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WALCHEREN, Wall-ker-en, an i. of Holland, between the mouths of the E. and W. Scheldt, forming a part of the prov. of Zealand: it is intersected by the parallel of 51° 30′ N. Lat., and the meridian of 3° 30 E. Lon. Its form approaches a circle. Length about 12 m.; greatest breadth 10 m.

WAL-DECK (Ger. pron. Wål'-děk), a principality in the N. of Germany, consisting of two separate parts, Waldeck Proper, and the county of Pyrmont (pēĕr/-mont). The former is situated between 51° 2′ and 51° 31' N. Lat., and 8° 31' and 9° 13′ E. Lon. Area above 420 sq. m. The county of Pyrmont, with an area only about 1-20th part as great as that of Waldeck Proper, lies between 30 and 40 m. farther N., being intersected by the 52d parallel of N. Lat., and the meridian of 9° 15' E. Lon. Total area 462 sq. m. Pop. 57,000. (P. C.) Corbach is the capital.

WAL-DO, a co. in the S. part of Me., on Belfast and Penobscot Bays. Pop. 41,509. Co. t. Belfast.

WAL-DO-BO-ROUGH, a port of entry of Me., situated on Muscongus Bay, in the E. part of Lincoln co. Pop. 3,661.

WALES (see CORNWALL-note), a principality of Great Britain, occupying the W. S. W. portion of the island, between 51° 22′ and 53° 26' N. Lat., and 2° 51′ and 5° 20′ W. Lon.; bounded on the W. and N. by the sea, E. by England, and S. by the r. Severn and Bristol Channel. Length, from N. to S., about 135 m.; greatest breadth, from E. to W., about 95 m. Area 7,425 sq. m. Pop. 911,603. (See GREAT BRITAIN.) -Adj. WELSH: inhab. WELSH'-MẠN.

WALK-ER, a co. forming the N. W. extremity of Ga. Pop. 6,572. Co. t. Lafayette.

WALKER, a co. towards the N. W. part of Ala., intersected by the Black Warrior r. Pop. 4,032. Co. t. Jasper.

WALLACHIA, Wol-la-ke-a, (Turk. If`-låk',) a principality in the S. E. part of Europe, nominally forming a portion of European Turkey, but in reality under the protection of Russia, extending from 43° 40′ to 44° 40′ N. Lat., and 22° 30′ to 28° E. Lon.; bounded on the N. by Transylvania and Moldavia, E., S., and S. W. by the Turkish territories, from which it is separated by the Danube, and W. and N. W. by Hungary. Length about 280 m.; greatest breadth, 125 m. Area estimated at 28,000 sq. m. Pop. estimated by Balbi, in 1826, at 970,000. The government of Wallachia, like that of Moldavia, may be styled a limited monarchy. The prince is elected for life by the aristocracy and clergy; it is, however, necessary that his election should be ap proved by Russia. The physical and moral condition of both the Wallachians and Moldavians is miserable and degraded, though it is said to have considerably improved since they were released from the Turkish yoke.-Adj. and inhab. WAL-LA-CHI-AN, and WAL-LACH.

WALSALL, a thriving t. of England, in Staffordshire, 7 m. N.W. of Birmingham. Pop. 7,395.

WALTHAM ABBEY, a small t. of England, 12 m. N. N. E. of London.

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WALTHAM, Wol/-thum, a small t. of Mass., in Middlesex co., in a straight line, W. by N. of Boston. Pop. 2,504.

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WAL-TON, a co. in the N. central part of Ga., a little S. E. of the Chattahoochee. Pop. 10,209. Co. t. Monroe.

WALTON, a co. in the W. part of Florida, bordering on Ala. Pop. 1,401.

WAL-WORTH, a co. in the S. E. part of Wisconsin, bordering on Ill. Pop. 2,611.

WANDS-WORTH, a large village of England, in Surrey, 5 m. S. W. of London. Pop. of the parish, with an area of near 3 sq. m., 7,614. WARDEIN OF WARADEIN. See GROSS-WARDEIN.

WARE, a co. in the S. E. part of Ga., bordering on Florida. Pop. 2,323. Co. t. Waresboro.

WAR-REN, a co. in the E. part of N. Y., bordering on L. George. Pop. 13,422. Co. t. Caldwell."

WARREN, a co. in the N. W. part of N. J., bordering on the Delaware. Pop. 20,366. Co. t. Belvidere.

WARREN, a co. in the N. W. part of Pa., bordering on N. Y., and intersected by the Alleghany r. Pop. 9,278. Co. t. Warren.

WARREN, a co. towards the N. E. part of Va., intersected by the Shenandoah. Pop. 5,627. *Co. t. Front Royal.

WARREN, a co. in the N. part of N. C., intersected by the Roanoke. Pop. 12,919. Co. t. Warrenton.

WARREN, a co. towards the N. E. part of Ga., intersected by the Georgia Railroad. Pop. 9,789. Co. t. Warrenton.

WARREN, a co. in the W. part of Miss., bordering on the Mississippi and Black Warrior rivers. Pop. 15,820. Co. seat, Vicksburg.

