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Orange, and Chittenden; and bounded north-east by Orange 
and Caledonia counties, east by Caledonia county, south¬ 
east by Orange county, south by Addison county, and west 
by Chittenden county.—5. A post township of the United 
States, in Cheshire county, New Hampshire; 18 miles 
east-south-east of Charles-town, and 35 west of Concord. 
Population 820.—6. A township of Berkshire county, 
Massachusetts ; 120 miles west of Boston. Population 
942.—7. A county of the United States, in Rhode Island, 
bounded north by Kent county, east by Narraganset bay, 
south by the Atlantic, and west by Connecticut. Popula¬ 
tion 14,969.—-8. A post town of the United States, in Litch¬ 
field county, Connecticut; 10 miles south-west of Litch¬ 
field, and 25 north-by-east of Danbury. Population 1575. 
—9. A county of the United States, in New York, bounded 
on the north by Essex county, on the east by Vermont, on 
the south by Rensselaer county, and on the west by Saratoga 
and Warren counties. Its form is irregular; its greatest length 
from north to south is 59 miles; and its greatest breadth 
45. Population 42,289. —10. A post township of the 
United States, in Dutchess county, New York; 15 miles 
east-north-east of Poughkeepsie. Population 2854.—11. A 
village of the United States, in Watervliet, New York, on 
the west side of the Hudson, nearly opposite Troy; 5 miles 
north of Albany.—12. A post township of the United States, 
in Morris county. New Jersey. Population 1793.—13. A 
township of the United States, in Burlington county, New 
Jersey. Population 1273.—14. A county of the United 
States, in the south-west part of Pennsylvania, bounded 
north by Beaver county, north-east by Allegany county, 
east by Westmoreland and Fayette counties, south by Greene 
county, and west by Virginia. Population 36,289.—15. A 
post town and borough of the United States, and capital of 
Washington county, Pennsylvania, on the head branches 
of Chartier’s Creek ; 25 miles south west of Pittsburg. 
Population estimated at 2500.—16. A post township of the 
United States, in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. 
Population 438.—17. A township of York county, Pennsyl¬ 
vania. Population 441.—18. A township of Franklin 
county, Pennsylvania. Population 2709.—19. A township 
of Indiana county, Pennsylvania. Population 755.—20. A 
township of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Population 
2160.—21. A township of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl¬ 
vania, on the east side of the Allegany. Population 1695.— 
22. A township of Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. Popu¬ 
lation 675.—23. A village of the United States, in Lancaster 
county, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Susquehanna; 
3 miles below Columbia.—24. A county of the United 
States, in the south-east part of Ohio.—25. A post town of 
the United States, in Miami. Population 787.—26. A post 
town of the United States, and capital of Mason county, 
Kentucky; 3 miles south-west of Maysville, and 60 north¬ 
east of Lexington. Population 815.—27. A county of the 
United States, in Indiana, bounded on the east by Clark 
county, on the south by the county of Harrison, on the 
west by the county of Orange, and on the north by the 
county of Jackson.—28. A county of the United States, in 
the central part of Kentucky. Population 13,248-—29. A 
post town of the United States, and capital of Fayette county 
Ohio; 30 miles north-west of Chillicothe, and 40 south¬ 
west of Columbus.—30. A post township of the United 
Stales, in Guernsey county, Ohio; 10 miles east of Cam¬ 
bridge.—31. A township of the United States, in Mont¬ 
gomery county, Ohio. Population 1584.—32. A township 
of Preble county, Ohio. Population 440.—33. A township 
of Clermont county, Ohio. Population 1527.—34. A town¬ 
ship of Franklin county, Ohio. Population 280.—35. A 
township of Richmond county, Ohio. Population 974. 
