of the Loire, cant. of Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, 13 m. SW of Roanne. Pop. 1,006.

CHAMPORCHER, or CHAMPORCIER, a village of Piedmont, in the prov. and 19 m. SE of Aosta, in a valley of the same name. Pop. 1,400.

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CHAMPROND, or CHAMPROND-EN-GATINE, commune and town of France, in the dep. of the Eure-et-Loir, cant, of La Loupe, 15 m. ENE of Nogent-le-Rotrou. Pop. 871. It possesses a considerable trade in iron, wood, and charcoal.

CHAMPROND-SOUS-MONTMIRAIL, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Sarthe, cant. of Montmirail, on the r. bank of the Braye, 34 m. SE of Mamers. Pop. 185. It contains several blast-furnaces and forges.

CHAMPROUX, a hamlet of France, in the dep. of the Allier, cant. of Lurcy-le-Sauvage, and com. of Pouzy. Pop. 340. It contains a manufactory of porcelain, and has some trade in wood and charcoal. CHAMPS, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Yonne, cant. of Auxerre. Pop. 555. It affords good white wine.-Also a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Cantal, arrond. of Mauriac. The cant. comprises 5 com. Pop. in 1831, 5,165; in 1841, 5,164. The town, called also Champs-deBort, is situated at the confluence of the Tarentaine and Rue, 19 m. NE of Mauriac. Pop. 1,694.

CHAMPS (LES), or CHAMPS-SUR-LIZERNE, a hamlet of France, in the dep. of the Vosges, cant. of Plombieres, commune of Val-d'Ajol, 15 m. E of Epinal. Pop. 319. It is a place of great antiquity, and is said to have contained a palace, and to have been the occasional residence of Charlemagne. Pearls of fine quality are occasionally found in the Vologne in the vicinity.

CHAMPS-DE- BRACH (LES), a hamlet of France, in the dep. and cant. of Corrèze, and com. of Eyren. Pop. 23.

CHAMPSAC, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Hante-Vienne, cant. of Oradour-sur-Vayres, 15 m. SE of Rochechouart. Pop. 1,321.

CHAMP-SAINT-PE`RE, a commune of France, in the dep. of Vendee, cant. of Les Moutiers, 22 m. E of Les Sables. Pop. 1,121.

CHAMPSECRET, a commune and town of France, in the dep. of the Orne, cant. and 6 m. ENE of Domfront. Pop. in 1841, 4,049. It contains manufactories of linen and wooden-ware, bleacheries, tile-works, blast-furnaces, and forges.

CHAMPTERCIER, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Basses-Alpes, cant. and 4 m. W of Digne. Pop. 406.

CHAMPTOCE', a commune and town of France, in the dep. of the Maine-et-Loire, cant. of SaintGeorges-sur-Loire, finely situated near the r. bank of the Loire, and at the S extremity of a small lake formed by the waters of the Rome and Auxence, 18 m. WSW of Angers. Pop. 1,487.

CHAMPTOCEAUX, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Maine-et-Loire, arrond. of Beaupreau. The cant. comprises 9 com. Pop. in 1831, 11,010, in 1841, 11,261. The town is pleasantly situated on the 1. bank of the Loire, 18 m. NW of Beaupreau. Pop. 1,440. It contains a castle; and has 3 annual fairs.

CHAMPVANS, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Jura, cant. of Dole. Pop. 1,022.

CHAMPVENT, a parish and village of Switzerland, in the cant. of Vaud, district and 4 m. W of Yverdun, and 21 m. N of Lausanne. Pop. 398. It formerly contained a castle built by queen Bertha of Burgundy, and is the reputed birth-place of Gabriellede-Vergy.

CHAMPVERT, a village of France, in the dep. of the Nievre, cant. and 3 m. ENE of Decize, on the r.

bank of the Aron. Pop. 945. It contains 2 iron forges, and in the vicinity are extensive coal-mines. CHAMPVOUX, a village of France, in the dep. of the Nievre, cant. and 4 m. SE of La Charité. It contains an extensive glass-work.

CHAMURI, a town of Hindostan, in the prov. of Berar, on the r. bank of the Wyne-Gunga, 100 m. SE of Nagpur.

CHAMUSCA, a town of Portugal, in the prov. of Estremadura, 12 m. ENE of Santarem, in a fertile plain on the 1. bank of the Tagus. Pop. 3,200. It contains a church and an hospital. The environs afford excellent red wine.

