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NNE. from Litchfield. Pop. 1,274. Here arciron-works, and several mills on Still river, awater of Farmington river.

COLEBROOK DALE, t Berks co. Pa .Pop. 1,046.

COLERAINE, t Franklin co. Mass. 5 in.NW. from Greenfield. Pop. 1,877.

COLERAINE, t. Lancaster co. Pa . Pop.1,088.

COLERAINE, t. Bertie co. N. C.

COLERAINE, v. Camden co. Geo. on theSt. Mary’s river, 30 in. above St. Alary’s.

COLERAINE, t Bedford co. Pa . Pop. 986.

COLERAINE, t. Ross, co Ohio , 15 m. NE.from Chillicothe.

COLERAINE, t. Hamilton co. Ohio , on theMiami river, 15 m. above its junction with theOhio .

COLE RIVER, N. II. runs into Connecti-cut river, at Walpole,

COLE RIVER, Va. runs into the Kenhawafrom the S.

COLES, v. Woodford co. Ken. 13 m. fromLexington.

COLESV1LLE, v. Windsor co. N. Y.

COLESVILLE, v. Chesterfield co. Va.

COLIMA, a town of Mexico , in the inten-dency of Guadalaxara, on the frontiers of Val-ladolid ; it is seated at the foot of a volcanicmountain, about 300 in. due W. from the cityof Mexico , upon the banks of a small river,about 30 m. above its entrance into the PacificOcean , in the lat of 18° 40' N. The inter-vening country between the town and the seais very fertile. Pop. of the town, about 2,500.

COLLETON, district S. O. bounded by theAtlantic Ocean and Charleston district SE.,Beaufort SW., Barnwell andOrangcburgh NW.and part of Charleston NE.; length 57 m.,mean width 30. Staples, rice, cotton, and to-bacco. Chief town, Waterborough. Pop. in1820, 26,373; in 1830, 27,256.

COLLINSBURG, Centre co. Pa .

COLORADO , or Riviere Rouge, r. La. whichruns into the Gulf of Alexico, 50 in. belowNew Orleans .

COLUMBIA, co. N. Y. bounded N. byRensselaer co. E. by Alassachusetts, S. byDutchess co. and W. by the Hudson. Pop. in1820, 38,330; in 1830, 39,952. Chief town,Hudson.

COLUAIBIA, co. N. part of Georgia. Pop.12,606, of whom 8,135 are blacks. Chieftown, Applington.

COLUMBIA, District of, see page 149.

COLUAIBIA, t Coos co. N. H. on E. sideof the Connecticut, 19 m. N. from Lancaster ,570 from W. Pop. 442.

COLUAIBIA, t. Washington co. Alaine, onPleasant River, 18 m. SW. from Alachias, 332NE. from Boston , 757 from W. Lat. 44° 39'N. Pop. 663.

COLUAIBIA, t Windham co. Ct. 9 m. W.from Windham, 354 from W. Pop. 1,000.

COLUAIBIA, v. St. Lawrence co. N. Y.

COLUAIBIA, t. Sussex co. N. J. , on E. sideof the Delaware, 20 m. above Easton .

COLUMBIA, co. Pa. , formed from a part

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of Northumberland co. Chief town, Danville.Pop. in 1820, 17,621; in 1830, 20,019.

COLUAIBIA, t. Lancaster co. Pa. , on E.side of the Susquchaiinah; 10 m W. from Lan-caster, 12 E. from York, 72 W. from Philadel-phia , 98 from AV. It is a pleasant and nourish-ing town, and has considerable trade, chieflyin lumber. It contains a bank, and 3 housesof public worship, 1 for English Presbyterians,

1 for German Presbyterians, and 1 for Metho-dists. A large projx>rtion of the houses arehandsomely built with brick. Here is erectedacross the Susquehannah an excellent coveredbridge, 1$ mile in length, which cost 230,000dollars.

COLUAIBIA, t. Fluvanna co. Va. , on N.side of Janies River, at the junction of the Ri-vanna; 55 m. WNW. from Richmond , 151 m.from W. It has considerable trade in tobacco.

COLUAIBIA, t. Hamilton co. Ohio , on theOhio , at the conflux of the Little Aliami; 5 m.E. from Cincinnati , 507 from W.

COLUAIBIA, t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio .

COLUAIBIA, t. Tyrrel co. N. C.

COLUAIBIA, t. Richland district, S. C. Itis also the capital of the state, on the left bankof the Congarce, immediately below the conflu-ence of Broad and Saluda rivers. It is regu-larly laid out, upon ground considerably ele-vated alwve the neighboring streams. Boatsof large draught ascend thus high, and a steam-boat has recently been built, intended to plybetween Columbia and Charleston . Besidesthe ordinary buildings, suitable to legislativeand judicial proceedings, and for religious pur-poses, a college, under the title of “ the 8. C.College,” was established in this town in 1801,under the direct patronage of the state. It has9 instructors, and above 100 students, with anexcellent library, exceeding 6,000 volumes. Itis indeed one of the most flourishing institu-tions in the U. S. ; SW. from the Potomac.

COLUAIBIA, or Oregon river, one of thelargest rivers in N. America , which waters thenew territory of Oregon. It rises in the Rockymountains , about lat. 55° N. and running SWfalls into the Pacific ocean , in lat. 46° 15' N.between Cape Disappointment on the N. andPoint Adams on the S. The whole length ofthe river is estimated at 1500 m. Its princi-pal branches arc the Wallaumut, Lewis r. andClarke’s r. all of which empty on the SE. side:the first 125 m. from its mouth, the second 413,and the third about 600. Vessels of 300 tonsmay ascend the Columbia, as far as the mouthof the Wallaumut. The tide flows up 183 m.and large sloops may ascend this distance.Seven miles further up the navigation is inter-rupted by the great rapids. Above the rapidsthe river is navigable for 65 miles, till it is in-terrupted by the long narrows, and 6 milesfurther up by the falls. Above the falls thereare no obstructions for 150 miles, to the mouthof Lewis river. The portages around the greatrapids, long narrows, and falls, are in all 5 miles.

COLUAIBIANA, co. Ohio, bounded by Pa .E., Jefferson and Harrison S., Stark W., andPortage and Trumbull N.; length 30 m. breadth