a large city, with one of the best harbours in Spain, situated in the province of Murcia, about twenty miles south of that city: W. long. 1° 5', and N. lat. 37° 40'. It is a bishop's see.

New Carthagena, the capital of a province of the same name, in South America, situated on a kind of peninsula: W. long. 77°, and N. lat. 11°. It is one of the largest and best fortified towns in South America.