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GROTON, t. Grafton co. N. II. 9 m. W.from Plymouth. Pop. 689. Here is an ironfurnace for casting hollow ware.
GROTON, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 10 m. S.from Amherst, 34 NW. from Boston . Pop.1,925. This is a very pleasant town, has anacademy, and is a place of considerable busi-ness.
GROTON, t New London co. Ct on E. sideof the Thames , opposite New London. Pop.4,750. Fort Griswold, which defends the har-bor of New London, is in this town.
GROVEHILL, v. Warren co. N. C. 75 m.NNE. from Raleigh .
GROVELAND, v. Livingston co. N. Y. onGenesee river, 30 m. SW from Canandaigua.Pop. 1,300.
GUADALOUPE , on of the Leeward Carib-bee Islands, in the West Indies, between An-tigua and Dominica, in Ion. 62° W. and lab16° 20' N. The island, which is of an irreg-ular figure, may be about 80 leagues in cir-cumference. It is divided into two parts by asmall arm of the sea, which is not above twoleagues, and from 15 to 40 fathoms broad.This canal, known by the name of the SaitRiver, is navigable, but will only carry vesselsof 50 tons burden. The soil is exceedinglygood, and well watered near the sea, by rivuletswhich fall from the mountains. The French settled in this island in 1632, in whose posses-sion it still remains. Bassaterrc is the capital.
GUADALOUPE, r. of the republic of Mex-ico, in Texas, falls into the Gulf of Mexico ,after a course of about 200 m. Its mouth is180 m. W. from that of the Sabine.
GUANAXUATO , state of the republic ofMexico , bounded by Jalisco W. by Xucatecasand San Luis Potosi, N. by Queretaro E. andby Mechoacan S.; length and breadth nearlyequal, each about 80 m.; area 6,255 sq. ms.;lying between 20° 30' and 21° 10' N. Thisstate is situated entirely on the table-land, andis the most populous region of the republic.The whole state is supposed to be above 5,000feet above the level of the sea. The mine ofValenciana, near the city of Guanaxuato , isthe most productive ever yet discovered. Theproducts of the state are considerable in objectsof agricultural and manufacturing industry.
GUANAXUATO , capital of the precedingstate, stands 170 m. NW. from the city ofMexico . Lon. from W. 23° 50' W.; lat. 2i° N.Pop. about 90,000.
GUANHANI, or Cat Island , one of the Ba-hama Islands, the first land of America discov-ered by Columbus, in 1492, and named by himSt Salvador. Lat 24° 20' N.
GUATEMALA, or Central America , Seepage 161.
GUATEMALA, city, the capital of theabove republic, stands on a little stream calledthe Yacas, flowing into the Pacific. It is inlat 14° 40' N. and Ion. 91° 25' W. It is hand-somely built, with regular streets and manyelegant public buildings. It was greatly dam-aged in 1830 by an earthquake. Previous tothat event it contained 40,000 inhabitants.
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GUir.DKRI.AXD, t. Albany co. N. YWWW. from Albany . To]). 2,712.
GUILDHALL, v. and seat of justice, Essexco. Vt on Connecticut river, op}>osite Lancas-ter. Pop. 481. It is 78 m. from Montpelier ,and 564 from W.
GUILFORD, t. Penobscot co. Me. 145 m.NE. from Portland . Pop. 655.
GUILFORD, t. Stratford co. N. II. on Win-nipiscogce river, 38 m. N. from Concord.Pop. 1,872.
GUILFORD, t Windham co. Vt. 50 m. S.from Windsor. Pop. 1,760.
GUILFORD, t. New Haven co. Ct. 18 m.E. by S. from New Haven, on Long IslandSound . Pop. 2,344.
GUILFORD, v. between Unadilla, and Che-nango rivers, Chenango co. N. Y. 10 m. SSE.from Norwich.
GUILFORD, co. N. C. bounded by Ran-dolph S. Rowan and Stokes W. RockinghamN. and Orange E. Length 26 m. width 25.Chief town, Martinsville. Pop. 18,735.
GUILFORD, C. H. Guilford co. N. C. 48 in.NW. from Hillsborough; the scene of a hardfought battle between the Americans underGen. Greene, and the British under Lord Corn-wallis , March 15th, 1781.
GUILFORD VILLAGE, v. Strafford co.N. H. 31 m. a little E. of A. from Concord.
GULL ISLAND, small isl. near the coastof N. C. in Pamlico Sound .
GULL ISLES, Great and Little , two smallislands on the coast of Connecticut , 8 m. S.from New London.
GUM SPRINGS, v. Orange co. Va.
GUNPOWDER, v. Baltimore co. Md. 50m. from W.
GUNPOWDER-NECK, peninsula, Hart-ford co. Aid. formed by Gunpowder and Bushrivers.
GUNPOWDER RIVER, r. Md. runs intothe Chesapeake , 11 m. N. of the Patapsco.
GUYANDOT, or Guyandotte y t Cabell co.Va. 423 m. from W.
GUYANDOT, Big , r. Va. which runs NW.into the Ohio , 327 m. below Pittsburg. It isnavigable for canoes 60 m.
GUYANDOT, Little , r. Va. which runsinto the Ohio .
GUYANDOT, Indian , r. Gallia co. Ohio ,wliich runs into the Ohio , nearly opposite toBig Guyandot, in Virginia .
GWINNETT, co. Geo. Pop. 12,220. Law-rencevillc is the capital.
GWIN’S ISLAND, small island m Chesa-peake Bay, Lat. 37° 30' N.
HAANE-KRAI-KILL, small r. N. Y. whichjoins the Hudson on W. side at New Baltimorelanding.
HABERSHAM, co. Geo. Pop. 10,643. Chieftown, Clarksville.
HABOLICHETTO, v. Hancock co. Miso.
HACKETSTOWN, t. Sussex co. N. J. onthe Musconecunk; 22 m. W. from Morristown .