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expense, tinder ihr mountains, contributes todrain it. The houses are built on piles, as theground is bv no means firm. The Ftrcrts,though wide, are badly paved. The houses inthis strange and rich vale on I he summits ofmountains, are as magnificent and unique, usthe position. They arc spacious, and built ofporphvrv and amygdaloid. Many of the pal-aces and private mansions have an imj>osingshow, and glitter with metallic riches. Thecathedral is, perhaps, the richest in the world.Altars, candle-sticks and images of the saintsare of colossal size, and solid silver, and orna-mented with precious stones. Palaces, man-sions of great families, beautiful fountains andextensive squares, adorn the interior of thiscity. Near the suburbs, to the north, is thealameda, or chief promenade. Round thiswalk flows a rivulet forming a fine square, inthe centre of which is a fountain, with a basin.Eight alleys of trees terminate here, in theform of an altar. The detestable Inquisition ,finally abolished by the ex-emperor Iturbide ,was near this square. This superb city is in-habited by 160,000 people, and is the centreof more scientific establishments than anyother Spanish town in America .

MEXICO , Gulf of a large bay or gulf ofthe Atlantic, extending from the coast of Flor-ida to Yucatan, about 600 m. and from Cuba to the coast of Mexico , about 700.

M EXK*<), t. Oxford co. Me. Pop. 344.

MEXICO, t. Oswego co. N. Y. on MexicoRay, in Lake Ontario, 13 m. E. from Oswego .Lat. 13 3 3T N. Pop. 2,671.

M EXTITLAN, t. Mexico , 0.7 m. ENE. fromMexico . Lon. 08° 2' W.; lat. 20° 37' N.

.MIAMI, r. Ohio , which, after a course of100 miles, enters the Ohio near the south-westcorner of the state. It is navigable 75 miles.There is a jjortage of only f> miles betweenits head waters and the Auglaize, a river ofLake Erie .

MIAMI, Little, r. Ohio , which joins Ohioriver, 7 m. above Cincinnati . In Greene co.there are remarkable falls in the river. It isone of the best mill-streams in the state.

MIAMI, co. Ohio , bounded on the N. byShelby, E. by Champaign and Clarke cos. S. byMontgomery, and \V. by Dark co. It is 21 m.in extent from N. to S. by 20 from E. to W.Chief town, Troy. Pop. 12,806.

MIAMI, v. Hamilton co. Ohio , 15 m. abovethe mouth of Great Miami river, and 16 W.from Cincinnati . Pop. 113.

MIAMI, t. Greene co. Ohio . Pop. 780.

MIAMI’S BERG, v. Montgomery co. Ohio ,12 m. S. from Dayton .

MIAMI UNIVERSITY , Oxford t. Butlerco. Ohio .

MIAMI, western t. Logan co. Ohio . Pop.

825.

MICHAELS, t. and cap. Madison co. Miso.30 rn. S\V. from Genevieve.

MICHIGAN, Lake, U. S. 260 m. long, 55broad, and 800 in circumference, containing,according to Hutchins, 10,368,000 acres, or16,200 sq. ms. On the NE. it communicateswith Lake Huron , through the straits of Michil-

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limackinnck, mid on the N\V. it branches outinto two bays, one called NoquePs and theother Green Bay . The lake is navigable forships of aiiv burden, nnd lias fish of variouskinds, particularly trout, of a large size andexcellent quality, and sturgeon. Lon. 84° 30'to 87° W. ; lat 4P 35' to 45- 50' X.

MICHIGAN TERRITORY. See p. 151.

MICJHLLIMACKINACK, co. Michigan .It comprises all the northern part of the Ter-ritory. Michillimackinack, or Mackinack, onthe island of that name, is the capital. Pop.877.

MICHILLIMACKINACK, a broad riveror strait, which connects Lake Huron to LakeMichigan . It is 6 m. wide and 20 or 30 long

MICHILLIMACKINACK, district, Michi.gan.

MICHILLIMACKINACK, Little, r. II.which runs NW. into the Illinois , 13 m. belowthe Illinois Lake . It is about 170 m. long,and navigable for boats 90.

.MICHILLIMACKINACK, or Mackinack,isl. and fort, situated in the straits, or river,Michillimackinack, 200 m. NNW. from De-troit . Lon. 84° 30' W.; lat. 45° 33' N. Thisfort is composed of a st rong stockade, is neatlybuilt, and exhibits a beautiful appearance fromthe water. The ground on which it stands is150 feet above the lake, and 100 yards fromthe shore. The village near the fort containsa Roman Catholic church .

MICHISCOI.T, r. which rises in Canada ,runs through NW. part of Vermont , and flowsinto Lake Champlain , at Michiscoui Bay, inIlighgate.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, t. Plymouth county,Mass. 10 m. W. from Plymouth, 39 S. fromBoston . Pop. 5,008. This is a large township,and contains a rolling and slitting-mill, a shovelmanufactory, 2 forges, 2 furnaces, 2 cottonmanufactories, a town-house, an academy, andseveral houses of public worship, for Congre-gationalists and Baptists.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, v. Wayne co. Pa .

MIDDLEBROOK MILLS, v.Montgomeryco. Md.

MIDDLEBROOK, t. Augusta co. Va. 11 m.SW. from Staunton.

MIDDLEBURG, t. Schoharie co. N. Y. 10miles S. from Schoharie, 35 W. from Albany .Pop. 3,266.

MIDDLEBURG, t. Loudon co. Va. 32 m.SE. from Winchester.

MIDDLEBURG, t. Frederick co. Md. 15 m.NE. from Fredericktown.

MIDDLEBURG, t. Nelson co. Ivcn.

MIDDLEBURG, t. Cuyahoga co. Ohio .

MIDDLEBURY, t. Genesee co. N. Y. Pop.2,415.

MIDDLEBURY, t. and cap. Addison coVt. on both sides of Otter creeek; 11 m. SEfrom Vergennes, 31 S. from Burlington , 32 Nfrom Rutland, 51 SW. from Montpelier . Lon73 d 6' W.; lat. 44° N. Pop. 3,468. Distancefrom W. 483 m. It is the seat of various im-portant manufactures, especially of marble.Besides the usual county buildings, it containstwo flourishing academies, one for each sex,