where the greatest variety of vegetable productions are. Reduced to desolation by war, religious fanaticism, and political slavery, this once smiling region exhibts the ruins only, of what it was more than 2,000 years past. The 35th deg, of N. lat. passes very nearly through the midst of Barbary. In its greatest extent N. and S. this country lies between the parallels of

30° and 37° N.

The soil is various, though in general highly productive in fruits and grain. Maize, wheat, rye, and millet, are the most common ceralia. Barbary is in a preeminent manner the country of fruit. In its orchards are reared apples, peaches, grapes of great variety, plums, pomegranates, dates, &c.

The religion Mahometan, in its most repulsive forms. Jews, are, however, found in every province, and every where exist in a state of the greatest degradation. Christianity, once general, may be considered as obliterated in Barbary. Any representation of the aggregate pop. of this country, the interior of which we know so imperfectly, would be a mere conjectural sketch.

Barbas, cape of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Lon. 162° 40′ W. lat. 2° 15′ N.

Barbe, St. a town of Mexico, in New Biscay, near which are rich silver mines. It is 500 ms. NW. of Mexico. Lon. 107° 5' W. lat. 26° N. Barberino, town of Tuscany, at the foot of the Appenines, on the river Sieva, 12 ms. N. of Florence.

Barbazieux, town of France in the depart. iment of Charente, with a mineral spring, and a manufacture of linen cloth. It is 45 ms. NE. of Bordeaux.

Barboursville, pstv. Orange cty. Vir., about 80 ms. NW. from Richmond.

Barboursville, pstv. and seat of justice, Knox cty. Kent, on the right bank of Cumberland river, 124 ms. SE. from Frankfort, lat 36°. 52′ N. lon. W. C. 6° 35′ W.

Barbuda, one of the Leeward Islands, in the West Indies, 20 ms. long, and 10 broad. It has a good road for shipping, but no direct trade to Britain. The inhabitants (about 1500) are chiefly employed in raising corn, and breeding cattle, for the use of the neighbouring islands. It is 35 ms. N. of Antigua. Lon. 61° 50′ W. lat. 17° 50' N.

Barbue, river of U. C., falls into lake Erie 40 ms. W. from Long Point. It is now commonly called the Orwell.

Barbue, river in the U. S. in the peninsula of Mich.; falls into lake Michigan.

Barby, town of Upper Saxony, capital of a cty. of its name, with an ancient castle, and an academical college, founded by the United Brethren, in 1754. It is seated on the Elbe, 15 ms. SE. of Magdeburg. Lon. 12° 4′ E. lat. 52° 2′ N.

Barca, country of Africa, on the S. coast of the Mediterranean, between Egypt and Barbary. It extends in an E. and W. direction 800 ms., and inland indefinitely to the Sohara. Barca lies between N. lat. 28° and 31°. Its principal vegetable production, dates. The Barcans, though rude and bigoted barbarians, are more humane and mild than the inhabitants of the Barbary coast. The chief towns of this country

are Zoara, Soluk, Bernie, Bengasi, Tauchira, Tolemata, (Ptolemais,) Barca, the capital of the country, Curin, (Cyrene,) Derna, Cape Luco, (Promontorium Carylonium,) Porta Mesulman, (Calabathmus,) Rameda, Bareton, (Paretonium.) Barca, city of Africa, and capital of the country of the same name. The term is no doubt regularly transmitted from the Carthaginians, amongst whom this name was common. Barca is situated on or near the Mediterranean, 70 ms. NE. from Bengasi. N. lat. 38° E. lon

The harbour is mostly artificial, and gradually becoming more shallow. Lat. 41° 26' N.. lon. 2° 13′ E.; 250 ms. a little N. of E. from Madrid.

Barcelona, town of Colombia, South America, on the Caribbean sea, 40 ms. SW. by W. from Cumana. Lat. 10° 1' N. lon. W. C. 12° 5′ E.

