ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng.

FRISCHE HAFF, frish/-eh hảff, i. e. "fresh bay;" or FRISCHE SEE (say), i. e. "fresh sea," an arm of the Baltic, lying between 54° 14' and 54° 43′ N. Lat., and 19° 10′ and 20° 30′ E. Lon. Its length is near 60 m.; its greatest breadth is about 13 m. A number of rivers fall into this Haff, among which are two arms of the Vistula. It is connected with the sea by a strait called the Gatt, only about 12 ft. deep, and 3,000 ft. wide, and is separated from the Baltic by a strip of land called the Frische Nehrung (na/-rõõng). Its name appears to have been given to it on account of the freshness of its waters--the necessary consequence of its receiving so many considerable streams, while the passage by which it communicates with the Baltic is so limited that it is impossible for the salt waters of that sea to be mingled with the con tents of the Frische Haff to any considerable extent.

FRIULI, fre-oo'-le,* (It. pron. free/-oo-le,) the most eastern prov. of Northern Italy, forming a part of the Venetian territory. Friuli appears to be derived from the ancient Forum Julii, a Roman colony said to have been founded here by Julius Cæsar.

FROME OF FROME SELWOOD, a t. of England, in Somersetshire, on the r. Frome, a branch of the Avon, 93 m. W. by S. from London. Pop. of the parish, with an area of 10 sq. m., 11,849.

FUERTAVENTURA, fwer`-tå-ven-tool-rå, one of the Canary Islands, intersected by the parallel of 28° 30′ N. Lat., and by the 14th meridian of W. Lon. It is about 60 m. long, and contains an area of 79 sq. leagues. Pop. 13,885. (P. C.)

Fulda, fŏŏl/-då, a t. of Germany, in Hesse Cassel, cap. of a prov. of the same name, on the little r. Fulda, a branch of the Weser. It has a lyceum, and several other establishments for education. Lat. 50° 34' N., Lon. 9° 44′ E. Pop. about 9,000. (B.)

FULTON, fŏŏll-ton, a co. in the E. or E. central part of N. Y., N. W. of Albany. Pop. 20,171. Co. t. Johnstown.

FULTON, a co. in the N. part of Ind., a little N. of the Wabash r. Pop. 5,982. Co. t. Rochester.

FULTON, a co. in the N. W. part of Ill., bordering on Illinois r. Pop. 22,508. Co. t. Lewistown.

FUNCHAL, foon-shål', the cap. of the i. of Madeira, is pleasantly situted on the S. coast, and defended by several forts. Lat. 32° 37′ N., Lon. 16° 56′ W. Pop. estimated at 20,000. (B.) Its commerce is extensive, but unfortunately it has no harbour, and its road is unsafe in winter.

FUN-DY, BAY OF, situated between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is about 180 m. long; its greatest breadth is above 50 m. It is remarkable for the height to which its tide rises, which sometimes amounts to 70 ft.

Fo'.NEN (Dan. Fyen, fül-en), a fertile i. in the Baltic, belonging to

a sea

Of glory streams along the Alpine height

Of blue FRIULI'S mountains."-Childe Harold. Canto IV.

Fåte, får, fåll, fât; mẻ, met; pine or pine, pin; nò, nôt; ŏŏ, as in good; Denmark, situated between 55° 2′ and 55° 40′ N. Lat., and 9° 40′ and 10° 51' E. Lon. Its length is about 50 m.; its greatest breadth near 40. The area is about 1,176 sq. m. Pop. about 144,000. (P. C.) Odense is the capital.

FÜNFKIRCHEN, fünf-kĕĕr/-kẹn, (Hung. Pécs, paich,) an ancient t. in the S. W. part of Hungary, 105 m. S. by W. from Buda. Lat. 46° 5′ N., Lon. 18° 16' E. Pop. 9,000. (B.)

FURNES, fürn, a small t. of W. Flanders, situated at the termination of a canal, to which it gives its name. Lat. 51° 4' N., Lon. 2° 40′ E. Pop. in 1830, 4,253. (P.C.)

FURRUCKABAD, fur`-ruk-a-båd', a t. of Hindostan, cap. of a dist. of the same name, which lies between the Jumna and the Ganges.

