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m. mean width 20. Pop. in 1820, 8,903; in183‘‘>, 11,708. It is drained by Black riverbranch of Cape Fear river. Clinton, the chieftown, is about 55 in. NNW. from Wilmington .

SAMPTOWN, v. Middlesex co. N. J. 14 m.WSW. from Elizabethtown.

SAN ANTONIO, city of Mexico , in thestate of Oaxaca , 130 m. SE. from the city ofMexico, and about 80 N. from that of Oaxaca .

SAN BLAS, city and seaport of Mexico , inthe former Guadalaxara, now Jalisco , at themouth of the river Santiago.

SANBORNTOWN, t. Strafford co. N.H. 25in. N\V. from Portsmouth . Pop. 2,8G6.

SANDERSViLLE, t. and cap. Washingtonco. Geo. 26 m. E. from Miliedgeville. It con-tains a court-house and a jail.

SANDFORL), t. and v. York co. Me. 22 m.N. from York . Pop. 2,327.

SANDGATE, t. Bennington co. Vt. 25 in.N. from Bennington. Pop. 933.

SANDISFIELI), t. Berkshire co. Mass. 20m. SE. from Lenox, 112 WSW. from Boston .Pop. 1,655.

SAND1STON, t. Sussex co. N. J. on theDelaware river , 11 m. NW. from Newton.Pop. 1,097.

SANDOWN, t. Rockingham co. N.H. 29m. WSW. from Portsmouth , and 30 SE- fromConcord. Pop. 553.

SANDTOWN, v. Gloucester co. N. J. 13 m.SSE. from Philadelphia .

SANDUSKY, r. Ohio , runs NE. into San-dusky Bay, at the town of Sandusky . Length70 m. This river is navigable, and is con-nected with the Great Miami by a portage of9 in. and with the Scioto by one of 4 m. Theriver lias rapids, below which there is a veryvaluable fishery.

SANDUSKY, co. Ohio, bounded N. by LakeErie , E. by Huron co. S. by Seneca, and W.by Wood co. It is 30 m. long, and 25 broad.Pop. in 1820, 852; in 1830, 2,851. It containsLower Sandusky.

SANDUSKY , one of the western towns ofRichland co. Ohio . Pop. 588.

SANDUSKY, t. Huron co. Ohio , on the S.shore of Sandusky Bay, 3 m. from its entrauce,25 NE. from Fort Stephenson, about 100 in. N.from Columbus , 250 W. from Buffalo. Pop.593. It is handsomely laid out on a beautifulsite, and a steam-boat wharf has been erected.

SANDUSKY , Lower , t. and cap. of Sandus-ky co. Ohio, on the river Sandusky , a few milesfrom its mouth, 115 N. from Columbus .

SANDUSKY, Upper , t. Delaware co. Ohio ,on Sandusky r. 40 in. S. from Lower Sandusky.

SANDUSKY BAY, bay, Ohio , on SW. partof Lake Eric , 20 in. long, and 24 broad.

SANDWICH, t. and cap. of Essex co. U.C.on Detroit river, 2 m. below Detroit . It is aconsiderable village, built chiefly on a singlelong street.

SANDWICH, t. Strafford co. N. H-, N. ofS*]uam Lake , 50 m. N. from Concord, and 72NNW. from Portsmouth . Pop. 2,743. In theN. part of this town, there is a mountain near3,000 f rt high.

SANDWICH, t, Barnstable co. Mass, on

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Barnstable Bay, 12 m. NNW. from Barnstable51 SSH. from Boston . Pop. 3,367. Here isan academy. Sandwick river runs throughthe town into Barnstable Bay.

SANDY, a N. t. of Tuscarawas co. Ohio .Pop. 765.

SANDY, t. Stark co. Ohio . Pop. 909.

SANDY BAY, or Cove, bay, on the coastof Mass. N. of Cape Ann. Lon. 70° 38' W.;lat 42° 41' N.

SANDY CREEK, r. S.C. runs into the Con-garec. Lon. 81° 40' W.; lat. 34° 37' N.

SANDY FORK, v. Mecklenburg co. Va. 273 m. from W.

SANDY IIILL, v. in Kingsbury, N. Y. onE. side of the Hudson, 50 m.N. from Albany . Itis delightfully situated, just above Baker’s Falls,and is a regularly laid out, well built, and veryflourishing village. It contains a woollen anda cotton factory, several iron works, and also amanufactory of cotton bagging from hemp.This village, with the township, contains 2,606inhabitants.

SANDY HOOK, small isl. on the coast ofN.J. in the township of Middleton, 7 m. S.from Long Island, 25 S. from New York . Itwas formerly a peninsula. Sandy Hook, orPoint, forms a capacious harbor. Here is alight-house, on the N. jx)int of the Hook, inIon. 72° fr' W.; lat. 40° 26' N.

SANDY HOOK, v. Culi>epcr co. Va.

SANDY INLET, channel, between twosmall islands near the coast of N. C. Lon. 77°50' W.; lat. 3*1° 19' N.

SANDY LAKE, lake of the NW. territoryof the U. S. forming one of the links in thechain of intercommunication between LakeSuperior and Mississippi river .

SANDY LAKE RIVER, r. of the NW.territory of the U. S. flows from Sandy Lake ,and enters Mississippi river at lat. 47° N. Atits outlet from Sandy Lake, the U. S. SW.Company have an establishment.

SANDY LICK, r. Pa. runs into the Alle-ghany, about 15 in. below Toby’s Creek.

SANDY MOUNT, v. Greenville t. Va. 77m. S. from Richmond .

SANDY POINT, cape, on N. point of Nan-tucket island. Lon. 69° W.; lat. 41° 22' X.

SANDY RIVER, r«ses in the LaurelMountains, and forms a part of the boundarybetween Virginia and Kentucky , and runsNNW. into the Ohio , 40 in. above the Scioto.

SANDY RIVER, Little , Ken. runs into theOhio , 20 m. below Big Sandy.

SANDY RIVER, r. Me. runs into the Kennebeck, 6 in. above Norridgewock.

SANDY SPRING , v. Montgomery co Md.

SANDY SPRING, v. Adams co. Ohio , 110in. SSW. from Columbus .

SANDYTOWN, p. Sussex co. N.J. 85 in.N. from Trenton .

SANDYVILLE, v. Tuscarawas co. Ohio ,136 m. NE. from Columbus .

SANGAMOIN, r. 11. unites with the Illi-nois . It is navigable for boats 150 m.

SANGAMOIN, co.IL on Saiigainoin r.bound-cd S. by Montgomery and Morgan, and W. byFulton. Chief town, Springfield . Pop. 12,960.