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It mud be obfervcd, that for the levying of this t'uty of 

 feignorage, thejull value of the money is augmented by the 

 value of the duty. 



SEIHAN Dag, in Geography, a mountain of Turkifh 

 Armenia ; 36 miles S.iS.E. ot Erzerum. 



SEIHOUN, a river of Caramania, which runs into the 

 Adaria. at Podendo. 



SEJIAT, a town of Afiatic Turkey, in the province of 

 Diarbekir ; 6 m.iles N.E. of Diarbekir. 



SEIKS. See Sikhs. 



SEIL, a fmall idand near the W. coaft of Scotland. N. 

 lat. 56'i9'. W. long. 5° 37'. 



SEILA. See Zeila. 



SEILAND, a fmall idand in the North fea, near the 

 coalt of Norway. N. lat. 70° 20'. 



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

 Correze, and chief place of a canton, in the diltridl of 

 Tulles ; 6 miles N.W. of Tulles. The place contams 

 1271, and the canton 11,355 inhabitants, on a territory of 

 237>7 kiliometres, in 9 communes. 



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

 Var ; 10 miles N.E. of Dragui^nan. 



SEILLE, La, a river of France, which runs into the 

 Saone, 4 miles S.W. of Cuifery, in the departn;ent of the 

 Saone and Loire. — Alfo, a river of France, which runs into 

 the Scheldt, above Valenciennes. 



SEIM, in Agriculture, a term ufcd by the farmers of 

 Cornwall to exprefs a certain determinate quantity of fea- 

 fand, which they ufe as manure to their lands. 



They dredge this up on the fea-coalls, and carry it as 

 far towards the lands where it is to be ufed, as they can 

 by water. At the landmg-place the farmers bring a train 

 of horfes to receive it ; each horfe carrymg a feim, that is, 

 a fack of it containing thirteen gallons. The land-carriage 

 of this fand, in Cornwall alone, is fuppofed to coft thirty- 

 two thoufand pounds annually ; and yet the farmers find 

 abundant encouragement to continue the ufe of it, becaufe 

 it is fo rich a manure. 



SEIMAN, in Geography, a town of Afiatic Turkey, in 

 Natoha ; 48 miles N.N.E.'of Alah Schr. 



SEIMARIEH, a town of the Arabian Irak, on the 

 Euphrates ; 42 miles W. of Korna. 



SEIME, a town of Nubia, which affords good water. 

 N. lat. 22° 15'. E. long. 30° 12'. 



SEIMOUR, a river of Hindooltan, which runs into 

 the Jumna, 70 miles below Etayah. 



SEIN, a fmall ifland near the coaft of France, in the 

 department of the Finilterre, the coalls of which arc dan- 

 gerous on account of its rocks and (hallows ; 28 miles 

 S.S.E. ofUfhant. N. lat. 48° 2'. W. long. 42'' 2'. 



SEINE, L.\, a river of France, which vifes about two 

 leagues S. of Aignay-le-Duc, in the department of the Cote 

 d'Or, and runs into the Engli(h Channel at Havre de Grace. 



Skine, J, a, a town of France, in the department of the 

 Var, fituatcd on a tongue of land, which runs into the fea ; 

 3 mili-s S. of Toulon. 



Seine, a department of the northern region of Frarxc, 

 formed of the ifle of France, fituated in 48^ 50' N. lat. 

 containing 24 fquare leagues, on 4525 kiliometres, and 

 629,763 inhabitants, and divided into three circles or 

 diftnds, 20 cantons, and 79 communes. The circles are St. 

 Denis, including 36 communes, and 42,984 mhabitants ; 

 Sceaux, with 24 communes, and 39,923 inhabitants ; and 

 Paris, comprehending 1 2 cantons, in one commune, and 

 546,856 inhabitants. The contributions in the i ith year 

 of the French era, were 22,499,486 francs, and the ex- 

 pences charged upon it 1,819,941 francs 34 cents. The 

 capital is Paris. According to Haflenfratz, its length 



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is fix and breadth five French leagues. Its circie» are 

 eight, cantons 17, and population 947.472. Tliis depart- 

 ment is divcrfiiud with plains and eminences ; its foil is of 

 various qualities, and in fome parts moderately fiTtile. It 

 abounds with foflils of all kinds, efpecially in tlie vicinity 

 of Paris. 



