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the south extremity of the lake of Neufchatel, where the Orbe 
flows into the lake. It is beautifully situated; and the roads 
leading to it form alleys of trees, for a considerable distance 
from the gates. The town itself is neatly built, contains 
2500 inhabitants, and has a brisk traffic, chiefly in the transit 
of goods; an advantage owing to its command of water car¬ 
riage, boats going from it to the Rhine, by the lakes of Neuf¬ 
chatel and Bienne, the river Thiel, and the Aar. A canal, 
in the direction of the lake of Geneva, was begun in the 
middle of the 17th century, but it has never been finished. 
This little place has a public library, with a collection of 
natural history and Roman antiquities. It is also of some 
note for painting, and is the seat of the well known school of 
Pestalozzi; 38 miles west-south-west of Berne, and 48 north- 
north-east of Geneva. 
YVES, or Ivo, bishop of Chartres, was born in the 11th 
century, of a noble family, in the territory of Beauvais, and 
studied theology under Lanfranc, prior of Bee. Being made 
abbot of St. Quentin, he opened a theological school, which 
became famous: and having superintended this institution 
for fourteen or fifteen years, and maintained a regularity 
among those who attended it conformable to the ancient 
canons, he was justly regarded as one of the chief founders 
of the order of canons-regular. Upon the death of Geoffrey, 
bishop of Chartres, he was chosen as his successor, and the 
election was confirmed by Urban II. in 1091. The disci¬ 
pline he maintained in his see was exemplary, and in the 
duties of it he was employed for 25 years, his episcopate and 
his life terminating in 1116. Besides sermons, a brief chro¬ 
nicle of the kings of France, and two collections of ecclesi¬ 
astical decrees, he has left 287 epistles, from which may be 
learned the manners of the times in which he lived. Of 
these we have a summary by Dupin. A collection of his 
works was printed at Paris in 1647. His name is highly 
respected in the church of Rome, and pope Pius V. issued a 
bull in 1570, empowering the canons-regular of Latran to 
celebrate an anniversary for “ the blessed Yves.”— Dupin. 
Moreri. 
YVETOT, an inland town of France, in Normandy, de¬ 
partment of the Lower Seine; 22 miles north-west of Rouen. 
It is situated on the highest point of a ridge of hills, so that 
water is scarce; but the surrounding country is fertile in corn, 
and produces abundance of apples, of which cyder is made. 
It contains nearly 10,000 inhabitants, who have all the cha¬ 
racteristic industry of Normans, and manufacture large quan¬ 
tities of linen, muslins, druggets, dimities, and different kinds 
of knitting. 
YVETTE, a small river in the north of France, depart¬ 
ment of the Seine and Oise, which rises near St. Hubert, and 
falls into the Orge at Savigny. In 1787 a canal was begun, 
to conduct its waters to Paris. 
YUHUARI, a river of the extensive plains of South Ame¬ 
rica which border the great river Amazons, of which it is a 
tributary. 
YUINEIMA, a river of Paraguay, which runs east, collect¬ 
ing the waters of many other rivers, and runs into the Parana. 
YUIPA, a small river of Paraguay, in South America, 
which runs north-north-west, and enters the Uruguay. 
YUISPIN, an Indian settlement of the province of Buenos 
Ayres, on a branch of the Parana. Lat. 29. 43. S. long. 60. 
20. W. 
YULE, s. [jul, Su. Goth.; jule, Dan.; jol, Teel.; gehul, 
geola, geol, Saxon. Dr. Jamieson agrees with Mr. Pinkerton 
in tracing it to one of the three great religious festivals in the 
year, which the ancient Goths observed; namely Yule, or 
Jul, celebrated at the time of the winter-solstice, in honour 
of the sun. See Dr. Jamieson, in V. Yule. Hammond 
refers it to the Lat. jubilum. The Welsh toyl, or gwyl, it 
may be added, is a holiday ; and the Cimbr. ul signifies a 
feast. Todd. ] A word adopted, and formerly much in use, 
for the times of Christmas and Lammas.—This is the original 
yule — the other the yule of August determinately. Ham - 
niond. —Masks, singing, dancing, yw/e-games. Burton .— 
The misletoe ceremonial of the yule festival continued from 
the time of the Druids. Stukeley. 
