MONTROSE, a handsome town of North Britain, in the shire of Angus, situated at the mouth of the river Esk, on the German ocean, 46 miles north-east of Edinburgh. The houses are neat, and many of them in the modern taste. The most remarkable public buildings are, the town-house, the church, and an elegant episcopal chapel.—Montrose is a royal burgh, and a dukedom in the family of Graham. It stands between two rivers, the south and north Esk, over the latter of which there is a handsome stone bridge, and over the former there is one of wood. The salmon fisheries on these rivers are very extensive, and form a considerable branch of commerce. The harbour is a fine semicircular basin defended by a handsome stone pier. A great number of trading vessels belong to this port. The population of Montrose in 1811 amounted to 8955. W. Long. 2. 32. N. Lat. 36. 40.