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LEN0X-CAST1 -I), t. Rockingham eo. N. (

16 m E. from Germantown, and 10 SW. fromDanville.

LENOXV1LLE, t. and s-p. Carteret eo.N. C. to the N. from Beaufort, and on a smallcreek or bay communicating’with Core Sound,3 m. W. from Beaufort.

LEOGANE, t. on the W. coast of St. Do-mingo, 5) leagues W. by S. Port-uu-Brincc.Lorn 72= 37' W.; lat. 28° 30' X.

LEOGANE, Bay o/, called also Bight ofLcoganc, at tlie W. end of the island of St.Domingo. It opens between Cape St. Nicholasand Cape Dame Marie, 45 leagues apart.

LEOMINSTER, t. Worcester co. Mass. 20in. N. from Worcester . Pop. 1,861. It is onNashua river, and has numerous mills andmanufactures.

LEON, t. Mexico, in Guanaxuato , 40 in.NW. from Guanaxuato . Lon. 272° 10' E.;Lat. 20° Iff X.

LEON, a city of Guatemala , capital of theprovince of Nicaragua . In the vicinity is amountain with a volcano, which sometimes oc-casions earthquakes. It is a commercial place,seated near the XW. extremity of the lakeNicaragua, 30 m. from the Pacific Ocean . Lon.87° 20' W.; lat. 12=> 3(f N.

LEON, New, a province in the S. part ofNew Mexico, having the gulf of Mexico onthe E. Pamico on the S. and New Biscay onthe W. It is little known.

LEONAR DSTOWN, v. in St. Alary’s co.Md. situated on the N. side of Potomac river ,33 m. SE. of Port Tobacco, and 68 S. by E.of W.

LEONARI)SVILLE, v. Madison co. N. Y. 95 in. NW. by W. from Albany .

LEPAGE, Seigniory, Cornwallis co. L. C.on the S. side of the St. Lawrence .

LERMA, t. Mexico , 9 leagues WSW. fromLon. 99^ 21' W.; lat. 19° 16' N.

LEROY, t Genesee co. N. Y. 10 m. E.from Batavia, 38 W. from Canandaigua. Itcontains a handsome village, with a Presbyte-rian church. Pop. 3,909.

LEROYSVILLE, t. Jefferson co. X. Y.

LETART, t Meigs co. Ohio .

LETART’S RAPIDS, in Ohio river, 25 m.below Shade river.

LET'i’ERKEXXY t. Franklin co. Pa .

LEVAXA, t. Brown co. Ohio , on Oliio river,2 m. below Ripley. It contains a printing-office.

LEVANT , t. Penobscot co. Ale. 10 m. NW.from Bangor . Pop. 747.

LEVEXWORT1T, t. Crawford co. In. onthe Ohio , at the horse-shoe bend, 12 m. W.from Corydon, 30 SW. from Salem, 25 S. fromPaoli.

LEVERETT, t. Franklin co. Alass. 10 m.SE. from Greenfield. Pop. 939.

LEVKSTOX’S, v. Franklin co. In.

LEVI POINT, jwjinl, L. C. on the St Law-rence, opposite Quebec .

LEWIS’ CREEK, r. Vt. which runs intoLake Champlain , at Ferrisburg.

LEVI, hie tin Fort,’u\ the river St. Law-rence , in front of the township of Edwaids-

burgh, U. C. It lies about 5 m. below Ogdens,burg.

LEWIS, t. Essex co. Vt. 60 m. XE. fromMontpelier .

LEWIS, co. N. Y. Itounded by Oneida S.Oswego SW. Jefferson NW. St. LawrenceXE. and Herkimer E. Length 50 m. meanwidth 30 ; soil productive in grain and pasturage. Chief town, Alartinsburg. Pop. in 1820,9,227 ; in 1830, 14,958.

LEWIS, t. Essex co. N. Y. 6 m. N. fromElizabethtown. Pop. 1,305.

LEWIS,co. Va. bounded by Nicholas S.IOn-hawa SW. Wood XW. Harrison N. and Ran-dolph E. Length 45 m. mean width 32; soilgenerally rather barren. Cliicf town, West-town. Pop. 6,241.

LEWIS, t. situated on the Oliio river, Brownco. Ohio . Pop. 2,022.

LEWIS, co. Ken. on Ohio river, bounded byFleming SW. Mason W. Ohio river N. andGreene E. and NE. Length 28 m. mean width14; soil productive. Chief town, Clarksburg.Pop. 5,206.

LEWIS, C. II. v. Lewis co. Ken. 103 mXE. by E. from Frankfort.

LEWIS BAY, harbor of Yarmouth, Ban:stable co. Mass, on the S. shore of (.’ape Cod.

LEW1SBERRY, v. York co. Pa .

LEWISBURG, v. Preble co. Ohio , 81 mSW. by W. from Columbus .

LEWISBURG, v. Union co.Pa. on the Sns-quehannah river, 7 m. above Northumberland

LEWISBURG, t. and seat of justice, Green-brier co. Va. 60 m. W. from Lexington,Rockbridge co.

LEWISBURG, t. Aluhlenburg co. Ken. onGreen river, 40 m. SE. from Russellville.

LEWIS RIVER , r. of the Columbia valley.It is the main middle fork of Columbia, risesabout 30° W. from W.; lat. 40° N. and flow-ing XW. 900 m. joins Clark’s river, and formsthe Columbia.

LEWIS’ STORE, v. Spottsylvania co. Va. 90 in. SSE. from Richmond .

LEWISTON , t. Lincoln co. Ale. on the E.side of Androscoggin , 13 m. above its junctionwith the Kcnncbeck. Pop. 1,549.

LEWISTON, v. Niagara co. N. Y. on Ni-agara river, opjiosite to Queenstown, in EhLewiston stands at the head of ship naviga-tion from Lake Erie . Steam-boats ply regu-larly from that place to Sacket’s Harbor.Above Lewiston to navigable water, above theFalls ofNiagara, is about 8 in. Pop. in 1820,869; in 1830, 1,523.

LEWISTON , v. Montgomery co. Miso. 50m. westerly from St. Louis .

LEWISTOWN, v. and seat of justice, Sus-sex co. Del. on Lewis creek, about 3 m. fromthe light-house at Cape Ilenlopen. It supportsa small coasting trade. It is about 113 m. S.of Philadelphia .

LEWISTOWN, v. and seat of justice, Alif-fiin co. Pa. on the N. side of Juniatta river, 55m. NW. of Harrisburg, and 162 of Philadel-phia . Pop. 1,179.

LEWISVILLE, v. Brunswick co. Va. about70 in. S. from Richmond .