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Mag. for 181S, Part II. and March 1819. Voyage of 
Difcovery to Baffin’s Bay, for inquiring into the Pro¬ 
bability of a N.W. Pafl’age; by Capt. John Rofs, K.S. 
Modern Voyages and Travels, No. I. containing the 
“Journal of a Voyage to the Ardfic Regions, between 
the 4-th of April and the 18th of November, 1818, in 
his Majefty’s Ship Alexander.” Literary Journal, April 3, 
1819. Capt. Sabine, in the Quarterly Journal, No. XIII. 
NORTH REE'F, a reef of the ifland of Hifpaniola. 
Lat. 33. N. Ion. 69. 12. W. 
NORTH RIV'ER, a river of the ifland of St. Vincent, 
which runs into the lea one mile north of Young Point. 
NORTH RIV'ER. See Bravo, vol. iii. 
NORTH RIV'ER, a river of Canada, which runs into 
the Utwas 129 miles weft of Montreal. 
NORTEI RIV'ER, a river of North Carolina, which 
runs into Albemarle Sound in lat. 36. 6. N. Ion. 76.10. W. 
NORTH RIV'ER, a river of Maflachufetts, which 
runs into the fea between Scituate and Marblehead. 
NORTH RIV'ER, a branch of Hudfon’s River. 
NORTH RIV'ER, a branch of Fluviana River, in 
Virginia. 
NORTH ROCK'S, or St. Patrick’s Rocks, from a 
feat of ftone amongft them called St. Patrick’s Chair, 
whence the rocks have taken this fecond name ; fituated 
in the harbour of Donaghadee, in the county of Down, 
and province of Ullter, in Ireland. From north to fouth 
they are about two thirds of a league, between which is 
clean good ground. But care rnuft be taken of the South 
Rock, on which many fliips have perithed ; for it is over¬ 
flowed by every tide, and no crew can lave their lives if 
the wind blows high. This rock Hands a full mile from 
the fliore. 
NORTH SA'LEM, a townlhip of America, in Weft- 
Chefter county, New York, oppofite to Ridgefield in 
Connecticut; containing 1145 inhabitants. 
NORTH SE'A, a name given to that part of the At¬ 
lantic fituated to the north of England and Ireland ; fome- 
times applied to the German Ocean, or that part of the 
Atlantic which is north of the Downs and the mouth of 
the Thames. This term has likewife been applied to the 
Gulf of Mexico, and all that part of the Atlantic which 
is north of the coalt of South America, from the ifthmus 
of Darien. 
NORTH-SOUND POI'NT, a cape of the ifland of 
Antigua, at the eaft fide of the entrance into Parham 
Harbour. Lat. 17. 16. N. Ion. 61. 27. W. 
NORTH STA'R,J 1 The pole-ftar ; the lode-ftar.—If 
her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were 
no living near her; flie would infedt to the northJtar. 
Shakclpedre. 
NORTH STO'NEHAM. See Stoneham. 
NORTEI WA'LES. See Wales. 
NORTH WA'LES, a town of Virginia : ten miles 
north-weft of Hanover. 
NORTEI-WEST', J'. The point between the north and 
weft.—The bathing-places, that they may remain under 
the fun until evening, he expofeth unto the fummer fet- 
ting, that is north-wrjl. Brown's Vulg. Err. 
NORTH-WEST BA'Y, a bay on the north coaft of 
the ifland of Fernando Po. Lat. 3. 35. N. Ion. 7. 35. E. 
NORTH-WEST COM'PANY. See the article Fur, 
vol. viii. p. 124. 
NORTH-WEST PAS'SAGE. See North Pole. 
NORTH-WEST POI'NT, a cape on the weft coaft of 
Africa. Lat. 16.36. S. 
NORTH-WEST RIV'ER, a branch of Cape Fear 
River, in North Carolina. 
