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the Atlantic, on E. side of Wiscassct, forminga bay at its mouth.

SHEFFIELD, t. Caledonia co. Vt. 16 m. N.from Danville, 45 NE. from Montpelier . Pop.750 .

SHEFFIELD, t Berkshire co. Mass. 20 m.S. from Lenox, 30 SE. from Hudson, 125WSW. from Boston . Pop. 2,392. It is wa-tered by the Housatonnuc, which affords goodscuts tor mills. South mountain extends thewhole length of the town, on E. side of theriver.

SHEFFIELD, v. Lorain co. Ohio , 155 m.NNE. from Columbus .

SHELBURNE , t in the British provinceof New Brunswick , at Port Roseway, extends2 m. on the water-side, and 1 m. back, withwide streets crossing each other at right an-gles. The harbor is deep, capacious, and se-cure.

SHELBURNE, t. Chittenden co. Vt . onLake Champlain , 7 ni. S. from Burlington.Pop. 1,123.

SHELBURNE, t Coos co. N. H. on theAndroscoggin, 22 m. ESE. from Lancaster.Pop. 312.

SHELBURNE , t. Franklin co. Mass. 4 m.W. from Greenfield, 100 m. W. from Boston .Pop. 985.

SHELBY, v. M’Comb co. Mich.38 m. fromDetroit .

SHELBY, t Orleans co. N. Y, adjoiningNiagara co. N. from the Tonnewanta reserva-tion, and S. from the Erie canal . Pop. 2,043.

SHELBY, co. Ken. bounded by Salt riveror Nelson co. S. Bullitt S\V. Jefferson W.1 Icnry N. and Franklin E. and SE. Length26 m. mean width 20. Chief town, Shelby-ville. Top. in 1820, 21,047 ; in 1830, 19,039.

SIIELBY, co. in the western part of Ohio ,bounded N. by Allen, E. by Logan, S. by Mi-ami , and \V. by Darke. It is about 20 milessquare. It is watered by the Great Miamiriver and Loramie’s creek, beside several oftheir tributaries. Pop. in 1820, 2,106; in 1830,3,671. Chief town, Sydney .

SHELBY, SW. co. Ten. bounded by thestate of Mississippi S. Mississippi river W. andMadison co. in Ten. N. and E Length 34 m.width 30. Pop. in 1820, 354; in 1830, 5,652.Chief town, Memphis .

SIIELBY, co. AJ. bounded by Coosa riverE. Bibb co. S. Tuscaloosa SW. Jefferson NW.and St. Clair N. Lcngth40 m. width 36. Chieftown, Shelbyvillo. Pop. in 1820, 2,416; in1830, 5,521.

SHELBY, co. In. bounded by BartholomewS. Johnson W. Marion NW. Madison N. RushE. and Decatur SE. Length 24 m. breadth 18.Pop. 6,294. Chief town, Shclbyville.

SIIELBY COURT-HOUSE, Shelby co. Al.93 m. N. from Caliawba.

SIIELBYVILLE, t. and cap. Shelby co.Ken. on Brashan’s creek, 12 m. above its junc-tion with Salt river, 22 m. WSW. from Frank-fort, 572 from W. Pop. 1,201. It contains acourt-house, a bank, a printing-office, and ameeting-house.

SIIELBYVILLE, t. and cap. Bedford co.

Ten. on Duck river, 50 m. SSE. from Nash-ville , 692 from W. It is a flourishing town,and contains a court-house, a bank, and a print-ing-office.

SHELDON, t. Franklin co. Vt . on the Mi-chiscoui, 16 m. E. from Lake Champlain . Pop.1,427. Here are several forges, and a furnacefor casting hollow-ware.

SIIELDON, t Genesee co. N. Y. 20 m. SW.from Batavia, 270 W. from Albany . Pop.

l, 731.

SHELLDRAKE RIVER, r. Canada , runsinto the river St. Lawrence , in Ion. 64° 50' W.;lat 50° 20' N.

SHELLDRAKE, r. Michigan territory, runsinto lake Superior, 24 m. W. from point Iro-quois .

SHELL KEY, isl. in the Gulf of Mexico .Lon. 89° 15' W.; lat. 29° 48' N.

SHELTER ISLAND, isl. near E. end ofLong Island, 100 m. E. from N. Y. Pop. 330.It is 7 m. long, and 5 broad. This island andGreat Hog-Neck island constitute a town.

SHENANDOAH, co. Va. bounded N. byFrederick co. SE. by Culpeper and Madisoncos. SW. by Rockingham co. and W. by Hardyco. Pop. 19,750. Chief town, Woodstock.

SHENANDOAH, r. Va. rises in Augusta co. and after a course of about 200 m. joinsthe Potomac in lat. 38° 4' N. just before tholatter bursts through the Blue Ridge . SeeHarper's Ferry . It waters a fertile country,and is navigable for boats 100 m.

SHENANDOAH FORK, v. Shenandoahco. Va.

SIIENEVAS CREEK, r. N.Y. in Otsegoco. It runs SW. 25 m. and joins the Susque-hannah.

SHENLEY, t. Buckingham co. L. C. onChaudiere river, 54 m. S. from Quebec .

SHEPAUG, r. Ct . runs S. into the Quine-baug, in W. part of Southbury.

SHEPHERD’S CREEK, r. La . runs intothe Missouri, 83 m. W. from the Mississippi .

SHEPHERDSTOWN, v. Behnont co. Ohio .

SHEPIIERDSTOWN, t. Jefferson co. Va. on the Potomac , 10 m. E. by S. from Martins-burg. Pop. 1,200—principally Germans andtheir descendants.

SHEPHERDSVILLE, t. and cap. Bullittco. Ken. on Salt river, 14 m. from its junctionwith the Ohio, 20 m. S. from Louisville , 70 Wfrom Lexington. Pop. 278.

SHERBURNE, t. Rutland co. Vt. 13 m. E.from Rutland . Pop. 452.

SHERBURNE, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 22

m. SW. from Boston . Pop. 900.

SHERBURNE, t. Chenango co. N.Y. 11

m. N. from Norwich, 98 W. from Albany .Pop. 2,574. It is watered by the Chenango, isa valuable township, and contains a handsomevillage, a printing-office, valuable mills, andsome manufactures.

SHERBURNE, v. Beaufort district, S. C. 214 m. from Columbia.

SHERBURNE MILLS, v. Fleming co. Ken

SHERMAN, t. Fairfield co. Ct. 43 m. NWfrom New Haven . Pop. 947

SIIESIIEQUIN, v. Bradford co. Pa .