CHAMVIRA, CHAMBIRA, or SAMIRIA, a river of New Grenada, in the dep. of Assuay, prov. of Magnas, which falls into the Maranon, on the S bank, 90 m. ENE of La Laguna.

CHANAC, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Lozere, arrond. of Marvejols. The cant. comprises 6 com. Pop. in 1831, 4,595; in 1841, 4,434. The town is situated on the 1. bank of the Lot, which is here crossed by a handsome bridge, 7 m. SSE of Marvejols. Pop. 1,753. It contains some mineral springs, and has manufactories of serge.

CHANAES, a tribe of aborigines in Bolivia, who inhabit the E part of the prov. of Cochabamba, between the Parapite and Guapey rivers.

CHANAGERRY, a town of Hindostan, in the prov. of Mysore, 50 m. ENE of Bednore or Nuggur. CHANAS, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Isère, cant. of Roussillon. Pop. 1,089.

CHANAZ, a village of Savoy, in the prov. of Savoy Proper, on the 1. bank of the Rhone, at the confluence of the outlet of Lake Bourgset.

CHANCA, a town of Bolivia, in the intendancy of Cuzco, prov. and 15 m. NE of Pancartambo. CHANCACA, a promontory of Bolivia, in the prov. of Atacamba, in S lat. 24° 24'.

CHANCAY, a province of Peru, in the dep. of Lima; bounded on the N by that of Santa; NE by Caxatambo; E by Canta; and S by Cercado. It is 81 m. in length from N to S, and about the same in breadth; and has some ports and creeks on its coast. Its principal rivers are the Pasamayo and the Huama. It comprehends two districts,-one of a cold temperature which lies among the mountains,-and the other lying towards the sea, and of a warmer climate. It is fertile both in sugar and maize, with which large quantities of pigs are fattened for the markets of Lima. The hogs are almost all black, with little or no hair, short snouts, small-pointed ears, and of a low stature. Alcedo, in his notice of this province, remarks that what conduces to render the soil fertile, is a species of manure which the Indians call huano, brought from the small islands of Pisco and Chincha at a little distance from the coast, and thought to be the excrement of certain birds. Such is its efficacy, he adds, that it occasions the maize to produce two hundred-fold, and about 90,000 bushels of it are used annually. This manure is the well known guano of the present day. It is applied by opening a hole at the root of every cluster of maize, when about a foot high, and putting into it with the fingers about half an ounce of the huano, which is then covered with a little earth. The field is irrigated as soon as possible; and in the course of 10 or 12 days, the plants will be more than a yard high. A second quantity of huano is now applied in the same manner, and the ground is again irrigated. In the centre of this prov. and on the coast are some fine salines. The district contains 37 settlements of different climates varying with the altitude of the surface.

CHANCAY, the cap. of the above province, stands in a beautiful and healthy valley, 4 m. from the river Pasamayo and 45 m. NW of Lima, to which the road

CHANCE, an island of the Indian ocean, in the Mergui archipelago, to the SSW of St. Matthew, in N lat. 9° 25'.

CHANCEAUX, a commune and village of France, in the dep. of Cote-d'Or, cant. of Flavigny, near the r. bank of the Seine. Pop. 559.

CHANCEFORD, a town in York co., in the state of Pennsylvania, U. S., 47 m. SSE of Harrisburg. Pop. 1,439.

CHANCELLADE, a commune and village of France, in the dep. of Dordogne, cant. of Perigueux. Pop. 1,093.

CHANCELLARIA, a town of Portugal, in the prov. of Alentejo, comarca of Villa-Vicoza, 12 m. SW of Crato.

CHANCO, a town of Chili, in the dep. of Maule, near the coast, and about 12 m. SSE of the river Maule.

CHANDA, a district of Hindostan, in the prov. of Gundwana, in the reserved Nagpur territory. It is a comparatively level and sandy tract, extending about 80 m. from N to S, and 60 m. from E to W. Pop. 307,000. Its chief town, called C., or Turk-C., is in N lat. 20° 4', E long. 79° 22', 80 m. S of Nagpur, and 5 m. from the confluence of the Wurda and Paingunga rivers. Its walls are 6 m. in circumf., and from 15 to 20 ft. high, built of cut freestone and flanked by round towers. There are few substantial houses within the walls, the palace being the only stone building of any importance. C. was taken by the Company's forces on the 20th of May, 1818. In 1803 it contained 5,000 houses; in 1822, only 2,800 houses. CHANDAGA, a river of Asiatic Russia, an affluent of the Aldan, which it joins on the r. bank, in about 136° 10' E long.

