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ated on the Atlantic coast. Lat. 31° 30' N., Lon. 9° 40′ W. Pop. estimated at 10.000. (M.)

MOGUL. See MONGOLIA.

MOHA'Cs, mo`-háách', a t. of Hungary, on the Danube. Lat. 45° 58 N., Lon. 18° 44' E. Pop. 8,300. (M.)

MO-HAWK, a r. of N. Y., which rises in Lewis co., and, flowing south-easterly, falls into the Hudson, about 3 m. above Troy. Its whole length is estimated at near 140 m.

MO-HEE-LEF (often written Mohilew or Moghilev), a commercial t. of European Russia, cap. of a gov. of the same name, on the Dnieper. It is the residence of a Greek and a Roman Catholic archbishop. Lat. 53° 54' N., Lon. 30° 25′ E. Pop. stated at 21,800. (P. C.)

MOISSAC, mwa-såk, a t. of France, in the dep. of Tarn and Garonne, on the Tarn (which is here navigable), 97 m. S. E. of Bordeaux. Pop. 6,190. (M.)

MOLDAU, moll-dou, a r. of Bohemia, which rises in the Böhmer-wald Mountains, on the south-western frontier, and, flowing northerly, joins the Elbe, at Melnik, about 20 m. N. of Prague. Its length is estimated at above 200 m. It is navigable for boats to Budweis.

MOL-DA-VI-A (Turk. Bogh'-dån/), a principality nominally included in European Turkey, of which it forms the most northern part, but in reality under the protection of Russia. (See WALLACHIA.)-Adj. and inhab. MOL-DA-VI-AN.

MOL-FET-TA (Anc. Res/pa), a manufacturing and commercial t. and seaport of Naples, on the Adriatic. Lat. 41° 13' N., Lon. 16° 37′ E. Pop. 11,000. (B.)

MOLOKAY, mo`-lo-ki', or MOROKAY, one of the Sandwich Islands, near 21° 10' N. Lat., and intersected by the 157th meridian of W. Lon. Length near 40 m.; greatest breadth, about 8 m. Pop. 3,000.

MO-LUC-CAS or MOLUCCA ISLES, a group belonging to the Malay archipelago, between 5° N. and 9° S. Lat. and 125° and 131° E. Lon. In a more limited sense, the Moluccas include only the Spice Islands; namely, Amboyna, Banda, Ceram, Ternate, Tidore, and Batchian. Balbi distributes the Moluccas into three groups, as follows: 1st, the GROUP OF AMBOYNA, comprising the island of this name, Ceram, Booroo, and the adjacent islets; 2dly, the GROUP OF BANDA, consisting of ten small islands, near 4° 30′ N. Lat., and 130° E. Lon.; and 3dly, the GROUP OF THE MOLUCCAS, properly so called, comprehending the large island of Gilolo, with the smaller ones of Batchian, Morty or Mortay, Mysol, Tidore, Ternate, and numerous others lying immediately around Gilolo. Almost all the islands of these different groups are dependent on the Dutch, who carry on an important commerce in the various natural productions, among which cloves and nutmegs are almost the only articles that are sent to Europe or this country.

MOм-POX' (Sp. pron. mom-poн'), a t. of S. America, in New Granada, on the Magdalena. Lat. 9° 14′ N., Lon. 74° 27′ W. Pop. estimated at 10,000. (B.)

MONACO, mon/-å-ko, PRINCIPALITY OF, a small state of N. Italy, under

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the protection of Sardinia, situated between Nice and Genoa, and bordering on the Mediterranean. Area, 51 sq. m. Pop. about 7,000. (M.) Monaco, a little town on the Mediterranean, containing about 1,000 inhabitants, is the capital. Lat. 43° 42′ N., Lon. 7° 28′ E.

MONAGHAN, mon/-a-Han, an inland co. in the N. of Ireland, in the S. part of the prov. of Ulster. Pop. in 1831, 195,536. (M.)

MONAGHAN, a t. of Ireland, cap. of the above co., 68 m. N. N. W. of Dublin. Pop. in 1831, 3,848. (M.)

