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Remarks.

This is reckoned the third city in the islandexports provisions.

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76 *Mallow

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Loughrea Blackwater

Linen manufactory.

A fine spring of tepid water, resembling the hot wells at Bristol.

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A large and increasing town-large exports in linens and butter.

Philip's Town

King's County Canal

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Population 35,000-butter, salt provisions, linen, &c. are exported-packet boat to Milford Haven.

Woollen manufactories.

Considerable trade to Dublin.

Commodious harbour and considerable trade.

The Surveys of the different States in Europe are arranged to correspond to the following

QUESTIONS.

1. What are the boundaries?

2. Between what parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude is it situated?

3. What is the length and breadth, and the number of square miles it contains?

4. What is the natural geography; as rivers, lakes, mountains, and the face of the country?

5. What is the nature of the climate?

6. What are the produce, manufactures, and commerce? 7. What are the provinces and chief towns?

8. What are the foreign possessions?

9. What is the population?

10. What are the manners and customs?

11. What are the government and religion?

12. What peculiar plants, animals, and curiosities are in this country?

13. What is the ancient name?

DENMARK.

I. W. North Sea-N. Skager Rack-E. Kategate and Baltic. It consists of the peninsula of Jutland and the large islands of Zealand and Funen, together with several small isles.

2. Between 54° and 571° N. L. and 8° and 13° E. L.

3. Length 260 miles, medial breadth from 90 to 100; and contains nearly 21,000 square miles. The whole of the

4. There are several small streams in Denmark, but no large rivers; the country is much intersected by the surrounding sea. A canal is made from the river Eider, connecting the North Sea and the Baltic-The country is flat.

6. The climate is moist and temperate, but the frost in winter is sometimes very severe: The change from winter to summer is so sudden that spring is almost unknown.

6. Fine rich pastures on which large herds of cattle are fed. It has few considerable manufactures, but carries on great trade with the other European nations, especially with the English. It exports black cattle, horses, butter, fish, tallow, hides, &c., and imports salt, wine, brandy, broad cloths, &c.

7. The whole territory subject to Denmark is divided. into the following provinces :

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PROVINCES.

Sleswick

Holstein

CHIEF TOWNS.

Sleswick

Altona, Gluckstadt, and Kiel

Lunenburg, or Lauenburg, was ceded to Denmark in

1815.

8. Greenland; The Ferro Islands and Iceland; Tranquebar in the East Indies; and the islands of St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix in the West Indies. Norway, formerly a part of the Danish dominions, is now attached to Sweden,

9. One million four hundred thousand.

10. The manners of the superioranks of the Danes diť. fer little from those of similar ranks in other parts of Europe; but the lower orders are held in a state of vassalage. Dancing is a very favourite amusement, and Germany supplies them with itinerant musicians.

11. An absolute monarchy, though in some degree restricted by legal forms. The present king is Frederick VI. The religion is Lutheran.

12. Chersonesus Cimbrica.

SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

1. N. by the Arctic Ocean-E. by Russia-S. by the Baltic-W. by the Northern Ocean.

2. Between 55° and 71° N. L. and between 5° and 30° E. L.

3. 1150 miles in length, and about 600 in breadth; and contains 340,000 square miles.

4. There are few navigable rivers, but many impetuous

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