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WYSZAINEN, a town of Poland 5 18 miles north of 
Suwalki. Population 1000. 
WYSZOGROD, a town of Poland, on the Vistula; 32 
miles west-by-north of Warsaw. Population 2000. 
WYTHAM, or Wightham, a parish of England, in 
Berkshire; 8 | miles north-by-west of Abingdon. 
WYTHAM ON THE HILL, a hamlet of England, in 
Lincolnshire. 
WYTHAM, North and South, two parishes of Eng¬ 
land, in Lincolnshire. 
WYTHE, a county of the United States, in the south-west 
part of Virginia, bounded north-north-west by Tazewell 
county, north-east by Montgomery, south south-east by 
Grayson county, and west by Washington county. Popu¬ 
lation 8356. Slaves, 1157. Chief town, Evansham. 
WYTHEBURN, a township of England, in Cumberland, 
8 miles south-east of Keswick. 
WYTHOP, a township of England, in Cumberland; 5 
miles east-by-south of Cockermouth. 
WYTON, a township of England, in Yorkshire; 5 miles 
from Kingston-upon-HuIl. 
WYTOOTACKEE, an island in the South Pacific ocean, 
about 10 miles in circumference; discovered bv captain 
Bligh in 1789. Lat. 18. 52. S. long. 200. 19. E. 
WYVERSTONE, a parish of England, in Suffolk; 6 
miles north of Market Stow. 
WYVILL, a parish of England, in Lincolnshire; 4 miles 
north-west of Colsterworth. 
X A L 
Is a letter, which, though found in Saxon words, begins 
no word in the English language. Dr. Johnson. 
X. The numeral letter for ten. 
XACAPIXTLA, a head settlement of Mexico, in the dis¬ 
trict of Cuernavaca, containing 338 Spanish, and 50 Indian 
families. 
XACONA, a settlement of Mexico, in Valladolid. Popu¬ 
lation 214, Spaniards, mulattoes, and Indians. 
XADRAQUE, or Jadraque, a small but well built town 
of the interior of Spain, in the province of Guadalaxara ; 60 
miles east-north-east of Madrid, and 16 west-south-west of 
Siguenca. 
XAGUA BAY, a large bay on the south coast of the island 
of Cuba. This is one of the best ports in the West Indies, 
and is 15 miles in circumference, surrounded with mountains 
which break off the force of the winds. Lat. 22. 10. N. 
long. 18. 20. W. 
XAINTES SANTOS, or All Saints’ Islands, as hav¬ 
ing been discovered on that holiday, by the Spaniards; 
three small islands of the West Indies, situated to the south¬ 
east of Guadaloupe. The most westerly of them is called 
Terfa de Bas, or the Low Island, and the most easterly. 
Terra de Haut, or the High Island. The third, which lies 
exactly in the middle between the other two, seems to be 
nothing more than a large barren rock, but is of use in as¬ 
sisting to form a very good harbour. The island of Terra 
de Bas is about nine miles in circumference, but the other is 
larger. These islands have constantly a fresh breeze, let the 
wind blow from what quarter it may ; and on the Terra de 
Bas is a neat wooden church. It has also two very conve¬ 
nient creeks, both for anchorage and landing. They are 
about six miles distant from Guadaloupe, and 15 from Ma- 
riegalante. Lat. 15. 56. N. long. 61. 32. W. 
XALAMA, a lofty mountain of the west of Spain, in the 
province of Leon. 
XALAPA, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy of 
Oaxaca, containing 1000 families of Indians. 
XALAPA, a considerable town of Mexico, formerly fa¬ 
mous for the fair held on the arrival of the stated fleets from 
Europe; and ever since the commerce was declared free, it 
remains a considerable mart for European commodities. It 
stands on the southern skirts of a mountain, in a beautiful 
climate, the soil being clayey, and in parts stony, while 
pure waters issue from a white sand, and fertilize the country. 
From the convent of St. Francis there is a magnificent view 
of the colossal summit of the Coffre and the Pic d’Orizaba, 
of the declivity of the Cordillera, of the river of L’Antigua, 
and even of the ocean. The sky of Xalapa, beautiful and 
serene in summer, from the month of December to the month 
of February wears a most melancholy aspect. Whenever 
the north wind blows at Vera Cruz, the inhabitants of Xalapa 
are enveloped in a thick fog. The thermometer then de¬ 
scends to 63° and 66 ° of Fahrenheit, and during this period, 
the sun and stars are frequently invisible for two or three 
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weeks together. The richest merchants of Vera Cruz have 
country houses at Xalapa, in which they enjoy a cool and 
agreeable retreat; while the coast is almost uninhabitable, 
from the mosquitos, the great heats, and the yellow fever. 
In this small town there is an excellent school for drawing, 
founded within these few years, in which the children of 
poor artisans are instructed at the expense of people in better 
circumstances. From the eastern coast, as has been explain¬ 
ed more at length under the article Mexico, the land rises to¬ 
wards the interior by a gentle ascent, until it reaches an ele¬ 
vation of about 8000 feet, when it spreads out into extensive 
plains, known by the name of table-land. Xalapa is situated 
about half way up this ascent, being 4264 feet above the 
level of the sea. It is estimated to contain 13,000 inhabit¬ 
ants, and is about 50 miles north-west of Vera Cruz, and 80 
east of Mexico. 
XALATLACO, Santa Maria de, a settlement of 
Mexico, in the intendancy of Oaxaca, containing 380 Indian 
families, and 40 of Spaniards. 
XALCOMULCO, a settlement of Mexico, in the district 
of Xalapa, containing 162 Indian families. 
XAL1SCO, an insignificant settlement of Mexico, contain¬ 
ing 90 Indian families. 
XALON, a considerable river in the north of Spain, in 
the province of Arragon. It falls into the Ebro, above 
Saragossa. 
XALPANTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, in the district 
of Guauchinango, containing 132 Indian families. 
XALTENGO, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy 
of Mexico, containing 180 families of Indians. 
XALTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy 
of Oaxaca, containing 112 Indian families. 
XALTOCAN, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy 
of Mexico, containing 277 Indian families. 
XAM1LTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy 
of Mexico, containing 120 Indian families. 
XAMILTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendancy 
of Oaxaca, containing 700 Indian families. 
XAMUNDI, a river of South America, in the New' King¬ 
dom of Granada, and province of Antioquia, which enters 
the Cauca. 
XAN, a small river of the principality of Georgia, which 
falls info the Kur; 6 miles east of Gori. 
XANGA, one of the Querimba islands, in the Indian sea, 
near the coast of Africa. Lat. 10. 45. S. 
XANILA, a small village of Fezzan, on the caravan route 
to Egypt; 140 miles east-north-east of Mourzouk. 
XANTEN, a small town of the Prussian states, near the 
Rhine; 12 miles south-east of Cleves. Population 2000. 
XANTHE [so named from the yellow juice which it con¬ 
tains], in Botany, a genus of the dioecia, order syngenesia.— 
Generic Character. Male.—Calyx: perianth one-leaved, five 
or six parted : segments small, imbricate, roundish, concave, 
acute: at the base two small opposite scales. Corolla: petals 
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