have been established, and some tin works; and
the inland intercourse has been greatly facilitated
by the Brecknock and Monmouthshire canals, as
also by the several railways.

Monomotapa. See Mocaranga.

Monongahela, a river of the United States,
which rises in Virginia, at the foot of the Laurel
Mountains, flows N. by Morgantown, where it
becomes navigable, then enters Pennsylvania, and
passes by Redstone to Pittsburg, where it meets
the Alleghany, and their united streams assume
the name of Ohio.

Monongalia, East and West, two counties of the
W. district of Virginia, fop. E. 6,688, W. 7,368.
Morgantown is the capital of both.

MoaopoH, a town of Naples, in Terra di Bari,
on the coast of the gulf of Venice, 28 m. E. S. E.
ot Bari.

Monpazier, a town of France, department of
Dordogne, seated on the Drot, 18 m. S. W. of
Sarlat.

Monquegna, or Monquequa, a town of Peru, in
the bishopric of Arequipa, capital of a territory
of its name, adorned with large vineyards. Its
whole eommerce is in wine and brandy, which are
greatly valued. 100 m. S. E. of Arequipa.
Long. 71. 40. E., lat. 17. 34. S.

Monreale, a town of Sicily, in Val di Mazara.
It is an archbishop’s see, and the cathedral is an
admired specimen of Gothic architecture. 3 m.
W. S. W. of Palermo.

Monroe, a county of New York. Pop. 49352.
Rochester is the capital; a county of the W. Dis-
trict of Virginia. Pop. 7,796. Uaion is the cap-
ital; a county of Ohio. Pop. 8,770. Woodsfieid
is the capital; a county of Indiana. Pop. 6,578.
Bloomington is the capital; a county of Ken-
tucky. Pop. 5,125. Tompkinsville is the capi-
tal ; a county of E. Tennessee. Pop. 13,709.
Madisonville is capital; a county of Illinois.
Pop. 2,119. Waterloo is the capital; a county of
Michigan. Pop. 3,187. Monroe is the capital;
a county of Florida. Pop. 517. Key West is
the capital; a county of Mississippi. Pop. 3,855.
Hamilton is the capital; a county of Alabama.
Pop. 8,780. Clairborne is the capital; also a
county of Missouri.

Monroe, a township of W'aldo Co. Me. Pop.

1.081. t. Franklin Co. Mass. 130 m. W. Boston.
Pop. 265 : p.t. Fairfield Co. Conn. on the Housa-
tonic. Pop. 1,522; p.t Orange Co. N. Y. Pop.
3.671. Also towns in Sussex Co. N. J., Brad-
ford and Bucks Cos. Pa., Warren Co. N. C., Wal-
ton C >. Geo., Monroe Co. Michigan., Overton Co.
Tea.. Lincoln Co. Missouri, and 19 towns in
Ohio.

Minrofiosem, p.v. Pittsylvania Co. Va. 166 m.
S. W. Richmond.

MonroaUle, p.v. Huron Co. Ohio. 120 m. N.
Columbus.

Meiwrim, a flourishing town on the coast of
Africa, fannied by the Americans. It is the cap-
ital cf a district named Liberia. It contains a
public library, a court-house, meeting-houses,
school houses, an infirmary. Ac. The houses are
constructed of the same materials and finished in
the same strle as in the towns of the United
States. In the vicinity good building stone,
shells for lime, and excellent clay for bricks,
abound. Timber of various kinds, lit for all the
purposes of building and fencing, is also plenti-
ful. See Liberia.

Mans, a strong town of the Netherlands, capital
of Hainault. The most remarkable buildings are
the castle, the arsenal, the townhouse, and th*
great church. It is a place of good trade, has
considerable manufactures of woolen stuffs, cot-
tons, lace, earthenware, Ac., as also iron founderies
and salt works, and contains 25,000 inhabitants.
Mons has been several times taken by the French,
Dutch and Austrians. It stands partly oh a hill
and partly on a plain, on the river Trouille, 30 m.
S. S. W. of Brussels. Long. 3. 57. E., lat. 50.
27. N.

Monsaraz, a town of Portugal, in Alemtejo,
seated on the Guadiana, 25 m. S. W. of Elvas.

Monsol, a town of Guinea, in the country of
Anziko, the residence of the Micoco, or king.
380 m. N. E. of St. Salvador. Long. 17. 16. E.,
lat. 0. 40. S.

Monson, ph. Somerset Co. Me. Pop. 411.

Monson, ph. Hampden Co. Mass. 72 m. S. W.
Boston. Pop. 2,264. Here are some manufac-
tures of cotton and woolen.

Montague, ph. Franklin Co. Mass. on the Con-
necticut, 90 m. W. Boston. Pod. 1,152. Here
are falls in the river round which a canal passes ;
p.v. Sussex Co. N. J. 93 m. N. Trenton; p.v.
Essex Co. Va 72 m N. E. Richmond.

Monstitrs. See Mousticrs.

Mont Blanc, a stupendous mountain of the
Pennine Alps, in Savoy, so called from its white
appearance. It is supposed to be highest in Eu-
rope, being 15,673 feet above the level of the sea.

Mont Dauphin, a town of France, department
of Upper Alps, seated on a craggy mountain al-
most surrounded by the Durance, 16 m. S. of
Brian con.

Mont de Marsan, a town of France, capital of
the department of Landes, seated on the Midouse,
30 m. N. E. of Dax. Long. 0. 30. W., lat. 43.

55. N.

Mont St. Michel, a strong town of France, de-
partment of Manche, built on a rock in the sea,
which is accessible at low water. 10 m. S. W. of
Avranches. Long. 1. 30. W., lat. 43. 37jSN.

Montabaur, a town of Germany, in the duchy
of Nassau, with a fine palace, 7 m. N. of Nassau.

Montagu Island, one ofthe New Hebrides, in
the S. Pacific, near Sandwich Island Lonar. 168,

31. E., lat. 17. 26. S.

Montagu Island, an island in the N. Pacific, 50
m. long and 12 broad, near the W. coast of N
America, at the entrance of Prince William
Sound. Long. 174. 30. W., lat. 60. 0. N.

Mont.aigu, a town ofFrance, department of Yen
dee, 18 m. S. S. E. of Nantes.

Montaigu, a town of France, department ofPuy
de Dome, 33 m. N. N. W. of Clermont.

Montaigu, or Schtrpenheuel, a town of the
Netherlands, in S. Brabant, famous for an image
of the Virgin, visited by a great number of pil-
grims. 14 m. N. E. of Louvain.

Montalegre, a town of Portugal, in Tras os
Montes, 2o in. N. E. of Braga and 42 W. of Bra-
ganza.

Montalvan, a town of Spain, in Arragon, with <xe2x96xa0
strong citadel, seated on the Rio Martin, 41 m. S
of Saragossa and 92 N. by W. of Valencia.

Montalvao, a town of Portugal, in Alemtejo
on the borders of Spain, 18 m. N. N. E. of Por
talegre and 108 from Lisbon.

Montargis, a town of France, department of
Loiret, adjacent to the river Loing, from which
a navigable canal proceeds to the Seine. It is
seated near a fine forest, 15 m. S. of Nemours
and 62 S. by E. of Paris.

Montauban, a town of France, department of