the water upon posts, and there are forests visi-
ted by the birds of paradise, which are caught in
great numbers. Long. 130. 0. E., lat. 2. 0. S.

Mysore, an extensive province of Hindoostan,
lying between 11. and 15. N. lat., and now sur-
rounded by the British territories of the Madras
Presidency, while the existing rajah is also de-
pendent on British protection. The country is in
gen^a~al dry, rugged, mountainous, and barren;
but there are several rivers and mountain torrents,
which by artificial means serve to water rice-
grounds, gardens, &c. In the forests are many
elephants, and tigers are common. Oxen, buffa-
loes, and goats are numerous, and in the N. E.
part many sheep are bred; but horses and asses
are few. The chief products are rice, cotton, pep-
per, cocoa, and betel-nut, sugar-cane, butter, and
oik The whole of this country, with some other
territories to the N. and E., and the provinces of
Coimbetore, Malabar, and Canara, were subdued
by Hyder Ali, a Mussulman, who usurped the
throne of Mysore in 1759, and made Seringapatam
his capital. He was succeeded by Tippoo Sul-
tan, who continued his father’s state of warfare.
On the termination of a war, in 1792, Tippoo
agreed to pay thirty lacks of rupees, and to cede
one half of his dominions to the English and their
allies, the Mahrattas and the nizam of the Deccan.
In 1799, a new war taking place, his capital was
taken by the English, on the 4th of May, and
himself killed in the assault. A partition of his
remaining territories took place, and, on the 30th
of June following, Kistna Rajah, then only five
years old, was placed by the British on the throne
of his forefathers. The dominions of the rajah of
Mysore are now divided into three great dxc2xabstricts,
Patana to the S., Nagara to the N. W., and Cha-
trakal to the N. E., so called from the three places
where the chief offices are situate. The Patan?
district is by far the largest, and of itself com
prises a much greater extent of territory than wu
ever before subject to the Mysore family.

Mysore, the capital of the foregoing province,
was ruined by Tippoo Sultan ; but since the Eng-
lish restored the ancient family in 1799, and macfe
it the rajah’s seat of government, the town and
fortress have been rebuilt, and the population is
rapidly increasing. Mysore is 10 m. S. of Serin-
gapatam. Long. 76. 50. E., lat. 12. 15. N.

Mytilene. See Metelin.

Myton, at town in N. Yorkshire, Eng. 2 m
from Aldborough..

NAAS, a borough of Ireland, in the county of
Kildare, where the assizes are held alternately
with Athy. It was anciently the residence of
the kings of Leinster. 17 m. S. W. of Dublin.
Long. 6. 42. W., lat. 53. 13. N.

Nab, a river of Germany, which flows S. through
the kingdom of Bavaria, and enters the Danube
a little above Ratisbon.

Nabal, a town of the kingdom of Tunis, cele-
brated for its potteries. Near it are several re-
mains of antiquity. It is seated near the sea, 32 m
S. S. E. of Tunis. Long. 10.19. E., lat. 53.13. N.

Nabburg, a town of Bavaria, on the river Nab,
10 m. E. S. E. of Amberg.

Nablous, a town of Palestine, capital of a coun-
try which was the ancient kingdom of Samaria.
It is the residence of a scheik, who farms the tri-
bute to the pacha of Damascus. Here is consid-
erable trade, and the manufactures flourish more
than in most cities of the east. The soil of the
surrounding country is fertile, and produces a
great ieal of corn, cotton, olives, and some silk.
Nablous is 24 m. N. of Jerusalem and 90 S. S. W.
of Damascus. Long. 35. 24. E., lat. 32. 20. N.

Naeo, a town of S. America, in Mexico, 50 m.
N. W. of Valladolid.

Nacogdoches, a small town in Texas, 120 m. W.
of Natchitoches in Louisiana.

Nadir, a town of Egypt, on the W. branch of
the Nile, 28 m. N. N. W. of Cairo.

Noefels, a town of Switzerland, in the canton
of Glaris, near which, in 1388, an unparalleled
victory was obtained by 350 troops of Glaris, as-
sisted by 50 Schweitzers, over 15,000 Austrians.
In memory of this heroic achievement, a chapel
was built on the spot, which was rebuilt in 1779.
4 m. N. of Glaris.

Naerdm, a strong town of the Netherlands, in
S. Holland, at the head of the canals of the pro-
vince, of which it is considered the key. In 1572
it was taken by Fernande de Toledo, son of the
duke of Alva, and all the inhabitants were mas-
sacred. In 1672 it was taken by the French, and
retaken by the Prince of Orange the following
year. It is seated on the Zuyder Zee, 14 m. E.
S. E. of Amsterdam. Long. 5. 11. E., lat. 52.

19. N.

Nagamangala, a town of Hindoostan, in Mysore,
with a citadel in the centre, both fortified with
mud walls. In the outer town a wide street ex-
tends all round, with short lanes on each side to
the outer and inner walk In the fort are two
large temples and a ruinous palace. 30 m. N. of
Seringapatam. f

Nagara, or Hyder-nagara. a city of Hindoostaif,
capital of the district of Bednore. It was former-
ly called Bidderuru, and by Europeans Biddenore ;
but received its present name in 1763, on being
taken by Hyder, who made it his principal arsenal
and a place of great magnitude and commerce.
It afterwards declined, being neither the seat of
a court nor of any public works, except the mint.
In 1783 it was taken by the English, and re-taken
soon after by Tippoo; but on his final defeat, in
1799, it was ceded by the English to the rajah of
Mysore. 70 m. N. by E. of Mangalore and 150
N. W. of Seringapatam. Long. 75. 8. E lat. 13

48. N.

Nagaz, a town of Candahar, province of Cabul
on the Cowmull, 79 m. W. by N. of Altock ana
120 S. of Cabul.

Nagera, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, with
a fort, 3 m. N. W. of Calahorra and 138 N. of
Madrid.

Nagold, a town of Germany in the kingdom oi
Wurtemberg, with a ruined castle ; situate on a
river of the same name, 15 m. W. of Tubingen.

Nagore, a city of Hindoostan, capital of a district
of the same name in the province of Agimere
50 in. N. W. of Agimere. Long. 74. 15. E lat
27. 9. N.

Nagpore, a city of Hindoostan, capital of the
Eastern Mahratta territories. It is extensive
and populous, but meanly built; and, excepting
a small citadel, is open and defenceless. 560 m
W. by S. of Calcutta Long. 79. 46. E.,lat. 21.9.N