NORTH-WEST TER'RIT.ORY, an extenfive terri¬ 
tory of North America, not yet organifed into a regular 
government, is fituated between lat. 41.45. and 49. 37. N. 
and Ion. 7. and 18. 30. W. from Wafhington city; and 
bounded on the north by Upper Canada and Lake Supe¬ 
rior, on the fouth by Indiana and Illinois territory, on 
the eaft by Upper Canada and Lake Michigan, on the weft 
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and fouth-weft by Miffiffippi-river, which divides it from 
the Miffouri Territory. Its extent from north to fouth 
is about 360 miles, and from eaft to weft 456 miles; and 
its area contains about 147,000 fquare miles, or 94,080,000 
acres. The face of the country is generally undulating, 
in fome places hilly, but not mountainous. Its rivers are 
the Miffiffippi, Ouifconfin, Fox, Monomonie, Chippeway, 
See. The foil is moftly excellent; and the climate to¬ 
wards the fouth is pleafant, and to the north cold. It 
includes partly the ftate of Ohio, Indiana, and the county 
of Wayne. 
NORTH WIN'D, f. The wind that blows from the 
north : 
The clouds w'ere fled, 
Driven by a keen north wind. Milton's P. L. 
When the fierce north-wind with his airy forces 
Rears up the Baltick to a foaming fury. Watts. 
NORTH YAR'MOUTH. See Yarmouth. 
NORTH ADSTE'DE, a town of the duchy of Holftein : 
eight miles north-eaft of Meldorp. 
NORTIIAL'BEN. See Nordhalben, p.138. 
NORTHA'LL, a village in Middlefex, on the north 
fide of Enfield Chace ; it is Arid to be corruptly fo called 
from Noriliaiv, or the North Grove, here being a wood 
that belonged to the monaftery of St. Alban’s. A noble 
houfe was built here, in the reign of queen Elizabeth, by 
Henry Dudley earl of Warwick ; after whofe death it 
came to feveral pofieflbrs, and, being fold to Mr. William 
Lemon, delcended to fir William Lemon, his grandfon, 
who gave the rent of the wells to the poor of the pariffi. 
But thefe wells, once much reforted to, are now forfaken. 
James I. gave 40I. a-year to the town, in lieu of the 
ground he laid into his park, at Theobald’s, out of the 
common. 
NORTEIAL'LERTON, a borough and market-town 
in the North Riding of Yorklhire, is fituated on the fide 
of a riling ground, gently doping towards the eaft, thirty- 
one miles diftant from the city of York, and 225 miles 
from London. Near this place, in the year 1138, the 
memorable battle of the Standard was fought between the 
Englifli and Scots. To animate the Englilh forces, the 
bifliop of the Orkneys, afting as deputy to Thurftan arch- 
bifliop of York, who was confined by ficknefs, brought 
from the convent of Beverley a conlecrated Jiandard, 
which was a tall malt, fixed in a four-wheel carriage, and 
having at the top a pix with the holt, and a crofs with the 
banners of St. Peter and St. John of Beverley ; from this 
■circumltance the battle acquired its name. The Scots were 
totally routed, with the lots of 10,coo men; and the fpot on 
which the conflict took place is ftill called Standard-hill. 
The town conlifts principally of one ftreet, the houfes. 
of which are built with brick: the market-place is fpa- 
cious, and furrounded with very good houies. The 
church is an ancient ftrudlure, built in the form of a crofs, 
and contains feveral monuments. The civil government 
of the town is vefted in a bailiff, who holds his office for 
life, by the appointment of the bifliop of Durham for the 
time being. To this fee the whole of the manor has been 
fubjedt ever fince the time of William Rufus. A market 
is held on Wedneldays ; and here are five annual fairs, in 
which horfes and horned cattle conftitute the chief article 
of traffic. In the parliamentary furvey of the year 18 it, 
Northallerton was Hated to contain 2234 inhabitants, oc¬ 
cupying 510 houfes. Amongft many other modern im¬ 
provements in this town, a new prilon has been eredfed 
on the plan of the celebrated and humane Mr. Howard, 
but it is only an affiftant to York gaol, and not a county 
one ; itconfifts of but thirty cells and a place of correc- ■ 
tion and labour, with four very ftrong cells for capital 
offenders. 
Northallerton is an ancient borough, but without a 
corporation, and governed by a bailiff deputed and au- 
thorifed by the bifliop of Durham, for the time being, by 
patent forlife. The bilhop is lord of the manor; and the 
3 I bailiff', 
