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Rational churches, and a Baptist and Episco palian church, arc remarkable for their beauty.Here are 11 banks, including an office of dis-count and deposit of the U. S. bank. The nu-merous and respectable manufactories of thecity and Pawtucket arc what has given thiscity its impulse towards prosj>crity. Fewtowns have increased more rapidly within thelast ten years. Another element of this in-crease lias been its connexion with the inte-rior of Massachusetts by the Blackstonc canal.Brown University is a respectable and flour-ishing institution : its libraries contain 12,100volumes. There arc 2 college edifices, one150 by 46 feet, and 4 stories liigh, with wings;and the other 120 by 40 feet. The positionof these buildings, on a noble elevation, ischarming. The government of the University is composed of 36 trustees, of whom the presi-dent and 21 others must be Baptists. Theother members of the board are shared amongthe different denominations, of whom 5 musthe Friends. The Friends’ Boarding Schoolin this city is a most excellent institution.Ever)' asjicct of this handsome and thrivingtown indicates active and successful enterprise.
PROVIDENCE RIVER, r. R. I. formedby Wanasquiatucket and Moshasick, whichunite just above Providence . It flows intoNarraganset Bay , at Bullock’s Point, 5 or 6ni. below Providence .
PROVINCE, t. Clarke co. In. 7 m. from theOhio , and 23 above the rapids.
PROVINCE ISLAND, fertile island in theriver Delaware, 6 m, below Philadelphia .
PROVINCETOWN , t. Barnstable co. Mass,near Caj>e Cod, 44 m. NE. from Barnstable,116 SE. from Boston . Pop. 1,710. It is situ-ated on the hook of Cape Cod , 3 m. SE. fromRace Point The harbor, which is one of thebest in the state, opens to the southward, andhas sufficient depth of water for ships of anysize. The houses are of one story, and inorder to prevent their being buried in the sand,they are set on piles, that the driving sandsmav pas9 under them.
PROWELLSVILLE, v. York co. Pa. 7 m.S. from Harrisburg .
PRUDENCE , isl. in Narraganset Bay , be-longing to Portsmouth, R. I. 6 m. long; 2 m.S\V. from Bristol.
PRUNTYTOWN, t Harrison co. Va.
PUEBLA , a state of Mexico , bounded bythe Pacific Ocean S. Mexico W. QueretaroNW.Vera Cruz NE. and Oaxaca E. and SE.; length350 m. breadth 53. A great portion of Puebla is a lofty plain and liighly productive in grainand fruits. In this region is concentrated theprincipal part of the population, which is com-puted to be 1,300,000, one million of whichexist upon 10,000 sq. ms.
PUEBLA , city of Mexico , and capital of thestate of the same name. It is the 4th city ofSpanish America, and is only exceeded byMexico , Guanaxuato , and Havana . Pop. about100,000. Lat. 19° N.; Ion. 21° W. It is 87m. SE. by E. from Mexico , and 160 m. WNW.from Vera Cruz.
PUGET’S ISLAND, narrow isl. about 5 m.in length, in Columbia river, about 24 m. fromits mouth.
PUGHTOWN, v. Frederick co. Va. 79 mfrom W.
PULASKI, co. Geo. bounded by Telfair SE.Houston SW. Monroe N\V. Twiggs N. andLaurens NE. Length 35 m. mean width 34Little Oakmulgce river rises in the NE . angle,and traverses the entire length of this countyPop. in 1820, 5,223; in 1830, 4,899. Chieftown, Ilartlord.
PULASKI, co. Ken. bounded by Cumberland river, or Wayne S. Adair W. Casey andLincoln NW. Rockcastle NE. and Rockcastleriver, or White E. Length 35 m. mean width23. Pop. in 1620, 7,597; in 1830, 9,522.Chief town, Somerset.
PULASKI, v. and scat of justice, Giles co.Ten. on Richland branch of Elk river, 45 m.NW. from Huntsville , 80 S. from Nashville .
PULASKI, co. Ark. on the Cadron, about300 m. above Arkiopolis. Pop. 2,395. Chieftown, Little Rock .
PULTAWATAMIES, Indians, on the riverSt. Joseph, S. of Lake Michigan. No. 1,200.
PULTNEY, t. Steuben co. N. Y. on the W.side of Crooked Lake, 11 m. N. from Bath, 230W. from Albany . Pop. 1,730.
PULTNEY, t. Belmont co. Ohio . Pop. 1,548.
PULTNEYVILLE, v. in Williamson, N.Y
PUNCH HALL, v. Caroline co. Md.
PUNGOTEAGUE, v. Accomac co. Va.
PUNXETAWNY, v. Jefferson co. Pa. onMahoning creek, 70 m. NE. from Pittsburg ,and 35 NE. by E. from Kittanning.
PUT-IN-BAY, bay, formed by the islandof Edwards in SW. part of Lake Erie , 10 m.WNW. from Sandusky Bay. It affords thebest harbor on the lake.
PUTNAM, co. N. Y. bounded N. by Dutch-ess co. E. by Connecticut , S. by Westchester co. and W. by the Hudson river . Pop. 12,701.Chief town, Carmel.
PUTNAM, v. Muskingum co. Ohio , oppo-site Zanesville , with which it is connected bya handsome bridge. Pop. 758. It is a flour-ishing town, and contains an academy, andsome mills. A number of the dwelling-housesare handsomely built of brick. The academyis a brick building of two stories.
PUTNAM, t Washington co. N.Y. 28 m.N. from Sandy Hill. Pop. 718. It lies onLake Champlain .
PUTNAM, co. Ohio , bounded by Henry N.Hancock E. Allen S. and Vamvcrt and Paul-ding W, It is 24 m. square. Pop. 230. Chieftown, Sugar Grove. It is watered by the Hogand Blanchard’s rivers. Surface, generallylevel.
PUTNAM, co. Geo. bounded by the Oconeeriver, or Hancock SE. Baldwin and Jones S.Jasper W. Morgan N. and Oconee river, orGreene NE. Length 20 m. mean width 18.Pop. in 1820,15,475; in 1830, 13,656. Chieftown, Eatonton.