CAPE MAY, a county of the state of New Jersey, U. S., lying between Delaware Bay and the Atlantic, and watered in the N by the Tuckahoe and its tributaries. It is level, and wholly alluvial. Pop. in 1830, 4,936; in 1840, 5,324. The cap. is Cape Mav, 93 m. S of Trenton.

CAPE MOUNT, a territory on the Grain coast of W Africa, between the Gallinas river and Cape Mesurado, extending along the Cape Mount or Pissou river, which enters the sea a little to the W of the promontory of Cape Mount, in about S lat. 6° 43, W long. 11° 21' 9", and which has been found navigable for 100 m. from the sea. The country is represented as rich in corn, timber, palm-oil, ivory, and gold-dust; and the roadsted off the mouth of the river is said to afford good anchorage on sandy ground. At some distance inland the river assumes the form of a lake, in which there is an island to which the natives resort to trade with European vessels. A treaty entered into with the kings and chiefs of this territory, in February 1841, secures free and unrestricted intercourse with the native pop. to all English vessels; protection to all Englishmen landing, and the right to establish a British factory. The slave-trade is declared to be totally abolished, and all traffic in slaves to be punishable. Slaves, the property of natives not subject or tributary to the chiefs, or of white men, are not to be permitted on any account to enter the territory or pass through it. In the event of misunderstandings between natives and persons under the protection of England, the offending parties are to be delivered to the country to which they belong for punishment. The conditions of this treaty were confirmed in January 1846, by the king and chiefs of C. Mount, and Commander Jones, the senior officer in command of the British squadron; and, with a view to their more easy and certain enforcement, additic. les were added. In virtue of these the king anu efs engage to punish severely all persons subject to or within their jurisdiction who shall take part in the sale or export of slaves from C. Mount to foreign countries. No European or any other person is to be allowed to reside within the C. Mount territory for the purpose of carrying on the slave-trade. If it be found at any time that the slave-trade has been carried on through or from the territory of the chiefs of C. Mount, Great Britain may interfere by force to suppress the same; and British officers may seize boats and vessels engaged in carrying on the slave-trade.

CAPENDU, a canton and commune of France, in the dep. of Aude, arrond. of Carcassonne. The cant. comprises 17 com., and in 1831 contained 5,898 inhabitants. The vil. is 13 m. E of Carcassonne, near the r. bank of the Aude. Pop. 739. CAPENHURST, a township in the p. of Croughton or Croghton - Shotwick, Cheshire. Area 1,130 acres. Pop. in 1841, 154.

CAPENS, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Garonne, cant. of Carbonne. Pop. 443. The environs afford good wine.

CAPEPUXIS, a tribe of aborigines in Brazil, who inhabit the banks of the Araguaia, on the confines of the prov. of Goyaz and

Matto-Grosso.

CAPERGNANICA, a village of Venetian Lombardy, in the prov. of Lodi and Crema, district and 3 m. SW of Crema. Pop. 1,101.

CAPERQUIN. See CAPPOQUIN. CAPESTANG, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Herault, arrond. of Beziers. The cant. comprises 9 com., and in 1831 contained 7,340 inhabitants. The town is 9 m. W of Beziers, on the canal of Languedoc, and near the lagune of the same name. Pop. in 1841, 1,933. CAPESTERRE (LA), a town and district of the

island of Marie-Galante, in the Antilles, on the SE coast. The district is salubrious, and produces sugar, coffee, cacao, cotton, and timber. Pop. 3,608, of whom 531 are whites, 84 free-coloured, and 2,993 slaves. CAPESTERRE (LA), or LE MARIGOT, a town and district of the island of Guadaloupe, in the Antilles, at the mouth of the Riviere-aux-Peres, 12 m. NE of La Basse-Terre. The dist., which is the most salubrious and fertile in the island, produces sugar in large quantities, coffee, and cacao. It contains also extensive forests and prairies. Pop. 3,739, of whom 178 are whites, 220 free-coloured, and 3,341 slaves. CAPESTHORNE, a chapelry in the p. of Prestbury, Cheshire, 5 m. WSW of Macclesfield. Area 960 acres. Pop. in 1841, 95.

CAPESTRANA, a town of Naples, cap. of a circondario, in the prov. of Abruzzo-Ultra, district and 23 m. ESE of Aquila, on a hill. Pop. 2,409. It contains a castle, two fine parish churches, and a convent. Fairs are held twice a-year.

CAPE TOWN, the capital of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, in S lat. 33° 55′ 56′′, E long. 18° 32′ 21". It is situated in a valley, at the foot of Table mountain, and at the SE angle of Table bay, along the shore of which it extends about 14 m. It was founded in 1652, and is built with regularity and a considerable degree of elegance. The streets, which are wide, intersect each other at right angles. The houses, about 1,500 in number, for the most part are of stone cemented with a glutinous kind of earth, and are generally whitewashed on the outside. Their height is seldom more than two floors; frequent storms rendering a greater elevation dangerous. For the same reason, thatch was long preferred to tiles or shingles; but the frequent damage done to thatched houses by fire, latterly induced the inhabitants to roof their houses with tiles or slates. Everything is neat and clean, and the furniture of the higher ranks, if not, according to European notions, elegant, is at least rich. Notwithstanding the regularity of the plan, and the breadth of the streets, they are yet rough and unpaved. Many of the houses have trees planted before them, which give a rural appearance to the town. The castle is a large pentagonal fortress, on the SE or inland side of the town, close to the water's edge. The colonial office possesses a fine collection of books. To the southward of the town a great number of elegant villas are scattered about, and the scenery resembles that of the rich and cultivated districts of England. Labour, house-rent, and fire-wood, constitute a large proportion of the expenses of living at C.; fruits, vegetables, and sea-fish, are abundant and cheap. Horse-races, balls, masquerades, and promenades in the governmentgardens, form the leading amusements. C. presents an animated appearance; the variety of nations, and the numerous complexions of the people, are very striking; as the fat-faced Dutchman, the pig tailed Chinaman, and Hottentots, Malays, and Negroes, with half-castes of every intermediate tint between black and white; besides the fair English settler and the troops of the garrison. There are two newspapers printed in the town, in English and Dutch, and two almanacks. The Cape Literary society, founded in 1824, and revived in 1828, is a promising institution. The South African institution, established in 1829, for investigating the geography, history, and resources of S Africa, is likely to prove a still more important acquisition to the colony. In 1824 the pop. of C. stood as follows: white inhabitants 8,246; free blacks 1,870; prize-apprentices 956; Hottentots 520; slaves 7,076. Total 18,668 souls. In 1838 it was returned at 14,041 whites, and 5,074

blacks.

The Cape is not remarkably distinguished for the