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—The leaft is good, far greater than the tickling of his 
palate with a glafs of wine, or the idle chat of a foaking 
club. Locke. 
Snuff, or the fan, fupplies each paufe of chat, 
With finging, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope. 
CHAT, f. The keys of trees are called chats ; as, alh 
chats. 
CHA'TA-HAT'CHI, or Hatchj, the largeft river 
which falls into St. Role’s bay in Weft Florida. It is 
alio called Pea river, and runs from north-enft entering 
the bottom of the bay through feveral mouths; but lb 
lhoal that only a fmall boat or canoe can pals them. Mr. 
Hutchins afcended this river about twenty-five leagues, 
where there was-a fmall fettlement of Couflac Indians. 
The foil and timber on the banks of the river referable 
very much thole of Efcambia. 
CHATAIGNERAY'E (La), a town of France, and 
principal place of a diftridt, in the department of Ven¬ 
dee : fifteen leagues fouth-eaft of Nantes, and three and 
a half north of Fontenay le Comte. In April, 1793, this 
town was taken from the republicans by the royalifts of 
La Vendee. 
^ CHATAIS'KA, a river of Siberia, which runs into 
the Enifci, near Turuchanlk. 
CHATAIS'KO, a town of Siberia, on the eaft fide of 
the Enifei: 156 miles north of Turuchanlk. 
CHATAN'G A, a river of Ruflia, which-runs into the 
Frozen Sea, extending itfelf by the addition of many ri¬ 
vers into a large gulf at its mouth. Lat. 74. 40. N. 
CHATAU'CHE, or Chatahuthe, a river in Georgia. 
The northern part of Appalachicola river bears this name. 
It is about thirty rods wide, very rapid, and full of Ihoals. 
The lands on its banks are light and fandy, and the clay 
of a bright red. The lower creeks are fettled by the 
United States in fcattering clans and villages from'the 
head to the mouth of this river. Their huts and cabins, 
from the high colour of the clay, referable clutters of 
new-burned brick kilns. The diftance from this river 
to the Talapole river is about leventy miles, by the war¬ 
path, which erodes at the falls, juft above the town of 
the Tuckabatches. 
CHATAUGH'QUE, a lake of North America, in On¬ 
tario county,-New-York, about eighteen miles long,'and 
three broad. Conewango river, which runs afouth-fouth- 
eaft courfc, connects it with Alleghany river. This lake 
is conveniently fituated fora communication between the 
Erie and the Ohio; there being water enough for boats 
from Fort Franklin-on the Alleghany to the north-weft 
corner of this lake; from thence there is a portage of 
nine miles to Chataughque harbour- on lake Erie, over 
ground capable of being made a good waggon road. This 
communication was once ufed by the French. 
^ CHA-TCHEOU', or Qua-tcheou, a town of Afia, in 
the country of Thibet: 160 miles fouth-fouth-eaft of 
Hami. Lat. 40. 22. N. Ion. 113. 5. E. Ferro. 
CHATEAU'-ARNOU'X, a town of France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Lower Alps, and chief place of a can¬ 
ton, in the diftridt of Sifteron ; feven miles fouth of Sif¬ 
ter on. 
CHATEAU'-BELAIR'BAY, a bay on the weft coaft 
t the ifland of St. Vincent, in the Weft Indies. Lat. 
13.14. N. Ion. 61.17. W. Greenwich. 
CHATEAU'-BOURG, a town of France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Ille. and Vilaine, and chief place of a 
. canton, in the diftridt of Vitre: two leagues and a half 
weft of Vitre. 
_ CHATEAU'-BRIA'NT, a town, of France, and prin¬ 
cipal place of a diftridt, in the department of the Lower 
Loire, containing about 3000 inhabitants : eleven leagues 
north of Nantes, and nine .fouth-fouth-eaft of Rennes. 
Lat. 47.44. N. Ion. 16. 17. E. Ferro. 
CHATE AU'-CHALO'NS, a town of France, in the 
department of Jura, and chief place of a canton, in the 
diftridt of Poligny ; two leagues north of Lons-le-Saunier. 
C H A. 
