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PASSAGE I'SLANDS, twofmall iilands among the Vir- 
gin-iilands, in the Weft Indies, near the coaft of Porto Rico. 
PASSAGE PO'INT, a cape on the coaft of Patagonia, 
in the Straits of Magellan. Lat. 15.53.S. Ion. 73. 40. W. 
PASSAGE ROCK' (North), a rock in Prince Wil¬ 
liam’s Sound, about two miles and a half north-north- 
weft from the north point of entrance into Port Chalmers, 
Montague’s Ifland. 
PASSAGE ROCK' (South), a rock in Prince Wil¬ 
liam’s Sound, half a mile weft from the north point of 
entrance into Port Chalmers. 
PASSA'GES (Los), a feaport town of Spain, in Gui- 
pufcoa, with a good harbour, well iheltered by mountains, 
with fufficient depth of water for a fifty-gun (hip : three 
miles eaft of St. Sebaftian. Lat. 43.10. N. Ion. 2. W. 
PASSA'IC, a river of America, which rifes in New 
Jerfey, and runs into Newark Bay four miles eaft-fouth- 
eaft of Newark ; in lat. 40. 43. N. Ion. 74. 8. W. 
PASSA'IS, a town of France, in the department of 
the Qrne : fix miles fouth-weft of Domfront. 
PASSALORHYN'CHITES, in ecclefiaftical hiftory, a 
feft of Montanifts, in the fecond century, who made 
profellion of perpetual filence, and, the better to main¬ 
tain it, kept the thumb continually upon the lips ; 
founding their practice on that of the Pfalmift, Set a 
guard, O Lord, on my mouth. St. Jerome mentions his 
having met with fomeof them in his time. Chambers. 
PASS'AMAN, a town on the weft coaft of the ifland of 
Sumatra, near the Equator. 
PASSAMAQUOD'DY, a town and river of America, 
near which is the divifion-line between the Britilh pro¬ 
vince of New Brunfwick and the United States. The 
ifland of Campo Bello, in the North Atlantic Ocean, is 
at the middle or weft paifage of the bay, in lat. 44. 50. N. 
and Ion. 66.46. W. Thediftance from Crofs-ifle,Machias, 
to Weft Paffamaquoddy-head, is nine leagues north-eaft 
by eaft ; and from the head over the bar to Allen’s ifle, 
north-north-eaft two leagues. Three rivers fall into the 
bay; the largeft of which is called by the Indians the 
Seoodieh, but by De Mons and Champlaine, Etchemina. 
Its main fource is near Penobfcot river; and the carry¬ 
ing-place between the two rivers is only three miles. 
PASSAMEZ'ZO, f. [from the Ital. puffer, to walk, and 
mezzo , the middle.] A flow' dance, differing little from 
the aftion of walking.—As a galliard confifts of five paces, 
or bars, in the firft llrain, and is therefore called a cinque 
pace, the paffamezzo, which is a diminutive of the gal¬ 
liard, has juft half that number, and from that peculia¬ 
rity takes its name. Chambers. 
PASSANGAN', a town on the north coaft of the ifland 
of Sumatra. Lat. 4.45. N. Ion. 97. 2. E. 
PASS'ANT, adj. [French.] Curfory ; carelefs.—What 
a fevere judgment all our actions (even our paffant 
words, and our fecret thoughts) muft hereafter undergo. 
Barrow. 
Passant, in heraldry, a term applied to a lion or other 
animal in a fhield, appearing to walk leifurely : for moft 
beafts, except lions, trippant is frequently ufed inftead of 
paffant. 
En Passant, adv. [French.] By the way ; flightly ; in 
hafte. This affefted term has long been in ufe among 
tis.—Refle&ing upon this Egyptian prayer, or anology 
rather, made in the name of the dead, we may en paffant 
obferve both a touch of pharifaical arrogancy and ielf- 
juftification. Tranjl.of Plato's Apol. of Socrates, &c. 1675. 
PASSA'RA, a town of the ifland of Borneo, on the 
weft coaft: eighty miles fouth-weft of Borneo. 
PASSAR'GE, a river of Pruflia, which runs into the 
Frifch Haff in lat. 54. 23. N. Ion. 19.42. E. 
PASSAR'GOS (Los), a fmall ifland in the Grecian 
Archipelado, between the coaft of Natolia and the ifland 
of Scio. Lat. 38. 17. N. Ion. 26. 14. E. 
