reat trade in wine, and is 15 m. N. by E. of Bor-
eaux. Pop. 2,700.

Bourganeuf, a town of France, in tlxc2xae depart-
ment of Creuse. Here is a lofty tower, faced with
stones cut diamond-wise, erected by Zisim, broth-
er of Bajazet II. emperor of the Turks, when he
was obliged to exile himself, after the loss of a deci-
sive battle. Bourganeuf is seated on the Taurion,
20 m. N. E. of Limoges. Pop. about 2,000.

Boargcs, a city of France, capital of the depart-
ment of Cher, and an archiepiscopal see, with a
university, founded by Louis XI. the Nero of
France, who was born here. In extent, it is one
of the greatest cities in France, but the inhabitants
hardly" exceed 17,000. The principal manufac-
tures are cloth, woolen stuffs, and stockings ; but
the trade is inconsiderable. It is seated at the
conflux ofthe Auron and Yevre, 25 m. N. W. of
Nevers, and 125 S. of Paris.

Bourget, a town of Savoy, on a lake of the
same name, near the Rhone, 6 m. N. of Cham-
berry.

Bomrgneuf, a seaport of France, in the depart-
ment of Lower Loire. The chief trade is in salt,
made from the adjacent salt-marshes. It stands
on a bay to which it gives name, between the
isle of Noirmoutier and the continent, 20 m. S.
W. of Nantes. It has an oyster fishery on the
coast; some ships are also fitted out from hence
for the Newfoundland fishery. Pop. about 2,000.
Long. 1.51. AV. lat. 47. 3. N.

Bourgoin, a town of France, in the department
of I sere. Some hemp is raised in the vicinity,
and it has some manufactures of chintz. Pop.
about 3,600.

Bourgueil, a town of France, in the department
oflndre and Loire, 22 m. W. of Tours. It has a
Benedictine abbey and castle. Pop. about 2,800.

Bourlos, a large lake, or bay, lying between the
Rosetta and Damietta branches of the Nile. On
the East Cape is a town called Bourlos, in the
lat. of 31. 36. N. and 31. 27. E. long.

Bourmont, a town of France, in the department
of Upper Marne, on a steep mountain, 20 m. E.
by N. of Chaumont.

Bourn, a town in Lincolnshire, Eng. It has a
navigable canal to Boston, and is seated at the
source of a rivulet that runs to Spalding, 35 m. S.
of Lincoln, and 97 N. of London. Pop. in 1821,
2,242.

Boumabat, a village in the vicinity of Smyrna,
where Homer is said to have written his Iliad.

Bouro, one of the Molucca islands, in the Ban-
da Sea, between Celebes and Ceram, about 90 m.
lornr and 30 broad. Some mountains in it are ex-
tremelv high, and the sea on one side is uncom-
Tnonlv deep. It is represented as being exceed-
ingly* fertile, yielding abundance of rice. One of
,ts peculiar vegetable productions is the melaleuea
catigoHu, from the leaves of which the Cajeput
xc2xab oil is extracted, which forms one of the principal
articles of traffic. The nutmeg, clove, cocoa,
banana, and ebony trees, as well as the orange,
lemon, citron &e., are also common to the island.
The natives, who live mostly in the interior, are
represented to be as rude and unsocial as those of
Borneo, to whom they bear a close affinity in fea-
ture, manner, and character. Wild boars, goats,
and hog dper, range in the woods, which are also
much infested with reptiles, and some of an enor-
mous size. There is a town of the same name on
the shore of a commodious bay, called Cajeli, on
the north east part of the island, in lat. 3. 25. S.
and 127. E. long, where the Dutch have a fort;

their grovelling policy precludes alike all social
improvement among the natives, whilst it consti-
tutes a barrier to the attainment of all knowledge
of the details of their numbers, economy, and re-
sources. Some Mahometans, and natives of oth-
er islands, who live in subservience to the Dutch,
inhabit the towns upon the coast.

Bourthes, a town of France, in the departmett
of Pas de Calais, 12 m. S. E. of Boulogne.

Boussac, a town of France, in the department
of Creuse, with a castle on a rock, 25 m. N. E. of
Gueret.

Bouton, an island of the Indian Ocean, lying
off the south east promontory of the island of'
Celebes, about 180 miles in length from N. to S.
and 25 in breadth. It is in part mountainous and
woody, but in other parts exceedingly fertile.
The natives appear to be of Malayan origin, pro-
fessing the Mahometan faith. It is governed by
a sultan, who lives in considerable state, and
whose authority extends over some small islands
contiguous. Forts are constructed, on several in-
accessible heights, in different parts of the island.
It is said to produce cotton of a very superior
quality, which the natives manufacture into
cloth. The north point of the island is in lat. 4.

21. S. and 123. 5. E. long. The Dutch attempted
to establish themselves upon this island; but
their perfidy led to a general massacre, and they
have not since renewed the attempt. There is a
town of the same name at the north west extremi-
ty of the island, at which the sultan usually re-
sides. There is also another island (a small one)
called Bouton, off the Malay coast, in lat. 6. 25.
N. and 99. 15. E. long.

Routonne, a river of France, rising in the de
partment of Deux Sevres, becomes navigable at
St. Jean D’Angely, and falls into the Charente
about 10 miles above Rochefort. There is a town
of the same name, on the north bank of the river,
about 18 m. W. of St. Jean D’Angely.

Bouvignes, a small fortified town of the Neth-
erlands, on the west hank of the Meuse, about 14
m. S. of Namur. This is the spot where a great
victory was gained by Philip Augustus, king of
France, over the Emperor Otho IV., A. D. 1214.

Bouzdogan, a town in the south west part of
Natolia, about 18 m. N. W. of Melasso.

Bouzok, a town of Asiatic Turkey, near the
north east confines of Caramania, and near the
source of a branch of the Kisil Jarmak River,
which falls into the Black Sea.

Bouzonville, a town of France, in the depart-
ment of Moselle, on the river Nied, 27 m. N. E.
of Metz.

Bov a, a town of Naples, in Calabria Ultra, at
the southern extremity of the promontory of
Italy. The inhabitants are supposed to be de-
scendants of Albanians, great numbers of whom
are scattered over the adjacent country. Pop. of
Bova about 2,300.

Bovelles, a town of France, in the department
of Somme, 6 m. W. S. W. of Amiens.

Bovenden, or Bawarden, a town in the princi-
pality of Callenberg, about 3 m. N. of Got-
tingen.

Bovense, or Borgense, a town on the north
coast of the island of Funen, from whence there
is a ferry over to Klakring, in Jutland.

Boves, a populous town in Piedmont, a few m.
S. of Coni.

Bovina, ph. Delaware Co. N. Y. 76 m. S. W
Albany. Pop. 1,346.

Bovino, a town of Naples, in Capitanata, seated