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SHETUCKET, r. Ct . joins the Yantic atNorwich, to form the Thames .

SIHELDSBOROUGH, t. Hancock co.Miss,on the bay of St. Louis , 31) in. by land ENE.from New Orleans , 60 by water. It has a verypleasant and healthy situation, elevated from20 to 40 feet above tide-water, contains about600 inhabitants, and is a place of considerableresort from New Orleans , during tho sicklyseason. The bay is navigable to the town forvessels drawing 7 feet.

SHIELDS’ RIVER, r. N. America , runsinto the Missouri, 7 m. below the Great Falls .

SIIINNTOWN, v. Harrison co. Va. on the\V. fork of Monongahela, at the mouth of Sim-son’s creek, 8 m. NNE. from Clarksburg, and235 a little N. of W. from Washington.

SIIIPPENSBURG, t. Cumberland co. Pa.20 m. N. by E. from Chambersburg , 20 SW.from Carlisle, 140 W. from Philadelphia . Pop.

l, 621. It is a considerable town, situated ona branch of the Concdogwinet creek, and con-tains a market-house, and several houses ofpublic worship, for Presbyterians, Dutch Re-formed, and Methodists.

SIIIPPINGPORT, v. Jefferson co. Ken. onthe Ohio, 2 miles below Louisville . Pop. 607.Here are a ship-yard, rope-walk, and a flour-mill.

SHIRLEY, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 6 m.VVSW. from Groton, 41 WNW. from Boston .Pop. 991. Here are cotton manufactories.SHIRLEYSBURG, v. Huntingdon co. Pa .SHOAL CREEK, r. II. has a course S. byW. of about 70 miles, and joins the Kaskaskia,in lat. 38° 27' N. It is a fine and rapid stream,and navigable for boats about 30 miles.

SHOAL INLET, channel, between twosmall islands, on the coast of N. Carolina , Ion.77° 58' W.; lat. 34° 5' N.

SIIOCCOE SPRINGS, in Warren co. N.C.8 m. S. from Warrenton. These mineralwaters aro much resorted to. Here is anacademy.

SHOREHAM, t. Addison co. Vt on LakeChamplain , 49 m. S. from Burlington. Pop.2,137. Here is an academy.

SHOREHAM, A T ew, t. Newport co. R. I. on Block Island , 23 m. SSW. from Newport-Pop. 1,885.

SHORT CREEK, t Harrison co. Ohio .Pop. 2,184.

SHREWSBURY, t. Rutland co. Vt 22 m.W. from Windsor. Pop. 1,289.SHREWSBURY, t. Worcester co. Mass. 6

m. ENE. from Worcester, 38 W. from Boston .Pop. 1,386. It is a pleasant town.

SHREWSBURY, t. Monmouth co. N. J. 11 m. E. from Freehold, 47 NE. from Trenton ,77 NE. from Philadelphia . This is a neatlybuilt and pleasantly situated town, has severalfine churches, and is a place of considerableresort for company from Philadelphia and NewYork , during the warm season.

SHREWSBURY, t. York co. Pa . Pop.2,571.

SHREWSBURY, v. Kenhawa co. Va. 306m. NW. by W. from Richmond .

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SHREWSBURY, r. N. J. runs into the Aulantic, Ion. 74° 2' W.; lat. 40° 22' N.

SHUTESBURY, t. Franklin co. Maes. 16m. SE. from Greenfield, 80 W. from Boston .Pop. 987. Here is a well in which a fountainof medicinal water was opened by an earth-quake, in July 1815, the waters of which arcfound beneficial in many cutaneous diseases.

SIDDONSBURG, v. York co. Pa. 32 m.from Harrisburg .

SIDELING CREEK, r. Md. flows on theE. side of Sideling mountain, and runs intothe Potomac .

SIDELING MOUNTAINS, range, extend-ing through Huntingdon and Bedford cos. Pa and Alleghany co. Md.

SIDNEY, t. Kennebeck co. Me. on the Ken.nebeck, opposite Vassalborough, 8 in. N. fromAugusta, 178 NNE. from Boston . Pop. 2,191

SIDNEY, t. Delaware co. N. Y. on the Sus-quehannah, 25 m. W. from Delhi . Pop. 1,410.

SILAO, t. Mexico, in Guanaxuato , 20 m.NW. by W. from the city of Guanaxuato .

SILVER LAKE, v. Genesee co. N. Y. 267m. a little N. of W. from Albany .

SILVER CREEK, r. Ken. runs into theKentucky .

SIMMON’S ISLAND, small island on thecoast of S. Carolina. Lon. 80° 10' W.; lat. 32°38' N.

SIMONSBURG, v. Southampton co. Va.

SIMPSON, co. Ken. bounded by Ten. S.Logan co. in Ken. W. and NW. Warren N.and Allen E. Length 25 m. mean width 16.Chief town, Franklin. Pop. in 1820, 4,852;in 1830, 6,099.

SIMPSONSVILLE, v. Shelby co. Ken. 34m. from Frankfort . Pop. 77.

SIMPSONVILLE, v. Montgomery co. Md.8 m. from W.

SIMSBURY, t. Hartford co. Ct 11 m. NW.from Hartford . Pop. 2,221.

SINEGAR CREEK, r. Md. runs into thePotomac .

SING-SING, v. and landing in Mount Pleas-ant, N. Y. on the Hudson, 36 m. N. from NewYork .

SINKING SPRING, v. Highland co. Ohio ,23 m. SE. from Chillicothe.

SINKING SPRING, v. Berks co. Pa. 4 m.W. from Reading.

SIOUX, r. La. runs S. into the Missouri ,253 m. above tbe Platte.

SIOUX, Little , r. La. runs into the Mis-souri, 733 m. from the Mississippi .

SIPPO, r. Ohio , flows into the Scioto, 5 mbelow Circleville.

SIPSY, r. Al. runs into the Tombigbee,Lon. 87° 51' W.; lat. 32= 22' N.

SIR JAMES LANCASTER’S SOUND,opens from Baffin’s Bay , lat. 74° 47' N. andimmediately W. from the meridian of W. Thisgreat inlet was explored by captain Parry, of3ie British navy, who entered it in 1820, andwintered 1820-21, as far as 111 0 degrees W.from London , and decided the geography ofthese regions to 117° W. This very importantvoyage has shown the separation of Greenland