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to it through the gate of France, following a kind of pro- 

 menade, which leads to a wooden bridge, where pcrfons who 

 are fond of it amufe themfelves in fifliing for fahnon, in a 

 river which bathes the fortifications of the town ; this fi(h is 

 found there in fuch abundance, that it is fold for three far- 

 things a pound. As we proceed, we perceive on the left a 

 convent of Franctfcans, the whole appearance of which in- 

 fpires veneration, feeming defirous of concealing itfelf under 

 mafles of foHage, formed by groups of trees. On that fide, 

 however, they have begun to form a public promenade pa- 

 rallel to the little road which leads to Paflage Port. We 

 travel along a loofe foil, which is covered by the high tides ; 

 we afterwards afcend and defcend, proceeding along a ileep 

 coall ; ll;e path k fhadod by a high wood, and embelliflied 

 with frag! .mt jefl'amines ; after crolling another wooden 

 bridge, we miter the valley of Layola. B~>unded on one of 

 its fides by hills covered with trees, it here has a gloomy 

 afpeft ; but on the oppofite fide we behold the richell pro- 

 duftions, difplaying a fcene of various colours/ highly em- 

 bellifiied by the rays of the fetting-fun. A I'iver bounds 

 this valley in a femicircular form, and waters a great number 

 of fruit-trees planted on its banks. 



The fliy at St. Sebailian is not very ferene, but it is often 

 cloudy ; the air is generally damp, and fometimes loaded with 

 fogs. The provifions are cheaper than in moft of the other 

 parts of Spain ; and here are two tolerably good inns. In 

 1719 the French made themfelves mailers of this town ; and 

 in 1794, Auguft 3d, it was invelled by the republican troops 

 of France, and capitulated the next morning ; the garrifon, 

 confifting of 2000 men, furrendering themfelves prifoners of 

 war, and more than 180 pieces of brals cannon were taken, 

 with confiderable magazines and llores. On Auguil the 

 13th, 1813, it was taken by itorm by the Britifh troops; 

 22 miles W.S.W. of Bayonne. N. lat. 43° 10'. W. long. 

 2° 4'. — Alfo, a fort of Africa, in tlie kingdom of Anta, 

 on the Gold Coaft, belonging to the Dutch. 



Sebastian, Si-, or St. Selinjl'mo, a town of the illand of 

 Tcrcera, fitnated between mountains, about half a mile dif- 

 tant from the fea. 



Sebastian, St. See K.\o de Janeiro. 



Sebastian del Oro, See La Plat,\. 



Sebastiam, St., de Salir, a town of Portugal, in Al- 

 garva ; 6 miles N.W. of Louie. 



Sebastian, St., a town of Mexico, in the province of 

 Chiametlan, on the Mazatlan ; 45 miles N.N.W. of 

 Chiametlan. N. lat. 2 3"^ 35'. W. long. 106' 30'. — Alfo, 

 a fmall iOand in the Atlantic ocean, near thecoail of Brazil. 

 S. lat. 23^ 45' Alfo, a town of South America, in the pro- 

 vince of St. Martha ; 10 miles W. of Los Reyes. — Alfo, a 

 bay of tlie Indian lea, on the coafl of Africa. S. lat. 32° 22'. 

 — Alfo, an itland of Mexico, in Nicaragua lake, with a town 

 near the E. coaft. N. lat. 11^48'. W. long. 85^^ 6'.— 

 Alfo, a river of Mexico, which runs into the Pacific ocean, 

 N. lat. 25° 20'. — Alff), a town on the E. coall of Gomera, 

 one of the Canary illandi. N. lat. 28'' 5'. E. long. I 7° 12'. 

 — Alfo, a town of Terra Firma, on the E. fide of tiie gulf 

 of Darien. 



Skbasti.W, Cape St., the eallern point of the gulf of 

 Darien, on the coaft of the Spanilh Main, 10 leagues from 

 the weftern point of Cape Tiburon. The city which for- 

 merly cxilled here has been abandoned, on account of its 

 unwholefome fituation. — Alfo, a cape on the coaft of Cali- 

 fornia. N. lat. 43°. W. long. 126^. — Alfo, a cape on 

 the N. coaft of Madagafcar. S. lat. 1 1° 20'. E. long. 54° 44'. 

 — Alfo, a cape on the E. coaft of Africa. S. lat. 22'^. E. 

 long. 33' 20'. — Alio, a cape of Spain, on the E. coalt of 

 Catalonia. N. lat. 51° 52'. E. long. 3" o'. 