CHATEAU'-CHINO'N, a town of France, and prin¬ 
cipal place of a diftridt, in the department of Nyevre, 
fituated near the fource of the Yonne. It has a confider- 
able trade in cloth, leather, wood, and wool: eleven 
leagues eaft of Nevers, and five and a half weft--north- 
well of Autun. Lat. 47. 3. N. Ion. 21. 35. £. Ferro. 
CHATE AL'-CORNET', a fortrefs of the ifland of 
Guernfey. 
CHATEAU'-D AUPHIN', a ftrong fortrefs of Pied¬ 
mont, in the marquifate of Saluzzo, ceded to the duke 
of Savoy by the treaty of Utrecht. It was taken by the 
combined armies of France.and Spain in 1744: fifteen 
miles weft of Saluzzo, and thirty fouth-fouth-weft of Tu¬ 
rin. Lat. 44. 33. N. Ion. 24.44. E. Ferro. 
CHATEAU'-DUN, a town of France, and principal 
place of a diftridt, in the department of the Eure and 
Loire. It contains two churches, and about 3000 inha¬ 
bitants : twenty-five miles fouth of Chartres. Lat. 48. 
4. N. Ion. 19. 1. E. Ferro. 
ClIATEAU'-FORT, a'town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Seine and Oife: one league north-eatt of 
Chevreufe. 
CHATE AU'-GAY, a town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of thePuy-de-Dome: one league fouth-weft of Riom. 
CHATEAU'-GERA'RD, a town of France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Yonne, and chief place of a canton, in 
the diftridt of Tonnerre ; fourteen miles fouth-fouth-eaft 
of Tonnerre. 
CHATEAU'-GIRON',a town of France, in the depart < 
ment of the Ille and Vilaine, and chief place of a canton, 
in the diftridt of Rennes : two leagues and a half fouth- 
eaft of Rennes, and four weft-north-weft of La Guerche. 
CHATEAU’-GOMBE'RT, a town of France, in the 
department of the Mouths of the Rhone, and chief place 
of a canton, in the diltridt of Marfeilles: four miles north- 
eaft of Marfeilles. 
CHATEAU'-GONTIE'R, a town of France, and prin¬ 
cipal place of a diftridt, in the department of the May- 
enne, on the Mayenne ; here is a manufadture of linen 
and woollen. The number of inhabitants is computed 
at 7000: five leagues fouth of Laval, and five weft of 
Sable. Lat. 47. 57. N. Ion. 16. 57. E. Ferro. 
CHATEAU'-d’IF, a fortrefs and three fmall iflands 
near the coaft of France, in the Mediterranean : about 
three miles weft-fouth-weft of Marfeilles. 
CHATEAU'-JOUX, a fortrefs of France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Doubs, near Pontarlier. 
CHATEAU'-LANDON', a towmof France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Seine and Marne, and chief place of a 
canton, in the diftridt of Nemours. It contains three 
pariflies : two leagues and a half fouth of Nemours, and 
fix fouth-fouth-weft Montereau. 
CHATEAU'-LAUDREN', a town of France, in the 
department of the North Coafts, and chief place of a 
canton, in the diftridt of St. Brieuc: two leagues and a 
half weft-north-weft of St. Brieuc. 
CHATE AU'-LIN, a town of France, and principal 
place of a diftridt, in the department of Finifterre: the 
inhabitants carry on a confiderable trade in flates for co¬ 
vering houfes : in the environs is a medicinal fpring, and 
fome mines of copper and iron : four leagues north of 
Quimper. Lat. 48.12. N. Ion. 13. 34. E. Ferro. 
CHATEAU' du LOIR, a town of France, and prin¬ 
cipal place of a diftridt, in the department of the Sarte. 
It contains about 2000 inhabitants. In the environs is 
made a great deal of that excellent wine called claret: 
feven leagues north-north-weft of Tours, and feven fouth- 
fouth-eaft of Le Mans. Lat. 47. 42. N. Ion. 18. 6. E. Ferro. 
CHATEAU'-LOMBA'RD, a fortrefs ofAfiatic Lom¬ 
bardy, in the province of Caramania : 104 miles fouth- 
fouth-weft of Cogni. 
CHATEAU' en MARCHE, a town of France, in the 
department of the Lower Seine: two leagues north of 
Montvilliers. 
CHATEAU-MEILLA'NT, a town of France, and 
. principal 
