an 

 an 

 tions \v 



'of Mem[-d Nimapo.., T>.Hhin, and Tabas The lo 

 parts, including Herat, are n> pofTeffion of the Afgha 

 fome wanderini tribes of Patans a>.d Ynn>cks ; and tl 



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inftantaneouny fatal to all who are expofed to it. This 

 pro Le was once populous and flounihnig, and ado ned 

 P"^ ' ■ 1 ';-,;„^ The foil s ffenerally excellent, 



wah many pru.cely cU.e.. J"' ''J ./abundance, 

 d produces wuie, IruU, corn, rice, aiiu" » 



d of the bell quality ; but from the fucceffive depreda 

 h,ch it ha fnfl-Jred, its profper.ty and commerce have 

 decUned; its cities have decayed; -^ '" ^f ' ^^^^f °- 

 have been chanffed into folitary deferts. At prelent the 

 amLiyofthe\ingof Perlla extends only over t^ie c.t:es 

 autnoriiy oi^Y:,T.„.,„,f, n^,.(l,i(l, and Tabas. The fouthern 



ans, and 

 thofe to 

 the E. and N.^ belong to "the Ulbeck Tartars and Tarko- 

 mans. Khoraffan is fej^arated from Cabul by the mountams 

 "f Bamian and Goor. Its rivers are, the Oxus, the Tedzen 

 or ancient Ochus, the Henrood, the Murgah or anc.ent 

 Marens the Eiler or ancient Sidenus, from winch the pro- 

 vince of Afterabad derives its name, and which runs mto the 

 Cafpian fea. The provinces of Irak and Khorafian are 

 feparated by a deep ravine, which interfeas the road lead- 

 ing from Tehraun to Melhed, 2 2 furfungs E. of the former 

 place. The diftridls in this direaion are, Sumnum, Damgan, 

 and Biftan. The prefent capital of the Perfian divifion of 

 Khoraffan is Medied. That part of Khoraffan which ex- 

 tends from N. lat. 32' 30' to 34° 40', from 56" to 62° E. 

 lono-., comprehends the following towns and diftnfts, mz. 

 Puihing, Zuzan, TurOiifli, Turbut, Jam, Kohiftan, Nllha- 

 pour, and Sarukhs. M'Kinneir's Perfia. 



KLBBAN, furnamed Madan from its mines, a town of 

 the pachalic of Diarbekr, larger and more populous than 

 Argunna Madan ; lituated at the bafe of a high mountain, 

 and on the verge of a chafm, through which a ftream forces 

 its way to the Euphrates, diftant about ji mile from the 



Its 

 town. 



KIDDERMINSTER, 1. 5 and 6, /-. 181 1 — 1348 



—8038. 



KIDWELLY, 1. 5, >: 1811— 329— 1441 ; 1. 10, add— 

 The vicinity is rich in coals and iron-ore, and fome iron 

 and tin manufa6\ories have long been carried on here ; 1. 1 1 , 

 r. condition ; 1. 13, add— Its markets are held on Tuefday 

 and Friday, and it has three fairs in the year. 



KIGES, a town of Ohio, in GaUia county, having 387 

 inhabitants. 



KILBARCHAN. Add— By the parliamentary re- 

 turns of 181 1, the parifli contained 360 houfes, and 3563 

 inhabitants. 



KILBIRNIE, for Renfrewdiire r. (hire of Ayr. In 

 181 1, the parifli contained 180 houfes, and 1088 perfons ; 

 viz. 509 males, and 579 females. 



KILBRIDE. Add— In 181 1, the town and parifh 

 contained 517 houfes, and 2906 perfons. 



Kilbride, IVeJI. In 181 1, the parilh contained 183 

 houfes, and 1015 perfons ; vi-z.. 462 males, and 553 females : 

 76 famiUes being employed in agriculture, and 108 in trade 

 and manufaftures. 



KILKENNY, in America, 1. i, for Grafton ;•. Coos ; 

 1. 2, r. 28. 



KILLBUSH, a townfhip of Stark county, in Ohio, 

 having 332 inhabitants. 



KILLEARN, for Kii.leam, 1. i, and 1. 3, add — In 

 1811, the parifh contained 157 houfes, and 997 perfons. 



KILLINGLY, 1. iJt. r. 2512. 



KILLINGWORTH, 1. u!t. r. 2244. 



