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Kickaboo, or Red buck, small r. Illinois, which runs into the Illinois on the N. a little below lake Pioria.

Kickapoos, Indians, in Illinois. They are scattered along the rivers Wabash, Illinois, and Mississippi, but their largest settlement is in a Prairie 90 m. N. by E. Vincennes. They raise tobacco, corn, beans, and potatoes, have a great number of horses, and are good hunters. The number of warriors is about 600.

Kickemuit, a N. W. arm of Mount Hope bay, R. I. 2 miles long and a mile broad.

Kid, small isl. near the W. coast of Ireland, 3 m. S. W. Binwy Head.

Kidderminster, t. Eng. in Worcester co. on the Stour, and connected by an inland navigation with Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull. It has long been noted for its manufactures of crapes, bombazines, and poplins. But the carpet manufacture is that which has taken the firmest root, and promoted most essentially the trade, wealth, and population of the town. Pop. 8,038. 13 m. N. Worcester, 126 N. W. London. Lon. 2° 14′ W. Lat. 52° 23′ N.

Kidge. See Kej.

Kidnappers, Cape, on the E. coast of New Zealand. Lon. 182° 24' W. Lat. 39° 43' S.

Kidwelly, t. South Wales, in Caermarthen co. on both sides of the Lesser Gwendraeth. Coal and iron abound in the neighbourhood. 10 m. S. Caermarthen, 226 W. London. Lon. 4° 18' W. Lat. 31°44' N. Pop. 1,441.

Kieidani, or Keidani, t. Eu. Russia, in Wilna, near Kowno. Pop. 2,700.

Kiel, t. Denmark, and cap. of Holstein, at the bottom of a bay or gulf in the Baltic, which forms a convenient harbor. Ship-building and mercantile agency, are the principal occupations here. The manufactures are hats, tobacco, starch, and sugar refining. A great annual fair takes place in January. It is the seat of a university, which contained in 1818, only 107 students; the number of regular professors is, however, 19, besides 10 extraordinary. 26 m. S. E. Sleswick, 51 N. Hamburgh. Lon. 10° 8′ 18′′ E. Lat. 54° 10′ 43′′ N. Pop. 8,000..

Kiel, a canal of Denmark, in Holstein, which joins the Baltic to the Eyder, thus forming a communication with the German ocean. It is 22 miles long, from 90 to 100 feet wide at the surface, 54 at the bottom, and at least 10 feet deep. It has 6 sluices, and is capable of admitting vessels 95 feet in length, 24 in width, and of 9 feet draught.

Kielce, t. Poland, in Cracow, 24 m. E. by N. Malagozc. Pop. 2,400.

Kiemi, or Kimi, t. Russia, in Finland, on the river Kiemi, 3 m. from its mouth, 11 S. E. Tornea. Lon. 24° 27' E. Lat. 66° 49′ N.

Kieming, t. Russia, in Finland, on the river Jio, which falls into the gulf of Bothnia.

Kien, small isl. in the Baltic, near the N. W. coast of Russia,

Kiennhing-fou, city, China, in the province of Fokien, or Footchien, on the river Minho. Lon. 117° 2' E. Lat. 27° 5' N.

Kiensheim, v. France, in Upper Rhine, 6 m. N. N. W. Colmar.

Kien-tchang-fou, city, China, of the first rank, in Kiang-si. Lon. 118° 20′ E. Lat. 27° 35′ N.

Kieoukiang, city of the province of Kiangsee, in China, on the Yang-tse-kiang, 3 or 4 miles be

fore its junction with the lake Poyang. Lon. 15° 41' E. Lat. 29° 54′ N.

Kiera. See Santorin. Kjersch. See Kertsch.

Kiertiminde, t. Denmark, in the island of Funen, 8 m. E. N. E. Odensee. Lon. 10" 40 E. Lat. 55° 22 N. Pop. 1,000.

Kiev, a government in the S. W. of Eu. Russia, bounded by Podolia, Volhynia, Minsk, Tschernigov, and Poltava, from which last it is separated by the Dnieper. It lies between 29° 40′ and 33° 25′ E. lon. and 48° 30′ and 51° 50′ N. lat. Extent, 21,000 sq. miles. Pop. about a million.