Sei.ne, Loiver, a department of the northern reoion of 

 France, formed of Roumois and the territories of Caux and 

 Bray, and bounded on the N.W. by the Engliih Channel, 

 on the E. by the departments of the Somme and the 

 Oi(e, and on the S. by the departments of the Eure and 

 the Calvados, from both which it is moltly feparated by the 

 river Seine. It is fituated in 49° N. lat., and contains 

 6372^ kiliometres, or 207 fquare leagues, and 642,773 

 inhabitants. It is divided into five circles, 50 cantons, and 

 987 communes. The circles are. La Havre, containing 

 1 17,735 inhabitants, in 123 communes; Yvetot, with 129,222 

 inhabitants, in 202 communes; Dieppe, having 106,082 

 inhabitants, in 222 communes; Neuchatel, with 82,506 in- 

 habitants, in 200 communes ; and Rouen, with 207,228 in- 

 habitants, in 200 communes. Its contributions in the year 

 II, were 9,104,417 fr. and cxpences 570,526 fr. 33 cents. 

 Its capital is Rouen. According to Haflenfratz, its length 

 is 35 and breadth 30 leagues ; its number of circles is feven, 

 and of cantons 64, and its population comprehends 536,400 

 inhabitants. This department affords abundance of grain, 

 fruits, and paftures. 



Seike and Marne, a department of the fame region of 

 France with the former, formed of a portion of French 

 Gatinois, and of Upper and Lower Brie, and bounded on 

 the N. by the departments of the Oife and the Aifne, on 

 the E. by the departments of the Marne and the Aube, 

 on the S.E. by tlie department of the Yonne, on the S. 

 by th.1t of the Loiret, and on the W. by the departments 

 of the Loiret, and of the Seine and Oife. It contains 61 274 

 kihometres, or 300 fquare leagues, and 298,815 inhabitants. 

 It is fituated in 48'' 45' N. lat., and is divided into five 

 circles, and 561 communes. The circles are Melun, com- 

 prehending 55,830 inhabitants, in 107 communes ; Coulom- 

 miers, with 49,420 inhabitants, in 80 communes ; Meaux, 

 having 88,41 1 inhabitants, in 164 communes ; Fontainbleau, 

 with 57,964 inhabitants, in 104 communes ; and Provins, 

 having 47,190 inhabitants, in 106 communes. Its contri- 

 butions in the 1 ith year of the French era, were 5,126,616 

 fr. and expences 307,848 fr. 33 cents. The capital is 

 Melun. According to Haflenfratz, the length of this 

 department is 32, and its breadth 16 French leagues; its 

 number of circles is five, and of cantons 37, and its popu- 

 lation is 296,467. This department is diverfificd with 

 foreils, cultivated trails, and pallures. 



Seine and Oife, a department of the fame region of 

 France, confilting of a portion of Vcxin-Fran9ais, of 

 Hurepoix, of Mantois, &c. and bounded on the N. by the 

 department of the Oife, on the E. by the department of 

 the Seine and Marne, on the S. by that of the Loiret, and 

 on the W. by the departments of the Eure, and of the 

 Eure and Loire. It contains 5880 kiliometres, or 286 

 fquare leagues, and 429,523 inhabitants. It is fituated in 

 48° 30' N. lat., and divided into five circles, and 656 com- 

 munes. The circles are Mantes, including 59,209 inha- 

 bitants, in 127 communes; Pontoife, with 91,068 inha- 

 bitants, in 165 communes ; Verfaillcs, having 163,849 in- 

 habitants, in 195 communes; Corbeil, with 56,507 inha- 

 bitants, ill 96 communes ; and Etampcs, with 58,890 inha- 

 bitants, in I I I communes. Its contributions in the year 1 1, 

 were 7,373,685 fr. and its cxpences 448,928 fr. 62 cents. 

 The capital is Verfailles. According to Halionfratz, the 

 length of this department is 24, and its breadth 18 French 



leagues. 



