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011 E. side of the Kennebeck river, opi>ositcSidney, 8 m. N. from Augusta, 180 NNE. fromBoston . Pop. 2,701. This is a large and val-uable agricultural town.
VEAL TOWN, t. N. J. U m. NNW. fromNew Brunswick.
VENANGO, co. NW. part of Pa. boundedN. by Crawford and Warren cos. E. by Jclfer-son/S. by Armstrong and Butler, and W. byMercer. Pop. 9,128. Chief town, Franklin.
VENANGO, t. Crawford co. Pa . Pop. 544.
VENICE, t. Huron co. Ohio , on S. side ofSandusky Bay, 4 m. W. from the new town ofSandusky . This town has a good harbor, andis flourishing.
VENICE, v. Cayuga co. N.Y. 20 m. N. fromIthaca , and 15 S. from Auburn.
VENUS, t. and cap. Hancock co. 11. 133 m.from Vandalia, and 914 from W.
VERA CRUZ, formerly an intendency, nowa state of the republic of Mexico . It is a longnarrow slip, extending on the Gulf of Mexico 450 m. with a mean width of 60 in. lying be-tween lat. 17° and 22° 20' N. In all its greatline of sea-coast, not one really good harborexists. There arc few, if any other regionsof the world where transition of soil, eleva-tion, and vegetable life are more rapid andstriking. The western part rises on the de-clivity of Anahuac. In one day the travellerascends from the parched plains near the Mex-ican Gulf , to the region of perpetual snow.Staples, vanilla, cocoa, tobacco, cotton, sugar,and rice. This intendency contains the twogreat volcanic summits of Orizaba , and Coftrcde Pcrote. In it, near Papantla, are foundvery well preserved remains of ancient monu-ments. Its cities are Vera Cruz , Xalapa, Pc-rotc, Cordoba, Orizaba , and Tlacotlalpan.
VERA CRUZ, city of Mexico , and capitalof the state of the same name. This city,beautiful and wealthy from art, owes nothingto nature. It stands on the low, sandy, andinsalubrious coast of the Gulf of Mexico . Theharbor, if it ought to be so called, is in somemeasure protected by the small island of St.Jean d’Uloa, but is in reality very insecure.The winter population of Vera Cruz is alxnit17,000, but in summer the yellow lever drivesthe wealthy to Xalapa, and other places of theinterior. Arid sands environ this city, whichdepends on foreign commerce for its very exist-ence. Lat. 19° 11' N.; Ion. from W. 19° 9' W.
VERA PAZ, province of Guatemala , bound-ed on the N. by Jucatan, E. by the bay andprovince of Honduras, S. by Guatemala proper,and VV. by Chiapa. It is full of mountainsand forests ; but there are many fertile vahlevs, which feed a great number of horses andmules. There are also many towns and vil-lages of the native Americans. The capital,of the same name, or Cohan, is a bishop’s see,but is inconsiderable. It is 120 m. NE. fromGuatemala . Lon. 90° 55' W.; lat. 15° 30' N.
VERDIGRIS, r. Miso. joins the Arkansas ,15 or 20 m. above Canadian river. It is nav-igable 150 m.
VERGENNES, t. Addison co. Vt . on Ottercreek, 11 m. below Middlebury , and 20 S. from3 D
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Burlington. Pop. 999. It is situated on bothsides of the Otter creek, at the head of navi-gation, 6 in. above Basin Harbor at the mouthof the river. It is pleasantly situated, andcontains a woollen manufactory, extensiveclothiers’ works, iron works, 2 large grist-mills, and several saw-mills, and has consider-able trade.
VERMILLION, t. Huron co. Ohio, on LakeErie , at the mouth of the Vermillion r. about40 in. W. from Cleveland .
VERMILLION, r. Ohio, runs into LakeErie, 9 in. E. from Huron river .
VERMILLION, r. II. runs into the IUinoisriver, 150 m. from the Mississippi. It is rockyand not navigable.
VERMILLION, r. In. flows into the Wa-bash, about 40 m. below Ouiatan.
VERMILLION, r. La. flows into the Gulfof Mexico , W. of a bay of the same name.
VERMILLION, r. La. joins the Arkansas .
VERMILLION BRIDGE, v. Attakapas dis-trict, La .
VERMILLION POINT, or Cape Towns-end, a peninsula in Lake Michigan , whichseparates Green Bay from the other part ofthe lake. It is 23 leagues long, and from 1 to3 broad.
VERMILLION, co. II. on Vermillion ofWabash, and N. from Edgar co. It is travers-ed by lat. 40° N.
VERMILLION, C. II. Vermillion co. II.about 120 m. NE. from Vandalia, and 100 alittle N. of W. from Indianapolis , in In.
VERMILLION, t. Huron co. Ohio , on Ver-million river. Pop. 505.
VERMILLION, t. Richland co. Ohio . Pop.1,451.
VERMONT, one of the U. S. See page 52
VERNON, t. and seat of justice, Hickmanco. 'Pen. on the left bank of Duck river.
VERNON, t. Tolland co. Ct. 6 m. WSW.from Tollaml. Pop. 1,164.
VERNON, t. Oneida eo. N.Y. 17 in. Wfrom Utica . Pop. 3,045.
VERNON, or Smithfield, t. Trumbull co.Ohio , 20 m. NE. from Warren.
VERNON, t. Clinton co. Ohio . Pop. 1,043.
VERNON, New, v. Morris co. N. J.
VERNON, t. Jennings co. In. 25 m. NW.from Madison.
VERONA, t. Oneida co. N. Y. on Woodcreek, and E. of Oneida Lake, 20 m< W. fromUtica . Pop. 3,739. Great quantities of ironore, and sand suitable for making glass, arefound in this town.
VERSAILLES, t. and cap. Woodford co.Ken. on the river Kentucky , 12 in. SW. fromLexington, 547 from W. Pop. 904. It is ahandsome and flourishing town, containing abank, and an academy.
VERSH1RE, t. Orange co. Vt . on E. side ofChelsea, 32 m. N. from Windsor. Pop. 1,260
VESSEL BAY, on E. shore of Lake Cham-plain , extending NE. into the township ofCharlotte .
VEV AY, t. and cap. Switzc.land co. Indiana ,on the Ohio , 8 m. above the mouth of the Ken-