MONDEGO, mon-dà/-go, a r. of Portugal, which falls into the Atlantic near 40° 10' N. Lat., and 8° 50′ W. Lon.

MONDOÑEDO, mon-dồn-yà/-Do, a manufacturing t. of Spain, in Galicia. Lat. 43° 24' N., Lon. 7° 25′ W. Pop. 6,000. (B.)

MONDOVI, mon-do-vee', a fortified t. of N. Italy, in Sardinia, the cap. of a prov. of the same name, with manufactures of cloth, silk, and paper. Lat. 44° 28′ N., Lon. 7° 59′ E. Pop. 15,700. (P. C.)

MONFERRATO, mon-fer-rå'-to, a former principality of N. Italy, S. of, and bordering on the Po, now forming a part of the Sardinian territories.

MONGHIR, mung-geer', a t. of Hindostan, in the prov. of Bahar, sometimes called, on account of its extensive manufactures in iron and steel, the Birmingham of India. Lat. 25° 23′ N., Lon. 86° 40′ E. Pop. probably above 30,000. (B.)

MON-GO-LI-A, an extensive country in the N. E. part of Asia, belonging to China, between 38° and 53° Ñ. Lat., and 84° and 124° E. Lon.; bounded on the N. by Asiatic Russia, E. by Mantchooria, S. by China and Thibet; on the W. its limits do not appear to be known. Indeed, its extent towards the S. or E. can be only very vaguely stated. The length, from E. to W., is perhaps 1,700 m.; its greatest breadth, from N. to S., may amount to near 1,000 m. The pop. is loosely estimated at 2,000,000. (P. C.)—Adj. MON-GO-LI-AN, and MON-GOL/ Or MON-GUL/; inhab. MONGOL.-The name Mo-GUL, though evidently of the same origin with Mongol, is properly restricted to the empire founded in Hindostan by Baber (a descendant of the great Mongol conqueror, Tamerlane), about the year 1526.

MON-MOUTH, a Co. in the W. of England, bordering on the Bristol Channel. Pop. 134,355.

MONMOUTH, a t. of England, the cap. of the above co., on the Wye, 25 m. N. by W. of Bristol. Pop., including an area of above 4 sq. m., 5,446.

MONMOUTH, a co. in the E. middle part of N. J., bordering on the Atlantic. Pop. 32,909. Co. t. Freehold.

MO-NON-GA-HE-LA, a r. which rises in the N. part of Va., and, flowing into Pa., unites with the Alleghany to form the Ohio.

MO-NON-GA-LI-A, a co. in the N. N. W. part of Va., bordering on Pa. Pop. 17,368. Co. t. Morgantown.

MO-NOP/-O-LI, a fortified seaport t. of Naples, in the prov. of Bari, remarkable for the subterranean dwellings found in its vicinity, which are

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supposed to have been excavated in the remotest antiquity. Lat. 40° 56 N., Lon. 16° 58′ E. Pop. in 1833, 15,535.

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MON-ROE, a co. in the N. W. part of N. Y., intersected by the Genesee r., and bordering on L. Ontario. Co. t. Rochester.

MONROE, a co. in the E. part of Pa., bordering on the Delaware r. Pop. 9,879. Co. t. Stroudsburg.

MONROE, a co. towards the W. part of Va., on the Greenbrier and New rivers. Pop. 8,422. Co. t. Union.

MONROE, a co. near the centre of Ga., bordering on the Ocmulgee. Pop. 16,275. Co. t. Forsyth.

MONROE, a co. occupying the S. W. extremity of the peninsula of Florida. Co. t. Key West.

MONROE, a co. in the S. W. part of Ala., intersected by the Alabama r. Pop. 10,680. Co. t. Monroeville.

MONROE, & Co. in the N. E. part of Miss., bordering on Ala. Pop. 9,250. Co. seat, Athens.

MONROE, & Co. in the E. part of Ark., intersected by the White r. Pop. 936. Co. t. Clarendon.

MONROE, a co. in the S. E. part of Tenn., on the Tennessee r. Pop. 12,056. Co. t. Madisonville.

MONROE, a Co. in the S. part of Ky., bordering on Tenn. Pop. 6,526. Co. t. Tompkinsville.