24' N., Lon. 79° 27′ E. Pop. estimated at about 67,000. (B.)

Lat. 27°

FÜRTH, fÜRt, a manufacturing and commercial t. of Germany, in Bavaria, cap. of a circle of the same name, with a Jewish university, about 4 m. N. W. of Nuremburg. Lat. 49° 29′ N., Lon. 11° 1' E. Pop. estimated at 17,000. (B.)

FYNE, LOCH, lok fine, a small bay on the W. coast of Scotland, in Argyleshire, communicating with the Frith of Clyde.

GADS/-DEN, a co. of Florida, E. of and bordering on the Appalachicola r. Pop. 8,783. Co. t. Quincy.

GAETA, gå-à/-tå, (Anc. Caieta,) a strongly fortified seaport t. of Naples, in the prov. of Terra di Lavoro. Lat. 41° 13′ N., Lon. 12° 34′ E. Pop., exclusive of the military, 3,000. (B.)

GAILLAC, gåh`-yåk', a t. of France, in the dep. of Tarn, situated on the r. Tarn, 31 m. N. E. of Toulouse. It is celebrated for its wines. GAILLON, gâh`-yồn', a t. of France, in the dep. of Eure, 50 m. W. N.W. of Paris, remarkable for its once magnificent palace, belonging to the archbishops of Rouen, which is now converted into a prison.

GAIRLOCH, gare/-lok, a bay on the W. coast of Ross-shire, Scotland, which gives name to a parish lying on it.

GA-LE-NA, a small t. near the N. W. extremity of Ill., the cap. of Jo Daviess co., remarkable for the rich lead mines in its vicinity. The name is taken from galena, a species of lead ore. Pop. 6,004.

GALICIA, gal-ish/-e-a, (Ger. Galizien, gå-lit/-se-en,) THE KINGDOM OF, forms the N. E. portion of the Austrian dominions, being situated between 47° and 50° 50′ N. Lat., and 18° 54′ and 26° 37′ E. lon. Its length, from E. to W., is about 350 m.; its greatest breadth, from N. to S., near 230 m. The area is computed at 32,949 sq. m. Pop. about 4,600,000. (P. C.) Lemberg is the capital.-Adj. and inhab. GALICIAN, gal-ish/-e-an.

GALICIA, (Sp. pron. gå-lee/-the-å: Anc. Gallæ/cia,) a prov. occupying the N. W. extremity of the Spanish peninsula. Its greatest length, from N. to S., is about 125 m.; greatest breadth, from E. to W., 120 m. -Adj. and inhab. GAL-LE-GAN (from the Spanish Gallego, gål-là-go) and GALICIAN.

GÅLL, SAINT, (Fr. pron. sân gåll; Ger. Sancte Gallen, sånk/-teh-gål.

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. lẹn,) a canton in the N. E. part of Switzerland, bordering on the Rhine and Lake Constance. Area computed at 780 sq. m. Pop. in 1831,

165,740. (P. C.)

GALL, ST., an important manufacturing and commercial t. of Switzerland, cap. of the above canton, situated about 7 m. S. W. of Lake Constance. It contains numerous literary institutions. Lat. 47° 26′ N., Lon. 9° 22′ E. Pop. 10,000.

(B.)

GAL-LA-TIN, a co. in the N. part of Ky., bordering on the Ohio r. Pop. 5,137. Co. t. Warsaw.

GALLATIN, a co. in the S. E. part of Ill., bordering on the Ohio and Wabash rivers. Pop. 5,448. Co. t. Equality.

GAL-LI-A, a co. in the S. E. part of Ohio, bordering on the Ohio r. Pop. 17,063. Co. t. Gallip/-olis.

GALLIPOLI, gal-lip-o-le, (Anc. Callipolis,) an important t. of European Turkey, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont, about 130 m. in a direct line, W. by S., from Constantinople. It is interesting in history, as the first place in Europe where the Turks acquired dominion. Lat. 40° 26′ N., Lon. 26° 38′ E. The pop. is variously estimated from 17,000 to 80,000. According to the P. C., it somewhat exceeds 20,000.

