S. of Deutsch-Brod, and 58 E. S. E. of Prague. Population 1400.

PRZIBRAM, a town in the west of Bohemia, 19 miles S. of Beraun, and 33 S. S. W. of Prague. Population 2300. In the vicinity are mines of lead and silver.

PRZICHOWITZ, a village in the north of Bohemia, 60 miles N. E. of Prague, with 1000 inhabitants.

PRZIPIEC, or PRIPECZ, a large river of Russian Poland, which rises on the frontiers of Upper Volhynia, receives many tributary streams from the adjacent country, and, after flowing to the west, falls into the Dnieper, about 40 miles above Kiev. It is the greatest river in the east of Poland, and is joined partly by a canal, partly by the stream of the Muchawica, to the Bug and Vistula, the great rivers of the central part of the kingdom.

PRZYROW, a town of the kingdom of Poland, 54 miles N. by W. of Cracow. Population 1100.

PRZYSUCHA, a village of Poland, 22 miles W. by S. of Radom. Population 1000. PRZYTYK, a village of Poland, 12 miles W. N. W. of Radom. Population 700.

PSATHO, a small seaport of Greece, in Livadia, at the inland extremity of the gulf of Lepanto, near the ruins of the town of Page, or Pegæ.

PSILORITI, the Ida of the ancients, a mountain of European Turkey, in the island of Candia, the summit of a range of mountains, so high as, even in this warm latitude, to be covered with snow during the greater part of the year.

PSIOL, a river of the south of European Russia, in the government of Poltava, which falls into the Dnieper. It is navigable, and communicates with the Don by a canal.

PSKOV, a large government or province of the north-west of European Russia, lying between those of Livonia and Smolensko. Its superficial extent is about 22,000 square miles; its population about 700,000, almost all of Russian descent, and members of the Greek church. It is divided into eight circles or districts. The surface is in general level, the soil often clayey or sandy, but tolerable fertile, producing quantities of flax and hemp, which, along with timber from the forests, are exported to Narva and St Petersburg. The manufactures are few and inconsiderable, being limited in a great measure to the weaving of linen, and the preparation of common and Russian leather. The climate is healthy, but cold, as this province lies between 56 and 58 degrees of north latitude. It is watered by several rivers, and contains a large lake called the lake of Pskov.

PSKOV, or PLESKOV, a town of European Russia, the capital of the above government,

and the see of a Greek archbishop, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Velikaja and Pskov. Though small, it is divided into three parts, the Kremlin or citadel, the Middle town, and the Greater town, all surrounded with an earthen mound. It contains 7000 inhabitants, is mostly built of wood, but has two good edifices belonging to the archbishop and the consistory. It has a number of churches, two convents, and a high school. Its only manufactures are of leather; but it has a considerable trade in the export of the products of the country. 224 miles S. S. W. of St Petersburg, and 534 W. N. W. of Moscow.

PSKOV, a considerable lake of European Russia, in the government of the same name, which communicates with the lake of Peipus.

PriTz, a river of Russian Lithuania, in the government of Minsk, which falls into the Prypetz.

PTOLEMETA, a town on the coast of Barca, the ancient Ptolemais, the walls and gates of which are still standing. There are also many Greek inscriptious, and the portico of an Ionic temple, executed in the first style of that order.

PUANLLABQUEN, a river of Chili, which runs south, and enters the Valdivia.

PUANTE, a river of Canada, which runs into the St Lawrence, Long. 72. 21. W. Lat. 46. 24. N.

PUBLOW, a parish of England, in Somerset, 6 miles from Bristol. Population 820.

PUBNA, a town of Bengal, district of Bettooria. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ganges. The houses are generally of one story high, and thatched. It is, however, populous, and carries on a considerable trade. The very fine fish called the hilsa, is caught in the river here in great abundance. Long. 89. 12. E. Lat. 24. N.

PUCARA, a river of South America, in the province of Tucuman, which running past the city of Cordova, after a course of 130 miles, falls into the lake, 25 miles south of the Lake Saladas de los Porrougos-It is also a river of Quito, in the province of Jaen de Bracamoros.

PUCARE, a river of Quito, in the province of Mainas, which runs north, and enters the Amazons.

PUCH DE GONTAUD, a town in the southwest of France, department of the Lot and Garonne. Population 1400. 14 miles S. by E. of Marmande, and 22 N. W. of Agen.

