a great city of France, and capital of the duchy of Anjou, with a bishop's see. It is seated a little above the place where the Sarce and the Loire lose themselves in the Maine. This last river divides the city into two equal parts. There are twelve parishes in the city, and four in the suburbs, which contain upwards of thirty-six thousand inhabitants. Besides these, there are eight chapters, and a great number of convents for both sexes. Its greatest extent is along the declivity of a hill, which reaches quite down to the river side. The castle is flanked with eighteen large round towers and a strong half-moon. From the platform there is a very delightful prospect. The cathedral church is remarkable for the length and height of its great nave, which is without pillars, and is thought to be the finest in France. It contains a treasure which is never shown but on great festival-days. Over the great gate are three very high steeples, the middlemost of which is supported by the other two, and seems to be suspended in the air; it is very much admired by strangers. At the foot of the castle there is a chain, which reaches to the other side of the river, and is fastened to a tower, which prevents the entrance by the river into the city. Near the church of St Michael is the handsomest square in the city, from whence runs a street which has the name of the church. On one side of this street is the town-house; which has a fine tower, with a clock, raised upon an arch, which serves for a passage into the great square. There are two large bridges, which keep up a communication between the two parts of the city; and in the lesser of these there is another square, which serves for a market. The university of Angers was founded in 1398, and the academy of belles lettres in 1685. This last consists of thirty academicians. At the end of the suburbs of Brestigny are the quarries of Angiers, so famous for the fine slate which is got from thence. The pieces are of the thickness of a crown-piece, and a foot square. All the houses in Angers are covered with this slate, which has gained it the appellation of the Black city. W. Long. o. 30. N. Lat. 47. 28.