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Ifabellica.— Alfo, a cape called " Ras el Hamrah," on the 

 coaft of Algiers. N. lat. 37 5'. E. long, f 42'. 



Rouge River, a river of America, in Louifiana, fo 

 called from the colour of its waters, which are faid to tinge 

 thofe of the Miflifippi in the time of the floods, rifes in 

 New Mexico, and after running about 600 miles, joins the 

 Miflifippi 187 miles above New Orleans, 56J miles below 

 Fort Rofalie, receiving 30 miles from its mouth the Noir, or 

 black river. About 70 leagues up Rouge river the French 

 had a confiderable poft, called Natchitoches, being a fron- 

 tier to the Spanilh fettlements. Tobacco of a fuperior 

 quality is cultivated at this polt in confiderable quantities, 

 and fold at New Orleans. 



Rouge Chapeau, or Red Hat, a cape on the coaft of 

 North America. N. lat. 46 31'. W. long. 55 26'. 



Rovc.E-Croix, q. d. Red Crofs. See Poursuivants. 



HLovGV-Dragon, q. d. Red Dragon. See PouRsui- 

 VANTS. 



ROUGEMONT, in Geography, a town of France, in 

 the department of the Doubs, and chief place of a canton, 

 in the diftrift of Baume ; feven miles N. of Baume. The 

 place contains 1260, and the canton 8290 inhabitants, on 

 a territory of 170 kiliometres, in 26 communes. 



ROUGET, in Ichthyology, a name given by the French 

 to the fifh called the lyra and capo by authors. It is a 

 fpecies of the trigla, and is diftinguifhed by Artedi by the 

 name of the trigla with a long bifid fnout and tubulous 

 noftrils. See Trigla. 



ROUGH, Roughness, in Mechanics. See Friction, 

 and Resistance. 



Rough Cajl'wg. See Plastering. 



Rough Diamond. See Diamond. 



Rough Emerald. See Emerald. 



Rough -leaved Plants. See Plant. 



Rough Tajle. See Taste. 



Rough-TVcc Rails, in Ship-Building, are rails along the 

 vvaift and quarters of (hips, nearly breaft high, to prevent 

 perfons from falling overboard. This term originated from 

 the practice in merchant veflels of carrying their rough or 

 fpire gear in crutch irons along their waift. 



Rough Rider, a perfon who is indifpenfably neceflary 

 in every cavalry regiment. He is a fort of non-commil- 

 fioned officer, and fhould always aflociate with the ferjeants 

 in preference to the private men. 



Rough riders are the affiltants of the riding-mafter, and 

 one fhould always be appointed to each troop. The necef- 

 fary qualifications for every rough rider (independently of 

 a thorough knowledge of horfemanfhip) are activity, zeal, 

 and good conduft. 



No rough rider ought to be an officer's fervant, as his 

 fituation places him above the level of common men. 



Rough riders are generally paid five guineas a-year as 

 a compenfation for their trouble ; they likewife receive 

 lew. 6d. from every officer who learns to ride, and from 

 every officer who has a horfe broke at the riding fchool. 

 This money is divided equally amongft them. 



Every rough rider muft provide himfelf with a proper 

 lacket for the riding fchool bufinefs, according to the pat- 

 tern fixed upon in the regiment. 



When it is found abfolutely neceflary to employ non- 

 commiffioned officers as rough riders, they muft do as much 

 troop duty as they can. 



Rough Horfes, To, a word in familiar ufe among the 

 dragoons to fignify the aft of breaking in horfes, fo as to 

 adapt them to military purpofes. 



Rough it, To, a cant word ufed among military men, 

 fignifying to face every fort of hardfhip. 



Rough Creel, in Geography, a river of Kentucky, which 

 runs into Green river, 'N. lat. 37 12'. E. long. 87" 35'. 

 Rough Shelly, a cape on the E. coaft of Scotland. N. 

 lat. c6> 36'. W. long. 2° 28'. 



ROUGHCAST Wash, in Rural Economy, a fort of 

 liquid wafh, or application, employed for the purpofe of 

 being laid over the furfaces of outiide walls, or buildings, 

 of this nature, in order to preferve and ornament them. 

 It is noticed by Mr. Vancouver, in his report of the ftate 

 of the agriculture of the county of Devon, that a wafh of 

 this kind is getting greatly into ufe in that diftrift. It 

 coniifts, in this cafe, of four parts of pounded lime, thre? 

 of fand, two of pounded wood-afhes and one of the fcoria 

 of iron, intermixed very intimately together, and made 

 fufficiently thin or fluid as to be applied by means of a 

 brufh. It is remarked, that when dry, it gives to the 

 work the appearance of new Portland ftone, and affords 

 an excellent protection againft the penetrating force of the 

 fouth-wefterly ftorms in that expofed county. It is alfo 

 found ufeful for applying over the outfides of ftone build- 

 ings or walls. 



ROUGHING Cloth. See Cloth. 



ROUGHINGS, in Agriculture, a term fometimes ap- 

 plied to latter-grafs, or aftermath, and fometimes to coarfe 

 paftures. They are always of the coarfe rough tufty kinds, 

 when this epithet is applied to them. 



ROUGriY, in Geography, a river of Ireland, which 

 falls with an impetuous current into the Kenmare river, 

 about two miles E. of Kenmare town. 



ROUGIES, a fmall ifland on the W. coaft of France, 

 being one of the i^roup called the " Seven Iflands." N. 

 lat. 48^54'. W. long. 3 21'. 



ROUGNAT, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Creufe ; nine miles S. of Evaux. 



ROUHA. See Ourfa. 



ROUHAMON, in Botany, a Caribbean name, retained 

 by Aublet for one of his genera. See Lasiostoma. 



ROUIA, in Geography, a town of Syria, containing 

 feven fine palaces, fome of which are entire, and feveral 

 churches built in a fine ftyle ; 36 miles S.S.W. of Aleppo. 



ROUJAN, a town of France, in the department of the 

 Hcrault, and chief place of a canton, in the diftridl of 

 Beziers j fix miles N.W. of Pezenas. The place contains 

 1129, and the canton 5720 inhabitants, on a territory of 

 135 kiliometres, in 1 1 communes. 



ROVIGNO, or Trevigno, a fea-port town of Iftria, 

 feated on a rock which projefts into the fea, with two har- 

 bours capable of containing the largeft veflels. It con- 

 tains about 17,000 inhabitants, chiefly fifhermen and boat- 

 builders. In its vicinity are quarries of beautiful marble j 

 68 miles E. of Venice. N. lat. 45° ic/. E. long. 13 



45'- 



ROVIGO, a town of Italy, and capital of the Polefine 

 di Rovigo, on the river Adigetto, the fee of the bifhop of 

 Adria, to the decline of which town it owes its increafe. 

 It was anciently called Buonvico ; it is funounded with 

 walls, turrets, and battlements. The river divides it into the 

 upper and lower towns, and to the E. is a fortified caftle. 

 Exclufive of its fuburbs, it is about a mile and a half in 

 circumference, and contains fix gates, a collegiate and nine 

 other churches, together with feveral religious houfes and 

 hofpitals; 37 miles S.S.W. of Venice. N. lat. 45 4'. 

 E. long. ii° 48'. — Alfo, a town of Italy, in the Vin- 

 centin, on the Adige ; 14 miles S.S.W. of Vicenza. 



ROU1LLAC, a town of France, in the department 

 of the Charente, and chief place of a canton, in the dif- 

 trift of Angouleme ; 12 miles N.W of Angouleme. The 

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