Urwoon, a parish of England, county of Huntingdon, 21 miles S. W. by W. of Ramsay.

UPWOOD, POINT, a cape on the south-east coast of the island of Favida, in the gulf of Georgia. Long. 236. 24. E. Lat. 49. 28. N.

UQUAIGUARA, a river of Brazil, in the province of Seara, which enters the sea, between the Upanema and the point of Val.

UQUETA, a lake of the province and government of Cumana, formed by the waste waters of the Orinoco, in the part where the arms of this river are divided into various channels, to enter the sea.

URABA, a small island of the Pacific ocean, in the bay of Panama.

URAC, the most northerly of the Ladrone islands, in the Eastern seas, about 9 miles in circumference. Lat. 20. 45. N.

URACAPU, a river of Guiana, which enters the Orinoco by the east side.

URACH, a small town of the west of Germany, in Wirtemberg, situated in a long, narrow valley, on the Erms. It contains 2700 inhabitants, who are chiefly linen weavers. In the neighbourhood is the castle of Hohenurach, now in ruins. 21 miles S. S. E. of Stutgard.

URAGUAY. See Uruguay. URAL. See Oural. URAMARCA, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Andahuailas.

URANA, a settlement of South America, in Guiana, on the shore of the Orinoco.

URANA, a river of South America, which runs into the Caribbean sea, 9 miles W. of Cumana bay. It only admits small boats and canoes.

URANIENBURG, a castle in the island of Ween, in the Sound, now in ruins. It contained the observatory of Tycho Brahe. Long. 12. 42. 59. E. Lat. 55. 54. 38. N.

URAVE, a river of the province and government of Honduras, which rises near the coast, runs north, and enters the sea between Cape Camaron and the bay of Cartago.

URBANA, a post township of the United States, and capital of Champaign county, Ohio. It is a flourishing town, and contains a court-house, a jail, a market-house, a bank, a Methodist meeting-house, a printing-office where a newspaper is published, and had, in 1817, about 120 houses. The situation is unhealthy; and fevers and agues are annual visitants. 2 miles E. of Madriver.

URBANIA, a small town of Middle Italy, in the States of the Church, formerly the see of a bishop. It stands on the banks of the Metauro, 6 miles E. of St Angelo, and S. W. of Urbino.

URBANNA, & post township of the United States, in Middlesex county, Virginia, on the south-west side of the Rappahannock, 60 miles E. N. E. of Richmond.

URBINO, a delegation or province of Italy, in the States of the Church, comprising the greater part of the former duchy of Urbino, and some contiguous districts, and containing a population of 200,000.

URBINO, a town in the central part of Italy, in the States of the Church, the capital of the delegation of the same name. It is situated on a mountain, is the see of an archbishop, the seat of an university, and contains a population of 4800. It has likewise a college and an institution under the singular name of academia assurditorum; but being situated at a distance from any great road, it is seldom visited by travellers. Its only remarkable edifice is the ducal palace. It was the birthplace of the famous Raphael. 40 miles N. by W. of Ancona, and 50 S. by E. of Ravenna. Long. 12. 37. 5. E. Lat. 43. 43. 36. N.

URCAS, rocks near the coast of Brazil. Long. 35. 44. W. Lat. 4. 50. S.

URCHANY, a hill of Scotland, in Nairnshire, near the town of Nairn.

URCHAY, OF URQUHAY, a river of Scotland, which rises on the borders of Perthshire, near the source of the Tay, and after a course of 10 or 12 miles through the beautiful vale of Glenorchay, falls into Loch Aw.

URCHFORT, a parish of England, in Wiltshire, 2 miles N. E. of East Lavington. Population 940.

URCOS, a town of Peru, in the province of Quispicanchi, 12 miles S. of Cuzco. URCUQUI, a settlement of Quito, in the province of Otavalo.

URDINGEN, OF ORDINGEN, a small fortified town of the Prussian province of Cleves and Berg, on the Rhine. That river, formerly at a considerable distance, has, since its change of course in 1692, flowed under the walls. The inhabitants, who amount to 2200, bear a great resemblance to the Dutch, with whom they have a constant intercourse. 10 miles N. N. E. of Dusseldorf.

