mountains, runs w. and unites itself with the Ipiagui to enter that of Los Porrudos.

PICUY, an ancient province of Peru in the empire of the Incas; to the n. of Cuzco. It was conquered and united to the monarchy by Viracocha-Incha, eighth emperor. It is now confounded in the division of the provinces made by the Spaniards after the conquest of the kingdom, and its limits cannot be justly defined.

PIDGEON, a mountain on the point Ana of the coast of New England and province of Massachusetts in N. America.

PIDGEON, a cape or point of land on the n. coast of the river St. Lawrence in Canada and N. America.

PIE DE PALO, CERRO DE, a very lofty mountain of the province and corregimiento of Cuyo in the kingdom of Chile, and at the source of the river Heuque-Leuva.

PIEDAD, a principal and head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of Tlazasalca in Nueva España, which is the ordinary residence of the alcaldes mayores of the jurisdiction. It contains 113 families of Spaniards, Mustees, and Mulattoes, and 30 of Indians, and in the four cultivated estates of its district are 162 of all classes: 10 leagues n. of its capital.

PIEDAD, another settlement, in the province and captainship of S. Vicente in Brazil, on the shore of the river Paraiba on the s.

PIEDRA, PUNTA DE, a point on the coast of the province and government of Yucatán, between Port Sisal and El Palmar.

PIEDRA, MONTE DE, a small isle near the coast of the province and captainship of Portoseguro in Brazil, close to the bank of Los Escollos. PIEDRA, GORDA, a principal and head settlement of the district of the alcaldía mayor of the town of Leon, in the province and bishopric of Mechoacán; founded at the end of the sixteenth century it contains 414 families of Spaniards, 84 of Mustees, and 43 of Mulattoes, all of whom are employed in agriculture and in breeding cattle six leagues s. of its capital.

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PIEDRA-IMAN, SIERRA DE, mountains of the province and government of Buenos Ayres in Peru, which run from n. to s. on the coast of the river La Plata, between the rivers San Joseph and Canelones.

PIEDRAMELLERA, a settlement of the province and government of Nueva Santander, or Sierra Gorda, in the Bay of Mexico and kingdom of Nueva España: one of those founded there in 1748 by the Count of Sierra Gorda, Don Jo

seph de Escandon, colonel of militia of Queretaro, the conqueror of the country.

PIEDRAS, a settlement of the district and jurisdiction of the city of Tocaima, in the government of Mariquita of the Nuevo Reyno de Granada. It is very scanty and poor, of an hot temperature, and producing only fruits of this climate. It takes its name from a river thus called, passing near it.

[PIEDRAS, a parish of the province and government of Buenos Ayres; situate about 10 miles n. e. of Maldonado, in lat. 34° 45′ 24′′, long. 56° 12' 4".]

PIEDRAS, a river of the province and government of Tierra Firme, which runs n. between Portobello and Port Pilon.

PIEDRAS, another, in the province and government of Veragua, which runs s. between the city of Alanje and the settlement of Bugava.

PIEDRAS, another, a small river of the province and corregimiento of Pasto in the kingdom of Quito, which, at a small distance from its source, enters the Caquetá.

PIEDRAS, another, of the province and government of Santa Marta in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada, which rises in the sierra, runs n. in the country of the Taironas Indians, and enters the sea to the e. of the Cape St. Juan de Guia.

PIEDRAS, another, a small river of the province and government of Tucumán in Peru, which rises in the mountains of the valley of Calchaqui, runs e. and enters the Grande of Salado, between the Blanco and the Concha.

PIEDRAS, another, of the province and captainship of Portoseguro in Brazil, which runs n. and enters the Palmital.

PIEDRAS, another, of the province and captainship of Todos Santos in the same kingdom as the former: it rises near the coast, runs s. s. e. and enters the sea between the Joana and the Ponica.

PIEDRAS, a point of land on the coast of the province and captainship of Rio Janeyro, in Brazil, between the settlements of Obrandive and Soapari.

PIEDRAS, another, on the coast of the province and government of Cartagena and Nuevo Reyno de Granada, opposite the island Fuerte: it is one of the two which form the Bay of Rada.

PIEDRAS, another, on the coast of the province and government of the Rio del Hacha in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada.

