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They were collected together in 174.9, inonevolume, iamo. 
and are faid to be diftinguilhed throughout by that fweet- 
nefs of ltyle, that noblenefs of fentiment, that elevation, 
that undtion, and that touching fimplicity, which are 
the charadteriftics of a good mind, and of true genius. 
Moreri. 
MA'BRA, a town of Algiers, in the gulf of Bona: 
ten miles weft of Bona. 
MAC, prefixed to Irifli and Scotch names, fignifies a 
fon. 
MAC CLU'ER’s IN'LET, a large bay on the fouth-weft 
coaft of New Guinea. Lat. a. 30. S. Ion. of the mouth, 
13a.15. E. 
MAC DE'ALS, a town of South Carolina: twenty-four 
miles north-weft of George Town. 
MAC DOW'AL’s BAY, a bay on the weft coaft of the 
ifland of Jura. 
MAC DUFF' TOWN, a feaport town of Scotland, in 
the county of BamfF, with a good harbour in the Frith 
of Murray. There are about ten veffels belonging to the 
port, from 60 to 120 tons ; three of which trade to Lon¬ 
don, two to the Baltic, and the reft are employed in the 
coafting trade. It is two miles eaft of Bam ft', and twen¬ 
ty-one weft of Fraferburgh. Lat. 57. 38. N. Ion. 2. 25. W. 
MAC GIL'LIVRAY’s TOWN, a town of the ltate of 
Georgia, in the Abacoochee. Lat. 32. 40- S. Ion. 86. io. W. 
MA'CA, a town of Africa, in Hoval: twenty miles 
from the mouth of the Senegal. 
MACABA'LI BANK', a rocky fhoal in the Indian 
Sea, near the coaft of Africa. Lat. 13. 25. S. 
MACA'BRA, a town of Africa, in Sennaar: forty 
miles fouth-fouth-weft of Meroe. 
MACA'DRA, a town of Arabia, in Yemen : thirty- 
two miles fouth of Chamir. 
MACAHA'LAR BA'Y, a bay on the north-weft coaft 
of the ifland of Mindanao. 
MA'C JE, in ancient geography, a people of Africa, 
eaft of the Nafamones, and near the fea. Some have fup- 
poled they are the fame with thofe called Syrtites by Pto¬ 
lemy, becaufe they inhabited towards the Great Syrtis. 
The Cinyps watered their country ; and hence Silius Ita- 
licus denominates them Cinyphii Macse. 
MACA'ENS de CAMIN'HO, a town of Portugal, in 
Eftramadura : thirteen miles north-north-eafl of Thomar, 
and thirty-three louth-fouth-eaft of Coimbra. 
MACA'IRE (St.) a town of France, in the department 
of the Gironde, and chief place of a canton, in the dif- 
trift of La Reole. The place contains 1483, and the can¬ 
ton 9980, inhabitants. 
MACAL'LESTER’s BA'Y, a bay on the eaft coaft of 
the ifland of Mull. Lat. 56. 30. N. Ion. 5.45.W. 
MACALUN'GO, a town of Africa, in Mozambique. 
Lat. 17. S. Ion. 39. E. 
MACAN', a town of Perfia, in Chorafan: fixty miles 
weft of Meru Shahigian. 
MACAN'NA, a kingdom of Africa, fouth of Bam- 
bouk. 
MACANA'O, a fmall ifland in the Caribbean Sea, near 
the weft coaft of Margarita. Lat. 11. N. Ion. 64. 40. W. 
MACA'O, a town of Portugal, in Eftremadura : twelve 
miles north-eaft of Abantes, and eleven fouth-weft of Caf- 
tel-Branco. 
