DIEUZE, a town of France, department Meurthe, on the Seille, 22 m NE Nancy. It has wells of water producing much salt.

DIGHTON, a town and port of entry of North America, United States, state Massachusetts, county Bristol, near the Taunton, 7 m ssw Taunton; P. 1737 in 1830.

DIGNE, a town of France, capital of department Basses-Alps, on the Bleone, 30 m s by w Embrun, a bishop's see, famous for hot baths; P. 3500.

DIJON, a city of France, capital of de. partment Côte-d'Or, in a pleasant plain, between the Auch and Sazon, a bishop's see, 48 m NE Autun, 100 N Lyons, and 175 SE Paris. The public structures, particularly the churches, are very fine; and the university was formerly one of the most considerable in France. In front of the Place-Royale, is the ancient palace of the dukes of Burgundy. It has a trade in excellent wine, with other commodities of its various manufactures. Near the gates of the city is a chartreuse, once famous for its palaces, churches, and mausoleums; but it fell a sacrifice to revolutionary fury, and the plough has passed over a great part of the monastery. Bossuet was born here in 1627; Crebillon, a tragic poet, in 1674; Rameau, a celebrated musician, in 1683. -Dict. Hist. P. 23,000: Lg. 5.2 E, Lt. 47.19 N.

DILLENBURG, a town of the principality of Nassau, on the Dillen, 4 German m by post-road NW Wetzlar; P. 3200.

DILLENGEN, a town of Bavaria, on the Danube, 23 m NW Augsburg, with a Catholic university; P. 3120.

DIMITRIA-ROSTOFSKAGO-CREPOST; see

ROSTOW.

DINAGEPOOR, a town of Asia, Hindostan, Bengal, capital of district, near the Punabhola, on the w branch of the Teesta, 102 m N by E Moorshedabad; P. 30,000 in 1808: Lg. 88.35 E, Lt. 25.36 м.

DINANT, a town of France, department Côte-du-Nord, on a rocky mountain by the Rance, 14 ms St. Malo: P. 6820.

DINANT, a town of Belgium, province Namur, with a castle and 8 churches. The chief trade is in leather, and there are quarries of marble and mines of iron. It is

seated near the Maas, 15 m SSE Namur, and 44 sw Liege.

DINAPOOR, a town of Asia, Hindostan, Bahar, on the Ganges, 12 m w Patna.

DINASMOUTHY, or DINASMAWDDWY, a town of Wales, county Merioneth, at the foot of a a high high precipice, on the Dysi, 18 m s by w Bala, and 205 Nw London, with a market on Saturday; P. 998.

DINDIGUL, a town of Asia, Hindostan, in the Carnatic, capital of a woody and hilly district, bordering on Coimbetoor. It stands in a plain, and has a fort on a rock, 40 mn by w Madura, and 85 wsw Tanjore: Lg. 78.2 E, Lt. 10.22 Ν.

DINGELSTEDT, a small post-town of Prussia, province Sachsen, near the source of the Unstrut, 54 German m SE Göttingen, post-road to Erfurt and Gotha.

DINGLE, a seaport-town of Ireland, county Kerry, at the head of an inlet, N side of Dingle-bay, 28 m wsw Tralee. The exports are butter, beef, corn, and linen: Lg. 10.38 w, Lt. 51.58 N.

DINGWALL, a town of Scotland, county Ross, at the head of the Frith-of-Cromarty, 18 m wsw Tain, and 18 NW Invernes; salmon-fishery in the Conan; P. 2124: Lg. 4.14 w, Lt. 57.44 N.

DINKELSBUHL, a post-town of Bavaria, district Rezat, 9 German m by post-road sw Nürnberg, on the Wörnitz, surrounded with high walls, towers, and ditches. The manufactures are woollen, fustian, stockings, and leather; P. 6400.

DIOMEDE-ISLANDS, 3 islands in Beehring's-strait; the w and largest, 3 m long, is called Ratmanoff; the next in size, and in the middle, is Kruzenstern; the other, on the SE, a high square rock, is named Fairway-rock: they are visible at 50 m distance. BEECHEY.

