the north-east of France, in the depart ment of the Seine and Marne, between Paris and Meaux.

VAULDE, a village of England, in the county of Hereford, 5 miles N. N. E. of Hereford.

VAULRY, a small town in the central part of France, department of the Creuse, with 2300 inhabitants. 7 miles N. W. of Gueret, and 33 N. E. of Limoges.

VAULX, a small town in the north-east of France, department of the Pas de Calais, with 1200 inhabitants. 4 miles N. E. of Bapaume.

VAUMARCUS, a large and well built village in the west of Switzerland, canton of Neufchatel, on the lake, not far from the spot where Charles, duke of Burgundy, was defeated by the Swiss in 1476. 1 miles S. W. of Neufchatel.

VAURENARD, a small town in the southeast of France, department of the Rhone, with 1100 inhabitants.

VAUS, a river of West Florida, which runs into the St Mark, Long. 84. 36, W. Lat. 30. 10. N.

VAUVERT, a small town in the south-east of France, department of the Gard, with 3400 inhabitants, who manufacture large quantities of brandy and spirit of wine; also of saltpetre. 11 miles S. S. W. of Nimes, and 22 E. by N. of Montpelier.

VAUVILLERS, a small town in the east of France, department of the Upper Saone. Population 1000. 22 miles N. of Vezoul.

VAUVINCOURT, a small town in the north-east of France, department of the Meuse, Population 1000. 6 miles N. E. of Bar-sur-Ornain.

VAUX, a village in the north of France, with 900 inhabitants. Here is an elegant castle and park.

VAUXHALL, a hamlet of England, in the parish of Lambeth, county of Surrey. It contains several extensive manufactures of pottery, stone, patent shot, and several distilleries; and here is the celebrated Vauxhall gardens, originally opened under the name of Spring gardens, in 1730, by Mr Jonathan Tyers. Till of late years, the gardens were opened every evening during summer, for the reception of company; but they are now only admitted three times a week. The entertainment consists of music, vocal and instrumental, illuminations, and fireworks; and all kinds of refreshments may be procured.

VAYA, an island of the Orinoco, one of those which form the entrance of the bay of Charaguanas with the point of Galera, . off the island of Trinidad.

VAYNOR, a parish of Wales, in Breconshire, near Brecon. Population 1616.

VAYRAC, a small town in the south of

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VECHT, an arm of the Rhine, in the Netherlands, which separates from that river near Utrecht, flows northward, and falls into the Zuyder Zee at Muyden.

VECHTA, a small town of the north-west of Germany, in the part of the bishopric of Munster given to Oldenburg in 1802. It is situated on a river of the same name, 28 miles S. of Oldenburg, and 31 S. W. of Bremen; has 1500 inhabitants, and gives name to a circle and bailiwic,

VECHTE, a river of the Netherlands, which rises in the Prussian government of Munster, and falls into the Zuyder Zee above Swarte Sluys.

VECKERHAGEN, a large village in the west of Germany, in Hesse-Cassel, on the Weser, 13 miles N. by E. of Cassel. It has 1000 inhabitants; and a saltpetre manufactory was established here in 1815.

VEDEM, a small town of Prussian Westphalia, in the duchy of Cleves. Population 1000. 9 miles S. S. E. of Cleves.

VEDEN, a large village, or rather town, of the Netherlands, situated in North Brabant, and containing 3000 inhabitants. Though at a distance from the sea, it has the benefit of water communication, by its vicinity to a navigable river.

VEDRA, a cape in the north-west of Spain, on the coast of Galicia. Long, 8.51. W. Lat. 42. 19. N.

VEDRENE, OF VEDRIN, a large village of the Netherlands, in the province of Namur. There are productive lead mines in the neighbourhood. 3 miles N. of Namur.

VEENDAM, an inland town of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland, with 5500 inhabitants.

VEENENDAEL, a large village of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, with 2000 inhabitants, employed chiefly in the spinning of wool. The neighbouring country produces good turf, the common fuel in the inland part of the Dutch provinces. 20 miles E. by S. of Utrecht.

VEEP, ST, a parish of England, county of Cornwall, 8 miles W. by N. of West Looe. Population 1511.

VEERD. See Weerd.