MACA'O, a feaport town of China, in the province of 
Quang-tong, fituated at the entrance of the bay of Canton, 
and built on a peninfula, or rather a fmall ifland, becaufe 
it is feparated from the land by a river where the ebbing 
and flowing of the fea are fenflbly felt: this tongue of 
land is joined to the reft of the ifland only by a fmall neck, 
about one hundred yards acrofs. The Portuguefe ob¬ 
tained this port from the emperor Camhy, as a reward for 
the afliftance they gave to the Chinefe in deftroying the 
pirates, w ho from the iflands in the vicinity of Canton in- 
tefted the feas, and ravaged all the coafts of China. Some 
writers pretend, that this city had no inhabitants but pi¬ 
rates when the Portuguefe formed an eftablifliment in it j 
and that they were only permitted to build huts covered 
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with ftraw. However this be, their whole extent of ter¬ 
ritory, bounded by a wall, is not more than eight miles in 
circumference. In this fmall fpot, the Portuguefe car¬ 
ried on, for a long time, altnoft exclufively, a confiderable 
traffic with the Chinefe empire, and with other countries 
in Afia, particularly japan, Tonquin, Cochinchina, and 
Siam. But, by the luxury occafioned by increafe of 
wealth and the injurious oppreffion of the Chinefe, the 
enterprifing fpirit of the Portuguefe declined, and the in¬ 
habitants of Macao became enervated by a tropical cli¬ 
mate. Their trade to Japan failed ; their other /'pecula¬ 
tions became precarious ; and this once-profperous fettie- 
ment is now very much reduced. The houfes at Macao 
are built after the European manner, but they are low, 
and make little ihow. Here are thirteen churches and 
chapels, and fifty priefts, to minifter to the devotion of 
between four and five thoufand laity. The whole popu¬ 
lation of Macao, according to the ftatement of La Pe- 
roufe, may be computed at 20,000, (Staunton fays 12,000,) 
of whom 100 are Portuguefe by birth ; 2000 metis, or half 
Indians and half Portuguefe, with as many Caffre fiaves, 
their domeftics; the reft are Chineie, who employ them- 
felves in commerce and different trades, by which they 
lay the Portuguefe under contribution to their induftry, 
Thefe lad, though altnoft all mulattoes, would think 
themfelves difgraced, if they fupported their families by 
exercifing any mechanical art; though their pride is not 
above continually foliciting charity with importunity, 
from every one that paffes by them. 
The roadftead of Macao is fufficiently fpacious to con¬ 
tain 60-gun (hips at the entrance of Typa ; and in its har- 
ttour, which is below the town, and communicates with 
the river up to the eattward, lhips of feven or eight hun¬ 
dred tons, with half their lading. The mouth of this har¬ 
bour is defended by a fortrefs of two batteries, which muft 
be kept within piftol-lhot in entering. Three fmall forts, 
two of which are mounted with twelve guns, and the 
third with fix, proteft the fouth fide of the town from* 
every attempt of the Chinefe. Thefe fortifications, which 
are in the worft poffible ftate, would be far from formid¬ 
able to Europeans; but they may ealily overawe all the 
maritime forces of the Chinefe. A mountain alfo com¬ 
mands the road, where a detachment of troops could hold 
out a very long fiege. The Portuguefe of Macao, more 
devout than warlike, have built a church on the ruins of 
a fort which covered this mountain, forming at that time, 
an impregnable poll. The fide next the land is defended 
by two fortreffes; one of which is mounted with forty 
guns, and capable of containing a garrifon of one thoufand 
men. It is provided with a ciftern, two fprings of run¬ 
ning water, and cafemates for laying up warlike ammu¬ 
nition and provifions. The other, which mounts thirty 
guns, cannot receive above three hundred men, and has a 
very abundant fpring that never fails. Thefe two citadels 
command the whole country. The Portuguefe frontiers 
extend nearly a league from the town, and are bounded 
by a wall guarded by a mandarin and a few foldiers. 
This mandarin is the real governor of Macao, whom all 
the Chinefe obey, though he is not allowed to fleep within 
thefe limits. But he may examine all the fortifications, 
infpeft the cuftom-houfes, See. and on thefe occalions the 
Portuguefe are obliged to give him a falute of five guns; 
but no European can make a Angle ftep on the Chinefe 
territory, beyond the wall, which would fubjecl him-either 
to imprisonment or a heavy contribution. The palace of 
the Chinefe mandarin is in the middle of the city; and 
the Portuguefe are conftrained to pay a tribute of 100,000 
ducats for the liberty of choofing their own magiftrates, 
exercifing their religion, and living according to their 
own laws. The viceroy of Goa nominates to all civil and 
military offices at Macao, and appoints the governor and 
all the fenators, who participate in the civil authority. 
He has lately fixed the garrifon at 180 Indian feapoys, and 
120 militia-men, whofe fervice confifts in patroles at night. 
The foldiers are armed with flicks, and the officer a; on ft 
has the privilege of wearing a fword j though he can on 
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