URE, or YOURE, a river of England, in Yorkshire, which rises in the Colter mountain, in the north-west extremity of the county, and passes by the towns of Askrig, Middleham, Massham, Rippon, and Boroughbridge; below which last, being joined by the Swale, both these rivers form what is called the Ouse. On this river is the magnificent cataract called Aysgard-Force, the water falling nearly half a mile upon a surface of stone, worn

into infinite irregular cavities, and inclosed by bold and shrubby cliffs.

UREN, a small town in the south-east of European Russia, in the government of Simbirsk. The inhabitants are chiefly tanners and tin-smiths. 58 miles W. of Simbirsk.

URES, a settlement of Mexico, in the province of Sonora, situated on the shore of the river Sonora.

URFAHR, a large and neat village of Upper Austria, which is joined to Lintz by a bridge over the Danube.

URGEL, a strong town in the north-east of Spain, in Catalonia, on the river Segre. It is a bishop's see, and has 3200 inhabitants, with manufactures of linen and cotton. There is a vitriol mine in the neighbourhood; and the plain of Urgel is a very beautiful and fertile district, extending from the Pyrenees to the town of Lerida. Urgel was taken by the French in 1691, and again in 1694. 78 miles N. N. W. of Barcelona, and 296 E. N. E. of Madrid.

URGUNGE, OF URGHENZ, the name given to an extensive track of territory situated on the Lower Oxus, near its junction with the Aral, and between that lake and the Caspian. It consists of an immense track of desert, traversed by wandering and predatory hordes of Turcomans. Only a few spots maintain a greater population, who are collected into fortified towns. The principal of these is that which bears the name of the region. It is about four miles in circuit, surrounded by walls of earth, and the houses built of the same material. One long street, covered above, forms a market, at which the little trade of the surrounding country is carried on. Jenkinson, the latest visitor, found it almost ruined by war, having been taken and retaken three times in four years.

URI, a canton in the central part of Switzerland, bounded on the north by the canton of Unterwalden, on the east by the country of the Grisons. Its superficial extent is 610 square miles; but its population does not exceed 14,000, being thinly scattered amidst bleak and barren mountains, some of which attain an elevation of 8000, 9000, or 10,000 feet. Of the vallies, the largest are those of the Reuss and of Urseren, each of which admits of a small extent of tillage, while the smaller vallies, or rather vales, are fit only for pasturage and plantation. This canton is traversed in all its extent by the Reuss, which flows from north to south. It contains a number of small lakes and mountain streams. The temperature necessarily varies with the degree of elevation. The warmest spots are in the valley of the Reuss; but in other parts, winter often lasts eight months

in the year, and a scanty subsistence is earned by fishing in the lakes or rivers, or by the sale of cattle, cheese, wool, leather, and timber. The road from Germany to Italy passes through this canton, and gives the benefit of some transit trade to its inhabitants. They are a simple, but independent race, mindful of the share which their ancestors, along with their countrymen of the adjacent canton of Schweitz and Unterwalden, had in the assertion of Swiss liberty. They are Germans both by descent and language; their religion is the Catholic. The canton is divided into the districts of Uri and Urseren; its government is democratic, and public business is transacted at the petty town of Altorf.

URIDGE, a hamlet of England, in Wiltshire, near Chippenham.

URIDIALES, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy of Valladolid.

URIE, or URY, a considerable river of Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, which rises in the district of Strathbogie, and, after a course of 24 miles, mostly through Garioch, being joined in its course by the Gady, the She"ock, and the Lochter, it falls into the Don at the royal burgh of Inverury.

URIES, CAPE, a cape on the north coast of Staten island. Long. 149. 20. E. Lat. 46. N.

URIPA, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Andahuailas.

URIREO, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy of Valladolid, which contains 907 families of Indians, and some of Spaniards and mestizoes.

URITUQUASI, a settlement of New Granada, in the province of Popayan, on the road which leads down from Santa Fe.

URK, a small island in the Zuyder Zee, with one village, and nearly 600 inhabit ants. It belongs to the province of North Holland.

URKUP. See Precopia.

URKUP, or OURCOUP, a small town in the northern part of Caramania, in Asiatic Turkey, on the Kizil Irmak, 50 miles W. N. W. of Kaisarieh.

URLINGFORD, a village of Ireland, in the county of Kilkenny, situated at the verge of the county.

URLOFFEN, large village of the west of Germany, in Baden, 9 miles E. of Strasburg. Population 1500.

