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The feelings of the antiquary now give place to thofe 
of the man; and we honour M. Millin for the indigna¬ 
tion with which he adverts to the horrible maflacres of 
the French revolution. It is neceflary to hold up to 
everlafting execration the wretches of that day, in order 
that their example may be Ihunned in future by even 
the bafeft of mankind. “ While we are examining the 
triumphal arch at Orange, a painful fentiment arifes 
from the bitternefs which mixes itfelf with our pleafure; 
becaufe the place on which this monument is built, has 
been the horrible theatre of murder; and the blood of 
Frenchmen has flowed under the axe of executioners, 
who called themfelves their fellow-citizens and brothers. 
It was here that, in 1793, many miferable creatures 
were conducted from the prifons of neighbouring towns 
to receive their death. Doubtlefs, the arch at Orange 
was ereCted to preferve the recollection of combats in 
which thoufands fell : but they died fighting for their 
country, and their memory excited fentiments which 
iilenced regret; on the other hand, the inhabitants of 
Avignon were dragged under the portals of the arch at 
Orange, and maflacred without pity, and without the 
power of defending themfelves againlt their afl'aflins.” 
Next to the triumphal arch, the objeCt mod deferving 
of attention from lovers of antiquity, is that which is 
called, though improperly, the Circus. It is (ituated on 
the Hope of a hill, where it would have been impoflible to 
ereCl a building of that kind. The fuppofed circus is a 
theatre; and this monument is the more precious, becaufe 
it is the only one of this fpecies now to be found in 
France, and the moll entire of any yet exilting. The 
circular part, where the fpe&ators fat, is hollowed out of 
the mountain ; and the two extremities of the femicircle 
W'ere united by the conltruCtion of the ltage. Vitruvius 
exprefsly mentions edifices of this clafs. In Greece and 
Ionia, indeed, remains of theatres, formed after this man¬ 
ner, are not uncommon ; and the conltruCtion was at 
once cheap and fecure. This place contains 7270 inha¬ 
bitants: it is two pods and a half north of Avignon, and 
eighty-four and a quarter fouth fouth-eaft of Paris. Lat. 
44. 8. N. Ion. 4. 53. E. 
OR'ANGE, a term applied to thofe perfons who ad¬ 
here to the ftadtholder. Hence, Orange-party. Alfo a 
faftion which has prevailed for fome time in Ireland, to 
its ruin and difgrace. James's Mil. Did. 
OR'ANGE, a cbunty of North America, in the Hate of 
New-York, bounded on the north by the county of 
Ullter, on the ealt by the river Hudfon, on the fouth by 
the county of Rockland, and on the fouth-weft by the 
Hate of New Jerfey and the river Delaware; of an irre¬ 
gular form, about thirty-fix miles in length from ealt to 
welt, and ten to twenty-five from north to fouth. It is 
divided into nine townlhips, the chief of which is Go- 
fhen; containing 34,347 inhabitants, of whom 966 are 
flaves. The excellent butter of this county is collected 
at Newburgh and New Windfor, and thence tranfported 
to New York. On the north fide of the mountains in 
this county is a very valuable trad called “ Drowned 
Lands,” containing about 40 or 50,000 acres. 
OR'ANGE, a county of the Hate of Vermont, in Ame¬ 
rica, containing twenty townlhips and 25,247 inhabi¬ 
tants. The county-town is Newbury; and the townlhips 
fouth of it are Bradford, Fairlee, and Thetford. The 
land is high, and furnilhes numerous Itreamsin oppofite di- 
redions, both to Connecticut river and to lake Champlain. 
OR'ANGE, a townlhip on the north line of the above 
county, in the north-eall corner of which is Knox’s 
mountain ; containing 1686 inhabitants. 
OR'ANGE, a county of Hilfborough diftrid. North 
Carolina; containing 15,657 inhabitants, of whom 3327 
are flaves. The chief town is Hilfborough.—Alfo, a 
county of South Carolina, in Orangeburg diltrid. 
OR'ANGE, a county of Virginia, containing 6207 free 
inhabitants, and 5242 flaves: this county is fifty-five 
miles long and ten broad, and comprehends 320,000 acre?. 
Vox.. XVII. No. 1207. 
