Nagpore Chuta, (or Little,) a district ofJlahar,
Hindoostan, constituting the S. W. British fron-
tier, and included in the collectorship of Ramg-
hur. It is one of the wildest and least cultivated
districts of British India.

Nagybanja, a town of Hungary and one of the
rpyal free towns. The gold and silver mines are
of great produce, and money is coined here. It
is 30 m. N. E. of Zatmar. Long. 22. 54. E.,
lat. 48. 10. N.

Nahant, a peninsula in Massachusetts Bay, 8
m. N. E. Boston. It belongs to Lynn in Essex
Co. and is united to the continent by a narrow
isthmus of sand called Lynn Beach. The penin-
sula has a rocky, uneven surface, and is adorned
with many summer cottages belonging to the in-
habitants of Boston. During tfee summer months
it is greatly frequented by visitors. Two spa-
cious and elegant hotels built of stone, afford ex-
cellent accommodations, and steam-boats pass
every hour in the day between Nahant and Bos-
ton during the season.

Nahe, a river of Germany, which rises in the
territory of Treves, above Birkenfeld, and enters
the Rhine at Bingen.

Nahn, a town <Jf Dehli, Hindoostan, capital of
a district of the same name, and a place of con-
siderable strength. It is the residence of a Hin-
doo chief, tributary to the rajah of NepauL Long-
77. 8. E., lat. 30. 41. N.

Naim, a borough of Scotland, and capital of
Nairnshire, with a small harbour. It is seated at
the mouth of a river of the same name, on the
Murray Frith, 15. m. N. E. of Inverness and 120
N of Edinburgh. Long. 3. 6. W., lat. 57. 38. N.

Nairnshire, a county of Scotland, 15 m. long,
and 10 broad; bounded N. by the Murray Frith,
and enclosed on every side of the counties of In-
verness and Murray. It is divided into 4 parishes
and sends one member to parliament alternately
with Cromarty. The S. part is mountainous,
but towards the N. it is level, and the soil abund-
antly fertile

Naksivan, a town of Prussian Armenia, former-
ly a large city, but ruined by Abbas I., who re-
moved the inhabitants in the interior parts of
Persia. Here are now some considerable buzaars,
caravenserais, baths, and other public buildings.
It is 85 m. S. E. of Erivan and 250 E. of Erze-
mm Long. 45. 30. E., lat. 33. 40. N.

Namslau, a town of Prussian Silesia, with a
castle. It is situate among morasses on the river
Weyda, 20 m. E. S. E. of Breslau.

Namur, a province of the Netherlands, 30 m.
long and 20 broad : bounded by the French fron-
tier, and by the Belgic provinces of Hainault, S.
Brabant and Liege. It is pretty fertile, and has
several forests, marble quarriers, and mines of
iron, lead and coal. The rivers Mense and Sam-
bre divide it into 3 parts, nearly of equal extent.
Before the French Revolution of 1789, the great-
er part of this province belonged to Austria, and
the remainder to France. In 1794 the whole was
siezed by xc2xbbxc2xa9 French, and constituted for 20
years part of tt*e department of Sambre-et-Meuse.
It was finally incorporated with the kingdom of
the Netherlands in 1515.

Namur, the capital of the above province, and
a bishop’s see. It has a castle in the middle of
the town, on a craggy rock, and several forts.
The inhabitants are estimated at 20,000. Fire-
arms, swords, knives, and many other kinds of
cutlery, are made here. Tliis city was the scene
of a sanguinary conflict between the allies and the

French in June 19*15, and is noted in history af
the scene of many early battles. It is seated be-
tween two mountains, at the confluence of the
Maese and Sambre, 24 m. W. S. W. of Liege
and 32 S. E. of Brussels. Long. 4. 45. E.,lat
50. 29. N.

Nanas, a town of Hungary, 23 m. N. W. De-
breozin. Pop. 4,000.

Nanay, a river of Quito Jailing into the Amazon.

Nanceville, p.v. Harrison Co. Indiana.

Nancy, a city of France, capital of the depart-
ment of Meurthe, and a bishop’s see. It is divid-
ed by a canal into the Old and New Town.
The former though irregularly built, is rich and
populous, and contains the palace of the ancient
dukes of Lorraine ; and their tqpibs are in a rich
saloon which adjoins the church of the late Cor-
deliers. The New Town, whose streets are per-
fectly straight, was one of the finest in Europe,
even before the magnificent works with which
Stanislaus I., titular king ofPoland, and duke of
Lorraine, enriche^it. The cathedral is a supurb
structure, and there are several other elegan
churches. It was occupied by the allies in 1814.
Nancy is seated in a delightful plain, near the
river Meurthe, 30 m. S. of Metz and 230 E. ot
Paris. Long. 6. 10. E., lat. 48. 42. N.

Nandar, a town of Hindoostan, capital of a dis-
trict of the same name in the province of Dowle-
tabad. 132 m. N. N. W. of Hydrabad.

Jfandidroog, a strong town of Hindoostan, in
Mysore. Since the restoration of the rajah, in
1709, it has been garrisoned by English troops.
It is 25 m. N. by E. of Bangalore and 64 E. S. E.
of Sera.

Nanfio, an island of the Grecian Archipelago,
a little tothe E. of Santorin; it is 26 m. in circum-
ference, but has no harbour, nor springs sufficient
to water the fields. The inhabitants are all
Greeks, and their chief trade is in onions, wax,
and honey. The ruins of the temple of Apollo
are yet to be seen, and consist chiefly of marble
columns. Long. 26. 10. E., lat. 36. 15. N.

Naugasahi, a city of Japan, in the island of
Ximo, with a good harbour and the only one in
the empire in which foreign ships are permitted
to anchor. The inhabitants carry on a great
trade with the Chinese and Dutch. Long. 129.
46. E., lat. 32. 32. N.

Nangis, a town ofFrance in the department of
Seine-et-Marn, 12 m. W. of Provins.

Nanjemog, ph. Charles Co. Maryland. 45 m.
S. Washington.

Nankang, a city of China, of the first rank, in
the province of Kiang-si, seated on the lake Po-
yang, 637 m. S. of Pekin. Long. 113. 58. E.,
lat. 29. 33. N.

Nanking,a city of China, capital of the prov-
ince of Kiangan. It is 17 m. in circumference,
and about 3 m. distant from the great river Yang-
tse-Chiang, from which canals are cut, so large
that vessels may enter the town. It was former-
ly the imperial city, whence it is called Nanking,
which signifies southern court; but, since the six
xe2x80x98grand tribunals have been removed to Pekin, it is
called Kiang-nan in all public acts The place is
greatly fallen from its ancient splendor; for it had
a magnificent palace which is quite destroyed, as
well as many ancient monuments ; and a third
part of the city itself is desolate. The streets
are narrow, but handsome and well paved, and
on each side are shops neatly furnished. The pub-
lic buildings are mean, except a few tempies, the
city gates, and a tower of porcelain 200 feet high