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chias, at a place called The Rim. It after-wards widens into a considerable bay, andcommunicates with the ocean at Cross island,

6 m. below the junction of the 2 branches.

MACIIO DICK, r. Va. which runs into thePotomac, 22 m. above Point Lookout.

.MAC KEAN, co. N. side of Pa. bounded X.by New York , E. by Potter co. S. by Clearfieldand Jefferson cos. \V. by Jefferson and Warrencos. Pop. 1,43 ). Chief town, Smithport.

.MAC KEAXSBCRG, v. Schuylkill co. Pa.4 m. NE. from Orwigsburg.

MAC KEEX, t. Licking co. Ohio . Pop. 743.

MAC KEESPOliT, v. Alleghany co. Pa. onthe right banks of Youghiogeny and Monon-gahela rivers, at their junction, 11 m. SE.from Pittsburg .

MACKENZIE, Point , cape, on the XW.coast of America, in Cook’s Inlet . Lat 61°13' X.

MACIvEXZFE’S RIVER, one of the largestrivers in X. America . It forms the outlet ofSlave Lake, and falls into the Frozen Ocean, inabout lat. 70° X. and Ion. 135° W. Its mostdistant sources arc Unjigah or Peace river, andAthapeseow or Elk river. Its whole courseis about 2,000 miles.

MACKEY’S YILLE, v. Iiurke co. N. C,

MACKINTOSH, co. Geo. on the coast atthe mouth of the Alatumaha. Top. 4,008, ofwhom 3,903 are colored. Chief town, Darien.At the court-house, 12 m. X. from Darien, isa post-ofiiee.

MAC LEOD’S LAKE, lake, New Caledo-nia , GO or 70 m. in circumference, which dis-charges its waters through an outlet into Peaceriver. On its banks is a fort of the XW. Furcompany, in Ion. 124° W.; lat. 55' N.

MAC LEOMS BO ROUGH, v. Hamilton co.11. GO m. XE. from Vandalia.

MAC LIXTON, v. Abbeville district, S.C.

MAC .MAHON'S CREEK, r. Ohio , whichruns into the Ohio , 5 m. below Wheeling.

MAC MINX, co. 'Pen. bounded SE. byMonroe, SW. by lliwassrc river, XW. byRhea, and NE. by Roane and Blount. Length30 m. mean width 20. Surface hilly, and soilvaried. Pop. in 1820, 1,623; in 1830, 14,437.:Chief town, Athens.

.MAC MINVILLE, t. anu seat of justice,Warren co. Ten. 70 m. SE. from Nashville ,644 from W.

MACOKETCH, Great, r. Louisiana , whichruns into the Mississippi . Lat. 41° 38' X.

MACOMB , co. Michigan Territory, on theriver Huron of St. Clair. Pop. 2,414. Chieftown, ."Mount Clemens.

MACOX, t. and cap. Bibb co. Geo. on theOakinulgee river, 35 m. WSW- from Milledge-ville. It is a place of considerable trade, andlias a bank and a printing-office.

MACOX", r. NE. part of La . It rises inMissouri , and pursuing a S. course unites withthe Tensaw. Lat. 31° 42' N.

MACOXSVILLE, v. Northampton co. X.C.

MACVEYTOWN, v. Mifflin co. Pa .

MADBURY, t. Strafford co. N. II. 11 m.NW. from Portsmouth, 3G from Concord.Pop. 510.

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MADDINSBOROUGH, t iMiso. 15 m. S.from St. Genevieve.

MADISON, co. X. Y. bounded by Onrm-dago W. Oneida Lake XW. Oneida co. XE.Otsego SE. and Chenango S. Length 28 m.mean width 20. It lies in an elevated position,and several streams which rise in it, flow indifferent directions, as the Chenango and Una-dilla rivers, which lun S. into the Susquchan-nah, and the Chittcnango, Oneida, and Cane-serago creeks, which enter Oneida Lake; andsome creeks which flow into the Mohawk The surface is broken, but the soil is produc-tive. Pop. 39,037. Chief town, Cazcnovia.

MADISON, t. Somerset co. Maine , on theKcnnebeck river, 10 m. above Norridgewock.Pop. 1,272.

MADISON, t. Madison co. N. Y. on theheads of Chenango river and Oriskany creek,22 in. SW. from Utica . Pop. 2,544.

MADISON, t. Columbia co. Pa. betweenGreenwood and Derry, 5 in. X. from Danville .

MADISON, co. Va. bounded SE. S. andvSW. by Orange co. or the Rapid Ann liver,NW. by the Blue Ridge , or Shenandoah co.and NE. and E. by Culpeper. It is about 28in. square; drained by various creeks of theRapid Ann; the surface somewhat hilly, andsoil tolerably good. Staples, flour and tobacco.Pop. in 1820, 8,490; in 1830, 9,236: Chieftown, Madison.

MADISON, v. Madison co. Va. on Robert-son’s river, branch of Rapid Ann, 45 in. W.from Fredericksburg .

MADISON, v. Amherst co. Va. on the leftbank of James river, opposite Lynchburg .

■MADISON, co. Geo. on Broad river, bound-ed S. by Oglethorpe, SW. by Clark, W. byJackson, NW. and N. by Franklin, and NE.by Elbert. Length 30 m. mean width 10.Surface uneven, but soil productive. Pop. 4,626.Chief town, Danielsville.

MADISON, t. and seat of justice, Morganco. Geo. 50 m. XXW. from Milledgeville, 648m. from W.

MADISON, co. Ohio , bounded on the N. byUnion, E. by Franklin, S. by Fayette, and W.by Clark and Champaign cos. It is about 28in. long, from A", to S. by 19 broad, from E. toW. This county contains e.\tensive bodies offine land, well adapted to agriculture and gra-zing. Pop. in 1820, 4,799; in 1830, 0,190.Chief town, London .

MADISON, t. Columbiana co. Ohio . Pop.1,280.

MADISON, t. Muskingum co.Ohio , E. fromMuskingum river, and containing the villageof Ilaymarket. Pop. 589.

MADISON, t. in the XE. part of Highlandco. Pop. 1,609.

MADISON, 1. NE. part of Geauga co. Ohio .Grand river runs through this t. Pop. 1,898.

MADISON, t. Richland co. Ohio , in whichis situated the village of Mansfield. Pop. 2,138.

MADISON", t. Licking co. Ohio . Pop. 743.

MADISON, SE. t. Franklin co. Ohio . Pop1,745.

MADISON, NE . t. Pickaway co. OhioPop. 97G.