MONTSERRAT, one of the Caribbee isles, belonging to Great Britain. It is a very small, but very pleasant island, so called by Columbus from its resemblance to the famous mountain near Barcelona in Catalonia. It lies in W. Long. 67° 0. N. Lat. 16. 30. having Antigua to the north-east, St Christopher's and Nevis to the north-west, and Guadeloupe lying south-south-east at the distance of about nine leagues. It is about nine miles in diameter, and is supposed to contain about 40,000 or 50,000 acres. The climate is warm, but less so than in Antigua, and is esteemed very healthy. The surface is mountainous, but with pleasant, rich, and fertile valleys; the hills are covered with cedars and other fine trees. Here are all the animals as well as vegetables and fruits that are to be found in the other islands. The inhabitants raised formerly a considerable quantity of indigo. The produce now is chiefly cotton, rum, and sugar. There is no good harbour, but three tolerable roads, at Plymouth, Old Harbour, and Ker's Bay.