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era are Impregnated with magnesia, sulphur,soda, carbonic acid, and are much visited.

CAPOLICA, small r. of Mexico , in the in-tendency of Oaxaca , flows into the Gulf ofTehuantepec. Lon. from \V.19° W.; lat. 16° N.

CAPTAIN JOHN’S MILLS, v. Montgom-ery co. Md.

CAPTINA CREEK, Ohio , runs into theOhio r. 23 in. below Wheeling .

CAPTINA CREEK, v. Belmont co. Ohio .

CARAVELLE, cape of the island of Mar-tinique , on the NE. coast. Lon. from. W. 16°4' E.; lat. 14 3 55' N.

CARIACO, isl. in the West Indies , depend-ent on Grenada .

CARIBBEAN SEA, that part of the Atlan-tic Ocean lying between Cuba , St. Domingo,and Porto Rico on the N. and the republic ofColumbia S. Sec America.

CARIBBEE ISLANDS, the most easternislands of the W. Indies, divided into Wind-ward and Leeward islands.

CARIBEUF, island in lake Superior , about200 m. N\V. from the falls of St. Mary.

CARIBOU, r.Canada , runs into theSaguena.Lat. 49o 29' N.

CARINACOU, one of the Grenadilla islandsin the W. Indies, with an excellent harbor, 16m. NE. from Grenada .

CARLIN SETTLEMENT, see Franklin .

CARLISLE , t. Middlesex co. Mass. 20 m.NW, from Boston . Pop. 566.

CARLISLE, t. Schoharie co. N. Y. 8 m. W.from Schoharie, 40 W. from Albany , 384 fromW. Pop. 1,748.

CARLISLE , bor. and cap. Cumberland co.Pa. 15 m. W. from Harrisburg , 120 W. fromPhiladelphia , 101 from W. Lon. 77° 10' W.;lat. 40° 12 7 N. It is pleasantly situated, reg-ularly laid out, built chiefly of stone and brick,and has considerable trade. It contains acourt-house, a jail, a market-house, 2 banks,and 7 houses of public worship. DickinsonCollege was founded in this town in 1783, butat present it is not in a flourishing condition.

CARLISLE , v. Nicholas co. Ken.

CARLISLE , v. Bourbon co. Ken.

CARLISLE BAY, on the S. coast of Ja-maica, W. coast of Barbadoes , and island ofAntigua .

CARLO DE MONTEREY, San, the prin-cipal settlement of New California, on the W.coast of N. America , in the lat. of 36° 36' N.and 121° 34' of W. Ion. It is beautifully sit-uated within a small bay of the same name,first discovered by Cabrillo in 1542. It wasafterwards visited by the count de Monterey ,from whom it received its present name. Theforests and mountains preclude much inter-course with the interior; nor does it appearthat there is any considerable river, either N.or S. for some distance; otherwise it would bean inviting spot for colonization.

CARLOW, v. Hopkins co. Ken. about 200m. SW. by W. from Frankfort.

CARLYLE, v. Washington co. 11. on theleft bank of Kaskaskia river, 27 m. SE. fromVandalia.

CARMEL, t. Hancock co. Maine , 35 m.

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NW. from Castine, 240 NE. from Boston , 670from W.

CARMEL, t. Putnam co. N. Y. 26 m. SE.from Poughkeepsie , 314 from W. Pop. 2,379.

CARMEL, t. Penobscot co. Me. 15 m. W.from Bangor . Pop. 237.

CARMEL, t Geo. in the Cherokee Nation .

CARMI, t. and cap. White co. Illinois , onthe Little Wabash, 20 m. above its mouth, 40N. from Shawneetown , 831 from W. It is aflourishing town , situated in a very fertilecountry. The Little Wabash is navigable forsome distance above the town .

CARMICHAELS, t. Greene co. Pa .

CARNARVON, t. SE. part of Berks co.Pa.

CARNARVON, t. in the NE. part of Lan-caster co. Pa .

CARNESVILLE, or Franklin , t. and cap.Franklin co. Geo. on the Salwcgee; 125 m.NW. from Augusta, 604 from W.

CAROLINA, North , see page 100.

CAROLINA, South, see page 104.

CAROLINE, t. in the NE. angle of Tiogaco. N. Y.

CAROLINE, co. E. side of Md. boundedNW. by Queen Anne co. E. by Delaware, S.by Dorchester co. and W. by Talbot co. Pop.9,070. Chief town, Denton.

CAROLINE, t. Tompkins co. N. Y. 199 m.W. from Albany . Pop. 2,633.

CAROLINE, co. Va. bounded N. by theRappahannoc r. ESE. by Essex, King andQueen, and King William cos. SW. by Han-over co. and NW by Spottsylvania co. Pop.17,774. Chief towns, Port Royal and Bow-ling Green.

CARONDELET, or Vide Poche , Frenchvillage, Missouri, on the bank of the Missis-sippi, 5 m. below’ St. Louis . It is a Frenchsettlement of about 50 houses.

CARONDELET, Canal of, at New Orleans ,extends from the bayou St. John, 2 m. to abasin in the rear of the city. Vessels drawing5 feet water enter the basin. By this channel,water communication is open from N. Orleansinto lake Ponchartrain.

CARPENTER’S POINT, v. Orange eo.N. Y. 269 m. from W.

CARRION CROW, creek, of La . formingpart of the limit between Opelousas and At-tacapas.

CARROLL, a co. at the W. extremity ofTennessee , bordering on Wood Lake, contigu-ous to the Mississippi r. Pop. 9,378. Hunt-ingdon is the chief town.

CARROLLSVILLE, v. Wayne co. Ten. 96m. SW. from Murfreesborough.

CARROLVILLE, t. Jefferson co. Ala.

CARROLTON, v. Greene co. Illinois .

CARRON ISLAND, small island near thecoast of N. C. in Albemarle Sound. Lon. 76°10' W.; lat. 35° 46'N.

CARR’S MOUNTAIN, nit. N. H. in Ells-worth and Warren.

CARRYING, or Portage River , Ohio , runsinto the SW. end of lake Erie , 15 m. fromSandusky .

CARSONVILLE, v. Ashe co. N. C. 195 m.NW. from Raleigh .