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King Creek, a village in Barnwell DistricfS. C.
Kinglield, p.t. Somerset Co. Me. Pop. 554.
King George the Third Sound, a harbour on the
S W. coast of New Holland discovered by cap-
tain Vancouver in 1791. It is safe, and easy of
access any where between its outer points of en-
trance, Bald-head and Mount Gardener, 11 m.
distant from each other. Long. 118. 17 E., lat.,
35. 5. S.
King George Sound, the name given by captain
Cook, in 1778, to the bay which he discovered on
the W. coast of North America, in long. 126. 48.
W., and lat. 49. 33. N. but the natives call it
Nootka; the name now generally adopted by the
English. It is notsituate on the continent, as
Cook had reason to suppose, but on an island, to
which captain Vancouver, in 1792, gave the name
of Quadra and Vancouver Island. In 1786 a few
British merchants in the East Indies formed a
settlement in this place to supply the Chinese
market with furs ; but the Spaniards in 1789, cap-
tured two English vessels, and took possession of
the settlement.. The British ministry made their
demand of reparation, and the affair was ami-
cably terminated by a convention.
Kin-gan, a city of China, of the first rank, in
the province of Kiang-si, seated on the Kan-kiang,
800 m. S. of Pekin. Long. 115. 10 E., lat. 27.
16. N.
Kindhorn, a borough of Scotland, in Fifeshire,
on the frith of Forth, nearly opposite Leith. It
joins with Burntisland, Kirkald}*, and Dysart in
returning two members to parliament. It has
two harbours, one below the town, and the other
half a mile W. at Pettycur, for the passage boats
between this place and Leith. The manufac-
ture of thread stockings, and the spinning of
cotton and flax, were fomerly carried on here to
some extent, but owing to the depression of
trade the former is given up and the latter is
not prosecuted with any great activity. 9 m. N.
by W. of Leith.
Kingsborovgh p.v. Montgomery Co. N. Y. 50.
m. N. W. Albany.
Kings County, a county of New York, compris-
ing the west end of Long Island. Pop. 20,537.
Flatbush is the capital.
Kinsburg, p.t. AVashington Co. N. Y. on the
Hudson 90 m. E. Albany. Pop. 2,606.
Kings County, a county of Ireland, in the prov-
ince of Leinster, 43 m. long and about 39 in its
greatest breadth; bounded on the N. by West
Meath, E. by Kildare, S. by Queen’s County and
Tipperary, and W. by the Shannon, which sepa-
rates it from Galway and Roscommon. It is di-
vided into 52 parishes, contains about 130,000
inhabitants, and sends two members to parliament.
1 The principal rivers are the Shannon, and the
j Greater and Little Brosna ; and the grand canal
croses the N. part of the county. It is not so well
cultivated as some of the other counties, but the
soil is tolerably fertile. The capital is Philips-
town.
King's Langley, a village in Hertfordshire, where
Henry III. occasionally resided. It is seated on
the river Gade, 5 m. S. AV. of St. Alban’s.
Kingsbridgt, a town in Devonshire, Eng. seat-
ed on a branch of the Salcomb River, over which
is a bridge to Dodbrook, 34 m. S. by W. of Exeter,
and 208 W. S. AV. of London.
Kingsclere, a town in Hampshire, Eng. with a
great trade in malt. It was the residence of
some of our Saxon kings. 54 m. W. by S. of
London. |
Kingseliff, a parish in Northamptonshire, Eng
12 m. W. of Peterborough.
Kingsessing, a township of Philadelphia Co.
Pa.
King's Mountain, a mountain in Lincoln Coun-
ty in the western part of North Carolina. A
battle was fought here Oct. 7. 1780 between a
body of American militia and a party of British
and Tories in which the latter were defeated
and nearly the whole killed or taken prisoners.
Kingsteig, a strong fortress of Norway. See
Fredericstadt.
Kingston, a corporate town in Surrey, Eng.
At a national council held here, in the year 838,
king Egbert, and his son Athelwolf, were pres
ent; and several of the Saxon monarchs were
crowned here. This town sent two members tc
parliament in the reigns of Edward II. and III.
but was disfranchised by the desire of the inhab
itants. Queen Elizabeth founded here a free-
school ; and. the spring assizes are held at this
place. It is seated on the river Thames, over
which it had an ancient wooden bridge, now re-
placed by one of stone. 10 m. S. W. of London.
Kingston a sea-port of Jamaica, in the West
Indies, situate on the N. side of Port Royal Bay.
It was built in 1798, after the great earthquake
which destroyed the town of Port Royal, and tn
1803 was incorporated as a city.. It is a place of
good trade being much resorted to by ships com
ing to load and unload their cargoes ; and of late
years it has been greatly enlargedby the addition
of many handsome houses. Pop. including 18,000
slrves, 33,OOo- It is 10 m. E. of Spanish Town.
Long. 76. 40 W., lat. 18. 3. N.
Kingston, the capital of St. Vincent, in the
West Indies, situate at the head of a bay of the
same on the S. AV. shore of the island.
Kingston, p.t. Rockingham Co. N. H. adjoin-
ing Exeter. Pop. 999. Also a township of Ad
dison Co. A't. 25 m. S. AA7. Montpelier. Pop.
803. A p.t. Plymuoth Co. Mass. on Plymouth Bay.
4. m. N. AV. Plymouth. Pop. 3,322. A p.t. Ulster
Co. N. Y. formerly Espus. It stands on the Hud-
son, 55 m. below Albany. Pop. 4,170. Also towns
and villages in Middlesex Co. N. J. Luzerne Co .Pa.
Talbut and Somerset Cos. Md. Delaware and Ross
Cos. Ohio. Roane Co. Ten. and Morgan Co. Geo.
Kingston, the largest and most populous town
of Upper Canada, with a good harbour. Here
the king’s stores are kept and guarded. Vessels
from Lower Canada go no further than this place :
and hence to York, Niagara, &c. Stores and
merchendise are conveyed in boats. It is seated
on Lake Ontario, and its outlet into the St. Law-
rence, 190 m. W. ofMontreal. Long. 75.41. W.,
fat. 44. 8. N.
Kingston on HuU. See Hull.
King-tcheou, a city of China, of the first rank,
in the province of Ilou-quang. It is considered
one of the kej’s of the empire, is well fortified, and
lias a large Tartar garrison. It stands on the
Kian-ku, 620 m. S. S. W. ofPeking. Long. 111.
37. E., lat. 30, 26. N.
King-te-tching, a town of China, in the prov-
ince of Kiang-si, famous for its beautiful por-
celain. It is computed to contain above 1,000,
000 of inhabitants, and extends 4 m. along the
banks of a river which here forms a kind of har-
bour. 655 m. S. of Pekin. Long. 115. 54. E.
lat. 29 . 25. N.
Kington, or Kineton, a town of Warwickshire,
Eng. King John kept his court in a castle he
erected here. 85 m. N. W. of London. |