VEERE, or TER VEERE, (in English Campvere), a small town of the Netherlands, in the province of Zealand, situated on the north-east side of the island of Walcheren, on a narrow channel between the two arms of the Scheldt, near their mouth. It is fortified, contains 1500 inhabitants, and has a good arsenal and town-house. This little place was originally a staple for the trade between Scotland and Holland; but the chief part of such business has long since been transferred to Rotterdam, and the privileges of the Scotch in Campvere were finally abrogated in 1799. 4 miles N. N. E. of Middleburg, and 12 S. W. of Zierikzee.

VEGA, a small town of the north-west of Spain, in Leon, 45 miles W. of Astorga. VEGA, a settlement of New Granada, in the government of Mariquita, which contains 400 housekeepers. 12 leagues W. of Santa Fe.

VEGA, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy of Valladolid, containing 415 families of Indians, 20 of Spaniards, mestizoes, and mulattoes. There are several other insignificant settlements of this name. VEGA, ST JAGO DE LA. See Spanish

Town.

VEGA LA, REAL, a large and fertile valley in the island of St Domingo. It is watered by the Yaque on the west side, and by the Yuna to the east, and it projects to the head of the bay of Samana, having on its surface an immense number of smaller rivers, streams, and rivulets, which cross it in various ways, and which, in a populous and trading country, where canals cost so much, would be of incalculable advantage. This valley may be said to extend a length of 80 leagues on a width of 10, and in some parts 15, and most particularly attracted the notice and admiration of Columbus and his followers, who, when they were first led here by the natives from Isabella, could scarcely give bounds to their rapture.

VEGA, CONCEPTION DE LA, an ancient city and bishopric of St Domingo, in the north-east part of the island of St Domingo, on the road from St Domingo city to Daxabon. It is situate near the head of Yuna river, which empties into the bay of

Samana, 19 leagues north-west by west of Cotuy, and about 38 east of Daxavon or Daxabon. It stands on a beautiful plain among the mountains, on the very spot where Guarionex, cacique of the kingdom of Magua, had resided. In 1494 or 1495, the settlement of this town was begun by Columbus. Eight years after, it had become a city of importance, and sometimes during the year, there were 240,000 crowns in gold minted at this place. It was almost destroyed by an earthquake in 1564, when part of the inhabitants retired to Santiago, only 12 leagues distant, and the rest founded a new town two leagues more to the east, which now, with its district, contains 8000 inhabitants.

VEGEL, a small town in the south-west of Spain, in the province of Seville, between Cadiz and Gibraltar, near the mouth of the Barbato. 27 miles S. S. E. of Cadiz.

VEGESACK, a small town in the northwest of Germany, in the territory of the imperial town of Bremen. It has 1600 inhabitants, and serves as a port for Bremen, for vessels of a medium size, viz. such as can pass Lehe, but cannot get up to the town. 10 miles N. W. of Bremen.

VEGJAH, or BAYJAH, a town of Tunis, in Africa, supposed by Shaw to be the ancient Vacca. It carries on a considerable trade with the interior. 45 miles W. of Tunis.

VEGLIA, an island in the Adriatic, at the north-west corner of the gulf of Quarnero, now belonging to Austria, and included in the government of Trieste, circle of Fiume. Its area is about 210 square miles; its population about 10,000. The surface is mountainous and rocky; the soil is barren towards the north, but in the vallies towards the south it is fertile. Some corn, silk, and olives, are raised; but the culture of the grape is much more attended to. The sheep and horses are numerous; the latter are small, but stout, and capable of enduring long continued fatigue. The inhabitants are chiefly of Morlachian descent, and are notorious for their superstition and credulity. There are on the coast several spacious harbours, but none sufficiently protected against the gales, which are of such frequent occurrence in the Adriatic.

VEGLIA, the chief town of the above island, though a small place, with only 1200 inhabitants, is a bishop's see, and has a cathedral, with several monasteries. It stands on the south-west coast of the island, 22 miles S. S. E. of Fiume, and 17 W.N.W. of Zeng. Long. 14. 38. 45. E. Lat. 45. 3. 20. N.

VEGLIANO, a petty town in the northeast of Italy, in Piedmont, 11 miles N. of Turin, where an action took place between

the French on one side, and the Piedmontese and Spaniards on the other, in 1630. VEILE, a petty town of Denmark, in Jutland, on a deep inlet of the Cattegat, near the entrance of the Little Belt. 13 miles W. N. W. of Fridericia. It has 800 inhabitants, and a little shipping.

VEIROS, a small town and castle in the east of Portugal, in the province of Alentejo. 7 miles E.N. E. of Estremos, and 99 E. of Lisbon.

