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Hou-quang, a province of China, which occu-
pies nearly the centre of the empire, and ia divi-
ded into two parts, the N. and S., by the river
Kian-ku. It is a flat, open country, watered by
lakes, canals, and rivers; and has plenty of wild
fowl and cattle. The soil is remarkably fertile;
gold is found in the sands of the rivers; and there
is such a variety of all sorts of commodities that
it is called, by the Chinese, the store-house ofthe
empire. It contains 15 cities of the first class, and
114 of the second and third. Vou-tchang is the
capital.
Ilourn, Loch, an arm of the sea, on the W. coast
of Scotland, in Inverness-shire, extending 20 m.
inland from the sound of Skye.
Houssa, a considerable town of Negroland, cap-
ital of a country of the same name, extending
along the N. side of the Niger. It is 200 m. E.
of Tombuctoo. Long. 4. 20. E., lat. 16. 10. N.
Hou-tcheou, a city of China, of the first class,
in the province of Tche-kiang. The quantity of
silk manufactured here is almost incredible, and
it is the chief place for making writing pencils.
It stands near a large lake, called Tai, 110 m. S.
E. of Nan-king. Long. 120. 15. E., lat. 30. 55. N.
Howard, a county of Missouri Pop. 10,844.
Fayette is the Capital.
Howard, p.t. Steuben Co. N. Y. Pop. 2,364
Also a township of Centre Co. Pa.
Howden, a town in E. Yorkshire, Eng. It gives
name to a small district called Howdenshire. The
bishops of Durham had formerly a palace here,
the remains of which are now occupied as a farm-
house. Here is a large church, like a cathedral,
part of which is in ruins. It is seated near the
Ouse, and surrounded by a level country in a
high state of cultivation, 21 m. S. S. E. of York,
and 175 N. by VV. of London.
Howe, Cape, the promontory at the S. E. end
of New Holland.
Howell, a township in Monmouth Co. N. Y.
j Howland, a township of Trumbull Co. Ohio.
Holder, a fortified town of the Prussian states,
on the Weser, 23 m. E. by N. of Paderborn.
Hoy, one of the Orkney Islands, situate between
the island of Pomona and the N. coast of Caithness-
shire. It is 15 m. long and 6 broad. Here is a
stupendous rock, called the Beary; and on the
W. coast is a great conic hill, called Hoy Head,
which is a seamark. Long. 3. 9. W., lat. 58.
46. N.
Hoya, a town of Hanover, capital of a county of
the same name. It is seated on the Weser, 37 m.
N. W. of Hanover. Long. 9. 20. E., lat. 52. 47. N.
Hoyer, a town of Denmark, in the duchy of Sles-
wick, celebrated for its oyster-fishery, 4 m. W. of
Tonderen.
Hoyerswerda, a town and castle of Lusatia, on
the Black Elster, 17 m. N. N. W. of Bautzen.
Hoym, a town and castle of Saxony, in the prin-
cipality of Auhalt, seated on the Godel, at its
junction with the Selke 7 m. E. of Quedlinburg.
Hradisch, a town of Moravia, capital of a cir-
cle of the same name, which produces excellent
wine. It is a frontier fortress towards Hungary,
and stands on an island in the river Moraw, 30
m. S. S. E. of Oimutz. Long. 17.30. E., lat. 49.
7. 9.
Huahine, one of the Society Islands, in the S.
Pacific, 30 leagues from Tahiti. It is 21 m. in
compass, and has a commodious harbour, called
Owharra Bay, on the W. coast. Long. 151. 8.
W , lat. 16. 44. S.
Hubbard, a township of Trumbull Co. Ohio. |
Hubbardston, p.t. Worcester Co. Mass. 45 m.
W. Boston. Pop. 1,674.
Hubbardton, p.t. Rutland Co. Vt. 40 m. N. W.
Windsor. Pop. 865.
Hubert, St., a town of the Netherlands, in
Luxemburg, with a celebrated abbey, seated in
the forest of Ardennes, on the rivulet Homme, 14
m. W. of Bastogne.
Hubertsberg, a town of Saxony, in Meissen,
with a magnificent hunting-seat, built by Augus-
tus III., then electoral prince, 22 in. E. of Leip
zig.
Huddersfield, a populous and flourishing town
in W. Yorkshire, Eng. Here is a large circular
hall, in which narrow and broad cloths, serges,
kerseymeres, &c., manufactured in the town and
neighbourhood, are weekly exposed to sale. It
stands on the Colne, 3 m. from the Calder, from
which it has a canal to Ashton-under-Line. In
addition to the parish church, two others have
been erectedxe2x80x94Trinity Church, in 1819, and
Christ Church, completed in 1824 ; and there are
several meeting-houses for the different denomi
nations of dissenters. The charitable institutions
are numerous, and a mechanic’s institutute was
established in 1825, to which a valuable library
has since been attached. It is 41 m. S. W. of
York, 25 N. E. of Manchester, and 189 N. N.
W. of London.
Hudson’s Bay, a bay of North America, lying
between 51. and 69. N. lat., discovered in L610
by captain Henry Hudson. The entrance of the
bay, from the ocean, is between Resolution Isle
on the N. and the Labrador coast on the S., form-
ing the E. extremity of the strait distinguished
by the name of its great discoverer. It commu-
nicates on the N. by two straits with Baffin’s Bay ,
on the E. side it is bordered by Labrador, on the
S. W. by New South W7ales, and on the W. by
New North Wales. These countries, included
under the name of New Britain, abound with
animals whose skins and furs are far superior in
quality to those found in less northerly regions
In the region to the westward Captain Franklin
discovered that beautiful little animal which he
named Parry’s Marmot in honour ofthe celebrat-
ed navigator of that name. It bears a strong
resemblance to the striped squiril. The natives are
called Esquimaux and northern Indians ; and are
materially different from the southern tribes. In
1670 a charter was granted to a company for the
exclusive trade to this bay. The territories
claimed by this company are stated by some wri-
ters to extend from 70. to 115. of W. long., and
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