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ST. FRANCIS, r. of I,. C. and Vt. rises intlie latter, in Orleans and Essex cos. Its mainsources are the confluents of lake Memphre-magog and lake St. Francis; the latter in therecesses of Buckingham co. L. C. Below thejunction of its two great branches, the unitedstream flows NNW. into St. Lawrence river ,at tiie head of Lake St. Peter.

ST. FRANC-ISYILLE, t. and cap. NewFeliciana parish, Louisiana , on E. bank of theMississippi, about 30 m. above Baton Rouge ,and 1,205 from \V.

ST. GENEVIEVE, co Miso . bounded bythe Mississippi NE. cape Girardeau co. S.Washington S\V. and Jefferson XW. Length60, mean widtli 18 m. Its extreme westernparts embrace a portion of the mine tract.Chief town, St. Genevieve. Pop. 2,182.

ST. GENEVIEVE, t. and cap. St. Gene-vieve district, Miso . nearly opposite Ivaskaskia,

1 in. W. of the Mississippi, 64 below St. Louis ,and 874 from W. Pop. 2,000. This town wasformerly built on the river bank, and is saidto have contained once 7,000 inhabitants. Theground on which it stands is somewhat higherthan the river bottom, and it begins to extenditself back upon ground considerably moreelevated.

ST. GEORGE, t. Chittenden co. Vt. 10 m.SE. from Burlington. Pop. 135.

ST. GEORGE, t. Lincoln co. Me. 38 m.ESE. from Wiscasset, 200 NE. from Boston .Pop. 1,652.

ST. GEORGE, r. Lincoln co. Me. whichflows into the sea between the towns of St.George and Cushing. It is navigable to Tliom-astown, which lies on N. side of the town ofSt. George.

ST. GEORGE, r. Md. which runs into thePotomac , NVV. of St. George’s island.

ST. GEORGE’S, t. Newcastle co. Del.

ST. GEORGE’S, parish, Colleton district,S. C.

ST. GEORGE’S ISLAND, small isl. in themouth of the river Potomac . Lat. 18° 13' N.

ST. GEORGE’S ISLAND, some small isl-ands in the Atlantic, near the coast of Maine .Lat. 43° 50' N.

ST. HELENA, isl. on the coast of S. C. ina bay called St. Helena’s Sound. Lat. 32° 25'N. It is 13 m. long, and 3 broad. The soilis well adapted to the growth of cotton, whichis largely cultivated.

ST. HELENA, t. St. Helena parish, La .

ST. HELENA, parish, Beaufort district,S. C. containing the islands of Port Royal, StHelena, Hunting, Ladies, Paris , &c. Pop.6,799.

ST. HELENA, parish of La . bounded bylakes Ponchartrain and Maurepas, and Amiteriver S. East Baton Rouge and New FelicianaW. state of Mississippi N. and Washingtonand St. Tamany E. Lengtli 46, mean width28 m. Chief town, St. Helena. Pop. 4,027.

ST. HELENA SOUND, bay on the coastof S. C. Lon. 80° 30' W.; lat 32 3 3' N.

ST. HELENS, isl. on the coast of Georgia ,S of the entrance of Ogcechce river.

ST. ILLA, Great r. of Georgia, rises in

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Tatnall, Telfair, and Irwin cos. by a numberof branches which enter Appling.

ST. INIGOE’S, v. St. Mary’s co. Md.

ST. JAMES, parish, Charleston district,S. C. on S. side of the Santee, 40 m. NNE.from Charleston . Pop. 3,743.

ST. JOHN’S, lake of La. in Concordia,once a bend of the Mississippi .

ST. JOHN BAPTISTE, parish, La . onboth sides of tlie Mississippi river , above St.Charles, and between St. James. Area about150 sq. ms. Pop. in 1820, 3,854; hi 1830,5,700. Chief town, Bonnet Carre.

ST. JOHN, or Prince Edward’s Island, isl.in the gulf of St. Lawrence , to tlie W. of theisland of Cape Breton, and N. of Nova Scotia ,about 100 m. long, and 30 in its mean breadth.Charlotte 's Town is the capital. Lon. 63° W.;lat 46° 20' N. Pop. 6,000.

ST. JOHN, t. and fort, Canada , on the W.side of the river Chamblee, 20 m. SE. fromMontreal . Lat. 45° 19' N. Tlie British navalforce on Lake Champlain had its principal sta-tion here during the late war.

ST. JOHN’S, the capital of Newfoundland ,is on the SE. coast of the isl. It contains about13,000 inhabitants. In Feb. 1816, a dreadfulfire destroyed 117 houses. In Nov. 1817, twostill more dreadful conflagrations laid wastenearly the whole of the town. Not less thanhalf a million sterling of property was de-stroyed in a few hours. Lat. 47° 35' N.

ST. JOHN’S, r. the principal river of EastFlorida . Its sources have not been exactlyascertained, but it is supposed to issue fromLake Mayaco, between lat. 26° and 27° N. Itruns N. parallel with tlie Atlantic coast, ex-panding into several lakes, particularly LakeGeorge , which is 20 miles long and 15 wide,and embosoms several islands. Within 20 m.of its mouth tlie river turns to the E. and fallsinto the Atlantic , near lat. 30° N. 36 m. S. St.Mary’s. Its whole lengtli is about 300 m. andit is navigable for vessels which can pass thebar at its mouth, for 150 in. to Lake George .The bar has 10 feet of water at low tide, and13 feet at high water, and there is good an-chorage outside of the bar for large vessels.

ST. JOHN’S, r. Miso. which flows into tlieS. side of the Missouri , E. of Gasconade river.

ST. JOHN’S, r. N. America , which risesfrom several sources in tlie northern part of tliestate of Maine, flows through New Brunswick ,and empties itself into tlie Bay of Fundy . It.is 350 miles long, and navigable for sloops GOmiles, and for boats 200.

ST. JOHNSBURY, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 7 mNE. from Danville, 35 NE. from MontpelierPop. 1,502. Here is a pleasant village, situ-ated on the Pasumsuc, containing valuablemills, together with some manufactories, andtrade.

ST. JOSEF, t. Cuba , 125 m. WSW fromHavana.

ST. JOSEF, t. New Mexico , on the Bravo,27 m. XW. from Santa Fe .

ST. JOSEPH, t. Florida , in a bay of theGulf of Mexico , to which it gives name. Lorn65° 34' W.; lat. 29° 43' N\