Mangea, an island in the S. Pacific, 5 leagues in
circumference. In the interior partes it rises into
small hills, and captain Cook, by whom it was dis-
covered in 1777, represents it as a fine island ;
but he did not find a landing place. Long. 158.
16. W., lat. 21. 27. S.

Manheim, a town of Baden, and capital of the
circle of the Neckar. The streets are spacious,
straight, and well paved; the houses are elegant
and uniform. The palace is a magnificent struc-
ture, with a cabinet of natural curiosities and a
gallery of pictures. The inhabitants are compu-
ted at 24,000. Manheim was frequently taken
and re-taken by the French and Austrians in the
late wars ; and was finally ceded to Baden in 1802.
It is 17 m. N. of Spire, and 42 S. of Frankfort.
Long. 8. 31. E., lat. 49. 29. N.

Manheim, p.t. Herkimer Co. N. Y. on the Mo-
hawk. Pop. 1,937. p.t. Lancaster Co. Pa. and
townships in York and Schuylkill Cost Pa.

Manica, an inland kingdom in the S. E."part of
Africa, bounded on the N. by Mocaranga, E. by
Sofala and Sabia, and S. and W. by unknown
regions. It is said to abound with mines of gold,
and has a river and capital of the same name; but
it is little known to Europeans.

Manickdurg, a town and fortress of Hindoostan,
in the province of Berar, 5 m. S. E. of Chanada.

Manickpatam, a town ofHindoostan, in the prov-
ince of Orissa, i2 m. S. W. of Juggernaut.

Maniekpore, a town of Hindoostan, capital of
a district of the same name in the province of Al-
lahabad ; seated on the Ganges, in lat. 19. 40. N.,
long. 85. 36. E.

Manlius, p.t. Onondaga, Co. N. Y. Pop. 7,375.

Manilla, the capital of the island of Luconia, as
well as of the other Philippine islands, and the
see of an archbishop, who is commonly the Span-
ish viceroy. It is well fortified, and defended by
the castle of St. Philip. The number of Christian
inhabitants is estimated at 12,000. Most of the
public structures are built of wood, on account of
xe2x80xa2.he frequent earthquakes, by one of which, in
'617, a mountain was levelled, and in 1625 a third
part of the city was overthrown by another, when

3,000 persons perished. This city is seated near
the lake Bahia, on the E. side of a bay, on the S.
W. coast. The bay is a circular basin, 10 leagues
in diameter, and great part of it land locked, but
the part peculiar to the city, called Cavete, lies
9 m. to the S. W. On account of the pure and
mild temperature of the air, it is deemed the most
healthy of all the European settlements in the
East. Long. 120. 52. E., lat. 14. 36. N.

Manningtree, a town in Essex, Eng. The prin-
cipal imports are deals, corn, coal, and iron. It
is seated on a branch of the Stour, called Man-
ningtree-water, 11 m. W. of Harwich, and 60 E.
N E. of London.

Mannhartsberg, a mountain chain of Austria,
beginning at the frontier of Moravia, and termin-
ating at the Danube. The products are corn, saf-
fron, and wine. The chief towns are Crems and
Kloster-Neuburg.

Maiwsque, a town of France, department of
Lower Alps, near the Durance, with a castle, 25
m. N. E. of Aix.

Manpurry, a town and fort of Hindoostan, in
the district of Dooab, seated on Issah, 54 m. E.
of Agra.

Manresa, a town of Spain, in Catalonia, with a
castle, and manufactures of silk, hats, gunpowder,
&c.; seated at the conflux of the Cardonero with
the Lobregrat, 20 m. N. W. of Barcelona.

Mans, a town of France, capital of the depart-
ment of Sarthe, and the see of a bishop. It con-
tains 18,000 inhabitants, and was formerly much
more populous. It has excellent poultry, and its
wax and stuffs are famous. It is seated on a high
hill, near the Sarthe, 20 m. S. of Alencon, and fo
W. by N. of Orleans. Long. 0. 9. E., lat. 48. 0
N.

Mansaroar, a lake of Thibet, from which the
southernmost head of the Ganges was long sup-
posed to issue. It is about 115 m. in circumfer-
ence, and lies about 79. E. long, and 34. N. Iat.

Mansfeld, a town of Prussian Saxony, in the
government of Merseberg, with a decayed cast¹-¹ xe2x80xa2
on a high rock: seated on the Thalbach, 8 m. N
N. W. of Eisleben.

Mansfield, a town in Nottinghamshire, Eng
with a trade in corn and malt, and manufactures
of lace, hosiery, and cotton spinning. Here are
a commodious church, five meeting houses, a
grammar school, two charity schools, and 12
almshouses. Coins of several Roman emperors
have been dug up near this town, and the relics
recently discovered afford indisputable proof that
the Romans had a station in the vicinity. It
communicates with the Pinxton Canal by a rail-
way 7 m. in length; and is seated on the edge of
the forest of Sherwood, 14 m. N. of Nottingham
and 138 N. by W. of London.

Mansilla, a town of Spain, provine of Leon, 10
m. S. S. E. of Leon.

Mansora, a town in the kingdom of Fez, seated
near the mouth of the Guir, 60 m. W. of Me-
quinez.

Mansoura, a town of Lower Egypt, with a con-
siderable trade in rice and sal ammoniac, built by
the Saracens, during the crusades, as a bulwark
against the Christians. It is seated on the E. side
of the Nile, 24 m. S. S. W. of Damietta and 60
N. of Cairo.

Mantaca. See Mataca.

Mantes, a town of France, department of Seine-
et-Oise, with a bridge over the Seine, the great
arch of which is 120 feet wide. The wines of
its vicinity are famous. It is 31 m. N. W. of
Paris.

Mantua, a province of Italy, contiguous to the
duchies of Parma and Modena, fertile in corn,
flax, fruits, and excellent wine. It comprises a
superficial extent of 880 square m. with 214,000
inhabitants; but the former duchy of Mantua
was of greater extent. It was governed by the
Gonzago family, with the title of duke, till
Charles IV., taking part with the French in tin
dispute relating to the succession of Spain, was
put under the ban of the empire, and died in
1708. Having no heirs, the house of Austria
kept possession till 1800, when the French ob
tained it, after the battle of Marengo, but the
Austrians obtained possession of it again in 1814.

Mantua, a city of Austrian Italy, capital of the
above province. It is seated on an island in the
middle of a lake, 20 m. in circumference and two
broad, formed by the Mincio; and so very strono-
by situation, as well as by ar-t, that it is one of
the most considerable fortresses in Europe. The
only way into this city is by means of two moles
or bridges, each of which is defended by a fort
and other works. The city is well built, and
most of the streets are spacious, regular, and well
paved. In the cathedral are paintings by the
most celebrated masters; the church of St. An-
thony is famous for relics; and the Franciscan
church is one of the most elegant of that order in