MARAGNAN, a province of Brazil in South A-
merica, which comprehends a fertile populous island,
112 miles in circumference. The French settled here
in 1612, and built a small town; but they were driven
from it by the Portuguese, who have possessed it ever
since. The climate is pleasant, and the soil fertile. W.
Long. 54. 35. S. Lat. 2. 0.