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TueceedcJ by liu fun, who only afTumed the tide of duke of 

 Zrll, a title which contiiv.-.ed till the reign of George Wil- 

 lii-.n, in 1665. In 1617, CliritHan, duke of Zell, olitaiaed 

 poirtffion of Griihenhageii. In iCkji, G-orgc_ Willidiii, 

 duke of Zell, confeiitcd t':i« the ekdorate, infriiutcd in 

 favour of hij family, lliould be conferrt-d on liis younger 

 Tjrother, as he had nc luale heir. F.niell ditd in 1693, !\av. 

 ing married Sophia, daiighttr of rii/.abeth, daughter of 



{aires I. of England. He was fncct^ded by his fon George 

 ,ewis, eleftor, in i6.;S, and king hf England, in 1714, 

 w!io, in 17:5, added to his family the duchy of Ereine.:, 

 with the principality of Vcrden. In 1727, he was fnccecd- 

 ed in the Britifh throne and eleftcrate by his only fon, 

 George Auguihis, or George 1 1, from whom, in 17C0, 

 tluy devolved upon his grandfon, our prefcnt fovercign, 

 George III. 



Bat- KSV.1CK Lunenliirg, or Limchurg, in dography, an 

 eleitoi-ate of Geniiany, tiie territories of which are chiefly 

 fuualcd in tl'.e circle of Lo«-er Saxony, is frequently deno- 

 minated, from its capital, the eledlorate of Hanover; which 

 fee. See alfo LvsKBURG. 



Krunswick, Wolff III lit lie. See Duchy of Brunswick " 



and WOLFENBV'TTLE. 



DxUNS\v:cK, A>ti', a province in the northern part of 

 Nova Scotia, according to the divjlion of 17S4, the other 

 retaining the original name, lies on the north well of tlie bay 

 of Fundy, and is bounded on the fouth by the ncilh (hores 

 of this bay, and by the river Miffiquadi to its fource, and 

 from tlij-iice by a due eaft line to Verte bay, and on the well 

 •by a line running due north from the main fource of St. 

 Croix river, in PalTamaquoddy, to the high lands, which 

 ■iJivide the llreams that fall into the river St. Laivrence, and 

 the bay of Fundy ; and from thence by the fcuthern boun- 

 •dary of the colony of Qjicbec, until it touches the fea-fliore 

 at the weftern extremity of the bay of Chaleur ; then fol- 

 lowing the cnnvfe of tlic fealhore to the bay of Verte, in the 

 llraits of Norlliumberland, until it meets the termination of 

 the eaftern line, produced from tiie fov.rce of the Mifliqualh 

 already mentioned, including all the iflands within the faid 

 limits. The towns of this provincje are the capital Frederick- 

 town, featcd about 90 miles from the ffiHuiry of the river 

 .St. John, St. Ann's alraoll oppohte 10 it, St. Andrew's 

 .and St. John's. In 1784, another town, n<:ar the mouth 

 of the river St. John, was eredkd, under the appellation of 

 New Brunfwick, into the metropolis of the province fo called. 

 There are fomc other fettlcments near the bay of Fiindy, 

 ■with a fort called Howe. A tribe of favages, called the 

 Marechites, inhabits this province, and they are eftiniated at 

 J40 fighting men. It has two conliderable bays, feveral lakes, 

 among which the grand lake is 50 miles long and about 9 

 broad ; ar.d it<! chief rivers are St. John's, Magegadavick, 

 or callern river, DickwtiTet, St. Croix, Mcrrimichi, Petit- 

 ■codiac, and Memram-Cook, ail of which, except the three 

 laft, dif.-harge thenifelvcs into PafTamaquoddy bay. St. 

 John's river is navigable for vcMs of 50 tons about 60 miles, 

 and for boats about :oo ; the tide flowing about So. It 

 ■opens into a vaft extent of countiy, in which are rich vales 

 .and meadows under cultivation ; and the upland is in general 

 well-timbered ; the trees being pine and fpruce, hem. ock, and 

 ■hard-wood, principally beech, birch, mapU-, and fome oak. 

 The pines on .^t. John's river are the largell in Britifh Ame- 

 rica, and afford a confiderable fnpply of malts for the royal 

 navy. The li(h are falxon, bafs, and ihirgeon. This river 

 affords a common and near route to Quebec. The river St. 

 Croix ftparatesNew Brunfwick from the province of Maine, 

 belonging to the Uiiited States. The rivers which fall into 

 P-ilFamaquoddy bay have on tlicir banks meadows and valet, 



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and mud formerly have been covered with a large growth 

 of timber, as the remains of large trunks are fti_ll vifible. 