CHANDAI, a commune of France, in the dep. of Orne, cant. of Laigle, on the r. bank of the İton. Pop. 914.

CHANDAUSI, a town of Hindostan, in the prov. of Bareilly, in N lat. 28° 26'. It was formerly a great salt mart.

CHANDEL, or CHUNDAIL, a district of Hindos. tan, in Gundwana. It is a wild hilly tract on the NW boundary of the Deccan, thinly inhabited by mountain-tribes.

CHANDELEURS. See CANDELARIAS. CHANDERCONA, a town of Hindostan, in the Hugli district of Bengal, 55 m. NW of Calcutta. Pop. 18,000.

CHANDERI, or CHANDARI, a district of Hindostan, in the prov. of Malwa, traversed by the rivers Sind and Betwah. It contains a town of the same name, in N lat. 24° 32', E long. 78° 10'; and the towns or forts of Ratgur, Isagar, Mandisur, and Bhilsa.

CHANDER-NAGAR, or CHANDERNAGOR, called by the natives Fransdunga, the principal settlement of the French in Bengal. It is situated in a healthy position on the r. or W bank of the Hugli, 16 m. NNW of Calcutta, in N lat. 22° 51′ 26′′, E long. 88° 29. It is a neat town, and is surrounded by a small territory extending 2 m. on the bank of the river, and 1 m. inland. The houses are in general two stories high, with colonnades in front, and Venetian windows. They are built of brick and mortar, and are plastered with fine white chunam. The French obtained this situation for their factory from the nuwab Shaista

to flourish, and the town to increase, till 1757, when it was attacked by Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, who dismantled the fortifications. It has since remained unfortified; and, on the breaking out of war, was quietly taken possession of by the English, and restored in the same manner at the conclusion of a peace. In 1814 its pop. was 41,377; and its revenue 32,154 rupees = £4,019. In 1836 the pop. was returned at only 31,235, of whom 216 were whites, and 30,581 native Indians. The only commercial relations of this place are those subsisting between it and Calcutta.-The territory of C. comprises an area of 942 hectares. Its principal production is opium.

CHANDI, a village of Northern India, in Multan, in N lat. 28° 24', on an affluent of the Indus. CHANDIA, a village of Sinde, 38 m. NW of Schwan, in N lat. 26° 56′.

CHANDIEU, a commune of France, in the dep. of Isère, cant. of Heyrieux. Pop. 1,303.

CHANDKOH, or CHANDUKI, a district of Sinde, on the r. bank of the Indus, intersected by the Narra. It is a level district, and its soil is highly fertilized by the annual inundations of the rivers, besides being well-watered by numerous rivulets descending from the mountains to the W. The Hydrabad emirs drew the greater portion of their land-revenue from this district.

CHANDLERVILLE, a township in Somerset co., in the state of Maine, U. S., on the Sebasticook river. Pop. 372.

CHANDOD, a town of India, in the sirkar of Baroach in Gujerat, on the Nerbudda, in N lat. 22° 1'. It contains numerous and splendid Hindu temples, and two-thirds of its inhabitants are Bramins.

CHANDOL, a suburb of the city of Cabul. It contains about 1,500 or 2.000 houses, and is surrounded by lofty walls. It is inhabited solely by tribes of Persian and Turki descent; and has its separate police and courts.

CHANDOR, a town of India, in the prov. of Candeish, in N lat. 20° 19', on the chain of hills which separates the head-streams of the Godaveri from the Tipti. Its fort commands an important pass.

CHANDOS (POINT), a headland on the coast of the Arctic ocean, in N lat. 70° 20′, W long. 148° 6', between Point Anxiety on the E, and Yarborough inlet on the W.

CHANDPUR, a town of Bengal, in the prov. of Tippera, on the 1. bank of the Ganges, 25 m. W of Comilla.

CHANDRA. See CHENAB.

CHANDRAGIRI, a fortress of Hindostan, in Malabar, 30 m. S of Mangalore, on a river of the same name.

CHANDRAGIRI, or CHANDANGIRI, a mountain of N India, in the SW corner of Nepal, over which the road from Chitlong to Thankot passes. Its summit commands a noble prospect of the valley and its bounding mountains.

CHANDUI, a town of New Granada, in the intendancy and 65 m. WSW of Guyaquil, near the coast.

CHANE, a town of Spain, in Old Castile, in the prov. of Segovia, and partido of Cuellar, near the Cegar. Pop. 567. It contains a parish-church, and a custom-house.

