16. W. k>ng. 76, 4t« WiLLfAMSPORT, a poft-town of Maryland, Walhlngton co. on the N* fide of Patowmack river, at the mouth of Conegoclie:igue Creek, S miles S. of the Pennfylvania line, 6 fouth-wtll of Hagarftown, 37 N. by E. ofWinchefta^ in Virginia, iS fouth by weft of Cham- berfburg, in Pennfylvania, and 1 55 W. byS. cfPStladelphia. Williamson, a townAiip of New York, Ontario co. In 1 706, there w«n 141 of its inhabitants eleaort. WIL^IAMSTowN, a townAiipofVer. mont. Orange co. on the height of Jand between Connefticut liver and Lake Champlain, about 4j miles fiom the funner, and 50 from the latter. It ia 146 inbabi^anta. Steph^ir* Branch, a. ftrenm which rpns N. to Onion river^ rife* in thif tnwnlbip. WiiLiAMarowN, a mountainoua townihip of MaflhcHufetts, in the north> weft comer of the State, and in Berk« fbire CO. containing 1769 inhabitant*, ft is well watered by Hoolack and Green rivers, the former of which is here 8 rods wide. On thefe Orearfis are 4 griltvmills, % faw-nlillii, and a fulling- mill. The main county rqad paflea through it. Colonel Ephraim WillianM laid tlie foundation of an academy fe« veral years fince, and endowed it by a handfomc donation of had*. In 1 790, Pp * P»tty 6oo vrih > ' < uartly by lottery, and partly hy the li- beral 'j^ation of gentlemen in the towni ft bi'iok edifice was ercAed, it feet by 42, and four (lories high, containing 94 i-ooms for Aud^nts, a large fchool-i-oonit a dining-hall, and a rootn for public fpeakin^. In ij^i, this e^aiieiny was ereflcd into a culle^^e, by an a£l of the legidature, by the name of fTiJIiams' College, in honour to its liberal foun> ftcr. The lareuages and fciences uPual- iy taught in the Amc^'ican collceies are taught he|-e. Board, tuition, and other expenfes of education are very low ; and from its fltuation and other circum- ftances, it is likely, in a flior 'time, to be- come an in(litution of great utility and importance. The hr(l public commenre- inent was held at this college in Sep- tember, 1795. In 1796) the legiflature granted z townfhips ot'land to Williams'' College. Therewere, in 1796, 101 ftu- dents in the tbm* dafles in this college, b'efides 30 pupils in the academy con- ■ne6lc^ with the college. A company was incjrporated the year shove men- tioned, to bring water in pipes into the town ftreet. |t is a8 n,iles north of Lenox, and 150 north- wefterlypfBofton. Williams'- OWN, a pod-town and the capita! of Martin co. N. Caiolina, is'fituated on Roanoke riyrer^ and con- tains but few houfes, befides the court- houle and gaol. It is 25 miles from Blountrville,>4 from Plymouth, 55 from Halifax, t.A(\ 444 from Philadelphia. WiLLiMANTic, a fmail river of Connc£licut, which runs a fouth-eaft courfe, and uniting with Uatcluug riv- er, forms the Shetucket at Windham. WiLLiNBOROUGH, a townlhip of ]^ev -Jerfey, fituated in Burlington co. on Delaware river, about 14 miles from Philadelphia. It has generally a thin 'Toil, but coniiderable quantities of fiiiits and vegetablt's are ra'u'cd hr^ for the Philadelphia market. WiLLiNpTON, a townlhip of Ccn- nef^icut, in Tolland co. 6 miles eall of Tolland, anc' 35 north-cafterly of Hart- ford, and wus fettleil in 1719. The lands arc rcigh :;»nd hilly. The earth- quake on fabbath evening, Oci. 29, 1727, was (everely ie!t in this town. Willis, a townfliip in Chefter co. Pennfylvania. Willis d-cck. In Maryland, falls into tlie Patowmack from tUc north at F9it Cumberland, , WIL Willis (/lanJ, in the S. Atlantic Ocean, is near the north-weft end of South Georgia, and has Bird Iflanti to the north of it. $. lat. 54. W. long. 38. 30. WiLLiSTOti, a townfliip of Vermpnti^ in Chittenden co. joii.s Burlington 00 the north-weft. It contaii;>s 471 inha- bitants. ^ViLVOUOHBY Bay, near the fputh- ii-u part of the ifland of Antigun, in the Wcft.In^iies. It is well fortified. Bridgetown lies on its north-caftein fide* in G: . Philips' pnrifli, and is defended by Fort William. WiLhovcH-av Lake, in Vermont, iii the townfliip of Wtftmoie. It is about 6 miles long and one broad, and fends « ftream which runs northward and emp- ties into Lake Memphremagog, in the townOiip of Salem. This lake furnillies fifli relembling bafs, of an excellent flavour, weighing from ten to thirty pounds. Pepple travel twenty miles tq this lake to procure a yvinter's ftock of this fifti. Wi LLSBQROUOH, a iiew fettled town^ fiiip in Clinton co. New York ; bounds ed on the fouth by the town of Crown« Point, on the north by the fcuth line o( a patent, which includes the river Ai^ Sable at its mouth, continuing weftwan^ to that part of the county of Montgo- mery, now called Herkemer county. It contained 375 inhabitants in i7vo* IiX 1796, there were 160 of the inhabitants, electors. It is a fine champaign, fer- tile country, inhabited by a number of induftriour, thriving farmers. Its culti- vation has been rapidly advancing. Ii\ this town is a remarkable Split Rock* which is a fmall point of a mountain projefling about 50 yards into the neigh>- bouring lake. This disjointed point hasj, from the appearance of the oppofite. fides, and tlieir exa£l fitnefs for eaclx other, doubtlefs been rent from the maii\ reck, by fome violent fliock of nature. It is removed about 20 feet, and has oOi its point, a fuiface of nearly half an acre, which has iufiiciency of foil, and is covered with wood. The height of the rock pn each fide of the fiflure is about 1 2 feet. The river Boquet runs through this town a confiderable dif- tance, and is navigable for boats 2 miles, where there are talis and mills. This town was oartly fettled before the year X775* It comwand^ a beautiful view of the t end of d Ifland W-Jong. Wl L .Hie lake, »nd lit. 114 tnilei north of |Mew-\'orlc city. VfLLs Coi;^, on the porth-eaft fide of the ifthimisof the ifland of St. Kitta, in the We(t-Iiidtes, to the eaiiward ibutherly iron) North Friar and Little Friar Bays. Wills Creek, or Caicu^ucn, a branch of Putowmack river, is 30 or 40 yards yrkk at its mouth, where Fort Cumber- land ftood. It atfords no navigation as Jet, and runs a (hort courfe foutlterly. t is a8i miles nortluweft oi Wiliiamf- burg, 1 7 1 from Fredericksburg, and 173 £• by N. of Alexandria. Wills-Town, an Indian village on the N. E bank oi' Mulkingym river, 45 miles from its mouth,and ii7roiith- iwefterly from fittlburg, U/ the Indian path tiu'ough thj: Indian town. WiLM ANTON, in the State of New- York, ibnds on Wallkill, between Newimrg and New-Brunfwick. Wilmington, one of the eaftern fnaritime diltri6ls of North Carolina ; bounded north-eaft byNewberndiftrift," foutheaft by the Atlantic Ocean ; fouth-weft by South Carolina ; and |)orth-welt by Fayetie. It com^irehends the counties of Brunfwick, New-Haiic> V«r, Onflow, Duplin, and Bladen. It f:om ' 16,03$ inhabitanta; of whom 10,050 are flaves. Wilmington, a port of entry and poft-town of N. Carohna, capital of the above dii|ri6l, is fituated on thceaft fide pf the eaftcrn branch of Cape Fear or ([Clarendon river } 34. miles from the Tea, and 100 ibuthward of Newbem. The fourfe of the river, as it paflfes by the (own, !!£ nearly from nqith to fouth,and the breadth 150 yards. OppoHte the town are two itiands extending with the courfe of the river, and dividing it into three channels: they aflff/rd the fineft rice fields in N Carolira. The town is regularly built, and contains about a$o houfes, a handfomc £pifcopal church, a court-hoMfe, and gaol. Hav- ing fufFcretl much by two fires, one- fourth of the town, which has been re- huilr, is of brick. Its markets are well fupplied with fifh, a^nd all manner of provifions. A confiderable trade ia car- ried on to the Weft-India Iflands and the £^djacci.: States. The exports for one year, ending the 30th of Sept. 1 794, amounted to 133,53 ^, dollars. Thole 91' all the other pt^rt* of the State, W IL «ot •mounted onl^ to 177,598 dollars. It is 90 miles louth-eiiit of Fayetteville* I9» foiith«fo(ith-we{l of Edehton, 19! north-ealt of Charlefton, -S. Caroling and 6po fouth-ibuth-wift of Philadel- phia. N. tat. -34. II. VV.long 78. 4 J. WtLMiNQTON, a townfliip of Ver- mont, in Windham co. conraning 6+§ inhabitants, who are chiefly weulthy^ farmers. It lies on Deerfleld river, on the call fide of the Green Mountain, 011 the high-road from Bennington to Brat- tleboruugh, abovt so mile* trom each. Confiderable quantities of maple fugar are made in it } fome farmers make 1000 or 1400 pounds a feafon. The Hay.flack, in the north-welt f:orner of this townfliip, is among the highell of the range of the Green Mountains. It has a pond near the top of it, about half a mile in length, round which deer an4 moofe are found. Wilmington, a townfliip of MaC fachufetts, in Middlefex co. 16 milee from Bolton. It was incorporated in 1730, and contains 710 inhabitants. Hops, in great quantities, are railed 19 this town. Wilmington, a port of entry and pofl-town of the State o^ Delaware, and the moft confiderable town in the State, It Hands in Newcaflle co. on the north fideof ChrilHana Creek, between Chrif- tiana and Brandywine creeks, which at this place are about a mile tiillant from each other, but uniting below the town, they join the Delaware in one flfsam, 400 yards wide at the mouth. Tho fcite of the principal part of the town Is on the Ibuth-weft fide of a hill, which riles 109 feet above the tide, * miles from Delaware river, and 38 fouth- wefl from Philadelphia. On the noith- e^lt fide of the fame hill, on the Bran- dywine, there an 1 3 mills for grain, and about 40 neat dwclling-houfcs, whicli form a beautiful appeniiageto the town. The Chriltiana admits veflisis of 14 feet draught of water to the town ; and thofe of 6 feet draught, 8 miles further, where the navigation ends ; and the Brandywine admits thofe of 7 feet draught to the mills. The town is re- gularly laid out in fquarcs fimilar to Philaclelphia, and contains upwards of 600 houles, moftly of brick, and 3,000 inhabitants. It has 6 places of public worlhip, viz. two for Prcfliy terian i, one ibr Swedifli £pili:opaUaiis, one for Fricadi, «0» WIN Friend$i tm fsr Baptifta» and one far Mithailifta. Here are two market- boufMiuR poor-houle, which (lands on the weflT ml^ of the town« and it tic ftct by 4.61 (wilt of floae> and 3 ftories ]irgh» ^or the reception oi the paupers of Newcaltie eo. There is another Acne building which was iif«d as an acadensvj iind was Aipportcd for feme time with confickrable reputation^ but by a defeft in the conftituUon of the icminary, or Ihme other catii'e, it has, «f late* been entiiely negleiled as a place (bf tuition. There are* however, near- ly 300 children in the different fchools an town. About the vcar 1 7 ]<, the firft houfies were built at this place} and the town was incorporated a few years afttT<- wards. Its officers arc two burgeflrs, 4 afliftants, and two conAablrs, all of whom are annually chofen. For other particulars, ler Dtbttuart, N. lat. 39. 43, 18. W.Iong. 75« 31. WilMOT, a townfhip of Nova Sco- tia, Annapolis co. ietled from Ireland «nd New-England. WiLSONViLLE, a town of Pennfyl vaiiia, newiy Iftid out on the Walenpa- peck, at its jun£lion with the Lexa- waclein. lao miles north of Philadel- uhia. Here are already ere£ted 14. Boufes, afaw ami grift nnill, and a large building ii^ manufacturing iail- cloth. Tbe cretk, here falls upwards of 300 fe^t, fome fay 500, in the fpace of a B)ii«) tor 17 miles above the fails the creek has a gentle current. Wilton, a village of Charleflon difirid, S. Carolina } fituated on the £. fide of Edilto river, 17 miles (buth- well of Charletton. Wilton, atownfhipofNew-Hamp fliire, HilKborough co. S. V«'. of Am- bcrd, adjoining, about 70 mile& wiOtr- )y of Porttmouth. It was incui porated in 1762, and contains 1 105 inhaoirsnts. WiMACOMACK, a village of New- York, in Suffolk CO. Long-Ifland } 6 miles wrft by Ibuth of Smiihtown, and north- eft of Huntingdon, and 44 eall .by. north of New- York city. WiNCHELSEA, an ifland in the S. Pacific Ocean which npptars like three iilands. It is about 30 miles S. by £. qf Sir Charles Hardy's Jflund. WiNCHENDON, a poft-town of Maf- fachuietts, in V/orce(ter co. 7 milts N of Gardner, 35 north-wefterly of Wor- alinn, a Metho- diff,and a new Roman Catholic church. The (Iwelling-houfes are about 350 ia number, fcveral of which are built of tlone. It is a corporation, and contains nearly 2,oqo inhabitants. It was for.