GALLIPOLI, a fortified seaport t. of Italy, in Terra di Otranto. Lat. 40° 2' N., Lon. 17° 57′ E. Pop. 8,000.

(B.)

GAL/-LO-WAY, a dist. in the S. W. of Scotland, comprising the shire of Wigtown and parts of some other shires. The small horses known by the name of Galloways, are bred here.

GAL/-VES-TON, the largest t. in Texas, situated on an island of its own name. Its commerce is represented as very flourishing. Lat. 29° 10' N., Lon. 94° 50′ W. Pop. about 6,000.

Galveston Bay, a considerable bay in the S. E. part of Texas, N. of the island of Galveston.

GAL-WAY, a co. in the W. part of Ireland, in the prov. of Connaught, bordering on the sea. Pop. in 1831, exclusive of the co. of the town of Galway, 381,564. (P. C.)

GALWAY, THE CO. OF THE TOWN OF, lies in the above, and contains an area of near 36 sq. m, The town of Galway, which is the cap. of this, as well as the preceding country, is situated on the outlet of Lough Corrib, near its entrance into Galway Bay. Its harbour is large, but not deep. It has a pretty extensive trade; its chief manufacture is flour. Entire pop. of the co. in 1831, 33,120. (P. C.) The pop. of the "town is stated, by the Edinburgh Gazetteer, to be above 15,000.

GAM-BI-A, a r. of W. Africa, which flows into the Atlantic, between 13° and 14° N. Lat., and near 16° W. Lon. Its upper course has not been explored by Europeans, but, from information obtained from the It is navinatives, it is probable that its whole length exceeds 500 m. gable to near Medina (med-ee/-na), in about 14° W. Lon., a distance, by water, of perhaps 250 m. from its mouth.

GAND. See GHENT.

GANGES, gan/-jez, (Hindoo Gun/-ga,) a large r. of India, the two

Fàte, får, fåll, fất; mẻ, mêt; p'ne or pine, pin; nỏ, nôt; ŏŏ as in good, principal branches of which rise in the Himalaya Mountains, near 31° N. Lat., and between 78° 30′ and 80° E. Lon. One of these, the Bagharet/tee, which is considered the true Ganges, rises from the side of a mountain 13,800 ft. above the level of the sea. In the first part of its course it runs south-westerly, but gradually changes towards the S. E., and, after its union with the Jumna, in about 25° 20′ N. Lat., and 82° E. Lon., it flows easterly, and continues in this direction to near 88° E. Lon., when it again changes to the S. E., and falls into the Bay of Bengal, by many mouths. The whole length of the Ganges is estimated at near 1,500 m. It is navigable, for small boats, almost to its source, during the rainy season, and the greater portion of it is navigable all the year round, but not for vessels of the same size. Even some of the principal branches are impassable for large boats during six months of the year.-Adj. GANGETIC, gan-jet/-ik.

GAP, gåp, a city in the S. E. part of France, cap. of the dep. of Upper Alps. It had, in the 16th century, more than twice its present number of inhabitants. Lat. 44° 34′ N., Lon. 6° 5′ E. Pop. 7,000. (B.)

GARD, gaR, a dep. in the S. of France, bordering on the Mediterranean and the r. Rhone. Pop. 366,259. (B.) Capital, Nîmes.

Garda, gar/-då, LAKE OF, (Anc. Bena/cus,) the largest lake in Italy, situated between 45° 26′ and 45° 56′ N. Lat., and 10° 32′ and 10° 50' E. Lon. Its length Its length is about 35 m.; its greatest breadth about 10 m. The r. Mincio forms its outlet. A steamboat plies between Desenzano (dà-sen-zả/-no) on its S. coast, and Riva (ree/-vå) at its N. extremity, in Tyrol.

GARDON, gar`-dòn', a small r. in the S. of France, which intersects the dep. of Gard, and flows into the Rhone. Over the valley of this stream is the celebrated Pont du Gard (pon dü Gar), a magnificent Roman aqueduct, 895 ft. long, and about 160 ft. above the waters of the river, which was constructed for the purpose of supplying the ancient Nemausus (now Nîmes) with water from the fountain of Aure.

