Fåte, får, fåll, fât; mẻ, mêt; pine or pīne, pin; nỏ, nôt; ŏŏ as in good;

mouth, on a river of the same name, which flows into the Piscataqua. Lat. 42° 58′ N., Lon. 70° 55′ W. Pop. 3,329.

EYALET, i-yå/-lêt, (sometimes written ejalet,) a Turkish name, equivalent to a principality, used to designate a pashalic of the most extensive kind.

Faenza, fá-en'-zå, (Anc. Faven'tia) a t. of Itàly, in the Papal State, 19 m. W. S. W. of Ravenna, connected by a naviglio (nå-veel/-yo), or navigable canal, with the southernmost branch of the Po. Among its various manufactures, we may mention a species of coloured and glazed earthenware, formerly in great repute, called by the French Faience, from the name of this town. Lat. 44° 17′ 30′′ N., Lon. 11° 52′ E. Pop.. 14,000. (B.)

FAHLUN. See FALUN.

FÆRÖE (fà/-ro, or fal-rö-e) ISLANDS, a group of small islands, about 200 m. N. W. of the Shetland Isles, between 61° and 63° N. Lat., and 6° and 8° W. Lon. There are in all 22, with an aggregate area of about 494 sq. m. Pop. about 58,000. (P. C.)

FAÏOOм, fi-oom', a prov. of Egypt, between 29° and 30° N. Lat., bounded on the E. by the Valley of the Nile, and on the N. W. by Lake Birket-el-Keroon.

FAIR-FAX, a co. in the N. E. part of Va., bordering on the District of Columbia. Pop. 10,682. Seat of justice, Fairfax c. h.

FAIR-FIELD, a co. forming the S. W. extremity of Conn., bordering on Long Island Sound. Pop. 59,775. Co. towns, Fairfield and Danbury.

FAIRFIELD, a port of entry and seat of justice of the above co., is pleasantly situated on Long Island Sound, 21 m. W. S. W. of New Haven. Pop. 3,614.

FAIRFIELD, a dist. in the N. central part of S. C., bordering on the Broad and Wateree rivers. Pop. 21,404. Co. t. Winnsborough.

FAIRFIELD, a co. in the S. E. central part of Ohio, intersected by the Ohio and Erie Canal. Pop. 30,264. Co. t. Lancaster.

FALAISE, fa-laze, a manufacturing t. of France, in the dep. of Calvados. Lat. 48° 53′ N., Lon. 0° 14′ W. Pop. 9,419. (P. C.)

FAL-KIRK, a t. of Stirlingshire, Scotland, 24 m. W. by N. of Edinburgh. Pop. 8,209.

FALKLAND ISLANDS are situated in the S. Atlantic, between 51° 10′ and 52° 25′ S. Lat., and 57° 40′ and 61° 20′ W. Lon. There are two large ones, and, it is said, above 90 smaller ones. They are in possession of the English.

FALL RIVER, a port of entry of Mass., in Bristol co., on Fall r., at its entrance into an arm of Narragansett Bay. Pop. 13,200.

FAL-MOUTH, a seaport t. of Cornwall, England, situated at the mouth of the r. Fal or Fale, whence it derives its name. Lat. 50° 8' N., Lon. 5° 3′ W. Pop. 4,844.

FAL/-STER, a fertile i. in the Baltic, belonging to Denmark. It lies

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. S. of Zealand, between 54° 30′ and 54° 58′ N. Lat.. and 11° 45′ and 12° 11' E. Lon. It is about 25 m. long and 16 m. wide. Area 177 sq. m. Pop. about 17,500. (P. C.)

FALUN or FAHLUN, få/-loon, a t. of Sweden, the cap. of the prov. of Dalecarlia. In the middle of this town is the famous copper-mine of Falun, which is an immense abyss, 1,200 ft. across, and as many in depth. The daylight from above is sufficient for the operations of the miners, so that they are not obliged to use lamps or candles, as in other deep mines. Not only copper, but also silver and gold are obtained here. Lat. 60° 35′ N., Lon. 15° 35′ E. Pop. about 4,000. (B.)

