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the ecclefiaflical profeflion to enter into the fervice of the 

 ftate, in which his anceftors had made a confiderable figure. 

 He laid the foundation of his ftudies at Vienna, and in 1 737, 

 was made a counfellor of ftate, and, two years after, impe- 

 rial commiffioner at the diet of Ratiibon. In the year 

 1742, he v.'as appointed minifter plenipotentiary to the court 

 of Sardinia, which had entered into a new alliance with 

 Aullria. A treaty was brought to aconclufion by Kaunitz, 

 which induced the court to confer on him offices of more 

 importance. In 1744, he went to BrufTels, to undertake the 

 chief management of pubhc affairs, which, at that time, 

 required a man of talents, as the king of France had already 

 declared war, and the Netherlands were the firft part of (he 

 emperor's dominions expofed to the attack of the French 

 army. In February 174J, he was appointed minifter pleni- 

 potentiary, and in 1748, he took a part in the figning of the 

 preliminaries of peace at Aix-la-Chapelle. On this occa- 

 liou he acquired, by his great talents for negociation, and the 

 noble conduct which he difplayed, the refpeft of all the 

 minifters then prefent. When peace was concluded, the 

 emprefs Mary Thercfa conferred upon him the order of 

 the Golden Fleece, and appointed him envoy to Paris. 

 I>uring his refidence in that city, he laid the foundation of 

 an alliance between France and Auftria, which took place 

 fome time after. On the refignation of count Uhlfeld, as 

 chancellor of ftate, Kaunitz was appointed his fuccefTor, 

 and recalled from Paris about the end of the year 1752, 

 but at the fame time was ordered to return to Bruflcls, to 

 bring to an end the negociations in regard to the barriers, 

 which had been carried on a whole year without fuccefs. 

 "When he had completed this objeA he returned to Vienna 

 in 1753, and entered upon the official duties of the chan- 

 cellorihip of the ftate, in addition to thofe belonging to the 

 fupreme diftatorfhip of the affairs of the Netherlands and 

 of Lombardy, with the rank of miniiler of ftate, which he 

 retained till his death. In 1764, he was raifed to the dig- 

 nity of prince of the empire, with defcent to his heirs 

 male. He concluded the tr.'aty of alliance between France 

 and Auftria in 1766, which put an end to that hoilility 

 which had prevailed for feveral centuries between the two 

 countries. After this he had the fole management of all 

 foreign affairs, and enjoyed the unlimited confidence of the 

 emprefs Mary Therefa, and afterwards of Jofeph II., Leo- 

 pold II., and Francis II. He died in June 1794, in the 

 84th year of his age, leaving behind him a very high repu- 

 tation. Gen. Bio^f. 



Kaunitz, in Geography, a town of Moravia, in the circle 

 of Brunn ; eight miles S.W. of Brunn. — Alfo, a town of 

 Moravia, in the circle of Znaym ; 11 miles N.N.W. of 

 Znavm. 



KAUNPOUR, a town of Hindooftan, in Mouhan ; 

 15 miles N.E. of Moultan. 



KAUNUDON, a town of Hindooftan, in Lahore; 20 

 miles E.N.E. of Calhnore. 



KAVO, one of the fmaller Molucca iflands, five miles 

 S.ofMachian. N. lat. cT ^'. E. long. 127" 24'. 



KAUOS, a town of Grand Bucharia ; 6j miles N. of 

 San-.arcand. 



KAUR, a town of Perfia, in the province of Irak ; fix 

 miles E. of Natens. 



KAURABANG, a town of Candahar ; 8omilesS.W. 

 Gf Cabul. 



KAURESTAN, a town of Perfia, in Lariftan ; 65 

 miles E.S.E. of Lar. 



KAURYSAOUL, a body of foldiers who form the 

 laft of the five corps of the king of Pcrlia's^sards. 