PIEDRAS, another settlement, called Valle de las Piedras, of the government and jurisdiction

of Merida in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada: it is of a temperate climate, annexed to the curacy of Santo Domingo, produces much maize and papas, neat cattle, horses, and sheep; and its natives make large and small hampers of leather very nicely worked, and thus maintain a good commerce. It has only 50 housekeepers.

PIEDRAS, a bay, on the coast of the province and alcaldía mayor of Tampico in Nueva España and Bay of Mexico, between Point Delgada and the Tierra Blanca.

PIEDRAS, a convenient and secure port for canoes and small vessels in the river and province of Paraguay, seven leagues from the city of Asuncion.

PIEDRAS, another port, on the coast of the province and captainship of Pernambuco in Brazil, between Port Calbo and the settlement of Mongaguaba.

PIEDRAS, some large shoals, or rocks, called Piedras Partidas, from their figure; in the province and government of Paraguay, on the shore of the river of this name, between the rocks of Itapua-quazu and Itapua-mini.

PIERRE, S. River of the Fort of, in the island of Guadalupe. It enters the sea by the coast which looks to the n. between the fort of this name and the Grande Ance, thus called from a fort or castle which it has to defend the extremity of that coast.

PIERRE, another river of the same island, which rises in the mountains of the s. e. runs to this rhumb, and enters the sea between that of Baillie-argent and that of Des Hayes.

PIERRE, a point of land, or extremity of the n. coast of the island of St. Domingo, in the part possessed by the French, between the bay of its name and that of Los Goanavas.

PIERRE, a large bay in the same coast and island as the former, between this and the Morro del Diablo.

PIERRE, another river, of the island of Martinique, one of the Antilles: it runs n. w. from the mountains of the w. where it rises, and enters the sea between the settlement of its name and that of Movillage.

PIERRE, a lake of Canada, in the territory and country of the Nekubanistes Indians; formed from some waste waters of the other lakes.

PIERRE, another lake of the same province, distinct from the former. It is a pool of water formed from the river St. Lawrence, between the city of Quebec and the island Montreal.

PIERRE, a small island near the s. coast of Newfoundland; situate at the entrance of a

channel formed by the coast of this island and that of Mickon.

PIERRE, a very large sand-bank near the coast of the same island, Newfoundland, which extends from the island of its name as far as Race Cape.

PIERRE, another sand-bank to the s. of Newfoundland; and one of those which serve for the whale-fisheries.

PIERRE, a port, on the e. coast of the island of St. John in Nova Scotia.

PIERRE, a settlement of the island Cape Britain; on the s. coast, at the entrance of the lake of Labrador.

PIERRE, an isle near the e. coast of Cape Britain, between the Bay of Coul and the island Platte.

[PIERRE, ST. the first town built in the island of Martinico in the West Indies, situated on a round bay on the w. coast of the island, five leagues s. of Fort Royal. It is a port of entry, the residence of merchants, and the centre of business. It has been four times burnt down, yet it contains at present about 2000 houses. The anchorage-ground is situate along the seaside on the strand, but is very unhealthy. Another port of the town is separated from it by a river, and the houses are built on a low hill, which is called the fort, from a small fortress which defends the road, which is commodious for loading and unloading ships, and is likewise easy of access; but in the rainy season the shipping take shelter at Fort Royal, the capital of the island.]

[PIERRE, ST. or ST. PETER'S, a river in Louisiana, which empties into the Mississippi, from w. about 20 miles below the Falls of St. Anthony. It passes through a most delightful country, abounding with many of the necessaries of life, which grow spontaneously. Wild rice is found here in great abundance, trees bending under loads of fruits, such as plums, grapes, and apples. The meadows are covered with hops, and many other vegetables; while the ground is stored with useful roots, as angelica, spikenard, and ground-nuts, as large as hens' eggs. On its e. side, about 20 miles from its mouth, is a coalmine. N. B. For other places named PIERRE, see PETER.

PIERRE-ROUGE, a small river of the province and colony of Virginia; which runs n. w. and enters the Ohio. On its shores are some large meadows or llamuras on the confines of Pennsylvania, and where the English fought a battle in the war of 1740.

PIERS, a settlement of the island of Barbadoes, in the s. part, near the coast.

