BARNY BAY, a bay on the north side of Liddon's gulf. Long. 112. 37. W. Lat. 75. 8. N.

BARREN, a county of the United States, in Kentucky, south of Green river. Population 11,286. Slaves 1724. Chief town, Glasgow.

BARROW'S STRAIT, a deep inlet in Baffin's bay, where it was formerly supposed that there was land; and this supposition was still farther strengthened by the voyage of captain Ross, in 1818, who was deceived with the supposed appearance of land towards the west. In the year 1819, captain Parry, who was sent out by the British government, for the purpose of more completely surveying this bay, and of setting at rest the dispute as to the appearance of land to the westward, found no obstacle to his progress, and he accordingly entered this deep inlet, about 60 miles broad at the mouth, to which he gave the name of Barrow's strait, after Mr Barrow, secretary to the admiralty. He sailed through this strait, and penetrating into the Polar sea, and advancing as far as the 114th degree of W. long., he wintered in a harbour in an island to which he gave the name of Melville Island. In 1820, he was proceeding farther westward, when he found that his stock of provisions was so far exhausted, as to render his further stay in these desolate regions extremely hazardous. He therefore returned to England in October, fully satisfied with his success, and sanguine as to the hopes of penetrating into the Pacific ocean, through Behring's straits, and of thus accomplishing the long talked of discovery of a north-west passage to India. In prosecution of this hazardous euterprise, a new expedition has been fitted out, under the command of the same able and enterprising commander, which set sail from Britain in the spring of 1821. The ships were amply provided with every necessary, so as to enable them, if necessary, to pass two or three winters, without hazard, in these dreary regions. Of this expedition no accounts have been received since the ships entered the ice.

BARTHELEMY, a river of the United *States, in Louisiana, which, after a course of about 150 miles, joins the Ouachitta.

BARTON, a river of the United States, in Vermont, which rises in Billymead, and runs north-east into Lake Memphremagog. BARTON'S CREEK, a river of the United States, in Tennessee, which runs into the Cumberland, 10 miles above Clarksville.

BATH, a post township of the United States, in Grafton county, New Hampshire, on the Connecticut, Population 1316.

BATH, a post township and port of entry of the United States, in Lincoln county,

Maine, on the west side of the Kennebeck, 12 miles from the sea, and 150 N. E. of Boston. Bath is pleasantly situated, and has great advantages for commerce, being at the head of winter navigation. It is one of the most considerable commercial towns in Maine. The shipping belonging to this port, in 1816, amounted to 20,629 tons. It contains an academy, two banks, and three houses of public worship; two for Congregationalists, and oue for Baptists. Population 2491. Long. 69. 49. W. Lat. 43. 55. N.

BATH, a county of the United States, in the central part of Virginia, bounded north by Pendleton county, east by Rockbridge county, south by Botetourt county, and west by Greenbriar county. Population 4837. Slaves 882.

BATH, a post township of the United States, in Berkley county, Virginia.

BATH, a township of the United States, in Greene county, Ohio. Population 913. BATH, a post township of the United States, in Beaufort county, North Carolina, 11 miles E. S. E. of Washington.

BATHURST ISLAND, a large island in the Polar sea, discovered by captain Parry, after penetrating through Barrow's strait.

BATON ROUGE, a post township of the United States, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the east bank of the Mississippi. The town contains about 300 inhabitants. This is a fine and flourishing settlement. Population of the parish, 4463. 15 miles above Iberville, and 140 above New Orleans. Long. 91. 13. W. Lat. 30. 36. N.

BEAR INLET, a channel of the United States, between two small islands near the coast of North Carolina. Long. 77. 21. W. Lat. 34. 36. N.

BEAR RIVER, a river of North America, which runs into the Mississippi, Long. 92. 44. W. Lat. 44. 20, N.

BEAVER, OF BEARER, a river of the United States, in New Hampshire, which runs south into the Merrimack.

BEAVER, a county of the United States, on the west side of Penusylvania, bounded north by Mercer county, east by Butler county, south-west by Allegany county, south by Washington county, and west by Ohio state. Population 12,168. Chief town Beavertown.

BEAVER CREEK, a river of the United States, in New York, which runs southwest into the Papachton. It is 35 miles long.

BEAVER, BIG, or MAHONING, à river of the United States, which rises in Ohio, and joins the Ohio, at Beavertown.

BEAVER, LITTLE, a river of the United States, in Columbiana county, Ohio, which runs south into the Ohio, near the line of

Ohio and Pennsylvania, 43 miles below Pittsburg.

