Here are also manufactures ot satinet, bleaching and printing works, and manufactures of iron. The town contains 7 churches, and a bank. It stands on Taunton River which is navigable to this place for small vessels.
Troy, city in Rensselaer Co. N. Y. stands on the E. bank of the Hudson 5 m. above Albany at tbe head of sloop navigation. It has a very flour- ishing trade, and manufactures of cotton, woolen, paper, iron &c. in the neighbourhood. Pop. 11,405. In point of location and beautiful natural sce- nery, Troy is exceeded by few, if any, of the towns and villages on the Hudson. The streets, running north and south, converge together at the north end of the city, and are crossed at right angles by those running east and west. The buildings are principally built of brick, and are shaded by rows of trees on each side of streets, which are preserved remarkably clean, by addi- tions of slate and gravel, instead of pavements. The city contains three banks, seven churches, a court house, jail and market. The Episcopal church is a superb specimen of Gothic architec- ture, probably not exceeded in the United States. A large three story brick building has also been erected at the expense of the corporation, for the accommodation of the female seminary incorpo- rated at this place.
Mount Ida, in the rear of Troy, is a romantic spot, affording a very extensive prospect of the Hudson river and the adjacent country.
About a mile above the city, a dam has been thrown across the river, and a lock constructed, affording a sioop navigation to the village of Wa- terford.
One mile and a half from Troy is the Rensse- laer school, which was established, and is under the patronage of Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer It is a valuable and flourishing institution.
Troyes, a city of France, capital of the depart- ment of Aube, and a bishops see, with a castle in which the ancient counts of Champagne resided. It is surrounded by good walls ; but almost all the houses are of wood, and good water is wanting Its commerce, once very flourishing, now consist only .n some linen, dimities, fustians, wax-chan- dlery, candles, and wine. Troyes was captured and recaptured several times by the allied and French armies, in 1814. It is seated on the Seine, 28 m. E. by N. of Sens and 105 S. E. of Paris. Long. 4. 5. E., lat. 48. 18 N.
TrucksvUIe, p.v. Richland Co. Ohio.
Trumanshurg, a township of Tompkins Co. N. Y. on Cayuga Lake.
Trumbull, a county of Ohio. Pop. 26,154. Warren is the capital, ph. Fairfield Co. Conn. 65 in S W. Hartford. Pop. 1,238.
Truns, a town of Switzerland, in the canton of Grisons, seated on the Rhine, 7 m. W. of Ilantz.
Truro, a borough in Cornwall, Eng., it is a stannary town, and the chief business is in ship- ping tin and copper ore, found in abundance in the neighbourhood. 257 m. W. by S. of London.
Truro, a town of Nova Scotia, in Halifax coun- ty, at the head of a narrow7 gulf in the bay of Fun- dy, 40 m. N. by W. of Halifax.
Truro, ph. Barnstable Co. Mass. on Cape Cod, adjoining Providence. Pop. 1,549, a township of Franklin Co. Ohio, on Big Walnut and Black Lick Creeks. Pop. 683.
Truxillo, a town of Spain, in Estremadura with a citadel on the top of a hill. It was the birth- place of the noted Erancis Pizarro, and is situate on the side of a hill, near the river M agasca, 70 m. N. E. of Badajoz and 90 S. W. of Toledo. Long. 5. 43. W., lat. 39. 26. N.
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Truxillo, a city and sea-port of Peru, capital of a province of its name, and the see of a bishop. It was built by Francis Pizarro in 1553. In its ter- ritory are above 50,000 native Americans. It is- surrounded by a wall, and seated in a fertile coun- try, on a small river, near the Pacific Ocean, 309 m. N W. of Lima. Long. 70. 5. W., lat. 8. 1. S.
Truxillo, a sea-port of S. America, in Honduras, on the gulf of that name. It stands 3 in. from the sea, between two rivers, the mouths of which, and some islands before them, form the harbour. It is 150 m. N. E. of Valladolid. xe2x96xa0 Long. 86. 30. W., lat. 15. 46. N.
Truxillo, or Nuestra Senora de la Paz, a town of Venezuela. 150 m. S. E. of Maracaiho. Lon* 70. 15. W., lat. 8. 15. N.
Truxton, ph. Cortland Co. N. Y. Pop. 3,888
Trydriffen, a towinship of Chester Co. Pa.1
Tryone, a township of Adams Co. Pa.
Tsanad, a towin of Hungary, on the river Meros 23 m. E. by S. of Segedin.
Tscherkask, a city of European Russia, capital of the country of the Don Cossacs, founded in 1814, the old capital of the same name, about 5 m. distant, being considered unhealthy. The streets are wide and straight, but the bouses are all built of wood. It is situate at the confluence of the Aksai and Turloo, 40 m. N. E. of Azopli. Long. 40. 2. E., lat. 47. 14. N.
. Tschernahora, a town of the Austrian states, in Moravia. w7ith a castle on a mountain, 13 m N. N. W. of Brin.
Tschernemt, a towin of Austria, in Carniola, with a castle, and a commandery of the Teutonic order. 33 m. S. E. ofLaubach.
Tschirne, a towin of Prussian Silesia, in the prin- cipality of Glogau, with a castle, and good cloth manufactures. 22 m. E. N. E. of Glogau.
Tschopau, a town of Saxony, celebrated for its blue manufacture. It stands on a river of the same name, 7 m. S. E. of Chemnitz.
Tsiampa. See Ciavipa.
Tsi-nan, a city of China, capital of Chang-tong. It is much respected by the Chinese, on account of its having been formerly the residence of a long series of kings, whose tombs, rising on the neighbouring mountains, afford a beautiful pros- pect. It is seated on the river Tsi or Tsing-ho, 230 m. S. by E. of Pekin. Long. 117. 25. E., lat. 36. 46. N.
Tsi-ning, a city of China, of tbe second rank, in Chang-tong, situate on the grand canal, 275 m. S. of Pekin. Long. 116. 24. E., lat. 35. 24. N.
Tsin tcheou, a city of China, of the first rank, in Chang-tong. 250 m. E. S. E. of Pekin. Long. 119. 2. E., lat. 36. 40. N.
Tsong-ming, an island of China, 50 m. long and 10 broad, lying at the mouth of the Kiang-ku, and separated from the province of Kiang-nan by twin channels, 13 m. broad. Its principal revenue arises from salt, which is made in such abundance on the N. side of the island, that it can supply -most of the neighbouring countries. It contains only one city, but villages are very numerous. The country is delightful, and intersected by many canals. The city of the same name, is of the third class, and is situate at its S. E end. Long.
121. 55. E., lat. 30. 15. N.
Tsongrad, a town of Hungary, capital of a county of the same name; seated on the Theisse, |