CHANERAL BAY, a port on the coast of Chili, 1 m. N of the N point of Carrisal bay. It is wellsheltered from N and S winds, but exposed to the SW. The surrounding land is low. About 3 m. from the coast is the v. of C., consisting of about 20 houses.-About 4 m. to the W lies the island of C., in N lat. 29° 01' 15", W long. 71° 39′ 05′′.

CHANG, a town of China, in the prov. of Shen-si, in N lat. 33° 51', 65 m. SE of Singan, on the 1. bank of the Tanho.

CHANGALLAS. See SHANGALLAS. CHANGAMA, a town of Hindostan, 75 m. W by N of Pondicherry, on the Carnatic side of the pass leading E into the Barramahal.

CHANG-CHAE-TING, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Kwei-chu, division of Kweiyang-fu.

CHANG-CHANG, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Ho-nan, division of Heu-chu. CHANG-CHE-HYEN, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Shan-se, division of Lu-gan-fu. CHANG-CHU, two towns and subdivisions in the prov. of Kyang-su, in China, division of Su-chu-fu. CHANG-CHU-FU, a division and city of China, in the prov. of Kyang-su, in N lat. 31° 50', long. E of Pekin 3° 24'.-The division comprises 8 subdivisions: viz., Wu-tsin-hyen, Yang-hu, Wu-seih, Kinwei, Kiang-yon-hyen, E-hing, Kong-ke, and Tsinkiang.

CHANG-CHU-FU, a division and city of China, in the prov. of Fokyen, in N lat. 24° 31', long. E of Pekin 1° 24'. The city stands on the Chan, a river which is not navigable for large vessels; but has Amoy for its emporium. The oranges grown in the neighbourhood are highly esteemed. The division comprises 8 subdivisions: viz., Seaou-yun-ting-hyen, Lung-ke, Chang-pu, Nan-tsing, Chang-tae-hyen, Ping-ho, Chaou-gan, and Hae-ching.

CHANGE', a commune and town of France, in the dep. of Mayenne, cant. and 2 m. N of Laval, on the r. bank of the Mayenne. Pop. 2,004.-Also a commune and town in the dep. of Sarthe, cant. and 4 m. ESE of Le Mans. Pop. 2,726.

CHANG-GAN, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Shen-si, in China, division of Se-gan-fu. CHANG-HAI. See SHANG-HAI.

CHANG-HING, a town of China, in the prov. of Che-kyang, in the division of Hu-chu-fu.

CHANG-HING-HYEN, a town and district in the prov. of Che-kyang, in China, division of Hu-chu-fu, in N lat. 31° 1, long. E of Pekin 3o 14'.

CHANG-HWA, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Fokyen, in China, division of Tae-wan-fu, or Formosa, near the centre of the island. CHANG-HWA-HYEN, a town of China, in the island of Hainan, in N lat. 19° 12'.

CHANG-KEANG-HYEN, a town of China, in the prov. of Fokyen, division of Ting-chu-fu.

CHANG-KEA-KEW, a town of China, in the prov. of Chih-le or Che-li, in N lat. 40° 51', long. W of Pekin 1° 32'.

CHANG-KEW, a town and district of the prov. of Shan-tung, in China, in the division of Tse-nan-fu. CHANG (KOн), an island in the gulf of Siam, in N lat. 11° 40', E long. 102° 42', opposite the town and district of Tung-yai on the main.

CHANG (KOH-SI-). See SI-CHIANG. CHANG-LO, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Shan-tung, in China, division of Tsing-chu-fu. CHANG-LO-HYEN, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Fokyen, in China, in the division of Fuchu-fu. Also a town and subdivision of the prov. of Kwang-tung, in the division of Kea-ying-chu. CHANG-MAI, a town of Lao, in Annam, on the r. bank of the Meinam, in N lat. 20° 16'.

CHANG-NING, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Kwang-tung, in China, in the division of Hwuy-chu-fu, 96 m. NE of Canton.

CHANG-NING-HYEN, a town and subdivision of the prov. of Hu-nan, in China, in the division of Hang-chu-fu. Also a town and subdivision in the prov. of Se-chwen, in the division of Seu-chu-fu.

CHANG-PU-HYEN, a town and district of the prov. of Fokyen, in China, in the division of Changchu-fu, in N lat. 24° 7', long. E of Pekin 1o 20', on a small river flowing into the channel of Fokyen. CHANG-SHA, a city of China, the cap. of the Hu-nan division of the prov. of Hu-kwang, in N lat. 28° 20′ on the r. bank of the Hong-kiang, 50 m. S of its entrance into the Tong-ting-hu lake.

