besides the city of Cordova, the, other principal
towns are Bujalance and Montilla.

Cordova, City of, the capital of the preceding
province, is seated on the north bank of the Gua-
dalquivir, over which is a bridge of sixteen arch-
es, built by the Moors. It was a considerable
place in the time of the Romans , who surrender-
ed it to the Goths, in 572. In 692 it was taken
by Abderame, a Moorish general, who soon af-
ter renounced the authority of the Grand Ca-
liph of Damascus, and made the city of Cordova,
the capital of a kingdom. It is now a bishop’s
see, and one of the finest cities of Spain. The
circumference is large, but there are many or?
chards and gardens within the walls. The pal-
aces, church, and religious houses are superb,
particularly the cathedral, which is 534 feet In
length, and 387 wide, built by Abderame for a
mosque, and it still retains the name of Mezquita.
The square called the Plaza Magor, is surrounded
by fine houses, under which are piazzas. The
trade consists in wine, silk, and leather ; but is
not so considerable as formerly. In the neigh-
bourhood are a vast number of orange and lemon
trees; and here are the best horses in Spain. It
was from hence that the leather called cordovan
derived its name, the mode of manufacture being
first introduced here by the Moors. Cordova is
130'm. N. E. of Cadiz, and 190 S. by W. of
Madrid.

Cordova, a town of Mexico, in the intendency
of Vera Cruz, and a bishop’s see. Here are up-
wards of thirty sugar mills. It is seated on a riv-
er which flows into the Gulf of Mexico, 80 m. E.
S. E. of Puebla de los Angelos, and 55 W. by S.
of the port of Vera Cruz.

Cordova, one of the eight intendencies of the Uni-
ted Provinces of South America,extending throuo-h
9 deg. of lat. from 29. to 38. S. and 10 deg. of long,
between 60. and 70. W. it comprises nearly the
whole of the vast plain lying between the great
river La Plata and the Andes. The principal
towns are St. Louis and Mendoza, both on the
route from Buenos Ayres to Santiago in Chile.
There is also a town of the same name in the N.
E. part of the province, in the vicinity of some
salt lakes, and on the line of road from Buenos Ay-
res to Potosi. Some scattered tribes of Indians
roam over parts of this extensive district, but the
aggregate population is very limited.

Corea, a kingdom of Asia, bounded on the north
by Chinese Tartary, on the east by the sea of Ja-
pan, on the south by a narrow sea, which separ-
ates it from the Japanese islands, and on the west
by the Yellow Sea, which separates it from China.
The west coast is flanked by innumerable islands.
It is a peninsula, being surrounded on every side
by the sea, except towards the north. It is gov-
erned by a king, tributary to the emperor of Chi-
na, and is divided into eight provinces, Hien-king,
Ping-ngan, Hoang-hai, Kiang-yuen, King-ki,
Tchu-sin, King-chan. and Tchuen-so, which con-
tain 33 cities of the first, 53 of the second, and 70
of the third, rank. The towns are exceedingly
populous, and the inhabitants follow nearly the
same customs, and are of the same religion with
the Chinese. The country abounds in corn and
rice, of which last they have two kinds, one of
which delights in water, and the other which
is the better sort, is cultivated on dry ground,
like corn. There are mines of gold and sil-
ver in the mountains, and good pearl fisheries
on the coast. The Coreans are well made, in-
genious, brave and tractable. Thev are fond of

dancing and music, and show great aptness for
acquiring the sciences, which they cullivate with
ardour. They are less fastidious and less cer-
emonious than the Chinese, but equally jealous
of admitting strangers into the country. Men of
learning are distinguished from other people by two
plumes of feathers, which they wear in their caps.
Their women are less confined than those in Chi-
na, and have the liberty of appearing in company
ufith the other sex. In China, parents often marry
children without their consent, but in Corea they
choose for themselves. They never bury their
dead till three years after their decease, but keep
them in coffins for that time. Corea exiends from
north to south from the lat. of 34. 30. to 42. 30. N.
and from east to west from 125. to 129. of E. long
King-ki-tao, nearly in the centre of the kingdom,
is the capital.

Corfe Castle, a borough in Dorsetshire, Eng.

It is seated on a peninsula in the British Channel,
called the Isle of Purbeck, on a river, between
two hills. On one of these stands the castle,
formerly a place of great importance, and where
king Edward the Martyr was stabbed at the insti-
gation of his mother-in-law. It has a large ch urch
which is a royal peculiar, not liable to any episco- JL
pal jurisdiction. Great quantities of fine clay and W
stone are shipped here for the Staffordshire pot-
teries. The town is governed by a mayor; and
every alderman that has served the office has the
title of baron. It returns two members to parlia-
ment's 21 m. E. of Dorchester, and 116 VV. hy
S. of London. Pop. in 1821,1,465.

Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean, near the
coast of Albania, at the entrance of the Adriatic
Here is made a great quantity of salt; and it
abounds with vineyards, lemons, and olives. It
was anciently known under the several names of
Schema, Phacia, and Corcyria. The Corcyrians
were an independent people, coeval with the
proudest epoch of the Greeks. In the 14th cen-
tury the island became subjected to the Venetians,
in whose possession it continued until 1797, when
it was ceded to the French, by the treaty of
Campo-Formio. It capitulated to the Turks and
Russians in 1799, and with six other islands, was
constituted independent, under the title of Ionian
Republic (which see.)

Corfu, (the ancient Corcyra,) the chief town of
the preceding island, is situate on the east side, on
the shore of a spacious and secure harbour, for
vessels of easy draught of water. The fortifica-
tions are very strong. It is the seat of govern-
ment of the whole of the Seven Islands, or Ionian
Bepublic, and contains about 15,000 inhabitants.

Lat. 39. 36. N., long. 19. 50. E.

Coria, an episcopal town of Spain, in Estre-
madura, seated on the Alagon, 120 m. W. S. W.
of Madrid.

Coringa, a town at the north extremity of the
coast of Coromandel, having a commodious har-
bour a few miles north of the maiirchannel of the
GodaVery River, in the lat. of 17. N.

Corinna, t. Somerset Co. Me. Pop. 1,077.

Corinth, Isthmus of, a neck of land which joins
the Morea to Livadia, and reaches from the Gulf
of Lepanto west, to that of Egina east. The nar-
rowest part of it is six miles over; and on a mount
here, called Oneius, were formerly celebrated the
Isthmian games. There are still the ruins of a
town upon it, and of the temples dedicated to the
Sun, Pluto, Diana, Neptune, Ceres, and Bacchus.

It is said Julius Caesar, Caligula, and Nero, at-
tempted to cut a channel through the isthmus;