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ritories from the Chipeways, runs nearly north and fouth, 
and reaches almoft from the fouthern extremity of this 
lake acrofs the high lands to Michilimackinack, through 
the centre of which it pafles ; fo that, when thefe two tribes 
liappen to meet at the factory, they each encamp on their 
own dominions, at a few yards diftance from the ftockade. 
The country adjacent, either to the eaft or wed fide of 
this lake, is compofed but of an indifferent foil, except 
■where brooks or rivers empty themfelves into it; on the 
banks of thefe it is extremely fertile. Near the borders 
of the lake grow a great number of cherries, which are 
not lefs remarkable tor their manner of growth, than for 
their exquifite flavour. They grow upon a fmall flirub 
not more than four feet high, the boughs of which are fo 
loaded, that they lie in clutters on the land; as they 
grow only on the fand, the warmth of which probably 
contributes to bring them to fuch perfection, they are 
called by the French fand-chenies. The fize of them does 
not exceed that of a fmall muflcet-ball; but they are 
reckoned fuperior to any other fort for the purpofe of 
ileeping in fpirits. There alfo grow around the lake goofe- 
berries, black currants, and an abundance of juniper, 
bearing a great quantity of berries of the fineft iort. 
Shumach likewife grows here in great plenty; the leaf of 
which, gathered at Michaelmas, when it turns red, is 
much effeemed by the natives: they mix about an equal 
quantity of it with their tobacco, which caufes it to fmoke 
pleafantly. Near this lake, and indeed about all the lakes, 
is found a kind of willow, called redwood. Lat. 41.15. 
to 45. 55. N. Ion. 84. 40. to 87. 8. W. 
MICHILLIMACKINACK', called by the Canadians 
Gros IJle, the name of an ifland, fort, and village, on the 
louth-weft fide of the ftraits of the fame name. The ifland 
on which the village and fort Hand is very barren ; but, 
us the grand rendezvous of the Indian traders, aconfide- 
rable traffic is carried on; and its fituation will probably 
render it a place of commercial importance. It is within 
the line of the United States, and contains about 250 in¬ 
habitants : dillant about 200 miles north-north-well from 
Detroit. Lat. 45. 48. N. Ion. 84. 30. W. 
Michillimackinack' (Little), a river on the north- 
weft territory of America, which enters the fouth-eaft fide 
of Illinois river, by a mouth fifty yards wide, at which 
there are between thirty and forty fmall iflands. It runs 
a north-weft courfe, and is navigable about ninety miles. 
On its banks is plenty of good timber, viz. red and white 
cedar, pine, maple, walnut, &c. and here are alfo coal¬ 
mines. 
MICHIPICO'TEN, a river which runs into Lake Su¬ 
perior, on the north-eaft fide of the lake. At its mouth 
it forms a bay of its own name; and on the weft part of 
the bay is a large ifland, called alfo Maurepas (which 
fee), clofe to the land. On the eaft fide of the mouth of 
the above river, in lat. 47. 56. N. is Michipicoten Houfe, 
^belonging to the Hudfon’s Bay Company. 
MICHISCOU'I, the Indian and prefent name of the 
molt northerly river in Vermont. It is navigable feven 
miles from its mouth. A long tongue of land extends 
loutherly into Lake Champlain from the north-eaft cor¬ 
ner of Vermont, on the weft fide of the bay of this name, 
and forms the townlhip of Allburg. 
MICH'LSBERG, a towm of Bohemia, in the circle of 
Pilfen : four miles north-eaft of Pilfen. 
MICK'MATH,orMiCH'METHA, [Heb. one that ftrives.] 
The name of a place. 
MICH'O, a cove or bay of Canada, on the fouth coaft 
of the river St. Laurence: 218 miles below Quebec. Lat. 
49. 5. N. Ion. 66. 30. W. 
MICH'OWITZ, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of 
Kaurzim: twelve miles fouth-fouth-weft of Kaurzim. 
MI'CHRI, [Hebrew'.] The name of a place. 
MICH'TAM, [Heb. golden.] The title of feyeral of 
the Pfalrns of David. 
MICIP'SA, [Hebrew.] A man’s same. 
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MICK'ELSO, a fmall ifland in the Baltic, eaft of Aland. 