FANO, få/-no, a seaport t. of Italy, on the Adriatic, with an extensive commerce. Lat. 43° 51' N., Lon. 13° E. Pop. 15,000. (B.)

FARO, fal-ro, a seaport t. at the S. extremity of Portugal, in the prov. of Algarve. Lat. 36° 59′ N., Lon. 7° 51' W. Pop. above 8,000. (B.)

FARO. See FÆRÖE.

FARS or FARSISTAN, fars`-is-tån', a prov. in the S. W. part of Persia, bordering on the Persian Gulf. Shiraz is the chief town.

FAUQUIER, fau-keer', a co. in the N. E. part of Va., W. of Washington. Pop. 20,868. Co. t. Warrenton.

FAYAL, fi-ål', one of the Azores, intersected by the parallel of 38° 35' N. Lat., and the meridian of 28° 40′ W. Lon. It is about 15 m long, and nearly as broad. Its chief town, Horta, sometimes, but improperly, called Fayal, is in 38° 31′ N. Lat., and 28° 42′ W. Lon., and has near 10,000 inhabitants. (B.)

FAY-ETTE', a co. in the S. W. part of Pa., bordering on Va. Pop. 39,112. Co. t. Union.

FAYETTE, a co. in the W. part of Va., on the Great Kanawha r. Pop. 3,955. Seat of justice, Fayette c. h.

FAYETTE, a co. in the N. W. central part of Ga., on the sources of Flint r. Pop. 8,709. Co. t. Fayetteville.

FAYETTE, a co. in the N. W. part of Ala., bordering on Mississippi Pop. 9,681. Seat of justice, Fayette c. h.

FAYETTE, a co. in the S. W. part of Tenn., bordering on Mississippi. Pop. 26,719. Co. t. Somerville.

FAYETTE, a co. in the N. E. central part of Ky., bordering on the Kentucky r. Pop. 22,735. Co. t. Lexington.

FAYETTE, a co. in Ohio, S. W. of Columbus. Pop. 12,726. Co. t. Washington.

FAYETTE, a co. in the E. S. E. part of Ind., intersected by the White Water r. Pop. 10,217. Co. t. Connersville.

FAYETTE, a co. in the S. central part of Ill., intersected by the Kaskaskia r. Pop. 8,075. Co. t. Vandalia.

FAYETTE, a co. in the E. part of Iowa, a little W. of the Mississippi r. Pop. 825.

FAY-ETTE-VILLE', a flourishing t. of N. C., the cap. of Cumberland co., situated on Cape Fear r., near the head of navigation, about 50 m. S. by W. of Raleigh. Pop. about 6,000.

Fate, far, fall, fất; mẻ, mét; pine or pine, pin; nỏ, nôt, oo as in good ;

FAYOUM or FYUM. See FAÏOOM.

FEEJEE ISLANDS.

See FIJI.

FELICIANA, fe-lis`-se-an/-a, EAST, a parish in the N. E. part of La., bordering on Mississippi. Pop. 13,598. Seat of justice, Jackson. FELICIANA, WEST, a parish of La., in the N. E. part of La., lying W. of the above, and bordering on the Mississippi r. Pop. 13,245. Seat of justice, St. Francisville.

FEM/-ERN, a small i. of Denmark, in the Baltic, opposite to the coast of Holstein, intersected by the parallel of 54° 30' N. Lat. and the meridian of 11° 10′ E. Lon. Pop. 7,600. (E. G.)

FEN/-TRESS, a co. in the N. N. E. part of Tenn., bordering on Kentucky. Po. 4,454. Co. t. Jamestown.

FÈRE LA, lå fare, a fortified t. of France, in the dep. of Aisne, on the Oise, with an ancient school of artillery, and an arsenal. Lat. 49° 40′ N., Lon. 3° 20′ E.

FER-MAN-AGH, an inland co. in the N. of Ireland, in the S. W. part of the prov. of Ulster. Pop. 149,763. (P. C.)

