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Oct 20, 2018 kmr3934 Oct 10, 2018 kmr3934 Jun 19, 2018 Ben Brumfield	520 520 COR COR CORIXAS, a river of the kingdom of Brazil, It rises in the sierra Bermeja, runs n. forming a curve, and eaters the Tocantines near that of Los Monges, according to tl>e account given by the Portuguese. CORIXAS, some sierras of the same kingdom, which run s. s. e. and are a continuation of the sierra Bermeja ; they then run e. forming a curve, as far as the river Tocantines, and ex- tend their course on as far as the shore of the Araguaya. CORK, a large bay in the e. coast of the island of Newfoundland, between the cape Gull and the island Tuliquet. CORKAM, a fort of the English, in the pro- vince and colony of Connecticut, one of the four which composQ New England ; situate near the coast. CORMA, a settlement of the province and cor- regimiento of Quispicanchi in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Papres. CORMO, a settlement of the province and go- vernment of Canta in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Atabillos Altos. CORNE, an island of the N. sea, near the coast of Florida, between the islands Vaisseaux and Massacre. CORNEJO, an island of the S. sea, near the coast of the province and corregimiento of Are- quipa, opposite the port of Arantae. (CORNISH, a township in Cheshire county, New Hampshire, on the e. bank of Connecticut river, between Claremont and Plainfield, about 15 miles n. of Charlestown, and 16 s. of Dartmouth college. It was incorporated in 1763. In 1775 it contained 309, and in 1790, 982 in- habitants. (CORNWALL, a township in Addison county, Vermont, e. of Bridport, on lake Champlain, con- taining 826 inhabitants.) (Cornwall, NEW, atownship in Orange coun- ty, New York, of whose inhabitants 350 are dectors.) (Cornwall, a township in Litchfield county, Connecticut, about nine miles n. of Litchfield, 11 s. of Salisbury, and about 40 w. by n. of Hartford city.) (Cornwall, a small town in Upper Canada, on the bank of Iroquois river, near lake St. Francis, between Kingston and Quebec, containing a small church, and about 30 or 40 houses.) (Cornwallis, a town in King’s county, in the province of New Brunswick, situated on the s. w. side of the basin of Minas ; 18 miles n. w. of Fal- mouth, and 55 n. w. of Annapolis.) (Cornwallis, also a river in the »arae pro- vince, navigable for vessels of 100 tons five miles ; for vessels of 50 tons, 10 miles. CORO, Santa Ana de, a city of the province and government of Venezuela, thus named in the time of the Indians, after the district called Coriana. It was founded by Juan de Ampues in 1529. The Weltzers, under the orders of Nicholas Fe- derman, were the first Avho peopled it, giving it the name of Cordoba, to distinguish it from the other city of the same name which had been founded by Gonzalo de Ocampo in the province of Cumana, This name it afterwards lost, and took that of Coro, which it preserves to this day, from a small settlement of Indians thus named. It is of a dry and hot temperature, but so healthy that physicians are said here to be of no use. The territory, al- though sandy and lack of water, produces every kind of vegetable production ; so that it may be said to abound in every thing that luxury or con^ venience may require. Here are large breeds of cow-cattle and goats, and a considerable number of good mules. Its articles of merchandize, such as cheese, tanned hides, and cacao, meet with a ready sale in Cartagena, Caracas, and the island of St. Domingo. It has a reduced convent of the re- ligious order of St. Francis, and an hermitage dedicated to St. Nicholas. The town is very rich. It was plundered, by the English in 1567. Its church was a cathedral, and the head of the bishopric, from the time that it was erected in 1532 until 1636, when this title was transferred to Santiago of Caracas. It is two leagues distant from the sea, where there is a port insecure, but much frequented by trading vessels. (From the time that the governor began to re- side at Caracas, in 1576, there remained no con- spicuous authority at Coro but the bishop and chapter, and they did all they