* merly f rtified } but the works are now in ruins. It is 50 miles E. by S. of Romney, 100 N. £. by N. of Staunton, 1 10 welf-norihwelf of Alexandria, 180 north-wttf of Richmond, and 19s frona Philaiielphia. N. lat. 3^. 17. 30. W. long. 78. 39. WiND Gap, a pafs in the Blue Motin- tainsin Pennly.vania; about 9 miles S. \V. of Pcnn's Fort. Although 100 feet higher than the prefent lied of the De- laware, it is thought to have been f r- meriy part of the bed of that river. The Wind 'ivap is a mile broad, and the (fones c:i it inch as ftem to have beea wafhed for ages by water running over them. Windham, a county In the fo^ith- eaft corner of Vermont} having the State of Maflfachufetls Imith, and Con- nt^^iciit river ea(f, which divides it from New Hampfliire. It contains si town - Ihips, and i7;6<)3 inhabitants. Chief cownsi Newfane and Putney. • Windham^ f«ft ^tate State of It hou iuk) mil< Wi rst«cl and piMe » on did linA It ^011. WIN WfiiOHAMf • ^unty In the north- f aft corner of CcinncAicut, having the $tate of Mafl'achiiffittt north, and the State of Rhode-Iiland ea(|> It contains 13 towi^iips,and 18,9:^* Inhabitants, including 184. flayes. Chief town, Windham. Windham, the capital of the above county, and a poft-town, is fituated on ^hetuciiet river, i a miles north by weft of Norwich, and^i eaft of Hartford. |t contains oetwecn 60 and 70 compact houfesyacourt-hoiile, gaoi, an academy, and a Congregational church. It is 25 3 miles froni Philadelphia. The river Willimantick fruip the north-weft, and Natchaug from tlie north, meet in the north-well erly part of the townftiip, and form the ^hetucket, a pleafant river, af- fording plenty of (Uh, particularly fal- nion, at fome feafbns ot the year. The fownfliip was fettled from Norwich, in 16S6, and was incorporated in 170a. WlKDUAM, a townfliip of New- HampOiire, Rockingham co. is about •5 miles Ibuth-weli of Exeter, and 40 from Poitfmouth. It contains 663 in- habitants. Windham, a townfhipof the Dif- tri6l of Maine, Cumberland county 134 miles north of Bofton. It was incor- E orated in i76z,iand contains 938 in- abitants. Windsor, a townfhip of Nova- Scotia, in Hants co. near the river St. Croix, which empties into the Avon. The rivers Kenetcoot and Cocmiguen (fo called hy the Indians) nin through this townfliip and empty into the Avon. On thefe rivers are flouriftiing little- ments end fertile land. Lime-ftone and (daifter of Paris are found here. The ake Potawock (fo called by the Indians) lies between the head, of St. Margaret's Bay and the main road from Halifax to Windlor ; the great lake of Shubenac- cadie lies on the eaft fide of this road, , about 7 miles from it, and 11 from Ha- lifax. Windsor, a coimty of Vermont, bounded north by Orange, ibuth by Windham, eaft by ConneAicut river, and weft by Rutland and part of Addi- fon CO. It contains ti town'hips, and 15,748 inhabitants. Windsor, a poft-town <^ Vermont, and capital of tiie above co. is fituated on the weft bank of Conneflicut river, 1 8 miles north by weft of Charkfton, y VflS ««t in New Hampfhire, 45 E. by S. of ]tttt» land, 80 miles N. E. of Benni«gtoB» and »S5 from Philadelphia. The town* ftiipcbntains i4)a inhabitants, rhit. with Rutland, is alternately the tem <^ the State iegiflature. WiNDiOR, a hilly townfb.ip of MaTw fachul'etts, in Berkmire cj. oo m\^e^ north -north- weft of Leaox, and 136 weft by north of 8ofto/i, Tlie countv road to Northampton paflTeti through it, alfo the road from P^.itsiickl to Deerfield. It gives rife to Houlalonick I and Weftfield river?, on which are fonr faw-mills and two corn-mills. It waa incorporated in 1771, and contains 916 inhabitants. In the gore, adjoining Adams and Wiudibr, are 4x5 inhabi- tants. Windsor, a confiderable and very pleafant town of Hartford co. Connee* ticut, on the weft fide of Connecticut river, about 7 miles northerly of Hart- ford. Here Windfor Ferry river, form- ed by the junction of Farmington and Poquabock rivers, empties into the Connecticut from the weft. Windliur Ferry river divides tlie townfhip into the upper and lower parifties. Windsor, Eaft. See Eaft Windftir. Windsor, a townfhip of N«w-Jer. fey, Middleitx co. containing a,83l inhabitants, including 190 flavea. Windsor, a towtifltip of Pcnnfyi- vania, in York county. Windsor, a poft-town and the ca*. pital of Bertie CO. N. Carolina ; fituated on Cuftiai river, and contains, befidea a few houles, a court-hnu/c and gaol. It is 23 miles weft by iuiith of Edenton, 18 from Plymouth, 97 from Halifax, and 481 from Piiilndtlphia. Windward Pajfage, a name given to a com fc from the S. E. part of th« illand of Jamaica, in the Weft-Indies, and exteniiingfor 160 leagues to the N* fiUe ot Crooked Ifland in the Bahamas. Ships have often failed through this channel from the north part of it to the ifland of Cuba, or the Gulf of Mexico* notwithUanding the common opinic . on account of the current, which i« againft it j that they keep the Bahama fhoi-e on board, and that they meet the wind m fummer for the nioft part of the channel eafterly, which, with a counter current on fhore, pufties them eafily through it. Windward Point , near the eaftcm extremity «H WIN •xtiwnHy of the Uland of St. Chrifto- Jhcr*a, it the caft point of Sandy Hill lay i about « miles to the we(l-nortli< R. of ficnningtun. Itcoiuains 155 inhabitants. WiNNtPiSEOGEE, a take in Kew- Han>pfliire, and the largeil collvclion of water in the State. It is ^t miles in kngth-frpm S. E. toN. W. and of very tmeqiial breadth, but no where more than 8 miles. Some very long necks of land projeA in(o it ; and it contains ieveral inlands, large nnd iinall, l. i on which rattie-fnakes are common. It abounds with fifh from 6 to to pounds weight. The mountains which furround at, give rife to many ftreanis which flow into it ; and between it and the moun- tains, are feveral t^flcr ponds, which communicate with it. Contiguous to Ihit bke are the townfliips of Moulton- IwrouG^h on the N. W. Tuftonborough and Wolf borough onthe N. E. Mere- dith and Gilmantown on theS. W. and a traA of laad, called the Gore, on the S. E. From the 8. E. extremity of this Jake> called Merry Meeting Bay, to the ' north-weft part called Senter Harbour, ihcrc is good navigation in the fummer, and generally a good road in the winter) the lake is frosen about 3 months in the ^ear, and many (leighs and teams, from the circumjacent towns, crofs it on the ice. See Jfutdotbton. Winnipifeogee river conveys the waters of the lake into Pemigewa^et river, through its eaftern bank at NewChdler, WiNLAND^ a country accidentally fiifcovered by Biron or Biorn, a Nor- man, in looi ) fuppofed to be a part of the ifland of Newfbundlami. It was again vilited, and an intercourfe opened tietween it and Greenland. In izzi, Eric, bifliop of Greenland, went to Winbnd to recover and convert his countrymen, who had degenerated into favages. This prelate never return- ed to Greenland ; nor was any thing more heard of Winlatul foi* iieveral cen- turies* WIN WiHLOCK, or Wenhckt 1 townihip of Vermont, in EflTex countyf wcR of Minehead. WiNNBBAOO, a litkeof thiN. W. Territory ) weft of Michigan Lake, and routh-wcft of Bay Paah, intowhich it lendii its waters. It is about 15 miles long fram eaft to weft, and 6 wiile. It receives a large ftream from the foiith-weft a^WtA Crocodile river. Fqk river enters it from the weft, and by it, through Ouitconfmg river, hat communication with Miflifippi river, in- terrupted by a portage of only s miles. The centre of the lake lies in lat. about 43. 30. N. nr.vl long. 88. 10. W. See Ouif:on/ing and Fox Rii>ers, WiNNEBAQOKS, an Indian nation inhabiting round the lake of the fame name, ^who can furnifli a or 300 war- riors. Their town ftands on an illand at the £. end of the lake, of about 50 acres extent, and dillant ft'om Bay Puan 35 miles, according to the courie of the river. The town contains about 50 houCcs, which are ftrongly built witl» pallifades. The land adjacent to the lake is very fertile, abounding fponta* neoufly wit ,1 grapes, plums, and other frutt. The people raife a great quan«. tity of Indian corn, beans, pumpkims, Iquaflies, melons, and tobacco. Th« lake abounds with fifli, and in the au- tumn or fall, with geele, ducks, and teal } and are very fat and well flavoreil by feeding on wild rice, which grows plentifully in thefe parts. Mr. Carver thinks fron. the relult of his inquiries of the origin, Unguage, and cuftoms of this peop£, thf t they originallv refided in fome of the provinces C( Mexico, and migrated tu this country ab>)ut a centui7 ago. Their language is differ- ent from any other yet dilcovered } and they converfe with other nations ir, the Chippeway tongue. WiiiNiPEG, or Wmntpetk, a lake in Upper Canada, north-weft of Lake Su- perior. It lies between 50. 30. and 54, 3s. N. lat. and between 95. jo,and 99. 30. W. long. It is II 7 miles long, in- cluding Ba/kelcoggan or Play.Green Lake, its northern arm; and is ic» miles broad from the Canadian Houfe on the E. fide to Sable river on the weft fide. It receives the waters of a num- ber of fmall lakes in every direflion, and exhibits a number of fmall ifles« The lands en its banks are laid, by Car^ VW1 tile, rice^i The wef «ati4 whiJ WiJ Iti( DaJ «n tl this! 46. i. w. Lnkc» which ind 6 from iver. and Jiai r«in- nilet, bout See WIN ttr aftd othiir travellers, to be ♦cry ftr- tile» prodivcing vaft quantities of wild rice« and the lugar-tree in great plenty. The climate i» confrderably more tem- perate here than it is upon the Atlantic coaft, to" faither fouthwardi» WiNNii'EG, Little, a lake which lies weft of the formei'i and has communi- catioR' with Lake Mimtoba» on the S. which laft lends the waters of botii into Winnipeg Lake, in an E< U. E.courfe. It is So miles long and 1 5 broad* Fort Dauphin i» featedon a Jake contiguous, on the weft, whofe waters empty into this lake. Dauphin Fort lies in lat. 51. 46. N. and long. too. 54. \V« Winnipeg River, runs north- weft into the lake of its name. It is the out- let of the waters of a vaft chain of lakes; the chief of which are La Plue and Lake of the Woods. The lat. of the Provi- iion Store, at the bottom of tlu; river, i» 50. 33. 12. N. WiNNSBOROUG», a pofttown, and the cajiital of Fairfield co. S. Carolina; fituated on a branch •f Wateree Creek, which emptiea into the river of that name. Hcire are about 15 houfes, a liandlbme coi«rt-houfe, a gaol, and a college caUed Mount Zion college, which is iiippotted by a refpe^able fo- ciety of gentlemen, and has been long incorporated. The inftitution flon- riHies, and bids fair for ulefulnefs. It is 30 miles noith- north-weft of Colum- bia, 1 30 from Cbarlefton, and 708 from Philadelphia. Win SLOW, a poft-town of the Dif- tfiSi of Maine, Lincoln co. iltuated on Kennebeck i.ver; 18 miles north of Harrington. Fort Halifax was built at this place in 1 7 54, on the point of land at the confluence of Sebafticook and Kennebeck rivers. This town is 88 tnilcs N. by E. of Portland, iii in a like dire<$tion from Bofton, and 559 from Philadelphia. It was incorporated in 1771, and contained, in 1790., 779 in- habitants, and in 1797, abou': 1500. WiNTHRHAM, a place in /imelia co. Virginia. Black lead is foimd here; but no works for its rrianufadure are cftabliftied : thoie who want it go and procure it for themfelves. WiNTHROP, a poft-town of the Diftri£l of Maine, Lincoln county, be- tween Androfcoggin and Kennebeck rivers, about 10 mile: from each; 5 rjU«8 ciUt«rly ef Moiun«utb| 19 weft by fouth of Hallowclf now HarringtoM court.houfe. 