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the emperor Charles V. and which is called De los Tem- 

 blores, from its having been invoked here as a patron, 

 in the tremendous earthquake which took place in the 

 year 1590. There is also an image of Nuestra Senora 

 de Belen, known by the name of La Lenda, (the beau- 

 tiful,) the gift of the same royal hand. 



The diocese comprehends 14 jurisdictions. The first 

 of these is that which is called the jurisdiction of Cus- 

 co, and which extends to the distance of two leagues. 

 In this district, the temperature of the air is various. 

 In some parts, indeed, the cold is said to be intense, 

 but generally both the heat and cold are very support- 

 able. The very coldest parts produce good pasture 

 for all sorts of cattle, while the vallies afford plenty 

 of grain and fruits In the intendancy of Cusco, as 

 this district is now called, with its dependency of 

 Carahuasi, the only mines which, in the Mercurio Pe- 

 ruano, are mentioned to have been found, are those of 

 silver, nineteen in number, and which have been suc- 

 cessfully wrought. The other jurisdictions of the dio- 

 cese of Cusco, are those of Quispicanchi, of A van cay, of 

 Paucartambo, of Colcaylares, of Chilques and Masques, 

 »f Colobambo, of Cances or Canches, or Tinta, of Ay- 

 tnaraez, of Chumbi-Vilcas, of Lampa, of Carabaya, of 

 Asangaro and Asilo, and of Apolo-Bambu. See Ulloa's 

 Voyaae to and History of South America, vol. ii. &c. 

 and Thomson's Akedo, vol. i. (k) 



CUSCUTA, a genus of plants of the class Tetran- 

 dria, and order Digynia. See Botany, p. 127. 



CUSERUND, or Casereund, is a town of Persia in 

 the province of Mekran. It is situated in a fertile val- 

 ley about twenty-one miles broad, and is divided into 

 two parts by a large river, which throws itself into the 

 Indian Ocean near Gwuttar. The cultivated part of 

 the surrounding territory is about eight miles in cir- 

 cumference, and has an abundant supply of water from 

 twenty-five large springs on the north side of the val- 

 ley. Wheat, rice, and dates are produced in the great- 

 est plenty ; and the county is under the dominion of 

 an independent chief, who draws from it an annual re- 

 venue of nearly one thousand rupees. The town is de- 

 fended by a mud fort, and contains 500 souls. East 

 longitude 60° 43', and North latitude 26° 20'. See Mac- 

 donald Kinneir's Geographical Memoir of the Persian 

 Empire, p. 206. (jv) 



CUSSONIA, a genus of plants of the class Pentan- 

 ilria, and order Digynia. See Botany, p. 1 62. 



CUSTOMS. See the statistical account of England, 

 in which this subject will be discussed. 



CUSTRIN, or Kustrin, a strong and well built for- 

 tified town of Prussia, in the Newmark of Branden- 

 burg. It is situated in the middle of a morass, at the 

 confluence of the Warther and the Oder. The road 

 which leads to Custrin from the circle of Lebro, is a 

 fortified dyke or causeway about four miles long, and 

 having no fewer than 36 bridges in that space. The 

 road towards the Newmark is another causeway, and 

 has only seven bridges. 



Custrin is strongly defended both by art and nature. 

 There are only about 200 houses within the walls, but 

 the suburbs are more extensive and more handsome 

 than the town itself. The principal public buildings 

 are four churches, three magazines, and two hospitals. 

 The magazines and arsenals are particularly worthy of 

 notice. The inhabitants are much addicted to agri- 

 cultural pursuits ; but the sandy and marshy nature of 

 the soil, prevent them from carrying on any trade in the 

 productions of their territory. They obtain, however, 

 great abundance of fish from the lakes and marshes ; 



Cutch. 



and after supplying their own wants, they export every Cutaneous 

 year great quantities of salted fish. In the reign of Fre- 

 derick II. several of the marshes were drained, and 

 converted into rich meadows. 



This town was burned by the Russians in 1739, al- 

 though it was not taken. In 1758, the Russians redu- 

 ced it to a heap of ruins, but they were still unable te 

 take the town. In 1806, it surrendered by capitu- 

 lation to Marshal Davoust, and the garrison, consisting 

 of 4000 men, were made prisoners of war. It is at pre-, 

 sent (1814) besieged by the allies, and must speedily 

 fall into their hands, (zr) 



CUTANEOUS Diseases. See Medicine. 



CUTCH Gundava, a district of Persia, which will be 

 described under the head of Mekran, the province in 

 which it is situated. 



CUTCH, Gulf of, is an extensive gulf of the Indiati 

 Sea, formed by the coast of Cutch to the north, and the 

 coast of Guzzerat to the south. It extends a consider- 

 able distance to the eastward, and at the head of it is a 

 low barren track, Avhich the sea inundates during the 

 monsoon. It is said to communicate with the river 

 Ram in the Gulf of Cambay, and thus to form the pro- 

 vince of Guzzerat into an island. This gulf contains 

 numerous shoals, and is very imperfectly known. The 

 capital of Cutch is Bhooj, which is about 25 miles to 

 the north-west of Muddi. Muddi, or Musher Maund* 

 vee, or Mandivee, is the great port of Cutch, and is si- 

 tuated in east longitude 69° 25', and north latitude 22° 

 50'. It is a large town, and well fortified, but the 

 houses are built merely of mats and bamboos. A con- 

 siderable trade is carried on between Muddi and Bom- 

 bay, and also to the Persian Gulf. Cotton is the principal 

 article of produce, but it is inferior to that which grows 

 in Surat and the Gulf of Cambay. The following is a 

 list of the exports and imports in 1 805, from the coast 

 of Scindy and Cutch to the British settlements in Indiq, 

 as given by Milburn in his Oriental Commerce. 





Exports in 1805. 



Sicca Rupees. 



Cotton : 



. . . . 



1,585,520 



Ghee . • . 



■ « • • 



440,709 



Grain 



.... 



267,644 



Oil 



t 



45,477 



Piece goods 



• . . 



54,798 



Seeds 



, . . 



59,853 



Kismisses, 



. 



29,791 



Indigo . 



. . . 



12,476 



Sharks' fins 



.... 



8,609 



Shawls . 



. . • • . 



11,356 



Drugs 



.... 



32,655 



Sundries 







97,303 



Total amount of exports to India in sicca 1 ~ r 4 « iqt 



rupees . . . j ' ' 



Imports in 1805. 







Sicca Rupees* 



Piece goods . 



• . 



117,917 



Pepper 



.... 



119,723 



Paw silk 



. . . » 



129,395 



Sugar and jaggery, 



. . . . 



54>j,999 



Betel nut 





38,218 



Copper 



. 



80,037 



Cochineal . . 



. • . . 



18,231 



Cocoa nuts . 



■ • • . 



48,355 



Coir 



... 



30,099 



Cardamoms 



Carry forward 



15,')98 





1,143,072. 



