is bounded on the east by Sclavonia, and on the
west by Lower Stiria; and the part south of the
Save is hounded on the east by the Turkish pro-
vince of Bosnia, and on the west by Lower Car-
niola : this part was ceded to France at the peace
of Vienna in 1809, but restored to Austria at the
general peace of 1815. The mean breadth of
Croatia is about sixty miles, and its superficial
area 9,420 square miles, containing a population
of about 800,000. It was called by the Romans
Liburnia, and subsequently formed part of Illyria
and Sclavonia, and at a somewhat later period be-
came an independent kingdom under the protec-
tion of the eastern emperors. In 1087 it was
conquered by Ladislaus, king of Hungary, and
passed into .the hands of Austria by its being
made an integral part of Hungary in 1102. It
is now divided into six counties, and the south-
east part into six districts. It is in general a moun-
tainous country ; containing some mines of iron
and copper, and the best timber in Europe.
The valleys are tolerably fertile, and the mulber-
ry, prune, vine, and olive are interspersed over
most parts of the country, and in parts flourish
luxuriantly. Honey is collected in great quanti-
ties on the banks of the Drave. The Port of
Fiume, at the south-west extremity of the pro-
vince, supplies the interior with such foreign pro-
ductions as the inhabitants can command, in ex-
change for their surplus produce, which is limit-
ed both in value and extent. The capital of the
country is Carlstadt, and the other princ'oal
towns are Warasden, A gram, Petrinia, Ogmia,
Zettin, &c. &c. See Morlachia.

Crogkansxiile, v. Sandusky Co. Ohio.

Croja, a town of European Turkey, in Albania,
seated near the Gulf of Venice, 13 m. N. by E.
of Durazzo. It was once the residence of the
kings of Albania.

Croisic, or Croisil, a town of France in the de-
partment of Lower Loire, seated on the Bay of
Biscay, between the mouths of the Loire and
Vilaine, 35 m. W. of Nantes.

Croix, St., a river of North America, which
forms the north-east boundary of the United
States, and runs into the Bay of Passamaquoddy,
in the lat. of 45. 0. N., and 67. 0. of W. long.

Croix, St., one of the Virgin Islands, in the Car-
ribean ’ Sea, thirty miles long and eight where
broadest; lying forty miles east by south of St.
Thomas, and abodWihe same distance E. S. E. of
Crab Island, off the S. E. end of Porto Rico.
Columbus landed upon this island in one of his
early voyages. It was successively held by the
Spaniards, English, and Dutch. In 1651 it was
bought ftr the knights of Malta, who sold it in
1664 to the French West India Company, by
whom it was sold to the Danes in 1696 ; these held
it till 18**1. when it was taken by the English, and
restoied after the naval action off Copenhagen in
the same rear ; retaken in 1807, and restored again
at the genera! peace of 1815. It is divided into
about 35'¹ mttftms. yielding about 25,000 hogs-
heads. or !>xe2x80xa2. - O tons, of sugar annually. The
population .a 1813 amounted to 31,387, of whom

23,000 were Gives. The chief town is Chris-
tianstadt, on the north coast, with a fine harbour,
defended by a fortress. Long. 65. 28. W., lat. 17.
45. N.

Croce, St., Croix, Sf.. or Cruz, Santa. There
are several towns, villages, and rivers of this
name both in Europe and America, but all incon-
siderable.

Cromack-woter, a lake in Cumberland between

Buttermere-water and Lows-water, receiving the
former at its south end by the river Cocker, and
the latter at its north end. It is 4 m. long, and half
a mile over ; with three small isles, one of them a
rock, and the other covered with wood. Half a
mile from the south-west end is a waterfall, called
Scale Force, between the mountains of Mell
brake and Bleacragg. At the north-east corner
is a stone bridge over its outlet, the Cocker. It
abounds with char and red trout.

Cromarty, a county of Scotland, 16 miles long
and six broad, comprehending part of a peninsu-
la on the south side of a frith to which it gives
name. On the south and west it is bounded by
Ross-shire. It is divided into five parishes,
and contains about 6,000 inhabitants. The high-
lands are healthy, and on the coast it is fertile and
well cultivated. It sends one member to parlia
ment alternately with Nairnshire. The towns
are Cromarty, Kirkmichael, Resolis, and Urqu-
hart.

Cromarty, a seaport of Scotland, and capital of
the preceding county. The harbour is one of the
finest in Great Britain, and has a commodious
quay. Here is a considerable manufacture of
hempen cloth, and a coasting trade in corn, thread,
yarn, fish, and skins of various sorts. It stands at
the mouth of the frith of Cromarty, 16 m. N. N.
E. of Inverness. Long. 3. 50. W.. lat. 57. 38. N
Pop. in 1821,1,993.

Cromer, a town in Norfolk, Eng. It formerly
had two churches, one of which, with several
houses, was swallowed up by the sea. The in-
habitants are chiefly fishermen; and the best lob-
sters on this part of the coast are taken here. It
is seated on the German Ocean, 22 m. north of
Norwich, and 129 north- east of London, and is
frequented in the summer season for sea hathing.
Pop. in 1821,1,023.

Cromford, a village in Derbyshire, Eng. on the
river Derwent, 2 miles north of Wirksworth. The
Arkwrights have erected an extensive cotton mill
at this place, and connected it by a canal with the
Erwash and Nottingham canals, and thereby with
the river Trent. Pop. in 1821,1,242.

Crompton, a township in the parish of Oldham,
Lancashire, Eng. Pop. in 1821, 6,482. See
Oldham.

Cronach, a town of Bavaria, in the principality
of Bamburg, near which is a mountain-fortress
called Rosenberg. It is seated near the river Cro-
nach, 11 m. N. of Culmbach.

Cronliorg, a strong fortress of Denmark, on the
Isle of Zealand, near Elsinore, which -guards the
passage of the sound. It is situate on the point of
a peninsular promontory, opposite Helsingburg in
Sweden, little more than two miles distant. In
1658 it was taken by the king of Sweden, and re-
stored in 1660. In this fortress is a palace where
queen Matilda was imprisoned till she was per-
mitted to retire to Zell. Not far from this is Ham-
let’s Garden, said to be the spot where the murder
of his father was perpetrated.

Cronenberg, or Kronberg, a town of Germany,
in the late electorate of Mentz, seated on a moun-
tain, nine miles north-west of Frankfort.

Cronstadt, a seaport and fortress of Russia, on
the island of Retusari, in the Gulf of Finland.
The harbour is the chief station of the Russian
fleet. Here are great magazines of naval stores,
docks, and yards for building of ships, a foundry
for casting cannon balls, and an extensive marine
hospital. The Man of War’s Mole is enclosed
by a strong rampart, built of granite, in the sea,