Kiev, Kiov, or Kiow, t. Eu. Russia, and cap. of the preceding government, stands on the right bank of the Dnieper, and consists properly of 3 towns, viz. the Old Town, Podol or the Lower Town, and the fortress of Ptescherski. It has a university, established in 1803. The church of St. Sophia at Kiev, being the earliest Christian church in Russia, is an object of great interest, and of frequent pilgrimage to the followers of the Greek faith. 270 m. N by W. Cherson. Lon. 30° 27′ E. Lat. 50° 27′ N. Pop. about 20,000.

Kikacco, t. Congo, in Africa, on the river Bokian, 30 m. S. E. Pango.

Kikiany, small isl. at the S. extremity of the Japanese group. Lon. 132° 25' E. Lat. 290 40 N.

Kilang. See Keelan.

Kilborn. See Kinburn.

Kilbrannin Sound, on the coast of Scotland, between the peninsula of Kintyre and the isle of Arran.

Kilcock, v. Ireland, in Kildare, on the Blackwater, 14 m. W. by N. Dublin.

Kilconquhar, v. Scotland, in Fifeshire, on the frith of Forth, 1 m. N. Ely.

Kilcullen, or Kilcullen Bridge, t. Ireland, in Kildare co. on the Liffey, 21 m. S. W. Dublin, 7 E. Kildare.

Kildare, co. Ireland, bounded N. by Meath, E. by Dublin and Wicklow, S. by Carlow, and W. by King's and Queen's counties. Extent, 593 sq. miles. The county is mostly an extensive flat of fine arable soil. Pop. at least 110,000. The proportion of Catholics to Protestants is 30 to 1.

Kildare, t. Ireland, in Kildare co. It is chiefly supported by the frequent horse races in the neighbourhood, having little or no trade. 33 m. W. N. W. Wicklow, 25 W. S. W. Dublin. Lon. 6° 57' W. Lat. 53° 4' N. Kildare, t. Warwick co. Lower Canada, 34 m. N. Montreal.

Kildoreny, v. Ireland, in Cork co. 107 m. S. W. Dublin.

Kilduyn, isl. in the Arctic ocean, on the coast of Lapland. Lon. 33° 8′ E. Lat. 68° 48′ N.

Kildysart, t. Ireland, in Clare co. on the Shannon, 122 m. S. W. Dublin.

Kilef, t. Balk, in Central Asia, on the left side of the Oxus, 60 m. N. W. Balk.

Kilpenora, v. Ireland, in Clare co. 116 m. from Dublin.

Kilfinichen and Kilviceuen, parish, Scotland, in Argyleshire, in the island of Mull. Pop. 3,205. Kilgerran, or Cilgerran, v. South Wales, in Pembroke co. on the Tivy, 4 m. S. W. Cardigan. Pop. 769.

Kilia Nova, t. Eu. Russia, in Bessarabia, on the N. branch of the Danube, which is navigable to

this town for the largest vessels used in the navigation of the Black Sea. The maritime trade of Moldavia, Walachia, and Bulgaria, passes through this place; and it exports to the countries bordering on the Mediterranean,wool, goats' hair, honey, tallow, wine, wax, hides, and corn. 84 m. S. W. Bender, 313 N. by E. Constantinople. Lon. 30° 25' E. Lat. 45° 30' N.

Kilios, t. Anatolia, in A. Turkey, on the coast of the Black sea, 60 m. W. S. W. Amasieh. Kilkary, t. India, in the Carnatic.

E. Lat. 9° 15' N.

Lon. 78° 53'

Kilkeele, v. Ireland, on the coast of Down co. 65 m. N. by E. Dublin.

Kilkenny, co. Ireland, in the province of Leinster, bounded N W. by Queen's co. N. by Carlow co. E. by Wexford, and S. W. by Tipperary. It contains 510,000 acres. Pop. in 1800, 108,000, of whom 95,000 were Catholics.

Kilkenny, city, Ireland, and cap. of the above county, is delightfully situated on the banks of the river Nore. The town contains the castle of the earl of Ormond, the cathedral, the bishop's palace, the celebrated college or free school, a theatre, &c. Lon. 7° 15′ W. Lat. 52° 35′ N. Pop.14,975. Kilkenny, t. Leinster co Lower Canada, 30 m. N. W. Montreal.

Kilkenny, t. Coos co. N. H. 8 m. N. E. LancasPop. 24.

ter.

Kilkenny, p-v. St. Lawrence co. N. Y.

Kilkerran Bay, harbor, Ireland, in Galway co. Lon 9° 50′ W. Lat. 53° 15' N.

Killack, s-p. Mekran, in Persia, on the Indian ocean, 70 m. N. W. Churbar.

Killah Hashem Khan, t. Persia, 61 m. S. S. E. Sultania.

Killala, t. Ireland, in Mayo co. on a fine bay of the Atlantic, 127 m. N. W. Dublin, 24 N. Castlebar. Lon. 9° 3′ W. Lat. 54° 12′ N.

Killaloe, t. Ireland, in Clare co. on the W. bank of the Shannon, 11 m. N. N. E. Limerick.

Killamarsh, t. Eng. in Derbyshire, 9 m. N. E. Chesterfield. Pop. 632.

Killard Point, cape, on the E. coast of Ireland, 6 m. E.Downpatrick. Lon.5° 27′ W. Lat. 54° 22′N. Killarny, t. Ireland, in Kerry co. It is a thriving town, and is the residence of the Roman Catholic bishop. 38 m. W. Cork, 144 S. W. Dublin. Lon. 9° 32′ W. Lat. 51° 49' V. Pop. 5,000.

Killarny, lake, in the S. W. part of Ireland, which discharges its waters through Lane river into Dingle bay. It is remarkable for its picturesque scenery, and for several natural curiosities. It is about 10 miles long and from 1 to 7 broad, and is divided into three parts, called the Lower, Middle and Upper Lakes. The shores of the Lower lake are diversified with the most beautiful scenery, and on the south side are lofty mountains, from one of which O'Sullivan's cascade falls into the lake with a tremendous roar, opposite the romantic island of Innisfallen, the seat of an ancient noted abbey. In the Middle lake is the celebrated rock called the Eagle's Nest, a place wonderful for its echoes; the sound of a bugle horn producing tones equal to 100 instruments, and the discharge of a musket, causing a succession of peals equal to the loudest thunder. Upper lake is entirely surrounded by mountains, and near the summit of one of them is a circular lake, called the Devil's Punch Bowl, which, from its immense depth and continual overflow of water, is considered as one of the principal curiosities of Killarney. After heavy rains the water falls

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down the side of the mountain in the form of a beautiful cascade.

Killbegan, t. Ireland, in Westmeath co, on the river Brosna, remarkable for two old monasteries. 44 m. W. Dublin, 15 E. Athlone.

Killbuck, r. Ohio, which runs into White woman's creek, 3 m. above its junction with the Muskingum.

Killeen, t. Ireland, in Meath, 7 m. S. S. E. Navan.

Killery Harbor, bay, on the W. coast of Ireland. Lon. 9° 46′ W. Lat. 53° 38′ N.

Killeshandra, v. Ireland, in Cavan co. on the river Croghan, 61 m. N. W. Dublin.

Killiecrankie, a noted pass to the highlands of Scotland, in Athol, near the junction of the Tummel with the Garry.

Killin, v. Scotland, in Perth co. at the W. end of Loch Tay.

Killingly, p-t. Windham co Ct. on the Quinnebaug, 25 m. W. Providence, 45 E Hartford. Pop. 2,803. It contains 4 churches, 3 for Congregationalists, and 1 for Baptists. Stone is found here good for whetstones, and a quarry of soft stone used for jambs.

Killington. See Sherburne.

Killington peak, one of the highest summits of the Green mountains, in Vermont, 10 m. E. Rutland.

Killingworth, t. Eng. in Northumberland, 6 m. N. E Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Pop. 889.

Killingworth, p-t. Middlesex co Ct. on Long Island Sound, 26 m. E. New Haven, 38 S. E. Hartford, 26 W. New London Pop 2,342. It has a harbor with 8 feet water on the bar, and owns some shipping. The village contains about 70 houses, and is built on a street, 1 miles long, which is crossed by Indian river.

Killmacduugh, v. Ireland, in Galway co. 12 m. N.

Ennis.

Killmallock, t. Ireland, in Limerick, co. About three centuries back it was one of the best built inland towns of Ireland. 4 m. N. E. Charleville, 16 S. Limerick. Lon. 8° 31′ W. Lat. 52° 16' N. Killmichael Point, cape, on the W. coast of Ireland. Lon. 6° 9 W. Lat. 52° 44′ N.

