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London. It communicates both with the Severn
and the Thames, by a canal. Pop. in 1821,
4,987.
Cirie, a town of Piedmont, seated on the Do-
ria, near the foot of the Alps, 8 m. N. N. W. of
Turin. Pop. 3,500.
Cirtknitz. See Czimitz.
Cismar, a town of Lower Saxony, in Holstein,
seated near the Baltic, 17 m. north of Trave-
munde.
Citadella, or Ciudella, a seaport and the capital
of Minorca, surrounded by-walls and bastions, with
a mood harbour at the N. W. point of the island.
Long. 3. 11. E. lat. 39. 58. N.
Cittadella, an inland town of the Venetian terri-
tory, 25 m. N. W. of Venice. Pop. about 6,000.
Citta di Castello, a city of Italy, with a castle,
capital of a district of the same name, west of
the Apennines, seated on the Tiber, 27 m. S. W.
of Urbino.
Citta Nuova, a town of Italy, in the marquisate
of Ancona, on the Gulf of Venice, 10 m. S. of
Loretto.
Citta Nuova, a seaport of Istria, and a bishop’s
see, seated on an isthmus, at the mouth of the Que-
to, which forms a good harbour, 26 m. S. S. W.
of Capo d’lstria. Long. 13. 47. E. lat. 45. 32.
Citta Veechia, a fortified city of Malta, formerly
the capital of the island, and still the seat of the bish-
opric. The most remarkable edifices are the pal-
ace of the grand master, and the cathedral. Here
are extensive catacombs, about 15 feet below the
surface of the rock in which they are cut: they
contain streets formed with such regularitv. that
the title of Subterranean City has been given to
this place. Near the city is the Grotto of St.
Paul, divided into three parts by iron grates;
in the furthest part is an altar, and a statue of the
saint, in white marble. This old city was consid-
erably larger than at present; for the new city,
Valetta, being more conveniently seated, has
drawn away the greater number of its inhabitants.
It stands on a hill, in the interior of the island, 6
m. W. by S. of Valetta.
City Point, p.v. Prince George Co. Va. on James
River at the mouth of the Appomattox.
Ciudad Real, a town of Spain, capital of Mancha.
The inhabitants are noted for dressing leather for
gloves. It is two miles from the Guadiana, and
S. of Madrid.
Ciudad Real, a city of Chiapa. See Chiapa
dos Espagnoles.
Ciudad Rodrigo, a town of Spain in Leon, and
a bishop's see, seated on the river Aguada, on the
frontier of Portugal. It was taken by the French
in 1810. and retaken by the English in 1811; 50
m. S. W. of Salamanca.
Cicita Castellana, a town of Italy, in the patri-
monr of St. Peter, seated on a high rock, at the
foot "of which is a river that flows into the Tiber,
25 m. N. of Rome.
Ciritm C'sUti. a city of Naples, capital of Abruz-
zo C*tei4or?. and an archbishop’s see. It contains
four clHBsaes and nine convents, and is situate
on a mountain, near the river Pescara, a few miles
above its entrance into the Adriatic, 23 m. E. of
Aquila, and 96 N. of Naples.
Civita di Friuli a town of Italy, in Friuli, seat-
ed on the Nat'-sonx. 10 m. E. of Udina.
Civita di Penmu. a town of Naples, in Abruzzo
Ulteriore, near the riTer Salino, 25 m. N. E. of
Aquila.
Civita Ducole, a town of Naples, in Abruzzo
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Ulteriore, on the River Velino, 10 m. W. of
Aquila.
Civita Mandonia, a town of Naples, in Calabria
Citeriore, near which are the ruins of the famous
city of Sybaris. It is seated on the Gulf of Tar-
ento, at the influx of the Crati, 3 m. N. by E. of
Cosenza.
Civita Veechia, a strong seaport of Italy, in the
patrimony of St. Peter, with an arsenal. The
chief exports are puzzolana, and a superior kind
of alum, prepared at Tolfa. Here the pope’s gal-
lies are stationed, and it is a free port. It was ta-
.ken by the French in 1798, and retaken by the
Austrians <lhd Russians in 1799. It is 35 m N.
W. of Rome. Long. 11. 46. E- lat. 42. 5. N.
CiviteUa, a town of Naples, in Otranto, 5 m. N.
of Taranto.
Civray. See Sivray.
Clackmannanshire, a county of Scotland, bound-
ed on the S. and S. W. by the Forth, and on all
other sides by Perthshire. It is nine miles long
and six broad; produces good corn and pasture,
and plenty of coal and salt. It has also veins of
lead, cobalt, and antimony. Alloa is the princi-
pal town. It has a population of 12,000, one third
of whom are engaged in trade and manufactures.
Clakmkmnan, a parish and town of the above
county. The parish comprises nearly four-fifths
of the countv, and contains about 800 acres of
woodland. The town is seated on an eminence,
and has a harbour formed by the Devon, at its in-
flux with the Forth. On the top of a hill, 190
feet above the level of the Forth, is a square tow-
er. which derives its name from the illustrious
Robert Bruce, whose great sword and casque are
here preserved. It is 27 m. W. N. W. of Edin-
burgh. In 1-821 the parish contained 4,056 inhab-
itants, about a fourth of which inhabited the
town.
Clagenfurt, a town of the Austrian empire, cap-
ital of Lower Carinthia. It has a strong wall, and
contains six churches and three convents. Here
is a manufacture of cloth, and a considerable one
of white lead. This town was taken by the
French in 1797, and again in 1809, when they de-
molished the fortifications. It stands on the riv-
er Gian, which falls into the Drave, 148 m. S. W.
of Vienna. Pop. about 10,000.
Clair, St.a lake of North America, between the
lakes Huron and Erie, 90 miles in circumference.
It receives the waters of the lakes Superior. Michi-
gan, and Huron, and also of the River Thames,
from Upper Canada, in the lat. of 42. 32. N. and
discharges them, through the strait called Detroit,
into the lake Erie.
Clair, St. a county in the state <tf Illinois, the
west side of which borders on the Mississippi Riv-
er in the lat. of 38. 30. N. Pop. 7,092 Belleville
is the chief town. St. Clair is also the name of a
township in Alleghany County, and of another
in Bedford County, both in Pennsylvania.
Clairac, or Clavrac, a town of France, in the
department of Lot and Garonne. Corn and to-
bacco are cultivated, and a great deal of wine and
brandy made here. It is seated in a valley, on
the river Dort, 13 m. N. W. of Agen. Pop. about
6,00xc2xb0.
Claiborne, a county of the state of Mississippi,
bounded on the south Dy the Big Black, and north
by the Yazoo Rivers, and on the west for about
25 miles by the Mississippi River, between the
lat. of 32. and 33. north. It is about 8 miles cndy
in mean breadth. Pop. 9,818. Port Gi ecr ,’Jc
m. N. W. by W. of Monticello, is the chg* | |