could to follow th« governor; and indeed, not being able to leave Coro by legal measures, they put tlieir wishes into effect by flight, in 1636. At three leagues from the city are lands where they cultivate with success, if not with abundance, all the usual pro- duce of the country. The inhabitants, who are much addicted to indolence, glory that they are descended from the first conquerors of the country ; and there is here, generally speaking, more rank than wealth, and more idleness than industry. The little trade that is carried on here consists in mules, goats, hides, sheep-skins, cheeses, &c. which come in a great measure from the interior, and the larger part fromCarora; shipments of these ar- ticles are made for the islands. The most common intercourse is with Cura 9 oa, from whence they 2 Translation CORIXAS, Río] del Reyno del Brasil: nace en la Sierra Bermeja, corre al N haciendo un arco, y entra en el de Tocantines cerca del de los Monges, según la relación de los Portugueses. Tienen el mismo nombre unas sierras del propio Reyno que corren al S S E, continuando la Sierra Bermeja, y tuercen luego al E formando un arco desde el río Tocantines, y siguen luego a orilla del de Araguaya. CORK, Bahía grande de la Costa del E de la Isla de Terranova entre el Cabo Gull y la Isla Tuliguet. CORKAM, Fuerte de los Ingleses en la Provincia y Colonia de Cóntinent una de las; 4 que componen la Nueva Inglaterra, situado cerca de la Costa. CORMA, Pueblo de la Provincia y, Corregimiento de Quispicanchi en el Perú]], anexo al Curato de Papres. CORMO, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Canta en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Atabulos Altos. CORNE, Isla de la mar del N, cerca de la Costa de la Florida, entre las de Vayssaux y de Massacre. CORNEJO, Isla de la mar del S, cerca de la Costa de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Arequipa, frente del Puerto de Arantac. CORNUUALL, Pueblo de los Ingleses en la Provincia y Colonia de Connecticut, situado a orilla del río Housatonick. CORO, Santa Ana de, Ciudad de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, llamada así porque en tiempo de los Indios se denominaba aquel partido Coriana: la fundo Juan de Arnpues el año de 1529: los Velzares, baxo de las órdenes de Nicolás Fedreman, fueron los primeros que la poblaron, dándola el nombre de Córdoba en contraposición de otra que con el mismo nombre habia fundado Gonzalo de Ocampo en la Provincia de Cumaná; pero le perdió tomando el de Coro, que conserva hasta hoy, de un Pueblecillo de Indios llamado así; es de temperamento cálido y seco; pero tan sano, que dicen allí que no necesitan Médicos: el terreno, aunque es arenoso y escaso de aguas, produce toda especie de frutos, que la hacen regalada y abundante de quanto es necesario: cria mucho ganado vacuno y cabrío, y considerable porción de mulas muy buenas, de cuyos frutos, el da quesos, cordobanes, y cacao hacen gran comercio con Cartagena. Curacas y la Isla de Santo Domingo: tiene un. Convento reducido de Religiosos de San Francisco, y una Ermita dedicada a San Nicolás: es lugar muy rico; fue saqueado por los Ingleses el año de 1567: su . Iglesia fue Catedral y Cabeza de Obispado desde que se erigió el año de 1532 hasta el de 1636, en que se trasladó a Santiago de Caracas: está dos leguas distante del mar donde tiene un Puerto que es de poca seguridad, y sin embargo muy frequentado de las embarcaciones de comercio, en ii grad. 8 minut. 10 seg. de lat, bor.	520 520 COR COR CORIXAS, a river of the kingdom of Brazil, It rises in the sierra Bermeja, runs n. forming a curve, and eaters the Tocantines near that of Los Monges, according to tl>e account given by the Portuguese. CORIXAS, some sierras of the same kingdom, which run s. s. e. and are a continuation of the sierra Bermeja ; they then run e. forming a curve, as far as the river Tocantines, and ex- tend their course on as far as the shore of the Araguaya. CORK, a large bay in the e. coast of the island of Newfoundland, between the cape Gull and the island Tuliquet. CORKAM, a fort of the English, in the pro- vince and colony of Connecticut, one of the four which composQ New England ; situate near the coast. CORMA, a settlement of the province and cor- regimiento of Quispicanchi in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Papres. CORMO, a settlement of the province and go- vernment of Canta in Peru ; annexed to the curacy of Atabillos Altos. CORNE, an island of the N. sea, near the coast of Florida, between the islands Vaisseaux and Massacre. CORNEJO, an island of the S. sea, near the coast of the province and corregimiento of Are- quipa, opposite the port of Arantae. (CORNISH, a township in Cheshire county, New Hampshire, on the e. bank of Connecticut river, between Claremont and Plainfield, about 15 miles n. of Charlestown, and 16 s. of Dartmouth college. It was incorporated in 1763. In 1775 it contained 309, and in 1790, 982 in- habitants. (CORNWALL, a township in Addison county, Vermont, e. of Bridport, on lake Champlain, con- taining 826 inhabitants.) (Cornwall, NEW, atownship in Orange coun- ty, New York, of whose inhabitants 350 are dectors.) (Cornwall, a township in Litchfield county, Connecticut, about nine miles n. of Litchfield, 11 s. of Salisbury, and about 40 w. by n. of Hartford city.) (Cornwall, a small town in Upper Canada, on the bank of Iroquois river, near lake St. Francis, between Kingston and Quebec, containing a small church, and about 30 or 40 houses.) (Cornwallis, a town in King’s county, in the province of New Brunswick, situated on the s. w. side of the basin of Minas ; 18 miles n. w. of Fal- mouth, and 55 n. w. of Annapolis.) (Cornwallis, also a river in the »arae pro- vince, navigable for vessels of 100 tons five miles ; for vessels of 50 tons, 10 miles. CORO, Santa Ana de, a city of the province and government of Venezuela, thus named in the time of the Indians, after the district called Coriana. It was founded by Juan de Ampues in 1529. The Weltzers, under the orders of Nicholas Fe- derman, were the first Avho peopled it, giving it the name of Cordoba, to distinguish it from the other city of the same name which had been founded by Gonzalo de Ocampo in the province of Cumana, This name it afterwards lost, and took that of Coro, which it preserves to this day, from a small settlement of Indians thus named. It is of a dry and hot temperature, but so healthy that physicians are said here to be of no use. The territory, al- though sandy and lack of water, produces every kind of vegetable production ; so that it may be said to abound in every thing that luxury or con^ venience may require. Here are large breeds of cow-cattle and goats, and a considerable number of good mules. Its articles of merchandize, such as cheese, tanned hides, and cacao, meet with a ready sale in Cartagena, Caracas, and the island of St. Domingo. It has a reduced convent of the re- ligious order of St. Francis, and an hermitage dedicated to St. Nicholas. The town is very rich. It was plundered, by the English in 1567. Its church was a cathedral, and the head of the bishopric, from the time that it was erected in 1532 until 1636, when this title was transferred to Santiago of Caracas. It is two leagues distant from the sea, where there is a port insecure, but much frequented by trading vessels. (From the time that the governor began to re- side at Caracas, in 1576, there remained no con- spicuous authority at Coro but the bishop and chapter, and they did all they could to follow th« governor; and indeed, not being able to leave Coro by legal measures, they put tlieir wishes into effect by flight, in 1636. At three leagues from the city are lands where they cultivate with success, if not with abundance, all the usual pro- duce of the country. The inhabitants, who are much addicted to indolence, glory that they are descended from the first conquerors of the country ; and there is here, generally speaking, more rank than wealth, and more idleness than industry. The little trade that is carried on here consists in mules, goats, hides, sheep-skins, cheeses, &c. which come in a great measure from the interior, and the larger part fromCarora; shipments of these ar- ticles are made for the islands. The most common intercourse is with Cura 9 oa, from whence they 2 Translation