Killough, s-p. Ireland, in Down co. with a fine harbor, 5 m. S. Downpatrick, 75 N. N. E. Dublin. Lon. 5° 45′ W. Lat 54° 13′ N.

Killybegs, t. Ireland, in Donegal co. on Donegal bay, 124 m. N. W. Dublin, 13 W. Donegal. Lon. 8° 48′ W. Lat. 54° 30' N.

Killeleagh, t. Ireland, in Down co. on an arm of Lough Strangford, 7 m. N. N. E. Downpatrick, 15 S. S. E. Belfast. Lon. 5° 46′ W. Lat. 54° 25' N.

Kilmacthomas, v. Ireland, in Waterford, 33 m. S. S. W. Dublin.

Kilmahog, v. Scotland, in Perthshire, 1 m. W. Callander.

Kilmalie, parish, Scotland, in the counties of Inverness and Argyle. Pop. 4,645.

Kilmanivaig, parish, Scotland, in Invernesshire. Pop. 2,407.

Kilmany, v. Scotland, in Fifeshire, 5 m. fr. Cupar in Fife.

Kilmarnock, or St. Marnoch, t. Scotland, in Ayrshire, on Kilmarnock river. It is the principal manufacturing town in the county, and for many years has carried on a considerable trade. The principal manufactures are carpets, shoes, blankets, tartans, and other woollen cloths: bonnets, caps, mits, stockings, gloves, leather, and saddle

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Kilmarnock, p-v. Lancaster co. Va. Kilmaurs, t. Scotland, in Ayrshire. Pop. 500. Kilmore, v. Ireland, in Cavan, co. 34 m. from Cavan.

Kilmurry, v. Ireland, on the coast of Clare co. 129 m. from Dublin.

Kilonga, t. Benguela, in Africa, 15 m. up the river Benguela.

Kuongo, district, of Loango, W. Africa, 30 m. N. W. Loango. Lat. 4° 25 S.

Kilpatrick, v. Scotland, on the Clyde, 10 m. W. Glasgow. Pop. 500.

Kitrea, t. Ireland, in Londonderry co. 102 m. N. Dublin.

Kilrenny, royal burgh, Scotland, in Fifeshire. Pop. about 200.

Kilrush, p-t. Ireland, in Clare co. on the Shannon, 142 m. S. W. Dublin.

Kilsyth, v. Scotland, in Sterling co. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in weaving for the Glasgow manufacturers. Pop. in 1819, 1,500. 12 m E. by N. Glasgow, 11 W. Falkirk, 16 S. W. Stirling, 15 N. Hamilton.

Kilwinning, t. Scotland, in Ayrshire, on the Garnock, 3 m. N. N. W. Irvine, 28 S.W. Glasgow. Pop. 1,260.

Kilworth, t. Ireland, in Cork co. 104 m. S. W. Dublin.

Kimberworth, t. Eng. in Yorkshire, 2 m. W. by N. Rotherham Pop. 3,482.

Kimbolton, (an. Kinnibantum,) t. Eng. in Huntingdon, 64 m. E. Higham Ferrers, 64 N. London. Pop. 1,400.

Kimedy, t. Hind. in Northern Circars. Lon. 84° 11' E. Lat. 18° 48′ N.

Kimeridge, or Kommeridge, v. Eng. in Dorsetshire, 4 m. W. S. W. Corfe castle.

Kimi Lappmark. See Kiemi.

Kimihie, or Camagichi. See Kiamesha. Kimkina, t. Eu. Turkey, in Walachia, on the river Aluta, 53 m. N. Bucharest.

Kimmoo. See Kemmoo.

Kimpolung, t. Austrian Poland, in the Buckowine, 116 m. W. N. W. Jassy. Lon. 25° 8' E. Lat. 47° 42′ N.

Kinatour, t. India, in the Carnatic. Lon. 79° 19' E. Lat. 12° 15′ N.

Kinburn, properly Kilborn, a small fortress in the S. W. of European Russia, in the government of Taurida, on the Black sea, on the S. side of the estuary of the Dnieper. The harbor is tolerably

secure.

