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JOHNSON’S POINT, cape on S\V. constof Antigua . Lon. 61° 35' W.; lat. 17° 10' N.
JOHNSON’S SETTLEMENT, v. Tiogaco. N. Y.
JOHNSON’S SPRINGS, v. Goochland co.Va. 25 in. NW. by W. from 'Richmond .
JOHNSTON, t. Trumbull co. Ohio . Pop.• 100 .
JOHNSTON, Forty N.C. on the right bankof Cape Fear river, at its mouth.
JOHNSTON, t. Providence co. R. I. 4 in.\V. from Providence . Pop. 2,114. Here arcseveial cotton manufactories.
JOHNSTON’S STRAITS, between thecontinent of N. America and the islands ofQuadra and Vancouver : it unites Queen Char-lotte’s Sound to the Gulf of Guinea . Lon. fromW. 46° W.; lat. 50° 35’ N.
JOIINSTON \TLLE, t. Randolph co. N. C.85 m. NW. from Fayetteville .
JOHNSTOWN , U. C. is situated upon theriver St. Lawrence , aliovc the upj>ermost rap-ids in ascending to Lake Ontario , and is a milesquare. From this town vessels may be navi-gated with safety to Queenstown , and to theports of Lake Ontario . It is nearly oppositeOgdensburg in New York .
JOHNSTOWN, district, U. C. on the riverSt. Lawrence .
JOHNSTOWN , t. and cap. Montgomery co.N. Y. on N. side of the Mohawk , 41 m. NW.from Albany . Pop. 7,700. The large villageof Johnstown is 4 m. N. of the Mohawk , andcontains a court-house, a jail, an academy, andseveral houses of public worship; 1 for Pres-byterians, and 1 for Episcopalians. It is 415in. from W.
JOHNSTOWN, v. Livingston co. N. Y.
JOHNSTOWN, t. Licking co. Ohio , on abranch of Licking creek, 20 m. NW. fromNewark . Pop. 217.
JOHNSTOWN , a thriving v. in Cambriaco. Pa. on the W. side of the Alleghany moun-tain, situated on the Pennsylvania canal, at itsjunction with the rail-road, about 20 m. S. by\V. from Ebensburg.
JONASVILLE, v. Alleghany co. Md.
JONES, co. S. part of N. C. Pop. 5,G28.Chief town, Trenton.
JONES, co. W. part of Geo. Pop. 13,342,of whom 6,873 are colored. Chief town,Clinton.
JONES, Cape, in Hudson’s Bay. Lon. 70°W.; lat. 58 3 50' N.
JONESBOROUGII, s-p. and t. Washingtonco. Me. N. of Ivennebeck Bay, 8 m. W. fromMachias. Pop. 810.
JONESnOROUGH, t. Washington co. Ten.on the Holston, 16 m. S. from Blountsville, 100ENE. from Knoxville . Pop. about 900. Itcontains a bank, a printing-office, a court-house,a jail, and a Presbyterian church.
JONESBURG, t. Camden co. N. C. 66 m.S. from Norfolk . It is the chief town of thecounty, and contains a court-house.
JONES’ CREEK, r. Pa. which runs into theDelaware . Lat. 40° 58' N.
JONES’ FALLS, r. Md. passes through thecity of Baltimore , and empties into the harbor.It is 14 m. long, and affords many mill-seats.
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JONES’ ISLAND , isl. in Hudson’s Bay.Lon. 63° W.; lat. 61° 52' N.
JONESTOWN, t. Lebanon co. Pa. at thejunction of the Swetara and Little Swetara,23 m. ENE. from Harrisburg .
JONESV1LLE, t. Lee co. Va. in PowersValley, 2 or 3 m. from Powell’s river, and 70W. from Abingdon .
JONESVILLE, v. Surrey co. N. C.
JOPPA, t. Harford co. Md. 20 m. E. by Nfrom Baltimore .
JOSEPH’S KEY, small isl. in the gulf ofMexico, near the coast of Florida . Lou. 89°30' W.; lat. 30 3 8' N.
JOURDANS, v. Lincoln co. Geo.
JOY, v. Ivennebeck co. Me. 110 m. N. fromPortland .
JUAN, St. or Desanuadero, a river of Mex-ico, which is the outlet of Lake Nicaragua . Itflows, from the SE. corner of the lake, in anE. direction, between the province of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, into the Caribbean Sea .
J UAN, St. a town of Mexico , in the provinceof Nicaragua, situate at the head of the riverSt. Juan, 110 m. E. of Nicaragua . Lon. 84°45' W.; lat. 11° If/ N.
JUAN DE FUCA, Strait of, a large bay orGulf of the Pacific Ocean , on the W. coast ofN. America . The entrance is in Ion. 124°55' W.; lat. 48° 25' N.
JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, St. island ofthe W. Indies, 50 in. E. of Hispaniola , andusually called Porto Rico . It is 100 m. longand 50 broad, and belongs to the Spaniards,It is very mountainous, but the valleys are ex-tremcly fertile and well watered. It producessugar, rum, ginger, corn, and fruits, mostly in-digenous, but some of them introduced fromSpain . Cattle are so plenty, that they arehunted for the skins alone. Here arc a greatnumber of uncommon trees, and gold has beenfound in the N. part of the island. It is sub-ject to storms and hurricanes, like the rest ofthese islands. The capital is of the same name.Lon. 67° 4' W.; lat. 18° 17' N.
JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, St. capital ofan island of the same name, with a good har-bor, defended by several forts. It is a bishop’ssee, and seated on the N. coast of the islandLon. 69° F W.; lat. 18° 29' N.
JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO , isl. onthe coast of New California. Lon. 120° 31'W.; lat. 34° N.
JUAN DE ULUA, isl. on the coast of Mexi-co , in the bay of Vera Cruz. A very strongfortress now covers nearly the whole rock, theexpense of which is said to have been upwardsof eight millions sterling.
JUANICO, island, in the Gulf of California .Lon. 107° 41' W.; lat. 21° 45' N.
JUDITH, Point , the W. point at the en-trance of Narraganset Bay, R. I. 9 rn. SSW.from Newport . Lon. 71° 35' W.; lat. 41°24' N.
JUDITH’S RIVER, r. N. America , runs intothe Missouri, 2,4-10 m. from the Mississippi .
JULIESTOWN, v. Burlington co. N. J.