Barcelonetta, or Little Barcelona, is adjacent to, and situated to the SE. of that city. This suburb rose during the last century, between the sea gate and light house. It is built in a regular square of 24 streets. The inhabitants, about 25,000, are mostly, in some manner or other, engaged in commercial pursuits.

Barcelonette, town of France, in the department of Lower Alps, seated on the Hubaye, 12 ms. SE. of Embrun.

Barcelore, or Barcura, a town of Hindoostan, on the coast of Canara, which gives name to a district, but has been long in ruins. It is 40 ms. NNW. of Mangalore.

Barcelos, town of Portugal, in Entre Douero e Minho, near the river Cavado, 10 ms. WSW. of Braga.

Bardewich, town of Lower Saxony, in the dutchy of Lunnenburg, on the river Ilmenau, 17 ms. SE. of Hamburg.

Bardi, town of Italy, in the Parmesan, 30 ms. SW. of Parma.

Bardt, town of Germany, in Swedish Pomerania, with a castle and harbour, near the Baltic, 12 ms. W. by N. of Stralsund. Lon. 13° 12′ E. lat. 54° 23' Ñ.

Bareges, village of France, much frequented on account of its mineral baths. It is seated in a valley of the same name, 12 ms. S. of Bagneres.

Bareith, town of Franconia, in the margravate of Culembach, with a famous college, 15 miles SE. of Culembach. Lon. 11° 56′ E. lat. 50° N.

Barfleur, town of France, in the department of the Channel and late province of Normandy. The cape of that name is 12 ms. E. of Cher

burg, and near it, part of the navy of France was destroyed by the English, in 1692. It is 170 ms. NW. of Paris. Lon. 1° 6′ W. lat. 49° 40' N.

Bargaintown, pstv. of Gloucester cty. N. J., 50 ms. SE. from Philadelphia.

Bari, Islands of, in the St. Lawrence river, above Ogdensburg.

Baril, Paint, in St. Lawrence river, above Ogdensburg.

Bari, formerly a good seaport town of Naples, fill its harbour was ruined by the Venetians. It is seated on the Gulf of Venice, is the capital of Terra di Bari, and an archbishop's see. It is 20 ms. E. of Trani. Lon. 17° 5′ E. lat. 41° 26′ N.

Bari, or Terra di Bari, province of Naples, on the Gulf of Venice. The air is temperate, and the soil fertile; but there are many serpents and tarantulas.

Barkadores, district of the Logwood country, east side of Yucatan.

Barkhampstead, tp. and pstv. Litchfield cty. Conn. Pop. 1810, 1506, in 1820, 1592.

Barkhamstead, the above noted pstv. in the NE. part of Litchfield cty. Conn., about 20 ms. NW from Hartford.

Barking, a town of Essex, Eng., on the river Roding, near the Thames, in an unwholesome air, 7 ms. E. of London. Lon. 0° 12′ E. lat. 51° 52′ N.

Barksdale, village of Lincoln cty. Georgia.

Bar-le-duc, town of France, in the department of Meuse, capital of the late dutchy of Bar, with a handsome castle. It is divided into the upper and lower town; being seated on the side of a hill, 30 ms. W. of Toul, and 138 E. of Paris. Lon. 5° 20′ E. lat. 48° 44′ N.

Barlett, tp. Grafton cty. N. H. Pop. 700. Barletta, handsome and strong town of Naples, in Bari, on the Gulf of Venice, 25 ms. WSW. of Bar. Lon. 16° 32′ E. lat. 41° 30' N. Barlow, tp. Washington cty. Ohio. Pop. 1820, 316.

Barnard, tp. Windsor cty. Ver. Pop. 1650. About 60 miles NE. from Bennington, and 21 NW. from Windsor.

Barnard, vil. Meigs cty. Ohio.

Barnard-Castle, town in the cty. of Durham, Eng., on the river Tees; it has a manufacture of stockings; 30 ms. SW. of Durham, and 244 NNW. of London. Lon. 1°49′ W. lat. 54° 35′' N. Barnardston, tp. Franklin cty. Mass. Pop. 1820, 912.