Lat. 60. 12. N. Ion. 20. 5. E. 
MICK'ELSO, a fmall ifland on the eaft fide of the gulf 
of Bothnia. Lat. 63. 27. N. Ion. 21.19. E. 
MICK'ERY, a fmall ifland in the Frith of Forth .• eight 
miles north-weft of Leith. . Lat. 56. 2. N. Ion. 3. 17. W. 
MI'CKLE, adj. [micel, Sax. mildl, old Teut. mikcl, 
Icel. Gr.] Much ; great. Obfolete. In Scotland 
it is pronounced muvkte. —Many a little makes a mickle. 
Camden's Remains. 4 
Oh 1 mickle is the pow’rful grace, that lies 
In plants, herbs, ftones, and their true qualities. Shmkefp. 
MICK'LE (William Julius), the celebrated tranflator 
of the Lufiad, was the ion of Alexander Mickle, a Scottiih 
clergyman, who had formerly been a diffenling minifter 
in London, an afllftant to Dr. Watts, and one of the tranf- 
lators of Bayle’s Dictionary. This gentleman, having re- 
fided a few years in London, was prefented to the church 
of Langholm in Dumfriesfliire, Scotland, where he mar¬ 
ried ; and our author was one of his younger fons. He 
was born September 29, 1734, and was educated by his 
father. In his early years his paflion for poetry frequently 
difeovered itfelf. At the age of thirteen, having accident¬ 
ally met with Spenfer’s Faery Queen, he became en¬ 
amoured of his manner of writing, and determined to imi¬ 
tate him. After the death of his father, he came to Edin¬ 
burgh to refide with an aunt, who carried on the bufinefs 
of a brewer in that capital after the death of her hulband- 
His tafte for poetry, which he continued to cultivate, ex¬ 
erted its ufual unfavourable influence over him as a tradef- 
man : and, though for forne time after he was of age he 
carried on the brewing-bufinefs for himfelf to a large ex¬ 
tent, he was finally unfliccefsful. In 1763 he quitted 
Edinburgh, and repaired to London, in order to folicit 
employment in the fea-fervice. He took with him a poem 
entitled “ Providence,” which he fent to lord Lyttleton, 
at that time the nobleft patron of the mules, for his in- 
fpeCtion. It was returned with a polite letter; and a 
correfpondence commenced between them, which was 
fertile in compliment to the poor poet, but produced no 
other advantage to him. Indeed, the fpecimens he at 
that time gave of his poetical powers could fcarceiy claim 
the meed even of a l’erious compliment, for they amount¬ 
ed to little more than flowery diction and fmooth verfifi- 
cation. Several projects for a fettlement at home and 
abroad in a commercial or official fituation having failed, 
he at length accepted the humble fituation of corrector 
to the Clarendon prefs in Oxford. In 1767 he pubiilhed 
his raoft confiderable original poem, “ The Concubine,” 
the title of which, after it had gone through three edi¬ 
tions, was altered to “ Sir Martyn,” as the rirft title had 
occafioned fome mifconcepticn of its nature. It is written 
in the ftanza and antiquated language of Spenfer, with an 
imitation of that poet’s allegorical and defcriptive man¬ 
ner; and difplays much poetical imagery, with great faci¬ 
lity of verfification. His name became advantageoufly 
known to the public by this and fome other productions; 
and a way was prepared for the reception of his greateft 
performance, and that which alone entitles him to bio¬ 
graphical record, the tranflation of the Lufiad of Camoens. 
He had long entertained an idea of fuch a work ; but it 
was not till 1771, that, having made acquifilion of the 
Portuguefe language, he pubiilhed the rirft book of his 
verfion as a fpecimen. The approbation of his friends 
encouraged him to proceed ; and, that he might devow 
his whole attention to the talk, he refigned his office at 
the Clarendon prefs, and took lodgings at a farm-houlje 
at Foreft-hill. His work was finilhed in 1775, and pub¬ 
iilhed in a quarto volume with the title of “ The Lufiad, 
or the Difcovery of India.” The volume contained alfo 
an Introduction on the Portuguefe Conquefts in India; 
the Life of Camoens ; a Differtation on the Lufiad, and 
ObJeryatiotis on Epic Poetry; Notes, liluftrations, See. 
.Mr, 