Lon. 31° 36' E. Lat 46° 35' N. Kincannon's iron-works, p-v. Surry co. N. C. Kincardineshire, or the Mearns, co. Scotland, bounded E. by the German ocean, N. by the river Dee and part of Aberdeenshire, W. and S. by Angus co. Extent, 380 sq. miles, or 243.444

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Kincraig Point, promontory, Scotland, on the frith of Forth, forming the S. E. boundary of Largo bay.

Kindelbruck, t. Prussian Saxony, near the Wipper, 21 m. N. E. Erfurt. Pop. 1.200.

Kinderhook creek, r. N. Y. rises in Berlin, Rensselaer co. and flowing S. E. receives Claverack creek, and a mile below enters the Hudson, at Kinderhook.

Kinderhook, p-t. Columbia co. N. Y. on Hudson river, 10 m. above Hudson, 20 below Albany. Pop. 3,963. Here is an academy, and an extensive cotton factory. At Kinderhook landing, there is a post-office.

Kinderton, v. Eng. in Chester, 13 m. E. Middle

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Kingan-fou, city, China, of the first rank, in Kiangsee, on the river Kankian. Lon. 114° 32′ E. Lat. 27° 7′ N.

King creek, p-v. Barnwell co. S. C.

King George, co. between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Pop. 6,116. Slaves 3,504. Engaged in agriculture 1,934, in commerce 16, in manufactures 124. At the court-house is a postoffice.

King George's Islands, two islands in the Pacific ocean, discovered by commodore Byron in 1765, and visited by captain Cook in 1773. Lon. 149° 2′ W. Lat. 14° 35 S.

King George's Sound. See Nootka Sound. King George the Third's Archipelago, group of islands on the W. coast of N. America. Lon. 223° 45′ to 225° 37′ E. Lat. 56° 10' to 58° 18′ N. King George the Third's Island. See Otaheite. King George the Third's Sound, a on the S. coast of New Holland. Head, the entrance into the sound, Lat. 36° 6' 15" S.

capacious bay Lon. of Bald 118° 0′ 45′′ E.

Kinghele, t. W. Africa, cap. of Cacongo, on the Loango Louisa.

Kinghorn, a royal burgh, Scotland, in Fifeshire, on the frith of Forth, 9 m. N. by E. Edinburgh, 20 S. by W. Cupar. Lon. 3° 10′ W. Lat. 56° 5' N. Pop. 1,212.

King's, co. Ireland, bounded N. by East and West Meath, E. by Kildare and Queen's county, S. by Tipperary, and W. by Galway, from which it is separated by the river Shannon. Extent, 707 square miles, or 453,370 acres. More than a third part of the whole county is occupied by bog and mountain. Pop. 130,000.

Kings, co. New Brunswick, on both sides of the river St. John, bounded on the E. by Charlotte co. S. by St. John co. W. by the counties of Westmoreland and Northumberland, and N. by a line running S. E. and N. W. from Spoon Island in St. John river.

King's co. N. Y. comprises the W. end of Long Island, and is bounded E. by Queen's co. Pop. 11,187. Engaged in agriculture 840, in com merce 81, in manufactures 713. Chief town, Flatbush.

King's Barns, v. Scotland, in Fifeshire, 6 m. S. E. St. Andrew's.

King's Bay, bay on the S. E. coast of NovaScotia. Lon. 59° 10′ W. Lat. 44° 32′ N.

Kingsbridge, t. Eng. in Devonshire, 14 m. S. W. Dartmouth, 206 W. London. Lon. 3° 46′ W. Lat. 50° 17′ N. Pop. 1,242.

Kingsbury, p-t. Washington co. N. Y. on the Hudson, 52 m. above Albany. Pop. in 1810, 2,272. See Sandyhill.

Kingsclere, t. York co. New Brunswick, on the W. side of the river St. John, adjoining Frederic

ton.

Kingsclere, t. Eng. in Southamptonshire, 173 m. S. W. Reading, 55 W. London. Pop. 1,863. Kingsdown, v. Eng. in Kent, 23 m. from Deal. Kingsessing, t. Philadelphia co. Pa. Pop. in 1810, 903.

Kingsey, t. Buckingham co. Lower Canada, on the river St. Francis, 35 m. S. by E Three-Rivers. King's ferry, p-v. Monongalia co. Va.

Kingsfield, t. Somerset co. Maine, 40 m. N. W. Norridgewock. Pop. 464.

King's Island, isl. in the W. extremity of Bass' straits, in 39° 36′ S. lat. and 143° 54′ E. lon. 48 m. from the main.