BEAVERTOWN, a borough of the United States, and capital of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Big Beaver with the Ohio. It contains a court-house, a jail, a bank, an academy, and a printing office, and has various manufactures. There is a valuable iron mine in this vicinity. Population 486. 30 miles below Pittsburg. BEAUFORT, a county of the United States, in North Carolina, on Pamlico sound. Population 7308. Slaves 2568. Chief town, Washington.

BECKAMSVILLE, or ROCKY MOUNT, a post township of the United States, in Chester county, South Carolina.

BECKET, a post township of the United States, in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, 110 miles W. of Bostou. Population 1028. BEDFORD, a post township of the United States, in Hillsborough county, New Hamp

shire.

BEDFORD, a post township of the United States, in West Chester county, New York, 44 miles N. N. E. of New York, and 130 S. of Albany. Population 2374. The village contains a court-house, a jail, an academy, and a Presbyterian meeting-house.

BEDFORD, a county of the United States, in West Tennessee. Population 8242. Slaves 1180. Chief town, Shelbyville.

BEECHEY, CAPE, a cape on the north coast of Liddon's gulf, in the Polar sea, so named by captain Parry. Long. 113. 8. W. Lat. 75. 5. N.

BEECHEY ISLAND, an island on the north shore of Barrow's strait, so named by captain Parry. It is near cape Riley. Long. 92. W. Lat. 74. 43. N.

BELLAMY BANK RIVER, a river of the United States, in New Hampshire, which rises in Barrington, and joins the Piscataqua. BELLE-FONTAINE, a village and military post of the United States, in Missouri Territory, on the south side of the Missouri, 4 miles above its mouth.

BELLEFONTE, a borough of the United States, and capital of Centre county, Pennsylvania. Population 303.

BELLEVILLE, a post township and pleasant village of the United States, in Essex county, New Jersey, on the Passaic, 5 miles N. of Newark. It has three churches.

BELLEVILLE, a post township of the United States, and capital of St Clair county, Illinois, 18 miles from the Mississippi.

BELLOWS FALLS, a flourishing post village of the United States, in the township of Rockingham, Vermont, opposite the falls of that name in the Connecticut.

BERGEN, a county of the United States, in New Jersey, bounded on the north-north east by New York, on the east by the Hud

son, on the south and south-west by Essex and Morris counties, and on the west by Sussex county. Population 16,603. Chief town Hackensack.

BERGEN, a township of the United States, in Bergen county, New Jersey, near the mouth of the Hudson, 3 miles W. of New York. Here is a village, containing an academy, a Dutch Reformed church, and 50 or 60 houses. Population 2690. Long. 74. 55. W. Lat. 40. 44. N.

BERKLEY SPRINGS, a post township of the United States, in Berkley county, Virginis, resorted to by invalids.

BERKSHIRE, OF WESTVILLE, a post township of the United States, in Broome county, New York. Population 1105.

BERLIN, a post township of the United States, in Hartford county, Connecticut. Population 2798.

BERLIN, NEW, a post township of the United States, in Chenango county, New York, 90 miles W. of Albany. Population 1632.

BERN, a post township of the United States, in Albany county, New York. Population 5160.

BERWICK, SOUTH, a post township of the United States, in York county, Maine. Population, together with Berwick, 4455. They were divided in 1814.

BETHANIA, OF BETHANY, a post township of the United States, in Stokes county, North Carolina. Population about 200.

BETHEL, a post township of the United States, in Oxford county, Maine., Population 975.

BETHEL, a township of the United States, in Windsor county, Vermont. Population

1011.

BETHEL, a post township of the United States, in Sullivan county, New York, 60 miles W. of Newburg. Population 733.

BETHEL, a township of the United States, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Popula tion 1095.

BETHEL, a township of the United States, in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. Population 2091.

BETHLEHEM, a post township of the United States, in Litchfield county, Connecticut. Population 1118.

BETHLEHEM, a township of the United States, in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, 12 miles S. E. of Easton. Population 1738.

BETHLEHEM'S CREEK, or VLAMAN'S KILL, a river of the United States, in Albany county, New York, which runs into the Hudson, 7 miles S. of Albany.

BETHLEHEM, EAST, a township of the United States, in Washington county, Penn sylvania. Population 1806.

BETHLEHEM, WEST, a township of the

United States, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Population 1849.

BEUF RIVER, a river of North America, which runs into the Missouri, Long. 91. 45. W. Lat. 38. 25. N.

