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States, in New-York ftatc, fituafec! at the weft end of 
Oneida lake, and on the north fide of Onondago river, at 
its mouth in the lake. 
FORT CHAR'LOTTE, a fort of Scotland, on the 
eaft coaft of the illand of Shetland : one mile north-weft 
of Lerwick. 
FORT CILAR'TRES, a fort of the American States, 
in the north-weft territory, fituated on the eaft bank of 
Miffiffippi river, fix miles weft-by-fouth of St. Philips, 
and nineteen weft-north-weft of Kafkafkias village. 
FORT CHRIS'TI ANSBURG, a fort of Africa, be¬ 
longing to the Danes, on the Gold Coaft. 
FORT CRE'V ECCEUR, a fort of Africa, on the Gold 
Coaft. 
FORT CULON'GE, a fort of Lower Canada, on the 
Utawas river : fifty-feven leagues weft of Montreal. 
FORT DAU'PHIN, a fortrefs of the iftand of Mada- 
gafcar, on the fouthern coaft, built by the French, in the 
year 1643 ; but has been abandoned fome years. 
FORT DAU'PHIN, a fea-port in the iftand of St. Do¬ 
mingo, in the Weft Indies, fituated on the north fide of 
the ifland, with a fpacious harbour. Lat. 19. 4r. N. Ion. 
71.48.W. Greenwich. 
FORT EDWA'RD,a pleafant village of the American 
States, in Waftiington county, New-York, on the eaft 
bank of I-Iudfon river, forty-nine miles north of Albany. 
It had its name from the large fort built here in 1755; of 
which there are no remains but large mounds of earth. 
FORT ERI'E, a fort at the north-eaft extremity of 
Lake Erie. 
FORT de FERRIE'RES, a fortrefs of France, in the 
department of the Tarn: three leagues and a half weft of 
La Caune, and three and a half eaft of Caftres. 
FORT FRANK'LIN, a fort of the American States, 
in the north part of Pennfylvania, erected in 1787, in a 
place formerly called Venango , on the Allegany river: 
forty-fix miles fouth from Lake Erie, and fifty-fix north 
of Pittfburg. 
FORT FRE'DERICK HEN'RY, a fort of Brabant, 
at the mouth of the Scheldt: ten miles north-weft of 
Antwerp. 
FORT FRONTENAC', a fort of North America, in 
Lake Georgia, taken from the French by lieutenant- 
colonel Bradfheet, in Auguft, 1756. The fort was de¬ 
fended by fixty pieces of cannon, and no men, befides 
Indians. 
FORT de FUEN'TES, a fortrefs.of Italy, in the 
duchy of Milan, in the Comafco, at the place where the 
Adda enters the Lake of Como : thirty miles north of 
Como. This fortrefs was deftroyed by the French repub¬ 
lican army, in the fpring of the year 1796. 
FORT GA'LET, a fortrefs of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Channel: a quarter of a league north of 
Cherburg. 
FORT GEORGE, a fort of Scotland, in the county 
of Invernefs, on the eaft fide of the Frith of Murray, op- 
pofite Fortrofe : ten miles north-eaft of Invernefs. 
FORT GEORGE, a fort of the American States, at 
the fouth end of Lake George, fixty-two miles north of 
Albany. 
FORT FIAR'DY, a fort of the ftnte of New York: 
twenty-five miles north of Albany. 
FORT de HEU, a fort of France, in the department 
«if the Channel : one league eaft of Cherburg. 
FORT HOM'MET, a fort of France, in the department 
of the Channel: half a league north-weft of Cherburg. 
FORT JAMES, a fort of Africa, on the Gold Coaft. 
FORT I'SLANDS, ufually called Old Fort IJlands, are 
fituated on the north coaft of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in 
Efquimaux Bay. Lat. 51. 24. N. Ion 57. 48. W. 
FORT LE'ON, a fort of Weft Florida, on the weft fide 
of the Miftiftippi: five miles fouth-eaf* of New Orleans. 
FORT LEYD'SAAMHE YDE, a fort of Africa, on 
the Gold Coaft, in the kingdom of Acron, belonging to 
the Dutch. 
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FORT LONG'LET, a fort of France, in the depart, 
nrent of the Channel, near Cherburg. 