King's Island, isl. on the N. W. coast of America, separated from the continental shore of New Albion, by Banke's canal. Lat. 51° 56′ to 52° 26' N.

King's Kerswell, t. Eng. in Devonshire, 4 m. from Newton Abbes.

King's Keys, islets in the Spanish Main. Lon. 82° 35′ W. Lat. 12° 42′ N.

Kingsley, t. Eng. in Chester, 3 m. S. E. Frods

ham.

King's Lynn. See Lynn Regis.

Kingsmill, Point, on the N. W. coast of America, the S. W. point of Prince Frederick's sound. Lon. 225° 49' E. Lat. 56° 52′ N.

King's Mountain, mt. in the W. part of N. C. 25 m. W. Charlottenburg.

King's Norton, parish, Eng. in Worcester, 4 m. from Birmingham. Pop.3,068.

King's Point, the N. W. extremity of Sumatra, 15 m. W. Acheen. Lon. 97° 27' E. Lat. 5° 30′ N. King's River, r. Ireland, which runs into the Liffy, 1 m. S. Blessington.

Kingstanley, parish, Eng. in Gloucestershire, 3 m. from Stroud. Pop. 1,722.

Kingston, parish, Eng. in Somerset, 4 m. from Taunton. Pop. 847.

Kingston, t. Eng. in Devonshire, 3 m. S. W. Modbury.

Kingston, t. Eng. in Dorsetshire, 1 m. from Corfe Castle.

Kingston, s-p. of Jamaica, on the S. coast of the island, on a bay in which vessels of the largest burden may anchor in safety. It was founded in 1693, after the destruction of Port Royal by an earthquake in the preceding year. It is on a plain, which rises, with a gradual ascent, to the foot of the Liguanea mountains, a distance of about six miles. 10 m. E. Spanish Town. Lon. 76° 33′ W. Lat. 18° N. Pop. 33,000, of which number 10,000 are whites, 18,000 slaves, 2,500 people of colour, and 2,500 negroes.

Kingston, t. and cap. of the island of St. Vincent's in the W. Indies. Lon. 81° W. Lat. 13° 6' N. Kingston, p-t. Upper Canada, the largest and most populous of the province. It is advantageously seated at the E. extremity of Lake Ontario. It is regularly laid out, and contains a government

house, a court-house, a Protestant and a Catholic church, a market-house, a jail, hospital, and about 370 dwelling-houses. For the last 20 years the town has obtained considerable mercantile importance. It is now the main entrepot between Montreal and all the settlements along the lakes to the westward. From the commencement of spring until the latter end of autumn, great activity prevails. The harbour is well sheltered and convenient, accessible to ships not requiring more than three fathoms water, with good anchorage close to the N. E. extremity of the town; the entrance to it is defended by a battery on Mississaga Point, and another on Point Frederick, which, with the shoal stretching from the former, with only five feet of water upon it, are quite sufficient for its protection. Kingston possesses one of the best harbours on the lake; and it is the naval arsenal of Great Britain in this quarter, where ships of war, even of the first rate, have been constructed. 190 m. N. W. Montreal. Lon. 76° 40′ W. Lat. 44° 8′ N.

Kingston, t. and cap. Kings co. New Brunswick, on Kennebecasis bay.

Kingston, p-t. Rockingham co. N. H. 17 m. S. W. Portsmouth. Pop 847.

Kingston, t. Addison co. Vt. 22 m. S. W. Montpelier. Pop. 328.

Kingston, p-t. Plymouth co. Mass. on Plymouth bay, 4 m. N. W. Plymouth, 32 S. E. Boston. Pop. 1,313. Here are iron works.

Kingston, formerly Esopus, p-t. and cap. Ulster co. N. Y. on the Hudson, 65 m. below Albany, 100 above New-York. Pop. 2,956, of whom 1,163 are in the village. The village of Kingston is pleasantly situated on Esopus creek, about 3 m. from the Hudson, and contains 150 dwellinghouses, a court-house and jail, an academy, a church, a market-house, a bank, and 2 printingoffices.

Kingston, v. Middlesex co. N. J. 3 m. N. E. Princeton, 15 S. W. Brunswick.

Kingston, p-t. Luzern co. Pa. on the Susquehannah, opposite Wilkesbarre. Pop. 1,288. Kingston, v. Talbot co. Md. on the E. side of the Choptank, 4 m. below its forks.

