many falls and a great number of cotton factories are situated upon its banks.
Paictuxet,j>.v. in Warwick and Cranston town- ships R. I. at the mouth of the above river, with manufactures of woolen and cotton. It is a port of entry and has some commerce.
Paxton, ph. Worcester Co. Mass. 55 m. W. Boston. Pop. 597; also townships in Dauphin Co. Pa. and Ross Co. Ohio.
Paxu, one of the Ionian islands, a little S. of Corfu, about 15 m. in circumference, inhabited hy about 6,509 Greeks. It produces wine, oil, and almonds. Long. 20. 20. E., lat. 39. 21. N.
Payerne, a town of Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, on the river Broye, 22 m. S. W. of Bern.
Paymogo, a town of Spain, in Andalusia, 42 m. N. by E. of Ayamonte and 73 N. W. of Seville.
Paynesville, p.v. Rockingham Co. N. C.
Pays de Vaud, a canton of Switzerland, extend- ing along the lake of Geneva, and rising gradual- ly from the edge of that lake. It is richly laid out in vineyards, corn-fields, and meadows, and chequered with many villages and towns. Lau- sanne is the capital.
Paz, La, a city of Buenos Ayres, capital pf a district of its name, and a bishop's see. Besides the cathedral, it contains four churches, an hospi- tal, a college, and several convents. It is seated at the foot of a mountain, in a valley abounding in wine and fruits. 22*3 m. N. W. of Plata. Long. G3. 50. W., lat. 17. 0. S.
Pazzy, a town of Romania, and a bishop* see, 8 m. S. AV. of Gallipoli.
Peacham, ph. Caledonia Co. Vt. Pop. 1,351.
Peach Bottom, p. IfcYork Co. Pa.
Peac.htown, a village of Tompkins Co. N. Y.
Peak, a mountainous tract in the N. W. part of Derbyshire, Eng. which abounds in lead, iron, millstones, marble, alabaster, coal, and a coarse sort of crystals. It is much visited on account of its extraordinary caverns and other curiosities. The Wonders of the Peak, which have been celebrated both in prose and verse, are noticed in this work under the articles Buxton, Castleton, Chatsworth, and Tideswell.
Peaks of Otter, a portion of the Blue ridge of mountains in Virginia, being the highest summits in the state. They are 3,103 feet in height.
Pca-Patch. a small island in the Delaware, a little above the mouth of the canal. Fort Dela- ware up-on this island, commands the passage up the river.
Pearlimgton. p.v. Hancock Co. Miss.
Pearl Islands, islands lying in the bay of Pan- ama. The inhabitants of Panama have planta- tions on them.
Pearl River. a navigable river of the state of Mississtnpi, which after flowing through a fer- tile territ ny. falls into Lake Borgne, a little E. of Lake PostehartraLn.
Pease, a vswnskin of Belmont Co. Ohio.
Pechlam a town of Austria, on the right bank of the Dannbe. The river is very wide; and here the Ronrtns. who called it Praeclara, had a harbour for their savy. 14 m. W. of St. Polten.
Pedee. a narigatfixc2xae rircr of the United States, which rises in X. Cacolma, and is there called Yadkin River : oa entering S. Carolina, it takes the name of Pedee. aad flows into Winyaw Bay at Georgetown.
Pedena, a town of Austrian Illyria, in Istria, 25 m. S. E. of Capo dlstria.
Pedernirea, a town of Porta gal, in Estremadu la, on the sea-coast. 33 m. S. W. of Leiria.
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Pedir, a town of Sumatra, on the N. coast, 40 m. E. S. E. of Acheen. Long. 96. 36. E., lat. 5.
22. N.
Pedraza, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, witli a castle, in which the two sons of Francis I. were confined. It was the birth-place of the em- peror Tfajan. 25 m. N. E. of Segovia.
Pedro Point, the most northern point of the is. and of Ceylon, opposite Point Calymere on the continent of Hindoostan. Long. 80. 27. E., lat. 9.52. N.
Pedro, St., one of the islands in the Pacific Ocean called Marquesas. Long. 138. 51. W., lat. 9. 58. S.xe2x80x94Also the name of a large river of Mexico, which runs into the Rio del Norte, on the borders of Cohahuila ;xe2x80x94a river of Brazil which falls into the Atlantic;xe2x80x94and several in- considerable settlements in S. America, consist- ing only of a few scattered families of Indians.
Peebles, a borough of Scotland, capital of Pee- blesshire, seated on the Tweed, over which is an elegant bridge. It is divided by Eddlestone Water in the Old and New Town, has manufac- tures of carpets and serges, and is noted for its ex- cellent ale. On a projecting rock near the Tweed, stands Nidpath Castle ; and on an eminence on the E. stands Horsehurg Castle. It is 22 m. S. of Edinburgh. Long. 3. 7. W.,lat. 55. 40. N.
Peeblesshire, a county of Scotland, 30 m. long and 12 broad ; bounded N. hy Edinburghshire, E. by Selkirkshire, S. by Dumfriesshire, and W. by Lanarkshire. It is divided into 16 parishes, con- taining 10,C46 inhabitants. Its hills, among which are those of Tweedsmuir, abound with salubrious springs, and feed numbers of sheep and cattle. The principal rivers are the Tweed and Lyne; the former runs through the county, whence it is sometimes called Tweedale.
Pee Pee, a township of Pike Co. Ohio.
PeekskiU, ph. Westchester Co. N. Y. on the Hudson. 50 m. N. New York.
Peel, a town on the W. coast of the Isle of Man, situate on a spacious bay. At the S. extremity of the bay is Peel Isle, a rock of great magnitude and height, on the summit of which is a castle, and the dilapidated cathedra] of the isle, dedicat- ed to St. Germain, the first bishop, who lived in the fifth century. The town is much decayed and the inhabitants are indolent and poor. 10 m. W. of Douglas. Long. 4. 40. AV., lat 54.
13. N.
Peeling, ph. Grafton Co. N. H. Pop. 291
Peene, a river of Germany, which rises out of some lakes in Mecklenburg, flows through Hi- ther Pomerania to the western branch of the Oder which is thence called Peene, and runs by Wol- gast into the Baltic Sea, at Peenemunde.
Ptenemunde, a town and fort of Prussian Pomerania, in the isle of Usedom, and the resi dence of the governor of the island. It commands the entrance and mouth ofthe Peene, near which it stands. 6 m. N. by E. of Wolgast. Long. 13. 55. E., lat. 54. 8. N.
Peer, a town of the Netherlands, in the prov ince of Limburg, 24 m. N. N. W. of Maestricht.
Pegau, a town of Saxony, on the Elster, 10 m. S. S. W. of Leipzig.
Pegau, a town of the Austrian slates, in Stiria, near which are considerable lead mines. It is seated near the Meur, 9 m. N. N. W. of Gratz.
Pegna de Franeia, a town of Spain, in Leonr27 m. S. S. E. Ciudad Rodrigo.
Pegnafiel, a town of Spain, in Leon, with a palace, and a strong castle. It is seated at ths |