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Squantum, a rocky promontory extending into
Boston Bay, on the south side of Neponset river,
5 m. from Boston. It was named from an Indian
female who was the last of the aborigines that
resided in this neighbourhood. The Feast of
Squantum is annually held at this spot, and is
usually accompanied with a travestie of the In-
dian customs and language.
Squilace, a town of Naples, in Calabria Ultra,
which was much injured hy the earthquake of
1783. It is seated on the Favelone, near a gulf
of its name, 35 m. S. W. of St. Severino. Long.
16.40. E., lat. 39. 3. N.
Stoatsburg, a village of Dutchess Co. N. Y. on
the Hudson, 12 m. above Poughkeepsie.
Stablo, a town of the Netherlands, in the prov-
ince of Liege, with a celebrated Benedictine ab-
bey. Here is a manufacture of leather, and a
trade in cloths and stuffs. It is seated on the Rect,
12 m. S. of Limbourg.
Stabroeck, or Georgetown, a sea-port of Deme-
rara in S. America, and the capital of the prov-
ince. It is seated on the river Demerara, and has
considerable trade. Pop. 8,000.
Stade, a town of Hanover, in the duchy of Bre-
men, with a fortress, a college and three churches.
It is the seat of the regency, and chief courts of
{'ustice of the dutches of Bremen and Verden, and
las manufactures of lace, flannels, stockings, hats,
and spirituous liquors. The foreign trade is now
chiefly confined to the transit business, and a ves-
sel sails daily from this place to Hamburgh. It
stands on the Stvingel, near its confluence with
the Elbe, 43 m. N. xc2xa3. of Bremen. Long. 9.28. E.,
lat. 55. 36. N.
Stadt am. Hof, a town of Bavaria, on the N. side
of the Danube, connected by a bridge with the
city of Ratisbon.
Stadtberg, a town of Prussia, in the province of
Westphalia, on the frontiers of the county of Wal-
deck. Part of it, called Marsberg, stands on the
site of the famous Saxon fort of Elmesburg, which
was taken by Charlemagne, who built a church
here in honor of St. Peter and St. Paul. Stadtberg
is situate on the Dumel, 16 m. S. of Paderborn.
Stadthagen, a strong town of Prussian West-
phalia, in the principality of Schauenberg, with a
palace, belonging to the prince of Schauenberg-
Lippe, in the garden of which is a mineral spring.
It is 8 m. E. of Minden.
Stafarda, a town of Sardinia, in Piedmont, with
a rich abbey. In 1690 a victory was gained near
this place by the French over the duke of Savoy.
It is seated on the Po, 3 m. N. of Saluzzo.
Stpffa, a small island of Scotland, one of the
Hebrides, on the W. side of that of Mull. It is
the greatest natural curiosity in Europe, if not in
the world. The whole S. W. end is supported by
ranges of basaltic pillars, mostly above 50 feet
high, and four feet in thickness. Here is also a
magnificent cavern called Fin-ma-coul, or Fingal’s
Cave, which extends 250 feet in length. Its en-
trance is a natural arch, 53 feet wide and 117 high,
from which the cavern is lighted, so that its far-
thest extremity may be seen ; it is supported on
each side by ranges of colums, and roofed by
the fragments of others that have been broken off
in forming it. The bottom of the cave is filled
by the sea, reaching to the extremity, and in very
calm weather a boat may sail into it. This sin-
gular island is every where supported by basaltic
rocks and pillars, and so much hollowed by vari-
ous caves that its whole surface is shaken in
stormy weather. |
Staffelstein, a town of Bavaria, situate on the
Lauter, 16 m. N. N. E. of Bamberg.
Stafford, a borough and the county town of
Staffordshire, Eng. The principal trade consists
in the manufacture of boots and shoes, which at
one time was very considerable, but has greatly
declined. Hats and cutlery are also manufac-
tured here, and a considerable tanning business
is carried on. It is seated on the river, Sow, 144
m. N. W. ofLondon.
Staffordshire, a county of England, 55 m. long
and 35 broad ; bounded on the AV. by Shropshire,
N. W. by Cheshire, N. E. and E. by Derbyshire,
S. E. by Warwickshire, and S. by Worcestershire
It contains 780,800 acres, is divided into five hun-
dreds and 181 parishes, has one city and 19 mar-
ket towns, and sends 10 members to parliament.
The number of inhabitants in 1821 was 341,040.
The soil in the S. part is good and rich, though
not without heaths, which take up a large tract
of ground : it abounds in coal and iron. The
middle is level and plain, the N. hilly and barren,
being full of heaths and moors. There are good
stone quarries, plenty of alabaster, and limestone.
Tin and brass are among the productions in Staf-
fordshire, and there are several smelting and brass
works near the copper mines. Within the last
half century material improvements have been
introduced "into the agriculture of this county;
whilst on the rich lands bordering the Trent the
dairy has become a source of considerable profit.
The trade and manufactures have been greatly
extended by the inland navigation, which con-
nects this county, not only with the metropolis,
but with the Severn, the Mersey, and the Hum-
ber, and the three corresponding ports of Bristol,
Liverpool, and Hull. The iron foundries, blast
furnaces, slitting mills, and other branches of the
iron trade, employ great numbers of people. The
cotton manufactures are very considerable, and
the silk trade is carried on to some extent. The
southern parts of the county are distinguished for
the manufactures of Iocks, buckles, steel toys
(particularly watch chains), and a variety of plated,
lacquered, japanned, and enamelled goods. In
the vicinity of Stourbridge the manufacture of
glass is considerable. There are also manufac-
tures of tobacco and snuffboxes, shoes, hats, &c.
But the chief manufacture of the county is that
of earthenware, for which it has been long and
deservedly celebrated, and which may now be
ranked among the most important manufactures
of the kingdom.
Stafford, ph. Tolland Co. Conn. 26 m. N. E.
Hartford. Pop. 2,514. Here is a mineral spring
and several manufactures ; ph. Genesee Co. N.
Y. 30 m. S. W. Rochester. Pop. 2,367; a town-
ship of Monmouth Co. N. J; p.v. Stafford Co.
Va. 47 m. S. W. Washington. ,
Stafford, a county in the E. District of Virginia
Pop. 9,362.
Stagira, a town of European Turkey, in Mace-
donia, celebrated for being the birth-place of
Aristotle, whence he is called the Stagirite. It is
now called Stavros, and is seated on the gulf of
Contessa, 16 m. W. N. W. of Contessa.
Stagno, a sea-port of Austrian Dalmatia, and a
bishop’s see, seated on a peninsula, in the guli of
Venice, 30 m. N. W. of Ragusa. Long. 17. 50.
E., lat. 43. 12. N.
Stagsville, p.v. Orange Co. N. Y.
Staines, a town in Middlesex, Eng. seated on
the Thames, over which is an iron bridge. At
some distance above the bridge, at Coin Ditch, is |