Kingston, p-t. Somerset co. Md.

Kingston, t. Georgetown district, S. C. on Waccama river, 40 m. N. E. Georgetown.

Kingston, p-t. and cap. Roane co. Ten. at the confluence of Clinch and Holston rivers, 60 m. below Knoxville

Kingston, t. Delaware co. Ohio. Pop. 407. Kingston, t. Ross co. Ohio, 10 m. N. E. Chillicothe.

Kingston Blount, t. Eng. in Oxfordshire, 4 m. E. S. E. Tetsworth.

Kingston upon Hull. See Hull.

Kingston upon Thames, t. Eng. in Surry, on the right bank of the Thames. Here many of the Saxon kings were crowned. 10 m. S. W. London. Lon. 0° 18′ W. Lat. 51° 24′ N. Pop. 4,144.

Kingstree, p-v. Williamsborough co. S. C.
Kingsville. See Joy.

Kingsville, t. Ashtabula co. Ohio, on Lake Erie, 8 m. N. E. Jefferson. Pop. 614.

King Swinford, parish, Eng. in Staffordshire, where are considerable manufactures of glass and earthen ware. From the advantages of the adjacent canals to Dudley, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, and Stafford, which opens a communication with the principal rivers of the kingdom, it has of

late become a place of great opulence and trade. Pop. 8,267. 3 m. from Stourbridge.

Kingswood Forest, Eng. in Gloucestershire, near Bristol. It comprises 5,000 acres, and is full of

coal mines.

King-tcheou-fon, city, China, of the first rank, in Houquang, on the Yang tse-kiang. It is well fortified, and is considered from its situation, one of the keys of the empire. Lon. 111° 37′ E. Lat. 30" 28' N.

King-te ching, t. China, in Kiangsee. The inhabitants are entirely devoted to the manufacture of porcelain. It is on a river, which communicates with the Poyang lake at Yan-choo-fou. Lon. 115° 56' E. Lat. 29° 25' N. Pop. estimated at 1,000,000.

Kington, or Kineton, t. Eng. in Hereford, on the Arrow, 19 m. N. W. Hereford. Lon. 3° W. Lat. 52° 13 N. Pop. 1,617.

King-tong-fou, city of Yunnan, in China. Lon. 100° 39' E. Lat. 24° 30' N.

King William, co. Va between the forks of York river. Pop. 9,697. Slaves 6,010. Engaged in agriculture 3,159, in commerce 21, in manufactures 47. At the court-house is a post-office.

Kingwilliam mills, p-v. Kingwilliam co. Va. King William's Island, small isl. in Dampier's

strait. Lon. 130° 51' E. Lat. 0° 33′ N.

Kingwood, t. Hunterdon co. N. J. on Delaware river, 5 m. below Alexandria. Pop. 2,786.

Kingwood, p-v. Monongalia co. Va.

King-yong-fou, t. China, in the W. part of Shensee. It is strongly fortified with walls and ditches. Lon. 107° 20' E. Lat. 36° 6' N.

Kinhoa-fou, city, China, of the first rank, in Tchekiank, formerly of great extent and beauty. The Tartars destroyed a great part of the city. Lon. 119° 16' E. Lat. 29° 16' N.

Kinikli, t. Eu. Turkey, 43 m. W. Constantinople.

Kinmenso, small isl. off the coast of Footchein, in China. Lon. 118° 20′ E. Lat. 24° 30' N.

Kinnaird's head, (an. Promontorium Taixalium,) promontory on the E. coast of Scotland, which forms the S. boundary of the Moray frith. It has a light house.

Kinnegad, v. Ireland, in Westmeath, 29 m. from Dublin.

Kinnekulle, mt. Sweden, in West Gothland, on the banks of the lake of Wenner.

Kinnell, r. Scotland, in Dumfries-shire, which falls into the Annan at Broomhill.

Kinnickinnick, r. Ohio, which runs into the E. side of the Scioto, 7 m. above Chillicothe.

Kinogam, r. Canada, which runs from Lake Wickwa to the river Saguenay. Lon. 71° 31′ W. Lat. 48° 34' N.

Kinross-shire, county, Scotland, bounded N. and W. by Perth, and S. and E. by Fifeshire. Extent, 33 square miles. Pop. in 1811, 7,245.

