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formin the fouthern extremity of the peninfula of Alathka, 
in the N. Pacific ocean, difcovered by captain Cook in the 
year 1778. N. lat. 54° 27'. E. long. 197°. 
Hauizut-J/land, an ifland in the N. Pacific Ocean, about 
feven or eight leagues in circumference ; {x a from Hali- 
but-! 
HALICACABUM, in Botany, from Sudsxosy maritimes 
or 9 sh gis of the fea-fbore, and “i noenx280 r 
eart ie Ph name was on gree 
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to 0 the — 
part of the word 
falt ; in which cafe 
falt-pot, of a particular kind perhaps, 
Sioanigal he was, might be converfant, 
cherry. But, many bahee 
was the calyx of the winter 
ames, that of which we 
are treating has re : cg of i its <7 application and 
ing. Fuchfius called the Cardiofpermum of 
Linnxus, Halicacabum re. be 3 of its inflated 
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tinate of _Lemburg in Galicia ; 3 mack S.E.. of Lemburg. 
N. lat. 49° 5’. E. long. 24° 46 
_HALIEUTICS, Sinickk AAEIYTIKA, formed. 
of a rssusy f erman, which is derived from 225, fea; books 
treating of fifhes, or the art ef fifhing. 
We have ftill extant the Haliecutics of Aer : 
HALIFAX, in Geography, an ancient, populous market 
town and parifh, in that divifion of the Welt -riding of York- 
fhire called Morley wapenee England, is, bier to 
s town on the flope of a hill, ex- 
It has not had this mame many 
religious perfons in the vicinity, 
ronounced to be holy, and the place took the new name of 
Haliz-fea, or Bali ietex. In latter times hg town acquired 
m anotlibr circumita ance. ‘ The inhabit- 
calyx, which bears in that refpe& a refemblance to the ficm time imimem 
above, but has no likenefs, in colour or fhape, to any earthen to the amount of 134d. ftolen within their liberty, after be- 
veflel, this unfortunate name is now retained as the fpecific ing carried before the lord’s bailiff, and tried by four frith- 
lation ofa plant, with which it has no proper connexion, burgers, from four towns within the faid preciné, he was, 
Cardia avum. on condemnation, to be executed on the next market day, 
“HALICARNASSUS, in eek Geography, a city of after having been fet in the ftocks firft ; and after his execu- 
Afia Minor, formerly the capita aria, was fituated to- tion a coroner was to take the verdi&t of a iy and fome- 
wards the extreme point eit Cestimit gulf, N.of the ifthmus times of thofe who coidemned him. He wa o be taken 
of the peninfula of Cnidus, oppofite to, and N. of the ifland either handabend, i. e. in the a@ of ftealing, or dlr 
of Cos. It a port, excellent fortifications, and great having the goods about — or confeffion a) rts? 
— oa eae: diftinguifhed by the palace, and addition to Camden. ] e of execution was ng 
aati weak which the wealthy 50 024 lar and expeditiou The eae was placed on a f 
lus, a hing of Caria, embellifhed it. © Vitruvius has or ftage, with his head refting on a block between me. 
the faperb. si ie wabselt ig contained, and which did honour via poles with groove: 
f its fovereign. He caufed to be 
od pena pads port, a temple of Mars, and alfa of 
Venus and Mercury, aud other buildings, which, befides the 
magnificent palace in which he refided, rendered Halicarnaffus 
bed of the ftrongeft and aed cael ete cities of Afia. It 
famous for leum, or tomb, built 
by. Aen the fitter su wife 38 f Maufolus who fucceeded 
him on the throne. This which was reckone 
one of the feven ies of the world, was conftruéted by 
the following artits, wiz. Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, and 
Leochares. Although the queen died before it was fini 
the artiits, whe had undertaken 1 it, iat vered in. their 2 ls 
till they acc ed it. This city was alfo celebrated 
as the Birthplace of the bidibeians Hivos us and ome fius, 
and of the poets Heraclitus and Call Hees Halicarnaflus 
fora mi time maintained its preace and Seepeaanice: a 
to Croclus, ydia ; and, among 
defp nil by Cyrus, this city 
pein 2 
“ee Tins ‘in the provine of — oo 
;a town 
; 222 miles S.E. of c 
techie or Hats, town of ‘Aula’ Poland, 
ital of -a {mall country of the fame name, in the pala- 
es: through pogo a rot axe 
ended and inftantly fevered the head from the body. 
This infirument was funilar to the noted French guillotine. 
At Halifax 49 perfons we: re beheaded — the yez 
The in sPivheriext or proce 
count of this an 
and its gibbet-law placed in a true light. 
Alfo, W: 
> y2mo. 1761-— 
right’s * eee ies fre’ Halifax.”” yzmo. 1738+ 
and Watfon’s “ Hiftory, &c. of Halifax,’’ 4to. 177 eet 
Halifax was noticed as a mee of manufacture and trade 
in the reign of .: and from” its favourab 
tion with refpeét to ftreams for millsge 
towns fs a difpofal of ui manufadtt od 
cogrce ve oa increafed in houfes and population. 
fs y be ¢ enero its fhaple article but a 
r "cher own goods from 5 pate: of ull. ve 
year eee 3. ne nl within hepsi 2 “4 
C called the ee ae eed 
building occupies a fpace =f 10,000 ie are 
