Estepona, a town of Spain, in Granada, near
the coast, 20 m. W. S. W. of Marbella.

Eslerabad. See Asterabad.

Esthonia, or Revel, a government of the Russian
empire, bounded on the W. by the Baltic, N. by
the gulf of Finland, E. by Ingria, and S. by Livo-
nia. After having been long an object of bloody
contention between the Russians, Poles, and
Swedes, it was confirmed to the latter by the
peace of Oliva in 1660; but it was subdued by
reter the Great in 1710, and finally ceded to Rus-
sia in 1721. It is divided into 4 circles. Revel
is the capital.

Esthwaite-water, a lake in Lancashire, Eng. be-
tween Hawkshead and Windermere-water. It is
two m. and a half long, and half a m. broad, in-
tersected by a peninsula from each side, jetting
far into the lake. On the banks are villages and
scattered houses, pleasantly situate under woods
and hanging grounds clothed with verdure, all
heightened by tlie strong back ground of rocky
mountains. No char are found in this lake,
though it is connected with Windermere-water.

Estill, an interior county in the E. part of the
state of Kentucky, intersected by the Kentucky
river ; its area is about 500 square m. Pop. 4,618.
Irvine is the chief town.

Estillville, p.v. Scott Co. Va.

Estremadura. a province of Spain, extending
from the lat. of 37. 56. to 40.15. of N. lat bounded
on the W. by the Portuguese province of Alemtejo
and part of Beira. It is about 90 m. in mean
breadth, giving an area, of 14,400square ra. The
pop. in 1:20, was returned at 42:.423. The N.
end is intersected by the Tagus, and the S. bv the
Guadiana; it seems a country of great capahilitv.
The vine, olive, and corn, all luxuriate within its
limits. Cattle and fine wool are the chief articles
of trade ; and great herds of black swine are fed
on the hills, which are covered with oaks. Ba-
dajoz, near the Portuguese frontier, is the capital,
and the other principal towns are Plazencia, Coria,
Alcantara, Albuquerque, Truxillo, Merida, Oliven-
za, Xeres, and Llerena.

Estremadura, the metropolitan province of Por-
tugal, lying on both sides of the Tagus ; its area
is about 700 square m. and the pop. in 1810, was
returned at 826,680. The part S. of the Tagus
is mountainous and unproductive, whilst the N.
although in parts mountainous, is exceedingly
fertile ; the vine, olive, orange, lemon, and other
delicious fruits, as well as corn, millet, and le-
gumes. abound. Besides Lisbon, the capital of the
province, and of all Portugal, the other principal
towns are Leyria, Thomar, Abrantes, Santarem,
and Alenqner. all N. of the Tagus, and Setubal
near the coast on the S.

Estremm. a town of Portugal, in Alemtejo, and
one of the strongest in the kingdom, being sur-
rounded by ten bastions. An earthenware is
made here, generally esteemed for its beauty and
fine smei!: and in the vicinity are quarries of
beautiial marble. It is 18 m. W. of Elvas. and
100 E. of Lijhnn. Pop. about 6,500.

Esztk, or Eszxg. See Ess eg.

Etampes, a town of France, in the department
of Se ne and Oise, seated on the river Loet or
Etampes, 15 m.E. Chartres. It is distinguished
for the murder of its prefect on the 1st of March,
1792. Pop. in 1825, 7,683.

Etaplcs, a town of France, in the department of
Pas de Calais, situate on the English Channel,
near the mouth of the river Cancbe, 13 m. S. of
Boulogne.

Etaya, or Etaweh, a town of Hindoostan, in the
province of Agra, situate on the E. bank of the
Jumna, which is here 60 feet high. On the top,
near the river, are the remains of a fort. It is 62
m. S. E. of Agra. Long. 79. 16. E., lat. 26. 45.
N.

Ethiopia, a name by which a vast region of
Africa has been distinguished by some geogra
phers, who have divided it into Upper and Lowei
Ethiopia. The first includes Nubia, Abyssinia,
and part of Guinea : the second all the countries
S. of the equinoctial line, as Congo, Monumugi,
Monomotapa, &c. Ethiopia appears to have once
been a great and powerful empire, but the details
of its history are lost in the vortex of time. The
Egyptian empire, was probably founded on the
ruin of that of Ethiopia.

Etienne, St. a town of France, in the depart-
ment of Loire. Beside the manufactures of arms,
hardware, and cutlery (the most considerable in
France,) the weaving of ribbands forms a consid-
erable article of commerce. Coal is found in the
neighbourhood, and also a soft stone, fit for grind-
stones. It is the seat of a prefect, 20 m. S. E. of
Montbrison, and 32 S. W. of Lyon. Pop. in 1825,
19,102.

* A There are about a dozen other towns in dif-
ferent parts of France, named after St. Etienne
(Stephen) all inconsiderable.

Elite Loch, a navigable inlet of tho sea, on the
W. coast of Scotland, in Argyleshire. It is 20 m.
in length, but of very unequal breadth; and its
banks are indented with creeks, which afford
safe anchorage. About 7 m. from the en-
trance it contracts into a narrow channel, called
Connel. where a ridge of rocks occasion, at par-
ticular times of the tide, a violent current. About
2 m. below is the ancient castle of Dunstaffnage.

Etna. See .Etna.

Etna, a township in Penobscot Co. Me. Pop.
362. Also a village in Tompkins Co. N. Y.

Eton, a town in Buckinghamshire, England,
seated on the N. bank of the Thames, opposite to
Windsor, to which it is united by an elegant stone
bridge over the river. Eton is celebrated for its
school, founded by Henry VI. 1440, for the edu-
cation of 70 scholars, a portion of which, when
duly* qualified, are annually elected to King’s Col-
lege, Cambridge. In addition to the 70 founda-
tion scholars, there are generally 3 to 400 of the
sons of the opulent classes, receive their educa-
tion at Eton. The buildings are commodious and
elegant, their light gothic turrets form a beautiful
and interesting contrast to the massive and ma-
jestic towers of Windsor Castle, from which it is
separated only by the river. Eton is 22 m. N. AV
of London. Pop. in 1821,2,475.

Etruria. See Tuscany, and Stoke upon Trent.

Ettenheim, a town in the territory of the grand
duke of Baden, 25 m. S. by E. of Strasburg.

Ettlingen, a town of Suabia, in the duchy of
Baden, on the river Albe, 4 m. S. S. AV. of
Durlach.

Em, a town of France, in the department ol
Lower Seine, with a strong castle, and a harbour
for small vessels at Trepqrt. The principal trade
is in serges and lace. It is seated on the river
Bresle, near the English channel, 15 m. N. E. of
Dieppe.

Eufemia, St. a town of Naples, on the W. coast
of Calabria Ulteriore, on a gulf of the Mediter-
ranean, to which it gives name, 27 m. S. by E.
of Cosenza.

Eu-ho, or Precious-rirer, a river of China, in