PIFO, a settlement of the kingdom of Quito, in the district of the corregimiento of Las Cinco Leguas de la Capital; delightfully situate, and of an extremely agreeable climate. Its territory is very fertile and pleasant, and irrigated by several streams. It is s. of the settlement of Oyambaro, s. w. of that of Tumbaco, and n. of Itulcache, in lat. 13' s.

[PIGEON, the name of two s. w. branches of French Broad River, in the State of Tennessee. The mouth of Little Pigeon is about 20 miles from the confluence of French Broad with Holston River, and about three below the mouth of Nolachucky. Big Pigeon falls into the French Broad nine miles above Little Pigeon River. They both rise in the Great Iron Mountains.]

[PIGEON, a hill on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. See AGAMENTICUS.]

[PIGEON, a small island, whose strong fortifications command and secure safe and good anchorage in Port Royal Bay, in the island of Martinico, in the West Indies.]

PIGNOCAS, PIGNOQUIS, or PINOCOS, a barbarous nation of Indians of Peru, who dwell s. of that of the Chiquitos: they are very numerous, and extend from the lake Maniore on the e. as far as the mountain of Yobibe to the w. The climate of this country is hot and moist, and consequently unhealthy. These Indians are not known.

PIGUENA. See TIGRE.

PIGWAKET, a river of the province of New Hampshire, one of the four of New England. It rises from a small lake, runs s. turns s. e. in the province of Continent, and enters the sea.

PIJAGUA, a settlement of the province and government of Popayán in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; near the source of the river Cauca, to the w. of the capital.

PIJAOS, a barbarous and ancient nation of Indians of the same province and kingdom as the former settlement. They are ferocious, warlike, cruel, and cannibals. United with the Manipos they gave much ado to the conquerors of that kingdom, and destroyed the cities of San Vicente and Los Angeles, the first having been situate in the llanos of Saldaña, the latter 22 leagues from Tocaima, and nine from Neiva. These barbarians had their cabins or dwellings on the tops of trees: they are now very few, and live retired on the mountains.

[PIKE, Lake and River, in N. America, in the territory belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company. This lake is about 27 miles long from . and about 10 broad from n. to s. From this

e. tow.a

lake flows the river of its name, bending its course w. and enters an arm of Play Green Lake, which communicates with Lake Winnipy. Pike Lake is about 80 miles e. of the nearest part of Lake Winnipy.]

[PIKELAND, a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.]

PILAGUIN, SANTA ROSA DE, a settlement of the jurisdiction of the asiento of Ambato in the corregimiento of Riobamba and kingdom of Quito: it abounds in barley, of which it reaps great crops, and which is esteemed to be the best in the whole kingdom.

PILAHALO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Tacunga in the same kingdom as the former.

PILALA, a lake of the province and government of Guayana, which empties itself into the river Blanco by another river of its own name.

PILAR, NUESTRA SENORA DEL, a settlement of the missions which were held by the Jesuits in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada: founded in 1661 on the skirt of the Sierra Nevada by Father Nicholas Pedroche. Its natives were very dirty, and were afflicted with a leprosy which was catching: it is on the shore of the river Tame, s. of the city of Pamplona.

PILAR, another settlement, in the province of Barcelona and government of Cumaná, s. of the capital.

PILAR, another, of the missions held by the religious of San Francisco in the province and government of Texas in N. America. At the distance of 15 leagues from it are some very good and abundant saline ponds.

PILAR, another, of the province and government of Buenos Ayres; situate on the coast stretching between the river La Plata and the Straits of Magellan. It consists of the Puelehes Indians reduced to the faith. [This parish lies in lat. 34° 25′ 56′′, and long. 59° 13′ 40′′.]

PILAR, another, in the province and government of Tucumán in Peru. See MECAPILLO.

PILAR, another, of the province and government of Cumaná; on the shore of the river of its name between the coast and the interior bay of the Gulf of Triste.

PILAR, the aforesaid river, rises in the Serrania on the e. part of the city of Ciriaco, runs to this rhumb, and enters the sea in the Gulf of Triste.

PILARES, CABO DE, or Pillar Cape, the extremity or point at the w. end of the s. coast of the Straits of Magellan, and one of those which form its mouth or entrance into the S. Sea. The

Nodales call it Cabo de Sejada. [It is in lat. 52° 45′ s. and long. 74° 52′ w.]

