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MON'l'JOY, two towns of Franco, in the department of Lotand'Garonne : I. five miles N. of Valence, and 13£ E. of Agon :2. eight, mile.-, S. YV. of Agon, and 8 S. E. of Nerac .
MONTIV I LITERS, a town oi FrXnce, in the departmentof the Lower Seine, ami late province of Normandy ; 6 miles N.of Havre, and 95 N. W. of Paris . Lon. 0. 20. E. Lut. 49.33. N.
MONT-L’IIERI, a town of F'rance, in the department of theSeine and Cise, and late province of the Isle of France , 15 miles S.
Mont-Louis, a town of France , in the department of theEastern Pyrenees , and late province of Rousillon, 40 miles W. 8.W. of Perpignan, and 430 S. of Paris . Lon. 2. 5. E. Lat. 42.30: N.
Mont-I.uet, a town of France, in the department of Ain , andlate province of Bresse, 203 miles S. E. of Paris . Lon. 5. 8. E. Lat.43. 49. N.
Mont-Luzon, a town of France , in the department of Aider,and late province of Bourbonnois; 33 miles S. W. of Moulins .MON I'M EDI, or MONTMKD Y, a town of France , 27 miles
MON I'M ELIAN, a town of France , in the department ofMont Plane, near the Isere, 7 miles S. 8. E. of Chambery .
MONTMORENCY, a town of France , in the department ofSeine and Oise, 6 miles \V. of Gonncsse, and 8 N. of Paris .
MONTOIll, [Fr.] in horsemanship, a stone as high as thestirrups, which Italian riding-masters mount their horses from,without potting their foot in the stirrup.
MONTON A. a borough and district of Italy in Istria. Thetown lies 16 miles E. S. F.. of Vmago.
MON TO IUO, a town and district of Italy in u the departmentof the Mincio, and district and late province of V erona.
MONTPELLIER, a city of France , capital of the depart-ment of Ilerault, and of the late province of Languedoc . Hisreckoned one of the handsomest cities in France . It lies 27 miles8. \V. ofNistnes; 47 E. N. E. of Narhonne; and 180 W. byS. of Paris . Lon. 3° 3 P 45” E. from Greenwich. Lat. 43* 3b' 29' N.
MONTPENSIER, a town of France , in the department ofPuy de dome, and late province of Auvergne , 20 miles N. K ofClermont. Lon 3. 14. E. Lat. 46. 4. N.
MONTREAT., an island of N. America , in the St. Laurence,about SO miles long, and 9 broad. The soil is exceedingly rich,producing all kinds of European fruits and vegetables m greatabundance. The S’, side is most populous, best cultivated, andadorned with villas. This place has suffered much by fires, thehouser being mostly built of wood.
Montreal, the capital of the above island, formerly calledVille Marie, is the second place in Canada for extent, buildings,and strength ; and besides the advantage of a belter climate, fordelightfulness of situation is much preferable to Quebec . It standsf 20 miles-S. YV. of Quebec . Lou. 71. 20. W. Lat. 45.55. N.
Montreal, or Mount Royal, a fortress of Germany in thelate electorate of Triers; 22 miles N. E. of Triers ; now includedin the department of the Rhine and Moselle . Leo. 7. 6. E. Lat.49. 59. N.
Montreal, a town of Sicily, in the valley of Mazara , 5 milesTV. of Palermo . Lon. 13. 31. E. Lat. 38. 14. N.
Montreal, a town of Spain, in Arragon , 25 miles N. YV. ofTervil. Loti. i. 2. VV. Lat. 41.9. N.
MONTREUIL BELLERY, a town of France in the depart-ment of Maine and Loire, 10 miles S. of Saumur . Lon. 0. 9. YV.Lat. 47. 6. N.
Montreuil sur Mer, a town of France iu the departmentof the Straits of Calais, 40. miles S. of Calais, and 117 N. of Paris .Lon. 1. 52. E. Lat. 50. 27. N.
MONT-RICH ARD, a town of France in the department ofLoire and Cher, 112 miles S. YV. of Paris . Lon. 1. 22. E. Lat.47. 22. N.
MONTROSE, a town of Scotland in Angus-shire, 28 milesN. E. of Dundee . Lon. 2. 22. YV. Hat. 56. 34. N.
MONTROSS, an under-gunner, or assistant to a gunner, engi-
neer, or fire-mnAer.