DJOOJOCARTA, a town of Asia, Java, capital of the sultan of Matarem; taken by the British in 1812.

DIRSCHAU, a post-town of Prussia, province West-Prussia, on the left bank of the Vistula, 6 German mn by w Marienwerder, 5 German m sse Danzig; P. 1700.

DISENTIS, a town of Switzerland, canton Grisons, near the sources of the Rhine, 10 m ssw Kantz.

DISHLEY, a village of Leicestershire, 2m Nw Loughborough.

DISKO, an island of North America, on the E side of Davis-strait, separated from Greenland by a channel, 20 m broad, called the Waygat-sound. It is of a triangular form, 90 m long by 10 to 50, and of great elevation, except at the N extremity and the SE angle. It has several fine deep harbours, and at Lively, the sw point, the Danes have a colony: Lg. 51.4 w, Lt. 69.10 N.

DISMAL-SWAMP, North America, United States, a marshy tract, on the coast of North Carolina, 50 m long by 30, covered with trees, brushwood, and reeds, extending from Albemarle-sound to Pimlico-sound.

DISNA, or DNISNA, a small town of Russia, government Minsk, chief of district, 155 m Minsk.

Diss, a town of England, county Norfolk, on the side of a hill by the Waveney, 28 m ssw Norwich, and 85 NNE London. It has manufactures of hempen cloths, hose, and stays; P. 2934.

DISSEN, apost-town of Hess-Cassel, 2 Germanm sw Cassel, post-road Cassel to Frankfurt

DISTINGTON, a village of England, county Cumberland, 4 m N by E Whitehaven. A great quantity of lime is burnt here, and sent to Harrington and Whitehaven for exportation; P. 77.

DITTEATH, a town of Asia, Hindostan, in Allahabad, on the borders of Agra, 43 m SSE Guahor; it is well built and enclosed: Lg. 78.25 E, Lt. 25.43 N.

Dru, an island of Asia, Hindostan, 4 m long and 1 broad, at the s extremity of the Gujerat peninsula, with a harbour. On it is a fortified town, which contains some fine churches, erected by the Portuguese, who took possession of the island in 1515. The trade of the town, once so important, is almost entirely removed to Surat. It is 140m wsw Surat: Lg. 71.7 E, Lt. 20.41 Ν.

DIXAN, a town of Africa, Abyssinia, in Tigre, built on a conical hill, and divided by a large space into the high and low town. The first is inhabited by Moors, and the other by Christians, whose chief trade is stealing children, and carrying them to Masuah, whence they are sent to Arabia, or India. It is 44 ms by w Masuah.

DIXMUDE, a fortified town of Belgium, province West-Flanders, celebrated for its excellent cheese and butter, 13 m N Ypres. DJOEJOCARTA; see MATAREM.

DMITRIEW, a small town of Russia, government Coursk, chief of district, on a high and rugged mountain, 66 m Coursk; 1 church; P. 400: Lg. 36.10 E, Lt. 52.07 N.

DMITROVSK, a town of Russia, government Orel, chief of district, on the Obtcheritza, high-road from Moscow to Kiow, 56 m Orel; 3 churches.

DMITROW, a small town of Russia, government Moscow, 40 m Moscow, on both banks of the Iakhroma and of the Neteka; 1 cathedral, 1 monastery, 7 churches, 4 cloth

manufactories, 3 of base-metal, lace, and several tanneries; P. 3200.

DOAB, a level and fertile tract in Asia, Hindostan, between and near the approximation of those rivers, chiefly in Agra;

ceded to the British in 1801 and 1803.

DOBRINSKAIA-STANITZA, Cosaque village of the Don, in Russia, both banks of the Khoper.

DOBRJINE, a town of Russia, province Poland, voévod Ploczko, on a rock near the right bank of the Vistula, 26 m NW Ploczko; the churches and gymnasium are the chief public buildings; P. about 4000, commercial.

