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RANDOLPH, co. In. bounded by the state: RAYMOND, t. Rockingham co. N. FI. Popof Ohio E. Wayne co. m In. S. by Henry and 1,000.

Delaware W. and the Indian country on the; RAYXIIAM, t. Bristol co. Mass, on Taun-N. Length along Ohio 3G m. mean width 15,'ton river, 3 in E. from Taunton , 3*2 S. fromarea 540 sq. «n- Mississinixva branch of Wa-j Boston . Pop. 1,209. Large quantities of ex-bash, and White river branch of Miami , rise! ccllent iron ore arc found in this town; andin this co. Chief town, Winchester. Pop. in 1 considerable quantities of bar iron, hollow ware,1820, 1,808; in 1830, 3,912. i nails, shovels, &c. are manufactured here.

RANDOLPH, co. II. bounded by the Mis-' The first forge in America was set up in thississippi river SW. Monroe co-W. St. Clair and, town by James and Henry Leonard, nativesWashington N. Jefferson and Franklin E. and; of England, in 1G52.

Jackson SE. Length 54 m. mean width 16. i READFIELI), t. Keimcbcck co. Me. 12 in.Kaskaskias river passes through, and enters AY. from August.*., 1G5 NNE. from Boston ,the Mississippi in, this co. Chief town, Kas-; Pop. 1,884.

kaskias. Pop. in 1820, 3.492; in 1830, 4,436.; READING, t. Windsor co. Vt. 12 m. WRANDOM, t. Essex co. Vt. 58 m. NE. from 1 from Windsor. Pop. 1,409.

Montpelier . Pop. 305. ; READING, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 11 m.

RANSOM’S BRIDGE, v. Halifax co. N. C. \\ SW. from Salem, 12 N. from Boston . Pop.

l,S0ti. This town is noted for its extensivemanufactories of shoes.

READING, iSoufA, t. Middlesex co. Mass.11 m. N. from Boston . It was formed from apart of Reading in 1S12, and contains 1,310inhabitants.

READING, t. Fairfield co. Ct. 15 rn. NNW.from Fairfield . Pop. 1,703.

READING, t. Steuben co. N. Y. 23 m. NE.from Bath. Pop, 1,568. It lies on W. side ofSeneca Lake.

READING, bor. and cap. Berks co. Pa. onthe Schuylkill, 54 m. NW. from Philadelphia ,143 from W. Pop. 5,859. It is a very pleasant and flourishing town, and contains a court-house, a jail, 2 banks, a large edifice for thepublic offices, and 5 or 6 churches, for Luther­ ans , Calvinists , Roman Catholics , and FriendsIt contains many elegant houses, is surround-

RAPID ANN, r. Va. rises in the Blue Ridge , in Madison and Orange cos. betweenwhich, the main branch by the name of Con-way river, flows SE. to the SE. Mountain;turns thence NE. between Madison and Or-ange, and between Orange and Culpeper, andafterwards between Cu!pc].*er and Sjxrttsylva-ma, and joins the Rappahannock 10 in. aboveFredericksburg .

RAPIDES, parish, La . bounded by Ojjelousas S. Natchitoches W. and NW. Washita andOcatahoola N. Concordia E. and Avoyelles SE.

Length 55 m. mean width 43. The surfaceconsiderably varied. Chief town, Alexandria.

Pop. in 1820, 6,065; in 1830, 7,559.

RAPID PLAT, in the river St. Lawrence ,in front of the t. of Matilda, containing about200 acres. The soil is good, and lies partly infront of the t. of Williamsburg , U. C.

RAPPAHANNOCK, navigable river, Va. 'ed by fine scenery, and has, in its vicinitywhich rises in the Blue Ridge , and runs ESE. many valuable mill-seats. Its inhabitants artabout 130 m. and flows into the Chesapeake ! principally Germans , and their descendants25 in. S. of the Potomac. It is navigable for ' 1 It is remarkable for the manufacture of hats,vessels of 13 J or 140 tons to Fredericksburg , \ Near the town there is a large and remarka-110 m. from its mouth. i blc spring of pure water.

RARITAN , r. N. J. formed by 2 branches,! READING, t. Butler co. Ohio ,which unite about 20 m. above New Bruns­ wick . Its general course is S. of E. It is a <

remarkably crooked stream, as well as nar-row, but so deep that it is navigable for heavysloops and steam-boats to New Brunswick , 17m. from Raritan Bay. through which it com-municates with the Atlantic, south of Staten Island .

READING, t. Hamilton co. Ohio , 8 m. N.from Cincinnati . Pop. 200.

READING, t. Perry co. Ohio .READIXGTON. t. Hunterdon co. X. J. 11m. SE. from Lebanon . Pop. 2,102.RE-VDSBOROUGH, t. Clearfield c 0 . Pa .READYVILLE, t. Rutherford co. Ten.REAMSTOWN, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 16 ni.

RARITAN , bay of N. Y. and N. J. opens NE. from Lancaster ,in a triangular form between the mouths of - RED BANK, fort Gloucester co. N. J. onRaritan and.Hudson rivers. 'the Delaware , 9 m. S. from Philadelphia .

RATTLESNAKE ISLANDS, cluster ofi RED BANK, v. Colleton district, S. C. small islands at W. extremity of Lake Erie. ! REDBANK, t. Armstrong co. Pa .

RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN, mt. Mass. | RED BLUFF, v. Claiborne co. Miss,in N. part of Stockbridgc, abouL 1,000 leet 1 REDFIELD, t. Oswego co. N. Y. 35 in.high. ;XXW. from Rome, 143 NW. from Albany .

RATTLESNAKE FORK, a branch of;Pop. 311.

Paint Creek, Ohio . j RED HOOK, v. in Rhinebcck, X. Y. on E.

RAVENNA, t. and cap. Portage co. Ohio , \ bank of the Hudson, 47 in. S. from Albany ,cn the Cuyahoga, 25 m. X. from Canton , 35; RED HOUSE, v. Caswell co. N. C.

SE. from Cleveland , 329 from W. Lat. 41°li'j RED LAKE , lake , X. America . This isN. It contains the county buildings, and a wool- comparatively a small lake, at the head of aJen manufactory, which is situated on the wa-; branch of the Red river; its form is nearlyters of the Cuyahoga. Pop. 806. i round, and about 60 miles in circumference.