gable for large vessels up to the quay. The town
has a considerable trade, and exports a great
quantity of wool, butter, and beef. It is 12 m. N.
E. of Waterford and 19 W. of Wexford..

Rossano, a strong town of Naples, in Calabria
Citra and an archbishop’s see. The adjacent
valleys yield oil, capers, saffron, and excellent
pepper. It is seated on an eminence, surrounded
by rocks, 3 m. from the gulf of Tarento and
136 S. E. of Naples. Long. 16. 38. E.,lat. 39.46. N.

Rosslau, a town of Germany, in the principali-
ty of Anhalt, with a castle ; seated at the conflux
of the Rosslau with the Elbe, 10 m. S. S. E. of
Zerbst.

Ross-shire, a county of Scotland, SO m. long
and 70 broad ; bounded on the N. by sutherland-
shire. The island of Lewis is attached to this
county. Tain is the capital.

Rassville, p.v. Orange Co. N. Y. Butler Co.
Ohio, York Co. Pa New Madrid Co- Missouri
and a town in the Cherokee Country in Georgia
on the great bend of Tennessee river.

Rost rand, a township of Westmoreland Co. Pa.

Rosswein, a town of Saxony, with a good trade
n wool, flannel, and cloth ; seated on the Mul-
dau, 23 m. W. of Dresden.

Rostak, a town of Arabia, in the province of
Oman, and the seat of a sovereign prince. It is
120 m. tV. of Maskat. Long. 57. 30. E. lat. 23.

30. N.

Rostock, a fortified town of Germany, in the
duchy of Mecklenbnrg-Schwerin. with a univer-
sity, a good harbour, a strong citadel, an arsenal,
and three churches. It is divided into three parts,
the Old, the New, and the Middle Town, and car-
ries on a large trade. It is seated on the river
Warne, 10 m. from its entrance into the Baltic
and 32 E. N. E. of Wismar. Lon. 12. 20. E.,
lat. 54.10. N.

Rostof, a town of Russia, in the government of
Xaroslaf, and an episcopal see. It is seated on
the Lake Nero, or Rostof, which communicates
with the Volga by the river Kotorost, 95 m. N.
E. of Moscow. Lon. 40. 25. E., lat. 57. 5. N.

Rostrenan, a town of France, department of
Cotes du Nord, near the Blavet, 35 m. S. W. of
St. Brieux.

Rostreeor, a sea-port of Ireland, in the county
of D jwn. with a considerable saltwork and a
pottery. It is much frequented for sea-batfting,
and the peculiar beauty of its situation renders it
one of tiie most deiightml summer retreats in the
province. Adjoining the town is Rostrevor Hill,
a romantic mountain of extraordinary elevation
and heantv. The town is seated on Carlingford
Bav. 9 m S. E. cf Newry.

Rol.1. a town and castle of Spain, in Andalusia,
at the entrance of the bav of Cadiz, 9 m. N. N.
W. of Cic z

Rotxs. a town of Hindoostan, in the province of
La) ore. 6-5 m N. W. of Lahore. Lon. 71. 52. E.,
lat 32. 4. X.

Rotas, a town of Hindoostan, in the province
of Bahar. 15c m. S. W. of Patna.

Rotenberg. a town, and fortress of Bavaria, capi-
tal of a lordship o: the same name ; situate on a
mountain. 1cm. N. E. of Norenburg and 27 S.
S. W. of Bayreuth.

Rotenburg. a town of Switzerland, in the canton
of Lucern, 4 m. N. of Lucern.

Rotenburg, a town of Wurtemberg, in the
county of Hohenberg, with a castle. Near it is a
famous mineral spring. It stands on the Neckar,
6 m. W. S. W. of Tubingen.

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Rotenburg, a town of Hanover, in the duchy of
Verden, on the river Wumme, 15 m. N. by E. of
Verden.

Rotenburg, a town of Germany, in the elector-
ate of Hesse, with a palace; seated on the Fulda
24 m. S. S. E. of Cassel.

Rotenfels, a town of Bavaria, in the circle of
Lower Maine; seated on the Maine, 13 m. N.
W. of Wurtzburg.

Roth, a town and castle of Bavaria, in the dis-
trict of Anspach, noted as the birthplace of the
celebrated Gessner. It stands at the conflux of
the Roth with the Rednitz, 18 m. S. of Nuren
berg.

Rothbury, a town in Northumberland, Eng.
situate on the Coquet, in a sequestered and ro-
mantic glen, sheltered from the northern blasts
by towering hills: on the S. an abrupt bank rises
in a pyramidal form, the summit of which is
crowned by a stately tower. The duke of Nor-
thumberland is lord of the manor, though he pos-
sesses very little freehold property in the town
12 m. S. W. of Alnwick and 303 N. by W. of
London.

Rothenberg, a town of Prussian Silesia, on the .
river Neissa, i5 m. N. of Gorlitz.

Rothcnburg. a town of Bavarian Franconia,
surrounded by moats and ramparts. It stands on
a mountain, "by the river Tauber, from which it
is supplied with winter by means of a machine.
15 m. W. N. AV. of Anspach. Long. '0. 18. E.,
lat. 49. 22. N.

Rotherham, a towin in W. Yorkshire, Eng. It
is famous for the extensive iron-works in its vicin-
ity at Masbrough. It is seated at the conflux of
the Rother with the Don, 32 m. S. of Leeds and
159 N. by W. of London.

Rotherhithe, a village in Surrey, Eng. noted for
its dock yards. The church contains an interest-
ing monument to Lee Boo, prince of the Pelew
Islands, who came over to England with captain
Wilson, and died of small pox in 1784. Rother-
hithe is situate on the S. bank of the Thames, 2
m. E. of London.

Rothsay, a borough of Scotland, the capital of
the isle of Bute. Here is an ancient castle, once
a royal palace. The inhabitants are actively en-
gaged in the herring fishery, and several cotton
works are also established. Rothsay joins with
Ayr, Irvine, Campbeltown, and Inverary, in send
ing one member to parliament. It is situate on
the E. side of the island, and has an excellent
harbour and pier. 80 m. W. by S. of Edinburgh.
Long. 4. 53. W., lat. 55. 43. N.

Rothiceil, a towin of Germany, in Wurtemberg;
seated on the Neckar, near its source, 27 m. S. S.
W. of Tubingen. Long. 8. 37. E., lat. 48. 8. N.

Rottenmann, a town of the Austrian states, in
Stiria, with a college of regular canons, 20 m. N.
N. AV. of Judenburg.

Rotterdam, a city of S. Holland, with one of the
finest harbours in the Netherlands. Next to Am-
sterdam, it is the most considerable place in Hol-
land, for the beauty of its buildings and for its trade;
and the inhabitants are computed at 60,000. There
are so many deep canals that ships may unload at
the very doors of the warehouses. On the E. side
ofthe city is a large basin and dock, for the purpose
of building and launching vessels em; oj d in the
service of the admiralty and the E. Incia Com-
pany. This port is more frequented thac Amstei-
dam, because the ice breaks up sooner, and the
tide, in two or three hours, will carry a ship into
the open sea. The townhouse, the bank, and tho
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