VEIT, ST, a small town of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia, near the Glan. It is surrounded by a wall, contains 1500 inhabitants, has several iron-works, and is the staple of the iron trade between Carinthia and Italy. It was formerly the residence of the dukes of Carinthia until the 14th century, when Klagenfurth became the capital of the duchy. Between these two towns stood the Roman city of Virunum. VEIT, ST, a village 5 miles west of Vienna, near Schonbrun, on the small river of Wien. Here is a castle, which belonged to the archbishopric of Vienna till 1762, when it was purchased by the empress Maria Theresa, and fitted up for a summer residence. The water-works are much admired.

VEITA, a small island in the Mediterranean, near the east coast of Tunis. Long. 11. 12. E. Lat. 35. 1. N.

VEITSHOCHEIM, a village of Germany, in Franconia, 5 miles N. of Wurzburg. It contains 1200 inhabitants, and has a magnificent castle, formerly the residence of the bishop of Wurzburg.

VELA, CAPE OF, a point or promontory on the coast of the province and government of Santa Martha, and the New Kingdom of Granada, on the confines of the province of the Rio del Hacha, to the east. It is lofty, and full of woods, in which dwell some barbarian Indians. It was discovered by Alonso de Ojeda, who gave it this name. in 1499. It is nearly opposite to Cape Horn, in Long. 72. 12. W. Lat. 12. 13. N.

VELA, a rocky shoal in the Spanish Main. Long. 75. W. Lat. 15. 16. N.

VELA, CAPE DE LA, a cape on the north coast of South America. Long. 71. 46. W. Lat. 11. 50. N.

VELAN, MOUNT, the highest summit of the great St Bernard, situated in the Swiss canton of the Valais. Its elevation is about 11,000 feet above the sea.

VELAS, PORT OF THE, on the coast of the province and government of Costa Rica, and kingdom of Guatimala, between the Cape of Santa Catalina and the Morro Her

the Rhone, 12 miles W. of Aix. Population 1100.

VELAY, a small and mountainous district in the south of France, in the Cevennes, lying between the Vivarais, Gevaudan, Auvergne, and Forez, and now forming part of the department of the Upper Loire.

VELAZGHERD, a small town of Kerman, in Persia, on the river Karoon, 54 miles N. E. of Gombroon.

VELBERT, a village and parish of the Prussian province of Cleves and Berg, in the duchy of Berg, 14 miles E. N. E. of Dusseldorf. It contains 5200 inhabitants, who form a Birmingham in miniature, and manufacture various articles of fine steel, iron, and brass, such as knives, forks, penknives, weighing scales, coffee-mills, &c.

VELBURG, or VILDBURG, a small town of Germany, in Bavarian Franconia, on the Laber, with 900 inhabitants.

VELDEN, a small town of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia, on the lake of Wordt, 13 miles W. of Klagenfurth.

VELDENZ, or THAL VELDENZ, a petty town of the Prussian province of the Lower Rhine, 19 miles E. N. E. of Treves.

VELDES, a large village of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia, on the lake of Frauen, 20 miles S. by W. of Klagenfurth.

VELDHOVEN, a petty town of the Netherlands, in North Brabant, with 800 inhabitants. 4 miles W. of Eindhoven.

VELDSCHTERIN, or USITERNA, an inland town of European Turkey, in Romnania, the capital of a sandgiacat or province, which comprises the upper vallies at the source of the Eastern Morawa, and those of the Ibar, a river which flows into the Western Morawa. This track of country, as little known as other parts of the interior of Turkey, is chiefly remarked for the productiveness of its mines: those of Janova produce silver.

VELENCZE, or VARAD VELENCZE, a small town in the east of Hungary, 2 miles E. of Great Waradein.

VELENRYD, a river of Wales, in Merio nethshire, which falls into the Irish sea at Traeth-Richa.

VELE RETE, a cluster of rocks in the Eastern seas, situated to the south of the island of Formosa, which may be seen from hence. The largest of these rocks is about the height of a small ship's hull out of the water, and in clear weather may be discerned at the distance of 8 miles. It is surrounded by many smaller ones, making a circumference of about two miles. Long, 121. 30. E. Lat. 21. 55. N.