 The great chain of the Appalachian moimtains palfes on the 

 uorth-wtil of this province, probably terminating at the gulf 

 of St. Lawrence. The chief produces of this province are 

 timber and ii/li. See Nova Scotia. 



Bkuksvvick, a county of America, in Virginia, lying 

 between Nottauay and ISIeherrin rivers; is about ,58 miles 

 long, and 51; broad, and contains 12,827 inhabitants, in- 

 cluding 6776 flaves. — Alfo, a maritime county, in the dif- 

 trift of V.'ilmington, North Carolina, containing .3071 in- 

 habitants, of whom 151 1 arc flaves. This is the molt foutheriy 

 county of the Hate, l.aving South Carolina on the fouth- 

 weft, and bounded by cape Fear river on the tail. S.iKth- 

 viile is the feat of Juilice. — A'fo, the chief town in the 

 above county, feated on the well fide of cape Fear rive^- ; 

 and formeriy the bell built in the whole Hate, and carrying 

 on the moll extenllvc trade. It lies about 17 miles S. W 

 of Wiimins;ton, and was foi inerly the feat of governn.tnt ; 

 but in l7Soit wasconfumed by the Crilifii force?, and has non- 

 only three or four houfes, and an elegant church in ruins. 

 N. lat. 3-1.° 2'. W. long. 78° 12'. — Alfo, a townfl.ip in 

 EfTex county, Vermont, on the well bank of Connecticut 

 river, oppofite to Stratford, iii New Hampfhire. — Alfo, » 

 city in Middlefex county, Ncv.' Jerfey, fituate on the fouth- 

 well bank of Rariton river, in a low fituation, under a hill 

 riling to the well of the town. It has between 2CO and 

 J ::o houfes, and about 25;© inhabitants, one half of whom 

 confills of Dutch. This town has a confiderable inland 

 trade, and over the river, oppofite to this city, is one of the 

 mofl elegant and expenfive bridges in America. It is 18 

 miles N. from Princetown, 60 N. F.. from Philadelphia, and 

 ^^ S. W. from New York. N. lat. 40° 30'. W. long. 



74° jo' Alfo, a town of Cumberland county, in the dif- 



triifl of Maine, lying ,50 miles N. E. of Portland, and of 

 Bollon iji, on the fouth fide of MeriT-meeting bay, and 

 partly on the fouth-vveltern fide of Androfcoggin river. It 

 contains 13S7 inhabitants ; and is the fcite cf Bowdoin col- 

 lege. N. lat. 43° 52'. W. Iriig. 69^ 58'.— Alfo, the chief 

 town of Glynn countj-, in Georgia, fituated at the mouth 

 of Turtle river, where it empties into St. Simon's found. 

 N. lat. 3 1° 10'. , The harbour' is fafe and fpacious enough 

 to contain a large fleet. The town is regularly laid out, but 

 not finiiTicd. From its advantageous fituation, and the fer- 

 tility of the back country, it pioraifes to be one of the moil 

 commercial and flouiilhing places in the 'late. It is difiant 

 19 miles S. of Daritji, 60 S. S. W. of Savannah, and no 

 S. E. ofLouifville. N. lat.3i° 14'. W. long. 81° 45'. 



Bp.unswick houfi, one of the Hudfon-bay company's 

 fettlements, fituate on Moofe river, h.alf w ay from its mouth ; 

 S. W. from James's bay, and N. E. from Lake Superior. 

 N. lat. 50° 13'. W. long. 83° 31'. 



BRUNSWiCK-^frcra. F.ries:,lanJ-green. This colour is largely 

 nfed for the biuilh greens of paper-hangings, and other coarle 

 kinds of painting in water colours. It is prepared in the 

 following way. Take a barrel, or any other clofe vcfTel of 

 wood or earthen ware, and fill it half full of filings or clippings 

 of copper ; then pour in a faturated folution of fal-ammo- 

 niac, fr.ificient tomoillen the whole thoroughly : put on the 

 cover of the vefftl, and let it in a warm place. In a few 

 hoiirs the copper will begin to decompofe the fal-ammoniac, 

 and form muriat of copper, ammonia heing at the fame time 

 difengnged. The muriated oxyd sbforbs a confiderable 

 ■quantity of moiftnre, on which account it is requifite from 

 tmie to time to add frefii portioi^s of di.Tolved fal-ammoniac, 

 till, in the courfe of a few weeks, nearly t'ne whole of the 

 copper is converted into oxyd. The contents of the barrel 



are 



