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ed for Europe. See Porto Bello. The trade and
commerce are still considerable, and in the har-
bour is a fine pearl fishery. The city is surround-
ed by a wall and other fortifications, and is 60
m. S. by W. of Porto Bello. 'Long. 80. 21. W.,
lat. 8. 49. N.
Panama, p.v. Chatauque Co. N. Y.
Panaraga, a town of the island of Java, capi-
tal of a kingdom of the same name, 60 m. E. by
N. of Mataram.
Panarucan, a town on the N. coast of Java,
formerly the capital of a principality, but now
subject to the Dutch. The chief export is long
pepper. Long. 113. 25. E., lat. 8. 0. S.
Panay, one of the Philippine islands, between
those of Paragoaand Negros. It is of a triangu-
lar form, 250 m. in circumference, populous and
fertile, and watered by a great number of rivers
and brooks. The chief commodity for exporta-
tion is rice. Iloila is the capital.
Pancras, St. an extensive parish in Middlesex,
Eng. 2 m. N. W. of London. TMe old church and
churchyard have long been noted as a burial place
for Roman Catholics.
Pancsova, a town and fortress of Hungary,
seated near the Danube, 10 m. E. N. E. of Bel-
grade.
Pangasena, one of the Molucca islands, in the
E. Indies. 45 m. long and 10 broad, lying between
Celebes and Bourton.
Panga, a town of the kingdom of Congo, cap-
ital of a province of the same name. It stands
dn the river Barbela, 95 m. N. N. E. of St. Sal-
vador. Long. 14. 45. E., lat. 4. 20. S.
Panjab, a country in the N. W. part of Hin-
doostan, being that watered hy the five eastern
branches of the Indus. It was the scene of Alex-
ander’s last campaign, and the termination of his
conquests. It forms a square of 250 miles, and
includes the whole of Lahore and a great part of
Moultan Proper. To the lower part of Moultan
it. is flat and marshy, inundated by the rains
which fall between May and October.
Paniany, a town of Hindoostan, in the prov-
ince of Malabar, containing above 40 mosques, 500
houses belonging to traders, and 1,000 huts inhab-
ited bv the lower orders of people. The port is
frequented by small vessels from different places
on the coast: and much rice is exported hence
to tiie northern parts ofthe province. It is seated
in a sandy plain, near the mouth of a river, 32
m. S. by E. of Calicut. Long. 75. 43. E., lat. 10.
47. X. '
PanzmaeS. a village of Scotland, in Aberdeen-
shire. situate a little below the waterfall called
the Lin of Dee. It is noted for its mineral wa-
ters xe2x80xa2 and his houses and baths for the accommo-
dation of c iinpany.
Pur.nirrtt. a. tow n of Hindoostan, in the prov-
ince cf Dehli. celebrated for a battle, in 1761, be-
tween an irtr.r of "2 xe2x80x98 *,(100 Mahrattas, and Ahdal-
lah. sultan of'Candahar, at the head of 150,000
Maiioinediins. in which the former were totally
defeated. Paanipnt is situate in an extensive
plain. 72 tn. X. W. of Dehli. Long. 76. 55. E., lat.
2S. 13. X-
Panomi, & town of Macedonia, 16 m. S. of Sa-
lonichi.
Pantalaria, an island in the Mediterranean, be-
longing to Sicily, and situated between that isl-
and and the coast of Tunis. It is 30 m. in cir-
cumference, and abounds in cotton, fruits, and
wine.
Panton, p.t. Addison Co Va. Pop. 605.
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Panuco, or Guasteca, a provmct of Mexico,
bounded on the E. by the gulf of Mexico and W.
by Mechoacan and New Biscay. The tropic of
Cancer divides it into two parts; the S. part
abounds with provisions, and has some veins of
gold and mines of salt; but the other is poor and
barren.
Panuco, the capital of the above province, and
a bishop’s see, is situate near a river of the same
name, which falls into the gulf of Mexico, 210 m.
N. N. E. of Mexico. Long. 98. 50. W., lat. 22.
50. N.
Pao-king, a city of China, of the first rank, in
the province ofHou-quang, 830 m. S. S. W. of
Pekin. Long. 111. 0. E., lat. 27. 5. N.
Paoli, ph. Orange Co. Ind. 106 m. S. W. In-
dianapolis.
Pao-ning, a city of China, of the first rank, in
the province of Se-tchuen, on the river Kialing,
700 tn. S. W. of Pekin. Long. 105. 35. E.,lat.
31. 3. N.
Paoom, one of the two New Hebrides, in the
S. Pacific, to the S. of Mallicollo. Long. 168. 29.
W., lat. 16.30. S.
Pao-ting, a city of China, of the first rank, the
most considerable in the province of Pe-tcheli
next to Pekin. The country around is pleasant
and as fertile as any part of China. 78 m. S.
S. W. of Pekin. Long. 115. 25. E., lat. 38. 54.
X.
Papa, a town of Hungary, in the county of Ves-
prin, 45 m. W. of Buda.
Paperrille, n.v. Sullivan Co. Ten.
Papoul, St. a town of France, department of Au-
de, on the Lande, 13 m. N. W. of Carcassone and
35 S. E. of Toulouse.
Pappenburg, a town of Hanover, in E. Fries-
land, with two churches, and numerous yards
for ship-building. It is seated on a canal, which
communicates with the river Ems, 13 m. S. of
Embden.
Pappenheim, a town of Bavaria, formerly the
capital of a county of the same name, seated
on a hill near the Altmuhl, 13 m. N. E. of Dona-
wert. '
Papua. See Guinea, Neio.
Para, a handsome city of Brazil, capital of a
government of the same name, with a citadel and
castle. The chief business is cultivating tobacco
and sugar canes, and gathering cotton which
grows wild here. It is seated on the estuary ol
the Tocantin, 80 m. from the ocean. Long. 49
25. W., lat. 1. 50. S.
Parades, or Pracels, a vast multitude of smal.
islands and rocks in the China Sea, lying off the
coast of Cochin-China. They extend 300 m. is
length by 60 in breadth, and the intcrcurrents
/among them render their navigation dangerous
Paraddla, a town of Portugal, in Beira, 12 m
S. E. ofLamego.
Paradise, villages in York and Lancaster Cos
Pa.
Paragon, or Palawan, the most westerly of the
Philippine islands, being 180 m. long and from
20 to 40 broad, divided between the king of Bor-
neo and the Spaniards, with some independent
natives in the interior parts, who are black, and
have no fixed place of abode. The Spaniards
have a garrison at the N. end of the island, at a
place called Tatay. Long. 118. 45. E., lat. 11
0. N.
Paraguay, an extensive country of S. America,
hounded on the N. by Amazonia, E. by Brazil, S.
by Patagonia, and W. by Chile and Peru. It
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