57 north of Portifltul, 1 ig from Bofton, and fat from Philadel- phia. The townfliip in which it ftand* was ineorporatwl in tjjt, and ccKain* 1x40 inhabitants. WiNTHKQP's Baft on the nortli coaft of the illand of Antigua* Maiden Iftand, a fmall lAe fouth-louth-weft «f long Ifland is due eaft of the li>uth*ealr point of this Bay. WiNTON, a county of Orangeburg diftri6t, S. Carolina* Win TON, a poft-town of North.Ca* rolina, and capital of Hartford co. oM the S. E. fide of Chowan river, a few miles below the place where Meherriti and Nottaw--' join their waters. It has a court- houi'e and gaol, and a (<¥» compafl houfes. It is is mile* fniM Murfreeftioroughy 1 5 from the Bridge on Bennet's Creek, 1 30 S. S. E. of Pe- terftiurg, in Virginia, and 434 front Philadelphia. Win YAW Bay, on the coaft of &. Carolina, communicates with the ocean I a miles below Georgetown. See GforgetoivH, and P/dee riifer. WiscASSET, a port of entry and poft-town of t\it Diftri£l of Maine, Lincoln co. on the weft fide of Sheepf- cut river, 10 miles S. E. of New-Mil- forJ on the £./ide of Kennebeck river* 13 north-weft of Bath, 56 north-weft of Portland, 178 N. E. by N. of Bof- ^5>n» 5^5 from Philadelphia, and i5i{ from Sunbury in Georgia. It is a pare of the townfhip of Pownalborough, and is very flourifhing. It contains a congregational church, ^.nd about tz» houfes. Its navigation is greater ia Proportion to ics lize and number of ia« abitants than any p»rt of Maflachu- fetts. A gazette is publiftied here, and the county courts are held in it. Wil- calfct Point is 3 leagues from Crofa river. The exports for one year, end- ing the 30th of Sept. 1794, amounted to 2'?, 3*9 dollars. WiTCHARN Bay, is within the great found in the Bermudas lilands, in tfac Weft-Indies ; fituated at the £. part of the bottom or fbuth part of the Sound* having tvyo fmall iOands at tlie moutk of it. WoAHOO, onVof the Sandwich Ides, in the North Pacific Ocean, 7 ieaguc* north -weft of Morotoi lAand* It ia high landi «i>d cQiuaini 60,000 iuhabi«i taaUi /^r ■# m 606 vr 00 t«ntt I and h«t sood anchoring ground, Snlat. as.4]. N. andloni;. 157. jfy the name 9f ff^tabomtt and wai till then known by the name of CbarUf- IftiM FiOage, It containa ijzj inhn bitanttt. WOLCOTT, a townlhip of Vermont, in Orltiini co* fouth of Craftlbir-y, con- taininsc 3s inhabitants. La Moille river runs N. weiVwaitl throngh it. Wolf, a fmall boarable river of TemieflVe, which runs wefterly into Mifliltpni river, about 10 niiles lotith «f Hitrchy river, and 55 trom Reelf'^jor. It is 50 yards wide leveral miles from Its mouth, which is very near the fouth> weft corner of the Stattj in lat. 35. WoLPBOROUCH, atownftiipofNew Bampfhire, Strafford co. on the E. fide «f Winnipifiogee Lake, and contains 447 inhabitants. It contains fome fine mrms, and particularly that which fermerly belonged to Governor Wt-nt- worth. Wolves Ijlamis lie near Campo Bella IHand, on the enffcrnmoft couli: . Vermont. It hai m couit-houiiB and about 50 dwdltng- houfee. It lies noith-weft ot Wiodfor, adjoining, and contains tt6o5 inhabi- tants. Wateixiuechtc river paflcs through «he centre of the town* on the banks of which (land the meeting houfe and ouurt-houre. Woodstock, a townfhip of New- York, in Uiiier co. hounded eafterly by Kingdon, Hurley and Marbktov/n, and wefterly by Delaware river. It contains i,oas inhabitants, including 15 Aaves. In 1796, according ^o the State cenfus, x6o of th: inhabiunt» were qualified «lr6lurs. Woodstock, a fmall town of N. Caiolina, on the £. Ade of Pampiico river. Woodstock, a confiderable and fleal'ant town(hi)> of good land, in the I. E. corner ot Conne£)ucut,Windham CO. divided into 3 pariflies. This town- fliip, which is^7 miles Iqiiare, was grant- ed oy the general court of Mali'aehufetts, ytb Nov. i683„ and was fettled by §9 femilies. from Roxbury in 1688. This town remained under the jurildiftion of Mafliichufetts till about the year 1760, ^ce which time it has been confidered as belonging to Coniic6ticut. It is 66 ' mile* S. W. of Bofton, 45 N. E. oi Hartford, a* S. W. of Worcelter, 33 K, W. of Providence, and about the , feme dillance N. of Norwidi. Woodstock, a poft-town of Vir- ginia, liiat of juliice and capital in She- nandoah CO.. It contains between 60 and 70 houies, a courc-houlc and gaol. The inhabitant* are raoftly Germans and their defcendants. It is iz miles kr^vn Scra(hurg, 40 from Rockingham, eourt-houfe, and tzz from PhiladeU ^tia. Woodbtown, apoft-town of Ncw- Xei'fey, SaUm co. and comtalus about 4jO or 50 houies. It is ix miles N. byE. of Sulem, 31 north by weft of Bridgetown, and &6 S. S. W. of Phi- Igdelphia. WoouY FmV) one of the limits of Hope Bay, on tlie north weft coaft of Nfltdb-^jnerica^ as Breaker's i> the It is in about lat. 501 N. and' other. long;. i«8. weft. W OOL wiCH, a townlhip of aio«cc& ter CO. New-Jcriey. 'yoQCWiCN, » townfliip of Lineeli» CO. Ldria of Maine, on the E. fide of Kennehck river^S. of Pownalborougkr contairffn^ ''97 inhabitantt. WooNsoKBT PaUii on Blueftoiw river, iii Sm^thfiekl townHiipt Rhode- Ifland. Worcester, a Urge and populou* county ol Maflhchufetti. It containn 50 townmips, {3 Congregational churches^ 5 1 o,a 36' acres of unimproved land, and 107,430 under cultivation, and 56,807' inhabitants. It is about 50 miles in length, from north to foutli, and aboue 40 in. breadth { bounded fou'.h almoft equally bv the States of Conncfticut anct Rhode la.nd, and north by the State of l^ew-Hampihiie. On the eaft it i» bounded chiefly by Middleliex co. anci weft by Hampfhire co. Worcester, apoft-town ofMafla- chuletts, and capital of the above coun* ty. It is the-largeft kilanil town of New. England, and is fituated about ^5 milc» weft of Bofton, 5* north eaft of Spring- field, and 299 north-eaft of PhiladeU phia. The public buildings in thiv town are two Congregational churches> a court houfe, and a ftrong Rone gaoU The inhabitants, upwards of »,ooo in number, have a large inland trade, and inaiuifaftiue pot and pearl a(h» cotton and linen goods, befidcs fome other ar- ticles* The compa£l part of the towiv contains about 150 neat houfes, fituated in % healthy vale, principally on en* fti-eet. Printing, in its various branches, is, carried on very cxtenfively in thi» town, by Kaiah Thomat, Efq. who .n. tile year 1791, printed two edition* o£ tlie Bible, the one ;hc larg-e royal quar- to, the iirft ot that kind publiOied in America j the other a large folio, witJv 50 copper pbtes, belides fe^'cral other books of conlcqiience. His printing ap» pamius coiifills of 10 printing-prelTes,, with types'in proportion; and he is nowr making preparations tor the printing of Bibles of various (mailer kinds. His printing apparatus is reckoned tha targeft in .\merica. This towndiip, part of what ivas called SiuinJ^amond by tlie Indian j, was inccrporatcd in 1684) but bi.ing depopulated by Indian hot- tilities,. thefiift town •meeikiv was Itld: ill 1 i0t Vrvii /ia t7*t. It !$ propofed to open a canal / iMtween Proviuencc, in Rhode-Ifland, and tliU town. N.la^. 4a. S3.W. long. 7«. 44. WORCBSTin. atownAip of Perin- ^Ivahta, in Montgoitiery bounty; Worcester, the routh-eafternmoft r** , I, <; well wateif'l hy Ponile« ' of Pennw^ Jierne fo^ ■/^ Branch the north. of Mef. liks foutho th Pacific at Atool lands, int »59-47. fwle, anrf |nd of the [o league* -weft of X A t tf the open burning kind, which gives a Very intenfe heat. Wyoming FalU lie abc It 1 miles above Wilkeibarre, and 8{ ''es above Nantikoke FalU. N. h. , I, 14.. W. long. 75. 53. V'rcNOKE Creek, in N. Carolina, lies within or about lat. 3b. 30. N. The Kh lev of Carolina, in 1664, extended th. WounJw aft ward as .''ar as the north r' a of Currit»ick Inlet, upon a ftraigh*' line weftefly to this -creek Wyth", a f lUi.^y oi V^irginia, faid to be ISO miles in length, and nearly 50 ifi breadth ; bouud'^d north by Kanha- way, and fouth by the State of North- Carolina. Its population in 1790 was included in Montgomery county. There arc lead mires in this county, on the Great Kanhaway, 25 miles from the line of North -Carolina, which yield from 50 ttSolbs. pure lead from loolbs. waftied ore, but moft commonly 60 to 100. Two of them are worked by the public; the beftof which is 100 yards under the hill ; and although there are not more than 30 labourers generally employed, they might employ 50 or 60 to advantage. The labourers cultivate their own corn. Twenty, 95, and fometimes 60 tons of lead have been ex- tra£led from thefe mines in a year. Chief town, Evanfham. The court- houfe is on the poft-road from Rich- mond to Danville, in Kentucky, 301 miles from the former, and 323 from the latter. It is 46 miles from Montgo- mery court-houfe, 57 from Abingdon, and 454 from Philadelphia. A poft- office is kept here. X XAGUA, harbour on the S. E. coaft of the ifland of Cuba, and one of the fineft ports in the Weft- Indies. It lies between the Iftands of Pines, or Pinez, and Spirlto Santo. Xaintes, Santos, or AH Saints JJlandt, lb named from their being dii- covered on that Holy day, by the Spa- niards, on the S. £. fide of the ifland of Gaudaloupe, and in its Jurifdi^tion. The moft wefterly of theie three ifles i« called Terre de Bas, or the Low Ifland, and the moft eafterly Tene de Haut, or the High Ifland. The third, whi«h lies exa^ly in. the rdiddle be- y A D 609 tween tlie other two, is little other than a barren rock, and helps to form a very good harbour. Xalisco, a province of NeW'SpaInt ;nd th> moft foutherly on the coaft of Guadalajara audience. It is bounded S« and W. by the South Sea } eaft by Gua- dalaja Proper, and Mtchoacan, and diviued from Chiametlan, on the N. by I narrow flip of land belonging to Giia-. dalajara, extending into the fea. It it not above 150 miles in extent either way. It has filver mines, and aboundf with Indian wheat, but has few cattle. The oil of the Infernal Fig-tree, as the Spaniards call it, is brought from this province. It is faid to be efficacious in diflblving tumors, expelling of wind* and all cold humours, by anointing tl belly, and taking a few drops of it !. -k^-. glals of wine, as alfo by clyfters. H it, alfo faid to cure ulcers in the head^ id deafnefs. The Indians are nui^^-vou. here, and are reckoned braver ai. tbjrt polite than their neighbouring c^uau ■■■ men. The Xalifco, an ancicr;t nty, is the capital, yet the moft cot < 'aI ' j place in it is Compoftella, Xa^ayes, Laguna de hi, • Ivrge lake of Paraguay, in S. America, form- ed by the river Paraguay, in its courfe from north to fouth. Xerzs de la Frontera, a town in the fouthernmoft part of ^Zacatecas, 9 pro- vince of Guaaalajr.ra audience, in New Spain, in N. Ameiica. It is ggrrifuned for defending the mines againft the hoi> tile Indians. YAH AQUE, one of the Lucayos or Sahama Iflands, fituated fouth- weft of Meguana Ifland. N. lat. za. 30. Yadkin, a conflderable river of N. Carolina, which rifcs in the Alleghany Mountains, nmningE. about 60 miles, then turning to the S. S. E. pafles the Narrows, a tew miles above Rocky river { thence directing its courfe through Montgomery and Anfon counties, en- ters South Carolina. It is about 400 yards broad where it paflJes Saliibury, but it is reduced between 2 hills, about as miles to the foiuhwaid of that town, to the width of 80 or ico feet. For 9 miles it is narrow and rapid :, but the moft Q^q narrow :^--*'*^' 6to Y AO narrow and moft rapid part U not above half t mile in length. In this narrow part* fliad are caught in the fpring of the year, by hoop nets, in the eddiei, •• faft as the ftrongeft men are able to throw them out. Perhaps there is not in the United States a moi-e eligible fu tuation for a large manufaAuring town, Boats with 40 or 50 hogiheads pafs ea- fily from thefe Rapids to Georgetown. The hit war, by which Norths Carolina was greatly oonvuli'ed, put a flop to leveral iron-works. At prdent there are 4 or 5 furnaoes' in the Sttate that are in b!a(t, and a proportionable number of forges. There i^ one in Guilford co. •ne in Surry, and one in Wilkes, all on the Yadkin. From the mouth of Rocky river to the ocean, the flream aflumes ^c name of Great Ptd$e. Yakarchoca, a lake of Quito, within the limits of the jurW'diflion of San Miguci de Ibarra. It Is famous for having been the fepulchre of the inhabi- tautsof Otabalo, when taken by Hi>ftvna Capacr the itth Inca} who, inllead of rewarding their magnanimity with cle- mency, was irritated at the noble relift- •nce which they made againft his army, ordered them all to be beheaded, and their bodies to be thrown into the lake } hence its name, which figniftes a lake of blood. Yago, St. or St. Jameti an ancient town on the north fide of St. Domingo Jflai d, founded before 1 504, and the country round is reckoned as healthy as any in the ifland. It is fituated on the high road from La Vega to Daxavon } 20 league* weft by north of the former, and a8 eafteriy of the latter, and about xa from the anchoring-place of St. Yague, and nearly as far trom Port de Plate. It ftands on the northern fide of the river Yaqui, in a favannah com- jiianain^ uk river. The town is open, atfd regularly laid out, and contains above 600 houfes. It is 5a leagues N. N. W.'Of St. Domingo city, 34 well by north of the bottom ot Samana Bay, and az N. W. of Cotuy. The territory of St. Yago, or Jago, contains 28,000 fouls, and is very fertile in mines. The fand of Green and Yaqui rivers is mix- ed with gold. Mercury is found at tiit- head ot the latter river, and copper is alfo tound in this territory. The tree, guatapaiia, which retains its Indian uame, is found h«rc« It bears a fort of Y A R grain or pod, from which is extra£lcd > very fine black dye. Yacuache, a lirutenancy of Guaya* qtiil juriidiilion, in South- America^ It lies at the mouth of the river of the. fame name, which empties into that of Guayaquil on the louth fide, and has its fource trom the flcirts of the Cordilleras, fouth of the river Bamba. Within its jurifdiAion are % towns) the chief of which is that where the cuftom-houfe is creAed, <'tnd called San Jacint de Yaguache ) the two others are Naufa and Antonche. It produces wood, cocoa, cattle, and cottcn. Yale Col/tge. Stt Ntnv Haven. Yamacraw, the ancient Indian name of the fpot where Savannah, in Georgia, is erc£ted.