MONROE, a co. in the E. S. E. part of Ohio, bordering on the Ohio r. Pop. 18,521. Co. t. Woodsfield.

MONROE, a co. forming the S. E. extremity of Mich. Pop. 9,922. Co. t. Monroe.

MONROE, a co. in the S. W. central part of Ind., on the W. fork of the White г. Pop. 10,143. Co. t. Bloomington.

MONROE, a co. in the S. W. part of Ill., bordering on the Mississippi r. Pop. 4,481. Co. t. Waterloo.

MONROE, a co. in the N. E. part of Mo., a little W. of the Mississippi r. Pop. 9,505. Co. t. Paris.

MONS, MON, (Flemish, Bergen, ber/-Hẹn,) a strongly fortified city of Belgium, the cap. of the prov. of Hainault, situated on the Mons and Condé Canal, 32 m. S. W. of Brussels. It contains a college, a medical school, and other institutions. Lat. 50° 26' N., Lon. 4° E. Pop. 23,000. (B.)

MONTAGNANA, mon-tån-yå/-nå, a manufacturing and commercial t. of Austrian Italy, 22 m. S. E. of Padua, with a noted college for young ladies. Pop. 8,000. (B.)

MONTARGIS, MONt'-aR`-zhe', a t. of France, in the dep. of Loiret, 39 m. E. by N. of Orleans. Pop. 7,757. (M.)

MONTAUBAN, mont`-õ`-bån', a manufacturing t. of France, the cap. of the dep. of Tarn and Garonne, is situated on the Tarn, 112 m. E. S. E. of Bordeaux. It has long been one of the principal seats of the reformed religion in France; on account of which, it suffered much during the reigns of Louis XIII. and Louis XIV. Among its literary

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. institutions, are a Protestant theological seminary, and a public library of 10,000 vols. Lat. 44° 1' N., Lon. 1° 21′ E. Pop. 17,531. (B.) MONTBRISON, MÔN`-bre`-zoN', the cap. of the French dep. of Loire. Lat. 45° 37' N., Lon. 4° 4' E. Pop. 6,020. (B.)

MONTCALM, mont-kåm', a co. in the S. W. central part of Mich., a little N. of Grand r.

Mont-de-Marsan, mồn` dẹh mar`-såN', the cap. of the French dep. of Landes, 64 m. S. of Bordeaux. Pop. 3,924. (B.)

MONTE-LEONE, mon/-tà là-o'-na, a t. of Naples, in Calabria Ultra. Lat. 38° 42′ N., Lon. 16° 10' E. Pop. about 7,000. (B.)

MONTÉLIMART, mon`-tel'-e'-mar', an ancient fortified t. of France, in the dep. of Drôme. Lat. 44° 33' N., Lon. 4° 44' E. Pop. 6,150. (M.) MONTEREY, mon-ta-ray', a t. of Mexico, the cap. of the state of Nuevo Leon. Lat. about 25° 45' N., Lon. 100° 25′ W. Pop. 15,000. MONTEREY (California). See APPENDIX.

MON-TE-VI-DE-o or mon`-tà-veel-da-o, the cap. of the republic of Uruguay, in S. America, situated on the left bank of the Rio de la Plata, which is here 70 m. wide. This town has suffered greatly in the recent wars. The pop., which was formerly estimated at 26,000, amounts, at present, only to about 10,000. (B.) Lat. 34° 55' S., Lon. 56° 14' W.

MONTGOMERY, Mont-gum/-er-e, an inland co. of N. Wales, on the sources of the Severn. Pop. 69,219.-Also a small t., cap. of the above. Lat. 52° 34' N., Lon. 3° 8' W.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the E. part of N. Y., intersected by the Mohawk. Pop. 35,818. Co. t. Canajoharie.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. E. part of Pa., intersected by the Schuylkill. Pop. 47,241. Co. t. Norristown.

MONTGOMERY, a co. of Md., bordering on the Potomac and the District of Columbia. Pop. 14,669. Co. t. Rockville.

