The American gazetteer, exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns ... on the American continent, also of the West India Islands, and other islands appendant to the continent, and those newly discovered in the Pacific Ocean ... with a particular description of the Georgia western territory ... / collected and compiled by, and under the direction of Jedidiah Morse.

Date:
1798
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Credit: The American gazetteer, exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns ... on the American continent, also of the West India Islands, and other islands appendant to the continent, and those newly discovered in the Pacific Ocean ... with a particular description of the Georgia western territory ... / collected and compiled by, and under the direction of Jedidiah Morse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Barcaderes, a term ugnifying landing places. Baxos, on the coaft of Brazil, in South America, is a name fof Shoals. Bocca, a term ufed on the north coaft of South America, or the Spanifh main, for a Mouth or Channel. Cayes or Cays, in the Weft-Indies, are little Jjlands and Bocks, difperfed among thofe iflands. Chico, on the weft coaft of New Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean* fignifies Little. Forla leza, a term for Fort, on the ooaft of Brazil. Gut, in the Weft-Indies, is a term for the opening of a river or lrook. Morro, is a term for Head land or Promontory, on the coafts of Chili and Peru in South America. Sierra, a word ufed for Hill, on the coafts of Chili and Peru. Sierrillo, means a little hill on the fame coaft. Troii Lc, fignifies 7'he Hole. Charlestown, June 1, 1797. The following articles were received too late to be inferted in the body of the Work. ADDISON, a townfhip of the Dif- trift of Maine, in Wafhington county, to miles fouth of welt of Machias ; on the fea board, between Englilhmen’s hay and Pleafant river. It was called No. 6, until it was incorporated in Fe- bruary, 1797. Alabaha, a confiderable river of Georgia, which purines a foutherly courfe to the Gulf of Mexico, ico miles weft of the head of St. Mary’s river. Jts banks are low, and a trifling rain fwells it to more than a mile in width. In a frelhet the current is rapid, and thofe who pafs are in danger of being entangled in vines and briars, and drowned; they are alio in real danger from great numbers of hungry alligators. The country for nearly too 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, is a continued fofr, miry, p ne barren, affording neither water nor food for men or beads; and is fo 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. AlaBamous, an old French fort, in the wefttrn part of Georgia ; lituated between Cool'a and Tallapoofe rivers* and not far from their confluence. Albany, a Britifli fertrefs in New South Wales, North-America. N. lat. 52. 14. 40. W. long. Si. 59. 58. Amuskeag Falls. For “ a bridg* aci'ofs the falls,” See. read “ a bridge a little below the falls,’’ See. Augusta, a town of Upper Canada. BAHIA Honda, a bay on the north- ern fide of the ifland of Cuba. The bay has 15 and 10 fathoms water, the en-» trance into the harbour 8, and anchor- age in 4 and 5 fathoms. The entrance lies in N. lat. 23, 26. W. long. 83. 25* THE