— 'Alfo the name of a tribe of tht Creek Indians. Ya^ub, Port St. vulgarly called Old Forty a fmall anchoring-place on the N. fide of the ifland of St. Demingo } fituated between Fadrcpin on the weft, and Macoris- Point on the E. Ya^ui, Grandt or Mmte Cbrifl River, a river of the north part of th© ifland ef St. Domingo, which nms a W.- N. W. courfe^ and empties into the Bay of Monte Chrift. It might be af- cended in eanoes or fmall boats, for 1 5 leagues, were it not for the limbs of trees which lodge in^ it. All its numer- ous branches are from th^^ fouthward. See Monte Cbnfi. Yards ley's Ferry ^ on Delaware river, is 3 miles>north-weflerIy of Tren- ton, in New-Jerfey, and five below M'Crankey's Ferry. Yari, a town in Amazonia, South- America, at the head of a branch of Amazon river, fouth wellerly from Ma« capa. Yarmouth, a poft-town of Mafla- chufetts, Bai^nftable co. on the neck of the peninlula of Cape-Cod, 5 miles £. ot Barnliable, la £. by S. of Sandwich*. 1 10 louth -weft ot Hofton, and 417 from Philadelphia. The harbour is c^efcribed. in the account of Barnftable ; which fee. The townfliip extends from fca to fe:..^ It was incorporated in 1639, and con. tains 2,678 inhabitants. Yarmouth, a townfliip of Nova- hcutia, in Qiteen's co. fettled by New Englanders. It lies at the head of » fliort bay, 8 miles fouth>eaft of Cape St. Mary. YaRV<^i, a plain 4 leagues N. E« ofi upon tiens arch Y Ten whic its weft iluen the^ YOH tf the city of Quito, and i49'toireiIow- «r than it. Near it is a village of the fame name. This fpot was pitched upon as the bafe of the whole opera- tions for meafdring the length of an arch of the meridian, hy Ulioa. Yazoo Rivtf, in Georgia Weftem Territory, conlifts of 3 large branches which run a fotithem coiiru, and near its mouth thefeunite and purfue a fotith- weft conrfe a few miles, and the con- fluent A ream enters the eaftera bank of the Mifliiippi, by a mouth upwards of 100 yards wide j according to Mr. Gauld, in lat. 3s. 37. N. and bv Mr. Purcel, in 3*. 38. See Georgia Wtfttrn ^territory. Yazoo Cliff s^ or Aux CoUSf lie 7 1 miles from the river Yazoo, and 39I miles from Loufa Chitto, or Big Black river. Ybagve, a city of New-Granada, in Terra Firma South- America. Yc A, or Valverdtt or the Grttn Valtt from a valley of the fame name planted with vines, which is 6 leagues long, and produces plenty of wine. It is about 41 miles fouth-eaft of Pifeo, in Peru, and is inhabited by 500 Spaniard <. It is a beautiful and rich town, having a large church, 3 convents, and an hof- pital. About 6 leagues from the towii IS its port, called Puerto Qnemada. YcA()yB, or Icaco^ the northern point of the bay of Mancenilla, in the ifland of St. Domingo. Yellow Mmaaain. See TiTmtffet. Ylo, a port of Peru, in Los Charcos convenient for loading and unloading, in lat. iS. S. The town of the fame name, lies about a quarter of a leagtie to the windward of the river, and is inha- bited by Indians. FrcKier calls it Htlo. YoHOGANY, the principal branch of Monongahela li^'er, called alfo Tougbiogeny, and Toxbiogeni, purfues a north-wefterly courfe, and pafles through the Laurel Mountain, about 30 miles from its mouth ; is, fo far, from 300 to 250 yards wide, and the navigation much obftruAed in dry weather by ra- pids and Ihoals. In its palfage through the mountain it makes very great falls, admitting no navi^tion for 10 miles, to the Turkey-foot. Thence to the Great Crofling, about %o miles, it is again navigable except in dry fisafons, and at this place is 100 yards wide. The fource* of this river are divkted YO R 6rr fimn thofc of the Patowmackf by the Alleghany Mountain. From the falli, where it InterfeAs the Laurel Mountain* to Fort Cumberland, the head of the navigation to the Patowmack, ta 40 miles of very mountainous road. The country on this river iu uneven, but in the vallies the foil is extremely rich. Near to Pittiburg the countty is well peopled, and there, as well aa in Red- ftone, all the comforts of life are m the greateft abundance. This whole coun- try abounds with coal, which liea almeft on the furface of the ground. YoNKiRS, a tovmSiipof New- York* in Weft Chefter co. bounded eafterly by Bronx river, and wefterly by the county of York and Hudfon'a river. It contains 11 as inhabitantSf of whom 139 are eleAors, and 170 flavea. Y0NKBR8, a poft'town of New- York, 114. miles from Philadelphia. Young FniDiHtcK^sIJIaml, on the N. W. coaft of N. America, dividea Port Ingraham. See Port iHgrabam. York, a river of Virginia, which takes its rife near the Blue Ridge, and empties into the Chefapeak, a Tittle to theS.ofMobjackBay. At York Town it alfords the beft harbour in the State* which will admit veflels of the largeft file. The river there narrows to the width of a mile, and is contained within very high banks, clofe under which the velwls may ride. It has 4 fathoms wa« ter at high tide, for ao miles above York, to the mouth of Poropotank* where the river is a mile and a half wide* and the channel only 75 fathoms, pafs- inv under a very high bank. At the confluence of Pamunky and Mattapony it has but 3 fathoms depth, which con- tinues up Pamunky to Cumberland, where the width is too yaitls, and up Mattapony to within a miles of Fnuter^s Feny, wnere it becomes aS^ fathoma deep, and holds that about 5 miles. York, a river of York co. Diftrift of Maine, which nms up 7 or 8 miles, and affords a tolerable harbour for vef- fels under 200 tons. The rocks, how- ever, render it fomewhat difficult and hazardous for ftrangers. . York, a maritime and populous co. of the DiftriA of Maine, bounded tail and north-eaft by Cumberland, fouth by the ocean, weft by New-Hampfliire* from which it is leparatcd by Salmon Fall river, and north by Canada, it is Q^ a well 96ir TOR well wafcnd by Saeoi MovfiMni uid .•thtr ilretini, and U divkUd intot; to«viiflu|>«> unI contajnt tl,tsi inhabit tantf. Chief towiir York. . Yo RE, a poft-town of the DUIriA it Maine, in'Yorlieo. 9 inilet nortli>eaft Jf Portfmouth, in New-Hampfliiiv, ao >uth of Wcllfl, 4! fouth bv weft of Poitland, 7 s from Vofton, and 4a 1 from Phibdelphia. N. lat. 4-1' •<• It i> a port of entry and capital ot the county. The river of ire name emotica into York liarbour at the town. It ia navigable for vefTrla of ^50 tone. About a mile from the lea it- a ^wootlen brklge acrol'e the river, a7ofret in length, which waa ct^fAcd in 1761. Before the war, S5- or .30 TtfleU were employed in the Weil- jtidia trade, and codling bufinefi, but flheir veflEda were taken or dettroyed, and little marine bufmcf* ia now done, except that arfinail fiAiery ia I'upported. Thia towndttp waa liettied in 1630^ and •ailed AgamtfUicus^ from the hiH of that name which ia a noted land -mark for marinera^ la i<40, Sir Ferdinand Qor- Sa iiicoi-porated a great part of it by e name of Getrgiana. In the year r69a, the Indians took the town by l'ur> prife, and burnt inqft of the houfes, and 150 pcrlbns were killed or captivated. It contained, according to the eenl'us ol' 17^0, S900 perfona. Fiih of various kinda frequent the rivers and (bores of 9th of OAober, 17S1. t is 12 milea^aft by fi>uthof Williaoii'- burgh, 41 N. W.of IJampton, 7^. £., S. E. of Richmond, ana 330 fouth- ibuth'Wcftof Philadelphia* H. lat. 37.. a». 30. W. long. 76. 51.. York, a town -^f Upper Canada, fi- tuated on the no. ./ellern fide oi Lake Ontario, and is defigned to be the fu- ture feat of government of that province. The public- buildings are ereaing. It i8'4o loika N>by-W, of Niagara Fort, and 00" Iin4. Y U C •nil ISO weft-fouth-wcft of Krngfton. K. lat.f]. 57< W. )on^. lo. 35. YoRIt Mf !■ 9 milei long, ind 4 brotdi ami fpreadi to the ibuthwani he- fore the city of New- Yurie. 4t i« form- ed by the confluence of En(t and Htitl- ibn'a rivers, and emlMfomi teveral fniali iflands, of which Govemor^s Iflind it the principal. It commiinicarci with the ocraih through the Narrows, be> twetn Staten and Long Illandi, which arc Icarcely s miles wide. Tin* palliige y the town of Cortland, and •northerly by Dutchef s co. In .1 790, it .contained 1609 inhabitants, including 40 ilaves. In 1 796, according to the Stnte ccnfus, t|iere were »io ot the in- 'liabitanis electors. YouGHiocBNy. See Yobogany. YucATEN, one of the 7 provinces of ithc audience of Mexico, in New- Spain. Tiie Bjitifli luid r right. to^cut logwood. ZAP 619 afid carry it iwty, by the tmty of 17I3, in the traft betwetn Rio HMMk ^nd BalliM rivers. Yuma, Baj ef. Sec Hiauty» YvNAi a river of the ifland of 8e. Domingo, which rum an E. B. E. and E. courfc, and cmptici into the W. end of the Bay of Samana. It rifes near Monte Chrift river. It ii navigvblc no farther than£ocu]i| i| leiguea Irom it« mouth. ZACATECAS, a province of New. Spain, bounded by New Bifcay on the N. by Panuco on the E. Mechoacan» Guadalajaia, and Chiametlan, on theS. and by part of Chiametlan and Culiacaii on the W. It is well inhabited, and abounds with large villages. The mines hete are reckoned the richeft ia America. ZACATBCASythecapitatofthe above province, fituatcd under the tropic of Cancer, 40 leagues -N. of G uadalajara, and 80 N. W. of Mexico. Its garrifon confifts of about 1000 men, and there are about 800 families of (laves, who work in the mines and other laborious work. N. lat. 13. ap. W. long. 103. 20. Zacallan» a town of Mexico. See Angelas. ,Zacatvla> a fmall feapoit-town of the province of Mechoacan, fituated at the mouth of the river of the fame name, on the coaft of the Pacific Ocean. N. lat. 17. aa. W. long. 104. 58. Zach£0, ot Dejecbiot a Imall ifland* 8 or 9 leagues to the N. E. by N. of Mona, between the ifland of St. Domin- go, and that of Porto Rico. It is no- thing more than a green.mouiitain} 800 or 1000 yards long. Zamora, acityofP^n), in South- America, 200 miles fouth of Quito* which is pretty large, -and the boufes well built of timber and flone. The churcli and convent of Dominicans, are both elegant ltru6)ures. There tire leveral gold mines in the neighbourhood of theicity, but few of tl)em are workt d. S. lat. 4. 10. W. long. 77. 5. Zapotbcn AS, a river of New-Sj^ialn which runs nortlhcaftward into the gulif 0^3 olf m. 6i4 ZIT of Mexico. A fort of the fame name ftandt on the N. W. hank of the river, about 250 miles S. E. from the city of Mexico. Zbli70» or Z>Uti», one of the forts lior the prote6Uon of the harbour of Carthagcnat on the N, coaft vf Souths America. ^ZiNOCHSAA* the original name of • river of New.Yorlc» which runs through OnondagOj the chief town of the Six Nations. ZlTARf a town of T^rra Firma, ZU Y South>Anierica» near to and fouth from the htad of the gulf of Darien. ZOAR, a plantation of Berkfliire co. MaflachufettSi containing 78 inhabi' tants. ZoNCOLCUCAH, moimlains inGuiix- aca, in New-Spain, which give rife to Papalo-apain, or Alvarad river. Z0ME8H10, the chief town of the Seneca Indians, s miles N. of Seneca^ Lake. ZuYDT Riveft a name in Pt^tcl;^ maps giveo to JDeUwaire KVl^^ I ♦fhc TABLE #* •WW t «.^ 3 ' CO* ibi. Jiwx- \k to the eneci^ TABLE OF POST-OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES, WJTJI -■^•. 