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FOURCIIE AU CADO, branch of Wash!-tau river, entering from the left. It rises be-tween Washitau proper, and Little Missouri.

FOUR CORNERS, v. Huron co. Ohio .

FOUR CORNERS, v. Oswego co. N. Y. 14m. from Rotterdam , 329 from W.

FOUR CORNERS, v. Lincoln co. Me.

FOUR MILE BRANCH, v. Barnwell dis-trict, S. C.

FOUR MILE CREEK, r. Kentucky , winchruns into the Ohio .

FOXBOROUGH, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 26 m.SSW. from Boston . Pop. 1,099.

FOX CAPE, Pacific coast of N. America .Lat. 54° 45' N.

FOX CREEK, r. which rises in Albany co.N. Y and runs into the Schoharie river in thetown of Schoharie. Length, 17 in.

FOXCROFT, t. Penobscot co. Maine , 82 m.NNW. from Castine, 270 NE. from Boston .Pop. 677.

FOX ISLANDS , small islands on the S. sideof the Gulf of St Lawrence .

FOX ISLANDS , in the centre of Penob-scot Bay, Maine . They contain about 10,000acres, and constitute the town of Vinalhavcn.

FOX LOACS GROVE, t. Limestone co.Ala. 269 ni. N. from Cahawba .

FOX RIVER, r. Canada , which emptiesinto the Gulf of St. Lawrence .

FOX RIVER, r. which runs into the Wa-bash, 15 m. above its mouth.

FOX RIVER, NW. Territory, U. S. whichruns through Lake Winnebago, and flows NE.into Green Bay . It is connected with theOuisconsin by a portage of 4 m.

FOX RIVER, r. Indiana , which runs intothe Theakiki. .

FRAMINGHAM, t. Middlesex co. Mass.22 m. WSW. from Boston , 415 from W. Pop.2,213. Here are an academy, and a cottonmanufactory.

FRAMPTON, t. Dorchester and Hertfordcos. L. C. between Cranbourne and Iallict, 30m. SE. from Quebec .

FRANCESTOWN, t. Hillsborough co.N.H.12 m. NW. from Amherst, 496 from W. Pop.1,540. It is a considerable town, and containstwo valuable quarries of soap-stone.

FRANCIS, v. St. Genevieve co. Miso.

FRANCIS, St. a tributary stream of thegreat river Mississippi , rising in the state ofMissouri, in the lat. of 37° 45' N. runningparallel with the Mississippi on the W. at thedistance of about 40 m. and enters it after acourse of about 220 m. 45 m. above the en-trance of the Arkansas .

FRANCIS, St. a river of Lower Canada ,rising in Lake Memphremagog, which spreadsinto the state of Vermont .

FRANCIS, Point , cape, on the NW. coastof America . Lat. 48° 44' N.

FRANCISBURG, v. Union co. Iven. 240 m.from Frankfort .

FRANCOIS, River t U. C. runs SW. fromLake Nepising into Lake Huron ; it has sev-eral portages; that nearest to Lake Nepisingis called Portage de Trois Chaudicrs, in lengthabout half a mile.

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FRANCOIS, v. Wayne co. Miso.

FRANCOIS, Capp , fine town in the N. partof the island of St. Domingo, belonging to theFrench , who often call it the Cape, by way ofeminence. It was almost ruined by the dread-ful commotions which attended the French revolution.

FRANCONIA, t. Grafton co. N. H. 28 m.NE. from Haverhill. Pop. 443. There are 2manufactories of iron in this town.

FRANCONIA, t. Montgomery co. Pa .Pop. 800.

FRANKFORD, t. Sussex co. N. J. border-ing on Newtown.

FRANKFORD, t. Cumberland co. Pa .

FRANKFORD, t. Philadelphia co. Pa. ona small crock, which runs into the Delaware ,m. below. It is 5 m. NE. from Philadel-phia . Pop. 1,637. It has a number of manu-facturing establishments, and is a pleasant vil-lage. The Friends have here an Asylum forthe Insane, with a spacious and commodiousbuilding.

FRANKFORT, v. Greenbrier co. Va. ; 74m. from Christmnsburg.

FRANKFORT , t. Hampshire co. Va. on ucreek which runs into the Potomac, 13 in.NW. from Romney, 4 S. of the Potomac.

FRANKFORT , t. Waldo co. Me. on the W.side of Penobscot river, at the head of waternavigation; 26 m. N. from Castine , 12 S.fromBangor . Pop. 2,487.

FRANKFORT, t. Herkimer co. N. Y. onthe Mohawk. Pop. 2,620.

FRANKFORT , t. Franklin co. Ken. thepolitical metropolis of the state, is situated onthe N. bank of the Kentucky , 60 m. above itsentrance into the Ohio . The environs of thebeautiful plain, on which the town is built, areremarkable for their romantic and splendidscenery. The river divides the town intoFrankfort and South Frankfort, which areconnected by a bridge across the Kentucky ,which here flows between banks 4 or 500 feetin height. Both divisions contain about 2,000inhabitants. The State House is entirely ofmarble, with a front presenting a portico sup-ported by Ionic columns, the whole having anaspect of magnificence. It contains the cus-tomary legislative halls, and apartments forthe Court of Appeals, and the Federal Court .The stair-way under the vault of the dome hasbeen mucli admired. The penitentiary ingeneral contains over 100 convicts, and is oneof the few establishments of the kind in theU. States the income from which exceeds theexpenses. Its other public buildings are threechurches, an academy, and county court-house.It has a number of respectable manufacturingestablishments, among which are three manu-factories of cotton-bagging, a rope-walk, a cot-ton factory, two large ware-houses, and theusual number of corresponding establishments.It is at the head of steam-boat navigation,having 3 or 4 steam-boats in regular employ,when the stage of water in the river admits;and is a place of considerable commercial cn.terprise. The public inns are on a respectablefooting; and it is a place of much show and