YU-KANG, a town of China, of the third rank, in Kiang- 
see. 
YU-KAO, a town of China, of the third rank, in Kiang- 
nan. 
YU-KING, a town of China, of the third rank, in Koei- 
tchoo. 
YU-LON, a town of China, of the third rank, in Chan-si. 
YUMA, Yumba, or Long Island, one of the Bahama 
Islands, about 50 miles in length, of very unequal breadth. 
Lat. 23. 20. N. long. 74. 50. W. It lies north of the island 
of Cuba, and was discovered by Columbus. 
YUMBA BAY, a bay on the south coast of the island of 
St. Domingo, between the island of Saona, and the point of 
Espada. 
YUMBEL, a settlement of Chili, in the province of Itata. 
YUMBO, a settlement of New Granada, in the province of 
Popayan. 
YUME, a river of the country which borders the Amazons. 
It runs east, and enters the Amazons. 
YUMETOS, a cluster of small islands among the Bahama 
islands, about 20 miles south-west of Yuma. 
YUMSONG, a small island near the coast of China. Lat. 
31. 42. N. long. 121. 17. E. 
YUN, a city of China, of the second rank, in Yunan. Lat. 
24. 32. N. long. 99. 35. E. 
YUN A, a large river of St. Domingo, which rises in the 
mountains of the centre of the island, runs to the north-north¬ 
east, and, near the town of Cotuy, turns its course to south- 
south-east, and enters the sea in the bay of Samana, forming 
several islands at its mouth. 
YUNAN, a province of China, situated on its south-west¬ 
ern frontier. It is bounded on the north by Sechuen and 
Thibet, on the east by Quang-see and Koei-tchoo, on the 
south by Laos, and on the west by Ava and Pegu; about 
300 miles in length, and 250 in breadth. This province, 
though mountainous, is reckoned one of the most fertile and 
opulent in China. It is well watered by rivers and lakes. 
The inhabitants are brave, robust, affable, and fond of the 
sciences, which they cultivate with success. It produces gold, 
copper, and tin mines; amber, rubies, sapphires, agates, 
pearls, precious stones, marble, musk, silk, elephants, horses, 
gums, medicinal plants, and linen. Its commerce, is im¬ 
mense. This province contains 21 cities of the first class, 
and 55 of the second and third. Sir George Staunton esti¬ 
mates the population at eight millions. 
YUNAN, a town of China, of the third rank, in Yunan. 
YUNAN, a city of China, of the first rank, and capital of 
the province of the same name, situated at the northern ex¬ 
tremity of a large and deep lake. It was formerly celebrated 
for its extent, and the beauty of its public edifices. Here 
were seen magnificent buildings, vast gardens, tombs, tri¬ 
umphal arches, and elegant squares; but the Tartars, in their 
different invasions, destroyed all these monuments; and the 
city at present contains nothing remarkable: it is, however, 
the residence of the governor of the province. Lat. 25. 6. N. 
long. 102. 28. E. 
YUNDUZA, Santa Cruz de, a settlement of Mexico, 
in the intendancy of Puebla, containing 116 families of In¬ 
dians. 
YUNG, a town of China, of the third rank, in Quangsee. 
YUNGA, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Con- 
chucos. 
YUNGAI, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Hu- 
ailas. 
YUNGAR, a river of Louisiana, which derives its name 
from the vast number of springs at its source. It is navigable 
for canoes 100 miles, and is celebrated for the abundance of 
bears which are found on its branches. 
YUNG-FOU, a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Quangsee. 
YUNG-HO, a town of China, of the third rank, in Chan-si. 
YUNG-KANG, a city of China, of the second rank, in 
Quangsee. Lat. 22. 56. N. long. 107. 26. E. 
YUNG-NGAN-POU, a fortress of China, in Chan-si, on 
the borders of Tartary. 
YUNG-NING, 
