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valley of this river from the Ottawas to the east
end of Lake Ontario.
Ridge, a remarkable elevation in the western
part of N. Y. extending parallel to the shore of
Lake Ontario most of the distance from Rochester
to Lewiston, 70 m. It is about 30 feet in height
and slopes away gently on each side. A road
called the Ridge Road passes along its summit.
Ridge, p.v. St. Mary’s Co. Md. 5 m. N. Point
Lookout; p.v. Edgefield Dis. S. C. 40 m. S. W.
Columbia.
Ridgebury, p.v. Fairfield Co. Conn. 35 m. W.
New Haven, p.v. Orange Co. N. Y. and Bradford
Co. Pa.
Ridgefield, ph. Fairfield Co. Conn. 35 m. VV.
New Haven. Pop. 2,3*22. Also a township of
Huron Co. Ohio.
Ridgeville, ph. Lorain Co. Ohio; p.v. Warren
Co. Ohio.
Ridgeway, ph. Genesee Co. N. Y.
Ridley, a township of Delaware Co. Pa.
Rickmansworth, a town in Hertfordshire) Eng. ;
seated on the Coin, 8 m. S. W. of St. Albans, and
18 W. N. VV. of London.
Ricla, a town of Spain, in Arragon,on the Xalon,
23 rn. W. S. W. of Saragossa.
Ride, a town in Hampshire, Eng. on the N. E.
coast of the Isle of Wight. It has a daily inter-
course by packet-boats with Portsmouth, and sends
to that place abundance of butter, eggs, and poul-
try. 5 m. S. S. W. of Portmouth and 6 E. N. E.
of Newport.
Riedlingnn, a town of Germany, in Wurtem-
berg, seated on the Danube, 25 m. S. W. of
Ulm.
Rietberg, a town of the Prussian states, in the
government of Minden, capital of a county of the
same name, with a castle, situate on the Ems,
V7 m. W. by N. of Paderborn.
Rieti, a town of Italy, in the papal states, capi-
tal of a delegation of its name, and a bishop’s
see. Besides the cathedral, it contains three
collegiate and six parish churches, and 12 con-
vents. It is seated on the river Velino, near the
lake Rieti, 37 m. N. E. of Rome. Lonar. 13. 5.
E., lat. 42. 23. N.
Rieux, a town of France, department of Upper
Garonne, seated on the Reze, 25 m. S. S. W.
of Toulouse.
Riez, a town in the department of Lower Alps,
seated in a plain abounding with wine and fruits,
20 m. S. S. W. of Digne.
Riga, a government, of Russia. See Livonia.
Riga, a strong town of Russia, capital of the
government of Livonia, and next to Petersburgh,
the most commercial place in the empire. It
stands on the river Dwina, 5 m. from its mouth
in a gulf of the Baltic called the gulf of Riga or
Livonia. The trade is chiefly carried on by the
foreign merchants resident here ; those belonging
to aa English factory enjoy the greatest share of
the commerce. The principal export are corn,
hemp. flax, iron, timber, masts, leather, and tal-
low. Tbe pop. of Riga is estimated at 36,000.
Here is a floating wooden bridge, over the Dwina
2.txc2xbb) feet long and 40 broad ; in winter, when
the ice sets m. it is removed; and in spring
it is replaced. In 1312, on the approach of the
French army under marshal Macdonald, to
beseige this place, the governor of the town
set fire to the suburbs, which consumed upwards
of2,000 houses. Riga is 220 m. N. E. of Konigs-
aerg and 310 S. W. of Petersburarh. Lona*. 24. 15.
E., lat. 56. 50. N. 80
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Riga, ph. Monroe Co. N. Y. 15 ,n. S W. Ko
Chester. Pop. 1,908.
Rigaud, a seignory of York Co. L C. 35 m.
W. Montreal.
Rigolets, a strait of Louisiana uniting Lakes
Pontchartrain and Borgne, 9 m. in length.
Rigolets de Bon Dieu, a stream of Louisiana .
flowing into Red River from the North, 25 m.
above Alexandria.
Riley, a township of Oxford Co. Me. Pop. 57.
Rimini, a town of Italy, in the papal states,
with'an old castle, a strong tower, and many re-
mains of antiquity. The sea having receded
from this city for some centuries, its harbour will
now admit only small vessels. It is seated in a
fertile plain, at the mouth of the Marrechia, on
the ffulf of Venice, 28 m. S. E. of Ravenna and
145 N. by E. of Rome. Long. 12. 34. E., lat. 44.
4. N.
Rimanski, a seignory of Cornwall Co. L. C.
Rindge, ph. Cheshire Co. N. II. 39. m. S. W. /
Concord. Pop. 1,269.
Ringkioping, a sea-port of Denmark, in N. Jut-
land. It has a considerable trade with Holland
and Norway, and is seated on a gulf of the Ger-
man Ocean, 43 m. S. W. of Wiburg and 55 N. N.
W. of Ripen. Long. 8. 15. E., lat. 56. 8. N.
Ringleben, a town of Germany, belonging to
Saxe-Weitnar, 6 m. N. of Erfurt and 26 E. N. E I
of Eisenach. I
Ringo's, p.v. Hunterdon Co. N. J.
Ringsted, a town of Denmark, in the isle of Zea-
land. It was formerly a city ; and in the great
church are interred several kings, and other per-
sons of distinction. 30 m. S. W. of Copenha
gen.
Ringwood, a town in Hampshire, Eng. It has
a manufacture of woolen cloths and stockings,
and is famous for its strong beer and ale. It is
seated on the Avon, 30 m. S. W. of Winchester
and 91 W. by S. of London.
Rintdn, a strong town of Germany, capital of
the district of Schauenburg, with a university.
It is seated on the Weser, 12 m. S. E. of Minden
and 35 W. S. W. of Hanover. Long. 9. 10. E.,
lat. 52.12. N.
Rio dela Hacha, a seaport of Colombia, in Ven-
ezuela, at the mouth of a river ofthe same name,
100 m. E. of St. Martha. Long. 72. 34. W., lat.
11. 30. N.
Rio de lw Plata. See Plata.
Rio de Miranda, a river of Spain which rises in
the mountain of Asturias, separates that prov-
ince from Galicia, and enters the bay of Biscay
at Ribadeo. !
Rio del Norte, a considerable river of N. Amer-
ica, the source of which is unknown, but it flows L
from N. to S. through the whole country of New- f
Mexico, and enters the gulf of Mexico, on the N.
border of New Leon. |
Rio Grande, a province in the N. part of Brazil*
between those of Petaguel and Paraiba. It is |
watered by a river of the same name, which k
runs W. into the Parana, of which it is the prin- f
cipal branch.
Rio Grande, a river which rises in the Sierra a
Leone mountains, and flows through the king- I
dom of Biguba into the Atlantic. It is navigable I
for boats 400 m. if
Rio Janeiro, a river of Brazil, which enters the I
Atlantic Ocean at St. Sebastian, the capital of I
Brazil. At its mouth are several small islands, I
which render the entrance difficult and dangerous; I
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