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formed by the union of the Fulda and Werra, falling into the North Sea near 53° 30′ N. Lat., and 8° 30′ E. Lon. Length, near 200 m. is navigable for boats almost to its source.

WEST BROMWICH (brum/-ich), a manufacturing t. of England, in Staffordshire, 5 m. N. N. W. of Birmingham. Pop. of the parish, including an area of above 8 sq. m., 26,121: in 1831, it was only 15,327. WEST CHESTER, a co. in the S. E. part of N. Y., on the E. side of the Hudson. Pop. 48,686. Co. t. Bedford.

WEST INDIES (in-dez), the name of the archipelago which separates the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from the main ocean, situated between 10 and 27° N. Lat., and 59° 30′ and 85° W. Lon. The W. India archipelago is divided into three principal groups, the BAHAMAS, the GREATER ANTILLES, and the LESSER ANTILLES (see ANTILLES.) The individual islands, with the exception of Hayti, are owned by dif ferent European powers. The Spanish possessions are the largest, comprehending more than half the area of the archipelago. They are, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the little islands of Culebra (koo-la-bra), and Bique (bee/-ka). The French possess only Guadaloupe and Martinique, with a few adjacent islets: to the Danes belong St. John, St. Thomas, and Santa Cruz: to the Dutch the three little islands of St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Martin: to the Swedes only the small island of St. Bartholomew. The English possess all the Bahamas, Jamaica, Anguilla, Barbuda, Antigua, St. Christopher, Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, and Trinidad, besides many smaller islands.—Adj. and inhab. WEST IN-DI-AN. WEST-MEATH (-mеeтH), a co. in the E. central part of Ireland, prov. of Leinster. Pop. in 1831, 136,872. (M.)

WESTMINSTER. See LONDON.

WEST-MORE-LAND, a co. near the N. W. extremity of England. Pop. 56,454.

WESTMORELAND (usually pronounced west-more-land), a co. in the S. W. part of Pa., on the Alleghany r. Pop. 42,799. Co. t. Greensburg.

WESTMORELAND, a co. in the E. part of Va., on the S. side of the Potomac. Pop. 8,019. Seat of justice, Westmoreland c. h.

WEST-PHA-LI-A (Ger. Westphalen, West-fa/-len), an extensive prov. of the Prussian dominions, lying W. of the Weser, between 50° 40′ and 52° 30' N. Lat., and 6° 25' and 9° 23′ E. Lon. Area 7,800 sq. m. Pop. 1,328,000. (P. C.)—Adj. and inhab. WEST-PHA'-LJ-ẠN.

WET-TER, a lake of Sweden, intersected by the 58th parallel of N. Lat., and the meridian of 14° 30′ E. Lon. Length 80 m.; greatest breadth 17 m.

WEX-FORD, a co. in the S. E. part of Ireland, prov. of Leinster, bordering on the sea. Pop. in 1841, 202,033. (P. C.)

WEXFORD, a seaport t. of Ireland, cap. of the above, on a shallow bay called Wexford Haven. Lat. 52° 22' N., Lon. 6° 24′ W. Pop, in 1831, 10,670. (M.)

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. WEXFORD, (Kawtawwabet), a co. in the N. W. part of Michigan, intersected by the Manistee r.

WEYMOUTH, Wal-muth, and MELCOMBE REGIS, mel-kum re-jis, a seaport t., or rather two contiguous towns of England, in Dorsetshire, at the mouth of the little river Wey, 120 m. W. S. W. of London. This place is much resorted to for sea-bathing. Pop. 7,708.

WHEEL-ING, a flourishing t. of Va., cap. of Ohio co., on the Ohio r., 50 m. S. W. of Pittsburg. Lat. 40° 7 N., Lon. 80° 42′ W. Pop. 7,885.

WHIT-BY, a seaport t. of England, in the N. Riding of Yorkshire, at the mouth of the Esk, 42 m. N. N. E. of York. Pop. 7,383.

WHITE, a co. in the N. E. central part of Ark., on the W. side of White r. Pop. 929.

