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SANGERFIELD, v. Oneida co. N. Y. 1.»in. S. by W. from Utica . It is a considerabletown, and contains a printing-office, from whichis issued a weekly ncwsjiapcr.
SANGERVILLE, t. Penobscot co. Me. 38m. NW. from Bangor . Pop. 776.
SANTA CRUZ, one of* the Caribbcc islands.Lon. 64° 35' W.; lat. 17° 45' N.
SANTA FE, capital of New Mexico, in N.America , seated among mountains, near theRio del Norte, 950 m. N. of Mexico . Lon.106° 35' W.; lat. 35° 32' N.
SANTEE, r. S. C. formed by the union ofthe Congaree and Wateree. It runs into thesea by two mouths, N. and S. from Santee, 20m. below Georgetown. Lat. 33° 12' N. Tliisriver affords a navigation at some seasons inearly 300 miles, as high up as Morgantown,N. C. It is connected with Cooper river by acanal. The main branch in North Carolina iscalled Catawba.
SANTIAGO, r. of Mexico , rising about 23m. NW. from the city of Mexico , on the table-land of Anahuac, flows through the intenden-cies of Mexico, Guanaxuato, Guadalaxara , andValladolid , and after an entire course of about 370m. falls into the Pacific Ocean , at the city ofSan Dias. Santiago is by far the largest streamof Mexico : it is navigable for some distancefrom its mouth, but the adjacent country isthickly wooded, uncultivated, and unhealthy.
SARA, creek, La. in New Feliciana, risesin the state of Mississippi , near Woodville, andflowing S. crosses lat. 31° N. and falls into theMississippi at St. Francisville, after an entirecourse of 25 m.
SARANAC, r. N. Y. after a NE. course ofG5 miles, flows into Lake Champlain , at Platts-burg.
SARATOGA, co. N. Y. bounded N. by War-ren co. E. by the Hudson, which separates itfrom Washington and Rensselaer cos. S. byAlbany co. SW. by Schenectady co. and W.by Hamilton and Montgomery cos. Pop.36,616. Chief town, Ballston.
SARATOGA, t. Saratoga co. N. Y. on W.side of the Hudson, 12 in. NE. from Ballston,31 N. from Albany , 360 from W. Pop. 2,204.This town gives name to several celebrated!mineral springs, which arc spread over a tractof country about 12 m. in extent, in Saratogacounty, and are known by different local names.The most noted are those of Saratoga andBallston, which arc the most celebrated mine-ral waters in the United States . They arestrongly impregnated with carbonic acid, andcontain also carbonate of soda, muriate of soda,super-carbonated lime, and a carbonate of iron.These springs have long been a favorite resortduring the summer months, not only for in-valids, but for people of gaiety and fashion,who flock thither by thousands from everyquarter of the Union. Here is a flourishingvillage, with a post-office, church, and a greatnumber of excellent boarding-houses. Sara-toga is memorable as the place where generalBurgoyne surrendered the British army togeneral Gates, Oct. 17th, 1777.
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America, is formed by two large branches,both rising in the Chippcwan mountains, andflowing generally to the E. After a course of600 m. they unite and flow 200 m. into theNW. bay of lake Winnipeg. The Severn,flowing from the eastern side of lake Winni-peg, is the continuation of the Saskatchawaineand Assiniboine rivers.
SASSAFRAS, r. of Md. rises on the con-fines of Del. and flowing W. between Kentand Cecil cos. falls into Chesapeake bay 11m.S. from the mouth of the Susquehannah.
SASSAFRAS, v. Kent co. Md. near thehead of the Sassafras, 17 m. S. from Elkton.
SATAUKET, v. in the township of Brook-haven, on N. side of Long Island , 65 in. E.i from New York . It contains an elegant Pres-byterian, and an Episcopal church . It is pleas-ant and healthy, and is the principal harborfor wood-vessels on N. side of the island.
SATILLA, Great , r. Georgia , runs ESE.into the sea, N. of Cumberland island.
SATILLA, IAttlc , r. Georgia , runs into thesea, N. of the Great Satilla.
SAUGATUCK, v. Fairfield co. Ct . on theSaugatuck, 3 m. NE. from Norwalk .
SAUGERTIES, t. Ulster co. N. Y. on theW. bank of the Hudson, 13 m. N. from Kings-ton, 52 S. from Albany .
SAUGUS, t. Essex co. Mass. 2£ m. W. fromLynn, 8 SW. from Salem. Pop. 3,750.
SAVAGE MOUNTAINS, nits, in Pennsyl-vania, 110 m. NW. from Philadelphia .
SAVAGE RIVER, r. Maryland , runs intothe Potomac.
SAVANNAH, r. U. S. which is formed bythe union of the Tugeloo and Keowee. Itseparates S. Carolina from Georgia , and runsSE. into the Atlantic. It is navigable for largevessels to the town of Savannah 17 m. and forboats of 100 feet keel to Augusta , which, bythe course of lire river, is 340 in. above Savan-nah. Just above Augusta there arc falls; be-yond these the river is navigable for boats tothe junction of the Tugeloo and Keowee.
SAVANNAH, city and port of entry, Chat-ham co. Geo. on SW. bank of the Savannah r.! 17 m. from its mouth, 118 SW. from Charles-ton, 123 SE. from Augusta , 160 ESE. fromMillcdgeville. Lon. 81° 10' W.; lat. 32° & NPop. 7,303. Its position is a low sandy plain.It was formerly built of wood, and insalubri-ous from its marshy surface and contiguity torice swamps. It has suffered severely fromfires, but the parts destroyed have been hand-somely rebuilt. The rice swamps in the im-mediate vicinity arc no longer inundated, andthe health of the city is since much improved.It contains 12 public buildings, among which isthe United States branch bank, and 8 churches.The Presbyterian church is an elegant andspacious edifice of stone. The Exchange isa large building, 5 stories high. The Academyis partly of brick and partly of stone, 180 feetfront, 60 feet wide, and 3 stories high. Therearc 10 public squares planted with trees, amongwhich the beautiful China trees are conspicu-ous. It is a place of very great trade, and has