'J*hc Distance from the Poft-Office at^l^HiLADELPHiA to every 4}ther Poft-Of^ce hei:e mentioned. |[By permiflipn of the Author, the following ufeful TaWe and Obfervai* tions arc annexed.]} Miles. ABBEVILLE coyi^houfe,S.C.78* . Abhotftown, P. ^03 Abingdon, Va. 511 Accomac court-houre, ya. , % 99 Albany, N. V. 965 Alexandria, Va. 956 AiUen's Frefh, i/lis 203 Anaboy, N. J. 74 ^mherft, N. H. %%/^ Andover, Ms. Z7' Annapolis, Md. 132 Anfon court houfe, N. C. 583 Avery (borough, N. ^ 482 Augufta, G. .7^3 Baltimore, Md. fo» Bairdftown, K. 875 Bamftable, Ms. 423 Bath, Me. 512 Bath, N. Y. %^i Bath, c. h. Va. 337 Beaufort, S. C. S36 Bedford, P. a 04 Belfaft, Me. 590 Bel Air, Md. 86 Benedi^, Md. 191 ^Pennington, Vt. 30* Bermuda Hundred, Va* 302 Berwick, Me. 4)z j^ethania, N. C, 538 Bethl^em, P, Beverly, Ms. Biddeford, Me. Blackhorfe, Md. Bladeniburg, Mdf BluehUl, Nfe. Booneton, N.J.. Boston, Ms. Bourbontown, K. Bowlingreen, Va. Brattleborougb, Vt. Brewers, Me. Bridgehampton, N. Y^ Bridgetown Baft, N. Jf. Bridgetown Weit, M. T. Briftol,R.I. Briftol, P. Brookfield, Ms. Brookhaven, N. Y. Brownfvilie, P. Brunfwick, Me. BrunrwJ:k (New) N. J. Burlir.gton, Vt. Butternutts, N. Y. Cabbin Point, Va, Cabeilfcurg, Va. C;jmbiidge, S. C, Camden, Me. Camden, S. Ct S7 Elberton, G. <59 Chandler's Rivef, Me, 697 Elizabeth-Town, N. J, fo Chapel Hill, N. C. 47» Elizabeth-Town, N* C, S47 Chaptico, Md. »»S Elkton, Md, 49 Cbarleftown, N. H. 34-x Ephrata, P, 74 Charleftown, Md. * 7«3 Exeter, JJ. H. 40* Charleston, S. C, Charlotte c. h. Va. 379 617 Fairfield, Me, 563 Charlotte, c. h. N. C. Paiifield, C. 161 Charlottefville, Va. 303 Falmouth, Ms. 4*9 Chatham c. h. N. C. 584 Falmouth, Va, »07 Chenango, ^. Y. 375 Fayetteville, N. C. 507 Cheraw c, h. S. C. 591 Fincaftle, Va. 358 Cherry VaUey, N. y, Ghefter, N. H, 336 Fifljkill, N. Y. '% S9« Flemington, N. J. Chelter, P, «5 Franfort, K. 790 Chefterc. h. S. C, 736 Franklin c. h. G. 834 Cheler-Town, Md, 81 Frederica, D. 88 Chriiliana, D. 37 Frederickfljurg, Va. 208 Cincinnati, N. T, 779 ."''rederickiowrn, Md, 148 Claverack, N. Y. »3« Freeport, Me. 493 Ctefmont, N. Y, 211 Oovrec, D. to8 Gallipolis, N. t. 559 Cojichefter, Va. I7» Geneva, N- Y. ♦Sf Columbia, Me. 6SS Georgetown, C, R. Md «s Columbia, Va. 3*8 Georgetown, Ptk. Md, »4« Columbia, S. C. 678 Oeoigetown, S.C, 681 Csnajuhary, N. Y, 318 Georgetown, G. 873 Concord, N. H. 410 Germanton^ N. C* 5*8 Concord, Ms. 368 Grttifburg, P. ' 119 Cooperftown, N. Y, 348 Gloucefter, Ms. 38i CMa'awatchy, S. C. 833 Glducefter c. h. Va. 3«l Culpepper, Va. »53 Goldfon'«, Va. 35s CumbierlanJ, Mid. »a7 Goochland c. h. Va, 1108 Comberland c. h. Va, 330 Ooldiborough, Me. 6s7 Goflien, N, Y. «4« ^gfborough, D, Daiibury, C, 1*7 Gray, Me. 489 171 Grtene, Me. 514 Danville, K. ' 830 Greenfield, Ms. »9I I)edham, Ms. 3*1 Greenbrier c.h. Va, 410 Dfghton, Ms. 314 Greenfborough, G. Greenfburg, P. 841 Dover, N. H. 4>6 *7% Dover, D. 76 Gre?nlvillc, T, 577 Downington, P, 33 Greenville, N- C. 445 Dock Creek, D. 64- Greenville c. h. S. C^ 781 Duck Trap, Mc. 578 Guilford, C. aoi Dumfries, Va. l8z Duplin c. h. N. C. 566 Hacketftown, N. ^, »3<» iporhaiDj^.U. 416 Hagv. rftown, Md, '49 . ■^. Haiifax, !:.*. ■ 419 308 7C Its 440 44^ »59 80 5*7 ♦9 74 401 161 4»9 S07 507 3S8 16 e si ' I «« 7 1 • , Miles. MMes. Halifax, N. C. 3S4 Leominfter, Mi. 39» Halifax c. h, Va. 414 Leunard-Town, . »«jr Hallowell c. b. Me. 5)9 Le^ifl)urg, P. «i» Halluwell Hook, Me. 54* Lexington, Va, s»» Hamburg, N. J. ISI Lexington, K. 78U Hampton, Va. 37« Liberty, Va. 391 Hiincock, Md. 179 Lincolnton, M. C. €i% Hanover, N. H. 377 Litchfield, C. *o)r . Hanover, Ms. 375 Little German Flats, N, ir« 34* Hanover, P. 106 Londonderry, N. H. 401 Hanover c. h. Va. *55 Louiiburg^ N. C. 4«f Hanover-Town, Va, 300 Lauifville, K. 9>l Harford, Md. 77 LovtayiLi.i,G. 8«j Harpersiield, N. V, Harri(burg, P. 989 Lumberton, N. C. 539 J 07 Lower Marlboro', Md. i6» Harris'-, Va. 336 Lynchburgh, Va. 3«t Harrodiburg, K. Hartford, C. 820 Lynn, Ms. - 3«« aaz Haverhill, N. H. Haverhill, Ms. 41* Machias, Me. 705 38z Mancbcfter, Vt. 3*4 s :Havre-de Grace, Md, 65 Marblehead, Ms. 37« Hertford,. N. C. 458 Marietta, N. T, Martiniburg, Va. 4S« Hicks'sFor', Va. 356 16I 1 Hilllborough, N. C. 4S<5 Marlborough, N. H. 35* 1 Hingham, Ms. 369 Martinfville, Va. 478 1 Hogtown, N. C. Holraes's Hole, Ms. 4'9 Martinville, N. C. 504 i 438 Mecklenburg, Va. 395 1 Homtown, Va. »74 Mendon, Ms. «9S If Hudfon, N. Y, «'7 Middlebury, Vt, 39» f Huntington, Md. Huntfviile, N. C. 171 Middletown, C. sot 1 553 Middietown, D, 49 1 Middletown Point, 91 Is Indian-Town, N. C, 49a Milford, C. >7l 1 Ipiwich, Ms. 377 Milford, D. 9$ i Iredell c. h. N. C. 59* Mlllerftown, P. Monmouth, Me 34 S»4 1 Johnfonfljurg, N. J, Johnfton, N. Y. 98 307 Monmouth c. h. N. J. Montgomery c. h. Md. '? Jonertiorough, T, 55' Montgomery c. h. Va. Montgomery c. h. N. C. 408 £07 Kanaodaigua, N, Y. 473 Moore c. h. N. C. 547 Keene, N. H. 344 Moorcfieids, Va. iij Killingworth, C. «I0 Morgantowfn, Va. 01 Kinderhook, N. Y. »4-4- Morganton, N. C. 66k Kir.gfton, (Efopus) N. Y. »9» Morriftown, N. J. lot Kinlale, Va. 305 Morrifville, P. »# JCIngfton, N. C, 51* Mount Tizrah, N. C. 486 JCNoXVILLE, T. 6sz Murfteelborough, N, C. ♦** Lancafter, Ms. 385 Nantucket, Ms. ii% Lancarter, P. 66 Narraguag!»s, Me. «7J Lancaltcr c. h. Va. 335 Nalh, c. h. N. C. 443 JLanfinglvjrg, N. Y. »74 NafliviUe, T. 1015. Laurens c. h. S. C. 755 Newark, N. J. U Laytons, Va. a45 New-Bedford, Ms. %Zl Lebanon, P. 8z Newburn, N. C. sot Leelburg, Va. 173 Newburg, N. Y. J7» J.ecfl»«rsi N. C. 510 Newbury, Vu , 417 New I— vm t . ff ' i- ^p ^ 'tH W '^ w mmw*— ^...^^: t Newbury c. h. S.C. "Newbury- port, Ms. N«wcaftl«>, Me. Dewcaftie, D> INeW' Oermaatown, N. J, Kew-Gloucefter, Me. New-Hartford» C. Mbw-HaVen, C. New-Kent c. h. Va. Ilew- Lebanon, N. Y. 'New- London, ,C. New-London, Va. New-market, Va. 14iew-Milford, C. New.Milford, Me* Newport, K. I. Newport, D. Newport Bridge, G. Newtown, N. Y. New.York city, N. Y» Nixonton, N. C. ' ' Norfolk, Va Northampton, Ms. Northampton c. h. Vs« Norridgcwortb, Me. Northumberland, P. Northumberland c. h. Vt. North- Yarmouth, Me. Norwaik, C. Norwich, C. Nottingham, N. H. Nottingham, Md. Old Fort Schuyler, N. Y. Old- Town, Md. Ouonclaigua, N. Y. Orangeburg, S. C. Orange c. b. Va. Orfonl, N. H. Ouliout, N. Y. Owega, N. Y. Oxford Ac. N. Y. Painted Poft, N. Y. 'Faflamaquoddy, Me. Pcei(kili, N. Y. "^ ! ;eton c. h; S. C. Vvncbic)*-; oi C3:>inr, Me. Peterbonvs^H, N. IJ, Ff;terrt)urj5,'i:*- FetC/ b^«g} '^':\. - FtifrriiK'^jj, G. Pinw.i-;yyi;k, ix C. Pi'tiuvfb . ?.!:*♦ PiUfburg,'? ^ "^j; Miles. 60 7*3 389 l^rs 33 73 4.99 «4» 18} 308 «93 *37 393 5J8 a9% 3» 959 ■aso 95 468 389 ayo *39 587 124. 3»7 483 J49 *5« 437 »65 ] P!tt(ylvania c. h. V», Pitifton, Me. Pittfton, N. J. Plumllea^, P. Plymouth. N. H. Plymouth, M». Pfy mouth, N, C, Pbmtret, C. P0RTJ.AND, Me. Fort-Roy.,i, Va. Po.RT^MOVTH, N. H, Portrmoulii, Va. Port Tobacco, Md. Pottfgrove, P, Poughkeepfie, N. Y. Powhatan c.. h. Va. Prince Edward c. h. Va. Princefk-Ann, Md. Princeton, N. J. Princeton,' N. C. Prorpca,Me. Providence, R. I, Qgeen Ann'i, Md> Quincy, Ms. Raleigh, N. C. Randolph c. h. N. C. Reading, P. Redhook, N. Y. Rhinebeck, N. Y. Richland, N. C. RiCHMONp, Va. Richmond c. h. Va. 3:64 Richmond c. h. N. C, ai3 Ridgefield, C. 41X Rockaway, N. J. 721 Rockford, N. C. S73 Rockingham c. h. Va. 395 Rockingham c, h. N. (?|. 325 Rocky Mount, Va, a<4 Rome, N. Y. 395 RVTLAKD, Vt. Komaey, Va. a 30 7*8 Sagg- Harbour, N.Y. X45 St. Lto.iard's Md. 801 Sr. Mary's, G. 606 St. Tammany's, Va. 366 SaJem, Ms. 413 Saltin, N. J, 30 ! Salem, W. C. %l6 SaJifcuiy, Md. .«— . Sjiifbury, N. C. 716 Sampler c. h. N, C« 178 Sandwich, Ms. 303 Sanford, Me. 299 SavanRaii, G* 448 547 59 ' 3« 445 393 4^3 *H 4*9 430 4" 399 ,94 IT 1 80 3?o 358 ?78 4* 4»9 6p» *91 369 .44' 58s io6 19« ziS iH til i»3 573 536 433 376 359 242 20» J 8$ J054 389 365 37 53« 363 567 543 411 447 Sawyer's t«wyer*i Ferry, H. C« Saybrook, C^ Scotland Neck, N, C, 8chene£iady, N. Y. Scipto, N. v. Sharpiburg, Md, Sheffield, Mi. Shcpherdftown, Va, ShippenflMirg, p. Sl|rew(bury, N, J, Smithfield, Va. Smithfield, N. C. Smithtown, N. V, Snowhill, Md Somerfet, tAt, Southampton c. h. Va, Sparta, N. J. Spartan c. h. S. Ct Springfield, Ms. Springfield, K. Stamford, C. Statelburg, S, C^ Staunton, Va. Stevenfburg, Va, Stockbrldge, M>f Stonington, C, Strafbur^, Va, Stratford, C» Suflield, C. Suffolk, Va, Sullivan, M^. Sumner, S. C. SuiTex c. h. N. J« ^unbury, P. Sunbury, G. Sweedloorough, N. J* Sweet Springs, Va. Taney ton, Md. Rappahannock, V, Tarborough, N. C. Taunton, Ms. Thomalion, Me. Todds, Va. Tower Hill, R. I, Trenton, Me. Trknton, N. J, Trenton, N. C, Troy, N. Y. Union- Town, P. Union, N. Y. Upper Marlborough} Md, Urbanna, Va. VaflTalborough, Me. Vergenne*, Vt. Vienna, Md. lyaldoborough, Me* Miles. WalIingfbnl,C. Walpok, N. H. Wardlbrid^, N. Y, Warminfter, Va« Warren, Me. Warrer., R. I. War; en, Va. Wairentoa, N. C. Warwick, Md. W/:SHINGTON city, Wafaington, P. Waflitngton, K. Wa/hington, N. C. Waihington, G. Vl^aterbury, Me. Vl^aynefborough, N. C. Wayne(borough, G« Wells, Me. Wefteriey, R. I. Weftfield, Ms. Weft-Liberty, Va. Weftminfter, Vt. Weftmorelana c. h. Va. Weathersfield, C. Wheeling, Va. Whiteftown, N. Y. Wilkes, N. C. Wikeibane, P. William(borough, N. C. Williamfljurg, N. Y. WiJHamftiurg, Va. . Williamfport, Md. so8 Williamfton, N. C. Wilmington, D, Wilsnington, N. C. V/inchendon, Ms. Winchefter, Va. Windham, C. Windfor, Vt. _ Windfor, N.C. 4»o Winnfborough, S. C, ji* Winflow, Me. Winthorp, Me. Winton, N. C. Wifcaflet, Me. Woodbridge, N. J. Woodbury, N. J. Woodttock, Va. Woodftown, N. J. Worcelter, Ms. Worthington, Ms. Wythe, c. h .Va. 4«» at9 S96 all 461 I81 1+6 S64. 473 J 47 158 8" S99 117 746 •SO. 7»9 >39 .87 aoo »49 asi aio 169 23s 386 ^45 iia 974 ao 580 1*1 564 »83 a8x 633 30 JXI »7I 3*7 340 x6z 191 Miks. S3» 55f 30s SaC S9* 5r 144 3»f 70> 4S« 491 So* 441 »5« s6» 34S s8^ ait 36} 361 »f 434 5*5 7» f «99 »«» 45+ 4*r IT4 4st 350 88 MXPUNATION .ll l pJUOniMH rii ' n r r • n " 1 1 ' ' ' ^•"" — "•*— ™- J I «ao 1 I 2 fife, for M. H. ▼t. Ma. it. I. C. N.Y. N.J. P. N-T, l>. ML yt. u.c. T. «.C. G. rtk. C.R. «. fa. XftASATlOH, Maine New.IIampfliire Vermont MaflTachufettt Rhode- Ifland Connejltcut New. YoWc New-Jerfey Pennrytvania North WeAern Tenritorjr Delaware Maryland Virginia Kentttky North- Carolina Tenneflefe BouthoCaroIimi Georgia Potowmack CrofsJRoads Court.Houfe MjITES of PO S TA CM. fir Single Ltttirs. Any diftaiice not exceeding Over 90 and not exceeding Over 60 do. Over loe do. Over 150 do. Over 100 do. Over a 50 do. Ovsr 350 do. Over 4.50 Miles. Cts. 30 6 60 8 100 10 1-50 »*i 200 15 150 17 350 so 450 %% »5 SHIP LETTERS ^received by pri- Vate fliipt, are rated at 4 cents each, and if they are forwarded hy poft, with the addition of the ordinal}' rates of land |>oRage. Ship Letters pafHng in pacicet-boats «r velTels provided by iheXJnitcd States, «re rated as follow : Single Xetters at Double at Triple, or Packets, at But at prefent there arc no fuch public fnickets-boatik. Cts. 8 16 HATES of POSTAGE of Ntwj- Papirs. Ctt. Each paper carried notovtr 7 ' ill lies S Over too t .