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TRANSYLVANIA, v. Jefferson co. Ken.on Ohio river, on the point above the mouthof Harod’s creek, 8 m. above Louisville .

TRAP, v. Montgomery co. Pa. 27 m. NW.from Philadelphia .

TRAP, v. Frederick co. Md. 7 m. S\V. fromFrcdcrickstown.

TRAPPE, t Talbot co. Md. 6 m. ESE. fromOxford.

TRAVELLER’S REPOSE, v. Greenbrierco. Va.

TRAVELLER’S REST, v. Greenville dis-trict, S. C.

TRAVERSE BAY, bay on E. side of LakeMichigan . Lon. 85° W.; lut. 44° 45' N.

TRAVERSE ISLANDS, chain of islandsat E. end of Noquet’s Bay, in Lake Michigan ,on one of tire largest of which is a town of Ot-toway Indians.

TREADIIAVEN, r. Md. passes by Easton,flows SW. and runs into the Choptank, E. ofBenoni’s Point.

TREMAIN, v. in Ulysses, N. Y. 11 m. NW.from Ithaca .

TRENCIIE’S ISLAND, or Hilton Head ,isl. near the coast of S. Carolina , 25 m. long.Lon. 80° 68' VV.; lat. 32 3 13' N.

TRENT, r. N. C. runs into the Neuse, atNewbern .

TRENTON , t. Hancock co. Me. at themouth of the Union river, 30 m. NE. fromCastine, 275 NE. from Boston . Pop. 705.

TRENTON, t. Oneida co. N. Y. 12 m. N.from Utica , 406 from W. Pop. 3,221.

TRENTON, the metropolis of N. J. inHunterdon co. on E. bank of the Delaware ,opposite the falls, 10 m. SW. from Princeton ,26 SW. from New Brunswick , 30 NE. fromPhiladelphia, 60 SW. from N. Y. 166 from W.Lon. 75° 48' W.; lat. 40° 13' N. Pop. 3,025.It is a handsome and flourishing town, pleas-antly situated, and incorporated with cityprivileges. It contains a handsome state-house,a jail, a bank, an academy, and several exten-sive cotton manufactories. In the town, andLamberton, which joins it on the S. there are6 churches. Many of the buildings are veryspacious in size, and of splendid workmanship.The river is navigable as far as here for sloops.Above the falls, it is navigated by boats car-rying from 20 to 25 tons. At the foot of thefalls thcie is an elegant covered bridge acrossthe river.

TRENTON, t. and cap. Jones co. N. C. onthe Trent, 20 m. W. from Newbern , 81 NNE.from Wilmington , 357 from W. It containsa court-house and a jail.

TRENTON , NeiOy t. Franklin co. In.

TRENTON , v. Todd co. Ken. 209 m. SW.from Frankfort. Pop. 178.

TRENTON , v. Butler co. Ohio. 98 m. SW.by W. from Columbus .

TRENTON FALLS, m the West Canadacreek, Oneida co. N. Y. in the vicinity of thevillage of Trenton. The creek, which is about41) yards in width, has several beautiful cas-cades within the distance of half a mile. Thegreatest is about 46 feet perpendicular, and thescenery around is of the most sublime and im-

posing character. Visitors resort here in greatnumbers, and tourists from the south commonly take these falls in their route.

TRIADELPHIA, v. Montgomery co. Md.

TRIANA, v. Madison co. Al . on Tennesseeriver, at the mouth of Indian Creek, 38 m.SW. from Huntsville .

TRIGG, co. Ken. bounded by TennesseeSE. Tennessee river SW. Livingston co. NW.and Caldwell and Christian NE. Length 45m. mean width 10. Cumberland river runsthrough tliis co. Pop. in 1820, 3,874; in 1830,5,889. Chief town, Cadiz .

TRINITY, r. Texas , has a southerly courseof about 300 m. and flows into the bay of Gal-veston .

TROIS RIVIERES , t. of U. C. on the r.St. Lawrence, 35 m. SW. of Quebec .

TROUPSBURG, t. in the SW. angle of Steu-ben co. N. Y. 30 m. SE. from Angelica, 35 m.SSW. from Bath, and 305 SW. by W. fromAlbany . Pop. 666.

TROUPSVILLE, v. Sodus, N. York , 30 m.NE. from Canandaigua, 212 W. from Albany .It is eligibly situated on Great Sodus Bay , andis a place of some trade.

TROUT RUN, branch of Lycoming creek,Pa. 15 m. N. from Williamsport , and 117 m. alittle W. of N. from Harrisburg .

TROY, t. Orleans co. Vt. 60 m. N. fromMontpelier . Pop. 608.

TROY, Bristol co. Mass, on E. side of Taun-ton river, 16 m. S. from Taunton 48 S. fromBoston . Pop. 4,159.

TROY, city and cap. Rensselaer co. N. Y. on E. bank of the Hudson, 3 m. S. from Lan-singburg, 6 N. from Albany, 166 N.from N. Y. 383 from W. Pop. in 1820, 5,290; in 1830,11,405. It is finely situated, and is a well-built and flourishing town. It contains acourt-house, a jail, a market-house, 3 banks, apublic library, a Lancasterian school, and 6houses of public worship, for Presbyterians,Epis-copalians, Baptists , Methodists, and Friends.Troy is favorably situated for a great manu-facturing town. In point of wealth and trade,it ranks the fourth town in New York . TheHudson is navigable for sloops to tliis place.The state of Massachusetts has surveyed acanal route to this place. A rail-road over thesame route has also been in contemplation.The Van Rensselaer school in this city has ac-quired a high reputation. The students delivermutual lectures, and make extensive excur-sions, with a view to personal inspection of theobjects of their studies in the natural sciences.Any person over 18, certifying that his acqui-sitions are of a certain extent, and that he isof good moral character, can obtain a gratui-tous education. An academy for young ladies,conducted by Mrs. Willard, has also obtainedgreat reputation, and has more than 200 pupils.In the vicinity are many fine mill-seats. OnPoesten’s Kill, which flows into the Hudson atthe lower end of the city, there are severalflour-mills, an oil-mill, and a distillery; and onWynant’s Kill, which runs into the Hudson 2m. lower down, there are also several flour-mills,a paper-mill, 2 cotton manufactories, 1 woollen