PILAS, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Yauyos in Peru; annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Omos.

PILATOS, a settlement and parish of the French in the part they possess in St. Domingo; on the shore of the three rivers, near the settlement of Plasencia.

PILAYA Y PASPAYA, or CINTI, a province and corregimiento of Peru; bounded n. e. by the province of Tomina, and nearly by the same rhumb by the province of Pomabamba; e. s. e. by the territory of the infidel Chiriguanos Indians; s. and s. w. by the province of Chichas, and n. w. and n. by that of Porco. Its length from n. w. to s. e. is 30 leagues, and its width 40. It is intersected by many mountains, and amongst their ravines are situate the different settlements of its jurisdiction.

It is of a moderately hot temperature, abounding in fruits and seeds, and in some of the colder parts in the productions of the sierra. They gather here quantities of grapes, of which they make brandy, which is much esteemed in the neighbouring provinces. The rivers which lave this territory are the San Juan, which is very abundant, and has its origin in the province of Lipes; the Toropalca, which enters the Chichas; the Cinti, which irrigates and fertilizes the valley to which it gives name; the Supas and the Agchilla, which run s. and form the Paspaya, which, afterwards changing its course to e. incorporates itself with the Pilcomayo, serving as a boundary to this province, and dividing it from that of Pomabamba.

It has many rich settlements, since the greater part of its inhabitants, who should amount to 12,000 souls, are dispersed in different estates. The town of Playa, which was formerly the capital, was destroyed and depopulated by an irruption made by the infidel Chiriguanos Indians. As the territory is mountainous and rough, it is filled with wild beasts and noxious reptiles. The corregidor, since that time, resides in the valley of Cinti, which is delightfully pleasant, and extends for nearly 20 leagues. Paspaya experienced the same misfortune as that which we have just observed happened to Pilaya; both of these being equally on the frontiers of those barbarians; but a fort has been built to restrain them in future in that part. In the settlement of Pototaca are some very abundant lead mines. The corregidor had a repartimiento of 37,400 dollars, and it paid an alcavala of 299 yearly.

PILCAYA, a settlement of the head settlement of the district of Cozcatlán and alcaldía mayor of Tasco in Nueva España. It contains 92 families of Indians, and is six leagues n. w. of its capital.

PILCOMARCA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Cuenca in the kingdom of Quito, annexed to the curacy of the settlement of Azogues.

PILCOMAYU, or PILCOMAYO, a large and abundant river of the province of Charcas in Peru. It rises from various streams which unite in this province, and then joins itself with the river Tarapaya, which runs from the province of Porco, collecting the waters of the Potosí, the which, having been employed there for the working of the silver, carries with it a portion of quicksilver, and from thence it is asserted, that in the Pilcomayo, fish will not breed for many leagues; but this is not the fact, as within this jurisdiction some fish, though certainly not large, are caught. It then incorporates itself with the Cachimayo, which is that which passes through Chuquisaca, flows down to the province of Pilaya and Paspaya, and through that of Tomina enters the Chaco, running 80 leagues, as far as the llanos of Manso; from whence it follows its course amongst extremely thick forests to the s. e. and enters the Paraguay a little to the s. of Cidade da Asuncion del Paraguay. The river here swarms with fish of various kinds, and particularly dories, of from 20 to 25 pounds weight. As it is so large, and has its origin in the provinces of Peru, it was attempted in 1702 to discover a communication by it between this kingdom and the province of Paraguay, but without effect.

In 1721 the Jesuits made a like attempt, and proceeded on their discovery in a bark with two boats; but they were obliged to return, not finding sufficient depth of water, after that, from the winding of the river, they had proceeded a distance of 350 leagues: they had, indeed, chosen a bad season, namely, the months of September, October, and November, when it does not rain, and when the rivers suffer from drought. They might, therefore, perhaps have succeeded at any other time; and could it be effected, the object were very great, as a round-about journey of 500 leagues through the province of Tucumán would be avoided, and the reduction of many infidel nations to the faith would be the consequence.

This river has a beautiful stone bridge in the high road leading to La Plata. The Ex-Jesuit, Coleti, says, that it enters the Guapay; but he is deceived.

PILCOMAYA, with the dedicatory title of SAN CHRISTOVAL, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Yamparaes in Peru, belonging to the archbishopric of Charcas.

