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According to the* measurement made by Capt.Partridge, the N. Peak is 4,636 above the levelof the sea.

MOOSERS, v. Tuscarawas co. Ohio .

MOOSUP, r. which rises in R. I. and joinsthe Quinebaug, in Plainfield, Connecticut .

MORANT RAY, on the S. coast of Ja-maica . Lon. 76° W.; lat. 17° 54' N.

MORANT POINT, or East Point, cape, onthe E. coast of Jamaica . Lon. 75° 52' W.;lat. 17° 56' N.

MORANT KEYS, or Ranas, small islandsin the Caribbean sea, 36 m. SE. from Jamaica .Lon. 75° 40' W.; lat. 17° 35' N.

MOREAU, t. Saratoga co. N. Y. on the Hud-son, 16 m. NE. from Ralston Spa, 50 N. fromAlbany . Pop. 1,690. It is at the great bendof tiie Hudson, and here are two falls in theriver, Baker’s Falls and Glenn’s Falls.

MOREAU, r. Miso. which runs into theSW. side of the Missouri .

MORETOWN, t. Washington co. Vt . onOnion river, 7 m. W. from Montpelier . Fop.816.

MORGAN, co. Va. bounded by BerkshireSE. Hampshire SW. and on all other sides bythe Potomac river or Maryland . Length 30 m.mean width 15. Chief town, Frankfort. Pop.in 1820, 2,500 ; in 1830, 2,092.

MORGAN, co. Geo. bounded by PutnamSE. Jasper SW. Walton NW. and the Oconeeriver, or Clarke and Greene NE. Length22 m. mean width 20 m. Chief town, Madi-son. Pop. in 1820, 13,520; in 1830,12,023,of whom 6,877 are colored.

MORGAN, co. Ohio , bounded N. by Mustdingum and Guernsey , E. by Monroe^ and S.by Washington and Athens. Length 32 m.breadth 18. Surface broken and hilly, thoughmuch of the soil is excellent. Chief town,M’Connelsville. Pop. in 1820, 5,297 ; in 1830,11,796.

.MORGAN, t. Morgan co. Ohio , includingM’Connelsvillc, the county seat.

MORGAN, SW. t. Butler co. Ohio . Pop.1,965.

MORGAN, t. Knox co. Ohio . Pop. 652.

MORGAN, t. Gallia co. Ohio . Pop. 371.

MORGAN, y. Ashtabula co. Ohio , 262 m.NE. from Columbus .

MORGAN, co. E. Ten. bounded by Cum-berland and Wayne cos. Ken. N. Campbell E.Anderson SE. Roane and Bledsoe S. and Over-ton W. Length 40 m. mean width 19. Chieftown, .Montgomery . Pop. in 1820,1,626; in1830,2,582.

MORGAN, co. Al . on the S. side of theTennessee . Pop. 9,053. Chief town, Somer-ville.

MORGANFIELD, t. and seat of justice,Union co. Ken. 12 m. SE. from the mouth ofWabash, and 15 SW. from Henderson onOhio . Lat. 37° 41' N. Pop. 292.

M( IRGAN’S STOR E, Montgomery co. N. C. by postroad 113 m. SW. from Raleigh .

MORGANSYILLE, v. Nottaway co. Va. 18 m. SW. by W. from Petersburg.

MORGANTOV N, v. Rerks co. Pa. 7 ni.from Reading. j

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MORGANTOWN , v. and seat of justice,Monongalia co. Va. on the right bank of Mo-nongahcla river, 20 m. SSW. From Uniontown ,and 30 by land above Brownsville, Pa . It issituated on high ground, and contains theusual county buildings, and about 100 houses.Lat. 39° 33' N.; Ion. 3° 50' W. from W.

MORGANTOWN, v. and seat of justice,Burke co. N. C. on the right bank of Catawbariver, 30 m. NW. from Lincolnton. Lat. 35°40' N.; Ion. 4° 42 W. from W.

MORGANTOWN, v. Blount co. Tenn. onTennessee river, 30 m. SW. from Knoxville .

MORGANTOWN , v. Butler co. Ken.

MORRICHES, v. Brookhaven, Suffolk co.N. Y. on the S. side of Long Island , 72 m. E.from New York .

MORRIS, co. N. J. bounded by Essex SE.Somerset S. Hunterdon SW. Sussex NW. andBergen NE. Length 26 m. mean width 19.The Pompton and Rockaway rivers unite andform the Passaic , on the eastern border of thisco. 6 m. above the celebrated Falls of Passaic ,at the village of Patterson. Soil productive infruits, grain, and pasturage. Chief town,Morristown. Pop. in 1820,21,368; in 1830,23,580.

MORRIS, t. Knox eo. Ohio .

MORRIS FLATS, Madison co. N. Y. be-tween Morrison and Cazenovia.

MORRISON, the north-westernmost t. ofJackson co. Ohio .

MORRISTOWN, t. Orleans co. Vt. 19 m.N. from Montpelier . Pop. 3,315.

MORRISTOWN, t. St Lawrence co. N. Y. on the river St. Lawrence , 2 m. below Brock-ville. Pop. 1,600.

MORRISTOWN, t. and cap. Morris co.. N. J. 19 m. NW. from Newark , 28 WNW.from New York, 55 from Trenton , 221 fromW. Pop. 3,536. It contains the usual countybuildings, a bank, a printing-press, an academy,and 2 churches, 1 for Presbyterins and 1 forBaptists .

MORRISTOWN, t Westmoreland co. Pa.19 m. W. from ."Mount Pleasant.

MORRISTOWN, t. and cap. Buncombe co.

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MORRISTOWN, t. Belmont co. Ohio , 27m. from Warren.

MOliRISVILLE, v. in Eaton, Madison co.N.Y. containing the court-house.

MORRISVILLE, bor. and t. Bucks co. Pa. on the Delaware, 1 in. below Trenton , 29 abovePhiladelphia . Pop. 531.

MORRISVILLE, v. Greene co. Pa .

MORRISVILLE, v. Fauquier co. Va.

MOSCOW, v. Genesee co. N. Y. 4 m. SW.from Genesee. It is a very flourishing village.A newspaper is published here.

MOSCOW, t. Wayne co. Ohio , on Sugarcreek, 10 in. E. from Wooster .

MOSCOW , t Somerset co. Me. 28 m. N.from Norridgcwock. Pop. 405.

MOSCOW,t. Livingston co. N.Y. near theW. side of Genesee river, 30 m. above Ro-chester .

MOSCOW, small village in the southerni limits of Clermont co. Ohio . It is situated on