MONTGOMERY, a co. towards the S. W. extremity of Va., E. of, and bordering on New r. Pop. 7,405. Co. t. Christiansburg.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. W. central part of N. C., E. of, and bordering on the Yadkin. Pop. 10,780. Co. t. Lawrenceville.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. E. central part of Ga., intersected by the Oconee. Pop. 1,616. Co. t. Mt. Vernon.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. E. central part of Ala., on the Talapoosa and Alabama rivers. Pop. 24,574. Co. t. Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the N. N. W. part of Tenn., bordering on Ky., and intersected by the Cumberland r. Pop. 16,927. Co. t. Clarksville.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the eastern part of Ky., a little S. W. of the Licking r. Pop. 9,332. Co. t. Mt. Sterling.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. W. part of Ohio, intersected by the Miami r. Pop. 31,938. Co. t. Dayton.

MONTGOMERY, a co. in the W. part of Ind., a little E. of the Wabash r. Pop. 14,438 Co. t. Crawfordsville.

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MONTGOMERY, a co. in the S. central part of Ill., S. of Springfield. Pop. 4,490. Co. t. Hillsborough.

MONTGOMERY, a Co. in the eastern part of Mo., N. of, and bordering on the r. Missouri. Pop. 4,371. Co. t. Danville.

MONTILLA, mon-teel-yå, a t. of Spain, in Andalusia, 19 m. S. by E. of Cordova. Pop. estimated at 12,800. (M.)

MONTMARTRE, MN-maRtr', a t. of France, in the dep. of Seine, in the immediate vicinity and N. of Paris. Pop. 6,234.

(M.) MONT-MO-REN-CI (Cheonoquet), a co. in the N. E. part of Mich. MONT-PE-LI-ER, a small t. of Vt., the cap. of the state and the seat of justice of Washington co., situated on the Onion r. Lat. 44° 17′ N., Lon. 72° 36′ W. Pop. of township, 3,725.

MONT-PEL-II-ER (Fr. pron. mon-pl-le-V), an important manufacturing and commercial t. in the S. of France, the cap. of the dep. of Hérault, is beautifully situated on a hill commanding a view of the sea, which is about 5 m. distant. Among its numerous literary and scientific institutions may be mentioned the Académie Universitaire, with a library of 35,000 vols.; the medical department of this institu. tion enjoys a distinguished reputation: the Royal College: and the Botanic Garden, the most ancient, and one of the best institutions of the kind in France. The Observatory is in Lat. 43° 36′ 16′′ N., Lon. 3° 52′ 54′′ E. Pop. 36,000. (B.)

MONTREAL, mont`-re-aul', (Fr. Montréal, mon-rå-ål',) the cap. and principal emporium of Canada, situated on the S. E. side of an i. in the St. Lawrence, 142 m. S. W. of Quebec. Its most remarkable edifice is the new Roman Catholic Cathedral, opened in 1829; one of the largest churches on the New Continent, and capable of containing from 10,000 to 12,000 persons. Montreal possesses a college, erected in 1819, and attended by about 300 students; an English university, chartered in 1821; and a number of other institutions for education. Lat. 45° 31' N., Lon. 73° 34′ W. Pop. in 1840, including the suburbs, 27,297. (M.)

MONTREALE, mont-rå-å/-là, or, more properly, MONREALE, an archiepiscopal t. near the N. coast of Sicily, 7 m. S. W. of Palermo. Pop. near 13,000. (B.)

MONT-ROSE, a seaport t. of Scotland, in Forfarshire, 60 m. N. N. E. of Edinburgh, with a good harbour. This town has long been celebrated for its schools. It was the first place in Scotland in which Greek was taught, and has since preserved the character which it so early (1534) attained. (M.) Pop. 13,402.

MONZA, mon/-zå, (Anc: Modi'cia or Modœ'tia), a t. of Austrian Italy, on the Lambro, 9 m. N. N. E. of Milan, remarkable for having been the cap. of the Lombard kings. The iron crown of Lombardy, and other relics, are kept in the ancient cathedral, supposed to have been built in the 7th century. Pop. about 10,000. (P. C.)

MOOLTAN OF MOULTAN, mool-tån', an ancient and decayed city of Hindostan, in the Punjâub, on the Chenâub. Lat. 30° 9′ N., Lon. about 71° 30′ E. Pop. 60,000. (B.)