Barnaul, a mining city of Asiatic Russia, in the government of Kolyvan, situated on the left bank of the Oby, 150 ms. above, and nearly due S. from the city of Kolyvan. The principal mines are of copper and silver. The mines are crown property, and worked by about 50,000 boors, besides the regular miners. N. lat. 53° E. lon. 82° 30.

Barnegat, inlet from the Atlantic ocean, on the E. coast of Monmouth cty. N. J., about 70 mus. NE. from Cape May.

Barnegat bay, of N. J. Monmouth cty. 68 ms. NE. by N. from Cape May. Lat. 39° 47′ N. len. W. C. 2° 47' E.

Barnegat, village of Duchess cty. N. Y. on the E. side of the Hudson, 10 ms. S. from Poughkeepsie.

Barnet, tp. and pstv. Caledonia cty. Ver. on the W. side of Connecticut river, 19 ms. N. of Haverhill, N. H. This tp. is settled principally by emigrants from Stld. as the name implies. Pop. about 1000.

Barnet, town partly in Middlesex, and partly in Herts, Eng. It is in the parish of E. Barnet, and situated on the top of a hill, whence it is called High Barnet, and also Chipping Barnet, from a market granted here, by Henry II. to the monks of St. Alban's. Barnet is 11 ms. N. by W. of London. Lon. 0° 5' W. lat. 51° 42′ N. Barnsborough, village in Gloucester cty. N. J., about 14 ms. below Philadelphia.

Barnestead, tp. Strafford cty. N. H. Pop. 1500. It is 30 ms. NW. of Portsmouth.

Barnsley, town in the W. riding of Yorkshire, with a considerable manufacture of coarse linen. It is seated on the side of a hill, 13 ms. N. of Sheffield, and 174 N. by W. of London. Lon. 1° 28′ W. lat. 53° 35′ N.

Barnsley, village of Gloucestershire, Eng. It is noted for large quarries of excellent freestone, and 4 m3. NE. of Cirencester.

Barnesville, pstv. Montgomery cty. Md. 4. ms. from the mouth of Monocacy creek, and 13 S. from Fredericktown.

Barnesville, pt. of Belmont cty. Ohio, 11 ms. SW. from St. Clairsville.

Barns Mills, psto. Monongahela cty. Virg. near Morgantown, and 219 ms. NW. from Richmond.

Barnet's, pstv. Fauquier cty. Virg., 60 ms. W. from W. C.

Barnstable, cty. of Mass.; having Plymouth NW., Buzzard's bay W., the Atlantic ocean S. E., and Cape Cod bay N. This cty. is peculiar in respect to form; it includes that remarkable peninsula to which the name of Cape Cod has been extended, and includes, besides the peninsula, the Elizabeth group, and some other small islands. Following the curvature of the cape, it is about 65 ms. in length, with a mean width of 5 ms. ; area 325 sqms. The surface is generally flat; soil sandy and barren; but the air is healthful. Chief town, Barnstable. Ctl. lat. 41° 45', lon. W. C. 6° 45′ E. Pop. 1820, 24,046.

Barnstable, pst. and capital of Mass. It is situated in Barnstable bay, a part of Cape Cod bay, 64 ms. SSE. from Boston. This town is flourishing and commercial. Pop. 3650.

Barnstable, tp. Barnstable cty. Mass. Pop. in 1810, 3646, in 1820, 3824.

Barnstead, tp. Strafford ety. N. H. Pop. in 1810, 1171, in 1820, 1805.

Barnwell, district of S. C.; having Savannah river SW., Edgefield NW., Orangeburgh NE., Colleton and Beaufort SE., being 50 ms. in length by a mean width of 35; area 1050 sqms.; surface hilly, and soil of middling quality. Staples, cotton and grain. Chief town, Barnwell. Ctl. lat. 33° 10' N. lon. W. C. 4° 20′ W. Pop. 1820, 14,750.