FERMO, fer/-mo, an archiepiscopal t. of Italy, in the Papal State, built near the site of the ancient Firmum, with a university and 7,000 inhabitants. (B.) Lat. 43° 10′ N., Lon. 13° 42′ E.

FER-MOY', a t. and military station of Ireland, in the co. of Cork, situated on the Blackwater r. Lat. 52° 8' N., Lon. 8° 18′ W. Pop., including the garrison, 6,976. (P. C.)

FERRARA, fer-rå/-rå, the most northern prov. of the Papal State, bordering on the Adriatic. Pop. 205,000. (P. C.)

FERRARA, a fortified archiepiscopal t. of Italy, the cap. of the above prov., is situated on an arm of the Po. Among its scientific and literary establishments, the university, with its library of above 80,000 vols., deserves particular mention. Here are reposited the autographs of Ariosto, Tasso, and Guarini. The first of these celebrated poets was born in this town. Ferrara was formerly the residence of the independent princes of the house of Este, and was one of the most distinguished seats of literature in Italy. Its population then exceeded 60,000. Lat. 44° 50′ N., Lon. 11° 36′ E. Present pop. about 24,000. (B.)

FER/-RO (Sp. Hierro, yêr/-ro), a small i. belonging to the group of Canaries, with an area of about 10 sq. leagues. It is important from the circumstance that longitudes were formerly reckoned from a meridian drawn through its western extremity. At present, however, what is called the meridian of Ferro, is placed about 30' E. of the island of Ferro, and 20° W. of the meridian of Paris. Lat. of the centre of the island, about 27° 45′ N., Lon. 18° 10′ W.

FERROL, fer-role', a seaport t. of Spain, in Galicia, on an arm of the bay of Betanzos. This place is one of the three royal dock-yards of Spain. The entrance of its harbour, which is one of the finest in Europe, is defended by strong batteries. Lat. 43° 29′ 30′′ N., Lon. 8° 15′ W. Pop. about 13,000. (B.)

FEZ or FAs, a kingdom in the N. W. part of Africa, subject to Mo

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. rocco. Also the cap. of the above, the most important t. in the empire of Morocco, situated on a branch of the r. Seboo (Sébou). The houses are mostly of brick; the streets are paved, but narrow, crooked, and very dirty. Its schools are much celebrated. The river Seboo is navigable for boats to the neighbourhood of Fez. 5° 1' W. Pop. estimated by Balbi, at 80,000.

Lat. 34° 6' N., Lon.

FEZZAN, fez-zån', a prov. of N. Africa, belonging to Tripoli, situated between 24° and 31° Ñ. Lat., and 12° and 18° E. Lon. It consists of an assemblage of oases, which present the largest population of any part of the Great Desert. Moorzook is the capital.-Inhab. FEZ

ZAN-EER!.

FICHTELGEBIRGE, fik/-tel-ga-běĕr-Geh,(i. e. Pine Mountains) an irregular mountain mass, situated principally in the N. E. part of Bavaria. FIESOLE, fyes/-o-là,* (Anc. Fæ/sulæ,) a small t. of Italy, in Tuscany, 4 m. E. of Florence, remarkable for its magnificent view of the Val d'Arno, and for its remains of antiquity.

FIFE-SHIRE, a co. in the E. part of Scotland, between the Frith of Forth and the Frith of Tay. Pop. 140,140.

FIJI, pronounced, and often written, FEE-JEE, but called, by the natives, VITI, vee/-tee. The Fiji Islands are a group in the Pacific, situated between 16° and 20° S. Lat. and near the 180° meridian; the largest is the Sandalwood Island. These islands abound in fruits and timber. The inhabitants, who are of mixed races, are represented as perfidious and daring.

FINISTÈRE, fin`-is-tare', a dep. occupying the W. extremity of France, lying N. of the Bay of Biscay. The name is from the Latin finis terræ, which is equivalent to the English "Land's-end." Pop. 546,955. (B.) Capital, Quimper.