WHITE, a co. in the E. central part of Tenn., S. E. of the Cumberland r. Pop. 10,747. Co. t. Sparta.

WHITE, & Co. in the N. W. part of Ind., intersected by the Tippecanoe r. Pop. 1,832. Co. t. Monticello.

WHITE, a co. in the S. E. part of Ill., on the W. side of the Wabash. Pop. 7,919. Co. t. Carmi.

WHITE RIVER, a r. of Ark., which joins the Mississippi, near the mouth of the Arkansas. Its course is very winding. It is said to be boatable for above 500 m.

WHITE RIVER, a r. of Ind., which falls into the Wabash, about 30 m. below Vincennes. Length, including the West Fork or principal branch, probably near 300 m.

WHITE SEA, a large gulf of the Arctic Ocean, between 63° 40′ and 68° 40′ N. Lat., and 320 and 45° E. Lon. The length is near 500 m.; the breadth varies from 30 m. to above 100 m.

WHITE-HA-VEN, a seaport t. of England, in Cumberland, important on account of the coal mines in its vicinity. Lat. 54° 33′ N., Lon. 3° 35' W. Pop. 11,854.

WHITE-SIDE, a co. in the N. W. part of Ill., on the Mississippi r. Pop. 2,514. Co. t. Lyndon.

WHIT-LEY, a Co. in the S. E. part of Ky., bordering on Tenn. Pop. 4,673. Seat of justice, Whitley c. h.

WHITLEY, a co. in the N. E. part of Ind., N. of the Wabash. Pop. 1,237.

WICK-LOW, a co. in the E. part of Ireland, prov. of Leinster, bordering on the sea. Pop. in 1831, 121,557. (P. C.)

WID-IN OF VIDIN, a t. and important fortress of Bulgaria, cap. of a small prov. (Sanjak) of its own name, on the Danube, 130 m. S. E. of Belgrade. Pop. estimated at from 20,000 to 25,000. (B.)

WIED OF WIED-NEU-WIED. See NEU-WIED.

WIELICZKA, Vyêl-ich/-kå, a small t. of Austrian Galicia, 8 m. S. E. of Cracow, remarkable for its famous salt mine, which is 9,500 ft. (above a mile and three-quarters) in extent, from E. to W., 3,600 ft. from N. to S., and 1,220 ft. in depth. (P. C.) This mine is in fact a subterranean city, and contains several chapels cut out of the salt rock. (B.) WIESBADEN. See WISBADEN.

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WIGHT, ISLE OF, (Anc. Vec/-tis,) an i. off the S. coast of England, belonging to Hampshire. Length 22 m.; breadth 13 m. Pop. 42,550. WIG-TON-SHIRE, a co. forming the S. W. extremity of Scotland. Pop. 39,195.

WIL/-cox, a co. in the S. W. central part of Ala., intersected by the Alabama r. Pop. 15,278. Co. t. Barboursville.

WILKES, a co. in the N. W. part of N. C., intersected by the Yadkin r. Pop. 12,577. Co. t. Wilkesboro.

WILKES, a co. in the N. E. part of Ga., a little W. of the Savannah. Pop. 10,148. Co. t. Washington.

WIL-KIN-SON, a co. near the centre of Ga., on the W. side of the Oconee. Pop. 6,842. Co. t. Irwinton.

WILKINSON, a co. forming the S. W. extremity of Miss. Pop. 14,193. Co. seat, Woodville.

WILL, a co. in the N. E. part of Ill., intersected by the Illinois r. Pop. 10,167. Co. t. Juliet.

WILLIAMS, a co. forming the N. W. extremity of Ohio. Pop. 4,465. Co. t. Defiance.

WIL-LIAMS-BURG, a dist. in the E. part of S. C., on the N. E. side of the Santee r. Pop. 10,327. Seat of justice, Kingstree.

WILLIAMSBURG, a flourishing t. or rather suburb of New York, ou the East River, above Brooklyn. Present pop. estimated at 10,000. WILLIAMSON, a co. in the S. part of Ill., midway between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Pop. 4,457. Co. t. Bainbridge.

