tian religion, and a botanical garden. Columbo
is the chief place for the staple trade of the island.
The articles exported are cinnamon, pepper, ar-
rack, and coya rope, or cordage ; also cocoa-nuts
and oil, wax, honey, cardamons, coral, ivory, fruit,
&c. Columbo is situate in a rich district on the
west coast, towards the south part of the island.
Long. 79. 49. E.lat-7. 4. N.'

Columbus, p.t. Chenango Co. N. Y. Pop. 1,744.

Columbus, a small county in the S. E. part of
North Carolina, in the swampy district, through
which runs the line dividing North from South
Carolina. Pop. 4,141. Whitesville is the capital.

Columbus, the chief town of Franklin County,
Ohio, and seat of government of the state. It is
pleasantly situate on a gentle eminence, on the
E. bank of the Scioto River, just below the junc-
tion of the Whetstone, 45 miles above, or N. of
Chillicothe, and 418 W. by N. of Washington.
A lateral canal extends from this place to the
grand canal of Ohio. Pop. 2,437.

*** There are 6 other towns called Columbus
in the U. S.

Columrm, a town of Russia, in the government
of Moscow, and an archbishop’s see, situate on the
S. E. frontier of the province, at the confluence
of the Moskwa with the Oka River, 50 m. S. E.
of Moscow.

Colyton, a town of Devonshire, Eng. seated on
the Cole, at its confluence with the Ax, 17 m. E.
of Exeter, and 171 W. by S. of London. Pop. in
1825, 1,945.

Com, or Kom, a town of Persia, in Irac Agemi,
with several beautiful mosques, and some grand
sepulchres, especially those of Seli I. and Abbas

II. The trade is considerable; and the chief articles
are fruit, both fresh and dry, the best soap in Per-
sia, excellent sword blades, white porcelain, silks,
and velvets. It is seated near the foot of a moun-
tain, and on the banks of a river, in a fine plain,
110 m. N. N. E. of Ispahan.

Co'machio, a town of Italy, in the Ferrarese,
seated in a lake of the same name, lying between
two mouths of the river Po, 27 miles E. S. E. of
Ferrara.

Comana. See Cumana.

Combe Martin, a town in Devonshire, Eng. It
is seated on an inlet of the Bristol Channel, sur-
rounded by mines of iron and lead, the produce
from which is shipped for Wales and Bristol.
It is six miles E. of Ufracomb, and 202 W. of
London. Pop. in 1821, 1,023.

Combourg, a town of France, in the department
of Ille and Vilaine, 25 m. S. S. E. of St Malo : it
was the birth place of Chateaubriand.

Combiconum, a town of Hindoostan, situate on
the banks of the Cavery River, about 20 miles
above its entrance into the sea. It was the cap-
ital of the most ancient of the Hindoo dynasties ;
it is now inconsiderable, but several ruins still
remain to attest its former greatness. It is about
15 m. N. by E. of Tanjore.

ComercoUy, a town of Bengal, near the south
bank of the main branch of the Ganges, and about
100 m. N. by E. of Calcutta; it is one of the sta-
tions or factories of the English East India Com-
pany, for collecting of silk and cotton manufac-
tures.

ComiUa, a town of Hindoostan, in Bengal, and
chief place of the country of Tibera. It is seated
on a river that flows west into the Burampooter,
58 m. E. S. E. of Dacca, and 185 E. N. E. of
Calcutta.

Commendo, or Commani, a kingdom of Guinea,
on the Gold coast, formerly a part of the kingdom
of Fetu. The natives are of a warlike disposition,
and so numerous, that the king is said to be aoe
to raise an army of 20,000 men. The capital,
where the king resides, is called Grand Commen-
do, or Guffo; four miles to the south of which,
on the sea coast, is Little Commendo, where the
English and Dutch have forts. It lies to the west
of Cape Coast castle, in the lat. of 4. 54. N. and 3.

34. W. long.

Commercy, a town of France, in the department
of the Meuse, with a castle seated on the Meuse,
16 m. E. of Bar le Due. Pop. about 3,600.

Commotau, or Cliomvtou, a town of Bohemia,
in the circle of Saatz. Its alum pits, and the
great quantities of fruit and vegetables raised
here, are the principal part of its trade. It is 58
m. N. W. of Prague, on the road to Chemnitz.

Como, a town of Italy, in the Milanese, and a
bishop’s see. It is surrounded by a wall, backed
by a conical eminence, on which are the ruins of
a castle. The cathedral is a handsome edifice of
white marble, hewn from the neighbouring quar-
ries. The inhabitants have manufactures of cot-
ton and silk, and carry on some trade with the Gri-
sons. Pliny was born here ; and, in his Letters,
speaks of the delightful scenery of its environs
It stands at the S. W. end of the Lake of Como,
18 m. N. of Milan, and 80 N. E. of Turin. Pop.
about 15,000.    ,

Como, Lake of, a lake of Italy, in the Milanese,
extending from the city of Como in a N. N. E. di-
rection for about 35 miles : it varies in breadth from
one to six miles, and receives from the north the
river Maira, and from the east the Adda, both of
which rivers fall into the lake at its N. E. end,
and discharge their waters by an arm from near
the centre, on the S. E. side; this arm extends
for about twenty miles from one to two miles
wide and is called Lake Lecco, when it again
narrows, and resumes the name of the Adda^ till
it falls into the Po, after a further course of about
60 miles, a few miies above Cremona.

Comorin, Cape, the most southern point of
Hindoostan, in the lat. of 8. 4. N. and 77. 45. of
E. long.

Comorn, a strong town of Hungary, capital of
a territory of the same name. It is seated on an
island called Schut, formed by the confluence of
the Wag with the Danube, 70 m. E. S. E. of
Vienna. The castle is deemed one of the strong-
est in Europe ; and has never surrendered to any
besieging force. The town was taken by the
sultan Solyman in 1543; and has since then been
exposed to various conflicts and ravages; alike
from war, fire, and earthquake. It contains about

9,000 inhabitants, who carry on a considerable
traffic with the surrounding country.

Comoro Islands, five islands in the Indian
Ocean, between the coast of Zanguebar, and the
north end of the island of Madagascar. They
are called Hinzeuan, Mahota, Mohilla, Angezeia,
and Comora. See Hinzuan. Grand Comoro
rises to the height of nearly 8,000 feet above the
level of the sea.

Compiegne, a to win of France, in the depart-
ment of Oise. Here is a palace, in which the
kings of France often resided. The maid of Or-
leans was taken prisoner here by the English in
1430. It is seated near an extensive forest, on
the east bank of the River Oise, over which is an
elegant bridge, a little below the confluence of
the Aisne, and 45 m. N. E. of Paris.

Compostella, or St. Jago de Compostellu, a city