FINISTERE, (Sp. Finistierra, fin-is-te-er/-rå,) a cape forming the W. extremity of Spain. Lat. 42° 54' N., Lon. 9° 16′ W. The name Finistere is French, and should be pronounced like that of the above department.

FIN-LAND, a country in the N. W. part of Russia; hounded on the S. by the Gulf of Finland, and on the W. by the Gulf of Bothnia. The Russian government of Finland extends considerably beyond the limits of Finland proper, and includes a part of Lapland.-Adj. FIN-NISHI and FIN-NIC: inhab. FIN, and sometimes FIN-LAN-DER.

FINLAND, GULF OF, an arm of the Baltic, which extends in an easterly direction. It is about 260 m. long; its greatest breadth is about 75 m.

* "And let us from the top of FIESOLE,

Whence Galileo's glass, by night observed,
The phases of the moon, look round below,
On Arno's vale

ROGERS' Italy, Part First, XXII.

Milton writes it FESOLE. See Paradise Lost, Book I., line 289.

Fate, far, fåll, fắt; mẻ, mét; pine or pine, pin; nỏ, nôt ; oo as in good ;

FIN/-MARK, a prov. occupying the N. extremity of the Scandinavian peninsula.

FISH RIVER, GREAT, a r. in the S. E. part of Africa, which flows into the Indian Ocean, in Lat. about 33° 26' S., Lon. 27° 4′ E.

FIUME, fyoo/-mà, a t. and free port of the Austrian empire, in Illyria, the cap. of a circle of the same name, is situated at the entrance of the Fiumara (fyoo-må/-rå) into the Gulf of Quarnaro, in the Adriatic. Lat. 45° 20′ N., Lon. 14° 26′ E. Pop. above 9,000. (B.)

FLAN-DERS, (Fr. Flandre, flåndr,) a country of Europe, constituting the western portion of the kingdom of Belgium, and divided into two provinces, East and West Flanders. The latter borders on the North Sea. It contained, in 1836, 615,904 inhabitants. Bruges is the chief town. East Flanders is E. of the above, and bordering on it; its population, in 1832, was 742,793. Capital, Ghent.-Adj. FLEM/-ISH, inhab. FLEM/-ING.

FLEM/-ING, a co. in the N. E. part of Ky., bordering on the Licking r. Pop. 13,914. Co. t. Flemingsburg.

FLENS/-BURG or FLENSBORG, flens/-borg, a seaport t. of Denmark, situated on an arm of the Baltic, near the centre of the duchy of Sleswig. Its manufactures and commerce are more flourishing than those of any other town in Jutland. Lat. 54° 47′ N., Lon. 9° 28′ E. Pop. about 16,000. (B.)

FLINT RIVER, a r. of Ga., which unites with the Chattahoochee to form the Appalachicola. It is about 300 m. long, and is navigable for boats about 50 m.

FLINT-SHIRE, a co. occupying the N. E. extremity of Wales, and bordering on the r. Dee. Pop. 66,919.

FLOR/-ENCE, (It. Firenze, fe-ren/-zà, or Fiorenza, fe-o-ren/-zå: Anc. Floren/tia,) an archiepiscopal t. of Italy, the cap. of the grand-duchy of Tuscany, is situated on both sides of the r. Arno, in the midst of the delightful and highly cultivated Valdarno (or Val d' Arno, i. e. “Vale of the Arno"), about 145 m. N. by. W. from Rome. It is, on the whole, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, though many of the streets are narrow, and the architecture of several of its palaces reminds one of the fortresses built in the middle ages. The churches of Florence are among the most magnificent in Christendom; Santa Maria del Fiore, (sản/-tả må-ree/-å del fe-o'-rå) called also the Duomo,* (doo-o'mo,) deserves particular mention. Its dome will bear a comparison with that of St. Peters, at Rome, and actually served as a model to Michael Angelo for erecting the magnificent cupola of that far-famed cathedral. The Tuscan capital contains numerous institutions for the promotion of the arts, sciences, and literature, among which we may cite the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, the Medical and Surgical College attached to the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (noo-o'-vå), and the gallery of paintings and the library, in the palace Pitti (pit'-te),