PUCHACAY, a province of Chili, bounded on the north by the province of Itata, on the east by Huilquilemu, on the south by the river Biobbio, and on the west by the sea. It is 12 leagues long from north to south,

and 23 from east to west. This province produces gold dust in abundance, and also great quantities of strawberries, both wild and cultivated. The temperature of the air is at all seasons very mild, and the sea const abounds with every kind of fish, of the most delicious kind. It has suffered much from the invasions of the Araucanians, and its inhabitants do not amount to more than 13,000.

PUCHMARY, a town of Northern Hindostan, province of Kemaon, lately ceded to the British by the rajah of Nepaul. It stands at the top of a very steep pass in the mountain, in the vicinity of which there is a hill named Deopahar, in which is a cave, containing an image of Maha Deo, and his wife Bowance, to which pilgrims pay their devotions. In one of the mountains there is a perpendicular cliff, from which Hindoos sometimes precipitate themselves as an offering to the deity. Lat. not ascertained.

PUCKHOLI, a mountainous district of Hindostan, situated on the eastern side of the river Indus, about the 34th degree of northern latitude. The climate is very cold, and snow frequently falls, even in the plains. It produces the grains and fruits of Europe; but the inhabitants are said to be a rude and savage race, on which account travellers avoid entering it. The army of Timour overran the country, and some of his followers are said to have settled there. It is now subject to a number of independent petty Afghan chiefs.

POCKHOLI, the capital of the abovementioned district, thought to be the Peu celaotis of the Greeks, which sustained a month's siege against the forces of Alexander. It now belongs to an independent Afghan chief, but little more is known about it. Long. 72. 8. E. Lat. 33.

46. N.

PUCULLEN, a small river of Chili; which runs north-north-west, and enters the Tolten.

PUDAGUELL, a lake of the kingdom of Chili, 3 leagues from the city of Santiago.

PUDDAR, a river of Hindostan, which rises in the province of Ajmeer, and empties itself into the gulf of Cutch, 30 miles S. W. of Janagur.

PUDEWITZ, or POWIEDZISK, a town of Prussian Poland, 16 miles E. N. E. of Po sen. Population 1100.

PUDLEIN, or PODOLIN, a small town of the north-west of Hungary, on the Poper, 9 miles N. N. E. of Kesmark. It contains 2100 inhabitants, partly of German, and partly of Polish descent. This is one of the sixteen privileged towns of the county of Zips.

PUDOSCHA, a small town of the north of European Russia, in the government of Olonetz, on the Vodla, a river which runs into Lake Onega. Population 1100. 65 miles E. of Petrozavodsk.

PUDSEY, a township of England, West Riding of Yorkshire, 4 miles E. from Bradford. Population 4697.

PUDUCOTTA, a town of the south of India, district of Tanjore. It was formerly the capital of the Tondiman, the hereditary polygar, or landholder of a considerable district, celebrated in the early wars of the British in the Carnatic. 32 miles S. S. W. from the city of Tanjore. Long. 78. 59. E. Lat. 10. 20. N.

PUEBLA DE LOS ANGELES, one of the twelve intendancies into which Mexico or New Spain is divided. It has a coast of about 78 miles towards the Pacific ocean; and as it extends from 16. 57. to 20. 40. of north latitude, it is wholly si tuated within the tropics. It is bounded on the north-east by the intendancy of Vera Cruz, on the east by the intendancy of Oaxaca, on the south by the ocean, and on the west by the intendancy of Mexico. Its greatest length from the mouth of the small river Tecoyame to near Mexitlan is 118 leagues, and its greatest breadth from Techuacan to Mecameca is 150 miles. The

greater part of the intendancy of Puebla is traversed by the high cordilleras of Anahuac. Beyond the 18th degree of latitude the whole country is a plain, eminently fertile in wheat, maize, agave, and fruit trees. This plain is from 5900 to 6560 feet above the level of the sea. In this intendancy is also the most elevated mountain of all New Spain, the Popocatepetl. This volcano, first measured by Humboldt, is continually burning; but for these seve ral centuries it has thrown nothing up from its crater but smoke and ashes. It is nearly

