MOHILEW, a city, the capital of the Russian province of that name, and of the circle in which it stands. It is situated on the river Dnieper, 564 miles from St Petersburg. It is surrounded with walls, and has broad, well-paved streets, one square, sixteen churches, four monasteries, 2100 houses, and 16,900 inhabitants. From its situation on a great river, it is the chief place where the commercial transactions of the province centre, and whence goods are transmitted to Riga, Königsberg, Memel, and Dantzig. Long. 48. 4. 30. E. Lat. 53. 54. N.