Heiligenbeil, a town of Prussia, in the pro-
vince of Natangen. It is famous for fine beer
tnii white bread, and seated on a small river
which soon after enters the Frisch Haff, 32 m. S.
W. of Konigsberg.

Heiligenberg, a town of Suabia, in the princi-
pality of Furstenberg, 12 m. N. N. E. Con-
stance.

Heiligcnhafen, a towin of Lower Saxony, in
Holstein, seated on the Baltic, opposite the isl-
xe2x80xa2 and of Femeren, 40 m. N. of Lubec. Lat. 54.

27. N., long. 10.48.

Heiligenstadt, a town of Lower Saxony, capi-
tal of the territory of Eichfeld, with a castle and
a college. It is seated at the conflux of the
Geisland with the Leine, 17 m. S. E. of Got-
tingen.

Heilsberg, a town of Prussia, in the province
of Enneland. In 1703 Charles XII. of Sweden
fixed bis head-quarters here. It is seated on the
Alla, 45 m. S. of Konigsberg.

Hdder, a town of North Holland, with a strong
fort which defends the entrance of the Texel.
In September, 1799, the fort was taken by the
English, and the whole of the Dutch fleet lying
in the Texel surrendered to them, for the service
of the prince of Orange ; but the English aban-
doned the fi>rt in November following. It is
situate on the N. W^T. point of the province, op-
posite the V. end of Texel island. 24 m. N. of
A leaner, and 45 X. bv W. of Amsterdam. Lon*.
4 34. E ,lat. 53. 0. Ni

Helena, p.v. Phillips Co. Arkansas.

Helena, St. an island in the Atlantic Ocean, 27
m. in circuit, belonging to the English East India
Company. It lies between the continents of
Africa and South America, about 1,200 m. W. of
the former, and 1,800 E. of the latter; and was
discovered by the Portuguese, in 1501, on St.
Helena’s day. Afterward the Dutch were in
possession of it till 1000, when they were ex-
pelled by the English. In 1673 the Dutch re-
took it by surprise ; but it was soon after recov-
ered. It has some high mountains, particularly
one called Diana Peak, which is covered with
wood to the very top. There are other hills also,
which bear evident marks of a volcanic origin,
and some have huge rocks of lava, and a kind of
half vitrified flags. The climate of St. Helena
is temperate, being exempted from the extremes
of heat and cold, from thunder and lightning
and hurricanes. It is moist, however, and only
about one diy in three is illumined by sunshine.
The interior valleys and little hills are covered
with verdure, and interspersed with gardens,
orchards, and various plantations. There are
also many pastures, surrounded hy inclosures of
stone and filled with a fine breed of small cattle, and
with English sheep ; goats and poultry are like-
wise numerous. The inhabitants do not exceed

3.000. including nearly 500 soldiers, and 1,600
blacks, who are supplied with corn a-nd manufac-
tures by the Company’s ships in return for re-
freshments. The town, called James-towin, is
small, situated at the bottom of a bay on the S.

xc2xab    side of the island, between two steep, dreary

mountains. The principal street is well built and
contains about 3U houses, at the top of which
two other streets branch off to the east and west.
In the latter are the barracks, the hospital, and
several shops, stored with every kind of com-
modities. On the left side of the parade are
situated the govermnent-house and the main
guard-room, in the former of which the gover-

nor and public officers reside. The church is
situated in front of the gateway, by which the
town is entered, and near it there is a small
theatre. St. Helena is particularly celebrated
for having been the prison of Napoleon, the late
emperor of France, and for being the place in
which he breathed his last, and where his mortal
remains are deposited. He died in May,
1821. Lat. of James-town, 16. 35. S., long. 5. 43.

Helena, St. one of a cluster of islands on the
coast of S. Carolina, composing the parish of St.
Helena, in the district of Beaufort. Pop. 8,799

Helens, St. a village in Hampshire, Eng. at the
E. end of the Isle of Wight, 2 m. N. E. of Bra-
ding. It has a bay or road of considerable note
as a rendezvous for ships that are outwaid
bound.

Helens, St. a village in Lancashire, Eng. 3 m.
N. E. of Prescot. In and near it are a variety of
manufactures ; particularly an extensive copper-
work, and a still larger one at Bavenhead, for
casting plate-glass. The Sankey canal begins at
the coal mines here, and takes a circuitous course
by Newton to the Mersey, below Warrington.

Hdier, St. the capital of the island of Jersey,
seated on the E. side of the bay of St. Aubin, with
a harbour and a stone pier. It has of late rapid-
ly increased from a small village to a respectable
towin. The inhabitants are computed to be 10,000,
and have manufactures of woolen, stockings, and
caps. At the top of the market-place is the statue
of George II.; and in the church, where prayers
are read alternately in English and French, is a
monument to the memory of major Pierson, who
fell here in the moment of victory. Besides the
church there are chapels for dissenters. There
are three gazettes published weekly in French,
and one in English. Long. 1. 58. AV., lat. 49. 11.
N. See Jersey.

Hdier, St. a little island near the town of the
same name, in the hay of St. Aubin, on the S.
side of Jersey. It took.its name from Elerius, or
Helier, a holy man who lived in this island, and
was slain by the Pagan Normans. His cell, with
the stone bed, is still shown among the rocks;
and in memory of him, a noble abbey was founded
here. On the site of this abbey now stands Eliz-
abeth castle, the residence of the governor, and
garrison of Jersey. It occupies the whole is-
land, which is near a mile in circuit, and is sur-
rounded by the sea at every half flood j and hence,
at low water, is a passage to the town of St. He-
lier, called the Bridge, half a mile long, formed
of sand and stones.

Heligoland, or Helgoland, a group of small is-
lands in the German Ocean, off the coast of Den-
mark, to which they formerly belonged ; but now
to Great Britian. They are situated about 28 m.
from the AVeser, the Elbe, and the Eyder. The
principal island which is divided into the Cliff
and Lowland, is about 2 m. and a half in circum-
ference, and on it is erected a light-house, which
is visible nearly 30 m. distant. Heligoland has
two good harbours, and to the east of the smaller
island, called the Downs, is good anchorage in
48 feet of water. The number of inhabitants is
about 2,000 who live chiefly by fishing and acting
as pilots. Lat. of the light-house, 54.11. N., long.
7. 55.

Ildiopolis, or Materea, a village of Egypt, 4 m.
E. N. E. of Cairo, where the French gained ade
cisive victory over the Turks in 1800. Here is
a celebrated spring of fresh water, said to be ther
only one in Egypt; and, according to tradition