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the fifth or sixth : it never lasts more than thirty
years, and frequently decays long before that time.
A single plant may produce from one to four
pounds of coffee.

These islands were the resoit of the Buccaneers,
those celebrated freebooters, so noted and formi-
dable during the seventeenth century. These

bold adventurers attacked, in small numbers, and
with small means, but with an intrepidity which
bade defiance to danger, not only single merchant
vessels, but several of them together, and some-
times armed ships Their common mode of at-
tack was by boarding They directed their efforts
especially against the Spanish ships which sailed
for Europe laden with the treasures of America.
By the repeated losses which they suffered, the
Spaniards were at last so discouraged, that they
seldom offered a serious resistance. Their man-
ner of dividing their booty was remarkable. Every
one who had a share in the expedition swore that
he had reserved nothing of the plunder. A false
oath was of extremely rare occurrence, and was
punished by banishment to an uninhabited island.
The wounded first received their share, which
was greater according to the severity of their
wounds. The remainder was divided into equal
parts, and distributed by lot. The leader received
more than the others only when he had particu-
larly distinguished himself. Those who had per-
ished in the expedition were not forgotten. Their
part was given to their relations or friends, and,
in default of them, to the poor and to the church.
Religion was strangely blended with their vices,
and they always began their enterprises with a
prayer. Ihe wealth which they acquired was
spent in gambling and debauchery, for it was the
principle of these adventurers to enjoy the pre-
sent and not care for the future. The climate
and their mode of life gradually diminished their
number, and the vigorous measures of the
English and French governments at last put an
end to their outrages, which had, perhaps, been
purposely tolerated.

Indore, a town of Hindoostan, in the province
ofMalwah, capital of one of the Poonah Mali-
ratta chiefs, who was defeated by the British in
1804, and his successor compelled to enter into
an engagement to renounce all connexion with
the enemies of the British,and to furnish, when re-
quired, 3,000 cavalry. It is seated on a river
that flows into the Nerbuddah, 28 m. S. S. E. of
Ougein. Long. 76. 11. E., lat. 22. 5. N.

Indrapour, a seaport on the W. coast of Suma-
tra, capital of a district of the same name. 160
m. N. W. of Ber.coolen.

Indre, a department of France, including part
of the ci-devant province of Berry. It has its
name from a river, which rises in this department
flows into that
of lndre-et-Loire, and joins the

Loire 4 m. below the influx of the Cher. Its
area is estimated at 5,869 sq. m.; its pop. 205,000
Chateauroux is the capital.

Indre-it-Loire, a department of France, includ-
ing almost the whole of the province of Tou-
raine and bounded by the departments of the
Loire-et-Cher, the Indre, the Vienne, and the
Maine. It consists mostly of fine plains, inter-
spersed, however, with small hills, The princi
pal rivers are the Loire, the Vienne, the Cher, and
the Indre. Tours is the capital.

Indus, or Sinde, a great river of Asia, having
its source in a range of mountains of Tartary, be-
tween 38. and 39. of of N. lat. From Tiiibet it
takes a $. W. course, and enters Hindoostan in
about 35. N. lat. It has always been considered
as the western barrier of Hindoostan. 60 m. from
its source it is joined by the Cabul, when it is no
longer fordable. Between 25. and 26. of lat. it en
ters the province of Sinde, and here we find it
again divided into two considerable branches; the
principal or western divided into numerous
streams, which form a Delta similar to that ofthe
Nile or Ganges : they are, however, very shallow
and only navigable by boats. It is said to be 1,350
m. in length and some parts of it are capable of
bearing vessels of 200 tons. But there is very
little commerce transported by it. Its water fa
very wholesome. On the E. of this river is a
great sandy desert, extending nearly 500 m. in
length, and from 60 to 150 in breadth.

Industry, p.t. Somerset Co. Me. Pop. 902.

Inglejingen, a town of Wurtemberg, on the
Kocher, 20 m S. S. W. of Mergentheim.

Ingelheim, a town of Germany, in Hesse-Darm-
stadt, seated on an eminence, on the river Salva,
9 m. E. of Bingen.

Ingleborougli, one ofthe highest mountains ol
England, in Yorkshire, 8 m. N. N. W. of Settle
It is 2,361 feet above the level of sea.

Inglesville, p.v. Montgomery Co. Va.

Jngleton, a village in West Yorkshire, Eng. at
the foot of Jngleborough mountain. It is tolera-
bly well built, and has manufactures of cotton
yarn. Near it are several collieries, which supply
the surrounding country to a considerable dis-
tance with coals. 10 m. W. N. W. of Settle, and
245 N. VV. of London.

Inglis Island, an island on the N. coast of New
Holland, near the entrance of the gulf of Car-
pentaria.

Ingolstadt, a town of Bavaria. It is one ofthe
strongest places in Germany, surrounded by a
morass. The houses are built of stone, and the
streets are large. Here was formerly a universi-
ty, which in 1800 was transferred to Landshut.
It is seated on the Danube; 9 m. E. of Neuburg,
and 45 N. by W. of Munich. Long. 11. 25. E.,
lat. 48. 46. N.    xe2x80xa2

Ingraham Islands, a cluster of islands, seven in
number, in the Pacific Ocean, discovered by
Captain Ingraham, of Boston, in 1791,yind named
Washington, Adams, Lincoln, Federal, Franklin,
Hancock, and Knox. Federal island (or Noohei
va) is considered the largest, most populous, and
fertile. They appear generally to be diversifi-
ed with hills and valleys, and to be wrell wooded.
Most of them are inhabited,and the people resem-
ble those of the Marquesas.

Ingrande, a town of France in the department of
Maine-et-Loire, situate on the Loire, 15 m. W. S.
W. of Angers.

Ingre, a town of France in the department of
the Loiret, 4 m. N. W. of Orleans.


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