PASSA'RO, a town of Sicily, in the Val di Noto : thirty 
miles fouth of Syracufe, and thirteen fouth-weft of Noto. 
PAS 
PASSARON', a town of the Morea: eighteen miles 
fouth of Argos. 
PASSAROT'TI (Bartolomeo), an Italian engraver 
and painter, was born at Bologna in the year 1540, and 
died in the fame city in 1592. Bartolomeo w'as the moft; 
eminent of the numerous family of artifts of his name ; 
and excelled both in hiftorical fubjefts and portraits. 
Huber claims for him the honour of having been the 
founder of the celebrated Academy at Bologna, where 
the Carracci fo much diftinguiihed themfelves. He was 
a painter of great merit, and Ph. Thomalfin, C. Cort, 
Aug. Carracci, and many other artifts, have engraved af¬ 
ter his pictures. He likewife produced many etchings 
from his own defigns, and from thofe of F. Salviati, and 
P. Perugino. 
PASSAR'OWITZ, a town of European Turkey, in 
Servia, near the river Morava ; well known for a peace 
concluded there, in the year 1718, between Charles VI. 
and Achmet III. thirty-three miles eaft-fouth-eaft of 
Belgrade, and forty-four weft of Orfova. 
PASSARU'AN, or Passarowan, a town of the ifland 
of Java, and capital of a kingdom, fituated on the north 
coaft : the chief trade is in cotton. The houfes are neatly 
built; and the country appears to be well cultivated. 
The produce of this fettlement is rice, of which they ex¬ 
port large quantities. There are but few Dutch here ; 
the Javanefe are numerous, and their chief lives with 
confiderable fplendour. They have good roads, and 
ports are eftabliihed along the coaft ; and it appears to be 
a bufy and well-regulated fettlement: thirty miles weft 
of Panarucan. Lat. 7. 36. S. 
PASSAU', a city of Germany, in the circle of Bavaria, 
and capital of a biihopric and principality of the fame 
name, on the Danube, where it receives the Inn and the 
IIz. It confifts of three towns: namely, of that which- 
is properly called Pajj'au, and lies betwixt the rivers Da¬ 
nube and Inn ; of the Innjiadt, which ftandson the other 
fide of the Inn, being joined with the former by means- 
of a bridge, and Handing on the fide of the ancient town 
of Boiodurum ; and laftly of the Ilzftudt, which l]es on- 
the north fide of the Danube, where it receives into it 
the Hz. The laft of thefe rivers runs betwixt the Ilzftadt 
and the mountain of St. George, on which ftands the 
caftle of Oberhaufz. From this fortrefs a bridge leads 
over the Danube into the road to Palfau. The city, on 
thofe fides of it which are furrounded by the w-ater, is 
without the walls, but towards the land-fide of Bavaria 
is fortified both with ramparts and ditches. 
PaiTau enjoys a very good fituation for trade. It re¬ 
mained under the power of the Romans, till after the 
year 475, when it was taken by the Alemanni. After- 
that it fell under the dominion of the Franks, and con¬ 
tinued under the government of the dukes of .Bavaria. 
In the year 999, the emperor Otho III. made it fubjedt 
to the bifhop. In 1552, the religious peace, which is 
ufually called The Treaty of Paffau, was concluded here 
foon after the advantage gaiped by Maurice eledlor of 
Saxony againft the emperor Charles V. As this treaty 
is contidered by the German Proteftants as the bails of 
their liberty, it may not be improper to infert here fome 
of its principal articles. By the three firft it was ftipu- 
lated, that Maurice and the confederates fliould lay down 
their arms, and ihould lend, their troops to Ferdinand 
king of the Romans, the emperor’s brother, to defend 
Germany againft the Turks 5 and that the landgrave of 
Hefle fliould be let at liberty. By the fourth, it was 
agreed, that the rule of faith, called Interim, (fee vol. 
xi. p. 166.) fliould be confidered as null and void; that 
the contending parties ihould enjoy the free and undif- 
turbed exercife of their religion, and a-diet ihould be af- 
fembled, within fix months, to determine all the prefent 
difputes; and that this religious liberty fliould continue 
always, if it ihould be found impofiible to come to an 
uniformity in do&rineand worihip. It was alfo refolved, 
that 