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CORIXAS, a river of the kingdom of Brazil,
It rises in the sierra Bermeja, runs n. forming a
curve, and eaters the Tocantines near that of Los
Monges, according to tl>e account given by the
Portuguese.

CORIXAS, some sierras of the same kingdom,
which run s. s. e. and are a continuation of the
sierra Bermeja ; they then run e. forming a
curve, as far as the river Tocantines, and ex-
tend their course on as far as the shore of the
Araguaya.

CORK, a large bay in the e. coast of the island
of Newfoundland, between the cape Gull and the
island Tuliquet.

CORKAM, a fort of the English, in the pro-
vince and colony of Connecticut, one of the four
which composQ New England ; situate near the
coast.

CORMA, a settlement of the province and cor-
regimiento of Quispicanchi in Peru ; annexed to
the curacy of Papres.

CORMO, a settlement of the province and go-
vernment of Canta in Peru ; annexed to the curacy
of Atabillos Altos.

CORNE, an island of the N. sea, near the
coast of Florida, between the islands Vaisseaux
and Massacre.

CORNEJO, an island of the S. sea, near the
coast of the province and corregimiento of Are-
quipa, opposite the port of Arantae.

(CORNISH, a township in Cheshire county,
New Hampshire, on the e. bank of Connecticut
river, between Claremont and Plainfield, about 15
miles n. of Charlestown, and 16 s. of Dartmouth
college. It was incorporated in 1763. In
1775 it contained 309, and in 1790, 982 in-
habitants.

(CORNWALL, a township in Addison county,
Vermont, e. of Bridport, on lake Champlain, con-
taining 826 inhabitants.)

(Cornwall, NEW, atownship in Orange coun-
ty, New York, of whose inhabitants 350 are
dectors.)

(Cornwall, a township in Litchfield county,
Connecticut, about nine miles n. of Litchfield, 11
s. of Salisbury, and about 40 w. by n. of Hartford
city.)

(Cornwall, a small town in Upper Canada, on
the bank of Iroquois river, near lake St. Francis,
between Kingston and Quebec, containing a small
church, and about 30 or 40 houses.)

(Cornwallis, a town in King’s county, in the
province of New Brunswick, situated on the s. w.
side of the basin of Minas ; 18 miles n. w. of Fal-
mouth, and 55 n. w. of Annapolis.)

(Cornwallis, also a river in the »arae pro-
vince, navigable for vessels of 100 tons five miles ;
for vessels of 50 tons, 10 miles.

CORO, Santa Ana de, a city of the province
and government of Venezuela, thus named in the
time of the Indians, after the district called Coriana.
It was founded by Juan de Ampues in 1529.
The Weltzers, under the orders of Nicholas Fe-
derman, were the first Avho peopled it, giving it the
name of Cordoba, to distinguish it from the other
city of the same name which had been founded by
Gonzalo de Ocampo in the province of Cumana,
This name it afterwards lost, and took that of
Coro, which it preserves to this day, from a small
settlement of Indians thus named. It is of a dry
and hot temperature, but so healthy that physicians
are said here to be of no use. The territory, al-
though sandy and lack of water, produces every
kind of vegetable production ; so that it may be
said to abound in every thing that luxury or con^
venience may require. Here are large breeds of
cow-cattle and goats, and a considerable number
of good mules. Its articles of merchandize, such
as cheese, tanned hides, and cacao, meet with a
ready sale in Cartagena, Caracas, and the island of
St. Domingo. It has a reduced convent of the re-
ligious order of St. Francis, and an hermitage
dedicated to St. Nicholas. The town is very rich.
It was plundered, by the English in 1567. Its
church was a cathedral, and the head of the
bishopric, from the time that it was erected in
1532 until 1636, when this title was transferred to
Santiago of Caracas. It is two leagues distant
from the sea, where there is a port insecure, but
much frequented by trading vessels.