Sebastian's Bay, St., a bay on the S. coaft of Africa. 

 S. lat. 34° 40'. E. long. 21°. It is alfo called St. Catha- 

 rine's bay. 



Skbastian River, St., or Spani/h /lilmiraPs creek, a river 

 on the E. coall of Eaft Florida, which communicates with 

 Indian river. The admiral of the Plate Heet perilhed in 1 7 1 5, 

 oppofite to this river , and the reft of the fleet, fourteen in 

 number, were loft between this and the Beach yard. 



Sebastian's Sound, St., an inlet in the ftraits of Ma- 

 gellan, on the coaft of Terra del Fuego ; 48 miles S. of 

 Sweepftakes foreland. 



Si:i!Asti.\n de Buenav'ifla, St., a town of South America, 

 in the province of Carthagena, at the entrance of the gulf of 

 Darien ; 140 miles S.S.W. of Carthagcna. N. lat. 8^ 19'. 

 W. long. 76"' 40'. 



Sebasti.an de los Reyes, St., a town of South America, 

 in the government of Caraccas ; 60 miles S. of Leon de Ca- 

 racc.is. N. lat. 9^35'. W. long. 66^56'. 



SEBASTIAO, St. Ste Si: Sebajliao. 



SEBASTIEN, St. See St. Selaftien. 



SEBASTOCRATOR, m Jniiqufty, a title of honour 

 given to fome diftinguilhed perfon of the imperial family. 

 It was introduced by Alexius Comnenus, in order to reward 

 the piety of his brother Ifaac, without giving himfclf an 

 equal. The happy flexibility of the Greek tongue allowed 

 him to compound the names of Auguftus and emperor (Se- 

 baftos and Autocrator), and the union produced the- fo- 

 norous title of Scbaltocrator. He was exalted above the 

 Cxfar on the firft Itep of the throne ; the public acclama- 

 tions repeated liis name ; and he was only dillingnilhed from 

 the fovereign by fome peculiar ornaments of tiie head and 

 feet. The emperor alone could affume the purple or red 

 buflcins, and th.e clofo diadem, or tiara, which imitated the 

 fafliion of the Perfian kings ; inllead of red, the bulkins of 

 the Seballocrator and Cxiar were green, and on their open 

 coronets or crowns the precious gems were more Iparingly 

 diftributed. The five titles of Defpot, SebaUocrator, Cr- 

 far, Panlivperfchallos, and Protofebaltos, were uhially con- 

 fined to the princes of tlie emperor's blood ; they were the 

 emanations of his majefty ; but as they exercifed no regular 

 funftions, their exitlcnce was ufelcfs, and their authority 

 precarious. 



SEBASTOPOLIS, or Dioscuuias, in yfneieni Geo- 

 graphy, the name of one of the prhicipal towns of that part 

 of the Colchide which was to the right of the Pliafis. — Alio, 

 a town of Alia Minor, in the Cappadocian Pontus, on the 

 road from Tavia to Seballia. 



Sebastoi'OLIs, in Geography. Sec Sevastoi'OL. 



SEBAT, in Chronology, the fifth monlii of the civil year 

 of the Hebrews, and the eleventh of the ecclefiaftical year, 

 anfwering to part of our .January and part of Febniary. 



SEBATS, in Chemi//ry, a genus of falls, formed by tlie 

 union of the febucic acid with the different faliiic bafcs. 

 For an account of thefe, fee the dilVerent bales : for inftancc, 

 for febat of lime, fee Lime ; and fo on for any other. 



SEBBA Rons, or Seven Capes, in Geography, a cape or 

 headhiiid on the coall of Algiers, the vicinity of which is 

 occupied by perlbns of a brutal and ferocious defcription, 

 who live in cave, fcooped out of the rocks. Thefe people, 

 called " KabyK-:," rufli in crowd; to the coall wluii any 

 veflel in diftrefs, or in the courfe of failing, approaches it, and 

 vociferate their horrid wiflies, that God would deliver it into 

 their hands ; and probably the name of " Boujarone," or 

 " Catamites," was firft given by the Itali.in geographem to 

 thefe capes, on account of the favagc difpofition of their 

 inhabitants. N. hit. 37" 8'. E. lopff. (i ' Jj'. 



SEBB AH, a town of Africa, in the country of Fczzar. 

 T 2 60 miles 



