manufactures of iron, coal and tar, on the river
Ayr, 26 m. E. of Ayr.

Mujaxar, a sea-port of Spain,in Granada, with
a strong castle on a mountain; seated on a bay
of the Mediterranean. 40 m. N. E. of Almeria.
Long. 1. 55. W., lat. 37. 7. N.

Muldau, or Moldau, a river of Bohemia, which
rises on the confines of Bavaria and, after receiv-
ing a number of rivers, enters the Elbe opposite
Melnick.

Mulhausen, a city of Prussian Saxony, in the
government of Erfurt. It was formerly an im-
perial city, but fell to Prussia in 1802 and was
confirmed to that power in 1814. Here are va-
rious manufactures and some flourishing schools.
It is seated in a fertile country, on the Unstrut,
29 m. N. W. of Erfurt. Long. 10. 37. E., lat. 51.
10. N.

Mulhausen, a town of France, department of
Upper Rhine, with manufactures of printed linens
and cottons; seated in a fertile plain on the Ule,
24 m. S. of Colmar.

Mulivaddy, a river of Ceylon, which rises at the
foot of a high mountain, called Adam's Peak,
about 60 m. N. E. of Columbo, flows westward,
and enters the sea by several branches. The
largest of these, called the Mutwal, runs into the
sea 3 m. from the fort of Columbo, and is navi-
gable for boats upwards of 35 m.

Mull, one of the Hebrides of Scotland, 28 m. in
length and in some places of equal breadth, se-
parated from the mainland of Argyleshire by a
narrow passage, called the Sound of Mull. There
are many good natural harbours; and the ruins
of several ancient castles are to be seen. The
soil is for the most part, rocky and barren; but
the hills abound with springs, and are covered
with sheep and cattle; these, with the fishery,
and a considerable quantity of kelp, are the arti-
cles of commerce. The principal place is Tober-
mory.

Mullicohill, p.v. Gloucester Co. N. J. 17 m. S.
W. Philadelphia.

Mullingar, a borough of Ireland, capital of AV.
Meath. It is a place of good trade, and stands on
the river Fovle, 38 m. AV. of Dublin. Loner. 7.
50. W., lat. o3. 30. N.

Mulluvia, a river which rises in Mount Atlas,
divides the empire of Morocco from the kingdom
of Algiers, and runs into the Mediterranean Sea.

Mulrose, a town of the Prussian province of
Brandenburg, seated on a canal cut between the
Spree and Oder, 10 m. S. W. of Frankfort.

Multnomah, a branch of the Oregon or Colum-
bia river, which falls into the main stream about
100 m. from the ocean. Its course and length
are but imperfectly known.

Mumpers, p.v, Franklin’Co. Pa.

Munchberg, a town of Bavarian Franconia, in
the principality of Bayreuth,16 rn.E. of Culmbach.

Munchenberg, a town of Prussia, in Branden-
burg, with silk and woolen manufactures, 34 m.
E. of Berlin.

Muncy creek, ph. Lycoming Co. Pa.

Muhda, a town of Spain, in Granada, 30 m. W.
N. W. of Malaga.

Mwnden, a town of Hanover, in the duchy of
Brunswick, situate on the AVerra, at the influx of,
the Fulda, where their united streams form the
Weser. Good millstones are found in the neigh-
bourhood of the town. In the war of 1756 it
was several times in the hands of the French, by
whom it was again occupied in 1805. It is 10 m.
N E. of Cassel and 13 S. W. of Gottingen.

Munderkingen, a town of Germany in Wurtem-
berg seated on the Danube, 9 m. N. of Buchau.

Mwndu, a town of Hindoostan, capital of a dis
trict, ofthe same name, extending from 22. to 23.
N. lat., in the province of Malwah. It was an-
ciently the capital of the province, and was then
22 m. in circuit, and contained many mouments
of ancient magnificence, hut it is fallen much to
decay. It occupies the top of a large and loftj
mountain, 25 m. S. of Ougein and 110 N N. W
of Burhampour. Long. 75. 47. E., lat. 22. 50. N

Munfordsville, p.v. Hart Co. Ken.

Munglore, a town of Afghanistan, in the prov
ince of Cabul, 125 m. m. of Cashmere and 135
E. of Cabul. Long. 71. 15. E., lat. 34. 15. N

Mungulhaut, a town of Bengal, with a manu-
facture of coarse cotton cloths, situate on the '
Durlah, 20 m. N. N. E. of Rungpour.

Munich, one of the finest towns in Germany,
and capital of the kingdom of Bavaria. It con-
tains nearly 60,000 inhabitants. The houses are
high, and the streets spacious, with canals in ma-
ny of them. The palace is a stupendous struc-
ture, the interior magnificently adorned; and the
cabinet of curiosities, the museum, the library,
and the arsenal, merit attention. The cathedral
of Notre Dame contains the tomb of one of the
emperors, of black marble, adorned with statues
of bronze. Institutions for charitable, literary,
and scientific purposes are numerous. The large
market-place, in which is the town-house, is very
beautiful. Manufactures of silk, velvet, woolen
cloth, and tapestry, are carried on. Near the city
are two other palaces, Nymphenburg and Schles-
heim. Munich has often suffered in the wars
of Germany, and in 1796 and 1800 it was taken
by the French. It is seated on the Iser, 33 m.
E. S. E. of Augsburg and 62 S. by W. of Ratis-
bon. Long. 11. 30. E., lat. 48.10. N.

Munkacs. See Montgatz.

Munnerstadt, a town of Germany, in Franco-
nia, situate on the Lauer, 13 m. N. of Schwein-
furt.

Munnypour, a town of Birmah, capital of the
province of Cassay. 210 in. N. N. W. ofUmme-
rapoora, and 410 E. by N. of Calcutta. Long. 94.

40. E., lat 24. 30. N.

Munsingen, a town of Germany, in the king-
dom of Wurtemberg, with a castle, 20 m. W. of
Ulm.

Munster, a province of Ireland, 135 m. long and
120 broad; bounded on the N. by Connaught, E.
by Leinster, and S. and W. by the Atlantic. It
contains the counties of Clare, Tipperary, Water-
ford, Cork, Limerick, and Kerry. The principal
place is Cork.

Munster, a government of the Prussian prov-
ince of Westphalia. It contains 2,820 sq. m. and
is divided into 10 circles or districtsxe2x80x94Munster
Proper, Tecklenburg, Wahrendorf, Beckum,
Ludinghausen, Koesfeld, Recklinghausen, Berk-
en, Ahans, and Steinfurt. The chief rivers are
tha.Ems and Lippe. The country is level, with
some agreeable heights, but no mountains ; and
it has fruitful plains, fine woods, extensive heaths
that feed much cattle, and good quarries of stone.
This government consists, for the greater part, of
the ancient bishopric of its name which on the
secularisation of church property, in 1802, was
divided between Prussia, the duke of Oldenburg,
and several other princes, all of whom became
subject to Prussia in 1815.

Munster, the capital of the foregoing govern-
ment. The cathedral, the library of the chapter,