which rises in the department of Correze, and
flows into the Loire 5 m. above Saumur. Poitiers
is the capital.

Vienne, Upper, a department of France, com-
prising the greater part of the province of Limo-
sin. Limoges is the capital.

Vierraden, a town of Prussia, in Brandenburg
seated on the Vesle, near its conflux with the
Oder, 22 m. E. S. E. of Prenzlo.

Vierzon, a town ofFrance, department of Cher,
famous for its forges. It is seated on the Cher,
near the influx of the Yevre, 17 m. N. W. of
Bourges.

Viesti, a town of Naples, in Capitanata, seated on
the gulf of Venice, in the place called the Spur
of the Boot, and at the foot of Mount Gargano,
25 m. N. E. of Manfredonia. Long. 16. 40. E.,
Iat. 41. 51. N.

Viet, St., or St. Vith, a town of the Netherlands,
in Luxemburg, near the source of the Uren, 24
m. S. S. E. of Limburg and 48 N. of Luxem-
burg.

Viran, a town ofFrance, department of Gard,
22 m. W. S. W. of Alais and 33 W. N. W. of
Nismes.

Vigevano, a town of Austrian Italy, in the prov-
ince of Milan, with a strong castle on a rock;
seated near the Tesino, 16 m. S. AV. of Milan.

Vignot, a town ofFrance, department of Meuse,
on the river Meuse, 16 m. E. of Bar le Due and
24 S. S. E. of Verdun.

Vigo, a sea-port of Spain, in Galicia, situate on
a bay of the Atlantic, defended hy a fort on an
eminence and an old castle. It has a good har-
bour, into which, in 1702, the English and Dutch
fleet forced their passage, and made themselves
masters of the Spanish plate-fleet, when just ar-
rived from America. In 1719 the English obtain-
ed possession of Vigo, but relinquished it after
raising contributions. It stands in a fruitful coun-
try, 14 m. W. N. W. of Tuy and 47 S. of Com-
postella. Long. 8. 40. W., 'iat. 42. 14. N.

Vigo, a county of Indiana. Pop. 5,737. Terre
Haute is the capital.

Vihiers. a town of France, department of
Maine-et Loire, 20 m. S. of Angers, and 20 W.
by S. of Saumur.

Vilaine, a river of France, which rises in the
department of Mayenne, passes by Vitre and Ren-
nes, divides the department of Morbihan from
that of Lower Loire, and enters the Bay of Bis-
cay below Roche Bernard.

Villa de Conde, a town of Portugal, in Entre
Douro e Minho, at the mouth of the Ava,20 m. N.
of Oporto.

Villa de Horta, the capital of the island of Fay-
al, one of the Azores. It is seated on the W.
coast, and has a harbour, landlocked on every
Side except the E. and N. E., and defended by
several forts. Long. 28. 41. W., lat 33. 32. N.

Villa d’Iglesias, a town of the island of Sardin-
ia, and a bishop's see, 35 m. W. S. W. of Cacr-
liari.

Villa For, a town of Portugal, in Tras os
Montes, 23 m. S. by W. of Braganza.

Villa Franca, a sea-port of Sardinia, in the
county of Nice, with a castle and fort. The har-
bour is capacious, and the mountains which en-
close it extend into the sea like promontories. It
was taken by the French in 1705, hy the French
and Spaniards in 1744, and by the French in 1792.
Of late years it has become the resort of con-
sumptive invalids in preference to Nice It is 3
in. E. of Nice.

Villa Franca, a town of Portugal, in EstreYna-
dura, on the estuary of the Tagus, 20 m. N. E. of
Lisbon.

Villa Franca, a town on the S. coast of St.
Michael, one of the Azores, defended hy a fort
and other works. Opposite this place, half a
mile from the shore, is a small island, which has
a basin with a narrow entrance, where 50 ves-
sels may anchor in security. It is 16 m. E. by
N. of Punta del Guda. Long. 25. 30. W._f lat

37. 50. N.

Villa Franca de Panodes, a town of Spain, in
Catalonia, 18 m. W. by S. of Barcelona.

Village Green, p.v. Delaware Co. Pa.

Village Springs, p.v. Blount Co. Alab.

Villa Hermosa, a town of Spain, in Valencia,
near the river Millas, 58 m. N. of Valencia.

Villa Hermosa, a town of Mexico, in the prov
ince of Tabasco, on the river Tabasco, 60 m. S.
W. of Tabasco, and 70 N.E. of Chiapa. Long.
94. 5. VV., lat. 17. 45. N.

Villa Joiosa, or Joysa, a town of Spain, in Va
lencia, on the coast of the Mediterranean, 18 m
E. N. E. of Alicant and 24 S. of Gandia.

Villa Nova d’Asti, a fortified town of the Sar
dinian states, in Piedmont, 14 m. W. of Asti.

Villa Nova de Cervera, a town of Portugal., in
Entre Douro e Minho, situate on the Minho,
near its mouth, 27 m. N. W. of Braga and 45 N.
of Oporto.

Villa Nova de Portimao, a fortified sea-port of
Portugal, in Algarva, on a river which forms a
spacious and secure harbour, defended by two
forts. It is 9 m. E. N. E. of Lagos and 42 W by
S. of Tavari. Long. 8. 27. W., lat. 37. 12. N.

Villa Nova de Porto, a town of Portugal, in
Entre Douro e Minho, seated on the Douro, op-
posite Oporto (on which it depends) and defended
by several forts.

Villa Nova de Principe, a town of Brazil, in
Rio Janeiro, situate near the diamond mines, 130
m, W. of Porto Seguro.

Villa Real, a town of Portugal, in Tras os
Montes, seated at the conflux of the Corgo and
Ribera, 12 m. N. by E. of Lamego and 38 S. E. of
Braganza.

Villa Real, a town of Spain, in the province of
Valencia, near the Manjares, 40 m. N. N. E. of
Valencia.

Villa Real, a town of Brazil, in the province of
Spiritu Santo, 150 m. W. by S. of Spiritu Santo.

Villa Rica, a town of Chile, on the lake Mala-
bangen, 60 m. N. E. of Valdivia.

Villa Viciosa, a town of Spain, in Asturias,
seated on the Bay of Biscay, 32 m. N. E. of
Oviedo.

Villa Vicosa, a fortified town of Portugal, in
Alemtejo, with an old castle, and a palace where
the dukes of Braganza formerly resided. In the
suburb is an ancient temple, originally built to
the honour of Proserpine; and in the neighbour-
hood are quarries of fine green marble. It is 12
m. S. W. of Elvas and 33 N. E. of Evora.

Villach, a town of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia,
with a castle. Near it are medicinal baths. It is
seated at tbe conflux of the Geil with the Drave,
16 m. W. by S. of Clagenfurt

Villaine, a town ofFrance, department of May
enne, 16 m. E. by N. of Mayenne.

Villamid, a town of Spain, in Leon, 48 m. S
of Ciudad Rodrigo.

Villarino, a town of Spain, in Leon, on the
river Douero and confines of Portugal, 45 m. W
N. W. of Salamanca.