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342 



R H 



.Rhine 



II 



Rhode * 

 Island. 



Strasburg, 

 Weissemburg, 

 Barr, 

 Saverne, 



Population* 



49,056 



4097 



3996 



3980 



Strasburg is the chief place of the department. 

 The forests, of which one half belong to the nation, 

 cover 380,000 acres. The contributions in the year 

 1803 were 3,609,442 francs. Population 444,858. 

 See STRASBURG. 



RHINE, UPPER, is a department in the north-east 

 of France, bounded on the east by the Rhine, and on 

 the west by the Vosges mountains. It occupies about 

 6030 square kilometers, or 305 square leagues. The 

 soil is stony on the mountains, but rich and fertile in 

 the valleysl The principal productions are corn, hemp, 

 flax, rape seed, wines, and tobacco. Cherry water is a 

 liquor exported in considerable quantities. The moun- 

 tains produce iron and coal, and a little copper, lead, 

 silver and antimony. About 1000 tons of coal are an- 

 nually wrought, and about 5000 of iron. There are 

 several canals, and two small lakes in the department. 

 The principal rivers are the Rhine, the Lauter, the 

 Byrse, and the Hall. The manufactures are principal- 

 ly linen, woollen, and cotton goods, and also some pa- 

 per, leather, au4 glass. The chief towns are 



Counties. 



Bristol, 



Kent, 



Newport, 



.Providence, 



Washington, 



Colmar, 



Befort, 



Porentrui, 



.Altkirch, 



Delemont, 



Population. 



13,396 



4,400 



2,032 



1,720 



902 



Colmar is the chief place of the department. The 

 forests, of which about a fourth part belong to the na- 

 tion, occupy about 212,000 hectares, or about 400 acres. 

 The contributions in 1803 were 2,837,063 francs. 

 Population 382,285. 



RHINE AND MOSELLE, the name of a department 

 in the north-east of France, is bounded on the east by 

 the right bank of the Rhine ; on the north, by the de- 

 partment of the Roer ; on the west, by that of the Sarre ; 

 and on the south, by that of Tonerre. Though this de- 

 partment is mountainous, yet it is very fertile. Corn is 

 abundant, and sells at a low price. Several excellent 

 wines are produced on the banks of the Rhine. There 

 are mineral waters at Tinstein ; and the salt springs of 

 Simmern are said to bring in about 220,000 francs to 

 the nation. Coal is also obtained here. The principal 

 rivers are the Rhine, the Moselle, the Simmern, and 

 the Ahr. The chief places of the department are 



Coblentz, 



Bonne, 



Simmern, 



Population. 



10,000 



8,837 



1,467 



21 



76,931 



The surface of this state is low, except in the N. W. 

 of the township of Bristol, in which is Mount Haup. 

 The soil, though not fertile, is fitted for all the vege- 

 table products of New England. The principal crops 

 are Indian corn, rye, barley, and oats. Wheat is also 

 cultivated. The pasture is fine, and has fed neat cat- 

 tle with a weight of about 1700 Ibs. About 30,000 

 sheep are reared in the fold, and the butter and 

 cheese is excellent. In the Narranganset track, there is 

 a breed of pacing horses, which are celebrated for their 

 speed and vigour. The value of lands and houses in 

 1814 was 21,367,020 dollars. 



The mineral productions of the territory are iron 

 ore, copper ore, abundance of limestone, marble, ser- 

 pentine, loadstone, and some coal. 'The best frequent- 

 ed mineral spring is near the town of Providence. The 

 following list shows the state of the manufactures in 

 1810. 



The total value of manufactures in 1810'was 3,138,356. 

 Rhode island supports 6'00 vessels for its foreign com- 

 merce. Its exports are barley, grain, flax seed, spirits, 

 horses, cattle, sheep, beef, pork, fish, poultry, cheese, 

 cyder, cottons, linens, sail cloth, bar and sheet iron, 

 sails, anchors, &c. The imports are the manufactures 

 of Europe and India, West India produce, and logwood 

 from Honduras. The value of the exports was 



1791, 

 1802, 

 1810, 

 1816, 



470,131 dollars. 

 2,433,263 

 1,331,576 



612,794 



Coblentz is the capital of the department. The fo- 

 rests occupy about 200,000 acres. The contributions in 

 1803 were 1,717,493 francs. Population 203,200. 



RHINOCEROS, see MAZOLOGY, Vol. XIII. p. 449. 



RHODE ISLAND, one of the United States of North 

 America, including Rhode Island and Providence 

 Plantation, is bounded on the south, by the Atlantic ; on 

 the east and north, by Massachusets ; and on the west, 

 by Connecticut. It is forty-nine miles long from north 

 to south, and thirty-seven miles at its greatest width ; 

 containing about J580 square miles ; of which ninety 

 are islands, and 190 are covered with water. 



The political divisions of the state were as follows in 

 1810: 



The principal rivers are Providence and Taunton, 

 which flow into Narranganset bay. The former is na- 

 vigable for vessels of 900 tons to the town of Provi- 

 dence ; and the latter is navigable for small vessels to 

 Taunton. The chief bays are Narranganset bay, the 

 mouth of which is sixteen miles wide; Greenwich bay, 

 and Haup bay ; Point Judith Pond and Providence 

 bay, between one and three miles wide. The principal 

 islands are Rhode Island, Block Island, about seven, 

 miles long and four broad ; Cannonient Island, ten 

 miles long and one broad ; and Prudence Island, six 

 miles long and one broad. 



The shores abound with cod, halibut, mackerel, had- 

 dock, bass, and perch ; and the rivers and bays with 

 sheep s head shad, and herring. The cod fish, Tetradon 

 testudinus, exhibits a singular property. When placed 

 alone on the ground, it draws in air by its mouth, till 