It has been fo long under culture with tobacco and In¬ 
dian corn, that the foil is greatly impoverilhed. It has 
three epifcopal churches, five or fix Baptift churches, 
and one belonging to the Prefbyterians: 127 miles from 
Walhington. 
OR'ANGE, a townlhip, formerly “ Cardigan,” in 
Grafton county, New Hamplhire, which gives rife to an 
ealt branch of Malcomy river ; incorporated in 1789, and 
containing 229 inhabitants : twenty miles ealt of Dart- 
mouth-college.—Alfo, a townlhip of Maflachufetts, on 
the ealt line of Hamplhire county, on Miller’s river, fe- 
venty-five miles north-welt by welt of Bolton: incor¬ 
porated in 1783, and containing 764 inhabitants. 
OR'ANGE, or Orange Dale, a town of New Jerfey, 
fix miles north-well of Newark. 
ORANGE BA'Y, a bay on the welt coalt of Jamaica. 
Lat. 18. 22. N. Ion. 78. 10. W.— A bay on the ealt coalt of 
Newfoundland. Lat. 50. 32. N. Ion. 56. 10. W. 
OR'ANGE-DEW, J. A kind of dew which falls in the 
fpring-time from the leaves of orange and lemon trees, 
which is extremely fine and fubtile. M. de la Hire, ob- 
ferving this, placed fome flat pieces of glafs under the 
leaves to receive it; and, having procured fome large 
drops of it, was delirous of difcovering what it was. He 
foon found that it was not merely an aqueous fluid, be¬ 
caufe it did not evaporate in the air; and that it was not 
a refin, becaufe it readily and perfectly mixed with water: 
it was natural then to fuppole it a liquid gum; but nei¬ 
ther did this, on examination, prove to be the cafe ; for, 
being laid on paper, it did not dry as the other liquid 
gums do. Its anfwering to none of thefe characters, and 
its being of the confidence of honey, and of a fweet 
fugar-like talte, gave a fufpicion of its being a kind 
of manna; and whatever in the other trials had proved 
it not a refin, a gum, &c. all equally tends to prove that 
it is this fubllance. Chambers. 
OR'ANGE-FLOWER,yi The flower of the orange-tree 
is fhown on the Botany Plate XIII. fig. 1, 2, 3.— Orange- 
flowers are j ultly elteemed one of the finelt perfumes; and, 
though little ufed in medicine, yet the water diltilled 
from them is accounted llomachic, cordial, and carmina¬ 
tive. Ency. Brit. 
ORANGE IS'LAND, a fmall ifland in Orange Bay, on 
the welt coalt of Jamaica. 
ORANGE IS'LAND. See Pulo Pennea. 
ORANGE-MUS'K, f. A fpecies of pear. 
OR'ANGE-PEEL, f. The peel of oranges, whether 
plain, or candied for fweetmeat.— Orange-peel is an agree¬ 
able aromatic, proper to repairand llrengthen the llomach, 
and gives a very grateful flavour to any infufions or tinc¬ 
tures into whole compofitions it enters. It is particu¬ 
larly ufeful in preparations of the bark; gives an agree¬ 
able warmth to the infufion; and, according to Dr. 
Percival, confiderably increafes its virtue. Ency. Brit. 
ORANGE RIV'ER, a river of Jamaica, which runs 
into the fea four miles ealt of Montego Bay. 
ORANGE RIV'ER a river of Africa, which has its 
fource from a mountain in the ealtern part of the fettle- 
ment of the Cape of Good Hope, about 150 miles from 
the Indian Sea, and, after a welterly courfe of about 6og 
miles, runs into the Atlantic in lat. 28. 30. S. 
ORANGE-TAW'NY, J'. A colour fo called.—Holding 
in his hand a fruit of that country, like an orange, but of 
colour between orange-tawny and fcarlet. Bacon's New 
Atlantis. — Baronets, or knights of Nova Scotia, are com¬ 
monly diftinguifhed from others by a ribbon of orange- 
tawny. Iieylyn. 
ORANGE-TAW'NY, adj. Of a colour refembling an 
orange; nearly red.—I will difcharge it in your Itraw- 
coloured beard, your orange-tawny beard. S/iaftefpeare's 
MidJ'. N. Dream. 
Great is my patience to forbear thee thus, 
Uncivil, orange-tawny coated, clerk! B. Jonfon. 
OR'ANGE TOWN, a town of North America, in 
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