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FRENCH CREEK, v. Jefffcrson co. N. Y. 200 m. NW from Albany .

FRENCH CREEK, rises in Berks co. Pa. and flowing SE. enters Chester co. falls intoSchuylkill river, 10 m. above Norristown .

FRENCH CREEK, r. rises in Chatauqueco. N. Y. enters Pa. in Erie co. and continuingby comparative courses to Meadvillc, there re-ceives the Cassawago, turns to NE. 2.1 in. andunites with the Alleghany river at Franklin.It is navigable as high as the mouth of Bceufcreek, 5 in. S. from Waterford.

FRENCHMAN’S BAY, Me. lying betweenMount Desert Island and the peninsula ofGoldsborough. It communicates with Blue-hill Bay.

FRENCH MILLS, now Fort Covington, t.Franklin co. N. Y. on Salmon river, 8 m. E.from St. Regis.

FRENCH MILLS, t Onslow co. N.C. 158 m. SE. from Raleigh .

FRENCH RIVER, r. Upper Canada, whichrises in Lake Nepising, and after a course of75 miles, enters Lake Huron , in lat. 45° 53' N.

FRENCH, r. which rises in Mass, and joinsthe Quincbaug in Thompson, Ct .

FRENCHTON, v. Dinwiddic co. Va.

ERENCIITOWN, landing, Cecil co. Md. on the E. side of Elk r. 1 m. S. from Klkton.

FRENCH.'/'OWN, t. Monroe co. Michigan territory.

FRENCH VILLAGE, v. II. 5 m. E. fromSt. Louis .

FRENEUSE, lake, N. Brunswick , throughwhich St. John river passes.

FRESNILLO, t. Mexico , 30 m. NW. fromZacatecas. Lon. 101° 58' W.; lat. 23° 22' N.

FRIENDLY COVE, harbor in NootkaSound, on the NW. coast of America .

FRIENDSHIP, t. Lincoln co. Me. 30 m. E.from Wiscasset. Pop. 634.

FRIENDSHIP, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. SW.of Angelica. Pop. 1,502.

FRIENDSHIP, v. Anne Arundel co. Md.

FRIENDSVILLE, v. Susquehaimah co.Pa .

FROBISHER ’S STRAITS, little north ofCape Farewell, and West Greenland, discover-ed by Sir Martin Frobisher . Lon. 42° W.lat. 63° N-

FROG’S POINT, or Frog’s Neck, West-chester co. N. Y. on Long Island Sound , 9 m.NE. from Hacrlem Heights.

FRONTINAC, co. Upper Canada, on LakeOntario .

FRONTROYAL, v. Frederick co. Va.

FRUITSTOWN, t. Lycoming co. Pa .

FROSTBUUG, v. Alleghany co. Md. situ-ate on the national road, 10 m. W. from Cum-berland . This is perhaps the most elevatedtown in the U. States, being, according to Mr.Schriver, 1792 feet above tide-water in Chesa-peake Bay . This village is 145 m. from W.

FRUITSTOWN, t. Columbia co. Pa. 15 m.N. from Danville

FRYBURG, t. Oxford co. Me. and the seatof an academy; lying on the N. branch ofSaco river, 58 in. NYV. of Portland . Pop. in820,1,057; in 1830, 1,353.

FRYINGPAN SHOALS, off Cape Fear r.N. C.

FUERTE RTO, r. Mexico, in Sonora , flowsinto the Gulf of California .

FULLENWIDERS, t. Lincoln co. N.C.194 m. SW. by W. from Raleigh .

FULLERTON , Point , cape, on the W. coastof Antigua . Ixm. 61° 35' W.; lat. 17° 13' N.It is also the name of a cape in Hudson’s Bay.Lon. 88° 20' W.; Iat. 64° 10' N.

FULLING-MILLS, v. Kent co. R. I.

FULLMOON SHOAL, shoal of cape Ilat-teras, N. C. having 10 or 12 feet at low water.

FULTON, v. Rowan co. N. C. 137 m. bypostroad from Raleigh .

FULTON, t. Sumpter district, S. C 49 m,from Columbia.

FULTON, C. II. Fulton co. II. 96 m. fromVandalia.

FUNDY, Bay of, North America , betweenNova Scotia and New Brunswick . Its en-trance is between Cape Sable, the SW. pointof Nova Scotia, and Mount Desert Island onthe coast of Maine . The tides in the Bay ofFuiidy have an extraordinary rise. At theentrance of the bay they arc only of the ordi-nary height, about 8 feet; but at Lubcc, com-mon tides rise 25 feet; at St. John, 30; and atthe head of the bay 60 feet. The tides hereare so rapid as to overtake and sweep off ani-mals feeding on the shore.

FUNKSTOWN, or Jerusalem , t. Washing-ton co. Md. on Antietam creek, 2£ m. SW.from Elizabethtown.

FURNACE, v. Litchfield co. Ct. 58 in. alittle N. of W. from Hartford .

FURRY’S TOWN, t. Jamaica , in St. Jamesco. 20 m. NE. from Savannah la Mcr.

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GAINES, t. Orleans co.N. Y. on Lake On-tario ; 30 m. W. from Rochester , 18 N. fromBatavia. Pop. 2,121.

GAINESVILLE, t. Genesee co. N. Y. ; 24m. S. from Batavia. Pop. 1,934.

GALEN, t. Seneca co. N. Y. on the Eriecanal , immediately N. of Junius. It containsthe village of Clyde. Here are salt-works.Pop. 2,979.

GALLATIN, t. Columbia co. N. Y. ; 19 m.SE. from Hudson. The Ancram iron-worksin this town are very extensive, and the ironis higldy prized. The ore is obtained fromthe neighboring town of Salisbury, Ct .

GALLATIN, t. and cap. Sunnier co. W.Ten.; 27 m. NE. from Nashville . Here is anacademy.

GALLATIN, co. Ken.; bounded N. byOhio river; E. by Grant, SE. by Grant andOwen, and SW. by Henry. Length 35 m.mean width 10. Chief town, Port WilliamPop. 6,680.

GALLATIN, co. II.; bounded by Wabashriver E. and SE. Pope S. Franklin W. andWhite N. Length 36 m. mean width 33.Chief town, Shawncetown. Pop. in 1820, 3,155in 1830, 7,407.

GALLATIN, v. Copiah co. Mississippi ; 36in. from Monticello.