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WSW. from Albany , and 323 from W. Pop.3,040.

BAINBRIDGE, t. Ross co. Ohio , on Paintcreek; 18 m. WSW. from Chillicothe, and425 from W. It contains a forge and someother mills.

BAINBRIDGE, v. Franklin co. Alab. onthe Tennessee , 5 m. above Florence.

BAINBRIDGE, Port, inlet on the NW.coast of America . Lon. 212° 9£' E. lat. 59°55' N.

BAINBRIDGE, t. Gauga co. Ohio .

BAIRD’S FORGE, v. Burke co. N. C. ;507 m. from W.

BAIRD’S TAVERN, v. Buckingham co.Va. ; 202 m. from W.

BAIRDSTOWN, t. and cap. Nelson co.Kentucky , on Beech Fork river; 40 m. S\V.from Frankfort , 60 WSW. from Lexington,and 615 from W. Lon. 86° 10' W. Iat. 37°49' N. Pop. 820. It is a flourishing town,and contains a court-house, a jail, a market-house, a church, and a bank.

BAKER, a county in the SW. part ofGeorgia .

BAKERSTOWN, v. Alleghany co. Pa. 13m. N. from Pittsburg.

BAKER'S FALLS, on the Hudson, be-tween Kingsbury and Moreau, 52 m. aboveAlbany . The descent is 76 feet within 60 rods.

BAKER’S ISLAND, small isl. in the At-lantic, near the coast of Maine . Lon. 70° 47'W. lat 44° 34' N.

BAKER’S ISLAND, isl. Mass., off Salem harbor, opposite Manchester, three eighths of amile long; 5 m. EXE. from Salem . There isa lighthouse on t.hc north end.

BAKER’S RIVER, r. N. II. which runsSE. into the Merrimack, in Plymouth.

BAKERSFIELD, t. Franklin co. Vt. ; 48m. NNW. from Montpelier , and 526 from W.Pop. 1,087.

BAKERSVILLE, t. Patrick co. Va. ; 14 m.from Henry C. H. and 321 from W.

BALD EAGLE, r. Pa. which rises inCentre co., and passing through Mitflin andLycoming counties, after a course of 50 m.runs into W. branch of the Susquehannah,about 12 m. W. of Jersey Shore.

BALD EAGLE MOUNTAINS, in Pa. ;500 m. W. from Philadelphia . The valleybelow on the E. side is called Bald EagleValley, or Sinking Spring Valley. It is verypleasant, and remarkable for a phenomenoncalled the Swallows, which absorb severallarge streams and discharge them again, aftera subterraneous passage of several miles.The valley is 5 m. wide, on the frontiers ofBedford county.

BALD EAGLE, t. Centre co. Pa .

BALD EAGLE, t. Lycoming co. Pa .

BALD HEAD, point in Norton Sound , onthe NW. coast of N. America . Lat. 64° 43N. Ion. 84° 42’ W.

BALD HEAD, head land SW. side ofWells bay in Maine . Lon. 80° 35' W. Iat.43° N.

BALD HEAD , SW. end of Smith’s island,

at the mouth of Cape Fear river, N. C. Ithas a light-house; 24 m. NNW. from FryingPan shoal. Lon. 78° 13' W. lat. 33° 51' N.

BALD MOUNTAINS, mountains of N.America, which bound Tennessee to the E.Lon. 82 ° 35' W. lat. 35° 50' N.

BALDWIN, t. Cumberland co. Maine ; 40m. NW. from Portland, 150 NNE, from Bos-ton , and 583 from W. Pop. 947.

BALDWIN, co. central part of Georgia .Pop. 7,389. Chief town, Milledgeville.

BALDWIN, co. Alabama, Chief town ,Fort Stoddard. Pop. 2,324.

BALDWINSV1LLE, v. Columbia co. Goa

BALDWINSVILLE, v. Onondaga co. N. Y453 m. from W.

BAL1ZE, the principal entrance at themouth of the Mississippi, 100 m. below NewOrleans , 1377 in. from W. Long. 89° 30' W.Lat 29° 6' N. Here are a fort and post-ofiice,in Plaqnemine co. On its banks the English have their principal establishments for cuttingdown mahogany, some of which arc 200 m.above the mouth of the river.

BALLARD’S BRIDGE, t Chowan co. N.C. by post-road 199 m. NE. from Raleigh .

BALLARD’S CAPE, part of the island ofNewfoundland . Lat. 46° 35' N.; long. 24° 34'E. from W.

BALLSTON, t. and cap. Saratogo co. N Y.28 rn. N. from Albany , 3it0 m. from W. Pop.2,113. In this township there is a court-house,a jail, an academy, and 6 houses for publicworship.

BALLSTON-SPA, v. partly in Ballston, butchiefly in Milton, N. Y.; 26 m. N. from Al-bany , from W. 393 m. It has a court-house,two printing-offices, a book-store, with whichare connected a circulating library and a read-ing-room ; an academy, and 2 houses for pub-lic worship, one for Episcopalians, and one forBaptists. This place is famous for its mineralwaters, which are much frequented by the gayand fashionable during the months of July andAugust. Hence, in addition to several inns,there are three large boarding-houses expresslydesigned for the accommodation of strangers.The waters possess a stimulating and refresh-ing quality. Under the exhaustion of heat andfatigue, nothing can be more agreeable andrevi\Ing to the system. As a powerful remedyalso in many diseases, they are well known andhighly celebrated. Letters intended for per-sons residing at the springs, should be direct-ed to Ballston-Spa, as there is another post-office in the town of Ballston, at some distancefrom the village. Pop. 1,909.

BALLSVILLE, t. Powhatan co. Va.

BALTIMORE , t. Windsor co. Vt 11 m. SW.from Windsor. Pop. in 1810, 207.

BALTIMORE * hundred, Sussex co. Del.Pop. 2,057.

BALTIMORE, co. Md. on the W side ofChesapeake bay, N. of Patopsco r. Chief town,Baltimore . Pop. exclusive of the city and itsprecincts, 40,251.