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2000 feet higher than the most elevated summit of the old continent; and in the American continent there is only one mountain higher. The population of this intendancy is very unequally distributed, being concentrated on the plain which extends from the eastern declivity of the snowy Andes, to the environs of Perote, especially on the high and beautiful plains between Cholula, La Puebla, and Tlascala. Almost the whole country, from the central tableland towards San Luis and Ygualapa, near the South sea coast, is desert, though well adapted for the cultivation of sugar, cotton, and other precious productions of the tropics. The table-land of La Puebla exhibits remarkable vestiges of ancient Mexican civilisation. The great pyramid of Cholula is a curious monument. Its perpendicular elevation is only 177 feet, while the horizontal breadth of the base is 1423 feet. Its sides are very exactly in the direction of the meridians and parallels, and it is constructed of alternate strata of brick and clay. The progress of industry and commerce has in this province been extremely slow. The flour trade, formerly very flourishing, has suffered much from the enormous price of carriage from the Mexican table-land to the Havannah, and especially from the want of beasts of burden. The commerce which Puebla carried on till 1710 with Peru, in hats and delf-ware, has entirely ceased. But the greatest obstacle to the public prosperity arises from fourfifths of the whole property belonging to mortmain proprietors; that is to say, to communities of monks, to chapters, corporations, and hospitals. The intendancy of Puebla has very considerable salt-works near Chila, Xicotlan, and Ocotlan, in the district of Chiautla, as also near Zapotitlan. The beautiful marble known by the name of the Puebla marble, is procured in the quarries of Totamehuacan and Tecali, at two and seven leagues distance from the capital of the intendancy. The indigenous inhabitants of this province speak three languages, totally different from one another, the Mexican, Totonac, and Tlapanec. The first is peculiar to the inhabitants of Puebla, Cholula, Tlascala; the second to the inhabitants of Zacatlan; and the third is preserved in the environs of Tlapa. The industry of the inhabitants of this province is not much directed to the working of silver mines, many of those mines being either abandoned or very remissly worked. The population of Puebla was estimated in 1803, at 813,300 inhabitants. The extent of surface is 2696 square leagues, which allows 301 inhabitants to each square league. The following is an account of the population in 1793:

From comparing the preceding accounts a great increase of population appears to have taken place in this province.

PUEBLA, LA, DE LOS ANGELES, a town of Mexico, and capital of the intendancy of Puebla. It is one of the small number of American towns founded by European colonists; for in the plain of Acaxete o Cuitlax coapan, on the spot where the capi tal of the province now stands, there were only, in the beginning of the sixteent century, a few huts inhabited by the In dians of Cholula. The privilege of th town of Puebla is dated 28th Septembe

1531.

La Puebla is, after Mexico, Guanaxuate and the Havannah, the most considerabl city of the Spanish colonies in the nev continent. Its temples are sumptuous its streets are wide, and drawn in straight line from east to west, and from north to south. The public squares ar large and handsome, and the ancient edi fices are in a suitable style of architecture The principal square in the centre of th city is very magnificent. It is adorned o three sides with uniform porticoes, when are shops filled with all kinds of commo dities; and on the other is its grand cathe dral, which has a very beautiful front, an two lofty towers. Besides the cathedral there are various other churches and con vents, well built and finely adorned. Ther are also several colleges and charity schools both for male and female pupils. Puebl was formerly celebrated for its fine manu factories of delf-ware and pots; and unti the commencement of the 18th century these two branches of industry enlivene the commerce between Acapulco and Pert At present there is little or no communica tion between Puebla and Lima, and the delf manufactories have declined so much on account of the low price of the stone ware and procelain imported at Vera Cruz that of 46 manufactories which were still existing in 1793, there were in 1802 only 16 remaining of delf-ware, and two glass. The manufacture of hard soap still a considerable object of commerce Puebla, which produces of this commodity about 200,000 arrobas of 25 lbs. each, pe annum. It is also famous for its manufac tures of iron and steel, particularly swords

bayonets, &c. which are held in great estimation for their temper and beauty. It is 70 miles E. S. E. of Mexico, and 150 W.N. W. of Vera Cruz. The height of the plain on which it is built is 7391 feet, and it contains, according to the latest enumeration, 67,800 inhabitants.

PUEBLA DE LA BARCA, a small town of the north-east of Spain, in the province of Alava, in Biscay, 10 miles S. W. of Vitaria.

PEEBLA DE MONTALBAN, a small town in the interior of Spain, 17 miles W. of Toledo.