Barnwell, C. H. and psto. of Barnwell district S. C. Lat. 33° 13' N. lon. 4° 20' W.

Baroach, town in the Deccan of Hindoostan, on the S, bank of the Nerbudda, 40 ms. N. of Surat, formerly a very commercial place. Lon. 72° 55′ E., lat. 21° 25′ N.

Barrabara, a general name for the peninsula

between the Oby and Irtish rivers, in Asiatic Russia. This vast plain extends in fact, from the Baikal sea, and Angara river, extending N. from the Altaian mountains: but the steppe of Barraba is limited on the SE., by the river of Tomsk, and extends from SE. to NW., from Cayansk to Samarov, or rather from Kolyvane to Samarov, nearly 700 ms., with a mean width of 300 ms.; extending over about 200,000 sqms. It is one vast undeviating plain, over which are interspersed open meadows, and fresh and saline lakes. Though lying between55° and 61°, the climate is mild, and the soil being an alluvial deposite is very productive.

Barraux, fortress of Dauphiny, France, at the entrance of the valley of Gresivaudan, built by a duke of Savoy in 1597. It is seated on the Isere, 6 ms. S. of Chamberry. Lon. 5° 52 E. lat. 45° 29′ N.

Barre, pstv. Washington cty. Ver., 6 ms. SE. from Montpelier.

Barre, pstv. Worcester cty. Mass., about 60 ms. W. of Boston. Pop. 1810, 1991, and in 1820, 2077.

Barre, tp. in Genessee cty. N. Y. Pop. 1820, 1767.

Barre, tp. Huntingdon cty. Penn, Pop. 1810, 1053 in 1820, 1387.

Barren Creek Springs, psto. Somerset cty. Md. by the pstrd., 85 ms. SE. from Annapolis.

Barren Great and Little, two considerable branches of Green river, in the state of Kent. Barren, cty. of Kent., having a part of Ten. S., Allen SW., Warren W., Hardin N., and Greene, Adair, and Cumberland E., the surface generally level, and soil of middling quality. It is 45 ms. in length, by a mean width of 20., area 900 sqms. Chief town, Glasgow. Pop. 1820, 10,328. Ctl. lat. 37° 05′ N. lon. W. C. 8° 50 W.

Barrens, psto. St. Genevieve cty. Misu., 70 ms. SE. from St. Louis.

Barrier Point, the W. point, where the river Petite Nation enters the Ottawa, U. C.

Barrington, tp. of Bristol cty., on the SW. side of Warren river. Pop. 1810, 604, in 1820, 634.

Barrington, tp. Stafford cty. N. H., about 30 ms. NW. of Portsmouth. Pop. 1810, 3564, in 1820, 1610.

Barrington Great, Berkshire, Mass. about 150 ms, westward from Boston. Pop. 1810, 1784, in 1820, 1908.

Barrington, pstv. Steuben cty. N. Y., 226 ms. W. from Albany.

Barron's, psto. Prince William cty. Virg., 48 ms. SW. from W. C.

Bar-sur-Aube, town of France, in the department of Aube, famous for its wines; seated at the foot of a mountain, 18 ms. SW. of Joinville. Bar-sur-Seine, town of France, in the department of Aube, on the river Seine, at the foot of a mountain, 20 ms. SW. of Bar-sur-Aube.

Bart, tp. and psto. Lancaster cty. Penn., Pop. 1820, 1099, in 1820, 1423.

Bartholomew, St. one of the Caribbee islands, in the West Indies, 30 ms. N. of St. Christo pher. It is 20 ms. in circumference, and has a good harbour. The French ceded it to the Swedes in 1785. Lon. 63° 10′ W. lat. 17° 36' N.

Bartholomew, St. parish of S. C. in the district of Charleston, containing about 13,000 inhabitants, three-fourths slaves.