BHAGIRATHI, a river of Bengal, generally called the Cassimbazar or Hoogly river. It is in fact only a branch of the Ganges, which divides from the main stream at a village called Sooty; but, in the dry season, has here little more than six inches water. It is joined by the Adji river at Cutwa, and by the Jillinghy, another ramification of the Ganges, at Nuddeah, a little above Hoogly. It is met by the tide, and then becomes navigable by ships of 400 tons burden. At Calcutta it is above half a mile broad. The entrance of this river is very intricate; and, at the full of the moon, the tide reaches up with the same violence as in the Severn, and is called by the natives the Hooma, and by Europeans the Bore.

BHAVANY, a river of the south of India. It rises in the district of Coimbetoor, runs past the town of Sathmungalum, and joins the Cavery at Bhawani Kudal.

BHEEMAH, a river of the south of India. It has its source in the province of Bejapore, and is there considered a sacred stream. After a winding course of 400 miles, it falls into the Kistna, near the town of Firozghur. The banks of this river are celebrated for excellent pastures, on which are bred a number of excellent horses.

BIG BONE CREEK, a river of the United States, in Woodford county, Kentucky,

which runs west into the Ohio.

BIG FLATS, a post village of the United States, in Elmira, New York.

BIG EDDY, a river of the United States, in Kentucky, which runs into the Cumberland, Long. 88. 36. W. Lat. 36. 35. N.

BIGDRY, a river of North America, which runs into the Missouri, 25 miles from Bigdry Creek.

BIGDRY CREEK, a river of North America, which runs into the Missouri, 150 miles W. of the Yellowstone.

BIGHORN, a river of North America, which rises in the Rocky Mountains, and after a north-east course of about 800 miles, joins the Yellowstone at Manuel's Fort.

BIGHORN, LITTLE, a river of North America, the east branch of the Bighorn. BILLERICA, a post township of the United States, in Middlesex county, Massachusetts. Population 1289.

BINGHAMPTON, a flourishing village of the United States, and capital of Broome county, New York, 40 miles S. W. of Norwich.

BISTENEAU, a lake of the United States,

in the west part of the state of Louisiana, 30 or 40 miles in length. It communicates with Red river on the south, and the Da cheet flows into its north end. Long. 93. 20. W. Lat. 32. 20. N.

BLACK FOOT INDIANS, on Maria's river, North America. Long. 111. W. Lat. 48. N. Number 800.

BLACK LAKE, or OSWEGATCHIE LAKE, a lake of the United States, in St Lawrence County, New York, 20 miles long and 2 broad.

BLACK LICK, a river of the United States, in Ohio, which joins Big Walnut river, 10 miles S. E. of Columbus.

BLACK RIVER, a river of the United States, in New York, which, after a northwest course of 120 miles, flows into Hungary bay, in Lake Ontario, north of Sacket's harbour.

BLACK RIVER, a river of the United States, in North Carolina, which runs S.S.E. into Cape Fear river.

BLACK RIVER, BIG, a river of the United States, in Mississippi, which rises between the head waters of the Yazoo and Pearl river, and pursuing a south-west course of about 170 miles, flows into the Mississippi above the Grand Gulf. Lat. 32. 2. N.

BLACK RIVER, a river of the United States, in Ohio, which runs into Lake Erie, 27 miles W. of the Cuyahoga.

It now con

BLACK ROCK, a post village of the United States, in Niagara county, New York, on the Niagara. This village was burnt by the British during the war. tains about 35 houses. BLACK WARRIOR, a river of the United States, in Alabama. It is the principal eastern branch of the Tombigbee, and joins the main river 80 miles above St Stephens, and is navigable 60 or 70 miles. It rises not far south of the river Tennessee.

BLACKSTONE'S ISLAND, a small island of the United States, in Virginia, in the Potomac. Long. 76. 50. W. Lat. 38. 16. N.

BLACKWATER, a river of the United States, in Virginia, which joins the Nottoway, Long. 77.2. W. Lat. 36. 30, N.

BLADEN, a county of the United States, in the south part of North Carolina. Population 5671. Slaves 1985. Chief town, Elizabethtown.

BLAKELEY, a post township of the United States, in Mobile county, Alabama, on the Tensaw, or east channel of the Mobile, 6 miles N. of Mobile bay, and 10 E. N. E. of Mobile. This town was laid out in 1813, and is expected to become a place of commercial importance. Lat. 30. 43. N.

BLANNERHASSETT'S ISLAND, an island of the United States, in the Ohio, opposite Belpre, 13 miles below Marietta.