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by tire Saco ; 75 m. N. from Portsmouth, 555from W. Fop. 1,601.

CONWAY, t. Franklin co. Mass.; 6 in.SW. from Greenfield, 100 W. from Boston , 403from W. Fop. 1,563.

CONWAY, t. of Sudbury co. N. Brunswick,on the right bank of St. John’s river, and nearthe Bay of Fundy .

CONWAYBOROUGH, v. on Waccamawriver, Horry district, S. C. 100 m. NE. fromCharleston . Lat. 33° 46' N.

CONWAYBOROUGH, t Georgetown dis-trict, S. C. ; 462 m. from W.

CONYNGIIAM, v. Luzerne co. Pa. in Nee-copeck Valley, upon the turnpike, leading fromBerwick to Bethlehem . It is 12 m. from theSusquehannah at Berwick, and 18 m. from Le-high, at Lausanne . It is built upon one street,at the foot of the Buck Mountain.

COOLIDGE LANDING, t. Md. on thePatuxent; 28 m. SSW. from Annapolis .

COOLSPRING, t. Mercer co. Pa . Pop.596.

COOKSVILLE, v. Ann Arundel co. Md. ;53 m. from Annapolis , and 61 from W.

COOLVILLE, v. Athens co. Ohio , 110 m.SE. from Columbus .

COOK’S RIVER, large r. of N. America ,which flows into the N. Pacific ocean. It wasdiscovered in 1778, by Capt. Cook, who left ablank for its name, which was filled up by theEarl of Sandwich. This river was traced ashigh as lat. 61° 30' N. which is above 70leagues from its mouth, in Ion. 152° W.

COOKSTOWN, v. on the right bank of theMonongahela river , in the NW. angle of Fay-ette co. Pa.; 23 m. SSE. from Pittsburg .

COOKE’S SETTLEMENT, Miso . on theroad from St. T^ouis to Arkansas and Redrivers, 30 from St. Genevieve, 8 from Murphy’sSettlement.

COOKE’STOWN, v. Westmoreland co. Pa .COOPER, t. Washington co. Me. Pop.000 .

COOPER, r. S. C. passes along the E. sideof the city of Charleston , and meets the Ash-ley, in Charleston harbor. A canal connectst with the Santee, and opens a navigable com-munication between Charleston and the inte-rior country.

COOPER, eo. Miso. between Osage andMissouri rivers. Surface of the country diver-sified, witli considerable prairie: the alluvialsoil of the rivers is of first-rate quality. Chieftown, Boonville. Pop. 6,019. Lat. of Boon-ville, the seat of justice, 39° 53' N. 15° 20'W.from W.

COOPER’S FERRY, from Philadelphia tothe upper extremity of Camden village, Glou-cester co. N. J.

COOPER’S TOWN, t. and seat of justice,Otsego co. N. Y. on Otsego Lake, W. side ofits outlet into Susquehannah river. The situ-ation of Coopcrstown is in a high degree pic-turesque , the lake spreads to the N. betweenhills, which rise on both sides to a considera-ble elevation, clothed witli timber to their sum-mits. The village is compactly built on une-ven ground, on the W. or right side of the

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outlet; 66 m. W. from Albany , 45 SE. fromUtica . Lat. 42° 42' N. Ion. 2° 5' E. from WCOOPERSTOWN, v. Hartford co. Md.; 12m. NW. from Harford, 21 NE. from Balti-more .

COOS, northern co. of N. II. bounded byConnecticut river NW. by L. Canada N. byMaine E. by Strafford co. N. H. S. and byGrafton SW. Length 84 m. mean width 20.The highest mountains in the U. States are inthis co.; the White Hills rising to 7,300 feetabove the level of the ocean. Much of thesoil is productive in grain and pasturage.Chief town, Lancaster. Pop. 1820, 5,549 ; in1830, 8,390.

COOSA RIVER, the NW. branch of theAlabama, rises in the NW. part of Georgia ,flowing SW. about 100 in. enters Alabama ,and gradually turns to a S. course, in whichdirection it continues 200 m. to its junctionwith the Tallapoosa. It is boatable generallyto Weetumka falls, 7 m. above its mouth, andat high water, to the junction of Etowlah andOostenalah rivers in Georgia .

COOSAWATCI1Y, r. S. C. falls into PortRoyal Sound.

COOSAWATCHY, t. and seat of justice,Beaufort co. S. C. lying on the Coosahatchie r.about 75 m. SW. by W. from Charleston . Lat.32° 32' N. Ion. 3° 58' W. from W.

COOSAWDA, v. Autauga co. Ala. on theright bank of Alabama river, 6 m. below thejunction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers,and about 60 m. NE. by E. from Cahawba .

COOTSTOWN , a well-built v. of Berks co.Pa. on a branch of Maiden creek, and on theroad from Reading to Allentown , 17 m. fromeach.

COPENHAGEN, v. Lewis co. N. Y. COPLEY, t. Medina co. Ohio .

COPPER RIVER, NW. Territory, aOcr acourse of 300 in. joins the Chippcway, 30 m.above its mouth.

CORBEAU, r. Misn. Ter. the largest tribu-tary to the Mississippi above the St. Peters.Its southern brancli rises near the sources ofthe St. Peters and receives the NW. branchcalled the Pcmmisco, whose head waters arcnear those of Red river. The united streamthen flows 180 m. and joins the Mississippi inlat. 45- 49' 50” N.

CORE SOUND, on the coast of North Car-olina , 20 m. long. Lon. 77° 5' W. lat. 34°38' N. It communicates with Pamlico Sound on the N. Beaufort Inlet leads into it on the S.

CORINTH, t. Penobscot co. Me. at the forkof the roads, 18 m. NW. from Bangor . Pop.712. It is a fine flourishing town.

CORINTH, t. Orange co. Vt. ; 41 m. fromWindsor. Pop. 2,U00.

CORINTH, t. Saratoga co. N. Y. Pop.1,412.

CORNISH, t. York co. Me. on Saco river,50 m. from N. York. Pop. 1,088.

CORNISH, t. Sullivan co. N- H. on Con-necticut river, 16 m. S. from Dartmouth Col-lege , 34 NW. from Concord. Pop. 1,687.

CORNVILLE, t. Somerset co. Me. II m.ENE. from Norridgewock, 44 N. from Ilal