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French possessions In North America, to Eng .land, by the treaty of 1763. Its most distin-guishing property is its rich strata of coal ofsuperior quality; with some dreary surfaceit also presents some very fertile spots, wellwooded, and containing a variety of wild ani-mals, the skins of which form a branch ofits traffic. Louisbourg, the chief town, issituated on the Atlantic coast, in the lat. of45° 54' N.; Ion. 59° 55' \V. The chief occu-pation of the people, not only of Louisbourg,but of the whole island, in addition to agricul-ture, is the cod fishery, which they pursue tosome extent for the West India and othermarkets. Total population of the island, about4,000. It was constituted a separate govern-ment in 1784, under a lieutenant-governor, ap-pointed by the king; but by a stretch of au-thority on the part of the legislative assemblyand council of Nova Scotia , it has reverted asa province to that government, to which it wasoriginally attached.

CAPE CHARLES, cape of Virginia , at E.side of the mouth of the Chesapeake ; 12 m.N. from Cape Henry. Lon. 75° 58' W.; lat.37° 12' N.

CAPE COD, peninsula , on the S. side ofMassachusetts bay. Its shape is that of aman’s arm bent inwards, botli at the wrist andthe elbow. It is about 65 m. long, and from 1to 20 wide. A great part of this peninsula issandy and barren, and in many places whollydestitute of vegetation; yet it is populous.The inhabitants obtain their support almostentirely from the ocean; the men being con-stantly employed at sea; and the boys, at avery early age, are put on board the fishing-boats. In consequence of the violent eastwinds, it is supposed that the cape is graduallywearing away. Lon. of the cape, 70° IT W.;lat. 42° 4' N.

CAPE COD BAY, between Cape Cod pen-insula, and Barnstable and Plymouth cos.Mass.

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, on W. coastof N. America , and N. entrance into Columbiariver. Lon. 124° 59' W.; lat. 46° 19' N.

CAPE ELIZABETH, t. Cumberland co.Me. 4 m. SW. from Portland , and 116 NNE.from Boston .

CAPE ELIZABETH, N. A. on the coastof Me. Lon. 70° II' V/.; lat. 43° 33' N.

CAPE FEAR, on the coast of N. C. Lon.78° 9' W.; lat. 33° 48' N.

CAPE FEAR, or Clarendon , r. N. C. thelargest in the state. It is formed by the con-fluence of the NE. and NW. branches, whichunite above Wilmington , 35 m. from theocean. The NW. branch rises in the N. partof the state, and is navigable for large boatsto Fayetteville . The NE. branch rises inSampson co. and is navigable for boats 70 m.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, co. Missouri , on theMississippi , bounded N. by St. Genevieve andWashington cos. and W. by the count}* of St.Louis . Pop. 7,430. Jackson is the seat ofjustice. The lands on the Mississippi and theSt Francis are fertile. The Great Swampcommences 5 m. S. of the town of Cape Gi-

rardeau , and extends 60 m, being from 3 to 5broad, to the low-lands of the St. Francis.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, t. Cape Girardeau co. Missouri territory, on the Mississippi ; 20ni. above the mouth of the Ohio , 72 below St.Genevieve, and 927 from W. Lat. 37° 15' N.Pop. 100.

CAPE HARBOR, N. A. on the coast ofMe. at N. extremity of Wells’ bay. Lon. 70°24' W.; lat. 43° 18' N.

CAPE HATTER AS, on the coast of NorthCarolina . Lon. 75° 30' W.; lat. 35° 14' N.This is one of the most remarkable and dan-gerous capes on the coast of N. America .

CAPE 1IENLOPEN, or James , cape, onthe coast of Delaware, at the mouth of Dela-ware bay, 18 m. SW. from Cape May . Lon.75° 6' W.; lat. 36° 47' N. Here is a light-house.

CAPE HENRY, on E. coast of Virginia , atthe mouth of the Chesapeake , 12 m. S. fromCape Charles. Lon. 76° 21' W.; lat. 36° 58' N.

CAPE HENRY, formerly Cape Frangois, ton the N. coast, of the island Hispaniola , on apromontory at the edge of a large plain 60 m.long and 12 broad. Its harbor is one of themost secure and convenient in the whole island.It was the last town retained by the French inHispaniola , and was surrendered to the blacksin 1803. It then contained 9U0 houses and20,000 inhabitants. 30 leagues E. from CapeSt. Nicholas. Lon. 72° 16' W.; lat. 19° 46' N.

CAPE HOPE , the NW. point of Martha’sVineyard, Mass, on which is a light-house.

CAPE LODO, or Mad Cape , on S. coast ofLouisiana, at the mouth of the Mississippi .Lon. 71° 42' W.; lat. 29° 10' N.

CAPE LOOKOUT, on the coast of N. Car-olina . Lon. 76° 37' W.; lat. 34° 22' N. Solate as the year 1771, this cape afforded an ex-cellent harbor, capacious enough for a largefleet in good deep water; but the basin is nowfilled up.

CAPE MAY, co. N. J. bounded N. by Glou-cester co. SE. by the Atlantic, SW. by Dela-ware bay . Pop. 4,945.

CAPE MAY, on the coast of N. J. at themouth of the Delaware , 18 m. NE. from CapeHenlopcn. Lon. 74° 52' W.; lat. 38° 57' N.

CAPE MAY COURT-HOUSE, v. and seatof justice in Cape May co. N. J. a few m. N.from Cape May, 34 SE. from Bridgetown , and74 from Philadelphia , in the lat of 39° N. and75° W.

CAPE NEDDICIv, cape and t. York co.Me. 53 m. SW. from Portland .

CAPE PEMAQUID, on the coast of Maine .Lon. 69° 27' W.; lat. 43° 48' N.

CAPE PORPOISE, on the coast of Maine .Lon. 70° 23' W.; lat. 49° 21' N.

CAPE ROS1ERS, Me. in Penobscot bay.

CAPE ST. MICHAEL, Seigniory of L. C.in Surrey co. nearly opposite Quebec .

CAPE SMALL POINT, on the coast ofMaine , forming the E. limits of Casco bay.

CAPE VINCENT, v. Jefferson co. N. Y498 in. from W.

CAPIiON SPRINGS, medicinal springs, inVa . 22 m. WSW. from Winchester. The wa-