DOBRO, or DOBROE-MESTETCHKO, a small village of Russia, government Mohilev, district Mitislavl, on the TchernaiaNapa; here prince Michel Galitzin gained a victory over a corps of Charles the Twelfth's army, 29th August, 1708.

Dockum, a town of Holland, province Friesland, where much salt is made; communicates with Groningen by a canal, on the Ee, 6 m from its mouth, and 10 NE Leeuwarden.

DODBROOK, a town of England, Devonshire, on the bank of a small rivulet separating it from Kingsbridge, 208 m wsw London.

DOEL, a town of Belgium, province EastFlanders, on the Scheldt, opposite Lillo, 7m w Antwerp.

DOESBURG, a town of Holland, province Gelderland; much tobacco is grown here, and made into snuff, and has extensive ironmines; on the Yssel, 10 m ssw Zutphen.

DOESSAH, a town of Asia, Hindostan, in Bahar, capital of the hilly district ChutaNagpoor, 144 ms by w Baha; contains the sources of many streams: Lg. 85.11 E, . Lt. 23.11 м.

DOEVESTEIN, a fort and ancient castle in Holland, province Gelderland, at the w end of Bommel-Island, 3 m SE Gorinchem, on the Maas. Hugo Grotius was confined in the castle in 1618, for three years, when his wife effected his escape by means of a box returned, which had been sent him, containing books.

DOFAR; see DAFAR.

DOGADO, in Austria, Italy, duchy of Venice, in which is the capital; comprehends many small islands near it, called the LAGUNES-OF-VENICE.

DOL, a town of France, department Illede-Vilaine, 21 m SE St. Malo; P. 4500.

DOLCIGNO, a town of Europe, Turkey, Albania, a bishop's see, on the Drino, 40 m SE Scutari; good harbour and citadel.

DOLE, a town of France, department Jura, on the Doubs, 25 m wsw Besançon;

manufactures, copper, iron, and glass; P. 9647.

DOLGELLY, a town of Wales, county Merioneth, on the Wnion, at the foot of the mountain Cader-Idris, 12 m SE Harlech, and 242 NW London; market on Tuesday and Saturday; manufactures coarse woollen cloth, undyed, called webbing; P. 4087. Polling-place.

DOLGOGORSKI-BOUDNIK, iron mine, in Russia, government Perm; abounds in load-stone.

DOLLART, a bay or lake, separating East Friesland from Holland; formed by an inundation of the sea in 1277, when 33 villages are said to have been destroyed.

DOLONES, a town of North America, Mexico, province Guanaxuato, 20 m NW Guanaxuato.

DOMANTOW, a small town of Russia, government Tchernigof, district Pereaslaw;

P. 1600.

DOMBES, France, formerly a principality, Trevoux the capital: now is part of depart. ment Ain.

DOMFRONT, a town of France, department Orne, on a craggy rock near the Varenne, 35 m NW Alençon; P. 1670.

DOMINICA, an island of North America, one of the Caribees, in the West-Indies, about half way between Guadaloupe and Martinico, and is 28 m long by 13. The soil is thin, and better adapted to the rearing of coffee than sugar; but it is well supplied with rivulets, and the sides of the hills bear the finest trees in the West-Indies. It was taken by the British in 1761, and confirmed to them in 1763. The French took it in 1778, but restored it in 1783; and in 1795 they made an unsuccessful attempt, for all the Frenchmen that landed were either killed or made prisoners. The capital is Charlotte-town; P. in 1805 was 1594 whites, 2822 of colour, and 220,083 slaves.

DOMINICA, Australasia, the largest of the islands in the Pacific-ocean, called Marquesas. It is about 48 m in circuit; abounds with rugged hills, separated by deep valleys, which, as well as the sides of the hills, are clothed with fine trees: Lg. 139.2 w, Lt. 9.41 s.

DOMO-D'OSSOLA, or Ossolu, a town of Italy, Milanese, seated on the Tosa, in the extensive and delightful valley of Ossola, which is from 2 to 7 m wide, and closed at the x by the mountain Semplone. The town is much frequented by Milanese and Swiss merchants. It is 45 m NNW Novara.

