liian statue of Frederic William the Great. The
streets are broad and straight, aiid the houses
built in the Dutch taste. In 1807 it was taken
by the French, and re-taken by the Russians in

1813. It is 20 m. W. by S. of Konigsberg, of
which it is the port. Long. 20. 20. E., lat. 54.

. 38. N.

Pilnitz, a town of Saxony, in Meissen, with a
royal palace, celebrated for a treaty entered into
by the princes of Europe against France, in 1792.
The palace was burned down in 1818, but has
since been rebuilt. 7 m. S. E. of Dresden.

Pilsen, a town of Bohemia, capital of a circle of
the same name, which is particularly rich in
sheep, and noted for excellent cheese. The town
is fortified and winll built, and seated at the con-
flux of the Radbuza and Walta, 55 m. S. W. of
Prague. Long. 13. 39. E., lat. 49. 42. N.

Pilsno, or Pilzow, a town of Austrian Poland,
seated on the Wisloka, 60 m. E. of Cracow.

Pilten, a town of Ityissia, in Courland, capital
of a fertile district of its name ; seated on the riv-
er Windau, 16 m. N. N. W. of Goldingen.

Pinckney, ph. Lewis Co. N. Y. Pop. 783;
p.v. Montgomery Co. Missouri.

Pinckney ville, ph. Union Dis. S. C.

Pine, townships in Alleghany and Lycoming
Cos. Pa.

Pine Grove, a township of Schuylkill Co. Pa.;
p.v. Warren Co. Pa.

Pine Hill, p.v. York Dis. S. C.

PineviUe, p.v. Charleston Dis. S. C. 50 m. N.
Charleston.    *

Pines, Isle qf, an island in tig? S. Pacific, off the
S end of New Caledonia, 14 m. in length. It is
i pointed hill, sloping toward the extremities,
which are very low; and on the low land are
man}^r tall pine trees. Long. 167. 38. E., lat. 22.
38. S. See Pinos.

Piney, a town of France, department of Aube,
.2 m. E. N. E. of Troyes.

Ping-king, or Ping-yuen, a city of China, of
,he first rank, in the province of Koeitcheou, 930
m. S. S. W. of Pekin. Long. 107. 28. E., lat. 26.
38. N.

Ping-liang, a city of China, of the first rank,
*n the province of Chen-si; seated on the river
Kin-ho, 550 m. S. W. of Pekin. Long. 106. 25.
E., lat. 35. 35. N.

Pinhel, a strong town of Portugal, in Beira,
capital of a territory of the same name, and a
oishop’s see. It is seated on the Coa, 28 m. N.
by W. of Guarda. Long. 6. 40. W., lat. 40.

46. N.

Pimieberg, a town of Hanover, in the duchy of
Holstein, capital of a small province of its name,
with a castle. It is seated on the Owe, 10 m.
N. W. of Hamburgh.

Pine!, an island of the W. Indies, on the S.
ride cf Cuba, 25 m. long and 15 broad, mountain-
ous and covered with pines. Long. 82. 33. W.,
lat. 22. 2. N.

I'insk, a towin of Russian Lithuania, in the gov-
ernment of Minsk. There are many Jews among
the inhabitants, and the Greeks have a bishop.
The chief manufacture is dressing Russian leather.
It is surrounded by morasses, and stands on a riv-
*r of the same name, 90 m. E. of Brzesc. Long.
U6. 20. E., lat. 52. 18. N.

Piombino, a small principality of Italy, on the
coast of Tuscany, to which was annexed the
Island of Elba, separated by a channel 7 m.
broad.

Piombino, a sea-port of Italy, capital of the

above principality. It has a good harbour, de
fended by a citadel, and is seated on a peninsula,

40 m. S. S. E. of Leghorn. Long. 10. 23. E..
lat. 42. 57. N.

Piperno, a town of the ecclesiastical states, in
Campagna di Roma, built out of the ruins of the
ancient Privernum, and seated on a mountain, 9
m. N. N. W. of Terracina.

Pipley, a town of Bengal, seated on the Suban
reeka, not far from its mouth, 53 m. S. of Mid
napore.

Piqua, ph. Miami Co. Ohio.

Pirano, a small sea-port of the Austrian states,
in Istria, seated on a peninsula 6 m. S. W. of
Capo d’lstria.

Piritz, a town of Pomerania, seated near the lake
Maldui, 12 m. S. by W. of New Stargard.

Pirmasens, a town of Bavaria, in the circle ot
the Rhine. Near this place, in 1793, the French ,
were defeated by the Prussians. It is 13 m. E.
of Deux Ponts.

Pirna, a town of Saxony, celebrated for a
battle fought in its neighbourhood, between the
allies and the French, in 1813. It has a castle on
a mountain, called Sonnenstein, which was almost
destroyed by the Prussians in 1756 and 1758, and
is now an asylum for invalids, &c. It is a place
of considerable trade, situate on the Elbe, 12 m. S.

E. of Dresden.

Pisa, a city of Tuscany, capital of the Pisano,
and an archbishop’s see, with a famous university
and three forts. The river Arno runs through
Pisa, and over it are three bridges, one of which
is constructed of marble; and there is a canal
hence to Leghorn. This city formerly contained

100,000 inhabitants, but there are not at present

20,000. The manufactures consist of steel, jew-
ellry, embroidery, damasks, velvet, taffeta, and
calico. The cathedral is a magnificent structure,
and on the right side of the choir is a leaning
tower, much noticed by travellers. There are
upwards of 80 other churches : that of St. Stephen
belonging to an order of knights, is particularly
deserving of notice. The other remarkable build-
ings are the palaces of the grand duke and arch-
bishop, the arsenal, the great hospital, and the
_#magnificent exchange, which last is almost super-
fluous, as the trade of Pisa is removed to Leghorn.

It is seated in a fertile plain, at a small distance
from the Mediterranean, 11 m. N. N. E. of Leg-
horn and 42 W. by S. of Florence. Long. 10. 23.
E., lat. 43. 43. N.

Pisano, a territory of Tuscany, lying N. of the
Florentino, on the Mediterranean. It is 47 m.
long and 25 broad, abounds in corn, oil, and wine,
and is well cultivated. Pisa is the capital.

Piscadores. See Pong-hou.

Piscataqua, a river of New Hampshire, the
mouth of which forms the only port in that state,
and at its entrance is a lighthouse, in long. 70. 41.
W., lat. 43. 4. N.

Piscataway, a township of Middlesex Co. N. J.;
ph. Prince George Co. Maryland. 18 m. S. of
Washington.

Pisco, a town of Peru, in the province of lea,
with a good road for ships. It is seated in a coun-
try fertile in excellent fruits and good wine, 130
m. S. S. E. of Lima. Long. 75. 55. W., lat. 13.
36. S.

Pisek, a town of Bohemia, capital of the circle
of Prachin. Bohemian diamonds are found here
It is seated on the Wotawa, near its conflux with
the Muldau, 58 m. S. S. W. of Prague. Long. 14

0. E., lat. 49. 21. N.