xe2x80xa2 Macao, a town of China, in an island, at the
entrance of the bay of Canton. It is defended
by three forts. The Portuguese have been in
possession of the harbour since 1640. The Brit-
ish have a factory here. Long. 113. 46. E., lat.
22. 13. N.

Macorsca, a sea-portof Austrian Dalmatia, and
a bishop’s see. In its vicinity are many subtcr.
raneous grottoes. It is seated on the gulf of
Venice, 36 m. S. E. ofSpalatro. Long. 18. 7. E.,
lat. 43. 49. N.

Macas, a town of Peru, the capital of a fertile ,
district of the same name, which forms the most
easterly part of the kingdom of Quito. The
town was formerly a rich and flourishing place,
but is greatly decayed. It is seated on one ofthe
sources ofthe Amazon, 138 m. S. by E. of Qui-
to.

Macassar, formerly a considerable kingdom of
the island of Celebes. Its princes at one period
ruled over almost the whole island, and also over
several of the neighbouring ones. Since that
time, however the empire has been completely
subverted by the Dutch.

Macassar, the chief settlement of the Dutch in
the above territory, called by them Fort Rotter-
dam, with a respectable fort and good harbour,
but the lattter is of difficult access. Chinese
junks carry on a direct trade with China from
this place, so that the mixed pop. of Dutch and
half-castes, Chinese and natives, is very consid-
erable. The Portuguese settled here about 1525,
but were expelled by the Dutch in 1660. The
British took possession of it in 1810, but restored
it in 1814. It is seated at the mouth of a river, on
the S. W. coast, and at the S. end ofthe strait of
Macassar. Long. 119. 49. E., lat. 5. 9. S.

Macassar, a strait which separates the islands
of Celebes and Borneo. It is about 350 m. in
length, and from 50 to 140 in breadth, and contains
numerous shoals arid rocky islands.

Macclesfield, a town in Cheshire, Eng. with
manufactures of mohair, twist, hatbands, buttons,
and thread, and mills for the winding of silk. It is
a large handsome town,and contains two churches
7 meeting-houses for dissenters, a Roman catholic
chapel, three alms-houses for widows, a free gram-
mar school, founded by Edward VI., and two
Sunday schools. It is seated at the edge of a for-
est, near the river Bollin, 36 m. E. of Chester,
and 167 N. W. of London. Long. 2. 17. W., lat.
53. 15. N.

Mac-Connelsburg, p.v. Bedford Co. Pa. In the
neighbourhood of this place is a medicinal spring.

Mae-Connelsmlle, p.t. Morgan Co. Ohio.

Macnanielsville, p.v. Sportan Dis. S. C.

Macdonough, a township of Chenango Co. N. Y.
Pop. 1,232.

Macduff, a town of Scotland, in Banffshire,
with a good harbour, on the frith of Moray, 2 m.
E. of Banff.

Macedon, or Macedonia, a celebrated province
of Greece, bounded by Thrace, Bulgaria, Servia,
Thessaly, and the Archipelago. The soil is for
the most part fertile, aud the coasts in particular
abound in corn, wine, oil, tobacco, &c. Salonica
is the capital.*

Macedon, p.t Wayne Co. N. Y. Pop. 1,990.

Maeeira. See Mazisra.

Maccrata, a town of Italy, in the Papal States:
it is the see of a bishop, and contains a univcrsi -
ty, two academies, a public school, and about

10,000 inhabitants. The principal gate is built in
the form of a triumphal arch. In 1797 it was ta-
ken by the French. It is seated on a hill by tne
river Chienti, 22 m. S. by W. of Ancona. Lono-.

13. 27. E., lat. 43. 20. N.

Mac Grcwsburg, p.v. Adams Co. Pa. 32 m. S.
E. Harrisburg

Machala, a town of Peru, in the audience of
Quito. The environs produce great quantities ol
excellent cocao; also large mangrove-trees, the
wood of which is very durable, and so heavy as
to sink in water. It stands near the bay of Guay-
aquil, 86 in. S. of Guayaquil.

Mackerry, a town of Hindoostan, capital of a
district of the same name, in the province of Agra.
It is 70 m. S. S. VV. of Dehli.

Mn chian, the most fertile of the Molucca islands
which rises like a conic mountain from tire see
It is 20 m. in circumference, and produces excel-
lent cloves. Long. 126. 55. E., lat. 0. 28. N.

Machias, p.t. Washington Co. Me. on Machias
Bay. 236 m. N. Portland. There are 3 distinct
towns,each of which has a post office. Machias has
a pop. of 1,021. East Machias 1,066, and Machi-
as Port 688. A large trade in lumber is carried
on here, and a great number of saw mills are seat-
ed in the streams which run into the bay.

Machlin, a town of Scotland, in Ayrshire, seated
on an eminence near the river Ayr, 6 m. E. N.
E. of Ayr.

Macfiynletli, a town of Wales, in Montgomery-
shire. In the vicinity are extensive slate quarries
and several productive lead mines: the staple
manufacture is that of flannel. Here Owen
Glendwr exercised his first acts of royalty in 1402.
The town is seated near the Dyfi, over which is
a bridge into Merionethshire, 37 m. AV. of Mont-
gomery, and 207 N. W. of London.

Mac Intosh, a county of Georgia, Pop. 4,998.
Darien is the capital.

Mac Kean, a county of the AV. District of Penn-
sylvania. Pop. 1,439. Smithport is the capital.

Mackinac or Mackinaw. See Michilimackinac

Mac Keansburg, p.v. Schuylkill Co. Pa.

Mac Krcsport, p.v. Alleghany Co. Pa. 11 m. S.
E. Pittsburg.

Mackenzie’s Purer, a large river of North Amer
ica flowing out of Slave Lake into the Frozen
Ocean. The Unjigah or Peace river, and At imp
escow or Elk river, which flow into this lake may
be regarded as the sources of Mackenzie’s river;
thus its whole course will be about 2,000 m.

MackeysviUe, a village of Burke Co. N. C.

Mac Leensborough, p.v. Hamilton Co. Illinois.

Mac Minn, a county of E. Tennessee. Pop. 14.
497. Athens is the capital.

Mac MinnviUe, p.t. Warren Co. Ten. 70 m. S.
E. Nashville.

Mac Nairy, a country of AV. Tennesse. Pop
5,697. Purdy is the capital.

Macomb, a county of Michigan, on L. St. Clair.
Pop. 2,414. Mount Clemens is the capital.

Macon, or Mascon, a city of France, capital of
the department of Saone-et-Loire, celebrated foi
its wine. It is seated on the side of a hill, neai
the Saone, 40 m. N. of Lyons. Long. 4. 48. E.
lat. 46. 20. N.

Macon, p.t. Bibb Co. Geo. 35 m. S. AV. Milledge
ville.

MaconsviUe, p.t. Northampton Co. N. C.

Macquarric, a river of New Holland which rises
in the Blue mountains and flowing westerly be*
comes totally lost among inland marshes.

Maori, or Macari, a town of Asiatic Turkey, in
Natolia, seated on a gulf of its name, in the Med-
iterranean. Here are the ruins of an amphitheatre