N. W. of New Orleans, by the course of the Mis-
sissippi, and about 160 in a meridional line.

Catalonia, a province of Spain, lying along the
shore of the Mediterranean, in a N. N. E. direc-
tion from the lat. of 40. 30. to 42. 30. N. separated
from France on the north by the Pyrenees, and
bounded on the west by Arragon, being in the
shape of a right angled triangle, of which the
Pyrenees are the base, and the seacoast the hy-
pothenuse. It contains 1,003 square leagues, and
in 1810, a population of 858,818. Barcelona is the
chief town ; the other towns of note being Torto-
sa, Lerida, Tarragona, 'Manresa, Gerona, and
Rosas. The river Ebro intersects the south end
of the province, and the united streams of the
Pallaresa and Segre run from the Pyrenees into
the Ebro near the frontier of Arragon. The Lobre-
gat, Ter, and several other streams of minor note,
fall into the Mediterranean. The Catalonians are
the bravest, and least bigoted, and the most active
and enterprising of the Spanish people; but the
subduing tendency of the national policy of Spain
precludes all advance towards social improve-
ment. The chief surplus products of the soil of
Catalonia are cork, nuts and brandy; woolens,
hardwares, and cutlery, are manufactured for dis-
tribution over the other parts of Spain, and par-
tially for exportation.

Catamandoo, a city, and capital of Nepaul, con-
taining about 50,000 inhabitants, 200 m. due north
of Patna. See Nepaul.

Catanduanes, one of the Philippine Islands,
lying off the S. E. coast of Luzon; it is about 30
m. in extent from north to south, and 20 in
breadth; the inhabitants are much employed in
building of boats for the neighbouring islanders.

Catania, a celebrated city on the east coast of
Sicily ; it is a place of great antiquity, but has suf-
fered greatly, as well by the eruptions of Mount
AStna, as by earthquakes; it was nearly over-
whelmed with lava from the former, in 1669, and
in 1693 an earthquake destroyed a great portion
of the city, and buried 18,000 persons in its ruins;
it appears, however, to have risen from each suc-
ceeding disaster with increasing splendour, and
in 1825 ranked among the finest cities in Europe.
It is the see of a bishop, and seat of the only uni-
versity in Sicily. The principal square, formed
by the cathedral, college, and town-hall, is very
grand ; it has about 30 convents and 50 churches,
some of them fine edifices, a museum of natural
history and antiquities, the remains of a Roman
amphitheatre, and other vestiges of ancient splen-
dour, render it a place of peculiar interest to an
intelligent and enquiring traveller. It is situate
at the foot of Mount iEtna, on the south side, 35
m. N. of Syracuse, in the lat. of 37. 26. N. and 15.

35. of E. long. Pop. about 50,000.

Catanzaro, a city of Naples, capital of Calabria
Ulteriore, and the see of a bishop. The chief
manufacture is silks of various kinds, and these,
with corn and oil, are the principal articles of
trade. It is seated on a mountain, near the gulf
of Squillace, 42 m. S. E. of Cosenza. Long. 15.

48. E. lat. 39. 0. N.

Cataicissa, or Hugheslmrg, a town of Pennsyl-
vania, in Northumberland county, situate at the
mouth of the Catawissa Creek, on the east branch
of the Susquehannah, 25 m. E. N. E. of Sunbury,
and 100 N. W if Philadelphia.

Catharinburg, a town of Russia, capital of a

?rovince of the same name, in the government of
erm. The chief gold mines of Siberia are in its
Vicinity, and above 100 founderies, chiefly for cop-
per and iron. It is seated at the foot of the Ural
Mountains, on the east side, near the source of
the Iset,-310 m. W. S. W. of Tobolsk. Long 61.
25. E. lat. 56. 45. N.

Catharine, p.t. Tioga Co. N. Y. 210 m. W. A’
bany. Pop. 2,064,

Catharinenslaf, a government of the Russian
empire, divided into two provinces, namely, Cath
rinenslaf, which includes New Russia; and the
late government of Asoph, and Taurida, which
includes the Crimea.

Catharinenslaf, a town of Russia, capital of a
government of the same name. It was built by
the late empress Catharine, and is seated near the
confluence of the Kiltzin and Samara, with the
Dnieper, 178 m. N. E. of Cherson. Long. 35.15.
E. lat. 47. 23. N.

Catherine, St. the principal island on the coast
of the south part of Brasil, with a harbour defen-
ded by several forts. It is 27 miles long, but not
more than 6 broad, but exceedingly fertile; it
forms a separate government of the Brazilian em-
pire. Pop. about 30,000. There is a town of the
same name, the chief place on the island. Long.
49.17. W^T. lat. 27. 35. S.'

Cato, p.t. Cayuga Co. N. Y. 179 m. W. Albany.
Pop. 1,781.

Catoche, Eape, the N. E. promontory of Yuca-
tan, where the English adventurers from Jamaica
first attempted to cut logwood. Long. 87. 30.
W. lat. 21. 25. N.

Catrine, a village of Scotland, 14 miles east of
Ayre, on the river Ayr. Here is a flourishing
cotton manufacture.

Catsldll, p.t. Green Co. New York, situate or.
the west bank of the Hudson River, nearly oppo-
site to the town of Hudson, and 31 m. S. of Alba-
ny. Pop. 4,861.

Catsldll Mountains, a branch of the Sha.wan-
gunk ridge, being a detached portion of the great
Apalachian chain of mountains ; forking off from
the ridge toward the north near the Hudson, and
afterwards making a bend towards the west. The
general height ofthese mountains is about 3,000
feet, and they abound with the most beautiful
scenery. The quarter most visited by travellers
is at the eastern extremity of the ridge, where on a
spot called the Pine Orchard, 2,274 feet above the
waters of the Hudson, has lately been erected an
elegant hotel called the Catsldll Mountain House.

Few places of fashionable resort present stron-
ger attractions to the tourist than this spot. A few
ears ago this delightful retreat was almost un-
nown and rarely visited, but by the hardy hunter
in pursuit of the deer, the bear, and the wolf, who
had hitherto maintained undisturbed possession
of its cliffs and caverns. At length the tale of the
extent and beauty of the prospect and the grand-
eur of the scenery, drew the attention of individ-
uals of taste, and the glowing descriptions they
gave, effectually roused the attention of the pub
lie. Each successive season the number of visit-
ers increased till the temporary buildings, at first
erected for their accommodation, gave place to a
splendid Hotel, 140 feet in length and four stories
high. This establishment was erected by the
Mountain Association, at an expense of about
$22,000. It occupies the Eastern verge of a table
of rock some six acres in extent. An excellent
line of stages is established to this place from
Catskill, a distance of twelve miles. The ride to
the foot of the mountain is not particularly inter-
estingxe2x80x94but as you ascend, every moment devei
opes something magnificent and new. The sides