PUEBLA NUEVO, a settlement of New Granada, in the province of Merida.-2d, Of Peru, in the province of Tinta.-3d, Of New Granada, in the province of Santa Martha.-It is also the name of numerous settlements in South America, mostly inconsiderable.

PUEBLA DE VALVERDE, a small town in the north of Spain, in the province of Arregon, 10 miles S. E. of Teruel.

Przcos, or SIQUIOR, one of the Philip pine islands, small, but well peopled. The inhabitants are brave and warlike. 50 miles N. from the western part of Mindamao.

PUELCHES, or PULCHES, a barbarous sation of Indians, in the kingdom of Chili.

PUENTE, a small river of Brazil, which runs east, and enters the Toccantins.

PUENTE DEL ARCOBISPO, a town in the west of Spain, on the Tagus, 58 miles W.S. W. of Toledo. Population 1200. The name "Archbishop's Bridge" is de rived from an old bridge here, over the Tagus.

PEENTE DE DON GONZALO, an inland town of Spain, in the province of Cordova, belonging in part to the duke of Medina Celi. Population 4800. 15 miles W. of

Latena.

PEENTE D'EUME, a small town of Spain, in Galicia, on the river Eume. 8 miles N. of Betanzos.

PEINTE DE LA REYNA, a small town the north of Spain, in Navarre, on the ver Arga, 2 miles S. S. W. of Pampelona.

PUERCO, RIO, a river of Mexico, which takes its rise in the dividing ridge of mountains that runs through the middle of the American continent, and joins the Rio del Norte about 100 miles below the Presidio del Norte. It has no traces of cultivation its banks.

PCERCOS, MORRO DE, a very lofty mounc of South America, at the extreme pint of land formed by the coast, in the vince and government of Veragua. PUERS, an inland town of the Nether

lands. Population 4000. 10 miles W. by N. of Mechlin, and 12 S. by W. of Antwerp.

PUERTO, a city of Quito, in the province of Barbacoas. It is reduced and poor.

PUERTO DE ACAZUT, LA, a harbour on the coast of Peru. Lat. 14. N.

PUERTO DE LOS ANGELOS, a harbour of the Pacific ocean, on the coast of Mexico. Lat. 15. 50. N.

PUERTO DE LOS AQUILAS, a small town and seaport in the south-west of Spain, in Murcia. The shipping business of the large town of Lorca, about 10 miles distant, is carried on here.

PUERTO DEL BAYLIO BUCARELI, a large bay on the west coast of the Prince of Wales's archipelago, discovered by signor Quadra in 1775, containing a great number of small islands. Long. 226. 12. to 227. 5. E. Lat. 55. 14. to 55. 40. N.

PUERTO DE BAZAN, a bay on the southwest coast of the Prince of Wales's archipelago. Long. 227. 16. E. Lat. 54. 49. N.

PUERTO DE CABANAS, a harbour on the north coast of the island of Cuba. Long. 83. 6. W. Lat. 23. 4. N.

PUERTO CABELLO. See Cabello, Porto. PUERTO CALVO, a harbour on the coast of Brazil. Long. 34. 50. W. Lat. 9.

10. S.

PUERTO CARNERO DE TUCAPEL, a har bour on the coast of Chili. Lat. 37. 40. S.

PUERTO DE CAVALLOS. See Nacho. PUERTO CLARO, a bay of the Pacific ocean, on the coast of Darien. Lat. 6. 52. N.

PUERTO DEL CORAL, a harbour on the coast of Chili, a little to the north of Valdivia.

PUERTO CORDOVA, a bay on the east coast of Prince William's sound, between Hawkins's island and the west coast of America. Long. of the entrance, 214. 13. E. Lat. 60. 37. N.

PUERTO CORDOVA Y CORDOVA, a large bay of the North Pacific ocean, on the south side of the Prince of Wales's archipelago. Long. 227. 28. to 228. E. Lat. 54. 42. to 55. 6. N.

PUERTO DESEADA. See Desire, Port. PUERTO ESCONDIDO, a harbour in the Pacific ocean, on the coast of Mexico. Lat. 16. 12. N.

PUERTO FALSO, a bay of the Pacific ocean, on the coast of New Albion. Long. 243. 6. E. Lat. 32. 45. N.

PUERTO DEL GOVERNADOR, a harbour on