VELETMINSK, a village of the interior of European Russia, in the government of Niznei-Novgorod, with large iron-works

VELEZ, a city of New Granada, in the province of Tunja, situated on the river Saarez, at the foot of a ridge of mountains. Its situation is inconvenient and disagreeable, being at the skirt of a mountain, where the soil is soft and muddy; and the streets are so swampy as to be at times impassable, which inconvenience is greatly increased by their not being paved. The temperature, though hot, is rendered moderate by the frequency of the tempests, which are attended with much thunder and lightning. The waters are bad and unwholesome. The city contains 2500 inhabitants, a very handsome church, besides two convents. It is close to a volcano, and has excellent mines of very rich gold, which are, however, not worked. 68 miles N. of Santa Fe, and 25 N. W. of Tunja. Long. 74. 6. W. Lat. 5. 40. N.

VELEZ EL BLANCO, a small town of the south-east of Spain, in the province of Granada, on the borders of Murcia, 4 miles N. N. W. of Velez el Rubio.

VELEZ MALAGA, a considerable town in the south of Spain, in Granada, 14 miles N. E. of the present city of Malaga. It stands on the slope of a high hill, amidst vineyards and plantations, the products of which, raisins, olive oil, lemons, oranges, citrons, and almonds, are extremely rich, and form the chief articles of its trade. Raisins in particular are exported in great quantities. The town is at two miles distance from the sea, and takes its name from the river Velez, which passes its walls, flowing southward from the Sierra or chain of mountains separating Granada from Andalusia. Nothing can surpass the beauty of this country, with its groves and its mountain streams. The population of the town amounted to 16,000 till 1804, when nearly half that number were carried off by the dreadful fever which ravaged Cadiz, Malaga, and other parts of the south of Spain. In the 15th century this country was the last retreat of the Moors, when obliged to relinquish to the Christians the provinces to the northward. They built small towns on the tops of the hills, and carried on from these fastnesses an inveterate warfare against their invaders. Such appears to have been the origin of Benamocarra, Alcaucen, and Albasyda, all situated in this part of Spain.

VELEZ EL RUBIO, an inland town in the south-east of Spain, in the province of Granada, but situated within a few miles of that of Murcia. It stands on the great road leading fronr Andalusia into that province by Lorca, on the Guadalentin, a river running from west to east, in a district that is hilly rather than mountainous. Its poFulation amounts to 7000; but notwith

standing this number, and its having been a place of strength under the Moors, it is now an uninteresting place, neither remarkable for its buildings nor the industry of its inhabitants. 22 miles W. by S. of Lorca.

VELHAS, RIO DAS, a river of Brazil, in the province of E-piritu Santo, which runs north, and enters into the Rio Francisco.There is another river of the same name, which enters the Paranaiba.

VELICA, a small town of the Austrian states, in Sclavonia, between Gradiska and Zagrab.

VELICALA, a town on and near the head of the peninsula of California, near the coast of the North Pacific ocean, and northerly from Anclate point. Long. 115. 50. W. Lat. 20. 35. N.

VELICSKA, or NAGY-FALU, or WELKA WES, a village in the north-west of Hungary, on the Arva, with 1400 inhabitants. 32 miles N. of Neusohl.

VELIKA GUBAVIZA, a village of Austrian Dalmatia, on the river Cettina, which forms here a cataract nearly 150 feet in height.

VELIKIJA LUKI, a town of the west of European Russia, in the government of Pskov, where the Kolomenka joins the Lovat. It contains 3500 inhabitants, who trade in hemp, and tan leather. 130 miles S. E. of Pskov.

VELIKOJE, a lake of the interior of European Russia, in the government of Ria

san.

VELIKOJE, a large village of the interior of European Russia, in the government of Jaroslav. It contains above 3000 inhabitants, has a large manufactory of paper, and a yearly fair.

VELILLA, a petty town of the north-east of Spain, in Arragon, on the Ebro, 31 miles S. S. E. of Saragossa.

VELINO, MONTE VELINO, a mountain in the central part of Italy, among the Appennines, in the States of the Church. Elevation nearly 8000 feet above the level of the sea.

VELINO, a small river of Italy, in the north of the kingdom of Naples, in Abruzzo, It falls into the Narva.

VELISH, a town of the north-west of European Russia, in the government of Vitepsk, where the Velishka joins the Dwiną, It has 4400 inhabitants, partly Catholics, and partly of the Greek church. 46 miles E. N. E. of Vitepsk.

VELITZA, a village of Greece, on the ascent of Parnassus, near which are considerable ruins, supposed to be those of the ancient Tithorea. These ruins extend in a remarkable manner, up a great precipice rising behind the village, and are visible on the rocks to a considerable height. The

shape of the ancient forum may still be distinctly traced: it is a square structure, built with large masses of stone, without

cement.