—36. A county of the United States, in the district of 
Columbia. Population 15,471.-—37. A township of the 
United States, in Harrison county, Indiana. Population 
1257.—38. A county of the United States, in Maryland, 
bounded north by Pennsylvania, east by Frederick coun¬ 
ty, south by the Potomac, and west by Allegany coun- 
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ty. Population 18,730.-39. A county of the United 
States, in Illinois.—40. A county of the United States, in 
the south-west part of Virginia, bounded north-north-west 
by Russell county, east by Wythe county, south-east by 
Grayson county, and south by Tennessee. Population 
12,136.—41. A post village of the United States, in Cul¬ 
peper county, Virginia. — 42. A county of the United 
States, in North Carolina. Population 3464.—43. A seaport 
of the United States, and capital of Beaufort county, North 
Carolina, on the Pamlico ; 38 miles north of Newbern, and 
61 south-south-west of Edenton. Population about 600.— 
44. A county of the United States, in the central part of 
Georgia. Population 9940.—45. A post town of the United 
States, and capital of Wilkes county, Georgia, on Kettle 
Creek, a branch of Little river ; 50 miles west-north-west of 
Augusta, and 58 norlh-by-west of Louisville. Population 
1500.—46. A county of the United States, in the east end 
of East Tennessee. Population 7740.—47. A post town 
of the United States, and capital of Rhea county, Tennessee, 
near the Tennessee, about 35 miles west of Tellico, and 75 
south-west of Knoxville.—48. A post town of the United 
States, in Adams county, Mississippi, on St. Catherine’s 
Creek, 20 miles from its mouth; 6 miles east of Natchez. 
Population 524.—49. A county of the United States, in 
Alabama. The chief town is St. Stephen’s. 
WASHINGTON ISLANDS, islands near the w'est coast 
of North America. Captain Gray, of the United States, 
discovered them in 1789, and called them Washington’s 
Islands. 
WASHINGTON POINT, a point of land formed by the 
junction of the southern and eastern branches of Elizabeth 
river, Virginia, one mile south of Norfolk. 
WASHINGTON, South, a post town of the United 
States, in Duplin county. North Carolina. 
WASHMINSKER ISLANDS, a cluster of islands near 
the south coast of Labrador. Lat. 50. N. long. 60. W. 
WASHPECAUTE INDIANS, in the United States, in 
Louisiana, south-west of the river St. Peter’s. Number 
10 , 000 . 
WAS1IPETONG INDIANS, North America, on the river 
St. Peter’s. Number 1060. 
WA'SIIPOT, s. A vessel in which any thing is washed. 
Behold sev’n comely blooming youths appear. 
And in their hands sev’n golden washpots bear. Cowley. 
WASHTON, a township of England, North Riding of 
Yorkshire ; 4 miles from Richmond. 
WA'SHY, adj. Watery; damp. 
On the washy ooze deep channels wore, 
Easy, ere God had bid the ground be dry. Milton. 
Weak ; not solid.—A polish of clearness, evenly and 
smoothly spread, not over thin and washy, but of a pretty 
solid consistence. Wotton. 
WASKEMASHIN, an island in the gulf of St. Lawrence, 
near the coast of Labrador. Lat. 50. 3. N. long. 59. 56. W. 
WASKUACHAOUIPIOU, a river of Canada, which runs 
into the Saguenay. Lat. 48. 20. N. long. 70. 18. W. 
WASLING, a parish of England, in Berkshire ; 7| miles 
east-south-east of Newbury. 
WASLONNE, or Wasselnheim, a town of France, in 
Alsace, on the river Massick. It has manufactures, on a 
small scale, of printed linen and coloured paper; also of 
stockings, leather, soap, and candles. It has, besides, some 
iron-works; and the environs contain quarries of beautiful 
marble; 14 miles west-bv-north of Strasburg. Popula¬ 
tion 3100. 
WASLUI, a small town of European Turkey, in Moldavia, 
on the Birlad; 32 miles south of Jassy. Lat. 46. 40. N. 
long. 27. 45. E. 
WASMES, an inland town of the Netherlands, district of 
Tournay. Population 3500. 
WASMUNSTER, a small town of the Netherlands, in 
East Flanders, on the Durme; 16 miles west-by-north of 
Ghent. 
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