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MONTICELLO , I. ami rap. Wayne co.Ken. 100 m. S. from Frunktort, and about 1SE. from Cumberland river. Lat. 36° 50' N.;Ion. from W. 7° 40' \V.
MONTICELLO, v. Lawrence co. Arkansas .
MONTICELLO , the seat of the lute Hon.Thomas Jefferson, the third President of theU. States, in Albemarle co. Va. 2 m. SE. fromCharlottesville. Lon. 78° 48' W.; lat. 38° 8' N.
MONTPELIER , t. and cap. Washington co.Vt and seat of government of the state, on theN. side of Onion river, at the confluence oftwo of its head waters; 3f> m. SE. from Bur-lington, 140 NW. from Boston , 524 from Wash-ington. The river is here bordered by rude,unsightly hills, which scarce allow room forthe village. Its central situation in the statemakes Montpelier a great thoroughfare, thetravel going through it in all directions. Lon.71° 33' W.; lat. 44° 16' N.
MONTPELIER, the scat of the lion. JamesMadison, the fourth President of the U. States,in Orange co. Va. 20 in. NE. from Monticcllo.
MONTPELTER, v. Ilanover co. Va. 24 m.from Richmond .
MONTPELIER, v. Richmond co- N. C.105 m. SW. from Raleigh .
MONTREAL, isl. in St. Lawrence river , atthe confluence of that stream and the Ottawa.It forms a county of the same name, 32 m.long, but very irregular in width.
MONTREAL, city , L. C. It is built uponan island of the same name in the St. Law-rence , 32 m. long, and at its centre 2 in. wide,at a point in the river just below the junction ofthe Ottawa. The river is here two miles wide,and capable of being ascended by vessels ofany burden, although 500 miles from the sea.It is 180 miles SW. of Quebec , and 300 N. ofNew York . The town has a beautiful position,and shows to great advantage. The mountain,from which it has its name, rises on the leftof the city, and seems placed there, like a ram-part, to defend it from the blasts of winter.A thick forest covers the greater part of it;though a few neatly built houses show theirroofs from the midst of the mountain groves.The new cathedral is, probably, the largestchurch in America . Its front is 255 feet, andits widtli 134. There are five public entrances,and the interior wili conveniently contain10,000 persons. There are seven altars, andthe eastern window over the high altar is 64by 32 feet. The circuit of this vast edifice is1,125 feet. It is built of hewn stone from themountain. The college is the next most con-spicuous building, extending in front with thewings 220 feet. It contains on an average 300students. This is a Catholic institution. Thereare 18 or 20 public buildings. The French style of building, the number of lofty spiresand towers, and the glittering tin covering ofthe roofs, give the city a majestic and imj>os-mg appearance at a distance. The population,by a census in 1825, was 24,000, and is nowsupposed to amount to 30,000. The chief ar-ticle of its commerce is furs. It is the empo-rium of the North-West Company ; and of the
trade between Canada and the United States .The only interruption to the navigation of theSt. Lawrence up to this city, is the Rapids,about two miles below, which often occasiondelay to inbound vessels, as they can be stem-med only by a strong wind.
MONTREAL, a district of L. O. foundedNE. by the district of Three Rivers, S. by theStates of New York and Vermont , SW. byUpper Canada and the (.hand or Ottawa river.It contains the counties of York , Eftingham,Leinster, Warwick, Huntingdon, Kent* Surrey,Bedford, Richelieu, and Montreal .
MONTREAL BAY, bay, Canada , on theE. side of Lake Superior . Lon. 84° 50' W.;lat. 47° 10' N.
MONTREAL , r. NW. Ter. which flowsinto Lake Superior , 63 m. W. of the mouth ofthe Ontonagon. About 800 yards from itsmouth it has falls, where the whole descent is80 or 90 feet, and the descent at the last fall is40 feet perpendicular. The South-West FurCompany have a post at Lake Flambeau nearthe source of this river.
MONTROSE, t. and cap. Susquehannah co.Pa. 163 m. from Harrisburg , 271 from W. Pop.415.
MONTROSE, t. Cumberland co. N. C.
MONTROUIS, t. St. Domingo, at the headof the Bight of Leogane, 5 leagues SE. fromSt. Mark, 15 NW. from Port au Prince .
MONTV ILLE, t. Waldo co. Me. 30 m. NE.from W T iscassct. Pop. 1,743.
MONTVILLE, t. New London co. Ct . Itis situated about 9 m. NW, of New London.Pop. 3967.
M( >ORE, co. N. C. bounded by CumberlandSE. Richmond SW. Montgomery W T . Ran-dolph NW. and Chatham N.; length 38 tn.width 28. Chief town, AlJordstown. Pop. in1820, 7,128; in 1830, 7,753.
MOORESBOROUGII, v. Rutherford co.N. C. by postroad 226 m. SW. by W. fromRaleigh .
MOORESBURG, v. Columbia co. Pa .
MOORESFIELD, or Moorestown, t. Bur-lington co. N. J. 13 m. E. from Philadelphia .
MOOR FI ELD, v. Nicholas eo. Ken.
MOORFIELI), v. Harrison co. Ohio , 11Jm. SW. from Cadiz .
MOORFIELI), t. Clarke co. Ohio . Pop.915.
MOORFIELDS, t. and cap. Hardy co. Va. on the S. branch of the Potomac, 25 in. SSW.from Romney, 180 NW. from Richmond .
MOORSBURG, v. Hawkins co. Iven.
MOOSE , isl. Me. in Passamaquoddy Bayon which is the town of Eastport .
MOOSE , small r. L. C. It is one of thehead waters of the St. Francis.
MOOSE , r. N. H. which joins the Andros-coggin, in Durand.
MOOSE, r. N. Y. which runs into the E.side of Black river.
MOOSEHEAD, lake, Me. the source of theE. branch of Kenncfock river. It is said to be60 in. long.
MOOSEHILLOCK, nit. N. IT. in Coventry.