ed in consequence of their strong odour. Their
enormous tusks are of a beautiful, ivory, smoother
and finer than that of the elephant. The serene
season is from May till November; and then the
rains begin, which lay the low grounds under
water, kill the insects, and continue till March,
when they commence sowing, and in July the
sugar and rice begin to ripen but September
and October are the best months for all sorts of
fruits. Jaya has a river which rises in the moun-
tains, and, dividing itself into many branches,
waters the circumjacent country : these after-
wards reunite, and pass through Batavia, divid-
ing it into two parts. For more than a century
Java was under the dominion of the Dutch. In
1811 it was captured by the British, under Sir
Samuel Auchmuty. and many important im-
provements were adopted in its internal admin-
istration. Government also did much to pro-
mote agricultural improvements, and the country
prospered and enjoyed tranquillity. Since it has
been restored to the Dutch. They appear,however,
to have reverted to their former wretched system,
as they have been engaged in quelling insurrec-
tions, which there is little doubt were provoked
by their arbitrary and vexatious exactions. Bata-
via is the capital.

Jaxt, one of the four circles or departments of
Wurtemberg, deriving its name from the river
Jaxt, having Baden on the W. and Bavaria on the
E. It comprises a superficial area of above 14,00
square m., with a pop. of 260,000 : the name was
formerly given to a province not half the extent.

Jaxt, a river of Germany, in Wurtemberg which
rises in the county of Oettingen, and, after flow-
ing through the principality of Elwangen, falls
info the Neckar opposite to Wimpfen, in Hesse-
Darmstadt.

Jaxtberg, a small town of Wurtemberg, on the
river Jaxt, 10 m. S. E. of Mergentheim.

Jay, p.t. Oxford Co. Me. 20 m. N. E. Paris.
Pop. 1.276. Also a township in Orleans Co. Vt.
Pop. 196. Also a town in Essex Co. N. Y. on
Saratoga river. Pop. 1,279.

Jean, St, a town of France, in the department
of Moselle, seated on the Sarre, 12 m. W. of Deux
Ponts.

Jean cl' Atigely. St., a town of France, depart-
ment of Lower Charente, famous for its brandy.
It was taken from the Huguenots, in 1621, by
Louis XIII., who demolished the fortifications.
It is seated on the Bontonne, 17 m. N. E. of
Saintes, and 37 S. E. of Rochelle. *

Jean de Lusne, .Sf., a town of France, depart-
ment of Cote d’ Or, celebrated for the bravery of
its inhabitants, in opposing the imperial count
Gallas, at the head of a numerous army, in 1635.
It is seated on the Saone, 15 m. S. S. E of Dijon

Jean de Luz, SC, a town of France, department
of Lower Pyrenees, the last next Spain with a
harbour. It owes its opulence to the cod and
whale fishery, and is seated on a small river, near
the Bay of Biscay, 14 m. S. W. of Bayonne.
Long. 1. 40. W., lat. 43. 25. N.

Jean de Maurienne, St., a town of Savoy, capital
ofthe province of Maurienne, and a bishop’s see.
It is seated on the river Arc, 25 m. E. N. E. of
Grenoble. Long. 6. 20. E., lat. 45. 17. N.

Jean de Pied de Port, St., a town of France, de-
partment of Lower Pyrenees, defended by a cita-
del, upon an eminence, at the entrance of those
passages, or defiles, in the Pyrenees, which, in
this country, are called Ports. It is seated on the
river Nive, 20 m. S. S. E. of Bayonne, and 30 N.
E. of Pampeluna.    !

Jed, a river of Scotland, in Roxburghshire !
which rises on the borders of England, and joins
the Teviot, a little below Jedburg. On its banks
are several large caverns, which were the hiding
places of ancient border-warriors.

Jedburgh a borough of Scotland, capital of Rox-
burghshire. Here is the ruin of a fine abbey, part
of which has been made the parish church. A
variety of woolen manufactures are carried on
here, and the vicinity is notea for its orchards. It
is situated on the Jed, near its conflux with the
Teviot, 42 m. S. E. of Edinburgh.

Jedo, or Jeddo, the capital of the empire of Ja-
pan, situate on the S. E. side of Niphon, the
largest of the Japanese Islands. The city has
neither walls nor ramparts, is 9 m. in length, and
6 in breadth, and contains 1,000,000 inhabitants.
The houses are built of earth, and boarded on the
out side, to prevent the rains from destroying the
walls. In every street is an iron gate, which is
shut up in the night and a kind of custom-house,
or magazine, for merchandize. The imperial pal-
ace is surrounded by walls and ditches, with
drawbridges, forming of itself a considerable
town, in the middle of the city. Where the em-
peror resides are three towers, nine stories high,
each covered with plates of gold; and the hall of
audience is supported by pillars of massy gold.
Near the palace are several others, where the re-
lations of the emperor live. The empress has a
palace of her own, and there are twenty small
ones for the concubines. Besides which, all the
princes of the empire, who are obliged to make it
their residence during half the year, have each a
palace in the city, with a handsome garden. The
houses ofthe common class are nothing but ground
floor, the rooms parted by folding screens, so that
they can be made larger or smaller at pleasure.
Jedo is seated in a plain at the head of a fine bay,
and a river, which passes through it supplies sev-
eral canals. Long. 139. 30. E., lat. 36. 10. N.

Jefferson, a county of New York lying on Lake
Ontario and the St. Lawrence. Pop. 48,515.
Watertown is the capital. A county of the W.
District of Pennsylvania. Pop. 2,225. Brookville
is the capital. A county of the W. District of
Virginia. Pop. 12,927. Charleston is the capital.

A county of Georgia. Pop. 7,309. Louisville is
the capital. A county of Alabama. Pop. 6,855.
Elyton is the capital. A county of Mississippi.
Pop. 9,755. Fayette is the capital. A county
of the E. District of Tennessee. Pop. 11,799.
Dandridge is the capital. A parish of Louisiana.
Pop. 6,846. Coquille is the capital. A county
of Kentucky. Pop. 24,002. Louisville is the
capital. A county of Ohio. Pop. 22,489. Steu
benville is the capital. A county of Indiana