the Mobile ; the eastern >xc2xb0 called the Tensaw, and
has the greatest width and depth. Mobile Bay
is 30 m. long and 12 broad; it has two entrances
from the Gulf of Mexico, the deepest of which
las 18 feet of water.

Mobile, a county of Alabama. Pop. 6,265. Mo-
bile is the capital.

Mocaranga, or Mocara, a kingdom on the E.
coast of Africa, erroneously called Monomotapa,
which is the title of the monarch. It is bounded
on the N. by Monomugi, E. by the Mosambique,
S. by Sofala and Manica, and W. by unknown
regions. It has several rivers, of which the Zam-
bera is the chief; is fertile in rice, millet, and
sugar-canes, which last grow without cultivation ;
and the pastures feed vast multitudes of cattle,
especially of the largest sorts, but not any horses.
There are a great many ostriches, wild beasts; and
elephants; and several mines of gold and silver.
The natives possess all the characteristics of the
African negro. Their houses are built of wood,
and covered with plaster; but they have few
towns. Madrogan is the capital.

Mocaumpour, or Mockicanpore, a town of Hin-
doostan, capital of a district of the same name
subject to the rajah of Nepaul. It is situate on the
E. side of the Nepaul, 43 m. S. S. E. of Cat-
mandu and 136 N. of Patna. Long. 85. 20. E.,
lat. 27.30. N.

Mocha, or Moka, a town of Arabia, in Yemen,
seated on a small bay of the Red Sea, near the
strait of Babelmandel. On each of the points of
land, which enclose the road, is a fort: bnt they
are wretched structures. The town is of a circu-
lar form, surrounded by a wall in which are six
gates. It stands in a dreary plain, bounded by
mountains, and consisting entirely of arid sand.
The English, from Hindoostan, at present engross
almost exclusively the trade of this place, which
is very considerable, especially in coffee. 140 m.
S. S. W. of Sana and 638 S. S. E. of Mecca.
Long. 44. 25. E., lat. 13. 10. N.

Modbury, a town in Devonshire, Eng. with a
manufacture of plush. It has a spacious church
and two meeting-houses, and is seated between
two hills, 36 m. S. S. W. of Exeter and 208 W.
S. W. of London.

Modena, or Modenese, a duchy of Italy, bound-
ed on die W. by Parma, N. by the Po, fe. by the
papal states, and S. by the Apennines. It now in-
cludes the principalities of Massa and Carrara,
and contains an area of 2,060 sq. m. with 370,000
inhabitants. The soil is fertile in corn, wine, oil,
and fruits of different kinds. It also feeds a great
number of cattle.

Modena, the capital of the Modenese, and a
bishop’s see, with a citadel and a magnificent col-
lege. The cathedral, several of the churches, and
some of the monasteries, are handsome structures.
The ducal palace is richly furnished and contains
fine paintings. The inhabitants of Modena, esti-
mated at SOiVX¹ carry on manufactures of hemp,
woolens, glass, leather. &c. It is seated between
the rivers Secchia and Panaro, 30 m. E. S. E. of
Parma and 60 N. N. W. of Florence. Long. 11.

12. F,., lat. 44. 31. N.

Modica, a town of Sicily, in Val di Noto, capi-
tal of a district of its name ; seated near the river
Scieli, 10 m. W. of Noto.

Modon, a strong town of the Morea, and a
bishop’s see, with a safe harbour. It is seated on
a promontory, projecting into the sea of Sapienza,
15 m. W. of Coron. Long. 21.31. E., lat. 36.53. N.

Moers. See Matrs.

Moeskirch, a town of Bavaria, 18 m. N of Con
stance.

Moffat, a town of Scotland, in Dumfries-shire,
near the river Annan, encompassed on all sides,
except the S. hy hills of different heights. Its
delightful situation and its mineral springs attract
much company. 20 m. N. by E. of Dumfries and
50 S. of Edinburgh.

Moffat Hills, the highest mountains of the S.
of Scotland, on the N. border of Dumfries-shire.
Hartfel, the most¹ elevated, is 2,300 feet above the
level of the sea. They feed numerous flocks of
sheep ;' and from them descend, in different direc-
tions, the Tweed, Clyde, and Annan, whose sour
ces are but little distant from each other.

Mogador, a town of the empire of Morocco,
with a harbour for vessels of a middling size. It
is the emporium of all the foreign, and indeed of
the entire trade of Morocco, and contains 10,
000 inhabitants. The town is surrounded by
walls, with batteries, and at high tides is almost
encompassed by the sea The streets are all in
straight lines and contain a great number of hand-
some houses. The port is formed by a channel,
between the mainland and an island above a mile
in length. It is ISO m. W N. W^T. of Morocco
Long. 9. 35. W, lat. 31. 23. N.

Mohats, a town of Lower Hungary, in the coun
ty of Burany. Here Louis, the last king of Hun-
gary, was defeated in 1526, by the Turks under
Soliman II., with the loss of 22,000 men, and after
the battle was suffocated by the fall of his horse in
a muddy brook. In 1687 the Turks were defeated
by prince Charles of Lorrain, with the loss of 10,
000 men, their cannon, and baggage. It is seated
at the conflux of the Corasse with the Danube,
23 m. N. by E. of Esseck.

Mohaick River, a river of New York, which ris-
es 40 m. E. of Lake Ontario, and, after receiving
many tributary streams, enters Hudson River, 10
m. above Albany. About 3 m. above its junction
with the Hudson it has a cataract, where the
stream, 100 yards wide, falls perpendicularly
about 70 feet.

Mohawk, a village on the Ouse or Grand riv-
er, U.C., and the principal settlement of the Six
Nations of Indians.

Mohegan, a village of New London Co. Conn.
on the Thames, 5 m. below Norwich. It is in-
habited by a remnant of the Mohegan Indians.

Mohiecan,oii Mohecan, ph. Wayne Co. Ohio,
on a creek of the same name. 80 m. N. E. Co-
lumbus. Pop. 1,310.

Mohila, one of the Comoro Islands, between
the N. end of Madagascar and the continent of
Africa. The inland parts are mountainous and
woody. Some of the inhabitants are Mahomedans,
who have a few wretched mosques, built of wood
and straw without, and matted neatly within.
This island produces plenty of rice, peas, honey,
cocoa-nuts, plantains, various fruits and sugar-
canes. It has a good road for ships. Long. 43. 59.
E., lat. 12.35. S.

Mohiltf, or Megilev, a considerable government
of the Russian empire, to the E. of the govern-
ment of Minsk. Its area is 18,500, sq. m., and
its pop. about 800,000, of whom the majority are
Poles.

Mohilef, the capital of the above government,
is the seat of the government officers,and the resi-
dence of a Greek and a Catholic archbishop, and
has a castle, surrounded with an earthen mound.
The inhabitants carry on a considerable trade with
Dantzic, Riga, and Memel. In July, 1812, a se