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Cauglinary, a town of Hindoostan, in Bengal,
j ing between the Ganges and Burrampooter, 30
n. W. of Dacca, and 146N. E. of Calcutta.

Caulabaugh, a town of the Afghan territory, on
the west bank of the Indus^sllO m. N. of Moul-
tan.

Caune, a town of France, in the department
of Tarn, 20 m. E. N. E. of Castres. Pop. 2,500.

Cauteres, a village of France, in the department
of Upper Pyrenees, at the foot of the mountains,
noted for its mineral water, 18 m. S. W. of Bag-
neres.

Cautery, or Cattery, a considerable river of
Hindoostan,which rises among the western Ghauts,
flows by Seringapatam, Bhawanikudal, and Tritch-
inopoly, and enters the bay of Bengal, by a wide
delta of mouths, which embraces the province of
Tanjore, in the lat. of 11. N.

Cava, a town of Naples, in Principato Citeriore,
at the foot of Mount Matelian, 3 m. W. of
Salerno.

Cavaillon, a town of France, in the department
of Vaucluse; seated on the Durance, 20 m. S. E.
of Avignon. Pop. about 7,000.

Cavaleri, an island in the Archipelago; between
the S. W. point of the island of Negropont and
the continent of Greece. Long. 24.17. E. lat. 38.

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Cavalla, a town of-European Turkey, on the
coast of Rumelia, about 90 m. E. of Salonica.
top. about 3,000.

Caverypatam, a town of Hindoostan, in the Car-
natic, seated on the Panaur, 80 m. W. S. W. of
Arcot. There is another town of the same name
at one of the mouths of the Cxvery River, a few
miles north of Tranquebar.

Catargere, a town of the Venetian territory,
on the south bank of the Adige, near its entrance
into the Gulf of Venice.

Cavan, an interior county of Ireland, in the
south part of the province of Ulster. It has sev-
eral lakes ; two on the south side discharge their
waters eastward by the Blackwater River into the
Boyne, and others westward into Donegal Bay
through Lough Earn, which jets upon the north-
ern boundary of the county. The Lagan River,
which falls into Dundalk Bay, also intersects its
south-east part; it partakes but partially of the
linen manufacture. The chief town, of the same
name, is situate in the centre of the county, 30
miles due west of Dundalk, the same distance
S. S. E. of Armagh, and 54 N. N. W. of Dublin.
As the seat of assize for the county, it has a court-
house, jail, and that indispensible appendage to
an Irish town, a
barrack. The population in 1821
amounted to only 2,322. There is no other town
<n the county containing even that number. See
Ireland.

Cavendish, p.t. Windsor Co.Vt. on Black River.
Pop. 1,498.

Caviana, an island of South America, at the
mouth of the river Amazon, 90 miles in circum-
ference, and of a triangular form, with its base
to the ocean. It lies under the equinoctial line,
in long. 50. 29. W.

Cavite, a seaport on the west coast of the is-
and of Luconia. See
Manilla.

Cavor, a town of Piedmont, in the province of
dignerol. 8 m. S hy E. of the town of Pignerol.
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Cawnpour. a town of Hindoostan, on the wes-
tern bank of the middle branch of the Ganges,
30 m. W. by S. of Lucknow.

Cawood, a village in E. Yorkshire, Eng. on the
river Ouse, 12 miles south of York. Here are
the ruins of a very ancient castle, a manufacture
for hop-bagging, and a good ferry over the river.
Pop. 1,127.

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Caxamarca, a town of Peru, capital of a territo-
ly of its name, in the province of Truxillo. Here
the Spanish general, Pizarro, in 1532, prefidious-
ly seized the Inca, Atahualpa, and the next year,
after a mock trial, caused him to be publicly exe-
cuted. It is 70 m. N. E. of the city of Truxillo.
Long. 78. 20. W. lat. 7. S.

Caxamarquilla, another considerable city of
Peru, also in the province of Truxillo, about 40
m. S. S. E. of Caxamarca.

Caxtambo, another city of Peru, in the pro-
vince of Tarma, about 200 m. S. by E. of Cax-
amarquilla, and 140 N. by E. of Lima.

Caxton, a town in Cambridgeshire, Eng. 10 m.
W. by S. of Cambridge, and 49 N. of London.
It was the birthplace of Caxton, who introduced
the art of printing into England; and also of
Matthew Paris, the historian. Pop. about 400.

Cayamba, a town of Peru, in the province of
Quito, 30 m. N. E. of Quito.

Cayenne, a rich town and island on the coast of
Guiana, capital of the French settlements there,
bounded on the west by the Dutch colony of
Surinam. The island is about 50 miles in circum-
ference, separated from the continent by a very
narrow channel. The surface is low and iparshy,
and covered with forests. Cayenne pepper, su-
gar, coffee, cloves, and the singularly elastic gum
called caoutchouc, are the principal commodi-
ties. The French settled here in 1625, but left it in
1654, and it was successively in the possession cf
the English, French, and Dutch ; but the latter
were expelled by the French in 1677. It surren-
dered to the English in 1809, but was restored to
France at the peace of 1814. Long. 52. 15. W.
lat. 4. 56. N See
Guiana.

Cayte, a town of Brazil, in the government of
Para, near the mouth of ihe Cateypera, 15 miles
N. E. of Para. Long. 46. 12. W. lat. 0. 56. S.

Cayuga, a county of the state of New York,
the north end of which borders on Lake Ontario,
extending south about 50 miles, and being about
ten miles in mean hreadth, it contains about 500
square miles. Pop. 47,947. Auhurn is the
chief town.

Cayuga Lake, bounds the west side of the above
county for about 25 miles, extending about 10
miles further south into Tompkins county. It is
three to four miles wide, and discharges its waters
at the north end through Seneca River into Lake
Ontario, from which the north end of Cayuga Lake
is distant about 25 miles. The Erie canal runs
past, near the north end of Cayuga. There is a
town of the same name on the east bank, five
miles west of Auburn.

Cayuta, p.t. Tioga Co. New York, 173 m. W.
Albany. Pop. 642.

Cazauborn, a town of France, department of
Gers, on the banks of the Adour, 80 m. N. N. E.
of Bayonne.

Cazenovia, the chief town of Madison county,
state of New York, situate on the bank
of a
small lake, a few miles south of the line of the
Erie canal, 130 m. W. by N. of Albany. Pop
4,344.

Cazeres, a town of France,“n the department
of Upper Garonne, about 35 m. S. W. of Tou-
louse.

Cecil, a county of the state of Maryland, at
the head of Chesapeak Bay, being about 25




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