(From the time that the governor began to re-
side at Caracas, in 1576, there remained no con-
spicuous authority at Coro but the bishop and
chapter, and they did all they could to follow th«
governor; and indeed, not being able to leave
Coro by legal measures, they put tlieir wishes
into effect by flight, in 1636. At three leagues
from the city are lands where they cultivate with
success, if not with abundance, all the usual pro-
duce of the country. The inhabitants, who are
much addicted to indolence, glory that they are
descended from the first conquerors of the country ;
and there is here, generally speaking, more rank
than wealth, and more idleness than industry. The
little trade that is carried on here consists in mules,
goats, hides, sheep-skins, cheeses, &c. which come
in a great measure from the interior, and the
larger part fromCarora; shipments of these ar-
ticles are made for the islands. The most common
intercourse is with Cura 9 oa, from whence they
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Translation

CORIXAS, Río] del Reyno del Brasil: nace en la Sierra Bermeja, corre al N haciendo un arco, y entra en el de Tocantines cerca del de los Monges, según la relación de los Portugueses.
Tienen el mismo nombre unas sierras del propio Reyno que corren al S S E, continuando la Sierra Bermeja, y tuercen luego al E formando un arco desde el río Tocantines, y siguen luego a orilla del de Araguaya.

CORK, Bahía grande de la Costa del E de la Isla de Terranova entre el Cabo Gull y la Isla Tuliguet.

CORKAM, Fuerte de los Ingleses en la Provincia y Colonia de Cóntinent una de las; 4 que componen la Nueva Inglaterra, situado cerca de la Costa. CORMA, Pueblo de la Provincia y, Corregimiento de Quispicanchi en el Perú]], anexo al Curato de Papres.

CORMO, Pueblo de la Provincia y Gobierno de Canta en el Perú, anexo al Curato de Atabulos Altos.

CORNE, Isla de la mar del N, cerca de la Costa de la Florida, entre las de Vayssaux y de Massacre.

CORNEJO, Isla de la mar del S, cerca de la Costa de la Provincia y Corregimiento de Arequipa, frente del Puerto de Arantac.

CORNUUALL, Pueblo de los Ingleses en la Provincia y Colonia de Connecticut, situado a orilla del río Housatonick.

CORO, Santa Ana de, Ciudad de la Provincia y Gobierno de Venezuela, llamada así porque en tiempo de los Indios se denominaba aquel partido Coriana: la fundo Juan de Arnpues el año de 1529: los Velzares, baxo de las órdenes de Nicolás Fedreman, fueron los primeros que la poblaron, dándola el nombre de Córdoba en contraposición de otra que con el mismo nombre habia fundado Gonzalo de Ocampo en la Provincia de Cumaná; pero le perdió tomando el de Coro, que conserva hasta hoy, de un Pueblecillo de Indios llamado así; es de temperamento cálido y seco; pero tan sano, que dicen allí que no necesitan Médicos: el terreno, aunque es arenoso y escaso de aguas, produce toda especie de frutos, que la hacen regalada y abundante de quanto es necesario: cria mucho ganado vacuno y cabrío, y considerable porción de mulas muy buenas, de cuyos frutos, el da quesos, cordobanes, y cacao hacen gran comercio con Cartagena. Curacas y la Isla de Santo Domingo: tiene un. Convento reducido de Religiosos de San Francisco, y una Ermita dedicada a San Nicolás: es lugar muy rico; fue saqueado por los Ingleses el año de 1567: su . Iglesia fue Catedral y Cabeza de Obispado desde que se erigió el año de 1532 hasta el de 1636, en que se trasladó a Santiago de Caracas: está dos leguas distante del mar donde tiene un Puerto que es de poca seguridad, y sin embargo muy frequentado de las embarcaciones de comercio, en ii grad. 8 minut. 10 seg. de lat, bor.