KILMARNOCK, \. ull. r. In 181 1, the town and 

 parifh contained 912 houfes, and 10,148 inhabitants, of 

 whom 1363 families were employed in trade and manu- 

 faftures. 



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KILMAURS, a parifh of Ayrfhire, which, in 181 1, 

 contained 248 houfes, and 1432 perfons; inz. 685 males, 

 and 747 females : 61 families being employed in agricul- 

 ture, and 142 in trade and manufaftures. 



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KILPATRICK. The parifh of New or Eaft Kil- 

 patrick contained, in 181 1, 205 houfes, and 1643 perfons; 

 viz. 746 males, and 897 females. The parifli of Old or 

 Weil Kilpatrick contained 370 houfes, and 3428 perfons; 

 •z'/'z. 1595 males, and 1833 females. In the former, 81 

 families were employed in agriculture, and 1 20 in trade 

 and manufaftures : in the latter, 95 families were engaged 

 in agriculture, and 557 in trade, &c. 



KILSYTH. In 1811, the parilli of Kilfyth contained 

 626 houfes, and 3206 perfons; to'z. 1488 males, and 1718 

 females. 



KILWINNING. In 1811, the parifli contained 506 

 houfes, and 3291 perfons; •viz. 1607 males, and 1684 

 females. 



KIMBOLTON, 1. 4, r. 1811 ; 1. 5, r. 260—1400. 



KINCARDINE. By the parliamentary returns of 

 181 1, the parifh of Kincardine, in Monteith, with Thorn- 

 hill, contained 479 houfes, and 2419 perfons. 



KINCARDINESHIRE, col. 2, 1. 8, after Bervie, 

 add— which burgh and parifh, in 181 1, contained 193 

 houfes, and 927 perfons ; 1. 46, r. 181 1 ; 1. 47, 1: 5718 — 

 27,439 ; add — 12,580 being males, and 14,859 females. 



KINETON, 1. 12, ;-. In 1811, the hundred contained 

 4066 houfes, and 19,459 perfons ; and tlie parifh 166 

 houfes, and 801 inhabitants. Add — See Kington. 



KING and Colleen, 1. 3, r. contains 10,989 inhabitants, 

 of whom 6003 were flaves in 18 10. 



King George, 1. 3, r. 6456, of whom 3876 were flaves in 

 1810. 



KINGHORN. Add— In 1 8 1 1 , the burgh and parifh 

 contained 329 houfes, and 2204 perfons. 



KINGSBRIDGE, 1. 9, r. 1811— 156— 1242. 



KINGSCLERE, 1. 9, r. 1811— 398— 1863-53 fa- 

 milies ; 1. 15, r. 1 137. 



KINGSTON, in America, 1. 12, r. 324. Col. 2, 1. 3, 

 r. 746. Add — Alfo, Eaft Kingfton, a townfliip of the 

 fame county and ilate, having 442 inhabitants; 1. 12, 

 '■• 832. 



Yi.i'SGSiros-upon-T/jiimes, \. ii/t. r. 181 1 — 716 — 4144. 



KINGTON, 1. 2, ;•. Huntingdon; 1. ll,r. 1811 — 1617 

 — 329. See KiXEToN. 



KING WILLIAM, a county of Virginia, containing 

 9285 inhabitants, of whom 5788 were flaves in iSio. 



KINGWOOD, 1. 1, r. Hunterdon ; 1. 2, r. 2605—48. 



KINROSS, 1. 4, r. The number of inhabitants of this 

 parifli, in 181 1, was 2214, of whom 287 families were 

 employed in trade and manufaftures, and 92 in agriculture : 

 the number of houfes was 396. 



KINROSS-SHIRE, col. 2, 1. 9, r. 181 1, as containing 

 1364 houfes, and 7245 perfons. 



KINTORE, 1. II, r. 181 1, the burgh and parifli con- 

 tained 218 houfes, and 863 perfons. 



KINTYRE, 1. I, r. fix for three ; 1. 2, fix for three ; 

 1. 3, after viz. add — Argyll, Corrall, Iflay, Kintyre, Lorn, 

 and Mull. The firft di'ftria contained, in 181 1, 2702 

 houfes, and 15,637 perfons; Corrall, 1212 houfes, and 

 6887 perfons; Iflay, 2636 houfes, and 14,161 perfons; 

 Kintyre, 2959 houfes, and 18,286 perfons; Lorn, 2721 



houfes, 