WARREN, a co. in Tenn., near the middle of the state, and S. E. of Nashville. Pop. 10,803. Co. t. McMinnville.

WARREN, a co. in the S. W. central part of Ky., on the S. side of Green r. Pop. 15,446. Co. t. Bowling Green.

WARREN, a co. in the S. W. part of Ohio, intersected by the little Miami r. Pop. 23,141. Co. t. Lebanon.

WARREN, a co. in the W. part of Ind., between the Wabash, on the E., and Illinois, on the W. Pop. 5,656. Co. t. Williamsport.

WARREN, a co. in the W. part of Ill., a little E. of the Mississippi r. Pop. 6,739. Co. t. Monmouth.

WARREN, a co. in the E. part of Mo., on the N. side of the Missouri r. Pop. 4,253. Co. t. Warrenton.

WAR-SAW (Polish, Warszawa, War-sha-vå; Lat. Warsovia); the cap. of Poland, is situated on the left bank of the Vistula, nearly in the centre of the kingdom. The old town was irregularly built, with narrow streets; but since Warsaw has come into the possession of the Russians, a large portion of it has been rebuilt, and it is now said to be one of the handsomest cities in Europe. Everything appears to be done by the Russian government to change its character as a Polish town. The University was abolished in 1834, and its library of 150,000 vols. transferred to St. Petersburg. The Academy of Sciences has

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. likewise been dissolved. Lat. 529 14' N., Lon. 21° 3′ E. Present pop. probably near 150,000. (P. C.)

WARWICK, Wor/-rik, a t. of England, cap. of Warwickshire, on the Avon, 82 m. N. W. of London. Its magnificent castle, the residence of the Earl of Warwick, is a most interesting monument of ancient feudal times. Pop., including an area of about 8 sq. m., 9,775.

WARWICK, a co. in the S. E. part of Va., on the N. side of James r. Pop. 1,456. Seat of justice, Warwick c. h.

WARWICK, a co. in the S. W. part of Ind., on the N. side of the Ohio r. Pop. 6,321. Co. t. Boonville.

WARWICKSHIRE, wor'-rik-shir, a co. in the S. W. central part of England, N. W. of London. Pop. 401,715.

WASH-ING-TON, the cap. of the United States, is situated in the centre of the District of Columbia, on the N. E. or left bank of the Potomac, which is here crossed by a wooden bridge, nearly a mile in length. The plan of the city combines regularity with variety, but a very small portion only of the original outline has been filled up with buildings, so that the town presents the appearance of a number of isolated villages. The Capitol, containing the Representatives' Hall, the Senate Chamber, and other apartments, is a magnificent building, of freestone, painted white, 352 ft. in length. The Rotunda (so named from its form), constructed entirely of marble, and adorned with historical paintings and pieces of sculpture, is 96 ft. in diameter, and 96 ft. in height, to the top of the dome. The President's House, a handsome structure of freestone, has a front 170 ft. in length and two stories high, with an Ionic portico. The Navy Yard is on an affluent of the Potomac, called the East Branch, about a mile and a quarter S. E. of the Capitol. Pop. 23,364. Lat. of the Capitol, 38° 53′ 23′′ N., Lon. 77° 1′ 24′′ W.

WASHINGTON, & co. forming the S. E. extremity of Maine. Pop. 28,309. Co. t. Machias.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the N. central part of Vt. Pop. 23,506. Co. t. Montpelier.

WASHINGTON, a co. forming the S. W. extremity of R. I. Pop. 14,324. Co. t. South Kingston.

WASHINGTON, & co. in the E. part of N. Y., bordering on Vt. Pop. 41,080. Co. towns, Salem and Sandy Hill.

WASHINGTON, & co. in the W. S. W. part of Pa., bordering on Va. Pop. 41,279. Co. t. Washington.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the N. part of Md., bordering on the Potomac and Pa. Pop. 28,850. Co. t. Hagerstown.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the S. W. part of Va., bordering on Tenn. Pop. 13,001. Co. t. Abingdon.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the E. part of N. C., on the S. side of Albemarle Sound. Pop. 4.525. Co. t. Plymouth.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the E. central part of Ga., on the E. side of the Oconee r. Pop. 10,565. Co. t. Sandersville.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the W. part of Florida, on the W. side of the Appalachicola r. Pop. 859. Co. t. Holmes's Valley.

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WASHINGTON, a co. in the W. S. W. part of Alabama, bordering on Miss. Pop. 5,300. Seat of justice, Washington c. h.

WASHINGTON, & co. in the W. part of Miss., bordering on the Mis sissippi r. Pop. 7,287. Co. seat, Princeton.

WASHINGTON, a parish forming the E. N. E. extremity of La. Pop 2,649. Seat of justice, Franklinton.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the W. N. W. part of Ark., a little N. of the Arkansas r. Pop. 7,148. Co. t. Fayetteville.

WASHINGTON, a co. near the N. E. extremity of Tenn., bordering o N. C. Pop. 11,751. Co. t. Jonesborough.