Bartholemew, small river of Arkansas and Lou., rising in the former, and falling into Ouachitta.

Bartholemew, Cape, S. point of Staten Island, in the straits of Le Maire.

Bartlett, tp. Coos cty. N H. Pop. 1810, 436, 1820, 511.

Barton, town in Lincolnshire, Eng. on the Humber, where there is a ferry into Yorkshire, of great advantage to the town, which is 35 ms. N. of Lincoln and 166 of London. Lon 0° 20′ W. lat. 53° 42′ N.

Barton, tp. in the cty. of Lincoln, U. C. Barton, pstv. of Orleans cty. Ver., 50 ms, NE. of Montpelier.

Barton, small river of Ver., rising in Orleans ety., and falling into lake Mem.phramagog.

Baruth, once a considerable town of Syria, with a Christian church, 30 ms. NE. of Seyda. Lon. 36° 30′ E. lat. 34° 10′ N.

Basartschick, a town of Turkey in Europe, in Romania. It has a great trade, and is seated on the river Meritz or Maritza. Lon. 24° 40 E. lat. 42° 19' N.

Basel, or Basle, canton of Swisserland, 24 ms. long and 21 broad; bounded on the N. by Brisgau; E. by the Forest towns; S. by the canton of Soleure, and W. by the bishopric of Basel and France. It contains about 38,000 inhabitants, and is of the Calvinist religion.

Basel, bishopric in the NW. part of Swisserland; bounded on the E. by the canton of Basel; S. by that of Soleure, and W. and N. by France.

Basel, the capital of the canton of the same name, and the largest town in Swisserland. It is surrounded by thick walls, flanked by towers and bastions; and is divided into two parts by the Rhine, which communicate by a handsome bridge. The largest part is on the side of Swisserland, and the least on that of Germany. The larger has five gates, six suburbs, numerous streets and fountains, and is partly seated on a hill the other stands on a plain, and has but two gates, with several streets and fountains. Under a marble tomb in the principal church is interred the great Erasmus, The university, founded in 1459, has a fine library, and a rich cabinet of medals. Basel has several manufactures, particularly of paper, ribands, and cottons; and it carries on an extensive trade. Three treaties of peace were concluded here in one year, 1795, with the French republic; namely, by Prussia, Spain, and Hesse Cassel. Basel is capable of containing 100,000 inhabitants; but the number is scarcely more than 14,000. It is 174 ms. N. by E. of Geneva, and 250 E. by S. of Paris. Lon. 7° 30′ E. lat. 47° 35' N.

Bashee, island in the China sea, the most eastern of a cluster called, from this, the Bashee islands, lying to the S. of Formosa. The productions are plantains, bananas, pine-apples, sugar-cane, potatoes, yams, and cotton. The quadrupeds are goats and hogs. Bashee is of a circular form, 6 ms. in diameter, and has a town of the same name. Lon. 121° 50′ E. lat. 20° 30 N.

Basilicata, province of Naples, bounded on the N. by Capitanata and Bari, E. by the gulf of Taranta, S. by Calabria Citeriore, and W. by Principato Citeriore and Ulteriore. It has some mountains continually covered with snow, but is fertile in corn, wine, oil, cotton, honey, and saffron. Acerenza is the capital.

Basibpotamos, the ancient Eurotas, river Eu. Turkey, in the Morea, which flows into the gulf of Colocythia.

Basin-Harber, vil. Addison cty. Ver. Basin Minas, bay or small gulf at the NE. extremity of the bay of Fundy.

Basingstoke, a corporate town in Hampshire, Eng. It has a great trade in corn and malt, a manufacture of druggets and shalloons, and a navigable canal to the river Wey, near its entrance into the Thames. It is 18 ms, NNE. of Winchester, and 45 W. by S. of London.

Baskenridge, pst. of Somerset cty. N. J., 7 ms. SSW from Morristown. Here, on the 13th Dec. 1776, Gen. Lee was taken prisoner by Col. Harcourt of the British army.