PILCOMAYA, a large island of the province and country of Chaco in Peru, formed by the river of its name, which divides itself into two arms to enter the Paraguay, inhabited by infidel Indians.

PILCU, a settlement of Indians of the province and corregimiento of Maule in the kingdom of Chile; situate on the shore of the river Biobio, in the part called Las Cruces.

[PILDRAS, ST. on the e. shore of the Gulf of Campechy, in the Gulf of Mexico.]

PILES, a settlement of the province and government of Chocó in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; on the coast of the S. Sea, and on the shore of the river Raposo, in the bay which is also called Piles.

[PILES Grove, a township in Salem County, New Jersey.]

PILETA, a settlement of the province and government of Cartagena in the Nuevo Reyno de Granada; situate n. of the town of San Benito Abad.

[PILGERRUH, or PILGRIM'S REST, was a Moravian settlement of Christian Indians, on the scite of a forsaken town of the Ottawas; on the bank of a river, 20 miles n. w. of Cayahoga, in the N. W. Territory, near Lake Erie, and 102 miles n. w. of Pittsburg.]

[PILGRIM'S Island, on the s. e. shore of St. Lawrence River, and below the island de Coudres.

PILLACHIQUIR, a mountain of the province CHIQ and corregimiento of Cuenca in the kingdom of Quito, to the s. and to the e. of that of Chumbe. It rises in the river Paccha, which runs from s. to n. till it enters the Paute, in lat. 3° 6' s.

PILLAO, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Guanuco in Peru, annexed to the curacy of Santa Marta del Valle; situate on the confines of the Panataguas infidel Indians. PILLAO, another settlement, in the province and government of Tarma in the same kingdom as the former; annexed to the curacy of Tapu.

[PILLAR. See PILARES, CABO DE.] PILLARO, a settlement of the district and jurisdiction of the asiento of Ambato and province and corregimiento of San Miguel de Ibarra in the kingdom of Quito. It is to the s. of Isamba, and in its vicinity runs by the w. part the river San Felipe, which fertilizes its fields. The inhabitants of this settlement have the credit of

being the most dexterous robbers of any in the kingdom. The climate is very agreeable, and the territory fertile, in lat. 1° 11' s.

PILMAIQUEN, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of La Concepcion in the kingdom of Chile, on the coast between this and the river Canchupel.

PILOES, River of the, in the kingdom of Brazil. It runs s. s. e. and enters the Preto or La Palma.

PILOENS, a river of the same kingdom as the former, which rises in the sierra of the country of the Araes Indians, runs n. and enters the Paraupasa, to the w. of the town of Boa.

PILON, VALLE DE SAN MATEO DEL, a settlement of the Nuevo Reyno de Leon. It contains 50 families of Spaniards, and the district of its territory is bounded by the nation of the Nazas Indians, who are called Pilones from some streaks which they have in their face, and being distinguished from the Nazones by the variety of colours. This country is watered by a river which is always of the same height, and by the irrigation of this the territory is rendered very abundant in sugar canes, also in breeds of large and small cattle, these being its productions; 18 leagues s. s. e. of its capital.

PILOT, or ARARAT, some mountains of the province and colony of N. Carolina, which form a cordillera running from s. w. to n. e. from the source of Little River. [See SURRY COUNTY, N. Carolina.]

PILOTE, a settlement and parish of the French in the island of Martinique; situate on the sea shore, on the n. w. coast of Little Port.

[PILOTO, or SALINAS DEL PILOTO, upright craggy rocks on the w. coast of Mexico, s. e. of Cape Corientes; where there is good anchorage and shelter from n. w. and s. w. winds. There are salt-pits near this place.]

PILOTO, a river of the same island as the former settlement, which runs s. w. and enters the bay.

[PILOT Town, in Sussex County, Delaware, lies near the mouth of Cool Spring Creek, which falls into Delaware Bay, near Lewiston, and six miles n. w. of Cape Henlopen.]

PILPICHACA, a settlement of the province and corregimiento of Castro Virreyna in Peru, called de Los Cerros, as being situate in the cordillera.

PILPILCO, a settlement of Indians of the territory of the Araucanos in the kingdom of Chile; situate on the shore of the river of its name.