WASHINGTON, a co. near the centre of Ky. Pop. 10,596. Co. t Springfield.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the S. E. part of Ohio, on the Ohio r. Pop. 20,823. Co. Marietta.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the S. part of Ind., on the E. fork of White r. Pop. 15,265. Co. t. Salem.

WASHINGTON, & co. in the S. W. part of Ill., intersected by the Kaskaskia r. Pop. 4,810. Co. t. Nashville.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the E. S. E. part of Mo., S. W. of St. Louis. Pop. 7,213. Co. t. Potosi.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the E. part of Wisconsin, bordering on L. Michigan. Pop. 343.

WASHINGTON, a co. in the S. E. part of Iowa. Pop. 1,594.

WASHINGTON, a port of entry of N. C., and cap. of Beaufort co., on the Tar r., at its entrance into the Pamlico.

WASH-I-TA` (formerly written Ouachita), a r. which rises in the W. part of Ark., and flowing, at first south-easterly, then southerly, into La., falls into the Red r. Some geographers call that portion below the junction of the Tensas, the BLACK RIVER.

WASHITA, a parish in the N. part of La., intersected by the Washita r. Pop. 4,640. Seat of justice. Monroe.

WASH-TE-NAW`, a co. in the S. E. part of Mich., W. of Detroit. Pop Co. t. Ann Arbor.

23,571.

WA-TER-FORD, a co. in the S. E. part of Ireland, bordering on St. George's Channel. Pop. in 1831, 177,054. (M.)

WATERFORD, a city and seaport of Ireland, cap. of the above co., on the estuary of the r. Suir, about 10 m. from the sea, and 82 m. S. W. of Dublin. It forms a co. of itself, with an area of about 15 sq. m. Pop. 28,821; of whom 26,377 belong to the city proper. Lat. 52° 13′ N., Lon. 7° 10' W.

WA-TER-LOO (Dutch pron. wål-ter-lō'), a village of Belgium, in S. Brabant, 9 m. S. by E. of Brussels, remarkable as the scene of an important battle, fought June 18, 1815, between the allied army, under Lord Wellington, and the French, under Napoleon; which resulted in the total defeat of the latter, and in the irretrievable overthrow of their great commander.

WAYNE, a co. in the N. W. part of N. Y., bordering on L. Ontario. Pop. 42,057. Co. t. Lyons.

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. WAYNE, a co. forming the N. N. E. extremity of Pa. Pop. 11,848. Co. t. Bethany.

WAYNE, a co. in the W. part of Va., bordering on the Ohio r.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. E. central part of N. C., intersected by the Neuse r. Pop. 10,891. Co. t. Waynesborough.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. E. part of Ga., on the S. W. side of the Altamaha r. Pop. 1,258. Co. t. Waynesville.

WAYNE, a co. in the E. S. E. part of Miss., bordering on Ala. Pop. 2,120. Co. seat, Winchester.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. S. W. part of Tenn., bordering on Ala. Pop. 7,705. Co. t. Waynesborough.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. S. E. part of Ky., bordering on Tenn. and the Cumberland r. Pop. 7,399. Co. t. Monticello.

WAYNE, a co. in the N. E. part of Ohio, W. of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Pop. 35,808. Co. t. Wooster.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. E. part of Mich., on the Detroit r. Pop. 24,173. Co. t. Detroit.

WAYNE, a co. in the E. part of Ind., bordering on Ohio. Pop. 23,290. Co. t. Centreville.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. E. part of Ill., N. W. of the Wabash r. Pop. 5,133. Co. t. Fairfield.

WAYNE, a co. in the S. E. part of Mo., bordering on Ark. Pop. 3,403. Co. t. Greenville.

WEAKLY, a co. in the N. W. part of Tenn., bordering on Ky. Pop 9,870. Co. t. Dresden.

WEDNESBURY, Wenz/-ber-re, a manufacturing t. of England, in Staffordshire, 7 m. N. W. of Birmingham. Pop., including an area of above 3 sq. m., 11,625.

WEIMAR, Wil-mar, a city of Germany, cap. of the grand duchy of Saxe Weimar, situated in a delightful valley, on the Ilm, an affluent of the Saale, 136 m. S. W. of Berlin. Among the literary and scientific establishments of this place, may be mentioned the grand ducal library, containing above 130,000 vols. Lat. 50° 59′ N., Lon. 11° 21' E. Pop. 12,000. (P. C.)

WELLS, a small city of England, in Somersetshire, 17 m. S. W. of Bath. Pop. about 4,600.

WELLS, a co. in the N. E. part of Ind., intersected by the Wabash r. Pop. 1,822.

WEN-ER or wal-ner, a large lake of Sweden, intersected by the 59th parallel of N. Lat., and the 13th and 14th meridians of E. Lon. Extreme length, about 90 m.; greatest breadth, near 50 m. The r. Gotha forms its outlet.

WESEL, wal-zel, or NIEDER WESEL, nee'-der-wà/-zęl, a frontier t. and fortress of Rhenish Prussia, at the junction of the Lippe with the Rhine, 20 m. S. E. of Cleves. Pop., including the military, 13,000. (B.)

WE-SER (Ger. pron. wa-zer; Anc. Visur/gis), a r. of Germany,