^ i| Bat if carries to any poft-office in i the State in which it is .print' / ed» whatever be the diftanee \ ' the rate is J Os. MAGAaiMES and Pamphlets rated by the fheet. Carried not over 50 miles, per fhect Over 50 i^nd not over 100 do* Any greater diftance are Ctt. s «t % OBSERVATIONS. When portages are chargd too b!gh» fuch as a angle letter charjrrd as double, an abatement of .the poftage will he maue, if the letter or packet is opened in the prefence of the Poll-Mafter or his .letter- carrier, but not otherwiie. Letters mnft he delivered at the ofllicet ofBofton,New-York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, one hour before the time fix- ed for the departure of the mail, and at other offices half an hour, or they wilt lie imtil the next poft. Letter-carriers are employed at large poft-towns, who deliver letters at the reiidence of individuals ; they are eiu titled to two cents for each letter or pac- ket which they deliver, in addition to the|)oftage. Any perfon may, however, receive his letters at the poft-oifice, on giving the poil-mafter a written direc- tion to that purpofe. Poftages of letters or packets maiy be Kaid in advance at the office where the :tter is entered to be conveyed by aid in advance at the office where thp ietter it entered, Co far at Burlington, Vermont, in one inftance, and Brewers, Maine, in the other inftance. When letters are lent by pott to be con* veyed beyond lea, the pottage muft be Eaid as far as the po(t-office where the ;tters are intended to be fliipped. The poii.mafter there will forward fuch kt> ters by the firft conveyance. The pott-office does not infure money •r other things- fent by jpoft ; it is alwava conveyed at the rifle or the perfon who fends or rcq,uires it to be fent> No ttage owner, or driver, or common carrier may carry letters on z> pott-road, excepting only inch letters as may be for the owner of fuch conveyance and re- lating to the fame, or to tlie perfon to whom any package or bundle in fuch conveyance is addreffed. When letters are delivered by a pott- rider, he is entitled to two cents for each letter, in addition to the pottage. FREE LETTERS. The following perfons have a right to frank their own letters, and receive thofe dfre^ed to them free of poitage : The Prefident and Vice-Prelident of the United States, Secretary of State, Secre- tary of the Treafury, Secretary at War» Pott.Mafter General, Comptroller, Re- gitter and Auditor of the Treafury of the United States, Commiffioncr of thr Revenue, Purveyor, Aeconnptaat of the War- Office, and Affiftant Poft-Maftcr General { the Members of the Senat* and Houfe of Reprefentatives of tk« United States, and the Secretary of th» Senate and Clerk of the Houfe of Rehi preieotatives, during their a£kual at- tendance on Congrcfs, and twenty dayt after the dole of the felTioo, when their letters do not exceed two ounces i» weight, and the Deputy Poft-Mattera* when their letters do not exceed half a* ounce in weight. No perfon may frank other letters 'than his own. If letters are inclofed to either of the defcriptioft of officers above named for a perfon wlw- haa not the privilege of franking, h« muft return the letter to the poft-offioct marking upon the letter the place front . whence it came, that the poftmafler ma/ chatige pottage thereon. Thediftances in the Table are tsJceqi chiefly irdm the informatics 'j^ * ongreft, and ot Pott-Matters living n his claim of Georgia the purchafers accede; upon this ground thefales were ma > to the refpe^live companies in 1795, and on this ground the purchaftrs refted rh. validity of their elaim. But the Slate of Georgia now reclaims that part of her Weftern Territory fold according to the aft of her kgiflature, of Jan. 7, 1795, alledging that the aft au- thorifing the fale, is contrary to the 4th article of the Conftitution of the United States) repugnant to the i6th and t7;h feftions of the firft article of the conftitu- tion of Georgia, and was moreover obtained by means of " fraud, atrocious fpeculation, corruption, and collufion." Hence, by an aft pafTed Feb. 13, 1796, the above aft ot Jan. 7, 1795, was *< declared null and void, and the grants, rights, ami claims, deduced from it, annulled, and rendered void and of no efteft."f In aofwer to the above ftated claim of Georgi^i, it is contended by the pur- chaiers, i. That the repealing law of Georgia is merely void, and leaves the title of the purchatiers where it found it. If corruption, they fay, did exift in the legif- hture which made the fale (wliich is however ftrenuouily denied) it is very quef- tionable whether it can ever be alleged, asa contraft cannot be repealed, like other a£^« of legiflation } and as the fupreme power of a State, as fuch, cannot be ac- countable to any other conftituted authority j for that implies a fuperior tribunal. By this, however, is not meant that the wrong done cannot be individually prole- cuted for corruption, though the State may be bound by the Tales. If the allega- tion were, fay they, that the legiAature were deceived by the purchafers, the grant, like that of an individual, unfairly obtained, would be void on proof of the fraud : but for a iegiflature to allege its own criminality and corruption, to avoid its own grant, * Sueharethe grounds of clnim atledgcd by Georgia to her Weftern Territory, in her K€l •f Jan. 7th, 1 79$. Othfcr and ftronger ground Teems to have been taken by the ^urcluUrs •ad Uicir agents, which will he fcen in the fcijuel of this ftiiten.cnt. f AA of do. Feb. 1^, 1796. it I (art of UtS 33 tiality ftratit, it tmly novel ; and, in point of principle, there {« no difTerence betwerti dir fnme and a preceding Irgiilature. But if corruption of this kind can make void- the grant, at lenft it ought to be provi d } and that too in a court competent to weigh the evidence, and decide on the faA t in other werdi, it it a judiciary quef- tion, triable only in a j«idiciary court, and being a queftion of fa6l, muft be tried by a jury. The iegiflature, therefore, having no authority in thit cafe, thit es« aminatiun and decifion can be confiJered no othrrvife than at mere uTurpationr and void. And perhaps in juftice to the purchafers, it ought to be added, that the depoiitions taken by the committee of the Iegiflature (tlioutfh taken ix partt, and under a ftrong bias of party) do not contain much clear evidence of fraud. It is alio faid by the purcliafers that even if there had been fraud, and that fraud might be alledged to de(troy the title of the original purchufers who were privy w it } yet that innocent perfons having piirchafed, utterly unacquainted with tlie fafts^ and living in remote parts nf the United States, their title could never be contro- verted ; that it was enough for them to know that a legiflative aA, granting the lands, had paflfed ; and that they were ignorant of any fraudulent praAices. With regard to the allegation in the rep:aling a6t of Georgia, that Tales wer# •gainft the conftitution of the United States, and that of Georgia, it does nut ap- pear to have been treated as having any foundation ; it has been called a naked af- i'ertion without any reafoning to fupport it. It has been faid that ev ry State in the Union, having unappropriated lands, hasdifpofed of them through themediunt of legiflative a£^s, and their validity has never been queftioned ^ iuuugh there is no peculiar diiference in this relpeft between the conftitution of Georglu and thofe of the other States. In ihort, it feems to be generally agreed amon^ the informed part of the community, that, whether Georgia had caufe of complaint on account of unfairnefs in the fales, or not, the repealing law muft be conliercd as a ** con- travention of the firft principles of natural juflice and policy,"* and void, II. The claim of the United States deferves more particular attention. Various grounds have been taken to fupport this. It has been intimated, rtther than af- H-rted, in a Report of the Committee of the Senate of the United State8,f that bf the proclamation of the Britifh King, of OSi. 7, 1763, all lands lying weft of the* he^dsnbf the rivers which fa>ll into the Atlantic Ocean, were taken from the colo- nies, and fo remained with American Independence, and then became the property of the aggregate body politic of the United States, as they were not wuhin the Kmits of any particular States. This, it is faid by the purchafers, is bold ground, and it oppofed not only to all the meafures and opinions in Britain and America, while we were colonies, but alfo to the whole courfe of arrangements fmce our independence. It prove* too much to prove any thing. The argument deftroys itfelr; for if this be true, all the lands c.ded to the United States by Carolina, Virginia, and every other Stat« ceding weftern lands, belonged to the United Scates witliout ceifion. Some of the beft counties of Virginia now belong to them ; the Conne^icut Referred Land, is theirs ; the whole States of Kentucky and Tenneffee are theirs 1 The confe- quences, fay they, are too wild to fuffer the principle to be admitted. Nor do the words of the proclamation warrant the conftru£lion. The Governors of the coio* iiies are thereby only forbidden, "Jor the prefent, and until the King's Jmrtbir pteafure Jbould be knowut to grant warrants of (urvey, or pafs patents for thofe Jaiid!>."| And the reafbn is given by the Proclamation, viz. That the fevcral tribes of Indians living under the king^s prote£l:ion, " ihould not be molefted or difturbed in the poflldion of their himting grounds." Inltead of a permanent al- luurationof the boundaries of the colonies, a temporary prohibiticm to theGovemora to grant thoie weftern lands, is alone to he found in the Proclamation { and the ebjefi, viz. peace with, and juftice towards, the Indians, required no more. And another fa£l i«:ems to pitt this matter pa(t all dovibt ; the boundaries of the colonies, as exprefled in the commiflions of the i'everal Governort, were uniformly the fame after the proclamation as before. Otberi, * See " The cafe of the Georgia fales on the Mi(1!i(ipp!» eonfidered" hy Mr.Harges* And Mr. Hamilton's opinion on thit cafe, printed at the c^ofe of this pamphlet* f Sec this printed report. | See the proclamation. •■npHtiHim" 111 r «H 1 OtlMn» in rupport«f the claim of the United Statei, tiare Aitd, tfiat tht eriffinsA diarter of Georgia did not inrlude the lands lying fouth of a line projeAea due iweft tram the head of the moft fouthern ftream of the Aiatamaha river t— that thia ftmuD it the Oakmiilgce river, and that its moft fouthern head ii probably about ^** '33* 30» N. It ii further faid, that no t& of the Britifli government ever enlarged the colony beyond it« original chartered limits, except the Proclamation of 7th Oa. S76}| and that this annexes the lands berwcen Aiatamaha and St Mary, no fur- ther weft than fheir heads }■— therefore it is concluded that the whole weftern coun- tiy claimed by Georgia, except fo much thereof as lies north of a due weft line fiom the head of the Oakmulg^e, never was v/ithin the colony of Georgia. ' To this it is anfwercd, by the advocates for the title of Georgia, that thechar- ■* of Carolina, granted in 1662, extended that country as far fouth as the )ift de • [ceof N. lat. and as far weft as the Wtftern Ocean. That after the diviiion of Caro- na into two colonies, S, Carolina had the fame fouthern and weftem limits.— That the furrender of the charter by the proprietors of Carolina, only reftored the fnpertv to the crown, but did not annihilate the colony, which is evidtnt from a K>yal Governor being immediately appointed, who, by his commiflion, is made ** Governor of our colony of S. C'trolina," without any fpecific boundaries ; which ineKnt a trafl of country bounded as under the proprietary government, or it meant itothinB.