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MULRERRY, v. Autauga co. A).,81 in. S from Nashville .

MULBERRY, r. runs into the Nside of the Arkansas, below FortSmith .

MULBERRY GAP, v. Claiborneco. Ten., 261 in. E from Nashville .

MUMFORDSV1LLE, t. and cap.Hart co. ivy., on Greene river, 23 m.S from Elizabethtown, and SW fromFrankfort. Pop. 2U0.

IMU.MMASBUIIG, v. Adams co.Pa., 5 m. NVV from Gettysburg .

MUNCYTOWN, t. and cap. Dela-ware co. Ind., f>9 m. NE from Indian-apolis .

MURRAYSVILLE, v. Lorain co.Ohio, 128 m. NNE from Columbus .

MURRAYSVILLE, v. Westmore-land co. Pa. , on the road from Ebons-burg to Pittsburgh , 12 m. NW fromGreensbunr.

MURRINSVILLE, v. Butler co.Pa. , 18 in. from Butler.

MUSCOGEE, co. in the westernpart of Geo., bounded N by Harris,NE by Talbot, E by Marion, and Sby Randolph counties, and W by Ca -tahoochee river. Columbus is the cap.Pop. 3508.

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NAGLESVILLE, v. Pike co. Pa. ,about 23 m. E of Wilkesbarre .

NANKIN, v. Wayne co. Mich., 17m. W from Detroit .

NAPLES, v. Morgan co. 111., 125 m.NNW from Yandalia.

NAPOLEON, v. Ripley co. Ind., G7m. SE from Indianapolis .

NAPOLI, t. Cataraugus co. N. Y.,Pop. 852.

NASHVILLE , t. and cap. Washing-ton co. Ill., about 35 m. SW fromVandalia.

NATCHITOCHES , the northwest-ern parish in Louisiana , bounded Nby Arkansas , E by AVashita parish,SE by Rapides, and S by Opelousasparishes, SW by Sabine river, andW by Texas. Pop. 7905. Natchitoches is the capital .

NATICIv, t. Middlesex co. Mass.,situated on Charles river, 17 m. W ofBoston . Pop. 890.

NATURAL BRIDGE, v. Rock-bridge co. A T a., 17 m. SW from Lex-ington, and 17G S of AV from Rich-mond .

NEEFSA r ILLE, v. Lancaster co.Pa., 41 m. N from the city of Lancas-ter, and 29 from Harrisburg .

NEAV ALBION, t. Cataraugus oo.Pop. 380.

NEW BEDFORD, v. Coshocton co.Ohio, 99 m. N of E from Columbus .Pop. 51.

NEWBERRY, v. York co. Pa. , 15m. N from the boro, of York .

NEWBERRY, v. in the S part ofGeauga co. Ohio , 147 m. NE fromColumbus .

NEW BRITAIN . The country ly-ing round Hudson’s Bay , or the coun-try of the Esquimaux , comprehendingLabrador, New North and SouthAVales, has obtained the general nameof New Britain , and is attached to thegovernment of Lower Canada . Thatpart called Labrador, is full of fright-ful mountains, many of which are ofa stupendous height. The valleys pre-sent numerous lakes, and produceonly a few stunted trees. In the paral-lel of 60 deg. north latitude, all vege-tation ceases. Such is the intensenessof the cold in the winter, that brandy,and even quicksilver, freezes into asolid mass; rocks often burst with atremendous noise, equal to that of theheaviest artillery. At Nain, Okkak,and Hopedale, the Moravian missiona-ries have settlements. In New Northand South Wales, the face of thecountry has not quite the same as-pect of unconquerable sterility as thatof Labrador; and the climate, althoughin the same parallel of latitude, is alittle less rigorous. But it is only thecoasts of these immense regions thatarc known, the interior having neveryet been explored. The natives arecalled Esquimaux . Some factories andforts, for the purpose of carrying onthe fur trade with the Indians, are es-tablished by the Hudson’s Bay andNorthwest companies. The trade ofthe former is confined to the neigh-bourhood of Hudson’s Bay , that of thelatter extends from Lake Winnipeg tothe Rocky mountains and the FrozenOcean. The Northwest company iscomposed of Montreal merchants. Theusual mode of travelling in this coun-try is in birch bark canoes. With thesethe inhabitants pass up and down therivers and lakes, and when they meetwith a rapid, or wish to pass from oneriver to another, they get out of thecanoe and carry it on their shoulders.In this way, the men engaged in thefurtrade travel thousands of miles, andcarry all their goods. Theprincipal ri-vers are the Mackenzie, Nelson, Sas-kashawan, Severn, and Albany . The