Kinross, t. Scotland, and cap. of Kinross-shire, is finely situated at the W. end of Loch Leven. It formerly manufactured linen to the amount of between £4,000 and £5,000 annually; but the people are now mostly employed in weaving cotton goods for the Glasgow manufacturers. 15 m. S. Perth, 23 E. N. E. Stirling. Pop. 2,124.

Kinsale, t. Ireland, in Cork co. on a bay at the mouth of the river Bandon, which forms a fine harbour. The river is navigable for large sloops near 12 miles above the town, though a bar prevents large men of war coming into the basin. The harbour is most compact and secure, of a round

form, and perfectly land-locked by high hills, so large that the English and Dutch Smyrna fleets have anchored in this port. About 400 boats are employed from this port in the fisheries. Pop. 10,000. 136 m. S.W. Dublin, 12 S. Cork.

Kinsale, p-v. Westmoreland co. Va. 16 m. from the court-house.

Kinsessing, t Philadelphia co. Pa. Pop. 1,188. Kinsman, p-t. Trumbull co. Ohio, 20 m. N. E. Warren.

Kinsomba, t. Benguela, in Africa, 25 m. S. E. New Benguela.

Kinston, p-t. Lenoir co. N. C.

Kintam, isl. off the coast of Tchekiang, in China. Lon. 121° 24′ E. Lat. 30° 8' N.

Kintore, royal burgh, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, on the Don.

Kintyre, or Kuntyre, the southern division of Argyleshire, in Scotland. It is a peninsula lying between the frith of Clyde and the Atlantic ocean, about 40 miles long from N. to S. and 6 broad. Pop. in 1811, 18,285.

Kintyre, Mull of, the S. point of the peninsula of Kintyre. Lon. 5° 46′ W. Lat. 55° 21′ N. It has a light-house.

Kinver, or Kinfare, parish, Eng. in Staffordshire, 2 m. from Stourbridge. Pop. 1,668.

Kinure Point, cape on the S. coast of Ireland, in Cork co. 4 m. E. Kinsale harbour. Lon. 8° 25′ W. Lat. 51° 41' N.

Kinzig, one of the ten circles into which the grand dutchy of Baden was divided in 1810. It lies along the Kinzig. Pop. 118,000.

Kinzig, r. Baden, which falls into the Rhine, by two mouths, at Kehl, opposite Strasburg.

Kioge, or Koge, s-p. Denmark, in the island of Zealand, 10 m. S. Copenhagen. Lon. 12° 40′ E. Lat. 55° 31'N. Pop. 1,400.

Kiolen, or Scandinavian mountains, extend between Sweden and Norway. One branch commences in Norway under the name of Dofrafield mountains, and meeting the branch from Sweden, between lat. 60° and 61° N. the united chain pursues a N. E. direction parallel to the coast of Norway almost to lat. 70° N. when it turns to the east, and soon after to the southeast, and sinks gradually into hills among the small lakes between the gulf of Finland and the White sea.

Kiostiendgi, t. Eu. Turkey, in Romania, on the Black sea, 100 m. W. by N. Silistria.

Kiouktatoum, t. Birman empire, in Ava, on the Irrawuddy river. Lon. 95° 35′ E. Lat. 21° 44′ N. Kippax, t. Eng. in Yorkshire, 61 m. W. Ferrybridge.

Kippen, v. Scotland, on the S. bank of the Forth, 10 m. W. Stirling.

Kippenheim, t. Baden, 22 m. N. E. Strasburg. Pop. 1,600.

Kippure, mountains, Ireland, 10 m. S. Dublin.
Kirby in Kendal. See Kendal.

Kirby Moorside, t. Eng. in Yorkshire, 22 m. N. by E. York. Lon. 1° 4' W. Lat. 54° 15′ N. Pop. 1,673.

Kirby, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 33 m. N. E. Montpelier. Pop. 312.

Kirchberg, t. Wirtemberg, on the Jaxt, 28 m. W. Anspach. Pop. 900.

Kirchberg, t. Lower Austria, on the Wecksel. Pop. 3,000.

Kirchberg, t. Prussian province of the Lower Rhine, 41 m. W. Mentz.

Kirchberg, t. Saxony, circle of the Erzgebirge, 6 m. S. Zwickau. Pop. 2,100.

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