CHANG-SHA-FU, a division of Hu-nan, in the prov. of Hu-kwang, comprising the subdivisions of Cha-ling-chu, Chang-sha-hyen, Hejen-hwa, Seangtan, Seang-yon, Ning-heang, Lu-yang-hyen, Leling, Yih-yang. Seang-hiang, Yew, and Gan-hwa.

CHANG-SHA-HYEN, a town and district of the prov. of Hu-nan, in China, in the division of Changsha-fu.

CHANG-SHAN, a town and district of the prov. of Shan-tung, in China, in the division of Tse-nan-fu. CHANG-SHOW, a town of the prov. of Se-chwen, in the division of Chun-king-fu.

CHANG-SI. See SHAN-SI.

CHANG-TAE-HYEN, a town and district of the prov. of Fokyen, in China, in the division of Changchu-fu.

CHANG-TIH-FU, a division and town of China, in the prov. of Ho-nan, cap., in N lat. 36° 7′ 30′′, and long. W of Pekin, 1° 38′ 30′′, on an affluent of the Eu Ho, or Yun-liang. The division comprises the 6 districts of Gan-yang-heën, Yang-yin, Lin-chang, Nuy-hwang-heen, Woogan and Chih.-Also a division of the province of Hu-nan, cap., in N lat. 29° 1′, and long. W of Pekin, 5° 1′ 43′′, on the 1. bank of the Yuen-kiang, 25 m. W of its entrance into the Tong-ting-Hou. The division comprises the four districts of Woo-ning-heën, Faou-yuen, Lung-Yangheën, and Yuen-keang.

CHANGTO, or TZIAPMDO, a town of Tibet, in the prov. of Kam, near the confluence of the Bouroung, or Satchou, with the Matchou or Omtchou, and 150 m. SSE of Sourman.

CHANG-TONG. See SHAN-TONG.

CHANG-TSAI, a town of China, cap. of a district of the same name, in the prov. and 150 m. SE of Ho-nan, dep. and 25 m. N of Yu-nning, on an affluent of the Hoai-ho.

CHANG-TSZE, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Shan-si, division of Lu-gan-fu, 10 m. W of the cap., on an affluent of the Tchang-ho.

CHANG-TUN, a town of China, in the prov. of Che-li, division of Ta-ming-fu.

CHANGUES, a group of four islands, in the gulf of Ancud, to the E of the island of Chiloe, in S lat. 42° 15', W long. 73° 18'.

CHANGY, a commune and town of France, in the dep. of the Loire, cant. of La Pacaudière, 13 n. NW of Roanne. Pop. 922.

CHANG-YANG, a town and district in the Hupi division of the prov. of Hu-kwang, in China, in the fu or division of E-chang.

CHANG-YANG-HYEN, a town of China, in the prov. of Kwang-tong, in N lat. 23° 14', E long. 116° 26'. CHANG-YEOU, a town of China, in the prov. of Kyang-si, 30 m. W of Kan-tchou, on an affluent of the Kan-Kiang.

CHANG-YIH-HEEN, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Shan-tung, division of Lae-chu-fu. Also a district in the prov. of Kan-suh, division of Kan-chu-fu.

CHANG-WU-HYEN, a town and district in the prov. of Shen-si, in China, in the division of Fun-chu. CHANIA, a river of Russia in Europe, in the gov. of Kalouga, district of Medynsk. It takes its rise on the confines of the gov. of Smolensk; runs SE; and, after a course of 45 m., falls into the Oka. It has several paper-mills on its banks.

CHANIERS, or CHAPNIERS, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Charente-Inferieure, cant. and 4 m. SE of Saintes, on the r. bank of the Charente. Pop. 2,719. The environs afford good red wine. CHANNAY, a commune of France, in the dep. of Indre-et-Loire, cant. of Chateau-le-Valliere. Pop. 1,100.

CHANNEL (THE). See ENGLISH CHANNEL. CHANNELKIRK, a parish in Berwickshire, on the S declivity of the Lammermuir-hills. Pop. 780. Its principal v. is Oxton. Pop. 230. CHANNI-KHAN-DI-GOT, a town of N India, in Bhawalpur, 18 m. NE of Khanpur.

CHANONAT, a commune of France, in the dep. of Puy-de-Dome, cant. of Saint-Amand-Tallende, near the 1. bank of the Lauzon, 8 m. S of ClermontFerrand. Pop. 1,225. It contains some mineral springs.