Baskirs, or Bashkirs, a wandering, or rather Nomadic Tartar nation, who range along the lawer part of the Don and Volga rivers, on the confines of Europe and Asia. They seem to be descendants of the Bulgares, and are now subject to Russia.

Basques, late territory of France, which included Lower Navarre, Labourd, and Soule, and now forms, with Bearn, the department of Lower Pyrenees.

Bass, an insulated rock near the coast of Stld., at the entrance of the Frith of Forth, between the towns of N. Berwick and Dunbar. On the 8. side it is almost conic; on the other it overhangs the sea in a tremendous manner. It is inaccessible on all sides except the SW., and there it is with difficulty a man can climb up by the help of a rope or ladder. In May and June it is quite covered with the nests, eggs, and young birds of the gannets, or solan geese. The rock is 1 m. in circumference, and has a rabbit warren, and pasture for a few sheep. A ruinous castle, once the state prison of Stld., stands at the edge of the precipice. The garrison, in 1694, surrendered to king William, and the fortifications were demolished.

Bass Strait, channel about 40 leagues wide, which separates Van Diemen Land from the S. extremity of New Holland. It contains a chain of small islands extending N. and S. It was discovered in 1797 by surgeon Bass. S. lat. 40°, E. lon. 136°.

Bassano, town of Vicentino, in the territory of Venice, on the river Brante, in a country fertile in excellent wine. Lon. 11° 24′ E. lat. 45° 51' N.

Basse, town of France, in the department of the N., and late province of Flanders, famous for the many sieges it has sustained: but its fortifications are now demolished. It is 18 ms. SW. of Lisle. Lon. 2° 52′ E. lat. 50° 28′ N. Baaseen, city and fortress in the Deccan of Hindoostan, opposite the N. end of Salsette. It is 27 ms. N. of Bombay. Lon. 72° 10′ F. lat. 19° 19' N.

Bassenthwaite-water, a fine lake in Cumberland, 3 ms. NW. of Keswick. It is 4 ms. long,

bounded, on one side, by high hills, wooded, in many places, to their bases; on the other, by the fields, and the skirts of Skiddaw.

Basseterre, capital of St. Christopher, built by the French, before the island was eeded to the English in 1713.

Basseterre, capital of Guadaloupe, in a district of the same name, in the W. part of the island. It is defended by a citadel and other fortifications. Lon. 61° 59′ W. lat. 15° 59' N.

Bass Cove, in Adolphustown, bay of Quinte,

U. C.

Bass Island, in the bay of Quinte, lies off near to the town-plot in Adolphustown.

Bass Islands, an interesting group in lake Erie, appertaining to Huron cty. Ohio. This cluster is composed of 3 principal and several smaller islands. In the southern Bass island is the fine harbour of Put-in-bay, about 5 or 6 ms. W. of which, on Sept. 10th, 1813, Capt. Perry captured the British fleet, under the command of Capt. Barclay

Bassora, or Bussarah, city and seaport of Turkey, in Asia, 40 ms. NW. of the Gulf of Persia. It stands on the Euphrates, a canal from which divides the city into two parts; and over it is a bridge of boats. The houses are constructed of bricks dried in the sun, and have a very mean aspect. The circumjacent tract is looked upon by the Arabs to be one of the most delightful spots in Asia, and even as one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. The hot winds that blow here are very troublesome to travellers, sometimes overwhelming them with sand driven out of the neighbouring deserts. In 1691, the plague destroyed 80,000 of the inhabitants. It is 240 ms. S. by E. of Bagdad. Lon. 44° 52′ E. lat. 29° 26′ Ñ.

Bastard, tp. of U. C., between Lansdowne and Leeds.

Bastia, seaport in Albania, in Turkey in Europe, opposite the island of Corfu, at the mouth of the river Calamu. Lon. 20° 20′ E. lat. 39° 40′ N.

