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. |