CHANONRY. See ROSEMARKIE.

CHANTADA (SANTA-MARINA-DE), a town of Spain in Galicia, cap. of a judicial partido, in the prov. and 30 m. SSE of Lugo, on the r. bank of the Mino. Pop. 676. The partido comprises 206 parishes. CHANTAIRAC, a village of France, in the dep. of the Dordogne, cant. of Neuvic, 8 m. SE of Riberac. Pop. 1,020.

in the dep. of Oise, cant. of Creil, on the Nonnette, 6 m. W of Senlis. Pop. in 1841, 2,446. It is famous for its extensive manufactures of porcelain, and of a species of blonde or silk lace which employs to a great extent the women and children of the neighbouring communes. The chateau of the great Condé which formerly existed here is now in ruins, having been demolished during the Revolution. The park and grounds are very beautiful, and the adjoining forest has an extent of 6,700 acres.

CHANTILLY, a village in Fairfax co., in the state of Virginia, U. S., 127 m. N of Richmond.Also a v. in Lincoln co., Missouri, 88 m. SE of Jefferson.

CHANTOISEAU, a hamlet of France, in the dep. of Charente, com. of Saint-Michel. Pop. 120. CHANTONNAY, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Vendée.-The cant. comprises 12 com. Pop. in 1831, 11,998.-The com., 18 m. E of Bourbon-Vendée, had in 1841 a pop. of 2,532. Coal is wrought here, and some indications of copper exist.

CHANTRIGUE', a commune and town of France, in the dep. of Mayenne, cant. of Ambrières, 8 m. NE of Mayenne. Pop. 1,857.

CHAN-TUNG. See SHAN-TUNG.

CHANU, a commune and village of France, in the dep. of Orne, cant. of Tinchebrai, 10 m. N of Domfront. Pop. 2,662.

CHANTELOUP, a commune and town of France, in the dep. of Ille-et-Vilaine, cant. of Le Sal, 10 m. S of Rennes. Pop. 1,554.-Also a hamlet in the com. of Saint-Denis-Hors, dep. of Indre-et-Loire. CHANTENAY, a commune and town of France, in the dep. of Loire-Inferieure, com. and 2 m. SW of Nantes, on the r. bank of the Loire. Pop. in 1841, 3,935. The port of C. was entered by 354 vessels= 4,184 tons, in 1841.-Also a com. and v. in the dep. of Nièvre, cant. of Saint-Pierre-le-Montier. Pop. 1,423.—Also a com. and v. in the dep. of Sarthe, cant. of Brulon, on the 1. bank of the Clairon, 18 m. WSW of La Flèche.

CHANTE'RAC, a commune and village of France, in the dep. of Dordogne, cant. of Neuvic, 8 m. SE of Riberac. Pop. 1,051.

CHANTIBUN, CHANTABUN, or CHANTIBOND, a district and town of Siam, on the E coast of the gulf of Siam. The town is 12 hours' journey from the sea by water, on a river of moderate size flowing SSW, at the foot of a chain of mountains. Pepper is extensively cultivated in the environs. At the mouth of the river-which is navigable to the town by boats of 1,000 piculs burden-there is said to be good shelter, and anchorage in 5 or 6 fath. From C. northward to the mouth of the Bang-pa-soë, both the mainland and the islands are hilly, thinly peopled, and covered with primeval forests. The produce of the country is annually removed to Bangkok, all foreign commerce being prohibited. Some of the islands in front of the river, particularly that called Bangga-cha, produce precious stones. The pop. of the district is composed of Chinese, Cochin-Chinese, | Cambodians, and Siamese; but by far the greater number are Chinese. It has been estimated at from 500,000 to 1,000,000; and that of the town at 30,000, amongst whom, it is reported, are from 200 to 300 native Christians.

CHANTILLY, a commune and town of France,

round to the SW, and joins the Guadiana on its 1. bank, a little above Alcoutim, after a course of about 50 m., throughout which it forms the boundary betwixt Andalusia in Spain, and Alentejo in Portugal. Its affluents are the Alcaraboza, Malagnon, and Chabeira.

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CHAO, a town of Peru, in the dep. of Truxillo, on a bay of the same name, N of Santa.-In the bay, m. off the land, are a few islets, the largest of which is 1 m. in circumf., and 120 ft. high, in S lat. 8° 46', W long. 78° 49'. Between Santa and C. the coast is low and sandy; and it preserves this character as far as the hill of Guanape.