->-Thav on the 9th of June, 173a, the colony of Georgia was carved out •f S. Ourolina) but all lands lielonging to S. Carolina, Aiall continue to belong there, except that which was contained in the charter of Georgia } and of cuuile the land lying fouth of the fouth line of Georgia, at, far as the 31ft degree of lat. ilill belonged to S. Carolina, which is evident from common fenfc, as well as from the fa£l that the Governor of S. Carolina made grants of lands foutli of the colony •f Georgia in 1763 ^ which, though highly oifenfive to the boa'-d of trade, wer* at length admitted to be legitimate. It is further faid, that the Stnte of 3. Caro- lina, in 1788, by folenin legiflative aft, ceded to Georgia all her right to the lands in queftion, by ratifying the article!) of the Convention of Beaufurt, agreed upon "between the States ol S. Carolina and Georgia; and that the lands became thereby Wiqueftiooably the pi'operty of Georgia. Other anfwiL'is have Veen made to this ground of claim by the United States ; ibch as that the true intent and meaning ot the Proclamation of 1763, was to an- nex the land in queftion to Georgia, and that this v :,9 confidered as the faiSl by the JBritifli government; and if the communication fronn Mr. George Chalmers, the certifying officer of the board of trade, to the Attorney-Genera! of the United States, is to be relied on as an authority, this is true. It has aifo been anfwered, that the Oakraulgee is not the moll fouthern ftream of the Aiatamaha, but Phen- halloway's Creek, which heads in lat. 31 nprth ;* fo that the whole of this iand was ftric)ly within the original chartered limits of Georgia. Other advocates for the claim of the United States, have faid, that at leaft this claim it good from the 31(1 degree of lat. as far north as a line projeAcd due eaft from the confluence of the Miihfippi and Vazoo rivers. The foundation of this aflertion is tliis. The board of trside, in 1764, repre- fented to the king, that it was expedient to extend Weft- Florida as far northward ns the above-mentioned line, and adviud that a proclamation might ilTue for that purpoie. No fuch proclamation however, was made; but fevers! fubfeqiient corn* mittions to the Governors of Weft Florida, bounded the colony of Weft Florida, uonliwanl by that line; and in vhis (late the matter rtfted until the independence of the United States. Hence it is argued tliat this land, being a part of Wtft- Florida in 1783, when the bounds of the Unired States were fettled by treaty with Great>Bri;ain, couKl not belong to Georgia; but being within no particular State* it became the property of the United States. To this the purcalers have aniwered. That the proclamation of 7th of Oftrber, J 763, was a folemn public atl, and eflabliftied the loutheni boundary of Weft. • It appears by a manuftrlpt mnp, in the office of the Secretary at War, taken under the authority of the UnitcJ States, th?t i'henhalloway's Creek forks at a fuull cliftance from its entrance into the Aiatamaha : and th it each ftreiim runs about thii:y miles from its head to tJTc fork, the head of the lo«the;n ilrcam being about the moft northerly part of the jift degree of Utitudc. rrom a made Iwliich t ^^5 3 f Jvfuhi at the t« ft define of lit. ind that the comniiflTton of a Governor/ %king inferior in folemnity and puMicitv, could not abrogate it.»That tl)c rMiibli why no proclamation wat mM\e, probably waa, that the luppofeil faft on which thft cxpiediency of the alterarioD wsh preJic>i(id, tut not knoyt") to exilt) and fbM i« the coinnulfiona theinfcWet are woitit leading to a belief that it wia confidrred onlir M a temporary arrangement. The fa^l ia. fay they, that ihia ntatter wat wh<'"y founded on a grols mifrfprtientationolilia Governor ot Fbrida, who reprclentnl to the board of trade, and ihey to the kHi|^» that the lift degree of Itt. ttf/Mb of the town of Mobikle. It la nearly certain that the Britifli govcrttment did mC confider this at a permuiient aUeratioti (xn the northern boundirv of W. Florida | for no reafon can be given why, in the p«-ace of 1783, they l^kotkl tcdc tw tJ* CTnited States, without any equivalent, fofrcat and valuable a part of ,W. FlorklUt which had never Joined in the t evolution 1 elpecially oonfidering that on the Anft day on which uurtreaiy wiili Biittin beara date* Ate reded W.Florida, withovf: txnind*, to Spam ; thuk on the iUmeday ceding the lime territory to two differed nation!!, if it wa« then a part of W. Florida. i Other objr-Aiont have been tuged againll the claim of the United St«tee» which apply to all the grotindi of claim above mentioned. It hat bcnii Tatd by tile pur» cluiiirs and ihcir agents, th)t the moti lolemn afili of the tbtx-e nations who fiAvt been imnicdutcly interelted in the qitcfttun, have, for a lon<; courfc of ycarst Nt eognized the title of Georgia, vz. Britain, Spain, and the United State*. Britaint as has been mentioned, n^ro^nized this title, bv the peace of i;^]* The general principle on which ttie boundaries of the Uni;ed Stales were thcneftit«> 'blifht^, was, tliat the former thirteen colonies were to be acknowledged a* Indfe^ pendent States by Britain ; and confequently the bound* ef the colonies were to be >the bounds of the States. It cannot l>e pretended, thntthe laitd in queftion wa4 within any other .colony th.-rn that of Georgia or South Carolina) and| afe haa been mentioned, South-Carolina has ceded all her right to Georeia by the conveti* tion of BcMufort, 1737 ; and it is incredible that Britain Ihoulathen confidcr the Jnnd as p:irt of Weft-Florida { for then, without motive or realon, (he gave to the United States the belt part of a colony which had cholen to remain UniicL- her allegiance. Spmu has recognized the tit lie of Georgia by tlie late treaty made between heir «nd die United Siates ; for if the land was, in 1781, a part of Florida, Spain had an equal right to it with the United State* \ Great- Britain having ceded it t« both iiation* on the fame day. But Spain has given up all claim to the United Stiitcl without any equivalent. This was done on the eKplicit repreientation on the pctrt of our government, Hril by NfelTr^. CarHiichatt Vft^ ihmrtt and afterwards by Mi's ^iHckiteyt under exprefa inftiu^lio.^s from the Supreme Executive of the United States, toclaint the lanJ as a-pat^t ofGeer^ria ; »nd thefc inftruflions were tlie reittit ef an' elaborate inquiry by Mr. Jefferfm, tben Secreta: y of btate^ as appears hf •his report to the Executive on the tubje^L. Indeed, Sp:iin n<^ver claimed the land as a part of Wift-Florida, but fet up a. frivolous claim by eonqnefi. And it haa becu addedj that as the ceflion of this country frorin Spain by tliu \»r. treaty, wat obtained by a repiefentation from the United States* that it wa< a part of Georgia^ Spain is not in honour bound by this article ot the treaty, if the fail was not ib^ if the land did indeed belong to her own province^f Welt-Florida. The Govermnent of the United States, it is iaid, has fur a long courfe of years acquiefced in, and by many public a£ls acknowledged the title ot Georgin, fo as tu bar all claim, even if the title of the United States were otherwili: valid. As a' |>iinciple to govern in this cafe it ie ftated, that in courts of equity it haa been cftablilhedj *' that the trui: owner of land (hall be hound by a lale of a ftranger who has no title, if the owner fuffer the fale to go on by an innocent purch.T'tr, without giviitg notice of his title when he has it in his power j and that the cate ia iniuch ftrongei' againft the owner wiieu he has gi^en a colour of title to the ieller, and thus hel|ied to deceive the purchafer." As f.i£)s falivng within this principle it has been ftated, i.. That the goveminent of the United States inftru£led their com- iniHioners for making the peace of 17S3, to claim this land .as belonging to £ieorgia> and this appears by the Jonrnils of Congrefs, iii the fullett manner. Kr . ». That •mmmm IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I ■ 50 ■^" i^li m m us E.-^l 2.2 2.0 ^ ||L25 |,.4 ,,.6 < 6" ► 5^ "? V c?;;^- ^ PhotDgraphic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. MS80 (716) 872-4503 \' i 1H, Thit attempts were made by the United 'Statf a to obtain a eeffion ^ tbit lani fraoiQaorgia, and a confidcration offered (or it, without any intimation that th« Vniifdfitaflea had a claim. %. That the coivention of Beaufort, by which the coaAftinf chima of S. Carolina and Grorgia were amicably fettled, waa condu^. «d under tba aufnices of the United States ; the qneilion having beeq fobmitted to • MtMrtapipointtd byCongrefs to try it, aecoiding to a provifion in the former 'iOnfadctaiiOTi of the United States. 4. That i» 1789, the government of the Vlikad States feted to Spain, ilx^tbe gitrand of the claim of the American govern* MMtt^ithat this territory belonged to Georgia by virtue ot hrr charter and the vradaMntion «f 1763. 5. That in the negociation which preceded the late treaty Mtwmi the United States and Spain, Meflir*. CarmkhmasoA Short, American «MMBiflioHerSj by txpreft inftruftions from the Supreme Executive of the United 'fiatia, aflcrtad tm fa>oe thing as the grouiid of the claim of the American govern- JMiit { and that even after the exifting fales of this territory, and after the fame iMd been olSeially communicated by the government of Georgia to the Prefxlert of the United States, and by him laid before Congrefs, Mr. Pitukniy, our late envo^ fothe court of Spi^n, who nq^ociated the late treaty exprefsly declared, in kis «ileial cemmnnication, (bat the claim of the United States was founded on the ftiA, that thit coiintry was a part of Gcbi^ia, and this too purfuant to exprefs Mfaniftiona iivm the American Executive. Thcle have been urged as public aAs of the American government, giving ftr ng eotour of title to Georgia. Others of aconiefcence in her title by the United States lislrejbeen added. Such as the filence of the general government when, in 1783, Georgia paflcd a legiflativc aft, declaring her title to this countnr, and taking meafurea to fettle it. Alfo, when in 17S5, Georgia erefted part of this tenrit^ky kito a cmmty by the name o( Botuion, and appointed Magiftrates there, and pro* «|ded for the fbrther lattlement of it } and alio, when, in 1789, Georgia pafled an ba for the fide of the now controverted lands to certain compianies, who after failed •f complying with-ttie terms of payment. It has been faid, by the pnrchalcrs and their agents. That it would be indeli- catCr at kaft, for the government of the United States to hold fuch language as this t ** It is true, we repreiented to Great- Britain that this land belonged to Gcorgiit and obtained a ceffion from her on this ground.— It is true, tluit we claimed it of Spain on the fiune ground far yeiirs together, and at laft on that ground •btaintd arelinauilhmcntof her claim \ but we faifified, and they were cheated.^— It ia true, we ciaiimcd it in behalf of Georgia $ but having obtained it, we will keep it ourfelvea.—It is true, we declared by many public and folemn afts,- that tbCthle of Georgia was good, and thereby induced a great number of American citi3eiia rica to be chiefly indebted for its growth to emigrations from ocher conntnc* ) and that it mult become ftationary when they cealb to take place. Some fa£ks and calculations vyill be here let down, to afcertaun the ratio of the natural increafe of tlie inhabitants of America, and to Aew that the great progrefs of wealth and population in that coimtry is chiefly .derived from intetiui^ caiil'es, and of xourfe, lei's liable to interruption from withoi^t. The higheft eiiimate that is recolle6ied of the number of inhabitants removing to America in any one year, fuppoie^ the number to be 10,000 (i). If tlw fame number had removed every year fince the firft fettlemcnt of the country, it would make the whole about 1,600,000. But it is to be remarked that this cftimate was made for a p'eridd when emigrations werp unufually numerous^^that during the many years of war winch have taken place, they have been veiy few ; and that in former years, wlien the number of emigrants was complained of 4. fome places were not enumerated at all, and fi-om others no return was made, there can be little doubt but the a61ual mimber then was ibmething more than 4.,ooo,ooo. Suppofing them to have increafed, fd as to double their numbers onCe in twenty years— then, in the feveral preceding periods of twenty years, fince the year 1630, the numbers would (land thus :50 1630 ■ 15,6x5 — -htit as this lall date reaches back to the infancy of the firft fettlements in North America,' it can hardly be iuppoi'ed that they contained fo many as 1 5,000 inha- (i) Cooper's Inform. {z) Duuglas'6 Summary, Vol. II. p. 346. {3) See theCenfus of 1791. ' R r 1 bitantv. In ticmt»k It followst Hiettibrei thu they nraft have doubled tliair mmBera ofttmer than once in twenty years ; that it, that they mu(t have inereafcd falter thin at the rate of 5 per cent, compounding the increafe with the principal at the end of everv twenty ^'^MY.* To deteitnine how. Far thil ratio of increafe is jnftSfled' by other ft£t«, fome pain* have been taken to afcertaln and compare the number of inhabitants at four dif- ferent periods, viz. I75o^ 1774, 1782, and rj^f- The following cftimate has been formed < f thofe mintieri 9b«uit the year ijsoi. (i^- 175 If Maflachufetts contained — •— — < soo,ooa'' Cmmefticut, — — — — ■ " ioo,ooa 4«) llhodfc fflandv — »*-r — •«— soiOOO' New Httmpfliitt, ___ ii ' ' "> ' '■ a4,ooo. (3) In 1756, one account fays New York contained — > ioo«t}oo (4.) Another, -i— - ■ " — — — 96,775 In 1750, Aippofe thereibre it contained — — — 90,00* In 1745, New Jerfey cMitainqd -^— . — — 6i»403 In 1750, fuppofe therefore — — — — — ddtoo*' Js) In i7lto, inPevtigrlvamatheTaxableswere -*->^ tf,Mj In 1793, Ditto 9»i»Z7/ By a conjeAural nropwtion, therefore, the number of Tax ~ 1 2^1 11 IW.S45< IOQ,00O to — r— ■ I !I>edu& in the Ame proportion as. foil Maryland. «S+.5*5 Carvied-over 969,259; (1) Doug. Sum. Vol. II. p. 186 — Smith'^ WXtt of New York, p. %%$.. M Morfe'» Otog. tap, that in 1748 Rhode Ifland contained 34>i28. (3) Smith, p. 225. (4) Morfc's Ccog. (OCoxc's View, p. 481. (6) Douftliiii, Vol. li. p. 363, (7) Jcfferfpr,p. 129, CSWefferfolv'c Kotes, p. i'22. The. ,0 Brought over tht numbers of the foUewIiig States muft be fupplial iQ • gvrat neaCtwe* firoro cmi^Aure i 1 710, In North Carolina, the whole number of mhabitantB — -i. — — .