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dogne, which is right in the direction of the Gi-
ronde, whilst the course of the Garonne is angu-
lar or divergent. The impediments which the
mascaret meets as it ascends the Dordogne from
sand banks, the sinuosities, and the rapidity of
the opposing current, all tend to increase, and it
may be said to enfuriafe, its force. Such is its
velocity, that a second must not be lost by him
who would eseape it.
The population of Bordeaux fluctuates with its
commerce between 60,000 and 100,000. From
the most recent calculations, in 1828, it appears
between 93,000 and 96,000. Its distance from
Paris is, by Orleans and Poitiers, 155 1-2 leagues;
by Tours and Angouleme, 154 1-2 leagues; by
Chateauroux and rerigueux, 153 1-2 leagues.
Lat. 44. 50. N. long. 0. 40. W,-
Bordentown, a town of New Jersey, in Burling-
ton county, on the west side of the Delaware, 6
m. below Trenton, and 23 N. E. of Philadelphia.
Borge, a town of Denmark, the chief place in
the island of Femern, with a fort, on Femera
Sound. Long. 11. 17. E. lat. 54. 27. N.
Borgentryck, or Bergentrych, a town on the S.
W. side of the Bishopric of Paderborn, Westphalia.
Borghetto, a town on the E. bank of the Adige,
at the southern extremity of the bishopric of
Trent.xe2x80x94Also the name of a village in the vicinity
of Mantua, where a severe battle was fought be-
tween the French and Anstrians in 1796.
Borgkclm. a foruueu wxc2xab-xc2xabxc2xab ixe2x80x94 xe2x96xa0--< > xe2x80xa2-*"* cide of
the isle ofOland. in the Baltic,part of the province
of East Gothland.
Borg, Barg, ut ijcrgiur *. .own in the
county of Ravensburg, Westphalia.
Borgne, a large lake or inlet of the sea, between
the states of Mississippi and Louisana, com-
municating with the Gulf of Mexico, and inland
with lake Pontchartrain.
Borgo, a seaport town of Russian Finland, lying
be tv: ;tn Ilelsingfurt and Lovisa. In lat. 60. 21.
N. and 25. 45. E. long.
Borgo Rtisz, Brunt and Pass, three towns con-
tiguous to each other, near the source of the Bis-
tritz River on the eastern frontier of Transylvania,
bordering on the Bukowine. They have salt
springs and some manufactures of earthenware.
The population is considerable, principally Wal-
lachians.
Borgo, signifying a market town, is prefixed to
twelve towns in different parts of Italy.
Borgo, St. Donnini, a town in the duchy of Par-
ma, so called from the martyrdom of Donnini, who
was beheaded here in 304. It is a bishop’s see,
and is situate about midway, on the road from
Piacenza to Parma.
Borgo di St. Sepolero, a town of Tuscany, in
ihe Fiorentino, with a fort, seated near the source
of the Tiber, 1’2 m. N. E of Arezzo. In 1789
about 1.000 of the inhabitants were destroyed by
an earthc**’*'
Bor got out, a u>wn oi l o&iy, in tut iitinLuan, on
the river Po. at the influx of the Oglia, 10 m. S.
of Mantua: and nine others, all inconsiderable.
Borgo. or Burgo D'Osma, a town of Spain, sur-
rounded with walls, and containing about 200
families. 33 m. AV. of Soria, and 40 S. E. of
Burgos.
Burgo di St. Angelo, a fortress of the island of
Malta, a little to the east of Afaletta. *
Borja, or Bcrgosa. a town of Spain, in Arra-
gon, in a fruitful spot, near Mount Cayo, at the
foot of the Pyrenees, 42 m. AV. N. W. of Sara-
gassa. |
Borja, a town of Colombia, situate on the head
waters of the river Amazon, 300 m. E. by N. of
Paita and 90 W. by N. of Jaen. Long. 76. 36. Ar.
lat. 4. 15. S.
Borja, a town in the province of Buenos Ayres,
near the frontier of Brazil. It was founded by
the Jesuits.
Borisoglebsk, a town of Russia, situate on the
banks of the ATerona, near the south end of the
province of Tamboy, about 300 miles S. E. of
Moscow.xe2x80x94It is also the name of a town in the
province of JaroslaN, on the west hank of the Vol-
fa, a few miles north of the city of Jaroslav.
op. of each about 3,000.
Borrissow, a town of Russian Poland, on the
banks of the Berezina, about 35 m. E. of Minsk.
Borkelo, a strong town of Holland, in the coun
ty of Zutphen, remarkable for having been the
subject of two wars: one in 1665, against the
bishop of Munster, and the other with France, in
1672. It is seated on the river Borkel, 15 in. E.
N. E. of Zutphen.
Borken, a town of Westphalia, in the principali-
ty of Munster, with a collegiate church, seated on
the Aa, 38 m. AV. of Munster.
Borkum, an island of the kingdom of Hanover,
lying between the east and west channels of the
xe2x80xa2Ems river. It is partly inundated at high water.
It has a town of the same name, the inhabitants
subsisting chiefly by fishing.
Bormio, a town of Switzerland, capital of a
county of its name, on the confines of Tyrol.
About a mile from the town are medicinal baths.
It is seated at the foot of the mountains, on the
river Fredolso, near its confluence with the Adda,
40 m. S. E. of Coire. Long. 10.20. lat. 46.17. N.
Burmio. or Bormida, a large river of Piedmont,
which rises in the territory of Finale, runs north,
intersecting the dutchyof Montferrat, falling into
the Tanaro a little below Alessandria.
Borrui. a town of Upper Saxony, in the circle
of Leipzig, with a manufacture of stuffs; seated
near the river Pleysse, 13 m. S. E. of Leipzig, on
the road to Altenburg.
Borneo, an island of Asia, in the Indian Ocean,
discovered by the Portuguese in 1521, lying be-
tween the lat. of 4. 10. S. and 7. N. and 109. 15.
to 119. 25. AV. long, being in its extreme length
775 geographical miles of 69 1-2 to a degree, and
650 in extreme breath ; but, as the north part con-
verges into a promontory, if resolved into a square,
the sides would not-exceed 600 miles; which,
however, will give a surface greater than that of
any island in the world, except New Holland, be-
ing about 360,000 sq. m. or nearly five times larger
than Great Britain. Although under the equator,
the air is not so excessively hot as might be ex-
pected, being frequently* refreshed with showers
and cool breezes, the thermometer varying from
82. to 94. of Fahrenheit. In the monsoon, from
April to September, the wind is westerly, and
the rains are constant and heavy, attended with
violent storms of thunder and lightning. The
rainy season continues for eight months, and
during that time all the flat country*, from ten to
twenty miles from the coast, is overflowed, and
the air rendered very unhealthy. For this reason
the inhabitants build their houses on floats, which
they make fast to trees. They have but one floor,
with partitions made with canes; and the roofs
are covered with palmetto-leaves, the -eaves ol
which reach within four or five feet of the bottom-
Some of their houses are built upon pillars, a suf
ficient height from the surface not to be deluged
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