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sed by any province in Sweden, it is far from be
ing wpll cultivated; and the peasants are gener-
ally poor The chief traffic is in corn, flax, hemp,
dried fish, cattle, leather, tallow, and lime.
Tavastus, or Tavastborg, a town of Finland,
formerly capital of the district of Tavastland.
It has a strong castle, and is seated on a river
which flows into the lake Wana, 110 m. E. N.
E. of Abo.
Taverna, a town of Naples, in Calabria Ultra,
20 m. E. N. E. of Nicastro.
Tavira, or Tavila, a sea-port of Portugal, in Al-
garva, with a castle, and one of the best harbours
in the kingdom, defended by two forts. It is
seated at the mouth of the Gilaon, in the gulf of
Cadiz, 96 m. N. W. of Cadiz and 136 S. E. of Lis-
hon. Long. 7. 36. W., lat. 37. 8. N.
Tavistock, a borough in Devonshire, Eng. with
a manufacture of serges. In its vicinity was born
the famous sir Francis Drake. It is seated on
the river Tavy, 32 m. W. by S. of Exeter and 207
of London.
Tavoy, a sea-port on the W. coast of Siam, in a
district of its name, which was wrested from the
Siamese by the Birmans, and subsequently ceded
to the British in 1824-5. The town is 150 m. W.
N. W. of Siam. Long. 98. 20. E., lat. 14. 45. N.
Taxahaio, p.v. Lancaster Dis. S. C.
Tay, a river of Scotland, which rises on the
W. borders of Perthshire, flows through Loch
Tay to Dunkeld, Perth, and Newburg, below
which to the sea (above 20 miles) it may be deem-
ed a continued harbour, and is called the Frith of
Tay, having Fifeshire on one side and the coun-
ties of Perth and Angus on the other.
Tay, Loch, a lake of Scotland, in Perthshire, 15
m. long and in most parts above one broad, form-
ed by several streams and the river Tay, which
flows through its whole length.
Taylorsville, p.v. Hanover Co. Va. 30 m 'from
Richmond; p.v. Fairfield Dis. S. C. 18 m. from Co-
lumbia; ph. Shelby Co. Ken. 30 m. S. E. Louis-
ville.
Tazewell, a county of the W. District of Virgin-
ia. Pop. 4,104 ; p.v. the capital of this Co. 302
m. AV. Richmond; p.v. Claiborne Co. Ten. 50
m. N. E. Knoxville.
Tazowskaia, a bay of Siberia, in Obskaia Gulf,
about 140 miles long and 3 broad.
Tchad, a lake of Central Africa, in the king-
dom of Bornou, in lat. 13. N. long. 15. W. It was
first seen by Doctor Oudeney and his companions,
and afterwards visited by Clapperton and Denham.
It is 200 m. long and 150 broad. It receives the
rivers Yeou from the W. and Shary from the S.
It abounds in fish, and its borders exhibit all the
splendour of tropical vegetation. Its water is
fresh. Major Denham travelled along the great-
er part of the shore, but was obliged to leave
144 m. of it unexplored. He was informed that it
had no outlet. .
Tchang-tcha, a city of China, capital of the S.
part of Hou-quang. It is seated on the river
Heng, which has a communication with an ex-
tensive lake, called Tong-ting-hou, 740 m. S. by
W. of Pekin. Long. 112. 25. E., lat. 28. II. N.
Tchang-tcheou, a city of China, of the first rank,
in Fo-kien. It has a considerable trade with
Emony, Pong-hou, and Formosa; and is 950 m.
S. of Pekin. Long. 117. 35. E., lat. 24. 32. N.
Tchang-te, a city of China, of the first rank,
In Ho-nan. It is remarkable for a fish, like a
crocodile, the fat of which is of such a singular
nature that when once ignited it cannot be ex-
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tinguished. Near it is a mountain so steep ana
inaccessible that in the time of war i affords a
safe asylum to the inhabitants. It is 255 m. S S.
W. of Pekin. Long. 111. 5. E., lat. 29. 2. N.
Tehao-king, a city of China, of the first rank,
in Quang-tong, seated on the river Si, 70 m. Yf.
of Canton.
Tchao-teheou, a city of China, of the first rank,
in Quang-tong, seated on the Peikiang, 86 m. E.
of Canton.
Tche-kiang, a province of China, one of the
most considerable in extent, riches, and pop. It
is bounded on the N. and W. by Kiang-nan, S.
W. by Kiang-si, S. by Fo-kien, and E. by the
ocean. In this province, whole plains are cover-
ed with dwarf mulberry trees, purposely checked
in their growth; and prodigious quantities of
silk-worms are bred. The principal branch of
trade consists in silk stuffs; and those in which
gold and silver are intermixed are the most beau-
tiful in China. The tallow tree grows here, and
a species of mushrooms, whicb are transported to
all the provinces of the empire ; and here also are
found the small gold fish with which ponds are
commonly stocked. In Tche-kiang are reckoned
11 cities of the first rank, 72 of the third, and 18
fortresses, which in Europe would be deemed
large cities. Hang-tcheou is the capital.
Tcheou-chan, an island near the W. coast of
China, belonging to the province of Tche kiang
It is about 24 m. fang nnd from 5 to 10 broad.
Tchernigof, a government of Russia, formerly
apart of the Ukraine. Its capital, of the same
name, is seated on the Desne, 345 miles S. S. W.
of Moscow. Long. 66. 45. E., lat. 51. 24. N.
Tchesne, a town on the W. coast of Natolia,
with a citadel. It stands almost opposite Scio,
at the head of a spacious road, which is famous
for the destruction of the Turkish fleet, by the
Russians, in 1770. It is 48 miles W. of Smyr-
na. Long. 26. 26. E., lat. 38. 26. N.
Tching-kiang, a city of China, of the first rank,
in Se-tchuen, 910 miles S. W. of Pekin. Long.
104. 26. E., lat. 27. 18. N.
Tching-kiang, a strong city of China, of the
first rank, in Kiang-nan, and the key of the em-
pire towards the sea. Its situation and trade,
and the beauty of its walls, give it a pre-emi-
nence over the other cities of the province. It
is seated on the S. side of the Kian-ku, 470 miles
S- S. E. of Pekin. Long. 18. 55. E. lat. 32.
14. N.
Tching-kiang, a city of China, of the first rank,
in the province of Yun-nan, 36 miles S. by E.
of Yun-nan. Long. 102. 40. E., lat. 24. 44.
N.
Tching-teheou, a city of China, of the first
rank, in Hou-quang, seated on an angle formed
by two rivers. Under it are five cities of the
third class, in which a kind of plain earthenware
is prepared, which the Chinese prefer to the most
^elecant porcelain. It is 765 miles S. S. W. of
Pekin. Long. 109 40. E., lat. 28. 23. N.
Tching-ting, a city of China, of the first rank,
in the province of Pe-tche-li, 138 miles S. S. W.
of Pekin. Long. 114. 21. E., lat. 38. 9. N.
Tching-tou, a city of China ofthe first rank, in
the province of Se-tchuen. It was formerly the
residence of the emperors, and one of the largest
and most beautiful cities in the empire ; but in
1646, during the civil wars that preceded the
last invasion of the Tartars, it was almost entire-
ly destroyed. Its temples, and the ruins of an-
cient palaces are objects of admiration to stran
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