It

Bastia, capital of Corsica, with a good harbour, a strong castle, and a bishop's see. surrendered to lord Hood in 1794, but has since revolted to France. It is 70 ms. SS W. of Leghorn. Lon. 9° 30′ E. lat. 42° 39′ N.

Bastimentos, the name of some small islands near Terra Firma, in S. America, at the mouth of the bay of Nombre de Dios, with a fort and a good harbour. Lat. 9° 32′ N. lon. W. C. 2°

40' W.

Bastiogne, town of Luxemburg, 25 ms. NW. of Luxemburg. Lon. 6° E. lat. 50° N.

Batacola, seaport on the coast of Malabar, between Onore and Barcelore. Here are the remains of a once considerable city, on the banks of a small river, 4 ms. from the sea. The country produces a good deal of pepper; the English had a factory here, but were all massacred by the natives, because one of their bull dogs killed a consecrated cow.

Bataseck, tower of Lower Hungary, on the Danube, 70 ms. S. of Buda. Lon. 19° 20′ E. lat. 46° 15' N.

Batavia, city of the island of Java, capital of all the Dutch settlements in the E. Indies. In general, the place is very beautiful and built of white stones; they have canals in the prin

cipal streets, planted on each side with evergreen trees. It is the residence of the governor-general of all the Dutch colonies in the E. Indies. It has a handsome hospital and arsenal; and all the goods brought from other parts of the E. Indies are laid up here, till they are exported to their places of destination. The air is very unwholesome; and this place is represented as the grave of European navigators. Shortly after the Dutch declared war against Eng., Batavia was captured by the British. Lon, 106° 51′ E. lat. 6° 10′ S.

Batavia, pst. and capital of Genesee cty. N. Y., 48 ms. W. from Canandaigua, and 38 ms. E. from Buffaloe. It is a thriving village. Pop., including the tp. of the same name, in 1820, 2597. Lat. 43° N. lon. W. C. 1° 15′ W.

Batavia, tp. and psto. of Geauga cty. Ohio, Pop. in 1820, 355.

Batavia, tp, in Clermont cty. Ohio. Pop. in 1820, 1208.

Batcah, town of Mexico, in Yucatan, on the side of the bay of Campeachy.

Batchesserai, or Bakchesserai, town of Russia, in the Crimea, a few ms. from the Black Sea, and NE. from Levastopol, N. lat, 44° 50′, E. lon. 33° 20'. It was the former residence of the Khans of the Crimea, and is situated on the rugged flanks of 2 mountains. The ruins of the palace of the Khans, occupy the central parts. Batchian, the largest of the Lesser Moluccas, about 12 ms. in circumference. S. lat. 0° 25′, E. lon. 125° 5'.

Bates, psto. Monroe cty. N. Y., 250 ms. W. from Albany.

Batesville, psty. Independence cty. Ark., 111 ms. from Little Rock.

Bath, city of Eng., in Somersetshire. It has been famous from the time of the Romans, for its hot springs, which am not only used as baths, but internally as a medicine. Bath is seated on the Avon, which has been made navigable hence to Bristol; 12 ms. ESE. of Bristol, and 107 W. of London. Lon. 2° 21′ W. lat. 51° 32′ N.

Bath, tp. Steuben cty. N. Y. Pop. 1820, 2578. Bath, pstv. and seat of justice, Steuben cty. N. Y., 20 ms. NW. of Painted Post, and 40 ms. S. from Canandaigua. It is a neat well-built vil. of about 100 houses.

Bath, pstv., tp., and port of entry, Lincoln cty. Maine, on the right bank of the Kenebec, 34 ms. NE. from Portland. Pop. in 1810, 2491, in 1820, 3026.

Bath, pstv. and tp. Grafton cty. N. H. Pop. in 1810, 1316, and in 1820, 1498.

Bath, vil. Rensallaer cty. N. Y., on the E. side of the Hudson, opposite the upper part of Albany.