WIL-MING-TON, a commercial city and port of entry of Del., between the Christiana and Brandywine creeks, just above their junction, 30 m. S. W. of Philadelphia. The Christiana is navigable to the town for vessels drawing 14 ft. water. Lat. 39° 41′ N., Lon. 75° 28′ W. Pop. 8,367.

WILMINGTON, an important commercial t. and port of entry of N. C., cap. of New Hanover co., on Cape Fear r., 34 m. from its mouth. Lat. 34° 11' N., Lon. 78° 10′ W. Pop. 4,744.

WIL-NA OF VILNA, a t. of European Russia, cap. of a gov. of the same name, and formerly of Lithuania, at the confluence of the Vilenka and Vilia, an affluent of the Niemen, 90 m. N. E. of Grodno. The University of Wilna was suppressed in 1832, and its library of 200,000 vols. transferred to St. Petersburg. Lat. 54° 41′ N., Lon. 25° 18′ E. Pop. 58,000. (P. C.)

WIL-SON, a co. in the N. central part of Tenn., on the S. side of the Cumberland r. Pop. 24.460. Co. t. Lebanon.

WILT-SHIRE, a co. in the S. W. part of England, W. of London. Pop. 258,733.

WIN-CHES-TER, a city of England, cap. of Hampshire, 63 m. S. W. of London. Pop., including an area of above 3 sq. m., 10,732.

WINCHESTER, a t. of Va., cap. of Frederick co., on a small affluent of the Potomac. A railroad, 30 m. long, connects it with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Harper's Ferry. Pop. 3,454.

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WIND-HAM, a co. forming the S. E. extremity of Vt. Co. t. Fayetteville.

WINDHAM, a co. forming the N. E. extremity of Conn. Co. t. Brooklyn.

Pop. 27,442.

Pop. 28,080.

WIND-SOR, a t. of England, in Berkshire, on the Thames, 20 m. W. by S. from London, remarkable as the site of Windsor Castle, the principal country seat of the English sovereigns. Pop., including an area of above 4 sq. m., 7,786.

WINDSOR, a co. towards the S. E. part of Vt., on the Connecticut r. Pop. 40,316. Co. towns, Woodstock and Windsor.

WIN-NE-BA/-GO, a co. in the N. part of Ill., bordering on Wisconsin. Pop. 4,609. Co. t. Rockford.

WINNEBAGO, a co. in the E. part of Wisconsin, on the W. side of Winnebago L. Pop. 135.

WIN-NI-PEG, a large L. of British America, between 50° 30′ and 54° N. Lat., and 95° 30′ and 99° 30′ W. Lon. Length about 250 m.; greatest breadth 70 m. The rivers Nelson and Severn form its outlets, and discharge themselves into Hudson's Bay.

WIN-NI-PIS -E-O'-GEE (-je), usually pronounced win'-ne-pis-sok'-ke, a lake in the E. central part of N. H., connected by the Winnipiseogee r. with the Merrimack. Length, 22 m.; greatest breadth, about 10 m. WIN/-STON, a Co. in the N. E. central part of Miss. Pop. 4,650. Co. seat, Louisville.

WIRTEMBERG. See WÜRTEMBERG.

WISBADEN, Wis-bål-den or Wiesbaden, wees`-bål-dẹn, (Anc. Mattiacum?) a t. and celebrated watering-place of Germany, cap. of the duchy of Nassau, on an affluent of the Rhine, 6 m. N. N. W. of Mentz. It owes its prosperity, and probably its name (see BADEN), to its warm mineral springs, which were known to the Romans, and are called by Pliny, fontes calidi Mattiaci, or the "warm springs of Mattiacum or Mattiacus." There are 25 private bathing establishments and two public ones. Wisbaden contains a public library of 60,000 vols., besides other institutions. Permanent pop. about 10,000. (P. C.)