DOMREMY, a town of France, department Meuse, the birth-place of the celebrated Joan-of-Arc, the Maid-of-Orleans, seated on the Meuse, or Maas, 5 m N Neufchateau.

DONAGHADEE, a seaport of Ireland, county Down, 20 m wsw Port-Patrick, in Scotland; 15 mE by N Belfast; there are regular packet-boats between Donaghadee, and Port-Patrick, with a light-house at each; P. 3143.

DONAUESCHINGEN, or DONESCHINGEN, a town of Bavaria, 13 m NNW Schaffhausen. In the court-yard of the old palace are some springs, collected in a reservoir about 30 feet square, which has the honour of being called the head of the Danube; P. 2080.

DONAWERT, a town of Bavaria, on the Danube, 25 m n by w Augsburg.

DONCASTER, a town of England, county West Yorkshire, on the Don, 37 ms York, and 153 N by w London; governed by a mayor, with a market on Saturday, and manufactures of stockings, waistcoats, and gloves. It had a castle, on the site of which its spacious and elegant church now stands. The houses are well built, and many genteel families reside here, who have their assemblies, concerts, &c.; P. 10,801. Polling-place.

DONEGAL, a county of Ireland, province Ulster, 68 m long by 44; bounded on the w and N by the ocean, E by Londonderry and Tyrone, and s by Fermanagh and Leitrim. It is divided into 42 parishes, and returns 2 M.P. It is in general a wild country, but has some good tillage and pasture lands, and

extensive linen manufactures. It abounds with harbours; has 2 large inlets, called Lough-Foyle and Lough-Swilly; and its chief rivers are the Foyle, Fin, and Swilly. Lifford is the capital; P. 249,483 in 1821.

DONEGAL, a town of Ireland, county Donegal, at the head of the bay-of-Denegal, at the influx of the Esk, 28 m sw Lifford: it has a fine old castle; P. 1045: Lg. 8.30 w, Lt. 54.41 N.

DONERAILE, a town of Ireland, county Cork, 24 mn by w Cork; it has quarries of variegated marble; P. 2456.

DONETZ, a small town of Russia, government Ecatherinoslav, on the right bank of the Donetz, 213 m Ecatherinoslav: Lg. 38.45 E, Lt. 48.46 N.

DONGOLA, or DANKALA, a city of Africa, Nubia, on both sides of the Nile, in a large plain, 210 m ssw Dehr, and 500 NNW Sennar, capital of a kingdom, famous for its breed of horses. It contains 10,000 houses of wood, and a spacious castle, sufficiently strong to keep the Arabs in check. The Mamelukes who escaped into Nubia on their expulsion from Egypt in 1811, established a kind of petty state here, on the w bank of the Nile; but in 1820, the pacha of Egypt

P

sent an army against them, which was so effectual in its operations, that the year 1821 may be regarded as the date of the final extinction of the Mamelukes: Lg. 32.5 E, Lt. 19.25 N.

DONKOW, a small town of Russia, government Rezan, chief of district, at the junction of the Verovaïa with the Don, on the right bank of the latter, 104 m Rezan; 5 churches; P. 2500: Lg. 38.55 E, Lt. 53.59 N.

DONNINGTON, a town of England, county Lincoln, market on Saturday, 8 m wsw Boston, and 106 N London: much hemp is grown in the vicinity; P. 1759. Pollingplace.

DONSKI-COSSACKS, or Cossaques of the Don, a tribe, inhabiting the vast plains, or steppes, between the governments of Astracan, Saratof, Voronetz, and Ecatherinoslav. They are about 350,000 in number.

DOONGURPOOR, a town of Asia, Hindostan, in Gujerat, chief of district Wargur, bordering on Ajmeer and Malwah, 95 m NE Ahmedabad: Lg. 73.58 E, Lt. 23.50 N.

DOORYGAUT, a town of Asia, Hindostan, in Allahabad, on the Gograh, 46 m N by w Gazypoor.