URMENY, a petty town in the northwest of Hungary, 8 miles S. of Neutra, remarkable chiefly as the residence of count Hunyadi, one of the greatest land proprietors in Hungary, who has introduced into his country a number of agricultural and other improvements. Long. 18. 3. 27. E. Lat. 48. Î2. 81. N.

URMIAH. See Urumeah.

URMIAI, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Pavia.

URMIRI, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Potosi.

URMSTONE, a township of England, county of Lancaster, 6 miles S. W. by W. of Manchester. Population 595.

URMUK, a small island in the Red sea, near the coast of Arabia, S miles S. S. W. of Loheia.

URNASCH, a large village and commune of Switzerland, in the canton of Appenzel. It stands on the small river Urnasch, and contains 2600 inhabitants. 5 miles S. W. of Appenzel.

URNEN, UPPER and LowER, two vil. lages of the south of Switzerland, in the canton of the Valais. The latter is situated on the Linth, where it issues from the lake of Wallenstadt, has a harbour, and several mineral springs. The former is an insignificant place.

URON, a river of South America, in the province of Darien, which runs south, and then turns east to enter the Pacific ocean, Its banks are inhabited by Indians.

URPETH, a township of England, in the county of Durham, 9 miles N. by W. of Durham.

URQUHART, a parish of Scotland, in the county of Elgin, about 9 miles long, and 6 broad, lying on the coast of the Murray frith, between the rivers Spey and Lossie. Population 936.

URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON, a parish of Scotland, in Inverness-shire, about 30 miles long, and from 8 to 12 broad. Po pulation 2446.

URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER, a united parish of Scotland, partly in Ross-shire, and partly in the shire of Nairn, 9 or 10 miles long, and from 3 to 4 broad, lying along the head of the frith of Cromarty. Population 4174.

URR, or ORR, a parish of Scotland, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, about 19 miles long and 6 broad, containing about 12,000 acres. Population 2329.

URR, or ORR, LOCH, a small lake of Scotland, in Kirkcudbrightshire, about 3 miles in circuit.

URR, or ORR, a river of Scotland, in Kirkcudbrightshire, which issues from a lake of the same name, and, after a course of nearly 30 miles, falls into the Solway frith, at the small isle of Heston. It is navigable about a mile from its mouth for vessels of 60 tons; and at a small expence the navigation might be greatly increased and extended. Near its mouth stands the village of Dalbeattie, which is a convenient port for small vessels.

TRRAY, a parish of Scotland, composed

of the united parishes of Urray and Kilchrist, lying for the most part in the coun ty of Ross, though a small part is in In verness-shire. It extends about 7 miles in length from the Beauly to the Conon, and its breadth varies from 3 to 6 miles. Po pulation 2649.

URRIN, a river of Ireland, in the countr of Wexford, which runs into the Slave near Enniscorthy.

URRISBEG, a mountain of Ireland, in the county of Galway, near the sea coast, miles W. of Galway.

URRISHEAD, a cape of Ireland, on north coast of the county of Mayo, at the entrance of Broad Haven. Long. 9. 48. W. Lat. 54, 19. N.

URSA, CAPE, a promontory of Sicily, m the north coast. Long. 13. 11. E. Lat. 38. 18. N.

URSANA, a town of Hindostan, province of Agra, district of Alvar. Long. 76. 25. E. Lat. 27. 22. N.

URSANE, ST, a petty town of the nort west of Switzerland, in the canton Berne, in the Salzgow. Population 700, 27 miles W. S. W. of Bale.

URSCHENDOW. See Urzedow.

URSEL, a small inland town of the Netherlands, in the province of East Flas ders. Population 2100.

URSEL, UPPER, a small town of the w of Germany, in the duchy of Nassau, [) miles N. N, E. of Mentz. Population 800 Near it stands the town of Lower Ursel

URSEREN, a valley in the central part Switzerland, in the canton of Uri. It s about 8 miles long, and scarcely 2 hr surrounded on all sides by lofty mountai and watered by the Reuss. Very little it is susceptible of tillage, but it abou in good pasture, No part of the valleys less than 4500 feet above the level of the sea. It contains four villages.

URSETSCH, a small town of Russian thuania, in the government of Minsk. Fa pulation 1400.

URS ERG, OF AUERSPERG, a small tow of Germany, in Bavaria, on the Mind with 800 inhabitants. Here was formerly richly endowed abbey. 20 miles W. S. W of Augsburg.

URSPRINGEN, a large village of Germany in Bavarian Franconia, between Werthei and Carlstadt.