WIS/-BY, a seaport t. of Sweden, cap. of the Island of Gottland, situated on the W. coast. In the middle ages it was a member of the Hanseatic League, and one of the most important places of trade in the N. of Europe. Though greatly fallen from its ancient prosperity, it is still, according to Balbi, the fourth town, as respects maritime trade, in the kingdom of Sweden. Lat. 57° 39′ N., Lon. 18° 26' E. Pop. 4,000. (P. C.)

WIS-CAS-SET, a port of entry of Me., and one of the capitals of Lincoln co., situated at the mouth of Sheepscot r.

WIS-CON/SIN OF WISKONSIN (originally written Ouisconsin), one of the United States, situated between 42° 30′ and 47° N. Lat., and 87° and 93° W. Lon.; bounded on the N. by Lakes Superior and Michigan, E. by Lake Michigan, S. by Illinois, and W. by the Mississippi r. and Minesota Territory. Extreme length near 370 m., breadth about 250. Area estimated at 52,000 sq. m. Madison, a little town in Dane

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co., between two small lakes, the former capital of the territory, is now the seat of the state government. Wisconsin was admitted into the Union in 1846. For some further particulars respecting this state, see Appendix, page 647.

WISCONSIN, a. r. of the above state, falling into the Mississippi near 43° N. Lat., and 91° W. Lon. Length estimated at 400 m.; its navigation is impeded by sand-bars.

WISMAR, Wis-mar, a fortified seaport t. of Germany, in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on a bay of the Baltic, called the Walpich (wall-pik), with an excellent harbour. Lat. 53° 50′ N., Lon. 11° 35' E. Pop. about 10,000. (P. C.)

WISSEMBOURG, vis'-såм`-booR', a fortified t. of France, in the dep. of Lower Rhine, on the Bavarian frontier, 33 m. N. by E. from Strasburg. WIT-EPSK OF VITEBSK, a t. of European Russia, cap. of a gov. of the same name, on the Dwina, 330 m. S. by W. from St. Petersburg. Pop. about 14,400. (M.)

WIT-TEN-BERG (Ger. pron. Wit/-en-beRG`), a t. of Prussian Saxony, once the cap. of the electorate of Saxony, on the Elbe. It is interesting as the cradle of the Reformation; Luther and Melancthon were professors in its university, and their remains are deposited in its cathedral. A superb colossal statue of Luther, in bronze, was erected in the market-place, in 1821. Lat. 51° 53' N., Lon. 12° 46' E. Pop. 8,500, exclusive of the garrison. (P. C.)

WIVELISCOMBE, wils/-kum, a small t. of England, in Somersetshire. Wolfenbüttel, Woll-fẹn-büt`-tẹl, a t. of Germany, in Brunswick, cap. of a circle of the same name, on the Ocker, 8 m. S. of Brunswick. It contains a magnificent ducal library, with near 200,000 vols. Lat. 52° 9′ N., Lon. 10° 32′ E. Pop., including the suburbs, about 10,000. (P. C.)

WOLVERHAMPTON, wool-ver-hamp'-ton, a manufacturing t. of England, in Staffordshire, 13 m. N. W. of Birmingham. Pop. of the township, with an area of 5 sq. m., 36,382. In the vicinity are extensive mines of coal and iron ore, to which the town owes its prosperity.

Woou, a co. in the N. W. part of Va., on the Ohio r. Pop. 7,923. Co. t. Parkersburg.

WOOD, a Co. in the N. W. part of Ohio, on the S. E. side of the Maumee r. Pop. 5,357. Co. t. Perrysburg.

WOOD-FORD, a co. in the N. E. central part of Ky., on the E. side of Kentucky r. Pop. 11,740. Co. t. Versailles.

WOODFORD, & co. in the N. central part of Ill., on the E. side of Illinois r. Co. t. Woodford.

WOOLWICH, Wŏŏll-ich, a seaport t. of England, in Kent, on the S. side of the Thames, 7 m. E. of London, important on account of its dockyard, arsenal, and other naval and military establishments. 25,785.

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