Poughkeepsie, ph. Dutchess Co. N. Y. on the
Hudson, 85 m. above New York. Pop. 7,222. It
is about a mile from the banks of the river which
is here bold and rocky. The town is regularly
laid out and makes an elegant appearance. It is
a place of considerable trade.

Pougues, a village of France, department of
Nievre’, noted for its ferruginous mineral spring.
5 m. N. W. of Nevers.

Poution, a town in Lancashire, Eng. It is much
frequented in the bathing season. 234. N. W. of
London.

Pound.rid.ge, p.v. West Chester Co. N. Y.

Pourcnyn, St., a town of France, department of
Allier, seated on the Sioule, 19 m. S. by W. of
Moulins.

Poicaw River, a small stream flowing info the
Merrimack 4 m. above Newburyport, between
Amesbury and Salisbury. On the bank of the
river are several manufactories and mills. Here
is a steep eminence called Powaw Hill, on which
the Indians were accustomed to celebrate their
powaws, and which exhibits an enchanting pros-
pect from the summit.

Powelton, ph. Hancock Co. Geo.

Powhatan, a county of the E. District of Vir-
ginia. Pop. 8,517. Scotsville is the Capital.

Pouang-hou, a lake of China, in the N. part of
the province of Kiang-si, formed by the conflu-
ence of several rivers, which meet here from
every point of the compass. It is 250 m. in cir-
cumference, and surrounded by a most desolate
region.

Pozzuolo. See Puzzuoli.

Prabat, a town ofthe kingdom of Siam, 100 m.
N. of Siam. Lon. 101. 10. E., lat. 15. 40. N.

Pracels. See Paracels.

Prachatitz, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of
Prachin, 23 m. S. by W. of Pisek. _

Prachin, a mountain of Bohemia, on which
formerly stood a castle of the same name. It
gives name to a circle on the W. side of the Mul-
'Jau, of which Pisek is the capital.

Prades, a town of France, department of Eastern
Pyrenees, seated in a fine plain on the river Tet,
>4 m. W. S. W. of Perpignan.

Prades, a town of Spain, in Catalonia, near
which is a magnificent abbey, where the ancient
tings of Arragon were interred. It is 39 m. N.
W. of Barcelona.

Prarn. a town of Poland, on the Vistula, op-
posite Warsaw, of which it is considered as a su-
burb.

Prarilas. a town of the Sardinian states in Pied-
nont- 7 m. W. of Turin.

Priz-'e- tire capital of Bohemia, and formerly
n arc'i-eoiscopal see. It comprehends four towns,
ihe Old. New. and Little Town, and the Hrads-
;hla. It is 15 m. in circumference, is built up-
on seven hills, and contains 35,000 inhabitants,
i TheMnidaa runs through the city, separating
the Old Totra from the New, and over it is a
bridre of 13 arches, with a strong tower at each
end⁼ Tbe Old Town is very populous ; the hous-
*s are high anc the streets narrow. In this part
are the remains ox a palace, where the ancient
sings resided ; hat tie finest ornament is the uni-
versitv. frequented by a great number of students ;
here also is a magnificent college, formerly be-
longing to the Jesuits, and the Jews have nine
synagomies. The New Town contains fine struc-
tures, liandSome gardens,, and large streets ; al-
so an arsenal, ana a secular foundation, whose
abbess was a princess of the empire. The Lit-
tle Town, whioh is the most ancient part, of
Prague, has broad streets, and is very populous
The Hradschin once belonged to theLittle Town
but in 1756 it was made the fourth town of
Prague : its principal buildings are the royal pal-
ace, in which is a hall, 100 paces long and 40
broad, without any pillar to support the roof,
the cathedral of St. Veit, containing the burval-
place of the kings and many relics; the chapel
of Our Lady of Loretto ; the magnificent archi-
episcopal palace; and the large palace of Tscher-
nin. Prague has suffered frequents devastation-
by war. The White Mountain, without tbe gate
of Strahow, is celebrated for the victory gained in
1620 by the Austrians over Frederic V., the elec-
tor palatine, whom the Bohemians had chosen for
their kiug. In 1631 Prague was taken by the
Saxons ; and by the Swedes in 1648. It was ta-
ken by storm in 1741 by the French, who were
obliged to leave it in 1742. In 1757 it was besieg-
ed by the king of Prussia, after a great victory,
obtained near this city, over the Austrians ; but
the defeat at Kollin obliged him to raise the siege.
75 m. S. E of Dresden. Long. 14. 30. E., lat. 50.
6. N.

Prairie, townships in Wayne, Holmes, and
Franklin Cos. Ohio.

Prairie Creek, p.v. Vigo Co. Ind.

Prairie du Chien. a settlement in Crawford Co.
Michigan, on the Mississippi, at the mouth of the
Wisconsin. It was founded many years since by
the French traders.

Prairie du Roche ph. Randolph Co. Illinois.

Prairie Mound, ph. Lillard Co. Missouri.

Prallsville, p.v. Hunterdon Co. N. J.

Prasto, a small town of Greece, in the Morea,
situate to the W. of-the gulf of Napoli, 16 m. N
by E. of Misitra.

Prato, a town of Tuscany, with a citadel, 10. m
N. W. of Florence.

Prattsville, p.v. Alleghany Co. Md.

Prats de Molo, a fortified town of France, de-
partment of Eastern Pyrenees, on the Tet, 29 m.
S. W. of Perpignan.

Prausnitz, a town and castle of Prussian Silesia.
It has a fine church, containing the tombs of the
counts ofHatzfeld, and is 18 m. N. of Breslau.

Preble, a county of Ohio. Pop. 16,255. Eaton
is the capital; ph. Cortland Co. N. Y. Pop. 1,435.

Praya. See Porto Praya.

Precop, or Perccop, a town and fortress of Rus-
sia, in the government of Catharinenslaf, and pro-
vince of Taurida, seated on the isthmus that joins
the Crimea to the continent. A deep trench, four
m. in length, is cut across the isthmus, over which
is a bridge, and upon that a vaulted gate, called
the Golden Gatfe of the Tartars. Long. 35. 34.
E., lat. 46. 8. N.

Precopia, a town of Servia, on the river Morave,
20 m. W. of Nissa.

Pergtl, a river ofE. Prussia, which issues from
the lake Augerburg, and flowing by Insterburg,
Welau, and Kongsberg, enters the eastern ex-
tremity of the Frisch Haff.

Premislau, a town of Poland, with a strong cas-
tle, and a Greek and Latin bishop’s see; seated
on the Pana, 60 m W. by S. of Lemburg. Long.

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

Prcnzlo, a town of Brandenburg, capital of what
was formerly called the Ucker Mark. It contains
6 churches, and has a brisk trade in com. tobac-
co, and cattle. Seated on the lake and river Uc
ker, 58 m. N. N. E. of Berlin. Long- 13. 55
E., lat. 53. 19. N.