DOOSHAK; see ZARANG.

Dorak, or FELAHI, a town of Asia, Persia, district Kusistan, on a branch of the Jerahi, a short distance below the ruins of the ancient city of Dorak, 56 m SSE Toster. It is surrounded by a mud-wall, 2 m in circuit, flanked with round towers. The palace of the sheik covers a large space, but is a miserable structure; and the majority of the people prefer living in the suburbs, under the shade of date-trees. It is 56 m SSE Toster.

DORAN, a town of Asia, Arabia, province Yemen, on the side of a mountain, 28 m s Sana.

DORAT, a town of France, department Haute-Vienne, 25 m x Limoges; P. 3000.

DORCHESTER, a county-town of England, Dorsetshire, on the Frome, 53 m E Exeter, and 120 wsw London: returns 2 M.P. It is governed by a mayor, with markets on Wednesday and Saturday. The ruins of the walls are still to be seen in some places, and the castle stood on the spot now occupied by the county jail. It has 3 churches; and a fine terrace-walk, planted with trees, almost surrounds the town, which has no manufactures, but is famous for excellent ale. A little to the s is Mambury, a Roman amphitheatre, constructed of chalk and turf, supposed to be the most perfect in the kingdom. A mile to the sw is Maiden-castle, a fortification of the Romans, nearly oval, including the area of 45 acres, and surrounded by 3 ditches, with ramparts; the whole area is 115 acres;

P. 3033: Lg. 2.26 w, Lt. 50.43 N. Poll. ing-place.

DORCHESTER, a town of England, county Oxford, on the Tame, 10 m SE Oxford, and 49 wNw London. It was a Roman station, and a bishop's see, but in 1086 William I translated it to Lincoln; it had 5 churches, of which the cathedral alone remains; P. 866.

DORCHESTER, a town of North America, United States, Massachusetts, Norfolk county, 3 m SSE Boston, on a bay of Boston harbour; P. 2930.

DORDOGNE, a department of France, consisting of the whole of the old Perigord, with a few communes of the Limousin. It adjoins the departments of the Gironde, Charente, and Correze. square miles; P. 425,000.

Area about 3600

DORESTRO; see SILISTRIA.

DORKING, a town of England, county Surry, near the Mole, 11 mE Guildford, and 23 ssw London, with a market on Thursday: it has a great trade in lime, flour, and fine poultry: P. 4711. Polling-place.

DORN, a village of England, county Worcester, 3 m SE Camden; the Roman fosway extends through it.

DORNBURG, a post-town of the principality of Weimar, on the Saale, 4 German m by post-road E by s Weimar: it has a castle on a hill.

DORNOCH, a town and parish of Scotland, capital of the county Sutherland, on the N coast of the frith-of-Dornoch, 211 m x Edinburgh, P. of parish 3380: Lg. 3.48 w, Lt. 57.52 Ν.

DOROGOBOUJ, a town of Russia, government Smolensk, chief of district, on both banks of the Dnepr, 58 m ENE Smolensk; it has 8 churches: the Dnepr is here about 60 yards wide; P. 3000: Lg. 34.12 E, Lt. 54.54 N.

DORONINSK, a town of Russia, government Irkoutsk, chief of district, seated on the Ingoda, 585 m E Irkoutsk: climate temperate, and soil fertile.

DORPAT, or DERPT, a town of Russia, government Riga, on the Embakh, in lakeVourtz, 132 m Riga, and 212 Petersbourg. It has been twice almost totally consumed by fire; it has 1 university, 4 annual fairs, 1 looking-glass manufactory; P. 4000: Lg. 27.06 E, Lt. 58.23 N.

DORSET, a county of England, bounded N by the counties Somerset and Wilts, E by Hants, s by the British channel, and w by Devon and Somerset. It extends about 50 min length by 36, besides a small detached portion on the w extremity, surrounded by Devonshire. Its superficial area is computed at 1129 square miles, or 711,270 acres, of which 153,588 are arable, and 300,000 pasture, meadow, common, and