Exports and Imports. It is situated to the north of Abo. Exports corn, hemp, flax, iron, timber, masts, leather tallow, &c.-imports salt, cloth, silk, wine, groceries, and salted herrings. Flourishing trade. Riga Russia R. Duna 23 54 E 56 55 N Considerable trade. Excellent docks and magazines, with naval stores. The environs are fertile in corn and wine. Next to Amsterdam in regard to commerce-the quay is extensive and commodious inhabitants 48,000. 1 10 E 49 26 N It has several manufactures, and a considerable trade -72,000 inhabitants. 12 12 E 54 ON Exports grain, wool, hides, timber, and staves-imports East and West India goods, British salt, coals, manufactured goods-wine from France. 2 40 W 48 22 N Guadalquivar 6 27 W 36 St. Tropez France B. of St. Tropez, Medit. 6 41 E 43 11 N Salonika Turkey Gulf of Salonika 23 8 E 40 40 N 45 N The chief trade is in salt. It lies to the north-east of Toulon. A good situation for trade, being seated on a noble A good harbour, capable of receiving ships of considerable burthen-about 12,000 inhabitants. Timber. A good road-stead, where men of war may moor. The haven is capable of containing 500 ships-opposite Flushing. Considerable trade in arms, linen, butter, timber, flax. Almost environed by the Baltic Sea. On the island of Alsen. A large well frequented harbour-exports iron, copper, hides, wool, bees wax, cotton, silk, &c. On a small island. 53 29 N Carries on great trade with Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, France, Holland, England, &c. Manufactures of glass, china, woollen, silk, linen, &c. -it occupies 7 small rocky islands-about 80,000 inhabitants. 5 N Wood, fish, and iron. Celebrated for its shell fish. War, tyranny, and earthquakes have nearly destroyed this once superb and populous city. This harbour, once excellent, is now so shallow as to admit only fishing boats. The harbour is dangerous, and of little importance. This town is the largest in the Crimea, and a free port Skeen Norway Northern Ocean 9 48 E 59 15 N Sizeboli Turkey Black Sea 27 44 E 42 30 N 61 22 N 56 43 22 N 38 49 N 40 30 N Tornea Sweden Tornea 24 15 E 65 48 N A considerable trade is carried on here by the Swedes, 5 52 E 43 7 N A spacious harbour, strongly fortified-the station of 16 30 E 43 30 N Wine, oil, figs, almonds, corn, cheese, wool, and 13 55 E 45 53 N This is almost the only sea-port belonging to Austria 11 45 E 58 21 N Convenient harbour-it exports iron, planks, and 5 N 25 23 E 65 48 27 N herrings. A commodious harbour, and fine salmon fishery. 39 27 N Manufactured silks, cotton, fruit, hemp, &c. 43 14 N 45 28 N This city, from its being built on a number of islands, goods, looking-glasses, gold and silver stuffs, is still considerable. Exports ship timber, and all sorts of naval stores. 16 24 E 21 32E 18 18 E Timber, pitch, tar, wax, &c. 57 38 N Wyberg Russia G. Finland Formerly a flourishing town-harbour safe, but not large. 28 50 E 60 50 N Exports plank, tallow, pitch, and tar-imports wine, spices, and salt. ASIA. Asia is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and Europe. Its breadth, reckoned from west to east, may be estimated at 5,000 British miles; and its length, from the southern Cape of Malacca to the Cape of Cevero Vostochnoi, in the Arctic Ocean, at 5,250 miles, ASIA CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STATES. COUNTRIES. In the North. CHIEF TOWNS. Siberia or Russian Tartary Tobolsk, on the r. Irtish Astracan, on the r. Wolga The inhabitants of SIBERIA cannot amount at present to more than three millions and a half. The trade is chiefly in furs and skins. The population of CHINA has been estimated at 333,000,000. The chief export is tea, of which, it is said, 13,000,000lbs. weight are con |