Bath, pstv. Northampton cty. Penn,

Bath, town of Berkely cty. Virg., 104 ms. NW. from Washington. Here are the Berkely springs.

Bath, tp.in Medina cty. Ohio. 176.

Bath, tp. in Greene cty. Ohio. 913, and in 1820, 1185.

Pop.in 1820,

Pop. in 1810,

Bath, cty. of Virg., having Bottetourt and Monroe S., Greenbriar W., Randolph NW., Pendleton NE., Augusta E., and Rockbridge SE. It is 45 ms. in length, with a mean breadth of

20 ms., and 900 sqms. Situated in the Appal. lachian ridges; the face of this cty. is mountainous; the air is pure and healthy; the soil in general rather sterile, though some very productive land lies along the streams. Chief town, Warren springs. Ctl. lat. 38° 10' N. lon. W. C 2° 40′ W. Pop. 1820, 5237.

Bath, C. H. and pstv. Bath cty. Virg. 50 ms, W. from Staunton, and 227 SW. from Washington.

Bath, pstv. of Beaufort cty, N. C., 61 ms. SE. of Edenton, on Tar river 24 ms. above Pamlicoe sound. Lat. 35° 31′ N.

Bath, cty. of Ken., having Nicholas NW, Flemming NE., Floyd SE., and Montgomery SW. It is 34 ms. in length, with a mean breadth of 10; area 340 sqms. Chief town, Owingsville. Pop. 1820, 7961. Ctl. lat. 38° 15' N. lon. W. C. 6° 30′ W.

Batha, or Bachia, town of Hungary, in a cty. of the same name, on the Danube, 110 ms. SSE. of Buda. Lon. 20° 40′ E. lat. 45° 36′ N.

Batgan, city of Asia, in Nipaul. N. lat. 27° 20′, E. lon. 85° 15'. It is the third city of the kingdom, and is situated 10 ms. S. from Catmandu the capital.

Batnian, country of Asia, in Indostan, bounded N. by the Penjaub and the Setledge river, E. by the district of Hurriannah, S. by Bycaneer, and W. by a sandy desert. This district lies along the Cuggar.

Batnir, the capital of Batnian. N. lat. 28° 4', E. lon. 74° 1' 200 ms. W. from Delhi.

Battel, town, Sussex, Eng. This town is noted for a manufacture of gunpowder, well known by the name of Battle powder. It is 22 ms. E. of Lewes, and 57 SE. of London. Lon. 0° 33′ E. lat. 50° 55′ N.

Batecola, fortified town on the E. coast of Ceylon. Lon. 81° 3′ E. lat. 5° 55′ N.

Battenburgh, town of Dutch Guelderland, seated on the N. bank of the Meuse, 10 ms. SW. of Nimuguen. Lon. 5° 33′ E. lat. 51° 48′ N. Batteraux, island, in the river St. Lawrence, above Bearded Island.

Battersea, village in Surry, noted for its fine asparagus. Near it stands a distillery, and a curious horizontal airmill. Here Sir Walter St. John, founded a free-school, and here is a timber bridge over the Thames to Chelsea. Battersea is 4 ms. WSW. of London.

Baton Rouge, pst. Lou., on the left bank of the river Mississippi. Here, in ascending the river, banks rise to a considerable height above the elevation of the water in freshets. It is about 138 ms. above New Orleans, following the river. Here the country is finely improved. The town contains about 60 or 70 houses, and 350 inhabitants.

Baton Rouge, East, parish of Lou., on the left bank of the Mississippi river, having that stream W., New Feliciana N., the Amite river, or St. Helena E., Iberville river, or St. Gabriel S. It is 26 ms. in length, with a mean width of 15; area 400 sqms. Its surface is rolling towards the N., but becomes generally level to the southward. The soil is fertile, and in its natural state, covered with a dense forest. Staple, cotton. Chief town, Baton Rouge. Ctl. lat. 30° 30' lon. W. C. 14° 15′ W. Pop. 1820, 5,220.