URSWICH, GREAT, a township of Eng land, in the county of Lancaster, 3 mile S. W. by S. of Ulverston. Population 598

URSWICH, LITTLE, a hamlet of the above county, half a mile distant from th foregoing

URU, a river of the Caraccas, which enter the Apure.

URUANI, a small river of the Caraecas,

URUBAMBA, a river of Peru, in the province of Abancay, sometimes called the Vilcamamayo or Quillabamba. It joins the Apurimac, which, having pursued a northwest course through Cuzco, Quispicanchi, and Abancay, suddenly turns, after meeting the Vilcamayo, to the north-east.

URUBAQUARA, a river which has its rise in the vast plains bordering the Amazons, and falls into that river between the Curupatuba and Puru.

URUBU, a village of Brazil, in the province of Todos Santos, on the shore of the great river the Rio Francisco.

URUBU, a settlement of Brazil, in the province of Sergippa del Rey, on the shore of the Rio Francisco.

URUBU, a river of South America, in the country bordering the Amazons, which runs south-south-east, and loses itself in the lake formed by the waters of that river.

URUCANGUA, a river of Brazil, in the province of Rey, which runs east, and enters the Atlantic.

URUGUAIFOSTA, a river of Brazil, in the province of San Pablo, which runs northnorth-west, and enters the Uruguay.

URUGUAI-PITA, a river of Paraguay, which runs east, and enters, with a very abundant stream, into the Uruguay.

URUGUAY, a province or extent of country of South America, bounded north by the province of Guaira in the government of Paraguay, south by the mouth of the river La Plata, east by the province and captainship of Rey in Brazil, and west by the river Parana. Its length from northeast to south-west is somewhat more than 200 leagues, and its width from east to west about 130, although in some parts it is narrower. It is divided by the river of its name into east and west. This rises in the mountains of the kingdom of Brazil, 'and runs for more than 620 miles in a direct line, with an extraordinary violence, making a terrible noise amongst the rocks, and in the winter season it swells to such a degree as to appear like a sea. This country was inhabited by the Cassapiminian Indians, and is, for the greater part, plain, but abounding in thick woods, in which are infinite numbers of wild animals and

birds, especially parrots; also, the llanuras were formerly thickly inhabited by ostriches, lions, dainos, and goats; and on both shores of the river there are large pastures, where breed innumerable herds of horses and wild cows.

URUGUAY, a large, abundant, and navigable river of the province and government of Paraguay. It rises in Lat. 26. 30. S., and collecting various other streams, traverses a vast extent of country to the south-east. Its length, in a direct line from its source to its mouth, is more than 620 miles, and it receives the waters of the Papiri, Ibicuiti, Timbey, Tibiquari, Ibicapiuti, Negro, and others, as far as Lat. 34. S. It enters the river La Plata, near Buenos Ayres, to the west-north-west of the colony of Sacramento, which belonged to the Portuguese, being joined a little below this place by the immense tributary stream of the Parana, which serves also to swell the river La Plata. The Uruguay, though not equal either to the Paraguay or the Parana for length of course, surpasses both in the ra pid accession of waters it receives, by which, near its confluence with the latter, it is its equal, if not its superior, in breadth. An island, however, at its entrance, intercepts the view of its size, and compresses its waters so much that the main channel is dangerous to be navigated from its rapidity, and vessels are obliged to pass through the narrow and more winding passage on the other side of the island. The Uruguay rises not far from the sources of the Iguazu, and runs for a time in a direction almost parallel with the mountains of Brazil; whilst, on the other side, it is compressed by another range that separates it from the bed of the Parana. The quick accumula

tion of the waters from the mountain torrents render it extremely rapid; and when it leaves the hilly country, it attains so great a breadth, six hundred and ninety miles above its discharge into the Plata, that a ten-oared boat requires half an hour to cross it, though it runs there at a very slow rate. The mountains on the left now terminate, and deviating from those on the right, the Uruguay receives several tributary streams on that side; the most remarkable of which are the Tibiquari, which forms in this place the boundary between the provinces of Paraguay and Rio de la Plata, and the Rio Negro, a rather considerable river, that flows nearly from east to west, from the mountains to the north of Maldonado, and joins the Uruguay near its mouth. On the left, the Uruguay communicates by the river Mirinay or Iberi, with the lake that bears the latter name. Upon the whole, the Uruguay is a rocky and turbulent stream, of