They are in number two thoufandj and are ?,ll horfc, com- 



KAY 



manded by the conltable, and in his abfence by the captain 

 of the watch. They keep watch in the night around the 

 palace, fcrve to keep off the crowd when the fophi goes on 

 horfeback, keep filence at the audience of ambafl'adors, feize 

 the khans and other officers when difgraced, and cut off 

 their heads when the fophi commands it. 



KAURZIM, in Geography, a town of Bohemia, and 

 capital of a circle of the fame name, on a river which runs 

 into the Elbe ; the circle fupplies Prague and other places 

 with timber ; 24 miles E.S.E. of Prague. N. lat. 49' 

 56'. E. long, if 5'. 



KAUSZAN, a town of Beffarabia, inhabited by Bud- 

 ziack Tartars ; 12 miles S.S.E. of Bender. 



KAUTEE, a town of Bengal ; 14 miles E. of Toree. 

 KAUVERI, or Kaveri, in Hindoo Mythology, tlie 

 fakti or confort of Kuvera, the deformed god of richeJ, 

 The river in Myfore, in which is the ifland of Sri-ranga- 

 patan, or Seringapatam, ufually written Caveri, is named 

 after this goddefs. See Kuveka, and Cavery. 



KAWAK, in Geography, a town of Hindooftan ; in the 

 circar of EUichpour ; 20 miles E. of Omrautty. 



KAWAR, or KuAR. a country of Africa, lying to the 

 northward of Kuku and Boniou, and extending eaftward 

 to Al W'ehat. It is bounded on the N. by that extenfive 

 defert which feparates Egypt from Fezzan, and which is t);e 

 proper defert of I^ibya ; on the E. by Egypt, and 011 the 

 W. by the defert of Bilmah. 



KAWOMURAH, a town of Japan, in the ifland of Ni- 

 phon ; icom.iles N W. of Meaco. 



KAVv^TAH, a town of Hindooftan, in the circar of 

 Singboom ; 4J miles E. of Doefa. 



KAWUCK, or KiiAWicK, the furtheft, ormoft eaftcrn, 

 of the paffes leading through Hindco-Kho into the province 

 of Cabul. 



KAWUTZA, a town of Sweden, in the govemment of 

 Abo; 25 miles S.E. of Biorneborg. 



KAXHERTA, a town of Sweden, in the government 

 of Abo, on an illand in the gulf of Finland ; five miles S. 

 of Abo. 



KAY, Key, or Quay, a wharf or place by the water- 

 fide, in a fea-port, for the loading and unloading of mer- 

 chandize. 



The verb cajon, in old writers, according to Scaliger, fig- 

 nifies to keep in or rejlratn ; and hence came our term tay ; 

 the ground where keys are made being bound in with planks 

 and pofts. 



The lawful keys and wharfs for the lading or landing of 

 goods, belonging to the port of London are the following : 

 ■y/z. Chefter's Key, Brewers Key, Galley Key, Wool 

 Dock, Cuftom-houfe Key, Bear Key, Porter's Key, Sab's 

 Key, Wiggan's Key, Young's Key, Ralph's Key, Dice 

 Key, Smart's Key, Somer's Key, Hammond's Key, Lyon's 

 Key, Botolph Wharf, Graunt's Key, Cock's Key, and 

 Frcfli Wharf; befides Billingfgate, for landing fil'h and 

 fruit ; and Bridgehoufe in Southwark, for corn and other 

 provifions ; but for no other goods or merchandize. Deal- 

 boards, mafts, arid timber, may be landed at any place 

 between Limehoufe and Weftminfter ; the owner firft paying 

 or compounding for the cuftonis, and declaring at what 

 plate he will land them. 



KAYA, in Geography, a town of Cacongo. S. lat. 5' 

 20'. E. long. 12^^ 10'. 



KAYADERE, a town of Afiatic Turkey, near the W. 

 coaft of Natoiia ; five miles E.N.E. of Vourla. 



KAY.AGE, the money, or toil, paid for loading or un- 

 loading wares at kays. 



KAYANG, m-Gctgraphy, a river of the ifland of Celebes, 