*. 17 ^, Supu^e oBf .chml of the incrcafe fece tf 90 South CaroVuia. — Suppofe in the fame ratio to ita prefent numbers a* North Carolina Georgia. — The fettknient of it th«t» but lately coanaeiteed: iuppofeithad •^ 0f>«5f — tty,Mm — .^ . mm. Jbjoeo ""• ""• ■ *•• *"**■ W9i0O& About 1750.— -Total of inhabrtantata the Tbirtecn-CaioiMC* -^^ >>'75b*l9 1790.-— Whole nQiBb«:r IB the Thirteen States — — 4,0O(^e«» Being about j.^-to times the number of Y750. if this increaic be eomfMMiid m the manner of Ample hitereA».tt affbrda a ratio of $,^9, or very nearly fiy ser cent, or in the manner of compound intereft of between three and direc and a naif yier cent. Any numbec increafed in the compound' ratio of riiree per cent, per an- num, is doubled in about twenty-three years and a: half,, and' at three ^nd a half per cent, in about twenty years {. that is, it is e^'al to&ve per « nial Affairs, fuppofes, that at that time, the whole nmnber of Cokniftst cou^d^ Mt oxceed s,r4.f ,307. The difference betwee» this number and that of i7'so, gi^ct a compound increafe of hardLy three per cent, while the fobfeqtKMt rario, Wjf td ^790, is more than four per cent» per annum. Thefs di&reM rate* of tnciiral«>«, while they confirm the general principles here contended for, nuty lead' Jo a fufpl cion that Governor Pownal'a calculation is too low), or what pe«telps< is- Aort pco bable^ that the foregoing tftimate for 1750 is- foniewbat too high. In 1782, a return was> made to Cmigrefsof the inhabitanta^tn the fisvei'al States y by which there appearra to be This return was then believed to be accurate,. £or it was made the rule for tlie aileflhient of pubUe burthens among the States'. But ut X784, the accuracy of it wa» attacked by Lord Sheffield, (i^wbo af- < firmed it was too great. If it was in faA as much too great as he fuppoled^ then the increafe of numbers from that time to 179P muH have exceeded all credibility. But allowing it to hare been accurate,, iiie difference between the number of — Z790 — — 4,000,0001 And this number of — — jyla — — • **ii$i^yt 9e>oo» Increale of ditto at five per cent, tor four years and one half — — *f~ ipco- — >i$Sf>SM — 20^050 iio,a5» Natural increafe in nine years .»■ ^. — — > 1,500,4501 Which calculated upon the number of inhabitants returned in, i7Sa, gives the aftonifliing natui'al tnci-eaf'e of 6.97, or very nearly feven'per cent, per annum. From tTieTt flatements compared with each other, it appears that in the yeat T790, tiie a6lual increafe of inhabitants in the United States, beyond the number ever iniporttd, muft iiave been 3,200 tooo, or after the muCt liberal allowances, at leaft three millions. That the whole rate of increale upvn the numbers at any> l^iven period has be.-n more than five percent, and deducing for emisrrations, that It has been equal to about five per cent, for any twenty ytars Aicctirively, or three and a half per cent, compound increafe tor any perioil that has yctelaplsj. (1) Petvnal't ^emorhl, p. 6t, (a) Obfervadons, ftc.p. 139, ^Ut ■ % ' But k mav he expeAed» that no inference as to the future population ofAmcm rica can be oerived irom thefe fafta» bccaafe as the country hccomes more thickly ftttled, the increafe will be flower. We have an opportunity of examining what weight the objeAion poflefles. The Eaftem States are the moft thickly inhabited. The mater part of the cnngraiions tram them, have been either to other State* in New England, or to the'State of New York. r In 1750, Nevir England and New York together contained 444,000 In 1790, Ditto — — — — — — i,34S,94s Having more than trebled their numbers in 40 years, and increafed, during all that period, at the rate of more than five per cent upon their original number i wid in the compound ratio of nearly three per cent. And as many more perfens have emigrated from thefe States than have come into them from abroad, all this, iudfimithing Mtre, is their nutui-al increafe. In 1750, MafTachufetts contained thirty-two perfons, and in 1790^ about Hxtyperfons to each fquare mile. , In 1750, Connefticut contained twenty perfons, and in 1790, about fifty perfons to the fqiiare mile. yfi),, In 1750, Rhode Ifland contained about twenty.tbree, and in 1790, about fifty-two inhabitants per i'quare mile } fo that befides the numdrous emigrants thefe States have fent forth, they liave more than doubled their numbers in toity years, and nearly trebled them fince they contained twenty perfiins to each fquare mile* , (1) Mr* Jefferfon has taken fome pains to prove that the inhabitants of Virginia slouble their numbers once in twenty^feven years and a quarter. He aifo proves^ |>y an ingenious calculation, that ' . (a) In 1782, the numbers in Virginia were — ' •— 567,614 In 1790, the fame country (part of which made the State of Kentucky) contained — __ — »« -^ 8x1,187 Giving an increafe of ^-fy^t or very nearly five per cent, and doubling their numbers, not in twenty-feven years and a quarter, as Mr. Jefferfon endeavoured , to prove, but in lefsthan twenty oiie }'ears. Virginia (-exclufive of Kentucky) added about i8o,coo to its numbers, be- tween 1781 and 1790, the period when the numerous emigrations to Kentucky cauled fo great a drain upon its population. (]) In 1780, the number or Militia, weft of Blue Ridge, in Virginia, was 11,440, which, multiplied by four, gives for the number of in- habitants •-i-_i_ — — — — -_ — 45,760 ' In 1790, the fame county-contained '— — ■ — — 151,135 Thofe counties having nJore than tiebled their numbers in ten years. •■- It is to be obferved that thefe fa'^s (and many more of a fimilur tendency might be adduced) are drawn from the fonner and Itaft prolperous Hate of America, and front periods which were either abfolutely thofe ot public calamity, or, at heft, were not thofe of national profperity ; yet,- it is apprehended, they fufli- ciently prove that the inhabitants of tl-.e United States increafe at leaft as faft as at the compound ratio of three and a half pvr cent. ; that fliould foixigners cealie to remove there, i^ ould not prevent more than one-fifteenth, or one-twenttejth of this in-:reafe ; and tnat there are as yet no fymptoms of this rate of increafe being at aU diminiihed by the crowded population ct the country. The United 'States muft contain 18,000,000 of people to equal "he average of New England, and 55,000,000 to equal the rate df population in Maflachufetts and Connt£licut. The caufes of this great increafe of population, fo peculiar to Ameriica, might b* readily and fatista^lorily explained, by a review or the ftate of manners, Ib- ciety, property, and government in that country.<.-The diicufiion would, how* ever, be too long, and is therefore foreborn. (1) Jfffcrfoa's Notes, p. 1*3. (l) lb, p. 128. (3) lb. 131. Caicu!a!iottt -*• CakuJations of the frefent Nitmher tf Jnhahitants in thl United States, At thecmlof tbeyear 1790 — — — — 4,000,000 Incicafe- 1 yMu: at 3i per cent. — «- •. — i4o,ooo «79« IvcvaXc I year at %\ per cent. — -r — 4,140,009 — — — i4««90« i79« Increafe 1 year at 3^ per cent. — 4»»«4.90o — »49»97« 1793 _ — _ , — 4}4S4i*7l Increafe I year 3{ per cent. — — — — 155*110 1794 — — — — . 4,589,981 lacreafe I year 3 f percent. — — — — ' ' f 60,649 1795 — — — — 4*750*630 Increafe I y-ar 3I per cent. — _ — — 166,17ft 1796 — — — — 4,916,80* Increafe i year 3I per cent. — — — — i7s,oSS 1797 — — — — 5jo88,S9« SECTION II. OF THB TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, TT appears from the ftatements in Sec. I. that the increafe of the inhabitants of the United States, is in the compound ratio of about three and a. half per cent. and that at the end of the year 1 797* their number is about — 5,088,890 The territory of the United Ctates has been ui'ually reckoned after Mr. Hut chins, as equal to a tra£l of one thoufand miles fquare. This computation, though probably too large, will be followed. It gives in acres — — — — __ 640,000,000 From which, deduA for water — — — <^ 51,000,000 And there remains of land — — Of this quantity it is V,x own that about 589,000,000 xio,ooo,ooo are contained in the tei'rltovy north weft of the river Ohio, and is nearly all of it uninhabited.- -Of the — — — — 369,000,000 which remain, it is difficult to form any juft eftimate as to the pro- portion of the inhabited and appropriated parrs, to tiiofe which are not fo. It is, however, thought reafonable to fuppofe that, in Ameriea, whenever any part of the country has acquired a population of about twenty perfons to the fquare mile, or 1 50 or 100 acres to a family, that then, the land muft there have acquired nearly the average price of cultivated land, and the furplus population will incline to emigrate. AfTuming this as a rule, the lands in the United States, fo occupied, would in 1796 be •— — i $7,337,664 Remains aji,66i,3}6 agre^t '' ■" ' 'fflTBr'iffffU 'i wp i . I 6li 1 ^ Brought ofrer •— tii,<$i,3}« Igmtpwtttf wbiclrit» hi faA, InbaMted in fome i^rtM, the nfniindJr ife &,mtAhy Statet and indtviduaJii and niuch of it not |b lor Ale*, Add for the north-wefticnkoiy* -* — sio,ooO(Ooo LintU of alliclndt yet to be fettled .« «. — ' 4-3i>6£«y33( TiM increafeof the population of the United States, cklculated upon the prin- ^plpdMiiiihed ia Sec. I. will, if applied to the fettlennent of new lands, at the ttU)(if$ltrtnty pterfonf to cach.fquare mile, or thirty- tvyo^cres each perfon^ occupy 5,8s4 »4.*83,46i « 8,406,1 50 5,506,816 66,<63,7fz 94»8«7.85^ > 3 3.0441704 «3*»9»9»a4* Acres of land toiaain-< iiig unoccupied. 431,661,336 4»6>»5S»S*? l l ni l 359»*9»»>«* •64.973.9S* 1 31, 9x9,148 ■ I n 000,000,009 w SECTION III. calciilatien. The following calcolation is fouiKled upon thefe principles, viz. %ft. It is foppoled to be proved in Sec. I. that the inhabitants of the* United States incr«rfe in the-compoimd ratio of three and a half percent. sii It appears from the fame ^e^ion, that at the end of the year 1796, the nimi- bcr of inhabitants in the United States, is about 4,916,801. 3d. It appears fh)m the Itatements in Sec. II. that the quantity of vacant iandi in the United States is about 431, 662, 336 acres. 4th. Of confe^uence, there are, in the United States, 3439 pcribns to eack 100,000 acres of new lands. . ":'.''" 5th. It is fuppofcd that newkn3a,errons may be anplied to the fettlement of it,-and that as much land as they fer- ine, at I^XSte oi twenty perfbna to the lijiwc oaile, is worth fourteen dollars per •crei ■Tear t 63i i nam-. w ^Uli. Increafe Year. End of 1796 Increare Increafe >797 Numl^er of iniuibi- tanta. LMida Ann. xkicuttied Iw th* increafe of inhabi> tmta. Increafe 1798 Increafe 1799 Increafe 1800 1801 Increafe 1802 Increaft 1803 Increafe 1804 Increafe iJlOf Increafe t8o6 1807 x8o8 1809 1810 1815 1820 1825 1830 *M4- 1139 40 «»79 1226 4» itf.t 44- 1306 46 «35» 47 1399 49 1448 it H99 S» »55» 54 1605 55 i66x 1719 »779 184.1 2186 2596 30S3 3661 4*55 Aereh. 1280 131a »344 14Q8 14.72 150+ 1568 1^31 1664 17x8 179* 1856 1920 1984 11,040 13,120 15.584 »8,7»4 19,008 Value of looioeo Acrw each year. Doilari. 100,000 16,640 X 16,640 17,056 133,696 »7f47» I5ihm^ Ajipwa^ «re foofi^i^. - j -ft lUi;!* iiflkWiw «iilule(f» that tlie ftatciMnf !• htirtbened by the HicIhUoii if •& t^liuyla.in fne Unileu«lat<% and of cowfe, of many mUwmairHifeh an jiiotwir for ''" '*^*'"" * '-"'*' - --.-.. -- ■ iinttehtbe ]«,' and win not btgiR to bjefettWd fbr imny year*. It iatilercfiMia lerate, If confidend with ref^cft i« the lands now in market. 4 1|« lofcd itt^eic ^t wkich^ Coagaei's ifclla the lands, t^ offer for fiile at two ;il^llllapdram. f Tte aftonirainglylow prices of laMds in Amarifa, have hitherto been occafioned 1^ tbii'nint M'^apital to invtift in them. 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