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oy the Avon, over which it nas 6 bridges, 26 m.
E. by N. of Bristol, and 86 W. of London.
Malone, p.t. Franklin Co. N. Y. 50 m. N. W.
Plattsburg. Pop. 2,207.
Malo. St., a sea-port of France, department of
llle-et-Vilaine, with a strong castle. It has a
large harbour, difficult of access, on account of
the rocks that surround it, and is a trading place
of great importance. It was bombarded by the
English in 1603, but without success. In 1758,
they landed in Cancalle Bay, went to the harbour
by land, and burnt above 100 ships. St. Malo is
seated on an island, united to the mainland, by
a causeway, 44 m. N. N. W. of Rennes. Long.
2. 2. AV., lat. 148. 39. N.
Malpas, a town in Cheshire, Eng. It has a
handsome church, an independent chapel., an
hospital, a grammar school, and a national school;
and is seated on a hill, near the river Dee, 15 m.
S. E. of Chester, and 165 N. AV. of London.
Malplaquet, a village of France, department of
the North, famous for a victory gained over the
French by the duke of Marlborough, in 1709, 9
m. S. E. of Mons.
Malta, an island in the Mediterranean, between
Africa and Sicily, 20 m. long and 12 broad, form-
erly reckoned a part of Africa, but now belong-
ing to Europe. It was anciently little else than a
barren rock, but is now become a fertile island.
The principal objects of cultivation are lemons,
indigo, saffron, cotton, and vines which produce
excellent wine. The number of inhabitants is said
to be about 90,000, who speak Arabic and Italian.
After the taking of Rhodes, the emperor Charles
V., gave this island to the grand master of the
order of St. John of Jerusalem. It was attacked
in 1566 by the Turks, who were obliged to aban-
don the enterprise with the loss of 30,000 men. It
was taken by Bonaparte in the outset of his ex-
pedition to Egypt on the 12th of June, 1798, when
he found in it 1,200 canons, 200,000 lbs. of pow-
der, two ships of the line, a frigate, four galleys,
and 40,000 muskets : besides an immense trea-
sure collected by superstition; and 4,500 Turk-
ish prisoners, whom he set at liberty. It was
soon afterwards taken by the British; was stip-
ulated to be restored to the knights at the peace
of Amiens, but retained in consequence of pre-
tended dangers from France. In 1803 the war re
commenced between the two nations, and the
treaty of Paris, in 1814, confirmed the possession
of it tp Great Britain. Malta is extremely well
fortified; the ditches, of a vast size, are all cut
out of the solid rock, and extend many miles.
Valetta is the capital.
Malta, a township of Kennebec Co. Me. 8 m.
E. Augusta, p.t. Saratoga Co. N. Y. 7 m. W. Sar-
atoga. Pop. 1,517.
Malton, New, a borough m N. Yorkshire, Eng.
with a considerable trade in coals, corn, butter,
&c. Here are two churches, four dissenting
meeting houses, a free school, and a national
school. It is seated on the Derwent, over which
is a stone bridge to the village of Old Malton,
xc2xab. 18 m. N. E. of York, and 214 N. by W. of London.
Malvern, Great and Little, two villages in Wor-
cestershire, Eng. The former is 8 m. W. by S. of
Worcester, ana had once an abbey, of which
nothing remains but the gateway ofthe abbey and
the nave of the church, now parochial; the lat-
ter is seated in a cavity of the Malvern hills, 3
m. from Great Malvern. Between Great and
Little Malvern are two celebrated chalybeate
springs, one of which is called the Holy Well. |
Malvern Hills, a range of hills in the counties
of Worcester and Hereford, Eng. extending about
9 m. in length and from 1 to 2 in breadth. They
appear to be of limestone and quartz, and the high-
est point is 1,313 feet above the surface of the
Severn.
Mahcah, a province of Hindoostan, bounded N
by the provinces of Agimere and Agra, E. by A1
lahabad and Gundwaneh, S. by Khandeish and
Berar, and W. by Agimere and Guzerat. It is
250 m. in length by 150 in breadth, and is one of
the most extensive elevated, and diversified
tracts in Hindoostan. Till lately the whole
territory belonged to the Mahrattas.
Malzieu, a town of France, department of Lo-
zere ; seated on the Truyere, 12 m. N. N. E. of
Mende.
Mamakating, p.t. Sullivan Co. N. Y. 23 m.
W. Newburg. Pop. 3,062.
Mamaroneck, p.t. Westchester Co. N. Y. on
Long Island Sound. 23 m. N. E. New York. Pop.
838.
Mamars, a town of France, department of
Sarthe, seated on the Dive, 14 m. W. of Belles-
me.
Man, an island in the Irish Sea, 30 m. long and
12 broad. It contains 18 parishes under the ju-
risdiction of a bishop, called the bishop of Sodor
and Man, who is sole baron of the isle, and pos -
sesses other important privileges, but has no seat
in the British parliament. The air is healthy,
and the soil produces more corn than is sufficient
to maintain the inhabitants, who are a mixture
of English, Scotch, and Irish. The commodities
of the island are wool, hides, butter, tallow*, black
marble, slate, limestone, lead, and iron. Some
manufactures of coarse hats, cotton goods, and
linen cloth, are carried on in different parts but
its principal trade arises from the herring fishery.
The duke of Athol was formerly lord of this isl-
and, the sovereignty of which he sold, in 1765, to
the crown. The chief towns are Castletown,
Douglas, Peele, Ruthin, and Ramsay. It is l8
m. S. of Scotland, 40 m. N. of WTales, 30 AV.
of England, and 26 E. of Ireland. '
Manaar, a small island in the Indian Ocean, on
the N. AAT. side of Ceylon. From this island a
bank of sand, called Adam’s Bridge, runs over to
the continent of Hindoostan, which can be passed
only by boats. The sea to the S. of this, between
the continent and the island of Ceylon, is called
the gulf of Manaar.xe2x80x94The ’Portuguese obtained
possession of the island in 1560 : but it was taken
by the Dutch in 1658, and in 1795 by the English.
Long. 79. 3. E., lat. 9. 6. N.
Manacliia, or Magnisa the ancient Magnesia, a
town of Asia Minor, formerly the capital of the
Greek empire , seated at the foot of a mountain,
on the river Sarabat, 20 m. N. E. of Smyrna.
Long. 27. 6. E., lat. 38 45. NT.
Manahmokin, p.v. .Monmouth Co. N J. 54 m
S' E. Philadelphia.
Maneilan, a township of Fayette Co. Pa.
Manapar, a town of Hindoostan, district of
Tinevelly, situate on a point of land projecting in
to the gulf of Manaar, 40 m. S. E. of Paiamcotta.
Long. 78.17. E., Iat. 8. 39. N.xe2x80x94Also a town in
the province of Tanjore. Long. 78. 30. E., lat
16. 39. N.
Marmsquam, p.v. Monmouth Co. N. J. 50 m. N
E. Philadelphia.
Manbona, a town of Eastern Africa, situate on
the sea-coast, 60 m. S. of Sofala. Long. 35. 39
E.. lat. 21. 15. S. |