FORT LOU'IS, a town and fortrefs of France, in the 
department of the Lower Rhine, and chief place of a 
canton, in the diftr'nSt of Haguenau, built by Louis XIV. 
.on an ifland formed by the Rhine. It was taken by the 
Auftrians, in November, 1793, who evacuated it on their 
defeat near Weiflemburg; but not before they had blown 
up great part of the fortifications. It is now called Fort 
Vauban: eighteen miles norlh-north-eaft of Strafburg, and 
twelve eaft of Haguenau. 
FORT LOUTS, a fort of Africa, in the country of 
Senegal, built by the French; taken by the Englifh, in 
the year 1758. 
FORT NASSAU', a fortrefs of Brabant, on the 
Scheldt, between Tolen and Berg-op-Zoom. 
FORT NASSAU', a fortrefs of Africa, on the coaft 
of Guinea, with a good harbour; built by the Dutch, 
in the year 1612. 
FORT NIEU'LET, a fortrefs of France, near Calais 
and the fea, to guard the fluices. 
FORT ORMONVIL'LE, a fort of France, on the 
north coaft of the department of the Channel: two leagues 
and three quarters weft-north-weft of Cherburg. 
FORT OSWEG AT'CHY, a fort of Upper Canada, 
on the fouth fide of the river St. Lawrence : twenty 
leagues north-eaft of Lake Ontario. 
FORT PATIEN'CE, a fortrefs of Flanders, on the coaft 
oppofite Zealand, between Sas de Ghent and Yfendick. 
FORT PENTHIE'VRE, a fort of France, ia the de¬ 
partment of the Morbihan, fituated on the peninfula of 
Qmberon. This fort was taken by the French emigrants, 
aflifted by the Britifh troops, on the 28th of July, 1795, 
but retaken by the republicans on the 3d of Auguft : 
three leagues fouth-weft of Auray, five fouth-eaft of 
L’Orient, and one north of Qmberon. 
FORT PHILIP'PE, a fortrefs of France, on the fron¬ 
tiers of Flanders, in the department of the North: half 
a league from Gravelines. 
FORT POR'TAGE, a fort of Upper Canada, on the 
river Utawas: 120 miles weft of Montreal. 
FORT do POR'TO de CAM, a fort on the weft coaft 
of Portugal, on the coaft of the Atlantic : fix miles north- 
north-weft of Viana. 
FORT da POS'TA, a fort on the weft coaft of Por¬ 
tugal, near the Atlantic: five miles north of Viana. 
FORT QUER'QUEVILLE, a fort of France, in the 
department of the Channel: one league north-weft of 
Cherburg. 
FORT do RE'GO de FOZ, a fort on the weft coaft of 
Portugal, nearthe Atlantic : two miles north-weft of Viana. 
FORT ROY'AL, a fort of Africa, originally built by 
the Danes, and called Frederickjburg. It now belongs to 
the Englifh, and changed its name with its owners. 
FORT ROY'AL, a town of the ifland of Martinico, 
fituated on the fouth coaft. Lat. 14. 34. N. Ion. 43. 14. 
W. Ferro. 
FORT ROY'AL, the principal town in the iftand of 
Martinico, in the Weft Indies, belonging to the French. 
It is the feat of government in the ifland ; its ftreets are 
regular, the houfes agreeable, and the people gay and 
luxurious. The citadel which defends the town coft the 
French 325,0001. fterling. The harbour here is one of 
the belt in the Weft Indies, and the Chips of war winter 
in it. It was attacked by De Ruyter, admiral of the 
Dutch fleet, in 1674, without fuccefs. 
FORT ROY'AL, or St. George, a town on the weft 
coaft of the ifland of Grenada, and capital of the ifland. 
Lat. 12.4. N. Ion. 61. 32. W. Greenwich. 
FORT St. DO'NAS, a fortrefs of Flanders, built by 
the Spaniards, in a morafs, between Dam and Sluys. 
FORT St. JU'LIAN, a fort of Portugal, fituated on 
the north fide of the mouth of the Tagus: nine miles be¬ 
low Lifbon. 
FORT de St. MAR'TIN, a fortrefs of Italy, in the 
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