GARD/-INER, a flourishing t. of Maine, in Kennebeck co., situated on the r. Kennebeck, about 8 m. S. of Augusta. Pop. of the township, 6,486.

GARFAGNANA, gar-fan-yå/-nå, a highland dist. of the northern Apennines, situated on the borders of the states of Tuscany, Genoa, and Modena.

GARIGLIANO, gå-reel-yå/-no, a small r. of Naples, which flows into the Mediterranean, about 10 m. E. of Gaëta.

GAR`-ONNE (the Garum/na of the Romans), a r. in the S. W. part of France, which rises a little beyond the frontier, in the kingdom of Spain, and, flowing in a north-westerly direction, unites with the Dordogne, about 15 m. below Bordeaux, to form the Gironde. Its length is about 360 m. It is navigable above 200 m., though there are many impediments in the upper part of its course.

GARONNE, UPPER, (Fr. Haute Garonne, ōte gå`-ronn',) a dep. in the

ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng; G like j. S. of France, intersected by the r. Garonne. Pop. 454,727. Capital, Toulouse.

GAR/-RARD, a co. in the E. central part of Ky., bordering on the r. Kentucky. Pop. 10,237. Co. t. Lancaster.

GAR/-ROWS, a mountainous dist. bordering on the N. E. frontier of Bengal, tributary to the British.

Gas`-co-NADE', a r. of Mo., which flows into the Missouri r.

GASCONADE, a co. in the E. central part of Mo., intersected by the above, and bordering on the Missouri r. Pop. 4,996. Co. t. Mount Sterling.

GAS/-CO-NY, (Fr. Gascogne, gås`-coñ',) formerly a prov. in the S.W. part of France, now constituting the deps. of the Upper Pyrenees, Gers, and Landes, and part of the Lower Pyrenees, Upper Garonne, Lot and Garonne, and Ariège.-Adj. and inhab. Gas'-Con.

GASPE, gås'-pà, a co. of Lower Canada, surrounding a bay of the same name in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Lat. of the latter, about 48° 47' N., Lon. 64° 20′ W.

GATES, a co. in the N. E. part of N. C., bordering on Va. and the Chowan r. Pop. 8,426. Co. t. Gatesville.

GATESHEAD. See NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

GA-ZA, an ancient t. of Palestine, situated near the borders of the desert which separates this country from Egypt, about 3 m. from the Mediterranean. Lat. 31° 27' N., Lon. 34° 27 E. Pop. between 3,000 and 4,000. (P. C.)

GE-AU-GA, a co. near the N. E. extremity of Ohio. Pop. 17,827. Co. t. Chardon.

GEEL, gheel, (Dutch pron. Hale,) a t. of Belgium, in the prov. of Antwerp, remarkable for the great number of persons afflicted with insanity, who are sent thither from the surrounding country, to board in private families. The inhabitants, generally speaking, appear to possess great skill in the treatment of this malady, which forms the principal part of their occupation. Lat. 51° 10' Ñ., Lon. 4° 58′ E. Pop. about 7,000. (P. C.)

GEFLE, yev/-là, a seaport t. of Sweden, situated at the mouth of a little stream which flows into the Baltic, important on account of its commerce, its dock-yards, and the number of its merchant vessels. It is regarded as the third seaport of Sweden. Here is a celebrated gymnasium. Lat. 60° 40′ N., Lon. 17° 8′ E. Pop. 8,000. (B.)

GEL/-DERS OF GUELDERS, (Dutch, Geldern, Hel'-dern,) called also GELDER-LAND, a prov. in the E. part of Holland, bordering on the Prussian dominions. The area scarcely exceeds 2,000 sq. m.. Pop. in 1824, 279,226. Capital, Arnhem. The ancient duchy of Gelders was considerably larger than the present province. One division of it, called Upper Gelders, remained subject to Spain after the successful revolt of the maritime provinces of the Netherlands; and a part of this, including the town of Gelders, now belongs to Prussia.

GELDERS or GELDERN, a small t. and once an important fortress of the Prussian dominions, in the circle of Düsseldorf, 48 m. N. W. of