MONTSERRAT, a mountain of Spain, in Catalonia , one ofthe moA singular in the world for situation, shape, and compo-sition. It stands single, lowering over a hilly country like a pile ofgrotto-uork of Goliiic spires; and its height so great, that to a
beholder on the top the neighbouring mountains appear to be sunkto a level witb the plain. It is composed of steep rocks, whichat a distance seem indented; whence its name Montserrat , fro 11 ’the Latin, serra, a saw. Montserrat is famous for the adorati 0 ”paid to an image of the Virgin, which, according to tradition, " a ”found in a cave in this mountain by some shepherds in 880. Ore 1this image, Gulhread earl of Barcelona caused a monastery a* 11chapel to lx; erected : but, after remaining in this receptacle tip-wards of 700 years, Philip II. and Philip III . built a magnifier 1 ’ 1church lor its reception. Innumerable miracles are ascribedthis image. The monastery is situated in a coi ner of the mountain*it seems as if vast torrents of water, or some violent convulsion olnature, had split the eastern lace of Montserrat , and formed in ll'®clelt a sufficient platform to build the monastery upon. 'I* 111mountain is 25 miles N. YV. of Barcelona . Lon. 2. 26. E. La'-41. 40. N. ;
Montserrat , one of the Caribbee Isles, so called by Coluf 1 'bus from its resemblance to the above mountain. In its figure 11is nearly round, about 9 miles in extent every way, 27 in circuiR' 1ference, and supposed to contain above 50,000 acres. The cl>" ■mate is warm, but less so than in Antigua , and is esteemed vert'healthy. The surface is mountainous, but interspersed with pie”'sanl, rich, and fertile, valleys; the hills are covered with cedars a 11 "other line trees. Here are all the animals, vegetables, and fiTii ,s *that arc to be found in the other islands. The principal prod"®' jtions are cotton, nun, and sugar. 'Phis island lies 30 miles S. ”• |
of Antigua . Lon. 62. 22. YV. Lat. 16. 49. N.
MONT TERRIBLE, a department of France formed out o' jthe late principality of Monaco , and county of Nice.
MOM’-TON N ERE, a department of France on the left ot jYV. bank of the Rhine . Worms is the capital.
MONUMENT , [ monumentum , Lat.] in architecture, a build-ing destined to preserve the memory, &c. of the person who rais-ed it, or for whom it was raised ; s*uch are a triumphal arch, 3 !
mausoleum, a pyramid, &c. The first monuments that wei'Cerected by the ancients, were of stones, which were laid overtombs, on which were cut the names and actions of the decease'!-These stones were distinguished by various names, according 3 *their figures were different: the Greeks called those which weresquare at the base, and were the same depth throughout their who!*length, steles ; from whence our square pilasters, or Attic colum 11 **are derived: those which ’were round in their base, and ended U 1a point at top, they called styles; which gave occasion to the invert*lion of diminished columns: those which were square at the foot*and terminated in a point at the top, in the manner of a funeral*they called pyramids : to those whose bases were more in leng'ljthan in breadth, and rose still lessening to a very great heig! 11resembling the figure of the splits or instruments used by tl ,eancients in roasting the flesh of their sacrifices, they called obelisk*
Monument, absolutely so called among us, is a magnifiedpillar, erected by order ot parliament, in memory of the burnh’t*of the city of London , A. D. 1606, in the very place where fi'®fire began. This pillar is of stone, of the Doric order, and tinted'it is one of the boldest pieces of architecture that ever was atlem)’ 1 'ed, being 202 feet high, and the diameter 15 ; it stands on a p e [destal 40 feet high, and 21 feet square, the front being enrich' -1with curious emblems in basso relievo: within are winding stair**up to the very top.
MONZA, a town of Italy in the late duchy of Milan , 8 mil* 1 *
N. N. E. of Milan . Lon. 9- 20. E. Lat. 45. 33. N.
MOOD, or MODE, in grammar. See Grammar.
Moods of Syllogism . See Logic.
MOON , [;xvv>i, Gr. menu, Sax.] in astronomy one of the satel-lites, or secondary planets, denoted by this character 5 . T I’®moon constantly revolves about the earth. See Astronomy.
MOON -EYES, in the manege, a horse is said to have moo”"eyes when the weakness of his eyes increases or decreases accord-ing to the course of the moon : so that in the wane his eye*are muddy and troubled, and at new moon clear; but still I’ 1 -'is in danjer of losing his eye-sight entirely. See Farriery .
MOON-STON E, a species of a silicious earth, of a clear «'liR ecolour approaching to that of milk. In a certain position, it reflect*a strong light like mother-of-pearl; in others, it shews spots of zc" r 'nation-colour. It is found in pieces with obtuse angles, someth"®of a quadrangular figure. Werner supposes it to be the andrO'
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