governor of the province, which is sometimes
called Terra di Trani. Since the harbour has
been choked up, the town has fallen greatly to
decay. It stands on the gulf of Venice, 26 m.
W. by N. of Bari and 125 N. by E. of Naples.
Long. 16. 36. E., lat. 41. 18. N.

Tranquebar, a sea-port of Hindoostan, in the
district of Tanjore, with a fort and factory, be-
longing to the Danes, who pay an annual rent to
the rajah. The town is surrounded by a wall and
bastions ; and contains three Christian churches,
a large mosque for the Mahometans, and several
pagodas for the Gentoos. In 1807 it was taken
by the English, ft is seated at the mouth of
the Cavery, 165 m. S. of Madras. Long. 79. 53.
E., lat. 11. 1. N.

Transylvania, a country of Europe, formerly
annexed to Hungary ; bounded on the S. by Hun-
gary, E. by Moldavia, S. by Walachia, and W.
by Hungary. It is 160 m. long and 150 broad,
and surrounded by high mountains, which, how-
ever, are not barren. It produces as much corn
and wine as is wanted, and there are rich mines
of gold, silver, lead, copper, quicksilver, and alum.
The manufactures, which are in an extremely
backward state, consists of woolen, cotton, glass,
&c. It has undergone various revolutions, and
now belongs to the house of Austria. The in-
habitants are of various religions, as Roman
Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinisds, Socinians Ar-
menians, Greeks, and Mahometans. The gov-
ernment is aristocratical; and, since the year
1722, rendered hereditary to the princes and prin-
cesses of the house of Austria.

Transylvania, a village of Jefferson Co. Ken.
on the Ohio. 8 m. above Louisville.

Trap, p.v. Montgomery Co. Pa. h village of
Somerset Co. Md. p.v. Talbot Co. Md.

Trapani, a sea-port on the N. W. coast of Sicily,
in Val di Mazara, with a fort, and an excellent
harbour in the form of a sickle, whence its an-
cient name, Drepanum. It is a trading place,
famous for its salt-works, and fisheries of tunnies,
and coral. It stands on a small peninsula, 30 m.
N. of Mazara and 45. W. of Palermo. Long. 12.
20. E., lat. 38. 10. N.

Tras os Montes, a province of Portugal, beyond
the mountains with regard to the other provinces
. of this kingdom, whence it has its name. It is
oounded on the N. by Gallica, W. by Entre Dou-
roe JVlinho, S. W. and S. by Beira, and E. by
Leon ; and contains an area of 5,500 square miles,
fvith 350,000 inhabitants. The valleys are fer-
tile in corn, wine, and oil, and are numerous.
The Duero divides it into two parts, and Miran-
da is the capital.

Trasmaur, a town and castle of Austria, seated
on the Trasen, 12 m. W. of Tuln.

Ttuu, a strong sea-port of Austrian Dalmatia,
and a bishop’s see. It is seated on the gulf of
Venice, in a small island, joined to the mainland
by a long bridge of wood, to the isle of Bua by
another of stone,22 m. S. E. of Sebenico. Long.
17. 52. E., lat. 44. 0. N.

Traunstein, a town and castle of Bavaria.
Great quantities of salt are made here, from water
brought above 14 m. over mountains, by means
of engines and pipes, from Reichenhall. It is
seated on the river Traun, 16 m. W. N. W. of
Salzburg.

IVauntenau, a town of Bohemia, in the circle
ol Konigingratz, 21 m. N. of Konigingratz.

Travancore,a province ofthe peninsula of Hin-
doostan, extending along the coast of Malabar
from Cape Comorin to the province of Cochin
140 m. in length by 70 in breadth at the N. ex
tremity, and contracting gradually to the S. point.
It is subject to a rajah, who is under British protec
tion.

Travaneore, the ancient capital of the above
province, is surrounded by strong and extensive
lines, but is much decayed. 110 m. S. S. W. of
Madura and 230. S. S. E. of Calicut. Long. 77.
15.E., lat. 8. 25. N.

Trave, a river of Denmark, in the duchy of Hol-
stein, which flows by Segeberg, Ordelso,and Lu-
beck, and enters the Baltic at Travemunde

Travemunde, a strong town of Germany, seat
ed on the Baltic, at the mouth of the Trave. It
is the port of Lubec, to which it belongs, and is
12 m. N. E. of that city.    ,

Traverse, a town of Switzerland, in the district
of its name, in the canton of Neufchatel, 11 m
W. of Neufchatel.

Trayguera, a town of Spain, in Valencia, 30
m. S. W.-of Tortosa.

Trebbin, a town of Prussia, in Braddenburg, 22
m. S. S. W. of Berlin.

Trebia, a river in Italy which rises in the ter-
ritory of Genoa, flows by Bobio, in the Milanese
and joins the Po above Placentia.

Trebigna, a town of Turkish Dalmatia, and a
bishop’s see ; seated on the gulf of Venice, at the
mouth of the Trebenska, 14 m. N. of Ragusa.

Trebisaccia, a town of Naples, in Calabria Citra,
on the gulf of Tarento,10 m. E. N. xc2xa3. of Cassano.

Trebisond, a sea-port of Asia Minor, in Natolia,
and a Greek archbishop’s see. The walls are
square and high, with battlements; and are built
with the ruins of ancient structures, on which are
inscriptions not legible. The town is not popu-
lous ; for there are many gardens in it, and the
houses are but one story high. The castle is
seated on a flat rock, with ditches cut in it. The
harbour is at the E. end of the town, and the mole
built by the Genoese is slmost destroyed. It
stands at the foot of a very steep hill, on the Black
Sea, 104. m. N. N. W. of Erzerutn and 440 E.
Constantinople. Long. 40. 25. E.,lat. 39. 45. N.
,, Trebitz, a town of the Austrian states, in Mo-
ravia, with manufactures of cloth, iron, and glass :
seated on the Igla, 21 m. S. E. of Iglau.

Trebnitz, a town of Prussian Silesia, in the
principality of Oels, with a Cistercian nunnery,
12 m. N. of Breslau.

Trebsen, a town of Saxony, on the Mulda, 14
m. E. by S. of Leipzig.

Treffurt, a town of Prussian Saxony, with a
castle, seated on an eminence, 30 m. S. E. of Got-
tingen.

Tregony, a borough in Cornwall, Eng. 253
m. W. by S. of London.

Treguier, a sea-port of France, department of
Cotes du Nord ; seated on a peninsula, near the
English Channel, 22 m. N. W. of St. Brieux.
Long. 3. 13. W., lat. 48. 47. N.

Trdleborg, a town of Sweden, in Schonen,
seated on the Baltic, 26 m. S. of Lund.'

Tremesan, or Tlemsan, a city of Algiers, capital
of a district of its name, in the province of Mas-
cara. It is surrounded by strong walls, and in-
habited by poor Arabs, Moors, and Jews. In the
time of the Arabs, it was the residence of power-
ful princes; but is now dwindled to scarcely a
fifth part of the ancient city. Its once flourishing
manufacture of carpets and woolen coverlets are
in a state of decay, and the former masterpieces
of architecture have disappeared , for there is not