VELKAPOLYA, or HOCHWIES, a sinall town in the north-west of Hungary, 27 miles N. E. of Neutra. Long. 18. 33. 45. E. Lat. 48. 32. 30. N.

VELLACH, OF FELLACH, a small town of Austrian Illyria, in Carinthia, on the river Moll. It is divided into Upper and Lower, and has in its vicinity some mines and ironworks. 11 miles N. N. W. of Saxenburg. VELLEKAT, rocks in the Eastern seas, about 15 miles E. from the island of Mysol. Long. 131. 2. E. Lat. 2. 1. S.

VELLETRI, a considerable town in the central part of Italy, in the States of the Church, delegation of Rome, built on the declivity of Mount Artimisio, and commanding a delightful view of the surrounding country. Its population amounts to about 12,000. Though pleasantly situated, it is an ill built and irregular town, the streets being narrow and dirty, while the houses bear in general the appearance of decay. It contains, however, several detached buildings entitled to notice, such as the palazzo Ginetti, with its elegant front, and the palazzo Borgio, with its fine collection of paintings and antiques. The town-house is a good building, and several of the fountains in the place are handsome. The principal square contains a bronze statue of pope Urban VIII. by the celebrated Bernini. The churches are not remarkable, nor are the antiquities of importance, though Velletri, originally a town of the Volsci, became at an early period a Roman colony; and being the seat of the Octavian family, had the honour of giving birth to Augustus. It is not. unhealthy, notwithstanding its vicinity to the Pontine marshes, and the extreme poverty of its inhabitants. 20 miles S. E. of Rome.

VELLO, a small town of Austrian Italy, in the government of Milan, delegation of Sondrio, belonging to the district called the Sette Communi.

VELSEN, a small town of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, with 1400 inhabitants. 5 miles N. of Haarlem, and 10 W. N. W. of Amsterdam.

VENA, OF MONTE DELLA VENA, a mountain of Austrian Illyria, in Carniola, on the confines of Istria.

VENADILLO, a settlement of South America, in the new kingdom of Granada, and province of Mariquita. 14 leagues S. W. of Santa Fe.

VENADO, an island of the Pacific ocean, in the province and government of Veragua, close to the coast.

VENADOS, PUNTA DE, a point of land on the coast of South America, and province of Carthagena, on a long strip of land formed by the mouths of the river Zinu, between the points Piedras and Mestizos.

VENAFRO, a small town of Italy, in the north-west of the kingdom of Naples, in the Terra di Lavoro, with 2800 inhabit-i ants. It is the see of a bishop. 30 miles N: E. of Gaeta, and 42 N. by W. of Naples.

VENAISSIN, a district in the south-east of France, situated between Provence and Dauphiny. Philippe le Hardi, king of France, ceded it to pope Gregory X. in 1273. From that time it remained in the hands of the popes, until 1793, when it was incorporated with France, and now forms part of the department of Vaucluse.

VENANGO, a county of the United States, in the north-west part of Pennsylvania, bounded north by Crawford and Warren counties, east by Jefferson county, south by Armstrong and Butler counties, and west by Mercer county. Population 3060. Chief town, Franklin. It is watered by the Allegany river, and various other smaller streams. The soil is light and gravelly, except in the vallies. It is but thinly settled.

VENANGO, a post township of the United States, in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania.

VENANGO, a township of the United States, in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. VENANT, ST, a small town in the northeast of France, department of the Pas de Calais, situated in a marshy district on the Lys. It is fortified, has a population of 2100, and contains several oil-mills and breweries, rape-seed and barley being the products of the neighbourhood. 6 miles N. N. W. of Bethune, and 6 E. of Aire.

VENASCA, a small town in the northwest of Italy, in Piedmont, situated on the river Vraita. Population 2400. 9 miles S. of Saluzzo.

VENASQUE, a small town in the southeast of France, department of the Vaucluse, near the river Nasque, with 1100 inhabitants. 18 miles N. E. of Avignon.

VENASQUE, VENASCA, or BENASCA, a small town and fortress of the north-east of Spain, in Arragon, among the Pyrenees, near the source of the river Esuera. In the neighbouring mountains are found silver, copper, and lead mines. 50 miles N. by E. of Balbastro, and 53 E. N. E. of Jaca.

VENBAQUI, a river of South America, in the province of Darien, which runs into the Atlantic.

VENCE, a small town in the south-east of France, department of the Var, situated on the borders of Piedmont, about 6 miles