a province of France, bounded on the east by Bigorre, on the south by the mountains of Aragon, on the west by Soule and part of Navarre, and on the north by Gascogne and Armagnac. It lies at the foot of the Pyrenean mountains, being about 16 leagues in length, and 12 in breadth. In general it is but a barren country; yet the plains yield considerable quantities of flax, and a good quantity of Indian corn called maïs. The mountains are rich in mines of iron, copper, and lead; some of them also are covered with vines, and others with pine trees; and they give rise to several mineral springs, and two con- considerable rivers, the one called the Gave of Oloron, and the other the Gave of Bearn. Some wine is exported from this country; and the Spaniards buy up great numbers of the horses and cattle, together with most of their linen, of which there is a considerable manufactory. The principal places are Pau, Lescar, Ortez, Narrares, Sallies, and Oloron.