CHAO-CHET, a town of Siam, on an inosculation of the Meinam and Tachin, 30 m. WNW of Yuthia.

CHAO-DE-COUCE, or CHAO, a town of Portugal, in the prov. of Estremadura, 33 m. NE of Leira, on a mountain, which is surmounted by an old fort. Pop. 1,500. It contains a church, an hospital, and an alms-house. The environs afford good wine.

CHAO-MA-YNG, a town of Mongolia, near the E bank of the Tho-la, or Edzinoui, 350 m. ESE of Khamil, supposed to be the ancient Edzina.

CHAOU-CHING, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Shan-tung, division of Tsaou-chu-fu. CHAOU-CHING-HEEN, a district of China, in the prov. of Shan-si, division of Ho-chu.

CHAOU-CHU, a division of China, in the prov. of Chih-le or Petchelee, comprising 5 districts, viz.: Pih-heang-hyen, Kaon-yih, Lin-ching, Lung-pinghyen, and Ning-tsin. The cap. is in N lat. 37° 48', and 1° 33' long. W of Pekin.-Also a district and town in the prov. of Yun-nan, division of Ta-le-fu.

CHAOU-CHU-FU, a division of China, in the prov. of Kwang-tung, comprising 10 districts, viz.: Nan-gaou-ting, Ching-hae-hyen, Hae-yang, Chaouvang, Fung-shun, Hiě-yang-hyen, Jaou-ping, Hwuylae, Ta-poo, Poo-ning. The cap., which is large and populous, is in N lat. 23° 36' 6", and long. W of Pekin 0° 46′ 40′′. It is situated in a barren district on the 1. bank of the Pe-kiang, which is here crossed by a bridge of boats. The houses and shops are well-built, and the trade extremely flourishing.

CHAOU-KING-FU, a division of China, in the prov. of Kwang-tung, comprising 12 districts, viz.: Tih-king-chu, Kaou-yaou-hyen, Szi-hwuy, Yungchun, Yang keang, Kaou-ming, Gan- ping-hyen, Kwang-ning, Kae-ping, Keô-shan, Fung-chuen, Kaekyen. The cap. is situated on the N bank of the Si-Kiang, 50 m. W of Canton, in N lat. 23° 4' 48", and long. W of Pekin 4° 24′ 30′′. It is fortified, and well-built.

CHAOULIKHA, a town of Prussia in Europe, in the gov. and 71 m. S of Kiev, district and 15 m. WSW of Zvenigorodka.

CHAOU-NAIMAN-SOUME, a town of Mongolia, in the Kartchin territory, on the Chan-tou, 165 m. N of Pekin, in N lat. 42° 25', and long. W of Pekin 0° 11′ 50′′. It is supposed to be the Dolonnor of Timkovski.

CHAOU-PING, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Kwan-se, division of Ping-lo-fu.

CHAOURCE, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Aube, cant. of Bar-surSeine. The cant. comprises 26 com. Pop. in 1831, 12,075; in 1841, 12,149. The town-the ancient Catusiacum is situated on the 1. bank of the Armance, 15 m. SW of Bar-sur-Seine. Pop. 1,540. It has 6 annual fairs.

CHAOU-WAN, a district of China, in the prov. of Keang-su, division of Su-chu-fu.

CHAOU-YANG, a district of China, in the prov. of Kwang-tung, division of Chaou-chu-fu.

CHAOU-YIH, a district and town of China, in the prov. of Shen-se, division of Tung-chu-fu.

CHAOU-YUEN-HYEN, a district of China, in the prov. of Shan-tung, division of Ting-chu-fu.

CHAPADA, a comarca and town of Brazil, in the prov. of Maranhão, between the Tocantins and the Mearim rivers. The town was created in 1817, and is sometimes distinguished by the name of N. S. do Bom-Fim-da-C.-Also a parish in the prov. of Minas-Geraes, 8 m. NE of Fanado, on the Capivari river. Pop. 2,300.-Also a village in the prov. of Goyaz, 6 m. N of Natividade. Also a mountainridge which in part separates the prov. of Goyaz from that of Mato-Grosso. It is crossed by a pass in 14° 25′ N lat. The Porrudos river rises in this

serra.

CHAPADA-DAS-MANGABEIRAS, a pass in the E part of the Brazilian prov. of Bahia, by which the road from Maranhão to Goyaz crosses the serra of Mangabeira.

