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Shippensourg, ph. Cumberland Co. Pa. 21 m.
S W. Carlisle.
Shippingport, ph. Jefferson Co. Ken. on the
Ohio. 2 m. beiow Louisville.
Shipston, a town in a detached part of Worces-
tershire, Eng. surrounded by Warwickshire. 83
N. W. of London.
Shiras, or Shirauz, a city of Persia, capital of
Farsistan, seated at the end of a spacious plain,
bounded on all sides by lofly mountains. It is
surrounded by a wall, 5 m. in circuit, with round
towers at the distance of 80 paces. The city is
built of brick, and adorned with many fine mos-
ques and noble edifices. Here are many good
bazaars and caravanseras; also a manufacture of
swords. This city was the seat of government
under Kerim Khag, who erected many of the fine
buildings in and near this place. In its vicinity
are numerous summer-houses, with gardens; and
the rich wines of Shiras are deemed the best in
all Persia. The tomb of the celebrated poet Hafiz
is in a large garden on the N. E. side of the city,
about 2 m. from the wall; and at the foot of the
mountains, in the same direction, is the tomb of
Sadi. 175 m. S. by E. of Ispahan. Long. 52.
40. E., lat. 29. 37. N.
Shirley, ph. Middlesex Co. Mass. 38 m. N. W.
Boston. Pop. 991.
Shirvan, a province of Persia, forming the lar-
gest and most important division of the southern
Caucasus, bounded N. and E. by Georgia and
Daghestan, and S. by the Kur, which separates
it from Ghilan and Aderbijan. The soil in gen-
eral is fertile, producing corn, saffron, cotton, &c
Schamachi and Baku are the chief towns.
Shoals, Isles of. See Isles of Shoals.
Shogle, a town of Syria, with an excellent cara-
vansera, seated on the Asi, 18 m. S. by E. of An-
tioch and 45 S. W. of Aleppo.
Shoomska, one of the Kurile islands, three
leagues S. of Cape Lopatka, iu Kamtschatka.
Its inhabitants consist of a mixture of natives and
Kamtschadales.
Shooter’s Hill, a village in Kent, Eng. situate
on a hill so called, which affords a very extensive
and delightful prospect. On the W. part of the
hill is a triangular tower, erected to commemorate
the reduction, in 1756, of Severndroog, a strong
fort in Hindoostan: it is called Severndroog
Castle, and contains some of the arms, ornaments,
&c., taken from the enemy. 8 m. E. S. E. of
London.
Shoreham, a borough in Sussex, Eng. It is
commonly called New Shoreham, to distinguish
it from the Old, which lies near it, and is now of
little account. It stands on an arm of the sea,
into which vessels can enter with the tide; and
many small vessels are built here. 19 m. W. N.
W. of Newhaven and 56 S. hy W. of Lon-
don.
Shoreham, ph. Addison Co. Vt. Pop. 2,317.
Short Creek, a township of Harrison Co. Ohio.
Pop. 2,185.
Shrewsbury, a borough and the capital of Shrop-
shire, Eng. It is seated on a peninsula formed
hy the Severn, over which are two bridges; and
is surrounded by a wall, in which are three gates.
Here were formerly a castle and abbey, both now
in ruins. Shrewsbury is the chief mart for a
coarse kind of woolen cloth, made in Montgom-
eryshire, called Welsh Webs; and for all sorts
of Welsh commodities, which are generally
bought in a rough state at Welshpool, and finish-
ed here. 154 N. W. of London. |
Shrewsbury, ph. Rutland Co. Vt. 10. S. E. Rut
land. Pop. 1,289; ph. Worcester Co. Mass. 6. m
N. E. Worcester. Pop. 1,386; ph. Monmouth
Co. N. J. 47 m. N. E. Trenton; ph. York Co. Pa.
a township of Lycoming Co. Pa ; p.v. Kenhawa
Co Va. 306 m. N. W. Richmond,
Shropshire, a county of England, 48 m. long
and forty broad; bounded N, by Cheshire and a
detached part of Flintshire, E. by Staffordshire,S.
E. by Worcestershire, S. by Herefordshire, S. W.
by Radnorshire, and W. by the countries of Mont-
gomery and Denbigh. It contains 850,000 acres,
is divided into 15 hundreds and 230 parishes, has
17 market towns, and sends 12 members to parlia,
ment. The number of inhabitants in 1821 was
206,153. The soil is generally fruitful, especially
in the N. and E. parts, which produce plenty of
wheat and barley; the S. and W., being moun-
tainous, are less fertile, but yield sufficient pas-
ture for sheep and cattle. This county abounds
with lead, copper, iron, limestone, free-stone,
pipe-clay, bitumen, and coal; it has also some
salt-springs, numerous iron-works, and manufac-
tures of porcelain and flannel. The principal
rivers are the Severn and the Teme The Capi-
tal is Shrewsbury.
Shumla, a strong town of European Turkey,
in Bulgaria. It commands the pass over the
mountains, and is 120 m. N. N. W. of Constanti-
nople.
Shusa, a town of European Russia, capital of
the province of Karabegh, with 2,000 inhabitants,
500 of whom are Armenians, and the remainder
Tartars. 225 m. S. E. of Tiflis.
Shuster, a city of Persia, capital of Kusistan,
with a considerable manufacture of woolen stuffs
which are exported to Bassorah in return for In-
dian commodities. The streets are narrow and
dirty, but the houses are good, and it contains
ruins which testify it to have been formerly of
great extent and magnificence. Its present popu-
lation is estimated at 15,000, P- rsians and A-
rabs. It is situate at the foot of a range of
mountains, on an eminence which overlooks the
rapid source of the Karoon. Long. 49, 2, E., lat,
32. 5. N.
Shuteslmry, ph. Franklin Co. Mass. 82 m. W.
Boston. Pop. 987.
Siam, a kingdom of Asia, bounded on the N. E.
by that of Laos, E. by Cochin-China and Cambo-
dia, S. by a gulf of its name, and W. by the bay
of Bengal. It is 550 miles in length and 250 in
breadth, though in some places not above 50,
and is divided into the Higher and Lower. The
country is level, and in the rainy season is over-
flowed ; for which reason most of the house s are
built on pillars, and they have no communication
for some months but by boats. The soil produces
plenty of rice, cotto'n, and a variety of fruits dif-
ferent from those of Europe. Many authors have
extalled it as the finest and richest country in the
world. There are mines of gold, silver, tin, and
copper; and plenty of pepper, aloes, benzoin,
and musk. Wild animals roam in the woods, as
elephants, rhinoceroses, leopards, and tygers.xe2x80x94
The inhabitants have large foreheads, little noses,
plump lips, and black sparkling eyes. The men
are of an olive complexion, with little beards,
but the women are of a straw complexion, and
some have their cheeks a little red. Both sexes
go bare headed, and almost naked, except the
wealthy, frho wear rich garments for ostentation
The king shows himself but once a year to the
people. He is the proprietor of all the lands in |