CHAPADA-DE-SANTA-ANNA, or CHAPADADE-GUIMARENS, a parish in the Brazilian prov. of Mato-Grosso, in the defile of São-Jeronimo, 25 m. E of Cuiaba. Pop. 4,000.

CHAPADA DE-SAO-FELIS, a parish in the Brazilian prov. of Goyaz, 15 m. N of São-Felis.

CHAPA'LA (LAKE), a magnificent lake, or, as it may be deemed, an expansion of the Rio Grande, in the prov. of Guadalaxara, in Mexico. It is above 80 m. in length, and about 30 m. in breadth; and appears to be the great deposit of the waters from the barren bold mountains of the Mexican cordillera in which it lies embosomed. It is said to be of a pretty equal depth of from 6 to 7 fath. throughout, with good anchoring ground, and but two small shoals in it. It is subject to partial and sudden overflowings at periodical times of the day, generally about 5 P. M.

have been hollowed out from a calcareous soil; but the borders consist of clay, and no fossil remains have yet been found in any part of the region. It yields a celebrated fish called pescado blanco, which upon great occasions is sent express to Mexico. The Rio Grande, near its exit from the lake, is about 200 yards wide, and 10 ft. in depth. Its course through the lake, from a little below La Barca, until it issues forth at Ocotlan, may be traced by the different colour of its waters.-On the little islet of Mescál, about 4 m. from Tlachichilco on the main, a rock a m. in length and a 4 m. in breadth, a small band of Indians, under the cura or priest of Xacomatlan, declared in favour of the independent cause, and resisted from 1812 until 1814 all the efforts of a strong Spanish force to subdue them. They were well provided with canoes, and made frequent incursions from their stronghold into the surrounding territory; nor was their reduction effected until a number of gun-boats were launched upon the lake and all communication with the shore cut off. Ward says the view of Lake C. from the height called La Coronilla, "is almost equal to that of the lake of Geneva from the mountains above Vevay."

CHAPARE, or PIRATI, a river of Bolivia, rising in the mountains of Cochabamba, and flowing into the Mamore on the 1. bank, under the parallel of 17° 10' S, after a course of about 100 m. from SW to NE. CHAPAREILLAN, a commune of France, in the dep. of Isère, cant. of Le Touvet. Pop. 2,541. CHAPDES-BEAUFORT, a commune of France, in the dep. of Puy-de-Dome, cant. of Pontgiband. Pop. 2,031.

CHAPELAUDE (LA), a commune of France, in the dep. of Allier, cant. of Huriel. Pop. 1,232.

CHAPEL, a parish in co. Wexford. Area 3,588 acres. Pop. 1,031. It is bounded on the N by the Boro, an affluent of the Slaney.

CHAPEL. See PONTISBRIGHT.

CHAPEL ALLERTON. See ALLERTON - CHA

PEL.

CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, a parish and markettown of Derbyshire, 11 m. NW by W of Derby, 4 m. N of Buxton. Area of p. 13,220 acres. Pop. 3,199. The town is one of the polling-places for the N division of the county.

CHAPEL-HADDLESEY, a township in Birkin p., in the W. R. of Yorkshire. Area 1,160 acres. Pop. 216.

CHAPEL-HILL, a chapelry in Swineshead p., in Lincolnshire. Pop. 213.-Also a p. in Monmouthshire, 4 m. N of Chepstow. Area 820 acres. Pop. 521.

CHAPEL-HILL, a village in Orange co., in the state of N Carolina, U. S., 28 m. NW of Raleigh, on New Hope river, a branch of Cape Fear river. It is the seat of the state university, founded in 1789.

CHAPEL-IZOD, a parish in co. Dublin, on the W side of the city, stretching along the river Liffey. Area 523 acres. Pop. 1,536.-Also a town, 23 m. W of Dublin. Pop. 1,575.

CHAPEL-MIDWAY, a parish in co. Dublin, 7 m. N by W of Dublin. Area 1,295 acres. Pop. in 1831, 335.

CHAPEL-MUMBY, a chapelry in the p. of Mumby, in Lincolnshire. Pop. 316.

CHAPEL-RUSSELL, a parish in co. Limerick, near the Shannon. Area 634 acres. Pop. 1,150. CHAPEL-SUCKEN, a township in Millom p., in Cumberland. Pop. 214.

CHAPELLE (LA), a commune of France, in the dep. of Loire, cant. of Pelussin. Pop. 262.-Also a commune in the dep. of Vosges, cant. of Corcieux. Pop. 1,115.